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4 KILLED BY MARSHAL WHILE DEFYING ARREST VVJLLIAM WOODS, MINER, SHOT BY CHARLES SCHAVE. TOO BULLETS HIT THE MARK (Special Th Xw TJOO.NVir.LE. Aurutt assisting arrest and walking lowiH Charles Sriiave. fit? marshal, threatening to l.tro with tn ax. Wll'iam Wood.

miner, shut by the nurif.U. He died tnree boar later. Wcxla returned rrr.4 early yeeterday id an Intoxicate cendlt'on and assaulted Me wlf. She eon.pllnd to ti.e autlvertti eni Je-rnaivled prate and he was twwm-panted to br IfMm by bav and I.ep-t-ty Marshal Kara Smith, attempt-ad Ult Wood, btt failed. A toon a Woods sew ttve marshal he ae'xed an ti and started toward Mm.

ex-preesirtg a 'purpose I kill Mm. and Scfcave backed the street, continually warning Woods drop H4 ax. warn' Inge wer disregarded and Jlrhtrt than began enm, Ot.e p1rc4 Wood tanrt, and inhr passed throurh Ma shuulder toppia-l Iwfwiril th gr'jnd. Thr l.oun later diet. Wood a waa known to 4inirtii wl intnswarad Two year 'at, I an4 fled to avoid tritil.

After hla return ha oftn hotll for ev t.ava. who had heretofore iiuXki him when ha wu In fi urjint mood. waa tha father of two children. The coal miners war 111 off rJaturday, n1 many of than lrank to amraaa. WMl amor trie Bum-lr.

Thta weak a fair being held and Ida saloons have l-r ordered to reap-l Hn law to prevent additwnal dleturb-norri, CRIME IN WEST HAMMOND. Praeldsnt tha Villas Board Nssrly Beaten to Death. (Special Tba Indianapolis News, 1 HAMMOND. August 27- Tha authorities of rook county still fail to put an end to tb vie and crlrn prevalent In Wn Hammond, not over a XW from tha business cm tar of thla city. Th carnival of crime, whlrh a week ego re-eulted In th murder of a well-draeaad trarifar and th ul-d of a nlntn girl.

a tluiiail Uet Battiriay Mllil l.r'a aaru( aaavuit on t'alar Mak. l.l-it of th vlilt( txiar'l. In wblen Xak waa tadly b-ln that may fi.ne tha anforramant of law In Hammond, th Vllla of rat Han-t. whl-h la frani. allr a Prt of ha Irrn (nfaalad by iml)lri and ti.

work! tlrmMiti both aaaaa. Fir Ijw lina hava panad In riluck. ri in iha main atraat of llw vlilac. a M-h la a ronllnuatlxn on a of tlx l- line hrnuh araa nf Hammond thra twclv aalonne and avll l.irt4, Tli" vHlaga aufhorlli-a rt i.d of winking at thia carnival of 1 1 fti. l.a.t waak Harry Jonaa.

of CMeaao. f.f,r,l 'la-. and It la aald that la lrlinrj to mi to I'atr Malta, i.r-'ra and rafuad ti rloa up. ftalurtlav tlcht Mk viaited th auloon and tor L.wrt J.inaa'e liovarnrr.ant llfana. and li'rrii'n Jfnaa aaanulla Mk.

who la at I rara old. and Ma waa rar-r'd la hm In an unrona-ltfui rondt' tin. No arr-eia hva b-an mad. It la i.frnly atatrd that VVnl llamm'md la to-lv than Htirlay and Marina! fa na a fw vritra a-o. VI- la openly run(rt in Vt Hammond.

Ita main atraa la Whlky How. fUCITIVE FROM JUSTICE. Richard Crafton Arreattd for Murder In Tenneaaea. rjarlal la The Indiana po'ta Nave) KRANKLI.V, Auauat -Joal B. lluiilliitUn.

lawyar, of Uraanwood. Bat-V Oar aranliur. arraaiad RK'hard Oaf. ton, a farm Uborar, hd la wanted for tmirdar at 1'ayne'a Itndinc, In Marrh, at which tim Emmatt Hiurkar waa ehot to daatb In a quarral ovar a yotinaT wnrnnn. A few fki ao iaft.m 1ni'd a remark to a fellow ltorrr atwnil hla troull In Truiaa; and Ihla rwmlnf to th rat of Hunting.

lia ciimmunl. atat with th Taitnaa a authontioa and tha arraal folUiwad. rafn-n ortvrcd to rraiatan-. and fad-I cnt.titfd ratum fir trUl. Jtia I will alf-1'friia.

'I he young men quarr'lad ovar a ynung woman and I'm Hon cnlinli thai 8 1 no It -r rn-a to Ma hi)i ar.t tuo-tt anrd him, 'iha killing- folimrd. after whim Crafton 1 aoroa tha Miiii 1 rlvar Into Ml, aiiirl. and than to liuuole, nualijr com-I' Johnon cuiiniy. 11. le htala.

Th 'I ii m-aaoa authorlu-a hav haan tttftlflad that Ciaftcn aalie thair coining. SELF-DEFENSE TO BE PLEA. Murder Trial of Newton Grady Ba fling at Mt Vernon. t'rrlal Tha Indlanaaolla Saw MT. Auguat trial of Newton Orady, tha Owenehoro (Ky.) horrmn.

who ahot and klllad Iv Alp, at N'aw lUrmony, evaral moalhi i ft o. .1 ta bald at th Aueuat lrm of court hli-h convnl t-dv. Grajy ahot A'p th trr-ta of New Hr-n. rv, tl.r-a Imllrla taking afTact and bill-I tu Itirtantly. Orady mill anler J4a vt a I f-U ruaa.

i Woman Attacked Near Public Squaro (Varlal Tba Imtlaaaftotla Kawa riAiOMlNOTON. August 27. Mlag May Itcrirrtain, ha had bran downtown hoj aa returning to th horn of hT Milton Robvrtstirt. Saturday ex anlng. when a man eprang from an allry vlthin a blot-k rf the ctiurthooa and at.

Ia kt-d hr. Th woman piad a haroie luiinni'o, tuit krtnkat down. Mean, tula hrr aorrams for brlp brought WILL mi em hv to Kee? II Any. Your back may not ache) very long. Cut tht cha vt ratum ahortly, Ccra cftanerwgtayg Unluaa th kldneya are rallevad.

Kidney Pilla euro all kidney a. Indlanapoll people ondoraa thorn. Mr. Ist Mclntoah. of VU Kaat South St lxrifaaor of Ma Ho.

"1 haj ill. VAlna throvih th email of mr uau.lly mor eavar th litttar of tha Rliht and la th art.1 triomiviBifJ at liiuaa bv 1 1 1 kulnn- eerettona war rrritulAr and r.tinfuL 1 Doan'a Kl-Viay rnis a. eriUa.i, but I muat cvn.v.t I ti lat! faitrt In them. Nev. I phialn.

a bo Hanr-y J. liu t-r druf ator and toot thta ir.ulii'.it to Jirmioni, lfor I had l.ik'i on to. I waa xtremclT vif. i-nv to r.nd n) complataly curd I'it by ail ditUrs TrK- ar-M 1 burn i'tv. PuTalo.

N. aola nt.nli tor tha lnltad Stat. imml'r tha nml)OAN wad l.o aubatltut. FORTY 0 ft BUMBLEBEE NESTS IM Of.E FIELD COLUMBTB. Ind Auut r.

John Ilaffcr waa plow inf. on lb farm. oaavr Newbarn, laat KaturLay. ti atirred up a butabJebo' t)t lit thought nothJr.f of th.a. but cw scata kept opcttlca; tip with each macc4lnt farrow.

aid wben. Huffer navd n-eoraril twnty-vei brok for 'taU timber" r4 I ft ti, Ja full poabn. AnotbT nan who ald waa not fr14 Of ba nn-drtook to Snlah tb ob, and wkta th antlr eId bad ba pWrwfnl It waa fobnd tht total of forty-oae nrata had b--g two 'woman to th ern. and th-a br aaaaUant H4 bar porkatboo and mada g'od Ma tam. Thar waa im rnoiwy in tn'porkatjjok.

Kobrton. who r-nt ycara bid. waa badly bruiard by th blow of bar aaamtlant, and aha -e MfT-rtng a Lao from oorvotM proatratloo. Held for Wvrtr by Grand Jury. fMparl ta Th lagtaaapoll Nawe I Angtiat Zt.

Thotna McClaary. poatrr-aatar at Mackay. thU county, waa arrwatad to-day on a bench warrant laud by Judga Welborn. aa th ruK of a grand Jury Invawtlgatlon. growing- out to kimng or Auaruat t.

1 VI last T-mtt ttbr grand lurl- hav failad to Indict McOamry, who waa practically exoner-aiad by th ooronar at th tlm. Me-(laary and Ptuckay war brothr-tn-law. and waa klllad whJI advartclng McCJaary with a knlfa. In th pi-nfflc. Afompa iad by th eha-rlff.

Mc-tlaary want to Mackar to-day to atraigru-cn op bla buarln affair. GREEN CASTLE "WET AGAIN. Firo Engine from Indianapolis As-aiated in Starting Water Pumps. (Spaelal to Tba ladlaaapolle JtawiJ GREENCA8TLE. Auguat 17.

Indiana polla had to called cn Saturday for a fir ngln to help tkl city fill Ita water mains, after th brwak of th day bafor. Th stand pip and all tb main and connected pPoe war emptied by a brwak In th principal main, not far from th pumping at at Ion. a break caoaod by tb moving of on of th maine to make room for a nw itlg four railroad brniga, Th abaan- of water crippled traffic on th main llne of th lilg Tour and the t'annar I vanla railroad and tb Cbtcago-Lotjisrtlla dlvtalon of th Mooon, all of which had to haul dead angina fmtn hr to other etatlona to hav them fWld at watar tanVe that, ordinarily, aro not uaad by thaaa roads. Tha atari rlc light plant waa ahut down bx tha iivM.nt. not lrln vtr for Its hollars, and thara waa atsolutaly fi protection beyond ai tlngulahars.

Th break In the main waa raialred quickly, but th pumpe could not started wtt h-out baavy prasaur abov them to hold tha valvas down, and tha only way to m-t this. It was found, was to cut off th purni and fore watar Into tham by fir anrln praasur An angln wae obtained from Indianapolis and brought her on a soaclal train, and In twanty mlnutea after It ba-gan opars lions, th pumps of th water system war working and th rlty la again euppllad. INJUNCTION IS GRANTED. Loganaport It Restrained from Pay Ing Sewer Asaeesment. (asacUl ta Tb tadlaaapolia N'awa LOIANSI'ORT.

August Ta. Harry D. Caa. a Loganaport taxpayer, who waa 1 euccaaaful In obtaining a temporary In Junction against th city of Locaaaport and others, enjoining th city from pay. Ing t) aCT.OjO West Bid aewer aesesa-ment beraas tti illy ha alratady x- td1 th institutional 2 par cent, limit ft IndaMadnaaa, baa furnlaltd th In Damnifying t-ond which was r.ulrad by Ju'lir Jai Wast, of Orawforda vill.

who granted tri Injunction lat Haturday aftarnoon, and tu Injunction ta now r- faotlv, Th Injunction will now hold tintll tt la altlrar diaaoivad or ml parntanant at a Pinal baanng to bad during tl. rfiu-lar Saptambar term of court. Th tain-porary Injunction waa grantei only after on of th hardaat lasal flghte ever known In tU t'aaa I'lrciut Court. In which th baat local lal talrnt waa employad. Tha rtrfrna was mat on th theory that by reason rf th failur nf th city Clark to lecord th assessment and th filing of a rivals of Individual property ownara, no dabt lata.

but tli plaintiff ahnwd to th satisfaction of th court that tha t'nmriton t'ouncll had paasad on th a. saaamant and provided a plan wherwby It should paid. MOB GOT AFTER GALVANI. Hypnotist's Acquittal by Mayor Not Apprevsd by Crowd. tpalal te The Indianapolis Nawa.

Auguat 17 William Gal rani, hypnotist and alleged mind-read a arrested for assault and battery on Glenn Walmer, twelv year old. upon arraignment bafor th mayor, waa acquitted, and waa alao acquitted on a second charg preferred by th prose-rut I attorney. Aa Galvanl waa leaving tl toortrooni wae attacked by Wll-tviam Walmer, father of the boy, and bla friends, and would hav been eeverely tn)ura-l but for tli Inter! are nc of patrolman t'o. tlalvanl waa escorted to th ftllaa Hotel, wher attempted to laav by a rear 1--vor to catch an lntrtirtan car foe tt. Warn, but Waa aaen and pursued, finally taking rcfuc In a gristmill and l.t tar In a Wd of a1l, wher stones war thrawn at blm by an angry crowd.

Th Sharif than took Galvanl to Jail to protect from mob vlolanc. Thar waa an effort to bald blm tor grand Jury action, but th f.tel that be had bean iU-a a It tad by thy mayor aioppd procut lvn. City Council Orders an Investigation. t.ieclI ta Tb Indlaaasuile Nave.) NKW ALBANY, August rT The prrctpttat action of th Hoard of labile tVorka In accepting th newer ayatema constructed by th Marion County Construction Company, after being requeated by th City Council to defer action till they could given a teat, eaoead a meauxig of th City Council Saturday eht. at hic? tlm a reoluton wae adopted referring th aea er matter to th In commute of th City ounciL Aii ttr rolutKn prevaiWd.

suthor'a'rg th rlty attorney to employ Ju.le Aloxander lVUng. formerly of th Suyrani Hanch. to asset In Investigating th acveptanv'w of tr aewer systems, and they war authorised to Institute ctvil or criminal ptTK-aadihg tf nwh step wer thought to neceaaarrl Th Council chamber waa crowded with! tax-paver, and th action taken by th City tVuKfl much Mivnr Onwa baa rvfuaad to attend th last two meetinga of lb City Council. Fir Loss at Fortvillo. rO RTVl LLE.

tnd Aug-uet rir d. sroed a 11 vary barn owned by person Irui son. ta this plac Saturday era- tng. ei-taillrg a to of STOno. with fttX If euranre.

The C4us Pf th fr 1 un known. Calvin Cummin. Pear hla ptacw, euetained Kaa bv tha burning af bta twra. th reeult of an elec trie bolt, inauraac unknown. Savarw Fir Leas at Frankton, riUSKTOS.

August S7. Fir Shortly bafor suKlnight Saturday sUght detroTd Gaorg Hayes Uvwry barn, th plant of th Hcxwlcr renc Compaay, and minor properties. Th total Kas la IjS ao. of aluch tx.x t.illa cn the fenc crarOT. which A.

H. Hunt of At-flaran. Is a heavy stockholder. Tha re la partUl Cloudburst at Pstersburga t'paetal Tb taaiaiaajaali News.) rETERSBl'RO, Aufutt TT. A cloudburst hare.

ycaterday evening. fooded a number ot to the or prt of th city, and rtamig.J brulare all over the county. Much corn was InJ-jre-t. Th loa wUl reach arrtrtj Utouaand dolUx. PASTORS ARE ASSIGNED BY UNITED BRETHREN CONFERENCE COMES TO CLOSE AT HARTFORD CITY.

WHERE THEY WILL PREACH HARTFOBt) CITT. Aug-uat p. Tba United Brethren' church conference, bafor adjooming. gar out the following aaalg-cmant of pastors: i I District Tl rwwao. pcratd-ina- ai-5er.

A JJ'aka; a. A. 1. lirtk: Rnylatoa. 1.

HarrnSTa; it.ua Kiver K. W. Ktrmt: tli-oao. W. M.

Ortain. f'nrtrt J. 1L Wyant. rra.nk.Ja. H.

rUoiaa. trraa-ftald. r. Lj4y. Crwsanod.

A. Lava; Kaseretoan. F. P.rrvoica ladianayoiis. e'irat coerca.

E. E. (', Indlanaposia. ftc-etvt iorh. T.

C- Mawer. lixliaoapo la. fl nl-veral-y Heicttia. H. Krin; foiuir.rHa.

A M. aw; UikI. H. f. I- Cyan.

H. A- Marfcv1L. lioh Mmw-taaa, H. Neaeaa-ttr. K.

Trabarar: Xfclatr.le. W.I i-WH: yrhZirum. A. Myer; Kirhittond. it.

P. Hinaoa; iai. E. P. ty: t'ntoa sXuUon.

My-r; Owan. A Wllinore. Marlon liatrct M. S. Jamas.

prestdlng aMar; fctalna, W. H. tearpbrrd, I Cot-V-tu J. iuur: tnovarsa. M- R- Myar; tunklrk.

W. L'tslar: Uaatoa. Kmm WntT CieneT. J. Roberts.

Cnealwa. V. E. Him; Hartfortl Oty. J.

A- fty; mo, L. P. Oiflraa; M. Beall; Marlon, rirat ckun.li. E.

Part.lock; Wanon. to he tn.lM Martoa. fvarwa-rm. R. I- Flt'-hec; ancta.

Coa- ar-tilie. f. Landoa: ujv-i. In4uafry. M.

V. Bertiett: Maarla. Normal City. J. Oia-aoa; Hanrir.

J. B. paraonsj North Kart-n. A ilia f-lpa: Petroieuan. O.

E. Evan; Portland. X. ilcmhman Riky. J.

ti. Vail: Karatoca. E. K. Pontiua: t'nlon.

L. Boyd: L'plafMl. W. K. Hiaeta Wabaan.

First ehon-h. W. y. Hunt; Wahaah. rVcond thupli.

D. w. Zartmaa; Montpaliar. W. H.

EonriUa; praaident Indiana C'aeitrsl T'nlver-eity. J. T. K'i'a-Tis: ronferenc B. ionns.

C. H. ft ration. Tha Ry. Z.

C. kiir. asa'rned to Indians-polla. ia Uva at Ceneva. Tha present bora ut th Iter.

A. Khaw is at Andersoavn. JAMES K. MARSH AS REFEREE Perry County Democracy Points th Way to a Settlement. (npaetal to Th Indianapolis N'ewe.

TEL.L. CITT. Ind-. Auguat 27 Tho Perry county -praocracy held a mewtlng Saturday afternoon, at the auggeatton of th county contral committee, looking to a settlement of tha congressional en. tanglemant, and aa Congreaaman fZnor and Mr.

Cox ar wtlllna to arbitral their d'fferenceaj although each recommends a different rnwthod vr rattier they fall to acre on details, a resolution rrf vailed that th queatlon as to who waa thai right-ful candidal referred to James K. Vfarah, x-Judg of th Clark Circuit Court, to appointed by a regular Jude In tb congreaslonal district, and clothed with full power to determine th Issues; th randldatea pledging thernselvs to a bid by hla decision. Th Itemocracy also pledgad Itself to vot for th winner. Mr. Cox waa pre sent, and acquiesced In tb action taken.

Moving for a Pure Ballot. -(nperiai to Tha Indianapolis New. WINDFALL August J7. As a result of a conference between the chair, man of the three political parties in thla county, to prevent corruption of th ballot at the approaching election, a committee will be appointed by each party to frame an agreement to do away with political aaaessmenta for corrupt purposes and to prevent tna ua or money in obtaining vote. Solomon I.

Roi ls. Dr. W. II. Huron and KiUy Jacobs were named on behalf of the Republicans.

Robert B. Heauchamn. Joseph Iewls and William Ryan on behalf of th emorrts, and Jatnes R. I W. Perry and A.

If. nnrfacw wilt represent th Prohibitionists. Th movement to eliminate vote-buying la being strongly lndoraad. Shlveley Indoraed for Congress. fdnactal to Tha Indianapolis Nfwa.J BOUTII BEND.

Auguat 2T. During th meettnr of th Democracy of 8u Jo. saph county, Saturday afternoon, a full ticket waa nominated, headed bx E. Vol. ney Blnchim for tt Pntlor.

Allan Moon and II. J. Curtla Representatives, Oeorire Ford circuit Judg and Joseph E. Tnlhott prosecuting attorney. I H.

F. Phively. of thla city, waa Indorsed for Congresa Reunion of 43d Indiana Infantry. TSpeelst ta The Indianapolis JCews-1 BRAZIL. Auguat 27.

Hiring th annual reunion of-the Forty-third Indiana Infantry. In "this city. Joseph C. Chambers, of 'Pre all. waa unanimously re-elected preeident, and O.

N. Hamilton, of Staunton, secretary. (The next annual reunion waa appointed for Friday and RAturday following the 30th of August. )M4. At the camp-fire the comrades were welcomed by Mayor ghat-tuck, with a response by CapE Robert Seara, of Indiana polla.

Addressee were also mad by Congressman i Hofllday, John M. Rawlcy and Thomas TV. Hutchinson. "Free Lanes Suapende Publication. (Snaelal to Tba Indianapolis NOREESVILIC August H.

The Dally Free Lance, which was established In thla City aeren months ago by W. H. Roney, president cf the Cicero IBank, aua-pended publication Saturday evening. Herbert Kotterman waa editor. Failure of local merchants to advertise is given aa the reason for suspension.

The Tlmaa, which la the Democratic organ and which ha t-een Issued from th iYe lanea of-fice, will be continued aa a weekly publication, with Mr. Kotterman aa editor. Corn Exhibit at Stats Fair. (aerial to The Indianapolis New FRANKFORT, lad-. Au-it county has arranged to make; an exhibit of her corn at the State Fair.

the exhibition being under the dlrectlot of I. J. Cotton, superintendent of tha agricultural department. Clinton county furnishing the material and the men to make the display. The exhibit will labeled Clinton County Corn Exhibit." and the plan la to have the display made of the corn Just as tt grows, the ear and stock being together In their natural slate.

i Haxzard Gaining Friends. Spaelal to Tha ladlaaasolta Kewa NEWCASTLE. August r. Th feeling against George 1 Iaxxard relative to the methods used in obtaining subscriptions, to his history of Henry county is chancing. Prominent imen of the city hav charted that the prosecution Is becoming a persecution, and: hav signified their Intention of aaa'atjng Haxsard in hla r.eht.

They say th fauit rests with those who signed something land did not take the pain to read what they were aurnlng. i Arranging for Choral ConteaL MARION. August r7.Th local Philharmonic Society is arranging for a choral contest to be held In jthis city oa the Skh of November. In wtarh tJQ will be awarded In prise, kVO going to th best mixed chorus cf not lea than, fifty voice. IIiJ to a mat ehoruis of thirty voices, an e-)uaj amount to a female chorus of same strength.

with otbar prise la proportion to importance of coo-lee ta. i Mail Pouch RifiecL TERRE HAUTE. Aonat 27. A suail pooch, ea route from this city to Chlcaco. and loot aaveral days aaro.

has been found near Ef3nghm. 111., rifled of Its coater.ta. (Tiecka agrreaUna: 9t. forwarded by Terr Haute banks to Cbi-rtia cwrrrpontlent. wer left lying on tha srrourKl.

wtiiia th letter ware nl. Coward et SXW hs cavaa waa raj-rtad off. Four Hones Crmsted. (Sparlat ta Tfee ladWnaCs Xiai.) COSXESSTIU.E. Aurt TT.

The livery stabl owned by J. Ef MotTett was destroyed by fir at 2 a. m. to-day. Four h.rs were cremated.

T. total We Is IT i. covered by insurance. Th bulkiing batonged to WUiatn wtta tnsar- aoca. THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1906.

HEN RIDES TO STATION AND LAYS EGG IN rspel to TVs ZneUanapoU Neva COLrVBUS. Ini, Auruat 2T. Mrs. John Win. thla city, bitched th family bors to a surrey yesterday and dnrre to the FennaylvaAla station.

"When ahe waa near her deetJnatJoa ahe noticed one of her ben oa the back seat of the aarrey. Soon after the bide Mopped at th station the bes laid an egg- mi the seat, and then flew oat to announce the fact to the etarUed people on the platform. When done cacklir.g th ben returned to the rear seat of tb surrey and waa driven borne. 4- AUTOMOBILE MAN FINED. James H.

King, with Wife and Son, Severely Injured. pacta to The Xbdiaaapolta N'awa. -MARTINSVILLE. Ind-, August 27-An Indianapolis automobile man waa fined SS and costs by "Squire Rbea Saturday evening. He registered aa John Doe.

He was delivering a ear to Bedford purchasers, and near Himmta'l biU. east of thia city, be attempted to pass two rigs, and caused a horse driven by James H. King to become unmanageable. Mr. King, with bla wife and son.

ware thrown out. King's hand was bruised, bis collar bone was broken, and he was cut In the bead. Hi wife and son were badly hurt. While Mrs. Sarah K.

Tucker, of this city, was buying peaches from a wagon In front of her nasaine electric car frightened the horses, end Mrs. Tucker was thrown down, iier lig-ht leg was broken. Th accident Is serious, because of her advanced a-- Mrs. C. Johns and Mrs.

T. T. McClure. of Indianapolis, are dr ugh tars of Mrs. Tucker.

Holds Oeath was Accidental (Special to The Ind tana poKs News.) HfNTINGTON. Aurust Morgan and Prosecutor Jackman report that there la no evidence that J. Abbott, found dead at Roanoke, waa not the victim of an accident. There was a deep cut on the aide of bis neck wjtcb seyered the Jugular vein, and there wer other Injuries about hi head, all of came from falling eft a bridge and striking a broken bottle. Elmer Wllaon and Frank Craig were with him during the evening, and when he fell off the bridge they pulled blm out of the stream, and left blm on the bank after he had aald he waa all right.

L'pon groing home Wilson found blood on hla clothing, and he returned to the bridge to And Abbott dead. The three man had been drinking 'hop al" at Koanok, a dry" town. Th grand Jury will make further investigation. Drowned In the Wabash River. (Upaelai to Tha Indianapolis New, LAFAYETTE.

August 27. William Paget fifteen years old. son of a widow, waa drowned In tha Wabash r'var Saturday night while bathing. He tried to swim across th river, and it la supposed he was seised with cramps snd sank to the bottom. George Baxter, deputy county treasurer, hearing the cries of Psgett's companions for help, threw off hla clothing and dived to the rescue, coming to the surface with the body on the first attempt.

There was an attempt at resuscitation, which failed. When the mother heard of her boy's death, sbs attempted suicide. Cut to Pieces by Passing Tralna. I Special to Th Indianapolis News. KOKOMO.

Auguat 27. Old eon Langley twenty-seven years old a residing with his parents near this city, was run down by a Pennsylvania train Saturday night. Hla body waa not found till yesterday afternoon, by which time it had been so badly mangled by easing trains that Identification was dtf-cult. Lngley was dissipating In thia city Saturday night. Ilia friends fear he waa a victim of foul play, but there la nothing aupportinr 'thla theory.

HIS money was found in hla pocket. Killed by an Electric BolL Special to The IndianapoIIa Ntws-J BRAZIL, Auguat 27. Bruce Pur-dy. eleven yeara old, who had aheltered himself from a storm, was Instantly killed by lightning, and rover Camp eighteen yeara old. who waa standing on a ladder some distance away, waa seriously Injured by the same bolt, which seemed to spin ana aarl in a dozen different directions.

Four Men Hurt in a Wreck. (Spaelal to Tha Indianapolis News BROWNSVILLE, Auguat 27. Freight train No. 97, eaat -bound, on the C. H.

a D. railway, was derailed i In crossing the bridge near this place, and four cars wer demolished. Four men In a boarding car were Injured: Ore Shelton. sprained wrist and back; John Coyle. bruised leg; Oak Bevlna.

bruised back, and Clem lioyer, hurt about the legs. All of them live in Oiilo. Animal Retaliated with a Kick. (Special to The IndianapoIIa Nsws.I CONNERSVILLE. August 27.

Fred Malone. twenty-four yeara old. kicked by a horse last Friday, died of his Iniurie. He had seen plowing: and playfully alapped one of hla horses on the hlo as he passeo, tne animal retaliating with a kick. 8 hot While Examining a Gun.

Special to The InalanapoUa News.1 EVANSVILLE. August 27 While examining a shotgun. Max Mursinna accidentally ahot himself In the band and arm. and he is likely to lose his left hand. Jacob Boecbold.

In trying to alight from an Interurban car. fell and broke his left bin. He Is fifty-four years old. Crushed Under Hla fagon. LAPEL, Aurust 27 Saturday evening Richard Allison, a civil war veteran, while driving to bla home near Veedersburg.

'lost control of hie horse and attempted to Jump from hi wagon, but tri ped and fell under th wheels, crusikng him to death. Mr. Allison was sixty years old and leaves a widow. Killed by Lightning In Dooryard. TEN NT SON.

August XT. Mrs. Nancy Brown, sixty years old. near this place, while bur with household carea Saturday evening stepped under a tree In bar yard as a storm wss Dreaxina. and she was struck by aa eiec-tnc bolt and killed.

Fhe was sixty year old and th widow of Hiram Brown. Struck a Stone While Bathing. EVANSVILLE. Auarust 27. Stephen Rot.be, while bathing In the "salt pools' near thia city Saturday afternoon, struck a stone while diving, and his condition la serious because of concussion at the base of the brain.

Killed by Fall ef Slate. (pedal to Th Islana polls New. TERRE HAUTE. InJ August 27. James Gotca.

a miner, was killed Im the Plymouth mine at Fontanel laat night by a tall of slste. Packing Plant in West Hammond. HAMMOND. Aurwt 27 Schwa rx-chUd ex Sulxberger. packer, of Chicago, have selected a site In West Hammond, on the Calumet river, on th Illinois aide of tba State line, on which It ta projkoaed to erect aa nr.

man packing plant, to cranio from 900 to l.es peraona. It expected that tb plant will be In operation within a year. First Labor Day at Bloomirrgtort. BLOOMINGTON. Ausrtwc 27.

La bor day will be celebrated bere for the first time la the history of the city. Tie axldress win be delivered by ex-Congrean-tnan "Bob" Mi era-Left an Ertate of 910O.0OO. UT. VERNON. Aug-ust 27.

John S. Deig. who died laat Saturday, left an estate valoed at XVW.tM. Amo- his possessions was a fuse farm of LwJu acrea. Per Week tend home any article selected, from oar crest stock.

purchases we dosed on member, $1.00 per weelc great bargains offered. 'ill tea Ope a. Rhawlag Bat far Cltklag. Our floor Is crowded with this I vl 4 have Stoves prices til i I II a.k.LLa.ksxLa.1 aUaV.aVaV aV I 1 as 'If a si 1 auceo to make room, una uko cut, made from solid oak. polish finished, covered with imported velour and verona (all colors).

This is without question the great est value ever offered in davenports. Worth $35.00, now. O' Here's Where Tocr Honey Goes Farthest 133-135 W. Wash. St.

CHURCH INVESTIGATIONS. Three Ordered by the Indiana Colored Baptist Association. Special to Th IndianapoIIa News. COLUMBUS. Auguat 27.

There will be numerous InveaUgatlona, aa a result of the forty-ninth annual meeting of the Indiana Baptist Oeneral Association, colored, which adjourned here Saturday nisbt. A committee of five has been appointed to investigate the troubles, of the Liberty and Mt. Zion churches at Evana-ville. The committee is composed' of B. HiUman.

Terre Haute; F. I. Davis. I Bra-all: W. H.

Patterson. Indianapolis, and William Winfrey, Connersvllle. A committee of aeven wui go to IndianapoIIa to investigate the Mt. Paren Haotlst church, where some trouble Is alleged to be Injuring the Interests of the church. A committee of nln will investigate the Second Colored Baptist church, at Indianapolis because of the charges brought aaalnst the Rev.

H. Johnson. D. pastor of the church. The new officers of the association are: The Kev.

J. Morton. IndianapoIIa. moderator; J. H.

Holder. Columbus, moderator: H. forter. Mitchell, secre- 4 St JD.H, ant secretary; J. H.

Jtaynor, Indlana-jvolta. treasurer; J. C. Patton. lndiann- polis.

statisncsi secretary, ani it. 11 us. of IndianapoIIa. corresponding sec retary. The new executive bosrd la the Reva.

C. F. llama. r. IE Pius, j.

A. Averett, J. A. Preston and J. D.

John son. Indianapolis; H. Hiltman. Terre Haute, and J- ti. sillier.

Kocxport. The new board of trustees Is the Rvs, J. T. Robinson. Indianapolis: K.

Wsrran. Muncle: D. M. Turner. Princeton; It.

XV. Illood worth. I-afayette; William Win frey. Connersvllle: W. I- Sims.

ML Ver- non; R. D. Green. Bridgeport; II. C.

Ran dolph. Richmond, and Manuel Davldsoa. of Indianapolis. The next meeting of the association will st the Second Baptist church In Terr Haute. Auguat T2 to 2S.

U07. Losses by Lightning in Clinton. (Special The Indiacapoila News FRANKFORT. August 27. Several barns In the county were set on fire during the recent storms snd destroyed, with their contents.

While James Mc-Cune'a barn at Sedalia waa burning, flames communicated to the cupola of the M. E. church, across the street, snd the church was save Ofly by cutting away the cupola with axes. Morgan Wray. near Middlefork.

had four valuable horse killed by sn electric bolt, and Walter Brown, near Sedalia, bad several cattle ki'led In the field, the lightning strikm a wire fence r.ear which they were stand-in- Jam Wallace snd William Toung. near this city, also Bartered similar losses. All wer Insured in the Farmers" Mutual, of Muiberry- Wishes Next Labor Day (Spec's! ta The Indianapolis Mews. LOGAN SPORT. Auarust ST.

At the i tneetlna of the Eogansport X-abor and Trades Assembly, Bunds y. It was decided to send a delegation of at least SOS union men to the Labor day celebration of the Wabash valley Laror lar Aeaoctation at Peru, with buux-tioBs to the delegate to ua their best iTrta to obtain tu next ceiebratkm for Loganaport. M. Church Struck by Lightning. RENSSEXAER.

August 27. Light-tin; struck the Methodist church at Das-viBe. causing Ji.OOO loe. with Za insurance. Several residences tn this city and vicinity were struck during the same stoma, and barn owned by A.

Wood-wortb and Ask Sbessier wer destroyed. 1 le wM 11Me of the past week has been a record breaker for August. We are determined to make this week (the last week of August) still greater, if prices anything to do with it. Never has our stock of Carpets, Rugs, and Housefurnishings been larger or more complete. Never were lower.

This is due to shrewd and skillful buying, many of our the basis of last years prices. We offer you the result of our good sends home any article selected from our great stock. Below are a fell: rr-ar 1 lamp: TMs renowned Kitchen Queen we Lave secured aarsln. It is made of heavy rolled steel, lined with asbestoe this insures econ omy in fuel, bility, and CV61 dura faction. It ha six holes, reservoir and warnlnc closet; made with duplex grate to burn wood or coal.

Guaranteed to cook ant) bake. Worth $40.00, now ZAJLJLZEL.k; w.f a owe. Clewed aa a Davenport. greatly ro- fj vi fi j( buys this Iron Bed, exactly lllce cut, VvTJ 000 if heavy steel tube, firmly GiJjLL Xj'Xy braced, full else, all colors. Worth $1.60, now $1.00 Regular $4.00 Bod.

Regular $12.00 Bed. $7.00 Regular Regular $25 $10.50 I WSIVW W80 DAVENPORTS season's makes. The price has been COMMISSIONERS CUT BILL axsswasaawawaawaaaxaxaaax Refused to Pay Superintendent While Absent from County. MARTINSVILLE, Auguat 27. W.

O. Baker, superintendent of th Morgan county schools, presented his bill to the County Commissioner, calling; for, twenty-seven days' service aa superintendent, at 4.fi0 a day. a total of im.CO. to( which was added 12.90 for incidental expenses. In July the superintendent spent ten daya at Atlantic City, and the commissioners thereupon reduced the allowance SC.

Commissioner Carter making- the contention that as the superintendent wss absent from the county for ten days, hla aervlces could not have been rendered within that time, the law stipulating that be shall be allowed ft.eO for each day "he shall be employed In the actual performance of his dutlee." The defense sets up that during his absence the affairs of his office were In keeping of F. A. Wetherby. a teacher, and that Mr. Baker, during his long service as auperlntendent.

has brought the schools up to a high state of efficiency. New1 High School- Teachers. (Special to Tb Indianapolis News. LAFAYETTE. 'August Hooker, who for several years was principsl of the Thorntown public schools, haa been appointed principal of the new West Lafsyette high school, succeed Ing Prof.

F. E. Trucks, who resigned. Mr. Hooker Is a graduate of Indiana Cnl- vereity.

A. Lynn Bciplo. of Chslmers, will succeed Prof. J. W.

Werner as Instructor In mathematics. Miss Daphne Kiefer haa resigned and succeeded by Mis Ion Beam, ot Jortn atancnester. alia Viiettai Baker, of Pendleton, will succeed Alfred May as instructor in Latin. Wesley Wilson Fears Hydrophobia. EVANSVILLE.

IndU Aurust 27. Dr. Wesley Wilson, retired physician, nar Ncwburg. was bitten by a dog several days sgo. and It has sine developed that the dog had hydrophobia.

The same animal attacked Mrs, James Murray, driving her into an upper room of her bouse, and it alao bit Henry Oberlln. a boy. Laat Friday Dr. Wilson became alarmed ovr th condition of hi arm, resulting- from the bite, and he sought adrle la Erans-ville. and on Saturday went to Chicago to take treatment at th Paaiaur Institute.

The boy will be taken to Coi- cago for similar treatment. Culver Summer Nival School. (Special ta Tb Indianapolis Kewe. CULVER. August 27 Tb dosing exercises of th Culver Bummer Naval Bchoot began yesterday with religious services, a battalion parade) and a sacred concert by the Cadet Band.

To-day there war boat races, boat drill a. a competitive dnli In the manual of arms, a battalion parade and a lawn fete. To-morrow ther will an aonatie clreua. swimming raoe. water poio.

tug of war. af an addre br Gaorg E. Foes, a sham bat-la and th final bail. On Wednesday wui com I ft awaea of medal. Had the Time of Her Ufa.

KOKOMO. Ind-. Aug-uat 27. Lacy HOT. eleven years odd.

daughter of Frank Hill, Last Saturday took fltO front a dresser, bought some new clothes, jewelry and a railway ticket ta Dallas. Tex. She started South alone. Her parent thought ah had been stolen, but to-dar ahe was beard from in Oklahoma, fe.ie will returned to ber father. "Oh.

I Jtist went out to hav th tlm of tsy life, was her 1 fWl yl P. I RETURNS TO MISSION FIELD Plan of Miss Lizzie Martin, Who Was In Boxer Uprising. (Special to Tb Indianapolis News.) LAFAYETTE. August Lisxla Martin, Of Otter be In, a few miles west of this city, who hat for a number of years been engaged in missionary work In th Interior of China, 'haa decided to resume her work after a two years' reat at her mother horn. Miss Martin and her slater, Emma Mar tin, ar connected with the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of th Methodist church.

They were In China when the boxer uprising took place, and found reruge In the American legation at I'ekln. They remained there until the allied army scaled the wails or the Hacred City. They suffered all the hardships experienced by the other besieged people, but administered to the wants of th sirk and injured. Mia Martin will sail from Van couver, is. Bepteinber J.

iier sister Emma will follow later. 8h expects aossnt tms time several years. Watermelon to the Oldest Man. (Special te Th NewaJ SALEM. August 27.

During th tenth annual reunion of the old settlers of Washington county at this plac. the welcoming address wss delivered by M. M. C. Hobbs, and th response by th W.

T. Allan, of th Christian church. Many relics wer exhibited, in us seventy-five yesrs sgo, snd a watermelon weighing seventy-Sv pounds was presented to Marmaduke Koker. nlnetv. five year old.

as the oldest person at-tending the reunion. Dr. E. M. C.

Ney-man, of fialtvlll. la over ninety-eight year eld. but as he did; not attend, th pris went to Mr. Koker; liwth men ar nal and hearty and enjoying life. Miss Ethel Parks 8lngs Two Solos.

(Special to Tb Indianapolis News) MARTINS VILLE. Indj August 27. The faatur ot th servU at th Presbyterian church yesterday morning was th singing of Miss Ethel Parks, daughter of Mrs. Ella Parka, of thla city. Miss Parka has Just returned from Europe, where her voice 1 being cultivated, Kh sang two selections from the "Messiah." Her tones wer round and full and ifllled the auditorium.

A prelude to on solo by Mlsa Parks waa aung by Mr. IiM Campbell, tenor. She will return Europe in Bep-tember to complete her training for grand opera. i Bartenders will Respect the Law. TERRE HAUTE.

Ind.j Auguat 27, Th Bartenders' League has passed an order that after II o'clock Labor day evening no sales will be made by members of the union, and forty-three members of the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association have sia-ncd a compact not to reoulre any violations of the law. Th first bartender violating the order will f.n-d 124, and for tb second offense be i will expelled from the union. Th bartenders contend that violations of th Imholeon law work a-r(r hardship on tham than on tb owners of th saloons, Feast For Laborers. (Special te Th Indianapolis News EHELBT VILLE. Auarust 27.

John H. Leaf era, one of the wealthiest men in this city, entertained forty'two laborers, members of an Indianapolis construction company. Saturday. The men are work- in- on tn street pavine; in un wuan-Ingtoo street, and war working nenr th Leefar residence. Mr.

iLeefere and his datiahtera Invited th laborers in on Ms lawn, wfcer substantial refreshmejiU wer st Tad. Vct Wed: sends home any article aeleolei from our great atock. fortune, and re-few of the many k0.aU W- auaaV a Every home should have a Kitchen Cabinet; it. lightens the labor of the wife and mother, and gives her time far rest Our line Is complete 48 samples. One like cut, made from selected nicely finished, has every convenience for kitchen needs.

A time and labor saver. Worth $23.00, now 8m 1 1 a iamCJCJiat u.vw) I .1 I a 1 IRON BEDS Here's ViT.erc Yocr Gees. Farthest 32-34-36 Kentuclcy Ave. INTO OPEN ELEVATOR SHAFT: Goshen Man Makes Mlssteo and DIsai ef His Injuries. (Special te The Indianapolis News GOSHEN.

August 27. Danll Otto, forty-nine years old, a clerk in thei hardwars store of Riley at Son, of atepped Into an open elevator shaft In th ator Haturday night, and fall to th con-eret floor of th basemen below. Ids groans wer heard by boys passing throusrh th alley In th rear of the building, tie was found unconscious with a fractured skull, standing on his head and shoulders. He died at 4 o'clock bund morning. Heir to Fourth of $125,000.

Kpeclal te The Indianapolis News. MT. August 27. Through the death of a brother in rl. iA W.I.

r.f tthta ltv luuwim.a' AVI Ilia, A'av. -rf v. ons of four heirs to an estate valued at lia.or-0. Fifteen thousand dollars of the' state la In personal property and the remainder In real estate in Loe Angeles, an San Diego, and Chicago. A contest over the real estate Is expected by the heirs of Mr.

Weir and th hetra cf hla deceased widow. DY THE-OFFCZ BOY It was about this hot old time last year at Portsmouth, N. the Hon. Serglus Witts, of 8L Petersburg, tained a settlement of the war with honor and ease to his country, altho he never half th- credit due him when he went back to the fatherland. I never can think of that man's name without thinking ef -our serge toggery for warm weather wear and how much honor and eaae a genuine blue eerge will bring you at this time of year, altho we don't full credit for the splendid style and good wool -and the fast Ellxa Rhine dye that goes Into tha blue serges that are made up especially for the.

When trade. The boss says, don't brag too much or they'll not believe you." But how can I fellow help about our $15X0 serges? When ycu est above that price you get idlgo blue, but what's th odds so long ss they're guaranteed to not fadet They won't shrink, either, because all the shrunk is removed before there tailored..

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