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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Shot OF His Mother. Bangs.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 25.-Mrs. Isaac Har-
mon. residing at Cammack station, west of
this city, was accidentally shot by her reck-
less fourteen-year-old son Walter on Fri
day. He had his fathers rifle in the yard
near the house, when il was accidentally
discharged. the ball passing through win
dow and blowing a furrow in his mothers
forehead, clipping off her bangs The glass
from the broken window cut her face and
as the blood began to flow she thought she
had been fatally injured
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The Needham VIII Case.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 25.-To-day was
the last day of the regular December term
of court, and Judge Hord adjourned the
Needham will case at noon to meet in adj
journed session Monday morning. This was
the ninth day of the trial and the third day
Of the defense, but the attorneys on both
sides say they are only about half done.
The defense are huxrying through with
their witnesses, but have only examined
put on the stand. The attorneys for the de-
Tense are seeking to prove the sanity of
Mrs. Needham by Placing on the stand her
neighbors and people with whom she trans
acted business
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Grant county Republicans.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind, Jan. 25--The Republic
ans of Grant county met in mass conven-
ton here to-day and decided to nominate
candidates for county offices on Feb. IL.
The representation is to be one delegate for
every ten votes cast for w. ID. Owen, Sec
rotary of State, in 1894. II. G. Hamaker.
county chairman, presided and Frank
Jones acted as secretary. Addresses were
made by Z. l.. Goldthwaite, Edward Pierce,
T. II. Banks, George A. Osborn, Dan Dilla,
E. II. Neal and DR.. NJ NJ. Wall. There
are about forty candidates already an
nounced for the various offices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Remains of an Unknown Suicide.
Snecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 25.-The re-
mains Of an unknown suicide were found
yesterday in an unused building at the
DePauw glass works. The man had cut a
deep cash In his wrist with razor and
slowly bed to death. The bloody razor
was found by his side and In his coat
pocket Coroner Starr found a revolver,
wrapped in piece of cloth. Nothing was
found on his body that would indicate his
name or place of residence. He was about
fifty-five years old, smooth-shaven and bald
except above the ears and back of the head,
which were sparsely covered with reddish
brown hair. His Clothing and shoes were of
common quality and would indicate that the
man had been tramping over the country.
The remains will be held several days to
await identification.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 25.-The midwinter
meeting of the executive committee Of the
meet in st. Louis on Monday. and an i'm
portant game will be played there by chosen
teams representing the East and the West,
With one from ST. Paul. The game viii
be played for the American Whist League
trophy. The ST. Paul team, consisting of
George L. Bum, John II. Briggs, Charles
Bronson and William Hudson, left for st.
I,ouiS Tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Monroe County Snubbed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

SpeclaI 10 the IndlanapoIlS JourHdI-
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. 25-The Re-
publicans of the Tenth judicial circuit met
here to-day to nominate candidates for
Judge and prosecutor. The circuit is COM
posed of Lawrence and Monroe counties
s. Is. Lowe presided and Walter Brad
flute was secretary. William II. Martin,
of Bedford, was nominated for judge by
reclamation but when Lawrence county
also insisted on taking the prosecutor the
Monroe county delegation withdrew amid
great confusion. The chairman. however,
nominee There is much feeling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

SpeCIdI 10 the InuldNdpOIIS JOuTNdI'
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. Is. = 1t is
thought the unknown man who committed
suicide yesterday is ]. Mccormick, of An
COLA, Steuben county, Indiana. John McIn-
tosh, proprietor of the Commercial Hotel
is positive the remains are those Of Nc
Ccrmick, who stopped at the hotel last De-
cember and left in a few days, saying he
was going to New Orleans. Mcintosh, how
ever, met him on the streets a few days
ago, and Mccormick said he intended to
stay in this city. The remains will be held
until Monday and, if not positively identi-
fed, will be inferred in the potter's field.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
VERA FREEMAN DEAD.
Wife of n Theatrical Manager Dies
from Morphine Poisoning.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Vera Freeman. an
actress, was found dead in her room in the
Hotel Pomeroy to-day. The body lay on the
bed and was fully dressed. The woman was
last seen alive at 10 o'clock last night.
Deputy Coroner's Physician Weston, after
a superficial examination of the body, at
tributed death to morphine poisoning.
Mrs. Freeman was the wife of Max Free
man. the theatrical manager. They were
married in San Francisco in the early part
of March, 1893. At the time Mrs. Freeman
was a member of S. NJ. LeavittS Adamless
Eden Company, Of which Freeman was man
ager. Mrs. Freeman's maiden name was
Swadley and her father is a druggist at
Wabash, Ind. Mr.. Freeman is in Phila-
delphia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Champion Cider Maker.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

special TO the indianapolis Journal
SUNMAN, Ind, Jan. 25.-Mr. Henry
Switzer. living two miles northeast of Sun
man, Ripley county, in the season just
past made 6S5 barrels of cider. AS it takes
on an average fourteen bushels of apples
for barrel of cider. he used $3.50 bushels
OF apples There was another cider mill
in operation within half mile Of Mr..
SWitZer
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killed HI. wife and Himself.

STERRET, Ala, Jan. 25.-IAst night John
II. Goodwin, one OF the most prominent
farmers OF this shelby county. shot his
wife to death and then committed suicide.
the tragedy occurring in his wifes room.
Godwin's mind had been falling for some
time past. but his condition was not regard
ed as serious enough TO place him under re-
his effects. as he intended 10 leave. She
implored him not TO carry out his purpose,
and finally refused TO do as he had ordered.
double barreled shotgun. poured the contents
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
bartholomew Precinct Meetings.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. S.-The precinct
meetings for the election of new Republican
committeeman were held throughout this
county to-day. AS far as heard from, the
meetings were all well-attended and were
very harmonious. The meeting of the COM
mitteemen to elect a new county chairman
will beheld in a few days. The committee
GeitZ, Newton Springer, Fred Ulrich, Will
liam Schooler James Arnold, Will Dodge,
Phil Knarr. Sherm Jones, William Childs,
Robert Mccullough and Albert Owens.
Great interest Is manifested in the organi-
zation throughout the county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Rattlesnake Bill CAPTURED.

WICHITA, Kan, Jan. 25.-Rattlesnake
Bill, the notorious cutthroat who killed
young Howard Roberts in his fathers house
at Isabella Thursday night, is in the hands
of the officers. The vigilance committee
kept up the pursuit of the murderer for
twenty-five miles and brought him TO bay
in the Gyp hills. 1t took six hours to dis
lodge the murderer, who intrenched himself
behind rocks and fought desperately until
his ammunition gave out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

In Mondays Journal was printed a state
ment concerning a threatened strike of
workmen employed at Logansport by the
Lafayette Bridge Company in which it was
said the bridge company had withheld the
workmens pay until as much as $500 was
due some of them. 1t was intended to say
that the amount due was $40.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Born ON Feb. 20.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, JAM 25-The
celebration of the birthday of Mrs. James
A. Clegg, of this county Feb. g will be an
unusual event and of great interest, because
of the fact that 1t has been four years since
she had the pleasure Of enjoying a birth
day, and 1t Will be eight years before an
other will roll around. The last anniversary
occurred Feb. %, 1880.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
The Ice Gorge Breaks.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


LOGANSPORT. Ind. Jan. 25.--The Wa
bash and Eel rivers are higher than they
have been for years and considerable dam
age has been done already. Last night be-
tween IL and IL o'clock, the ice in the two
dams in Eel river broke and carried every
thing before 1t. AT Market street a new
iron bridge is being constructed. 1t was
enough near completion TO be saved, but
all the substructure went out. The tenn
porary footbridge was also washed away.
The electric-light plant was slightly dam
aged and the waterworks plant flooded.
Considerable damage was also done to pri-
Yate property.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-William j. Sean
lon, who was probably the most popular
romantic Irish comedian and vocalist the
American stage has ever known. is lying in
the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum. in White
Plains. at the point of death. He has
reached a state of total paretic collapse,
and, while his death may not come for
few weeks, 1t can hardly be far off.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Italians Evacuate Abyssinia.

ROME, Jan. 25.-News was received here
to-day that the Italian forces. which have
been besieged at Makalle, Abyssinia, for
some time past, had evacuated that place
with the honors of war The news was
hailed with great manifestation of relief
and joy throughout Italy. 1t is believed
that this will lead to peace between Italy
and Abvssinia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Princeton without Water.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind, Jan. 25.-The water
main between the water station and the
stand pipe gave way last night and the
city is now without water. Fire broke out
in the Devins dry goods store this after
noon and caused considerable excitement.
The fire was extinguished with little dam
q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Jan. 25-Application
has been sent to the Pope for a coadjutor
for this Catholic diocese to act as assistant
to Bishop j. j. Hogan, whose health is
poor. Rev. j. Glennon. of considerable To-
cal prominence, IL Is understood, will be
given the position, and undoubtedly will
finally succeed Bishop Hogan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
The Helena to Have n silver Set

HELENA, Mont, Jan. 25.-The citizens OF
this city decided 10 present the gunboat
City Of Helena, named after this city. with
a silver set. Agnes Belle Steele, who viii
christen the boat, has started for Washing
ton. The event will be celebrated here with
a banQuet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

The worthlessness of the bonds was so APP
parent the prosecutor abandoned the idea
OF bringing suit, and now there is some talk
OF the court citing Sheriff Burk for con-
tempt Fresh warrants will be issued on the
indictments and the men will be rearrested
One OF the bondsmen accepted by Sheriff
Burk was the female keeper Of a house Of
al fame
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
watchman Probably Burned.

LANCASTER. Pa, Jan. 25.-The third dis
astrous fire of the week, and the second
within twenty-four hours. occurred tonight,
when the extensive plant of the Champion
Blower and Forge Company, one of the
largest manufacturing concerns in the city,
was completely destroyed. Loss, $50 900; in
surance. $4,000. George Miller. the night
Waterman, who was in the building at the
time the fire broke out, is supposed to have
perished
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Spencer Hotel Burned.
Special to the indianapolis journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
SPENCER, Ind, Jan. 25.-Fire Quilted the
new Spencer House hotel tonight. Loss.
$500. Insurance in Home Of New York and
Phenix of Brooklyn, 81, 300 each, with $500
insurance on contents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

LOUISVILLE, Jan. Z.-W. X. Johnson,
cashier of the Merchants National Bank
decided on at meeting tonight of
nineteen members, majority OF the City
Council. to Ill the unexpired term Of the
late Mayor Henry s. Tyler. Democrat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

not assumed larger proportions. The Cham
Der OF Commerce reelected DIR. Stephen II.
Tying president and Mr.. Peartree was re-
elected vice president. All the other officials
were reelected for another year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Elopcd and We're Married.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 25.-The mar
riage of Charles Willis. son OF Rev. 7. H.
Willis. formerly of this city. and now pre-
siding elder of the Bloomington district.
and Miss Oma Pedigo, of Bloomington,
which took place last Sunday, became pub
lie to-day. The brides mother objected to
the marriage and they eloped to Jefferson
VILE. They visited in Kentucky after the
ceremony, and have returned to Blooming
ton to reside with Rev. Willis. as the BRIDE
mother Is still unrelenting and will not for
give them for running away
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Panic I'm an Opera House.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Jan. 25.-During the prog
ress of Roman Catholic fair in the opera
house at Farley. village Of one thousand
inhabitants. twenty-three miles west of this
place. last night. fire broke out and created
a panic among the merry makers. In an
instant the merry crowd became a Strug-
Cling mob. anxious TO reach open air and
safety. The fragile booths were tor1 down
as the surging mass OF people crowded
to the entrance. Many were trampled on
and suffered severe bruises. but no fatalities
will result. There was also panic. though
less serious, among the guests of the
Loomis Hotel. The opera house block was
destroyed together with the LOOMS Hotel
and two banks, two small stores and two
residences. The loss will aggregate $780, O.;
only partly insured. The origin of the fire
Is unknown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

Srsciai to the Indianapolis Journal.
SPENCER, Ind. Jan. 25.-James Dali
garn. recently released from prison after
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
PLUNGED INTO THE RIVER.
Another Draw-Bridge Accident mt
Clexelaud=TyYo Eiremen Iniured.

Another Draw-Bridge Accident mt
CIeveInnd-Two Firemen Injured.
CLEVELAND, Jan. pa fire engine while
being drawn at a rapid rate to a fire in the
lumber district on the Flats at 2:30 this
morning. plunged through an open draw
bridge spanning the river at Seneca street.
Four firemen were on the engine, two of
whom jumped in time to avoid going down.
The other two men were precipitated with
the engine and horses into the river, dis
lance of about twenty-five or thirty feet.
The men, though partly stunned by the fall.
managed to reach some bridge piling and
were then rescued by their comrades, who
had jumped in time to save themselves.
The two firemen, driver William Burgess
and assistant engineer Charles Coolidge.
who went down with the engine, were more
or less injured. but. 1t is believed, not IA
tally. The horses were drowned and the
engine lies a wreck at the bottom of the
river. The approaches to the bridge are
not provided with safety gates steep
hill leads down to the bridge on the north
side, and the engine had gained such mo-
mentum in making the descent that it was
impossible to stop when the driver discov-
cred that the draw bridge was open. The
night was so dark and rainy that the red
lights located on each end of the open draw,
which had been swung out in midstream,
could not be seen. The draw had been
opened 10 permit a fre boat 10 pass through
on its way to the fire in the lumber district.
A fire, which for time threatened TO be
very destructive, broke out early this
morning on the top floor of the five-story
building at Nos "a TO 60 Frankfort street,
occupied by the Cleveland Autograph Com
pany. the Rouse Brass Foundry Company
Hall Safe and Lock Company and a half
dozen other smaller concerns. The flames
were finally subdued without having reached
the adjoining buildings. The loss from fire
and water will aggregate between $50 600 and
frrfl ~ m N W
hundred and fifty hands are thrown out OF
employment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

l0dI Mucous and QcatQlY
- 2-demon of sickness-constipa
ton, is an easy enough thing TO cure If
you take the right medicine Constipa-
ton is one of the commonest things IN the
world. It is really one of the most SEM
Gus things. Fully nine-tenths of all the
ordinary sickness of mankind is due to
this one cause. If you place an obstruc-
ton in the gutter, il will stop the flow OF
water, and gradually a mass Of poison
Gus, putrefying matter will accumulate
That is exactly what happens in the
digestive organs when constipation be-
gins. Poisonous matter accurnulates and
is forced into the blood. II goes all over
the body and causes all sorts of symp-
toms A few of these are dizziness, fatu-
lence, heartburn, palpitation, headaches,
loss of appetite, loss OF sleep, foul breath,
distress after eating, biliousness and erup-
tons of the skin. These things are un-
pleasant, but they are not serious. The
serious things come afterward. Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are for the cure
of constipation. They are tiny, sugar.
coated granules, easy to take, mild and
efficient In their action. One Is gentle
laxative, two a mild cathartic There 10
nothing else in the world like them.
There is nothing that takes their place.
There is nothing just as good, although
Icing and INSCRIPTIONS druggists may
sometimes tell you SO for their own profit
Do you want to lose your health 80 that
the druggist can get richs
~ The Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser. in plain En-
N giish, or Med,eRe simPllhed by
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-21

plucked again year a ter yestGbtg
the farmer IL honest With his saII
Hotd farmers say We can summer al
low barley pstou anu aid 20 uet can
TO tic crop up TO q certain limit /,
has been proven that systematic ans
abundant Irrigation has simi.sr sfisot
have heafd Of sailing gold nine,
and watering their stocks also. hi
those VINO nave invested In mipin,
property 70 iortilz q believe are ouits
unanimous agaiLst the ,flicauy OF tbs
process. You may cat tho psaeb,.
which you raise In your own orobArd
AMI be no tOofer for the pleasure, sinr,
la due season they viii come again
and again for your deli citation. time.
without number. But when You Al
up your gold, II does not come bach. IA
gone forever; we are eating up lut
gold at tue rate Of $4,000, 900 a yea
while our orchards are suffering 0i nl'
gleot. We arc each year $4,000 OUU
poorer IN resource than we were tb,
year leiure, not calculating tue mil
lions OF gold and silver which ~.
taken from tue Slate annually By non,
residents. In other words We A..
squsndering In extrAvagant living tps
ttiOufcts with which the Creator I'm.
tended w bhUuli hbefate the Gun,
ttyS permanent powers Of pfoduct.,n.
Moreover, we are oultlvAting ana 40.
curing new economic wants AtArst,
VI f4,OJU,OOO a year iastor than WI, 40
developing thu means to supply them
The length VI time W. may clutinu. A.,
this species VI barhaflim without r,st.
lziug its effects will depend upon In.
iAfgsne's u uur mines. but Inc faet
may be relied up)n that ~ sure a. W.
continue In suun policy there will
cemo a time wen Sheer poverty viii
compel us 10 make q shin from ot,r
preseut style Of living anu liEsvlso
from our sIOthf0l disregard Of tue .lm.
plest though mIst oxAollnR law u
human A1sOclAtiOn-a law Of the lust
Creator which says that mon must Dr..
ducr the equivalent OF what he con.
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applies with equal force TO the lpJi.
vidual, tho family, the city, tue stale
and tbs nation.
| have not given you the dry ,ttav
" economic theory which some nav
have been led 10 expect from the oTiy.
inal announcement, but have .nJss.
yored TO give TO you the principlos of
Trade In way that would fspay Won
test Tor the time expended.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-21
SURPLUS, 100000.

Some people always ttIe moot people
sometimes save something and some people never cave
anything Tho road TO comfort lies moro In what wo
than what make Zlon's Savings Bank was
opened for two purposes As Investment for those
who esablshed It and also place In which tho
pIo OF Utah could safely deposit their money and
roceve reasonable interest thereon It Is tho Larseot
and Oldest Savings Bank In Utah, and the confidence
roposod IN II is aessd by tho fact that tho bank
was Instituted. l5,5os savings accounts have boon
opened. Deposits received In any sum from $lup.
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