St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 23 October 1897 — Page 3

DEATH IN A THEATER FIVE KILLED IN A CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE. Ceiling Falls in Robinson's Opera House and Wild Panic Follows— Frenzied Spectators Rusli Frantically for the Exits—Children Injured. Hugh Roof Truss Falls. The falling of the ceiling in Robinson’s opera house Friday evening gave Cincinnati almost a repetition of the horrible accident of ’76. when the cry of lire in the same opera house caused a stampede in the audience and over 100 persons wore crushed to death. Friday evening the Holden Brothers Comedy Coauptuiy was producing “Dangers of a Great City,’’ and th^Turtain had just been rung up on the second act. when there was an ominous cracking heard ail over the house. A moment later the house was in total darkness and 200 persons who had been seated in the orchestra chairs were submerged in a mass of piaster and fallen timbers. The list at the hospital shows five dead and twenty-six more or less seriously injured. In addition to these a large number, probably twenty-five or thirty, were so slightly injured as to be able to walk home. The ceiling of the theater was in the shape of a dome, which was formed by rafters rising from walls of the theater and joined in the center of the ceiling by a circular bar of iron. This bar was fastened to the roof of the house by iron rafters, the whole forming the inside shell of the theater. This whole mass was precipitated upon the heads of the 200 spectators. The preliminary cracking and a slight shower of loose plaster gave a short warning, being enough, however, to enable many to get under the seats and thus save themselves. Trampled Upon in the Rush. The gallery, balcony and dress circle were untouched, but the occupants of these, fearing that the worst was yet to come, rushed from the building, and many were crashed and trampled upon as they attempted to get out. Those who escajaal severe injury in the orchestra made a rush for the stage, which soon became a mass of struggling humanity, entangled in the ropes and stays of the scenery, which had fallen upon the stage. The cries of those trying to escape and the moans and prayrt sos the injured were heartrending. The actors tied from the theater in their stage clothes and escaped injury. All the lights in the theater were extinguished by the breaking ®f the main electric wire. In tive minutes the patrol wagons and as many tire engines and ladder companies were surrounding the theater and a howling mob was rushing about interfering with the work of rescue. While the excitement was at its height and men were cursing and women screaming in their frantic endeavor to escape there came another crash. It was the entire ceiling teaifng away from the rafters and tumbling down upon the masses of struggling humanity. It sounded like a terrible whirlwind. The noise was heard for a square around, and hundreds rushed to the front of the theater, but were met and driven back across the street by the streams of people rashing from the inside. Hundreds were crushed under foot. Cause of the Disaster. Among the first who entered the building after the dome had fallen was President George W. Rapp of the Cincinnati Chapter, American Institute of Architects. “It was not that dome,” said he, pointing to the huge heap in the center of the floor, “that caused the trouble. The fault lies with the roof trusses. The house has been built more than twenty-five years and the wood has shrunk until the bolts and nails afforded the smallest possible security. One of these trusses had rotted away from its fastenings; it has parted and thrown the two sections down, and they in their descent pulled the dome with them.” -The damage to the structure was nothing at all to tlie stage, comparatively little to the gallery, which suffered most, alraost nothing to the dress circle and much less than one would think from the debris scattered through the parquet where th/ main truss landed. The truss rested in the parquet very much in the shape of a capital letter “V.” The wonder is that so few were hurt and of the few hurt so many escaped with slight injuries. FUMIGATING THE MAIL. That Coming from Yellow Fever Districts Is All Disinfected. AM the mail from the fever-infected districts is perforated and disinfected by a corps of mail clerks. Armed with paddles studded with short, sharp nails they perforate all letters, papers and packages, film PADDLING LETTERS. When the mail is thoroughly paddled the car is closed and the fumigating machine lighted. This is allowed to burn for an hour or so, and then the mail is fit to be distributed. The orders are explicit and photographs going through the Southern mails at this time are likely to turn up with the eyes missing. The jury in the case of Yalet Albert A’. Sugden, charged with stealing jewelry and bric-a-brqe from the house of Millionaire Richard T. Wilson in New York, brought in a verdict of guilty of grand larceny in the second degree and strongly recommended Sugden to the mercy of the court. All the salt furnaces on both sides of the Ohio River near Point Pleasant, W. Ya., are closed owing to tlie rise in the price of coal. They are compelled to pay ^2.24 per 100 bushels and say they cancot afford this.

TAGGART IS ELECTED. Present Mayor of Indianapolis to Be Nominee for Governor. Thomas Taggart was re-elected Mayor of Indianapolis by 3,500 plurality. The Democrats also elected Charles E, Cox judge of the police court; Charles H. Stuckmeyer, city clerk, six couincilmen at large and a majority of the fifteen ward couneilmen. It is the first time since the adoption of the new city charter that a Mayor has succeeded himself, and it is also the first time the city has elected officers since all the suburbs were annexed. The success of the Democratic ticket is said to mean that Taggart will be the Democratic nominee for Governor two years from next fall. His friends have been informed all along that his candidacy depended upon the result of his election. Two years ago Taggart was elected Mayor by 3,722 plurality, and it is probable that the official returns from all the precincts will show that he has received that large a plurality this tome. Last November McKinley received, within the limits of the old city (the suburbs had not been annexed at that time) a plurality of 0,603. JUSTICE FIELD TO REST. Venerable Supreme Court Jurist Is to Leave the Bench. Associate Justice Field of the Supreme Court, having now broken all records for length of service upon the bench, has made formal application to Ire retired Dec. 1 next. Attorney General McKenna is to-be his successor, and Judge Day, now assistant Secretary of State, will probably be appointed Attorney General. These changes have all been decided upon and will lie effected as soon as Congress meets, so that the Senate may confirm the appointment. At the same time there may be other changes in the cabinet. But the

retirement of Justice Field, the appointment of Attorney General McKenna to the vacancy and the promotion of Judge Day to a seat in the . cabinet are the only i changes now'decided r upon. .Justice Field has been eligible for retirement over since Nov. 4, 1886, when he reached the age

< i h JUSTICE FIELD.

rrf. 70 years. Since that time there have been frequent rumors that he was about to leave the bench. There was no foundation for any of them, however, and it was not until a week ago that he decided to take the step, lie then called upon the President and formally presented his letter asking for retirement. Efforts were made during the Cleveland administration to induce him to retire, but he would not consent to do so. It was on Aug. 1(1 last that Justice Field broke the record for length of service on the supreme bench, as it was on that day that he exceeded the term of service of thirty-four years five months and six days to the credit of Chief Justice Marshall, whose service had up to that time been the longest in the history of the court. The total length of Justice Field's service up to the time when his retirement will take affect, Dec. 1, will bo thirtyfour years seven months ami twenty days. Under the law Justice Field will receive the full salary of an associate justice < f the United States Supren ' Court—slo,000 per year-for the remainder of his life. A KLONDIKE GRUB STAKE. Reasonably Accurate Estimate for One Man One Year. What is a “grub stake”? It is moneyenough to get to the mines of the. Klondike or any other country and start work. But the “grub” to eat is another story. The following estimate for one man one year, in the Klondike, is believed to be as near the proper quantities as it is possible to guess in advance: Articles. Wt. lbs. Articles. Wt. lbs. 7 sacks flour 350 Sundrled npples... 20 1 sack cornmeal.. 50 Sundrled peaches.. 20 Rolled oats 30 Sundrled apricots. 15 Deans 100 S'ndrled ptd plums 10 Rice 20 Sundrled prunes.. . 10 Evap'd potatoes. . 25 Raisins 5 Evap’d onions.... 5 Figs 5 Bacon 150 Coffee 20 Sugar 50 Tea 10 0 pkgs yeast cakes 2 Butter. 14 bricks. . 28 7 lbs bkng powder 7 Pepper 1 3 lbs soda 3 Mustard 1 25 lbs salt 25 (linger 1 1 box (120) candles 15 Soap 10 1 gross matches. . 5 Dried beef 15 Total 1,010 Extract beef 2 The first thing to do is to get the goods, toT>e sure, but it is equally important to get them from civilization to the mines. This food supply costs according to the locality of purchase. CUBAN SILVER DOLLARS. Three Million of Them Are Now Being Coined in NewJ’ork. A New York silver manufacturing company is coining 3,000,000 silver dollars for Free Cuba. They are coined under the direction of the Cuban Junta of that city, and are beautiful specimens of numismatic art. The new dollars cost the junta about 65 cents each for silver and manufacture, so that there is a profit of 35 cents on each 1 5555— | Ww “FREE CUBA” SILVER DOLLARS. of them for the Cuban cause. If the whole issue is sold at face value the profit will be $1,050,000. Many of the coins have been privately sold as souvenirs at a uniform price of $1 each. They will be put on public sale at the American Institute fair. 'They bear a beautiful Liberty head on their obverse and the Cuban coat-of-arms on the reverse. They have the word “souvenir” on them. This was necessary to bring them inside the United States coinage laws, which are exceedingly strict. Carl Faber, defaulting cashier of Oelrichs & Co., was taken into custody when the steamship Barbarossa from Bremen arrived at New York. Faber said he was willing to pay what he owed and that everything would be fixed up all right. Faber is accused of embezzling at least SIO,OOO, and it is said that it may reach three times that figure. Fire destroyed the plant of the Zimmerman Packing Company, naear Portland, Ore. Loss on building, $55,000; on meats, $25,000. A few live sheep were trema ted.

LUETGEBT CASE ENDS IS GIVEN TO THE JURY AFTER EIGHT WEEKS. Twelve Men Deliberate Througli the Night and Day Without Reaching a Verdict -1 nstructions of Judge Tilthill Scenes in tlie Court Room. Fate with tlie Jury. The trial -of Adolph L. Luetgert, the Chicago sausage manufacturer, charged with murdering his wife and dissolving her body in a vat containing caustic solution, ended Monday afternoon. 'The trial lasted for over eight weeks and was followed by court room spectators and newspaper readers with unabated interest. Where is Mrs. Luetgert, if not dead; and if dead, by whose band was she killed? The State propounded those questions persistently and very skillfully arrayed circumstances to indicate her death, and her death by the murderous hand of her husband. The defense as stoutly insisted that a man must not be hanged because he cannot or will not answer questions propounded by the State. Not since the trial of the alleged murderers of Dr. Cronin was a verdict more ‘ anxiously awaited than that of the jury in the Luetgert ease. There was, however. a notable difference; in the Cronin case public opinion, almost unanimously,-, was recorded not only in favor of the guile, of tlie persons licensed, but in favor of the sufficiency of the evidence upon whiejii , — 1 Kwj i I L ADoLrir l. iti n.Eitr. they wort’ convicted by a jury of their poors. In the Lm tg< ri case, while a preponderance of opinion was in favor of the guilt of tin accused, there was a large | volume of doubt as to the sufficiency of ! evidence to wartant conviction, with its , inevitable result of hanging or of impri" j omnent for life. In the Cronin cum* st ; verdict of guilty confidently was antici- | pated. In the Luetgert ease it was not. The charge of Judge Tufhill was per- j feet in its freedom from bias; the mo«t ■ careful reader could not find a lino in it i upon which to base an opinion as to the | finding of the jury. The judge’s instruc-i lion< were exhaustive. and went into ’'lit*] generalities of the ease on both sides. The establishment of the corpus delicti, he said, must be absolute in the minds of the jurors before it could he accepted that the dead body of Mrs. Luetgert had existed. The jury must believe beyond a teasmm- i hie doubt that Mrs. Luetgert had Den murdered; that her hotly had beoti disposed of: but if there was no means of knowing how she had been murdered, it would be legal to bring in a verdict finding she had come to her death in a manner unknown. The impeachment of witnesses was said to be a matter for the jurors to pass upon, and that the evidem e and not the words of the lawyers told the story. The instructions concluded by drawing up three forms of verdicts, one finding him guilty and imposing the I death penalty; one finding him guilty and fixing imprisonment, and one finding him not guilty and discharging the prisoner. While the instructions were being read | Luetgert sat back in his chair. His hands i were clasped in his lap, and he riveted ! bis gaze upon the jurors. A pallor spread I over his face, and it was evident that only by a great effort did he restrain evidence of emotion. Suspense in the court room was at an extreme tension and the audience listened to the loud tones of the judge with breathless interest. De arum was relaxed and spectators were allowed to leave their seats and crowd close to the rail separating the lawyers’ inclosure from the main room. Those not fortu- I mite enough to gain coveted positions near I the rail climbed on the backs of seats, r where many women were held poised in i expectant excitement. When Judge Tuthill concluded his ' charge Adolph Luetgert seemed the most relieved man in the court room. He hugged his little flaxen-haired son and kissed him, and seemed as if his life was not in the hands of the jury. He was taken back to his cell to await a verdict. All night long the jury discussed the j question of guilt or innocence and was I unable io icach an agreement. Two bal-J lots were taken during the night. On the^ first the vote was: Conviction, 7: acquit-J tai. I. undecided, 1. The second ballot.) showed eight for conviction and four forf acquittal. And there the jury stood throughout the night. The evidence was : thorongiily discussed, but no change was: made in the opinions of the talesmen. When at 7:30 in the morning the jurors worn out by their long deliberation, sat' down to their breakfast they were still as far from agreement as at sunrise. Judge Tuthill expected that after an all-night of deliberation a verdict would be ready in the morning, and announced ' that he would be in court at D:3<>. lie 1 was informed that no result had been reached at that hour, however, and did not appear. At 1 o'clock he sent word to the jury room asking if there was prospect of an agn'ement. The jurors answered that they did not believe any decision would be reached during the day. Tobi in a Few Lines. At Perry, (). 'l.. James Wcnah, a demented Creek Indian, killed an old man by the name of Jones for fish bait. Indian Agent Wisdom at Tuskahoma, I. I’., has telegraphed the Interior Department that every sign indicated that the war cloud in the Choctaw tribe lias passed away. Edward I). Adams has resigned as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Northern Pacific Railroad, and the office has been abolished. Mr. Adams'remained as director of the comminv.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED. A Scholarly Exposition of the Lesson —Thoughts Worthy of Calm Reflec-tion-Half an Hour’s Study of the Scriptures—Time Well Spent. Lesson for October 24. Golden Text.—“ Whosoever therefore Khali confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in hoa ven ."-Matt. 10: 32. In this lesson. Acts 26: 19-32, Paul is before King Agrippa. Felix's “convenient season” for hearing seriously the truth that Paul preached, never came; but hoping to receive money from him, the governor often sent for the ‘Prisoner to talk with him. We can imagine the sort of conversations they would have—the crafty and covetous Roman, and the earnest, godly Paul. We cannot , say with certainty x hy Felix supjiosed that Paul had money. Rep/n-ts of the Uarge sum of which Paul had lu'en the iiearer to the Jerusalem <-hur<-h may have roused the suspicion in Felix's mind that ^itul was enough like the average Jew K keep a part, as commission. It is conV cturetl by some that Paul had a private fc.rtiuie, which he had used in his jourpejs. Certainly the scanty inemniLXrom A^ar-Wbaslcnal tent making could hardly wi ,v 2 sufficed for his expensive travels Xr' sea and land, though it may have been ^jfrioquate for his support during his so®Wtrn in certain cities. During the cap^vity at Caesarea, Paul was certainly not I do. Some scholars think that he wrote tiring that time some of the epistles — Inch are commonly supposerl to have p-en written at Rome, e. g., Ephesians. /.At any late, his influence must have lasm I exerted for the good of the churches, as fnr ns his degreeof Elr rty allowed. In the year 60, or perhaps early in 61, l elix was succeeded in office by Porcius .Festus. The circuinstances connected with this change of officers are very important for the chronology of Paul's life, liecause this is one of the few dates that eftn be fixed with even approximate accuracy. Reasoning from sta'lenusKs of Jesephus and Tacitus, most writers are of the opinion that this could not have occurred later than 61 nor earlier than GO. Rut Harnack, the German church historian, placed (he date several years earlier and alters the whole Pauline chronology. Festus seems to have In-on a man distinctly superior to Felix. No sooner had he reachid Jerusalem than he was besought to send Paul to Jerusalem for trial. He refused, and informisl the Jews that the hearing would Im> held in (’aesarca. After his return, Paul was brought before him. and the n itiie--i>s made charges. Festus. I knowing that the charges were false, dei sins! nevertheh -s to gain favor with the Jews, and asked Paul if he was willing to lio taken to Jerusalem for trial. He replied, courteously but firmly, that such a i protsssinn; would lio useless, sim c n,»t the | Jews but the Roman government was to । decide his fate. Ap|x tiling to Caesar, his ■ .ipjieal wa> grantv.) by the govctimr. after ' consultation with the judges wh ■ -at with . him. Appeals t<> the omm-ror were not aljtviys granted on bequest. The governor I the newer to grant or reft'se the |wti- ■ lion. Agrippa, the king, was r. s m of Agrippa I? (see Acts 12;20-24t. ami bclengisi to the Hcrodian faintly so renowned for erim<'«. His domain wits in the north and i cast of Palestine, ami h - wts a colleague rather than a subordinate of Festus, yet ha<l no such power as his father. Bornice was Agrippa's sister. She was also a sister of Drusilla, the notorious wife of Felix, anil was even more renow tied for her wiekedm'ss. Festus laid Patil’s case before Agrippa as an act of official courtesy, relating the circumstances of the hearing and the appeal. Agrippa expressed n desire to hear ■ Paul and accordingly nt the following day lan audience was given. Festus imiieaied Ito Agrippa, as being a Jew ami one prosumably acquainted with the Jewish religion, that lie w< nld be glad to have inI formation ns to what tlie trotib’e was all about, that he might send charges to the emperor with the prisoner. Fx planatory. | How courteous, how felicitous is the opening sentence of Paul's address tverse 2». It xvas true that Agrippa was learned in Jewish lore for rabbinic writers confirm this statement. Though such knowledge had Imd little effect on Agrippa's moral character, it did nevertheless fit him for understanding Paul's statements better than could the Roman Festus. The earJier part of the address, preceding the lesson, may be compared with the other a< - |counts of Paul's conversion. What did Agrippa: know about heavenly visions? It shows the moral courage IjOf Paul that he could tell this story so i straightforwardly to a man utterly un-.suii-itual and out of sympathy with him. /r'irst unto them of Damascus": he proceeded thither immediately his conversion, mit met with poor success. A second visit is referred to in Acts 9: 23, 25. The ■boasts of Judaea” tire the borders of Judaea. its territory. This preaching, of L^thich we have no full record, must have (intervened between his conversion and (the first missionary journey, A. D. 58. J "For these causes,” causes which ceri tainly should have no standing in a court of justice—the preaching of repentance and salvation. Without the help of God i Paul could not have stood fast against the many trials am! dangers of his carem-. There is a'quiet joy in those words, “I continue unto this day." They sum up a long history, with its storms as well as its sunshine. The continuance is the main thing; ihe trials of the way are largely forgotten. The simplest truths about the Messiah found in the Old Testament, sm-h as that । he must suffer a.nd that he should be a light to the Gentih s. were ignored or denied by most of the Jews at this lime; so that Agrippa, for instance, would probably be little better informed than Festus upon such subjects. Next Lesson—“ Paul's Voyage and Shipwreck." —Acts 27: 13-26. Queer Case. A pebble in a bun has given rise to a lawsuit in New York. The buyer of the bun has sued the baker for SIOO damages for two sound teeth broken and much pain and suffering. The baker claims that he is not responsible for the accidental falling of the pebble into tlie dough, and ought not to be blamed because his patron's teeth have not sufficient strength to take care of a pebble diet. The court has not yet rendered its decision.

OUR GREAT GUN FACTORY. The 'Washington Foundry, Wfier* Heavy Ordnance Is Maile. The Washington gun foundry is one of the landmarks of the national capital. Inasmuch as it is there that all the high-powered guns and their mounts for the equipment of our modern ships of war are manufactured, it is a place of special interest to visitors in these days of wars and rumors of war. Originally established as a navyyard for the construction and repair of warships, it was long since abandoned a>s such, and is now devoted almost exclusively to the manufacture of guns and ordnace materials. The entire gun plant and appurtenances have cost about $2,000,000 and are believed to be fully equal to the demand of the -times in supplying the new navy with guns equal in power and efficiency to those supplied to the leading navies of foreign powers. The gun shop is filled with the most powerful and approved machinery for turning, boring, rifling, jacketing and otherwise finishing the immense rifles requin d for modern battleships, as well as the smaller rapid-fire guns, which form such an important part of the secondary batteries of the cruiser gunboats, ami, in fact, all vessels of war. The larger lathe in the shop, commonly called the “sixteen lathe,” was built for turning out - gun six^| teen inches in diameter of barreLitfWy eight feet seven Inches Ling, ^lnveighing 110 tons. This size h^rbeen found too large for prat lien’ ise, however, and the largest g>*fis made for the navy are of but ibiTleen-inch caliber. '1 he lathe which is us- d for boring the interior of these guns is about 115 feet long and cost neaGy $100,600. Smalh r lathes are r>t d in *he case of the smaller gluts. Tr, veling ovt r these lathes, forty feet from tlie ground, is an immense crane, capable of raising and carrying fr m one lathe to another a dead v, eight of 125 tons. In lite center < f tills building is the shrinking pit, in which are h ated furnaces for heating ihe jackets and ho. d> for use in slit inking the gun tub: <. These furna cs are heated to between <><!•» and 7i'O degrees, the heating power being naphtl a oil with an air blast. A separate building is devoted to the inantifacture of gun mounts and carriages and - provided with the latest and most approved inarhinery. as is a\ > th * projectile shop n arby. in u iidi shells are inmh' and tini'hi d. There are many historic relies in the museum ami ether buildings at the yard wh. ii the w.-itehman in charge n il show with an ii!-i-ouc«:i'.i I display of pi. |e ami pati iotisni. The two olds :-loom d cannon mounted on either >el • i f -tin* avenue near the entrance were i-aoturi 4 from the Tripolitans by Capi. St. phen Dei-atltr In isui. N’ ar the east door of the gunshop is the original "Long Tom,” used with "m-h sin-e <" by 'apt. Sammd ('. Reid a the hri_ Gen. Aimsti ing in his nev- • ;• (.> b • forgctlen engagement with the B-;' sfi fin, t at Faya! on Sept. 26. 1814. Tliis gun was presented to the United State." by the I'ortugin - • Government a feu years ago. and foram! a pari of the naval exhibit at the World's Columbian Expcsitton. In tin* rear of the commandant's office is a gun park, where are displayed trophies captured during rhe war of the revolution, the w.-lr i f isrj. the Mexican war. and war of the rebellion. New York Commercial Advertiser. ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. The man never lived who could take out all the dishes his wife has in the refrigerator, and find room to put half of them back in again. An Atchison girl received a sealskin coat as a birthday present yesterday. Iler prayers for cold weather are so earnest that they may result in something. Every woman complains that her husband pays so little attention to his children it's a wonder that lie knows them when he meets them on the streets. A girls christened Margaret can succeed in getting all the members of her family but her brother to call her ?.larguerite, and lie xvill insist upon calling her Maggie. Before a man has been at home an hour, he Ims called for something not in the house, anil then complains as loudly about it as if his wife conducted a departmeut store. People at twenty state a half-dozen impositions that tiiey xvould never stand: at forty, they find themselves patiently bearing twice the number, and thankful they are not more. We don't want to €• me back to visit this world after we are dead. The kind remarks on our tombstone would cause us to drop dead a second time, which would cause another lot of funeral expenses. The death of a young man on the eve of his marriage is regarded as sadder by the women than ihe death of a man who leaves a family destitute. A tinge of romance acts on a woman's sympathy like a cake of yeast in a pan of dough. Opinions Differ. Jack Let me shake your hand, dear boy; this is one of the happy days of your life. George - You'!•? too previous, old man; I am not to be married until tomorrow. Jack That's what I say. This is on;' of the happy days of your life.— Up-to-Date. A Future Possibility. “We shall have to quit associating with the Higginside girls.” “Why? What's the mailer with them?" “They are riding ready-made bicycles.”- Chicago Tribune.

INDIANA INCIDENTS. RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. Shoots His Inamorata and Then Himself—Hammond Man Dies of Lockjaw —Found Dead in a Welt-He Declines a Consulship. Murder and Suicide. A double tragedy occurred in Loganspert. at the home of ex-Councilman Schaefer. Miss Laura Bopp, a Jomestii, was shot by Charles Ward, a young machinist, who then fired two bullets into bis own body. One of the shots penetrated his heart and his death was instantaneous. The couple were engaged to be married. Shot by a Boy. At Maidridge Church, four miles west of Bedford, a fight occurred, resulting in the death of William Pierce and the serious wounding of his brother Walter. The Pierces were shot by Alonzo Roach, who went to Bedford and asked to be locki.it up. The tragedy is the result of a feud of long standing hetwimn the Pierce and Roach families, who live in the same n< ighborhoo/L /BWW»<«W*n«ii!"iil 1 .. " - J a Wes S. I lodge of Indianapolis has anno^iiced that he prefers the ]w>sition of g^Jepartment commander of the Grand Ar- ’ my of the Republic in Indiana to the consulship at Nagasaki. Japan, and he sent to the State Department a letter declining the appointment. He is the third to decline the appointment. Lockjaw Kills Henry Kne , ,n. Henry Huehn, former city treasurer and one of Lake County's most prominent citizens, died at Hammond of lockjaw. < >ct. 1 he .-.topped upon a rusty nail. He api>eareil to be recovering until three days before his death, when his jaws set. Took Away About $30,000. The Indianapolis police have not been able to get any trace of P. A. McDonald, the absconding "banker and broker." An inve"iigatii ii indi< att«< that he took about s3oJitl(l out of the city. Found Dead in a Well. Peler (’ary was found dead in a well in Taylor (ownship. It is snpp- sed tha; ho was .-leaning the well and that his ib alii was < aiL-i 4 by "damps." Bloody Fijjht Ends a Dance. At a dame nt Smyrna there was a bhu dy battle in which one man was killed and several fatally hurt. All Over the State. Windfall is to have an opera house. Robert S. S.-ott is to be the next post-m.-isier at Thornton. Silas Green shot himself at the home of his aged father in Fort Wayne. Bishop Ninde of Indiana dedicated a non Meth'dist । hutch at .'.".ibns in. Mts. Banda Barely, aged 55. was killed at Wolfe lake in a runaway accident. (Lear (Teviston, a young man living near Rilwsburg. was kicked to death by a horse. Charles Roulden and I-'red Cook were nrreslul at Frankfort, charged with counterfeiting. Several eases of scarlet fever have broken out in Brooklyn, and the public schools closed indefinitely. Flames caused a $5,000 loss to the Henry lumber plant and adjacent property at South Bend. David W Turpie, while in Evansville for a few hours, announced his caudi-d.-u-y for re-election to the United States Senate. Daniel Siienetiehl. employed at the Holland rialiator works in Bremen, was caught in one of the ratling machines and horribly mangled. Bread at Elwood for the past six years has been sold for 2 cents a loaf, but the price is row laisul to 5 cents, the bakers having combined. At Franklin, a 5-year-old son of James F. Brown was Instantly killed while playing in the barn. A hay-frame led on him, breaking his neck. Captain William Campbell, an old soldier, committed suicide at his home near C raw fords v ilk>. He ate a piece of bread spread with poison. The Body i f a man was found in a field near Edwardsport. A memorandum book contained the name and address, "R. O. Foote, Waterloo, lowa." Henry W. Brinkenmeyer of Evansville committed suicide by shooting He was about 31 years of age and had no troubles that any one knew cf. No more veterans can be aceommodaicd at the Soldiers' home at Marion. There are now on the rolls 2,208 ami every bunk in the l-arracks has an occupant. The court has declared the office of Elkhart county treasurer vacant and Delos N. Weaver of Elkhart was at once elected to fill out tlie unexpired term. At Jeffersonville, the occupants of the county jail claim that the ghost of William Dailey, who committed suicide by hanging, comes back and haunts them. At Patriot, durwig the past three weeks four barns have been mysteriously burned. Port Oaks of East Enterprise, while trying to save his horses, was dangerously burned. ('ireuinstantia! evidence points to incendiary work. At Martinsville, a verdiet in the case of John Ferriter for the murder of Policeman Ware. April 27. was te.i -hed after •ae jury was out for seven hours. .i verdict of murder in the seeo'id degree was rendered, fixing the penalty at imprisonment for life. Charles Sitzcll. aged 30. committed suicide at his home in I >onahlsouville by cutting his throat seven times with a razor. Sitzcll was infill anted witii Mrs. Carrie Lloyd, a comely widow, and some trouble arose between them atvl Mi'. Lloyd sent Sitzell about his business. A serious shooting affray occurred at Asherville in which Mrs. George Church ami Lewis Gumm were badly wounded. Gumm and Chnrih are neighboring farmers, and it is alleged that the trouble was the result of a long-standing feud. A (’., IL A D. train had a close call at Arlington. The train is the limited mail and makes very fast time. An incendiarv set lire to the bridge over Little Blueriver at Arlington, and before the blaze was notiiiil the train was almost on the trestle. The engineer turned on all steam and the limited passed over the burning bridge in safety.