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1T MAY BE 4 MURDER.
Two Men Get Into "a Quarrel and One
Nearly Kills the Other.

LADOGA. March -SpeciaI-What
may Yet prove TO be d murder took place
in timbered pasture about three miles
south of Ladoga this morning.
John HinkenhOker. a teamster. had
bought a lot Of trees from James Stark
The men got into a dispute about the
trade and Stark hit Linkenhoker with
a club, knocking him senSeless. Stark
then went on about his business
Two Other teamster in the woods
cared for LinkenhOl1er and DR.. Batman
was called from Ladoga. Dir. Stark then
consented to have the injured man taken
10 his (Stark's) residence. The physician
says LinkenhOker's head is badly hurt,
and the injury may prove fatal.
Stark came 10 town and brought jus
tice of the peace with him in order TO
have an affidavit made out that he might
plead and be placed under bond. but
the prosecuting witness not being present
Stark was allowed to go on his own
recOgnizance.
Stark is the man who pulled down
a school house flag some months ago. an
account Of which appeared in almost
every paper In the United States.
The two men are both quick tempered
and act hastily.
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FROM SENATOR TURPIE.
The Difficulties That tho Democrats
Labor Under in the senate.

SPENCER, March -Special.-Judge
Franklin recently received the follow
ing letter from Senator Turpie:
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 3. 1894
i am in receipt OF your note Of March
l. We are as anxious here as our friends
can be at home for a speedy passage Of
the tariff bill l feel like you. the pres
sure of the weight of delay. Time is not
on the free list and we ought to econo-
miZe it. Sometimes, however. I think
our friends do not realize our true con-
dition here. We have only one majority
in the senate. a single dissenting vote
may defeat the bill any part Of il.
yet the democratic party is a unit for
the repeal of the Mckinley bill and the
passage of a. reform tariff law. We diff
fer as TO details and these are very
numerous; the differences are equally
so. We are laboring without stint or
rest day and night to adjust these diff
ferences before the bill is reported in
open senate, fearing the result Of demo-
cratic disagreement in public debate I
believe that we shall reach unanimity
but IL will take time TO do II. Tie Nc
Kinley bill was nine months under con
sfderation. the Mills bill seven months
and the Morrill, bill about six months
/ do not cite this as any reason for de-
lay but merely to show what the history
of legislation has been upon this sub
ject. Both senators from Indiana favor
the speedy passage of the bill and are
working to that end
with best wishes I remain yours
truly. DAVID TURPIE.r
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columbus Rninbow CbaScrs.

COLUMBUS, March 14-Special.-
Some time since it was announced that
the heirs of Daniel f. Randolph. a revo-
luticnary soldier. who owned eighty acres
of land now i'm the heart Of the city OF
Philadelphia, Pa, had leased il for A
term of ninety-nine years. the lease eS-
pring in 1892 leaving them a fortune OF
nearly $1,000 900. The heirs so far as
known are about forty I'm number. The
Earharts and Pattersons Of Shelby cOun-
ty. The Randolphs Of Kahoka, Mo. and
Des Moines, Ia, DR. D. F. Randolph Of
ShelbvVilIe and Miss Susie Randolph,
the midget or drawf of this city. all be
ing In the direct line of defendants. To-
day DR.. Randolph and Susie Randolph
held consulta ton here and employed an
attorney to look after the fortune He
will 60 to the Quaker City soon 10 in
vestigate the records back for 100 years.
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TWO FIRE BUGS ARRESTED.
USUAL RESULTS or DIME NOVELS
AND DIssIPATED HABITS.
Program of the Southern Indiana As
EociatiOn of TeacherS-A Washer in
the ToiIs--EIopcs with the Wife and
Stabs the Husband-A Probable MUIR
News.

PERU, March 1S.-The mystery sur
rounding the incendiary fires in this city
for the past two months. by which thou
sands of dollars worth of property has
been destroyed was solved last night.
William Koob and John Goald. about
twenty years old each. were discovered
setting fire to a large building in the
business portion Of the town.
A crowd started after them and two
officers soon overlook them.
The boys showed fight and by the dis
play Of revolvers inundated the officers
so that they were enabled to esca pc.
They were. however, captured this morn
ing and nave confessed to having set all
the fires.
1t is thought that there are others i'm
plicated and further arrests are looked
for.
Dime novels and dissipated habits are
said TO be responsible for the acts of
the boys.
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TO PROTECT MELON PATCHES.
An Invention After the Calling Gun
Pattern for Mauraders

FARMLAND. March Especial
Prof. II. o. duffer Of this place is about
to immortalize his name among our
melon raisers Of this county by the in
vention Of a mysterious machine that IS
warranted to protect melon patches from
the incursions Of midnight maraudeis
who are in love with the lucious melon
and are wont to visit the neighborinC
patches while the owners are asleep
The machine is patterned after the
famous Calling gun. and is charged with
various explosive chemicals so placed
that the touching Of a string will ignite
them and hurl shot in every direction
over the entire patch. About a hundred
strings, the size Of common sewing
thread. are placed i'm almost every con-
ceivable position throughout the melon
patch, and to touch one Of them will
cause the charge of shot to scatter over
several acres Of ground.
It is safe TO say that melon patches
in Randolph county viii hereafter be
given wide birth by those VINO have
been in the habit Of living in clover dur
ing the melon season.
The machine was on exhibition al the
farmers institute held here Saturday
and was pronounced A grand success.
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Wants a Divorce.

VALPARAISO, March 17-Special.-
Mrs. May Sullivan has flee suit for
divorce at Rochester from her husband.
"Broncho" John Sullivan. The couple
have been for years playing the leading
cities in this country and Canada with
a Wild West show. 'BrOnchO John
was a government scout for years, il is
said and, during the worlds fair. ran
"A line of stage coaches from the Audi
forum TO the fair grounds. His wife
is the daughter Of Mai BidWell, who
invented the trolley system for street
cars. 1t is rumored that she is soon To
be married to a son of one of the lead
ing politicians in northern Indiana.
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TEACHERS TO MEET.
Southern Indiana Association to Con-
vcnc in Rockport i'm April.

ROCKPORT March 15.-SpeciaI.-The
Southern Indiana teachers association
will meet here April and continue in
session for three days.
The following program will be OBJ
served:
Wednesday. S ?. m.-Invocation, the
Rev. II. c. Clippinger; music, male quar-
tet: address Of welcome, the Hon. Z. NJ.
Swan; instrumental solo. Miss Gertrude
Feigel: inaugural address. ". 3. owen,
superintendent Edinburg schools; music,
choir
THURSDAY, a. m.-Invocation: in
strunental duet. Mrs. +. d. Ehrman,
Miss Mary Jacobs Child Study" Prof.
w l.. Bryan. state university; discus
sion. Miss Minnie Mullen. primary de-
partment Edinburg schools; W. A. Mil
lis. superintendent Paoli schools: Miss
Ella Williams. primary department
Boonville schools: vocal solo, Miss Mag
gle Gold; What Can the School Do in
the Development Of the Childs WHIP
Miss Leva Foster. principal high school.
North Vernon; discussion, {. y. Peak,
superintendent Princeton schools; George
2 Brown, editor Public School Journal;
instrumental solo. Miss Lucy Proctor.
Thursday. 1880 p. m.-Instrumental
duet Miss Bertha We'll. Mr.. Herbert
We'll: characteristics Of the Profes-
sional Teacher" D. NJ. Geeting. superin-
tendent Madison schools: discussion.
Robert Spear. principal high school
Evansville; Miss Omie Feagans, science
department Washington schools: G.. +.
Weedman, superintendent Cannelton
schools: music-"Annie Laurie, quartet;
Professional Courtesy w. l.. Morrison,
superintendent Scott county; discussion,
G. W. Stolzer superintendent Floyd
county; Miss Mary f. Ahern, state
librarian: r. II. Richards. superintendent
Spencer schools; instrumental solo, Miss
Lille Gillette.
Thursday, p. m.-Music male quar-
tet; instrumental duet Misses Mary
Jacobs and Lille Peckinpaugh; lecture
Some Tendencies in Present Educa-
tional Thought" DR. G. s. Burroughs,
president Wabash college; music, choir.
Friday, 9 a. m.--Invocation; vocal solo,
Mrs. Gen. TAYLOR; Politics i'm the Selec-
ton of Teachers and School Officers.
w. p. Hart. superintendent Clinton
schools; discussion, W. w. French, super
intendent Posey county; Paul Monroe,
principal high school. Martinsville;
vocal solo. Mr.. T. L. Jones; STRAY
Shots: Educational Qualifications Of
County superintendent, Prof. c. NJ.
Curry. Indiana state normal school;
Exemption Licenses" S. E. Carr, SUI
perintendent Clark county; Reduction
of the School Levy" w. A. Bell. editor
Indiana School Journal; why Do the
Girls Outnumber the Boys in the High
SCHOOL," Miss Kittie Z. Palmer prin-
cipal high school, Franklin; What Is
TO Become of the Male Teachers" f. s.
Morgenthaler, superintendent Hunting
burgh schools: Short Cuts in Educa-
ton" + y. Churchill. superintendent
Oakland city schools; instrumental duet,
Mrs. z. d. Ehrnan, Mrs. Fred Walker.
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SELECTIONS
From Sermon of DIR. CIeveIand's,
Delivered in indianapolis.

I hope you will read good books and
never any bad books. 1t is not always
the books that say bad things that are
worst 1t isn't the matter. but the spirit
that injuries. Cynical, selfish, cold, dry
books is what injuries. Some religious
books are of this character and should
never be read by the young. Make il a
rule to read a few pages in some good
book every day. Books contain the best
thoughts and experiences of our fellow
men and are very important in giving
an outlook upon life. But books are not
everything. They cannot supply intellf-
gence A pound Of nature is worth a
ton of books. Books cannot give intelli-
bence, brains, knowledge. The best of
these comes first hand through the OBJ
servation and experience Of life. To read
John Burroughs or Edith ThOmas's de-
scription Of the birds and the forest is
indeed beautiful, but an hour in that
forest. where one may drink i'm all the
rich inspiration Of the woods and fields
and bird-life is worth more than all the
books ever written. If you don't have
something to start with you will never
get anything out of books. You can in
crease your intelligence by reading but
reading will not make intelligence for
you / would advise you To read the
great poets especially Shakespeare,
Milton Wardsworth, Tennyson Long
fellow and Whittier. Poets are the true
seers and IL is we'll to learn what they
see of life and what they think Of it.
Don't read them all at once. but slowly
and carefully. BEN ARDYS.
Indianapolis March Is.
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Deserted nv Her Lover.

RICHMOND, March 3.-Special.-Afiss
Maggie O'Melia Of Centerville, highly
respected young lady. is the victim Of a
mans strange behavior. For six years
Walter King. a young farmer, has been
paying her devoted attention and dur
ing that time it is said that he has only
missed calling one evening. Their court
ship had gone so far that the young
lady had received the rousseau for her
marriage. only to find that her lover has
deserted her at the last moment. lnves-
tigation shows that he turned all his
property into cash. started West and
left a letter telling his betrothed that he
would never see her again.
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told me- 1t is difficult to get a specific
law upon the statutes. but as barbarous
abuses are getting more numerous and
intrepid / believe we must have more
specific laws, constitution or no constitu-
ton.
Another tyrannical phase Of banking
is that OF taking the interest on notes in
advance. That gives the banks very
much the advantage of other lines of
business It is knavish. cowardly and
inexcusable. No doubt the above noted
abuses have been practiced all over the
United States. 1t is asserted that GUS
tom makes law. but when a custom be-
comes fulsome in business it should be
abrOgated.
The national banking system and bank
ing business generally is getting to be
more disagreeable and dishOnora bic from
time to time instead of becoming more
agreeable and honorable. The ills, or
rather the tyranny and injustice of the
banking business, should be stopped in
Indiana so far as "A state can affect it.
OF course II would take brave men in
the legislature 10 do il. but men must be
brave men or pigs. nowadays.
The national banking system has got
to be one of the most parasitic institu-
tons in the world. It is getting so it
wants 10 dictate to the government and
TO the business affairs Of the nation. and
II does ii TO considerable extent The
late panic certainly proved that national
banks were no safer than local banks;
therefore the alleged safety" of that
system Of banking is no longer an excuse
for its existence As soon as the coun-
try can get rid of it-and that will he a
number Of years yeti hope il Will rid
itself of one Of the most tenacious warts,
yes. tumors. that has ever oppressed and
disgraCed our much-boasted civilization.
They are said to be ma king il per cent.
on their business. If that be true, it is
undue advantage over other lines of bus
mess. It would seem that men who have
education and sagacity to run banks
would be mon instead of devils. but the
larger per cont. of them belong to the
Bengal tiger, the wolverine and the grey
rat types Of beings. Responsibility and
dignity are great things it is true. but
we must learn to size up raScality on
the larger scale as we'll as the smaller
1t would seem that the countless
pages Of law already i'm existence would
be sufficient to regulate the civlity and
commerce of the world, but it is not.
As commerce and society extend, new
opportunities. new environments and
new laws have to be enacted to regulate,
or eradicate, as required T. NJ. j.
New Lancaster. Ind. March II.
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Round Hanging to Tree.

WABASH, March 16.-Special-An un-
known man. apparently Hungarian or
Italian, was found dead. hanging by the
neck from the limb of a tree west of
the city at noon today. Last night the
same individual went to sleep in the
waitng-room of the Wabash railroad
station and subsequently was found out
side on his knees praying in loud
tone Evidence Of insanity was 50
clear that a policeman was called and he
was locked up. In the cell he became
wild and butted his head against the
CRATES, cutting a large cash in the fore
head. This morning he was liberated
and he went west. Nothing was heard
Of him until his body was discovered
He had climbed the tree tied a piece Of
barb-wire about his neck and jumped
off. The coroner found a pass-book
with the name Paul Kusczpan. HaZelton
O.. and Andy Milley, so Linden-st.,
Pittsburg.
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Deaths.

PLAINFIELD. March 17.-Special-
Mrs. Delilah Lewis an estimable ortho-
dox quaker lady, died here this morn
ing of general debility Mrs. Lewis,
whose maiden name was Borne, was
native of Friendsville, Tenn where she
was born seventy-eight years ago. She
was married 10 William Lewis. Ten
children blessed this union, six of whom
are now living. Mrs. Lewis was pos
sessed of many sterling qualities COM
mon to the old-style quakers and as a
shining example of the true wife and
mother she endeared herself 10 all with
whom she came in contact. The burial
will take place at the friends burial
grounds here.
MUNCIE. March -Special.-Edward
Single, aged twenty-six, a well-known
young man of this city, became. sud
denly sick yesterday morning with pneu-
mOnia and died this morning at o'clock.
He was robust young man and has
always enjoyed extremely good health.
He was a member of iva Twa tribe,
red men. No. 145. He leaves young
widow and hundreds of friends, who are
greatly grieved over his sudden death.
BRAZIL. March 1S.-Special.-Mr
Mary J. McCleland died this evening
Of general debility, aged seVenty-siN
years The deceased was the mother of
]. A. McClelland, the superintendent of
the Brazil block coal company; Frank
McClelland. one of the leading business
ment here; Edward w. McClelland,
clerk of the county court at Mound
City, H.. and the mother-m-law of eN-
Mayor Brattin of Brazil.
ATTICA, March 13.-Special.-Dr. Will
lam c. Cole, "a prominent physician of
this place, died last night at his coun-
try home five miles south Of her, after
an illness OF four months, aged sixty
five years The deceased was born in
!, I'D in u
quite young entered the Mexican war
and served until its close. He was also
surgeon in Gen. Wilder's brigade during
BRAZIL. March 13-Special.-Mrs
Susan Sigler, one of the Oldest citizens or
the county. died at her home near Cen
ter Point today of general debility, aged
eighty-four years. Arba c. Biddle. a
we'll known young man, a native OF TINS
city. died at noon today of consumption,
aged twenty-six years. His wife died
OF the same disease last month.
the late war. serving three years. More
than forty years ago he began the prac-
tice of medicine in this county and had
formed a wide spread acquaintance
among whom he had an extensive prac-
tice The funeral will take place
Wednesday afternoon from the church
near his late residence.
RICHMOND. March 15.-Special.-
Thomas Madden, aged sixty-five years,
and Joseph p. Stevenson, aged eighty
wears. both old residents Of this city,
died today The latter was on a visit
to relatives in Howard county at the
time of his death.
ANDERSON. March -Special-Mrs.
Kate NJ. Rhoades. aged twenty-one, died
at the home Of the Rev. G. r. Rhoades
on $. JaeksOn-st. this morning. Con-
sumption was the cause. The body will
be taken TO Falkland tomorrow morning
for inteFment.
FRANKLIN. March 15-Special-AIrs
Gottueb Beck of Bluff Creek died this
morning after a long illness OF pneu-
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PAsr ANp PASSING EVENTS.
Views Of Recent Events a. Seen by
t. VI. j. of the Howard Club.

To the Club-Of past and passing
events the international pugilstic ex-
hibition is one Of the past, and it at
tracted little less attention than the
worlds fair The fistic encounters in
America and England are parallel and
possibly as thrilling ito some) as the
bull fights in Spain Whether these
the fstic encounters-afford any addi-
tional data TO the already voluminous
dissertations on hygienic and anatomi-
cal development is questionable. The
honor derived therefrom may not be
Enthusiastically centurial. but though
it lasts only few years. all the noted
pugilists have habit of going upon
the stage and making money with as
much or more assurance than the or
binary opera troupes of the day. Horse
racing and pugilism are incapable of
producing any nervous excitability in
me and l am glad / have mastered that
much at least Of the worlds variability
anyway.
For many months we have been re-
called with q casually sOpOrific swash
about Hawaii 1t has been sort Of
diplomatic Nesuvius and its eruptions
were about as uncertain, but no great
inhumatiOn is likely to occur and in
future centuries become prominent TO
the archaeolOgists. as was the case with
old Vesuvius It is not likely that the
Cueen-the pronunciation of whose
name requires a peculiarly peristaltic
movement OF the lingual funcdonary,
and which name is apparently signifi-
cantly aboriginal. judging from the oft
repeated assertions Of tourists about the
heterogeneous cOmpOnence OF the peO-
pie Of the distant hesperian. solitudin-
Gus and isolated goVernment-compre
hends 10 an approximate railroads.&c.
expectation the Ubiquitous familiarity
q her polysyllabic. passively rythmatic
stUpcndously Unconditional auriCularly
c9urenal cognOmen II the queens
corr tom extends 10 some Of the clas-
sies she has, no doubt, imbibed with
tnc most enviable qualification the as
t4te observation Of Shakespeare. Some
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A Nvsterious Disnppearnnce.

COLUMBUS. March 17.-Special.-
Charles Sparks. a grocer of this city
disappeared from his home Friday night
and all efforts 10 find him have been
to no avail He went to his home on
Friday evening and said he had been
robbed of $40 and his vest showed a
cut that seems to cOrToborate his story.
He laid down and when called he was
missing The last seen Of him. he went
out of a saloon and went toward White
river. He is in the habit of spTeeing a
good deal. He was robbed some time
ago while on his way home, under the
influence of liquor. of a considerable
amount 1t is feared that he has COM
mitted suicide while temporarily insane
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A WASHER MASHED.
The Arrest of DIR. Newman OF the
Choctaw Indian Medicine Company.

ChoctaVv Indian Medicine Company.
ANDERSON, March 9,-Special.-Dr.
J. ". Newman, we'll known through the
middle states as the head of the Choc-
taw Indian medicine company, was
placed under arrest by Sergt. LaRue
this afternoon while passing through
this city from Muncie TO Indianapolis.
He has had his company in Montpelier
during the winter and has evidently
played the role of a masher, the charge
placed against him being the betrayal
of one OF the leading young ladies of
that city.
He left Montpelier Sunday night with
his company. stopping off at Muncie
with the intention of opening the sum-
mer season. Early this morning a war
rant was sent to Muncie by Montpelier
autorfties for his arrest He. however,
got a tip over the wires and before the
warrant could be served had boarded the
noon train. intending to go to Indian
apolis Chief Of Police Miller tele-
graphed the police here and at Pendle
ton and when the train pulled in at 80
Patrolman Robbins collared his man.
Newman entered a strong protest, but
to no avail. He was placed I'm Jail and
sent back to Montpelier at 4:32 this af
ternOOn.
Newmans company played i'm this city
three months last summer. While here
he grossly insulted Mrs. Barney Flanni-
gan while in her home. Mrs. Flannigan's
husband heard of the Doctors actions
and meeting him on the street, knocked
him down and disfgured him generally.
The incident made il necessary to leave
town rather suddenly TO save the bother
OF legal proceedings.
DR.. Newman was seen this afternoon
by a Sentinel reporter. He refused TO
give any names. but asserted emphat-
ically that il was a Matchmaking scheme
conducted by a young lady who desired
to join his company but was refused ad-
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Wanted Ice in Theirs.

ANDERSON, March I7.-Special.-The
Pendleton glass factory, employing 200
people, shut down very suddenly just
before noon today. Just what the Viii
son bill or any other bill except the ice
bill had 10 do with ii is not known This
forenoon the foreman of the blowing
department asked Secretary and Mama
ger Kahle for ice to put in the drinking
water. Mr. Kahle said that under the
present and existing state of trade he
could not furnish ice for drinking water
The men served notice that unless they
got ice they would quit work Mr.
Kahle held his point. however. and a
walk-out resulted. No reconciliation has
heen effected.