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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-31

LAFAYETTE. Jan. 23-Special.-The
new mechanical building at Purdue uni
versity was completely wrecked by fire
tonight
The fire originated in the boiler-room
at $50 o'clock from an explosion Of
natural gas
The fire department was called from
the CITY. but there was a lack both Of
hose and water and the students and
faculty stood by and watched the build
ing fall before the flames.
The structure was known as the
Heavilon shops, named in honor Of the
late Amos Heavilon of Frankfort, who
contributed $4,000 toward it's construc-
ton, and IL was dedicated last Friday
with considera bic ponp.
The building and equipments cost
$50 900 1t was a two-story structure
with one-story wings. built of brick and
stone. IT had a tower 40 feet high.
The building was nearly four hundred
feet long from east to west and 200
from north TO south and covered an
area of one and a half acres.
The destruction will greatly retard the
work of the college in the mechanical
engineering departments.
The building and contents were well
insured. but the exact amount could not
be ascertained tonight.
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AN EMBEzZLER LOCATED.
Prof. Gunter FOund-The Raid That
Failed at Muncie, Etc.


MUNCIE, Jan. 2S.-Special.-A deputy
sheriff has gone to Grant City, Mo, and
will return this week with Prof. William
f. Gunter, who will be brought here to
answer the charge of embezzlenent.
Gunter is the man who was in charge Of
the Emil Wulschner & Son musical in
strument store in Muncie and absconded
a few months since with several hundred
dollars Of the firms money He left his
family. who is now with relatives near
NOblesvil!e. 1t is announced that Gun
ter succeeded in defrauding his employ
ers OF about fourteen hundred dollars
All arrangements were perfected last
night by the police 10 raid the several
gambling joints in the city, but the
prOprietors got the usual tip. and after
10 o'clock and before the appointed hour
for the raid a dozen fine rooms about
the public square We're empty of any
thing that resembled furniture. Not
wishing 10 see the upholstered goods,
ivory checks. walnut tables and linen
cards go up in smoke. they were quietly
carted TO more congenial climes. At
midnight crowds Of persons were on the
streets to witness the destruction. but
nothing was done. The report had be
come too current
The Muncie commercial and real es-
tate eXcha tge has been organized by the
election Of the following officers: Presi-
dert, t. T. Rose; vice-president, T. H.
Kirby; secretary, w. A. Sampson; treas
urer, J. :. Williams. The organization
is the strongest Muncie ever had. and the
citys interest Will be pushed hard.
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MIR. BYNuM.s ANSWER.
His Letter 10 tho FarmerS' Association
OF Madison County.

of Madison County.
ANDERSON, Jan. 4-Special.-Some
days ago a branch Of the F. NJ. B. A.
met at Flwood and adopted series of
resolutions condemning the proposition
of Mr. Carlisle. the secretary of the
treasury. to issue bonds. A copy Of
these resolutions were sent 70 Congress
man Bynum, who has returned the fol-
/ lowing reply:
Mr. J. s. Hughes, President Farmers
Mutual Benefit Association. Elwood,
IND:
Dear Sir-I am in receipt Of a copy
of a set Of resolutions adopted by AS
sembly No. 3.134 and signed by you as
president. condemning the proposition OF
the secretary of the treasury 10 issue
bonds and denouncing the same as a
cOwardly makeshift, designed TO bridge
over the evils which must result from
the cutting down of the revenues below
the actual needs of the government.
The author Of the resolutions, TO say
the least, seems TO have had very IN
definite idea of the condition Of the ma
tiOnai treasury and the causes winch
compel the secretary to issue bonds. The
resolutions embody the idea that the
proposed issue of bonds is to cover q
contemplated deficiency that will occur
by reason of the passa &c of the Wilson
bill. Such is not the fact 1t 1t to cover
/ a deficiency which has and will accrue
under the present law. The Mckinley
law, which was constructed for the pur-
pose of enabling the protected industries
to tax the people to promote their pT1-
Vate fortunes and not to secure revenue
for the government. has had the effect
to reduce the receipts until the eXpendi-
lures now largely exceed the income,
and il is to meet this deficiency that the
secretary will be compelled TO issue
bonds About all the democratic party
secured from the republican administra-
ton when it went into power on the
4th Of last March, was an empty treas
ury and a growing deficiency. 1 am I'M
able to comprehend the statement that
the issuance of bonds Will further in
crease the Indebtedness of the country
which the people have to pay. The debt
has already been contracted and must
be paid, unless it be that your assembly
(Which 1 do not for a moment believe)
would have the government repUdiate
! the same. You may rest assured that
there will be no deficiency under the
operation of the Wilson bill
The very purpose OF that measure
is TO turn the stream of taxes now run
ming from the hands Of the people into
the Golfers Of private individuals. into
the public treasury. The democratic
administration intends not only to re-
duce the burdens of the people, but in
crease the revenues Of the government
sufficiently to meet not only current eN-
penses, but to pay all outstanding obli-
cations
1T will take some time for the coun-
try 10 fully recover from the blighting
effects of the last four years of repub-
lcan administration. but when the Will
son bill goes into operation I am conf
dent things will rapidly improve. Very
truly, ". ID. BYNIJM."
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CHICAGO, Jan. 29-The bulls tossed
wheat up 1c' today and May closed with
a gain Of sc. The causes Of the bullish
feeling were a decrease in the visible
supply, stronger English cables, the
prospects Of a cold wave and light re-
ceipts at Chicago and in the northwest.
May corn closed nc higher, May oats &c
higher and provisions lower all around.
Wheat started firm with May &c up at
635sc on firm English cables and a de-
crease of 1.44S.00O bushels in the amount
on ocean passage. other news encourage
ing TO the bulls was the report of north
western receipts. which showed a total
Of 276 cars. against 419 on the cor
responding day last year. Chicago re-
ceipts. too, were very light, being but
81 cars, compared with 344 a year ago.
Prices advanced slowly, but with few
actions. the traders expecting a decline
in the visible supply. When the figures
were posted they showed a decline Of
$4,000 bushels hardly so large as had
been anticipated, but sufficient to keep
the market firm. Reports of a cold wave
bearing down from the northwest added
to the nerve of the bulls and toward
the close Of the session the market be-
came strong. W. r. Lynn was reported
to have covered about SOC, 900 bushels of
short wheat, Logan & Co. and Kenneth
Hopkins We're also good buyers. The ad-
vance continues until the end when ir-
regular closing cables caused a slight re-
action, but May closed 1sc from the top
figures of the day. May opened &c
higher, having lost sc, advanced sc,
and receded sc to close at 6415c
In corn there was nothing Of conse-
quence doing and what business was
transacted was for local account. \
steady tone was prevalent at the start,
and after opening at Saturdays closing
May sold up 14c with wheat, but did not
hold as offerings became larger at the
upturn and prices receded to the OPEN
ing figures. In sympathy with wheat. it
later rallied Gully haIsc and closed but
&c from the days top figures.
In oats there was a light trade but 4
stesdier feeling. due mainly to sympathy
with wheat ard corn. Prices advanced
ls@i4c and closed at the top. The
feature Of the speculative market for
provisions was it's dullueSs. An easy
| feeling prevailed with the opening about
Saturdays closing figures. A little later
on some stcadiness was contributed ID
the market by the strength in wheat.
The offerings Of pork by a leading COM
mission house and a prominent packing
Institution caused a moderate brea K
shortly before the close. little buying
sent prices up To the outside figures OF
the day followed by "A moderate reaction.
and the closing WAS weak. Compared
with Saturday night May pork is 2iac
| lower. May lard TIC lower and May
ribs &C lower.
Wheat. 100 cars: corn. $50 cars; oats. 100
cars; hogs. "a, 900 head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles. open. High. Low. Close.
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to the West, reaching his home two
hours before he expired. He was elected
by the democratic party in 1890.
WABASH, Jan. 25.-Special-A Mrs.
Garvin, residing at Warsaw, peered into
hut in which an old soldier and pen
sioner named Samuel Grifiths lived
alone this morning and discovered him
dead. Neighbors gathered and it was
found that he had expired several days
ago.
RICHMOND. Jan. 6.-SpeciaI.-AIrs
William b. Williams. the mother Of
County Clerk George r. Williams. was
found dead this morning at her home
in this city. She was sixty-one years
old and her death was caused by apo
plexy.
GREENFIELD. Jan. 27.-SpeciaI.-Mrs.
Nancy, the wife of Senator Chandler.
died in this city at $50 p. m tonight
from an ATTACK of paralysis Of the brain.
She was a most exemplary lady and
held in the highest esteem by every one.
LOGANSPORT.J Jan. 27.-Special.-Will-
lam Kestler. one of the substantial farm
ers of the northern part of the county.
dropped dead on the street this morn
ing from heart disease. He leaves a
large family well provided for.
GOSPORT. Jan. 2S.-SpeciaI-Wil
B. Haltom, ex-treasurer Of Owen county.
died today of cancer of the stomach.
The funeral Will occur Thursday.
COLUMBUS. Jan. 6.-Special-John
Dawson, a prominent resident Of Azalin
in the southern part Of this county. died
on Thursday evening, aged eighty-nine
years.
RICHMOND, Jan. 26.-Special-John
Il. Garrison, whose home is at Newport,
KY, was found dead in his room in
this city today.
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REPnESENTATINE sAI.Es-

NEW YORK. Jan. 29.-Beeves-Teceipts
slow Al i0c per lO) lbs lower: native steers.
good 10 prime. $1,000 ~ per ltJ lbs. OF
binary to fair. S@-9o14.ao; common. Ss-53li
3.Ss; Texans. $50. stays and oxen $@-)e'
$50; bulls and dry cows 2G5.l3. European
cable quotes American steers at N2Tlol 4c
per 10. dressed weight; refrigerator Ell.
sac per ID: exports tomorrow. $" heeNrs-
Calves-Receipts for two days, iH. mar
ket slow and steady; Veals poor 10 choice
S56S per 100 lbs; fed and barn-yard calves,
Sheep and I.ambs-Receipts for two days.
1927 on sale. IS cars; demand stronger,
sheep sc per lb rSher: lamps &c higher
sheep. poor to prime. 2,sga5.iJ; lambs. COM
mon TO choice. S25UJ1Zl..
Hogs-ReceiDtS for two days, 1885: about
. cars on sale: market iirm at $4,000 per
CHICAGO. Jan. 29.-The Evening Journal
Catee-Receipts. 1899: shipments, 5000:
market steady; no extra steers here, fair
to good. Sl.590A"1; medium, $50 49,,
others. &-25H5.D: TaXas cows. &259oa-1.
Hogs-Rcceipts Il .Ooo: shipments. $500:
market steady; rough and common, Sf,5lU,
packers and mixed, S.2y15S5; prime heavy
ana butchers weights, $5.4ga5.i5; prime
Sheep|Receipts. loo: shipments. none:
market slow; top sheep @.-oH5.'5; top
lambs. A.25d4i5.
EAST LIBERTY. Jan 29-Cattle-Re-
capts. 2.200: shipments. LOO. marke, active
and a shade higher than last week on
light and medium weights; heavy very duh
and UNCHANGED; "a cars cattle shipped TO
New York today.
Hogs-Receipts. $500; shipments. 5.6o0;
market firm: all grades. S6ju5.15: 20 ears
Of hogs shipped TO New York today.
Sheep-Receipts. $500; shipments. 1890:
market steady at last weeks prices.
BUFFALO, Jan. 9.-Cattle-Receipts last
week, 1850: shipments, 1890; market
opened sluzgishly, prime beeNes. Si0 i.5a.
good weight steers. S.7503.S0.
Hogs-Receipts, 59,100; shipments, $3.50:
market steady: choice ana Workers.. SOD:
me 30
STAYS. $50lI4.50.
Sheep eceipts. $500; shipments. $500,
fa5r Canada lambs. S5.50d4 20: good weights
$414f14.s,; fair to good, S75n4
CINCINNATI Jan. 29.-HoCs-Firm at
Si.75G5.65: receipts. 100: shipments 800
Cattle-Steady at Sl.I5G450; receipts. 1919;
shipments, 400
Sheep-Steady at A.59a3.75: receipts 200;
shipments. none; lambs strong at S3NA35.
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INDIANAPOLIS M
~ II = = - = ~ ~ ID
MONDAY EVENING. Jan. .

= f BerI-y's Chicago advices report:
q decrea Sc Of 1.4fS.O1O bushels on passa &c
and a slightly better tone in cables opened
our market rather firm, causing an ad-
vance Of &c from Saturdays close Buy
ing early was led by Linn. the selling bv
Partridge with scalpers inclined TO the
bull side. MINNEAPOLIS and Duluth We're
very strong and recorded q good advance
for the day. And the former city report
that several mills that have been idle for
some tine will resume operations in q
few days and materially Increase the -four
output. Receipts continue very light but
exports did not show up very large and
St Louis is rather bearsh Visible state
ment again disappointing. showing a.
decrease of only HOOD bushels This
caused a slight depression. but on the En-
glish visible showing "A decrease of 10000
bushels and "A good local buying by par
ties who consider wheat a safe Investment
the market became firm, advancing to 64i2
6i645sc.
Corn early was barely steady. New
York wires that Liverpool Corn TRADE
News denies any damage to crop in Eu-
rope and estimates it at about that OF
last year.
Pr-visicns have been almost entirely
neglected with "A downward tendency. May
lard was weak Receipts Of hogs about
as estimated and prices easy.
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Indiana Pensions.

Increase-Calvin l.. Harris, Terre
Haute. Reissue-John ". Kemp, Johns
burg; James A. May, Linton. Original
Widows Etc.-Margaret A. Hasty, New
port: Mary a Slifer. Greenfield: minor
Of Joseph Gripe. Frankfort: minor Of
John y. Campbell. North Vernon; Han
nah VI. Brown, Waterloo; Mary Rusie,
Charlottesville; William Anderson, sr.
father. Carp. Special Act-Minor Of AL
fred Smytherman, Morocco. Mexican
War Survivors: Tncrease-Israel II. Cas-
tie Gilead Mexican War Widows
Alitha X. Burdin, Danville; Mary Bar
mum, Laporte.
Original-Sylvester Abrams. Knights
town; John L. Borer, Cannelton. Res
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A sORROwFUL FAREWELL.
stone, the Murderer, visited by His
Wife and Children.

Wife and Children.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Jan. Especial.
Mrs. Cecilia Stone. the wife Of James
f. Stone, the murderer of the entire
wrattan family. numbering six persons,
his children, Ezra, six, and Harry. three
years old, ard his aged father, Elias,
visited the southern prison this after
noon for. the purpose of bidding Stone a
last farewell.
Warden Patton sent for Stone and the
meeting took place in the directors room
in the presence Of the guards.
The meeting was an extremely sad
one Not only did the wife and father
understand the situation, but his children
appeared 10 realize the enOrmity Of their
fathers crime.
Stone himself was touched to the
quick at this stage of the meeting. and he
instantly offered up suppHcatiOn to his
Maker that he be forgiven for his red
handed crime and slaughter
on taking her leave stones devoted
wife cried mCurnfully at the thought of
never again seeing her husband alive.
The children Joined her. and the father,
as he looked upon his fiendish son with
compassion, was finally constrained to
tears
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PRODUCE MARKETS.
Quotations from New York. Cincin-
natl and Elsewhere.

NEW YORK. Jan 29.-Flour-Receipts:
"A. 900; exports 10O00 brls: sales. 1880 pack
ages: market showed more demand for nigh
grade winters but the general market was
quiet though steady; southern -four dull;
rye -four quiet but steady; buckWheat -four
dull and easy ckwheat-Dull Corn
Meal-Fairly active brandywine, $40. Rye
Dull and nominal. Barley-Firmer; two
rowed steady at Gle; ungraded western. 55lI
64c Barley NIalt-Dun Wheat-Receipts,
none; exports, 1894 blu; sales, l,4S5,DJ bu
futures, i56000 bu spot; spot closed steady;
No. > red, store and elevator. 66&sc: afioat,
67ssc; T. o. b., 655sc; ungraded red, &c; No.
northern. 1kc; options opened frmer on
the big increase of passage, firmer cables,
expected big decrease IN visible and the
blizzard i'm the West, reacted on disappoint-
ment over visible, rallied again on good
buying in the West and closed strong at
5sG&c net advance: No. red Jan. closed
Il 66ssc: Feb, So ls-1eQee$sc. closing eeasc;
March, 67G67lac, closed 67isc; May, 69G6Sssc
closing 69ssc; June closed at 1O1sc; July
closed at 67izc; Dec, l51sa753sc, closing
757sc. Corn-Receipts. 1,S00 bu; exports $50
bu: sales. $4,000 bu futures, 1900 bu spot;
spot dull, closing steady; yellow, 4SNc;
steamer mixed. 42'sN45c; option market
opened steady on fears Of a delay in move
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The Henson VIII Case.

RUSHVILLE, Jan. 2S.-SpeciaI.-The
John r. Benson win case, that has at
tracted considerable attlntion in our
courts for the last few days, virtually
ended yesterday by the adjustment Of
the case by both sides agreeing to a
settlement and the case was dismissed
at the cost Of the plaintiffs. The will
of the good old parent of Luther Benson
Will virtually remain as the generous
and aged Benson intended and George
IT. Puntenney will remain as the exec
utOr of the will
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A TRAIN-wRECkING GANG.
Henry Murphy Arrested at Martins
ViIIc-YOunE Farmer Implicated.

MARrINSVILLE. Jan. 23.-Special-
For several months distractions have
been placed upon the Indianapolis &
Vincennes railway tracks just west of
here.
on Dec. 90 a crosstie laid across the
rails wrecked an engine.
Jan. 10 a large stone was found upon
the track about the same place.
DISTINCTIONS have several times been
seen upon the tracks and removed by
farmers residing near.
The Pennsylvania railway detective
has been working on the case for several
weeks and today he had Henry Murphy
placed In Jail to answer TO the charge.
Several young farmers are implicated
and Perry Morrison has made a full
confession.
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EVANSVILLE, Jan. 26.-Special-
Last night Mrs. Elizabeth Wahl, aged
sixty years, wife Of j. F. Wahl. a promi-
nent farmer Of Center township, went
to the COW stable in the rear of the farm
residence to see that the COWS were
made comfortabl bic for the night. Not re
turning TO the house at the usual time,
her husband started out TO learn what
caused his wife's absence. on entering
the COW stable he found Mrs. VAIL lying
on the floor dead. The coroner returned
a verdict of death from heart disease.
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a BIG HAUL.
Robert u. Salmon. Wells County
Farmer. Touched for 5000.

BLUFFTON. Jan. .-Special-Rob-
ert d. Salmon, wealthy farmer living
a few miles east of here, was held up on
the highway and robbed of $4,000 in
cash Monday night.
Yesterday Mr.. Salmon received IS, 900
for the sale Of his farm. He fingered
about town all day and at 10 O'Clock
in the evening started for his home lie
had scarcely gotten outside Of the town
when he was assaulted by two muscular
young men who. at the muZzle OF a shot
gun, compelled him to hand over every
cent Of the money. He was then bound
and gagged and left in a helpless condi-
tion while the robbers made their es-
cape. About midnight a pedestrian
found Salmon and liberated him.
AS soon as his story was made known
"A posse was organized and the robbers
tracked TO a swamp near Kingsland. The
swamp is surrounded and the robbers
will be caught without doubt.
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WHOLESALE MARKETS.
IRON and Hardware.

coal bar. jar s. Sos base. aorseshees Bur BUR-
den's, $500; Perkins, $50; mule shoes,
$500: cut-nail rate for Cos steel nails rate
$50; horse. S4.3oG5 per box; wire pals
rate, $50, Steel-Plow. open hearth. per
H. Sc; spring. ordinary sizes, per 10, 4cj
tire, sis IN. thick, per 10. 3isc: q in. and
heavier, per 10 SC; toe calk. assorted sizes.
per Id. &c: best quality Tool. BLACK Dia-
mond,' per h.. Sc: machinery. rounds only,
smooth finish. per 10. rates. SIC. Barb
fence WIRE $40; galva nized soc advance;
10. IL and l. sizes. the regular advances.
Ammunition--Rin fire cartridges, 50 and
2; b. b. cans. round. per m. $50; B. B.
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Third Raters Have an Inning.

MARION, Jan. 27.-Special.-The re-
publicans Of Grant county met in mass
convention at the opera house this after
noon. Feb. s was chosen as The date
for holding the nominating convention.
BY a vote Of to / it was agreed that
the nominations be made by a delegate
convention. The rest OF the afternoon
was occupied in speechmaking by all
the third-rate orators of the county. r.
J. Loveand OF Miami county and j. A.
Watson of Rush county endeavored TO
add to their political strength in
speeches more or less eloquent
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hit His Nose on.

HUNTINGTON. Jan. 24.-Speclal.-
Two tramps named respectively John
Burns and Edward Mullen were arrested
on the street last night for being drunk
After they had been locked up in the
police station they got into a fight and
nearly killed each other before they
could be separated. Burns bit Mullen's
nose clear off and Mullen damaged
Burns's eyes so that he may lose his
SIGHT
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A Careless Hunter.

OAKLAND CITY, Jan. 2S.-Special.-
Alexander Simpson. aged sixteen years,
was accidentally shot by William Hill
while hunting yesterday four miles north
in Pike county. The contents OF a shot
gun entered the rear part Of the right
leg below the knee joint, tearing the
muscles off and crushing the bones 50
that amputation above the knee was
necessary. DR.. MCGOWAN OF this city
performed the operation.
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ALife Imnrisonment.

BRAZIL. Jan. "a. - Special. - Elias
owen. convicted Of the murder Of James
Biggs at Clay City June %, was today
sentenced by Judge McGregor to the
southern penitentiary for life. A motion
was argued for new trial, but over
ruled. Owens is a single man, aged
twenty-eight years. Clay county has
now three life convicts at Jeffersonville.
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Iiae.. Lenther. TaIIow Id Pelts.

Tallow-No. !. sc; no. . ilsc
Grease-Brown, Sc; yellow, 5izc; white.
&c
No calf &C. No. . calf. SIC. No. i. cured.
SIC Nc. ? cured. &C; No. ]. green, 2l5c; No.
-. green. -.
o2d2sc: harness 26N38c slirting S1GS3c:
black birdie, per doz. 500 81 fair bride.
I'm S,c15 & 10, citv cslf SKINS. Scsi: Freneh
calf skins. $LoeQl-So: No 4 calf. SIC: No.
. calf. a..
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wild Geese Arriving.

COLUMBUS. Jan. 26-Special.-The
wheat fields along White river a few
miles below here are visited daily by
large flocks of wild geese driven south
by the late blizzard Hunters are out
In force after them, but the birds are
so wild that but few are killed. While
other kinds Of game seems to be grow
ing scarcer. wild geese seem 10 be gain
;rrr In, r,trr,, harfs