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pointed superintendent of the Hot Springs, Ark., Tic Charles W. Field, of theDistrict of Colombia, removed. CXVIX-SERYICE PENSIONERS.

Old Men Who Do but Little Work and Contlnue to Draw Good Salaries. Special to Pittsburg mapaten. Few people know that there is a pension roll in tho civil service. But there is one, established not by virtue of law, but by custom. Several employes of the public departments here, who have grown old, pray and almost useless in the service, aro kept on the rolls and draw ealaries regularly without being asked to attend to any duties. It is surprising how old men grow in the public service. Life in tho departments seems to be conducive to longevity. I had the curiosity, the other day, to make an investigation into tho number of old men employed in the Treasury Department alone. I found that there are borne on the rolls at the present time eleven men, each of whom is over seventy years of age. The oldest of these is Iliram Pitts, of the Fifth Auditor's .office, who was born in 1603. Next to him comes George. W. Fales, of the First Auditor's office, who was born in 1S04. William I. Dana, who works in the same office, was born in 1807. Isaac Lynch, of the First Comptroller's office waa born in 1811, and John Caughey, of tho same office, is seventy-seven years of age. Kichard White, of the Sixth Auditor's office, and Kichard O. Dove and Thomas II, Ellis, of tho Secretary's office, were born in 1814. Alfred Thomas, of the Second Comptrollefe office, was born in 1816, D. C. Pinkerton, of the First Comptroller's office, in 1817, and D. V. Bennett, of the Secretary's offiee, in 1810. There is a roan eighty years of age now working in the War Department, who has been in the service ot tho government since 1829. His name is James Eveleth. He began working at a salary of 800 a year, which was seven years later increased to 81,000. In 1850 he was given $1,250 a year, from 1851 to 1KV5 $1,500, and in the year following that he was promoted to a salary of l,(X). In 18f4 he was given Sl,600, and in 1885. as he had lost through age much of his efficiency, he was reduced to a ealary of $1,600 a year, which he is now drawing. MINOR SLITTERS. Commissioner Tanner Grants n Pension That EaU Up a Portion of the Surplus. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, May 29. Commissioner Tanner struck another heavy blow to the surplus when he granted a pension to-day to Philip Flood, of Elyria, O., who is totally blind, giving him $72 a month, and $16,. 000 arrearage. Flood was a private in the Forty-jsecond Ohio, which was a part of General Garfield's regiment. The Commissioner is interpretin g the la w in cases of this kind so as to errant universal retroactive pensions, and his decisions are approved by the authority above him. He has set a sufficient number of precedents during tho past three months to cover almost esery character of case. Illegal Star-Koute Contracts. Washington; May 29. In the matter of the star-route contracts suspended by Second Assistant Postmaster-general Whitfield because of apparent illegal, if not fraudulent execution, the Assistant Attorney-general for thePostoffice Department has just rendered a decision. He holds the entire series of contracts, amounting to some $147,000, to be illegal and void. The proposals upon which tho contracts were based, and which wero tiled in the office of tho Second Assistant Postmastergeneral in January last, while held to bo irregular in many respects, are not deemed absolutely void. The Assistant Attorneygeneral holds that, based upon these proposals, new contracts properly and legally execnted, with good and sufficient bonds, may be received. Tho opinion of the Assistant Attorney-general is very full, and recites at length the exculpatory evidence presented by the contractors and their attorneys. Will Not War Over tho Seal Fisheries. Washington, May 20. Nobody at tho State and Navy Departments expressed ' alarm at the news coming from Victoria, B. C, that the British North Pacific squadron had been ordered to Behring sea. Commodore Walker, in charge of the detail office at the Navy Department, says that none of our naval vessels nave been ordered to Alaska, except the Thetis, which was assigned totft.it station some time ago. and has been regularly engaged in patrolling the Alaskan coast for several summers fiast. He says he does not think Great Sri tain and the United States will war about the seal fisheries. General Notes. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Slay 20. Jndge Thomas leaves for his homo at Crawfordsville tomorrow. He called upon Attorney-general Miller this morning, with Hon. R. B. F. Peirce, who arrived this morning, and is at the Ebbitt. Miss May Heath, of Mnncie, who has been spending a month in Washington studying music, has left for her home. Representative Thompson, of Ohio, says he expects to secure the appointment of overt two hundred fourth-class postmasters in his district. He has delayed making recommendations for changes until he could spend a few days in his district. Having done this, ho is here now, and ready to recommend, and has already commenced work. He will have also tho pennon examining boards in his district reorganized within a few days. General Grosvenor and otner Ohio members will take similar action. 1 Attorney-general Miller will likely leave for iDdianapolis about Saturday next for a ihort business trip. Most of tho Indiana office-seekers have left Washington, and those here yet will depart, with a few exceptions, during the last two days of the week. The widow of General Sheridan, who has been ill for a day or two, is reported to have rested well last night, and is better to-day. Reports to the General Land Office show .that up to this date fourteen applications to enter town sites havo been made in the Kingfisher land district, in Oklahoma, and thirteen in tho Guthrie land district. To-day's bond offerings aggregat ed $1,631,000 as follows: Registered lours, 100,000, at $1.20i4 flat; $100,000. at 6l.29i, flat: $100,000, nt$1.2934. fiat; $700,000, at $1.30; coupon .four-and-a-halfs, $1,000, at Sl.oS, fiat; registered four-and-a-halfs. $59,000, at $1.08, fiat; $500,000, at $1,031: $1,000, at f 1.08; $70.000, at $1.08. All the four-and-a-halfs were accepted. Consul Griffin, at Sydney. Australia, in a report to the Department of State.says that the disease known as anthrax, or splenetic apoplexy, -which for so mauv years has been devastating the herds of Xew South Wales, is in a fair way of being very efiectually checked by Pasteur's system of inoculation. D. F. Spees. of Vincennes; Albert D. Thomas, or Crawfordsville, and ex-Representative R. H. F. Peirce, of Indianapolis, called upon the President to-day. H. C. Lovell, who has for a long time been assistant to tho chief clerk of the Treasury Department, was suddenly stricken last night with an affection of the brain, and' is now dangerously ill. It is understood that a serious affection of the heart complicates the case. The site of the Zoological Park, for which Congress appropriated $-W,000 at its last session, has oeeu selected by the commission. It lies along the banks of Rock creek, northwest of the city, between Woodley lane and Kliugley road, and comprises VM acres. Her Rustle ou Fire. Orange, . N. J May 2?. A beautiful young worln was passing down Main etreet Saturday night, and as fehe crossed Cone street felt a peculiar warmth at her back. Glancing over her sbouldtT she was tar tied to t-o tonirnea of lianies lianbinsc up. With a terrified shriek she started to run. when George Adainjou. who was attracted by hr screams, c.iuubt her in bis arms and extinguished tho tire. The young woman was taken into Philip Kingsley'a office, where it was found that tho tire had burned her newspaper bustle completely up. scorched tho back of her dress and burned almost through her underclothing. It is supposed that a match had been accidentally concealed in the bcstl

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THE LEAGUE AND ITS 0BK Mr. Healy Tells tho Parnell Commission that Boycotting Is Legitimate. Joseph Biggar Explains Certain Speeches Made byflim,andSajB He Was Too Lazy to Bother About the League's Money Matters. The Exposure of Plots Against the Czar's Life Followed by a Reign of Terror. Many Lives Lost by Various Casualties in Japan Socialists and the German Miners Strike Belgium's Ministers Ilissed. THE IRISH LEAGUE. Messrs. Ilealj and Dlgg&r Tell of Their Con. nectlon with. It Tho Missing Rooks. London, May 29. Maurice Healy, member of Parliament for Cork, was a witness before the Parnell commission to-day. He stated that the Cork branch of the league had received applications from other branches for lists of merchants who were members of the league, in order that other merchants might be boycotted. Mr. Healy held that it was legitimate to place such a pressure upon shop-keepers. Mr. Joseph Biggar, member of Parliament for West Cavan, testified that he had been a member of the Supieme Council of the Fenian Brotherhood, but had been expelled in 1877 for advocating constitutional action. Ho joined the Land League in 1879. Ho declared that the meaning of the speech he made at Cork in tho spring of 1880, m whioh he referred to the Anarchist Hartmann as having imitators in Ireland, had been misunderstood. As a fact he had only warned the supporters of Whiggish candidates that the disgust of the people was likely to result in the use of dynamite. In a subsequent speech at Castletown he bad advised the people to take care that the land they occupied 6honld be of no value to land-grabbers. He had further said that it was no part of the league's duty to recommend the shooting of landlords, but that it was its duty to lefend anybody charged with shooting landlords or their agents. He had said this because no confidence was placed in the administration of the laws, and he had held that tho league ought to defend prisoners whose crimes were the outcome of bad laws. He and Patrick Egan were the trustees of the funds of tho league. He could not associate either Egan or Sheridan with outrages. Mr. Biggar said he bad contributed nothing to the Fenian funds. His object in joining the Brotherhood was to obtain its assistance in parliamentary elections. Sir Henry James, for the Times, crossexamined Mr. Biggar. Witness said he never took part in the work of the league's treasurer. He never drew a check or saw a bank book. Ho was naturally indolent, and left the work to others. Ho did not know where the record of tho money dealings of the league was kept, nor did he even know why he had been associated with Kgan as treasurer. Just before the suppression of tne Land League most of the books were removed. Thirty-two books had been handed to Mr. Soames, solicitor for the Times. Presiding Jndge naunen remarked that this was the lirst time he had heard about these books. Sir Henry James said that it was a mistake. There were no such books in Mr. Soames's possession. Mr. Biggar said that all the important books of tne league had been removed to England. They were very bulky. He did not know that any of the books had been destroyed. He had not the slightest notion of -what had become of the missing documents, UlfEASDfESS IX RUSSIA. The Czar Living- In Perpetual Dread and Breaking; Oat Into Deeds of Insanity. New York, May 29. The Sun prints a private letter received in this city by a Kussian from a friend in St. Petersburg. The date is May 14. "The greatest excitement," it says, "prevails in our beautiful city, and a cloud blacker than the blackness of midnight hangs over our heads. No one is euro of his life, for at any moment the Ktorm of autocratic thunder may descend and sweep thousands, the innocent as well as the guilty, into the whirlwind of its tremendous wrath. That some terrible event is about to happen we are well aware, and the people, convulsed with the agonies of suspense, are awaiting ita fulfilment not with patience, but with a nameless terror. "No one knows the moment he will be rudely, torn from the arms of loving friends, and, after being hustled into the blackpainted conveyance for criminals, will in a short time find himself within the confines of the Petropavloosk fortress. These black karetas have rattled through the streets during the long hours of the otherwise silent night, sending terror to the. stoutest heart. "The press is alike silent as the grave. Not a word has appeared in print in regard to the attempt made on the life of the Czar in the garden yesterday. Rumor says the Czar was shot at twice by an officer of the Izmaijlorski regiment, that he was wounded in the left arm, and that afterward the officer shot himself in the temple, and was taken away by the police in an unconscious condition. His name is believed to be Izioloo Pavlovitch Nazimoff, one of forty men selected by lot from different circles of the national secret society, 'Ziemla Voila,' to assassinate our despot at the first convenient opportunity. "It is known that at least 180 officers of tho army aro confined in the fortress, suspected of complicity in the plot. The victims selected lor incarceration are from all ranks of life, but people high in society are known to contribute the greatest number of suspects. "A large number of bombs havo been found in the possession of persons of whom the police had previously not the slightest suspicion. Many ladies of high social position have been. found in the ranks of tho Nihilists and placed under arrest. All last night the work of raiding houses went on. and the gens-d'armerio were the reverse or gentle in their treatment of prisoners. "People wrapped in slumber were, without a moments warning, dragged from their beds, and in the name of the Czar ordered to enter the black kareta. Men, women, even children, all received tho same treatyient. Fifty-three persons wero taken frou7 the house of Povioff, 35 Bolshay Morskay. Among them was a beautiful princess, Anna Narishking, sixteen years old. Her brother, a voungmanof eighteen, maddened by the brutal way the police were treating her, rushed, sword in hand, to protect his sister, when he, too, was beaten into insensibility and carried off in the black kareta. It is feared the shock will upset their poor mother's reason. The story of these terrible scenes is told in whispers and only among friends. Most persons maintain silence, fearing to speak lest it be to au enemy, and almost every face bears a look of deepest sadness. Members of the secret police are the only persons whom the gift of language has not forsaken, and they infest the hotels and public places, openly expressing their feelings, apparently with all sincerity. Their talk is but a snare to allure their victims. Yet our people (the Nihilists), as you are aware, are always on their guaratand refrain from pivin utterance to their thoughts. We work in the silent hours of the night, and in the uuthought-of places of the great city. The poor peasant, from the inland parts of the empire is the one most easily led into the trap. The Czar has lost all oontrol of himself, and acts more like an infuriated madman than a being possessing reasoning powers, and the ofticers of his court tremble for the safety of their lives, and fear to approach him. II is orders are more than ever despotic, as if his tyranny would crush the feeling out of our people. The Czarina is cornSletely prostrated, and has gone to the Yarkoyeiela it'zar'a village.) 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attending a.mass in Isaak Cathedral (most likely to otfpr prayers for his safe deliverance!, took 'an express train and also retired into seclusion at the same place. "The issuing of foreign passports is for the present suspended, oy order of the Czar, and all letters sto and from foreign countries are opened and read without tho least ceremony. Among tho ladies of our circle who were arrested was Ellena Isakoff. She was draeged from bed, and with nothing but her "nightdress and an old blanket, which a gendarme threw around her to protect her from the chilly night air, was carried to the black kareta and cast inside with several other prisoners. There is a terrible tragedy in the very air we breathe, and do not be surprised if you hear of strange events in tho near future." GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. Fires, Earthquakes and a Peculiar Disease Cause Many Deaths in the Orient. San Francisco, May 29. A Pacific mail steamer arrived yesterday, bringing Chinese and Japanese news. Great fires are reported in Japan, which occurred on May 3. At Yokoto a thousand houses were destroyed. Fire originated in the residence quarter about 10 o'clock at night and burned for sixteen hours. Manylives were lost. The Emperor subscribed over 1,000 out of his own purse for the relief of tho sufferers. About 10,000 people were rendered homeless. On Oshima island an eruption took place, April 13, and destroyed more than half the houses ou the island. Another peculiar disease has broken out in Tukadagnn. the victims dying live hours after being attacked. A series of earthquakes was followed by the opening of tho ground a thousand feet long by three wide. An Unpopular Ministry. Brussels, May 20. In the Chamber of Representatives to-day, Prime Minister Bernaert made a long 6peech, in the course of which he strenuously denied that the government was plotting the ruin of citizens through the agency of police spies. He acensed the opposition of making political capital out of tho recent trials at Mons, a , charge that elicited applause from the members of the Kight. M. Barra accused the Prime Minister of organizing a conspiracy. He demanded an inquiry, and moved a vote of censure against the government. The motion was rejected. A resolution expressing confidence in the government was then adopted by a vote of 78 to 82. When the ministers left the Chamber the crowd outside hissed them and shouted, "Kesign! resign!" Several persons conspicuous in the demonstration were arrested. Americans Fight Well and Win. London, May 20. The Times' Berlin correspondent reports that the American representatives to the Samoan conference had a tough fight for the assertion of the principle for which they contended, and that the convention, when concluded, will show that their labors have not been without success. Tho Daily News's Berlin special says that the newly appointed sub-committee of the tiamoan conference has reached a definite agreement, which will be made public in about ten days. The Americans await a ratification of the agreement by cable, and Sir Edward Malet will co to London to obtain that of his government. Socialists Responsible for Strikes. Berlin, May 29. Evidence is accumulating to fix the responsibility upon the Socialist agitators for the strikes among the Westphalian miners. The police at Dortmund to-day made a raid upon the houses of the leaders of the striking workmen and seized, together with a considerable sum of money, many letters and papers emanating from Socialist sources, and clearly establishing tho close connection between tho strikers and the Socialist propaganda. The3 also arrested the editor of the Westphalia People's Gazette, a socialistic organ, charged with having instigated tho strikers. Ireland's New Viceroy. London, May 29. The Earl of Zealand has accepted the viceroyship of Ireland. The deputation appointed by the meeting of Unionist members of the House of Lords and House of Commons, held recently at ( the residence of the Marquis of Waterford, called on Lord Salisbury to-day and presented the petition adopted by the meeting asking for the abolition of tho viceroyship of Ireland and the transfer of its functions to a secretary of state. In reply to the address of the petitioners. Lord Salisbury promised to give the matter his earliest consideration. Disastrous Hurricane in New South Wales. Sydney, N. S. W., May 29. A hurricane extending over an extensive range of the coast has prevailed for four days. Tho rainfall has never been equaled. Kailway traffic has been suspended, man v landslides have occurred, and a number of lives have been lost. Cable Notes. Seven families were evicted at curren, Ireland, yesterday. LnggaThe people of Rome were startled yesterday by a report of the death of the Pope. On Inquiry it was found that there was no foundation for the rumor. The Vicomptese Chandon de Brialles gave a breakfast yesterday in honor of Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill). Many members of tho leading families of Franco were present. The Pope has suggested that members of the Noble Guard should servo for forty years, instead of thirty, as at present, before being entitled to a pension. The proposal meets with opposition. The Vienna Political Correspondence declares that the importance of the riots at Belgrade has been greatly exaggerated. It asserts that the mob was composed iuainly of school boys and loafers, and that there was no demonstation against Austria. Features of a Kansas Cyclone. McPherson, Kan., May 29. A cyclone formed about six miles southwest of this city, between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, passing almost directly east through the county, striking the earth three times in its passage. Where it struck everything was destroyed. Three miles east of Eleria it struck Nightengale's house, taking it from the foundation, with all its contents, and carrying it entirely away, not a vestige being seen since. The family escaped bv taking refuge in tho cellar, if. Katzlap's lionso was also destroyed, and his family likewise saved themselves by taking refuge in the cellar. Corn and wheat were taken out of the ground. A few hailstones fell as largo as a man's fist. One was picked up that measured thirteen inches in circumference. A cow was carried some distance in tho air, and when she reached the ground one leg was broken and both horns wero broken off. No lives were lost nor was any one hurt. The only thing that saved destruction was that no buildings were in its track: Large quantities of machinery were destroyed, also timber. Losses bvFIre. Cincinnati, May 29. A fire started this afternoon m the extensive works of the Addyston Steel and Pipe Company, at Addyston, O., a few miles down the river from the city, and a rumor came that the entire plant was destroyed. Later information, however, was that the fire was confined to one of the several buildings, and that oue the smallest. The building was used for the making of gas. The tire was extinguished with a loss not exceeding 10,000. Burlington, la., May 29. Early this morning the Buftington wheel-works, of this city, took tire and burned to the ground. The I099 is about 50.000, and the insurance 27,OUO. The works employed about 100 men. Cramps of the 21 uncles Cured, John I. Wood, of Stratford, Out., was enredof cramps in the leps by wearing Alicock's Porous Plasters. Mr. Wood says: "omo three months ago I was taken very ick with severe pain in 1he small of my back oyer tho kidneys. The pain was excruciating. I applied an Allcock's Porous Plaster over the atlected region and had relief almost within an hour. At tho name time, in conjunction with this trouble, I had a very great nervous disturbance, affecting mv legs with cramps so I could scarcely sleep. Meeting with such snccew with my back I applied a plaster under tho knee on each leg, and in three days was completely 1 cured, and have never been troubled in either wajr since,"

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INDIANA AED ILHNOIS NEWS 1 r Further Developments? Connected with Evansville's Double Tragedy. . A College Difficulty at Frinklin Buried in Her Wedding Dress Trouble Over Mormon Recruiting! Agents. INDIANA. f n, The Inquest In the "Wilson Case Develops Additional Sensational Features. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Evansville, May 29.' At the coroner's inquest this morning over the bodies of Albert Wilson and his vife, the victims of last evening's shooting, some sensational features wero adduced. ? In the coat pocket of Wilson was found the following letter to his mother: ' Dear Mother Don't be' grieved after me. I did this because I loved her, butDr. Wedding has won her from me. They have been living m his own house and I found it out and put him through for It. I am miserable aud have been lor two months. Some nights I never went to sleep all night, but you never knew it. The only time I slept waa wben I drank Mir.e beer. Mother, have this letter published. It may be a warning for some poor lxy never to marry a Kirl with a loose character. -1 thought I would lorcet her, but I sec I can't I have begged her to leave town but she won't de it, and this is the ending of it. 80 good bye, dear mother, I will meet you in heave u. Toll all of my brothers and bisters to be jrood and meet me in heaven. I am writing this while .Laura is plaring on the piano. Tell Jim to be a good man and try and think of his mother before it is too late. So good bye, dear mother. Don't grieve alter me. I will meet you in heaven. A. 8. Wilson. Tho doctor Wedding referred to is a prominent physician : ot this city. It was learned to-day that, yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock. Wilson and two companions were seated in front of a barber shop on Main street, when Wedding drove up to the curbing in his buggy, and taking a revolver out of his pocket, said: 'I understand there's a ' in the crowd who wants to kill me." A young man named Koeng stepped forward and said: "Do you mean mel" "No," said Wedding, "I mean that there," pointing to Wilson. The latter being unarmed, ran through the barber-shop, stopping long enough to say: '-That man is going to shoot me and I'm going to get a pistol to defend myself." From the tone of the latter it is supposed that Wilson intended to kill Wedding, his wife and himself, but either failed to lind Wedding.or else became excited whilo talking to his wife and forgot about Wedding. After the shooting last night the dying woman asked several times for Wedding, and referred lovingly to him. The news has created a deep sensation here to-day, and is the talk on the streets and elsewhere. Grave fears are entertained that Wilson's mother will not survive the shock of her son's death. Ho was her yonngest and favorite. A postmortem was held to-day, and it was found th atthe woman was shot twice in the back. Buried in Tier Wedding; Gown. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. - Bloomington, May 29.The Christian Church was the scene, this afternoon, of an unusually sad funeral ceremony. About four months ago wedding invitations were sent out to a large number of friends and relatives, announcing the marriage of Rice Holsman, deputy postmaster, and Miss Minnie Wisnand, a well-known young lady of this city. The wedding was a brilliant one, and the happy couple went out into the world with bright prospects. A few days later the wife was taken down with what seemed to be typhoid lever. At times it was thought her condition was improving, but, on the whole, her condition grew worse, and, to-day, the bride in the church four months ago was a corpse by the same altar, and large crowds were again gathered at the church. The body was wrapped in tho wedding gown, and it was, indeed, a sad ceremony. Mormon Recruiting Agents. Special to the IndianapoUa Journal. Washington, May 29,The Mormon recruiting agents, or missionaries, as they call themselves, have reached Daviess county, and as a result there is considerable excitement in the section of county whore they havo begun operations. This is in Bogard township, twelve miles northeast of this city. Two of the missionaries r reached in this township Saturday night, n their public speeches they do not advovato polygamy, but in private they are pressing their polygamous doctrines. On this account considerable indignation is being expressed. Visitors to the Gas Well. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. Salem, May 29. Quite a good-sized excursion of business men came down the L., N. A. & C. railroard to-night from Bloomington, Bedford and other points along tho road to see the gas wells of this place. Extensive preparations were made to entertain the guests, but the rain caused a change in the plans, and a reception was held in the court-room, where speeches were made by members of the Board of Trade. A good time was enjoyed by the guests, who returned home on the late train to-night. A Seller of Forged Notes. Special to the Indianapolis J ournaL Dana, Slay 29. Some days ago a sensation was created by a rumor that a young man named Oliver Sleeth had attempted to sell some forged notes to different parties here. It now transpires that he succeeded in selling the notes for about $200, and disappeared, going, it is said, to Terre liaute and thence West. Sleeth has alwavs. heretofore, borne an exceptionally good character. An Unknown Corpse Found. Special to tli IndianapoUa Journal. Vincennes, May &. This morning a fisherman, in running his trot-line, discovered a floater in the Wabash river near the city. The body was that of an unknown man, neatly dressed in black. The remains were terribly decomposed, and gave evidence of having been in the water for some time. It is supposed the iloater came from Terre Haute, aud it is believed he was murdered. ' Crushed to Death. Special to tlie Indianapolis Journal. ' Rockport, May, 29. While rafting logs to-day Lee Durham was caught by a heavy log and crushed to death. Tho logs had jammed, and while getting them started the fatal accident occurred. A wife and one child survive him. Sllnor Notes. Valparaiso will probably raise the liquor license to 2o0. Work has commenced on the soldiers' monument at Winchester. Brazil township, in Clay county, has no farmers, but reports $1,400,055 in taxables. Beal Bodkin, living near Winchester, had his right arm cutotf by a buzz saw, last Monday. Knox county farmers complain of green bugs in growing rye and wheat, which aro destroying the grain. Enoch Adams has been arrested at Anderson charged with setting lire to the Hodman property near Wilkinson. John Armstrong. 'colored, has been sentenced at Urazil to three years' imprisonment for cutting Taylor Johnson. Arrangements areo be made for a series of temperance meetin? s, at Crawfordsville, to bo conducted by Francis Murphy. Clark countv White Caps beat Samuel Mayberry. of Watson, until he was insensible, for alleged mistreatment of his mother. Floyd county Las skipped fourteen carloads of strawberries, or more than 50,000 gallons, netting the growers about $25,000. Jeffersonville had its first street-car last Tneeday, and it developed, so ranch enthusiasm that a special officer had to be detailed to protect it. The Missouri Harmony Singers, an organization made up ot members over seventy yearn of age. held a reunion at Morristowu last Tuesday. Harry Sweeney, a yonngbrakeman on the J.. M. & I. railroad, fell, from a freight car near Cambridge Citj; yesterday, and was fatally injured. c The Youngstown elopement came to au end at Fort Wayneyw-tttirday. Miss Moore's father arrived and persuaded her to accompany him home, rfocharges were pre

ferred against her betrayer, Nichols, and he was released from confinement in the county jail. Walter Rcddick, of New Castle, an eleven-year-old boy, but a hardened criminal, was sent to the Kef orm School yesterday for burglary. Charles Foster, a ten-year-old son of Harrison Foster, fell from a tree at Greensburg yesterday, fracturing his skull and receiving other serious injuries. Fifteen young men graduated recently from the law department of the Valparaiso Normal School. Among them was George B. Bowers, of Indianapolis. New Albany manufacturers have adopted the plan of paying employes by the hour, and letting those who choose to work more than eight hours daily, do so. Seymour is to have a ten-round prizefight between Charles Slnsher and William Harrison, as one of tho accompaniments of a barbecue, on the Oth of next J uly. Charles Breese, of Richmond, is charged with committing a criminal assault on the ten-year-old daughter of Frank Brown, living near that city, and is in jaiL Lightning strnck a tree in front of Mrs. William Aldrich's residence, at Greensburg. yesterday afternoon, and shocked the family quite seriously, but no permanent injury was done. At Greensburg, last Tuesday night, masked men unsuccessfully searched, the house of Cliut Drake, looking for John J. Foster, who is suspected of aiding in the death of Henry Schroer, at Millhausen. A mad dog was run down and killed yesterday in Washington township. Blackford county. The dog, when killed, was lighting a number of other Jogs, and a general slaying of these canines will follow. Mrs. Mollie Corwin, of Shelbyville, whose marital experience beats the record, was 5 ranted a divorce, last Tuesday, from oseph Corwin, her seventh husband, from whom she was divorced last winter, and to whom she was remarried soon after. On Tuesday evening while Jas. Bennett was being lowered in a well at Crawfordsville, he fell to tho bottom, a distance of sixty-eight feet. The man escaped with a broken leg, from the fact that there was sand and water in the bottom of the hole. The Indiana Conference of the M. E. Church will hold its fall session at Rockport, on the Sd of next October. Bishop warren, I). D., L. L. D., of Denver Col., will preside, having been appointed to do so by the board of bishops at their recent meeting in Delaware, O. ILLINOIS.

Alleged Mormons Who Are Having Trouble in Carrying On Their Proselyting Work. Tuscola, May 29. A peculiar religious sect has stirred up a commotion in this county. They call themselves the "Pentecost band," and it is believed they are seekr ing to make converts to Mormonism, They have broken up several families at CaS margo, and induced several wives and young women to travel with them. Two of the preachers were mobbed there Monday night, and the Rev. Sibert was nearly killed. An attack was also made on the Rev. Nelson, leader of the band here. His assailants were armed, masked men. He escaped from them, and at once left the neighborhood. Brief Mention. Decatur is to have an $80,000 hotel; $50,000 of the amount has already been raised. Jonathan O'keene has been indicted for the murder of Professor Matchill, of Hanover, and it is understood that he will plead guilty when arraigned. The capture of four counterfeiters near Versailles recently is likely to prove an important one. Besides counterfeiting tools and coins, a large ciuantity of illicit whisky was found. Capt. Porter, of the Secret Service, took the four men to Springfield. where he had them bound over in a $1,000 bond each for counterfeiting. Fields, one of the gang, turned State's evidence. Death of the Copper King. Chicago, May 29. Nathan Corwith, one of the most widely-known citizens of Chiago, died at his residence, on Michigan avenue. this evening. Air. Corwith had at one time accumulated about $1,500,000 and retired from business. Last July his son. Guerdon Corwith, a metal broker of New York, persuaded his father to embark his means iu an effort to corner the lead. market, but the attempt failed, and Mr. Corwith lost every dollar of his fortune. The Amalgamated Association. Pittsburg, May 29. There will be no conference this year between tho Amalgamated Association and the Manufacturers' Association on the wage question, the latter body having gone out of existence. President Wiehe, of tho Amalgamated Association, appointed a committee to draw up a scale which the workmen of each mill will present to their employers. It will probably differ materially irom the present scale, and no trouble is expected as to its acceptance. Died While Taking a Masonic Dejrree. Wichita, Kan., May 29. Dr. James B. Lawrence, while in attendance at the Masonic Lodge last night, dropped dead in taking the third degree. He was one of the leading physicians of the State. Heart disease is supposed to have caused his death. A Broken Savings Bank. St. Louis. May 29. The Savings Bank at Savannah, Mo., made an assignment today to Gilbert McDaniels and Henderson Edwards. The bank had a capital of 518,000 and real estate worth $25,000, and its deposits amounted to $7,500. Steamship Arrivals. PniLADKLPiiiA, May 29. Arrived: Switzerland, from Antwerp. Antwerp, May 29. Arrived: Hermann, from New York. The Haytien War. NewtYork, May 29. Admira lGherardi. who arrived from Hayti on the United States steamship Galena to-day, says it is true that Hyppolite is rapidly gaining the advantage over Legitime. Bishop's Doctors Acquitted. - New York, May 29. The coroner's jury in the Bishop case find the cause of death, was coma, and that the doctors acted in good faith, though hastily. The doctors were then discharged. The Biggest Flume in the World. New York Sun. It is claimed that the recently completed San Diego lluine is the most stupendous ever constructed in the world, being only a little short of thirty-six miles long. An idea of tho gigantic character of the work may bo obtained from the fact that the amount of lumber consumed was more than nine millions of feet, or, allowing the very considerable yield of 1,000 feet to each tree, not less than 9.000 trees were required. In the course of tne flume there are some 315 trestles, the longest of these being 1,700 feet in length, 85 feet high, and containing onequarter of a million feet of lumber. Another trestle is of the same height and 1,2X) feet long, the main timbers used in both of them being 10x10. and 8x8, being put together on the gTound and raised to their position by horse power. The number of tunnels in the course of the flume is eight, the longest of which is 2,100 feet, tho tunnels being in size 6x6 feet, with convexshaped roofing. Each mile of the flume required an averagtof one-fourth of a million feet of lumber for its construction, and the redwood, used entirely in the' box, is two inches in thickness throughout Asking a Trifle Too Much. Koblesville Ledger. Is it possible that a man can so far forget himself as to as the Union veterans to decorate the graves of those who caused their comrades to starve to death or die of loathsomo diseases in Southernlprisonjpenst Are we to teach our children to pay a Ilowery tribute to treason, armed rebellion and murder? No! a thousand times no! If wo must tio this for the privilege of keeping the memory of fallen comrades green, we would rather that their names and ours, toE ether with tho history of the achievements ought with their life's blood, should pass into oblivion. A Forlorn Vl (low. Washington Post. The world never has an over-supply of sympathy for widows, and when one does make a goose of herself, and get intotleep trouble, people say it serves her right. Mrs. Sophie Semple, a Buffalo widow, answered an advertisement, and secured a lover. He courted her a week, married her,

Absolutely Pure. This powilw nerer varies. A raarvrt ot Tmrtty. Jrenirth and wholesotneneaa. More economical than the ordinary klnl,nd cannot be sold in comprUtloa with the multitude of low-tesr. short. weight lnm or phojphate powder. Sold only in can. llOYAl. BAXINTJ l'OWDKR CO.. 106 Wall 8trct, X. Y. and stole and decamped with her money and valuables in just threedavs. The widow has nothing left but the name of Miller and brain fever. The Remission of Sin Coy'a Fine. Ixgan sport Journal. The remission of the fine of Sim Coy bv President Harrison was in no sense a pardon, much less a condonation of his crime. hen he was sentenced he was amplv ablo to pay his tine, and it was imposed, doubtless, as a sort of "cracker" to his punishment, to come in at the close of his term of imprisonment and make his pocket-book feel someof the weight of the penaHy his body had been bearing. But during his imprisonment one of his pals. John E. Sullivan, robbed him and his familv of evervthing they possessed. He, therefore, oould not pay the fine and fo bo punished in that manner. He could only serve it out at an expense to the State, without a perceptiblo addition to that form of the penalty of his ollense. No end of justice should have been reached by such service. The changed circumstances of his family appealed for consideration. Coy will bo the last man who will feel that tho remission of his lino is in any degree a pardon or mitigation of his offenses, and he is probably the last man who will permit himself to be used by his superiors in his party in perpetrating tally-sheet forgeries. Claim Against the Girard Estate. Philadelphia Inquirer. After having lived almost their entire lifetime in abject poverty, Miss Henrietta Girard, of this city, and Mrs. De Vara du Maine, of Paris, nieces of the late Stephen Girard, will in a few days institute legal proceedings to recover upward of $1,000,000 of that estate which is now being held in trust by Mrs. Eugenia Girard. the widow of Augustus Girard, a brother of the wellknown Philadelphia philanthropist. That portion of the estate which will be involved in the suit is the vast tract of coal lands in Schuylkill county which has already been the source of much litigation to tho trustees. The leading members of thenar look forward to the opening of the case with great anxiety, and say that it will prove one of the most famous legal contests on record, and will be of international importance, as there are a great many claimants now residing in England anil France. A number of rather startling exposures as to the present management of the estate in private trust, it is expected, will also be made. The Inevitable Eye-Glass. FhUadelpbia Inquirer. The number of people that wear eyeglasses, or spectacles, seems to be ever on the increase. Sometimes they seem to come along in perfect shoals. A ladv out shopping tho other day counted them for awhile for her own edification. She found that nearly two-thirds of the pedestrians 6ho met wore them, and fully one-third of tbosrt riding in the street-cars. Little children in the fours and lives and old people in the eighties and nineties, alike, appeared to be wearers of glasses. Many men. particularly old beaux, wear them dangling from a lapel button, occasionally raising them to their eves. "Bv the way," said the same lady, "1 think shop girls were done an ini'ustico tho other day in being spoken of as laving unkempt hair. On the contrary, they take the greatest pains with it. They have hair-dressers lrequently, and keep it done up for the store, moro particularly ai a great many of them attend balls in tho evening. To the waist down she is generally extremely neat," The Ornamental but Unsubstantial Collar Kansas City Journal. In a spirit of fair-dealing, certain venders of liquid refreshments in New York have adopted the plan of selling beer by weight, instead of by measure. Should this 83'stem extend to all the saloons, there would no longer be any incentive to the barkeeper to put on an ornamental but unsubstantial collar on a glass of beer, and the customer would get his money's worth. Keagons of Ills Own. Omaha Republican. The movement which originated in Lincoln to compel Marshal Brad Slaughter to wear a necktie has been revived here. The Republican cannot join in it. Marshal Slaughter probably had reasons of his own for his course, and they should be held eacred. It may bo that anything of a tightening nature about his throat carries with it an unpleasant suggestion. Just Found It Out. Philadelphia rrss. Mr. Cleveland has discovered that the appointment of editors to oflico is "stilling the press." This probably never occurred to him when he was at work appointing ninety-four editors to postmasterships and other places. A man's hindsight is sometimes better than his foresight. Hilarious if Not Harmonious. Nctt York World. The Cleveland banquet last night was hilarious if not harmonious. Even tho waiters downstairs fcem to have been affected by the enthusiasm to such an extent that it was necessary to send for tho police. No Help from That Quarter. Detroit Tribune. Slugger Sullivan says that, "with God's help," ho expects to defeat Kilrain and win the belt. V o think if ho wins the belt ho may claim all the credit for himself. MiUa's inn. Philadelphia Tres. One year ago at this time Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, had a bill. The Under of the same will bo liberally rewarded upon returning it to the free-trade soup-house. Knforclnsr the Law. Life. Officer Muldoon Come on wid yer! Vender of Beacock Feathers What fori Oflicer Muldoon Fer selliu cocktail widout'r licker license. Terre HauteS Cure-AIL Terrs Ilante flar-ette. No household in the 6o-called and misscalled Wabash ague belt should bo without a bottle of petroleum from the Diall welL , Why, of Course. Washington Press. "Let 118 forget sordid things," says G. C Certainly, bv all imans. No more reference to that ten-thousand-dollar contribution. Important lu;lliftJe Announcement. Cincinnati Commercial tiaictte. It is understood that right has been arranged between John 1. Sullivan and Gen. liuulan er. m Kven Surpe the baloont, Cincinnati CnnmerctMJ2?tte. Tho Chamber of Commerce building is a splendid ediiice. It is bigger than any 6aloon iu town. m A Warning and an Invitation. Do not commit Oklahomacido! Come to, Kobra&a.