Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1901 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THt PAST WEEK. From Altar to MAd house—Decision on Constitutional Amendment* Voted on in November—Vast Estate for Poor Man—Valuable Diamonds Found. Frank Strieker, whose death occurred at the Richmond insane hospital recently, was the victim of an ill-starred matrimonial venture, iu which he lost his savings and afterward his mind. Strieker was a skilled carriage builder and held several positions of responsibility. In the summer of 1899 he met a widow from Charlestown, W. Va., who claimed to have $25,000. A marriage followed at Charlestown in November, 1899. Soon after the wedding Mrs, Strieker, whose wealth proved a myth, induced her husband to withdraw his savings, amounting to about $1,500, from a Rushville bank and take a mortgage on her house. After the payment of the mortgage Strieker was informed that he was not wanted any longer. In March last he returned to Rushville and brooded over the loss of bis money unfil his health failed. Constitutional Amendments Fait. The Supreme Court has declared that the amendment to the constitution submitted to the electors last November providing for examinations of applicants for licenses to practice law had failed to carry, notwithstanding the fact that 240,031 votes were cast for the amendment and 144,072 votes against it. A second amendment, providing for nn increase in the number of judges of the Supreme Court, is also declared to hnve been lost, although it received 314,710 votes, while 179,960 were cast against it. The opinion takes the position that the court is bound to know that there are as many electors in the State as voted for Gov eiuor at the November election, and as less than half that many voted Tor the amendments they were not adopted. Poor Man He r to Millions. Aaron Silvers, a carpeDtcr in moderate circumstances living near Richmond, and liis brother, John Silvers, of Hamilton, Ohio, expect soon to inherit two estates — one of $140,000,000, on their father's side. Aaron says he is a direct descendant of Aaron Silvers, who came from Gerinany about the beginning of the last century, anil left millions of dollars' worth of real estate in New York City, Boston and Philadelphia, and valuable coal lands in Pennsylvania'. Diamonds Found in Indiana. Diamonds nnd gold are being found in Morgan nnd Brown counties. Recently a small gem was brought to an Indianapolis diamond merchant. He said it was genuine, worth about SBO. John Collet, former State geologist, has one in his collection. State Geologist Blatehler says the diamonds came with the prehistoric glacial drift. Plana Lons Trolley Line. 11. E. Bucklen of Chicago is oredite I with being behind the project to buil 1 au electric railroad from-Climax, Mich., to Elkhart, Ind., where the road would form connections with the South Ben 1 line and ultimately be built through to Chicago. The promoters propose to establish a connection at Buttle Creek, Mich., with a line through to Detroit. State News in Brief. Scarlet fever quarantine at Pine vil-' lage has been raised. Wilson Dewitt Wallace, jurist and author, is dead at Lafayette. South Bend will celebrate its seventieth anniversary March 28. Charles E. Yager, 20, who went from Waterloo to Hillsdale College, is miss ing. William Hessner of Harion has been sleeping several months. Cause, softening of the brain. S. D. Martin's store, at Wnlkertnn, was robbed of SIOO worth of goods. The burglars took only choice articles. New Castle school authorities have forbidden teachers to attend places where dancing and card playing arc practiced. An eagle, near Scottsburg, carried a calf to the height of forty feet. It had previously carried off a nutulx'r of lambs. Emil Johnson, a Laporte harnessmaker, was struck in the eye by 'a grapevine, recently, nnd will probably lose his sight. Three panthers have been reported near Needmorc. The men have organized hunting parties and the women keep the doors locked. Frederick A. Somers, South Bend, who attempted suicide by shooting, died from the wound. He was 39 and leaves a wife and one daughter. Bremen village is stirred over the ills covery of oil along the Yellow river hpttonis, oil experts haring -prospected with favorable results. Several farmers near Ivendallville recently gave Chicago parties permits to hunt on their farms. Now the papers turn out to In* promissory notes. Rufus Wells, Crnwfordsrille, who sold his vote, was found guilty nnd disfranchised for nineteen years. Six others, who pleaded guilty, were disfranchised for twelve years. An elaborate wedding in social life hooked for Mtincie lias been declared off. Miss Mayme Dnlon, who was to have l»een united in marriage to John Cunningham of Lima, Ohio, was wedded to Frank Mertin, a former lover. Harry Sampson wns burned nnd crushed to death in the Shirkie mine at Clinton. The blast did not explode ns soou as Sampson thought it should and he wept hack to learn (he a-a use. As he neared the place the tardy shot explod ed. James Harris, West Terre Haute, was killed Instantly by fulling down ths shaft of his futhcr's coal mine, with a coal car. A stranger giving the name of L. W. Ashley wns arrested in Sullivan County, It is said he has been terrorizing people of Riverton by entering their homes and holding them up in the highwxy. Tim Standard Oil Company lias pr.rdinned the Indiana production of Ilia Manhattan Oil Company and the Cudahy company. Trice wns almost a million dollars. Biggest d-al in the history of the Indiana field.