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Poker Ruined the Paymaster.

Galveston (Tox.l Special.
Inquiries made into the habits and asso-
Citations of Major James r. WATSON, the
defaulting paymaster. do not reflect much
position under the government The fact
was ascertained that he gambled heavily, and
one of the sporting men of the town says he
won S1.700 at poker from WATSON a few nights
before he left and at another time he was
known to lose over $1,000 at poker at one
sitting Besides his weakness for gambling,
he was frequenter of houses of ill-repute,
and used to spend money lavishly among the
frall inmates of these houses. These vices
were the cause Of his downfall and disgrace.
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Minor Notes.

Frank o. Allen, n grain and provision dealer.
ATTEMPTED suicide ct JpffersOBvile. on Friday :
by taking choral. Debts aud gambling drove
him to IL.
Joel Harrlss residence burned to the ground at
Sullivan on Friday morning. This makes the
fourth house burned from the same foundation
IN the past seven years
Colonel Buchanan, OF Evansville. was robbed,
burglar who had entered the residence and
chlOrOformed the inmates.
Felix V. Anderson, an attorney OF Richmond,
was arrested ON Friday by Deputy UniLed States
Marshal Hart on n charge OF receiving illegal
pension fees for securing pension.
The Mormon elders who are seeking converts
In VigO and Parke counties do not seem to meet
with much success. There have been some
threats Of egging them out OF Seeleyville.
Efforts have commenced toward the erection
0f new Presbyterian church In Vineenues
The congregation has grown so that the present
place OF worship has inadequate accOmIuoda-
lions.
The barn Of Seth Young, eight miles northwest
Of Greenfield, was destroyed by fire on Friday
One valuable horse, belonging to Samuel Me-
Daniel, was burned, beside many other valuable
articles.
large barn at Cambridge City, belonging to
Kimmel Brothers, was completely DESTROYED by
ire ON riday. Three bend ct valuable horses,
four head OF cattle and a large amount of grain
were consumed.
On Friday, ut Lawrencoburg, while John Gard
ner WAS working at the eatGle-pena OF the Ross.
Vile distllery no lost his footing aud fell ia
lance Of twenty feet striking mia face IN tho da.
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scent upon a protruding spike ana not only
decorating the side of his face fearfuy. but also
stroyfng it.
fatal ARRAY occurred at Osgood on Saturday
evening. For several years had feeling has ex-
listed between Ed Short and Fred Wagner, t%a
young men, which eliminated in the shooting OF
wagner by Short.
Last evening, while Robert Thompson, OF
Franklin, was out buggy riding, his horse became
frightened and ran away, throwing him out, his
head striking a curhsIOne, 1t Is thought he is
seriously injured.
Henry Knisely, John Guyer and Lewis Guyer
nied on Friday night from the result of the in
lurles received at the boiler explosion near Nap
Panee on Friday. This makes five who lost their
lives out of the six employed.
On Friday afternoon a little daughter Of Mr..
Dave Ramsey. of New Albany, while visiting
Mrs. Shelby at Charlestown, fell from a stable
loft and sustained serious internal injuries. Her
Injuries Will in all probability result fatally.
AT Richmond, on Saturday, the wall of build
Ing which was being demolished fell outward,
crushing part oil building in which was Eilott's
ooot and shoe shop ana doing considerable dam
age Nob0dy was injured, though there were
one or two narrow escapes.
Grannson, son of Wash Cosby of Washington
was playing last Sunday. the 9Th inst, with a
large bulldog. when the animal suddenly put his
tsetn into the Young mans hand, barely drawing
biood The next day the dog showed signs OF
hydrophoba, and IN short time became raving
mad. Since then the wound inflicted on the
Young man has become swollen and festered.
- oudJ hiRub ne tOOk tnb cars LOT
Haute for the purpose of procuring a "mad
stone with which to draw the poison from the
wound.
Belle Bryan. the Young lady who was so badly
injured in runaway accident to a sleighing
party at Battle Ground, near Lafayette. last
winter, is now in fair way to recover. For
some months she was Daralyled that she
conld neithor move nor spoak, her brain pro-
traded through the fracture in her skull, and the
doctors time and again pronounced her condi-
ton hopeless ami her death only matter of few
hours. Now she is able to be around the house,
has entirely regained her power and speech,
aud the pafaiytic symptoms have disappeared.
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An Epc,,sh solloitor., suio,ds.

Enoiish collector Suicidad in tba hotaI a., ~ a
Union depot to-day. Walker arrived at New
York May I, from Liverpool, and was on his
way to visit his brother at Summit Park,
COL, whom he was to meet in Denver. He
arrived here this morning, and while on the
train manifested mental arrangement. He
was cared for at the hotel and while the at
tendant was absent from the room he shot
himself, dying an hour later He was evil
IDENTIFY man of good family and left valua-
BILE personal effects. He had become involved
in some financial difficulty, which preyed
upon his mind. He was about thirty-five
years of age and letters show he has a wife
and child in England.
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SPORTING MATTERS.
Opening of the Spring Meeting of the Rock
away Hunting Club,


New York, May 12.-The Rockaway Hunt.
ing Club opened its spring meeting to-day al
Far Rockaway beach. The first race was
half mIle-Long Island stables.
Mercury, ridden by George Work, first; E,
ID. Morgan's Kathleen, Belmont Purdy, sec
ond; N. G. Lorillard's Sinbad, Mr. Holmes,
third.
The race for working-horse bona fide prop
erty OF farmers, followed. This was sue
ceeded by a polo pony race, which proved a
spirited contest.
The Queens county coupe pink-coat stee-
ple-chase, for qualified hunters, ridden by
members of the Rockaway Hunting Club,
about three miles, Long Island stables
Bombast, George Work, first; G. Loriliard's
Spider, Sebrouski, second; S. Mortimer's
Hobson's Choice, owner, third ]. d. Cheev-
ers Vivian, Cheever, fell. The race
was won easily by length. Hobson's
Choice, after leading two-thirds of the race
bolted and walked in.
The heavyweight steeplechase, sweep
stakes, for half-bred, qualified hunters, about
three miles: e. G. LaMontague's Fleurette
George Work, first; P. Lorillard's Grimaldi
Sebrowski, second; George Kneeland's Star
light, Knapp, third.
Lightweight steeplechase for half-bred
qualified hunters, about three miles: S. Nor
timers Hobson's Choice, $50 pounds owner.
hrst; ). ID. Cheever's Gilona, owner, second;
e. Q. LaMontague's Rosalind, J. LaMontague,
third. Long Island stables Mercury, George
Work fell
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Peoria now claims so, 900 popul alton.
Edison Finch. one of the oldest passenger engin-
GERS on the Ohio & Mississippi railroad, dropped
dead on his engine, near Pana, on Saturday.
Miss Sylvia Beatty, q well-kuown and very
prominent young lady of Clinton, created u
great sensation ON saturday, by the an-
nOuncement that while she had been making a
tour of the Southern States she had been pri-
vately married to Oscar Drake, of Lexington,
KY. 1t is an extremely romantic affair and has
caused a hubub in society. Their acquaint-
was very short. 1t was an alleged case Of
love at first sight.
Two well-drPssed and rather young-lOokng
men stopped at the residence of Thomas Perkins,
near Hagerstown, on Friday, ard finding no one
there bat Mrs Perkins, ordered her TO prepare
dinner for them. While she ont In The
kitchen they ransacked the drawers, taking Il
pocket-book containing sixty cents in money
and couple of notes OF 81 25 each. After hur-
riedly eating. they left They were arrested
that evening at Mulberry Grove.
DIR. Parson, the State Veterinarian, reports to
the State Board NJ Health, by whose authority
he has been investigating the causes of mortal
lty among the horses In jefferson county, that
after dgent search and inquiry he has failed To
find any glandered horses Ia that locality. From
the Information received, he thinks the animals
which died and gave rise to the alarm about
CHAMBERS were in reality affected with influenza
or with Btrangles.
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ILLINOIS.
The Jury in the Hoffman Suit Reported to
Have Disagreed.

The Jury In the Hoffman Suit Reported to
Have Disagreed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON May l3.-The trial of the
Hoffman suit against Zettie Robinson was
concluded on Saturday night, when the case
went to the jury about II p ii. In this case
Hoffman demanded originally $1,000 dam
ages for libel from the defendant. but cut his
figures down to one cent after the trial had
begun. Hoffman, who was for many years
leading minister of the NJ e. church, was
expelled from the ministry and from the
church, upon charge of bastardy preferred
against him by Miss Robinson, who, for year
or more, was his domestic She supported
her claims by exhibiting bouncing boy
baby, now nearly two years old. The jury
is still out, and it is certain they have dis
agreed, and that they will not be dismissed
until tomorrow. 1t is rumored that they
stand nine to three in favor of Hoffman.
The cutting down of the claim for damages
from S., 900 to one cent was done to shut
out testimony as to Hoffman's former life
and his scandalous accusations at Rushville,
Quincy Decatur and Hillsboro, which, had
the figure renamed at $1,000, would have
been introduced in amelioration of damages.
Great interest is manifested in the outcome
of the suit,
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LOUISVILLE, May 12.-Eclipse4, St. Louis o.
TOLEDO, May 12-Saginaw 8, Toledoe 6.
BUFFALO, May 12.-Boston 16, Buffalo 5.
DETROIT, May 12.-Detroit g. New York 5.
LOUISVILLE, May 13-Eclipse 8, St. Louis A..
COLUMBUS, May 12.-Cincinnati Z, Column
bus 6.
COLUMBUS Lay 1S.-Cincinnati Z, Column
bus 0.
CHICAGO, May 12.-Chicago g. Philadel-
phia 8.
DETRoIT, May 12.-Grand Rapids II, Bay
City II.
CLEVELAND, May 12.-Cleveland 4, Provi-
dence 2.
PrrTsBuRa, May 12.-Baltimore g. Allie
gheny 3.
New York, May 12-Athletic II, Metro.
politan 4.
FoRT WAYNE, Ind, May 12.-Peoria 4,
Fort Wayne TO-
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Rihe-Team Shooting.

NEW York, May 12.-The last of the COM
petitors' matches here for place in the in
ternational military and rifle team shot, to-
day, at Creedmoor. The continued improve
ment in scores gives great encouragement to
the rifiemen and makes the chances of victory
in the coming match almost a certainty. The
winners in these matches and their scores are
as follows: T. J. Dallon, SIS; John Smitt
SOY; George ]. Joiner, 496; John H. Brown,
493 William Farrow, 4S9.
The coming week competitions for places on
the team will take place, and on Friday even
ing next the team will be selected at u meet
ing OF the board of directors of the National
Rifle Association.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Great Destruction of Property and Records
at Austin, Texas

Great Destruction of Property and Records
at Austin, Texas.
AUSTIN, May 13.-The fine Hancock build
ing, belonging to nephew of John Han
cock, burned to-day. The building was val
ued at $50, 600; insurance, $40, O00 Bertram,
Bruggerhoff & Moeller, wholesale grocers,
lost $1,000 insured for $4,000 The build
Ing was occupied by a large number of offices,
Forster's bank, Wooldridge's bank, o'Lau-
ere's insurance office, and Others Every
thing was lost and no insurance except that
named. The aggregate loss is about 1925 900,
with only $76,500 insurance. It was the
heaviest fire ever had here. The heaviest loss,
and one that affects many people in Europe,
and in every State in the United
States, especially New York, ILL
nois Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri and
other Northwestern States, was the large
Texas State agency of Jones & Spence, who
lose their office register and papers The in
terests of their correspondents will not be
seriously affected, however, as title papers
can be supplied from county or State records.
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Steamship Arrivals.

LIVERPOOL, May 12.-Arrived: Illinois, from
Philadelphia.
LONDON, May 12-Arrived: Pavonia and
Rhein, from New York.
PHILADELPHIA, May 13.--Arrived: British
Crown, from Liverpool.
FATHER POINT, Nav 13.-Arrived: Poly
nesian, Oregon and Melrose Abbey.
LONDON, May 13.-Arrived; Britannia,
Hammonia and Labrador, from New York.
New YoRK May 12.-Arriyed: Nederland
from Antwerp; Donau, from Bremen; Celtic
from Liverpool; Slesia, from Hamburg.
New YoRK. May 13.-Arrived: Helvetia,
from Liverpool; Australia, from Hamburg
Normandy, from Havre; Leerdam, from Am.
sterdam
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OBITUARY,
Death of Ex-Governor Israel Washburn Of
Maine.

Death of Ex-Governor Israel Washburn of
Maine.
PORTLAND, Me-, May PA private dis
patch announces the death of Governor Israel
Wasbburn at Philadelphia, whittier he. had
gone for medical treatment.
CGovcrnor Washburn was born in 1913, in
Oxford county, Maine. He received class
ical education, studied law, and in 1884 was
admitted to the bar His home has been in
Penobscot county, Maine. He was 2 member
of the Legislature in 1912, and elected to the
National House of Representatives for the
thirty-second, thirty-third, thirty-fourih,
thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth Congresses, serv-
ing in the last as q member of the ways and
means committee. In 1860 he was elected
Governor or Maine, and in 1863 was appoint
ed collector OF Portland by President Lin
coin. Since retiring from the latter Office he
has filled no public position.1
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THE INDIANS.
Some Idea of the Difficult Task Laid Out
for General Crook.

cSAAo Auoo VI tuo Olu1Cuit Ahoh Aatu Oub
for General Crook.
Tucson, A T., May 13.-General Garcias
engagement with the Indians in Sonora has
demonstrated that the band of renegade
Apaches is much larger than was heretofore
supposed. The general idea has been that
they numbered about seventy-fve. General
Garcia estimated those on the west side of
the Sierra Madre mountains at $50 TO 200, and
those on the east side will probably bring the
number up to 300. The country is most alb
rupt and difficult of access, and those who
remember the Modoc war in the lava beds
will appreciate the difficult task before Gen
eral Crook. The Indians cannot be starved
out, because the mountains furnish plenty of
game. 1t is believed, in view of the fact that
this precipitous country is equal in extent to
to the State of Ohio that it will require at
least six months TO subdue these Apaches.
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A Decision Against McGeooh.

MILWAUKEE, May 12.-The board OF APP
peals of the Chamber of Commerce to-day
heard the appeal made by Peter McGeoch
from the decision of the board OF arbitra-
tors, rendered two weeks ago in the suit of
William Young g. Co. and Others for $1,000
paid McGeoch on a contract, and for which
no equivalent was returned, and decided
against McGeoch, finding that he should re-
turn the amount, with interest TO date.
There is talk OF taking the matter into the
courts.
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LABOR AND BUSINESS.

The Cincinnati Shoemakers Again Frac-
tious-The Bootmakers' Lockout Still On.
CINCINNATI, May 12.-Indications point to
trouble among the shoe manufacturers, the
union men in Rogers's factory having refused
to finish work begun bynon-union men. The
Manufacturers Association have given notice
that unless they retract their refusal by Mon
day they will be locked out. 1t is difficult
to fortell what will be the result
The lockout of bootmakers still continues
This was because members of the Boot
makers Assembly, which has not agreed to
abide by the decision of the board of arbi-
tration, refused to submit the question of a
reduction of wages to arbitration. They
daily receive letters of encouragement from
tine trade throughout the country, and say
.hey can hold out for some time to come.
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Sitting BULBS Band.

STANDING Rocky AGENCY, D. T., May H.
Sitting Bull and band arrived here on Thurs
day from Fort Randall They number, all
told, LAT. -Four died on the way. and one
was born. The old chief talked peace on his
arrival, and said that hereafter he desired to
engage unmolested in farming pursuits
Gall. Crow Wing and others of his old hos
tile lieatenants were not ELUSIVE in their re-
ception of the warrior.
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Destructive Fire at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, May ia fire tonight broke
out at 8 o clock in the engine-room of George
s. Crawfords saw-mill, and destroyed the
mill and 100000 feet of lumber; also, in
Gordon & Rouse's lumber yard l, 100000 feet
of lumber. Crawford's loss is 500, 00O in
surance, $50, 000 Gordon & Rouse's loss is
$75 900; insurance unknown. The fire was
in the extreme southwestern part of the
city and the whole fire department was
summoned. The flames were checked from
other valuable property in proximity.
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Murdered by Indians.

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, May 12.-News was
received yesterday, that band of Indians,
numbering twelve, attacked band of citi-
zens, twenty-five miles west OF CALICO, on
the Carmel road, killing one, and wounding
another at point about seventy-five miles
north. 1t is thought the Indians are scatter
ing into small bands. A company of soldiers
has been sent ont
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The Boston country Clpb.

BosroN, May 1.-THE Country Club had
opening races to-day, at Clyde Park, gentle
men riders. There was large attendance.
The half-mile race was won by EPSON, ridden
by Hugh A. Allen, in one minute.
The steeplechase, two and half miles, was
very exciting. f. Codman's Peanuts, ridden
by Mr.. Warren, first f. H. Princes Nelly. rid
den by the owner, a close second. Time,
6:57L
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both Issues DIsaIIowed.

PROVIDENCE May 12.-The Supreme Court
has delivered an opinion in the case of Zach
ariah Chaffee vs.. A. g. w. Sprague Manu-
featuring Company on the motion to settle
certain issues of facts in reference to the
execution aud object of the trust mortgage
deed. The respondents raise the issue OF
fraud in the execution of the trust mortgage
and q violation of the general policy of the
laws Both issues were disallowed.
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George w. Warren.

BosToN, May l3.-George Washington War
rem, aged seventy, died to-day. He was the
first mayor of Charlestown, was candidate
for Encouragement on the Breckenridge
ticket, for nearly thirty years president of the
Bunker Hill Monument Society, and many
years president OF the American Coloniza-
ton Society.
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The Tin.Plate Compan.es wand Protection.

PrrrsBURe, May ia movement has
been inaugurated by the tin-plate companies
of this city and Philadelphia for the restora-
ton of protective tariff on tin plate. 1t is
claimed that the reduction lately made by
Congress has virtually ruined the industry in
this country, and unless they have two
and half cent rate those in the business will
be compelled to close down their mills. A
petition is'now being extensively circulated
and numerousy signed, calling the attention
of Congress to the facts and asking that the
duty be RESTORED
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was precipitated into Hughes river yester-
day by bridge giving way. The passengers
are uninjured. Frank Foster, conductor:
w. IL King. engineer, are supposed to be
killed. The train fell fifteen feet.
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New YORK, May 12.-The schedule in the
assignment of Louis Eisenstein & Co., filed
to-day, shows the liabilities to be S265, 1881
nominal assets, Sl66, 775; actual assets, 1929,
z65
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Shortening the Time of the Trip.

SAN Francisco, May 13.-It is announced
that negotiations are pending between the
Union aud Central Pacific for bringing over
land trains six hours earlier into San Fran
cisco. General Manager Clark brings the
train to Ogden at noon, instead of evening
When the Central has completed It's arrange
ments the change will he effected.
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CHICAGO, May 13.-The works of the
Anderson Pressed Brick Company,
north of the city limits, burned tonight.
The structure was brick building 150x300
feet, two stories high. The loss is estimated
at $3.50, 900; insurance, $50, 900.
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A PHILADELPHIA Blaze

PHILADELPHIA, May 13.-Fire in the building
$40 to 514 Spring Garden street. caused loss
of $4,000, distributed among several occu-
pants.
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Death of Mark E. Reeves. the wealthies
Man in Richmond

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND May 13.-Mark e. Reeves. the
wealthiest man in Eastern Indiana, died I'M
expectedly of carbuncle on his face, at his
palatal home on Linden Hill, overlooking
the city, to-day. He was engaged in the
wholesale boot and shoe trade at Cincinnati,
for many years, and was an extensive real
estate holder in that city and about Chicago,
at the time of his death. He began life with
out anything at Hagerstown, this county,
and amassed a fortune, variously estimated
at from 81, 200, 600 to 50, 100000, in the legiti-
mate channels of trade. The Hon. William
Dudley Foulke married his only daughter,
and one of his two sons, Mr.. Arthur NJ.
Reeves, has acquired a name as a critical stu
dent and authority on the Icelandio and
other northern languages.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, ,
WASHINGTON, May IA, l a. ny
For Tennessee and the Ohio ENTHUSIASTICALLY
warmer, cloudy and rainy weather. easteriy.
veering TO westerly winds in the eastern portion.
and lower pressure.
For the Lower Lake Region-Cloudy, rainy
weather, winds mostly east, lower pressure, sta
tionary or higher temperature.