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Sharp County record., 1898-04-22

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rufhan.
with our faces turned
toward Wall street, from
whence all blessings flow, for
support and snstenance' we
soIemnIy declare that when
the Republican convention at
Minneapolis asserted that
the American people, from
tradition aad interest, favor
b;metallism, and the Repub-
lican party demands the use
of both gold and silver as
standard money it meant to
declare unequlvocally Tor
gold alone, and any man who
does not understand 1t that
way is a lunatic and ought
to be confined in an asylum.
1--WE indorse the lofty and
patriotic sentiment expressed
so eloquently by our dis
tinguished ally, H)n. John
NJ. Palmer, in the campaign
of 1896, to the effect that he
would rather live in a mon
archy than in a republic
where the principles of the
Chicago platform prevailed
"Following the instruct.
ions of those who dictate our
policies, control our CONVEX
tions and manage our admin
istrations, we bow in
worshipful alteration at the
feet of Grover the Fat--him
who gave us wisdom and an
honest financial policy, con-
versatlsm and our foreign
policy; who taught us the
patriot and unselhsh lesson
that the rights of property
are more sacred than the
rights of man; that money
ought to be the master,
everything else the servant,
AS dn official evidence of our
profound reverence for bin,
we shall write his name o.
the roll Of honor of our party,
second only to our other
sainted hero, Marcus Azure.
lius Hanna,
"While our great and
good commander graciously
informs us that we were
sorely shocked and grieved
at the barbarities Derpe.
trated by the Spanish sold
lerS against the Cuban pat,
riots in their struggle for
II b e r t y, resulting in tie
butchery or starvation of
hundreds of thousands of
men, women and children,
yet he gives US the comfort
ing assurance by way of
complete eXoueration of his
administration for permitting
the long continuance of these
atrocities that the victims
were nearly all from the
poorer classes, and it is
doubted if this depletion of
their ranks is seriously to be
regretted.
Our affectionate master
further comforts us with the
knowledge that by relr,ining
from prohibiting the slaugh.
ter and starvation nE ,hn.a
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GLASS woRKERs, TROUBLES.
Wrangles Among Themselves and
Controversies with the Trust.

W E8n e5AC8 anu
Controversies with the Trust.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Sept. 1O.-H. B.
Smith, treasurer of the Hartford City Win
dow Glass Company. and member of the
manufacturers wage committee, returned
home this morning from Pittsburg, where a
conference with the fatteners was held
Thursday and Friday. The workers pre-
scented demands for Is per cent. of the blow
ers' wages under their 189S-99 scale, and de-
manded to be placed on an equal footing
with the blowers and gatherers. TIE man
ufacturers took the workers propositions
under advisement, but intimated that they
could not grant them. After spending the
last day in useless argument on both sides
the conference finally adjourned without a
settlement being reached and no time being
set for another conference. The fiatteners
were Representa- by President George L.
Cake, r. l.. Cranor, Anderson; A. G. Shinn
Muncie; C. II. Harding, Kane, Pa; T. c.
Mckinley, Bellevernon, Pa; c. II. Waters,
Elmira, N. Y; J. r. Walters, Cleveland,
Robbins. Bridge i,' N. j. It is believed
that the failure of the manufacturers to
settle the matter is move to keep the in
dependent manufacturers from starting be-
fore Oct. 10, the day set for the combine
factories to resume. By not making an
agreement with the cutters and fiatteners
for several weeks yet the independent plants
cannot get ready for a start before Oct. Is,
and this will enable the trust to start on
even terms with the independents. One of
the independent concerns, the Van Clevc
Glass Company, of Cleveland, o., has grown
impatient and resumed operation to-day.
The strife in the ranks of l.. A. 300 has
again found it's way into court. The lit
cation arises over the question of the
legality of the convention held on the South
Side in Pittsburg last July. A bill in equity
has hpGO filed in cOurf Inv John SchlicI0r
treasurer of l.. A. 800, Trustee George j
Mann and George Ambos, Frank P. Core
Philip Yochun, Louis F. Gerst and j. o.
Scott, members of the executive board, the
two last being those elected at the South
Side convention. The defendants are Presi
dent Burns, Secretary ST. Peter, Frank p
Quertinmont, members of the executiv,
board; John Gray, who was lately appointed
70 succeed Treasurer Schlicker, and John
tee Mann. 80
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Canton McKeen, of the Terre Haute Odd
Fellows, will go to Boston to take part in
the parade and drill to be held there.
Mrs. Joseph Brown, of Connersville, yes
terday swallowed quantity OF morphine
and only prompt action on the part of her
physician prevented death
w. H. Hawkins, ex-United States mar
shall for Indiana, has been appointed gem
eral passenger and freight agent for the
Indiana & Illinois Southern Railroad.
The First Christian Church of Terre
Haute has extended a call to Rev. w. L.
Luck, of Lafayette. He has been in tire
pulpit for sixteen years, the past five years
being in Lafayette.
organized at Hartford City, with w. II.
Cox and 0. V. Beath, of that place, presi-
dent and secretary, respectively. The plant
will manufacture bottles.
The broom corn crop in Sullivan county,
tried last spring as an experiment, has
proved to be a success. and it is thought
many acres of land heretofore Improbable
will yield large sums through broom corn.
Elwood Elks have sent invitations to
lodges throughout the State TO attend an
all-day and all-night social, to be held at
the Elwood Park Oct l. Horse and foot
racing, burlesque racing and other amuse-
ments will be on the programme, which
will conclude with banquet at night
The manager of "Side-tracked,' a comedy
drama was served with a summons Fri
day night at the close of the performance
on the charge of presenting his play there
without having secured "a county license.
He paid fine and costs amounting to $14.45.
The special pension examiners district
Crawford and Harrison counties, has been
divided r. T. Powell, of Marietta, o., is
assigned to Harrison and Crawford coun-
ties, and Charles d. Shanks to Floyd,
vision was necessary on account of the
numerous cases to be examined.
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RED MEN ARRIVING.
Several Members of the Great Council
Already Here.

The past great inconhonees, nine great
the Great Council of the Improved Order
of Red Men of the United States in Nthis
city this week. Robert Daniel, of Griffin,
Ga.sgrea inconhonee of the Improved Or
der of Red Men; Charles c. Conley, OF
Philadelphia, great chief of records; Past
Great Sachem D. M. Stevens, of Camden,
N. j.: Past Great Sachem Stephen d.
Moore, of Houston, Tex, have already
rived, and they are busy making arrange
ments for the meeting. The council will
begin Tuesday morning at the Talbot
block. Two important features of the bust
ness to be done will be the consideration of
an insurance clause, which may be intro
duced into the constitution, and an attempt
70 give the higher officers of the order the
right to enact laws to keep any one con-
nected with the liquor business out of the
order. Liquor men already Red Men will
make strenuous effort to break the latter
movement Officers are also TO be elected
The representatives and their wives will
be laviShly entertained while they are ia
Indianapolis. Though the Degree of Poca-
hontas will have no meeting, committees
providing pleasure for the wives of the Red
Men who will be here Theater parties,
look at the city from the top of the nonu-
ment and a trip to the state fair will be
fen lures Of tho week. Tuesday night pub
lie receipt, n will be held at Tomlinson Hall
and many addresses will be delivered. After
those present have heard addresses of wei
come by state and city officials and replies
by prominent Red Men the reception will
change into great dancing party.
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Traders Building, Chicago
MAINE TOWN BURNED OUT.
Twenty business Buildings at Liver
more Falls Destroyed.

LIVERMORE FALLS, Me-, Sept. TO-
The greater part of the business section of
this town has been destroyed by fire, which
ragged from 10 o'clock this forenoon until
well into the afternoon. The conhagration
blotteG out number of the industries of
the town and leveled dozen or more stores
and several dwelling houses. More than
twenty business buildings and nearly as
many smaller structures were destroyed.
The fire is the most severe
blow the town mas sustained since
II became one of the leading in
dustrial centers OF Maine. The Interna-
tional Paper Company is the heaviest loser.
child, two years of age, whose parents
are named White, was left in the course of
the fire and it was burned to death. The
progress of the flames was checked by the
leveiing the buildings with dynamite. At
23O o'clock the flames were under control.
The loss will exceed $2O0,OOO
rhirty-four buildings in ALL with a total
value of $l250O0. were destroyed. Among the
buildings lost were the following: Inter
national Paper Company MILL $40 0C0; w. S.
Treat, two blocks, $1,000; Sharan Brothers
department store, $4,000; J f. Lamb, two
buildings, $1,000; Jewels block, s. 600; Albert
Allen, machine shop, $1,000; c. Newman
building and stocks, $4,000: Millete & Bres-
nehan machine shop, $4,000; Raymond Broth
ers planning mill, 5000.
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TRAGEDY AT LAWRENCE
HOWARD LANSING, LIVING NEAR
THE VILLAGE, STABBED TO DEATH.
George White, Section Boss, His
SIayer-The City Police Sum-
mOned to the Scene.

At about IL o'clock last night, in the little
town of Lawrence, five miles northeast of
Brigthwood, George White, a section boss,
cut Howard Hansing in the neck with
pocketknife, inflicting injuries that resulted
in death almost Immediately. There is no
saloon in the town, but it is supposed that
a crowd of young fellows. including Hans
ing, had been drinking, and though not in
toxicated, were feeling very good. White
was returning from his work when he was
accosted by the young fellows on the main
street. They made fun of him, ii is said,
and succeeded in angering him with their
taunts and jeers. Hansing, it appears. be-
came ashamed of what he had helped in
doing and approached White to apologize.
White, thinking that more words were to
come, whipped his knife from his pocket
and before any one could interfere attacked
young Hansing. Almost the first pass of
the weapon struck Hansing on the left side
of the neck, making a long cash and sever
ing the jugular vein. Blood spurted from
the wound and frightened Hansings COM
panions as well as White, VINO desisted and
started on his way. No attention was paid
to him in the anxiety for the injured man.
While several of the men were picking
Hansing up another ran ahead and reused
him in readiness when the injured man was
carried into the office, but before anything
could be made to stanch the flow of blood
the man was dead, less than a minute
elapsing after he reached the doctors
office.
When it was learned that murder had
been committed the question of capturing
the guilty man came up for consideration.
No officer could be found in the town, and
no citizen felt justified in making an arrest.
Charles Hansing, brother of the murdered
man, telephoned to police headquarters in
this city, and asked for advice and assist
ance. He was told to organize posse and
go after the slayer of his brother, with the
assurance that aid would be sent from the
department as quickly as possible Captain
Dawson and Patrolman Lancaster started
off in light buggy in less than ten minutes
after the alarm was given, and hoped to
bring the prisoner back with them for safe
keeping White is man about forty years
old, with family living at Lawrence, and
ii was thought he went directly to his home
guard of citizens was placed about the
house to await the police from the city who
were to enter and make search for him.
Howard Hansing is the son of a well-to-do
farmer, living about two miles south of
Lawrence, and worked on his fathers farm
The family is highly respected in the COM
munity, and Hansing has Always borne a
good reputation.
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For the Paris Exposition.
Washington Special.

Secretary Wilson, of the Department of
Agriculture, expects great things from the
Paris exposition. Congress appropriated
SIS coo for an agricultural exhibit at the ex
position. Secretary Wilson has had his de-
partmental force at work on the exhibit for
the last six months and it will labor for
eighteen months longer. If an independent
force of men had to be hired to do the work
which Secretary Wilson has mapped out an
additional appropriation of 100000 would be
required AS it is, the $4,000 will be enough.
Secretary Wilson has the theory that the
foreign demand for American products could
be enormously increased if we went about
the building up of the European markets
with trained intelligence instead of going at
it haphaz card. He has illustrated his theory
to some extent by sending experts through
Europe TO learn the size packages that the
various peoples are in the habit of buying,
and just what they want His idea is that
better results can be reached by finding
out exactly what consumers want and sup
plying that demand instead of endeavoring
to educate them to take goods that we are
in the habit of producing. Secretary Wilson
does not claim this as an original discovery.
but he is thoroughly convinced that If he
can teach American shippers of agricultural
products to apply the rule to their own bust
ness with the old world they will increase
the volume of their trade and greatly en-
large their profits. That will be the central
idea of the American agricultural exhibit at
the Paris exposition. Commissioner Cen
eral Peck heartily approves Secretary Will
sons plans and will cooperate with him to
the fullest extent.
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A PISTOL SHOT.
North Meridian-Street Residents
Aroused Yesterday Evening.

Residents near the corner of st. Clair and
Meridian streets were startled about Z
o'clock last night by the report of a re-
volver. Will Mayes, a colored man, had
gone to the home of p. FL. Fitzgerald, at
that corner. and asked for work. He says
that Mr.. Fitzgerald had told him to come
When he opened the gate in the rear of
the yard he was accosted by Lewis Ross
who has been employed there. Ross asked
what was wanted ard became angry when
he learned that Mayes was looking for his
job. He led him to another gate where he
ordered him to leave the place. and to en-
phasize what he said pushed Mayes to the
sidewalk. Mayes attempted to enter the
yard again. and, he claims, was confronted
by a revolver which Ross held. One shot
was fired. when a son of Mr.. Fitzgerald in
terfered and prevented further trouble. In
the right sleeve of Mayess coat there was
a hole which he claimed was made by the
bullet. but no marks could be found on
his arm. He held it limp at his side and
said that the bullet had numbed it ana
made IL extremely sore. Lewis could not
be found.
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Another MARI Deposit Found.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 10. - Prof
Scovell who has taken more than one thou
sand soundings at Lake Maxinkuckee in
the past few weeks, made an investigation
of the mari beds there, at the request of
State Geologist Blatchley. He found the
deposit at least eighteen feet thick where
the water is from eight to fourteen feet
deep, and how much thicker he could not
tell with the instruments he mad at hand.
The deposit, so far as could be judged with
out making a thorough analysis, was of
superior quality, having a large proportion
of carbonate of lime, which makes it valu-
abs in the manufacture of cement and as a
fertilizer At greater depths there also was
mari. but 1t contained less carbonate of
lime. State Geologist Blatchley will make
an analysis, and if the quality warrants he
will officially call attention 10 the presence
OF the deposits. to the end that the manu-
facture of cement may be engaged in on the
lake shore There will probably arise
question as to the ownership of the deposits
but it is thought that the courts will hold
that they belong to the government, and
that the right to remove deposits will have
TO be obtained from it
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HandbaIl at Hartford City.
aic1 tn tho India nanoIie To,,rpol

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Sept 10.-The
third of the series of Belgian ball games
between the Hartford City and Munce
teams was won by the locals this afternoon
by score of II to II. The game was played
according to the rules in force in Belgium
which make it much different from the
American game. The points were scored
in the following order: Hartford first and
second Muncie third and fourth Hartford
fifth Muncie sixth, Hartford seventh and
eighth, Muncie ninth, tenth and eleventh.
Hartford twelfth, Muncie thirteenth and
fourteenth, Hartford fifteenth and six
tenth, Munce seventeenth and eighteenth,
Hartford nineteenth and twentieth, Munce
twenty-frst, Hartford twenty-second, Mum
Gle twenty-third. The players were as fol-
lows: Hartford City-G. B. Dumont, cap
tain; Hector Disguin, Joseph Tasson, Paul
Basin, Octave Basin. Muncie-Isador
Michaux. captain; Alfonso Villain, Alfred
Brogneaux, Arthur Houssier and Alfred
Lachapelle. The same teams will play
again in Hartford for a purse of 500. All
the other games have been for $50 each. A
big delegation accompanied the visitors
here to-day, and after the game followed
banquet.
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PopuIists Decline to Fuse.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 10-To-day, for
the second time during the present cam
paign Madison county Populists held
nominating convention in this city and put
out their ticket. Nine of the twelve nomi-
nees on the original ticket refused to serve,
there being difference on the question of
fusion with the Democrats. This has re-
suited in square split, about three or four
hundred Populists remaining defiant to the
OvertureS of the Democratic party and in
sisting on maintaining their organization.
The ticket nominated to-day is as follows:
Representatives, S. w. Hutton and John
Harley; clerk, Henry Clark of Adams
township; auditor, A. j. Vanmeter, of Pen
dleton; treasurer. Hiram Hand, of Elwood;
sheriff. George McAlister, of Anderson; re-
corder. Peter Toohn, of Anderson; commits
sioners, Ephraim Adamson. of Pendleton,
and Isham Gray. of Alexandria.
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kokomo Boys strange Life.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. 10-Sixteen years
ago Howard Johnson. the eighteen-year-old
son of Jonathan Johnson. prominent
hardware merchant of this city, in a fit of
anger left home. saying he would never re-
turn, and from that day to this he had not
been seen or heard from by his relatives
Yesterday a letter was received from Omar
Maris, formerly editor of the Kokomo Ga
zette, now in Alaska, saying he had met
the long missing boy in that country. To
Maris Johnson told the strange story of his
life. After leaving home he went to Mex
leo, thence to South America. Later he
world and was twice shipwreclzed. In Chile,
South America, he married a beautiful
Spanish woman, who is now with him at
Dawson City. He has prospered in the
gold country and is now wealthy. He said
nothing about coming home. His parents
now live at Carmel. Hamilton county.
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CHICAGO Sept. 1O-F. Herbold & Sons,
American Wood Rim Company. dam
aged $4,000 by fire to-day. The homes of
number of families in the neghborhood
caught fire by the sparks from the flames
end the occupants were forced to seek
refuge in the streets. Although there were
many narrow escapes no one was injured.
Loss to residents small
WAI1LA WALLA, Wash, Sept. 10.-Near-
~ $4,000 worth of property was destroyed
by fire here. The plant of the Hunt Manu-
featuring Company, which supplies a large
portion of the harvesting machinery in Wal
Ia Walla and PalOuse valley, together with
Roberts foundry, two dwellings and a ware
house, were destroyed
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 9.-The Con-
shohOcken brewery plant, located at Con-
shohocken, a suburb of this city, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday The loss will
reach nearly 500 600. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Sept. 9.--The
Grand View Hotel, the largest hosiery at
Highland lake, summer resort, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. Loss about $40 COO
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LEG CRUSHED OFF.
John Reynolds, of This City, Injured
at WhitestOWn.

John Reynolds, an iron molder, living at
1877 Wilcox street, was struck by train at
Whitestown, yesterday. and received in
juries which will probably result fatally.
Though he has been employed in this city,
he started out yesterday to do piece OF
work at Whitestown, and. completing it,
laid down and went to sleep on the track.
A train passed over his left leg, crushing
it and MASKING it entirely from the body
near the knee. The thigh was crushed so
badly that amoutation was necessary. He
was brought to the city and sent to the
City Hospital, where the physicians oper
ated on him and did everything possible.
He is tLirty-seven years old, and has been
living with a sister here.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept 10-Mrs. Eli
Potter, a prominent woman suffragist. was
robbed of 10000 by highwaymen in the
outskirts of the city tonight. A few
months ago the Potters' residence was de-
stroyed by fire and they received $4,000 in
surance money. Mrs. Potter, who does not
trust in banks, sewed the money into the
Innings of her dress She was driving in
the outskirts of town tonight, when a
man stepped out from the roadside and
grabbed her horse. Another man dealt her
q stunning blow on the head. When she
rC covered consciousness she found sack
drawn owed her head and the highwaymen
tearing and cutting her skirts. They did
not stop in their search until the whole
amount of the treasure had been secured.
Mrs. Potter believes the robbers were ne
grOes.
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in this city, occurred to-day. Captain Todd
was ore of the most prominent older citi-
zens of Bedford He was fifty-six years OF
age and a soldier during the rebellion. hav-
ing enlisted as a musician in the Thirty
second Illinois, and after serving his term
of enlistment, re-entered the service as cap
tain of Company /, One-hundred-al,d-forty-
fourth Indiana Volunteers. He leaves a
widow and two daughters, Mrs. John
Hughes ana Mrs. +. j. Stalker, and son.
Elmer E. Todd. He was a prominent G. A.
r. man, and d member of several fraternity
lodges in this city, under whose directions
the funeral was in charge.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Sept. 10.-The Gas Belt
Electric Railway added its freight and ex-
press to the passenger service to-day. The
express cars having arrived. It is also re-
ported, though not officially, that the COM
pany will build spur on its Anderson Ma
rion line extending to Hartford City, to run
through CASTOR. The Elwood line. which
connects with the Anderson Marion line at
Alexandria, will be opened in a few weeks,
as it is now practically complete. 1t is be-
lieved a start will be made this year on the
Anderson uncie line, which will pass by
the Indian Mounds, the Indiana Spirit
ualsts camp grounds, through Chester
field, Yorktown, Daleville and West Mum
Gle.