Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 2 August 1895 — Page 6

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1895.

AND still the question of sewerage hangs fire in the city council.

IT is said that of the 3,000 visitors to the Yellowstone National Park during the last three years, not more than 100 were Americans. If the park was in Europe it would probably be visited by about fiO.OOO Americans a year.

No one doubts that the language spoken in the United States must eventually become the language of the civilized world. French is being abandoned in the Canadian Parliament because no one will sit and listen to speeches in that language.

ONK estimate of the production of gold in Colorado for the year ending July 1 is §17,000.000, which is not far from double the yield ol' gold in the State for the preceding year. If this thing keeps up Colorado will yet become the leading gold bug State in the Union.

CORN is the most important crop which the farmer produces. In its present condition it is far above the average, and a month lienee will be entirely out of danger. The agriculturist is in luck this year, and his good fortune will be a great item in the country's prosperity.

Is TIIKKK something in the thirteen superstition after all'.' On the l.ftli of this month an Ohio man left home with only 13 cents in his pocket. Exactly thirteeen minutes afterward he was informed that an uncle who had recently died left him 813,000. That must be a lie of thirteenth magnitude.

ST. LOCIS Glohc-Democrut: The assertion of the Secretary of the Republican National League that the Republicans will endeavor in Its'.Hi to carry Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia is founded on fact. The Republicans will try this very thing and they have a fair chance, too, to succeed. From present indications the solid South will be broken in two or three places next year.

THIS Kentucky Leader says that Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner is the only candidate for the U. S. Senate now before the people of Kentucky who lias the distinguished honor of having surrendered to Gen. U. S. Grant. The other two surrendered to Corporals or Lieutenants, or some other subordinate officer. Rig iish always know on what hook to bite when they want to go up.

MONTGOMERY county this year has 74,117 acres of as good corn as ever grew from her soil, and which will probably make 00 bushels per acre, thus yielding 4.44(1. (WO bushels. This at 30 cents a bushel will be worth SI.335,300, a snug little sum, and will largely compensate the farmer for the failure ofiliis wheat crop. The free coinage of corn is worth more to the Montgomery county farmer than the free coinage of silver.

Tim Argus-News bids M. E. Clodfelter a tearful adieu from the ranks of the Democracy. The-4.-iY. says that Mr. Clodfelter has taken himself out of the ranks of the faithful. When the Cuckoo organ eliminates all the in to 1 free silver men from the camp the Democratic party will cut about as sorry a figure as.- it did in Colorado at the last election. It will come in the morning after the votes are counted as a bad third.

MUCH of the former labor of carpenters, brickmakers and furniture-mak-ers is now performed by machinery, but the census shows a large increase of workers in all these trades. Between the years 1860 and 1800 the number of carpenters in the United States increased from 53.547 to 140.021, and their average annual earnings from §45!i to $075. The brick-makers in 1890 were 59,032, and in 1890 109,151, with an advance in individual annual income of over 20 per cent. In furniture the workers increased from 55,404 to 92,054, and the annual average earnings from $453 to S527.—SI. Luulu OluheDeirujcmt. "The crime of '73" doesn't seem to have had such a disastrous effect as the free silverites would have the people believe. If these figures are correct, and their accuracy has not been questioned, the application of the principles of protection together with the introduction of labor-saving machinery have been a decided advantage to all concerned.

TilK TURK ENS SYSTEM. The Torrens system of registration of titles of real estate, which went into operation in Illinois with the ju t-s-ent month, was -clearly explained by Harvey B. Ilurd, of Chicago, the chairman of the commission which formulated the plan, in an address which has been published. The first registration may be made by an owner of land who makes a written application under oath to the Register setting forth his title and furnishing such deeds, abstracts and other papers as will enable the examiners to find out whether the title is a good one. It defects are found, an opportunity will be given to remove them, if possible, or an application may be made to a court of equity to remove clouds from the title. If the title is ,found to 'be correct, the Register issues a certificate of title in duplicate, entering one copy in a register of titles and delivering the other to the owner. The statute of limitation then begins to run, and any objection to the title must be made within five years. Subsequent transfers of the property are made under the act. The owner's certificate issued by the recorder or register states that the holder is the owner of the property described, and sets forth the quality of the ownership, and any incumbrance or easements upon it. Any subsequent proceedings affecting the land in any way, including mortgages, judgments, attachments and liens, are entered on the register of titles under the certificate of ownership. When the registered property is sold, a new certificate is issued to the purchaser and a new account opened with the property, and entries of matter affecting the real estate are made under the new certificate. It is not necessary after the property has been registered five years to go back of the ownership of the seller of the land in looking for incumbrances, and each transfer wipes out past liens, except as mentioned on the certificate issued to the purchaser. The plan is so simple, and the evident advantages are so great, that it is probable that [a large proportion of real estate transfers hereafter will be made under the new act.

RICHANN SMITH, the veteran editor of Cincinnati, than whom few political observers have had more experience or manifested more sagacity, in a long letter to the New York Tribune reviewing Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana politics, has this to say of affairs in this State:

Indiana holds no State convention this year, and the talk down there centres on the Presidency, and what may happen next year in the contest for tile Legislature, which will elect a successor to Senator Voorhees. Of course, General Harrison is the favorite son of Indiana for the Presidency, and he is the favorite in the full sense, and in the honest sense of that term If his name should be presented for the Presidency, and if he should receive the nomination, lie would not decline, and he would be far stronger than he was when he was defeated or than when elected. It would not be safe. therefore, when considering Presidential candidates, to omit the name of Benjamin Harrison.

Whatever may be said Benjamin Harrison cannot be eliminated from the minds of the people as a Presidential possibility. Harrison has been tried and found not wanting in all that constitutes an ideal President.

ACCORDING to the reports made by the township assessors Montgomery county had 24.013 acres of wheat. If, according to the estimate made InState Statisticau Thompson, this will average S bushels per acre, the aggregate yield of the county will be 434.504 bushels. Many good judges, however, dissent from this high average. In the opinion of some close observers the average yield will not be more than 3 bushels, while others place it as high as 5 bushels. If the yield will average only 3 bushels the crop will amount to 103,839 bushels. If it be 5 bushels it will amount to 2S3,005 bushels. The golden mean of 225,000 bushels will probably be near the correct figure. Last year's crop is estimated to have been .1,200,000 bushels.

Tur St. I'auI Pioneer J^rcxs says: 'The trouble with the northwestern farmer is not that he is at the mercy of the gold bug or the silver bug. or even the chinch or any other kind of bug, but that he has the wheat habit too firmly fixed on him. The^-e is a sort of gold cure for the habit, and some of the agriculturists should take it. All of them ought to have a treatment. in fact. The cure is flax. Just llax. There is more money in raising flax than any other crop that-may be grown in the northwest.

AMONG the mottoes for the political boomers of 1890 will be: "Better wages," "Better protection from foreign labor, "A tariff for revenue that will raise revenue," "Silver and gold— and paper dollars as good as either."— Vhiaujo Inter Ocean.

That platform is good enough for anybody, and it will be the one adopted by the Republicans when they meet in national convention.

IT appears that the cost of collecting the unconstitutional income tax was $88,789. That is the price the country must pay for one example of Democratic folly.

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THEJONSNAL Co.. PKLNXKBS.

T1IK CROPS OF INDIANA. The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, Simeon J. Thompson, has made careful estimates as to the crop yields of this State. The first of June blanks were sent, every assessor in the State, asking for aii estimate of the wheat yield per acre: replies were received from more than seven hundred, which,when tabulated, gave an estimated yield of 7 77-100 bushels per acre, which counting the entire acreaee. making no allowances for abandonments would have produced something over twentyone million bushels. Again, the first of July, having procured the names of t'ne owners of threshing- machines in more than S00 of the 1.010 townships in the State, blanks were sent each asking them as soon as they had threshed six jobs to enter on the blank the number of acres in each job, and the number of bushels in each job. The Bureau has received 252 replies, coming from 71 of the 92 counties, showing 55.520 acres threshed, and making an average yield of 8 3-10 bushels per acre. Taking this as an average, rather than the estimates of the assessors, and counting the entire acreage of 2,718.310, would give a yield of 21,353,591. The abandoned or uncut acreage in the State was very large. The best estimates the bureau has been able to get puts it at 8 per cent.: this deducied from the actual acreage of 2.74s,-_'io would give the acreage threshed at 2,528,354, which, at 2-10 bushels per acre, would give Indiana's wheat crop at 20,985,.138, as against 50.792,020 for last year, as shown by the report of the Bureau.

GALLAGHKK GAS WELL. John Thompson is on the sick list. Don't forget the ice cream festival at Union on August 3.

About four or five couple from here went to the l'ine Hills Sunday. Lem Bowerman and wife were the guests of Wallie Smith Thursday evening- Ki-

Ora Rafferty, of New Richmond, visited his uncle, John Thompson, of this place Monday.

Miss Susie Barnhart was' the guest of Mrs. Ada Butcher, of Crawfordsville. Monday.

Willie Davis and wife visited his parents, Warren Davis, of Crawfordsvilie, Saturday evening.

Ed Bowerman and brother Ivan and sister Mamie aud Asher Wert were the guests of Miss Leva llankins Wednesday evening.

The scribe of this place suggests that THK Joi'it.vu, ought to furnish the dinner for their reunion and let all the correspondents pay so much a plate.

WHITE CHUJJCH.

Ace Cook has a new buggy. Look out g-irls. Delia Storms, of Lafayette, is visiting her sister Nerva Cook this week.

Rev. P. H. Beery aud wife and Mr. Culler, of Greencastle. visited at John Hettinger Sunday.

Tunie Cook was the guest of Edith Rettinger Tuesday and Wednesday, while Lonuie Rettinger, son and daughter visited at Ladoga.

The base ball club that has lately been organized in this vicinity should not be attended by the young men of this place, especially on Sunday. The older men ought to set abetter example for the young men than to try to turn their minds to base ball playing instead of attending church services.

Some of the brethren, sisters and friends of this place will start for North Dakota Monday evening. Among the number are Elder D. C. Campbell and wife, Frank Johnson and wife. Rev. P. II. Berry and wife, of Greencastle aud Wash Covner. We wish them a pleasant journey as they are going on a pleasure trip

Last Sunday evening at White church at 9 o'clock oceured the pleasant wedding of John Harriman and Miss Fannie Harmeson. The bride was attired in white silk which was very beautiful, the groom wore the usual black. The ceremony was performed by Elder I). C. Campbell in his pleasant way. Edgar Iiine anrl Miss Belle Campbell were the attendants, Miss Belle wearing a white albatross trimmed in lace and ribbon. These young people ar3 well and favorably known in this vicinity. Mr. Harriman has taught several successful terms of school, both at Bowers and Boots school, and Miss Fannie is an accompanislied daughter of a farmer. The house at an early hour was filled and at the appointed time after services there was not standing room, although the friends were accommodated as much as could be by furnishing seats from the basement. A large circle of friends join us in wishing them a successful journey through life

lIKVDLKillT.

Tiss Eva Gott is improving very slowly. John Martin is no better at this writing.

Mrs. Eva McClean visited Mrs. Mollie Servies last Thursday. Miss Viola Hicks visited Miss Mary Seaman Monday night.

Miss Viola Ilicks visited Carrie Sweet Friday night and Saturday. Mrs. Emma Sweet and udaughter, Carra, visited Bart Grider's last Monday. v:

Gable Clark and mother and Jesse Coons and family spent Suuday at Win. Peters'.

James Servies and family and Frank Coons and family visited Nancy Servies Sunday.

The Swamp College scribe passed through here Monday with sheep following him.

Ben Bell and family spent Sunday rat Bruce Mahorney's. Ice crcam served in the afternoon.

Last Sunday Charles Saylor and wife attended church at New Market and on returning home found a crowd of friends and relatives gathered there to surprise them. For a while all was confusion, but as time regulates things everything was soon in running order

and a large table spread with a big dinner, which, by this time, all were ready to enjoy, after which the evening was spent in eating ice cream and cake, of which Tom Noble was champion eater. Those present were Sant Spencer and family, Tom Noble and family, Alex. Bowers and family. Wm. Savior and family. Joe Clark arid family. Albert Seaman and family and Win. liusenbark and family.

On Friday night, July 20. Miss Viola Ilicks entertained a number of friends at her home. All had a delightful time. Those invited were: Misses Maud Martin. Ethel White. Ida Servies, Nannie White, Jessie Davis, Fannie Smith. Katie White, Sudie Smith, Lucy Davis. Stella Wray. Anna) Taylor, Bertha Kelsey, Clara Peters and Carra Sweet: Messrs. Ard Buser, Earl Wray. Willie Swindler, Voris Servies, Bert Mahorney, Harry Frame, Bert Frame, Fred. Charles and Willie Martin and Harney Servies. All were served with ice cream and cake and the crowd went home rejoicing.

HOOTS' SCHOOL HOUSE.

Farmers are plowing for wheat. Mr. Hopkins is talking of moving to White county.

Fred Thompson has a colt hurt by the wire fence. William Price's were disappointed Sunday on account of their company not coming.

Many of this vicinity attended the services at hite church Sunday aud Sunday night.

Frank Johnson and-wife left Monday night on a pleasure trip to North Dakota where they expect to view the beautiful scenery of that country. Many of near White church also went.

The reunion that TIIK .'OIMSNAL company gave last fall was one of the most enjoyable things that has liaDpened for quite awhile aud I think It would be the best way to conduct it again so that each one will know how the program is.

Suuday night at 9 o'clock at White church occurred the marriage of John Harriman and Fannie I-Iarmison. Rev. Charley Campbell officiated. Edgar Riiie and Belle Campbell were the attendants. The bride and groom are two well known young people of this vicinity. We all wish them a happy journey through life.

ClIKHIiY GKOVE.

Farmers are done putting up hay. Aunt Lydia Clemens is on the sick list.

S. IT. 1). Thompson was in Crawfordsville Monday. Mr. Oliver is cutting his oats. He runs two machines.

The corn crop looks fine and promises a yield over the former years. A few from here attended the colored basket meeting near Clover Bloom school house. "1 hresliing has not commenced in this community, but tiie yield will not exceed 5 bushels per acre.

The dancing picnic last Saturday was a fizzle but the whisky was there and a great many were in the highest of spirits.

Now that the busy farming season is over Henry Waters will travel with a model of his patent roller through this county, while his agents will work in adjoining counties. hat they say: That Harry Nolan lias anew wheel: that we are to have two dew bridges soon that Will Lavne is building a granary, that G. K. Mason is going to get married: that Homer Harmon acts as starter on Dowden's race track.

LINDEN.

J. S. Bennett was on the sick list the fore part of the week. J. M. Cray now has a new baker and lunch waiter and is doing a good business.

Mrs. M. E. llolliday has his new dwelling house under way and will soon be ready to move into.

Frank Clements, the hustling insurance agent was here on Wednesday looking after business. His company is the Home of New York.

Mrs. W. A. Todd, of Toledo, Ohio, whose husband is superintendent of lake transportation at Toledo, landed here on last Monday night on her way to visit friends near Bainbridge.

James K. P. Vanscoyoc left the fore part of the week for Iowa to look for a farm, as he thinks he cannot stay longer on the farm he is on. as it is about to be sold, all except 01 acres which will be rented for cash rent.

It is thought that the rogues that broke into the store of Rash Bros, live close by here and that they knew about the bar being across the door and how to get in and get what they wanted. Probably groceries and shoes are what they could use.

A. D. Areliey had bad luck with his engine while threshing for Silas Bririton. The crown sheet fell down, caused by not having to light a guage of water. It was repaired but is no good as they cannot keep fire in the box and is therefore a heavy damage to Mr. Areliey. if

WALNUT CUAl'EL.

Uarley Moody visited in Advance last week. Myrtle Galloway is very sick with typhoid fever.

S. J. Ward and wife visited at J. R. Linn's last |Thursday Clarence Berry is patentee of a new receipt to make cake raise.

Geo. Linn delivered hay to S J. Ward of your city this week. Chas. Edwards and family, of Mace, spent Sunday with Chas. Armstrong.

Royal Galey and sister will attend high school at Whitesviile this winter. Nellie, Rosa and Warner Galey, and Herman Bratton camped at the Shades last week.

Wilbur Hipes shipped his first load of blackberries last week. He says there will not be over half a crop on account of the late frosts.

Rev. .Johnson will deliver a K. of I'. lecture at Mace on Sunday, Aug. 11. Those interested in the welfare of the fraternity are invited to come.

Messrs. Jones and Elston, of Linden, are caring for their better interests in this vicinity. Their headquarters is the brick, east of tbe school building.

It is rumored that our long missing and much mourned citizen, Chas. D. McCoy, did not emigrate as was

thought, but has settled down to factory life in our neighboring town of Ladoga.

Chas. Linn, jr., formerly clod-hopper in the vicinity of Rural Road, stole in on the people at Smiley's Hall Saturday evening. The sliow, "The Romances of a Lover," of which he is sole manager and star, kept the house in a continuous uproar during the entire evening. To say it was a "side splitter" scarcely begins to describe it.

Sickness in the family of William Jackson caused them to clean the well. The cause of the sickness was not a mystery when the bottom of the well was reached. Among other things taken up were oeef and chicken bones, a jar of butter eight years old, and numerous other relics of past ag-es. We think it would be a good thing- for the health of the country if every surface well was filled up, as it is almost impossiole to keep them perfectly clean.

DARLINGTON.

George Seybold is daily improvintr, Sam S. Martin and family, visited at Thorntown Monday.

Good Citizens' League every Monday night—all others C. 0. D. Mrs. Buell, of Oklahoma, is visiting at the home of S. M. Miller.

Our Red Men had a big time Tuesday night killing pale faces. Our band now gives us a good concert every Saturday evening.

Mrs. W. B. Slutz, of Carthage, Mo., is visiting friends here this week. S. M. Miller attended the funeral of an runt at Paxton, 111., Saturday.

George Heffner has the contract for removing the old school building. Quite a number from here will attend the Potato Creek picnic next Saturday.

The mud was cleaned off Main street Monday, thereby greatly improving the same.

Our ball club went over and played the Linden 'club last Sunday and did them up in great shape.

Ora Finch, accompanied by his wife, is rusticating at the Northern Lakes in search of better health.

Ben Myers, Frank Tucker and Eph Griffith, of Crawfordsville. were bidders on the school building.

Our school board was at Frankfort Tuesday and closed the contract for a new buliding with Evans it Co.

Bo3ts, you should abandon the Sunday ball games, as they are contrary to good morals and altogether wrong.

J. A. Peterson and ,T. N. Clouser went to Indianapolis Tuesday to purchase pipe for street mains for water.

A drive of a few miles in any direction from town will convince any one that there never was such a prospect for corn as now.

Our trustees have issued orders to clean up the town. Now instead of chewing the rag let us with one accord go to work aud clean up.

Our saw mill gang has challenged the Finch Bros.' saw mill gang, of Frankfort, for a game of ball to be played on our grounds next Saturday. We can look out for fun and a good game.

The work will commence this week, of laying mains all over town for water. We will then be supplied with the best of pure water, thanks to a fe-w of our energetic and progressive citizens.

'Tis done—the great transaction's done—the old school building is being torn down and cleared away—the contract awarded for the new building— the bonds on the market for the best bidder, and all nature seems to smile down upon us and say:

I.el. liyjrones be hysjoiies and pond lie extract eri. I'roin ill. over which it is folly to fret.. The wisest of mortals have fuolishly acted, The kindest are those who forgive and for-

MAPLE GKOVE.

Link Clark and family spent Sunday at Beecli Grove. D. V. Culler, of Clay City, was in this vicinity Monday.

Hinkle Bros, have been baling straw here the past week. Dr. Mahorney and G. Clark were at Crawfordsville last week.

Elder llipes, of Iowa, has been holding services at Bethel this week. Miss Pearl Terry was the victim of a surprise party last Monday nighnt.

Miss Ella Ilimes has returned from Indianapolis much improved in health. Abe Pefley and family entertained relatives from Fincastle Saturday and Sunday.

Miss Anna Holsinger, of Ladoga, was the guest of Miss Cora Pellley Tuesday.

Mrs. Miles and daughter Nellie, of Crawfordsville, visited at .1. D. Robbins' last week.

Mr. aud Mrs. Fought and litte Fred Himes, of Danville, spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary Himes.

Miss Joann and Mrs. Olla Buchanon, of Fast Mail, visited at D. H. Pefley's and Dr. Mahorny's, Monday.

The Whitesviile and Cornstalk base ball teams played at Joe Robbins' Saturday, the Whitesviile team winning.

Mrs. John Rettinger with her son and daaghter, Earl and Rose, of White Church, spent Monday evening with the family of John Minnick.

Miss Mollie Terry will le4d prayer service Suuday night. Subject for discussion is "Christ's Lesson of Love Luke 7: 47. Everybody invited to attend.

Tank Lawter, John and George Himes were among the number from here who took advantage of the excursion and visited- Michigan City last week.

The annual Ilarslibarger reunion will occur August 22 in Samuel Graybill's grove, one mile northwest of Ladoga, near Bethel church. An interesting programme is being prepared and an enjoyable day is anticipated. All friends and relatives of the family are invited to attend.

Misses Mollie and Tessie Terry entertained the following persons last Sunday: John and Pearl Harshbarger and Henry Ronk, of Mt. Pleasant, Misses Belle McCloud and Maggie Miller, of North Salem, Bessie Pefley, of High Bluff, and Misses Clara and Cora Pefliey, of this place. They report an enjoyable day.

WRING-NECK.

Mrs. Lizzie Beckner is no better. J. M. Evans was at Thorntown Monday.

Willis Moore lost a fine cow fast week. Mr. Peck is preparing to build a new residence.

Ethel Ceders is visiting relatives at Alamo this week. Mrs. Sinda Hunter spent Saturday at Crawfordsville.

V" ^-.Conrad, who has been quite sick, is improving'. Mrs. Baker, of Indianapolis, is visiting at John Patton's.

T. C. Wiseheart and family spent Sunday at H. Coinpton's. Mrs. Jane Brewer, of New Market, was in our midst last week.

I rank and Bessie Elmore are visiting friends and relatives at Terre Haute. .Two sisters of Mosey Allen came in from Connecticut to spend the summer.

There will be an ice cream festival at Campbell Chapel in the near future.

Mrs. Eliza Cox is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Amey Ilall, and children, near Mace.

Eakabud Largent and wife, of Lafayette, are visiting friends and relatives at this place.

Mahlon Butler and lady, of Gravelly Kun, called on Sam Johnson and family Sunday evening.

David Jackson and G. W. Conrad each delivered a fine lot of hogs to Darlington last week.

Joe Paxton, who has spent half the summer in Illinois, came home a few days ago very sick. He is some better now.

Several from here have been attending the lectines at Darlington given by Dr. Newman and report them excellent.

Mahlon Dawson, formerly a resident of this place, but now a resident of Watseka, 111., is among old friends and neighbors here.

Wheat and oats all threshed in this locality. The wheat was only half a crop, but the oats crop was some better than was expected, making an average of 21 bushels per acre. The prospect for a good corn crop were never better.

UI'I'KK FOUNTAIN.

Look out for a wedding soon. John Lawson was in Chicago last week.

J. 11. Newlin and his best girl visited south of Veedersburg Sunday, the guests of Miss Fannie Patton.

Messrs. J. H. Cord and Frank Short accompanied by Misses Hattie Gardner and Lena Newlin went to the Shades Sunday.

There will be a basket meeting at Antioeh next Sunday, August 4. Harvey McBroom and C. B. Taylor will be the speakers. All are invited to attend.

On last Sunday the friends and relatives of William Grennard gathered at his residence for the purpose of surprising liiin, and they were successful in their attempt. There were over one hundred people in attendance and all enjoyed one of the grandest dinners of the season.

SHIPPED TO ENGLAND.

Ilumlmls of Tons of iron Srnt from thi' ShriKitmo \aili»y. Youxosrowx, ().. July 31. Four hundred tons of pig iron from the Shenango valley are on their way to England where the metal is to be used in the mil fact re of carnage limmuigs. The iron is a high grade foundry make from the Mabel furnace at Miarpsville. This i.s the first pig iron ever shipped out of this section toEurope, and it starts a new markc'. for this class of iron which England cannot produce. The shipmentis a trial order and if satisfactory a. large contract will be placed with the European firm. The iron was purchased at double the price paid for iron, made in England.

GAME LAW UPHELD.

II. Clay Merritt IK Kintxl to th« Amount of 8'4 s,t m). KEWANKK, 111., July 31. II. Clay Merritt. charged with illegally dealingin game, was found guilty Tuesday morning by Justice l'yle, and ufineswere assessed against him to the amount of !?23,00A Merritt took an appeal to the circuit court, but was obliged to furnish bonds in the sum of SI 0.000.

Game Warden Blow announced that he would this week institute two more suits against Merritt, and if they prove successful Merritt will have fines topay aggregating $110,000.

llui't by the Fall of :i Grand St ami. PKOHIA, 111., July 31.—A section of the. amphitheater at the new mile* race-track collapsed Tuesday afternoon with disastrous consequences, a number of persons being injured. William Rosenberger fell a distance of fully 4( feet and received internal injuries thatmay result in his death. Michael Sherrer was badly hurt, while a half dozen others were slightly injured.

Warranted in Paying Higher Wages. BALTIMOKK, Aid., July 31. TheMaryland Steel company has decided to increase the wages of 700 employes10 per cent., to take immediate effect. President Wood says: "The great business revival warrants the employment of a larger number of men at higher wages."

A Dozen Lost.

QUKENSTOWN, July 31.—It has been ascertained that twelve persons lost their lives by the destruction, by fire, of the Manx Lugger Zenith which was lost Sunday night near Baltimore, on the Irish coast-

Army Worms in Oklahoma. HKNNF.SSKV, O. T., July 31.—Armyworms have made their appearance in. some places in this vicinity and are doing great damage to corn.

A Woman Murdered.

CHOCTAW CITY, I. T., July 31.—Mrs.

J. F. Mitchell, living north of here, was murdered on her way home. Sh« was choked to death.