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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1896.

REPUBLICAN

)WlN C. HUNTfN^T/DH,"Sf Sugarcreek townipiriiiotiiMe.bis name as a enpjwr the fidMidiifdii CommUsUner of .deftern District of Haneoek county, smbject 4eeiaioB el the Republican nominating eon•tieii.

REPUBLICAN

The Republicans of Hancock county will meet In delegate convention at 10 o'clock a. m.f on Saturday, June 13th, 1896, in the Opera House, Greenfield, Ind., for the purpose of nominating a county ticket as follows: Representative, Prosecutor, Treasurer, Sheriff, Assessor, Surveyor, Coroner trad a Commissioner from the Middle district and one from the Western district, and such other business as may come before the convention.

There will be one delegate for each ten votes cast for Secretary of State W. D. Owen in 1894.

The townships will meet «in mass conventions on Saturday, May 23, 1890, at

T1SEMENTS

o'clocK p. in., at the places hereafter named and select the number of delegates apportioned to them, also an alternate for each delegate and certify the same to the County Chairman at once.

Republican National convention, St, Louis, June 16. Democratic State convention, Indianapolis, June

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Democratic National convention, Chicago, July 7. PopuliBt convention, St. Louis, July 22.

Silver Party convention, St. Louis, July 22. Democratic District convention, New Castle, July 22.

Do Hot Think

Of leaving the city for a week or a month's visit during the summer without ordering the DAILY REPUBLICAN. It will cost you but 6 cents a week or 25 cents a month, and keep you,, thoroughly posted on the city and ceunty news and also give you a complete resume of State, national and foreign news.

WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Saturday.

THE students of DePauw University, will have a mock Republican National convention to be held in Meharry hall on Tuesday evening, May 19. The students are tak'ng much interest in politics this year. It is hard to scratch a Eoosier's back though and not stir up a politician.

BY a recent decisioa of the Supreme court, city councils cannot grant telegraph and telephone companies the right to pub up poles in front or adjoining property without the consent of the owner. The decision says the right of the town or city has only the right to use the same for the public and not for any special company or individual. The same law holds good inregard to county commissioners granting telegraph, telephone and gas companies privileges along the county highways. A farmer-is the vner of the rights along his farm, and can make the company pay for its privilege along his land. When the long distance telephone company put their line through this county, Geojge W. Parker, of Buckcreek township, uuderstood the law and secured a snug little sum for right of way through his farm. That was perfectly right ana proper. These big corporations are as cold-blooded as turiles, when it comes to granting rights, ivileges and accommodations* to the geaeral public, hence it is only fair they tsbould pay a reasonable sum for their privileges.

THE city council of Noblesville has fixed the following salaries for the ensuing year. Mayor, $200 Clerk, $600 Marshal, $500 Treasurer, $175 Attorney $300 Engineer, $1 per day Councilman, $120 President school board, $50 Secretary sob ol board, $80 Street commissioner, $100 the only change made from

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Blueriver, Township Hall 16 Brandy wine, Cowden School Hou3e.... 7 Brown, Warrington 18 Buckcreek, Center School House 15 Center, Court House 75 Green, Eden 12 Jackson, Cleveland 19 Sugarcreek, New Palestine 18 Vernon, Fortville 28

Let the. be a large turnout of the Republicans of the county and a representative class of delegates be selected.

N. R. SPENCER,

HOWARD ROBERTS, Chairman. Secretary.

POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.

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flttUrijifc ^jrith tile exception of Mayor, Treanurer and Street commissioner, are all considerably bigher than for the same offices in Greenfield. Street commissioner being the same in both places while the Mayor and Treasurer's salaries ..there are much lower. There the water works is owned by a private corporation which relieves the Treasurer of a great deal of woik. The city, however, pays $50 a year for each hydrant for fire protection and as 50 was put in at first and has sipc^ been added to that takes from $3,500 to $8,000 per year.

'Ta$ school. enumeration all pver the state shows that a large decrease has been made .since last year,, This year on account of the new system there cquld be no £tuffii^ the ballo^ JK£ The falling off jffca uniyjirsai, .oceurrii|g praqtleaUy in every copnty. There was leas than an avenge falllpg off in Hancock coupiiy so fcii^iHejri wi^i ^6ate school revenue as each chUds. share yill be larger. Montgomery county this year shows a decrease of 1,167 from the list of last ye^r.! year's list showed! a decrease 1,421 from that of the year before, a decrease in two yea^s of 2, 528. Vigo county will fall short of last year's total by five thousand. About all of this is in Terre Haute.

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was made by schoolteachers, who were paid for tlieir services on the.basis of the number of persons reported in their respective districts.

Notice.

I have removed my shop to 38)4 West Main street where I am better than ever prepared to clean, dye and repair ladie and gentleman's clothing of every description. Kid glove cleaning a specialty. 79tf GEORGE JUSTICE.

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Dr. Johnson and wife left Tuesday for a visi? to their old home in Pennsylvania. Riley Watson, of Richmond, was the the guest of Miss Dola Cross last Sunday.

Stuart Noble w'll preach at the Friends' church next Sunday night. Will Leamon, of Indianapolis, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends and relatives here.

Harrison Staley has been appointed musical director in the Epworth League. Harry Stinger, of Indianapolis, was the guest of his parents Sunday*

Elder Campbell preached at the Christian church Saturday night and Sunday. He will come now regularly every four weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. "Will McGraw and daughter Florence, were at Indianapolis last Friday and were at the show.

Miss Bertie South, stenographer, came home from Indianap9lis Saturday on a vi3it and returned to ipr wprk Monday.

Misses Nellie and Hanna Woods were visiting friends iu Carthage Sunday. Mrs, Vina Lukin went to Wilkinson Monday to spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Johnson, who is in poor health.

Mrs. F.mma Jackson and son Ray, are visioing relatives and friends here. The Friends' held asocial and ice cream supper Saturday night at the residence of Dr. Cox.

Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Shultz, Mrs. Lane, Miss Ida Badger and Rev. Cone, attended the Snnday School convention at Greenfield May 1.

Mrs. Perriga spent the day in your city Monday and in Knightstown Tuesday. M. E. Quarterly meeting ^wiil be held at Cleveland next Saturday and Sunday. Rev. M. Mahin, an evangalist and snperanuated preacher from New Castle, will be there in place of his brother, the Presiding Elder, who is attendingjthe general conference at Cleveland, O.

Mrs. Lola Musselman, of Indianapolis, was the guest of Lewis Lineback and family last Sunday.

Mrs. Bert Emmons, of your .city, has been spending several days with her parents, Ma. and Mrs. Wm. Cross.

Jesse Moore was married the first of the week to Miss Carrie Stutsman, of Greenfield.

Guy Rock ana friend Mr. Conrad, of Indianapolis, spent Snnday with friends and relatives here.

Gurney Hill and Emery Hunt of your city, were calling on lady friends here Sunday.

The aecoration memorial services will qe held at the Friends' church Sunday, May 24, at 3 o'clock. Address by Rev. Morris.

Eighty Acres of Farm Land Free

Or its equivalent in cash will be given to any active, wide awake and energetic young farmer, who will sell a section er more of the best farm lands along the lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee&St. Paul Railway in South Dakota, at prices rangiDg trom $7 to $12 per acre onehalf cash, balance on time.

This is the opportunity of a lifetime to secure a home, and this oiler remains open for sfxty dajs only.

Thousands of acres in over twenty counties in South Dakota have been recently opened for settlement, which the railway company is anxious to have disposed of on favorably terms to actual set tiers. For further particulars address W. .E. Powell, General Immigration Agent, 410 Old Colony building, Chicago, 111. Excursions every day from Chicago. 20t3d&w

Our esteemed fellow townsman W. R. Jones, says he has worn one pair of Vicuna skin shoes for two years and his opinion is that they are the best shoes he ever had—only $3. Sold by Lee C'. Thayer.

Bowman and Foster Voted Out of the Conference.

TOO OLD TO 'BE TOPEOTIVE.

Touching l'lea of IlisUop Foster Made With Extended Arms—His White-Haired Colleague Joins Kim and They Retire

From the Hall—OJt^ier Doings of the General M. E. Conference.

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session of the Methodist general conference was marked by the largest attendance of the sesbidn, both of delegates and spectators. The boxes were all .filled, and^.the' «eata reserved for the general public were all occupied. Instead of taking up the general order of business the call of the committee was resumed where it was left off the day before.

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w^en the bommittiee oil "tein^oral ec6nftnjr called, Secretary' Mbiiroe asked for ar suspension of rules, whererflsoiatfota/ which contemplated a change in the ^discipline, cauhj' bq acted upon without being in the possession of the conference for one day and without being printed in Tho Daily AdivoCate. "^he rfeportof the committee on missions

to ihcrease the contingent

fund' from $25,000 to $50,000 was adopted. The committee also recommended a Hing-Hua mission in China. It was adopted.

Tlie report of the committee on education, which excuses students from taking the conference examinations in those branches in which they have passed satisfactory examinations iu some Methodist school, -was adopted Unanimously.

The committee on church extension made a report against the extension of work in foreign lauds.

Great interest was manifested for the outcomo of the committee on episcopacy. Dr. Buckley, the chairman, made the report upon three distinct subjects. He read the report of the committee. It stated that in the opinion of the committee Bishops Bowman and Foster are too old to stand the strain of the duties and recommended their retirement at the end of this conference as non-effect-ive. In the list of bishops returned as effective were all other bishops, with the exception of Bishop Taylor, and his name was not mentioned. A generous appropriation was urged for them, and the respect felt for them was fully set forth.

As soon as the report was read Bishop Foster advauced. The entire audience arose and received him with the great est applause. In the midst of a most impressive silence the low tones of Bishop Foster's voice were heard. He said he simply had a request to make. He knew that the question was ono of great delicacy and he begged to be permitted to retire. Cries of "No, j," came from all parts of the hall, and Bishop Foster extended his arms saying "Please, please." It was a most pathetic scene. Bishop Foster spoke for a few moments, and the conference, by a rising vote, granted him his request.

Bishop Bowman said he would make the same request, as he had just learned for the first time in his life that he was not effective. A call was made for a few remarks from him, but he declined to say anything, and the two whitehaired fathers left the hall. Bishop Foster's speech was touching in the extreme, and he left everything in the hands of the conference.

The first part of the report was adopted. Then Dr. Buckley read the second part, determining the noneffectiveness of Bishops Bowman and Foster. Dr. Buckley moved the adoption of the report, and a hundred voices seconded the motion. Dr. George H. Bridgemau of Minnesota offered a substitute, wTliich cited that Bishop Morris and Bishop Simpson be continued in the board of bishops, but relieved them of thqir active duties. In support of his motion Dr. Bridgeman said it was unnecessary and unkind to take such action as was contemplated in the report of the committee. He eulogized Bishops Bowman and Foster, and urged that they be permitted to round out their magnificent careers as effective members of the board.

The Rev. J. E. C. Sawyer spoke feelingly in favor of the substitute. He said the other members of the board could be trusted to do little work or no work. The only object in retiring them was to retrench, and that was unnecessary in the face of the immense membership. He closed with a strong appeal for the adoption of the substitute.

Several colored delegates pleaded for the selection of one bishop of African descent, but no action was taken on their request. Then the substitute of Dr. George H. Bridgemau of Minnesota which provided that Bishops Bowman and Foster be not retired, was tabled and the report of the committee 011 episcopacy retiring the two bishops was adopted.

The conference then adjourned. The two bishops who wero retired will be supported by the book concern.

EARTHQUAKES IN ECUADOR.

Three Cities Destroyed Entailing a Great Loss of Life.

NEW YORK, May 15.—A dispatch to The Herald from Panama, Colombia, says: Mail advices received here from Guayaquil, Ecuador, are to the effect that great damage was done in Quito and the interior towns of the republic by the recent earthquakes, which destroyed the city of Puerto Viejo. Babahoyo and Ambato were great sufferers by the seismic disturbances and the loss of life was very great.

The Herald's Guayaquil correspondent cables that the port of Bahia was visited Tuesday night by a hurricane of signal violence, accompanied by subterranean thunder. Along the coast of the province of Manabi chasms of enormous extent have opened in the earth.

West Virginia liepublicaus. CLARKSBURG, W. Va., May 15.—At the Republican state convention yesterday, J. E. Dana of Charleston, H. B. White of Tyler county, F. M. Reynolds of Mineral county and O. W. Hardinan of Tyler county were elected delegates at large to send to St. Louis. Alternates elected were J. H. Duval, F. M. Thomas, John L. Hurst and George Poffenbarger. They wero instructed for McKinley. A sound money platform was adopted.

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PRIVATE PENSION BILLS. Fifty-Eight Measure* Favorably Acted Upon- by the House.

WASHINGTON, May 15.—The house yesterday under the special order adopted last week devoted the whole day to private pension bills. They were disposed of at the rate of about one-every five minutes, 58 in all being favorably acted upon before adjournment. Among them were bills granting pensions to the widow of General O. M. Poe, $50 the widow of General Jameson, $50: thib Widow of General John Newton, $75 the widow of United States Senator George E. Spenser of Alabama, $50, and ex-Congressman Smalls of South Carolina, $30.

While the pension bills were being considered the committee of the whole rose informally and disagreed to the senate amendments to the river and harbor bill and 6ent it to conference. Later Mr. Hepburn (Rep., Ia.) raised the point that the action was irregular, and intimated that it was a piece of sharp practice to prevent the house from considering the amendments in committee of the whole. Mr. Herrman (Rep., Or.) disclaimed any suohj purpeise, stating that %he ofeject was to hasten the bill in anticipation of a presidential veto. The speaker took the point of order under advisement.

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WASHINGTON, May 15.—The Dupont case involving the right of Henry A. Dupont to a seat in the senate, from the state of Delaware, was the topic discussed in the senate yesterday, but no vote was reached.

Two speeches against the bill opposing additional restrictions on immigration by Mr. Gibson (Dem., Md.) and Mr. Nelson (Rep., Minn.) were made early in the day. Mr. Gibson severely arraigned the A. P. A., declaring that it inspired this bill, and that the organization was seeking to invade politics.

Mr. Nelson said the A. P. A. had had no part in inspiring the bill. Mr. Caffery (Dem., La.) spoke briefly on the need of action to offset the proposed legislation by the German reiclistag 011 sugar bounties.

COLONEL COCKERILL'S REMAINS.

Their Last Keating l'lace Will Be in a St. Louis Cemetery.

NEW YORK, May 15.—The body of John A. Cockerill, who died in Cairo recently, will arrive in New York 011 the steamship Campania, which is expected to reach her dock tomorrow morning. On Monday there will be three servi'-"s over tho body one by the Elks, another by the Masonic fraternity in Scottish Rite hall, and a third iu Dr. Macarthy's church.

I11 the afternoon the body will be talcon in a special car to Kensico cemetery, and on Tuesday it will be taken from the receiving vault of the cemetery and conveyed in Chauncey M. Depew's private car to St. Louis, where the burial will take place.

Oil in Kentucky Mountains.

SEROENT, Ky., May 15.—The New Dominion Oil and Gas company are now fast sinking an oil well near Hazard, the county seat of Perry county, and hundreds will go down in different parts of eastern Kentucky within the next few mouths. The oil excitement increases every day throughout the mountains.

Strike Against a Reduction of Wages. SALEM, N. J., May 15.—About 100 employes of the Salem knitting mills, which are owned by John P. Shepard. are 011 a strike 011 account of a reduction in wages.

Nearly Half a Million Gold Lost.

WASHINGTON, May 15.—The treasury yesterday lost $402,400 in gold coin, $22,800 in bars, which leaves the true amount of the gold reserve $114,193,833.

Indications,

Generally fair weather, preceded by local showers on the lake in the early morning fresh and brisk westerly winds.

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AT CINCINNATI— Cincinnati 1 4001 304 x—13 17 3 Brooklyn 0 0000000 2— 2 10 3

Batteries—Dwyer and Pietz Kennedy and Burrell. Umpire—Hurst. AT

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Pittsburg 3 2 1 2 5 0 7 0 x—20 27 Boston 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 I 1— 4 9 (5 Batteries— Hastings. Killeu and Merritt Smith, l)-lan *hk! ergon, riup reSheridan.

AT I.OIMSY1 l.l.K— II ILouisville 0 0 1 0 3 2 x--li 13 0 Philadelphia ... .0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3- 5 03

Batteries—Hill and Dexter Inks. Taylor, Clements and (Jrady. Umpire— Weill man.

AT ST. LOCIS— St. Louis 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1— 9 13^1 Washington 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0— 8 9 2

Batteries—Hart and MeKarland German and MeCanley. nipire— Emslio. AT CHICAGO— E Chicago 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0— 5 12 5 Baltimore 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0— 5 15 2

Stopped by rain. Batteries— Parker and Kittredgo Pond and Clark. Umpire—Keel'e.

AT CLEVELAND— Cleveland 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 1—10 17 2 New York 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1— 7 14 2

Batteries- Wallace, Young and Ziin mer Clark and Wilson. Umpire— Lynch.

THE MARKETS.

Review ol (lie Grain and Livestock Markets For May 15.

l'ittsburg.

Cattle—Prime, $4 20$4 30 good butchers, 13 80(0114 10 bulls, slags and cows, $1 76@3 60 rough fat, $5 U0«g3 05 fresh cows and springers, $15(^45. Hogs—Prime light, 13 f»nc63 55 heavy, f3 40($3 45 common to fair, $2 00@J 9i). Sheep—Extra, *3 05(^:5 75 good, $3 20@3 40 common, ?2 7."($3 01) spring lambs. $3 50@ 4 25 veal calvcs, $4 U0@4 25.

Cincinnati.

Wheat—tiSuiJiS'-jo. Corn—31 Cattle—Seleoied butchers, $3 75^4 10 fair to medium, $3 40i§3 70 common, $2 60i$ 3 15. Hogs—Selected and prime butchers, 13 20@3 25 [lacking. $3 I5caj3 2i common to rough. 13 OiX43 15. Sheep—$2 00i§3 50. Lambs—$3 OOi^oju).

Chicago.

Hogs—Selected butchers, $3 li@3 4i) mixed, ?'i 20(d!3 35. Cattle Poor to choice steers, |3 40($4 25 others, $3 65@ 4 15: cows and bulls, $2 '(/f 3 40. Sheep— 13 Ix'i• IJMH lis. S3 25(it£5 10. 25^3 65 lambs. |3 2510.

New York.

Cattle—$2 25@4 GO. Sheep—$3 00(2 00 lambs, $3 00gH 25.

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Seventeenth Annual Session Brought to a Close.

THE ELECTION OP OFFICERS.

H. M. Caylor of Noblesville Selected For Department Commander—The Woman's Relief Corps and the Ladies of the Q,

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Congestion of the Brain.

JEFFERSOXVILLE, Iiul., May 15.— While at the residence of Richard Hartwell, Miss Carrie Shane, a well known young lady of this city, wras taken suddenly ill of congestion of the brain, at 8 o'clock, and died in less than an hour. She was soon to have been married to Louis Scheer, assistant agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern here. Her parents are grief-stricken.

Strike Threatened.

ANDERSON, Ind., May 15.—At a secret session of tho 31 Indiana window glass manufacturers yesterday it was decided to support the Harring-Hart works in the Muncie strike. They will meet President Burns today and demand the return of the strikers to work. Unless they return every plant in Indiana will close.

Attempted «Jaii Delivery.

HUNTINGTON, Ind., May 15.—Several bars were sawed out of the jail last night in an attempt to release some suspected crooks. The sheriff has the saws, and has arrested a stranger 011 suspicion.

Two Years I'or Attempted Murder.

LIGONIKR, Ind., May 15.—William., Smalley has been sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary for attempted murder. He is a brother to the alleged ivessler bandit.

Jumped l'roiii a Moving Train.

EIAVOOD. Ind., May 15.—John jVicVeigli of this city, returning from Muncie, leaped from a moving train audi was fearfully injured internally, bolides having a leg crushed.

Death of a Prominent Railroad Mail.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 15.—Henry C. Parker, traffic manager of the Lake Erie and Western railway, died sudienly last night.

HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNIN

Two of Its Occupants Perisli ill the F1 That Follow.

NORFOLK, May 15.—Yesterday

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SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 15.—The 17th annual encampment, Indiana department G. A. R., closed yesterday. Commander Shively presided during the meeting of the encampment and the session was largely occupied in the election of officers, with the following result:

Department commander—H. M. Caylor of Noblesville. EJSenior vice commander—Elmer Crockett of South Bend.

Junior vice commander John G. Harrison cf Converse. Medical director—J. H. Errick of Lagrange.

Chaplain—R. J. Parrott of Franklin. Council of administration—R. S. Robertson of Fort Wayne, Benjamin Starr of Richmond, H. B. Snyder of Indianapolis, J. W. Senior of Madison, C. B. Broderick of Elkhart.

opposition to the selec

tion of Comrade Caylor as commander, it being accepted unanimously. Richmond was selected for the encampment in 1897.

During the meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps Mrs. Mary A. Sims of Frankfort was elected president, Mrs. Mollie Kelly of South Bend, vice president Mrs. Anna Kidder of Goshen, junior vice president Mrs. Kate Campbell of Frankfort, treasurer Mrs. Margaret Eddy of Michigan City, chaplain Mrs. Rose A. Pickering of Middleton, chairman of executive board.

The Ladies of the Grand Army elected Mrs. Etta Toby of Logansport president Mrs. Olive Allison of Logansport, secretary Mrs. Mary Frarey of Warsaw, treasurer senior vice, Mrs. Alice Kramer of Ln/ayette junior vice, Mrs. Maggie .Jones of Hammond chaplain, Mrs. J. W. Graves of Lafayette.

Holmes Failed to Write.

ANDERSON, Ind., May 15.—Numerous inquiries have been made of the Cigrand family here to ascertain if they received any of the letters H. II. Holmes is said to have mailed just before his execution. The family had hoped that he directed one of the letters to the father and mother of Emeline Cigrand, but the parents said they had received no information since the search of the Holmes castle, and they are now trying to accept the belief that they shall never againh ear of Poor Emeline Cigrand, the beautiful girl who was Holmes' 11th victim.

Run Down by a Train. "y

WABASH, Ind., May 15.—Charlesv Sheridan, 40 years old, employed on the limestone cutting of the Big Four Railroad company in this city, was struck and instantly killed by an engine on the Wabash railroad here a 1 o'clock yesterday morning. Sheridan was intoxicated and is thought that he sat down 011 the track and fell asleep. The pilot, of the locomotive struck him on the head, crushing the skull. Sheridan has a brother and sister at rt Wayne.

ing between 3 and 4 o'clock, durinf terrific electrical storm that rag- j| this vicinity, a large frame house/ situ" ated

the farm of T. J. Cramer near

Oceanview, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, and tf-wo of its occupants perished in the flfames. They were S. L. Dashiel and a boy, name unknown.

The house was occupied by about 25 colored strawberry pickers, and \Vhen it was struck all but two made their escape. It. is thought these tw were 6tunned by the lightning. Theitf bodies were burned to a crisp.

Hard Times Causes an Assign

ST. LOUIS, May 15.—George agan, proprietor of a cornmcal signed because of hard times. C. Carroll, the assignee, said th'e liabilities aro about

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