Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1893 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Work on the El wood Belt has been inaugurated. Shelbyville yonng ladies have formed an anti-hoop-skirt league. 5 A Pythian lodge has been instituted at Albany, with seventy members. I A Monon freight train was derailed near track. was stricken with paralysis while working at the anvil. Forty acres have been purchased for the establishment of a chicken ranch near North Manchester. J. M. Robinson, a bartender of Summitville, was found downed In a ..gravel pit near that place, Tuesday. Fulton county farmers, through the manipulation of Chicago sharps, have sunk $50,000 In bogus .mining stocks. The Brown county grand jury have returned ten indictments for gambling against local sports of Lebanon. A recent census gives Muncie an actual population of 19,703. The census of 1880 gave the place 5,219 inhabitants. Quakers at Dublin are agitated over a prospective saloon, and are taking measures to prevent its establishment. Wayne county commissioners are investigating alleged frauds in connection with building the new conrt house at Richmond. Mayor Oyter, of Franklin, sustained serious injuries, Tuesday, by falling down a stairway. Col. Oyler is in his seventyfourth year. F. W. Spreen, who has eighteen thousand peach trees on the hills opposite Madison, reports none of the peach buds injured so far, Frank Passow, of nobart, carrying a jug of whisky, laid down upon the railway track to sleep, and was crushed to death by a passing train. 1.... • - Mrs. Leach, of Sullivan, has been refused admission to the bar by Judge Briggs because she is not a voter. The case will be tested In the Supreme Court. As a result of a fight at-South Bend between Samuel Moran and a youngster named DeGraff, the last named plunged a knife blade into Moran’s neck, inflicting a dangerous cut. Bedford -has received -positive assurances that the Ohio & Mississippi Railway Company will build a spur from Mitchell to Bedford, so as to tap the stone-quarry Interests. Malachi Bill Scott and wife (white), at Crawfordsville, have distinguished themselves by getting converted at a colored revival, and they were taken into the African Methodist cliureh at that place. Muncie enjoyed the novel and thrilling spectacle of a duel between stallions, Tuesday, on a public street. After a terrible fight the bleeding and enraged aniTnals were finally secured by the use of ropes. Mrs. A. S. Brunson, of Anderson, injured some days ago in a natural gas explosion, died of her hurjts after terrible suffering. Her husband will sue the Citizen’s Natural Gas Company, of-Anderson, *for $lO,000 damages. George Dale, of New Durham township. Porter county, insane on religious matters, impressed with the hallucination that the spirits would not permit the building of a fire, froze both of his feet so badly that amputation was required. The trustees of Wabash College have extended an invitation to Charles Augustus Tuttle, Ph. D., instructor of political economy and international law at Amherst College, to fill the chair of history and sociology at Wabash College. Miss HalHe Hail, daughter of Rev. Mr. Hall, pastor of the Warsaw Presbyterian church, froze her feet about two months ago, As a remedy she held her feet in cold water. Gangrene set in and amputation will probably be necessary. The prisoners in the jail at Vincennes attempted to escape by overpowering sheriff Buckles, and he was badly bruised about the arms In defending himself from a combined attack, His cries brought assistance. and the revolt was suppressed. Thieves went to John Lindsay’s barn, near Muncie, and loaded up a hundred dollars’ worth of timothy and clover seed. The wagon scarcely started until there was a break down. The thieves unhitched the horses and fled. Mr. Lindsay is a wagon ahead. John Osterman and wile, an aged and poverty-stricken couple of Allen county, finding the struggle for further existence too hard, committed suicide, Thursday, with rat poison. They had lived together forty years, rearing a family, some of whom are well-to-do. Gladys Beaver, five years old, at Fort Wayne, fell into St. Mary’s river and was drowned. The lot on which her parents’ residence stands slopes to the river’s edge, and little Gladys slipped on tho ice and rolled into the water with her mother in sight and unable to help her. At Marion, Russell Harrison’s suit against tho Delafield Construction Comdany was withdrawn, Monday, owing to a settlement made in New York, which leaves Mr. Harrison and his company in possession of the road. The suit for $lO,000 damages was also withdrawn. A party of volunteer grave diggers near Brookvillc, to decide who should do the work, played cards, losers to dig. The pair of partners Jirst losing continued to play and iose, and the grave was dug to thedepth of eight feet as a result of their determination to get even. Great indignation prevails in the community. The result of the inquiry Into the attempted assassination of J. W. Payne. of Fowler, who was shot while In bed asleep, has resulted in his wife being held for grand jury action under bonds of $5,000. She Is charged with shooting with intent to kill. Circumstantial evidence points very strongly to Mrs. Payne. She attempted no defense. Josephus Collett, the capitalist and railroad builder of Torre Haute, died In that city, Monday. Mr. Collett was a native Hoosier,and had accumulated a great fortune, conservatively estimated at $700,000. He was never married. Two sisters and a brother, Prof. Collett, ex-State Geologist, of Indianapolis, survive him. A gas well on tho Dbugl&ss farm, near Elwood, suddenly failed some days ago, and the failure was attributed to the presence of oil. When the cap was removed a quantity of oil gushed out, and the flow Is reported on the Increase. Experts in the gas belt claim that when the gas plays out, oil will be found, and this incident is cited as proof. Patents were Tuesday granted Indiana Inventor* as follows: B. H. Alexander,

Fort Wayne, steam generating botterfnr nace; H. L. Craig. Wayne, sash balance; A. C. Fell, Newville, churn; C. Heinemann, Hammond, device for suspending scaffolding; I. Levy, Koutz, heel pad; M7U. Meigs, Lafayette, excavator; W. .R. Mercer, Terre Haute, tilting seat for bicycles; B. Poulson, Fort Wayne, combined, chair and table: E. M. Thompson, Indianapolis, ice-cream freezer; H. N. Weathers. Lcavcutter. son, whose death is reported, settled in Madison county in 1833. He was eightythree years old, and during his long life he held many positions of honor and trust. He was a charter member pf the first lodge of Masons Instituted at Anderson, and he received the Royal Arch,Scottish Rite and - Knight Templar degrees. The McDonald will contest, which has been in progress at Noble3ville for severe 1 weeks, was given to the jury, Thursday evening, and after a deliberation of six hours they returned a verdict, for the plaintiffs, thereby virtually deciding that the will which was probated giving lo Mrs. McDonald all the property of the late Senator McDonald to which she did not already hold the title deeds, was a for:egy.'; Covington was the scene of a most horj riblo accident, Friday. Isaac Robinson has had charge of the engine and boiler which pumps water and drives sand Tor the Big Four railroad for several year*] The engine house is a small brick structure. The section hands four in number, went into Robinson's engine room to cat their dinners. Three of the men had finished their meal and had gone out, leaving William Menefee and Isaac Robinson inside, when the washout plug of the boiler, which is an upright one, blew out, enveloping the men In the scalding) water and steam. Their flesh was literally cooked. * They were removed to the home of Robinson, where Menefee died about 2 o’clock and Robinson at 4 o’clock. STATE LINCOLN LEAGUE. The Indiana State Lincoln League met in annual session at Indianapolis on the 14th, with a large attendance. The President and Secretary presented their reports, and following these several speeches were made. The resolutions adopted are as follows: We, the delegated representatives of the State League of Indiana, In convention assembled, hereby reaffirm oar faith in the principles of the Republican party as declared in the last national convention, believing them to be productive of the general good of the people. We believe that every citizen of the United States should have the unchallenged right of exercising the elective franchise according to law, and that when so exercised his will should be sacredly respected. We believe in the policy of a protective tariff. We favor honest money, composed of gold and silver, and of paper currency based thereon; and we favor the adoption by the nations of the world of a fixed ratio between gold and silver. We particularly favor the extension of American commerce on the high seas, and approve any measures looking to the restoration of America’s original place as the leading maritime power of the world. We heartly indorse tho policy of reciprocity as heretofore declared by the Republican party, and as carried into effect by the present administration. W 1 take especial pride in the wise, just, patriotic and vigorous administration of President Harrison,now drawing to a close, and congratulate the country upon the past four years of prosperity in alfbranches of business, of peace at home and respect and honor abroad. We welcome the return of General Harrison to our midst, and assure him of our continued affection and esteem. We feel that in the death of James G. Blaine the Republican party has lost one of its greatest leaders, and this country one of its ablest and most loyal statesmen. We most heartily congratulate the people of Indiana on the overthrow, by the Supreme Court, of the infamous gerrymander of 1891, the purpose of which was to rob them of their constitutional right to a fair representation, and to practical ly overthrow a Repbulican form of government in this State. '~ ' •' • j We demand that all benevolent Institutions of the State shall be controlled by non-partisan boards, and heartily approve the action of the Republican members of the Indiana Senate and House of Representative for their wise course In this behalf We earnestly recommend the generous circulation of Republican newspapers as being the most efficient means that can be employed to teach the doctrines of Kepub licanism, and to this end we urge the maintenance of club organizations throughout the State, and that the officers and members of such organizations will employ every honorable means necessary to accomplish this result. We indorse the efficient, thorough and indefatigable efforts of President W. L. Taylor and Secretary R. E. Mansfield in promoting.the principles of the Republican party. We commend their zeal and extend to them the thanks of the Lincoln League of Indiana for duties faithfully performed. We congratulate the party upon the gallant fight made by the State committee under the most adverse circumstances. We feel that tho trust reposed in its officers and members has not been misplaced; and we express for the chairman and other officers oar confidence, respect and esteem. Resolved, That this convention has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Hon. Bruce Carr, for many years a member of tho Lincoln League and a prominent member of the Republican party of Indiana. The election of officers was taken up and tho following were elected by acclamation: President—Marcus R. Sulzer, Madison. Secretary—James W. Fesler, Indianapolis. « Treasurer—W. R. McClellan, Danville. The district manager were selected by canvass of the delegates for each district and were as follows: First, Clarence Laird: Second, J. T. Lamb: ST'hfrd, Evan Prosser; Fourth, Timothy La Rue; Fifth, R. H. Richards; Sixth, J. E. Watson: Seventh, A. A. Small; Eight, A. M. Hadley, Rockville; Ninth, W. C. Pnrden; Tenth, M. M. Towle; Twelfth, John Morris, Jr., and Thirteenth, J. W. Crumpacker. Delegate* to the national convention to be held In Louisville in May were selected the same way and were as follows: First, Lon Wheeler andVJ. A. Hemingway: Second, B. M. WlHonghby and Frank Hitchcock: Third, J. C. Harlingen and G. W. Self; Fourth, T. C. Kennedy and U. D. Cole; Fifth, J. D. Hog ate and R. A. Brown; Sixth, R. E. Mansfield and Will Converse; Seventh J. J. Higgins and John Corcoran; Eighth. F. C. Brood and A. M. Higgins; Ninth, H. C. Sheridan and Sherman Lindsay; Tenth, A. A. Winslow and William Johnson; Twelfth, J. C. Hewitt and William Brown, ana Thirteenth J. C. Richter and Charles Miller. The Delegates at largo elected were F. J. Scholz. Evansville: Robert Graham, Noblesville, and W. L. Taylor, Indianapolis. The alternates were Charles Stivers Liberty,; and Charles Wiltsle and Charles Williamson,lndianapolis. J. J. LaFoliett, Portland, and G. W. PatchoD, Union City, will act as ex-offido delegates.