Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 31, Number 19, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1883 — Page 1

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Damagins Evidence Against Supervising Architect Hill. Tbe Ulefortunee of the Gulteau Jury Suit to Becover BondB Other News From the Capital. THi: HILL CASE. March' Counsel Prefects Specific Charges Against the Architect The Expert' Testimony. Wasdisütos, June 11. The Committee to investigate the charges made against the administration of the Supervising Architect's ofhee of the Treasury Department raet today. Coleman, counsel for Murch, state d he Lad prepared specific chanjej which ha expected to prove under the contracts already in evidence before the Committee. He also stated that he had recently been retained as counsel for Manley and Cooper, Justin McCarthy and several others who desired to prefer charges aqainst Till, and that he would in a few days formulate chargj3 to cover their several grounds of complaint. Coleman then read the charges and specifications, which set forth fraud and extravagance in connectioa with the purchase of dressing stone for public buildings of the United States. Steinmetz, the expert, then took the stand, and resumed his statement relative to the cost of granite ixiseA in the construction of public buildings ft Philadelphia. The witness stated that since the last meeting of the Committee he had made a computation of tarenty courses u;oa the third, fourth and attic stories of the building, and had calculated upon esca stone the excess paid by the Government uiou a basis of quarry dimensions. He ha t made a calculation for the third Etory of the Chestnut street front building, and found the aggregate excess paii by the Government lor stcne wa, $17,GC0, the opposite part being identical with it. The total for tbe two would be $3,,000. The witness said be Lad not computed other fronta, bat would continue the calculations for each lloor, so as to pive the aggregate excess f jr the entire buildir g. At this point Homer Campbell, a stonecutter, was sworn. He had worked at h'u trade upon public buildings in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Was employed Upon the public building in Philadelphia during August, lbO, and from the memoranda which he made at the time stated that he cut a nineteen-foot sii-inches Bioae in thirty days, and was paid at the rate of $3 2o jrday. lie was employed ten days upon one stone which measured six feet by three leet ten inches. Stinemetz was then recalled and testified that for stone described by Campbell the Government paid the contracts $272 '2'), while they paid Campbell but $32.."9, a net profit to them of $i2o.7o. Campbell was paid by thera for his entire work $102, while they charged the Government and received under their c-jatrtict with Kill $S17, a net profit to them cn the work of this inan $71. Colemaa 6taed b.9 could not go further upon this branch of the case nntil Stinemetz bad concluded his computations. I was suggested that a commission visit Baston and other cities for the purpose of taking testimony. Without deciding whether they would accept alhdavit in evidence or visit different points to take testimony, the Commission a jjourned till Wednesday. star liuvrss. Salts Instituted by Pestmaster General Gresham Against Salisbury, Parker, and Other Contractors to Recover Overpay meats Made by the Government. Washington, Jane 10. Oa June 17, 1SS2 agreements were made between Geo. Bliss, Assistant U. S. Attorney, and R. G. Ingersoll, attorney for Salisbury, Parker and others interested with each of these combinations of Star Route contracts to refer the claims of the Government tor alleged overpayments on various routes to Richard A. Elmer, Second Assistant Postmaster General, George Elisa or any one that migat be designated by him. Copies of th9 agreement were also transmitted to Elmer by Bliss witk a letter on October 23, 1S32, and on November 24, 12; ihe original agreements were a io transmitted with a letter from Bliss substituting H. D. Lyman in hi3 place. The arbitration, however, did not proceed, because it was faun! necessary to Main additional inform uioa on two routes embraced in the submission, rd this information EIraer proceeded to obtain, lie i;as secured it upon one rout?, and" has net completed his inquiries on the other. Duriig the projref-s of the-e inquiries, Kimer directed the attention of Postmaster General Howe to tie provision of Section 4,0i7 of the Revittd Statutes, (which declares ia sabStarci that when sums hare been wrenerfaliv paid by reason cf fal;e statements iii Mail fcerice, the I o-tstaster General must sue .or the recovery thereof), and asked hi advioe and d:rer;ion as to the coarse he should parsue in view of the proposed tottlement of the CBes by crbitratiou. Tka Postiu&tter Gei-ersl was of the opinion that the agreements were not valid or binding upox either tbe Government or other partie, and that the award would not conclude either party, ai:d he addressed a letter to the Attorney General re-ptin his opinien npoa- the agreement. The Attorney General replie it w as dißioult to imply power in the Attorney Geatr! to submit to arbitration a ct in wh:cn ths Fostmaster General is eppecially directed to cause suit to be brought. As a iietion of law, therefore, the rijrtu of s'lbmi.i oa sems to be in seriouu doubt, lie further indicated the proper ceurse would be to in?tita3 Bui'.s, when, under the authority of th Court, the arbitrator, when appointed, conld proceed regularly. Tie invest i.ioa Lavicg been completed in on of t'i two caifs, and inquiries in relation to anther route, namely, the Willow Kanch. Ci., ta Iteno, Kev., Laying developed factj soDlsient lo warrant proceedings fer recovery, 11 m er has direc'.ed the atteatioa of Postmaster General Greaham to the cajes, and s iggssted that steps be taken looking to proceeding or recovery, ia accardancs with the statute cited. On the 8;h inst. th usaal enraa of action in Br.ch cases was adopted. The amount seed for in the cases will be near $üt 0,000. Other cases are to follow against the parties tamed, as well as against others. P.erd ell's Peculiar Paaltlen. Washihgtox, Jnne 10. Mrrick, in h's address in Ahe Star Route case, hasoutliaei tJitj requPEta the proaecntloa will make in its prayers for instructions to the Jury, and if they are approved by the Court, it in likely tbe tlnal charce will be Btrongly airiirm fid defendants. Undoubtedly, tue prayerj iu behalf of th defense will strike a; the indictment. There is not tauch hope outhat side of favorable reception. Thedefani will probably maintain the Btatute of limitations La3 run against this case, but already Judg

Wylie has practically decided that point eo far bp his Court is concerned. Judge VVy lie seems disposed to use all his power to Becsre a verdict of seme kind. In other words, to prevent a disagreement. A curious feature of tb is case is the position occupied by lierdell. He has confessed himself piilty; yet, should the Jury acquit the otner defendants, it would have the ellect f setting aside this plea of guilty of conspiracy, and thus, in a negative way, declare him innocent of the charge to which he admitted himself guilty. VICTORIA.

The Abdication of the Oaeea of Eoglnad Impendlr.s. Nvashingtos, June 11. A diplomat 13 quoted as faying that the Queen of England contemplates abdicating. The reasons given for this mcst unexpected course are Her Majetty's fast-failing health and increasing unwillingness and sometimes an inability on Ler part to perform the duties incident to Government. For some yeara the Queen has been a mild "believer in spiritualism. She thought the spirit of har dead husband used to assist her in working out questions which perplexed her. 8inco the death of her favcrite servant, John Brown, she has been very much depressed, and finally it was neceSEsry to remove her to Balmoral, where some of her happiest days were spent with the hu&band of her youth. I ana told thU pome very pathetic scenes took place at her last visit there. Ehe aeeme4 to feel the actual presence of her d?ad Prince, and talked as though he were by her side. This and other occurrences frightened and alarmed her daughter Ueatrice very greatly, and ehe iafisted that pome of the other members of the family should come down at once. It was telegraphed from London by the E-abassador of a great power to his sovereign Wedne-dav last that the indication of tli? Q'leen of England was pendia?. and would probibly occur very soon. The breakdown of her health lies been followed by melancholia of the most pronounced type. It seem- not to be generally known that the trouble with the Queen's knee comes from a large ulcer of a tcrcfulous and cancerous nature that has formed under the knee jint, and in spile of all that can be dou h evin; its way to the hone, and her coadi'ion is very serious indeed. I'OSTJIASTERS, Strict Attention to Itaslnos and Less Toll- ' ttcs In the Futare. Washington, June 10. Postmasters whs desire to leave their posts hereafter for recreation or other purposes will have to undergo considerable personal inconvenience. They will be granted leave of absence by the Pottoflice Department, provided their sureties are notified and approve the granting of the leave. Ec-idos, they will be require 1 to leave their olilces in charge of competent and sworn assistants, who will faithfully discharge the duties. One case has been brougat to the attention of the Department iu which a Y.rjjinia l'osi master is engaged in b-isiness here which rt quires his presence daily, and consequently his oKice work is negiect!. He will have to choose between his public acd private interests, ani it is f-tatei that ho will resign Lis Post mastership bhcrtlv. Tbe Postmaster General has decided that r.nder the recent act of Congress directing a readjustment of salaries of certain Pestmasters, where it was not a iseuaier Section 8 of the act of June, l';, ne Postmasters sro to be included within the legislation, anless they failed to receive biennial readjustment of their salaries upon the basis lixed by the act cf June, 18-31, i. e., actmal quarterly returns for two years, where suca readjustment would save them a loss of H per cent, cc in pared with readjustment en the basis of their average quarterly returns for two years. A CKAK.S CUK3E. Mirsroitone That Keell Those Connected With tbe Uaiteaa Case. VAsni3n.T05, June 11. Daniel Sheehan, a Juror in the Guiten'i case, and who last week developed symptoms "f insanity, became violently deranged last night ani rushed out into the street' crying that his wife was killirgbim. Ilevas set ured, and, after a short struggle, lockf d up by the police. He was committed to the lasane Asylum this morning. His friends state that Gniteau's curse in the Court Resin on all connected with the trial visibly ailectei him at the time, and he has never been himself aiace. In this connection it j curious to note that misfortunes have overtaken fifteen of those actively concerned in tkis trial. Tue deaths of the District Attorney's (L'orkhill's) wifaand Juror Holls' wifp, Sn.-t'eon General Iiarne3, Dr. Noble Your.gs; the "dismissal of Marshal Henry, Pailiir btahls and Detective McK!fresh, the Jail wagon driver and guard; Dr. Hicks' libel suits in regard to Guiteaa's body; the troubles nf Dr. Gray, of Utica, ana Dr. ilcDucald, of Ward's Island, N. Y., and the dismissal of Ollicer Kearney, who arrested Guiteau. The Disgraced OlMcer, Vaphisgtox, Juce 10 There has been considerable speculation here with reference to the whereabouts of .Major Nickereon. It is evident that the Majr nas within the last forty-elpbt hours put as many miles between him aad the minions of t!ie law as possible. Gone to join Ilowgate. He was last sea here Thursday. Oil that morning he packed his bsggeg-, and taking with him Mrs. Nickerson N. '2 left for parts unknown. It was natnrallv presumed that he wa poin to Philadelphia, but in the light of sabsequent events it is more than likely that the conple will not stop tkis side of the Canada line. A warrant is out for his arrest. Notice of thi was received from Philadelphia at the War Department to-lay. Tbe rresnnirtion is that Nickersoa was privately notified by friends tkat the warrant would be isaed, and bad thus anticipated it by jumping the town. This accounts ftr his sudeen departure. Nickerson has a good many friends in the War Department and about town, and if these were aware f his intentions tbey kept the secrot pretty well. One of these ollicials was a-ked to-day if Nicker.-an was likely t make away with himself, and he lauehingly replied tkat he had made away with both his pretty wife and himself, trom what he had heard. He declined, however, ta express any opinion on the subject, and refased to say in what direction or where the Major had gone. Hypothecated tier Bonds. Washington, Jane 11. Mrs. Mary Stinia et al., of Louisiana, have entered suit here against the District Commissioner for recovery of railroad bonds placed in his hands ia November, 1881, for negotiation and which, it is charged, he has appropriated to his own use. Bhe ailepes that in November, 1SS1, at the request of West, ehe delivered to him for negotiatiou HO bom's of the New Orlan, Paion liouve and Vicksburg Railroad Company of the (iencmination of $1,000 eaca, be promisirg t obtain payment in boa'ls or have them exchanged t r bonds of the New Orleans at.d IVxa Pcific Railway Com pan r, ar.d t.ntil to disposed Y: to keep Lern ia his ros-f ssion. fche asserts now tha: tue recently called upon him to return the bind, but he r-fufed to do so. an-1 refused to give her any information as to their whereabouts.

HOOSIEK HAPPENINGS.

Attemptetl JUurtler of Conzressman John K. Lamb. Fnneral of Charles Pollock and Wife, Victims of Saturday Stent's Tragedy, at Yincennes. LIurd3r Near Reddicg-ton Items From Other Polnta. A CLOSE CALL. Attempted Murder of John E. Lamb, Con grefncuati-elect or the Eighth Ioistrlct. Tekre Haute, Ind., June 11. The city was set wild with excitement this alternoon by tbe attempted murder of Hon. John E. Lamb, Congressman from this District, by Samuel C. Davis, an attorney of this city. Davis was stationed at the ottice when the latter approached and saluted him with: "How are yoa?M "Don't you speak to me," said Davis. "I will speak to you. I want to talk to you," said Lamb. "No you won't," said Davis, rounding out the sentenc3 with choice epithets, and immediately drawin a revolver and placing it almost against Lamb's breast. The Congressman threw up tho weapon with the hand which held some legal papers, holding a cane in the other, and dodged as the weapon ras discharged. The ball passed over his shoulder through a passing wauon, lodging in the farmer d river's foot, intiicting a painful wound. Lamb went Into the Store next door, and Davis was taken m charge by the bystanders. The C1US3 of the attempt ia attributed to occurrences growing out of a libel suit against the Express, in which Divi9 is pro3eca:iD5 aad Lamb defending. IDE VINCKNNE3 TRAGEDY. Ilurlal of the Suicide and Ills Victim flow the Deed Was Doue. cpc-cfal to the tcntincl: Vikce2ne. Ind., Jane 11. The funeral of Charles follock and wife, victims of Saturday night's tragedr. occurred to-day, both being buried in one grave. Mrs. Pollock was beautiful beyond expression. No shadow of psia was in the strasce beauty ot the etill features, and it was hard to realiz9 that ihe would not presently awake to wonder at the weeping relatives aud friends surrounding the white bier. Detail?, in addition to those telegraphed last right, are scarcely obtainable, it is known that the suicide. premeJitated his act, es he made eeveral attempts to borrow a wfapou on the afternoon of Saturday, an 1 faiiing, rented the revolver with which the tletd wes committed at E'nre's gun store, prorating it after sapper. What paired between the suit ide and his victim just prior ta the shooting can never be known, as not a word, except a cry of "Charley, don't ! Charley, don't!" from tho wife, preceding the first tire was keard by any of the inmates of the hoasc. It is surmised that Pollock disrobed and laid down upon the bed beside hi wife, who had retired a short time before he came home; then placed his left arm around her, and while holding her in his erabrace, lired with tbe weapon near her. The ball cutting the f.e sh of her left arm. entered near the center of ker breast, wounding, if nst penetrating the heart She sprang from the bed and fell in the hall, just outside her chamber door. A sister of Pollock's, attracted by the cry and the shot, raised her from the ilosr, ana that instant heard from the room tbe Eecosd ehot, and upon entering, found Charles lying upon the b?d with a womd in the abdoaen. He lived but fifteen minutes, and ottered no intelligable word. Tae murder of his wife wes evidently prompted by n insane delusion thet he could by thu double crime end his own miserable existence and not be separated from tho one he loved. Mrs. Tollock nee Clendenninz.was a cousin of Jcdge Denny, formerly Attorney General. o THKOL'OH THK liBIOGE. Frightful Accident oa the J., M. and I. Four Men Killed aud Several Injured. Special to the Sentinel: Setmock, Ind., June C One of the worst wrecks that has occurred on the J., M. and 1. Road for years, happened to-night three miles Eouthof this city, passenger train No. 2, leaving Indianapolis at 0:10 this evening going into a ditch where a briJge had been washed out by the continued rain o' tbe past twen-ty-four hours. The t:ain passed here on time in charge of Conductor McClelland, but was running slow oa account of the Weather. The bridge referred to was washed out; the engine plunged into it, puliini with it the bapgago car, sleeping coaca and parier car, but leaving the two passenger coaches standing on the track. Upon examination of the wreck it was found that EoineerDan Hutchinson, Fireman Willard Humes end Dagrage-mas-ler George Ammons were dead, and also tha conductor of the Woodruff sleeping car, whose name could not bo learned. As soon as the news was received in th'u city a wrecking train was telegraphed for at Columbus and soon arrived at the scene of the accident. The track is now being rapidiy cleared. There were about 100 passengers on board the ill-fated train, and how the loss of Ufa was so small is simply a mystery. Several were badly hart. Murder Neat Keddlagton. Special to the Sentinel: Rebdington, Ind., June 11. On Friday evening "Waren Foster and his father-in-law, William Lock wood, has some words with Jesse Matkeny in regard to joining fences with him, three miles east of here. Matheny was anxious to drop the controversy when they pounced upon him with clubs, beating him almost t a jelly. Matheay waa taken to his home near by, where he lav till aa early hear this morning, and died from the beating. 2Jr. Matneny has been a hard woraicg and highly esteemed gentleman, and was about sixty-five years f age. Foiter and Lockwood have mads threats that they intended to "clean Matheny out." The neighborhood is greatly excited, and look upon the affair as an unprovokpd murder. Tbe parties had not been arrested up to the latest report. Death From Exhanstion. Special to the Pentinel: Frakklix, Ind., June C Oa yesterday William McCaslin, one of our oldest and mcst respected cilizens, rode out to his farm near this city and there lie found some torses in one of his fields, and in the e.Tor; o dr-e them out he over taxd his streaci. On his way homo he stopped at a house in

the edge of town, told tbe lady that he was ill and asked to he down in the house. She, however, was afraid of smallpox and turned him out of doors. He was afterward found lying upon the side of the road and brought home. Medical aid was called and the patient appeared to rally, but at 10 o'clock last night was taken worse and expired in a few moments. The deceased was in his sixtysixth year. LEU 51 AN DENIES If.

Johnson County's Kx-Kcpresentative Says No Girl Traveled With Ulm From Indianapolis. Special to the Sentinel: Ediseikg, Ind., June 8. In common with other papers in the County, the Courier of this place published the I .eh man affair which occurred at Indianapolis last week. In to-day's issue the Courier published a letter from Mr. Lehman, who lived here during bis residence In the County, ia which he makes a flat denial of the whole affair, and aka to be set right helorej'.he pubiie, and especially his friends in Johnson County who have heretofore honored him with the Office of legislator. The following extracts 8re taken from hh published letter: The whole story as published relating to m3 is sn "Infamous lie," gotten up for a purposs bv some one, to me at present uakuown, who is either trying to play me a trick, or if there really was such tu occurrence. Borne one has used my name In order to ehleid themselves. Tuesday I rasscd ihe entire day at Cincinnati, O., endeavoring to get a compromise ol creditors. I was at Indianapolis a few hours on Wednesday, and the rest of the day thirty miles away. I left Indianapolis Wednesday nUht and arrived here Thursday morning at 7:35. No girl traveled with me, no girl arrived here with me. I was out of the city of Peoria but two days, aud la this short time I settled up nearly all of my business as connected with my failure, and I had no time, had I even been inclined to. to abluct a girl from her home and pa reu is. I again repeat the hope that you will give ttls card a spasa iu your paper, snd so far as toe Indianapolis paper is concerned 1 expect to se to that at the very earliest moment possible. 1 can not and will Ke idle under this outrageous and unwarranted charge, conceived in spirit aud carried oat with malice aforethought. Very respectfully yours. Chas. o. Lehman. DALY'S MISTAKE. He Promised to Marry, hot Skipped Oat, Only to lie Arrested and Confronted by Ilia Intended. Special to the Sentinel: f helbyviixe. Ind., June 0. Last Thursday, MIfs Ella Clsle came bere from Butler County, Ohio, and commenced proceedings in bastardy sptlnst Edward T. Daly, a young attorney of this cily, wbo. she alleged, had sertucei her last November, while she wss visltiog reiatires hare. The matter was compromised that day, Daly giving her to ptty her fare heme, and agrtfiDg to follow her the next day, and tney were to have been married ou his arriral. After she had left, he wrote her a letter decWrlng that he had no Intention of marrying her. and would bo eon before ihe could get back. She at onoe starte! back, accompanied by her sister, arriviatr here this morning, when she at once commenced proceedings to set aside the judgment ot satisfzctiou entered on the record oa the ground of fraud. Daly, hearing of het arrival, kipped out for Indianapolis, but a telegram preceded him, and on his arrival there he was taten, iuto custody and brought sack here. What ha will do remains to be seen. Shelby vllle Happenings. fecial to the Sentinel: Shilbtvillk, Ind., June 11. The case of Edward T. Daly, who was arrested in Indi: snspolis, Saturday, and returned to this city that night, to answer to the complaint of Miss Ella Cisle, who alleges non-compliaace with his contract with her, by failing to marry her as he agreed to do if she would dismiss her suit in bastardy against him, was settled to-day. The defendant pleaded iormer adjudication. The plea was sustained and he was discharged. Miss Cisle's only resort now is to bring a suit for damages for breach of contract, but as the defendant is financially short, the betrayed girl will be left holding tke sack. The Democrat is after John Sheik, the Republican Trustee of this (Addison) Tawntl ip, with a very sharp stick, and published a long article to-day charging him with influencing votes for the Republicans by very questionable method. The article eives names, dates and places, an i backs up the charge with sworn statements from those who were so appro iched and tho?e who witnessed it. Mr. Sheik is a Republican and is only following out Republican methods, but the people are making a mighty kick. An Ex-Millionaire, Arrested for Theft, Commits Suicide. Boston, June 11. William A. Tutney, at cne time proprietor of one of the largest dry goods houses in Chicago and rated among millionaires, through business depression and bad investments became hopelessly involved, and was finally obliged to give up hi business on aceount of impaired health. Without money he returnad to the Fast and obtained a position as salesman in Sbepard, Ncrmell it Co.'s. The lirm has been missing considerable valuable goods. Detectives traced tho thefts to Putney, and Le was arrested at his summer cottage, Nantucket. The otiicers with their prisoner took the steamer for Boston. At Tutney's solicitation they did not put tbe irons on him. Putney desired to avoid the people he might know on the boat, and was allowed to rnove about. Suddenly while chattine with the officers he pluuged oveibcard. He was taken from tho water by the boat's crew and everything done to resuscitate him, but he died in about tea minutes; age, fifty-two years. A Teronte Banker's Grudge Against the Princess. Torosto, Oat., June 8. The exciting topic in Teronto social circles to-day is a little Incident in connection with tbe recent visit to this city of Lome and the Princess Loads-. Last Saturday the pair attended the races. City Postmaster T. C. Patte9on, who is a leadinglight in the Jockey Club, went to Wa. H. Reatty, President of the Rank at Tsronto, and a very wealtay citizen, and asked Beatty for his four-in-hand to ive the vice regal party to the rRce-ccurse. When the Postmaster finished his request, Beatty, who held two $1,Cv0 bills in his hand, said: "Not much. I we-ald sooner tear these notes up and throw them into the street than lend that party my four-in-hand." Inquiry into the nratter brings to light the fact that Beatty once received a supposed snub frora tha Princess. He is abo much disgusted with the royal persensge's treatment of Canadian ladies fiinoj her presence among ns. nit to Recover 10,000,000 Werth of Land. St. Louis. Jnne C. Gearee II. Willing, an old and well known resident of this city, backed by a syndicate of lawyers of St. Louis and California, is about to iastituta legal procee ing3 to secure a tract of 3,003 square league?, or 2,700 square miles of land lyinjj along the Gila River, running back to Maricopa Mountain in Arizona, which was acquired by Mr. Willing's eon from a Spaniard named Miguel Peralta, in 1874, and thl deed of whtca was recorded at Prescot:. Ariz., but which owing to the sudden death of Mr. Willing was not disposed of in nil will. There are some co plications regarding the ownership, but Mr. Willing, Sr., and his legal advisers teel confident of being able to secure the land. The property embraces several mines, and is estimated to be worth at least $10,G00, 000.

THREE STATES,

Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, StormSwept. Cyclone of Unusual Severity Passes Through Jennings and Jackson Counties. Peculiar Tactics of the Hurricane In Illinois The Damage to Property In Iowa. TORNADO TOKN. Jennings County and Vicinity Visited by a Iestractlve Cyclone. Special to the Sentinel : North Verkok, Ind., June 11. About 7 o'clock last night a terrific cyclone struck this vicinity. . It wes preceded by a strong: wind and a blinding rain. It made a rumbling noise, and could be heard ten minutes before it made itself felt. It resembled a large black balloon, and came in a zig-zag line, first striking the southeastern part of the County, crossing its entire breadth, a distance of twenty-seven miles. As it neared the town tops of trees, fragments of demolished houses and barns were seen flying through the air, causing a panic among the residents, who fled to their homes, seeking shelter in cellars and other subterranean quarters. It first struck Four Corners, a hamlet near this place, tearing down fences. Uprooting massive trees, and unroofing houses. Several large dwellings were ruined and others carried ofT their foundations. Singularly, no one in this place was seriously injured. At this point the track of the cyclone was about 1C0 feet wide and the loss to property will aggregate several thousand dollars. Tassing on to North Vernon it circled aroand the suburbs, the southern portion being almost entirely demolished. The large brick f -hurch of the colored Methodists was completely destroyed, the roof being carried 200 yards. The residence of Hon. G. G. Yater was carried quite a distance and broken te pieces. All the trees in the vicinity were uprooted and some of them carried one-half a mile. The residence of Andrew Musser, adjoining tbe colored Church, was blown dOWD, and the occupants, Mr. Musser, wife and four children, were all injured. Mr. Musser had his arm 'broken. The dwellings of Augustus Everhart, Samuel White, Mrs. Ames, and Mrs. Maletta were entirely destroyed. Those living in the he uses were all more or less injured. A cow belonging to Mr. Ererhart was lifted up and carried a hundred yards. The ground over which the cyclone passed v,is covered with wreckage of all kinds. The contents of the houses destroyed can not be found. Tbe families made homeless are being well cared for by our citizens. Tha people from the country around have visited the scene during the day, and have contributed toward the support of the destitute families. Oakdale was the next town in the storm's conrse, and a like destruction of property followed. At Bntlerville a freight train was lifted from the track and carried thirty feet. Four persons were killed at 'Nebraska by the falling of a house. Jackson County and Vicinity. Special to the Sentinel: Seymour, Ind., June 11. A cyclone of unusual severity and not over 100 yards wide struck the western part .of this County last evening about C o'clock and completely demolished the farm residence of John W. Holmes and tore his orchard up by the roots, and killed some very line stock for Charles Esham. Another cyclone of signal severity strack and demolished the farm residence of a Mr. Ties, six miles southwest of the city. Frank Menning's barn, filled with old corn aad agricultural implements, and his cribs were prostrated and carried to the four winds. No such storms have ever visited this County before Elsewhere. Harvard, 111., June 11. A peculiar cyclone passed a short distance south of this place to-night, with heavy hail and rain, and met another cyclone north of here, reversed its course, jumped over this place and struck tbe earth a mile south of here, sweeping away dwellings, barns and fences. Tnrnitg to a direct eastward courre it leveled a number of dwellings and barns. A few persons were wounded, but no lives were lost. DcFtc.rE, Iowa, June 11. A dispatch from Waverly says: A young cyclone visited Tri polia, the scene of the exploits of the Barber brothers, about 3:30. It blew down trees and buildicgj. The large machinery warehouse of J. C. Garrett, was completely destroyed, the loss being about $SoO or $1,000. Two men were in the warehouse at the time but succeeded in escapsng with few bruises. Considerable damage was done to business houses and many small buildines and corn cribs were blown to atoms, beveral persons were slightly injured, but none seriously. Cedar Rafips, Ia., Jnne 11. A special to the Republican from West Union states that a tornado struck Thrush Creek this afternoon at 3 p. m. and blew one-third the town away. Loss, $3 500 to $4 000. No lives reported lost A school house was also blown over between Oelwein and Maynard Station, on the B. C. R. and N. Railroad about the same time. Galeka, 111., June 11. A whirlwind passed over Flmo, in tbe southern part of Wisconsin, about 4 o'clock this afternoon, doing much damage. Owing to the interrupted telegraphic communicitions it is impossible to learn the particulars A freight train on the Northwestern Railway was picked up bodily, except the engine, and carried from the track and completely wrecked. Conductor Wm. Gleason was seriously, and E. W. Comstock, a traveling man of Chicago, slightly hurt, Beloit, Wis., June 1L This city was struck by a tornado about (J this evening, with the result of demoralizing the business portion of the town, killing one man and wovnding several others. The storm came from a southwesterly direction and was met by a current of air going south, causing a rotory motion, it was accom panied by a heavy rain and struck the Western portion of the city, wrecked a number of dwelling?, then passpd to the. heart cf the city unroofing a number of buiness houses, blowing down the Northwestern Railway bridge, scattering the machinery room of the Kock River paper mills and" killing Edwsrd Holloron, one af the hands. oThe Statne t General Thayer. West Poikt, June 11. The statue in honor of General Sylvanus Thayer, erected by the alnmni of the Military Academy, was anveiled this afternoon with suitable cere-

monies. The exercises were attended by a large gathering of people, including 100 alumni. The statue is of granite, eight feet tbiee inches h'gh, and oaaped?stal nine fet high. The onlv incription is "General Thayer, father of West Point Military Acid-my.,

TiiE BARBtR BANDITS. How Six Brave Germans Captured the Iowa Outlaws All of Them Wounded in tbe Straggle. Waverly, Ia.,- June 7. The capture of the noted Barber boys occured at a farm house four miles southwest of Tripoli and sixteen miles southeast of this place. During the day they had been concealed in a barn of a German farmer named August Tegtsmer, and about 8 o'clock in the evening they went to the house and asked for some supper. Henry Tegtmer, a son of the farmer, recognized them and succeeded in conveying this fact to his father, whom he instructed to give the alarm to the neighbors. Henry remained et home to assist his mother in P'epariDgthe meal for the desperadoes, veral men, all of whom were Germans, acccn pinied elder Tegtmer to his home. They baa. i-io weapons Bare one shotcun, which It is claimed was cot loaded. The intent! on was to surround the houss and when the boys went out to spring upoa them and secure thtm before their suspicions could be aroused. This plan was bailled through the excitement of the one man who rushed into the house to secure the bandits, upon which the latter both drew their revolvers and began firing promiscuously. Henry Tegtmer sprang upon Bill Barber, and knockad his hand away and caught him by the throat. The lischt them became general and Bill was soon on the iioor, but managed to continue firing over his shoulder. Ike managed to escape his pursuers for a moment, and leaping through an open window began firing at the men inside. By this time several of the attacking party were wounded, and finally one named Henry Page went outside the door and succeeded in pinioning Ike by the arms. Henry Karsting received a ball through the body and exclaimed: "Boys, I a?n going to die." He still continued to light, and aided in tying bo'-h tbe boys by the arms with a rope which Mrs. Tellmer had gone to the barn and procured. Sixteen shots were fired by the outlaws, Ike emptying the two weapons he had on his person. Of the live brave men who attacked them all were wounded, the injured being as follows: Henry Karsting shot through the body and died at 1:15 in the morning; John H. Karsting. shot in the left bre-est, hip ard arms; Henry Tegtmer, shot in the neck, Henry Page, shot in the breast, the bullet strikinc the bone and copoire out at the back; August Tegtmer, ng.-r bitten off and crushed. It is thought all the wounded will recover. Ward was sent t3 Waverly, Jand aoon as possible Deputy Sheriffs Adairs and Cars'.ensen went for and captured the mea and landed them in Jail at G o'clock yesterday morning. Bill Barber was found willing to converse, and Eaid he waa twenty-threa and Ike twenty-five ypars old. Their father was a soldier in the IowatRegiment, anddyin soon after the War, the boys were placed in the Soldiers' Orphan Home at Cedar Falls. When asked in regard to tbe Bhooting of Sheriff Sheppard last September, Bill said they had worked for a farmer who cheated them out of their pay and they ran off a horse and sold it, and Sheppard came to arrest him. He drew a revolver as soon as he ordered him to surrender and fired, the bail striking him in the head, and Ike then drew a revolver and killed Sheppard. They made their escape to Clay County, Kansas, where they went to picking corn, and afterwards ran a ferry over the Republican River. A week ago Monday he concluded to go home to see his mother and sisters. They saw them as they eutertd the house of one of their sisters and aroused the people, and they then attempted to escape and go to Montana where they claim their mother lives. About I) o'clock lst evening a dispatch was received intimating that a mob was on the way to lynch the pair. The Sheriff caused their removal to Independence, where they are now located. DUEL ON A TRAIN. A Drunben Man Slashes a Southern Kailroad Conductor's Throat Both Kmpty Their Be vol vers at Each Other. Ecrxsville, Ala., June 8. A fearful encounter took place on an East Tennessee passenger train while passing through this place. A passenger named Lawrence, from Randolph, was in an intoxicated condition. He was approached by the conductor, E. L. Nelson, who asked for Lawrence's ticket or fare. Without further provocation the maddened man laid one band on the conductor's shoulder, and, as he laughed, said: "You den'twant any fare from me, do you?"' He then drew a knife across the astonished train olhcial's neck. Conductor Nelson was terribly wounded, but Lad strength and courage to draw his pistol. Lawrence with drew along the aisle and did the same thing. Both began firing at each other, and kept it up until their weapons were emptied. Ten shots were fired. The train was running rapidly, ard the jostling was such that the aim of neither availed anything. Not on of the passengers ws hit by one of the many random balls. Engineer Sutton was apprised by the ringing of his bell that something was wrong. Stopping his train, he came back to the passeijger car. Conductor Nelson was then such a sight to behold, reeking witi his own blood, that Sutton fainted. Fortunately for the wounded man, a down freight train was met at Burnsville, and he was brought back. Dr. Clark did all in his power for the injured man. It is not thought that he is dangerously hurt, THE MYSTERY SOLVED, The Whereabouts of Ex-Jnde Kram, of St. Louis, Now Kaown. St. Louis, June 1L A Post-Dispatch extra announces that the whereabouts of ex-Jndge Chester A. Krum are now known. Mrs. Krum was notified yesterday by G. H. Thiel, Manager of Thiel's Private Detective Agency, that her husband was on board a Central Pacific train bound west, aad woald break fast at Ogden this morning. Krum has a ticket for bait Lake City only, it appears that Judge Krum, on leaving SL Louis, April G. went to Chicago; thence to New York, stopping one day at the Albemarle Hotel. He left there in a hack and was driven to a Pacific mail steamer, which sailed for Panama, whence he proceeded to San Francisco. He was recognized on a train by Captain Newcorab, 6on of ex-Unitsd States Marshal Newcomb, who filled that office when Krum was United States District Attorney. The ruYstery of Jud?e Krura's action m taking this trip, leaving hia family aud relatives in ignorance 'of hi whereaboats, aud his lergo law business unattended, is still unexplained. It is feared, however, that his ficencial aCairs are complicated. Further information is expected from Newcomb, who is cn the train with Krum.

PAID HIS DEUTS.

The Treasurer of 3Ionroe County Short $11,000. Besieged by Creditors, He Met 111 Obligations iVItli tie County's Funds. Professor Smart Elected President of Purdue University A Floater Picked Up at Madison, A 11,000 S HO KT AUK. Captain McKinney, Treasurer of Monroe CooitT, Paji His Debts With the Fauds in His Charge Sympathy for tbe Accused, Special to the Sentinel : Elcominoios, lad., June 7. Our little city was all torn up yesterday oyer a rumor that Captain L. E. McKinney, Coanty Treasurer, was short several thousand dollars in his settlement with the Commissioners. To a majority of the community the news was astouadinf. Captain McKinney always has stood high here as a man and as an officer. He is a prominent member of the M. E. Church, ana It was hard for a majority to believe that he could be a defaulter, either through dishonesty or incapacity. As ia always the case, others Eaid they had been expecting it for some time, but nrne accused Captain McKinney of dishonesty. lie ws known to have been considerably ia debt when elected Treasurer four years r.c, and he received some votes through sympathy oa this account, there being at the tiine a considerable amount of op;OKtion to hü, nomination in hie own purty on the ground ihat he had held e:.1ce long enough in this County, he having held tbe cilice of Bherifl two terms, and R-corder fcrthe unexpired term for ?L:.ch Thomas How rd, decessed. was elected. It is nndarstcod that he received no preiii frecn the latter office, however, he taking tha appointment for the benefit of Howard's wi Jow.who conducted tbe office. Careful inquiry among his bond -mn confirmed the rumer, and tha amount of his thortaee was said to be from f :y-'-M to $12,000. Your correspondent called r.n Captain McKinney in his efiice this raornir g to jret a statement in regard to the matter, but found him almost inripab'e of ruakirg a statement from grief on f excitement. He said that be did net tuow that he could make any better statement thaa was contain d in a letter to fcis wif'. who with their boys is on a farm in Western Texas, recently purchased by Cap.aia McKinney from soma railroad corporation, but unpaid for. He attempted to read the letter, but broke down arid banded it to your correspondent The letter is as follows: THE LETTER TO MRS. m'kIK.IEY. My Dear Wife: 1 write j ou again this morning:. My bon 1gm"3 meet Monday at 2 o'clock aiter which I will write you all the particulars. Net one of them, so far, tiBo seemed to want to give ma any trouble, and their kind spirit ia the matter makes ray remorse ot conscience that much greater. It woHld be almost naiadurable if I did not know that my heart was lipht aad my intentions rood. No bad or mean mative ever got me into this trouble. It was my weakmess when besieted lor money by my crediUrs, aad iJl other thisgs In the sh ef beatvoleacj, to hand it out; aid the terrible expeise ef the carapalKn wkich ruins the defeatsa ceadidate and does much to ruia the euccestful one. I wrote you to sell the sheep aad wool as soea as possib'a at the bebt penible figures and scad me tao money. I now eay nt te rcII until you kesr from nie epain on that subject; tat loek around and get tke very best ofier yea caa. and say t parties yoa will let them know as soon as you can hear from ime, which would le eight or ten days, I rent a Mptr and slip for Carl by mail yesterday. A word to sty dear boys: Do Terrthing to make and save a nickel; put every foot of ground in coroetbint" that you have mud er fence, aud everything e;e that you can tio te aave or make adfme to buy food or clothing for m or the little ones, do it. Is not this enough? I remain, as ever, a loving and affectionate hasand and lather. TEE DISCLOSCtE. Ia his report to the Board of Comraisaianers, at their June term, Captaia McKinney reported a certain amount of County funds on hands, and a certain aaiount of indebtedness in the shape ef County orders outstanding. The Board ordered Lira to pay off a certain portion cf these orders, which he failed to do, as was showa by his next report. He tatisried the Board for this failare, bat wes sain ordered to pay them off. As it now appears he did not rave the funds to do so, which fact was about 10 be developed at this term of the Commissioners' Court. Capt&ia McKinney finding that ka could not carry the matter any further, and tkat there was no possible chaace to replace the money, went to his bondfntn acd rr.ads a statement of the fects. It teems, indeed Captain McKinney says, the (keriege covers both terms of his otlice, which makes both bonds liable. There is a larpe number of bondsmen on koth bonds, ard if all were pood, the amount to be made no by ef ch wculd not b? heavy, but as a number are thoucht not to be g'oJ. the burthen is likely ta fall upon a few. The fallowing are the names of the bondsaea: First Poad William Leep.arJ, Silu Grime Joan P. Harrell. John P. fcmlth, ITiram Lmcley. Kat N. Ki d. A. Holtzm&n, J. A. Holtzman, V. J. Com an. John D. Morgan, Henry C. Daacan. wuiicm r. Liford, Horton C. Hunter. rler lij'.lenWber. toleman A. Carter, V. F. Reed, R R. Urong, W. W. Muser, John C. Woeley aad John Kerr. Second Bond Jahn P. Smith. J. A. Holtzman, W. J. Cc.Tiaan, Ufevid V. Bukirir. James Kyan, John B. Buzzard. Henry Eller. A. IlMtznui. V. M. Hovston, Jahn C. Whisnacd, Hiram Llaoley, K. K. ktroBR. J. F. Leon.-. Jekn D. Morgto. J. H. Garrison. John Pcott, W. F. Keed, Mike eiabbcrt, Jehn llarrel, NatN. Hill and Peter Bollenfcacher. BW THE MOKET WAS PSED. Captain McKinney says his ekortase is about $!000, while some" of his bondsmen think it will not fall below $11,000. The books are being examined to-day, and the exact amount will be ascertained. There is universal sympathy felt for Captain McKinney, and no ane accuses him of dishonest intentions. It is the general impressisn that he paid off his old debts with the money, expecting to replace it from the profits of his sheep venture in Texas. He says his last election cost him $2, OCX), and he possibly used a small amount in purchasing sheep. The bulk of the money went to pay debts, however, and no man ever felt a like misfortnae more keenly than Captain McKinney does this ane. It ia understood the effice is virtually in tke hands of the bonds men, who will meet on Monday and make arrangements to settle with the Commissioners. President White's Successor. Lafayette, Jnne 7. Professor James H. Smart, of Indianapolis, late State Superintendent cf Public Instruction, was to-day elected to the Presidential Chair of Pnrdoe College, to succeed Professor E. E. White, resigned.

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