Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1894 — Page 3

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

Geo. W. Child.*. Iho distinguished editor Shd philanthropist, of Philadelphia, is seriously ill, ,*** hi* tight is expected In the lows Legislature iietwcen the prohibitionists and the Incai option p>cn. President Cleveland was In Hartford. Conn.. Tuesday, to attend the fm>»ral of his nephew. Henry E. Hastings. 11l with grip, Mrs. Martha Hanson, of Hew York.threw herself from a flfth-story window after cut tins her throat, i Clubs, bottles and atom* played a prominent part >in an Everson (Ta.» primary election. Two men were badly hurt. Hunter* near Binghampton. N. Y.. aeoidentally discovered a copious flow of oil on a rocky ledge near that city recently. -For receiving deposits afterh» know the South Side Savings Hank. Milwaukee, was Insolvent Cashier Kobtllng got ten •years. Tuesday. The yacht Natalie sailed from Savannah. Sunday, in a mysterious way. It is believed she carried a cargo of arras to •he Brazilian insurgents. In Chicago, Mrs. Annie Lindrewas so badly crushed by a hungry mob while trying to get bread for her starving children that slie died, Tuesday. The world-wido financial stringency is, liable to seriously altect the diamond market. Small stones are already being sold at half-price in the London'market, v. Tho lowa Supreme Court alTirmed its former decision holding that the “prohibitory amendment" Is not a part of the constitution of the State, having never been legally adopted. j , The President. Monday, sent the name of Wheeler 11. l’eckham, of New York, to the Senate to bo Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Mr. Peckham is recognized as an “anti-snapper" and wili be bitterly opposed by Senator Hill. The New York police wound np the Saturday night’s raiding at 12:15. Sunday morning, with a raid on John McGnrk’s saloon at 258 Bowery. Between 300 and 400 prisoners were taken at this saloon. Twenty couples had registered as man and wife, and there were but eight rooms In the bouse. Tt took fifty policemen to handle the "pull". The town of Ft. Payne, Ala., has gone the way of other boom properties, being •old to E. M. Cullora, a Birmingham capitalist. for *60.00). The purchaser assumed a mortgage for *360,000. The property includes 30,0 X) acres of mineral land, rolling mill, furnaces, etc., said to have cost New England capitalists several million dollars. Senator Walthall, who resigned because es ill healht, for tho balance of his term ending March 3,1835. did not give np his claim on the term beginning March 4,1835 to which he was elected, claiming that he has no logal right to resign until he has been sworn in for that term, He may reenter the Nennte next year if his health is sufficiently restored. The President, Monday, transmitted further correspondence in the Hawaiian jaatter to Congress. Among other docu■aents was a memorial from the Hawaiian patriotic League indorsing Commissioner Blount’s report. The memorialists claim •heir case Is aquestion of right and equity, and that the objection to a republic restoring a monarchy is not well founded. The paper closes as follows: There, the Hawaiians. as a nation, appeal for justice and redress to the impartiality of tho American nation, in whose honor, Integrity, and love of fair play we have so long and so patiently trusted. As peaceful and law-abiding citizens, ever ready to submit to the constitutional rule of the majority, wo ask that in the place of the present temporary usurpers, who are hostile to the native race, our own government, in tho person of Queen Lilioukalani. be restored to us with a new constitution, more equitable to ns than the one that was wrested from the late King Kalakaua in 1887 through force of arms.

FOREIGN.

President Poixoto, of Brazil, is said to have resigned. The Brazilian insurgents have deposed Admiral Mello. There is talk of a naval alliance between England and Italy. The British naval estimates for 1894 will provide for the expenditure of £7.000,000. Searches made in the public gardens at Catania, Sicily, have resulted in the discovery of three cases of dynamite, labeled with the name of a foroign anarchist committee. A box of fuses was also found in fthe same place. The’Russian imperial porcelain and glass works, together with their valuable machinery and models, have been burned. King Lobengula has been informed that his life will be safely guarded if he surrenders to the British South African offielals. There is a monthly deficit of 100,000 francs in the Peter’s pence fund, and the Pope has been compelled to draw on his reserve. America leads in subscriptions to the Holy Father’s support. The Bishop of Saragossa recently visited Salvador Franch, the Anarchist, who the bomb in the Llceo Theater at Barcelona. The good Bishop wanted to convert the “rod”, but the latter refused to discuss religion and attempted to cq»- | Vert the prelate to anarchism. The ihilitary powers of Europe can not bear their burdens much longer. The Immense standing armies arc costing the i countries annually almost as much as if I actual hostilities were in progress. London cables. Sunday, tell of a probable scheme for practical disarmament .of the the great powers. Empiror William has sent a bottle of wine to Prince Bismarck with a letter of congratulation upon the Prince’s recovery from influenza. It is stated that there has been, or shortly will be an entire reconciliation betwoen the Emperor and the ex-Chancellor and there Is great satisfaction throughout Germany. The newspapers hail the announcement of the reconciliation as the happiest even t that has I happened n Germagy for a long while, and the people everywhere give evidence of Joyful excitement and thanksgiving.

SHIPWRECKED SIMPLETONS.

ttenn Cwtiwiin Who Didn't Know Bnoafth to Como I» When It Rnlnod. I A dispatch from San Francisco, Jan 23d, says: A story of the adventures of castaways, a b > were on an island for eighty days, comes from Auckland. The bark Bplrit Ea rn, bound from Chile to Rangoon, was wrecked at the Antipodes

islands. September 4. The officer* and crew, except the captain and four men, reached the Islands safely. The men. who were scantily attired, were much exhanstcd. They secured their boat as b at they ennld. but during the night It broke away. They constructed a rude hut of tnssocks, and here they remained for eighty days, 1 until rescued by the lllnemoa, subsisting that time on raw mutton, birds, penguin, eggs and roots. They had no matches to light a fire. Although a government depot containing provisions, clothing, etc., was only three miles from the spot where they landed, they did not think of searching the Island and remained in ignorance of its existence. “T - ; — ~^T r ~— Curiously enough, too. although there are many goats, sheep and cattle on the Island, which is only three thousand acres in Extent, none were seen by the castaway s, - Not withstanding their privations the survivors, eleven in number, enjoyed excellent health, with tho exception of a Rangoon Hative boy, whose toes dropped off. During tho time they were on the island they saw four passing vessels, but were unable to attract their attention. The Hinemoa noticed their signals and a boat was sent ashore. The castaways were found in a piteous plight, standing on the rocks, somu with pieces of raw penguin flesh In their hands, which they wero eating.

ALBERT S. WILLIS.

United States Minister to Hawaii.

A HORROR IN IOWA.

Eight Insane Persons Burned to Death In a Poor House. The building on the Boone county poor farm, near Boone. la.,where the incurable insane were confined, was burned at 10 o’clock Tuesday night and eight of the nine inmates were burned to death. Only one woman, Mrs. Hibbard, escaped from the burning building and gave the alarm to the steward, Holcomb, who was in the main building adjacent. It was then too late to save the insane people, and the main building was saved only by the greatest effort. The steward says that he banked the fires.in the furnace about 9 o’clock, and does not know how the fire originated unless from a defective flue.

SANFORD B. DOLE.

President of the Provisional Government of Hawaii.

THE INCOME TAX.

Probability of Its Passage by the House as a Part of the Wilson BilL The fall ways and means committee has voted to report the internal revenue bill, including the income tax. The vote was 9to 7. All the Republicans and Messrs. Cockran and Stevens voted in the negative. The success of the income tax men in finally getting the bill out of the committee was reached after a sharp contest. At first the Republicans refused to vote. Three Democrats. Cockran. Stevens and Bynum, also refused to vote. This broke a quorum and the income tax men were powerless. Then Mr. Reed came to the rescue, and said if another roll-call was taken the Republicans would vote tc make a quorum, but not to favor a report. The roll-call gave fifteen votes, or foul more than a quorum. Cockran and Stevens still refused to vote, but the quorum was made without them. Then the motion was pnt on reporting the bill to the House. This prevailed by the following vote:. Yeas—Wilson, McMlllin, Bynum, Whiting, Breckinridge, Tarsney, Montgomery, Bryan and Turner—9; all Democrats. Nays —Reed, Burrows, Payne. Dalzell, Hopkins (Rep.), Cockran and Stevens (Dem.)—7. A noticeable feature of the vote was the action of Chairman Wilson and Messrs. Breckinridge and Bynum In voting to report the bill.

WHEELER H. PECKMAM, OF NEW YORK.

Nominated by the President to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court via Horn bio -ver rejected because of the opposition of Lena tor Hill.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Washington will fiave a telephone exchange. * ‘rrr • 7 Tramps are receiving rough treatment at Franklin. Tho southern Indiana peach crop is still uninjured. The work on the Immense new tin-plate plant at Elwood will begin Feb. 1. Muncie will pave many streets with brick and asphal t the coming season. • The city directory of Indianapolis, Just issued, shows a population of 143,995. Terre Haute is to have an anti-trust distillery. It will be the largest in the world. The eleven o'clock liquor law and the anti-gambling statutes are dead letters in Ft. Wayne. The Crawford county jail is empty and that county has no representative in the penitentiary. Mrs. E. Williams, living near Brazil, was attacked by a yearling calf and fatally injured. Satnrday. 4 Elkhart has a blind wood splitter who nfever fails to hit the stick right and has never tested his ax on his toes. Edward Thornton and daughter, colored. of Indianapolis, were asphyxiated by natural gas, Wednesday night. Tho Bell Creek Church, near Muncle, is “all broke up” over the question of an organ being used in divine services. Dubois county has the smallest delinquent tax list in the State, there being hut fifty-si* names on the published schedule. i Sherman 'Wagner, who killed his wife and babv, Is thought to be in hiding near West Baden. The sherllf and posse are still searching for him. Elkhart county has disposed of *50,000 in bonds to Harris & Co., of Chicago, at a premium of *2,315. The bonds run ten years and draw 5 per cent. Mathias C. Barth, of South Bend, discovered a small pimple on his nose which he pricked with his finger-nail. Blood poisoning set in and he died. The factional strife in the Black Creek church (United Brethren) which found its way into the courts of Allen county, has been decided in favor of the Liberals. Col. A. L. Conger, of Akron, 0.. who has large interests at Muncie, reports that business is improving all over the country, and that the mills are starting up on a better basis than over before. Congressman Duborrow, of Chicago, came to Indiana at the age of four years, was educated in Indiana schools, and began business life at Indianapolis. His early life was spent at Williamsport. The new Heavilon Mechanical building at Purdue University, dedicated on the 19th by the Governor and other dignitarres was completely destroyed by fire, Tuesday night. Loss *200,030. Partially insured. Laporte “sleepy hsads” have been worked again. A slick swindler claiming to represent a Chicago tailoring house took orders for several suits and demanded 10 per cent. cash. Hs secured about *503 in alh Elkhart people are warned by the press of the town not to carry anything of value on their persons when going about the place at night, so numerous and bold have become the hold-ups on the streets and corners of the town. William Doteror, a saloon-keeper of Bunker-Hill, who made one of a crowd to pour coal oil on an old man named James McDonald and apply a torch,.was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. McDonald was terribly burned. According to the Salein Democrat, Mrs. Emeline Dalton, whose husband and three other men are serving terms in the Prison South for whitecapping her, has been ordered out of Salem by the city authorities because of her depravity. Mrs. Frederick Lindeman, of Richmond, who purchased a ticket issued by a German lottery company at Berlin, is firmly Impressed with the hallucination that she has drawn a capital prize, and that the money is withheld from her. On all other subjects she is entirely rational. The Hammond News warns investors to be careful in purchasing lots purporting to be additions to Hammond. East Chicago and Tolleston. These ad litions, says the News, are scattered from Lake Michigan to the Kankakee river, and from the Porter county line to the State line, and many of them are miles away from the towns they purport to belong to and are worthless for any purpose. Washington Park, for Instance, which purports to be to be between Hammond and South Chicago, is. in fact, in Porter county. And the Myrtle Grove addition is in the swamps of the Kankakee. - Burglars entered the home of J. P. Alen, Wabash railway agent at Kingsbury, chloroformed the family and stole *2OO from Mr. Allen and *450 In money orders belonging to the National Express Company. The family remained In a stupefied condition throughout the night, and Mrs. Allen was dangerously prostrated. The Washington Democrat says that notwithstanding the newspaper accounts to the contrary, Stone, the Wratten mnrderer, will be executed at the southern Prison on schedule time—at sunrise on the morning of Feb. 16—that the order of the court will be strictly executed and no refusal nor delay on account of technicalities.

T. H. Booe, of Covlmrton, was prose cutcd at Veodersburg by a Pythian for wearing the badge of the order, the complainant alleging that he had no standing with the order. The trial developed that Booe had been suspended for non-pay-ment of dues, but the defendant pleaded that while he was cut off from the benefits, still he was a member and entitled to wear the badge until he had been finally dropped from the rolls. The magistrate thought differently and final Boos one dollar and costs. An appeal was taken to the Circuit Court. Patents were Issued Tuesday to Indiana inventors as follows: G. A. Foster and and C. E. Hoffman, New Albany, dental plugger; J. C. Groseclose, Bargersville, fence; E. Hays, Warsaw, nut lock, vehicle brake aud car coupling; C. M. Kiler, assignor of one-half to S. E. Urmston, Indianapolis, fence post, H. F. Kuhlmann assignor to E. Kuhlmann and J. R. Barthl Indianapolis, split pulley; O. A. Marmon, assignor to the Nordyke Sc Marmon Company. TnJiadapolis. return air purifier; J. T. M itthews, Shelbyville, wrench; A. J. F. Mill, Aurora, radial drill; C. P. Re Ist, Lebanon, support for fence post; If. 8. Smith, Bolling Prairie, rail fence. The farmers of Howard, Cass, and Tipten counties hare organixH a farmers’

company under the name of the Farmers* Insurance Company of Kokomo, Ind. The company Is for the purpose of insuring farm property against the hazard of fire, lightning, cyclones, wind storms and- tornado*, and will confine its business to the counties of Howard, Cass and Tipton. Tho officers elected were: President, W. M Souders; vice-president, Samuel Sommerviiie; secretary, L. C. Collier: general manager and adjustor, J. T. Collins. The growing demand for a company to indemnify against these losses at a reasonable expense to the insured has led up to the organization of this company. Robert D. Salmon, a wealthy farmer living a few miles east of Bluffton, was held up on the highway and robbed of *B.OOO in cash Monday night. Mr. Salmon received 58,0 X) for the salo of his farm, lie lingered about town ail day and at 10 o'clock in the evening started for his home. He had scarcely gotten outside of the town when he was assaulted by two men who, at the muzzlo of a shot gun, compelled him to hand over every cent of the money. Ho was then bound and gagged and left in a helpless condition, while the robbers made their escape. About midnight a pedestrian found Salmon and liberated him. As soon as his storv was made known a posse was organize! an! tho robbers tracked to a swamp near Kingsland.

STEAMSHIP DAMAGED.

The Normannla Struck bjr a Tidal Ware When 760 Mlle 4 Out. The steamer Normannta, of the Ham-fcurg-Arnerican Packet Company, which sailed from New York on Thursday of last week for Genoa and Naples, returned, Tuesday, so severely damaged by a tidal wave which struck the vessel early on Sunday morning that, she was reudered unseaworthy and had to put back to port in order to secure tho safety, of the passengers. The damage to the ship Is estimated at from *50.000 to *loo.ooa The wave was encountered 760 miles from Sandy Hook, at 6:15 o’clock in the morning. All day Saturday a severo snow storm had raged. At 1:50 o’clock on Sunday morning the wind was so strong and the seas so high that it was deemed advisable to reduce speed. Before 5 a. m. the weather improved, and the vessel was put at three-quarters speed. At 6:15, while the ship wa< pitched down by the head, an immense wave boarded her. No one was killed, but several seamen were seriously injured. The deck was bent and everything movable was swept away.

COXEY’S GOOD-ROADS ARMY.

They Will March on Washington 100,000 Strong and Demand 0500,000,000. J S. Coxey, of Massilon, 0., who is a good-roads advocate, announced atCleyeland, 0., Tuesday, that he intends to muster his band of followers and start for Washington and demand that Congress issue *SCO,(XX),OX) for road Improvements. They will speak in every town on the way, and expect to have *100,103 followers before reaching Wa>hington, ou May 1. Coxey has one hundred horses, and all of them will bi in the procession. The last speech will be from the Capitol steps.

THE DALTONS AGAIN.

Their Attempt to Bob a Rank Safe Is Wot Successful, At Pawnee, fifteen miles northeast of Guthrie, Okla., Wednesday, three members of tho Dalton gang rode into town and entered the bank, but found the safe locked with a time lock. They took *lO3 jrom the cash drawer and rode away carrying the cashier on a horse three miles into tho country, and compelling him to walk back.

DR. TALMAGE WILL RESIGN.

The Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, at the dose of his sermon at tho Brooklyn Tabernacle, Sunday night, made the anDquncement that he intended to resign from the pastorate of the church, the resignation to go into effect on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his taking charge of the Tabernacle. He said that a quarter of a century was long enough for a preacher to occupy one pulpit. He did not announce his plans for the future.

THE MARKETS.

Jan. 27, 1834. Indtanapotl*. GRAIN AND HAT. Wheat, SGXc; corn, 34c; oats, 31c; hay, choice timothy, 812.50; rye, 45c; bran, 812 POULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE. (Prices Paid by Dealers.) Poultry Hens, 5c per fi>; yonng chickens, s>(c per lb; turkeys,old torn-*. 4c per lb; hens, be per lb; fancy fat young tom turkeys. sc: small and poor sc; ducks, 6c. per lb; geese. 84.20(34.30 per doz. for choice. Egos—Shippers paying 10)^c. Butter— Lara, lie; mixed, 8010 c. Honey—New. 18018 c Feathers—Prime geese, 40c per lb; mixed duck, 20c per lb. Beeswax—2oc for yellow; 15c for dark. Wool—Unwashed medium wool, 16c; unwashed coarse or braid, 13014 c; unwashed line merino. 10013 c; tuo-washed, 13023 c; burry and cottod wool, 3 to 6c less than above prices. LIVE STOCK. Cattle—common to choice shippers, 82.7504.40; Stockers. 82.250J3.60; heifers. 81.5 *33.50; cows, 8103.25; bulls. BU5&3*-; milkers, 815.0)3*40.00. Hog s- 84(33.43; Sheep—-82.00(33.25. C R tea go. Wheat—s9Jfc: corn; 34%c;oats. 26>fe; pork. 813.30; lara. 87.80: ribs. 86.82>4; cattle, 83.25(35.05; hogs, 85.2505.60. Mew York. Wheat—6sJ<c: corn, 44c; oats, 33Jfc: Elgin butter, 25>fc. Baltimore. Wheat—64ccorn, 41 jtfc; oats, 35c; butter, fancy separator, 27c. , , MlnneapotU. 7* " Wheat—No. 1 hard, 63c. St. IsiuU. Wheat— s7Kc; corn, 33c; oats, 23c. Philadelphia. Wheat—62j<e; corn. 41}{e; oats, 33c; butter. Western creamery, 25c. Ulaeinnatl. Wheat—DOc: corn, 36c: oats, 30c: pork, 813.75 lard, 87.75. Toledo. Wheat—s9c>i; oatv 29c; corn, 35>fc. . , _ _ 1 Potrott. , • Wheat—s9X; corn. 35J£c; oats, 33c.boHMo. Catt1e— 84.2034.75: hogs, 83.8005.70. East Libor ty. fiOSS—f6.6CO6.7A

INTERNATIONAL “MILL”

Mitchell Knocked Out in Three Rounds. ~ America’s Champion An Easy Winner—A GreJJt FnglUa.ic Event. The long expected meeting between the great pugilists, Jamas J. Corbett, of the United States, and Charles Mitchell, of England, arranged to take place at Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 25, 1894, came off according to the programme of the Duval Athletic Club at that city. Thursday. Efforts to prevent the fight by tho authorities failed to materialize and tho contest was not interfered with in anyway after the granting of an injunction in favor of the Athletic Club, Wednesday, preventing Governor Mitchell from taking any further steps in time to prevent the tight. Great interest was manifested and more than 1,000 men viewed the fight. The platform was of the regulation pattern,

JAMES CORBETT.

surrounded by heavily padded ropes and a barbed wire fence. At 1:50 p. m. Corbett arrived enveloped In a bath robe and examined the platform. At 2 p. m. Mitchell appeared. Both men were given an enthusiastic reception by the spectators, fAt i:SO were called to the center of the ring and given instructions by the referee. At 2:51 Ed. Smith, of Denver, challenged the winner to fight for *IO,OOO a side. The fight then proceeded by rounds as follows: First Round—The referee gave nottce that it would be a fight to a finish. Corbett led off and hit Mitchell on the chin. They exchange body blows, and Jim reaches Charlie’s left eye heavily. Miteh?li reaches the ribs: another exchange and Mitchell clinches. Mitchell is on Corbett’s neck, and Jim lan Is right and right again, just as time is called. Honors easy in first round. Second Round—A wild exchange and clinch. Corbett uppercuts bis man and they come together. Mitchell lands hard on the ribs, and, as Mitchell came in, Corbett knocked him down twice in succession. Jim floored his man clearly and knocked him down again as he essayed to arise. The gong saved Mitchell. Third Round—Mitchell rather groggy. Corbett wins; Mitchell knocked out. notes, Tho contest was for a purse oj *20,030 r and the sporting world has b *en agitated for months over the probable result. Betting had been largely in favor of Corbett at at all times in the United States, bnt in England Mitchell Is said to have been heavily backed. James J. Corbett was born in San Francisco in 1865, and has had a remarbable career in his profession which culminated in New Orleans, September 7,1892. when he defeated John L. Sullivan, and became tho champion of America. Charles Mitchell was born in Birmingham. Eng., In 1861, and has devoted the years of his manhood to the pugilistic art. He boxed with Sullivan in May. 1884 at Madison Square Garden, and knocked the American champion down, but the police stopped the fight in the third round before the contest was decided.

CHARLES MITCHELL.

Mitchell was defeats! in the first ronnd because of bis own cowardice and timidity. He knew be had no chance to win, and when the men were called to the center of the ring by the referee he appeared like a dwarf beside Corbett. Corbett refused to shake hands with Mitchell. It Is well known among the sporting fraternity that Mitchell has repeatedly spoken of Corbett in the most Insulting terms and the contestants were personal enemies as well as pugilist, fighting for the championship of the world. Corbett rested for a quarter of an hoar in his dressing room, chatting with his friends and expresses his satisfaction with the result. He would have liked to punish Mitchell more, and that was apparently his only regret. Mitchell had to be assisted from the ring by his friends an 1 seconds, bat Corbett sprang oat as lightly as he had entered, apparently not the least excited or worr <>d. Crowds followed both Corbett and Mitchell as they pushed their way from the ring to the dressing rooms. Corbett

walked with a Jaunty ahr. surrounded of his second* and friends, while Mitchell, A triffie disheartened, plodded along shortly afterwards. Outside the gatesa most disagreeable surprise awaited both pugilists. Sheriff Broward, of Duval county, with a hackful of deputies, blocked the way as t|M men came abreast of him. He Jumped from his carriage and declared both under arrest. This was something neither was looking for, and consternation was written on their faces. “What is the charge?" asked Corbett. “Fighting," W3B the laconic reply of the sheriff, and with a •‘Come along, boys,” he jumped upon the box of M trheli’s back and ordered the driver to proceed to the courthouse. Two deputies took charge of Corbett’s carriage and started in the same direction. The whole thing was done so quickly that few of the crowd comprehended what had happened. Mitchell asked and was given permission to go to the hotel for a batn and rub down but Corbett wanted the matter settled at once and proceeded to the court house. After the usual preliminaries, Mitchell having appeared at the court honse somewhat refreshed. both men were place l under *s.*X> bonds to appear in the Cr.minal Court, Friday. The seconds and other participants were likewise held in *2.500 bonds as accessories. Corbett and party appeared at the Zoological Gardens In the evening and. the purse of #20.000 was formally turned over to the Champion of World, and acknowledged by him, In the presence of aa immense and enthusiastic audience. Mitchell and Corbett in the evening by mutual friends. The men shook hands and Mitchell apologized and acknowledged that ho had said mean things of Corbett, hut said that he had often been 'misquoted and wished to retract what he had said. He admitted that he had been fairly beaten. _____

REPUBLICAN HOSTS.

State Convention to Meet at Indlaaapolle, April 28. The Republican State Committee met at Indianapolis. Thursday. Candidates for the various State office* were out in force. Among the entries for Secretary of State there were present Marcos B. Sul* zer, of Ma lison; W. D. Owen, of Logansport; Aaron Jones, of South Bend, aid Ivan N. Walker, of Indianapolis. The contestants for the nomination for Auditor of State present were G. W. Wilson, of Fort Wayne; Webster Ritchey, of Muncie; John W. Coons, of Indianapolis; A. C. Dailey, of Lebanon, and I. J, Riddle, of Indianapolis, In the Attorney General list were John W. Moore, of Kokomo; Robert J. Loveland, of Pern; W. L. Taylor, of Indianapolis; Thomas Hanna, of Indianapolis, and John W. Lovett, of Andergon. Most of the aspirants for Clerk of the Supreme Court were present. Among them were Robert A. Brown, of Franklin; Alex Hess, of Wabash; Oliver A. Endsley, of Anderson; George Harvey, of Indianapolis; O. M. Tichenor, of Princeton, and Wm. R. McClellan, of Danville Of the candidates for Judg; of the Supreme Court there was present Judge L. J. Monks, of Winchester. John K. Gowdy was unanimously reelected as chairman of the committee. R. M. Seeds was chosjn secretary, and Jas. R. Henry, treasurer. It was decided to hold the next State convention at Indianapolis. April 26.

THE FEE AND SALARY LAW.

Supreme Court decides That Xfs All Bight. Thursday the Supreme Court decided that the fee and salary law is constitnal. April 25, last, Jas. W. Stout, sheriff of Vigo county, filed a petition in the Marion circuiteourt to compel State-Au-ditor Henderson to draw a warrant on the State Treasurer in his favor as mileage for conducting prisoners to th 3 penitentiary. The fee and salary law, parsed Mar. 9.1892, prohibited any such payment however, and in his petition the complainant averred that the law conflicted with the constitution and is “utterly void,” A demurrer to the mandamus was overruled by the circuit court and the case was at once appealed to the higher tribunal. The chief ground of the appeal is that the law is local and special oecanss it does not Include persons elected pri >r to the time it took effect, and that it is special because It does notinclude In Us provisions the auditor, treasurer and recorder of Shelby county. The Supreme Court in its decision, however, holds that the law is not special, but that, practically, its framers were possessed of snfliefent Information to know what they were doing. Judge Coffee wrota the opinion. Judge McCabe wrote a dissenting opinion.

The children of the tenements show a remarkable love for plants and flowers. A man was passing along one of the streets near the Nqrth river was blocked in bis progress and almost mobbed by children, from three to a dozen years old, beseeching him for the flowers in his hand. He had very few left when he got to Broadway, but ths little ones were so gleeful over their prizes that he was glad he had bad them to give. —New York Sun. Although French law prohibits womeu from going about dressed in men’s clothes, except when they ha vs obtained special permission from ths prefect of police, curiously enough, there is no legal obstacle to men parading the streets to women’s clothes. This fact has just been brought to light by the Paris courts, which have acquitted a man named Florentin Gosreider, who was charged with wearing an unauthorized disguise with the object of oon< cealing himself from the pursuit of a revengeful wife. Cornelius Vanderbilt has gives SIOO,OOO for an addition to the rail way men’s club bouse that he estab> lished in New York some years ago Among the successful farmers and fruit growers in California are • hundred or more Turks, who cams to this country to be farmers. London has women insuranot agents.