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Accuses Him OF Luring Her Daughter
Away from Home. Thcugh He
- n Married Man.
FOUND DEAD IN SENTRY BOX
AGED wATCHMAN OF THE WABASH
RAILROAD AT LAFAYETTE.
Coroner Is observation-disclosures
Will Case Decided-Death of a
Veteran Editor.
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TERRE HAUTE. Ind, April 5--"Hou
had better make that kiss a good one,
said Mrs. Hannah Denny to-day. as Orma
Nfarbray was kissing his wife goodbye
Mrs. Denny. who held a revolver in her
hand. and Mrs. Denny fired. The bullet
went through his right hand and he ran
away. Mrs. Marbray shut the front door
81 her face and was turning the key when
Mrs. Denny fred a second shot at Denny
through the glass OF the door. but the bull
let entered Mrs. Marbray's shoulder and
wound. but one from which she is expected
20 recover.
Mrs. Denny was taken 70 police head
quarters and there told her story. Later
in Police Court she was released on her
own rec0gnizance 10 appear next Monday.
Mrs. Denny says that a year ago Marbray
began calling on her daughter May. repre-
Gently Mrs. Denny learned that he was
The latter told her she knew OF her hus-
bands conduct. but that she was afraid
10 say anything about it. as he had threat
ened 10 kill her. Mrs. Denny says that her
daughter was lured away from home on
tuesday by Marbray, and that at the time
he was bidding his wife goodbye May was
In an alley waiting for him.
Marbray was a Nandalia brakeman, but
was recently discharged Mrs. Denny Is
the widow OF the late County Recorder
Denny. She says she regrets she did not
kill Marbray. and that she would willingly
so 10 the gallows II she could kill him.
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OIL Runs and shipments from Indi-
ana Are Growing steadily.

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MONTPELIER, Ind, April 5.-The pipe
line reports OF the runs and shipments Of
oil from the Indiana oil field for the month
OF March make a very creditable showing.
It Is the best month yet for the new year.
During March the total shipments Of crude
oil from the State were 93, I41 barrels, 5000
barrels more than in February and %. 265
barrels more than for January, when the
shipments naturally should be heavier. The
average daily shipments for March were
29.779 barrels.
The total runs of crude oil from the wells
OF Indiana for March were 655, 166 barrels.
or an average per day of q, 169 barrels. This
shows increase over the February runs Of
1O6.907 barrels and over January of 1891.
This indicates that the production of the
the time is not far ahead when the pro-
duction of the State will be close TO that
OF northwestern Ohio.
According 10 figures the pipe lines pur-
chasing oil have paid 10 the operators and
farmers the magnificent sum of 1874 ,S3z.S so
for March alone, while for the past three
months the total paid out for the crude
product at the wells amounts TO S1,474. 05. 20.
This industry means much TO the people OF
Indiana and puts a mint Of money in cir
culatiOn. The most notable increase in the
new production comes from Grant county.
The following table shows the daily runs
and shipments of oil by the Indiana pipe
line in the Indiana field for March:
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FOUND DEAD IN HIS BOX.
Veteran Waterman for the wabash
Road at

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LAFAYETTE. Ind. April 5.-Lyfng
cramped up against a hot stove in
the little watch shanty on Main street.
in which he had worked for the past
forty years. the dead body OF John
&funcie. a Wabash crossing Waterman,
was found this morning. The cause
OF death Is a mystery. there being talk OF
suicide and even OF murder. but both the
cries are secuted by the coroner, who be-
lieves death vas due 10 strangulation or
heart failure. The discovery was made by
John Sheehan. Who boarded at the same
place Muncie did. II was imposed until
this morning that Nuncie was IN bed last
night. but when the girl went to call him
she found the room had not been occupied.
The landlady sent Sheehan TO the crossing
Fhanty. and the latter found Muncie's dead
boy lying beside the stove. badly burned
and clustered by the heat. His watch and
$50 n money were found on his person.
tending TO disprOve the murder theory.
The last seen Of Muncie was az 6 O'Clock
last night. when he left the house 20 take
a walk.
Muncie was seventy-One years old and
entered the employ OF the Wabash Railroad
IN 1856 as a member OF the surveying corps.
He was transferred 70 the operating de-
partment and was I'm the head-end collision
ar Logansport in 1852. when he lost an arm.
He was married four times, but left nc
relatives. The coroner will investigate fur
Their.
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TWO SETS OF DELEGATES
REPUBLICANS OF ORANGE COUNTY
SPLIT THEIR CONVENTION.
Rival Candidates for Joint senator
Cause the Break-CIinton Repub-
Iican Ticket-Other Politics.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


PAOLI, Ind, April 5.-The Republicans
of Orange county met in mass convention
at Paoli this afternoon. 1t was the largest
and most exciting convention ever held in
this county. The contest was over the Sc
lection of delegates to the joint senatorial
convention of Lawrence, Martin and
Orange counties, to be held at Mitchell on
April 16. The opposing candidates are DIR.
Laughlin, of Orleans, and Harry Carnes. of
Paoli. The courtroom would not hold half
the people and the meeting adjourned to
the courthouse grounds. The meeting was
called to order by j. p. ThrOop, chairman
of the Republican central committee.
The test of the strength of the two fac
tions came in the election OF a chairman
of the convention. The Carnes faction
nominated Mr.. Rankin, of Paoli, for chair
man and the Laughlin following nominated
Captain Condor, of Orleans. Captain Con-
der was elected chairman by a large ma
jority, and the Carnes faction bOlted the
convention, went back into the courthouse
and went through the form of holding a
convention.
The regular convention nominated dele
gates 20 the senatorial convention TO cast
the solid vote of Orange county for DR..
Laughlin. The convention Endorsed and
cheered Senators Beverage and Fairbanks,
and cheered for DR.. Laughlin and then ad-
iOurned.
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BLOCK MINERS HAVE DOUBTS
As to How the National Executive
Board VIII View the Strike.

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BRAZIL. Ind. April 9Th settling OF
the miners and operators difficulty is now
fE the hands OF the national executive
board OF the Miners Union. which is ex-
pected TO pass on the ultimatum within a
few days. II Is claimed that the majority
have voted against accepting the operators
oner. The vote will be presented to the
miners delegate convention TO be held here
on Monday. when the matter will go before
the miners national board for final con-
sideratiOn.
There Is considerable speculation as to
the stand that will be taken by the national
beard. as at the national convention il
was agreed that the scale should be the
same as last year. Now the blaCksmiths
are demanding an advance of 20 cents per
diem and the stationary engineers are de-
handing a reduction in hours with the
same monthly wage
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CONVICTION. Ind. April 5.-George Butt,
one OF Covington's oldest citizens. died at
his home I'm this city tais morning of can
Ger of the throat at the age Of seventy
eight. Mr.. Butt came here at an early day,
went TO California during the gold excite
ment IN the ~forties. but was unsuccessful.
returned TO Covington and embarked In the
manufacture Of wagons Two daughters,
two sons and a widow survive.
RUSHvILLE. Ind. April 5.-Henry Arm
strong. who lived near New Salem, in Noble
township. died this morning of paralysis,
aged eighty. He was born on Feb. ., 1872.
and was a native OF this county. He was
the father OF several sons and daughters
who are living in different parts OF the
United States. The funeral will be held al
the house on Monday morning.
WABASH, Ind, April 5.-Henry Custer,
one OF the old residents OF Wabash county
was stricken with apoplexy at his home,
five miles north Of this city, last night,
and died this morning. He was eighty-two
years old. and was born in Morgan county,
Virginia. He had been q resident OF Wa
bash county since 1852. He left four chill
dren.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April "a teie-
gram from Thomasville. Ca. tells OF the
death to-day OF Mrs. Wilson II. Scale. wife
Of a Terre Haute attorney. She had beer
in the South several months for her health
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Indiana Notes.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. continues TO
break out at intervals in the city. and on
Saturday two new cases were reported to
the health officer. One case is in the fam
lily OF Freeman Patt. at No. 1915 Union
street. The other is Mary Bowen, at No.
lilo Ferry street. All the houses quaran-
tined are kept under surveillance and
everything possible is being done to pre-
vent the spread of the malady.
PORTLAND.-On Monday special cleo
tons are TO be held in Penn and Wayne
townships for the purpose of voting on
the proposed subsidy for the Dayton,
Union ~ Huntington Railroad. Wayne
township is asked 10 raise $5S.000 by taxa
ton and Penn township S17,5O0.
BROWNSTOWN..James Elkins. aged
about fOrty-nve, committed suicide by
blowing a hole in his head with a shotgun,
at his home, three miles west of town. on
Friday. He left a widow and several chill
dren. No cause is ASSIGNED for the act.
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TWO DIVORCE CASES.
Followed by Sensational Damage
Suits for of Affections.

CINCINNATI, April 5.-Two divorce suits
of prominent couples were followed here to-
day by sensational damage suits. Recently
Mrs. Austin Smith. nee Lena Marmet. OBJ
tanned a divorce. To-day she was sued by
Mrs. ]. W. Wolfe for 100000 damages for
alternating the affections of ner husband.
Meantime Mr.. Wolfe had previously sued
his wife for divorce. and to-day he said
he would sue Joseph Kolb. the father of
Mrs. Wolfe. for damages in alternating his
wife's affections. Mrs. Marmet. the mother
OF Mrs. Smith. has been sued for damages
by Mrs. Wolfe on the charge OF acting as
a "go-between' for Mrs. Smith and Mr.
Wolfe. Sensational charges are made in
all OF the petitions.
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Arrested for Endorsement.

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CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, April O.
Charles s. Cook was arrested this after
noon charged with embezzling $1.679 from
the Mccormick Harvesting Company, of
Chicago. Cook was the collector for the
company in the counties of Montgomery,
White, TippecanOe, Carroll and Clinton, and
is charged with making and retaining
thirteen different collections and appropri-
ating the money to his own use. lie is in
Jail in default Of $1,000 bail.
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DeIegate Conventions.

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RISING sun, Ind, April Sat the Ohio
county Republican convention held here
this afternoon the following delegates to
the Republican state convention were Sc
lected: Randolph township, Harry @. Mat
son and Robert @. Nelson; Cass, Union and
Pike townships, Marion Miller and John
Campbell.
SCOTTSBURG, Ind, April 5.-The Repub-
licans of Scott county held their delegate
convention to-day and selected the follow
ing for the state convention on April %
and "a: Z. NJ. Campbell, Lexington; j. l..
Fisher and John Simonson, Scottsburg; j.
S. Morgan. Austin.
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Everybody walks at Terre Haute.

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TERRE HAUTE. Ind. April 5.-The base
ball season opened to-day with a game
between Terre HaUte. OF the Three-I
League. and Chattanooga, Of the Southern
League. and. while the interest in the
game was never more lively I'm Terre Haute.
the fans and the Terre Haute Baseball
Association are greatly perturbed over the
strcet-Car boycott. Practically every one
who attends games At the park east OF the
city depends on the street cars. The boy
cott has been distressingly effective on
many persons because they did not want to
offend organized labor By riding on the
cars. Merchants and their clerks are
walking for that reason.
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Anderson Republican Nominees.

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ANDERSON, Ind, April 5.-The Repub-
licans of Anderson nominated their city
ticket to-day by a spirited primary election.
The polls opened at 10 o'clock this morning
and closed at s tonight. The total vote
cast exceeds 1850. The returns at midnight
show the following to have been nomi-
mated: Mayor, A. A. Small; treasurer,
Charles /. Kemmery: clerk. Frank A.
Sharp: councilmen, w. L. Cook and ]. NJ
Rose, W. w. AthertOn and Charles Friel,
Ii. c. Van Horn and K. G. Mccall.
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WILL NOMINATE IN CONVENTION.
Kosciusko Republicans Object to a
Primnry-Warsaw Democrats.

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WARSAW, Ind, April 5.-An attempt to
secure the adoption of the primary svs-
tenn for the nomination of candidates for
county offices was defeated at a meeting
of the Republican county committee to-
day, when it was decided TO hold a con-
vention. Tuesday, May q. was selected
as the date of the convention, with one
delegate for every four votes cast for Gov
ernor at the last election.
A hot fight over the city election has
developed. The city has not had a Demo-
cratic officer for years, but the minority
party is making desperate efforts to break
this record. 1t has decided to confine its
efforts TO the election of a mayor, and no
other candidates have been nominated. Ed
ward Bowser. a young attorney, has been
nominated for this office.
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Boone County Insurance Company.

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LEBANON, Ind, April 5.-The annual
meeting Of the Boone County Cooperative
Insurance Company was held to-day. S. T.
Stephenson was elected director for the
second district and b. T. Stoner director
for the third district. F. c. Phillips was
elected president to succeed Gar Vandener
and r. Il. Ashley was reelected secretary
treasurer The report of the secretary
treasurer shows that the increase in insur-
ance for the year was $4,000 and that the
total amount Of insurance In force at the
present Is 81 1858, 137. The total assessments
since the organization, six years ago,
amounts to $1.12. or 10 15 cents on the 500
per annum. The amount of losses since
last report was s, 46S. so. The total losses TO
date amount to 81, 73. 20.
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WILL CONTEST THE NOMINATION.
Isaac I'll. Gray Protests Against Sher-
rift for Mayor of Muncie.

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MUNCIE. Ind, April isaac H. Gray,
secretary of the county central Republican
committee, to-day states that he will con-
test the recent nomination of c. w. Sher-
rift for mayor at the Republican city pri-
mary election. Mr.. Gray was defeated by
Mr.. Sheriff. by 8 votes in a f-our-cornered
contest, in which all candidates were well
punched
Mr.. Gray. on the day following the cleo
ton. informed the committee that he might
protest the nomination. but to-day states
that he will on Monday file formal charges.
He will not discuss his objections.
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Auburn's Era of Progress.
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EnRH WAXNE Ind Anri1 3

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FORT WAYNE, Ind, April TT. J
Peters and r. b. Hanna, to whom was
awarded the contract by the City Council
OF Auburn. De Kalb county, for the paw
ing with rock asphalt of the two miles
Of streets ordered TO be improved. yester-
day filed a bond for $4,000 for the faithful
performance of contract and guaranty. Au-
burn has entered upon an era OF street
improvements which will make the city a
second Button in appearance. The asphalt
will be laid from the Lake Shore n the
Vandalia stations, on opposite sides OF
town, to the courthouse square, which also
will be paved. Other contracts will be LEI
this season. The cost of the paVements
now contracted for will be $4,000.
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Clinton Republican Ticket.

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FRANKFORT, Ind, April 5.-Clinton
county Republicans nominated their ticket
to-day, as follows: Asa Boulder, repre-
sentative; Joseph Claybaugh, judge; George
A. Moss, prosecutor; G. Merritt, clerk: y.
O. Carter, treasurer; Orval Burgett audi
tor; Frank Corns, sheriff. Resolutions in
dorsing the state and national administra-
tions were adopted.
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YOUTHFUL BLACK THIEF.
He Il sent 90 R-efOrmatory for Rob-
hing Lafayette Residences.

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LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 5-After a
tireless search Of two weeks the police to-
day ran down the perpetrator OF six mys-
terious burglaries that have occurred in
that length OF time in the midst Of the
fashionable residence district Of the city.
The thief is Lee Wilson. a colored youth.
but nineteen years OF age. and ne has con-
fessed all OF the rObbe-ies. The boy op-
Grated early in the evening and his Jobs
were bold almost 20 fOOlhardiness. VII
sons thefts included several valuable dia-
mond studs from w. II. linn. Some Of The
goods were recovered.
This afternoon Judge De Hart gave VII
son an indeterminate sentence In the JEFF
fersonville ReformatOry and disfranchised
him for two years.
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brakeman Cut to Pieces.

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PLYMOUTH, Ind, April 5.-Robert Nc
Kagne, a brakeman on the construction
train OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. slipped
and fell under the train while switching
here his forenoon. Both arms, one leg
and his head were cut off. He was the
only support Of a widowed mother and one
sister. He was thirty-two years old, was
a soldier in the Philippine war, was born
in Plymouth and had lived here all his life.
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Badly Damaged by Fire.

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BRAZIL. Ind, April Sat noon to-day
the two-story frame residence Of County
Commissioner Joseph NJ. Wardlaw at
Staunton caught fire from a defective fue
and was badly damaged before the fire de-
partment subdued the flames. The house
hold effects were also badly damaged, caus-
ing a total loss Of about Sl,SO0; covered by
insurance.
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WILL CASE DECIDED.
Court Finds for the Plaintiffs in the
BranstratOr Action.

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FORT WAYNE. Ind. April 5.-The jury
in the Branstrator will case returned a
verdict this morning sustaining the plain
tiff and setting aside the will. This gives
the children equal shares in the property.
after deducting the widows third. The
verdict, which had been reached after mid
night and sealed. found also for the widow.
who technically was a defendant and other
wise would have been held for a share of
the costs. There are half a dozen other
suits growing out of the division Of the
estate. The attorneys for the defendant
say they cannot tell whether they will ap-
real or not. One of them said this morn
ing that the decision proves again that no
Will can be made that will stand the test
of a jury's scrutiny in any case where for
any reason, however sound, any partiality
is shown by the testator 10 certain children
10 the detriment of others. no matter how
hayward they may have been in the life
time OF the father. The amount involved
In to-day's decision is about $4,000.
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Pythian Carnival Closes.

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MUNCIE, Ind, April 5.-The knights of
Pythias indoor carnival and fair in the
Red Mems building closed tonight. having
been a great success. There nave been
hundreds OF visitors every night. This
afternoon there was a matinee and tonight
the hail could hardly accommodate the
throngs. The lodge will make a large sum,
as most everything was given. there being
little or no expense, while thousands Of
dollars have been taken in in the different
departments.
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Killed a Carrier Pigeon.

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~SCOTTSBURG, Ind, April civilian
Skeels. a farmer living four miles west of
Deputy. Ind, to-day while out hunting shot
a pigeon. After he killed the pigeon he
found that around its leg was a silver band
with m. T.. III. No. To- engraved on the
same.
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Glass shut Down May BE Heightened.

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MUNCIE, Ind, April 5.-Oficial informa-
ton has been received here that the flint
glass factories the country over will be
closed for the annual summer vacation on
May Is. Oct. / is the date set for the re-
sumption, but it is said there is an over
production of glass and the shutdown may
be heightened.
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Assault and Robbery Charged.

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FLORA. Ind, April 6-Henry Allen. a
farmer living two miles west or this city,
went home drunk last night and with a
butchers knife drove his wife and children
from home. the latter ieeing 10 a neigh
bors for protection. He then robbed Mrs.
Allen OF I0. receipts from sale OF produce.
and lied a warrant has been issued for his
arrest
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
GREENFIELD. Ind. April 5.-This even
ing. just before 6 O'Clock. Harry Brooks. a
thirteen-year-old boy. was killed by a car
detached from a local freight train. He
was on the track near j.. III. Moulden's nov
city works, and a passenger train confused
him so that he did not notice the freight
car. He was knocked down on the track by
the bumpers and his body was cut In two,
death being instantaneous. He came here
last year from Philadelphia with his older
brothers. who work in the local window
glass factory. His parents are dead.
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Secretly Married i'm Indianapolis.

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MUNCIE, Ind, April 5.-Miss Nellie Nc
Nerney left home on Thursday after telling
her father. T.. ]. McNerney. hat she was
going TO Seymour to visit her brother, Peter
McNerney. Instead she was met at the
depot by John Port. and the two went TO
indianapolis, where they were married. and
then journeyed on toward California, where
a month will be spent. The news of the
wedding sent back home was a surprise.
Mr.. Port is owner Of the Port fruit jar
factory and his bride was for a time his
stenOgraDher.
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Monroe County for Miers.

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BLOOMINGTON. Ind, April 5.-The
Democrats held a mass convention in Mon
roe county to-day and passed resolutions
indorsing Judge Miers to Congress and in
structing the twelve delegates TO vote for
his denomination as long as there was a
ballot
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wabash County Democrats.

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WABASH, Ind. April 5.-Wabash county
Democrats held their county convention
here to-day. The attendance was not so
large as had been anticipated. There were
no contests for places on the ticket, as the
Republican majority in the county is in
-urmouatable. The nominations are as fol-