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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
THE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
Evansville Once More AEitated by
Seismic Disturbances.

EVANSVILLE, Dec. 14-Special.-
There were two earthquake shocks to-
day.
One came at 1855 o'clock and the
second at Ills p. m.
The tremors were long, but were dis
tinctly felt in all parts Of the city.
The seismic disturbance seemed 70 be
from west to east and was accompanied
with a rumbling sound.
The second shock was more distinct
than the first shaking. Bottles and
glasses were knocked from the counters
in saloons in various portions Of the city.
A message by telephone from Mt
Vernon, Ind, announces that distinct
earthquake shock was felt in that city
at about noon.
MT VERNON, Dec. 14.-Three distinct
shocks Of earthquake were felt here this
afternoon. They were sufficient to shake
the goods off the store shelves.
ZION III, Dec. IA slight earthquake
shock was felt here at 1910 O'Clock this
forenoon, followed by much more Sc
we're shock at 1904 o'clock. Again at l:2O
a still more severe shaking occurred
The disturbance was preceded and fol-
lowed by a heavy rumbling that passed
as a wave from the southwest 10 the
north.
Crockery and dishes ratified and
books and loose articles were shaken
from tables. The disturbance is spoken
Of by the oldest citizens as the most Sc
we're ever felt here.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20

erver could detect, but on the evening
Of that day complained Of indisposition
and retired to his room at an early hour.
Nothing further was heard of him until
$3.50 yesterday morning, when he came
down stairs and told his parents that
he was very sick. His appearance more
than cOrresponded with his complaint.
and a messenger was sent post-haste for
a physician. The doctor came. and
Frank admitted to him that he had
taken a large dose Of strychnine, so
large that he had vomited it up. He
had been in agony all night. portion
OF the time unconscious. The physician
applied every remedy he could think
Of, but all was in vain, and at O'Clock
Sunday the young man died. Frank
Riggs was well known in this city, and
a young lady TO whom it is said he was
most sincerely attached, resides here.
Richmond Palladium
i. V. Rice the superintendent Of the
far-famed Ferris wheel. is in the city,
the guest of officer OF Gill. Mr.. Rice
Is a most affable young gentleman and
has since Thanksgiving been visiting
his old home in Ladoga. In a CONVERSE
ton with Journal representative Sat
urday he said THE luckiest day
of my life was at the time
considered by me to be the
most unfortunate. il was about seven
years ago when I was defeated in the
utIlOCIdllc convention Oh TINS county
for the office of surveyor. My opponent,
Mr.. Vancleave defeated me by two
votes and then Jim Waugh beat him
clear out of sight. 1 could have given
Mr.. Waugh a much closer race. was
disguised after that convention and
soon left for Kansas City, where I be-
gan the construction Of cable cars and
bridges. 1 gained some considerable
success and last year became the man
ager Of the construction of the great
worlds fair wheel Of Mr.. Ferris. I
want TO say right here that / did not
invent it as has been claimed. Mr.. Fer
ris invented it, but he deserves much
more credit as its promoter l don't
suppose there are two other men in the
country who could have raised the capt.
tai Mr.. Ferris is the sort Of a chap
who inspires confidence. Why, people
just put their money into the scheme
without knowing any thing about 1t.
They just saw that Ferris was all right
by looking at him. L superintended the
construction Of the wheel and managed
it during the fair. / had stock in it
and still have. We have stopped the
wheel now and will shortly remove ii
to New York city, where IL will run
next year and perhaps longer. The
wheel paid big and the stockholders
made a great deal of money. All were
delighted. In fact they felt so good
over it that the other day they offered
to sell the stock TO Mr. Ferris and my
self for 10 cents on the share, which is
virtually giving us the wheel. We will
accept the proposition. There was not
an accident on the wheel during the
entire season and all reports TO the con-
trary are false. The crazy man, heart
disease and dead engineer stories were
all cold-bloOded fakes. The wheel never
stopped and there were no accidents
Charlottesville Journal
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
VERY FAT FEES.
An indianapolis Attorneys Share
Settlement of the CuIbertson Case.

NEW ALBANY, Dec. 13.-Today Mr.
A. c. Harris Of Indianapolis, one Of the
trustees under the recent settlement for
Mrs. Blanche Culbertson French. and
her principal attorney in the suit
brought by her to set aside the codicil TO
her fathers viii, is in the city making
final settlement with the executors and
trustees of the estate of the late W. S.
Culbertson. In this settlement. the ex-
ecutors and trustees reported the exact
values of w. S. Culbertsons estate, and
out Of it Mrs. Frenoh's share was set
aside. Beside the $4,000 in cash or it's
equivalent in first class stocks and other
securities. already paid her, Mrs. French
will receive about $45O,OOO in stocks,
bonds and other property, which sum,
under the agreement in the compromise
of the suit, is to be held in trust for
her by the Union trust company Of Indi-
annapolis until she arrives at the age Of
thirty-eight years. Mr.. S. A Culbertson
and Mr.. A. c. Harris are to act as trus-
tees for her until she reaches the age
named and 10 control the trust paying
TO her its earnings.
Mr.. Harris end Mr. Culbertson will
convey the S45dO0O to Indianapolis and
place it in the custody Of the Union
trust company. should MRS. French die
before reaching the age named and leave
children they are to inherit her estate
and the trust continue until they reach
the age Of fifteen years, when 1t is 10
cease and the estate be turned over TO
them share and share alike. 5. A. Gull
bertson, A. c. Harris and Leigh II.
French CAIrs. French's husband are to
act as guardians Of the children. Should
Mrs. French die before reaching the age
of thirty-eight years without children,
her entire interest in her fathers
estate is TO revert to his estate.
On this basis Mrs French's entire
interest in the estate, except $50 600 pre-
viously paid her, was today placed in
possession Of her trustees, as stated
above.
By an agreement in the compromise
Mrs. French had to pay all the costs Of
the suit she had instituted. including
the fees Of all the attorneys. She has
made payment in full. The attorney
fees amounted 10 $50 000 divided as fol-
lows: To her attorney, a. <. Harris Of
Indianapolis, $4,000; to her attorney, A.
II. Noyes Of Minneapolis, Mimi, $4,000;
to Alexander Bowling. attorney for
the executors Of her fathers estate. S12,-
500; 10 Charles /. Jewett, attorney for
the executors of her fathers estate,
S12,500- The court costs. which will be
settled today, will not amount TO $500
The litigation, it will be seen, has been
very expensive to Mrs. French.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
COSTELLO DECLARED GUILTY.
His Punishment Assessed mt Two
Years ia the states Prison.

CROWN POINT. Dec. 1A-Special-
Ex-Secretary OF state Griffin continued
the argument for the state this after
noon.
Mr.. Griffin contended that the subse-
ouent overt acts of the contest given
on the evening Of June y was strong
feature in the evidence tending 10 show
a riotous conspiracy. Throughout the
entire argument IL was held up TO the
Jury that five ounce gloves were more
dangerous than iron bludgeons. The
speaker stated that the toughs and thugs
of Chica go came hOcking 10 Indiana Ike
rats and scavengers.
At PAS o'clock Judge Langdon COM
menced giving the instructions TO the
Jury. Not one word was stated about the
statute under which The defense con-
tended glove contests could be given,
nor was anything said i'm the instructions
about a glove contest The jury was
told that under the Indictment that II
the defendant was found guilty Of prize
fighting and not of ri0t0us conspiracy
il must acqUit
It REQUIRED but half an hour to give the
instructions and at 315 the jury retired
During the afternoon a large number
Of spectators was present and nearly
all Of the available seating capacity was
consumed.
At g15 tonight the jury announced
that it had agreed on verdict. The
iurv was called in and after being pOlled
returned the following verdict:
I'VE. the jury. find the defendant
guilty as he stands charged and his pun
ishnent assessed at Imprisonment in the
state prison for term OF two years and
assessed a fine Of s..
Attornev. Peterson Immediately moved
for a new trial and was given until Mon
dav to prepare the motion.
Bv agreement all the other cases have
been nut over until next term
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
DOOMED TO DIE
Is the verdict In the Brown Murder
Case.


COLUMBUS. Dec 1C.-Special-The
excitement and intense interest shown
in the trial of Cyrus Brown for the
murder Of his wife Aug. II eliminated
today in a verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree with a death penalty
affixed.
Brown will be taken to Jacksonville
next week, where he will be held until
the sentence of the court is carried out.
The crime was one Of the most in
human and cold-blooded in the annals
Of the county After abusing his wife
for years he, without a shadow of cause,
bought a pistol and went five miles out
in the country and shot her down. He
was taken to Jacksonville for safe
keeping. as mob violence was talked Of.
The prisoner during the trial sat I'M
moved and seemed not to realize his
position.
This is the third conviction with the
death penalty that has been secured in
this county since it was organized.
In 1881 John Jones killed John Ray,
a warm personal friend, in a drunken
brawl. Jones was tried three times,
each time a verdict for murder in the
first degree was returned.
Herring killed a relative named Cor
net over a falling out about a cow bill
about the same time. Both men were
hung on the same gallows.
The trial of Ralph Drake for the
murder Of Ida Ward has been contin-
ued until the next term Of court on
account of prejudice against the de-
PENDANT
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
ANOTHER FAKE EXPOSED.
The Sensational Reports of Recent
Murder in Brazil All Lies.

BRAZIL, Dec. 15.-Special.-The sensa-
tional report heralded from this city to
the metropolitan press Of Wednesday
evening and Thursday morning of this
week about the mysterious death and
burial Of John Giller, an old German
farmer southeast of this city, the cir
cumstances tending to fasten suspicious
OF foul play upon his wife and her rela-
tives, has been probed and, like many
others sent out from here, proved to be
a fake from whole cloth.
Giller had no hole in the back of his
head inflicted ~ violence, from which
he bled to death; only a scar on his
face, the effect of falling upon a spit
toon on the porch when he went out in
the dark.
His death was the result of disease.
He was not one of the wealthiest farm
ers in the county; not worth 100000. In
fact, it is not known that he had any
property here, but had lands in Kansas
said to be worth from $4,000 to $1,000.
His body will not be eXhumed, as the
coroner is satisfied that there is nothing
unnatural nor irregular connected with
his demise and burial.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20

ANDERSON, Dec. 1s.-Special.-The
rnangled remains of a tramp named
James Maloney were shipped to his
home at Peru tonight. Last night be-
tween the hour OF IL and / he was at
tracted to a bed of hot cinders which
had been raked from one OF the Big
-Four engines. II is supposed that he
was intoxicated and fell across the
track. The round house men ran out
one of the switch engines to clean the
ash pan, and before they noticed
Maloney's PROSTATE form lying across
the track the engine had struck him,
badly crushing his hips and bowels. He
died today.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
stone and His Dying Daughter.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Dec. 13.-James
E Stone the Wratten murderer, yes
terday received letter from his wife
announcing the death of his sixteen
year-old daughter, who was a victim of
consumption. At the time Of the whole
sale butchery OF the Wrattens 1t was
thought she could live but a few days.
Stone wrote a long letter to his dying
daughter few days ago telling her not
to fear death and 70 prepare TO meet
him i'm heaven on Feb. 16, the time set
for his execution. He expressed him
self as glad that there would be some
one to meet him there on that day.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20

BRAZIL. Dec 17.-Special-Henry Al
dendorf. farmer near Eel river station,
three miles south OF Saline CITY, this
county, produced this past year 10s
bushels of corn TO the acre by actual
measurement This is not the first time
that 100 bushels to the acre has been pro-
duced on Eel river bottom lands. Can
any other section OF the state beat IL?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
INTERESTING SUIT PROMISED.
Damages Asked for Prisoner Burned
I'm Jail-He Made Thrents.

LAWRENCEBURG. Ind, Dec. IA
Mrs. Alice King. widow Of the late d.
T. King. has brought suit against the
city Of Lawrenceburg for $4,000. on
Jan. 3 last Mr.. King was arrested on
what charge is not stated. About
o'clock the following morning the city
prison took fire and before assistance
could reach #, it was burned, the pris-
oner perishing I'm the flames. The plain
tiff alleges that her husband offered 70
pay his fine before being locked Up. which
VAS refused. The defense viii set forth
the plea that King upon being released
from the prison once before threatened
that IL he was ever locked up again he
would set fire to the place. The outcome
Of the suit is watched with interest
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20

CRAwFORDSVILLE. Dec. 17-Spe-
oial.-A long-fouEht libel suit came 10
an end in the Montgomery county court
yesterday, the defendants. Stalley &
Ioftin of the Frankfort Crescent, being
victorious. The case has been fought
since 1889. when the Crescent accused
II. Dronberger. a poultry dealer, of de-
frauding the railroads by false freight
hFlIe
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
Fuller Gets Three Years.

RICHMOND, Dec. 15.-Special-J. W.
Fuller plead guilty this morning in the
circuit court TO forgery and was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for three
years and fined $40. His long career
OF successful rascality IS at an end for
a time at least. He has big record and
has cases against him In several states.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
The Modern Mother

Has found that her little ones are I'M
proved more BY the pleasant laxative,
syrup OF Figs. when I'm need OF the lax
alive effect of a gentle remedy than by
any other and that Il is more acceptable
TO them Children enjoy Il and II bene-
fits them. The true remedy, Syrup Of
Figs, is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
nNIr nnurhter,s Lilo

Was saved by Hoods Sarsapa-illa,"
says Mr. u. B. Jones Of Alma, Me. "She
had seven running sores in different
places on her body. but since giving her
Hoods Sarsaparilla she has become
well. strong and healthy
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
THE De PAUW EXECUTIONS.
AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED APP
PROACHEs HALF A MILLION.

Thirty-Two Executions Issued by the
Floyd County circuit COUrt-The
Names of the Various Creditors Who
Held Them-Indications That n New
Glass Company VIII he Organized.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
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Arizona silver belt., 1893-12-09

The statements of Arizona's wealth Snd population made in the memorial issued by the late statehood convention Gt Phoenix are such gross congregations as to invite the criticism of even those who favor the admission of Arizoua as a State, bGt believe iu an honest repre-. sentation of facts. Both the Tucson Star and Prescott Journal Miner chal- lenge the statement, that Arizona has Ss0, 1000, 900 of taxable property when the assessment roll shows less than S29, 900, 900; that the population of the Territory is s0,00O, when the census figures are only about 59,OO0. The Star also declares that the valuations of mining machinery, $I5, 900, as given in the memorial, is at least BIO, ' 900, 900 too high, and that the claim of 1 1000, GOO acres under cultivation is an exaggeration of 500,o00 acres. An other assertion made by the statehood boomers that will not bear investign- tion is that, the bonded indebtedness is $500, GOO, in the face of the fact that not many months ago Territorial bonds to the amount of s1 800, 900 wero sold, and that our total indebtedness ex- ceeds $3, GOO, 900.
 The Journal-Miner says: "The com rnitteS appointed to go to Washington to urge our admission will have some lively problems in arithmetic to 'figger' out for Congress to harmonize these assertions with cold facts, taken from official records, and if Congress don't convict the Territory of trying to secure statehood, under false pretenses, we emay consider eurseiges fortunate. Misrep- resentation never ieIped any cause and it will not help the cause of statehood in the least
Arizona silver belt., 1893-12-09

1t is interesting to learn, from q statement by Senator Perkins, that it was the purpose of Congress in it's pas sage of the bill suspending assessment work on mining claims for 1898, to ex- clude nou-residents from its benefits; in other words, that none other than bona fide residents of the States or Territories within which their several mining claims were situated would be fayorably affected by the Act Sena- tor Perkins last Tuesday morning noti- fed the Mining and Scientific Press that provision to tbat effect had been agreed upon in conference between the House and Senate, and that 1t must therefore have been incorporated in the bill. Ho was persuaded that the copy of the law he, as vol as Representative Bell of Colorado, had furnished this paPcr, was incomplete 1t was almost incredible that such an error had oc- cured, but the Senator's recollection about the amendment was distinct. Tuesday afternoon, however, the Sena- tor received from his secretary in Washington an official copy of the Act, the text of which was exactly as here tofore published. The matter is thus definitely set at rest. The official rec ord of course stands Mining and Scientific Press.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-12-09

President Clevsland's message to CongEess is marked by that dignity and ear1Iestness common to all his pub lie utterances, but while comprehen- sive in its scope, is less aggressive than expected and devoid of any sugges- tions of especial importance. No new light is shed upon the Hawaiiag ques- tion, except that the instructions to Minister Willis are declared to have been to undo the wrong done by those representing the United States" tin aiding the overthrow of the mon- archy) so far as is possible within the constitutional limits of the executive power.o Tine President cOunsels de. lay in dealing with the financial ques- tion and recommends a further post ponenseBa of the Brussels monetary conference.
 The tariff receives the greatest atten- tion, ard he approves of the bill form ulated by Che Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee of the House. At the same time, the Presi- dents comments on the bin and his appeal to the representatives of his party in Congress, for united support, convey an impression of doubt in his mind that the measure will receive the required number ofvotes to insure it's Becoming a law.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-12-09
CONSISTENT IT NOT ''iF.Rocurss,,r. :

The Phunix Herald of the 9th inst. [ attributes the ignorance of 'our hon. pred professional brother Judge Hack ney, of the SILVER BELT" to the fact of his residence in nook in the mountains up in Gila county, 15O miles from railroad, for tlie past fifteen years Nevertheless, we have been R traveller in cur time, and well re- member our first extended trip, on horseback, from Mercer, Pennsylva- ni,i, to Greenville, distance of four teen miles, and the admonitiop of our mother mot to sweat the old mare, |" which We dutifuily observed by con suming a summers day in making the trip. Greenyille, Penn, has become historic from being the birthplace oF tho present editor and proprietor of the Phoenix Herald.
 Iris true, however, of late we have not been much of a traveller, but have endeavofed to keep abreast of the times by reading Che current literature of the day, and have devoted to scien- tic subjects not little of our leisure hours--to "Eh Perkins on the Plat form," his description of Hand and water" in which he ayers that's some of the water has large chunks Of Ice in it, and that the earth revolves upon it's owr axis once in twenty-four hours, thoughit seems to revolve faster than that, and seems to wobble deal dur ing the holidays;n Nnd Chat nothing tickles Che earth more than to confuse man when he is coming home late at night and then to rise up. suddenly and hit him in the back with a town lot" As town lots seem the stock in trade of Phoiix, the editor of the Herald doubtless has frequently ex- Perienced the sensation from such 8 blow, and staggering to his feet found that the moon, in order to add to his confusion, had gone down in front of hins, and risen again behind him, with her thumb on her nose."
 Such sensations are merely imagina- tive and are not common in we'll regu- lated Sn0 progressive communities, except at the close of statehood con- ventions when 'the elixir of life' has aken possession of the eranium, bot ties are empty and tongues of political spouters are at rest.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-12-09
4 nereIa or lhe Inrnnt Yeae.

Clip the last thirty years or moro from the century, and the segment will represent the term of the unbounded popularity of Hostetter's Stomach Bit ters. The opening of the year 1894 will be signahzed by the appearance of fresh Almanac of the Bisters, iD which the uses, derivation and action of this world famous medicine will be lucidly set forth. Everybody should read it. The calendar and astronomical calcula- tions to be feund in this brochure are always astonishingly accurate, and the statistics, illustrations, humor and other reading matter rich in interest and full of profit. The Hostetter Com pany, of Pittsburgh, Ps., publish it themselves. They employ moro than sixty hands in the mechanical work, and more than eleven months in the year are consumed in its preparation. It can be obtained, without cost, of nll druggists and country dealers, and is printed in English, German, French, Welsh, Norwegian, Swedish, Holland Bohernian and Spanish.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-12-09

Speaking of the writ of prohibition issued by Judge Baker denying Judge Rouse the privilege of trying the Walker case, the Florence Tribune says: "Is is not clear what effect the writ win have unless Judge Rouse should choose to obey it, which he is not bound to do. Judge Baker has no more authority to issue such writ than either of the other Associate Jus tioes, and Judge Rouse is not bound by it, unless he should choose to be. By some the issuing of this writ is looked upon reflection op Judge Rouse"