Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1901 — Page 6

THE JOURNAL. LESLIE CLARK, Ed. and Pub. SINSBBLAXS, INDIANA.

MINOR EVENTS OF WEEK

Items of General Interest Told in Paragraphs. COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. Record of Happening! of Much or Little Importance from All Parts of the i Civilized VVorlcl — Incidents, Enterprises, Accidents, Verdicts. Crimes and War Korean governmnt will Inflict the death penalty for opium smoking. Three persons killed by the cars at South Wilkesbarre. Pa. Japan insisted on return of Chinese emperor to Pekin without further delay. Also demanded that Chinese army be sent to Manchuria to preserve order. Corea to fortify coast against possible Japanese invasion. Corean factions fighting over rightful heir to throne. Descendants of Andrew House met at Kokomo, Ind„ and learned his Maryland estate of $300,000,000 is a myth. Negro appointed postmaster at Raymond, Miss. Whites will send protest to Washington. * "Paul Kruger again reported stabbed. Mrs. Carrie Nation is to control affairs in Medicine Lodge for a week and promises an ideal Town. There Will be no saloons, no smoking, no police, and clean streets as well as other radical innovations if her program Is carried out. William A. Eddy tested new kite signal at Bayonne, N. J. Experiments with revolving lamps hanging In midair proved successful. Senator Bacon proposes congressional expedition to Philippines and secretary of war will give passage on army transports to those who wish to go. Removal of remains of Abraham Lincoln will be delayed two or three weeks because receptacle in new monument at Springfield is incomplete. Dun’s Review of Trade notes improvement in all lines of trade. Government report on wheat indicates continued prosperity. Governor Yates announces appointment of State Chairman Rowe as attorney for insurance department of Illinois. Filipino insurgents, Agancillo asserts In Paris, have selected General Sandico, now a prisoner, to succeed Aguinaldo as leader. Committee of ministers at Pekin agrees China can pay indemnity of at least $300,000,000' in gold, and probably more, without injuring her resources. Fifteen persons at Hackensack, N. J., bitten by mad dog. Strike stops work on new East River bridge. Gas trust, with $289,800,000, will he formed to take ff in all gas and many electric lighting companies of Greater New York. J. P. Morgan is quoted in London as saying American steel trust will help rather than hurt British market. Mrs. Florence K. Tickner of Melrose Park, 111., committed suicide because of arrest on trifling charge. Former insurgent General Delgardo appointed civil governor of Iloilo. Admiral Hichborn denies he opposes marriage of his daughter to James G. Blaine. Jr. * Isaac D. Mills appointed internal revenue collector in Eighth Illinois district. Judge Yost corroborated ex-Govern-or Bradley’s testimony about Taylor’s conversation with Ripley indicating a knowledge of plot against Goehel. James Millikan of Decatur, 111., gave $100,006 to Cumberland Presbyterian synod. Mob at Bradford, Pa., burned schoolhouse used as smallpox isolation hospital. W. H. Crampton, whose tongue is to be cut out at New York, talked a lecture Into a phonograph. Twenty members of the New York legislature and a lobbyist may be indicted for bribery. Smallpox developed from rummage Sale at Metropolis, 111. John B. Moflltt, 9 years old, who was stolen from hia foster parents, looated a/t Altoona, Wis., by a schoolmate. Northwestern road, It is rumored, may absorb the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha. Dredging trust of the companies on the great lakes planned with $10,000,000 capital. Youthful husband at Louisville, Ky., killed bride and himself after reading about Bluebeard. French, Italian and Spanish warships welcomed President Loubet to Toulon. Russian fleet welcomed him at Villefranche. Sale of two gypsy girls at Momenoe, 111., caused the band to be driven from the town by citizens. Restaurant at Battle Creek wrecked by employes of the owner of the site, who took this means to oust a tenant Ex-Governor Bradley in trial of Captain Ripley for complicity In Goeibel murder gave testimony tending to show W. S. Taylor knew of contemplated assassination. T. L. Arrington of Somerville, Ga., killed Miss Mamie Cleghorn and himself because latter’s parents objected ip their marriage. President to be given several characteristic animals of the south and a Voudou outfit on his visit to New Orleans.

LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Spring wheat—No. 1 northern, 3394 c; No. 3, 67©71c; Nc.. 4, 60@«8o. Winter wheat— No. 2, 69V4@72c ; No. I, «7%®71c; No. 4, 62c; No. 2 hard, 68%@Mc; No. I, 69@OHc; No. 4, 64%@67%c, Corn-No. 3 and No. I yellow, 43 I / fcc;' No. 3 and No. 3 yellow, 42%c®42%c. Oats— No. 3 white, 28Mc; No. 2,26 c. Cattle—Native beef steer*, [email protected]; stockers and feeders, $4.16@6; western fed steers, |4.50©5.10; Texans and Indians, J 4.16 ©5; cows, [email protected]; heifers, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; bulls, [email protected]; calves, *4.50<g6. ; Hogs—Heavy, [email protected]; mixed packers, J3.85©5.95; light, $5.60©5.95; pigs, [email protected]. Sheep—Western lambs, $5©5.16; western wethers, $4.50<g4.90; western yearlings, $4.75<g:5; ewes, [email protected]; culls, $3.20@4; spring lambs, s6@7. Btitter Creamery, extra choice, 30c; dairies, choice, 17©19c. Cheese Full cream daisies, choice, ll@ll%c; Young Americas, full cream, 1U4@12%c; twins, 10*4© 10%c. Eggs—Fresh, 12c; fancy, 1214 @l2’/£c. Hay—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1, [email protected]; choice prairie, [email protected]. Potatoes—Rurals, 36@44e per bu; peerless, Hebrons, kings, 30© 35c; empires, 30©36c; mixed, 25©35c. Poultry—Dressed stock: Turkeys, selected, 11c; chickens, hens, 9@9Vs>c; roosters, 6%c; broilers, 14@ 15c; capons, large, 12@12!4c; geese, 8@8&c; ducks, choice, 10!4@llc.

diness of Premier Waldock-Rousseau.

The illness of Premier WaldeckRousseau of France is exciting apprs-

M. WALDECK-ROSSEAU, PREMIER OF FRANCE.

(tension In government circles at Paris. At last accounts he was improving slowly, although not out of danger.

Bad Honey Han and Den Seized.

John Albert Skoog, a counterfeiter ~f world-wide reputation, who escaped from jail at Joliet, 111., four years ago, is a prisoner in New York, and as a result of his arrest the police have captured one of the most complete counterfeiting plants ever discovered. Skoog attempted suicide when he was arrested. An attempt to pass a Danish counterfeit note at a banking office in Broadway led to the arrest of the man. The clerks discovered the real nature of the bill and called an officer, hut Skoog fled. He was pursued through the streets, and when brought to bay shot himself twice in the head. When Chief Hazen went to the Hudson Street hospital to identify the prisoner he found In Skoog’s pockets three counterfeit notes and a meal ticket in the name of Alfred Brown, - 691 Grand street, Brooklyn. These revealed the location of his plant, which tonight is in the hands of the government. Emil Mobert, an alleged accomplice, was found in the place and arrested. In the rooms were found plates for 100-kroner notes, plates for 50-kroner notes on the Bank of Copenhagen, in Denmark; plates for the United States $5 silver certificate of the last Issue, and plates for an entirely new £2O pound note of the Bank of Scotland.

Rodermund’s Fight Goes On.

Dr. M. J. Rodermund, the Appleton (Wis.) physician who exposed himself to smallpox to prove his theory of noncontagion of disease, and when quarantined escaped from the guard, and was arrested and confined in the Detention hospital at Milwaukee, has taken as a partner Dr. E. Booth Kendall, formerly of Menasha, and while maintaining his practice as eye specialist at Appleton, will shortly begin the publication of a magazine to be called the Iconoclast and Humanity’s True Friend. He will do considerable lecturing at intervals, using the platform to exploit his theories on the noncontagion of disease and what he characterizes as ‘‘the murderous fads in the practice of medicine.” He will also go to Madison this week to work against a bill in the legislature making vaccination compulsory, and is working on a plan for a national organization against vaccination.

City of Butte Is Sliding.

A portion of Butte, Mont., believed to embrace the larger part of the big hill upon which some of the Anaconda mines are located, has made a very perceptible movement southwestward during the past few days. At the foot of the Anaconda hill the slide pushed the tracks of the street railway line about six inches for a distance of about 300 feet along the road. As there are no large buildings in that part of the 0 city, no damage was done except to the railroad tracks, and but for their displacement the slide would not have been noticed. Geologists and scientific men claim that the entire range of mountains about Butte is constantly moving.

First Spanish War Claim.

The first claim presented to the Spanish war claims commission has been filed at Washington. The claimant is Maria Soler E. Martinez, and the amount is $216,666, the stated value of personal and other property connected with a sugar plantation in Cuba which was destroyed during the late Insurrection in the island. Mrs. Martinez makes the claim by virtue of the naturalization of her husband as a citizen of the United States.

GREETED AS A FRENCA ALLY

Political Side of Franco-ltalian Demonstration. ITALY PLACED ON PEDESTAL. Rapprochement Is Hailed by the Parisian Frees as an, Accomplished Fact and Even Opponents Give Praise to Loubet —Friendly Expressions. The satisfactory manner in which the functions of the week at Toulon and vicinity have been carried out has been a personal success for President Loubet of France. Nothing hut praise is heard, even from his opponents, at the able manner in which he has played his part. The accounts agree that not a false note has disturbed the harmony, and the tact displayed on all sides, from President Loubet, the Duke of Genoa and Admiral Birileff, to the minor participants in the events, was a noteworthy feature. As to the political side of the Franco-ltalian demonstration the Temps tonight, now that the speechmaking is over, puts the situation in a clear light: “The words pronounced by M, Loubet and the Duke of Genoa, and especially the telegrams exchanged between M. Loubet and the King of Italy,” says the Temps, “stamps the proceedings at Toulon with their true diplomatic significance. France and Italy gave one another officially the title of friends, which accords so well with the fraternity of their genius and blood. This is an event which must not he distorted nor wrongly interpreted. But there is little risk of exaggerating its importance, which, taking everything into consideration, is considerable. Both Italy and France have greatly changed since the time of Bismarck and Crispi. We cannot yet say what fruits yesterday will bring forth, but we augur much therefrom.” The Journal Des Debats says the events at Toulon will leave a happy souvenir in the history of France and Italy and their reapproachment will henceforth rank as an established, avowed and proclaimed fact. M. Hanotaux, the former minister of foreign affairs, in an interview, is quoted as expressing the opinion that the Toulon demonstrations were a valuable indication of the pacific sentiments animating the powers. The visit of the Italian squadron, he said, marks the end of a painful period of tension in the relations between France and Italy and points to an evolution of the sentiments of the Italian government toward France. While on board the Lepanto M. Loubet discussed with the duke of Genoa the increase and perfection of modern armaments, remarking that it would be a terrible responsibility to provoke war. - The duke of Genoa replied: “You are right, and I think such visits as these are calculated to render the relations between nations more cordial.”

Wheat Condition High.

The April report of the statistician of the department of agriculture, issued at Washington yesterday after the close of ’Change, proved to be fully as bearish as most of the trade had anticipated, showing a condition of 91.7 on April 1, and indicating a crop of 444,312,176 bushels on an area of 30,283,000 acres, taking 16 bushels as par. The condition on Dec. 1, 1900, was 97.1, showing a decline during the most trying season for the plant of only 5.4 points. The condition April 1, 1900, was 32.1, and the yield, as finally reported, 330,883,848 bushels, or 114,000,000 less than the indications for the present crop. The mean of the April averages for ten years is 82.9.

Hay Not Marry in Minnesota.

The Chilton marriage bill has been passed by the Minnesota senate. It had previously been passed by the house, and it now goes to the governor for his signature. The bill provides for the appointment of reputable physicians in each county, who shall make a* examination of every applicant for a marriage license. Imbeciles will be refused license except in cases where the woman is over 45 years of age.

Bubonic Plague Spreads.

Washington reports say bubonic plague still exists in San Francisco, and the weekly health report issued by Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital service, shows that there was one new case and one death during the week ending April 4. This brings the total number of cases and the total number of deaths since Jan. 1 up to twelve.

Babies Left in Filth.

Eleven children, neglected by the woman to whose care they had been Intrusted, were rescued from the squalor and misery of a ‘‘baby farm” in Chicago. For several days the children had been allowed to remain unfed and uncared for in an unfurnished house at 7953 Union by a Mrs. Ida Tucker, the proprietor of the "farm.”

Alton Limited Is Wrecked.

The limited train on the Chicago & Alton railroad while going south at a high rate of speed was wrecked at Cayuga, five miles north of Pontiac, til., at 11:58 a. m. Wednesday. The coaches were thrown in all directions, but remained upright. Two passengers were quite seriously injured. They were: Mrs. Collins of St. Louis, face lacerated and bruises on body; Dr. Fitzpatrick of Pontiac, head bruised. Several were severely bruised and all were badly scared. The accident was caused by a spreading rail.

New Paper for Milwaukee.

Milwaukee is to have a new English morning daily. The talk of a new paper which has been heard of late crystalliezd in the filing of articles of incorporation of the Free Press Company with a capital stock of SIOO,OOO, divided into 1,000 shares of SIOO each. The incorporators are H. P. Myriok, Albert Huegin and C. M. Paine. Mr. Myrick was formerly editor of the Sentinel, retiring when the paper changed hands. Mr. Huegin is the business manager of the Sentinel, and Mr. Paine was one of the leaders in the fight against the street railway company last spring. It is expected the paper will make its appearance about the Ist of June. The news service will be that of the Publishers’ Press.

Wabash Train Is Wrecked.

Wabash passenger train No. 14, south-bound, was wrecked at Wilcox, Mo., by running into an open switch. The engine was overturned and the mail car thrown into the ditch. Beyond slight injuries to Engineer Rogerson and his fireman from jumping no one was hurt, although the passengers received a severe shaking. A report to the officials of the road from Conductor Morton says the key in the rod connecting the switch stand had been removed allowing the switch to fly open. The train was running slowly at the time, which prevented more serious consequences. Traffic was suspended nearly five hours.

Paved with Gold and Silver.

Thompson township, Fulton county, Pa., undoubtedly has the most valuable roads in the United States. They are veritably paved with gold and silver. The roads have been macadamized with tons and tons of mineral rock, and nearly the whole county is ablaze with excitement over the discovery that some of this rock assays $4.60 a ton in gold and silver. Joseph H. Covalt of Thompson says prospectors will at. once begin the development of the minerals. Thousands of acres of land in the township have been leased by capitalists, who will turn quarries into gold mines.

Cracker Men to Organize.

Cracker manufacturers of the United States will hold a meeting at St Louis early next month for the purpose of taking measures to combat the organization which they claim is interfering with their business. Eighty prominent firms at various points in the country will be represented. An organization for mutual protection will be formed. At the same time a large delegation of cracker-makers from England and the continent will be in session there and an elaborate program is being arranged for their entertainment. A number of flour manufacturers will also attend.

Will Raise the Maine Wreck.

N. T. Chamberlin of Chicago has signed the contract to remove the wreck of the United States battleship Maine, agreeing to give the government 3 per cent of the proceeds of the sale of the material. The time for carrying out the contract will be extended to March 1, 1902, if sufficient reason is shown for the extension. The government insists upon a bond of $25,000 before the work of removal is begun. This question has not yet been settled.

Morgan Declines to Talk.

Thursday J. Pierpont Morgan went up to London from Liverpool with a large company of the Teutonic passengers. Reporters importuned! him in vain both at the landing stage and at Euston station for a revelation of the secrets of the colossal trusts directed by him, but he kept his own counsel and affected surprise over the interest excited by his arrival here when he was a regular visitor season to London.

Texas Oil Is of a High Grade.

Tests made in refining Texas crude oil at the Standard Oil refinery at Lima, Ohio, show the product of the Beaumont field to be of much better grade than heretofore estimated. That the oil market must in the future reckon with the Beaumont output as a factor is now coming to be recognized. The recent decline in both the Pennsylvania and Lima markets is attributed to the strike in the Beaumont field.

Packers Hit by Baitain.

Chicago packers will lose millions of dollars in trade because of a prohibitive ruling made by the British war office and unofficially announced here today. Dating from June 1 next, the war office has decreed, no contracts for meats to be used by the British army will be entered into unless it is known that such meats are home bred. This, of necessity, will bar out American product.

Many Livas Lost at Sea.

A dispatch to London from Hongkong says two Chinese steamers came into collision between Canton and WuChow, and that seventy Chinese were drowned. The fishing steamer Emma has been lost during a storm in the North sea. The captain and crew of ten were drowned.

Poem by Longfellow Found.

An unpublished hymn written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has been discovered among worthless papers and old letters at the Longfellow house Boston. The hymn is entitled “Christc Et Ecclesiae,” and was written for th« dedication of Appleton Chapel, which took place on Oct. 17, 1858. Dr. P. Q. Peabody read the hymn at morning prayers recently. Mrs. Longfellow does not wish to give out the poem for publication just now and she has not definitely decided where the hymn is first to be published.

Crowded Roat Springs a Lenk.

At Detroit, Mich., Sunday, with aweH filled passenger train aboard the Qrand Trunk oar ferry Huron sprung a leak In midstream and narrowly escaped disaster before reaching the shore at Windsor, Ont. By crowding on steam and using the pumps to their full car paclty the sinking vessel was kept afloat and brought into its slip just in time ,and the train hardly • had left when the boat went to the bottom.

Nearly Killed by a Tiger.

Frank C. Bostock, proprietor of the Zoo in Indianapolis, was attacked by the tiger Rajah and dangerously injured. The animals have been undergoing a course of training, and Bostock went to Indianapolis from Baltimore to direct the work. Rajah a few weeks ago killed an employe of the Zoo and was known to be extremely vicious.

Held for Keeping “Fence.”

Justin N. Semon, an Alexandria, Ind., merchant, charged with having received stolen goods, is on trial in the Madteon circuit court. It is alleged that Semon has for several years been conducting a “fence,” receiving stolen goods in large quantities from the crooks throughout this part of the country. Clothing, dry goods, shoes, etc., were received by Semon and shipped to Chicago firms. Howard Boone, serving a sentence in the Jeffersonville penitentiary for robbery, testified yesterday, confessing his guilt and incriminating three others. Twenty-five stores in gas belt cities were robbed by these men and in two months $5,000 worth of stolen goods were delivered to Semon. Frank Myers and Frank Beaming, two other members of the gang, are in prison in other states and another is still at large.

Wanted for an Old Crime.

Sheriff Finch of O’Brien county, Tennessee, arrived in Carbondale, 111., for the purpose of taking back to Union City Garret Carter, who was wanted for having shot John Wilson three years ago after having a quarrel over a gambling game. He shot the man while running away from him in a most deliberate manner. Carter has been trailed for years not only for this crime but others, having eluded heretofore all attempts at capture. Officer Robertson of Carbondale located the man and by aid of other officers succeeded in placing him under arrest. Carter admitted the crime and seemed pleased that he was returning for trial. He waived his requisition rights.

Avalanche Kills Three Men.

A huge mass of snow and rock swept down from the mountain near Adelaide, Colo., on the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad, burying a work train and killing three men and seriously injuring four others. The dead are: J. P. Allen, foreman; D. M. Maloney, Howard Whipps. The injured are: C. W. Brown, bridge formean; John O'Connor, section foreman; Frank W. Graham, section foreman, and John Palmer, laborer. The avalanche occurred while a gang of workmen was clearing away the debris deposited upon the track by an earlier slide.

To Double-Track Grand Trunk.

At South Bend, Ind., Superintendent W. C. Cotter of the Grand Trunk Western railway has given out a statement in which he says that it is the company’s intention to doubletrack 100 miles of its road this year. The work will be between Port Huron and Durand, Mich., and will take in the loop around Flint, Mich. He states that it will probably be two years before the system is entirely doubletracked between Port Huron and Chicago.

Armour Institute Enriched.

Armour Institute at Chicago has been enriched $1,000,000 by a gift of oaah and securities by Mrs. P. D. Armour and J. Ogden Armour. Added to property amounting to between $3,506,000 and $4,000,000 given by P. D. Armour during his life, the gift makes the total resources of the institute close to $5,000,000 and enables it to progress toward the point at which it will be the most complete school of engineering in the country.

Public Not to See Lincoin.

The remains of Abraham Lincoln whieh have been resting la. a temporary vault during the reconstruction of the Llqooln monument, will be removed to the new monument at Springfield, 111., within a few daym~ The removal will be private, only the trustees of the monument, state officers and representatives of the press being present. The exact date fixed for the transfer of the remain* will not be made public.

Kittie Benoit, the 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Benoit of Bloomfield, N. J., died suddenly at her parents’ home Thursday from acute indigestion and liver trouble brought about, according to Dr. W. H. Bull, by eating too many hard-boiled eggs Easter day.

J’Y SUIS ET J’Y RESTE. (Here I am and Here I Stay.)

Unveil Statue of Gen. Logan.

Washington seldom has seen a more thoroughly enthusiastic crowd tkan that gathered in and about lowa circle Tuesday to witness the formal unveiling of the statue of Major-General John A. Logan. The anticipated presence of the president drew many people, but the central attraction was the statue itself. When the flags fell and the statue was revealed in its striking glory there were shouts from grizzled veterans and moist eyes as they called along the line, “It’s Black Jack, sure enough. Black Jack, God bless him.” Mrs. Logan had with her the sculptor, Franklin Simmons, and his wife. Mrs. Logan was escorted by Colonel Maxwell Woodhull, who was General Logan’s adjutant-general during the civil war. Brilliant addresses were made by President McKinley and Senator Chauncey Depew.

Four Men May Be Lynched.

Four men have been arrested for the murder of T. M. Pemberton, near Weatherford, Okla., and a lynching is expected, as the citizens are wildly excited. Earlier reports came to El Reno that the lynching had taken place, but it has since been denied. The remains of Mr. Pemberton arrived at El Reno and were shipped to Glasgow, Ky. The real names of the men arrested are not known. The purpose of the murder was robbery.

The theft of gold from the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse is enveloped in deep mystery and is now engaging the attention of the police of two continents. The steamship company has announced that two bars instead of three are missing, but their value is still kept secret. The best information obtainable points to an appraisement of $40,000, though dispatches from Paris reduce this to less than $15,000.

Suicide Leaves Note for Mrs. Nation.

W. B. Carrow, a traveling representative of Bell & Co., chemists, of New York, committed suicide at the Stubbins hotel, Indianapolis, with poison. A note found in his room read: “I go to seek the hereafter. Tell Carrie Nation that rum and cigarettes are a damnation. Wire T. L. Carrow, 115 South Broad street, New York, that if he refuses, the potter’s field Is good enough for me.”

To Check Crime in Kenosha.

To check the epidemic of crime which has been raging in Kenosha, Wis., the council will at Its next meeting Introduce a measure providing for a complete police telephone service, and to increase the force by the addition of a night desk sergeant. If this does not check the depredations the council will authorize the appointment of several special policemen.

The postoffice department officials at Washington have taken upon themselves the task of saving the nation $25,000,000. anjd further than being a self-imposed burden it is one that for many years has beeen ignored by Congress. Four hundred leading publishers of newspapers and periodicals have been asked to aid in eliminating from the sdcond-class postage lists such matter as is not entitled to the low rate granted legitimate publications.

Easter Eggs Kill Child.

Mystery in Missing Goid

Seek to Lighten Mails.

A WEEK IN INDIANA.

RBCORD OF HAPPENINGS FOR SEVEN DAYS. Beerotory of the State Senate charged with changing the Text of a BUI — Vandal. Break Granite Ornament, from a Monament. Indiana Official Arretted. William W. Huffman, prinicipal secretary of the senate at the recent meeting of the general assembly, and a protege of Governor Durbin, was arrested at Indianapolis on a grand jury Indictment charging him with erasing the words “'bitartrate of potassium” from what is now generally known as the Gates baking powder bill. The bill was passed by both branches of the general assembly, and among the “deleterious” substances that it inhibited in the manufacture of baking powder was bitartrate of potassium, or cream of tartar. The bill went through the two houses without opposition. After it was signed by the governor and deposited with the secretary of state, the Latin words were found to have been scratched out. The grand -jury began an investigation, and, it is said, direct testimony was given against Huffman by File Clerk Rights of Columbus and Recording Clerk Cutler of Crown Point. Huffman gave bond and was released. He denies the charge.

To Write an American Novel.

Close personal friends of General Lew Wallace are authority for the statement that he designs writing an American novel, and that he will begin the work just as soon as he completes his “memoirs,” upon which he is now. engaged. Whether the work is to be historical or exactly what line he will pursue is not known, but it is said that he has the plan of his new work drafted and expects to enter upon it in a short time. As General Wallace has not written of American life, but has confined his labors to other fields, there is considerable interest in his proposed undertaking. The fact that he was a general in the army and had some experiences of which he often speaks with much enthusiasm has led to a belief that his new work will in some way be connected with the civil war.

Damage Hendricks Monument.

Vandals did serious damage to the Thomas A. Hendricks monument In the state house grounds. One of the large granite ornaments, weighing about 100 pounds and surmounted by a heavy piece of bronze, was broken from its base and thrown to the ground; a bronze shield crossed with a piece of bronze representing a laurel leaf, was forced from its place high up on the monument and carried away, and the scales, which the figure of Justice held in her hand, were stolen. This is the most serious damage that has been done to the state property. The state custodian, Mr. Vest, is of opinion that the bronze was taken to be sold. The police will watch the junk shops for the missing pieces.

Milo Hughes Proves a Hero.

Milo Hughes, aged 8 years, who lives near the Monon railroad, about four miles from Frankfort was walking along the creek near his home and when he neared the railroad bridge discovered that it was in flames. He knew the south-bound local freight was about due, and ran with all speed to meet it. He succeeded in stopping the train, which was running at a high rate of speed to keep ahead of a passenger train only a few moments behind. The trainmen took the little fellow in their arms, kissing and hugging him as they would a baby. Undoubtedly the boy’s act not only saved the freight from a frightful wreck, but the passenger train as well.

Mirror Manufacturers Meet.

The National association of Mirror Manufacturers, which is one of the oldest commercial unions in the country, composed of sixty manufacturers employing 2,000 men, met at Indianapolis. On account of cutting of rates by some members there was a serious question as to the advisability of discontinuing the organization. It was decided to continue the association, and a meeting was called for Buffalo in July. Following are the officers: President, Jacques Kahn, New York; vice-president, J. M. Coroy, Pittsburg; secretary, J. Klongier, Pittsburg; treasurer, George H. Anderson, Chicago.

Sequel to a Play.

Robert H. Harris, of Atlanta, grandson of ex-Gov. Atkinson, was married in the parlors of the Hoffman house at Brazil to Miss Ida Jewel Leffter, of Bloomington, Ind. They met six years ago, when Harris appeared in “When Hearts are Trumps” at that place. It is thought that It ia a case of elopement, as the bride immediately notified her parents after the wedding.

North Indiana M. E. Conference.

A business session of the North Indiana Methodist Episcopal church conference was held in Elwood, Bishop, Stephen M. Merrill, of Chioago, presiding. Two hundred ministers responded to the roll call Standing committees were appointed and reports of the Fort Wayne and Kokomo districts were madp. Stephen Stanton Wyrick, recommended by the First M. E. church of Richmond, was admitted on trial, elected to the deacons' order and ordained by Bishop Merrill.

Burglars Kill Two Men.

A gang of three burglars was captured at Pittsburg, but not until a merchant and a detective had been killed. The two killings occurred within the hours, one early in the morning, the other in the afternoon. The police are positive that the captured men have been guilty of more than a score of robberies attempted or committed ia Pittsburg and vicinity for two month* past. At 3 i in. Thursday the wife of Thomas D. Kahne, a grocer, of Mount Washington, in South Pittsburg, was awakened by a noise In her room and saw a man standing beside the bed la which she slept with her little boy. She tried to arise and the man pushed her back, pressing a handkerchief saturated with chloroform over face. She managed to cry for help and was heard by her husband, who slept in the adjoining room. He was shot as he came to his wife’s assistance, and died in a few minutes. The murderer and two accomplices immediately fled, without any booty. Later in the day the robbers were captured, but not until the* had killed Detective P. E. Fitzgerald.

Fatal Fight with Outlaws.

A battle was fought at the head of Boone’s Fork, not far from Whiteeburg, Ky., as the result of an attempt to arrest outlaws. Two men of the posse were killed and a third wounded, while one of the men who defied the posse of thirteen was dangerously wounded. Five men had been Indicted for the assassination last November of Mrs. Hall and her son, who had incurre dthe enmity of the band. George W. Wright, with twelve men, made an attempt to take them. A desperate encounter followed, 300 shots being fired. William Wrigh; and Isaac Millard, members of the posse, were instantly killed and Deputy Osborne wounded. Outlaw Creed Potter, being left alone, retreated when his ammunition was exhausted.

Cabs Rejects Platt Amendmaent.

At a private session in Havana, the convention, by a vote of 18 to 10, adopted a motion expressing the opinion that the convention is opposed to the Platt amendment on account of the terms in which some of its clauses are drawn, and the contents of others, as the third, sixth and seventh. After voting this it was proposed to dissolve the convention. The question of sending a commission to Washington was not voted upon. It is considered that the convention’s action is a half-hearted way of rejecting the Platt amendment, and that It was largely due to the animosity of some of the delegates against General Wood, they being anxious to show him that he was wrong in his forecast that the convention would adopt the amendment

Chairman Walker Dead.

Aldace F. Walker, chairman of the board of directors of the Santa Fe system, died of heart disease at his residence in New York city Friday.

ALDACE F. WALKER.

Death came suddenly, and on the day before Mr. Walker had planned to sail for Europe. He was a lawyer, railway expert and soldier. Though 59 years of age, the news of his death was a surprise to his friends, and the Santa Fe railway officials here, many of whom had met him three weeks ago when he was returning east from California.

Flve Thousand Men Slain.

Sheik Mabaronkh of Kowyet, Arabia, has been defeated by Ibn Reapid, the self-styled "King of'Arabia.” Five thousand men were killed. Ibn Reepld has recovered hie kingdom of Nejd. Mabaronkh’s army, while short of ammunition. was lured into a narrow gorge in the Nejd district, and the men of Ibn Reepld swooped upon them from the mountains and overwhelmed them. The fate of Sheik Mabaronkh is unknown.

Worst Ice Jan in Years.

The ice Jam in the St Clair river between Marine City and St Clair is the worst in many years. From Pearl Beach to St Clair no patch of water can be found. It is one great jam of ice, from fifteen to forty feet deep. At fit Glair the water is at the flood point, while at the flats it is extremely low sad in several places residents are walking where they fished last summer.

Iowa Banker to Go to Jall.

President James H. Easton of the First National bank of Decorah, la., is doomed to the state penitentiary by decision of the lowa Supreme court unless saved by pardon or appeal. Easton was convicted under the state laws for receiving a deposit in August 1864, when his bank was insolvent His attorneys maintained the state law making it a felony for a bank to receive deposits when insolvent did not epply to national banka. The Supreme court held it did.