Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 127, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1904 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOUJRNAL, FRIDAY, 3IAY 6, 1004.

Important News of Indiana from the Journal's Correspondents PUBLICAH, Hi CONTEMPT OF COURT, SENT TO JAIL OLD SCORES EVENED UP By DEFEATED DEMOCRAT Bluffton Man Secures Discharge of Ten Firemen and Makes Trouble for a Citizen! RESIDENTS OF LAPORTE WANT HEIISUS TAKEN They Are Anxious for ä Metropolitan Po'lice Force in Order to Oust a Vengeful Marshal. WAR OX THE SALOOXS DEATH AT CINCH OF DIU MITCHELL Native of Martinsville and Graduate of Indiana University Who Rose to Eminence. Judge Artman Punishes Thorntown Man Who Said lie Could Not Secure Justice. PERSISTENT LIOUOR WAR MAXY "SPLIT" TICKETS DIED WITHOUT WARNING

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Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LEBANON. Ind.. May 5.-John Smith, a Thorntown publican against whom charges were filed In the Circuit Court for violations of the Nicholson law, was fined and sent to Jail to-day by Judge S. R. Artman for contempt of court. The temperance people of the county are waging a determined fight against the liquor interests, and have won several important victories in the County Commisfioners' Court, successfully remonstrating against William Vice, of Advance, William F. Hogan. of Zionsville, and James R. Black, of Thorntown. Following these affidavits on Information have been tiled In the Circuit Court against a number of saloon men. William Hogan, of Zionsville, is charged with selling intoxicating liquor to a minor. William C. Curry, of Zionsville. i3 charged with unlawfully maintaining screens on two different occasions and of furnishing liquor to a minor. Richard Rush, 0 Thorntown. Is charged with keeping a gaming house. John Smith, of Thorntown. faces six separate charges. Including Intoxication, assault and selling liquor without license. The bond in each case was fixed at JCOO. Smith sought to have the court reduce the bond to $100 in his cafe, but the request was refused. Bmith. addressing the court in open session, remarked: "I dM not expect to get any justice from you anyway." Judge Artman promptly fined him $23 and sentenced him to Jail for five days for contempt of court. MUSIC FESTIVAL IS CLOSED AT RICHMOND

Great Crowd at the Last Concert of a Very Successful Season of Melody. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind.. May 5. The musical May festival closed to-night. It was a great success and will probably become an anr.uii event. To-night's audience was the largtst of the three concerts given and the work of the performers was received with much enthusiasm. This afternoon the programme was furnished by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Franz Wagner, violcncello; William Howland. Laritone. and Mis. Klonora Kirkham, cor.tralto. of Chicago. To-nighfs propra mme was furnished by the orchestra, the Rk hmond, chorus. Mrs. Genevieve Clark Wilson, soprano; Edward Townt, tenor, Mrs. Kirkham and Mr. Howland. DENTISTS ADJOURN. Officers Elected by the Eastern Indiana Association. Fpecial tr the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND. Ind.. May 5.-The Eastern Indiana Dental Association concluded its annual meeting to-day and adjourned to meet next year at Greenfield. The officers chosen are: President, Dr. B. S. Binford, Greenfield; vice president. Dr. R. I. Bell. Greenfield; secretary and treasurer. Dr. G. E. Stevenson. Liberty. This morning Dr. J. E. Cravens, of Indianapolis, spoke on "Alvellar Pvrrhoea, or Rigg'd . Disease." Dr. C. W. Throop. of Muncie. siok on "Ethel Chloride ns a and General Anaesthetic." The discussion was led by Dr. C. II. Chadwick, of Rihville. This atternoonthe time was devoted to fie-minute discussions on ten practical subjects. Dr. F. R. Carnahan, of Kushville, conducted the work. TO BE TRIED NEXT WEEK. Defaulting Big Four Cashier Prob ably Will Plead Guilty. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH. Ind.. May 5. Judge Plummer to-day sot down for trial the case against It. B. Coapt-tick. the defaulting cashier of the Big Four freight office, this city, for "Wednesday of n,xt week. Warren G. f ayie and Nelson G. Hunter have been enpaged to defend him. but it is understood that Coanstick wili enter a plea of guilty, end e'.Kleavor to get off as easily as pooliHe. The company has the bond of a surety company covering S.Vjoo of the S3.0AO loss, and has notitW-d Afrent Graston that he will be expected to make good th: rest. The agent is vigorously resisting the demand, and may resign rather than advance the 11,100 necessary to reimburse the company. GIRL TAKES POISON IN A MARION STORE Love Affair Said to Have Induced Attempt to End Her Life by Carbolic Acid. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARION. Ind.. May 5.-Blanche Williams, a s ixtoen-year-old girl, entered a drug store this afternoon and purchased 'vial of carbolic acid. As soon as the clerk handed the bottle of ncid to her she extracted the cork and drank the contents. She fell unconscious to the floor and was hastily removed to the Marion Hospital, where she became better and it is probable that she will recover. A love affair i3 said to have induced th? net. Old Jinn Drown nt Hushvillc. pc:al to the' Indianapolis Journal. RUeilVILLE. Ind.. May 5.-Austin Joyce, a3d "eighty-six. drowned in the mill race rear thU city about 11 o'clock to-day. He was walking cast on the C. II. & D. Railroid a short distance east of town, when he was seen to fali in the race by several workmen near the new traction power hoc.e. Whether he committed suicide or !; owned accidentally is not known. EUblis!iedltt2. Glassware It most appreciated when the color, the cut and the finish are uch as characterize all pieces bearing ihe stamp cf Dorflinger a.

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election on Tuesday the Citizens' ticket j elected two councilman, one of whom. G. FMcFarren. defeated J. B. Poffenberger, acknowledged to be the controlling spirit of the Democratic ticket. The old Council held its last meeting last night. th new councilmen not having qualified, and at th!3 meeting PorTenberncr , by means of hia influence on the Council, evened up some scores in retaliation for his defeat. Ton of the seventeen city firemen were discharged, presumably because they had supported the Citizens' ticket. Poffen-berge-r also had an order issued for H. D. Cook, a strong Democrat and Citizens ticket leader, to tear from the streets a private electric wiring system. Two years ago 732 straight Democratic vote? were cast. On Tuesday less than 125 Democrats voted straight. Will Fleht 0er IiiHtruction. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAFAYETTE. Ind., May 5.-The Tippecanoe county Democratic central committee wili meet at the Jackson Club here tomorrow afternoon and an effort will be made by one faction of the Democrats to instruct the delegates to the state convention for William R. Hearst for President. The committee will appoint delegates to the state convention. Dan W. Simms. a next-door neighbor of James K. Risk, aspires to be a delegate to the national convention, but as he is for Parker and Mr. Risk, chairman of the county committee, is for Hearst, there is promised to be a heated contest. AVill Contest the Election. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKLIN. Ind., May 5. Thomas Flinn, Republican candidate for city marshal at Tuesday's election, who was defeated according to the returns by Ora Forsyth, has given notice that he will contest the election. The official count to-day gave Forsythe a plurality of two. Flinn has engaged attorneys to carry the case into the courts. BUTCHERS AND BAKERS ALSO MUST BE GOOD Chesterfield Extends Municipal Reform to Groceries and, Meat Markets. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSQN. Ind., May 5.-The town of Chesterfield, which recently defeated an application for saloon license, has now gone a step farther in municipnl reform. The town was Incorporated a few weeks ago, and the newly elected officers passed an ordinance last night requiring all groceries, stores, meat markets, etc., to close at 8 o'clock Sunday morning and stay closed all day. WORK ON A TRACTION LINE IS UNDER WAY Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., May 5. The construction of five mile3 of new .track connecting Wabash and Rich Valley was begun to-day by the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company, which set gangs of men at woik at the end of Market street, this city, and at Boyd Fark. . The line is intended to take the place of that which now connects the same points in a roundabout way, using the public highway- much of th distance and climbing several hill3, making- operation expensive. Th? new road will require a great deal of tilling, but will have no grades and will have only two curves, both on long radii. Dndly Hurt In a Try-Out. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHELBY VI LLE, Ind., May 5. Joseph Pile was badly injured at the fair ground, to-day, while working a race horse to a cart. He was making the home stretch at a rapid rate vhnn the animal tripped and fell, turning a complete somersault. Mr. Pile was thrown against the fence and knocked unconscious, in which condition he was taken home, and remained that way for over an hour. Besides being badly bruised about the body, his shoulder blade and arm were broken. Xew Industry for ew Castle. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW CASTLE. Ind.. May 5. A deal was closed to-day whereby New Castle secures the nail factory of the Chicago Steel Manufacturing Company. The plant will be constructed in proximity to the plant of the Indiana rolling mill, and will use steel from the latter in the manufacture of nails. The plant will have ten thousand feet of tloor space and will employ one hundred hands the year round. Odon to Have a National Dunk. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. May 5. Authority has been granted for the organization of the First National Bank of Odon, Ind. Capital, $25.0X. Walter C. Garten. Loury Cooper, George O. Abraham. A. A. Lane and J. M. Winkeikleck are named as incorporators. DEMAIID IS MADE FOR All ALLEGED SHORTAGE Factional Fight in Logansport Democracy Causes a Sharp Skirmish in Council. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LOGANSPORT, Ind., May 5. A factional fight among the Democratic leaders here came out last night In the last meeting of the present City Council, when Daniel Gillespie, a Democrat, and chairman of the electric light committee. Introduced a resolution calling on the city clerk to ask thcbondsmen of J. 11. Hemph. former city electric light clerk, to make good an alleged shortage in Hemph's accounts. Hemph. was removed from office some time ago, but the matter was hushed up until alter the election. There was a warm argument between the opposing sides in the Council, ended only by referring the resolution to a committee. Mr. Hemph published a card in a local paper to-day stating that he had offered to Mr. Gillep!c to pay any shortage that could be found, and that Gillespie had told him to wait till th report of the auditing committee. That report has not yet been rettivtd, and Mr. Hemph says he stands ready to make good any shortage that can be found in his accounts, without reference to hid bondymen. Opposes Advance In Hntes. .-"jcidl to the Indianapolis Journal. EVANS VI LLE, Ind.. May 5. Mayor Covert. M. I Johnson, president of the Evansvillc Business Association; A. C. Rosecrans, of the Evansville Manufacturers' Association, and T. II. O'Dell and Alfred Greene, of the local board of underwriters, left to-night for Chicago to meet the governing board rr? the National Association of Underwriters in regard to the proposed luivaiu? In rates here. It Is understood a cuiniuüuiise v.lll be effected.

Mi t: m n 4 : 3 1 r .st. HUNRT M. SfclWAKD. Convicted of Manslaushter. In the Hendricks Circuit Court, for Killing His Wife, in Putnam County, on May 1$ Last. HENRY M. SEWARD FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUSHTER OH CHARGEJF MURDER (CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) tion averred Seward himself had written another man, a former suitor of Alice Baysinger, but. while it was not proved that Seward did write it, it was not proved that he did not. The state's contention that Seward had made a trip to Terre Haute, in the course of which he mailed the aforesaid letter, was disproved. Seward went on the stand in his own behalf and made a good witness. He gave a straightforward account of his movements on the day of the murder, but seemed unable, in the light of the verdict, to have removed every doubt from the minds of the jurors that might have existed as to the exact time he reached home from the field. On this point was sought to be established the length of time Mrs. Seward had been dead when the first neighbors reached the house. . PledKe' Furnish Amusement. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREEXCASTLE, Ind.. May 5. A feature of interest in fraternity circles was the appearance this morning of the pledges of the Jawbones. The new members of this popular interfraternity organization were Miss-es Lenni Bourner, 7sAs Preston, Susie Menifee, Belle Baker, Kate Stanford. Beryl Hart, Grace Walker, Elma Ha worth. The initiation will not take place for several davs, but in the meantime the pledges will furnish amusement for the college world by their "doings," as preliminary to the initiation. Moore Hill College Notes. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MOORE'S HILL, Ind., May 5. Miss Anna Warner, of the department of elocution, assisted by Misses Warda Bowers and Lelia De Vv, of the music department, gave a recital at the college chapel yesterday afternoon. The Sigouraeau Literary Society has initiated Mioses Mattte Morris. Lizzie Becker, Alma Warner, Anna Warner, Stella Richmond and Louella Johnson. James Gibbs. Alvin Dunlap and Otis McMullen are new members of the Photojttean Society. ' Will Represent Washington. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. 1 WASHINGTON, Ind.. May 5. Thomas Leigh Sanford, of the senior class of the Washington High School, won the interclass oratorical contest last night and will be the representative of the local high school in the southern Indiana oratorical contest, to be held at Orleans on May 27. He is a son of William Sanford, sr., and brother of Graham and George Sanford, former publishers of the Herald here. Damage Suit Compromised. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind., May 5. A suit was riled in the Superior Court of Madison county this morning by Charles Viall asking for J5.0Ü0 damages for personal injuries from the American Straw-board Company. The young man is the son of Superintendent Viall, of the Anderson plant of the company. He had his hand crushed in the machinery of the plant at Lima. O.. last week. One, hour after the suit was filed it was withdrawn and a compromise effected. The terms are not made public. College Merger Perfected. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FORT WAYNE; Ind.. May 5. The papers for the union of the Ohio Northern University, at Ada, O., and the Fort Wayne College of Medicine have been duly and properly signed, and the Fort Wayne school becomes the medical department of Ada University. The medical school requires a four years' course. T THE BLOCK COAl SCALE Contract Signed for Two Years, Though Little Work Will Be Done for Some Time. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BRAZIL. Ind., May 5. The scale committee of block coal miners and operators met this morning and after a short session reached an agreement and signed a scale for two years. The scale was practically the same as last year's scale, with 5 per cent, reduction. The miners failed to se-c-ure any of th changes they were contesting for. But little work is being done in the mines at present, but the operators expect the demand will increase considerably next mouth. FOUR PERSONS HURT BY A J GAS EN PLOSION House Wrecked at Marion, Causing a Loss of $2,000 Escapes Were Remarkable. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARION, Ind.. May 3. By an explosion of natural gas early this morning, a dwelling occupied by James McDaniels and family at Jonesboro. was demolished and Mr. McDaniels. his wife and two children were hurt. The four persons received serious, but not fatal injuries. It is considered remarkable that they were not killed, and the house was literally torn to puces and the four occupants were buried beneath the timbers. The loss on the p.uperty was about $-av.

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Spci3! to the Indianapolis Journal. LAPORTE. Ind.. May 5. Th- Republicans and Democrats who opposed Marshal Philip Bongerz in Tuesday's election, and as a result are now beinj made the victims of the officer's vengeance, are arranging to have Mayor Darrow order a census of the city taken, in the hope that it will bo shown to have a population of 10,000 persons, and thereby be entitled to a metropolitan police force, as provided for under the statute of 1S07. The creation of such a force would abolish the office of marshal and would leave Bongerz out of it. The excitement in connection with the alleged liquor law violations was added to to-day by the filing of additional affidavits by Deputy Prosecutor Leiter against saloon keepers for selling liquor on election day. The names of prominent Republicans and Democrats, including the chairman of the Democratic city central committee, appear in the affidavit as having purchased liquors that day. It was learned, also, that affidavits by the score, bearing on alleged liquor law violations, are being prepared and will be laid before the grand jury, which will meet Monday, May Jo.

PRINCE PU LUN TO VISIT UNIVERSITY Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAFAYETTE. Ind., May 5. Prince Pu Lun, nephew of the Emperor of China and at the head of the imperial Chinese commission which will visit the Louisiana Purchase Exposition as the representative of the celestial empire, will come to Lafayette on May 25 to visit Purdue University as one of the points of interest in the country. Announcement of the plans of the Crinese prince were to have been made yesterday at the Fowler Hall dedication exercises, but it was omitted and to-day the students were notified of the intentions of Prince Pu Luu. Governor Durbin ' will accompany the prince to this city, and the students will give the party an ovation. A battalion drill by the cadet corps will be part of the programme, and a trip through the shops, with the students at work, will be another. TERRELL IS PLACED IN EASTERN ASYLUM Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., May 5. John W. Terrell, the insane murderer, was brought from Bluffton to Richmond to-day and placed in the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane. He was in charge of Sheriff Johnston and Elias Poffenberger, a deputy. John Terrell, son of the insane man, accompanied them. Terrell was unable to walk alone and was almost carried to the carriage. When they arrived at the hospital Terrell was taken first to the reception hall in the administration building and later to one of the men's wards. He seemed utterly unconscious of all his surroundings. WANTS DIVORCE FROM A LIFE PRISONER pcial to the Indianapolis Journal. LEBANON, Ind., May 5. Martha A. Homaear has brought suit for divorce from Fred Homaear. The defendant was sentenced on June 8, 1SH, to life imprisonment in the State penitentiary for killing his stepson, Seth Neese, a son of the plaintiff in the divorce suit. The plaintiff avers that since hi3 incarceration in prison he has made no provision for plaintiff's support, though amply able to do so, he being a pensioner, drawing a pension from the government of 12 ler month and at this time has accumulated a sum of money to the amount of $)00. She asks for divorce and I2Ö0 alimony. ANDERSON FILE PLANT IS GREATLY ENLARGED Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON. Ind.. May 5. The Nicholson File Company, of Anderson, has been making extensive improvements in its power department and operating rooms for the last two months, with the puropse of moving here the factory owned' by the company which is now at Beaver Falls, Pa. The operatives in the present force now number over too men. and the new plant will employ 150 more, The company has spent at least $2io.ox) in improvements in the last year. This is the largest file factory in the country west of the Alleghenies. and Its products are shipped to all parts of the .vorld. Last week a large shipment went to India, and orders have been received from South America, Africa and Japan. HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT FOR LIBEL ON -TRIAL Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PETERSBURG. Ind.. May 5. The damage suit of Thomas Stillwell for $10.000 against Jewett Still well, cashier of the Winslow Bank, for Libel began In the Pike Circuit Court to-day. Stillwell asked the defendant for recommendations and the latter wrote an unsatisfactory letter to the plaintiff's intended employer, causing him to fail to secure the position. WELL-TO-DO FARMER LEAVES THE W. L. Hettinger, of Pulaski County, Tells Why He Has Become a Republican. WINAMACY Ind.. May 5. William L. Hettinger, a prominent farmer of Van Buren township, who has been a lifelong Democrat and whose father was a Democrat before him, publicly announces that he will hereafter vote the Republican ticket. Mr. Hettinger is the father of eleven children, but his belief in a large family is not the only Roosevelt theory he now exercises. Mr. Hettinger says he was sincere in voting the Democratic ticket, but adds: "I can't do it any longer. I've been studying this question more closely of late years, and I've reached the conclusion that if I vote in my own interest I will vote the Republican ticket, and I'm going to vote that way, after this, from President down. I have to make my living on the farm, and by hard days work, and I feel tbat Republican times are best." BLIND FARMER CUTS THROAT WITH RAZOR Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RUSHVILLE. Ind.. May 5. Despondent over the loss of his sight. Joseph Osterlein, a farmer near .Milroy, committed suicide about 5 o'clock this morning by cutting his throat with a razor. He arose at 3:43 o'clock, and. going to an outbuilding, committed the deed. When he was found lie was lying in the orchard, dead. He was about fifty yeara old and left a family of nine childrtu.

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Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINSVILLE. Ind.. May 5.-Dr. Giles S. Mitchell, a native of this city, but since 1ST7 a resident of Cincinnati and for many years one of the most prominent practitioners there, died suddenly at his home soon after 1:3) o'clock to-day. His mother, Mrs. F. M. Mitchell, who is about eighty years old. is one of the most prominent residents of MarJnsville. Little is known of the details of Dr. Mitchell's death, except that he returned from a consultation about 1:30 o'clock, and. not feeling well, lay down on a couch in his library. His wife left the room to get something for him, and when she returned he was dead. He left but the widow. Dr. Mitchell was fifty-two years old. He was. graduated from Indiana. University in 1S73, and from the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati in IS75. He traveled in Europe for two years before beginning practice and had since taken special courses in Europe. He was professor of gynaecology at the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, surgeon at St. Mary's and the Presbyterian hospitals and ex-president of the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine. He was president of the Cincinnati Obstetrical Society and member of the American Medical Association and represented the latter as delegate at several international meetings.

Boone County Centenarian. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LEBANON, Ind., May 5. Anna Medford, aged 104, is dead at the county poor farm of pneumonia. She entered the county infirmary with her mother in 1S75 from Center township. Her mother died soon after entering the institution. Anna Medford herself was seventy-five years old when she took up her abode at the poor farm twenty-nine years ago. Nothing is known of her history or relatives and the records of the infirmary throw no light on the subject. Dr. J. K. Jameson Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHELBY VI LLE, Ind., May 5. Word reached here this afternoon that Dr. J. K. Jameson, who left last week to attend the Methodist Conference in Los Angeles, Cal., fell dead in San Francisco, to-day. He was a prominent member of the Methodist Church of this city and was president of the Shelbyville Wardrobe Company. Other Neerologrj-. FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 5.-Relatives here were to-day notified of the death of John R. Hoagland, aged fifty-five, at his home in Chicago. He was formerly private secretary of Cyrus McCormick for five years, and was president of the American Hardware Company at Waukegan. 111., at the time of his death. He was a brother of Miss Merica Hoagland, of the Indiana State Library Board. The body will be brought here for burial. WABASH, Ind.. May 5. Charles Ditton, probably the oldest man in Wabash county, died of age this afternoon at his home in Lagro. He came to Wabash county during the latfi thirties, when the Wabash and Erie canal was built through Lagro, and had lived there continuously ever since. At one time he owned 700 acres of fine land in the vicinity of Lagro, but met with reverses an i died poor. He was ninety-six years old. JEFFERSON VILLE. Ind.. May o.-Mrs. Mary Sylvester, aged eighty, died this morning at the Deaconess Hospital, to which place she was removed from her home several days ago. In her younger days, Mrs. Sylvester was prominent in educational and musical circles, but the later years of her life were devoted to caring for her blind husband, who died a year ago. PARAGON, Ind., May 5.-Perry Hodges, a farmer, is dead after a long sickness. He was the wealthiest resident of Baker township. He left a widow, two sons and two daughters. Mrs. Nathan Manley died last night after a month's sickness of stomach trouble. She was seventy-four years old. The husband, four sons and four daughters survive. BELLEFONTAINE., O., May 5.-Amos Cherry died at the age of eighty-four years at his rTome near Lewistown, where he had resided since 1S31, when he came to this county from near Springfield and purchased from the Indians the land on which he ever afterward resided. He left seven grown children. LOGANS PORT. Ind., May 5. The body of D. J. Rice, who fifty years ago was a prominent business man in Logansport, will be brought here for burial from St. Paul, Minn., where he died last night. Mr. Rice was a pioneer merchant here, but went to St. Paul many years ago. HILLSBORO. Ind., May 5. Mrs. E. J. Connell. an aged native of this vicinity, died last night. Three children survive, two sons and a daughter, the latter being Mrs. J. J. Hinman, of Indianapolis. Mrs. Connell was married in 1841. Her husband died several years ago. RICHMOND. Ind.. May 5. Mrs. Carolina Reltz, aged eighty-two, died to-day at the home of her daughter. She was a resident of Dayton, O., for many years. She was a member of the Catholic Church. OLD MAN TOOK HEAVY DOSE OF MORPHINE Prompt Remedial Action Saved the Life of a Despondent Resident of Marion. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARION. Ind.. May 5. John Turner, having lost his home in a lawsuit, and having reached a condition approaching destitution in nis enfeebled old age, was moved by despondency to take morphine to-night in the hope that a quiet death might put an end to his day of trouble and his fear of further adversity. Having taken a dose of the drug. Turner calmly told his wife and children of the deed, and the quick call of a physician and prompt remedial action saved the aged man's life. STARTED A ROW IN THE WRONG PLACE Frankfort Man Badly Beaten After He Drew a Revolver in a Kokomo Saloon. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind., May 5. John Asvery. of Frankfort, came to Kokomo this afternoon and started to clean un the local "tenderloin." He went into a saloon on East Market street owned by Frank Davison, and, drawing a revolver, ordered the men in the room to leave. One man picked up a pump handle and hit Asvery over the head, knocking him down and cutting his head open. Then the man jumped on him. took his revolver away and sent for the police. On the way to the station he tried to escape and had to be clubbed into submission. LOCOMOTIVES ALL SHIPPED TO JAPAN PHILADELPHIA. May 5. The last of twenty-four locomotives, built in a hurry in this city for the Japanese government, have been boxed and sent to New York for shipment to the far East. Some of the locomotives have been sent to Japan via San Francisco. At the request of the Japanese government the utmost secrecy was maintained in shipping the engines for fear that they may in some way fall into the hands of the Russian.

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CARROLL IS CHOSEN FOR POSITlOtUUORT WAYNE Acting Superintendent Is Made Head of Indiana School for Feeble-Minded. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FORT WAYNE, Ind.. May 5. Albert E. Carroll was to-day appointed superintendent of the Indiana School for Feeble-minded Youth. He has been serving as acting superintendent since the resignation of Alexander Johnson last summer. He was appointed from Indianapolis when the school wasmoved to Fort Wayne from Richmond in 1883, and has shown splendid executive ability In every position he has held. He is about thirty-five years old. POLICE AT ANDERSON MAKE CIRCUS ROUNDUP Special to th Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind.. May 5 Wallace's circus was here to-day, and early last night and early this morning the police rounded up and placed lu jail thirty-five susplciouslooklng characters. They will be held till to-morrow morning, taken to the edge of town and told to leave. It is a varied assortment, the men claiming to be from Indianapolis, Muncie, Fort Wayne, Lebanon, Pa., New York and Sullivan. Ky. It is the largest haul the police here have ever made. INDIANA NOTES. AUBURN. The following corps of teachers have been selected for the coming year at a meeting of the School Board: B. B. Harrison, superintendent; O. D. Tyner, principal of the high school; Lydia Leasure, assistant principal; Moe Provines. Annie Bevier, Herman Brown, Walter Ulm, Ida Gratz. Delia Maglnnus, Lizzie Snell. Mae Welsh. Jessie Peterson, Lydia Teeters, Sadie Bryant, Lora Lamb, Margaret Buckley and Flora Hoffman. GREENWOOD. This week has been filled with the exercises incident to the commencement of the Greenwood High School. On Sunday Dr. Landis. of the Baptist Church, preached the baccalaureate sermon, and on Wednesday night the juniors entertained the seniors and the teachers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Stanton. There are six yovng women in the class. The commencement will take place on Friday night. WINAMAC A recommendation has been sent in for the appointment of John Cooper for postmaster at Beardstown in place of M. N. Beardsley, resigned. P. M. Querry, who made the race on the Republican ticket for treasurer two years ago, has been recommended as the postmaster for Medaryville by the county central committee in place of A. G. Lewark. BEDFORD. The three-year-old daughter of Dr. H. M. Paynter narrowly escaped death by eating poisoned food thrown out by an unknown person for a dog to eat. The child found a nicely buttered fresh buscuit in the yard and ate a few mouthfuls. She soon developed symptoms of arsenical poisoning, and only prompt and energetic medical help saved her. LAWRENCEBURG. A remarkable family reunion was celebrated on Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Eliza Miller Hayes, near the state line, it being her eightysixth birthday. Representatives of five generations were present, including eight children. 147 grandchildren fifty-seven greatgrandchildren and eleven great-great-grand-children. ROCKPORT. The Commissioners of Spencer county have granted a franchise to the Evansville & Eastern Railway to build, construct and operate its lines in this ccunty. The road will be built direct from Evansville to this city. Surveyor James Saunders, with a force of ten men, crossed Pigeon creek and entered this county Thursday morning. WILLIAMSPORT. The seventeenth annual commencement of the Wllllamsport High School was held Wednesday night. The address to the class was by Dr. Walter D. Cole, of Lafayette. Delia Bottorff, R. C. Brier, Carl Bowlus, Roe Fleming. Donald Crawford, Fred Frame, Esther Dick and Elsie Rose were the graduates. FRANKLIN. Walter H. Unversaw. of this city, has announced that he will be a candidate for supreme representative of the Maccabees for Indiana. The State meeting of the order will be held at Terre Haute next week. Unversaw is adjutant of the Third Regiment of the State militia and is prominent In secret orders. WABASH. The annual district meeting of the Wabash District Christian Endeavor concluded a two days' session Thursday afternoon. The attendance was not large. The next meeting will be held at Amboy next May. Mis Rousch. of Jonesboro, was elected secretary, the only office to be filled. NEW CASTLE. By a compromise in the case of John W. Bergschieker vs. the C. C. C. & St. L. Railroad the plaintiff gets $5.X0. The case was brought here on a change of venue from Rushville. and the demand was for damages for personal Injuries. RUSHVILLE. The seven - week's - old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, of Milroy, died in its mother's arms while she was driving near Milroy. She thought the baby was asleep until she showed it to a friend, who discovered that the child was dead. BOON VI LLE. Thomas E. Downs, formerly of Indianapolis, has issued the first number of his paper, the Republican, a neat four-page, eight-column sheet, whose announced mission is to put Warrick county permanently in the Republican column. RICHMOND. The Sunday-school convention of the Whitewater Valles Association will be held lo the Baptit Church at Cambridge City on May 11. An interesting programme has been prepared. Pensions for Indlanians. Certificates have been issued to the following-named Indlanians: Thomas Addinston, $12; Lorenzo Pardee, $21; James C. Small, $10; Myron J. Davis. $12; Charles A. Goble, $S; Abraham K. Jennings. $17; Charles W. Reymer. $12; John H. Tyson. $14; William H. Caiethers. $.; George Messersmith, $12; S. A. Rhode. $10; B. F. Dickover. $12; Thomas Haywood. $r.'; Rudolph Reinhart. $20; Charles V. Eckert. $S; Henry J. Willlts. $10; Marquis D. Nicholson. $1-'; Heirs of Harrison White. $10; Mary Rifley. $12; Harriet Coult r. $12; minors of James A. Morris, l; Eliza A. 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A Shove and Trample on Women in . Trying to Escape from a Street Car. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. May 5. Eleven persons, nine of them women, were Injured In a panic among the passengers of a crowded Independence car to-night. The controller on the front end blew out. and most of the passengers became panic-stricken. In a rush to get to the rear platform of th car men roughly shoved the women aside, threw an aged woman to the floor, and trampled and pushed others from the steps to the street below. Some of the men broke the glass in the windows with umbrellas and Jumped through the windows to the ground. The Injured: Mrs. John Nolan, aged seventy-five, of Independence, condition serl ous; Mrs. John Moody Independence, severely bruised; Sophia Burns, Independence, knocked down and bruised; Mrs. Catherine Mercer, Miss Irene Bryant. Miss Josepha Mercer. Mrs. Will Clark and Mrs. John Cezwell, all of Independence, received bruises; Daniel Collier, of Independence, eye cut by flying glass; Fred Wilkens, hand and wrist cut; Dr. O. C. Halderman, hands cut. TRAIN WRECKING. Movement to Make This Profession a Federal Offense, New York Times. Efforts are being made by a number of railroads in the West to bring about th formation of an association for the purpose of stamping out the crime of train wrecking. All the railroads, and especially those traversing the thinly populated districts In the West, are deeply interested in preventing hold-ufs of their trains, which are often accomplished by derailments, abuse of signals or other dangerous methods, even if the robbers do not resort to methods resulting in the actual wrecking of the trains. The latter plan has, however, become the one which bandits look upon with most favor as insuring them plunder without their taking any great risks, for in case of accidents there is generally 60 much ele to do that the criminals can make good their escape before It is even suspected that the wreck waa deliberately planned and executed by human hyenas. "There can be no doubt." said a representative of a Western railroad the other day, "that the cost of an association, formed for the purpose of taking: whatever steps may suggest themselves as feasible to stamp out this crime, would be many times paid back to the railroads by th saving not only of their property but of the lives of their passengers. Every trainwrecking attempt is generally followed by suits for damages against the railroad, and while it is impossible to gather exact figures on the losses so Incurred it can be safely assumed that they run way up Into the hundreds of thousands. "Perhaps still more important from tha point of the actual cash loss incurred Is tha damage done to the equipment by these wrecking attempts. Th value of a firstclass train, consisting of an engine, baggage car, coach, chair car and several Pullman sleepers, approximates $100.000. Frequently there is so much damage occasioned there is no salvage on the equipment. For this reason it is fair to assume that wrecks of this character would represent an actual loss of from $50.000 to $7S.0 to the railroad company. "Adding to this the damages resultlnj out of personal injnry claims, it is fair te assume that the cost of every such wreck is very nearly $100,000. This is by no means a small item, and anything that could be done to save such a loss any railroad would be glad to undertake. It is believed that joint action in prosecuting train wreckers to the very end will prove to be more effective than the independent efforts which the railroads have so far made. "At present the prosecution of train wreckers has to be carried on under the State laws. This iovolves great difficulties, and it is proposed to secure the enactment of a federal statute making train wrecking a crime under the federal laws. For very apparent reasons criminals fear federal laws and authority more than State laws. The element of locality does not exist In a United States court. Extradition proceedings cannot be invoked to delay. United States officers are not handicapped by lack of means. The criminal classes fear the laws of the United 8tates because punishment under them is swift. The United States government exercises authority over interstate commerce, and' there is no reason why it should not protect the lives of passengers. We hope to accomplish this by Joint action." Plague In the Transvaal. LONDON. May 5 The plague has broken out among the Chinese collected at KowIon for transportation to the Transvaal -mines. The charters of steamers engaged to convey the coolies have consequently been canceled The news caused a serious drop in Kaffirs on the Stock Exchange. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS? The Milks Emulsion Company, of Terra Haute. Ind.. are out with an offer to cure the worst case of Stomach trouble or Constipation in existence, or money refunded, and to start you off they agree to buy the first bottle for you. from your druggist and present it to you free of charge All you have to do is to write and aik them for an order on your druggist for a free bottle, giving your name, address and particulars of your case. This looks to us like a pretty good proposition. The fact that 11 druggists handling Milks' Emulsion are requested to guarantee every bottle they sll. U a sure indication of merit. Otherwise the Milks' Emulflon Company would soon go out of business. anJ we notice they have come to the front very fast since placing Milks Emulsion on the market one jreax ago. a &j

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