Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 August 1894 — Page 8

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TITE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, "WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 8, 1801-TWELTE PAGES.

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SEXSATIOXAL OITHAGK COMMITTED XKAH XEW HARMONY. A You nur Lntlr of Spotless Reputation Grosnly Treated by n Young Mnn AVho Stood Illfth In Poey (ountjOtber State Nrw-l Xeier Gratiaally Turning: White In Kranvlll A SnrvlTor of the Caster MaiMrrfCondltloa of the Maloral Gau Fields The Drann County Outrage. JIT. VERNON. Aug. 2. Special. A very sensational case developed here today when Samuel Gibson was arrested and placed In Jail charged with committing a criminal outrage upon ML Nora Slaughter of New Harmony, Ind. The young lady claims that while out riding with, Gibson on Sunday he made an Indecent proposal to her, which she spumed. This angered Gibson, who drove Into the wood, drew a. pistol and placing It to her head compelled her to get cut of the buggy, and after a desperate Mruggl accomplish d hs hellish purpo.-e. Gibson threatened to kill hr it she told of the deed. JIlss Slaughter is a member of cne of the very best families of Posey county itnd her refutation is spotless. She is in a critical condition. The people of New Harmony are greatly excited over the affair and would inake "hurt work of the young: vlllian if they could get hold of him. Gibson Is one of the young: society swells of this city and his former friends are shocked at his conduct. He I the son of a wealthy farmer and safe In Jail at present. THAT OLD JAY SNAKE. Ilrmlnltrciiee of the 1H Serpent That Made Folk Shake. PORTLAND, Aug. 1. The torrid weather of the last few days and the publication of the annual batch of snake yarns have revived the memory of Jay county's great serpent and refreshed the many wild, weird tales tuld concerning It. Probably fifteen y-ars have elapsed since it was first seen In Richland township. It was on a summer's afternoon and a gang of men were busily engaged with the old-fashioned "cradles" in harvesting the golden grain. Near by the field where they were at wrk ran a little brook, lined on both sides with stubby willows, 1 or.g-tangled grass and rank weeds. During the afternoon a boy, who, was in the party, wandered down toward this spot und wis surprised almost into speechlessness by seeing a snake, whose dimensions were to him imply mammoth, dragging Its sinuous length along with the rapidity of a race horse. He quickly gave the alarm. A hunting party was organized in short order and armed with rifles, .shotgun., revolvers, hoes, spades, and everything available for weapons, a determined crowd started on the hunt, but were unsuccessful. The new spread anil th mxt day 20 men Joined ir. the search, many of them on horseback, with dogs of every kind following. With undaunted persistence they bc-.it to and fro through the bushes, and at several times it was thought that his snakeship had been sighted, but the report proved false. All that could b fount v.-j? a wide trade in the brock's muddy hink a:'d a furrow through the fields of wai:;g grain. The disappointed hunters lei; for home and for years the nakt! was supposed to be a myth. Later, however, it bol.rnd up again and nearly frightened a man out of hi? wits. At the time the Lake Erie & Western railroad company hail a crew of men at work filling in a deep cut at Curtis hid, eight miles v.-e-,t of this city. The day was a torrid one. Old Sol looked down from the heavens Ilk a disk of burning copper, and all nature quivered lazily beneath the shimmering heat. Only a hört distance from where the men were Ht work a bunch of cattle were quietly feeding under the shade of some S Tiwny oak. .Suddenly there was a commotion among them, and with heads in the air, eyes dilated, and nostrils distended with fear, they gav bellows of fright and started away at a far mir speedy gait than ever was shown by a stampeded herd on the prairies. Realizing that something serious mint have occurred, one of the men, who had been noticing the cattle's queer actions, ran up on the bank to ascertain If possible the cause, and was almost paralyzed the sight Which m-t Iiis cyt-s. Twined about one of the oaks was a huge serpent whose coils enveloped the trunk of the tree in a fold which to man or beast would have proved a fearful death. Its sibs wt"t dotted. Its vicious little eyes seemed to fairly emit f.ame of rlre. so 'bright were their scintillations, and from the wide-open mouth with Its rows of jagged teeth darted a long red tongue which appeared to thirst for blood. The spectator was for the time being motionless with flight, his feet rooted to the ground and his whole body iowerless to move. It was as if he were l.i some horrible nightmare, but when the immense snake, slowly unwound its tortuous length and cat longing glances toward him th power of locomotion returned, and with a gasp of fright he ran as though pursued by a legion of demons. Summoning help he returned to the spot, but th snake had vanished, and ail search failed to reveal it. To his comrades he described It as fully forty feet long, with a body of prodigious size. Kor da afterward hogs and other small domestic animals were missing in the neighborhood, and mothers frightened their children into a restless sleep by tales of the horrible monster which would com and devour them In1 case they did not behave themselves. The next place the snake put In Us appearance was out in Jackson townwhip, and one dark summer's night It fairly terrorized a gypsy camp. The leader r.f the gypsies told a gTaphie tai regarding the event and made graphic his description with gesticulations calculated to more Impress his hearers with the dangers to which they were subjected, lie said that on the night In question his family and a number of others on their way from Iowa to the gypsy queen's home in Ohio encamped mar a little creek. They had pitched their tents, partaken of the evening meal, and were fast asleep whri the neighing of the horses and the barking of ths dogs awakened them. Jlen, women and children alike were on their feet In an instant, but through the darkness nothing" could he seen. The dogs still kept up their turmoil near the camp, but all at once there was a hush. The frightened curs, with tails between their legs, slunk to their masters' feet in a very agony of fright. An Instant later there was a rushing sound, the horses tugged at and broke their tethera, then sped away, with the screams of terror that only-a horse can give. Huddled together the campers waited, but It was not for long. Through " Pure and Surr." Always makes wholesome

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the dim circle of light cast by the smouldering camp fire an Immense serpent glided swiftly, with its head full ten feet In the hi-, mouth wide open and wicked eyes sneppins death and destruction. Straight it made for one of the children, and if was almost In the cavernous jaws when the little one's mother, her fears overcome by maternal love, seized a brand from the camp fire and plunsred It squarely into the serpent's mouth. The surprised snake whirled quickly, dashing everything aside in its wild course, anil glided away In the darkness. To the gypsies until daylight was an endless watch. It seemed as though morning would never come, and the first gray streaks of dawn were hailed with th Joy that a prisoner hails deli vera nee. All the next day was spent In hunting up their scattered horses. Those who were in the camp that eventful night had a thrilling experience to relate to bohemian friends of the battle with the great Hoosier snake. Tili; CISTEU MASSACRE.

How the Owly Sur Ivor Karaprd on That Terrible ny. MARTINSVILLE. Aug. 3. Special. D. Brown, a native of the western part of this county, is the only survivor of the memorable Custer massacre He was in this city yesterday with relatives and tells the story brieily of his escape. Brown had been put In "Hilly Irons" for some soldier freak. The punishment was quite severe, a.s the Irons consisted of Iron bands around the wrists and around the ankles. The wrists were connected by a bar of iron six inches in length attached to the iron bands. The feet and ankles were similarly ironed. From the feet to the hands a Folid bar of iron extended connecting at either end with the wrist and ankle bars. The punishment was quite severe. Rut just prior to making the attack on the Indians Custer released Brown from his punishment. Custer and Iteno had arranged to attack the Indians in the ravine at the same hour. Ueno was sent in a somewhat circuitous route and was to cross the river and attack them In the rear. When Reno had gotten about half way on his journey Custer ordered his men up the ravine. Rrown and a half-breed Indian were in the rear and he says that the Indians tame pouring out of the sage brush on either side of l the ravine in thousands and literall j mowed down the soldiers like grass bei fore a scythe. lVKn- f,- K.r-r. Ing into us," sail he. "we (the halfbroed and Brown) wheeled our p !ii-5 and mad a dash for our lives. I was shot in the shoulder and the heel, but stuck to my pony and got away. The halfi breed I never saw again. I role several mile in the bad lands, taking the trail of Reno and his men, wandered about the bad lands for many days, taking refuge In all sorts of places, and was compelled once to crawl into a hollow log to keep from being burned to death, as th" Indians had fired the prairie grass. I was there nearly a day and a night. It was sixty days before i reached the fort, 10 miles away. When I got there the army surgeons wrote my folio at Wilbur, this county, that I had returned, but could no possibly live, as I had b-en shot in the shoulder and the heel and the wound in the shoulder was serious and full cf vermin. The doctors begin dressing my wounds and in ord-T to properly cleanse the vacity about the shoulder they wer" compelled to cut slits across my back. alve the hips, pour a solution of carbolic acid into the wound at th'1 h uder which caused the vermin or maggots to drop to the slits across the back by th. handful." He lay in this precarious condition with life hanging by a very brittle thread for months. During the time the folks at home were informed as to his con Ption. Finally they could hear nothing from their son and had given him up as dead. Three or four years ago. a little after dusk, the father and mother and pome of hi brothers had done th chores and were seated about the table mating suj'per when some one knocked at the door. The door waa opened and the stranger invited in. He had hardly crossed the threshold before his mother, with native intuition, recognized him and with tear." in her eyes folded the sn whom she had long thought dead to her bosom. The meeting was indescribable. Supper was foigotten end the tabl- stood for hours while the family rejoiced over the return of the son. THE ESt ATE IlITTEMIO I S E. Ilia Itccf lit Uecepl Ion Movr lie C.ut Avn- fro. n JelTeruii Hie. JhirFERSONVILLi:. Aug. 3. The information that James K. Rittenhouse, an escaped convict from the prison here, had been recapuured in Palestine, Tex., waa published recently in The Sentinel. The capture of this criminal, who is regarded as one of the worst that ever infested the state of Indiana, is an important one. He Is a counterfeiter of the most pronounced type, a horse thief, and all-around .scou.idrel. The morning of April 1U, 182. Riitenhouse. together with Julius Culeman and Harry T. Fuxwi-il, escaped from the Indiana prison, south. The two feigned sickness and were ordered to the hospital fur treatment. The scheme workel admirably. It was here that a heir plans of escape were made. While In the department one of the gang, supposed to have beert Colefman. made a key to open the hospital door leading to the court. This accomplished, the door was easily opened, and the three were soon paving their way to freedom. They leached a counter wall, which they scaled, thence to the main wall to liberty. The greatest excitement prevailed at the time, for the three men were branded as desperadoes who would make a terrible fight before they would surrender. All of the available guards at the prison and a dozen citizens were detailed to hunt down the prisoners, all of which proved of no avail. Months passed and nothing was know of their whereabouts. One day a man with the characteristics of a tramp called on Governor Gray at his ofiiee at Indianapolis. The tramp Imparted the information to the governor that he was cone other than Julius Coleman, who. with RIttenhouse and Foxwell, escaped from th southern prison. Coleman put up a plaintive tale of woe. He told the governor that since his escape he had roamed the country. He had not the nerve to return to his family and former acquaintances at Mt. Vernon. Ind. He was weary of the life he was then leading and asked that he te returned to 'ihe penitentiary, there to serve out the remainder of his term. Governor Gray gave Coleman an attentive hearing He knew of him; knew also that he was one of the slickest swindlers in the country. He was a lawyer with a glib tongue, and for conspiracy to beat an insurance company out of 13.000 for the alleged death of a policyholder he waj given two years. Coleman withdrew from the executive's presence, returned to the penitenMary, where he was subsequently pardoned by Gray. As to Fox well, nothing has been heard of him. He was fentenced from Rush county for life for murder and arrived at the prison March 2, 1878. Foxwell was a man of fine Intellect and a member of J one of Baltimore's weaithly families. Rlt- ! tenhouse at the time of his escape wa3 ! eixty years old. He Is originally fiom i Osgood. Ripley county, a station on the ' main line of the Baltimore. Ohio & Soutni food.

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tiUs i-V Hfs i: s e-i ftrs 3.4 western railway, eighty miles east of this city. He was a notorious character in that section because of his mean and daring propensities. Having thoroughlymastered the art of counterfeiting, RIttenhouse soon associated himself with the late but well-known Levi gang of counterfeiters, who infested southern Indiana. Ohio and Illinois during the years of 1S73-76 and whose exploits are well remembered in those sections. Rittenhouse was given a term of seven years and had served about three years of his term. As Osgood Is a small town Rittenhouse, before his arrest, was known to be in that vicinity. It required the combined cunning of three United States detectives six months to find him, after which he surrendered to the authorities without trouble. At the time of his arrest at Osgood he was owner of SCO acres of productive land, and was considered to be worth JOO.Ooo in money. Rittenhouse having now attained the age of seventy-two years. Warden Patten Is undecided where to put him on his arrival at the prison. Ills return is looked forward to with great interest by the ohler guards of the Institution, who knew him well during the first year3 of his sentence. GAS IX A I X DAX CK. Information ConeernifiK' the Supplyof Ant lira I Gas. The f.illowins telegrams published in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette gives valuable information of the natural gas condition at present: MUNCIH. Aug. 3. There Is a great and universal Indignation here over the false, and what appears to be vicious report of the state gas inspector respecting the supply of natural gas in Indiana. There are probably more and stronger wells in Delaware thant any other county In the state. The first gas well developed in Indiana is in this county, at Eaton, ten milea north of Muncie. It was sunk in 187. It is a good, strong well today. There are over fifty wells in this city, and probably a hundred in the county. They ranga In production from two to twenty-four million cubic feet per day. There is not .a dry well among them. Not one has filled in the least with water. A few cf the smaller and more shallow wells have proven insufficient to the ordeals Imposed ujon them, but without exception this has been due to the enormity of th? draughts, some being attached to our largest factories, or called upon to supply thousands of homes and Bhops. There have been more Increases than decreases in the flow of all of the better welU in this county, and no one here has for a moment thought of a general exhaustion. ELWOOD. Aug. 3. The report of Gas Inspector Jordan relative to thei diminishing of natural gas In this territory is false and without foundation. The pressure in Elwood Is 320 pounds to the square Inch, and has bee-n for four years. It is also false as to several surrounding counties. V. A. DOHORITY. Mayor. ELWOOD, Aug. 3. Considerable comment has been raised here by the report of the state gas inspector that the rock pressure of gas in the Indiana Held showed a large decrease. Such is not the case with the wells in. and around this city, and the report is severely criticised. The scores of wells here show no decrease in pressure from that registered when first drilled in, although they have been constantly drawn from to supply the manufacturing Industries. The first well drilled In by the Luson company six years ago to tupply families and business houses ha furnished gas for over five hundred consumers from the start, and has now a greater pressure than when first drilled. What is true of other portions of the gas belt Is not known, but the report grossly misrepresents this part of the Held. There is not a dry well In this part of the county, and there has never been a failure to strike gis in large quantities. E. E. FORN SHELL. ANDERSON. Aug. 3. The gas supply of Madison, county ia practically unaffected after seven years of constant use. In limited localities some wells have been injured while others have been entirely destroyed by overdrawing on the same, and want of proper care. There are wells In our immediate locality that, have been In constant use for over five 'years, and continue to give a good supply of gas. It is generally understood In the gas field that th state gas Inspector has made his report in the Interest of ga companies In Indianapolis and other cities outside of the gas field, which want to secure their rate to consumers. Madison county has ample gas supply under every section of her land, and was never in, better shape for supply of gaa. JOHN 1 1. TERIIUNE. JIayor. KOKOMO. Aug. 3. Gas fields in Howard county are still yielding plenty of nature's ful for all domestic and manufacturing purposes, new wells being drilled in every week. They show Initial rock pressure of 250 to 325 pounds. Experts declare Jordon's statement without foundation so far as it relates to fields in this vicinity. Nine pipe lines tap the Howard county field, among them two eigftit-ineh lines to Chicago. Ail have plenty of territory to draw from and millions of feet of gas yet in sight. J. C. F. THORNE. JIayor. MARION. Aug. 2. There is no apparent diminution in the general pressure of natural gas in this locality. Some wells have failed; others of the old wells, when tested, show about the same pressure as when first drilled. Two wells sunk near those that have failed fihow about the ?ame as those drilled In 1887. There seems to be a sufficient supply for all factory and domestic consumption here. GEOROE H. JIOORE. JIayor. DUNKIRK. Aug. 3. Replying to your lnqury of date relative to the supply of natural gaa In this locality, would say the Eupply Is fully as strong: as ever before, and there Is positively no decrease In the pressure of any of the wells la

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.4 ts t s hjs ss is'i,fs this section. Time will answer better to contradict these false statements than words or pen. Such reports are mide for a purpose, quite apparent, in the interest of certain natural gas consumers, but how a-bout the good name of a state inspector who must live down these sort of reports? We await another one of your reports, Mr. State Gas Inspector,' any time hereafter. GAS CITY, Aug. 3. Have noticed report of state gas inspector. It is entirely wrong as regards decrease in supply of natural gas in this particular section. Pressure here is just as strong as five years ago. First well put down here In shows same pressure today as when finished. Wells tested every day show pressure r.f from 310 to 3i) pounds, and the daily record for years past Is on Hie in substantiation of this statement. If gas supply is diminishing it is net yet manifest about (ias City. C. P. BICKNELL. Mayor. THE nnOWX COIXTY OITRAGE. u I'dort to I'roMeeute the Pnrtle ütlleer DerlecK. The Columbus Republican publishes the following special front Nashville in relation to the recent white cap outrage in Brown county: "Yesterday Alonzo Stephens, Dana, his wife, Albert Stephens and Rachel, his wife, and also a r?mall babe were in Nashville. "Alonzo, the one who was shot in tho j shade of tha court house, ma J e bare his leg and exposed to the view of many of Nashville's citizens the ghastly gunshot wound he received at the tinif of the whipping heretofore published. He is yet in a critical condition, the ball still imbedded in his Mesh, with his foot and leg greatly swollen. His wife droe him over in a bugy. He is able to stand by being supported on two crutches; has lost much flesh and looks like a dead roan with the clammy sweat standing on his pale forehead, talks in a weak and tremulous voice, is only twenty years old, has til? appearance and talks like an honest, hardworking man. His wife is greatly humiliated. She has a beautiful face, with a long and luxurious growth of black hair, and tried to interest herself with her young babe while her husband was giving a narrative of the crime. She had removed the shoe from the right foot, which exposed a bruised and almost nailass great toe, the result of the trampings of the ruffians. Charley received the most cruel punishment of any. He was first knocked down senseless by one of the mob with a severe blow front a club; then hi9 hand.-i were tied and he was given fifty lashes with green switches, three or four feet long, many of tiie wounds being a haif-inch deep; a3 one of them expresses It, "could lay your finger 'n the wound and then not fill It." He, together with his wife, is now in Bloomington. Albert Is far above the general average of men in appearance, being about six feet high, with a good, honest face, blue eyes, and narrates the transaction In a voice and language that convinces all that he is telling the truth, and in no respect a bad man. "The most peculiar feature of the stay of the Stephens in the court yard was the absence of the conservatory of the law. The only effort to bring the guilty perpetrators of one of the most disgraceful crimes ever committed in Brown to account is that one of the justices of the peace issued a forthwith subpoena and placed the same In the hands of James Brownfield for service. Mr. Rrownfield is a second cousin to Perry Brownfield, one of the parties whipped, who is also crippled, having had both legs and both arms broken at some time in the past, and is one of the ioorest men In the county to serve a subpoena. His condition could be described as an heir of Lazarus and a citizen of Flanders. Jim will do all he can, but the people of Brown county would be greatly pleased to see an administration of the law by men who are sworn to perform their duty." HIS LOXG-LOST SOX. T. II. Cary Thinkn He IIa n Clew After Twenty "er. TIPTON, Aug. 3 T. II. Cary, in company with his wife, came here from Indianapolis a few days ago on a mission full of interest. Twenty odd years ago Mr. Carey was a citizen of Illinois, and was In well-to-do circumstances. He had a son, aged five years, who had been sent to CrawfordsvIJle, Ind.. to visit his grandparents. The youngster reached his destination all right, but one day he disappeared, auci the strictest search failed to throw any light on his whereabouts. The parents Rnd friends of the child came to the conclusion that he had been kidnaped, but no motive could be assigned for the deed. Jlr. Cary disposed of his property and started out on the hunt of his boy. Occasionally he would get a clew, and follow It for weeks, only to come back empty-handed. He traveled all through the West, and "twice invaded the Indian territory on the strength of having received information that his boy was in. thtit territory. Finally the father's money was exhausted and he was forced 'to abandon the hunt for a time. In a few years he had accumulated a pmall amount of wealth, and then he learned that the mlssinjj boy was in one of the southern states. The search was renewed, but in vain. The father learned enough, however, to convince him that his xon waa alive. While at Indianapolis he learned that there was a young man by the name of Cary living here, but the young man in question left Upton early last spring.

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if ns'tzsaizfs He came here in the fall of 1SD3 and taught school at the city building. He was a quiet, unassuming young man, and taid he was an orphan. Nothing further than this was learned concerning his past life, as that was a subject he seldom referred to. He left Tipton for some point In Illinois. Mr. Cary has been comparing notes, and is of opinion the school teacher Li no other than his missing son. m.oxvixu his owx n.zoo. Jmiim E. AValNoti. for Congre, Gets I p a. Reception for lllmelf. WINCHESTER, Aug. 5. Special. Satui day's Journal gives an account of a reoeption to James K. Watson at the city hall in honor of his nomination to congress by the Fourth congressional district convention, and the paper Fays that his friends met him at the train with a band and escotted him to the city hall, etc. The truth of the matter is that James Eli came to Winchester immediately upon the adjournment of the convention that nominated him and was upon our streets all of the next day, working up the reception. His brothers, who are editing the Winchester Herald and are about the only admirers James has here, except his wife's relations, originated the "reception 1" and they flooded the city with hand-bills. Watson's friends wanted W. W. Canada to act as chairman of the meeting on account of his being the chairman of the republican county committee. Here the hitch came. Canada and Watson are bitter enemies and Canada has denounced Watson upon numerous occasions, and he claims to have in his possession letters written by Watson- that are very compromising and, it was thought by those acquainted with Canada that he would have nothing to do with James Eli's reception. But the matter was in some way patched up for the occasion. Canada gave in- and loaned his presence to give tone to the occasion. Watson inflicted the good-natured audience with the same old campaign tariff speech which everyone in the house was perfectly familiar with. The only new matter introduced was a few gags, such as negro minstrels generaJly deal in, that greatly pleased a few of the ninni;s of the "kid gang." James E. Watson is a great man in his own estimation, but to those who know him he is a weakling of the sophomore school. MIXE TUOllU.ES SETTLED. The Island Coal Company Meet with Miner and Settle Trouble. LINTON. Aug. 5. Special. The officers of the Island coal company recently met a committer of citizens composed of W. H. Ferrell. W. J. Hamilton, D. L. Osborn, John S. Jlyers and Will Yakey and a committee representing the miners for the purpose of settling the trouble at the Island City mine. The following resolutions were adopted: Be it "Resolved, P.y the joint committee of miners and citizens of Linton, Ind., that "Whereas, The presence of colored men in the mines of the Island City coal company wa? recently the occasion of a riot in our town which endangered our lives and property, and "Whereas, We have no objection to the colored man as a citizen, but believing that the present feeling existing between some of the people of this community and those colored men is likely to lead to a repetition of the riots, therefore we respectfully request the Island City coal company to refrain from employing sali colored men until such a time as all Whom are concerned may deem it expedient. To the end that our community shall again become peaceful and law-abiding." The resolution was ratified by the coal company and an agreement reached that the Island City mine should be worked with white men. The coul company acted fairly and to the besi interests of the town and themselves, and our citizens and miners should pive it credit for having settled what might have been a great detriment to this place. .KCl IIKO AX IVCHEASE. Penitlon for nn OlA Solcller Who Experienced Many Iri atlon. SHELRYV1LLE, July' 31. Special. Joseph Bruner, an ex-sol.JIer of company II. Sixteenth Indiana volunteers, has secured an iqcrcase of .pension from $30 to J0. Mr. Druner's war record is. Interesting. He was captured at JIansfieli, L., April S, 1SC4, and was taken over iMuh roads and bare-footed more than 70 miles to Camp Ford, Tyler, Tex. The.v.e lie has Imprisoned fourteen months. The first meat supplied the soldiers was t Texan steer after four months. A horn of this beef was secured by Mr. BruifcT and polished and engraved by him with no other instrument than a "broken Waded knife. The engravings are intended to represent the indignltaries to which they were subjected, and are also symbolical. For instance. Bruner himself is strung up by the thumbs as a punishment for trying to tunnel himself out. Again he is pursued by blood-hounds. The p. lisade surrounding the camp, the confedt rate guard house and one of the capturAd cannon are delineated; so also the poisonous centipede, from whose bite thre' men died. A bird 01 wing Is intended to symbolize the second election of Lin coln. In one outline you can discriminate the well-wrought features of Jake Stier of Manilla, this county. The bot-

torn of the horn was taken from the only tree within the limits cf the prison walls, which waa cut down he-artier deprivation of shade and shelter. This relic is indeed interesting and valuable, and in en esptitial witness to Mr. Rruner's story-, which might otherWise seem apochrypal-

A FniGHTKVI. IJKATII. Tlie CarelrKSoeM of Some One I. cad tu Fatal Itenult. MUNCIE. Aug. 2. Special. Lcroy Wrigh't, aged about twenty-four, employed as motormait 011 the electric street railway, met a, frightful death laf t night at 11 o'clockSuperintendent John, Singleton of th" City electric light company was preparing to remove a dangerous guy wire frona a pole at the corner of Washington and Walnut-sta. The wire waa heavily charged with 2,f00 volts used on the line for the hundred or more lights. Wright boldly took hold of the wire and gav It a fatal swing. As he did so it struck a bare place on the regular line and the young man dropped. He callM for assistance and Granville Shepp, John Availing and Jlr. Singleton attempted to rescue him. In doing so they got a Jevers jolt, all falling in a. heap. Singleton's right hand became rigid in Wright's clothes and Shepp had to kick him loose. It was ten minutes before word reached the power house and th current wu. shut off. In the meantime Wright's flesh was cook'üg in a horrible manner. Death was nearly ln?Ur.taneouF. The young man leaves a wife and two small children. Th1 remains will be. buried tomorrow at his former home at Dunkirk, Jay county. The wire had very recklessly been left swinging on the pole for several days and thtr superintendent only had his attention directed to the dancer after Robert Rice, a railroad man, was knocked down by leaning against the pole earlier in the evening. SHOT IIY HIS WIFE. Edward Smith Chokes His Heller Half and Her Return Coup. FRANKFORT, Aug. 4. Special. Edward Smith, a well-known citizen of this place, was shot at noon today by his wife. The trouble that led to the shooting dates back several days ago, when Smith received an anonymous letter telling him a few things about his wife's character not pleasant to her. but the trouble that broke out at the time was quieted until today, when he demanded the letter of her. She refused to give it to him, but said: "I will go with you to whoever you suspect writing it and prove It false, but I will keep the letter." At this he threw her down, and after choking her made an effort to cut her throat with a case-knife. Persons who heard the racket went into the house, wnen Smith got up and left the room, saying as he went: "Every word in that letter is true." This angered Mrs. Smith, and, going to a dresser, she took out a thirty-two cali:ber revolver and went to a window and waited for her husband to show up. When he came she fired at him, the ball taking effect in his right leg, producing a slight wound. In jail tonight she said: "I will make Ed live with me if I have to kill him to do it." Her husband will be out in a day or two, as he is not badly hurt. THE HAH TIMES. Gil Shanklin Says They Come from PernlelouM Itepuhllcau Legislation. EVANS VI LLE, Aug. 3. Special. The democrats of Vanderburg county met In mass convention tonight to appoint delegates to the state convention. During the meeting the Hon. J. C. Shanklin was called upon for a speech, and he responded with a warm eulogy upon President Cleveland and Chairman Wilson, lie also took occasion to score the apostates to democratic principles in the senate. He held that a party could not be held accountable for the apostates, and that the democratic party had lived up to its rledges. He attributed the present hard times to a long period of pernicious republican legislation. He offered a resolution that President Cleveland, Chairman Wilson and the house of representatives be indorsed in their position on the tariff bill, and the motion carried unanimously and with much enthusiasm. Jlr. Shanklin also moved that copies of the indorsement be sent to Representative A. H. Taylor of the -First Indiana district, with the request that he presents a copy of it to President Cleveland and Speaker Wilson. This was also carried unanimously. AX AIR X DAX CK OF G S. Twenty-Five Gim AVell in Elwood and Xot One Dry. ELWOOD, Aug. 3. State Gas Inspector Jordan's report is incorrect in some of its leading statements, and it does the gas belt an injury. Elwood is located in the heart of the gas belt, and the condition of the gas here may be taken a-s an index by which to judge of its condition elsewhere. There are twenty-live gas wells in Elwood, and among this number there is not a single dry one. The first wells drilled early In 1SS7 are still in use and show a rock pressure of 3:"0 pounds, as high as they did when discovered. During all of this time three wells have supplied Elwood with gas and oil. doing so today, the output not having diminished a single pound. At times the pressure shows an increase of from five to ten pounds. Of the twenty-five wells here, not one among them shows a pressure tinder 220 pound?. This tame state of affairs exists all over Madison county, and in parts of Grant, Howard and Delaware counties, -wliich is in the heart of the gas belt. The output shows no signs of diminishing. AX KXACTIXti li.AMIATIO. The Rev. John Pinnen Advance Another Step in the Priesthood. FT. WAYNE, Aug. 3. Special. Bishop Rademacher has appointed the Rev. John It. Dinnen, pastor of St. Mary's church, Lafayette, Ind., to succeed the late Very Rev. Walters. This is a great promotion for the Rev. Jlr. Dinnen and creates him an irremovable rector with the title of very reverend. He is a hard-working priest anl he has b?en here the entire week In-fore the dioceasan council and passed successfully a very exacting examination. He was ordained a priest twenty-five years ago and only last week at Crawfordsville celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his elevation, which was attended by many prominent men, am -ng them (Jen. Lew Wallace and Col. Sester and Postmaster Hesning of Chicatro. The two latter attended school with. him. He commenced from humble surroundings and managed the post office news ptand in Chicago until he earned enough money to take him to college and a theological course. Had the Ilaxor at Hi Throat. NOBLES VILLE, Aug. 3. Special. A saloon brawl at Arcadia last nigit came very nar resulting in the death of two men, viz, John Bailey and John Shockloy. Roth were drinking in the whisky Fbop of AI Cook. The proprietor and Bailey became involved in a quarrel ant because Shockley would not let Bailey attack Cook Bailey mized Shockley by the chin with one hand and drew a raxoa from his pocket with the other or1 -n-u a in thA c t rf A rjk n V th V op 1 edged weapon across his throat when a , bystander causht hia arm. Afc&r tha

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It proved to be a red-letter" day for the Christian church, and tha occasion of u religious meeting r.ct often experience! at this time of th year. During ihe dy tveut-or.e additions were received. At the regrjlar meeting., of the wetrk other additions were r celved, making in all cbout forty. Among thesa are some of the most Influential end wealthiest business men in the city. It has been a week of great rejoicing and i fitting climax to the successful ive years hastorate of the Rev. Jlr. Small. lie goes from here to Des Moines, la, thence ta Eu.-te. l it., whore he will do evan. g-:Iisti work. Eloped and AVedded. BRAZIL, July 31. Special. Henry L Fi.-h and Jliss Helen E. Hussey of thU city eloped Monday and wero married at Torre Haute. Fish is a coal dealel and took Mir-s Hussey cut to drive witU hin on a business trip to tha mines. They uive on to Terre Haute and wen married at th-i Terre Haute hous In th afternoon, th- bri-I-'s family having nd knowledge of their intentions IWore- re coiving a telegram at 3 o'clock in the vcr.ii g r-nnouiicirg their marriage and that they were then on their way to Chicago. Fish came- from Chicago her' a year ago. Miss Hussey ha.1 slipped outfrom tho family home all her clothlns? wholly unknown to her mother and threi sisters. The bride is the youngest daugh Ur cf E. A. Husey of th Brazil MooK coal orliee who has rvsid.-d lu?re forty years. The Harrison County llrpahlicans. COKYDOX, Aug. f.. Special. Tha re publicans cf th; county meet in, con' vention. here yesterday, and after mucx wrangling succeeded in nominating th following ticket: For representative, J, M. Fowler: treasurer, John W. JIarshallf. a'tditor, Thomas Getzendanner; fcheriff William Blake; recorder, S. Tull. Thi thkec made is considered a very weak; one, and the indications ioint to an in creased democratic majority this fall. Harrison county democrats have put up a ticket which is ii every way deserving of success, arid a united democracy standi ready and willing to increase the majority cf every man on the ticket. Har. rison county dem-x-racy sends greetings to all democrats in Indiana. Sttcnd firm. A Xestro Turning XVhlte. EVANSV1LLE, Aug. 2. Special. Nat Baker, a colored man living here, is gradually turning white. Twenty years ago a patch appeared on bis thih and gradually spread for several years. Then the progress of: change stoppid until two or three years ago, when tiie spot began to grow agaia and several others appeared. His body is now almost a chalky white ar.J biö face is beginning to turn He believes that a year or two mora will leave him us white as anybody. lie Is f .ny-tive years of age and Ir the best cf hcaltlr. A liarn Horned. FARMLAND, Aug. 1 Special. Th large barn cf Anderson SI usher, living four miles north of town, was burned last night. Eighty tons of hay and over" six hundred bushels of wheat, togethe with the othr contents of the building, were consumed. Jlr. Slasher had Just thr"hed his wheat the day before ant stored his entire crop in the fatal building. It is supposed that the fire originated from placing Midi a large amount of; new li.iy on the old crop left from laM year. The insurance was light and will i,ot cover one-:hirJ of the loss. Attempted Outrage. NORLE.S VI LLE, Aug. 2. SpeciaL William Love, aged twenty-one years, was arrested at Sheridan today on th3 charge of attempting to commit an outrage upon Wilna, the ten-year-oid daughter of W. S. Coyner. Love was given, a preliminary hearing before Squire Samuel Moore. He was bound over to court ani, failing to give bond of J5d0, he was brought to this city and lodged In jail. Love has had a rather checkered career. Carroll County Democrat. DELPHI. Aug. 4. Special. The Carroll county democratic convention nwntt nated th3 following county ticket: For representative, the Hen. C. E. Clauser; (1-rk-, John F. JlcCormiek; auditor, Jam-s M. Shaffer; treasurer. Louis Hailj she-riff. Frank Reiehter; surveyor, Jame AVasson; coroner. Dr. N. Brown, Th tirket is a first-class one in every respect. Ringing resolutions were adopted. .Monkeying: with a Platol. BEDFORD, Aug. 2 Special. Adaji Anderson, ag-ed nineteen, whose home 14 in the country, five miles nrth of here, while handling a pistol aecidentally'shot himself yesterday, the ball entering his left side. The wound, however, U not necessarily of a fatal character. He waj visiting in (Juthrie, a village ten miles north of this city, where the accident occurred. Democratic Xoinlnallon. RENSSELAER. Aug. 3. SpeciaL Th democrats met in convention in Goodland yesterday and nominated Perry' Washburn of Benton county for senator and Frank A. Comparte of Newton county for prosecutor, and David B. Newels of Jasper county for representative. Washburn i.nd Nowvls had previously been nominated by the populists for the same offices. Dr. Canda 11. Deck: Ilearrented. COLUJIBUS, Aug. 3. At noon today Dr. Canda. B. Beck, who on last Saturday night shot Jliss Grace Cohee, his fiance, was rearrested she dying from the wound and placed under a five-thousand-dollar bond. A Man Cat In Two. JI ART I NEVILLE, Aug. S. Special. Frank Clarke of Paragon, aged twentythree, while intoxicated last night mads his bed on the I. & V. railroad track. A freight train ca.ne along and cut him in tA Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder A Pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. .

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