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factory at Elgin. Loss on building. 81 900; no
insurance. Loss on stock and machinery $1,000

factory at Elgin Loss on building. 81 600; no
insurance. Loss on stock and machinery $zOOU
partially insured.
The firm of Butterweck & Kinsey, dealers In
dry goods, notions, etc, of Hopedale. Tazeweil
county, have failed in business their liabilities
being placed at about sc, 900.
In many parts Of Henry county drought
cracks have been formed which are so large that
it is dangerous to drive horses along the roads
for fear their legs will be broken.
Ed Collins and his uncle, Joseph Wilson, the
latter seventy years DID, quarreled at York. and
Collins beat the old man SO badly thai he has
since died. Collins has been arrested.
A meeting of the ex-prisoners of war will be
held at Centralia Oct. 81 and %. The meet
ing will be held under the auspices of the State
Association of ex-Prisoners of War, of which
Gen. Q. w. Pavy, OF Mount Vernon, is presi-
dent
The barn Of William Haskins. near Sullivan,
was burned on Sunday with the contents, con-
sistiDe of one Thousand bushels OF oats, three
hundred bushels of wheat, twenty tons Of hay,
five hundred bushels of old corn and three head
OF horses; partly insured. 1t is supposed to have
been fred by tramp.
As George NJ Glassco, editor of the Tuscola
Saturday journal, was passing along Central
avenue on Sunday. A. P. Pelton, prominent
citizen of Tuscola, attacked him with cane. and
a severe encounter ensued Pelton is one
armed man. and took exceptions to an article OF
q personal nature in the Journal.
A wild man was captured by some farmers
near Oakland, on Sunday, and brought to that
city. He is of ordinary height. has brown eyes,
is chunky. and when captured only had
pair of blue overalls. His hair reaches below
his knees and mingles with his beard. at least
three feet in length. both dark red. He talks in
jabbering manner. which is unintelligible to
anybody When captured ne acted in de-
monstrative manner and it was all six men could
do to overpower him: The city authorities don't
know what to do with him.
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4 NAN COVERED WITH FLAMING OIL.
The Clothing Of George GeiseI, an Aged Black
smith, Burned from His Body.

Shortly after 10 O'clock last night George Gels
el, blacksmith, fifty years old, who for a few
days has been stopping at Homer Smiths res
taurant, No. III East Washington street mo-
ticed that the coal-oil light that eliminates the
transparency in front Of that place was flicker
Ing. He took stool and reached up above his
head to take the lamp out, when in an instant
he was covered with flaming oil He ran across
the sidewalk and fell, the flames continuing to
burn man in the restaurant ran to his as
sistance, and, in little more than ys;nute, sue
ceeded in smothering the flames
When the shreds of clothing were removed,
Geisel was found to be badly burned, the
scorched flesh making a sickening smell. He
cried out Ia his agony AS he was stripped tc. his
waist and laid upon the floor to be covered with
flour. The burns covered his breast ard back
and arms, as well as his face and neck, though
his eyes escaped. The extent of his injuries
cannot yet be determined He was removed to
the City Hospitalin Kregelo's ambulance, and the
physicians there regard his condition as critical
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Mrs. Kidd's Suit for Divorce.

A divorce complaint is being drafted by Albert
T. Beck attorney for Mrs. John Kidd, with the
purpose of filing it within day or two Friends
OF the husband and wife say that, while their re-
lations were apparently harmonious there are
serious grievances on the wife's part caused by
Kids extravagant habits. 1t is also alleged
that great deal of the money he has made in
the brokerage and laundry business has been
spentSin manner TO give the lady good cause
for divorce. His attorney, George Spahr, said
yesterday that Mr.. Kidd has left the city to seek
work, as the laundry which. for some time, has
been in the wife's hands, is being managed by
her. Kids debts, 1t is asserted, became trouble
some since his difficulty with the Martins a few
months ago. and his friends claim his absence is
due to his desire to retrieve his lost money in
another city Mrs. Kidd, it is understood, will
set up the charge OF cruelty and Extravaganza,
supporting the latter by the claim that he squan-
dered not only his but her money, even to the
extent of selling her jewelry.
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ILLINOIS.

Important Business Document Filed for
Record I'm vermillion County.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DANv1LLE, Aug. 23.-One of the most impor-
tant instruments ever recorded in this county
was filed for record in the Office of the circuit
clerk this morning. The instrument is mort
gage from the Consolidated Coal Company, of
St Louis. to the Mercantile Trust Company,
of New York, trustee, to secure the bonds Of the
mortgageor to the amount Of s., 000, 000 bearing
interest at the rate of per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually. The mortgage provides
that in case of default in the payment OF inter-
est on any bond for period of six months, the
principal shall become due and payable and that
the company may pay any or all of its bonds at
any time after Ave years. after giving notice in
some newspaper in New York and st. Louis and
paying B per cent of the principal
Of any bonds so redeemed The mort
gage covers about fifteen thousand acres
of coal lands in the counties Of Vermillion, Madi-
son, Macoupin, st. Clair, Randolph, Clinton and
Washington, in the State of Illinois. The Con-
solidated Coal Company represent a combination
of mine operators in Illinois and Missouri and
was recently organized The proceeds of the
loan will be used in the development of the bust
ness of the COMPANY
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Record of New SHIFTS Filed.

Sallie Carr Shaw, executrix, VS.. Albert W.
Pugh. On notes. judgment asked, So, 500
Eliza c. Hendricks, executrix. VS.. William Fl.
and John Dell. On note; claim, $3.50.
Eliza @. Hendricks vs. Frank r. Harding
ct al. On note claim, 800.
Suit on account.
August Erbrich VS.. George Walters Suit on
account.
First National Bank of Indianapolis vs. vii.
bur A. Hanna, administrator. ct al To enforce
lien on judgment; $4,911.G0.
Charles NJ Raschig VS.. Norman T. Perrin.
On note; $1OO
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Supposed To Be the Bomb Thrower.

The Evening News says that day or two be-
fore the bomb was thrown at the Haymarket
meeting, in Chicago. stranger entered the
saloon of Deluse, on East Washington street.
and becoming communicative from the effects of
the whisky he drank in the place. told the
proprietor to look out for news from Chicago at
the same time tapping small satchel he carried
with him, stating that 1t contained something
for capitalists. Upon learning of this, it is said
that Phil. Rappaport the Socialist, of this city,
endeavored to get Deluse to make an
affidavit embodying his statement to be
used in the appeal for a new
trial for the Anarchists in Chicago, but he re-
fuses to give it. He claims. however, that he
could easily identify his strange visitor under
any circumstances
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STATE POLITICS.

John e. Lambs Response to Mr. Johnston's
Declinatfon of a Joint Discussion.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Aug. % The following is Mr..
Lambs reply to Mr.. Johnston's letter declining
to enter into joint discussion with Mr.. Lamb.
in the congressional contest:
TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 81, 1885.
Sir-On reaching home this morning. after ab-
sence of several days found your impairment letter
OF the 18th instant The you give for not
meeting in joint discussion are both absurd and
false You well know that fear alone restraints you
You may rest assured that the people of the district
will be fully advised of your hypocrisy cowardce and
falsehood Respectfully yours.
JONI E. LAMB.
Aon. James 7. Johnston, Rockville. Ind.
The feeling engendered by the correspondence
is such that friends of each candidate are making
points about the grammar and photography of
the respective letters
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More Dynamite at Chicaeo.

CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-Whle patrolling South
Park avenue, Officer Brown was attracted to the
rear of No 2400 by crowd of people intently
looking at some object on the ground which none
seemed disposed to pick up. The object was
gas-pipe three feet long, with one end solidly
plugged up with lead. At the other end long
fuse and three matches were attached. 1t re-
sembled dynamite bomb similar to those which
of late have been found in all parts of the city.
It was placed directly under the kitchen window
Of the residence which is occupied by Mr..
Sprume, a Board-of-Trade man. The deadly
looking instrument was gingerly handled by the
officer, who carried it to his station for the in
spection of his superors These, too gave it
the cold shoulder, and, after deliberation it was
decided to throw il into the lake, being too dan
gerous for examination. 1t is the largest bomb
vet discovered
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Decatur County Republicans.

Correspondence of The Indianapolis Journal
GREENsBURG, Aug. 90 The Republican con-
vention was large and enthusiastic. Marine ID.
Tackett presided. The primary elections decid-
ed the contest for most of the Offices, as follows:
Auditor, James Kennedy; treasurer. William D.
Daley; surveyor, J. A. Fl. Stagg; sheriff, M. G.
Welsh (all for reelection snd for coroner, John
N Sanders On the first ballot by the delegates
William r. sPleak was chosen for Representative,
on the third r. p. Hamilton for recorder, and
on the fourth Henry Steining for commissioner
and Jesse NJ Thomson for clerk. For the last
named Office the contest was quite spirited be-
tween w. II. Goddard and Mr.. Thomson, but
the better element prevailed. The ticket tax en-
as WHOLE is an exceptionally strong one
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Unexplained Complications in the At
fairs of a Paper-Making Company.
Close Of the Soldiers Reunion at Fort Wayne
Probably Fatal Shooting at Peru
Wife-Murder and Suicide.


Complications In the Affairs of . Terre Haute
Paper Manufacturing Company.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 23.-The announcement
of the failure, to-day, of NJ. T. Close the paper
mill man, caused considerable excitement which
was heightened by the information that he had
also left town, ard that the affairs Of his bust
ness were in exceedingly bad shape Close came
here two years ago from Iowa City, Ia, and
broueht with him s24, 900 in machinery and $22,
600 in cash. Terre Haute parties went in and
formed stock company with $4,000 capital,
and mill was erected for the manufacture Of
straw paper About year ago gentlemen own
ing $25, 600 stock sold it to Close taking mort
gage on the plant. Since then Close has misman-
aged the business, and some of the gentlemen
pressed him for payment The en-
ployes were much in arrears for
wages A week ago he promised to pay them,
but instead he took night train, and left the
city. This morning the men filed a mechanics
lien for 81, 700. The holders Of the mortgage
then had . receiver appointed, who says he will
Eontinue the mill in operation. There is no tell
Ing how the affairs Of the firm stand, as the
books have disappeared. Close was supposed to
be rich man. It was known that he was inter-
ssted with his brother at Iowa City in profitable
enterprises About q week ago word was re-
eeivsd here that he had dissolved partnership
with his brother Close was heard from to-day
ut Iowa City.
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named Sebrell, at Newtonville, Spencer county,
his State, got into fight with wellto-do
farmer named Jacob Brady. while the latter was
drinking, several days ago. Brady, being the
stronger, was getting the advantage
Of Sebrell when the latter used his
pocket-knife cutting Brady badly in the abdo-
men, and then throwing him to the floor, he
stamped on him in brutal manner and inflicted
Fatal injuries. Brady died on Sunday, and
Sebrell, who had fed and returned, was arrested
and placed in Jail at kockport. The people Of
Newtonvile were soincensod that they destroyed
SsbrelFs saloon, fixtures and liquors and threaten
TO lynch him. There il great excitement
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Brief Mention.

During wind-storm at Rock Island a valuable
horse was choked to death by heavy cloud of
dust
Immense veins of mundic, or what Is com
monty known as sulphur have been discovered
near Galena.
On Saturday evening. Charles Steinbach, of
Ell Paso. accidentally killed himself while out
hunting prairie chickens
An eagle weighing over ssventy-fve pounds
was shot near Murphysboro. 1t measured seven
feet from tip to tip of its wings
Scott Hendricks, employed in the salt works
at st. Johns Sunday fell into vat of boil
ing salt water, and was scalded SO severely that
he will die.
John and Thomas Hickman, charged with
murder, were captured near Murphysboro, on
Sunday, after desperate battle with the
sherifss posse.
III. s. Fitzgbhons. of Rockton. has been ar
rested on charge brought by discharged farm
hands that he murdered Joseph Geon. farm
hand, last August.
On Sunday morning FIRE destroyed the Co
operative Butter-tub and Cheese-box Company's
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THE Proper Study of Mankind Is Man,

Says the ilustrious Pope. If he had included
woman in the list, he would have been nearer
the truth, if not so poetical Dr. R. V. Pierce
has made them both life study, especially wom-
an. and the peculiar arrangements to which her
delicate system is liable. Many women in the
land who are acquainted with DR.. Pierce only
through his 'Favorite Prescription" bless him
with all their hearts, for he has brought them
the panaceS for all those chronic ailments pecu-
liar to their sex. such as leucorrhoea prolapsus
and other displacements, liberation, internal
fever" bloating, tendency to internal cancer and
other ailments. Price reduced to 81. By drug.
gists.
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sypeciai TO the Indianaoois journal.
Willow BRANCH, Aug. 23-The Willow
Branch camp-meeting closed its series of meet
.ngs on Friday night in the usual mode Of clos
ing old-fashioned camp-meetings-forming in
large procession and marching around the camp
singing We're Marching to Zion," and giving
she usual shake-hands. The meeting then closed
by singing, in jubilant tone, .sThe Beautiful
Star Of Bethlehem" The result of the meeting
was the sanetihcation of score or more and the
conversion of number. The board made AR
engagements for the use of the ground for the
next five years to hold their annual meetings.
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MILLEDGEvILLE, Aug. 23-This county is all
excited to might owing to the murder and suicide
committed here this afternoon at 100 o'clock.
Frank Wood a notorious character of this place,
who has abused his wife and was recently placed
under bonds to keep the peace, went to DR.. Nc
Pherson's, where his wife was stopping, at the
time above stated, and placing his arm around
her neck, pulled self-cockng revolver from his
pocket and placingit against her head fred. He
then turned the weapon upon himself and sent
bullet through his brain. dying instantly. His
wife lived about an hour and half. Wood was
not vicious person, but lately he had been ex-
cessively jealous, without cause, it is said, and
he has been brutal in his actions toward his
wife. Woods folks are prominent and wealthy
people, but he was fellow who had no visible
means of support and who would not work. His
wife came from most estimable family.
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Close of the Fort Wayne Reunion.
lnanial to the Indianapolis Journal


FoRr WAYNE, Aug 23-The sham battle was,
Df course the great feature OF the closing day of
the reunion. 1t lasted about an hour and
quarter from the firing of the opening gun till
the storming of Fort Donelson. About thou
Band men took part in the engagement, which
was pronounced decided success, much better
lhan the battle of last year. The attendance to-
day is estimated from $4,000 to 150O0 perhaps
half that number witnessed the sham battle
from the south bank of the St Mary's, from the
bfidges, house tops, etc. The day was Inarred
BY one bad accident e. A, Harrison, of Battery
c, of Lafayette had three fingers of his right hand
torn off and will probably eventually lose the In
&ex finger Al. Reprogle, who was No. in
working the gun, had his thumb disloeated and
doubled back on the wrist and an ugly hole
burned in it. The causalty was owing to the
piece being defective, it having behaved badly
before. The gun was condemned on the ground
by Adjutantgeneral Koontz and will be re-
burned to Indianapolis
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Charles r. He'll yesterday fled a complaint for
divorce from Ida He'll, to whom he was married
March A, 1885, He alleges that "she spoke cross
to him, calling him names and refusing to get
his meals" They lived together only eight days,
when she abandoned him, and as he alleges, had
him arrested on charge Of which he was ac-
quilted.
After eleven years of married life Rhoda
OBannon seeks divorce from Henry o Bannon.
She charges drunkenness aud cruelty.
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Lagrange County Republicans.

correspondents OF the Indianapolis Journal.
LAGRANGE, Aug. 21.-The Republican county
convention was held to-day. Captain White, of
Fcrt Wayne. Republican candidate for Congress
in this 1.-THE Twelfth) district, was present in the
forenoon. and after most hearty greeting brief
ly addressed the convention. Following is a list
of the nominees: Representative, John M. Kel-
ley; auditor John j. Gillette; treasurer Francis
Ell. Halbert; sheriff, Charles s. Carter; coroner,
James Chandler; surveyor. John Cox; commits
sioners-North district, VIM. Champion; Middle
district Samuel Fl. Newman; South district,
Henry L. Taylor. Resolutions were adopted
eulogizng the splendid record of Lagrange coun-
ty Republicans in the matter Of county govern
ment and further declaring in favor of free
and fair ballot and honest count, South as well
as North; honest and just apportionment for leg
islative and congressional purposes; maintenance
OF distinction between loyalty and rebelion
upholding the honor af the Union soldier and
liberal pensions; condemnng all lawless opposi-
ton to our organized government; promotion of
brotherhood between capital and labor; the pro-
motion of temperance and encouragement of the
use of intoxicants as beverage, and securing to
communities and to the people of the State the
privilege of determining by ballot whether the
sale OF intoxcants shall be allowed, and if so al
lowed, that it be restricted by high taxation and
guarded by bond and penalties.
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Yesterday the Indiana Coal Company fled q
complaint against the Drew & WATSON Mining
Company. asking judgment for So, 900. The al
iff to the defendant of coal lands and mines in
Edgar county, Illinois 1t is charged that the
defendant has failed to pay the last quarterly
installments, as it agreed TO do the rental
amounting to S., 900 per year, based or royalty
of II cents per ton Of coal mined until the aggre-
gate reached that sum.
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For Observation-Disclosures.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journai
If the Republican party desires success, and
wants a candidate and platform that will
arouse all the power of the grand old party,
in my humble judgment it can find this in local
option as part of that platform, and as candidate
for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. that often tried and
always-faitnful old friend of every moral reform
Will Cumback. This, believe, would be most
heartily Endorsed by every Republican that
wishes the party success and every well-wisher
of the State. j. A. HouSER. ID. D.
ARCADIA, Ind, Aug. o.
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Edgar County iii, Republicans.

Special to the Indianapolis Journa,
PARIS, ILL.,, Aug 23.-The Republican county
convention was held in this city to-day. Dele
gates were selected to the congressional, State
senatorial, and representative conventions. The
following county ticket was nominated: For
judge. J. F. VanVoorhees; clerk Willis O. Pin
nell; sheriff, Jacob Money; treasurer, James
Stewart; superintendent of schools, d. T. Stew
art. The delegates to the congressional conven-
ton were instructed for Hon. j. @. Cannon, of
Danville. The delegates to the senatorial and
representative convention were instructed for
George e. Bacon, of Paris, for Senator from the
Thirty-frst district. and Hiram P. Blackburn
and Charles Allen, of Vermillion county, for
Representatives from the Thirty first district.
The Senator and Representative nominations
are equivalent to their election, as the district
two years ago gave Republican majority of
LOGO. The convention WAS harmonious through
out, the only contest being for the State senator
ship
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a Treacherous Foundation.

New York Sun.
The death of Vice-president Hendricks last
year was, for the President an event of start
ling luck. AS stalwart and unqualified Demo
crat, accustomed TO express his opinions with
leader of an extensive Democratic opposition
which Mr. Cleveland could not help regarding
with jealousy and alarm; but then the Presi-
dents luck came promptly in to lift away the
great and growing obstacle for his path.
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Last Friday morning the Athletic Association
sent tickets. by registered letter. to the NOM
bers of the Danville Ball club, who were to play
the Athletics Saturday afternoon. Up TO the
time the club left Danville, Saturday, which
gave thirty hours for the mail to reach its desti
nation, the letter had not been received. Not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-24

Robert Hutchins. formerly Of the merchant
police force. was arrested yesterday for person
ating an officer and obtaining money under false
pretenses. He arrested an unknown person and
allowed him to go upon the payment Of So,
Hutchins first asking So.
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A Wound That May Result Fatally.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
PERu, Aug. "a probably fatal shooting oc-
curred last night, about II o'clock. on East Canal
street, at house of i'll fame kept by Mrs. Woos-
ter. A gang of touehs began stoning the house.
when John Wooster. the man of the house, APP
pearsd and opened FIRE into the crowd, one ball
striking John Munning in the back. Munning
is bard character. He IL very badly injured,
and has but slight chances for recovery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-24

EVERY day adds to the great amount of evil
dence as to the curative powers Of Hoods Sarsa-
paria. It is unequaled for general debility.
and as a blood purifier, expelling every trace of
scrofula or other impurity. Now is the time to
take IL Sold by eli druggists.