Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1892 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Southern Indiana needs rain. ‘ Connersville has a ’possum clnbf Madison will have electric light. % - Posey county's melon crop is short. Muncie reports a scarcity of dwellings. The Masons of Russiaville have dedicated a new hall. Anderson bclhfms to be increasing in won,th 11,000,009 yearly. 6 Laporte county has 162 pensioners, who annually draw 280,498.88. Barn-burning» incendiaries are causing much uneasiness at AndersoH. . The wheat product of Posey county is estimated at 1,920,000 bushels. - A paying gas well has been struck at Burney’s Station, sixteen miles distant from Columbus. Over seven hundred new residences were built in Anderson during the year now closing, as shown by the enumeration. Henry Plough, near Elkhart, bitten three separate times by rattlesnakes, and still well and hearthy, claims to have counteracted the poison by bathing the injured parts in mud and water. X Last week tho family of Samuel Fulton, of Huntington county, caused to j>e filed of record a deed for the homesUrad given to Mr. Fulton in 1835. Tho land was entered by Fulton, and the deed is signed by Andrew Jackson. IThe Elwood tin-plate works areto .be formally opened September 15 by a great demonstration. “Gov. McKinley will bo one of the speakers. The Governors of Illinois and Indiana, Ex Governof Algcr and other prominent people arc to participate. One objection urged against Rev. Mr, of Moberly,; by tho parties to bo Implicated in the White Cap outrage to which he was subjected, is that he preached to much “hell and damnation,” Mr. Vancleave is now said to bo preaching it more than ever. Tho coal minerslof Drakesboro, fifty <n number, are on a strike, claiming that eight of their number were dismissed by the owner of the mines because they joined the Knights of Labor. The owner of the mines thereupon closed down, and taking his family left to remain away until the employes concluded to accept his term. . . -

While workmen in the employ of the Salamonie Natural Gas Company werty working with a six-inch main, near Montjelier. tho pressure burst the pipe and Olio Olsen, killed, while Adam Hawk was fatally injured internally. Charles Powers was thrown ten feet away, and both of his feet were disabled. Two William and Samuel Little, lived at Sardina, Decatur county, One is married and the otheUsinglo. Tho wife of Samuel did his brother’s washingwhich amounted to SI.BO, which hofailcd to pay. On Monday the brothers had hot words over the bill, when William drew a knife and stabbed his brother in the side. Samuel died Thursday moaning. The brother that cutting was arrested by the<sheriff and placed in jail to await the action of the grand jury. The walls of a new glass factory which is just being erected at Hartford City collapsed Thursday wlHlo.a number of men were at work propping them up, they having been injured by heavy rainsThere were a dozen of the men, all of whom made a rush to escape. Only jive Five ’ men were instantly kiljed and two were bqdly and probably fatally injured. All the dead men leajre , has caused deep sorrow In Hartford City. “ In order to bring the farmers pf the State Into closer alliance with Purdue University and increase the number of students from the rural districts, the trustees of that institution offer to place at the disposal of the county associations of Farmers’ Institutes, Pomona Granges, Farmers’ Alliances, F. M. B. A. or Patrons of Industry, two scholarships, which will-re-lieve tho holders of all matriculation, incidental and laboratory fees of the university. These scholarships will be good for the agricultural course, and are outside of the regular county appointments. The candidates receiving them must bo chosen by ballot of the county association, and where there Ts no meeting of county associations before September 7, then selections can be mado by -the Executive committee, or the- President and Secretary.-

The operations which were begun two months ago to determine the value of the mineral deposits, more particularly the silver bearing ores among tho hills of Croy*s creek, in Clay county, are still being followed up. The interested parties secured the assistance of a practical miner, who lias had experience in Colorado, and two shafts have been sunk at a depth ; of twenty feet or more. Numerous sped- ' mens have been secured, pointrhg to rich “leads,” and the work is being pursued with very hopefultindications. A box of specimens has been shipped to tho department of chemistry and mineroiogy at Washington, with the request that the result of the assay remain a secret for the present. Thirty years ago silver bearing ore was discovered in that section,but the outbreak of tho war stopped development. Recently land has increased enormously in value under the supposition that silver wifi be found, and ground formerly offered at S2O per acre can not be purchased now at any price. Thursday night, at Eugene, Vermillion county, Indiana, the saloon building of H. D. Sprague was fired by incendiaries, and the city Abraham Conrad, was murdered by a farmer living near Georgetown, 111., named James A. Campbell. Eugene has always been a liquor town, run “wide open.” The citizens became disgusted at the way things w«jre going, and, for the purpose of maintaining better order, two months. Ago incorporated the town and elected Abraham Conrad marshal. Tho strict enforcement of the laws under the new administration did amt meet tho approval of the Illinois toughs, who crossed the line and made Rome howl at Eqgene. Campbel; and a friend went to Eugene with the gvowed purpose of “doing up” the authorities. About 9 o’clock fire was dis covered in an empty building on Main street. A crowd soon collected and all

—l 1 ; -ry _ were anxiotis to put out the flames except Campbell and his friends, who seemed bent upon mischief. Marshal Conrad three times requested them to be orderly, and the third time threatened them with arrest. This brought son words and the Marshal hit Campbell over the head with a pine stick. Campbell had his arms fold ed. Suddenly raising his left hand with a large knifo inlt, he struck Conrad in the temple. The blade descended, loosening the jaw bone, cutting the jugular vein wide open and making a deep cut as low down as the fourth rib? Coprad was nervy, and, drawing a revolver,said to the crowd: “Boys, be has cut me all to pieces.” Before he could fire he sank to the ground covered with blood, and almost instantly died, pampbell started to ran, but was followed by a couplo of young men named Grimes and Johnson, who overtook “firm’ threw him to the gsouhd, and tied hirfi with ropes. Within an hour after thq murder ’Squire McDonald held a prelim- 1 inary trial and bound Campbell over to the Circuit Court without bail. Campbell was taken to Newpoftln a carriage at 10 o’clock and placed in jail. At the mooting of the Gro&d Lodge of Knights and Ladies of Honor in New Albany on the 10th, the following officers wore elected: * LXJ. Grand Protector—J. z H. Haupt, of Indianapolis, Past Gra:.d A. Byrd, of Brazil. Grand Vlce-P-otcctor—Louis Groh, of New Albany. j '•• Grand Secretary—A. S. Lane’, of Vincennes. Grand Treasurer—Moses Alexander, of North Vernon. Grand Chaplin—Laura Shultz, of Brazil. G. A. Pvrd was elected supremo repre" sentative. Indianapolis was selected as Jhe next city in which to hold the Grand Lodge meeting on the second Tuesday in October, 1893. Tho Supremo Lodge, K and L. of H. meets in Indianapolis on the second Tuesday in September. The United States Treasury Department has decided that a foreigner whq makes a contract in this country to workliere, and then returns to his own country, cannot come back to this country for the purpose of fulfilling his cantract withoutviolating AhßfprovisionsoL the alien contract labor ifwT . & *