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Suicide of q Banker.

Special 20 the Indhnapoiis Journal
VALLEY FAILS Kan, Dee. 30.-Rufus
Crosby, the wealthy banker, committed
suicide. Monday afternoon. by hanging
himself by rope to beam in his barn.
Dependency and poor health were the
causes His family had carefully watched
him for some months to prevent suicide.
Mr.. Crosby came to Valley Falls in 1854.
and started the first store, which was
burned ont by QuaDtrelPs men during the
war. He had been Mayor of the city three
terms, member of the Legislature. and was
first vice. president C.: the Kansas State
Bankers Association for the third term. He
was one of the hadiRg fnanciers. owning
the finest residence here several farms. and
the Bank of Deposit. He leaves wife and
daughter two blothers and q sister.
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AaoTER IMPORTANT ARREST.

Florence Waterman, the woman-Accom-
pIice, Captured at Oakland. Cal
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 50.-A woman Civ
ing the name of Florence Waterman has
been arrested by detectives here. and it is
claimed that she has not only acknowl-
edged being the wife of Marion Redspeth,
who is suspected of being ono of the gang
of train-robbers which held mp the ira In at
Glendale. Mo-. Nov. 80. bus has given in
formation which may lead TO the arrest of
other members of the band in addition to
Albert Sly, who was arrested last week In
Los Angeles by detectives Pinkerton and
Whitaker. and who was taken East on SUM-
day without the formality of extradition
papers.
On Dec. IA detective Robert Pinkerton
was in this city on visit. When he was
about to return enst he received q telegram
from Chief of Police Harrigan. of st. Louis,
stating that the latter believed two of the
sequently similar information was wired
to Chief of Police Crowley, giving descrip-
tion of the men. Among other things the
dispatch stated trunk had been shipped
to Oakland, Cal, to Marion Redspeth. but
1t was addressed to Florence Waterman, o
woman supposed to be the robbers wife.
At the request of Chief Harrigan. Chief of
Detectives Lees. Crowley and Pinkerton
were asked to cooperate in q search for the
robbers. From further Information received
from Harrigan 1t was learned one of
the men could be found at Los Angeles.
Pinkerton and detective Whitaker there
fore proceeded to that city and there
fonnd Albert Denton sly, one of the rob-
bers. conducting saloon. Whitaker and
Pinkerton came up from Les Angeles Sun
day evening with Sly in charge. They
were met at Modesto by Captain Lees, and
Sly consented to go right on east without
waiting extradition papers. Meanwhile,
the detectives kept q lookout for the trunk,
which was In the Wells-Fargo Express
office, Oakland The publication of teie-
gram telling of Sly's capture by PinkertoD,
it Is thought. put Redspeth on his guard
terday the officers were rewarded by seeing
Florence Waterman walk into the Wells
Fargo Office and inquire for the trunk. Not
finding it, owing to the police having seized
it. the woman left the express Office and
gave the officers lively chase, though it
was raining hard. She was finally arrested
and brought 10 this city, where Captain
Lees questioned her to-day. Captain Lees
says there was clothing in the trunk, but
declines to go into details concerning the
contents. He denies that she gave any in
formation regarding the suspected men,
but says another effort will be made to in
duce her to tell what she must know.
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A REAL LOVE STORY.
Romantic Couple that Was Married and d.
vorced Years Ago Attracting Attention.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MITCHELL, Ind. Dec. 80. - About ten
years ago James Scarlet and Belle Gibbons
were married in Orange county. at the
place where Lost river emerges from the
ground. The marriage was . romantic
affair. opposed by parents and performed
at Beighbor's. whore Belle had gone for q
bucket of water. The city papers gave
an account OF ~ AT tne time ana nag pho-
meBeal darts. The couple separated within
the year and both were soon successful in
finding another partner. Still happiness
did not come with the change. Scarlet
soon separated from his second wife. and
Belle Quit living with her second husband
over a year since. They are now eourting
each other again ut the old home. and. it Is
reported, are soon expected to be married
again.
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Plenty OF Herring.

81. JOHNS, N. F., Dec. 8O.-Advioes from
Bay de Nord and sound island report that
herring struck In very plentiful last week.
Between twelve thousand and fifteen thon-
sand barrels were hauled in in one night at
Sound island. aud the merchants and
packers are described as completely ex-
hausted from overwerk and loss OF rest.
All the salt-herring fleet are loaded there.
Twenty. four American frezzers were st
Carbon and thirty seines were full of her.
ring, ranging from three hundred to two
thousand barrels. THERE'S great activity
work already.
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NEW SMYRNA, Fla. Dec. 30-The town
and whole country is swild with excitement
over the arrest of Jenkins for the murder
at the Packwoot House. He was arrested
way to Deland under guard of twenty
five armed men. Capt. w. q. Cooper,
Pinkerton man, has been working on
the case for ths past ten days. Cooper
says he has information which will convict
that Jenkins viii make a confession be-
fore the preliminary examination is held.
A guard of tweEty men will surround Do
land Jail as lmg as jenkins ls confined
there. Cooper refuses to talk until he has
consulted with the county officers. who
have offered @ reward ef 81, 900 for the ar
rest and conviction of the murderer.
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OUTRAGE BIZ MASKED MEN.
Widow Forced to Sign Checks, Her Clothing
Saturated with Coal.0il and Set on Fire.

Special 90 the Indianapolis Journal
ATCHIsON. KAN. Dec. 30.-About Q o'clock
yesterday morning two masked men. en-
tered the residence of Mrs. Jonathan
Davis widow living In the extreme west
ern part of Atchlson county. and COM
PEELED her. at the muzzles of revolvers, to
sign a number of checks, amounting to 5000.
Then they poured coal-oil on her clothing
and set it on ire. With great presence of
There Is no clew to the perpetrators of the
deed, although it il believed they are the
same men who robbed John killon, the
bachelor farmer on Christmas eve.
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Arsist Louis Bernard Divorced.

YANKToN, s. ID. Dec. 3o.-A decree Of
divorce was granted to-day by Judae L. @.
Bernard, of Mayepee, Germany. the we'll
known landscape painter. Bernard claimed
desertion as the ground for his desire for
separation. He was married In Germany
In 1862 and In 1852 his wife left him, and
they have continued to live apart since.
There are three daughters, allab0vs twenty
years of age, with the mother Bernard left
the city and will return at once to Ger
many.
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Ineurance Rates Increased.

BosToN, Dec. 30-In view of the recent
heavy fire losses in this city the Boston
board of underwriters this morning for
mally voted to increase the insurance rates
In Boston. The exact amount of increase
Is said TO be 10 per cent. on buildings and
90 per cent. OH stocks of goods in the busl-
ness districts This decision, before going
into effect. must be submitted TO and ap-
proved by each company. but there seems
little doubt of it's final acceptance by all.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.

New Money Order Onices tn BE Established
In Indiana Jan. I.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHISGToN, Dec. 50.-On the 1ss of
January postal ey-order offices will be
established ct the followins-named Indi-
ana towns: Oaktown. Knox county; Para
gon, Morgan county; Cadiz. Henry county;
county; Glsnw ood, Rush county; National
Military Home. Grant county; LakevilIe.
st. Joseph county. On the same date. Arc
tic, peKslb county. Will be made postal
note offica
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Opposed to Changing Their Name.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 30-The Junior
Order United American Mechanics is now
voting on q change of name. One-tenth of
the councils In this State have already
been heard from. and the indications are
that the vote to change the name will be
overwhelmingly defeated. Up until noon
to-day the vote in this State stood zoo for
and 1900 against. As Pennsy ly yania goes SO
goes the name. liz is the opinion of the
conservative members of she order that she
vote to change the name will DO defeatec
by n pood majority
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More Reciprocity Treaties.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Reciprocity ar
rangemepts were signed to-day by Secre-
tary Blaine with the ministers of Guate-
maIa and Salvador for their respective
countries The arrangements with Gnate-
mala require the approval of the Congress
of that country, but it 10 expected that the
arrangements with Salvador will 60 into
operation Feb next.
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Admits Killing Thirteen Men.

BRISTOL, Tenn, Dec. S0-Talton Hall has
been safely lodged in jail at Wise Court
house. Great and excIted crowds oppressed
the sheriff and the guards. The latter de-
clared they would die OF place their
prisoner in jail. As Hall left the car old
Esquire Sailor made lunge at him with a
dirk, bnt was stopped by the sheriff. Hall
murdered Sailors son few years ago and
lived with the victims wife at Memphis
when captured. Hall admits having killed
thirteen men. but claims self-dsfense.
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Corn for Russian Famine sufferera

hptClHI 10 Ute IHunHhpolIs JUufHHL
OMAHA. Neb., Dec. S0.-Rev. L. p. Lud-
den. who has charge of the work of secur-
ing grain for Russian famine suffesers. 90
day stated that thus far eleven counties
had been heard from, each OF which will
furnish one and some two cars of corn. He
expects to send fully one hundred ears of
choice Nebraska corn To New York about
Jan: 10, IN tir,eto be loaded on the Con.
stellatiou.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 80. There were l61
deaths reported to the Board of Health
during the t~enty-four hours ending at
noon to-day. OF these fourteen were Of
grip, nine females and five males.
ROME, Dec. 30.-In Milan Influenza has
caused seventy-three deaths in one day.
and In Lucia seven deaths. Cardinal Ram
pOlla, the Papal Secretary of State. is con-
fined to his bed with the prevailing mala-
dav
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CHICAGO. Dec 90.-The worlds fair di-
rectots to-day formally called upon the city
govern .nent to turn over three-titths of the
municipal subscriptions A million dol
lars worth of bonds will accordingly be
paid over on Feb. ]. another million March
/ and third on April ]. The fair officials
report that money 10 now being paid out on
construction contracts at rapid rate.
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urging the Governor to appoint Major
from Washington this morning TO per-
sonally deny allegations made by other
candidates 70 the effect that he tPerkinsl
had made unfavorable criticism of Cover.
nor Humphreys administration. He will
his turn, coming at the bottom of the list
as 1t 10 now constituted.
United States District Attorney Ady was
the first candidate given q hearing to-day.
He occupied the Governors time from 1850
In the morning To o'clock in the after
nooD- After the Governor had lunchea he
admitted the friends of Major Hudson. who
urged their favorite's claims. It is inti-
IN ated at the Governors chamber that the
appointment will be made on New Years
day.
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BosToN, Dec. 50.--Thc Prudential In
surance Company. OF Boston. doing fire and
insurance business, has decided TO wind mp
ITS affairs. end has reinsured It's risks IN
the Home insurance Company Of New York.
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The Senatorial struggle I'm Ohio.

day.
The Senatorial Struggle fn Ohio.
COLUMBUS. O.. Dec. 30.-The contest for
offices In the gift of the two branches Of
the Legislature, which convenes on Mon
day next. is overshadowed by the senate
rial struggle for successor to Senator
candidates are ex-Governor Foraker and
Senator Sherman. who wishes to succeed
himself. The Ex-Governor. with full
force of workers. arrived and began
active operations last night. and Senator
Sherman will como in from Washington to-
morrow. The senatorial caucus will prob
ably be held Thursday of next week and
the two branches will vote separately for
Senator Jan. IL and on joint ballot the 18th.
The managers on both sides are claiming
enough votes to insure the caucus n0mina-
tion. There are two candidates for Speak
er OF the Eouse end the senatorial lines are
pretty closely drawn on this contest. and
tair indication Of the relative strength of
the senatorial candidates will be had Sat-
nrday night when the House caucus is to
to be held.
The Maryland senatorshipe.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 3o.-One week from to-
day the Legislature of Maryland will as
semble. During the early part of the ses-
sion the subject that will absorb the atten-
tion of the members will be the election of
United States Senators. Arthur p. German
will succeed himself. He represents the
western shore. 1t is the question who shall
succeed the late Senator 4. X. Wilson, Of
the eastern shore. that has been open for
speculation. Several gentlemen across the
bay have announced themselves as candi-
dates for tho distinguished honor, among
them Governor Jackson, John u. Brown
and James Alfred Pearce. but the man who
evidently has developed the greatest
strength and popularity in that section Of
the State is Col. John Walter Smith. who
State Senate.
Farmer Elected Speaker in Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. so. Tho Kentucky
Legislature met at noon to-day and elected
w. NJ. Moore. of Cynthiana, Speaker. The
contest was between Moore and Harvey
Myers of Covington. Moore is farmer;
was member of the Missouri Legislature
which met first after the adoption of the
new Constitution, and had a work TO per-
form similar to that Of the present Ken
tacky Legislature. He was q confederate.
and thrice made colonel. 1t was charged
that Myers was corporation attorney,
while Moore. though not an Alliance man.
is in sympathy with mnny OF Its purposes.
Part of the Programme.
BALLsToN. N.Y., Dec. s0.-Edward w.
Hoyt, Democrat, of Milton. will contest
the seat of Harvey j. Donaldson, Repub-
lican. of this village, in the State Senate.
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BALLsToN. N. f., Dec. S0-Edward w.
Hoyt, Democrat, of Milton. will contest
the seat of Harvey j. Donaldson, Repub-
lican, of this village. in the State Senate.
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Adelbert ID. Sly is better known in the
crooked fraternity as Bert sly He is q na-
tive of Wisconsin and was born and raised
near Oshkosh. After committing the express
robbery in st. Joseph. for which he was
sent to the penitentiary In 1884, his family
moved to st. Joseph, where they now re-
side. Since his release from tho peniten-
tiary in Missouri he has been twice In Gus
berry and once for burglarly. and he Is at
the present time fugitive from justice
from st. Joseph. where his wife and three
children now reside. His father and mother
now live at Independence. His avowed
ambition ives to be second "Jesse James"
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Recention Near penning,s.
Reported for the Democratic Advocate.

Reported for the Democratic Advocate.
A wedding reception took place on Thurs.
day evening of last week, at six o'clock, at
the hospitable residence of Mr.. Isaac Killer.
near Dennings 1t was given to Fanny,
daughter of Mr.. Killer, and Mr.. Frank Bond
son of Mr.. Thomas Bond, one of the most
prominent farmers of Denning's, who were
married on the day before by Elder VIM. H..
Franklin. The bride, who is very popular in
the circle in which she moved, wore to much
advantage a steel gray henrietta cloth, eXquis
itely trimmed with braid. The groom looked
radiant and happy in a handsome suit oil
black, with white tie. After the best wishes
and congratulations had all been rendered,
refreshments were served in most tempting
and profuse manner, embracing everything
BETTING such an occasion. The bridal pres
ents were numerous and beautiful, consisting
of silver, china and glassware, and table linen.
An elegant tea set was given by an aunt OF
the bride.
Those present were Mr.. Bond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Bond, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Killer,
Mrs. Eisenhart, Misses Susan and Jennie
Killer, Irene Hooper, Mary Haines, Kate
Jones, Lizzie Zile, Arden Davis, Martha
Hanes, Ella and Debby Wantz, Minnie
Trayer, Orlando and Elsie Haines, Anna
Killer, Bessie and louie Bond, Lizzie Killer,
Gertie Franklin and Nelly Demmitt. Messrs.
Samuel and James Bond, John Jones, James
Hooper, Bradford Killer, Harry Buckingham,
Luther Wantz, Albert Lindsay, Charles Dem
mitt, Asa Killer and Abby and Lou Eisenhart.
Another report was sent us, for which we
return thanks. This one was received first. ]
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Birthday Party at Manchester.

Mr. Chas. J. II. Ganter, of Manchester,
gave his daughter, Miss Grace, party on
Monday evening, in honor of her seventeenth
birthday. The parlor, hall and dining room
were decorated for the occasion very taste
fully Quite number of guests were present,
mostly in evening dress, and the evening was
pleasantly spent in games, music and dancing,
with an intermission for elegant refreshments.
A pleasing feature was piano music and
singing, with drum accompaniment, by Miss
Lillian and Master Howard Brown, brother
and sister, of New Oxford, Pa Those pres,
ent were: Mrs. A. Fl. Wentz, Misses Maggie
Miller and Lottie Moore, Messrs. John F..
Miller, Frank Miller, Charles W. Moore,
Charles L. Herring, Charles l.. Wampler,
James NJ. Shellman, Westminster; W. c..
Wickert, HoucksviIle; Mrs. j. ii. Brown,
Miss Lillian Brown, Master Howard Brown,
Theodore Warner, New Oxford, Pa; Miss
Mamie Tinken, Messrs. Frank Houck and
John T. Houck, Baltimore; Misses Lou
Cornman and Fannie Cornman, HAMPSTEAD;
Harry Beltz, York, Pa; Misses Lizzie Trump,
Annie f. Grof, Maria L. Shower, Maggie
Grouse, Mollie Wilson, Lottie Shower, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. H. Wilson, Mrs. j. NJ. Motter,
Mrs. VIM. Fl. Shower, Harry l4amotte, Geo.
S. Motter, George Everhart, Edward Myers,
Robert Shower, Manchester.
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Proceedings of the circuit Court.

Today ends the third week of Court. When
our report closed last week the case of Frank
p. Cover VS. Urbanus w. Bowersox and Jos.
Formwalt. was on trial. TWAS concluded on
Saturday, with verdict for the defendant.
The other cases disposed of were AS fol
lows:
Frank p Cover VS.. VIM. Myers; action of
assumpsit, ION wheat motel; tried before a
jury; with verdict for defendant. Roberts
and Maulsby for plaintiff; McKellip x Cla-
baugh and Henning for defendant.
State VS.. VIM. Boyd; assault and battery;
tried before Il jury; verdict guilty on second
count; sentenced to jail for six months. Hem
ming for State; Walsh for trayerser.
Hannah Graham VS.. John Warehime; as
sumpsit; tried before jury; verdict for the
plaintiff for $3.50. Reifsnider & ReilsnideI
for plaintiff; McKellip & Clabaugh for de-
PENDANT.
Josiah Q. Stitely VS.. Joseph Lindsay; as
sumpsit, ION wheat note); tried before a jury.
Roberts and Reifsnider & Reiisnider fol
plaintiff; McKellip & Clabaugh and Henning
for defendant. On trial.
The Court was not in session on Monday
it being a legal holiday.
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About one o clock on Wednesday morning
the dwelling of William Reigle, on Liberty
street, just beyond the city limits, was dis
covered to be on fire. Mr.. Reigle and family
were absent in Baltimore, having gone down
on the 4.23 train in the afternoon before.
The origin of the fire is unknown. Itstarted
in closet in the basement, under the stair
way leading to the first floor. The kitchen
stove was some eight feet away, and there
was nothing burnt near it. The FIRE must
have been burning several hours before dis
covery, and had the house not been tightly
closed, the building would likely have been
destroyed. The iirst stairway was burnt, and
the second was damaged somewhat, and there
was some damage to the walls and furniture
by smoke and water. The actual loss has not
been determined. There was an insurance Of
81, 300 on house and contents in the Mer-
chants Company, of Newark, N. j., in the
agency of James Z. Smith. this city. The
Fire Department responded promptly and
saved the building.
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On Sunday afternoon last the dwelling
house of Thomas +. Kesselring. of this place,
narrowly escaped being burned to the ground,
Mr.. Kesselring and wife were at Sunday
school at the time. The chimney took fire,
and ]. p Hull, who lives on the opposite
corner from Mr.. Kesselring, gave the alarm,
and at, once sent for Mr.. Kesselring. Mr..
Hull, accompanied by Messrs. Theodore H.
Bemiller and Franklin II. Koontz, proceeded
to the spot, and, looking in through window,
the chimney, doors and large pile of
wood all ablaze. They broke the lock ON the
door, and, buckets and water being handy,
they soon had the fire under control. A few
moments more and the fire would have made
such Roadway that it would have been impos.
sible to check it, There was a very strong
wind blowing from the west at the time, and
it is admitted by all that if the discovery had
not been timely the greater part of the town
would have been laid in ashes
Carpenters say work will be plenty this
summer-churches, houses and barns will be
built in and around this place.
Mrs. David Feeser, of this place, cut one OF
her fingers with knife last week. 1t has
since gotten very sore and painful, and broken
open al different places.
j. p. Hull had very severe attack Of neu-
ralgia and grippe.
David Boose will bnild new house ON his
farm this summer.