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THE REPUBLICAN.

Published by W. S. Montgomkbt.

BESKK FIELD INDIANA

'TERRIBLE CASUALTY.

Three Regulars Killed and Many •iito -r Injured, &!'•«•

Vrightful Explosion of a Caisson in tiin 4'j. Streets of Chicago.

3 Acais on of Battery F,'Second Artillery, United States army, exploded with terrible force shortly after 1 o'clock, Monday afternoon, at Grand and Oakwood boulevards. Two artillerymen and one trooper •were instantly killed. Nearly a score of other persons, troops, residents in th§ vicinity and passersby—were injured, some of them fatally. The troops left Brighton Park for a long march around the city to exercise the horses. They were in command of Capt. Dodd, of Troop F,, Third Cavalry, and consisted of Troop Third Cavalry, forty men TroopE, Sixth Cavalry, Lieut. Tate, forty men platoon of Battery F„ Second artillery, two guns, Iiieut. Gayle, twenty-three men Troop li, Seventh Cavalry, Capt. Varnum, forty men. Everything went smoothly and there were no incidents' until the column marching south on Gj/ind boulevard was crossing Oakland boulevard. Then-a terrific explosion occurred. The men on the caisson were literally blown to pieces and others were thrown many feet by the. violence of the concussion. our of the horses, drawing the caisson, fell in their tracks, shot through and horribly mangled, while three others were blown fifty feet ahead against the trees on the boulevard, dying instantly. Ihe caisson was blown to atoms, not a piece of it larger than a man's hand being found. The boulevard looked like a battlefield.

Great damage also resulted to surrounding property. The explosion occurred in the caisson or ammunition chest of the iirst artillery company in the column, and the concussion blew up two other caissons containing in all 49:3 pounds of powder. Col. Wiileison was ordered by Gen. Miles to make a thorough investigation, but was unable to account for the accident on any reasonable theory. The arnunition in the chest was two months old, was under lock and key and had beo.! given daily inspections.

"WAY DOWN SOUTH IN DIXIE:'

War Between Deputies and 3Iiners in Alabama.

A special from Birmingham, Ala., July 16, says: A battle between striking miners and deputies took place at Pratt mine at 4:30 p. m. Six men were killed and at least a score injured. A mass meeting of strikers was held in the forenoon and it was resolved to attack the negro I employes of the mine as they came out in the evening. This programme was partially carried out. As the negroes would come out one by one, a shot would be sent at them and they would to the ground, either fatally wounded or dead.

After the third negro had fallen the deputies opened fire on the mob and a fierce battle took place. B. VV. Tierce, the commander of the deputies, fell to the ground. A Winchester ball had pierced liis body just above the heart. Almost at the Same instant one of the strikers wa9 seen to fall, but he arose again to hia knees, and, taking aim with his W7inchester, fired four times at the deputies. The deputies kept reloading their guns and firing and the mob began dispersing. The deputies then made a tour around the wounded striker, who was still firing, and after a time they succeeded in silencing his gun.

The strikers were finally beaten off and help was summoned from Birmingham. Possees were organized to hunt the men engaged in the attack. Gov. Jones hastily sent the Birmingham battjjl'on of State troops to the scene. The work of caring for the dead and wounded then began. Ten men were picked up. Six were dead. Latest reports say no further trouble is likely to take place. One negro was found dead a mile from the scene of the battle.

The M*n Who Wrecked the Wig Four Train at Fontanet Owns ITp.

Edward Ilolloway, of Crawfordsvilla under arrest at Terre Haute, for wrecking the Big Foui4 train at Fontanet. on the night of the 13th. which resulted in the killing of Engineer Moohrman and Fireman Fleck, made a full confession, Monday. lie says that there were seven or eight others in it besides himself. They were all miners. As he was a stranger at Fontanet he. does not know them. They broke the switch-lock with a hammer and threw the switch an inch or two. They were figuring on a freight train coming along first, and they hid in the grass to watch the result. After the wreck Ilolloway said he fled and walked all the way to Rockville, where he was arrested on suspicion, because while he was listening to Isaac Davis reading an' account of the wreck in the morning paper, he said that wasn't the way it occurred, and he told it in detail Ilolloway is a State militiaman, being a member of the, Crawfordsville company of the Indiana legion. He hired as a non-union man to the Big Four and deserted immediately to the strikers.

DEADLOCK.

A Washington special July 16. says: !The tariff conferees are in a deadlock. The Senate members are still standing for theSenate amendments like a stone wall-

They state, that because of solemn promise's to Republicans, by which they were enabled to reach a vote on the tariff bill In the Senate, they are compelled to stand by the measure in all details as it left that body. Especially will the protection given to iron, wool and cotton manufacturers be maintained as fixed by the Gorman Senate bill, Brice, Gorman, Smith, Murphy and Caffery state that they will under no circumstances break their pledges to the Republican minority. It is now conceded that tho Senate bill will become a law. with possibly some very slight and unimnortant modifications.

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similar personage.

He is likely at-ony time to make a

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ABOUT OYER.

Che Great Strike Apparently a Thing of the Past.

xradunl Resumption of Business—Debs Still Holds Out—Notes From Various I'oiuts.

Tne situation in California became more langeroits,' Wednesday. Twice during he day the troops were ambushed at Sacramento. Six hhndred U. S. regulars irrived and went to the support of the State militia, but subsequently withdrew. They had no sooner left than strikers on the wharves opened fire on the militia. Two hundred shots were fired. A Japanese boy was killed accidentally, A train under guard of U. S. regulars was derailed by strikers between Sacramento and Dansville. The engineer and three private soldiers were killed. Five other soldiers were dangerously injured. Harry Knox, eader of the strikers at Sacramento, issued a statement denying all knowledge Df the outrage. Col. Graham, in command of the regulars issued orders extending the picket lines and placing the city practically under martial law. Two other trains were ditched at Oakland and great lamage was done to railroad property at various points.

The ultimate effect of the appeal issued by Grand Master Sovereign of the Knights of Labor, calling on all knights throughout the country to quit tvork, and the order issued about the same time by the representatives of allied labor in Chicago to do likewise, ean not be foreseen. All that is now definitely known is that the Knights of Labor at all points heard from, including nearly all of the larger centers of population in the United States.remained at work, Wedncslay. with practical unanimity, and that, in Chicago, the number of members of the allied trades which remained at work so far outnumbered those who quit as to make no appreciable change in the industrial appearance of tho city The leaders, however, say there is nothing in the the situation to cause them discouragement.

Attorney General Olney sent a telegram, Wednesday, to special U. S. Attorney Walker, regretting the great mistake made by tho officers in seizing Mr. Debs' private papers. He stated that the Government's case was too strong and righteous to warrant any questionable methods to secure evidence.

Knights of Labor contemplate the impeachment of Attorney-General Olney. Judge Grosscup, at Chicago, Wednesday, called the deputy marshals into court and reprimanded them for the seizure of Mr. Debs' private correspondence and peremptorily ordered the return of all such papers. The officers set up the defense that the seizure was unintentional and orilv happened because the papers were in confusion with the records of the A. R. U. Mr. Debs expressed himself as satisfied with the apology.

AT SACRAMENTO,

B'riday, at Sacramento. Cal., was one of the most exciting days in the history of the strike. A company of regulars escorting an engine were fired upon by strikers. The troops returned the fire and several men fell. Two were picked up by police and remoyed to the hospital, and will die. Both men denied that they were connected with the strike. United States Marshal Baldwin shortly after patrolled the city with all the force at his command and proclaimed martial law. He called on the people to return to their homes and remain there till the trouble was over, but the crowd remained upon the streets in defiance of the order. Later in the day, however, comparative quiet was restored and the railway succeeded in getting a train to Rocklin.

AT CHICAGO.

The conference of the Federation of Labor adjourned, Friday evening, after having decided against a general strike. One thousand dollars was voted for the iefense of Debs. A lengthy address was u«ued from which we make the following ixtracts:

A general strike is not desirable. In making this declaration we do not wish it understood that we. are in any way antagonistic to labor organizations now struggling for right and justice, but rather to the fact that the present contest has become surrounded and beset with complications so grave in their nature tnat we •jannot consistently advise a course which would but add to the general confusion.

The public press, ever alive to the interest of corporate wealth, has, with few exceptions, so maliciously misrepresented matters that, in the public mind, the working classes are now arrayed in open hostility to federal authority. This is a position we do not wish to be placed in, nor will we occupy it without a protest.

Industrial contests cannot be entered into at the behest of any individual officer of this conference regardless of the position he may occupy in our organization. Strikes in our affiliated organizations are eniered into as a last resort.

While we may not have tho power to order a strike of tho working people of our country we are fully aware that a recommendation from this conference to th^in to lay down their tools of labor will largely influence the members of our affiliated organizations, and appreciating the responsibility rest'ng upon us. and the duty we owe to all, we declare it to be the sense of this conference that a general strike at this time is inexpedient, unwise and contrary to the best interest of the workii.K people.

We* further recommend that all connected with the American .Federation of Labor now out on a sympathetic strike should return to work, and those who contemplate going out on a sympathetic strike are advised to remain at their usual avocations.

By this railway strike the people areonce more reminded of the immense forces held at the call of corporate capital for the subjugation of labor. For years the railroad interests have shown the lawless examples of defiance to injunctions, and have set aside laws to control them. They have displayed the utmost contempt for the interstate commerce law, have avoided its penalties and sneered at its iuipotency to prevent pooling, discriminations and other impositions on the public.

President Debs, Friday, submitted a proposition to the general managers offering to declare the strike off on condition that the men be all be taken back except those convicted of crime, but the managers refused to consider it. It was understood after this rejection that Debs would renew the strike with all the power at his command. Grand Master Sovereign, in an interview, also said that ho would stand by tho A. R, U. and would make every effort to tie up the iailroads.«

AT HAMMOND. I

Amass meeting of citizens was held Friday eight. Addresses were made by Hon, Cnas. F. Griffin, Rev. Herzberger

and others. Mr. Griffin said that

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high time loyal citizens of Hammond should let the outside world know that the resolutions passed at a citizens' meeting last Monday night were not the sentiment of a majority of the citizens of this city that the meeting had not been advertised so that anyone except those in sympathy with the strikers could know anything about it, and that it was the purpose of .the persons who .called--the meeting to keep the loyal people away. Resolutions of the strongest character were passed denouncing Mayor Reilley, Sheriff Fredericks and their hundreds of deputies as totallV inefficient and incapable of dealing with the serious situation of the times. Disgust and alarm were expressed at the disloyal sentiments voiced by the mass meeting of strikers and their sympathizers held on the 9th. The actions of Gov. Altgeld were denounced as dis loyal' and anarchistic. The death of Charles Fleischer was deplored, but the responsibility for the same was laid on Mayor Reilly, Sheriff Fredericks and the United States Deputy Marshals who permitted flagrant violations of law day after day until the presence of. troops became a military necessity. The resolutions approve heartily of the prompt, firm and patriotic action of President Cleveland and Gov. Matthews in furnishing military protection to life and property, and the appointment by President Cleye'and of a committee of arbitration. A movement was inaugurated looking to the organization of a comnyttee of safety. Gen. Robbins is keeping the State militia busy. Every two or three hours during the night detachments patrol the city. Details have been sent to various points in Lake county and are doing efficient police duty. The /'boys" at first were received with great disfavor by the people but are now treated with the greatest hospitality.

LATEST.

PULLMAN SPEAKS.

George M. Puliman submitted to an interview at New York, Friday, and reiterated his determination not to arbitrate. He again stated that his shops were being operated at a loss at the time trouble began. He stated that the average rental of tenements at Pullman was at the rate of 53 per room per month. The rental of houses, Mr. Pullman claimed, had no relation whatever to the business of the Pullman Car Company's shops. Many Pullman employes own thejr own homes in adjacent towns. In conclusion Mr. Pullman said:

Strenuous efforts have alsobeen made to create a prejudice against the Pullman company by charges that its stock is heavily watered. The .Pullman company was organized twentv-seven years ago with a capital of 81.00 ,000. of which twothirds represented the appraised value of its cars, then held by three owners, and one-third represented the appraised value of its franchises and existing contracts. The company has grown until its sleeping car service covers I2:",000miles of railway, or about three-fourths of the railway system of the country, and that increase of service has necessitated increase of its capital from time to time until it is now $3U,000,000. Every share of this increase has been offered to stockholders and sold to them br to others in the ordinary course of business at not less than par in cash, so that for every share of increase outstanding the company has received Sl00 in cash. There are over 4.000 stockholders of the company, of- wlmm more than onehalf are women and trustees of estates, and the average holding of each stockholder is now eighty-six shares, one-fifth of them holding less than six shares each.

At a labor demonstration held in Cooper Union, on tho 13th inst., Henry George, the single tax theorist, delivered an address in which he denounced President Cleveland in unmeasured terms, for using Federal troops at Chicago against the strikers. He supported the stand taken by Gov. Altgeld. Mr. George said he would rather see all the railroad property of the country burned up, all the rails torn up, than to see them preserved by force of arms. The millionaires made their money by robbery and debauchery by the purchase of judges and legislators, and now they wanted to preserve them by the bayonets and the arms of the Federal troops. Mr. George then entered into a lengthy condemnation of President Cleveland and his employment of Federal troops in the WTest. Every mention of the President's name was received with hisses, and when Mr. George asked: "What are you going to do about it?" A voice shouted: "Impeach him!" "Hang him!" shouted another. Nearly everybody followed with suggestions until the house was in an uproar. Mr. George differed from all the remedies proposed by his hearers. .The system, he said, would have to be fundamentally changed. Strikes were useless and always resulted in failure. At this point the speaker drifted into his well-known single tax theories, and told his audience things would be better when his theories shall have been adopted.

Archbishop Ireland, of the Catholic Church, in an interview at St. Paul, Sunday, said:

I dislike to speak of the Chicago strike because in so doing I shall blame labor, while, because of ray deep sympathies with it, I should wish to have never but words of praise for it. Yet, in a momentous social crisis, such as the one throuirh which we are passing, it is a duty to speak aloud and to ruake the avowals of truths and principles which will save society and uphold justice. The fatal mistake which has been made in connection with this strike is that property ha-i been distroved. the liberty of citizens interfered with, human lives endangered, social ordef menaced, and the institutions and freedom of the country put in most serious jeopardy. Only savages, or men who for the tiitie being are turned into savages, will burn or destroy property, whether it be the factory of the rich man or the poor ma t's cottag a railroad car or a National building. More criminal and more inexcusable yet is the act of murdering human beings or of endangering their lives. Labor, too. must learn the lesson that the liberties of the citizen are to be respected. One man lias the right to cease work, but he has no right to drive another man from work. Yes, 1 approve highly of President Cleveland's course in the strike. His prompt action brought State and city officials, citizens and strikers to their senses and ceriainly, so far as he went, he had lesral right with him. Mr. Cleveland deserves well of the Nation, and of the people of Chicago in particular.

A Chicago dispatch, July 16. says: Mr. Debs and his co-workers evidently do not know that the great railroad strike is about over. At a meeting of tho executive board, yesterday, it was decided to send out agitators to various points in the West to raily the A. R. U. forces and. induce them to continue, and extend, if possible, the strike. Director Kern was sent to St. Louis to rtT\ the forces there.

Hogan was sent out over the North era Pacific to stir up the employes of that company, and Goodwin was sent over the Northwestern line to induce them to go out. These delegates are all members of the executive beard of the union. Other emissaries were sent out to work with employes of the many lines entering this city.

There were fifteen labor meetings in various parts of "the city yesterday, and Debs spoke at several of them. At one ho said-. "The strike is now—right nowmore prosperous and more encoura.ing than ever before. We ?ari and must win. The men who have gone back-to work will again come back to us and victory is ours. Grand Chief Arthur, of the engineers, is a scab jobber, and he will go down in history as a traitor to organized laoor. He instructed his men to work with scabs, and tells them that scabbing is honorable. He is a tool in the hands of the general managers. The strike is weaker in Chicago than elsewhere, but it will grow stronger, just as in the West, it is growing stronger every hour."

Marshal Hawkins'moved coal trains at Brazil. Monday, without trouble of any kind.

The A R. U. of Hammond have'issued an appeal to all railway employes warning' them against the danger of yielding at this time, and calling on every true friend of labor to stand fast to the cause, and use every effort to sustain the strike until the light is won.

All is quiet at Terre Ilaute and Fontanet. ... ......

HARRISON ALSO.

The Es-President Denies a Rumor and Forcibly Expresses Ilis Sentiments.

Ex-President Harrison. 'Wednesday afternoon, at Indianapolis, received a letter from J. W. Riggs, a member of the New York Constitutional Convention, saying that a criticism, imputed to him, of President Cleveland's use of federal troops, had been disapproved on the floor of the House, and asking him if the imputed statement was true. Gen. Harrison telegraphed the following reply: "Indianapolis, Ind., duly 10,1804. '•James W. Iiiggs, Albany. N. Y. "Friends should not have expressed criticism of a sentiment imputed to me so disptirurjging as wull to my reputation as a lawyer as to my patriotism as a citizen, without better evidence that the imputed views were authorized than a newspaper dispatch. I not only did not express any criticism of President Cleveland's action, but I have distinctly* and always maintained that it was not only the right, but the duty, of the President to enforce the laws of the United States everywhere without asking anybody's consent. I acted upon this view of the law when, as a soldier, I marched under the orders of the President into States whose governors had not only not invited us. but were, resisting u. As President 1 further maintained this view of the President's -power and duty: and now. as a private citizen. I hold myself ready, as a part of the posse .comitates of the country, to aid upon his call in the enforcement of that view of the national authority.

Benjamin Harrison."

WILL INVESTIGATE,

The President to Appoint an Arbitration Committee.

It was officially announced at the White House, Thursday night, that the President will appoint a commission, by the authority given him by the arbitration act of 1SS8, to investiiraie the troubles at Chicago and elsewhere,, and report to the President and Congress. The commission has not been selected and will be a number of days before the appointments are announced. This determination on the part of the President was arrived at after an interview with Sere-tary-Treasurer Hayes, of the Knights of Labor, Mr. McGuire and C. N- French, oi the executive committee, and Mr. Schoenfaber, who were introduced by Senator Kyle and who came bearing credentials from the American Railway Union, the Pullman employes and several labor organizations. After discussing thti situation the President promised them that if the leaders would .return to Chicago and use their influence toward restoring peace and order he would appoint the commission as soon as the disturbances had ceased. The President laidgreaf emphasis on the fact that no steps could be taken in this direction, until lawlessness had ceased, and he made his promise contingent on the pledge of the labor leaders tc see to it that so far as organized labor i* concerned the trouble at Chicago and elsewhere will immediately disappear.

TWO EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.

FJJlt in Constantinople—The itig in Alarm,*

Ice.

Two violent oarthquau,. shocks were felt at Constantinople, July 10, at 12:20 p. m. Each shock lasted about twenty seconds, and, though some damage was done, the extent of it is not known. The inhabitants have become greatly alarmed, and lied from their houses in anticipation oi further and more serious disturbances.

The shocks did much damago to the city, and several people are reported tc have been killed. All the public oflices. the banks and the Hour.se were closed The population was so terrified that manv thousands of people camped out in thropen air. Two disastrous fires occurred and telegraphic communication was interrupted.

Four fresh shocks of earthquake were felt. Wednesday. Many houses have fallen at Stamboul. At tho Grand Bazai the jewelers'quarter fell, occasioning the greatest confusion. Tho merchants fled in terror, leaving the valuables behind them. Many shopkeepers and passersby were buried beneath the ruins. It is impossible as yet to give the number of people killed and injured, but it is known that live were killed and jn the suburbs over 150 were buried beneath the debris, Other points report a number killed.

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR CONVEIMTION. ,V

The annual convention Y. P. S. C. 15. o! the United States, convened at Cleveland, Thursday. A mammoth auditorium had been construc-ttJ for the occasion, with seating capacity of 10,000 people. Tho hall was crowded at every session. The address of welcome was by Gov. McKinley. There are now '-0,000 organizations of this society in the United States.

STATE MM

Elkhart is getting rid of tramps."

Many gypsies are camping near Union City. Digging ginseng root is the chief industry near Franklin.

A lire in Evansviile destroyed §91,000 worth of property. There will be a light nutmeg melon crop in Jackson county.

In the river and harbor bill as amended in the Senate $21,000 is appropriated for Michigan City.

El wood G. A. R. passed resolutions endorsing the course of President Cleveland and Gov. Matthews.

Charles B. McCullough has secured a franchise to connect Redkey and Dunkirk with an electric line. "Coon'' Stewart, of Columbus, has been arrested and sent to Brownstown charged with dynamiting fish.

Windfall has secured a 12-pot flint glass factory, employing 2."0 hands, to be in operation by September lfi.

The Democratic State, convention has been called to meet, at Indianapolis, Aug. 15. to nominate a State ticket.-

Charles Hubbeii. neah Clay City, while feiling timber, was crushed to death by a descending tree. He was nineteen years old.

Sparks from a Big Four locomotive set fire to a-field of wheat owned by,Thomas F. Payne, near \Vahash, causing 51,000 loss.

A Muncie constable has announced that he will stop gambling in that city and that the gambling fraternity will have to get out of town.

Jud Thompson, of A Vest Baden Springs, who -killed George Leonard, of Paoli, claiming to have acted in self-defense, has been committed to jail for man-laughter.

The Madison Courier is giving professional burglars pointers on how to break into houses. Tho Courier says that a key can always be found under a pan at the back door.

George Baker, jr., oi Covinsrton. in attempting to walk home from Veedersburg, was as.-aulted by three men who beat him until lie was unconscious and robbed him of his money.

Before Frank Henadum. under sentence for lifteen y. ars for killing Lemuel Bailey, was taken to prison he was taken to Muncie to be examined for an increase of pension. He now receives eight dollars a month.

There is a little village in AVayne county known as Bethel. It is half a century old. It has:„but-one church, one man who lives in rented property, and but one Democrat, Thoreiis also but one dog. No saloon is tolerated.

Unknown parties placed flat bars of iron on the track of the Panhandle at Marion, the evident design being to wreck an incoming passenger train. Two glassworkers returning home discovered the obstruction and removed it.

A quarrel over the pasturing of hogs ended in a collision between Harvey Hancock and Ollie Heath, of Boone county, in which it is alleged that Heath was assisted by his wife. A club and a scythe figured as weapons, and Hancock, was badly injured.

The annual State militia encampment mav be abandoned this year. The "boys" have had so much actual service in the field that they feel like they can dispense with their usual holiday vacation and settle down to business "when this cruel war is over."

The clerk of Decatur county having occasion to look at a certain order book found that it had been stolen. It contained the proceedings of the last two terms of court, emljracing the entries of the Duke murder case and a number of gambling cases.

Northern Ind'ana towns ard jealous of naminond. One paper says: "Hammond is the city that appears to get all the fun there is going. Three congressional conventions, a chapter or two of red-edged strikes and similar forms of innocent amusement are among the most popular."

At Monon, Tuesday night, at a spiritualistic seance, James Turpi.'', a nonbeliever. caught the alleged spirit, which proved to be Mrs. Carr. the medium. Mrs. Carr's husband bet ame very angry on acj unt of the exposure, and drew his revolver with the intention of shooting. VVith difficulty trouble was prevented.

David Cade, .of New All any, reprimanded Mrs. Fred Eisele for throwing water at one, of his childr2n.' The indignant woman therwupon attacked Cade with a revolver, firing one shot, which went wild. Before the weapon could be again leveled Mr. Cade was out of range.

Judge White, at Terre ante, Tuesday gave his decision in the Blue anti-vac-cination case". He held that the Board of Health had the authority to require all pupils to be. vaccinated, if there had been exposure to small-pox, and that the presence of the disease in Muncie was sufficient to warrant the board in issuing the order.

The Howard Circuit Court has decided that Tipton county must support the family of Blufe Faiconberry. a convict. When Faiconberry was sent to prison the Tipton county authorities dumped the family over the "Madison qtmnty line, but the woman and seven children were sent back promptly. Suit was brought with the above result.

The Democratic Congressional convention in tho third district, at North Vernon, Thursday, nominated S. M. Stockslager to succeed Congressman Jason B. Brown, the present incumbent. Mr. Brown was present, and, being called upon for a speech, gave his ideas of the cause of his defeat, alleging spite, work because he had failed to get an oilice for every applicant, llis remarks were sensational and characteristic. The convention adjourned in great disorder.

The jury in the Barr murder trial at Brazil returned a verdict, Thursday eyeing. finding the four boys, James Booth, Wm. Wilson, Robt Rankin and Ernest Poor, guilty of involuntary manslaughter and giving'them each two years' imprisonment. Poor will bo sent to the reform school as he is only fourteen years of age. The three others for complicity in the stoning to death of the engineer will be giyen separate trials.

A memorial chapel in memory of Daniel Stinson is to be erected at the Soldiers' Home at Marion. About a year and a half ago a gentleman by the name of Stinson who belonged to tho navy, desired to leave a sum of money for the ben fit of old and infirm soldiers. After examining the system, etc., at Marion, and believing he could in no way benefit them

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better, he left a legacy of ?10,0C0 to thl home to be disposed of as the mana&en thought best and proper. The chapel will be in keeping with all the other building? and will be called the 'Stinson Memorial Hall and Cahpel.'

Weston B. Thomas, of Anderson, assistant secretary of the American WTir« Nail Company, was killed at |Brichtoc IJeach. a tough resort on the canal northwest of Indianapolis, by "Winnie" Smitlj a well known local snort, at daylight Thursday morninsr, Bo men were badlj intoxicated and quarreled in the bar room, Thomas died from a wound in the throat, the jugular vein being severed by a pockei knife in the hands of Smith. The fight was desperate and bloody. Smith fled ir company with a woman who had gone with him in a buggy to the resort, and was captured at Broad Ripple, and landed behind the bars at the city police statiot before IOiUO a. m. Both men were wealthj and connected with prominent families.

Nicholas Reagan, of Gas City, disappeared on the 21th of la^t month, and the other day lie was found in the woods neai the Soldiers' Home, crawling on his hand} and knees, and in a most pitiable condition. Evidently he had been delirious, and his physical appearance made it doubtful if he had partaken of nourishment, within two weeks. He had -lost eighty pounds in weight. I lis conditio! is still very critical. Reagan has a laini recollection of spending two or three day! in an empty box car, but beyond that hi mind is a blank. vji S

Judge Rupe at Indianapolis. Wednesday, rendered a decision in the cast?', of th( city vs. the Commercial Club, for \rul|accounting for the balance of !?]7.n(joNtffl. from G. A. R. Encompment funds. holdiRrV' that the Club has aright to retain $12,(XX which was paid in upon the llrstanu second subscriptions, but further holds thai the payme.it of §.",0:)0 to Secretary irortunc was illegal.

PREMKAST HAWED.

The Assassin of Mayor Harrison Pays tli« 4'enalty.

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PATVJCK EUOFVR J'KRXDKRCi AST. Patrick Eugene Prendorirast, who killed Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago, last October, was hanged at Cook county jail, at 11:40 a. m.. Friday. July i:j. Ilis counsel had exhausted every possible expedient and worked assiduously in his be,half up to Friday morning. The prisoner died game and made no remarks after leaving his cell. Pregdergast had announced his intention to make a speech from the scaffold, but was dissuaded-bv Sheriff Gilbert The assassin bore up much better than was expected.

OKLAHOMA OTi'llAGE.

Revenge Upon tli» K:ok Islaml ltailroad ly L,ayvless Citizens,

The adverse decision of the Oklahoma Supreme Court on the application of the towns of South Enid and Pond £reek to compel the Rock Island Railroad to build stations and stop trains, has been quickly followed by an outrage. A mile South ol Enid the Rock Island bridue was blown up with dynamite, Friday, and a freight train demolished. The engine and a couple of cars had passed safely over when the dynamite exploded, hurling the train from the track. Thirteen cars were piled in the ditch and brakeman Cordry and Larry Lyon, a tramp, were badly injured. The dynamite was evidently intended for the regular north-bound passenger train from Texas, which reached the scene thirty minutes later, and which but for the accident of the freight blockade. caused by the strike, necessitating the running of extra freights now, would have, been the lirst train on the bridge.

THE MARKETS.

July 1G, 1304.

in :llana »olU.

OKAl.N" A.N'O HAY.

Wiikat—50'. c: corn. 45c: oats, 43c rye 45c hay, choice timothy, tfl-.OO. T.IVK STOCK.

C.VTTiiK Shippers, JvJ.T.V'M.T.j: stockers. *2."0(fl'3.f0: "heifers. •"M.OOutW.T.V. cows, $1(0/3.50: bulls. j?».0J(£3.25: milkers, $13.00',t40.0U. jloiis— IJ.iutrh to choice. &-i.00(t?.>. 0.

Siihkt—Thin to choice, £i.U0(«:5.0J. poi/r/riiY axi onn- nuit ci!~ (Prices Paid by Shippers Pol*i,tky-11eiis.t"i1.,c per lb: soring chickens. ]~e. per 11: turkeys, to.ni, 3c per lb: hens, 5c per lb: ducks, 4c per lb geese, per do/., for choice.

Eggs—Shippers paying S4'c. Buxtici —Choice, SOJJe. Hoxky—!G (tl^c Featiikus—Prime geese, 30®33c per

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mixed duck. ^0c per !k. Bekswax—~(Jc for yellow 15c for dark. Wool—Medium unwashed. 13c Cottswolii and coarse combing, lK«}12c: tubwashed. HK'i'-.-c hurry and unmerchantable. less.

IIiii?s—No. 1 G. S. hides. 3'^c: No. 2 G. S. hides, 2Ujfc: No. 1 calf hides, Gc No. calf hides, 4 -jC.

Chicago.

Wheat—50 '^c corn. 41'^'c: oats. 38c: pork. ?i:.'.40: lard. S6.771• Livo stock market demoralized because of strike. ic\v Vor.i.

WNEAT—59®4c.: corn, 40.* oats, 5' I a Wheat—59%c corn. 51c: oats, 50

Wheat— SS^c corn, 46?.ic oats, 55c. Cincinnati. WTheat--53c: corn, 50^: oats, 50^ rye, 52c pork 912.75.

SlinnanpnlU.

Wheat—No. 1 hard Ol^c. St. Louis. Wheat—54}£C corn. 41}£c: oats, -xJ^.

Detroit.

Wheat—57KC com 50c oats, 50c. East Liberty. Catti.e—Prime, |4.75@5.(X). Ilogs—BEST |[email protected].