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Minor Notes.

The reported death of Samuel Steele near
Spencer, was a hoax.
Rosanna Boyer, living near Cambridge City,
died on Tuesday, aged eighty.
The Vincennes Council has compromised with
ex-Clerk Grill, alleged to have been short in his
accounts about 500.
There were shipped from the Indiana block
coal mines in the year 1888 $50 074 tons of block
coal, against 369 SOL in the year 1882. Decrease
last year, 19, 467 tons. There was an increased
demand for the coal, but unfortunately the
miners struck at the very time the demand was
greatest
The dead body of DR.. B. T. Adams a promi-
nent physician of Pike county. was found in the
South fork of the Patoka river, on Tuesday
morning. and it was supposed he came to his
death by accidental drowning. Friends suspect
foul play, as he had large sum of money when
last seen alive.
The river bank is caving badly mile below
New Albany, and the house of Mr.. Shadrack
Lane will be wrecked. The river road will be
destroyed for some distance in that neighbor-
hood and the county will again be subjected to
a large unnecessary expense, unless the road is
changed to the base of the hill
Mr.. Peter MITCHELL who recently died in
Cha1lestown, left $40 600 in bonds in his satchel
in the McCombs House, in that town, to be di
vided between his two children-Fillmore
Mitchell and married daughter Mr. Mitchell
was "a very frugal person, and saved all of his
means, his expenses being less than fifty cents a
day.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

A. s. Howell & Co., dry goods, Bath N Y,
have failed. Liabilities estimated at $50, 600;
assets, $4,000.
j. W. Bukey's large -four MILL at Nicholas
vile, Ky, burned last night. Loss, $27, 900; in
sured for So, 600.
j. D. Rushing, head ook-keeper for Doole,
Knott & Blakemore, Fort Smith, committed
suicide yesterday.
The debt of Helena, Ark, $3.50, 600, has been
compromised at fifty cents and eight-tenths, the
creditors agreeing.
Davis & Ketscher, hardware dealers at Little
Rock have assigned. Liabilities, 81 900; nom
inal assets, $4,000.
In quarrel in Randolph county, Ala, on
Tuesday, between Wyatt Pate and VIM Little
field, both were killed.
A L. Sonn's brush factory, at Toledo, was
partially destroyed by fire on Tuesday night.
Loss, $50, 900; fully insured
Harry Tuttle, wounded in the Stoneville, D. T.,
fight, was taken from the hospital at Spear Fish,
last night, by masked men and hanged
The printing house of j. j. Spalding 6 Co.,
one of the oldest in Chicago has been closed by
the sheriff. Liabilities 25, 900; assets, SIG, 000
An immense furnace for smelling iron ore was
lighted yesterday at the East Texas Penitentiary.
1t is the first enterprise of the kind in the State
Walter Campbell and James Boatman, who
had QuaTreled, met accidentally on a road near
Little Rock, Boatman fired at Campbell who
shot Boatman dead.
The Ohio Legislature has made provision for
bringing the remains of the distinguished var
correspondent, j. A. McGahan, from Constanti
nople to Ohio for burial.
Alma Lyons and Alfred Slender, boys died
yesterday at Chicago of hydrophobia, after the
most terrible agony. The former was bitten on
Jan u and the latter on Jan. 81.
The general store of H. Mckinley, and the
residence of l.. w. Sifrit, of Harrisburg four
teen miles south of Columbus, were burned last
night. Loss, 8,OOO partly insured.
The Ohio Equal Rights League Association
yesterday issued an address TO the colored voters
of Ohio, condemning the Crowell civil-rights
bill passed by the Legislature on Feb. 5.
Jacob Klein, ST.. of the firm of Klein & Tire
ton, jewellers at St Louis committed suicide
this evening by shooting himself through the
head. Cause, depression Of spirits, occasioned
by sickness.
Robert Craighead, well-tod do farmer of Full
ton, Mo, was called out of his house, ostensibly
for the purpose of helping a stranger out of a
mud hole with heavily loaded wagon AS soor
as he emerged from the house he was fired upon
and struck on the head by a club, resulting il
immediate death
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The Flock Murder Trial.

Special to tho indianapolis journal.
GREENsBURG Feb. 27-After court opened
this morning Louis Block, of Cincinnati an
a seat with the family Henry Harris q Ger
man merchant, told of threats made by Block
last June. The dying statement of Eli Frank
contains nothing new, except that he said the
father fired no shot, Elsie firing four. A few
stray bits of evidence brought the prosecu-
ton to close At 10 o'clock ex-Judge
Cullen, of Rushville made a statement
of the case in behalf of the defendent. After
dinner the jury was retired from tho court room
and argument was had on a motion to suppress
dispositions of three witnesses who knew Frank
in Monticello, Ill. They were read to the jury
under ruling of the court These showed him
irritable and high-tempered -Four men from the
same town testified in the same strain. They
had their expenses paid and came voluntarily.
One of these heard Frank say, IN speaking OF
Block, just prior to his coming to Rushville
''The --- jew; if he fools with me he
wont sell goods on six days time"
DR.. John Arnold dressed the six wounds on
the head and tho one in the arm of Jacob Block,
received in the ARRAY with Frank, and described
them.
Drs. Graham and Spurrier, medical experts,
gave opinions as to Franks posture when he was
shot
Thomas NJ. Ochiltree heard Frank say, before
he died. that Block did not shoot at him.
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STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
A Temporarily Deranged Delaware
County Woman Takes Her Life.
Arrest of the Alleged Murderer of John
MOlter-Progress of the Block Trial
Notes and Gleanings,
INDIANA.
Mental Derangement Causes Mrs Hancock
to Take Her Life.

Mental Derangement Causes Mrs. Hancock
to Take Her Life.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Feb. 27-Mrs. Rebecca, wife of
George Hancock living near Reeds Station, six
miles west Of this city, committed suicide at
noon to-day. For some time she has seemed to
be depressed in spirits and greatly troubled about
something but no one seemed to know what
After doing her housework this morning. she
went to the smoke-house, where she made rope
of strips of calico, end of which she fas-
tened to a cross piece of timber; the other she
tied to a handkerchief about her neck and,
jumping from a chair or box, was soon dead
She was found by her older daughter after but
few minutes absence from the house, but too
late to resuscitate her. She was between forty
and forty five years Of age, and was the mother
Of several small children. No other cause for
her suicide can be assigned than mental derange-
ment
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The Queen Of Tahiti has arrived in Paris.
Four Turkish iron clads will go TO the Red sea
on Monday.
The death of Janaer de la Motto, member of
the French Deputies, is announced.
1t is rumored aIrang ements are making for a
now Russian loan Of 1000 600 900 roubles.
The steamer Tletis, purchased for the Gree
" relief expedition, has set sail for America.
The betrothal of Princess Elizabeth, of
Hesse with the Grand Duke Sergius, Of Russia,
Is officially announced
The ball at the British embassy, st. Peters
burg yesterday was abandoned in consequence
Of the death of Minister Hunt
The chief inspector of explosives asserts thero
IS no doubt that the explosion at the Victoria
railway station. London, was caused by nitro
gyceriRo
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Arrest of an Alleged Murderer.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BRooKvmLE, Feb. 27.-At the conclusion of
the inquest held by DR.. George E. Squier on the
dead body of John Molter, verdict was rem
dered, in substance, as follows: That the de
ceased, JohI Molter, aged seventy-fve years,
came to his death by violence at the hands of
one Stephen Wiwi The coroner then issued a
warrant for the arrest of said Wiwi. After his
arrest, the defendent was brought to this place
and confined in the county Jail, where he
now is awaiting preliminary trial. which
is set for tomorrow at 10 o'clock. The accused
is ncighbor of the deceased, and has resided
within mile of him for fifteen years. There
seems never to have been any trouble between
them, but both were in the habit of using too
much liquor The accused protests his inno-
cence and says he never in his lifetime had any
trouble with the deceased The evidence
again st him is only circumstantal, and while
there is no doubt some one did the killing, yet
the evidence so far is not at all conclusive that
it was Stephen Wiwi.
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Mixed Marriages.

TOLEDO, Feb. 27.-The ease of Robert Bailey,
cOlored, on trial for marrying a white girl con
trary to the law of 1910, which imposes fine of
800 and three months Imprisonment for white
person marrying one of negro blood, or vice
versa, was tried here to-day. A demurrer
was filed by the defense that the law
was unconstitutional under the Fourteenth
amendment. The judge dismissed the demur-
rer. holding that the law did not legislate in ia
vor of the white race, imposing the same penalty
on the person of either race marrying woman
of the opposite race. Bailey was found guilty
and given the full penalty Of the law, as given
above. The only other case under this law was
tried in Cleveland and dismissed, the Judge
holding the law unconstitutional.
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READING Feb. 21-Notices have been posted
in nine hat factories, employing 800 hands, an
nouncing reduction in wages of II per cent.
The reasons given are competition and the exor-
bitant duty on wool
The Wiener machine works, at Lebanon en-
ploying several hundred hands, has reduced
wages from to ~ IL per cent.
PTTTsBURG, Feb 27.-The coal trades tribunal
appointed toregulate the wages of railroad miners
will meet on March 10 to arrange the price Of
mining for the spring and summer.
The Allegheny Stone-cutters Association
numbering 500, will meet in few days to con
slider the adyisability of demanding an advance
in wages.
PITTsBURG, Feb. circumference committees
of the green glass bottle blowers and manufac-
turers having failed to settle the strike after
numerous attempts the blowers committee has
given notice that 10 more meetings will DO held
unless the manufacturers request them.
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Charlottesville Republican Ticket.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
CRAwFORDsvILLE, Fob. 27.-The Republican
city primary election, which was held in this city
yesterday, was the most closely contested of any
like election held in the city. The candidates
for the various offices all first class citizens
and the selection of either of thom would have
proven satisfactory to all, save, perhaps, the de
feated candidates. The following were the nom
nations made: For mayor Hon Thomas L.
Stilwell for marshal, II. p. Ensminger for
clerk, VIM. H. Webster for treasurer, John K.
Bonnell; for assessor, F. NJ. Snyder. larger
number of votes were polled than is usual in
primaries, there being over eight hundred.
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A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Four Boys Fire Into o Powder Magazine and
Are Blown TO Pieces.

OMAHA, Feb. 2z.-Four boys, ten to seventeen
years old, while hunting, south of the city, this
afternoon, exploded the powder house, contain
ing over six tons ofpowder. All four were blown
to atoms.
The victims of the explosion were Chris. Mad
sen, aged seventeen; VIM. Abney, seventeen;
William NIallus, twelve, and John Stitt,
ten The magazine was owned by
Steele & johnson, and located two and
severely felt all over town and the fire depart
ment called out A building half MIL e
from the magazine had the windows shattered
and doors split in two. Trees were leveled
and torn as if raked With grape and a
canister and the branches left hung heavy with
fruit of human flesh one head being taken from
limb thirty feet high 1t was the most hor-
rible sight ever seen in the city Difference of
opinion exists as to the cause of the explosion.
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line was not obliged to run snow plows to day.
The branches are not open for business. Of
fcials are waiting for the subsistence of the
winds. Trains are generally late owing to
hard wheeling At St Vincent the mercury is
29o below zero. At WIlmar, on the Brecken-
ridge division, it is 10o below. These extremes
cover the range on all lines. On the Northern
Pacific trains arc running. There was deten-
ton of twenty-four hours caused by wash outs.
The mercury is III below in Dakota and 351
above in Montana The storm ragged nearly all last
nightwest of Dakota, with the mercury 26o below
zero, but it is over now 1t was stormy all oyer
the Omaha line
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ILLINOIS.

Sudden Death of MIR. Sawnmaster at Mat
toOn.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
NATION, Feb. 27.-Mr John Sawnmaster,
residing five miles south of this city died very
suddenly last evening with what is supposed to
have been neuralgia of the heart.
Word was received in this city this morning of
the death of Miss Grace Vial, very beautiful
young lady eighteen years of age, at Cleveland,
o. Miss Vial left her home in this city about
two weeks ago, apparently in perfect health.
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Bellicerent Legislators.

ALBANY, Feb 27.-This morning considerable
excitement was occasioned among members Of
the Assembly over a difficulty between Assem-
blymen Howe and Burns. Howe, at a banquet
last night made speech, giving supposed hui
morous illustration OF Burns making a speech in
the Assembly. Burns having learned, this
morning, of the burlesque left the Assembly
chamber, declaring his purpose to procure a
weapon and forthwith puncture Howe with q
bp1la+ oD c;obt
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MISSOURI Pacific Chanres.

ST. LOUIS, Feb 27.-The rumor which has
been in circulation for several days that J. j.
Rogers, general freight agent of the Missouri
Pacific, had resigned is verified tonight 1t APP
pears the heads of the several
departments were notified several days
ago that their salaries would be reduced
on the LIST of the month, whereupon Mr.. Rogers
rendered his resignation, to take effect on March
l, but it has not been accepted yet. The report
that Mcknight general freight agent of the Wa
bash & Missouri Pacific, had resigned and H. G.
Townsend, general passenger agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific & Wabash had been requested to re-
sign is untrue
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of this city, of the highest responsibility has
been teaching school several miles in the
country, For some time it has been suspected
that she was enceinte, and yesterday she re-
manned in the schooi-room after school closed
and child was born and thrown into the stove,
where it was almost consumed A passer after
mig hit observed the light and on investigation
found the girl i'll and recovered tho remains of
the infant, She was brought home and now
lies in a critical condition.
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bLr. Cowgirl for Congress

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Feb. 27-The Wabash county dele
gate convention adopted resolutions indorsng
Hon. Calvin Cowgirl as candidate for Congress.
The resolutions conclude as follows:
Resolved, That we commend Hon Calvin Cowgirl
to the congressional nominating convention, and to
the Republicans OF the district person in every
way fitted for the responsible position of congressman,
and pledge to the district 400 majority for him
should he become the nominee; and the majority
to the nominee of the convection whoever he may
no
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A Kentucky Shooting ARRAY.

RICHMOND, Ky, Feb Pin an ARRAY at
Winston, Estele county yesterday, Preston
White was killed, and Harry Witt and his son
panion named Prichell. both drunk, created q
disturbance. Young Witt, attempting to quiet
the fuss was attacked and shot by White. Witt
senior came to his assistance, and was shot by
Prichell. During the scuffle between young
Witt and White, Prichell attempted to shoot
Witt, but shot White through the head, killing
him instantly. Prchel was arrested.
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were invited to attend in mass the State conven-
ton on June 10. 1t was resolved that the county
nominating convention be held on June r. upon
which occasion new central committee will also
be appointed. The convention Endorsed the can
didacy of John N. Runyan for Treasurer of
State. Mr., r., who present, thanked the
convention in a neat speech.
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= kentucky Tragedy.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. GA special tells of a
tragedy that took place in Marion county, in
which Green Clayton and Wash Burke were
killed Lawrence Clayton fatally wounded and
Floyd Burke shot in the arm. The tragedy orig
mated in l.. Clayton making some improper
killed. The father and sons heard of the in
suit and tried to make Clayton apologize, but
failed Young Clayton was sustained by his
father. Tho two families armed themselves
with pistols and guns. and when they met tho
tragedy was the result.
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Clay County Delegates.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Feb. 27-The Clay county Republic
ans have selected the following delegates to the
State convention: Major w. w. Carter, Dr. j.
c. Clifford, Samuel Holden, Joseph Somers, VIM.
Cutshal, Homer Smith, r. s. Hobbs, James 7.
EagIesfeld, D. II. Davis D. T. Cromwell, B. F.
Holmes and DR.. James. Delegates were also
selected to the congressional convention.
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A Bopus Can for Troops.

WINNIPEG Feb. ga man named r. Ryan
was arrested here to-day for having published a
circular calling for 500 recruits to do frontier
service at Emerson and along the international
boundary and signing the name of the Adiutant-
general of the district. The prisoner is the cor
respondent of the Irish World, and is supposed
to be connected with a Fenian organization in
Minnesota and Dakota, but the reason for his
action is not clear
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Steamship News.

LONDON, Feb 27.-Arriyed: State of Nebras-
kr, Habstburg and Neckar, from New York.
The steamer Cubano, from New Orleans, Jan
q, for Liverpool was abandoned on the 18th.
Her engines were broken down. and she was full
of water. The crew has arrived at Lisbon
New YORK, Feb. 2T.-Arrived: Canada, from
London; Edam, from Amsterdam; Helvetia,
from Liverpool; Pieter d Conck, from Antwerp;
France, from Havre.
PHILADELPHIA Feb. 27.-Arrived Pennsyl-
vanilla, from Liverpool.
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Indian Rights Assnciation.

ST.. LOUIS Feb 27-Several leading citizens
under tho leadership of Herbert Walsh, of Phil
adelphia, organized an Indian Rights Associa-
ton, as branch of the Philadelphia association.
Rev. Dr. Eliot, chancellor of the Washington
University, was elected president, and Prof NJ.
Snow secretary
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To the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2Z-'Squire Taliafero (col-
ored) testified before the Danville committee to-
day. Heard shooting on the day of the riot and
hastened home, where he staid until the Monday
morning following. Some white men came to
his house and said they had telegraph dispatch
for him. but he didn't want any news bad enough
to open the door. White Democrats threatened
to carry the election by the use of firearms if
necessary. The witness boosted of his great
fright on the day Of the riot saying: '01attahs
were gitten very bilious for Squire and he took
watah."
Senator Vance developed the fact that the wit
ness was once convicted of frauds III selling
whisky and sentenced to Imprisonment
Senator Vance, want to ask one question;
are you really proud of your cowardicel
The witness with swaggerl-Yes sir, I am
proud; and L am 'shamed, too III anoder sense.
| am 'shamed dat Tn 'bliged TO play de coward
for men who is seekin to take my life
In answer to Senator Sherman, tho witness
said notice was put under his door some time
after the riot, addressed, This is to Squire
Talafero" Its contents were: esquire Talia-
Zero, you are considered as one of the leaders or
lnstigators Of the late riot in Danville, and as
such you are responsible for the blood spilled
therein. We have determined that your stay in
Danyille Is injurious to public peace, therefore
you must 90. You are given three days to pre-
pare, and if after three days you are found in
Danville, you must take the consequences"
The committee adjourned, subject to the call
of the chairman, with the understanding that no
further proceedings will take place until the
House has acted upon the Senate Joint resolution
appropriating money for further expenses.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Fhe Treaty with the Annamese King To BE
Modified.

PARIS, Feb. 27.-At the instance Of Trieou,
lately French minister to China tho treaty of
Hue will be modified so that the inhabitants will
be relieved of the exactions of the Mandarins
1t is believed the capture of Bacninh will offer
no serious difficulty. Military operations in
Tonquin are regarded as almost terminated.
1t is reported that the Anamites recently made
an attack on the French near Hanoi. The result
Of the engagement is unknown. The Chinese
legation has 10 information.
Dispatches from Hanoi say Millot and Briero
viii start on March to attack Bacninh. 1t will
be necessary to disembark the troops to capture
the fortified posts along the Sonkoi river. Sew
enteen similar posts are situated on the Hanoi
river
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The Dinsmore Suit.

NEW YORK, Feb 27-The suit of William B.
Dinsmore, president of the Adams Express Com
pany, and owner of two thousand shares Of New
Jersey Central railroad stock, to set aside tho
lease of the road to the Philadelphia
g. Reading Railroad Company, was continued
to-day. Jay Gould, Sidney Dillon, +. A. Potts,
and George G.. Haven We're examined on behalf
of the Jersey Central company of which they
were formerly directors. Their testimony was
brief, and not material to either side.
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Preferred Death to Exposure.

DETRoIT, Feb. 27.--George E. Smith corpora
ton attorney of Union City, Branch county
He had had trouble with insurance companies
for which he was agent they alleging crooked
ness in his methods of doing business. A fresh
agent had just put in an appearance to examine
into the affairs, when the shooting took place
cleS
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Dies MolNEs. Feb 27.-United States Secret
service Detective Stedman, with Deputy
United States Marshal, made raid on Keller
ton, la, last night and captured one DR.. r.
Trip, a counterfeiter at that place. A quanti-
captured Trip was brought to Des Moines
and will have preliminary examination before
United States Commissioner Jordan.