The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-02-11
INDIANA.

Charles Miller was struck and fatally in
jured by the yestbulc train west, al Hobart.
while driving across the track.
Miss Tabitha Eltzroth, OF Marion has
fled a complaint against William Cable, de-
handing $1,000 for breach Of promise.
The deancry OF the Episcopal Churches
of Northern Indiana held it, annull session
In Elkhart, with an unusually large attend
ance.
"A gang Of boys, aged from II 20 10. were
arrested at Lafayette Tor committing numer-
Gus robberies, aud they confe sscd 10 belong
q an organized gang for that purpose.
The Official investigation of the secret
charges preferred against ten of the Wabash
Railroad passenger conductors, who were
lately suspended from service, Is about con-
Guided, but rs yet the result Is withheld
from the public.
The decision OF the Knox Circuit Court
that telephone eompanys can not under the
statute charge more than 90 n month, and
cannot make an additional charge for any
purpose whatever, has been afiirmed,by the
Indiana Supreme Court.
AT Veyay fire consumed Towers Hotel,
valued at $4,000 and insured for $40. 900;
Gardner Nash's dry goods store, insured for
$4,000; \. Herbs cigar store, Phillips Bros
Nulouns Do1us ilu store uuu SilnonufS
loon. The otal loss was 100000.
The prosecution for criminal libel by
Philip Rappaport, editor OF the indianapolis
Tribune, against w. J. Craig. proprietor,
and III. ;. Stokes, reporter of the sentinel,
was dismissed after hearing that has ex-
tended over several weeks
John McGrew, an Indiana murderer.
was encountered by Marshal Carr OF Pur-
cell, twenty-five miles from the scene OF his
crime. When told TO surrender he shot az
the Marshal. The latter's pistol then spoke
and the law was saved the expense of hang
ing.
John NJ. Wescott, of Richmond, the
millionaire President OF the Hoosier Drive
Company, has bought "a controlling interest
In the Broad Ripple Gas Company OF lndi-
annapolis, and Will invest half million IN de.
yeIoping the business. This il the only gas
company now I'm the city.
The Indiana Soldiers Monument Com.
mission, out OF seventy designs selected that
of Bruno Schmiltz, Berlin artist. The
monument will be 30 feet high, and made
Of Indiana stone and bronze, large base and
pedestal slrmounted by tall shaft, TONED
by u figure OF Liberty. The legislature has
appropriated S200,OO0, and the G.. A. n.
hope TO raise 100000 more.
The town OF Francosyillc Is all excite.
msnt and flags are flying. The drill was
sunk six inches deeper In the oil sand In the
well ON the Bucklcn farm near the city. III
creasing the low OF gas 10 double it, former
capacity, and IL Is now flowing nc tho rate OF
100000 feet daily. The pressure Is very
high, and the gas has no odor. II. T.. Buck.
len is highly elatcd, and proposes TO pipe the
gas 70 Franceville, distance OF one aud
two-thirds miles, as soon as possible.
An interesting suit has been filed IN tho
Supreme Court at Evansville by Jacob :.
Buchanan and Cicero Buchanan against III.
G. Gooding. The plaintiffs and defendant
entered into copartnership In 1870. and until
their dissolution In 1883 formed one ofthn
strongest law firms In the State The plain
tns now claim that Gooding collected 49,
0oo I'm excess OF the one-third 10 which h.
was entitled by the terms Of the copartncr.
ship and ask for restitution Of the same.
The Board OF Police Commissioners or
Evansville, appointed Frederick Douglass
Morton, negro, as secretary OF the board
Morton was an applicant for the position a
Commissioner, and the present arrangement
Is the result OF compromise. Great pre-
JUDGE Is manifested among the police TO the
appointment OF a colored man. and several
designations are threatened as result. Mo-.
ton Il Republican citizen, and regarded a.
political leader among those OF hts race.