Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 29 December 1899 — Page 1

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BI.OOMINGTON, INDIANA, DECEMBER 29, 1899.

Printed Friday Evening.

A PAPER WITH CONVICTIONS AND THE COURAGE TO EXPRESS THEM.

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BOVAL BAKINO POWDER CO., NEW YORK.

Washington, D. C, Dec. 28. (S.-M. T.) The last chapter in the raged v of the . Maine closed this morning, when the remains of 165 men killed in that great disaster were interred in the Arlington cemetery, with sirnple,but impressive, ceremonies. All of last night the heavy tramp of marines on guard was heard as they kept their vigil by the side of the dead. At 11 o'clock this morn ing the ceremonies began. The bodies were brought from the tents to the graves, escorted by marines, headed by the Marine band. Father Chad wick, chap lain of the Maine, offered a short prayer. Capt. Sigsbee, of the Maine, stood by his side with loweied head uud tear dimmed eyes, while on the stand stood President McKinley and his cabinet. At the conclusion of that simple prayer the flag -draped coffins were lowered to their last resting place. Taps were sounded, a volley fired, and a dirge was played by the Marine band, and all was over. The crowd dispersed, while the marines resumed their watch till dawn tomorrow.' SHOW HIM.

BLOODY FROLIC IN KENTUCKY. One Man Dead. One Wounded and Others Under Arrest.

HAWESVII.I.B, Ky-, Dec. 28.

(S.-M. T.) A lively shooting scrape occurred last night in the rear of this county near Lyonia, and as a consequence one man is dead, one man wounded and others are in the hands of the law. There was a blind tiger in the community, but it was shot out existence last night and will give the officers no further trouble. It was the only place in the county where liquor was sold illegally. The place was conducted by a man named McCarvick, who was not a long resident. Mike, Dan and Andrew Burke and others met there last night for a frolic and the usual quarrel ensued. It seems that all hands took a j hand in the shooting, and when the smoke cleared McCarvick was

found dead with a hole in his head and Dan Burke was shot in the arm. The Burkes have arrived and surrendered to Judge Adair. GREAT SLAUGHTER!

Senator Uason Wants to Know a Thing: or Two

Now Going on in New Guinea.

Washington, Dec. 28.(S.MX) Senator Masn caused no little surprise here today when he stated that he has information from an officer connected with the cruiser Montgomery, that that vessel had been doing police duty .or Great Britian along the African coast. Senator Mason states that his information comes from a reliable source and that he will introduce a resolution asking the Secretary of the Navy for an explanation.

Victoria, B C, Dec. 28.

(S.-M. 1.) Advices brought in

by the steamer Aorange just arrived from Australia and the Orient, are to the effect that civil war is now raging among the na tives iu Kiriuani, New Guinea. Eleven villages have been destroyed with great slaughter.

HIS SWORD READY

To Be Lifted in Defense of the British Empire.

Calcutta, Dec. 28.(S.-M. T.) Responding to a toast last night the Nisam of Hyderahah, the greatest Mohammedan potentate in India said his purse, sword and army were ever ready to de fend the British Empire. Maharajah of Gwaliar has requested an appointment to a position on Gen Roberts' staff. He has offered to send a transport with native troops and horses to fight against the Boers.

Mrs. Lew Smith, residing in Van Buren township, received a message this morning .announcing the death of her father near Spencer. Granville Hays is entertaining Chas. Martin of Bedford.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hottel have returned from Salem.

Misses Maud aud Ethel Deckard of Be Iford are visiting friends in the city.

Lewis Bowles is visiting his

NEFHEW AND UNCLES FIGHT.

Throat of One of the Latter Cut and Former Shot by an Outsider.

Huntsville, Ala., Dec. 28. (S..M T ) The details of a desperate fight which occurred two miles west of Deposit, on the Tennessee River, reached here this morning. Jeddie Hardon, and his two uncles, James and John C. Hardon, engaged in a triHngular fight and James Hardon's throat was cut from ear to ear. lack Russel, a boy, came up at this juncture and emptied the contents of a double-barreled shotgun into the abdomen of deddio lardon. All of the parties were veil-known citizens of Marshall v-ounty. GOES INSANE.

The Sad Ending of a Brilliant Ccrgressman. Has Been Placed in an Insane Asylum to Await Death.

Boston, Dec. 28. (S -M. T.) Congressman Boutelle of Maine has been placed in an insane asvlum at Waverly, Mass. His once splendid intellect is shattered, and it is believed the end is not far off. The congressman is suffering from Bright' s disease in its last stage, and at times his condition borders on delirium.

The C. A. Barnaby sawmill at

grandparents, Dr. and Mis. L. S. Greencastle was destroyed by fire 1 .

Bowles, at Paoli. Ast night.

CAME BACK WITH $10,000,000, Elwood Madden Returned to Kokomo From Gi;e Coma With a Fortune.

Kokomo, Dec. 28. Elwood Madden, an early resident of this city, who had not been heard of for 30 years, returned today from Cape Nome, Alaska, worth $10,000,000. His reappearance was a glad Christmas surprise to his two sisters, Mrs. C. F. Murden and Mrs. E. A. Callendar, the latter being' matron of the How ard County Orphans home. He promised all his nieces who re maiued single next year to take them to the Paris expositio . They all promised. One of them, Miss Bessie Callendar, was married only the day before hi return. Mr. Madden says the half has not been told of the richness of the Cape Nome district. Great nuggets of gold, he says, ar:? found under the moss without digging. He will return at once with machinery. TRAINED LITTLE GIRLS TO STEAL,

Remarkable Story Toid the Police by an Ohio Child.

lyiMA, O., Dec. 28. James Poorman, arrested here today, has been conducting a school of crime, according to the story of Aggtfe Scanlan, aged 8, and others, to the police. The Scanlan girl said that Poorman instructed her and several others to mingle with crowds in retail stores and to pick up articles from the counters. How well he schooled them is evidenced by the fact none was detected, but when the police searched Poorman's roqm they found two trunkfulls of plunder., jewelry and small articles of value. LONG RIDICULES IT.

Says Mason's Statement lias No Foundation.

GAGE IN IT.

Tie Secretary is Up Against a Hard Proposition And the Senate Will Demand An Investigation.

Washington. D. C, Dec. 28. (S.-M. T.) Secretary Long of the navy ridicules the startling statement of Senator Mason, that the cruiser Montgomery is patrolling African coasts in the interest of the British. Officials of the navy department do not state exactly where the Montgomery is, and an effort is being made to locate her. The navy department this afternooon stated the Montgomery was at Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, and has been there since Nov. 30th. The Lawton Fund. Washington, D. C, Dec. 28. (S.-M. T.) The Lawton fund today amounts to $40,000.

SMALL POX EPIDEMIC

A Serious Condition of Affairs in Indian Reservation.

Washington, Dec. 28. Small pox among the Indians in the Indian Territory and at Crow Creek agency, in South Dakota, and other reservations has assumed serious phases. Congress, immediately after reconvening, will be asked for an appropriation of $50,000 with which to stamp out the epidemic. The department has been telegraphed to from a number of agencies to forward vaccine points, but is confronted by a lack of funds. The colored Odd Fellows are arranging for an entertainment on Monday night.

Most of the merchants of Bloomington are at present engaged in invoicing, preparatory to beginning their year's business.

New York, Dec. 28. (S.-M. T.) Senator Allen of Nebraska and Congressman Jentz of Ohio, according to advices received here are to introduce resolutions in Congress calling for an investigation of Secretary of Treasurjr Gage's action. The Secretary's right to hold office is also questioned. The law very plainly prevents a Secretary of the Treasury to be concerned in the disposal of public securities, and it is alleged that Gage holds bank stock and is therefore ineligible.

BIG BOND.

County Treasurer-Elect Harreli Files It Today,

The county commissioners met in special session this morning to allow any pending bills, approve County Treasury elect John P. Harreli' bond and close up the bnsiness of the county for the year, as the new township and county reform law goes into effect January first, under the provisions of which the county's busiuess will in the future be conducted,.. Mr. Harreli, accompanied by John T. Woodward, of the firm of Woodward & Thornton, presented a bond for the new county treasurer in the sura of $100,000 with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty company of Baltimore as suretv. The bond was examined by County Attorney J. F Henley and on his recommendation approved. Mr. Harreli will assume the duties of his office next Monday, January 1st. This is the first instance that a treasurer has ever filed a non-resident bond, but it places him in a position that he is under obligations to no one. Woodward & Thornton represent the sureties of the bond in this city. The board hung up a bill for $3.00 presented by Wm. Brookshire for services as janitor at the high school building during the teachers' examination. President Fletcher thought the court house was a proper place for holding such examinations but Supt. Payne called him down good and strong, saying there was not desk room for half a dozen teachers in the court room, much less over 100 who are examined at the same time. It was a case of the board trying to economize on a little bill while allowing those aggregating hundreds without a murmur. Tomorrow the board will let the contract for the county stationery and printing.

RACE BIOT

Two Negroes and a White Man Killed in South Carolina.

Columbia, S. C, Dec. 28. News has reached here of a race riot at Ridgeland, Buford county, In which two negroes and a white man were killed and soveral others wounded. Ridgeland is a small town on the coast thickly populated by negroes.

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GREAT JANUARY SALE,

Commencing Jan. 2. 19 DO, Will be our Linen and Cotton Goods Sate and lasting two weeks. Then comes our annual Sale of Underwear. Papers will be full of these sales. Use our Mail Order Departrr? ent if you can' t come. pettis cer goods to.

DULLER IS CAUTIOUS. He Will Await More Troops Before He Advances Again.

HIS INTENTIONS ARE TO DRIVE THE BOERS BEFORE HIU LIKE CHAFF.

London, Dec. 28. (S.-M. T.) According to the Post's military expert, General Buller's task is to collect at some point a force decidedly superior to the enemy's and then drive the latter before him. As yet the Post's critic does not think Buller has required mobility to attempt to turn the Boer,s position Though Bailer will approach the Boer's a second time with redoubled care which may necessitate a long delay in preperation, nevertheless the prospects for active operations and a ' possible important engagement in Natal is better than anywhere else in South Africa. London, Dec. 28. (S.-M. T.) An official dispatch from General Forester Walker at Cape Town savs that General Methuen reports a heavy cannonading from the Boers to which the naval guns replied. Methuen's patrols find all quie4: in the neighboring country. Col. Baden Powell at Mafeking reports all well there on the 12th. The situation with Generals French and Gatacre remains unchanged.

London, Dec. 28. (S.-M. T.) A dispatch from Modder river dated Dec. 23rd says Gen. Buller sent mounted expeditions to the south and west to prevent Boer sympathizers from damaging railloads. The Boers have stretched their entienchments so far to the west as to make a flank movement by the British from that side well nigh impossible.

London, Dec. 28. (S.-M. T.)A Cape Town dispatch says the Canadian Contingent will be sent to reinforce duller and his forces at Chievley Camp.

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