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ported. 1t is good for $50 barrels q day.
Tanks are being erected and three new
wells will be sunk at once.
Minor Notes,

Minor Notes
Mrs. Eliza ]. Robertson was found dead
In bed at Kokomo.
Deidrich Weibke, farmer of Allen
county, was thrown from his wagon and
fatally hurt
The remains of Peter Sullivan. who left
Lima, O., for Chicago, have been found in
the river at Hobart. He had fallen from
the train.
Daniel Wilkinson, aged sixty, q leading
citizen of Peru. pioneer manutaeturerand
inventor of the double-cylinder high-pres-
sure engine, died yesterday of cancer of
the stomach.
James Daugherty, of the vicinity of
Roachdale. Putnam county, dropped dead
on Saturday while sitting In his chair. His
age was ninety years.
Mrs. Russell Blair, of Elkharr, has been
driven insane by the prediction of one "Dr."
Baker. q fortune-teller of Mishakawa, who
told her her husband would be killed in q
railway accident
The present is tho second week Of q
series of interesting meetings at College
avenue Church, Greencastle. The pastor,
DR.. s. b. Town, occupies the pulpit each
evening. and is encouraged by the good
results of his labors.
An organization of seventy-five leading
citizens of Peru has been effected to wage
an unrelenting war on the innumerable
diate notice to remove from the city within
twenty-four hours was served.
Ed Cory, Of Charlottesville, has at last
found fellow who is anxious to fight him.
His name Is "Chuckey" Fell, of the same
place. who has secured backing for $50, the
winning one to take all the money, includ-
ing gate receipts. The date is not fixed yet
Last Saturday about sixty farmersi met
in Wilkinson and Incorporated the Will
kinson Butter and Cheese Association.
The capital stock Is st, 100. Shares are 500
each. Both butter and cheese will be made
from the milk furnished by the stockhold-
ers.
At the November election, Magley. Re-
publican, was declared elected clerk of
Whitley county by A majority. His
Democratic opponent contested, and the
vote was recOunted by Democratic Board
of Commissioners, bnt Mr. Magley retains
his position, though his majority is reduced
to-.
Rev. S. M. jefferson. pastor of the Main
street Christian Church at Kokomo, in
formed his audience Sunday evening that
he had been invited to accept the pastorate
of the Christian Church of Augusta, Ga. II
is believed he will accept the f1attering
call. The Augusta people offer him salary
of $1,000.
When the gold fever of 1S49 struck In
county, went to California, and after q few
more years was lost trace of. His wife re-
NAMED faithful for twenty years, when she
heard that be was still living and procured
a divorce. Since then she has fallen heir
to fortune and has had two other hus-
when very i'll, she telegraphed for Paul and
he returned. gray-haired and bent with
years. A reconciliation occurred and they
will remarry.
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TREATMENTS WAGES ADJUSTED.
Employees OF the Baltimore g. Ohio Secure q
Satisfactory Increase.

Employees OF the Baltimore g. Ohio Secure q
Satisfactory Increase.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 12.-The committee of
various classes of trainmen who have been
in Baltimore for the last four or five weeks
on the question of wages. have reached q
a satisfactory settlement. The passenger
conductors mileage was reduced one
thousand miles month, with
the same pay; freight conductors
were advanced from 50. IS to g. 90: brakemen
from S1.75 to Sl.95 per trip. The American
states that the increase of pay allowed by
the company is. IN brief, as follows: Here
tofore passenger conductor to make 500 q
month had to run six thousand miles. now
his run will be tive thousand miles for
the same pay. The same applies to
passenger brakemen. Freight conductors
have in the past been paid S2.75 for trip
of 100 miles; now they receive $3.50. and
freight brakemen are Increased from 81. rs
to Sl.95 per trip. The same relative increase
applies to local freight and work-train con-
ductors and brakemen.
The gentlemen comprising the emyloyes'
committee were w. III. Budd. chairman of
Monroeville, o.; A. J. Munsell secretary,
Garrett Ind: J. NJ. Elder. Chicago; I. B.
Reed, Chicago junction, o.; s. f. Moore.
Newark, o.. 8. II. Smith, Newark, o.;
George Hendricks. Newark. o.; W..
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Down q soo-Foot Embankment.

PORTLAND, Me-. Jan. 12-The freight
train on the Maine Central railroad that
leaves Lunenberg, VT, for Bartlett, N. H.
e,S - & fssght ad WIN an
train was several hours late. After leav-
ing Crawfords the caboose broke loose ana
the brakes held il. The rest of the train
began TO slip on the icy rails, and the
lightning speed. and, when near Bemis Sta.
tlon. the whole train, except the engine and
the forward car. left the track and went
down an embankment five hundred feet
Two brakeman, Muir and Jarvis, went
down with the train and were instantly
killed. The cars contained corn and grain,
and were smashed TO pieces. Jafvis's body
has been found, but Muir's has not.
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KEEPING Up TIE SOUTHERN RECORD.
Shortage of Treasurer Woodruff. of Arkansas,
Now Placed at 1914 900, and Growing.

= ST. LOUIS. Jan. 12-The Republic this
morning prints q special dispatch from
Little Rock. Ark, with reference to the
rumored shortage in the Office of State
Treasurer Woodruff. Major Woodruff
leaves the Office Thursday, and will be sue
ceeded by Colonel Morrow. A sensation
was created yesterday by the statement
given out by C.. L. Walker and w. j.
Turner, two leading bankers, who have
been at work on the Treasurers books.
One of the bondsmen is reported as having
said last night that Major Woodruff g
shortage would not fall short of S94, 900.
The investigation is not yet concluded,
and it is likely that the shortage will
greatly exceed the amount named.
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Large Odds on Pugiliss Dempsey.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 12.-Dempsey and
party arrived this morning. Fitzsimmons
and party came in from Bay st. Louis to-
night. Delegations to attend the middle
weight championship contest have arrived
from San Francisco. Denver, New York,
Chicago. Kansas City, ST. Louis. Cincinnati
and Louisville. Boston is also we'll repre-
sented. All incoming trains bring access
sions to the string of sporting men, and the
indications are that every available seat at
the Olympic Club will be taken. The last
betting posted to-day was 81 900 to 5000 that
Dempsey wins. with no takers. By Wednes-
day the betting will probably be three to
one on Dempsey.
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Chicaeo,s Looked. Out stone.Cutter..

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-The eight hundred
locked-out stone-cutters in this city to-day
held mass-meeting and appointed COM
mittee of five with full power to settle all
questions with the masters association.
1t is said the latter will at once appoint a
similar committee. and that an amicable
adjustment Is probable. Considerable in
dignation was expressed by the journey
men at the suddenness of the loch out and
at the amount charged for membership in
the Masters ASSOCIATION (S1. .35O). a figure, it
Is said. practically prohibiting workman
ever setting mp on his own account
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accident occurred at the Atlantic mine,
near this place. When halfway MP, the
cable of the incline railway broke, and the
car started down. Two men jumped and
were saved, but the third. John Devaney.
was killed. The car dashed into a group
around the fire and killed jeff Paugh.
Curtis Owens had six pounds of powder in
his pocket. He was knocked into the fire.
and the powder exploded, burning him ter
ribly. Frank Hughes had an arm broken
and others were badly 'scorched.
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Buel.et Shop Case stricken from che pocket.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12-In the suit of James
A. Murphy, proprietor of big bucket shop,
against the Board of Trade of Chicago. the
Western Union Telegraph Company and
the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company,
Judge Tuley entered decree this morning
dismissing the litigation as to the board
and striking the bill from the docket as to
the other defendants. This was one af the
cases for injunction to restrain defendants
from withholding market quotations in
which the court held that she board could
IL from so doing. To-day's action was
taken on the strength of q plea by the de-
fendants that on March 81 last the Board of
Trade had abolished the collection and dis
finally settles the matter as the only PRAYER
of the petitioners was for relief from dis
elimination.
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Incendiary Fires.

Fire destroyed stable on Merrill street.
near Meridian. last night, which was used
by Louis Baum. A horse was burned to
frame house, situated southwest from the
hominy mill. in the southern border of the
city, was also destroyed by fire, at o'clock
this morning. Its owner could not be found
last night, the house having no occupant.
The loss was $500. Both fires were incen-
dioru
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Hurricane Off Hattera.

FoRT MONROE, Va. Jan. 12.-The steamer
City of Washington. from New York. for
Havana has arrived here. She encountered
q hurricane off Hatteras. last night, and had
her forecastle and quarterback washed
away. One of the crew was killed and an
other is missing One of her passengers was
hodtv ipiured
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HARTFORD. Conn.,, Jan. IA passenger
train, leaving Middletown at ESQ o'clock
this morning over the Meriden, Waterbury
a. Connecticut River railroad, ran off the
bridge near Cromwell, and the engine and
the baggage car went down into the river
and broke through the ice The train hands
were In the baggage car and they, with the
conductor. engineer and fireman, were pre-
cipitated into the river. The conductor
WAS nearly drowned and some of the train
men were injured. No lives were lost out
-
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Damaee suit for Over a Million

CHICAGO. Jan. 12.-What.is said to be the
heaviest damage suit ever begun in the
federal courts was brought to-day by VIM.
Sturgis. of New York. against John V. Far
well, Charles b. Farwen and Abner Tay-
l0r, the amount sought being placed at 81
250.O00. The suit is the latest phase of the
long-standing dispute between the parties,
and is based on claim for services in me-
gotiating bonds for the defendants to con-
struct the Texas State Capitol.
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No English Freedom for Ireland.

1t seems a misnomer to call England the
most enlightened and the best governed ma
tion in the world when the freedom Of
speech and the freedom OF the press are de-
An Irishman who cond enns IN q speech or
in published letter the laws made By Par
lament for his country is punished by i'm
prisonment and by fine. This tyranny is a
disgrace to the English government. It
should not be tolerated by the people of
any civilized country
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provisions without any trouble. Near Lib
eral score of savage animals attacked
Mrs. A. j. Garvey and her six-year-old boy.
ried off the child before her eyes. The boy
was shortly after rescued, but his injuries
are such that there 10 no hope of recovery.
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Too LaXge

w urge
the old-fashioned pill. Too
reckless in its way of doing
business, too. 1t cleans you
out, but it uses you up, and
your outraged system rises up
against it. DIR. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets have a better way.
They do just what is needed
no more. Nothing can be
more thorough-nothing is as
mild and gentle. They're the
smallest, cheapest, the easiest
to take. One tiny, sugar
coated granule's a gentle lax
ative-three to four are ca
thartic. Sick Headache,
Constipation, Indigestion, Bill
ious Attacks, and all derange-
ments of the Liver, Stomach
and Bowels are promptly re-
lieved and permanently cured
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Swftchman Killed.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Jan. 12.-John Sheridan, a
Pennsylvania section hand, was killed in
the Richmond yards this morning while
sweeping and sailing a switch. He was
caught by switch engine and dragged
about one hundred yards. His death must
have been instantaneous. The unfortu-
nate man was about forty-hye years OF age,
employ of the company about five years.
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WICHITA, Kan., Jan. lathe ferocious
pack of wolves whi,h are invading west
ern Kansas, from the Indian Territory, are
causing the farmers and stock-raiscrs of
that section immense losses. When the
herds evacuated Cherokee Strip there was
nothing left there for the wolves TO est,
and hundreds of them are said to have mi
grated into the sparsely-settle grazing
country Of Kansas. where they can find
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For Inrimidatine a Voter.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

GREENSBURG, jan. 12-John Harmon, u
large, brawny Irishman, and Democrat,
living at Harris City. six miles from here,
was arrested to-day by deputy United
States marshal. on grand jury indictment
charging him with intimidatng voter at
the recent election. Joe Eddlestein, it is
claimed. was intimidated and not permit
ted to vote. Harmon gave bond in the sum
of $780, and will answer. when wanted, in
the United States District Court.
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A. Range, Garrett, Ind. They have been in
baltimore since the Goth of December,
and have been in almost daily conference
with either President Mayer. General Man
Eager ODel or +. Dickinson, general
superintendent of the transohio division,
bat it was not until late Sunday night that
figures were made satisfactory to both
sides.
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Death of Mrs. Susan Brady.
specia, to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 tn6 InuIahdpOIlS JUuInHI.
RICHMOND, Jan. 12.-Mrs Susan Brady
died, at 1910 O'Clock, last night. after eight
weeks illness. with complication of or
ganic disorders, aged seventy-eight years
and one month, being born Dec. II, 1912.
North Carolina Quakers here. and was a
prominent man in State and county affairs
all his life, was her father The deceased
was a cousin of Hon. George w. Julian and
Judge Jacob b. Julian, of Indianapolis,
and an aunt of Hon. A. r. Shroyer and
Gen. Thomas Brady.
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Richard Kennedy was arrested by street.
railroad officer Littlsjohn last night for re-
fusing to pay his fare. He was charged
with the violation of q city ordinance, and
also with drunkenness and carrying con-
cealed weapons.
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RALEIGH, n. c., Jan. Ex-senator Vance
was unanimously renominated for United
States Senator by the Democratic legisla-
tive caucus here tonight.
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Obituary,

PARIS, Jan. 12-Baron Georges Eugene
Hauesmann. while at dinner last evening.
was stricken with apoplexy and died q few
hours later.
BUFFALO. Jan. l2.-Francls F. Fargo,
aged sixty eight. is dead.
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Special &c the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Jan. 12.-Jesse Holden, an
inmate of the southern hospital at this
point, died last night of pneumonis. He
was from Sullivan county, and was hope
lessly insane He was of good family, and q
magistrate at the time of losing his reason.
He was the youngest man ever elected to
that position in Indiana.
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Forgeries Aggresating $500.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

SpeclHI InuIHuEpOuS JOurndI
SHELBYvILLE. Jan. 12.-John F. Daniels,
arrested on Saturday for forging the name
of his brother, John Z. Daniels. to a check
for $50, came into court this morning. en-
tered plea of guilty and was gwen five
years in the penitentiary. IL was dlscov-
cred that Daniels had forged the name of
his brother to other checks amounting to
about $500.
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Nebraaka stiu Has Two Goxernora

LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. 12-rhere is no
change in the situation regarding the two
Governors. The quo-warranto case will
come up in the Supreme Court in the
morning
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Message of Tennessee's Governor.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 12.-The General
Assembly organized to-day, and the mes
sage of Governor Taylor was read. The
paragraph that excited the most interest
was that relative.to the federal elections
bill. 1t is as follows: "a conflict is i'm
pending between federal and State author
ities in the management of elections which,
in my opinion, if persisted in, threatens
the stability of the Republic. I
have no fear but that what
ever the temporary disposition Of
this question may be. in the end the intelli-
gence and patriotism of the people will
prevail and the right of the State to the
sole management of the elections be MAIN
tanned. In the meantime it behooves us to
perfect our laws with view to rigid and
exact fairness and full. free and intelli-
gent expression of the people, and boldly
maintain and execute them fairly and im-
partially, thus forestalling any reason for
federal interference and stoutly maintain
ing the sole right of the State to control its
own affairs"
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Coual.s and Hoarseness

The irritation which induces coughing imme-
diateiy relieved by use OF Browne Bronchial
1roohes." Sold only In boxes
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Portland's Big OIL Well.

PORTLAND. Jan. 12.-The oil we'll drilled
in here on Saturday by +. Queen & Co.
proves to be q better well than first re-
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Fled with the Money Of His Firm.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Jan. 12.-Mrs. Fannie Leslie has
brought suit against Thomas Wood for $500
damages on two serious charges made by
her. Wood went to the woman last Fri
day and attempted to compromise for $500.
and when she objected he suddenly took
his departure for parts unknown. Wood
was a highly respected citizen who was re-
Gently divorced from his wife. on complaint
of the latter, which was caused by Mrs:
Leslie. He was q member of the firm of
Hlgman a. Wood, contractors and builders,
and it is found that he collected q lot of
money and left numerous unpaid bills for
Mr.. Higman to settle.
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Will Subsidize the Midland.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Jan. 12.-The special s.sction in
Brazil township to vote IN tie question of
subsidizing the Indiana Midland railroad
to-day. resulted in favor of the subsidy by
$50 majority on a two-thirds vote. The
subsidy Will aggregate $4,000 The COM
pany owns right of way to Sand Creek, in
Parke county, twenty miles distant. A
force of men are at work between Carbon
and Brazil.
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compromised &oU,OOO suit lot &X,6OO.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MARTINsvILLE. Jan. 12.-Jacob Whet-
stine. of this city. who lost leg in the
freight wreck near Cincinnati, on the Big
Four road, two years ago. finally compro-
missed on $4,000 damage suit. He was
given g., GOO in money and is promised work
through life. He has just been appointed
freight clerk at Shelbyville.
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WOLF HUNT IN Dutnom COunty.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENCAsTLE, Jan. 12.-The farmers of
north Putnam are considerably excited
over the numerous depredations committed
by wolf on their sheep folds. A half
dozen or moro hunts have been organized
in the hope of exterminating the animal,
and q reward amounting to over $50 has
been contributed by the neighbors
for his capture Nearly all of them
have suffered by his raids. and
some have lost as high as twenty
sheep. 1t has been seen and shot at re-
peatedly, and on one occasion was pursued
distance of nine miles without being
brought to bay. Children are afraid to go
to school in the neighborhood or venture
out after nightfall. His wolfship is said
to be about the size of q shepherd dog and
of gray color. A gentleman of this city
formerly owned pet of that description.
which escaped from him, and is thought to
be the one now at large in the neighbOr-
hood of cambridge.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOISNEWS
Curious Agreement to Trade Wives Re-
ported from Randolph County.
Hunting Predatory WOlf-Thief Caught in
q aFox-Trap-Disappeared with His Firms
Money-Switchma Killed.
INDIANA.

Alleged Agreement of Randolph County Men
to Trade Wives.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Jan. IA sensational report
comes from Williamsburg relative to Mr.
Frank Helms, of that place, ana Daniel
Smith, Of Carlos City, Randolph county,
agreeing to swap wives. The report Is that
the Helms were disconsolate because they
had no children aud the Smiths because
they were being favored with too many.
By the swap Smiths wife. four children
and small farm were to go to Helms and
Helms wife and small town property to
Smith. But Justice Rush. of Carlos City.
on whom they depended to satisfy the law
while they were satisfying themselves,
could not find it in the books" where the
authority for divorce and remarriage. un-
der such circumstances, has ever been
given. Hence he got from under the re-
sponsibility they sought to impose on HIM.
and the swap hangs fire.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WARSAW. Jan. 12.-For some time past
the corn-crib of John Bruner. a farmer re-
siding in Seward township, about seven
miles southwest of this city. has suffered
greatly from the nocturnal visits of thieves.
living. as Mr.. Bruner supposed. in the i'm
mediate neighborhood. To satisfy his nat
ural curiosity. and save his corn. he brought
an old-time fox-trap into requisition, re-
moving the roof of the crib in order to
place it. and fixing the trigger immediately
in front of the hole through which so much
of the yellow grain had disappeared. ALI
traces of the prepared reception were re-.
moved. and that night farmer Bruner and
his family slept we'll. In the morning he
visited his corn-crib. and there. with his
arm securely held by the trap, covering
and shivering with cold. stood Frank
Simms. He pleaded piteously with Bruner
to unloose HIM, promising to replace the
corn already taken, and to never trouble
him in any way again. Bruner called in a
number of his neigh bors. showed tin EN- his
catch" and then removed the weight
from Simms's arm.
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