Daily Greencastle Banner and Times, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 January 1895 — Page 1
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tiRKKNCASTLE INDIANA. TUESDAY JANUARY 2!>. 1895.
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PRESIDENT'S ESSAHE.
He Calls Attention to tlie Need Further Financial Legislation.
nanouiu rei-uiaciou nr istoor circles. They will ooufet toother, and with AtI torncy Ucio al Oluey and Strike ComI missioner Kioruan will apttear before | the committ e on lat«)r. it is under 1 stood that they favor the Olney plan and that the members of the strike coinj mission tin* willing to accept that with j minor amendments as a substitute for
Wright’s bill.
ILLINOIS LLGI8LA I UHE.
SENATOR TII.UEH IIEil)
InconiH Tux ('it**** Atlvunre*!.
Washington, Jan. 29.—The supreme court of the United States vesterdav Ki'auted the motion to advance the moorae tax oases on the docket and set
txpvctfti t«» (iet iiuwti (o Work L’|i«»it
Kt‘HH*einblitiK Todtty.
SiKlNonKlJ), Ills., Jan. 29.—Now
that the s material contest bar been TllO FcnalO Ad jounis For tllO Day Ollt
settled it is expected that the general as-
Sembly will settle down to the business bl liCNjlCCt to Ills MClUOry, of making laws. A number of bills and
resolutions have already been intro-
gr.mi aim coninTJision mercnant. henator Thayer had been prominently connected with the affairs of this town and county for many years, but had never held county or state office. Me had been in floor h altli for some time, having
CONNELLY’S PROPOSITION. Brooklyn Striker* Willing to (■<> Iku k .
W ork nt Old Kutc*.
Bbooki.VN. Jan. 29.—Master Workman CounMIy made the otfei - in liehalf
one which caused his death.
WHAT HE RECOMMENDS. Further Authority to I*mu« Bonds Asked
For- National Tr**a*ury Note* to He „ , arirument for the tlrst Monday in March. ^ ^ * i
,0 n< A, ‘ The eases are those of Charles Pollock ‘m, m'.d Dm exT"“u.,l < i hat Sm'-akEr Iowr,ltot .e HoikIh to Secure Clroula- V s. the Farmers’ Loan and Trust com- Meyer will make the announcements
tlon—Washington New* iii General. i puny and Lewis H. Hyde vs. the Coil- today.
Washington, Jan. 29.-The president | .Tu^tlrn’raS ,ho 'noetiniportantcommitteos
sent a special message to congress yes-
terday on the fin racial question. After, rririnp
outlining at considerable length the i>er- j plexed and grave conditions which at present prevail in our financial system, he recommends that the secretary of the
duceil in both branches. The senate PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE, committees were announced last week
and are at work on matters referred to
them. In the house, however, business otltllnr of tlio Provision* of the Arbltrsis somewhat retarded for the reason *■"" 1,111 Introduced by Mr. Merritt.
Bill* on Tiiird Kfudiug In th«* Houtte.
N**w Bill* Introduced
New*.
Indianapolis, Jan. 29.—The death of
bad a previous stroke of paralysis to the of the strikers yesterday to the railroad
oilieials to return to work upon the terms which they were working when the men went out as was foretold ho would do. President Lewis replied that the men would be given work on those terms when there were vacancies for them to fill, but he would in no casedis-
Sold Counterfeit Ticket*.
Louanspokt, lud., Jan. 29.—C. W. Lane, who claims Indianapolis as his home, is under arrest here on a charge of selling countbiieit railroad tlCKets, over 200 being found in his possession,
purporting to be from Indianapolis to char » fl ' new men to ,Uilke P laoes for the Mobile, Ala., which he admitted having ol<L Two rt*»turbers were shot yesterGeneral state goM f()r f||| each The pns<jn er is about °; M ‘ ^ions\y. and there was a good
19 years old and rustic in appearance. ot rl,,tln K-
, , . ■ i • n I ■ —“i Indianapoi is jan zv —The death of He refuses to talk much, saving his ol militia have been and the question raised is the oonstitu- is th at on appropriations. The bill pro- * , * ’ , , ? . parents are prominent people and will withdrawn. The streetcar companies tionahty of the income tax law. viding for the reconstruction of the in- ^' ( ' nator Thayer w.us announced to tin pet him out of his dilflculty. Reports claim to have (124 ears running, the
sane hospital at Anna and appropriat- legislature yesterday, and out of respect irom ludiauatsilis are to the effect that usual
number being 1,0(J0. Master
j ing 1190,000 for a fireproof building will to his memory the senate adjourned at he is uot known there and was not in the Workman Connelly declares that the
be one of the first bills before that com- once f or the dav after appointing a employ of an excursion agent at that i * t 1 111 1 1 . .... . i .A V > , . l.ill J * ** ^ • . ..1:. .1 T _ •
inittee. Tht‘re is no doubt that th© bill ... . .. it <• i ^ i city as claimed by him. will be rushed through in order that the co,nnut t° e f" attend his funeral, and
„ n v ^ t ,.„. , M Huildint; Klectric Bond. treasury be authorized to issue bonds of report was sprung in thetrial of sible and the inmates of the hospital | session. In the afternoon the house; Elkhart, Ind., Jan. 29.—The Indiana the government for the purpose of pro- ‘ ' Donald, Jr., charged with per- taken fioni their restricted <(uarters passed two minor bills, and killed one electric railway, through its general
curing and maintaining a sufficient gold reserve, and the redemption and cancellation of the United States legal tender notes, and the treasury notes issued for the purchase of silver under the law of June 14, 1890. We should be relieved.
strike has not been declared off and that he has been misrepresented in the mat-
ter.
says the president, from the humiliat- Chauncey M. Johnson, an ex policeman iiig process of issuing bonds to procure on the jury panel, claims Hurley offered gold to be immediately and repeatedly him from ifoOO to f1,000 if he would fix
Sensational Report Sprung In a Ca*e In
a (.'alifornia Court.
San Francisco, Jan. 29.—A sensa- | building may be finished as soon as pos- the house adjourned until the afternoon
J -l * a* .» » i I . ... . ... I — ... ... — - .. Fit/.Hiinmon* In Court.
Syracuse, Jan. 29.—Robert Fitzsim-
mm llilflf
larged for this purpose. At present these , , , ,, also purchased 2.) acres of laminar the , , . ..... ... . ,, uufortnnates are quartered in the coumy P <>rtl ‘ ut ,,f these was one by Mr. Merritt conuty S( . ;lt for ,he purpose of erecting a slaughter for killing Con Riordan. He poorhouses. The bill restricting pool-j for the creation of an arbitration com- powerhouse and station. Two miles of pleaded not guilty and was held in 110.selling to til) days in a year, between mission to settle labor disputes. the road had been laid in this city when 000^ bail, Charles^ Shattuck and Yank
May and November, introduced in the i»,..vi.io„* «r Arbiir»ti«.. Bin. the _cold _ weather ..prevented
Cody
ley, charged with attempting jury bribing. Judge Murphy abruptly adjourned court and commenced an investigation.
further Sullivan, two local sporting men, sign-
drawn out on these obligations, for pur poses uot related to the benefit of our government or our people. — •’ Komis I’liyubl,- In Golil, Continuing the president says: “The principal and interests of these bonds should be payable on their face in gold, because they should be sold only for
the jury so that McDonald would be acquitted. Hurley is the man who, it is alleged, bribed the jury that acquitted M. B. Curtis of the murder of Police Officer Grant. Nothing ever came of
the case against him.
te;;K!Co? “r m r; ■ «<« s ^
running mate. This latter bill was the governor of two commissioners, one
cause of the most bitter fight in the sen- | from the employing and one from the M "" c,e Growing, ate last session. employed class, who, together with the ncte, Ind., Jan. 29. According to One of the bills in the senate which ...... - .. ■. the data from which Charles Emerson
has caused considerable comment is
judge of the county wherein the centre-
ing his bond. The case will probably uot be tried until the March term of court. The lawyers are fighting for a
dismissal.
To 1’urcliAHA the Bhtinc Resilience. Augusta. Me., Jan. 29.—Mr. Prescott
‘BOB" SLED ACCIDENT.
Hamer's, defining anarchy and fixing I vers >’ ttrist ' s , sll;l11 constitute the com- TO | at j on of Muncie is still on the in- l ,r c s '‘nt , ‘d a resolution dnriug * u: ' mission, but it is also p rmitted that The directory he nublished two P“ st '' r ' 1:l >' s s, ’ s ’ i,,,n of th< ‘ legislature
each side of the controversy choose a vmira mm crave the citv over ill ooo rviii- calliu, 5 1(,r t la a PI )01llt,U0!lt <4 a join
death as the penalty. In this category | mission, but it is
of measures may be mentioned a bill in
because they should be sold only for , , ' . :• ‘ 1 cadi side ol me controversy cno.i-. a years a"0 iravc the c.itv over 19 000 dod- Y , gold or its representative and because < m it I. a C«i.l..r,.r Injur- contemplation by a member of the sen- m:lI1 to serve on the board, thus makiu r ulali •• i^.rain of abmit s (HM) in live ^'a 1 c .m.mttee ot thohouseaudsenfeimi, ..I us It till*, m.uni, auu ueeau.se in* swvn Person.. ate making it a death penalty to utteuiiit , , r , , , umtiou.a gain ol aixjut s.ouo in .ivt t(l j,, ,,.,, i uto tl „. expediency of there would now be difficulty in favor- T , , or to rob i t? iin Th.n thorn ■o-,. o v it composed of five men for eacdt arbitra- years. The i*?w book will show a popu- . . ' . : , I . ... : S T. Lntis. Jan. 29.—A “bob sled or to roD a ti uu. 1 hen there aie.uiy , .1 .... m i...i ... ..ooo 1. ; .. ..‘..1. purchasing the homestead of the late
ably disposing of bonds not containing this stipulation. I suggest that the bonds he issued in denominations of $2:) and $~>() anil their multiples, and that they b ‘ar interest at a rate not exceeding 8 per cent per annum. 1 do not see wiiy they should not lie payable 50
laden with young people collided with a northbound Broadway cablocarat Missel street. The sled had gained such terrific velocity as it sped down the hill from the now water tower that when its “bumper” struck the cubletrain it
years from their date. We of the pres- knocked the trailer from the track. The ent generation have large amounts to force of the contact threw the sled unpay, if we meet our obligations, and der the car and dumped its terrified oolong bonus arc most salable. The seen- oupants. Fortunately the gripmun suctary of the treasury might Well be per- ceeded in stopping the car after it had nutted, at his discretion, to receive on gone a few feet further. It was simp’ the sale of bonds, the legal tender and miraculous that none of the coasters treasury notes to be retired and, of w ,, r( . killed. As it was nine of the ocoourse, when they are thus retired or cupants of the sled were more or less
redeemed in gold they should be cuu- severely injured Cl led. I ' ('mild Be Used to Secure Circulation. Did Not Go to Albany.
“These bonds under existing laws could i New York, Jan. 29.—Mayor Strong lie deposited by national banks a security created some surprise yesterday by gofer circulation, and such banks should ing to his office instead of to Albany, as ybc allowed to issue circulation up to the was expected. It had been announced face value of these or any other lioiids so that the mayor would attend the dinner deposited, except bonds outstanding, given at Albany by Governor Morton, bearing only 2 per cent interest and i He was not expected to return until
timnhernr uriiifriifi.iii i>iiu iviuMi havn t* 1 ’ 11 - Each member is entitled to HO lation of over 22,000, which is a much ptn’diasing been introdu -ed in both branches of th • j per day for time a dually spent in the greater gain than was anticipated by VuaMK> nie!!!oi' , U liudding and general assembly. Another big grist of arbitration of difficulties. The com- , l ie most sanguine persons. executive residence, to report to the
labor bills are expected as soon as the mission may bo called in by an agro-
house comin’tteos are announced. I nient of the parties to the controversv , . 1 . , i-..i 1 n.- ' a* >1 iininirn. or may investigate of its own mot 10 1 . „ . ... limit ii 'imiey xxnii <> xiitiii.
Richmond, Ky, Jan. 29.-A mob and publish the result. The circuit ^,1; ^,^‘01.* of‘E.s re- 1 St ’ Lor,s ’ J “ u ’ 29.-Fire yesterday,
( liiltl Biirncd to Duatti.
executive residence,
next legislature.
swung Gar-ett Taylor, colored, to a! court is empowered to enforce tiledlimb beeaiisc he purloined money from cisions of tlie arbitriition Isi.ird by proan old inuii. He was swung up, then ceedings as 111 eoutempt of court, let down. No confession. Swung up (inuse Pi-»c«i‘<1Dikm. again and again, still no confession. I When the houseconvenedinthoaftF inally he was left until life was ebbing eriioou three lulls came up for passage axvay. A pa er'oy eut him down and 011 third reading. The first of t’.iosc was advised that he eonfe-s or the mob M r . stotsc.l erg’s bill leaving the judge would kill him. Il(‘disirorKod and the , 4 i money was found. to hx th ’' pde lnn nt 111 eriminal cas. s
and leaving the jury to deUTmme sim-
roived Sunday. While he and an older
Fight With I ramp*.
ply the quesiiou of guilt or innocence.
Mobile, Jan. 29.—Saturday night The bill wa- so faultily drawn that it Brakeman Bob Stewart of the Louisville would have abolished capital puni:’<and Nashville road was shot by tramps j nient, ami notwithstanding the fact that at Wilson station. A posse was organ- the sentiment of the house was almost ized and Sunday night it surrounded 1 unanimously against it, there was conseveral tram ns. They showed fight and sidcrable discussion. It was defeated fired upon t e posse, who roturned th ■ by the heavy vote of 8 to 68. Mr. Grif-
cansed by the dropping of a match by
, , , . , , Edward Brady among some cottoubatbrother were plavtug befoni an open tillt; 1M S( , iri . il of a , ()St dime, destroyed
grate his nightclothes caught fire and
which sell in the market at loss than Wednesday. Thomas C. Platt had also fire, wounding two, one fatally. Two fin’s bill eionpclliiig railroads to furnish
par. National banks should not be al- been booked to go to Albany on the were captured and taken to Bayminette. lowed to take out circulating notes of a same train with the mayor and this gave lynching is feared,
less denomination than $10, and when rise to a lot of “harmony’’ talk among such as are now outstanding reach th" the politicians. When the mayor reached treasury, except for redemption and re- his office all he said was: “I am not tiremeiit, they should be canceled uno going; 1 am not well enough to go.” notes of the denomination of $10 and | There is considerable speculation among upward issued in their stead. Silver | politicians as to what changed his minu.
certificates of the denomination of $110 and upward should be replaced by certificates of denominations under $10. As a constant means for the maintenance of a reasonable supply of gold in the treasury duties on imports should be paid in gold, allowing ad other dues to the government to lie paid in any other
form of money.” New Currency Bill.
Chairman Springer of the banking and currency committee of the house has introduced a bill to carry into effect the recommendations of the president’s message. He lias notified his committee to meet today and consider the bill.
IN CONGRESS.
Ileiivv Dwiiiai^p* Awarded*
Little R < k, Jan. 29.—Mrs. Sarah Spencer, whose case against the Iron Mountain road has been on trial in the United States court the past week, ob-
Chief Interest Centered In the Rending . of the Preiddent** Meanagfe. Washington, Jan. 29.—The reading of President Cleveland’s message on the financial situation formed the most in teresting feature of yesterday’s session
Tim California Man-Woman. Santa Cruz, Cal., Jan. 29.—M. E. Matson, who has been discovered to be a woman and is in jail in San Jose charged with passing bogus checks in Los Gatos, resided at Ben Lomond f< nearly two years. For some time she was employed at a hotel as night watch man. At Ben Lomond she smoked a pipe, sat ar und the hotel and strove to tell vulgar stories that tlie men could not equal. Her ways were effeminate at times, but no one suspected that she was other than what she represented herself to be.
Ilnywnril-Ging Murdnr Trial.
Minneapolis, Jan. 29.—The second week of the Hayward murder trial opened with the jury still incomplete. The dragnet of the attorneys was uot long, hoxvever, in lauding the tenth juror iu the case in the person of S. H.
... , T . „ . 1 1 Dyer the venerable Minnetonka yacht Of the senate.. It w,.s pointed short y j bl i ildltr Tlll)se jnr y m «n selected so tar alter noon and there was very promptly . irc Auuric(kU U(rll iui(i abovo rlle
average 111 intelligence and education One hundred and seventy-eight venire-
men have been cxauiiuud.
a tilling up of empty chairs by senators who were not on hand when the senate met. Tho president’s views and tecom , inuadaticns were listened to with close |
attention both by senators and the occu-( Broker shot, pants of the galleries, and. when the I New YORK, Jan. 29. Michael S. Conreading ot thi message was concluded 11 sidinc, an < x saloonkeeper well known
was sent to the finance committee. Most of the day xvas taken up by the house bill (with senate amendments) disapproving an agreement with the southern Ute Indians providing for their removal from Colorado to Utah.
tioiiMe Procpmling*.
Washington, Jan. 29.—The interest iu the house yesterday centered in the president’s message, which was read alter the body convened. There was a slight skirmish over its reference and that of the administration bill which
in the “Tenderloin” and about town, shot and fatally wounded John J. .Malone, a broker, last night in front of the St. James hotel, Broadway and Twentysixth street. The injured man was removed to a hospital and xvill probably die. The shooting is the outcome of a business tru isootion made in Europe some weeks ago, in which Cousidiuc in
vested $olX>.
loo Mtiuli For Doadviiio.
Leadville, Colo., Jan. 29.—The Belle
,, c . ... , . ., , Boyas troupe of dancers were arrested 1
r «•«•*
♦ and currency, Mr. Wilson having scene exhibition at the operations... The 'waived jurisdiction of the bond feature troupe is from the Midway theater in of the message which could have gotii! San Francisco and is the on that ereto the ways and means committei ' ated such a sensation in Chicago. A Members xvere busy discussing the mes number of the ladies at the performance
tained a verdict yesterday for $’20,000. i Mrs. Spencer is a resident of San Francisco and sued the Iron Mountain com- ! pany for $100,000 for damages sustained in a wreck at Texarkana on May 24,
1894.
(■old In a Meteoric Stone. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 29.—E. B. j Garner, a citizen of Sabinal Canyon, i Uvalde county, found a meteoric stone weighing 226 pounds embedded iu sandy earth to a depth of five feet and brought it to this city. A piece was chipped oil . in which was found a nugget of gold, i Both are in the hands of scientists for j investigation. Warrant Revoked. Springfield, His., Jan. 29.—Governor Altgeld has decided to revoke his warrant for the arrest and delivery of Edward Kltonhcad to the messenger of the governor of Pennsylvania on the ground that the the purpose sought is to get the prisonej withm the jurisdiction of civil process instead of criminal prosecution j for embezzlement. Agaiiivt 1‘ohlir Owii<*r*liip. S\s Francisi'o, Jan 'o—A eonveu tiou of representatives of water companies in this state will meet here this week to arrange for legis atiou prevent ing the owners from establishing a civicwaterworks in opposition to regularly operated companies conducted by private capital Fir«*niHti Run ()v**r and Killed. Princeton, His., Jan. 29.—Edward Inskeeta of Ladd, a fireman on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad, fell into a cattleguard near Milden that xvas covered with snow and was run over by the locomotive and instantly killed.
supper at waitingrooms and Mr. Holla way’s bill providing for the organization of tobacco warehouse companies were passed without opposition. Among the new bills introduced were the following: By Mr. McGeath—To establish an inebriate asylum. By Mr. AJison—To provide that "the county printing” shall be published mi two papers o opposite polities. By Mr. Statesman—To give minority parties watchers on the count on election day. By Mr. Floyd—Providing for special sessions of county commissioners. By Mr. Allen—An administrative tax bill; a drainage bill, and a bill to prevent the issuing of script anfl due bids. By Mr. Willis — To empower town trustees to license itinerant merchants; shortening the time for recording mortgages to 10 days. By Mr. McIntosh—Changing the time of electing county superintendents and regulating the school enumeration. By Mr. Robinson—Abolishing days of
grace.
By Mr. McGregor — Regulating the practice of dentistry. By Mr. Van Arsdel—(’'impellingsleepingear companies to keep upper berths closed xvhon not occupi“d; placing justices of the peace on a salary. By Mr. I.eertY—To prevent the adulteration of baking powders with cream of tartar; establishing a probate court
in each county.
By Mr. Boordman — Making wine 1
rooms unlaw ful.
By Mr. Blue—Establishing the office J
of county engineer.
By Mr. McBeth—Requiring mutual 1 insurance companies to accumulate a
surplus of $100,000.
enveloped him iu Hames. His scvuius aroused his mother, who put out tlie tire with a bl 1 1; t only after the child xvas horribly bum d.
M i 11t Ruby.
Hope, Ind., Jan. 29.—A very diminutive specimen of humanity is attracting considerable attention here. It is a 2-pouiul child born to George W. Cotner and wife. A lady’s ring slips easily over the hand and arm to the child's
Tyler's hotel, corner of Grand and Easton avenues, and Hogan Brothers’ dry goods store underneath. No one was injured though the hotel occupants had to hurry out of their rooms. Total loss $80,000; insurance about the same.
D-itimgeil by Fire.
Montreal, Jan. 29.—The mechanics’ institute, an extensive 6-story building, was seriously damaged by a fire which broke out alxiut 8 o’clock last night.
shoulder. It is in good health and bids Tlle 1,,ss "> 11 limouat $"’'),0(M), covered fair to grow to manhood. with insurance. The building contained
Mi»*luimry Hequent. Columbus, Ind., Jan. 29.—The missionary board of Bartholomew county received a bequest amounting to $8,000 from the estate of George I). Roland mid wife. Mrs. Roland died last week, causing a division of the estate under the will, th° missionary board getting one-half the property. INDIANA NEWS NOTES. John Cox bus been appointed postmaster
at Amity.
Frank C. Cowell, a Muncie business man, has made an assignment. John C. Page of Kichtnotid died suddenly. He was at one time quite prominent in detective circles. Ambrose Dawson, aged 79, one of the oldest farmers in Marion county, died at his home near Broad Hippie. Frank Tr-'-s of Anderson stabbed Henry Pettit, inflating a dangerous wound.
one of the finest libraries in Canada and , the damage is principally to the books.
Two Men Freeze to Death.
Hoxie, Ark., Jan. £9.—Trainmen on the Memphis route report two men frozen to death near the railway track,
mx miles from this place. Died at the A|;e of 10?.
Toledo, O., Jan. 29.—Patrick Donnelly, aged 102, died yesterday. His oldest sou is eighty years old.
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Prevailing Price* For Grain ami Cattle
on Jan. **8.
on it charge of attempted I fi.Tom8 (SO; choice feeding steers, $3.50(u
was arrested
murder.
The commissioners of Hendricks county have purchased the only remaining tollroad in that county, seven miles iu length,
for which they paid $4,2SA.
The only 1 race of the missing ex-county clerk of Allen county, Daniel \V. Souder, is that he xvas seen on a train going west
on the day of his departure.
The family of Fred fxoth. near .^helby
Inilianaiioli*.
Wheat — r>o@52c. Corn—.’KMW'ic.
Oats—dOoGLQc.
Cattle—Receipts light; shipments light.
: Market steady.
Good to choice shipping and export steers, ! $4.50(65.’25; medium to good shipping I steers, ^9.7.Ye 4.5 I; common to fair steers.
8.S.); good to choice heifers, $t.lM i i.T.'i; fair to medium heifers, $2 40(«'J.75; common light heifers, #t 75<a2.35: good to choice cows, $2.50(118.25; fair to medium cows,
tl.s.5,./2.25.
1 loos Receipts 500 head; shipments 400 head. Market active and steady. Good to choice medium and heavv. *4.90 (64.45; mixed and heavy packing, $4.1<V 4.9’>; good to choice lightweights, *4.15,a 4.25; common lightweights, 44.iK)(,( 1.15, pigs. $9.00..> 1.20; roughs. $... :5e‘ 4.00. Silt ei* — Receipts light shipments none.
ville, were driven out into the snow hx- the
burning of their house and I a-fore they) Market steady
could find shelter the children's feet xvere Clioiee to extra lambs. $4.00(64.50; com frozen I i ■non to good lambs, f8.oo«i;8.90: fair export
. xheg.tt, s.G >,./;( 75: gn*,*! t.i ehnica sheep.
FA(xIvi£R Kil.LcD. | c-,. >-y, .. .iP, Lt,. luc.'t.iiu p, ?2.25 2.75: common sheep, $1.25(g'2.00; bucks, pel
DEAD FOR TWELVE DAYS.
Found Hanging Over the Fence With a
Ilullet Through Hi* Mend.
Springfield, Ills., Jan. 29.—The dead body of Irwin Myers, a prominent farmer, living two miles southwest of - Springfield, who 1- ’ home yesterday
iindy or william f Honaiieim Found in morning was found la ^ night hanging s t.arret. ^ over a fence with a ballet hole in tin Indianapolis, Jan. 29. The body of head. His horses and wagon were dis- i William F. Bouzheini was found iu the covered near by. Myers xvas a promigarret of Hi nry J. Reinken’s saloon yes- nont officer of an association of farmers terday bv Mrs. Reinken, who went up organized to prosecute trespassers, and
the supposition is that he came across a gang of trespassers and was killed by
them.
SHORT WIRINGS.
after some old clothes. As far as is known at present the ImmIv had been there 12 days. Bouzheim was porter at the saloon and disappeared Jan. 17. He
Mexico is going on with war prepara- was about 28 years old. The body xvas
tions, though no formal declaration of war comparatively well preserved, doubtless the colored jockey who returned here has yet been made. due to the recent cold weather. from the Roby racetrack last x\*eek, has John W. Procter of Danville, Ky , treas- , ^ ^ garret was ^uot used except as a developed a bad case of smallpox, and
Cn*u of Siiisllfiox From Kohy.
Lexington, Jan. 29.—Eugene Muhone,
urer of the Isinrd of church extension of the M. K. church south, died yesterday. Ox-er 2,900 school children had to ho dis-
storeroom by the family, who live on the floor underneath. When last seen Bouzheim was sober and his friends lie-
gave little attention to the debate on the bill to repeal the discriminarivt duty of the sugar imported from bounty
paying countries.
Important Ltbor Conference.
Washington, Jan. 29.—There will bo an important meeting in this city of officials of ra.lroad organizations interested in the arbitration bills now before congress. Cuairmau McGaun of tin house committee on labor expects the chiefs of the orders of railroad comluc-
indecency. The “Danse de was the obnoxious feature.
Will Reject Fropoftition.
Youngstown, O., Jan. 29.—At a meeting of the Amalgamated association men in this city it was decided almost unanimously to reject the proposition of the iron manufacturers to start their mills if the men would accept a scale of wages based on a $8 a ton rate for puddling. The general sentiment of the
men was that if the proposition xvas ac-
tors, firemen, trainmen, engineers and cepted, every mill iu the United States brakemen, some of w hom are men of 1 " ould come down to the same rate.
school buildings could not be kept warm. The went her is very severe. Mis* I^nlt ie Oxermyer. near Green Ridge, M'*., hn“ found >• buried treasure amounting to $50,000. She located it with a nmp willed to her by a relative. Attorney General Olney has given an opinion to the secretary of war holding that army and navy officers come within the scope of the income tax law. Clmrlen Maicr. third vice grand master of the Brothet-hoisl of Locomotive Firemen, is endeavoring to reorganize the firemen on the Pacific coast, who were dierunted bv the A. R. U. strike.
hall to sleep. No marks of violence were found on the body and the case may turn out to be one of suicide. SENATOR THAYER’S DEATH.
Occur* at Hi* •Ionic In Warsaw From a
Stroke of I’araljTHl*.
his father’s home has been put under
strict quarantine.
XV a* a XV .*11 Known A A or.
St. Louts, Jan. 29.—John W. Norton, manager of the Grand Opera House of this city, xvho met his death yesterday iu an accident on the Vandalia, near Coutsville, Ind., while on his way east, xvas well known throughout this conn-
head, *2 Ulyi 4.00.
Clitcago Grata anil ITovUtons. Wheat—May opened 58 1 ,c, closed 59}{c. July otieneil 54c, closed 54 .,c. C'oltN—May o|)ened 45‘yc, closed 44%c. July opened 45 l ..e, closed 44 '.c. OATS—May opened 29 -c, closed 29 V. Pork—Jan. npciied ♦ , closed $19.32. May (Jpencil $19.75, closed $10.57. Laud—Jan opened $ . closed $9.52. May opened $9.75, closed $9.70. Kins—Jan. opened . closed $5.35. May opened $5.57, closed $5.50 52. Closing cash markets; Wheat 30V. corn 41V . oats 2s 1 .c, pork $10.32, lanl
#0.52. ribs $5.35.
Eveeutcn XX Ith Electricity. Sing Sing, Jan. 29.—David Hampton, colored, suffered death iu the electric chair in the state prison yesterday. Within 8 minutes and 13 seconds after he entered the deatlihouse, bearing a crucifix and repeating a prayer, he was strapped into the chair and Die current turned on. But one shook was given and Hampton was pronounced dead m 57 seconds. The autopsy showed that Hampton had died instantly.
Negro Itnvixlier Shot.
Ormond, Fla., Jan. 20.—An unknown
w*nuxw ind Ton •>« t try and Europe as a theatrical manager negro, identified as one xvho had atWarsaw i n. Jan 29. -Senator .!. * tempted to ravish Mrs. J. Decker of D Thayer died at his home in his c ty Holt’s Hill, was shot and instantly at 6o clock Monday morning of paraly- Appruyc the .’rcbicm . Mc** n g«. kil)ed ter(lav by a fru . Il(l of Mrs . sis. Ho xvas a Republican ami repre- New York, Jan. 29—Bankci-s and nfUned Ky rn0i w inle he was sented Kasciusko and Wabash counties financial men in this city, apparently resisting an attempt to take him to jail, in the legislature, and was about 6U without exception, speak in terms of . The man said he had attempted to es-
: years of age. His businesswas that ol approval of the president s message. cape.