Hope Republican, Volume 1, Number 43, Hope, Bartholomew County, 16 February 1893 — Page 6

INDIANA LEGISLATURE. Rev. Dr. Lucas prayed in the Senate Tuesday morning at the opening hour to a very small audience. As the members ■straggled in business was resumed. Committees reported a number of bills with various recommendations. Bill to change time of electing trustees to fall wa’s favorably reported. An extended discussion of the minority report favoring the repeal of the section of the election law providing for printing sample ballots ensued. Senator Magee in an energetic speech 'opposed the change. Adoption of report was defeated—ayes 1”, nays 19,—and the substitute bill favored by the majority of the committee providing that ballots shall occupy but half the space in newspapers was adopted. Bill extending jurisdiction of Appellate court was favorably reported. Prison committee reported in favor of bill to allow wardens to purchase,feed on prison slops and slaughter hogs and cattle. Constitutional amendment fixing term of prosecuting attorneys at fou» years was rejected. Bill providing tpat foreign building associations shall deposit $100,000 with State auditor and for the appointment of an inspector was considered and extensively debated. Motion to strike out the $100,000 deposit clause was lost—receiving but five votes. Adjourned. House was opened with prayer by Rev Mr. Christensen. Bill providing that nonresidents loaning money in State shall deposit evidence of amount loaned was introduced. Bill providing that saloon keepers shall keep posted in place of business notice that minors are not allowed was introduced. Bill to prevent adulteration of sorghum molasses was passed. Bill amending sec. 4 of tax law was passed. Bill empowering trustees to accept donations of land for cemetery purposes and to purchase land not exceeding five acres for such purposes, passed. Bill providing that delinquent list shall be published by lowest bidder failed. Bill reducing rate of interest on school fund to 6 per cent passed unanimously. H. B. 61, relating to emplbymont of teachers came back from Senate with amendments which were concurred in and bill was sent to Governor. Many bills were advanced to third reading. Bill relating to transfer of prisoners to county jail from nenitentiary and retransfer back to prison passed. Resolution to increase pay of janitors was referred. Adjourned. A

Rev Mr. Richardson begged the Almighty to be lenient with Hoosier Senators, Wednesday morning. A bare quorum was present. Bill amending ditch law passed unanimously. Bill appropriating 125,000 for the removal of Momence rock passed—34 to 3. Bill for deputy town marshals passed. Bill for vacation of streets passed. Bill fixing time of holding teachers’ examinations in January, March, April, May, June, August and September passed. Bill providing for publication of receipts and expenditutes of town clerks and treasurers passed. The pharmacy bill was called up and, after discussion was made special order for Friday at 10 a. m. Adjourned. The county scat bill wlis the special order in the House, Wednesday,at 10 o’clock. A largo lobby from the counties likely to be affected was present. An extended debate ensued, and the bill was killed, yeas 63, nays 17. Bill providing that mine owners shall provide black boards on which miners may register amount of timber needed for safety was unanimously passed. Bill giving cities jurisdiction over saloons within two miles of limits was introduced. A number of new bills were introduced among which were: Appropriating 8135,000 for display at World’s Fair; appropriating *139,000 fo Purdue University; appropriating $S,00) for shelving for State library; reapportioning the State for legislative purposes. Adjourned. House opened Thursday by prayer, Rev. Wilson acting as chaplain. Bill increasing appropriation for farmers’ institutes to *4,000 was introduced. Bill providing that railroad emplyoycs having worked twenty-four hours shall be allowed eight hours rest before being again called upon, passed—yeas 77, nays 3. Bill providing for weighing wheat in testers passed. Petition from farmers of Howard county asking that liberal appropriation be made for the World’s Fair exhibit was presented. Bill extending time for closing saloons to 13 o’clock, p. m. in al! cities of 75,(XX) inhabitants passed. Bills to amend the tax law; providing for oil inspection; and to amend the election law were introduced. Adjourned.

Senate was opened with prayer by Rev. Wambsgauss. Bill legalizing incorporation of Gas City was passed under suspension of rules. Bill extending class of securities in whicn savings bales may invest their funds passed. Bill providing for an ‘•investigator of the poor' in townships having a population 25,000 passed. Bill amending road Jaw passed. Bill piovidIng for publication uJ notice of sale of school fund mortgage lands passed. Bill providing for medical examination, in suits for damages by assault, was killed. .Bill requiring notaries to state in all attestations tlie da te of expiration of commission passed. Bill providing that Judges as well as juries may declare persons of unsound mind passed. Rill to raise age of consent from twelve to fourteen years passed. House bills to forfeit railroad aid; providing for registry of union labels —passed. A number of unimportant Senate bills passed. Adjourned. Rev. Mr. Wilson conducted morning devotions for the Senate, Friday. Bill to 1ft convict labor to highest bidder was made, special order for next Wednesday. Committee recommended printing of World's Fair appropriation bill. Bill repealing portion of Grubb’s libel law was favorably reported, A vigorous debate was had on libel law applying to civil cases, and a strong sentiment was developed against the bill. Judiciary committee recommended passage of bills legalizing certain town plats; requiring County CIcr s'to register fees; and bill

amending dog law. Committee on education recommended the passage of bill regulating qualifications of county superintendents, and for annual representation on directors’ boards of State Educational institutions. Bill to prevent obstruction of drains was recommended for passage. An assault on the fee and salary law was made. A bill to change salaries in some Instances was indefinitely postponed. Bill fixing compensation and limiting time of county assessor was favorably reported. Bill for formation of loan and trust companies was made special order for next Thursday. Bill to amend city charter of Indianapolis was made a special order for Monday. Bill for non-partisan expert examination of books of retiring county officers was recommitted in spite of adverse report of committee. Lieutenant Governor set his foot down on further Saturday recesses over protestof numerous Senators Mr. Magee spoke at length in favor of his resolution to adjourn February 28, although the limit of the session is March 5. He favored passage of necessary appropriation bills and adjournment to prevent vicious legislation and save expense. Roll call disclosed no quorum present and the Senate adjourned. 6 In the House Friday devotions were forgotten in the struggle for leave of absence Representative Deery objected to granting any more. Bill legalizing incorporation of Amsterdam was passed under suspension of rules. New bills were introduced. Bill to appropriate$15,000 for payment of “home guards” during Rebellion was killed. Committee reported against appropriation to Plainfield Reform School for improvements. The dog bill as heretofore given in these columns was passed. Bill to add $1,500 to salaries of circuit Judges in counties having 30,000 population, passed. Bill to fix salary of county superintendent in counties having 100,000 population at $3,500 was introduced. Bill making the obstruction cf railway tracks a capital offense was passed to third reading. Bill legalizing incorporation of Carlisle was passed under suspension of rules; also legalizing incorporation of town ■ ' Eugene. Vermillion county. Bill favoring a State Board of school commissioners was favorably reported. Bill prohibiting use of horses and mules by street railway was killed. Bill for relief of Chcnoweth treasurer of Wabash county passed. Bill to levy a one mill tax on every ten miles of road for maintenance of free turnpikes passed. After introduction of ;• grist of new bills House adjourned. Senate Saturday was opened with prayer by Rev. Mackintosh. No quorum present. G. A. R. petitions received and referred. Number of new bills presenter among which were: To provide for compulsory education; appropriating $2,06, for removal of Morton statue to the State House grounds; granting special power; to county commissioners forroad purposes. Bill providing for preservation of all ballots not counted was ordered engrossed. i Bill fixing salaries of assessors U town.ships of 100,000 inhabitants at $3 a day war. ordered engrossed. Bill authorizing prison wardens to feed hogs was engrossed | Bill providing for certain changes in tcx< books was favorably reported, H. B. 231 | fixing rate of interest on school fund wa, : favorably reported. Bill to reimburse contractor at Knightstown Home for work done in excess of contract was order ed printed. Adjourned till Monday. House was opened in the midst of a racket by “Fog Horn” Kelley, ex-membej fromDeKalbcounty. Noquorum present. Roll was not called. Bill to tax umbrella;, was introduced as “boss play.” Mock discussion ensued. Rep. McMullen moved to exempt foreign umbrellas. Referred to Rep. Haggard for amendment. Bill to require school teachers to bo able to teach vocal music was introduced. A fireman’s relief fund bill was introduced by Rep. Deery. Bill to require accounting by agricultural board was recommended for passage by majority of committee, but on demand for roll call no quorum was found to be present and House adjourned till Monday.

I,EGISI,A.T1VB NOTES. The House bill to protect union labels has been favorably reported in the Senate. The Governor has approved tfio bill in relation to the removal of school houses, and it is now a law. Michigan City wants the Legislature to assist in its park improvements by permitting a small tax levy tor purely park purposes. PRISON INVESTIGATION. The prison investigation at Jeffersonville was resumed. Wednesday. Steward Montgomery testified that bad food had been purchased but not used. Good quality of food was served. Each convict was given three-fourths of a pound of fresh meat per day, mainly at dinner. Rev. Barnhill, formerly chaplain, testified to humane character of Warden Patten. W. D. Cherrington testified that the Warden was in general too lienientwith prisoners., treated them better than was proper for strict discipline. R. A. Butler confirmed this statement. Alexander Johnson, See rotary State Board of Charities, testified that in his investigations he had hoard but two complaints and found them without foundation. Believed the prison was properly conducted in every respect. In the prison investigation, Thursday, Jack Collins, a convict, testified that members of the committee had spoken to him in an uncomplimentary way of the Warden. That the Warden had threatened to “cut his liver out” if he did not return to work once after being sick. Stewart, Montgomery testified that he had had differences with the. Warden. Warder. Patten appeared on the stand in his own behalf. Ho said that there had been no specific charges, and that the investigation had been simply a drag-net. He had prepared an extended statement, which he read to the committee, in which he answered the testimony against his management in detail. He said some convicts had been disciplined from necessity and denied emphatically that he had misappropriated funds or dishonestly dealt with the State In any way.

INDIANA STATE NEWS. 1 Martinsville will have waterworks. Diphtheria is alarmingly prevalent at Warsaw. The Indiana State Fair will be held as usual this year. Jeffersonville is agitated over the prospect of a groat flood. Joncsville, ten miles south of Columbus, has a mad dog scare. High water and ice have boon doing groat damage at Muncle. Ten Greensburg Democrats Imagine they aro specially qualified for postmaster. A box containing the frozen body of an infant was taken from White river near Petersburg, Sunday. The oldest Odd Fellow is dead again, in the person of Christian Hablizo, at Madison. aged sixty-four. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Strieby, near Goshen, celebrated their tixty-second wedding anniversary, Wednesday. Alexandria is skirmishing fora removal of the De Pauw steel-works from New Albany to that place. Lagrange has sold 130,000 in bonds at a premium of *800 and will use the money in erecting water-works. A remarkable religious awakening is in progress at Evansville. Business has to a largo extent been suspended. Rosseau’s Brigade held a ro-nnlon at Columbus on the 10th. One hundred and five survivors were In attendance. The Standard Oil Company has acquired the Lebanon light, heat and power plant. A law suit is in view over the transfer. 4Thomas Kepler, a large land and millowner, living four miles northwest of Centerville, was found dead in the woods There are twenty-five prisoners in the Anderson jail and they had a close call for their lives from escaping gas, Tuesday morning. The Vandalia railway depot at South Bend, a handsome structure, was partially destroyed by fire, together with many valuable records. There were forty conversions and sixty accessions as the result of the M. E. revival at Mooresvllle, conducted by the Rev. L. 8. Knott. John Smith, seventy years old, of Paoli, while at Jeffersonville, was struck by a •dinkey” train, losing his right arm and receiving other injuries An anti-liquor league has been formed at New Albany, non-partisan and non-sec-tarian. its platform calling for a union of all temperance workers. .T. W. Paine, a prominent citizen of Fowler, was mysteriously and probably fatally shot, Sunday morning. His wife has been arrested for the crime. Samuel Fauss, a boy of Muncie, was struck on the head by an icicle, which fell from a building. The concussion superinduced brain fever, and he died. A dog funeral, with all the formality of black bordered cards and a procession disgraced Muncie on the 10th. The defunct camine met its death in a Chicago lire,“poor thing.” The treasurer of Knox county placed 830,440 in ditch bonds withE. H. Rollins & Son, of Chjcago, at a premium of 8400. The bonds pay 0 per cent, interest and run from two to seven years. George Lemons, near St. Omer, drank to exeess while at St. Paul, and, starting to walk home, he laid down in a stone quarry amj went to sleep. He was found in a frozen condition by the workmen, and his death occurred in a few hours. 1 Experts claim to have found rich silver deposits near Brazil, and specimens of ore have been sent to Chicago to be assayed. Zinc ore in paying quantities was found in the same locality, and real estate in Clay county is booming as a consequence. A syndicate headed by Postmaster General Wanamaker and Russell Harrison, will operate largely in real estate in the gas belt during the coming season. They already have largo interests at Marion, Fairmount and Alexandria. Franklin is excited over the possibilities of the new Dobbins-McKenney pneumatic tire invention. Hon.Tom. Taggart has purchased an interest in the patent and will control the business. It is claimed that the new tire Is practically non-punctur-able. Judge Snyder, a prominent Crawfordsville attorney, consulted by a colored man with a view to bringing suit against the city for damages from Thursday’s flood, while making investigations, came near being drowned in the submerged cellar of his client's residence. Henry Benson, of Chesterton, was assaulted by a masked man, who felled him with a club, robbed him of his valuables, and left him lying in the snow in a unconscious condition. Mr. Benson was not found until daylight, during which time his arms had frozen so that amputation wllj be necessary. A town conflict is imminent, due to the efforts of the Western Improvement Company to secure the removal of the Yorktown depot of the Big Four railway to West Muncie. one mile oast of its present site. Similar plans arc being formulated looking to the removal of the postoffico to the same place. George C. Wilson of Roachdale, who recently removed to Kokomo with 8700 cash, with which ho proposed to establish a grocery, fell it. with gamblers and was despoiled. He then resorted to forgery to to cover his losses, and is now reported to be a. fugitive. The Roachdale'bank at Ladoga, together with his father, are among the losers. Some of the old settlers of Elkhart county aro claiming that the present winter is not a circumstance to the winter of 1843 -44, when the cold weather began early In the fall and remained without a break until the middle of April. Still again, there was a cold winter in 1854-55, when timber was killed by freezing. The treasurer of Vigo county followed up the ruling of the Supreme Court in the tax cases by levying upon two locomotives belonging to the Evansville & Terre

Haute railway for non-payment of taxes, i and the company released the machinery ' by giving bond. Similar action will b6 taken against other railways centering at Terre Haute. A cowardly shooting affray occurred at Anderson, Saturday. Paddy Ryan, in love with a waiter girl at Flahavin’s hotel, attempted to murder her because she rejected his suit, but in the darkness mistook Miss Barrowman for his inamorata, and placing the revolver against her breast, fired, inflicting a fatal wound. Ryan was arrested. Harvey Johnson, a desperado, was arrested at Waterloo, Thursday afternoon after a long chase, In which there was a fight with fire-arms, with no one shot. He confesses to the charge of a big jewelry robbery at Elkhart. Johnson made two unsuccessful attempts atsuicide after his arrest. ■ Ho tried to cut his throat with a knife, failing in which he endeavored to strike himself in the head with a hand-ax while at the police station. Col. Daniel Schrader, a half century resident of New Albany, drew his pension, as was his quarterly habit, and upon returning homo he complained of weariness and seated himself in a chair. A moment later he fell forward and died. Colonel Schrader served as lieutenant-colonel of the Fiftyfourth Indiana during the war. He was sixty-seven years old. John Graoter, of Vincennes, while a passenger on the Iron Mountain railway, in March, 1891, killed Isadore Meyer and Elsie Leach, during an insane paroxysm. He was acquitted because of his mental condition. Then the widow of Meyer and the mother of Loach brought suit for damages against the estate, to avoid which John Graetcr transferred the property to his brother, George W. Graeter. The plaintiffs were given judgment for $24,(XX), and Thursday, at Vincennes, the conveyances to George W. Greater were declared void. One of the members of the family of widow Farrell, in Shelby county, noticed that the bread prepared for breakfast tasted bitter. Some of it was fed to a cat and the animal died with every indication of strychnine poisoning. Within a short time different members of the family, who had partaken of the bread, wore also taken sick, and a daughter narrowly escaped death. An examination of the family stores disclosed strychnine in the flour and paris green in the meal. In what manner • the poison was thus placed is a mystery. The revival at Thorntown conducted by Evangelist Frame and wife, of Jamestown, O., has led to two hundred conversions. Grant Schewalter, Summitville. detected the odor of escaping gas in his residence, and after taking the precaution to open the windows, ho lighted a match and hunted for the leak. It was found with no great difficulty. The explosion lifted the house off its foundations, and the structure came down with a crash. The entire family were caught in the ruins. Mr. Schewalter and his mother-in-law. Mrs. Laughlin, wore badly burned about the hands and face, while Mrs. Schowalter and a child-in-arms escaped with slight hurts. THE MARKETS. Indianapolis, Feb 13. 1893, Quotations for Indianapolis wlien not specified GRAIN. Wheat—No. 3 red,68c;No. 3 rod, 6314c; wagon wheat, 67e. Corn No. 1 white, 4'Jfe: No. 3 white, 41c; white mixed, 4Uc; No. 3 white, o9>4c; No. 3 yellow. 40c; No. 3 yellow, 39c; No. 3 mixed, 40c; No. 3 mixed, 3'Jiie, ear, 40c. Oats —No. 3 white, 36c; No. 3 white, 35J4c; No. 2 mixed, 33Kc; rejected, 31c. Hay—Timothy, choice, $13. 0; No. 1. $12.50; No. 2, $10.00; No. 1 prairie, $7.75; No. 2. $5.50; mixed hay, $7.50. Bran $14.(X) per ton. i Wheat Corn. , Oats. | Rye. Chicago... ...fir'd 7. | 439£l 31(4 Cincinnati.... fir’d 78 43 I 31 | 57 St. Louis. . ■. ,2 r’d 89)41 4iHi 31 I 67*4 New York fir'd m 1 5 38!i' 7o Baltimore 78 E3!4 41 i C3 Philadelphia. 3 r’d 78I4| f 2t4 41 Clover 1 I i Seed. Toledo Ti'A 4 ! ! 3(1 u 20 Detroit 1 wh <3 1 40/4 37 1 Minneapolis., t '.1 CATTLE. Export grades |4 75@5 50 Good to ehoiceshippers 4 25,o!4 60 Fair to medium shippers 3 60® ( 00 Common shippers 2 75®3 25 Stockers, common to good 2 23(a3 3> Good to choice heifers - 3 40ft4 no Fair to medium heifers 2 75@3 20 Common, thin heifers 2 50 ’ Goodie choice cows 3 00®3 55 Fair to medium cows 2 25(0)2 r ,5 Common old cows 1 25@2 (X) Veals, good to choice 3 50 «)6 00 Bulls, common to medium l 504*3 00 Milkers, good to choice 3000® Onn Milkers, common to medium... 16o0@250o uoos, Heavy packing 7.80(5)8.25 Mixed 7.30^8.20 Light 7.35(1*8.00 Heavy roughs [email protected] SHEEP. Good to choice sheep [email protected] Fair to medium sheep 3.50(0)4,25 Common sheep 2.50®3.00 Good to choice Iambs 4.750*5.50 Common to medium lambs 3 750*4.25 Bucks, per head [email protected] POULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE. Poultry—Hens.8c ? ft; young chickens 9c $ lb; turkeys, lue lb. ducks, 7c $ ftgeese, $5.40 for choice. Eggs—Shippers paying 30c. Butter—Choice country butter, 16@18c; common, S@l0c; creamery, retailing from store at 35c. Cheese—New York full cream, 13@16c; skims, 5!o!7c V lb (Jobbingprices.) Feathers—Prime geese 40c tb; mixed duck. 20c V lb. Beeswax—Dark, 15c; yellow,20c (selling) Wool—Fine merino. 16*18c; unwashed combing. 21c; tub washed, 31@33c. HIDES, TALLOW, ETC. Hides—No. 1 green hides, 3c; No. 2 green tildes, 2Ke; No. I G. 8. hides, No. 2 G. 8. hides, 3> j’c: No. X.Hallow, 4c; No. 2 tallow. 3hjc. Horse lliiles—$2@?3.25. Tallow—No. 1, 4e; No. 2.3Vc. Grease —White, 4e; yellw, 3JIc; brown. 3c. KKUITS AND VEGETABLES. Potatoes—81.00® 1.05 f) bn. Lemons—Choice. $3.(0 $ box; fancy, $3.75. Onions—$4 V brl; Spanish, II.50 per crate.

WHOLESALE HOLOCAUST' Forty-four Demented Wards o£ the Granite State Cremated. A. Winter Night’s Horror—Cell# Wore Locked and All but Four Inmates Perished. The county insane asylnm, four miles from Dover, X. H., was burned Wednesday night and forty-four lives were lost. When Watchman William Cheevy made his 10 o’clock rounds into the asylum ho found the fire coining out of the col. occupied by a woman and gave the alarm. William Driscoll, the keeper, with his family, lived in the building and ho at once broke the locks of the cells and tried to get the inmates out. Then he got his wife and two children out. Of the forty-eight inmates only four escaped. They were William Twoombloy. Rose Anderson, William Daly and Frank Donschon. The latter walked two miles In a blinding snow storm with only his shirt on to William Horne’s bouse, where ho was taken care of. The building was of wood, two stories high, with a big yard on each side. It was built twenty years ago and had fifty cells. One woman escaped to the yard but was burned to death there. The building cost 615,000. The main building, in which wore over one hundred of .hecounty poor, caught lire, but was ss. ,'cd by the heroic efforts of the inmates, who carried pails of water and extinguished th* (lames, although many were binned in so doing. The Dover fire department was summoned, but owing to the distance, the blinding snow storm and the icy roads it took forty-five minutes to get there —too late to bo of service. The smoking ruins show the charred bodies still laying on their beds. How the building caught fire is tv mystery. THE MIGHTY FALLEN; Ferdinand de Lesseps Sentenced to Five Years Imprisonment. Heavy Fines ami Imprisonment for Other French Boodlors—Great Seiin*tion in Paris. A Paris cable of the 9th says: The Panama sentences have just been delivered. M. Ferdinand de Lesseps is sentenced to imprisonment for five years, and to pay a fine of 3,000 francs. M. Charles FERDINAND DE I.ESSEPS. do Lesseps is sentenced to imprisonment for five years, and • pay a fine of 3,000 francs. Mr. Marius Fontaine and M. Cottu are each sentenced to imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine of 3,000 francs each. M. Eiffel is sentenced to imprisonment for two years and to pay a line of 31,000 francs. The sentences have caused a profound sensation, especially that of M. Ferdinand do Lesseps. APPEALS FOR DE LESSEPS. Public opinion in Paris is substantially nnanimousto theoffeetthat theignominous judgment passed upon Count Ferdinand de Lesseps wont beyond the requirements of justice. The newspapers considered the sentences very severe, and especially that of Ferdniand de Lesseps. The Figaro demands the pardon of the man who lias been one of the glories of France. The journal Dcs do Bats says: “To imagine striking down the creator of the Suez canal in his declining days to savo the public conscience shows a groat misconception of the opinion of the nation.” THE PANAMA SCANDAL Progress of the Investigation at Washing-ton-Big Money, LittU wr *rk. In the Panama investigation at Washington, Tuesday, Charles Colne, secretary of the American committee, testified that he had disbursed $3,000,000 in tills country for the purchase of materials; that Col. Ingersoll had received a fee of $5,000 and Shellabarger and Wilson $25,000 for services in assisting to secure Panama railroad, and before congressional committees; that Col. R. W. Thompson had received a salary of $21,000 a year, and appeared at the office of the company but threeor fouv times annually. If Col. Thompson's illness prevents his going to Washington the investigating committee will go to Terre Haute to take his testimony. Not the Same Thing. Chicago Tribune. Mrs. Huckstep (at the reception) —I am surprised to see you looking so thin, Mr. Leezer. My son George spoke of you the other day as feeling quite rugged. Miss Huckstep (so artlessly)—Why no mamma, don’t you recollect? What George said was that Mr. Leezer told him he was feeling rocky.