Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 19 July 1895 — Page 6

TIIIMH THE STATE. Recon' nr 'hie Bay's Happenings In Va’ iuiis Parts of Indiana. BLOOMERS ARE ALL RIGHT. Genernl l.evr Wallace Comes Ont In Favor of Women Wearing; Them. Shelburn Miners Dissatisfied With the Terre Haute Agreement—Burning of Stock Barns—Other S?ate News. Hammond, Ind., July 12.—Chrissie Heath, an 18rvear-dld girl of this city, * *• has mysteriously disappeared, and no trace of her whereabouts can be ascertained. The girl was the prosecuting witness in a criminal cast* against Frank Vandusen, her step-father, who is charged with a grave offense; and wiiose case was tu have been tried in the circuit court at Crown Point yesterday. The following note was found by her mother: Farewell all. Don’t worry for me, as I soon Wi 11 be, where all I ron tile ceases. All I have said about Dr. Kest er is J rue, as God knows. Cjlß-tssiE. Many people think it is only a ruse; and that the girl has been spirited away by the friends of her step-father to keep her from appearing, i.p .court. Others think that she has coininittetl suicide. Her mention of Dr. Kester s name in • -her wite-hus referent'e rtr tile 'riia'n committed suicide las Sunday, and who clarAed that the girl was trying to : blaekn’iail him. DINED ON HOUSE FLESH. L?_... Veterinarians Have It Served In Various lornis and Vroiioiitirr It Mariox. hid., July 12. —A meeting was neld here at which several veterinary surgeons from different paths of the state w -re the guests of Dr. W. B. Wallace. Tin one feature of the occasion which attracted special attention Was a dinner given by Dr. Wallace at the Commercial' Club case, at which were served various preparations of horse flesh, including bakes, stews, fries and roasts, provided from a 2-year-old colt. The guests vied with each other in proclaiming the snp'"iority of horse flesh as an edible, many of them declaring it preferable to either pork, mutton or beef. The next meeting is to be held in December at Muncie wit--u a similar repast is promised. Shill Out Bern Garden*. CoT.VMBbs. Ind., July 12..—The county commissioners held a Special session to act uponjhe petition of seven saloonkeepers. whose licenses yet have several months to run, praying the privilege of operating bakeries, restaurants, pool and billiard tables in connection-with | —the liquor traffic. Several petitioners i who had not heretofore conducted either ■ of the.-- businesst.- asked the same privilege. The order,was granted to those who had h r.itoforo ih -.e businesses, but permission was refused to the new . applicants. Beer gardt n privileges and music were denied. This closes the beer, gardens. Seriously Hurt Ina Fight. Rush villi:, Ind., .Inly 12.—Henry and Joseph Clevenger b- eaim’ involved in a difficulty with Sam Turner, colored, at the buxeball plfrk, and Joe Clevenger threw a hatchet at .Turner, striking him in the back andeutting a terrible gash. Henry then seized Turner, biting off a portion of one ear, and also biting him on the. arm. Turner was removed to his home, and he is in a critical condition. Henry Clevenger was arrested for mayhem, but Joseph escaped the officers by flight. Died From His Injuries.. • Greensburg, lud., July 12.—The un- . known tramp who was knocked off a freight train here, suffering a fracture of the skull, is dead from his injuries. '■ The names of Fred 11. Barker, Lafayette, Ind., and Edward Hamilton, Bloomington, lud., were written in his hat. He was about six feet tall, weighed 465 pounds, dark complexion, black curly hair and Irish accent. Was a Ghoulish Find. Logansport, Ind., July 12.—While cleaning a well on his farm, four miles south of town yesterday, J. H. Parmeter unearthed a decomposed human body, incased in a sack and surrounded by a quantity of lime. Murder i§ presumed, I and the anthwities arc investigating. The remains were indisti.itgui.diablu, bur the shbetj in which the feet were in-. cased were those of a woman. Increased the Valuations. Bloomington, Ind., July. 12. — The Monroe-county board of’re view has ad- „ journeil, after arousing quite a commotion. The valuation of stone quarries was increased from $283,880 to-$426,900, Tte-beaiil Wso placed the capital stork of the building associations on the duplicate because the associations refused to give in the running stock for taxa- : tion. ■ ' ’,. Blamed the Cigarettes. e ■Rockport, Ind., July 12.—The father i of Harry /dcFel'reii, the young man in the county jail, charged with forging! checks on a Hopkinsville (Ky.) bank and I passing thorn in this city, is here?. He i repor-ta (hat his sou’s mljid has been ini 1 • paired oy Yue use oi cigarettes, which ; accounts for his - indiscreet acts. - - County Officers Sued. Bloomington, Ind., July 12.— Suit has" been brought by John K. East’ taxpayer, against County Auditor Hinkle and County Treasurer Sudbury, demanding th,it the auditor return $1,890 and the treasurer $1,600, appropriated to them bw the,,county commissioners last the law of 1879. Woman Seriously Burned. Fort Wayne, Ind., July 12.— The clothing of Miss Clara B, Kelly caught = fire from a flying piece of burning paper yesterday and"were entirely burned from her body. She will die. » Indianapolis, July. 13.—A suit to be brought under the auspices of the Democratic state committee to test the conStitutioqality of the legislative appor-1

tionment act will be tiled in a few days.* The proposed litigation has been considered in several conferences of the loaders, and attorneys were commissioned to begin tlie suit soon after the laws of the late general assembly were put m force. The suit, it is announced, will not be brought in this county. It is believed that it will be tiled in the Vigo county circuit court, and that Senators Voorhees and Turpie will be the principal attorneys. The complaint will aver the recent legislature did not have authority to reapportion the state for legislative purposes; that the constitution says when an apportionment, shall be, made, and that under the constitution the year i 189(1, instead of 189'5, is the year in j which to re-district the state. The j Democratic organization will endeavor ’ ■ to get a decision from the supreme ■ i court before the end of the year. HAD A NARROW ESCAPE. ' Young Lady Fills Over a Precipice But ‘ Is Caught In Some Buslu-s. CrawfoAgaili.e, Ind., July 13.— Miss Celia Donlon of Indianapolis had a • narrow escape at the “Shadesof Death.’’ ; a pleasure report near Crawfordsville. Together with some Indianapolis peq-I pie, she has been camping at the roman- I 1 I tic spot for some days, and during the ' ! day walked out on “Lovers’ Leap,” a ! jtigged point of land reaching out from ' precipitous bluffs, with a sheer descent , j of over 2(10 feet to therocksof tile banks of Sugar creek. As Miss Donlon stood on the dangerous ’point her hat blew off, t\ and in an effort to recover it lost her , balance and tell headlong off the preei- , piee. With shrieks of dismay her companions hurried down by a circuitous ' route, expecting to find the man .led ■ body of Mis.- Donlon on the rocks below, I but her life had beeniniracuonsly saved. 1 Twenty feet trom the top of the point ' is a narrow ledge of rock scarcely two !'■ feet wide, but covered with bushes. Into, j these Miss Donlon fell and.was caught:* . It was with di'dieulty that she was res,- . cued from Jier even then perilous posi- [ tion. Beside’.-- a few bruises and scratches the young lady escaped uninjured. Clover Jail Breakers. ' I Logansfokt, Ind., July 13.—There was great cleverness in the manner in 1 ; which Ben Burditt and John Long macle their eseap- from rhe Miami comity ’ I jail. By means of common newspapers, ; they had rolled Jong tubes, and with • these attached to the gas burners of [ their ceils, conducted the gas to a point ■ where theycould ignite and burn it against the bars: melting them. Bur- ' ditt. had but a few Weeks previous completed a terri for attempted trainwreeking. ami at the time of the jail breaking ! both he and Long were awaiting trial for larceny. They are still at large. Red nee Land Valuations. : Grhensui i:g, Ind., July 13.—The ■ county board s>f review decided to equalize, the real estate of townships of this I county by reducing Salt’ Creek, Fugit | and Clinton Id per cent, dn the ground that they were too high as compared with other townships. Following is the average price per acre in each township, according to the appraisement: Washington $32 72, Fugit $19.66, Clinton $30.80, Adams $27.35, Clay $25.44, Jacksou $24.40, Sand Creek $17.71, Marion $9.80, Salt Creek $8.91. The average valuation per acre in rhe county will be reduced from $23.81 to S2O. Agree on a Wage Scale. Terre Haute, Ind., July 13.—After a 3-days’ session the Indiana bituminous miners and operators agreed on a scale at 12:30 this morning, and the question of a further cessation of work in the Indiana field is settled. The price agreed upon is 61 cents for screened coal and $1.65 per day for time men. The scale for the winers west of rhe Wabash river is subject to change in order that the Grape creek fields may be competed with. Mail, Boxes Broken Open. Marion, lud.; July 13.—A good deal of excitement was caused here yesterday by the discovery that a number of mail boxes in different parts of the city had been broken open and rifled of their contents. The loss can not be told,'but as the boxes were on prominent business corners, it is thought to be considerable. The Osborn Paper company reports a loss of sß26' in drafts and money. Ohl Woman Commitß Suicide. Morristown, Ind., July 13.—Mrs. Lucinda Youngs, an aged lady living | with Iwf-soh, S. W. Y'oimgs, (luring the temporary absence of the family, hanged herself to tin- bedpost with a linen cord. When discovered she was quite dead. She was 77 years old and had been failing in mental power for a year? This | was not her first attempt. Horses Have the Epizootic. Winchester, Ind., July 13. — At Ridgeville, this county, there is an outbreak of epizootic catarrhal pneumonia in .horses. . Four horses belonging to the Adams County Lumber company and j six others of that, place have been sick ’ I for the, past, week, and several others/ • are slibwing symptoms of it. Crawfordsville, Ind., July 15 — General Lew Wallaef; has been 1 viewed upon the subject of bio-yclbs. He thinks the bicycle is to become tiie'popu- ; lar. mode of travel,.and that- its useful- ; ness-iis yet in its infancy; He thinks I that a bicycle race, would iM more interesting in every why than a horse race. He says that it is perfectly proper for ladies to wear.bloomers, and the reason , there is sq much comment about bloomers now is because we are not accustomed to see tiiem. As soon as the sight of a lady in bloomers becomes a : usual thing, he says, no one will think ' any more about seeing them than to see ] now a common dress. General Wallace says that he utterly detests the practice ’ of the riders “humping” over like they do, and’ every tima he sees a rider “humped’ h. feels inclined to etrike him across the back tp rnake him sit up straight. " ' 1 NOT ThE CUSTOMARY THING. , Rejected Lover Tries to Kill Himself In- J stead of the Girl. | Muncie, Ind., July 15.—Harty Rob- J

inson. age - <u'.u wants to marry Clara, the 16-year-old daughter of Henry I’lesher. but she declined his offer. Repeatedly be has said he would kill himself if she did not marry him. Last night he drove to her homo and asked her to go driving. On the pretext that the horse was too spirited she refused. He took hold of her arm with his left hand and led her to the buggy, where he took a revolver from the seat, pointed it at his heart and fired. He still had hold of Clara and the bullet passed between them, cutting his coat, but missing the mark. Assistance came before he could try it again and he was placed in jail. The boy says he will not harm the girl, but will kill himself now at the first opportunity. ACCUSED OF Mill: MURDER. Henry Wiley Charged Willi Choking Hla Wile to Death. ShELBYVii.i.E. Ind., July 15.—0 n the morning of July 4 Mrs. Eleanor Wiley was found dead on the floor of her bed- i room with the mark of a hand on her 1 throat. The cofoner was called m, and Saturday returned a verdict, charging that her husband, Henry Wiley, had .committed the deed. The evidence showed that he dragged her from the 1 bed and choked her to death, and then | left the house, not returning until after ; ; the discovery of the body by the hired i hand. A warrant has been issued for i Wiley's arrest, but he has disappeared ! and cannot be found. The neighborhood in which tin- crime was committed ’ is much wr.-tight up over the affair, and should Wiley re.luru the people yvili probably get up a mob. Evidence was also given which showed him to be a barnburner and poisoner. With (he A Stil l.burn. Ind., July 15. recent settlement of the bituminous miners at thesl-eent basis at Tert-.' Haute does not meet rhe approval of the miners in the live iliffereuf mining camps located - within a short distance'*of here. From the conversation among the men the indications point to a withdrawal, from the miners' organization. The nren are very' bitter in their denunciation of tinhead officers of the organization, and claim they have gradually’ decreased in wages since their connection with the organization. A meeting of the minerof Shelbm-n ami Star City is being held today to t£ke steps to withdraw from the order. _ Slock Burn Burned. Logansport, lud., July 15.—Hendrickson Bros.’ stock barns have been totally destroyed by fire at Kewanna, a small station north of here. In addi- . tion to the buildings, over 200 bushels 1 of grain and a large quantity of hay were also burned, together with the ' famous trotting stallion, Newsboy. Another widely known horse, Tycho, was also so Igidly scorched that recovery’ is doubtful. Loss is estimated at from $12,000 to $15,000; insurance; $3,000. Good Luck of a Miner’s Wife. Brazil, Ind., July 15. —Mrs. Thomas Lewis, wife of a coal miner of Knightsville, this county, has received word of the death of an uncle near San Fran- ' cisco, Cal., leaving her an immense for- ■ tune, more than SIOO,OOO. Mrs. Lewis j had not heard from her uncle for 30 years, and did not know his whereabouts. _ Major Doxey For Governor. t Anderson, Ind., July 15. — Major Charles T. Doxey of this city is an avowed candidate for the Republican ; noinmation for governor, and will at once\egin an active canvass. The official announcement was made Saturday by The Herald of this city, the organ of the Republicans of Madison county. Beheaded by the Cars. Logansport, Ind., July 15. —William Milsted of Red Key, was beheaded by a Pan Handle freight train Saturday at Ridgeville. He is supposed to have got on the train at Deerfield and in attempting to get off at Ridgeville fell beneath the wheels. Killed In a Sawmill. ' Michigan City, Ind., July 15. —Fred Weidel, aged 18, an employe of the Henry planing mill, was instantly killed Saturday afternoon. A piece of timber rebounded from a circular saw and struck him in the breast. - Rushville, Ind., July 16.—Henry Wiley, charged -with the murder of his wife, as the result of an inquiry by the coroner,was captured while bathing near Rutherford ford. He had been camping in the woods and evading the officers for 10 days. When placed in jail here he emphatically refused to talk about the murder, although he denied having tried to escape arrest. He claimed that he had been to Fayette county, near Connersville, where he wanted to employ a man as cook on his farm near Milroy, when the murder of his wife was committed. THE MYERS MYSTERY. When Dr. Cox Was Last Seen—Story That He Im In Texas Doubted. Kokomo, Ind.., July 16.—The missing Dr. Thomas A. Cox, wanted by several insurance companies and benevolent orders for fraud and possible murder, Was last seen in Indiana wheir he came to Kokomo and, after deeding all his property tuhis .wife.,.boarded a Cloyer Leaf train for the west without purchasing a ticket,’selling his horse and buggy before he went. The ’insurance people doubt the story that Cox has gone to Texas, though they admit that he has escaped their clutches temporarily. A. F. Burnett, who is mentioned as the man who nursed Thomas Myers in . his last alleged illness, is a Kokomo resident and it is said that he procured the coffin that was afterward found empty, no undertaker being called to inter the alleged remains. In the event of Cox’s capture Burnett will be an important witness. Summer Operw at the Capital. Indianapolis, July 16.—The wood park summer opera company; ' with “Pinafore” as the attraction, has arranged for a series of excursions from surrounding towns the present week. The first will come in from Greencastle tonight. Tomorrow night another will ba run from Kokomo. Tipton and No- 1

; blesvilie; Tlfursmiy mgnt ironi Luray. 1 ette, Lebanon and Thorntown, and FriI day night from Crawfordsville. Upon .1 the success of this programme dtqx'ndtt - future arrangements, but n*quests from I out of town jmople for some such plan 1 gives assurance that the popularity of the performances is extending over the state. _ \ Will Not He Keniovrd. Wabash, Ind., July 16.—The prospects ure very favorable for the retention in office of John 1. Hoover, postmaster of this city, whoso removal was decided upon by rhe department two weeks ago. The local Democracy has labored unceasingly to save the head of Mr. Hoover, and the department has apparently yielded, for a new bond has bi'en received by Mr. Hoover from Washington, with instructions to fill out and return at- once. This is taken as meaning that the department will not dismiss Mr. Hoover, us otherwise no bond would have lieen called for. Hrnkenmn Falnlly Hurt. i Seymour, Ind., July Ki — Yesterday while an eaffetboUtid freight train w..s passing through Browns.own, I', a);.-, man Mell Boone of this i ity. win- w.-s standing on the top of the tr; in at the time, w;is struck on the head J>y the iron spout..of the water tank, west.’of the depot, at that plia-J, and \cas - knocked from the train, his head being so badly crushed that the brain bozetl util, lie will die. Anvil inr> Yi-ars Old. j Bt.ainfi ::i.d, Ind.. July 16.—William YVilkin, a blacksmith of this place, is exhibiting in his shop an anvil that was purchased by hi-- father. Robert Wilkin, m 1790. Five years ago Mr. Wil- ’ kin-visiu;d-1 he old home. 32 miles nort h of Toronto, Canada, and brought this old relic home with. him. This anvil weighs 150 pounds and, unlike tbosi in us - at the present time, has a horn on <'.ieii end.- , Ex-CoiigrPKsmHii. Bynum's CHinpaig’ii. Indi an a tot.is, July. 16.—Ex-Congress-man’Bynum says he is satisfied with his caninaign in the interest of “sound money.” His audiences, he says, have been large everywhere, and the people have listened attentively to what he has to say. He resumed his campaign yesterday. He has appointments until August. and will probably arrange to make a few speeches next month. Threw Dynamite In the Stove. Logansport, inch, July 16;—Maude Bunnell, daughter of a wealthy farmer near Reynolds, swept together a quantity of dynamite which had been left where her father had been filling shells ■ for blasting purposes, and threw rhe I collection into the stove. In the ex- . plosion which followed one hand was turn off and her face, badly mangled. Cass Couriiy Wi ll .Mystery. Logansport, Ind., July 16.— .(’a§sj county has authorized Coroner Downey j to expend any amount he may deem advisable in searching for the murderers of the man found last Thursday in a : well on the farm of J. H. I’arme.ter. There is no longer any doubt but that a foul crime fias’been committed. Contract For New Barracks AwardvJ. KokgiMQ, Ind., July 16.—S. C. Moore & Son of this city have been awarded I the contract for the construction of | three.new barracks buildings at the Na- ; tionol Soldiers' Horne, at Marion, Ind. i The contract price is $75,000. Work ; will begin at once. ‘•_ : — NIAGARA FALLS EXCI RSION. . / I I Via Toledo, Cleveland and Buffalo. . The annual Niagara Falls Excursion will leave Clover Leaf (T. St. L. & K. C.) Stations, Stirento, Ills., East, on August sth. Special train will start from Sorento. 9:45 a. m. and east of to Frankfort on schedule of Day Express, No- - 4. East of Frankfort special train will leave stations earlier than schedule of No. For complete schedule see large bills. Through Cbaches, Reclining Chair Cars* and Sleepers. The entire train will be 'lighted by pintsch gas. -Seats in Chaircars and berths in Sleepers will be extra, according to distance; The route beyond Toledo is via Lak? Shore and New York Central. For further particulars call on nearest agent or write C. Ci Jenkins, Gen. Pass. Agt. Toledo, Ohio. ■■We had an epidemic of dysentery in this vicinity last summer.” says Samuel S. Pollock, of Briceland. Cal. “F was taken with it and suffered severely until some one called my attention to Chamberlain's Colic, Chol-era'and Diarrba-a Remedy.l procured a bottle,.and felt better after, the first dose.'' before one-half of the bottle had been used I was well. 1 recommended to my friends and their experience was the same. We ail unite in saying it is the best." For sale by Blackburn K-. Miller, druggists. j Cardinal Di Rende. Speculation on liis successor by the pope himself is humorous and interesting. Leo XIII smilingly told some cardinals recently that Cardinal Di Rende, archbishop of Benevento, wonjd be the next wearer of the tiara. On being Risked why he thought sc, Joaehim Pecci looked round slyly at the cardibals and said: “Because he is the youngest. The mortality among aged nfembers of the sacred college Cardinal Di Rende is one of the pope’s favorites. He speaks English perfectly and was for some time attached to a church in thq Maryiebone road, London, and a professor at the Westminster diocesan seminary of St. Edmund’s. Ware. Ho was afterward nuncio in Paris. He belongs 'to the Odescalchi family. The mention of his name Deo XIII makes him topical—New York Advertiser. ——.— Amqng the-numerous persons who have been cured of rheumatism by ( hanibiTTain’s Pain Balm, mention shouid be made of Mrs. Emily Thorne, af* Toledo. Wash., who says: rt l have neyefbeefi able to pro3&ire any medicine that would relieve me of rheumatism like Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. 1 have also used It for lamebjack with great success. It Is the best liuiment-I lyjve ever, used, and 1 take pleasure in recommending tfio my friends. For sale by Blackburn & ■Miller, druggists. j

; IT MSA DAY l!l- BUST. I — t Christian Endeiivorers Hail a Cessation Work, ■ THEY WALKED TO CHURCH, Having Previously Ketolved Not to Use j ! the Streetcars on Sunday— Local Preach--4 I ers Give Way to Visitors and Many I j Distinguished Divines Filled the Pulpits—l.ast Day of the Convention. 4 i Boston, July 15.—The programme of I ; the Christian Endeavor yesterday included work only for the visiting clergy- , men. The local ministers in gem>rul . 1 gave place to those who had come from other localities to attend'tire convention, . and it is doubtful if ever before in the 1 history of Boston its pulpits were supplied with such an airily of eminent ! preachers. To the more than s!>,tK)o members of the Y . Al. S. (.'. E. the day came as a . I.teral “day of rest.” The energetic young men and women, who, ever since the convention oi>em d, have been given but little resfiite from their labors in caring for the many visitors, appreciated the change, and tlie straugers, wearied by dmtinned eonventioiT se<sious, seemed glad to be Mile to attend service in the locality in which their headquarters were, instead of having to undergo the crowding necessary |o get to the tent meetings and the Mechanics' hall sessions. Walk to Church. This .distribution of ch rgpmen was so planned that the delegations quarteriul in the suburbs should attend worship in: their districts. Several delegations located down town emphasized thyir ideas on rhe matter of Sabbatii observance by meeting Saturday amt passing resolutions pledging tliemselvi s not to use the streetcars or other conveyances Sjinday. As a result the streets, just prior to the cominCuci’meut of regular church services, were thronged with men and women wearing Christian Endeavor badges proceeding on foot to the most convenient (■hurclies. They had alretidy begun tlie day with the usual 6:30 a. m. prayer meeting at their Various headquarters, but iu contrast to their practice on other days there was no singing on the streets as the delegations passed to and fro. The clergymen who spoke yesterday ! are among the most eminent in this : country, and the list also included many j distingnisned preachers from abroad. ; In many cases tlie themes were upon the Christian Endeavor movement or | its results; in others general re.igjons > subjects were chosen. \V|th 50,000 visi- ■ tors in the city, besides the regular ! church goers, nearly every churcti was ' - filled. Tedi W-is the last Hay of the con- I vention. Sessions are being held in tlie ; tents and in Mechanics’ hall. A noon ‘ day rally was held in Fanueil hull. Tlie afternoon is being devoted "to pilgrimages about the city. I STORM’S DESTRUCTIVE WORK. Losh »t Cherry Hill, N. J., Will Amount , to SttO t OOO. Hackensack, N. J., July 15. —In addition to the wreck iu Cherry Hill by ; the storm Saturday, almost every house I along the river from that place to the 1 river edge was damaged to some extent. ; Alauy merely had the chimneys blown down, while the roofs of others were badly started. The buildings blown' down iu the village of Cherry Hill were valued at about $60,000, but this is but a small part of the actual loss, without taking into consideration the loss of life j or the injuries to scores who were unfortunate enough to lie in the path of the storm. Between 40,000 and 50,000 persons vis-, ited the scene of the join, and dCwasta- ! tion at Cherry Hill yesterday. Shot at the Indian Dance. Pender, Neb., July 15.—The big dance and drunk which the Indians on the Omaha reservation havd been'indulging in for several days has culminated in the killing of au Omaha Indian who was running away to escape arrest by a Winnebago policeman. The Indians have been indulging freely inhard cider which, it is charged, has been doctored with alcohol. Agent Beck has has been making an effort to put a stop to its sale and to sober up the Indians, several of whom have died from drinking the vile decoction. Medicine Rian Bring* Rain. Wichita, July 15. —In the Caddo Indian district it has b-en raining steadily for a week. The rain, coming as it does after the incantations of Squirrel, an aged and descrepit Indian who claims that the Great Spirit has given him the pywer to make rain, has driven the j Caddo Indians into a frenzy. They ) have gone so wild oyer the magic art j which Squirrel , claims to possess that they are worshipping him as a god. Nebrnska Crops. Omaha, July 15.—Wheat harvest is in full blast throughout the state. The yield is fully up to expectations. The corn crop is estimated at 186,000,000 bushels, and its condition was never better. The oat yield is not as heavy as estimated, 'being' less than two-lhirds crop, Wage Advance Goe* Into Effect. Birmingham, Ala., July 15.—Today an advance of 10 per cent in wages went into effect and this advance relates to 700 miners aiid 100 coke drawers employed by the Woodward Iron company at Woodward; Ala, Collapse of a Reservoir. Council Bluffs, la., July 15.— The collapse of ail artificial reservoir Con- ; taining a large quantity of water destroyed considerable property and probable fatally injured J. A. Keller, au engineer. ’ • Strike For Sixty Cents n Ton. Bellair, 0., July 15.—Two thousand coal miners in Ohio county, W. Va., across the river from here, struck for 60 cents » ton today. They have been working for the Ohio rate of 51 cents a ton.

T!!ES'IIHI.irSMII<ffiTS ■ Features of a Bulletin to Be Issued by the Secretary of Agriculture. • ,»I FRENCH DISCRIMINATIONS. Why Ainericaii Cattle mid Sheep Ar. Barred From the Mai-ketU of Fernico.Comparative Statement of the Ti-mt-i of the Three Leading Nation. Sennlor Jonai. Explain, the Silver Coeiereuoe. Wasi 11 ngton , J uly 15.—Th -1 secretary of agriculture will issue within a few ' i days bulletin No. 3 on the world’s markets for American products. This 1 l bulletin contains a short statistical introduction on the agriculture of FraJßio 1 and reports of the consuls from Borde- ' aux, Cognac, Havre, Nice, Grenoble, ' | Pheims and Limoges. It also contains a copy of the decree of the minister of Vicultqre prohibiting the importation American cuttle from the United 1 States into France, also a statement of the temporary suspension of the export of sheep from the United States, owing t<> the exaction by the French government of a certificate from a United j States vetrinary inspector to accompany all sheep landed iu France from the I United States,.which shall positively certify that none of them have been ex--1 posed to t::iv contagious disease for a . period of six weeks prior to date of ship- | merit. Owing to the possibility of ex--1 posure to scab, such a certificate from the I’niled States Vetrinary inspectors eantiot he given at prisent. Wim* I’t <><lii«-l ion. This bulletin also contains a map' 1 showing the different localities of the ! several consuls xvho have made reports to tlie department of agriculture through the department of state. Among the most important statements contained in ' this bulletin is one showing the area, ! productioii and trade of wine ih r rance. ' comparative statement of the wine ; produced of the different Eurojretm ! counti'U's in !S;!3 and 1894, as well as by I the 1 ®ited States, will also be found, I which shows that the production of j wine in France for the year 1894 was ; 1.031,657,618 gallons, while that of the ; United States was but 25,000,000 galj lons. How few realize that on the * ! ACestern coast of California, which is I probably tile counterpart of the western : coast of Europe, Great Britain attached ; to the continent, ewry condition of soil and climate can be found to produce the | wines peculiar to European countries. England Lend. In Commerce. 1 • ... | The bulletin also contains an nnporj taut stateim-nt in regard to the total i trade of- France, exclusive of the pre- ' cions metals, as compared with the ' trade of th ■ United States, Germany and the united kingdom. This statement shows that the united kingdom has an easy lead over her nearest three competitors, and that hen.commerce is aliont equal to the aggregate of that of Germany atid the United States. Her two nearest rivals, and that of Germany, France and the United States are not far apart, France . taking the fourth rank, in 1890, 1891 and 1894 Germany occupied second place and the United States third, while for the years 1892 and 1893 this order was reversed with respect to these two countries. 1 SENATOR JONES EXPLAINS. Purpo.e of the Meeting of Sliver Democrats In Washington. Washington, July 15. —Senator Jones of Arkansas, who joined with Senators - Harris and Turpie in issuing a call sot a conference of silver Democrats in Washington on the 18th of August, has ..written a letter to a friend in Washington explaining the origin of the call and the purposes of the meeting. He says: At Memphis, after-the adjournment of the meeting there; a numlier of Democrats . from'different'states held a meeting at the Gayoso hotel, and after consideration requested Senators Hai-ris, Turpie and me to take steps to organize I he silver Democrats “ so that they should be fairly represented in the next national convention. We concluded that the best way to do this was to first, organize a national central committee of silver Democrats, consisting of one or more membecs from each state, and .let these members look after the organizittion of their own states. To select gentlemen for membership of 1 his committee by correspondence seemed slow; hence it was concluded to invite one or more gentlemen of character and experience from each State to meet in Washington and select, if t hey t hought well of it, this central committee. This is all there is of it, as !• understand. The general impression s<?ems to have gone out that the conference was a , massmeeting. Senator Jones’.statement i puts it iu a different light. NOT INTERFERED WITH. Gothamite* Drank Soda Water Without Molestation Yesterday. New York, July 15.—The resurrec- ; tion of the Sunday law by Judge McAdam had the effect of only slightly checking the sale of soda and mineral waters by- druggists and confectioners of the city, yesterday. Possibly*.,one such place in every 20 made no attempt to sell. One in every four sold only te . regular customers, while all the rest '* sold to everyone who wanted to buy. Patrolmen received instructions to make no arrests in such cases except on complaint of those who had purchased drinks and wished to have the seller ar- 4 ' rested. There was no disposition on the ’*» part of buyers to make complaints and as policemen in citizen’s clothes, who were on excise duty, were not instructed to get casds against thu soda water sellers the latter were not interfered with. F Fasted Sixty-Eight Day*.'" Topeka, July 15.—A. M. Kennedy of Delavan, Morris county, has just died ** after a fast of 68 days. Kennedy was taken ill several months ago, his malady baffling the skill of physicians. Then he became paralyzed and from that day Until his death he took no food, 68 days ’n all.. Deceased was 72 vears of aae. '; :