Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1894 — Page 8

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THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1894-TWELYE PAGES.

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The house of a farmer named Holderman, five miles west of Elkhart, was burned to the ground Monday afternoon. Loss cn house and contents. 12,000; notes 10 the amount of $4,000 were destroyed. No Insurance. The trial of George M. Ray. Shelbyvine, on the charge of obtaining money under false pretense by negotiating township orders, was called in Noble circuit court at Albion Tuesday, but postponed until October. It i3 said that high kicking la getting to be the rage among the young ladies of this city, and it Is a very healthy exercise. The plan is for a young lady to hold something up high while her companion kicks it out of her hand. Bloomington Courier. "Doc" Brown and James Wiggins, at Wabash, Tuesday, were sentenced to fifteen and twenty years respectively for conspiracy to assassinate W. A. Mackey. Wiggins agreed to pay Drown $1,000 for shooting Mackey and l3rown badly wounded his victim. We understand that Dr. O. B. Johnson of Llzton has at last consented to allow his name to go before the democratic congressional convention at Columbus. He has been urgently requested to do this by parties from various parts of the district. Danville Gazette. Lyman Kilborn of Loganspcrt owns a cat which shows an inordinate fondness for piano playing. Its delight is to stand on the piano stool and strike the keys with its forepaws. and frequently It jumps with all its feet on the key-board, and by leaping about produces as much discordance to the square inch as tht average learner. Milton Berry, an insane person, chained to the floor in the Clinton county infirmary", wrenched loose his fastenings and pprar.g through a window to the ground below, a fall of thirty-five feet. He struck upon his head and shoulders, crushing his shoulders and breaking his wrist. Internal injuries were also received. Wednesday at noon occurred the marriage of Charles Mrt'utcheon of this place, sn of Postmaster McCutcheon, to Miss Georgian Hutterfield of Goshen. The bride is said t b? one of the most charming young ladies ".f Goshen, and Charles being a tinst-class young man. we see no reason why they should not live a long, happy and prosperous life. Is'orth Manchester Journal. A traction engine owned by J. J. Miller of Lasrang county yesterday crashed through a bridge and fell into a big ditch just over the county line. The outfit was being brought to Goshen for repairs and the machine was further damaged by the accident. Mr. Millar had a narrow escape from Injury. After a long delay appliances were secured and the engine was lifted to a safe position. Goshen News. The man who can keep his temper when he attempts to drive hi neighbor's chickens out of his garden through the ame hole by which they came in, need have no fear of ?atan. says an exchange. Yes. but he seldom attempts any such foolishness;. He usually puts in his time trying to dodg- the missiles thrown by f.is wife, as she does the shooing" of the chicken?. Bloomington Courier. Governor Matthews" promptness and Wisdom in dealing with the lawlessness In the coal regions has won for him the admiration of all fair-minded and patriotic men. He acted none too soon nor dealt too harshly. When property is being desrtoyed and the peace of the state menaced it becomes the duty of those In authority to do just as Governor Matthews did. Rluffton Banner. Every good citizen should be proud rf the prompt action of Governor Claude Matthews in maintaining law and order In Indiana. And no portion of the people will more heartily commend and sustain him in his course than the republicans of the state. His courre is in striking contrast to the governor who has brought disgrace and contempt to the state of Colorado. Richmond Palladium (rep.. Governor Matthews deserves and is receiving commendation on all hands for his course in the disturbances now on in the mining districts of the state. He gave the strikers timely warning and ample time to see the folly of their course, but when it became certain that they would not heed good advice he was prompt to order the militia to enforce his orders and in numbers sufficient to accomplish the work. Shelbyville Republican. The assessor of Perry township has reported to the county clerk that there are 108 soldiers of the late war residing in that township, and all draw pensions but two. Thrcy-one claim to have heart trouble, fcfty rheumatism, fourteen catarrh, twenty-nine chronic diarhea. eleven lung trouble, twenty-one piles, two asthma," eight gunshot wounds, and Various other complaints, some having hA many as four different diseases. Bloomington Courier. The evangelical district convention was In session at South Bend this week for leveral days. Voider D. Martz presided. A.mong the papers presented was one by the Rev. K. K. Myers of New Paris on "Popular Forms of Presenting the Gospel," In which the speaker held that the Idea of ministers seeking popularity by freating sensational subjects for their hemes was considered wrong and imprudent. The Rev. A. Geist of Urbana, formerly of New Paris, preached on .Wednesday evening. Squire Bonnell. residing north of Waynetown, met with a great loss by reason of sheep-killing dogs Saturday tilght. Yesterday morning he awoke to flni nine blood maddened dogs loose In his pasture and sixty-three fine sheep dead and torn upon the ground. The curs were beaten off with club3 and finally in a pack set upon a large hog and killed that before they were driven from the farm. They were all worthless curs belonging In the neighboorhood. Crawfordsville Journal. Last Saturday evening George H. Cooper, cashier of the Citizens' bank, went to get his cot that Is pastured in the eastern part of the city. Instead of getting his own he lead off one belonging to Thomas Johnson. Soon after Tom went after his cow, and not finding her, made a search through Hast Greenfield, but of course could not locate her. The best part of the joke is, however, that Mr. Cooper milked the cow that night and the next morning without discovering his mistake. Greenfield Tribune. One of the largest deals of the state has just come to light, in which a Mr. H. Morton Beach Is concerned. It has been known for some time that Mr. Beach had Invented a hydro-carbonate gas generator, but until lately nothing has bWn known of it. It is now learned that Mr. Beach sold one-half interest to Kastern men for $100.000. Mr. Beach i3 a bright but poor young man, not moie than thirty years old. and one of Rush county's promising men. He has spent most of his life on a farm and teaching KChooL Thoma3 Morrison of the Morrison holler works, is Making a successful effort to interest our local athletes in la t.-s. the famous game of tha Canadian Indian. The game is played with flicks shaped much as a polo stick: and n.Mni? a veritable tennis racquet, and - much like "shlnney." It is very Int rating- and still more exciting a3 the players are on the Jump from the time the frame is called until it is finished. If is to be hoped the game will be taken up as it is quite the game elsewhere. Portland Sun. C. F. Taylor of Leavenworth, Ind., was Btruck by a north-bound P.. C. C. & St. L. freight train at 8:15 o'clock Sunday right, two and one-half miles north of POYDER. r' 'Tu; mre."

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Jeffersonville, and instantly killed. He was walking along the track, going northward in the cut near Walnut Ridge cemetery. Engineer John Hutchinson and Fireman Ned Dwyer saw him. but they both supposed he would get out of the way. The usual danger signal was sounded, however, but the unfortunate man failed to heed it. and when the trainmen realized the danger it was too late. People sometimes wonder how fires originate and are apt to suspect some Incendiary. While the painting of the barn of Godlove Corandt. in Miami county, was In progress some days since a pair of overalls, hanging against the side of the barn, pretty well saturated with linseed oil and paint, ignited, a case of spontaneous combustion, and caused danger to the building. Timely discovery averted a fire. Spontaneous combustion is by no means rare and every man who has worked about a mill has seen instances of it. The proper thing to do is to avoid leaving oil-soaked clothing lying about. Logansport Journal. ' The city council is considering the advisability of building a work house for the accommodation of the prisoners that receive sentence in the police court. It has always been the custom to send cily prisoners to jail to lay out a sentence and do nothing but wax fat off of plenty of good grub, all at the expense of the county. The mayor and city attorney went before the commissioners Thursday morning to see how much the county would be willing to contribute toward building a work house. The commissioners seemed to look at the proposition favorably; said they would consult the county attorney. A state law provides for the building of work houses. Bloomington Courier. Mrs. Fr linghausen wis taken in charjro by Poor Trustee Slnis Tuesday in Lafayette, and will be detained until she recovers from an illness which seized her upon her arrival. Mrs. Freiinghausen, came Sunday, accompanied by three valises, four umbrellas and a dog. and wearing her winter clothing. She was at once recognized by Union depot attaches as the old lady who for fifteen years has wandered over the country looking for a trunk lost in a railroad wreck. She is demented and has no relatives, and kind people feed her and keep her in clothing. She was taken ill at the depot and Trustee Sinis was called to look after her. Mother Freiinghausen is well known to railroad men in the middle states. A representative of Jefry, Powell & Co. of Indianapolis, who are the western agents of Goldsmith & Co. ff New York City, came here today and loaded eighteen car3 of fat cattle. Two hundred and twenty-one head of the cattle were purchased of S. Webber Smith. These cattle weighed 237.1 rounds, and brought Sir. Smith over $13. f."-'. George Werner's herd of eleven head weighed 15.250 pounds and brought Mr. Werner about SfMO. John Dahn had eighteen head that weighed 23,47n pounds, and brought over $M0. Taking a!l things into consideration, this is one of the? best shipments of choice cattle thi3 county has ever had. These cattle are for export. Columbus Republican. A preacher in an adjoining county whose congregation was very reluctant about putting anything into the collection basket, had an unusually gi.od collection the other niKht. He had grown tired pleading with Is audience to open their hearts and explaining to them the blessedness of giving. Some one had stolen a hog from one of his members, and before passing the basket the preacher said: "Now. I want everybody in this congregation tonight to contribute something, excepting the man who stole Deacon Jones's hog." The basket then went around, and no one failed to give. The scheme was worthy of the genius of Lorenzo Dow, and might serve as a hint to other ministers who have parsimonious congregations. Bluff ton Banner. A committee of two from the striking miners at Rosedale struck town Tuesday in search' of money to help the men and their families through until the trouble was adjusted. They thought the strike would le over in aNuit a week and said there was considerable suffering ainorg the strikers. They wanted Mayor Bardel to head the subscription list, but he refused to do so, saying there was enough poverty in Cra wfordsviile that needed caring for without sending money out of town and too many men out of employment here at home. The committee replied that without the influence of the mayor's name at the head of the lis-:', they could do no good liTe and announced their intention of returning home on the next train. Crawfordsville Journal. A trio of Shelbyvillo wheelmen visited our city Sunday. Their names and the wheels they rode: John Maloy, A Hon; Ned Comstock. Central, and William l'yles, Cleveland. They left Shelbyville at 7:30 a, m. and arrived here at 10 a. m., making a Plow run of two hours and one-half. They left here about 2 o'clock on their return trip. They report the roads fairly good. Fred Stillingea. Kd Maley, Will Bake, Sherman Lucas and Frank Hibbs left this city on their wheels at 6:30 yesterday morning, arriving at Franklin at S:3t, returning left Franklin at 2. stopped at Kdinburg, reaching here at 5. Roads elegant. Clark Culley came down on his wheel from Indianapolis to visit his cousin. Miss Ittle Arwine, and went back on the night train. Columbu.s Times. It is pleasing to note the fact that American tools and machinery are becoming sharp competitors with the English products, not only in neutral markets, but in the British home market also. Churchill & Co.. extensive importers of American machinery in England, write that their wales for 1893 were 20 per cent, better than in 1S92. In Germany, the Frankfurter Zeitung praises American products of this kind and predicts that wc- shall soon surpass all other nations in the manufacture of tools and machinery. In Honduras the British consul notes the crowding out of English mining machinery by the American product, and writes home asking if they cannot make machinery there any longer which Is able to compete with that from the "United States. South Bnd Times. A novel entertainment was given in the chajel of the First presbyterian church last evening by the ladies cf the Endeavor society. It was' called an international convention of the Milkmaids' association. Miss Allie Koor.se presided and -Miss Lulu Bean acted as secretary of the convention. Each delegate was required to make a report from her district or suggest some Idea for the weal of the association, and the session, which lasted for more than an hour, was a clever burlesque and the medium of much amusement. All of the characters were well represented. Ait imitation cow had a prominent place on the platform and, after the convention, yielded an abundance of buttermilk and ice cream for the refreshment of the audience. The affair was a novel and successful one. Lafayette Journal. Monday one of the prisoners in the county jail hid Sanford Moore's shoes and stockings and forced him to walk around on the bare floor for a couple of hours hunting them up. This morning Moore was awakened early by Robert Gappen and jumping out of bed without waiting to dress seized a pair of pant3 belonging to his tormentor of the day before, he placed one of the benches that used to be In the court house yard, and which are about eight or nine feet long, on end and climbed to the top to hunt a place to conceal the" pants. Hardly had he reached the top when the bench slipped from under him and he came down on the iron floor with a crash, cutting a gash In his head, and nearly breaking his back. His cries aroused tho sheriff who hastily summoned a physician. Ills wounds were dressej and Moore is now resting comfortably, but will attempt no more practical jokes. Greenfield Tribune. Willis Newsom, a strawberry grrwer near Azalia, shipped a number of crate3 of fine berrjes to Greensburg and Edinburg today. Mr. Newsom estimates that the crop tn and about Azalia, the great strawberry producing district of the pciunty. will all short this aso.n. nearly

three-fourths. He attributes the failure of the crop to the cold rains that prevailed during . last month, while finer weather could not have been wished for during the blooming season. Yesterday he picked rineteen bushels and the day before twer.'.y-four and a half bushels of berries, while the total yield from his two-acre patch has been eighty-three bushels up to date. Among the other growers are Thomas Newsom, Ed Peel, Morton Mall. Alonzo Allen, Phineas Parker and Levi Newsom, Isaac and Richard Hart or near South Bethany and Willis Waters of Elizabethtown also own large patches. Columbus Herald. Charles A. Korbly, jr., of the Madison Herald parsed dawn from Indianapolis to Madison Monday on the me rrdng train. He left Madison Sunday last a week ago, went to Louisville on the bat; then mounted his wheel, at Columbia, and set out on his trip to Frankfort, Harrlsburg. High Bridge. Lexington and Maysville. then by boat to Cincinnati; then by wheel again to Hamilton, Brookvllle, Rushville, Shelbyville and Indianapolis. He left Harrison, O.. at 7:30 Friday morning, arriving at Rushville at 3 p. m., and reaching Shelbyville at 7:30 In the dark and rain, and on to Indianapolis Saturday. He reports the roads good all the way, but up one hill and down another in Kentucky. He lost one day at Lexington on account of a cut tire. The entire distance traveled was 400 to 500 miles. Philip Pouge of Madison accompanied him as far as Rushville on his trip, then left for home. Columbus Times. A very serinu3 explosion of gas occurred at the electric light station Wednesday afternoon in which three persons were more or less burned and the building was badly shaken. Engineer Mart Symons, his father, John Q. Simons of. Galveston, and John Knote of Jerome were caught in the burst of the flame following the explosion and seriously burned. The accident was caused by natural gas which hd accumulated in the furnace under the first of the four boilers of the battery, and shook the building like an earthquake. The front of the furnace was blown out, one corner of the roof of the boiler room was lifted out of place, and the big double doors were torn from the hinges and the walls directly opposite the front of the furnace was shattered. The boilers themselves are not Injured to any great extent, and the light service suffered no inconvenience from the accident, the second pair of boilers being put in use. Kokomo Dispatch. Col. Demotte of Valparaiso and his republican friends have ui.sheathed their long knives and now threaten an open warfare against Little Billy Owen, the one-horse parson and dude ex-congressman who helped to defeat Col. Demotte for congress In 1S82. Here are a couple of thrusts, which are made through last week's Porter County Vidette (republican organ): "The Hon. W. D. Owen was the guest of Marcus M. Towle, the Hammond millionaire who planned and executed the outrage upon the Hammond convention and disfranchised Lake county with its 5,000 republican voters. Mr. Owen should selec t better company." Also: "It is asserted by those who attended the Hammond convention that William D. Owen was in the conference that planned the disfranchisement of the Lake county delegation and that he sanctioned the arrangement." We hope this is a mistake; if true it places Mr. Owen in a very embarrassing position. Winamae Journal. The Hon. A. P. Edgerton of Ft. Wayne delivered an address Memorial day at Hicksville, O. During the address he touched politics as follows: "Everyman who becomes a candidate for office voluntary submits his reputation to the ordeal of public examination. Surely if ray vote Is requested in favor of any Individual, it is my duty to myself and the community to inquire wh?t are his qualifications; what his morals. Is he entitled to public confidence? What are bis pretentions to virtue and integrity? What is his character? What are the evidences on which it is founded? Character and general conduct are correlative know both. Fellow-citizens, permit me to say that the greatest duty you owe to each other and to the community is to study to know who and what manner of man is every candidate for office. Because he wants it and pleads for it gives no strength to his claim. Is he honest? Is he capable? Do you and your frlend3 want him to serve you in your interests, or will you permit him to serve himself in his own? Saturday night, after the entertainment at Music hall. Dick Chasteen and Tom Piatt, with a couple of Chasteen's daughters, started for their home, several miles southwest of the city. In a two-seated bm kboard. When some distance out they passed a drunken lout named Lane from Ladoga, in whose buggy vas a Balhincher, name unknown. As soon as the Chasteen party had passed Lane lashed his horses with the whip, causing them to spring almost into the buckboard of the Chasteens. Old man Chasteen, who was on the rear seat, seized them by the bridle bits and by main force threw them around, upsetting Lane's buggy and throwing him and his companion out in the road. The noise frightened Chasteen's horses so that they began plunging and finally threw that whole party out In the ditch and ran off. Chasteen and Piatt, thoroughly angry, went back to "lick" Lane and his companion, and were doing so in the most approved style when the victims of the punishment drew revolvers and opened fire on Piatt and Chasteen, who fled. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. No arrests have been made. Crawfordsville Journal. Old "Shed" is gone! Everybody who has lived in Bloomington during the past twenty-five years or more knew "Shed" Laiif ley. He was a noted character about town quie. inoffensive, and had no enemies but himself. He put In the time doiag chores, and the money chiefly went for liquor. It was conceded that his mind not properly balanced, and two or th;e years ago he was sent to the insane hospital at Indianapolis, but he did not stay long. During late years he had been making his home with! his sons in this city his wife having died some time ago. Tuesday "Shed" was about town as usual, and along about" 7 o'clock In the evening was seen going down the railroad. When he got to the bridge over the branch Just below Thlrd-st. he halted and attempted to get upon the railing to sit down. He made one or two attempts in that direction, each time falling forward. In making another attempt he got upon the railing, but immediately lost his balance and went over backwards, falling a distance of about fifteen feet. Hl9 head struck the corner of a large stone, cutting a gash in the scalp, and his neck was broken. Those who witnessed) the accident rushed to the spot, tut got there only In time to see the dyint man give his last gasp. Had he struck the ground a foot or two further north, the fall probably would not have killed him. Bloomington Courier. Augustus Cronkhlte, the wealthy treasurer of Warren county, who came out $05,000 short in his official accounts, has been given three years in the northern prison. This is on a par with the action of the Kokomo jury in the Armstrong case, where the young due who had squandered $40,000 of the people's money was given a couple of years at the northern prison. These facts lead the Lafayette Leader to ask: "What is the matter with the Juries? Is It more of an offense, in the eyes of jurors, to steal a horse than to rob a county bHnü and bankrupt bondsmen? Are Jurte to fix the- rate of punishment for embezzlement at $20,000 a year for county' OiHoials, and give some poor specimen of humanity five years for taking a horse that would not sell for $50? Such verdicts by Juries are a farcel. They are aiding and encouraging dishonest county officers (and they do get In, sometimes), and Inciting them to do these very things. In the cases of Cronkhite and Armstrong, how could either of them make money easier than by stealing $65,000 and $41,000, respectively, and going to prison for thirty and eighteen months? Such verdicts are an encouragement rather than a damper upon those who have itching palms and greedy fingers that they are willing to Insert Into the public treasury and fill. Juries should make an effort ta have the punishment fit the crime, and not place a premium upon colossal dishonesty." Believing that It would be interesting to those engaged in raising or handling wheat. W. 11. Small & Ca. ural a dealers

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et this city, through the courtesy of their eastern correspondents Messrs. Smith. Hammond & Co. of Baltimore, Md., and Newport News, Va., large exporters of wheat, have brought here samples of foreign wheats, corn and oats from the majority of foreign countries raising these articles, and in addition there are samples of New Yorn, California. Oregon, Colorado and Dakota wheats, constituting quite .an exposition of the wheat crop of the world. We note particularly seven samples from India and Calcutta. This wheat is stored In pits In the ground and thus contains more or less dirt. When the dealer buys It from the Indian farmer he docks it a certain per cent, for dirt and when the dealer sells it to the exporter he adds a little dirt to It for fear that it does nt contain the full per cent, of dirt it should, and the exporter does the same, so that by the time it reaches the English miller It Is very certain to contain all the impurities that the grade will stand. Before being ground by the miller. In addition to being cleaned in the usual manner, it is washed, this latter process being necessary to get all the dirt out and also soften the wheat so that it will grind easily. The flour made from this wheat is of excellent quality and very strong in gluten. Evansville Courier. The mock convention at the Normal Thursday night drew a crowd that packed the room, the hall and the yard. John F. LaFollette was chosen temporary chairman and made a neat little speech of acceptance and proceeded with the regular order of business. The rollcall of states and the appointment of committeemen was next In order, after which the various committees retired and prepared their reports. Prof. ReLse was made permanent chairman. Miss Richardson permanent secretary and Will Ftultz sergeant-atarms. When the platform was read an effort wits made to introduce a fre silver i lank which was promptly voted down. Upon a minority report of the committee on credentials the contesting delegation from Iowa was recognized. Nominations for president were called for and Snyder of Ohio, Headington of Indiana, Raney of Iowa and Baker of Maine made phort speeches nominating McKinley, Harrison, Allison and Reed. On the second ballot, amidst the wildest enthusiasm, Allison was declared nominated. Upon motion the Hon. Frank Snyder of our city was. by acclamation, nominated as vice-preskient after which the convention adjourned to meet at the polls in November. Everything was carried out as at a regular convention, questions, challenges, etc.. were raised and a practical Insight into the working of conventions was given all present. The band was present and furnished the campaign music. Portland Sun. Early Monday morning a dastardly attempt wrs made to burn Stinesville. Shortly after 1 o'clock flames were discovered in the rear of Edward Snooks's saloon by a young man who w.ts returning to his home. He had been out to Fpend the evening with his best girl and cn his way home chanced to see the flames. He immediately gave the alarm and rushed to Mr. Snooks's residence and awakened him. Mr. Snooks hurried to his saloon and found that the rear was in flames, which were smothered after a short, hard fight on the part of spectators and citizens. A large bundle' of kindlings that was saturated with coal oil was discovered against Snooks's bafck door. This put the citizens on ther guard and, greatly alarmed, a general search was made about town. Three more bundles like the first were found in different parts of the town, and the plot was revealed to the startled citizens that the town's entire destruction was intended. Who the miscreant was that did this piece of dirty work is a mystery, though several parties are suspected of doing the mischief. Prosecutor Edmondson is attending court there and will Investigate the matter thoroughly. If Snooks's saloon had burned it is so situated that the business portion of the town would have gone up in smoke. The citizens there are now sli unanimously in favor of the boys sparking their girls until the wee small hours, and no kick will be made. They can point' to the fact that their little town was saved thusly. Bloomington Courier. The Jeffersonville council was in a deadlock for eight hours Tuesday night over the election of a school trustee. It turned out to be a matter of endurance, and finally, at 3 o'clock, W. H. Fogg, the Second ward member, who had ail night cast blank ballots, voted for N. II. Myers, who had been named for the place by the republican caucus. The democratic candidate was Dr. D. C. Peyton. The vote most of the time stood four for Myers, four for Peyton and two blank votes. The blanks were voted by Mr. Fogg and Mr. Carr, the Third ward representative. Occasionally Mr. Carr would vote for Peyton, but Mr. Fogg, while he declined to vote for Myers, refused to support the democratic candidate. Lunch was nerved at midnight and this was the cnVy time the voting was interrupted. Mr. Fogg and Mr. Carr wanted to adjourn, bdt the other members did not. and the voting continued. When the two hundred and fifty-second ballot had been reached Mr. Samuels moved to reconsider the matter relative to the closing of nominations. A vote resulted in sustaining Mr. Samuels's point to reconsider, but, upon reconsideration, the nominations were araln ordered closed. For a few minutes flj looked like the republicans were paving the way to break the deadlock, but tne opportunity was permitted to pass. Mr. Carr inquired, "Where are we at?" aoid tried to convince the chairman that ,i mistake had been made. Mr. Murphy gasped the situation, and insisted that Mr. arr was out of order. Mr. Murphy Was Sustained and the balloting proceeded. Mhen the three hundred and first ballot Vvus cast the vote stood: Myers, 6; Peyton, !, and one blank. Mr. Fogg had weakentM and voted for Myers. It was the IcXngest meeting of the council ever held.There is now being formed in this, Bartholomew, and Decatur county a colony, the object and aim of which is to set up a" government of its own in fne eastern part of Tennessee, near Chattanooga. The prime movers in this schem are the owners of the Coming Nation. ;i socialist paper published at Greensburg..This paper and the growth of the colony have been remarkable, and the former Is Indeed a wonder In the newspaper world. From the theories advocated in the Coming Nation the purchase of about two thousand acres of land and the establishment of a colony thereon have been made possible. The plan by which the money was raised to purchase the land was on the co-operative order. The paper was started by A. J. Waland on Jan. 29, 1S93, without means or an outfit on which to print it. The bona fide circulation of the paper la now i'j.WO, and the colony projectors own and print Its w-.ekly idol on a Webb perfecting press. At first the editor and his paper were a source of. piuch amusement to the citizens of the quiet little town of Greensburg. . He- -was regarded as a "crank" with but one idea. Citizens stood quietly by and saw the paper grow in circulation, until now it requires two stout horses and a dray to haul ' the pouches to the postoffice, and it now goes to thirtj-three states in the union. .The paper, just, above Its name, has the following remarkably novel statement: "No advertisers need apply," and there is not a line of advertising In it. The company claims that It could make $1,000 a month out of advertising, but that It has now acquired more wealth than any Individual vr corporation should have

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under such laws as It proposes shall govern this country when it gets the people to thmklng.with it. Columbus special to Cincinnati Post. Columbus is getting ready to entertain the Fifth district democratic congressional convention In a hospitable way. A committee of fifty citrzens has been appointed on reception. The Herald says: "In pursuance of the call of the county chairman the democrats met at the court house Friday night to take the Initiatory steps in making the arrangements for entertaining the convention of the Fifth district, which will be held here June 12. Dr. Z. H. Hauser was chosen permanent chairman. It was the sense of the meeting that Columbus put on her best attire and winning smile, and extend to the visitors a hearty and cordial welcome in keeping with the proud distinction as the best city in the Fifth district. The convention promises to be a meeting of some magnitude. The brightest minds and most influential and prominent men of eight counties will assemble here for a day, and It Is no more than mete that they be properly entertained. For over fifteen years Columbus has generously given away to other cities in the district In the matter of holding the convention. This year she sought it and she will take good care to be worthy of the honor bestowed upon her. The convention will be held at Crump's beautiful theater, which has ample seating capacity. The two magnificent hotels, together with the smaller hostelries, will amply accommodate the crowd, while transportation facilities could not be improved upon. This is a welcome opportunity and our citizens should unite and help to make the most of lt. Columbus Herald. We mentioned last week in our court items the case of It. D. Tefft vs. Mrs. Catherine Munger, in which Tefft got a judgment against the defendant. It was a note she gave a long time ago, to relieve her son's goods from attachment for a debt he owed and refused to pay. Mr. Tefft did not expect to collect the money of her and had told her so, and that ail he wanted was to get it into a judgment so he could perhaps get it of the son, after she no lokiger needed her property. But she tried to fight the suit Just the Fame. As there was no defense she could make, her attorney, C. M. Phillips, declined to make any püea. and besides the lady wished to make the plea herself. She asked Judge Powers if she could speak in her own behalf and he said she could. Thereupon she arose, and with a good deal of dignity and calmness made a plea, which George M. Henderson, the court reported took down in shorthand. The following is her plea to the jury: "Gentlemen: I am an old woman. I have been a widow for twenty-five years, and reslcled in this county for thirty-three years, in Waterloo. I have laboied hard all my lifev. Years ago I used to work In the tailor shops until I ruined my eyesight, and than I began weaving, and by my hard work and frugality I. have secured a li&le home, and I do not believe you will permit it to be taken from me by a man who can live without it. All that I ask is justice. I do not feel that I should be compelled to pay this debt; It is not my debt, and I should not le made to suffer for it. All that I have in this world is a little home worth about three hundred dollars, and I have worked hard to keep it up and fix it occasionally so that I could live in it. And haven't I done all that is required of me? I pay my debts. I do not make debts, unless I can pay them, but this debt came onto me unawares; I was not expecting it. and I was obliged to do something. I never got a cent for it, and do you think it is right that I should pay the debt? But, you will do with me as you please, you will do with mo as you like, but I beg of you to do tllh me as you would like to be done by, oi' as you would have your wives done by. and that is all I will ask." It created rpu&e a stir in cxnirt, for all felt she had niad1 a sensible speech. But, of course, the "Jury could not do otherwise than bringt in a verdict against her, as the case was i plain one and she did not deny giving the note. Mr. Tefft will have to wait till she is dead, however, if he ever realizes anp'thing on his judgment. Auburn CourierJ SUPRME0URT DECISIONS. Case Disposed, of Döring: the Pst k 4 .Wffk. The following esses have been con sldered and passed upon by the supreme court of the sttate: lt?,331. Brown, vs. Of. & M. railway company. Martin C. C. Xtevered. Howard, J. 16,779. Whitnev et al. vs. Marshall. Vigo S. C. Atiirrued. McCabe. J. 16.575. Boruff vs. Hudson. Lawrence C. C. Ararmed. Hackney. J. 16,817. Cree. adnantstrator. et al. vs. Sherry. Monroe C. C. A mimed. Dailey, J. 17.172. Cross vs. stute. Grant C. C. Affirmed. Coffey, J. lt),7M. iTrmton vs. Evans. Tipton C. C. Reversed. Howard, J. 16.870. Nevers vs. Hack et al. Lake C. C. Affirmed. McCabe. J. 16,777. Meader vs. L. S. & M. S. railway company. Elkhart C. C. Affirmedl Ialley. J. lo.S-3. C, C. C. & SV. L. railway company vs. Stephenson. Boone C. C. Re versed. Hackney, C J. 16,S?'. Hans vs. J., M. & I. railroad company et al. Floyd C. Vj. Affirmed. McCat.e. J. 16,748. Reid vs. Klein etal. Delaware C. C. Affirmed. Dailey, J. 16.&U5. Hawkins vs. Stanford et al. White C. C. Affirmed. Hackney. X 16,2T,2. City of Columbus vs.'Strassner. Bartholomewi C. C. Rehearing denied. Coffey. J. 17,2"J6. Board, etc., vs. Dinwkliie et al. Rush C. C Reversed. Howard J. 16,347. Silver Creek etc.. corporation, vs. Union etc. company. Floyd C. C. Rehearing denied. Howard, J. )7,2T5. Beatty vs. Voris et al. Bartholomew C C. Dismissed. Coffey. J. 10,457. American etc. company vs. town of liatesville. Ripley C. C. Rehearing granted. 16,'.13. Goar, Scott & Co. vs. Shafer et al. Cass C. C. Rehearing granted. 16.&77. Champer va. city of Greencastle. Putnam C. C. Rehearing denied. Dropped Dead Suddenly. NOBLES VI LLE, June 8. Special. James Whitehead, an old and well known resident of White River township, this county, died very suddenly yesterday. He was at work dressing a beef when sud6 enly he fell to the ground and expired n a few minutes. Heart disease was the cause of his death. The deceased was ham In 1S2S. A Short Wheat Crop. PJOCKPORT, June 5. Special. Estimate' made by the wheat growers of Spencvr. Warrick and Perry counties, show t,hat the present crop has been cut short at least 30 per cent, by the recent freezes. vThis will reduce the yield considerably below that of last year. , , Uroke His Neck. RICHMOND, June 5 Special. John Harrall. ag?d seventy-nine years, and a well-known citizen, fell down the stairs at his home Jast night, breaking his neck. Death was ylmost instantaneous. lloueitt. In these days of adulteration and fraud, In all branches of business and pursuits, it is pleasing to- know that there is one medicine prepani which is strictly pure. Such a medicine is Sulphur Bitters in curing scrofula; ;oVi can depend on them every time. W. B. EVERTS, A. M, Charleston. S. C. .

THE DEMOCRATIC EDITORS';

MIUSl'MHER MEETING AT 1VXST 11ADEX STRINGS. Attendance thr L.nrjret Ever Known in the History of the Association Who Are There Add reu of the President, C. W. Welman, of the "Sullivan TI men Other Speakern Resolutions Relating to the Death of Edltor Applesrate Passed. WEST BADEN. June 8. Special. The midsummer meeting of the Indiana democratic editorial association was called to order in the parlors of the West Baden hotel at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The attendance is probably the largest ever known at a meeting of the association. The meeting is chiefly a social one, only practical newspaper subjects being discussed and politics being largely tabooed. President C. W. Welman of the Sullivan Times delivered his address, in which he touched on matters of interest to the fraternity in the way of legislation, etc. He said: '"Gentlemen of the Association It affords me pleasure to greet you on this occasion and to be called upon to act as the presiding officer of this body. No organization in the state has a better right to enjoy the pleasure and hospitality to be found at this delightful resort, and no body of men is in closer touch with the people and responds more quickly to their reasonable demands than the newspaper . men of Indiana. "The press i3 the lamp that lights the way through the dizzy mazes of political economy, the salt of the earth, the bulwark of our civilization. "At this time the democratic press finds itself in a very peculiar situation. The principles of democracy are none the les3 true, and the democratic theories of government appeal none the less strongly to the enlightened judgment of the people, but our party has been held up by a few eastern 'political footpads' and buncoe stearers; and while we should not be without hope that oi.r party's pledges to the people will be fulfilled, yet the present situation Is disheartening to many democrats. The democracy of Indiana must face the foe, whether in the party or oat of it, and stand by the principles and teachings of the fathers. As has been well said, there is no room in this country for two high protection parties, and It might be added, two single gold standard parties. " 'Protection.' whether of democratic or republican origin. Is a fraud and a humbug, and stopping the coinage of silver was a crime against humanity. "These questions must be met bravely and candidly by the democratic party in Indiana, and if the records of our senators and representatives are 'fair In the east," so much the better, but if not, they must tread the wine press alone. The democracy will go marching on and must free itself from all dead-weights. "Nothing but pure gold (or silver) will answer. The jwirty must not compromise, palliate or excuse. It must stand by the right, and kppeal to the intelligence and enlightened self-interest cf the people-. "It has been said that the campaign this fall will be fought upon national issues. This means that the democracy of Indiana has been so faithful to its trust that the great questions of state importance! have all been settled, and so they have. We can point with pride to a long line of successful democratic legislation and democratic official Integrity and competency, but the work is not all done yet. "Indiana has outgrown her old constitution, which was made when the grandeur of her material resources and the possibilities In store for her were unknown. We need a new constitution. "As I stood looking at a column of old soldiers a few days ago, as they marched with faltering and uncertain step with flowers to decorate the graves of their fallen comrade.-?, it was impressed upon me that these men are growing old and feeble. Many of them are without adequate means of support, and while it is a fact that the professional 'old soldier' is In disreputa with two classes, his fellow-villager, himself poor, who sees him wear brass buttons and draw a pension, and the young republican who has come in contact with the 'old war-horse,' to his grief, in every state convention, except the last one, since the war, yet the state of Indiana should make provision for the maintenance of these men by establishing a suitable soldiers' home. "The Indiana school book law needs amending and simplifying. "A law should be passed prohibiting the sale of game, and thus protecting the game birds of the state against pot hunters. "The libel law of the state should be amended so that the press would not be at the mercy of every scoundrel who thinks he has a grievance. "The law for apportionment of the school funds of the state should be amended. The present arrangement s notoriously unfair and productive of fraud. The distribution of the funds should be based upon the popular vote or some other basis that cannot be padded. "The laws in regard to legal printing should be amended and county commissioners and township trustees required to advertise the letting of all contracts in newspapers of the counties. A publication of the trustees' poor allowances would also be a good thing for the taxpayers of the state. "Laws for the better protection of the lives and limbs of railroad and other laborers should be passed, and also additional laws to restrain conspirators against the peace and dignity of the state. "A board of arbitration should be established to deal with strikes and labor troubles. "All these and many other lire questions should receive attention .'n the next legislature." Mr. W. J. Hnack of the Marion Leader read a thoughtful paper on "The Relation of the Editor to the Community." A. A. Sparks of the Mt. Vernon Democrat discussed "The Democratic Editor from a j Practical Standpoint." Resolutions on the death of l.ditor Applegate of New Albany were adopted at the night session, after which J. M. Keenev of the Crawford?ville Star dis cussed the matter of "Policy," B. A. Katon of Indianapolis, "Type Setting by Machinery." A Shocking? Accident. SHELBYVILLE, June S. Special. A shocking accident occurred in Brandywine township late yesterday evening. James Young, known by the euphonious sobriquet of "Dynamite Jim," owing to his reckless handling of the dangerous explosive, was engaged In blowing up Btumps on the farm of Martin Jone:-,, -hen a stick of dynamite exploded in tats right hand. The hand was mangled and left hanging in shreds; one eye was completely destroyed and the other soriOTjsly Injured; his nose was removed from his face as smooth as if done with a knife. He cannot recover. He Is a man of family and about fifty years of age. . A Ma Horse Dead. VALPARAISO. June 6. The largest horse in the world. King William, twenty-seven and a half hands high, weight 3.024 pounds, died last night at Chesterton while being shipped to Coney Island. Mr. Westlake, his owner, was offered J10.000 for him this week. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder ' World) Fair Highest Award.

Tortured Disfigured Humiliated

By unsightly Bkin and blood diseases. Is" the re dione of cure? CUTICCBA. KESOLVENT 1 the greatest of skiu pnriflers, , A well as t!ood purifiers. '.ecause of its peculiar action on the poru, J is successful in ctirintr T. rturing, disfigurinp. humiliating humors, V hen tüo usual remedies and even Tl' 9 best physicians fad. F.u '.irely vegetable, innocent, and efTectlTS, It peöiaUy appeal to those who ho Sul ered lous and hopelessly. It -. ts upon the liver, kidnevs and towels M a ell as upon the f-kin and Mood. Its u ' during the winter r.nd f j.ring In suit s a clear skin and pure Mood, As wt V a sound bodily health. It is til ' only Purifier acting on the Skin and Clccd at the &ama time. Pold tbi ooehont the world. Price, tl. Poma Dnro Ac O. it. Corp., Sole Prop., 15oton. How ta Cure Skin and Elood Humors," fre. A COWARDLY ATTACK. John Dantztger Probably Mnrdtrred by His Rrotlier-in-Lair, SHELBYVILUn. June 9. Special. A cowardly shooting- scrape occurred In Shelby township, four miles from this city, at 4 o'clock ihi9 afrernoon, which will result in the -death of John Dantziper. The wounded man fome time ago married the daughter of Amos Jackson, a well-to-do farmer of that eection. The marriage did not meet with the approval of Alfred Jackson, the bribe's brother, and It is said that on numerous occasions he has threatened the life of Dantzlger, who is a quiet and well-behaved young farmer. He paid no attention to the threats and thLs seemed, to infuriate Jackson the more. In coming to Shelbyville this afternoon the wounded man pasod Jackson on th road, having Iiis tea-year-old daughter In the 'buggy with, him. After passing Jackson th latter pulled a revolver and blazd aoy. The ball entered Pantzigers 2iead atd plowed around it, lodging near the temple. He fell in a senseLiss heap In !h!s dauphter's lap and was taken to o-jieign-bor's and a surgeon summoned. At a late hour he is uneo:ux.:iöu3 and his -wound pronounced fatal. After the shooting Jacksoa mounted a horse and mads his escape. SherKJ Bark and deputies are now la narsuit. ' AX AGED CtDVCTOn. KFEXrEJO. The It o 1 y of I C Btanuiu Found i .Mangled. Sear LaCayettr LAFAYETTE, June 9. SpecialV-CTtls morning the body of T C. Seaman, for many years a conductor on the passenger run of the Monon, road, was femnd beside the traek or the road, tarea snHe3 north of this city. Iloth lep were nearly ground, off by the car wheels, and there were two 6e vere contusions or wounds on his head. At first it was supposed Eta man, who was not at the time In the employ of the road, had fallen from the car and been run over, but this would not have tamed, his pockets inside out. nor taken any valuables from him. His pockets had been rifled and turned.' Ji is gold watch, diamond etud and ring:, which, he was awnqtriinoi) to ram", were trone and fh belief is that he was knocked from, th car steps for the purpose of robbery, Lud afterward placed on the track, where his legs were ground up horribly. Eeamin was about sixty-eight years of age. a widower with one child, a girl asreJ fdx year?. Braman had resided in, this city for several years, his run bell g from Iafayette to Chlcatro, but he hid been off duty for something like a year. The coroner is of the opinion that it was a case of murder, ba?ing that fcelief upon the condition in which the dcad man's pockets were found. TRAGEDY MMR LOCKPORT. Vonng Men Atiiluliel nnl Shot la i Snntlicrn Indiana. r.TtAXDENT.ritO. Ky., June 8. A, tragedy occurred in Indiana Just acrofa the river from here about 10:30 o'clocklaFt nlprht. Frank Richards ail Charles Xeely; were returning home after having escorted Mi.?es Birdie and Laura. Lott! from church to their homes. When or nr.d a half miles from Lockport, Ind.. they were fired upon by a person or per-f--m in ambush. The firvt shot went" through the top of Nelly's hat. The cec-j ond bullet struck Richards in the neck,i bfhind the ear, lodpintr in the base cf' the brain, Inflicting a fatal wmmd. Much excitement prevails in the neighborhood. as both young men belong t, excellent families. Therr; is no well founded clew. AYHECKKI nV ItOlGIIS. A Bold Attack on n Ilisr I'onr PnonenKer Trnin. WABASH, June 9. Special. A Bff Four passenger train, No. 8, which leave Indianapolis at 6:"0 and arrives here at 10 p. m., was wrecked by rougrhs atj Fox's Station, near Lafontaine, this couua ty, lat night. Many of the windows of the cars werar broken with stones hurled from bottvl sides of the traik. One pas.ng. r in the Fmoker, who li said to live near Lafontaine, was badly hurt by flying gla.s and the coaclics were considerably damaged by the rocks, some of whkh were as large as gooss og.-s. The train crew went back in search of the scoundrels, but failed to tind them. Detectives are working on the case. Dr. It. C. riowor of DoMon, Mass., t YlIt Ohio. Iiidiiimt nnd 3IicliiKi. Dr. H. C. Flower, the. eminent special l. t of Uoston, Mass.. has completed ar ransements for a professional trip througrhi the states of Ohio, Indiana pnd Michigan. The doctor will be in. the different cities a:? fi'll-nvs: Toledo. Ohio, Hotel Madison, Wednes Jay, June 13. Columbus, Ohio, Neil House, Thursday, Ji;no 11. Springfield, Ohio, Arcade Hotel, Friday. June 15. Dayton, Ohio, Teckel IIoue, Saturday, June 16. New Albany, Ind., Windsor Hotel, Monday, June IS. Kvansvill, Ind., St. George Hotel, Tuesday. June 1.' Indianapolis, Ind.. New Denison) Hotel. Wednesday and Thur.diy. June 20 and 21. LoK-'insport. Ind., Johnstun House, Friday, June 2-'. LaPorte, Ind., Teegarior. House, Saturday. June 23. Jackson. Mich., Hibbard House, Monihy, Juno 23. Lanxinp. Mich., Hotel Downey, Tuesday-, June "C. l'.ay City, Mich.. New Fkascr House, Wednesday, June 7. Saginaw. Mich., .The Vincent. Thür day, June 2S. C.rar.d ILtpMs, Mich., Sweet's Hotel, Friday. June 21). Detroit, Mich., Hotel Cadillac, Saturday and Monday, June 20 and July 1. Dr. Flower is too well known to require an Introduction to the public. Hi wonderful method of dUg'iosinjr a person' aümr.it without asklr;? a question, anl marvelous and seemingly miraculous cures of prominent people all over thi country, has placed him in the foremost rank of his chosen profession. This visit of Dr. Flower's will afford an excellent opportunity for many to consult this eminent fpccialist close tq their homes.