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FIRST P1RT. ESTABLISHED 1821. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1892-TWELYE PAGES. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR,

IN A FATAL CRAS

A Terrible Collision on the Cotton Belt Results in the Death of Seven People, While Many More Are Seriously Injured. NO FULL REPORTS AS YET. A Pullman Sleeper Buried Ten Feet Under Water, And the Wife of a Night One of the Hapless Victims. A Serious Wreck on the Vandalia in Illinois Causes the Death of One and the Serious Injury of Another A Series of Accidents ou Other Iloads Which Makes the Record of Casualties a Complete One Ueportsof the Great Loss by the Floods at St. Iouis ConArmed The "Work of Relief Going On at Various Places A Heavy Snow Fall at Many Points. St. Louis, May 21. A terribly fatal rear tnd collision occurred on the Cotton Belt road near Pine Bluff. Ark., early this morning. The accident resulted in the killing of at least seven people and the serious injuring of eighteen more. It was caused by the crew of a north-bound passenger train disobeying orders, and, as a result, the engine collided with the engine of a freight. AU of the cars of the passenger train were thrown from the track and upset. One of the dead has been identified as Mrs. Henson, wife of an employe of the road. The bodies of two other women have been taken from the wreck, but are ret unidentified. The other four bodies ire those cf men, asan about nineteen ne of the bodies check oa the one ye are was State a younjr. old. On found a national

bank of Memphis, drawn in favor of James Morgan. The names of the dead men are Mr. Oarsman, Mr. Jones and A. M. Swan, the latter being the colored porter of the eleeper. The missing man 1 a fireman of one of the engines. ltis impossible to obtain a full list of the injured or the extent of their injuries as tbey have all been removed to neighboring bouaea to have their wounds attended to. Nothing definite can le learned of the fate of the Conductor Fields and Engineer James Peterson of the passenger, or of Engineer Turner of the freight. The Oreman of the passenger is a'so misinij. All the wounded have been taken to Stuttgart, Ark., to which point special trains have carried a number of physicians. A government boat carrying the dead and wounded passengers is expected at Pine Bluff tonight. Until then no definite and full report can be had. The Pullman eieerer is buried under ten feet of water, and divers have been sent to the bottom too i cht to drap for tho bodies. The list of the dead and injured Is said to bo considerably larger than reported earlier. Mr. L. K. Kroolc of Cieco, Tex., who is himself painfully injured, arrived at Pine Bind late this evening on the Cotton Bf.it train and cues the following additional report: Mr. Clark, wife of Prof. Clark of Vinchester, Tenn., killed; Mrs. O. Anderson of Amervslle, Tex., killed; and her brother-in-law, Mr. llenkins of Virginia, slightly injured. The Rev. Mr. Hubens of Granevine, Tex., seriousiy injured and his wife whom he married at Memphis niht before last killed. Pins BurFr, Ark., May 22. The list of the victims of the terrible wreck which occurred on the .St. Louis Southwestern Friday night near Gcldman bu increased to nice dead o far recovered. The raiiroad otiicia's secured the V. S. steamer Wichita to go down the river to the bridge at Kob Koy and bring tip the dead to this city, as trains cannot get to this city on account of high water. The boat has arrived with seven victimsof th wreck, another having been found after the boat left the wreck. The names of the dead as officially given are as follows: Mr-. OCT AVK AN'DKRSON. Amirrilo. Tex. WILLIAM CRYSTAL, Dentoo, lex. J. T. ANDKKOX, Piere City, Mo. Mr. It. II. CLARK, Wioehoater, Tens.. F.. D. CEOMKION. NashTills. Tenn. 11 PA K. A. M. JILNäON, Fiiber, Ark. HKS. HUIXJINS of Alabama, tu route to Ft. Werth. Tex. JAMES MORGAN, Memphis, Tean, FRANK NICHOLAS, fireman of freight. The names of wounded so far as can be learned are : If. S. MachaX Greenville, Tex., slight N. H. Tl'K ER. Wolf City, Tex., tilg lit. C. M. SwaV. Kansas Cay, hand mashed, J. B. F.iCHARliSOX. Tern pis, Tex., slight W. U. Diver, Lockett, Tex., bro ied. A. B. Ii&OoK, Cisseto, Tex., badly traiscd. M. L. Davis, VYaoo, i, seriously bruised. J. II. Ri'.nsell, telegraph operator, Texar ken a, Tx., lruued. Miller Doxaldsox (colored), Pins BluT, Ark., ihghtly. George C. Harris, colored. Pins Bluff, Ark., hort in cLe.-t, J. M. Zaciiry, Pins BlofT, badly bruised. L. II. fcPELLi.vG. J3rton, Tex., slightly bruifed. Williax McCaee, TaciSa express messes f er, slightly bruised. William Obaham, Clarendon, Arle-, slightly bruised. Wiu. Bay, Pullman condsctor.hand hort II. Gao8soy, P.ne Blntf, Ark., badly bruld, 11. B. Fieldö, passenger conductor, badly cut about bead. James O. PrrEESoy, pauenzsr engineer, badly braised. J. IIOftBOK.NB, general foreman at ear shops at this place by breaking wiodow while tryiug to get oat of sleeper, badly eat J. Jokes (eolorsdi, porter Pallmaa, illghüy injurs J. Every attention possible was given and isbeinj? done for the unfortunate sufferers by the company. The dead will be embalnned, and placed in metallic caskets and forwarded to relatives as soon as possible. There was a imencer on the train by the came of Paul Robbins of Jefferaoii, Tex. His hat was found in tbe stream, and it is not known whether he was kUci ci not, Iha cqiasaw k&& Olren

at work in the ill-fated rullman, and now think they have recovered all the dead from it and that no more will be found. This hss been the most disastrous and costly wreck that ever occurred in this state, and happened on the same spot where the previous wrecks occurred, both resulting in the loss of lite. A VANDALIA W2ICK,

Oat Man Killed and Anttbcr Badly Hart er Greenville, 111. Ft. Locis, May 21. A light east-bound Jacksonville engine, in charge of Conductor Smith, collided with a west-bound passenger train on tho Yandalia road five miles west of Greenville, 111., at 5:5S this morning. Both engines und the baggage car of the passenger train were wrecked, and the first passenger coach considerably damaged. The crews of both engines saved themselves by jumping, but were considerably bruised. A special guard of the express company, named Ed Finn, was instantly killed, and regular Express Messenger Sharp BeriouBly hurt. None of the passengers were injured. The Yandalia officials here eay that the Jacksonville Southeastern engine, which road had been using their tracks ßinco tbe flood rendered it3 own track use'ess, was occupying the main track without any orders to do bo. Other Wrecks. Zakesvillh, O., May 21. An engine and twelve cars were derailed a mile west of this city today on tho Baltimore & Ohio railway. The engineer and fireman jumped, but were fatally injured. Pkestox, la., May 21. Yesterday a work train on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul was standing on the switch when a west-bound merchandise freight dashed into it at the rate of forty miles an hour. Tho engineer, In Owens, of the worktrain was probably fatally injured. Kansas Cjty, Kas., May 21. A beadend collision between tho north-bound Peatrice express and the south-bound Leavenworth transit train occurred at "White Church, Kas., ten miles distant, at 8 o'clock this morning. Fireman A. Meyers was seriously hurt. All the paasjngera were badly shaken up. LI KE THE DEACON CAS E. Except That a Woman Plays the Chief Hole. Parts, May 23. This city has been startled by a murder that in many ways resembles tbe Deacon affair, are that in the present case the shooting was done by a wom&u. The wife of a well-know n club maa has for some time past suspected that her husband was carrying on a liaison with the wife of an official high in the government. She kept a watch on tier husband and tbe suspicion of the lattcr't unfaithfulness became a ctrt&intj. Mie mads vain attempts to catch the couple together until Saturday night That evening her husband told her he was going out on business and would not be home until late. As soon as her husband left the house she hastily threw on her wraps and lollowed him, lie entered a house ia the quartier V Europe, his wife remained outside for some time and then entered. Fhs discovered the apartments her husband had eutereJ. 1 he door of the room was locked, bet the infuriated wife thre hers-lf against it rnd forced it open, inside were her huband and the wife of the government official. The evidence was complete. The wronged wifa had a rovo ver ia the pocket of the dress. Drawing the weapon she advanced upon tbe woman, who had crouched in abject fear ia a corner of the room, and deliberately aiming at her fired. The bullet struck home and the wounded woman begged piteously to be spared. But she uppealed in vain. Time and aain did the revolver flush until five bullets had taken eSecu Purine the shooticg, the hmbnn 1, it is said, stepped forward to disarm his wiie, but she turned on him ami t! rcatencd to kill him if he advanced anotütr'oot. Other peojle in the house rushed to tLo apartment, but none dared to place a hand upon the woman. After the cartridges in the revolver were exhausf-d the wife enlmly awaited the corninz ot the police, who bad been summoned, and then quietly tl;nified her de:re to Is taken away from the piece. Tbe woman died ia a few hours. An eorl to obtain the names fca been frustrated. The name of the murderess is lime. P.eymoud, aud the name of her victim Lallimoniie Lelaporte. The murdered woman was a nieee of Jean Casimir-rerier. Mme. lleyroond, who is a pretty brunette, and only twenty-four years old, says that Mrue. Delaporte was tua. iotimutn friend ci hers vho bad separated from her husband. Hie herself introduced Mm. IlaD3rte to M. Keymood and soon afterward discovered that they were meeting secretly. 11. KeyiDond and Mme. Delaporte had a meeting on Saturday, and Mme. F.eymond went to their rendezvoas. .She knocked at the door and cried: '"Open." Paul, Mme. Delaporte'a husband, was down stair. Mme. Raymond's husband, partly dressed, opened the door and Mme. HeytLOud at once rushed in. She found Mme. Ielaporu un Jreusd and repeatedly fired at her with a revolver, afterward stabbing her several times in the breast She afterward surrendered herself to thi police, bhe was dressed in the height of fashion and obbed bitterly. FEATHER-WEIGHT CONTEST. A Sharp Fight at Clay City at an Early Hour Today. Clay City, Ind., May 23. SpeciaLl The featherweight contest for ths championship ef of ths state and a parse of $230, whiah oco irred here early this morning between Sam Farmer of Terrs flau: a and Kid Loyd of Brazil, nttiaoted more attention than any sporting evtnt that has occurred here in many years. A special train carrying several hundred ports from Terre Ilsote arrived here at mi Inight The place selected was White's opera bouse, and fully f CK) men pard $5 apiece to witness the fight Both men have good records, neither having been defeated in the ring. The belting was even and at least (5,000 was up on ths final result. Tbe match is to a finish at ISO pounds, give or take two. It was t o'clock when time was called. Both men looked well, hut Farmer appeared overtrained. This fact became plain after the first ronnd. Farmer weighed 12 pounds and Loyd lit Ths first round was wild, Loyd clinching at every opportunity snd fighting for til opponent's wind. In tbs second round just as ths gong sounded for the first the m-n elinched. By a dextrous twist Loyd threw his man to the floor in a terrifis mannsr. Farmer had to be assisted to his ccrner. Farmer was weak in the third round, bat by two vicious blows brought blood twice on Loyd's left eye snd nose. At ths end of the ronnd Loyd threw his opponent a second time, his head striking the floor and knocking him Sensale. lis did not rally In ths ten seconds and the fight tu awarüfci to Loyd amid wild applause. BASE BALL. Below we give the standing of the Western and National league clubs. The Westtern association: Pr Jmr Wtn. Lnti. ernli Wen. Lnti. crnt Colnrabas 20 9 Milwaukee.. 14 Kinn City. 10 10 Toledo..... S 10 8 0 Omaha 7 It 2-9 TOO t. Paul 7 ll ii fft Minneapolis S It SM 414 IodiniolU. 3 10 107 The National league: t'r I I r Hen. srt. ' ft on. Ci. rnt Boston. ..... 3 7 741 Pittsb'ir 19 1 81 Urooklya 17 I IU Ktir Yoric. II 13 &X t !iteo. IT 11 6M Philadelphia 13 15 44 CloelanU. 17 14 4Wablnlom. 11 19 2.1 Cleveland-.- IS It 638. SL Louis S 21 00

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Deeming Pays the Penalty for His Crimes. And Thus Dies the World's Arch Criminal. WITH NO RESPITE FOR HIM He Pleads InVain for tho Mercy of the Court And Declares to the End That He Is Innocent. Ho Denies That He Had a Fair and Impartial Trial, and Says He Did Not Kxpect JusticeA Confession of Being Subject to Lapses of Memory, Duo to Heredity He Rails Against the Feoplo of MelbourneA Itesum of His Crimes. Meibocrxe, May 22. Deeming was handed at 10:01 o'clock this mornin?. With the execution of Deeming there ended the life of the greatest criminal the world has ever Been. At the beginning of March last tbe police at Liverpool received a dispatch from the police at Melbourne station that the murder of a woman had just come to light at Windsor, a suburb of Melbourne, and that from certain facts that had been revealed it was thought that the Windsor murderer had killed another woman at Kain Hill, a suburb of Liverpool. The police of the latter place at once started an investigation and eoon a most horrible crima was unearthed, for beneath the hearth&toce of a residence, known aa Dinham villa, at Kain Hill, there were found the bodies not only of a woman, but al.o the bodied of four little children, ail of whom had been buried in a pit that the murderer had dug beneath the hearthstone, and after earth had been thrown over them the eurface was cemented and the hearthstone relaid. The Colls Tighten. It was soon learned that the house had been occupied by a man who had given his name aa Williams, but who, it was subsequently Ascertained was Frederick Bailey Deeming, whose family resided in Birkenhead, across the river from Liverpool. William?, or to call him by hia ri?ht name. Defining, had married at Kain Hill, a younj and beautiful girl, a Miss Kmily Matthor, and had sailed lor Australia, with her and it was ber body that had been found at Windsor She "too, had been buried under the hearthstone of the house and the gravo was covered with a coating of cement. The police inquiries into Deeming'a career soon revealed that lie was a monster, jruilty of nearly, if not all the crimes in the calendar. Numerous ewiLiilin? transactions were traced to him, principally in mining lands. Detectives followed him to Knziand, where ho was found living in Birkenhead. The detectives gained admission to tho house, found it occupied by Mrs. Marie Deeming and the three elder children whoso bodies have been recently found at Kain Hill. The fourth child was not then born. Deeminp, however, had evaded his pursuer, having left Birkenhead that morning. A nioth Crlrauml. The pureuit was continued, but Deeming alwoys managed to evade bis pursuers, in one instance escaping by just seven minutes. Deeming later appeared at Liverpool nnderhis alias of Williams. He paid addresses to a number of Liverpool ladiea, among them one who, from his conversation about the "Jack tbe Kipper'' crimes, became terribly -afraid of him. One night he had an engagement to take tea at hr home, but he did not appear and ehe never saw him ajain. It was just about this time that he appeared at Kain II ill, where his wife and family subsequently joined him. Shortly afterward Mrs. Deeming and the children disappeared, but as Deeming had represented the woman as his Bieter, nothing was thought of thoir disappearance. It was not long after this that he married Mifla Matther and started for Australia. During their voyage he developed traits of thought(ulne83 and consideration hardly in keeping with the character of the man as eeen in the light of subsequent developments. The RsaniTtl Case. The subsequent facts in connection with the murder of the second Mrs. Deeming are of too recent date to need detailed mention. After Deeming had killed her, he became engaged to a Miss Kate Kounse Tell, who was on her way to the Southern" Cro63 gold fields, in West Australia, to meet and marry him, when she learned of hia arreBt for the murder of his wife. A significant fact in connection with the proposed marriage was that Deeming had already procured a quantity of cement that was found at his home in the gold fields, ami this suggested in a startling manner, that he had already made preparations to kill and bury his bride-elect. That he was guilty of many other crimes, including murder," is believed by every one. He was a jail-bird, having served sentence in Cuyaland and Australia for theft. In Melbourne he assumed a jovial and carelees manner, but he showed in his manner the terrible strain he was undergoing. Ills Speech In Court, After he had been condemned to die he made a speech in court which in part ia as follows: I have not had a fair trial. It is not the law that is trying me, but the press. Tho case was prejudiced even before my arrival by the exhibition of photographs in shop windows and it was by means of these that I was identified. I leave it to the jury to say if it is not the case that hundreds of (people in Melbourne would execute me without a trial. If I could believe that I committed the murder, I would plead guilty rather than submit to the gaze of the people in this court the ugliett race of people I hare ever seen. I am to'd that whatever I Bay will not be believed and even ray own witnesses have been kept out of my way by my counecl. l'eopld have sworn to Bceins me whom I have never seen In my life. "Another oblection I have to this trial is

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rnunicate with witnesses in Enpland and India. It is not a pleasant thing to confess to diseafe mental or other but I am determined to do eo in justice to myself and the community. For weeks togetl er I have suffered lapses of memory. In my own mind I know I am not guilty cf this charge. My lifo is ruined. If I were turned into th etreet tonight a free man tomorrow would find nie iu the Kive r Yarra that Is the best place for me now. I do not hesitate to give up my life: it would be a,pleaeure. 1 have fought the blacks on the Zambezi and have fought lions singlo handed. What ia life to a man like mo, whose prospects the newspapers and the public have blasted and ruined forever? "I do not expect justice ; it is neither in the mind of the judges nor of tbe jury nor of the public to give me a fair trial. The case should have been postponed for two months to enable evidence to be collected. Instead of that the trial was fixed, by premediUtiou, to take place at a time when the public ia enraged ajainst me." He confessed that he had killed his wife, Miss Matthcr. He appealed to the Victorian executive and the British privy council for a respite, but both refused to Interfere, and accordingly he today paid the full penalty of the law. Had he escaped justice in Australia he would have betn taken to England, where he would undoubtedly have been handed for tho Kain Hill murders. flow He Passrd the Tim.

Deeming passed Sunday In calmly discussing at intervals writing, his approaching doom. Ho said he had no intention of making a speech on the scaffold. On Sunday night ho thrice swallowed easrerly a smaii allowance of spirits, after which he slopt eonndly until he was awakened at 7 o'clock this (Monday) morning. Then, for the first time since his arrest, the manacles on his wrists were removed, find, smoking a cigar, be convened with those around him. Ho declared that he was rosined to his fate, and had no feara in regard to the future. To the chaoloin of the prixou heeaid that he had made his peace with God. He persisted in denying that he was guilty of the Ivain Hill murders. He hud nover, he declared, lost his self control in England, as he had since his arrival in Australia. He expressed great gratitude to the governor and all the prison ofticia's for the consideration they bad shown him and aleo to Mr. Lyle, hia counsel, ond to all concerned ia his defense. He said he thought he would not falter or mako any scene ou the scaffold. A few moments before the time set for the execution Deeming was allowed a glasa of brandy which he swallowed at a gu'D, and he was told that he miaht have more if the prison doctor eo ordered. The doomed man was then led to the gallows and in a few moments all was over. The drop was seven feet Tho execution was witnessed by a large gathering, including the governor and several official?, magistrates, police and clergymen. There was an immense crowd outside the prison from an early hour in the morning till long after tho execution was over. Order was maintained by a strong force of police. When weighed early this morning Deeming turned the scaio at 143 pounds, which is fourteen pounds less than he weighed when admitted to the prison. On the arrival c ho hangman and tho deputy-governor at the doomed man's cell. Deeming was praying fervently, repeating again and asrain, "Lord, have mercy on my eoul." He continued muttering a prayer bs ho was le i to ths scaffold. He wore a cape which partially shaded his face from view. MELBOURNE, May 23. The signal that floated over the jail here this morning that Deeming had paid the penalty for one of his crimes caused the puhho to breathe more freely than for some weeks past. Tbe biography, which report had it he was Koine to hequeath to Miss Kate KounseTillc, his latest fiancee, ia full of ribald allusions and fantastic vaporing. He fcave to the Her. Mr. fc-'cott a farewell letter, dated yesterday, aud a poem entitled "To (Jod I Call.'' In this letter DeemicK savs: "I am driner a fully penitent sinner and Christian. 1 was uuconseious of doing so. I can only regard in 7 execution as a murder, fnill, death will he a relief. I should have died happy hut for this poinh" Us re frred to Miss KouDseville in terms that the liev, Mr. Scott decliues to hare published. The chaplain said that Iteming wet the strandest man he ever met in tbe course of bis lonn experience with criminals. When the clergyman went to Deenlng's cell a few minutes before the lime for tbs execution Deeniinsr, falling on hi kneea, wept an-t rrie i, "Lord forgiv nie for diiatchin my wife and family without warning." Deeming left two ills. In the first he leaves 300 to Mus Uouusevllle, and iu thd second he disinherits and upbraids her. BYNUM AS SECOND. On tho Presidential Ticket With Grovcr Clevoland. IicREArj of The Sentinel, ) 1420 New York-ave.. N. V.. V Wasuisgtox, D. C May 23. ) Some of Kepreeentative Dynum's en thusiastic friends are trying to make a vice-presidential candidate of him. Mr. John Darrett, editor of the Tortland (Ore.) Tilegram and a delegate to the national democratic convention, is in the city. Last night, at his rooms, about a dozen congressmen eseembled, among them Mr. Bynum. The ! conversation turned upon the vice-presidency, and it was the unanimous expression of opinion that the Indiana representative would make a (rood running-mate for Cleveland. The Cleveland and Bynum ticket was proposed and seriously discussed at the capitol today. Mr. Bynum found that he bad a veritable ' boom" on hand. There is probably no truth in the report that this conference last night of Mr. Bynum's friends was a pre-arranged affair. It was only an informal discussion, but may result in a movement that will put the Indianian in the field as a full fledged vice-presidential candidate. SIX HUNDRED LIVES LOST. Further News of tho Great Disaster on the Island Mauritius. LOXDOjr, May 2(X Baron ds Worms, parliamentary secretary of ths eolonial office, read a telegram in ths house of commons this afi tsrnooa fully touCrmina; ths terribls disaster at Mauritius. One-third of ths capital eity. Port Louis, was destroyed. Among ths buildings wrseked wers ths Royal college and twenty-four churches. Many sugar mills in tbs eountry were completely de rnolished, and tbs valuable machinery employed in ths grinding of ths eans and in boiling- ths produot. It Is known that in the oity cf Port Louis alone 600 persons wers killed. In ths various eountry distrists thus far heard from 300 parsons lost their lives and these figures are more than likely 10 be adds! to when news is recired from ths rtmoto districts in ths mountains. It is Inhered that when the death roll is completed it w.!l ba found that over twelve huudretl p r-rs were killed. The greater part of ths fatuhhet vera amocj tbs laboring1 elaxses Africans, Iliadeea, Chinese snd Alalagaasra who do tauch I tho work ea ths

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DEACON GOES TO PRISC.'f.

PUBLIC SENTIMENT NOT IN ACCORD WITH THE JURY'S VERDICT. A Brother Makln; Efforts t Beeara m Mitigation of lh SebteaeeTh Prison OfHolals to Treat Deateon with a Urea Amsnnt of RespeeS and Consider loo Us UU1 Not Kesums Marital Cslatlsss with Ilia Wit. Nice, May 20. Edward Parker Deacon, the slayer of Abeille, the banker, whom he found in a room at the Hotel Splendide with Mrs. Deacon, was today convicted of the wilfull wounding of Abeille and sentenced to one year's imprisonment at hard labor. Hundreds of would-be spectators could not gain admission to the courtroom. The gallery was occupied by ladies attired in elegant toilets. The crowd in thepa'lerywas composed almost entirely of members of the aristocracy of Nice. The firbt glance around hardly a dozen Americans or Englishmen could be seen. Nice, May 21. Since the condemnation and sentence of Mr. Edward Parker Deacon for the wilful wounding of Abeiile he haa been confined in the prison adjacent to the palace of justice. His own phyeician. Dr. Gerrand of this city, ia permitted to attend him. He has a comfortable room and is treated kindly and courteously by the E. prison officials. None of his friends have vet, however, been permitted to see him. Mr. Austin Deacon, brother of the I risoner, held a conference today with M. Bret, a distinguished lawyer, and others. He then called upon the prefect to see what ttepa could be taken to secure a mitieation of the Bentenco of one year's imprisonment impoöed upon his brother. There is no denying the fact that the conviction of Mr. Deacon ia not in accor with public Eontiment here. The action of the populace yesterday at tho trial and after Mr. Deacou was condemned showed plainly that public sympathy was strongly with him. After Mr. Austin Deacon had met the prefect he told tho representative "of the Associated Press. Jhat he had found the authorities willing to support an application for a modification of the term of imprisonment. The prafect told Deacon that the entence would at any rate under the prison regu lations be reduced to four and a half months. He would not, the prefect said, Le treated as an ordinary prisoner. He would meet with every consideration, would be allowed to wear his own clothinj and Btipply his own meals. Ilia friends would have access to him three times a week, and. aside from being curtailed of his liberty, he would bo a state prisoner in name ouly. Mr. Austin Deacon had had no time to speak to his brother last night before he was hurried out of tbe court room. The only words his brother had said to him in bidding him fjood-by, wera: "Take care of the children." "There is no longer the slightest probability that my brother will resume marital relations with his wife. Her recent solicitations that my brother resume M.Abe marital relations with her again will have no effect. He owes his preeent punishment to his unwillingness to have her arrested for adultery, wnich would have involved her being locked up with common women. I do not think that she will put in any defense to the divorce suit. If she refuses to accept French law then a petition will be filed in the American courts." M. Domeajne, Mr. Deacon's counsel, attributed the decision of the jury to Mr. Deacon's too frank admission of how he himr-elf felt after the death of Abeille. Practically, Mr. Demeagne said, Mr. Deacon pleaded guilty to the point upon which tho jury declared in the affirmative. Continuing, M. Demange id everal members of the jury declared that they were astonished by the sentence. They give a verdict under the impression that it meant a nominal imprisonment with a fine. They think the president of the court mialed theio.

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An IncraasG This Year Counties of

Excess of About Three-Quarters of a Million Dollars Over the Democratic Counties.

How Republican County Commissioners, Township Trustees, School Boards and Town Boards Have Gouged the People.

WHY THE GREAT CORPORATIONS FIGHT THE NEW LAW

It Has About Doubled tho Amount of Taxes Paid tby the Railroad Companies in Indiana.

They Pay Practically the Entire Amount of the Increased Collections for State Purposes.

Many Counties in Which There Has Been an Actual Decrease in State and Local Tax. ation Since Last Year.

In Thirty Other Counties tho Increase on Railroads Is Greater than the Increase in State Taxes, and in These Counties There "Would Have Iteen a Decrease in the Total orTaxcs Paid by Individuals ifthe Iiocal Taxe Had Not Been In creased An Array of Figures "Which Shows That tho New Tax Law, IVhen ever Honestly Carried Out, Has Proved a Blessing to the Pooplo.

The following table shows the total assessment, and the railroad assessment by counties for 1S99 under the old law, and for 1S01 under the new law. The names of republican counties (L e., those having republican county commissioners) are in italics; democratic counties in Roman type. Brown, Ohio and Switzerland counties have no railroads.

COUNTIES. Adami Alie-. r.artholoraevr frfv.'on Blao''ord i'toni Urown,,.. Carroll - (M (lark Clay - Cm'" Craw for J !! vi'ti ... , I cii.r!-orD... Drrntiir PsKa'-h Drauare l'ubo; it hcirl j- ye te t orI ountain rauUin WltOO Gibson (frani Urffne Jfamilfon llar.crclc liarrioo II'Klricki.... llsnrii lluuard HutitingtOH.. Jckoä Jnpr Jan Jrjt'erMon .run Johnson i ... ....... MM. ...... ...... ... Knox KoKcittako...... Lograft'jf -....... lake La rorte. ........ ... . tiirrrnce. ....... Jladwon... .Marion Marshall Martin Miami Moiror. .VoVonwry Marfan Sewton .............. AV?. - Ohio Orari'j' Osren. Parke Perry 1'ika . I'ortcr. Fixer l'ulbti. rutoam ....... Kni'l'tiph Ittoley Jtnsh. .. ....... Scott .... ...... Shelby. N;nrr..... tarto t. Joseph. .Sleubm SulllTan Switzerland...., Tippecanoe Tipton - i'nton... Vandrrhurg . ... Vrrmitlion...... 1 g(i ..mi... Witbcth, Warren Warrick Washington... H'.n'ia Well Whitu Whitley Total

It will be 6een from the table that while the general incroasa of assessed values was $307,581, C51. or an advance of 4 per cent, over 1890, the increase in railroad valuation waa Dl.l'TG.-l'.tt. or an advance of I'M par cent, over last year. As all property taxes are levied at equal rates on all property, the burdens of various classes cf property will be in proportion to thir assessed value. Ciasainjr railroad property eaparately, the relative burden borne by it and by other property for the two yean ii as follows:

18S0 Real eatate ... ,

Total. 1S91 Ttf al tat. 1 Vrsonaity ........ ..... llailroad

- ,.. ;i,25ö,253,05i 100.0 ptr tat. Total..... ............-. " - i That ia to ear, the new equalization takes 1 per cent from the burden of real estate and 3.7 per cent, from the burden of personalty, and adds 4.7 per cent, of th total taxes to railroad property. The law aimed to reach money concealed in banks, but under ths recent decision of the supreme court it fail to accomplish that result, The personaltv listed ia chiefly visible property, auch as merchandise, hoimhol J iroods, cattle, tools, etc. It moner couli be reached the percentage of personalty would ba materially increased and ths burdens of other property proportionately iecr sd. The total nnsedamnt in the forty-six republican counties increased from S vs):2ö2,270 to $U30,m:n3, or $11)0,04 5.043, bain j an advance of 43 per cent. Ths ttai aesees, mt-nt In tHe forty-pix deivorratic counties increased from 5113,422,117 to ipü2j,OC-7, 23, Or j2O3,035,'K)8, beinjr an advance of 49 per cent. The following table tbowa the total tain levied for 1S30 and 1S91, tbe total la

cohspwi n Forty-Six Republican $1,238,263.71.

TAX

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.... 5 S13.M7.741 2;?:i.973,967 tmm 69.702,676 S 857.674.3S7 " 64 6 per rnt 27.a per eti, " 6.1 per cent. 100.0 er cent, - fS.6 per cent, Vi.6 per cout. " X2.S ier cvbU 3 7?, 600,521 '295,616,516 SaM ...... 161,039,169