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12 SOME CAIiAL OUESTIOIIS THEY ARE PUT TO M. EUNAU VARILLA, OF FRANCE. A HINT TO WfL NEW TORX, "DecenVbVr special to the Herald from LoumtUU, lCy, says: lienry being shown it nau Varllla'e Interview i eoncrnto the Panama canal, said: iL Banau Yartile to mJsrUken If he fancies that after ail the years would seriousiy refer. to the cum successfully worked soa the United Stat by tbs New ptauru Canal Core, pan, of rmw That was closed Von eg. The eminent engineer is reyteeeeted a being "In excellent humor," as wall as may ba.

ii atl in his anuggery voder the aegis of sr.n. of atara. Birrounded by trouble of hie genius aa a aiwxeaefu pro iotrr. net a a raU)r bunker, the tr dy of I Lesaj jie foro'tn. ot a vtn a gray wolf, of t.ve AmerVran fciensle to vex dreiu rv.fc, imoua, coto p.areritwj.y ehoold ha not glow and and eiortie over tha thought of hvw ha oetyakd the Taiksee, he U4 hie friend, vU.tmt Nelson Croniw.l.

Tt.Mt which impel srve ts a kind erf woi.lfr and rrvw a deprecating von) or two tke attempt f. Varl.J and hie cofnrit4. WUilam, Nelson CromweU. at thie Uue dsy to palm oil their work a a as hem Of ur.selftau benev ootira and toelr New Panama, Canal Corn par. 7 of Branca aa ea Mfuwjw ln euUUon, QuegUona to be Answered.

Iter ere tfca questions for hint la sn ewer: "How run tha Roosevelt administration vluUta tne erspreee tmn of the loonr act, which reo.tred tha President i t. very eootlnsfi' that had arrived failure to rvma arraorrrt wna tra ri uUlc of Cflombla fait a with tb flar af icaj rua and Coa'a Jut? How cna fca to tha rpraM firma of tiia roraf Har Jo war by ax" uuva rlr ut a frUtidiy povtr, aa d.d wttan ha at tay. urtliat tiva aaf)la of tha rompany wraatad tfta i' rrrnt af Panama from hart wu tha nary and $irlm1 for a pr tairrtJ rival ulUml 'Wby waa rat nittaa of tn ra putlla vt hiLitmt. In irfianca of Jra cuktcm, tha tortit ution And th iorir act, ao t.ra!j'i'taT 'I low cm XI. It.u.

f.pa flunatf Varltla I vorliaLJ Jof nri)f jn pot and by tti t4ui of lfi iy or xUr of da French cltien a Chiaf yrocntor of tt. ariaj Company vt ranca to appiotl and aorptM aa nvoy aitraordir.ary and rfiintatar pn of tha rrrublioT "'Who (ft tho Oivartad from I'niiMrna? "Arid whr wa William IClaon Crony wH rtiirip lha jroo.i,ni a ara tha uuanMon which Pu n'i Vrl" will hava to aowr befora ha i for any rioio to court. Uun wi.Ua, If JUinry, In tha Hotiaa. and Mr. rullnter, In U.a tra, will drop tha 1 urn airily purruinr and tuka up frfiffu il t'irri.

wa aiiall how l.niva tin rillnt linr.il wtiat lf baa ts aay t'jt hi WILL GUARD EAUCAKS. rtutsttn Fore 1 3 Minister Mk a Cpaach In tha Doum. sr. i Rinia. icambr Th tatrflicnt to Ui Ium ytariay by Ton xn lavo'iky ad led cothlnc to nli.it i known rtfardtnf tha rjuaatlon.

It WU powarful tod li trt siliij It p'''i that trtwt wlH wtr t' TiViikl'l tatm tL IhJtt llilflA la worn.ii iroiiii turn tm of Turko i in miniaiar aai.i, tmui.f ri.t Iil It rrhapa it tu.itj in )ilUry II. nt lu a could Ti id a In wl.uri Xurkey waa "rue 1 ii.n urjriim.wa arproval nt.r ho t.tui formerly dla tn! ir br, 1.. U.a drmnndi ithut Ituaata I' I roit tha liy AmUl of i mi H.T tf'vln. IxvoUky aald i net art nrc ia of er niilla nnj rirvloui Ki is.fi.t; t. al.a tutiM avoid tha dn ronaHuiua for haraeif to which i.

a tirtfut ia.1. r'i 1 to iruit aolltiirlly, thn h'd tha i t. vi ti tf.p flyiv, tip I to tha tri of whl udiatait tha t. that treaty annlUlil1 lf tha hJ for tha Blav I It ad not f.W!l to r'ct It fur I 4r. tut iv powtf I ii 1 th r.tit to niol fy tha part tt It i r.

I. iih.ut t' Hu1h. tf I i I it to ru.irt out (iiiirr iliiitfi r' i to Uu. sia, tha iiiJn atatpa arid a ii. imt fiiiowM, and rfMiTYi by a lrtii.

ti.nioniy iJ a rrtiutwn ap tr ti. koV. rnuuM.l I puller, axnrvaa 1. in nit iVLr with tha h.ar (tca, and i' i ir.ivrriiiiu nt to make pacir.c rn In th. ir Intrrrota.

th of tha bu.lfft tn tha J'r kro ky, a 1iil iX'niiK'rat, i rk4: an Armrtiiin appcala! to for hr durln a inat ra tf Ariii.ninnn, hiut itumh, being al ty llu ian diplomacy," romark cr sid a aona in tha and Knomyakolt aua I'okrovaky tlirra i tiia isouna. M. 'T f.H lal waa tha ri.M t.r protlinu v. nft i.rhlnt a atlor hrr i (n Ivnivira'i Utt tna cham in a DEATH PRECEDE TRIAL J. Coate, Indicted for Forgtry, Suffer Inj from Tubertuloile, rlcial ln.tlanarv'ia Nwal lnitrt ci J.

Coata, ttvir ry faur un.vr Indicttnpr.t rsry, I.ia Na rv! al from, tha Jii.l without Kml! anl taken to of hia athf in ia w. lu.l Har i itt. era ha. is ivt at tha tuint of 'h fn in tjtirn Tha vounc man in anUuiiaoa wuiia ti lUnu tl lion.a and haa bwn r. mr.

nir rhv ir.n thr in l.t,tl J.Kri;tuod that you; nt Ui Viva tha ti'a t.r l.n tridl. early In January. 11 a and to ta rood itt. 'cva, U.iva ln miiiiwacj riu 1 o. i ome raie to Kokoma thraa rra ajro, a i work, li tio a a a liK' on 4 tr wuh Itnd i fit, St tha contract far o.

A l.itia later tta bciaa ao if i ih tl.e it vuiMtir of rm I r. and after a bru courtaLlp their Mary E. Stoner Dead. IaI to Tha Nra.l jr i im, Mrs, Mary E. Stonar.

whoaa Husband, StJOr, dd t.vst MarcX died aud at Crljtnias ah.t Pla i a im tu oiuy an Alra. tonr. wr rar cd, was tt.a daugh ter er M.vr. of .1 whera h.it a njrtyr relarfve. FlTa clul tirn Jirr htjJ, who Lvet at tnty tjv vrara.

waa or t.f CVutity Ii ordr' tKnra and a raraiber of.aa old Clark our.ty x.in.i.y. Vera Married trt! .1852. rcv ia.l Th InUUovrUia N'va CAr.tJLF, lr.d.. lnibar it Mr. rvld Crawley, livin (tea t.

celebrated tnelr f.fT lxth wed ('. anr.ivrrT eateroa v. Thar wera i arriutt rvirbanka in Mr. Crawiry aa born at Tork. 3.1..

Teara o. haa aotiva In uUian county aflaira i aiveril yeara. Jar.ltsr Ciea In a Cemetery. tel lni.uiaaU Nw.l FT. WAYNE.

Tch.r SR. A. G. C.r ti. frty flTe years Fnnsrl at.itloa waa found drad In I.U'.

her icnitKrr. Ditsumiv from ira. J. hj been at pamtel from Lie but bfcd a baxik: account. Christmas Is Not Merry tha Thousands ef Ujtemplaytd.

LOVIXJ.V. fflbr SC Tha 4ar eld of th CnritJa tha craat naaibar of snfrpkryad and tha djt reaa prvalaac of daatltutJoa and Tiiia aea prim Ja locdtn ard at CTaasow a ad aiocs; U. i and ot' ilitoaneint cen'era. where many tabIiar.rosia bar a ba cload and Uuiunul mea ara out of work. A aroaU band of ahabfcliy Cr9a.

snla arabi iovkUvx vrrr. wM raa haa tcaradad thf fajrhionabla aoorpior rtra during tha laat wk. tireadJijc Its way axnonc ti tinea or motor fara aa ua crowda of arwtocratlc Ckrtatma aAop para. ttm poiica aeeropaBiad tna MM aa it marhd, in order to preratt dsatorto an oea. Its members shouted In tauaoa as Uey marefced.

want wort" Wjt than a fhooaaad homaiaas nan aa sanr.bla on tha Tbamae niba.r.knveBt rry vddr.iabt to et Ockata to fcajTaUon Army ahelter. Tba army, bowaver. la aU to aecommodata aboot half tha crowd and tha others diapara. wiany nt tbm beiB Tta wafprrs CaJiy reroro eaaea oi man balnar aentenoad to Impriaonmenl for atawilna; food, wfaav pvad that thy ara atarvlnff cr bars fan.lila saffertnf from want. Tba appeals to efoarltabia orsanisa Uoos far bi wars barer so aunoeroua or arrant.

Tha Satratloa Arnrr sad other ehart tabla tsatitutions rara Chrtatmaa dinners to rnany li.uaanda of deatltota persra. bet Ua dinners wara not a drop In tha bucket compared with tha aaads af Lbs usemployad. A Christmas Day Suielda. bE.IVtJ, Zacnrbcr 24 Dowwhaarted aad 6Uaeaarao4 baeaoaa ha waa wat of SBoney and eoId ot anaka ble wife army with ChrUtmaa prascnts. Thotnaa LLamlina.

a plumber. kiUad blnnaeif ea ter lay by sanding a bullet Into his brain. Tba eulclda was ooramitiM ia tna rMnc af bis wtfa. wba had lust circa Lima awail Cbrtatraaa c1 It Tow had by bar tbousbtfulnesa ef him and bis Inability to ratora bar kindness, ha broka dowa and wept. Tfcia srtu ba a sad Chrtatmaa for you, ha said, and waJkad Into a not heir room.

draw a raroJrar from a suit caaa and piacad tba weapcm to bia ana nroa. VISH WABASH IMPROVED. Fsrmar Along Rrvar Sign PstJtlon Asking fpr an Appropriation, tpactal to Tba ladlaaapolle Kawa) VfT. VERNON. December M.

ar. arJ patitlona ara bains; circulated at New Harmony and amona tna auainiaa maa and farniera vine aioea tha lower Wa baah, which will ba preeented to Coasreaa. utr.f (or an apprwpriauoii ta ba weed In makuif tba tabaab a nariaabia stream from Its source to Its mouth, in aouth waaura Indiana. Tba petitions ara beinf freely alned by ctusena Urtnf in tha nana aiona tna rrrer ana ry laxmers ur tna In toe bottom corn landa. The farmers and ciUsene Urtns; aionr tha stream wish It Improrad.

so that smau boats, at least, ran navlcata tha water a at thla aeaaon of the year, la order that tba bottom corn can be snarketea when pncee are moot aatiefactory. The Wabash la now filled with rocaa and dams, which ara nothing bat remnants to account for the large oum of money spent years aaw by the Government la an effort to anaka It a rvevtssble stream. At one time an effort waa made by the Oorernment ta Improve tha Wabash and make It a navia aoie river for small boats at all seasons of tba year, but after aa expenditure af thousands of dollars tha effort was abandoned, and nothing further baa been dona. a NO NEW CASES OF TYPHOID. Only Forty Patltnta ftptnt Christmas In Hospital at Reformatory.

(Special to The tadlaaapoiia Mewa.) JEVTEKSONVrLLE. December II Tha typhoid frit situation at tha Indiana Reformatory la cleartnr tin. and tba same la true In tha city where na new raaaa are developing. No caeea are regarded aa critical. Only forty patients apart Chrtatmaa In tha' hos pital at tna iterormeiory.

ana or tneee wo oaaea ara stui aerioua. mere were a hundred caeee at one time. A new wail has been dug la tha Instl. tutlon grounds, going down forty Are feet, through the gravel, and inereas Ina tha sut olr froju two hundred aaU lofi a minute to four hundred and fifty. A third well la being dug.

making tba place Independent of the city water aurt'iy. iu roor or tha new rounary is neatly completed at tha institution, and buperlntendent W. II. Vblttaker ex. Decta to nave tna Place in lull swing again iy January 15.

which will ba exactly tu'o months from the data of the nre in which it waa deatroyea. a LoutsvlMo will Glvo a Show. LOUIS VnXE. Ky December It. Fol lowing tha succesifut expoeltloa of I oulavUle products, which waa held here In Arrll.

1107. tha Commercial Club and kindred organlsatlona of this city have launched the houthera Indus. trial and electrical exposition, to ba held April li to it. iku. In tha First Uegiment armory.

No Verdict Yet In Dunn Cass. 'Special to Tba Indianapolis Neva. FT. WAYNE, Ind, December II. Tha jury In tha Dunn murder caaa has teen out lor torty two nours wttnout an agreement A mistrial Terdlct la expected.

INDIANA DEATHS. WiPIAW. txwbr tt Henry niea. tahiy yeara oid. a ixrneer of Kaeriuskn eeua r.

Rftr ara aa IM4 Follow, and nfty ene Mra a wintf tOoOa reader, died teat sight, tvtrtl hours ef.er aultartng a stroke of epupiesy. i ROOCVIt.t t. rweembee Ooawtaa line O. Mu.i. aee l(iy veara, whak Sanng I ar eea a tnemher ef the saeventk Indiana Cavalry, la dr.

4 at tea home of Mrs 'lark, hia sixer. h. lived. He waa Wire aa4 et hta a. lwv4 Oaya hi FWke eowntv fva 1 e.ihermaa.

daaakler of Kr1 ItlMrnMa. a iill lmi etook InM ef this iatie. 4te4 at 1 rtajaaa. C(. alt wiuwrarxn a awraMai epafwiteav sitae Lei(M rnaJt taut ecnoul la Ule eaastr.

Sut im tali ta Trtni4e4 ce taaea ta toe pt li axbwta ai taat city. A8HINi3TOi, lad teesnber St. Joba lwv a teoarama farnaar ef vaa mi hi a victim ec tvpkoie. fever. waa ever amy was yaera eui ass laai a laree aetaia.

cbiidraa aad the widow uri aa ared backator of Itarria a townahin, died yesterday at the age if aiaiy threa. lie lawvaa three kfetbai aad two aiatere. EVANSVTl.t. InJ Pecamfcer IS Mra. Y3 irteaO.rt.

klow ef TYed KIsMadorf. la 6a4 at a local hpltal at the ae of ir ait raara. IaaUi waa Site So a of liaaM. aae at sarvtvaal by aeverai caUOrsav THE INDIANAPOLIS NEVS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 190S. OUEER SIGNS OF INDIANAPOLIS'S FOREIGN QUARTER ARE GREEK TO MOST HOOSIER FOLK 7 how tha signs and tha ameHs of this mag's towj ara changing.

No longer la It tha limberger amell ef tba tittle Germaa aalooa around tha corner that stops tba traveler on tha sidewalk, or tba CMneee laundry check that fills him with bewilderment. A walk along West Washington etreet theea days confuses a tenderfoot who ventures Into tha realm of tha babel of noisy aroella characteristic of tba Orientalised Occident or tha Occtdantallaed Orient that haa been transplanted from tba land sandwiched ta betwaaa real Europe aad Turkey. And tha signs proclaiming tha warea sold or ssirloea provided with la tha different rooms ara as confusing aa tha emeila that coma out to knock hasklly oa tba sensibilities of tha peeeerby and ta Inform bint that ha ta la tha. land of queer things. Pronouncsd a la Garlic signs these that tall tha newly transplanted population of Klngaa H1Q aod.HaugfaeilU that thia la a green grocery1 store aad meat shop, that this la tba place where they can buy steamship tick ets, thst this Is a good ooSea house and rendesvoua.

that here la where they can get their hair cut, their lip shared aad their boots oiled. Many of these signs begin where oar signs leara off, and read backward; all, ara la letters thst seem to ba first cousins of tha Queer Russian or the Oreek characters and an ara pro nounced with a decided smell of thick, black coffee and garlic oa tha breath. "Hunyak Stgna Ara Puzzlers. Moot of tha signs la West Washington street ara In Bulgarian. which seems to ba tha most universally accepted of tha languages of Uuoyakla, for those stgna can ba read by all of tha Bulgarians, moat of tha Macedonians and soma of tha Roumaaiana and eastern Ilongariana.

tha English algn reading maa It la all Russlaa or all Oreek and wbea ha goes down la West street aad with tha Insight gained la Weat Washington street, begins to cad tha signs down there a la Bulgarian aad Is told that they ara not Bulgarian at all, but Vra la tha Serrlaa and Croatian characters aad "tongue ho gives up in despair. The Hungarian eigne seara to be as perplexlnr and ail look mora or less Ilka the Oreek signs which In East aad West Washington streets decorate tha window 'and door spaces of the barber shops and aaUng lipuaea. All of these signs sound better than they appear. The sounds spouted forth, with tha breath aroma of tha middle far. East, by tha proprietors whose dark toned skin, suggests a blending of tha Turk aad tha Slav, strike better oa 'the ear thaa they do on the nostrils, Yiddish Sign Looks Llks a Sneeze.

Tha day of the Yiddish alga has about paaaed la Indianapolis, A few ara stui found la front of confection and meat stores ta South Ellnols and staple streets and the Ylddiaa characters proclaiming JUMPS FROM MOVING TRAIN. Priaontr 8ucceeds In Daring Attempt to Escapa from Marshal. tBpadal a The Xadlaaapoua Newa CLAY CXTT, December 11 Charlie Naugetbach, whose bondsman refused to stand any longer for a fine aa a aee ad aswlnat him, waa taken Into eut todjr yeeterday. The city marshal started to Draxil with him. Near Brasil, while the train was still going at the rata of twenty miles aa hour, tha prisoner made a dash for liberty and Jumped from tha train.

Tha marshal want on to Brasil without tba prisoner. Flvo Negroes Shot In Free Fight, HOPKINSVILLE. Ky, December faV yive negroes were snort aU wounded In a general pistol firht at Fidelia, In tha southern part of Chrtstlaa county yeeterday. Charlea Bandera, It la aaid. attempted to ateal a Jug of whisky and waa shot, Thla started a general fight.

In which nearly a hundred ehota were exchanged. All tha partlcipante had been drinking. Patient Killed In Hospital. RACINE. December X.

Mls kfary Hardy, asa forty seven years, waa killed In an elevator eecident In 8C Mary'a Hoapttal yaetarday. An anarathetve bad been administered and aha bad been placed on a portable operating table and taken to tha elevator to ba ran ported ta tha operating room. 3A RA311U OUPIAi: I II in s0. takt Jewish Jewish ars also oun soma other stores In that section Tha Yiddish sign photographed aad reproduced ia a characteristic Jumble of characters thst looks bsd enough and that sounds when spoken like two, coughs of a con aumptlve and a proclaims the little folk that there Is soda water within; Tba Chinese slow though he be has become tha most Mellean maa of tha whole lot of allene la tha city, so far as signs ara concerned. Tba Chinese have taken la all of their old chicken footed signs, and bars swung out their thoroughly Amarloan boards announcing that One Lung Lula baa chop auey la tha skillet, or that 6am Loy washes "rally HUN C.

AR'AU 4. ii vl JAsJArc Ackwrr' If BUtaiaKRjj 'ANKELASIB BSSH il I 'i, a ii nlca." As yet, however, when One Lung and Earn wlshto make aa effective prayer they fill a long strip of paper with tha maa who reads only tha English to eon chicken tracks and then light a match to tlnua la his adherence to belief la signs. It so that It will go up to bearea la a All signs now seem to fan him, not only fervid state, 1 In dry weather. but also especially in Tha Persian and Syrian ug and orna Weet Washington street. To Aid Old Folks Through Winter Amount prevlouely acknowledged.

17 Collection from Troub Memorial Fraabytertaa Sunday school 00 Tha Sunday school of tha Troub Memorial Preebyterlaa church, reallxlnsT the great amount of good accompllahed by Tha News Christmas Cheer aad Winter Warmth Fund, took up a collection for this purpoee which amounted to S3. Thla will meaa a ton of coal for soma A sudden drop of tha elevator caused tba body to fall to the platform. Tba nurse In charge pulled a cable to rales the elevator and did not notice that tba body bad fallen to the floor. Tba petlent'e bead waa caught between the elevator platform and tha second floor aad her neck was broken and head crashed. Stater Venerada.

a nurse, waa la charge of the elevator, only cams recently ta tba hospital. a '''( VYcll Known Presbyterian Dead. ALLENTOWX. Pa December It David McKenna, af Blatlngtoa. one of tha pioneers of the aiata lnduetry of tha Lehigh region, died late last night, age seventy years.

Ha was tha Arat burgess of Slatington. and represented poor old people who have had to buy It by tha basket If they had any at all. It often happena that only a part of a ton of coal la needed to help out until a small pensloa is due. Other homes ara found where there ia sickness and these fam Ulea need aaalatance all winter. Contributiona for thla fund will ba gladly accepted at any time.

Lehigh Presbytery at several aeaslons of tbe general assembly of tha Preaby tar tan church. War on Louisville Loan Sharka. LOUISVILLE. December 2(. Police aad press of Louisville ara engaged at present In a campaign against thoss firms which make their living by percentages on loans.

Tbe vigorous attacks agalnat theea com pan lea began when the defrauding of a working girl la this city was reported to oi.a of tha papers. Since that time ot the morning papera has not mlaaed an Issue without a flret page story dealing with nefarloua practice oa tba methods of the losn corapanlea Several of the larrer tulneee houses In the city have subscribed to the campaign. i THIS pokek Jouwoa ivtw, nrsAyr i ment men and tha few Turks have never brought ovt their Arable signs In Indiana polls, realising that If they did tba maa who would area ba so yenturesoma as to risk his eyas on tha Russian looking ones would never try to figure out tha tangle and curley cuea of their Delsarte looklng scribble, which begins just where It should leara and meanders la graceful aad wondrous llnee up from the offhand bottom of tha page to the upper usual starting place location. A few of tha rawest Italians that have something to aell to their fellow vtctlms of tha padrone system, write or spall It out In but these signs, though they look rather strange, are not especially striking, for they ara In Latinised characters. Whera All Signs Fall, WIth'the real lira Indians In the Oklahoma House and Senate going on tha war path and propoatng to atop tha use of the wooden Indian aa a algn; with tha three added balls taken from tha crest of arms of an old noble family that was long on cash, disappearing from tha abodes of our uncles," and with tha new signs new tongues, Increasing at least In oertala parts of tha city, it Is difficult for the COASTER DASHES TO DEATH Weil Known New' Yorker "Storm King" Mountain Victim.

NEW YORK. December M. Fits William Lonsdale ScannelL friend of Robert D. Wrean and George L. Wrena, tba former tennla ehamptooa and con nected with tha Wrenn Bros, tt Co.

Broad street, brokerage firm, was killed almost Instantly yesterday afternoon while coaatlng near tha home of hia aunt. Mra. Birney Fellows, at Cornwali on the udson. Mr. ScannelL who i was twenty three years old.

had gone no to Cornwall to spend the Chrtatmaa holidays at tba home of Mra. Birney. lie waa burled agalnat a large atone, and tba blow fractured hia sauii. George C. Hurlbut Fatally Hurt.

NEW YORK. December M. Small hope la entertained at tha Preebyterlan Hoe pltal tor tba Ufa of Oeorge C. Hurlbut, tbe aged librarian of tha American graphi cal Society, who. with his daughter.

Miss Illlone Hurlbut waa hurt la the collision of an automobile and a trolley ear late reeieraay. it waa sail at tna noepttai. however, that tbe condition of Mtee Hurl but bad Improved. Mr. Hurlbut la seventy years old.

He haa been librarian of the American Oaograpblcal Society for mora man thirty years. Hia daugnter. wno ia tmrty nre, la hia assistant. 1 THROAT CUT CHUHCH. Man Mortally Wounded Drcps at ChrUtmaa Tree'a Foot WHITESIDE.

Mol, December SR. Oeorge Rider, his throat cut aad mortally wound ad by Edgar Partfah, ta a fight la the Christian church at Louisville, a small town ten mHee wart of here, stay ee red to the Chri.tmaa trea and fell dead at tbe fet of Snta, Cjus." The eelebrauon as thrown Into a panic aa Rider stagirered around, women and children ecrv ajning and fainting at the aiirht of blood streaming through hie fins era held to his wound. Parriah fled from the church during tha excitement. Trouble between tha men la said to have started at a supper in a country church sear Louiavtile. a few nlghta ago.

when Parrish defended a number of wom en fro a insult after Rider la aaid to have broken up the supper. ire vnr.t an church was packed wnen Rider, reported ba still In sn vsly moot, entered. He spied Psrrish and Marled toward htm. Men In the crowd at tempted to quiet him, but failed, and ha attacked Parrish, who wielded his a into. Baby Killed In Parents Fight PHILADELPHIA, December X.

Alfred Turner, ag ten weeks, waa killed during a fight between tha Infant parenta. Wil liam Turner, tha father, according to the report mad to the police, attacked his wife because aha did not have breakfast ready when ba came downstair. Mrs. Turner had the child In her ami a and in the flcht ahe drorred it to the floor. She waa eubeeouentiy knocked down or fell upon tna lotaou crushing it to oeaia.

Both parents were arrested. Fatal Christmas Festival Row. PRTOR CREEK. December it Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Mitchell was shot and killed at Hogan Institute, fifteen miles south of here, when ha attempted to quiet a disturbance at a Christinas celebration Sam and Henry Fnre are un der arrest. Tha Fryea are of Cherokee deacent.

wealthy and prominent. ARCHIBALD PEEK NOT DEAD. I Says He Circulated Report Because Life waa Unhappy. 'Special to Tbe ladiananolla Newal ANDERSON. December I.

Archibald Peek, a young maa. reported mur dered at Huron, 8. D. three years ago. Is visiting his friends la this city In order to deny tha report.

Peek has explained how tha re pert got out. Ha waa responsible for It and per mitted hia friends to believe him dead because he had not lived happily at his home In thla city, he aaid. Peek left this city three year ago. A month after hia departure a letter waa received by Ms wife, stating that Peek had been shut and killed in the streets af Huron. The writer or tne letter pretended to be a friend of reek and stated that he wltnesad the murder.

Peek's body, tha letter aaid. waa picked up ia tna street, buried and hia grave unmarked. Mra Peek was distressed until ahe beran to study, the letter and then aha concluded that bar huaband waa not dead. Mra. Peek la II vine Chesterfield, fch declined a Chrtatmaa call from her husband when ha Inouired for her last evening.

Peek Is now living at uayroa. u. SEEKS TO SAVE BABIES' EYES Pennsylvania Health Commissioner Saye Law Enforcement will Do It. HARRIBBURO, December SO. State Health Commissioner Dixon de clares he will prevent one third of the cases of blindness In Pennsylvania by enforcing; aa old law that haa lain dor mant for year.

A report from the Penn sylvanta School for the Blind aays one third of the patients admitted have owed their affliction to a form ot ophthalmia due to cauaea at birth. Tbe law which Dr. Dixon seeks ta have enforced provide that should the eyes of an ran become tn named at any time within two weeks after birth, it shall be reported In writing within six hours to the health authorities. It then becomes the duty of the health ofPcer to notify the parenta of the danger If tha eyea of the infant do not immediately receive treatment. Dr Dlxon has taaued Instructions to health omcera, and baa suggested aa eye lotion to ba used.

SERVED WOLF FOR DINNER. Christmas Feast at Kensler Home Re aembled that of Pioneer. (Special to Tba Indianapolis Naval FRITClfTON, lad. December ri The Christmas dinner at tha home of John Kensler. a well known farmer, living hear here, savored of the Christmas dinners tha pioneer of this locality were used to.

Tha meat on the table was thst of a 5 ray wolf which Kensler shot Tues ay. The animal had been seea In tha White river bottoms near here several times this winter, but until Mr. Kenaler got a eloaa range shot at It while It waa biding In a thicket It had gone untouched. The wolf weighed forty pounds. INDIANA MARRIAGES.

i CKAWrOHneVltXJS, Peoember tt Misa Seille llaraey and Henry A. Foster, wall known In thla alty aad eoaaty. were married Wedaeeday at tba home af tba bride's brother. Carry Haraey, at Deoatar, 111. They wtU live at Ladoga, PAimUX.

lad Daasuibse SL aael Keveey, ef Flalaftaid. aad Mrs Jtebeo Sailers, of Monrovia, were married yesterday at tna heme et tke bride la Monrovia, fiotk are seveaty one as I i aad Miss Rath Latkrop were aearrled at the M. B. caarea paraoaaga i aaraoay eveniag by tha Rev. Charlee Pinole.

The bride ta tke deacMer ef Mr. and Mra Edward Lathrep ef thie plaee. aad tbe greaddaarh t.r ef the Tftsv. w. R.

Latbmpi, at eae time paster ef Mlltea M. ebereh. bat aow retired from the WsrtA ladlaaa eeafereaee aad Irving a College Coraer. Mr. aad Mra Uoei will live ea a ream aeas bare.

MCTAMORA. Deassber St lee Coate Bawkioa aad Levt Pike were aaarrlad Dsceaa bar tt. at the eouatry home of tke brtSe'a par aota. Mr. aad Mra.

Cbavkw Bas klaa. About Bfly Sve guests ware preeas. Tbe Rev. H. D.

Sterrstt, efBets'ed. ata tbe Spiseopal eeremoar. Mr. WiU Redaaaad pUyad ua weddlag aiarea. After tbe eeraanoe a wadding auppar was aerved.

Mr. aad Mr. Flk mux Irv ta a farm here. X)IXKXR. inA, tiaoaaiber Mary Tbama aoa.

daaa hter Tbomaa Tlineiaeiaa, a faiai.r. aad liana Bylooa. ef Pstarsburg. war snar. rted Ch flat mas day at tbe borne af taa brlda, la Dackar towaabip.

I 1 ARTER THE BATTUE. C' BROKE III P'rr 11 TLtUJt FARMER TO EKD IliS LIFE DRINKS ON CHRISTMA3 rvr AFTER YEAR'S ADSTl.VZNCC FAMILY SEES SHOTr Fir.ED tSpactai to The Inflanapoila a alUNCIE. Ind. December ant because, after a year of t'cal atstl euoe aaa violated bis proonse to tis family and his contraci is. PeoysT by becoming IntoxtcaUd ca CT.rlat iuuicv, Annur ieka, forty years old, an industrious farmar nt AJ SaatYllla.

detibera.t1v i. wiaiui yesterday. The deed waa committed la th presence of wiw tr.i fifteen year old daughter. na prospenrd in the lat yew ea muiUH nf ina ii b'for Pitting Leeka rhv re. mm a contract tia tenant that In i i lu the drink habit, be ahouid forfeit his r7'Vu; a pecperry ne aocumu.

Ltel hia tvnancy. iy aild ha bad no Intention of enfra Ji t.Ma coniract, and merely had it dc i up la order to protect Leeka from arputa. wiiuiDuui rresenis. Leka rose early reaterdav v. did the customary work about hia tarrn.

inea na oiatriautod the ChrUtmaa pree ents ha had purchase! tor Ms and went to the home of a neishhng about a quarter of a mile away, wh.sriS ha borrowed a ahotgun. Hia famliy aw him coming down the road, near his hojue. with a k. i i i. is aninj ier, ana n.i u.

i ui. u. univiMsi, rearet no intended to kill himself. Ce arrived 1 iiair ins wue ana no placed the butt of the gun on ground, put bis head over the end of the barrol and pulled the trlrjer. He a as instantly killed.

SBBaSBWaMkBBBaBBBBBWaBwaaak Slashes Hia Threat; Die's. Special to The Indlanapolla tvt BRAZIL. December i Matthlaa Auton, a bachelor, thlrty slx years old. died early this morning, at h' home, at Howling Oreen, th'a county. Irom a self inflicted wound.

Two weeks ruo, when despondent, be slashed hta innt, with a' knife, which penetrated the jol'ular vt tn. t'hyslclana mnn(M to atop ll'w ot Mood at that time. The blood began to flow last niKht and. as a ree ult. Auton died thla morning.

j.ECK WAS NOT EnCKEN. Post Mortem examination cn C. W. Martin Bears Out Suicide Theory. (racial to The In ncrr AiiUAni, m.

The theory of relative of 'Charlra W. Martin, who maintained that his cath waa due to a fractured' nnk. was disproved st sn autopsy held hy jhynl. lans yeeterdav and the body, which Jmi! heer exhumed st Falrvlew where It waa burled last Funday, was fetnti rrej. Four physicians made a evami natlon of tha ei'lnsl rolutnn and announced that no evidence of a fjm ture of the vertebrie could la found.

7 ne hrnl.ii of Coroner Clrovea waa that ath wu due to a broken neck Instesd strychnine pol.onlna, as was given out at the time of Martin death. Martin ensaired a room St a bathhouse. at I o'clock in the morr.ir. on tt.e day of hie death and at noon ii to an attendant that he would lie rea to leave soon. An hour Uter, whn tlis atten unt made an Investigation of 'e commij from tha bathroom.

Msrt.ln a found In convulsions and phyntclaiis said he waa suffering from strychnine. In the room were found a number of Indlcm that Martin contemplated alf dimi Martin waa prominent Jnemt. cf 1'oet T. P. of this city, sri carried a policy entitling hia helra In case of bla death by sccld.nt.

run ortLIML LLLUIIU.ti i Parke County Citizens Circulate Local Option Petition. ('pecial te The Indianapolis News.) Dec ember SS. Peti tlons ars being circulated In Parke county asking tha County Commlsslohhi to ordar sn election under the new county or Hon law. The signature of l.fl5 vou is wul )o required on the petition, jinny bUeve the time Inopportune for calling an election, but the. step waa dtined flfceifary to atop tha return of saloons in iteerve township, where they wens drlyen out two years so by a remonstrance.

A new monstranre Is on file, but two are giving notice of application. tT fpen Loona In Montasuma. Kverv ort will be maila to riravant tha Itrenaea h.tnf grant ed, but on account of the, removal of several voter from the township there is a auestlon whether this can, be done. Should i a election be held and carried by the "drys." elht or ten loons ha cloaed In Florida where tha people have been unsuccessful, with remonstrance. I MRS.

W. N. STEVENSON DEAD Mother of Wife of Governor Buchtel, of Colorado, fNpactaJ Tha ladlanapolla Kewa ROCXYILLE, Ind, Deferobey 2S. Mrs. N.

Stevenson, about seventy seven years old. died suddenly atiout o'clock this, rbornlng of paralysis. Jler husbatjd waa si former well known 'merchant of UreenrasUe and later of; rtocjfy For several years Mra. Btevenoon been sn Invalid from paralysis, bulv death was wholly unexpected, i Yaarvniay sne particlratad In the Christmas ftlvltiee of tea homa, and was not regarded, as being any wore thaa usual. tone Is survived by five sons anl one daughter Jeff C.

Stevenson, of Craw fordsvtUa. traveling salesman; Charles a manufacturer Of Indlsnspoils; Major Frank of tha tt. Arti. ry; Wuuam the two latttr tolng leading merchants of Alhirt Steven soa. av well known shoe saie.man of tMs place, and Mrs.

Kmma X. lUchUt, wife of Governor Buchtel, of Colorado. The funeral arrangements have not baea STEPS in FRONT lOF filFLE. Loyd Catt Accidentally hot by Hie Cousin at Petersburg. (Rpaclal te Tbe Indianapolis 'Newal PETERSBURG, DedeinW 25.

The accidental shooting of Loyd'Catt, eleven years old. eon of Dale Catt, Vr his cousin. Win Catt, of tba same 'ara, yesterday afternoon may result fatai.y. The boys were spending Christmas la hxtlng at targeta with a fl cellbr rifle. Just aa WiU Catt fired at tha mark.

Loyd Catt, who bad his face toward the tarret, stepped In front of the gun. Tbe bail entered the middle of the back near the ilomtch. There la little hope for the Injured boy's recovery Louisiana Congressman Dead. NEW ORLEANS, December Representative Robert Davey, Democrat, of tbe Second district of Louln'ana, died bare to day. Death was due to a corr.

pa cation of diseases. He was In New Orleans la US3 and was firtt alec ted to tha Fifty third Congre, IT declined the nomination for tue fourth ConsTeea. but had served continuoualy La every Congress since toe Fifty third. Brothers Have Reunion. (Special to The Indiana pills 'ewl CLAY CTTT, DceerAber 24.

The sir sons of former Sheriff Jacob EaJi rr.unk. who Uvea' near SalStie. ex rr. i to Clay City Christmaa day to have the.r picture taken. It waa tha first time bad ail snet for fifteen year.

All of tr. now live In different parts of country. Pierced by a ISpeelal to Tbe Indlanap' ita aj MATTOON, 111, December Cecil Wallace, a young farmer, livlrg cf town, yesterday a ftarnoon waa jierc! by a pitchfork while throwing dwn hay from the mow In bis He this mornicg from the Injury recelvt i..