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healing and softening to the skin takes the place of smarting bnv rum and toilet waters. MCCALIP & ARMSTRONG.

-Cranberries. Crlery, New Fi^s,

Fresh Cooking and Eating" Apples,

Dales, Raisins. Prunes, Apricots, Nectarines.

Furniture, Spring stock just arrived. Call and look through. ZACK MAHORNEY & SONS.

IflcMULLEN & SON.

The New Grocery Firm,

Will Be Reedy lo See Their Friends in a Few Day?, A Ccm plete Stock of The Best Groceries Will Be Put In-

Call at Second Door South of First National Bank.

Sam Scott is in our employ.

"A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BARGAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES

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CASH FRY, the Grocer.

Bread

Knives Only 75 cts per set this week,

One Night Only,

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24.

The Dramatic, Scenic and Mechanical Event of the Season. FLORENCE BINDLEY'S

Great Realistic Comedy Drama,

THE PAY TRAIN

See the Wonderful Incline Wreck Scene—nothing like it ever before attempted. The Marvellous Railway Scene—a train of cars uncoupled while running at full speed. The Startling Boiler Explosion—the effect is indescribable. The Picturesque Coal Mine Scene.

Prices of Admission, 35 and Cents.

PASSED FROM EARTH

Rufus Hatch, the Famous Speculator, Is Dead. ...

HE EXPIRES SOMEWHAT SUDDENLY.

Altliouifh Ho )lnt Been 111 (or Some Time, the Mod Wan Not Anticipated ISrief Sketch of Ilia

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PKA'Ml OF KCFL'S HATCH.

.K\Y YOKK, Feb. 24.—lJuftis Rntclii for more than a quarter of a century one of the best known men in Wall street, died nt 1:?j0 o'clock Thursday afternoon. He had been confined to his home in Spuyten Duyvil since January 1 by Jlrijjht's disease and a complication of liver disorders. His death was directly caused by heart failure, superinduced by the other complaints. Mr. Hatch's illness reached a critical stage about two weeks ago, when he was so near death that, only the most powerful stimulants kept up the action of his heart. He rallied and relapsed several times after that.: Last Tuesday evening his condition was such that he was expected to die before morning. lie gained strength, however, and Thursday morning was better than ho had been for several days. While talking with his wife at twenty minutes to 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon he was seized by a lit of coughing, and before the nurses, of whom two were iu attendance, could render him assistance, he died. Mr. Hatch's sons, Rufus Jr. and Albert J., considering their father in no immediate danger for the day, had gone down town on business. His son Roscoe and his three little girls were at Mr. Hatch's bedside when he died. His eldest daughter, Mrs. Kimball, is in California. The funeral arrangements have not been completed. The burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery either Saturday or Sunday.

IJrlef Sketch cT 1!!* I.Ife.

[Rufuii Hatch was born in Wells, York county, Mo., June Cl, 1832. Hi.s father was a farmer and ho brought hto son up lo follow thai calling. Youug Hatch was given such advantages as a country school afforded, but when ho had reached the age of ID years he concluded that the west held a fortune In store for htm. He came to Chicago and soon after obtained employment as a helper to a corps of engineers engaged In surveying the line for the first railway built in Wisconsin, afterwards a part of the Chicago & Northwestern. Three years of work on the railway line enabled young Hatch to savo enough money to start in business for himself. He returned lo Chicago and opened an office as a grain broker. Within a few months he became a member of the firm of Armstrong & Co which made money at a phenominal rate. The firm was doonjed to defeat, however, for the sudden termination of the Crimean war caused the bottom lo fall from the market while Armstrong & ::o. had out a long line. Mr. Hatch assumed theliabnitiesof the house personally and paid the accounts to the last dollar, though they had outrun the statute of limitation. In 1S02 Mr. Hatch went to New York, where he begun business With a capR'-" of only 8-,000. Ho formed a partnership with Henry Ki»ep. the leading railroad broker in New York, and the new firm made Its first considerable amount, out of Chicago & Northwestern stock, which advanced rapidly after their purchase of it. The open board of brokers which grow into the stock exchange was organized by Mr. Hatch and grew to quick distinction. Mr. Hatch soon became a figure in Wall street and his fortune grew by accretion until in 18741 he was considered one of New York's rich men. When Jay Cooke failed and thepanio followed in the wake of the failure Mr. Hatch's fortune came near being wrecked. Three years of adversity succceaed and in 1876 ho failed, but the conildeuee ofhis fellows was not shaken and he was reinstated in the slock exchange without a dissenting vote, and he made good that confidence by subsequently paying every dollar of his indebtedness. Mr. llateh*s laat failure tras in 1883, when he went down in the Villard Northern Pacific disaster. Ho and James Keene wero interested together in tho famous corner of 18f5, but Hutch never fully recovered his old placo at tho fore and is believed to have died comparatively poor.]

A DESPERADO'S FATE.

Mexican Officers Tie an Extradited Criui. Inal to A Post and Shoot Him. FIKKNIX, A. T., Feb. 24.—A special received here from Bisbce, near the Mexican border, states that Edwardo Lopez, a desperado wanted in Mexico for the murder of a prominent official in Fronteras, was turned over to the Mexican authorities under extradition. The territorial officers accompanied the Mexican officials with the prisoner to the line. Mexican officials then took Lopez 300 feet upon Mexican territory, bound him to a post aud shot him dead.' Lopez had killed a score of men in Sonora and in this territory in the last live vcars.

Senators Not Heady to HuMCy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—It seems to tie pretty well understood that nothing will be done in the Hawaiian matter at tjtis session of congress. Senators who have been talked with 011 the subject say that there is

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ratification of tho treaty by a large majority of that body, but they prefer to let tho matter rest until the new administration comes into power.

Twenty Per Cent, on Aiucrlran Silver. VANCOUVER, I?. C.. Feb. 24.—After March 1 the chartered banlts here will onlp aecp.pt American silver at 20 per cent, discount. The former discount was 5 per cent. Tho reason advanced is that the banks desire to get rid of American silver, as there is too much in the country at present. Merchants intend to take silver at par and ship it lo the states.

Democrat# Will Control the Keuate. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The recent events in the west indicate thai the democrats will have enough members in the next senate to reorganize that body without outside aid. Still, if that tid should become necessary, it is pretty well settled that tho populist senators will vote with the democrats.

Internal ICevenue ItecclpU* WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The total receipts from internal revenue for the first seven months of the present fiscal I year were 8MB,414,7813, being' S7,815,57T more tnun for the same period last year.

Judgro Webb Formally Accepts. MII.WAUKKE, Feb. 24.—Judge Webb, of Grand Rapids, has writteu a formal acceptance of the nomination for associate justice of the. supreme court.

VOL. VII—NO. 135 ORAWFORDSVILLE,INDIANA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24.1893. PRICE 2 CENTS

NOTED SWINDLER ARRESTED.

Pt*'i)h.n llroadwrell Captured In New Yorll —Now In a Hospital. NKW YORK, Feb. 24. Inspector McLaughlin has arrested Stephen C. Broadwell, an ex-convict, famous counterfeiter and notorious bank swindler. liroadwell's latest heavy swindling1 operations were in Cincinnati and Detroit, where the leading banks of both cities were heavy losers by his methods. Broadwell was found sick in bed at the home of his daughter in this city. A commitment was obtained from Justice White, under which lie was taken to liellevue hospital as a prisoner. Ho is tiO years of age, and his chances of recovery are doubtful.

The specific charges against Broadwell are that on February 13, 1892, he swindled the Third national bank of Cincinnati out of 81,782, the First national bank of Cincinnati out of 81.GS3, aud the German national bank of Cincinnati out of 81,084 that on May 14, 1S92, he defrauded the Third national bank of Detroit out of SI,782 and the City savings bank of Detroit out of $1,485. Broadwell's method in all these cases was the same. He bought a draft payable to himself under the name of Thomas Hunt on some bank iu another city for a small amount and then skillfully raised the punches to make the draft read for a large amount. A draft of SIS he would raise to $1,800, £17 to £1,700 aud so on. So skillful was his work that the money was paid over without question and the fraud only discovered when the paying bank sent the draft to the issuing bank for collection.

SWEPT AWAY~

SI any Summer Cottages on the Massachusetts Beach Destroyed by the Waves. HAVERHILL, Mass., Feb. 24.—Great losses occurred at tbe upper end of Salisbury beach, near Hampton river, Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The late storm had rolled up a fearful sea, which lashed and cut into the shore as far as the eye could see in wither direction. The damage is the greatest inflicted for years and the beach itself would hardly be recognized by the visitors of last summer. Great gullies are washed iu one place and mammoth sand banks thrown up iu another. Among the cottages seized by the huge rollers are at least a dozen substantial buildings. They were lifted from their foundations one by one and crushed like egg shells. The scene was awful when the tide was at its height, and from the jetties to Hampton river nothing could be seen but a white line of breakers. Fortunately all the buildings which were swept away had been vacated and no lives were lost.

MAY NOT ANNEX HAWAII. Thirty-Two Senators Known to Ite Opposed to tho Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The Hawaiian treaty is practically defeated for this session. Two-thirds of those voting upon it must vote in the affirmative in order to ratify the treaty, and it is known that at least thirty-two senators intend to vote in the negative. The belief has grown rapidly this week that the United States can afford to wait before annexing the islands, and friends of Mr. Cleveland believe that he will appoint a commission, headed by Don M. Dickinson, to visit Honolulu before he sends his views upon the subject to the senate.

SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS. Charles M. Jackitoii. Kx-Treasurer or Crawford County, Michigan, Arrested.

GRAYLING, Mich., Fob. 24.—Charles M. Jackson, ex-treasurer of this (Crawford) county, has been arrested on complaint of the supervisors charged with the embezzlement of county funds during his term of office. It is said that the shortage will amount to overS18,000. Jackson bad a preliminary hearing and was remanded until March S.

Hoarding Gold.

DENVER, Col., Feb. 24.—The national banks of Denver are hoarding gold. Over ¥2,000.000 in gold is held in the vaults iu reserve. The bankers admit that thoy have larger gold reserves than they usually keep, but deny any effort to hoard it. The banks of Colorado are all acquiring a large reserve of gold coin, the First national of Pueblo holding nearly $1,000,000 alone.

Reject* Sherman** Amendment. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The house appropriations committee by a unanimous vote authorized Chairman IIolman to move nonconcurrence in all the senate amendments to the sundry civil bill and agree to the request for a conference thereon. This includes the .Sherman 3 per cent, bond amendment.

Failure in Chicago.

CHICAGO. Feb. 24.—Lcnham &. Co., hardware dealers at 003 to 007 West Vail Kuren street, have made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors. C. 13. Ryer is made assignee and the liabilities are recorded at ?30,000, with assets at -40,000.

Won't Take American Money. OTTAWA. Ont., Feb. 24.—The city treasurer of this city has given orders that no United States money shall hereafter be taJen at the offices of collectors of the city hall. Merchants are also unwilling to take American money. lliiiichett Kuccecils Juchuon.

WASHINGTON, Feb 24.—The pre sident sent to the senate the following nomination: Benton Hanchett, of Michigan, the United States circuit judgo for the. Sixth judicial circuit (to succeed Judge Jackson).

Terrible Itemill of a I'ruil.

WEST LIBERTY, Ky., Feb. 24.—Near here, an old feud between the Caskreys was renewed Wednesday, in which Sam Caskrey, JefC Caskrev and Jesse Caskrey were killed.

A Valiialilo llorse ISnriied.

KINGSTON, N. Y., Feb. 24.—An incrn diary fire destroyed a barn of George A. Kerr in this city and the stallion Ha/.lctou, valued at 92,000, was burned to dentli.

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Remarkable Exodus of Farmers from Illinois.

THEY SEEK HOMES FURTHER WEST.

Train I.oads Depart for Points In lo'.va. Nebraska and Minnesota An Increase in ltentrt 8alil to

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GO!Nil IN llHOVK*.

FAIHUURV, 111., Feb. 24.—Livingston county has lost about 150 citizens within one week, all moving "out west." their destination in most cases being tho extreme southwestern portion of Minnesota and northwestern part of Iowa. Those going are all farmers, who, in most cases, are well to do financially and among the best class of citizens. They have tilled the soil here, raised good crops of oats, corn, etc., but now that 4.1ie land has more than doubled in value from S40 and $50 to SI 00 and 6125 per acre, they have sold their farms of eighty or 100 acres of land here, taken their money and gone further west and purchased entire sections, half and quarter sections of land. Some of tho emigrants are renters. They also have purchased farms there, but not as manv acres as their more fortunate brethren.

This sudden rise hasliad an effect on the renters, the land-owners raising on them. This advance in rent is what drives many to seek new quarters.

It required three solid through trains to transport the emigrants' movables. They started on the Illinois Central railroad, which road transferred them to tho Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, on which line the land lies. The company consists of thirty-four families, 109 members of which are over 12 years old.

CLINTON, 111., Feb. 24.—Nearly one hundred people, with thirty-two cars of goods and three passenger coaches, left here Wednesday for Imperial, Neb., where they \pll be installed in new homes and larger farms. They have sold small farms at £70, $80 and 8'JO an acre, and will invest in quarter and half sections. The town was thronged with emigrants and their friends, and the event is the talk of this whole section.

BLOOMINGTOX, III., Feb. 24.—The annual exodns of farmers from Central Illinois, inaugurated three or four years ago, has set iu and promises to be larger and more important than any before. Not less than 300 people have departed from this vicinity, and go chiefly to northwestern and western Iowa and Nebraska, taking with them many car loads of their belongings. A party of nearly 100, with thirty or forty car loads of goods, will depart »t once from Colfax and Cooksville. this county. Most of these go to northwestern Iowa. Next week a large delegation will start from Elliott, Ford county./

IN CONGRiESS.

file House and Senate Working on the Appropriation Hills. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—On motion of Mr. Hitt in the house a bill was passed for the relief of George W. Jones," late United States minister to New Grenada. (now the United States of Colombia.) Mr. Jones, who was the first United States senator from the state of Iowa, was present, and when the speaker announced that it had been agreed to, he arose aud returned his hearty thanks to Mr. Hitt for his successful effort.

The house tendered Mr. Herbert. (Ala.), the coming secretary of the navy, an oration on his appeara?ice on the floor. The sundry civil appropriation bill, with senate amendments, was laid before the house and referred to the committee on appropriations. The conference report on the army bill was agreed to.

The senate passed the diplomatic and consular and the military academy appropriation bills. And then the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, which appropriates about 522,000,000, was taken up and considered till the timo of adjournment.

A- A NEW SENATOR.

A. C. IJeokwlth, a Wealthy Wyoming Democrat, Appointed by Gov. Osborne.

CHEYKNNE, Wyo., Feb. 24.—A. C. Beclcwith, a wealthy stockman of western Wyoming, has been appointed by Gov. Osborne as senator from this state for the next two years. Tho two prominent candidates for the position were John Charles Thompson, whoso election was defeated by the defection of one democratic vote, and A. I. New, who lacked six votes of an election. Mr. Beclcwith is about 00 years of* age. He ir a commissioner of Wyoming to the world's fair aud was a delegate to the last democratic national convention.

StcvenMon'ti Secretary.

BLOOMINGTON, 111., Feb. 24.—It is announced that Vice President-elect Stevenson has appointed as his private secretary his son, Louis Green Stevensou. of this city. Mr. Stevenson, Jr., is aged about 27, has a liberal education and has had some newspaper experience. He acted as his father's private secretary during the late cam-

An Kmbezzler Confesses IIU Crime, WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 24.—Peter T. K. Smith, paying teller of the First national bank of this city, is a self-con­|Martha. fessed embezzler to the amount of $53,900, and he is now in charge of the United States marshal and will be given a hearing to-day.

Cecil Drummond llunkrupl. LONDON, Feb. 24 —Cecil, the son of Henry Drummond WolfT, secretary to Lord Randolph Churchill, is bankrupt. His liabilities arc nearly £17,000, and there are no assets. His creditors have agreed upon a scheme for settlement..

Aged Couple Sulfonated.

BKI.OIT, Wis. 24.—Ferguson McDonald and his wife, an aged couple, were suffocated by coal gas Wednesday night, and when found the man w«* dead. The woman will recoven

Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report

ABSOLUTELY PURE

BETRAYED BY BABES.

An Iowa Man Arrested for a Terrible Crime.

ACCUSED OF WIFE ASDC111LDMURDER

The Prattle ol Hi* Children Camea the Arrest ol' Adnlph Nelse on a t-hHrgu of Murder and Araon—Tli«

Alleged Crime.

TEitmm.K STORY FROM IOWA. OTTI'.MWA, la., Feb. 24. Early Wednesday morning the house of Adolph Neke, an employe of a hide and fur establishment in this city, was seen in flames. Before help arrived Neise's wife and her 1-year-old babe had perished in the burning domicile. People extended their sympathy to the man, who has seemed to be of very industrious habits and very provident, but later in the day ugly rumors were circulated, and were so insistent and the source seemed so reliable that the coroner summoned a jury and began searching for facts. What first aroused the suspicions of the neighbors was the childish prattle of the three little children. whom Neise had taken out of the house and whom he had left with a neighbor, Mrs. Vease. Tho children are 6, 7 aud 9 years old, and, after their fright, talked considerably more to Mrs. Pease than was good for their father's interests. The dead woman's life had boon insured by her husband for 55,000 and the little folks had made incriminating reference to it. The investigation is still in progress, but enough is known to leave no iiom for doubt that the woman was llrst murdered and then the torch applied to the humble home, to cover up the crime.

Suspected rriim the First.

The first that was known of the fire was when Neise knocked at the door of Mrs. Pease, a neighbor. He was accompanied by his three children. He told Mrs. Pease that his house was on fire and ho wanted to leave the children there. His appearance was suspicious, for while his wife and child were burning to death in the cottago he was at neighbor's house and he had on his pantaloons, overcoat and his ffcel carefully incased in overshoes. He said to Mrs. Pease: "My wife is burning up," and then started back, but did not seem to be in any great hurry.

Gurlcy Baker was the first man on the scene and also the most important witness before the coroner's jury. He said that after Neise had returned from Mrs. Pease's he carried out three arm lo ils of goods from the burning building and tried the kitchen door. After all of this he told those who were congregated, among them Chief of Police Williams, that his wife and baby were in one room of the house. Baker and Neise rushed to the window of Mrs. Neise's room and looked in, but the fire was so hot and the flames so near that they could not at tempt to rescue lier. Baker said that he could see that the bed and carpet around the bed were on fire, but there were no oilier flames in the room. lint rayed by the Children.

The story of the children waselicited between their sob*. To cover his acts Neise had evidently coached the little ones what to say. Harry, the eldest, was thrown off his guard and said that they knew about tho fire before their mamma was burned that they saw into her room where the fire was before tho flames had reached her bed, and that the floor was sprinkled with something that looked like water that their father had covered all their faces up so they could not see further. The "oldest girl also said to Mrs. Pease that her father had told her the morning before the fire that if the house was burned up and her mamma was burned up they would have lots of money to build a new house and would have a new mamma. The autopsy revealed the fact of foul play previous to the burning. The physicians testified that while the brain was intact a portion of the skull had fallen away, showing that it had been fractured. A large blood clot established the fact that she had been struck by some weapon. The baby was found, not near its mother, where it would naturally be, but in another portion of the room.

The dead woman was Neise's second wife. Her maiden name was Martha Volz, and when his first wife was sick about eighteen months ago he sent for this Martha Volz to come and nurse her. The first wife died and in less I than six months afterward he married

The Wife's Sister Involved. Then a sister of his second wife appeared on the scene. She was buxom and very pretty, and when she and Neise met it was love at first sight. She had never been mar-

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ried. She came from fatherland in August, was welcomed by her sister and given a home until she found employment. Soon her actions with Neise went beyond sisterly affection. The wife told her sister never to come under the roof again. The sister was arrested Wednesday night. She cannot talk much English. She sat all night without changing her position and acts like one bereft of reason. It is believed that she will make a confession. Thursday night the woman atteuip'

commit suicide by butting her brains out. Nel.ne Arrested.

When the coroner had heard th children's story Wednesday night, he ordered Neise under arrest. It was not long until the news spread abroad and the sheriff heard such reliable rrtmors of a mob being formed to lynch the in»n that they removed the prisoner. Neise had an insurance policy on his wife's life for ¥5,000. He acknowledged that he made no effort to get his wife and child out of the flames, as it was too late. It is remarked as curious that Neise was not able to save his wife, but saved his tire and life insurance politics.

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I NDIANAI'OLIS, IimI., Feb. 24.—A piece of news from the autipodes reached here that has a psychical point for students of theosophy to examine. ExUnited States consul,to Sidney, Australia, Charles Kahlo, received a cablegram announcing the death of his daughter, Mrs. Alexander Cameron, at that place. Two weeks ago Thursday Mr. Kuhlo had a message informing him of the dangerous illness of his daughter. He kept the news from his family because of the shock it might be to his sick wife. However, that evening his daughter, Mary Kahlo, aged 17, was seized with a seeming hysterical spell, bursting into tears and declaring she had a vision iu Inch she saw a funeral, and was told that some member of the family would die

February 23, which was Thursday. She then said she had a presentiment itw ould lie her sister in Australia. Mrs. Cameron's remains will be brought to Indianapolis for interment.

Kil rut Ion AlVeeted by llallroaits. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 24.—The failure of the railroad companies to pay their taxes under tho assessment of 1S91 is having a disastrous effect upon many of the public schools in the stale and large numbers of them are bringing their terms to a close from one to three months earlier than usual. Many of tho townships do not levy any tuition tax, but depend upon the statu levy to run their schools, while ali depend upon ithat levy to a greater or less extent for maintaining the schools. The refusal of the railroad companies to pay this tax has therefore produced a shortage of funds in every county and in some it is so marked, especially where the railroad property constitutes a large part of the taxable property, that the schools have been forced to close out for lack of funds.

Two Amendments Killed.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 24.—Th« senate on Thursday killed the two constitutional amendments passed by the house last week providing for a tax on the gross receipts of all corporations and for a legislative session of 100 instead of sixty days. Another attempt to secure 550,000 by the legislature toward assisting lndianapoils to entertain the G. A. it. encampment was defeated. A bill making it a misdemeanor to discharge an employe for his connection with unionism was passed in the senate, and now goes to the governor for his approval.

Conductor Ground to Death. BRAZIL, Ind., Feb. 24. —W. O. 1J11dritli, conductor on the passenger train which runs between this city and Momeuce. Til., on the Chicago and Indiana coal road, was killed north of this city Thursday afternoon. In attempting to cross from one coach to another Mr. llildrith's foot slipped and he fell between the coaches and was ground to pieces under the wheels. The deceased was married and leaves a wife and family, who live in Chicago.

Girl Guilty of PaMlnt Had Coin. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 24.—Jessie Friend, the 11-year-old girl who was arrested at Fort Wayne some time ago for passing counterfeit money, was placed on trial in the federal court Wednesday. It was shown that she had passed twenty-two spurious silrer dollars, generally making five-, cent purchases and getting the change in good money. She was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in tho female reformatory.

Must Suffer for Incendiarism. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Feb. 24.—The only case decided by the supreme court Thursday was that of the apI peal of Brazil Ledgerwood aud Samuel Harbin, convicted of burning the courthouse at Washington,

Daviess county, and sentenced to seventeen years in the state prison south. The court sustains the lower court and affirms the decision. I The two men were hired by Auditor

Lavelle to burn tl records in order to destroy the evidence of his shortage,

Tonnd the Body of a litihe, FORT WAYNK, Ind., Feb. 24. —Thursday morning Henry Becker, a carpenter, found the body of a female child in a bo* in an Hllev. He notified the po lice and coroner. No one in the neighborhood knew anything of how the body came to be in the alloy, and it is supposed the mother threw it where it was found.

Farm Laborer IJelr to a Million. COLUMBUS, Ind., Feb. 24.—A few days ago a dispatch stated that a man named Gulley hnd just died in California, leaving an estatr of 81,500,000. John Gulley, a farm hand of this city, j* the only hsir to this vast estate.