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The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
EX-GOVERNOR CHASE TESTIFIES.
Progress of the Paris EmbezzIement
Case I'm the Frankfort Court.

FRANKFORT, June 21.-Special.-The
Paris bank case took rather a sensational
turn today when Reuben Miles and Lewis
Walden. cashiers of the Russiaville and
Greentown banks respectively, testified
and made a free and willing expose of
all the peculiar methods of financiering
employed by the Paris-Dwiggins syndi-
cate.
1t was shown that they bought bank
stock and paid for it with bonds Of the
United States loan and trust company
Of Chicago and their own individual and
unsecured notes. The trust company
also took bank stock and paid for it
with their bonds. Paris continually bled
the banks of the cash placed there by
confiding depositors.
A number Of country stockholders tes-
titled as to the amount of bank stock
held by them and to the methods en-
ployed by Paris to induce them to sub
scribe for it.
FRANKFORT, June 23.-Special.-A
number of prominent people from the
western part of the state testified today
to the good moral character and business
ability of John w. Paris in his trial for
embezzlement.
In the cross-examination of Valentine
Leib, discount clerk of the Columbia ma
tional bank Of Chicago, Attorney c. c.
Shirley very dexterously elected the in
formation that Bank Examiner James D.
Sturgies had been a borrower at the
Columbia and that he had given no Sc
curity for his loans. He had lost his po-
sition on account of this.
of the Consolidated gold mine company,
testified to having received one-sixth Of
the entire stock in payment for his
services as an expert organizer and man
ager for period of three years.
Ex-Governor Chase changed his mind,
so he said, and concluded to go on the
stand as a witness for the defense. He
testified to the good character of Paris.
He had been informed that Dwiggins
was worth 100000 in 1893 During his
term as lieutenant he had been
employed by Paris and Nave as cor
respondence clerk and in visiting their
hanks. Paris had come to his Office and
asked him if he had any objection to his
name being used as a director in the
consented. No compensation was agreed
upon and he depended on Paris's fair
ness for the remuneration he might re-
ceive He had afterward formed a
partnership with Paris. He had no in
formation as to the insolvency of the
Creentown bank prior to it's failure. He
never put any money in it; nor did he
take any out. He made three trips to
Mexico and for this received $1O,0 900 worth
! of stock in the mining company. He in
vested s., 900 cash in it.
on cross-examinatiOn he denied that it
| ever occurred to him that the company
was using his reputation as a minister
and politician to boom the stock. He
said the gentlemen comprising the direct
ory are his personal friends and he con-
| sidered that he had earned the $40, 600
| in stock which he had received for his
three years services in presiding at
board meetings.
The ex-governor was not very positive
| in his statements. Court adjourned till
Tuesday, when Mr.. Chase will again go
on the stand.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
Political Conventions.

RUSHVILLE, Ind, June 21.-Special.
The democratic joint senatorial con-
vention of Hancock and Rush and the
judicial convention of Rush and Deca-
tur were both held in this city today.
Mayor Cicero Northern Of Greensburg
presided over the deliberations Of
the judicial, while Mr.. Charles
Spritz of this city was made chairman
of the senatorial after the convention
Fefuz of Hancock. In the judicial the
only names presented were the Hon.
j. X. Ewing of Decatur for judge, and
John ID. Mcgee of Rush for prosecutor,
both of whom were unanimously chosen.
The names presented for senatorial hon
ors were as follows: John F. Joyce,
David S. Morgan, Thomas NJ. Ochiltree
and George S. Jones. The two latter
withdrew their names after which Da-
vid s. Morgan was nominated for joint
senator. The best of feeling prevailed
throughout the entire deliberations, aft
Hon. Ephraim Marsh of Hancock, the
Hon. David :. Morgan Of Rush, Judge
J. K. Ewing, Mayor Northern and Sena-
tor Cortez Ewing of Greensburg. This
occasion was one of glad tidings and
great joy, mingled with the intellectual
ring of true democratic patriotism, with
dire forebodings to the sly old &. o. p.
Among the distinguished persons pres
ent were Sheriff Jackson of Hancock
and the Hon. Allen w. Clark the able
editor of the New Era, of Greensburg.
LIGONIER, June 21.-Special.-The
democratic convention at Albion today
was well attended. The following ticket
was nominated: Representative, James
Rosco; clerk, F. p. Boutwell,; auditor, Sol
Baum; treasurer, E. G. Thomas; sheriff,
Willard McKinner; surveyor, j. ]. Coop
er; coroner, J. L. Trader; commissioners,
Willis Foster and Byron p. Gray.
SEYMOUR, June 21.-Special.-Con-
gresham Jason b. Brown comedies his
defeat and ex-Congressman Stockslager
of Harrison county will be nominated to
represent the Third Indiana district by
acclamation at North Vernon July H.
NEW ALBANY, June 21.-Special.-
The democratic Third district central
committee met here this afternoon and
selected July 12 as the date for holding
the congressional convention at North
Vernon.
FIT. WAYNE, June 21.-Special-James
II. Graham of this city was nominated
by the prohibitionists of the Twelfth
district at Kendallville today as their
candidate for congress.
HUNTINGTON, June 21.--SpeciaL-A
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
ANTI-oPTION WINS.
The House Passes the Hatch Bill, 40
TO So.
BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL.

BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL,
WASHINGTON. D. c. June p.
The anti-option bin today passed the
house by a vote of 149 TO 81. OF the In
diana delega ton Representative Bynum
alone voted against the measure. Messrs.
Waugh and Johnson, republicans, voted
for the bill
1t will he noted also that the whole
Texas delegation voted against the bill
upon constitutional grounds, namely: the
encroachment Of the federal government
on the states. This view is shared by
Mr.. Bynum
Tom Reed lodged the vote, as he did
the vote on the A p. A. question in
connection with the Jndian school appro-
S~ation last week. Since Reeds presiden-
u boom has been inflated he has
dode,E every important vote.
The auJi-option bin was read by sec
tions for amendments and Mr. Aldrich
of Illinois offered the first amendment,
inserting -four" in the list OF agricuIt-
ural products affected by the bill.
Mr.. Grain Of Texas. speaking 10 pro
forma amendment. read from the Ocala
platform that the anti-optiOu bill was
based ON populist doctrine and asserted
that the btll vas vicious or deceptive
for it stated that its purpose was to
raise revenue by iegalizing gambling
and. if it suppressed gambling. then it
would not raise revenue The amend
ment Of Mr. Aldrich was adopted on
divisions TO 33
An amendment was offered by Mr.
Lacey providing that seller described in
this act shall in fact he the owner of the
property contracted to be sold at the time
of the sale; failure to deliver at the time
fixed in the contract. when caused by de-
lay in transportation or the fault Of the
carrier shall b sufficient excuse for the
non-payment of the final stamp tax pro-
vided for in this act. Adopted.
Mr.. Hatch was then recognized and was
given an hour 10 close the debate on the
bill
Mr.. Black of Georgia moved to recommit
the bill TO the committee on judiciary
with instructions to present a bin 20 pre-
vent interstate dealing in futures.
Mr.. Hatch made the point OF order that
as the instructions We're not germane TO
in order in motion to reCommit. The
speaker pro TEN. sus aimed the point of
order
Mr.. Hartman offered resolution to
recommit the bill with Instructions TO
report it back with an amendment for the
free coinage Of silver at ratio of IS TO
I. Ruled out on a point of order
Mr.. Boatner then moved to reC0mmit
the bill. with instructions to report a bill
limiting the taxation proposed by the bill
10 transactions between citizens of diff
ferent states. Lost.
The bin then passed-149 to 81.
Immediately after the passage of the
bill the general deficiency appropriation
bill was then taken up. After a few mo
ments spent in explanation of the bill
by Mr.. Savers. who is in charge of il in
place Of Breckenridge. the committee rose
and at o'clock a recess was taken un-
til s o'clock this evening, when the session
was devoted to private pension bills.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
CARNOT is SLAIN.
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Archbishop Short. May 3. 1879.
Gustavus III of Sweden, March %,
1892.
Marat, by Charlotte Corday. July 13,
1893.
Gen. Kleber. June IA. 1900.
Paul, Car of Russia, March "a. 1901.
Spencer Perceval. Premier by Balling-
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Kotzebue the dramatist, March %, 1919
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Charles III, Duke Of Parma, March q,
1854.
Abraham Lincoln, by Booth, April IA.
1865.
Michael, Prince Of Servia. June 10. 1868.
Marshall Prin, Dec. 80. 1870.
George Darbois, Archbishop Of Paris, by
the Commune, May "a. 1871.
Earl of Mayo, Governor-General of In
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Sultan Abdul Aziz, June 4, 1876
Alexander II, Car of Russia. March 13
1881
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1881.
Lord Cavendish and T. H. Burke, in
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President Garnet Of France, June a.
1894.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
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.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
ative; efectuaiiy cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feveys
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
eccept any substitute if offered.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
NO CAUSE FoR FEAR.
The President Speaks of the Finan-
ciaI situation.

WASHINGTON. June 25-The presi-
dent. in speaking tonight of the financial
situation, said to an Associated Press rep
resentative:
The offer Of certain New York banks
to replace from their vaults this gold
Withdrawn from the government treasury
for shipment abroad is certainly thought
full and patriotic. 1t not only tends to
maintain the treasury's gold reserve in
good condition. but it ADDS to the stock
of popular confidence which is at all times
important.
The clements which make up our
actual situation do not justify any ap-
prehension. and the administration still
adheres to its pledge and determination
TO protect our national credit at all haz-
ards. and to keep the quality of our
money equal to the best. so far as the
limits of executive power permit.
"Of course croaking and the spread Of
disquieting tales is calculated TO injure
the stringent financial conditions. / as
sumo, however, that there is too much
patriotism among our. people and too
much familiarity with our resources and
capabilities TO permit our reserved force
and financial vigor to be discredited
" men AllC ltSl government DOlluS were Is
sued TO repienish our stock Of gold il was
nearly as low as now, while outside of
our gold we had as available money to
pay ordinary expenses of the government
only about nineteen million dollars
We have now, besides our gold
and in money applicable to government
expenses more than S53, 900, 600. 1 under
stand il is charged i'm certain quarters
that the payment Of matured obligations
is postponed to the amount of $50. 900 900
or $75,0000 900. This is not true. We art
paying As we go in the usual way. Last
year. up to June 1. the balance against
us arising from the exports and imports
Of merchandise. excluding gold and sill
Yer. was S64. .552. .040. The balance in our
favor for the same period this year was
S62 $50. .562, representing a change in our
favor of 1872 COS. These conditions,
taken into consideration with the will
ingness of our banks to help the treas
ury during any- temporary and unusual
drain of gold. ought TO satisfy the most
conservative of our safety.
1T must not be forgotten as another
favorable feature in the situation that
we are no longer purchasing silver and
issuing gold obligations therefor"
The cash balance in the treasury today
was S115,594, 666 of which S62. 600, ,295 was
gold. One million dollars in gold was
taken today from the New York sub
treasury for export. With Saturdays
deposits in the sub-treasury this makes
the true amount Of the reserve $64, ,49O,-
295.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
CRAIG CoRROBoRATEs SILL
In His Evidence in the ArmOr Plate
Investigation.


Charles II. Craig Of Edgewood Park.
Pa, was today before the congressional
committee investigating armor plate
frauds. Craig was associated with c.
E. Sill in giving the main Information
of irregularities at the Carnegie works
Craigs evidence was much like that re-
Gently given by Sill, and corroborative
Of it He testified that he made reports
Of the work done on armOr plates. The
reports were submitted to Superintend-
ent Cline, who changed them TO bring
the work within the government con-
tracts. The altered reports were then
furnished to the government officers.
Craig gave from his note book a list
Of armor plates which had been doctored
after they were turned over to the gov
ernment as test plates. He gave details
OF the retreatment Of each plate. Many
or them were retreated after govern
ment had rejected them. Craig testified
that he had been instructed by Superin-
tendent Cline 10 burn the original rec
ordS showing the real work done. Craig
said that while assistant heater he OBJ
served much surreputious work on
plates He gave the technical details of
these irregularities. This was done with
out the knowledge Of the government
capacity Of the Carnegie works was not
sufficient 10 do the work properly. He
had heard Cline complain 10 Assistant
Manager Hunsicker that more furnaces
were necessary.
Mr.. Craig identified a number Of al
teratbons in reports made by Superin-
tendent Cline.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27

CARDIFF, June 24.-The men who
volunteered to search the Albion COLI
liery OF Cilfyndd, the scene Of the ter,
rible explosion Of fire damp last evening,
have been at work all day but no fur
ther rescues have been effected. All
hope for those still in the pit have been
abandoned.
The number of the dead will, it is be-:
lieved, reach go. 1t has been ascertained
that PSI men and boys descended the
shaft yesterday and Of this number only
seventeen have been saved. large
number of bodies are buried be-
meath the earth-falls, and it has been
found impossible, as yet, 10 eXtr1cate
them. Those not killed by the eXplo-
sion. or crushed to death by the falling
earth and rock We're undoubtedly as
phyxiated by the after damp.
The bodies Of those recovered, who
were killed by the actual explosion,
which was terrific, were terribly mu-
tilated. In many cases arms and legs
were blown completely from the trunks.
Limbs from missing bodies have been
found in several parts of the mine. IN
one place a dozen bodies were found to-
gether The men had evidently been
overtaken by the after damp while en-
deavoring to make their escape.
The scene Of the disaster has been
visited today by thousands of people
from the surrounding country. There
We're recovered last night eighty-sixi
bodies.
Later-Late this evening the rescuing
parties succeeded in eXtricating large
number of bodies, all of which were sent,
to the surface Thus far 142 bodies have
been taken from the pit.
\ telegram was today received from
the queen. Her majesty said she was
much shocked by the news Of the sad
disaster, and she expressed her deeDi
sympathy with the families OF those who
lost their lives. The dispatch adds that
the queen awaits. with anxiety, the rel
suit of the rescuing efforts.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
THE GIANT DEAD.
Hanson Craig, the Largest Man i'm the
World. Crosses the River.

World. Crosses the River.
DANVILLE, June Disqualification
Hanson Craig. probably the biggest man
in the world, died at his home here today.
He returned here about a week ago suffer-
ing from diabetes. His sheer weight was
said to be $50 pounds, but he said he
weighed not long ago over 900 pounds.
In speaking of himself recently Mr..
Craig gave the following interesting his
tory:
Il now weigh 9O7 pounds, and am now
thirty-six years old At birth 1 weighed
eleven pounds, at eleven months
weighed seventy-seven pounds, and at
two years geo pounds At. that time
took $1,000 premium at Barnum's baby
show in New York City in 1858. At five
years / weighed 302 pounds, at thirteen
S05 pounds, at twenty COL pounds, at
twenty-five 725 pounds, at twenty-eight
794 pounds, at thirty S36 pounds, with
the present weight of 907 pounds. L am
six feet five inches high, measure eight
feet and four inches around the hips,
eighteen inches around the ankles, tWen-
ty-nine inches around the knee, sixty-six
inches around the thigh next to the body
and require forty-one yards for a suit of
clothes and three pounds Of yarn for
pair of stockings"
Mrs. Crdlg, the DeJter nan OF thls poTlly
giant, is a good-looking blonde, and
weighs 130 pounds. She formerly accom-
panied her husband in the role Of a snake
charmer under the name Of Zola Ayers.
Mr.. Craig has been in Europe many times,
and has visited every important city in
the world
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow under the auspices of the knights
Of Pythias. Of which order he was
honored member.
Craig was known for many years as the
Kentucky giant
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
FITZ AND CORBEIT
May Yet Meet In Fight for the
Championship.

NEW YORK. June 2O.-It is possible
that James j. Corbett and Bob Fitz-
simmons will fight in New Orleans for
$4,000 and the championship of the
world. A New York sporting paper re-
ceiVed today a request from the Audi
torium club of New Orleans to arrange
match between Fitzslmmons and Cor
bett TO fight before the club in Decem-
ber next. The club guaranteed a purse
of $4,000 and offered to deposit that
amount.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
COLLIDED WITH AN ICEBERG.
Twelve of the Crew of the Schooner
Rose Drowned.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 19-The schoon-
er Rose bound from Labrador for Concep-
ton bay collided with an iceberg yester-
dag and went down almost Immediately,
carrying twelve persons with her.
The disaster occurred when the schooner
was about eight miles off Partridge point
At the time of the collision there was a
thick fog. and Il was impossible for the
lookout to see a ships length ahead. The
Rose had crew Of fifty-hve persons, who
were bound 10 Conception bay. The forty
three Survivors Jumped aboard the berg
as soon as the collision too place and re-
NAMED there for several hours, suffering
great hardship.
another fishing craft hove in sight and
they were gotten safely aboard and landed.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
A NarroHH Escnne.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, June 25.-Special
What came near being a wholesale case
of poisoning occurred in the family Of
John Macy, six miles northwest Of here.
The entire family was taken violently sick
soon after eating breakfast. Two ply
sicians were summoned, and after close
questioning an orphan boy, aged twelve
years, who was being raised by Mr.. Macy.
admitted having put white 'hellebone" in
the coffee which had been drank by the
family. What action prompted the child
to do such an act is unknown. Mr.. and
Mrs. Macy We're seriously sick for some
time and their lives despaired of, but all
will recover.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
Another Criminal Outrage.

FIT. WAYNE, June 25.-Special.-At
noon today while Mrs. Clara Mcconnell
was walking on the New York, Chicago
& st. Louis railway track, near Edger-
ton, this county, James Hobbs, who a
few days since returned from the re-
formatory school. jumped from his hid
ing place in the woods and succeeded
in outraging her. She lay unconscious
for an hour while he took to the woods.
The husband and her father caught him
this evening and had not the sheriff
gone there, on the fast train, which on
this occasion stopped TO let him and five
deputies off, he would have been
lynched. Last Saturday he attempted
to outrage the twelve-year-old daughter
of c. V. Bush, but not succeeding stole
20 cents from the child. The sheriff S
posse brought him here to jail.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
Game Preservation.

BROOKVILLE, June 25.-Special.-The
sportmen here are strongly in favor of
new law to be passed by the next assem-
bly,. One fellow boasted proudly on the
street that he had caught ninety-eight
pounds of fish off their nests under the
stones with his hands. This practice is
far more injurious to the propagation of
fish than seining. Asesmblymen to be
elected should consider this question of
game preservation and spOrtsmen should
of such q law.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
Lie for RecI<Iess Driving.

MARION, June 25.-Special-As a
party of picknickers was returning from
Connor's mill yesterday, a driver Of one
of the wagons was trying to urge his
horses to pass those in front of him
The party had disposed of several kegs
Of beer and had become sort of reck-
less. A great many boulders were in
the road, and in the hurry the wagon
struck a rock and Mrs. Rosetta Shell
don, who was holding her baby in her
arms, was thrown back over the wheel
The baby was thrown from her arms
on its head and its neck was broken.
1t died immediately
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
THE CALIFORNIA TICKET.
The Late Senator Stanford EuIOgized
by the Convention.


SACRAMENTO, Cal, June H.-With
the nomination for governor safely out
of the way. the republican state con-
ton proceeded with the nomination of
the rest of the state ticket today.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S. S. Millard of
Los Angeles; justices of the supreme
court, Elisha S. Terrence of San Diego
and F. w. Henshaw Of Oakland; short
term, w. c. VanFleet of San Francisco;
comptroller E. P. Colgan Of Sonoma;
treasurer, Levy Radcliffe, San Luis
Obispo: encouragement, w. F. Fitzger-
aid, San Francisco; surveyor-general, NJ.
]. Wright.
A resolution eulogizing the late Sena-
tor Stanford. praising his benevolence
in founding the Stanford university and
expressing sympathy for Mrs. Stanford.
was adopted by the republican conven-
tion today. The resolution is understood
TO be an answer TO the recent attack
made by Congressman Geary in the
house upon Senator Stanford and his mo-
tives in establishing the university.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
A Farmers Serious Less.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, June 25.-Special.
Saturday night the large barn owned by
John Ellabarger, living four miles north
west of this place, was destroyed by fire.
The barn contained about twenty tons of
hay, several hundred bushels Of wheat and
corn. The loss is about two thousand dol
lars. with 81, 900 insurance. The origin of
the fire is supposed TO have been from
spontaneous combustion caused by throw
ing new-made hay upon dry hay in the
hn
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-27
THROWN md Killed.

ELWOOD, June %. = Special This
evening, while Omer Knott, the seven
year-oid son of Christopher Knott, a
prominent citizen Of this city, was rid
ing the family horse at a breakneck
speed, he was hurled to the ground,
his head striking a stone, crushing the
base of his skull like an eggshell and
forcing a section nearly four inches
square into the brain, causing his death
two hours later. He never regained con-
sciOusnesS.