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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-07
JUDGE WALKER DEAD.
Heart Failure Causes HIS Sudden
Demise Mt LnPOrtc.
70 lndianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
PERU, Ind, March 6.-Judge Lyman
Walker. of this city. died at LaPorte last
night Of heart failure. He was in his
fifty-seventh year. and went TO that city
Thursday last with hopes OF recruiting.
His death was entirely unexpected. Mr..
Walker was probably one of the ablest
turists In the northern part Of the State
and man widely known. Mr.. Walker first
came to this city in 1861, taking charge
of the public schools, and to him belongs
the honor Of establishing the first graded
school in the city. In 1873 he was elected
judge of the Twenty-seventh judicial cir
cult. In politics he was Republican, and
as such took an active interest In the
affairs of the party. His wife died hnt
a short time ago. The remains will be
brought to this city for interment, burial
to take place Thursday afternoon un1er
the direction of St. Johns Commandry
knights Templar, and Scottish Rite Consis-
tory of Indianapolis.
WABASH, Ind, March 6.-The Wabash
Bar Association will attend the funeral Of
Judge Lyman Walker. of Peru This morn
ing an invitation was received from the
Miami Bar Association, and a meeting of
the Wabash bar will be held tomorrow
morning at to make arrangements for
attending the obsequies Of the dead jurist,
who presided in the Wabash Circuit Court
from $3.50 to 1886.
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A DAY AT THE TRACK.
Running of the Cheap "Skates'-The
Crowds that Attend

The keen wind from the lake failed to
blow inland last Tuesday. and the after
noon fer racing at Roby was almost spring
like. The largest crowd OF the winter was
present numbering almost four thousand
people. embracing all the types to be found
In the conglomerate population of Chicago.
Three lone people sat within the spacious
glass-faced amphitheater. thirty or forty
women were out on balcony, and the re-
mainder of the four thousand were in the
betting ring below, which was so densely
crowded that IT was impossible to move
about without crowdlng elbows and jab-
bing people In the sides. Four thousand
people in betting ring will make any two
dozen bookmakers smile and feel good-na.
tured. The management of the track has
been anticipating increased crowds, and
this week large force of carpenters has
been employed charging the betting ring
and making other additions. The big
throng in the betting ring remained there
throughout the afternoon, not one-fourth
Of them taking the interest TO go outside
and see the horses run. 1t was purely a
matter OF gambling. 1t was the same to
them as If the sixteen stands occupied by
the bookmakers were so many roulette
wheels or faro banks. Probably three hun
tracks stretch when the flag fell for the
horses to start and these. for the most
part. were young men and boys who had
not become so blase even to such poor ex-
element as that furnished by the spirit
less running OF the broken-down horses.
A few of the women Were elderly and
without a semblance of the character so
indellIbly stamped on other women, much
younger but with long wrinkles in their
faces lily hid by the lavish spreading of
rouge and powder Some Of these women
were evidently respectable Young men
with ribbons on their hats announcing their
vocation made frequent trips to the place
where the women were These young men
We're intrusted with money which the wom-
en- bet on the races.
Sixteen boOkmakers who receive bets en-
the ROby races alone find IL Immensely
profitable TO do business at this track.
The customary amount paid by the
bOOkmaker 10 the management OF a
track for the privilege OF open
ing the betting stand is SEQ a day, so
IL can be seen what n great source OF
revenue 10 the management OF the track
are the sums received from these book
makers AT one end OF the ring is the for
elm book. where bets are made on the
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LOCAL GRAND JURY INVESTIGATES.
Irons Pool Room May BE Closed
FODpianO's Evidence.

Joe Foppiano, formerly an employee of
Irons pool room on North Illinois street,
went before the grand jury yesterday, pre-
sumably to tell that body what he knows
about Irons. violation of the law. Since
the change of city administration an effort
has been made to punish the men who have
so daringly violated the law, and If an
indictment is returned it will rest largely
with Prosecutor Hoffman whether this spe-
cies of gambling is continued in Indianapo-
lis or not The State has not been very
successful in stopping the gambling through
the Criminal Court of Marion county at
present constituted The room in the rear
of Irons has made a fortune for it's pro-
prietor, and if indictments are returned the
place may be closed.
Foppiano, 1t is alid was discharged by
Iron, so he claims, because he voted for
Denny, and on this account he is not
averse to giving evidence against the place.
The grand jury Is expected TO report to.
day, bat may not have considered the pool
room case sufficiently to report on 1t for
a few days.
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SHOT IN HIS DOORWAY
Mysterious Murder OF Stephen
Geer, of Jacksonville.
BloodhOunds Track the Assassin-Sud-
den Death of Ex-Judge Lyman Walk
er, of Peru-0ther State News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind, March 6.-At
2:SO o'clock this morning Stephen Geer aged
fifty-six, dairyman residing in the suburbs
of this city, was assassinated in his own
dooryard. He was awakened by the violent
barking of small dog. On going to his
back door dressed in his night clothes he
found the animal crouching outside. He
carried 1t into the house and returned TO
the door. When he started to step outside
shot was fired and he fell in the doorway.
His wife and daughter rushed to the door
and saw Mr.. Geer lying I'm a pool of blood.
BY the time neighbors reached the house Mr..
Geer was a corpse Not less than hundred
shot were in his body besides a number Of
slugs. The charge literally tore away his
left side. The main charge entered the
abdomen. Foot prints were found back of
the stable. They we're followed for a quar-
ter of a mile towards the Ohio, but were
then lost The cause of the assassination
is not known. Robbery is not suspected.
A more inoffensive person could not be
At noon w. A Carter. of Seymour. ar
rived with his bloodhounds, which were
taken to the spot. They took up the trail
readily and started off in the direction of
the Ohio. following the foot prints found by
the officers early in the morning. They
kept on towards the southwest and at last
came to a cottage occupied by an old col
ored man. Paul Jones, his wife, daughter
and son-in-law. Hiram Stinson:, This. they
entered, but after going around the house
two or three times came out to the fence
and there seemed somewhat confused and
finally were forced to give 1t up. They were
taken back to the scene of the crime twice,
and each time without hesitation took up
the trail and ended at the cottage. The in
mates of the house were arrested, but de-
MED the crime Mr. Carter stated that had
either of the colored men been guilty the
dogs would have, Immediately picked him
out and attacked him. The evidence was
regarded sufficient to Justify the officers In
holding them until the case can be further
investigated. The murdered man came to
this city when very young from Einsiedein,
Switzerland, and for a greater part of his
life was engaged in the dairy business.
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HORSE THIEF GANG ARRESTED.
Officers Run Down the Men Who
Have Tcrrorized Boone County.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, March 6.-When Homer
Patterson, chief of the famous Patterson
gang of horse-thieves and burglars, was
sentenced to the penitentiary about two
years ago. it was thought that famous or
ganization had received it's death blow, and
for year very little or nothing was heard
of the remaining members. About year
ago, however, a series of robberies were
committed, and since then II has not been
safe to leave anything from horse to a
chicken over night without a guard. Sta
bles, stores and residences have been raided,
and the gang again became a terror to the
county. One night a half dozen stores
would be entered and the next night an
equal number of hen roosts would be de-
spoiled. 1t was apparent an organized
gang was doing the work. AS conse-
Quence. the Council doubled the police force
and everything possible was done to
capture the offenders. About three months
ago William Werts an old pal of Pat
terson. arrested and sent to join his
chief in Michigan City. Efforts to get in
formation from him proved successful, and
within the past week Elmer King, who was
arrested with Patterson on one occasion
for horse stealing; Eliza Auburn, Jesse Hall,
Charles West, Jesse Arbogast and Elmer
Fleming have been captured. The latter
stole a horse and buggy at Colfax last week
and was arrested after an exciting chase
They are all old offenders.
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General Miles Entertained.

NEW YORK, March 6.-General Miles,
the veteran Indian fighter with his aid-de-
camp, Captain Maus, arrived at Sandy
Hook this noon on board the steamer Or
dinance, and was received by the salute
due his rank. After inspecting the ''gun
lift and mortar battery, he, together with
his aid, proceeded to the proving grounds,
where, under the command of Capt. Frank
Heath, aided by Lieutenants Wheeler Peck
and Harmon, Major Comfy directed a SER
les of gun firing from modern guns, such
he, in his long service in the United
States army, never saw before Firing was
going from small field guns. large siege
rifles and the largest cOaSt-defenSe guns,
including the large twelve-inch mortarS.
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Comfy and Civ Primaries.
ecial to the 1ndiananolis journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, March 6.-The Repub-
lican primary election to nominate both
city and county officers was held yesterday.
and the contest was the most exciting in
years. Hon. Henry L. Johnson received the
unanimous vote OF the county indorsing his
nomination for a third term in Congress.
and Hon. Charles F.. Shively was unani-
mously nominated State Senator 10 sue
TIL rest OF ne ticket is follows: Rep
resentative, Philip s. Binkley; prosecuting
attorney, RoscoS l.. Kirkman; clerk. Charles
O.. Swain; Sheriff, Albert CT. Ogborn; audi
tor. Alonzo Marshal; recorder, Nathan s.
Lamar; treasurer, William p. Cook; COM
missioners. Solomon Woody and James A
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business Embarrassmcnts.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 6.-The Louis
vile Terminal Railway Company was
placed in the hands of a receiver to-day hy
Judge Barre, of the federal court Herbert
" Harris was named as the receiver and
given full charge of the property.
CHICAGO. March Ga receiver for the
Womans Land Syndicate is asked in a bill
filed in the Circuit Court to-day by Ada ID.
Yates and other bondholders. Allegations
of fraud and deception are made.
TACOMA. Wash, March Ga receiver
was to-day appointed for the Mason Mort
gage and Loan Company. The company was
Incorporated for Sl,0o0,O0O and did large
business.
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sI<otsIxi Wants Another Chance.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, March 6.-Skotski
and his hackers here are very anxious that
the match with Herb Hale, which ended
last night by an accident in the ring, shall
be continued as soon as Skotski RECEIVERS
from the injury. He suffered a severe
bruise on the leg and side from the fall,
but Will be in good shape in a week or two
1t is understood that Hale is ready to meet
him. If this be true the match will prob
ably come off here In three weeks. w. T.
Dunbar, who trained SkotSki for this fight,
purse of $500 or 81, O0O and the challenge has
been accepted.
senator Piles, of this city, seriously OBJ
jects to the statement in the Journal to the
effect that he was second to Skotsk in
the fight last night or took any part In the
same.
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Death of Miss Ida Van Etten.

PARIS, March 6.-Miss Ida Van Etten.
the American writer, who had been living
for several months at the Continental Hotel.
in this city, died at o'clock this morning.
She sent for doctor. but when he arrived.
fifteen minutes later he found her a corpse
Mrs. Eustis has taken charge or the case:
Inc deceased woman's body Will be placed
In the mortuary chapel OF the American
Church on the avenue De LAlma 10 await
the Instructions OF her friends In the United
States The cause OF Miss Van Etten 8
death is officially certified 10 as heart fall
ure. A report that she died OF starvation
Is declared to be untrue. 4 sum of money
was found in her possession. Several
friends had previously undertaken 10 pro-
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Carnegie.s Discharged Employees.

PITTSBURG, March 6-F. Il. Perry Ed
ward Sill. Dennis Riley and I. L. James are
the names Of the four former employees of
the Carnegie Steel Company who, IL is
claimed. gave the information 10 the gov
eminent relative to the quality OF the ar
NOR plate delivered to the Naval Depart
ment. 1t is not denied that they received
money for their services. but their friends
are exceedingly wroth>over the irnputations
of conspiracy laid upon them in recent pub
locations. 1t is stated that IL would be prac-
tically impossible to substitute one piece for
another. and that all tho men did was to
give notice TO the government that defective
plate had been sent out.
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Pair of Horse Thieves Caught.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

MARION, Ind, March 6.-John Mcclure
and Pat Casey. glass-blowers, were arrest
ed at Alexandria last night brought here
and lodged in jail. They were accused of
having stolen a horse and buggy belonging
to L. NJ. Cole last Sunday night. To-day
the outfit found fast in g. hedge fence
In the suburbs of the city. A robe was
found in the buggy. The horse had
evidently wandered off, and continued wan
dering until he found himself In the Pc
culiar predicament described. He was In a
famished condition.
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Winning Ticket Nominated.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE,I Ind, March 6.-The
Republican city primary election was held
to-day. There were four candidates for
Mayor. three for treasurer, seven for clerk,
two for marshal and three for the Council
from each ward. After the votes were
counted the nominations were secured by the
following: Mayor, Frederick Banded, nine
ty-Seven plurality; treasurer, w. u. Nlchol-
son. fifty-nine ma jority; clerk, j. ID. Tracy
eight plurality; marshal, j. L. Grimes, for
hite. George E. Robinson and William n
McCampbel Banded and Nicholson are
nominated for second terms.
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Must Discharge the Children.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, March 6.-To-day TIE
Humane Society officers informed Muncie
manufacturers that they must discharge
all boys or girls in their employ under the
age of twelve years. There Is a statute
of children and the Officers will see tha;
it is obeyed. Several hundred boys and
girls of an Illegal age are working in the
glass factories and other industries here.
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A POLICY HOLDER KICKS.
Suit to Test n System of Life Insur-
ance All Too Common.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind, March GA suit which
will go far toward testing the validity of
the so-called speculation" lfe-insurance
scheme, was brought to-day by Hon. w. j.
Davis. a policy holder in the Ex-Solders'
Life Insurance Company. Of this city. The
suit is to enjcin the company from paying
Edwin G.. Richie $1,000 on a policy taken
out by him on the life Of his father, who
died few days ago. The policy was taken
out without the knowledge or consent OF
the party insured. The company stands
ready and willing to pay the entire amount
If not prevented by the court Mr.. Davis,
as a policy holder, is interested I'm the as
sets and dividends Of the company, and for
that reason brings suit
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Rare Malformatfon.

NEW YORK, March 6.-When coroner's
physician Donlin made the autopsy at St
Hines. who died In the institution of a
fractured skull, the doctor found that the
dead man was the subject of a very pc
Siamese kidneys, the pair of organs being
joined together by a tube of fieshy sub
stance. through which there had been COM
plete circulation. Orlins riiv the kidneys
are entirely distinct. and the recorded in
stances where they were joined are rare
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Good Prospects for Ingalls,.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
INGALLS,, Ind, March 1.-THE prospects
for business here this spring are excellent.
During the spast fall and winter six fac
tories have located and erected large build
ings. All the factories that have had time
to complete their plants are running and
are pressed with orders. and at least one is
working overtime. A large chemical plant,
which will utilize five acres of land. is be-
ing erected, the buildings being of brick
and stone. The chemical works which lost
its plant by fire a few days ago has al
ready begun the erection of larger and fire
proof buildings on the site of the former
location. Ten brick houses and a large
number of frame cottages under cree
ton. The Methodist denomination has COM
menced TO build a very neat churcn build
ing. and the Christian Church will also
build house of worship. Contracts are
already let for the erection of over twenty
five new houses, and a prosperous and busy
building season Is assured. Two more gas
wells are In, making five in all, which fur
nish supply largely in excess of the needs
Of town and factories.
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Boys Fatally Pound Companion.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, March yesterday
evening Frank Strett. aged fourteen, got
in fight with other boys. who knocked
him down and beat and kicked him about
the chest and abdomen in such frightful
manner that he went into spasms He is
in a sad condition, and is reported dying
tonight.
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They Fear the Wilson Bill.

SpeclaI 10 the Ind1anapOIlS Journal.
FRANKTON, Ind, March 6.-Three of
Franzton's window-glass houses have shut
down, awaiting the result OF the Wilson
bill, throwing about three hundred men out
of employment. Frankton's prospects are
very promising if not affected by the Wilson
bill. The town has three wndow-glass
houses, one flint house, a large iron mill
and horseshoe factory, and a tin-plate
works. to employ four hundred men, is
among the proba bilitieS.
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Another Indiana Prize Fight.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

KNOX, Ind, March Ga prize fight was
pulled off last night at Armitages ranch,
near Wilders on the c. & c. railway, fif-
teen miles from here. The principals we're
Joe Mishnic, OF Porter county, and Charles
SolZer, of Chicago. Mshnic won in the
sixth round. Solzer was badly worsted
He retired with broken arm and his face
beaten into pulp The fight was for 500
a side and $3.50 gate receipts. One thousand
dollars changed hands on the result.
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ALLERTON,S FILE WORKS.
The Chicago Capitalist VIII Enlarge
the Anderson Plant.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. March 6.-Samuel w. Aller-
ton. late Republican candidate for Mayor
of Chicago, is here. Mr. Allerton is inter-
ested in the Arcade file works of this city,
and at a meeting To-Day it was decided by
the above company to enlarge the capacity
of the plant by adding another large build
ing. which, when completed, will make the
largest file manufacturing industry in the
world. Three hundred men are now en-
ployed. BY charging the plant IL will re-
quire 20 more people.
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LOSsea hY Ere

CULLMAN, Ala, March 6.-Nine build
fngs In the business portion Of this place
were burned early this morning. "A q Iaa-
titv OF dynamite stored IN warehouse ex-
ploded during the fire. Clabe Mitchell was
killed. and George Dinkleburg and a child
of Rev G.. w. Lee fatally injured.
WOBURN. Mass, March &C. and z.
G.. Places tannery, the largest in this city,
burned early this morning. Loss. $4,000.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, March 6.-The
Morton Club was formally opened last
night In the new Watts Block. The club
now in it's infancy, consists of leading bus
mess men and citizens of the town. The
club books show $50 names enrolled, It
has been placed on a solid financial basis,
as sufficient money has already been sub
scribed to defray the expenses of the club
and other incidentals necessary to guaran-
tee a winning campaign this fall. Senator
l. P. Newly was made president OF the
Deem secretary and Edgar H. Cole treas
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Other Deaths.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


RUSHvILLE, Ind, March 6.-Mrs. Mar
garet Young, mother of George W. Young,
died to-day at the advanced age of eighty
five Her death resulted from paralysis.
She was born in Ireland in 1909. She has
lived on the same farm ever since coming
TO this county.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 6.--Mrs. James
WySong an old and respected citizen,
dropped dead from heart disease at the
home of her daughter to-day. Mrs. Wy
song was in her fifty-third year.
ELKHART. Ind. March 6.-Mrs. T. Rob-
inson, aged fifty-three, died OF consumption
last night after long illness.
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attitude of the Catholic party. which claims
that their candidate had majority at the
primary election of Feb. 6. In the same
election the Liberal party divided into three
factions. each OF which had candidate.
The secondary elections, which will de-, lie
the question, are TO be held In April
A dispatch from New Orleans reports the
arrival of a steamer with news from Costa
Rica TO the effect that a battle has boen
not clear, and resulted in defeat for the
rphaiG
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ODeninr of Navigation,

CHICAGO. March G.-The steamer Chi
cora arrived here from St Joseph ami Ben
ton Harbor Mich, last evening. thus open
ing the marine service earlier than last
year. Although Insurance does not become
operative until April /. some vessels, en-
couraged by the mild weather, will soon
start for Buffalo.
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An Assistant Cnshicr,s Confession.

DEXTER. Mich. March so C. Greg
DRY, assistant cashier of the Dexter Say
ker of Detroit. that he himself stole the
$500 from the vault of the bank last
Thursday. and that his story of being at
tackled and slugSed by masked robbers was
purely fiction. What led 20 the confession
was the finding OF over $500 concealed in a
room back Of the bank. lie was arrested
a
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has. What. deprive all these men of en-
plOyment by shutting of the track Is The
exclamation OF the magnates, using the
same old argument that BODIES good for the
few at the expense of evil to the many.