The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-24

Emerald Isle at Dublin, where they took
a home-bOund steamer.-Richmond Pal
ladium.
The meeting Of the oratoricaI associa-
ton, Saturday, was an extremely hot one.
The fraternities kicked for a represent
alive on the credential committee. but
didn't get IT, After the chair by his vote
had saved their report from adverse
amendment, IT was adopted y motion
to throw out proxies was not received by
the chair nor would ne put IN appeal from
this decision. Some strong language was
INDUCED in by the chair and Mr.. Martin.
Mr. Wright poured oil on the waters.
after which the barb" ticket was elected
by vote of "a 10 A. The ticket was
follows: President. Z. Z. Daugherty;
vice-president, J. w. Bailey; secretary,
]. L. Burton; treasurer, II. +. Waldo
Franklin News.
Mr.. ClOgston, a commercial traveller
from Sprinfeld, Mass, was sitting in the
Big Four depot last night waiting for
the knickerbOcker special to pull in. He
turned 20 pick up his grip and overcoat,
which he had placed on the seat beside
him. when he was ast0nished to discover
that they were not there RE had been
touched" by some nervy fellow. He re-
ported his Joss TO PatrOlman Seldomridge,
who started after the thief, but the rascal
had gotten too much of a start. The
Valise contained nothing but some sam
pies of stationery. The thief viii prob
ably throw Ii away when he sees lis con-
tents, and If anyone finds 1t they should
take it TO police headquarters, that it
may be forwarded TO Mr.. ClOgston.-
Muncie News.
a trial by jury was he'd in his hoaor.
Squire Cars court. Tuesday. The plain
tiff was the state of Indiana and the de-
PENDANT was one Edward Gaines, who
lives near Swan Pond. An affidavit was
fled against Gaines by his wife, Christina
Gaines to compel him TO keep the peace
lad hqf a Crpry mel ~
her and that ne had threatened to take
her life. They separated, but he would
visit her and make trouble. She swOre
that her life was in danger Gaines, Who
E tlleged TO be a Mormon preacher, said
that the actions of his wife and the un-
borhood caused him 10 act distanGy to-
ward her. The jury was out but a short
time when they decided on a verdict of
acquittal.-Washingto Gazette.
Regarding an item which appeared in
the Dispatch recently relative to the cold
bath for the treatment of typhoid fever,
a Michigan City physician said TO a Dis
patch reporter: tine cold water treat
ment for typhoid fever was introduced by
Currie Of Liverpool, at the end of the last
century, and of late years has been forced
on the profession by Brand of Stetlin
There is positively no treatment so ehica-
cious for this fever and fits concomitants.
All the leading hospitals in this country
use the cold bath and have been doing so
for several years. Prejudice of the laity
prevents the use OF the cold bath prac-
tce. Cold spOnging is substituted The
Celebrated Osler. of John Hopkins universe
" hospital. will adopt no other treat
ment."-Alichigan City Dispatch.
The Hammond Tribune says there is no
law against Importation of Pinkerton
men into Indiana. This statement is
false. When the great strike Of 1877 was
a 4 lar "a rtf no -
rloting and when Ben Harrison put him
self unasked at the head Of the militia
to quel the rioters. and when Pinkerton
men were imported TO shoot down strik-
ers-then Indiana democracy saw the
need Of what was known then as and is
still called the anti-Pinkerton law. When
passed the aVOWed purpose was 70 pre-
vent the Importation of PinkertOn men.
True the law was made general, for 10
specify only Pinkerton men would have
been to defeat the very purpose for which
il was passed. This law was passed over
republican opposition and would no doubt
be repealed should they gain power to
do sO.-Lake County News.
A free-for-all fight took place at
dance given at a farm residence two
miles northwest of the city Thursday
night. Two young men began fighting
and one. in drawing back TO strike the
other, stuck young lady in the face,
knocking her down. She remained I'M
difficulties were engaged in by the ruff
fans present and just as the pleasure
seekers We're about TO depart for their
homes some fellow slipped up behind a
young man seated in an open buggy and
struck him terrific blow on the head
with a brick. He fell forward from the
vehicle unconscious and began bleeding
freely from the deep cash in the back
OF his head. The cowardiy brute who
did the work rapidly ran for home. Bad
Hrfrr1 trrng rfa aafr r.f Tf-
turbances.-Washingto Democrat.
Jim Burnett Is the name OF an old man
who has been living with his family on
+. BrOadway-st., known as the Neal prop
erty. James is rather skittish for a man
Of his years and the fact that he draws
a pension Of $24 a month lifts from his
shoulders many of the cares of the world.
He imagines that he Is deeply in love with
a Mrs. Adams, known by some as
Straight Back" Last evening Mr..
Burnett, with SO Of good money in his in
side pocket and Ms Adams angling
gaily on his arm, shook the dust of Shell
byville from their feet and skipped, he
said, for Kentucky. Mrs. Burnett Is left
in destitute circumstances and says that
she don't care a continental for her bus
band, but thinks it was rather small in
him not paying his grocery bill ami leav-
ing her nothing to eat-Shelbyville Re
publican.
The genuine Russian thistle has finally
found its way into northern Indiana. 1t
grew on the right-Of-way of the l.. S. d
NJ. s. railroad. about one mile east of
Brimfield. Prof Coulter of Purdue uni
versity, pronounces it the real weed. and
the first identified in the state. The Ken
dallville sun states that Mr. Faux
whose farm is crossed by the railroad
there. says that he noticed one plant in
the fall Of 1898; that Il broke off near the
ground and rolled along the track for
quite distance and finally got into
field. This year the plant grew up album
dainty for a distance of twenty rods and
enough 70 make a large load for a hay
rack-plants Of all sizes from a foot TO
four feet in diameter. Since the charac-
ter Of the plant was known the section
men have been cutting it down, but the
plants have rlpened their seed and the
ground is well sOwn. From all appear
ance IL has a good starr.
Bake Ream, the KOkOmO man who
travelled all the way to Wayne county TO
whip a man who had abused his step
daughter, will go back TO the scene of his
encounter this morning, in answer to
warrant charging him with committing
assault and battery. When the word was
first received here Ream was charged
with assault with intent to commit muir
der, but the parties evidently thought this
too strong a charge, and when the war
rant for Ream's arrest was received by
Sheriff Sumption 10 charged pain assault
and battery. The sheriff turned the war
rant over TO Ream and he will 90 to Mil
ton to face the charge. He has retained
Henry u. Johnson, the noted Richmond
attorney and congressman. TO conduct his
defense. Ream says that he IS willing