Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 3 April 1897 — Page 3

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EE 55TH CONGRESS

(Special Session.)

The general tariff debate closed In the pouse, Thursday. Few members were present when Mr. {"albert opened the debate, but the House Rapidly filled before the South Carolinian lot through talking about the "robber Barons," as he called the protectionists. Jhamp Clark, who followed Mr. Talbert, (aid, as a Democratic politician, ho re»lced in the passage of the pending bill ecause after it had become a law every [Storekeeper would be obliged to make a democratic speech every time he made sale. The passage of this bill, he said-, rould give the Democrats one hundred najority in the next Congress.

After some few remarks by Mr. Mafuire and Mr. Gunn, Mr. Tawney, a mem•r ol the ways and means committee, ^ook the floor for twenty minutes. Mr. 'awney defended the lead schedule, iliieh had been attacked by Mr. Gunn.

The latter said he had no criticism to jnake of the rates. He only asked that Ihey be collected. Mr. Tawney asserted liiat the classification in the schedule fivas such that the duties could not be rvaded. The purpose of the framers of ^he schedule was to give American labor Employment in the smelting of Mexican

Mid Canadian ores and at the same time fully protect the American load miner, lr. Tawney sketched the attitude of the two parties on the subject of the tariff ilo show how steadfastly the Republicans lad clung to protection am! ,:ow the democrats had backed and filled in their national platforms. The other speakers it the day were Messrs Talbert

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(Dem., S. C.), Clark (Dem.. Mo.), Maguire (Dem., Cal.), Gunn (Pop., Ida.), Cox Tenn.1, McRae Ark.), irov IJa.) (Pop., Kan.), JCurtis (Rep., Kan.), Burke (Dem., Tex.), jentz (Dem., O.), Colson (Rep., Ky.), Jllawley (Rep., Tex.). Dearmond (Dem.,

Mo.) and Fitzgerald (Dem., Mass.). Mr. laines (Dem.. Tenn.) anonuneed that to clear up the disputes as to whether Secretary of the Treasury Charles Foster fhad prepared to issue bonds at the close jf the Harrison administration he had seleured from Secretary Gage a certified copy of the letter dated Feb. 20, 1893, in Iwhich Secretary Foster had ordered the [Bureau of Printing and Engraving to prepare plates for the bonds. The original of this letter is now in the hands of the director of the Bureau of engraving land Printing, where, Mr. Gaines said, he paw and read it this morning. The body 5f tlie letter, which Mr. Gaines read, follows "You are hereby authorized and direct-

Ed to prepare designs for the 3 per cent, bonds provided in a Senate amendment lo the sundry civil bill now pending. The fienominations which should first receive mention are the one-hundred-dollar and bne-tliousnnd-dollar coupon bonds and pne-Hundred-dollar. one-thousand-dollar pid ten-thousand-dollar registered bonds.

Phis authority in given in advance of the Enactment. in view of the pressing contingencies. and you are directed tp hasten memorandum for your guidance in pre-

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Representative Henry U. Johnson, of [Indiana, created a scene of disorder in the House Monday by a vehement speech

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rind protest against further waste of tim» the country is desirous of action :n details of tariff bill. Trie chairman of

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the of the whole, Mr. Sherof New York, endeavored for ten minutes to suppress Mr. Johnson, who refused to take his seat and continued, with jiin appearance of great anger and vio'nee, to protest along the lines originally (stated. The more the chairman pounded nn his desk the higher rose the voice of |Mr. Johnson. The irate representative could be heard distinctly over the noise

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nd of the exceedingly tumultuus scene. House was in an uproar the time he began talking to tho lime he suddenly sat down, which was [when he saw Mr. Sherman make a move call Speaker Reed. Seeing Mr. Johnson ake his seat, Mr. Sherman resumed his ffavel, whereupon Mr. Johnson again broke loose. This time his voice was in shriek, and he repelled, with angry gestures and vocal volleys, all efforts aoking to his pacification. Believing that tie was powerless to induce Mr. Johnson •o quiet down. Chairman Sherman sent or Speaker Reed, who appeared a monont later and glared at the Indiana nember as though he were about to eat aim. The chairman surrendered the gavel to the Speaker, but before the chair had a chance to say a word, Mr. Johnson subsided and remained as peaceful as lamb. As noon as order was restored, however, he again arose in his seat and Jxplained what he had done and why. pis manner was as calm as a May-morn-ing and his voice without the trace of jnger. The Speaker assumed a concilialory manner and gave the House a lecture, telling the members to be good boys nd to do the besf they could. ta.Ung pare not to be disapopinted if perfection

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COXDHXSl',1) 1)1 SIWTCIIE3.

The Panama scandals will again be |eni.ilated. [Emlgrnfion from Germany is falling: off paterialiy. Illie farmers' and Merchants' Bank of rails. Texas, suspended. (William T. Adams, the writer, known as fOiiver Optic," is dead. [England is preparing to send 60,000 roops to South Africa. |The house has completed but fourteen the 162 pages of the tariff bill. (Representative Walker, of Massaehuftts, has Introduced two bills affecting he currency. {Congressman Slayden, of the San Anfcnio (Tex.) district, will vote with the |epi!blicans on the tariff. [The statement of the condition of the |easury shows: Available cash balance, pH.J18.801: gold reserve, $151,777 770 ^Representative Shafroth, of 'Colorado. E8

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B«»ao Warning.

j» llliam L. Moore, chief of the Weather fcreau, has issued a bulletin warning |e people on tho lower Mississippi from fclena to Vicksburg that the river will 'n"e,to

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living in districts formerly overbed to prepare for the worst.

OX THE FRONTIER.

GIIliKIC MSG IONS RKADY TO CllOSS INTO TUIUiKY AT ANY TI31R

Crown Prtneo Constantino Arrives nt Lurlssn uiui Is Given An Ovation—War aCertainty.

London cable: A dispatch from Larlssa, Greece, says that Crown Prince Constantine, comrnander-in-chief of the Greek army in Thessaly, his wife, the Princess Sophia Prince Nicholas of Greece and the Princess Marie, of Greece, arrived at Larlssa, yesterday. The whole garrison was under arms to receive the crown prince and his party. The streets were thronged with people and gaily decorated with flags, the window were filled with spectators and many ladles threw flowers in the path of the princess. The crown prince was welcomed by the superior military and civil authorities, and later Prince Constantlne, amid the enthusiastic acclamation of the crowd3 present, reviewed the troops which were drawn up at the railroad station, while the princesses proceeded to the cathedral, where a Te Deum was sung. Thence they went to the palace, in front of which two batteries of artillery and a squadron of cavalry were stationed.

A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Larissa says that the school-boys there are being armed with rifles, bayonets and ammunition. It is no uncommon sight to see lads of thirteen and fourteen fully equipped.

The Times correspondent at Rome says that the view entertained in Italian official circles as to the outcome of the Graeco-Cretan affair is pessimistic in the extreme, ljlttle, if any hope is expressed that a conflict between the Greeks and Turks can be averted by the powers.

The Times publishes a dispatch fronr its special correspondent at Larissa, the headquarters of the Greek army in Thessaly, which says that ten thousand Greeks have been stationed at the east end of the frontier, with their base at Rapsani, on the hillsides north of the Vale of Tempo. From this point they are watching the Turkish positions from Platamona to Elassona. The Vale of Tempe itself is not fortified, as the Greek lino is drawn from ten to twenty miles further north. Indeed, the Greek force has no fortified lines In Thessaly. The Greeks seem to consider themselves only in the light of an invading force, and not as a force occupying a territory likely to bo invaded. As a result of this, they could not stop a victorious army anywhere north of Thermopylae. They are relying too little upon material defenses.

A dispatch to the Times from Salonica says: "Within a few days Edhem Pasha (the Turkish commander on the Greek frontier) will have under his command li'0,000 men, which will constitute his army of soldiers. 1 was specially struck with the rapid strides the Turkish organization has made v.'lthin the last year in regard to military railways and hospitals. Within a month 152 trains have traversed Salonica. An infant system which has stood such a strain is worthy of the highest praise. Thirty torpedoes have been laid across the bay from Cape Kara. The large supply of ammunition here and at Constantinople is being supplemented by German consignments."

The correspondent also says that everything at Salonica indicates that the situation is becoming more and more critical. Fifty thousand men are now encamped around Elassona and there are three hundred Krupp guns between Elassona and Arta.

Mlt. THOMPSON'S SHORTAGE

lJy State Statistician's Own Statement He Has Misappropriated $3,394.72,

Governor Mount has made ptabllc all the documents relating to the investigation of the office of State Statistician S. J. Thompson. By the Statistician's own statement his misappropriations amount to $2,394.72. By direction of the Governor he has paid back into the State treasury the sum of $1,250, and has deposited with the Auditor of State the sum of $1,144.72, to be held to his credit until May 1, In order that he may have an opportunity to search for papers that will throw some light upon the expenditure of the money. The Governor has not yet asked for Mr. Thompson's resignation but may yet do so. Mr. Thompson is liable to indictment and may be prosecuted under existing statutes for embezzlement of public funds.

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The State Board of Education Thursday elected W. E. Henry, professor of English literature in Franklin College. State Librarian, to succeed Mrs. Emma L. Davidson. The meeting was held behind closed doors, and it was announced after adjournment that on the final bal lot Mr. Henry had received the unani mous vote of the board. The candidates for the place were Mrs. E. L. Davidson, Mrs. Marvin, B. Wilson Smith, W. E.' Henry, W. W. Pfrimmer. C. E. Shafer, C. T. Dollarhide, Miss Frances Smith, W. W. Spangier, Miss Mary E. Ahem and T. G. Alford. Mr. Henry is a graduate of Bloomington State University and of tho University of Chicago. In po.itics he has been classed as a Democrat, although, his friends say, he has not been active in behalf of any party.

Gladstone a Wheelman.

"William Ewart Gladstone has learned to ride a wheel, and some of the young fellows may find it no easy matter to keep pace with the active old man. Mr. Gladstone is more than a rider—he Is an enthusiast. He was always a devotee of exercise. In London he invariably walks whore younger men ride in cabs, and is a striking figure on the streets. When in the country he chops down trees, and now, in his eighty-seventh year, he has added wheeling to his outdoor pursuits. He writes to a friend in London stating that he has mastered the wheel.

Richmond and Munoie Police Board*. Governor Mount has announced the following boards of police commissioners:

Richmond—Isaac A. Gorman, republican, James G. Martin, democrat A. G. Ogborn, republican.

Muncle—Victor E. Sllverburg. democrat L. D. Thomas, republican, anf J. B. Cammack, republican.

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GOMEZ'S APPEAL.

THK CUBAN PATlilOT'S EARNEST MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT M'KINIjEY-.

Clinracter of the Spanish Comniunder Shown I'll In JlsTru.. I.ijjhf A l'orniir Letter tov Mr. l«velaAd Made l'lililit.

Chicago special: Thedifcago Record says: Mr. C. E. Crosby, w.tiose letters to the Record have appeared over the slgnature of "Don Carlos," jj»ined the army of Gen. Gomez early in. February, having made his way through 6fte Spanish lines after secretly communicating with the rebel governor of the province of Santa Clara, and receiving {yam him an armed

escort to the headquarters of the Cuban !-'a

commander. A letter- from the Record's Havana correspondent, Crittenden Marlott, gives the information that some of Mr. Crosby's correspondence has fallen into the hands of ehe- Spaniards and thu Spanish authorities- have been trying to seize him, descriptions of his personal appearance being sent broadcast througli the province of Santa Clara. His law! dispatch was received March 21, having been written in- the camp of Gen. Coma, near Arroya Blanco, where he is rt»w reported to Vave been killed.

If Mr. Crwby has really paid witjt his life for his courage and enterprise- the readers of the Record gain from hiln as an earnest o*f his ability as a corros-spo-nd-ent knowledge of the remarkable, letter which was sent by Gen. Gomez

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ident Cleveland and which either went astray or was kept secret by its- recipient^ as well as of this later communication. which probably arrived at che White House Sunday night. The following Is the letter: "IN Tlt'E FIELD. "NEAR SANCTI ESPERITU. .Mar. 1. "The Hon. William MeKiitfey. President of the United States of America: "Sir—Gen. Weyler has. arrived in this district of Sancli Esperitu with a numer-

we knew fiiu.ii and wa cxpected them. We tliem, but there was no proof of it accept it fill as a fresh sacrifice on the I altar of Ctlbtih Independence. It is loglcal that such should be the conduct of the nation that expelled the Jews and the Moors that instituted and built up the terrible Inquisition that established the tribunals of blood in the Netherlands that annihilated the Indians and exterminated the first settlers of Cuba that assassinated thousands of her subjects in the wars of South American independence, and that filled the cup of iniquity in tho last war in Cuba. 'But not to pause at the holy and venerable hearth, personification of all most peaceful and most noble nor at women, emblem of weakness nor at children, overwhelming symbol of Inoffensive innocence. To bring upon these destruction, ruin and murder, constant and cruel -ah, sir, how horrible this is. The pen f:«41s from my hand when I think of it, and I doubt at times human nature In contemplating, with my eyes dim with tears, so many hearths outraged, so many children cruelly and uselessly destroyed by the Spanish columns. 'The Spanish, unable to exercise acts of sovereignty over the interior of Cuba, have forced the peasants to concentrate in villages, where it is hoped misery will force them to serve in the armies of a government which they ab:ior. Not only are these unhappy ones forced to abandon the only means by which they can live not only are they forced to die of starvation, but they are branded as decided supporters of our arms and against them, their wives and children, is directed -i fearful and cruel persecution. 'Ought such facts to be tolerated by a civilized people? Can human power, forgetting the fundamental principles of Christian community, permit these things to go on? Is it possible that civilized people will consent to the sacrifice of unarmed and defenseless men? Can the American people view, with culpable indifference, the slow but complete extermination of thousands or innocent Americans? No, you have declared that they cannot that such acts of barbarity ought not to be permitted nor tolerated. 'Knowing this. I today, frankly and legally appeal to you. and declare that I cannot completely prevent the acts of vandalism that I deplore. It docs not suffice that I protect tho families of Cubans who join us. and that my troops, following the example of civilization, respect and put at Immediate liberty prisoners of war, cure and restore tho enemy's wounded and prevent reprisals. 'Ah, sir, the vicissitudes of this cruel struggle have caused much pain to the heart of an old and unfortunate fat?n»r, bbi nothing has made me suffer so

as ttto horrors which I recite, unless it la to cce that you remain indifferent to Say to the Spaniards that they nj.ty struggle with us and treat us as they please, but that they must respect the pacific population that they must not outrage nor butcher innocent children. 'Tlie- American people march at tho head of the western continent and they should not longer tolerate the cold and systematic assassination of defenseless Americans, lest history impute to them a participation in those atrocities. Your conduct will be based solidly on the Monroe doctrine, for this cannot refer only to. usurpation of American territories, and not ta the defense of the people of America against European ambitions. It cannot mean to protect American soil and leave its- helpless dwellers exposed ti, the cruelties of a sanguinary and despotic European power.

Crown your honorable history of a noliie act Oi Christian charity. Say to Spain that murder ncnist stop, that cruelty must cease and put the stamp of your authority on what you say. Thousands of hearts will call down eternal benedictions on your memory, and God. the Supremely Merciful, will see in it the most meritorious work of your entire life. I am your humble servant. m. GOMEZ.'

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Ilio Kx-Pr«sidont'I.crtnres to Ann Arbor Student* ami Is Given a Geueruiu

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Ann Arbor. Mich., special: Ex-Presl-dent Harrison was given an enthusiastic welcome by the students of the University of Michigan when he lectured on "Some Hindrances to Law Reforms." Genera} Harrison did not attempt so. much to indicate needed reforms as to point out reasons why certain reforms, such as a revision of corporation laws and reform in tax methods, are not accomplished. He said, in part:

Lnder our loose laws corporations have greatly multiplied until now we have corporations engaged in conducting almost every form of manufacturing and

ous army. lie comes not to fight nor to mercantile adventure. The persons incxpose his strength lo the forces with forested are very numerous and of more which I defend these parts, but as a sail- I than the average influence. This will guinary and cruel goneral. who will avoid clearly be thrown against any destruc-

combats and spread crime and desolation everywhere. He comes to murder the peasants in the field to kill the children, and to drive our persecuted and outraged women to the woods, leaving their homes to be burned, their hearths violated and their gardens destroyed. "With this, permit me to send you a copy of a letter which I had the honor to send your predecessor in office, Mr. Grover Cleveland. It is the hope that it jnay move you to sacred action that induces me to take up my pen to trouble you.

Tlie Lcttor of Fob. 0. '"SANCTI ESPERITU, Feb !).

'Mr. Grover Cleveland, President of the United States: "Sir—Permit a man whose soul is torn within him by the contemplation of innumerable crimes to raise his voice to tho supreme chief of a free, cultivated and powerful people. 'I will not speak of the Cubans in arms. No, I raise my voice only in the name of unarmed Americans, victims of a frightful cruelty. I rais? it in the name of weakness and of innocence sacrificed with forgetfulness of the elementary principles of humanity and the eternal maxims of Christian morality. 'Our struggle with Spain has an aspect very Interesting to that humanity of which you are so noble an example, and to this aspect I wish to call your Illustrious attention. But you know it isnot Cuba alone, it is America, it Is all Christianhood, it is all humanity, that sees itself outraged by Spain's horrible bai% barity. 'The Spanish struggle with desperation and they arc ashamed to explain the methods they employ in this war. But

live or restrictive legislation. Many disinterested persons will join them. "We must remember, first that the people have r.ot only authorized, but invited the organization of and the investment in these corporations second, that tlie bankruptcy of any legitimate business is a public injury third, that wo must take things as our unwisdom or that of our fathers had made them. 1 he work of reforming our corporation laws Is not for apprentices. Most of our legislative sessions are short. Tho members sit amid political and social distractions and the members have neither the time nor the mental frame for great constructive work in legislation. "A way must be devised to place corporations under the proper restraint and to bring to the tax roll the vast aggregate of untaxed personal property, but it will never be accomplished by the impulsive hodge-podge methods of sixty-day legislatures." a—

A FAKE (STORY.

Two Members of the Notorious iiender aisiily Said to Have Been Found.

Chlllicothe, O., special: Detective Geo. W. Caldwell makes the startling statement that Kate and Jake Bender, two members of the notorious family who murdered nine people near Independence, Kan., over twenty years ago, are now hiding in this county. He has them located and wiil arrest tliem a? soon r.s he hears from the authorities in Kansas. After killing Dr. York, their last victim, the Benders disappeared and nothing was hejrrd of them until now. It was thought

by some that tlie vigilantes had killed

A C. Initial Opnrat ion.

New York special: Dr. AVIlllam II. Hanford, of 8a Lfeo avenue, Brooklyn, and Mrs. Estella Bank#, nurse, were arrested and held in $10,000 and $2,000 bail, respectively, on the charge of being implicated in the death of Fannie Alward, a young actress of the "Star Gazer" company, which occurred on last Thursday.

THE MARKETS.

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Lord Salisbury's visit to France has led to a rare guessing contest as to the purport of the trip.

HELB FOR A RAISE.

WABASIF COHN HELD FOR A RISE IX MARKETS ANI) SOLD BECAUSE OF A RISE IN

THE RIVER,

Held Fosv Rijio—Ad Uudergronnd River —An Oweiiahurg Sensation—A Negro Tara*d and Feathered—General

Indiana News.

Held For a Raise.

Terro- Haute special: The steamer Rackets came In last evening, with ,6,000 bushels at corn for Hudnut's mills. There Is a story back of this cargo, which is recalled by the fact that the entire consignment comes from one farmer, and tlia£ thij3 same farmer has one or two more such consignments yet in store. The farmer in question is John G. Schryes, who owns a large tract of fertile bottom land about thirty miles down the Wabash.

Some four or five years ago he was offered 50 cents a bushel for his corn, for which he is now receiving 19 cents, but ho imagined he saw a still bigger price In view, and declined to sell. The result was that prices struck a decline, and he has ever since held, not only that year's crop, but all tho intervening ones, until his accumulations have reached the mammoth total of thirty or forty thousand bushels.

The grain was stored in cribs along the river banks, in rows and blocks, until it had the appearance, at a distance, of a miniature city.

Schryer steadfastly declared that he would never sell, until corn came back to 50 cents, and it is hard to tell how long he would have kept his resolution had it not been for the recent floods. The high waters then threatened to sweep away his hoardings of years, and one pen was so completely undermined that its foundations finally gave way. It so chanced, however, that the side farthest from tlie river broke first, and the corn, instead of pouring into the stream, was emptied out on dry land. When Schryer saw this he declared it was a warning from Providence to delay no longer, and he immediately telegraphed for ,the boat. His entire stock, he says, will 'go now nt market prices. Scliryer's example has also led to the turning loose of a lot of other stored grain, and the Hudnuts have, In the past few days, contracted for 25.000 bushels more, which have lain in pens at Provo's landing for years.

"An Underground River.

A Rushville special says: The underground river brought to light at Moscow, in Orange township, this county, by the late flood continues to attract people. In the rear of William Barlow's yard, situated a few hundred feet from the banks of Flatroek, a few days ago a hole three feet In diameter was noticed. A roaring noise attracted tho owner of tho property to the scene, and he made arrangements to test the depth of this natural welk Procuring 100 feet of strong cord, he attached to it a weight and sank It Into the hole. For forty-five feet tho passage of the sounding cord was free. Then it seemed to land in a subterranean stream of great force and violence. The cord was drawn Into the stream and with great difficulty was it held from being swept away In the rush of waters. Since Its first discovery the surface opening has widened, until now the stability of the Barlow property is threatened. The roar of the stream has grown louder and the denizens of the town are excited over the unusual phenomenon. The water in the opening to the stream snon clears after cach successive cuve-ln and reveals on one side a wall of Stone of the whitest color, extending down to the subterranean river. The breach between this perpendicular wall and the side opposite, composed of clay, is widening as tho latter succumbs.

An Owen.ibarj .Sensation.

It has leaked out that Miss Mary FineS,daughter of Abel Fines, a well-known farmer, was murdered at Owensburg Saturday, by a lover who had betrayed her. The betrayer's name is Henry Lancaster. Saturday, the girl's paients were away from home and Lancaster visited her with the purpose of performing an operation. He made a bungling attempt and the girl bled to c*v.ath. Her parents arrived home before she died, but she was too weak to tell them anything. Lancaster tried to escape, but was arrested, Sunday evening, while crossing the cemetery In which the girl had beea buried a few hours before. The glrt'ts father threatens to shoot Lancaster the first time he sees him.

A Negro Tarred and Feathered. Lawrenccburg special: Tar and feathers wits the reward meted out to Leo Kennedy, a colored man Hi Lawrenceburg, formerly Of Indianapolis, last week, when he was releafcod from the jail. He was put In on charge of taking undue liberties with a servant fcirl. A case could not be made aginst him, but three masked men seized him as soon as he had walked some distance from the jail and led him to the woods, where he saw a fire burning brightly. He thought they were going to torture him to death with flames. A bucket of tar was on the fire. After a coat was spread over his naked body a feather tick was cut open and he was further adorned. Then he was turned loose. Ills torturers are free.

The Ft. Wayne Tragedy.

Ft. Wayne special: Miss Mae Hall, a party to the Hall-Colerick tragedy, left for Walla Walla, Wash., Monday noon, with her mother. Many went to the train to see her go. The tragedy is still a mystery. Miss Hall told the coroner the story she h^d told before. She was visiting a Mrs. Planting, on Thursday evening of the tragedy, and was to spend the night with her. but went home to get the mail. There she found a note from Colerick saying he would call that evening. She read the newspapers while waiting. She fainted and that is the last she remembers. She said she did not remember Colerlck entering the house and knows nothing of his doath. She was much surprised when she was told that she was found In her night dress and that Colerick was in his underclothes. The explanation accepted by most people in Ft. Wayne now Is that she fainted and that Colerlck found her In this condition and fainted himself while trying to rovivs

her. Physicians and the city bacteriologist disagree as to the cause of Colerick's death. The latter examined the stomach and found no evidence of poisoning. This supports the theory of asphyxiation.

ANew Oil (Vnter.

"Warren special: With the opening spring the hopes of this town may ba realized on a small scale, at least, as ai* oil center. Attention was attracted to the territory lying just south of Warren, in Jefferson township, Huntington county, last fall by a well drilled by Cook & Co., on the John Karriger farm, in Section 35. There had been some operating in that territory previously, but not until the Cook well came in big and held up at around 100 barrels per day did the field get much attention from operators. This was In November, and before Christmas leasers had covered tlie territory pretty well. Slowly the Held was widened until it now lias the apeparanoe of being tho coming section of the Indiana field this Eprlng. The Buckeye Pipe Line Company will open a purchasing office In this place about th^ first of the month, under tho supervision of Mr. W. E. Gates.

A FftrniTi "Combine .'

Howard county farmers have formed an organization that is attracting wide attention. It is known as the "Farmers' Exchange" and is in the nature of a combine. The organization contemplates an entirely new method of disposing of tho products of the farm. The constitution provides for tlie appointment of a county agent whose duty It shall be to buy and sell for all tlie members of the combine. The agent will have two large entry books, one of which will contain a list of the articles placed In his hands for sale, the other to record the commodities the members desire to purchase. Whenever possible an exchange of products will be made, thus avoiding the unnecessary and expensive method of buying and selling and shipping out and in. Tha agent is allowed a fee of 10 cents for each entry and an additional small commission at the option of the seller. The agent la required to inform himself on freight rates at all points, reccive daily quotations from all available markets in short, thoroughly equip himself for an economical and business-like handling ot the hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of goods placed In his keeping, The agent will open an office in Kokomo and heavy bond is required for the faithful performance of duty. The most prominent farmers In the county are at, tho head of the movement. Farmers alono are eligible to membership.

Died From n'oho llleed

Arthur Mock, aged 12, of Hartford City, died of nose bleeding. The bleeding began six months ago and continued almost every day since that time. He became so weak that he finally gave up hla life. His father, Jas. M. Mock, Is owner of the Hartford City foundry and machine company.

A Wltneu* Skip*.

The trial of the bribery case which grew out of the Crum-Evans "green goods" case began last week at Marlon. Monday was spent in selecting a Jury. Attorney L. D. Baldwin is the first ol the accused to be tried. One of tho state's main witnesses was Phlneas Howard. He was subpoenaed, Saturday, but when he did not appear, Monday, an officer was sent after him. It was found that he had left, supposedly for Iowa. Ha was counted on to testify thi't lio had been employed to "fix" a juror In tho Crum-Evans case. It was decided to have them brought down for the trial, but the friends of Evans succeeded In opposing this. They argued that the

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ence of Evans with his beard cut oft would be a great disgrace to his relatives.

INDIANA ITEMS.

Since March 1, 38 untagged dogs have been asphyxiated in South Bend. Nine were redeemed. •F.CVi T. M. Gould has just closed a five yedrs'' term of

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church at Elwood. R. B. UrqUart, Of gouth End, is dead of consumption. He was a member of the WCSt Point class of 1S94.

The WhitaUer family, of Crawfordsville, have "learned" that they are heirs to $6,000,000 in the Bank of England.

As Clinton county will have no fair, next fall, citizens are urging that the grounds be turned into a public park.

Wm. Berry, aged 15, of Jeffersonvlllo, quarreled with Jesse Monroe at the latter's home, Monday, and stabbed him In the heart.

Honey Creek, White county, bonds which were Issued last fall have been sold to a Toledo firm. They amount to $22,500 and bear 5 per cent. Interest.

A fad at Muncle Is the calico ball. Ladies wear calictt dresses. This has the advantage of fcivlng everybody tho same show. None of ihttc aire dcco'llette.

Alderman Cooper charged the police of Crawfordsvllle with going lii pal fa fthd going to the theater too much. A strict set of files governing the actions of these 'Individuals has been prepared.

Necessity of Sleep for Brain Worker*. Some people roquiro more sleep thaa ./thers. The more nervous the temperament tho more sleep is required. Sleep is better than any stimulant. all those who worlc mentally would take time in the middle of the day say for half an hour and would accustom themselves to go to sleep, they would find that they would wear better, last longer and do their work much better. Sleep is a remedial agent. Brain workers require more sleep than physical workers.

No Confuting Kiiflronment.

Miss Edith (to evening caller) "When 1 write I have' to be entirely alone, and have everything quiet, eo I here will be nothing to disturb my thoughts. I don't see how any one can dictate to an Amanuensis*"

Mr. Goodfellovv—"It's very easy. dictate all my business letters." "You do? And don't your thoughts itften wander from the subject until you lind yourself unable to proceed?" "Oh, no. My typewriter is a man." Yew York Week'y.

The next total eclipse of the sun vill not take place until tha twenty* first century.