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VOL. VII-NO. 15G CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1894

CITY TAXES For 1893.

To the tmr-parcra of the City of CrawfordsTille, Indiana, notice is hereby given that the tax duplicate for city taxes for the year 1893 Is now In my hands, and that am ready to receive taxes theroon charged. The following shows the rate of taxation on each one hundred dollars'worth of property: 90 cents on each $100: poll tax, fiO cents. In addition to the^above there is charged to each person awning, keeping or harboring within the olty, one male dog. 50 oents one female dog, 11 each additional dog 81. Taxes must be paid on or before the third Monday In April, 1894. City orders will not be paid to anyone owing delinquent taxes. All parties are warned against buying th em. Tho annual sale of delinquent lands and lots will take place on the seoond Monday In February, 1894. Persons owing delinquent taxes will save oosts and trouble by settling Immediately.

Wfl. B. NICHOLSON,

Jan. 1,18B4.-3t-oaw City Treasurer.

SPOILED GOOD CASH.

Robbers of a Franklin (111.) Bank Become Over-Eager.

AS A RESULT THEY SUFFER BIG LOSS.

They Use TOO Mach Powder to Dlow Open the Safe and Thousands of Dollars, In Currency Are Torn to

Shreds by the Blast.

THEY ESCAPE WITH

$5,000 IN GOLD.

FRANKLIN GROVE, 111., Jan. 4.—Burglars blew open a warranted burglarproof safe inside the vaults of the Franklin Grove bank Tuesday night and carried away all the money contained In It which bad not been destroyed by the explosion. The officials of the bank refuse to give the sum of money lost by them, except in general terms. It is in the neighborhood of 128,000, of which the enterprising burglars secured less than 15,000, The remaining 820,000 was in currency, and it is now a mass of twisted and burned' scraps of paper mixed up with plaster and pieces of brickbats. The floor of the vault and the shelves with which it is lined are covered with the scraps of money and with battered silver and gold which the robbers did not gather up, because they were in too great a hurry. In addition to this there is a box that will hold half a bushel, which is completely filled with the torn bills and bits of promissory notes, mortgages and canoeled checks.

The bank was closed for business Wednesday. To-day, however, it will throw its doors open and begin business again. The stockholders in the bank are, with a single exception, retired farmers who have plenty of money and the loss is not sufficient to hurt tliem financially.

Cashier Uliconri the Robbery.

When the bank was opened at 8 o'clock by Cashier Warren C. Durkes he found marks of a chisel above the lock. When he got Inside he found pieces of iron strewn about the floor of the bank building and the door of the vault standing half open. It did not take him long to come to the conclusion that the bank had been robbed. The force of the explosion by which the burglars gained entrance to the inner safe of the vault, after forcing the locks of the latter, was seen in tlve bulging walls of the vault itself and in the torn and twisted steel of the bur-glar-proof safe. How the thieves escaped injury is a mystery.

Violence of the Explosion.

The explosion was so violent as to wreck entirely the safe and nearly destroy the vault. The 6afe was composed of seven thicknesses of steel plates, eacl\. composed of five alternate layers of steel of different tempers. Inside this was an inner chamber of steel made in the manner the safe was made. Two explosions were required to get at the ca6h. The doors of the safe and of the inner chamber were torn into fragments. The steel plates forming the structure of the safe were bent and spread apart and the plates of the inner chamber were still more widely separated. The top plate of the safe was .torn loose and raised up. Half dollars, quarters and d'-nes and pennies were blown into the •vivices formed by the opening plates in all sorts of shapes, showing the great violence of the explosion. A hole a foot deep by 16 inches in diameter was torn in the south wall of the vault by one of the larger sections of the door. Coins were also found scattered on the shelves among the books in the vault.

A dozen souvenir spoons belonging to Mrs. Durkes which chanced to be in the safe were bent and twisted out of all resemblance to spoons. A gold watch belonging to her little son was also torn to fragments, the enamel even being blown oft the dial.

Mutilated Money Left Behind.

The burglars were careful not to take anything which might lead to their identification. All mutilated bills were tossed aside and a 120 gold piece bearing a peculiar mark was left lying on the floor in a position to indicate that it had been tossed there.

In addition to a banking business the Franklin Grove' bank did a safety deposit business, having twenty-flve safety deposit boxes inside the vault These were protected by combination and key locks. They are of steel less than half an inch thick and to an experienced burglar they would offer no resistance worth speaking of. For some reason these were not disturbed, though they contained in jewelry and money more than the amount which the burglars realized. None of the papers were disturbed, and, while many mortgages were torn and twisted in the wreckage resulting from the explosion, few were completely destroyed. There is more in the looks of the burglary than in real loss, except in so far as the mutilated currency is concerned.

No One Heard It.

The bank occupies the most prominent corner in the little town of Franklin Grove The Franklin house is separated from it by the length of a block, and between the two area nunlber of dwelling houses. Just across the- street- are the stores and shops the town boasts, and there are residences all around the block. Only a square away is the depot of the Chioago & Northwestern railway, where there is an operator on duty all night Yet no sound was heard by anyone, and the first knowledge of the burglary oame when Warren Durkes opened the bank door after 8 o'clock Wednesday morning.

No Positive Clew*.

The burglars broke into two blacksmith shops to secure tools to do the work. Apparently they first pried the doors of F. E. Selp's shop open, but not finding exactly what they wanted they took only a cold chiseL The shop of Elmer Orner was entered and two •ledges, two cold chisels and a monkey wrench taken.

As to clews, there are nearly as many as there are inhabitants of the town of Franklin Grove. C. E. Stanley of Stanley's western detective agenoy la Chi

cago is here looking out for the case in the interest of the bank. He thinks he knows who idid the job and he is now seeking to learn where the men he suspects were Tuesday night The men who did the work must have been acquainted with the bank and the location of the vault, as not a single false move was made. People who live here are telling of four men who were seen on the streets of Franklin Grove Tuesday. Descriptions have been given to the bank officials, and these may aid in the capture of the men.

Stockholder* the Only Lonn.

"The fcaun. is solvent," said C. Durkes, the vice president. "No one will lose a cent except the stockholders, and they are able to lose it Our capital is not impared the loss will not exceed the surplus and undivided profits. Our bills receivable and books are all right

The Bank's' Probabla LUM.

It was learned from outside parties that the loss is probably 115,000 to the bank. More cash was on hand at. the bank at this time than is usual because of the uncertain condition of the money market, and the officers of the bank desired to be prepared for any emergency.

John D. Laliman is president of the bank. The institution has a capital of 125,000 and average deposits of 830,000. The bank is patronized mainly by wealthy farmers and it is believed that the amount of deposits has been increased of late, as many farmers have been rushing in with their surplus cash and depositing it for safe keeping, and that the loss is larger than that given.

NO QUORUM.

Democrats In the House Cuabie to Take Do the Tariff Bill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—The tariff de

bate did not begin, in the house Wednesday, as was anticipated. The republicans showed fight at the very outset and Boored the first victory. Before the time arrived for Mr. Wilson (dem., Va.) to take the floor Mr. McCreary (dem., Ky.) 'tried to arrange an amicable agreement by which two days—Friday and Saturday—should be given to the consideration of the Hawaiian resolution. Mr. Hitt (rep., 111.) the republican leader of the foreign affairs committee, expressed a willingness to acquiesce in the arrangement, but Mr. Boutelle (rep., Me.) wanted to precipitate the question immediately by calling up his resolution. Both sides were ugly, but after a lively row the speaker held that Mr. Boutelle'B resolution was privileged. The democratic members of the ways and means were not willing to go ahead with the Hawaiian dlsoussion until the tariff debate had been gotten well under way, however, and the question of consideration was raised against tho Boutelle resolution. The republicans then executed a flank movement by refusing to vote.

The democrats found themselves in the humiliating position of not being able to muster a quorum. After revoking all leaves of absence Mr. Wilson reluctantly moved an adjournment. The democrats confidently expect a quorum here to-day.

In the senate Senator Blackburn (Ky.) presented the credentials of Senator Eppa Hunton (Va.), elected to serve out the term.to which be had been appointed, and the oath was administered to him.

A resolution was offered by Senator Frye (rep., Me.) and laid on the table for the present, declaring that during the investigation as to Hawaiian affairs there should be no interference on the part of the United States government by moral influence or physical force for the restoration of the queen or the maintenance of the provisional government, and that our naval foroe there should be used only for the protection of the lives and property of American citizens.

The discussion of a private bill called up by 8enatoi^~Pugh (dem., Ala.) indicated a desire on the part of some senators to repeal the present law which excludes all foreigners from the right of ownership of real estate in the District of Columbia, but It likewise developed the fact that to this repeal some other senators are strongly opposed.

THREE MORE WERE KILLED.

Additional Deaths In the Railroad Wreck at I.lnwood. Kan. KAHSAS CITT, Mo., Jan. It is

learned here that Tuesday's wreck at Linwood, Kan., in which three people were reported killed and many injured, was more serious than at first supposed. It is now known that the killed number six. While hunting in the debris of the wreck relatives found articles belonging to three stockmen who were missing and are now known to be dead. Their names are: W. A. Dear, Russell, Kan. N. Johnson, Beverly, Kan,", and J. J. Kelly, Marysville, Kan. It Is believed that this is the extent of the fatalities.

Defeated by Rebels.

SAN SALVADOR, Jan. 4.—A messenger has arrived here with news of a battle between Honduran rebels and a troop of regular forces. The report says that the regulars were forced to retire with heavy loss from their position in Escotllloiies. Telegraphic communication with Nicaragua and Honduras is interrupted.

Reserves for Western National Banka. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—The abstract

of the condition of the national banks in Cleveland, O., December 19 show the reserve to have been 87.23 per cent at Cincinnati, 88.86, and at Des Moines, 20.08 percent.

Flnley Nominated for Senator. FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 4.—The joint

republican caucus nominated Judge li. F. Finley, of Whitley county, for United States senator. Senator Lindsay will be reelected next Tuesday.

L.eft Under a Cloud.

BRUNSWICK, Ga., Jan. 4.—E. A. Nelson, treasurer of this city, has been removed. lie has left the city and is supposed to be short In his acoounta 130,000 to $50,000.

TOLEDO SUFFERS.

Visited by Fire Which Destroys Property Worth $1,300,000.

THE WORST BLAZE IN TWENTY YEARS.

Many of the Finest Business Blocks lu the City In Ruins -List of the Heavy Losers—A Big Drug House

Burned In Detroit.

WOBK OF FLAMES IN TOLEDO. TOLODO, O., Jan. 4.—A flre which caused a loss of ll,80(r,(HK), sweeping out several of the largest business blocks in the city and causing the probable loss of two lives, began in this city at 0:30 o'clock Wednesday night The Western Union is completely burned out and the Postal is unable to take messages. These facts are sent, by long distance telephone and the Western Union at Detroit

Origin of tiie Fire.

The fire commenced on the river front of F. M. Quales' elevator, and was probably caused by an explosion of dust This elevator was located at the corner of Madison and Water streets It was filled with grain, and, although the flre was discovered before it had done much damage, it had seized such a hold on the inflammable building and contents that it soon became evident that the elevator could not be saved.

Firemen Hurt.

The general alarm was turned in and the twelve fire companies responded. Capt Frazer, of Company No. 1, took four of his men to the top of the elevator. The flames spread furiously through the lower part of the building and it was soon seen that the building could not be saved. Three explosions of dust followed soon after and the burning building fell, a mass of ruins. Timbers were thrown in all directions and dozens of people were struck by them, many of them being badly injured. Capt Frazer was badly burned. His companions miraculously escaped. Julian Odell, a hoseman in Company 6, was run over by his cart and so badly injured that he is dying.

Spread of the Flames.

After the explosion the flames shot across Water street to the chamber of commerce budding. King's elevator and office block across Madison street also caught and both buildings soon became masses of flames. The chamber of commerce was a six-story stone building, containing about 120 offices and two banks. Wonderland theater was next door to it, on Summit street Across Summit street from the chamber of commerce, which extends from Summit to Water, is the Hartford block and government building. A terrific wind was blowing the flames straight toward them. The Hartford blook was badly damaged, but by heroic work on the part, of the firemen the progress of the flames was blocked. As it is, about 200 offices and business houses are burned out „Sotne of the Heaviest Loss**.

The largest losses are as follows: T. B. Brown, cbumber of commerce building, 1200,000, Insuranc. 1110,000 F. N. Quales. grain and elevator, (200,000, fully Insured Frank T. King, (rain and elevator, 1110,000, 1118,000 Insurance Toledo Press club. 12,000, no Insurance C. L. Luoe estate building, 960,000: Wonderland theater, owntcd by Moore and others, or Buffalo, (b0,000 Samuel Young building, 150,000 West ft Truax, wholesale drugs. t76.000, Insurance (45,000 William Baker, Hartford block, (10,000 Mrs. E. Bullook, Cincinnati, Anderson blook 110,000 Seoond national bank, office fixtures! •to., (85,000. In the vault which lies In the ruins ts more than (800,000 It cannot now be told whether this Is destroyed or not Splicer Co, bankers' and bond brokers' offlee fixtures, 830,600, besides a large sum In the vault Western Union telegraph, about 125,000 Amerloan pistrlot telegraph, (40,000 Baoon & Ruber, arcblteots, MO,000 H. O. Fallla. architect, (»0,000 A. B. Sturges, arohltect, (25,000 Uhlon Central Life Insurance, (15,000 Sep Coad, saloon, 810,000 John Poag estate build, lng, 115,000 Roblson Street Railroad company general oSloes, about (10,000.

Military Called Out.

The remainder of the losses are made up among lawyers, Insurance men, etc. The flre was gotten under control about 9 o'clock. A riot alarm was turned in, to which four companies of militia and one of artillery, under command of Col. H. S. Bunker, responded. The soldiers did good service in keeping the crowd away from the danger. It looked at one time as if the entire business part of the city would be swept away. At 1 o'clock telegraphic service had been patched up

and

the burned out firms were look

ing for new locations. Worst Flre far Twenty Tears. Owing to the high wind help was requested from the hearest cities and responded to promptly by Cleveland, Detroit and Adrian. The latter two reached the city before the flre was ^pder control aud rendered efficient service. This is the largest flre which has visited Toledo for the last twenty years.

Loss of •aso.oon In Detroit. DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 4.—Fire started

from some unknown cause in the third story of T. H. Hlnchman& Son's wholesale drug house about 6:30 o'clock Wednesday evening. The building was shortly beyond. saving and the firemen directed their efforts to saving adjoining buildings. The Hinchman building was four stories high and extended through the block from Jefferson avenue to Woodbridge street, with an addition on the Woodbridge street end. Adjoining the latter is Standart Bros.' wholesale hardware house, which also suffered heavily from fire and water. W. H. Edgar A Co., wholesale Bugar dealers, sustained a loss of several hundred dollars from flre, water and smoke. Another building, oocupied by Louis Blitz & Co., fancy glass manufacturers, was somewhat damaged with small loss on stoclt. The Hinehman house was one of the oldest and largest in the state. Their loss on building and stock will probably reach 1165,000 insurance, $115,000. The Standart stock and building were valued at $115,000, nearly covcred by inrurance. Their actual loss cannot cow be estimated, but It is believed the entire loss will be about $250,000.

END OF HIS TRIAL AT JACKSON, TENN.

He Can He Sentenced on Various Counts to an Aggregate of Thirty Years In Prison—U)s Mode of

Operation.

Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S". O^v't Report.

FOUND GUILTY.

"Rev." Howard, an Internationa] Swindler, Convicted.

CLOSE OF A CARKEB OF CHIME. JACKSON, Tenn., Jan. 4.—After a

trial of twenty-nine days, the examination of the witnesses and the reading and proving of several hundred letters, the second trial of Rev. Dr. Howard has ended and the defendant stands convicted as charged in all the counts for using the malls for fraudulent purposes in carrying on a bogus business of securing alleged claims upon English estates for people in the United States. Mr. Canada, one of Howard's attorneys, invnbdiately entered a motion for a new trial in arrest of judgment and asked for time in which to arrange the, motion. This request was grantedl§lj|

May Get Thirty Sears.

Judge Hammond holds that he can pass sentence under the twenty counts of the indictments, which will make Howard's sentence ten to thirty years. He will consider writ of error for ap peal and sentence to-day. A sensation was created Wednesday afternoon by the arrest of Smith, Heatly and pleason, three of Howard's witnesses from New York, for nevjury. They are in jail.

Howard's Operations.

[The trial.of George Frederlok Burgqyne Howard, before Federal Judge E. S. Hammond, puts a period to the career of one of the most distinguished of confidence mon. He was technically obarged with using the United States malls for fraudulent purposes. According to the claims of the prosecution Howard, under various aliases, has defrauded the American people out of M5.M0.

In 1(80 It was oharged that Howard left Jaokson and opened a claim agency In Wall street, New York city, under the alias of E. Ross, duping Americans Into believing that English estates awaited them which they oould have by paying 85 Incidental tees. The post office authorities broke up this game and E. Ross was metamorphosed into William Lord Moore, who had an oftloe at 5 Xngersoll road, Uxbrldge Shepards Bush, London, and who wrote to all the dupes that E. Ross was dead and that he, Mooro, would attend to their buslnesa Minister Lincoln and Consul General New, upon complaint of many Amerloans. Investigated the matter and foroed Moore to leave London. Cater, as Joseph Ledger1 he opened an office on Eighth avenue, New York, and wrote to his old clients that he had succeeded Moore ft Eoss. Ledger soon vanished.

The Howards oame to Jackson, Tenn., their old home, a few months ago.- Howard was then preparing to negotiate bonds of the Gulf ft Ship Island railroad, of which he was president and ono "E. Ball," of London, was secretary. The directors wore said to live In England. Letters were sent -by blm, It is said, from Jackson on letter heads of the Gulf ft Ship Island railroad to the same old set of clients of E. Ross, in which the effort to mulot them again was made.

Leaving Jaokson suddenly, he was arrested In Chicago last summer, escaped to Canada, when he was rearrested at Montreal and brought to Jaokson for trial nnder the name of H. G. U. F. Howard. Pending his trial he was liberated on (8,000 bonds. During the progress of the oase be preached at the Central Baptist churoh to crowds that filled It trom altar to entresol He conducted the cross-examination of his witnesses and made a speeoh in his own behalt]

THE COUQHLIN TRIAW.

How Dr. Cronln Was Lured to the t'arl•on Cottage. CHICAGO, Juue 4.—The luring of Dr.

Cronln to his deaf.b was the most important phase of the Coughlin trial touched upon Wednesday. Miss Sarah 8. McNerney, who was in the doctor's office on the evening of May

ABSOLUTELY PURE

1889, told the story of

the call for Dr. Cronin to attend one of Patrick O'Sulllvan's men. The doctor was inclined to hesitate, but went immediately on being shown the iceman's business card in persuance of the terms of his contract with O'Sulllvan made some, time previous.

Charles Carlson was recalled for cross-examination. The witness gave gave again a detailed account of the rental of the cottage to Martin Burke under the name of Frank Williams, and a description of the Interior of the cottage when he first visited it after the murder of Dr. Cronin. Mr. Donahoe brought out the fact that attempts had been made to Intimidate Carlson and threats made against him if he should testify at the trial. Carlson told of his tri™ from town to town in company with a detective just prior the first trial.

DEATH OF CONSUL SAVAGE.

The American Representative at Dundee, Scotland, Passes Away. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Tte depart

ment of state is informed by cable of the death of George W. Savage, United States consul at Dundee, Scotland. Mr. Savage was an invalid for several months, his age, 60 years, tending to the rapid progress of his disease. He was born in New York, and appointed in President Cleveland's first term from New Jersey COOBUI at Belfast. Last June he was appointed consul at Dun-

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For Congress. CsA

HAEKISBUBO,

Pa, Jan.

4.—The

publican state convention called for the purpose of naming a candidate for congressman at large to fill the vacancy occasioned by Ihe death of Gen. William Lilly was called to order at the opera house at noon. Galusha A. Grow was nominated for congressman at large by acclamation.

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Powder

OVER THE STATE.

Telegraphic News ftbm Various Towns In Indiana. Itesplt of a Druggist's Krror.

MORRISTOWN, Ind., Jap. 4.—Through the carelessness of a Lawrenceburg druggist Rev. James Mendell, of Morristown, one of the best known Methodist preachers in the southeast Indiana conference, is going blind.^'M While visiting in Lawrenccburg Mr. Mendell was taken ill. His wife intended to give him a dose of epsom salts. A druggist, however, had sent out a package of quinine without a label and the package had become interchanged with that of the epsom salts. The medicine had an awful effect upon the minister. For some time he could neither see nor hear, but ho greW',"j, better. At present he is growing worse,"and the chances are that he will go permanently blind from the mistake. It is not known hctlier the drugjyist can be proceeded against for his carelessness. Mr. Mendell was in the prime of life.

Family Aliuont Wiped Out.

JKFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Jan. 4.—A few days ago Edward Noe, Hi John Nqe, 18, and John Lochard, 19, residents of Watson, went coon hunting. Eucli had

shotgun. They had gone

but a mile when John Noe was accidentally shot and instantly killed by his brother Edward. Edward became insan?. over his brother's death and waL-dered from where the shooting took place, since which time no trace of him has been found. It is feared he has committed suicide. The mother of the boys was dangerously ill at the time and the news of her son's death was for awhile kept from her, but she later learned of the tragedy. She was unable to survive the shock and died. Since the death of his wife, the killing of one son and tho disappearance of the other, Robert Noe, the husband and father, has become hopelessly ill and his death is momentaril expected.

New Members of the State Board. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 4.—The

state board of agriculture continued its session Wednesday with Mrs. Julia D. Waugh, of Crawfordsville, reading tho only paper. In the afternoon tho fol-f-!i" lowing members were elected: SSNSlf

Robert Mitchell, Princeton, First district James S. McCoy, Monroe City, Second W. W. Stevens, North Salem, Third Jasper LA Grange, Franklin, Fourth W. B. Holton, Indianapolis, Seventh C. B. Harris, Goshen, Fourteenth Aaron Jones South Bond, Fifteenth J. E. McDonald, Sixteenth.

The wool growers finished tlieir business with the selection of the following officers:

J. F. Tomllnson, Falrland, president Cal Darnell, Indianapolis, vloe president J. W. Robe. Greencastle, secretary: and J. Thompson, Marlon, treasurer.

Kwipi the J.etter Fourteen Years. LA PORTE, Ind., Jan. 4.—A letter has

just been returned to the La Porte post office from the dead letter office that was sent from La Porte by N.Weber fourteen years ago. It contained a sum of money sent to parties In New York. It has been lying In the dead letter office at Washington, and the explanation is that it was found it: the desk of a clerk who had recently been removed.

Maniac Itecuvers His Reason.

El.WOOD, "Ind., Jan. 4.—John Rudy, aged

SI,

has been an idiot for twenty-

five years. Two boys, through pure meanness, seared him so badly that he became a rav»ng maniac. After making life hideous for his relatives for some time the}' succeeded in pacifying him. His physicians have pronounced him sane and say he will remain so. The past is all a blank to him. sfp

Sues the Receiver.

1NDIANAPOI,18, Ind., Jan. 4.—The Lake Erie & Western railway Wednesday sued Receiver Hawkins of tho Indianapolis national bank for $19,000. The company claims this amount represents drafts, deposits and collections which have been wrongfully allowed to commingle with the general assets of the bank.

Nulclde of David I.endcr.

SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Jan. 4.—David Lender, 68 years old, cut his throat Tuesday night and was found dead in his office. He was an acting justice of .the peace and had tried several cases during the day. For eight years he was county recorder, afterward a member of tho city council.

Indiana Populists.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 4. -Repre. sentative members of the populist party are holding a meeting hero for the purpose of mapping out the campaign of 1894 and perfecting the organization of the party in the several Counties of the state.

Released fronl Arrest.

ALBION, Ind., Jan. 4.—John Connors and Miss Eva Flint, who had been charged with complicity in the Kcssler train robbery, were released here Wednesday. No case could be found against them.

Parents Ontwitted.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 4.—John A. Conlen and Miss Leona Leffier, of tliia city, overruled parental objections by getting married in Grand Rapids. Mich.

Charges Postponed. A

RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. 4.—The charges of cruelty against Rev. John Dengledey, of the Lutheran orphans' home in this city, have been postponed indefinitely.