Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1901 — Page 3

Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville By. Rensselaer Time-Table, South Bound. No.3l—Fact Mail 4:49 a. u No. a—Louisville Mail, (daily) ......10:55 a. m. No. 83—Indianapolis Mail, (daily).. 1:48 p.m. No. 99—Milk accomm., (dally) 6:15 p. m. No. 3~-LouisviUeExpre*s, (dally)..U*p. m. •No. 45—Local freight 2:40 p.m. North Bound. No. 4 Mail, (daily) 4:30 a. m. No. 40—Milk aeeomm., (daily) 7:31a.m. No. 32 Fast Mail, (daily) 9:55 a. m. •No. 80 ('ln.to Chicago Tea. Mail.. 6:32 p.m. INo. 33 Cln. to Chicago 2:57 p. m. No. o—Mail and Express, (daily)... 3:30 p. in. •No. 46—Local freight 9:55 a. m. No. 74—Freight, (daily) 9:09 p.m. •Daily except Sunday. tSunaay only. No. 74 carrie* passenger* between Monon and Lowell. Hammond has been made a regular stop for No. 30. No. 32 and 33 now stop at Cedar Lake. . Frank J. Reed, O. P. A., W. H. McDoel, President and Gen. M'g’r, Chas. H. Rockwell, Traffic M'g’r, CHICAGO. W, H. Beam, Agent, Rensselaer.

CITY, TOWNSHIP AND COUMIY DIRECTORf.^ CITY OFFICERS. Mayor. John Eger Marshul Abram Simpson Clerk Schuyler C. Irwin Treasurer James H. Chapman Attorney Harry R. Kurrie Civil Engineer H. L. G ramble Fire Chief Uldeu R. Hopkins COCMCILMEX. Ist ward Chas. Dean, H. J. Kannal 2d ward I. J. Porter, C. G. Spitler 3d ward J. F. McColly. J.C. Chllcdte COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TBUSTEER TOWNSHIPS. Joseph Stewart Hanging Grove John Ryan Giliam Lewis Shrier Walker Elias Arnold Barkley Charles M. 8ine...... Marion John 8i11.... Jordan ■Geo. M. Wilcox Newton Bert W. Sigler Keener Thomas F. Maloney Kankakee Stephen D. Clark Wlieut field Albert J. Bellows Carpenter William F. Smith „....Milroy Barney D. Comer Union Louis H. Hamilton. Co. Supt Rensselaer G. K. Hollingsworth Rensselaer J.D. Allman ... Remington Geo. O. Stembel Wheat field COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk John F. Major Sheriff Abram G. Hardy Auditor W. C. Babcock Treasurer R. A. Parkisou. Recorder Robert B. Porter Surveyor Myrt B. Price Coroner ..Truitt P. Wright Supt. Public Schools Louis H. Hamilton Assessor John R. Phillip* COMMISSIONERS. Ist District Abraham Halleck 2nd District Simeon A. Dowell 3rd District Frederick Way mire Commissioner's court—First Monday of each month. JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting attorney John D. Sink Terms of f’ourt.—Second Monday in February. April, September aud November.

_ TOWKSHIP TRUSTEES’ CARDS. _ Mllroy Township. Win.T. Smith, trustee of Milrov township, gives notice that he will be at his residence in said township on the Second and Fourth Saturdays of each month for the purpose of transacting township business; and business relating to making contracts or paying claims will oe done on such designated day. Wm. T. Smith, Trustee. Hanging Grove Township. Joseph Stewart, trustee of Hanging Grove township, gives notice that he will be at his residence in said township on Friday of each week for the purpese (f transacting township business; and business relating to making contracts or paying claims will be done on such designated day. Joseph Stewart, Trustee. Jordan Townahlp. John Bill, trustee of Jordan township, gives -notice that he will lie at his residence in said township on the Second and Fourth Saturdays of each month for the purpose of transacting township business; and business relating to making contracts or paying claims will be done on such designated day. John Bill, Trustee.

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Edward P. Honan, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Law, Abstracts, Real Estate, Loans. Will practice in all the courts. Office first tfairs east of Postoffice. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Hanley & Hunt, Lot, AQsirocis, toons and Real We. RENSSELAER, IND. Office up stairs in Leopold block, first stairs west of Vanßensselaer street. Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker Attorney For The L. N. A. A C. Ry, and Rensselaer W. L. A P. Co. tSk>Gfiice over Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer, Indiana. fsamk foltz. o. e. SPiTLza. maruy a. Sunnis, Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, (Successors to Thompson A Bro.) ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Law, Real Estate, Insurance Absracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract Books in the County. i RENSSELAER, IND.

Mordecal F. Chilcote, William H. Parkison Notary Public. Notary Public. Chilcote & Parkison, ATTORNEYS aT LAW. Law, Real Estate, Insurance, Abstracts and Loans. Attorneys for the Chicago, Indianapolis A Louisville Railway Co. Will practice in all of the courts. Office over Farmers’ Bank, on Washington street. REKSSELAKR, - - INDIANA.

J. F. Irwin S. C. Irwin Irwin & Irwin, Real Estate, Abstracts. Collections. Farm Loans and Fire Insurance. Office lu Odd Fellow's Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA.

Ira W. Yeoman, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Remington, - • - Indiana. Law. Real Estate, Collections, Insurance and Farm Loans. Office upstairs in Durand Block.

H. O. Harris, E. T. Harris, J. C. Harris, President. Vice-Pres. Cashier. Rensselaer Bank. Deposits received on call. Interest Bearing Certificates of Deposit issued on time. Exchange Bought and Sold on principal cities. Notes Discounted at current rates, Farm Loans made at 5 per cent. We Solicit a Share of Your Business. Addison Parkinson. John M. Wasson. President. V ice President. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier. Commercial State Bank, (North Side of Public Square.) RENSSELAER, IND. , The Only State Bank in Jasper Co. DIRECTORS. Addison Parkison. G. E. Murray. Jus. T. Randle, John 31. Wasson and Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This bank is prepared to transact a general banking business. Interest allowed on time deposits. 3ioney loaned and good notes bought at current rates of interest. A share of your patronage is solicited. Farm Loans at 5 per Cant. ' I)rs. I. B. & I. M. Washburn, Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. I. B. Washburn will give special attention to Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose. Throat and Chronic Diseases. He also tests eye* for glasses. - Officz Tzlzpmonz No. 4S. Nzsiazncz Phone No. S 7. Rensselaer, - t - Indiana.

E. C. English, Physician & Surgeon. Office over Postofflce. Rensseluer, Indiana Ornct Pnoni, 177. Ribidinci Phone, 111. H. L. Brown, DENTIST, Office over Larsh's drug store.

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creed Revision the issue.

Preebjtertaiia in General Assembly Disease the Question. Two thousand people. Including distinguished divines and laymen from nil parts of the United States, together with missionaries and fraternal visitors from Mexico, China, South America and other part* of the world, filled Calvary Church in Philadelphia when the one hundred and thirteenth general assembly of the Presbyterian Church was called to order. The feature of the opening session was the sermon of the retiring moderator, the Rev. Dr. Charles A. Dickey of Philadelphia. At the opening session of the assembly the committee on judicial commissions submitted a report counseling the creation of a new judicial system. The lower courts are to bo elected by any presbytery or synod, and will consist of a bench of fire judges. The court of last resort and permanent judicial commiaaion is to bo elected by the general assembly and is to consist of a bench of eight min* Ist era and seven ruling elders. This amounts to the throwing out of additional anchors which are expected to hold th# church secure sgainst further drifting from the ancient landmarks. Strong resolutions condemning the tendency toward a more liberal Sabbath were adopted 1 unanimously and without debate.

One of the moat important matters before the assembly was the subject of revision of the “Westminster confession of faith,” which is the credal statement of the church. The majter had already been brought before all the presbyteries for their recommend ition and some decisive action was to be taken by the assembly. The matter, however, did not receive final decision by this body. Any conclusions or changes agreed upon by the general assembly will have to be again sent down to the presbyteries for their approval, before final action. Opening arguments were addressed to the general assembly and to the great body of the Presbyterian Church In the discussion which preceded the decision to undertake a revision of the confession’of faith or unaltered the standards Cf the denomination. Dr. Charles A. Dickey of Philadelphia, last year moderator of the assembly and chairman of the committee appointed at that time to ascertain if action is advisable, fired the first gun after efforts had been made by several anti-revisionists to deprive him of the opportunity to have the opening word. Dr. William McKibbin of Cincinnati, leader of the opposition to a supplemental explanatory creed statement, who represented the minority of the committee, followed I>r. Dickey. Each man spoke about |an hour, and each mads a plea that will go down in the history of the church of Calvin.

SAVED BY A HUMAN CHAIN.

4 Chicaco Sinn's Remarkable Resells from Death by Browning. Hanging head downward in a human chain, four Chicago men stretched in x reselling line from the bank of the river

at 35th street to James O'Donnell, who was struggling in the water. Although the blood swelled the vqins In their heads, dimmed their sight and threatened to burst from its vessels, the men kept their hold on the drowning man when it seemed that aid would never come. They could not lift him from the river, but they kept him afloat. Moments that ■ecmed like ages passed with the men in torture and their strength was fast ebbing away when footsteps were heard approaching on ths bridge at that point. At the top of the human ehnin was Martlb Cor-

bett, who clung to the bridge and supported the weight of the three other men. He called to the men whose footsteps !he heard and they camo to his rcacue. Slowly the living chain was drawn up to the bank, nnd O’Donnell was rescued. O’Donnell was crossing tho 35th street bridge when he fell into the water. His cries attracted Policeman Malone, who ran to his rescue, aud finding he could not pull him from the river, called the other men and with them formed the living chain.

SECRET SOCIETIES

Tbe Issua Before the United Presbyterians at Dcs Moines. The forty-third general assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America convened in Des Moines. Suggested changes in the creed had aroused much interest in the session. A committee appointed last year to prepare a report upon tho revision of the creed or testimony of faith with regard to members of the church joiuiug secret orders, submitted its report to the convention. It says “it does not appear that there exists in the church such a demand for a change in our testimony against secret societies as would Justify the sending down in overture the article under consideration.” However, for the purpose of securing uniform observance of the rules, adoption of the following resolution Is recommended. “That while the fifteenth article of our testimony defines In a manner sufficiently the general law of our church on the subject of secretism, sessions possess and are expected to exercise a wise discretion in tho administration of the law dealing with such cases as may arise upon their in such a way as may best promote' ’God’s glory’ and the peace end prosperity of tho church." Three-quaciere of tho way ’round tho globe will be the trips of the new line of eteemshipe to be operated by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Tho ships will sail from Tacoma to Liverpool by way of the Sues cenal and the Mediterranean. . law baa been passed by the Kansas Legislature forbidding the requirement Of atndy at home for children in certain grades. French troops at Pekin returned all the loot tiny took from tho ChlaessL

UNIVERSITY FUND.

AUDITOR HART MAKES SEMIANNUAL APPORTIONMENT. Permanent Endowment Belonging to, the State University Amonnt Apportioned Ie $18,800.33-Number of Voters and Amount Received. State Auditor Hart haj made the semiannual apportionment to county auditors of the permanent endowment fund belonging to Indiana University. The State auditor was required to care for this fund until the Legislature of 1897 passed a law directing that it be apportioned to county auditors as fast as it could be collected, to be in turn loaned by them. The last apportionment was made Nov. 1, 1900, after which the State auditor had remaining a balance of the fund amounting to $75.48. When each county’s allotment' of the endowment fund is loaned by the county auditor the interest is paid over to the university through the State treasurer, the amount being entered on «the regular settlement sheet filed by the county auditor with the State treasurer. The fund was originally created by a levy of Yt cent on every SIOO, continuing for thirteen years. The apportionment of the fund to be made on this occasion is on the basis of 8 cents per capita, based on the enumeration of voters made in 1895. This enumeration shows (520,985 voters in the State. A brief statement of the fund is as follows:

Amount on hand Nov. 1, 1900 *75.48 Amount collected 18,789.07 Amount received from land sales 100X0 Amount on hand May 1, 1901 *18,985.45 Amount apportioned 18,809.55 Balance May l. 1901.. *l^9o A detailed statement, showing the number of voters in each county and the amount of the fund allowed the county, has been prepared by Deputy Auditor Frank Martin as follows: ApportlonCounty. Voters. meat. Adams 5,147 *154.41 Allen 18,435 553.05 Bartholomew 6,726 201.78 Benton 3.c39 106.17 Blackford 4,004 1 22.82 Boone 7,423 222.69 Brown 2,1.00 69.00 Carroll 5.312 159.36 Cass ...: 9,356 280.68 Clark 7,681 230.43 Clay 8,598 ~ 251.94 Crawford 3,173 95.19 Daviess 6,933 207.99 Dearborn 5,974 179.22 Decatur 5,546 166.38 De Ka!b 6,475 194.23 Delaware 11,377 841.31 Dubois 4.39! 131.79 Elkhart 11,657 849.71 Fayette 3,*3t 114.93 Floyd 7,496 224.88 Fountain s,Mid 176.88 Franklin 4,610 13C30 Fultou 4,679 140.37 Gibson 7,299 218.97 Grant 13,765 412.93 Greene 6,610 19-.30 Hamilton 7,282 218.46 Hancock 4,9>4 148.02 Harrison 5,358 160.74 Hendricks , 5,848 175.44 Henry ....... 6,943 208.29 Howard 7.521 22’>.63 Huntington 7,233 216.99 Jaeksou 6,366 190.98 Jasper 3,450 10:1.50 Jay 7,247 217.41 Jefferson 6,246 187.38 Jennings ....: 4,(27 120.81 Johnson .... 5,375 1 61.23 Knox 7.4 5 223.65 Kosciusko 7.732 2312.56 Lagrange 4,'281 128.43 Lake 8,216 2:648 Laporte 9,182 284.46 Lawrence 5,363 160 95 Madison 14,9*3 448 89 Marlon 46,021 1,380 63 Marshall 6.479 194.37 Martin 3 08*) 92.58 Miami 7,138 214.14 Monroe 4,866 145.98 Montgomery 8,432 . 233.36 Morgan 5,009 130.27 Newton 2.619 78.57 Noble 6,824 201.72 0h0..., 1,286 38.58 Orange 74,724 111.72 Owen ... 3.821 114.67* Darke, 5.704 171.12 Perry 4.1*11 124.83 Pike .. 4,745 142.35 Porter * 5,17*0 153.90 Posey 5,928 177.84 Pulaski 3.220 96.60 Putnam 5,*99 • 170.97 Randolph 7,604 228.12 Ulpley 5,328 159.84 ltu*h .5.454 163.62 Scott 1,989 59.67 Shelby 7,* 73 212.25 Spencer 5.584 167.52 Starke 2,463 73.95 Steuben 4.7>!3 137.94 St. Joseph 12.584 277.52 Sullivan fi.SilO 174.0*) Switzerland 3,182 95.40 Tippecanoe 10,772 323.16 Tipton .... 4,837 145 11 Union 1,987 76.61 Vauderburg 16,440 493.20 Vermilllqn 3,717 111.51 Vigo 15,97.7 478.71 NVabnsh 7.352 220.56 Warren 2,947 88.41 Warrick 5,5740 166.08 Washington 4,758 142.74 Wayne 10,819 824.57 Wells 5,687 170.61 " bite 4,783 143.49 Whitley 4,564 13(5.92 Total 626,085 *18,809.55

LAWS NOW IN FORCE.

Gov. Durbin Issues Hl* Proclamation, Launching Act* of Legislature. The laws passed by the Legislature qf 1901 became operative the other day with the tiling of the quota for Marion County with County Clerk Gee. B. Elliott nnd the taking of his receipt therefor. Secretary of State Hunt at once sent to Gov. Durbin official notification that the clerks of the ninoty-two counties of the State had received copies of tho acts. Upon receipt of this official information the Governor immediately promulgated his formal proclamation, declaring the acts In full force and effect.

State Items of Interest.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company is trying to get rid of the dangerous curve at Raysville. Bert Pierson and Miss Cora Hagemier, Sullivan, eloped to Danville, 111., and were married. New Castle Bridge Company got the contract for seven small bridges in Henry County at a much lower price than the trust bid. Several cases of smallpox at Eureka have caused the suspension of some of the rural mails in Spencer and Warrick counties, and the bridges are guarded by men with Winchesters. More than 1,000 farmers have petitioned the State Board of Health not to al* low the straw board eompanles to dump their refuse into White river. About twenty Injunction suits are now pending at Muaolf,

BLOW TO DOWIEISM.

Overseer and Three of His Followers Held Responsible for a Death. The coroner’s jury in Chicago Thursday night returned a verdict holding John Alexander Dowie, H. W. Judd, Mrs. 'Sprecher and Mrs. Bratsch to await the action of the grand jury. They are charged with “criminal responsibility” for the death of Mrs. Judd, wife of H. W. Judd, who was denied medical attendance Mrs. gratach was promptly arrested and sent to the county jail. Dowie, Judd and Mrs. Sprecher could not be found Thursday night. Warrants were issued for their arrest. At South Chicago a mob of 1,000 persons paraded the streets and burned an effigy of Dowie. Dowie, surrounded by 150 members of the Zion guard, entered Judge Tuley’e court room at 10 a. m. E'riday, -and gave

“DR.” JOHN ALEXANDER BOWIE

himself up. His bond wns fixed at $lO,000, as was that of Judd, who failed to make an appearance with his leader. Dowie’s bond and Judd’s at SIO,OOO each and those of Mrs. Bratsch nnd Spelcher at $5,000 each were signed by Mrs. Catherine Baettscher, aged 90, and others. Accompanied by 100 of his body guard who marched through the streets singing and shouting, Dowie and his deacons Friday proceeded to the State’s Attorney’s office. An officer tried to arrest Dowie at the court house door, but he was repulsed by the guards. A mob of people gathered about the attorney's office and condemned Dowie. but offered no violence. Ilis guards were ready to die, they said, in his defense. Some hours after Dowie and his followers had given bonds the jury investigating the death of Mrs. Mary L. Christensen made a direct presentment against the Zion Home, and requested the proper authorities to prosecute Dowie for conducting a hospital without a license. Action will be taken at once by the city. An anonymous letter writer informed the police that he was following and would soon assassinate Dowie.

Few-Line Interviews.

M. Jules Siegfried of Fr.,nee—l nil) glad to say there is the most cordial sentiment entertained throughout Frauce toward the United States. This is traditional with us, but there never has been a time when the feeling was more genuine than it is at present.

T. F. Moerlin of Havana, Cuba—Everything is getting dull in Havana. The tourist season is about over and very few Americans, outside of the government service, are left. The large hotels look like banquet halls deserted. Then the political conditions are so uncertain that all business is dull.

H. A. Rhodes of Tacoma, Wash.—A peculiar fact about the State of Washington is that it has overcome one of the oldest customs of that old inhabitant, the Chinese of China. By sheer of enterprise it has converted the natives of a large part of China from a rice-eating to a wheat-eating people, nnd now there are annually tens of thousands of bushels of wheat grown in Washington and shipped to China to supply this. Chinese demand.

F. 1,. Bailey of Haley, Idaho—Gold is cheaper up in Circle City, Alaska, than Confederate money was during the lasyt days of the Civil War. Money loses Virtue when a man’s hungry, and there are several thousand people up in that frozen country that are appreciating this fact. I came out of Circle City late in Deeeml*er, about the last trip made out, and when I left the flour panic was on. It is not a question of money, 1 for money will not buy flour. The ruling price lute in December was $1 a pound. George J. Gould, President of the Missouri Pacific —I was amazed at the many changes had taken plnee in the Southwest since my visit to that part of the country nearly three years ago. Tho prosperity of the Southwest Is marvelous aud I believe the same statement will apply to the West generally. Old cities have grown at a rapid rate nnd new ones have sp4rung up in the last few years. On every hand I saw the material proofs of prosperity—not booms, but the solid, substantial prosperity that lasts.

Lionel G. Sisler of New York—Twisting the lion's tail used to be the favorite sport of American statesmen, but the pastime is not so popular as it once was. Nowadnys when a statesman wants to hear the galleries applaud he pokes the octopus. The octopus can be most anything that for the moment is a popular bogie. Some few men, of course, are sincere, l>nt It seems to me the majority of the octopus chasers pßiy solely to the grand stand. The octopus, however, does not seem to greatly mind the poking. B. J. Ilulten of Gunnison, Colo., after a visit in England—There will yet he a chance for the Boer cause in South Africa. England’s own people are going back on the crown and if the sturdy home defenders of the Transvaal can hold out even a small resistance, as they propose, for another year, the aspect of things will be radically changed. The masses of the English people are not in sympathy with the war and Its continuance is causing a spread of indignatloa that will some day break out in troubles at hame for John Bull.

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THI PAST WEEK. Minister’s Black-Sheep Son Abducts a Girl and Then Deserts Her—Attempt to Wreck a Bed alia Store—Prominent People Arrested for Shoplifting. In the disappearance of Miss Ora Atkinson, aged 16, a rival to the famous Nellie Berger case has developed. Miss Atkinson started for church in Morocco one Sunday evening in April. On the way she was a roosted by Calvia Tuggle, son of a prominent United Brethren minister, who injgted her to take a drive. She consented and after entering the buggy he informed her that she was in his power and that he would run away with her.’ He told her that in case she attempted to escape he would kill her. The pair drove to Benssellaer, where they boarded the train for Monon, there registering as husband and wife. Later they went to North Judson, Snn Pierre, Knox, Meduryville and Franeisville, reaching Argos recently. When the girl left she was warmly uud attractively attired. Now she has but a thin shirtwaist, skirt, shoes uud stockings. As the result of abuse uud exposure she is critically ill. The hotel proprietor recognized the couple aud by threatening arrest forced Tuggle to wire the girl's parents. He immediately disappeared. Dynamite Placed in a Big Store. At Sedalia the other night an attempt was made to blow up the big store of Miller & Roll with dynamite. When dis covered the fuse, attached to five pounds of the explosive, which had been placed in a window of a storeroom, had burned to within six inches or the bundle or dynamite sticks, tied together with twine. The burning fuse was extinguished by a small boy. The attempt is supposed to he due to the tierce temperance war which was waged in the town for several years and which resulted in the destruction by dynamite of the only saloon inthe town, a few wcejfs ago. Miller & Roll have liceu prominent in the tight against the saloons. Church People Go to Jail. Mr. and Mrs. James Sanders, active members of the First Methodist Church of Marion, were arrested on the charge of shoplifting. The superintendent of police and three patrolmen went to the Sanders home with a search warrant and found $1,600 worth of silks, linen, silverware, diamonds and jewelry that was identified by the local merchants as stolen from their counters.

Accept Invitation to Steal. Thieves entered the Standard Oil Company's office in Evansville and robbed the safe of $750. The safe is always left open at night and this sign hung on the door: "Help yourself; don't crack the safe.” The officials acted on the theory that it was cheaper to leave the safe open than to rim the risk of having it blown open. Flock of Sheep Burned by Lightning, At the approach of a storm H. Iv. John:m»u, a KdKuiiiw fnt mrr, tirovr hi?* tfocW ol tine merino sheep into the lmrn. expecting to shear them. Just as the door war closed the burn was struck by lightning and entirely consumed by tire. The flock of forty-nine sheep was burned. The loss was $5,000. Within Our Borders. Several eases of smallpox are reported front Doolittle’s Mill and Sigler Creek. William J. Irwin, a prominent politician. fined $250 for disturbing a meeting at Vincennes. Chits. J. Sweazey has been recommended for postmaster at Nappanee, to succeed Frank Brown. Bicycle ami buggy shop of Sidenltender A Bennett, Delphi, damaged $1,500 by fire; partly insured. Editii Gray. 12. Henryvilie, was killed by an engine while trying to save her pet dog from being run over. Charles Cain. Connersville contractor, died of internal injuries caused liy falling front a second-story window. A. 1,. Donaldson, Bloomington, will build nine miles of pike road from Greettsburg to Milhousen for $17,240. I, W. Fletcher, for nearly half a century Identified with the pork-packing industry in Indianapolis, died suddenly, aged 75. Widow of Wolf Betz, whose body was found in the Wabash below Mt. Vernon, has sued Louis A. I.engelson for SIO,OOO. He wsis last seen in I.engelson's saloon. The plant of the Rttshville Furniture Company was damaged $30,600 by fire. D. J. Kosse, foreman of the finishing department, was fatally burned by an explosion. J. W. Chipuian, Indianapolis! sold his franchise for an electric line through Cambridge City to the Central Traction Company and, it is thought, that company. will buy the Indianapolis and Greenfield line and build through to Richmond. t Charles Ridgeway, a iocal athlete and boxer of Kappa, has lteeoine insane. On n recent night lie engaged to meet all who would stand before hint. His opponents were numerous, aud, though he put out twelve men in the carnival, the effort was too much for hint, nnd as a result he is now violently Insane. A breach of promise suit was filed in tile Circuit Court at Vincennes by Miss Hannah Mayes against Aaron G. Jordan, a wealthy men hunt of Decker, asking $25,060 damages. She alleges that in February, 1896, she and the defendant became engaged to be married and that Jordan kept postponing the fulfillment of the engagement from time to time, till April 15 last, when he married Miss I’earl Elliott, a beautiful young school teacher and very popular. Mr. Jordan la Haiti to be worth about $75,000. Judge B. 8. Higgins, Lebanon, called the grand jury’s atteution to the wholesale slaughter of birds. - Walter Rogers, 14. St. Louis, fell from a third-story window and hit a cobblestone. Physicians say he'll recover. The two daughters of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds, who tiled recently in Paris. Mrs. Robert R. Hitt, wife of the I Illinois .Congressman, and Mrs. li. Dias iAbertiul. have presented the commodious bnliding nnd grounds occupying a . block near the center of the city of I*aj fayette for a public library. The projy* I arty donated Is valued at $15,090.