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Wonderful Power Possessed by a Young Man Near Guionsville. BEEPES7S COME OUT AT HIS White and Fishes Are Obrilient to His Cutchcs the Finny Tribe His Stone for the Allen County Court Sutherland Given a. New for Lawrenceburs, Nov. youns juan 23 years old, living 1 near Guions- ville, and known as "Hun" Conway, for years has possessed a power over snakes, birds and fish. At Irs command snakes will crawl from tnt-ir holes and coil about him, birds to his feet, and fish will float to the surface and yield themselves to his touch.

Conway is of mediocre gence, and ho can offer no explanruior. for his strange Influence over the forms of animal life. Recently Hon. H. D.

McMullt-n and the board of county commissioners had business in the vicinity of Guionsville, and a call was jnade upon Conway, with a request that ke demonstrate his peculiar gifts. How lie Manures Thereupon Conway accompanied them to the banks of Laughery creek, where ke uttered a peculiar cry, whereupon several shiny-skinned snakes emerged from their holes- and crawled toward Urn, colling themselves about his arms and neck. After being touched by his iand they seemed to fall into a kind of stupor, offering no resistance what- Seven snakes of different responded to the call. President Heatcn, the county board, and Judge McMul- Jen, being somewhat skeptical as to the of the snakes, ventured to take hold of two of the reptiles, whereupon the snakes instantly recovered native activity, and with flashing open jaws and protruding tongues made every effort to revenge the Intrusion. Both gentlemen were thoroughly frightened, and lost no time in iurling the reptiles to a safe distance.

Catchci Fishes In Hin Conway then resumed his control over Hie reptiles, finally permitting them to return to their hiding places. Conway then disrobed and dived into the chilly of the creek, reappearing with a fish In each hand, and he continued to catch fish until each man was pro- Tided with a good string. Then he redressed and went to a neighboring thicket, where he whistled for the birds, jwid soon a number were perched upon TU9 head and shoulders with all the fa- of domesticated pets. Ever aince childhood Conway has shown a Hking for strange pets, and his leisure kours have been spent in companionship snakes and birds, over which he remarkable control. His greatest fondness is for snakes, and under nj circumstances could he be induced 10 kill one.

iN COUNTY'S NEW COVRT HOTTSE. Corner Stone Laid lit Fort TVnyne tincuisln-it IVople Present. Fort Wayne, Nov. corner stone of Allen county's $1.000,000 house was laid Wednesday with Biuch ceremony. Governor Mount ar- ji-ved Tuesday night at midnight with a Majority of his start and Senator Turpie arrived earlier in the day.

Wednesday norning there was a big parade of all the military and civic societies of the Governor Mount having charge of the military. The ceremonies were held Jn the afternoon and the streets about the court square were blocked. Charles McCulloch. president of the Hamilton National bank, was president the day. Judge John Morris, the ctdest practitioner at the Allen county fcar, laid tlie corner stone.

Governor Mount extended the congratulations of state to Allan county and Colonel R. S. Robertson followed with an address detailing the history of Allen William P. Breen made an address covering the history of the public buildings of the county and showing the great advancement which had been made since the old court house was in 1S61. The new court hr-use cover an entire square in the hvart the city, and when completed will fcave cost nearly $1,000,000.

The building is of Bedford stone. John R. Walsh, of Chicago, who was here Wednesday, says will be one of the finest buildings ever erected In the west. XEW TRIAL FOR SrTHERLAND. Supreme Court Finds Fault with the Trial Juiljre's Charge.

Indianapolis. Nov. Sutherland, of Knox. Starke county, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Edward Fetters a year ago, is to be released for a new trial. The supreme holds that he was not convicted according to law.

The murder case was one of the most sensational that ever up in northern Indiana. The case reversed because the court the jurors that if they found from evidence that the human body found to the garve beneath the body of the xrale was the dead body of Fetters they were justified in finding that a murder kad been intentionally committed and fcat the person who buried it had some- of a criminal character to do with murder. The court says that this invaded the province of the jury by telling them what inferences to draw from facts proved. Some "Best Citizens" Indicted. Bloomington, Nov.

well known citizens in the souther yart of the county were arrsstecl ftr All were indicted by the yrand jury. It is alleged that the of Aug. IT the men took Milton and his old mother from home by force and cruelly whipped uames of the men arrested are William Sexton, Eli Eada, George Hayt- Oscar Mitchell. John Mitchell. Maurice Lucas, Everett Chambers, Ger-.

and Charles Bodkins. All gave fcond. Bknk Han Located. Ugonier, Nov. men who Bobbed the state bank ftt Shipshewana been located by detectives.

One of the robbers turned evidence. i are connected with the CMBOIU Market street gang of Chicago. The same gang broke into the bank at Wakarusha and robbed the county treasury at LaGrange last spring. The man who has turned state's evidence is the one who used the dynamite, and says that by rubbing onions on their 1 they were able to throw theblood- hour.Os off the scent. Indiana Odd Fellows Meeting.

Indianapolis, Nov. delegates attended the meeting of the grand lodge of Indiana Odd Fellows. Grand Master G. L. Keinhard in his annual address urged the order to build a home for the old and indigent members of the order.

The report of W. H. Leedy. secretary, showed that there are now H2S lodges in the state, with a total membership of 43.186. The resources of the order in the state aie announced to be The building committee announced that the new temple in this city would be erected next year.

The plans for a ten-story building have been selected and the contract will be let next week. Oil Tanks Abluze at Peru. Peru. Nov. pumper's torch at one of W.

P. Black's nil wells on Flax Hill started the tanks to blazing, rntl in half an hour an square derricks, tanks and residences were jr. llames. The Crescent company's well, the best in the field, went up. Black, C.

C. Harris, arid others among the losers. At least 3.000 bar. rels of oil were burned, and with the derricks and houses a ioss of about 000 was occasioned. Streams of burning oil ran over the streets, and for a time it looked very serious to all property.

Boh and the Elks. Kokomo, Nov. the reported resignation of Bob Fitzsimmons as a member of the Marion lodge of Elks, District Deputy Armstrong says: "It may possibly make the settlement easier, but of itself it would not necessarily lead to the reinstatement of the Marion lodge." Armstrong further remarked that the lodge would probably be reorganized with some of the old membership left out. His opinion la that Fitzsimmons felt compelled to resign to keep other show people from fighting him, as many of them are connected with Elk Half Grown Alligator JBttfc Up. Princeton, Nov.

on the streets found a half-grown alligator buried in the ground. It was dug out, and made an effort to escape, but was captured. The colored workmen all made a hasty retreat at the first sight of the 'gator. All are wondering bow it came to be In this locality. It may have escaped from a passing circus train during the summer.

Chapter of Family Afflictions. Jeffersonvilie, Nov. J.V. Dougherty dropped dead of heart failure, and while friends were mourning over the remains Miss Mamie Flisk, a sister, suddenly became hysterical and attempted to do violence to her surroundings. Then she f.ed from the house and crossed the Ohio river in a skiff, since which time she been missing.

AN ARGUMENT FOR THE BOYCOTT. Organized I-abor at But.te Objects to Recent Adverse Decisions. Butte, Nov. State Trades and Labor associations have adopted resolutions condemning the interference of the United States court with the Chinese boycott here and other boycotts elsewhere on the ground that the boycott of organized labor is a defensive instrument, an expression of the right to extend patronage to those who, by employing union labor, patronize labor. The boycott is declared to be merely the right of a man to choose his own assistants to go wherever he wills on the public highways; to work for whoever he may desire and to patronize whom he pleases; to prosecute his business in a competitive way, even to the Injury of another's business, provided In so doing he is not guilty of defaming another citizen.

Reed Will Stay in Maine. Portland, Nov. Reed was asked if there was any truth in the reports printed in New York to the effect that he contemplated going to that city to live and to practice law- "I don't know anything about these reports myself," he drawled, "but there is no truth in them. Reports like this have been started several times of iate. You can set them down as ridiculous." Tlie Weather We May Expect.

Washington. Nov. are the weather indications for twenty-four hours from p. m. yesterday: For Indiana, Illinois, Upper Michigan.

Wisconsin and warmer weather: southerly winds. For Lower weather, except ligit snow in northern portion; warmer; light southerly winds. THE MARKETS. Chicago Grain and Produce. Chicago, Nov.

IS. Following were the quotations on the Board of Trade today; opened 95c. closed opened 90V-C, closed opened and closed May. opened SOc closed opened 21c. closed May, opejied closed opened closed January, opened $8.30.

closed JS.32%; May, opened JS 55 closed 58.57%. opened and closed January, opened J4.30, closed J4.32Vi: May, opened J4.45, closed Produce: Butter creamery, per rb; extra dairy. 20c; fresh packing stock, Eggs Fresh etock, ISc per dozen. Live Poultry- Turkeys, per chickens (hens), 5c: spring chickens, ducks, 7V.c per bu. Sweet per bbl.

Chicaco Live Stock. Chicago, Nov. IS. receipts for the day. 30 000' sales ranged at S2.90<ff3.50 for pigs, 3.55 for light.

J3.20S3.30 for rough packing, for mixed, and for heavy packing and shipping lots. receipts for the day. 11.500; quotations ranged at Jo.OOg-o'Ss for choice to extra shipping steers. god to choice J4.30 CN.S5 fair to sood. common to medium J3.79<§-4.30 butchers' steers, stockers.

leedera, J2.00(g'3.90 cows, $2.6064.50 heifers. J2.25ig''4.00 bulls, oxen and stags. 90 steers. western rangers, and J3.50@6.60 veal calves. Sheep and receipts lor the day 15.MO; (quotations ranged at westerns, and lambs.

MlfwankM Grain. Milwaukee, Nov. 18. No. 1 northern, No.

2 May. 91c. Xo. 37HC. No.

Ne. 1, INDIAN MAIZE MILLS. HOW CORN CAKES ARE MADE IN MEXICO. Where Hard Put Upon Women. Food Thmt Either loo Hot For Comfort or Too Touch For Indian ALBUQCEEQCE, N.

Nov. Eight here, where the western offshoot of the main line of the Santa Fe takes its course toward and among the Indian towns of Arizona, is a good place to halt and indite a letter. I have started for Mexico, but on my way thought I "would take a cursory view of the most interesting Indians along the route. Westward from here, scattered along an irregular line, are such numbers of Indian towns and villages, substantially built and occupied by a superior class of red men, that one might spend years in studying them and their surroundings. They have been frequently described, and our scientists-and ethnologists have found them a fruitful subject for investigation.

It is now more than 20 years since the first government expedition made its explorations, and yet the students have not completed their studies of these unique people and their great mud dwellings housing hundreds Indians. These Indians are shy about admitting strangers within their domiciles. In the first place, you have to climb up a ladder the height of one story to find entrance to their living apartments, and, in the second, it is ten to one you be met at the doorway by some black browed Indian, with a surly dog snarling from between bis bandy legs, and your admittance sternly combated. But a dollar here assumes the size of a cart wheel to the aforesaid Indian when it is his in prospective, and it is only necessary to show it to him to have the frown on his brow relax and the cur dog kicked howling into a corner. Once within you are sure to find the mnd walls of the room coated with whitewash, the mud floor cleanly swept and both floor and walls adorned with interesting curios.

In one corner may be a shrine, but in another is always to be found the primitive mill in which the corn is ground and prepared for the table. This mill sometimes consists of a stone slab merely and a stone rolling pin, and again of a stone trough, with the milling slab slantwise against one side. But always you will find the mill in operation and the "millers" at their posts. These latter are women, generally old squaws grown aged at their labors, but frequently young girls with bare and shapely arms and little hands, black hair loosely hanging down their shoulders and in a negligee dress consisting of a single garment belted at the waist. I have seen many of these "rnoline- ras" both here and in old Metico, as well as in Central America, and thej are always picturesque.

Those of Yucatan and the hot regions are more so than these of the Pueblos, as they usually work naked to the waist and thoii apparatus is more primitive. The milling stones consist of a flat slab, called the "metatl," and the stone rolling pin, called the "metalpille," both words derived from the ancient Aztec; an earthen bowl or gonrd to hold the corn and another to receive the meal. By this laborious process of grinding between two stones corn has been converted into meal by these people for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years, and it is always the women of the household who have to do it. AH the day long and sometimes well into the night they toil at the mill, stopping only to make the meal into cakes and bake them on another stone slab or flat iron plate over a hot fire. These cakes, by the way, are the famous tortillas," pronounced "tortee- yas," but no matter how pronounced they are nutritious, though nearly as tough as leather.

The Pueblo Indian, as well as the native Mexican and Yu- catecaa, subsists almost entirely upon these tortillas, together with "frijoles" (tfreeholays) and "chile con The frijoles are nothing more nor less than beans, the round black beans of the country, which are first boiled, then stewed in fat or fried. And speaking of I don't know, of another article of the kitchen that can surpass these frijoles in rich, nutritive material. I have eaten probably, they have followed the pronunciation of them and stamped upon thieir cans the wonderful legend "chili colorow." Now, everything that these people eat is either too warm for comfort or too tough for digestion. The Indian or the Mexican is an inordinate drinker of blatk coffee and a perfect fiend at smoking cigarettes. I have often thought that, what with his devouring of tough tortillas, bolting of redhot chili Colorado, and swamping his stomach with coffee, the lining membrane of that organ must be as durable as that famous piece of leather which made the dasher of the "one boss shay" and which was found in the vat when the tanner died." Anyway the Mexicans, if not the Indians, are frequently the victims of indigestion and their skins are as brown and oily as a smoked herring.

The women have finer complexions than the men invariably, and this may be owing to their smoking fewer they all smoke to GEKDIXG COKSf. them a hundred times, and if I had I should prefer refried, with all the pork fat fried into them by repeated heatings. Then there is the "chile con carne," meat seasoned with redhot peppers, only an Indian or Mexican stomach can'' stomach'' anyway. Sometimes it to called "chile Colorado," or red pepper, aid this reminds me of a funny mistake some packers of this warm Beat and pepper mixture hare made. Following the example of those enter- flims who have put canned toons on the market, they have prepared chile Colorado likewise.

There may been DO mirtake in that; but, Wer hiring 8MB work in print MAKING TOETILLAS. their drinking less coffee. Again, it may be owing to the fact that they are women and ought to look pretty, regardless of what they eat or what they drink. I have seen many of them grinding at the mills, in the comers of Indian huts, beneath straw thatched shanties and in the open air, and have always found them exceedingly attractive and picturesque, with the warm, rich coloring of their complexions, tbe velvety softness of their skins and their graceful attitudes. If oiu- artists would only think it worth the while to leave Europe out of their itinerary some seasons and take a trip or two down this way, they would find abundant material to transfer to their canvases.

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ORANGE, N. Nov. years ago Thomas A. Edison gave it out that ha had "gone out" of electricity and the taking out of patents. Mechanics and metallurgy, he said, would thereafter receive his closest attention, though he should use electricity as a means it seemed the best thing to do and should take out patents that was necessary in order to give himself the legal right to use any one of his own inventions.

And so it is that the visitor to his laboratory here, which must have originally cost $500,000 and is unquestionably the finest in the world, sees as many or more things not electrical to interest him as those which have to do with the mystic current and its various applications. The photograph gallery, for instance, is not excelled in its appointments by any in the country, and the Edison collection of photographs is certainly unique. They include, besides the photographs that have been accumulated in connection with the kineto- ecope, a great number of photographs of microscopic objects, and it was by means of the silent testimony of one of these photographs that the wizard won a suit brought for the protection of his most important invention. Even more interesting than the microscopic photographs, which include some truly wonderful ones of the eyes of insects, is the collection of substances already referred to. This is a really unique aggregation, and Mr.

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To some the collection of mechanical and trade devices would be most interesting of all. It is not universal, of course, but it is undoubtedly the most comprehensive of its sort in the world. Pickaxes of many designs, saws, coffee mills, meat choppers, wheelbarrows, ladders, strange contrivances from strange lands, the very use of which is not apparent without careful inspection, are heaped together quite unclassified, and perhaps tinclassifiable, A half day's examination would not only bewilder the visitor, but add to his admiration for the versatile powers of the man who could get such a collection together and make good use thereof. JAMES MOESALE. Miss Lucy Gllnes woo has the guest ot friends In the city tbe past week left yesterday for her nome at Richmond, Ind.

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