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APRIL 1894. WORLD'S FAIR ART PORTFOLIO COUPON. (I coupons of different diitns and 10 secures Hie current numbor of Art Portrol- los. See advertisement. VOL.

XIX. LOGANSPORT, INDIANA. TUESDAY MOKNING, APKIL 3.1894. NO. 80 TO SUIT THE ACTION lo the word.

will find, we more than redeem our promise to show the choicest line of IN THE FIELD. South Carolina Troops Sent to the Seat of War. Gov. Tillman, Determined to Enforce the Statute, Declares Darlington and Other Towns Under Martial Law. Laces, Guimps, Silk and Lace Bows, Moire and Sijk Ribbbons, Hosiery and Underwear, Printed China and Wash silks, and sell them FOR LESS MONEY than any house in the state at the Ever Busy BEE TIIK SITUATION GRAVE.

COI.UJIHIA, S. April Till man has declared nnrlington and Florence counties in a state; of insurrection. Ho has also ordered tho railroad authorities not to transport any bodies of man unless authorized by him. The railroads thus far refused compliance. The governor hah ordered the telegraph companies not to transmit any news of a warlike lendemy.

This order has likewise been refused. Tho city and state dispensaries were closed -Saturday by order of the governor, and their contents are now being- hauled to the penitentiary for safe keeping. TItliuan's Proclamation. The governor's proclamation declaring Darlington and Florence counties in insurrection is as follows: "Whereas, Certain persons have assembled in tho counties of Darlington nucl Florence and are ID opon rebellion against Lb authorities of the government or this state, and It has become impracticable to enforce by the ordinary courst) of judicial tho lavs of the state within said counties now, therefore, B. Tillmati, governor or the state of South Carolina, do proclaim euch persons eo assembled to be In opon rebellion against the lawn of tho state, and 1 do hereby command all such aBsomblagea of Insurgents to disperse and retire pcacuahly to their respective abodes within twenty-four hours." i Tolejrraph Companies Kujolned.

Judge Watts, of the state courts, on request of GOT, Til! man has granted an injunction against the Western Union Telegraph company's manager, Gray, restraining him from accepting spies wilo escaped our, or stvuiup arrived here Sunday night at 11 o'clock. Information received here is to the effect that the military now at Darling-ton have fraternized with the citizens. CiKlor Military Control. DAitLUTOTON, S. April Ruchburg has been ordered to place the Western Union telegraph office at this place under military control and have inspectors examine all messages oflered for transmission and received from other places.

DEATH OF LE CARON. TABIFP TALK. Senator Voorhees Opens Debate in the Senate, He Defends the Income Tax and vors the Increased Duties on Distilled Spirits. Fa- The Famous Spy to J.ln£cr- LONDOS, April LcCaron, who was prominently identified with th protective system of tanflftaxation WHAT IT TVILJ, HAVI! TAXJ'AYKRS. WASHINGTON, April 2.

Senator Voorhees lad.) opened the tariil debate in tho senate. lie denounced the charges against tho lute Charles Stewart 1'jirncll, died Sunday from a. painful malady from which he had long suffered. Curon resided for nearly twenty years In America, con.sKlcnibli) part of the time in ail this time he wits an active member or ilio nuik'al Irish party WILER WISE, 315 Fourth St. Demise BROWN.SEQUARD of the DEAD.

Fhjilolan at Eminent Parla. April Brown-Se- the eminent physician and physiologist, the supposed inventor of the elixir of life, died here at 9 a. m. Brown-Sequard was born In the island of Mauritius In His -father was an American. Mis lifo -was devoted almost exclusively to an extended series of experimental Investigations on Important physiological topics, such as the conditions and functions of the blood, the brain and tbe muscular and nervous system.

had visited tho UnlUd States many times, delivering lectures anil instructing- private classes of pbysiolani in bis discoveries. Tnt present generation know Drown-Soquard best by reason of bis assertion, made a few years ago, that be bad discovered a means of prolonging buman life for beyond the usual term. His method consisted In Injeotlnjt Into tbe blood a lymph made bj macerating certain glands from male sheep and extracting thence a substance of blgb vitalising power. Tbls material Brown-Sequard claimed bad tbe eSeototre juvenatlng tno buman system to a great degree, possessed tbe power of arming almost Indefinitely tbe processes by whlob tbe system Is carried to deoay and death. Brown-Sequard made many experiments wltb bis lymph before giving publicity to bis discovery.

In every instance be claimed to bare found most encouraging results. Patients who bad been given over to death by some ot the ablest physicians of che age were restored to health aud strength by tbls wonderful preparation which came to be known as Sequard'a "elixir of life." i For a year or two the matter was the wonder the comment of tbe scientific world. Fierce controversies were waged over the Some physicians denounced Brown- Seqnard as a charlatan, while others, equally able, praised him as a benofac- tor of the human race. Tno possibility of prolonging buman life indefinitely was debated long and vigorously, but at last the excitement died away. It was discovered that while tbe lymph would be beneficial In some coses it was Injurious in others, and its value as a mean.i of lengthening human life was conceded to be EVER PROMISED.

ldne Repents Ills Denial of an Agreement to Marry. WASHINOTOX, April carriage ride in August, 1891, when, Miss Pollard said, Col. lireckin ridge had made the first formal proposal of marriage to her, was the first to which Col. Breekinridge Addressed himself when he again took the stand in the circuit court lie denied, with his customary reiteration, that any such ride had taken place, or that he had made any proposal or that he hod talked over family matters. He told of the visit to Maj.

Moore's office with the plaintiff, and said that it was agreed to say that the plaintiff was going to New York to give birth to a child and that the witness was the cause of it. She Insisted that lireckin- ridgo should say that he was the only one who had been intimate with her. Ho absolutely refused to do so. Col. Jireckinridge denied in the most positive terms that he had any relations with the plaintiff of any nature whatever after April 29, 18S3.

This is the day upon which the defendant was aecretly married to Mrs. Wing. Upon the announcement that the direct examination had been finished, court adjourned until 2 p. m. JAMES OWEN O'CONNOR Burlesque Tragedian Expires ID an Inpane Asylum.

NEW YORK, April Owen O'Connor, the burlesque tragedian, who fjwnous in the theatrical world a few years opo by reason of his peculiar treatment of Shakespearean roles, died Sunday in the insane asylum at Morris Plains, N. J. Ills insanity and death was caused by kidney cHs.easp. Qvrcn O'Connor first became famous in April, 1808, when he made bis debut at the Star theater as a Shakespearean actor. His first appearance was in "Hamlet" Tho reception that was tendered him has become historical Decayed cabbage and other sorts of garbage were thrown at him In profusion.

Svery nlghtdurlng his fortnight's engagement crowds Jeered him unmercifully. He made a tour of this country and was everywhere treated to a hilarious ovation of eggs and fruit. Uls audiences Interrupted his acting every few minutes and be made no attempt to resent It, being content to make money as he did. Hamlet was his favorite role, but he seldom progressed further than the second or third act. Acting the buffoon was profitable, however.

O'Connor was (aid to have been worth Be was about 41 years old and was born in STRIKERS USE DYNAMITE. Riotous Fennnrlnnla Miners Attack Workers and Deitroy Property. PITTSBURGH, received from Uuiontown report rioting and the destruction of property In the coko region by foreigners who are on a strike. At tho Oliver, Lelsinnig-, Merrill and Wheeler, Humphrey and Anchor plants the men started to worK, but were driven off by armed bands of strikers. At Morrell's works at Dunbar a large quantity of dynamite was used and considerable property destroyed.

Calls have been made upon the sheriff and are being sworn in. The dispatches report about two- thirds of the works now closed, A number of persons were injured in the rioting, but none seriously. Roiling is also reported at the Hill Farm mines at Dunbar. lulled for Millions. LONDON, April receiver has been appointed on behalf of the mortgage and debenture holders of the Land Securities company (limited), which was formed thirty years ago.

The liabilities are The company, according to its officers, has suffered greatly from the erroneous impression that it was connected with the group of companies with which Jaboz Ualfour, the fugitive ex-member of parliament, was connected. PITTSBURGH, April Codyre, the 6-year-old daughter of Patrick Codyre, residing in Howard's alley, climbed upon a chair and helped herself to the contents of jug of whisky standing on the top of a bureau. Half an hour laler the child became unconscious and remained in that condition till she died fron alcoholic poisoning. Found the Tenth Vlotlm. WII.KESDARBE, April 2.

body of ihe tenth victim of the Gaylord mine disaster has been found. It was identified as that of John Morris, and, like others, woa badly mangled. Superintendent Rasser thinks he will have the remaining three bodies out by Wednesday morning. Sued the Bishop. DENVER, April Catholic Bishop Matz, of this city, has been attached for 913,000 by Edbrook Marean, architects, for seven years of unpaid work on proposed new church buildings, including a cathedral and bishop's residence.

SOV. TFLLMAN. messages for transmission on the Darlington trouble unless sent by state authorities. Manager Qray has referred the matter to the New York authorities, which will probably instruct him to receive and send all messages. The governor, it is declared, will take possession of the office if the order of Judge Watts is not complied with, A Telegraph Censorship.

Early Sunday morning Qov. Tillman established a telegraph censorship, placing several the most intelligent that could be in charge of both offices to supervise all messages offered. These gentlemen have simply carried out their instructions, and have refused only a few telegrams that were calculated to arouse bod feeling. Laid Down Their Arms. Early in the day the governor summoned the governor's guards to the executive mansion.

Drawing them up in line he addressed them, saying that he was informed that their disbandment was not their fault, but that they had been overawed by a mob at their doors. He told them that they stood before the people of the state us disgraced, and thut he now wished to give them the opportunity to wipe the stain from their brow and to restore them to honor. He asked for some indications as to whether they would obey his orders, in which event their arms would be given back to them. As he made this assertion five of the men threw down their bayonets and were quickly followed by several others. Their captain begged them to desist and wait until the governor had finished.

Gov. however, told them that their action was satisfactory, for he only wished to know exactly what their position was. He then said to thosp who remained that they could leave, but if they determined to obey orders to report to the state penitentiary. Tho remnant of tho company marched to their armory and in five minutes thereafter they had disbanded. Addressed by the Governor.

At 5 o'clock marching orders were given to the troops stationed at the penitentiary. Gov. Tillman addressed them briefly. Force of 302 Men. The troops left for Darlington shortly afterward.

There were twelve companies in all, comprising a total of 802 men, A number of boxes of cartridges Were placed upon the train. Arrived at Darllnjrton. DARLINOTON, S. Gov. Tinman's military train bringing twelve companies and men arrived at Sunday ni' ht.

They were met by the local mlii. company and escorted to their quatters. Great excitement prevailed at the time the train arrived, but it has since died away; April Nine Nplel Ar CHARLESTON, 8. DR. LE being to all outward appearances ono of tbe most inveterate enemies of and everything English.

Yet ho was the time in the of tho British secret service und was In constant communication with bootland yard. All the plots of the "dynamite party" among tho Irish In America were Unown In detail 1n Scotland yard mainly through the efforts of the Chicago spy. In 1880 he came to London to testify in tho Parnell case. The news that Dr. Lo the fenlan, the advocate ot dynamite, the foremost of tho "hlllslders" In America, was a British spy causod a tremendous sensation among the Irish In America.

Branded as a spy aud traitor, he could not return lo America. For the last four years ho has boon living in retirement, a penaloner ot the British government His true name was INTERESTING PARAGEAPHS. It is estimated that 150,000 persons attended the funeral of Louis Kossuth in Buda-Pesth. TlTeoiJore A. Rockford, a New York lawyer, was found dead in a hotel chair at Cincinnati.

Four members of the Louisville city council have been indicted for bribery and perjury. Actress Luella Perry, mode desperate by remorse, killed herself with poison at Dead wood, S. D. The jewelry store of Orr Keith, at West Branch, was robbed of property worth 81,000. Everett Gippie, 19 years old, was killed at Columbus Junction, by a fall from his horse.

Andrew Senswold was arrested at Mason City, charged with the murder of Andrew Holstad- Lake navigation has opened at Buffalo and Milwaukee. Boats at Cleveland will remain in harbor until April la. The body of Joseph Olds, the ninth victim of the Gaylord mine disaster at Wilkesbarre, was recovered Sunday. Competition and a falling off in business have caused the collapse of the brewing pool made up in September, 1892. The Arkansas supreme court decided that the law demanding a state license of traveling insurance agents is unconstitutional.

During a riot at a political meeting in Milwaukee half a dozen men were stabbed. The trouble was started by Polish laborers. For the first time in tho history of Harvard university a Catholic priest conducted the regular Sunday services for tho students, Ex-Congressman George E. Halsey died in New York of pneumonia after a brief iUness. He was 07 years of ago and a millionaire.

Americans in Bluefields declare their intention to fight if tho Nicaraguans cause any further trouble. Many people are leaving- the country. An employe of the American, exchange national bank of New York conspired with an outsider and swindled the concern out of $88,000. William A. Thompson, indicted at Cincinnati for defrauding the widows' and old men's homes, was surrendered by his bondsmen and placed in jaiL Isador Taylor fatally shot his mother-in-law, Mra Henry ECck, of Upper Sandusky, 0., and escaped.

They had quarreled about property. In tho Union PaciUc hearing Chairman Vroman, of the engineers, assured Judge Caldvvell the men would not strike if the decision was adverse to them. The investigation of the accounts of J. S. EUifritz, secretary of tho Hillsboro Equitable Building and Loan association at Columbus, 0., shows him to be 11,839 short.

David Carr's body was found near Eufaula, 0. with a bullet hole in the head. Ho was enticed from home time ago by four men and his horse came back withont him. as developed and fastened upon the business and labor of the American people, especially during the third of a century past, growing worse every stiiffe, iis a system of imlescrib- able injustice and oppression, yet, said he, all of. its visions comes of corporations ana 01 mumuuHis in excess of HOOO per unnum is so just und equitable lowarcl tho hardworking taxpayers of mender resources throughout the entire country tlmi not a word in iis dcfciiso or explanation woula seem necessary htro or anywhere else," Millenium or Labor.

Senator Voorhees concluded as follows: the day shall dawn In which the farmer, the mechanic the shall iLlikc have the right aud tLu privilege toxo into the open, liberated markets of the land luul buy where their r.ard-carncd money will buy most for their winus, with none to molest, to assess, to levy, to toll, or to tax. then, in deeil, win thy niiih'imi'jin of labor have come tiiul the KOIIS and daughters of toil shall rise ur.d call tbcir govi-rnmcnl blessed HOOSIEEDOM. Telegraphic News of Interest Indianlanu. to Mysterious SulcMo. April remarkably mysterious suicide occurred principles and workings, ramified at noon Sunday at as they are through every branch of trade and commerce, cannot be annihilated by a single blow or totally wiped out by a single legislative enactment.

For the bill now tinder consideration no such claim is made, but in its behalf can be truthfully asserted, and will be successfully maintained, that it accomplishes a great work in the field of tar- ilT reform. JiiMievcN KxlHtliiir KurUcuft. The senator continued: "I challenge the attention of the senate and the country to the urd commandinK fact that by llie provisions of this bill the seemlnp Paradox or reduction of tuxes und nt the same time an increase of public revenues will bo reconciled when It becomes law. 1 will not stop to consider ill this point tho vast Individual robberies committed in protected markets, the untold and incalculable millions of blaekmail lev- led by American manufacturers for their own pockets on their enforced customers when cut off from all outside competition. It Is enough for my present purboso to say that we have liberalized American markets, made them more accessible to tho traffic of the world, and, whllo not establishing free trade, wo have made trade freer und more even-handed between the manufacturer and the consumer.

Uut over and above and beyond this wide and well known Held cf extortion and Injustice, will be found from the schedules of thli bill that the tariff taxes now officially ascertained and paid under existing law on the wants, necessities and dally consumption ot ttio laboring men. women and children of tho United States have been reduced more than per annum. Kmlucoii by the 1)111. "These reductions arc as follows; Chemicals (1,000,000 Pottory l.eOO.oOO Glass 1,600,000 Motuls Wood 800.000 Tobfcoco 3,800,000 Agricultural products 8,800,000 Spirits, wines, etc 1,600,000 Cotton manufactures Flax, bemp and jute 6,000.000 Woolen manufactures. Silk manufactures Paper and pulp 300,000 Sundries 2,460,000 Transferred to tho free list home of Charles Pierce on Kingman street Pierce was away from home at the time and a shot in the house attracted the attention of a woman next door.

She went in and found Picrce's young wife in bed, shot through the heart, with a revolver lying at her side. She was a youn(f woman of 28, in perfect health, and atives declare that their life was apparently very happy. Total "To this must be added ttie further imposing fact that the bill provides (or a full and ample revonue, largely In excess or present supplies, with which to meet all tbe requirement! of tho public credit. Such a consummation this, 10 full of relief to the people, and of strength, safety and honor to tho government, may well atone for tbe imperfections and alleged against tbe pending measure, and will constitute the rock on which tbe temple of Arrested After Four Afonths. MUNCIE, April Winters, of Rush county, has been arrested near uncle.

He is 60 years of ago. Last December he was walking along the road with a shotgun on his arm when a young man passed him in a buggy and called him a hayseed. Winters pulled his, gun and fired and the contents struck a young lady who was riding in the gy. She was seriously Injured, but will recover. The old man was badly icared and'fled.

He was taken to for triaL Four Fertuns Injured. ANDERSON. April Four sons were hurt in a collision between two passenger trains at the Big Pour station here, and that no one wan killed is a wonder. An open switch was to blame. The injured are: H.

liaU, Indianapolis, legs severely bruised; D. E. Martin, Cleveland, head cut and bruised; E. H. Sommers, Crestline, badly cut, wrist hurt; J.

D. Thompson. Louisville, head and body cut, severely bruised. Flar "Thlnklns; Fart." WABASH, April VV. Hanley, of Harrigan's theater.

New York, has made Mrs. Zella Nlcoltus an offer of 1150 per 'week to appear during the second act of the "Princess of Trebizonde" in a "thlnklnf part," now being presented by Pauline Hall Opera company. Mn, Nicolaus has accepted the offer, and to fill tbe contract Wesley MeCJeary dropped dead at home near Vandtlia, 111. oppression and fraud shall not prevail. He denounced the enactment of tho McKinley law in 1890 ad a gigantic crime not only against every workingman and workingwoman in the United States, but also against every individual manufacturer and against all manufacturing interests.

It was not so designed by its authors, but such was its real and inevitable character. The Sui-ar Schedule. Senator Voorhees defended tho ad valorem system as fairer, honester and more easily understood than specific duties. On the subject of tho sugar schedule he said: "Absolute free trade In sugar Is an attractive theme, hut no such thing has ever existed for a hour since tho organization of this government fi moderate duty has always been imposed on sugar and it has always been a stanch revenue support to the government. tho present fiscal year ending June SO there will be paid by the treasury as bounty to tho producers of sugar, and every dollar of this vast sum is first collected from those who plant corn, raise wheat and engage In all tho various pursuits of labor.

Nearly 130,000,000 of bounty money have been handed over to the sugar- makers of the United States since tho law wont into operation, and each year the sum is rapidly Increasing. It was thought when the law wai under discussion that the bounty would not exceed (8,000,000 per year, but the stimulating Influence of such an enormous donation to the manufacturers of sugar was greatly underrated. If tuo law is to remain un- ropealod the time Is near at hand when it will confer as a mere gratuity more than (20,003,003 per year on a small fraction of our population engaged In no public service, but in their own private enterprises. Wlilnkv Not a Necessity. "In securing a sufficient revenue for the support of tho government with, as light a tax as possible on tho uecessarics of lifo, I have at all times earnestly favored an increased tax on whisky.

I would bo glad to-day if the pending bill provided for a tax of 11.20 per gallon, instead of 11.10, as It does. Revenue raised from distilled spirits, tho purchase and consumption of which Is never a necessity of life, is a deep gratification to mo, and the fact that twenty millions of the surplus accruing under this bill will be furnished by the tax on whisky is genuine joy to my mind. 1 have no hesitation in declaring, uphold as I am by the secretary of treasury and the commissioner of internal revenue, who havo bolh recommended every step when on this subject, that ono of the wisest, safest, moat useful and necessary provi- siontin the pending bill Is that increasing tho tax on distilled spirits and granting an extension of the time they may remain in bond without being driven out of tho country," Uphold, the Income Tax. Speaking of the proposed income tax, which he warmly Senator Voorhees said: The proposition contained In tbe pending of Sper cent on all net in- Discharged Twenty Coortnetors. iRDLiNAPOUS, April S.

report of secret who hare been at work on the Big Four system for some time ten were dismissed Friday and as many more were given their discharge Sunday. Of those dismissed Sunday on the St Louis division five were passenger conductors, some of them the oldest men la the service. Farm Hands Have a ratal Fight. VINCKNNKS, April Mo- Intosh shot and killed late Friday night by Jim Henderson near Oaktown, this county. Mclntosh drinking and quarrelsome.

Henderson resented the abuse by firing a ball into breast, near tbe heart The wound was fatal. Both men were single and were farm laborers. Think lias Absconded. LKBANON, been heard of William N. Hollingsworth, the missing proprietor of tha Pleasant Grove hotel of this city, who disappeared about ten days ago.

He left numerous creditors, and the general opinion prevails that he boa absconded. HU family believe he has met with foul play. Given Her Freedom. taniANAFOLis, April vorce case of Ida Buchanan againtt Dr. Albert E.

Buchanan was terminated here Saturday by a verdict for tha plaintiff, rendered by Judfre Harper, in tbe superior court. The decree awarded the custody of the young baby to Mrs. Buchanan. Buchanan made no fcnse, Bad at Bordcn. NEW April 2.

which started in Burns' flourmill at Jiordcn at 3 H. m. Saturday burned six stores and eighteen residences. Tha total loss is estimated at 1125,000. Two fire engines were Bent from this city aud ono from Salem.

The fire is thought to have been of incendiary origin. Three Receivers Appointed. INDIANAPOLIS, April application of the Louisville Trust company Judge Baker, of the federal court, appointed John McLeod, of LoulsviUet P. W. Tracy, of Springfield, and S.

M. Felton, of Cincinnati, receivers for thft New Albany Belt Terminal Railway company. Accidentally UlUml. April Qnnion, 18 old, accidentally shot and killed himself while hunting- neat.

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