People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1894 — Think Beck Killed Himseif. [ARTICLE]

Think Beck Killed Himseif.

Indianapolis. Ind., April 26.—1 t is now generally conceded that Attorney Beck, who was found dead in bed Tuesday morning, with a bullet-hole in his head, had committed suicide. Investigation shows that he was deeply in debt, financially embarrassed and had been recently borrowing money freely. Efforts are making in France to substitute the birthday of .loan of Are as the national fete day in place of July 14, the anniversary of the taking of the Bastile. The Bastile episode anniversary no longer excites the same enthusiasm it did formerly. And then it is being pointed out that the honor of having demolished the Bastile belongs to Germans and not to Frenchmen. History is quoted to the effect that the siege and capture of the famous prison “was more especially the work of foreigners,” and thus France has lieen annually celebrating the shedding of French blood by Germans.

“I’m so glad I lost my legs I” said the veteran, with a smile. “I never have rheumatism in my wooden ones, and on cold winter nights I haven’t anything to stick down under the arctic sheets."—Harper’s Bazar.