Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1896 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. Damages Asked Because of Discharge l>y a Railroad Company—Successful Hoosier Bidders for U. 8. Bond»To Outwit a Telephone Company. Dismissed Employes Will tae. Robert Melrose. William Green and Janies Moore will begin damage suits at Wabash against the Big Four Railroad Company, based on their recent dismissal from the service of the company. They were resi*ectively roadmaster, supervi- >i of bridges and buildings, and chief clerk on the Michigan division, and it is charged they conspired to secure the discharge ol Superintendent Blizzard and Engineer of Maintenance of Way Moore by rejs>rting information to the general office ol irregularities on the division. The superintendent and engineer asked an invest igarton and demanded the discharge of the roadmaster, supervisor and clerk, and this was done. The men claim they were innocent and have been injured in reputation by the allegations and dismissal.

Indiana’s Share,

Indiana gets about $500,000 of the recent issue of bonds, divided among the following bidders: Award. Price. National Bank of Aurora 53,000 ni.s First National Bank of Vovay 5.000 112 Park Bank. Rockville.. 5,000 112. National Branch Bank, Madison 25,000 111.531 C. S. Eaglesfield, In- * dianapolis 120,000 111 Indiana National Baq£J Indianapolis . .100,000 111.006 Merchants’ National Bank. Indianapolis.. .100,000 111.06 Mary Florence Gorter, Evansville 1,000 114.050€ (’laud Smallwood, Harrodsburg 100,000 110 Central National Bank, Greeneastle 25,000 111

Will Build Their Own 101 l Lines.

There is a scheme on foot the managers of the telephone lines in the cities of northern Indiana to getTogethpi for the purpose of building aAspt&enCoi toll lines which shall ( reach all the points in this part of the State a<:q*;s«ij>lc by the Central Union. As it, uow patrons ot the exchanges of the home companies are unable to get other.towns except by using the lines of the Central Union, and, as it is expected that efforts to get through a bill in the next Legislature compelling me telepho-ne company to accept for trails mission messages from another will fail, the only remedy is to build toll lanes for the accommodation of patrons of the local companies.

All Over the State,

George W. Houze’s life was saved by a Knights of Pythias watch charm Monday night. Ilouze was held up in a lonely sj»ot near Muncie by a footpad and in the struggle that followed three shots were fired. One ball would have penetrated Houze’s stomach, but it struck his watch charm, glancing off. He finally secured the revolver and nearly beat the life out of his- assailant with it. Charles Bacon, of ’ Summitville, was granted a divorce from his wife Thursday. .She did not appear in court, and it was found Saturday that she was not aware of the, proceedings and did not know of the divorce until he came home with it. She told her story to Judge Ellison and produced proof, and ho revoked bhe decree. Mr. Bacon announces that he will test tho law on the point of revoking a decree after it has stood three days. Twelve hundred Indianapolis school children were turned out of two unsafe buildings. Temporary facilities for accommodating the children have not yet been provided. The building inspector condemned buildings Nos. 10 and 11, and refused to allow the children to enter them. The insjicctor found seventeen cracks in building No. 10, and almost as many in building No. 11. Both buildings shook as the pupils passed in anil out. The buildings are comparatively new. Between First and Second streets, in the north end of Decatur, runs a deep ravine. Along the banks of this, in a secluded spot, hidden by brush and trees, an entrance to a cave has been found. It is a novelty and almost a wonder, since it was built by boys whose ages run from 12 to 16 years. In this cave were found eighteen small rifles, with several hundred rouhds of cartridges, provisions, various kinds of tobacco and a large supply of cheap novels. As far as can be ascertained there are about twenty members of the gang, and they seem to be bound in secrecy to reveal nothing. No one knows what their object Is or how they built the cave. Some surmise that it is an old Indian cave. The discovery has occasioned lunch comment. The failure of ex-United States Treasurer .1. N. Huston came in the nature of a surprise to citizens of Connersville. When the time for opening the Citizens’ Bank arrived Wednesday the curtains were tightly drawn, and a notice was posted to the effect that owing to the severe illness of Mr. Huston, the proprietor, an assignment had been made in favor of the bona fide creditors, and that every dollar of the indebtedness would be paid in full. The assignee, James M. Mclntosh, states that the indebtedness will amount to about $105,000, while the assets will reach more than $200,000. Mr. Huston’s health has been failing for some time post, and at this time his condition is quite critical. A reporter was met by Mrs. Huston, who refused to allow any one to see her husband, The ex-United States Treasurer has been badly treated by politicians where he had reason to expect favors. More than two years ago mortgages were recorded against Mr. Huston’p property, aggregating $26,000. These have- never been satisfied. said insurance to the amount of SftCBJJOftO.

S. P. Vanwipeace ißiCrown Point, was notified thifl he was probably one of four jiflagle who are heirs to an estate in NewYoSj valued at $4,000,000. The estate, it is claimed, was first owned by Mr. Vanwinkle's grandfather, who died about 1790. The familymoved from the State and aU became separated or died Indore -they /tivuld be located. The next generation shortly after the estate was settled was lost sight of, leaving the estate without claimants for many years. All this time attorneys have searched the country, and have finally found some of the present generation. Frank, Esterbrook, of Wabash, tells a strange story. He says while out hunting in the fields north of the city Saturday ho ran into a crowd of lively insects, which lie found to be grasshoppers. They had settled down in the stubble aud seemed to be as chipper as though it were midsummer. He caught a large number. It is said Mrs. Sarah Wright, a wcalthy widow of Elkhart, is being swindled by Dr. Elmer, a clairvoyant. It is said she has paid him $214 for a few treatments. «s.d that he had-induced her to take S3OO in gold from miffer a sofa uud place it in a box in her woodshed. If it were not so placed he told Ivor his clairvoyance would be ineffectual.