St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 16, Number 3, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 12 July 1890 — Page 3

' r- -- : AFFAIRS IN INDIANA. iN TERESTING items GATHERED from various sources. fM lO«r Neighbors Are I>oln ff -Matter* of General ant! Local Interest- Marriages and DeaGis—Accidents and Crimes ..personal Pointer*. Was It a White Cap AllUIr? NVill Hinshaw, a man about twenty, •eight years of age, who has of late been in the agricultural implement business a t Winchester, was murdered by uukQOwniparties, near Lynn,thirteen miles north of Richmond, while returning from the home of his sweetheart, Miss jlnmie Bond, daughter of Willj am Bond, a prosperous farmer living near Johnston's Station. Hinshaw’s body was discovered by a friend, Tom Norton, who was returning home about midnight. He at once gave the alarm and the murdered man was taken to Johnston’s Station, where it was found that he had been shot twice, om through the head and once through tbi abdomen. After the murder Hinshaw’s clothing had either caught or been set on tire, and the right side of the body was burned to a crisp. There is no 4 lew to the murderers and their motive is a mystery. The body had been robbed of a gold watch and finger ring, and an amount of money the murdered man is known to have had wns also taken. This gives credence to the theory of robbery as the sole cause, while the fact that a few weeks ago Hinshaw received a regulation 'White Cap letter warning him to cease his visit to that part of the country throws soother light on the matter. The murdered man was well known and liked, and the tragedy is a peculiarly sad one. Poisoned at a Wedding Feast. At the Methodist Church in Parker, cast of Muncie, Kev. J. S. McCarthy was united in marri, ge to Miss Margaret Cultice, by Kev. Kemp, of Selma. Alter the ceremony the wedding party went to the residence of Mart Meeks, brother-in-law of the bride, where an elegant wedding supper was served. The bridal couple left on an Eastern wedding trip, and nothing has been beard from them, but shortly after they bad left, the guests began to show signs of poisoning, and in the course of a few hours all but three out of the thirty or more present vere deathly sick, vomiting and fainting awav. The lives of many were despaired of during the night, and several physicians were called in to relieve the sufferings of the many victims. The medical fraternity was unable to determine the •cause of the sickness, it is feared some iflflhe cases will prove fatal. Minor State Items, —Mrs. Ewing and child were killed by A train at Hammond. —Benjamin Brewer, a farmer near Greenville, died of sunstroke. —Mrs. Sarah Geltz committed suicide with strychnine nt Fairfield Center. * —Charles Walters felj dead out of his ^chair at his home near Evansvlle. —Taylor Mullen was drowned in White River near Huntington while bathing. —Ed Branburg, aged IG, was drowned while bathing in the river at Terre Haute. —Henry Juergens, an aged farmer of Allen County, was Killed by n fall from a hay wagon. —The Lebanon City Council has reduced the saloon license from SSOO to #250 per year. —There are 19S schools in Montgomery County, and only 192 persons holding teachers licenses. —John, the 4-year-old son of Edward Scholl, fell over a high cliff near Madison, and was fatally injured. —Harry Wilson,a lad of Hi, was stabbed in the log by a companion in a playful scuffle at Jeffersonville and crippled for life. —The State Veterinary Surgeon has decided that six fine horses belonging to Joseph Kapps, who lives five miles south of Vincennes, have glanders. —Mrs. Emma R. Boulton, a female •physician of Plymouth, enjoys the distinction of having been married to eleven husbands. She is fifty-four years old. —ln a saw-mill three miles south of Lebanon, William Egbert, aged 23, fell backward against the large circular saw cutting one arm entirely off and fatally injuring himself. —Valcon Hibben, of Knightstown, was preparing timber for finishing when his left hand came in contact with a circular saw, necessitating the amputation of three fingers. —Alfred J. Patterson, a farmer, is under arrest at Goshen, charged with perjury in making an affidavit to obtain money for sheep killed by dogs, which ure alleged to have died of disease. —Eddie Weisharpt, aged 15 years, was drowned while swimming in the White Water River, at Richmond. His companions made heroic attempts to rescue him, but they were fruitless. —While raking hay with a machine, “car Galena, Henry Merriwether fell under the rake. One of his legs was frteially torn apart at the knee, and his injuries extended over the whole body. R is thought that one of the prongs en^red the abdominal cavity, in which i case he will hardly recover. i "The annual readjustment of salaries h>r Presidential Postmasters for the • Second class is .made public. Ihe fol- | lowing is the report for Indiana: In- 1 crease: Anderson, $1,900 to $2,500; Connersville, $2,100 to $2,300; Crawfordsville, $2,200 to $2,300; Frankfort, $1,900 to $2,000; Huntington, $1,900 to $ 2 .00(); Kokomo, $2,000 to $2,200; 1 Laporte, $2,200 to $2,300; Logansport, 1 $2,100 to $2,500; Michigan City, $2,000 1 to §2,100; Muncie, $2,300 to $2,400; New Albany, $2,300 to .$2,400; Vincennes, • *2,200 to $2,300.

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PBOftUeb «'ldin g8 vnpu bl io prisoner wauteT 110 ^’ Rn escaped robb ^ Couuty f«ur w eeks X L Ut Eli ^^^thvill 0 Fierce of <C’ “"'•‘•a ‘ y Sheriff Lick M “ Be Co "“‘L «• I'-rcnob » tc '«»'«d»vino the show h f ' f he y will nay for cue dnv bny tb ° bay weeded I>lwe. ’ ,h ° ' how will ,ißit lh “* teX'rh•PPH-ant, for a “J " “ I' 1 ““J «• lor hrteeu for one your end six tor six months. - 'The general store of Stratton & wrecked l h ° m °’ J " y C °unty, was nearly wrecked by an explosion of powden ho R° od s were badly damaged, Loss, *,’ U , insured lor that amount in the ' itizens’ of Evansville. -Charles Lopp was engaged in unloading merchandise from a car, at ( orydon Junction, on the Air Line twelve miles from New Albany, when he was caught under a falling barrel of sugar, and received injuries which will prove fatal. —An open switch caused the wreck of a freight train at Salem. Five cars a-,d an engine were ditched. No one was hurt. The section foreman was to blame fur the accident. The wreck was quickly cleared, and trains were delayed but a few hours. -John O’Toal, a well-known Irish patriot, who resided at Brownsburg, died at the advanced age of 87 years. Mr. O’Toal some thirty ye W ago, with his family, escaped banishment at the hands of the British Government by finding his way to America. —The 15-year-old daughter of Jonathan Essirg, of Perry County, was ns- , saulted by ftll unknown tramp, who throw her unconscious form into a fence corner, where she was found by her father. Her leg was broken and sho is thought to bo dying. —George 1.. Good and H. J. Law, telegraph linemen in the employ of the bort Mayne Electric Company, ware stringing wires across the St. Joe River nt Fort Wayne. working in a small skiff. Their boat was carried over the falls at the hudisill dam, and Good, who was unable to swim, was drowned. Law clung to the overturned boat and was rescued. Good is unmarried, and came from Kansas City. —Amos Richards, of Gregg Township Morgan County, died very mysteriously and unexpectedly. He and his son Frank had returned from work in the field, when he decided to go after the cows while Frank would do the chores about the barn. Not returning or answering the calls to supper, search was made. He was found dead in a cow pasture. There were no indications of foul play. —J. O. Williams and William Hiatt and son were returning to Crawfordsville from Alamo, Montgomery County, and were overtaken by a Hiur^dor-^torni. They took Shelter tubl l ?!’"a tree in order • to iti down the buggy curtains. While I there the tree was struck by ligtning, | (Hid the arm of Mr. Williams was paralyzed, and remained so for two hours. The son of Mr. Hiatt was insensible for several hours, and is yet suffering much pain in his head. —J. J. Stone of Franklin, is at Indianapolis, searching for an unknown rag buyer, who visited Franklin a few days ago. Stone had deposited $l9O in a rag bag for safe keeping, but said nothing to his wife about the matter. When he went to look for the money he could not find the bag. Inquiry developed the fact that his wife had sold it to a rag buyer for 23 cents. She could give but a poor description of the buyer, and it is not at all probable that he will be overtaken. —The other night, after dusk, as a south-bound train on the Muncie route was moving along near Sparingport, twelve miles south of Muncie, the engineer noticed an obstruction on the track and-reversed his engine, stopping the train before reaching what proved to be a half dozen hogs nicely piled upon the track. They were removed and the tiain moved on to the station. The hogs are supposed to have died of cholera, and it is the Bupposivon th^the annuals were placed ou the track, where they would be mutilated and the shrewd farmer get pay for them. The case will be investigated. —A quiet wedding took place at the residence of the bride, on Union Street, Russiaville —Mr. Thomas Mark, of New Castle, to Mrs. Sarah Skeen, of Russiaville. This was a very romantic affair. The bride and groom are each about 60 years old. They were raised in Putnam County, Indiana, and were lovers over forty years ago, and betrothed. Some trivial matter separated them, and each sought and found comfort with other lovers, and raised families. Mrs. Skeen s maiden name was Snyder. She was married first to Elijah Rives, and second to Joseph Skeen. After the death of her last husband she went on a visit to Henry County and attended the funeral of the wife of Thomas Mark, and soon after old sparks of love were again renewed resulting in a happy marriage. — Charley Koss, a fireman in the French Lick Springs hotel kitchen, died from overheat at Paoli. The fireman at the same furnace last year also died of overheat. —lnformation has been received at New Albanv, that the White Caps of Crawford County, forced Willis Strain, formerly of Cincinnati, and until recently a United Brethren Minister, with his paramour, from their home. Strain was terribly beaten and is now in a critical condition, while the woman was Limed and feathered.

SOME CENSIFnGum OUR mated‘ AT p ulation estiMATED Ar 64,500,000. Great Growth of Northwestern CitiesIn ££7^ Chief Titi r° 8 ^Gmates Irom the < hies Cities ot the Country. on the takin 8 the census ended s^n^ return , 2 ", U ° ? e !' iOUB hitoh - All the days’ “T’ js ua > elmg to get one name Whera enumerators have been debjml by sick! an^xten^o 101 ? c ° 9 ’ they wiU be flowed matJaX f tlnje ’ Mr - Porter estltricts i> h f V °A tb ® enumeration disner i the cou ntry is divided 90 per ton . have l een completed. R enn-offlcial statistics of the cenbus have been furnished by Mr. Po ter uLited^tV 63 * l^P'dct'on of the 111 be ,n round numbers Pv n l ’ {he returns from the cities !«mi l <r ow , lttVo been announced in a ■’emt-oihcial way thus tar: Bost •XMMXX) Milwaukee 200 000 Buffalo I Minneapolis.... CinH >,„»ii 2ao,ooo|M’nch’Hfr, N.II. 43,000 I' , > na 10b,000;New York 1 627 227 ColnnO 11 ' 1 248,(XJ0INow Orleans... 246,000 k' '. übuß 144.000,New Albany.... 25 000 C I ,r'}°TU’ ' • l, bila'i<'ll'hia.. .1,040 450 n A'*' NH -- R.OIO PitUburg 250 000 Pea xVi 107,000:Rt. Louis 440,000 Dnh? ^J’ 000 St - raul 138,000 1 übuque 40,000 Sio City 35 uoo ('<(•; V ■ ;^’ 000 Sacramento.... 26,’-500 1 ,'ao., P y 'i^ Cal.. 12,700 1 >ni a,l m ollß I’l »900|M ashington,... 230,0(10 1i2,, V 1 w ’I l^.OHOAVheerg, W. Ya. 30,000 Lincoln, Neb 53,000| ILLINOIS TOWNS. It is thought that the population of Chicago will reach not much below 1,200,000. I he following table shows the population of the Illinois towns mentioned: Bloomington HO.OOOlLincoln 6,125 Belleville 15,000 Morrison 2,500 C alro 11,00 rOttawa ILSOO *b x °n 6,sooiPontiac 3,200 Decatur. 19,000|Peoria ,41 320 Last St. Louis... .18,000, Quincy. 31 230 r reoport 11,000 Rock island 15^000 ('■dosburg 16,000 Springfield 26,500 Joliit 26,350' IOWA TOWNS. The following shows the present population of the principal towns in Iowa: Anamosa 2,s milndependence .... 3,800 Bloomfield 1.000 l lowa City tl.OuO Burlington 27,3 le Keokuk 14,500 i Council Bluffs 21,401|Marshalltown.... 9,3t)0 Davenport 30,000 Muscatine 12,000 Des Moines 51,000 Oskaloosa 7,300 DeWitt 1,800 Ottumwa 16,000 '■'drtie d 3,000 Sioux City 33,000 Fort Dodge 6,ooo,Waterloo 7,000 WISCONSIN. The following is the showing of the principal cities and towns of Wisconsin: Appleton 12,0u0Mmasha 4,500 Ashland. 16, Oof Milwaukee 201,000 Bay < ity 32,256 Oconomowoc .... 3,7u0 Beloit 7,000' OshkoH-h 20,0)0 Chippewa Falls.. 9,000 i Portage 6 145 Eau C1aire....... 21,50 , Prairie du Chieu 3JOO Groen hay 10.000 Racine ft),519 Hudson 3,3i<) Sheboygan 18,000 La Crosse 32.000 Watertown 8,870 Lake Genova 3,00 > Wauk< sha 6,(100 Madison l(,ot)5 Waupun 2,5 (7 Manitowoc 7,50 1 West Bay City... 16 250 Marinette 12.000| West Superior... 13,000 Tin: noosiEii state. Indiana shows a gratifying increase in all of her cities. Here are the figures: Aurora 4,880 Logansport 13.701 Bloom’ngton 4,4001 Malison. 0,40 J Bra tl B,ooo,Marion 8,724 Counarsville 6.soojMichigan City... 11,175 Cra a fordsulle... 7,ooo.Muncie 5,219 Elkhart ll,oUo|Plymouth 3,400 Evansville 61,500 Peru 0,000 Fort Wayne 3J,oo(ii iUchmoud 15,500 Huntington 8,756 South Bend 22,000 LeliuiinpoHs Uii.ih > 1.-rre Haute 32,000 Kokomo 8,850 Valparaiso 5,500 Lafayette 16,215 i KANSAS CITIES, The following are the estimates of the , principal cities of Kansas: I Topeka 31,000 Atchison 17,000 | . J.awrence 10,992,Wichita 24,0iM | Leavenworth 20,457 Abilene 5,200 I । JCmporia 9jl>' Dodne City..,, l,t>ud MINNESOTA. Great gains in population are reported from the various cities of Minnesota as follows: Duluth 40,000 Stillwater 13,000 Fergus Falls 4.050 St. Peter 4.50 Q Minneapolis 108,000 Wiuoua 2U.OJU fit. i’uui 151,811| NEBRASKA. The chief towns of Nebraska make the following showing: Beatrice 13,428 Lincoln 55,000 Fremont 6,non Nebraska City... 12,500 Hastings 13,335 Omaha 134,712 MICHIGAN. An increase in the towns of Michigan is shown. The figures are as follows; Adrian .10,000 Lansing 13,500 Battl • Creek 15,500'Mackinac 1,000 Escanaba 8,000 Niles 4,400 Grand Rapids....66,ooo|Pert Huron 14,000 Flint 10,50:) Saginaw 50,000 Grand Haven 5,450 St. Joseph 4,200 Hdls.lalo 4,024 So far as estimates of the census of leading cities have been made it is possible to divide them into groups. Those having between 25,000 and 50,000, thu4 far reported, are Rockford, Quincy, Peoria, Springfield,Joliet, Ill.; Dubuque, Sioux City, Davenport, Burlington, la.; New Albany, Ind.; Wheeling, W. Va.; Birmingham, Ala.; Utica, N. Y.; Elizabeth, N. J.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Duluth, Minn.; Oakland, Sacramento, Cal.; Dallas, San Antonio, Galveston, Houston, Fort Worth, Tex.; Sult Lake City. Those ranking between 50,0C0 and 100,000 are Lincoln, Neb.; Troy, N. Y.; Des Moines, la.; New Haven, Conn.; Nashville, Memphis, Tenn.; Paterson, N. J.; Los Angeles, Cal.; and Richmond, Va. Those between 100,000 and 200,000 are Denver^ Albanv, N. Y.; Detroit", Louisville," "KT. .Eaul, . Indianapolis, Jersey City, Colummi?‘, Ohio; I Kansas City, Providence, R. 1,, and Alleghany C<v, Pa. Those between 200,000 and 300,000 are Buffalo, Pittsburg, Cleveland, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Washington, D. and Minneapolis. Those between 300,000 and 400,000 are San Francisco and Cincinnati. Those between 400,000 and 500,000 are Baltimore, St. I<ea»i», and Boston. Brooklyn enjoys a pos'iSM’n alone between 800,000 and 900,000, and ths three millionaire leaders in the century race are New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, in the order named. _ _ She (during a slight tiff) —You never can keep a secret, anyway' He—l can’t I Suppose I had told that I kissed you before Ave were engaged ? She (calmly) —Well, I should say yon were not tha only one. The health journals and the doctors all agree that the best and most wholesome part of the ordinary New England country doughnut is the hole. The larger tho hole, they say, the better the dough anL It is now proposed to run street-cars by air. We should think it could be done. Out West large barns have been carried several miles by wind. If you use your eyes to any purpose i you will observe that there are very few i square men ’round these days.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED. A Scholarly Kxjioaition of th© I.osgon— Thoughts Worthy of Calm Kaflectloa— Half an Hour’s Study of the Scriptures Well Spent* The lesson for Sunday, July 13, maybe found in Luke 14: 15-24. INTBODUOTORY. Our Lord uses here an illustration which all men can understand. It is the story of a feast spread, such as all might desire to enjoy and which all men seem to be just waiting to enjoy. But now, Avhen the doors are thrown wide open, each mau turns and goes his devious way. How shall we account for such perversity? There is no accounting for it. It is the enigma of human history, the str ngest, saddest thing connected with mortal existence. We cannot explain it; w© need only try to mend it. God help u^ do so in the lesson of to-day! WHAT THE LESSON SAYS. When. Jesus seems to be again in Perea, and, as often, is discoursing at table.——One of them. Probably a Jew, as we might judge from the exclamation That sat at meat. One word in thd Greek, reclining-together. Thes& things. What Jesus had just been saying about making a dinner for the poor Blessed. Or happy. Kingdom The good time coming of divine rule td which Israel was ever looking forward. Unto him. As needing instruction.— A certain man. Doubtless not the king described at Matt. 22 ;2. Compare. • A great supper. A rare treat. Bade many. L >rge companies were invited to these feasts. Sent his servant. It is customary in the East to send a secund summons. Several things conspire to make this necessary. (1) The houses are not largo enough to accommodate the guests while they wait. (2) It is impossible to tell beforehand just when the feast will be fully prepared. (3) Even if the hour of the day were approximately known berorehand, time-pieces are not kept, and announcement would be necessary.—— Come. Like tha belt summoning to the table. With one consent. Or, from the first on. Make excuse. Or beg off. It is this same word that occurs in the passage, Heb. 12: 25, “See that ye refuse uot him that speaketh.” Apiece of ground. A real estate venture. Have me excused. Implying a previous invitation and corresponding obligation. Five yoke of oxen. A large business transaction, a wholesale merchant, so to speak. But why such large purchases a* the very iust nt when the call to the banquet was momentarily expected. Married a wife. Social engagements. Sometimes the wedding ceremonies were very elaborate and prolonged Cannot come. This one seems to speak as if the mere mention of his nuptials is sufficient excuse. WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES. Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. So easy to say. It sounds very much like one of the good sayings th it, on unmeaning lips, presently become cant. “Roll on, great and glorious gospel!” cries the camp-meeting devotee, and, in the ecstasy of his present emotion, he does uot see the collection box under his nose. Not be; his eyes are shut and he is faraway. He is like Sain Jones’ little steamboat, that always stopped running when it blew its whistle, 80 tremendous was the blast. If this man thought ho much of the bread of heaven, why was he not partaking of it here and now? “For this is eternal life, that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou bast । sent.” With one consent began to make excuse. | I Here is one place where all the world is ! j agreed. It is unanimous in its excuses. ! O, if only the church were as united j for aggression as the worjd is 1 for defense. And yet what miserable apologetics! We try to find a reason for the excuses urged. We never shall be alle. They were absurd on the face of them. And hero is the point of the parable, the miserable inconsistency of men, their wretched folly regarding eternal life. Too busy to eat. Too hurried to be saved. The Roman actor cried, “O, Cadum!" —O, Heavens — and pointed downward. His fastidious auditors hooted the solec sm. Behold men today talking about their highest interests, 1 and then pointing to the earth. Was | ever greater vanity! Coi'e, for all things are now ready. It ' is ns some one has said, “supper time now." Supper now ready! Last call for supper! Have we a better picture than this of the present crisis in the Christian dispensation? The j^spel feast is spread, the doors are open, the whole world is invited. Why, then, are not all eating? Some one is not ready. If it is not the host, who can it be but the guest? H« 1 him. ‘‘l have bought a piece of ground. “Land poor,” indeed, since he will allow it to render his heaven forfeited. “Five yoke of oxen.” And he is letting them drag him downward. He is not the only man on whom business has a heavier draft than religion. “Married a wife." As if the wife were not invited, too. What better we lding banquet than the । gospel feast? Heaven all ready. Only poor, hungry mdn unready. Compel them to come 111. It is a time for urgency. We are to lay, as it were, swift and strong hands on men, and compel them to come in. Now, what do we mean by this? Compulsory Christianity? Yes an I no. Not that sort which, practiced by the old Gallic chiefs, brought in a nation in a day by the stroke of the | king’s pen, and, as it were, by order of congress’. Not that sort which, practiced, 1 alas, to-day, registers the unwitting, oft • unwilling infant as subject, so to speak, I by order of its parents. Not this, nor that. But a compulsion of persuasion, a constraint of love. We think this man to be not far from the kingdo ~ and we invite him to go with us in the way of discipleship. Not he! We are offended at his bluntness, and we droo him from ! our prayer and endeavor. We are not ! compelling such a one to come in. Here I is a teacher laboring along with seemingly an unimpressible pupil, here is a pas- | tor following up a careless parishioner, 1 here a Christian work'er keeping on and on with a friend beloved, using one tender entreaty after another until at la«t the heart is yielded—this is Christin compulsion. Christ bids us use it. Next Lesson—“ Taking up the Cross.” Luke 14: 25-35. The average American citizen wduld turn his back on the greatest man that this world ever produced to look at a pretty eighteen-year-old girl with a new spring suit on and a dimple in her chin. Heavenly hope is like a star in the firmament, which shines the brighter as the shades of sorrow darken it. No matter how handsonwa woman’s j new set of store teeth may lx>, she never ' boasts about them to the neighbors-.

- jHONORING HENDRICKS. INDIANA STATESMAN’S MEMORY PERPETUATED by A STATUE. Impressive Ceremonies Attending the Unveiling at Indianapolis—An Immense Gathering ot I’eople Present—A Memorable Occasion. Indianapolis (Ind.) dispatch: Not less than 50,000 people witnessed trie unveiling of the monument of Hoosierdom’s favorite son, Thomas A. Hendricks. Long before the hour set for the ceremony immense throngs of visitors who had been pouring into Indianapolis for the last tiyenty-four hours gathered about the square in which the monument is located. Democratic clubs from all parts of the United States were present. Those who arrived first marched and countermarched through the city, being joined at almost every corner by new arrivals. As the great line of representative Democrats from the various States paraded the principal streets their appearance, enhanced by the gayly decorated buildings, was the signal for thunderous cheers and deafening huzzas. At 2 o’clock it was almost impossible to got within 200 yards of the speakers’ stand or the monument, so dense was the crowd. Everything was in readiness, however, and not a hitch occurred to mar the solemnity of the occasion. Mrs. Hendricks, widow of the dead statesman, pulled the cord, and the magnificent piece of bronze was exposed to the view of the thousands present. Indianapolis never >e ore xvitnessed such a grand and enthusiastic demonstration, and when the covering gracefully unfurled a cheer went up that was never heard before at Indiana’s capital. The entire city was dressed in holiday attire. Flags and bunting were flying from every top-mast, and pictures of the dead statesman were visible in almost every residence and business house of the city. The visitors numbered three Governors—Hill, of New York; Campbell, of Ohio, and Francis, of Missouri. Gov. Francis arrived during the night and did not leave his car until morning. At 1 o’clock the firing of the salute by German veterans started the great procosn ll® «**’«*’ 11 a TH" 1 T”"NDRICKB MONUMENT. lion, the chief marshal being Gen. Fredarlck Krieflor, a leading Republican. The chiefs of staffs were evenly divided as to politics, and the entire affair was on an unpartisan basis. The line of ; march ended at the State house grounds; I the site of ti e monument. The chorus, ; “The Model Republic,” sung by 500 Children, opened the exercise. Gov. Hovey delivered the address of welcome and installed Frederick Rand, president of the monument association, as master of ceremonies. President Rand gave the history of the monument after an invocation by the Rev. J. L. Jenckes, rector of St. Paul’s, (Hendricks’) church. Mrs. Hendricks at a signal amid music and cheers pulled the cord, revealing the handsome proportions of the monument. Gen. Lew Wallace read an ode written for the occasion by James Whitcomb Riley, and Senator Turpie delivered a scholarly oration eulogistic ' of the late-Vice-Presldent. i Ills concluding words were: “He had genius—the genius of statesmanship I alike befitting the majestic assemblies and the highest council of a free people. To genius belongs the hereafter. In the vast halls of the futrre its greetings are hoard, its audiences are heard, its posterity throngs to the reception. In their midst it moves clad with radiant halo of glory, and neither time nor chance nor change, nor things past or present, nor things to come of (whatever moment may dim or tarnish its unfading splendor.” A male chorus rendered a hymn, “The True Patriot,” and a chorus of school child:en sang “The Star Spangled Banner.” The benediction closing the exercises was impressively pronounced by Bishop Chatard of the Catholic diocese of Vincennes. The memorial in honor of Hendricks is conceded to be one of the finest works of art of the kind in this country. The monument occupies a position in the southeast corner of the new capitol grounds, facing Washington street, and may be approached from front and rear by a cement walk leading from the capitol to the street. The base of the ped- । estaHs 29x22 feet, and consists of three 1 courses of granite, each 12 Inches thick. I Each of the four sides of the monuI ment contain a niche, but all except the southwest face are barren of decorations. The corners are ornamented with fluted columns surmounted with globes bearing bronze ornamentation. On the right and left side of the monument, as it is.approached from Washington street, I are the allegorical figures of Justice and I History. These figures are of bronze । and about ten feet high. On the front of the pedestal is the only inscription ■ which the monument contains, being | the word “Hendricks” in raised,polished letters. Below the name in a wreath of laurel and oak leaves made of broi'"-' The wreath is the same that took tn., gold medal at the Paris exposition. Above this rests the dome or capstone upon which stands the figure of Hendricks. The figure is of heroic size and rests on the left foot, with the right forward. The right hand is thrust in the halfunbuttoned vest and the left grasps a roll of parchment. The attitude is that of a speaker advancing to address his audience. The statue is 14 feet 6 inches in height, and it and the bronze figures representing History and Justice were each east in one piece and without seams. “I’m the clam before the storm,” as the shellfish remarked when it was washed ashore by the waves caused by an advancing hurricane.

k - rm^ ACRES OF BLAZING GAS. TERRIBLE RESULTS OF AN EXPLOSkON AT LOUISVILLE, KY. The Intense Uvat Generates Gas In a T nh Car of Oil, Whit'll When Opened Explode* with Feariul IJesult* —The Casualties Oat ailed. Louisville (Ky.) d^patrh: Five acres of fire was the awful .sight witnessed ak the Standard Oil refinery al Fifth and O streets Monday. The immense structure was blazing at every point, and th® heat was so intense that even two hundred yards away persons were overcomeThe following is the list of the casualties: Andrew M’Donald. aged 12, badly injured* about the breast and face, but will recover. John M’Donald, aged 14, literally roasted alive, can’t live but a short time. Dan O'Neil, aged 12, burned almost to a crisp and will die. John Kline, aged 22. frightfully burned all over the body and can’t recover. Skvehen Skene, aged 41, terribly burned but will recover. J. S. Pettioo, aged 45, badly though not fatally burned about the head and breast. Arthur Yonkers, aged 18, slightly burned. It was at first reported that seven had lost their liyes and later that three were killed and thirty-five wounded, but it is now believed that the above will cover the casualties, The fire broke out at 8:45 o’clock and was in many respects a remarkable one. The refinery is on the east side of the Louisville & Nashville railroad track, but the tanks are scattered along it on both sides. On last Saturday a tank of crude oil came in on a flat car from Cleveland and it was to be turned into the refinery vats. Some of the men thought the iron tank was too hot for such a thing to be done in safety. After consultation it was postponed in the hope that the weather Monday would be cooler. It did not prove to be, and it became necessary to run the oil out of the ear tank into another one in the yard. Inspector Skene took John Pettigo and another workman and climbed on the car. They mounted the manhead and were about to unscrew the cap when they felt that there was a tremendous pressure from the inside against it. At first they decided not to open it, but they finally did so. In an instant there was a dull puff as the vapor escaped, filling the air all around. The gas is heavier than the air, and it sank to the ground, spreading out all over the locality, and moving with the the wind. Almost in a twinkling it reached one of the sheds under which there was a fire. There was a flash as the inflammable vapor ignited, and immediately after there was a tremendous explosion. The tank was blown to pieces, and the hundreds of gallons of burning oil wor© scattered all over the great works. A wall of fire 300 feet high and nearly 5< 0 feet long, moved with lightning rapidity to the other buildings. In less time than it takes to relate it, the canning house, filled with thousands of gallons of canned oil, the cooper, shop, carpenter shop, pump and engine houses, the filling and lubricating houses, the storage houses, the paint and glue houses, and 900 feet of platform were all ablaze and burned furiously. At the first intimation of the existence or the fire all the men who could started to run. Johnny Kline, however, stumbled and fell and his clothes caught fire. The men bravely returned to his assistance, but the fire that enveloped him could not be extinguished until he had been frightfully burned. Three little boys, Daniel O’Neil, Andrew and John McDonald, were walking along the railroad track when the explosion occurred. They were slightly to the east of the tank, and the wind blew the blaze directly down upon them. Shrieking with pain they impulsively jumped backward and into the clear space on the western side of the track. Their clothes were on fire and thev ran down the track with the bright blazes steaming after them. As soon as the bystanders recovered from the horrified shock occasioned by their awful condition, they pursued th® three boys. Covering them with coats, they soon extinguished the flames and laid" them under a tree near by. When an attempt was made to remove O’Neil’s clothes a great piece of his fiesh peeled off his face and oody at the slightest touch. He was conscious and never littered a cry. The buildings and stocks so far as burned will be a total loss. There is no insurance, according to the statement of Edward L. ^oodwin. vice president of the Standard Oil company. DEADLY LEMONADE. On© Hundred People Made Sick and Four Killed by Drinking It. Wichita (Kan.) dispatch: Ono hundred people wore poisoned at a picnic here by drinking lemonade. Ona man and throe children who partook of the beverage have died, and others ara not expected to live, but are receiving every attention possible to relievo them of their sufferings. A chemical analysis of the lomonada has not been made, but it is said that the man who supplied it used chemical acids and made a mistake in the drugs. Jessie Bonebreak, aged 15, was the first whose illness resulted fatally. Two daughters of John Brassfield and a young man named Thorton Tunnelton are the other victims. George Rankin, who mixed the drugs, hastened away, and has not been heard from since. Minor Mention. Henry' Meude, a Baltimore bookkeeper, committed suicide by taking strychnine. Two new gushers have come in in tna Belmont oil fields in West Virginia. At North Sewickley, Pa., Janies Burnett stabbed Joe Cottley and instantly killed him. Soren Jhi’.’ON of Ciinton, lowa, was drowned in the river. The water was very shallow, and it Is thought that it might be a case of suicide. A freight train was wrecked near North Bend, Pa., on the Pennsylvania road and an express train ran into tha wreck. Millard Hilton, a section man, was killed. Governor Humphrey, of Kansas, has directed Attorney General Kellogg to appear before the Circuit Court of tha United States aed reprint the State of Kansas in the original package eases. The body of Edmnad J. Bunker was found on a railroad track near Saranac Loke N. V. and an Ignorant trainj walker went for th*’, coroner without re- ' moving it. Bsfore hi returned several * trains passed over H.