Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1892 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

El wood has two basks and wdl have another. Sbeep-kiJlinrf dogs w«rry Parke county farmers. William Docring, of Warsaw, was found dead in bed. Lucinda Swift, of Yorktown, was found dead in bed Frui t treo ag< gis are delivering goods to the enterprising lioosicr farmer. ,T. J. Noel, a life timer in the prison worth, has fallen heir tofi2,uoo, the estate? of his first, wife'. John. Wilburn, a larmerilviog near Klwood, was found dead inacorntield, where ho had gone to food his cattle t.lohn Itoi ti Ifar L,llvlng in Jackson county < while out hunting, fell and discharged his gun into ids neck, dying instantly. A Chicago syndicate has purchased ijWQJscraaofdwtnf-at-OrKSTrs; n" smaity-il-lagc near Alexandria, and will boom the place. ■--"V ~ r J The Crawfordsvillo Water and Light Company ints announced It will common .:# to manufacture water gas ou Jan. 1 for both light and fuel. Tlio large stock barn of William Mid' dleton, of West Mid Jloton.rio ward county, burned on the 11 th, with all its con ten is, "Tnchidinir four valuable horses. Los?;” iKML'O; partial insurance. Mossrs. Levi ixcoU and Edward Caldwell, officers of tho Fairmount camting f works, have coticludod to purchase a large farm near Crawfordsville and erect a canning factory with a capacity of 65,000 cans per day. Tho power of the press demonstrated Itself oddly at Pendleton. A bundle of newspapers thrown from the fast mail struck Levi Rogers, an old citizen. In tho breast, knocking hint down. The force of the blow rendered him unconscious, 110 may no: recover. In a farm house of John Lowry, near Idaville, was burned at-an early hour Wednesday. Tho roof fell in on the sleeping family* Gracia, a seven-year-aid daughter, was burned to death, and Mr. Lowry and another daughter badly injured. The remains of the dead girl when recovered wore horribly blackened. All the personal ejects of the fa niiy, including mtmoy savings, wore destroyed. Jesse Sykes, an aged farmer residing a short distance west of Newport, met with a horrible fate about 5 o’clock Sunday evening. Uu wont out to feed his liogs< when ho fell in apllopLie lit. The hungry swine seeing him lying there pounced on him and began devouring him. They tore tho flesh from his thighs and hips, and ' ato out liis entrails. When found by a ' member of his family he was disembow- , eled and died in a few minutes. lie was seventy-live years old.. THE BTATE ALLIANCE. The Stale Farmers’ Alliance hold. Its annual session at Indianapolis Friday. There were aifcut sixty delegates, some of whom were women, present. The following officers wefe elected: PresidfuL—Wilson Cory, Anderson. Vice Presidout—Mrs. Lou Snyder, Mt. Summit. Secretary and Treasurer—A. C. Jones Kokomo! Chaiimun of tho Executive Committoo— A. N. \Yebsler. Cicero. The following resolutions were adopted: W'o demand an immediate revision of the Statu that the burdens now being heaped upon tbo produeersdf the State beyond theliuiits of ejuity and justice may be. partly borne by the wealthy capitalists that pay little or no taxes. Wo demand the passage of a law to t ake effect immediately. placing the salaries of public o Veers ou a level With the compon--aatmtr4dtuis-tnd:n^“scTvTcS’wlT]’coinmati3 r lu I lie open market. We demand the passage of a law requiring the holders oi all notes, mortgages or 8 wild ties to allow all such securities to bestamped hy the assessor, and no security not so stamped shall he collectable. WedetiourcVtlie system oT extravagant, legislation enai'to'! in IS 1 !, which fastened upon I lie people of the State more, than one. hu irtred new o Ileers, at an increased cost oi C!),(K>', or l o,i)iu buslie sos wiieit.. Wo demand the roneai of the law which Increased t,lie SiaU; debt *1.400,(00 in the year 1891, re/mi ring the State to pav the annual imerest thereon of $4'.,0 <0 or 70,(0) bushels of wheat. We detnand the total abolition of the free pass sitatem on railways in Indiana. We demand tho suppression of tho liquor traffic. We detnamlHhe enactment of a law that will prevent t.iie wholesu o robbery of the State school fund, as now practiced by a system of lalse enumeration. Resolved, That We herewith re-exmess out faith In the priiictpleft of the FarnuT<’ Alliance and Indusirial Union, and pledgo ourselves, individually and collectively, never to relax our e(Torts until these principles are exacted into law. Resolved,-That we unequivocally indorse the St Louis platform.