Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1894 — OTHER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OTHER NEWS ITEMS.

Two distressing fatalities occurred on the faTm of James Warfield, three miles from Eagle Lake, Kosciusko county, Saturday, Mr. Warfield’s little granddaughter swallowed a small screw, which lodged in the windpipe, causing the child’s death in five minutes. The family called for assittance, and George Miles, working on the top of a high wind-pump, undertook to descend, but lost his hold and fell to the ground. Both of his legs were broken, and the physicians report that he cannot recover.

President of the American Railway Union is just now a very prominent personage. Mr. Debs is amative Hoosier, having been born at Terre Haute in 1855. At 15 years of fcgdhe began work as a painter in the Vandalia shups in that city,.afterwards working as a fireman on that road. He has been city clerk, member of the Legislatureand was Secretary arid Treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen for fourteen years. It was mainly through his efforts that the Railway Union was formed from the various minor organizations of the country. This Union was first organized in Chicago June 20,1899, and Mr. Debs was chosen president. It is now the largest body of railway men in in the world. Two burglars at Mill Creek, LaPorte county, Friday night, attempted to rob the store of Cullom Bros. Cullom’s were awakened by a burglar alarm connected with their house and store, and went ta the store at once. After a parley with the robbers inside, the thieves opened fire on the Culloms, who returned it with vigor. . One of the burglars was killed instantly, the other was fatally wounded. The wounded burglar was arrested and gave the name of Jas. Carr, of Dunbar, Pa. The dead man’s name was not ascertained. A crime resembling the murder of President Carnot was committed in London, Snnday. As Signor Bandi, director of tho (lazetta Livornesse, was entering his carriage ho was set upon bv a man who it was subsequently learned i§ an anarchist. The man drew a knife and stabbed Bandi in the abdomen. Signor Band! was at once attended by physicians, who decided that the-only hope of saving his life was to perform the operation of laparotomy. This was done, but Signor. Baud! died a 7shortlZHinn--afterward; —Prime Minister Crisp! was questioned in the Chamber of Deputies in regard to the murder. He said that Signor Bandi had been stabbed and killed by an anarchist owing to the articles that had appeared In his paper against anarchism. ’ - Ten thousand people took part in the demonstration at Collett Park, Terre Haute, Saturday afternoon and night, in protest agaist the action of the county commissioners, ordering the park closed at an unreasonably early hour. Russell Harrison, who has done much to make the park attractive, w r as given an ovation. Two years ago the national commission placed i,500.000 young bass, pickerel and pike in Wild -Cat, nearly all of which . have been killed by dynamiters. The Howard county authorities arc assisting the State fish commissioner in prosecuting the violators of the fish law.

The storm of Sunday morning was very destructive at many twints in Indiana. At Frankfort, lightning struck the Monon freight depot and the building was destroyed by fire. The storm was so violent that the engineer at the water works could not hear the alarm, consequently there was no pressure when the hose was attached. At Brownsburg the residence of Mr. Ellis was badly shattered by lightning and the building took fire, but the flames were soon extinguished. Judge, Payne, at Chicago, Saturday, granted a stay of execution in the case of assassin Prendergast, because of the present hearing. Prendergast’s hanging was Set for July 2. but the Court announced that the execution of tho sentence will be deferred until the present hearing is concluded. Dr, J. L. Wiison, of Terre Haute, is the owner of a bell which was cast in Spain in 1708. During Bonaparte’s invasion of Spain it was captured and carried to France. It 1834 it was presented to Joseph Piquet, heading a group of French emigrants who finally settled at St. Ml* ray’s, Jasper county, Illinois. -Mr. Piquet presented it to the church at St. .Mary’s in 1852, and it was used in summoning the people to worship until it was cracked by an accident, and had to be removed. Recently it attracted the.attention of Dr. Wilson, who found it lying neglected in the churchyard, and ho purchased it. The bell weighs 227 pounds, and it is made of copper, with a mixture of silver. Crawford county farmers paid laborers in the harvest field two and a-half bushels of wheat a day. It was told with great gravity that after a new postmaster had boon at Lisbon, it began to be notice 1 that no mail was being shipped out. Inquiry disclosed that tho postmaster was holding it until he got a bagful. The only toil-real left in Hendricks county is a strip extending five miles west of Plainfield amj. two miles east, it is a part of the old National road. William Raines and William Rosser, of Muncie, rivals for the same girl fought out their mutual disliko tit an open - ftelc with bare knuckles, a large cro w ! witnessing the brutal spectacle. Imth claim the victory, and it is now propcs. 1. to decide the tatle by a foot-race.

EUGESE DEBS,