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TWO-EYED LEAGUE.
Rattling Good Game Mt Terre Haute Wo
by the EYansxiia Team.

Rattling Good Game ut Terre Haute Won
by the Evansville Team.
SPECIAL to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, May 29.-Two home
runs tell the story of the most interesting
part of to-day's game. The Terre Haute
team did not seem to care whether it won
or not. but it held the enemy down eight
straight innings. just the same, and the
contest all round was q good one. Score:
Terre Haute........0 o o o / o D o o.
D O o o o o u %
Batteries-Terre Haute. Flood nnd Sommers;
Evansville, Cowansa and Briggs. Errors-Tcrre
Haute. l.; Evansville. 2. Base hits - Terre
Haute, 8; Evansville. s. TwO-base hits -Terre
Haute, =; Evansville, /. Home runs-Terre
Haute, /; Evansville, 1.
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Toledo, :; Fort Wayne, 3.

TOLEDO. May 2a.-Left-fielder Gettinger
went in the box for Toledo to-day against
the Fort Wayne team. all the regular pitch
ers being laid NJ. He was given brilliant
support and held the visitors down to five
hits. The game was called by agreement
at the end of the eighth inning. when the
players of both teams were formally placed
under arrest for playing Sunday baseball.
President Gunnell furnished bail for them
and they were released. Score:
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Denied tina Injunction.

Special 70 the IndianaIO OILS Journal.
GREENsBURG. May 29.-Several weeks
ago Col. John S. Scobey commenced pro-
ceedings in the Circuit Court to annul and
declare void the contract made by the
Board of County Commissioners with
James E. Casky to furnish supplies to the
county officers for the term of three years.
He also asked q temporary injunction to
restrain the payment of the June INSTALL
ment. Judge Study held on Saturday that
the commissioners had discretionary power
in transacting business for the county and
he therefore denied the injunction.
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Cable Notes.

Adnel was fought yesterday by NJ. Cou-
tuIi-ra. Il member of the French Der
of Deputies, and NJ. Burdeau. a Parisian
journalist. Nj. Burdeau was severely
wounded in the wrist.
The Communists of Paris held a demon
~stration In the cemetery of Pere 10 Cnaise,
yesterday, at the graves of the Communists
who were killed in 1871. A m Der of red
flags were display ell and q number of revo-
lutionary speeches were made.
Robert +. Lincoln. the United States
minister TO England. has issued q notice
offering n reward for the arrest of Thomas
O'Brien, the American "bunco stearer."
who recently escaped from the French
authorities at Havre after his capture by
Oscar T. Williams. the American consul 1t
that place.
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NEW YORK. May 29-Arrived: Persian
Monarch. from London; BothnIa and I'M
bria. from LIVERPOOL; La Champagne, from
Hayre.
QUEENSTOWN. May 29.-Arrived: Etru-
rice, from New York. for Liverpool.
HAvRE. May a.-Arrived: La Gascogne,
from New York.
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Rock Island and Joliet Won.

srrcisI e. the indianapolis Journal.
Rock ISLAND, May :9.-Rock Island de-
feated Quincy to-day by O score of IL to 4.
PEoRIA. MAY &c. Peoria batted the Jack
sonville pitcher all over the diamond to-
day. and won by a score of l. to Q.
ROCKFORD, May @. Rockford was una
BILE TO get n man around the bases to-day
in the game with Joliet. the score being 8
Tn a.
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IA Knew.
CHICAGO Tribuns

Maria" called out Mr.. Billus. In an agi-
tated voice. III have lost my pocketbooh
i can't ind il any where"
ut ia exactly where YOU left 10 last night,
john replied Mrs. Billus from the cop OF
the stairway. Its i'm the left hip-pockee
of the striped trousers you hung up on the
last hook In the closet But IL hasn't any
thing In it-now."
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Not Such . bad Arrangement

Hrrper's Bazaar.
Miss Gasket, i love you dearly" con-
fessed young Mr.. Smithers.
II am 80 glad" replied Miss Gasket.
fervently.
"You make me intensely happy" replied
the young man.
Il hope | shall continue 10 do SO. for I
am 10 DO your stepmother-"
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Score by innings:

Earned runs-Omaha, l; Kansas City, 3. First
base on e~rrors-kansas City. q. Lett on bases
Omaha. ,: Kansas City. .. First Base on balls
on Nl,kery. =. Struck out-By Vickery, i: by
Payne, 3. Two base hits-ROwe. Alberts. Sac
riice ;hits-Westlake. Sunday. Stolen bases
Nisner, 2 Double play-NIckery to GiIks to
Rowe. Umpire orcoran. Time-1.3O.
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Took Corrosive Sublimate.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. May 29-Mrs. John Bum.
wife of a prominent man Of ArrOwsmith.
this county, took q dose of corrosive subli-
mate Saturday morning with suicidal in
tent and died this morning. She had been
deranged for some months. She leaves q
husband and two children.
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ChicHRO ITIUuHt.
Stranger lat worlds fair grounds in 1888
Your exposition, SIT. is marvellous. cOlos~
sal. overpoyerlng Permit M to introduce
myself. Ny ~me-aw kiplng.
Worlds Fair 0ticIal-Happy TO meetyou.
Mr.. kipling. and delighted that the display
impresses You favoraoly. But please don't
write anything good about il. To some *.
tent it would injure US.
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Score by innings,

Columbus ---.--.--.O o o o o o i o o.
indianapolis ......-.0 o o o o o 2 o O.:
Earned runs-Calumbu. 1; Indianapolis, /.
Two-base hit-Breckenridge.
Thres-base hits-Lally, Letcher.
Double play-Breckenridge to Walsh.
First bases on Embellishments. 2.
Struck out-By Madden, 2; by stephens, J..
Time-l:20.
TTmnire-Sarad
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Arkansas City Flooded Over One Hundred
Villages In the Southwest Deserted.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ARKANSAS CITY. Ark. May 29.-This city
IL now under six to eight feet of water. end
not q dry spot of and within two miles.
Every railroad centerinR here has been
abandoned. and all business has been sus-
pended. Everybody is living on their Sec
ond floors. and this message is sent from
an attic. the ground floor being covered
with water. Over one hundred villages IN
the valleys of the Arkansas. Red. White
and St. Francis rivers rave been depopu-
lated and swept away. and will never be
rebuilt until the country gets adequate
food protection. OF twenty thousand peo-
pie who were in Chicot aud Desha counties
two months ago not two hundred now re-
main. these being poor people who are only
awaiting boats TO get away
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New Mile Track ut Columbus.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS. Ind. May 29.-This week an
other mile track will be added to the cir
cult of the Indiana Trotting Association.
the track bong at this city. 1t has q foot
of fine soil on il. and will represent an out
lay of s.. COO. This track is the third one
built by the Bartholomew County Trottiug
Association. which has been in existence
nine vears
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A "Kftev Track I'm the Enst.

NEW YORK, May 29.-The kite-shaped
track. which started in the West about
five years ago. is fast working itself east
ward. The first one that this section will
have is built at Kirk wood. Del. and will
be opened with O grand trOttlng meeting
On July 4.
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Prize-Fight that Wasn't Fought.

FT6CIaIt U 1T IHuI6HsVOIINJ UuTHdI.
LAFAYETTE, May GAN attempt was
made to get off a prize-fght this afternoon
between William Shaw and Isaac Born, of
this city. The rope was stretched. the
crowd had gathered and the battle was
about to begin. when City Marshal Maule
and Prosecuting Attorney Wood. driving q
steed all fiecked with foam, drove up. and
forbade the fight under penalty of arrest.
The crowd. numbering several hundred
sports. vanished in every direction, mono
waiting on the order OF going. A badly
dIsnnsted lot Of sports returned to the city
about 5 o'clock.
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Kansas City, 8; Omaha, L.

Special to the Indianapolis Journa..
OMAHA. May. 29.-The Blues won to-day's
game from Dave Rowe's Indians in the first
two innings on a series of errors and all
round rotten plays by the Poor Los. Es-
p~ecially was this so in Vickery's case. be
being very giraffe, Collapy's sensational
catch of o ty foul was the only feature,
Weather warm. Attendance COCO. Score:
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Shouldn't Have Held Services.

SPECIAL 70 The IndlannpOIls JOurnaI.
HARTFORD City. May 29.-The Presby-
terrain Church is resting on jacks. prepare
tory to removal to give way to the new
building which is to occupy the same
ground. During services there to-day the
weight of the large audience eau sed one of
the supports to give way. when a portion
of the wall and ceiling fell. causing a
panic. There were several narrow escapes,
but fortunately no one was hurt.
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$; BOOTI
Renefit Ball Game,

BROOKLYN. May 2S.-The benefit ball
game for the family of Hub" Collins to-
day netted nearly $1,000. 1t resulted: st.
Louis, @: BROOKLYN, 1.
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SENATOR QUAY TALKS,
And, as Might Be Expected, He Says Blaine
Will BE Nominated.

VIII BE Nominated.
PITTsBUEG. May 29.-The COMMERCIAL
Gazette. the recognized Quay organ of this
city, will say tomorrow that Senator Quay
thinks Blaine will be the nominee of the
be nominated on the first ballot. In an in
terview to-day Senator Quay spoke more
freely and positively on the presidential
situation than he has on any previous &C.
casion.
who do you think the Republican con-
vention will nominate for Presidenti" was
asked the Senator.
Blame" was the prompt reply. and as
Mr.. Quay uttered tho name oil the Secro-
tary he leaned forward IN the armchair In
which he was resting and added: That is,
of course. providing he will take the nOmi-
nation"
DO You think he will accept it2"
Nobody but Blame himself can answer
that questions; but be can scarcely afford
to turn q deaf ear to the call of his party"
What do you think of the New York
story that the Blaine vote will be held
back until the convention sees Harrison's
nomination cannot be made!"
81 look upon that as one of the many
finely woven imaginary tales that are being
scattered over the country about Blaine. L
believe he VIII be nominated On the first
ballot
What State do you expect will first put
Blaine In nomination."
Il cannot venture q prediction in that"
IF Blaine is nominated who In your
opinion will be given the second place on
the ticket"
20 that is an after consideration. There
are many good men to pick from. / really
have not given the matter any serious
thought"
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Catholic missionaries Driven Away.

PARIS. May 29.-The Catholic Missionary
Review publishes an official report on the
recent missionary troubles in East Africa.
According to this report the Catholic king
dom of Uganda was destroyed. and the
King. bishops and seventeen oua aries
were driven ont by Professionals, armed
with rifles. given them by Captain Lngard.
They bombarded the Catholic mission and
set fire to it. the doctor and a Catholic chief
being killed. The mission aries and a rem
nant of the Catholic natives were forced to
take refuge IN the English fort. The King.
when learning Uganda was attacked by
boats carrying q Maxim gun, fled with one
OF the bishops. while the missionaries dis
persed in different directions.
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INDIANA.

Saloon Fight In Which Eight Shots Were
Fired and Three Men Injured.
Special To the indianapolis Journal
brazil, May GA shooting affray &C.
CURED at Pat Haverty's saloon last night
at about 10 o'clock, in which three people
were wounded. Thomas Crayton. a
puddler at the ~rolling-mill. became
infuristed by strong drink and secured a
44-caiiber revolver. He went into the
saloon and demanded that everybody in
the crowd there throw up their hands. The
assembly immediate commenced dispers-
ing when CraytOn began firing right and left.
The proprietor of the saloon opened fire on
the aggressor. as did Thomas Cassidy, and
eight shots were fired in a short time.
Crayton fell out of the back door, and was
quickly concealed to hide the crime. He is
believed to be dead. and the police are
searching for his body.
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Probably In Difference to the Kaiser.

NANCY. May 2S.-After an exchange of
kilograms between the prefecture here and
the Elysee authorities to-day. it was re-
ported that tho review which had been
projected for the occasion of President
Carnot's visit to this place had been
countermanded,
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Levees Broken by u Tornado.

'speciel 10 The IndianapoIis Journal.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. May 20.-Last night q
terrible tornado ragged along the river and
several breaks in the levees resulted,
causing some damaging floods below here,
of which no particulars can be obtained
tonight. Reports tonight from the south
say the water Is rising every where.
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the damage good. was assaulted and I'M
prlsoned in q room without fire for i've
hours.
Saturday night burglars cracked the safe
of Hoberg. Root & Co.. MISUNDERSTANDING.
at Terre Haute, and got $500 in cash. 1t
was q very skillful cnse of safe-drillinG.
the craftsman dong neat and accurate
work to manipulate the combination lock.
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BAD BLAZE AT WABASH.

Fire in the Underwood Manufacturing Con-
Germ Causes $40, 900 Damage.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, May 2.-This morning, at
4 O'Clock. q fire broke out in the main build
ing of the Underwood Manufacturing COM
pany. makers of fine cabinets. and before
the flames were under control damage to
the amount of $40. coo was inflicted. The
blaze originated on az upper floor and
spread with great rapidity. and the build-
ing was literally deluged before the fire was
e~xtinguished. The loss By water will ex-
coed that by fire. as there were many thou
sand dollars worth of partially. finished
cabinet fittings for large stores in New
York, Chicago. Cincinnati and other places,
much of which is rnined. The loss on
stock and machinery is scarcely covered by
insurance, in the Phenix of Brooklyn, Roy
al of Liverpool. Fire Association and Amer
lean of Philadelphia. Westchester of New
York, German of Freport. ILL. and National
of Hartford. The company will also lose
at least S., 600 because of inability to ill
contracts. No one knows how the blaze
originated.
Other Fires.
TOLEDO. O., May 29.-At 10 o'clock this
morning fire broke out in the stOck-room Of
the Ames-BOnner COmpany's brush factory,
which did damage amounting to SIC. 900 be-
sured.
SAN Francisco. Cal. May 29.-FIre to-
day DESTROYED the Fulton IRON works, Ham
mond car-works, Vandrake's brass foundry
and a number of small frame buildings,
causing = loss of $3.50. 900; insurance. sos. 600.
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Score by inning:

rort Wd1Hc-----.""---.O " " " " ID " VI
Earned runs-Toledo, 4; Fort Wayne, l. Left
on bases-TOledo, 8; Fort Wayne, 8. First base
on balls-Gettinger, 8; Wadsworth, g.. Struck
out-By Gettinger, 8. Two-base hits-Ely,
Campion 81, Wadsworth. Sacrifice hits-Hurley,
Darling. Alvord, Holland. stolen bases-Nichol
son, Gettinger. Double plays-Darling TO Nichol-
son; Nicholson to Campion: Newell to Ely to
Campion .saH by pitcher-Gettinger, l.. Wild
pitch Wadsworth. Passed ball-Dugdale. UNI
pire Snyder. Time-1:45. Attendance--5,0 900.
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PORTLAND. Wash. May 20.-Among the
passengers on the steamer from Alaska to-
night were Thomas S. Newell and Collector
of Customs f.. L. Hatch, who were elected
delegates from the Territory of Alaska to
the Republican convention.
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City League.

PROGRESS. 5; KLEE & coLEMANs. 2.
At Brighton Beach. yesterday afternoon,
the klee d Coleman aud Progress clubs
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to a good crowd. The score was as

played to a good crowd. The score was as
follows:
Progress .. 3 d d , o o o o 0-5
Acknowledgements. Item and Hehord; Klee &
Colemans. Castor and Quinn.
DAxBURYs. s; BOOTHS. 6.
At Coy's Park the Danbury's defeated
the Booths in a closely-contested game.
The following was the score:
Booths .......O 3 o o o o lie
Dauburys ---..--.--o o o 1 2 o 3 2 0--S
BatteIies-Booths. Mack and Bright; Ban
burys, Donoyen and Duffacy.
EAsTERNs, Il; EMERsoNs, 10.
The Young Easterns defeated the Emer-
sons by a score of 81 to 10 yesterday. The
Young Essterns will play the Silver-plates
at Brighton Beach next sunday for the
amateur championship of the city.
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CALCUTTA. Nav 29.-The cholera epidemic
ut SenIbar. In the valley of Cashmere. con-
Times it's terrible course. In the last fonr
DAYS. out of 1871 persons attacked. go have
died
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Not for Her.elf Alone.

New York Herald.
And why. Jennie. did you tell Willie
you wouldn't he his little wife,
'Tanse he didn't ast me till he knowed
i had 8 cents"
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OBITUARY.

Cen. III. d. Mussey, n Brave Soldier. and fos
n Time President Johnson's Secretary.
WASHINGTON. May 29.-Gen. II. ID. Mus
sey died here this morning after q very
brief illness.
General Mussey was a native OF New
Ham pshire, where be was born May 80. 1888.
He afterwards removed with his parents to
Cincinnati. While q young nan he was
for q time engaged in newspaper work. and
during the winter of 1890 he was the
Washington correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Gazette. Mr.. Mussey rendered active
service during the war, and received q
medal for special bravery. de was proba-
bly, the first officer of the regular army
who offered his services In connection
with cOlOred troops. In 1883 he was de-
tailed to duty in organizing such troops.
and assisted in recruiting ten regiments.
Afterwards he served for q time as private
secretary to President johnson. and during
this time he was made colonel by brevet IN
the regular army and brigadier-general by
brevet of volunteers. In 1867 the General
was admitted to the bur here. and has
practiced before the Supreme Court and
before internationsl COMMISSIONS. de was
q comprehensive student, q ready writer
and q clear and forcible speaker. He took
an active part In the presidential CAM
paigns since 1860. The honorary degree OF
LII. D.. was conferred upon him by the
trustees of Marietta College.
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INDIANAAND ILLINOISNEWS
Mysterious and Perhaps Fatal Shoot.
ing Affair Occurs at Brazil.

Clay County Terror Wanted 10 Play the Jesse
James Act in q Saloon and Got Perforated
with Bullets for HIS Rashness.
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The Governor breaches Three Sermons.
Special TO the Indianapolis journal.

COLUMBUS, May 29.-At the Baptist
Church in this city to-day Gov. Ira j..
Chase occupied the pulpit ut both morning
and afternoon services. At , O'Clock he
preached the memorial sermon, the G. A. II,
turning out in n body. The Governor. after
closing this service, was driven to Frank
lin. a distance or twenty miles. where he
preached tonight.
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WELL, WHO'DHAVE THUNK 1T
The Bed. Ridden, Rain. Making Hoosiers
Defeated the Proud Buckeyes.

Would Be Fun Now TO See the Tail-Enders
Win Two Straights To-Day Toledo Won
from Fort Way ne and Ties Kansas City.
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As They Have q Perfect Right TO Do.

SIecial "a The Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, May 29.-The Central La
Dor Union of this county adopted by &C.
clamation n resolution protesting against
closing the worlds fair on Sunday. In the
pream BILE il is set forth that many of the
laboring men of this city will be able TO
attend but one day. and that day Sunday.
the idea being that they cannot see the ex-
position without losing q days work.
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Minor Notes.

P. X. Mays hardware store at Wilkinson
was burglarized of a quantity OF firearms
and cutlery.
Rev. Henry Gardner, of Fostoria. O., has
accepted the pastorate of the First Presby-
terrain Church at kokomo.
Charles Carter. q prominent citizen Of
Clifford. bartholomew county. yesterday
died suddenly from heart disease.
South Wabash. which was recently an
nexed TO that quiet canal town, is now
kicking and Will petition TO be disannexed.
Charles NJ. Travis. of Charlottesville,
will deliver the Memorial day address at
Kokomo. Rev. Philip McDade. of Kokonio.
will do a like service at Russiaville.
The picnic steamer General Upton ran
mp hite river to Columbus Saturday,
being the first time navigation was ever
extended that far OIL that raging stream.
Charles Taylor. n veteran conductor of
the Vaudalia system. was run over by his
freigh, train n fe~ miles north of Terre
Haute. on the Logansport division. He
died from his Injuries soon after being
taken home.
Clarence O. Gregory. o law student at
DePauw. issuing Charles Cooper, the livery
man. of Greencasrle. for $1,000 damages.
Gregory hired a rig. which he returned III
. damaged condition, and. refusing to make
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COPENHAGEN, May 29.-The celebration
of the royal golden wedding was continued
to-day. An immense procession. containing
100. 600 citizens and provincial visitors,
marched to the A~malienburg Castle In the
afternoon. There were III different asso-
Citations represented in the professions,
with hundreds of banners and flags and
many bands of music. In tho students
section of the marching column every IN
dividual carried u branch of "a beech tree,
giving that part of the procession the ap-
peaIance of a moving forest bedecked with
flowers. and forming with the street deco
rations q pretty picture.
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and the alarm subsidized entirely when the
dense cloud passed over. and was followed
by sunshine again.
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Shot by One Of His Companions.

SHot Dy VHe OF lib NOmPHhIoHs.
Special TO the Indianapolis journal
CICERO, May 29.-William Wroten. q
young man about twenty years old. was
probably fatally shot to-day about noon by
the careless handling of a revolver. He
was at the farmhouse of Morris Carr.
southwest of this place. and together with
some neighbor boys had been trying to re-
pair an old revolver. They had snapped
one or two cartrid ges. and one of the young
men handed the revolver to Carr. Think
ing it unloaded he again snapped 1t. ex-
ploding q remaining she'll. The ball hit
Wroten in the back about two inches from
the spine. Dr. Tucker. of this city. was
called, and dressed the young mans
Wounds. and though he was not suffering
much. considers his injuries of u very dan
gerouS character.