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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03
CORNER STONE LAID.
BlackfOrd COunty's New Courthouse
Now Under Way.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. 2.-To-day
the corner stone of Blackford county's new
courthouse was laid. There was a great
crowd of people here from the county and
surrounding townsville greatest, perhaps
ever seen in Hartford City. The exercises
were in charge of the Masonic fraternity
of this town. assisted by other societies.
The first grand parade occurred at l
o'clock with Hon. Elisha Pierce as mar
shall An address of welcome was given by
Prosecuting Attorney ]. A. Hindman. The
ton was in charge of T. G.. Nj. Martin II.
Rice, of indianapolis, assisted by j. II.
Clifton, d. G: NJ, j. n: Hindman, d. S.
w, J. E. Winning, G. d. Jr. W.. a. H.
c. K. Moffett, G.. NJ, and Rev. j. II.
Walters, G.. c. The laying of the stone was
followed by a historical address by Hon.
B. G. Shinn. Blackboard county's new court
house will cost $4,000. The style of the
building will be Romanesque, with great
tower and carved entrances. The dimen-
sons will be II by 126 feet, and the ma
terial Amherst blue stone. The floors will
be of tile and the wainscoting of marble
There will be- two main entrances north
and south, each twenty-five feet wide, and
structure will have two stories and a base
ment, the latter above ground. The tower,
at the southeast corner of the building,
will be 165 feet high, containing a clock.
thrty-foot ceiling. The building will be
heated by the hot-air system and lighted
throughout by electricity. The courthouse
will not be completed until next fall.
pated: Samaritan, 105, of Marion; Hunting
ton Commandery, 1876, of Huntington; Dun
kirk Royal Arch Chapter, 43; Priam Lodge,
405; Button Lodge, 297; Ossian Lodge, 297,
and Arcana Lodge, Az.
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EDITOR STEAD ON sPOOKS.
Wonders of Will POwer-Experiences
with a Double in London Streets.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
William T. Stead, the editor of the Re-
view Of Reviews, is at the Auditorium An
mex
Mr. Stead loves America and many OF
Americas ways. He looked every inch an
On aS his BACK Ks in tTae
style in his big easy chair. And unlike the
typical Englishman. he is tall. and spare.
and nervous. His hands and face are con-
tinually in motion, and the play of express
sion across his face is largely due to the
profoundly, incSssantly and agreeably on
every subject. He spoke largely of ''spooks"
last night. The subject came up in this way.
This half question, half assertion was put
Mr. Stead, l have seen a statement re-
Gently, that, like Mrs. Annie Besant, you
''Fn tell you," he said, after a thought
full pause "how that statement came to be
made But remember first l do believe in
spooks. L introduced Mrs. Besant to Nine.
Blavatsky. L also asked her to read Mime:
Blavatsky's works; Her materialism had
Then l have 2 note from Nine. Blavatsky
in which she says that she knows l am
tials from the high priestess to that effect"
But about spooks Did you ever have
any personal experience with them?
a seer, but l have seen double. You know
the theory of doubles? l was walking along
the street one day toward my office. | saw
Mrs. -- in front | knew the walk. L
could not be mistaken. She entered the hall
way, and as she got into the elevator / no
ticcd her throw ht,' head up and about In a
very sprightly manner. l thought, We'll. you
are feeling much better than when last
saw you And | hurried in TO put my hand
on h. to make her turn round before get
ting out AS we stepped out / tried 10 place
my hand on her, but she was gone. l hunted
ali around, but could not find her. i went
into the office and asked If she had been
there Yes, she had. but some time before
/ thought it strange that she should come
back TO the building and not come into the
office | wrote 10 her. j asked here where
she was what she doing and what
she was thinking about at twenty-five min
utes past o'clock. She wrote replying
that an hour before that she had left my
office and that at twenty-five minutes past
O'Clock she was passing Holborn court
a mile away from the Office; that she had
left "a bundle there which she very much
wanted and that she came near returning
for it. | believe | saw her double.
But / have succeeded in doing som ething
no one else has done. through my control
of q di>ad woman. 1t Is 20 produce auto
matte handwriting from a living person
VINO Is thousands OF miles away from you.
II -. as far as thought Is concerned, the
annihilaton of speech. Why. / had an in
| terview with Lady Brook in that manner
| ahou' the future GO the English aristocra-
CIV for my paper. She was In the north OF
| Scotland. was on railroad train near
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NO DOUBT OF HIS GUILT.
Murderer Stone Verifies His Second
Confession Mt JeEfcrsOnviIIe.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE result
of the visit of "Budd" Stones wife to her
husband at the penitentiary, yesterday
evening, is regarded here as almost con-
elusive that the men whom Stone impli-
Gated in former confessions are guiltless.
The meeting of the husband and wife was
said to be touching Stone knows that the
testimony of his wife and invalid daughter
before the grand jury led to his arrest, yet
he does not blame them, and seems proud
of the fact that they told the truth. Mrs.
Stone remained in private conversation with
her husband for nearly an hour. He took
his wife in his arms and said: Cecilia. go
back to the farm and raise the children TO
fear God. No one will harm you because of
the murder. pledge you my word my sec
Ond confession was the Gods truth. i killed
them all myself" He said he had impli-
Gated the other men in the crime, knowing
that they would make hard fight to prove
their innocence and this would give him
months in which to formulate plans for the
final disposition Of his case. 1t is said to-
night that the grand jury accepts Stones
second story and will only indict him in its
report tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03
ACADIANs AT HOME.
They Are Ignorant. Untidy and Rnth-
er Ayerse to Manual Labor.

Julian Ralph, in Harper's Magazine.
If the lower Atchafalaya suggested Eng
with its extended nat vistas, far along
which the sky met the plOugh-tracked wa
ter-riddled land. But on high were the
Southern buzZards. 'noisome to the sight
and TO another sense, but ever-beautiful
when on the wing. Apparently no Southern
view omits them. l could almost say
never looked up in the daytime without see
Ing them soaring, with the grace of better
birds, eternally. The mules, the buzZards
and the negroes broke the HOllandiSh simili-
tude. Near the OXnard-Sprague house was
q street OF negro cabins in a double row,
from which came the varied sounds or
jewSharp, laughter. and quarreling. The
cabins were of one Sort-the single type all
over the SOuth-One-storied, often one
roomed, and with rude brick chimney out
all the white folks who trudged along the
highway were Acadians, all but hallowed
by the magic Of Longfelow, and it is
strange indeed to hear that we must not
call them 'Cajuns to their faces lest they
be offended that the term is taken as one
or reproach. and that the negro farm hands,
look down upon these people who have to
take care Of themselves, as the darkies
elsewhere look down upon poor
Ghe Bayou Teche are Very
many who are ignorant untidy and unam-
bilious. though nearly all are saving of
what they get. Some perform odd jobs. as
work is offered to them, and some work the
land Tor those planters who have more than
they can manage, and VINO guarantee a
certain sum which leaves a margin of profit
for the crops they are able to raise. We
saw some rather pretty Acadian girls,
dark-skinned, and just missing beauty be-
cause of the heavinesS OF their faces, and
we asked them where we could find GER
tain group of Choctaw Indians houses
where we might buy Indian basket-work
They did not understand us at all until I
bethought me that Indians were savageS
to the French mind | tried the girls with
that word, and they frightened up and led
us TO the Indian cabins, which were in no
wise different, exteriorly, from the near
by homes Of the girls themselves.
The last of the AcadianS to reach this
new home of theirs came only a little more
than q century ago. yet they were only a
thousand strong then, while now they num-
Der forty thousand. Whether any of their
"EvangelineS' welded Choctaw bucks | do
not know, but sufficient number of French
Nova ScotianS married Indian Squaws
to lend the Acadian faces of to-day a strong
trace Of kinship with the people they call
savageS. Yet L never, outside of British
Columbia, saw Indians so uncouth as were
many of the swarthy yet kindly and simple
exiles from Grand Pre-, who have here
found a drowsy, luxuriant, fowery and
sunny land just suited to their natures.
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NO STANDARD YARDSTICK.
The Federal Government Wanted q
Copy of the British Measure.
New York Herald.


From time immemorial it has been the
custom of nations municipalities or trades
mems guilds 10 keep Sacredly guarded,
after the adoption of units of length,
weight or volume. actual standards of the
same, to be used in comparison and for
the settlement of disputes.
Following this idea, when the beautiful
old City Hall was erected, the municipality
ordered cut in the stone work of the cor
ridor leading TO the Mayors Office stand
ards of length then in use in the city.
English standard and American stand
ard" Oddly enough, at the time no fed
eral standard had been adopted, and so
the words remain only to this day to mark
a blank space. The two others are specified
in full.
AS matter of fact, it is extremely de-
this day an actual standard Of length that
can be relied upon. This peculiar state
The yard, as it is termed, and as is well
known. is represented to be the length OF
the arm of King Henry of England taken
The original measure was kept at the
exchequer in London for many centuries.
at Some time or other il sustained a frac-
mission, in 1742. the following report of
the standard was returned: "a kitchen
good a standard. 1t has been broken and
then repaired so clumsily that the joint
Is nearly as loose as pair of tongs."
For the uses of the British government
an accurate copy of this arbitrary, clumsy,
broken unit was prepared in 1850, and this
copy. by act of Parliament IN 1s34, was
made the legal and actual standard of
length" At the same time II was ordered
that il destroyed it should be restored by
a comparison with the length of the pendu-
Ium that in a vacuum and at the level OF
the midtide under the latitude OF London
vfbrates seconds of mean time.
In 1885 the standard copy was destroyed
by the great fire which destroyed the Parl-
lament House. Then attempts were made
20 find the true length of the yard by the
means of the pendulum, proved utterly i'm
practicable. and so the English government
was compelled TO make use of such copies
of the destroyed yard measure as they sup
posed were reliable.
With = full knowledge of these facts pos
sessed by the United states government it
seems surprising that they should not only
be unwise enough TO adopt the absurd En-
glsh standard. in defiance TO the then exist
Ing and consistent French metric SyS-
tenn but also that they should employ a
special messenger to go abroad TO secure a
copy of the ridiculous measure from an
English instrument maker. This was done,
however. for the use of the coast survey.
Troughton. of London, agreed TO furnish
the standard and certified TO its absolute
correctness.
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FIRED WITHOUT a HEARING.
Rose Polytechnic Faculty Has a Hal
IOwe'en Muss on Its Hands.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Nov. 2.-The fac
ulty OF Rose Polytechnic Institute has in
definitely suspended A B. Howard of Og-
den, L. T., a member of the freshman
class, because of his alleged conduct on
Halloween. A number of the students were
policemen on special duty there, and or
dered TO leave the premises. Howard did
not comply with the order and was ar
rested. His fellow-students gave bail for
him at the police station, and, on trial be-
fore the magistrate, he was acquitted, for
lack of evidence, of disOrderly conduct. The
faculty, however, decided to suspend him,
because the proof that he the
grounds was sufficient President Eddy says
that Howard denies the charge against him,
and that he recently denied having been
spoken to for disorderly conduct in the
chine shop, when the superintendent stated
TO the contrary. Towards fellowstudents
ment, and say that many Of them were
equally guilty. President Eddy says that
their identity is not established. as Is How
ards, and that, at any rate, they left the
premises when ordered to do 1t seems
the boys. eighty a hundred of Them
had made an effigy of President Eddy and
had labeled il Farmer Eddy" and intend
ed to place il somewhere about the main
building The board of trustees has been
in session all day considering the case. \
committee of students waited President
EDDY to-day TO say that they thought in
Justice has been done 10 Howard. and
granted. and the affair will be further in
vestigated tomorrow.
Russell Harrison Assumes Control.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Nov. 2.-Russell
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03
Door Fastenings In Roman Houses.
Hardware

In the average ancient Roman house the
fastening usually consisted of a bolt placed
at the base of each half-door, so that 1T
might he pushed into socket made in
the sill to receive It, In some of the houses
uncovered at Pompeii may still be seen
two holes IL the sill, which correspond to
the bolts in the door. When night came
the front door of the house was made still
bar placed across it and inserted into sock
cts on each side Of the doorway. and the
bar had to be removed before the door
could be opened. There is ancient mention
of an arrangement for boiling or unbolt-
ing a door from the outside. 1t consisted
of a leather thong inserted in hole in
the door, and by means of loop, ring or
hook, took hold of the bolt SO as to move
Ii in the manner deSireO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03

life burden. Purify Jour blood, and You
have It,
al tEs year roi.nd, you mar rely upon
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to
purify the blood ard invigorate the system
It's not like the sarsaparillas, that ere said TO
be cool for the blood in March, April End
May. The :. Discovery works equally weil
at ali times, end in all cases Of bloOa-taints,
or humors, 10 matter what their naae or
nature.
It's tho cheapest blood purifier. sid
through druggists, because you only peg tor
the good you get.
Your money is returned il it doesn't bela-
it or cure you.
Can you ask moyei
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03
TO Save an Annrchisr. Ncck

PITTSBURG, Nov 2.-The French en-
bassador at Washington has interested
hlpsctf In the case of Noel Maison, the
French Anarchist convicted in the County
Court here last week OF murder IN the
first degree. Il has bcen reprcs med 10 the
embass2dor that Maison is poor and friend
less, and that if he had money 20 procure
certain Witnesses he could establish his in
nocence. Upon this Nj. Patenotre delegated
Lson LePortess TO investigate the case
and act for the French government Le-
Porters called at the Jail to-day, but the
warden refused to allow him to see Mason
without an order from court. This VIII os
done tomorrow. lie orters says the case
will be taken 10 the Supreme Court at the
expense Of the FrCnca government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03

GAINESVILLE. O., Nov 1.-The Hard
man planning mill and lumber yard. covering
two blocks North Fourth street, imme-
diately south of North street, were prac-
tically destroyed by fire early this morning.
Loss over 100000; Insurance about $4,000.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Nov. 1.-The foun-
dry and machine shop OF r. g. Weheriftz
was destroyed by fire at O'Clock this
morning. Loss. $4,000; insurance, $500.
The fire was of incendiary origin.
WILMINGTON, Nov. Fire destroyed
Joseph MilTs dwelling at Milford and an
adjoining stable owned by Mrs. Reynolds.
Loss, $4,000 partially insured
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Tortured by furnlars.

ERIE. Pa, Nov. 2.-Masked Burglars en-
tered the home of the venerable Bartholo-
new Crowley, I'm Harbor Creek township,
last night, and demanded his money. The
burglars, three in number, beat and choked
the old man brutally. They then poured
oil over him and his bed and prepared Il
burn him if he did not reveal and delivt.
his money. While about to carry out their
fiendish intentions the old mans daughter
Mrs. Carey, who had been tortured by the
burglars in her room upstairs. jumped from
her window and escaped. This alG.tmed the
burglars and they left The old man is
badly hurt and Mrs. Carey is also badly
injured by the Jump.
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prison Then came the burning of the
house OF one OF the best-known citizens.
Redmond cOnff ssed to the crime, but.
through technicalities got off. Later an
other neighbor had few words with Red
mond. and In day or two four Of his
horses We're poisoned. An old negro was
also almost cut 10 death, and for this he
served n term in prison. He professed re-
ligfOn and determined TO lead new life,
but no sooner were his disabilities removed
than he went back TO his old ways.
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Cravens Presented with a Watch.
A. Il. AS mt Terre Haute.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. 1.-The dis
cussion of the anti-Catholic movement To-
cally was given fresh impetus Sunday last
by the Rev. Mr.. Hump. of the German
Methodist Church. His address was on the
life of Martin Luther. and in the course of
it he referred pointedly to the Catholic
Church He said that the church and school
secret societies, and warned his hearers
that the Roman Catholics were Scheming
to get possession of the civil government
and the public schools. Members of the
American Protective Association say their
order is growing rapidly, and that it is the
intention to have a public lecture here in
the near future.
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Found n Counterfeiter's Cave.

GREENSBURG, Pa, Nov. "A gang of
counterfeters surprised in their cave
in the Laurel Hill mountains about four
miles from Waterford. They were discov-
cred by three hunters named John and j.
X. Rutter and George Shirly, who yeSter-
coal cave, each carrying a satchel The
hunters called to them but they refused to
stop, and ran into the mountain in the di-
rection of New Florence. The hunters
opened fire on them, which the counterfeit
ers returned, but none of the shots took eff
feet The hunters then concluded to eX-
plore the cave, and We're astoniShed TO find
a full kit of counterfeiters tools.
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Renr End COliisiOn.

SILVER CREEK, n. ", Nov. 1.-The
second section of Nickel-pIate passenger
train No; 2, east-bound, ran into the rear
train No. 4S, at o'clock tonight. Engi-
neer William Huffman and fireman George
Briggs, of the passenger train, jumped, and
both were painfully but not seriously hurt.
They both live at CCnneaut, o. None of
the passengers was injured beyond a slight
shaking up. The accident was caused by
negligence on the part of the fagman of
the freight train
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03

Dor for the thirteenth annual convention,
which is to be held in Chicago on Dec.
IL. The call is signed by President Com
pers and the executive council The call
says: ITO protest against the violation
of law. and to the omission to enforce
toiling masses, to demand the passage of
laws protective and progressive in their
character to weld the bonds OF unity and
fraternity more firmly among the wage
earning classes of our country and to
view the events Of the past year, as wei
as TO profit by our experience, are among
the matters which will necessarily come
before the convention"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03

LONDON, Nov. "A dispatch to the
Daily News from Madrid says that the
Spanish war ships yesterday bombarded
all the Arab villages and houses on the
Riff coast, and will continue to 90 SO as
long as the tribes are hostile. The Arabs
gamely replied, and number of their
shots struck the ships.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says that Prince Antonio, of Or
leans, husband of the Infanta Eulalia, and
of the Hussar Regiment
Princess" will join the troops embarking
hali1la
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NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Nov. 1.-The Chi
cage & Southeastern railway is completely
tied up again. All engines are in the pos
session of tax collectors or held by en-
ployes demanding their pay. The affairs of
the company are in a mess. 1t is behind
with taxes in nearly every county along
the line. Employees are determined to have
their pay before they allow the company to
their trains. To-day attorney l.. F.
Clair, of Greenville, o., who has a tax
mortgage against the company for s., 900. -
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Francis Murphy mt Greensburg.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Nov. 2.-Francis
Murphy, the great temperance evangelist,
began a series of gospel temperance meet
ings at the rink here last night He re-
ceivad a grand ovation. There was a large
audience, and many came forward and
signed the pledge Mr. Murphy is receiv-
Ing the hearty support of the pastors of the
several churches here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03

CHICAGO, Nov. 2-Policemen George S.
0'Neill was arrested as a burglar to-day.
Tie made desperate resistance and nearly
killed his captOr, a fellow-ofcer named
Murphy. ONeill had "A jimmy, and was
recognized on the street by Murphy as one
OF two burglars who escaped short time
before, being surprised looting a tailor
shop. O'Neill was supposed 10 be doing
reserve duty at the time OF the burglary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03
Boy Killed with n Cricket Bat.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DELPHI, Ind, Nov. 2.-Johnnie Brewer,
thirteen year old orphan, who was
brought here from Lafayette and adopted,
while playing cricket struck behind the
ear with a bat. That evening he was
seized with spasms and died in fifteen min
uteS He was the of Monon engineer
killed in one of the Broad Ripple wrecks.
His remains were taken to Lafayette for
err
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Burst n Blood Vessel and Died.
70 the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
WABASH, Ind, Nov. Mrs. Coons
Lines. aged seventy-eight, an old resident
of Wabash county died suddenly last
night at her home near Lafontaine. She
was seized with a violent fit of coughing,
and burst a blood vessel in the abdomen.
diving before anyone could reach her.
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EIwood Glass Factory Burned.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Nov. 2.-The Elwood
window-glass factory. owned by Rodifer.
Hoffman e Sons was burned yesterday.
Loss, $4,000; insurance. $4,000. About 80
men are thrown out of work There was
$4,000 worth Of glass product in the ship
ping room, besides fully s12 COO in stock for
the manufacture of glass. This, together
with pots" valued at $1,000, besides tools
and appliances, makes the loss. apart from
the buildings reach $4,000. The factory was
erected by the present firm, two years ago,
at a cost of sos 900