People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1894 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Wii. Skamon, the Anderson fruit merchant, who was assaulted in Lockport, N. Y., by two Jews, and beaten over the head with a revolver until insensible, returned to Anderson. He is still very weak. Thomas A. Smith and Mrs. Elizabeth Warley, of Whitley county, were married. The groom is 45 and the bride 70 years of age. The American Tin Plate Co., of Elwood, has notified the employes of the hot mills department that there will be a cut of 25 to 30 per cent, in their wages after this month. In a drunken row at a wedding supper at Elwood, the other night, Charles Scribner stabbed Joe Sallersberger in the back with a pocketknife, producing a dangerous wound. He is under arrest. Lebot Templeton, the prohibition candidate for governor in 1880, brought suit against the officials of West Indianapolis for 810,000 for false imprisonment. The claim is based on his arrest while holding a populist meeting. John Chine, a member of the cigarmakers’ union of Indianapolis under treatment at the Central Indiana Insane hospital, died and was buried. The next morning it was discovered that the body had been taken from the coffin and carted away. Seven new cases of smallpox are reported in Walkertown, six miles south of North Liberty. Nearly 2,000 children started to school at Anderson the other day. Black anthrax, better known as quantrell, has made its appearance among cattle near Frankton. At Tipton, the residence of G. W. Bayer was entered, the family chloroformed and a large quantity of valuables taken.

Twenty pots in factories 3 and 4 of the North Anderson Glass Co.’s mammoth plant were put in operation. Wm. Scott, aged 40, was smothered to death in Hoosier slide, Michigan City, the other night. He was engaged in loading sand at the foot of the big sand hill when a cave-in occurred, burying him. He was taken out two hours later. Scott leaves a wife and child. The W. H. Coleman Co.’s barrel heading factory, Terre Haute, was destroyed by fire the other morning. Mr. Coleman lives in Indianapolis, whence the factory was moved to Terre Haute. Loss, $8,000; covered by insurance. Loganstort Presbytery in session at Mishawka, elected the following officers for a term of six months: Moderator, Henry Johnson, South Bend; clerk, W. 0. Littimore, Plymouth; temporary clerk, Daniel E. Long, Michigan City. The session has been full of interest. The mother superior let the contract for the new Catholic hospital in Anderson. It is to be located on the old Hickey homestead, and will cost $15,000. The First Baptist church of Indianapolis voted to extend a call to Rev. B. D. Hahn, pastor of the State street Baptist church of Springfield, Mass., to succeed Rev. W. F. Taylor. At Martinsville Sarah Mitchell instituted divorce proceedings against her husband, Bloom Mitchell, alleging that he is a bigamist. She says his other wife's name is Martha J. Staley, and that she lives in this state. Sheriff L. A. Simmons, of Howard county, has tendered his resignation to Gov. Matthews and requests its immediate acceptance. The board of county commissioners has cut down his allowances until he has been running the office at a dead loss The condition of the health of Hon. W. D. Owen, the republican candidate for secretary of state, is causing Mr. Owen and the officials of the Republican state committee some concern. He is suffering from the effects of a sunstroke received a year ago. A new creamery will be built at Wilkinson.

The money necessary to secure the big factory at Dunkirk has been secured. It will consist of 12 buildings, covering 22 acres of ground, and will give employment to 400 men at the beginning and 1,000 when running full force. It is known as the Dunkirk locomotive and repair shops. Government Detective Carter captured Buck Harlan and entire outfit for counterfeitiing five and ten dollar gold pieces, in the hills south of Shelbyville. James Coi.e, a prosperous farmer residing four miles west of Brazil, died suddenly en route home. The cause is a mystery. The coroner is investigating. At Muncie Seerah Lowetten, aged 70, and Miss Lizzie Truitt, aged 50, were secretly married the other night. Hugh Frick fatally stabbed Alex Dunbar at New Albany. James Holson, of Alexandria, aged 35, was cleaning a revolver when it went off. The bullet passed through his heart. Death was instantaneous. Curtis Loudermilk, of Terre Haute, has again been arrested at Brazil for a forgery committed at Terre Haute. The publication of a list of the members of the A. P. A. created a sensation at Terre Haute. There are 600 school children in Edinburg. The real estate market in Muncie is improving. Williamsport has a female drum corps. Robert Jett, son of S. J. Jett, a wealthy farmer was shot the other night, near Lebanon, by John Fleener, a cousin of the deceased. The latter had a revolver, with which he was shooting at a hat thrown into the air, when in some way the accident occurred. Thos. Bumby, who killed Oliver Winget, at Monroe, about six weeks ago, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. Dr. Isaac E. Beck, a graduate of the Physico-Medical college, at Marion, was refused a license to practice at Muncie and sues the city.