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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
Kills His Child, Shoots Wife
and Servant
And Winds Up by Cutting His
Own Worthless Throat.
A Tennessee Woman Kills Her
Daughters and Herself
Terrible Murder by French Robbers
Other Crimes.

BATEsvILLE, March ESPECIAL. THE
town of Batesville is in a state OF great
excitement over a tragedy that occurred
here this morning causing the death OF
two people and seriously wOunding two
more. John DiTscher,, a we!sk-Down
hotel man and former proprietor OF the
Batesville house, shot and killed his little
daughter and cut his own throat. He
ras drunk and crazed with jealousy, and
having quarreled with Mrs. Mccoy, lis
wife's grandmother, seemed to lose his
mind entirely, and. rushing into the room
where his wife was, began firing
at her. Myrtle, his three
year-old daughter, hearing her mothers
screams, ran into the room, followed by
Mrs. Mccoy and kitchen girl. Dirscherl
then turned and placed the revolver near
Mrs. McCoy's head and fired at her, max
ing scalp wound. The little girl screamed
and chung to the old lady for protection,
but the father caught her and placed the
revolver, thirty eight caliber bulldog,
within a few inches of her back and shot
her through the heart, killing her instant
". He then fired the remaining shot at
the frightened cook, who was seriously
hurt il the back, and fed upstairs.
By this time quite a number OF people
had gathered and were doing what they
could for the wounded ones when Dir
scherl came staggering into the room with
his throat cut and fell dead. He had used
an ordinary casekniie to cut his throat
with, but it didEthe work efectually, hav-
ing severed both arteries and the wind
pipe.
His wife is badly wounded but may re-
cover, but up to the present the ball has
not been located, it having struck cor
get stay and ranged downward, LndouDt-
edly saving the woman's life. Dirscheri
was in unusually good spirits last night.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
JUMPED NE TRACK.
A Fast Passenger Train Wrecked With
Disastrous Results.

PEORIA, ILL.,, March S.-The Jackson
over the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe,
which LETT here at | 80 this morning met
with a terrible accident at Havana, forty
one miles south of here. The tram con-
sisted OF baggage car. coach. chair car and
two sleepeTs and was an hour and a half
late, owing to the terrible storm which
ragged all night.
Al Havana there is a sharp curve mile
and half from the depot. and the engine
struck the curve at the switch and lett
the track. Ali the cars followed, piling
up in great confusion. The half-dressed
passengers clambered out of the windows
and through the roof of the demolished
cars and FASTENED, bsTefooted, through
the sleet and over the icy roads Tor the
nearest houses. The passengers who
v ere in The coach eXtricated their injured
companions.
Under the engine was Fireman Saddler,
who was instantly killed. lie came here
few days ago from the Baltimore d Ohio
road, and was a stranger. BY the side of
the engine was Engineer George Birken-
head OF this city with one arm and leg
cut off.
The other injured are:
EDWARD HEMNETT OF Peoria burned and
badly bruised
WALTER CoSOvER of Manitou, ILL.,, left arm
torn out and fatally injured.
CHARLES MULYANEY of Streat0r, Ill, back
and head crushed; will die.
Miss EMMA RUsHToN of st. Louis, seriously
bruised.
EXPRESS MESSENGER BATES OF Chicago, LETT
foot torn o. and badly bruised.
FR1SK l.. LEWIS Of Peoria, seriously ismmed
Ia the breast.
TIE conductor. NJ j. Kennedy, who
lives at Eure ka, H., nnd G. L. Hughes
brakeman, OF II. Louis. were also injured
by being thrown against the car seats
when tie wreck occurred.
The wreck Immediately took fire and
burned with great rapidity. 1t was with
the utmost difficulty that some of the pas
sengers were rescued, and one or two
were severely burned. A wrecking train
was sent out from Jacksonville at once.
but when il reached the scene the fire had
swept the debris out of existence.
The loss to the campsny, including the
death and accident claims, will not fall
short Of 100000. An unusually small
list of passengers were aboard the train. .
1 The people in the sleepers were not in.
/ jured, but had to make their way for g
| mile through the terrible storm TO shel.el
/ without SHOES or any clothes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
THEY STILL BET.
France Does Not l. lforce Its Anti-Gam.
bling RegU alton.

france Does NOT II lforCo It's Antt-Nr0un-
bling RegU alton.
PARIS. March Sowing to heavy rains
the race course at Auteuil early in the
day was almost deserted. In the after
noon few hundred on-lookers were pres
ent, chiefly engaged in watching the move
ments OF the large force OF police on the
ground. Only a few racing men were pres
ent at the weighing-in. A number Of
bookmakers entered bets without being
interfered with by the police. While the
races proceeded there were isolated cries
OF Down with Constans," but otherwise
there was no disorder persons who
made themselves especially prominent by
their denuuciations of the minister of the
interior were placed under arrest. The
police appeared to be acting under orders
to enforce the new anti-gambling regula-
tons in a mild manner, and report Is
current that betting in various forms will
again be allowed by the authorities.
At the track today there were no Paris
mutual operations. There were hardly
a thousand spectators present at any time
during the day. The Temps learns that
the government will reconsider the whole
question Of betting Cd horse races.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
BURIED TRsASuRs.
a Kings Gift Said 40 Be Hidden In Penn
sylvania.

a Kings Gift Said 40 BE Hidden In Penn
sylvania.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March 8.-The First
national bank of Pittston has received a
letter from Spain signed by priest stat
ing that a vast sum of money is buried
somewhere in this vicinity. The letter
says one of the most favored of the cour-
tiers of Alphonso was given large
amount of money, said to be a million
francs, while the king was on his death
bed, in return for the performance of dy-
ing wish. The queen was jealous OF the
courtier and at the kings death instructed
her ambassador to arrest the courtier
for stealing a caSket containing
a number of jewels from the
palace. He fed to America and buried
his treasure, but returned to Spain and
WAS arrested and put in prison where he
died. The plans of the place where the
treasure was buried was in sachel
which was taken by the tribunal, which,
not knowing of the contents, offers to dis
miss the suit on payment OF costs. The
priest asks for money TO pay the costs and
obtain the sachel and plans.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
The SAN RENO TRAGEDY.
Lsfderman Thought 20 Have Been Decoyed
to Hts Death by a - oman.

Lsidsrman Thought TO Have Been Decoyed
to Rts Death bJ - oman.
LONDON, March S.-Further facts have
rome To ght regarding the murder OF DIR.
Liederman, whose body was found in q
ravine near San Reno and who was at
first supposed either to have committed
suicide OF to have fallen by accident down
the ravine. Dr. Leiderman was a Ger
man and formerly resided in Man
chester. In December last he engaged
quarters at the National hotel at San Re
mo and paid frequent visits to Monte
Carlo. Subsequently two Germans
joined the doctor at the hotel and all
three departed together by rail on De-
cember %. On the evening of the same
day, the two Germans returned to the
hotel without Liedarman. In response
20 inquiries they explained that
Liederman had suddenly become
insane and had been placed IN confne-
ment in an asylum at Nice. That night
the two Germans left the hotel without
having given notice OF their departure.
The body of Dr. Linderman was after
ward found as described. The spine Of
the murdered man was broken and the
body punctured by a pin similar to those
used for pricking CARTS at tine gaming
tables az Monte Carlo The pOck-
ets of the dead man had been
rified. II was evidently the
intention Of the murderprs TO give the
idea that the deceased had been ruined
by gambling at Monte Carlo and that in
desperation he had committed suicide.
After frui.less attempts to unravel the
mystery, the San Reno police sent a
photograph Of the dead man to the Off
cials at Monte Carlo The police Of
Monte Carlo remembered having seen
the deceased gambling in company with
a reputed Polish countess and her
German paramour and the woman and her
companion were arrested and sent to San
!. Reno. The theory Of the police is that
Re alleged countess decoyed the unfort-
tie doctor to her room, where he sui
a fate similar to that Of the victim
~ in Paris. 1t is not at all certain
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
Cut Her Throat.

New ORLEANS, March S.-Last night al
NeilI Nelson's grocery store in Carrollton,
Mrs. Nelson had her throat cut with ra-
zor N the hands of Philip Baker, from the
effects of which she died almost instantly.
Philip Baker was a clerk in the employ
of Mr. Nelson. with whom he was engaged
in quarrel about extra work, Baker al
leging that Nelson was imposing on him.
The quarrel became a row, and Baker
caught up bag of shot and dealt Nelson
a blow on the back of the head, which
fel.ed him to the floor Nelson was rem
dered unconscious by the blow. Mrs.
Nelson, upon hearing che noise, entered
the grocery and in endeavoring to catch
Baker. was slashed with a razor that Ba-
ker drew from his pocket.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
FROM BEER TO THE eALLows.
The Beverage Saves from Starvation fol
tie Noosefs Benedt.

The Beverage Saves from Starvation for
N tie NOOse's Benefit.
4 BRIDGEPoRT, Conn, March 6.-Jacob
Scheele, the condemned murderer of Con-
Etable Drucker. who had announced his
determination TO never eat again and had
already tasted twelve days, ended his long
abstinence yesterday morning. the NOV
ing power having been bottle OF lager
beer which was left in his cell. Some OF
the beer had previously been placed on the
abstainer's lips, and when the attendants
retired he could not resist the temptation
TO drink the contents of the bottle. After
draining it marked change came over the
faster and he announced his readiness 10
partake OF food.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
SHOT HER HUSBAND.
An Abusive Husband Finds His Wife Pre-.


An Abusive Husband Finds His Wife Pre-.
pared for Him
CHICAGO, March S.-Driven 10 despera-
ton by constant abuse, the wife of sales
man named Henry Aiken attempted to
XII her husband this morning by shoot
ing him in the head. Aiken came home
drunk and began quarreling. He seized
his wife and was choking her as usual.
She had prepared herself for just such an
incident, and jerking revolver from her
pocket fred it point-blank in his face.
Their three small children screamed with
fright. and the police running in placed
both husband and vile under arrest.
Aiken will recover but will be noseless and
bear q scar four inches long across his face.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11

committed. Both the man and his wife
had been brutsllv murdered and the
house stripped OF everything of value that
could be conveniently carried away. The
bodies Of the aged victims presented q
CHASTITY appearance, the household dogs
having been driven By hunger TO feed
uron the bodies, large portions OF which
had been devoured by the animals. No
arrests have as vet been made
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
A MOTHERS CRIME.

She Cuts tho Throat of Her Daughters and
Herself.
MILAN, Tenn, March S.-NIrs. Sarah
Belknap. at Dardon, Henderson county,
last night crept into the sleeping room of
her two daughters. Mary and Ella, ard cut
their threats and then cut her own. The
largely was not discovered until morning.
A physician was Immediately summoned
and the woman revived for short time
but finally expired, giving no reason for
her terrible act The children are dead.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11

damage done 10 their business by Mayor
Grants raid on overhead wires and poles
in December, 1889.
The Roumanian cabinet has been re-
formed as follows: Prime minister, Gen.
Floresco; minister OF the interior, NJ. c..
Cstargi; minister of foreign affairs, NJ.
Esarco; minister of war. NJ. Lahovary.
The two story frame building OF L. Shell
and the stock of boots and shoes OF M. B.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
SPAIN READY To FIGHT
II the United States Attempt. to eobbie
Cuba.


MADRID, March S.-The Herald in sn
article protesting against a supposed
scheme Of the government 10 annex the
island of Cuba, says Mr.. Blaine ought to
recollect that the congress of American
nations plainly proved that Spaish Ameri-
cans are not disposed to allow themselves
to be absorbed by the great northern re-
public. The people of Cuba, it says, arc
strongly Spanish and are equally opposed
to becoming part of the United Sta,ess
Probably with the exception OF few
tradesmen, there is no one in the island
who is at all desiTous of annexationI
Spain, the Herald continues, would shed
her last drop Of blood in resisting any at
tempt to deprive her of her colony, fear|
ing neither a Cuban revolution nor wal
with the United States.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
THEzWHEAT OUTLOOK.
A slight Improvement During the Past
Month

CHICAGO, March 3.-The Farmers Rerie1u
this week will publish the following:
The condition of winter wheat since our re-
port of Feb. s has improved, on an average,
just per cent This change is. however. very
unevenly observation-disclosures sho owing gain
OF IL per cent. and other states showing O loss
OF condition.
In Illinois the late rains and SHOWS have not
materially advanced the prospects Of the crop.
In some localities the snow has disappeared
ard the crop is looking green and healthy.
The Hessisn fly is reported from number of
counties as having done great damage. The
average in the state shows a gain of per cent
Indiana shows loss of condition since Feb.
5 Of per cent.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
Purifies
the Blood

Every spring for years have made Il
Ictico 20 take from three to i've bottles Of
|od's Sarsaparilla. because Iknowitpurines
blood and thoroughly cleanses the system
hll impurities. That lansuld feeling, called
ling fever,' win never visit the system that
been properly cared for by this never
1 ng remedy" W. IT.. LAWRENCE, Editor
leultural Epltomist, Indianapolis, Ind.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11

Hoods sarsaparilla is prepared from sarsa-
|ariila, Daudellon, Mandrake, Dock, Juniper
Ferries, and other well known vegetable
[emedies, by combination, proportion and
Process peculiar to itself, and by which the
| Ill medicinal yalue Of all the ingredients
| ed is secured. Hence Il possesses superior
lad positive curative power.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
Doses
One Dollar

DDS SarsapariiIa Is sod BY druggists. 81, sir
s. Prepared By Q. L Hood a %, Lowell. Mass.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-26
TEXAS NEWS AND NOTES.

GAINESVILLE, CouKE COUNTY, July Is
Arrangements are complete for 4 big picnic
IL be given in this ritE, Saturday, by the
Farmers Alliance and knights Of Labor.
Men prominent in both orders are expected
10 be present and speak. y"
Congressman Bailey is in Collin
county and IL is expected that he and
Macuue will discuss the sub-treasary to-
day. The Cooke county exhibit
for he advertising ear IS ready. and will De
found inferior % none in the state.
CoRsIcAN.. NAVARRO COUNTY, July %
Al the entertainment given last evening by
the Hebrew cemetery society cake was
prices on record paid for cakes.
CoRsICANA. NAVARRO COUNTY, July 23.-
Business, though still somewhat duh, is i'm
proving and merchants are laying large
stocks for fall trade y whole
sale merchant here sold to city
merchants from one con- igument
of starch ~ 900 pounds. The firm of Mis-
trot Il Co. will on August l move into
their handsome and commodius building,
which they have leased for five years.
There Is move on foot 10 start a
fat mans club at this place The
city IS well spiral led with heavy weights.
The Corsicana Democrat has inaugu-
rated a contest similar to The GAzETTE's.
for a scholarship worth $500 in the Waco
female college. The contestants must be
from Navarro county.
SwEETwATER. NOLAN COUNTY. July "a
a big barbecue in the south part of this
county yesterday, big crowd and big
time reported.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-26
Tho Best Half of Life.

The best half of life is in front of the man
of forty, if he be anything of man, says
The Hospital TIE work he will do will be
done with the hand of a master, and not of
a raw apprentice. The trained intellect
does not see men as trees walking" but
sees everything clearly and in just measure
The trained temper does not rush at work
ffike blind bull at haystack, but adj
vances with the calm and ordered peace OF
conscious power and deliberate determine
ton. To no man is the world SO new and
the future so fresh as to him who has spent
the early years of his manhood in striving
TO understand the deeper problems of
science and life, and vino has made some
Roadway toward comprehending them. To
him the commouest things are rare and
wonderful both in themselves and as parts
of beautiful and intelligent whole. Such
a thing as sta!eness in life and its duties
he cannot understand. knowledge is al
ways opening out before him in wider ex.
panses and more commanding heights.
The pleasure of growing knowledge and in.
creasing power makes every year of his
life happier and more hopeful than the
last.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-26
INTO THE ETERNAL.
MRS. BISHOP KEY PASSES BE.
YOND THE MYSTIC VEIL.
Sketch of Her Life by Rev. DIR. LlOyd-A
Friend to the Young Ministers-Her
Life Work Well Done.

The readers of THE GAZETTE are not IN
prepared for the sad announcement con-
tanned in the above headlines, as notice was
given in these columns several days ago of
the serious illness of Mrs. Key. A telegram
to Rev. W. T. Lloyd on yesterday brought
the news of her death. 1t did not state the
exact hour or her departure, but as it was
received about 10 a. III. the presumption is
that she died quite early in the monning.
About three weeks ago the bishop carried
her to Eureka Springs, Ark. hoping that
the water and climate would restore her to
health. But the hand of the fell destroyer
was upon her. and no human help could
avail. Her trouble was heart disease, and
the skill of the best physicians was all in
vain. To the watchful eye of the husband
it was apparent for weeks past that her end
was fast approaching, and no effort was
spared to make her few remaining days as
comfortable as possible. Their son, Rev.
DIR. II. w. Key of Columbus, Ga, was tele-
graphed for, and reached her bedside in
time to spend more than a week with her
before she passed away. His coming was
great comfort to her.
Considering the many friends which Mrs.
Key had throughout the entire state of
Texas, a short sketch of her life will not be
inappropriate:
Her maiden name was Susie Mcintosh
Snyder, and she was the fourth daughter of
Hon. Benjamin Snyder of Savannah, Ga
where she was born March IL, 1892. She was
educated at Wesleyan female college, Ma
con, Ga, and Was converted and united
with the church in 1S49, under the ministry
of Rev. DR.. A. I. Mann. On January Is,
1851, she was married to the Rev. Joseph S.
Key, then Young preacher first beginning
his life work. Their first appointment was
at Lumpkin, Ga, small station in the
DO unds of the Georgian conference.
The young wife who had been reared in
afiuence, and was accustomed to all the
luxuries Of wealth in her fathers home,
went cheerfully into the small two-room
parsonage at Lumpkin and was as happy in
the sunshine of her husband love, and in
the self-denials and crossbearings of the
itinerant ministry as is the lark that rises
from his dewy nest to greet with burst Of
song the coming of the king of day. This
spirit Of cheerfulness ana resigna-
tion was marked characteristic of her life
to the day of her death. She went with
alacrity to every appointment gived her
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-26
Tn, Courtesy Due to Friends.

Making friends is easy to the CIR! who
Is bright and happy. whose society gives
pleasure and who Is genial. But keeping
:hen demands more than this. and a SEN
s.b,e writer has thus summed up the
other requirements, most Of which are
Eere matters OF good social form:
g To keep a friend don't get too intimate
with her. Have your own thoughts and
permit her 20 have hers.
Do not demand TOO much of her IN til.
way OF confidence. And do not be too az.
ssessive wanting to know why she hasn't
done this. and why she doesn't think as
you do.
If her style of dress is not beautiful,
don't tell her; 1t will only offend her, be-
cause deep in her heat she is convinced that
she knows a great deal more about 1t chan
any one else.
Do not find fault with friends friend,
and do not expect to be the only one given
a corner in her heart.
Be as considerable Of her feelings as II
she were q. stranger, and remember that
politeness Is an everyday garment, and
not one intended only for holidays To
sum up in sentence, preserve the courtesy
of the beginning 70 keep the friendship to
the end.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-26
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

The rain last week did great deal OF
good in Bulnet county.
The Roclport Picavune says watermelOns
and vegetables which can not be surpassed
for their size and favor. are being brought
over daily from the Black Jack peninsula
on boats and shipped from that point. An
egg plant is being exhi bited weighing four
and one fourth pounds which was RAISED ON
the Black Jack peninsula in Arkansas
county.
The Navasota Leader says all portions of
the prairie were visited by good rains last
week
The Winsboro Messenger say J. r.
Smith brought in peach weighing eleven
ounces and measuring zen and one-haf
inches III circumference, which the wind
had blown off
Greenville had another fine rain on the
22nd.
The corn crop o. Williamson county will
be very good Cotton looks well
The Corsicana Democrat mentions
cucumber raised by Henry Ivey, near
Blooming Grove, which measured eight
inches in circumference and five feet N
length.
Hico had a good rain last Sunday morn
ing.
j. p. Smith, Williamson county, raised
twelve acres ofwheat which yielded twenty
four and one-h.lf bushels per acre.
Heavy rains have fallen On the border
counties and the Rio Grande is high.
The cotton crop OF Victoria promises to
be the largH=J ever known there.
RUsK, CHEROKEE COUNTY, July 24.-The
seasons have been perfect here all this year
and the crops are splendid. We had a fine
rain last night and everything is as fresh
and green as Springtime.
J,,lx .