The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-22

been missing since last Friday, and fears
are entertained for his safety as he was
suffering from the grip when last seen.
A freight train on the San Angelo
branch of the Santa Fe went through a
bridge near Gainesville, Tex, over the
Leon river. Engineer Grub, Fireman
Lee Paul and the head brakeman were
killed.
A syndicate of Texas and Kansas cattle
men have secured control OF 5000 acres Of
land in Missouri for ripening their cattle.
They predict that Missouri will soon be-
come the foremost cattle state in the
Union.
Investigation into the business methods
of the American building and loan associa-
ton of st. Paul has been begun TO ascer-
tain if there is sufficient ground 70 COM
mence suit against the company TO close
up its affairs
In the democratic caucus at Tallahas-
see, Fla, one OF the members created
sensation by stating that be had been Of
Tered bride to vote for Call. The latter's
friends denied all knowledge of the act.
No nomination was made.
Last week a crowd of drunken men
went 10 church on Blue river in the
ChOctaw nation, drove the worshipers
out with guns and burned the building.
\ negro woman was shot and killed. Of
ficers are in pursuit of the perpetrators.
Detective Otley of the Pennsylvania
railway arrested DR.. George A. Bran,
who is charged with being the burglar
who killed Mr. and Mrs. Granville Rich
ards Sunday night, near Elkton, Md.
Bram's family is wealthy and respectable.
The first national whist convention ever
held IN America opened at Milwaukee
Tuesday. The object of the convention is
to establish playing rules that will be
recognized as the standard in all sections
OF the country. All the leading cities in
the union are represented.
At Little Narrows, Y. c.. blacksmith's
apprentice named Logan, being annoyed
by some boys. drew a redhot iron from
the fire and, Selling one of the bows named
Matthews, held the rod against his abdo-
men until a hole had been burned in it.
The boy sinjuries are fatal. Logan escaped.
Miss Maria Krampa of Philadelphia ap.
piled to the mayor of Chicago for trans
portation home. She said che had been
employed by the actress, Maggie Mitchell,
as a German instructress, and when she
broke down from nervous prostration was
abandoned by Miss Mitchell at Buring-
ton, Ia, without money.
The Italian consul at Philadelphia.
who recently requested the coroner at
Mt. Pleasant to give him all the particu-
lars regarding the killing of an Italian
in the recent riot, says this request has
no connection with the strained relations
between the two countries, but was mere
ly in accordance with his usual practice.
The people at Washington, Wis, are
greatly excited over double murder and
suicide which recently occurred there. A
man named Abhr hung himself and it
was then discovered that he had killed
one of his children and his wife had killed
the father of the first Mrs. Abhr with
poison. No arrests have yet been made.
The funeral of the Princess Olga Eco
dorowna, mother of the Grand Duke
Michael, cousin OF the car. took place at
st. Petersburg Thursday. The princess is
said to have committed suicide owing to
the cars refusal to restore her son to his
post in the Russian army, from which he
was dismissed in consequence of his pri-
vate marriage TO the countess of Nurem-
berg.
The Winner investment company of
Kansas City has made an assignment.
| The company was capitalized for 81 ,200,-
| 600 and did large business in the East.
| w. Z. Winner, the president. has been
posing as a western Napoleon of finance
for some time, and is president of q num-
Der of heavily capitalized companies,
which, it is said, will not suffer by reason
of this assignment.
Prominent brokers in raw and refined
sugars state that agreement has undoubt-
| edly been entered into by the independent
refiners and the trust by which the COM
| petition between them is ended and joint
action in placing refined sugars on the
market provided for. The Wholesale
grocers' association of the middle and
eastern states is party to the deal, but
its details cannot be ascertained.
The secretary of the interior has sent a
telegram to the register and receiver Of
the land office at Ashland, Wis, suspend
ing indefinitely his orders authorizing
filings on the 18th and 18th inst. within
what is known as the Omaha railroad
land grant. This action is taken upon in
formation that serious trouble will be
| likely to follow the opening of the lands
to settlement at the dates named.