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DECOKAII PUBLIC OPINION.
AH.KB9 A UREENi Publishers.
DECORAH, - - - IOWA.
THE NEWS IN IOWA
The grand jury of the Polk county
district court has returned indict
ments against William and Mack Har
ris, charging them with the murder of
George Frank at Des Moines. The in
dictment is in the first degree.
At Cherokee a few days ago James
Mahoney was sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary for the attempted
murder of Mary Cane at Aurelia on
June 20. He pleaded guilty and threw
himself on the mercy of the court.
A lively shooting scrape in Center
ville a few days ago may cause the
death of one of Centerville’s notorious
colored women, Mrs. Ada Williams.
It happened at a rough and rowdy
dance given by the colored people.
Mrs. Mabel Hill did the shooting, the
reason for which was jealousy. Mrs.
Williams is still alive but fatally
wounded.
I
John A Green, of Stone City, an ex
senator one of the most extensive
stone dealers in the country, has
brought suit in the superior court of
Cedar Rapids against the Northwest
ern railway in the sum of 88,000 on
account of an alleged breach of con
tract. Mr. Green had a contract to
supply large amounts of stone to the
company which was cancelled.
Willis Whalen, a boy of 16 years,
was shot and instantly killed by Wil
lie Maxwell while hunting near the
coal mines west of lloone. The boys
were hunting rabbits and in dragging
Maxwell's gun through the brush, it
was accidently discharged, the entire
load taking effect in Whalen’s head,
killing him instantly. Roth boys are
sons of coal miners residing in Roone.
Frank Morse, a Relgian miner work
ing for the Carbondale Coal Company,
at Des Moines, was killed in one of
their mines a few days ago. Morse
was at work in the mine close to a
companion who was preparing a blast.
Morse was not warned in time to
retire to a safe distance and when the
shot exploded he was struck, liis
right side and his right jaw were
crushed in. He lived but a few hours.
Joe Ellis, of Given, committed sui
cide a few days ago by shooting him
self with a revolver. He was desper
ately in love with Jennie C'ulirt,
whom he became jealous, and it weigh
ed upon his mind so thut he decided to
end his life. He left a long letter to
the public, setting forth his sufferings
and making se /eral re paests. He was
a young man, 20 years old. and w|is
unusually well fixed for a man of his
age. He owned considerable coal land
in and around Given.
George P. Stickelberger, a farmer
living one mile north of Buffalo, a
little town ten miles north from Dav
enport on the southwestern division
of the Chicago, Rock Island it Pacific
road, walked into his wife’s bedroom
while drunk and shot her through the
heart, killing her instantly. Mrs.
Stickelberger had recently made ap
plication to the district court to have a
guardian appointed over her husband,
as she believed strong drink had so im
paired his mind that he was incapac
itated for attention to liis «>wn affairs.
J. J. Jones, deputy postmaster at
Carbonado, has confessed to irreg
xilarities, in that he has collected about
£4OO from the government that did not
belong to him. Carbonado being a
fourth-class office, their revenue is
regulated by the amount of cancel
lations made. It uppears that Jones
has been swearing to more than he
had made for some time, and the
shortage was soon discovered by the
department. The penalty is a fine of
81,000 or a penitentiary sentence of
one year. He is now in jail awaiting
trial in the federal court. The post
master is W. C. Sheppard, and he will
make good the deficit.
A Davenport dispatch says: The
active part of Davenport's lumbering
industry is over for the year. Weyer
liauser & Dcnkmannaml Chris Mueller
Sons have closed their mills and
Lindsay & Phelps will shut down
shortly. Though the mills have run
steadily all summer, the cut will not
be as large as that of last year. Chris
Mueller <t Sons began operations this
year on April 27, but will be obliged to
close more than two months earlier
than last season. The output of the
Mueller mill this year was 13,500.000
feet approximately, us against 17,000,-
000 feet last year. There are at
present 15,000,000 feet piled in the
yards, which is more than ever before.
The logs for this mill have all come
from Chippewa. Weyerhauser &
Denkmann began cutting on April 25
this season and closed September 5.
The approximate cut this year will be
40,000,000 feet, that of last year
22,030,000. On the Rock Island side
this company has something like
40,000.000.
1 **ch from Van Buren, Ark.,
says; oel to the death was fought
at ChttL I between Frank Hepburn,
extra neer on the ’Frisco railroad,
And W. A. Sims, a bartender. Sims
was under the influence of liquor aud
was asleep on the depot platform, and
■Hepburn as a joke untied his shoe
strings. When Sims awoke he became
.angry and stubbed Hepburn in the
breast, and then both drew pistols and
fired several times, Hepburn was
wounded three times and died. S ims
was uninjured and was arrested. The
victim was the son of* Congressman
Hepburn, of lowa.
Rowed down with the weight of 80
years, worried with family cares which
should not have been the lot of such
an aged man, and sick of incurable
disease, Smith Culbertson, of llirming
ham, threw his withered body into a
deep well. There was only a little
water in the well and the poor old
fellow's body was crushed and torn by
the tall. He died before being brought
to the surface. He was a prominent
citizen, a well known politician and a
man most highly respected. He was
quite wealthy.
The I’nited States court, in session
at Cedar Rapids, has on trial the case
of Joseph Rerner against Dr. L. J.
Adair, both of Anamosa. in which the
plaintiff seeks to recover SIO.OOO on
account of alleged malpractice. Dr.
Adair is one of the best known
surgeons in the state, and is also
prominent in politics. The plaintiff
had his leg broken and it was set by
Dr. Adair. After a time the patient
called another physician, who later
amputated the limb. The bone
showed that it had slipped down and
had grown together in that manner.
The bone is on exhibition in the court
room. The defense claims that the
patient was all right and the bone
properly set when the case was taken
out of his hands.
C. W. Whiting, claiming to be from
Rensselaer. Ind., is in jail at Creston
for swindling. Whiting, who has the
appearance of a prosperous farmer,
appeared in that city about two weeks
ago and, representing himself to be a
land bluer, contracted for a farm of
040 acres. He gave checks for 8400 on
the Commercial State Rank, of Rens
selaer. as forfeit. He then began to
improve his land, buying material
from numerous merchants in Creston
and neighboring towns, and in pay
ment always gave checks which were
drawn fur from BHi to 820 more than
the purchases and would receive the
change in money. He also succeeded
in borrowing from the National Rank,
of Creston. The exact amount of his
deals is not yet known, but it will be
considerable.
A dispatch from Webster City says:
A horrible case of suicide is reported
from Ellsworth township. Emmet
county. 11. S. Palsev was living alone,
a mile or more from neighbors. After
removing all his outer clothing he lay
down on the bed and placed a stick of
dynamite under his pillow 1 , attached
to an electric battery. The explosion
ended his life. The windows of the
house were all broken by the force of
the explosion, a hole was torn :n the
roof and the room spattered with
clotted blood, brains and feathers.
The man’s head was blown to frag
ments. Palsey came to Emmet county
from Story county in 181*1, and con
tracted for 450 acres of land, which he
occupied up to the time of his death.
He was a widower and leaves a family
of four grown sons, two of whom
reside in Emmet county, the others in
N vada. lowa.
Twenty or more persons were
poisoned at a wedding feast at
Hondurant, the result of partaking of
the banquet served immediately fol
lowing the marriage ceremony which
made Miss Emma Henderson and Mr.
J. C. Tcombs man and wife. Seventy
five residents of Hondurant and
Elkhart were at the table, and per
hups a third of them were poisoned, it
is thought, by the chicken, which had
been cooked in a copper vessel. Sev
eral physicians were summoned and
spent the night with the afflicted
people. They say all the affected will
recover. J.t is said that the poison was
evidently in the food, due to chemical
action of some sort. The state board
of health will make an investigation
into the food served. The cream and
chicken, from either of which it is
supposed the poison could have
emanated, have been taken to Des
Moines for examination by experts.
Polk Wells, the notorious outlaw,
who was transferred from Fort Madi
son to the Anumosu prison recently,
died at the penitentiary on the 11th.
The remains will be shipped to his
'*'ife, who lives in Missouri. When he
was transferred he was immediately
consigned to a bed in the hospital, and
upon examination by the prison phy
sician it was found that he had con
sumption and could live but a short
time. He told a correspondent a pe
culiar incident in regard to his early
life. He had been an outlaw and
away from home for several years, and
when he returned he found his wife
married again and living happily with
another man. The two men agreed
that she should decide which one she
preferred to live with but she refused
to do so, but said whichever way they
decided she would do, as she loved
them both. Finally Wells told her
last husband to stay and he left. His
wife is now living iu Missouri, and he
willed all his money and effects to her.
He thus demonstrates what he said,
that his first love for his wife has nev
er grown less, and the same seems to
be true on her part, as she came all
the way from Missouri to visit him
when he was at Ft. Madison.
Judge John R. Caldwell, of Tama
county, has been nominated by the
fusion is t s of the Fifth district to op
pose the re-election of Hon. Robert G.
Cousins to congress.
John Green, of Oskaloosa, aged 48
years, died very suddenly a few days
ago. He was helping to stack some
straw, when he fell over and expired
in a few minutes. Mr. Green was a
brother of James Green, who also died
very suddenly last month, and of
Charles Green, who fell from his buggy
a corpse about one year ago. A fourth
brother died in a similar way in Ohio
about four years ago.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
A dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla.,
says: The Spanish consul Salis, who
says he represents Minister DeLome.
has told the representative of the
Cuban junta, Huan. that if the insur
gents lay down their arms by Nov. 1.
Spain will grant complete home rule,
amnesty and all, and name a home
representative in Cuba acceptable to
to the insurgent leaders. Huan did
not believe the junta would accept
anything short of absolute independ
ence.
Letters have been sent to Bryan and
Watson giving them formal notification
of the action of the people’s party in
nominating them to the offices of
president and vice-president respect
ively.
In a fight between Slavin and
Kilrain the former won in two and
one-fourth minutes.
Advices from Maine indicate that the
republicans have carried the state by
pluralities averaging about SO,OOO.
Scotland yard officials arrested four
dynamiters at Glasgow, Rottendam
and Roulogne, the man arrested
at the latter place being P. ,T. P. Ty
nan, No. 1 of the Phoenix Park
(Dublin) murders. The police claim
that the men had a plot to blow up the
czar and Queen Victoria on the visit of
the former to England.
At Louisville a few days ago. Palmer
and Ruckner were formally notified of
their selection as candidates for pres
ident and vice-president, respectively,
by the “sound money” democrats.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons have agreed
to sign articles to fight within two
months after the Corbett-Sharkey
fight.
It is announced from Constantinople
that the powers will m all probably
agree to the proposition to depose the
sultan.
The Three Friends has larded
another filibustering expedition on the
coast of Dinar del Rio, Cuba, right
where the Spanish gunboats are most
vigilunt.
A dispatch says the judges who are
trying the cases arising from the
recent massacre of Armenians at Con
stantinople are all servile palace tools.
It is intimated that Germany may
oppose the action of England in regard
to Zanzibar.
♦ln a race between John R. Gentry
and Star Pointer at Glen Falls, N. Y.,
John li. Gentry equalled the world’s
pacing record, made by Robert J. at
Terra Haute two years ago, going the
mile in 2:01
The Rank of England has advanced
the rate of discount from two per cent
to two and one-half per cent, with a
view of checking the dram of gold to
America.
On the 9th Bryen made public his
fornxil letter of acceptance of the
nomination for president by the
democratic party, and Hobart gave
the press his letter accepting the nom
ination for vice president by the re
publicans.
Gen. Black has written a letter de
clining to run for governor of Illinois
on the bolting democratic ticket, and
the place has been filled by the state
central committee, who have selected
W. S. Forman for the place.
The British Trades Union Congress
in session at Edinburg, adopted a reso
lution declaring for limitation of the
work day to eight hours in all trades.
At Lincoln, Neb., a few days ago W.
J. Bryan was formally notified that he
was nominated for president by the
national silver organization in conven
tion at St. Louis. July 22. Chairmau
Groot made the notification speech.
Mr. Bryan responded briefly.
The “middle-of-the-road” populists
of Colorado have nominated ex-
Governor Waite for governor.
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.
Des Moires, Sept. 14.— The lowa
Historical Illustrative Co., of Des
Moines, has beer, granted a copyright
for a publication entitled “Illustrated
Fort Dodge.” An artistic souvenir of
that pluce may therefore be expected,
similar to the “Illustrated Souvenir of
Des Moines,” the creditable work of
the Wilcox brothers, Charles and
Henry. A patent has been allowed to
J. J. Waddel, of Des Moines, fora
signal lantern adapted to facilitate the
removal and handling of the oil
reservoir, burner ami globe as required
to keep the lantern in order, to heat
air and admit it to the burner, to pro
mote combustion and to udmit heated
air at the top of the globe, to aid iu
producing draft and to direct air as
required to prevent smoke, flickering
and extinguishing when the lantern is
swung or exposed to wind. Valuable
information about obtaining, valuing
and selling patents sent free to any
address.
Tuomas G. and J. Rai.i*h Ortho,
Solicitors of Patent*.
Two Are Illown to Iknth.
Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 12.—An ex
plosion of powder at the mills cf the
Ohio Powder company resulted in the
instant death of two men.
Hunt » Murderer with Hinodhnund*.
Brazil, Ind., Sept. 15. —Bloodhounds,
•onstables, undersheriffs and volunteer
officers are hunting the Eel river bot
toms for Grief Hill, who, according to
his daughter, murdered his landlord,
Robert Taylor, early Wednesday even
ing. Since the dead body of the lawyer
and real estate man was found in hi*
buggy and hi 3 horse grazing along the
country road the morning after he was
killed, the men and the dogs have beo.i
looking for the supposed murderer.
I But the task of finding him seems as
i far from finished now as when It was
/ jezun.
AN EXTRA SESSION.
Belief that Congress Will Have to Con
elder the Increasing Defl.lt.
Washington, Sept. 16.—1 t i 3 said at
the treasury department that recent
politieial events have not impaired
the conviction held by finance of
ficials that an extra session of con
gress must be called to provide
additional revenue to wipe out the
deficit. The treasury showing has been
very bad since July 1, and during the
two months and a half a deficit nearly
equal to that of the last fiscal year has
accumlated. This is $10,000,000 worse
than the showing for the same period
in ISOS. The receipts for the ten
weeks ending Sept. 12, 1895, were $19,-
055,967, and the expenditures were $83,-
154,148. The receipts for the same
period this year have been $64,653,262,
and the expenditures havae beeD SBB,-
602,144.
The increase of expenditures has
been chiefly due to the payment of
$5,000,080 for the sugar bounty, whose
constitutionality was upheld by the
Supreme court, against the ruling of
Controller Bowler. The falling off in
receipts has been entirely in customs,
which paid $35,699,683 for the first ten
weeks of 1896, and have paid only $29,-
649,113 for the corresponding weeks of
the fiscal year 1897. The internal
revenue receipts advanced from $29,-
707,211 last year to $30,816,068 this
year, and they are not likely to fall
back. The general treasury balance is
now $61,000,000 more than a year ago,
and stands at $242,854,715. This $61,-
000,000 is all that remains ef the slll.-
000,000 realized from the last bond
sale. The difference has gone to bridge
the deficit for last year, and to cover
the redemption of some Pacific railroad
bonds. The month of September show
ed a surplus last year, and may do so
this year, but the receipts for twelve
days are already nearly $1,000,000 less
than a year ago.
STRIKES EXCUSE DELAY.
Important Derision of the United State*
(Ireult. ('onre of Appeal*.
St. Paul, Mina., Sept. 16.—That de
lay is excusable when caused by
strikers intimidating those who would
take their places is the conclusion of
the United States circuit court of ap
peals in the case of the Empire Trans
portation company, appellants, vs. the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company. A shipment of coal
could not be unloaded within the time
specified in the charter and damages
were asked, but the court holds the
delay caused by the strike of the em
ployes of the charterer without griev
ance or warning and an organ
ized and successful cffQrt on their
part to prevent, by threats, in
timidataion and violence, other la
borers w’ho are willing to do so from
discharging a \essels, is excusable and
the charterer is not liable for damages.
Kmporor Suataln* Von Hahnke.
Berlin. Sept*. 16.—After the parade on
the Tcnpelhof field Emperor William
made a speech to the superior officers
present, in which he declared that he
was desirous of showing his unim
paired confidence in his loyal and val
ued servant, General von Hahnke, in
face of the insinuations and attacks
made upon him in connection with the
resignation of General Bronsart von
Schellendorf an secretary of war. The
emperor continued that he had there
fore appointed General von Hahnke to
the colonelcy of the Prinz Carl Freus
een grenadiers.
Wisconsin Executive Committee.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 16.—Evidence
that the gold democrats will inaugurate
a vigorous campaign in Wisconsin was
given Monday when Chairman Ellis G.
Usher of the state central committee
announced the appointment of the fol
given Monday when Chairman ElUs B.
Usher, chairman; E. P. Hacked, Rollin
B. Mallory, Milwaukee; H. W. Host
man, Plymouth; John Nagle, Manito
woc; Dr. Rush Winslow, Appleton.
John Johnson of Milwaukee was chosen
treasurer of the committee.
May Have Hurried at Sea.
New York, Sept. 16. —Reports made
by three vessels that arrived Monday
arouse the gravest fears that the three
masted ship State of Maine, that left
here on Sept. 4 with a cargo of case oil
for Shanghai, has been burned at sea,
and that all on board, some twenty-six
men, have perished.
Militia May He Called Out.
Denver, Colo,, Sept. 16.—Gov. Mcln
tyre is »onsiaerlng the advisability of
rending troops to Leadville to suppress
disorders caused by the miners’ strike
and protect men who wish to work.
The National Guard of Colorado will
probably soon be on route to the fa
mous carbonate minins camp.
Think Cleveland llm Spoken.
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 14. —Chair-
man Bynum of the national commit
tee of the gold democrats, it is believed,
has received a* letter from President
Cleveland indorsing the IndiunapoMs
platform and ticket, which he intends
to make public at the notification meet
ing at Louisville Saturday night. The
chairman will neither affirm nor deny
the story.
(n«hler of Defunct Hunk Arrested.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 12. —George
Taylor, cashier of the defunct Argen
tine, Kan., bank, was arrested on a
warrant charging him with having re
ceived money when the bank was In
solvent. He promptly furnished |I.OOO
bail and was released.
Miner* Win the right.
Shelburn, Ind., Sept. 12.—The Jack
son Hill Coal Mining company made a
settlement with its men at the 60-cent
scale and the miners have returned to
work, after being idle since May L
DECIDE ON FUSION.
IOWA DEMOCRATS AND POPU
LISTS UNITE-
Electoral Ticket Nominated »- OKumwa
Will lto Supported-
Des Moines, lowa, Sept. 12. —The
populist state eotwention, in session
here Thursday, unanimously indorsed
the state and electoral ticket nominated
by the democratic state convention at
Ottumwa Aug. 12, which made Gen. J.
B. Weaver and Horace Boies candi
dates for electors-at-large. The fusion
was complete in every respect. Not a
voice was against it. The Ottumwa
ticket was made part of the resolution
and adopted on motion of Gen. Weaver.
One of the resolutions was as follows:
“Resolved, that the populists of lowa
in state convention assembled reaffirm
ally indorse the platform of principles
for which we have contended through
twenty years of struggle, and we cordi
ally indorse the platfor mof principles
adopted by our national convention on
July 22, 1896, at St. Louis, and pledge
to the nominees of that convention our
hearty support.”
At a meeting of the democratic state
committee it was practically agreed to
make John Foley of the Fourth district
candidate for state treasurer in place
of Chas. Ruegnitz of Earlham, who re
signed after being nominated by the
Ottumwa convention. There was a con
test for the place, among the names
mentioned being E. F. Knepper of Ma
rengo, H. J. Ostdrick of Ottumwa, J. A.
Stamm of West Union. If Foley re
signs. Stamm or Ostdrick is likely to
get It. The full ticket Is as follows:
Eleotors-at-large, Horace Boies, Jas.
B. Weaver.
For secretary of state, H. L. Carr;
for state auditor, George W. Davis: for
attorney-general, William D. Boies; for
state treasurer, John Foley; for Su
preme judge, Lemuel R. Bolter; for
railroad commissioners, long term,
Amos Steckcl; short term, T. J. Den
nison.
WEDS HIS DISCIPLE.
Jacob Scltwelnfurtli Is Married at Min
neapolis, Minn.
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 11.—The
pleasant home of Charles C. Whitney,
3114 15th avenue south, was the scene
of a triple wedding Wednesday even
ing. The Whitney residence has for
the last three months afforded shelter
to Jacob Schwelnfurth, better known
as the “Rockford Messiah,” and on
Thursday witnessed the marriage ol
that gentleman with Mary Ann Tuttle,
one of his leading disciples. Four of
hi.: disciples also followed the example
of their leader, in the marriage of Al
bert C. Teft to a sister of Schweinfurth,
and that of Will Weldon to Bertha Ol
son. The triple wedding was witnessed
by all the friends and followers of Mr.
Schweinfurth in this city and man?
from other cities.
Answer Filed in lur tt»i Contest.
San Francisco, Sept. 12. —The an
swer of Thersa A. Oelrich and Virginia
Fair to the fourth amended opposi
tion of the minor heir 3 in the Fair
estate has been filed. In their answer
they again declare that Van R. Patter
son was not appointed by the court for
the purpose of contesting the will of
James G. Fair. They also made a gen
eral denial of the allegation that the
will of Sept. 24, ISO 4, i 3 not in the hand
writing of the deceased and signed by
him. They allege that the only inter
est the minor heirs have in the estate
Is under the will of Sept. 21, and deny
that the minors will receive more un
der the terms of the will of Sept. 24
1894, if that be admitted to probate
In conclusion, they ask the court first
lo pass on the issue as to whether the
minor heirs have any right to make a
contest.
Jude* Harmon Itepllrt to Rrynn.
Washington, Sept. 14.—Judson Har
mon, attorney general of the United
States, has issued an open letter in
answer to that portion of Wiliam J.
Bryan’r, letter of acceptance relating to
federal interference in local affairs.
Mr. Harmon in this letter quotes the
authority under which President Cleve
land acted in ordering the federal
troops to Chicago during the railroad
riots of 1894, claiming that the action
was taken not to enforce the laws of
the commonwealth of Illinois, but to
enforce the lawn of the United States
alone, which the president has full pow
er to do without waiting for the re
quest of the executive or any other of
ficial of the individual state.
Homo for Feeble Minded Rnrni.
Trankfort, Ky„ Sept. 14.—The tem
porary buildings and workshops of the
institute for the feeble-minded chil
dren, in which were housed 120 feeble
minded children, burned to the ground
at 9 o’clock Friday night. The fire was
evidently of Incendiary origin and 1r
believed to have been the work of
some of the boys who were confined
there, and who have 1a.:31y made sev
eral ineffectual attempts to escape. Sev
eral children were serioiuily injured
in being removed from the burning
building, but it is believed none w'ae
lost. Tho buildings destroyed were
erected at a cpst of $12,000 and wero
insured for f>6,000.
limy Day* fur Aiuj. .tic it la ley.
Canton, 0., Sept. 11.—Nine delega
iions are booked to call on MaJ. Mc-
Kinley Friday and Saturday next. Tho
Vermont delegation is en route. The
other delegations for Friday are work
ingmen from Loraine, O.; Pennsylvania
republican league, Gov. Bushnell and
staff. Saturday a delegation from Mc-
Keesport, Pa., another from Home
stead, Pa.: the Chicago Commercial
Men’s Democratic McKinley club; life
insurance agents from Cleveland an:l
Pennsylvania traveling men fmm tin
eastern division. Mr. McKinley is c::-
nected to make nine responses.
FIREMEN IN CONVENTION.
Biennial Meeting of the Brotherhood
Opens at Galveston.
Galveston, Texas, Sept. 15.—The bi
ennial convention of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen opened here
Monday with Grand Master F. P.
Sargent presiding and a full attendance
of delegates from the various districts.
Among the Important matters to bo
considered is the erection of a build
ing at Peoria, 111., at a cost of $150,000,
to serve as permanent headquarters of
the organization.
The biennial report of Grand Sec
retary and Treasurer F. W. Arnold was
one of the most satisfactory nature. It
states that during the last two years
forty-nine new lodges have been organ
ized. There are now upward of 23,000
members in the organization. Its mem
bers are permitted to carry insurance
in the amounts of SSOO, SI,OOO or $1,500,
but no member can carry more than
the last named amount. The records
show that there are 20,076 carrying sl,-
500 certificates 844 carrying SI,OOO cer
tificates and 1,047 carrying SSOO certifi
cates. The report also shows that since
the last biennial convention the bene
ficiary fund has paid out nearly two
thirds of a million dollars to the wi
dows and heirs of 3,000 of its members,
and to 145 members totally and per
manently disabled from labor.
FEAW DANGER AHEAD.
Northwest Indiana Methodist Conference
Goes Into Politic*.
Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 16.—Before
the final adjournment of the northwest
Indiana Methodist conference Monday
a resolution was offered by Mr. Colvin,
formerly of Fowler, to the effect that
the condition of political unrest, like
the sheet of lightning, is a threat of a
coming storm, and the demagogues’ ef
fort to array labor against capital and
to incite mob law demands the prayer
ful attention of the people. The vener
able Dr. Smith, the patriarch of the
church, said it would proclaim tho
members of the conference to be alarm
ists. By a vote of 30 to 24 the confer
ence refused to lay it on the table, and
later it was adopted.
Mora Gold Keich** New York.
New York, Sept. 15. —The steamer
Orizaba, from Havana, brought $300,000
in gold Monday. Heidelbach, Ickel
heimer & Co. have an additional $250,-
000 in gold on the Campania. The
total engagements, including arrivals,
aggregate $29,385,000. Further decline
is noted in the price of bar silver, sales
of 60,000 ounces taking place at 65®
64%, as against 68 a short time ago.
The closing was at The weak
ness Is attributed to depression in the
eastern markets, entailing a lighter da
aand for bullion.
Flood Ilamage »t Korkford, 111.
Rockford, 111., Sept. 1C. —Rain haa
fallen steadily for forty-eight houra
Rock river rose nearly four feet, sweep
ing out the dam at the city electric
lighting works, nearly crippling the
plant. A number of bridges were
washed away and farmers have lost
much live stock in the flooding of low
lands.
At o;rd Hank Wrecker Caught.
Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 16. —Law-
rence A. Culver, who was indicted at
Logan, Ohio, June 30, 1892, for wreck
ing the People's bank, of which he was
president, and converting to his own
use $30,000 of its funds, was captured
here Monday. He has been a fugitive
cinco 1892.
Fatal Fire at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 16.—As the
result of a fire in Arthur Manger’s liv
ery stable at 279 Milwaukee street, at
1 o’clock Monday morning, at least two
persons lost their lives. There is a
strong probability that more bodies
will be found in the ruins, as a num
ber of Jewish peddlers slept in tb*
building.
Hl* Fire at Mttle Ruck.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept, 16.—The Lit
tle Rock cotton compress, together
with 5,000 baled of cotton, took fire late
Monday night, and is a total loss. The
Lesser Cotton company of St. Louis is
a large owner of the stock of the com
pany. The loss is estimated to be S3OQ # »
000, partly covered by insurance.
Chicago Hoard of Trail*,
Chicago, Sept. 13.—The following ta
ble shows the range or quotation* on
the board of trade today:
Articles — High. Low. _ Sent.l4.Sept.li
Wheat —
Sept. .68% .58% .53% .58%
Dec 60% .59% .60% .59%
May ... .64% .63% .04% .64%
Corn—
Sept .. .21% .20% .21 .20%
Dee 22% .21% .21% .21%
May ... .24% .24% .24% .24%
Oats—
Sept. .. .15% .15% .15% .15%
Oct 16 .15% .15% .15%
Dec. .. .16— .16% .16% .16%
May ... .19% .19 .19% .19
Pork
Sept 5.75 5.72%
Oct. ... 5.80 5.67% 6.75 5.72%
Jan. ... C. 77% 6.67% 6.75 C. 67%
Lard-
Sept 3.30 3.22%
Oct. ... 3.35 3.27% 3.35 3.27%
Jan. ... 3.70 3.62% 3.67% 3.60
S. Ribs—
Sept 3.12% 3.10
Oct. ... 3.15 3.10 3.15 3.12%
Jan. ... 3.37% 3.32% 3.37% 3.35
Two llookke*p«ra Arrested.
New Orleans, La., Sept. 14.—The rot
tenness in the Fnion National bank
was made known Friday when United
States Bank Examiner Johnson swore
out two affidavits against the two prin
cipal bookkeepers charging them with
embezzling the entire amount of the
defalcation. The flrs\ affidavit charged
Bookkeeper Frank B. with em
bezzling $185,558.79. The second
charged Bookkeeper L. La Combe with
the embezzlement of the remainder, in
round figures, $406,000. The amount of
the embezzlement, so far us can be as
certained. is 1592 000 * •