The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-04


under the Democratic regime. A prom
yesterday, and TO a few ~contIdaDts said:
You town is going to furnish the next
Adjutant- general of the state. 1t Will be
Col. J. K. Scott Myron King. assista Mt TO
be the Goyernor-elect's private secretary,
told me a few days ago that Scott Will; be-
yond . doubt, be appointed. and King
ought 10 know If any body does"
What IL He Going to DO About 1t?
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MUHCIE. Ind, Dec. 3.-Farmer James L.
copper-colored stone that was very heavy,
and about the size of a hens egg, irregu-
larry shaped. He said that he found it in
his barn-yard. under a chicken roost. last
Sonday morning, and beside it lay a dead
chicken with it's neck broken. MIR. Gibson
says he thinks Biela's comet passed over us
Sunday night. and the substance is q piece
OF the celestial wanderer that fell and
murdered his chicken. The piece of strange
substance weighed six ounces.
Boy Prospered with Gypsies.
Special 10 tho Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINsvILLE, Ind. Dec. 3.-Lewis
Strodtbeck left here three months ago. Up
to this time he had been looked upon as q
little less than incorrigible lad. He is about
sixteen years Did. When he left with a lot
of gypsies he had q good suit of clothes,
and there ended the extent of his posses
sions. He traded his clothes for an inferior
suit and q plug of q horse. Since then he
has proven himself an adept at aiding
and to-day he owns a restaurant In Vim
cennes, i've horses, and clothes to wear TO
church.
Two Football Games.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
PLAINFIELD. Ind. Dec. 3.-The prep"
football team of DePauw University and
the Central Academy boys played a game
here this afternoon. Tie game was q tie.
both clubs scoring 16 points. The game
was witnessed by four hundred.
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 3.-This afternoon
the Earlham and Dayton teams played a
game of football on The college campus,
and the score was 26 to o in favor Of Earl
lam.
Rev. Edgar Woods Dead.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARTINsvILLE, nd, Dec. 3.-Rev. Edgar
Woods died at Oakland City. yesterday. of
consumption. aged thirty-twO years. The
remains were brought here this evening by
a deputation of the X. of P. lodge of that
place, and will be buried with honors to-
morrow at MOrgaDtown. Presiding Elder
w. II. Grim, of the Evansville district, will
be present aud preach the funeral dis
course. The deceased was the second son
of the late Rev. Joseph Woods. of Evans
vile.
Incendiarism at Madison.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON. Ind. Dec. 3.-At 2 o'clock this
morning incendiaries simultaneously fred
four houses, resulting in the destruction
of SIX stores, two dwellings and the
main building of the Consolidated
Tank-line. Company. Total loss. $500
insurance. $4,000. This afternoon two no.
torlous West-end toughs and three suspi-
on the alert for other suspects. Great in
dignation exists.
A Fighting Woman in Jail.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind. Dec. 3.-Mra. Martha
Hannes cut down o house in course of erec-
tion on land adjoining her farm belonging
to Bert Harris. and when Harris returned
she met him with a gun and threatened to
shoot him. Harris had the woman arresred
on a peace warrant. ard Justice Louder
back held her in $500 bonds to keep the
peace. She would not give bond and was
sent to jail. She threatens to kill Harris
when she gets out.
Got Five Years In the Penitentiary.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERsoNvILLE. Ind, Dec. ED Jones,
the leader of the mob that assaulted one
John Hedgecock on the night of the cleo
ton. was given five years in the State
prison by the Clark Circuit Court. 1t will
be remembered that on that night a crowd
OF five negroes stopped Mr.. Hedgecock on
his way home from town, pulled him from
his buggy and beat him numerically, from
which he has not yet recovered.
The Family Escaped by a window.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KoKoMO. Ind, Dec. 3.-The residence of
Joseph Baldwin. this city, was destroyed
by fire at an early hour Friday morning,
and the inmates barely escaped They
were awakened by the falling in of the
roof. Retreat BIZ the doorway being cut
of. they descended TO the ground from a
window. The house and all the contents
were destroyed. Loss, s $1,000; insurance,
500.
Directing to- Natural-Gas Rates.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind. Dec. "a naturaLgas
row has broken out here. The companies
are trying to collect above ordinance rates,
and nearly one hundred i~nformations have
been filed on which suit will be brought at
once. Consumers are highly indignant.
City Attorney Shirley Is lighting for the
rights of the people and will vigorously
push every case brought to bis notice.
Tried to Assass;nate the Minister.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Dec. 3.-Wednesday
evening. while the family of the Congre-
gational minister at Lake Station was
seated about the room. the report of q pls-
toll was followed by o bullet that crashed
through the window. whizzing close to
Rev. Thomes's head and lodging in the
wall opposite. They think it was an at
tempt TO assassinste the minister.