Decatur Democrat, Volume 36, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1892 — Page 6

©he democrat DKCATUR, IND. ELAOKBUEN, ... PCTT-TMum. 1892 DECEMBER. 1892 Isu Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa • • 0 0 ,1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0 0 0 0 ®| © ®_ : SUMMARY OF EVENTS. PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS OF THE WORLD. Sliall tho World’* Fair Be Open on Senday? Tho Business Portion of Crawford, N. J.» Destroyed by Fire—Cuba „ Called Down by the United States— An« other Fallen Meteor. World’s Fair on Sunday. Representative Darborrow of Illinois, introduced in the House a joint resolution providing for opening the World’s Fair on Sunday. The resolution repeals section 4 of the act of Congress adopted last April, and makes it tho duty of the World’s Columbian Commission to make such rules or modifications of the rules of the corporation known as the World's Columbian Exposition, as will prohibit the use on Sunday of machinery unnecessary manual labor and all merchandising. and at the same time give opportunity for the study of the highest standard of artistic and mechanical science; that the art gallery, horticultural building and all other buildings in which exhibits of art are installed shall bo thrown open to the public on each and every day during the entire term of the exposition, and that each employe of the exposition shall be given one day's rest in each week. A preamble to tho resolution cites the advantages to be derived in opening the exposition on Sundays, and says that ft is not done for local interest, but for the benefit of this nation and all foreign nations that participate in IL * • Cuba Called Down. It is reliably reported that the United States Government will interefere with the scheme of Cuba to farm out its customs' revenues to a French syndicate. It now appears that Secretary of State Foster has sent a diplomatic not® to the authorities at Havana, warning them that the United States is strongly opposed to their plan of farming out the Cuban Custom House. The action of our Government may occasion an interesting and important controversy as it is not probable that Spain will relinquish its •plan of farming out the Cuban Custom House at a good figure without a struggle. The profits to be obtained by such an arrangement would, it is said be very great Waiting tor Grover. Indianapolis special: After several weeks’ effort Deputy .Revenue Collector Saulcy has succeeded in obtaining the photographs of five Chinese, under orders from the department compelling every Chinaman to register and forward his photograph, and three of these pictures Saulcy cannot identify. . A Chinaman living at Greenfield, who speaks English well, upon being approached for his picture, emphatically declared himself: “Me no give you picture. The Chinamen ala say it's bad Jaw. They say we get a new president and he pass a new law. We no give the old president pictures.” A Town Burned. Most of the business portion of Crawford, N. J., was destroyed by fire. Eight buildings with their contents were burned to the ground. Those burned out were: H. Freeman, J. H. Hart, druggists; W. 3. Redfern, plumber; Robert Bayard, shoe dealer; Lang’s shoo shop; Beedie’s billiard parlor; G. L. Derby, groceries; Irving’s butcher shop; K. Hummer, groceries; L. Eiths, millinery store; Mrs. S. Ward, dry goods store, and the postoffice. Fifteen families living over the stores were burned out and there were many narrow escapes. The total loss will reach SBO,OOO. Another Fallen Meteor. In the suburbs of Harrison, Mich., was found a large slate covered meteor that had evidently fallen from the heavens during the night and buried itself in the earth. It weighs about half a ton, and when first discovered was still warm, It is of peculiar formation and its substance is very hard. No one saw it fall, but the general impression prevails that It fell from the recent comeL Hie Governor Refused. Terre Haute (Ind.) special: Gov. Chase has refused to recognize the Kansas requisition for the possession of Ellisworth Wyatt, the member of the Dalton gang who was arrested near this place, and Wyatt will go to Oklahoma, to answer to the charge of horse stealing. The Kansas charge against Wyatt is murder. Struck by a Railway Train. A man named Thomas was struck by the eastrbound local passenger train on the Vandalia Railroad, west of Brazil. Ind. Thomas thought he was on one of the switches, but instead, he was on the main track. He was knocked from the ' track and severely injured. He was taken to Stanton. G. A. R. Offers a Reward. Emmet Post, G. A. R., of Wabash, Ind., has offered a reward for the apprehension of the miscreants who desecrated the graves of the soldiers in Southern Indiana on the night of Nov. 14. Resolutions condemning tho outrage were adopted by the post 4 The Fifty-Second Congress, Both Houses of Congress convened Monday, and, being informed hy the President that he would send a message in writing at the beginning of Tuesday’s session, adjourned. .. < Gen. Rosecrans Dying. Gen. Rosecrans, Registrar of the United States Treasury, who has been ill for some time, is reported to be much worse. Fatal results are apprehended. Bank Wrecker Harper Is ILL Columbus (0.) special: E. L. Harper, the convict and ex-President of the Fidelity National Bank, now in prison » here, is suffering from a disease the seriousness of which is yet to be determined. Nearly a year ago Harper Insisted that he was in the incipient stages of Bright’s disease and requested treatment, but after examination tho prison physicians told him that he was mistaken, as they could discover tio renal trouble and refused to admit him to the hospital. Since then he has been performing iils .usual duties of bookkeeping and it was given out that he was suffering from hypochondria But the doctors have had to confess that they

| wore wrong. They are now treating him for kidney troubles. Ho Is "much reduced in flesh, having lost thirty pounds. SEIZED THE OFFICE. John E. Osborne Takes Forcible Posse*ilon of the Governor’! Office of Wyoming. A special from Cheyenne, Wyoming, dated the 3d inst, says: Governor-elect Osborne, this morning, accompanied by several men, went to tho capital building and asked the jani.or to show him into the executive rooms on the plea that he wanted to see tho condition of the furniture. The janitor refused to lot him in without tho authority of tho acting Governor. Osborne sent for a carpenter and ordered him to open a window leading to the legislative chamber. By the use of a large chisel tho window casing was removed, the sash thrown up and the party took possession .and Osborne announced himself as Governor, saying that ho had taken the oath of office before a notary public. Tho returns from the various counties have not all been received, consequently the state board of canvassers have not yet canvassed tho returns. Acting Governor Barber told Osborn on Monday that ho would surrender to him tho office as soon)as tho state board canvassed tho vote and that tho canvass would take place as soon as possible. This hasty action on tho part of tho Governer eloct is quite astounding to this community. Ho has remained in the office all day, but has not yot been able to open a door. The present complications arose from the fact that the Constitution of Wyoming provides for no Lieutenant Governor, and since Governor Warren become Senator, Secretary of State Barber has been acting as Governor. There was dcubt about when and how the newly-elected Governor should assume the office, so ho takes this means of bringing,matters to a focus. Governor Osborne explains his seizure of the office by saying that the Republicans intend to take advantage of a technicality of the law and refuse to issue him his certificate of election. Republicans, on the other hand, assert that Osborne is party to a scheme to seat enough Democrats in the Legislature to make sure the election of a Democratic United States Senator. Excitement is running high and trouble may ensne. GASTLV FIND. Dead Bodies on a Locomotive Pilot and Others Along tho Track. Elmira (N. Y.) special: One of the most horrible accidents that ever occurred in this city took place recently. Wjlliam Conxlln and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard and Margaret Peet of South Corners, several miles south of the city, came to town. They prepared to return home. The five got into a wagon drawn by one horse. While crossing Pennsylvania avenue the vestibuled train west bound, crashed into the rig, instantly killing four of the occupants, and probably fatally injuring the fifth. The engineer did not know of the accident until he reached the depot over a mile away. Upon examining his engine, as usual, he discovered a ghastly sight Edward Blanchard and his wife and Margaret Peet Were piled in a heap on the pilot of the engine. He was dumbfounded. The bodies were removed to a convenient place and the coroner notified. While the bodies were being removed word came that another corpse lay beside the track near the Pennsylvania avenue crossing and a man lay dying near by. He proved to be William Conklin. The bodies of the dead are now at the morgue. Deep mystery surrounds the affair. If Conklin dies or does not recover consciousness before his death, it will never be known how he came to cross the tracks in front of an express train. The railroad and municipal officials are now into the matter. Annexation Gets a Black Eye. Toronto (Ont) special: The auditorium was well-filled the other night when Geo. R. Parkins, M. A., of New Brunswick, spoke on imperial federation. Mr. Parkins said that annexation to the United States was not a recognizable issue. Canadians would never merge themselves with a nation containing 8,000,000, negroes, the vote of whicn might at any time plunge them into a war with their mother country. Dalton Mqgarthy -said that annexation could never be brought about by a vote of the people. There would be a lot of fighting first Mr. Cockburn, M. P., said it was scarcely creditable that it should be necessary to discuss the question of annexation. He could not conceive it possible that any people should seriously contemplate national suicide. Found Dead In an Old Tank. Henry Moeller, aged seventeen, who lived at 1030 Jackson Street, Covington, Ky., was found dead in the water tank of an old locomotive tender in the Chesapeake and Ohio yards in Covington. His father is a Covington -drayman. One theory advanced is that the young man Committed suicide. He left home earlv last Monday and nothing had been heard of him until found. Another theory is that young Moeller crawled through the hole at tne top of the tank and built a a fire with charcoal. He closed the. lid and went to sleep. The fumes from the charcoal fire suffocated him. Moeller may haye been murdered and placed in the tank and surrounded by the charcoal fire to hide the work of the perpetrators of tho crime. Coroner Wilson is investigating. A Syndicate of Paper Maker*. A syndicate of paper makers ofcCanada has been formed at Montreal to protect their interests, under the name of the Strawboard Wrapping and Building Paper Manufacturer’s Association, of Canada. Over twenty mills, representing several millions of dollars, are interested. This move was brought about to protect tho Canadian market in the product manufactured by mills. For some time past the Canadians have beet) undersold by American manufactures, and it is now said that the former have discovered -how tbis is fiofie. Mill board is quoted at under valuation price, and much of the duty got rid of. It is this which the new association wfll seek to break up. Iron Hall Victim* Will Protest. ; Indianapolis special: Thepublication of the fact that Judge Taylor had allowed the attorneys in the Iron Hall receivership case fees aggregating $15,000 has created high indignation among the officers of the order, and a meeting has been called for this week, which it is proposed to call to protest against the allowance. The members have never been fully satisfied with Failey’s appointment as receiver, and his retaining Judge Taylor's son as his attorney did not allay the feeling which Failey’s appointment had engendered. There is now a large sum in the receiver’s hands, but he has not indicated when it will be prorated a racing the members. An Old Soldier Worked Up Over a Play - f Draw* a Gun. The other night the audience at Faurot's Opera House, Lima, Ohio, where the war drama, “Across the Potomac,” was being presented, witnessed a scene not down on the bills. When,, a scone was being presented representing the Federal and Union troops in conflict, an old Union veteran, in the excitement of the moment, forgot rising

in his snat, drew a revo ver, w dch ho attempted to fire at the duster of gray coats, who appeared to be getting tho better of tho conflict f The excited old follow was promptly hustled out of tho house, but tho incidont created great excitement. To Watch Our lutoreata. A special from Washington says the Navy Department profiting by tho experience of tho late revolution in Venozula, has determined not to be caught napping again when American Interests are In jeopardy in those waters. Upon the advice of the State Department, a naval vessel will be kept permanently in the West Indios along the northern coast of South America, as it was a source of deep mortification to the department officials to be dependent upon foreign war ships to look out for our interests during the late war in Venezuela. Work by the Life-Savers. The annual report of Superintendent Kimball, of tho life-saving service, shows that there wore 242 lives saved last year, 181 on the Atlantic and forty-eight on tho lakes. There were 337 accidents and of 2,570 persons on the vessels, twenty lives were lost In all 747 shipwrecked persons were sheltered. The value of vessels involved was $5,584,160, and of their cargoes, $7,200,365: of which total $7,111,005 were saved. The total wrecks numbered sixty. There were 170 casualties to small crafts and seven lives wore lost Fourth Inauguration of President Diax. City of Mexico special: Tho fourth inauguration of Gen. Diaz as President of Mexico took place amid great pomp in the chamber of deputies. The houses were decorated and the streets were crowded. During the ceremony of inauguration cannon were fired and bands played in the streets. AU the ministers resigned but were immediately reinstated. An inaugural ball and banquet with 400 covers, was given in the palace to tho President by Senators and Deputies. Drnuken Indians on the War Path. Victoria (B. Q) special: Two tribes of Nitinat Indians, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, have been freely supplied with whisky and are now fighting among themselves and destroying property in the neighborhood. The lighthouse keeper and his family are shut up in the building and are afraid of their j Ilves. They have telegraphed fbr a man-of-war to be sent up. The government steamer Quodra left with a posse of twenty-five constables, all armed. Killed by a Gasoline Explosion. George Myers, foreman of the blacksmith department of the Chockell Wagon Works, was at work on a Standard Oil Company’s wagon tank, South Bend, Ind. He was wiping a red-hot piece of iron which it is supposed created a gas with the gasoline in the rear chamber, producing an explosion the report of which was heard a mile away. The circular end of the tank blew out, striking him on the breast Death came instantly. Dreadful Casualty. The three story double brick building on Main Street, Lafayette, Ind., occupied by D. H. Lohman, druggist, collapsed. The front wall fell to the sidewalk and crushed Carrie Daugherty, the thirteen-year-old daughter of H. C. Daugherty, wholesale fruit dealer. After the collapse the debris caught fire from the natural gas fire. The loss to R. M. O’Farrell, owner, is $8,000; to Mr. Lohman, SIO,OOO. There is no insurance. Italian Flag Torn Down. Great excitement has prevailed at Talevffie, New York, the last few days, caused by an Italian flag being torn down and burned by a number of American miners. The Italians opened fire on the miners at tho time and the latter responded in kind, but no one was hurt. The Italians threaten to raise another flag and if they do another row will be inaugurated by the Americans. Invalid Barns to Death. Mrs. John Cassaday, residing in Belpre, W. Va., who is almost helpless from a long illness with rhumatism burned to death while alone recently, her clothes igniting from the stove. In her struggles she had torn handsful of hair from her head and inflicted severe wounds on her body. The floor was covered with hair and blood when the charred remains were found. Redemption of Drunkards. The town of Charlestown, Ind., has blossomed into a novel philanthropic ' scheme for the redemption of drunkards. I A number of young and prominent peo- ' pie have formed what they call a Keeley club, whose object It is to send any one addicted to bibulous habits, and who has no money, at the expense of the club to one of the bi-chloride institutes. Body Cut in Two. Peter Biliingsly, Yard Master of the C.,H. & D., was run over by a switch engine at Coalton, Ohio, and instantly killed, his body being cut in two. He had been on duty three days and nights, and was refused a rest when he asked for it He was to have been married Christmas, Shot Dead by Assassins. Walter Weaver, a well-known younar man of Hopkinsville, Ky., was assassinated, his body being riddled with buckshot There is great excitement as several feuds existed between Weaver and other parties. THE MARKETS. CHICAGO. Cattle—Common to Prime .... $3.25 @ 6.50 Hogs—Shipping Grades 3.50 @ 6.00 Sheep—Fair to Choice 100 & 5.25 Wheat—No. 2 Spring 72 © .73 COBN—No, 242 & .43 Oats—No. 231 0 .32 Rye—No. 243 © .50 Butter—Choice Creamery& ® .30 Eggs—Fresh 22)£@ .23)4 Potatoes—New, per bu 70 @ .so INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 3.25 @ 5.00 Rocs—Choice Light 3.50 © 6.00 Sheep—Common to Prime 3.00 ci 4.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 67 & .67)4 1 Coen—No. 2 White 40 «i .46)4 Oats—No. 2 White .35 @ .36 ST. LOUIS. Cattle 3.00 @ 5.25 Hogs i. 4.00 0 6.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red. 68 <3 .69 Corn—No. 2 39 (3 .40 Oats—No. 231 <3 .32 RYE—No. 2. .47 © .48 CINCINNATI. Cattle 'is 3.00 @ 4.75 hogs 3.00 <3 6.00 Sheep,3.oo © 4.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red.7l © .71)4 Corn—No. 2<4 © .45 Oats—No. 2 Mixed .35 © .35)4 RYE—No. 254 (3 .55 . DETROIT. Cattle,.... .. 3.00 <3 4.60 Hogs a.oo ©6.50 Sheep:.... 3.00 @ 4.25 Wheat—No. 2 Red 73 ® .74 Corn—No. 2 Yellow. .44 <3 .45 Oats—No. 2 White37)4(3 .38)4 TOLEDO. Wheat—No. 273 <3 .74 Cobn—No. 2 White. .-.43 0 .43)4 Oats—No. 2 White2s © .35)4 RYES 4 0 .56 , BUFFALO. Cattle—Common to Prime.... 3.00 ©5.25 Hogs—Best Grades 4.00 @6.25 'Wheat—No. 1 Hard.... .82 © .82)4 Corn—Np. 48 @ .48)4 MILWAUKEE. . Wheat—No. 2 Spring 67 © .68 Corn—No. 41 @ -G56 Oats—No. 2 White3s © .36 Rye—No. 1..A .... .50 © .51 Harley—No. 2..“65 @ .67 Pork—Mess....l4.oo 014.50 NEW YORK. Cattle ~ 8.60 @ 6.00 Hogs s.oo © 6125 Sheep..... 3.00 0 6.90 WHEAT—No. 2 Red7B @ .79 Corn—No 251 @ .52 Oats—Mixed Western -36 & .38 Butter—Creamery22 © .32 Pork—New Mess., 14.26 0U.75

jay' GOULD is' DEAD. ■ PASSES OUT OF LIFE PAINLESSLY AND PEACEFULLY. • Hl* Family All About Him—Tho Wlxnrd of Wall Street Ends Hl* Remarkable Career—Estimate* of Hl* Wealth—Sketch Os the Wonderful Mau. Gould I* Gone. Jay Gould, tho greatest financier tho United States has ever known, died at his Fifth avenue residence in New I York at 9:12 o’clock Friday morning. His end was peaceful. Tho tioubles from which he died were diagnosed as consumption of the stomach, supplo--1 mented with a bilious attack. Twelve hours before his death ho was prostrated by a nervous attack, and his physician, Dr. Munn, was sumnyined. Every member of the Gould family was also summoned and they watched at his bedside until the end came. The death of the great financier inspired unusual regret, but it did not cause any sensational break in the

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stock market, in which, for twenty years, he was the most important figure. The market was not even shaken. It was not believed until 2 o'clock in the morning that Mr. Gould was going to die. He had been prostrated several times within the past three years. The ) attack was thought to be like the others, merely temporary. Sketch of the Wizard's Career. Jay Gould was a native of Boxbury, N. Y., where he was born on the 27th of May, 1866. His early life was epent on alarm. He entered Hobart College when 14 years of age, paying for his i tuition with money earned by keeping the books of the village blacksmith during the evenings. He developed’a taste for surveying and one of his earliest enterprises was the publication of a county map of his own drawing. The accuracy of the work attracted attention and he was employed by the Legislature to make a topographical survey of the State. For several years he was engaged in this work and in making surveys of several counties in Ohio and Michigan. In 1856 he became associated with Zadock Pratt in the management of a tannery and conducting a large lumbering business. He soon purchased his partner’s interest, and sold his plant just ih time to avoid the panic of 18 >7. He invested his money in a bank at Stroudsburg, Pa., purchased bonds of a Vermont railroad at their lowest price, 10 cents on the dollar, and realized fourfold from the increasj in value within a year. He removed to New York City in 1859, where he became a broker,' and invested largely in the stock of the Erie Boad. He soon became President of that company and remained in the directory till 1872, he and James Fisk being the controlling spirits of the corporation. He invested largely In the stock of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company, and a favorable opportunity occurring he obtained a controlling interest A depression in the stock of the Western Union taking place, he was enabled to grasp control of that corporation also, and he consolidated the two, not only increasing the valut| of the Atlantic and Pacific properties by h favorable alliance but also benefiting the Western Union by destroying competition. The American ‘ Union and the Mutual Union companies, both organized as competitors of the Western Union, were subsequently absorbed by methods known best to the stock manipulators of Wall street, and the monopoly of the telegraph business ' was assured to the Western Un on. In I 1887 he purchased a controlling interest ' in the St. Louis and San Francisco Bailroad and obtained a joint interest with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Kailroad in the Atlantic and Pacific and the western portion of the Southern Pacific Road. He was either bull or bear, as best •suited his purpose to plu:k the unwary fool who dared attempt to trade In his favorites, and hundreds of fortunes of the too venturesome passed into his coffers. Like a giant octopus he guarded his properties and bis tentacles grasped and destroyed all within reach. Compassion was an unknown quality in his breast. Friend and foe alike contributed to the gratification of his rapacity. Mr. Gould’s methods were constantly changing. He was exceedingly secretive and the brokers nearest to him, who at times fancied they were fully in his confidence, were often surprised by orders to sell when they thought it best to buy or to buy when they thought it expedient to sell. His operations were a constant series of surprises. Their object was always the same. His first money was made by the sale of a rat-trap which he had invented. He seemed in after life to keep a trap constantly at hand for the purpose of catching the Wall street rats who swarmed about him. Mr. Gould was free from the vices that commonly attach to men of the world. He seldom indulged In wine, never used tobacco, and had no liking for gay or dissolute society. He was devotedly attached to his family, and the death of his wife several year* ago was a severe blow to him. Hinee that event his daughter Helen was miatiess of his household, and the two were almost Inseparable. Mi*a Helen accompanied him on his tour* r/ver the country, sacrificing her opj»o ‘ unities of shining to society that she might minister to his happiness. His sr»n Geofge was his business confidant. Me inher Ited much of the ahrewdne** of Ma father, and in recent years has Men the active manager ot some o? the Vir*f, portant of the Gould prrrpert **. Be married Edith Kingdon, the Wfll known actress, and they are living hsf’P’iy together. No accurate estimate can tm made of Mr. Gould’s wealth. Two hwired and ■ fifty million dollars is grrnntayy MI garded as approximating the vMim his possessions. He was not given to ostentatious charltiea, and e/ei-ndAi'i-ag , his wealth he was niggnrdlj’, eifHrwvgh' i he has donated large sums to < 1 objects on rare occasion#, AphwrMm*. A good conscience is * gw<d It Is only great me* ■W'fto tovA Wort better than play. The first man to denownoe fe the man who is the enbjeetof ft, A han never outlives those who have seen him make a fool of

GOING FARTHER WEST. I MANY FARMERS CHANGING THEIR HOMES. I-arge Number* ol llllnol* *n<i Wl*c<w»ln AfrlculturUt* Said to Be Moving to Section* of low*, South Dakota and Nebraakiu Toward the Setting Bnn. The movement of Northern Illinois and Southern Wle onein farmers to Northern and Western lowa, which has been an important factor in the development of these portions of lowa during the past two or thioe years, is extending further west, says a Sioux City, lowa, correspondent, and thia fall hundreds of farmers from Illinois and Wisconsin, and not a few from the Mlsslseippi River counties in luwa, have made purchases in Northern Nebraska and South Dakota, with the inten.lon of , making their homos in these States in the future. Tho farmers came out on , the annual harvest excursions given by the railroad companies. Most of them come from about Council Hill, Galena, Pecatonica, from hane < oumy, and from the southern counties of Illinois. They Invariably buy tho best farms hero and pay cash for them. They sell their old homes for from f4O to S7O an acre, and are able to buy tlie best farms here for from $lB to s3ti per acre. This leaves them enough money to put on good Improvements xf.er paying cash for their farms and still have u neat balance left to their credit. Better Farmer*. This movement to the West has had a great deal to do with its development. It is an undeniable fact that the Illinois < and Wisconsin men are letter farmers i than those they found in possession of tho country. They use more machinery and give more attention to the breeding of stock and to dairy farming. They are responsible for the wonder:ul growth of the dairy business throughout lowa, and are developing it as rapidly in the new fields they are seeking in Nebraska and South Dakota. They build better houses and their farms are neater In appearance. A person can come very near to picking out their places in driving through the country. Those who bought this fall already have under way or are planning Improvements that will add greatly to the value of their places and at the same time enhance the value of surrounding property Real estate men agree in saying that It is this immigration that has had more to do thafi any other one thing in advancing the prices of raw lands in this section, from $4 to $6 to $lO to sls, and of improved lands from $lO to$;0 to from sls to $25 during the past two years. Their coming has been a relief to many a mortgage-ridden Western farmer, who has received from them the money in exchange for his farm with which to clear away his indebtedness and start anew on a gooc foothold. The farmer who sells generally buys cheaper lands in the same neighborhood or raw lands and starts In again. This year the sales to Illinois and Wisconsin farmers have been • 0 per cent, greater than ever before, and it is estimated that the farm population of the country within a radius of 1 0 miles of this city will, in • the next eight months, be increased by at least H.OiMI persons, because ot their removal to purchases made in this ar. a. NATURAL GAS FAILING. Reservoirs of the Fluid in Ohio and Indiana Amost Empty, f That the reckless consumption of natural gas during the last ten years has almost, emptied the vast subterranean reservoirs of this inflammable fluid seems certain. From many points where natural gas has for years been almost the only form of fuel used come accounts of decreasing pressure in the wells, constantly failing supply, and in many cases total cessation of the flow of gas. At Lima, Ohio, Fort Wayne, Connersville and other Indiana towns the deficiency has been so great as to compel the closing of many fa'ctorles. In hundreds of instances families which relied on gas for heating and cooking purposes have leen obliged to recur to coal stoves, and occasionally suffering has been caused by lack of fuel where adequate precautions against a failure of the natural-gas supply hal not been takfn. Warning Circular Issued. Th} following circular, recently sent out to its patrons by the f-alimonio Mining and Gas Company of Fort Wayne, Ind., one of the largest purveyors of natural gas in the State, shows the straits to which consumers are reduced: To Our Patron*: . , , . „ The supply of natural gae is certainly failing throughout our field, and the experience of cities in Ohio promises to be duplicated in Indiana. After considering the matter for some time our board reluctantly consented to the expenditure of $120,000 more for the betterment of our supply and service to consumers. The expense is both great and hazardous in 'view of the experience of other cities. The additional- lines and wells are now being pushed as rapidly as possible, and with fnir’y good weather we hope to give better service i i the next three weeks. We fear from pres tit indications it will be necessary to turn off ell factories but this step will not be taken until absolutely necessary. In the meantime we would advise all manufacturers to secure a supply of coal and be prepared to have gas tamed off at any time on short notice. We sincerely hope our friends will bear with us and do their utmost to assist us in the present emergency. Lima. Ohio, three years ago had a rock pressure on her line of 340 pounds, being mu h above the Indiana field; to-day it has fallen to 90 pound* and pumps are being put in to help force the gas to consumers. All her churches, school house* and pub ic buildings have been shut off entirely and not a boiler is supplied at any price. This circular is not issued to alarm the public, but to enlist their co-operation and bring about a proper use of gas andavoid all wa«te and extravagant use of the same. Natural gaa 1* certainly tho “champagne of '*'els* and should be so used. He who wastes a foot of It now Is not only an enemy of the company but also a public enemy. Wc are arranging for a display of gas-saving appliances, which we will have ready by tho tatter part of next month, of which you will be duly advised. Halimonib Mining and Gas Co. Ancestor* of Illustrious Men. Thz fa'her of Ampere, mathematician, was a dry goods merchant of small moan*. Thk father of Turner, the painter of tfesi ’Klave Ship,” was a barber and hair drenaef. Ms Jgsson was jhe soil of a bricklayer, and for a time himself worked at that. Uarto. ftoGAB-rn’s father was a small tenant faruMtr, who disapproved of his son’s hwto f/zt art. Twr. father of Henry Wilson, Vice Brealdent, of tho United States, was a pfx/r farmer. ffopMOCLKa, the Greek poet,-was the S'/n (it a blacksmith whose wife hal elave. The father of Sir IT imphroy Davy wa« a worrl r-Afver, and Intended nis son lor that bmAifiee*. father was an honest, GodEnglish peasant who prayed Wirt Ms children. | father woe a scrivener, or A'dpf (tt„ and designed the |>oet tor the swmet occupation, - ”, | tttn father of Palestrina, tho composer of s<k red music, was a cook, or, as some say, a waiter. MahshaL. Auoerrau was tho sen ot A gfofler. end left Ibat business to enlist as a private soldier. Marshal Beshikbes was a farmc ‘s txry, and after enlisting as a private, from the ranks. t

| JOLIET’S BAD FAILURE. Dupvd Depositor* Talk of Criminal Prostration*. Tho condition of the collapsed bank and tho nterpriso Company, at Joliet, 111., looks more serious as the days go by. Everything in sight has boon attached. The transfer of the pro erty of tho Fishes subjects them to bitter reproach. All the transfers will be con* tested In the courts. The trouble began by a run being Ing made ou the Stone City I ank, a private institution operated by Henry Fish A Sons, l efore the doors were opened a large crowd collected, and no soouor did the hour for opening arrive than a feverish o owd pushed to the teller’s window and haa their no'ea, checks, certificates and books turn d into ca h. The rush grew rather than diminished with the flight of time, and the fact that all comers got their money without a murmur did not deter the other* in the erowd, who stood stolidly waiting their turn. By 9:30 a. m. SIO,OOO hud been paid out It was evident that the payment could not last much longer, so orders were issued to the teller to pay out no more money. The creWd was dismissed with the assurance that the bank would pay depositors every dollar and the doors were closed to the public, while the bankers, with their attorneys, got their heads together to see how affairs stood and what would be best to do under the circumstances. George M. Fish, Treasurer of the bank, said: “We owed depositors about $ 50,t 00. We paid out over s6o,oiffi, and now owe our depositors about SI7S<,OO >, and have taken every possible measure to protect them. Me have taken,possession of the manufactured sfbok of the Joliet Enterprise Company, which Is worth $250,000, «nd I am sure our assets are thus amply sufficient to pay all depositors. Wo have let go of the ent re business by turning everything over to Chauncey .1. Blair, of Chicago, «s trustee, and thus the rights of all parties will be se< ured.” The Joliet Enterprise Company is a total failure. The liabilities are over $500,001, while the assets are valued at about the same figures. Tho Clr uit Court and Recorder’s offices were busy all day with filing of papers and recording of deeds that pertaine I to the trouble. The citizens are greatly excited. Never before was excitement known to be at such a high pitch. Tho business houses in all parts ot the city did but little business, and men left their work in the mills, factories, farms, and stores to inquire about the deposits they had lelt at the Stone City Bank. POPULISTS AHEAD IN KANSAS. Majority of One in the Legislator* on Joint Ballot. The Kansas Canvassing Board has completed the official count. The canvass prog- eased without excitement until the t e for member of the lower house from Coffey < ounty was reached. The statute provides that in a case of a tie the board shall determine by lot who is elected. Attorney General Ives, tho only Populist member of the board, claimed that the statute was unconstitutional, and that it was the duty of the board to decide that no election had been made and that the Governor should call a special election. All of the other members of the board insisted that the provision of the statute should be carried out and the Attorney General Wit hdrew, declining to be a party to an act that he considered unconstitutional. The remaining members ot board, Republicans, proceeded to Bettie the tie by drawir\e lots, and the Republican candidate was successful. In Haskell County Joseph Rosenthal, a Dem< crat, was elected by a majority of 156, but the County Clerk in certifying to the returns gave Rosenthal’s vote to W. A. Stubbs, the Republican, “through an error. ” Ab the board had no authority to go behin 1 the returns Stubbs was declared elected. When the report from Haskell County was read the Populists and Democrats who were watching the count failed to notice the error, and Stubb.-’ < ertificate Was made out and mailed him. The certificates as issued give the Republicans in the House 6i, Populists 58; Democrats 2, Independent 1. In the Senate the Populists have 25, Republicans 15. On the fce of the certificates the Populists have a majority of I on joint ballot. BOLD OUTLAW CAUGHT. Ellsworth Wyatt,, a Kansas Desperado, Captured Near Cory, Ind. Ellsworth Wyatt, one of the famous Dalton gang of Kansas, was captured at the home of his uncre, in the little town of Cory, about fifteen miles south of Terre Haute, Ind., by a detachment of six officers. Including Sheriff Hr on of Guthrie, Oklahoma; Sheriff Stout of Vigo County, and a posse of the Terre Haute police force. Wjat sustained his reputation as a dangerous character by attempting to shoot Patrolman Smith, who was the first to enter the house where he was stopping. Tne policeman was too quick for him, and forced him to throw down his weapon and throw up his hands. The prisoni ris wanted in h ansas for murder, and ihcre is a standing reward of $1,200 offered for hi < arrest. He is also want, d in Oklahoma to answer to nine d fferent indictments for various charges, meh as shoo ng with intent to kill, carrying concealed weapons, etc. CLEVELAND GETS CALIFORNIA. The. Official Canvass Shows a Democratic Majority ot 271. The canvass of the official returns of the vote for Harrison and Cleveland has been -completed in San Franciscj, and the result shows tho largest vote cast for Republican Presidential elector, 24,416, as against :i1,012 for tho highest Democratic elector. The Democratic elector r ceiving the smallest number of votes has a plurality over the highest Republican elector of 6,504. The average of votes for electors in San t rancisco County shows a plurality for the Democratic ticket of 6,603. The average plurali y for Republican electors outside of San Francisco Is 6,42?, giving the Demoi rats a plurality In the entire State of 271. Minor Mention. The Republican plurality in Minnesota is 22,157. A consignment of 5,040 canary birds has arrived at .New “York from Germany. Ex-Govebnob Geab has assumed the duties of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road estimates its dama,e by floods last summer at $3,0()0,00<'. The M orld’s Fair National Commission will ask an appropriation of $140,teo of the n xt Congress. A 4- year-old girl of S. L. Leverton, of Birmingham, N. Y., tipped a P>*t« hot souq over her, and she was scaiueo to death. _ xr.»»< In applying for Statehood New Mexico will ask hat, tie bill be amended bo that Spanish shall bA taught In the public m hool*. The cen-us rerort shows that tne number of Cana Hans in the the taking of the e nsue> in 1890 wm 98 <,Min, compared with 717,010 In 1860, shoeing an Increase of 37 per dent. Passenger rates are being •’lashed from Pwret Sound to St Paul and Chicago. Becon l-Class tickets from Tacon» to Chicago, the regular price oi ! which is $42.50, are being sold for s2o. *

HERE’S ALL THE NEWS TO BE FOUND IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. Giving u DntallMl Account ot th* Xilnirou* Crim**, c**u*llle*. Fir**, Sulold*% D**llu, Etc., Etc. Ailjutant General'* Report. Adjutant. General Ruckle has filed his report with tho Governor. The total expenditures for his department for the «: fiscal year ending in 1891 was $30,850.13, ‘ and for 1893, tho appropriation being 825,000 Instead of $37,000. tho expend!- « tures wore $24,022,08. The Government aid to Indiana for 1891 was 813,821.45, and for 1893, 813*074. Arinv supplies, were drawn from tho Government, and tho cost charged against this account Gon. Ruckle reports forty-four organizations In the State's military service. Those are divided into lour regiments. New companies, as yot on probation, have been organized at Auburn, Anderson?Kokomo, Washington, Evansville, Wabash, Jeffersonville, and Indianapolis. Seven companies serve their three years of enlistment, and were reorganized and mustered in. Seven companies were disbanded. The report refers to tho now uniforms provided at the government's expense, and calls attention to tho need of overcoats, of which the 1,800 mon have only one hundred. Attention is also called to the adoption of the now tactics; necessitating a more thorough system of Instruction. Theinfantrv, it Is said, is armed with guns of 45 caliber, of tho breech loading • Springfield pattern, purchased at Intervals since 1873. They are declared not up to tho standard. No new arms have been drawn, because of the expected change by the United States War Department, reducing the caliber of the guns to thirty. Gen. Ruckle declares tho artillery service poorly equipped, and the field pieces as much out of date a* the obsolete muzzle-loaders. Minor State Items. The Crawfordsville Daily Star has suspended publication. Elwood will probably have two new factories in the near future. Jack Owen of Kokomo, fell from a cart and was dragged to death. A wild deer is roaming in the woods in Delaware County, near Daleville. James W. Anderson, the richest man in Rush County, died in Rushville of consumption. Jerre Thomas, aged 45, of Muncie, was thrown from his buggy and he died from tho injuries. At Na 4 mine, near Washington, Leonard Redmaster's life was crushed out by falling slate. Elwood attorneys want another court In that citv and another judicial district carved out of the county. The big gas fight between the two Kokomo companies has finally been declared off and a uniform scale of prices settled upon, The Terre Haute police confiscated the entire bundle of a Chicago sensational paper on the grounds that it was obscene literature. Ole Olson, a Norwegian resident of La Porte County, was run over and instantly killed by a Lake Shore engine, in the La Porte yards. Henry Hock, a fireman on a P., Ft W. & G freight is in a Fort Wayne hospital from serious injuries received by- - from a bridge. At Hobart Lars Jensen, an employe of the Garden City Brick Company, was crushed to death by the caving in of * clay pile in the yards. John A. Garvey, a bright young newspaper man of Fort Wayne, on tho staff of the Daily News, was run and killed bv a freight train. What will undoubtedly be the largest window glass factory in the United States has been located in Alexandria. The plant will be in operation by July. Terre Haute Is to have a new and commodious friendly inn, with a work room for women.attached. The building will be erected by the charity societies of the-cities. Peter Kaylor and Charles Thompson, two employes of tho gas company at Fort Wayne, are in 1 dangerous condition, having been overcome by inhaling gas while repairing a leak. The Crawfordsville City Council has ■ passed an ordinance requiring every plumber in town to give a bond of SI,OOO, to guarantee the faithful performance of his work in laying gas pipes. Ex-Treasurer Peter Raole of Martin County, who sued the county for $3,000 alleged to have been paid by him when he turned over the office to his successor. got judgment for $485. S. T. Gaston at Columbus, has filed suit for SI,OOO damages against the Western Union Telegraph Company forx failure to deliver a message announcing tho demise of his father in Kansas. Valparaiso has an overcoat thief who seetns to be succeeding wonderfully in his art. Ho has nearly cleaned out the town. His last victim was an editor, who will have to remain in bed if a cold spell comes along. Mrs. Jane Burke of Huntington, got a verdict of SBSO at ’-Vabash against the city of Huntington for Injuries received by a fail on a sidewalk in that city. The suit was for $5,000, and a change of venue taken. Charles Hammond of Monarch, Monroe County, has begun suit at Bloomington, for $25,000 damages against George Clark and Eliza Clark, yvhom he charges with slandering him and sending him white-cap letters. The financial report of the Indiana Institute for the Blind has been filed with the Governor. It shows that of the $33,000 appropriated by the Uevlslature, 830,244.15 was expended. The receipts from tho industrial school s shop were $2,755.85; from the greenhouse, 873.78, and from the clothing account, 8316.61. Os the appropriation of $2,470 to tho Industrial school, $814.46 remained at the, close of the year. While barn-raising on Benefiel’s farm, north of Pendleton, a large timber fell, catching Albert Price, a young carpenterof Middletown, wedging him between two large sills, and crushing his breast His injuries are internal and so serious he cannot live. George Pauling’s son, Warren, 13; years old, jumped on a fast freight train at Wabash, and fell off under the wheels. His right leg was cut off just belew the hip and it Is probable that he will not live. This accffient may also cause the death of Mrs. Pauling, whose health is in no condition to withstand— , the shock caused by this accident. About two weeks since a burglar was M killed while endeavoring to break into ■ a store at Mew Washington, Crawford country, Ohio. Before he died he made a statement that he lived in Fort Wayne, on East Columi la street, but would not give his real name. From other actions and remarks that he made at the time It I* evident that his home was In Fort'S Wayne, but that he had concealed his Identity to protect the reputation of his family. I’ho Fort Wayne Times asserts -that the corpse belongs to a highly connected Fort Wayne family, a member ot which has led a wayward life for several yeitrs, and who has been in several bad scraps, which cost bls family considerable money. I