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Drenched with Boiling Lard.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind, March 1.-THE steam lard
vat at W.. r. Jones & Sons slaughter house.
west of the city. exploded this morning,
throwing hot grease over John Beckley, an
employe, and scalding him so badly that he
may die. He was alone at the slaughter
house when the explosion occurred, and he
ran to the water works, a distance Of a half
mile, for help. This same vat exploded about
six months ago and Oliver O'Neal was
hnrnad 10 daafh
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but a few weeks. Toward the latter part
OF September he deserted her and never re-
turned TO Rushville until a few lays ago.
learning Of his return, fled a complaint be-
fore the prosecuting attorney, on which his
arrest was made.
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NOT WILLIAM TELL.

Evansville Boy shoots His Companion
I'm the Forehead.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 14-An at
tempt to initiate William Tell was made
here this afternoon with fatal results. AL
bert 1saacs and Elmer Ross, thirteen-year-
old boys. were experimenting with a 1obert
rife. Isaacs attempted to shoot something
from the head of Ross. The bullet from
the gun struck the latter in the forehead,
penetrating the brain and producing death.
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The Palladium Changes Hands.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, March 1.-THE Rich
mond Daily and Weekly Palladium, Repub-
lican, owned by Isaac Jenkinson, was to-
day sold to Daniel Surface, of this city,
and Samuel j. Flickinger. of Cincinnati.
manager of the Associated Press branch
Office at that place. They assume charge
at onca
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"Cberokee Bill, MUST Hang.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE President
has denied an APPLICATION for pardon in the
case of Crawford Colby, alias Cherokee
Bill, sentenced in Arkansas to be hanged
next Tuesday for murder. In his indorse-
this application fully and find no sufficient
reason for committing the sentence of the
court or delaying its execution. The clerk
of pardons will Immediately notify the Of
ficers at Fort Smith that the judgment of
the court must be carried out"
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BLEW OFF HIS e A
Suicide Of Joseph Tfmmous in the
Presence Of His Family.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RENSSELAER,, Ind, March 14.-Joseph A.
Timmons, aged forty. ex-trustee of Jordan
township. in this county, and a prominent
citizen, blew off his head with a shotgun this
morning. The deed occurred at his home.
in the presence Of his wife and children. He
started off as IL to go hunting, and, when
ten feet from the door, before any one could
interfere, placed the gun to his head and
pulled the trigger with his foot. He was
thought to be mentally unbalanced.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CORYDON, Ind, March Nv. H. Rain
bolt was arrested here to-day on a charge
Of forgery. He attempted to sell a note
for $50 to the Corydon Bank and the presi-
dent, suspecting forgery, had him arrested.
Abraham Pitman and Willard Rosenberg
er, whose names were signed to the note,
were notified and pronounced 1t a forgery.
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Grant County Robbers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, March lion the night
of Feb. IA the postoffice and two general
stores at Swayzee were burglarized, and
between $50 and s175 in money TAKEN. to-
gether with so or 500 worth of dry goods.
This morning special officer Morgan. from
Logansport, brought here Albert Fisher. an
eighteen-year-old boy, from Richmond,
where he had arrested him on the charge
Of being implicated in the burglary. Fisher
at once confessed, and said there was an
organized gang Of young men in the west
ern part OF this county who were engaged
in robbing stores. He implicated Bert Mark,
'sTode' Wright OF Mier and ]. w. Carun-
dial Of Converse. The officers went TO Mier
and Sweetser this afternoon and arrested
the three young men. who are now lodged
in the Grant county jail. Mark Is a nephew
of one Of the men whose store was bur-
glarized. Fisher pleaded guilty TO burglary
this afternoon before Judge Custer, and
sentence was suspended until Monday. Fish
er will tell all he knows under a promise of
a light sentence.
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Indiana Denths.

KNIGHTSTOwN, Ind, March 14.-Miss
Mary Carmikle, who lived at Ogden, and
had made her home with A. f. Carroll, of
this city,. for several years, dropped dead
from heart failure to-day while visiting her
parents. She was about fifty years old.
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Master i'm Chancery at Marion.
ynecial To the I~ndianannlis Inurnal

MARION. Ind. March 1.-THE probate
business of the Grant Circuit Court has in
creased so greatly that Judge Custer has
named E. A. Huffman, a prominent attorney,
as master commissioner, who will have
charge CT guardianships and estates.
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Opposed by Secretary Lamont.

WASHINGTON. March l4-Secretary La
mont has written a letter to Senator Hawley.
chairman of the Senate committee on mill
tary affairs, advising against the revival
of the rank of lieutenant general in the
army at the present time. The letter was
called out by sending to the Secretary the
bill reviving this grade in General Miles's
interest and asking his opinion on it, as
is customary in matters pertaining to the
department. Without making any direct
reference to General Miles, the Secretary
says that he does not see any reason for
such legislation at this time. He also gives
it as his opinion that the passage of the
bill would be opposed to the best interest
of the army.
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Hot-water Well Near .Muncie.

MUNcIE. Ind. March 14-Tnere is con-
siderable excitement in the vicinity Of
New Burlington. eight miles southeast of
Muncie, over the discovery OF an artesian
wen o. water nearly as warm as fresh
milk, which spurts high into the air from
the top OF an eight-inch pipe. The we'll
was drilled by contractor James Il. Swear
Ingen, on the farm OF j. 3. Cunningham.
where = gas well was being sunk Tor the
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SptCldI 10 IHt IHUIdIdpOHS Hdl-
WASHINGTON, March H-Gen. George
B. Williams, formerly of Lafayette, and now
of the Cramps Ship-building Company. has
started for Toxic, with the expectation of
making contracts for some Of the battle
ships and cruisers hat are to be added to
the Japanese navy. He has taken with him
models of the battle ship Indiana. the ar
mored cruiser New York and the unarmored
cruiser Columbia, loaned by the Secretary
of the Navy for exhibition to the japanese
naval authorities as the highest types OF
modern naval construction.
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WASHINGTON, March 1.-The President
has approved the acts making seven years
unexplained absence proof of death in pen
sion cases: to incorporate the Supreme Coun-
Gil OF the thirty-third degree of Scottish Rite
Mansonry for the Southern jurisdiction OF
the United States. and authorizing the dis.
tribution Of worlds fair medals and di-
plomas-
The President has approved the joint reso-
buttons granting Cole county, Missouri. the
use Of certain rooms in the Jefferson City
public building; directing the submission of
estimates for further Improvement of Con-
neaut harbor, Ohio, and the act authorizing
the construction of a bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at or near Chamberlain, s. d.
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ports The imports Of silver coin and bullion
during February amounted to $,36e.S19. and
the imports 81 III. 967. For the eight months
the exports OF silver exceeded the imports
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Henry w. Cramp interviewed.

PHILADELPHIA, March H-"Tf you
will refer to Navy Department reports at
Washington you will find a direct refuta-
ton Of the Statements" said Henry w.
Cramp, a member of the firm of William
Cramp & Sons. ship builders, to-day, refer
ring to a published story to the effect that
the armament of the battle ship Indiana
was entirely too heavy for the vessel. He
said that official records show that the guns
of the Indiana had been fired, and that the
results had been classed as successful. w
do not know on what authority the state
ments were published to-day and have no
desire to engage in a controversy of any
kind regarding the subject" added Mr..
Cramp. 1--WE will simply refer all persons
in search of Information to the departments
at Washington. / will state, however, that
Information furnished to the firm has al
ways been to the effect that the armament
was well adapted to the ship and that the
runs worked all right during official trials"
There was no blame attached TO the build
ers in the statement published to-day. The
responsibility for the alleged unsatisfactory
results was placed on the shoulders of those
who designed the ship, and it was admitted
that plans had been followed in every par
ticular by the builders of the vessels. The
Massachusetts, a sister ship of the Indiana,
will leave Cramps on Tuesday for the build
ers' trial trip. About three weeks after the
ship returns to- the yard, she will be placed
in readiness for the official trial trip.
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TOO MUCH HARD WORK.
Engineer Omcers of h Navy Break
ing Down Fast.


WASHINGTON. March 14.-The frequent
breakdowns of the engineer officers OF the
navy, attributable to hard work, resulting
from insufficient force, promises, IL not
remedied, to bring about the anomalous
state of affairs that the retired list of the
corps will soon become larger than the
active list The increase in the retired list
has become particularly remarkable during
the past ten years, or since the building Of
modern naval vessels, with their complex
machinery, and the figures prepared at the
Navy Department on the subject fully IL
~lustrate this rapid breaking down of the
engineers On the LIST OF January, 1896, there
were 221 officers on the active list of the
engineer corps and Il Oh the retired list.
or 32.1 per cent. as many on the retired as
on the active list. On the 1st OF last JAM
uary there were 173 on the active and 104
on the retired list, or 50 per cent. as many
on the retired list as on the active list. In
other words. the percentage OF retired to
active officers has almost doubled during
the past ten years, covering the period Of
the upDuilding OF the navy. Compared with
the number retired In the other branches of
the naval service the figures are startling.
and the engineer officers argue that they
show that their work must be very much
more severe than that OF any other officers.
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Her Main Battery Works Smoothly,
but Care Must BE Taken I'm sight
ing the Eight-Inch Guns
CONGRESSMAN LINTON's APAISM RE-
SISTED BY CAPTAIN PHELAN.
Former Challenged to Fight n Duel
Broken Down by Hard Work.

WASHINGTON. March 14-Private advices
received here from Port Royal are to the
effect that the Indiana touched the bottom
inside the harbor buoy yesterday while COM
ing up the bay. AS no official report of the
fact has been made, 1t is assumed that no
damage was sustained, as the bottom Is soft
mud inside the harbor and the vessel was
undoubtedly proceeding very slow. The Of
f1cials at the Navy Department ridicule the
story that there is anything wrong with the
battery of the ship, and point to the report
of the inspection board which went to sea
with her and fired every gun on the ship I'M
der all possible service conditions. The big
thirteen-inch guns constituting the main bat
terry worked with perfect smoothness, and
the Understanding mechanism, which gener-
ally gives more or less trouble at first, per-
formed its functions without a hitch. The
blast Of the big guns started leaks in some
of the matches, and these were ordered to be
contemplation before. AS for the secondary
battery, as reported at the time Of the trial,
all worked We'll, except that the eight-flch
guns could not be fired safely directly over
nrst causing the men in the sighting hoods
to vacate. This also was expected, and, in
deed, the plans for the double-storied tur-
rets which are to go to the new battle ships,
kearsarge and Kentucky, were evolved as
the result OF experiments made at the prov
ing grounds, which showed that ii would not
be possible safely to fire the eight-inch guns
directly over the main turretS. In the case
or the Indiana, the inspection board recon-
mended that, TO guard against accidental
turrets, checks be placed in the gear, and
this has already been ordered.
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WASHINGTON. March 14.-A statement
issued by the Bureau Of Statistics of the
imports and exports Of the United States
for the month OF February and for the
eight months ended Feb .. 1896. shows the
exports of domestic merchandise during the
month amounted to sc. s6s.1&. against ST.
$685. "a during February, 1885, For the eight
months the exports aggregated 269 $50.
or about $f0.0o0.00O in excess OF the same
period In 1895. The imports Of merchandise
during February amounted to So 4S7, 29S. OF
which $2S.5246sS was free of duty. For the
eight months the imports. dutiable and free.
were 81. 402. 27 less than the exports. Dur
ing February the exports Of gold coin and
bullion amounted to <2.183 100 and the Inn
ports 70 81 ,559. 0eQ. For eight months the
exports were <3.e32>ss2 In excesa OF the I'M
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-11

E. W. Brink. Of Hoyiton; Henry D.
Dement,. OF Dixon, Lee county; John
n. Hamilton, Of Bloomington, Nc
Lean county; Miles Kehoe, Of Chi
cago, Cook county; William II. Par
ish. Of Harrisburg, Saline county;
Faucet Plumb, OF Streator. LaSalle
county. and William E. Shut, of
Springfield, Sangamon county.
George Hunt. of Paris. Edgar coun-
ty. was present, but did not vote.
We are perfectly aware Of the fact
that the gentlemen whose names ap-
pear on the foregoing list, are not
al going to give their support this
year to candidates for president and
vice president, aud for congress,
pledged to the maintenance of the
existing single gold standard, espe-
| cially those Of them remaining In &C.
tive political life, arc respectfully re-
9uested to publish their reasons for
their change since the year 1877,
which was abou: the time the public
begun to learn, to its establishment,
that the demonetizing act of 1878
had been sneaked through congress.
and that the American silver dollar
was for the future to be shut ou
from the mints.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-11
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

The report of the state banking depart
mcnt on New York savings banks shows
for New York city an increase over 1895 of
S2i, 500, 900 in total resources, and S26, 200,-
600 due dcpositors. The surplus has de-
creased Loo. OJD and the number of de-
positors has increased %, gJ7.
The Long Island bank. the oldest finan-
cial institution in Brooklyn. has started
to wind up its carcgr. the directors having
decided to 90 ont Of business. Every dol
lar Of its deposits will be paid
Mrs Ami, CapIin, of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
gave birth to a boy baby on the ferry boat
uopatcong while crossing from Hobolsen
To New York
Eugene V .Dcbs has declared for Bryan,
but says hc cannot support Scwall, whom
he thinks should step aside in favor of
Watson.
Policeman J.. o. James routed crowd
of boys from swimming pool in West
Newark, o., and placed the youngsters
under arrest. While standing near the
bank the officers attention was diverted
and the boys threw him into the creek.
Every lad escaped.
Conductor Crum found the dead body of
newly born baby on the metropolitan:
elevated near Peoria street, Chicago. The
little one was carefully wrapped in news
paper.
james Seymour, who kept a saloon at
Roby, Ind, gave n dim to his friends.
After il was over he shot himself. Losses
growing out of the closing Of the Indiana
race tracks are supposed to have prompted
the deed.
William Strong, a porter for c. 5. Kim
ball, n saloonkccper at Chicago, is missing,
ne Is also 1855.
Mrs. A. l.. Rinehart, an enthusiastic
bicyclist of Denver. rode zoo miles in sew
enteen hours and thirty -five minutes. She
recently rode ten centuries in as many
days.
John Dalton, n Chicago peddlcr, while
drunk assaulted his wife and l3-yelr-old
daughter with hammer. Mrs. Dalton
skull was fractured and she may die.
Gland Sanders. who disappeared eight
years ago. has returned To his father :
home in Anderson Ind The boy was
supposed to have been dead and buried a,
Joplin, No.
Mrs. Fred Phifer was burned TO death
at Dallas, Tex, by the destruction of Meis
tcrhaus garden. She rushed into tbs
roof fell in on her.
Edward Hinkcl. of Detroit owner of the
| Azalin, was thrown from his yacht in 9
| collision at Port Huron, Mich, ant
| crushed by the steamer Normandie.
DIR. James I. Scott, of Grecntown, Ind.
| cut his throat and was successful in end
ing his life. He was demented owing t,
| sickness.
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Publication Notice.
In the circuit court Of said county, at the Septen
Der term, 1896.

W
Der term, 1886.
Caroline Sou,herd, Diana Irwin, Emma;ine
StoothoI VS.. Mary LaForge, Andrew j. Light,
Joseph Light, Mary Willard. Emma Hartwell, e.
" Light, Louisa Coddinsfon, Lucinda Hodkin-
son, Joau Light, Robert Light. Nincola Ander-
Light. Rebecca Schulz, William F. Light. Robert
A. Light. Annie Light, Sarah NJ. Deal, Jane
saunders. Emma Root, IL. &. Light, Anna 4. Tai
bolt. Florence Light. matte z. Light, Jav W.
Light, William Du-inberry and William DusIn
berry, administrator OF the estate Of Joseph
Light. deceased.
Affidavit OF non residence Of Mary LaForge,
Andrew. Light, Joseph Light. Mary Willard,
Emma Eartweli. G. W. Light. Lonisa Coiding-
ton. Lucinds. Hodkinson, John Light. Robert
Light. Mineola Anders on. Charles A. Light, John
l.. Light. Rebecca Schulz. William F. Light,
Rob, IT A. Light. Annie Light. Sarah NJ. Deal.
Jane saurd 1rs. Emma Root; b. c. Light. anna
Talbot, Florence Light, Matte f. Light. Jay
". Light the above defendants having been filed
in the clerks Office OF the circuit court Of said
county, notice is hereby given to the said non
resident defendants that the complainant flied
their bill OF complaint in said court, the char
Gerry side thereof, the sSth day of May. 1896 and
that thereupol a summons issued out of said
court, wherein said sCit is now pending returna-
bic on ;he first Monday in the month OF September
| next, As is by law required. Now, unless you
ehall personally be and appear before the sait
circuit court on the first day Of the next tern
| thereof, 10 be holden ct Rock leland in ant
| for the said county, on the first Monday il
| September next, and plead, answer or demur Z,
| the saia compartments bill OF complaint the sam,
and the matters and things therein charge,
and stated will be taken ae confessed, and
| decree entered against you according TO th'
prayer Of said bill.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE, Clerk.
Rock Island, H., July II. 1895.
| WILLIAM MCENIRY.
Complanants Solicitor.
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Publication Notice.
STATE Of ILLINOIS, "a.
Rocg Island COUNTY.

In the Circuit court. September term, A. D.
1896
lar. petition OF Rock 1>lsnd and Eastern Illi-
no.s Railway company TO condec mn right of way.
Affidavit of the non-residence of the defenc-
ants, Peter Farrell, Anna NJ. Wadsworth,
William C.. Wadsworth, Kate Fraser. Henry
Fraser, Josephine Petit grew and - Pettirrew
cher husbaudl. having been filed in the c erss Of
flee OF the ci.cuit court Of sad county, no,ice Is
therefore hereby given to the raid non-resi-
dent defendants that the petitioner fled Tvs
petition in said court the chancery side there
Of on the twenty-nnth (29) day Of May, 1890, and
That thereUpon summons issued out Of said
coGri, wherein said suit ss now pending. returna-
bile on the fret Monday In the month Of Septem-
Der next "a is by law required.
Vow, unless you the raid nonresident de-
PENDANTS above named, Peter Farrell, Anna NJ
Wadsworth, William Wadsworth, Kate Fraser,
Henry Fraser, Josephine PettiRrew and Petit.
grew.shal personally be and appear before said cir
cult court the first day of the next term there
Of to be holden az Rock leland in and for the said
county, ON tn e first Monday in September mex and
plead, answer or demur to the said petitioners
petition, the same ard the matters and
things t erein charged and stated will be taken
as confessed, and a decree entered against you
according TO the PRAYER Of said bill.
Rock Island, ILL.,, July 2S, 1896.
GEORGE ". CAMILLA. CLERK.
HAAS q BuroRD.. Complainsnt's Solicitors.
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Publication Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS. lm.
Rock ISLAND COUNTY,
In the Orient. court in ehsncery, September
term, A. ID. 1895.
John W. Johnston vs. Eliza Johnston, Francis
Johnston, Margaret Johnston, John Johnston.
eliza Johnston. Frank Smith. Samuel Smith, Al
Noeher, Mosher. Matilda Remp. -
Remp Josephine Johnston, Henry Johnston. j.
John l.. Johnston, Ella Johnston, Anna Pltman.
Pitman, Ellzabeth Ntzsimmons, Ash
.ton, Thomas Johnston. Niles W. Diemer, Will
liam Johnston guardian of Mics " Diemer,
minor. Rachel Johnston. Thoma. Johnston. John
Hutchinson, Mary Hutchinson, Joseph Hu,chn-
son, Margaret Hutchinson, Robert Hutchinson,
Pinnic Hutchinson. Thomas Hutchinson, Emma
Hutchinson, William Hutchipso son, Nora Hut. him
son. Henry Hutchinson, MARY Z. Hutchinson,
or devsees of Thomas Johnston. deceased. the
unknown owners OF the west one-half Of the
southeast quarter or section number twenty SIX
(asD in township number eixteen (I6) north OF
range number two west Of the fourth p. N. il the
county Of Rocx Island and etste Of ulinois. Bill
10 copstrue and correct Will.
To the above named defendants. Eliza Johns
tor, Francis Johnston. margaret Johnston. Johr
Johnston, Eliza Johnston: Frank smith. samue
Smith: Al Mosher. -Aosher. Matilda Kemp
| ton, j W Johnston. Maria Johnston. John l.
| Johnston, Ella Johnston, Anna Ptman, -
Putnam. Rachel John.ton, homas Johnston
John Hutchinson. Mary Hutchinson, JOSEPH
Hutchinson MARGARET Hutchinson, Robert Hutch
inson, Pinuie Hutchinson. Thomas Hutchinson
Emma Hutchinson, william Hutcinson; Nor
| inson Ma Ida smith lanes smith. the unknown
heirs or devisee. 81 Thomas Johnston. deceased
\ the unknown owners Of the west half OF tn
| southeast quarter OF section number lwenty-ei.
| (as) in 20 nship number Of fesn (i6l. north o
| range number two (2) west o: the Fourth princi
pal meridian in the county of Rock leland Al
| etaie OF Illinois.
| All iavi, Of You. nor-resdence having bee
fled in the Office OF The clers Of said c;rcui
| coart mott e is hereby given 70 you aud esch o
yol. ihs, The above named complainant hiss Gle
in said count his bill o! complaint against ycu o
| the ohs,.cery side of sait conrt, and summon
| in otAncerry has hesn issued in laid caus
| against you reiurnable TO the next term OF 50;
| court, to be b qua AID holden az the coGr; hous
in the city 81 Rock Island in ssid county on III
first MONDAY in September A. D., 1896 at whic
time and place you viii appear and plead. snswt
or semur 70 said bill OF M stint il you At.
Dated s, Rock ls!snf. Illinois, this 18Th day c
| July, A. D.. ISs6.
| GEORGE v. GAMBLE. Clerk.
SwEESET i WALLER, CouplaiLant's Solicitors.