Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1896 — Page 9

PRESIDENT MAY RUN.

MR. CLEVELAND WILLING TO ACCEPT RENOMiNATION. « V Control of the Convention by "Sound Money" Men Is ttn Essential Feature of His Candidacy—Carlisle Declines to Contest for the Nomination. i .. . , ■ ... _ ' i: \ Presidential Gossip. The Washington correspondent of the ~GKlcago~Times-Herahi asserts that President Cleveland will not dedins m renomination if it be tendered to him by the Democratic--national convention. Secretary Carlisle Is a candidate for the 'Democratic nomination for President. I am, he says, able to state authoritatively .■what the attitude of the President is concerning the nomination, and also to explain the meaning of the candidacy of Secretary Carlisle. Secretary Olney is not and will not be a candidate for President, and ex-Seeretary Whitney is not and will 'not be a candidate. The administration program is as follows: | 1. To secure control of'the convention and adopt an anti-silver platform. 2. To nominate Secretary Carlisle If possible. I 3. That failing, to nominate Mr. Cleveland for a fourth time. The friends of Secretary Olney, of exSeeretary Whitney, and of ex-Gov. Russell, of Massachusetts, who, under favorable circumstances,-aright wish' to work for the selection of their favorite, all understand that the President has arranged his plans on the lines which I have just described, and this state of affairs necessarily precludes the pressing of any other candidate from the wing of the party to .which the President belongs. Within the last few weeks there hat t>een a goofi deal of newspaper talk about Mr. Carlisle's candidacy. It has been said that the President would write a letter emphatically declining again to permit hig came to be used in connection with the nomination, and in this letter he would make Secretary Carlisle his political heir and ask the Democratic patty to give him Its support. It has also been said that there was some friction in the Cabinet between Secretary of State Olney and ■Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle as to the political succession, and that the President had put Mr. Olney to one side In ;favor of Mr. Carlisle. These stories are devoid of truth. . 2 r The President will not decline a renomInation if it is offered to him with substantial unanimity. He does not propose te enter into any scramble for the honor, or to use any of the enormous Federal patronage at his disposal to bring it about If, however, when the delegates meet at Chicago it shall be the opinion of i majority of them that he is the strongest candidate, and the platform is a declaration in favor of sound money and the principles of tariff reform to which the Democratic party stands pledged, Mr. Cleveland will not decline the honor. In the meantime the President will not publicly proclaim his position, nor will lie write any letter either announcing himself as a candidate or declining to allow his name to go before the convention. There will be no change in his position. He will simply permit matters to drift and assume shape without active interference from him.

CARLISLE STEPS OUT.

Decllues to Contest fo| 'Presidential Nomination. A Washington dispatch says: Secretary -Carlisle declines to enter into a contest for the Democratic nominaton for the presidency. He has written a letter to the Chairman of the State Central Committee of Kentucky in response to one from the chairman asking him to consent to the use of his name, declining to do so. A’t same time the declination is not so forcible as to entirely remove Mr. Carlisle from the list of possibilities. -. There is somewhat of a string to the declination. The letter is a plain, straightforward expression of opinion on the part of Mr. Carlisle upon the monetary question and something more than an intimation that he would not.run an a platform which might be unsatisfactory to him on finances. He intimates that this is the issue before the people and the success of the' Democratic party is dependent upon the action or failure to act upon this question'. He says he is more interested in the success of the party and in its proper action on the great questions now agitating the jjqoyie than he is in the question of tne man who tftiu.ll be nominated. In the concluding paragraph of his letter Mr. Carlisle uses language which will be small comfort for Senator Blackburn. He lets the world at large and the Democratic voters of his State in particular into the secret that when he retires from the Treasury Department he would consider it a grateful indorsement if his people khould return him to the Senate. Nowhere in the letter is there a disrtanct refusal to accept a nomination If offered, but (he says he declines to participate in a contest for it

SYMPATHY FOR CUBA.

Houae Adopts the Resolutions by a Vote of 244 to 27. The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the House conferees on the Cuban resolutions. The resolutions thus adopted recognize Cuban belligerency and recommend the friendly Intervention of President Cleveland looking toward Cuban autonomy. The vote stood 244 to 27. It was received with tumultuous cheers. The vote was taken In the shape of a motion to adopt the conference report, this report Showing that the House conferees had agreed to the Senate revolutions. The resolutions, boing concurrent, do not need the approval of the President, 4but, of course, will be sent to him through the usual channels, so that he will receive official notification of the opinion of Congress on the Cuban question. , The brewers of Louisville have In the past paid the cost of telephones in saloons where owners bn/ beer from them. The brewers have agreed to hereafter refuse to pay for telephones, the aggregate cost of which is about $15,000 a /ear, and saloonkeeper/ have declared.* -bo/’~ cott Dealers will order their beer from 6L Louis, Cincinnati and Milwaukee. Francis B. Faro, son of the Italian ambassador and professor of civil engineering st the Columbian University, died at "Washington of ooDSumption, aged U /sam

CAPTURING THE WORLDS MARKETS.

What Tariff Stndents Need. A couple of pages of the revised edition of “Tariff Facts for Speakers and Students” Lave given us an idea of the extent of the ground that is being covered in the new issue of this publication. In the section of “Agriculture,” it has been the aim to collate facts relating to the area, production, value, exports and imports of different staple ■crops concerning which any statistics are available. In connection with “Industries,” the same plan has been adopted, but showing the extent of each industry, number of employes, their wages, value of the manufactured products, exports and imports of similar goods, together with the ffmomlt of [duties paid upon such Imports. This mass of Information, covering a period of ten or fifteen years, is all compactly placed together under Its appropriate 'heading. All that the speaker or student of Tariff Facts need do is to study the figures supplied and base his arguments thereon. Other sections cover Canadian statistics, onr Finance, Duties and Trade, Labor, Wages and Prices. The entire information has been brought down to the end of 1895 and, where possible, to March 1, 1890. Sow Tariff and High Prices, er the McKinley tariff the duty upon boots and shoes was 25 per cent, ad valorem. The free-traders’ idea being that the consumer pays the tax, and desirous of relieving-tbe burdens of labor, they lowered the wleked McKinley rate down to 20 per cent., rubbing their hands with glee and satisfaction because they had, In their imagination, reduced the price of boots and shoes to the wage earner by 5 per cent. That was the theory. The fact was shown by Bradstreet’s review of prices during 1895. Boots and shoes were 12.6 per cent, higher at the close of last year than they were at the beginning of the year. The reduction of 5 per cent, in

the “tariff tax” was allowed by an Increase of 12.6 per cent. In cost. Theory is a great thing—in theory. But It gets knocked out when It confronts a condition. Onr February Imports. February. 1895. 1896. Free of duty... .$27,793,008 $28,524,036 Dutiable 30,022,973 33,963,262 Totals $58,315,981 $62,487,298 The record of the second month of the new yenr that was to bring us “restored prosperity” shows an increase of $4,171,317 in our imports of foreign goods above the amount purchased in February, 1896. The people of the United States secured $731,028 worth more free goods last month. They also secured the privilege, as the free-trad-ers have always told us, of paying “the tariff tax” upon $3,440,289 more of foreign goods, besides bejn|; accorded the privilege of resting from the weary labor of making these goods in this country, and, Incidentally, of earning and spending the proportion of their value that might have been paid to American labor. ~ American Flag, The movement to bring to Americans and American capital a fair share of the carrying trade upon the high seas, and to restore that prestige which this country bad when the famous clipper ships were admired in the ports of the world and which was lost soon after,

is making rapid strides. The Atlantic Transport, Company, Anfericah, has purchased the entire outfit and rights of the National Line, British, and the 'American flag will soon be run up on the following vessels: “Ameriea,” “Europe,” “Spain,” “Greece,” “France” and “England.!’ Let the good work go on until the American can ship his goods, ftimself travel and the government can can send Its mails upon American ships, and the United States flag will become familiar once more in the seaport cities the wide world over.— Mail, Lowell, Mass. Pays British Dividends.

Lister & Co., Manningham Mills, Bradford: Annual Report, 1894Profit .:.T.£15.223 Dividend* 2 per cent Carried forward Annual Report, 1895Profit £73,382 Dividend 4 per cent Carried forward £4,682 ♦The profit of £15,223 being insufficient to meet the payment of a dividend, the directors took £34,437 15s. sd. from the reserve fund so as to cover £15,437 15s. 7d. deficiency. This enabled them to pay 2 per cent, dividend for 1894. A. & S. Henry Co., Limited, Bradford: Annual Report, 1894 : Profit".*— ......... -t .... £63,910 Dividend .... .5 per cent Reserve fund £85,000 Carried forward £9lO Annual Report, 1895Profit £93,708 Dividend 7 per cent Reserve fund £IOO,OOO Carried forward £10,708 Although only a 7 per cent, dividend was paid, yet the chairman explained that the company had really earned 12 per cent., but that this was one of the years when it was prudent to add a large sum to the reserve fund. The foregoing shows how our free trade pays British dividends. Tbe Senate to Blame. Since the vote, taken in the United States Senate upon the Dingley revenue bill, no effort whatever has been made to relieve the condition of the Treasury. Free trade papers immediately announced that the bill was dead. They wished It to be dead. Blindly, as has too often been the case, Republican papers and Republican Senators fell Into line with the Democratic idea. The inertia of United States Senators, who are generally supposed to favor a policy of protection for the Treasury, as well as for American labor and industries, has not been generally endorsed by the people. Any Help Is in Order. Some Congressmen hold that because there Is an anti-protection majority in the Senate, and an anti-protection President In the White House, no attempt should be made to increase the revenues unless it can be done squarely upon Republican protection lines. It should be remembered that, while increases in-protective duties are in the right direction, any increases upon competitive products that will tend to help the Treasury out of a bad muddle *are now in order. Study These Points. Under protection we derived a large revenue upon a comparatively small volume of imports of wool. Under Democratic tariff we derive no revenue from a very large volume. Under protection the farmer commanded a good price for his wool, and consequently was a large buyer of goods; under Democratic tariff he gets a low price, and therefore is a small purchaser.— Chicago Inter Ocean. » ■' The Good Times to Come. Let Canadians keep on fooling with their spruce logs and other things. Uncle Sam will one of these days wake them with a reciprocity that will stand thepi on their heads. They have the run of American markets this year, and they had better make tbe most of It It will end suddenly next year.—lnter Ocean, Chicago.

A MICHIGAN TRAGEDY

MILLIONAIRE LUMBERMAN AND A FAMILY KILLED. Bloody Deed by 8. B. Minchell at Pentwater—Assassin Alleges Oppression * bv thaMUllonaire, and Fear that Hli Family Would Live In Poverty. ' >' h - Story of the Crime. The roost appalling HPXtupU; crime in the history of Western Michigan occurred at Pentwater Thursday night. As a result" William B. O. Sands lies dead,, with his right arm missing, and S. B. Minchell, ‘his wife and three children are dead at their home. The whole is the work of Minchell, who made on attempt to assassinate Sands and then returned home 1 and shot every member of his family dead. After completing his bloody work he jurned the weapon upon himself and sent a bullet into his brain. Mr. Sgnds, who had been at work in the office of the Sands & Maxwell Lumber Company, started for home at 9:30. When within a few rods of his house a man began firing at liim with a rifle. Sands Btarted for the nenrest house. The assnssin followed and fired as he ran. Mr. Sands ran into the yard, and was chased around the building until five shots in all had been sent after him. Then the as.sailiiiit disappearcd.iii-thedarkn.esfl.Sanda was found a moment later. Three out of the five shots had penetrated his right arm and the fourth had inflicted a flesh wound in his leg. The arm was so badly shattered amputation was decided upon, though the physician informed the family • that the operation would probably prove fatal. Sands was 65 years old and his recovery was uulooked for. He died Friday evening. ‘ Not until morning was the identity of the assassin known. S. B. Minchell, pn insurance agent and attorney, who made a specialty of collecting bad debts, had had some words with Sands over a business transaction, and suspicions were entertained that lie might be the man. Officers called at his home to make an investigation, but were unable to gain admission. They concluded the faiqily was away from homo, and did not try to force an entrance then. With the circumstances pointing more toward the theory that Minchell was the assassin, it was decided to place hint "under arrest. Then, as before, no one answered the rnppings, and the front door was broken down. The sight that presented itself almost froze the intruders' blood. Mrs. Minchell and her husband and daughter, Ruby, were found dead in the sitting room. The two little boy babies lay dead in their bed, all pierced with bullets. Minchell three years ago lived in Chicago. His fanjily wore well known and popular. His daughter, Ituby, hnd a class in music, and was considered a competent instructor. Minchell was a lay reader of the Episcopal Church. He wns a devout man, but of quarrelsome disposition and several times hnd trouble with neighbors and business clients. Somo time ago in an altercation with tlio postmaster he is said to have threatened that official's life. Temporary insanity was at first suspected, but it now appears the crime was premeditated and deliberate. From a letter written by Minchell it is proved that Minchell contemplated the tragedy two months ago. Fenr of want and poverty for his family is the excuse offered. > In the letter ho told a Chicago friend' should his family survive him he hoped the friend would look after them, showing that at the time of writing he was yet undecided, as to whether or not he should murder the family. Minchell left another long letter, the gist of which was that Sands had promised him all of the company's business and now demanded one-third of the commission. Minchell wns badly involved and extreme love for his family prompted him to kill them rather than see them suffer. Mr. Sands was 55 years of age. It was expected ho -would have l>eeu chosen a delegate to the Republican national convention. had he lived. . '—: i In a letter addressed to A. Williams, RaaJtgCf .bftljijing. Chicago,. M Ludiell -said he had allowed himself to be elbowed out of the swim and had become A detriment to his friends and was incapable of helping his family. He referred in detail to the good qualities of moml)ors of his family and declares that their home relations were most, happy, although he was the victim of overmastering busiiaws troubles and anxieties. He felt, lie said, that the resolution which led pauper fathers to kill their pauper children was Spartaiilijfe and that no one not so situated could realize the situation. Samuel B. Minchell came to Chicago about ten years ago. He bad previously been a justice of the peace in Colorado. He had little success as a lawyer beyond becoming the salaried attorney of the Woman's Protective Association. He occupied an office with Attorney C. C. Bowersock for two or throe years and was a partner of County Attorney Robert S. lies /or about six months in' 1891. He afid Mr. lies disagreed about money matters, and ho had a desk for a while with Case & Hogan. He left for Michigan in 1892 and was not known to have returned to Chicago since then. Minchell owned a home at Argyle Park. He rented one floor to another family. The two families quarreled and Minchell evicted his tenants. The whole neighborhood became involved in the squabble, .-md Minchell was repentcdly arrested ouw saultand battery warrants. Every case against him wns dismissed by the justice of the peace at Argyle, but Mincholl’s enemies persisted in prosecuting him until he filed an Injunction bill to stop them. Judge Tilley granted a temporary injunction and the matter was adjusted. Tim Sheehan, discharged from the service of the Cincinnati Southern Railway because of color blindness, killed himself with a razor at Lansing, Tehn. Anson B. Strong was arrested at Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, charged witfi the murder of Mrs. Alvin N. Stone at Tallmadge. The evidence on which the charge i» based is largely aircum- . ■tanriaV ~ _____ 1 „ Dinicl Kern, for connected wirli the northern Indiana normal school, died suddenly at Valparaiso, agcd44yfears. * New York lithographers will return to work pending the derision of the committee on arbitration.

WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN.

Beport of the Department of Agriculture for the Northwest. The report as to the condition of the crops throughout the country, and the general effect of the weather on the cultivation and growth of same, made by the directors of the several climate and crop sections, and received at Chicago, show that over the central and northern portions ofthe country theseason is from two to three weeks Tate, in consequence pt which farm work has been correspondingly delayed. The condition of winter wheat is reported as poor in Virginia and “Ohio "and faTFln Illinois - and Kentucky, but more favorable reports were received from Kansas, Arkansas and New York. The recent freeze has caused some injury to winter wheat in Michigan. No spring wtheat'has yet been tfoWn in North Dakota and practically none in Minnesota. In South Dakota spring wheat seeding is becoming general, and au Nebraska and lowa seeding is nearly completed. Oat seeding is generally well advanced in the States of the central valleys, and in the gputhern States this crop is reported as doing well. Reports by States follow: Illinois—March was a cool, dry month, much below the normal In- rainfall, except In a few of the extreme ‘southern counties along the Ohio River. Vegetation was held In check by the coolness, and the crop season begins about ten days later than usual. Grain came through the winter In fair condition only, the freezing and thawing, with only light snow protection, injuring It somewhat, but it is probable that the lack of rain last fall and the dry winter caused more harm. Wheat Is In the best condition In the wet counties along the Ohio. Spring work began generally during the last week In March, but was stopped by the cold weather the middle of last week and is just beginning again. Some oats have been sown, but the crop will go In this week. Stalk cutting and plowing are also being pushed and much corn land will be prepared this week. Earl/ gardens and potatoes are being planted. Grasses are coming on nicely, with the exception of clover. Fruits are thought to be unharmed and trees are laden with bloom buds, which are bursting' In southern counties. The soil Is working well throughout the State, although the subsoil Is generally lacking in moisture. What little winter wheat the northern counties contain seems to be in good condition; rye also Is doing well and grasses are starting nicely. Fruit beds have not yet started, but are thought to be unharmed. In central counties winter wheat Is generally in good condition, although a few fields In every county have suffered from freezing and thawing, and good, warm rains are needed. Chinch bugs are already reported as numerous. Wisconsin—The greater portion of the State was visited during the last three days of March by a. fairly distributed rain and snow storm, which was of decided benefit, yet more rain Is needed In the middle and southern sections; no farm work has been started Jn the northern sections and very little in the middle; in the southern sections the farm work was generally stopped by the cold weather; the weather has been generally unfavorable to winter grain, especially wheat. South Dakota—Stormy weather, with snow during first of week and frosty nights since, have retarded spring work; soil amply moist, generally In good condition for seeding; but little seeding has been previously done, though now it is becoming general; season unusually late. Nebraska—Fall-sown grain Is starting and Is in excellent condition; spring wheats mostly sown and oat seeding well advanced) plowing for corn has commenced In southern counties, and soil Is in fine condition for working and seding. lowa—Temperature and rainfall below nor. mal; seeding and plowing In progress, with soli In good condition; bulk of seeding dons In southern districts and well begun la northern section. Indiana—Warm, rainy weather first days of week Improved cereals, which began to show green, but windy weather following checked advancement; plowing for corn and oats continued and oats and potatoes planted In localities; fruit buds swelling. Ohio—Fore part of week favorable, latter part unfavorable; some plowing done, but farm work la greatly delayed; wheat generally poor and other cereals and grass variable and backward; some peaches winter killed, other fruits probably safe; buds swellMlchlgan—Cold wave of Thursday and Frl-' day caused considerable damage to wheat, rye and clover; farm work held back by cold weather; spring plowing Just begun In southern counties and some oats being sown; fruit buds reported in generally, good condition.

UNIFORM OF THE VOLUNTEERS.

Mrs. Ballington Booth in Her New Religions Livery. The women soldiers in Bnllington Booth’s new army, “The Volunteers,” ■will wear a uniform varying considerably from that which clothes the forms of the sisters In the old Salvation army. It is thought by many to be prettier than the old uniform, although there are others who will prefer the familiar hat and simple attire of tbe original. The new uni-

MAUD BALLINGTON BOOTH.

form is of cadet blue, made on lines that fit the figure snugly around tfhe shoulders, waist and hips. The bodice is made after a pattern somewhat resembling a Norfolk jacket, with three flat plaits back and front.' The gored skirt is narrow. Ho sleeves are skin tight and about tbe close wrists are set folds of white lisse, a little fold of whidh appears at the throat, giving the costume a dainty, trim, quakerish aspect. Mrs. Booth looks charming In her new religious livery and her troops are very proud of her. Ex-Aid. McGrath, qf Fort Worth, Texas, convicted of the murder of James Rushing and given nine years In the penitentiary, escaped from the county Jail and Is still at large. The escape, It was taid.WAi.aue tQ.c&relessndlot tho jailer* who has been removed by the Sheriff; The garment workers of Baltimore, who have been out on strike for tbe last five weeks, have declared the strike off. Rev. W. H. Brown, of Meriden, Conn., has been acquitted of the charge of tar* •V-

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLDr . Kokomo Has a Tremendous Gas Ex- - plosion—Widespread Ruin the Benoit—Joseph Mix Rapidly Sinking) Because of Son’s Alleged Disgrace* Terrible Explosion of Gas. - —The-most destructive natural gas explosion that ever occurred in the Indiana gas belt took place in Kokomo at noon Friday, the station of the Kokomo Natural Gas and Oil Company, consisting of four iron and brick buildings, located in she central part of the city, being demolished and many houses in the immediate neighborhood being shattered and almost wrecked. Fire bnrst forth from the ruins just after the explosion and the plant and machinery were entirely consumed. So violent was the shock of the explosion that windows three squares away were broken to flinders and men and horses, going along the street were knocked down and seriously injured. Joseph Lindley, superintendent of the plant, was in the office When the explosion occurred and was hurled through one of the and fell forty feet away. Two horses in the works were raised high in the air and were crushed to death in the fall and their bodies burned. No lives were lost; though KGVPra 1 AmnliYVAB n’Ai*n alicrKHtr hupf" T 1 ha ov-fv*«w Vv CIC flllgullJ 11 tll t. JL lit? company furnished fuel gas for domestic consumption, and •'hundreds of families were thus cut off without fuel supply. Among the buildings that suffered most from the Shock of the explosion were the jail and the court house, both of which had the windows torn out and bricks and stones displaced. Noted Seer of White River Dying. Joseph Mix, of Anderson, the old seer of White River, known as such all over CJhio and lndiana, is reported dying. He was declared of unsound mind some lime ago and his money, or rather that part could be found, was put into the hands of a gtsardi.an. He is 70 years of age and has gained his title from the fact that he had a strange insight into the future. He could, it is.said, locate missing, stolen or lost articles, could tell who the thieves were and do many equally strange things. He practiced his art in Indiana, for forty years and during his last years people came from the Eastern and Western States to have him locate lost children. In this manner he amassed s fortune and it is thought that he buried most of it. When his estate was turned over to the guardians but” $4,000 could be found. It Is thought that he is worth many times this amount. His aberration was due to a peculiar circumstance. His son Joe married and later sold his wife and threw in her bed clothing to Joe Badgley. a neighbor, for $25 on easy payments. The bed clothes were thrown in to fill out the bargain and the money was jpaid and he delivered the wife. The sals would probably have held good but for the State stepping in and taking a hand. Tho pews was sent out through a press association and the similarity in names caused ‘many to think that it was him. It turned his mind and he has been failing ever since.

All Over the State. Frank Brown, a prominent Terre Ha qte citizen, and treasurer for the local lodges of Red Men, has been missing for several days. His accounts are said to be correct, * and it is feared that he has been driven to suicide by continued ill health. At Portland, Ida Tullis brought suit against Valentine Flauding, Jr., for $5,000 damages, alleging breach of promise. She asserts that on two occasions they had arranged to be married, but that both times Valentine failed to appear. T. L. Coons, a druggist of Edinburg, committed suicide by swallowing prussic acid. After swallowing the poison he claimed that it was taken by mistake. The deceased was married five years ago, and leaves a wife and child. Quite recently he dissipated to excess. £ - j oncSi commander of Williams Host. G. A. R- of Mnncie, has decided to la? a candidate for department commaudor at the coming State enemupntent at South Bend. Dr. Jones entered the war ns drummer boy in Colorado at the age of 12 years. William Smelz, a farmer, residing north of Mishawaka, was bitchiDg up a team, .when a calf ran out of the barn and kicked him in the face, severely injuring him. At tb&aojwjii time one of thcuhorses kicked him in the side near the lower ribs. in a precarious condition. At Elkhart, fire completely destroyed the residence and contents belonging to Jacob Geiscr. Loss, $2,500; insured in the Concordia, of New York, for SI,OOO. Geiser had $3,000 in gold and SI,OOO in greenbacks hidden away in the cellar, which was found safe in the debris. WilKam Kemper and John Lipkie, of Otis, engaged in a friendly contest for boxing supremacy in a saloon. A ring was formed by bystanders and the men, stripped to the waist, sailed Into each other. After a few passes Kemper struck Lipkie in the abdomen. The injured man (ell unconscious and remained so\ until Thursday, when he expired. The coroner has not rendered his verdict, but It is believed the affray will require grand jury Investigation. Kemper was a passenger conductor on the Monon for a number of years, and was also a rorme* township official. . ' ® The village of Bristol, in the upper edge of Elkhart County, is excited over the developments following the finding of a counterfeiters’ plant in subterranean apartments on an island in the St. Joe river. The outfit included tools, molds, dies, milling machines, etc., besides a pilo of bogus gold and silver coin in all stages of development. Among the spoils was an old poeketbook, identified as belonging to Jonathan Crumpacker, who was assassinated near Bristol a year ago, ns well as papers and other documents taken at the time of. the robber/ of the Bristol •postoffiee nenrly two years ngo. The wife of William M. Hampton, of Indianapolis, was prostrated by fright by the presence of a burglar in her sleeping room, and she died of exhaustion. The Ministerial Association of Terro Houtehn* askedthe potter? board that thw Bunday closing law be enforced, board is In favor of a liberal Interpretation of the law. At Qreensburg, Mrs. Bryant Beeson** death resulted from a peculiar accident. A few days ago she was gaffed in th* hand by a rooster. Bone rheumatism set In and blood poison resulted, cautioff Mr th three lays latep 4 a- * - > •