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the real needs and condition of the miners, but has received no reply. No receipts have been received for the last three drafts sent in, and the committee have decided not to collect any more funds until it is assured that the money is an actual necessity. They have already sent in nearly S6OO, moro, probably, than any city in the State with the exception of Indianapolis, and are willing to send more if it is really needed, but will make no more collections until word has been received from Mr. Conner.. Killed In Matile’s Mine. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PRINCETON, lnd.. Sept. 11.—Bradley Dunville, aged twenty-three, a miner, employed in the Maule Coal Company's mines h’ere, was killed by falling slate to-day. His head, hips and back were horribly crushed. This is the eighth fatality that has occurred in this mine during the past year. Dunville was unmarried and lived in Laswell, Ky. ANOTHER BODY FOUND ELEVEN VICTIMS OF THE COLORADO WRECK NOW IDENTIFIED. Charred Remains of Engineer Ostrander Taken from the Debris—Verdict of the Coroner. NEWCASTLE, Col., Sept. 11.—The body of Robert Ostrander, engineer of the Colorado Midland stock train which collided with the Rio Grande passenger yesterday, was found to-day In the debris of the wreck. The head and one arm were burned off. Rev. Alex. Hartman, of Hersher, 111., whoso wife and two children were killed in the accident, died In the hospital at Salida this morning. Frank Burbank, conductor, and Engineer Ostrander, deceased, are charged by the coroner’s jury with being responsible for the frightful wreck. The Inquest was held this morning. The jury decided from the evidence that the conductor and engineer attempted to arrive at New Castle siding on the time allotted by order of the train dispatcher to the Rio Grande passenger westbound. Conductor Burbank was released on his own recognizance this morning, and after the verdict was announced he was rearrested. The verdict was received without any surprise. The known dead now number eleven. The coroner’s research among the ruins have convinced him that from six to ten more persons met death In the awful accident. This materially reduces the original estimate. How the Nicholsons Escaped. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. INGALLS, lnd., Sept. 11. —The shaving mug marked “W. Nicholson,” spoken of In last night’s dispatches In connection with the Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado Midland wreck, belonged to Watson Nicholson, from this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson were en route to California, where he goes to teach school near Santa Paula, and were only married two weeks ago. They were on their wedding trip. They escaped from two wrecks, though in this one. where the shaving mug was found, all their baggage was lost. Mr. Nicholson wires from Los Angeles that himself and wife are safe. Mrs. Nicholson is from Fort Wayne and Mr. Nicholson graduated at Harvard in June. Indiana Victims in the Wreck, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. JEFFERSONVILLE, lnd., Sept- 11.— Among those killed and Injured in the railroad wreck near Newcastle, Col., Friday, were Mrs. Alexander Hartman and two little boys, who were killed, and her husband, Alexander Hartman, who was so badly Injured that he will die. Rev. Hartman is a native of this county, his parents residing at Otisco. He is a graduate of Hanover College and was on his way iwest to recuperate his failing health.

CONCKRMNG- LIMES. A Frnlt Which Most People Knoiv Little About. New York Evening Sun. Limes are not cultivated to any extent in the sense that oranges are cultivated. Little or no care is taken of them, and they are almost as plentiful in some parts of the West Indies as blackberries are in this country. By far the greatest number come from Jamaica, and until recently almost all were imported from one or another of the West Indian islands. Eut since the demand for them became great large quantities have been sent from Florida, Mexico and even Sicily. Fruit growers and merchants do not depend entirely on limes, as, of all fruits, the demand for them is the most irregular. In the winter they find practically no market, and even in summer it is only during hot spells that they are consumed in large quantities. Accordingly, the fruit growers send but few, unless they have good reason to suppose that the weather here is warm, for, although they bring excellent prices when much in demand, at other times they sell so cheaply as hardly to repay the cost of picking and shipping them. Os course, the reason for this irregularity is that the lime is essentially an ingredient of hot weather drinks. Not so the orange, nor even the lemon, for both of which there is a comparatively regular market. But almost all the limes imported into this city go to the hotels and saloons, where they are used in the concretion es riekeys, though a few are emp’eyed in making lemonades, or, rather, i meades. If the hot spells here were of longer duration and came at fixed periods there never would Le the least difficulty in procuring limes, but as it is, they are frequently not to be had in warm weather, while during the cool spells in summer the market is generally glutted with them. The merchants say that the lirne trade is largely a game of chance. In the course of a few' hot rays a month ago, for instance, a barrel, which contains from 1,200 to 1,800 limes, sold for S2O; tills W'eek a barrel might easily be had at $3 or $4. Curing the very hot days last year the fruit was in great demand and scarce, bringing sometimes as much as $25 the barrel, until an exporter in Jamaica read of the extraordinary heat and sent by the next steamship a cargo of no less than I.2tX) barrels, or, say, 1,800,0(0 limes, whereupon the price dropped at once, and cool weather coming, limes were to be had for practically nothing for some little time after, as vessels continued to arrive with heavy cargoes once a week from Key West and once or twice a week from Florida and the West Indies. Excepting as an ingredient in drinks limes are made little use of in this country. A considerable number are pickled in salt water, and by some persons they are considered a great delicacy. But no attempt to sell them in this city has ever proved successful. It is not to be accounted for, but it is nevertheless a fact that Boston is the only place where they are in demand. Here, however, they are eaten with relish, the factory girls especially, it is said, consuming them in large quantities. A New Narcotic. Mexican Financier. A reporter recently interviewed Dr. Alberto Lopez Hermosa in regard to the new narcotic discovered by Dr. Fernando Altamirano and which for some time past has been in use with excellent results at the insane asylum for women of which Dr. Hermosa is the physician. The principal of the asylum had for some time been concerned by the large number of deaths among the inmates caused by congestion of the brain following the excessive use of tin narcotics administered to the women to overcome tho insomnia which is the frequent accompaniment of insanity. He therefore requested Dr. Altamirano, principal of the National Medical institute, to try and discover a narcotic which would not produce the same harmful effects. Dr. Altamirano at once answered that he already had such a narcotic as was desired. It consisted of an extract prepared by secret process from the seeds of the white zapote. Dr. Lopez Hermosa told the reporter that the dose for the insane w’as from fifty to sixty centigrams, administered ail at once. The results are very satisfactory. After half an hour to an hour the patients fall into a quiet and refreshing sleep. Dr. Hermosa has also applied it to hysterical women, and its soothing effects are very remarkable. It calms t*he nervous system during the periods of excitement which are frequent both in the case of hysterical and insane women. For hysterical womrs the dose is ten centigrams mixed with thirty centigrams of bromide of sodium, potassium, or camphor, administered every half lour until the hysterical symptoms are brought under thorough control. Their Broad Charity. Atchison Globe. Whenever a man does something that ho shouldn’t have done his women folks recall that he had a fall when a baby, knocking his bump of moral responsibility out >f place.

A GAS-WELL EXPLOSION * FATALLY BURNS SEVERAL PEOPLE ON A HENRY COUNTY FARM. e Thirty-Minute Fight Between Ehvood Tin-Plate Strikers and Men Imported by the Company. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW CASTLE, lnd., Sept. 11.—A terrible explosion of natural gas occurred at 10 o’clock this morning on the A. J. Bushong farm, seven miles northwest of this city, from the result of which two persons will in all probability lose their lives and a number of others be injured for life. The College Corner Gas Company has Just drilled in its first gas well, and about fifty of the surrounding farmers had collected at the derrick to see the well capped. The work of closing the well was but just begun when the escaping gas, which filled the derrick and the air about, was ignited and a fearful explosion followed. Flames shot in every direction and in a moment the large derrick was consumed. The derrick room was filled with people when the explosion occurred, and it was soon ascertained that a number had been badly injured. They are as follows: DANIEL M UNDELL, flesh burned from arms, hands, face and legs; clothing burned from body; fatally injured. CHARLES LEWIS, burned internally and flesh cooked on his limbs; case pronounced hopeless. WILLIAM MUNDELL, son of Daniel Mundell, face and hands badly burned; will recover. JACKSON BUSIIONG, burned on various parts of the body; not dangerously injured. Several others were badly burned, but not seriously. The flesh of both Daniel Mundell and Lewis was literally cooked on their bodies, the skin and large pieces of flesh falling off before the arrival of physicians. -The two Mundells were removed to Mechaniesburg for treatment and the other two to their homes, near the scene of the explosion. The derrick was the property of Henry Hughes, and his loss is about S4OO. Mr. Hughes could hardly be restrained from rushing into the flames in a fruitless endeavor to save his property. It is not known to a certainty how the gas ignited, but the prevailing theory is that there was a spark in the forge near by, where the drills were sharpened. The gas is still burning, and will probably not be controlled for several days.

CLASH WITH STRIKERS. More Serious Trouble in Elwocd TinPlate Difficulty. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELWOOD, lnd.. Sept. 11.—There was a serious clash last night between the strikers at the American tin-plate works and the imported men brought here by the company to take the vacant places in the tin house. Thus far only a few men have been secured with enough nerve to brave the taunts and opposition of the strikers and these are taken care of by the company in the works and boarded at the hotel which the company has bought outside the grounds. Last night while the new men were at supper the strikers gathered in large numbers. Someone hurled a brick through the dining-room window, smashing the glass and narrowly missing one man’s head at the table. It. was plain there would be trouble when the men came out, and when the company officials attempted to escort their imported employes back they met with a most determined opposition. The strikers gathered in great force and blocked the way completely. For a time it looked as if any number of heads would be cracked before the mob would give way. There was pulling and hauling and the street was full of ‘‘mix ups,” the strikers endeavoring to prevent the men from being returned to the factory. The company officials would not retreat, and for a half hour the struggle went on before the new men could travel the few rods separating them from the works. The company is having great trouble to operate even a portion of the works. Only a few stacks in the tin house are able to be operated by the few recruits thus far obtained, and agents are going over the country seeking new men. The strike is no nearer a settlement than when it started. Messrs. McCormick and Smidt, the state labor commissioners appointed by Governor Mount under the recent labor law, are spending a few days in Elwood, holding conferences and trying to adjust differences. So far they have been unsuccessful. The strike at the Elwood window/ glass factory is still in progress, the gatherers and blowers working and the cutters and flutteners refusing to work. The real struggle will commence next week, when the gatherers and blowers will have to cease work unless cutters and flatteners can be secured to dispose of the accumulating ware. It is rumored that unless the cutters and flatteners return to work next week tne gatherers and blowers will furnish men from their own ranks to do it, as many of the old blowers and gatherers claim to be good cutters and flatteners. It has been announced by Thomas Hart, president of the Manufacturers’ Association, that no more conferences with the workers will Vie held until they settle their own quarrel, and no other factories will resume until the outcome of the Elwood fight is known. The Quick City bottle factory at Frankton, after an idleness cf four years, resumed operations to-day with 120 hands. The company has also commenced the construction of an eight-pot oval-shaped furnace, whicn will be ready in two months. This will double the plant’s output and furnish employment for 100 additional hands. Furnace No. 2 is also being rebuilt, and will soon be operating. The company is also adding a pressed ware department for the manufacture of tumblers, jars and lids. When all departments are in operation the plant will be one of the largest and 'most complete in the w orld, employing fully 300 hands. President Hums'* Mistake. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HARTFORD CITY, lnd.. Sept. 11.—The action of President Burns in starting the Elwood factory without cutters and fiatteners is looked on with disfavor by nearly all glass workers in this city. A blower in this city, who has been preceptor in glass factories in cities, said that President Burns had made a serious mistake. He said it was impossible for the blowers and gatherers to work without the cutters and flatteners. He also stated that in his opinion Burns would never be re-elected president, as the association had had nothing but trouble since he has been in the lead. It is the opinion of many that Burps caters to the blowers and gatherers for the reason that they are greatly in the majority, and thus seeks to hold his ollice. It was rumored here this morning that a number of flatteners went to Elwood to go to work, but it was impossible to learn their names. They are believed to have been Belgians, if ajiy, as Burns's greatest followers are foreigners. May Import Gians Workers. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PENDLETON, lnd., Sept. 31.— I The trouble between the glass cutters and flatteners on one side and the blowers and gatherers on the other among glass workers is already having a tendency to break the control of the glass interests by the employes. It is current among manufacturers that unless this trouble is sooh adjusted that foreign labor will be Imported so that the window glass factories may start. Manufacturers at Elwood are talking cf doing this now. If the factories do this L. A. 300 will receive a hard blow. Manufacturers say they would rather not be driven to such straits, as it would necessitate dealing with individuals rather than with an organization, but they will unless something is accomplished to settle all difficulties soon. Eaton’s New Glm Factory. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE. Ind., Sept. 11.—A new windowglass factory is to be located in the gas belt, and the factory has been secured by the town of Eaton, whore the first natural gas well was found in the Indiana field, ten miles north of Muncie. Emil Baur, until recently secretary of the Star Windowglass Company of Eaton, has purchased the remnants of a defunct window-glass factory at Fostoria. 0., and will rebuild It at Eaton, giving employment to 125 hands.

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The town gives the owner a site and a small bonus. Swayzee and several other towns were after the same factory. Proposition t Settle Strike. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GAS CITY, Ind., Sept. 11.—The proposition offered by the Thompson Glass Company as a means of settling the dispute pending between them and the Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association has been submitted by President Hayes to his executive board, but as the proposition is more in the nature of an ultimatum and so extreme as to endanger the agreements made with the Manufacturers' Association, it is very doubtful if the officers will vote in favor of its acceptance. Tin-Plate Men for Elwood. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., Sept. 11.—'When D. G. Reid left here this morning for Elwood he took with him several men to work in the American tin-plate factory, to take the place of those who are out on strike. Tnis is the second time men have been taken, up, but nearly all the first crowd returned when they learned the situation. DESPERADO GEORGE SLAUGHTER Kills His Victim and Her Husband and Makes His Escape. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HUNTINGBURG, Ind., Sept. 11.—Word has just been received her to the effect that a cold-blooded double murder had been committed in the western portion of Warrick county, about fifteen miles southwest of Huntingburg, yesterday evening. George Slaughter, a negro, shot, and killed William Jones and wife, both colored, and escaped. He is being hunted by officers around Inglefield up the line of the Evansville & Terre Haute road. Slaughter is a desperate character, having run away from Warrick county last spring to avoid prosecution for having assaulted Mrs. Jones, the woman whom he shot yesterday. A negro by the name of Robinson, who is a deputy marshal, found out yesterday morning that Slaughter had returned, to Warrick county. He went to Boonville. got a warrant, and arrested Slaughter, taking him to the Jones home for identification. When he was accused fie whipped out a revolver and shot both Jones and his wife before Deputy Robinson could interfere. He then escaped from Robinson and struck out towards Princeton. Telegrams were at once sent to various points, but up to a late hour no definite information concerning the course of the murderer has been received. The people of the neighborhood where the deed was committed are worked up to a high pitch of excitement, and if the murderer be caught in the neighborhood short work will be made of him. Mis* Miindy Addnnltml ly a Tramp. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHOALS, Ind., Sept. 11.—Miles Doyl, a native of Ireland, tramping through this county, to-day made an assault on Elizabeth Mundy, a young woman sixteen years old. The girl was passing near a road leading past her father’s house when she was accosted by Doyl, who caught her. The girl made a desperate fight and succeeded in giving the alarm to her sister and two other girls in the vicinity. They came to her and frightened the criminal, who broke away and hid in the brush. He had choked the girl until she was almost unable to speak and had torn most of her clothes from her. The three girl companions of Miss Mundy at once gave the alarm to the neighbors, who collected and pursued the villain, catching him two or three miles from the scene of the outrage. Doyl was brought here and placed in jail. He will have a preliminary hearing next Tuesday.

INDIANA OBITUARY. John Harrison and John T. Carlin, of Noblesville. S-’peclal to the Indianapolis Journal. NOBLESVILLE. Ind., Sept. 11.—Noblesville lost by death last evening two of her prominent citizens, John Harrison and John T. Carlin. John Harrison was born in Marion county in 1831. His parents moved to Hamilton county when he was but a child, and until a few years ago he was a resident of Delaware township. He began life a poor boy, but by industry and strict economy he accumulated a fortune and died the owner of nearly 500 acres of land and other valuable property. He had belonged to Hamilton Masonic Lodge, No. 533, of Fisher’s Station since 1855 and will be buried in Beaver Cemetery under the auspices of that lodge on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Harrison leaves a wife and five sons. John T. Carlin died at his residence in this city at 6 o’clock last evening of neuralgia of the heart, aged sixty-eight. He was born on a farm four miles east of this city and has been a resident of this township all his life. He was the last living charter member of the Presbyterian Church that was organized in 1848. Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Fasswater, of this city, and Mr. R. L. Carlin, of Indianapolis, are his brother and sisters. Mr. Carlin leaves a wife and three children. Funeral at the Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. William Brinkley. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept. 11.—William Brinkley, manufacturer, and one of the most prominent business men of this city, died here to-day. He was seventy-eight years old and for the past fifty years has owned and managed one of the best-known and largest furniture factories in the State. He was a pioneer of Bartholomew county. The funeral will be held Monday at 2 o’clock, Rev. G. L. Curtiss in charge. Mr. Brinkley was born in Osage county, North Carolina, March 2, 1819. He lived from 1830 until 1839 in Virginia, when he came West. He located in Decatur county, Indiana, on a farm. In 1842 he learned the carpenter's trade and worked in a sash factory. He came to Columbus in 1851 and in 1853 started a sash and door factory. He was largely responsible for the Columbus water works and was a man of great industry. Dr. L. 11. Taylor. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DUBLIN, Ind., Sept. 11.—Dr. L. B. Taylor died suddenly last night about 10 o’clock, aged nearly sixty. The deceased had been one of the practicing physicians here for thirty years. His father before him was a physician and a minister in the Methodist Church. His brother Aurelius is a doctor stationed at an Indian mission in Nebraska. The deceased’s only son, Charles Taylor, is an employe in a railroad office at Indianapolis. James F. Watson. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RENSSELAER, Ind., Sept. 11.—James F. Watson, aged forty-eight, one of the oldest formers and business men of this county, died last evening from a complication of disorders starting with pleurisy. He had held several offices of minor importance in this county, including that of commissioner. Mrs. James M. Hunter. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WILLIAMSPORT, Ind., Sept. 11.—Mrs. James M. Hunter, wife of ex-Representative-James M. Hunter, fell dead from heart failure yesterday while sitting in a chair at her home in this place. Mrs. Hunter had been ill for some time from consumption. Mr. limiter is a prominent land owner in the county. BEET-SUGAR REFINERY. Plan to Establish a Large Plant at New Castle. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW CASTLE, ltid., Sept. 11.—The citizens of this community are becoming greatly interested in a proposition to locate a factory here for the manufacture of beet sugar. A meeting of business men and farmers was held In the courthouse this afternoon, and on Monday a man will be here to submit plans. It is thought the factory will be a sure thing, the plan proposed being the formation of a stock company composed of farmers and business men. Sugar beets have been cultivated here, and yields of fifteen tons t the acre have been reported along the Blue river bottoms. They can be cultivated with profit where the yield is one-half that and the promoters of the enterprise have no fears along that line. CAUGHT IN THE GUY ROPES. A Boy’s Thrilling Ascent in a Balloon at Warren Fair. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HARTFORD CITY. Ind., Sept. 11.—Hartford City people who attended the Warren fair yesterday report a most thrilling experience of a country boy about eighteen years old. With a number of men he was holding on to the guy ropes of a balloon, and when the airship ascended he became entangled and was carried up in the air about 150 feet before the aeronaut saw him dangiing from the end of the rope. The balloonist promptly cut loose his parachute

and descended and the balloon turned over and came down with the boy uninjured. The thrilijig incident was witnessed by several thousand people. Only the good judgment of the aeronaut saved the boy’s life. Indiana Sheep Growers Benefited. Speci.tl to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENCASTLE, Ind., Sept. 11—John W. Robe, of this city, for several years secretary of the Indiana Wool Growers’ Association, is keeping close tab on the effects of tariff legislation on the sheep and wool industry, and at this time gives out some interesting facts. Mr. Robe reports the farmers of Indiana well pleased with the new measure, as it shows an advance on wool of from 30 to 35 per cent., and on sheep of from 50 to 100 per cent. Mr. Robe says: ‘‘Many sheep dealers are buyers in the large markets, and are stocking up rapidly. From indications I believe tne coming year will show quite an increase in sheep over the State. There is no reason why Indiana should not produce the best sheep in the world. From many quarters in my extensive correspondence over the State I hear of higher conditions and assurances of better times for the sheep industry, and think this is a good time for farmers and stockmen to invest. With the great reduction ip numbers in the past few years prices must advance before those who are out and want to get in can be supplied. Good breeding ewes are scarce and hard to find. It will not be long before I hope to see prosperity returning to an industry which is indispensably linked with the history and prosperity of mankind.” County Snperlntendeney Case. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHOALS, Ind., S’ept. 11.—Judge D. J. Heffron, in the Martin Circuit Court, to-day decided the question involving the legality of the election of county superintendent in this county in June. The trustees met and organized by ‘electing one of their number chairman, and proceeded to ballot for superintendent. After 153 ballots and no election, a motion was made to change the mode of election from one “by ballot” to one “by motion to appoint.” A vote was taken on this and resulted in a tie, when the auditor cast the deciding vote, in favor of the motion. There was then a motion made to appoint Eliza McFarland superintendent for the ‘ensuing two years. A motion was made to amend by inserting the name of John T. Morris instead. When a vote waS taken on the amendment it stood five for and five against, whereupon th’e auditor decided against the amendment. Then a vote was taken on the previous question, resulting in a tie and was decided by the auditor in favor of the motion. Morris was the incumbent and he refused to give up the office on the ground that there was no legal election, holding that the auditor had no right to vote except wh’en two candidates were being voted for and there being a tie, Judge Heffron holds that the auditor did exactly right. United After Tliirty-Two Years. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. JEFFERSONVILLE, lnd., Sept. 10.—In the dry goods store of J. T. Hopkins a brother and sister who had not seen each other for thirty-two years were reunited to-day. As Mrs. Fred Morgan was making some purchases a stranger entered and asked the proprietor if he knew a Mrs. Fred Morgan. Captain Hopkins replied by asking him if he would know her. The stranger answered that he thought he would, as she was his sister, but that he was sure he would recognize her voice. Mr. Hopkins then called the woman customer and began talking to her. As soon as the stranger heard her voice he started forward and called her by name. Mrs. Morgan was soon satisfied that she was talking to her brother, who had long been mourned as dead. He had left home when twenty-five years old and bis family never heard from him afterwards. His name is William H’tchman, and he is now a merchant of Pittsburg. Fatal Crossing In Pendleton. Special to the Indiananolis Journal. PENDLETON, Ind., Sept. 11.—The eastbound passenger train on the Big Four due at 10:38 a. m., while approaching the station here this morning, at the crossing of State street ran into J. P. Jones, a leading merchant, and threw him with much force from the track. He was badly injured and may die. There is a large gash in his head and internal injuries are feared. The crossing is considered, one of the most dangerous on the railroad. Large grain elevators and switches on which usually stand cars obscure the approach of trains and accidents occur frequently. Recently a farmer driving across the tracks was run into and narrowly escaped. There is an electric bell of warning but it does not always ring.

Peter Funk's Costly Trip. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COVINGTON, Ind.. Sept. 11.—Peter Funk, an employe of the Indiana Mineral Springs Company, boarded a Wabash freight train at Attica Friday morning for Danville, 111., from which place he was going to Chicago. He got in a car which was already occupied by several men. He had S3O, with $26 of it secreted in his stock. When near Summer the men asked him if he had any money, and he replied that he had three or four dollars. They knocked him down and rifled his pockets, getting $6. and then threw him from the train. Funk was found next morning by a section gang. His head was badly peeled, and the physicians think he is injured internally. He is now in the hospital at Danville. Fatal Headache Remedies. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Sept. 11.—The wife of Herbert King, a freight brakeman on the Big Four Railroad, took a headache powder last night and nearly died from the effects. Dr. N. F. Canada, one of the attending physicians, examined one of the powders like that Mrs. King had taken and found that it contained aeetanelym in large proportion. The effect of this drug is to reduce the action of the heart. The physician says that the increasing prevalence of heart disease is attributable in a large measure to the general use of so-called headache cures, which do not cure headache at all, but render the heart action slower and make the nerves Insensible to pain. Death In a Clover Holler. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENCASTLE, Ind., Sept. 11.—Jacob McVey, a prominent farmer of the northeastern part of Putnam county, while operating a clover huller yesterday afternoon, met a horrible death. He attempted to walk across the top of the machine, when one of the planks broke, throwing him into the rapidly revolving wheels. His leg was crushed to a pulp from the foot to the hip. Physicians were hurriedly summoned, but McVey died before they could give him relief. McVey was about thirty-five years old. He was a son of E. Vincent McVey and had been married but a few months. The Angels Imposed on Her. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Sept. 11.—Mrs. Mary Crow, of this city, is much disappointed because she is still in the land of the living. She had made all preparations to die last night. A week ago she went into a trance, and says she saw Jesus and was shown around the streets of heaven, a place so beautiful she could not find words to describe it. She claims that she was told she would die Friday night, and was confidently and anxiously awaiting her demise, when she expected to be taken to heaven again. Life Insurance Agent Fonnd Dead. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARION, Ind., Sept. 11.— D. F. Gerard was found lying unconscious in a grove near the York Inn yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the hospital, and died in a short time afterwards. He is supposed to have been poisoned, but whether it is a case of suicide is yet undetermined. He is known to have had money Friday morning, but none was found on hijs person. He was agent of the Prudential Life Insurance Company and has always been straightforward in his dealings. His home was at Greenville, O. Charges Against Attorney Hatch. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LEBANON, Ind., Sept. 11.—Richard M. Crouch has filed a complaint in the Circuit Court charging P. H. Dutch, one of the best-known attorneys of the Boone county bar, with embezzlement, and with manipulating the prosecutor’s office in his own interest. Mr. Dutch recently prosecuted Mr. Crouch on a charge of embezzlement. The latter’s charges have created considerable of a sensation. An investigation will follow. Editor fuse’.** Betrothal. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COVINGTON, lnd., Sept. 11.—The engagement of Miss Minnie Bowman, of this city, and Mr. Clarence Case, of Attica, is announced. Miss Bowman is the daughter of Hon. E. N. Bowman, a deputy in the treas-

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“Dress” Goods FRENCH SERGES. All-wool. 38 inches wide, in Black and full line of colors, 29c quality. ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE: NOVELTY SUITING. 36 inches wide, strictly all wool. 35c value. ANNIVERSARY SALI6 PRICE BROADCLOTEIS, for Tailor-made Suits, twilled back, steam finished, 52 inches wide, $1 value. ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE HIGEI CLASS NOVELTY SUITING, Scotch and French productions of the newest weaves and shades, $1 value. ANNIVERSARY SALE XIQPRICE uvl NOVELTY JACQUARDS, All-wool. 45 inches wide, very desirable for skirts, 60c value. ANNIVERSARY qQ, SALE PRICE UVC Silks SATIN DOUCHESSE, in Black only, all Silk, excellent quality, $1 value. ANNIVERSARY SALE CQ. PRICE SATIN DOUCIIESSEI, Black, AllSilk, superior quality, 27 inches wide, $1.25 value. ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE ■— ROMAN STRIPED SATINS, for Waists and linings, 69c value. AN- ,{O,. NIVERSARY SALE PRICE ROMAN STRIPER All-silk Taffetas, great range of patterns, $1 value. f7QANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE Linings TAFFETA SKIRT LINING, yard wide. 10c kind. ANNIVERSARY A r SALE PRICE SILESIAS, double-faced Stripes and Figures. 25c quality. ANNIVER- \A~ SARY SALE PRICE 16 * L FRENCH HAIR CLOTH, best made, 20 inches wide, 39c quality. O ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE Linens TABLE DAMASKS, pure Linen, grass-bleached. 2 yards wide, $1.50 quality. ANNIVERSARY SALEJ^JQ TABLEI DAMASK, pure Linen, 2 yards wide, grass bleached, choice styles, $1.25 quality. ANNIVER- QQ. SARY SALE PRICE OOL table: DAMASK, 68 inches wide, grass-bleached, 85c quality. ANNI- fifVVERSARY SALE PRICE ÜbJC TABLE DAMASK, silyer-bleached, 72 inches wide, 75c value. ANNI- EH. VERSARY SALE PRICE OVC Hosiery and Underwear BOYS’ BICYCLE: HOSE, double knee, spliced heel and toe, excellent for school wear, 25c kind. ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE MISSES’ PLAID HOSE, fine ribbed, beautiful colorings, all sizes, 50c kind. ANNIVERSARY SALE 'i'iPRICE ° aC LADIES’ PLAID HOSE. new fall combinations, 50c our regular price. A ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE 40C

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ury department under Cleveland, and is one of Covington’s most charming young women. Mr. Case is joint editor of the Attica News. He was a student in Do Pauw University, and is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Farmer Found I neon scion*. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SEYMOUR, ind., Sept. 11.—Abram Brannaman, a well-to-do farmer, and one of the largest stock buyers and shippers in the county, was found unconscious in a field yesterday near Clear Spring from a stroke of paralysis, which rendered him speechless and helpless. Word was sent to his relatives here. McCnllum Dry-GAods Failure. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VALPARAISO, Ind., Sept. 11.—W. B. MeCallum’s retail dry goods house this afternoon made a voluntary assignment and William B. Muze, of Chicago, has charge of the stock for the J. V. Farwell Company, of Chicago, on a mortgage of $10,500. The liabilities are $12,000 and assets $20,000. Saloon License Defeated. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, lnd„ Sept. 11.—The long-con-tested case before the Wabash County Commissioners growing out of the application of Lewis Mobley, of Laketon, for license to sell liquor ended in the defeat of Mobley, though it took three days to do it. One Dead of Heat Prostration. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TLRRE HAUTE, Ind., Sept. 11.—The thermometer to-day registered 101 In the shade. Harry Withers, a workman on the new' building at St. Mary’s of the Woods, died suddenly from the heat. Since Tuesday the thermometer has been above 06. Spurlln Arrested tor Forgery. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BHELBYVILLE, Ind.. Sept. 10.—George Spurlin, son of lthamar Spurlln, trustee of this (Addison) township, was arrested on a charge of forgery Thursday night am be

Hosiery and Underwear-Continued CHILDREN’S UNION SUITS, Egyptian Yarn, also in silver gray, 3Sc quality. ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE LADIES’ UNION SUITS, Egyptian Yarn, also in gray and camel’s hair color, 65c kind. ANNIVER- A CESARY SALE PRICE Children’s Equestrian Black Tights. ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE Ladies’ Equestrian Black Tights, GfiANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE OOC Ribbons and Laces New effects in Roman and Fancy Stripes, Roman and Scotch Plaids, Chameleon Moires, etc., in endless variety. Special for Monday—Roman Stripe and Fancy Moire Sash Ribbon, all pure Silk, regular 40c? value. ANNTVERSARY SALE PRICE, a yard.. New Cream and Black Chantilly Laces. New Cream Applique Laces. New Venise (net top) Laces. New Torchon and Medici Laces. Special for Monday—Black Silk Bourdon Laces, 6 to 10 inches wide, values up to 35c a yard. ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE, a yard...^ c Dress Trimmings New Mohair Braids, plain and fancy. New Silk P.raids, plain and fancy. New Jets and Applique Trimmings. New Garnitures, Vests and Boleros. New Fouragere and Loop Sets. Special for Monday—Mohair Braid, in new fall colors, 2 inches wide, 15c value. ANNIVERSARY SALE >7- , PRICE New Gloves 4-Button French Kid, Black and 'Tricolors itlC 4- 4-Hook and 2-Clasp French Kid, extra quality, new Fall col- QQ , 5- length Mousquetaire QQ_ Suedes, new colors, pair Saits, Skirts, Petticoats, Jackets SUITS, made of fine All-Wool Serge, fly-front Jackets, elegantly Silk lined Jackets, perfectly tailored throughout; $lO is very cheap for them. ANNIVER SARY SALE PRICE W.VO SKIRTS of Novelty Cloth, blue, helio, green and maroon ground, •with black overshot combinations, making a very pretty effect; very wide, extra good lining, a $5 value. fi7 SALE PRICE UNDERSKIRTS, umbrella style, of French Clay (anew material); this we can recommend to our patrons as one of the best Petticoats ever placed on the market; inspection solicited; $3.50 value.®-O *7O ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE. JACKETS for Misses, age 12, 14 and 16, of Novelty Cloth, a $4.50 kind. ANNIVERSARY SALE| Qft PRICE PI.LSO

was preparing to leave town. He had been in the employ of Gore & Barnes, buggy dealers, and had sold to James Stafford a buggy, receiving a note in payment for $25. When the note was turned in for collection it read $75. Ind I:ina Note*. The finance committee of the North Vernon Council has disposed of $2,000 of electric light bonds at a premium of $250, or 12V6 per cent, premium. Mr. A. M. Higgins, of Terre Haute, who is president of the State League of Republican Clubs, has received notice that he has been appointed a member of the advisory board of the Commercial League of America, the organization of commercial lawyers, for the State of Indiana. Lewis Newberger, of Indianapolis, is chairman of the board for this State and Mr. Owen N. Heaton, of Fort Wayne, is the third member. CURES FOR IKSOMNIA. “Don’t Keep Yourself Awnke In Trying to Go Asleep” Is One. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. One of the gastronomic magazines has an article giving somo comprehensive directions regarding the cure of sleeplessness. It is sensible in admitting the complexity of a case of insomnia and of the doubts often connected with its origin. A man may apply all his knowledge and that of his medical adviser and yet be unable for a time to overcome the tendency of the mind to drift along in helpless consciousness through the long hours of the night. But there must be a cause for this perverseness and a remedy for it, though the cure may not be found without a persevering quest. The American needs a full share of sleep. He works hard with brain and nerves, and is apt to play as hurd as he works. To lie in bed with the wheels of thought running on waste material is a sort of torture as well as a danger to health. Napoleon’s faculty of going to sleep on the instant was one of the greatest advantages he-had over the commanders of the other side. According to the magazine authority the worst entmles of sleep are worrying, overwork, overeating, indigestible suppers and the habitual use of stimulants and drags. The cure includes strict attention

Muslin Underwear CHEMISE, of splendid Muslin, square neck, lace trimmed, yoke of embroidery, good length, selling price 50c. ANNIVERSARY SALE OBIPRICE GOWNS, of “Hope” Muslin, surplice yoke of insertion and tucks, extra width and length, the 75c kind. EB(Y, Special sale GOWNS—An odd lot of assorted makes, elaborately trimmed with embroidery; they are worth considering as they have sold up to $1.25. ANNIVERSARY SALE 'TOPRICE dOC Millinery WALKING HATS, made of Fur Felts, Silk Ribbon band, leather sweat band, $1 value. ANNIVER- BQ. SARY SALE PRICE OVC THE “DACOTO” WALKING HAT, leather trimmed, $1 value. ANNI- CH. VERSARY SALE PRICE OVC Lace Curtains New designs. Popular prices. Nottingham Lac® Curtains, 60 inches wide, 3V6 yards long, $1.75 value; a pair vI.IV Scotch Lace Curtains, 54 inches wide, 3Vi yards long, $3 value; a $4.98 Brussels effect Lace Curtains, 54 inches wide, 3yards long, s4.so®'J rkf| value; a pair W.UU Guipure Lace Curtains, 54 inches wide, 3% yards long, $6 value; ~a 5 4.25 Syrian Rugs Equal In appearance and durability *.© a Smyrna Rug, at less than half the price. Size 6x9 feet $7.75 Size feet 11.00 Size 9x12 feet 15.50 Housefurnishings (BASEMENT) FRUIT BOWLS, Imitation cut glass, 6 and 5 inches deep, regular prices 69c and 49c. ANNIVERSARY O'Xn SALE PRICE. 43c and VINEGAR CRUETS, imitation cut glass, in strawberry and fan pattern, regular 25c. ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE TOILET SETS, English Porcelain, 12 pieces, assorted decorations, intermingled with gold, regular price $7.50. ANNIVERSARY® SALE PRICE 1 BANQUET LAMPS—A large assortment, different sizes, in onyx, china and antique iron; next week, 15 per cent, oft regular prices. WASH BOILERS, heavy tin, with copper bottoms, No. 8 size, regular price 78c. ANNIVERSARY SALE EQ. LUNCH BASKETS, double handled, in three sizes, regular prices, 25c, Q--20c, 15c; next week, 15c, 12c and MOPS, made of cotton twine, full Qslze. regular 15c kind; next week CARPET SWEEPERS-The “Criterion,” equal to the best Sweeper made, oak box, rubber-tired wheels and orotections. regular price $1.69. ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE

to diet, a well-ventilated sleeping room, some light exercise, like a walk, an hour after an evening meal, and freedom, of course, from worry. Napoleon had as many cares and perplexities as the next man, but arbitrarily shut them off. It is not well to go to bed hungry. A cup of hot milk or a light sandwich is advised when that sensation is felt. Yet it is necessary to remember that insomnia and an overloaded stomach are closely acquainted. Stimulants and narcotics in the end are sleep destroyers. The condition they induce is not refreshing sleep. Sleepiness is an indication of the need of sleep and must not be combated too far. People who sleep but little should not be permitted to disturb those who are differently constituted. When the whole subject is weighed the main remedy is seen to be good habits and a tranquil mind. Some who resolve to discard worry continue the habit over insomnia. They must be philosophical over that as well as all else. “Don’t keep yourself awake in trying to get to sleep” is the injunction. . It would be far better to revert to some mild abstraction, such, for instance, as the many fine things that have been said of sleep. Think of Leigh Hunt’s definition of it as the time when the mysterious spirit goes to take Us airy round; of Wordworth calling it a captive never wishing to be free; of Scott’s advice to sleep In peace and wake in joy, which necessarily involves good health and a good conscience: of Bulwers tribute to “the happiest of earthly boons;” of Milton nodding under the timely clew of sleep, and of Emerson’s thought that “Sleep lingers all our lifetime about our eyes, as night hovers all day In the boughs of the fir tree.” The right frame of mind and body is the cure for insomnia. Plenty Like Hint. Philadelphia Record. “Up at Stromsburg." says our esteemed rural contemporary the York Times, “a farmer sold his wheat, paid his mortgage and floating indebtedness, bought his wife anew range and sewing machine, took SIOO to go to Buffalo and give himself and his poor, tired wife an outing, and had S2OO left. When he had finished all the business he wipvd his brow with his shirt sleeve and remarked: ’I voted for Bryan last fall, but I’m d—d glad he wasn't elected * ”