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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-10
ANNUAL Y. NJ. C. A. MEETING.
District for Northern Indiana Opens
Three Days Convention.

LOT Opens
Three Days Convention.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind, March 9.-The northern
district Y. NJ. c. A. convention began it's
annual session this evening with about fifty
delegates present, as well as the following
prominent workers.: s. NJ. Sayford, of Bos-
ton: c. l. Hamilton, of New York; E. z.
Stacy, of Indianapolis; G. Percy Williams
and c. E. Cook, of Chicago. Mr. Sayford
and Others Will lecture throughout the
series of meetings, which will close Sunday
evening. The session includes not only the
railroad work, but the general Y NJ. c. A.
work of the northern part of the State. The
programme this evening was the reception
Of the delegates at the Y. NJ. c. A. Build
ing, devotional exercises in charge of VIII
liam Cook secretary of the KinZie-street
railway department at Chicago The OPEN
ing address was by s. NJ. Sayford.
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Well. This Dust be a Joke.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. March 9.-The de-
Tense in the case of banker Beach, indicted
for embezzlement made the first technical
objection to-day by filing a plea in abate-
ment because the grand jury had based
the banks books. In other words ii was
held that the constitutional protection that
no one can be Obliged 70 give evidence that
would incrimlnate himself applied to this
use Of the books which were his private
property. and We're not part of his as
signment
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Cable Notes.

Sir F. G. Lascelles, at present British
minister at Teheran, Persia, has been trans
ferred to st. Petersburg.
Mr.. Gladstone continues to improve, and
bulletins announcing the changes in his
condition have been stopped.
The italian Chamber OF Deputies has ac-
coded TO the demand of the government that
Deputy Feilice Guiffeai should be prose-
cuted for melting the peasants Of Sicily
and other places 10 engage in civil war.
Senior Sagasta, President of the Spanish
Council of Ministers, is trying TO persuade
Senior Camazo, the Minister Of Finance,
70 withdraw his resignation, owing to the
difficulty experienced In finding a suitable
peISo to replace him.
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MONTPELIER OIL FIELD.
The business Picking Up and Num-
her of Wells Going Down.

TIC EUNiHtNs IItINIIE Z ID lEU Il y uff-
Der of Wells Going Down.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind. March 9.--This COM
munity has been much interested in the oil
well that Lockwood & CO. have drilled on
the Spaulding farm in Wells county. 1t has
not flowed any oil since it was shot but
prior 10 that event ii made quite showing.
This. however. is characteristic Of this ter
ritory. The rich oil deposits are not extern
sive as regards area, but some of them are
comparatively rich. These fat pools are
found at intervals along the whole stretch
Of country from Geneva, Adams county,
nearly TO Marion, Grant county, skirtinS the
great gas deposit on the north. X is prob
able that during the coming summer the
Indiana OIL field Will witness some pretty
lively scenes
Some prominent Eastern operators have
located at Marion In order to hsad of the
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Asphalt in Oklahoma.

GUTHRIE, .. +. March 9.-Perry Rod
ney has return Il from trip to the Chick
asaw nation, and reports several interesting
mineral finds. About twenty-five miles west
OF WOOdford he came across Il spring
strongly iTnpregnated with minarals, and
fine lubricetlng oil gathers upon the surface
al the rate OF a gallon or more per day. y
short distance from there he found a place
where about twclty acres were covered
with asphalt. At a number OF places the
liquid asphalt oozcS from the ground in
warm weather.
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NeW-FangIed Internal Mnchfue

ST. LOUIS, March 9.-Ofiicers searching
the house of Hermann and Otto Sasse re-
Gently arrested for connection with a post
Office robbery at DeSoto, Mo-, found to-day
that one or the articles discovered was an
internal machine of a new pattern. Two
fire bricks were found strongly cemented to-
gether. They had been followed out, then
put together. a hole drilled in and the cav
ity filled with nearly quart of giant pow
der. All that was needed was to insert q
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BROWN WOULD GIVE $50.
That Was the Figure offered for
Resignation of Election Clerks.

Resignation of Election Clerks.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, March 9-The at
tempt to induce several clerks to resign
from the election boards in the interest of
Jason b. Brown, congressional candidate
for denomination, in consideration of $50
each, has created considerable comment to-
day. The Democratic primaries are being
held to-day in this county, and Browns
supporters are making desperate efforts to
carry them against Stockslager, as the re-
suit here will virtually settle the fight. To-
day William Matthews, a clerk on the
election board in the Seventh ward, Swore
to an affidavit that he had been approached
with a proposition to resign, and allow
man favorable to Brown to succeed him.
He swore that Postmaster SCHNEIDER had
suggested to him that Brown would give
$50 to have him resign. William Weber, an
other clerk, was given a similar PROPOSE
ton, but both refused to listen to it. 1t is
probable that further action will be taken
in the matter.
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The strike Snreadinr.

BELVIDERE, ILL.,, March 9.-The forces
Of the striking machine hands In the Ma
tional Sewing Machine Company's works
were augmented to-day by the addition OF
the metal polishers, who went out in
body, and who were Joined by about sixty
other employees, who had no connection
with the union. These afterwards became
members of the brotherhood of sewing ma
chine factory employees, which organization
called the strike in the first place. There
seems to be immediate prospect of set
thing the difficulty
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THE BOND FORFEITED.
Final Judgment Rendered Against
CosteHIO's BOndsmen.

HAMMOND, Ind, March 9.-Final judg-
ment was to-day rendered by Judge Gill
lette on the 81, 900 bond which Martin Cos
tello, the convicted prize fighter recently
forfeited by fleeing to Canada The court
appointed ex-senator Youche as special
judge in the suits which the prosecutor will
bring to forecloSe the forfeiture of three
similar bonds OF $1,000. The bonds are in
IDENTIFIED. The other suit against Presi-
dent O'Malley and other members of the
defunct Columbia Athletic Association have
been set for an adjourned term of the Lake
circuit, and will be heard the week begin
ming April %. There are twenty-one charges
the club.
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Charles and Mary Are Out.
,ecial to the Indiananolis Lonrnal.

SpeClaI 10 the InuIdIla pOIlS JOuTNdI.
LA PORTE, Ind, March 9.-Charles Knoll
and Mary Mellenthin were Economically
married in this city to-day by Rev. Es-
singer. of the German NJ. E. Church. Abort
a year ago Knoll came here from Germany
and secured employment as a brickmason
Shortly afterward some friends showed him
a photograph of Miss Mellenthin, then re-
siding in the fatherland, and he was suit-
ten with her looks. Correspondence ensued
and in obedience to his summons the b,ide
TO be immigrated TO this city few days
ago. and the happy pair were united to-day.
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Mrs. Allen Sparks, aged seventy-eight
fell in a cistern and was drowned near
Cutler, Howard county, Thursday
The funeral of A. l.. Tomlinson at Craw-
fordville yesterday, was largely attended.
1t was held at the First Presbyterian
Church and conducted by Rev. Switzer, of
Brazil. and Rev. Inglis. The city officials
and ex-councilmen attended In a body, and
also the p. Q. S. of A, with commandery.
The service at the grave was that of the
p O s of A
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CHIACGO, March 9.--The famous litiga-
ton between William Sturges. the Chicago
promoter, and John V. Farwell and his as
sociates, in the Texas capital and other
schemes will be ended in an unusual man.
point to Judge Tuley, April 4, for arbitra-
ton, and from his decision there will be
no appeal. The case involves 100000 acres
of land in the Panhandle country in north
ern Texas and $50. coo head of critic.
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Determined to Die.

PATERSON. n. j., March 9.-August Dix,
a homeless SILK weaver, attempted TO COM
nit suicide this afternoon by jumping into
the Passaic river off of the Lincoln bridge
He was rescued by Sergeant McGirr, who
rowed out into the stream in boat. Dix
was taken to the police station and locked
up. Shortly after being locked in a cell he
was found hanging to the bars of the cell
door. dead. He hung himself with a silk
handkerchief
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OBITUARY..
George Cooper Common, Mason,
Traveller and Writer.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March o.
George Cooper Connor, perhaps the most
eminent Mason in the South, died at his
home here to-day. He was grand master
of the Tennessee knights Templars at the
time of his demise. He was born IN Ireland
In 1884, came to this country early in Iife
and has since travelled the world over. Ills
letters under the nom de plume ''M2nitou'
have made him we'll known everywhere.
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Cutting Her Teeth ut Ninety-One.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind, March 9-Mrs. Lucre-
tia Palmer, aged ninety-one, lives with her
son. Daniel Ryther. at 413 Aspinwold ave
nue., this city, and although she had been
toothless for many years, full sets of up
per and lower teeth are slowly but surely
pushing their way through her gums. The
teeth are clearly discernble, and should
the old lady continue to live awhile longer.
for which her present health augurs more
than favorably. she will be as we'll fixed
for teeth as ANYBODY
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Hntch's Bill to BE Nodded.

ST. LOUIS, March 9.-H. b. Slaughter,
who was sent TO Washington as the repre-
sentative of the Merchants Exchange to
protest against the passage of the Hatch
anticipation bill, has returned. He says:
MIR. Hatch stated that the bill would be
revised, and that he would like the assist
ance of the boards CT trade in making
changes which would be in conformity with
their rules and wishes. When this IS done
/ feel sure there will be nothing at all OBJ
jectionable in the measure"
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Kerr Will Not Let Them Rest.
Special to the India annlis Journal

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind. March 9.-James A. Kerr,
the wealthy Cardonia merchant, instituted
suit in the Circuit Court here to-day
against Benjamin Simpson, alleging that
Simpson alienated his wifes affections. He
demands $4,000 damages. Mr.. Kerr secured
a divorce from his wife last January, and
in a few weeks afterwards Simpson and
Mrs. Kerr were married.
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KearsarSe Inquiry Concluded.

NEW YORK, March 9.-The taking of the
testimony in relation TO the wreck of the
Kearsarge on Roncador reef was completed
to-day by the naval court sitting at the
Brooklyn navy yard. The finding OF the
court will be reported to Secretary Herbert
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guilty against James Shaunessey for big
amy, fixing his punishment at four years in
prison. Last fall Shaunessey, who came
here from Canada, married Miss Lulu Grim
staff, charming young woman, and short
ly afterward he was arrested at Indianap-
Oils while preparing to leave the country.
prosecuting him. The second wife has been
granted a divorce
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POpuIists Are Dreaming.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, March "a conference
of the leaders of the Populist party of
Indiana will be held in this city tomorrow
to outline the work of the coming cam
paign. A complete State, judicial and county
ticket will be put in the field on the Omaha
platform. The leaders claim that the party
will poll a vote of 100000 in this State.
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MAY BE 4 MURDER.
Attorney limerick Terribly Beats Up
DIR. YOunge, of Fort Wayne.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March "a few
days since a scurrilous article rejecting on
the character of e. V. limerick, a promi-
nent attorney and prospective candidate for
county prosecutor, was distributed about the
streets. There was nothing to indicate the
author, but Mr.. limerick suspected his old
enemy. DR.. j. w. Younge. The two men
have had a controversy for some time, and
Younge has been especially bitter in his
denuncation. This evening limerick en-
tered Younge's office and gave him a ter
rible beating and nearly checked the life
out Of him. He was taken home and placed
in the care of physicians, and at o'clock
had not regained consciousness, and it is
feared his injuries will result fatally.
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An UnreasonnbIe Ordinance.

HAMMOND, Ind, March 9.-Judge Gill
lette this afternoon gave out his decision in
the famous suit of the city of Hammond
against the Chicago & Erie Railway Com
pany for violating municipal speed ordi-
nance, prohibiting the moving of trains
faster than six miles an hour within the
city limits. The court held that the ordi-
defendant. An appeal was taken to the
Supreme Court
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, March civilian
H. Spence, real-estate agent OF Hartford
City. was put off the L. Il. & w. north
bound passenger train four miles south of
this city this morning on his refusal to pay
the extra 10 cents. Mr.. Spence purchased
what he presumed to be round-trip ticket
to this city, but after getting on the train
he made the discovery that the agent had
made a mistake and sold him a ticket TO
Eaton and return. Mr.. Spence offered the
conductor the ticket which the latter re-
fused to accept and then rendered him the
regular fare, which was also refused by
the conductor. The conductor demanded
the extra 10 cents, which Spence refused to
give The train was stopped and Mr.. Spence
was requested to vacate, which he did. Mr.
Spence will enter suit for $4,000 damages.
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Sulzer at linton.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Upton, Ind, March 9.-Last night NJ.
r. Sulzer. of Madison, candidate for Secre-
tary of State addressed the Republicans
at their clubrooms here. He spoke over an
hour and made many friends. There was
also present A. II. Purdue. OF Iankeetown,
candidate for State Geologist.
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on in the interior of the pyramids. IT was
hidden in tomb near relative OF the royal
family. Jewels and gold-encrusted precious
stones were in great variety. including a
crown, probably the oldest specimen OF
Egyptian art. and xquisitely-molded lions.
This discovery doubles the importance OF
GhiZeh
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The Kaiser mt CharIottenburg.

BERLIN, March 9.-The imperial family
visited Charlottenburg to-day and placed
wreaths upon the sarcophagus OF Emperor
William on the occasion of the anniversary
Of his death. The Emperor this evening
was the guest at dinner given by the
Prlissian Agricultural Minister. The EN-
peror chatted until midnight agriculture
81 questions with the gentlemen present,
but avoided discussion of politics. He
eyfnced great interest In the project to
create chambers OF agriculture, and said
he thought they would be appropriate
bodies to negotiate with the government in
behalf OF the land owners.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 9.-The Sec
ond annual reunion of the One-hundred-
and-fifty-second Volunteer Infantry, held
here yesterday and last night, was one of
the largest gatherings of the kind in this
city. The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Marshall Makemson, of
Warsaw; vice president, Lieut.. Austin
Funk. of Warsaw; treasurer, j. w. Brouse,
of kendalville; secretary, Alvin Robinson.
of Warsaw. The next meeting will be at
Warsaw next March. After the election
Maj. r. T. Mcdonald, who was a member
of the regiment, invited the entire regi-
ment to a banquet at the New Aveline,
where a dinner served to ninety-five
comrades. In the evening a campfire was
held, at which Harvey c. Hanna presided.
Short speeches were made by Col. r. 5.
-obertson. Col. c. A Whitaker, Col. o.
d. Hurd, Major Mcdonald, Capt n. II. KEEL
sew and s j. You.
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Rosebe-y's Investments In FIorida.

PENSACOLA, Fla, March 9.-LOrd Rose
berry. Englands new Premier. is q larEa
stakeholder in the Southern States Land
and Timber Company, an English corpora
ton that has several large mills IN This
county and its general office in this CITY,
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Breckinridge,s Marriage Certificate.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March County
Clerk George Webb received telegram
last night from Hon. Calderon Carlisle, one
of Miss Pollard's counsel. requesting him
to send at once a certified copy Of the
ms rrlaqe record of Mr.. Breckenridge and
Mrs. Louise Scott Wing, of this city. Mr..
Webb sent the copy this morning by eX-
press to Washington.
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NEW ALBANY, Ind, March 9-John Il
Gowdy, chairman of the Republican State
central committee and the members of the
Third district committee met to-day in this
city TO fix the dates of the several conven-
tons. The congressional convention will be
held in this city Thursday, June 4 The
Clark and Jefferson joint senatorial con-
vention was set for June at Madison. The
Clark, Scott and Jennings joint legislative
convention will be held June at Scots
burg. The date of the Floyd and Harrison
joint legislative convention was not definite
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, March 9-The
Alexandria iron works was formally organ
lied to-day with capital stock of $4,000.
This plant will absorb a foundry in
neghboring town and will bring It's ma
chinery and materials here. The concern is
composed entirely of Elwood capital, and
the only inducements offered were free site
free fuel and the advantages OF location.
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CHILEAN ConservatIye. Defeated.

VALPARAISO. March 9.-The result of
the elections for members OF the Gillian
Congress is now definitely known, and no
doubt is left as to the utter defeat of the
Conservatives. The next Senate will be
composed OF twenty-one Liberals and elev-
en- Conservatives. while the Chamber of
DEPUTIES will contain twenty-eight Lib
erals twenty-eight Conservatives. twenty
two Balmacedists and sixteen Radicals.
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MARY YELLIN' COMING
The Terrible Secured by Miami
County POpulistS to Speak.
Fort Wayne Attorney Brutality Pun
mels INSTRUMENTATION Indi-
ana District I. VI. c. A.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
PERU, Ind, March 9-The southern part
of this county, very strong with Prohibi-
tionists and Populists. has united in
scheme to revolutionize county politics by
engaging Mary Ellen Lease and Helen
Cougar to deliver series of speeches to
purify politics and firmly cement the two
parties together. The result is awaited with
much interest.
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Bomb ExpIodes Under N Bed.

PARIS. March 9.-An Internal machine
exploded this evening under the bed of a
workman who had apartment in a house
In the Colombo quarter, and caused much
excitement among the people in the neigh
borhood. The workman and his landlady
were arrested. The prisoners made conflict
ing explanations as to the presence of the
bomb under the bed The man says that
he was not in his room at the time of the
explosion. and disclaimed all knowledge or
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1000 on STRIKE.
Flax-WOrkers at Paterson Join the
Silk Weavers.

NEW YORK, March 9.-Nearly seven
thousand persons are now on strike in Pat
erson. To-day the flaxworkers Joined the
silk weavers in their demand for higher
wages. Almost all the employees of the
Barbour Flax-Spinning Company went out.
The streets were crowded tonight with the
strikers. The police dispersed every crowd
that gathered. but no one was hurt
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$500 $500 SET or detectives or police officers
S<-ttsx5 'x wnere than those who do duty in
,1rors- 1lIu, and their success, If such IL
cres 49, De. In running this frightful
hosfiIa c~,t9a. earth viii amply refute all
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Rosebery VIII Make n Speech.

LONDON, March 9.-Lord Rosebery. rhe
new Prime Minister. will on March II make
an address at Edinburgh To delegates from
rbe liberal associations or all parts or
Scotland Upon this occasion Lord Rose
berry is expected 70 make an important pro-
nouncement OF the policy which the new
Ministry intends TO adopt.
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Murder at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, March 9-George VII
liams, colored, proprietor of restaurant
at 50 East Front street, shot and fatally
wounded Charles Freeman, negro rousta-
bout, tonight. The shooting was the result
OF an old quarrel.
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Germany Will Build n Cruiser.

BERLIN. March 9.-In the Reichstag to-
day the government asked that money be
appropriated for new ships. Vice Admiral
Holman. Secretary OF Naval Affairs said
the question was not an increase OF the
navy but merely TO replace vessels which
have become obsolete Finally money for
one cruiser out Of the three asked for was
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a FATAL SPOON.
Charles RaEelman Commits Suicide
I'm an Original Way.

Speclal 10 the Indianapolis journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 9-Several
weeks ago Charles Hazelman, of this coun-
ty, was locked up for attempting to harm
his parents, he being subject to spells of
insanity. He was placed at the county poor
farm, admittance to the State asylum be-
ing refused. He died this morning in hor-
rible agony, having thrust an iron spoon
down his throat in an effort to take his
own life. All efforts to dislodge the spoon
were unsuccessful. HaZelman was an only
son, aged about twenty-five.