Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1905 — SENATE TO BE “DRY” [ARTICLE]

SENATE TO BE “DRY”

Test Vote on Temperance Indicates Hard Lines tor intoxicating Fluids. v : ; -J----CIGARETTES MUST GO, ALSO Kven the Paper Is Under the Senato Ban Murderous Doings at a Fupper—Notes. Indianapolis, Jan.2s. —A preliminary trial of the strength resulted in n victory for those favoring temperance legislation in the senate. While the vote cannot be taken as a Anal index of the strength of the opposing forces, it gives a basis for partial estimate. This estimate would place the tempemnee ters” at 20. The discussion was on ters” at 29. The discussion was on senate bill No. 19, introduced by Moore, of Putnam county, which would make the filing of names of fhosfe signing a petition against the granting of a saloon license prima facie evidence of the genuineness of the signatures, and would place the burden of disproving the. signatures on the applicant for a license. Seven Majority for Cold Water. The bill came up on second reading, and the discussion was precipitated by a motion of Hugg that consideration of the bill be indefinitely postponed. Midway of the discussion Hen dee moved that consideration of the bill be made the special order for next Monday at 11 o’clock, but the motion was voted down and the discussion proceeded. The motion to postpone indefinitely consideration of the bill was lost by a yea and nay vote of 27 to 20. Cigarette. Are Prohibited. While the senate was in the business of considering reform measures it concurred in a committee report favoring a bill prohibiting the manufacture or sale of cigarettes or cigarette paper. Legislative Inmmkff. Both houses adjourned after halfday sessions. In the senate: Purviauee introduced a bill for a state village for epileptics: effort to kill bill prohibiting use of live pigeons as targets defeated; favorable report on Bareus bill for state examiner of county hooks concurred in. In the house: Soifres (Dem.) introduced a bill for borrowing $1,000,000 to make up deficit, wituout increase of tax levy: favorable report on bill to codifying mining laws presented two yea is ago by a commission. Stansbury introduced a bill making state auditor collector of sequestered taxes.

HEDTE STABS A WOMAN Row at an Oyster Sapper Over One of Eve’s Daughter's Proves a Grlevoui Affairs. Columbus, Ind., Jan. 25. During a quarrel over a woman Andrew Henry, aged 22, stabbed and wounded, perhaps fatally, Brazilla Rund, aged 18, and created a panic among the other guests at an oyster supper at the home of Charles Strode, two miles north of Georgetown. In the stampede that followed two young women fell downstairs and were badly injured. The assailant escaped and has not beep apprehended, though the sheriff and a posse are searching the hills for him. Non-l'uion Man Asks an Injunction. M uncle, lnd., Jan. 25. Frank O’Farrell, a non-union Workman, has applied In the Delaware circuit court for an injunction restraining the Muncie Building Trades Council, the Muncie Trades Council, every labor union in the city and^ very union man in Muneie. or elseomere, from interfering with persons in Muneie known as “building laborers*” In the attempt of the latter to obtain employment. The suit is the outcome of a tight between the Building Trades Council and nonunion building laborers. Broken Bank Pays 75 Per Cent Greenburg, lnd., Jan- 25.—George Allison, of the Milroy State bank, has disbursed another 25 per cent, dividend to creditors of the Home bank, of Goodland, closed by the embezzlement of funds by F. D. Gilman, making a total of 75 per cent. George Shoemaker, trustee of the Citizens’ bank, of St. Paul, closed at the same tlme«, has disbursed an equal amount to claimants of that bank. The Home bank property still remains to be sold. Rural Mall Carrier a Thief. Evansville, Ind., Jan. 25. —Louis Hancock, rural maiPearrier of Mount Vernon, lias been arrested by a deputy United States marshal, charged with extracting money from letters intrusted to him by patrons on his route, the money having been taken' at various times lately. Hancock, when charged with the crime, made a written confession. He was branght here for arraignment Stolen Coat Is Important. Bedford, Ind., Jnn. 25.—A story of a stolen coat may become important evidence at the preliminary trial of Evans and Browning for the Sarah Schafer murder tomorrow. A stonecutter who worked here last winter thinks a coat which may be produced as evidence was one stolen from his tool chest three days before the murder. Cold Warn Is Geasral In tho State. India rut polls, Jan. 25.—Reports from several cities in various parts of Indiana indicate that the cokl wave is general. At several points In the gas belt the natural gas supply has completely failed.