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CIRCULATION!

IX THE CITY.

FIRST YEAR.

OVERCOATS

Such as you'll not find in any other house the city. A full spring crop of new goods, the latest styles and patterns that can be procured from any market. ^,

In order to give the public generally a better idea of pur store and stock we will devote one entire day and evening to their entertainment. Thursday, April 10th, will be our GRAND OPENING DAY, when each lady will be presented with a novel souvenir. Grand Concert in the evening.

A. C. BRYci & CO.,

604 Mam SL, Third Door East of 6tn.

KOTICJE.

An apology is due the Ladies at the non-arrival of Souvcniers that were intended for our opening on Saturday last due notice will lie given when they romc to tad March 24th and 26th.

Respectfully. .. J. FRED PROBST.

UYCLKS.

COLUMBIA CYCLES Meii't. Girl« and Hoy#' gftfcUe* now in

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J. FRED PROBST, AG'T,

642 Wabash Avenue.

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Hughes & Lewis,

Interior mworator* ami PtaUm in

WALL PAPER

AND WINDOW SHADES,

'FRESCO PAINTERS. i" t38 SOUTH FIFTH STREET.

,H«v«a Ilandnoiuo BraUMn 8««n Together. fp The pi nce of seven fine looking men of commanding stature, wearing W"full beards and having a strong resemblance to one another, attracted the attention of the passengers in a car on the

Sixth avenue elovated railroad One of •:vttie.M' men entered into conversation with a ivjMirter, and it was learned that the "l^party was composed of seven brothers, ranging from 35 to 36 years* They had, l-fin accordance with an old annual family vfcustom, been celebrating the eighty second birthday of their father, James \V. Hughes, at the old homestead at

South Orange, N, J, Three of the brothers live in Washington, one in Newark and one in Brooklyn. The other two live with their father and sister.—Now York Tribune,

Fttiralww Motor# Growing INpula«v Petroleum motors are being simplified mid improved to such an extent that they .jijjay now be tanked among the useful small motors. A number of thews UtUe engines have been running fto over a vear in different part* of Germany and

Russia, and In Belgium a company for their construction has been formed. The motors range from one to four horse power.™New Orleans Picayune.

Mrs. Phabe J. Houghton, of North Easton. Mas».,*the daughter of 4 revolutionary soldier, has recently celebrated her hundredth birthday, She remembers with great distinctness the funeral of President Washington.

K»f -h traveling harpist has been vered cheating the railroads by earriug hb HuW girl tkwwj up in the green *g with hi* harp. Hs had trawled so ill about Kn :Und» and has paid no fare fdrthecfcUJ.

ikcame out iu an English court a few day* ago that 100 woraout horses had jus* been shipped from that country to Germany and Belgium to be used up in the manufacture of sausage^and that*uch shipment* were* regular thia$

A parliamentary uivsatigatioa Into 0*t running ot train* on railroads entwia# London from the south that «x» ss average only ftboat ISO per cent.« all jvvssenper trains enter U» city on Ume.

AttitdiiitMfWllMMWito the yowig King AtexaoAwr «t Servfa, who is yet 14 y«u* eW. Tt* jw posed alliance la with a grand duchess at

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DEATH OF ROBERT SCHENCKi

The MiilByaiahad SaMiir m« SUtcttmmm Olcd l'Mtcrday. Wabhixgtox, March 24.—General Robert Cummings Schenek, congressman, soldier and diplomat, and a leader in public afikirs generation or more ago, died at 5 o'clock last evening of pneumonia at bis residence on Massachusetts avenue, jost off Thomas circle. It was not until yesterday that it was known that he was seriously ill, hut when his friends beard of it they were prepared for the worst, because of hia advanced age, His three daughters, Mrs. Bates, an old friend, and Miss Sedgewick were with him at the time of his death.

The funeral arrangements will be in charge of Mr. Warder. The interment will take place at Dayton, 0. In view of the dipnthertic complication in the case the funeral will be strictly private.

General Schenck was in his 81st year, hairing been born in Franklin, 0., October 4, 1809. He was graduated from Miami University in 1827, and after spending three additional years at the college, studied law with Thomas Corwin. He served two years in the state legislature and acquitted himself so well that he was elected to Congress as a Whig, serving from 1848 to 1851. President Fillmore then sent him to Brazil as minister plenipotentiary. "When the civil war broke out, he at once offered his services to the government and was commissioned a brigadier general by President Lincolns May 17th, 1861. lie served with his brigade in the first battle of Bull Run, in which the Union army was defeated. He next served in West Virginia under General Kosecrans and did some brilliant fighting at McDowell and Crow Keys. General Freemont then entrusted Kim with the command of a division and while leading the first division of Franz Siegel'H corps at the second battle of Ball Run, his right arm was shattered by a musket ball, incapacitating him for service for some time. In Septemher, 1862, he was promoted to be a major genera), and in December of that year he took command of the middle department and Eighth corps at Baltimore. He rendered effective service in the Gettysburg campaign. He was nominated for Congress against the noted anti war Democrat Valandigham, and though the district was Democratic, he carried the election, and resigning his post in the army took his seat in the House of Representatives December 3, 18S3. was immediately made chairman on military affairs, and during this and the following Congress his position enabled him to do good service to the Union cause. He was reelected to the tWo succeeding congresses,

and throughout thcte exciting times during and alter the war, he took a leading part in proceedings in the House. During his last term He was chairman of the ways and means committee and leader of the House, succeeded Thad Stevens in command of the Republican party. He was minister to England in 1870 and in 1871, one of the Alabama claims com mission, retaining this last office for five years, when he resigned. Since that time he has made his home in ^hlqcity, whore he was a warm favorite.

FUNERAL OF GENERAL CROOK.

An Re.

Impr«Mlve Nvrvict and the malna VI»w«t by TbouMiul*. Chicago, March 24.—The entire city, apparently, turned out to pay the last honors to General Crook yesterday.

A quartette from the Second Presbyterian choir sang at the close of the prayer, and were followed by Dr. Thomas, who quoted the 90th Psalm and a chapter from Job in the course c& his brief but comforting remarks Professor Swing then read a most eloqufcht tribute to the dead. After the quartette Dr, McPherson spoke eloquently and at length, and again offered prayer, Br. Clinton Locke closing with the benediction. Mrs. Crook, who, previous to the commencement of the service, bad remained with her sister and friends in an adjoining room, but had been present during the entire time, then took Captain King's arm aud had a last look at the dead. Then the casket was taken from the room followed by the members of the Loyal Legion, while the choir sang "Best for the Weary." Mrs. Crook and Mrs. Reed were driven quietly to the B. A O. depot.

The following gentlemen acted as pailbearers in Chicago: General & B. Hayes, Judge W. Q. Greshatn, John B. Carson, General W. E. Strong, Wirt Dexter, Marshall Field. W. C. D. Gronnis, John M, Clark, Colonel J. A. Sexton, William Penn Nixon, Judge II* 8, Tathill, H. J. McFarland, Mayor Creiger, C. D. Hooys, John B. Drak% Colonel .lames F. Wade (Fifth cavalry, United States army,) Geuera! M. R. Morgan (United State* army) Colonel Thad Stanton (United States army,} General Robert Williams (United States army,) Assistant Adjutant General John Collins (of Omaha,] P. E, Stadebaker, General Soov Smith, J. Frank Lawrence, Pwter Palmer and George T. Dunlap.

Among the noted men present were ex-President K. B. Hayes and ex-Gover-nor Foster, of Ohio, Adjutant-Geiieral J. W. Purchard, of Wiseorwin, Captain Chas. King, commander of the Wisconsin militia, and others*

The body was clothed In the general^ full uniform. The scarf of his rank crossed his breast Upon his coat were

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inned two jewels, one the em Wen of the legion and the other of the Army of West Virginia, each depended from ribbons el white and blue.

8«a«Mr aHfMdM Bill. WAMUN*xmx, March S4—Senatca- Ingalla, by request, introduced a bill lo give every soldier or sailet who served ninety days or longer in the late war a bountv ol $50 a year for every year's service or part of a year. If the soldier is dead the monex shall go in the owfear Mined, to his widow minor children, fcftUiCT or mother. In case a soldier or sailor was nanv. Tii dkfthajged (or dwabnity. he is to b* pid SA*hy several the bounty for the fall time of has ea»! fcaow*

tistsHint* Amy soldier who substitute for pay is excluded from the benefit* of the btlL

X« tfe* It' March 24.—in the House

Mr. Oftnnon^ from the committee on ntlet, offered a Kaotatkm which was •ttaptod, fixis* to-morrow imnaediateiy after the reading and aporoval el the Journal for the eoiiai&ntiott el She World's Fair MIL

The Wisdom Bin has hem

agreed toby the Bouse coinage committee, and will be reported favorably,

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A COAL COMBINE FORMING.

powr-an srsDicATE TORXISG TO COJfTtOL THE FHICE OF COAl^

Tb« Comblae to fc« in (be Satan of a Trust uri It* HtwIqurUn Will Pniwkljr be In

Terre Bute.

Crawford Fairbanks was interviewed by a News reporter in regard to the recent maneuvers of the coal operators in this vicinity. He said that for some time past the operators of Indiana had been endeavoring to come to some understanding in the matter of prices and to effect some sort of compromise whereby they could pool their interests and control the price of coaL In fact the idea has not been abandoned yet, and the operators are still trying to agree upon some plan. "There have been a number of schemes advocated," said Mr. Fairbanks, "by means of which this could be brought about, but so far none of them have met with general favor. Among these was a trust scheme whereby each operator was to turn his mines over to the trust and take stock in it to the value of his mines. So far all effort to form a trust have failed. Another plan was proposed. That was for the operators favoring the pooling of interests to form a syndicate and turchase outright all of the mines in the district and thus gain control of the price of coal. "The recent conference of the operators in this city was for the pnrpose of trying once more to bring about some sort of a compromise whereby mutual protection would be insured. The scheme did not carry, and up to the present time nothing has been accomplished. The operators are for the most part in favor of pooling their interests, but so far as I know it looks very much 88 though it cannot be brought about— at least not from the outlook at the present time."

Other operators were seen by TnE News reporters and all of them said very frankly that the time is near at hand when they must concentrate their interests or close their mines. "There is money in coal," said a well-known operator, "but the way the mines are now operated cute off all the profits. You may rest assured that when it comes to closing the mines we shall never do it I believe that before the end of April one of the most powerful coal combines ever formed in tormed in the United States will be formed in Indiana with Terre Haute ss its headquarters. The majority of operators favor pooling their interests, but there area few refractory ones who area drawback to the consummation-of the deal." "Will the combine include both the block and bituminous operators?" asked the reporter. "Well, that depends upon circumstances. The matter has only been partially discussed, and as yet but little has been done with that part of the question." "What mTuea will be asked to go into the combine? "It is pretty hard to say at the present time but I think that those interested in the deal count upon Thomas H. Watson, of the Brazil Block Coal Company A. C. Daniels, of the Chicago & Indiana Coal Company S. W. Giiman, president of the Brawl Block Coal Company Col. E. Harder, of the New Pittsburg Coal and Mining Company Crawford Fairbanks, of Terre Haute Joseph Martin, of the Parke County Coal Company D. W. Minahall, of the Minshall mines W. Kippetoe, Leslie D. Thomas, A. J. and J. P.. Crawford of Terre Haute, and others. "What do you think will be the nature of the organization effected? "That is hard to say owing to the immature plans of the operators. I believe, however, that it will partake of the nature of a trust I favor this plan. Each operator will turn his mines over to the trust and take stock in the commny to the value of his mines. He will hen receive a proportionate amount of the earnings. A general manager will be appointed to be paid out of the general treasury.

Hie fiwt move that the operators will bring about will be the restoration of the Danville rate. This was the principal matter under discussion at the meeting at the Terre Haute House on Monday the 17th. Under the present condition of affairs the mines in this district are unable to compete for business in the Northwest oa account of the high freight rates. The rates now extant are about 30 cents higher than they were under what was known as the Danville rate. This practically excludes the coal from this district from points north and west fro-a Chicago. Another disadvantage is in the fact that coal must be rebelled from Chicago."

A rumor has been current on the streets to-day which has been" quietly discussed by many interested in coal, to the effect th&t a scheme to form a coal trust for the district was well under way that nearly all of the operators had expreaaed a willinfnees to to go into it that the capital stock of the trnst would be over a million dollars, and that the general offices would be loaded in lhts city. It has been ft weH-known fiset for several days that Colonel Harder of the North Pittsburg mines, has been closeted with Judge Jumpy and that important doeu ments have been gone over and signed. Iti»aboawell-known fact thai Jodie Jump only recently retired from the directory of the Terra Haute Water Work* Company, and that some el the gentlemen interested fa the eoal trust are stockholders in th* Water Works Cc*n-

Thisis coopered a significant yfan

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Ftma Ota* JClpfMMl tfe* enui|« Trm. LM«ajUHK, FUl» March 24.—The damage to young orange trees in this state by th# recent frost ll mtimatM a& a miUion dollar*. It to not thought eld bearing trees are injured eafficiently to affix* next yeara crop, but damage wit! be felt is ktterjMR wfoen tbe ytmag trees killed would come into bearing. All growing vegetable* ace reported killed ttt fa?* nnyTlth as fio^t TittdglN

Wife »mteftia*

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3oodwis»taafitef Jeaiowy,attempted |q fnmmk tfBjffjllp fey **Hny CSatbcHc add. Inm! night* aid was scm*1

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HIGH WATER MARK.,

Tb* Ohio and His*l*«ippl Tkraitodai Their Annul Overflow. PmsBVBo, March 24.—The Monongahela river touched the highest notch of the present flood at 2 o'clock yesterday, when the marks registered twenty-four feet even. The Allegheny river readied the same point a short time later, but is still rising.

Traffic has beat entirely suspended on the Pittsburg & Western Railroad, the tracks being covered for a distance of six miles. In the vicinity of what is known' as Barefoot Square the water completely surrounds many of the houses and has cut off all communication with them except by skiffs. The residents were busy all day moving their effects to the upper stories. On School street the scholars in the Presbyterian Sunday school were dismissed at &30 o'clock, and at 4 o'clock it was impossible to get into the building on account of high water. The water backed up from a sewer and rushed in a

rentire

volume down the streets, flooding vicinitv and badly the new ball grounds of the brother! in Exposition park. With no more contributions to the flood in the Ohio river, men estimate that the flood will reach sixty feet at Cincinnati. These same men underestimated the maximum of the recent flood by two or three feet, which is usually the case with their forecasts of floods. However, the present flood seems to come almost wholly from rains in the Alleghney mountains, the water shed of the Ohio river.

Both the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers are now subsiding and the flood is now merely the memory of a big scare. Many thousand dollars has been lost in this vicinity but these losses were caused mainly by the stoppage ol the iron mills along the rivers and by the entire stoppage of traffic on Pittsburg and Western roads. Downtown merchants sustained a great loss in goods stored in the cellars and up river farmers complain of flooded lands. The hightest water was 24 feet inches, reached last night in the Monongahela river and one foot higher in the Allegheny, river. The river is now 21 feet Some of the railroad tracks and mills are still flooded

The present flood in the Conemaugh river has turned up acres of ground covered by the great flood of 1889 and many valuable relics are being found there by hundreds of people now searching for mementoes.

Memphis, Tenn., March 24.—Reports from below on the Mississippi state that the people of Laconia Circle and Arkan sas City have given up all hopes of saving the levee and are talking of cutting the levee and allowing the water to come in gradually. By tnis means the peo nope to save their property. The work of strengthening the levees is being

Siscouraging.pointsrise

ushed at all but the outlook is The begin at Vicksburg and Helena this morning.

Cincinnati, March 24.-^The river at noon is fifty-seven feet, rising an inch and a half an hour. Nothing but a direct interposition of God can keep the river from goin# above seventy feet

HIGH LICENSE IN MARYLAND.

Ory»niK«Kl Kffort In R»ltimor% to lc feat the Lobby. Baltimore, Md., March 24.—The strongest kind of moral and religious pressure will be brought to bear upon the legislature this week to compel the passage of a high license' law. All com mercial and mercantile bodies, churches of all denominations, judges of courts and other high officials of more have petitioned the* legislature for such law. The Senate passed a bill making a license of $600 for spirituous and $300 for malt liquors. The Dili is now in the hands of the city delegation in the House. They are trying to smother it The bill originally proposed and advocated by churches and commercial bodies provided for $1,000 license and a strict examination of applicauts. The bill pending has been modified not only in the amount of fee, but in the amount of reference of character of the applicant One of the principal pleas made in advocacy of the law is that Baltimore is an asylum for saloonkeepers turned out of Philadelphia. Members of the legislature are threatened by ward politicians, most of whom are saloonkeepers, that if they pass the bill they will n^er be reelected.

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SALOON TRUST.

A Taroma 1 Waih.1 Syndicate SMktH| Control of th« Retail Liquor Trade. Tacxjma, Wash., March 24*i~Four prominent liquor dealers of this city are endeavoring to form a novel trust to control the retail whisky traffic within the corporate limits, liie scheme contemplates that at the end of the present year all saloon licenses shall be rescinded and no new ones issued except to a syndicate company, which will agree to pay Into the city treasury a tram equal to that obtained from all the saloons. The ran not more tail selling and cated near churehes^ school houses, or in thickly seated residence portions of the city. Asidj' from these obligations the syndicate will assume all responsibility for all violations of the law traced to any of the places controlled by them, agreeing to strictly observe all ordinances to closing hours and selling to minora.

ANEW SANK FOR NEW YORK. lt H«a» Will Rej»r*»*nt 4ro4 Million Mian.

Hsw Yoftsr, March 24.-New York is soon to have a sew private banking concern, whose specialty will be handling municipal securities. The principal partner will be John

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Blair, a wealthy

New York contractor and capitalist, whose fortune & estimated anywhere from fifty to a handled millions. Hia son, D. C. Blair, his nephew, Jmmm Blair, and another relative. Oliver C. Ewart, will control the company. The vonnger men have been living in Kansas (ISty a number of years, and there is. the banking business.

operating

Wntttn# *0 'Kilt K«s«lft*wr.. SntMriB^ M&, March 24.—" Bald Enohbera," have again appeared in thai county and have served several familfai with warning to leave the country or consequences. A larfe stock of arumnnUian havt? been laid In and

tfpey anxfoosly await tha coming of the

a*» iuiwk.

Wjunmwt, March 24.—The this teaming alter the tnamut took up the trust bilL Turpi* spoke in taiag certiciB 3tdeaeB&, and Pogh followed also in tttJwNiii

MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 24. 1890. TWO CENTS.

THE FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.

THE WIRES ARE MOW IX HOSAMZCD STATE.

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SapttrtateKdwat Itucyh Sehcll t* Aerued Bciav lBMmp«t«at *4 the Facts Seen t* B*»r Out

Ike Acemtlw.

There is a howl going up from the tax payers in regard to the ruthless expenditure of fee city's money and investigation shows that there is more cause for the remonstrance than is apparent from surface indications. There is a great leakage in the fire department and an expenditure of $65 per month has been made for nearly two years past without bringing in any good returns. The prostitution of the fire department to partisan purposes was productive of this result. When the Democratic council took con-

V- REPAIRING THK MNB3. Mmm ot the city two years ago in May, they found Martin Hunter, a Republican, in charge of the lire department, with George Reglein, Democrat, as first assistant and L. C. Kretz, a Republican, as second assistant and superintendent of fire alarm telegraph. They immediately Removed Martin Hunter and put John Kennedy, Democrat in his place as chief. George Reglein was retained as assistant chief, and L. C. Kretz was removed from the position of second assistant chief and Joseph Schell, Democrat, put in his lace. This made all three of the chiefs P» emocrats and placed the departinent at their mercy. -s_.

As far as the political part of these maneuvers goes Thk News has noming to say, but when it comes to light that a competent man has been removed to, room for an incompetent man then the shoe begins to pinch. This is exactly the case in the removal of Lawrence Kretz to make room for Joseph Schell. Mr. Kretz is an experienced and competent lineman, thoroughly acquainted with all the needs aud necessities of that department of the service, and when he was in charge the lines were always kept in good condition. Jos. Schell is just the reverse. He is thoroughly incompetent and has never had any experience except what he has gained while in charge of the flre alarm telegraph. The teleirraph lines are reported to be in very bad condition at present and the whole service is said to be demoralized.

From the testimony of experienced linemen it is learned that Mr. Bchell can not even climb a pole—the first requirement of a lineman—and that he is not in any way qualified to fill the position. From the records in the city clerk's office it is learned that when Mr. Schell has work to do which he cannot perform he hires a lineman to do it and the city pays the .bills. The records show that on January ?th George Kress was lid $0 out of the city treasury fo* which r. Schell receives $65 per month to do. The record further shows that on November 5th the same George Kress received 1514 for more work done on the fire alarm wires which Mr. Schell draws his salary for doing.

The cut above shows the manner in which Mr. Schell would go about repairing the fire alarm wires if he were to be cruelly thrown upon bis own resources and no linemen were allowed to come to his assistance. The News has made a thorough investigation of Mr. SchelTs ease and -finds that he is an incapable man. He should step down and out and the place should be given to some good lineman or electrician who understands the business. The following interview with Mr. Kress who did the work on the lines shows what Mr. Schell's position in the matter is.

WHAT JfR. KRESS SAYS:

Geo. £reas, the lineman to whom the bills were paid was seen and interviewed by a Haws reporter. He aays that Mr. Schell is not a lineman and is hardly qualified for the position which he holds. "He can not even c'iimb a pole," said Mr. Kkmb, "and is a very poor manager of imwT"

What does be do when the wires get

joee out as soon as tie can and gets linemen to come and fix up the trouble for him."

What does he do when the linemen are all btMr?? Is'nt it usually the case that when one set of lines is in trouble they are all in trouble and when one lineman is busy they are all busy? "Yes that is true."

What does Mr. Schell do in a case of that kind? Well, be has to wait until some of

get time to do his work." hat if afire alarm should come in when the lines were ln bad ordtetf **ll the lines were in roiy bad eider the alarm would not cotoe in. at least not over a part of Uwsm. If the break in the lines is between headquarter* and the Dox pulled, then noalarm will be sounded at aSL there is a break on some of the ether lines ft simply won't report on the tircoft broken."

Then if there is no lineman at leisure the eity ftrealarmwin» will he neglected titttil eocae one has time to inspert and xepaartlKffi? "Tea, tha*m® %r ft Schell never was a lineman and he don't kaow much about that part of Are psrtment service. He is pretty fair battery work but on the wboie

tions in regard to the work he had done on the lire department lines. His answer was substantially as follows: "The fire alarm wires are all in very poor condition and during bad weather are likely to eonfuse alarms sent in. In some cases they don't work at all for hours at a time. The last work I did on the lines was on January ?thu The lines were in a fearful shape and I did all I could for them and since that I think nothing has been done on th#£ to amount to anything. I have done several small iobs for which I charged nothing. The lines get in bad shape and then Schell comes down here (Western Union building) and raises the d—1 with us for not having our lines in good shape, if they cause him the slightest trouble, even after all of us do him all the favors we can. "One day while I was working for him he told me to draw off the batteries, did so and when I had finished the first part of the work asked him if I should throw out the old stuff. He said 'no it isn't worth the while,' so I didn't do it When he came in I asked him what he thought of them and he said they looked fine. You see there was all of the old stuff in them and they really didn't look any better, although they worked some better for a time, and yet he couldn't tell the difference. He thought they were all right because I had done some work on them. "Tken there was another case which shows that Schell is no lineman. He told me that twenty-six cross arms would be a days work. I said

(Is

that so,' and

he said 'Yes.' He went out with me after 9 o'clock in the morning and by 11:20 I had all of the twenty-six cross arms up on the poles. He did not like to break his word and wanted me to count that a days work. 1 was $2 a day and would not do that so worked a full day on the lines. "There was another time when I was

Drkingat headquarters when something at the oil well fell across the wires ami the gong began to strike. Schell came running up and asked me if it wasn't an alarm coming in and I told him that 1 thought it was across on the wires. He did not know enough about the business to distinguish between a crossed wire and an alarm coming in. With some persuasion he started out on the circuit on „. j^hi the trouble was noticed and£«ju after following it up for some distance found the trouble at the oil well. Something had fallen across the wires. He don't do anything on the lines himself and the consequence is that they are in very bad shape. When they get worse than usual he gets a lineman to straighten out the trouble. He drawB his salary and the linemen only get paid as day laborers. He does nothing and lives high while the men who do the work only get living wages. I am of the opinion that the position should be given to some lineman who understands the business thoroughly and who could do the work as it should be done." fw'i £V •.

THE PRISON SOUTH.

Vigo Hm Nort Convict* There Than Any other County In Indiana. The last report of the Indiana Prison South contains some interesting information for the readers of The News. It shows that at the time the report was compiled there were 669 convicts in the prison that Vigo county had the largest number—73, Vanderburgh, Evansville's county, being next with 45 and Wayne next with 24 and that the other counties of the state ranged from 1 to 21. It showed further that 170 of the total number ot convicts were laborers at the time of their sentence, 122 of them farmers, and that other occupations were represented by from 1 to 24. According to this the preponderance of crime has been among laboring classes in this state.

The report shows also that the largest number went for grand larceny and the next largest for petit larceny that 71 are there for murder and 04 for burglary. There are 169 there on two-yaar sentences, 92 on one-year sentences and 60 for life, the terms of the others ranging from 3 to 21 years. With reference to the age of criminals, the report shows that 173 are in the prison who are 30 years of age aud over 25 that 121 are there 21 years old and under, 109 who are 25 and over 21,18 who are 50,12 who are between 60 and 60, and 1 who is 80 years of age.

With regard to the nativity of the convicts 298 are there from Indiana—a larger number than from any other state or country—95 from Kentucky, 40 from Ohio, 8 from Germany, 5 from Ireland, 2 from Scotland and 1 from Italy. Other states of America have a representation of from 1 to 25 or 30.

As to the habits of the convicts when sentenced, 128 were moderate, 163 intemperate and 288 temperate. By this it will be seen that the intemperate man is not so largely represented in the penitentiary as his sanctimonious brother.

Tliis report contains an argument in favor of marriage and it is found in these figures: 343 single men are among the convicts as against 183 married men and 40 widowera. fn conclusion the report, states that there are 379 men who could read and write when sentenced, 30 who could read only, bat a l&rg&r number who could neither read or write. Those who could read and write, however, are in the mafority, which would seem to oppose the theory that crime is bom of ignorance. __

PRAIRIE FIRES IN KANSAS.

BalMlfffl sml M*«tE Itartnqrai so lb« Vain* of Sioo.ooo. Wichita,

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Kan., March 24.—Prairie

fires yesterday swept over the southern portion of this county, destroying farm houses, barns and sheds. The stock oh "idm wore driven before, some outran the flames, others fell from exhaustion and heat and were consumed. The Jom will teach #100,000.

trite* Pmmo awi Meet.

A chewing gum manufacturer amassed a fortune of »U*)0,000. Say six sticks for 5 cents five Into 100,000,000 goes 130,000,000 times. Twenty million times six canals 120,000,009 sticks of gum. GreatWveiM, giris.—Washington Post

Tluroc r*mm4 twml. SsATrut, Wash., March 24*—While workmen were searching 12msrains of the Stetson & Post's block, which burned Friday, they found the charred remains of three bodies y*terday. Their identity imntaim.

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IX THE CITT.

ASSAULT AND BATTERY CASE

DAVID LAWRENCE ON TRIAL FOR ALLEOEUABSAl'LTASiD BATTERY.

A Yoang Wif* at Coal HInR" Shootn ller* self on Account of lit Henltte— ttenernl Court

Other LoMil.

The case ot the state vs. David Lawrence for assault and battery on John Guinther came up for trial in the Circuit court this morning before Judge Mack and a jury. In their opening statement/^ the attorneys for the prosecution declared that the evidence would prove that a a crowd of the citkena of Pierson township met on a Sunday in September of last year for a holy purpose ,• that after the exercises were over the congregation* forming quite a. a procession, started for their homes: that as they approached the residence ot the defendant a noise was heard in the rear, and looking backward they saw the defendant coming in his wagon driving at a high rate of speed that lie yelled at them and declared he could whip any man in the crowd that he then became more specific and asserted that he could whip John Singhurst that the latter got out of his wagon and that he and the ue- -. fondant commenced to quarrel that. John Gunther, the prosecuting witness, ^4 attempted to make peace aud was struck by Lawrence.

The defense entered a general denial of the state's allegations, claiming that the defendant was insulted prior to his overtaking the procession that when he attempted to resent the impudence, the crowd surrounded him that then the defondant's son-announced that "whoever hit his papa would have him to lick », -zjti that John Guinther then took hold of young Lawrence that the defendant warned Guinther that the boy was not

oing to harm anyone and that should be let alone that then Guintber told the defendant that the latter

TIRED OF LIFE.

A Younir Wife at Coal Illinr Nulcldc*-Ill-health the Caiim. Mrs. David Harkes, young wife of a miner at Coal Bluff, shot herself through the heart Friday and died alpigst instantly. She had been in ill-health for a long time and became aweary of life. She 5 leaves a husband and one child. She addressed a note to her husband which read as follows: ''Well. Dave, I have become so tired of life, always sick, and 1 came to the conclusion I would give my life up for a bad job. You take care ef my little darling Kobie and if you ever take another don't allow my baby to be. abused. Nowt mind, don't forget. That is all I shall say. Farewell forever, Madie."

The woman's age was 20 and she had been married but a short time.

Court Kills*.

The evidence in the Hunter-Westfall damage.case was concluded this morning and the arguments are being made this afternoon.

Merchants' Insurance Company vs. Clinton M. Thompson, appeal lroni Felsenthal, J. P., suit filed in the Superior court. Davis & liobinson.

State of Indiana ex rel. Max Joseph, guardian, etc., vs. John P. Lunati, Isaac A. Mitchell, Louis Bresctt and Wilson Nayfor, civil suit filed in the Circuit court,

Wm, A. Shores vs. Amanda Dowdy, case involving $1,500, tried before Judge White at Newport yesterday and taken under advisement. Sawyer & Conley and Blake for plaintiff, lihoades & Kboades for defendant.

In the damsge suit of Mrs. Mary A. Hall vs. Charles T. Smith, in Felsenthal'B court the plaintiff was awarded damages in the sum of $22.90, This settles the cow case only temporarily, the defense having announced that they will appeal to the Superior court.

Jane May vs. Sarah E. Acuff and Minnie O. Acuff, Circuit court default of Sarah E, Acuff. John Foley appointed guardian adlitum for Minnie O. Acuff. Evidence heard, finding for plaintiff, title quieted. A quit claim deed was later recorded reading, "Sarah E. Acuff to Jane May, part of inlot 7, block 7, in Boacb A McGaughey's subdivision."

Benjamin F. Watson vs. James M. Watson et al., partition finding for plaintiff and partition ordered some time ago, the court appointing Seth Clark, Newton Bledsoe and Francis Drake commissionera to make the appraisement. The latter was succeeded to-day by Hansom Ile*l, appointed by the court in place of Drake, who is interested.

William H. Stickle has sued John Wbitaker for dissolution of their partnership and for a receiver. Plaintiff alleges that the partnership was formed orally, defendant, who is a blacksmith, agreeing to do his share of the work to be done in the manufacture and repair of vehicles, and the plaintiff, who is a carpenter, agreeing to do his share, and the losses and gains to be shared equally. Plaintiff alleges that defendant bas foiled to do his duty and asks for a receiver to adjust their affairs.

The Pollco Conrt.^^1-*

The following drunks were «p in Police court tliis morning: James Shay, James Reed, John Moor?, James Vallandingham, Pat Riley, James Hanson, Jack O Brien. For associating, 'John J. Smith and W. E. Eichardson.

Wfaole*ale rrlec*,

Chicago clergyman, as the bridegroom hands him his lee—Four dollars, please. Bridegroom—Bat I thought your foe was only 2.

Clergyman—It is* bat if yon remember, yon owe me for last time.—Lawrence American.

Thf Deadly Hottof.

People are yet laughing at a doctor in a little village of this state who, in filling out a certificate of death, inadvertently wrote bis name in the blank space reserved for "cause of deatb."—Philadelphia Times.

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was not big enough to make him let the "J boy alone, at the same time striking at the defendant that the defendant par- j| ried the blow and grabbed Guinther by the throat, when friends interfered and the set-to ended.

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