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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-14
WOULD HE BE FREE?
DIR. GibbOns's Proposed Resuscitation
of an Electrocuted Murderer.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-A reporter called
on Governor Flower at the Windsor Hotel
this evening and showed him a copy of
DR.. p. J. Gibbons's Syracuse letter, request
ing permission to attempt the resuscitation
of Charles F. Wilson after he is electro
cuted in Auburn prison. Governor Flower
read the letter carefully and said: 81 have
not received the letter and will not until
my return to Albany on Friday or Satur-
day of this week. The letter will probably
be referred to the Attorney-generol for his
opinion as to whether such a permit can
be granted. i can conceive of only one
objection to the superintendent of prisons
granting such request The point may be
raised that when a person has been SEN
fenced to be electrocuted, and If he should
be resuscitated. it might not be possible TO
punish him again. Would he not be free
man on the ground that his life could not
be put in jeopardy for the same crime
more than once? This is a question which
the Attorney y-general will be asked to de-
eide" The Governor would not say any
more in reference TO the matter and ex-
cused, himself from being further ques-
toned.
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CONTROL OF THE SENATE
Republicans May Not Seek Support of
the POpulists.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-The declara-
tons of Senator'S Stewart and PETER rem
der it somewhat uncertain whether the Pop
ulist Senator'S, or any of their number,
will unite with the Republican Senators for
the purpose of securing control of the Sem
ate after the 4th of March. Without this
assistance it will, according to present ap-
pearances, be impossible for the Republic
TO regain control before 1897 or after
the next election Giving them one of the
Senators to be elected in place of Senators
Ransom and Jarvis, of North Carolina, and
not counting Senator Jones, of Nevada as
a Republican, they cannot hope for more
than forty-three Republicans in the Senate
and that is two less than will be required
for either organization or for the transac-
ton of business. The question has also been
raised as to whether the Republican Sena-
tors will really desire TO organize and
some of the older and more experienced pol
iticians about Washington contend that
they will not so desire when they come to
look the ground over and weigh the varl-
Gus considerations involved. The principal
reason for this view is the belief that the
older and more experienced Republican
members will be averse to assuming a re-
sponsbility in the absence of real power
to transact business which they would of
course, not have unless there were a ma
jority of Senator's pledged to act with them
on questions of party policy well as on
organization. They call attention to the
fact that the House will be composed, in a
large measure, of untried members and that
it is possible that many of these new men
may be disposed to commit the party to a
legislative policy which might prove to be
unwise, on the eve OF a presidential elec-
ton, or, if not unwise, at least unavailing
in the face Of the fact that the presidential
chair will still be in the hands OF the DEM
ocrats. What them" they ask, ''is the
sense OF Republicans assuming the respon-
sibility CT power without being able to ex-
ercise it?' To do this they continue they
must, necessarily, make some concessions
TO the Populists. which are liable to prove
embarrassing. Continuing the argument in
this line they say that the fact that the
Republicans have not the Senate will
prove a check upon the House. in case one
is needed, and enable the cooler members
OF that body TO hold the more radical In by
simply holding up the impossibility of ac-
complishing anything In that body and
putting out the unwisdom OF fruitless ef-
fort. On the other hand, the organization
OF the senate would give the Republicans
no advantage except that TO be derived
from the acquisition Of the offices and the
control OF committee action. II Utah elects
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PREACHER AND BURGLAR.
Hand-tO-Hand Struggle, During Which
the Minister Shot the Thief.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Nov. 13.-Rev. Fred
erick c. Seckerson, the assistant pastor of
the Clinton-avenue Congregational Church,
had thrilling experience with a burglar
this morning and narrowly escaped with
his life. He was aroused from his sleep by
slight noise. and saw a man stealthily
moving about in the darkness. The clergy
man picked up a revolver, which lay con-
veniently at hand on his dressing case. and
sprang to the floor. The burglar made a
lunge at him with a bowie knife, the blade
puncturing the fieshy part of his arm, in
fiicting an ugly wound. The men grapplei
and had a hand-to-hand struggle for life.
The clergyman managed to shoot the man
who released his grasp and staggered to-
ward the open window, through which he
made his escape. The clergyman fired a
second shot at him as he retreated. The
police later found a trail of blood where
the burglar escaped, but have not vet
captured him. The clergymar's wound. al
though painful is not serious.
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yeraict Against Tinanx = Co

NEW YORK, Nov. 13-Myrtilla L. Hart
to-day entered suit in the Supreme Court
against Tiffany & Co. for $500. the alleged
value OK silverware and other property in a
trunk which was given in their charge.
She was married in 1884 at Charleston
8. c.. TO Joshua =: Hart. and separated
from him In. 1892. She had given the trunk
fany's care and the husband wrote for the
trunk. IL was sent to him. He testified
to-day that his wife never made application
in evidence to show that the presents were
only worth A25. The jury brought in a
verdict for A,130. with interest making
in an $.19e.5o. Judge Barrett held that
Tiffany had no right to turn the trunk
over to the husband unless they could prove
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not been judicial hanging in Kansas for
many years. Under the law courts
have only power to give life i'm
prisonment, the Governor alone be-
Ing clothed with the authority 10
order the death penalty. These muir
accident. After killing Mayor Marsh they
cut wide swath as outlaws between here
ana Deighton, holding up several men and
stealing several horses. Finally they bound
and gagged farmer and robbed him. The
FARMER was found in his bonds on the high
way after twenty-four hours of suffering.
Ills description of the men led to their Cap
ture near the scene and after their arrest
articles of jewelry that We're taken from the
body of Mayor Marsh were found upon
them The Mayor was held up as he was
returning home or the night of Oct -
Thinking it was joke he grabbed at the
pistol OF one Of the robbers and the robber
fired. Harsh died OF his wounds the next
day.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-President
Cleveland to-day appointed the following
postmasters: Franklin p. McMunn, at Neo-
ga, ILL.,; Hermann j. Blanck, at Lebanon,
ILL.,; James w. Burgess. at Dunkirk, Ind.
Two new cases of smallpox developed
here to-day. One Of them was that of Mar
garet Pemberton, the first volunteer nurse
to go to the smallpox hospital when the
disease broke out and threatened an epi-
dernic. Mrs. Pemberton's condition is criti-
cal. The other case is that of a colored do
mestic. Three of the smallpox patients at
the hospital were .o-day dismissed as
cured.
Three distinguished officials connected
with the British postal service visited the
Postoffice Department to-day. They were
Levin Hall. Assistant Secretary of the
Postoffice Department: ]. D. Cardin. Audi
tor of the Postoffice Department, and J. d.
Rich. postmaster of Liverpool The latter
has been in the postal service for fifty
three years. He placed on board the Great
Western, in 1910, the first mail sacks she
carried to this country.
The cruiser Baltimore has arrived at Che
foo, China
The President has appointed John Karel.
of Chicago, as consul general a st. Peters,
burg and Charles Jones, of Wisconsin, as
consul at Prague.
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Republican Senators and senatorial cleo
tions in other States now go as the returns
from the late election indicate they VIII.
this will give the Republican party an ab-
solute majority and thus denniteiy settle
Arizona should elect Republican Senators,
assuming that there will be no change OF
programme on the part OF the Democrats
as to the policy of the admission OF States
at the short session, the effect Will be the
same. The two Senators from either OF
these proposed States would be sufficient TO
give the Senate to the RepuDilcans, "here-
as. if the Democrats should secure the Sem
ators from ali of them, they would stu be
one short of a majority.
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Memorlal Portrait OF Edwin Booth.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 1S.-Edwin Booths
memorial portrait was formally presented
to the city of Baltimore to-day. The pres
entation took place in the Mayors recep-
ton room at the City Hall. Critics pro-
nounced the design and execution perfect in
every detail. IL delineates Mr.. Booth I'm his
great irnpersonation of the character of
Hamlet and was taken from photograph
taken about the time OF the memorable
one hundred nights run at the Winter
Garden Theater, New York In presenting
the portrait, which Is encased in a massive
gilt frame, and will be hung on the south
wall Of the room. Mr.. Charles 4. Ford deliv-
cred an interesting and appropriate ad-
dress.
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Porto Rico. Business Depression.
Patents Granted Indfanians.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The following
patents were issued to-day to residents of
Indiana: Frank r. Bischoff, assignor to
S. c. Bone and ]. d. O'Connor Morris mag
azine tack hammer; William III. Bullock,
Lakeville. tube expander; John B. Cleave-
Lorrain l.. Cutler, assignor of one-fourth
to S. A. Royster,. Goodland, fluid pressure
governor; Samuel p Essex, assgnor of
one-half to j. o. Hurst. Zionsville, gas
burner; Olaf n. Guldlin, Fort Wayne, wa
ter gas apparatus; Robert Z. Lee, Boswell
inhaling cabinet; Albert w. Meyer, Terre
Haute, register gauge for fawcets.
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Indinns Mnking No. Progres..

WASHINGTON, Nov. I3.--W. r. Lerser,
Indian agent for the Sacs and Foxes, at
Tama. Iowa, where there are 392 Indians,
makes a rather pessimistic report of the
condition and advancement of the Indians.
There are but thirty-five houses, the In
dians living mostly in tepees. Most of the
Indians cling to the blanket instead of civ
iiized dress. He expected to make a report
of agricultural progress, but was doomed
to disc ppointment. There has been no
progreSs in schools
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. 13.-Some
six weeks since Buddie Wooten and George
Mapp, murderers, were condemned by the
Supreme Court of Tennessee to hang in
Chattanooga, Nov. 20. AS the same day was
later proclaimed day of national thanks
giving by the President. Sheriff Hyde is
deeply perplexed over the conflict between
the chief executive and the Supreme
Bench. Some authorities contend that the
punishment, If inflicted on legal holiday,
would be Illegal and Governor Turney will
be petitioned to grant the condemned men
a reprieve
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SALINA, Kan, Nov. 13.-The bank rob-
Der who was shot yesterday by his pals,
after he had been wounded by the cashier
of the bank that was robbed, was found to
have on his person s1,5OO of the booty. A let
ter sas also found him addressed to
Stephen Mckee, No. s02 Hickory street
st. Joseph, Mo. The bandits are supposed
to have been the same who robbed the
Fort Scott bank in September. Their haunts
are in the Blue hills of Osborne county
and from yesterdays occurrence and the
enworth last week. it is believed enough
information will be secured to insure the
capture of the entire band.
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A Mayors sTurderers.

LARNED. Kan. Nov. 13.-Harvey ana
Arnold. The murderers of Mayor Marsh, OF
Kinsley. were taken before Judge vandi-
wort to-day. and pleaded guilty to murder
in the first degree. The sentence imposed
was Imprisonment in the State penitentiary
until such time as the Governor shall de-
eide that they shall be eNhanged. The boys
were taken on the first train for Leaven-
worth, but not until a riob had gathered
and threatened lynching. Judge vandivort
convened court an hour before the regular
time IN order 10 frustrate the plans of the
teen and nineteen years old. 1t is not like
y the men will be hanged unless they
meet with summary vsnssance. There has
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How a Prisoner Escaued.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 13.-Deputy United
States Marshal Henry Miller, of San Fran
cisco, CAL, reached st. Louis to-day. He
left San Francisco last Thursday with
Henry Smythe, accused of using the mails
to defraud Chicago merchants. Monday sf-
ternoon, at Little Rock. Ark, Smythe dis
appeared from the train so mysteriously
that Miller has not yet covered from the
shock. When Smythe's wife learned that
her husband was to be taken she begged per-
mission to go along, and friends got a pass
Tor her and her laughter. when we
reached Texarkana, Monday morning." said
Miller, Mrs. Smythe made coffee In the
berth and prepared the meal An hour and
the head and 1 was almost overcome by
drowsy feeling. My head felt as If it was in
wise None of the others were taken sick.
The inference is obvious. Early IN the after
noon, when the train pulled into Little
Rock, 1 walked along the platform near
the front of the car. When the train was
about to start / got on BOARD aud did not
see Smythe. searched the car and failed
to find him. / then noticed that while I
had been on the platform waTermen had
unlocked the rear door to supply he drink
ing tank, and Smythe had evideatly
slipped by them" Smythe is charged with
using the mails to defraud A. Golfer &
Co., Of Chicago, and others.
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Grand Republicans Jollification |.

All Republican Congressmen Elected
Young Jim Watson knocks Out Old
Bill Holman I'm the First Round.
The c., H & ID. railroad will run special
train TO Rushville and return, Wednesday.
Nov. IA. and give all an opportunity to
hear and see the young hero. Rate for
Station $50 p. m. and returning leaves
Rushville 1015 p m.
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1925 For the Round Trip 1925

And corresponding rates from all points on
the Big Four Tickets will be sold Nov. IA
and Is. good returning until the 18th, with
privilege o. extension to the 23d IL return
Cleveland. The Big Four is Direct Route
from Indianapolis. Four (D Daily Trains
dianapolis at 4:15 a. m, 10 a. m. 3:15 .. m.
and D. m, with sleeper on Ais m, 3:15
2. m. and u. M trains ror tickets and
No. l East Washington street, No. 36 Jack
son place, Massachusetts avenue and Union
Station. III. M. BRONSON. A. G.. p. A.
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CHOKED TO DEATH
Kil1u Oyama Killed I'm "Stranglers'
Row"-Murderers OF Mayor
Saved from LynchinG.

DENVER, Col, Nov. 13.-"Stranglers'
Row was the scene of another murder
early to-day. About Is a. m. No. 1875 Mar
ket street was visited by the fiend whose
strange hobby is to choke women to death.
and when he left the place Kiku Oyama,
japanese girl. who was in the place, was
corpse, with the marks Of the strangers
work upon her throat. This mornings MUIR
der committed in the same row of
houses in which Lena Taper and Marie
Contassoit were strangled. The mode of
her death. too, was exactly similar. After
partially choking her the job was COM
pleted by tying towel around her neck
and Tightening the moose until life left her
body. The only difference between Kiku
Oyama's murder and the strangers other
jobs is that she was discovered while her
pulse was still beating and breath yet in
her lungs. Kiku was twenty-five years old,
and emigrated from Japan to Chicago with
the racial representatives of her native
land TO the Columbian exposition. There
she made the acquaintance of Imi Oyama
and together they came to Denver last No
vember. Imi Oyama says he was the dead
lived here as her husband. He was the first
person to enter the Japanese girrs room
after her death In the room where the
murdered woman was found there was ev-
cry indication that a desperate struggle
had taken place. The bedciothes were dis
turbed and the spread of the bed was
spotted with blood. A Turkish bath towel
had been used TO choke the woman and
there was another of a similar kind lying
upon a dressing table. The first towel was
twisted into rope, and there is every evi-
dence that the girl was thrown upon her
back upon the bed after the towel had been
placed about her neck and then deliberately
garroted No money was found in the
room. and 1t is believed the woman was
robbed. Imi Oyama and several Japanese
have been arrested on suspicion, but so far
as known not the slightest evidence has
been discovered to implicate them in the
crime. The excitement among the women
or fll-fame jnhabiting that part OF the city
where the murders by strangulation have
occurred within a few weeks rivals that
produced by the crimes of "Jack the Rip
per- i'm London few years ago.
Police Surgeon Wheeler believes that such
a criminal exists in this city as Jack the
Ripper" who so foully murdered and
hacked fallen women in the disreputable
Whitechapel district in London. DR..
Wheeler is Of the opinion that the man
who strangled kiku Oyama this morning
also murdered Lena Taper and Marie
Contassoit. He does not believe that the
real criminal has yet been arrested
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-15
Parlin Pond.

An explosion occurred in the Office
here, recently, wrecking the stove, but
with no further damage. A dynamite
cap, thrown on the fire with some old
letters, was the cause.
Mike Mari, the well-known guide of
this vicinity, started for California. last
Monday Mikes thorough knowledge
of the habits aud haunts of fish and
game, made him a favorite with the
many sportsmen who came here, aud
his services were in constant demand in
the hunting aud fishing season; while
his good habits, cheerful disposition,
and marked ability won many firm
friends for him, and commanded the re-
spect of all. He will be deeply missed
here, but all feel confident that he can
not be otherwise than successful where
ever he goes.
Mr.. w. b. Moore, the manager of the
Parlin Pond farm, is and well may be
proud of his fine stock. He has about
one hundred hens, that, regardless of
the hard times, are producing bounti-
fuf supply of eggs, three fine cows from
one of which thir.y-six quarts of milk
have been obtained in one day, and
quite a number of fine sheep, valuable
alike for wool and mutton.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-15
Harmony.

The storm and blow of Sunday, aud
Sunday night filled the roads so they
had to be shovclcd.
A party of Boston gentlemen visited
Castle Harmony, this week. This is the
filth party at the Castle during the win
ter.
Mr.. +. +. Pencil, who has been very
sick, il much improved.
During the year 1893 there have been
six marriages, fourteen births and fit-
teen deaths in town.
The Somerset Pomona Grange met
with the Athens Grange Tuesday.
The Odd Fellows of Evening Star
Lodge have Il supper at the Grange hall,
next Friday evening, and the Athens
Lodge has been invited to attend.
Good hay is selling for ten dollars per
ton, and green hard wood for two dol
lars per cord.
Snow is nearly three feet deep in the
woods.
George Rhoaics accidently cut his foot
with an axe while choppng wood one
day last week.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-15
.JackIllan.

Mr.. Went worth, commissioner of fish
cries, arrived in town Friday morning,
and left on Saturday. Several game
wardens were here also and they have
organized for a campaign on the north
ern frontier.
Ben Bunker, the veteran warden from
Waterville, arrived Thursday, Z. NJ,
with Geo. G. Jones from the Forks,
whom he had arrested for killing moose.
Jones was brought before Judge Holden
and fined 800 and costs, which he paid
A party of several visited the camp of
c. and II. w. Fogg on Friday, returning
Saturday, p. M. They have one of the
finest camps in Maine, and tirst-class
cook. All report very pleasant time.
Mr.. Guy Baker is at the camps on the
Penobscot with load of goods. Mr.
Alfred BARLEY accompanied him as in
terpreter.
The influx of game wardens is Great
ing more of scare than the grippe, sew
eral are thinking over their record for
the past six years.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-15
Snithficltt.

Mr.. A. c, Merrill and family are all
sick with the grippe.
Miss Jennie Allen is at home from
Portland with health greatly improved
Mr.. John Rowe and Mr.. E. Rowe each
buried little child on Friday last
Mrs. Chas, Corson of Mercer, who was
in town for a week or so, was taken sick
with grippe at Mr. Cnas. Harlow's.
Mr.. John Pierce was taken down with
grippe last Wednesday.
Mr.. c. Bracket. formerly of Nor
ridgewock, was brought from Massachu-
tets to Norridgewock for burial last We'd
nesday.
Mrs. B. w. Harrington and little
daughter were taken very suddenly i'll
with la grippe on Friday last.
Mrs. S. r. Mace is very low with pneu-
mopia and heart trouble two physicians
were called for consultation few days
ago. Mr.. Mace is also confined to the
house with kidney trouble
Mr., Geo. Cunliff's buildings narrowly
escaped burning recently. the house
taking fire around the chimney. BY the
utmost exertion the IRE was finally sub
dued
Mrs, Mary Lonely is visiting at Mr.. F
A. Tobeys.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-15
Canaan.

Prof. II. ID. Barrett gave another
highly interesting lecture N the Town
Hall. last Friday evening to good sized
audience. Mr.. Barrett is very able
speaker. and his two lectures given here
will be very kindly remembered by ms
many friends in town. He left home Tor
Portland, last Saturday morning.
Mrs. Geo. Weymouth Skowhegan,
visited friends in town i few days last
week.
Miss Stelie F. Harris il quite sick with
la grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. F. Parker of Pishon'-
Ferry, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. d. Harris. Thursday OF last week.
Misses Blanche Pratt and Lizzie Holt
of Clinton, visited friends in town last
week.
Miss Sadie Nelson was called home
from Pennington last week, where she
has been attending school, by the seri-
Gus illness of her father. Mr. Jack Mel
son.
Miss Lizzie Bartlett of Campobello.
Massachusetts, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Owen lInssey.
The board of health are taking prompt
measures for free vaccination OF all iu-
habitants over two years of age. rs per
order of the State Board of Health
On the evening of Feb. y, the F. and
A. NJ. Masons of Carrabasset Lodge,
Canaan, are to observe Washngion's
birthday by sociable at their hall
Tie entertainment %ill consist of reel.
tations, dialogues, speeches and music.
A committee has been chosen 10 pur-
chase an organ which is to be placed in
the hall before that evening. An oyster
supper will be served and n general good
time Is expected. All are Invited.