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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08
A MEMORIAL HALL
The Construction of One Discussed st Cons
mercial Club Committee Meeting.

The regular meeting of the finance COM
mittee and the board of directors of the
Commercial Club was held yesterday after
noon. At the last meeting of the board
the question of the advisability of building
q memorial hall in this city was brought
mp. 1t was then referred to the directors
with the request that O committee be APP
pointed to consider the matter and act up
on it favorably. President Lilly thought
il advisable yesterday that q committee be
appointed to confer with Mayor Sullivan
and the members OF the Council inasmuch
as 1t would be q city affair. and then the
proper committee could be appointed from
the Commercial Club.
The constitution of the club provides
that on or before the 10th Of each January
q committee on nominations for club die
rectors shall be appointed. The following
gentlemen were yesterday appointed Co
constitute this committee: Thomas b
Day, George X. Sullivan, Alexander c,
Ayres. ID. M. Parry and w. A. Rhodes
The directors whose terms expire this
year are: Edward Hawkins, Nathan Nor.
mann, Otto Stechhan,A- l.. Mason and +. Il,
Stalmaker. The nominations win be madd
before the Goth of the month.
The finance committee reported that dur
ing the past month the indebtedness
against the club has been liquidated.
When the site for the new building at the
corner of Market and Pearl streets, was
purchased the club was allowed four years
In which to pay for the ground. with the
privilege of doing so before If poesibi 9
This has been done.
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at Peoria. for which he served five years,
has now sued him for divorce since the
court has set him free on the remaining
charges.
E. p. Denton, of Hamilton. near Carthage,
has sold to w. d. Story. of Waterloo. Ia.
the PAGER Blue Bob. 2:2S, by Blue Britain,
for 81 600.
Two men. thought to be robbers of the
Disco postoffce. were arrested near Disco
with stolen hand-car making their escape
from the town.
George Van Dyke. of Decatur. went to
Bloomington Dec. z to get $1,000 due, since
which time his whereabouts have been o
mystery to his family.
A man known as "Sitting Dog" Miller
eloped from Philo with Mrs. George Yaedr,
who left husband and two children. The
couple started for Champaign, but the
woman was overtaken. arrested and made
to return to her babies.
A remarkable family named Mowrey
lives at Boynton, near Champaign. There
are nine children, including one girl. They
recently weighed themselves on a wagon
scale, and their aggregate avoirdupois was
100 pounds. or an average of 1SS SO pounds
each.
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HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. TIT is stated
here in connection with the case of the Mis-
sionary Society VS.. Treasurer Kunkel. de-
cided by Judge Blodgett, of the United
States Circuit. on Tuesday last. in which
the Esher faction of the Evangelical Church
sued for an injunction to restrain Kunkel
from receiving and distributing missionary
funds. that. while the decision enjoins
Kunkel for the time being from interior
ence with the investments and property of
not enter into the suit nevertheless, allows
Kunkel to 60 on In the receiving and dis
tribution of the funds that come into his
hands
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DID NOT COME OFF.


A prize-fght was to have occurred at Q,
o'clock last night at Parkinson's Hall, cont
ner South and Tennessee streets. bee
tween Jim johnson, q local celebrity
and "Black Frank" OF Minneapolis
but the mill did not materialize. The men
were not to fight for o purse. but were des
tors when the hat should be passed around.
At 10 o'clock there were about zig
men and one boy. who expected
to see the fight in Parkinson'd
three sergeants of police and several pasrols
men. When the unknown sized mp the
crowd he began to hedge and il W as soon
apparent that nothing would be done. al
his advertised antagonist 1t was too cold
last night TO get up the required amount of
enthusiasm. and the little crowd soon disb
banded.
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Minor Notes.

Miss Matte Snipes was terribly bitten
in the arm by rabid dog at Danville.
James Petty, Hendricks county farmer.
aged seventy five, died from cancer on the
lip.
Henry Meyers, west of MartinsviIle. was
badly injured by o falling tree Tuesday
afternoon.
Superior, Wis, for q murder committed In
1888. was arrested In Hammond.
The wife of Rev. s. G. Fulmer. pastor Of
the First Baptist Church of Elkhart died
yesterday. after a prolonged illness.
Farmer Taylor. of Crawford county. aud
Mrs. StilIson, neighbor woman, were
given terrible beating and ducking by
White Caps.
Edward Cutsinger, farmer. near Frank
prehension of cattle-thieves, who drove off
five steers from his herd.
Mrs /. ID. Sheppard died in Martinsville.
yesterday morning of old age. She was in
her eighty-elghth year, and had been q res
ident of MartinsvIlle more than sixty
years.
Yesterday morning the Charlottesville
postoffice was without fire. the natural gas
failing 30 show up. Several other places
were In the same dilemma, with the Their
mometer al zero.
James Stirewalt. of Center Point, near
BRAZIL. was sentenced TO TWO years TOT
stabbing Charles Kalber. an old man who
testified against Stirewalt when Mrs. Stire-
walt was suing for q divorce.
w. II. Frommyer. Cincinnati drummer,
took forclble possession of quantity of
goods sold to Noblesville merchant, who
afterwards drowned himself The drum
mer was arrested and is held in $1,000
bonds.
Wabash College gets but $40 acres from
the estate of Jacob NJ. Harmon, instead of
400 acres. as stated. The 400 acres were
involved in the suit at Chicago. but the
college had but $40 acres in contest. This
Is valued at about S25 per acre.
Abe Bishop, q weIl-known business man
of Charlottesville, died yesterday at Cam
eron Springs, where he had gone for his
health. The remains will be inferred at
Terre Haute. his former home. He leaves
considerable property. and carried $4,000
life insurance.
The stockholders of the Digger & Neale
Coal Company held their annual meeting,
&C Bloomfield. yesterday, and elected +. NJ.
Digger president, II. I. Neale treasurer and
j. Z. Gilliiand secretary. A per cent.
dividend was declared. The company pro-
poses to expend q good deal of money this
year in improving the plant, and introduce
ing electric mining machinery.
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An Old Soldiers Delusfon.

Fred Plum, q veteran soldier. now in the
oor-house, is insane. and has applied foo
a pension under the disability bill Id
order to receive the money 1t is necessary
to have his mental condition made o mat
ter of record. and County Attorney Brown
yesterday petitioned the Circuit Court fot
an inquest. When that is done and q
guardian appointed, Plum will receive STA
per month. aud will no longer be paupe1
He 10 etll soldier, Superintendent Yeage7
says, and observes military discipline and
forms In his intercourse with the authors
ties at the poor-house. He belonged 10 tho
One-hundred- eighth Indiana Ina
fautry.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Local Forecasts.


For Indianapolis and Vicinity-For the
twenty-four hours ending P. NJ. Jan. 8.
1S92-OecasionaI furries of snow; warmer;
cloudy weather, clearing occasionally dur
ing Friday.
GENERAL INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. forecast till
p. NJ. Friday:
For Ohio and Indiana-Snow hurries;
warmer; south winds
For Illinois - Snow furries; warmer;
southwest winds.
The storm has moved with great velocity
from Assinaboine to Lake Superior. aus
ing light snow In its front. 1t Is followed
by high area of considerable magnitude,
central tonight at Alberta. A second
storm appears to be developing In Texas
The clearing condition has moved from the
western portion of the gulf to the eastern
portion. Snow has fallen in New England.
the lake regions and the Northwest. The
emperature has risen in New England.
the lower lake regions and west of the
Mississippi river; it has generally fallen
elsewhere. Snow fiurries may be expected
in the lake regions and the Northwest, and
light rains in the west gulf States. The
temperature will fall in the Northwest and
will generally rise elsewhere.
Local Weather Report.
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"Haybeck" Conners in Prison.

Sheriff Langenberg arrived home last
night from Michigan City. whittier he took
HAY beck" Corners to serve term of two
years for highway robbery. He inclines
to the belief that Corners under the law,
il entitled to the credit of time since Aug
ing no has been at liberty until Monday
last On this principle, If he could have
avoided the officers until Aug. 3. 1893, be
would have fulfilled the requirements of
the law. without spending day in prison.
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THURSDAY, Jan. z, 8 p. M.
PREssURE--The low barometric area re-
named stationary, with its center over
Lake Superior. Another low area is ap-
parently west of the gulf
TEMPERATURE-The temperature in
creased rapidly everywhere except in Man.
itoba. where 100 below zero is reported.
Ten degrees above zero and lower is re-
ported from North Dakota. Minnesota,
northern Wisconsin and northern Michi-
gan north ward; 200 and less from eastern
South Dakota, northern Iowa. Indiana,
Ohio. West Virginia and Pennsylvania
north ward; 500 and above from northern
Nebraska, Missouri, western Tennessee,
central Georgia and South Carolina south
ward: 500 and above In Texas.
PRECIPITATION-Local light SHOWS fell
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Brandreth's Pills

When anything stands test of sixty years among
discriminating people like the Americans il is pretty good
evidence that there is merit somewhere The of
medicine is best proved by its continued from year
by the persons and families well by steady,
increasing SALE Few, if any, medicines have met with such
continued and popularity has marked the nroduc
and progress of Brandreths Pills. which, after trial of
sixty years. conceded be the safest and effective
purgatve and blood purifier introduced to the public
That this is the result of merit and that Brandreths Pills
actually perform all that is claimed for them concusivey
proved by the fact that those who regard them with the
greatest favor those who have used them the longest
Brandreths Pills purely vegetable, absolutely harm
less and safe to take at any timel sF
Sold every drug and medicine either plain sugar
coated.
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Sentenced to Fifteen Years for Arson.

Sentenced to Fifteen Years for Arson.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Jan. 7.-Basll Ledger
wood and Samuel Hardin were received at
the penitentiary to-day. TO serve q term of
fifteen years for attempting to burn the
Daviess county courthouse. at Washing
ton. on the night or Oct. 6 last. Both men
confessed after their arrest, duplicating
Auditor James G. Lavelle, his brother,
Michael Lsvelle, and Aaron Burr HAYES.
THAR
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how the desoased came TO This
death. The body was not buried ct Man.
Vile. Is was first Intended. but by order of
q brother il was brought back to this city
and shipped 20 Leaisville. where q post
norton examir alton 10 being held to-day.
The brother holds that Doctor Shadday,
author of the whisky cure treatment, Is re-
sponsibIe for Sinkhorn's death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 7.-William Ebert,
teacher in q public school about four miles
north of this place, was attacked by three
boys w HON he told to remain after school
this afternoon, and will die from the effects
of wounds. The leader of the boys was
George KeIstler, son of well-to-dO farmer.
Ebert intended to punish the boys for I'M
ruly conduct. but before he was aware tbs
any resistance would be made, one of them
struck him over the head with poker, and
another stabbed him twice In the neck
with q pocket-knife.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08
Six Boilers Exploded.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. six boilers in two
batteies at the Braddock works. Rankin
Station. exploded to-day instantly killing
Peter zimmerman. the ea gineer seriously IN
Turing James Carpenter, the fireman, and
slightly injuring about q dozen more en-
ployes. The works were partly wrecked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08
Below Zero and Getting Colder.

BURLINGTON. Ia. Jan. Photographic
reports received by the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern officials from points
along their line of road through Iowa and
Minnesota report the mercury at many
points down to zero. while il was 15C be-
Mimi: 12O below at EstherviIle; IS below
at Livermore, Iowa Falls, Albert Lea and
kensett. The mercury is down to zero &C
Burlington, and getting colder.
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Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
MITCHELL, Jan. 7.-Thieves broke into
three stores here last night and made q
small haul They got q small amount. of
money st the postofdce and came near be-
ing caught. The operators are supposed to
be boys.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08

The indianapolis Board of Trade has
been requested by the Chamber of Com
merce. of Boston. to appoint two delegates
70 represent the board on the occasion Of
the ceremonies incident to the com pletion
Of it, new Chamber Of Commerce building
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DENVER, Col, Jan. THE attorneys for
DR.. Graves made motion for an arrest OF
dgment and for o new trial to-day. The
Mrs Graves Is improving slowly. Her
brother. Charles Royce, Of Boston. arrived
this morning.
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Two Lyncbed I'm louisiapa.

NATCHEZ. Miss, Jan.7.-News was received
here to-day that a mob last night forcibly
entered the jail at Rayville. La. and took
therefrom l.. n. Dlsharnon and Cal Foster
with the murder of q Jewish peddler. Mike
Dlmkins, near Delhi, about q week ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08

At last nights Council meeting Presi.
dent Murphy named his committees. but
no action whatever was taken on them by
the Council 1t is necessary for that BODY
to approve the committees. and az
It was not done they are not
legally authorized to transact business,
For this reason the committee on franz
chises will not be qualified to make a re.
port on the water contract ct the next
meeting.
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Nine Electric Car Passengers Hurt.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Jan. IAN electric
street car was run into by freight train
while crossing the Kansas City, st. Joe 81
Council Bluffs railroad tracks last night.
Nine passengers were injured by the col
lision. Henry Wauner, a machinist. and
Willis Tream were fatally injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08

Upon Hoods Sarsaparills as remedy for
pimples and all other diseases caused by
impure blood. It eradicates all impurity
and tones and yitalizes the whole systen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08
The Sim. Hanging Denied.

MOBILE. Ala, Jan. THE report Of tho
lynching of Neal Minis and two daughters
of Bob Sims. near Womack Hill. Tuesday
night, 10 denied by the sheriff of Wayne
county. at Way nesboro, Miss. the nearest
telegraph station to Womack Hill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08

DIR. George J. Cook. of the Health Board
is suffering from an attack of the grip.
The Marion County Drug Association
will meet this afternoon at the Board Of
Trade rooms. The election of officers wiz
occur at the meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08
A Railroad Gets a Verdict

Special 60 the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE. Jan. THE jury in the
case of John w. White, trustee. against the
Nickel-plate railroad brought In o verdict
for the defense tonight. The suit was for
damages IN the sum of s111.s Two years
ago the White wheelworks of this city, the
property of the American Wheel Trust,
were destroyed ey fire. The plant was in
sured for 81. 900 in thirty-seven companies
ana. sne money So WAS pbom PLY Ra,n aver
companies TO recover the value OF the
works. the claim being made that the fire
was caused by sparks from n locomotive of
the Nickel-plate road. The suit has been
pending for q long time and was bitterly
contested. An appeal has been filed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08
INDIANAANDI LLINOISNEwS
Motive for a Young Wife s Suicide May
Ever Remain Enshrouded in Mystery.

Mrs. Ida Wilson Found 10 Have Come TO Her
Death By Her Own Hsnds-Pesky Rabbits
Being Slaughtered by the Hundreds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08

Young Miller Sent to Prison for Two Years.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 7.-Harry Miller.
son of Joaquin Miller, the Poet of the
Sierras." was sentenced to two years i'm
prlsonment to-day for holding MP the stage
in Nendocino county some weeks ago.
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COLUMBUS, O., Jan. THE scene of the
senatorial battle Is one of quiet this MORN
ing and the crowds which made up the con-
tending forces have departed. The result
of the contest is accepted with fairly good
grace on all hands. Senator Sherman re-
ceived hundreds of callers during the morn
ing. who came to extend congratulations
him pleasant journey to Washington, for
" hich city he departed on the 11:45 train
over the Pennsy lvania road. Ex-Governor
Foraker returned to CInclnnati this after
noon. In conversation he expressed him
self as especially grieved and disappointed
over the part which Governor elect McKin-
ley took In the contest. The managers of
Mr.. Foraker claim that had the secret bal
lot been obtained. and for which they made
q fight in the caucus last night, their man
would have received the nomination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08

BERLIN. Jan. IA family consisting of
six members have been found dead in their
isolated dwelling near Beibweisen. in the
Suddenly mountains, on the bohemian
frontier. Evidences existed that the four
adult members had died of influenza, hav-
ing been unable to secure medical attend
ance, and that the two children perished
from starvation.
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in that city, on Wednesday and Thursday.
Jan. 20 and 81. The invitation states that
the event will be one of great interest in
Boston, and its citizens desire that the
various exchanges from the leading trade
centars of the country should participate
with them in the festivities of the occ asion
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Will BE REFLECTED.

JACKSON. Miss. Jan. THE Democratic
members of the Legislature met in caucus
tonight and adopted resolution to the
for United States Senators to succeed
George and Walthall. This means the re-
election of the gentlemen to succeed them
aalvea
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A Putnam County Woman Who Caused Her
Death with Chloroform-

A Putnam County Woman Who Caused Her
Death with Chloroform-
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
GREENcAsTLE, Jan. THE coroner's in
vestigation of the mysterious death of Mrs.
Ida Wilson. at Barnard, resulted in finding
that she came to her death by her own hands.
The immediate circumstances leading TO
this tragic end are. however, shrouded in
mystery. IL is known that she suffered
from neuralgia pains, and was In the habit
of taking morphine and chloroform for
relief from them. She so expressed herself
TO her intimate friends. Tuesday evening
she visited the store where her husband is
quantity of her fayorite anesthetic.
An hour afterward her husband went home
and discovered her lifeless body on the
bed. Whether she inhaled an excess of
she chloroferm while suffering from the
pain in her head. or took 1t with suicidal
intent, will probably forever remain mys-
terry. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson were married
last April, and their welded life was TO all
appearances, . source of unalloyed happi-
ness Her maiden name was DOdd- De-
ceased was about twenty three years old.
Lots of Sport Killing Rabbits
Special TO The Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE. Jan. This morn
ing ten men from Round hill, four miles
north of here. came to this city and had
their pictures taken, together with 464 rsb-
bits they had killed yesterday. They had
organized two parties of five men each,
and the losing party is to give an oyster
supper TO the winners next Wednesday.
The first division killed 1872 and the second
272. This would make q general average
for all the ten men of forty-six and two
ffths One man killed 49, The county is
0verrun with these pests. and there have
been several hunting parties organized TO
kill them of. lt was never known before
when there were so many rabbits IN these
parts as now, and the farmers are glad to
get rid of the nuisance. There was also
hunt near New Market and 225 rabbits
killed on Monday. The losing side con-
tracted with the ladies of the Methodist
Church for o supper for the winners.
Public odd-Fellow Installation.
Special 10 the Indianapolis journal.
RICHMOND, Jan. THE public lnstalla-
tion of officers by Woodward Lodge, /. o.
o. F., was made quite an event. which was
enjoyed by q large audience. There was o
musical programme, in which the Town
send Brothers. William Jay, the Kline
Quartet John Taggert and the Eggemeyer
Quartet were participants. There was an
address of welcome by j. w. Henderson, q
paper on Lodge "Reminiscences by j. FL.
Brooks, and an address By G. e. Binkley.
p. G..
The officers installed were: E. Null, N.
g.; Clark Thomas. r. s. N. G.; George
Carter. l.. s. N. g.; w. c. Lantz. warden;
L. Dean, conductor; Frederick Porterfield,
Armstrong, L. S. V. g.; Charles Thomas
r. s. S.; E. Rowlett. L. s. s.; Philip
Schneider. treasurer: j. w. Henderson, SEQ
rotary; L. II. Jewell, L G.; ". s. Geek.
q. q.