Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1899 — Page 6

THE PATRIOTS TALISMAN.

gB CHAPTER X. £lt was in the evening when Seaton “Went up to headquarters to report. He feras admitted at once to the presence of ■3k commander-in-chief, whom he found 4a company with two general officers, one V*f whom, in a warm, impetuous way, ad•“vanced and grasped his hand—a man not ■wider than himself—a slightly-built, handHfeme man, with intense fire in his keen, ' <dark eyes, and a superabundance of life and zeal in his youthful face.” if “My brave Captain,” he cried, with a [ Strong French accent, ‘‘l congratulate Sjjrou. I saw your troupeau de betail — MMBr borines —a magnificent spectacle, Lcertes!” !' “Thank you, Marquis. I did as I was Wardered.” # ft;/ /‘As a true soldier always does,” said : --a deep, grave voice, most decidedly Teu- | tonic. ■ Seaton turned in the direction of the voice, and beheld a brown-faced, strong- ; Jty built, middle-aged man, wearing a ■•trange undress uniform, with the Black Eagle of Prussia upon his breast. Our ■kero’s' heart swelled, and his eye bright■ened and moistened, at sight of that nohie Order. His father had worn it, and to himself, as a sacred treasure, had been •left the chivalric insignia than which not '■one in Europe is more prized. The strannfer must have observed our hero’s deep, gSnpassioned look, for he quickly arose to rafes feet, and extended his hand. . Our young captain cast an anxious S tance towards the commander-in-chief, kfie had been admitted into the august presence for the purpose of making his i It would do very well for two officers, and both noblemen at ■that, to be free and easy in that place, but surely it would not answer for him. caught his glance, and quickgay understood its meaning: and, further|«nore, this mark of the gallant cavalrybtman’s modesty and reverence evidently him, for he came forward with C4a smile, and having welcomed the youth ; ®y a cordial grasp of the hand, he said: 1 "Captain Seaton, I will make you ac'<quainted with our country’s dear and /valuable friend, Frederick William Au|jfcustus, Baron de Steuben.” •* Our hero’s heart leaped at the sound -es that name. He had heard it from the 4ips of his father, as the name of one of stbis dearest friends in the army of Fredftbriek the Great. He grasped the old Prussian’s hand with both his own, hardly knowing what he said. The baron feaeemed surprised at the youth’s unwont•d emotion, but before he could remark ■ Wipon it, Gen. Washington spoke: “You obtained the beef, Captain?” H “Yes,' General.” fe And thereupon Seaton gave, in detail, fit account of his expedition. A hearty laugh followed his picture of the rage •nd chagrin of Gabriel Van Tromp upon /the breaking up of his secret corral. am told that you have also brought ■*ln some prisoners.” “Yes, General, and they are men whom /I have captured once before. My first expedition, a year and a half ago, Igwas made into this valley, in quest of a Bgang of Tories and outlaws commanded •Oby Kirk Fagan. 1 captured them, and them up in Philadelphia. Fagan |»ade his escape from jail within a month 7 afterwards, and the others became free b upon the occupation of our city by the ■British. I had known that a portion of ; that outlaw command was used by the • ■enemy for foraging purposes, but I did t aot know that Fagan was with them unf<ll I gained information from Van v’flTromp’s boy, who let out that the desL’gerado had been there two days before, | With ten men. I got on track of the ras- » cals yesterday morning, and picked them Eap at the old Warwick Tavern, where I they had stopped for a jollification. We L<aptured nine of them, Fagan included, f.*nd left two dead. I have delivered them if •over to the provost. Fifty of the catfctle, and the extra horses, which I have in, I found in their keeping.” L-" Captain,” said Washington, heartily, | t “you have done a greater service than I you may suppose. I have been espeI dally warned against this Fagan. He is t -one of Howe’s most accomplished spies. am indebted to you.” /Seaton bowed, with his hand upon his L'heart. No greater reward could have t jbeen given him. , At this juncture an orderly appeared Land handed to the commander-in-chief a • note. The latter opened and read it, I -and then turning to his guests, he said: “Gentlemen, you will excuse me. Make lyourselves comfortable. I leave my of- | fice in your charge for the time, Mar B<uis." Jt was a supreme moment for Robert ! Beaton, He found himself, for a brief [ aeason, at least, as the honored guest of jSVjishington, on terms of social equality Lwith two men who had brought succor l and hope from the Old World to the L New—two men whose names were to ilI lumine forever after the brightest pages gin the history Of American Independence. Y The younger of the two was the MarHanis Gilbert Motier de La Fayette, not ofie-and-twenty, who had left rank Kwß wealth, ease and comfort, a young ■Bad laving wife, and all the allurements the very choicest society of Europe lifehind him, and, at his own expense, the ocean for the sole purpose of Entering his sword and his purse to a ■Sppple struggling for liberty. He had the army as a volunteer, without I any command, and so he had fought. In the thickest and hottest of the battle at I Brandywine he had been engaged per■fewiilljr with Sullivan and Stirling, and ■MifMMiot and ahell cutting down com■feesupon every hand, he had sprung • from his restive horse, and, sword in ■Ki, wa® striving, with all his might, Bfe' rally the faltering patriots when he a severe wound in the leg by a musket ball. His devotion and galhad been rewarded, and he was

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Frederick the Great, and aid-de-camp of that monarch; who had been a lieutenant general under Prince Charles of Baden, and also grand marshal. The King of Sardinia, knowing his sterling worth, made him brilliant offers; and the Emperor of Austria held out to him right royal inducements to enter his service. But all these offers the stern soldier steadfastly refused; the honors and emoluments of his princely offices he cast aside, and had crossed the ocean and offered himself as a volunteer in the Patriot army of America. He had come to battle for freedom. He had been in camp but a few weeks, but already had he set himself about the work which was mainly to distinguish him in the armies of America, and which was, ere long, to win for him the responsible office of inspector general. He found the army but a mobilization of militia, entirely lacking in system, and in a great measure lacking in even the rudiments of proper military movements and tactics. Baron Steuben was not only a thorough master of the art of war, but he was thorough in the whole detail, even to the minutiae of the manual. ' The application of his masterly genius was to bring order out of chaos—was to place the Patriot armyon a level with the best-drilled armies of Europe, and was to show to the proud Briton, in the coming campaign, that he had no longer to deal with raw militia. God bless the memories of those two men! But for them America might have seen a darker day. But for the Baron de Steuben the army that came forth from Valley. Forge might have melted away before the British hosts upon the field of Monmouth; and but for the Marquis de La Fayette America might not have succeeded in gaining the sympathy and the alliance of France, which was to help her to final victory. v “I am glad,” said La Fayette, after Washington had gone, “that our chieftain can smile again. • Captain, you have helped him to thatl Ah! but few, very few, can even imagine, let alone the realization, how keenly that great-hearted man suffers when his troops are suffering. Yesterday I dined with him. Mrs. Potts was coming in ■with meat, but Washington sent her away. ‘No,’ he said, ‘not until every soldier in camp, if he desires it, has had a meal of meat, will I taste another morsel!’ The baron was with me.” This seemed to be an invitation to the Prussian to confirm the statement, but he did not look up; he was closely occupied in another direction. When Capt. Seaton had first entered the room, he had, as was usual with line officers under such circumstances, removed his sword, and laid it upon the table; and it was that sword which had attracted Steuben’s attention. “My dear Baron,” pursued La Fayette, slightly raising his voice, but not marring its sweet, musical cadence, “would your great Frederick have done this?” At the sound of that name the Prussian looked up. “Ah, Marquis,” he said, his deep, rich voice strangely toned with strong emotion, “I was at that moment thinking of my old master. We cannot compare Washington with Frederick. One is every inch a self-sacrificing Patriot, the other every inch a king. Both are willing to suffer; but Frederick has endured hardship and privation that would kill our Washington. His fare, on long and weary marches, was but the fare of his common soldiers. He was a man of iron. His will power was wonderful; it more than made up for all that he might lack of moral force. Ah, he was in truth and in deed, Frederick the Great.” A moment afterwards the baron turned to our hero. “Captain, this sword is yours?” “Yes, Baron/’ “Where did you get it?” “It was my father’s.” “Your father’s!” cried the Prussian, in surprise. “And how came he by it?” “The man who first wore it died in my father’s arms. The sword was returned to the monarch who had bestowed it upon the dead soldier, and that monarch saw fit to give it to my father.” “Heavens!” ejaculated the baron, raising the sword to his lips with childlike reverence and affection, “I should have remembered the name. Your father was Gen. Seaton?” “Yes.” “Aye,” cried the veteran, grasping the sword with convulsive energy. “I know now. This was Marshal Schwerin’s sword. I was at Prague when he fell. I was by Frederick’s side when he gave this priceless blade to your father. And I was at Liegnitz, and at Taugau, and at Buckersdorf, where I saw your father carry this - weapon at the head of his conquering legion. My brave boy, give me your hand. We must be something more than friends henceforth —we must be brothers!” A hearty grasp, in which a lifelong friendship was cemented, and then they resumed their septs. “There was a tie between your father and myself,” continued the baron, “which you cannot fully understand.” “If you mean the order which you wear upon your breast, Baron, I know that my father also wore it, and from the hand of Frederick. I hold it as a sacred charge.” “Aye,” returned Steuben, caressing the Black Eagle affectionately; “but there was another order to which Frederick introduced his favorite generals—an order, if not so grandly honorable and chivalrous. yet far richer in heart-wealth than that of the Black-Eagle of Prussia. Of that order your father and I were both members. Though instituted by Frederick of Prussia, it is appendant to an, order as old as the Temple of Solomon, and will endure, I verily believe, to the end of time. Its emblazonry and motto are upon the pommel of your sword.” ( “Ym,” said Seaton, taking the sword, and looking at the emblazoned carnelian, “my father told me of this, and bade me keep the sword as a sacred Talisman.” “Aye, my boy, and well you may! Should yon visit Prussia while Frederick v I I

the Great lives, you would find that sword a Talisman indeed. Be sure the grateful monarch would do you all honor.” . “The Black Eagle,” suggested La Fayette, breaking in here, “stands at the head of the Prussian orders of chivalry?” “Yes,” nodded Steuben. supposed it could only be bestowed upon men of noble birth.” “Only upon Prussians of noble birth, Marquis. Illustrious foreigners may be made its recipients without the qualification of inherited nobility." But,” he added, looking towards our hero, “I think Gen. Seaton filled both prerequisites. Am I not right, Captain?" Robert’s heart gave a sudden leap. Perhaps this man could rend away the dark veil that hid from him the secret of his family in the past. With a sudden movement he caught the old soldier’s hand. “Baron, my father died before he could tell me the secret of his family connections. I knew not that he was English until the last hour. He had given me the sword, and told me its story, and was approaching the thing that lay nearest to my heart, when the power of speech failed him forever! Can you tell me anything of him? Perhaps you can give me some clue by which the secret might be gained.” The baron shook his head. “My dear Seaton, I can tell you clearly no more than your father has told you. I think he left a position of rank and wealth in England of his own free will; but I know nothing—absolutely nothing. But we will speak further of this at another time. Here comes our chieftain.” It was past ten o’clock when Seaton left Washington’s quarters, and at a short distance from the house he met the officer of the day, who had been his grand rounds with the last relief, and was on his way to headquarters to report. He had left the huts of the Life Guard behind him, and had entered a strip of brushwood between those and the quarters of Mclntosh’s brigade, when he thought he heard footsteps following him. He stopped and listened, but the sound had ceased. It was a slight circumstance, very slight, but yet the captain drew his sword as he pursued his way. The night was clear and cold. The new moon had set, but the stars were gleaming brightly, and their myriad lights, with the reflective power of the snow, rendered surrounding objects plainly visible, if not distinct. As our hero’s huts lay directly south of Mclntosh, this brushwood path was much his shortest way. The main track from the far camp to headquarters lay at the foot of the hills to the westward, running by Harry Lee’s quarters, and to have gone that way would have given him a sweep of distance altogether needless. Seaton had reached the lowest part of the thicket, near its center, when he heard the footsteps again. This time there could be no mistake. He trod very lightly while listening, and distinctly heard the crushing of the frozen snow behind him. Surely, he ought not to fear an enemy in that place; and yet those were times when the Patriot had need to be ever on his guard. And, moreover, the captain knew that he had made himself particularly an object of hatred and dread to the British and Tories. He knew that a price had been set upon the heads of both himself and Light-Horse Harry; or, at least, that Howe had offered large rewards for their capture. And, still further, he knew that spies had been found in camp. Desperate, outlawed men, in the service of the king, were known to be skulking outside the lines. He had on that very day brought a squad of them in with him. He stopped and turned, just in season to see two dark forms appfoaching him from a thicket which he had passed. “Who goes there?” he demanded, abruptly and authoritatively. He would have given much at that moment for a pistol, but he had only his sword. “Friends!” And the two men stopped but a few yards distant. “Stand, upon your lives! Advance, one of you, with the countersign.” “Mercy, Captain! We didn’t stop for any countersign. We came out to look for one of Mclntosh’s horses that broke loose an hour ago.” “Are you of Mclntosh’s brigade?” “Yes, Captain.” Seaton did not think of calling for help in that place. He preferred not to precipitate maters by giving what might be worse than a useless alarm; but he grasped his sword firmly and prepared himself for the worst. He dmew the man had lied! The troops of the Scotch fire-eater were from Georgia, and this man’s speech had plainly betrayed the Pennsylvanian. “If you are of Gen. Mclntosh’s brigade, return at once to your quarters. The horse • will be found more easily in the morning than now.” The men whispered together, and made a motion as though they would turn, but they did no such thing. With a sudden bound, and together, they leaped forward, a heavy club in the hand of one and a knife in the hand of the other. If they had thought to surprise the captain of horse they were sadly mistaken. The bare-faced lie had betrayed them, and their intended victim was completely on his guard. Had they bade him prepare for defense he could not have been more ready. He saw the outlines of the uplifted club, and he caught the gleaming of the long knife—a knife of the Monmouth Pines, from the forge of the Freehold blacksmith, he well knew, from its form and size. He of the club was slightly in advance. From a posture of perfect quietude Seaton sprang aside like a flash, just as the club descended, and on the next instant, with lightning-like strength and rapidity, he plunged his Toledo blade through the miscreant’s body, shaking the carcass off just in season to dart back and avoid the knife blow of the second assailant. His work was now but simple. His ire and his energy were alike aroused, and he fought to conquer. With one blow he cut the assassin’s right arm, and with another he almost severed the head from its body. It had been but the work of a very few moments, and when Seaton saw that neither of the two offered to arise, he bestowed upon them a closer examination. He had planned, when he turned his sword-blade for that first thrust, to find the man’s heart, and he had evidently done it. As for the second naan, his head might as well have been cut entirely off, for the vertebrae of the neck were severed. / “By my faith; I have been too precipitate,” muttered the officer, as he gased upen the work of his sword. “If I had captured this last rascal, I.might have discovered the full meaning of this at-

tempt upon iny life. But it is too late to repine. Their secret probably dies with' them. O, Death! Death! What secrets have you stolen from me!” (To be continued.) Copyright.

Truly Remarkable.

When the artist Haydon, stopping In a rural inn near Stratford, was beguiled by his own enthusiasm Into expatia.tlng upon the fame of Shakespeare to an assembly of local rustics, they admitted readily that Shakespeare 'was a person who had shed some di» tinctlon upon his native place; but they added that Stratford now contained another prodigy, one John Cooper. “John Cooper?” inquired Haydon, “W’hy what has he done?” “Why, zur, I’ll tell ’e,” replied the spokesman. “He’s lived ninety years In that ’ere town, man and boy, and nlver had the toothache.” This ancient anecdote has recently found a parallel in the same English county. A woman from Nuneaton was making a local boast of its connection with “the lady with a man’s name who wrote books,” meaning George Eliot, when another woman from a neighboring village contemptuously interrupted her. “With a man’s name!” she cried, scornfully. “What’s that? And what’s the good o’ books? Now we’ve a woman you may talk about In our place. She’s lived a hundred years and a bit over, and quarreled with seven daughters and two daughters-in-law and all her grandchildren! And her tongue’s as brisk as ever it were, and she quarrels with the parson’s wife herself every time she comes to visit her. That’s what I call a woman to respect, and a fine sight more to boast of than a person who miscalls her own name and makes books!”

Thought He Knew.

Of the stories of unsophisticated relatives on their first visit to their city cousins, and the mistakes they make, there is no end. The blunders of city visitors to the country are equally amusing, but do not so often get into print. ♦ Uncle Hiram, having accepted an invitation to spend the Christmas holidays in Chicago, had arrived. It was a bitterly cold morning, and Uncle Hiram, to whom the heating of a house byafurnaceln the basement was something entirely new, held his hands over the register in the floor, from which the heated air was coming up in gratifying volume. “Well,” he said, beaming with satisfaction, “it’s a wonder to me you get so much heat in a cold day like this, when everybody else is trying to keep his house warm!” “Why, where do you suppose it comes from, uncle?” asked his nephew. “Of course I don’t know exactly,” replied Uncle Hiram, “but I know how you get your water from the water works, and I’ve always had the idea that you got your fire from the fireworks.” —Youth’s Companion.

Curious Partnership.

Of late naturalists have become acquainted with numerous examples of animal partnerships. In one of the Chicken Islands, off the New Zealand coast, a curious lizard known as the tuatara and certain species of petrels were found inhabiting the same burrows, apparently on the best of terms. As a rule the lizard is the excavator. The lizard feeds partly on worms, and partly on the remnants of fishes brought to the common table by the petrels, both animals being thus benefited by the partnership. A feeble fish called the remora owes its success in life to the powerful alliances it forms. One of its fins has been transformed into a sucker placed right on the top of its head, by means of which it attaches itself firmly to any passing shark, whale or even ship. By these it is transported without any exertion on its own part over great distances. Several small fishes have been found also to habitually lodge in the mouth cavity of a Brazilian catfish, sharing such food as the latter succeeds in capturing.

Costliest Wine.

The most costly and precious wine in the world is that contained in a cask named the Rose, in the Bremen Town Hall cellars. This Rudesheim, of the vintage of the year 1653, is of the color of old ale and has a wonderful aroma. It is never sold, but is used exclusively for the sick of Bremen, the only exceptions having been when a small bottle was presented to Emperor William 1., another to Frederick 111., and one to Prince Bismarck. The supposed money value of this wine is something beyond credence, but, as it is never sold, this detail is of slight importance. Old as it is, it is improbable that any but connoisseurs could get it down, as the taste is something terrific.

Echoes in Church.

In a Sussex church there is -said to be one of the most remarkable echoes known, while in a Hertfordshire church the tick of a watch may be heard from one end of the building to the the Cathedral of Girgenti, in Sicily, the slightest whisper is borne with perfect distinctness from the great western door to the cornice behind the altar, a distance of about 150 feet.

Opals in Australia.

Opal mining is one of the latest Australian mineral industries. The principal opal mining center is White Cliffs, where the gem has been found in highly payable quantities and of the richest quality, within a radius of ten miles, and a population of 1,500 or thereabouts is settled there.

Statue Weighing 1,000 Tons.

In St Petersburg is the largest

WILDER MONUMENT DEDICATED

Great Shaft to Dead Soldiers Viewed by Thousands of Visitors. The 113 Indiana monuments and markers and the Wilder brigade monument at Chickamauga Park were dedicated at Chickamauga Park in the presence of 10,000 people. About 4,000 old soldiers from Illinois and Indiana were present. The ceremonies began with the dedication of the Indiana monuments and markers. These represent an expenditure of about $80,000 by the State of Indiana. Gov. Mount delivered the address, formally turning the monuments over to the Government. An address was also delivered by Gen. James R. Carnahan, a member of the Indiana park commission. The monuments were received with an appropriate speech by Gen. H. V. Boynton on behalf of thy Secretary of War. Following the dedication of the Indiana monuments the Wilder brigade tower was dedicated. This tower represents an ex-

THE WILDER MONUMENT.

penditure of 18,000 by the members of the Wilder brigade, and it is the most imposing and massive monument on the national battlefield. At the Wilder shaft Maj. James A. Connolly of Springfield, Ill.; Gen. Smith D. Atkins of Freeport, IIL, and others spoke. The speech of Col. Tomlinson Fort of Chattanooga was the first ever delivered by a Confederate veteran on Chickamauga battlefield at the dedication of a monument to Union soldiers of the civil war. N. B. Forrest Camp, Confederate veterans, was present clad in uniforms of gray. The monument is constructed of limestone quarried from the hills in the vicinity of the park. It is seventy-five feet high and is an embattled circular tower resting on a square base twenty-feet in dimension. A spiral stairway on the inside leads to the top, from which a view of the entire park is obtained. The cost of the monument completed was about S10,000, the entire amount having been contributed by the members of the brigade, Gen. Wilder himself being the most liberal contributor.

ASKS QUEEN TO INTERVENE.

President Kruger Appeals to Victoria to Prevent Bloodshed. London advices say that President Kruger’s cablegram to the Queen, asking for peace will likely prolong the delay and possibly result in a conference. The president of the Transvaal assumes high moral grounds and argues with great earnestness. It is difficult to see how the Queen can ignore the appeal. There are considerations that will modify the effect of the petition—its tardiness and the fact that the Transvaal Government had appealed to the continental powers previously. Meanwhile the preparations for war continue with every evidence of bellicose industry on both sides. Double forces are working at the royal arsenal and dockyards to equip and transport troops to the cape. All factories making the paraphernalia of war are working overtime on large orders. The reply of President Steyn of the Orange Free State to the note of Sir Alfred Milner is far more diplomatic than pacific. It is thought that the Free State raad will plunge into war at its first opportunity. The Boer activity in preparing for hostilities is not les® than the British. The distribution of rifles goes on with increased rapidity and the massing on the frontier is nearing com-, pletion. The Uitlander council, as the result of meetings held at Pietermaritzburg and Johannesburg, decided tp address a communication to the British high commissioner, Sir Alfred Milner, urging the imperial Government to break off tions with the Transvaal. The reasons for this action are that “the severe distress prevailing may compel the remaining Uitlanders to accept any compromise offered, that loyal British subjects are becoming discontented and that great unrest exists among the native* K

WHITE DOLLARS ARE SCARCE.

Uncle fam Will Not Now Take Gold in Excbinee for liver. It may be an astonishing tatement to say that the United States Government refuses to accept gold of its own coinage in exchange for silver dollars, but that is what at least one sub-treasurer is actually doing. The complaint comes from St Louis, where the sub-treasurer declines to exchange silver dollars except for silver certificates. Neither goid nor bank notes will tempt the white coins from his vaults. It is quite possible for the United States treasury to reach a point where a general order will be is-' sued to all sub-treasurers forbidding them to exchange silver dollars for gold, national bank notes or any other form of currency except silver certificates. Uncle Sam presents the remarkable spectacle of trying to get rid of gold and of hoarding silver. The treasury stock of fractional silver is down to $6,466,899, •nd there is no law for buying any more bullion for this coinage. Government officials fear the entire stock of small silver will be called into circulation before Congress can take action to meet the great demand. 4. Bettina Girard, ah actress, once prominent in Washington end New York* who has been living a degraded life, has reformed* She will become a nurse in a New York hospital.

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. Aeronaut** Parachute Refuses to Open -Farmer Shot by a Widow—New Railway from Jblwood to LapelDisastrous Fire at Milltown. Prof. Dennis, an aeronaut, attempted a parachute drop at the Crawfordsville Tair. When the time came for Dennis’ balloon ascension fully 30,000 people were present at the fair. He ascended successfully until about 200 feet from the ground, when the balloon burst. The parachute failed to open until within a few feet of the earth, against which the aeronaut was dashed with scarcely diminished velocity. It is feared his injuries will prove fatal. Widow shoots Aged Farmer. In Scott township, Mrs. Davella Swartz, a widow, shot Wesley Green, an aged farmer, with an old-fashioned muz-zle-loading shotgun loaded with slugs. The load took effect in the man’s leg, shattering the limb, and it is said that he cannot recover. The shooting occurred at Mrs. Swartz’s home and resulted from frequent annoyances on the part of Green. New Railway Projected. Thomas Newkirk, a wealthy capitalist of Richmond, has secured the right of way for a railroad from Elwood through Anderson to Lapel, where it will be united with the Chicago and Southeastern, owned by Harry Crawford of Chicago. The promoters behind the enterprise state it is to tap the Indiana coal fields for the gas belt cities and factories when coal becomes necessary. Bisr Marl Bed Discovered. State Geologist W. S. Blachley and Assistant George H. Ashley, who have been prospecting in LaPorte County for marl beds, discovered the largest bed in Indiana. It is located at Fish Lake, covers 400 acres and is from ten to twelve feet thick. Swift & Co., the Chicago packers, own the property. Milltown Badly Burned. At Milltown, T. E. Hancock’s general store, the Odd Fellows’ Hall, J. F. Rawlings’ undertaking establishment, the Royer Hotel, two cottages belonging to T. E. Hancock, C. W. Rawlings’ twostory residence were burned. The loss will reach at least $20,000. There was no fire protection but a bucket brigade. Within Our Borders. Case of smallpox in Porter County. Noblesville is kicking on gas rates. John Aldridge, near Muncie, was killed in a runaway. Thieves have been stealing gold from Marion dentists. Peter Brown, Lawrenceburg, has started a turtle farm. A. H. Braden. 60, retired capitalist, Frankfort, is dead. Cholera is making hogs turn up their toes in Grant County. • Bert Snyder, residing near Lakeville, was killed by a Wabash train. Miners in southern Indiana are leaving to go to the new mines in Michigan. Union steel mills, employing 1,600 men, Anderson, has gone into the trust. Northwest Indiana M. E. conference will be held at Lafayette next year. Barney Orstman, 68, near Fort Wayne, fell from a haymow and was fatally hurt. Ohio and Indiana Gas Company has leased 8,000 acres of land in Jay County. Jay County jail has been condemned twenty-six times, and the prisoners want another boarding house. Parke County glass sand plant, Coxville, is in ashes. Loss $40,000, with little insurance. Origin a mystery. At Washington, Mrs. Johnson, colored, gave her little daughter morphine, thinking it was quinine. The child died. One-year-old child of Schuyler Love, Washington, fell into a bucket containing five inches of water and was drowned. Representatives of the Indiana Southern Railroad have completed deals whereby they secure valuable right of way through the center of Terre Haute to the union station. Abe Richardson, 25, Mitchell, was overcome with the damps in a well while attempting to rescue his friend. He leaves a family. Carlisle has been placed under quarantine restrictions because of the epidemic of malignant diphtheria. Sunday school and public schools have beqn closed. Fires have been lighted in 285 independent pots and all the other independent and co-operative plants will start this month. There is such a limited supply of window glass and such a great demand, that no decline in prices is expected. A big sawmill and lumber yard pear the Nickel Plate freight depot at Fort Wayne burned. /The loss is estimated at $3,000. The mill was owned by David Tegtmeyer, and its destruction is due to incendiarism. The place had been saturated with oil and fired. The school trustees of Princeton are having considerable trouble about a Cuban boy, whom an asrny officer brought home with him from Cuba. The Cuban started to school with the white children, when the patrons announced the withdrawal of their children if the foreigner was permitted to attend the school. Carl Seigert, son of Prof. Julius Seigert, a teacher in the Lutheran school in LaPorte, left home and joined Wallace’s show- The family learns'-that the son’s body is buried in the potter’s .field at Washington, D. C. Young Seigert slept over night dver a cage occupied by a tiger. During the night Seigert in his sleep threw his leg ever the side of the cage. The tiger bit him severely. Blood poisoning developed and the boy died in a Washington hospital. > Marion school children will get forty street car tickets for |l. Hogs nearly chewed up the 2-year-old child es Daniel Harmer, near Fort Wayne, before it was rescued. Eleven car loads of ambulances were stsneu irom tae kioveniiutni uepoi Jeffersonville for Manila the other day. Kay Martin, New Albany, was fatally