Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1899 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TEftSEIAr TOLD. ,- ■ , Consecrated Bishop of Boathern Indiana—Anderson Volunteer Forces His Father’s Consent-Queer Case at English—Meet After Sixty-five Years. The Rev. Joseph M. Francis of Evansville has been consecrated bishop of Southern Indiana. The impressive ceremony took place at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Those taking part in the service were the following: The #Rt. Rev. W. E. McLaren, bishop of Chicago; the Rt. Rev. Thomas Frederick Davies, bishop of Michigan; the Rt. Rev. John Hazen White, bishop of Michigan City. The preacher was the Rt. Rev. George Franklin Seymour, bishop of Springfield. The bishops presenting were the Rt. Rev., Isaac Lea Nicholson, bishop of Milwaukee; the RL Rev. Lewis Williams Burton, bishop of Lexington. The master of ceremonies was the Rev. Roger H. Peters of New Albany. Determined to Go to the War. At Anderson, Chester Wilson, a minor, enlisted for the Philippine service. His parents objected and brought him home. He then adopted sensational methods to gain their consent and is now on his way to the Philippines. Drawing a revolver, lie placed it to his head and told his father that unless he consented to waive all objections he would blow out his brains on the I spot. The father then signed a paper giving his consent. Wilson is 20 years of age. Arrested on a Peculiar Charge. The excitement over the news that Thomas Bauman had not committed suicide one year ago, but had hired another man to kill him and paid SSOO for the service culminated at English in the arrest of Peter R. Boyle upon the charge indicated. He gave bond of $2,500. Boyle, who was formerly a newspaper man, but is now a farmer, laughs at the charge. He admits Bauman offered him the SSOO, but that it was offered to half a dozen men. Separated Sixty-five Years. James Green of Marshall County left for Centerville, Mich., recently to meet his sister, whom he has not seen for six-ty-five years. They became separated in infancy, and Green has persistently kept up a search for her half a century, only ascertaining her whereabouts a few days ago. The other members of the family mourned the lost sister as dead.

Tin Plate Plant is Burned. The plant of the American Tin Plate Company at Atlanta was badly damaged by fire. The shipping and trimming departments were destroyed and stock worth $100;000 burned. The total loss will reach $150,000. Within Our Borders. > Elkhart National Bank will pay everybody that it and go out of business. There were fifty cases filed for delinquent dog tax in Monroe township in one day. Sanford Coy and Dr. Webb, Madison County, lost their barns at the hands of firebugs. A new coal shaft has been opened at Ingleside. Operators expect to take out ten carloads a day. State labor commissioners and committees of miners and operators, Brazil, failed to agree on the powder question. Gas belt manufacturers have sued the Indiana Natural Gas Company, to prohibit piping of gas outside the Sta|e. Mrs. Dorothy Sandilands died at South Bend. She was 84 years old and a sister of James Oliver, the plow manufacturer. The “come outers,” a religious sect that has discovered a new road to heaven, has sprung up in Delaware and Grant counties. Bloodhounds were put on James Brown’s trail, Chesterton, and found the pocketbook containing $2,500 that he had lost. James Ward, one of the alleged robbers of the Flora Bank, who escaped from the North Manchester ‘jail, has been captured., Soudan Bicycle Company, Chicago, will locate at Elkhart, under a guarantee to spend $60,000 a year for three years, before the land is turned over to the company. E. P. McCaslin of Scottsburg, scientific farmer and experimenter, has propagated

a wheat, known as the “Hoosier giant,” that is worth $5,500 a bushel. A single grain produces from 25 to 95 stalks, that yield as much as a bushel. Patrick Slattery, New Albany, w’as jealous of John Brazil, because of attentions paid his wife, and took two shots at him. They missed John, bat one caught his brother Ed, seriously wounding him. Slattery escaped. The biggest straw stack fire that ever occnrred in the United States destroyed SIO,OOO worth of straw, at the Majestic Distillery in Terre Haute, where 4t was stacked for winter use as feed for the cattle in the distillery pens. There were 89,000 biles, worth SIO,OOO, fully insured. Last sprang a tramp, about 21, called at the home of Rev. W. T. McGowan, North Vernon, and was given food by his 15-year-old daughter. There was a few minutes’ conversation, and since that time the tramp and the girl have been carrying on a secret correspondence. The last letter said that he had prepared a home for her near New Orleans, and, later, he went after her. The father learned of their intentions, and stood guard at hia door with a gnn. The tramp said he would stay until he secured his intended bride, as she was willing to go, bat when citizens took up the matter he left with tears in his eyes, saying he would return and take her. He gave his name as Walter Bchnoot. Fred Cain and Miss Ora E. Smock, Terre Haute, eloped to Newport, and married in a school house near there, in the presence of the pupils, by Rev. Fowler, who was teaching. Mrs. John McMillan was arrested at Anderson on the charge of shooting William Couehiin McMillan and Coughlin have beefon a series of drunks. Mrs. times, but Coughlid would get Mm out