Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1893 — HERE’S ALL THE NEWS [ARTICLE]

HERE’S ALL THE NEWS

TO BE FOUND IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. Giving m Detailed Account of tbo Kami* ous Crime*, Caaualtie*, Vires, Suicide** Death*, Etc., Etc. Minor State Items. Barnum’s sanitarium at Manilla, near Shelbyville, burned, with a loss of $30,000. The 8-yoar-old son of William Rumbley, Seymour, was run over and killed by a heavy wagon. Grave robbers stolo the corpse of Miss Emma West, an 18-year-old girl who died recently at Brazil. Ax association has been formed in Richmond in the interest of the friendloss women of the 'clty and county. H. Odell, a prominent citizen of Hobart, Lake County, fiO years old, dropped doad on the street there from apoplexy. 1)r. Mitchell, one of Muncle’s pioneer and wealthy citizens, fell and broke his hip and his condition is pronounced critical. William Hutchinson, employed at tho Whltely Reaper Works at Muncie, Had his left arm ground off in a pair of cog-wheels, A valuable trotting horse belonging to Samuel Gaar, Richmond, was killed in a sleigh collision. The animal was valued at SSOO. The surveying corps for the proposed railroad from Kokomo to lledkoy, through Falrinount, is now at work on the preliminary survey. John Drkvhohlk of Bod lord, fell on the ice. receiving a bump on the head that caused concussion of tho brain, and may rosult in death. George Aoniels, well known throughout thu State as a brooder of fast horses, was stricken with paralysis at Princeton, and cannot recover. Hunting party north of Fort found tho doad body of a nian. A loaded gun was at his side and he had evidently frozen to death. Some mischief-maker placed an empty wagon on tho Big Four tracks at Waldon. A passenger train dashed into it and a wreck took place. No onohurt Benjamin Mothehal, a well known conducted on the up-frolght from Brookvllle, was thrown from tho top of his train at Motainora, and fatally Injured. Frank (lowan of South Bend, employed as cook in a boarding houso, becamo despondent and trloa to kill hlmsolf with chloroform. A doctor saved him.

James Cox of Brazil, one of the oldost miners of Clay County, was crushed bonoatli a heavy fall of slate, which struck him on thu head, tearing of Ills scalp and crushing Ids skull. It Is said that the $(1,000 In money belonging to Mrs. Patsy Madigan, of Terre Haute, which she had secroted in tho attic, was tied up in little bundles, with rubber garters clasped around thorn. Pat Donohugh, aged 36, a rosidentof Princeton, was Instantly killed atMount Carmel. Ho was employed as brakoman on tho L. E. &. St. L. While getting off Ills train his foot slipped and he.foll under tho wheels. The allotment of space at the World's Fair for Indiana's educational exhibit lias been mado. and It Is far less than had boon oxpoctod. Executive Commissioner Havens has received word that the spaco Is divided as follows; Public Schools, 1,000 spuaro foot; State Normal, 300 foot; Purdue, 800; colleges,3oo; Laporte kindergarten, 100; Mrs. Sewall's Indianapolis school, 150 feet At Elwood, John Huston, omployod iiyC.lt. Bull, accidentally shot Bull’s 11-year-old girl, llusfon had returned from hunting and was climbing out of a sleigh with his shotgun, when tho weapon was discharged. The contents of tho gun passed through a door Into an adjoining room, whore five children were playing. Only ouo was hurt. One hundred and twenty-six shot struck tho child In the thigh. Warden J. W. French of tho Northern Indiana Prison lias tendered his report for tho month of December, to tho Governor. Matters at the prison for the month Just closed havo transpired as fob lows: Number of convicts In prison the first day of the month, 751; received during the month, 40; number of terms exnlred, 32; number pardonod, 4, remanded for now trial, 1; number of prisoners on the last dav of the month, 754. Of the financial standing of the Institution for the month tho Warden reports receipts and earnings' $10,031.50; expenditures, $8,889.25; not earnings over all expenditures, $1,134.34. James Samuels, brother of Giles Samuels, of Dubuque, lowa, was for twenty-three years considered dead. Ho was found in the Soldiers’ Homo at Marlon, Grant County. Ho vyas a member ot tho famons filibustering expedition agalust Cuba in 1873, and received a wound n tho head which dethroned his reason. He was reported among the dead, but finally recovered, bavinrf escaped tfto massacre of tho crew of the Virglnius, following its capture. For over twenty'years he has wandered about in a dazed condition, and it wa9 only by an accident that his whereabouts were discovered. He will be taken to Dubuque and cared for by friends,

Suit will bo brought at the next term of the Circuit Court of Miami County, by Gabriel Godfrey against the Board of County Commissioners, the Treasurer and Auditor to relieve lands from the cloud upon the title consequent upon being assessed and placed upon the tax duplicate for taxation. Tho suit Is brought on the recent decision of the Supreme Court, which declared that the Miami Indians retain their tribal relations, and are not citizens of the United States. The suit will be an important one, as most of the Indians of Miami County havo until recently, been considered voters and tax-payers, and should the suit be against tho County It Is the forerunner of many others to follow, which means a large decrease in the County treasury. At Fvansvllle a team of fire horses ran away, and the hose wagon collided with a telephone pole, breaking the wagon and throwing out hree firemen. Frank Baumgartner alighted on his head on the brick pavement fracturing |bis skull and causing death. at Moore’s Hill, Capt. James McKnfght, 80 years old, and living alone, was found lying on his bed, with a terrible gash in his head, and dying. His room had been searched, and a largo sum of money, which he was known to have In tho house, was missing. He died one hour after being found without having regained consciousness. In the Tiicker will case, at Shelbyvllle, which has been occupying the attention of the Shelby Circuit Court for sometime, the jury failed to agree. There were over eighty wituesses examined. and the costs already amount to over $3,000. The estate 's valued at at.ont $45,000, and was willed to last wile and her children. The Indian i National Banking Company of Elkhart, has been granted a charter to do business with a capital of SIOO,OOO. The officers are J. L. Broderick, President; C. B. Broderick, Vico Preside*, and W. L. Collins, Cashier. The company has ju*t completed a brown-stone front building, the finest in the city, in which to do business.