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building and escaped. John ran out the
back door and was stopped by a guerrilla.
who demanded has money. lac boy handed
him his pocketbook. and was Immediately
shot down. AS ne lay writing on the
ground another guerrilla walked up and
shot him through the head.
Robert Speer, aged eighteen. slept In the
office of the Republican with another print
er. The building was burned. and no trace
Of the bodies OF the two boys was ever
found. 1t is not known how they died.
silly" Speer. a boy of fifteen. slept in a
store, and went out the back G0or. where
he was stopped by one OF the Quantrel
gang, who halted him. The BOY told him
that his name was Billy Smith. The man
looked over a list of names written on a
slip OF paper. and let him so. After a
series Of adventures he reached home, and
there he shot a guerrilla who was prowl
ing about alone. An Indian named white
Turkey" who had just swum across the
Kansas river. came UP and finished the
guerrilla with a second shot
1t was a bloody day in Lawrence. One
hundred and eighty-two Of its. citizens were
murdered, and more than 100000 OF prop
erty destroyed and carried away by the
plunderers.
The two-story store building occupied by
the Tribune was burned and Mr. Speer lost
his newspaper outfit. He went East and
purchased a new plant and resumed his
paper, adding a daily in November. Mr..
Speer was United States revenue collector
at the time of the Quantrel raid, and the
collectors Office and records were de-
stroyed.
1t was an 100 that Jim Lane came 10
Lawrence, and Mr.. Speer made his ac-
Quaintance at once. Lanes term as a men,
Der of Congress from Indiana had just ex-
pired and he saw a new political field In
the battle ground on the Kansas prairie.
Lane killed a man named jenkins in a
dispute over a claim, but was acquitted.
Kansas was admitted TO the Union Jan.
-, 1861, and a bitter fight followed for the
senatorship. Mr.. Speer had been elected
to the State Senate and he placed Lanes
name In nomination. Samuel c. Pomeroy
Lane finally combined against the others
and both were elected-Lane for the long
and Pomeroy for the short term. John j.
ingalls, was secretary of the State Senate
at that time.
Lane was reelected in 1865 and the next
summer came back from Washington in
bad health. He was wrecked in mind and
body. He stopped with his brother, who
had charge of the government farm near
driving with his brother and brother-in-
law. AS they stopped 70 open a gate Lane
got out and stepped TO the rear of the
buggy. He placed a revolver in his mouth
and fired. He lived in a comatose condi-
ton for four days.
Two days before the tragedy Mr.. Speer
went over to see Lane. The latter was
evidently deranged. although he appeared
rational much Of the time. AS he greeted
pitcher is broken at the fountain and my
life is ended"
Although Mr.. Speer was a potent factor
in Kansas politics and most active for a
quarter of a century. he held few public
positions. He preferred to help his friends
into Office. He was a member of the terri
torial Legislature. was once in the State
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To ENFORCE AN OPTION
JOHN wOCHER BRINGS SUIT AGAINST
ALBERT +. YOHN.
Claims He Held an Option IN Part of
Yohn Block for sIO.5OO-Other
Cases In the courts.

John Wocher yesterday brought suit
against Albert F. Yohn for the specific per-
formance Of a contract and to quiet title.
He sets out in his complaint that May Is
he and Yohn entered into a contract where
by Yohn was TO sell his one-eighth interest
in a business block at Meridian and Wash
ington streets for 1880. subject to a thirty
days option. for which Wocher deposit
ed SIS.
Wocher AYERS that on June II he wrote a
letter TO Yohn accepting the offer. but
when he went to see Yohn he could not find
him. He says that June q he went to
Yohn's home in Philadelphia with the
money, but found that he had not been
there for several days. The plaintiff al
leges that Yohn is hiding to evade accept
ing the offer. Wocher deposited Sl0,50 in
court 10 pay for Yohn's share in the prop
erty, and he asks the court. IL Yohn does
not comply with the contract. TO deed him
the property and quiet the title thereto:
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SHOE CLERKS sHIRTwAIsTED


Inc shirtwaist has won over the twenty
TWO clerks In George ]. Marott's shoe store
ana the clerks have won over Mr.. Marott.
several days ago they asked and obtained
rom MN permission 10 wear shirtwaists in
the store. They assured him that their cos
tune would be good to look at. Permission
ootalhed, IT was next necessary to get the
ptoper tning IN shirtwaists, and an order
vas paced with a shirt maker. The order
nas oeen nlled partially, and some of the
eiTIhs are mus coolly appareled.
Ihey are real shirtwaists. not mere negli-
gee shirts worn without disiguring sus-
penders They have buttons around the
the shirtwaists are blue. but the stripes
vary. The clerks have adopted no rule as TO
trousers; they do not care 10 be uniformed.
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A Story by Senator Burton.

Senator Ralph j. Burton. of Kansas, is
credited with having related a good story
at the expense Of Christian Scientists dur
ing a dinner that was rendered him on the
occasion of his recent visit to Indianapolis.
"a mother and her little daughter" said
Senator Burton. "were walking along the
street one day when a dog approached the
little girl in a distinctly menacing manner.
Both the mother and laughter were be-
levers in Christian Science. Now, daugh-
ter said the mother. remember that I
know and you know and God knows that
the dog will not bite you Don't be weak
in your faith in Christian Science
Eyes. l know, mamma. replied the little
girl, that you know and / know and God
knows that the dog will not bite me, but
does the dog know 1t, too?"
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London Times.

LONDON Times.
Our Panama correspondent writes under
date OF May p. The new company which
was formed a few years ago TO carry on
the operations on the Isthmus of Panama
abandoned by the original concern was
equipped with a capital OF some 100000
francs. The object OF the reopening OF the
undertaking was 10 show that the project
OF "A canal by way Of the Panama isthmus
was quite practicable. and for this reason
the attention OF the promoters OF the en-
terprise during the past five years has been
Culebra ridge. 1t was this barrier which
was so frequently looked upon as insur-
mountable in former DAYS. AT the present
time the cutting on this section OF the canal
has been so far advanced az 10 show that
the obstacle can be overcome with CON-
parative ease III money for the payment OF
the necessary number of laborers is forth
coming. For the past hve years the aver
age number OF men working on the ex-
cavations has been $500 daily. and there
are still funds enough TO continue the serv-
ices OF a similar number OF employees for
the next year or eighteen months. When
that period expires the company will be
forced TO suspend operations unless fresh
money can be raised.
'It is in view Of the possible exhaustion
OF all pecuniary resources that the effort
has been made 10 dispose of the canal con-
cession 10 the United States government.
but so far little success has rewarded the
advance put forward in this direction In
a conversation with General Alban, the
Governor of the department OF Panama,
on the subject OF the canal / was Informed
that II the company was unable 10 dis
pose of the concession to the United States
government or to raise funds TO carry on
the works the Colombian authorities would
take the construction OF the canal in hand.
The idea is apparently that the excaya-
tons can be continued by the employment
Of convict labor and that all long-sentence
prisoners in the jails should be
sent TO Panama TO serve out their terms OF
Imprisonment on the canal works. Whether
this may prove a feasible scheme or rot re-
mains to be seen. but at most only about
Loo laborers could be provided by such
means. On the other hand. the engineers
now in charge OF the works assert conf
IDENTITY, that the canal can be finished with
an additional expenditure of not more than
Gl0.Oc0.000. In these circumstances A. has
decided advantages over the Nicaragua
route"
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A peculiar petition was filed in Judge Nc
Masters court yesterday in a receivership.
Some time ago Charles p. Doney was ap-
pointed receiver of the property in the
hands of Ebert E. Scoviile and James
Dunn, upon the application of William L..
Nicewander. The property is a residence
that rents for IS a month. Doney yester-
day filed a petition saying that N~icewander
had taken possession of the property be-
fore he had been appointed receiver, rented
II to William Fem and collected SIS. two
months rent. Although he said he wished
to nave a receiver appointed 10 collect the
rent, Doney says that Fem has paid the
rent to Nicewander and that Nicewander
will not turn the money over to him. He
asks the court TO have Nicewander appear
and show cause why" he does not pay
the rents 10 the receiver.
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"REMINISCENCES OF QUANTRELL's
RAID INTO THE STATE.
John Speer. Who Took Part in the
Stirring Deeds OF that Era, Tells
of Service with Lnnc.

Denver Times.
John Speer. veteran editor. Kansas pio-
neer. for years chief lieutenant of the err
ratio Jim" Lane. and a notable figure in
the Free State struggle in Kansas, is in
Denver, visiting at the home of Bradford
Du Bots. whose wife is Mr.. Speer's
daughter.
Although Mr.. Speer is in his eighty-fourth
year and his physical strength is impaired.
his old mental vigor continues. He is an
encyclopedia OF Kansas history. He helped
to make much of that history and with
that of which he was not a part he has
almost as great familiarity.
The six years in Kansas preceding 1861
formed an epoch in American history.
There and then the war OF the rebellion
really commenced. Mr.. Speer went to
Kansas in 1854 and plunged into the seeth-
ing waters that were disturbed by the
conflict between those who would perpet-
uate slavery and those who would make
the new Territory a free State.
Mr.. Speer was one Of the acknowledged
leaders in the Free State movement, which
in itself was divided into factions. One
was headed by Charles Robinson, who
later became the first Governor of Kan
sas. and Jim" Lane. the first United
States senator from that State. Robinson
was conservative, relying upon diplomacy
to overcome the pro-slavery forces in Ken
sas and the ~pro-slavery power of the fed
eral government. Lane was a fighter
dashing, daring. brilliant, magnetic, reck-
less. He was a picturesque character and
always dramatic, even to the end. which
came from his own pistol.
John Speer belonged to the Lane ele-
ment and was devoted to his chief. both
in the early territorial days and after
Lane went to the United States Senate.
Mr.. Speer started one OF the first news
papers in the territory-the Kansas Trib-
une-at Lawrence. He was a printer, as a
boy, and as a man he edited and owned
hig newspapers in New Castle. Pa, Cory
don. Ind. and Medina. O. In the fall OF
1854, he brought a newspaper outfit to Law
renee from Ohio and issued his first paper
on Jan. 5. 1856. This paper he published un-
til 1871. when he sold the property. 1t was
made a daily in 1863. after the Quantrell
raid.
When Quantrelrs bushwhackers sacked
Lawrence, Aug. p, 1863. they destroyed the
building and plant of the Tribune, and
murdered two of Mr.. Speer's sons. He lived
at the edge of town, and as the guerrillas
first pillaged the business portion or the
city he had time to leave his home and
hide in a cornheld before they reached his
place. They stole his horses and set fire
to his house, but when they moved on his
wife and little children were able TO extin-
guish the flames and save the house.
Three of Mr.. Speer's hoys slept down
town, and the suerrillas swarmed into the
city at daybreak. In the Tribune building
were John Speer. jr, aged nineteen: Marsh
Murdoch, now owner of the Wichita Eagle.
and another printer. The two latter hid in
a drain we'll in the cellar of an adjoining
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Ross, James Hayward. known about the

Ross. James Hayward. known about the
city market as "Horseradish jim" was
once a victim OF an insanity commission.
He was suffering from facial e~rysipelas.
and he says Patrolman Kurtz asked him
TO go TO the City Dispensary for treatment.
He. did so and from there was sent to the
City Hospital. He was discharged in about
two weeks, and six or seven weeks later
was arrested in II. w. kempman's saloon.
on Wabash street. on a charge Of insanity
and taken to the Insane Hospital. Kamp-
mar took steps for his liberation. and 1t
was not long until he was released. Hay
ward says he did not know at any time
that his sanity had been questioned. Ira
Van Pelt. for whom Hayward has worked
for years. says he never saw any indica-
tons of insanity about him.
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A VEHICLE CONCERN.
Decatur. ILL.,. Men for "a Plant
I'm This City.

]. s. and II. c. Starr, a firm Of vehicle
jobbers located in Decatur, H.. are nego-
tia.ing with local parties with a view TO
securing a plant for building carriages and
other vehicles In this city. An effort is be-
ing made to induce Fred p. Rush. lately
OF the brokerage firm of +. z. Rush & Co.
In the Board of Trade building. TO furnish
the capital necessary TO erect the plant.
Mr.. Rush has not as yet consented to do
this. The Starr brothers have, IL Is sai6,
funds ample 10 run such a plant, but are
not able TO erect the necessary buildings.
They are very anxious To engage IN the
manufacture of vehicles and believe that
Indianapolis is one Of the best cities in the
country In which TO locate a factory for
that purpose. a report was current yester-
day that Mr.. Rush had announced his in
tention to erect q carriage factory on the
site OF the grain elevator in North Indian
apolls owned by him. and which was de-
stroyed by fire some time ago. MIR. Rush
denied this last night, stating that the
ground would probably be used for another
nrrnOep
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sneshtors son. W. W. Buchanan II wa.
made hSeovered that more money could be
than oy selling rights under the patent
Fror, ~ making the stackers for sale.
Ont oom TINS beginning the company branched
in,.n so the purchase Of other patents and
natentsohs. among these being a number OF
b~qchanan's original straw stackapr o" 'a'"
ssn saeW or the fact that the articles pre-
the $ yesterday stated that the value Of
- 1850. Deputy Attorney General MerriIl
sbor. hurried over to the courthouse
this before noon yesterday. and had
comnan ount or property listed against the
oeIore ~ took Its final adjournment
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THE COURT COR
SUPERIOR COURT.

Room 3-Vinson Carter. Judge.
Charles L. Kipplinger VS.. INDIANAPOLIS
Street-railway Company: damages. Judr-
ment oil verdict against plaintiff for costs
Elizabeth j. Kennedy VS.. Marie Rhocius
ct al: damages. Motion OF defendant
Marie Rhodius for judgment Sustained
Judgment in favor OF Marie Rhodius
against plaintiff for costs.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford. Judge.
Malcolm G.. Porter: malicious trespass.
Appeal from Police Court. Motion to quash
sustained.
Chester Dodd: malicious trespass. Appeal
from Police Court Motion to quash taken
under Amusement
NEW SUITS FILED.
Henry Lindsey VS.. Nicholas Robinson
mechanics lien. Circuit Court.
George w. Swails VS.. William S. Toon
on note. Superior Court. Room ?.
John Wocher as. Albert +. Yohn: com
plant for specific performance OF contract
and TO quiet title. Superior Court. Room ,
Fred Poland ct al. VS.. Frank NJ. Parrish:
on contract. Circuit Court.
Albert G.. Moore. administrator, VS.. Ben
jamin F. Berry ct al; petition for con-
struction OF will. Circuit Court.
Emma X. Ostranoer VS.. Martha J.. Heck
man ct al: complaint in ejectment. SUI
perior Court, Room 3.
Arthur NJ. Dwyer vs.. the City of Indian
apoiis ct al; injunction Superior Court,
Room 3.
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HIGHER COURTS RECORD.
SUPREME COURT.
Minutes

SUPREME COURT.
Minutes
1854. Andrew ]. Pugh VS.. Peter E. Mil
Ter. trustee. etc. Monroe c. c. Appellee's
1880. Joel F.. spriggs ct al. VS.. State ex
rel. Board Of Commissioners of Jasper
County. Jasper c. c.. Appellee's brief 81
1852. Jessie Case. a minor, VS.. Napoleon
b. Richason, Sheriff, ct al. Cass c. c. APP
pellant's brief (S)
1927. c., |. & L.. Railway Company VS..
William y. Brown. Jasper G. c. Appellants
petition and brief () for rehearing.
New Cases
1867. Nathan G.. Dixon VS.. James II. Poe.
Sullivan c. c. Record. Assignment of err
rors. In term. Bond.
1865. Chicago, indianapolis & Louisville
Railway Company VS.. State ex rel. John
Zimmerman. trustee of Clark civil town
ship. Montgomery county, Indiana. Mont
gomery G. e. Record. Assignment of err
rors. In term. Bond.
APPELLATE COURT.
Minutes
Ss4l. Indiana, Decatur & Western Rail-
way Company VS.. Robert r. Ditto. Vermil-
lion c.. c.. Appellee's brief 80
1879. Michael Holloran VS.. Daniel Norman.
Upton C. c. Petition for rehearing. An
pellee's application for transfer.
1852. William c.. Rastetter VS.. Melvin E.
Reynolds ct al. Whitley c. c. Appellees'
additional authorities.
S574 Solomon Carter VS.. q. +. Butler ct
al. Grant c. {. Appellants reply brief @.)
ooU. isaac tNusSelI vs.. margaret Bruce ct
al. Marion G. c. Appellees' brief CS)
1888. State ex rel. Board of Commission
ers of Dubois county VS.. Henry Cassidy ct
al. Dubois c. c. Appellees' brief (S.) APP
pellees' motion and notice to dismiss. APP
pellant's answer TO motion and brief C) on
motion.
379S. George Fordice ct al. VS.. John B..
Lloyd Ell al. Pike c. G. Appellants petition
and brief 90 for rehearing.
S7SS. Harriet a Bingham VS.. The Marion
Trust Company, Receiver OF the Washing
ton Saving and Life Association. Marion
g. {. Appellants waiver.
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Emma K. Ostrander yesterday brought
suit against Martha j. and George NJ.
Hickman for ejectment and the possession
Of property. She AYERS that the property
was decided to her by the Sun Savings and
Investment Society. and that Hickman and
his wife will not give it up. 1t Is set out
IN the complaint that Hickman and his
wife leased the property of the company.
agreeing to pay $3.50 a week and all taxes
and assessments accruing against IT, with
the option of purchasing 1t at the expira-
ton of the lease. The plaintiff AYERS that
the defendants are delinquent in payment
on the property TO the amount of Sl62, and
since she has become the owner refuse to
give possession.
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KICKED BY A B
Henry krauss, Five Yenrs Old, Dam
gerously Hurt.

Henry Krauss, the fve-year-old son of
Louis Krauss. proprietor of the Bellevue
Clubhouse, was kicked just over the right
eye by a horse about 10 o'clock last night,
and sustained a serious though probably
not fatal injury. The child and its father
were returning from market in a buggy,
and at a point near the corner of Senate
avenue and Twenty-frst street the animal
became fractions and kicked out with great
viciousness, one of the kicks landing on the
lad. DR.. ]. B. Harvey dressed the little fei-
lows injury, and found a slight fracture Of
the orbit of the right eye. The doctor ex-
pressed the opinion that the child will re-
cover.
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w. c. Van Arsdel, president of the board
of trustees of the Reform School for Boys
at Plainfield, and Superintendent York, of
the school, have received Governor Dur
bins approval of their plan for transfer
ring the older and 'incorrigible inmates of
the institution to the Reformatory at JEFF
f~ersonville. The ages of such youths range
from sixteen 10 twenty years. The institu-
ton is comfortably filled with 571 inmates.
Mr.. Van Arsdel stated that the trustees
have under consideration a plan by which
some Of the boys may be placed in families
outside the school and visited regularly by
an agent of the institution.
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Returning from the Philippines.

DR. Harry S. Moore. of Indianapolis. will
return to the city tomorrow. He arrived
at New York from the Philippines early
last week, after a brief tour OF Europe. and
spent a few days in Washington. He was
commissioned captain in the medical de-
partment, United States Volunteers, some
time ago. but sailed from Manila on leave
of absence before his commission reached
him. He saw much active service in north
ern Luzon, where. for a time, he was at
tached to the Third United States Cav
airy as surgeon. and later was In charge of
the hospital at San Fernando.
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For Sovereign Grand Lodge.

Odd Fellows Hall is being thoroughly
renovated for the Sovereign Grand Lodge
meeting in September. The committee on
halls Is busily engaged looking up meet
ing places for the various gatherings that
the. Sovereign Grand Lodge will make
necessary.
terest ell over the State. and il Is expected
THAI the attendance will be very large.
Milton =. Ghee, who petitioned for the
establishment OF the Vincennes Encamp-
ment ffty-one years ago, petitioned for its
resuScitation last week.
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The wedding Celebrated.

At $50 o'clock last night the marriage of
Mrs. Grace S. Carter and afr. John NJ.
Westcott, OF Richmond, occurred at the
residence of the Rev. c.. z. Bacon. pastor
of Roberts Park Church. the Rev. Mr..
Bacon officiating. Immediately the couple
left for Mackinac island. and after a short
stay there will make a trip through the
East, returning 10 Richmond early in Sep
TENDER. After a brief stay there they will
visit Mr.. Westcotts ranch I'm Kansas and
proceed TO California for the winter.
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Fred Poland and Edward Orme yesterday
filed suit against Frank NJ. Parrish for
$500 damages for an alleged breach of con-
tract. 1t is averred that Polan and Orme
purchased a livery stable of Parrish at
320S West Washington street. together with
a coal and coke business. and an agree
ment was entered into whereby Parrish
was not 10 start another similar business.
The plaintiffs charge that Parrish has
violated this agreement. and started a
livery stable and store IN competition just
across the street from their place, and has
taken many Of their customers.
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The Exposition Completed.

Richard T. Burrell, deputy secretary OF
state. returned yesterday from a vacation
trip TO Buffalo and New York city Mr..
Burrell said the exposition
In Buffalo is completed now and that IL is
a maenifcent affair. The electrical display
each night. he says. could not be surpassed.
But IL YOU want TO fall dead I'm love with
Indianapolis" said Mr.. Burrell. "you want
to take a trip 10 New York city some time"
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Flora ID. Johnston Sues.

Flora d. Johnston yesterday filed suit
against her husband. Richard Johnston,
for divorce. She alleges that he has been
cruel TO her, that he struck her. pushed
her against furniture and mistreated her
in other ways. She says her husband is a
foreman in the Vandalia yards, and she
asks for an allowance for her support dur
ing the tendency of her suit.