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"ive Republicans Voted With Democrats to Recommit.

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ION BILL COMES UP TODAY.

•ourr Mr.«

Will Probably Kun I ntil Friday. HHKiK'r^KHfiil Attempt to tod tlie Haiikrnpt<• v Hill I p »xt ladian Appropriation and Sectarian School Quch-

tlon In the Senate.

W/'HiNiiTox, April 2'^.—The house ’eaHh'tluy nu sea ted Janies E. I’obb Deni i representing the Fifth Alubuiu:i listri t and voted 121-45 to seat Albert C. G< (hviu (Pop.). bnt the point of no (notiinn being made tlie house adjourned vith he ilual vote still jsjiding. Five iopaMicans voted with the Democrats o ret ''ininit tlie ease with instructions o the committee to permit the ronestai t to oCer testimony in rebuttal, vlr. fcobb had 50H majority «m the face d th' returns, bnt the majority found b'ive frauds in the three black tics of the district, which reduced Dobb's vote and gave the contestuit 2,860 majority. The minority ^^Led that no opposition was giv< n to sul nut evidence in rebuttal and that fraud was p.csnmed. not proved. Air. Cobh lias been a member of the Fiftieth, Fifty tlrst, Fifty-second and Fiftythird congresses. He was unseated by ifty-first house. An effort was to fix Tuesday, Wednesday and sday of next week for debate on bankruptcy bill, but it was nnsucful. Mr Pickler’s general pension romos up today and the debate will

mbly run until Friday. NKNATK PROCEEDINGS.

Indian Appropriation and Sectarian Scliool

Question UliKiissed.

WaRHINQTon, April 22.—The senate •pent the day on the Indian appropriation bill, but did not complete it. The Matanan school question was taken up late in the day, and brought out animfied debate,Senators Galliuger, ThnrstM mid Teller oppiosiug, and Senators Gray and Pettigrew supporting tin* flHiidineut offered by Mr. Cockrell extettaiug ?or two years the time for the •ntiri'abaudomeut of sectarian In HOSools. Final action on the ones was not reached. Most of the day was j ivoii to the contest against legal claims Connection with the western Cluui.kee settlement, mid the claims ware

finally agreed to.

BARON Dt HIRSCH. TRIAL Death of One of the World's Greatest

Philanthropists.

Vienna, Aptril 22.—Baron Morris de Hirsch died yesterday at ids estate near Koiuorn of heart disease, aged 63 years. The millionaire railroad builder nmt J philanthropist, Barou Morris de Hirsch d. I Gereuth, whs a native of Bavaria, and j though it has usually been supposed that ' his colossal fortune was entirely made b;. himself, this is not so. Though, to he sure. | the ample means he inherited grew in his j hands much faster than the accumulation- ! of either his father or grandfather had If he had not augmented his inheritance | so greatly he would never have been classed by the leaders of European society among i the objectionably newly rich and have had J thedoorsof many of tlie great clubs closed

to him.

After the death of his father the you ng baron became a member of a well known banking tirm and married the daughter 1

PROGRESSING

Jury In Jackson Case Was Quickly

Secured.

WITNESSES BEING EXAMINED.

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HA KuN 1)1 UIHSCI!. and heiress of the head of the house. He made a princely fortune by his hazardous undertakings in the construction of rail-

ways.

Yeas ago he saw the tendency to oppress the Jews in Russia, anti he made an offer of $10,000,000 to the Russian government for schools, with the one proviso that no distinction should Ire made as to race or religion. This generous and munificent offer was refused by the Russian government. and [shortly afterward began that active otipressiou which is driving the He brew peasants out of the czar's dominions and to the four quarters of the earth. Baron de Hirsch was not only Jewish by birth, but be was an orthodox Jew in bis religion. Large though his fortune was, it was en tirely inadequate to provide for all of these people. He therefore saw that t ■ must enlist the assistance of other rich Hebrews in ue cause. About this time he met in Constantinople a wealthy American Hebrew OiicarS. Straus, then United States minister to Turkey. After many and long conferences it was decided that as many of these Russian refugees as could he prut ided with homes and made

llirongs of lYople mi the street Anxious to Rce the Prisoner Not a Native Kentnekiaii on the Jury 1‘roseeiition Will Attack Jackson's Character—Accuse.l

Was Calm.

Newport. Ky., April 22.—The trial of Scott Jackson for the murder of Pearl Brynu began here yesterday and made speed in securing n jury that astonished the court and the counsel on both sides. Judge Helm presided. Counsel for the prosecution are Commonwealth Attorney M. R. Lockhart, County Attorney Ram-ey Washington, Colonel R. W. Nelson of New [tort and Attorney Hayes of Grveuenstlo, Ind., the two last named being employed by the Bryan family. Attorneys for Jackson were Colonel George Washington and Colonel L. J. Crawford of Newport, and W. G. Sheppard of Hamilton, O., who will appear for Walling when his trial comes up. George Washington and Ramsey Washington, father and son, are on opposite sides in this case. There were throngs of people on the street curious to sec Jackson, bnt no excitement other than that of curiosity. The courtroom was crowded early by persons admitted on tickets. .There were 36 seats reserved within the rail for the press and every one was tilled. Five women were in attendance and as many in the afternoon.

Jury Secured.

In jtist three and a half hours after court convened the jury was sworn in from a venire of 100 men. About 30 were examined before the noon recess. Of this mrtnber 17 had wined stubborn opinions or opposed the death penalty, four were peremptorily challenged, on* by the prosecution and three by tin* defense, and nine were accepted. The noon recess was for two hours and 45 minutes and after court convened again a full panel acceptable on both sides was sworn in. Tae names of the jurors are: Nrtin«*H oT the* Juror*.

REHEARING FOR MARIA BARBERI. Girl Convicted of Killlut; Her Lover Gets a New Trial. Ai.hany, April 22.—The court of appeal* ha- granted a new trial to Maria Barheri, on the ground of exclusion of proper evidence and partiality of Recorder Goff's charge to the jury. About a ’ year ag > Maria Barb *ri killed her lover, a bootblack named Domenico t’ateldo, I tfTix i-' 1 '::4

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RAILROAO PROJECT

Line to E>tend From Whiting Around Chicago.

of the Dent ruction of Mon-

day*H C’lyclone.

Fm MONT, O., April 22.-Full partieu- 1 ^lf support iag diould he assisted to come _ . . . . . to the l nite<l Stutea. io this eii'l Baron iars of Monday s cyclone have just been ' de IIirsh Kau . M fuild of f ..,40J,Ooo, to he

(wfcred after a careful tour of the entire district traversed by the storm. tlie fine farm residence and all the buildings on the farm of George H. Waggoner wt re razed to the ground, flare it was, while shearing sheep in tin* barn, that John Lowe met his death, wborgo Waggoner and his 16-year-old son were pinioned between the timbers

paid in monthly installments of fio.oon. But outside of charities he has been for 1(1 years past the most besought mau in the world. It Inis taken all the time of two clerks to open, read, classify and answer the letters of appeal that were sent to the baron from all over the world. He and his wife have also had social ambitions. At Vienna there is a great prejudice against Jews, and they are rarely receivedat court. At the clubs in Vienna and Paris niem-

and only liberated after hard work. I bership was declined to him. In London

' be was more fortunate. Having gained the friendship of the Prince of Wales, he wa.- elected to membership in tin* Marlborough, White's and several other swell clubs. This shows a peculiar phase of Huron de Ilirsch’s character Why In* should have subjected himself to tin* probability of the mortification of being blackballed by a lot of gilded Idlers w ho fre quent these clubs passes comprehension. He bad many splendid houses, and the shooting on his estates is the l»est in Europe. He was also a breeder and racer

Their injuries while serious are not fatal. In the house were Waggoner's wif" and two daughters. They were thrown several rods and badly injured. Am is Hettrick was struck by a Hying timber and his left leg crushed. The mill owned by Daniel Henzel is a

ilplete wreck.

JLif, Joseph L Greene who was badly Btvd will die. During the wind tin Mrs A William Sherf and childrui

arm-B ip a buggy. The outfit

wrecked and tln*^' Were hnrh * hinsf a trim and severely injuretl, |<* f-tcnijier Colonel Bartlett \v.»s up trnj river and wljeu ^truck bv the , 1 nearly eaiisized aim slnpjietl a hiyge

ter. On ^smj'T Were two :

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|ouiit of water.

Frnnient

of tborouglibreds ami fond of sport gener

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Murty Shea.

John Boe.hnier. Louis Schitrsteiu.

William Motz

George P. Stugner. Fred Geiskemeyer.

William White. John M Ernst weiler

F. B. Moder. Willard Carr,

jolin F. Bachsman.

David Kraut.

Nearly all are meehauie.-, 10 are Germans or of German descent, one is Irish and one of English descent. There is not a native born Keurnekiau in (he jury. The prosecution is allowed five and the deteuse 15 peremptory challenges. Each ex ban-ted one-fifth of its

quota.

After the jury was sworn the court ordered the prosecution end defense to read a list of then* witnesses. Colonel Craw ford -.for the defense, gave notice of exceptions .o this order. Commonwealth Attorney Lockhart read the indictment and stated w hat the line of the prosecution would be. In this lie announced the purpose to attack Jackson's character, showing he

lived a double life.

# Tw«> \Vituefc4f*a KxamintMl.

The first witness ealleit was John Hilling, the boy that found the dead liody of Pearl Bryan on Feb. 1. The second witness. Dr. \\. S. Tinglcy who saw the body* two hours after its discovery uid who attended both joist niortems, gave important testimony. He said the girl must have been killed where the body was found and not earlier than the midnight before her body was found, that the knife that cut her head off was i sharp instrument and the hand that wielded it a skilled hand. Judge llelm

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MAY DEBAR WOMEN.

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exceptions TanuIPaiioa, La., April 23.—A tie JuFtsyu was calm all day and took ! plorable tragedy occurred here yester-

day, lican

si A It: A 11AUDEKI. in New York, who had let her know that she was to be east off. The girl could speak no English and was without friends until her cause was taken nji by some jihilauthropie people. It was urged in her behalf that she was goaded to madiuvs by Cataldo saying to her, when slit* demanded that he marry her “Hogs may marry; we never do." Her conviction and sentencing to death took place in October last year. PREACHER CREATES A SENSATION. Illinois C 1<-ra.vmaii Says It I- Entile to Fi|;lit Sunday ItaHuball. Rockford, Ills., April 22.—Rev. W. W. Leetc, jiastor of the First Congregitioual church and organizer of the Civic federation, created a sensation in a sermon by stating that if people of this city wanted Sunday baseball they would have it. and it could not be suppressed until public sentiment was much enlightened. In his calls on business men fov the purpose lie had found, he said, strong sentiment for Sunday ball. Other officers of the federation are in favor of confining efforts to the suppression of Millions, rather than Sunday sjsirt, on account of ample financial backing that has been pledged bv wealthy citizens to Manager Nieol in ease of prosecution.

BASEBALL.

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National Lvagnt*.

Cincinnati—Fisher. Foreman, Davis and Vaughn. 10 runs, IS hit*. 1 error. Cleveland—Wilson. Young and Zimmer, II runs,

IS hits, 3 errors.

Pittsburg—Hawley and Merritt, -I runs, 11 hits, 0errors. Louisville—Hill ami War-

ner, 8 runs, O hits, 3 errors

New York—Clark and Zeurfoss, 1 run, H hits, 1 error. Philadelphia—McGill and

Boyle, 3 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors.

Washington—Mercer and McCauley, 12 runs, 16 hits, 2 errors. Brooklyn—Kennedy and Grim, 10 runs, 14 hits, 2 errors. Baltimore — Hoffer and Robinson, li runs, 13 hit-. 4 errors. Boston—Yerriek and Gan/.el, 2 runs. 11 hit-, 7 errors. St. Louis—Hart and McFarland, 7 runs, II hits. 2 errors. Chicago—Griffith and

Kill ridge, 3 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors. 1'umart- lleljiers tin a strike.

Moi.ini , Ills.. April 23.—A number <>f furnace helpers at the Sylvan steel works have struck for higher wages, throwing about 100 men out of work. They arc receiving #1.60 to #1.75, and demand #2 a day. Colonel French, president of tin* company, stated that the union mills in the east are paying only #1.10 to #1.85, and thinks tlu* demaud is jirejiostcTous. Tin* mill is not running orders, but is simjily stocking up, and the demand will not be granted. AhyuJ 400 men arc employed at the

works.

ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL MOVE.

I!«* Will T-'imIpuyoi* to Stop ILicing at Foray the nt flic Fx pi rat ion of the Fifteen Day* Bedford ItulldhiffH lltirned. After a “Feepiiijt: looi*’ Indiana New*

Not es.

Hammomi, Ind., April 22.—All the preliminary arrangements have been made and negotiations art* jiending, as a result of which tin* Chicago, Hammond ami Western Railroad eonqiany, incorporated at Springfield with a capital stock of #1,500,000, will undertake a project to build and operate a belt line around the city of Chicago. Just how long the arrangements have been in progress is not known, hut it is ascertained from reliable sources that they have reached a jioiut which makes it certain that the work will he carried out. The line will be extended from Whiting, Ind., to the extreme northern limits of Chicago via Hammond and Blue Island, thereby creating a better method of transfer immediately outside of Chicago between all the railroads now entering and leaving the city. li ETCH A M KKADV TO MOYK. Will Proceed When ICucing Ih-giu* on Slieltield or Kohy. Indianapolis, April 22. — Attorney General K< tcham says that the state* will be readv to move against the Roby

INDIANA CORONER NEEDED. Holme** Attorney Want* tin* Record* «#l the Pttzel Inqucftt. Indian \pot.is, Ajiril 22.—Coroner Castor lias received a telegram from H P. Rotaii of Philadelphia. Rotan is one of vhe attorneys of H. H. Holmes and lie asks the coroner to come at once to Philadelphia and bring with him the records of tin* Pitzcl inquest. The attorney also wired *75 to the coroner for his time and expenses and he will probably leave for Philadelphia the latter part of the week. The. coroner trunks that the telegram means that llolniei' intend- in some way to make one mor< light for ins life, lb* is now of tin opinion that his high priced confession was not for tin* benefit of his wife and children, but in order to procure funds with which to make out* more effort to

save himself.

Skeleton Fneaithf-«l. Cannelton, Ind., Ajiril 22.—Smith MeCullister, while digging i>n Ids farm, unearthed a skeleton, jiarfly cremated. Pieces of charred wood, a brass button and tin* framework "f an old griji wen found with the bones. The discovery malls the mysterious disappearance i t a Jewish peddler of Louisville near thiplace 20 years ago. He is sujijiosod to have been murdered for his money. BURDEN JEWEL ROBBERY. Myntery of tin* Theft In ;i Fair Way to

He < lenretl I {».

New York, Ajiril 22.—The mystery of the theft of the Burden jewels is in a fair way to he fully cleared up. Tin grand jury indicted Edla Stimquist, charged with being after the crime. Miss Stimquist was a kitchen girl in Mr. Burden's house at tin* time of the robbery, who was known to be on friendly terms with William Roberts Dunlop, the butler, and William Tur-

roring people as soon as there has been ' uer, the footman, who were arrested iu

Will

inspectors, besides the 1

Itedef That tin* St. P.. t ouference

Shut Out Female Delegate*.

[w. an* they had a narrow escape I ^Vveeani., April *2.-Fro„, inforMffdniwujiig. tnation received here it is believed that P2iT oT the gale struck the Blue hanks the general conference of the Methodist

jf ris a botanizing class were starting Bue in a covered carriage. The car-

^ge was wrecked and the studentown iu all directions. It is lielieved lat some of the-.' injured cannot sur

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ANTAGONIZE REV. BROWN.

Episcopal church will vote against the women as deleg les. The church law requires a three-fourths vote to change the constitution. A few days ago the women were within 4it votes of victory. Three conferences were then to be heard

uot&s of the proceedings, esjieeiully of the testimony. He was taken back to

jail without being handcuffed.

Allt-U tt ioi:

For th#*

That lit- I* (iillt

>f inlntf ry.

jJgaki.av:», Cal., April 22.—Rev. C. O town, D. D., pastor of the F’irst Con*egat)Oual church, San rraueisco, is Win fighting for Ids ministerial exisl co. The Bay conference of Oongregaaal niinisters, angered at Brown's reuil to aecejit the slight censure imed by the council which tried hi u )u charges of immorality and unniii:wriul conduct, has jirefoiTed new arges against him and reopened the old complaint. The new allegations •tide that the jmstur is untruthful and

AvUc jor the miuistery.

I AaeideutVt a Texak 1 Ynionxt ration. ■ Sin Antonio, Tex., Ajiril 22.—While light battery—Third United Stall's artillery -was firing a salute at Fort Sam Hiinstoii yesterday commemorating the lexos achieved her independence fim Mexico, tlie premature explosion a shell in the open breech of the cannon instantly killed Private George A. Furkhurst and wounded three other Soldiers. Parkhurst’s rigid side and •rn were blown away by the charge He was a nephew of Dr. Parkhurst of

New York.

FAVOWS DUELLIlvo.

Genmin St»te*inttt»'* \ iew* Itf^urdiut;

SHilsfyin^; IiijurtMl llouor.

Berlin, Ajiril 22.—Count Von Bernstorff, Conservative, yesterday continued the debate in the reiehstag on the pro-

j from. Two of ( hem, cast Maine Tuid |K>sal to sujipress duelling 11 declared North Dakota, iiave since voted and the j his jiarty uas contnn nt (hat the I women lack 74‘ a votes of the required ; itovernim nt would deal seriously with j iiniuber. it is not believed that Troy the question of duelling. Dr. Beiingseu, eonfereuee, which is still to decide, will ' National Liberal, hojjed it would be a give the required number and it is loajr time before duelling would be thought the women are beaten. abolished in Germany ;is in England.

He denied that Great Britain's oppoai-

lliis Kinnul n Job to suit. fion to duelling was based < u any light Washington, Ajiril 22.—James H. j to eondenin acts of violeuee since in j Mulligan of Kentucky formerly consul | 1875, he asserted, she had eonnueiided

general to Samoa and who declined ajijKiiutment t i a consular office in South Africa, has been apjKiinted to a jmsition in the enstoms division of the treasury

department.

SHORT WIRINGS.

the Paris commune to the reiehstag. Dr. Beuuigsen concluded by declaring that the views regarding satisfying injured honor must la* changed and that the existing penalties for insults were

inadequate.

Fiti/cii* Fleet h Mayor.

Conuecti^ut Republican state conven- New Oulkans, April 9*^.—Irt'orge W. lion was held last night. Flynn, ehainnan of the regular D'*moMrs. Lucas, postmistress of Oregon, Ark., | c ratio committee, concedes the election was detected rilling the mails. of Flower, Citizens' league candidate Baltimore is full of Republicans today I for mayor, by 9,000 majority. The la attendance upon the state convention. | league jiarty managers think their niaLeon Say, the distinguished French jiu jority will be nearer I5,0fi0. Foster litical economist, died yesterday at Paris, (regular Denioerat) will Jtrobably carry aged 70 years flic city by a small majority.

Colorado Prohibition state committee

elected delegates to the national conven- { KycKlglit Destroyed, tiou at Pittsburg, May 37. Brchjkvii.lr, Ind., Ajiril 21.—Carl New York Bar association jiresented a Gois was stretching a wire clothesline lengthy report to President Cleveland on \ ^-j,,.,, parted, and the end struck him the proposed creation of an international j n t ]„, j,,f t W y ei eomplefely destroying it.

court of arb.tration.

A. H. (loss, the Pojmlist-Kepuh candidate for coroner of this parish, was shot and instantly killed, and S. C. Hyde, a Democrat and highly ivsjiectod man, was mortally wounded. The trouble between the men grow out

of politics.

MARKET QUOTATIONS. rreYiiiliiitj; Price* For («rain, Cuttle uml IVcxiMiou* on April ‘41.

liifliauu poll*.

Wheat \\ eak; No. 2 red, U'.lc Corn Kasiei; No. 2 mixed, 'F.i'.c. OATS—Firm; So. 2 mixed, 20;\c. CATTLE—Heavy dry fed steers, fl.u.'i® 4.20; shipping anil export steers, fa.Miiyi; 4.(10; common to fair steers, ♦J.OOia.Vio; feeding steers, #8.25(93,75; medium to choice heifers, 83.00(03.75; medium to lioice cows. #2.35®3.25; veal calves, #3.25@ 2.54 A'arket weak. Hogs — Packing and good to choice, #8.50(ij3.67Jj; lightweights, #3 55(1( 3.67'.; jugs and roughs, #2.75(83.15. Market

active.

Sheer—Common to choice lambs. #3.oo Ut4.'25: export ewes and wethers #3.0t)@ 4.25; common to choice sheep, ♦1.50i</,2.llU; luicks, per head, #2.00 ((J 4.00. Market

-low

Clneiiiiiiill (frain auil Slock. WHEAT —Dull; No. 2 red, 73e. Corn Knsy; No. 2 mixed, 31c. DATs—Easy; No. 2 mixed, 22 V'. Cattle—Steady at #2 5<K<t4.C(i. Hoos—Dull at #3.00(83.50.

Sheep— steady at steady at #3.50((f't. 75-

#2.50(84.00, lambs,

Toledo Grain. WHEAT—Lower; No 2 cash. 70'Nio. Corn—Dull; No. 2 mixed, 30; l ,c. Oats—Quiet; No. 2 mixed, 21‘ t e.

ItulValo Live Stock. Cattle—Weak at #;i oo<94.35. Hoos—Slow at #2.90<g8.Hii. SHEEP — Active at #2.75(98.65: active at #8.s5(tf,4.55

racing on the Forsythe track 16 days and an effort is made to begin running on the Sheffield track or on Roby track. : Attorney General Ketvham will have the assistance of an attorney at Hum- |

wond and one at Lafayette.

The state's representatives are not | concealing the fact that the case they have before them is more jierplexiiig than the one they tried and won last | year. The question of ousting the racetrack jieojile, or preventing more than ' 15 days of racing in 45, will hinge ujion the juxtajiosition of the three tracks, j It is conceded by tin* state that if the I tracks under consideration were widely ' scattered there would be no question of ; the right of tlie owners to race continually by moving from one track to

another.

The state is now gathering information us to the relative location of the tracks. If the governor and the attor- I uey general have been correctly informed they are all in the same neighborhood. The state will maintain that where threi tracks have been (•(instructed on the same 160 or SO acres of land | there is a violation of the Sellers' act. !

London by Inspector Froest of Scotland

Yards.

At the di. trict attorney's office yesterday she would not admit that she knew anything about the robbery. Assistant District Attorney Rattle said she knew of the robbery and helped the two servants, Dunlop and Turner, to conceal the jewelry. P;wt of the jewelry she concealed in a ham She out open the ham and jilaced some of the jewelry in it. It remained there for two days, when the men went there and took tlie jewels out and carried them out of the house. HISTORIC BUILDING.

Sliii Won't I’hIcIi ill- I'hiits,

Logansport, [ml.. April 22.—Burrough Shields, a well known farmer living near Logansport, lias sued for a divorce, saying that his wife refuses to cook for him or jiutch ins trousers.

Protect \kjjiin*t a Npw StatelioiiM* For

M aNHuch t *.

Boston, Ajiril 22.—A largely attended meeting to protest against a bill now before the legislature to destroy the bulflneti statehouse and erect in its jilacc a new building at a cost of f1,500,000 was held in Fnnneil hall. The meeting was held as tin* direct result of the finding of the committee of experts itpjioiiited I by tin* late Governor Groenhalge, that I the jiresent budding can be permanently restored and ijiade substantially fire

- proof for #375,000.

The s)H*ak( rs uttered vehement protests against the needless destruction of the historic statohonse, “the corner stone of which was laid by Samuel ! Adams and Paul Revere," and against

also allege-- that Ins better halt hides the wasteful ex jrenditure of over# f,000,tlu* skillets so that he cannot cook lor poo and jmssed a resolution saying! himself and amuses herscll by throwing “The unnecessary destruction and inn-

stovewiHid tlmiugh tlie windows and breaking the furniture. They have

been married 17 years.

tilation of such a building would cause an irreparable loss, not only to Massachusetts. but to all America, and would be an act of wanton vandalism."

WHEELBARROW MAN ILL.

Bedford Building;.* Burned.

Bedford, Ind., April 22.—The building on the southwest coraer of the pub-1

lie square, 1 lOWll as the Helen Lewis •■•<l**--trl»ii Dick wiiiiinigtnn In a Pltl«eoruer, cr.ught tin* yesterday. It was | tmiT,* Honpituij oeeupiisl by two butcher sliojis and; Pittspcru, April 22.—Dick Whittinga barber shoji, and immediately adjoin- | f011 * lnilH sent out by the California ing was a bakery and a restaurant and Athletic club with a wheelbarrow and a sample house for a clothing firm. All . dog, and #1 iu his pocket to defray the of the buildings burned, with nearly all expenses of a pedestrian tour to New id the contents. I he loss exceeds #2,000. Yyj*k and ayt^ return, is lying in a very 7.7' critical condition at the West Penn hosAttaikeit ti\ s Dug, jiital. k* js suffering from hemorrhages \ eedekshi ku, Ind., April 33. -ihe hro'ugm on by exponirc on the journey. 6-year-old son of John Adkins of West- Whittington is under the care of th** jKiint, was attacked by a dog, the uni- local physicians for a week and they null seizing him by biting him on think he will not recover. Even If he the month and tearing off a large piece, do**' get better lie has lost so much time both from the upjier and lower lip. A that the club will lose its bet of #10,000.

jihysieian sewed on the pieces, and

thinks that jiossibly the bey is not seri- CANADIAN FLOOD,

onslv maimed.

Alter » ‘Teeplng Tom.'’ Tliirt.v-T\vo KiiHiIIiiks Have Alreailv Ileen Arcadia, Ind., Ajiril 22.—For several suepi \««y. weeks a “Peejiing Tom' has bee., an- Three Rivers, Que.. April 22.-The i.oyit.g the women of Arcadia and a i hp,v .' s ‘'"''I* , i la,n ' , 8 p - fund has been contributed by citizens, rhe water is now highei than the giAnt

flood of 1H65 and 32 buildings m all have so fur lieeu swept away by the rushing waters of the Ht. Maurice and St. Lawrence. All tin* wharves on the riverfront. with the Riohilieu and Ontario Navigation romjiaiiy's sheds and offices and the Canadian Pacific railway freight sheds, are submerged. Hundreds of families are sheltered in public build-

a rope jiurehused and a detective employed. If tin* scoundrel is caught, there

will he serious work ahead. Farmer Kick#*#! by a II01**0,

Frankfort, Ind., April 22.—John Crum, residing east of the city, was kicked by a horse yesterday while atlemjiting to cliji the animal. It is

thought that he can not recover.' He is }»K« Over 1,000 logs were carried away a jinisjieronH and well respected farmer. | by ^be HooiL together with Marscittos

lamb.

INDIANA NUWS NOTES. Mrs. Maria Simi,c of Grccusburg, aged (1 years, is dead. A new Christinn church has been dedicated at F.agle Creek Ebenezer Wafnburg, a farmer near Shelliurn, committed suicide bv hanging. 'I’he Western league baseball season ijiens today. Detroit playing the Indianapolis club. Professor Henry C. Dixon of Greensburg lias lieen chosen president of the Ml Pleasant academy, Mt. Pleasant. Pa. Notwithstanding the prevailing hard times tlu* Vigo county treasurer yesterday collected #32,850 taxes, #7,000 more than “ver paid in in one day. Ransom Sturgeon, 25 years old, son of j Alexander Sturgeon, near Nashville, was round dead by tlie roadside. Re had lieen afflicted with epilepsy for a number of 1

Murder or Nalelile? Shenandoah, la., Ajiril 22.—Mrs. Mary Johnson was found dead and her brother, E. A. dagger, dying iu their residence. A revolver with which the shooting had ajiparently been done, lay on the fiisir. It is believed by some that Jagg or killed his sister and himself. He was a local inerehijnt and no reason is assigned for the deed. Ofti- | eers are working on a double murder theory. Strike Declared OAT. Chicago, April 22.—The strike of the elothingeutters, which has lieen in progress for the last three months, has lieen declared off The employers won an unconditional victory. The Oarmeutworkein’ nuiot. is expected to give In today. About 16,000 n.^n wer# out, elothingeutters and gurmeiitwornrs ! combined.