Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 9, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1904 — Page 3

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News Throughout Indiana Chronicled by Journal Correspondents The Journal's

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OF A HEINOUS CRIME.. Lawrenceburg Authorities Think j They Have a Clew to the Identity of Rota Kaiser's Murderer. MAX HELD IH KENTUCKY Bpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal. LAWMMCKBUKG, Ind.. Jan. S The mystery shrouding the murder of Rosa Kaiser, near Manchester Station, which has baffled the authorities since last spring, now seems likely to be cleared up. For some time the authorities of this city have been in communication with Chief of Detectives Crawford of Cincinnati regarding one Reuben Brown, a negro of Taibot county. rjeorgia. who murdered a man near Cincinnati several months ago. and who the authorities of Somerset, Ky., have been holding for some time. From words which Hrown has let fall In unguarded moments, the Somerset authorities have connected him with the Kaiser murder, and as the result of correspondence which has passed between the local authorities. Chief Crawford and the Somerset police, It is stated, Sheriff John Axby will next Monday send a deputy to Somerset to convey Brown to this city. The police here are very reticent concerning the evidence against Brown, but It Is said a strong web of circumstantial evidence has been woven about the suspect nd strenuous effort will be made to fasten the crime upon him. Brown. It Is stated, has admitted that he was In the vicinity of Manchester Station, working on the Big Four Railway Improvements, at the time of the commission of the crime. Rosa Kaiser was murdered one evening while she and her agvd father, Martin Kaiser, were returning home on foot from Yorkvllle. where they had been attending services at the Catholic Church. Martin Kalr was also struck down and left for dead. APPROPRIATION FROM CONGRESS IS WANTED W abash River Improvement Association Will Work to Secure Money for a Survey of River. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TFRRE HAITK. Ind., J.in. 8. The Commercial Club has written to Congressman Ilolllday asking him to get the congressmen from the lower Wabash valley together and make an effort for an appropriation by the river and hat bor committee under which the preliminary work of improvement of the river may be begun next year. This work would be a survey on which an estimate could be based. This letter was written to Congressman Holllday before the report of Major Derby, of the engineer corps, had been made public, and In which he disapproves of anything being done above Vlncennes pending the improvement of the river below Vlncennes. He goes farther and says there is practically no commerce above Vlncennes. It Is to prove that there would be enormous traffic with a navigable stage of water that the Wabash River Improvement Association prepared a report of the agricultural, mineral and manufactured products along the river. The friends of the river improvement will continue their efforts, notwithstanding this unfavorable report by Major Derby. WtCITING EXPERIENCE OF A H ELL SHOOTER Sixty Quarts of Nitroglycerin Dumped from His Wagon, No Explosion Following. Kpet-lal to the Indianapolis Journal. FAIKMOCNT, Ind., Jan. 8. Mack Payne, a wellshooter for the St. Mary's Torpedo Company, and living in this city, had the most exciting experience of his life yesterday afternoon while In the Upland field, twelve miles northeast of Fairmount. He had sixty quarts of glycerin on his wagon and the empty tans for 13) quarts more. On the crest of a hill the front trucks of the wagon slid from under the bed. letting It fall to the ground. The horses became frightened and began to rear and plunge. He jumped clear of the eat. and seizing both horses by the head, succeeded in quieting them so he could unhitch them Had the nitroglycerin exploded when the bed fell there would have been nothing left of the man, team or wagon. PLEADED HIS OH'N CASE. Prisoner at Marion Was His Own Attorney, and Won. Special to the Ir.ttanupll Journal. MARION, Ind. Jan. 8. Drster Bow in was arrested by the police to-day on a minor charge. He asked for an immediate trial and when he wajt taken before the mavor he demanded that a Jury be secured to hear the case. He was asked if he had counsel and replied that he did not need any; he preferred to plead his own cast. A Jury was Imnaneled and the case wa heard. The State Introduced a number of witnesses and the prosecutor was there to push the case. Bowin had no witnesses and no attorney. He was given permission to question the State s witnesses and th. n he himself testilled The prosecutor made a short address before the Jury, asking that Howln be found guilty. Bowin spoke at some length. He had never appeared In court before. but he Impressed the Jury, which returned a verdict of not gulltv after out but fifteen minutes. Will MM a I rciKhi Hoed. ftprtal to the Indianapolis Journal. GOSHEN. Ind . Jan. 8 The Sandusky Portland Cement Company will build an lectric railway from Syracuse to New Paris, a distance of six miles, to connect with the Rig Four and Wabnsh Railways for freight tr tfti,- only, it is announced from Syracuse. Th- x tsi-- charges hy the R A o . b reason of which the firm has lout K '"d orders, being the reason given for the step. The line will be a private right of w.iv ,ir,. th. , ..ntia. t f.-r the steel has been made. Jail Breakers in untody. Spital to the Indianapolis Journal. PARIS. Ill . Jan. s.-Sh.rtff W. A. Summers left for Carml. in the southern part Of Ihe State, to-day on receipt of a message fr.m that place stating that Willard Hart and Charles M. rrir. two of the Kdg.ir county Jail breakers, were in custody. The man arrested yesterday at Lebanon, M. , wa not Frank Adams, the Terrs Haute boy mh was among those escaping, as wag at flrat si. n ' Horned I) r.McapIng Meant. Bluets' to the Indianapoll Journal. MU HIOAN CITY. lud. Jan. S -Jesse Humphries, of pern, who has been employed as a fireman on the Lake Erie & Western road, waa frightfully burned by steam and hot water last night as the result of the bursting of a steam pipe on his engin. Thesteam and water rushed from tt.e pipe with auch fore, taat Humphrle waa thrown from H iuun-. IK iua uui u ui re.o . t I .

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OVER PAVING CONTRACT Some Property Owners Want Brick and Others Favor Asphalt, and Threaten an Injunction. NEW LIGHTING PLANT Hpeelal to the Indianapolis Journal. COLI M HI'S, Ind.. Jan. 8. -The City Council has let the contract for the new electric lighting plant for the city to the General Bssstfts Company, of Schenectady. N. T., for $7.033. An engine to run the new plant will be bought on the open market, the bids on engines not being satisfactory. The Council received bids last night for the brick paving of Fifth street and Washington street. Some time ago the Council decided to pave these streets with asphalt, but the property owners brought In a protest and changed the resolution to brick. A representative of the Asphalt Trust has been here for several days and has succeeded in changing the minds of the property owners back to asphalt and they have now petitioned that the paving be done with that material. The Council does not know Just exactly what to do In the matter, and the proper committee will look Into the case this week. E. K. Hood, a property owner on Fifth street, has notified the Council that he will file Injunction proceedings against any contractor who attempts to lay brick on Fifth street. DEATH OF A FORMER NEW ALBANY MAYOR Bela C. Kent Succumbs at the Age of Eighty-Four, After Being an Invalid Many Years. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW ALBANY. Ind., Jan. 8. Bela C. Kent, who served two terms as mayor of New Albany, died to-day at hls'homc in this city. He had been an invalid for many years, and for the past llfteen years had been confined to his home. He was eighty-four years old. and had been a resident of this city for over fifty years He left a widow and three children Alexander Kent, a conductor on the MoDon. Edward Kent and Mrs. Aglae K. Blxby. of this city. At oue time he was one of the leading Democratic politicians of this city, being elected mayor in 1S79 and re-elected two years later. He retired from politics after the expiration of his second term in 1SS3. Funeral of J. H. Slater. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MONTPELIER, Ind.. Jan. 8. The funeral services over the body of J. H. 81ater, of Indianapolis, were held in the Methodist Church here this afternoon, in charge of the Masons. The Rev. Dr. Brown officiated. Interment was in the L O. O. F. cemetery. Other Necrology. NORTH VERNON, Ind.. Jan. 8. Walter S. Prather died at his residence in this city yesterday of erysipelas. Mr. Prather had STTCd three terms as mayor of this city and contributed largely to the development of its public impro ements. For seven years he occupied the position of postmaster. II? s rved In the civil war as a member of Company B. One-hundreri-and-thlrty-seventh Indiana Volunteers. He was one of seven brothers who fought for the Union. COLUMBUS, Ind.. Jan. 8. Miss Mayme McCullough is dead at the home of her mother. Mrs. Alice McCullough. in this city at the age of twenty-three. Consumption was the cause of her death. She was prominent socially here and had a large circle of friends in Irvington and Indianapolis. Miss McCullough attended Butler College and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Camma Sorority. She will be buried here Sunday afternoon. KOKOMO. Ind.. Jan. 8. William W. Laymon. of the Kokomo Wholesale Candy Company, died to-day. following a surgical operation for appendicitis. He was a prominent K of P., and was fifty-two years old. His father, the Rev. John Uymon. lives at Mlehigantown and a brother and sister in Kokomo. A w'dow and one son survive. TROUBLES OF COMPANY G. Goshen Company of First Regiment in Threes of Disaffection. Special to the Indianapoll Journal. SOUTH BEND. Ind.. Jan. 8. Company G, First Regiment, Gosheu, will hold an election Tuesday evening. Jan. 12, at which time first and second lieutenants will be named. The meeting, 't is predicted, will develop the nuc leus of a scandal that Is to follow. Charges have been preferred in Indianapolis against ("apt. H. W. Pease, accusing him of being in ompetent. It is said that as OM as the Investigation has been made an effort will be made to have the company mustered out of the service. lieutenants I'rquhart and Morris have resigned. Affidavits will be filed In the near future, charging that fourteen members of Company ;. First Regiment, I. N. O.. are under f,ile muster WA TED HIS WHITE APRON. Meat. Cutter at Kokomo Prevented a Passenger Train Wreck. Special to the Indianapoll Journal. KOKOMO. Ind.. Jan. S. The south-bound Lake Erie & Western passenger train had a narrow escape from a wr ck here tonight. At the Markland-avenue crossing a street car Jumped the track just ahead of the passenger train, which came flying around a curve. The street car passengers jumped, and on the frantic signals of a meat cutter, who waved his white apron, the engine came to a stop within two f n t of the derailed car. Suicide oi VounK Farmer. Special to the Indianapoll Journal. ATT It 'A. Ind.. Jan. 8. Karl Rush, aged twenty-five years, committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart at f o'clock this morning. His home is in Warren county. wh re he lived on a f:rm with a widowed mother. Yesterday afternoon he left there and drove a mile east of this city, , where he frequently went to see a young I woman, whom he had been calling on for some time, and whom he expected to make his wife. Late in the evening he returned to Attica and stayed all niht at the home of Albert Besdle. He was apparently in good spirits ami nave no evidence of his inI tentlons. At the hour named he arose, ! went out doors with only his underclothes on and committed the act, the first shot being accurate and passing directly through the heart. He assigned no cause, but it is believed that the young woman's refusal to marry him caused the deed. Plana for la vinkiicLce Assembly. Sreial to the lndlanaMli Journal. SOUTH MEND. Ind.. Jan X -Efforts will lie put forth to make the Maxlnkuckee Assembly, aunually held at Lake Maxlnkuckee. the national 'ha uta u. ua of the Christian churches of this country. At a recent meeting of the dir. . tum ;iir,i:i:. tnruts w . . made to purchase the assembly grounds, which heretofore have been leased. The Rev. A. N. Hoot ma of Logansport, who has beeil sect. l.U . h.S feslKII'-d. and Frank C Hudson, of Indianapolis, has been ejected Ills successor. PSSff Health 4 auaea Mnlclde. SrH-lal to the Indianapolis Journal. SI'FNCER. Ind.. Jan. 8. Fred Spencer. a well-to-do young farmer of Jennings township. Owen county, committed sun ide at his home to-day by hanging. Poor health I was the alleged cause. I N.ars old and UiurrUJ. was the alhK'-.l cause He wua twenty-four

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JOHN REED. Who Died at Decatur at the Age of One Hundred and Five Years. OLDEST MAN IN INDIANA DEAD AT THE AGE OF 105 Funeral of John B. Reed, Who Retained All His Faculties Until the End. FOUGHT IN THREE WARS Special to the Indianapolin Journal. DECATUR, Ind., Jan. 8. The funeral of John B. Reed, who died yesterday, aged 106 years, was held at his late home north of this city to-day. Services were conducted by the local G. A. R. post. Mr. Reed wus the oldest man in Indiana, and his vüjsrtity until recently was remarkable. He retained his memory to the end. A few minutes before death he made all arrangements for his funeral and disposition of his property. He was a veteran of the war of 1812, the Mexican war and the civil war. He also served In the Indian campaigns of Indiana and at many times was tendered promotion fr bravery, but declined that he might be more among his comrades when in a tight. Mr Keed was born In New York a id went to Cleveland, O.. when the first house was built in that city. Thirty years ago he came to Adams county and was identified with the progress made by the late settlers. Until he was 104 ytars old he walke! each week five miles to town for his supplv of tobacco. This winter his vitality failed. The end came while he was surrounded by his eight children. INDIANAPOLIS MAY SECURE THE PLANT Christian Publishing Association Forced to Remove Its Printing House from Dayton. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE. Ind., Jan. 8. T. M. McWhlnney, chancellor of Palmer University, who is a member of the Christian Publishing Association, returned to-day from Dayton, O., where a meeting of the publishing board was held. The board is looking for a locution for its large publishing house, it being necessary to move, as a railroad has had the present site condemned. A committee from the Indianapolis Commercial Club was before the board and offered nattering inducements for the consideration of 1 ndianapolis. Accordingly the board will visit Indianapolis Saturday and look at several locations. Muncie has made a tight for the publishing plant, but has received no encouragement. CLAIMS TO BE NEPHEW OF OUM PAUL KRUG ER De Wall, Who Saya He Fought in Boer War. Arrested on Charge of Tapping a Saloon Till. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKFORT. Ind.. Jan. 8. A. R. De Wall, who claims to be a nephew of former President Paul Krugcr. of the Transvaal, was arrested by Frankfort Sottet last night on the charge of robbing the till of William Richele. a Lafayette saloon-keeper. De Wall has been traveling over the country, lecturing. He is charged with taking $17 irom the saloon till while the bartender's back was turned. He was tukn to Lafayette this morning. De Wall shows the scars of four bullet wounds received while fighting the British. TRAFFIC SUSPENDED ON ACCOUNT OF WRECK Broken Trolley Wires and Spreading Kails Caused a Delay of a Pew Hours on Two Roads. LEBANON, Ind.. Jan. R. Roth the Big Four and the Indianapolis & Northwestern Tt Action Company were tied up for a few hours this morning. The breaking of the trolley wires on both the east and west ends of the line caused a temporary suspension of traffic on the Interurhan. On the Big Four a freight wreck occurred two mil. s east of here this morning, blocking tralflc most of the morning. A dead engine near the cent, r of the freight train. No. 60. east-bound, caused the rails to spread and derailed eight cars. Little damage was done. Death Prevented a V editing. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. TEURE HAI TI:. Ind.. Jan. .-Miss Margaret Knecht, of Potsvile, Pa., and R. K. Moore, of Indianapolis, were to have been married here this morning, but shortly before the hour she received messiige of the death of a sister at Pottsvllle and left at ..nee for home, postponing the marrliiKc Indefinitely. Th. . . t . mony was to have been performed i". Terre Haute because they have friends here. ( inn lotion In Bucket Miup ( nae. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PARIS. 111.. Jan. 8. A Jury In the Circuit Court last night returned a verdict of guilty against H O. Samuels, the local r pi s. illative of the Pringle & Browning Commission Company, of Chicago, who was ln-dl.-ted on the charge of operating a bucket (ll.'l. U Ml i lie ii.ii K'1 m i'iciiiUMK ;i blli'K.'l shop Roth the State and city authorities are after the Board of Trade offices of Paris and it may have the effect of closing ull the offices. Plana fur a Mm Hotel. Special te the Indianapolis Journal. BLUFFTUN, Ind.. Jan. 8 -Dell Locke, landlord of the Hotel llliss. is promoting a $56.000 stock company with the purpose of building here a large three-story hotel, covering the entire quarter block, including the present Bliss Hon.' site. He expects to build the hotel during the coming summer. ooliea Strike for li l.. r Wnaea. WASHINGTON. Jan. s. Consul General McWade. at Canton. China, rexrts to the I State Department by cable that a riotous i strike of 4, SM coolies for higher wages had Oi PUITed on the American Hallway at Sumi ux. No one was injured.

FRANKLIN IS REOPENED WITH BIG ATTENDANCE

; Much Interest and Enthusiasm Shown in All the Phases of College Activity. NOTES OF THE SOCIETIES Special to tl; Indianapolis Journal. FRANKLIN. Ind.. Jan. 8. The winter term of Franklin College opened yester iay with the largest number of new students In any corresponding term of recent years. The prospects are very bright for an unusually successful term. It is believed the great improvements made last summer and this fall on the building and grounds are largely the cause of the Increased attendance and the enthusiasm which has pervaded every phase of college life. The regular term address was delivered by Prof. Charles N. Peak, of the history department, who took as his subject "Our Public School System." His address was an appeal to the patriotism of the citizens to co-operate in raising the ideals of the minds of the pupilr. and the public and to assist In the betterment of the school system. The Faculty Club was entertained this evening by Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Hall at their residence on East Monroe street. Prof. R. J. Thompson addressed the club on "The Astronomy of the Middle Ages." The Debating Club has petitioned the faculty to add a debating class to the English department, in order that those who work on the intercollegiate debates may do so under the department and secure credit for all work done. How the faculty will consider the petition is not known. The young women of the PI Beta Phi Sorority will entertain In honor of the new students Saturday evening. The sorority has just moved into its new chapter house, which Is one of the finest sorority chapter houses in the State. It is situated on the corner of Edwards and Jefferson streets. WABASH REPORTS A LARGER ATTENDANCE Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind., Jan. 8. The winter term of Wabash began on Monday. The attendance showed a slight gain over the presiding term. The Rev. Dr. Mackintosh, of Indianapolis, has begun his lecture courses at the college. He lectures on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each week. This course is elective and has in view Biblical studies. Quite a number of students have enrolled. The Phi Delta fraternity has taken possession of its newly acquired chapter house. Subscriptions to the new athletic fund are still coming In, but no report as to the amount received has been given out. Otis J. Starns. a Wabash student, of Hillsboro, is dangerously sick at his rooming place in this city as a result of uraemic poisoning, aggravated by headache powders which he had taken. His condition is very serious. Growth of Indiana ormnl. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. Jan. 8. Tuesday was the thirty-fourth auniversary of the opening of the Indiana Normal School, but there was no especial celebration of the anniversary. President Parsons talked to the assembly about the school's work. He was one of the handful of students present on the opening day. There have been 24.000 students in the school and to-day more than one-half of them are teaching in the public schools of the State. President Parsons says there Is not a township without at least one teacher who haa training at the normal. Colleue Building Dedicated. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GOSHEN, Ind.. Jan. 8. The 130,000 building of Goshen College was dedicated tonight, the principal address being delivered by Prof. Amos W. Patten, biblical instructor in the College of Liberal Arts at Northw.teru University. ALEXANDRIA GLASS FACTORY IS CLOSED Machine Blower Plant Indefinitely Shut Down, Owing to an Alleged Lack oi Fuel. Special to the Indianapoll" Journal. ALEXANDRIA, Ind., Jan. 8. Notices were posted late this afternoon in the local plant of the American Window Glass Company to the effect that to-morrow the factory will be closed for an indefinite period. Lack of fuel is the cause alleged. About seventy-five men will be made idle. This plant is the first of those owned by the trust to be equipped with machine blowers. Struck n Vein of nnl. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ALEXANDRIA. Ind.. Jan. 8 Water well drillers on the farm of Jesse Johnson, two miles east of Summltville, a day or so ago, struck a vein of good coal at a depth of ninety feet. A similar vein was struck a year ago near Gaston, but was so close to the top of the ground that it was decided there wus not sufficient roof under which to mine. This last strike has interested capitalists again, and it will be further investigated. Increase of naea Granted. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAFAYETTE. Ind.. Jan. S -Machinists employed at the Monon Railway repair shops in this city were to-day granted nn Increase in pay as the result of a request for the sume made by the workmen affected. The machinists, seventy-five in number, petitioncd the company for an advance from 29 cents to ;5o'2 cents nn hour. The matter was rt ferred to President McDoel, who to-day visited the shops and notified the machinists' grievance committee that the increase would be granted immediately. loiiiig I ouple rrestcd for Theft. Sieeal to the lndlanaiolls Journal. MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. Jan. R Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dodson. of Chicago, hrlde and groom of a few weeks, were arrested in this city to-day on a charge of larceny, preferred b Charles Reedy, of Chicago, who alleges that Dodson and his wife stole a purse containing Litrc sum of money from his home on Thursday. R.edy learned of the theft soon nfter it was committed, and traced the Dodsons t this city. They were taken back to Chicago this afternoon. ftflM ! "Iter W ill Case. Hpectal ft the lndIanuoll Journal. LAFAYETTE. Ind.. Jan. 8.-Hearing of evident. in the Culver will case began today, witnesses being introduced by the contestant to show that Mrs. Mellnda E. Cul ver, maker of the will in dispute, was op J posed to helping the Home Hospital, thui attempting to shake the theory th.it sh was of sound mind when he made a Km us he quest of $l.oan in favor of the institution Many witnesses are to be called by both sl.l s and the case probably will consume a fortnight An .state worth J.io.i)i) is at stake cellentnll Killed 11. Ilroflier. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SPENCER. Ind.. Jan. K Joseph I Wllley. a youth of Iufayctto township, of Owen county, while hunting to-day tried to climb a fence with his gun In his hand. It was a . Mentally discharged, the load tiiklna effect in th.' head of hiM brother jeob kiilintr him instantly. Don't forg t, pleas' Puin ako l.vur, bet i grocers. Mrs. Austin's of all. At

WILL PAY AT LEAST 40 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR

Receiver Bos worth's Statement Concerning the Failed National Bank of Elkhart. SUM MAY BE INCREASED Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELKHART, Ind., Jan. 8.-Receiver Bosworth to-day made hi? first statement to the press concerning Indiana National Bank affairs. He said: "The bank will pay at least 40 cents on the dollar, and may pay 45 to 50 cents, depending on the assets realized from the manufacturing industries indebted to the bank." The belief had become so general, due to publications by uninformed but speculative papers, that the bank would not pay more than 25 cents, that the receiver's statement created welcome surprise. It is declared some prominent men endeavored to create the Impression of a low realisation in order to buy up claims, in which they were successful in many instances. HOUSE ROBBED DURING ATTENDANCE AT COURT Waterloo Man's Absence to Attend Damage Suit Trial Taken Ad- ' vantage of hy Thieves. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WATERLOO, Ind., Jan. 8,-For some months the case of George Bell versus Charles Kelley has been hanging fire in this county, in which Bell asks for damages In the amount of $10.000. claiming that Kelley had alienated his wife's affections. At various times when the case came up for trial excuses have been presented by the defense, resulting in postponement. This week it was called for trial at Albion, in the Noble Circuit Court, with Gilbert. Berghoff & Wood, of Fort Wayne, as attorneys for the defense, and C. M. Phillips, of this place. P. V. Hoffman, of Auburn, and Robert Barr, of Kendallville. for the plaintiff. Since the case came up Bell and his wife have made up, and have since been living together. Wednesday both of them went to Albion to attend court, leaving his son, a young lad, who attends school, and his hired man, at his house. Late in the afternoon the hired man and a neighbor's hand, named Hector La Moray, whose home is at Burlington. Vt.. entered the Bell home and ransacked the house, taking the dock, watches, jewelry, revolver, gun and Bell s best suit of clothes, besides other valuables, and then going to the barn hitched up the team of horses to a slod, drove away, and no trace of them can be found. Both the hired men came here as tramps, and were taken in by neighbor farmers who gave them employment. Bell Is going on with his case against Kelley, who is a divorced man, but it ia believed the case will be settled before the trial ends. ROAD IS LIKELY TO BE BUILT VERY SOON Encouraging Message from New York Regarding Construction of Dayton-Huntington Line. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MONTPELIER. Ind., Jan. 8 Montpelier citizens this afternoon received a message from New York which says it is likely the D.. V. & H. Railroad will be built. The message was as follows: "Estimate?, plans and specifications for complete electrical equipment contracts for the projected Dayton. I'niou & Huntington, passing through Montpelier, are being got out by the Westing ho use Electric and Manufacturing Company. It is not known whether directors of the road or persons S (ereste.1 in financing the enterprise are securiiiK the same. Details of plans and figures of estimates are not announced and not y. t completed. They will soon be announced aud the contracts accepted and executed." It Is stated that F. U Patrick, of Columbus. )., an Interested promoter, reports the project completely tlnanced for beginning the work of construction very soon. If such a line is constructed it will join the M. H. & Ft. Wayne jit this point and will bo a great benefit to Montpelier in many ways. INDIANA NOTES. SHELP.YVILLE.-The dedication services of the new German Presbyterian Church will be held on Sunday. Jan. tL The Rev. A. K. Mattimcly. moderator of the WhltewaUr Presbytery, will preach both morning and evening. Chillon Idge. Knishts of Pythias, is arranging to organize a class of fifty candidates to take to Indianapolis on Feb. 11. at which time the Grand Idge officers will initiate 1.000 candidates. The lodge here agrees to pay all the candidates n sary expenses while on the trip. NORTH VERNON -Amos C. Silvers has been appointed receiver for the North Vernon Glass Manufacturing Company on the petition of a creditor and has assumed full charge of the property of the plant. The secret orders of this city are conducting" a successful charity fair at Whitcomb's Opera House. The funds derived from the fair are to be used in giving aid to the needy of the city and vicinity. BOOTH REND. The annual St. Joseph County Farmers' Institute will be held In this city on Jan. 2o and IL The programme will be equal to that of previous years. The best of talent has been secured and it is expected that the St. Joseph county farmers will keep up the record of holding the largest institute In the State. ALUM The Rev. E. S. Miller, of Judson, has been called to the pastorate of the Salem Presbyterian Church, made vacant by the disappearance at Detroit, on Oct. 7 list, of the Rev. G. B. Dickey, of whom nothing has been heard since that time. Mr. Miller will assume his new duties on Jan. 17. MICHIGAN CITY. -This city Is at present In the midst of a religous revival, in which all of the Protestant churches are participating A band of divinity students from the Chicago I'niverslty. many of whom are noted in athletic circles, are assisting the local pastors In the religious work. I. KM ANON. The case of Alice A Jones against the Indianapolis Terminal and Traction Company for tf.'M) damages for personal Injuries was filed here on Friday on a change of venue from Marion county. EARLY EVENING ROBBERY. Safe Blown in a Bellefontaine Store Before 7 o Clock. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. IIF.LLEFONTAINF.. O., Jan. 1 Between 6 and 7 o'clock to-night rbe Alfred Butler dry goods store, on the public square, was l irlarized and th saf. broken. More than $Mt was taken. it is presumed that the burglars were hidden in the .store when It was closed at 5: 50. The Job is the most daring done here fur many years. Marlon Plant to He Reopened. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARION. lud.. Jan. 8. George Moore, general superintendent of the American Window Glass Company, has beeu he since Tuesday on a s.cr r search for gas w. lls. and In company with Ed J. Stewart, local manager f-r the big concern, he has made a careful investigation of the territory for fuel supply, it ia the purpose to resume operations In the factory here, known as No. 23. or the Stewart -Estep plant, with human blowers. It was stated to-night that the prospects f..r locatlug a fuel supply w.-re very gKd. and that It is hoped gus wells will be available at once.

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ARMOR PLATE CONTRACT SUBJECT OF COMMENT Officers of Navy Department Claim There Is a Combine Among Manufacturers. FIVE YEARS' PROFITS WASHINGTON. Jan. 8 The recently awarded contract for 1,000 tons of armor plate by the secretary of the uavy, 6.000 tons of which is to be made by the Midvaie Company and 6,000 tons each by the Bethlehem and the Carnegie Companies, has been the subject of some comment before the House committee on naval affairs, during .he hearin now going on relative to the naval appropriation bill. Rear Admiral O'Netl. chief of the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Departmnt, haa stated that evidently there was a combination or understanding betwaen the Carnegie and the Bethlehem companies, as their bids were the same. 'apt. Pendleton, commandant of the Washington navy yard. In arguing for a J ''1,000 appropriation to enlarge the gunshops of the Washington yard, to-day called attention to the fact that the government would save $600.000 on the 6.000 tons of armour which the Mldvale people MN to make. This was glveu as an illustration of what might be saved In gun construction by allowing the iucreased facilities in the government's factory. Capt. Pendleton statsd that the Carnegie and the Bethlehem companies had made money enough during the first Ave years they were engaged In the manufacture of armor f.r the government to pay for their plants. He also asserted that in the manufacture of guns, the government could produce for S2.000.ofl0 what It would have to pay f2.6OO.000 for under contract. It waa brought out that the Mldvale people assumed the risk of having to pay royalty on the armor they are to make for the government. DEFENSE CONTENDED MORTGAGE WAS VOID Objected to Its introduction in Shipbuilding Hearing Given Without Authority. NEW YORK. Jan. 8. The taking of testimony in another of the many legal proceedings developing out of the collapse of the United States Shipbuilding Company, the suit brought by the New York Security and Trust Company, trustee, to foreclose the $10.000.000 second mortgage given by the company in payment for the stock of the Bethlehem Steel Company, was begun today before I'ulted States Commissioner Sheldon. The complainants Introduced a number of witnesses to establish the existence of the mortgage aud bonds, the presentation of their Interest coupons thereon for payment n Auk 1. W03. and the allrgfd default in payment, on which the suit for Corsdostire Is based. The defence, objecting to the Introduction of tiie mortgage and of the minutes of the meetings of the so-called dummy directors of the Shipbuilding cunpauy.

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