Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 March 1893 — Page 1

VOL. VII—NO. 162.

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Escape from the Jackson (Mloh.) Prison of Matricide Latimer.

ANOTHER MURDER ADDED TO HIS LIST.

lie .Drugs Two GoardN, Socures tlie Keys And (iuins Ills Liberty—One or HU Victims Ile* from tlie Do*©—

A Cool Plotter.

HIS VICTIM.

JACKSON,DOSED

Midi., March AS. —R. Irving

Latimer, the notorious matricide, escaped from the prison Sunday night by (jetting the keys and walking out of the front door. The keys are missing. Capt. CJiLl, in charge of tlie prison at night, is in jail now. It is supposed that Latimer got possession of some powerful drug and administered it to the guard and night turnkey. Guard Haight was found dying about I o'clock a. in., Latimer having gone an hour before that time. Haight died at 3 o'clock.

A Careless tluarri.

Maurice T. Gill, night keeper at the prison, was the indirect means of Latimer's escape. About 11:30 o'clock he and Latimer took lunch together in the hall master's oflicc. It was against the rules for Gill to take a convict out of his cell. Capt. Gill has been completely bamboozled by Latimer, who had been telling Gill that there was 52,800 buried on an island in Ithode Island, where Latimer's father lived when Irving was 13 years old. Gill was taken with this story and had Latimer out at lunch every night to give him details. uill expected to leave the prison in three weeks. It transpires that Latimer had been in the liabit of taking up a cup of chocolate nearly every night to Gatekeeper Haight, passing it through a slide in the grating. There is no doubt Latimer had planned to poison both Haight and Gill, and the chocolate at night was only to gain confidence until he could get some poison.

I'oiHOucd the Chocolate.

At lunch Sunday night Latimer carried up a glass of lemonade to Haight instead of the chocolate, and Haight died in twenty minutes after drinking it. Gill also drank of the lemonade and was attacked with spasms almost instantly. In 'a few minutes a cry came from the guard-room above, which ilaight occupied. It was evident that Ilaight was sick and needed help. Gill was so siek he could not go. Latimer said: "I will goand whistle for Dr. Mason." "All right, go ahead," replied Gill.

Ills Escape.

Latimer then took the keys, but instead of going for help he unlocked the door of the guard room, passed through tlie gates and was free. He took the prison keys with him. He had neither coat nor hat and it is believed impossible that he can escape. The prison authorities have offered a reward for Latimer, dead or alive, and officers are scouring the country. (jiuurd Klc« Arrested.

Night Guard E. C. Rice was arrosted for complicity in the escape. Rice was directly connected with Gill on night duty, and it transpires that he was present when Latimer left the hallmaster's office to go above and see what ailed Haight. The supposition Is that Rice had knowledge of what Latimer was to do or that he was criminally careless in allowing batimer to go through the upper gate. Rice was much confused when questioned and does not say why he allowed Latimer to go out.

GUI's Story.

Night Keeper Gill thinks that Ifaight died from heart disease and says lie had been suffering from that trouble for some time. He says it was nearly two hours after he had Ills attack of cramps, dizziness and sickness when ha heard Haiglit fall. lie told Latimer to take his keys and unlock the small gate, climb the stairs and see what was the matter with Haight. Latimer had no key on Gill's bunch which would unlock the upper gate, to which Haight alone bad the keys. To open the big gate Latimer took a cane from a pile left by the guards at night at the foot of the stairs, reached through the grating and pushed back the lever. Then he took llaight's keys, unlocked the smallgatc leading downstairs to the front office and walked out tlie front door. If Ilaight was given poison Gill says Latimer must have sent It to him an hour or so before he took it, as he did not fall down for nearly two hours after Gill did. Gill acknowledges that Latimer had been making chocolate for Haight and Gill, and that Latimer had carried Haight's cup up to him. He also acknowledges the story of the buried treasure.

AD Au'opsy.

Physicians made a thorough autopsy of Haight's remains. Tlie brains, lungs and heart were found in perfect condition. The stomach contained half a pint of liquid, and it has been sent to Ann Arbor for analysis. A search of the doctor's office and the prison revealed two tiny vials each containing a whitish watery liquid. It is the belief that from these bottles came the poison which killed Ilaight.

Tli® Chase.

Latimer is .still at large, but Sheriff Peck, of Jackson county, and 400 deputies arc scouring the surrounding country in search of him. It is believed that lie will be captured before long. A reward of 8500 has been offered for him, dead or alive. It is said here that he will not come back alive.

A strong belief prevails here that Latimer was taken by some of his friends soon after his escape and hidden away in this city. Several houses where the authorities thought he might be were searched and a number of places are being guarded. In view of the fact that certain known friends of Latimer who do not live in Jackson have been seen here recently, there is strong belief that he received assistance from outside parties.

Warden Davis declines to talk much about the affair, claiming that he

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knows nothing beyond what Capt. Gill told him. He has known for a long time, however, of the loose manner iu which Gill conducted the prison at night Davis and Gill both go out of office April 1. William Chamberlain, of Three Oaks, the new warden, is here ready to take hold.

WHS to Liberate 300 I'rlnoners. Latimer's escape from the prison was the most daring* act ever undertaken by a convict in any of the penal institutions of this state. Facts have been developed which show, however, that he only partially succeeded in carryingout his plans. Ho fully intended, as circumstances indicate, to liberate 300 other prisoners.

Convicts and the Death Penalty.

LANSIXO,

Mich., March 28. Prompt­

ed by Murderer Latimer's escape, Representative Sumner on Monday night moved that his bill providing the death penalty for convicts or other prisoners who commit murder while in custody, which has been slumbering on the table since it was introduced early in the session, be referred to the committee on judiciary. This was done and tlie early passage of the bill is anticipated. Tlie state affairs committee has promised to report to-day Sumner's other bill malting an appropriation for the purchase of the necessary apparatus for executing such convicts by electrocut ion. lJWlory of the Crime.

I*a timer was serving a life term for tlie murder of hiy mother January 24, 1889, wi'b whom be lived alone la their home In Jackson. Eighteen months before his father, Robert

F. Liulmer, died suddenly, lenvlng consider able property, including 111 .009 life insurance, to Mrs. Latimer. Hts death was undoubtedly due to poisoning, but, friends, BUDposing tbc old man hud committed suicide, hushed the matter up and no inquest was held. The subsequent death of Mrs. Latimer under circumstances that left no doubt of the son's guilt lead to the conviction that he was Also responsible for his father's violeut death.

On the morning of January 24 young Latimer wont to Detroit to be gone all night and Mrs. Latimer was left alone in the house. The following morning workmen employed in the place could not gain an entrance to the house. The door1 was forced by neighbors, who became alarmed at the failure of Mrs. Latimer to appear in response to repeated summonses. They entered her bedroom on the second floor ami found her lying upon the bed, clothed in her night robe. She had been dead several hours. Her head, face and nock were covered with blood. The bed was saturated with blood. Marks of blood were .also found In young Latimer's room. The autopsy showed that two pistol shots had inflictcd the wounds that caused Mrs. Latimer's death. Both shots entered the face, passing through the neck. Physicians said the woman had died about 3 o'clock in tho morning.

Latimer SuHpeeted.

That afternoon Latimer who, by the way, was sole heir to the property his father had left his mother, returned to the house. He appeared so unconcorned at the violent death of his mother that suspicion was immediately directed agamst him and he was promptly subjected to a rigid examination, but declared he had been iu Detroit and had no connection with the murder.

A careful investigation proved Latimer's story to be falsa He did go to Detroit and visited many friends Hi order that ho might be able to prove that he had been away from Jackson. But that night ho returned to his home and tho evidence showed he murdered his mother In cold blood. All ihis, however, was not discovered until after the Inquest on the body of Mrs. Latimer. Tho verdict was that the woman bad been murdered by some person or persons unknown to the jury. In the meantime detectives were working on the ease. Everything pointed to the gulit or the sou.

Convicted and Sentenced.

i^lve days after the death of his mother ho was arrested. As a bluff he asked to be permitted to attend the funeral, but when given an opportunity to look upon the face of his dead mother lie refused to leave the Jail. .Throughout all this time and the trial that fol. lowed he conducted himself In a most unconcerned manner, treating his mother's death and his trial as a joke.

The case was called before Judge Peck, of tho Jackson criminal court, April 24. The trial lasted ten days. It was clearly shown that Latimer was guilty, and upon retiring the jury brought in a verdict of murder in tho first degree, after deliberating less than a quarter of an hour. Seventoen minutes after leaving the box the fate of the prisoner was declared iu open court May 11 Latimer was sentenced to life Imprisonment and was a few days later taken to the penitentiary.

A DanffcrouR Prisoner.

Latimer was a dangerous prisoner. Several times he caused revolts in the penitentiary, aud on one occasion, October 19, 1800. he concocted a plot to blow up tho build, ings with dynamite. He causcd tho officials no end of annoyance and for two years extraordinary precautions were taken to prcvcul his escape. For the past two years, however, he was treated just the same as other convicts, and had considerable opportunity for planning a break for liberty.

IN FAVOR OF MANTLE.

Majority of the .Senate Committee Upholds Ills Claim to Seat.

WASHINGTON.

March 28.—The reports

of the majority and minority on the contested election case of Lee Mantle, the senator appointed by the governor of Montana, have been made to the senate, Senator Hoar (Me.) submitting the report of the majority iu favor of seating Mr. Mantle, and Senator Vance (N. C.), chairman of the committee, the report against seating him. There are two other similar cases, those of Mr. Beckwith, appointed by the governor of Wyoming, and Mr. Allen, appointed b3f the governor of Washington. Inasmuch as the facts are the same the test will bo made in the case of the senator upon whose credentials the report is made. It is not unlikely that as this is decidcd so will be the others. Both reports are rather lengthy, and quote voluminously from the earlier decisions of the senate upon cases dealing with the same question.

Ferry's Kaocessor*

PAIHS.•lules

March 28.—The senate lias

elected Challemel Lacour, the wellknown statesman, writer and senator from Bouches du Rhone, president of the senate in place of Jules Ferry, de ceased. The election is very satisfactory to President Carnot and the supporters of the government, and is all the more popular on account of the recent election of Challemel Lacour to Kenan's seat in tlie French academy.

Valuable Horses Burned.

MASON CITY,

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stock barns owned by Kirk Bros, burned Monday night. Tho famous Storm, holding the fastest 5-year-old stallion pacing record of the world •Brown John, by Brown Hal Don Kerne, by King Rome Red Clay, by Red Wilkes, and Edmunds C., by Bed Clay, were burned. boss op horses alone fully 8100,000.

RUN OS THE BAMS.

Nashville, Tenn., tlie Scene of a Financial Panic.

TWO MORE BAMS CL0SETHE1R DOORS'

Three Institutions Have Failed Now* with Total of Over •3,000,000 Involved—More Aro Feared—Intense

Excitement In the City.

SOUTHERN BANKS FAIT*.

NASHVILLE.

Tenn., March 28.—Mon­

day there was great excitement on the streets where tho banks aro located. At 9 o'clock, the hour the banks open, quite a crowd bad gathered at the corner of College and Union streets, in the vicinity of the banks, and wlicn the doors were opened a small run was made on the First national, but the depositors got their money so rapidly that they became convinced that their fright was an error and in nearly every instance redeposited.

Two More Hunks Fall.

Two of the smaller banks, both doing business under state charters, at an early hour took advantage of the privileges given them by the law and required sixty days' notice of tho withdrawal of deposits. Both of these banks ha'd savings departments connected with tliera aud upon these two banks the principal runs were made. One of them, the Bank of Commerce, doing a small business with deposits amounting to about 950,000, suspended payments, though it. might have availed itself of the sLxty days' notice from depositors. It made a general assignment under tho state laws for the benefit of all creditors. This failure is a bad one.

The Mechanics' bank, another state institution with a savings department and having many small creditors, opened its doors as usual, but soon it was evident that a run was being made npon it, and the directors met and decided to take advantage of the law requiring sixty days' notice from depositors aud suspended payments. This bank will in all probability resume in a few days.

Ili.uk rrosideut. Assigns.

The liabilities of the Hank of Commorce are 897,000 capital stock, 827, 000. As a result of the suspension of the Mechanics' bank Lewis T. Baxter, the president, made a special assignment Monday for the benefit of the bank and other creditors.

The excitement growing out of the failure of the Commercial national bank in this city Saturday night continues to be intense. There are many rumors afloat and it is expected that there will be some startling do velopinents when the affairs of the bauk come to be inquired into by the official examiner. Criminal prosecution may follow. Other institutions of the city are thought to be involved in the collapse of the Commercial bank and that of Dobbins & Dazey, which was the primary cause of tlie troubles. More failures are apt to follow.

Over S3,000,000 is involved iu tlie failure of the three banks mentioned above, and at least a dozen small banks in adjacent towns are in temporary linancial straits.

DISMISSED.

Tlie Damage Suit of tlie Aun Arlor Itoail Against llrsud Muster Sargent, for Conspiracy, OuL of Court.

TOLEDO,Thrown O.,

March 28.—In the United

States circuit court, when the injunction case in which Chief Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and Grand Master Sargent, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, were sued for 5300,000 damages for conspiring against the Ann Arbor railroad came up for hearing, 'J'. W. Harper, of Terre Haute, counsel for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, moved to dismiss the case as to Grand Master Sargent on the grounds that the court had no jurisdiction over him, he being a resident of Indiana, and the interstate commerce law providing that a person shall not be sued unless he is a resident of the district where the suit is brought. The court thereupon discharged Mr. Sargent and the ease of Chief Arthur proceeded.

Mr. H. W. Ashley testified that Mr. Arthur had come to hint and attempted to reach an adjustment of the difficulties between the Ann Arbor and the brotherhood. T'hey faijed to agree and a few days later he was notified that a boycott on his road had commenced. General Manager Greene, of the Western Union, was one of the most important witnesses called. When Buminoucd to take the stand Mr. Greene approached tlie judge and handed him a note. The note showed that Mr. Greene had been ordered by the attorneys for the defense to produce all telegrams handled by his company either addressed to or signed by Mr. Arthur. The judge informed the attorneys that they must specify what telegrams they wanted Mr. Greene to produce, and excused the witness until to-day.

BURNED TO DEATH.

Terrible Fate of a Wisconsin Father and Two Children.

NEILI,SVILLE,

Wis., March 28.—Oliver

Sanders, living 0 miles from this city, discovered his house on fire early Monday morning, and at once got his wife and baby out. He then returned for the remaining two children, aged 3 and 0 years, but never returned with them, and the three bodies were taken from the ruins in a badly charred aud unrecognizable condition. A jury was impaneled and returned a verdict of accidental burning. Sanders was 00 years of age and an old soldier.

Took Ills Own I.lfe.

CHICAGO, March 28.—Horace O'Donoghue, a well-known printer and publisher, committed suicide at his home. No. 2970 Wabash avenue, Monday by cutting his throat from ear to ear. lie was in good circumstances financially and was undoubtedly laboring under a temporary aberration when he committed the deed. __

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

OYIiif THE ST.VI'K.

Telegraphic News from Various Towns in Indiana.

Democrat*

INDIANAPOLIS,

Judge Woods Kevcrses «resliHin.

Indianaromk,

SUot by an Italian Cmnlur.

HAMMO.VU.

ABSOLUTELY PURE

Itul.. March 28.—The

nomination of Samuel K. Morss, of this city, to bo consul general at I'aris is regarded as nn admirable selection bv Indianapolis democrats and uill he received with pleasure by members of the party throughout the state. Since he became editor of the Sentinel some six years ago the psper hits hail a political inlluence that it had not possessed for years. and democrats naturally took a greater interest in it and the talent which contributed to its influence. Mr. Morss is in Asheviile. N. seeking to recover his health, which has been much impaired for three months on account ot rheumatism and erysipelas. For many weeks after January 1 he lay at death's door.

Ind.. March 28. -One

of the last decrees of Judge Urchham. made the last day of his services wilh the federal bench, it was learned Monday night, has been reversed by Judge Woods, of the United States circuit bench sittiug in chambers here. The decree of .Judge (»rcsham foreclosed a mortgage for uearly &V.OOQ.OOO for the Central Trust company against the United States Rolling Stock company. Judge Woods granted Attorney Marry Crawford, of Chicago, for defendants the right to petition for a rehearing.

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Mario Final settlement.

INDIANAPOLISa

Ind., March '^s.—ln

regard to the suit against Mr. Jtisley, who was nominated minister to Denmark, as telegraphed from New York, in which the exccutors of tho McDonald estate are plaintiffs, papers found Monday by Mr. Jiutlcr, the partner of ex-Senator McDouald, show that the latter had made a final settlement with llisley in the bill for an accounting of fees in Alabama claims matters iu which Kisley and MoDonald were associated.

Went Violently limine.

lJltAZH., Ind., March 28.—Mrs. Lizzie Schiel, wife of John Schiel, living •south of tho cit.v, became frantically insane suddenly Sunday evening and jumped into an old well full of water. As she rose to the surface of the water the second time she was dragged out by her husband, and is now lying in a dying condition at her home. Mrs. Schiel is 25 years old and the couple had been married onlv a short time.

I*H!'U Green In the Cottce.

C'oi.tiMBi s, Jnd., March 2S.—Thomas Collins. 50 years old. of Walkerville, .Shelby county, went to bed well as usual Saturday night. He awakened the family by vomiting profusely a mixture like green paint. Physicians worked with liitn all day Sunday, and lie died Monday morning. The. coffee pot and spoon contained pans green. Collins said that he did not kuo.T how it got there

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llriudido, an Italian scissors grimier from Chicago, shot Thomas lleilley here Monday, the bullet lodging in the leg. I'edro claims licillcv pushed him oft! a sidewalk, which prompted him to use his revolver. He was locked up in the city hall and will have a- hearing to-day.

hlxt.r Convertfl llHpl litcd.

MITCHELL,

Ind., March 28.—The re­

vival meetings at English are the most successful ever known in that town. The membership of all the denominations has been greatly increased. Sixty persons were baptized by immersion in the stream near town Sunday.

Ilngf Fattened on llfirNencKh.

ANIILKSO.V,

Ind., March 2S. -lintchcr

Garrison was fined heavily for killing pork that had been fattened on the flesh of dead horses, and Oren unger, at whose slaughterhouse the hogs were fed, was arrested on complaint of the health ofllcer.

Killed l»y KaUluy Tree.

SIIKI.HYvtl.LK,

Ind., March 88.—

While engaged in felling a tree 2 miles from.the city Monday morning, Joseph M. Howard, aged 40, was struck and instantly killed by a limb, fie was a farmer and leaves a largo family.

Vtohhed a Post Ofliee.

llMNiiiUDGE, Ind., March 28.—A burglar entered the post oflicc here and stole all the stamp money on hand. He secured S100 and overlooked as much more, which was in the money order department.

Kobhed a -Minister.

A O N Ind., March 2.S. —Thieves entered the home of llev. George I,'. Strcetcr at this place and carried oft everything of value in the line of silver plate, jewels anl_c.lothinjr.

MIcltiKiin'H Fruit Crop Will He l.ar^e*

DKCATL*K,

Mich., March 28—I'caeh

Commissioner Ilufus Iironson says that the outlook is favorable in western Michigan for the largest crop of peaches, apples and fruit of all kinds for many years. So far no peach buds have been blasted and many new orchards will bear this season for the first time.

Two custom inspectors at 1'ortland, Ore., were suspended for allowing six-ty-seven Chinamen to land in .violation of the exclusion act.

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PRICE2CENTS

BITS Ob' IM'OiJ.UA 1 liV.

Klevcn prisoners escaped from jail at Middicbot'vugh. Ivy., Sunday night. Col. H. 11. Ciregg has resigned from the Missouri world's fair commission.

John Kricksou, a ivtirod saloonkeeper of Duluth, Minn., committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

The elastic web concerns of the country which manufacture rubber goring for shoe trade are about to pool their

issues. Kdward Ward was shot and killed at Dayton, ()., by Thomas llalor. loth are colored. The quarrel was over tlie alYcctions of white girl.

The washboard trust has secured possession of the Fuller Bros.' washboard factory at Kalama/.oo. Mieh., the third largest, in the world.

Wiiliatn Mayott wounded himself accidentally at Stanton Junction, Mich., with a shot gun, the charge entering his stomach. He will die.

At llookstown, l'a., Saturday evening, N Will Mel'hcters, a boy, while attempting to shoot a dog shot and almost instantly killed Will Poc,

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years old. Under the impression he was a burglar Col. J. II. Breed, of Winslow, N. M., shot William lMerce, a drunken mechauic, in the neck. Breed was exonerated by a jury.

The Dominion liner Labrador has arrived at Halifax from Liverpool with 1,'^OU immigrants and the Hans Johnson line Steamer Baumwcll from unburg with *150 immigrants hound for the United States.

John Patterson, Jr., shot and fatally wounded his uncle, John Patterson, Sr., at Mtddlesborongh, Ky. Both were drinking. Al Burnst. and Joe Parlon also engaged in a pistol duel, in winch Parton was badly wounded.

The bill incorporating the North American Canal company was passed Monday by tho Canadian parliament. The company will construct a canal from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, deepen the St. Lawrence canal and cut the canal from Lake St. Francis to Lake Champlaiu and thenccto tbo Hudson river.

TO MEET NEXT FALL.

An Extra Session of Con^re** to Itu ('nllcd—President Cleveland Will Convene the Body in Srptemher—1'roimhlc

Scope ol the hes»lnii. Nnw Yomt, March 23.—A Herald special from Washington says: President Cleveland has finally made up his mind to cali an extra session of congress next September. Me made this statement several times last week to prominent members of both houses of congress. This course has been believed to be the one most likely to be. pursued bv the president, but the formal announcement has not heretofore been had. In cousequence congressmen are arranging all their plans of coming back to Washington for a long siege with the tariff and other perplexing problems, beginning some time in next September. The first work that will come before congress will be the consideration of a tariff bill and a bill to repeal the Sherman silver purchase act. Secretary Carlisle will soon be engaged iu the work of drafting a tariff bill for submission to the committee on ways and means when congress convenes.

Filled Vurunrlcg.

WASHINGTON,Many

Marcii tiS.-—Fourth As­

sistant Postmaster General Maxwell on Monday appointed 1UU fourth-clas* postmasters, and of this number sixtyseven were to fill vacancies caused by the removal of the incumbents. The largest number of changes was made in the state of Wisconsin, where there were twenty-two appointments, fourteen of the incumbents being removed.

Many Men Strike.

FAix BIVKH,

Mass., March

About all the employes of the new JIargravcs mill, about 250 in number, were on strike Monday. The weavers did not receive all they asked and a committee asked redress. Three oJ tlie committee were discharged, and when the uews spread through the mill about 250 employes quit.

A Costly Strike ICnded.

PiTTsnrKou, Pa, March ys.—Tho strike of the Monongahela valley coal miners has practically ended. Fully 21.000 strikers returned to the mines Monday. Tho strike lasted seven mouths and it is estimated cost tho operators and miners $4,000.000. Tho strikers lost $2,100,000 in wages.

WASHINGTONConfirmed.

28.—The

March

senate

has confirmed the nomination of John E. Risley to be minister to Denmark, Silas W. Lamoreux, of Wisconsin, to bo commissioner of the general land oflicc: Horace H. Lurton, of Tennessee, to be United States circuit judge for the Sixth judicial circuit.

SteHiMboat Horned.

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N. J.,

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28.—The

March

steamboat Minnie Cornell, Capt. John Wilcox, was burned to the water's edge at midnight Sunday at Keyport, N. J. The Cornell was lying at its dock, and hud discharged its freight before the fire occurred. If was valued at 800.000 and was fully insured.

iturned Second Time.

SCIIANTON, I'a.,

28.

March

—lilm Tark

Methodist Episcopal church, partially destroyed by fire December 3 last ill a loss of 8100,000, and which hid been almost reconstructed, was again burned Monday morning. Nothing is standing of the walls but the tower. Loss,

000 insurance, 830,000.

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