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Bent County register., 1886-07-31

John A. Logan is the big soidier
at the big G. A. r. reunion.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
RUDE B0REAN BLASTS.
StVere Snow and Slset Storms Throughout
the Northwest
Youthful TOughs Burglarize a House Near
Cincinnati-Arrested for Robbing a
Safe of the Southern Ex-
press Company.

CHICAGO, Jan. THE severe snow and
sleet storm which has been raging through
out the Northwest since Saturday has seri-
ously interfered with the telegraph wires
in all directions. All lines west Of here are
down and communication with the East is
very uncertain. Dispatches received from
Sioux City, Ia, last night reported blizzard
there. 1t had been showing and blowing
steadily since Saturday. There was already
foot of snow on the ground and no signs Of
the storm abating. Des Moines and Omaha
also reported a heavy snow-storm, and ST.
Paul dispatches report the same throughout
Minnesota and Dakota. The cold wave sig
nal Is flying from the Signal Service build
ing in Chicago.
PITTsBURG, Jan. At has been raining
here almost necessarily since Saturday night.
Telegraph communication with the East has
been seriously interfered with. The wires
on all routes are working hard, and quite a
number have been prostrated by high winds.
ST. PAUL, Jan. IA severe wind and snow
storm set in last night and this morn-
ing the streets and sidewalks of this city and
Minneapolis are blocked in many places,
and drifts are three feet deep. 1t is the worst
storm of the season thus far. Travel is
greatly impeded. Inquiry at the railroad
offices shows that the storm did not extend
to points directly west and northwest,
though light snow fell in many places.
Trains on the Manitoba and Northern Pacific
are all on time, and no blockades are re-
ported. The storm is reported most severe
in Iowa and Nebraska.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. A heavy snow storm
visited Western Kansas yesterday, extending
as fer west as New Mexico, and still con-
tinues. Two trains are reported blockaded
at Dodge City, and telegraph lines are inter
rupted. The storm began with sleet, and is
accompanied by wind, which is drifting the
snow badly. A report frog Colorado and
New Mexico states that the storm is one Of
the most severe in several years. A light
storm is falling here to-day. The temper
ature is mild.
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TRICKS UPON GUESTS.
An Electrician Plays Wonderful and ANUS
ing Franks Upon His Friends.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Mr. William Hammer
is Inventor Edson's chief electrician. He
celebrated some of his successes in his pro-
fesson on New Years eve by giving an cleo
trio dinner to twenty of his old classmates
and friends. Mr.. Hammers pretty little
house in Jersey City is an electric machine
in itself. You can't walk across the tkresh-
ol6 withoWt starting a burglar alarm, ringing
bells or lighting the gas in the hall. The
guests walked around on tiptOe when they
entered the house Thursday night. Nobody
sat down, although Ottomans and sofas and
chairs were scattered through the rooms.
When each newcomer tried to sit down
the chair either doubled up or start
ed for the door propelled by some
unseen hand. Ii he touched a sofa
the banjo on the opposite wall began to
play, and if he took another seat the action
put out a light and queer phOsp phorescent
figures came up. No one knew when he was
safe, for electricity was everywhere. After
they had adjOuTAed to the dining-soom one
of the number worked up courage to take a
seat at a table loaded with the usual delica-
cies. The Others followed. Al the head a
figure OF Jupiter presided and at a signal
from the host the great god began to make
mn address OF welcome phOnOgraphically.
He wore electric lights for shirt studs a
DlDulOLH Itu llSlt lOI uUSt, anu MS Etctu
eyes had the snap Of lightning in them.
while blue bolts started from his side pOck-
cts continuously. The table seemed 10 be
bewitched. Reach for an innocent looking
sandwich and you rang a bell on the inside
where the meat ought 10 be.
Pour out glass of lemon
ade and il was incandescent and full of fire
as it touched your lips; put yOur spoon into
a dish OF cream, and sparks of red and green
fame arose; try to pick grape, and an cleo
trio light flashed from the stem that you
pulled it from. But everything was good
and the &C flee was cooked by electricity; and
when the little clock tWinkled out y, usher
ing in the new year. pandmonium seemed
TO have changed places with the quiet din
ing room. Little cannons rolled in through
the door apparently unaided, a gons sJunded
under every chair, the lights went out and
the place was in an uproar. 1t lasted several
minutes, and worked the guests up to such
nervous state that they left the house an hour
afteTward, feeling that somehow they had
been living half century ahead of the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
Death of James Elder.

Special to the Sentinel.
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 81 Just at noon to-
day the report was circulated on our streets
that James Elder the newly appointed Post
master here, had dropped dead, q report
which investigation proved to be true. He
died in the POstmaster's room of the Post
office at about - o clock of apopleXy with
out struggle or DremOnitOry sign. Deceased
was a man well known IN the State being
one OF the Olderst editors. having succeeded
Judge Perkins aS editor of the JeiferSOnian,
a weekly Democratic paper, about 1910, and
having continued the publication of a week
ly paper here almost continuously since
that time. lie has filled many important pO-
litical positions having several times been a
delegate OF the Democratic National COnven-
tiOn from this district. He served as Post
master here under Pierce and Buchanan; /;
was Sheriff of the Supreme Court six years,
which position he resigned about SIX weeks
ago on mis- appointment as Postmaster by
Cleveland.
Mr.. Elder was SiXty-siX years old at the
time of his death, and leaves a wife and a
son and daughter to mourn him. He was
well respected by all who knew him, and his
death leaves vacancy in the community
that will not soon be filled.
Esquire David II. Hill, his First Assistant,
Will conduct the Office until his successor is
appointed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
Found Drowned.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Charles H. Curtis, aged
seventy-four, one of the oldest residents of
Chicago, was found drowned in the lake
near Thirty-seventh street. The circum-
stances are such that the police are in doubt
whether his death is attributable to accident,
suicide or foul play. His family, however,
are of the opinion that he walked out on the
pier, and being seized by a spell of dizziness,
to which he was subject, fell into the water
and was drowned. Mr.. Curtis came to Chi
cago in 1910, and was for a while
a contractor on the Illinois and
Michigan Canal, and afterward was in
market and meat business for num-
ber of years. He made a large for
tune distIller, being interested for some
years in the distilling business in Chicago, at
st. Charles street. and at Quincy. OF late
years he has not been in active business, but
has made investments in various corpora
tiOns. Some of his recent investments have
proved disastrous and by bank failure
some years ago, he lost 500 600, but that did
not appear to distress him much. His friends
say that he never allowed money losses to
depress him, nor would he refer to them.
He was described as being a very generous
man in a quiet way, having given away in
one direction and another over $3.50, 600. He
had remarkably good constitution, and had
been seriously i'll on but two occasions in all
his lifetime, although of late he had been
rather feeble.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
nIereIya Ss.spositiOu,

Special 70 the Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, Jan. The positive state
ments recently printed which purport to
give the exact figures of the standing of the
House npOn the silver question are evidently
based largely upon supposition. Many of
he new members have failed to express
themselves emphatically upon this impor-
,ant subject tor the very good reason that
ihev are not well enough posted to warrant
them in assuming q positive position. Among
the Democrats, zoo, whose inclinatiOns are
with the silver men, there is a growing dis
position TO give the Administration support
from polite reasons. These will in many
eases support a measure looking to tempOr-
sry suspension. The Administration has
given up the hope OF securing the repeal of
The compulsory clause Of the Bland law,
and, it is stated, viii be satisfied with an act
saspending coinage pending an investigation
10 be made by a commission to be appointed
dOr the purpose of inquiring into the cur
rencv question.
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Inc Pre.ident Interriewed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-President Cleve-
land, in an interview Saturday, said:
MY own personal idea about that is, that
the only practicable way to pass a bill would
be TO have the proper committee charged
with the work take up the subject in a busi-
ness fashion, and modify the present law in
such a way as to help poor people who labor,
and 20 take away needless protection from
the few, who have grown inordinately rich
at the expense of the many"
Referring TO the subject of the Senate,
and the consideration by that body OF his
appointments the President said: Il have
made no hasty selection OF officers,
but, on the contrary, have
given very much time and
investigation to the SUBJECT, apprecating
that very much depends on the personnel of
the Government. Possibly l may have erred
in some instances, but am sure they are
few. and ] have every evidence that the
country is satisfied with the new officials.
have no knowledge as TO what course the
Senate will pursue but ! have no idea that
il will assume 10 interfere with the preroga-
tive of the President. have my duties and
il has its duties. One thing do believe,
and that is that the United States Senate
will spend its time in listening To the petty
criticisms Of appointees which come from
disappointed applicants for Offices
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06

o. p Mccullough, of Napoleon, Ripley
County, arrived today by request OF Mr..
Holman and will be assigned 20 duty as
watcbman at the Postoffice.
70 Henderson is still confdent AMI so are
his friends. The appointment Will, it is be-
iieved, be made this week.
Colonel Sap Turpin, the Journalism, will
De assigned to duty in good snug place
within few days.
Another Ohio delegation arrived tonight
for the purpose of shutting off the wind of
Colonel l.. DOnivan, who wrote an open let
ter TO Senator Payne.
w. II. Wilson, of LOganspOrt, arrived to-
night. What be wants IS not yet known.
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Notes ard Personals.
Special to the Sentinel.

Speclal 70 the sentinel.
WAsHNGToN, Jan. IL have it on good
authority that Postmaster General Villas
wants to appoint his Chief Clerk, Nash. to
the Third Assistant Postmaster Generalship,
instead of Henderson, but it IS believed po-
litical influence Of sufficient strength will be
brought to hear to insure the appointment
Of Henderson.
1t is known tonight that Eellborne, of
Texas instead Of Holman, will get the chair
manship Of Indian Affairs. Curtin, Of Penn
syivznia, goes on Foreign Affairs.
Congressman Matson says he wiK not rec
ommend any one for Postmaster at Colum-
bus, succeeding George w. Cooper, resigned,
until tits known by the people Of Columbus
who they want BumOr has it here that
Cooper resigned in order to build fences for
Congressional hOnors against Matson.
Lewis G. Berrand, Of Cincinnati, who
wants to be superintendent OF Mails for
Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Tennessee, is
here, and says he will get it.
Captain Archer, OF Spencer, is here.
Collector of Internal Revenue Hanlon ar
rived tonight.
WAsHXGToS, Jan. 3.-Celonel Hughes
East, Private Secretary to late Vice Presi-
dent Hendricks, will on Tuesday be COM
misioned in sll probability, as Secretary of
one of the Territories. TO which OF them
he will be assigned has not as yet been
made. His appointment will not conflict
with the application Of Harry Francis, can
didate for the Secretaryship of Wyoming
Territory.
]. p DENIM, OF indianapolis, will SUI
ceed John Landers, in the folding-room.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
Shot by n Woman.

APPLETON, Wis, Jan. 4.-Peter Armstrong,
Lad fifteen years of age, was shot Satur-
day night by Julia Giskie, housekeeper for
Oliver Davis. Armstrong and his brother
were standing in front OF Davis house, VIII II
is close TO the sidewalk, talking to Frank
Davis, son of Oliver Davis, when they
heard Mrs. Giskie at the head of the stairs
asking who was there. Armstrong replied,
"A friend" She then asked what was
wanted, and he replied. "a little fun, !"
whereupon she fired at him. the ball enter
ing his body near his collar bone and pass
ing through the body. He walked about two
blocks, then fell and died in a few minutes
her bv threatening to shoot anybody who
started to come up stairs. When taken and
told that the boy was dead she said she was
glad of it. She said she thought they were
trying to force their way into the house.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
FRANK ROLAND
Arrested for Robbing Safe of the south
ern Express Company.

GALEsBUEG, H., Jan. Frank Roland
was arrested here late Saturday night, charged
whth robbing a safe of the Southern Ex-
press Company at Brinkley, Ark, OF 3, 900
IN cash and some jewelry. The proof against
him Is said to be strong He was tried here
in November for breaking into a safe in
Oneida, and was acquitted. The sheriff still
being suspicious of him, kept watch and
traced him TO Wyanette and. Neponset, in
both of which places safe blowing occurred
about the time Roland was there. Nothing
more was heard OF him until December 81,
when he returned here and deposited a large
sum Of money in one OF the banks, gave the
attorney who defended him in November
$3.50 and q gold watch, lavished ieweiry on n
young woman OF this city TO whom he was
soon to be married, and he purchased a res
taurant, which he intended TO convert into
cigar factory. The money and jeweiry have
been identified beyond a doubt as those
traken from Brinkley. December Is. About
= 600 in all has been recovered. He Will De
taken to Arkansas as soon as q requisitiOn
arrives
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
jail Delivery.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan. 4.-Last night
excitement was caused here by five prison
ers escaping from the County Jail. When
the night guard went into the jail to lock
the prisoners in their cells, one prisoner
knocked Dick Wyatt, guard, down, and a
general stampede followed. Upon reaching
the Jail yard Jailer Bowles was met ami
knocked kown before he could fasten the
outer gates. The prisoners who escaped are
George and William Jeflreys brothers, who
killed William Douglass; George Beardsley;
who killed Henry Moore; Louis Douglas,
who killed Tom Teel last Christmas evening,
all white. Luther Smith, a negro who had
heen convicted and sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary for grand larceny als9
escaped. A heavy reward is offered by Sher-
in EUart
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Rnptured a BLOOD vessel.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 4.-Thomas w. Keene,
the actor, while attending a reception last
night by the Order of Elks suffered rupt-
ure of a small blood vessel in the head. He
was taken to his hotel and is confined TO his
bed to-day. He will not appear in Richard
IN. J." tonight, as advertised, but it is hoped
that he will be able to fulfill his engagement
for tomorrow night. He had similar at
tack at Iowa City two weeks ago.
0ne of the attending physicians describes
the trouble which was reported to be in the
head as motor paralysis, form which some
times affiicts pedestrians. He did not con-
slider Mr.. Keene's illness alarming, and ex-
pressed the opinion that he would be able to
appear tomorrow night.
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afternoon. James r. d. Graham, of No. III
Broadway, New York, the Secretary of the
jewelers. Board of Trade testified that in
July and August, 1884, a man named Albert
Hunter, of Kansas City, Mo-, sent letters to
a large number of prominent New York
jewellers. asking that goods be sent TO him on
memorandum. Mr.. Graham looked into the
matter at the request of some of the firms,
and found that Hunter and the prisoner,
Carrlander, who had recently failed in Kan
sas City, had conspired to cheat the Eastern
firms. Steps were taken to have the pair ar
rested, but they escaped with a lot of jewelry
that had been sent to them from New York.
He had not heard of either of the pair since
until informed of Carrlander's arrest. Mr..
Graham identified one or two of the cases
found in the prisoners possession as belong
ing to New York firms that had been swim
died. Carrlander remarked that he would
swear to his innocence on a stack of Bibles,
but he was held in 81 600 bail for further
hearing next Saturday.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
BOLD BURGLARS
a Daring ROBBERY Near Cincinnnti by
Masked Boys.

CINCINNATI, Jan. A daring and unique
robbery took place on the Harrison Pike,
just outside the city limits at an early hour
Sunday morning, the burglars being mere boys
who wore masks and conducted themselves
in regular dime novel style. Theodore Wolf
lives in a small house little apart from his
neighbors. His wife who was alone in the
house. was abed and asleep. She was
awakened by knock at the front door, ac-
comFanied by the summons, ''Open this
door or we will break it down, we are rob-
bers." The woman almost tainted W tn fear.
The threat was executed and the masked ma
raiders stood before her. "Where is your
money and your silver ware?' demanded one
of the robbers. The woman detected the
voice OF a boy attempting to speak like
man. She refused TO give up her valuableS,
and one of the ruffians threw her on the
floor and chOked her, while the other went
through the house. scattering every thing to
the right and left and shOuldering and pOck-
citing whatever struck his fancy. When the
house had been thoroughly ritied the two
young robbers made good their escape and
have not yet been arrested, nor is the iden-
tity Of either known TO Mrs. Wolf. When
Mr.. Wolf returned, scarcely half an hour
after the unique robbery had been commit
ted he found his wife nearly overcome with
fear, and she has been dangerously Ill ever
since
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Taxing DrSzsameFs.

Ibpecial to the Sentinel.
a WAsHINGTOS, Jan. 4.-SenatOr Logan will
Introduce bill when Congress recOnvenes
: to prohibit the States and Territories from
imposing taxes upon commercial travellers.
He Will do this at the request of the Drum
mers' Association, and a committee of that
body Will visit Washington to lay the facts
before the Committee on Commerce. Nine
States now compel drummers to take out a
license, and in some cases the fee is $3.50 a
year. In the District o. Columbia it is $50,
and good lawyers say that Congress has a
right TO prohibit these restrictions under its
power to regulate Interstate commerce.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
Found Dead.

PITTsRURG, Jan. 3.-A Posts Granville, W.
Va, special says: Israel Keplinger started
for.his home on Friday morning for few
hours hunting. Not returning within a
reasonable time a searching party was or
ganized and sent out, and yesterday the
missing man was found with bullet in his
brain and another through one hand. H.
had ,een assassinated by come one as yet
unEpOwn.",
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
The Excitement in the Cooper Murder Case
Increasing-SOme Talk of Lynching.
Snanial q 10 Seminal


Increasing-SOme Talk of Lynching.
Special to the Sentinel.
COLUMBUS Ind, Jan. THE excitement
caused by the murder of George Cooper is on
the increase, and may lead TO the lynching
of Fix, and the Sheriff has been notified that
a mob will visit the Jail for Fix if the blood
on the garments of the prisoner found in
his house yesterday proves to be human
blood. A posse went out to the farm yes
terday morning and made thorough search
of the house and out-buildings. A quantity
of cloverseed, said to be stolen, was found
in rooms in the house, and a stolen whip in
the barn loft. The bloody clothing OF the
prisoner spoken of, bloody buggy seats and
bloody buggy curtains were found aud
brought in. A clue to the motive
for the murder was disclosed in
the inquest proceedings to-day. James
Cooper, a cousin of the deceased, testified
that, about week before the murder, de-
ceased made a proposition to him to join
him and the accused to go to the barn of a
man named Click and steal cloverSeed.
Cooper saw the deceased go TO FiX's buggy,
and take out sacks similar 10 those found
under the shoulders of the body and give
them to deceased. After starting for the
seed the project was abandoned. 1t is also
in evidence that Fix, in connection with
Cooper, had sold seed said to have been
stolen. 1t is thought that Fix and Cooper
fell out, and the latter had threatened to
peach, and was put out of the way to prevent
him doing So The authorities are still at
a loss to know who the accOmplices in the
killing were, but everything is being done to
ferret them out. The Coroner finished his
investigation this evening, and found that
Cooper came to hls death at the hands OF
Evan Fix, by blows from club
or by pistol ball in the
head. He also found that said Fix had ac-
completes in the murder. Fix has retained
six lawyers and will make a stubborn de-
fense. The preliminary examination will
commence on Wednesday.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
Puck and the President.

5pecial % the Sentinel.
WAsHsGTOS, Dec. 31.-The editor Of the
Sea- York Puck sent the following to Mr..
'seVeland:
MP. PEEsIpEST: VIII you kindly look at the in
aosed newspaper clipping, and give me one line
n contradiction Of the SANDER it contains;
uEnclOsuTe.
There Il a strong suspicion that Puck and Puck's
proprietor do not love President Cleveland with
30 fervor displayed before the ath of March. Mr.
.feppier bss br0tber.iD-lsY, Mr.. eebuman, who
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
Wholesale swindIine.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.-W. T. Carrlander,
tho man who was arrested on Thursday by
Detective Mintzhouser while attempting to
sell number of gold watch cases below cost
TO Market street ieweler, was given fu7-
ther hearing at the Central Station yesterday
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WASHINGTON.
.sGiatOn Concerning the ChsxmanshiPs q
shs House COMMITTEES.
1tnators ansi Representatives. Returning
Prom II cir III Holiday vacation-The DrEFI-
mers' Ass SctatiOn-Only SuPPesi
ton Notes and Personals.
.pecial to the Sentinel.

: WAsHISG- tOx, d. c., Jan 4.-AceoTGiing 10
n = best gu esscrs, Speaker Carlisle kes made
BE committees, 50 far as known, with the
FsollOving Craftsmanship: Ways ard Means,
MORRISON; preparations, Randall; Judi
ciary, Tueka.; Banking and Currency, VIII
ikiEs OF OhiS, or Ermentrout OF Pennsylva-
lia; COin2se Blsnd Commerce, Regain
Rivers and HarbOrs, Willis; Foreign A fairs,
. Cnrtain; Naval Affairs, Herbert Post Roads,
Blount; Territories, Hill; Pacific Railroads,
ThrockmOrtOn; Labor. O'Nein; Patents,
Mitchell, Claims, DOEd; War Claims, Ged-
a.; District of Columbia, Barbour; Ameri-
can hiPqing, Dunn; Election of President.
Springer.