Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1898 — Page 7

THE FAMILY STORY

A MAINE SURVIVOR.

THE civil war had been over Just ten years when Glory Price was born. They called her Glory because, when her soldier father had, with awkward tenderness, first taken the warm little bundle Into his one arm, he had glanced up at the bullet-riddled flag that always bung above the family mantel and said softly: “Margaret, I nearly gave my life for “old glory’ and you all but gave yours for baby; suppose we call her ‘little Glory?* ” and the gentle mother had answered: “All right, John; she shall be our little Glory.” The neighbors had said It was a silly sort of name; that Harriet or Susan or even a fancy name like Rose would •have gone beautifully with Price; but they for their parts never knew a child with such a fool name to come to any good, and they one and all hoped that she would be true to her name and not come to an inglorious end; but it was plainly evident they did not look for any such a miracle and would be almost disappointed if the united prediction of the neighborhood should prove untrue. v Notwithstanding the shadow of her name little Glory thrived and grew so sweet and winsome that even passing strangers would stop to pat the crown of golden curls and gaze Into the perfect faee. Nothing pleased her childish fancy more than to hear tales of the upholding of the old flag, and oftentimes with shining eyes she would stroke the emp-

“HEARD THE NEWS ?” HE INQUIRED, EXCITEDLY.

\ ' ty sleeve and look up into t.’ie weatherbeaten face she loved so well and wonder “what a little girl like Glory Price could ever do to serve her country.” “Be a true soldier’s daughter,” her father would reply; “for some day the union may need strong men and brave women again, you know.” The years came and went, bringing with them a rare and perfect womanhood for the old soldier’s daughter. Bbe was still Glory Price, for to one after another she had said “No,” scarcely realizing that her heart was afloat with one who was serving under the old flag, until she read that the battleship Maine—Jim’s ship—had been ordered to Havana harbor to protect American Interests there. Unshed tears trembled-in the blue eyes at the thought that perhaps she should not see him again, and, startled at what she read in her own heart, Glory flung herself upon her little white bed in an agony of tears. But Jim did come. Just to say goodby, and. as he strode up to the old Price homestead, Glory thought him the handsomest and bravest looking man she ever saw. Before he left be had won her promise to be his bride upon his return, and, laughing at her fears, assured her that sending the ship was only a precautionary measure, and bis absence would not be long. It was a sweet and sad parting, their happiness so newly found, their separation so soon. “I go, my darling,” he said, tenderly, *to fight for the old flag If necessary,

and then my reward will be the sweetest Glory that ever was given to man. You will be true to me, will you not, dear, and God grant that I come back to you soon,” and, not daring to trust himself further, the strong man passionately kissed the tear-stained face and was gone. She could not shake off the strange forbodlng that would not leave ber until ber father jocosely asked why finding a lover had made his Glory so dim. Time passed, still the shadow of ill seemed never to lighten. On that February morning when the world was appalled at the horrible disaster to the Maine Glory went into the kitchen to give the order to the grocery clerk. “Heard the news?” he inquired, excitedly; “battleship Maine is blown up and everybody on board is killed—but what's the matter? Helpr* he shouted, for the shadow had darkened, and Glory was granted the blessing of unconsciousness. Then came the horrible days of waiting for the official reports, and finally it was found that Jim was alive, but horribly mangled and burned, and Glory knew from the dispatches that be was maimed for life. . Honest John Price and his wife grieved over the change in their daughter, who was but a ghost of her former self. At last a letter came from Jim, ofily two or three blurred lines, and then Glory seemed to change. With almost a return of ber old-time

brightness, she went about her household duties until the twilight came, and then, drawing a parent on either side of her, Glory began, half-timidly: “I want to ask you both to consent to my marrying Jim as soon as he returns. I want to care for this mangled and Injured one and nurse him back to what health remains for him; I promised to be true to him, and I meant it,” and she looked pleadingly at both parents. “But, Glory dear, he can never support you, and probably not himself,” Interposed her mother. “No, mamma, I have thought of that, but It is no burden to care for those we love, and I am strong and young, besides our great and generous Government will find some niche for the wife of a Maine sufferer to fill; I am not afraid to try and I f ball succeed,” and In the light of the slowly rising moon the upturned face was angelic in its sweetness and purity. “I want to be married beneath the old bnllet-ridden flag—my namesake, you know—for you see your little Glpry has found something to do for her country.” And so it was all settled, and when Jim is able to return to the New England village among the bills be will find waiting what be baa already won —Glory—his bride, a soldier’s daughter.— Emogene Manchester, In Chicago Record. t

Population of Europe.

Fifty years ago the population of Europe was about 250,000,000; It la today considerably over 300,000,0001.

* STAMP TAX RULINGS.

The following rulings, relative to the stamp. taxes levied under varloaa paragraphs : Of the war revenue bill, have been made by N. B. Scott, commissioner of Internal reveam, at the treasury department. Tbo list comprises all of the rulings and decisions made by the treasury department to date and decides many mooted questions. 1. Checks drawn by United States disbursing officers against public fundß standing to their official credit In performance of dutlea required by law do not require a twocent Internal revenue stamp placed thereon. And all checks drawn by officers of States, counties and municipalities for the discharge of the obligations of States, counties ana muncipalltles are exempt under Seat ion 17 of the act. 2. No stamp Is required on ordinary receipts. 3. The exemption from tax on warehouse receipts for agricultural products Is re■trlcted> to receipts for products of this kind, which are deposited by the actual grower thereof In the regular course of trade for sale. This does not exempt warehouse receipts for such products in case the property deposited has already passed from thy ownership of the actual grower. „ 4. An Inland bill of exchange, within the meaning of this act. t*> a bill of exchange tfrawn and made payable anywhere In the United States. 5. Any order for payment of money drawn In, but payable out of the United States, If drawn singly, is subject to tax of 4 cents for SIOO or lesat and for each additional SIOO or fraction. 4 cents. ' . 6. Where certificates of shares were so’d and delivered before July 1, IS9B, entry of transfer on corporate books after June 30 does not require stamp. 7. New certificates of stock Issued to holder In lieu of original certificate, and remaining in his ownership, do not require atampa. a When certificate of stock la sold and stamp tax la paid on memorandum thereof, upon transfer of this certificate to purchaser's name, no additional tax for such transfer la required. Where one certificate represents several shares of stock (however large the number of shares), on transfer of this certificate the stamp tax Is to be reckoned on its face value, and not on the face value of each separate share of stock which It represents. , 9. A two-cent stamp Is required on an order for cash drawn on a merchant by one es his customers. 10. Certlfltetes of deposit drawing Interest, If left a certain time, are taxable the same aspromlssory notes. 11. The withdrawal of funds by a depositor on the presentation of his bank book to the savings bank does not require a stamp, If there U nothing accompanying It in the form of an order for the payment of money. 12. If papefs In the nature of receipts are given In lieu of checks, and are used as commercial negotiable Instruments, they are checks and not receipts, and are subject to tax.

13. Where certificates of stock are delivered as collateral, the stock to be forfeited onlv upon condition of failure to pay the debt for which It Is pledged, a stamp Is required 8a a pledge and not as a sale. > 14. Real estate mortgage notes reqalre to be stamped. In addition to the atampa placed on the mortgage. 15. Where there Is a pledge qf property accompanying any promissory note, which pledge Is subject to stamp tax under schedule A, this stamp tax must be paid, notwithstanding the fact that a stamp is also required on the note connected with It. 16. Only purely co-operative or mutual lire Insurance companies carried on by the members thereof solely for the protection of their own property, and not for profit, are exempted from taxation. 17. Assessment beneficiary life Insurance associations Insuring their own members, and not for profit, come within the exempting provisions. 18. The exemption given to fraternal txmefidary life Insurance associations applies also to fraternal beneficiary agcldent Insurance associations 19. In cases of loans on real estate, where promissory notes are given, which are not paid at maturity, but on which an extension of time of payment Is gqented, without the taking of a new note, tt Is held that every such extension is a renewal of the note within the meaning of the statute, and that the requisite stamp must be affixed for every such renewal or extension. This also applies to notes discounted before July 1, falling dne on or after that date. 40. The person who signs and Issues a .bank check, without aJßxing the proper atamp, becomes Involved in liability to penalties under Section 16 of the act, unless It Is shown that he bad no design to evade the payment of the stamp tax, and that the requisite stamp was affixed and canceled by the bank or person upon whom it was drawn, before payment. 21. Where a check is presented at a bank, without having the requislts a tamo, affixed, the bank. If tt pays such unstamped check, becomes liable to the penalty provided by Section 10 of the act. Bank may cure defect by affixing proper stamp. 22. Bucket shop proprietors giving memorandum of transactions are required to pay special tax as brokers. 23. Where a tax of 16 cents Is paid on theblU of lading for goods exported. It Is held that no stamp tax Is required to be paid on copies of such bills of lading. 24. On Inland bills of lading, “each duplicate” requites “a stamp of the value of •ne cent.” 25. Bills of lading for exportations by railroad Vo British North America require a 10-cent stamp. 20. A wharf receipt given to a shipper, In exchange for which a bill es lading la Issued, does not require a stamp. 27. Baggage forwarded by railroad company or express, subject to extra charges, comes within the law requiring stamp on bill of lading, or other evidence of receipt and forwarding. 28. It Is the duty of carriers to Issue a bill of lading or receipt for goods accepted by them for shipment, and to affix the stamp, and a penalty la prescribed for failure to do so. 29. Mere local operators for the delivery of packages, baggage, and such like, within the limits of the same town; or city are not required to give bills of lading. Although such operators may give a receipt for articles to be delivered, such receipt Is net required to be stamped. A mere carrier, as, for instance, a person with a horse and wagon, who does a local delivery business In a city or town, Is not Included within the above requirement. The terriers, which were Intended to be Included within the term of Schedule A, .under the head of “Express and Freight,” are 6uch as are engaged In the transportation of express matter and freight from one place to another In the ordlnaty course of commerce and trade. 30. Tickets issued In the United Stales Tor passage on a vessel apt sailing from any port of the United States, but from a Canadian port (or other foreign port), are not subject to stamp tax. ■<. Tickets Issued In Canada for passage on a vessel selling from a United States port, are not subject to stamp tax. The only passage ticket for which stamp tax Is required to be paid by this statist* la a ticket issued for transportation of the passenger “by any vessel from a port In the United States to a foreign port.” When, therefore, to such passenger ticket there Is attached another ticket entitling the passenger, after his arrival at the foreign port, to transportation to various points In Europe, or elsewhere, such additional ticket is not subject to stamp tax. The stamp tax for a passenger ticket may be affixed thereto and canceled at tha time and place where It Is Issued, or It may he affixed and canceled at the pier before the passenger boards the vessel. where one passenger ticket Is Issued, even though It contains several names, but Me stamp tax is required to be paid thereon. 31. There Is no exemption from the stamp tax on charity tickets lssoed at low cates. 32. Barges are not included In the terns “vessel" in the paragraph relating to Charter party. 33. The manifest for custom house entry or clearance of the cargo of any ship, or vessel or steamer for a foreign port does not include ship's supplies for its voyage. It only Includes those things which the ship has taken aboard for transportation. 34. Stamp duties Imposed on manifests, bills of lading and passage tickets do not apply to steamboats or other vessels plying between the ports of the United Statea andjxnrts In British North America. 35. A telegraphic dispatch or message is repaired to be stamped by the person who makes, signs or Issues tl.

36. Thwe I* no tax upon the MSI of sale of a vessel. A mortgage of a vessel requires a stamp as a mortgage of personal property. 37. Dray receipt given at export steamer s wharf does not require a stamp la addition to bills of lading which are stamped. Shipping receipts given by common carriers of freight for goods to be transported to port of export require stamp. 88. Where a band Is given with a guaranty company as surety, the bond should nave, la addition to a 50-cent stamp, as required under the bead of “Bond,” In Schedule A, a stamp denoting one-half of 1 ceat on each dollar or fractional part thereof paid by the principal obllger on the bond as a premium, under that paragraph of Schedule A relating to guaranty companies. (United States officers required to give bond will take notice.) • EXEMPT PROM TAX. * Sr 38. Bonds “required hi legal proceedings” are exempt from stamp tax. Thev are *nch as ire required in litigation In either civil or criminal cases, such as prosecution bonds, Injunction bonds, bonds to stay proceedings, bonds upon appeal, writs of error bonds for costs, and the tike: aDd In criminal cases, recognisances, bonds for appearance. bail bonds, and also bonds In criminal cases upon appeal and writs of error superaedeas bonds, etc. Bonds given by personsappnlnted by the Court, conditioned f<w tho faithful performance of the duties of their office or position, such as receivers, assignees, executors, administrators, and gimrdians are not exempt, and the stamp tax must bo paid theieon. 40. Tickets. Which are on the face merely memoranda of money due (e. g.: John Doe, June 25, 1898. $15.00), and do not contain any language making tham checks or orders for the payment of money or promissory notea, are not subject to tax unless received and paid at bank the same as checks. 41. The exemption granted to eo-operattve building and loan associations, ebr la confined to the stock and bonds Issued by the associations therein mentioned, and therefore, does not relieve them from other stamp taxes. 42. “Certificates of any description required by law not otherwise specified In thla act. ten cents. Tho that requirement necessary tc subject anv given certificate thus generally■ described to tax Is that It shall be'one which Is required to be glvea by law national, state or municipal. All such are taxable, except those coming within tho exemptlon of section 17. that U to say: those which are given strictly In the exerclso of the funct lon e-go vern aien ts I, taxing, or municipal—of the state or corporation Certificates given by an officer, not for a public or governmental purpose but for private Interests and use, are liable to the tax If they are given In obedience to any law Which requires thejn to be given when called foxjv, A certificate of search showing that the dockets or records of a court have been searched, and show either that liens exist or do not exist as to property, or that Judgments are recorded or are not recorded, and also certificates of search to ascertain whether or. not tltleg are good, whether taxes haw been paid: and other certificates of this character are not such as ore required In the general discharge of foverntnental functions on the part of the officers giving them, but ase such as are needed for private nae and private interests, and ore, therefore, subject to the tax. as being required by law to be given when called for. * reformed, or the certificate Issued by the officer la In the discharge of an official function necessary In operating the genera! machinery of the government, it is exempt. »43. Certificates of acknowledgment of deeds and mortgages are not required to ba stamped. The memorandum on the beck of a deed or aaortgsge, made by the regitk ter or recorder, that the Instrument has bam placed on record! la not a subject of taxation. It Is not a certificate aqch as is contemplated by law. It la a brief note on the back of the deed or mortgage citing date of filing and date and place of record. **• Certificates at n, * rr1 *** Md death, given in puranance of the laws of the . the * nd r ** lJ,tr *tb>n Of vital statistics as a basis for the administration of public health laws, come within the exemption of section 17. Such tbe°?en-<vnt ,l s > Ump >r tax rh *" I “ T,ed to P*<vato persona for private nae. are subject te 15- The ordinary notary's Jurat is not retired to be stamped. 46. A policy does hot require s stamp Until K is Issued, or U offered as an Insurance g»y- V"g tP lg * nr *q°e company can stamp a policy through its local agents as well •• ntrougn its general agent. Any agent of the company who la char-god with the doty of delivering the policy to the policyholder and receiving the premium, would be authortxed to affix and cancel the stamp In behalf of the ronponj. £• A Blu * t attached to premium notes as well as to policies. m. acknowledged and fully executed in Jane do not require stamps, thsngh dellvsred In July, unless, by state law. registration la necessary to pass title generalprlnclple that a mortgage Is not valid as such P** 11 ■?* admitted to registration. A mortgage, no matter what the date, should not t 0 registration when presea tod on or after July 1, 188& unless there Is attached and canceled the proper revenue stnrap. 50. In cases where the consideration in a deed Is nominal, the actual value of the property conveyed should govern the amount of the stamp required. “,, ***•« teqnire* ■ stsmp. No stamp Is required on copy executed by the parties at the time of the original lease. „ » If livestock Is sold at an exebugs or bonrd of trade, or other similar place, either for present or future delivery, the sale, agreement of sale, or agreement to sell must teJZrrSrSLKP \i >lU ' or agreement to he deilveied by the seller to the should have the stamp a (fixed as required in the act. vi*.: • ??°- w ,b4 on eack or fraction thereof, additional. 1 cent. te i®P hon « «>mp»nles have lines sxteodlng Into mors than ana collsctlon the return may be made to the collector of that district In which the principal business of"ce of the company la located. 54. Contracts and agreements between subscribers and telephone companies for the placing of a telephone, and payment tbersfor. are not subject to stamp tax. 55. Powars of attorney executed on the back es stock certificates used In conaeoW i*. w L th tr *“* fer of sbarss require te be stamped Is addition to tbs tax on transfer •I St OCX. «£. Powers of ottoraoy to sell or transfer government bonds are taxable. «. ten-oent starop ls snfficlent upon a proxy for use In voting at an election of •fficera of aa Incorporated company, without regard to the number of signatures. . B 2L R nc T< „ l ”!l e ..?. taißp * mt P n , ot reqalred on the reports of earnings and dividends. and **®2!?* ®ade to the comptroller ofthe currency by national banka. - *•!**- -* f .*»."*£”■ by region 5216. Revised Btstutes. to be forrwrSflrote h l«?*^lst ller ° f th ® curr * nc * r wiulr«s no stamp Ux. The paper la not A stamp Is not required oa returns of National banks of notes la circulation nude semi-annually to the United States treasurer. ' . to the cancellation of Internal revenue adhesive stamps, which the al I rp*l a Jres to be by wrltlag er (tamping the Initials of the persons using the same, *“4 wh«ch theaump shall be; attached or used, Is held that the Initials 2 n# . wl *>a sufficient. Thla cancellation may be by writing or Imprinting witn. I Dana *tamp * _ .*2. Old stamps issued under sup salad acts cannot ba sod la Ues of stamps retain* by ths preseat law. -w w. w

WASHINGTON GOSSIP

It is now, proposed to send Sampson to Europe in command of a fleet instead of Watson. The idea originated with Secrets ry_ Long, who thinks that the glory of the navy and the estimate in which it is now held by foreigners may be still further enhanced and emphasized if the commander of tt*. Cuban fleet should make a cruise around the harbors of Europe with a few of the ships and men whose names were unknown to fame a few months ago but are now familiar to the military authorities of every nation. Secretary Long wants to send the Oregon as a sample o' our battleships'and the Minneapolis as a type of our cruisers, because both of them were not only constructed but designed in the United States, and they are undoubtedly superior in every respect to anything of their tonnage afloat. • • * Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture expects great things from the Paris exhibition. Congress appropriated $75,000 for an agricultural exhibit at the exposition. Secretary Wilson has had his departmental force at work on the exhibit for the last six months, and it will labor for eighteen months longer. If an independent force of men had to be hired to do the work which Secretary Wilson has mapped out an additional appropriation of $200,000 would be required. As it is, the $75,000 will be enough. Secretary Wilson has the theory that the. foreign demand for American products could be enormously increased if we went about th* building up of the European markets with trained intelligence instead of going at it haphazard. • • • It appears that Lieut. Blandin of the navy, who died of cerebro-spinal meningitis at a hospital in Baltimore the other day, has had a suicidal mania ever since the destruction of the Maine. He was officer of the deck at the time of the explosion and was hit in the head and knocked senseless by some missile'hurled through the air. He recovered consciousness after a few moments and Was ahle to leave the vessel with the other officers. His skull was not fractured and there were no symptoms of concussion of the brain, but he had ever since complained of violent headaches and had been a victim of melancholia, which the surgeons attributed to the nervous shock caused by the disaster and the wound. • * * It is an open secret that-Secretaries Alger, Day and Bliss will resign from the cabinet as soon as the war is over and the country is enjoying a state of peace again. The three refuse to discuss the report, even in the slightest degree. It is known that there have been some heated discussions among the cabinet members concerning the policy of the Government as it relates to Spain, and the supposition is that these discussions have led to a rupture among the members. • • • Some of the cases which have hero brought to the naval hospital at Norfolk are desperate, particularly those of the Spaniards of Cervera’s fleet, some of whom are literally torn to pieces. The wounded prisoners receive the same attention and treatment that is given onr own men, and they were given the most comfortable places on the ship. * * * From New York word comes that the railroads are getting ready to bear down on Congress next winter in greater force than ever and make a supreme effort to secure certain legislation amending the interstate commerce law. Whether they will attempt to force through a pooling bill is somewhat doubtful, but they will endeavor to obtain advantageous legislation as close to pooling as they can get.

EPIGRAMS OF THE WAR.

“Don’t swear, boys; shoot!”—Col. Wood to the Rough Riders. “Suspend judgment.”—Captain Sigsbee’s first message to Washington. “Don’t cheer, boys: the poor devils are dying.”—Captain Philip of the Texas. “Remember the Maine.”—Commodore Schley’s signal to the flying squadron. “You can fire when you are ready, Gridley.”—Commodore Dewey at Manila. “The Maine is avenged.”—Lieut. Wainwright, after the destruction of Cervera’s fleet. “War is not a picnic.”—Sergeant Hamilton Fish of the Rough Riders, to his mother. “To hell with breakfast; let’s finish ’em now.” —A Yankee gunner to Commodore Dewey. “Don’t mind me, boys; .go on fighting.” —Captain Allyn K. Capron of the Rough Riders, “Don’t go between my guns and the enemy.”—Commodore Dewey to Prince Henry of Germany. “There must be no more recalls: iron will break at last.” —Lieut. Hobson to Admiral Sampson. “Who would not gamble for a new star in the flag?”—Captain Buckey O’Neill of the Rough Riders. “I’ve got them now, and they will never get home.”—Commodore Schley, on guard at Santiago harbor. “Take that for the Maine.”—Captain Sigsbee, as he fired a shot through the Spanish torpedo boat Terror. “We will make Spanish the court language of hades.”—Fighting Bob Evuns, when war was declared. “The battle of Manila killed me; but I would do it again.”—Captain Gridtey of the Olympia on his death bed. “Excuse me, sir; I have to report that the ship haß been blown up and is sinking.”—Bill Anthony of the Maine. “Shatter is fighting, not writing.”—Adjutant General Corbin to Secretary Alger, when the latter asked for news from the front. * “Afraid I’JI strain my guns at long range; I’ll close in.’—Lieut. Wainwright of the Gloucester in the fight with Cervera's squadron. “Don’t hamper me witli instructions; I am not afraid of the entire Spanish fleet with my ship.”—Captaiu Clark of the Oreton, to the Board of Strategy.

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF TH* PAST WEEK. * a . ' '« Vandalia Engineers Fatally Hurt la a Collision—Lost Money to Circva Sharks and Then Killa Himself—Cut Hi. fiater-in-Law*. Throat. Wreck on the Vandalia. A disastrous head-end collision occurred on the Vandalia Line fifteen miles south of Crawfordsville. Two of the oldest engineers on the road were fatally injured and several others are badly hurt. The trains that came together were the northbound passenger No. 8 nnd a light southbound freight. One death has resulted and two others are expected. Engineer John Higley died and Henry Bairsdorf and M. Whittig, engineer and fireman of the freight, have but slight cbaqces of recovery. Higley sacrificed his life trying to save his train. He saw the danger and had time to jump, but he remained at his post to apply the brakes. Clrcn. Shark Victim Shoot. Himself. Sylvin Reeves, a yoting farmer, living near Fillmore, attempted to commit suicide. Reeves had been to the circus in Greencastie, and had been drinking heavily. He also had lost considerable money to the show “sharpers,” which is the only cause known for his rash act. Reeves started to walk home, but when about a mile east of the city shot himself four times in the left side, near the heart, with a small caliber revolver. Cholera Again at Aahboro. There is a recurrence of the singular fatal malady which caused forty deaths in Ashboro in the summer of 1896. Already this time there have been five deaths. The disease is something like cholera, but has all the symptoms of flux. There are only about two hundred persons in the town. It is thought the epidemic is due to bad drinking water. Mrs. Dobson’s Throat Cnt. Mrs. Ambrose Dobson was dangerously cut by her brother-in-law, George Dobson, at their home, near Columbus, the result of a family quarrel. Mrs. Dobson accused her brother-in-law of saying something reflecting on her children. He grew angry and threw Mrs. Dobson to the and then slashed her throat with a knife and fled. Two Trains Crash Together. There was a head-end freight collision near Aurora, on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway. Both engines and twelve box cars were demolished. Engineer Frank Day of Seymour had his ankle fractured, and Brakeman Lynn Terrell had his leg broken in jumping. A mistake in orders caused the wreck. Within Onr Borders. Bert Free of Pennville was crushed to death while rolling logs. Mrs. Douglass Swatts of Delphi was burned to death, caused by an exploding lamp. Hon. Jasper N. Hughes, Populist nominee for Congress in the Fourth district, declines to run on account of his wife’s death. Josephus Murdock, aged 59. and his son Asa, aged 16, were accidentally drowned while attempting to ford Utter creek, two miles west of Holton. At Alexander, a freight train on the Lake Erie and Western Railroad was wrecked by striking a horse. All traffic was blocked for most of the day. Congressman Crumpaeker has announced that he would recommend the appointment of Mrs. J. B. Wood to succeed her huslwnd as postmistress at Hammond. After work on a recent evening four men were left in Shelburn mine filling up old works. The gas exploded, burning James McCombs, a pit boss, probably fatally, and seriously burning and bruising David Johns and John Thomas. In a room not frequently used in the residence of her sister. Mrs. William SchoOnover of Argos, Mrs. Anna Rich of Zanesville committed suicide with a revolver. Mrs. Rich was a widow, nearly 70 years old, and was considered wealthy, living on the interest of money loaned. The failure to always keep her money loaned worried her.

Burglars blew open the safe in Woodrow’s store in Coffee. They got $25 in money and $25 in postage stamps from the postotfice, which was located in the same building. The store was then set on fire, but the blaze was discovered in time to -prevent serious loss. The burglars stole Woodrow's horse and buggy and were traced toward Terre Haute. A cave-in of the walls of the central district storm sewer at Marion canght two workmen, George Canard and William McGovan. Canard was seriously and probably fatally injured, having his collar bone and -several ribs broken. McGovag was not seriously injured. Prompt work of their fellow workmen in digging them out was all that saved their lives. Andrew Ferguson of Gilman claims to be the oldest man in that State. He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1792, and consequently is 106 years old. His sister, Bettie Carrollton, who lives near Franklin, is 100 years old, and his brother, who died ten years ago, was 112 years. His mother died at 93, and his father lived over 100 years. Ferguson is strong and remarkably active and expects to live ten or twelve more years. The Indiana oil fields shojg a healthy Increase for July over June. During July there were eighty-three wells completed, of which fifteen were worthless for oil, the rest showing a daily output of 1,910 barrels, or an average of twenty-eight and one-tenth barrels per day. There were twenty-six wells abandoned during the month, and August starts in with good prospects, as there are seventy-one wells drilling and fifty-seven rigs up and ready. This is an increase over June of twentyone in completed wells, and 850 barrels of new production, a net increase in newwork of twenty. Miss Mary Hedrick, aged 20, of the Washington Orphans’ Home, was instantly killed during a recent storm. She had left the house to take in some washing when the wind blew a ten-foot chimney off the house. The bricks fell on her and she was killed. The three children of Webb Fairfield, a farmer, living a mile north of Colfax, being left alone at the bouse, got their father’s shotgun and werevgoing to shoot at flies. Noah, the youngest, aged 6, was looking down the barrel, when it was discharged, tearing off half of his face and head, killing him instantly.