Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 December 1895 — Page 2

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OlX(i SIAKIIIUD COITLU SEXtx:.ccd. rou turkey stealing. Loto on Hurt: Creek Led to the Sul cUe of Jnrol) Itoycr Dcntlr of Corporal W. C. Lake. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. FRANKFORT, Ind,, Doc. 14. William and Daisy Kmery. husband and wife, were this morning sentenced to prison for one year. Six months ago farmer McNutt caught James Ilarshman, a fifteen-year-old youth, stealing his turkeys. Ilarshman said that ho had been induced to steal the poultry by the Emerys. also admitting that he had beforo taken turkeys to their house. Investigation proved that the toy had told the truth. Mrs. Emery is a handsomo young v.oman of twenty-two year, and is the first married woman to be sent to prison from this county. On beins sentenced Ehe upraided her husband for getting her into the trouble and refused to walk by his side on their return to Jail: "When I married you you promi3ed to cut loose from your trashy set and be an honest man. Now, see what we have both come to. I shall never live with you a?aln!" 3IOTHi:it AXD SOX IMTED. Separated for Tlilrty-Ttvo Years on Account of Fnmlly Troubles Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFOIiDSVILLE. Ind.. Dec. 14. W. L. Babbitt, living In this city, has just discovered the whereabouts of his mother, from whom he was stolen thirty-two years ago. His parents came from England and located la Chicago, where W. L. Babbitt was born. His lather was a lumber dealer and an athlest, which finally led to a divorce from hi wife. One day the husband stole his son from the home of his former wife and took him to a relative at Sabula, la., where the boy remained until his father removed to Michigan, when he took his son alon;?. In the meantime his mother had exhausted her means in searching for her son, but to no avail, and she went to reside with relatives at Nils. Mich , and later to Cuyahoga Falls, O. The boy still remained with his father, and as he grew up he learned about his having been stolen from his mother. His father said his mother was dead. He had finally concluded' to find his mother, and when sixteen years old he ran away from home, but hi3 father got hlra back and kept him until he was of age. Then the boy left his father, whom he has not eeea to this day. The young man went to his relatives In Iowa, and there he obtained a clew concerning his mother. He then returned to Chicago, where a wealthy friend helped him in his search. They advertised, but to no purpose. Young Babbitt finally married and settled In Miles, Mich., afterwards removing to this city, and Is traveling for the Crawfordsville Lumber Company. A few months ago he got trace cf his mother, and finally located her at her eister's, Mrs. J. S. Boyce, In Cuyahoga Falls, O. He returned here this week, and the old lady Is with him, after thirty-two years separation. IXDIAXA OBITUAIIY. Corporal W. C. Lake, of General Harrison's Old Regiment. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 14. W. C. Lake, corporal of Company D, Seventieth Indiana Volunteers, General Harrison's regiment, died at his home In this city this afternoon of apoplexy. He attended the meeting of the G. A. R. post last night, and went to his home about 0 o'clock. For some ' time he had to sit up In a chair at night, feeing1 unable to 11c down. He was heard to fall from his chair after the family retired, and when the family reached him he was unconscious. Ha lived until about noon today. Mr. Lake "was born near Morgantown, this county, In August, 1844, and has resided In the county most of his life. He enlisted in the Seventieth, Indiana at Morgantown and Berved for three years. For many years he ha3 been unable to do hard work because of Injuries received during the war. William Scott, Army Snrgeon. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO. Ind., Dec 14. Dr. William Scott, the oldest physician la thl3 city, both In age and active service, died suddenly this morning of heart trouble, aged sixtyfive. While dressing, after arising from his bed, he was seized with heart failure, but called the family and was assisted back in bed. remarking, "I believe I am dying." Deceased was a well-known army surgeon, and for many years has been local surgeon for the Lake Erie & Western railway. Theodore Benedict Aley. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BEDFORD, Ind., Dec. 14. The remains of -Theodore Benedict Aley reached here from . California to-night, where he was killed In a railroad wreck Dec. 6. The funeral and Interment will take place here to-morrow. Deceased was a brother-in-law of Warden A. T. Hert, cf Jeffersonville prison. WAIlDn.Y IIEIIT'S MANAGEMENT. The Legislative Committee Finds Much to Commend. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Dec 14.-The j

nuiu-vci ieiiaiurs appointed - by the late Legislature to Investigate the convict labor problem arrived at the Prison South to-day. After being shown through the penitentiary they went Into executive session. The committee Is composed, of Senators Christian Holler, chairman,' of South Bend; W. S. Haggard. Lafayette; II. Q. Haughton, Shoals; H. C. Duncan, Bloomlngton; Lewis Schnlck, Seymour; V. P. Boseman.. Posey ville; M. W. Callett, Logansport; J. F. White, Grandview. Accompanying the Senators were Warden Harley and Director Van Voorst, of the Michigan City prison, together with Hon. L. H. Nebeker and Secretary Bicknell, of tho State Board of Charities. Senator Holler tald the committee was already much Interested in its work and the members wre hopeful of beneficial results. After tho Inspection of the prison the members expressed themselves as very much pleased jf rot only with the sanitary condition and ; discipline, but the general management of ; the new administration. Warden Hert and the other olficials were all highly compll- ; dented. The results of the executive session was not disclosed, but a report will be made to the next Legislature. The principal points . discussed were the convict labor question, tho necessities of reform of tho present prison labor system and. If possible, to :j devise a means of engaging convict labor In Industries whereby the product will not bo placed on the market in competition ri with free labor. The necessity of an intcrmediate prison for convicts sentenced for minor offenses was also discussed. The visitors returned home to-night. A BUCK CREEK SUICIDE. Jacob Royer Kills Himself Near Senator Turple's Birthplace. Special to the Indtanapolis Journal. DELPHI, Ind., Dec 14. Two hoys out rabbit hunting yesterday afternoon found the dead body of Jacob Royer and unraveled a mystery that has been agitating parts of Carroll and Tippecanoe counties for the last thres or four days. Monday morning Royer, a -well-known young man from Buck Creek, went ta Colburn, borrowed a gun and a dos from a friend, stating that he Inteded to put In the day hunting quail and rabbit. About 2 o'clock In the aernoon the des returned home. Rover fallmg to put In an appearance, several searching parties , were organized and went to look for him but failed to find him. Royer had been dlsappointed In a love affair, and had threats' cnel to take his life. His head had been ? shot off. Royer right hand clutched tho . ptlck with which he had pressed the trigger The unfortunate man left a note to his mother, statin? thit he had decided that he - could be happier In another world than he was In this, and requested that she have his body buried by the sld3 of his brother in the cemetery at Buck Crttk. The body 'vas found within a few hundred yards of he house In which Senator Turpie was xm. and which it now occupied by his :rcther Robert. -Isetlncr of Union Men to Protest. -' ;:cial to the InJianapolis Journal. rjMMITVILLE, Ind.. Dec 14. A mass r-. sting of tho several organizations of w.'ir3 wcrksrs of tha counties of Madison, Grant arrtf J)elaware was held here last .zv'shL Th? coercion raa the recent opent7 f "1 'zrzzr cl a crsurica crcea

bottle factory at this place. D. A. Hays, vice presiJent of the Green Uottlc Workers' Asociatlon. and other prominent leaders addressed the assemblage. Special- trains front Marion, Muncie, Anderson and Elwood brought six hundied strangers to participate in the demonstration. The speakers explained the purpose of te meeting to be the Information of the people In regard to the principles and objects to be accomplished by the organization of labor, and especially was the meeting designed to bo a protest against the operation of the proposed nonunion factory. Ia point of numbers and enthusiasm the meeting was a success, being one of the largest voluntary gatherings of organized labor In the gas belt. Only Johnstone After, a. ZVeedlc. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind., Dec. 14. The fate of the two men recently tried In this county for White Cap outrages, Al Stirnson and William Davis, was decided here this afternoon by Judge Bundy, of New Castle, before whom the cases were tried some weeks ago. At that time the men were found guilty and given six years each. The Judge to-day , refused a motion for a new trial. As Sheriff Starr was taking the men from the courthouse, a mob of howling men and boys, who were watching mind reader Paul Alexander Johnstone, went rushing up the steps of the east entrance of the courthouse. The committee had previously hidden a needle In the clerk's office and had taken that route. Some one started the cry that a mob was after the White Caps, and the two men were-wild with excitement and fear. It was a trying moment for the sheriff, who had the greatest difficulty in reassuring the doomed men that they were safe in his keeping. . Water and Light Plant at Auction. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. Dec. 14.-W. P. Flshback. master In chancery, sold the Crawfordsville Water and Light Company at the sooth door of the courthouse this afternoon at 3 o'clock. At first Mr. Fishback offered each parcel of land separately, but no person bid on it in this manner. Then he offered the entire property In a lump. The $3,X qualification fee a3 a bidder was put up by William Hord, of New York, who represented the Knickerbocker Trust Company, of New York, and he bid in the plant at $00,000. The first mortgage bondholders were, In reality, the purchasers, and. In all probability, the second mortgage bondholders will realize something on their investment. The debts of the company amount to $350,000. The company was reorganized and it i3 probable that Mr. Haynes. the receiver, will be retained- as manager. Sloop Case Ready for Argnraent. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MONHCELLO, Ind., Dec, 14. The evidence In the case against George Sloop for murdering his wife, closed to-day. The State's evidence was that the deceased died from - blows Inflicted on the back of her head by the defendant. The defense is that the deceased was a woman weak In body and mind; that she suffered from attacks of epilepsy; that she frequently fell in the attacks, and that she inflicted the wounds on herself by falling when suffering from them; that the night she died she had several of these attacks; that she died from these convulsions, and the injuries on the head were not sufficient to produce death. The defendant proved conclusively that he was a man of good reputation, sober and industrious. The arguments commence Monday morning. Great interest Is manifested in the result, and the court room has been crowded.

. Vlolatlnsr the Moore Law. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., Dec. 14. The first suit on the strength of tho Moore law was instituted to-day by the arrest of Joseph Hewick, charged with operating a saloon In the residence part of Muncie. The Moore law gives any city the right to frame an ordinance making it a finable offense to run a saloon in the residence part of the city, and. such an ordinance has been made in Muncie. The law does not make the boundary line. The court has that problem to solve. ILerrick's saloon is on Second street, one block from Walnut, the principal business thoroughfare, and is surrounded by residences. The case will be bitterly contested, as it will be a test case. Hanover's Sew Science Hall. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MADISON, Ind., Dec. 14. Dr. A. Y. Moore, treasurer of Hanover College, this morning received a telegram from Rev. Alexander Dunn, special financial agent of the college, stating that Mrs. William McKee Dunn, of Washington, D. C, had added 12,000 to her subscription of $400 to the fund for the new scientific building. This, with smallet sums lately secured, makes up the $25,000 necessary for the new edifice. President Fisher will doubtless take steps to have the building erected at an early date. With the new gymnasium and new scientific building Hanover College will be better equipped than ever before In her history. Fight Between lllacks and Whites. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ROCKPORT, Ind., Dec. 14. A race war that has been going on here for the past month assumed rather serious proportions this evening. A battle took place between liveryman John Howk, deputy marshal James Fagan and others on one side against John Tlnsley and other colored men on the other side. Howk and Fagan are seriously injured. Tlnsley, the colored leader, has been arrested and placed in Jail, and there are strong threats of mobbing. him to-night. Great crowds are gathered on the streets, and much excitement prevails. The trouble arises over an abuse of the liquor law and partly through politics 'Will Have a K. of P. Night. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GAS CITY, Ind., Dec. 14. Next Tuesday evening promises to be a great time in Gas City. The Knights of Pythias are to organize a lodge here, and Knights from all parts of the gas belt will participate. The lodge will be Instituted with about eighty charter members, and is composed largely of prominent citizens and business men. The following officers of the Grand Lodge have accepted invitations to be present: Grand Chancellor C F. S. Neal, Deputy Grand Chanoellor Petty, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Bowers, Grand Trustee Powell and others. Fell Dead In the House. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind., Dec. 14. Robert Michaels, aged sixty, who removed with his family from! Hamilton, O., to Chesterfield, this county, four years ago, died suddenly at his home yesterday. Hi3 wife, three daughters and two sons witnessed his death. Mr. Michaels as he arose walked to the door, sank to the floor and was dead when his son reached him. The deceased was one of the leading citizens of that village. The remains were taken this afternoon to his old 'home in Hamilton. Graybeards Invited. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKFORT, Ind., Dec 14.-John Goldsberry, aged seventy-five, a wealthy Clinton county farmer, Is going to give a big Christmas dinner to his friends. Fifteen guests are to be invited and of these the youngest is to be eighty years and the oldest ninety-five. Mr. Goldsberry says each guest will be expected to give tho etory of his life from Infancy. 11 red at the Operator. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LEBANON, Ind., Dec. 14. About 2 o'clock this morning Jack Swltzer,' night telegraph operator of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Loul3 railway, was attacked by two robbers. Switser showed fight and the miscreants fired three shots through the window without effect. They then kicked in the depot door, but were scared away and escaped. Younf? Thompson Given Five Years. Special to the Indianapolis Journal.' BEDFORD, Ind., Dec. 14. Jud Thompson, charged with shooting and killing George Leonard at West Baden Springs Hotel, which case has been venued here from Orange county, was found guilty yesterday, .ind Thompson was sentenced to five years in the southern penitentiary. Thompson Is a young man, scarcely twenty years of age. Mrs. Thome Left Homeless. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind., Dec. 14. The residence of Mrs. S. T. Thorne, at Alto, this county, burned last night, the house and all Its contents being consumed, leaving the widow homeless. Mrs. Thorne is the mother of cxMay6r J. C. P. Thorne. of this city. Tho loss will be tl.'Vy, with no insurance. Union TrJntcra Strike. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GVAN3VILLC, led., Dec. H.-Chortly :cro r :n V'-

of the Tribune office were ordered out by tho local union. The action was to head off a lockout, which proprietor Gilbert threatened to make after his Sunday morning papar had gone to press. Not a machine in the office is being operated. The Tribune is an afternoon paper, and the machine operators have been getting $21 per week. Gilbert wanted them to make a scale of $15. Singer's Alleged Murderer Acquitted. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., Dec 14.-James Cunningham, who has been on trial In the Whitley Circuit Court for about ten days, charged with the murder of George M. Singer, postmaster at Dunfee, on the night of Sept. 16. was acquitted this evening. The Jury was out about four hours.

Farmer llrida-eford Falls Dead. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKFORT. Ind.. Dec 14.-Charles Eridgeford, a' wealthy farmer, dropped dead on the streets of Kirklin this afternoon. Mr. Bridgeford was seventy years old, and has been identified with Clinton county history for years. Indiana .Notes. The commissioners of Parka county have appropriated $1,000 to build a cottage at the Soldiers Home, Lafayette. The fourth annual session of the Wayne County 'Farmers' Institute closed a two days' session at Centerville Saturday. Francis Long, a saloon keeper of Lebanon, was seriously injured at Fayette, Saturday night, by the accidental discharge of a pistol. While Mrs. Louisa Stelnmeyer, of Vincennes, was burning leaves, Saturday, her apron caught fire and she was fatally burned. Mr. Levi Dougherty, of Carroll county, was dangerously injured In a runaway near his home at Rocklield Saturday. He was a candidate for county treasurer on the Republican ticket four years ago. The Wabash Valley Coal Company, of Paxton, 111., has leased to the Northern Fuel Company, of Chicago, all Its coal mines at Lyford, Parke county. This includes over 1,000 acres of coal land. Jonathan Goff, at Frankfort, entered John Barton's saloon Friday night and shot at the proprietor. Goft's bullet missed, but Barton returned the fire and the bullet cut oft GofTs forefinger. Goff was arrested. The commissioners of Greene county let the contract for building a steel bridge over White river to George M. Notter, of Worthington, the consideration being $7,300. The bridge is to. replace the one recently blown down at that place. Mrs. Emery Lane, of Morgan county, was shot by a farm hand Thursday while she was at her work about tho house on her farm near Eminence. Tho man was carelessly handling a revolver when in some way. It was accidentally discharged. She will 'recover. Arnold Eads, an employe In Finch Bros.' sawmill at Frankfort, was fatally Injured Friday. While unloading logs a cant hook failed to loosen, and the log falling, Eads was struck in the forehead with the hook handle, the blow breaking his skull. Eads's family lives at Darlington. ADDRESS TO VOTERS 3IR. CARTER'S CALL FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. Instructions as to Time and 3Ietliod of Selecting Delegates and Alternate and Filing- Notices of Contests. WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-Chairman Carter, of the Republican national committee, has Issued the following call for the national convention: To the Republican Electors of the United States: "In accordance with usage and the instructions of the Republican national convention of 1892. and by direction of the national committee, a national convention of delegated representatives of the Republican party will be held at the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, on Tuesday, the 16th day of June, 181)6, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of nominating candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, to be supported at the next national election, and for the transaction of such other and further business as may be brought before it. "The Republican electors in the several States and Territories, and voters, without regard to past political affiliations, who believe in Republican principles and indorse the Republican policy, are cordially Invited to unite under this call In the formation of a national ticket. "Each State will be entitled to four delegates at large, and for each Representative in Congress at large two delegates, and each congressional district, each Territory and the District of Columbia to two delegates. The- delegates at large shall be chosen by popular State conventions, called on not less than twenty days' published notice and not less than thirty days before the meeting cf the national coventlon. The congressional district delegates shall be chosen at conventions called by the conf sessional committee of each such district n the same manner as the nomination of a Representative in congress is maae in saia district, provided, that in any congressional district where there is no Republican congressional committee the Republican State committee shall appoint from the residents of such districts a committee for the purpose of calling a district convention to eUct the district delegates. The territorial delegates shall be chosen in the same manner as the nomination of a delegation In Congress Is made. The delegates from the District of Columbia shall be chosen at a convention to be called by the committee of three provided for by the national committee at its meeting in Washington City on Dec. 10, 1893, and such convention shall be constituted of members elected in district primaries, to be held at such time and places and presided over by such Judges of election as said committee of three may appoint. . ' "In addition to the representation now authorized by tue rules of the national convention for the Territories of Utah, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona, the committee advises each of said Territories to elect four delegates, and the admission of such additional delegates to the convention Is recommended. "An alternate delegate for each delegate to the national convention to. act in case of the absence of the delegate, shall be elected in the same manner and at the same time as the delegate is elected. "All notices of contests must be filed with the secretary of the national committee in writing, accompanied by printed statements of the grounds of contest, which shall be made public Preference In the order of hearing and determining contests will be given by the convention in accordance with the dates of tiling of such notices and statements with the secretary. "THOMAS G. CARTER, Chairman. "JOSEPH H. MANLEY, Secretary." Insrnlls Wan Not Misquoted. ATCHISON, Kan., Dec. 14. John J. Ingalls was recently quoted in an Indianapolis interview as expressing himself . in favor of Benjamin Harrison for President. Mr. Ingalls authorized the statement that he did not favor Benjamin Harrison while in Indianapolis, nor did he meet him nor have any communication with him: that not when interviewed nor at any other time did he declare himself in favor of his nomination for President. The Interview in question appeared in tho Indianapolis papers last Sunday. In neither of them was Mr. Ingalls quoted as saying he was for General Harrison. He said he regarded General Harrison as a strong man in the West and by far the brainiest man in the country and the best fitted for th executive chair. Mr. Ingalls was not nlhsquoted in any manner. Populist Committee to Meet. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dec. 14.-The national executive committee of the People's, party has issued a call for a meeting of the national committee at the Lindell Hotel. St. Louis, Jan. 17, 1SDG, to fix the time and place for holding a national convention and. transact other business. They say It Is de sirable that they have a full representation and kindly request all to be present No one will be permitted to act as proxy without proper credentials in writing. The call is signed by' H. E. Taubeneck, chairman: C Rankin, treasurer; J. X. Turner and Lawrence J. McPartin, secretaries. The Conqnerlng Heroes Return. ST. LOUIS, Dec. It The St. Louis delegation that went to Washington and secured the Republican national convention, returned home to-day from New York. A. committee of citizens, headed by Charles Nagel, president of the City Council, met the returning party at Caseyvllle, 111., and uccompanicd it to the city. Mr. Nagel made a neat speech of welcome and congratulated the members of the committee on the success of their trip. It wa3 responded to by Chairman Clark H. Sampson. Huyler's Cocoa and Chocolates are un-rurr-cd fcr their purity cil Czlizlz:zzz cl i-ivcr. All crcctro.

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HON. EDWARD MTIIEHSOX FALLS A VICTX3I TO Nt'X VOMICA. Ex-Cong-ressinnn and Ex-Clcrlc of the House of Representatives The Venerable Captain Dassett Dyinjr. GETTYSBURG, Pa.. Dec. 14. Hon. Edward McPherson died to-day from the erects of an overdose of nux vomica taken last night by mistake. He was in his slxty-ntth year and leaves a widow, one daughter and four sons. Edward McPherson was born In Gettysburg, July 3L 1S0O. He was graduated at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, in 1S48, studbd law and subsequently settled In that place as a Journalist, but was compelled through the failure of his health to abandon literary work. He was elected to Congress as a Republican and served from ISod to 1SS3. In the latter year he was appointed deputy commissioner of internal revenue. After a service of six months he became clerk of the lower House of Congress and held that office until 1873. His term In this office was the longest since the beginning of the government. He was chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing In 1877-78, permanent president of the Republican national convention in 1876 and since 1879 had been engaged in journalism at Gettysburg. Tho University of Pennsylvania gave him the degree of LL. D. and Princeton that of A. M. in 1877. He published "Political History of the United States During the Great Rebellion," (18o5); "The Political History of the United States During the Reconstruction" (1870), and a Hank Book of Politics," in 1872. which was issued every second year thereafter. For several years he was the American editor of tho "Almanack de Gotha." Levi Warren Haughton. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. Levi Warren Haughton, an old shipping merchant, well known In houses engaged in the foreign and California trades, is dead at his home in Bath, Me., where he was born in 1815. In 1857 he and his three brothers succeeded his father in the shipping business, the latter . having become the owner of one of the finest fleets of American vessels afloat. For nearly forty years the house maintained a fleet of about fourteen full rigged ships, building usually one ship a year, and engaged in the carrying trades of this port. New Orleans, San Francisco, Havre, Antwerp, Liverpool and Chinese and East Indian ports. John J. Vlalr. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-John J. Blair, sup-, ervising engineer of the department of charities and corrections. Is dead. He was stricken with heart failure while Inspecting work on Ward's island on Dec. 8 and slre then hus been confined to his house. Mr. Blair was an ex-commlssloner of the old volunteer fire department and was connected with the "Six Six" company in the days when Tweed was the company treasurer. He was also a member of the Legislature for several terms. . Miss Phoebe Lincoln. BURLINGTON, la., Dec. 14. Miss Phoebe Lincoln, the favorite cousin of the martyred Presldnt of the United States, died at her home in La Harpe, 111., yesterday, at the age of sixty-seven. The funeral, which took place to-day, was attended by a large company of prominent people. Other Deaths. BOSTON. Mass.,' Dec 14. Stephen A. Holt, of Winchester, formerly one of the most prominent lumber dealers in 'the New England States, dropped dead from heart failure on State street this afternoon. Until last June he was a member of the wholesale lumber firm of Holt & Bugbee. He was seventy-six years old, and leaves a family. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Dec. 14.-Judge John B. Douglass died of heart disease today, aged thirty-seven years. He was graduated from Yale Law School, and for several years, practiced law in Duluth and Bralnerd. Minn., being Judge of the Circuit and Probate Court there. He came to Bridgeport two years ago. SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 14. Charles Mayne, pioneer, capitalist and millionaire banker, died to-day. His real name was Henry Merzebach, -but when a young man ho assumed the name of his employer, Charles Mayne. ...... FORT WORTH, Tex., Dec. 14.-Judge Thomas L. Nugent, the Populist leader in Texas, died at his home In this city at 2:15 o'clock this morning. ROME. Dec. 14. Cardinal Paul Melchers Is dead. He was a German by birth, was born In 1S13, and was created a cardinal In 1885. CAPTAIN DASSETT DYING. A Noted Figure in the Senate of the United States. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. Capt. Isaac Bassett, the venerable doorkeeper of the Senate, Is slowly dying. Dr. Curtis, who is attending him, says that he will not survive much longer. At 2:30 a. m. it was said he might not live through the morning. Captain Isaac Bassett enjoyed the distinction of being one of the most noted figures at the national capital. He served continuously in one position or another in the United States Senate for sixty-five years, and from a delicate boy of eleven literally "grew gray" In the service of his country. He was the second page appointed in the Senate, his sponsor being Daniel Webster and the date of his appointment 1830. After he had outgrown the office of page he was promoted to that of messenger and from that elevated to the office of assistant doorkeeper, which position he filled until he came to be as much a fixture in the chamber as the marble clock which, according to Capitol gossip, he was wont to turn back at the end of each March session, when some special legislation was desired to be completed. His duties embraced the general housekeeping of the Senate, and the seating of the members and the actual police work" of the sergeant-at-arms, when that official was called upon to act in that capacity. It was In that capacity that in his younger days he had to face the only revolver, save one, . that has ever been drawn in the Senate. It was in the hands of a Senator from one of the small States, who, being very much intoxicated, was raising a row and the sergeant-at-arms was finally ordered to take him into custody. When "Bully" Brooks made his memorable assault on Charles Sumner it was Mr. Bassett who assisted the Massachusetts statesman to the cloak room, assisted to bathe his wounds and prepare him for removal to his home. Persons who have visited the Senate chamber any time within the last quarter of a century have noticed a pleasant-faced old gentleman with white hair and beard the former curled carefully in a roll, who sat at the left of the presiding officer. When a message was received from the President of the United States or from the House of Repersentative3 it was he who announced the fact to the Senate. Although he performed this duty for years, he invariably made as much fuss over !t as though it were his first attempt. His face would turn scarlet, and, as he bowed his head to the presiding officer, there was a quiver In his voice as he uttered the stereotyped formula. This was accompanied by a hesitancy of speech, as If uncertain whether or not his remarks would fall on appreciative ears. Captain Bassett was the recipient of numerous marks of esteem from the Senators. On the anniversary of his fiftieth year of service he was presented with a beautiful sliver snuffbox, the presentation being made by the presiding officer. In 1876, on his birthday, an oil painting of himself was presented to him, accompanied by a letter signed by Senator Anthony, "on behalf of the members of the Senate, irrespective of party." and on the occasion cf his golden wedding he was presented with a handsome silver salver. '- ' Suicide of a Chlensroan. CHICAGO. Dec. 14. Robert A. Hclllwell. of the real estate firm of Helliwell. Treat & Co., committed suicide at his home in Oak Park this evening by shooting himself in the templew Ho- went to the barn on the pretense of cleaning a bicycle and an hour later his corpse was found by his fourteen-year-old daughter. Xo especial cause for tho suicide is known except that he had not been In the best of health for some time. Knocked Oat In One Round. BIRMINGHAM, Ala,, Dec. It. "DenverEd Smith knocked out Mike Qulnlan. the "Chicago stock yards giant." in one round. Smith says he will meet Corbett, Fitrslmrnon3,Mahcr or any. boxer In the world. Cornerstone of a Museum Iatd. BROOKLYN, Dec. 14.-Ths cornerstone of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and tlsncet;, to fco erected on Prcrpect street crr::U3 Prcrrtct Pari:, Trr T-t b.rl'co f - -. f"? r.-. i . - , -,

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