Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1894 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

6 Auburn is in debt 123,000. Fort Wayne has a Bobolink elub. Anderson will have a new opera house. Michigan City Is overrun with professional fakirs. Bluff ton has sent over 40 people to “jag” cure institutions. The Presbyterians have organized a church at Gas City. ~ All available land in Steuben county is being planted in potatoes. Ashley has organized an improvement company to boom the town. Jackson county reports fine prospects for raspberries and blackberries. The one-pound baby at the Mishawaka orphans’ homo is well and gaining in weight: RepresentativeTS‘arlnrßas‘¥ecommended Edgar Ridenour of Peru, for cadet at West Point. Col. Joseph Moore, of Indianapolis, well known in G. A. R. circles, died in that city, Monday, aged sixty-five. A heavy wind at Elwood lifted several houses from their foundations and wrecked the west gable of the 1 Irst M. E. church. The Elwood Gun Club is making special preparations for the interstate shooting tourney, to bo held in that city, beginning June 27. The police authorities of Evansville have ordered the removal of-slot ma-_ chines, claiming that they are simply gaming devices. The Eleventh District Republican Congressional convention at Hartford City, Thursday, nominated Major Geo. W. Steele on tho fifty-eighth ballot. • The Republican Congressional convention for tho Fifth district, at Martinsville, Thursday, nominated Jesse Overstreet, of Johnson county on the eleventh ballot. Stephen D. Mills, of Jefferson county found a turtle on his farm on which his son, A. W. Mills, of Seymour, had cut his initials twenty-nine years ago, as shown by the date. The stewards of the M. E. church, Richmond district, met at Richmond, and among other things placed the salary of the presiding officer at $1,710, a slight increase over preceding years. Preparations are said to be going on for a general strike of the Hour millers under fee auspices of the Knights of Labor. An alsembly of 150 has been formed at Minneapolis and representatives arc now at work at ICansas City. Representative Daniel Waugh, of Tipton, Ind., will retire from Congress with his present term, and resume tho practice of law. Mr. Waugh left the Indiana circuit bench to come to Congress. Ho has served two terms. 5 The storm of Thursday was severe throughout Indiana and Michigan. Great damage was done to trees and shrubbery and many buildings were unroofed. At Indianapolis an infant was killed by a falling wall. David Pink, living in a shanty boat at Madison, nailed fast the doors and windows with himself inside, determined upon starving to death. Neigbors becamo alarmed, and forced an entrance, finding him almost dead. The Delaware county grand jury has returned indictments for murder against Frank Benadum and Michael Gorman, of Muncie, growing out of the killing of Lemuel Bailey, who was beaten and choked to death in Benadum’s saloon. BlContributions are being solicited, and considerable money has already been secured, looking to tho erection of a soldiers’ monument in the court-house yard at Roekport. The work is being done under tho auspices of tho Spencer Relief Corps. Following the destruction by fire of the Whitelcy reaper and mower works at Muncie, the Commercial Club of Omaha, Nob., made, an offer of $150,000 and free land if Mr. Whitoly would remove his business to that city. The offer was declined. George Dinnels. of Columbus, some days ago stepped on a rusty nail which penetrated his foot. The wound apparently healed, but finally he was seized of lockjaw, by which his whole body is affected. His jaws are so firmly set that they will Aot admit liquid food, and he is dying of starvation. 4 A green worm measuring from a quarter to half-inch in length has made its appearance in the fields of growing clover in Huntington county. They appear in countless numbers, and when a field is once attacked tho destructive work is continued until every bit 6f blossom and leaf is consumed. Tho Attica Ledger vouches for a hen owned by Mrs Milton Rupert, living outside tho limits of that city, which fowl has no use for nests, but daily, climbs in a tree and drops an egg. The limb is fifteen feet from the ground and the hen has been doing this peculiar thing for several weeks and not an egg has been broken. Parker and McAffcc, the Indianapolis colored men,sentenced to hang for the murder of druggist Eystcr, afterward granted a new trial on technicalities, were again found guilty at t Franklin, Wednesday, tho case having been taken to Johnson county on change of venue, and were sentenced to life imprisonment. The Republican members of the City Council, of Terre Haute, abolished the offico of city attorney, and then recreated it and elected a Republican. However, the old city attorney refused to surrender, claiming that under the McHugh bill ho can not bo ousted until September. Tho old chief fire englneor also refuses to step down, making the same plea. Tho new officials claim that It is within the power of the City Council to remove at any time, Tho will appeal to tho courts. A similar condition of affairs exists at Shelbyvllle, * A peculiar fight is reported at "Gabtown,” a suburb of Evansville. Charles Miller was talking with an acquaintance when Joseph Sturm approached him with a friendly remark, asking Miller to accompany him. Miller consented, but continued talking with his friend, and finally Sturm started off. Tills angered Miller, who attacked Sturm with a knife, cutting him many times übout tho head and body, Sturm attempted to defend himself and finally clinched Miller, who made a .misllck with his knife and stabbed himscif in tho bowels. The injurv resulted in his death. Sturm was fatally cut. Patents v.ere granted to the following citizens of Judlni a J. 11. Cooper. Milford, assignor of one-half to G. L. Avering, Katrbury, 111., base for fenco posts; A. J. Forsythe, Kokomo, wire fenco machine; A. It. Heath, Covington, car coupling; J. L Hoke, South Bend,'straddle row-wheel cultivator; J. Miller, ar., assignor of onehalf to F. M. Battles, Huntington, well or

cisiern cleaner; J. F. Miltenberger, J. S. Wyant and C. Schott, assignors to said Wyant and Schott, T. J.\ 4 Shackleford and C. Kirkpatrick, Warsaw, sash fastener; J, \V; Nethcrly, assignor to Indiana Manufacturing Company, Indianapolis, straw stacker; G. T. Schultze, Evansville, apparatus for drying lumber; C. D. Shra der, New Albany, attachment for coffins; J. W. Trainer, Fort Wayne, reed organ; R. L. Turner, Indianapolis, tailpiece foi musical instruments. —t The May Music Festival, at Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis, May 15, 16 and 17, promises to be an event of greater interest than it has ever been before, The uniform success that has attended these annual feasts of song and melody has made them events to b< looked forward to with joyful anticipation by people throughout tho State, and even beyond its boundaries. The stars who are to appear this year as the leading attractions are Mme. Emma Eames. Ben Davies, Mile. Trebelli and Max Heinrich. These artists appeared at the greatest musical festival ever held in New England. at Springfield, Mass., last week, and scored a great success. There will be very low rates on all railroads (one cent a mile on the 16th) leading to the capital, during the entire festival season, and the attendance will undoubtedly be much larger than in former years.