Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 July 1896 — Page 2

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There are the Mine petty Jelou!es arising out of the same petty ambitions. There is Renton McMillin, of Tenntwe, ostensibly here to have an Incomtax plank lnrUd In the platform, but in, renJIty watching Richardson, his colleague. Senator HanK of their joint State, Is wearIn;? he "will never accept, the permanent chairmanship cf the convention and la pushing Richardson, but secretly declaring fc is not too old ar.ti fully able to preside. McMillin. who fears that such a distinction might tend to elevate Richardson unduly, is here secretly knifing both. Roth McMillin and Richardson will be candidates for the speakership of the Ftfty-tifth House, should it be Denocratlc. and, therefore, McMillin is balking Richardson's schemes for the same nasoa that Richardson Is weaving them. And, meanwhile, there Is George Vest, "esrgirg" ail of them on because he has his eye on t.hat samo chairmanship. Then, too, there is that constant talk of "conferences," so remindful of Washington. Everything done In secret in the United States Senate is the result of a "conference." Everything done in the open must be the execution of a programme devlscil in secret conference. All day long Senator Jones,- of Arkansas, who will claim the chairmanship of the campaign committee as the reward of his labors, sits in his room receiving Senators and members of the House and arranging for conferences. This afternoon they arranged for a conference for to-night, at which they set up a programme for the temporary and the permanent organization and to-morrow or Sunday, as soon as tho-e mere "episode?," the delegates, arrive there wl'.l be another "conference" to arrange for a caucus at which the candidates are to fce Selected. A DICTATORIAL, LEAGUE. All these gentlemen who are thus cutting out the work for the convention are members of the Rimetallic league or of one of the other mushroom organizations which teem to have the Democratic party by the throat Just now. It is just as I .stated in a. dispatch from Washington last Monday. The RimetaMc League is really doing the work of the convention and the delegates nct week will only be allowed to ratify what has been donetthls wrck, for the Rimetaliic League, which should really be called the monometallic league, is in absolute control here now. It will give no quarter. To the national committee, which meets next Monday, it will submit its demands as to the temporary organization. If the committee accepts them it will show its discretion. On Just whom the league will eettle it is impossible to say at this hour, because of the intense Jealousies. It will Hot be Senator Hill. It will be a free-sliver man, of course, and one, too, who will make a ringing free-silver speech. Should the national committee refuse, being buoyed up to indiscreet firmness by the adVent of Mr. Whitney and his "gold bug" associates, then there are enough free silver members of the national committee who will propose the name of the league's candidate as a substitute for the committee's recomm ndatloa and the way in which the committee will be defeated will teach It a lesson of obedience such as no national committee has ever yet been taught. For this reason, it Is safe to assume that the national committee will humbly take Its instructions from the league on Monday. It Is not the- present Intention of the league to order the abrogation of the twothirds rule. "We will have the necessary two-thirds majority," said Mr. Richardson this morning. "There are in several of the gold State delegations a number of silver votes. Thus we have four votes In Maine, Borne three or four in Maryland, several in Pennsylvania and New York, and though they may work the unit rule on ua In some States we are certain of enough votes to nominate our man without abrogating the rule." .league expects that the convention will complete the work which the league is mapping cut by Thursday afternoon. Governor Altgold has been saying that the work could be finished on "Tuesday. "Rut then," said Senator Harris in a superior wzy, "Altgeld has had no experience out

side of his State convention." The congressional clique has decided that three days will be the proper length of time tx auw:s jcauing lowaru oniy two. 1 for there Is wisdom in promptness. This ljuuiu. in put? ui ine arrogance 01 us presnt ton, feels too well the absence of the master hand that In Washington carries jut the programme of the conference room. .Tones and Harris and Vest and Cock-ell, V , T 1 1 . I ., .. ,1 c , l tucv4 vj iuuuis uuu oifwari anu vurnun fund the other St. Louis bolters, know only too well that there Is not among them a man whose finesse and ready tact can fescue them If there is even a moment's iltch in all the plans they are now deLising. If there should be the slightest jreak then they fear that the gold men. :ndejfct Whitney, will be quid; to sdza tr opportunity and make inroads on (heir ranks which nothing can afterward fepalr. H-nce the convention Is to worL ;ke a well oilod machine, doing its allotted work without st:r or jar. COLD MEN DIVIDED. Fortunately for the Junto there Is little hope at this moment that the gold men will themselves be properly organized to take advantage of what occasion my offer. There Is an apparently hopeless division among them. The gold men of Illinois, . under the leadership of Ren Cable, favor an open bolt and a subsequent nomination Of an independent gold ticket. Thus the 'old Democrats, they say, will be spared the fitter ordeal of voting for a Republican, for surely they v. ill not vote for the nominee of this convention. Thus the party organization, which will be shattered by this convention's work, tan be kept up for 1300. and as evidence they point to the events of 1S72. 1ST4 and the national election 1376. Rut the gold men of iher States, like those from Indiana, some live hun!Ired of whom came Into the city thl3 morning, disapprove of this scheme. Far better, they say, to lay aside "party organization" talk for a time and consider the Vnmtry's best interest. It were better to T.ay in the convention and vote for the 0 inost ianaticai ine-silver candidate nni thus make next week's ticket so obnoxious ho every thoughtful man that he will for once and for his country's good lay aside party fueling and secure the election of the Republican ticket. ine advocates or the separate ticket are credited with voicing Mr. Whitney's sentiments. Rut Mr. Whitney does not In this regard represent the New York delegation, which numbers Senator Hill among its delegates at large. As a matter of fact the gold people are in such a, hopeless minority that the best they can do is to assume the role of opportunities and stand ready to seize on any error which their adversaries may make. For these gold men represent a something wh:h is as hateful to the silver men as is tne yellow metaJ Itself. They stand for Cievelandism, and hatred of Cleveland and his policy Is as much a part of the silver man's catechism as Is his adoration of silver. I have seen Just one picture cf President Cleveland In Chicago. That picture hangs in the New York headquarter. Mr. Hill may have a chance to repeat the character he has played v.lth so much success in the Senate chamber In recent months as "defender of the administration." for It is written in the stars that Mr. Cleveland will be bitterly denounced during the convention. . Governor Altgeld's scheme to rebuke the President in tho platform will come to naught, for the .congressional clique is too Jealous of its own little dignities to permit Mr. Altgeld to vindicate himself by degrading Mr. Cleveland. Rut there will be eptakers who will forget party loyalty and clonal decency and the President of tfce

United States Is not secure . from vulgar diatribe In a Democratic convention. L. G.

. COSVEXTIOX OFFICERS. Dryan and Harrln Selected by tbe Sliver Junto, an Predicted. Sreclal to the Indianapolis Journal. CHICAGO. I1L. July 3.-Roth the silver and the gold men have been conferring tonight. As' was to have been expected from the senatorial Junto, they have selected one of their own llttl clique. Senator Harris, of Tennessee, to be permanent chairman. Mr. Harris is more than eighty years old. He Is the best parliamentarian In this country and has probably the worst temper. If any gold man dares to cross the old man when the convention is in session, there will be lively times. The gold men have also been meeting. Mr. Harrity has been reporting to Mr. Whitney the situation as he finds it. The result of to-night's conference will be a statement in which. Mr. Whitney will express a confidence that he by no means feels. One reeult of Mr. Whitney's presence here is that Mr. Ren Cable, the leader of, the Illinois gold men, no longer advocates a bolt. It took enly a brief Interview with Mr. Whitney to free Mr. Cable of all such intentions. As a matter of fact the gold men have no definite plans. Their presence has led the national committee to assume a bolder attitude and if their courage holds out till Monday they may reject the overtures of the silver men and select a temporary chairman of their own. Th silver men say to-night they can wind up the convention by Wednesday evening. They will propose the name of "ex-Representative Rryan, of Nebraska, as their candidate for the temporary chairmanship. Mr. Rryan is- perhaps the most eloquent and forcible speaker In the frccfilver camp. It Feems safe to believe that the national committee will by Monday morning decide to accept Mr. Rryan. E. G. INDIANA'S MAN. (Concluded from Firnt 1'nflre.) to hold thir places in the party. Without mentioning any names, Mr. Jctvctt made some remarks on the subject to the group in the headquarters, in thl3 wise: "This thing has developed the biggest crowd of liars and cowards that has been known In the Democratic party in a quarter of a century. None cf these felloe. who know anything about the question have any sincerity in howling for silver. I like to see a man with the courage of his convictions. I might have had a congressional nomination In a district six thousand Democratic if I had been willing to lie about it and say I was for silver, but, unless this thing is checked In some way it means the wiln of our party. Why, right in our own tovn of New Albany I can count twenty-five substantial Democrats who have always stood by the party and contributed handsomely out of their private means to it, who vow that if we adopt a silver. platform here they will vote for McKInley." EFFECT ON MATTHEWS ROOM. The effect of the coming of the soundmoney men from Indianapolis on the Matthews boom is somewhat problematical. As affairs are drifting now it will probably do him no harm, fcr the Indiana delegation has begun to realize that the fight among the silver men over the nomination is likely to become so fierce that they may be glad to get sound-money support and they are not standing In such holy horror of a "gold bug" as they were. As a matter of truth the fact that most of the Indiana soundmoney men here art willing to accept Matthews as the presidential candidate may be of great help to him before the fight Is over. To those who know the cordial personal relations existing between Matthews and Green Smith, this interview with the latter, appearing In one of the afternoon papers, will prove amusing In the extreme. Mr. Smith, who wears a slx-lach badge expressive of the wearer's antagonism to the political ideas of Mr. Matthews, was rather reserved in his private statements. ,mi was the Attorney-general under Governor Matthews," he said. "Of course I have a very friendly feeling for him. It is a natural thing that I should have." "Rut have the sound-money men any candidate cf their own?" was asked. "Well, no, I wouldn't say that we have, al least no one as yet. You see I was Attorney-general during Governor Matthews's administration and I feel very friendly toward him. It is superfluous, in view of this badge, to say that I do not like free-silver principles. Our party represents $20,000,000 worth of property In Indianapolis and the Slate and we ought to have some strength some hearing." "Well, if you have no candidate of your own, will you support Governor Matthews in the convention?" "tTm; urn." repeated Mr. Smith, doubtfully, "I couldn't ray that we would, really, nor, on the contrary, could I say that we would not. You see, we have the conviction of our own teachings and we intend to stand by th?m, whatever the cost." Mr. Smith smiled mysteriously, and added: "Still I cannot say we have any man whom we will put forward in the convention." When Mr. Smith and Mr. Railey met, the former said, with the manner of a Chesterfield: "This is Mr. Railey, me brains and the backbone of the Matthews people. Really, he is the leader of those poor, misguided people. I presume they mean well enough, but" and Mr. Smith shook his head in an awful manner. "These gold-standard degenerates," said Mr. Railev. "went to the Victoria Hotel because they understood It was very English. Why, do you know, tn?y waited until 12:05 o'clock at night before starting for Chicago in order to take advantage of the excursion rates." The Matthews managers were not inclined to throw any bricks at the soundmoney crowd, though one or two did ask if that buffalo on the Imprint of the State seal, which appears on the badge adopted by the gold men, were meant to represent the traditional bull In the china shop. "I don't think the coming of these men fs going to do Matthews any harm," said Major Menzies. "Though they are not taking any part in our work 'they profess friendship for Matthews and I think there are only two or three in the crowd who are opposed to him. In the outcome the sound-money people may bo glad to get Matthews to save themselves from having to vote for somebody much more radical." When the caucus met in tho evening Mr. Rynum announced that all present were Invited to attend the general conference of the sound-money people at the Auditorium, and it was therefore unnecessary to elect representatives. It was thought best to not tr.de aver to outline ay programme for tlv: Indiana men until after the general conference, where the general plans for a'.l to follow were marked out to-night. In accordance with the Invitation, the Indiana people attended the Auditorium conlereneo in a body. K. M. S. CONDITION OF THE BOOMS. Rolen t!ie Junto Candidate Uland Unfortunate in 1I! Clin nip Ion. Special to the IndJanapclia Journal. CHICAGO, July 3.-If Field Marshal Jones, of Arkansas, and his lieutenants from Washington can have their way then it were an Idle, task to discuss the booms of the various gentlemen whoso friend are here perspiring in their work of telling visitors to headquarters (most of whom, by the way. are not delegates) why their man will be nominated. Mr. Jones is averse to the confusion that will arise in a

convention where there aje so many candidates. He is now endeavoring to settle the presidential cmdidacy by the approved senatorial method a conference. He does not agree with those of his colleagues who favor calling a caucus of all the silver delegates. He knows that In such a caucus, numbering over six hundred men, there can be none of that promptness and that appeal to reason and to expediency which is possible In a fcmall conference. It is his plan to have each delegation that will support a free-silver candidate designate either the chairman of Its delegation or some other thoroughly trusted delegate to represent the delegation at this conference. This will reduce the number of persons attending the conference from some six hundred to about fifty, a very convenient number for the senajorlal clique to handle. The friends of Mr. Rland and Mr. Roies are said to be willing to enter this conference. It Is natural that the friend3 of such tender movements as the' Matthews boom or the McLean movement view it askance. Of the Rland and the Boles booms one must speak with the respect due to ruimber and virility. Roth are undoubtedly strong booms. How many delegates each man can really claim it is difficult, in fact, impossible, to say. There are few delegations tn the ground. Moreover the unit rule obtains in so many States that no estimate is possible until after tho delegations have arrived and taken action. Still it would be exaggeration to credit cither candidate with even one-half of the votes needed to nominate him. Mr. Roies Is said to be the candidate of the congressional clique. If that is true, then he is seriously handicapped unless the Jones conference scheme Is made a success. It is easy to understand why the Senators and members of Congress should prefer Roiss. He is a man of dignity and of polished manners, a man with whom the daily intercourse that exists between Congress and the executive would be a pleasure. And. what is more important to the congressional mind, he is a total stranger to Washington and its methods. The senatorial junto is still smarting from the daily kicks It has received under Mr. Cleveland's regime, his second administration, and they want a man who will regard Senators and members with respect and admiration. "Silver Dick" Rland has been in Congress too long not to know every member cf the clique; besides, a due regard for the social niceties of life at the Capitol make tho consideration of Mr. Rland's incumbency of the White House a hideous nightmare. There is another reason why the Senators should prefer Sir. Roles. A careful study of the Iowa platform ' will show that Mr. Roies Is by no means the fanatic that is Mr. Rland. These Senators 'who are favoring Mr. Roies are men of means, some of them with very comfortable fortunes. To them the prospeet of the commercial disaster that would follow the execution of Mr. Bland's free-silver theories is repugnant as it is to every other business man or man of investments. The nomination of Mr. Roles, should it be followed by his election, would not mean the virtual confiscation of their possessions, as would be the case If Rland were elected. They know prefectly well that a free-silver law would not be passed even if they should carry the country next fall. To them, conversant with the methods of the Senate, it 13 plain that a free-silver bill would not

pass the Senate in its naked shape if wr there were reason to fear that the House would pass it or a President sign it. The free-silver bills that have passed previous Senates have always had a hostile House or a determined executive in the way. Hence they could, wi-th a man like Roies in the White House, promise their constituents the redemption of all ante-election 'promises, knowing well that Mr. Roies could be relied on to demand a compromise. These men have seized upon free silver as a catching rallying cry, just as they took up tariff reform in previous campaigns. Roies Is, therefore, their safest mart to press. And it is because the radical, fantlcal silver men suspect this very Insincerity of the Senators that the senatorial support of the Boics's boom is an element of weakness to the Iowa candidate, and that Mr. Wal-h, his manager, vigorously denies their interest in Mr. Roles's success. Mr. Bland's boom Is a trifle unfortunate in some of its most earnest charaplans. Those shrewd friends of the Missouri candidate who" advised him to stay down on hl3 little farm at Lebanon and permit the newspaper men to Interview him down in the hay field, wiping the sweat off hiJ brow as he tossed the fragrant hay, should at the same time have kept away from the headquarters of the farmers' friend candidate certain earnest boomers whose faces are dally familiar in the broker shops of Wall street. In New York, F street, in Washington, and Third street, in St. Louis. Col. Joseph Rickey. whos. successful stock office on G street, in Washington, has only recently been closed, is perhaps more familiar with the silver question as it speaks ever the ticker than in its national monetary aspect. Then, too, there is Col. Prather, than whom no better judge of a !horse race ever held a watch. Mr. Bland's -boom is suffering from the steady whispers among delegates. No man dares attack his honesty or his sincerity, for both must be above question from even his meanest calumniator. A life time in Congress and a pitifully poor man now surely that man is honest. He is the logical candidate, too, but still without venturing into prophecy In this race it were better to be a dark horse than to be Mr. Rland. The McLean boom deserves more than a passing smile of amusement. Possibly at this moment Mr. McLean would have no difficulty in corralling every avowed sincere McLean delegate within the connned limits. of his private parlor car in which ho ar- j rived here, mit it mignt ue not without i Interest to watch "Johnnie" McLean. He is a pliant person. There are big men behind him. Senator Gorman holds him in high esteem. Joe RIackburn, after he has received from his delegation a vote to heal the kicks and smarts administered by President Cleveland, will work for McLean. Rut, apart from this, Mr. McLean stands close to the Teller contingent. The hope of foisting the renegade Republican on this Democratic convention Js steadily growing fainter. His managers Dubois, Stewart, Cannon and the rest are now open to suggestions. A proposition .suggesting Mr. Teller's place in the President's Cabinet, holding the treasury portfolio, will be received by these gentlemen and it is rumored that they have sent messages to Mr. McLean, stating they would rather receive this suggestion from him than from any other candidate. Then, too, Mr. McLean has millions of money, a newspaper and he is marked with the unspeakable personal hatred of President Cleveland. It is doubtful if Mr. Cleveland hates any man in the United States quite as much as he hates John R. McLean, and this hatred is a valuable asset among the mob that Will meet in convention here next Tuesday. So that there may be funnier Incidents in history than the possibility of Mr. "Johnnie" McLean appearing at one end or the other of the Democratic ticket. Meanwhile, he has the somewhat questionable distinction of being an avowed presidential candidate w ho is on the spot managing hi3 own campaign. L. G. . More Crooked nea Cornea to Light. ROME, N. Y., July 3.--One more haa been added to the list of defalcations by the late George Barnard, cashier of the now defunct Fort Stanwix National Rank. His accounts as executor of the estate of Robert McCutcheon, show a deficit of $L55. mcst of which Rarnard used, as he did Other trust funds in his control, to assist various canned goods factories in which he was interested. 5

JEFF DAVIS'S MONUMENT

GEN. LEW WALLACE SAYS IS A DISGRACE TO THE COUNTRY. Governor Matthews at a Meetlnar "Where Democrat Are Scored Oil Field Under Ilrovrn County. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAFAYETTE. Ind., July 3. A reception was to-night tendered Governor Matthews, Commander-in-chief Walker, Department Commander Caylor and others by the two Grany Army pc.ts of this city. The courthouse was crowded anrLaptain Rice presided. , Colonel Dellart welcomed the visitors and James R. Carnahan, of the Soldiers' Home trustees, responded. There were addresses by Commander-in-chief Walker, Governor Matthews and Gen. Lew Wallace. General Wallace delivered one of the most scathing denunciations of the Hoke Smith administration of the" Pension Department ever heard. It was the sensation of the occasion. He charged that the country had been turned over to a band of unconscionable politicians from the South and referred to the movement "honoring the arch traitor, who ought to be forever nameless," as a disgrace. He wanted an eleventh commandment that would teach mankind to remember their friends and also remember their enemies. Miss Wilmetta Tucker gave a.. recitation and addresses were made by Etta Toby, Mrs. Alex. Hess, Colonel Tucker, Colonel Caylor and Colonel Smock. Mr. Tucker, in his remarks, expressed the " hope that if Governor Matthews were chosen at Chicago and elected he would inculcate a patriotic sentiment in this country that would never permit erection of monuments to Davis or lite or sanction" the use of but one flag and that, "old glory." CltLELTY ClIAIKii: SOT SUSTAINED. Am1uiii Management Xot to Rlame for Alexander's Injuries. Special to Indianafelis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., July 3. The first murmur regarding mistreatment of patients at the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insaue, located here, since the administration of Dr. Samuel E. Smith, was this morning, when the Indianapolis Journal reached the city containing the dispatch from Rushville giving information of the death of George T. Alexander, and tho Intimation that ru had died because of mistreatment. Dr. Smith was seen to-day and said: "There is nothing whatever in the charges. Mr. Alexander was one of the most feeble patients we- have had in the hospital. He slipped and fell on the floor on Jan 27 and sustained a fractuie of the upper part of the left hip. His family received Immediate noiTJieation of his injury and they have been here on numerous occasions. i'ever once has there been a word by them of any mistreatment. The attendants of the ward In which Mr. Alexander was confined are good and trustworthy men." Dr. Smith exhibited the boolc in which had been entered on Jan. 27 the circumstances of T.lr. Alexander's injury. The entry states that he fell while being led out to the sleeping apartment by an attendant. He sustained a fracture of the left femur. A copy of the letter sent to Mrs. Alexander, showing that she had at once ben notified of th accident, was also exhibited. Timothy Nicholson, a member of the State Roard of Charities, and one of the committee on insane hospitals, went to' the asylum this afternoon to make an investigation of the charges against the management. After having completed the investigation he sent the following telegram to Ernest I. Rieknell. who is the secretary of the State Roard of Charities: "My attention having been called by Dr. S. E. Smith, superintendent, to a dispatch from Rushville to the Indianapolis Journal of -this date, implying; that the family of George T. Alexander thought - that his death was caused by -mis treatment by one of tbe attendants at- the Eastern Insane Hospital, 1 went and made a thorough Investigation of the case, inciudins the very full records and letters to Mrs. Alexander. I unhesitatingly assert there is no trutn in. the Implied charge of ill treatment." SOXS OF VETE It A X S ADJOCRX. II. II. Oglenbee Rlected Commander After a Contest. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKFORT. Ind.. July 3. The tenth annual encampment of the Sons of Veterans closed this evening with the installation of the newly elected officers. The morning session was opened by Commander Martin at 10 o'clock, after which officers and committees reported. The report of the division council shows a balance on hand of $t37.4S. Tht reports show a satisfactory gain in membership and finances for the past year. G. A. R. Department Commander H. M. Caylor, together with Adjutant-general R. M.' Smock. Department Chaplain Rev. R J. Parott and Hon. Thomas Royd, were present and made addresses. During tho course of his remarks Commander Caylor suggested that the annual encampments cf the G. A. R., V. R. C, S. of V. and L. A. S. should be held at the same time and place, which was enthusiastically received. The afternoon session was devoted to the election of division oflicers. After six ballots R. R. Og'.esbee. of Plymouth, was selected ii3 commander. It was one of the most spirited contests for this position in the history of the order. Walter S. Keys, of this city, was unanimously chosen senior vie commander; Charles J. Russell, of Indianapolis, Junior vice commander; Frank Graham, of Bloomlngton. delegate at large to national encampment : H. A. Strolun, of Kentlfand, alternate. The other delegates are Huh H. Hadiey, of Indlanapotis; S. C. Tipton, of South Rend; Rev. S. Light, of Warsaw, and Geoige W. Kreitenstein. of Terre Haute. 11. E. Sterm of Logansport, R. J. Rosworth of Winchester, and C. 13. Fielding were chosen members of the division council. Marion was chosen as the next p'ace of meeting. The encampment finaJly adjourned to-night, after the installation cf the new officers. The Ladies' Aid S jciety held its Ilnal session to-day. During the morning session the ritualistic work was exemp.lfied by the local ecrery. The department commander of the G. A. R. was received and made an address. Their session closed this evening, alter re-electing Mrs. Mary A. 1-andis. of this city, as president, and Mrs. Maggie Goodrich, of Shelbyville, vice president. TIII3 STAXDAItD TRUST Refuses to Develop Oil Territory M'hen It Holds Lenses. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FARMLAND, Ind., July 3. The oil excitement is by no means on the wane in Randolph county. The local company re-, cmtly organized among the farmers of the Unlonport neighborhood has commenced drilling a well in what. many predict will prove the richest oil field in Indiana. Foreign speculators have taken advantage of this belief and have leased land for miles around. Oil experts say that the best evidence of a big oil field exists In this section and that, If the numerous abandoned gas wells, which have been rendered useless for fuel by becoming filled with oil, Were drilled from fifty to sixty feet deeper In Trenton rock the reservoirs would be tapped and another oil field opened up. The recent discovery. of oil a few miles east of here " led the Standard Oil Company to lease all the land in that vicinity wherever any indications of oil existed. W hlle that company looks with favor on this county as a. future oil field and pays thousands of dollars to farmers annually in the way of leases, it is making no effort to develop the field. It is this delay that is causing the farmers uneasiness. Emmerson Priddv. an old oil operator of FIndiay, O., and several other capitalists of that State, have leased a tract of larrd between here and Redkey, and are now drilling on the Frank Downing farm. Another local company has been organized at Windsor, south of here, to test that field before accepting the terms offered by an Eastern syndicate which wants from five to ten thousand acres in one body. Dr. Nixon, vpon whose farm, just north -of town, evidences were exhibited last winter, of the presence cf a vast oil reservoir close bv. will also ?ink a well before the leaves fall, in order to test his faith in what he rrorouncri t infalHvIe signs" of oil. Parker City, four mile west of here, haa

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demonstrated the fact that oil exists in that neighborhood, but the Standard Oil Company has stepped In and leased all the surrounding territory and capped the wells, thus rendering the field useless for practical purposes. The oil fever is now at its height, and the developments of the next few weeks will be anxiously watched. A XEW OIL FII3LD. Ageni Have Quietly Leased CO,000 Acres In Rrown Connty. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NASHVILLE. Jnd., July 3. Feople from the gas-belt towns have been in this lo cality the last two months leasing land. They have options on 00,000 acres and are adding more territory. They claim it is their intention to dispose of this land to a colony of Germans with whom they are in correspondence in Germany. Rrown county will soon assume the proud-title of being the only county in the United States devoted exclusively to the ralglng of fruits. Already tbe once red-brush hills are studded with apple, peach and plum trets, loaded with ripening fruit. Farmers gen erally sell the crop to Eastern packers, who come and gather the crop, paying from 50 to $150 per acre, making a more profitable crop than any raised in tho State. Already there is about one-nfth of the county devoted to orchards, and It Is estimated that in live years the county will be one vast orchard of apple, peach, pear and plum. ' The colonizers charge the land owners a fee of 10 per cent, for all lands they dispose cf. and to add further to the land deal, men are traveling in the wake of the leasers and subleasing the land. Their intention is to commence boring for oil or gas by the first of August. They have had several expert drillers here from Marion and other gas and oil towns in the Stale, and claim the indications are altogether in favor of a lake of oil beneath this county. They offer the land owners one barrel of oil, or Its equivalent, for every fifty they produce, and In case of gas. after having piped it to Indianapolis, will offer them a price proportionately. Feople are looking for the railroad promoter next. WESTERN WRITERS ADJOl'RX. W. P. Flnlibnek Re-Elected President Ha liquet nt Winona Hotel. Special to the Indianapolis JournaL EAGLE LAKE, Ind., July 3. This is the closing day of a very interesting session of the Western Association of Writers at Winona I'ark. The exercises last evening were distinguished by the appearance of James Whitcomb Riley on the programme. Tho following new officers were elected: President, W. P. Fishback, of Indianapolis; Indiana vice presidents. James Wrhitcomb Riley, Mrs. Ida May Davis and W. W. Tfrlmmer; vice presidents from other States, E. E. Edwards, Mississippi; John Url Lloyd, Ohio; J. K. Mathews. Illinois; Eugene F. Ware, Kansas; Anna E. Davis, North Dakota; J. Soule Smith, Kentucky; treasurer. Joseph Reed, of Sullivan; secretary, J. fl. Smith, Winchester; assistant secretary. Josephine M. Brooks, of Madison; chairman executive committee. Hon. Will Cumback; chairman programme committee, A. W. Butler. The morning session opended with a paper on "Daniel Kirkwood." by Josenh Swain. This was followed by John Clark Ridpath in a discussion on the" question. Ts History a Science?" Miss Katharine E. Parmany read an original poem, and John A. Kersey read a paper on "The Lotdc of Evolution." The audience called on Eugene Ware and also Miss Evaiine Stein for contributions, and they both responded with poems. At 8 o'clock in the evening the members of the association and Jta invited guests assembled at the Winona Hotel to close their session with the Annual banquet. James Whitcomb Riley. Eugene Ware and John Clark Ridpath were the features of the programme. THE MIXIXG COXFLICT. - Circular Trailed liy Dlasrcra and Dex nled by the .Operators. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. f ' TERRE HAUTE, Ind., July 3. A circular statement signed by the State officers of the miners' organization has been issued here coincident with the -solicitation of funds for the aid of the Idle miners. The circular says: "During the panic, which swept over the country two years, ago, the miners suffered a reduction of 14 per cent. This was only to be temporary, just until business-revived. Thif year, with business picking up, with advances in the mining rate of from 9 to 15 cents per ton In Pennss'lvania and Ohio, the Indiana miners, Instead of an advance in wages, are met with a demand for a still further reduction of S per cent. In our case forbearance has ceased to be a virtue. We believe the limit has been reached, and since May 1 we have been idle, resisting thjs most unjust and uncalledfor denial." The employers are patiently awaiting the day when starvation will eomnel them to surrender. To-night Mr. Talley. president of the operators association, furnishes a statement In reply, in which he says in substance: ' "The price now offered for labor is $1.S0. and that, at this price, it is difficult to get a miner to lay aside his Tdck and accept employment by the day. There is a deception in the statement that Ohio and Pennsylvania have advanced 10 or 13 cents a ton. The interstate scale makes the price In Ohio and Indiana CO cents, when Pennsylvania pays TO. Indiana paid CO cents last year, while Ohio paid 51 cents and Pennsylvania 45 cents. These States are now returning to something near the price which should have been paid last year, and it is not a general advance. The sharpest competition of the Indiana coal to-day. however. Is from Illinois, which, with prices of mining ranging from 30 cents to 4H cents, coal screened over a l-lnch screen, which is i; inch larger than the Indiana screen. Illinois coal is sold on the cars at 43 and- SO cents. The highest price that can be obtained in Chicago to-day is 75 cents, plus freight; which. with the higher rate from Indiana, makes the sale of coal mined at 60 cents, asked by the miners, really prohibitory. There is no contest between the operators and the-miners cf Indiana, whose Interests are mutual The contest Is between the operators and the miners on one hand and .this competition from the adjoining fields, which are robbing Indiana of her legitimate proportion of tlia

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It was not a disagreeable sensation, however, for it made the drinker feel a degree of exhilaration such as produced by old, rare wine mellow with age. This is attested by several responsible parties, but they state that there are no bad effects like those following whisky or beer intoxication. They claim the intoxication Is there, however, but are unable to exylain it, there being no taste to the water. There is known to be a hidden well somewhere In eastern Putnam in which, it is said, an old toper threw a tengallon keg of old apple brandy after swearing off years ago. The keg was never dug out, as the old toper ceaeed to be an old toper and his vojv was kept. It might be possible that this keg has at last given up its contents, which have been taken by some underground current to the new well. Analysis has been made, but with the result that no alcohol was found. The discovery of this delightful Jag-produclng-without-evll-after-etfeots water Is causing much interest, and the owner has a'fortunc if his find holds out. FOX'S DEAD BODY. Workmen Find It Hanging; on a Tree Near Clayton. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CLAYTON. Ind., July 3. Thi3 morning some workmen found the body xf a man hanging to a tree a little off from the Belleville and Monrovia gravel road four miles south of this place. The body was identified as that of a young man by the name of Pox, a farm hand, who was employed in the .neighborhood. He had been working In a harvest field until four or live days ago. when he disappeared and it was supposed he had gone to the home of his father," who lives about edx: miles further south. From. the appearance of the body the young man must have hanged himself about the lime he was missed from his work. He had made a rope by twisting binding twine together and it was so thin and sharp that It almost severed his neck. Twelve dollars in money was found in the pockets, but there was no note giving any reason for suicide, though this is -the accepted theory as to his death. SUICIDK SISPECTED. Augrnstn L. Criiij? Took a Capsule of Strychnine for Qutnlho. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ' MARION, Ind., July 3. Augustus L. Craig, chemist at the malleable Iron works in this city, took a dose.of strj-chnine last night on retiring, thinking it was quinine, and died this morning at 10:25, after long convulsions. -Craig's home was in Troy, N. Y. He came to Marion last January and has always moved in the best circles' of society. While his intimate friends reject the idea that he committed suicide, there are some things that point to that solution. When Lee Francis, who roomed next to him, reached him. Craig told him he had taken a capsule of strychnine for quinine. Quinine in capsules was found on the dressing case, but no strychnine in any form could be found In the rooms. The remains were shipped to Troy to-night. A. M. K. S. S. Omcern Elected. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., July 3. The conventlon of the A. M."E. Sunday schools of northern Indiana closed last evening. Logansport was selected as the next place of meeting and the following officers were elected: President, Joseph Jackson, of Terre Haute, vice president. Miss Delia Slaughter,, of Richmond; secretary, G. C. King, Logansport; recording secretary. Miss Allie Morgan, Indianapolis; assistant secretary. Mrs. Mary Kieth, Muncie; treasurer. Miss Elizabeth Weaver. Knightstowni' district superintendent, J. W." Burden. Marion. 1 -. . An A R. lT. Fraud. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. July 3,-The officials at headquarters of the American Railway Union telegraphed to the postmaster at Manchester, N. H., two days ago to hold mail addressed to J. W. Case, who has since been arrested there for obtaining money under false pretenses by pretending to issue membership cards, which he said were good as passes on railroad train. The stopped mail matter contained credential8 for him as an organizer,, but after they had been mailed it was learned that he was not a lit person to have them. Old Man ChainncHft's Good Eye, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. . ELWOOD. Ind., July 3.-The central Indiana shooting tourney at its first day's session shot ten events with known and unknown traps and angles to-day. There was a large number of entries. The best scores-made were as follows Tannine-. i, anjaer, of Elwood, H9 Chamnm pi wood 113; liead, Peru. 10, out of Tt" Cham! ness is sixty years old and won the llSt two-events and had to Shoot unknown angles In remaining events. Wtt Ileed May Speak In Indiana. Special to the Indianapolis Journal : MARION. Ind., July 3.-MaJor George V. tcele. 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