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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
CONFESSION OF A DOCTOR
Disappearance of q Preacher Accounted
For After Twenty. Eight Years.
Rector Feltner Killed by DR.. Foutsnay at the
Grave of the Formers Wife. Which the Ply
stefan Was Robbing for the Sake of Science.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journa'-
GAINESVILLE. Tenn, April There has
been found among the private papers of the
late DIR. FRANCOIS Foutenay. the written con-
fession of a crime which occurred tive nty-
eight years ago, and of which DIR. Foutenay
was never suspected. Rev. A. NJ. F%eltper.
q rector of the Episcopal Church. disap-
peared mysteriously In 1865 aud diligent
search by his friends. aided by detectives,
failed TO furnish any clue to what had be-
come of him. His wife had just died,
but beyond hat no cause for melancholy
was known and nothing could be learned
to indicate any motive for going away 80
strangely. The document in question is q
confession by DE-. Foutenay that he muir
dered Feltner. The confession goes into
detail. DIR. Foutenay was Mrs. t~eltners
physician and became greatly interested In
the case because of some peculiar
features that appealed to his pro:
fessional zeaL When Mrs. Feltner died
be yielded TO the temptation TO steal the
body for an autopsy. He had removed 1t
from the grave and was preparing 70 refill
1t when he received q stunning blow from
behind. and. turning, he found himself
face to face with MI. Feltner. tbs latter
maddened by the dissertation OF his
wife's grave. The rector attacked him.
and TO defend himself. knowing that pro.
tests would be useless. the Doctor
seized the shovel and struck his assailant
on the head, hoping TO stun him and es-
cape. The blow crushed the temple bone,
causing instant death. The horrifed
murderer placed the body IN the empty
coffin and refiIled the grave. Rain washed
away all traces of the work, and the
strange disappearance was soon almost for
gotten.
DIR. Foutensy completed his autopsy with
great advantage TO science. He adopted
his ' ictim's two children. both of whom
are living. The daughter married State
officer. The son is in the government serv-
ice. DIR. Foutenay was a wealthy bachelor,
and left them bis fortune. Mrs. Feltners
body was found where the confession said
it had been buried in the cellar and REIN
tered beside that of her husband.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Hustl,nS for Edenharter.s Place.

Hustlino for Edenharter's Place.
Although 1t was but one day ago that DR..
Edenharter was chosen as the superin.
tendent of the Central Hospital for the In
sane. and although he has not as yet said
that he would accept the place. there has
begun a scramble of place hunters for the
superinteDdency of the City Hospital.
which he will leave vacant. Among the
names which are mentioned In connection
with lt are those of Drs. Galloway. Curtis,
Motif, Stone. who was also an applicant
for the place DIR. E%denharter got. and
others. DIR. Storch. who is now the chief
assistant ut the hospital, is also spoken OF.
The Board of Health. which will have the
appointing. will take no immediate action
in the matter, even should the place be
made vacant at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
DIR. EDENHARTER ACCEPTS.
he Will Assume HIS Duties May 1-Given
Sole Control of Appointments.

The out-of-town members of the Central
Hospital Board. Messrs. Carson and Hansen.
went to the City Hospital, yesterday, to
see DR.. Edenharter. who had been elected
by them. the night before. superintendent
of the first medical institution In the State.
Mr.. Osterman was not able to be present.
owing to illness, being still con.
fined to his bed. Messrs. Carson and
Hauser talked over the work with DIR.
Edenharter. and il is reported that they
told lii he would ave sole authority in
the matter of choosing his assistants and
employees. He accepted the trust in
formally. choosing to wait the official mott
fication of his election before making q
formal acceptance. He will not take
charge of the institution until May /. and
in the meantime. Dr.. Waters will remain in
control.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
STEAMER HEKLA DISABLED.
Slowly Making Her Way TO New York with
About 1000 Passengers Aboard.

Slowly Making Her Way to New York with
About 1000 Passengers Aboard.
NEW YORK. Aprif7. The disabled Thing
valla line steamship Hekla, from Copen-
hagen and Christiansand, with about one
thousand cabin and steerage passengers.
was again heard from yesterday. She was
passed about CPS miles east of New York by
the steamship Veendam, which arrived
last evening The Hekla was coming
slowly westward. She showed no
signals that indicated that she
needed assistance. She was SPOKEN on
March go. about ESQ miles east of Sandy
Hook, by La Normandle. end signaled that
she had broken her shaft. was making re-
pairs and needing no help. She was max
ing eight knots then. but she has averaged
only three and ~one-quarter Knots since. 1t
Is, therefore. likely that she either met
very rough weather or broke her shaft
again.
Edge IL Co.. that the Hekla did not refuse
assistance. which was offered her by La
N~ormandie, which spoke her on March 20.
On the contrary. the Hekla asked aid of
the Normandie. and was refused. The HEX
las request to the captain of the Norman
die for q tow was declined, the agent of the
line declared. E.
last officially recognized the loss of the
freight steamship Naronic. The officials OF
the line have issued the new passenger list
for the season and in the List of the COM
pany's boats the Naronic is not included.
Movements of Steamers.
LONDON, April ARRIVED: Mississippi,
from New York.
KINsALE. April Passed: Etruria, from
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
SAFE W AT WORK.
Cracksmsn Get $500 in Cash at the Nelson
Morris Beef Warehouse.

The large safe IN the Office of the Nelson
Morris warehouse. at the corner of Gill
street and the Union tracks. was blown
open by burglars some time Thursday
night. and $500. ell the money there was in
the cash box. extracted. The firm usually
has on hand large sums. but, fortunately,
bad deposited the bulk of Its cash on
Thursday evening.
After robbing the safe the burglars ex.
ahmed all the private papers OF value to
be found about the Office. but only took
away one note which cannot be negotiated
except by members of the firm. Thornton
and McGuff, of the detective force, are at
work ON the case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
GENERAL WEATHER BULLETIN.
Forecasts for To-Day.

Forecasts for To-Day.
. WASHINGTON, April IS p. M.-For In.
diana and Illinois-Fair; brisk westerly
winds; cooler.
For Ohio-Generally fair: brisk to high
westerly winds; slightly cooler.
The pressure has diminished very much
east of the Mississippi, and it has risen
very rapidly over the northern and central
Rocky mountains and plateau regions. The
temperature has fallen Is to 20 degrees in
the Northwest and has risen 20 to 40 de-
grees In the Ohio valley and lake regions.
1t is % degrees above the normal in
central Ohio. The weather has been
fair and warm throughout the South
and Southwest. Rains have fallen through
out New England. the Northern States. the
Ohio valley and lake regions and snow In
the Northwest. The storm will continue
eastward to Canada, accompanied by de-
structive west winds tonight and to-mor-
row in New England. the Middle States
and the lower lake region and probably as
far Southwark as Southern Virginia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
Disastrous Fire at Warsaw.

WARSAW. Ind. April 7.-At an early hour
this morning the large stables of the North
ern Indiana Horse Breeders Association,
located In this city. were destroyed by
fire. Twenty : three valuable horses
persisted in the flames. among them several
stations recently imported from England.
and W trotting horses with records of
2:104 and 2:12. This was one of the largest
establishments of the kind in the State.
The loss is S2O0.000; partly insured. Perry
Brown. chief of the ire department.. was
fatally injured by a falling wall. Two
other firemen were also badly injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08

Mrs. Maggie Eagle. who operates On
establishment for the manufacture of
ladies' face powder at No. 9Ol4 Massachu-
setts avenue. was arrested yesterday at the
instance of Mrs. Emma Mcfarland. of No.
81 State street. Mrs. Mcfarland charges
that Mrs. Eagle swindled her out of q i've
dollar bill. while she was employed in sell
ing the ~iatter's connection. The prisoner
was slated for petit larceny.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
Governor Crowded with Callers.

The Governors office was crowded with
callers all day yesterday. and he was forci.
bly, reminded that there must yet be many
appointments made. There is the office of
tax commissioner yet to be flied. Mr..
OWNS term expired in the second week
of March. There are four or five State IN
situations whose boards must be filed on
account of expiring terms of incumbents.
A successor must be chosen for Mrs. Hem
dricks. who resigned from the board of the
reformatory for young women. There have
been no applications for this place as VET.
Some appointments will DO announced to-
day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
Peter SmOck. a Settler of 1921 and a Tippe-
canoe Voter. is Dead.

Peter Smock died. yesterday, at his
home. No.. 207 Cornell avenue. &c the ad-
vanced age of eighty-one years. He was
we'll known to the older residents of the
city, having come here IN 1891. He served
two terms as Justice of the Peace. He
was o mem Der of the TIppeoanoe CIuD.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
Live stock Commission.

The State Live Stock and Sanitary Com
mission was in session yesterday at the
Statehouse. with every member present.
Mr.. j. NJ. Sankey. formerly of the State
Board OF Agriculture. met with the con.
mission for tho first time. Samuel Bow
man. of South Bend. was elected president
to succeed Adams Earle. State Veteri-
marian Stull was present and reported that
seven horses had been killed during tho
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
Decapitated by nohe Smith.

Mr.. Thomas F. Ry an, special land and
timber agent under the last administra-
ton. has returned TO this CITY WI thout his
official head. Secretary Hoke Smiths
order of decapitation reached him I'm Mon
tana. where he was investigating SOM
cases. and he was not wen given time to
complete his report.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08

Toledo. Ann Arbor g. Northern Michigan
Railroad COMPANY. and from inducing en-
pIoyes OF connecting lines TO discriminate
against that line in any manner. pending
further action in the United States circuit
Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08


The Society's policies with
2O-year Tontine periods, now
maturing, show (after furnish
ing protection for 20 years.
a return in every case of more
than the total amount paid in
premiums. All 2O-year en-
dowments show a return Of
the premiums paid, with in
terest at rates between 6 and
Z per cent per annum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
Injunction Served on Chief Arthur.

CLEVELAND. o.. April 7.-Grand Chief
Arthur. Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers. was served this morning with
another restraining order. issued at Toledo
by Judge Taft. 1t enjoins hin from issu-
ing any boycotting order against the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
The Second Trust Company.

The organization of a trust company, In
which V. T. Malott. Sterling r. Holt ana
others are prime movers. will be perfected
next week, when Mr.. Malott returns from
New York. 1t has not yet been determined
what the amount of the capital stock will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08

FRANK f. MCNIsH. the original, tn,
only, In his great act. 'Silence and Fun
at the minstrel matinee at the Grand THU
afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08

The Sire Fiend" Consumes 1887 Barrels
of "Oid Stuff" Worth About $3.50, 900.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
~OwENsBORo, KY. April Fire broke
out in one of the Glenmore DistilIing Com
pany's warehouses here. at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. and before 5 o'clock the four
large warehouses adjacent to the distillery
proper were in ashes. The buildings con-
tanned 10. 9s7 barrels Of whisky. and there
were four hundred barrels on which
the tax had been paid. The build
ings were we'll equipped and expensive
structures, and two of them were new.
The fire department could not roach the
fire on account of it being located outside
of the water limit. The wind blew q gale
and famed the flames till they reached
three cottages above the warehouses;. and
these were licked up in less time than it
takes to tell ii. The Glenmore Distilling
Company, of which r. Monarch is presi-
dent. was the principal loser. Slack IL
Perkins lost about l4O barrels: Thixton.
Miliett IL Co.. lost 800 barrels. There were
several other firms whose losses could not
be learned. The total loss is said to be
$780, 00. The insurance will nearly cover
the loss. Ii is distributed among the fol-
lowing companies:
American OF New York. $4,000; American
Fire Assurance Company, S13, 900; Commercial
Union. $4,000; Fire Association Of New York.
$9,977; Guardian, $3.50; German American,
xania. $4,000; Caledonia. $21.193; New York
Underwriters, $17 900; Queen, $1l,500;
Security. $4,000; Royal, $4,000; Will
iamshurg City. 5000; Scottish Union
Rhode Island Underwriters Association. $1,000;
Prussian National. $780,; Peoples. So 900;
New Hampshire, 81 900; Boylest0n, $500; West
chester. $1,000; Northwestern National. 81, 900;
Germania OF New York, 80, 600; Sun Mutual Of
New Orleans, $1,000 on building and $4,000 on
whisky; Union of Pennsylvania, $4,000; Phoenix
Of England. $500; Syndicate Company. $1,000;
Reading Company, $4,000; Oakland Home OF
California, $1,000.
Over Half a Million Loss at Ironton.
IRoNToN, o., April THE Yellow poplar
Lumber Companv's plant was burned this
afternoon. The blaze started about 10
O'clock. from sparks in the dryhouse,
where q large quantity of lumb Der was
stored. The trestle of the Norfolk Il West
ern railroad was also destroyed. Thirty
dwellings were burned. Twenty-Five FAM
lilies are made destitute By the fire. losing
their ell. A high wind was blowing at the
time. Mrs. Brush, an invalid. who was
confined to her bed. was burned TO death,
although efforts we're made to save her.
Tn mill was owned By q Chicago company.
Of which j. Green was president. The Nor
folk & Western road lost seventeen cars.
the property at S400, 000. The IOss on the
dwellings Will reach $40. 600. The railways
loss Is unknown. Two hundred and fifty
persons are thrown out OF employment.
The fire Is still burning. and should the
wind change the rest of the t0wn will 20.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08

THERE will be serious trouble IL Won
don't overcome those dyspeptic symptoms.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the medicine Won
need.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
Ia6iana Trust Stock.

The subscription to the stock of the In
diana Trust Company has reached Sill 900
The full amount. it is thought. IL o
within sight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
Obituary

NEW YORK. April Z.-George T. Seney,
the weil-known Brooklyn philanthropist.
died this morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08

THE frst-part sin ging of Fields min
strels at the matinee at the Grand to-day
Will be alone worth the price of admission.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08

j. E. LEWIS. the apodol wonder. at th
minstrel matinee at the Grand to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08

GROUP 10 prevented by the timely use OF DIR.
Bulls Cough syrup. the mothers friend.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08

quarter on account of CHAMBERS at a cost to
the State of S140. One steer was killed on
suspicion that it was afflicted with pleuro-
pneumonia, but the sutopsy demonstrated
that such was not the case. Mr.. Stull re-
ported that the health of the stock of the
State is unusually good. There has been
only one case of hydrophobia reported. and
that was in q horse, which was killed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
Local Weather Report.


&. +. r. WAPPENHANs,
Local Forecast Official.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
Movements Of Steamers.

LONDON, April Arrived: Mississippi.
from New York.
KINsALE, April Passed: Etruria. from
New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08

seemed to renew my youth. This is absolutely
true" WIS. WARNER, Fond Du Lac, Wis.
Hoods pills cure Constipation by restor.
ing the peristaltic action of the alimentary canal
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-24

The hopslessness Of the fight against
home rule in Ireland is manifest from
the desperate and malignant attacks Of
the Conservatives on the Gladstone party,
and especially in their abuse of the Irish
nation. A British Conservative appar-
emily hates an Irishman quite as much as
he used to hate an American The home
rule Eishmen have shown much greater
courtesy to their opponents than has
been shown to them. Not one of them
has descended to such depths as Colonel
Saunderson, leader of the Ulster faction,
did when he sneeringly alluded In the
house of commons to the .squalid Irish
parliament, with hungry executive,
floating in whisky" Hon. Joseph Cham
beriain, Who split of from the Liberal
party because Of home rule, almost out
tories the Tories themselves In con-
temptuous fings at the Irish In his re-
marks In parliament That the Irish
members keep their tem,2sr y we'll un-
der the taunts Is proof of the.. admira-
BILE discipline and determination to Let
no rash outbreak defeat their cause.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-24
The Cremation Idea.

1t Is making its way quietly but surel,
In the northern and eastern portions Of
the Union. There are now is crematories
In the country, mostly located in the
eastern and middle states. New York
alone has three-one at Fresh Pond. on
Long Island. near Brooklyn. another at
Troy and third at Buffalo. In Ohio
the Cincinnati crematory has held 1t.
own in the face of one of the most con
servative communities in the Union
The crematory is, however, maintained
by the Germans in that city, tho old ma
tive element being mostly against the
idea of burning instead of burying the
dead.
The processes at all the crematories
are similar. At Fresh Pond the furnace
Is fed by anthracite coal. At Buffalo
wood is used for firing, while in Cincin-
natl coke Is the fuel employed. A chapel
Is attached in all cases where simple fu-
neral services are held II desired. At
Cincinnati the body Is lowered upon an
elevator to the cremating receptacle,
which Ia in the basement. At Fresh
Pond the furnace and cremating ovens
are on q level with the main floor. In
the vicinity Of New York cremation has
become 80 popular that frequently there
are two incinerations in one day at Fresh
Pond. In the past four years 900 bodies
have been reduced to ashes here, and the
average is now 50 o month.
The cremation idea is becoming popu-
lar with women, especially with young
women, and for . curious reason-that
Is, tho dread Of being buried alive. There
would bo no coming to LIFE whom all that
remained Of ones mortal frame would
be couple Of pounds Of white ashes. At
Cincinnati some years ago there was .
scandal because Il was found that tho Gre
matory attendant was selling the coffins
from which the bodies had been taken.
At Fresh Pond the coffin, usually Of
wood. Is demolished with an AK before
the syes Of the dad person's frisads In
eass the death was from contagious dis
ease, the coffin Is metallic and soon
sumed with the corpse. It has beenfound
not advisable, however, to burn wooden
collins with the bodies, ss the wood ashes
tsnd TO choke the drafts. gh7t
A beautiful bit Of German sentiment
attaches to the disposal of the ashes at
Fresh Pond. Tho superintendent and
engineer Is q German. In case the rela
tives do not place the ashes Of the dead
In the urns provided for sale and do not
care to remove them, then the engineer
gently sprinkles them upon the flower
beds in the grounds, resurrecting them
in rich bloom. '-'
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-24

The newest terror that has been added
to civilization is undoubtedly the desdl,
folding bed. Within q few days in one
place one Of these Internal machines fell
upon a woman In her sleep, crushing her
leg completely from ankle to knee, and
about tho same time In another part Of
the Union a man and wife narrowly es-
capped being smothsred by their folding
bed suddenly hipping them upright and
shutting them In, Hike one Of the ancient
devices for secretly numbering objec-
tionsble political persons. Ths LIST Of
accidents to babies and grown persons is
30 long that 1t IL scaxy. II begins to be
as much as ones life Is worth to sleep in
a folding bed. The insurance companies
win presently begin to refuse risks on
those who occupy them.
The most expensive ones are sham
bookcases, dressing cases or wardrobes.
With the books and bric-a-brac with
which they are always loaded, with the
heavy wood and iron springs of which
they are made, the things undoubtedly
weigh 400 or 500 pounds. When this
weight suddenly falls sharply across a
human leg or arm, the limb Is crushed.
Tho makers Of these internal machines
either cannot or will not construct them
20 Is to be safe, At least they do not.
Until they do tho only safety is In abol-
ishing the folding bed altogether, con-
venient as it is in crowded rooms.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-24
BANK NOTICE.

COMMENCING MARCH II, 1898,
~ The First National Bank of Reno,
Nevada, will make no charge to its
customers for exchange on Sacramen-
to and San Francisco.
Commencing April i, 1893, the
Bank will issue time certificates OF
deposit, bearing interest at the rate OF a
per cent, per annum.
CHAS T. BENDER, Cashier.
RENO, Nevada, March 10, 1898.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-24
If a late newspaper letter tells tn,

II a late newspaper letter tells the
truth, then Governor Tillman has OBJ
tanned some genuine spook photographs,
the first on record about which there can
be no doubt. He is designing a new
coat Of arms for South Carolina, and the
correspondent says he is having three
female figures prepared for representa-
ton upon it, the figures in question be-
ing each one copied from correct pho
I.h of6le ''l5 2sV5i la-
ines of South Carolina"
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-24

An English company has in contem-
plation the purchase of group OF mines
at Silver Peak, Esmeralda county. The
price asked for the property is $750000,
and if the sale ia consummated it will
required $4,000. more to get water to
the mines. IL is hoped that satisfactory
arrangements can be reached, as it will
create new life in that section of the
country.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-24

1t will be remembered that in the late
Rocklin fire young lady by the name
OF Miss Alice Irish was burned to death
in the Davis hotel. 1t was thought that
she could not make her escape out OF the
burning building, but it has since been
ascertained that she was locked in her
room and the hotel set fire to by a waiter
whose attentions she had disregarded.-
Ex.