Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1900 — Page 3

POLITICS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT RANKING. It has been an expressed desire on the part of the Republican party to “take the government out of the banking business,” but what would Wall street do without the aid of the Secretary of the Treasury to “ease” things? Not long ago the Secretary advanced $25,000,000 of interest to help the Wall street gamblers over a bad piece of road and now it is alleged that he will come to the aid of the street with a bond purchase of $25,000,000 and deposits of government money in national banks to the amount of $50,000,000. If this government were out of the banking business what would poor Wall street do? In viewing this phase of government financiering, the New York Journal says: “The Treasury Department believes that by increasing government deposits in the banks, and permitting the banks to use the money as they may see fit, much of the present trouble will be obviated. In other words, it is the idea of Secretary Gage (himself an experienced banker and financially interested in a bank which has business relations with the Rockefellers) that by giving the banks control of enough money to ease the market the financial ‘situation’ will be all that can be asked. But if the banks may use government money to ease the market, may they not handle the same money to tighten it at pleasure? Will not the rule work both ways, or are we to trust the bankers for its honestoperation? Under the financial scheme carried out by the government will not a banking trust l>e able to take the people by the throat on the ‘stand and deliver’ principle? Secretary Gage is the conservator of the people's financial interests. To him we look for a legitimate and equitable circulation of legal tender. His scheme may lie a fine one. We hope it may be. But the gradual and constant drift of government finances into the hands of the bankers is not a pleasant tiling to contemplate. Again we call attention to the similarity between this policy and that of pouring water down a rathole.”

Perhaps the everyday, honest, industrious. conservative business men may be prompted to inquire why the government should aid Wall street gamblers. aud yet find no way to aid men engaged in legitimate enterprises. It is easy enough to find an answer to this question. Panics are made on Wall street. A great panic would defeat McKinley's ambition to be re-elected President, therefore a panic must be prevented at any cost and Wall street must be "eased.”

Tariffs and New Possession*. The New York Press resumes the tariff discussion under the most disheartening circumstances. Everybody had forgotten about the tariff. Our manufacturers having demonstrated to their own satisfaction and profit that they can ship their goods across the ocean and undersell European manufacturers in their own markets, it was thought that nothing else was necessary to convince them that a tariff Is not necessary to protect them from competition. But the Republican press is angry at the Republican President because he recommended the adoption of free trade with Porto Rico, which is a part of our possessions, and reduced schedules with Cuba; and its editor declares that “if a debate is started in Congress embodying the Porto Rican free trade or Cuban tariff reduction recommendations, it can be made the most dangerous issue the party has had to face In a decade.’’ What nonsense! The Cuban tariff reduction is a thing apart, but it is itpt necessary for any bill to be introduced to bring about free trade with Porto Rico. All that is necessary to produce that result Is for Congress, by legislation, to recognise the fact that Porto Rico is a part of the United States. This recognition need not be of a declaratory character. The moment Congress legislates a form of government for Porto Rico, that moment the tariff now existing ceases to affect that island. Under the constitution there can be no tariff or trade discriminations between the States, Territories and possessions of this government. No tariff or antitariff legislation is necessary to carry out this policy of government, which is fundamental, being provided for in the organic law. As the Washington Post remarks, we are bound, now that we have deprived Porto Rico of her trade with Spain, to give the island a fair chance to thrive and prosper as the result of its connection with this republic. We cannot exercise dominion over the island and at the same time treat its people as foreigners. A Belated Zeal. = We are told in the dispatches from Washington that the President, aided by his ever-faithful Grosvenor, has determined to make an example of the Republican officeholders in Utah who are charged with practicing polygamy. This is right. , But why were these officials appointed? Is their polygamy only reprehensible now because it has been brought into public view by the developments In the Roberts case? Mr. McKinley should have inquired into the moral turpitude of these appointees a . good while ago. He should not have waited until American public opinion aroused the sacredness of the Amerlcan home and the Christianity of the institution of marriage, implied in places of public trust and honor. His

failure to make inquiry into the morality of Federal appointees in Utah earlier is culpable. The culpability of his condu it Is not removed hjf his present efforts to oust the polygamous officials. His zeal under the circumstances has more the appearance of playing politics than of responding to a quickened conscience.—Kansas City Times. Gold Standard. There is much rejoicing in Republican circles over the passing of the currency bill by the House, but the measure must now go to the Senate and will suffer many changes. The bill as it now stands cannot pass the Senate and when it is amended may be rejected by the House. William J. Bryan in a letter to the New York Journal sets forth his opposition to the House bill in plain and logical words. He points to the fact that in 1896 the Republican party declared for international bimetallism, but now the mask is torn off and brazenly adopt the Wall street gold policy without qualification.

As a matter of fact, in 1896 ninetenths of the Republican party favored bimetallism. The Democratic party stood on the same ground. There was no difference in the object sought and” the only contention was as to the method of securing it. Accdrding to the .Republican platform, the followers of McKinley wished to secure the double standard through international action, while the Democrats favored independent action.

But the House bill set!les the question regardless of future contingencies and fastens the yoke of gold on the necks of the people. Already a gold parfc has swept over Wall street. The Senate should go slow with the gold bill. The supply of gold from South Africa has been cut off. The war in the Transvaal has caused England to become a purchaser of gold and before long there will tie a currency famine which will end in tremendous panic if the single gold standard is adopted.

Five Men Control Grain I‘riceH.

Testimony taken for the Congres--sinoal Industrial commission in Chicago clearly establishes the fact that five men have been meeting and still meet in Chicago every morning and decide what the farmer shall lie paid for his grain; that their purpose is to maintain the profits of transporters and dealers In grain, no matter how low market prices may go: that as these men represent and control all of the means by which grain it sent from the farm to the market their decision has been and is final. And still Mark Hanna says “there are no trusts in the country.”—Los Angeles Herald.

Rockefeller's Method.

It is said that the Standard Oil trust with the sacrosanct Rockefeller as chief conspirator, crippled and came near wrecking the Globe National Bank of Boston in order to buy at a sacrifice the copper shares which it held. This is Rockefeller’s method. He acts on the theory that all his robberies will be justified if he only contributes a part of the loot to some church or college.—Louisville CourierJournal.

A Distinctive Difference.

Temporarily pausing in his work of mixing lyddite and molding dumdum bullets, John Bull makes a few remarks about the horrors of ambushing. John Bull insists on having his definitions accepted the world over. When he is led into a trap it Is “ambushing.” When he leads the enemy into a trap it is “strategy.” We hope our exchanges will bear these definitions in mind.— Omaha World-Herald.

Vital Questions.

No one disputes the fact that President McKinley made a good selection of a military governor of Cuba, but the question will obtrude itself—why any governor there by appointment of McKinley? Why not redeem the pledge of this nation that Cuba should be free and independent and elect her own governor? These are vital questions that must soon be answered.—Toledo Commercial.

Mark Knows His Business.

There Is little wonder Mr. Hanna didn’t favor the Payne resolution. A man whose idea of good government and honorable politics is expressed in the appointment of a disreputable negro roustabout to a fat Federal office In New Orleans in return for delegates delivered, Is not apt to sympathize with a reform that would abolish such profitable trades.— Journal. OtU’ War Editorials. Cable communications with Manila have cost the Federal government over $325,000 during the past twelve months, the monthly outlay for thia purpose having averaged more than $27,000—0r at the rate of nearly SI,OOO a day.—Chattanooga News. Fact that Can't Be Concealed. Our Filipino war news now reports that “20 per cent.” of So-and-So’s command was lost. This is the proper commercial language of “expansion,” but it does not hide the fact that a lot of brave boys are never comiqg home.— New York World. Apparently Deaf in One Ear. Mr. McKinley seems too busy listening to the hum of industry and the eulogies of the national committeemen to hear thoae pointed questions ad*

dressed to him by the civil service reformers.—Louisville Courier Journal.

IT'S ALL IN THE EYELID.

The Optic Itself Has No More Expression Than Marble. There are no expressive eyes. The expression of the eye is really in the lid. The eye itself, independent of its suroundings, has no more expression than has a glass marble. A prominent English oculist makes this daring statement, and he defends his position with emphasis. “The eyes have no expression whatever.” be says. “How do you explain, the fiact that the eyes of one person are more expressive than those of another?' I am asked. They are not. The difference consists in certain nervous contractions of the lids peculiar to the individual. “Observe for yourself, and you will see that I am right. We will say that I am greatly interested in something, and my attention is suddenly called from it by an unexpected interruption. My upper eyelid raises itself just a little, but the eye proper does not change an iota in appearance. If the interruption is but momentary the elevation of the lid may be but momentary. If the surprise caused by an interruption is continued the lid may be raised even a little more, and. iu fact, the whole of the forehead, Including the eyebrows, is raised and wrinkled. But the eye remains the same.

“When a person is excited much the same emotions are gone through,” continued the doctor. “His eyes are open wide, in cases of intense excitement to their greatest extent, but the forehead is not wrinkled and the ball of the eye is as expressive as a bit of glass. No more. “Observe the face of one who laughs. You will see that the lower eyelid has no muscle of its own, and it is onlj’ by the contraction of the adjacent muscles in smiling or laughing that it is made to move. That is why there are many wrinkles about the eyes of merry persons. “The expression of deep thoughtfulness is produced by the drooping of the upper lid; the lids of some persons fall so low that the pupil of the eye itself is the same. If the meditation is over a subject that worries the thinker the expression is again quite different; the eyelids contract and the eyebrows are lowered and drawn together. This is true of a reflective mood. “As to emotional moods, there is the expression of anger, for instance. The eyes, instead of closing, are open wider than they are normally, but the brows are closely knit. "In expressing sadness the entire upper eyelid comes half way down, and the folds of the skin collect there, giving the lid a thick, heavy appearance.”

Proper Ventilation,

The method of natural ventilation that is. providing an opening in or near the ceiling for the outlet of foul air—is both common and sensible. Referring to this method, a writer in The Building World says that the efficiency of the plan is proved scientifically, and is based upon the simple fact that heat expands and cold contracts, a natural law to which air is no exception. Foul air is generally warmed to some extent, and then rises to and passes out by the opening at the higher level, its place being taken by cooler air entering at the lower of the two openings—in order to insure ventilation two openings at least being necessary, one to act as an inlet and the other as an outlet The effectiveness of this natural ventilation depends entirely of course on the difference of temperature between the external air and the internal, and, this being the case, the system may be very effective in winter and utterly fail in snmer; and, as air dilates or expands 1-491 of its volume for each degree of Fahrenheit that its temperature is raised, its weight is consequently reduced in the same proportion, and tne lighter air is thus forced to the upper part of the room by the greater weight of tlie cooler air.

The Ancient War Chest,

, Once upon a time there really was a w r ar chest—an actual, literal war chest. Kings of England respected the demands of that chest to a greater extent than they were wont to respect the requirements of a good many other deserving institutions, and all the gold pieces that they felt they could spare from their own pet enterprises they dropped into it as a child put pennies in his little tin bank. Government officials say when I ask them half seriously if the war chest is to-day hidden away in some burglarproof vault, that no such thing now exists, that in these days of blue books and public reports that any one can buy for a cent, there is no chance for any such secret fund. Germany, however, is popularly supposed to have a strongly guarded war chest, and so it is believed, have Italy and Austria.— Atlanta Constitution.

Pays to Get the Best.

The best lawyer nearly always wins. If you must go to law, hire a lawyer better than your opponent. If this cannot be done effect a compromise, whatever the cost. It is not important that the law and facts are on your side if you have a poorer lawyer than your opponent. This is particularly true If the case is tried before a jury. Law is not a science; it is a matter of push and eloquence, like politics. It is alw’ays a good rule to keep out of law, which ean nearly always be accomplished by arbitration or compromise, but If a law suit is forced upon you, the Important thing is |o hire a better lawyer than your opponent and engage his enthusiasm.— ’Atchison Globe. “ Tooth brushes should be washed U» Strong salt and water.

GOLDEN SAND ANDMUD

CAPE NOME MAY YET RIVAL JOHANNESBURG. Millions Will Be Made Out of Tundra Sand Large Investments that Will Boom the Settlement Big Exodus Expected in the Spring. Information received in Washington from Alaska through trustworthy channels is to the effect that Cape Nome alone will next year astonish the world with its gold output. If half the reports that have reached the Treasury Department in official form be true Cape Norns is to be the richest mining camp tias world ever saw. All along a beach thirty miles in extent gold can be washed out of the sands of the sea at the rate of from $5 to $8 a pan. Not only are the sands of the sea bright with gold, but the alluvial deposits of the great plateau, running back several miles to the foot hills, are. rich in gold wherever they have been touched —rich from tile roots of the grass down to the bed rock eight to fifteen feet below. Every gulch back in the foot hills is as yellow as a New York newspaper. Next year the Cape Nome fields will probably contain a population of 20,000 or 30,000 gold seekers, and the precious metal which they crave is not only there, but easy to get. It is "quick" gold sure enough.

There will evidently be a big rush for the gold fields next spring. Front Tacoma comes the report that every day’s mail is bringing orders for reservations of berths front all points in the East to the larger transportation companies that will have steamers on the Cape Nome route. Some of the transcontinental railroads have likewise reserved blocks of tickets that they may be enabled to sell through tickets from the East to Nome. The first steamer will leave Tacoma May 10. A large amount of capital is being invested this winter in projects which are destined to provide business facilities for Capes Nome and York in the spring. San Francisco and Puget Sound men have organized the Bank of Cape Nome, which will open for business at Nome City in June with $200,000 capital. G. N. Wright, postmaster at Nome City, has raised capital to the amount of $150,000 for the purpose of providing a wharf foe Nome in the spring. Ordinary docks cannot be built, because they would be destroyed when Behring Sea freezes solid in the fall. Late last season the steamer Alpha, of San Francisco, shipped 350 tons of Cape Nome sand in ballast for the purpose of determining by special tests whether it could be made to pay. It was not selected material. The sand was loaded as it was scooped from the surf. Although the entire mass was treated in California, and that some time ago, the secret of the mill returns has been jealously guarded. The fact has reached TacomA in a roundabout way that from 350 tons of sand the sum of nearly $9,000 wv realized, or approximately $25 a ton. It is !i»t known'w hether the treatment was fire or amalgamation, though presumed t<< have been the former. Still more conclusive proof of the value of the timdra top sand or mud. as it is described by Alaskans, has been obtained. Two men recently returned from Alaska brought with them a bottle of the top layer of muddy material found immediately beneath the mass of their tundra claims. Upon drying it showed a sandy consistency. Although it was known to carry colors, no one suspected that it was pay dirt. Within the few days.past a series of laboratory experiments have demonstrated that this so-called tundra mud is very rich, but will require special treatment. The two latest crucible tests yielded $37 atpl $39 in gold to the ton. In eight assays the rapge of gold value returned has been from $32 to $l3O per ton.

The Political Pot

Jones of Nevada says nothing can sL. the nomination of Bryan for the presidency. The Fourth Ward Republican Club of Minneapolis has opened a new and commodious club house. John L. Griffiths has announced his candidacy for Governor of Indiana on the Republican ticket. Gov. Stanley of Kansas says that the popular vote in the West for McKinley will be larger next year than in 1896. W. G. Calderwood, secretary of the Minnesota State Prohibition committee, reports increasing financial support in the State. . Strenuous efforts are being made in New York to win Gov. Roosevelt's favor for the new State police bill championed by Platt. Philadelphia claims a larger number of Congressmen of extended periods of consecutive service than any other locality in the country. It is said that Minnesota Republicans have been given some pointed advice by the national committee, and have been told to “get together" if they expect a campaign “donation.” The Young Men’s Republican Club of Kansas City will give a banquet, for which 1.900 plates will be set. Young Republicans from eveths county in the State will be invited. Samuel W. Twombly, aged 77, is the oldest member of the'Massachusetts Leg- ■ islature, and Arthur Clarke, aged 22, is the youngest. lender the existing system of representation in Democratic national conventions, based on the number of electors in each State. Massachusetts has thirty delegates in place of fifteen, which would be its quota, based on the actual Democratic vote- cast. Undet' proportionate representation Deiawkre wotrltl have two in place of six. Maine five instead of twelve, and Rhode Island two instead of •lx.

CARPET TACKS SAVED HIS LIFE

Experience of a Voyager Around the World at Terra del Fuego. Capt. Joshua Slocum, in his solitary voyage around the world in the sloop Spray, found a new aud exciting use for carpet tacks. He thus describes an encounter with the natives of Terra del Fuego: Canoes manned by savages from Fortesque *now came itf’ pursuit. The •wind falling light, they gained on me rapidly till coming within hail, when they ceased paddling, ami a bow-legged savage stood up and called to me, “Yammerschooner! yammerschooner!” which is their begging term. I said “No!” Now, I was not for letting them know that 1 was alone, and so I stepped into the cabin and, passing through the hold, came out at the fore-scuttle, changing my clothes as I went along. That made two men. Then the piece of bowsprit which I had sawed off at Buenos Ayres and which T had still on board, I arranged forward on the lookout, dressed as a seaman, attaching a line by which I could put it into motion. That made three of us and we did not want to “yammerschooner,” but for all that the savages came on faster than before. I saw that, besides four at thepaddles in the. canoe nearest to me. there were others in the bottom, and that they were shifting hands often. At eighty yards I fired a shot across the bow of the nearest canoe, at which thtjy all stopped, but only for a moment. Seeing that they persisted in coming nearer, I fired the second shot so close to the chap who wanted to “yammerschooner” that he changed his mind quickly enough and bellowed with fear. "Bueno jo via Isla.” and. sitting down in his canoe, he rubbeu his starboard cathead for some time. 1 Was thinking of a good port captain's advice when 1 pulled the trigger and I must have aimed pretty straight; however, a miss was as good as a mile for Mr. "Black Pedro,” as he it was. and no other, a leader in several bloody massacres. He now directed the course of his canoe for the-island and the others followed him. 1 knew by his Spanish lingo and by his full beard that he was the villain I have named, a renegade mongrel. and the worst murderer in Terra del Fuego. The authorities have been In search of him for two years. The Fuegans are not bearded. * * * At night, March 8. at anchor in a snug cove at the Turn, every heartbeat counted thanks. Here I pondered on the events of the last few days and. strangely enough, instead of feeling rested from sitting or lying down 1 now began to feel jaded and worn, but a hot meal of venison stew put me right so that I could sleep. As drowsiness vame on I first sprinkled the deck with the tacks that my old friend Samblieh had given me and then I turned in. 1 saw to it that not a few of them stood "business end” uy, for when the Spray passed Thieves’ Bay two canoes had put out and followed in her wake, and there was no disguising the fact any longer that I was alone. Now, it is well known that one cannot step on a tack without saying something about it. A pretty good Christian will whistle when he steps on the "commercial end” of a carpet tack; a savage will howl and claw the air, and that was just what happened that night about 12 o'clock, while I was asleep in the cabin, where the savages thought they “had me,” sloop and all. They changed their minds, however, when they stepped on deck, for then they thought that I or somebody else had them. I had no need of a dog; they howled like a pack of hounds. 1 had hardly use for a gun. They jumped pell-mell, some into their canoes and some into the sea, to cool off. I suppose, aud there was a deal of free language over it as they went. I fired the rascals a salute of several guns when I came on deck, to let them know that I was at home and then I turned in again, feeling sure that I should not be disturbed any more by people who left in so great a hurry.—Century.

ILLINOISAN HAS AN UGLY FACE.

It Caused a Humorous Incident When Its Owner Visited Gotham. George Geiger was said to be the ugliest man in Illinois. He kept a country store in Versailles, a little town in this State, in the early days and made a. large fortune. He spent his money freely and was a jolly good fellow. But his face! It made the children cry to look at it! Geiger went to New York in the days of his prosperity and there was not much that he did not see. The first Sunday he was in town he went to Trinity Church and seated himself in an empty pew well forward. While the first lesson was being read a stranger entered. Geiger politely made room and passed over a prayer book. The stranger scowled and, taking a pencil from his pocket, wrote on the fly leaf: “This is my pew." Geiger wrote back: “Damne<L'fine pew; what will you take for it?” This settled the Christian gentleman and he did not bother Geiger again. At the conclusion of the service the owner of the pew put out his hand to Geiger and begged his pardon for his rudeness and lack of Christian hospitality. “That's all right,” said Geiger; “It’s my face, as usual, that was the cause of it.” From that time flie two men were fast friends, and together had many a laugh over their first meeting.—Chicago Chfqnfcle.

Objects to the Title.

The mother of the Queen of Holland objects to the title of “Dowager,” and an official statement has been made by the young Queen to the effect that her mother must not be called “Dowager Queen,” but “Queen Emma of the Netherlands.” ,

Worshiping the Tearful Onion.

The onion was worshiped by the ancient Egyptians. The cauliflower Is a patrician among vegetables and was taken from its Cyprus home to Italy and England in the reign of Elizabeth.

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF TM PAST WEEK. J Finds $2,000 in an Old Book—Price of| Oil Land Leases Is Doubled —Ne*M Commandant for Lafayette BeldieHjlS ■tome Farmer Is Murdered. I John B. Pankey, manager of the Eng-1 lish Hotel at English, while. looking! through the wareroom of the hotel foux«|| a book with the name of Philip McDonUj no ugh of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., written! on the flyleaf. Between the leaves Of the! book were four SIOO bills, one SSOO bitt| and two SI,OOO bills, making a total of ] $2,900. The book is entitled “Protest- £ autism and Catholicity Compared in Their Effects on the Civilization of Eu--t rope.” Mr. Pankey has no idea how the! book came to be iu the wareroom of the-: hostelry, nor does he recall ever having j had a guest by the name of MeDonnough.; at kis hotel. Capt. Stormont Is Selected. Capt." Gilbert IL Stormont of Gibson County has been elected commandant of

G. R. STORMONT.

to the home. Boom in Old Land Leases. Competition for oil leases throughout the Indiana field has never been so lively as at present. Not until December were farmers paid more than 50 cents per acre for oil rights, while now concerns are putting up the price on one another in their endeavor to secure leases. The minimum now is $1 per acre, with a rising tendency, and many old leases are changing hands around that figure. It is said that in the counties in the oil field, two-thirds of the taxes are paid by this lease money. Official Books All Missing. Sensational developments have come, in Shelby County with the retirement of County Treasurer Wilson and the installation of Treasurer Lee as his sue* cessor. All the books of the office for three years and six mouths prior to. last June are missing. The corresponding books of the Auditor for the same period are missing, and it is not known what moneys have been received or paid out in ' that time. Farmer In Shot and Killed. In Point township Janie’s Rutter shot and killed Frank Spottsville. Rntter was trespassing on Spottsville's farm and was ordered off the place, when he drew a revolver and shot Spottsville. Rutter was captured as he was about to escape to Kentucky in a skiff. Spottsville’s’ friends tried to lynch Rutter, but Sheriff Thomas landed him safely in jail in Mount Vernon. Within Our Border*. More burglar raids at Goshen. Muncie factory employes voted for weekly pay. Muncie electric light plant will be fired with coal. . Herman Meir, Northview, has married, his sixth wife. Henry Butts. 91, the oldest citizen of Evansville, is dead. Philip Brown, 80. veteran of the Mex-t ican and civil wars, Sullivan, is dead. R. L. Woodling, Logansport, has in-: vented a patent way of planting corn. “ George W. Brooks’ creamery, Muncie,; in ashes. Engineer thawed out a gas pipe. By vote, the Lebanon high school, showed a preference for "modern literature." Marion factories were shut off because of a shortage of gas. ami several hunt-: dred men are idle. There are so many State eases on the Madison court docket that civil eases may be crowded out. Farmers of Washington Townshiphave organized to protect the birds and make war on illegal hunting. Schools at Elizabethtown have been eloMul on account of diphtheria, aud a strict quarantine is maintained. It is said in the gas l»elt that the Union Traction Company will have opposition' from another electric road. Frank Gordon, Dillsboro, who was reported to have been killed at Santiago, has returned home and denies it. The Knights of Pythias at Shelbyville have arranged to begin the construction of a $40,000 Castle hall and opera house. The case against Freeman Moon, charged with complicity in the lynching of Marion Tyler at Scottsburg, has been dismissed. Methodists of Brazil will build a $30,000 church, and the Christian tiou has decided to blow in $15,000 for * new edifice. Fire destroyed the postofflee and sa-' loon and residence of Philip Brets, Bret*ville. Lamp exploded in the Breta kitch- ! en. The postmaster was burned in rescuing the mail and records. Ix>ss $2,500, with no insurance. Aaron A. Webster, for seventy years a resident of South Bend, is dead. He was prominent for the part which he took in the famous underground railway by which many negro slaves escaped to Canada before the civil war. Fire in H. B. Plumb's restaurant at Brazil spread to Schromier & shoe store and Michael Doyle’s saloon,, and the three buildings and contents were destroyed, incurring a loss of $27,000, which was partly covered by insurance. Hobos are taking charge of cottages at> Lake Wawasee. Methodist at Chambers Ijß ashes. Defective flue. Loss $3,000. Bell Telephone Company has more thaa 200 expert electricions at work, improv-j ing the South Bend system. New order at Evansville will competl policemen to patrol longer beats whew their brother officers are sick. No morn extra men. 'Ay 1 A young lady of North Manchester lg' suing a dentist for $3,000 damages. Hhw says that be did a bungling job in filling' a tooth.

the Indiana Sol-? diers’ Home at Ls-'. fayette, for three years. His home is at Princeton. He is 55 years old and at present traveling deputy revenue collector. The boanfe passed favorably upon eighteen applies* tions for admission