Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 213, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 August 1899 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, AUGUST I, 1899. . . .

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After alt that has been said the political contention that would add 110 per cent, of water to 45 cents' worth of all the silver bullion in the world, if brought to the mints of the United States, is the most aspiring trust on the globe. ; The wiser followers of Mr. Bryan wish that be would drop the Philippine matter unless he can so change his expressions as not to appear hostile to the establishment of the supremacy of the authority of the United State3 in the islands. Those 'Who are inclined to criticise Mr. Bryan for his; declaration that "nonproducers make -laws for producers" on the grourid that a nonproducer should not assail his own class seem to forget that he operates a very extensive Jaw works. eBsaBBMBSSBSSMHSBSSSSBMIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBSSSSSSBlSSBSSBBBSBSB The fact that Attorney General Griggs has declared that the War Department has no authority to grant franchises in Porto KIcO'ot the Philippines, such authority being vested in Congress, should put an end to the gossip about the War Department disposing of valuable concessions to its friends. When it Is known that the Ohio Democratic county papers received $20 a week each from the State committee there Is little wonder that tlie rich mine operator 'who accepted the nomination two years ago is not cow an aspirant. - Nor is It difficult to explain why nearly everyone of these papers is now urging the nomination of McLean. In a short, time the sugar trust will hav mother competitor, the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company, with a capital stock of $3,000,000. It claims to have new processes of refining which will enable it to undersell the trust. On the other hand, the managers of the trust say that the refinery Is being built to sell to them. The building of competing works to sell to those who have almost a monopoly has always been an invlting speculation. Former Governor Stone, of Missouri, who is now the head of the national Democratic committee, has declared against any fusion In the next campaign. That is, there will be no advisory committees and headquarters of Silver Republicans and Populists no auxiliary organizations of any sort. At the Tecent meeting of the national committee the advisory board, on which were Populists and Silver Republicans, was abolished. This means that Senator Teller, Towne, of Minnesota, ex-Senator Dubois and Senator Pettlgrew will not be recognized as a side show. The statement that the cause of Great Britain's petting Canada Is the fear that if angered she will give herself to the United States seems to be sustained by an editorial in a Canadian paper, which threatens to go to the United States, "body and soul," If Great Britain does not see that Canada gets what she demands in boundary lines and tariff concessions. Yankees who have) made a study of the Canadian would hesitate a long time before accepting Canada, with Its large debt and burden of subsidized railroads. Besides, the Canadian politicians would insist upon running the United States. It is not wise to assume that the report of a Washington correspondent, that the President asked the resignation of Secretary Alger.upon the suggestion of Governor Roosevelt, is true; in fact, it Is better to assume that all reports concerning what has taken place between the President and others is not true unless it is reasonable upon its face. It la not reasonable to believe the President accepted the suggestion of Governor Roosevelt, and it is scarcely more reasonable to assume that the Governor made such a suggestion. FurtherCore, it is Impossible that either the President or the Governor would have told of it. It Is one of the surmises of a Washington correspondent during the dull season at the capital. The new school board law under which the Indianapolis board will be reorganized at the coming fall election requires as one of the preliminaries to election that every candidate shall be proposed In writing by not less than two hundred householders of the city. As several' such petitions are now in circulation the question arises as to whether or not they may properly be t'gned by women. So far as the Journal is aware they have 'only been presented to men for signature, but the word "house

holder" is certainly not synonymous with "voter," and even in its narrowest interpretation includes a considerable number of women. As defined by' the Century dictionary the word, specifically. In law, means "one who owns or holds, or occupies a house, or a part of one which constitutes a separate abode, and who habitually dwells therein with others, if any, who are dependent on him." The meaning and Intent of the law are at least worth -investigating by those women who have a desire to take some part in directing school affairs. The number should be large, since no one Is more closely concerned In the proper conduct of the schools than the mothers of the pupils. As the law 13 wordeo such of them as are householders seem to have the right to indicate their choice of persons eligible for membership on the board. The law specifies that no more than

one candidate Is to be named on any one petition, and no person is to sign more than one petition for any one election. INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION. The table of the exports of domestic mer chandise during the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1S99, Just published by the Bureau of Statistics, Is very dull reading, yet In connection with preceding annual reports tells the story of an expansion that is more wonderful than much that Is called ro mance. For years we have sold the world bread, meat, cotton, oils and other raw materials, but the American people have been told and warned that until we should abol ish our protective tariff the markets of the world would be closed to our manufactures. Even while the opening has been quietly going on the free trade writer has made his paper assault upon our "Chinese wall" of protection. Six years ago the value of the exports of American manufactures was J1S8.023.11S. That was for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1S94. The next year the value fell off, but during the year which ended with last June the value of our exports of manufactures was 5333,667,794. This is an Increase of 114 per cent. In six years. The gain the last fiscal year was $17,970,440 a period of unparalleled consumption at home. It was only a few years ago that the United States was the best customer for the iron and steel and other products that Europe had. Now It Is admitted that the United States controls the iron market of the world, making its prices. The growth of our exports of Iron and Its manufactures the past three years Is shown by these figures: 1S97, $37,407,572; 1838, $70,406,883; 1S99, $33,715,931 We sold typewriting machines last year to the value of $2,449,295 In twenty-one different countries an increase of over a million dollars over the year 1S97. In 1S97 we did not sell enough electrical and metalworking machinery to be worth a separate classification, but last year we sold $9,200,000 worth of both. Of builders' hardware our export was $7,842,372 and of locomotives $4.728,743. We exported $963,156 worth of Jewelry and other manufactures of gold and silver, and $777,409 worth of lamps, chandeliers and other devices for Illuminating purposes. We sent$5,477.SS4 worth of paper and $23,466,985 worth of leather and leather goods to twenty different countries. We furnished outsiders $18,969,897 worth of cotton cloths. These are simply samples of the expansion of our trade abroad. XEW JERSEY AND BOGUS CORrORA- , . TIONS. Those eager politicians who are disposed to make the most out of the trust question those of the Democratic persuasion should go slow in charging the present laws of New Jersey, which make It possible for trusts to organize under them, upon the Republican party. But three or four times since the war have the Republicans had a majority in the New Jersey Legislature until 1S94. During the war It was Democratic, and sinco the war. when every other Northern State has voted for the Republican candidate for President, New Jersey has gone alone for the Democratic nominee. For years New Jersey has had liberal laws regarding the chartering or forming of corporations. It was for the advantage of the State treasury to be thus liberal years ago, and the conditions have remained. Corporations in New York which have come in collision with the decrees of the courts in that State have crossed the river to New Jersey and resumed their business under a New Jersey charter or license. The same Is true of other States in the vicinity. New Jersey has been the asylum of the wrecked and the birthplace of the bogus corporations. The defense is that it pays. The point which It is desired to make here is that these laws were passed by a Democratic Legislature in the most reliable Democratic State in the North. Two or three recent Republican Legislatures may be censured for not repealing those laws which Democratic Legislatures enacted solely to fill the State treasury with fees. Delaware has recently passed similar laws with the same object in view. It has been suggested that some provision should be made to prevent manufacturing corporations, chartered or organized under the laws of one State, from controlling extensive plants in another State. Whether the suggestion is practical or not the Journal cannot say. But it seems that a State which requires that the stock in a corporation must be paid up or that two-thirds of It ehall be represented by money or Its equivalent should have the power to prevent a corporation, organized In another State, from owning and operating factories therein which are capitalized at two or three times their values. In this State Insurance companies authorized by the laws of other States can be prevented from doing business here If suspected of unsoundness. If Insurance companies be kept out of the State why. not other corporations whose methods are at war with the public welfare? REVIVAL OF AX OLD SC1IE3IE. There is renewed agitation of the project for a national ship canal from the great lakes to the Atlantic ocean, and the now-talked-of canal has grown with the growth of the country. The plan is to cut a canal thirty feet deep and 340 feet wide from Lake Erie io Lake Ontario around Niagara falls, and, leaving Lake Ontario at Oswego, deepen and widen the Oswego and Mohawk rivers correspondingly so as to connect with the Hudson. Locks a thousand feet long with walls fifty feet high are In the specifications, with vast storage reservoirs here and there to feed the canal. There may be a demand for such a canal, but it Is not apparent to all. On the other hand all the statistics of transportalon from the distributing centers of the West show that there is no call for an immense national outlay for a national ship canal. Except to connect lakes for chips the canal, as a means of transportation, ceased to be modern with the advent of the railway. Indiana, when railway building began, was well under way in the construction of a system of canals, but, the premise of the tall-

way killed them. New York has kept its canal3 open, but there Is reason to euspect that the contractor and his allies have been the greatest beneficiaries. The ship canal could not be used much more than six months in the year, so that it could be a competitor with the railroads but half the year. At the present time quite a number of ship canals are advocated. Pittsburg desires to have one from the lakes to the Ohio river, and now and then an internal waterway near the Atlantic coast is advocated by persons who would bo directly interested or by contractors who would be insured lifelong Jobs. The Nicaragua canal is needed, and the country is disposed to construct it. It would be a great national work, benefiting the whole country. Until the oceans are connected by an American canal the project of the northern lakes can wait and let the railroads do the work.

THE GORING OF THE OTHER OX. No paper did more in Its way to Incite the men on the trolley roads in Brooklyn to strike than the New York Journal. An exchange quotes as follows from its editorials: President Rossiter might learn the valuable lesson that courtesy is a marvelous lubricant. The leaders of the men declare that the strike would be called off in ten minutes if the company would consent to arbitrate. Why should the company refuse? As usual, the trolley managers have "nothing to arbitrate," which simply means that they think they can win without arbitration. . The present system, or, rather, lack of system, is 'simply economic anarchy the naked, unrestrained right of the strongest, in whose application the most accomplished llnancier Is merely a humble imitator of the primitive gorilla with a club. A few days after the newsboys of New York struck against paying the price demanded of them by the Evening Journal and the Evening World. The price was advanced, on both these yellow newspapers during the period of the Spanish war, when more papers were sold. The war over and the sales smaller, the boys got the Impression that the old price should be restored. The Journal, which assumes the championship of tho largest number when employers and employes have trouble, found itself arrayed against several thousand laborers of small compensation. The situation being thus changed, the Journal said: The newsboys of New York have for some days declared a boycott against the Evening Journal. There is i.o strike against the Journal. This is simply an attempted boycott. Not a man employed by the Journal has gone out or presented any demands. An effort has been made to gain the sympathy of the public on the statement that the Evening Journal does not allow the dealers and boys to make a fair. profit. Various alternatives have been offered from various sources as satisfactory. All have been rejected by us. We would lose $100,000 annually if we acceded to these requests. It is not a question of fair compensation or Justice which has led the Journal tor refuse to listen to the newsboys, but one solely of loss to the Journal. The loss to the Journal Is of first Importance when its labor trouble Is considered, but the refusal of any other employer to accede to the demands of labor ,on the ground that it would Involve great loss is stigmatized by that paper as the act of the "primitive gorilla with a club." When the historian of the future glances back over the nineteenth century in search of picturesque and striking personages the name of Kate Chase Sprague will figure In the chronicles of this country with as much distinctness as some of the now famous women of the. courts of the old world. To the people of her own time she stands apart as ono of the unique characters of the period. It was not that she was ambitious, for many women are so, but that she sought preferment and power for a father rather than for a husband; or, as some might choose to put It, sought preference for herself through her father. . She had shared with him all the highest honors this government can give, save one. He was the Governor of a great State, he was a senator of the United States, he was secretary of the treasury, he was chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and she was the head of his household while he held the latter of these positions. It was a great honor and distinction for so young a woman, but she was not satisfied for herself or for him. She wished him to be President of the United States and worked to that purpose. She may-have been misjudged, but the public, which does not always read motives aright, held that her marriage was made with a view to the aid it would give her father in his presidential schemes, her husband being Governor of a State and a man of wealth. Her separation from him shortly after Chief Justice Chase's death gave support to this view. She was, at all events, a woman whose highest hopes were wrecked when her father died without achieving his and her great desire. She was a beautiful woman of many accomplishments, and the contrast between her later and earlier years was so wide as to make her an object of pity to those who had once envied her. It was a troubled life which has at last ended, and the rathos of it will linger about her name. ;v A man from Knightstown was robbed of a quantity of gold money and a watch of similar material at the Bryan demonstration at Greenfield one day last week. He should have known better than to take such articles along when the object of the meeting was the annihilation of gold. The Spr.!sh bull, it is said, will fight anything. Which reminds the observant person that "Span'ih bulls" figured in every battle between our forces and those of Spain. Evangelist Moody, who Is now in New York, says every church should have a roof garden. I.m't religion getting a trifle gay? BUDDLES IX THE AIR. The Noble Animal. Trader Don't you want to sell that horse? Farmer Naw. I keep him extra, to haul broken-down automobiles back to town. The Cheerful Idiot. "But how can you say," asked the Cheerful Idiot, "her face is her fortune no longer, when a comparison with her early photographs will show It Is much longer?" Wanted to Know. Uncle Haicede I have lived in this here house over twenty year come next September. Fresh Air Boy Chee! How do youse git out o' payin de rent? Vaudevillalny. The Gentleman with the Bald Wig The revenue officers broke into our lodge and seized the artificial goat last night. The Gentleman with the Green Whiskers What for? "EcgU3 butter." Graham Indicted. CHICAGO. July 31 The grand Jury today voted a true bill against W. A. S. Graham, former secretary and business manager of the Board of Education, who failed of re-election at a recent meeting of thu board, charging him with embezzling $34.000. This sum represents a portion of a check for $00,000 given Graham by County Superintendent Bright, which remains unaccounted for.

COLD-BLOODED : MURDER

ELIZA ACRES, OF SHOALS, STRUCK WITH A BLUNT' INSTRU3IENT. So Trace? na Yet of Nellie Berger or Her Abduetor, and Large Reward Are Offered. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHOALS. Ind., July 31. Eliza Acres was murdered this evening. She I J the wife of Albert Acres, a farmer. Suspicion points to a former husband who threatened to kill her If she ever married another man. She was a highly respected - woman, and was cut down in cold blood. Albert Acres and his wife had Just returned from a visit in Daviess county, the wife going to the house from the barnyard, where she left her husband caring" for the team. Their little daughter ran screaming back to her father and told him that a man had struck her mother and killed her. Rushing to the house Acres found his wife -In a dying condition, a blunt and heavy wound appearing on her head. She cannot live. The citizens of the community are aroused and Sheriff Carothers Js out with a posse at . this late hour. INDIANA OBITUARY. Sirs. E. II. Butler, of Winchester, Died of Consumption. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WINCHESTER, Ind.. July SL Mrs. Busier, wife of Prof. E. H. Butler, for many years superintendent of the schools of this city and later of Rushville, died of consumption. She was forty-one years of age, and was the daughter of John Richardson, of this city, and a sister of Mrs. Lillian Holmes, of Muncie. George. S.; Carll. Special to the Indianapolis. Journal. ' FT. WAYNE, Ind., July 31. George 8. Carll. aged seventy-nine, one of Ft. Wayne's oldest and beat-known citizens, died tonight. He was the oldest Odd Fellow in the State, having been a member since 1845. Mrs. Aim Ira: Hooper. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DECATUR, Ind.. July '31.-Mrs. Alrnlra Hooper died at her home in' this city, last night, at the age of eighty-two years. She was born In Ohio and moved to this place fifty-eight years ago. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. Central Normal College Closes the Yenr'a Work. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DANVILLE, Ind., July 21-The twentyfirst commencement exercises of the Central Normal College are on and the city is filled with visitors. The baccalaureate sermon was delivered Sunday evening by Dr. Burrls Jenkins, president of the University of Indianapolis. To-night the graduates of the department of music gave their final recital, the graduates being Misses Geraldlne White, Eflle Adams and Emma Tharp. Tuesday evening ten young men will receive their diplomas" from the law department. The address will be delivered by Hon. Enoch G. Hogate on "Ethics of tho Legal Profession." Judge John V. Hadley, of the Supreme bench, will administer the oath. Wednesday afternoon the teachers' class Til 11 receiv-A dinlomas. eleht SDeakLner Of a reunion and banquet of the alumni will be had. The address will be by Hon. D. V. Miller, of Terre Haute, on "American Supremacy." Thursday morning, afternoon and evening the graduates In pedagogy and science will speak, the class numbering thfrty-three. Friday afternoon and evening, the classics, numbering eighteen, speaK. The closing year is the most prosperous the institution has kncnrir-TheTnroUment for the spring term exceeded 1200. Several changes in the faculty are announced for the coming year. Professor Kinnaman will have a year's leave of absence to pursue his work In the State University. Professor Williamson will attend medical college. Mrs. Olcott will have charge of the work In the model, school department. Professor Williamson will be succeeded by Prof. J. E. Freed. The art department will be In charge of Mrs. Mary Hadley. President Joseph will remain at the head of the institution. HOLINESS MEETING CLOSED. The 3Iarch Around Jerlcho' Was Made Last Night. Special to the Indianapolis Journal...' NEW ALBANY, Ind.; July. 31 The camp meeting of the Ohio Valley Holiness Association closed to-night with the annual service known as "the march around "Jericho," in which all the campers and cottagers, with the congregation, Join hands and march around the big frame tabernacle singing hymns and shouting praises. At the thank-offering service over $1,000 was raised to pay the expenses of the ten days' meeting. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, Dr. M. J. Zerrish, of Seymour; vice president. J. S. McCauley, of Jeffersonvllle; secretary and treasurer, S. M. Bauer, of Louisville. The Salvation Army of Kentucky and Indiana will occupy the camp grounds for ten days, beginning next Friday. NELLIE BERGER'S DISAPPEARANCE. Not the Slightest Trace of the Girl or Her Abdnetor Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PERU. Ind., July 31. The entire county Is greatly agitated over the mysterious absence of Miss Nellie Berger and there are many-fears that she has been murdered. About two weeks ago a stranger, now supposed to be a horse thief wanted in St. Joseph. Mich., and other places, called at the farm home of William Berger, north of Peru. He gave the name of Jones and said he wanted a young woman to work for his stepmother on a farm near Rochester, and hired Nellie, aged eighteen, at once. They drove oft within a few hours and since then not a single trace has been heard of either the girl or the man, and his assertions have all been proven false. Mr. Berger offers a reward of $500 and other rewards will be added. Yesterday 300 people searched In vain for the girl. ' ASSAULTED BY MINERS. Nonunion Men at Blackburn's Were Waylaid and Assaulted. EVANSVILLE. Ind., July -31 Nonunion coal miners who have gone to work at Blackburn's, near Petersburg, Pike county, were waylaid this morning while going to work and assaulted by a crowd of union miners. A desperate fight ensued, but the union men were victorious. Harvey Hayes and Albert Goodspeed. nonunion white men, were badly Injured by being clubbed and cut. They were taken to Petersburg for medical attention. Several of the union men are known and warrants were sworn out for their arrest. The nonunion men did not go to work after the fight. The nonunion miners were driven from . this mine not long ago. Sam Jones at Winona. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WINONA LAKE, Ind.. July 31. The park was thronged all day to-day with people who came to hear Rev. Sam Jones, who lectured to-night. He delivered his famous lecture, "Character and Characters." The speaker held the closest attention throughout the entire lecture. This morning Dr. C. C. Lasby, of Indianapolis, delivered a lecture on the subject, "Sight-seeing in Egypt." A tennis tournament has been started for boys under eighteen. It will be rlayed out this week. The township trustees of Kosciusko county met-here to-day and discussed educational topics. Among late Indiana arrivals at the hotels are: Winona Mrs. John Jackson Skinner and daughter, Peru: H. W. Johnson and family. Michigan City; L. T. Morgan, Hartford City; William F. Crist. Hartford City; L. D. Levi and child. New Albany; H. A. Pershing. South Bend. ' Minnewawan Inn A. A. McClung, Rochester; George W. Benton, Indianapolis; Clarence Nelson, Advance; India Thompson, Alma Thompson. Lena Thompson. Gertrude Swoveland, Lizzie Young, Jessie Knee, Ran-

nie Bosslln, Tipton: Mrs. Robert Humphreys, Helen Humphreys, William Humphreys, Logansport; Mrs. F. C, Schwoever and child. Indianapolis: Laura Warman, Atlanta: Ora Phillips, Tipton: Mrs. J. P. Griffin, Capitola Griffin, Rushville: Howard MeBride and wife, Frankfort: E. G. Owens and wife. Washington; Omcr S. Manlove. Bentonville: Minnie F. Marts, Tipton; John W. Head, Inoianapolls, Fred R. Cn&rleton, Indianapolis: Joseph W. Davis and family. Bourbon; Lee J. Nlnde, Fort Wayne. Fisher Will Not Grow Impatient. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., July 31-Word was received here to-day from Lewistown, Mont., that James Eli Fisher, of Treaty, this county, who is under sentence of death, would not be given a hearing in the Montana Supreme Court, to which his case has been appealed, until November, and possibly not then. The court has fixed to-morrow as the day of adjournment for a two months' vacation, and last week it set a number of important cases for hearing in October. Neither the case of Fisher nor that of Calder. who is also awaiting execution in the Lewistown jail for the same offense, was included, and they cannot be reached before November. The delay is construed as favorable by the prisoners friends here. Colored Odd Fellows. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind.. July 31-The twelfth annual meeting of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (colored) .and the auxiliary lodge, the Grand Household of Ruth, ninth annual meeting, were launched here tonight with a big reception to the delegates. It was attended by 1.000 colored people . In High-street Theater Hall. The address of welcome was made by Congressman-elect George W. Cromer. District Grand Master Edwards, of Richmond, and Noble Grand of Ruth Martha Collins, of Marion, made addresses. Delegates are present from fortyseven lodges, with l.eoo members. The meetings will last three days. Den of Car Thieves Located. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELKHART, Ind., July 31. Lake Shore detectives and the city police this afternoon arrested Fred Sailor, his son James, aged twenty-nine, and Charles Sampsell, aged twenty-four, for stealing a large quantity of merchandise from the railroad company. The officers visited the Sailor premises with a search warrant for some shoes and found goods of all description amounting to $1,000 in value. James Sailor and Sampsell were arrested on the spot. They were employed In the freight house as freight handlers. The o!d man is Implicated only to the extent of guilty knowledge. He has always borne a good reputation. An Engineer Assaulted. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., July 31. Engineer Lee Ensley was assaulted with a club late last night in his cab on a Big Four freight engine as the train was nearing Farmland. Tho assailant was a brakeman on the train, who claimed that Ensley tried to "pinch him while coupling cars. The engine was run to Muncie by the fireman. Ensley was sent home to Brightwood to-day and the train engineered to Indianapolis by a yard engineer from Muncie. The assailant was arrested at Farmland and taken to Winchester.

Investigating Carrie's Death. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BRAZIL, Ind., July 3L Joseph Robinson and James Monroe, two young men of Knightsvllle, were locked up to-day on a minor charge on the order of the coroner, but It is believed this Is a subterfuge to hold them until the coroner can investigate the death of Robert Currie last Friday night. These men were with Currie a few hours before his mangled body was found on the Vandalla track east of here. The belief has grown that Currie was murdered Instead of being killed accidentally. Who Performed the Ceremony? Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., July 31. All efforts to find out who performed the marriage ceremony for William L. Burton and Miss Lulu May Franklin, of Muncie, in this city, have proved futile. The names of the couple were left blank on the marriage record and the clerk was requested to leave them off for four weeks. No preacher or Justice has as yet, .made a return of the marriage to the clerk. Burton represented to the clerk here that Miss Franklin resided in this county. An Aged Bicyclist. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., July SI James A. Rapp, of Marinette, Wis., passed acrccs the county north of this city yesterday on a bicycle, bound from Marinette to Philadelphia, Pa., to attend the National G. A. R. Encampment. Mr. Rapp is nearly eighty-five years old, but will make the Journey of 1,400 miles on his wheel. He Is very agile and covers a good stretch of road dally. He left Marinette only ten days ago and expects to reach Pennsylvania by the last or August. Rural Free Delivery. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, July 31-Rural free delivery will be established at Martlnsburg Oct. 1. Three carriers and one substitute have been assigned to the service. Henry P. Huddleston, of Indiana, Marine Hospital Service, has been promoted from $1,200 to $1,600 per annum. Edward S. Vermilyea, of Brownstown, and John P. McClure, of Linden, were today appointed railway mail cleks. Failed to Find Forrey. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELKHART, Ind., July 31-John Forrey and two sons, who spent all of last week in the vicinity of Lafayette, looking for the former's son, Harley Forrey, who disappeared from that place on July 20, have returned home. The authorities-will follow a clew from, Goshen, as they learned that a young man was there Friday and spoke in a rambling way of "having a gang under him." Forrey was assistant foreman of a telephone construction gang. Pastor for Eighteen Years. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SEYMOUR, Ind.. July 31. Sunday the German Lutheran Church held its annual mission feast near this city. The sermon was preached by Rev. Wambeganss, of Fort Wayne. Revj Philip Schmidt, pastor of the church here, celebrated his twentyfifth year as a pastor. His congregation, which numbers 1,000. made him many presents. He has been pastor here for the past eighteen years. Cut Trlth a Knife. Special to th Indianapolis Journal. TERRD HAUTE, Ind., July 31. When Fred Klatte, a wealthy dairyman, assaulted Glllis Ford, a youth in his employ with whom the dairyman's daughter was infatuated, because he believed Ford had been meeting the girl clandestinely Ford used a knife in self-defense. Klatte was seriously wounded in several places. Mrs. David Carnahan is dying from injuries received in a runaway. Indiana Oil at SSc. Special to the Indianapolia Journal. MONTPELIER, Ind.. July 31. - Indiana oil took another rise to-day, as did the Eastern product. Indiana crude is now SS cents. The market for all crude oils Is as follows: Tiona, $1.42; Persylvania, $1.27; Barnsvllle. $1.17; Corning, $1.10; New Castle, $1.03; North Lima, 93c: South Lima, SSc; Indiana. SSc; Scio, O., $1.37. Drowned While Fishing. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BRAZIL, Ind., July 31. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. James Feathers, her daughter Elizabeth and two small sons went to Racsoon creek fishing. The daughter fell dTC the embankment and was drowned. Her mother and two little brothers were unable to help her. She was fifteen years of age. Her remains were recovered late last evening. Unknown Suicide Identified. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. AUBURN, Ind.. July 3L The unknown man who committed suicide at Garrett yesterday by cutting his throat with an old tin cup has been Identified as Robert Anderson, of Chicago. He was a brick mason by trade and leaves a widow and four children In that city. His brother Alexander came to Garrett this morning and took charge of his remains. Declined & Commission. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. July SI Sergeant Wallace, of the recruiting station here, has

declined an offer of a second lieutenancy in the Thirty-firtt Regiment, now assembling at Fort Thomas, Ky. His family objects to him going cut of the country. It is understood that Terre Haute Is to be made a permanent recruiting station. Deaths from Flux at Danville. Special to the Indianapolia Journal. DANVILLE, Ind., July 31. There is an epidemic of flux In "this city and children are especially afflicted. Sunday morning the infant children of J. W. Thompson. Riley Watson and Austin Hyten died. Other deaths are Samuel Bell, of cancer, and Willlam Shirley, of locomotor ataxia, after years of suffering.

The Osteopath Won. Special to the Indlanapclls Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., July 31. Dr. Charles Summers was tried before a Jury to-day on a charge of violating the medical law. Dr. Summers is an osteopath and claimed not to be liable because he does not prescribe medicines. The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Sent to the Reform School. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WINCHESTER, Ind., July Sir-Jesse Burke, aged thirteen, was to-day sentenced to the Indiana Reform School for Boys byJudge Marsh upon a plea of guilty to the charge of burning the barn and attempting to burn the house of his uncle, William Cook. He was taken to Plalnfield to-day. Girl Drowned In Big Raccoon. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ROCKVILLB, Ind., July 31 Miss Lizzie Leathers, aged about seventeen years, was drowned In Big Raccoon creek yesterday afternoon while bathing. Her mother, little sister and brother were sitting on the bank of the creek when she drowned, but could not offer help. Killed by a Kick. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., July 3L Willie Hughes, thirteen years old, died this afternoon from injuries received by colliding with a horse last Saturday while running down hill on a bicycle with his head down. He was kicked in the side. Stoned the Men. Special to the Indianapolia Journal. EVANSVILLE, Ind., July 31. The tug conveying the Ingles negro nonunion miners to this city this evening was stoned by unknown parties. The negroes fired into the crowd but no ono was injured. 'v Indiana Notes. The Wabash County Old Settlers' Association decided to hold the annual meeting in the City Park, Wabash, Aug. SO. Solomon Ulshafer, of Spencer, has finished threshing from fifty acres over 4,000 bushels of prime oats, more than eighty bushels an acre. Rev. Samuel Miller, of Paw Paw, Wabash county. Is arranging for a reunion of the Miller and Cox families at Chill Thursday next. Andrew Sunheimer, of Wabash, has a bantam hen which has hatched out eight quail. The chicks are not larger than the end of a man's thumb. Rev. F. P. Adams, formerly rector of St. John's Episcopal Church at Elkhart, has Joined the laity of the Roman Catholic Church at Pamona, Cal. Frederick Williams, of Albany, and Miss Delia Lytle were married at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Link Hall, In Muncie, Sunday afternoon. William J. Hutchinson and Miss Sophia E. Gibson went to Muncie from Brown county Sunday and were quietly married by Justice Gray. They left for home last night. The City Council of Vincennes awarded the lighting contract to the Sechner Construction Company, of Chicago, for- $03.90 an arc per year. The contract is for ten years, with 202 arcs. The broom factory owned by Newton Kelsey, at Evansville, was destroyed by fire at midnight. The origin is not known. The loss on slock and buildings is estimated at $5,000, fully covered by Insurance. Herman Meyer, of New York, is touring the valley of the Wabash In search of mussels containing pearls. Mr. Meyer says he has been very successful. One pearl found by him a Jeweler pronounces worth $35. Mrs. Ervln S. Stewart, of Elkhart, has filed suit in the Circuit Court against the Erotherhood of Railway Trainmen for $3,000. alleging failure to pay for total disability of her husband, who was hurt while coupling cars. SHOT BY REDSKIN LOVER SAVAGE REVENGE OF A GRADUATE OF. THE CARLISLE SCHOOL. Edith Morell Objected to Ills Attentions-, Which Aroused All the Savagery In Ills Nature. AMHERST. Mass.. July 31-Eugene Pakappuer, a graduate from the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa., shot and killed Edith Morrell, aged seventeen years, at the home of Mrs. J. F. Morrell, In South Amherst, early this evening. The Indian had been employed on the farm for about a year and during that time had paid much attention to the girl. The murder, without doubt, was the result of Miss Morrell's refusal of his attentions. It would seem from statements made by friends of the family that the Indian and the girl had been quite friendly, the former taking the latter to parties and on drives. Of late it was noticed that Miss Morrell had repelled the Indian's attentions because she has said they were obnoxious. The Indian became so jealous that his behavior around the farm was very disagreeable, and this morning It was found necessary to pay him oil and give him his discharge. During the afternoon the) Indian came to Amherst and bought a 32-callber revolver. He returned Immediately to South Amherst and while on the way he did a little practice with tho weapon. He was seen by neighbors of Mrs. Morrell while practicing. It is evident that Pakappuer went Into the cellar of the Morrell house and saw Edith at the refrigerator. It is not known what was said between them, but the Indian finally discharged the revolver twice, one bullet going through the girl's neck and the other into the brain. The Indian then went up stairs and told Mrs. Morrell that he had ahot Edith and he was going to set the buildings on fire and then shoot himself. He went into the barn and a few minutes later flames broke out there, and the fire which followed destroyed the house, barn and outbuildings. After the Indian Informed Mrs. Morrell of what he had done she went down stairs and found Edith on the floor. In her fright she ran to a neighbor's house and got the assistance of two men. who removed the girl to a near-by building, where she died in a few minutes. Up to a late hour to-night no trace had been found of the Indian. The police think he is hiding In the woods and have begun a search for him. TH E BAKER-WHITE FEUD. Friends of Both Sides Heavily Armed Are In Barboarvllle. BARBOURVILLE, Ky., July 31. This morning a motion was made in court to admit Wiley Baker to bail Judge Dishman granted it and placed his bond at $2,500 in each case, a total of $5,000. General T. A. Garrard, of Manchester, was his security. Wiley, together with Jim Baker, is charged with the murder of Wilson Howard and Burch Storr. No date was set for Wiley's trial. Jim Baker, the oldest son of Tom. will be given his final trial beginning to morrow morning. It is not probable that a motion will be made for' ball In Jim's case. About twenty of the Bakers and many of their supporters are nere, a large White force Is also here, but none of the Whites. Both sides are heavily armed, and considerable bitter feeling Is expressed. The Bakers said to-night that the other side Is attempting to bridle the Bakers' witnesses

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STORY ABOUT THE CANADIAN COINDARY DISPUTE NOT TRUE. President McKlnlcy May See Sir Wilfrid Laurler, but Not by Appointment HOTEL CHAMPLAIN, Clinton county. N. Y., July 31. The story in a New York morning paper to-day to the effect that there is a possibility of a meeting between President McKInley and Sir Wilfrid Laurler, premier of Canada, at a point near tho Canadian line, to confer on the Alaskan boundary dispute is hardly worth denying. The only possible excuse for the publication of such a story is the" fact that Sir Wilfrid Laurler Is expected to visit Hotel Champ'.aln for a stay of a couple of weeks after the Canadian Parliament adjourns, which will probably be In about one week. If bo should come here it is barely possible that he and the Presidant may talk over tho Alaskan boundary question in an informal way, but that any formal conference will bo held on that subject at some point '.'near the Canadian line" is not true. The outbreak of yellow fever at Hampton Va., has been brought to the attention of the President here. He has been kept fully advised as to the situation and has directed that every possible precaution be taken to prevent the spread of the disease. The President had a busy day. This morning, after disposing of the huge pile of mall matter that had accumulated over, Sunday; he went for a walk with Dr. Rixey. TbV air was keen and clear and they had to walk at a brisk pace to keep warm. After luncheon he went for a drive with Col. Legrand B. Cannon, who brought a handsomepair of bay horses over on the steamer from his cummer home in Burlington, Vt. Tha President himself held the reins and displayed much skill in handling them. Toward evening he took another short walk with Dr. Rixey. The Pres'dent is very much gratified at the rapidity with which Mrs. Mc-. klnley is Improving in health. Vice-President Hobart will arrive hero Saturday from Long Branch for an Indefinite stay. AN AMERICAN STONED BECAUSE nE WORE THE COLORS OF SPAIN IN HAVANA, The Town Council of Sanctl Splrltua Tried to Continue the Tax on ' Beef, but Was Stopped. HAVANA, July 31 During the progress of a concert on the Matanzas plaza recent ly an American, wearing a necktie and ribbon on his hat composed of the Spanish colors, was stoned by a mob of people as ho was crossing the plaza. The police interfered and restored order. Upon being questioned the American stated that a young lady had given him the colors and that ho had worn them, not knowing that they would cause a disturbance. Lieutenant Colonel Montalvo has presented to General Ludlow a statement comparing the expenses of the city prison for tho first half, of 1899 with those of the second half of 1S93. The statement shows that under the American regime there has ben a saving of $22,300. . - - Five hundred thousand dollars In gold was shipped to Spain on Saturday last. The meetings of veterans of the Cuban army held here was well attended. Before tho proceedings opened It became known that a resolution censuring the conduct of General Rafael de Cardenas, chief of police of Havana, in connection with the Hernandez incident, was to be brought forward. The resolution, It was said, contained grave charges. A preliminary meeting was held at which the charges were modified and it was decided to postpone the presentation of the resolution until the next meeting of veterans, which will be held Sunday. Police Inspector Hernandez was arraigned in the Belen Court to-day charged wltr having written a letter to one of the papers detrimental to the chief cf police. The accused admitted the authorship of the letter and was held In ball, which was furnished. Last April Governor General Brooke issued a general order removing the charge of $10 a head on each beef killed in tho island, hoping by this measure to cause a reduction In the price of meat. Unls result, however, was not attained. The Town Council of Sanctl Snirltus refused to discontinue the charge, collecting It for the purpose of meeting local expenses. Persons Interested In the discontinuance of the tax appealed to Captain Fremont, who ordered that the money collected be returned. The Town Council appealed from this decision to Gen. Wilson, who confirmed the order of Captain Fremont, whereupon the Council carried its appeal to Governor General Brooke. Th? governor general approved the other deer sion and ordered that the money be returned, and this was done. The Council, however, protested, still claiming that It had the right to collect the charge. The Cuban National party held a meeting to-day at the Port Club at which thirtyfive persons were present. Including tho presidents and secretaries of the local committees In Havana. A motion was unanimously carried that a petition be presented to the American govtrnment to put a stop to abuses against Cubans In Tampa, and it was also decided to raise funds to aid the Tampa strikers. Arrangements were made at the meeting for the election of th delegates to the Havana convention, and it was agreed to petition the intervening government to grant representation to the Cuban National party on the census board. If this petition Is not granted, it is said, the members of the party will exercit tho greatest vigilance over the actions of tho board. It was voted that no demonstration In connection with the arrival of the family of General Gomez should be made by the committees, the object of the party being the establishment of principles and not the honoring of persons. Individual members of the party are, however, left free to maka such manifestations as they may see fit. Cuban Refugees Want to Retnrn. WASHINGTON. July 31-Senor Qucsada had a conference with Areistant Secretary Melklejohn to-day regarding the four thousand Cuban refugees at Tampa and Key West, who desire to return to Cuba. Theso people came to the United States during the Cuban rebellion seeking safety and employment. Senor Quesada wants to arrange for their return on a government vessel if possible. Mr. Quesada also Introduced the son of General Garcia, who desires to bo supervisor of the census In Cuba. It has already been stated that the supervisor of the Cuban census will be a citizen of this country, who was prominently identified with the last census. Counterfeiter Rearrested. NEW YORK. July 31 Frederick Mora and Ricardo de Requecens. who were convicted in the United States Circuit Court in 1S7 of making counterfeit 100 pesos notes of the Bank of Costa Rica and sentenced to two years' Imprisonment and a fine of $2,000 each, were brought before United States Commissioner Shields to-day to be discharged under the pauper convict act. Both men had served their term of Imprisonment. After having taken the pauper oath they were discharged, but were Immediately rearrested on the charge of making and having In their possession counterfeit 50 pesos notes of the Bank of the Republic of Colombia. They were taken to the Ludlowstreet Jail to await trial on the new charge. The indictment on which they were rearrested was found by the federal grand Jury of September, 1S97. The Dum-Dum Bullet Fake. SPRINGFIELD. 111-. July JL Several dispatches were received at the Governor s office to-day inquiring as to ths truth of the statement telegraphed from Joliet that the guard at the Northern Penitentiary at Joliet aro armed with Mautcr rLlfs and are furnished with dum-dum bullets. Colonel J. Mack Tanner, the Governor'a private secretary, stated that there Is no truth to ik. ni)(mnt Tie mvi thtk srmi have nnt Ibeen changed at all. and the Idea that dumdum bullets are to be used la ridiculous.