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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-01-29

y. Rogers. Owing to sickness OF
kral of the members the newly
ted officers OF the w. r. G. were
Installed.
|stfield.
rs. Lucinda Burba was ninety two
! 3 old, the 18th inst.
w. Bryant and family have been
ne sick list, but are improving.
!. and Mrs. CA. Gardyne of Mont
cry Center were in town last week.
g school in So. Westfeld, taught
[iss Nellie L. Wright, closed Jan.
ws have been received announc-
he marriages of Miss Minnie E..
ii, daughter of w. w. Wood of
ford, to Warren S. Woodwork
at town; and also of Miss Alberta
daughter of Jewett Farman Of
binsville, Wis, to Will D. Doty of
on, Wis.
". Dwight L. Parsons, son-in-law
pm Benz. F. Paine of Jay, preach
Cong. church on Sunday, Jan.
Sunday, Jan. 81, Rev. E. D. Dis
of Mass, occupied the pulpit;
N the evening, Rev. John j. Mon
No. Troy preached an excellent
urse before the Endeavor Society.
tmOre.
). j. FL. Miller is visiting in town.
Ell. Fox is visiting in Franklin Go.
B. B. Robinson of Barton is doing
remarkable work with his saw
hachine. In twenty nine min
be cut nine birch and maple logs
called 1873 solid feet into sixteen
wood.
aLEDOWIA COUNTY.
ohnsbury.
town tax last year was 40 cts.
ollar, the village tax so, max
q tax for village resident, 200
on the dollar.
he agricultural meeting the 18th
@. j. Bell of Walden was elected
lent; w. E. Peck and I. FL. Hall,
residents; Arthur Stone, secre-
hnd treasurer; G. d. Brainard,
ant secretary.
Ieen 10 and IL O'Clock last Tues
ght fire broke out in NJ. j. Cald-
wood shop in Paddock's village,
hrm was sounded and the firemen
red with their wonted prompt
Ind in season to save large
Bf the building. But the back
pc the building was consumed
e roof mostly burned off. The
rty was insured Sd, 800 by the P.
dgett agency.
town has been exercised great
some time over the matter Of
nfirmation of Mr.. Randall, APP
d by the president as postmas-
this town. A very strong re-
rance went to Washington
his confirmation by the SEN
The trouble seems to be that
Ii, while a clerk for the former
lean postmaster, whose term
rdly begun, furnished some in
lion or preferred some charges
the postmaster which caused
hoval. If Randall did as he is
ed to have done, the circum-
all considered, his doings were
TO merit the condemnation of
zens of the town and to make
firmation thing which never
to occur. He denies some Of
hrges.
Burke.
Frank Ward is sick.
Roundy has moved to Barton.
burns is at home from his work
htpelier.
Stone of Glover teaches dane
DOL here this winter.
P. Buzzell recently sold his
n west hill to Thos. Crowley.
Solomon has gone to Boston
id the winter with her sister.
Cummings has closed her
at Danville and returned home.
lie Smith has hired the Chas.
farm and will move there the
March.
Ter Hartwel has SO far recOv-
to be able to return to his
Plymouth, n. FL.
Dean has arrived home from
Feepsie business college, where
been few months.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-01-29
NOTICE.

All parties having bills against the town of
Barton, that are to be settled by the select
men, will please present the same for pay
ment at the town clerks office in Barton Vii
1age on Tuesday, February 6, 1894, at 9 O'Clock,
al
DAVID GILLIS,
j. G. GRAY, So
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-01-29
BIRTHS.
MAR RED.

MARRIED.
At the residence OF Hon. Elisha Lane father
Of the bride, by Rev. r. L. Odds, Lucia Lane
and Fred A. Brown, both Of Newport.
In st. Johnsbury, Jan. 10, by Rev. FL. NJ.
Douglas, Edison A. Ranney and Miss Celia J.
Goss, both OF ST. Johnsbury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The Arkansas Law Taxing Foreign Car
rier Companies Not Valid.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Feb. 1.-THE law
taxing Pullman palace cars, telegraph and
express companies operated in the State.
and passed by the last General Assembly
of Arkansas, was to-day declared uncon-
stitutional by Judge Williams in the United
States Circuit Court. Several months ago
the Western Union and Pacific express
companies filed bills in the court asking for
an injunction restraining the collectors of
the various counties of the State from col
lecting taxes assessed under the act A
temporary restraining order was granted
The case was argued a short time since,
the Attorneygeneral demurring to the
bills. The court to-day overruled the de-
murrers, made the injunction perpetual
and declared the law unconstitutional on
the ground that the act provided sfor as
sessments of property not situated in the
jurisdiction of the State; that ii embraces
interstate commerce, in violation of the
United States law; that the acts do not
give the plaintiffs the equal protection of
the laws of the State: that the assessment
was made without regard to and in excess
of its taxable values.
Attorney-general Clark this morning
stated that the decision was a surprise 70
him, in view of the fact that the Arkansas
statute was drawn up after the manner of
similar laws in Massachusetts and Penn
sylvania which had been declared by the
United States Supreme Court in three de-
cisions to be constitutional. The case. how
ever, will be taken to the Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
STORY OF DEETERS'S CRIME.
The Cold BloOded Murderer Faces an
Angola Jury.
Special to the Indi

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
AUBURN, Ind, Feb. 12-Samuel Deeters
of DeKalb county, was placed on trial in
Angola to-day for the most brutal double
murder committed in northern Indiana.
He came to Auburn Aug. 81, 1893, to get $500
which had been deposited in John l.. Da-
viss Bank. The bank had failed few
weeks before, and he did not get his money
Being a miser and a crank on the idea of
making money, this enraged him. He went
home, and his mother, who is seventy-five
years old, loaned him SO. He then asked
her for $40 more. She said she would give
it to him if he would give her his note for
the two amounts. His ungovernable tenn
per knew no bounds by this time and he
seized a, heavy board, about three feet long,
and beat his mother almost insensible. Mrs.
Laura Lowe. who lived across the road,
heard the cries of the old woman and ran
over. Deeters invited her into the house
On her refusing he began firing at her with
and she died the next day. The aged mother
escaped unnoticed across the road 10 the
home of Amos Bechlel, father of Mrs.
Lowe. Deeters, however, thought she was
in his large barn, and he set fire TO it, burn
ing it, with all its contents. He next went
William Yates, and his family, coming from
Butler. He opened fire on Yates, who
jumped out of his wagon to save his fam
lily. He received one shot in the shoulder
and one in the hip. He has sued for s., 600
damages for his injuries Deeters had emp
tied his revolver and now turned to go back
to his home. On his way he reloaded his
revolver, and met Amos Bechtel, who had
started for the doctor for his daughter,
Mrs. Lowe He took Bechtels bg-dle rein
in one hand, stopped his horse. and with
the other hand placed his revolver almost
against BechterS abdomen and fired The
Deeters's plea is insanity. His neighbors
claim that he simply has ungovernable
temper, and is insane whenever crossed in
his purposes. Lynching is strongly talked of
If he be cleared. He is defended by Hon. W.
L. Penfield, of Auburn, Hon. Robert Barr,
of Kendallville, and CroXton & Powers, of
Angola The States case is i'm the hands of
Prosecutor j. W.. Butler, of Angola, ex-
Congressman c. A o. Mcclellan, of Au-
hurn. and j. i. Shuman. of Waterloo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
IN BLIZZARD-LAND.
Effects of the storm i'm Kansas, Mis-
souri,. md Other Western Stntes.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 12.-After continuing
for twenty-five hours and breaking all
records, the blizzard suspended operations
at 10 o'clock this morning so far as the
snow accompaniment was concerned. The
snow lies sixteen inches on the level and Is
badly drifted. All street car traffic was
suspended to-day and the fortunate pos
SCISSORS of carriages and sleighs of every
description gathered a harvest in quarters
and half dollars by conveying persons OF
both sexes from their homes to their places
of business. Not one street car line in the
city was running All trains both from
the east and west are greatly delayed.
Dispatches from points in Kansas and
Missouri tell the same story. Topeka re-
ports that no passenger trains from the
west on the Santa Fe have arrived there
since Sunday afternoon. The Chicago pas
senger train due here yesterday at 4:30 only
reached Newton at O'Clock this morning
The Santa Fe reported trains running all
right beyond Emporia, Topeka and St
Joe. The Rock Island reported trains de-
layed and tied up all along it's Kansas
lines The street cars OF Topeka resumed
general traffic this afternoon and the Santa
Fe officials report that they expect to have
The trains which left Denver yesterday
spent the night at Cimmaron. I'm western
Continued ON Second Pase.)
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her scruples. She did not know whether
Parrish and her sister had done anything
wrong. Both visited him.
The girls gave the names of three or four
others who were in the habit of coming TO
Parrish's room, and the police declare that
they believe when the developments are all
in it will be found that Parrish has de-
Dauched, at least, dozen children. The
tesumony was wrung from the ward girls
very reluctantly, but the Cottrell child, the
youngest OF the three, told her story with
out a blush of shame
When asked If he had anything to say in
reply to the evidence of the Cottrell girl,
Parrish said she knew she was telling what
was not so-that the whole thing was
put-up job. To this the child stamped her
no doubt of its correctness, she exclaimed:
1T Is rlght-every word OF il.
Parrish, in his own behalf, declared that
these girls and some others had been in
the habit of coming to his room. both at
the bath house and at his room in the
barn, but that he had repeatedly told them
TO stay away, but they paid no heed TO
him. The Cottrell child. he said, came to
his room as late as IL O'Clock at night, and
insisted on staying all night in spite of
what he did to prevent her. He said she
had been brought there by some man, ac-
cording to her own story. Parrish, how
ever, admitted the frequent presence of the
three girls who were in court, and also adj
mitted that others had been there. but he
eS TO eEPa dd MaseR @ egd g egg
after the clothes or brought milk TO him.
At the close OF the investigation, Mayor
hctrlIley IXeQ ParrlSnS DOnu at
The man was continually frightened al
most to paleness He expected every mo-
rnent his head would be knocked off, he
said, or his life taken. The crowd in the
lobby of the courthouse had grown large
and boisterous, and the officers had to clear
the Police Court room. Parrish was taken
up stairs, but as he passed out of the Po-
lice Court room, surrounded by seven
brawny officers with clubs drawn, there
arose a cry for a rope which was repeated
many times. The officers rushed the man
TO the Circuit Court room, which was up
stairs in the same building, where he
rived breathless. Here, when he was ar
raigned, he astoniShed everybody by plead
ing not guilty. Judge Langdon fixed his
bond at 5000, and he was taken to Jail, the
police force being strengthened by Sheriff
Gaddis and one or two OF his deputies. To
the reporter Parrish said he was not guilty,
but he feared his life would be taken, and
he only gave his consent to plead guilty in
order to save his life. Parrish is a coal
black man, aged forty-fve years. He has
been here thirteen years He says his wife
and daughter reside in Toledo, going there
two years ago.
Sheriff Gaddis at o'clock this afternoon
left for. Michigan City. taking Caleb Par
riSh with him to serve twenty years There
was a large crowd TO witness the Sheriff's
departure but no violence was offered The
sheriff s prompt action prevented any chance
for organizing a lynching party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
CALEB PARRISH'S TRIAL.
Several Girls Admit Having Been En-
ticed by the NegrO.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 12.-The negro,
Caleb Parrish, arrested last night at his
hovel-like quarters in barn in company
with the twelve-year-old depraved white
girl. Mabel Cottrell, narrowly escaped being
lynched by an infuriated crowd to-day
after a hearing of the case in the Mayors
court The black fellow was frightened
until his color became a sickly saffron. A
strong posse of officers saved his neck and
successfully landed him in jail after he
had pleaded not guilty both to the Mayor
and to Judge Langdon. Later his fear of
assault on the Jail became so great that
he was again taken into court, pleaded
guilty and was at once sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary.
The story related in the Mayors court
this morning was the most depraved and
revolving narrative ever heard in this city.
In addition to Mabel Cottrelps story two
other girls Myrtle and Ida Ward, sisters,
aged fourteen and sixteen, respectively,
testified they had likewise visited the negro,
and implicated a number of other young
girls in their stories. When the Mayors
court convened this morning there was not
room for the large crowd tnar wanted to
hear from the lips of the little girls the
story of their wrongs. for there were a.
number to testify against the black fiend
The police were determined to see that
the defendant. though a colored man.
should have the protection that the law
gives him. Prosecutor Wood read the af-
fidavit of Mabel Cottrell and she was the
first witness. Her thirteenth birthday will
be next September. The girl gave a his
tory of her relations with Parrish. On
Jan s. 1893, was the first criminal act she
having been enticed to his room, she said
at the Lafayette bathhouse After that the
crime was repeated, the last time being on
Sunday, three weeks ago. He gave her q
cents each time. Since that time she had
visited at his room several times the last
time being yesterday, when she was ar
rested there. She had just entered Par
rish's room, which is in barn. when
Superintendent Brown, who had received
q pointer, rushed in on them. Parrish was
taken to jail and the child to the police
headquarters, where. after considerable
questioning, she confessed ALL
She stated that two other girls, Ida Ward
and Myrtle Ward, had visited Parrish's
Myrtle Ward said that Parrish had inn
properly acted toward her on two or three
occasions. She had always gone TO his place
with her sister, who was sixteen. The wit
ness was fourteen. Her sister had remained
in the same room with them on one oc-
casion.
Ida Ward, the elder sister, said she was
first approached by Parrish when she
worked at the bath house this CITY. whare
she did the washing and where he overcame
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
A PIRATE CAPTURED
The "Black Boat" and One Of Her
Crew Caught at Last.
A RObber Craft That Has Long Terror
lied the Shores of Long Island Sound
New Scheme of Burglars.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The black boat
which has figured so prominently in the
many robberies along the shores of the
sound is at last in the grasp of the au-
thoritieS at Rye. So is one of her crew and
a large amount of plunder. The boat first
began to be heard of early last summer.
Those who saw her described her as
sloop of about twenty tons. Her hull was
painted black and she carried more sail
than most boats of her size and rig. There
were usually seven or eight men on her,
and when seen she was usually drifting
slowly along. Once or twice attempts were
made to overtake her to obtain a closer
view. but the crew would hoist sail and
slip away. Stories about the boat came
from almost every point. Rye, Port Ches-
ter and the other villages in Westchester
reported the doings of her crew. Then she
would be heard from along the Connecti-
cut shores-first at Saybrook, then at Stam-
ford, then back to New London, then at
some other point. For a long time she was
not connected with the robberies, but at
last farmer whose hen roost had suf-
black sloop which dropped anchor off his
farm on the night of the robbery A reign
or terror was inaugurated, and people hav-
alert at all times to detect the robbers
Since the advent OF cold weather the visits
OF the craft have not been so frequent but
hardly week passed without two or three
burglaries. On Friday last the general
store of Lewis Smith, at Fort Smelling. was
plundered. How the thieves carried the
stuff away no could tell. The soft
country roads showed no signs of wagon
tracks, and IL was surmSed a boat was
used to carry the goods.
Late that night the black sloop anchored
OFT Millions Point at Rye. A boat with
two men In 1t went ashore, and after haul
ing the rowboat on the beach, they went
TO the depot. They had two bags. and on
reaching the depot shipped them to New
York. Then they disappeared. Some men
and boys living at Miltons Point became
curious ABOUT the strange craft and put off
10 investigate. There was a varied lot of
fair-sized country store. This was report
ed to the local police, who at once started
10 ma the men: One of them was taken
into custody. The other had started for
New York. The two bags of stuff were
seized by the police, acting under orders
from Justice Baruch. The bags were found
10 contain boots and shoes, clothes spools
or cotton and silk and many such articles
Ihese correspond with the goods stolen
from Fort Smelling. The prisoner promises
TO make full confession He admits that
the craft is the one which has been seen SO
often along the coast ~
The pirate ship is going to pieces off Mil
ton point, where she is aground. The craft
is fifteen tons burden and FORTY feet lone
the large stock of groceries which the gang
had piundered has been found ready for
special shipment into the freight house
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
Trains Five Hours Late.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Feb. ia blizzard has
ragged necessarily throughout this region
since 4 o'clock this morning and still pre-
walls with somewhat abated violence. The
wind has blown a gale and piled the snow
several feet on railroad tracks and in the
streets. causing almost a total suspension
Of business. Trains on the Wabash road
are from one to five hours late, the Kansas
City express due here at noon failing 10 ar
trains are in most cases, abandoned or
run with less than dozen cars. on the
Michigan division of the Big Four, only a
few freights are running, but passenger
trains are getting through nearly on time
All telegraph wires but one We're down this
morning and communication with nearly All
outside points was cut off, Stock which is
without shelter is suffering severely.
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TO admit of any progress at all. -Four and
six horses were put on each fire engine,
and even then with the most desperate ef-
forts one block in five minutes was excel
lent progress.
At IL o'clock the storm showed signs of
dying out, and the wind was abating some
what
Dispatches tonight from all over north
ern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and Iowa
tell the same story of furious storm and
interruption of business. The blizzard seems,
however, to be abating all over this section
at midnight and moving east at rapid
rate. The mercury is now falling rapidly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
Worst Storm Since the War.
ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Feb. 12.-Not since 1868
has there ever been a blizzard in this vi
cnity that could compare with the one
which ragged here to-day. Local traffic is
nearly suspended. There has been drop
of twenty degrees in temperature since
last evening and much suffering is re-
ported among the farm stock in conse-
ouence The streets are almost deserted,
and the city is at the mercy of the storm
king. The oldest inhabitant remembers a
day in February. 1863, which would COM
pare with this, but that is so long ago he
has probably got his accounts mixed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
WAGON WHEAT Sc
ACME MILLING COMPANY,
S2 West Washington Street
LEGISLATORS WITHOUT PAY.
Colorado Statesmen Unable to Secure
Salaries They Have Not Earned.

DENVER, Col, Feb. 12.-The Legislature
has been in session a month at a cost TO
the state or over $4,000, and as yet not a
single law has been enacted. Representa-
tives are indignant at the refusal of Audi
tor GoodykOontz to issue warrants for their
salaries until a bill is passed DESIGNATING q
from what fund or funds the money shall
on the ground that there IS no money in
the treasury not previosly appropriated
His communication explaining his Dosition
was today, on motion Of Represenfafive
Sweeney. returned 10 the Rocky mountain
canary who sent IL in" and IL will nor an
pear IN the records of the House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
Sale of TrOtters.

LEXINGTON, Ky. Feb 12.-TattersaIps 6
sales opened here to-day. with a good crowd
in attendance and a first-class lot OF stock
good demand and brought all they were
worth. Through misunderstanding Baro-
net Gl9lD and Rubenstein, the stars OF the
sale. had been sold privately and the own
ers allowed them to be put up with a re-
serve bid of 5000 each. No advance bids
We're made. and great dissatisfaction exists
over the matter. The principal sales were:
Baron Rogers, b. h., by Baron Wilkes Ash-
land Maid. 70 A. b. Jones. Glenville, Tenn.
$685.: Mahala. bl. m, by Cyclone by Mon
roe CHIEF, TO Bowerman Bros, s., 900. Forty
two head brought $1s,s7O. an average price
OF $3.50.
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Thought n Cyclone Coming.

Special to the Indianapolis Journai.
JEFFERSONVILLE,1 Ind, Feb. 12.-The
citizens of Jeffersonville to-day experienced
a scare which they will remember for quite
a while. At noon a strong wind started up.
and soon reports began arriving by tele-
phone and telegraph stating that cyclone
had passed through Chicago and was com
ing in this direction at the rate of sixty
miles per hour, and. advising every one 10
prepare for it, especially the coal and
river men. All the boats were Immediately
tied up and every one made preparations
for safety. in case it should reach here.
The barometer registered much lower than
Ii did when the cyclone struck here three
years ago At O'Clock this evening the
fright has not yet passed away, and a
great many will not get their usual sleep
tonight.
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business stopped at Anderson.
snaciaI To the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. 12.-The blizzard
struck Anderson this morning and has
practically blockaded the city. Traffic has
been suspended and business practically
given up. The snow and sleet is more than
a foot deep and in places drifting. The
street-car line has not been able to operate
more than half the system. AT noon sew
eral cars were derailed on the Midland by
the snow locking a switch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
EVERY CAR STUCK.
Fort Wayne Tied Up and the Snow
Drifting Seven Feet Deep.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. J.. - Fort
Wayne has experienced to-day the severest
snow storm and blizzard that has occurred
here for many years. The wind blew a
gale all night from the northeast, and at D
o'clock a drifting snow storm set in. At
o'clock the street-car tracks were covered
and the entire line was tied up and not
car has been run to-day. This evening cars
are standing Snow-bound all over town and
cannot be run to the barns. In many places
on Calhoun street the snow is banked up
seven feet deep in front of business houses
1t has stopped showing at o'clock and Is
fast growing colder. The business streets
have been deserted all day.