Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 5 January 1894 — Page 7

GLORIOUSLY:AQQ ITTED,

Mike Price Declared Not Guiltylof Provoking Mrs. James Maloney.

The triai of Mike Price, for provoking Mrs. JameB Maloney, pacKea the Mayor office Tharsday like a

a

"gentB'

Beats

only"

show, and the proceedings were eagerly devoured by the ecandal-hnngry gang in attendance. Michael with a skinned faoe andja general look of injured innocence, sat beside his attorney, M. W. Bruner, while Mr. and Mrs. Maloney occupied

by acting prosecutor, J. L.

Shrum. After the usual red tape and monkey business, Mrs. Maloney took the stand and swore that Michael had been a most relentless persecutor of her. He had made it a business to follow her about the streets and spy upon her actions.". He had frequently followed her as far as the corner of Washington and Pike. On or about November 25, she stated, that he had been particularly obnoxious and had followed her to half a dozen places in the business portion of the town, awaiting for her always upon the outside of the stores and dropping gracefully in her wake when she reappeared. He had his hands meekly folded in front of him and his nose was poked high in the air as he occasionally sniffed the tainted breeze wiih an air of insolent disdain. Finally, so Mrs, Maloney declared, that she could endure the persecution no longer and spoke to him in no uncertain tones regarding the matter. Michael merely shook his head in

sanctified manner. Mrs. Maloney's brother-in-law corroborated her testimony, and the prosecutor closing, the defense began to grind the grist with the fair faccd defendant in the hopper. Michael denied havicg followed Mrs. Maloney or even having thought of her. The court upon the conclusion of the testimony acquitted the defendant.

Mr. Maloney was immediately arrested and taken before Justice Ohumasero to prove why ha should not be bound over to keep the peace. Mr. Maloney was up to snuff, however, and caused consternation in the Philistine camp by taking a change of venue to Wayne township.

SUBURBAN WEDDING.

Marriage of Ira 0. fiemley and Miss Jennie Hathaway Consummated Last Thursday Evenma

A pretty home wedding was solemnized Thursday evening at the suburban residence of Ambrose Bemley, the contracting parties being Mr. Ira Clayton Remley and Miss Jennie Hathaway. The deoorations of the residence were unusually elaborate and beautiful, rare artistic skill being evidenced in the work of adornment. Plants, cut flowers and vines were displayed in profusion and tbe effect was quite striking. Almost seventy guests were present, and at the appointed hour Miss Brown, of Alamo, who officiated at the piano, began playing the wedding march and to this the wedding party entered. The bride and groom were preceded by Mr. Albert Brant, the best man, and Miss Rose Parker, the maid of honor. The ceremony, beautifully impressive, was performed by Rev. R. S. Inglis in his most happy manner, and immediately upon its conclusion all adjourned to the refreshment rooms, where an elaborate collation was served. After the refreshments congratulations were extended and the evening pleasantly passed in social converse. Mr. and Mrs. Remley were made the recipients of many beautiful and useful presents.

Friday at noon a large dinner party in honor of the bride and groom was given at the home of the groom's father, Mr. William Remley. The affair proved a most delightful one for all present. Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Remley will reside at Wesley and begin their married life under the most happy and auspicious circumstances. Both are most excellent and worthy young people and THE JOUKNAL unites with their friends in extending congratulations.

i'rom fountain.

Elijah Vory Brookshire will go up the flume in defeat next fall if he is not knocked off his perch by his party in convention assembled. But it looks now as if he would be slaughtered in the stalls of his party, and Vory is be coming somewhat of that opinion himself. For some time past he has had his tools going about the district looking after his fences. When his emissaries landed in Fountain county they found the rough winds of adversity blowing rather strong in Elijah's direction, and although the stay was short, their enthusiasm was considerably chilled and they left with a feeling that Vory's chestnuts will fall in the early frosts.—Spence's Covington Paper.

—Dr. J. L. Campbell has returned from a meeting of the Indiana World's Fair board. Dr. Campbell reports that Indiana's expenses will be defrayed from the original allowance and the legislature will not have to vote an extra allowance,

A FORESHADOWING. .V

Tbe Provoke Trial of WesI'PurseeJ Elicits More Interesting: Testimony. Friday morning Wes Pursee, of Sugar Creek township, was arraigned in the mayor's court for provoking Mrs. WmColeman. Mrs. Coleman is the divorced wife of the Wm. Coleman who lives just over the line in Boone county and who is now eueing his wife for damages alleged to have been done by her malicious trespass. He accuses her of burning his house and barns, poisoniDg his hogs and committing other depredations. Mrs. Coleman until recently lived with the Pureee family and their relations ended in a great big row. Parsee came upon her land to gather some corn he claimed and this Coleman appearing ordered him off. He cursed her terribly and this led to his arrest. At the trial that morning he went after her in a rough shod manner. He coolly stated that she had of ^en importuned him to purchase arsenic in order that she might poison her divorced husband's hogs. He declared that he ..had refused and that she had finally made a trip to Illinois in order to purchase the

poison.

She

came back and exhibited the same to him. Mrs. Coleman entered a denial to the story. Pursee was found guilty of provoke and was duly fined §5 and costs.

In regard to the poisoning of hogs by arsenic it might be of interest to the parties concerned to learn that hogs are not affected by the drug known as arsenic. They appear, on the contrary, to thrive on it.

Installed.

On Dec. 28, 188G, Darlington Lodge, No. 159, K. of P., was instituted at this place with a membership of twentythree, in the I. O. O. F, hall. They have continued to hold their weekly meetings in said hall, growing in strength and numbers, with one aim in view—that of a home of their own. On their seventh anniversary, Dec. 29, their aim was accomplished by their meeting in and dedicating one among the best and finest castle halls in the State. Invitations had been issued to neighboring lodges and numerous citizens, and before the hour of opening the hall was crowded. Prompt lv at 7:30 W. B. Mount, C. rapped to order and after a few preliminaries introduced the grand officers, who immediately took their places as follows: J. E. Watson, G. C., who had the thing in charge, with Frank Bowers, G. K. of R. & S. V. E. Craig, G. Prel. A. E Marshall, G. P. C. Albert Mullen, G. V. C. R. T. M. Giffin, G. M. at A. The dedication services were gone through with interspersed with beautiful music by the quartette selected for the occasion. The grand chancellor was then called on and he delivered one of the finest speeches for the order ever delivered in Darlington, explaining its beau ties and the three cardinal principles of the same, and certainly doing muoh to do away with the prejudice of the country against the so called secret orders and satisfying all that he is a regular Eli. The lodge is to be congratulated on its success, as it now has a membership of 106 of the flower of the country and now that they have got a home may they continue to grow and prosper in the future as they have in the past is the wish of S. S. M.

A Basket Supper.

A basket supper was held the Iagersoll Corner school building Thursday night to secure money to buy lamps for the church. The ladies made the supper, conducted by J. P. Clodfelter, and was a success, although the crowd was somewhat noisy. The rose bowl for the prettiest lady was awarded to Miss Rebecca Moffett. The shaving mug for the ugliest man was given to C. E. Ellis. The net proceeds of tiie evening were $10.09. Those who made the sup per thank those who contributed baskets and finance for their assistance.

A Remarkable Likeness.

R«v. T. B. McClain, of Anderson, has been visiting his brother, Rev. D. P. McClain for the past week. The two gentlemen are twinB and their remarkable resemblance has occasioned several interesting incidents. Tbe latter has been an invalid for many years and is now at

(home

bedfast. Bat when tbe

former appeared on the streets nearly everyone mistook him for his sick brother. Many congratulated him on his recovery and one man was deeply offended bemuse he was not recognized.

MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Ira C. Remley and Jennie,Hathaway.

—J. J. Mills has returned from Kalamozoo, Mich., and reports that his client, Louis Paquet, was bound over in the sum of $2,000. His relatives did not furnish the bail and rather gave out the impression that they had gone back on the nimble fingered young man. The trial of Mr. Paquet will occur in February.

LINDEN*

Kill Duiikle was in Crawfordsvillo on Tuesday. M. E. Holliday has moved his store up near the center of town. ill .McCoy, of Crawfordsvillo. lias been doing some painting and paperhanging- here.

Chas. Waterman, so long- nightman here at the Junction, was here this week visiting friends.

James Abney. wife and children, of Indianapolis, visited the family of Ed Tyre during the holidays.

Hie livery barn has secured the services oi .las. Oliver, an old hand at the business. James Dickey retiring.

O. I). Thomas is retitting his old store room on the corner. Why not some one start a clothing store here. have have two meat shops here now. A. I). Areheyhas started a shop in company with' James Jordan as cutter and salesman.

There are so many gatherings that people cannot attend them all. We would like to have met with Co. K. with Kegt. Ind. Vol. 1 nf. on, the 3d,,but con 1 not. .'f

I-riends of J. S. Hcnnett. met at his house on Xcw Year's day anil ate turkey and other »'ooil thing's. Among those present was I Sard Washburn, of Star City, a nephew.

The l-\ and A. M. installed ollicers as follows: A. R. Krinson. W. ,M.: A. C. Shohe. S. W.: A. I). Archev. L. W.: Hob .Martin, t.reas. J. K". l'arker. sec.: Evan Shelby. S. I). (). W. Sting-ley. .1. I).: \\. A. Loiland and (ieo. Harnett, stewards: Joel Conrad. Tyler. 11 seems that some who were such good (iood Templars a few years ago now patronize places they then agreed not to. It may be that tliey wish to help pay the fines that have been put on some for selling liquor to minors. Some go in the front and some the back or side door. They should remember their obligation.

NK1V ltlVHMONJ).

School re-opened Tuesday morningwith a full attendance. Miss l-'annio Maringer. of Jamestown, is visiting the family of (). E Kelley. 1*. M. Hrown has disposed of his undertaking- establishment to Samuel Tribby.

Miss Nannie Shepherd, of Crawfordsville. spent the holidays with .Miss Min­

The panic party at llollin's hall last Saturday night was a g-rand success. Every man in the house was fined by tlie stern Mrs. Judge for communicating- some breach of the rules, and if he was discreet enoug-h to break no rules he was given a double portion for the offense of committing- no offense.

There is a long felt howling- want here for a dry g-oods store. We have enough general stores. What we want is a full line of fancy dress g-oods. There is an elegant room in the most favorable location in the town for rent. ho will be the fortunate man ,tp lay hold of this g-rand opportunity.

A very pleasant episode occurred at the Christian Sunday school last Sunday afternoon. After the close of the lesson and after the old corps of officers had been unanimously re-elected, the superintendent. P. M. Brown, was presented with a beautiful silver cup and saucer, elegantly chased and engraved with the inscription: '-C. S. S. to P. M. Hrown. Jan. 1. lS'.M." This was a fitting recognition of Mr. Hrown efforts as superintendent of the school. When he began his term last spring: the average attendance was about fifty pupils, and now under his leadership it has attained an average of over one hundred.

POSSUM RIDGE.

I nele Jonathan Vancleave is better. W. J. Miles killed .liogs Wednesday. Joseph Easley visited at W. J. Miles' Sunday.

Joel (J. Deer was in New Market Tuesday. Hullard Smith is helping S. G. Whit-ting-ton cut wood.

Elias -Smith visited at (J. W. Whit-ting-ton's last Sunday. Nathaniel Dowden and wife visited at James Smith's last week.

Nathaniel Dowden visited at" 1" ricle Jonathan Vancleave's Friday. Simon Davis was at nndy (ialey's shooting match last Saturday.

Joe Dowden visited at Abijali Duwden's. near Garfield, last week. Hill Dowden. of near (iartield. visited in this neighborhood last week.

Charlie Smith and Tyre Whitting-ton aie cutting- wood for 11. Whittiiitfton.

John Smith visited James Rice's, near Newtown, the fore part of last week, returning home Tuesday.

Miss Sofa Todd will tinish teaching the term of school at Green selmoK formerly taught by Prof. Wvuus. ol Waveland.

Phillips IJrooks* S:icec»KBor.

Rev." William Lawrence, S. T. D., the successor of Phillips Brooks as bishop of the Episcopalian diocese of Massachusetts, has been deau of the theological 6chool of his church at Cambridge i'or

RKV. WILLIAM LA WHENCE,

the past four years and a professor in tlio same institution for 10 years. He is about 43 years old and was graduated from Harvard in 1871, taking a subsequent course in theology at Andover and Cambridge. He is of one of the best families of Massachusetts and himself a native of the state. He married a granddaughter of Bishop Parker, and they have three daughters and one son.

THE DARK SIDE.

Partial List of the Distinguished Dead of 1893.

THE LOSS OF LIFE BY DISASTERS,

Over 11,000 Killed in liatlle, ami 60,000 l'crlslietl from Cliolera —Klrcs Destroyed l'rojiert.v Valued at SIMM,OOO.OOO—

Murders, Hangings, Kir.

(1RKAT Xl'.XnS GONE.

Like its predecessors, lS'.il and 1S92, the year just closed has been remarkable for the long list o£ distinguished porsous who have passed away. In religion, science, statesmanship, literature, philanthropy and business, death struck at those who were recognized as the leaders of men.

Losses to Sl-leiM'O. 's

In science Prof. Tyndall stood as one of the foremost men of the times. There are other good names to make the list a long one, but the greatest losses to science after Tyndall were l)rs. Charcot and Clark, the foremost physicians of France and England: Dr. Green, president of the Western Union Telegraph company Craven, inventor of the submarine telegraph Capt. Anderson, who commanded the Great Eastern when laying tlio iirst Atlantic cable Orange Judd, founder aud for a long time editor of the American Agriculturist Decandolle, the French botanist Chiesbreglit, the ISelgian naturalist Oswall, the African explorer who was with Livingstone Iiae, the great arctic explorer Joseph Francis, the inventor of the lifeboat Harvey, the inventor of armor plate.

In Keligion.

Religion lost not only Phillips Brooks but Bishops Kip and Bissel and Prof. Buel, of the Episcopal church Prof Worcester and Dr. Cunningham, of the Presbyterian church Frederick Evans, the Shaker leader Dr. Peabody, of the Unitarian church, aud Philip Scliaff, the authority on church history.

In l'ubllc AfiairB.

From the sphere of public affairs were taken Blaine aud Hayes, Benjamin F. Butler, Chief Justices Lamar and Blatclit'ord, Hamilton Fish, the great secretary of state under President Grant ex-Secre-tary Jeremiah Rusk, of President Harrison's cabinet Gens. Beauregard and Kirby Smith, noted confederate commanders, and Rufus Ingalls, who was the adjutant general of the Army of the Potomac Senator Kenna, of West Virginia Milton Hay, of Illinois ex-Gov. Stone, of Iowa Carter H. Harrison, mayor of Chicago Gen. Doubleday Elliott F. Shepard, editor of the New York Mail and Express, and Senator Stanford, of Cali fornia. In foreign countries were the deaths of Duke Ernst, of Saxe-Coburg--Gotlia Ali bin Sayyid, sultan of Zanzibar Prince Alexander, once prince of Bulgaria Capt. Kerckhovon, of the Congo Free State the earl of Derby in England c.Gonzales, expresident of Mexico MacMalion, expresident of France Jules Ferry, the leading statesman of France Sir Willam McKinnon, who founded the East Africa company Sir John Abbot, ex premier of Canada Lords Morier and Vivian, two of the distinguished English ambassadors Tirard, a former prime minister of France, and Admiral Tryon, of the English navy.

In Literature.

Literature lost Taine, the French critic Parkman, the American historian Mrs. Lamb, founder of the Magazine of American History Delpit, the French novelist De Maupassant, the brilliant French novelist De Mille, the playriglit Minto, the English critic Lucy Larcom, American poet and story writer Symonds, the English litterateur Dr. William Smith, the lexicographer and compiler Collier, the English critic and poet, and Ward Lamon, the biographer of Lincoln.

Philanthropy aiid Commerce. The cause of philanthropy lost Geo. Armstrong, the founder of the great negro and Indian school, Hampton institute Mrs. Lucy Stone, Anthony Drexel and Col. Auch muty, who established the trade schools for poor boys in New York.

The commercial world lost FtuIns Hatch, Allen Manvel, W. S. Mellon and Chauncey i. Andrews.

Arts and tli« Stage-.

The fine arts lost Edwin IJooth, Mrs. Kemble, Mrs. Allen, James E. Murdoch, Annie l'ixley and Mr. Lester, of the stage Gounod and Tscliaikowsky, cmpusers Pattie, the English painter, and Hirc.h, the sculptor. .1 any other names might be added to this ist as men of distinction who closed their earthly careers, but these suffice to show that, while this roll of the dead contains fewer names that were household words than that of 1892, death reaped a rich harvest of greatness.

Record of DlaaHtcrs.

The serious disasters of 18U3 have been as follows: Iu Jantyiry IB wero killed by a railroad accident in Cas tree, France 16 by a mlno disaster at Retchltza, Russia 13 by a railroad collision at Kenizza, Austria 27 in a mlno at Cemo, CoL 30 In a mine In Cornwall: 1,940by tbe burning of a temple In China: BO by an explosion at Loanda, Africa: 49 by a railroad collision at Samara, Russia 10 In a mine at Acerdare, England 130 In a mine at Dux, Austria: 16 by a railroad disaster at Buda Pesth 16 by a similar accident at Wilna, Russia 13 In a mine at Alerce, Mexico, and 150 In a mine at Tokad, Hungary.

In February 18 lost their lives in a mine in Westphalia, £0 by a storm in the Soo Choo Islands, 100 by a flood in Australia, 11 at a fire in I-eipsic, 44 at a fire in Dover, N. H., 10 in a Quarry disaster at Rutland, Vt., 29 by an explosion at Buda Pesth, 27 in a mine at Cartagena. Spain. 15 in a mine at Styrlu, 10 by a drowning accident in the Dneiper river, 8 by the fall of a building on Halsted street, Chicago, and 20 by ft flood in Hungary.

In March 400 perished by flood in Gautemala, l0 by a cyclone In Mississippi, 14 by the collapse of a building at Carlsbad and 15 by a Are at Kaernten, Germany.

In April 25 lives were lost by earthquake in Servla,125 by a cyclone in Kansas and Iowa, 7(1 In a mine at Pont Pridd, Wales, 12 by an explosion at Madrid, 40 by earthquake in ZanLa, 1 by a cyclone in Arkansas, 10 by an explosion al Leadvllle, Col., 16 by a landslide In Panama. •6 by a cyclone in Mississippi, 14 by crib di»

aster in Milwaukee, Wis., 9 in amine at Butte, Mont, 13 by a church pnnio at Naples, 468 by cyclones in Oklahoma aud 70 by a cyclone in Texas.

In May 125 were lost by a flood in Madagascar: 18 by flood in Arkansas 8 by tire at Howoal, Poland 20 by a drowning accident at Saragossa, Spain 10 in a mine at Calumet, Mich. 40 by a river accident iu St Petersburg 20 l»y boiler explosion at Sedan: 9 by Are ikt Troudjhem, Norway: 3,000 by flro at Kara ILi, China 11 by flro at Lake City, Mich. 100 by a landslldo at Vaerdal, Norway, and 24 by a cyclone in Missouri.

Iu June 15 were killed by a oyclono in Arkansas, 18 by Hood in Galicia, 20 in a mine al Eaglo Pass, Tex., 21 by flood in Austria. 24 by tho collapse of Ford's theater building, Washington, D. C., 12 by railroad collision in Nicaragua, 20 by explosion at Athens, 7 by lightning at River Falls, Wis.. »0 by cyclone in Kansas, 140 in a panlq at Borloaglobsk, Russia, and 20 by ex'ploSion in Odessa.

In July 10 persons perished by flood in Louisiana, 130 in a mine in Yorkshire, 20 by a landslide at Schriebor, Ont., 11,000 by floods in China, 8-3 by cyclone in Iowa, 1(5 by tho Cold Storage lire at tho world's fair. 11 by flood in the Tyrol, 12 by a drowning accident in Vienna, 15 by a tornado at Piedmont, Italy, and 50 by an explosion China.

In August 14 lives wero lost by explosion at Kalv, Russia, 9 by explosion at Kiel, 111 by a cloudburst in Styria, 17 by a railroad accident at Cardiff, Wales 50 by a cloudburst in Hungary, 9 by a hotel tiro iti Chicago, 74 by flood in Galicia, 17 by a drowning accident in County Clare, Ireland 50 in amine in Westphalia, 8 in a drowuingaccident at Sutton, England 1,500 by hurricane on the South Atlantic coast.

In September 17 were lost In a drowning accident at Rotterdam, (51 by Hre at Lyonokaml, Japau: 19 in a mine at Sorachi, Japan 11 by a storm in Japun, (SO by a storm in Spain, 30 in a mine at Camborne, England 6:17 by flood In Japan, 50 by a landslide in Japan, 315 by flro at Warsaw, Poland 12 by prairie liro in Oklahoma, and 28 in a mine at Crystal Falls, Mich.

In Obtober 2,241 lost their lives by a storm on tho Louisiana coast 10 in a panic at Parangariem, Mexico 20 by a lire at Koslavl,Russia 30 by tho collapse of a building at RotsofT, Russia 19 by storm oil tho South Carolina ooast: 24 by flood at Tapica, Mexico 100 by a typhoon in China: 100 by a drowning accident in China 16:1 by Hood at Guadalajara, Moxico 8 in a mine in Brussels and 10 by a drowning accident in tbe gulf of Bothnia.

In November 1,557 pcriBlicd in a flood in Japan 50 by a landslide iu Japan 20 by a drowning accident in China 33J by an explosion at Saniaiider, Spain 10 by a drowning accident in New York bay 30 by the anarchist bomb at Barcelona 10 by a railroad disaster in Buenos Ayros 21 by explosion at Brest-Librovsk, Poland 10 by explosion at Odessa 18 by a hurricane on the German coast, 52 in a mine at Airdlie, England, 10 by explosion al at Czernowitz, Austria, 12,000 by earthquake at Kuclmn, Persia, 100 by volcanic eruption near Manill.i, -187 by Hood in Japan, 7 by lire in Dutroit, Mich., 10 by an avulanche in tiie Basses Pyrenees and 10 by a railroad collision at Milan, Italy.

In Decomber 8 wero killed by explosion at Belgrade, 11 iu a railroad collision at. Soshowica, Poland, 23 by collapse of a bridge at Joffersonville, Ind., 15 by a falling building at Prague and 43 a storm in Japan.

Killed in Buttle.

The peace societies will be glad to know that the number killed in battles in 1892 is but 11,481, as compared with 20,521 last year. Tho losses are distributed as follows: Mexican revolution

54-

Egyptian outbreaks 81 Argentine revolution 50 Matabele war in Afrioa 3 05u India rebollion f,s., \,io Liberia

St..

Brazilian revolution

4u

4

4'9i

Honduras revolution '100 Sumatra 40 Uruguay revolution 55 Nicaragua revolution '..'."1 140 South Sea Islands '107 Tonquln revolt

IBO

Franco-Siamese war gjjQ Indian religious riots uy Spanish-Morocco war lbO

Carried Off by JJisease.

The prevailing pestilence during the year, as usual, has been cholera, though its ravagos have been far less fatal than last year, when it numbered 503,341 victims. In 189.1 it is-dMe to estimate about 08,000 victims, about the same number as in 1890 and 1391. The distribution of deaths is as follows:

Russia 31,000 Arabia 10,000 Franco 1,80U Italy 1,750 Crimea 1,000 Roumaula 050

Africa Hungary.... China Germany Galicia Other countries. ..

500 (KJO

l.OJO 300 140 400

No reports have buen received from India. The Transvaal in Africa was swept by an epidemic of fever which carried off 10,000, and tho Samoan islands havo lost 1.000 of'their natives by measles. Tho total fatalities are 00,140.

Aggregate of Casualties.

The complete list of casualties in the Old World and South America, where the loss of life was serious enough to bo reported by telegraph, including those who perished by disease and battle, was 112,390, as compared with 657.217 in 1892. 270,575 in 1891 and 90,080 in 189ft

Various Disasters In the United States. The following table gives the loss of life resulting from various disasters in this country received by mail and telegraphic advices:

Drownings 2,75 Lightning Fires 1,817 Falling bldgs, etc!" Cyclones, storms..4.402 Explosions 777 Total Mines 550

in 18.)-. $, 107

rff

0,038

Railroad Disasters.

Tho loss of life by railroad disasters in !*«,, was 4.003. as compare.! witl:, in 1891 and 3.421 in T.^Tun™'

isoi and 2.7IU in jyuo.

Summary of Disasters.

S®*

f:lr aH

'•fp'"-ted 0.058 lives liavo been lost

on the occun and 21. on tlio laUes and rivers of this country (a total of 0,273, as comnaml ,' i,,! 3,340 in 18.'2. 3.505 h, 1891 and 5,015 ir, Isjoi 4 ft8 by railroads, 34..by disasters In the Old World and South America, and 0,0'iS „v disasters in this coantry. malting in all 52,289, as conin--in-d vy.th 072,710 in 181)2. -83,203 In I Kill, 114,543 in 1

H'M

107.U13 in .cS9, 4,(W7 in 1888, 199,104 in 1887 l-» 791 in 1HM- and 387.403 In 1885. Fires Cost Over 818.S,000,(I00.

The total lire losses for tho year whore the loss In each case was under the $100,(XX) amount were SO .131,h,9, which added to the larger losses niiiUes a t-ran,! total of 5188,350.940, as comnare.l with S150,321,n3. In 1892, #100,047,000 in 1891 Rloa 412,094 in 1890, S M3,9 )2,0r9 in 181:9, $KK) 0W

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tn

1888, 8130,000,000 in 1887 and 5115,000,010 In 188(1. Tlio Hangings.

The number of legal executions In 1893 was 120, as compared with 107 in 1892, 123 in lfioi and 102 in 1890. The record by sUteS and territories Is as follows: Alabama, 11

A

rk»

sas, B. California, 6 Georgia, 10 Illinois HI

I5,entUl:1^y•

Louisiana, 4 Maryland'

10: Massachusetts, 3 Mississippi, 4: Mis'souri, 0 New York, 10

New

Hampshire

New Jersey, 1 North Carolina. I Ztbtl kota, 1: Ohio, 1 Oregon, 1 Pennsylvania, aSouth Carolina, 10: South Dakota, 1 Tennossee, 4: Texas, 13 Virginia, 4: District of Cn. lumbla, I. Of the total number 47 were whites 70 negroes, 2 Indians, 1 Chinaman and 1 woman.' There were 33 executions in the north and #3 In tbo south.

Tiyiichfld,

Judge Lynch has executed durine the tog victims, 166 men and 4 women. The total Dumber shows a falling oil as compared with last year. Tho lynchlngs iu tho various states and territories were as follows: Alabama, 2: Arkansas. 12 Colorado, 1 Florida 8Georgia. 18 Idaho, Illinois, 2: Indiana', 8, Iowa, Kansas, 3 Kentucky, 1| Louisiana, 20, Michigan, 1 Minnesota, 2 Mississippi, 17 Missouri, 4 Montana, 1 North Carolina, 3 North Dakota, 1 South Carolina 13, Tennessee, 14 Texas 8 Virginia. 15- Washington, 1: New Mexico, 0: Indian Territory 5Oklahoma, 4. Of tho total number there were 154 negroes, 30 whites, 6 Mexicans, 7 Indiana and 4 women.

SulcidcH.

The mania for committing suicido in this country is increasing at a startling rato. The "un?!*Lr

of

Per3°ns who have taken their lives

in 1893, as collected from telegraph ™aJ' reports, is 4,436 as compared 3,680 in 1892, 3,331 in 1891, 2,040 In and 2,224 in lb&9, tho total Indeed

and

with 1890 be-

ing much larger than that in any the eleven preceding years. Of this number] 3,578 were males and 858 females. It iai remarkable in this connection that physicians: not only continue to head the list of profes-' slonal persons who have taken thoir own livesbut that tho number is on the increase year by| year. In 1801 there wero 23 physicians and 121 clergymen In 1882, 37 phyai$U\j)£ tjr$ J1 clfrgyr men: while in 1893 therq y^gre 63 physicians and but 8 olergymen. Tlio causes of sulcido were as follows: Desuonildfley 1,913 Unknown... 972 Insanity Domestic infelicity,

Liquor 297 Disappointed love..220 450 IU health 243 246 Business losses 97,

In these 4,430 cases of self murder 1,599 shot themselves, 1,208 look poison, Otl hanged themselves, 391 drowned theittsolvoa, 372 cut their throats, 88 throw themselves before locomotives, 02 .threw themselves out of windows or from housetops, 48 stabbed thliemsolves, 1#.: burned themselves, 10 starved themsolves, and' 3 killed themselves with dynamite.

Murders.

Tho total number of murders committed la 1893, as reported by mail and telegraph, shows a slight decrease, being 0,015, as compared with 0,791 in 1892, 5.006 in 1891. -1,290 in 1890 and 3,507 in 1889. During the last sixteen years tho record of murder shows a steady increase, and at limes out of proportion to the increase in population. The causes of the crimes may be classitied as follows:

Hlghw'ym'n killed Si:il-d«fense Insanity Outrages •Strikes Riots

Quarrols 3,1(55 Unknown 1,080 ljlquor 713 Jealousy 450 1 By highwaymen... 3,").: Infanticide 250 Resisting arrest... 214 ltecnrd of Dishonesty.

175 (51 102 26 5

During the year embezzlements, fraud and forgeries aggregated $19,929,093, as compared with S8,887,547 ill 1892, *19,720,201, in 1891, and *8,022,956 In 1890. Among tho defalcations for 1893 there were 2 for over $1,000,000 eaoli, 3 for over S80«,000 and less than il,000,000,' 1 for ovor »800,u00 and less than iSOO.OOO, 1 for over 5000,000 and loss than $700,000, 2 for over 1500,000 and less than a(51)0,000, 3 over 1400,Oou and less than *500,000, 2 over *300,000 and less than t-100,000, 4 over 8200,000 and less -than MOO.OOO and 17 over *100,000 but loss than *200,000. Now York contributed *3,508,170 to the total, that being the maximum, and Rhode Island *12,820, tlio minimum. No defalcations amount* ing to as muoh as *1,000 each aro reported to have occurred in Florida, Idaho, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, Oklahoma, or tho District of Columbia.

Record of ItcunvoleneeH.

In marked contrast to tho year's rocord of dishonesty, that of donations to public objects far outstrips that of past years, showing a total of *33,319,860 given to charity, education and popular entertainment—nearly 115,000,000 uioro tliau last year.

TWO CHILDREN PERISH.

A House Takes Fire anil Thoy Are liuriied to UeatJi.

SEDALIA, MO., Jan. I.—The residence of Mrs. Sarah Kelly, corncr of Clay ana Osage streets, was burned and her grandchildren, Leona West, aged 7, and i^andon llailey, aged years, perished in the llames. Mrs. Kelly, after putting the children to bed, went to visit a neighbor, half a block distant. During her absence the house caught flro from a stove. The charred bodies were recovered from the hot embers.

DOORS OF A BANK CLOSED.

State Hoard Orders a Concern at Angley, Neb., to Suspend Operation. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 1.—The Bank of Ansley, Custer county, with a capital stock of ¥40,000, has been closed by order of the state banking board. Examiner Creightou Morris is in charge and will make a report as soon as possible. The last report of Cashier VV. West was made [September 15. It showed deposits amounting to about $14,000 and loans and discounts amounting to 6:J'2,000.

STARVATION IN

INDIA.

Fifty million l'eo|l« Suld to He in Want of Food. LAHOHK. Jan. 1.—The resolutions adopted by the National Congress of India declare £0.000,000 people ar_ on the verge of starvation and urg the government to take iinmedia steps to succor them. The closing the mint, it is claimed, further dened the peopled with indirect ta tion and disturbed important trade, dustries, notably cotton spinning.

Sclinefer to Go on t!e Stage. NKW YOKK, Jan.

1.—Jake

Schai

the "wizard" of billiards, will ap as a "star" in a farce comedy next Bon along with the old variety perl' er«, Ward and Voltes. Sc) pg^t in the

y"ittrioy shots with A. W. Spiifk. "Wizard's"' cont-rn.-t rails for 125 weeks", commencing the lirst, week in April.

It is said that, lie will receive a week.

RIMIS Lil'n hv I'OIhou,

St I.T.IY A x, I nd.,Jan.'I. (ieorgc Knotts, a young man residing below town, commuted suicide by taking morphine, lie had just finished anew house and intended moving into it. His wife strongly opposed their going, and Knotts, lice'jming exasperated, committed tin- deed.

-lust lee.

TK HA I I Ind., .Jan. a.—A meeting has iK-en held at Nu]liV

ln

of the

friends of Lawyer llultz, who was assassinated a week ago, to raise money to employ counsel to assist in the prosecution of Lem Willis, who is accused by tiie coroner of the crime.

F«KM» May He tho Result.

WAIJASH, Ind., .inn. 2.—The excitement in the southern part of this county is still great, over the assault on Evangelist Keely by Homer Hale, a horseman. Jt is feared that the affair may breed a feud that will last for years.

Acei'Wiit Ankoclatlon Meets. SOUTH ll-:au, Jnd., Jan 2.—The annual meeting of the Indiana Traveling Men's association was held in this city] The reports showed that the membership December 31, 1892, was 4,294 and

Mast KrniRin Jan.

KOKOMO, 1 lid., Jan. 3.—Judge lvirkpatrick Tuesday, after a long drawn out habeas corpus proceeding, denied bail to Mrs. Augusta Schmidt, who is under indictment for murder in tho first degree for killing her tenant, Oscar Wilton, October 20 near Walton, Cass couuty.

Lodged in Jail.

FHANKKOKT,

Jnd., Jan. 3. Perry

Gillam. alias Charles Smith, who assaulted 13-year-old Viola Schaffer, was taken from here 0 Lafayette for safe keeping. The Brisoncr was hourly in terror of a niiT