Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1894 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

The White House is undergoing extensive repairs. , mother at Corydon, Sept. 10, The Democracy of Cass county are arranging for an old-fashioned barbecue. One man at Anderson is sure that an earthqake shook up that place, Saturday night. Harris W. Stein, of Vincennes, thinks he has solved the problem of perpetual motion. Mrs, Vandergrift, mother of Mrs, RobLouis Stevenson, died at Danville, Sept. 10, of old age. The smallpox situation at Walkerton has become serious. Three new cases developed bn the 14th. 4 The Twelfth district Democratic congressional convention at Fort "Wayne, Tuesday, renominated Congressman MeNagny. The opening speech by Senator Voorhees in the Indiana campaign, appointed for Terre Haute, has been postponed until the 22d inst. The grand jury of Kosciusko county has just returned 239 indictments against dog owners in that county who failed to list their canines for taxation. A Brown county farm >r brought a load of produce to Columbus, his.stock including apples, wild plums, grapes, potatoes, ’coons and two live rattlesnakes. The Peru street fair opened Sept. 10 5 The main thoroughfares were completely filled with booths and the novelty of the enterprise attracted great crowds. Clouds of smoke prevailed over southern Indiana, Sept. 10. At Madison the pall was so dense that steamers were delayed and the hills were obscured, A grocery store, livery stable and several barns at Kewanna were destroyed by Are, and for a time it looked as if the little village was doomed to destruction, A contract has been let for building a hospital at Anderson under the direction of the Sisters of the Holy Gross. The bequests and donations amount to $109,090. Clarence E. Evans, of Columbus, 0., attempted to board a moving train at W ar saw, but fell under the wheels and was instantly killed. He was twenty-six years old. Fort Wayne is seriously considering the advisability of selling the present courthouse buildings and grounds, and locating a new building in another quarter of the city. William Scott, forty years old, while engaged in loading sand at the “Hoosier Slide,” Michigan City, was caught by a falling bank and smothered. He was a man of family. Captain H. H. Talbott, of Crawfordsville, let fly at a flock 'of blackbirds with a double barrelled shotgun. He killed thirty-nine, while a number of wounded birds got away. Terre Haute is reveling in an A. P. A. exposure. The books and records of the organization have been made public and there is said to be a sort of panic in certain political circles. Phil Matter will build a tin plate factory at Anderson one-fifth larger than tire American plant at Elwood. Anderson citizens will put up a $20,000 bonus, Mr. Matter putting in $50,000. Sheriff Simmons, of Howard county, has forwarded his resignation to Gov. Matthews. He claims he has lost money everyday he has served, because of-the present fee and salary law. George Chatham, a farmer of Pine township, Porter county, was hauling, a barrel of cider, Saturday, when it exploded. A piece of the barrel struck him in the face, knocking out his teeth and cutting off his lower lip. The sheriff of Bartholomew county made an examination of the prisoners in the jail at Columbus, finding eight of them armed with short iron bars, which they had wrenched from the window fastenings. A general delivery was contemplated. One of the hardest drinkers of Anderson is an old woman—a grandmother. She is an all-around drinker, and as a rule goes to the back door of certain saloons where tfiey give her good measure and calls for the liquor herself.—Anderson Democrat. Near Hartford City, Thursday night, Jacob Pursely, drunk and abusive, was shot and instantly killed by Frank Bell at the latter’s house. Pursely had called at the house in an intoxicated condition, and provoked the trouble which resulted in his own death. In the trial of ex-Sherlff Lemuel Willis, of Sullivan, for the assassination of Prosecuting Attorney Hulz, of Sullivan county, taken to Vincennes on change of venue, the defendant has pleaded not guilty. There is also a plea that the defendant was insane at the time of the killing.

Leroy Templeton and the other Populist leaders arrested at West Indian apolis, Aug. 12, for Sabbath desecration, while holding a political meeting, and subsequently discharged without prejudice, have sued the constabulary and justice of the peace implicated in their arrest for >IO,OOO damages. At Indianapolis, Friday, GeorgeScholtz president of the Terre Haute branch of Daniels, who was chief of the grievance committee of the Union at Terre Haute during the recent railroad strike, were found guilty of contempt of court by Judge Baker, of the United States Court. The court released the men on their good behavior. Francis M. Bray, of Madison county, a prosperous farmer at one time, became a convert to the faith-cure doctrine, and he was known as a faith-cure minister. This led him to neglect his financial affairs and disaster overtook him. Recently he became ill, and he steadily refused all remedies, stating that a revelation had been made to him that there was no possibility of recovery. Tuesday he died. Newell Gastineau, twenty-one years old, pt Ladoga, went to the barn of Frank Frantz to steal a horse. He made a selection, after lighting a match, but in throwing down the match the flame set fire to the barn and two mules were cremated. Gastineau sold the stolen horse at Veedersburg, Intending to use the money In getting married, but he was caught too soon by the law. He is under sentence to the Prison North. Tho following patents were granted, Tuesday, to Indiana people: R. P. Hobbs, Indianapolis, capsule pin and capsule; E. Dawson, Terre Haute, trolley for electric railways; Fitzgerald & Mowers, Marioo,

undertakers’trimming table; Fry <fc Hamilton, Attica, churn; W. Lyons, Goshen, heating drum; T. A. Martin, Evansville, adjustable bedstead; W. W. Wainwright, Connersville, journal box and packing box for rotary blowers: H. W. Ruton, Goshen, carpersweeper. ' Clarksville can boast of having the tallest teacher. It is M. E. Pangburn, who teaches in the city schools. Mr. Pangburn is from the upper end of the county and stands six feet four-and-a-half inches in his bare feet. He is the tallest teacher in the State,-and one of the most popular and thorough gentlemen in the schools. J. N. Madden, employed by the local gas company, and Charles Rossington, clerk at the Randall hotel, Ft. Wayne, undertook to locate a leak in one of the rooms of the hotek. and Madden lighted a match to facilitate the search. Instantly there was an explosion, doing considerable damage to the room, and severely burning both gentlemen. A natural gas explosion at Alexandria, Wednesday morning, wrecked one business block, damaged others and buried four people in the debris. , They were Samuel Myers and wife and one child and his sister-in-law. All were taken from the debris after being confined for three hours. Strange as it may seem, all were living and may recover, with tiie exception of Mrs. Myers, who was crushed about~ T thebody.’The baby, four days old, did not get a scratch. The loss is estimated at $12,000; partially insured.