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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
To Succeed Judge Only.

BLUFFTON, July IA. - Special. - The
Hon. A. n. Martin this morning received
a letter from Governor Matthews noti-
flying him that he had appointed E. c.
Vaughn judge of the Twenty-eighth ju-
dicial district, TO succeed Judge Daley,
and would issue his commission at the
same time that he issued Judge Dailey's
which will be one week from Monday
The Hon. J. II. c. Smith. the only other
opposing candidate, withdrew early in
the race.
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Nearly Killed His sister.

NOBLESVILLE, July 12.-Special.-
Today, near Demnig, ten miles north
west of this city, two small children-a
boy and girl-of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
White were gleefully playing in the par
Tor. The daughter was practicing upon
the organ when her brother asked her
TO assist him in doing something. The
command was not needed and the little
fellow becoming angry slipped up be-
hind his sister and struck her a power
full blow on the neck with his hand
edgewise. 1t came near breaking her
neck. For hours she was unconscious
and at a late hour this evening her con-
dition Is preeariOus
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Seized with Cramps and browns.

PETERSBURG, July 16.-SpeciaI.-
Prince Keith. the son of Clayton Keith,
was drowned this afternoon while bath
ing in White river. He, with two others,
had been in the water about an hour,
and while attempting to swim to shore
he was taken with cramps and before
his two companions could go to his res
cue he was drowned. Word of the ac-
cident was Immediately brought to town
and large posse of citizens went to
the scene of the drowning. The dead
body was recovered by Horace Church,
who exhibited much skill in diving. The
deceased was single and about twenty
fve years old. His father is an old sol
der and a prominent former.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Death with His Dinner.

ROCKPORT, July 11.-Special = F.
We'll. one of the most successful bust
ness men of this city, died yesterday
afternoon at Degonia Springs of heart
trouble. He was fifty years old and
leaves a wife. For many years he has
been at the head of the well-known
firm of F. We'll g. Co. of this city. His
wife was with him when he died. He
had finished his dinner and was in the
office of the hotel when he suddenly ex-
pired
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Look Ont forIt. DUR.

PAOLI, July 12.-Special-While hunt
ing near French Lick yesterday John W.
Fell1ner Of this place killed a rattlesnake
that measured four feet and eight inches
in length and was as large around as a
mans arm. 1t had nine rattles and a
button. The skin has been stuffed and
will be presented to Duff Callihan of
the Marion county clerks office as a
sample of one of the productions of this
section Of the state.
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A VERY SAD ACCIDENT.
Mrs. A. j. Allies and Her Two Chill
rem Are Drowned.

Mrs. A. -. Alles ana her TWO OulA-
rem Are Drowned.
MT. VERNON, July -Special.-The
saddest accident that ever happened in
this city was the drowning Of Mrs. A. ].
Allies and her two children, Willie, aged
four, and Annie, aged six, this morning.
Mill creek runs through the center Of
Mt. Vernon and is very quiet stream.
This morning, however, a heavy rain
fell and as the stream is the natural
outlet to the Ohio river of about ten
miles of country, the usually placid
creek was converted into a raging tor
rent
Willie Allies, Willie Boyce and several
other small boys were playing on its
banks when in some unknown manner
Allies fell into the water. His cries at
tracted his mother from her house near
by and with great haste she hurried TO
the bank and on seeing her child strug-
Cling in the water she rushed into the
creek, which was about five feet deep.
Her daughter Annie on seeing her
mother go into the stream caught hold
of her dress and followed her. The
strong current threw Mrs. Allies off her
feet and before assistance could be rem
dered all three were drowned and their
bodies swept by the strong stream into
the river.
The Boyce boy, it is thought, also fell
into the stream and was drowned. His
hat was found In the creek, but no trace
has been discovered of him.
The news spread rapidly and soon great
crowds were on the scene looking for the
bodies.
After an hours dragging the body of
Willie Allies was found, but as yet none
of the others have been discovered.
Mrs. Allies was the wife of Prof. A. ].
Allies, a leading furniture dealer. who is
also a teacher of the catholic school
here He and six small children sur
vfve the mother and little ones who met
such an untimelY death.
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Receiver of the DuIaney Clock Co.

VALPARAISO. July 14-Special.-To-
day Frank S. Wench, one Of the large
stockholders and a director in the Du-
laney clock company made application to
Judge Gillett for the appointment OF a
receiver. Eli NJ. Norris was named as
receiver and he closed the factory this
afternoon. This company was organized
under the laws of Illinois. The general
offices being located at Chicago. a dis
agreement among the officers is the
cause of the receivership. The liabili-
ties are about $4,000 and the assets
about the same. They manufacture the
SynchroniZing clock
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Marion Postmaster Fined.

MARION, July -Special.-Postmas-
ter Clarence M. Hawkins of this city
was arrested yesterday for riding a BIZ
cycle upon the sidewalk of North Ma
rion. The dignified servant of Uncle
Sam resides several miles from the city
and has recently taken to the wheel for
making his daily trips to the postoffice.
He tried to avoid the rough riding by
using the sidewalks and paid S1206 to
the mayor yesterday for this privilege.
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when Travelling,

Whether on pleasure bent, OF business.
take on every trip a bottle Of Syrup Of
Figs, as IT acts most pleasantly and eff
fectually on the kidneys, liver and
bowels. preventing fevers, headaches
and other forms OF sickness. For sale
in soc and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
wabash Drought Broken.

WABASH, July 15-Special--Th four
weeks drought in this section was
broken with a vengeance at noon today.
North of the city there was a fearful
thunder storm accompanied with heavy
winds. Corn, fences and trees were
blown down and one house at least was
struck by lightning, the house of Marks
Crume. Mrs. Crume was alone at the
time and was badly stunned. The heavy
rain put out the fire or she would have
been burned alive.
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Tearing on a Foot.

THORNTOWN, July 15.-Special.-
Elias Plew, a feeder with Barney
Stewards threshing machine, met with
a fearful accident this morning. He was
climbing back over the machine when
his foot slipped into the cylinder almost
tearing II Off The foot will have to be
amputated
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Cattle Thieves Arrested.

BRAZIL, July u.-Special.-William
Lutes and son John and John Hicks
were arrested last night at Mrs. Craig's
near Hoosierville, by Sheriff Stout of
Vigo and Sheriff Ringo of Clay, and
taken TO Terre Haute, where they are
wanted for stealing several head of cat
tie and selling them to a city butcher
Hicks is said to live at Indianapolis
where he Is wanted for the same offense,
having sold stolen cattle on that market.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Tired of Life.

NOBLESVILLE, July II. - Special. -
Charlie Quear's attempt at self-destruc-
ton at Arcadia yesterday afternoon
proved successful. He died within a few
hours after swallowing a large dose of
bed-bug poison. Several days ago he
said to an intimate acquaintance that
he was tired of life, and beyond that
assertion no cause is assigned for the
deed. He was eighteen years Of age and
was a much respected and honored
young man with a large circle Of friends.
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Preachers, and doctors, Base Ball.

ELWOOD, July 14.-Special.-The
exciting game of base ball Of the sea-
son was played at the ball park this
afternoon between the ministers and
doctors Of this city. The ministers won
with the score of % to 6. The proceeds
were donated to the poor of the city.
The game was interesting from start
to finish, and abounded in many brilliant
PLAYS.
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james Il. Toner Dead.

MARTINSVILLE, July 16.-Special.--
James E. Toner, a prominent citizen
here, died last night, aged fifty-three
years. He enjoyed the best Of health
until a year ago, when a complication Of
disorders seized him battling the physi-
clans skill. He was a prominent hotel
man for many years and served in city
offices. His wife is widely known be-
cause of her activity in religious circles.
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The Drowned Bodies Recovered.

MT. VERNON, July 16.-SpeciaL-Th
body Of Mrs. A. ]. Allies, who. with her
two children, were drowned here Satur-
day, was recovered today; also that Of
Willie Boyce, who was drowned at the
same place and time. One distressing
feature was that Mrs. Allies would have
become a mother in a short time. The
Boyce boy was the only son of the Hon.
William Boyce, chairman of the repub-
lican central committee of Posey county,
who is at present in Colorado for his
health. The funerals of the victims of
this horrible drowning will occur Monday
afternoon.
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Barns and Horses burned Up.

RUSHVILLE, July 5.-Special.-The
large barn of Judge w. A. Cullen was
struck by lightning this evening and
burned together with a large amount
of grain and hay, also a mare and
colt were killed; loss, $1,000. At about
the same time the barn of Larry Harris,
north of town, was also struck, burning
the barn and killing two horses and de-
stroying a large amount of grain and
haV
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He has been married couple of times.
but leaves no family.
Nose Swain, who did the shooting,
came TO town and gave himself up and
is now languishing in the Jones bastile
awaiting hearing
The trouble was about the ownership
of the wheat in the field. No one is sur
prised at the shooting, as the brothers
have been fighting for fifteen years.
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Another Gas Gusher.

FRANKTON, July 14-Special.-One
of the most remarkable gas wells was
drilled into this morning here. When
the drill reached fifty feet into trenton
the gas rushed out with such tremend-
Gus force that it blew 500 feet of the
tubing skyward, and scattered it over
an adjoining field. The men who were
packing the we'll had a narrow escape,
one of them being hurled twenty feet
into the air.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Old People Marry.

GREENSBURG, July 15.-Special-
Elisha S. Gleason, a baptist minister of
Hancock county. seventy-fOur years old,
and Malinda Bridges, sixty-five, of this
county, were united in marriage in this
city, the ceremony occurring in the
court house. Justice Creath officiating.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
A Steam Thresher burned.

MARTINSVILLE, July 14-Special-
Fire destroyed the threshing machine,
stacker and other machinery of Wheeler
Bros. while they were thrashing wheat
for Jap Duckworth yesterday. The
wheat was saved. A spark from the
engine was the cause. Loss, $500.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Remain. strewn Along the Track.

THORNTOwN. July 15.-Special.-
This morning the remains of an I'M
known man were found strewn along
the Big Four railroad track about a
quarter of a mile north of this place.
The remains were an unacceptable
mass of human flesh. It is thought to
be the remains of an Italian umbrella
repairer, who was seen on the streets
yesterday. When the section hands Of
the road came TO the scene. a woman
came walking down the track from
toward Colfax and claimed TO be the
wife of the unfortunate man.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
A wealthy Farmer Missing.

ROCKFORD. July Especial - John
Seacat. a wealthy farmer and highly re-
spected citizen of this county, has mys-
teriously disappeared. He was last seen
near his home about one week ago.
No trace whatever can be learned Of his
whereabouts. 1t is believed that he mas
been murdered.
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Twenty Hend Live stock Burned.

SHELBYVILLE, July 14.-SpeciaI.-A
barn belonging to August Vandever, a
farmer near Brookville, Ind, small
station near here on the Big Four, was
totally destroyed by fire Wednesday
night. Ten horses We're burned to
death, and ten head of cattle met death
in similar way. In the loft Of the
structure 400 bushels of corn and forty
tons of hay were stored, and these were
destroyed. Two horses escaped from
the burning building.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Train wrecIxers Thwarted.

ROCKVILLE, July 14-Special.-An
attempt was made to wreck the pas
senger train on the T. H. & L. south to-
day, a mile below town, by placing ties
on the track. A man discovered the OBJ
struction and tagged the train just in
time to prevent the wreck. Two OBJ
found.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
An Old Soldier Dead.

WINCHESTER, July 1S.-Special-
Henry Carter died this morning. He was
an old citizen and one of the foremost
business men OF Winchester. He was
captain in the Fifty-sixth regiment, In
diana volunteer infantry.
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BanIxfng Firm Assigns.

PLYMOUTH, July 14.-Special.-Th
private banking firm of Buck & Town
has today made an assignment to r. b.
Oglesbee. together with their hardware
stock, the lagest in the city. The bank
was a small one and the step was
taken to protect their depositors, whom
they say will be paid in full.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Horrible Fate of n Child.

BOSTON, July -SpeciaL-During
the absence of her parents yesterday Car
RE, the twO-year-old daughter of Thomas
Flynn of near Saint Croix, fell into an
open furnace where her mother had been
heating smoothing irons in the yard and
burned both legs so that amputation at
the knees was necessary. Fears are en-
tertained of a fatal termination. The
mother had been called away with
water to harvest hands and returned to
find her babe roasted.
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Thrown from His Horse.

PAOLI, July 13.-Special--A horse rid
den by Mr.. James Poison, a well known
citizen OF Stampers' creek township and
son of Capt. II. II. Poison. ex-treasurer
of this county. became frightened at
threshing machine yesterday and ran
away, throwing his rider and inflicting
fatal
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Big Fire mt Madison.

MADISON, July Disqualification
fields wooden mills burned this after
noon. The building and stock is valued
at 5000 and the loss is probably S50, OO0
There is partial insurance.
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Rev Bank at Paramount.

MARION, July 14-Special.-A new
bank has been organized at Paramount
by Nixon and Jonathan Winslow, with
Will Winslow cashier The Farmers, and
Merchants bank which recently sus-
pended at that place, will not resume
business for some time.
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Princeton Fire Loss.

PRINCETON, July 14.-Special.-The
following is the total loss by the recent
fire: On buildings. $116300; on stock
$4,000; total loss, 100000; insurance, $115,-
975; net loss, $134,925.
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the will of Mrs. Amanda Freeman. She
made a will leaving her property with
the exception of $1,000. which was be-
queathed to the Womans' home society,
to her daughter, Mrs. Hollett, cutting
off the other daughter. Mrs. Cornell. The
amount is about $4,000.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Threshing Mt Kennard.

KENNARD, July -SpeciaL-Thresh-
ing began here Friday. Showalter &
Bouslog received about 200 bushels that
day which weighed sixty to sixty-one
pounds to the bushel.
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ship, thought he could locate the ball,
but lost 500 before he found out that he
was being buncoed out of his hard cash.
A prominent butcher of this city dropped
SlS5 at the driving park in the same
way
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Upton TREASURY Quilted.
LOOKS LIKE a CLEAR CASE OF
HEARTLESs STEALING.

Boys of the Treasurer Ran the Office
One OF Them I'm Jail and the other
Ran Away-Much Indignation and
No sympathy-Other State News-A
Mother and Her Children Drowned
Another Murder in Parke County.
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The McDonaId VIII Transcript.

NOBLESVILLE. July 11.-Special.-To-
day r. Z. Neal. official reporter for the
Hamilton county circuit court, completed
a transcript Of the testimony in he cele-
brated Mcdonald will case. tried in this
city last January. There are 1850 pages
Of typewriter copy and counting an
average OF 300 words to the page. which Is
a fair estimate. the yoluninous docu-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19
Changes at the southern Prison.

JEFFERSONVILLE, July 11.-Special.
The prison directors this morning ap-
pointed the Rev. w. II. H. Strause of
Washington, chaplain, and DR.. d. c.
Peyton Of this city, physician.
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ment contains $4,000 words, the largest
transcript that was ever made i'm this
county. 1t required fifty days Of hard
work to finish the task and will net Mr..
Neal 800
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j. bal. Losex Dead.

MADISON, July 15.-Special-J. H.
Losey, one Of the oldest merchants of
North Madison, died this morning Of
drODsV.
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Fifty Thousand Dollars Involved.

VALPARAISO. July 11.-Special-Mr
Cornelia Cornell has brought suit against
Mrs J. d. Hollett and the Home rais-
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COLUMBUS, July 5.-Special.-Will-
lam ArdreY. q faEnaar Of Cufy town
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-05-05
Just Received

A new stock of ladies dress goods,
challies, sateens, outing f1annels.
Remember all these goods are in
patterns only. Also founcing, en-
broideries, all colors. These goods are
the latest patterns and styles and
will be sold lower than ever. Come
and see them.
a14-1w. f. REINHART & Co.
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AMONG THE WITS.

1t seems easy enough to name q
baby, unless by some extraordinary
chance it happens to be your own.
-,SomerUiHe Journal.
Mabel-Well, Uncle Abner, did you
get to the opera early enough last
night? Uncle Abner-Well, / should
say SO; not more'n half of 'em was
dressed. Inter Ocean.
Don't you think Mrs. Flint bore
her husbands death wonderfully 2"
eyes, it must have taken a great deal
of will power to look as sad as she
did. Exchange.
Elderly maiden Ito hotel clerk)-
Can't you give me accommodations? !?
Clerk Ito bell boy)-Suite 49,
Elderly maiden (blushing)-Oh,
sir, you fatter me.-Haruord Lam
p00n.
Eveline-Have you heard how Jen-
nie's marriage turned out?
Agnes-No, he was a foreign noble
man, wasn't he?
"He pretended to be but he
wasn't"
"And so she was deceived, poor
girl?"
"Yes, horribly deceived. He
proved to be nothing but a rich
American. ."-Teros S1tings.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
rative; effectually cleansing the system
! |dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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TINE TABLES.

sousnEnS eNciy.c coaPAsY.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24

uME. MERNGNAC, FENCING MISTRESS.
bility, persons devoted to sport or athletic
exercises, actors and artists. Fencing mas
tiers are not allowed either to send or to re-
ceive challenges, though they occasionally
have fencing bouts with foils among them
selves and sometimes direct duels.
For tho women who desire to learn fenc.
ing there are numerous professors of their
own sex, some of whom have remarkable
skill and can hold their own with male pro-
fessors of the art. There are also many fe-
male amateurs who take part in fencing
matches and acquit themselves with honor.
Among these are Nine. Merngnac and
Louise Abbema, the celebrated artist who
furnishes articles for the fencing journals
and designs programmes for the matches.
Duels occasionally occur in France be-
tween women, the weapon chosen being
the sword. One of these took place n year
or two ago between Nine. AStie de Val
sayre, q we'll known champion of woman's
rights, and al American amateur, whose
name was not given, and who was wounded
In the encounter.
restaurant Oh lie de la Jatte between an
actress of the Varieties theater and anoth-
er woman of the same profession, there be-
ing a man in the case. Two elderly gen.
tlemen acted as seconds. The women
fought stripped to the waist, hacked and
hewed each other like stalwart knights of
the middle ages and would not quit the
field till one had her breast carved and had
received three wounds in other parts of the
body.