The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-13

| or this city, through the courtesy Of
| their eastern correspondents, Messrs.
| Smith, Hammond & Co. of Baltimore,
Nd, and Newport News, Va, large ex-
! porters of wheat, have brought here
| samples of foreign wheats. corn and
| oats from the majority of foreign coun-
| tries raising these articles. and in addi-
| ton there are samples of New YORK,
California Oregon, Colorado and Da-
kota wheats, constituting quite an ex-
position of the wheat crop of the world.
We note particularly seven samples from
India and Calcutta. This wheat is stored
in pits in the ground and thus contains
more or less dirt When the dealer buys
it from the Indian farmer he docks ii a
certain per cent for dirt and when the
dealer sells ii to the exporter he adds
little dirt to it for fear that it does not
contain the full per cent. of dirt 1t should,
and the exporter does the same, so that
by the time it reaches the English miller
IL is very certain to contain all the inn
purities that the grade will stand. Be
fore being ground by the miller, in addl-
ton TO being cleaned in the usual man
ner, ii is washed, this latter process be-
Ing necessary to get all the dirt out and
also soften the wheat so that 1t Will
grind easily. The flour made from this
wheat Is Of excellent quality and very
strong in gluten.-Evansville Courier.
The mock convention at the Normal
Thursday night drew a crowd that
John F. LaFollette was chosen tempo
rary chairman and made a neat little
speech Of acceptance and proceeded with
the regular order of business The roll
call of states and the appointment OF
committeeman was next in order, after
which the various committees retired and
prepared their reports. Prof. REESE was
made permanent chairman, Miss Rich
ardson permanent secretary and VIII
Stultz sergeant-at@arms. When the plat
f0rr1 xKrQC eff rT n
troduce a free silver plank which was
promptly voted down. Upon minority
report of the committee on credentials
the contesting delegation from Iowa was
! recognized. Nominations for president
were called for and Snyder of Ohio,
Headington of Indiana, Raney of Iowa
and Baker of Maine made short speeches
nominating Mckinley, Harrison, Allison
| and Reed. On the second ballot, amidst
the widest enthusiasm, Allison was de-
clared nominated. Upon motion the Hon.
Frank Snyder Of our city was, by accla-
nation, nominated as vice-president after
which the convention adjourned TO meet
at the polls in November. Everything
was carried out as at regular conyen-
ton, questions, challenges etc, were
raised and practical insight into the
working of conventions was given all
present. The band was present and fur
nished the campaign music.-Portland
Sun.
Early Monday morning a dastardly
attempt was made to burn StinesVille.
Shortly after l o'clock flames were dis
| covered in the rear of Edward Snooks's
saloon by a young man who WIS return
ing to his home. He had been out to
spend the evening with his best girl and
on his way home CHANGED to see the
flames. He Immediately gave the alarm
and rushed to Mr. Snookss residence and
awakened him. Mr. Shocks hurried to
| his saloon and found that the rear was
in ata s,ff Tor
short, hard fight on the part of spccta-
! tors and citizens. A large bundle of
| kindlings that was saturated with coal
oil was discovered against Suooks's back
| door This put the citizens on thew
| guard and greatly alarmed, q generat
| search was made about town. Three
| more bundles like the first were found in
| different parts of the town, and the plot
was revealed TO the startled citizens that
| the towns entire destruction was intend
| ed Who the miScreant was that did this
| piece of dirty work is a mystery, though
| several parties are suspected of doing
! the mischief. Prosecutor Edmondson is
/ attending court there and will inVeStl-
| gate the matter thoroughly. If Snooks's
| saloon had burned IL is so situated that
| the business portion of the town would
| have gone up in smoke. The citizens
| there are now ali unanimously in favor
\ of the boys sparkling their girls until the
wee small hours, and no kick will be
/ their little town was saved thusly.-
| Bloomington Courier
The JefrersOnville council was in a
| deadlock for eight hours Tuesday night
/ over the election of a school trustee. 1t
| turned out to be a matter of endurance,
| and finally, at o'clock, W. II. Fogg,
| the Second ward member, who had all
| night cast blank ballots, voted for n. II.
| Myers, who had been named for the
place by the republican caucus. The
| democratic candidate was DR.. ID. c. Pey-
| ton. The vote most of the time stood
! four for Myers, four for Peyton and two
| blank votes. The blanks were voted by
Mr.. Fogg and Mr.. Carr the Third ward
representative Occasionally Mr.. Carr
| would vote for Peyton but Mr.. Fogg.
/ while he declined TO vote for Myers, re-
| fused to support the democratic candi-
| date. Lunch was served at midnight
/ and this was the only time the voting
was interrupted. Mr.. Fogg and Mr. Carr
wanted to adjourn, but the other men,
| bers did not, and the voting continued.
| When the two hundred and ffty-second
| ballot had been reached Mr.. Samuels
| moved to reconsider the matter relative
/ to the closing of nominatioaas.' A vote re-
| suited in sustaining Mr.. Samuels's point
| to reconsider. but, upon reconsideration,
| the nominations were again ordered
| closed. For a few minutes b looked like
| the republicans were paving the way to
/ break the deadlock, but the opportunity
4 was 10 pass. MI 0dTE Ill
| quired, Where are we at?'' and tried to
| convince the chairman that a mistake
/ had been made. Mr. Murphy gKasped the
/ situation, and insisted that Mr. Carr was
out of order. Mr.. Murphy was Sustained
and the ballOting proceeded. when the
! three hundred and first ballot Was cast
| the vote stood: Myers. s; PeytOn, 3, and
| one blank. Mr.. Fogg had weakened and
| voted for Myers. 1t was the longest
| meeting of the council ever held.
| There is now being formed in this,
| Bartholomew, and Decatur county
| colony, the object and aim of which is TO
| set up a government of its own in the
| eastern part of Tennessee, near Chatta
nooga. The prime movers in this schemx,
are the owners of the Coming Nation, a
| socialist paper published at Greensburg-i
| This paper and the growth of the colony
have been remarkable, and the former
| is indeed a wonder in the newspaper
world. From the theories advocated in
| the Coming Nation the purchase of
| about two thousand acres of land and
| the establishment of colony thereon
have been made possible. The plan by
which the money was raised to purchase
| the land was on the cooperative order.
| The paper was started by A. j. Waland
| on Jan. 20. 1893, without means or an
outfit on which to print it. The bona
| fide circulation Of the paper is now 5000,
and the colony projectors own and print
| its weekly idol ON a Wahh foarfartinay