Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1894 — Page 8

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THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, "WEDNESDAY MORNING, T)ECKMBKll 12, 1891.

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A FEW WEEKS OF WEDDED BLISS, TIIE. TROl'IlLE HI Hi INS. A. Terre Haute rxGnmli1rr Claims to Hate Hern Sent to Prison That ) Hirer DIlRht Obtain a Ilrtranl-An Insane Man at Muncie Attacks Hin (Drothrr-ln-Ijiw Kloprinrntu, Mar rlaKr anil Deaths Other State RICHMOND. Dec. 3. Special. Donald McFarland. a Cincinnati grocoryman, was in Richmond today looking for his young wife. Some time ago he married a bcau:iful young lady at Louisville, Kj. The couple had only known each other for six weeks prior to their marriage and the ceremony was performed against the wishes of the girl's parents. Hut nevertheless the- couple teemed happy with each other and for awhile all went well. They lived at Louisville awhile after their marriag?, UVn rcaved to Des Moines, la., and from there to Cincinnati. It wa3 shortly after their arrival in the latter city that thir first trouble came. The young woman, previous to her marriage to Mr. McFarland. had been on intimate terms with a gentleman of this city. After the marriage, however, all correspondence between the two ceased until about two months ago, when it was recommenced by the man dropping a letter to his former sweetheart. This letter was answered by the woman and within a short time the two were carrying on a3 active a correspondence as ever. In the meantime the husband's suspicions were aroused and one day he found a 1 iter in her possession dated from Richmond, but the signature was merely a lot of silly affection and eo the writer's name could not be learned, but the character of the letter was such as to fully substantiate the suspicions of the wronged husband. Friday night last when McFarland returned to his hmie from his st-re he found a note awaiting him, which stated that he would never see his wife again. Remembering the Richmond letb-r his course of action was at on ee determined on, and he came to this dry. He spent the day here without finding any trace of his wife and left tonight f-r Chicago. McFarlml is a well-dressed and gentlemanly-appearing man, and seemed greatly grieved at his wife's irH-r.?tancy. HAD IM. i:TV tF STAMPS. A Policeman Hn More Than Hi Hand Full. LAFAYETTE. Dee. 0. Special, A stranger, who was s'.ated as John Doe, was arrested Saturday night, after a desperate struggle, by Officer Clark, and locked up. He entered a pawn sh.op on Main-st. and endeavored to exch.ir.s:? postig? stamps to the proprietor for s-ome article of merchandise. "While the two were bargaining, a second stranger, a pal. er.tered the store, and about the same timQ Policeman Larry Clark walked ia. The moment the officer appeared, No. 2 drew a revolver, as if to shoot, but Clark covered him wih his revolver and commanded him to hold UO his hands. The fellow partially obeyed, but while Clark was clinging to No. 1. No. 2 and his revolver succeeded in getting awav. Xo. 1 was taken t-- jail, the officer having to resort to bracelets to take him. On Xo. 1 was a revolver, loaded and ready for use. a pocketknife, thread, pocketbook, etc. In his haste to leave the store the postage stamps were overlooked, but the proprietor of the store took them to the police station. The stamps are mostly ten-cent denomination, there being a few fives and some twos. The prisoner refuses t" give any name. Marshal Hawkins has been telegraphed to. and his arrival is awaited. The value of the stamps left at the pawn shop is between 113 and $14. Xo. 2 has escaped. FOR. ONCE IX HER LIKE. An Old Lndy Ha Money That She fall Her Own. BRAZIL, Ic. r. Ppociil. An aged couple, living in th? smith Pirt of thLs county, wh) had devoted their thro? score and ten to run! life ar.d the making of a farm, sold th-ir poss-'ssiws for the snug cum of $l5,0"0. Y.hert th? purchaser call?d with a notary to close up the deil by taking the deed of title, the husband having signed and passed It ti th wife, she positively refused to sign without a consideration, saying that she had spnt h-r life in making the farm and had never realized anything she could call her own, and now was her opportunity. The husband failed to satisfy her and s;eure the signature. Then the purchaser asked to know whit she would take and sign the deed, fearful that she would be. exacting bey md his inclination to comply. After a g 1 deil of hesitancy she slid she thought she ought to have $2, which he promptly handed her and she signed the title. She turned over the silver dollars time ard again, liughing over hr good luck. She said: "Well, well; this Is the first money I have ever had in my life that I could call my own and sp-n 1 It as I may wish to do to suit myself." A SENSATIONAL CHARGE. Sayn He Was Sent to Prison Merely for a Reward. TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 5. Special. ExGambler J. I'. Quinn, who with Evangelist Goff and others is conducting the antigamb'Ing crusade here for the International anti-gambling association, In a public acdresa this mruning made the sensational charge that ex-Chief of Police Lawler and ex-Captain of Police Vanderver of this city convicted him eleven years ago and sent him to the penitentiary for ihree years from Brownstown merely for a reward of $300 on a charge on which they knew he was innocent. The charge was confidencing Farmer Zach Deputy of Brownstown out of $3,000 in cash. Quinn was arrested here, llo was afterward pardoned, it turning out that Big Ed Rice and two others turned the trick. Deputy had identified Quinn, but he later admitted his error. While in prison, Quinn's wife and child died and that led to his reformation. Ex-Chief La wier denies the charge, saying "Cooko" Quinn, as he was known, was an admitted gold brick swindler at the time, sailing under the alias of "Parker;" that he was arrested on suspicion, and that it was Deputy's error in Identifying him. The controversy is a bitter one. LIFE AXD DEATH STRUGGLE. George Smith' Lively Bont vrlth Ills Crazy Jlrother-In-Lnir. MUNCIE. Dec. 9. Special. George Smith, residing in Harrison township, had a life and death struggle last night late with his brother-in-law. Jacob Kissling, who is a lunatic, caused by disease. For some time Killing has been staying at Smith's home and at time3 he has to be kept confined in a room. He wanted out last night and under pretext of wanting a drink of water got Smith to unlock the door after failing to knock it open with a chair. As Smith opened the door Kissling grabbed him and w:.a wonderful strength) threw him high in the air.- He then pounced upon him with a threat that he would tear his head off for keeping him locked ia the room. For several minutes it was a life and death strug-

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IS, ROYAL gle until Mrs. Smith, wife and sister of the men. bravely interfered, helping her husband. Xeighbors were called and Kissling was brought to Muncii and Jailed. Kissling is a molder who worked in Indianapolis several years, and his divorced wife, who is held accountable for his condition, resides there now. AVAS TIRED OF HIS FRIEXDS And Wrote Them That He Wa Dead and Ilnried. GREEX FIELD. Dec. 10. Special. Mrs. Anna Randall, a Christian lady of this city of much ability and being a teacher of a class of young people in Sunday-school here, takes a great deal of interest in them. For some time past she has been writing to Lexington. Ky., to learn the whereabouts f J. Omer Walsh, a printer, and one of her form- r pupils. In answer to her letters she received the following postal from Lexington. Ky: "Dec. 5, 1S94. "Mrs. Anns. Randall: letter here for J. O. or Omer Walsh. He was working here, but was killed in a railroad accident and buried lure. Yours truly, "S. G. ARNOLD." Th? Democrat of this city took the matter into hands for his gran dm ther and telegraphed th? Lexington Transcript for particulars last evening. The Transcript says upon investisation of the report it was ft und that Walsh was alive and that he is n.t a corpse, nor gives promise of being one soon ju lgi:g from the healthy glow of his cheek. The all'g-d information was manufactured by himself and a fictitious name was signed to it. He says he was tired of friends writing to him ar.d sent the postal announcing his death to prevent further annoyance. DAMAGE STITS COMPROMISED. The j- AVere for .fO.noo and Grew Out of n (inn Kxplonion. AXDERSOX, Dec. 4. Special. A compromise today ends the famous Murry damage suits against the Citizens' gas company for '$20). The suits, which were for $10,000 apiece, have been hanging fire in the Madison and Henry county circuit courts for the past year and had their origin in a gas explosion in this city eighteen months ago, in which Mr. and Mrs. Eli Murry were burnt to death. The suits, of $10.000 In each case, were brought by the two children, who also received bad burns, but escaped. The cases came up in the Madison circuit court in March, but after being out several days the jury agreed to disagree. The compromise was eff'H.ted by the payment to the heirs of $2,500 and assuming all of th expenses. It is also understood that the six damage suits against the Alexandria gas company for $60, for the death of six persons in a big explosion in that city eighteen months ago, win be taken to another county for trial. XEAV ELECTRIC RAILWAY. Work AVI11 Regln nt Once and ne Iuhed Rapidly to Completion. AXDERSOX, Dec. 4. Special. President Dice of the Gas Eelt electric street railway company was in the city today and confirmed the report that a contract had been let to a Chicago company for the construction and equipment of the road, and are bound by contract to have it ready for operation by the 15th of August. ISO.".. It will follow the surveyed line from the Indianapolis city limits, through Ingalls, Fortville, Pendleton. Anderson, Alexandria. Summitville, Fairmount and Marion, the northern terminus. The equipment contract amounts to $D40. Pi es! l.-nt Dice went on to Marion today on business connected with the road. Hi says he will get into Indianapolis without any trouble and will be able to give the bet of service. THE JIRV FAILED TO AGREE And the Principal AYltnc Him De parted for Parts In known. LA PORTE, Dec. 4. Special. James Graybeal, who was on trial here last week, charged with murder in the first degree, for the killing of William Jones in Michigan City last June and in whose case the jury disagreed, wns remanded to jail today for retrial next February. The principal witness, William Stanbaugh, partner of Graybfitl, and who swore before the coroner's Jury that the latter committed the crime, created a sensation at the trial by swearing that he himself shot Jones. He said he made the confession in order to gave Graybeal. There being no indictment against Stanbaugh, he was merely held as a witness. He was relased from custody and has since departed for parts unknown. It is thought that his evidence was a cunningly concocted scheme to thwart jiustice. HAD A HIGH OLD TIME. Saloonkeeper Made to Do the Clown Act and Then Skip. KOKOMO, Dec. 9. Special. The Burlington saloon, fifteen miles west of here, was the scene of another riot Friday night. A crowd of rowdies took possession of the place and, after getting drunk, made the proprietor sing, dance, stand on hi3 head on the bar and to be a target for bottles and mugs hurled at him. The toughs, after breaking up the furniture and fixtures, drovei the proprietor out of the neighborhood. This saloon, owned by Bert Wills. ha3 been blown up with dynamite six times. The last time It was rebuilt like a fort, without windows or doors, constructed of solid oak plank, with a small hole in the rear to admit customers. THEIR ORDERS COXFLICTED. The Mayor and Chief of Pollee Roth Claim Control. MARIOX, Dec. 10. Special. For some time trouble has been brewing between Mayor Von Behren and Chief of Police Wash Gross. Both have claimed the power to direct the movements of the city police and recent orders given by both have conflicted. Mayor Von Behren does not thrnk, Gross capible of filling' the position of captain and made charges against him to the police board. A special meeting of the city council was held last night and Chief Gross was reduced to the ranks of a prlThe board had vested the mayor with the

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BAKING POWDER CO., 10 WALL ST., NEW-YORK. control of the police, but for some time has been considering the appointment of a chief with full power. HER RELATIVES OBJECTED. So MIms Sexton and Frank Xreilbnm Stole Away to Get Married. FRAXKLIX. Dec. 5. Special. Frank Xeedham and Miss Glenn Sexton eloped last night, drove to Shelbyvllle, were married, and then took a train for Indianapolis. Friends of both received messages this morning announcing their marriage, and shortly after the couple arrived in the city and stopped at a hotel. Both are prominent In social circles and members of old families. He is the grandson of the lata William Xeedham, who died . very wealthy, and has much wealth. He j is a member of the Albany hotel company and they may move to that city. Miss Sexton's friends objected to Xeedham and her grandfather refuses to be consoled. SHOT HY HIS COMPAXIOX. Foolishly Snapped a Revolver That AVnx Thought to lie Empty. i FRAXKFORT, Dec. 10. Four young j men of this city, Carl McDaniels, Car, i Kern. Artie Evans and Forest Marshall, ; took a Sunday evening drive Into the coun- ' try, and while returning home amused j themselves by shooting at objects along : the highway with their revolvers. Young j Kern, supposing that the chambers of his revolvers were empty, pointed the weapon at young McDaniels In a playful manner, : and pulled the trigger. The bald struck the young man full in the breast and ths frightened youths came hurriedly to the city with their wounded companion. Upon examination but little could be determined as to the location cf the bullet, but it is thought the accident will not prove fatal. ELOPED AVITII HIS DAUGHTER. She Is Sixteen He Lenvea n. AA'lfe and Other Children. COLUMBUS, Dec. 10. Special. Hartsville, this county, comes to the front with a story that if true, as alleged. Is sensational In the extreme. Daniel Mobley has within the past month or two, with a wife and three children, resided in that quiet village. The oldest daughter is aged sixteen. She and her father are missing and reports I say are living in Cincinnati. The police ' found out the relation existing between i the couple, but when an attempt was made to arrest them they had left for t parts unknown. Mobley is well connected and has borne a good reputation. Deaths. RICHMOND, Dec. 5. Special. Miss Emily Boxter, one of the most prominent young ladies of the city, died at her home yesterday of typhoid fever. She was a steter of Mrs. Percy Coffin of Indianapolis-. Mrs. Tamar T. Hill, wife of Daniel Hill, one of the most prominent Friends in this city, died this morning of apoplexy, aged sixty-nine years. William Lafln died last night at his home here, aged olghty-five years. Lewis Whitehead, aged sixty yearsv died at noon today at his home here. He was one of the well-known residents. MUXCIE, Dec. 4. Special. Joshua TuritL, aged sixty-four years, died today of lung trouble. He had resided in Delaware county all of his life and was prominent in literary and scientific work. For a number of years he was a lumber and marble dealier in Muncie. and his wife, Mrs. A. A. Truitt, is prominent in state w. c. T. U. work. XEW ALBANY. Dec. 7. Special. August Knaefel, aged seventy years, died last night. He was a well-known and highly respected citizen and for over forty years he was engaed in the drug business and "was the manufacturer of the well known and popular remedy, Knoefel's orolo bitters. COLUMBIA CITY, Doc. 10. Special. Mrs. Martha M. Marshall, the mother of the Hon. Thomas R. Marshall, died at her home in this city last night after a lingering illness. The remains will be taken on Wednesday by special train to Marion, where they will be placed in the family vault. FARMLAND, Dec. 10. Special. Oliver Jones, a prominent citizen and I. O. O. F. worker, died this morning of typhoid fever. He was about thirty-five years old and greatly respected wherever known. Ills funeral will tike place next Wednesday under the auspices of the I. O. O. F. lodge of this place. SHELBYVILLE, Dec. 4. Special. Mrs. Laura Whippel died at her home in Boggstown this morning of consumption, aged thirty-five years. Mrs. Whippel was an estimable Christian lady and the widow of the late John Whippe'., who was a wellknown resident of the county. MUXCIE, Dec. 10. Special. Mrs. Margaret Keating, wife of Patrick Keating, one of Muncle's best-known citizens, died Saturday night after a long illness with the dropsy. The deceased was fifty-six years old and the mother of a large family. BRAZIL. Dec. 7. Special. Zimorl Klvett, living with his son. who is engineer at the Indiana paving brick works here, died today of paralysis, aged sixty years. Tha body will be shipped to Westfield, Hamilton county, Saturday for burial. BRAZIL, Dec. 4. Special. David Byers, an old citizen of the county, residing three miles southeast of Brazil, died today of paralysis, aged seventy-six years. Deceased'was a native of Germany. His wife and five children survive him. GOSHEN, Dec. 4. Special. Christian Wider, an old and well known resident of this city, died instantly at the Goshen chop houe this morning of heart disease. He was fifty-seven years of age. FT. WAYNE. Dec. 5. Special. Miss Hannah Evry. assistant principal in Ft. Wayne high school since 1871. died suddenly yesterday afternoon of pneumonia. MUXCIE. Dec. 5. Special. Mrs. Sadie Thornburg, aged sixty-four, died yesterday at her home near De3ota. She was the wife of Jacob Thornburg. LEWISVILLE, Dec. 7. Special. Mr. Albert Courtlio, an aged and highly respected dtlzen of our town, died Wednesday. Funeral today. ANDERSON. Dec. 5. Special. Wilson Buoyer. age seventy-six years, died today after a protracted illness. He leaves a family. . Another Iiank Fnllare. CANNELTON, Dec. 10. 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close its doors. The outstanding liabilities are about $40,000, while the assets, which are mostly In the shape of property, would be sacrificed if sold at $125,000. The bank will be immediately reorganized. The Rodjr Turned to Stone. GREENFHCLD, Dec. 10. Special. Mrs. Simeon Ellis of this city died very suddenly and was buried in the old cemetery some six years ago. A few days ago hor son decided to have the remains removed and interred on a family lot at Park cemetery in the southern part of the city. The work was commenced by the cemetery superintendent and while workmen were engaged in digging down found the box that surrounded the casket in a decayed condition and sawed it in pieces. After its removal ropes were put under the casket, with a view of lifting the body to the top of the ground, when it was found that two men could not move the same from its resting place. Additional help wa3 secured and the casket was finally brought to the surface, and it was so heavy it aroused the suspicion of the workmen and the husband of the woman decided to open the casket. The body wa3 fcund to be of a white or grayish color and was of solid stone. The folds of the garments were perfect and the general -appearance of the body was natural and the husband said was as perfect as in life. One of her hands had disappeared, but the outlines of the same could be seen on the body where it had lain, while the remainder of the body was natural. At Jhe time of Mrs. Ellis's death she wore false teeth and they were buried with her. They were soldily set in the stone. Her hair had fallen off and her head was perfectly bald. The casket bore the appearance of never having had any water in it. The estimated weight of the body was about one thousand pounds. The pertified corpse was- transferred to its new resting place. This is the first case of the kind on record in this community. Other bodies have been taken up in the old cemetery, but have all been found to be in a poor state of. preservation. Mrs. Ellis was a temperate woman and in life was one of the best known women in the city. Jlarrled. FT. WAYNE. Dec 5. Special. At noon today occurred the marriage of Mr. Charles Haas, editor of the Wabash Plaindealer, to Miss Lillian Pyke of Ft. Wayne. The ceremony was performed at the Trinity espicopal church. The decorations were elaborate, being chrysanthemums and roses. The bride is a prominent society lady and an accomplished musician. They left for a trip to Florida. SHELBYVILLE. Dec. 4. Special. A pretty home wedding occurred last evening at the residence of Mr. Green Burgess, one of the wealthiest farmers of Shelby county. The contracting parties were Mr. William Midkiff and Miss Helen F. Burgess. The wedding was largely attended. Mr. Midkiff is the son of Mr. E. K. Midkiff. one of the wealthiest farmers in Shelby county. BRAZIL, Dec. 6. Special. Miss Anna Lora Schromyer and Leroy Salisbury Beckley were married at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at the home of the groom, at Santa Paula, Ca:. The bride la ths estimable daughter of ex-County Treasurer F. W. Schromyer of Santa Paula. COLUMRUS, Dec. 6. Special.-Miss Rosa, daughter of A. B. Reeves, and Mr. Rober. E. Jones, a prominent young business man of this city, were married at the bride's residence last evening. They will make their home in Columbus. LAPORTE. Den. 5. Special. S. E. G rover, postmaster of this city, and Mrs. E. A. C. Woodworth were married this afternoon, the Rev. Walter Scott of Bristol officiating. Says the Report AVas False. HUNTINGTON, Dec. 7. Special. The Rev. Albert Johnson of this city indignantly denies the accounts published in Chicago papers Thursday about his being mobbed in Chicago for kidnapping his child from Mrs. Johnson, who was visiting there. The papers stated that Johnson claimed his wife had left him and gone to Chicago on account of a salvation army lieutenant: that he went there and abducted hi3 child, was arrested and narrowly escaped being mobbsd. The Rev. Johnson arrived home this morning, accompanied by his wife and child. He Is out today with a statement denying everything. He says he was not dn danger from a mob; never suspected or accused his wife of infidelity or of anything improper between her and the salvation army man. He says he had no trouble at all in Chicago. He also threatens suit against the Chicago papers that published the article unless they retractHeadquarter to Re Removed. TERRE HAUTE, Dec, 6. Special. Terre Haute will probably be selected for the headquarters of the American railway union. President Debs favors the removal of the headquarters from Chicago, and at the meeting of the board of directors next week . the question will be settled. Mr. Debs said this afternoon there were several reasons why the headquarters should be removed to a smaller city. At the meeting of the board next Tuesday the accident and death benefit features of the order will be completed. The accident Insurance feature will be something new to the labor organizations, this being the first time it has been tried. The Railway Times, the official organ of the order, will be removed with the headquarters. President Debs will soon visit California. Received fSO.OOO Each. LAPORTE. Dec. 6. Special. The celebrated contest over the will of the late John Hill of this city was settled out of court today by compromise. Mr. Hill died about a year ago leaving an estate valued at nearly $1,000). In his will his two heirs, Mrs. William Cochrano and Miss Grace Woodward of Joliet, 111., daughter and granddaughter ct Mr. Hill by his former wife, were ignored. The Hon. V. T. Maliott of Indianapolis and W. J. A'ogt of this city were made executors, and those left out began suit against them for a share in the estate. The suit has been postponed from term to term until today when all parties met at the law office of Wier & Wier, this city, and settled the matter. The contestants, it is said, receiving $50,000 each. . Saleon-Keeper Surprised. FT. WAYNE, Dec. 10. Special. The city reforri administration made a new move today which almost took the breath of the sporting' saloon men. Fred Webber, a saloon-keeper, wfho has been watched closely on early closing and Sunday ob-

fservance and has paid one fine for Sabbath desecration, applied today to the county commissioners for a state liquor license. He was surprised to find a remonstrance against his application, one of the charges being that he keeps open during illegal hours. Crusade Aealnst Gamhllna;. TERRE HAUTE. Dec. 4. Special. Evangelist E. F. Goff, secretary of the International anti-gambling association; the Rev. W. G. Clarge, its president, and J. P. Quinn, a reformed Rambler and confidence man, opened a crusade on gambling in this rity tonight. The association was organized in Chicago abut a month ago. The party travels in their own private car, which they call "Good Cheer," and arrived today from Chicago. The car is handsomely fitted up. The railroad companies pass the car free. A series of metinKs will be held here at the churches. Quinn. during his address, ues gambling implements arfd introduces his prison outfit. The party will visit all the leading cities in an effort to crush the gambling evil. This is their first step. Hard on Anderson. AXDERSOX, Dec. 9. Special. Clara Quartermont secured a divorce from her husband. Gustavlus, the North Anderson hotelkeeper, yesterday on a very peculiar ground. She was born In Pennsylvania and loved Pittsburg above all cities or places in the United States. She was determined to live there and not to remain with her husband, who likes Andereon. They did not have any particular grievance with one another, but just couldn't live together owing to the above reason. She applied for a divorce on that ground and It was granted. Mr. Quartermont will continue in the hotel business in this city and Clan will go to her earthly and dirty paradise. Both are satisfied and neither one hot. ' A A'ery Light sentence. FRANKLIN, Dec. 4. Special. Last Saturday a jury in Johnson county circuit court found Daniel Doty guilty of assault and battery with intent to kill John W Turner, a man whom he had stabbed. This Jury sentenced him to two years in the state's prison. Motion was at once filed for a new trial. Judge Hord of Shelbyville today sustained this motion and heard the new trial. He, the prisoner, was found guilty of assault and battery and was sent to jail for thirty days and was fined $3. The decision has created much excitement. People openly talked of taking the law in their own hands. Turner was arrested for assault and battery and was fined $30 with fifteen days in the county Jail.

An Oratorien! Contest. JASPER, Dec. 4. Special. The oratorical contest held at Holland, this county, last night was a grand success, when the cream of Dubois county's young orator3 contested for a maginficent gold medal, offered by the citizens of that thriving little city to the best orator among the graduates of the '93 and '94 classes, was certainly an oratorical battle and an intellectual treat from start to finish. The successful contestant was Miss Mayme Sweeney, the handsome and popular fifteen-year-old daughter of Senator Michael A. Sweeney. She was the youngest person who tried for ffce prize. Xew Tin Plate Factory. CONVERSE, Dec. 6. Special. Judge Conners & Sons of Wabash have closed a contract here for seventy acres of land upon which work will begin at once for the erection of a large tin-plate factory that will employ 200 hands. The negotiations have been pending for some time, but owing to differences with parties from whom the land was purchased the project wras delayed. The management will be entirely under control of the Wabash parties, who are said to be amply provided for such are undertaking. Converse is among the most promising towns of the gas belt. Child Darned to Death. FRAXKFORT. Dec. 6. The four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Groves met a horrible death yesterday evening. It was playing in an upstairs room, when its clothing caught fire. Before its screams attracted its parents' attention the clothing was nearly burned from the little one's body. The flesh on its limbs was burnt into a crisp, and it died within two hours after the accident in terrible agony, retaining consciousness until death. How its clothing caught fire is a mystery, as there was no fire in the stove and no matches could be found in the room. Found His Ilrlde In Jail. KOKOMO. Dec. 8. Special. John Brown of Muncie, who has been hunting hU mLsMng bride, Emma Brown, for the past month, found her in Jail here yesterday. The woman was arrested two weeks ago for being in a house of ill repute, though she disclaimed all knowledge of the reputation of the place. Rather than inform her husband she was silently laying out the fine and costs, about $30. They were married at Marion only six weeks ago. They returned to Muncie together. Mayor Kirkpatriek remitting the sentence. Brown' is a glass worker. Steel Rail Mill. ANDERSON", Dec, 7. Special. The St. Louis capitalists who recently bought up the DePauw steel rail mills at New Albany and Alexandria and consolidated the two, together with the large Bessemer plant at St. Louis, have already begun work on the new and mammoth buildings for the plant at Alexandria. They are to be pushed to completion and it is thought that the entire plant will be running about May or June 1, employing the full force of hands 1.C00. The plant will be by far the largest yet located in the gas belt and will pay good wages. Xatural Gas Explosion. UNI ON DALE. Dec. 6. Oscar Newhart, manager of Cutler's grain elevator, was badly injured in a gas explosion. Recently a new gas and electric engine was placed in the elevator, and the gas was stored in a small building close by. During Mr. Newhart's absence some of the employes left a valve leaking, and when the manager returned and struck a match there was an explosion of escaping gas in which he was badly burned and disfigured. Fortunately the tank did not explode, else his life would have been forfeited. Among: the Factories. ANDERSON. Dec. 6. Special. The board of trade of l'endleton located a new glass plant yesterday and articles of incorporation have been filed with C. A. Fink, P. B. Hartman and Frank P. McElfresh as directors. The name will be the Pendleton bottle company. One hundred men will be employed. Work on the building is to begin at once. The Fowler bolt works of this city last ItSeera the great SKIN CURE Instantly Relieves TORTURING Skin Diseases And tho most distressing forms of Itching, burning, bleeding, ami scaly skin, scalp, and bloMl humors and points to a speedy euro henall other remedies and the Lest physicians fail. Ct'TicuKA Works Wonders, and It cures of torturing.disfiguring.humiliating humors are the most wonderful on record. gold throughout the world. Trice, Resolvent, tl ; OlNTMKNT, 50c.; HOAP.'iäC roTTna Dbl kAND Che. Coar., Hole Props., Boston. ilow to Cure Skin and 13 Wd Humors," fret.

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night reduced its force one-half. The company states that business is dull and getting worse. Terrific Gas Explosion. MUNCIE. Dec. 10. Special. A costly natural gas explosion occurred Sunday af- i ternoon at the old Darnell iron work3, now owned by the Findlay rolling mill company. As usual on Sunday afternoon the natural gas was lighted in the furnace and an hour later from unknown cause a terrific explosion occurred badly shaking the big mill. It came from two of the furnaces, which were completely destroyed, causing a loss of several hundred dollars. Fortunately no one was in the mill at the time. Mnncle Secures the Prise. MUNCIE, Dec 6. Special. At the executive board meeting of the universalst church of Indiana at Pendleton today the Magic city captured the plum and the state convention of that denomination In '93 will meet in this city. The meeting will occur some time in August Indianapolis and other cities wanted the meeting, but Muncie promises to have several large conventions, such as the G. A. R., next year, and she would Just as soon take a few more. A llomanttc Wed Uns;. TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 5. Special. Jasper Randolph, a reputed wealthy stock raiser of Nebraska, was married here today to Mrs. Ella Mallory, widow of Lafayette Mallory. who was a prominent coal dealer here. Tha marriage was a romantic one, being the result of an advertisement Randolph inserted in a newspaper for a wife. Mrs. Mallory answered it. Randolph came here ten days ago to see her and they were married today. Shot While Climbing n Fence. SHELBYVILLE. Dec. 5. Special. Henry Kemper, near Gwynnevllle, had a horrible accident befall him this afternoon. He had gone out hunting and in climbing over a fence both barrels of his shotgun were accidentally discharged, the contents taking effect in his right hand, wrist and face. The hand was torn to pieces and the bono of his arm shattered. He will lose the sight of one and probably both eyes. A Prolonged Sleep. GOSHEN. Dec. f. Special. The prolonged sleep or trance into which Christian Slouder fell on Sunday, and from which all attempts to arouse him have so far proven futile, is alarming his friends and baffling the skill of the physicians. The sleep seems a perfectly healthy one excepting that during the first two days the body appeared perfectly rigid. The muscles relaxed somewhat yesterday afternoon. Cot His Own Throat. PERU, Dec 7. Special. James Keefer, aged fifty years, a resident of the northern part of the county, committed suicide today by cutting his throat with a razor. He was dead when found. He had gone to the barn to milk and prolonged his stay beyond the usual time. A search was made, with the result of finding him dead. It is presumed he done the deed in a fit of mental aberation. Proved an Alibi. NOBLESVILLE, Dec 4. Special. Miss Delia Batley, who was accused of criminally assaulting Miss Farry Crull on the night of Nov. 21 by throwing acid in her face and attempting to put a quantity down her throat, was acquitted In Squire Busell's court tonight. She proved an alibi to the effect that she was in Indianapolis when tha assault was committed. Prisoners Ilreak for Liberty. JEFFERSONVILLE, Dec. 10. James Williams, Robert McIIenry and William Barthel escaped from the Jail this morning. Barthel was captured at Charlestown by Deputy Sheriff Proll. He not only resisted arrest, but made several unsuccessful attempts to kill Troll with a knife. He was finally overpowered. Tore Off Ills Tlead. ANDERSON, Dec. 10. Edward James Leslie, a glass-worker, was crossing- the Pan-Handle railroad bridge over White river today, when a train came along. Leslie dropped between the cross-ties to save himself, but his head was torn off, and the body fell into the water. He was from Pennsylvania and unmarried. Pleaded Guilty. BEDFORD, Dec. 4. Special. John Kehoe, the ringer, who was convicted and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary here recently, was granted a new trial at which he pleaded guilty and instead of one year in the penitentiary he was fined $100. He is now a free man. The driver, Edward Swann, was fined 520. Killed While Hantln. CLINTON. Dec, 10. While Marion Heaton and a lad named Pinson were hunting in the vicinity of Jonestown, the J old musket which Pinson carried was accidentally discharged, and Heaton was -i , " a . L ..V-1 .... Ill ...... V. . ) ' wounuea in me suuuiua. x hi.muu lusuru away for surgical aid and while he was gone Heaton died. The Sleeper Dies. ELKHART, Dec 7. Special. Christian Stouder, residing six and one-half, miles east of this city. ;ho has been sleeping since Sunday afternoon, died early yesterday morning, not having been awakened or spoken a word since Sunday. The case lia3 baffled the skill of all the physicians. Killed While Out Hantln?. ANDERSON. Dec 6. Special. While out hunting yesterday William Van Zant, j a young man residing in the county north of this city, was shot accidentally by Frank Applegate. The load struck Van Zant under the right eye, causing instant death. He was twenty-one years old. Xew Masonic Hall. RICHMOND, Dec. 5. Special. One of the finest temples which the masonic order of Indiana can lay claim to has recently been completed here, and was opened today. It is four stories high, with a frontage of bb'a feet and a depth of feet. Crashed Inder a Train. ANDERSON. Dec. 10. Special. Edward J. Lester was caught on the Pan-Handle bridge across White river by the Richmond accommodation and killed. His head was crushed to a pulp. Lester came here from Pittsburg, Pa., a few months ago. CUty of Manslaughter. MARTINSVILLE. Dec. 5. Special. Elbert Page, who shot and killed Hiram Gregory in Brooklyn the night of April 2S, was found guilty of manslaughter in the circuit court here today and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Sot Gnilty. CORTDON, Dec 9. Special. Andrew Miller, charged with the murder of John H. Spence, at MUltown, about a year ago, was acquitted hera yesterday morning.

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to Smolzc, HEWS OF THE WEEK. A combine of smelters has been effected. Earthquakes are of daily occurrence in portions of Ecuador. The heaviest f-r in the history cf Little Rock settled over the city last night. The Tremont house, the o.d;st hostelry in Boston, has been turned into an auction room. Commander Ba'.lington Booth of the Salvation army continues critically ill at Chicago. The Sinthern Trade of St. Iymis estimates tliis year's cotton crop in the SouÄ at 9.500.000 bales. Kansas City physicians are enthusiastlo over th? results of using a.vJ-toxir.e, tha new diphtheria remedy. At Little Rock the Jury in the case of J. L. Bay,charged with the larceny of SlO.eoo worth of stat-s scrip, returned a verdict of acquittal. At New Orleans the Jury in the case of the state vs. Numa Dad -uiss.it. a member of the city council, charged with bribery, returned a verdict cf gui'.ty. Orders were received at the Chicago postofHce that will practically deprive H. Howard Paramre and his "modern press association" of the use of the mails. It Is practically settled that John M. Ward. Late captain and manager of tha New York base ba.l club, will be elected a direc.or of the club at the annual meeting In February. The Armenian national uni-on of Chicago will ho'.d a mass meeting at Central music hall next Sunday evening to protest asalnst tho outrages that have be.n committed against their country-neu. A young man giving the nanv of William J. Dent and his age as twenty-eight, occupation bookkeeper, was arrested at tha Southern hotel, St. Louis, in an attempt to utter a certified che. k for Jo.".0 on the Parkersburg (W. Ya ) Citizens' bink. S-ven neproe were hurt in a railroad accident ntar Indian Viilaue. Ia. C..-n. William Booth, the leader of th salvation army, arrived in Denver. The storm caused much damage to the streets and sewers of 2?an Fr;in-isco. It seems practically certain that no g-M will he exported from New Yolk before Saturday. Tho Bank cotton factory near Columbia. S. , was destroyed by lire. The loss is $7r.; insurance. !.. Marshal A. 1). Mclntyre of Vassar. Mich., who was phot in the head hy tramps, has nov a fair chance for recovery. The Southern Magazine company of Louisville has made an assignment. (Jen. lias-l Duke was editor of the publication. The Edison Illuminating company of Boston will. Dee. IS. vote upon a proposition to increase its capital from $tZ.WJ to J3.4,WJ. Near Newport, Neb.. Evans Scatts, a farmer, quarreled wi;h W. C. Klrschncr, one ot his employes, over wages and shot him dead. The prand jury in session at Richmond. Ky , returned an Indictment aqainst William Tavlor, -colored, for the killing ot David Doty. The condition of Eucene Kelly, the New York banker whose condition was so precarious the latter part of last week, is better. The city health authorities of St. Louis have inaugurated preparations for the extensive culture and distribution of the antidiphtheria serum. A statue of M. rianeon. who first advocated the introduction Into France of American vines to combat phylloxera, was unveiled at Paris. A new Journal, to be called the Berliner Corresponclfnz, will shortly appear. It will replace the North German Gazette as a government ortran. The United States ambasador. the Hon. Theodore Runvon, gave a tea to the Rev. Mr. Drickie, the new pastor of the American church at Berlin. Freiherr Von Berlepsch, the German minister of commerce, has tendered his res!, nation, owing to the fact that the ministry has rejected bills which he drafted. Mrs. Mary Anderson Navarro, tha wellknown American actress, was delivered of a son Friday at her residence in Lexhanj Garden. Kensinsrton, Ixmdon. The child Oied the same day. At Middlesboro. Ky.. fires were started in the furnaces of the Watts steel plant, the largest basic steel plant in the I'nlted States. Thev will work li'e hundred men when in full operation. President Diaz of Mexico Is receiving many offers of money In case of war with Guatemala, to all of which he rpplit-s with, thanks, saying he does not believe there will be need of going to war. Emperor William received Count Von Schouvaloff, the Russian embassador t Germany. The latter formally announced to his majesty the accession of Czar Nicholas to the throne of Russia. Under the guise of the violation of th law by working on Sunday, the police and health ofiloers of Baltimore raided a number of sweat shops and arrested twentythree men and1 eighteen women and girls. Herr Krupp, head of the great gun making firm, has given 3.) marks fur the construction of a Protestant church at lssn, where the Krupp works are situated. 11sen is the center of a large catholic population. Frank Junkins, undertaker, and Deputy Sheriff Riekells boarded the fast mail at Fairtieli, la., to k to Batavta. The train failed to stop and the men jumped. Junkins was killed and Rickvl.s is in a critical condition. A hurricane passed over St. MichaeT. Azores. The German briprantine Adelaide was totally wrecked. I'art of her crew were saved. The British steamer Itunnl, tons, from London for Demeraia, was damaged. Robert F. Kneebs, the American horseman who is chanted with fraudulent practices on the German turf, has been admitted to bail in the amount of lo.ooo marka and sails for the United States from Liverpool this week. Judg-e Ricks' Answer. CLEVELAND, Dec. 10. The answer of Judge A. J. Ricks to the accusation that he had falle! to account for Jl.T'W outside of the Bird-sell cases was sent today to the special congressional committee which is investigating the charges brought against him by the Central labor union. Jud Ricks takes up several specific instances and explains the apparent discrepancies in the books. He goes on to say that in hts emolument reports to Washington he was of necessity compelled to rely almost entirely upon figures which were given him by his deputies, and that if he was allowed enough time he could doubtless clear up every discrepancy referred to in the memorial of the tlentral labor union. White Caps Visit a Faith Doctor. C LARKS VILLE, Tenn.. Dec 4. Last night an old faith doctor named Luther Walton was whiteeappej by colored citizens. Walton Is charged with being the cause of several colored women leaving their husbands, telling them he had leen commissioned hy the Lord to advise them to do so. The colored people of the suburb of Skufftown are greatly wrought up and have determined to drive Walton from the community. Rich Gold IFnd. HERMOSA, S. D.. Dec. 5. Excitement la running high here in consequence of th rich gold strike at Keystone, fourteen miles suth of this place. The mine is called the Holy Terror, and is running five stamps. The first thirty-six hours' run netted $T2"0, and the next twenty-four hours $.'?.&00. The rock is increasing in value. Enough rock is in sight to last two years. Hunter mistaken for a Deer. FT. WORTH, Tex., Dec. 7. News was received at Georgetown lait night that twenty miles east of there Young Hardeman, Vn of Gen. Hardeman of Austin, with a li- TiKlivr was himtinir Thi' Wamp nrnarated. and Mr. Tibltr, mistaking Harde man ror a aeer mrougn tue ousnes, nrea ana Kiuea mm insianuy. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powdel World's Fair Highest Mwlal od Diplot

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