Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1902 — Page 7

Everybody reads The Democrat 5 PER CENT. MONEY. Money to barn. We know yoa hate to smell the smoke. Stock up your farms while there is money in live stock and save taxes on $700.00 every year. Takes 36 hours at the longest to make the most difficult loans. Don’t have to know the language of your great grandmother. Abstracts always on hand. No red tape. Chilcote & Parkison. When you have a legal notice to be published, such as notice of appointment, notice of final settlement, notice of survey, notice of administrator’s or guardian’s sale, non-resident notice, or any other notice not controlled bj county or township officers, bring it to The Democrat office. Our prices for this work are lower than others by reason of our setting them without any padding whatever, and we will appreciate the favor.

Edward P. Honan, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Law, Abstracts, Real Estate, Loans. Will practice in all the courts. Office over Fendig's Fair. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Hanley & Hunt, lav, Abstracts, loons and Root Estate. RENSSELAER, IND. Office up-stairs in Leopold block, first stair* west of Van Rensselaer street. Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Brokei Attorney For The L. N. A. A C. Ry, and Rensselaer W. L. A P. Co. CftvOffice over Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer. Indiana. V. M. Baughman. G. A. Williams Baughman & Williams, ATTORN E YS-AT- LAW. Law, Notary work. Loans and Real Estae Special attention giveu to collections of all kinds. Office over "Racket Store,” Kkn'ssklakr, • Indiana. Mosc-5 Leopold, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND INSURANCE, Offiee over Ellis A Murray's Rknsselakr, . - Indiana. 1. F. Irwin S. C. Irwla Irwin & Irwin, Real Estate, Abstracts. Collections, Farm Loans and Fire Insurance. Office in Odd Fellows' Block. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. - Ira W. Yeoman, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Remington, ... Indiana. Law. Real Estate, Collections, Insurance and Farm Loans. Office upstairs in Durand eases rat.nL e. e. smus harry a. sweats. 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. RENSSELAER. IND. Mordecai F. Chilcote, William H. Parkison Notary Public. Notary Public. Chilcote & Park s son, 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 J. Makeevrr's Bank, on Washington street. RKNSSKLAKH, - - INDIANA. H. O. Parris. K. T. Harris. J. C. Harris, President. Vice-Fres. Cashier. Rensselaer Bank. Deposits received on call, Interest Bearing Certificate# of Deposit issued on time, Exchange Bought and Sold on principal cltiea, Notes Discounted at current rates, Farm Loan* made at 6 per cent. W# Solicit a Shsrj of Your Butlnoss. Drs. I. 8.&1.M. Washburn, Physicians & Surgeons. Or. I. B. Washburn will give tpedal attention vo Diseases of the Rye, Bar, Nose. Throat and Chronlo Diseases. Ho also tests eyes for glasses. Orrios Tiairhons No. 4S. ftssisiNQs Phonb No. ST. iienssolaer, - - Indiana. E. C. English, Physician & Surgeon. Offioo oyor I met' Millinery store. Rtassolttr. OrSTos Chons, ITT. RHIDIMI Fn«Nl| lift. H. L. Brown, DENTIST. Offioo over L&roh’a drug store,

MINERS ARE FOE WAR

ANTHRACITE WORKERS VOTE TO CONTINUE STRIKE. Leader* Realize that Thia Will Be One of the Greatest Labor Struggle* la the Country's History—The Decision Involves 145,000 Men. Anthracite miners have voted to begin what many say will be the most serious labor struggle in the history of the country, if not the greatest in the world. At the convention in Hazelton, Pa., it was decided to continue the strike of 145,000 miners to the bitter end. The step taken by the miners, after practically considering the matter for two months, has wiped out the uncertainty of the situation, and it is freely predicted that the most serious labor struggle in the history of the country, if not the world, is to begin. That is the view taken by nearly every miner. While the leaders are cautious and will not forecast their actions, it is not unlikely that the minors’ figfit will bo carried into the bituminous coal regions and into other fields of industry. Mine workers for eighteen months have been looking forward to the strike that ia now upon them. They have saved their money and are considered to be in better shape to-day for a fight than they were in the great strike of 1900. That struggle ended in the mine owners giving the men a 10 per cent advance after a six weeks’ suspension. The operators are on record as being unalterably opposed to granting the men any concessions, and they have personally informed the mine workers' leaders of that fact. The workmen fear that the present fight may mean the destruction of their organisation, because they believe that the mine owners are bent more on wrecking their union than they are in opposing the demands for higher wages and shorter work days. Leaders Give Advice. President Mitchell’s advice to the miners was peace and he gave it to them in the plainest and most forceful of language. He was ably assisted by President Fahy and Secretary Martlein of the lower district and Secretary Dempsey of the upper territory. President Nichols of the first district was the great champion of the strike advocates. Mr. Mitchell, who was the last to speak, was listened to with the greatest attention. While the people of the coal fields are glad that the suspense and uncertainty occasioned by the long delays in reaching a conclusion of the strike question aro over, the news of the convention’s action has caused considerable depression. Business in the anthracite region haa been paralyzed to a certain extent and it will probably come to almost a standstill.

ADVOCATES THE SHOTGUN.

Senator Tillman's Sensational Speech ia the Senate. Senator Tillman made a aensational speech in the Senate the other afternoon, in which he advocated the use of the

shotgun, when necessary, in settling the negro problem in the South. He discussed the situation in the South and declared that if it had keen known prior to the conclusion of the war that in the South the reins of government were to be turned over to

SENATOR TILLMAN.

the negroes there would have been inaugurated a guerrilla warfare in the swamps of the South that would have been kept up indefinitely. In his own State there were 200,000 more negroes than whites and in Mississippi 300,000 more colored than white people. In order to maintain their selfrespect the whites, he declared, were obliged to take the reins of government in the gouth by whatever means they could —using the shotgun as one of the means. Referring to the reinauguration of white supremacy in South Carolina, he said the whites had secured a majority j>t 3,900. It might just as easily have been, he said, 39,000 or 99.000. They simply got such a majority as waa necessary. In the United States, he maintained, a serious problem confronted the government —the negro problem—and it might better try to solve that than to hunt for trouble in the Philippines.

IGNATIUS A. SULLIVAN.

Labor Leader Elected Mayor of Hartford, Conn. Workingmen seem to he gaining control of the municipal governments throughout Connecticut. Bridgeport and

Ansonia surprised the State last tall by electing mayors from the rauks of the toilers, and now Hartford has come into line by choosing Ignatius A. Sullivan, the Economic League candidate, mayor over Maj. William B. Dwight, the Repub--lic a n candidate, Sullivan's majority

I. A. SULLIVAN.

wns 495 in a total vote of 12,773. Mayor-elect Sullivan is a clerk In a clothing store. A few years ago he helped form the Clerks’ Union, which became affiliated with the Central Labor Union, and has since been prominent in labor circles. H<* has been president of the Hartford Central Labor Union, and is now president of the State Federation of Labor. He has lived in the Connecticut capital qnly seven years, anil Iu view of this brief residence his election ia ail the more remarkable. Hfs opponent Is a prominent resident and stands so high socially that his supporters were dubbed the “Silk Stocking Crow*d.“

Bends Flowers to Mrs. McKinley.

Not a day has passed since Mrs, Roosevelt became mistress of the Whit* House that she has failed to send to Mrs. McKinley ot Canton a bouquet of the choicest flowers produced in the conservatories of the executive mansion. This delicate tribute of love and respect for the widow of the late President ha* but recently become generally known in Washington.

TRIBUTE TO HERO DEAD.

Indiana Dedicate* Great Shaft to Memory of Her Patriotic Sons. With tears of gratitude and tender memories of the dark days when civil’discord was tugging at the heartstrings of

the nation, Indiana Thursday formally dedicated the tall white shaft in Monument place as a tribute to her soldier and sailor dead and a patriotic legacy to the living . and future generations. With silent admiration thousands of her sons and daughters looked upon that mag-

J. W. FOSTER.

nlficeut monument in contemplation of its meaning and then turned away firmly convinced that uations are sometimes grateful for the sacrifices of their citizens. For longer than a decade the people of Indiana have watched the growth of that memorial and have looked forward to the time when they cculd point at the marble shaft which rears its head above the surrounding buildings, towering far above the neighboring church spires, andsay with pride: “Indiana at least is ever grateful to and mindful of the men who in the dark days of the rebellion forsook their daily vocations to bear arms in defense of the Union.” Thursday dawned the realization of that hope, when under the auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic, with the assistance of the veterans of three wars and the State military and civic organizations, this memorial shaft was unveiled. People gathered from all parts of the State to witness the dedicatory exercises and sec the veterans bear the battle scarred flags from the capitol to the monument. They came by the tens of thousands to swell the number of visitors who had gathered earlier in the week on account of the twenty-third annual encampment of the Indiana G. A. R. John W. Foster of Washington. D. C.. former Secretary of State, delivered the oration. Gustavus Y. Meuzies of Mount

INDIANA’S MONUMENT.

Vernon, on the part of the board of control of the monument, delivered to the State and Gov. \y. T. Durbin made the speech of acceptance. James Whitcomb Riley read a poem written for the occasion, entitled "The Soldier.” The parade was from the capitol to the monument, where the veterans of four wars massed around the pedestal for the vesper services, in which the “Last March of the Battle Flags” was an impressive feature. The chimes on Christ's Church played "Soldier, Rest! Thy Warfare O’er.” The color guards of the old regiment were tenderly beariug the tattered flags back to their permanent resting place in the capitol building, while the tens of thousands of people along the way stood with uncovered heads bowed in reverence. The Soldiers’ and Sailors* Monument that the State of Indiana has erected at Indianapolis is among the most imposing. artistic and beautiful military monuments In the world. It is intended as a lasting memorial to the sons of the State who fought during the Civil War. On the cast and west sides of the base of the shaft are two groups of statuary representing War and Peace. These are the largest groups of figures ever cut from the rough stone. At a height of about 225 feet is the platform of the capital, reached by elevators. This outlook affords a tine view of the city of Indianapolis. The monument has its own electric plant, which furnishes power for the elevators and for the lights. The monument Is constructed of the peculiar limestone discovered in Indiana quarries in the last few years aud which has generally been substituted for granite. The particular variety selected for the monument is almost cream white in color and takes a good polish. The idea of building the monument flrst took shape in 1875, but it was not until ISB4, when the Grand Army of the Republic took charge of the work, that any progress was made in raising funds. When something over $20,000 had been collected, the State stepped in and took up the project, making an appropriation ot $200,000 to build the monument and creating a State commission to take charge of the work. The corner stone was laid Ang. 22, 1889, by Benjamin Ilarrisou, then President of the United States. The corner stone is a huge block of stone 8 feet high nnd 4 feet 10 inches iu diameter. It is beautifully finished and bears a tablet on which is chiseled this Inscription: "Ang. 22, 1889. Erected by the People of Indiana. Act of General Assembly, March 3, 1887." The entire cost of the memorial Is SOOO,OOO, and the cost of Its maintenance will be borne by the Hlate, For all time It,will be a feature of attraction to Indianapolis and a guide to future generations, teaching that love of cUtutry and of liberty are characteristic of the American people. plaza on which the monument Is situated has a diameter of 342 feet and Is adorned by brouze statues of George Rogers Clark, the explorer, and Govs. William Henry Harrison, Oliver P. Morton, the war Governor of the State, and James Whitcomb. In the scheme of embellishment of the plasa are Included two great fountains, the largest In the United States. From each of these fountains 7,000 gallons of water flow every wiinuta, descending In beautiful cascades. These are kept flowing continuously from 9 a. m. to 9 p. in. for six mouths in the year.

YEAR OF DISASTERS.

PREDICTIONS OF T HE PROPHETB BEING VERIFIED. Nature Has Been Bnsy with Her Forces of Devastation During the Past Five Months—A Total of Sixty Thousand Lives Thought to Have Been Lost. “One woe doth tread upon another’s heel, so fast they follow.” Public interest in the recent disasters among the West Indian Islands lias hardly begun to abate before reports come of others which, but for the exceptional magnitude of the former, would he regarded ns unusual in their fatality. The cyclone which struck the little town of Goliad, Texas, on Sunday not only nearly destroyed the place, but left iu its wake ninety dead and over one hundred injured—an unusual cyclone record for a single locality. The mine explosion at Coal Creek. Tenn., is the worst of the year, over 200 men and toys being killed. Simultaneously with these events edines the news of a terrible hurricane which has swept over the province of Seiudo, in British India, carrying away houses, bridges and embankments, and washing away miles of railroad tracks. The few words, “many lives were lost,” are significant. The prophets who predicted that 1902 would be a year of disasters were cor” rect. They have been in the habit of uttering these prophecies year after yoar without result, but this year they have beeu verified, though but five months have passed. If one only prophesies patiently and persistently'he will assuredly be right. Nature'has not been so busy with her forces of devastation for many years past as she has been during the first five months of the present year. Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes have destroyed 48,450 lives storms 704, tornadoes 41t5. cyclones 220, floods 333, avalanches 228, tidal waves 103, snowslides 39, and waterspouts 12, a total of 50.505 lives destroyed by nature’s elemental disturbances. If to this total were added the lives lost by agencies over which man has more or less control, such as fires, mine disasters, explosions, railroad accidents and vessel wrecks, it would be increased to over 60,000, and this takes no account of individual lives lost in this country, which would bring the grand total up to about 100,000 lives lost in the short period of five months. In the presence of these great natural’ convulsions man is powerless and probably always will be. As to the disasters occasioned by human ignorance or carelessness or neglect the despair of the situation is that the catastrophe of today is a sensation for the day and tomorrow is generally forgotten. It has its lesson, but it is not often read.

JAIL FOR WHITECAPS.

Indiana Authorities Promise toAvenge Recent Outrages. A cpndition bordering on anarchy has been revealed by the investigation into outrages committed by whiteeaps upon unoffending citizens Of Brown County, Ind. An agent of the Attorney General's office on the ground promises full retribution for the atrocities committed. Clues are being followed which will iu ail probability lead to the arrest of every member of the gang, a consummation eagerly awaited by the peace-able citizens. The worst feature seems to be that the best class of citizens are so cowed by the bands that they profess ignorance of the identity of the men who compose them, and grand juries have either refused to indict through fear of personal attack or. having indicted them, petit juries have refused to convict for a similar reason. Gov. Durbin has determined to in-

WORK OF THE WHITECAPS.

voke the authority of the State in the matter, and the investigation will cover five or six case* which have occurred within a year. Men have beeu known to boast openly of these crimes against society, and it is estimated by the State that twenty or thirty families have recently left Brown County after receiving whltecap notice* that a longer stay will he followed by a whipping. Some of these were industrious aud fairly well-to-do farmer*. Three of the six outrage* which the State’* agent ha* investigated were attended by exceptional brutality, one of them almost resulting In the death of the victim and another having dethroned the reason of the wife of the man who waa so severely punished. The grand Jury indicted several men. but they apparently established alibis and the jury acquitted them.

McKinley’s Doctors Will Get $31,000.

An appropriation of $50,000 I* to be made by Congn-ss to defray the expenses attending the death and burial of President McKinley, (if this sum $31,000 will go to the physician* who attended him ami the balance will be applied to cover the funeral expenses.

Twenty-five Story Sky-Scraper.

The Boreel building iu New York, In lower Broadway, between Cedar and Thomas streets, and not fur from Wall street, has been sold for $3,000,000. On Its site will be erected n 25-story skyscraper, to cost another $3,000,000. The present building is seven stories ami elegantly finished up, and was the finest building in New York when opened in 1878. The land, which sold for S3,OtM),000, was purchased for $121,000 in 1828 by John Jacob Astor. Patronize those who advertise.

TIES UP BEEF TRUST.

FEDERAL COURT ENJOINS PACKERS FROM COMBINING. (_ Meat Trust Made Subject of Temporary Order Against Conspiracy to Control Prices—Defendants Present No Proof to Offset Evidence Against Them. The first blow against the big packing houses charged with maintaining a meat trust was struck in the United States Circuit Court at Chicago Tuesday afternoon. Judge Peter S. Grosscnp, nfter a hearing, granted the motion of the United States for a temporary injunction restraining the defendant packers from further operations under the alleged illegal agreements “in restraint of trade and commerce” complained of in the bill for an injunction. There was no resistance on the part of the defendants to the granting of the motion. John S. Miller, as their general counsel, consented to the entering of the order as prayed by the government. At the same time Mr. Miller stated the position the packers would take in the case. In effect the statement amounts to a denial of the allegations of the government and a demand for a full and complete hearing of the case later, in accordance with the practice of the Unit- i ed States courts. Evidence which is expected to play a prominent part in the prosecution of the cases was disclosed in the affidavit of D. AY. Meredith,' a former employe of Armour & Co. and Swift & Co. Meredith gives the details of alleged meetings of the packers’ Eastern pgents to regulate prices, apportion territory, and take other steps to prevent unprofitable competition. Mr. Meredith charges that, to force up prices, tile shipment of cattle to the East was checked at different times. The former employe also gives the details of the alleged “blacklist" maintained by the packers, and declares that when a company was fined for violation of agreement that.the employe at fault was compelled to pay the fine or be discharged. JJnce discharged, the affidavit alleges, the man found it impossible to secure employment from any of the “big six." Says They Are Not Guilty. In consenting to the granting of the restraining order the counsel for the defendants specifically stated that in view of the fact the defendants denied all the charges against them they could not be harmed by an order intended to prevent operations of which they had not been guilty and which they did not contemplate. Thereupon, after an argument between the opposing counsel over the wording of the restraining order. Judge Grosseup himself dictated an order acceptable to ail and it was entered of record in the court. The temporary injunction is now in full force and effect. In case of a violation of any of the terms of the order the defendants would be subject to contempt proceedings, punishable by a fine or by imprisonment or both in the discretion ot the court. Iu the regular course of practice the defendants have until July 7 to enter their appearance and until Aug. 4 to file an answer, demurrer, or plea. Unless the defense should move a dissolution of the restraining order no developments are expeeted in the case until that time. That the defendants will seek to interpose a legal defense to the government's suit is regarded as assured as a result of the preliminary hearing. That is the opinion of Solicitor General J. K. Richards and United States Attorney S. H. Bethea and others interested iu the case.

DOESN’T CARE FOR A FLAG

Carnegie Says There Is No Question of Patriotism in Trade. Andrew Carnegie, upon arriving in London front New York the other day, talked freely regarding the recent steamship merger and trusts. “To combine the shipping traffic.” said Mr. Carnegie, “is a big order. There is free right of way on the ocean, and the tramp steamers are always with us. The merger may give regular daily sailings to passengers, which would be advantageous. I atn not in the navigation syndicate, having retired from business and reformed, so I cannot advise you us to the exact character and bearing of the combination. But. in my opinion, the combine is purely a matter of money making. “There is no question of patriotism In trade. It does not care a tig for a tlag. It is dividends that count. Of course, every citizen worth a cent wishes ill* own country to be first in everything, and a peaceful, industrial victory is the only g» nuinc one. “Victory through war generally cost* more than it is worth. If Great Britain continues her costly wars for shadowy ascendency in distant parts and the United States develops her industrial army, there can only be one result, Great Britain will have the shadow aud the United States the substance.”

Religious News and Notes

Pope Leo XIII. is 92 years of age. There 1# talk of raising Bishop Potter’s salary. It is now $12,599. Bishop Warm* of India wants i missionary superintendent for an industrial and agricultural mission iu India. Dr. Wallis Budge, one of the first of living Egyptologists, lias nearly ready a history of Egypt from the earliest time*. The New York Baptists propose to raise $1,000,000 fur an advance movement. The erection of a large building like Tremont Temple, Boston, i* contemplated. The choirmaster of St. Clement’s Church, Brooklyn, undertook to Impose fines on the choir hoys for breaches of his rules. The boys forced him to resign. Mother Bt. Gabriel, an Ursullnc nun of Cleveland, is dead. She was a native of Philadelphia, nnd before entering the sisterhood was Miss Auuctte Mc.Vndrew*. Pope Leu probably figures as legatee in more wills than any other person in the world. He waa named in uiorv than 700 wills last year, the legacies aggregating about SOOO,OOO.

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERBELY TOLD. Girl'a Body Found in Wabash River— An Insane Operator Almost Causes Wrecks—Wronged Husband Shot by Politician—Farmer Klled by a Cow, The body of Carrie Stengeimer, who had been missing for a week, was found by her father in the Wabash rivers seven miles from Lafayette. Her forehead was crushed and a man’s hat was found 300 feet up the stream. The place where the liody was discovered is a short distance below a questionable summer resort. The girl was, seen with a young man the evening of her disappearance from the home where she was employed ns a domestic. A note which was found indicated the girl intended to commit suicide, but her father says it is not her handwriting. Dispatcher Goes Insane. Frank Orrell, operator at the Vandnlia depot at Knightsville, became violently insane. He nearly caused n collision between- the east and west bound passenger trains and iwo fast freights. He ran up the main street of Kuightsville, shouting that the depot had been robbed ami brandishing a revolver. The engineer of a freight thought the operator was insane when he handed him an order, as it was not readable. The engineer made quick time to Brazil and reported <>rrell’g condition. Operators were soon put to work and stopped all trains till order* could be straightened out. Shoots Outraged Husband. Firman G. Smith of Toledo is iu jail in Huntington for shooting Coy Lassiter of Whitly County, who probably will die. Smith was discovered in the company of Lassiter's wife by Lassiter and his neighbors ami a bloody encounter followed, in which guns and clubs were used. Smith is a politician and was a member of the Indiana Legislature in 1898. fchot by a Jealous Husband. Ryan Ivlatt, a prominent merchant of lvoufs, shot at his wife three times, one ball striking her in the head. Emma Porton, a domestic, who came to her assistance, was shot in the face. Jealousy is blamed for the rash deed. Cow Kills a Farmer. Levi Schillinger, aged 00, a well-known Elkhart farmer, was found dead at the roadside. He had been leading a fractious cow and it is supposed that sho jerked him to the ground with the fdtal result. ttate News in Brief. Strike at Pioneer hat works, Wabash, is off.

Xoblesville ministers want cigar stores slosed on Sunday. B. C. Best, Oaklandon, lost three fingers in a sawmill. Mrs. Rachel Brankle's house, Windfall, burned. Loss $4,000. S Anderson gets the Democratic Congressional convention. June 18. Mrs. Anna Michelson, 86. Seottsburg, committed suicide by hanging. Marion City Council is considering sprinkling her streets with oil. The Borne and Thompson elevators, Lafayette, burned. Loss $45,000. Thieves stole much valuable machinery from the Sharpsville canning factory. Noble Cosby, 50. Madison, shot himself through the head with a revolver. J. H. Garvutt fell from a pole in Anderson, receiving perhaps fatal injuries. Broken axle caused fifteen Big Four freight cars to go into the ditch at Muncie. Columbus Bolin, an old soldier, New Albany, fell from a window and was killed. The plant of the Enterprise Stove Company at Vincennes was damaged $200,000 by fire. The insurance is $75,000. Feaster & Davis, Shelbyville, were awarded the contract for building the Carnegie library in that city, at $15,895. Katie Allen, the beautiful 18-year-old daughter of one of the leading citizens of Knightstown. took strychnine and died within an hour. James Weidenbeek of Elkhart, a traveling engineer on the “Three I’s,” was struck iu the arm by a 22-caliber bullet fired by a bov us the train passed Momeiice. 111. Ills injury is not dangerous. Clarence, son of Nathan Bates, aged 5, returning from Sunday school in Madison. attempted to cross the track in front of a stri-et car. The wheels caught the boy and crushed him to death instantly. Images of n woman, of the face of an Indian squaw, of two doves, of boasts and reptiles and passages of scripture in ancient language manifested themselves on tile calcimined walls and ceiling of the cabin of Israel Brown, a colored artisan of Vincennes. Hundreds of people of nil classes were attracted to rbc place to see the phenomena. Brown is intensely religious and a deacon in the African Methodist Church. He avers the signs are direct answer to his prayers that God manifests himself to the world that all might believe in Christianity. lutense excitement has iieeu caused in the eastern part of Lnporto County by repeated attempts made to kill Perry Runnels, son of a wealthy farmer. Two weeks ugo while Runnels was driving home he was pursued by men who filled his buggy full of bullet holes. A man named Ittsldingbui was mistaken for Runnels one night by a party of men nnd be says he would have been killed if he hud not proved that he was not the man wanted. Runnels is a recent convert of the holiness faith nnd i# a religious zealot. People in the neighborhood believe a conspiracy exists for the taking of the young man's life. Six-year-old daughter of John Mills, Marion, was fatally burned. Clothe* caught from a grate. Daniel Wtkel. 78, Portland, while In a buggy, was struck by a train und received perhaps fatal injuries. Eighty boys at the lieuiitigniy glass factory, Muucie, struck, throwing fifty skilled laborers out of work. The lad* want 10 cents more a day. When Mrs. George Waguer awoke fho other morning she discovered her husband, lying by her side, was dead. Wagner was a glass worker and his home was \t Marion.