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v. lyl "efl FiF5 Nowgoad digestion waits on, tu petite and health en both" If It doesn't, try Burdock Blood Bitters, throt, croup, instant relief, permanent, euro.1 Thomas' Eclectrlo OIL At any drug tore. tf "Cure the cough and save the Dr, Wood's Norway Km Syrup cures cough and coldi, down to the vory verge si consumption. "I had a running, itching sore on my leg Suffered torturei. Doan's Ointment took away ths turning and itching Instantly and quickly effected permsnent cure." Lenhart, Bowling Green, 0.

1904 1904 Gentlemen, we invite your in spectlon of the largest most complete line of FABRICS for Spring Sr Jum mer that we have eo'r shown RABUS Razor Sale 500 Traveler's Baton jjr aal at Pollen eV Lewis' Drug Store. 60 different make to select from, worth 13.50 each; ft aw Tour choice I PTIT one week Vl LrUlld Every Razor guarantied. AT PELLENS LEWIS, Druggists 002 CALHOUN ST. i 9 9 Try a 3 Button Double Breasted Sack Coat this season. Made as we make It, It's a graceful, shapely style, suitable for all shapes and conditions of men.

You'll find the change pleasant, If you're one of the many who contracted the habit of wearing a single breasted style year in, year out. Spring suits to order, and up. Must fit must please or money back. PIXLEY CO. Makers of the Kind of Clothes Gentlemen Wear.

a peltJer UNVpRJJlKER EMB AIMER THE JFOItT WAYNE EVENING SENTINEL, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1904. a THE BABY'S BIRTH SETTLED LAWSUIT Counter Claim Was Worthless After Arrival of the Child "The Courts. The. arfiTal of a baby boy tX the home of Jooseph Archer, a railroad engineer, on April brought about the very sudden termination of lawsuit filed by Dr. Doming some time ago to.

collect a doctor's bill from Archer for services rendered Archer before their marriage. Dr. Doming stated in his complaint that Archer owed him the sum of 8100 and the" latter got back at the physician with a counter claim in which he changed malpractice and asked 81,500 damages because he stated that In consequence of a blunder made by Dr. Doming in performance upon Mrs. Archer of a surgical operation, described in the Complaint, that lady was deprived of all possibility of the happiness of maternity.

The case was set tor trial this morning and Judge neaton thought the taking of the evidence would consume a week. However, when the case was called evidence was first introduced to show that the storks had brought the baby and experts testified that its birth would have been a physical Impossibility had the physician made the mistake chaiged against him. Upon this showing the case was withdrawn from the Jury and Dr. Deming was given a judgment for the amount of his bill, WANTS HIS MONET BACK. Joseph W.

Qemmill, who came heie from Jay county several weeks ago, and started in to spend an inheritance of several thousand dollars among the saloon men and baudy houses, and who wound 'up with an attack of dellrum tremens and an empty pocketbook, brought suit Saturday, through W. M. Ninde, to recover 8200 from A. C. Maclareu, a West Main street saloon keeper.

He charges that while he was drunk he entered into an agreement to buy aclaren's saloon and traded a horse and buggy in as a guarantee that would make the purchase. He says he was irresponsible on account of drink at the time the deal was made and he wants his money back. APRIL TEKM BEGINS TODAT. The April term of the circuit court opened this morning with 280 civil and twenty five criminal cases on the docket, There was no business before toe court other1 than that the grand Jury was ordered to report tomorrow morning to heir evidence in the John Godfrey murder case. There are forty claims against the estate to be disposed of during the term.

Deputy Clerk Hammond stat ed this morning that there had been but thirty cases before the Juvenile court, which was established about a year ago. lM WasasJL WILL MANAGE EI Louis Heilbroner Signs Contract With Wilbur Higby Organization. Louts Heilbroner, of ihis city, ha. Just closed a contract by ihlch he he comrs manaeer'of the Wilbur Hlirby Dramatic company, one of tho hlKhest clans lepertoire organizations In the country. The oomp'tnv rov tonrlne; the west, and on Mcv 3 will open a two weeks' engagement at Masonic Temple theater In tils olty.

The contract with Mr. Heilbroner wns consummated at Milwaukee on Saturday, and he will at take up the management of tho icinnaiiys affairs. It would havo been dlfllcult to have relpclcd a more capable man thnn Air. Hllbroner, and there I si not tha ellBThUst doubt but that he will niako good In his new capacity Tb Wilbur IllSty company Is e. veil known In the earn, and it recenlly closed a six months' engagement at the Bijou theater in Brooklyn.

AGREE ON ABUT BILL. Washington, April 18. A. conference agreement between the senate and house was reached today which disposes of all matters in dispute on the army appropriation bill. The section proposing promotion of retired officers was amended to provide for an advance of one grade to all officers below the rank of brigadier general have had creditable service Jn the civil war and retired on account of wounds or disease incident to the service or on account of age or after forty years' service.

Ayers Sarsaparjlld Over 60 years old! Think of hi Honesty, merit, power to cure, these are the reasons. Ask your doctor. NAMES CANDIDATES Congressman Robinson Picks a Number of Young Men from Twelfth District Indanapolis, April 18 A special to the News from Washington! fys: Representative Robinson has dee ignited the following young men for the naval academy at Annapolis; Frank Hamilton and Edward E. Eidman, Port Wayne. Alternates, James E.

Baker, Edward J. Rothwell, Garrett; Allen W. Palmer, Ligonier, in the order named. Senator Fairbanks has accepted au invitation to speak at the Jackson, celebration of the anniversary of the republican party, July 0. It wns authoritatively announced today that William Elliott, of New Castle, would not be appointed to succeed William H.

Hunt as governor of Porto Rico. Rural route No. 1 will be established May 16, at Toeman, Carroll county. IN THE SENATE. April 18.

When the senate convened todny tho following house bill passed: Providing for the appointment of additional judges of the United States court in Indian territory Mr. Piatt explained that the Judges were to hold only two years as it was understood the territory would be admitted as a state by that time. "As soon as the elections are over," said Mr. Blackburn. IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, April 18 At the opening of the session of the house today a bill was passed providing for the relief of growers of leaf tobacco. It repeals the Internal revenue tax of 6 cents a pound on leaf tobacco la the "hand" and all specltl taxes. A bill was also passed under suii pension of the rules providing for the establishment of a supreme coutt for the Indian territory and for adi dltlonal United States Judges therein. E. AND W.

ANNUAL REPORT. Indianapolis, April 18. The annual report of the Lake Erie and Western for the fiscal year ending December 31 shows that the gross earnings were $3,218,728, an Increase of 8919,368. The operating expenses were 83,857,010, an Increase of and the net earnings were 81,360,318, an increase of $8,321. Other income Was $4,950, making the total net $1,365,777, an increase of balance, $474,009, an Increase of interest and taxes, $801,768, a decrease of $12, 504; dividends on preferred stock, surplus, $409, and previous surplus, $625,001.

During the yeaT fifty five miles of new seventy five pound steel rails were laid and seven new steel plate girder bridges, aggregating 724 feet in length, were built and seven wooden trestles were renewed. "Aprif 30wiUbVarayed. strike followed the refusal of the company to accept a schedule giving Saturday half holiday In June as well as July and August. Half of the men la the yards are cot numbers of the union but they left their positions with the organised employes, thus tying up practically all of the operations. EIRE CAUSES PANIC III LAJjEJOSPITAL Small Blaze in St Vincent's, Indianapolis, Results In Death of One.

Indianapolis, April 18. There have been no additional deaths from the effect of th flra at St Vincent's hospital yesterday. Several of the patients, who were carried out of the building and who had been operated upon but a few hours before, are in a very serious condition. While the city fire department, re inforoed by companies from the suburbs, was being taxed to its utmost fighting the Occidental hotel fire yesterday morning, an alarm was turned in front St. Vincent's hospital.

When the first fire company arrived one life had been last and several were seriously injured in the panic that followed. The dead: Harriet Leahy, Jumped from the fourth floor and instantly killed. The injured: Miss Kate Beach, believed to be fatally injured by falling from the third floor while trying to escape by means of a rope made of bed clothing. Sister Superior Stella, seriously in jured by shock following a surgical operation. Sister Nordics, seriously injured by shock.

William Schneider, a patient, who at the time of the fire was undergoing an operation. Henry Nichols, Connersville, Just operated upon for appendicitis, ran down stairs. Several ether nurses and attendants were more or less bruised in the endeavor to escape, from what they thought was Instant death. For time it seemed that the' flames, which started among a pile of rugs under the east stairway, would find their way to the upper floors, re suiting in a frightful holocaust. At every window on the third and fourth floors were crowded the panlo stricken men and women, screaming for help to those on the street below, who yore for more than twenty min utes prevented from entering the I building because of the dense smoke.

I The panic that raged on the third and fourth floors continued until long alter me nre naa oeen quencnea. OLD INDIANA BANK HASJEEN CLOSED McCoy's Bank at Renssalaer, Founded 1854, Will Go Into Liquidation. Renssalaer, April 18. A. McCoy's bank failed to open today.

A notice was posted on the door that It was permanently closed and would go into liquidation. It was the oll est banking institution in the county and is owned by Alfred and Thomas McCoy, heavy landowner. I Both are la poor health. It is prom ised that the bank will pay out In full. The bank was a private Institution and was organised in 1804.

By the last statement the capital was $50,000, deposits $250,000 ana loans and discounts $225,000. A. McCoy and his son, Thomas J. McCoy, members of the Republican state committee from the Tenth district, filed voluntary assignments today in tha circuit court. No schedules were filed, but it is estimated the assets are $350,000 and the liabilities A.

prominent official of another bank here said today there is no doubt the depositors of the McCoy bank will be paid in full. He said both father and son are in poor health and the assignment was mada to protect creditors and realize immediately on assets. Thomas J. McCoy is a member of Qavernor Durbin's staff. STRIKE IN SHIPTARD.

Qulncy, Mass, April 18 Work In the extensive yards of the Fore River Ship and Engine compsny here was tied up today by a strike of 2,000 men, over a question of hour. The action of the men stopped work on the battleships Rhode Island, New Jersey and Vermont as well as on large private contracts. Unless ths difficulty is successfully adjusted it is thought the launching of the battleship Rhode Island, set for HOTEL IS BURNED. Indianapolis, April 18. Eire which for almost two hours threat' ened to destroy the principal retail district, was discovered at an early hour Sunday morning in the Occl rdental hotel.

Every firs company in the city, as well as those from the outlying were summoned. The house was filled with guests and a panic was narrowly averted. There were many narrow escapes from the flames and suffocation, the guests be ing compelled to leave the building clad only in their night robes. The hotel, which fronts for half a block on Illinois street, south of Washington, is valued at $100,000, and Is gutted. The loss is estimated at $75,000.

The ruins of the Occidental hotel are being searched for the body of Steven Waters, a colored porter, who is nusslng. He is known to have been intoxloated shortly before the fire and went to his room in the burned portion. Hon. S. S.

Bhuvt, of Spencerville, Is in the city. Two Admirers of Judge Parker. The Hotel Will Supply Grape Nuts 1 "I Or Request. wjj3Rmzjowm. w.

f.cro. Judge WUUani Hornblower and states supreme court, and ware re. Judge Wheeler "Hi, Feckhsm, both of Jeeted, trf the senste, are warm ad. whom were nominated 'by President jnlrers ef Judge Alton Parker. Cleveland to the benoVof the United Chicken Farm for Sale, Located just outside of city limits on good gravel road.

Ten acres of ground, house and barn and all buildings needed for the raising of chickens. Must be sold. Price is a bargain one. You can make the price out of the place In two years. This is a splendid opportunity for some one.

E. GREGG DAVIS. Rooms 17 18 Pixley Long Block. Office open every evening. 18 20 wwawwwvrtA PURE CASTILE SOAP IS OFTEN ADVERTISED BUT RARELY FOUND We Have It Ranke Nussbaum, 828 CAL40UN STREET.

Jifiii Livable, Wearable Non Shrinkable, Non Tearable. Young men demand style flTst. We give this no charge; but we also put into every one of these suits painstaking care. No crawling up out of shape and no crawling out of responsibility by us. If anything goes wrong we buy it back.

Young Men's Suits $7.50 to $20 LEHMAN'S FOR YOUR CLOTHES tl ul 1 i I HOLDS ANNUAL MEETINO. The annual meeting of the Fort Wayne Trust company stockholders was held this afternoon at the company's offices, Court and Main streets, and the reports presented disclosed that the company had enjoyed a most prosperous and satisfactory year. There was no change In the official staff, the officers remaining as Money Lying Around IHf iiliilil my xas? js follows: Henry C. Paul, president B. M.

Foster, vice president; A. Ely Hoffman, second rice president; H. McDonald, secretary( and W. J. Probasco, assistant secretary.

Ths board of directors includes S. Foster, C. B. Baah, W. E.

Mosoman, H. C. Paul, C. A. Wilding, A.

E. Hoffman, J. C. Peters, W. J.

Vesey, Louis Pox, J. B. Reuse and David Studebaker. Base Ball tomorrow. Minneapolis vs.

Fort Wayne. Came called at 3 o'clock. W. S. Otlborne, of the Kendallvllls Sun, was in the city today.

SWANK Coal and Wood COMPANY Loose is sure to disappear in some vay. It may be stolen. You msy rpend it without reflection. Both can be avoided by putting it in a bank. It will be safe from thieves safe from your own carelessness.

The First National Bank Cannot be excelled as a depository. It Is safely and conservatively managed. It hag ample capital and surplus. It welcomes the small depositors as well as the large. Any of its officers will gladly tell you how easy it is to open an account there.

We are ready to take your orders tor coal for April end May deliveries. Two reasons why you should buy your coal in the summer, one is to get your coal before strikes ocour. You cannot tell when they will occur. Another is, If everybody waits till vlnter the coal dealers cannot take care ef the people and the rail, roads could not get the coal to us in winter time. By the time we get your orders all filled it will be winter, We appreciate your past favors and larger ones in proportion.

Come and give us a trial and we will give yon fair treatment We handle the best coal that can be bought la the' market. Home Phone 6265. 3 SC5 FOR MEN AND WOMEN. Many people, don't like to wear low shoes "because they don't fit and feel comfortable around the heel." Such shoes are made on high shoe lasts. All the Prass Reed's shoes are made over correct low shoe models, which assure perfect fit and solid comfort.

We call particular attention to a few special styles which are our own productions, and can be found only at Prass Reed's Men's Oxfords. Men's Patent Kid or Tan Busslan Calf Ofrord, the celebrated Hanan dfc son gr makes $5.00 Men's Patent Colt Blucher Button Oxford, on the new college last, with Military heel $3.50 Men's Imported Tan Busslan Calf Bluoher Button Oxford, the new Ascot model $0.50 Men's Patent Colt Blucher cut Oxford, on the new Baglyh last; very stylish $3.00 Women's Oxfords. Women's Patent or Vlcl Kid Oxfords, Button or Lace, the celebrated Hanan Son make i'r OO Women's Ideal Patent Kid Court Tie Oxford, with wide ribbon effect; high Cu ban heels Women's Tan Buslsan Calf Oxfords in Blucher cut or straight lace, the new thing for spring 0 A50'Oj Women's Patent leather and Vlci Kid Oxfords, in light or heavy soles in button a (. or Blucher cut li5Q0t 1 I We can fit you, please you and suit your purse with first class Shoes. It pays to buy at PRASS REED CO.

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