Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 25 September 1891 — Page 6

DECATUR, IND, “y, gLACKBURN, - - - PUBLISHER. EVENTS OF A WEEK. SWIFT JUSTICE TO A WOULDBE TRAIN WRECKER. TiM Mexican Revolution—Russia Seizes Two American Vessels—A Boy Shoots Bls Companion—Allerton Goes Another Fast Mlle. ' # SWIFT JUSTICE. •“V Charles Howard, the Would-Be Train Wrecker, Receives a Merited Punishment. The man, Charles Howard, who placed the ties on the track of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad, about twenty-one miles east of Chicago, with the purpose of wrecking train No. 9 on the night of Sept. 14, was taken to the fjustice of the peace at Crown Point by the officers of the law, and after a preliminary trial, in which he pleaded guilty, was committed for trial present term of court. Judge Johnson, of Valparaiso, presided, and he was taken to the court-room, the case docketed, and trial had without jury, he having pleaded guilty " in the open court. The only witness examined by the State was E. P. Eord, assistant to Mr. S. D. Casanave, Superintendent of Motive Power of the Pennsylvania lines, northwest system, who was a passenger on the train on the occasion of the attempted wrecking. After his testimony had been given, the J udge directed the prisoner to arise, and the sentence of the court was passed upon him. He was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary and disfranchisement. The proceedings before the justice were commenced a little while after 10 o'clock, and sentence was pronounced at about 12:15, {indicating that justice toeyil-doers under Indiana laws is swift and sure. AFTER DIAZ’S SCAUP. -His Subjects In Northern Mexico Revolt and Arm Themselves for a Bloody Conflict. San Antonio (Tex.) special: The news received here from Northern Mexico indicates that the revolution in that country is still in progress. The engagement near Mier between the invaders and the Government troops were not as serious as reported. There was a pitched battle and a large number of shots were exchanged, £ut the number killed outright is not thought to be large. Catrino Garzas is reported to have aroused the malcontents in the northern part of the Republic and they are joining the revolutionists in large numbers. The Mexican Government is becoming uneasy at the aspect of affairs, and there is no better evidence of this than the fact that President Diaz, through the Secretary of War, ordered a massing of troops in the northern part of the Republic. The report reached here that the Mexican revolutionists had a battle with troops near Monterey, but no confirmation of the rumor has yet been received. The private dispatch giving the information states that many men were killed and wounded in the engagement. Little credence is placed in this, as it is known that the main body of the revolutionists were in the vicinity of Camarago.

Miss Ava in Chicago. Vera Ava, whose recent escapades in Chicago and Cincinnati have stirred up the whole country, arrived at Chicago , and delivered her promised sensational lecture in a museum. Her remarks, which contained nothing not already published, were somewhat applauded and many people fought tor the privilege of grasping her hand. Before her appearance at the museum, she called at the office of the Chief of Police where she said she intended to denounce the whole Catholic world and for that reason she requested and demanded- police protection. An Important Decision. Logansport (Ind.) special: Dennis Uhl, of this city, has bgen appointed by the Cass Circuit Court receiver of the Eel River Railroad, running from this city to Butler, Ind? He has tiled a bond and qualified and will take possession Immediately. He was appointed on the complaint of D. D. Dykeman, a stockholder. This action terminates the Wabash lease, breaking its Peru and Detroit and Chicago and Detroit divisions and brings the terminus back to Logansport. Russia Seizes Two American Vessels. Victoria, B, C., advices say that the ♦ vessels sailed by Dan and Alexander Mc- _ Lean, reported seized by Russians for sealing in Behring Sea, were American vessels and not, as first reported, British vessels. The McLean Bros., who were natives of Canada, had become naturalized American citizens and it is now said the attention of the United States Government will be called to the matter. Shot His Companion. Three miW ! 'east of Montpelier, Ind., Clyde SmXh, a 12-year-old boy, shot James Smith, a 5-year-old boy, through the thigh. They were shooting birds when the older boy told the smaller that he would shoot him. He told him to shoot, when he took him at his word and shot him. As ‘soon as the shooting was done the boy ran away and nothing has been heard of him since. Be Is Sure King. Allerton went another mile in 2:09% at Independence,' lowa, thus putting an pud to all dispute as to the stallion championship. The quarters were: 32% 1:04%, 1:37%, 2:09%. Schooner Ivanhoe Wrecked. . The schooner Ivanhoe went ashore near Gastroville, on the southern coast of California, and is a total loss. The crew were saved. ■ -i Fears Another Uprising. Nashville special: In view of the failure of the Tennessee Legislature to settle the convict question, serious trouble is feared at Briceville. Superintendent of Prisons Wade says that he anticipated a riot. The armistice agreed upon between the Governor and the miners was for sixty days, and. Superintendent Wade said, “Lock out for another uprising then. lam firmly of the opinion that the State authorities will have to-send troops to Anderson County, and by a decisive action suppress the miners.” TWwn Wiped Out, Cumberland (Wis.) special; Forest fires are raging in the country, immediately south and in plain sight of the city, and a strong south wind prevails. Several farm houses and barns, two wood yards near the Omaha track and a large amount of property has been burned. Men are now fighting the flames, and there is much apprehension in this city. The village of Peerly was almost wiped out of existence by fire. On the Omaha track a most distressful fire is raging in the cranberry marshes, between Valley Junction and Norway Ridge. Between twenty-five and thirty square miles of marsh have been consumed, and the fire

9 shows no signs of abatement. What the loss will reach is impossible to estimate. DOES IT MEAN WART British Occupation of Mitylene Confirmed —Russia Said to Be Plotting for Constantinople. Constantinople special: The following is the text of an alarming telegraph dispatch, relating to the Mitylene affair, as received at the British Embassaby in this city: “Mitylene, Sept 15, 9:30 a. m.—English have disembarked with guns at Sigri islet without permission and are now installed in tents on the islet which is surrounded by torpedoes. The Governor has asked the British Vice Consul the reason for this proceeding. The Porte’s foreign minister has addressed to Sir William White, the British ambassador at Constantinople, a note asking him to explain the matter orally, and that an explanation be also furnished in writing, Sir William has not yet replied and it is surmised that he is awaiting the report of Admiral - Lord Walter Kerr.* Berlin special: The latest information leaves no doubt that, the gathering of an immense Russian force in Dessarabia was intended as a part of a plot to capture Constantinople by means of the Russian fleet and army. The plot has miscarried, and matters go on with the sublime porte much as ever, the country being bankrupt, and even the Sultan having to curtail his household expenditures. The rtiention of the Mitylene incident was the first intimation to Russia that an English fleet was near the Dardanelles and prepared to make an attack in case of necessity should Russia continue to send her vessels of war through the straits. COMEDY TO TRAGEDY. Sam’l o’ Posen’s Chances fur Escape from the Charge of Murder are Exceedingly Discouraging. San Francisco special: Actor Curtis’ chances for getting out of his present scrape are growing smaller daily. The police have found the much-desired eye witnesses to the shooting. They are Mrs. Anna Johnston and her two grown daughters, who reside at 846 Folsom street, nearly opposite from the scene of the tragedy. Mrs. Johnston says she was sitting up with her sick child and was looking out of an open window when two men came along on the opposite side of the street. The men halted in front of a fence, opposite a vacant lot, and the smaller of them tried to pull away from his companion. The larger man said several times, “Come along, now.” Next she saw was a pistol flash and heard a loud report. The tall man fell. The daughters of Mrs. Johnston corroborated this story. The police have strong evidence that the nippers on Curtis’ wrists belong to Officer Grant. When searched at the station Curtis had lottery tickets on his person and it is supposed he was afraid of the penalty when he tried toescape. BLOWN UP, Over a Score of Workmen Lose Their Lives in a Collier in Brussels. Brussels special: An explosion took place at the Farchies-la-Manche Colliery, near Charleroi, Province of Hainont. Eighteen bodies have already been recovered from the pit and many workmen are missing. The latest reports from the scene of the colliery explosion place the number of dead at twenty. There are also eleven workmen severely injured. An explosion of gas in the St. Michael Brewery, Rue del Senne, shortly before noon completely destroyed four houses and injured several workmen employed in the brewery. It is also feared that several persons have met death in the ruins of the four houses. 4 A wealthy merchant of the place, who was passing the brewery at the time the explosion occurred, was instantly killed, a mass of wreckage crushing him to the sidewalk. Desolation Marks an Erstwhile Happy and Prosperous City. Madrid special: The bodies of 1,200 victims of the flood at Consuegra have been buried. The town wears a most" desolate aspect. The official report of the disaster says 530 buildings in Consuegra have vanished from their sites, while 150 are in a precarious condition and need to be demolished. The lines of forty-eight streets of the town have been literally obliterated. Ten men are under arrest at Consuegra charged with robbing the dead. The damage done by the floods is now estimated at 554,000,000. The river Ararguillo, as a result of the flooding, has changed its course to a considerable extent. Dispatches from Consuegra contain further distressing particulars regarding the flood-destroyed town. The workmen who have been there engaged in removing from the mud-buried streets and other places the dead and drowned cattle have left in a body, and positively refuse to work. They claim that the stench arising from the bodies is so severe that no human being can handle them. No Trouble About It. A Government official, familiar with the Behring Sea question, speaking of the complaint made by Sir Julian Pauncefote that his Government had violated the modus vivendi in regard to the killing oi seals, said that the question was on the construction of a treaty of June 19, 1891, which allowed the North American Commercial Company to take 7,500 seals. The treaty went into effect June 15 to expire May 2, 1892, and the question is whether the Company was to be allowed to take 7,500 seals after June 15, or whether the treaty allowed it to capture this number of seals during the entire season, which went into effect before the treaty was signed. The official said no trouble need be anticipated in settling the difficulty. A Watch War. War has broken out again among the big watchmakers of America. The Elgin and Waltham Watch Manufacturing Companies have issued a circular to the jobbers announcing a reduction of 20 per cent, on all eighteen size movements. The Elgin Company will lose SIOO,OOO in rebates to jobbers who now hold in stock the goods on which the reduction is made, and $300,000 on the movements now held by the Company. The Waltham Company will lose something over a million by the reduction. It is said the reduction is made in an effort to wipe out of existence the Dueber Watch Case Company. Bold Brigands. Alarming accounts of brigands, growing out of famine, come from the south of Russia. Murders and outrages are of daily occurrence. Bands of starving peasants haunt the roads and forests in Caucasus, lying in wait for travelers and resorting to pillage and murder. In many villages a state of complete anarchy prevails. At Elizabethbel fifty brigands recently surprised two houses at midnight, murdering the twenty-two occupants and then caroused. A week ago a diligence was attacked in broad daylight All the passengers were poor women and girls. The brigands murdered a n urn ber of them. Bold Michigan Bandits. The notorious Larkin brothers attempted to hold up another man about four miles from Port Huron, Mich., on what is known as the “Wooden Track.” The Sheriff sent several officers to try to capture them. These bandits have been a terror to the farmers of St Glair and adjoining counties for weeks. They are armed with Winchester rifles and revol-

—„ 11 " 1.1.1 t WH'ZS vers and are tnoroughly desperate. If the officers overtake them there will be a bloody fight They hide in the woods during the day and lay for their victims at night, the thick second growth PI QG making a safe hiding place for them. Fined ’Em AIL A dramatic scene occurred at the trial of John Gilpin, at Greensboro, Ga., for the murder of his brother-in-law. Both being jealous over the favors' of a younger sister. Public sympathy, as well as the evidence, was overwhelmingly against Gilpin. At the conclusion of the closing argument the audience burst into cheers, which it took J udge Jenkjns five minutes to suppress. The prisoner thought he was going to be lynched and was frightened. The Jndge had the doors closed and fined each of the 200 spectators, after which he declared the case to be a mistrial. Mystery Solved. San Francisco special: The mystery surrounding the schooner Pannaonia, so long overdue at this port from the Marshall Islands, is at last cleared up. The vessel sailed from San Francisco on May last laden with a general cargo, and in addition to a crew of seven on board were Capt Lovedales, wife and three children. It is also said that several missionaries had taken passage on the Pannaonia to come to this city. The schooner was wrecked on a reef in the northwest of the Hawaiian Islands and every soul on board was drowned. A Diabolical Plot. A plot has been discovered whereby the convicts in San Quinton, Cal., prison proposed to blow, up the prison with dynamite and kill the guards and escape. Some of the dynamite, half a dozen revolvers, and a .arge number Os cartridges are said to be in the Warden’s possession, having been found in the cells of several convicts now closely guarded in solitary confinement. It is believed a considerable amount of dynamite and a large number,of weapons are yet concealed about the prison in places unknown to the guards. Anderson Confesses. Prisoner Anderson, who has been confined in jail at Cincinnati, on the charge of burglary, has made a confession in the presence of the Sheriff and Prosecutor, implicating all who were concerned in his escape from jail some weeks ago. The statement says that at the instance of Mrs. Anderson, Lew Hadden, who had been employed as his attorney, planned to liberate Anderson and was paid S2O to get the keys. This failed, and then Watchman Tucker was paid S2OO to let Anderson out. The above are the only persons involved. Rioting Excursionists. There was a riot on an excursion train over the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, en route to the Colorado fair. The difficulty took place near Jetts station and a number of shots were fired. Henry Settles, of Bagdad, was instantly killed, and Tom Brown was shot through the neck. The name of the man who did the shooting could not be obtained. He jumped from the train and made good his escape. The body of the murdered man was put in a coffin and sent to his home. Smoked and Hiccoughed. Harry Andrews, a colored boy. died at his home in Lquisville. He was attacked with the hiccoughs, and, though several remedies were applied, they failed to have any effect. A delicate and painful operation was performed, but it failed to relieve the sufferer. He continued to grow worse, and died in great agony. An investigation disclosed the fact that the boy was an incessant smoker of cigarettes, which undoubtedly caused the trouble. Catholic Knights. A private telegram from Cincinnati states that Charles J. Kierschner, of Toledo, Ohio, has been elected to fill the office of Supreme Treasurer of Catholic Knights of America, previously held by O’Brien, the defaulting treasurer. Another dispatch states that the accountants find O’Brien to be short $71,298.93. Fifty thousand dollars of this amount has been raised by the trustees of the order and Treasurer Kierschner will be installed with all accounts squared up. A Toledo Blaze. Schrader’s planing mill on Erie street, Toledo, caught fire, and while the firemen were inside an explosion of dust occurred, seriously Injuring three firemen, burning off their mustaches, eyebrows and hair. A fourth man was nearly drowned by a bursting hose. A boy named Ganzel, aged 14, was struck by a beam, inflicting probably fatal injuries. The fire was gotten under control with about SIO,OOO damage; fully insured. Assassin in a Tobacco Field. Edward Nash and Wall Strode, a couple of farmers, quarreled in a tobacco field near Mt. Carmel; Ky. Strode’s skull was fractured and one shoulder was broken. Nash claims Strode was advancing on him with a knife, but Strode claims he had left Nash, and was suckering tobacco when the latter slipped up and struck the murderous blow. Nash fled, and is still at large. Strode is in a precarious condition. Blew Up the Saloon. The saloon of Andy Martin, on Santa Fe avenue, Pueblo, Col., was almost entireljr demolished by giant powder. Martin liad received warning that an attempt would be made on his life some time during the night. Officers were placed on guard, but the miscreants slipped up to the house, placed the stick of giant powder, and blew the building into atoms, and made good their escape.

TBE MARKETS. CHICAGO. Cattle—Common to Prime $3.50 @ 8.25 Hogs—Shipping Grades 4.00 @ 5.75 Sheep—Fair to Choice 3.00 @ 4.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red 97 & .98 Corn—No. 2 .. .57 @ .58 Oats—No. 2 27 @ .28 Rye—No. 2 83 @ .89 Butter—Choice Creamery 23 & .25 Cheese—Full Cream, flats 09 @ .C 9 Eggs—Fresh ... 17%@ .18% Potatoes—New, per bu 35 & .40 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 3.5 b @ 5.75 Hogs—Choice Light 3.50 @ 5.50 Sheep—Common to Prime 3.50 @ 4.25 Wheat—No. 2 lied 93 @ .93% Corn—No. 1 White .60 @ .62 Oats—No. 2 White Ji ® .33 ST. LOUIS. Cattle &50 @ 6.00 g° GB 4.50 & 5.25 Wheat—No. S Red 96 @ .97 Corn—No. 2 55 ® 56 Rye—No. 2...... 80 & AL CINCINNATI. Cattle. . 3.50 @ 5.00 H°os 4.00 & 5.50 Sheep 8.10 & 4.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red 96 @ .98 Corn—No. 2 62 & .63 Oats—No. 2 Mixed ,31%@ .82% „ DETROIT. Cattle. 3.00 @ 5.25 Hogs 3.00 0 5.03 Sheep..... 3.00 ® 4.25 WHEAT—No. 2 Red 96 @ .97 Corn—No. 2 Yellow 63 & .64 Oats—No. 2 White 32%@ .33 „ TOLEDO. Wheat—New 96 @ .99 Corn—No. 2 Fellow 56 & .58 Oats—No. 2 White .29 & .81 Bye 90 & .92 BUFFALO. Beef Cattle 5.00 & 7.00 Live Hogs.’. 4.25 & 5.75 Wheat—No. 1 Hard. 1.04 & 1.06 Corn—No. 2 68 & .65 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 Spring Si @ .92 Corn—No. 8 57 @ .58 Oats—No. 2 White 30%@ .31% Bye-No. 1 .88 @ .89 Barley—No. 2 ..... a @ .62 Pork—Mess 12.75 @IB.OO NEW YORK. Cattle. 8.50 @ 8.28 Hog« 4.00 0 6.00 Sheep 4.95 @ 4.75 Wheat—No, 2 Red 1.04 @ 1.06 COBN— No. 2 .64 0 .66 Oats—Mixed Western 32 @ .88 SaK

'■ 11 '■■■ ll . “A life for A LIFE.” ■ H. CLAY KINO MUST EXPIATE POSTON’S MURDER. China Must Make Reparation to Foreign Victims of Riots—Revolutionists Busy in Mexico—Printers Burned Out at Chicago in a Midnight Blaze. Death Sentence Pronounced. Unless the Supreme Court shall interfere In his behalf, Colonel H. Clay King will be hanged in Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 6 next for the- mnrder of David H. Poston, March 10 last. The chapter in the life of Colonel King, so far as the Criminal Court of Shelby County is concerned, was closed- when Judge J. J. Du Bose, of the Criminal Court, after a lengthy opinion, said : “Let the motion be overruled. ” 1 The crime for which H. Clay King stands convicted is too fresh in the minds of the people to need rehearsing in detail. Between 10 and 11 o’clock on the morning of the 10th of March Col. King stepped from a doorway on Main street, opposite Court Square, and -shot down Lawyer David H. Poston, who was hurrying to the Court House on important business. He died a few hours later. King at once gave himself up and was committed to jail without bail and trial. A few months thereafter came the trial, lasting thirty-two days. The jury after nearly two days’ deliberation brought in a verdict of guilty of murder. A new trial was applied for, and Judge Du Bose has delivered his opinion, overruling the motion. Every exception on prisoner’s behalf was overruled. There was a brief pause, a death-like silence for more than a minute after the Judge had finished. King sat perfectly stolid, with a oroad fan pressed tight to his lips. Judge Greer arose, and in a few words said that the prisoner excepted to the judgment of the court in overruling the motion. There was another pause of a minute, when Judge Du Bose, looking up from the manuscript he had been arranging, said: “Let the prisoner come forward. ” Instantly Colonel King rose from his chair, and, with nervous step, but fixed and immovable countenance, stepped a few paces toward the bench and looked steadfastly in the eyes of the Court. In a distinct voice, the Judge in effect said: “It is the judgment of this Court that you, H. Clay King, shall be committed to the county jail, and there safely be kept by the Sheriff until the 6th day of November, 1891, when, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 1 p. m., the Sheriff shall, within the jail or an inclosure adjacent to the jail, take you to a gallows therein constructed and hang you by the neck until you are dead. ” The prisoner stood as a statue, and when the Court had finished he turned on his heels and walked firmly back to his chair. Major Weatherford then arose and said an appeal would be taken to the Supreme Court Colonel King, between two deputies, was taken back to jail, and the crowd which had thronged the court-room passed out into the sunshine. CHINA WILL CATCH IT. Murderous Mongolians to Be Punished by the Powers. A dispatch from Shanghai says: China is preparing a protocol to the powers on the recent riots. It is believed the foreign ministers will not wait for this document, the preparation of which is likely to occupy several weeks. At Paris, the Chinese Charge d’Affaires has visited Foreign Minister Ribot and afier informing him that China recognized that the measures hitherto taken to protect Europeans in China were insufficient, assured him that the negligent mandarins would be dismissed and the rioters punished. He added that six of the latter have already been hanged. It is feared, however, that these promiseswill remain a dead letter. The Berlin correspondent of the London Standard telegraphs that the German Foreign Office has been receiving disquieting news from China within the last day or so. China, according to these advices, is unable to fulfill -her promises made to the represent atives of the Powers that she would punish those who were implicated in the recent outrages upon foreigners and their property, and that she would in future protect foreign residents from injury. It is added that»the tumors circulated in several quarters to the effect that France and Russia would not take part in any joint action on the part of the combined fleets should it be decided that such a step is necessary, is pronounced to be untrue. It is also asserted that there is no doubt that Germany will increase the number of her warships now in Chinese waters and that she will be prepared to take strong measures should they be needed to protect German subjects or their property, or should she be called upon to take an active part in a naval demonstration against China.

DEVOURING FLAMES. Several Chicago Printers and Stereo typers Are Badly Scorched. Shortly after 1 o’clock in the morning a fire, which had evidently been smoldering for some time, burst out of each of the six floors of the building at No. 175 Monroe street, Chicago, and the halfdozen firms doing business were cleaned out. The ground floor was occupied by Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, typewriting machines; the second by the Jameson & Morse Company, printers; the third by the W. J. Jefferson Printing Company; and the upper floors by Blomgren Bros. & Co., electrotypers and stereotypers. All of these firms suffer absolute loss on stock, though most of them are fully Insured. The building, comparatively a new one, was owned by the Packing House Insurance Company, and sustained an insured loss of about $20,000. The damage to the stocks of the tenants is variously estimated at from $30,000 to $50,000, so that at the most the loss in the aggregate will not exceed $70,000. Mexican Revolutionists. A dispatch from Laredo, Texas, says: While the plazas in this city and in Nueva Laredo were crowded with people some parties unknown distributed a dodger printed in Spanish called “A Plan of Revolution. ” It set forth that Mexico wasin the toils of a second Santa Ana, referring to ’President Diaz, and all lib-erty-loving people should join in a revolution to secure his overthrow. The plan went on to name Catarina Garcia as chief leader or executive of the revolution and Ruse Sandoval, of border fame, as commander-in-chief of the army. Sandoval is the man who crossed the river near here some months ago with seven men and was arrested by the civil authorities, assisted by the United States troops. After the circu’ar referred to a man named Benzonia, foreman of Garcia’s paper, was arrested on the plaza here. He is in jail, unable to give bail.The general opinion here is that the whole thing is a hoax. A Brownville correspondent says: The best information here shows that 100 men crossed the river Omler near Camargo. They cut the telegraph wires, but communicat'on was restored. The revolutionists have had a fight with a squad of armed customs guards near San Miguel and lost some of their horses. No one was hurt as far as known. General Cortina, the erstwhile terror of this neighborhood, was ar* ■ ■; - ' ■ . ..

THESE ACTUAL FACTS ALL FOUND WITHIN THE BORDERS OF INDIANA. An Interesting Summary of the More Important Doings of Our Neighbors — Crimes, Casualties, Deaths, Etc. —A scarlet fever epidemic is threatening New Albany. —David Ferris was killed by a Lake Shore engine at Waterloo. —Absalom EL Hill, aged 79, died at Greensburg from Bright’s disease. —The public schools at Spencer have closed as a precaution against diphtheria. —A new daily paper has been started at Veedersburg, by C. M. Berry, of the News. —Jesse Sweet fell froth the roof of a barn near Frankfort and was instantly killed. —John Voorhees, while digging a well at Flora, struck a pocket of gas. He will drill ar well. —Miss Florence Lewis, 13 years old, took the first premium at the New Albany fair for the best yeast bread. —A 15-month-old child of George Vawter, Queensville, near North Vernon, fell into a swill-bWrel and was drowned. —Lew Adams, a Delaware County farmer, is about to die from blood poisoning, caught from a horse which he was doctoring. —Hon. H. Francis, Senator from La Porte and associate editor of the Weekly Dispatch, died in Michigan City after a three days’ Illness. —The civil rights question in the city schools at Charleston is producing much excitement. The colored children will probably win. —City Marshal Cox, of Martinsville, who was stabbed by Dillon Core recently, is getting better and Core has been admitted to bail in $3,000. —An Alexandria girl, about to marry an Ohio youth, discovered that he was fighting Major McKinley’s election, and she at once broke the engagement. —The dam in the river at Eaton Park, Delaware County, was blown up with dynamite, supposedly by people who objected to Sunday picnics being held there.

—Mrs. J. J. Insley, wife of a prominent citizen, was stricken with apoplexy and died in two hours, at Crawfordsville. Her husband is very low with typhoid fever. —While Miss Lillie Coffmann was in Milton Hendrick’s kitchen at Danville, her clothing caught fire from the stove and she was terribly burned. Two of Mr. Hendrick’s daughters were badly burned while extinguishing the flames. —There was a wreck on the Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan road at North Manchester. The south-bound express train collided witn the north-bound freight. Both engines, the baggage-car and sevreal freight cars were badly smashed. Traffic Was suspended for four hours. No one was injured, the engineers and firemen saving themselves by jumping. —A horse belonging to W. L. Fulkerson, near Martinsville, was frightened to death. Mr. FulkefSon had driven to the city, hitched his horse in the rear of the Mothodist Church, and gone on about his trading. A traction engine came puffing up the street past the old nag, when it took fright, reared up and fell over, dead as a mackerel. The horse was badly frightened by a locomotive, when a colt, and never got over it. —James Hughes of Muncie, came near losing his life by injuries received from his big stallion. For some time Hughes has known the danger of entering the stall where the vicious horse was kept, but he recklessly entered the place to take the animal out for exercise. When in the act of untying the horse, Hughes was grabbed by the back of the neck and shoulder, where the beast’s teeth tore out a large chunk of flesh. It then attempted to trample its owner. He is now in a critical condition.

—A new justice of the peace in Montgomery County has established a new way to dispose of cases, and, at the same time, place the responsibility upon the jury. After the jury was secured for the case, the attorney for the defense arose and pointed out a defect in the indictment, and moved that the case be dismissed. The justice turned to the jury and said: “Gentlemen, you have heard the motion. Those in favor of it will say ‘aye.’” The entire jury said “aye,” and the case was dismissed. —Four years ago W. G. Houk, of Crawfordsville, failed and his possessions were sold to pay his debts. A colt was among the effects sold, and Mrs. Houk commenced suit to recover the animal, claiming that it was her personal property. The case has been through the’ lower* courts, and the Supreme Court reversed the decision and sent it back for trial. The trial was held last week, and the court held that the colt, now a horse, belonged to the woman, and that she should recover the animal. Mr. Houk went after it, and as he was driving it to town the animal reared up on its hind legs and pitched forward in the road, breaking its neck and thus ending its existence.

—Charlestown’s new bank has opened its doors. Its officers are: President, M. B. Bole; Vice President, W. if. Green; cashier, A. M, Guernsey; directors, M. B. Cole, W. H. Watson, J. D. Sharp, W. H. Green and J. F. Baird. —The Indiana game laws open as follows: Deer, Oct. Ito Jan. 1; quail and pheasant, Oct. 15 to Dec. 29; wild turkey, Nov. 1 to Feb. 1; prairie chickens, Sept. Ito Feb. 1; woodcocks, July 1 to Jan. 1; wild ducks, Sept Ito April 15; squirrels, June 11 to Dec. 20. —F. W. Bowman, of Charlestown, has discovered a large vein of cement rock on his farm at Grassy Flats. The strata if forty feet thick and lies immediately on the river. —lncendiaries fired the stores of Matthews & Pnvill and Orlando Rinker, at Centerville. Loss on the first, $1,600; covered by insurance. Loss on the latter, nominal. -r-John Mace, a convict, made his escape from the Prison South. He was at work with a gang of prisoners in the rear of the penitentiary premises and slipped away unnoticed by the guards. •*<

CELEBRATING IN CHILL REJOICING OVER THE DEATH OF BALMACEDA. The Feeling in London One of Relief—Minister Foster nt Washington Approves the Suicide—The Dead President’s Letter to the American Press. Wild with Excitement. g The suicide of Balmaceda is the one absorbing and exciting topic of conversation in Valparaiso. There is a mingled feeling of savage rejoicing at jsgg&a. his death and of \ bitter regret that WB 1 he should, have tag killed himself inY . yr stead of tailing into tlie clutc h° 9 th® infuriated citizens, who would have Ist delighted to rend C 1 him limb from f 1 1 v f° r l°hg ’ !1 st of crue l ties f° r l’\\\\\ 7 A which they hold him balmaceda. responsible. It is impossible for any one not in this country or not a native to realize the intensity of the hatred that was entertertained toward the The national holidays were prolonged by the news of the suicide. The feasts, illuminations, and other celebrations in honor of the success of the Congressional party were followed by the marching of 'frenzied crowds through all the streets shouting songs of triumph over the death of their former ruler. The Valparaiso papers came out with 'extras from Santiago about the suicide. The Argentine Minister at in whose house Balmaceda killed himself, resolutely refused to furnish any of the local papers with a copy of the pathetic letter written by Balmaceda a short time previous to his shooting himself, in iwhich he defends his course as President It is the general belief that Bal'maceda’s death will hasten in a great degree the restoration of peace throughout Chili. Now that the chief enemy of the Junta is no more it is likely that his followers will be shown mercy, since without Balmaceda to direct them they are little to be feared. Italy, France, Sweden, Spain, and Norway have followed the lead of the United States in official recognition of Germany, it will be remembered, was the second nation to do so. No official recognition has yet come from England. This creates considerable comment. In London the news of Balmaceda’s death made a marked impression. The general feeling in English commercial circles is one of relief and joy. While Balmaceda lived there ever could be no assurance that he might not stir up another revolution to the great detriment of the English interests in control of the nitrate traffic. The matter was the news sensation in Washington. It was as startling as it was unexpected. “So Balmaceda has blown his brains out, ” said Mr. Foster, the Chilean confidential agent. “I am sorry to hear of ibis going off in that way, but it was probably the best thing he could do. He (found all manner of escape cut off. He ihad failed in an attempt to cross the Andes. He had not the physical strength to endure the hardships of a journey .through the mountain passes in midIwinter. He was cut off from his (vessels and found it impossible to (get out of Santiago without defection. These facts undoubtedly preyed upon his mind and all hope left him. In his extremity he resorted to the pistol. Self-murder did not have as much terror for him as lit would have for others who believe in future state. While Balmaceda studied for the priesthood he gave up the teachings and traditions es his fathers and became almost an atheist. To those who knew the feeling aroused by Balmaceda’s acts of tyranny there is no surprise at 'all that the masses should rejoice at his death. He was a bad man, and Chili is glad to get rid of him in any manner. (Everything, however, will soon quiet down, and with Balmaceda out of the way peace is assured.” Balmaceda left a statement to the (press of the United States. As almost the last declarations of a dying man they are of especial importance. He says: “I acted during the past eight months with the firm conviction that I was right. I had no one in the army\ on whom I could place my trust. My generals were false tome. They lied all through the "war. Had my orders been obeyed I believe that the battle of Concon would have resulted in a decisive victory against the enemy. My heart all through this trouble has been with Chili. I sought to rescue my country from foreign domination. I strove to make her the first republic in America. My ene(mies say that I was cruel. Circumstances compelled me to sanction certain acts, but many bad deeds that have been attributed to my orders were never known by me until they had been committed. “Until the final tattle at Placilla I had strong hopes of triumphing over my foes. Victory was’assured by my generals, Alcerecca, Barbosa and Viel. They all lied. I now know those who pretended friendship for me only because of the money that was to be gotten out of me. All the money that I have in my possession is $2,500. My wife gave it to me on the night of Aug. 28. “Your minister, Patrick Egan, many times offered me good advice. He urged me to make peace with those opposed to 'me and to retire from Chili. I did not heed his wise advice, for I thought he iwas under the influence of the junta’s orders, who were then refugees in the American legation. All through the trouble my closest advisers were always opposed to any overtures for peace. ” Newsy Paragraphs. Charges were made at Ottawa, Ont, that several members of Canada’s Parliament are guilty of boodling by making false declarations as to salaries. Preparations for the microscopical examination of park for export at Kansas City are complete, and work will begin at once. (Women will be employed exclusively. William Evans, a farmer of New Ross, Ind., found a strange man in possession of his horse and wagon. The man refused to surrender it and Mr. Evans shot him, inflicting a fatal wound. The man gave the name of J. J. Rhlneman, and it is thought he was insane. At t Leavenworth, Kan., three hundred coal miners went on a strike, and three hundred more will probably join them. The miners demand an advance of half a cent per pusheL They are now receiving 4 cents per bushel. This the companies decline thus far to give. Tremendous fires have been raging west of Willmar, Minn., and large tracts of prairie land burnt over. A strong wind pas made it impossible to stay the fury of ,the flames, A great deal of hay in stacks has been destroyed, and three or four miles of railroad track has been burnt and made impassable; Servants of the Wealthy. Butlers must be over five feet ten inches tall to meet the requirements of fashion. The butler is answerable tor the property put in his charge, and is held responsible for any articles missing. Mrs. W. W. Astor is the fortunate possessor of a maid who was once one of the attendants upon the Queen of Italy. It is said that a wealthy New York family has thirty servants. About all the average woman cares to endure is ona 4

CURRENT COMMENTS. For and Against. If the question as to the Sunday opening of the Fair were put to popular vote, undoubtedly it would be decided in the’ affirmative.—New York Sun. More harm would be done by closing it than' by keeping it open. If it is open there will be a place for the crowds to go that will keep them out of mischief. —Kansas City Journal. It is only proper that the World’s Fair managers should give respectful attention to the appeals of the many excellent people who have asked them to close the Fair Sundays.—San Francisco Examiner. If the Fair is too wicked to be open on Sundays it is too wicked to be open on Saturdays, and if the Puritans are to be consulted the Hebrews and Adventists will want to be heard next—St Joseph Herald. The people who do not live in Chicago, and on whom the success of the Exposition mainly depends, have also some rights in the matter, and it would be well for them to speak out on the subject—New Orleans Times-Democrat. » The workingmen of Chicago and nearby cities can see the great exhibition Sunday without entailing the double cost of the admission and loss of wages that would be the case on a week day. Surely no harm could come to their spiritual welfare by so doing.-— Terre Haute Express. It is a queer fact that the Chicago saloonkeepqfs join hands with the Sabbath Union people in desiring that the World’s Fair shall be closed Sunday. The Chicago saloons are open Sunday as well as the churches, and the saloonkeepers realize that the man who is attending the Fair will not toss any coin on their bars. —Springfield Journal. From the recent action of the World’s Fair Commissioners on certain phases of the Sunday question it is quite certain that the ultimate decision will be that the Exposition shall be opened on Sun- , day,* but that the machinery will be stopped—the idea being to allow the people the opportunity of sight-seeing and at the same time to get rid of actual work on that day as much as possible. —Baltimore American. Mitylene. Is John Bull going to become a Turkey gobbler?—Baltimore American. Was the Mitylene occupation, after all, only a picnic party?—Pittsburg Commercial Gazette. When the Sick Man of Europe is at his worst a dose of English war ships proves an effective remedy.—Boston Traveller. The Island of Mitylene is elevtfted to the rank of a very large-sized and entirely visible chip on the British shoulder.—Pittsburg Dispatch. Things have come to a pretty pass if a party of British officers can’t pop a few corks on a desert island without spieading a war-cloud over the whole firmament.—Minneapolis Journal. If the British marines were landed at Sigri by due authority they can never be made to leave until the British view of the case has been conceded or a great war has taken place. Now, indeed, the foreign situation is becoming irtg.—Richmond Dispatch. That “occupation” of Mitylene is now reported to have been nothing more than an officers’ picnic. The “ordnance” \ taken ashore consisted probably of champagne bottles—loaded—and the “fortifications” erected were doubtless the Oriental equivalents of clambakes. —New York World. If the British lion had squatted on an American island instead of a Turkish possession, how quickly Mr. Blaine would have seized his tall. Those good people' who expected to see some twisting done as soon as Mr. Harrison should get into the White House have no one to look to but the Czar.—Courier Journal. Way-Up Buildings. A building which has been planned in Chicago is to be thirty-four stories high —as high as the Washington Monument. Whit does Chicago want with an Eiffel tower?—Buffalo Express. Chicago is to have a building as high as the Washington Monument. It will be used to illustrate the ascent of the Western, mortgage as a sort of introductory for it in high life.—Lincoln Call. If the Chicago Odd Fellows put up their thirty-four-story building there may be expected to be a surplusage of goats in. the lake city. Climbing up and down the thirty-thrfle flights of stairs will undoubtedly replace the ancient favorite of th© lodge-room in initiations.—Kansas City Times. Chicago plans a building to be as high as the Washington Monument. A scheme like this was tried on the plains of Shinar, but it didn’t work. Chicago won’t get to heaven that way, but good people will rejoice to see her displaying an interest in that direction at all — New York Evening Sun. The craze for erecting high buildings in-Chicago has reached such a point as to make the people of that city pause and consider whither they are drifting. In a limited city like New York there is noroom to spread except upward, but Chicago is different Her building ground is unlimited.—Bismarck Tribune. The announcement that. Chicago Is about to erect a thtrty-four-story building would seem to indicate that the climax of her crazy building boom had been pretty nearly reached. Chicago is a great city and will always be such, but she is clearly overdoing the building business, and will as certain as fate pay the penalty for so doing.—Kansas City Journal. Dress Reform. The dress reformers of Boston have decided to appear on the streets in short kilt skirts.—Duluth News. Miss Kate Field’s suggestion about knee breeches for women will not bear thinking about. How are the sidewalks to be kept clean if there are no long dresses to sweep them? —Philadelphia Times. A Chautauqua dress reformer asserts that “corsets have filled more graves than whisky. ” This is probably an exaggeration; for corsets have staying powers where whisky has not—Philadelphia Press.

About Well-Known People. Mrs. Langtry’s 5,000-acre property on the Pacific Slope has Increased ten-* fold in value. Senator Gorman is building a new house near Laurel, Md., to replace the one burned dowh last winter. Sir William Gordon-Cumming’s relatives and friends are being socially ostracized for their loyalty to him. Tennyson celebrated his 82d birthday anniversary by publishing an appeal for $200,000 to build a home tor boys in memory of “Chinese Gordon. ” The little King of Spain does not know his letters yet and all mental edu> cation has been forbidden him. He is so fragile and puny physically that the slightest exertion of the mind fatigue* him. Sardou’s first comedy was a failure. He was a youth of twenty-three when he made his first venture into a field in which he afterward became famous, and was at the time a teacher of mathematics. ~..