People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1895 — STATE OF INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

STATE OF INDIANA.

NEWS NUGGETS GATHERED IN HILLS AND DALSSA Week's Debifi Carefmliy Cn4*m*4 foe Oar KooUor* —Kodak Paraonol. p*Utteol, Religions m 4 Mlaealtaaaoas Inbetllgoneo t’p to Dot*, The annual meeting of the HollowWare Manufacturers’ association Was held at Muncie last week, but the secrets of the meeting could not be learned except that they decided to keep in the same channel pursued dnr* ing the past year as to prices. The following were present: W, E. Joseph, Columbus, Ohio; W. D. Patton, Jeffersonville; E. W. Abrams and Herbert Spencer, Menard, Ill.; M. T.. Horner, Baltimore, and A. V. R. Patton of Muncic. The association ia virtually a trust. Mr. A. V. R. Patton entertained the visitors as his guests, showing them the great advantages of natural gas in a manner that astonished. some of them. There was something of a sensation in the council at Terre Haute when the chairman of the fire department committee had read a letter from the Revere Rubber company of Chicago, to Chief Jones of the in regard to a bid on 1,000 feet of hose. Tlje writer offered $75 commission and said the money could be divided between the chief and the chairman of the committee. It was also said that Councilman Wey was his friend and had used his influence with Councilman Liehr. Mr. Wey said no money had been “used on him,” but that money had been used in the council. The grand jury is in session and. Councilman Wey was before the jury several hours last week.

Some weeks ago the city council of Shelbyville passed an ordinance requiring the railroads to put up electric lights at their s-reet crossings or maintain some signals for the protectioh of persons using the streets. The Pennsylvania company complied with all requirements, but the Big. Pour, through Superintendent Bender, has notified the city council that the company will not erect and maintain lights nor any system of signals. The fight is now on and the city authorities have determiued to settle the question whether the railroad controls the city or whether the city government has a right to protect those who use ita streets. For years the Big Four company has been raising its grades above the streets until the railroad grade is in places several feet above that of the street. The city will at once begin suit to compel them to lower their tracks.

Carl Kern and Carl McDaniels, two 12-year old youths of Franklin, went to the country recently for a drive, and took with them a revolver. On their return home they supposed they had filled all the cartridges, and young Kern was in the act of cleaning the shells from the chamber when there was a report and McDaniels fell over in the buggy, shot through the side. While the wound is dangerous the physicians have hope of McDaniels’s recovery. Muncie seems to-have a rival to the Denver slasher in the person of George Day, a worthless young man, who. visited houses of ill repute last week qnd badly slashed the unfortunate inmates with a barlow knife. Sarah Singleton was stabbed in the shoulder, Bell Williams was slashed across stomach, and Flora Hays was cut in the neck. He attempted to reach the jugular and all but succeeded. Other women were chased out of the houses. He has so far evaded arrest: •

P. M. Scott, about 35 years old,, arrived in Wabash last week from Dallas, Texas, in search of his wife and 3-year-old daughter. He states that his brother-in-law, a widower, named J. H. Foster, induced his wife to leave him last July, when they were living in El Reno, Okla. Mrs. Scott has been in Wabash for some time working in the Tremont house as a domestic. Scott called at the hotel, but his wife refused to see him. Later he had an interview with her, and she will prob ably go back to Oklahoma with him. Judge Ivoons has appointed Charles M. Turner, cashier of the Citizens’ National bank, receiver of the White E iver Iron and Steel company of M ancie, vice E. D. Caleyran, resigned. Mr. Caleyran's final report has been received but not yet* approved by tho court. It shows some very high salaries and what looks to be exorbitant traveling expenses, and an expert bookkeeper from Cincinnati is making an investigation. There is but little left for the stockholders and creditors. The newly elected republican township trustees are advised by lawyers of Hartford City to qualify and demand the offices of the democratic trustees, and they will do so. The prevailing sentiment here is that one of the first acts of the Indiana legislature should be to pass a law giving to township trustees elect the offices. It is the opinion of lawyers that there is no reason why the old trustees should hold for one year after the time for which they were elected has expired. -Ex. Mr. W. H. Glascock of the Institution of the Blind gone east, where he will visit the state institutions of jtfowYork, Massachusetts and other

The Fijfcakton company, headed by H. V. and! Otis Parsons of Richmond, will locate • big tin plate plant on the company’s land nt Fmnktoa, which wfllempley nearly 300 men. Capital •lock, i 50,000. fW ah sling on the river near Haugh£ ▼file hs|t keen excellent for the last few dajfc, and large crowds have been enjogftdßthe sport A small boy Bring in Haughville. foil and broke his arm white skating.

Mow Than k Million for Schools. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 15.—The apportionment of more than $1,000,000 for the support of the state's schools was made yesterday. A settlement eras effected between Auditor of State Henderson and the treasurers of Marion and Vigo counties. The records show the total amount collected from the counties and distributed in this apportionment is $1,390,436. From the state treasury $35,624 was taken, the total receipts being $1,435,061. The amount apportioned was $1,421,659. The number of school children in the state is 806,261. Ninety counties in the state made their settlements, as Auditor Henderson demanded, under the fee and salary law, which has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme court. The treasurers of Marion and Vigo counties, which have the largest taxes in the state, refused to settle. Antl-Toxlne Tried la Racine. • Racixk, Wis., Jan. Ift. —Diphtheria in its worst form is prevalent in the family of Peter Nortzinger of Mount Pleasant. Three of his children, aged 7, 5 and 11 years, have died in less than a week, and three more are sick. Anti-toxine is now being used on the three sick children, and it is hoped they can be saved. Situation Grows Worse In Nebraska. aha, Neb., Jan. 15.— The situation in the drouth districts of Nebraska grows more serious daily. >. W. N. Nason, president of the Nebraska State Relief commission, makes an urgent appeal for aid, explaining the destitution. Relief is being forwarded from many parts of the country.