St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 11, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 October 1897 — Page 3

U „ _ AGRICULTURAL NEWS 'HE Jut to ave im 13 josc every year from failure of corn late planted, or planted on too poor ground to mature its crop. This solt corn has some feeding value, but more for ruminant animals than for the hog. which gets most of it. But even when put to the best use the nutrition is not in the soft corn as it is in the fully ripened grain. Not even remastication can get out of soft corn what is not there. Even in the arid West, where corn dries up prematurely, the earliest planted corn fares best. Nt hen the hot winds come which wither the immature corn to almost nothing, the corn that has formed ear and grain has so much saved beyond even the power of the hot winds to wholly dissipate. Hence we always advise the early planting of corn. Even if the frost nips the blade just as it is pushing above the surface, there is vigor enough in the root to send out a new shoot. It is rather more serious if the frost catches corn when it is five or six Inches high. Then the frozen leaf has often to be clipped off before a new growth will start. Sometimes corn even thus frozen down matures a better crop than that from corn planted after the frost was over. The root has been growing even while the top was frozen. Hence, though such corn would never have quite as big stalks as that which grew’ without Interruption, it would have large and well-filled ears. Most of the stalks would have suckers, and these also would be well eared. Early corn always has more grain than late lu proportion to its stalk growth. Bones and Ashes. Bones, as they are, are not available as food for the farmer’s crops; therefore, he takes no interest in them, and they are suffered to lie about the farm unnoticed. This writer says to buy bone meal is very handy, but this does not justify the farmer in neglecting so valuable a home recsource for plant food. If you reduce the bones that accumulate on the farm to dust, you have a genuine article. Mr. Ilalket says, after numerous trials between what is called green bones with all the marrow and fat iu them, and dry bone, he found the dry bone raised the best crops. Os all the matters of which bones are composed, there is not a single particle which is not a direct constitutent or food for plants. Thus we see, w hen w’e reduce them to available food, it is all good. the ashes from the house and tobacco barns, and you will find that it takes but little tim” to collect all bones, lx>th large and small, that are lying about the farm, giving it an unsightly appearance. Do not be afraid of them. A man that is too nice to take hold of bones will not make much progress iu farming. Save all the beef and hog bones when killed. But a good layer of ashes at the bottom of a barrel, then a layer of bones, and so on until nearly full; then fill with ashes. Keep the mass wet, but not enough to leach. Tse soapsuds if convenient. Do not suffer the mass to freeze, as the process will step while frozen. While dissolving bones with ashes is a slow’ process, it is simple, and requires no great care, and while you are about your farm work, you are making fertilizers that are valuable. Not only this, but I think the mixture of the bones and ashes Is more valuable as a manure than either by itself.—Ohio Farmer, Cultivating After Pains. Much the best time to cultivate Is after a rainfall which has packed the surface soil, provided time enough has elapsed for the surface to dry. Heavy soils are rich in mineral plant food, and this as the water evaporates Is left on the surface as a crust which effectually excludes light and air. When this crust Is turned under it is dissolved by the moisture and makes a rich food for plants. Besides, the cultivation opens the soil to receive air, thus drying the soil and turning the air itself into moisture. This enormously increases available plant food in the soil. Besides, the loose soil on the surface which the ■cultivator leaves prevents too rapid evaporation, and thus makes the soli both warmer and moister than it would be if uncultivated. Bel I'cnper for Poultry. The habit of dosing fowls with various hot condiments in order to improve their condition is very like similar habits in human beings. Lt is likely to result in permanent loss of health. Only w’hen chicas or old fowls are eick is it allowable to use such means to restore health, and then only medicinally and for one or two doses. If chickens are chilled by being draggled through the wet, two or three small pieces of red pepper will excite the internal organs to action. Then if food is eaten it will be digested and no more dosing will be needed. Some people dose fowl with pepper in cold weather to keep them, warm. If fowls are out of condition and moping in winter it is more likely lack of gravel or broken clam shells to fill their gizzards with and enable them to digest food than for any other reason. In summer time no grown fowl that runs at large needs any condiments to keep it healthy. Cheaper Growing of Beets. It 15 a mistake to plant field beets In narrow rows, so that all the work has to be done by hand. There Is a little hand labor needed while the plants are

small, but after that all the work of cultivation can be best done with the cultivator. If the horse is careful and steady a width of two feet between the rows is sufficient for all the kinds of beets. But their tops will grow so large as to completely shade the soil between. The mangel wurtzel grow still larger and had better be planted in rows two feet six inches or two feet ten inches apart, and thinned to ten inches apart in the rows. Even at this distance the mangel tops will completely shade the ground, and the roots will grow so that they will nearly or quite touch each other. By thus using horse labor for cultivation the beet crop may be very easily and cheaply grown. Storing K<nr** Eggs should not be stored near any odorous commodity, as they have almost the proclivity of butter for absorbing odors. Especial care should be taken in shipping. In one instance, a shipment of eggs was placeu near a large shipment of apples on the ship and became almost unsalable, because ; it was complained that they had the odor of apples. Pickled eggs are not so apt to be affected by odors as other eggs. In the pickling there seems to be a deposit of the shells which tends to fill the pores; perhaps that is the reason why the shells of pickled eggs are almost always burst when boiled. — Fait Aids Digestion. Salt in moderate amounts is doubt- l less an aid to digestion. The craving i for it is natural with all herbivorous j animals, and is especially strong in those-that chew the cud. If cows are not salted regularly the cream from their milk will not make butter so quickly. This is possibly because lack of salt allows food in the stomach to ferment before it can be digested. This always causes fever and increases the caseine in the milk, ’me same result is caused by the change in fall from green feed to dry. Cows should be salted at least twice a week. It is bi tter still to keep some where they n?ways can have access to it. They will not eat too much for their good. I Some Government Experiments. The United States Government has made some experiments with bisulphide of carbon in order to learn the effects of the substance on seeds that have been exposed to it in sealed vessels. An exposure of forty-eight hours failed to injure the germinating qualities of peas, beans, cotton, kaffir corn, buckwheat, turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, pumpkin, cow pea and oats. Such an exposure is too long, however, twenty-four hours being sufficient, the result proving the destruction of weevil and any insect that may be in th seeds. The germinating quality was decreased in barley, wheat, rye, corn, rice, millet and crimson clover. It is believed that an exposure of only twenty-four hours will not injure any seeds, as the tests made were very severe and such 0 “s H 4- JI. G Success with Fertilizers. The Impression that the mere application of a few pounds of fertilizers to a poor soil is all that is necessary to make it produce a large crop has now about disappeared from the mind of the average farmer This wisdom has been gained from experience. The three great essentials, which have most to do with the successful culture of the soil, are good cultivation, proper rotation and judicious fertilization. The three requisites mentioned are mutually dependent upon one another. If the soil is in the best physical condition, and this can only be brought about by thorough cultivation, it affords a better opportunity for the plant roots to forage about in search of food. Furthermore, it admits the passage of air and enables the water to move freely, and unless the soil admits of such, the plant Is retarded In its growth, which, of course, means a reduction in the yield.—Hoard's Dairyman. — —_ Farm Note?, Wh?n trees are pruned of surplus branches and shoots while they are young it avoids the cutting off of large limbs In after years. An old sheep keeper says that good fat sheep never lose their wool. Wool is lost through lice, ticks or scab, due to a mite, and none of these beasts can endure fat. Foor sheep is always their feeding ground. Farmers dislike sheep on some pastures, os a flock on scanty herbage will graze so close to the ground as to injure some varieties of grasses, but the close grazing by sheep is an advantage in tbetr favor, as they keep down the weeds just as they are appearing above the soil. Weeds that are of no value as food when they have matured provide dainties to sheep when the shoots are young and tender. The varieties of cantaloupes differ very much. Those that are the most attractive in appearance may be deficient in quality. The little Jenny Bind and Netted Gem are of fine flavor and excellent quality, but are small. One of the best varieties is the Emerald Gem, which is of medium size, dark in apearance of rind and not very attractive, but is always a favorite with those who grow it. As soon as ripe the melon loosens itself from the vine, a peculiarity of the Emerald Gem only. When the pasture is bare of shade the cows undergo a severe ordeal on warm days. During the time a cow is eating from the pasture she simply stores the food until she is supplied, when she then masticates it, which process Is known as “chewing the cud.” This sho likes to do in a quiet, shady place. If comfortable, she may perform the operation several times during the day, eating a large quantity, and consequently producing more milk than if uncomfortable. If the pasture has no shade an open shed will be serviceable.

DEFENSE OUTLINED. Ex-Judge Vincent’s Opening Stat» ment in the Luetgert Trial. Ex-Judge Vintent sprung a surprise on the prosecution in the Luetgert minder trial at Chicago in his opening statement by reference to a man named Robert Davey, who, he said, was the original medium through which all of Luetgirts trouble arose and whose actions resulted in Luetgert’s being arraigned before the bar of justice charged with murder. “A little over a year ago Satan in Lie shape of a medium-sized, well-dressed and educated Englishman named Robert Davey came to Luetgert and was m cause of all his trouble,” said ex-Jm ge Vincent. “This man came with forged letters of introduction representing himself as a man of great means. Luetgert has always carried his heart on his sleeve, ns you will see when he goes on the witness stand.” This was the first official notice that Luetgert would testify in his own behalf and the announcement was received with a show of interest by the prosecution and the spectators. "Davey told Luetgert he could be the sausage jiing of the world,” v -nt on ox-Judge Vincent. "And Luetgert believed him, for Datey was an artist in painting glowing pictures of wealth and fame. He told Luetgert । he represented an English syndicate, and that a company would be organized w> _ a capital of $500,000 and for an additional SIOO,OOO ■wcnil<’--bC^3Slped- 10 I company would be known as Ahe A. L. Luetgert Sausage and Packing Company, Davey said, and Luetgert would be given $200,000 cash and SIOO,OOO worth of stock. Out of the cash he could pay off $50,000 of imh business which was covered by a mortgage on his factory. “Mrs. Luetgert was delighted over the visions of wealth revealed by Daveys picture and Luetgert, uneducated, honest and without suspicion, was pleased over, the prospect of ranking with the Armours, the Swifts and Nelson Morris tn the meat world. Davey had expenses during the time he was negotiating with Luetgert, whom he had induced to close his factory, preparatory to the change which was to have taken place January 1, 1897 He called upon Luetgert for money find got it—in all about $25,000. Finally, Davey told Luetgert the money and bonds were in the custody of the Continental Bond Company of New Aork. Luetgert it ml Judge Goodrich, to whom Luetgert hud told bis story, went to Neu York. But none of the hankers or bond companies of that city had ever heard, of Davey. Luetgert had been swindled. The attorney told of Luetgert s struggles after this. 1 low his business had been injured by the closing of the lory and in addition to the loss of $-•>.’ 000 to Davey Lc ’mst by the failure of E. S. Druyor A Co.’s bank. Then he borrowed s2b,ta:o from Foreman Bros., bankers, placing another mortgage on his factory. Finally the failute came and the disaster drove M;s. Luetgert to the verge of insanity. Later the woman became insane, the lawyer said, and wandered away. . The life of Luetgert was briefly sketched. He arrived in America thirtytwo years ago withint a dollar, counsel said, and by industry and thrift had built up an enormous business. He made amiww' 1 ~r. -yx : Often there FT ni^t in die fnct«ryat one time ’and the sales from tin* factory to lochl consumers averaged $l5O per day. Nineteer, years ago Luetgert married Miss Louise Bicknese, the woman lie is said to have killed. She was his see ml wife. They had four children- two boys and two girls-the latter are now dead. Ex Judge Vincent denied that the couple lived unhappily. He said tin r In es were not a continuous honeymoon, but the couple lived ns happily as people in their station usually do. Attorney Vincent startled the prosecution by the magnitude of two of his claims. That Mrs. Luetgert is alive, he snid, he would prove by witnesses who have seen her since May 1, and he would also prove that the bones found in the vat were not human ami wore put there by the police authorities. As for the rings claimed to be Mrs. Luetgert’s, the attorney said he would show that they were not hets, and that she had never seen them. The attorney’s speech made an impression on those in the courtroom. TROOP? RUSHING IN. Soldiers from Japan Begin to Invade Hawaiian Islands. If the stories told by the passengers and crew of the steamship City of Pekin, which arrived in San Francisco from Hong Kong via Honolulu, be true a state of affairs exists in Hawaii which demands the attention of the State Department. When the City of Pekin arrived at Honolulu the attention of the other passengers on board that steamer was attracted by the remarkably symmetrical movements of 174 Japanese steerage passengers who were disembarking. Although classed as laborers, their well drilled and military appearance was too palpable to escape observation and occasioned considerable comment. The Japanese were apparent-, ly under the command of a veteran s'T geant and divided into «qavids of tweßf under noncommissioned officers. During the voyage a military discipline was observed which created comment among Ihe other steerage passengers and steamer’s crew, ami many conjectures were hazarded as to the meaning of their being shipped to the islands. It was generally believed that they were sent to the islands for the purpose of forcibly resisting annexation if necessary. Rumors of the presence of the Mikado’s soldiers are not new on the islands, and it is said that over 1,000 well-drilled men have already been landed there and 400 veterans o 2 tin Japan-China war are expected upca. the next steamer. Ostriches, which are supposed tc flourish only in very warm climates, have been raised successfully in Southern Russia,. the feathers being of good quality ano the birds healthy. The Society of Art of Stuttgart has had a memorial tablet placed upon the house in that city which Rubinstein occupied in the early part of his career, and where many of his compositions were written The tablet bears a bronze medallion portrait of Rubinstein in his youth. Bulgaria has produced this year 527 - 750 muscals of rose oil, a muscal being equal to G 42 ounces, and an ounce being valued at $1.40. The quality O s this year’s oil is considered good, but the quantity is 72,250 muscals less than last year.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED. A Scholarly Exposition of the Lesson --Thoughts Worthy of Calm Reflec-tion-Hau- an Hour’s Study of the Scriptures—Time Well Spent. Lesson for October 3. Golden Text—“l am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem tl ?,° uauie of the L ol * l Jesus.”—Acts 13. 1 he subject of this lesson is Paul’s Last Journey to Jerusalem. Acts 21: 1-15. Ex pl ana tor y. Afterhis farewell to the Ephesian elders ut Miletus, Paul started immediately for Jerusalem. In this lesson we have recorded by Luke the story of that journey. It is not an especially eventful one, but the account is well worth study. “After We were gotten from them:” The expression implies the difficulties that Paul had in parting from the men who crowded around him on the bench, reluctant to let 9 hn depart. There was no such provision kr passenger transportation in ancient ti|ies as we have now. Travelers must *-<^ke their sea journeys either in mer•W^fejressels or in ships belonging to the I immip.s were ennst-

^s, Touching at every port, progress was ijseessarily slow, l’aul was fortunate in Aiding at Patta a vessel bound directly JL Tyre. .^‘Discovered Cyprus:” that is, sighted it. pcoy sailed past its southern shore. This ■oyage of the apostle from Miletus to Kyre probably occupied about six days. Byre was a great commercial city. 11 had lost something of its ancient glory, but still had a large trade, especially iu the export of the famous Tyrian purple and of glass manufactures. During the seven days occupiel by the unloading of the ship, l’aul spent his time hunting up the Christians in the city, and found among them prophets who warned him of trouble awaiting him nt Jerusalem. But these warnings had no effect in de terring him. Ptolemais, a largo town thirty miles south of Tyre. Its ancient name was Acco; during the middle ages it was called St. Jean d'Acre, and it was the scene of many great battles from the crusades down to Napoleon. Caesarea, thirty miles south of Ptolemais by land. This was the home of one whojn we have before read of, Philip the evangelist and deacon, one of the seven men appointed by the Jerusalem church in its early history to distribute alms; and the same man who had met the Ethiopian eunuch on the desert road and led him to a knowledge of Christ. Th-sc four daughters of Philip had the gift of prophecy, that is, the utterance of messages from a supernatural source, dot necessarily or always the prediction of future events. It is quite likely, however, that ia this instance they did predict the coming imprisonment of Paul, in advance of the more explicit declaration of Agabns. This was not the first time Agabu- had fail told disaster. Notice his prophecy of th? great famine thirteen years before Hets 11: 28). He came all the way from ^Aidea for the purpose of warning l’aul “waited him at *^lt I'<>k no groat knowledge of the state y feeling at Jerusalem to predict that . |hul would be imprisoned there if he 1 er>isted in following his usual course of pri^iehmg. An interesting question arises as to whether Agubus brought this message on his oxvn responsibility, or whether he did so in obedience to a genuine divine comm:.ml. In the latter ease, the purpose would seem to be to test Paul's courage and faith. It was not until Paul's companions bad failed in their effort to persuade him that they wire ready to say "The will of the Lord be done." If they had felt that way in the first place, perhaps they would have saved their arguments. Tench ing Hints. A Christan traveler finds much in his journeys that is invisible to the careless globe-trotter. In this quiet voyage from Miletus to Palestine, Paul doubtless had his mind full of lofty thoughts and great desires for the people whom he passed on the way. As they touched at Rhodes he would think what a splendid place to plant a Christian church to evmgeJize the Aegean; as they passed the shores of Cyprus, he would remember what Christianity bad already accomplished in that island, and his mind would go back to Barnabas and the first missionary journey. At Tyre his thoughts would be busy with the grand, gloomy prophecies of Ezekiel and Isaiah, and he would wonder whether the handful of Christians that he found there would be able to accomplish anything in transforming the city and postponing the day of its destruction. Everywhere the natural beauties of the scenery and the human interest of the cities and countries were increased by Paul’s own Christian purpose. Paul’s fearlessness in the face of danger reminds us constantly of Christ, during those dark days of the I’ercan ministry, when the shadow of the cross was alIready falling upon him. and the burden the world weighed heavily upon bis spirit. Like Christ, l’aul set his lace sleadfastly to go to Jerusalem, because he felt that duty calk’d him thither. Believing this to be a worthy object, he let nothing stand in the way of its attempted accomplishment. It is not always a long ami quiet life that is to be striven for above ail else. Paul had been by no means anxious to die or to suffer imprisonment, for lie had a great work to accomplish. Even now he knew that that work was far from finished. But he knew well that if he should shrink now from this visit to Jerusalem, from which he expected so much, the recollection of such timidity would harm not only his reputation with friends ami enemies, but his own character. ’! his risk must be taken, now that the issue was squarely drawn. To go meant danger; to stay meant disgrace and defeat. Next Lesson- "Paul a Prisoner it Ji-r r salem.”—Acts 22: 17 30. Varied Mettiol-*. “I suppose,” said the young woman with the inquiring mind, "that most people who go in search of gobi get it by working I hi’ creeks ami chasms. “Mostly, miss,” replied Derringer Pete, “though once in a xvhile some fellow gits a lot of it by working a bluff.” —AVashington Star. In adjourning the Kentucky Legislature the Lieutenant Governor exclaimed fervently: “And may God have mercy on your souls.”

FIRE SWEEPS AN OHIO TOWN. Bainbridge Ravaged and Two Citizens Burned to Death. The village of Bainbridge, Ohio, was almost completely destroyed by lire resulting from an explosion of gasoline. Many persons were made homeless. An entire square containing most of the prominent business houses, several handsome residences and the Methodist Church was entirely destroyed. The fire started in a barn in the rear of Perrin Brown’s general store, by two little boys who were playing with ignited matches. The flames spread rapidly and communicnti’d with the main buildings. Beardsley’s drug store adjoining was next ablaze and with the limited means at hand for fighting fire it passed all bounds and became uncontrollable. In the midst of the excitement a terrible explosion occurred in the drug store, and Mr. Beardsley, who was inside endeavoring to save some of his property, lost his life in the ruins. His brother-in-law, Thomas Higgins, who went to his rescue, was unable to get cut, and was burned to death, while several others were more or less injured, but none fatally. There was a hard wind blowing which fanned the flames to greater fury, and getting a fresh start from the burning oils and chemicals in the wrecked drug store, the fire leaped from house to house until it was evident that the entire town was doomed. A message was sent to Waverly nnd to Chillicothe asking for aid, and

both fire departments promptly responded. The best that could be done was to prevent the fire from being communicated to the other squares and the flames were soon under control. But two houses were left standing on the square. The estimated loss is SIOO,OOO. SAY STRIKERS WERE UNARMED. Evidence at the Coroner’s Inquest in the Lattimer Affair. Coroner McKee of Hazleton, Pa., Thursday afternoon began the inquest into the deaths of the score of striking miners who were shot by a posse of sheriff’s deputies at I<attimer. A two hours’ session was held, during which a score of witnesses were examined. District Attorney D. A. Fell of Luzerene County was there, and 11. A. Fuller of Wilkes-Barre appeared for the coroner; State Chairman Garman, John McGahren and B. H. Laughlin for the prosecution, and George H. Troutman of Hazleton for the deputy sheriffs. Dr. Thorodovich, Secretary of the Austro-llungaiian consulate at Philadelphia, and R. D. Coxe, attorney for the consulate, were also present. Nearly all the testimony adduced was a repetition of that brought out at the hearing of the deputies at Wilkes-Barre. Most of the witnesses were foreign strikers who were in the march halted by the deputies’ deadly fusillade. All declared that none of the strikers was armed; that Sheriff Martin pulled a revolver on them, but no one attempted to take it from him; that no violence had been offered that official, and that the miners had no intention of making an unlawful demonstration. TO WORK FOR THE GOOD OF ALL. Edmunds Talks of the Objects of the Xlonetary Commission. The monetary commission resumed its sessions in Washington Thursday, with ex-Seuatvr Edmunds presiding. Several 01 tlie methi,. w tlu» commission on financial topics. These discussions will be private, as they are mainly for the purpose of bringing out every phase of the monetary question. Ex Senator Edmunds said concerning the scope and purposes of the commission: "Naturally and necessarily it may be supposed that no particular plans or changes in the laws would at present either be agreed upon or even proposed, - but rather that the first labors of the commission would be devoted to ascertaining the existing condition of things, as affecting all interests of the people, and what I evils or dangers now exist. The people of the whole country may feel sure that • the commission will do nothing and rec- ■ omniend nothing that is intended to advance any interest or class at the expense of any other, whatever may be the public opinion in respect of the wisdom of what the commission may finally suggest to be done.” WAR SHIPS FOR HAWAII. United States Prepared to Checkmate Any Move by Japan. Uncle Same does not intend to be ! caught napping in Hawaii. Notwithstand- ! ing the denials of Japanese officials, the administration is suspicious that the wily Japs meditate some sort of a coup. There is a feeling in Washington that the Japs deny too vigorously and protest too much. At any rate, orders were sent to the gunboat Wheeling, at Mare Island, to proceed without delay to Honolulu. The Yorktown is already on her way to the Hawaiian capital. It was originally intended that the cruiser Philadelphia should return to the United States very soon, but now the understanding is that the Philadelphia will be kept at Honolulu till the Japanese cruiser Naniwa leaves that port for Japan, as it is reported she , is about to do. ’1 he Japanese ma.' - not « be meditating action, but the admmisti a- 1 tion thinks it wise to be on the safe side. 1 Those who wish the climatic effect and cannot afford to go to Alaska may fall in with Charlotte Smith's scheme and marry Boston girls.- Chicago Record. Sonu bod v has begun again the symposium <m “Why Men Don’t Marry.” In the case of a good many men, why not । ask the giris?—Chicago Record. It is well that Spain now understands | that we are not prepared to talk commereial questions with her until that business of Weylerisxn is settled.- New York If Spain banishes all her anarchists, as now proposes to do, the next census may show a significant deereise in Ibe , Spanish population. —New York Mail and ; Express. A careful study of the reports from : Dyea and Skaguay should be sufficient to convince anyone that the only safe trail ; is the water route back to civilization. — Chicago Post. Greece's demand for war with Turkey । is not as unanimous as it was a few 1 months ago. The chase home has evident- ' ly left a sore place in the Grecian mind.— I Baltimore News. 1

amatiTiiousaa*. Mrummin r— tiwnni RECORD OF THE WEEK INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Muncie Saloon Men Jubilant—Killed Himself While Angry with His Father— Mad Deed of a Flatrock ManPrisoner Moved to Escape a Mob. Liquor Men Victorious. For the first time since the crusade was begun on Muncie saloon men by the committee of one hundred prosecuting them for operating saloons in the residence parts of the city, the defendants are victorious. In the former trials a dozen or more were found guilty, ami some driven out of business. In the trials of John P. Weisse, William Webster and John Shea the Mayor found for the defendants. With these findings, over two-thirds of the score or more cases will not stand, and saloon men are jubilant. Killed His Wife and Himself. Wesley Nading of Flatrock shot and instantly killed his young wife and then made an unsuccessful attempt on his own life. For years he operated a general store in Flatrock and was well-to-do. Several years ago his mind became unbalanced and he was given treatment in a private sanitarium, returning home about eighteen months ago apparently fully recovered. On Tuesday he ate breakfast at the usual time and in his usual spirits went down to his office. He returned home about 8 o’clock and found his wife scrubbing the back porch. Without a word he drew a revolver and fired a bullet into her back. She sprang up screaming and started to run, when he fired again. The second bullet entered her head just back of the right ear and she fell off the porch dead. Nading then placed the muzzle of the revolver against his left breast and fired. The bullet passed entirely through his body just above the heart. Suicided in a Kage, Clarence Parker of New Castle, aged 20 years, committed suicide at his home in the eastern part of Henry County. The boy's father had mounted a horse belonging to his son and rode to a neighbors. When the son came in a short time afterward he became angry because his father had taken his horse and took down his double barreled shotgun. He then went to the orchard, curshig his father as he went, and a few minutes later lie emptied one load of shot into his left breast, dying instantly. The Reformatory Crowded. The sessions of the courts over the State are causing an influx of convicts to the reformatory at Jeffersonville, and Superintendent Hert is wondering how he is going to accommodate all the new men. The cell houses are inadequate to furnish proper sleeping apartments if the rush cMitinues. The number will shortly reach one thousand. Fyfe Henderson Sentenced. Fyfe Henderson, who raised a check on J. S. Stewart A Co., St. Louis, from $12.35 to $212.35 and left, for Canada, where he was captured, vas found guilty by a jury at Vincennes and sentenced to the reformatory at Jeffersonville. AH Over the State. The Corbett-Fitzsimmons kinetoscope pictures, booked for Indiana theaters, have called down the wrath of HeDm . Gougar. ’J he poultry establishment and barn of I E. It. Jaques & Son. at Lebanon, were I destroyed by tire. Six hundred head of ■ poultry were burned. Unknown persons used dynamite to blow up the warehouses and stables of the i Mackey-George Lumber and Mining Company at St. Croix. The Federated Club of Clubs recently decided to build a propylaeum in Muncie, and the women members of the several i clubs are now raising the necessary I money. | The South Bend grand jury has indicted George West for robbing the South Bend National Bank of $15,000. West , is now a convict in the Michigan City penitentiary. Hamton McCosky, from Kentucky, attempted to board a train in motion at Jeffersonville and was thrown beneath the wheels, receiving injuries which will prove fatal. I The working time of the 500 men in the i Vandalia shops at Terre Haute was in- ' creased from eight to ten hours a day. This is the first time they have had the ten-hour day since 1893. Frank E. Alexander of Chicago, W. S. Morton of Montpelier, A. L. Aylesworth and Ed Cox of Hartford City, Harley Snyder of Petersburg, William Cox of Indianapolis, and Judge Cox of Peru, formed the Indiana Oil Company, with $50,000 capital. Noah Johnson, who killed his sweetheart, Tacie Mang, in a fit of jealousy at Upland, was taken to Kokomo, the removal from Marion jail being made to escape the vengeance of a mob. Johnson ' admits his guilt and says he is ready to take a life .sentence for the murder. I Indianapolis has determined to take the 1 initiative in the controversy that is expected to arise with the street car company over the surrender of the streets under the law declaring all street car franchises void after 1901. It has been determined to file an amended complaint in the litigation now pending, asking the court to require the company to show by what right it uses the streets and to enjoin it from such use after Jan. 1, 1901. James B. Wilson, of Indianapolis, editor of the Pc'pie, whi) was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for publishing obscene literature, has been notified by the United States district attorney that he has eighteen months yet to swerve. Wil>on was convicted marly two years ago, but took an app’ i 1 to the United States Supreme Court. Eighteen months passed bi foie the appeal was decided, and he claims his term of imprisonment begun with his sentence and not with his actual incarceration. Fire destroyed the commission and produce establishment of A. Lowenthal A Son. at Evansville. The building was stacked with hides, tallow, feathers, rags and ginseng, and is a total loss. The loss is $50,000; insurance, $21,000. J. E. Gray, Pennsylvania ticket agent nt Cambridge City, was assaulted and robbed. Bloodhounds were put on the trail of l.is assailant, who reJurned and gave himself up. He is Will Knox, colored. Sheriff Larsh has arrested Will Gray and Will Murphy on a charge of being implicated with Knox iu the assault and robbery.