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WILL NEVER, NEVER DIE.
Two Indiana People Who Eat No Food
That WIZ Extinguish Life.


That WIZ EStinguish Life.
RosEDALE, Aug. 17.-Albert Dewitt and
daughter Mary Ann, are peculiar people.
Mary is sixteen years OF age and keeps house
for her father. Dewitt believes they will
never die. They do not eat anything that ex-
tnguishes life.
In regard 10 his peculiar religious ideas De.
Witt says: 81 am ffty-eight years OF age;
was born in Vigo county, Indiana. When a
young man was bad. In 1877 | changed my
wicked course. suffered intensely with rheu-
matte pains and was bent crooked as n bow.
| had 10 walk with a cane. The same year
was healed and received the gift of sanctifca-
ton. From that time to the presentday have
never been sick"
Mr. Dewitt claims that all who live in strict
obedience 10 the laws of God will have perfect
health. lie has many strange ideas which he
claims he got from the bible. From It's pages
he learns what he shall eat and what he shall
not eat, and conforms strictly to this strange
and frugal bill OF fare
II do not eat hog meat, because il Is unclean
and hurtful 10 health and understanding (see
Dcut. IA In fact, don't eat meat of any
kind, because Paul says 10 il neither good 20 eat
flesh TO drink wine"
What other articles of food are there that
| you do not eat|
"AIy daughter and do not eat ANYTHING that
grows on a vine. nor the fruit Of herbs. nor the
seed OF trees (see Gen. ii, 81. We eat fruit
which has seed within it, but will not eat any
! kind of seed grown bushes"
DO you eat eggsg
''No. sir because an EGG comes from flesh,
and flesh produces flesh"
"But notice that you eat butter. Is that
not from COW, which is flesh"
mo, IL is only the strength Of the food
grass and herbs-whch the COW eats. There.
| fore we are allowed to drink milk also"
What advantage do you claim over other
| Christian people"
"Hold on there" said Dewitt. 1--WE are not
| Christian people. We are children Of God and
| joint heirs with Jesus Christ. We have been
| begotten OF the world. conceived by the will.
and born by the power of God. We will live
| forever, through time and through eternity.
We were born OF the aesh but we are now
regenerated and born of God"
Mr.. De Witt and Mary Ann are happy. They
are poor and live in a small rented house. He
| is day laborer and earns 81 a day. Since the
| death OF his wife Mary Ann has kept house for
him. She is slender girl pretty and intelli'
gent, and is remarkably well versed in scrip
/ eur
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INTO THE FIERY FURNACE.
Three Negroes Lose Their Lives Mt tho
Command OF False Prophet.

Three Negroes Lose Their Lives Mt tho
Command OF False Prophet.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. l3.-The most re.
markable religious craze prevails among the
negroes near BesSemer and the country inter-
mediate between that rapidly growing place
and Birmingham For some time past an old
negro named Tobias jackson has been pro-
claiming himself as Daniel, the prophet and
doing all kinds of singular, Wild and queer
things. The darkies in this section are ignor-
ant and supersttious, and Jackson's actions
aud the great powers he claims 10 have been
invested with filled with awe the simple.
minded negroes.
Saturday last he persuaded three young
negro men that they were representatives Of
Shadrach, Meshack aud Abednego the three
children OF faith, who entered the fiery furnace
of NebuchadGezzar of old lie proclaimed
that furnace where iron is melted and cast
into all kinds OF forms, was the furnace Of
Nebuchadnezzar, and that they could enter it
and pass through without the smell of fire.
The three negroes, calling themselves the
three children OF Israel under the influence of
the new prophet deliberately entered the
gate Of the cupola OF the furnace and rushed
headlong before they could be stopped, into
the white heat OF the melting iron. When
they failed to come out, Jackson, the prophet
proclaimed that he saw them rising in the air
with the smoke of the furnace, attended by
angels, and said that they would revisit the
earth again next Sunday.
The negroes propose 10 meet at church next
Sunday and pray. awaiting the descent OF the
three children OF Israel The mother Of one Of
them said, when asked about the matter: 81
feel jes' as sho' my boy is in heaven as II |
done ben dar and se'd him. Jackson, the
prophet comman' I'm 10 walk in de fiery fur.
mace and he beeged ter hey 'im."
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FIRE ON sHlPBOARD.
Remarkable Courage and Goodness Dis
played by Yankee Officers and Crew.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1e.-There was a mighty
lively fire aboard the Brazilian mail steamship
Allicana on July s, while she was 135 miles
from Bahia and about twenty-five miles from
the coast OF Brazil. story of the fire got here
few days later in a very brief dispatch. The
Allicana is one of the very few steamships that
are Differed entirely by Yankees. That they
are the right kind of people to have on ship
board in emergency is proved by the way
they handled the Allicana when she was afre.
The newspapers Of Brazil are lavish in their
praises of the courage and GOODNESS of Capt.
Beers and his able assistants, and all the coast
towns have echoed his name.
The fire broke out about $50 O'Clock in the
evening. in a freight compartment amidships,
where were slowed forty-fve casks OF rum and
a lot Of cotton in bale How the fire started is
not known. A few minutes after the third as
sistant engineer, Joseph Neptune discovered
il, the rum casks began to explode Near,y all
the eighty-fve passengers, including torty-fve
women and children, many of whom were
Americans had gone to bed. They got up in a
hurry and rushed on deck. Capt. Beers headed
his ship for the shore, while Engineer Van
Aderstine got out FIVE lines of hose and
pumped water into the compartment, through
the coal bunker matches.
Anchor was dropped within FIVE miles of the
coast and all the passengers were put aboard
five life-boats which were swung into the
water. An officer had charge of each boat
Little streams of rum. burning pale blue.
poured out of every crease in the blazing COM
partment. The captain, the engineer and his
assistants and the crew stayed aboard the ship
and fought the fire until dawn, when they got
il under control. By that time there was only
one boiler aboard with steam in it. All the
boiler fires had been extinguished by the water
poured into the burning compartment, to
which the fire was confined. The only damage
to the hull Of the steamer was the varying OF a
plate on the starboard side.
The officers and crew were exhausted by the
time they got the fire under control. The car
penter and half a dozen OF the men were
slightly burned about the hands and face and
nearly everybody lost part of his hair or
whiskers. The burned cargo was pitched over
board. The passengers were helped back into
the ship and she proceeded TO Bahia. A thanks
giving service was held on the way thither ut
which the Rev. Mr. Howe Of Virginia presided.
The passengers signed paper complimenting
the captain and his men for their gallantry.
After the ship reached Bahia $1,000 was raised
among the wealthy residents and passengers 10
buy presents for the brave Yankees.
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BENSON'S LIFE is SAVED.
GOV. HoVEY AT LAST INTERPRETERS.
The Murderer of Motwiler Must Pass His
Remaining Days in Prison-Reasons
For the Governors Action
Benson's Crime.

The train for Jacksonville which left Indian
dianapolis at o'clock Thursday afternoon,
carried Mr.. ". B. Roberts, private secretary TO
Gov. Hovey, who conveyed to William Benson
the information that he was 10 expiate his
crime, not on the gallows, but by a life sentence
behind the walls of the southern prison.
It was not until late in the afternoon that
Gov. Hovey made up his mind to interfere in
the premises and the murderer's friends had
almost abandoned hope. As soon as the gov
ernor had reached a decision he hurried Secy.
Roberts of to convey the news to Warden Pat
ten. At Jacksonville Mr.. Roberts fastened to
the prison and notified Mr.. Patten. Then he
was conducted TO the cell of the condemned
man, where he briefly told his mission.
When Benson was informed that his sentence
had been committed TO life imprisonment he
showed but little concern, merely saying that
he was prepared to die if necessary. He ex.
pressed his thanks and was evidently relieved.
The death warrant hal been read TO him at 5
o'clock and he simply 'niled at its reading.
Early in the afternool he h ld dressed to 90 on
the scafFold and paiu great attention to his
toilet. After the governors message was con-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-21
SILL FINDING The DEAD.
-Four More Bodies Recovered at Johnstown
Yestrrdny-The RelIof Fund.

Yesterdny-The Relief Fund.
JoHNsrowN, Pa, Aug. l4.-Four moro bodies
were found and removed to the morgue to-day.
Two Of them were women and two children.
They were all in bad state Of decomposition.
One of the women well dressed, and may
have been a passenger on the day express. She
wore black silk dress and had a large oval
gold button on collar, and wore Harrison
and Morton badge. The other woman was also
well dressed, and wore a plain gold ring en-
graved on the inside ~. j. ID. and NJ. r. NJ,
Feb. %, 1875" She also wore other iewelry,
including pin with large rhinestone in center
and eight small ones around IL.
Messrs. Ogden and Reeves of Philadelphia
aud Secy. Kremer OF the flood commission,
spent the day in conference with the local
committees. They will meet again tomorrow
forenoon, when they hope 10 arrive at some de-
termination as to how the balance of the fund
is 70 be distributed. The citizens would Ike to
get chance 20 meet the commission to present
their view of the situation, but they seem to be
adverse to comforting with them. Gov. Beaver
and Adjt. Gen. Hastings are expected here to-
morrow. when il is expected some definite ar
rangements will be made as 10 how long the
force employed by the state will remain.
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A STRANGE LOVE STORY.
Welded at Their Parents Grave-A RI
nance of tho Brooklyn rheater Fire.

Welded at Their Parents Grave-A Ro-
nance of tho Brooklyn Theater Fire.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug l6.-Mr. and Mrs. II.
Burbank arrived here yesterday on their way
from New York TO Nebraska. They had a
strange story TO tell. AT the Brooklyn theater
fire, years ago, the father and sister OF young
Burbank were lost, as were the mother and
sister of Sadie King, who then lived in Safest.
Brooklyn. Mr. Burbank wrote from the West
for information about his folks and was an
swered by Miss King, who wrote occasionally
for her uncle, an undertaken Young Burbank
read the letter. and correspondence has been
kept up ever since.
Last October he proposed marriage. She
replied in a satisfactory manner, but suggested
as the Brooklyn fire had been the means Of
their meeting that they should carry out the
marriage ceremony in Greenwood cemetery,
near the monument that was erected by the
city of Brooklyn for the unknown dead who
persisted in the terrible disaster.
On Wednesday Mr. Burbank, accompanied
by Col Montgomery Green of st. Louis an
old friend of his father; Forster Bishop of Gin
cinnati and his sister, arrived in Brooklyn and
met Miss King for the first time at her house
on Dekalb-ave. They drove to the cemetery
with a minister and stood before the tall shaft
There were eight in the party and the group
was quickly made.
Aware of the solemnity of the spot, tho
bride said: Harry, my mother and sister are
under that stone. We never found them" He
took her hand, and answered.: "And so are
NINE" Col. King who was an officer in the
army during the late civil war, said Eyes
and they are in one OF the most beautiful spots
this world can find for the dead. Sadie you
have selected this spot to be married. Are you
ready?p
The minister then arranged them in line.
facing the monument and the ceremony pro-
ceeded. After being made man and wife they
walked mp the grassy incline TO the shaft. The
bride and groom knelt while the clergyman
offered short but affecting prayer. Then all
returned 10 the city, the bride and groom
going TO the house OF an aunt, Mrs. &. Barnam,
nj Yonkers where they remained until yester-
day, when they left for his home in Nebraska.
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a MYSTERIOUS ENCOUNTER.
The Inmates of Disreputable House
Thought IL Was Jack the Ripper.

Thought IL Was Jack the Ripper.
NEW YORK, Aug IA mysterious en-.
counter took place last night opposite the
house in w. Thirty-second-st kept by Madam
Angel, which resulted in the stabbing OF two
men. All that can be learned so far is as fol.
lows: About ? o'clock this morning a man,
who gives his name as Edward Brown, aged
thirty-four. went into Madam Angels house
and asked for beer. On being refused he
struck the madam, and one OF her girls
shouted: "Its Jack the Ripper; run for your
life" The madam ran 10 the street
and was then asked by man named
James Mulligan, aged thirty, what
was the matter. On learning the
state OF affairs he said he was a detective and
entered the house TO eject Brown. Both men
drew knives and fought into the street. In a
short time Mulligan rang the bell of the house
and asked that cab be sent for. He was taken
10 the New York hospital. IL was found that
he was badly cut and his clothing was nearly
cut to shreds. Later on Brown was found on
Seventh-ave. bleeding from number OF cuts
and was also taken TO the New York hospital.
Both men are in very precarious condition
from loss of blood. Madam Angel and FIVE of
her women were arrested but were discharged
this morning, as no charge could be made
against them. Both men discaim any previous
knowledge of each other.
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THE MILWAUKEE, eNcAMPMeNr.
Forty Thousand Genuine Old Veterans
WIZ be I'm Attendnnce.

Forty Thousand Genuine Old Veterans
VIII he In Attendance.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. l6.-It is estimated by
careful officials at encampment headquarters
that there will be fully 10000 genuine old vet
Grams in attendance at the encampment, and
there will be at least seven private citizens"
or sight-seers, for every old soldier that will be
here. This would bring q crowd of $4,000
visitors. But several observing calculators
think the average to each of the 10000 soldiers
will be about five outsiders, in which event
there would be a crowd OF 100000 people to be
fed and furnished quarters. These estimates
are based on numerous averages taken by off,
GERS from requests for quarters daily received
from old soldiers for themselves and families or
immediate friends, and from people not con-
nected with the order A general order issued
by Commander-in-Chief Warner, under date Of
Aug. Is, states that the business session of the
encampment will convene at the westside Tur-
ner hall Aug 2S at 10 a. m. The National
council Of administration will meet at the
Plankngton house Aug. 26. The parade will
take place Tuesday, Aug. q, and will be COM
manded by the commander-in-chief in person.
The line of march will not exceed two and one
half miles in length.
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CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-THE operation Of the
first long-distancs telephone system west Of
New York state was successfully inaugurated
here to-day. the American telephone and teIe-
graph company 0ong-distance telephone com.
pany.) formally opening lis lines between Chi
cago and Milwaukee. The tests were Of a
character 10 illustrate the great improvements
which have been made in the art Of telephony
particularly the utilization OF complete metal
lie circuits. Representatives of the press and a
number Of business men were among those
who tested the lines, and expressed themselves
as being highly pleased with the result NJ
tanned. A whisper could easily be heard be
tween Chicago and Milwaukee over the metal
n, circuitz
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Coming the New Terms.

Executions by electricity will necessitate
many changes in expression. The dull sick
enine thud" will become the 'shuddering
shock" criminal will no longer be launched
into eternity, but wired TO another world"
No rogue e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion OF the Law.
must give way to-
No rogue Ger felt the dynamo
With good opinion OF the show.
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A worthy Missionary Dead.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The department of
state has received from the legation at Picking
China. under date Of July 3, an account Of the
death and extraordinary life-work of the Rev.
J. Crosset, an independent American mission
airy in China His career appears to have been
a very remarkable one, characterized by abso-
lutte self-devotion. He died on the steamer FL
dorado, en- route from Shanghai to Tintsin. on
the 2lst Of June last He leaves a widow liv.
ing at schuylerville, N. " In speaking Of Mr..
Crosset, Minister DENLY couples his name with
that Of Father Damien, the French missionary
who lately died on the island of Molokai.
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shot ON the street.

SAN DIEGO. CAL, Aug. A.-Yesterday after.
noon Superior Judge w. L. Pierce Of this city
was shot and seriously wounded by w. s. Glen
denim. The Judge was talking with ex.Gov.
Murray Of Utah, when. Clendennin passed
ing q revolver shot Judge Pierce in the back.
A Judicial opinion By Pierce, unfavorable Ia
Clendennin, is understood to be the cause OF
the shooting.
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EVERYBODY SCARED.
The "EIixir of Life" Proves To BE n Very
Dangerous Thing


Dangerous Thing.
CINCINNATI, Aug 1.-THE doctors have de.
oided that the man Steele, named in recent
kilograms. has blood-poison. He will sue for
5000 damages.
Fielden Weir, the first man experimental on
here, and whose wonderful cure was tele-
grsphed broadcast, is in bed again. Great
hard Jumps appear where the missions were
made and he is delirious
DR.. Longfellow, who made the first expert
ments, in published statement last night, says
he has lost faith in the elixir, and that Local
paper paid all the expenses of his experiments
for the first news. DR.. Langbeck, the chemist
who prepares nine-tenths OF all the elixir used
here, says il Is dangerous II used after an hour
and rank poison after two hours.
The scare amounts 10 craze. There are re-
ports that the work-house physicians have ex
perimented unfortunately, with frightful re
auita
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FoRTY-EIeHT WE'RE HURT.

Number OF Victims In the Pennsylvania
Railroad Accident.
FREEPoRT, Pa. Aug. 17.-Additional names
received Of injured in last nights accident on
the West Pennsylvania railroad swels the list
10 forty-eight. All are doing as well as can be
expected but Conductor Gray, who will proba-
bly, die. Ex-Mayor Lyon, Gen. Rowley and
Mrs. B. A. Jones, all of Pittsburg. are still in a
critical condition. but hopes are entertained Of
their recovery. A coroner's jury was impan-
neled and after reviewing the wreck adjourned
until n future date. The wrecking crews worked
all night and this morning the tracks we're
cleared and trains were running through.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-21
"CLD BLACK JOE"
He Dies In His Little ola Cabin at DIt. Holly
New Jersey.

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The original "old
Black Joe" died at Mt. Holly, N. j., yesterday
in the little cabin whore he has lived for years,
just on the outskirts of the town. His proper
name was Joseph Queen, and he was undoubt-
edly the Oldest man in the state, being ll2 years
old. He was born in Virginia in l777. and the
fact is recorded in faded characters in an old
family bible.
"Old Joe" was a runaway slave. and came TO
New Jersey in 1927, where he was taken care of
by some of the residents OF Mt Holly, one of
whom is still living, and remembers that he was
well along in years when he came here For
years past the townspeople have ministered to
his wants, and kept him in comparative CON-
fort He was very patriarchal IN appearance,
and his form was bent nearly double with the
weight of years. monument will be erected
TO his memory by the citizens.
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the KiIrain case and also against Bud Renaud,

the Kilrain case and also against Bud Renaud,
and he wanted the summons served before the
witnesses left the state. When Mr.. Fitzpatrick
came in he was informed that he was wanted
and would be required to furnish bond of $500
to appear when wanted. The ex-referee put
persecution, for he will have to leave home
and business again. Col. Denison Of Hattes-
burg became his surety.
The petit jurors crowded around the clerk
and were paid off and the court stood adj
journed until Monday.
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The Burlington route, c., B. & @. railroad,
will sell, on Tuesdays, Aug. and 20, Sept 10
and "a and Oct. s. harvest excursion tickets az
half rates 10 points in the farming regions OF the
West Southwest and Northwest. Limit thirty
days. For circulars giving details concerning
tickets rates time OF trains, ETC., and for de-
scrptive land folder. call on your ticket agent,
or address +. 5. Eusts, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ill.
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HouIangor Sentenced

PARIS, Aug 1.-the court found Gen.
Boulanger guilty on the charge of embezzlinS
public funds and refused 20 allow that there
were extenuating circumstances. The court
then sentenced Gen. Boulanger. Count Dillon
and Henri Rocheiort TO be deported 20 forti-
fed place.
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cosgres.man Laird Dead.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. H.-Congressmsn james
Laird of Nebraska Third district) died at his
home at Hastings this morning of a complica-
ton OF diseases. An operation was performed
last Wednesday from which be failed to rally.
He was unconscious for twenty-four hours be-
fore death.