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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
WOMEN AS RISKS.
Insurance Companies Do Not Care
About Taking Them.

American Women.

American Women.
Insuring women's lives has become such
a precar1ouS business that insurance COM
panies disapprove of women risks, and
have discontinued largely the custom OF
insuring them in favor of their husbards,
fearing that men will abuse their oppor-
tunities writer for their paper has
been investigating the subject, and has
gathered some information which may
serve to put women tneir guard and
cause them to be more suspicious or the
faithfulnesS and undying anecuon or their
lords and masters. The first reason given
against women subjects for life insur-
ance is that they rarely, II ever give
true statement of their physical condition.
Examinations may find them in apparently
perfect health, when, in reality, they have
some incurable disease. If reference is
made to their habits of life and manner
Of dress they promptly assert that they
dress in the most approved and hygienic
plan. An officer who may be called cynf-
cal goes so far as to state when women
go. to have their lives INSURED they tell
only minimum of the truth. Companies
consider IL unsafe to insure property which
has no insurance value, and take it for
granted that woman's income is not
of insurance.
1t seems that the moral risk of insuring
women is far greater than physical; not
that the woman herself is morally a risk.
but that the avaricious tendencies of her
husband make it hazardous experiment.
permitting q husband to put moneyed
value on his wife is fraught with danger
Wnicn mas not Deen anticipated by loving,
unsuspecting wives with their husbands
welfare at heart. One large insurance
company discovered a great increase in the
morality of their female risks, and, upon
investigation, came to the conclusion that
men not to be trusted. While no cases
of real murder have been found against
these men, physicians were in many cases
convinced that with good care many
woman might have lived out her allotted
time.
One method among husbands after wife
insures herself is to treat her with neglect,
and when she becomes i'll attend to 1T that
she has no medical advice until il is too
late. Men have been known to marry wom-
en-, have their lives insured, give them
cause for divorce, and sell them TO other
men for the insurance
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
SHE THIRsTED FOR KNOWLEDGE.
But Her Parents Opposed Her and
She Took Her Life.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. May H.-Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Franklin. near Daleville have made
a statement as to the probable cause of
the strange suicide of their fourteen-year-
old daughter Edna last week Mr. Frank
lin SAYS the girl had a great mania for
reading and her choice literature was the
newspaper. She cared little for novels.
For hours after the family would retire the
Iis could be found In her room securing
each column OF a newspaper. Her mania
was so great that strong means had TO be
executed bv her parents to control her.
She was always attentive enough TO her
school books TO lead her class and she very
naturally was well informed and smart for
one of her age y year ago she threatened
to take her life If not let alone. and a few
weeks ago she attempted TO execute her
threat. After she took the fatal dose of
Ro,:gh on Rats che confessed and wanted
TO be saved, but IL was too late.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22

NEW YORK, May 2l.-Arrived Arizona.
from Liverpool; Chester, from Southamp-
ton: Kaiser Wilhelm II. from Genoa; state
of Nebraska, from Glasgow; NOma1ic. from
Liverpool.
OF QUEENSTOWN. May 2l.-Passed: British
Prince. from Philadelphia; Pavonia, from
Boston.
TORY ISLAND. May H--Passed: Peru
Wan. from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. May A.-Arrived: Elbe.
from New York
GIBRALTAR. May 2l.-Arrlved: wleland.
from New York.
LIVERPOOL May ol-Arrived: Alaska
from New York.
BILBAO, May 2-Arrived. Britannia
from New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Great Fire in China.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 21.-The steam
ship Gaelic arrived from Hong Kong and
Yokohama to-day. She brings China news
up to April is. A great fire broke out at
Schucheng on April l. in Annm province.
Fully $500 houses were destroyed.
correspondent writes from Schenai
that the officials of the province have is
sued proclamations RENTING taxes and
sanctioning relief from the provincial gra-
naries. This not done. however, until
the most cruel fortunes had been inflicted
upon the thousands of starving people in
the effort to extort from them the taxes
RENTED by the Emperor eight months
ago. The relief given now is inadequate,
as greater distress prevails, there has
been no rain for five months.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the celebration of the Empress Dow
ayers birthday. Eighteen million taels
have already been collected for the purpose,
and 30,0000 900 will be required to paw for
the proposed festivities.
The sacred Duke OF Yien, a lineal de-
scendent of Chinas great sage Confucius
will go to Peking in honor of the event
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22

the forts have been released. They proved
that they were tourists and had no sinister
motive in making sketches
Benjamin Pickard, member of Parliament
for the Nornanter division of the West
Riding OF Yorkshire, has resigned the pres
idency Of the miners fedora ton of Great
Britain, and has also resigned the secre-
taryship of the Miners international Con-
ference.
1t is reported at Berlin that ex-Chancel-
lor Leist. the German official who Is
charged with many atrocities during his
administration of the Cameroons colony,
West Africa, has fled from the Cameroons
and that he is now on his way 10 the
United States.
The government troops In Rio Grande dc
Sui Brazil, number twenty thousand men.
The rebel forces under General Saraiva are
not half so numerous, and IL Is expected
that they viii make a determined resist
ance. and that there Will be much lighting
before they are conquered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Cumberland Presbytcrians.

EUGENE. Ore. May 2L-The special or
der OF business in the Cumberland Presby-
terrain Assembly to-day was the report of
the committee on education. There was n
long debate upon the sixth section OF the
report which recommends that no one shall
be admitted to the theological seminary
proper who has not taken a regular COL
legiate course Another section provides
for the separation OF theological from the
literary school at Lebanon. Another item
IN the report provides that the trustees
OF the assembly take certain real estate
in the city Of Chicago for the founding OF
a theological seminary. and the discussion
Indicated this step will soon be taken
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Men Who Considered Drake Sane.


GREENSBURG, Ind. May 1.-THE de-
tense in the Ralph Drake murder case
rested this morning and the State COM
menced introducing evidence in retuttal.
The treasurer and sheriff Of Bartholomew
county knew Drake well and were of the
opinion that he person of sound mind.
large number Of well-known citizens Of
that county, who bought goods of him
when he kept a general store at St. Louis
Crossing and knew him well from boyhood.
testified that Drake was of sound mind
on the day of the homicide. DIR. Mccoy,
who saw Drake soon aft-r he shot Mrs. Ida
Ward, and DR. Frederic Falk, coroner of
Bartholomew county, were of the opinion
that Drake was not insane at the time Of
the shooting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
CoaI Famine HELPS the GAS Bold.

Special to the IndianapOlis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. May 21.-The striking
coal miners are making fruit for the gas
belt manufacturers. All of Muncie's iron,
steel and glass producers are working full
force and some of them greatly in
rears with orders The scarcity of coal
has shut down many concerns and the
natural-gas belt will now have to supply
the trade in many instances At the Mid
land steel works there is no possible
chance for the usual summer vacation, and
every wheel in the big mill is being turned
twenty-four hours each day. This is fair
of Indiana. The Port glass works put
their entire plant into operation to-day,
and over one-half of the Leader glass
day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
FIELD DAY AT WABASH.
Young Men Selected to Represent the
College in Stnte Events.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAwFORDSVILLE.I Ind, May H-The
annual filed day of Wabash College took
place at the fair grounds here to-day. The
following is the record of the events:
Putting Sixteen-pound Shot-Allen. 81
feet inches. .
Running Broad Jump-Allen, is feet IL
inches
One-mile Walk-Herron. minutes sec
onds
Quarter-mile Run-Maxwell. Sc is Sec
onds
Pole vault-Ristire, feet 7ia inches.
Throwing Baseball-Allen, 352 feet
Standing High Jump-Allen, feet liz
inches.
Hop. Step and Jump-Allen. 4S feet
inches.
Throwing hammer-Allen, 50 feet.
High Kick-Conbrink, 8 feet inches.
Running High Jump-Coen, feet inch:
Standing Broad Jump-Malone. 10 feet
inches.
One-mile Run-Flannigan, minutes sec
onds
Combrink succeeded in taking the second
high kick beating it two inches. On ac-
count of the mud and general bad condi-
ton of the track the bicycle races and
the one-hundred-yard dash. the twenty
ward dash and the hurdle races were post
poned until later day of this week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Banker Bench's r ial Begins.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 21--Judge
White, of Parke county. to-day called up
the case of banker Beach, against whom
there are nearly thirty indictments for en-
bezzement growing out of the failure of
his private bank last August. The day was
row the trial on the plea of abatement will
begin, in which the prosecution will en-
deavor to prove that the indictments were
not based on evidence obtained from the
bank books. Judge White has already
held that If the indictments were so based
BeachS constitutional privilege of refrain
ing from giving testimony against himself
had been violated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
O'MALLEY on TRIAL.
The Roby Prize Ring President Faces
Jury az Crown Point.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
HAMMOND. Ind. May 2l.-The second OF
the Roby prize fighters cases was called
for trial in the Lake Circuit Court, in Crown
Point. to-day. The first case was the one
against Martin Costello last February,
when he was found guilty and given two
years in States prison. but before receiv-
ing his sentence he left the country. The
case ON trial to-day is the one against Dom
mick O'Malley, president of the Column
bian Athletic Association. He is charged
with conspiracy under the White Cap act.
The State is represented by Prosecuting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22

Attorney w c. Mcmahon. ex-Judge of the
Supreme Court Walter Odds and ex-Secre-
tary of State Charles T. Griffin, while
O'Malley is represented by ex-Appellate
Judge L. d. Crumpacker. of Valparaiso;
Hon. w. L. Evans. of New Orleans Hon.
Hiram S. Biggs, of Warsaw. has been
called by Judge Gillett to try the cases.
The entire day was taken up in impanel-
ing jury, and al els p. m. the following
were sworn in: r. T.. Farley, A. NJ Phil
lips, Oscar Thomas Sidney Sanger, Levi
Hutton. Herman Shubert, Thomas Stearns,
G.. A. Warner Benjamin Strathaway, Vol
ney Foster, Peter Leisenfeild and Henry
Bremen. il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
sad News for Free-Traders.

SYDNEY. y. S. W., May 21.-Sir George
r. Dibbs, Premier of New South Wales, in
speech at Tamworth. declared that the
government would adhere to the policy of
protection. He said he objected 10 a plan
of federation which would involve separate
Australian States. In such a scheme lay
the germ of a disturbance similar TO that
which occurred in the United States be-
tween the Northern and Southern States.
One Parliament and one Governor would
suffice for the whole of Australia but the
change must not increase the burden OF
taxpayers. Sir George said he would
shortly submit to Parliament a scheme en-
bOdYing this proposition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Indiana Coal situation Frightening.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ~
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 21.-The BIZ
luminous coal operators Of the State will
meet here Thursday. 1t is said there is
some reason for the belief that before the
end of the week agreement on the
wages schedule will be reached. If the
Pittsburg and Ohio operators effect a set
Element in their respective fields there is
little or no doubt that the Indiana opera
tors and miners will come to terms. The
block coal operators say they could sign
contracts with their men now, and that If
the btuminous scale is fixed operations in
the block coal fields will be resumed at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Grand Jury After Reporters.

CHICAGO Nav 21.-The special grand
jury investigating the alleged cleo
ton frauds has taken steps to
prevent the publication of secret
jury room proceedings. formal
complaint charging unknown persons with
having diyulged the secrets was made by
one OF the grand Jurors TO-DAY. and on
that complaint the city editors of the Even
Ing Post and Tribune. and the reporters OF
these papers who have been assigned to re-
port the grand jury were summoned as wit
nesses This action will raise. for the first
communications made TO the press are priv
fleged,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Democrats Refuse to Get out.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. May 2l-Judge
Taylor, of the Circuit Court, to-day de-
clined to entertain a motion made by May
or Ross to require Peter Foley to show
by what authority he is acting city at
torney. Judge Taylor says the motion did
not present a question on which he could
render a valid judgment. Foley is the
Democratic city attorney, who holds that
under the McHugh law the new Republican
Council could not select his successor until
next September. Another procedure TO OBJ
tain a decision by the courts is for the new
city attorney. new fire chief and new
street commissioner to sue for possession
of the respective offices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22

SAN FRANCISCO. May 21-The Exam
liner to-day says that Mrs. w. a. Martin
q wealthy woman. the wife of the mar
ing from home for two years, has been
found here. an1 is now on her way TO
Martin is said TO have WANDERED all over
the world in that time. ard to have come
here from New Zealand ten days ago
She was met in the Palace Hotel a few
days ago by DR.. Hydecker, OF Coronado
Cal, her cousin Mrs. Martin is considered
mentally unsound-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Kokomo Turns over a New Leaf.

Special 10 the Ind1anapoIiS journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, May H.-For the first
time in six years every saloon in Kokomo
was closed Sunday--front, rear, cellar and
attic. The new City Council is strong for
Sunday closing and strict observance of
the 11-o'clock law. An order has also been
issued to wioe out all gambling establish
ments and houses of i'll repute, and Koko-
mo will be known no longer as a wide
OPEN town. An anti-narcotic society has
been organized to fight the cigarette, and
it will push prosecutions against all dealers
selling them to boys.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Caught the cooperative Spirit.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, May IA new move
among Richmond union men is that of
cooperative plan. which the painters have
adopted. They will advertise for and re-
ceive bids without regard to the bosses
The carpenters are working on the same
and the molders have a plan on foot by
which they hope TO either lease or build
a new foundry in order to reduce the
price of work and hold the local trade,
most of which now goes to Dayton and
INDIANAPOLIS frs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RISING sun, Ind, May 21.-Tne recent
hailstorm near Patriot was more destruc-
tive than reported in previous correspond
ence. Fruit, potatoes. early corn. garden
vegetables and about fifteen hundred acres
of wheat were totally destroyed Metal and
slate roofs suffered likewise. The tempera-
ture fell from 80 to 81 degrees above zero
Saturday, with light snow yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Lane Paper Company Fails.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART. Ind, May 21.-The announce
ment made tonight that the j. c.
Lane Paper Manufacturing Company, of
this city. had gone into the hands of Re-
ceiver w. H Knickerbocker who filed
bond of 10000. The liabilities aggregate
s4S.0o0, with assets of s125.0O0. The concern
is of the most extensive in the city,
and employed a large force.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
A Circus Day Casualty.
SDecfal IN rho IndiauapOlis Journal {

DECATUR, Ind. May 21.-This morning
a team of horses hitchei to a spring wag-
on, on which were standing several small
boys viewing the parade of Washburn's
circus became frightened at the elephant
and away. The boys were thrown to
the stone street and all seriously injured
Charles Conrad and George Boyner re-
ceived broken limbs and internal injuries
from which recovery is impossible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Invested with Red Hats.

ROME. May 2L-The Pope was present
to-day at the public consistory in the Sala
Regia, upon which occasion new cardinals
were formally invested with their red hats
A secret consistory followed the public
function. The Pope, at the secret consistory.
preconized twenty-four bishops and an
nounced number of other episcopal NOM
nations. The appointments OF interest 10
Americans We're announced yesterday. The
new cardinals were received in private au-
dience by the Pope. whose health appeared
TO be excellent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Indiana Deaths.

MUNCIE. Ind, May 2I.-John Parkison,
aged forty five, died at his home, near York
town, Sunday. He was a member of pio-
neer family of Delaware county.
DECATUR, Ind. May 21.-Jacob King,
pioneer of this county, died at his home in
this city last night. aged ninety.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Found Her Baby Dead.


Speclal 10 the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Ind, May 2.-Yesterday morn
ing Mrs Oscar Miller awoke at 4 O'Clock
and forrh her three weeks old babe had
been smothered.
Political tumble al East Germantown
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind. May 21.-The newly
elected board at East Germantown is in
trouble over the failure OF the election
board to certify to the town clerk the re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
No More smallpox i'm Richmond.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. May 21-It is now
settled fact that the other members Of the
Wrinkle family, who were exposed to the
smallpox will not have il. Truman Win
kle, the one who had it, will be fully re-
covered in a short time, and there is no
danger of the pest spreading.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Six People Ill with Trichinosis.
necial to the India ma noliS Journal


PERU, Ind, May H.-William Seigwart
his wife and four children are seriously ill
with trichinosis, caught from eating pack
ing house sausage. The wife and one
daughter are dangerous, but the condition
of the others is improving.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
DIR. NIcnIcnhnu Dcclines.

Special ID the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. May 2l-Dr. T C.
Mendenhall. chief of the government Bu-
reau Of Coast and Geodetic Survey, has
written 10 the managers of Rose Poly
technic Institute declining the presidency
nf he iOS trfa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Taylor VIII Get 1t.
to the Indianapolis journal.

opeclai 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG. Ind, May 2l.-The DEM
ocratic congressional convention in the
First district will be held at Rockport
next Thursday. Congressman Taylor will
be renominated, there being no other can
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22

suit OF the election. and that officer is now
powerless TO issue certificates of election u
the members Without them the board
cannot qualify, and it is therefore probable
that the old board will have 10 continue
in business for one year more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22

GRAND FORKS. ~. D.. May 21.-North
Dakota VIII have a wheat acreage OF A.
10000 to harvest next fall. and the esti-
mate Is 50.Ooo0O0 bushels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22

BELGRADE. May liking Alexander
has suspended the Constitution and re-
stored the one of 1869. He has also appoint
ed a new counsel for state. with ex-Premier
Christies as President.
King Alexander, in his proclamation, de-
nounces the alleged defects in the Consti-
tuition, the prevalence of party passions,
and expresses solicitude for the welfare of
the people. His Majesty then suspends the
Constitution and restores that of June %,
1859. The ukase abolishes the laws contrary
to the Constitution of 1869 and revives 9TH
ers which have since been repealed. In adj
dition it appoints new court of state, of
which Premier Christis is president and
ex-Minister Veilkovics is vice president
A Court of Cessation, under the presidency
of NJ. Babovics hitherto President of the
Court of Appeal, is also appointed, and a
Court of Accounts is instituted under the
presidency of Stefanovics. The Nicolavic
Ministry has resigned, but they assured the
Cabinet that they enjoy the fullest corfi-
dence, and his Majesty has confirmed ell
the Ministers in their functions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-22
Cable Notes.

severe frost prevailed throughout Eng
land Sunday night, doing serious damage
10 the fruit ard potato crops.
Two Frenchmen who were arrested at
Mayence last week for making sketches OF