Indianapolis Journal, Volume 53, Number 216, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 August 1903 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1903.

PAHTLY CLOUDY AND RAIN.

Two Kiui of Weather Promised for Indiana Jny and To-JIrrow. WASHINGTON', Aug. 3. Forecast for Tuesday ani Wednesday: Indiana Partly cloudy on Tuesday and Wednesday; showers in northern portion; warmer Tuesday in south portion; fresh winds. moetly south. Ohio Partly cloudy on Tuesday; showers In northern portion. Wednesday showers, with cooler in south portion; variable win Illinois Partly cloud on Tu--day and Wednesday: storm in northern portions; fresh winds, mostly south. Wisconsin Showers n Tuesday and probably on WYdMiday; frh to brisk east to south winds. Minnesota Showers on Tuesday, warmer In northeastern parttooi; WenHweday fair in wet, showers in east t.ortlon; fresh to brisk east to south winds Tuesday South Dakota and Nebraska Showers and cooler Tuesday; Wednesday showers. Kentucky Fair and warmer on Tuesday; Wednesday fair, continued warm. Iowa Showers on Tuesday, cooler In western portion; Wednesday fair in western, showers In eastern portion. Lower Michigan-Showers on Tuesday and probably on Wednesdav; fresh winds mostly south. Kansas Fair and continued warm ou Tues4lay and probably Wednesday. Local Observations on Monday. Bar. Th.r. R H. Win.!. Weather. Pre. Ta- m ... 20 2 7 Bouth. Clear. 0.00 I p. iu Jo. 13 JS i7 bouth. I't. Cl'y. T Maximum temperature, ; minimum temperai Comparative statement of mean temLfiature ami total prscipiUtiou on Aug. 2: Temp. Pre. Moronal TS O.tf Nran T Depart ar f,r Jay 4.11 f peril jor ue nth 14 2.0 LepartJi tt e Jan. 1 M S.SS Plus. V. T. ULYTHK. Section Director. Yesterday's Temperntnres. Station. Abilene, Tea Aniariilo, T .... Atlanta. Ga limarck. N D... ahdfaio. M 'airo. Ill Calvary. Alberta . C hattanooga. Ttnn 'ly-nn. Wyo . . . Chicago. HI Cincinnati. 7 a. in. 70 b ta M :::::S 4J 6 4 T2 a 8 M .2 70 4 71 70 at 6 7s TI 64 Ml 5 7 74 60 74 Max. 7 p. i 7s 92 0 84 90 II 9 90 0 90 vH 94 2 74 5 90 a k 70 Mi 72 90 0 at, 80 84 U 70 to 82 84 74 84 82 82 84 M Clevelar '. O Col am hu. O CoacorJia. Kan Davenport. Ia aaver. CU D-1k- City. Kan Dubuque Ia Du: uth. linn Ml Paso. Tev Oalveston, Tex Grand Junction. 'ol G.anJ Km id. MK-h . 88 72 54 80 SO 92 7 9 84 7 74 W 8 H 76 i 84 84 s 78 76 70 72 84 i M 78 e 792 50 99 74 -78 76 82 i 74 Mi Havre. Mont Huron, S. D Helena. Mont ... JacWaon-. ille, Fla Kansas City. Mo Landers. Wyo Llttl- Hock. Ark Louisville. Ky Marquette. Mich Memphis. Tenn Modena. I'tah Montgomery. Aia Nashville. Tenn Naw Orleans, La New York. N T Morfotx. Va North PlaitV. Neb Oklahoma. O T Omaha. Neb Paieatine. Ttx Parker.K.'f;. w. Va.. Phtladeitdi. v Pa i'lttlura ia Pueblo, Col Uu' ADpel'.i. N. W. T. Rapt J v. S L St L - .. 58 .. 7 .. 64 . 71 . 70 .. 74 .. 44 .. 70 if a8 .. 72 M 90 8a 78 7s 90 90 M 88 i 7 84 96 10 82 94 76 100 H 92 92 88 90 VI 90 t a ... 72 .. es . 64 . M . 41 .. .72 . 74 öt. Pau Salt I.aW San Anfv Sam Ke. Mi ftah. .. 74 -J. ehrjveport, SrrlnyfMrf. HI ifleid. Mo Valentine. Nth Washington. D. C Wichita. K.i.-i . 74 .. .. 7a M ... 72 MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. ROTTERDAM. Aug. 1-Arrived: Amsterdam, from New York. PLVMOITH. Aug. 2-SaiIed: Pennsylvania, 'or New York. ANTWERP, Aug. lJ.-Arr.ved: Vaderland, from New York LONDON, Aug. 3. Arrivd: Minnetonka, from New York HAMBI'RQ. Aug. S.-Arrived: Bleucher. from New York. NEW York. Aug. 3.-Arrived: Zealand, from Antwerp. Gnn Clnh Tournament. Special to the Indiana. pol! a Journal. RICHMOND. Ind., Aug. S.-The Richmond Oun club, whk-h has a good grounds near th- i ity and has weekly shoots, is arranging to give a tournament on Sept. 29 and JO. Invitations lo a number of other gun clubs to u ticipMte b extended. a tan of Msdtsoa Aveane. The Bosrd of Public Works postponed action yesterday on the resolution to improve Madison avenue from Ray street to the J. M. A I. tracks with wooden block. A large delegation of property owners appeared before the board to ask that the res-, olution be changed to provide for vttrirted brick inatead of wooden blocks. The argument for brick wai that it is very durable for heavy hauling and that there is a good deal of this on Madison avenue. The board w'll endeavor to hud what the majority of the property owners desire. Works Both Ways. Philadelphia Record. Wall street is a cheerful place. It Is no sort of ti plare for a man who refuses to be gay. tt cheers up asw day because a couple of brokers hnve failed and the worst to aver, and the next day it cheers up because no one failed and everythliiK looks so bright and properiMM. Special Sale of STRAW HATS THIS WEEK Any Stfaw Hat in our house for These hats are sll new, strlish goods and were regular $2.50 and S3 U0 hats. Men's Negligee Shirts We are ahowlug the best line of Shirts In the city for OXK IOIjTA.R Plaited and plain bosoms, with separate cuffs, regular fl.80 values for tl.Ot. Danbury Hat Co. Nt. E. Washington St

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PI BMC HKAHINC; OF THK CASE AGAIh'ST Mil. HAMILTON. Superintendent of the HchooU at Han Una ton VVIioae Nam- Hun Been Associated with Two Women. TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES WHO SAW LIfillTS TIRKD OUT IX 1 IP SCHOOL AT MliHT. Much Interot in the Hearing and Sent mifiit Divided Women In the use Have Many Friends. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HL'NTINGTON. Ind.. Aug. o-The School Board hearing of the charges of immorality against Superintendent Hamilton, of the city schools, opened this morning in the presence of 200 ieople in the High School. The audience was composed of both women and men, representing the best people, of the city. Mrs. U. Uiillith. librarian at Klkhart. and Miss Mary K. Co, of th. Huntington High School faculty, are named as co-defendants. Spem er & Branyan axe Hamilton's attorn- .-. Mr. McBfaflT, of Columbia City, appeared for Mn. tirimth, and Judge Watkina for Miss Cox. John Cllne and John S. Branyan are assisted by Major J. B. Kenner in the prosecution of the case. The prosecution took the entire day to present its evidence, and court waa adjourned until Tuesday mornlug. The features of to-day's proceedings were the evidence of Prof. Vooria, of the school faculty, and the calling of W. A. Branyan, attorney for Hamilton, to the witness stand. Branyan, who formerly was a member of the School Board, was forced to admit that he had watched the High School building ta company with others one night. The attorneys for the defense were accuaed of spiriting away the witnesses and made vigorous denials of the charge. The first witness called was Kobert Butler, a newspaper reporter, who swore that he had seen Mrs. Griffith in Superintendent Hamilton's office with Hamilton on the evening of June 2. At about i:15 o'clock no lights were visible In the building; at 10 o'clock Mr. Hamilton and Mrs. Griffith ume from the building together and proceeded in a roundabout way to tin- Hotel Huntington. Mr. Butler's testimony was corroborated by Lucien Schaffer, a drug clerk, Benjamin Fusselman. a patrolman, and Wells 8heaier. All were positive that there were no lights in the building and also that the two above named were alone in the building. Rigid cross-examination failed to shake their testimony. Professor Pinkerton. of the Huntington High School, was next called and testified that he had been in the library, then located in the High School building on the night of April 11. He saw Miss Cox in Superintendent Hamilton's office. Pinkerton conferred with the janitor and together they saw the light turned out at 10:10. Half an hour later Miss I 'ox left the darkened building. This was corroborated by other testimony. On another occasion Pinkerton hmw Mins Cox enter the building, saw Hamilton turn out the lights unn did not see anyone leave the building. This, also, was corroborated. Professor Vooris, of the High School, was called and stated that he had een Professor Hamilton turn out lights in his office when Vooris had satisfied himself that Miss I'ux was In the office. Some time later Mifs Cox left the building, which was darkened. Similar evidence was introduced and Inter in the afternoon the prosecution rested the ca-. Public interest is intense and a large crowd Is expected at Tuesday's session. Feeling is divided and many friends of Miss i'ux, whose popularity is great, were in attendance to-day. Both Miss Cox and Mrs. Griffith were present at the trial, and at times Mrs. Griffith was in tears. Miss vx was Immovable, watching the proceedings with great interest, but manifest ing concern only when Attorney Branyan was called to the stand. AN OiNÜSÜÄL-WEDDING MINISTER. HIS WAY TO A I I MIHAL PERWORMS CEREMONY. A Mother's singular Oreim-Sfnsa tlonnl Case of Kidnaping nt Andersua Oeaeral Indiana Nc. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. AI'HORA, Ind.. Aug. S- Charles Sheldon and Miss Lucy Kirkpatrick, the latter aged about nineteen, prominent young people of this city, were married yesterday afternoon be the Rev. S. E. Davis, pastor of the First Baptist Church, under rather unusual circumstances. Owing to the objection of the bride's parents to the match, the y ung nsoplfl had planned to elope. They desired to have the ceremony performed by Mr. Davis, but reached the parsonage after he had gone to conduct a funeral. They overtook him on his way and he stopped long enough to perform the ceremony. The pair immediately left on a Ii. & 0. train for the West. WOMAN'S STRING!-: DRE AM. ThonKht She Henrd n Son Crying; for Help. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WINDFALL, Ind., Aug. a.-Last Monday night, about 9 o'clock. Mrs. Bertha Richcreek, wife of B. F. Rlchcreek, a prominent farmer residing two miles north of this city, dreamed that she heard the pitiful cries of her son, George Richcreek, who resides on a farm near West Newton. She thought he iied as though he was being murdered. Mrs. Rielureck and her husband were greatly worried over the dream, as she had a similar dream two years ago when the same sou was kicked and almost killed by a horse. On Wedn. üafuy evening following the latter dream Mr. Rlchcreek received a telegram from West Newton announcing the disappearance of their son George from his house, it is learned that the son. who Is thirty-three years of age and married, left his residence about th hourpf Mrs. Richcreek's dream, saying that"ne was going to his barn. His hat was afterward found in the barnvard. but no trace of the missing man can be found. His parents, who are almost distracted, believe he has been murdered. Mill s OX THE TRACK. C .. i . A L. Train find to Stop for Them South of Richmond. lecial to the Inilanapnll Journal. RICHMOND. Ind . Aug. J.-There was an I amusing Incident last night on the Chicago, Cincinnati Louisville Railroad, south of Richmond, illustrating to a high degree the inborn stubborn nature of a mule. Two mules got on the track and after running in front of the train for a considerable distance fell into a bridge. The engineer stopped the train and the crew attempted to coax the mules from their ioaltiin but the mules were neither to be coaxed nor driven and teaialned as an absolute barrier to the further progress of the train. There was nothing to do but for the train to go back to the nearest station and secure some imI'lemeuts with which lo removu th- animals. A number of good sized rails .iv

secured, the train then returned to the scene and the crew prepared for strenuous action. The astonishment of the men knew no hounds, to say nothing of their delight, when it was found the mules had thought

better of it. had clirhbed out and were j ouietlv araxina alonsslde the track. Judge Barnard, of New Castle, was on the train and offered to issue a writ restraining the mules from blocking the trrck and their quiet withdrawal mny have been to save court costs. The train got in about an hour and a half late. AN aCTOat'l 1NI;. Former Lafayette Man Said to Have Drawn JUHMMMJ. Hrccial to the Indianapolis Journal. LAFAVETTK. !ml., Aug. 3.-Word was received from Cincinnati to-day that Todd Shaffner, a former reaident of this city, who is an actor, had drawn S30.UUO on a lottery ticket for which he paid U. Shaffner was last season with the Clay Cement Company, and before then lived with his father in this city. The latter Is now In business in Cincinnati and It is said that the Jjt'.n""' was placed in the concern managed by the elder Shaffner. Friends of young Shaffr.er say they are confident of the truth of the report. Shaffner Is worth considerable money and has bought many lottery tickets, having won a prise of several hundred dollars a few years ago. , BELOMQBD TO SO CHIRCH. Hei.ee Felt He e nid ot Ask ft Minister to Preach Ills Fnneräl. Special to UM Indianapolis Journal. ELJvHAKT, !nd.. Aug. X-Jacul) Davis Compton. ai?ed sixty-nine, who was brought h re from Euclid, O., when an infant of a f. w months, is dead. He was for thirty-six years a member of the Masonic order and served as ti - :isinvr of Eagle Lodge, of this city, for twenty-two years. There will te no service at the funeral except that of the Masonic order according to the wish of Mr. C imiitun, who held that he had no right to ask service of a minister inasmuch as neither he nor his wife ever belonged to any church, though not antagonistic to Christian teaching. Four of the seven children survive him, as well as his wife, to whom he was married in I860. One of the Hons is Charles E. Compton. of Cannon City, Col., who practiced law In Indianapolis a few years ago. RICH OIL STRIKE. Flvr-llanilred-llarrel Prodnrrr In Delaware County. J?jociai to the Indiana i oils Journal. PARKER CITY, Ind.. Aug. 3.-The Peninsular Oil Company, composed of Detroit, Mich., capitalists, operating on the Vaught h:ise in Section 14, Liberty township, Delaware county, have, to all appearances, made the largest oil strike in the history of the Parker City field. Various estimates are placed upon its probable production but a 5oo-barrtl production the first twenty-four hours is considered conservative. '.ram County Well. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. JONESBORO. Ind., Aug. 3. What has proved to be one of the best oil wells in Grant county was shot on the Harry fowler lease in Jonesboro by the Star Oil, Fuel and Mining Company. It is said by oil experts to be a two-hundred-barrel producer. HARWICH LEAVES STATE PRISON. Has Gone to JeflTeraonville to Look liver the Ground. Si ecial to the Indianapolis Journal. MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. Aug. 3 M. M. Barnard, who has been deputy warden at the State Prison in this city for a number of years past, has likely left Michigan City and his position here for good. Mr. Barnard was on Saturday elected to the position of assistant to Superintendent Whittaker, of the Reformatory at Jeffersonville at a big adavnee In salary over what he has been receiving here, and he agreed to look over the Institution and then give the board his answer. In accordance with this promise. Mr. Barnard left to-day for Jeftersonville, where he will acquaint himself with the new surroundings, and in all probability he will accept the place. Mr. Barnard leaves the prison here with reluctance and he takes with him the best wishes of all the officials. The board has taken no steps yet to name his successor, for Mr. Barnard has been assured that if he does not desire to accept the new place his old one will be held open for him a reasonable time. If everything is as represented at Jeffersonville, howevqp, he will stay there. Hlt M CROPS BIRRED. Heavy Damage Daring Electrical Storm. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CAMDEN. Ind., Aug. 3 During a heavy electrical storm here this afternoon a large barn on the Sleber farm was struck and totally destroyed by fire. The stock was all taken out, but the entire wheat, oats and hay crop, along with many farm implements were lost. Loss about I2.UUÜ, partly covered by insurance. Farmer's Home Destroyed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINSVILLE. Ind., Aug. 3 Fire destroyed the house and barn and contents of fcoth, on the farm of Sol Bales south of here Saturday afternoon. He carried insurance to the amount of $S00 on buildings, but hlH loss will be twice that or more. Mr. Bales does business at the Indianapolis Stockards. Roy Killed by Lightning;. OWENSBORO, Ky., Aug. 3. Tremendous rain fell in the Green river section to-day. In North Davies county the rain was followed by hail, which did great damage to crops. Roy Love. aKd thirteen, who had taken refuge in a barn with a number of men. was killed by lightning. Willie Wells, aged fourteen, was shocked terribly. Two Wore Hunts Strnek. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. I YANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 3.-Two large barns on the farm of Bud Dimmett in Warrick couniy were struck by lightning to-night and destroyed. The loss will be several thousand dollars. AG EH W OMAN DYING. A Step-Great-Grandniother of William J. Rrynu. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO. Ind., Aug. 1. Mary Bryan Cobb, the oldest person in this county, is dying at the home of T. M. Richey, nine miles west of Kokomo. Mrs. Cobb 1 101 yearsold. She is the step-great-grandmother of Colonel W. J. Bryan, her first husband. Louis Bryan, being a great-grandfather of the Nebraska n. Mrs. Cobb has been in good health until two weeks ago, when she contracted a fatal attack of dyaentery. a FELL FROM A TRAP. Wife of Prominent Columbus CitUen In jared. Special to tie- Indianapolis Journal. tXJI.UMBl'S. Ind., Aug. X. Mrs. Herbert H. BitTit was quite seriously injured thia morning. While driving In her trap the horse attempted to run. and in making a short turn e trturiK'd the rig Mrs. Bassett was thrown violently la 'he ground. Her lips and tongue Here cut. ami a serious injury to hr back, tha exter.t of which cinnot yet be determined. ietulted. Mr Baanett. who is prssldsat Sf the Columbus Hundle and Tool Company, is just recovering frem an injury received in a runaway gi eldest which occurred in Piqua. o . laat week. Die from Effects of Fall. Special to the In lianapolis Journal. WIM FALL. Ind.. Aug. 3.-Oral Perry, the seventeen-year-old son of ex-County Auditor Elijah Berry, died at the home of his parents, one mile southwest of this city, at 6 o'clock yesterday evening of paralysis, resulting frem a fall. The unfortunate young man fell from a hay mow In his father's barn in February, alighting on his feet. At the time he laughingly told his parents of the fall and claimed that he was not hurl in th- least, but some weeks afterwards ha beg.'ii complaining slightly of a pain ill els side. A uhyician waa finally ga led wio pronounced the ailmcui a liver

trouble, but under the treatment he continned to grow worse slowly. Later he was taken to a specialist at Indianapolis who pronounced his ailment spinal trouble, resulting from the fall. Three weeks ago his right lower limb Ijecame naralysed. and he tok to his bed. A week later he lost the MM of Ids left leg. and since then he has been paralyzed from his wai.t down. Lad Drowned .Near Elwood. Special ;o the Indianapolis Journal. EL WOOD, Ind., Aug. 3. -George Pierce, the ten-year-old sort of a farmer residing in the vicinity of Connor's dam, on White river, southwest of Elwood. was drowned Sunday evening almost within sight of a party of merry -makers from this city. The lad slipped away from his home and his parents did not "know of his absence until informed by neighbors of his death. The body was recovered. Section Foreman Fatally Injured. Special to the Indiana polis Journal. HAMMOND. Ind.. Aug. 2. While giving orders to his men, Dan Dalton, section foreman of the Chicago & Western Indiana, was run down by the Indianapolis limited on the Monon this afternoon at Burnside. His injuries are fatal. STOLE HI OWN CHILD.

Hays Beaver, of Anderson, Charged with Kidnaping Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDKRSOM, Ind.. Aug. J. A kidnaping affair in the heart of the residence portion of Anderson this afternoon caused unusual commotion. Hays Beaver, an employe of the Arcade file works, drove to the home of hif mother-in-law, Mrs. Laura Stewart, on Columbus avenue, where he snatched tip his thre- -year-old child before the astonished mother-in-law or wife realized what bad hpp8eL In a second more he was in his buggy and ran the horse under the whip nr I OSS the city. Neighbors turned out in pursuit, but Be,m t M0H distanced them all and made good his escape. This evening warrants were sworn out for his arrest on the charge of kidnaping. Beaver separated from his wife a few days ago, and took this means of securing his child. - ARE W ANTED FOR Ml'KDER. Negroes Arrested ut Dauvillc. 111., by Detective front I'rlncetoa. W. Va. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DANVILLE. HI.. Aug. 3. Detectives from West Virginia, assisted by local officers, to-day arrested Ed Harris, William McFadden and James Hostin, three negro miners wanted at Princeton, W. Va., for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Walter Ruble, who was guarding the Crane Creek Coal and Coke Company property during the strike Aug. 1, 1902. Seven other colored men were tried and given inety-nine years each at Princeton for the same crime, according to the officers. The three men were arrested as they came out of a coal mine and Harris attempted to shoot Deputy Helmick. The officers knocked the negro down and took the revolver away from him. The detectives say Ruble's murder was planned and carried out by eleven colored miners, who hid in the brush and picked him off while guarding the mining property. The officers also expected to catch John McFadden, brother of William, who had been working in the mines here, but the latter got word of their presence and fled toward Terre Haute. Restraining Order Continued. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 3 Judge H. C. Ryan handed down a decision this afternoon of much import to Summitville.A month ago Messrs. R. C. Howard and S. C. Warner, owners of the Summitville Electric Light and Water-works Company, promoted a plan to sell the plant to the Town Council of Summitville. The terms of the sale and price were agreed on and the cltlsens regarded the deal as closed. The payment of the price, however, meant an increased tax rale for the citizens and a suit was brought asking for a restraining order preventing the completion of the deal. It was granted and a week ago the promoters sought to have the order dissolved. The court to-day In Its ruling continued the order. Summitville in the meantime will continue to purchase water and light. Still Flajhtlna; the Saloons. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELWOOD, Ind., Aug. 3. The temperance people of Elwood, unsuccessful in their first attempt to knock out saloons in the Second ward in this city, held three big mass meetings yesterday, all of them being addressed by Rev. Mr. Sannderson, of the Anti-crime League, at Indianapolis, In an effort to rally their forces against the applications which will go before the board of commissioners next month. Charles Payne, against whom the unsuccessful remonstrance was directed, will make his application Wednesday, and although it has been said that a remonstrance for cause will be filed against him, there seems little reason for believing that his license nill be withheld. Fnneral of Mina Svran. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 3. The funeral of Elizabeth Day Swan, late librarian at Purdue, who died in New York last week, was held in the university library yesterday afternoon. The room was a mass of palms and flowers from the Purdue conservatory, and several hundred persons were in attendance Rev. John P. Hale delivered the funeral sermon, in which he highly eulogized the deceased woman. The pallbearers were Professors Latta, Young, Green, Test. Arthur and Jamison. Burial was in Greenbush Cemetery. The Purdue faculty will meet before the university Opens on Sept. U to choose a successor to Miss Swan as university librarian. Will Study Rllnd Fish. Speci.il to the Indianapolis Journal. WARSAW, Ind., Aug. . Professor Carl H. Eigenmann, the head of the Indiana Lrtiverslty Biological Station at Winona Lake, and a teacher in the Indiana Cniversity, has been granted $1,000 by the Carnegie Institution, of Washington. D. C. in order that he may further his studies of the Cuban blind fish. Professor Eigenmann received the check at Winona to-day and will leave in two months for Cuba to begin his studies. He is probably the best informed man to-day on the subject of blind fishes and read a paper of some length on that subject at the meeting of the American Microscopical Society at Winona last week. Nora Storer Cass May Be Revived. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., Aug. 3. Although the grand Jury failed to return any indictment in the case of Nora Storer, who recently died here as the result of a criminal operatiou, it was stated to-day that it is by no means certain the case has been dropped. The grand Jury was presented with considerable evidence that may prove valuable in future investigations by the prosecutor. Not only was it ascertained to whom the unfortunate girl talked in reference to an operation, but there was some testimony Indicating the guilty person. Old Settlers at Osborne's Lake. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HAGERSTOWN. Ind., Aug. 3. The annual meeting of the old settlers of Wayne, Henry and Randolph counties will be held to-morrow at Osborn s lake, near Economy. The purpos of these meetings is to collect and preserve historic facts about the early development of the counties named. The I principal paper to-morrow will be one by Rev. Charles osborn upon the subject "The Underground Railroad." Mr. Osborn is qualified by experience and attainments to speak with authority on the subject. Macadam Roads for Laporte County. Special to the Indianapolis Journal LAPORTE. Ind., Aug. 3.-The county commissioners to-day opened bids for the construction of nearly eight miles of macadam roads in New Durham township. There were five pro;, .-als. the lowest bing Mr. (Mark, of Bedford, at $S3.to. It is thought, however, that W. B. Hutchinson, ot fl higan i'ity. will get the contract at $35,6Tö. a c'litrk is unable to compl) with some of th- stipulations in the contracL Automobile Races for Kokomo. Special Ui the lsdianapc.il Journal. KOKOMO. Ind. Aug. S. Arrangements utrv completed to-night for a big automo

bile meeting in Kokomo on Thursday, Aug. 30. One of the attractions will the the Tom Cooper and Barney Oldfleld exhibition contest. G. T. Stewart, representing Cooper and Oldfleld, is in the city and contracted with the local order of Elks to bring the great racers here.

Flrat Death from Smallpox. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. Aug. 3 -The first death from the s.tiallpox epidemic that broke out in this city some m nths ago occurred to-day when the infant son of Albert Booth died. The little one had the malady in a malignant form. When the disease flrst broke out in the Booth family the parent refused to permit the infant to be vaccinated. Heavy Dntiinge Demanded. Special to th? Indianapolis Journal. HAMMOND, Ind.. Aug. 3-The Western Rawhide and Belting Company has instituted damage proceedings against Henry Sprague. of Whiting, in the Lake Superior Court for $120.000, The company's plant was destroyed by lira, the complaint alleges, through Sprague permitting a furnace to be erected against the building. Michigan City Bond Sale. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. Aug. 3.-The firm of WelloRoth & Co., of Cincinnati, to-day purchased the entire $25.009 issue of municipal bonds recently authorized here. The premium offered by the Cincinnati tlrm was $1.35). There were in all twelve bids, of which lumber the firm of J. F. Wild & Co., of Indianapolis, was one. Despondent C Igor Maker's Act. Special to the Indlunaiolia Journal. I. ABORTE, Ind., Aug. :i.-Villiam Hacker, cigar maker, aged forty-six, while despondent over his wife's death and no ntdlly deranged, committed suicide this evening by jumping into four feet of water in the waterworks channel, Libby lake, and drowned by holding his head unUtr water. Mala All Too High. Special to the Indlanapolla Journal. i: ANSVlLL13. imj., Aug. 3. Bids for a new court, use at Boonville, Ind., were opened there- to-day. There were eig;ht bids ranging from $65.000 to $75,000. All were rejected because only an appropriation of $50,000 bus bean made for the building. Bank Official Seriously 111. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind.. Aug. 3.-Walter S. Gayle, vice president of the First National Bank, is seriously siek at Monterey. Ky., where he recently went with hi? family for a visit. His trouble is reported to be spinal meningitis. Coal Prices Higher. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAtTE, Ind.. Aug. 3.-The price of Indiana coal at the mines is being advanced. The advance on block is 15 celts. It is expected there will be other advances before cold weather. Indiana Obituary. GREENWOOD, Aug. 3. Mr. George Lyons died Sunday evening at his home here of old age, being the oldest resident of the place. He was born in Cincinnati, O., m li15, coming with his parents here at the age of tet. In 135 he was married to Sarah Smock, a id to this union one daughter was born. He leaves a widow and one grandson Mr. Lyons was a retired farmer. In politics he was a Democrat. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. The funeral will take place Tuesday morning and will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Marshall, of Franklin. Burial will be in the Greenwood cemetery. Mrs. Terhune, of Kentucky, died here Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Davis. She was born in Mercer county. Kentucky, in 1S33. In girlhood she joined the Baptist Church. She has four daughters, Mrs. W. W Perkins of Muskogee, L T., Mrs. L. S. Perkins, of Kentucky. Mrs. Laura Vanarsdall, of Edensburg, Ind., and Mrs. Davis, at whose home she died. The funeral will be held in the Presbyterian Church Monday afternoon. Burial will occur In Greenwood cemetery. JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind., Aug. 3-Mrs. Laura Jones, wife of Dr. Cad Jones, Is dead at her home in Charlestown. She had been in 111 health for several years and death was due to tuberculosis. Mrs. Jones was born In Washington county, forty-six years ago, and her maiden name waa Harn-'d. She was a member of the Presbyterian e'hurch and a consistent Christian. Besides a husband, she left six children. ELKHART. Ind., Aug. 3.-Mrs. Elizabeth M'ddleton, for many years a resident of this vicinity, is dead, aged eighty-one. She was born in Pennsylvania. A few days ago she took a severe cold and when a fit of coughing seized her she was suffocated because of goitre. . Indiana Notes. LAWRENCE BURG. Mr?. Mary Ketcham was taken to the Insane asylum at Indianapolis, Saturday. She is the tenth person to go insane in this county since the Mr.-t of February. John Hoffmeister, who, with several other men, broke into an express car at North Vernon, several days ago. was arrested here and returned to North Vernon. ELKHART. Fred Albaugh. aged seventeen, a press feeder at the Mennonlte Printing House, waa held in the gearing of a Gordon power press fifteen to twenty minutes until the press was broken wilh crowbars to release his right hand. The palm was crushed ami the bones of the four fingers broken. LAFAYETTE Oiarles F. Burkhardt and Mrs. Frances C. Foster, of St. Louis, embarked on their second matrimonial venture Monday. They came here from the Mound City Sunday. The groom ia flftyflve years old and his wife is two years his Junior. TIPTON. The eighteenth annual meeting of the old settlers of Tipton county will be held in Magnett's grove, near Goldsmith, In the western part of the county, on Saturday, Sept. 5. M- E. Foley, of Crawfordsvllle. will deliver an address. SUMMITVILLE. The annual reunion of the Day family will this year be held in Webster's grove, in the northern edge of this city, Wednesday, Aug. 26. The annual reunions of the family often bring 300 or iocs kinsmen. ANDERSON. Hon. E. D. Reardon, of this city, has been called to Washington and New York to attend the annual convention of Catholic Federated Societies. Mr. Reardon is a member of the national executive committee. LAPORTE. St. John's German Lutheran Church has called Professor Klitzke, of Cincinnati, to the vacant principalship of the parochial school. He will probably accept. DESPERATE MILL FIGHT INDIANAPOLIS MA INVOLVED IN FIERCE ENCOUNTER. Tronble Between Workers in Ameri enn Tin Plate Mills at Anderson A Trnsredy Averted. Special to the Indi-tnapoll Journal. ANDERSON. It id., Aug. 3. A desperate tight took place In the hot mills of the American tin plate mills Saturday night by which only the timely interference of fellow-workman prevented William Rogers's head being severed by the huge Iron shears. Rogers is known as "Dude" to tin plate men of Indiana and has been a leading roller ever since the tin mills in the Stat. w. re started. Last week he put H. B. Hih . ,,f Indianapolis, on as a "sub." Saturday night after one heat had been taken out bv Hih' Rngers criticised the work and the men ejuarreled. Rogers is a powerful man and sprang upon Hile. clutching him by the throat with both hands In a viceHke grip. He did not reckon with his antagonist. hOWever, for Hile tore loose the hands and seising Rogers around the body borf him backward till the bnre shoulders were pushed against the hot rolls, and the sizzling sound of burning flesh was heard. Rogers screamed with pain, but he was powerless to loosen the grip which held him. Hile then picked up the tori m ed man and dung htm on the shearing table Rogers's head was pushed between the big shears. Workmen vrers horrified, and only the presence of mind of a fellow-workman who turned off the :ower prevented his head from Ixdug severed. It took a half dosen men to control Hile- Both men have been ser cd with warrurnts aud will be prose-cut-d.

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LATE PRESIDENT'S BROTHER SERVES NOTICE ON NEWSPAPERS. In less They Cease I'slnn: His Name In Connection with Poatolflce Scandal He Will Prosecute. NOT INVOLVED IN ANY WAY ADNER M'KINLE V MERELY ONE OF A. W. MACHEN'. FRIENDS, But Investigation übowi He Is Not Implicated in the Doings of the Alleged Grafter.' Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-Practically vindicated by Postmaster General Payne aud in nsed by the use of his name in connection with the post office Investigation. Abner McKinley, brother of the dead President. Is on the warpath and has notified several newspapers and certain Washington correspondents that if further publicity is given him proceedings will be instituted charajlng civil aud criminal libel. Mr. McKinley ap pears to be very much in earnest, and is suitl to have advised certain newspapers in New York, through legal channels, that he will no longer tolerate what is declared by his friends "to be slanderous a id libelous rumors affecting his good name." As far as can be learned In unofficial quarters Mr. McKinley is not involved in any of the illegal trausactions developed in the Postofflce Department. For many years he has been a cjose friend of August W. Machen, former superintendent of free delivery, and it is believed he has had business relations with the latter, but the best information that can be obtained here is that the investigation so far develops that Mr. McKiuley is in no way involved in the department scandal. There have been some interesting incidents during the past few months relative to alleged libelous reports concerning persons said to be involved. A. W. Louis, chief of the supply division, was informed by a friend several weeks ago that a certain official in the department had circulated reports charging that the official conduct of Louis had not been above reproach. As the story was told to Louis it was clearly libelous. Louis at once informed the gossip that unless he retracted within twenty-four hours he would immediately proceed against him in the courts. Louis got the apology and did not file suit. Charles Hedges, recently dismissed as superintendent of free delivery, some time ago threatened to sue a Washington correspondent for libel and did not change his mind until removed from the department on a charge of falsifying his accounts. The investigation now proceeding in the department is the outgrowth of an attack on Machen made by the local papers last fall, which was continued with vigor for lour or five weeks. Machen threatened legal proceedings and was about to institute a suit in the courts when the attacks ceased. Shortly thereafter an investigation was ordered by Postmaster General Payne, and Machen has been Indicted n many of the transactions enumerated originally in the local papers. As far as can be learned the only basis for connecting Abner McKinley's name with the postal scandal is his close friendship for Machen. That contracts in which McKinley was alleged to be interested have been investigated by Fourth Assistant Bristow is generally believed, but Postmaster General Payne himself ia authority for the statement that McKinley is no Involved. The postmaster general said further that no matter how prominent a man might be, it would not alter the fixed policy of the department to ferret out bribery or corruption in the slightest degree. Rural free delivery will be established at Algiers, Pike county, Indiana, on Sept. 1. The service will cover an area of twentysix square miles, with population of 1,256. John M. Klrby has been appointed regular carrier and Ira Brim, substitute on the rural route at Heltonville, Ind. Catharine Stump was to-day appointed postmistress at Hasting, Kosciuoko, county, Indiana, vice Lizzie Cummings, resigned. JOHN E. MONK. SENT LETTER OF REGRET PRI?SIDET l NABLE TO ATTEND THE CATHOLIC SOCIETIES' MEETING. Convention Addressed by a Porto Klean and by an Indian In the Sionx Tongue. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. S. The third day's convention of the Catholic Federation of Societies was commenced with a solemn requiem mass in St. Nicholas Catholic Church in memory of Leo XIII. Right Rev. Bishop Messmer. of Green Bay, Wis., was the eejebrant and Vicar General Fox of the Trenton diocese preached, the subject being "The Late Pontiff." President Roosevelt sent the following letter of regret: 'My Dear Sir I have received your letter and also have spoken personally about the matter with Bishop McPaul. I regret greatly that It is out of my power, to accep; your very kind invitation. I believe most heartily in the work you are doing In your American Federation of Catholic Societies and it would have been a peculiar pleasure to have accepted your invitation. I am well' aware of what your society has accomplished for the social betterment, not only of Catholics, but all our people, in promoting the unification and naturalization of our countrymen and In working for morality and decency, especially in the intimate home relations upon which rests the ultimate well-being of the entire State. ishing you all success and congratulating you on what you have done in the past, I am, with regard, sincerely yours." Delegate Joaquin Ferran, of Porto Rico, addressed the convention. He said that In his country there were but ninety-five priests for nearly a million Catholics. He asked the convention to ask the American government to direct that the title to the lands of the church in I orto Rico be placed in the name of the church as, although the horch is in possession of the property, the title has never been placed on record. The representative of the Sioux congress, Mintl Hankskaw. a '. Iressed the convention in his m.tlve language. His remarks were interpreted by Father P. IV Dlllman. S. J., the pastor of the Rosebud agen , South Dakota. The chief said In part: "I am glad to look into your faces for I know you are my friends. I know you aid protect the rights of the Indian. If you will In l ihe poor old Sioux people I know y. m will help their children and will help the at boots of their children and the 'black robes' (missionary priests) who are trying to make all the Sioux good "My people love their children very well and they want them to have good, strong bodies, but they also want them to ha OOd souls. They want to have good lives here and also hsppaftor and we want more schools and want more lilacs rohes' to t-a-.h our children, for the black robes te.o'h all good things and teach them well. And when 1 left my p-opie far. far awa they saia: 'Ton go to the Real big federation and hf Feder it ion will ie us more schools and more black robes. " Eeceuin, ho Cnre, ho Pny. Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMKNT fails to cure Ringworm. Tetter. Old Ulcers and Sores, Pimples and Blackheads on the face, and all skin disease. 30 cents.

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Internrban Track Laying; ' TljptonRichmond Connell Grants Traction Company a Franchise. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind.. Aug. 3. The new ln terurban line from Anderson to Elwood by the Indiana Union Traction Company, will be begun to-morrow morning. The lino will be about twenty miles in length. T. N. Stilwell, of this city, has the contract for the construction of the grade and track work. He will put a force of nfy teams at work in the morning. The line is to be complete In ninety days. The graders will begin at the MeCord farm near Frankton. The Anderson Waiting Room. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON. Ind.. Aug. 1. The Indiana Union Traction Company to-day began decorating the Anderson waiting room. For many months the waiting room has been much too small to accommodate passengers and on a rainy day it was no unusual sight to see the near-by stores turned into waiting rooms. With the removal of ths general offices to the Union building the waiting room was much enlarged and new furniture added. There are all sorts of rumors floating about the intention of the Union Traction Company building an uptown station. The latest is that the company will build at the comer of Meridian and Eleventh streets opposite the Union building. Traction Company Pnshlna " Way. Special to the Indianapolin Journal. ALEXANDRIA, Ind., Aug. 3. -The Union Traction Company is making every effort to complete its new line from Muncie into this city Sept. L The building at iarrlaon and Waahington streets, owned oy ths Terre Haute Brewing Company, has been leased for a station and gangs of men are grading in the western part of the city all along east to Oilman, eight miles distant. Much residence property will be ruined by the new route through the city. Rlchniond'a Street-Rail war. Special to the Indlanapolla Journal RICHMOND, Ind.. Aug. S.-The Ri hmond Street and Interurban Railway Company is arranging to double its capacity by installing a new ö0-horse power engine and 0 K. W. rotary double current generator. The generators now in the local power house will be placed in the substation at Cambridge City. Service has n t yet been inaugurated on the Dayton A Western from Eaton. O.. to Richmond. Much ballasting remains to be done. helby Gives a Franchise. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHELBY V1LLE, Jnd., Aug. 3. The Board of County Commissioners to-day granted an attorney of the Indianapolis A Cincinnati Traction Company a franchise to use the highways in the northern part of Shelby county fer the building and operating of the new line. This company's tracks will pa? through Fountaintown. Morristown and Gwynneyllle. Franchise to Traction Company. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND. Ind., Aug 3. At the meeting of the City Council to-night a franchise was granted to the Richmond A Northwestern Traction Company, organised to build from Richmond to Anderen This is the company thst has Just sold its franchise between New Castle and Middletowu t the Union Traction Company. The Richmond franchise has been pending several months. Track Laylna at Tlptnn. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TIPTON. Ind . Aug. S.-The Indiana I n ion Traction Company has a lerge force of men engsged in laying track In this city on the loop around the square west of the eourthouse to be used by the line to Indianapolis. The stone bridge south of tbia city and the viaduct near Atlanta have bean completed and the work of construction will soon commence. Five wore Victims Die. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.. Aanj a -The death list resulting trom the head-end collision between two freights on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad Saturday night haa grown to eight, five men having died today. The following is a revised Hat of the dead Engineer T. 8. Duke. Salisbury. N. C. Fireman 1 A Phillips. Roanoke. Ala.. Fireman John Prince, Salem. Ala . Fireman Joseph Walter. Somerset. Ky.. Fireman Frank Fletcher. Oreenmarv. Tenn ; Eugene Simpson, brakeman, Somerset. K., two unkuown men. Walter rowers, brakeaaan. tioiuerset. Ky., wa eii uiiv i pcrhap fs V Injured and Engineer N. S. iitigerald aen ly hurt.

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