Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1894 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

several sections ip northern Indiana. The big cannery at Greenwood has contracted for 3,200 acres of corn, tomatoes and pease. A receiver has been appointed for the Commonsense manufacturing company of Elkhart. Measles is spreading at the Stater Normal School at Terre Haute, and there are now forty cases. James Ward, of Terre Haute, while fooling with a dynamite cartridge, had seven fingers blown off. The Republicans made a clean sweep at Portland, on Tuesday, for the first time in the history of the town. There i 3 a bank window in Union City that is hoodooed. Every plate glass that is put in breaks without apparent cause. Two years ago South Bend gave Cleveland 1,742 majority. The average Republican majority in the election of Tuesday was about 500. A colored woman of Hazelwood has gone insane over the Coxey army* movement. Sho believes a million after her children. The State Encampment, Sons of Veterans, will be held at Kokomo, beginning July 3, and continuing four days. The local camp has already begun tho work of preparation. John Gillen and Lou Lane killed two snakes near hero last Friday. These were of the racer family and the two measured over twelve feet in length.— Tipton Times. There is a movement among Republicans in the South Bend district to nominate Aaron Jones, defeated in the State convention in his race for Secretary, as a candidate for Congress. Over two hundred tramps are camping a few miles east of Fort Wayne along the line of the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago railway. They act mysteriously, and the railway company is keeping a sharp watch. During tho temporary, absence of the paymaster of the Kelly Axe Works at Alexandria a thief broke open a window and escaped with the greater part of SBOO, which had been placed in envelopes ready for distribution to employes. Over 5,030 people congregated at the St. Mary’s river, near Decatur, Monday, to witness the baptism of sixteen people who had joined the Presbyterian church. First time in the history of that church that converts were immersed. John Slate and Frank Stonor were crushed to death and William Spina fatally injured while making repairs at the bottom of an elevator shaft of the hotel Hays, at Warsaw, Saturday. The elevator cage broke loose and fell on them. The fifth annual session of the Indiana Union of Literary Cfhbs convened at Indianapolis, Tuesday. There was a large attendance of literary people from various parts of the State. An address of welcome was delivered by W. P. Fishback. Following the Republican victory at Ft. Wayne, tiie mayor-elect has pledged himself to give the city a clean administration, and to appoint none but tho best men to the subordinate positions. It is also proposed to raise the saloon license from $l5O to $5lO per annum. Twenty-five tramps took possession of a freight car attached to a Wabash train and resisted all efforts to eject them. Upon arrival at Wabash the police were summoned, and five of the fellows wero dislodged and arrested. The remainder went on with the train, Hon. John P. Cathcart died at Westville, Thursday, aged eighty. Deceased was one of a prominent family, his fathc,r being consul to Cadiz, Spain, in 1809, and his brother, Hon. Charles W. Cathcart, being United States Senator during Andrew Jackson’s administration. Polk’s Social Institute at Greenwood was dedicated, Wednesday night, with impressive ceremonies. There was a large attendance of distinguished people from abroad. Addresses wero delivered by Dr. Stott, president of Franklin college, Rev. Dr. Lucas, of Indianapolis, and others. W’alter S. Prather, who was defeated for Mayor of North Vernon, is said to have held office for twenty-six years in that city, the last six of which were spent In the Mayor’s chair. He wa3 a candidate for re-election for a fourth term, and it is this which is said to [account for the success of the Democratic candidate for that office.

Hiram Gregory and Albert Page, two well-known young men of Brooklyn, quarreled over a young lady, Saturday. There was a scuffle and Page pulled a revolver, firing twice and killing Gregory instantly, ono of tho bullets piercing his heart. Page is crazed with grief at the terrible deed. He gavo himself np. Thero are forty-eight licensed saloons and twenty quart shops in Muncie, and for several months the licensed retailers have been complaining that the quart men retailed intoxicants, ltecently several of the retailers determined that they would not pay 1350 annual license so long as the quart men were undisturbed. Monday four of them were placed under arrest. The rules of Hanover College prohibit dancing. Recent infractions have led to serious trouble and sixty-five students threaten to leave the institution unless the faculty recedos from its position and reinstates several young lady students expelled and suspended for alleged violation of the dancing prohibitory law. The eastern Indiana Odd Fellows Daughters of Rebekah and Encampment district meeting closed a two days’ session at Muncie, Thursday evening. Past Grand Master W. H. Talbott, of Orleans, and Grand Instructor Leedy, of Indianapolis said the meeting was even more successful than Was expected. About fifty lodgos were well represented and Odd Felloes from six different States were present. The New AlbaiTV Ledger says that the sevcntecn-year locusts are appearing above ground by the thousands in that section of State, coming up through holes looking'as if made by a cane, and varying from one to three feet in depth. Most of tho grubs that have come out are very lively, and they are precisely the same in appearance as those of 1877. Superintendent T. .1. Charlton, of the Reform School for Boys, Monday, presented his semi-annual, report to the Treasurer of State. The total number oj boys In the school during the past six months was 589. The following eigth counties of the State had no representatives at the snhool: Brown, Carroll,

Franklin, Newton, Perry, Pike, Scott and Steuben. The following were the number of inmates from some of the large counties: Marion. 77; Vigo. 43; Howard, 22; Vanderburg, Iff; Madison, ITFlflkhart, len, 16; Boone, 15; Decatur, 15; Cass, 14. Thdre was an epidemic of smallpox at Plymouth, in 1858, scarcely a family escaping the ravages of the disease. Recently a case of smallpox appeared within six miles of Lake Maxinkuckee, and there are now three cases within two miles of this famous resort. A strict quarantine has been established in that community, and Dr. Cople, of Maxinkuckee, has giveD notice that he has quarantined the janitors of all thechurches savo the one at Poplar Grove, and that his purpose is to keep the people from congregating.