The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06

SOAuullb oulClQ6. Ouptkh Hdu Dttu luIOWu
out OF work by a strike and could not get
employment and his family was starving.
The q. S. senate committee on closer re-
lations with Canada began n session in
Detroit Friday. Local committees. rep
resenting many business interests, are to
appear before the committee on railroad
interests.
George Seaton of Bowen, IL, while
crazed with la grippe. nearly killed his
father with razor and then committed
suicide. The fathers injuries were re-
ceiv~d in trying to prevent the sons self
destruction.
At Mayfeld, KY, fire starting In the
Standard Oil company's warehouse de-
stroyed it together with its contents, and
also consumed Al Britton's very stable
and the methodist episcopal church. Loss
estimated at $4,000.
In one Of the cars wrecked on the B. &
o. Tuesday were three safes containing
$1,000 cash which was badly charred.
Experts are now examining it and the
treasury will issue new notes for those
which were DESTROYED.
The famous suit OF Chinn VS.. the Taylor
county (W. Va coal company, has been
decided and the mine must be sold. the
proceeds to be divided among the stock
holders. This is the most valuable coal
mine in West Virginia.
The Rev. DR.. C. n. w. Bridgman, thir-
teen wears pastor of the Madison ave. bap-
fist church Of New York, has resigned
his pastorate because he renounces the
doctrine of eternal punishment and does
not wish to disrupt the church.
A strange disease has attacked the
horses near Mechanicsburg, o., which
puzzles the veterinarians. 1t is similar to
the epidemic of epizootic which ragged
! over the country a few years ago. A
| number OF fatal cases are reported.
Capt. Pipin, commanding the British
warship Magicienne, has been appointed
| acting consul on the Pungwe river and
has been instructed TO act without waiting
for orders from the foreign Office in the
| event of further ill-treatment of English
| subjects.
The influenza epidemic Is now ravaging
East Kent. In addition to the human
beings who have been victims to the dis
ease, the epidemic has attacked the
horses in the East Kent hunt stables with
the result that several valuable hunters
have already died from its effects
Reports from all parts of England show
that the epidemic of influenza is still
spreading. There are many cases of the
| disease in London. Dispatches from the
coal district of Chesterfield, Derbyshire,
state that one-half of the collieries there
employed are su iering from influenza.
Wednesday night, during a quarrel be-
tween Bascoe Dorre!l and John Finn at
| dance at Richmond, Mo-, at the home of
Thomas Stewart, Dorrell drew his revolv-
er and began shooting. Finn and young
| man named Thomas Cooper were killed
and Mrs. Stewart was seriously wounded.
The report that Lieut.. Stairs was to go
| to Central Africa IN the interests OF the
imperial government is incorrect. When
asked by cablegram il this report were
| true, the explorer replied that his expedi-
ton 10 Africa next month was to be made
at the request of the king OF Belgium and
not for the Eng ish government.
At Franklin, Tenn, q very bad negro
named Jim Taylor made dastardly at
tack on policeman, shooting him through
the neck and also wonndinc a bystander
Taylor was arrested and locked M. That
night mob took Taylor out and hung
him. Public opinion favors the lynching
rs Taylor was very dangerous character.
The American protective league gave a
! banquet at New York Wednesday which
was attended by over five hundred promi-
nent republicans. Cornelius n. Bliss
| presided, and Vice President Morton and
| the Hon. William Mckinley were among
the prominent guests and speakers. An
! elaborate program of oratory was carried
out.
An express train OH the Wheeling &
Lake Erie railroad ran into a train of
empty coal cars near Norwalk, o. The
engine turned over in the ditch and six
coal cars were wrecked. Engineer Elmer
Butler, Fireman Joseph Heron and Bag
gage Master Pat Nagle were quite badly
hurt. The express was running sixty-five
miles an hour at the time of the wreck.
The whole spirit of the English free
educational measure is antagonistic to lip
eral principles and will lead TO fierce
parliamentary contest and much bitter
ness between partisans OF sectarian and
unsectarian education throughout the
country. In spite of the growing opposi-
ton, the ministers profess to believe that
they will carry the bill through the house
OF commons within fortnight after 1t is
| introduced