St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 31, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 February 1896 — Page 2

A S T NSB R AT SR AR e ————————————————————————— et et e TO REMEMBER. A DAY TO REMEMBER. FEB. 22, WHEN WASHINGTON WAS BORN. Bomething of America’s Greatest General and First Prcsident—Sketch"pf His Illustrious Career—lilis Last 111~ ness and Death, . N —— Great Man's Life, - ' Though the story has been often told before _gnd velumes have been written ooncerning George Washjington's career, it 1s a tale which neither™ime can wither nor custom stale. At this season the country ds celebrating once more the an-, mniversary’ of his .birth and recalling to mind his great deeds. , It is, therefore, in- | teresting to tell over again the' facts which ‘ have given him the fame which he enjoys. ] George Washingten was born in Westmoreland Gounty, Va., Feb. 22, 1732. He | does \not seem to have shown any intellectual brilliance when asboy and his’ teaching was of rather an intermittent sort. The only thing for which he showed “much aptitude was in mathematics, and this talent he turned to the acquirement! of surveying. He did a good deal of this when a young man, both on State lands and on the extensive domain of Lord Fairfax, a relative of his. Washington likewisegshowed proficien¢y in military matters, and "at the age of 19 was appointed adjutant of the provinciel troops with the rank of major. His first real experience of war happened in a eampaign against .the French in 1754, He performed prodigies of valor and won great admiration from the colonists and Indians alike. Writing in a letter of one | of these engagements he says: “I had four bullets through my coat and four horses shot under me, yet I escaped un- | hurt, thm& death was leveling my com- | panions on every side.” ! In 17539 Washington married Mrs. Martha Custis, resigned his ‘commission in the army and settled on his estate at Mt. iVernon, which had reverted to him upon the death of his elder brother, Lawrence. He began the life of a country gentleman like so many others round him, engaged fn raising cows and horses and supervising the cultivation of his acres. e was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses, was a vestryman of the pavish ehurch and altogether lived a most hum- ‘ drum and respeetable life. Doubtless he expected thus to end'his days. living quiet--Iy, obscurely, at peace with the world, and gar fmm__the affairs of state. = But fortune had other things in store ¥or Wushington, and at the age of 43 he was called upon to begin a career which phould not only make his own name imEnortal, but be pregnant with far-reaching ponscequences, To follow that career in detail would be to do no less than write the whole story of the revolutionary war, #o intimately was Washington concerned #n its every event. Ie was an extremely couservative man and was much averse to any idea of separation from England, but when the die was once cast, when he knew that retreat was inevitable, he threw himself heart and soul into the | eause of the colonies. bound to make them ‘] win or perish in th. attempt. Ilis task | was & hard one. America, a new country, its wealth wholly undeveloped, was pitied | against Great Britain, that had behind der centuries of culture and of riches. Washington had only green, untried soldiers to oppose an army which had defied R ithn i st A s amscn il sl = | " W o '-\h\ Y \ ﬁ":\ / AP 3 NN G 2 Eav s ‘(7[‘_ ook ~)')"‘ \-/j : N IR MK LI St = = BRI YA : ff;j,, A ik ,17 L SNy R)N 7 g ' s?’ ga7 = i /7' J. / ‘ = / E /:ﬂ "& 7/ v?’ . - GFORGE WASHINGTON. ! the world, Upon him alone rested the whole responsibility. His duty it was to ‘ hearten his men in the hour of darkness and foretell good things when his srml‘ boded the worst; hig it was to soften the | jealousies and enmities of his subordinates and his, finally, was the duty of turning defeat to victory and making the mistakes of the enemy serve his country’s purpose. The war being at length over and the independence of America thereby achiev-l ed, Washington retired to private life on his estate at Mt. Vernon. I'rom that peaceful home he was called by his countrymen to preside over them as ruler. He was inaugurated at New York April 30, 1789. He chose as his cabinet Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, for Secretary of State; Alexander Hamilton, of New York, for the Treasury, and Henry IKnox, of Massachusetts, as Secretaty of War. Dur- | Sng this first administration the iin:lnr-rsl of the country were goiten into some kind of shape, the Supreme Court was organized and several important amendments %o the constitution recommended. In the course of his first term Washington made extensive tours through the cast and south and everywhere received most flattering evidences of popular favor. "Chough loth to accept a second term as President, Jefferson and Hamilton both | ecounseled it, and so Washington, for a | asecond time, accepted the nomination. He was elected and his inauguration took place March 4, 1793. During this term the war between I'rance and England broke out and Washington advocated for this country a policy of strict nentrality. MThis course stirred up considerable critieism. In other matters Washington's policy excited a good deal of feeling, so that his second term was by no means so Sappy as his first, It was partly for these rcasons, partly that he was wearied with the cares of state, that Washington entirely discouraged all idea of a third term and published his farewell address to the people in September, 1798. John Adams was lhcl‘(.“i gore elected to the chief magistracy and, after being present at his inauguration, Washington sought the seclusion of Mt. Nernon. : He was not suffered long to enjoy In quiet the pleasures of peace, for a war with France appearing inuninent, Washfagton was sumumoned to lend the United Btates .forces. e yielded to what she deemed & duty and sct forth to raise

e B B . R B S Ao A ASO R M AOR M 3 R THE LITTLE HATCHET. When our immortal Washington was just a little lad he got a little hatchet for a plaything from his dad, and, filed with youthful enterprise to test its powers, he went out into the garden and cut down a cherry’tree. When his too thoughtless papa saw the mischief that was done, ‘“Who spoiled my favorite cherry tree?’”” he sternly asked his son; - the little fellow hung his head, then bravely made reply, “I did it with my : | hatchet, pop! I cannot tell a lie.” “Como tc my arms, my noble son,” the B father cried with joy; “I'd rather have no cherry trees than one untruthful doy;” anh so our llitle chopper, being sharper than his axe, escaped the whip- ] ping he dererved by sticking to the facts. This is the hatchet story, but the ’ f reaspn why it stays alone in all its glory must a minister amaze. It surely Isn’t : : possgble that just one anclent youth is all we have to illustrate the beauty of { the Truth! Where are the girls— where aie the r where are the men— women, too,whe . b Iwm allow a Uit ‘ : b tle boy to teach " them to be true? Why hasn’t one : of them at least surprised the earth and sky ) by saying, like i George Wplhé i g !ngtq& “I oan- 1 not tell a le?’” - “Yes,” Echo an- | swers, ‘‘where i} aro they?” And i | we repeat the e ". same while agk- ) “ # ing if that littie il ; boy don’t make ‘ them blush with s ' shame. But i 4 he domn’t, and 1 they persist In disregarding facts, the only 1 way to ocure - them is to hit them with thls D axe.—Detroit ";g { Froe Press. e T 3 — v 5%

troops. Happily the trouble with I'rance i was averted, but Washington did not live to know it. Deec. 12, 1709, while out riding, he got caught in the rain and contracted a severe cold. This developed into a serious illness, and it soon became evident that Washington could not rally. The end came Dec. 14. e said to those about his bed: *I feel myself going; 1 thank you for your attention, but 1 pray you take no more trouble about me.”” His last words werg: “It is well.” : The funeral took place on the 18th and Washington’s body was laid in the vault at Mt. Vernon, where it has remained until this day, a fitting place of pilgrimage for all Americans who ‘love their counttry and revercnce its first great leader. | MARTHA WASHINGTON. ‘ Sterling and Brilliant Characteristics “ of the Patrioi's Helpmate. |

ARTHA \VASH-! ington beionged to the Virginia school | o f nristocracy,‘ where she was in her girthood a co-' lonial belle, tul whow the chival-| rous Virginians | paid devoted hnm-l age. She was the| daughter of one gentleman of gggi 3 . o b_." "

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Dandridge, and the widow of another, Col. Daniel Parke Custis, owner of the Ywhite Ilouse, Ilent Countyr, Va., where she married George Washington, in 1759, ‘ and brought him a reputation for beauty, | wealth and virtue. Her fame went everywhere, and people at Mount \'onmnl remarked that Mrs. Washington must be as good a commander as her husband to manage successfully an army of servants, tradespeople and guests. Such was the hospitality of those days that no visitor was ever permitted to leave after sunset. The hunt, cards and dancing were the amusements of the times. Everybodyl kept open house. Itis interesting to know ] that Mrs. Custis, the bride, wore upon | her marriage with Col. Washington a wedding dress of heavy corded white silk interwoven with silver threads. 1t was elegantly trimmed with heavy white satin | ribbon brocaded with silver leaves. ’J‘ho‘ dress opened over a white satin quilted | overskirt. She wore white satin, higlrl heeled shoes of the period, with diamond buckles, ruffles of point lace, and an ox-! quisite suite of pearls, necklace, O:U'x'in:.:s‘ and bracelets. She was attended by three | bridesmaids. | Martha Washington would not have been fitted for a place in history as the “first lady of the republic” if she had not possessed a mind of her own, and been capable of commanding her household, and occasionally her husband. It is re-

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corded by Miss Bremer that a guest at Mount Vernon overheard her distinguished hostess giving George a picce of her mind after they had retired for the night. ‘He listened in profound silence, and when she had said her say, he answered pleasantly:

““Now, good sleep to you, my dear, _ Thirty years after her marriage tMm Washington, Martha Washington foynd herself elevated to the position of the first lady of the land. At Washington's levees { the President always appeared as a pri‘\'u(e gentleman, without the cocked hat ‘of ceremony, and with no sword. Al [ callers were seated, and the rich pound ] cake and plum cake of the day was hendi ed around with tea and cofiee, and wine, {a custom that was imperative in those { days in good society., Every I'riday even- [ ing Mrs. Washington received from §’to ‘3 I.U ¢'clock, and the most elegant an reg fined people aftended those receptions, { the license which admits the general pub- | lic not having been extended. It was the | day of a republican court, and rank, char- { acter and full dress were necessary to | gain admittance. ¥ l Martha Washington was of plump figi ure, full of grace, sprightliness, and with { an aristoeratic bearing that was due to 5:0:n-r;11’mns of refined and elegant pros- | perity. She was of Welsh descent, which i accounts for that rare blending of sterl- | ing domestic qualities with the lighter { and morve brilliant characteristics of Vir- | ginia birth and breeding, which were, : Lhowever, not incompatible with fitness for b e :// ; :\‘:\ § 7 - , : A\ | / 3\\l IN\ \ i ;;.,;:‘,- NNy 4 .\\ \ | Ay | | N‘;/' G e\ \‘Q\\ | i ey /. \' - ! \“\\\\\ | 1) A.‘g» RN PO ‘w\s |\ s= A $ RSN j AT AN | TR RS | NN ) ¢ 4 ! -. 1\ k R ) ! & l \\\\ It e | ", ; ¥ i\ o , | GEORGE WASHINGTON. i From the painting by CGilbert Stuart. | housekeeping in every branch of which ! she was versed. ! After Washington’s death she destroyed { her ontire correspondence with him, 4in- [ willing that the confidence they had shar- | ed should ever be given to the publie. The | sum of her virtues and qualifications may [ be thus estimated: She was worthy to | share the pilgrimage and be the life com- | panion of as illustrious a man as George | Washington. : Absurd Suggestion. | TFirst Messenger Boy (suspiciously)-— E Say, how'd you get so out of breath? i{ You ain’t becn running, bave you?

Second Messenger Boy—Naw! What d’ver take me for? Took a message to an old maid just now, an’ sha give me a quarter extra for hurryin.” That's what took my breath away.—Somerl ville Journal.

B EE—— THE SUNDAY SCHOOL g . INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE LESSON. Reflections of an Elevating Character | —Wholesome Food for Thought— Studying the Scriptural Lesson Intelligently and Profitably., Lesson for Febh. 23. Golden Text.—Thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.—Luke 8: 48, “Faith Encouraged” is the subject of to-day’s lesson. How well it represents the situation in the Christian world at this time! There is every encouragement to faith. Os old men groping about a long time blindly, trying to find a clew, seeking to lay hold of something. There were few to help them. No Sunday schools, not many prayer meetings, very rarely a soul-winning pastor or evangelist to point the straight way. We have just been in attendance upon a meeting where many souls have been brought into the light. The instant they gave token 01l desire thepe was a watchful and earn <! l hearted Christian with kind hand ag¢ with earnest prayer and plain Scripturef® lead to the Lamb of God which tak ; ‘. where there were few if any 6t these encouragements to faith and where souls were a long time dismally on the way. Yet with God there has always been encouragement to faith. T'he soul that tuirnsg to him, simply and humbly, finds him. “And the feeble hands and helipless, Groping blindly in the darkness Touch God's right hand in the darkness And are lifted up and strengthened.” . Lesson Hints, We have just been reading (v. 40) that when Jesus returned from the country of | the Gadarenes, “the people gladly receiv i ed (i. e., welcomes) him. How marked the | contrast, as respects the Gadarenes, whe “besought him to depart from them. l Friend, he is ready to go or come as out of | a full heart you give him bidding. This | lesson tells us how Christ loves to Le re- | ceived or welcomed, and how he re J sponds to that welcome. l I'irst comes Jairus, the ruler, falling ! down and beseeching him in behalf of his daughter. Christ instantly arises to ge | along. Butin the way the people throng | ed him. It is the same word used of the | thorns that sprang up (v. 7) and choked | the grain. How often popular acceptanee | ¢irokes and hinders Christian virtue in us: | Not so Chreist. He goes steadily on, seek | ing faith, | And he finds it. In out of the way | places it erops out, but whenever faith | appears Christ sees it. He heard it above | the tread of many feet there at the out | skirts of Jericho when blind Bartimeue ! ceried out, “Jesus, thou son of David | have merey on me.” Ile feels it here | | amid the hustle’ and press of the throng! : t as they crowd upon him. Like those fish | ermen “‘keen for the nets,” Christ was sen. | sitive to the voice, the look, the touch o! | faith. ' And now at last Jesus has arrived n" Jarius' house and is standing beside the | : i ~ Mot ainse, she s 6 dead. “Trouble not tha Maatar ™ 1% ! ble? You know not what Master this is ' The master that is to be troubled to-day ! is the so-called master, death. See him crouching, slinking, d4rembling. He is about to be deprived of his prey. “Maid ! arvise,” It is the same voice that spake | at creation, and it was done. “And she | arose straightway.” There was another | meet welcome for the Christ. The deac ! arising to greet him. Ah, we shall see il | 80 again, gloriously so, when he eometh | in the glory of the IFather and with the | holy angels. “O death where is thy sting? _ | Illustration, | IFFaith gets strong help and encourage- | ment by the way in this day of Christian ! life and liberty. Does faith stir in any! human breast? DBehold a multitude of | hands held out to suecor and help. Who | | can say to-day, “*No man careth for my | soul!™ The helpless boeatman, drifting | || down the river in his ice-locked skiff found I .{ at the village bridge, thrown out by | | friends for his safety not one but twenty | | ropes dangling down. lle had but tl.i | lay hold of the nearest one and he was | | drawan up and rescued. So are the means : | of grace to-day. For your faith, be it | | much or little, there is a helping h;md.‘ “Fear not, believe only,” Christ was | saying. He wanted men to come ﬁ'cﬂi_\'i and openly to him. the restraint of tradi- | tion and of habit thrown away. We have | in mind now the happy face of a lin';r; child in 2 doorway as we passed the other ‘ day to a chance appointment. Other faces ! and scenes of that day have passed, r~\'oni the recollection of the great congrega- | tion makes slight impression now, but that i little child’s countenance in the doorway, i frank, open, artless, smiling back in per- | sect unreserve and freedom—that l'v~i mains. Child simplicity, openness to the ! world, faith in man and God, how fair ui scemed. It pwtnew heart into the preach- | er, as he went his somewhat troublous | solitary way. Ifaith, how it must have | stimulated the heart of the Christ as he went his ecarthly pilgrimage whenever it locked out or felt out after him from road- | side or gateway. . Faith in the Christian. There is encouragement for it. Os late we have been secing men brought together for cogsider- 1 ation of the great question, “Where shall| I spend eternity ¥’ The question put. Nao response. Was it possible that mone of these unsaved cared? A company of Christian young men did not believe it possible. Or rather, they believed that God had power to move upon obdurate hearts. Hence they met for prayer. They divided up for active service. They sought out the lost. One by one they began to come in. One by one they let their voices pe heard. I’resently a great company standing and confessing Christ, Ifaith did it. O how God stands ready, Christian, to encourage ovr faith in his promise, and our {aith in souls! Next Lesson—*Jesus the Messiah. "— Luke 9: 18-27. Maine newspapers are telling that a Caribou clerbyman, the other Sunday, noticing that the choir seats were unoccupied when the time for beginning the service arrived, rose and remarked: “I see all the singers are absent wis morning. Let the congregation rise - | and sing ‘Praise God, from whom ali | blessings flow.’ " : IFrederick W. Wurster, mayor-clect : of Brooklyn, has sent in }lis applica- _ | tion to become a member of the League of American YWheelmen,

O ABTSVRA PRSO Wk B o e iSS SO FOUND IN THE RIVER BED. Resurrection ¢f a Cannon rrom the Boitom of the Mississippi, About 4 o'clock Monday evening the. dredgeboat employed by the wharf lessees to do some work near the Picayune jser resurrected from the river a large rifled cannon. The weapon was brought up in the scoop, along with | a quantity of wet mud. It was dragged on to the barge on which the dredging machinery is situated, and clean- | ed roughly of mud. The gun was an objeet of much curiosity yesterday, 1‘ being plainly visible from the wharves. Every one passing \von(lorothOW S 0 : warlike an object should form part of the appurtenances of a dredgeboat, and | until enlightened as to the mauner in which it was obtained, helieved that the | wharfage company was quietly get-' ting its dredges ready to form part of the gulf fleet, in case of hostilities with ‘ England. The gun was cvidently part of the armament of the flotilia of armed river l | steamers which, after being routed at | l Forts Jackson and St. Philip in 1863, were sunk at various points along the iront to prevent capture by the enemy. It is said that a small ram was sunk | at Picayune tier, and it is suppesed that this weapon was onc of her battery. It is mounted in a steel ship’s earriage, corroded, but not so badly as might be thought, while the brass gun itself bears no trace whatever of its long submergence. The gun is 714 feet long, has a bore of about 6 inches and weighs altogether about a ton. There are no marks whatever to indicate the maker, except the numbers 1164 ¢n the muzzle. So excellent is the preservation of the brasswork that the - gun can still be moved on iis trunpion, and the hinge of the hammer, used l on this sort of piece to explode the - pereussion cap. is still practicable. | When found thie touch-hote was spiked, = but the men on the Large eleaned the ‘ § spike out. Along with the gun wias I found the brass rod for sighting the piece. The gun was evidently mounted l on deck. probably in the bow of the boat, and was pivoted under the mid- | dle part of the -carriage, working | around on brass castors, so as to com- ' mamd a very wide field of fire. The - finders have not yet decided what they | will do with this interesting relic.— . New Orleans Picayune. i Parrot Gets Even for a Wrong. | | A man whose name I have forgotten - told me this parrot story the other day . on the train between Topeka and Salina. His niece had coaxed him to . buy her a parrot, and he had purchased . 2 bird that the dealer had warranted , to be a good ialker. HHe took it home, - and standing before its cage said: ‘Say | | uncle, Polly.” The bird perched and | ! sat and nothing more. Time and again | Le told it to say ‘unele;” but it never * movea its head. Finally the inan grew L exasperated, and opening the cage door | grabbed the bivd by the neck and SHook [ 10 UL lIN HICRU w wararacas o URLALLL, stiL TRe ! time yelling to it, ‘Say uncle, goll darn yer! Say uncle!” The bird looked limp and lifeless. and disgusted with his | purchase he took it out into the yard, i where he had a coop of thirty fine i chickens, Thrusting the half-dead bird ‘ in with the chickens he exclaimed, [ “There, by gosh! You'll say uncle bei fore you get out!’ Next morning he | went out to see how the parrot was ! getting on. L.ooking into the coop he couvnted twentyv-nine dead chickens, and i in the center of the coop stood the par- } rot on one foot. holding the thirtieth ¢ chicken by the neck. and shaking it till i its head wobbled, and screaming: ‘Say | uncle, goll darn yver; say uncle! "—Kan- ; sas ity Journal. % - - l Rose's Admirer. | Rose, who is in service in a suburban % town, gained an admirer the cther day. % She has plenty of other admirers, but i Ihis one is a novelty to her. ! He was a stalwart Norwegian em- { ployed as a farm hand on a neighbor- ! ing place. It happened that Rose was | sent up the street on an errand. She | had nearly reached the store or the !:vlo‘]nhunw office or whatever place it ; wias when the big Norwegian overtook l]wr. She said nothing to him. never i having seen him before. but he walk‘wl along by her side for an instant. t 'Then he took off his hat with a clumsy | how and laughed delightediy. ‘ “No English.” he said, confidentially. i Rose launghed with bim then and he ! bowed again and chuckled. ] *xo English,” Lie said. | Rose finished her errand. the Norwe};:i:m waiting for her outside of the { store and walking back with her as far é:i.\l the gate. He did not offer to open Pt for her but bowed again and laughed. “No English,” he said again, and went “down the street happily, while Rose ‘(-sm':d hardly report her return to her i mistress for laughter.—New York Sun. i Proof of Insanity. i Tie attorney for the defense became Fimpressive., ’ “D)é you ask proof that my client is | jusane?’ he asked. *“Well, there is l plenty of it. When he came {o engace ! my services he promised me 810,000 if , I would take the case, and yet he hasn’t | a cont. Is that the act of a sane man?”? “Did you know that when you took ihe case?’ asked the attorney for the | prosecution. SCortainly.”’ ' “3Well, I can't see that that helps him | in any way. but it wonld make a splen-ldi-’l plea for vou, if you were on trial.” | And the Court so rualed.—Chicago ' Post. ; ] A Poisonous Wood. i Cecuswood has for many years been {used in the manufacutre of flutes, be-i(-;][{\‘p it wives forth a flexibie and meli low tone: but it has been found by certain fiutists that this wood. not infrequently poisons the lips. This particular form of poisoning was the subject at the recent meeting of the Massachusetts Homeopathic Medieal Society,

2T S R TA MO o IFIGHT TO BE KEPT UP L ® THE PLAN OF INDIANA RE- ; : PUBLICANS. At an Indianapolis Meeting It Is Deacided to Contest the Apportionment Law of 1885 if an Extra Scssion 1s Not Called. Wrestling with Apportionment, A meeting of the Republican State Central Committee was held at Indianapolis Wednesday to decide what shall be the attitude of the party toward the apportionment law of 1885, which has been brought into foree by the recent decision of the Supreme Court, declaring unconstitutional the act of 1895. Ever since the decision was rendered many Republicans, including Chairman Goudy, have felt an efection under the aet of 1885 would put the party at a disadvantage in choosing Senators and Representatives by reason of the shifting population, which has massed the Republican vote in the gas belt district. They believe such a representation would be disproportionate to the Republican strength. Cthers believed the party could afford to go into an election under the cxisting conditions, and among those who took this view was the Indianapolis Journal, the party organ. Radical Difference of Opinion. The meeting of the committee developed that there was a radical difference of opinion among those present. Some asserted that if the law is attacked it will be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, and the State would thus be left without an apportionment law, and the Governor would be forced to convene the Legislatare in extra session. These men ridiculed the threat of the Democratic committee that if the law of 1885 is attacked the Democrats will proceed to question the legal status of the present hold-over Senators, and declared that the Republicans themselves, by bringing suit, would question their stotus, for they were elected under the law of 1891, Chairman Gowdy was an advocate of Aaggressive action by the party. It was conceded by both sides to the controversy that much would depend upon the prebable action of the Supreme Court in rendering a decision in time for it to be effective in the coming election. It was recalled that the same court, in 1891, refused to advance a similar case upon the docket, for the reason that a campaiga was ending, and if the law was set asida anarchy might result throughout the State. The commitifee listened to arguments pro and con on the subject, some of the speakers going so far as to say they wounld attack not only the law of 1885 but that of 1879, 1873 and 1857, thus carrying the controversy back to the adopiion of the present State constitution. This was regarded as an exireme view, and the discussion was confined to the act of 1885. Lawyers Befoxr the Situation. After the politicians had given their views a number of Republican attorneys were called in and asked with reference to the probability of securing an eariy decision. They agreed that the question preof a trial court mizht be secured within a tew days after the compiaints were filed, the defendants would have sixty days in which to appeal to the Supreme Couri. They would then have sixty days in which to file briefs, and if oral argument was desired a longer time might be granted by the Supreme Court. It was then a question whether the court would advance the case upon the docket, and even if it did and a decision was rendered, the defeated party would have sixty days in which to file a petition for a rchearing, and not until that was passed upon would the judgment of the court be certified to the court below and become effective. + Within the next six menths the Supreme | Court takes a vacation of two monuths, aud it would prohabiy be as late as O<o”u”)]n‘l‘ before the question could be decided at all. Action Decided Upon, Early during the night session it developen that the argument of Attorney General Wetcham and ex-State Senator Wishard in favor of attacking the law of 1885 had much weight with the doubting members., and after a long discussion it was finally resolved to petition Gov. Matthews to call a special session of the General Assembly that a new apportionment act may be passed. and in case of refusal to institute procecdings at once to overthrow the act of 1885. This determination was not the unanimous sentiment of the committee, but the commitiee refused to give the vote by which these results were reached. As Gov. Matthews has already placed himself upon record as in opposition to a special session of the Legisiatuve, it is accepted =s beyond question that litigation will follow. Name of McKinley Cheered. | The annual meeting of the Indiana Lincoln League, composed of the young and active politicians of the Republican party, was also held at Indianapolis Wednesday. | The attendance was representative in character. the meeting of the State committee calling to the c¢ity the bone and ginew of the Republican paxyy. President Sulzer, in his address, raised a furor when he mentioned the name of Major Me- | Kinley among oihers who are caundidates | for the presidential neomination, the mem- | bers rising in their seats, swinging their | hats, cheering londly for the Ohioan and presenting scenes of enthusiasm that ouirivaled the exhibition some months ago . | at the annual conference of the party. ’ The members say Major MeKiniey will not have less than tweniy-two out of the ; thirty delegaies so the national conven- | tion, and that his friends will make a | fight for him in the State coavenvion for ' | the selection of delegates-at-large. They b 1 are not willing to concede to Gen. Harri- | son’s friends the selection of Allison dele- - | gates, saying that delegates-at-large al- , | ways wield a greater influence in State " | delegations than their number entitles them to. and to concede these deiegates is to concede a ):I'!'!l.li'("’:'.’!H!'i' of sentiment ' | for Senator Allison. ’ Maxie Herbster, a Geriman druggist of y | Pittsboro. was assaulted and fatally iiijured, it is said, by two men who went into Herbster's piace of business and deIm:nniwl liqgnor. They were refused and started a disturbance. In the melee that follosved Herbster's skull was crushed in with a reck, He cannot recover. No arrests have tveen made. Conrad Truss, aged 87, hanged himsclf with a strap from a rafier in his straw loft qear Wabash. His knees rested on the straw. and he had to bend forward until | e had choked himseif ta death.