Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 24 December 1892 — Page 4

THE REVIEW

SUPPI.KUENT.

CRAW FORDS VILLE INDIANA

IN sporting circles it is said that foot Iba.ll is destined to bo tho coming sport The baso ball cranks ought to make a euccoss at it. Thoy are noted for kickling. •.

I Now that Connecticut has Voted against prohibition it is clear that •when the wind is southorly the land of steady habits knows hard cider from applejack.

American workinsrmen may read '•'Looking Backward" from motives of curiosity, but they are not likely to adopt it as a text-book on industrial economics.^

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Tnu man who likes his own talk best should b3 shut up with a phonograph but such a man is not satisfied unless other people hear him. That is what makes him a nuisance.

WITHIN eighteen months eight persons have been killed by the electric wires in New York city, and yet some people are of the opinion that murderers cannot be deprived of life by electrcity.

A KENTUCKY paper thinks it a singular thing that a river's hoad is not nearly as big as its mouth. Not at all. That is merely a quality which establishes the claim of the rivers to a leading place in politics.

THE latest succcssful book in London is "Westward Ho," of which in a few days 100,000 copies were sold. Westward ho! has been very popular in this country for a century. The Barao cannot bo said of the New England hoe. -P

PROFESSOR GARLAND has a story in a recent number of Harper's Weekly entitled "Under The Lion's Paw." It is a Xansas story and has reference lo the land question. Kansas has the happy fuculty or getting into literature more frequently than any of the sisterhood.

THE Indians of the Fivo Nations take great interest in news from tho surrounding states, as well as within the rders of their own nations. Ten *1.1 ...m 1 I- 1 1 'Ihiii

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THE HEWS OF THE WEEK.

A red hot icrollo foil at Albany, Orc.( Friday. Extremely cold weather Is reported in Kansas.

Senator Glbsor, of Louisiana, died on the 15th. Spain will sond a military band of W0 pieces to tho Chicago Fair.

Vice-.prosident-oloctStovenson has gone "'Way down South in Dixie." Two men wen killed and two fatally wounded in a Iglit near Walton, Ky. Saturday.

The funeral of the late Son a tor Gibson, of Louisiana, took place at Lexington, Ky., Monday.

The question of Sunday opening of the World's Fair will bo dragged Into the courts shortly.

Jim Bond, a nepro, was lynched at Gnthrio, Ky,. Monday, foran attempted assault upon Mrs. Irvinston.

F. J. Austin, cashier of A. G. Spauldlng, Chicago, was mortally wounded by burglars Monday morning.

Warrants hnvobeen sworn out for Hugh Derapsey et al. for complicity in tho Homestead poison plot.

In an amateur stage performance at Hampshire, 111, tho hero was accidentally and seriously stabbod.

The freight depot of the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad at Grand Rapldsi Mich, burned on the 16th.

Bishop O'Hara. of tho Catholic church, at Scran ton, Pa., celobrated his goldon jubilee as a priest this week.

It is said the Roclc Island road will supplant tho telegraph with the telephone In ordor to outwit tho strikers.

The badly mutilated remains of a man wore found in a box at Qulncy, 111., Mon. day. The affair Is a mystery.

Daisy Scott, a fourteen year old girl of Columbus, O., fooled with a now revolver Sunday night with fatal results.

Rev. Aaron Thompson, an o!d Presbyterian minister, well known In Indiana, died at Keokuk, la., Monday evening.

After this Kansas City's dog killer will get 25 cents for each dog he kills, and mus^ show tho tail as evidence of tho killing.

Tho North German Lloyd steamship Trayo carried from New York to Enropo Thursday *2,750,000 in gold and $175,000 In silver.

C. Barnnm Seoly, favorite grandson of the great showman, has sued tho executor* of his late grandfather's will, clalmiug 62,000,000.

Eight laborers were killed and five others Injured on theGroat Northern railroad, at Nelson Station. Minn., Sunday, by a collision.

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The Huggini eracker factory at Kansas City was burnod on the lflth. Several of ""BgijatsMinrwwlyaacaoed ifrwn til

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A bill was Introduced In tho Scntoo on tho 16th providing for the repeal of tho dependent pension act.

A measure to pav Florida citizens an additional 12,000 apicce for the ninety odd Seminole Indians killed in 18i5-'7 is before the House. Tho Government has already paid $800 apiece for each of Mio Indians slain.

Congressman ButJer, of Iowa, wants the pansy put into tho old flag, and desires I to be adopted as the national flowor, and has introduced a bill in the lower House to give effect to his Ideas. No great amount of enthusiasm has as yet been developod in favor of tho change.

During his remarks beforo the Senato commltteo, Wednesday,.M E. Ingalls railroad president,made the sensational state* nients that tho railroads of the country are In a serious state, and that unwss something is done at once it would take hard work to avert a serious panic. Ho declarod his belief that tho country is on the vergo of great financial troubles.

Tho aunual report of tho Interstate Commerce Commission was transmitted to Congress Monday. Tho work of the Commission is set forth at length. Including tho statement, that there are now on file with tho Commission 850,000 tariff schedules. Congress is urged to take the necossary action to chock existing evils.

POLITICAL.

It Is said Mr. Cleveland has practically made up his mind and will not call an extra session of Congress.

Tho oflicial vote of Nebraska on Presi dentlal electors is: Weavor, 83.134 Harrison. 87,213 deveveland, 24,043.

Tho American Bimetallic League adopted resolutions opposing the repeal of tho existing silvor law nuless in furtherancoof free coinage.

Senator Mills, of Texas, announces that he Is not In tho ''office peddling" business, and that he has all ho can do to attend to his "legislative" duties.

Politicians are already discussing tho proposition of tho Union League Club, of Philadelphia, to givo President Harrison a National dinner shortly after his retirement from tho White House, and claim to see in It tho inception of a Harrison movement for 1S06. Thoy say it Is more than likoily that there will be a Republican Springor at tho Union League banquet board, who will place Gen. Harrison In nomination for 1806, justasdid the present chairman of tho Houso committee on ways and means nominate Mr. Cleveland at tho Thurman banquet shortly after hi9 retirement from the Whlto Houso in 1969AH the National leaders of the party are expected to attend the dinner, and it l8

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Brooklyn had a $.'03,000 flro Sunday. A dancing mania has seized Elwood. A groat revival is In progress at Noblesville.

Logansport is getting ready for a spring boom. Greencastle Is to ha\e a nsw opera house.

Stockport is a new Delaware county postoffice. Shelby county will soon be free of the toll roads.

Vanderburgh county wants a separate Clucult Court. 1 Railway section agents will organize a State Association. 'Possum parties area mid-winter attraction at Connersville.

Huntington merchants report serious losses by shop lifters. Everybody at Ft. Wayne Is talking about anew city charter.

George W. Balser, a resident of Tipton, is in jail on a charge oj forgery. Oppossums nro frequently killed while raiding hen coops at Brookville.

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Theodore Jarcas was fatally injured In a runaway at Shelbyvlllo. Monday. Three men wero dangerously burned by natural gas at Munclef Monday.

Tho old Midland railroad is again in trouble from dodging taxes in Madison connty.

The Evansville Journal characterizes tho Grubbs libel law as a disgrace to the statute book.

Tippecanoe county's treasurer Is trying to collect $12,012.00 back taxes from the Big Four road.

Sir Richard Owen is dead. Ho was one of the world's foremost specialists In comparative nnatomy.

Col. I. B. McDonald, of Columbia City, Is an avowed candidato for United States marshal of Indiana. 2 Tho Indiana Ink and Color Co., of Logansport, has mado an assignment. Lia" bilities $7,000 assets $13,000.

The Indiana commandery of the Loyaj Legion celebrated its fourth anniversary at Indianapolis Monday night.

Tho shaft houso of the Schoepperman Coal Company near Brazil, was burned to the ground Sunday night. Loss $12,000.

A Tippecanoe county school teacher whipped a littlo girl shamefully becauso she had written a slang word on the wal] of the class room.

The Chicago Natural Gas Company demands $1,£00 yearly for furnishing tho Howard county court hou9« with gas, and the commissioners have ordered coal.

Montgomery county Is agitated over tho disappearance of Miio Tomllnson, a well* known breeder of lino Steele. Ho Is a defaulter, and Is known to have taken a large sum with liim. nlevator «f S- Unrnard A Oo-. at

the place was found to be wrecked. During tho night the olephant had enjoyed himself, and left the place. Tho next night he returned to Fordyce's and slopt in a straw stack. Friday night, Manager Gray, of the Great American Circus, arrived from Jjffersonvllie with Keeper Newman, and recognized the elephant as Sultan, one of the fiercest of his herd. Sultan was captarod after a hard light.

It Is understood that the Indiana World's Fair Commission is in such condition financially that the Legislature wil be almost compelled to assist. In addition to the appropriation which the commission proper will ask for, the various committees of the commission will, it is now understood, ask for money with which to perfect their'exhibits. Another demand will come from the citizens' organization of this city, which has charge of the arrangoments of caring for the encampment of the Grand Army of tile Republic. Thero is a fooling that the State should do something toward making the encampment a success, and ajliberal appropriation will bo asked for.

Demands will probably bo made bv all of the cbaritablo and penal Institutions. These inststutions, the annual reports now being made to the Governor show, have grown muoh during the last two years and the expense of maintenance has necessarily increased. An attempt will be made to conviuco the Legislature that in some instances tho institutions are so crowdod for room that It is necessary to erect additional buildings.

Tho members who havo been giving the financial question some thought say it is by far tho most important ono that will confront the Legislaturo. They say tha along with tho demaud for largely increased appropriations is a sentiment among the people that taxes must bo lowered rather than increased. Then, too. there Is tho State debt, which must also roceivo attention. It is well understood that tho Gnanco commltteo will have its hands full during tho session In devising a financial plan that wllLineet the .condU tion of affairs*

THE APPORTIONMENT OVERTHROWN. Tho Supremo Court Saturday handed down its decision in tho so-«cnlled gerry­|sciousness mander or apportionment case, in which it declares the law unconstitutional. The decision was written by Judge Coffoy, Judges McBride and Miller concurring, while Judges Elliott and Olds filed separate opinions, concurring for the most part, butdiffering in details. The decision declares the court has juris iictlon, pronounces the acts of 1891 and 1379 unconstitutional, and hold3 tho newly elected Legislaturo to be an official body de facto and valid law makers. Tho decision of tho lower courts, which declariul tho acts of 1801 and 18S5unconstltutionaI,restoring that of 1870, is royorsod.

BLAINE NEAR DEATH.

He Had a Sinking Spell Sunday that Caused Great Alarm-

nil Heart Bafaaed to perform its fnw UOUK and Pbyalciaas War* BsrrMlj Summoned—Dlaaolntioa Rxpactcd in a

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 —All day long tha life of James G. Blaine has hung tremb* ling in the balance. For more than an hour in the afternoon hope was a aban* doned and the end was momentarily expected by physicians, family and friends.. All simulation was thrown aside in tha apparent imminent presence of death, and tho suppressed facts of his illness—thai long denied, but now admitted, Bright'* disease, the occasional intervals of delirium, tho long hours when he has lain incapable of speech or motion (as it is now said was tho caso when Cardinal Gibbons paid him his recont friendly call) thes» and other distressing features of his illness all Incidental to the one overpowering organic trouble, Bright's disease, aggravated as this has been of late by a cold contracted while imprudently venturing ou* driving two weeks ago and by malarial fever, and confronted by a constitution impaired by nearly two years of continual sickness—all these things are now tacitly admitted.

The.physiqlans assert that there have not been any homorrhages,has been assert* ed, but this is almost tho only alarming symptoms which is now denied. The first I crisis was reached between 10 and 11 o'clock this morning, when a sinking spelt set In, in which the worst was feared, family were called around the bedside and

Lis physicians sent messenger after measenger to the nearest drug store with I prescriptions requiring hasty attention. I The distinguished patient lay nnconscious and to all appearances dying until S1 o'clock, when a slight rally set in. Bis pulse, which had almost ceased to beat, became again perceptible and partial conwas restored. At 2 o'clock his physicians, Drs. Johnston and Hyatt, con* siderod him so much improved as to rsndor their constant presence at the bedsids unnecessary. While there had been no change in his condition upon which hopes of ultimate recovery conld be based, the immediate crisis had passed.

At 3 o'clock a reporter saw James G. Blaine, jr., at the family residence. Hs said that his father's attack was very bad and created the greatest apprehension His condition bocame so weak that It was. feared, in view of his enfeebled condition. a, rocurrenee must involve the

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