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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-21
BATTLE IN A SALOON.
Three WOuld-Be Robbers Wounded by
thu Keeper 81 the Place.

CHICAGO, March 20.-While Philip ia
cobs. a saloon keeper at Thirty-six:h and
Dearborn streets, was serving customers
tonight five strangers entered and ordered
beer. While Jacobs was turned the men
drew revolvers, and when he turned de-
handed 500. Jacobs dropped to the floor.
seized two revolvers and opened fire. one
Of the strangers ran to- the end Of the
bar and another leaned over Its top and
both began firing at Jacobs. Bullets flew
in every direction, and all the peaceable
inmates of the place sought shelter. III
nally the strangers departed. after three
of them had been wounded, ore being badly
cut about the head with broken glass. An
other was heard to exclaim that he had
been hit four times, and a third was shot
made. -. Il,
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WEEKLY LIST OF PATENTS.
HOOsiers Whose Applications Have
Been A~lIowed-OId Inventions

"hOsC aDVfi'ttshOhS INV
Been AlIowed-OId Inventions.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Patents were
granted to Indiana inventors to-day as fol-
lows: Elmer Apperson, Kokomo, saw
swage: Stephen j. Austin. Terre Haute.
bearing for platform scales; Walter G.
Burns. assignor Of one-half TO b. Lehman,
Fort Wayne, fruit jar; John B. Cleaveland,
Indianapolis. braided wire fence; Thomas
A. Cole, indianapolis, a~ssignor OF one-half
10 T.. NJ. Lash. Sacramento, and ]. p. Per-
kins. Indianapolis. playing card; David r.
:. Cook. kokOmO, vending machine; James
Dushane, South Bend. pencil sharpener;
John j. Kirkman. Terre Haute. apparatus
for the manufacture OF gas; Albert w.
Meyer, Terre Haute. compartment urn;
William Wedekind. Hagerstown, knife.
Patents on 260 devices expired by limtta.
ton to-day. Among the more important or
these inventions were the Mag
Rzine firearms, John W. Keene, Newark, y.
j.; cotton presses, William Golding, New Or
leans; sewing machines. o. S. Hazard, Co
ventry. r. l.; motors, Edward Mccartney,
Albany, N. Y; sewing machines, darcy
Porter. Cleveland, o., assignor TO the White
Sewing Machine Company; refrigerators,
John j. Bate Brooklyn. y. Y; time locks.
Lewis A. Haines, Westminster, Md; car
buretors. John A.. Pierce and Francis r.
Smiley. Philadelphia; grain separators, H..
Kurtz, Milwaukee.
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THE BARRETT LAW AGAIN.
Test Case Carried to the Suprem
Court from ConnersXIlIe.

Test Case Carried to the Supreme
Court from COnnersvllle.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, March 20.-The
appeal of an interesting civil suit was taken
from the Fayette county Circuit Court to
the Supreme Court to-day. Two years ago,
under the Barrett law, the city passed an
ordinance requiring property owners on
Central avenue to pave the sidewalks with
stone or asphalt. Mrs. Anna Merrill,
daughter of A. 3. Conwell, deceased, who
has a life estate in a block of very valua-
BILE lan1 near the center of the city, re-
fused to comply with the provisions of the
ordinance. The city finally contracted for
the work and paid the contractors. Then
proceedings were instituted against Mrs.
Merrill Tor 5000, the cost Of the sidewalk.
Through her attorney. r. Conner, a de-
murrer TO the complaint was made. and the
case has been in litigation since that time.
The defendants demurrer was on the
ground that the city was not the proper
party to bring suit, and that they should
nave allowed the contractors to collect
from the estate. Judge Swift to-day sus-
tanned the demurrer, and City Attorney
Broaddus promptly appealed. Should the
Supreme Court reverse the ruling and de-
PENDANT win the case on final trial in the
court here the city claims ii will be unable
TO secure bids on street and sidewalk inn
provement, as contractors strongly object
to collecting from the property owners.
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PECULIAR COLLEGE SUIT.
Case that Is Alleged to Put Harvard
University in q Bad Light.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 2O.-Papers
were served to-day on DR.. Jay W. Seaver.
physical director OF Yale University, and
John G. Kobabian, a local importer Of
Turkish goods, In a suit brought by the
president and fellows of the Harvard Col
lege TO recover $40 on bond Of 500 given by
DR.. Seaver and KobabIan as a guarantee
that the tuition and other bills Of Sarkis
Kobabian while a student at Harvard
would be paid. The trial will, 1t is ex-
pected. bring out some peculiar things.
The defense will charge the authorities at
Harvard with having lured young Kobablan
from Yale by Offering him fattering induce
ments which never were realized. Further
more the claim will be made that the Har-
yard authorities in a desire to outstrip
Yale In the close race for numerical SUI
premacy, have on occasions INDUCED In
yates.
Tyler. Ingersoll and Moran represent
concerning the suit beyond the allegations
contained In the complaint, namely thai
young kobabian Is indebted to Harvard,
ana tnat his bondSmen are responsible.
Sarkis Kobdbian, a young Turk. a broth
er or the defendant. entered Yale In 1890.
While a sophomore he learned that the
advantages at Harvard for men Of slender
means, but with high intellectual attain
ments, were better than at Yale. He wrote
TO the Harvard authorities about the mat
ter. and In reply received a letter Offering
him very fattering inducements to leave
Yale and enter Harvard. He was told. Il
was alleged. that If he entered Harvard
and maintained a certain standing in his
classes he would be assured one of the
scholarships offered by the college. Kobab-
Ian entered Harvard in 1892. He at once
took a high rank, excelling the necessary
stand to secure a scholarship. The schol-
arShip prize was not Forthcoming. how
ever, and after a year of waiting Kobabian
left Harvard, owing $40 TO the college for
board and tuition. a demand was made on
him for the money. but he refused TO pay,
claiming that he had fulfilled his part of
the contract regarding the scholarship, and
the college owed him more than the
amount OF his bill.
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Notes.
SnecIaI to the IndiananolIs ID

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March %. Daniel C.
Ried and William b. Leeds and wives. of
Richmond. who have been spending a few
days in Washington. left for New York
this afternoon.
Representative Taylor. OF the First dis
trict. was to-day. by Speaker Crisp, APP
pointed to the vacancy on the river n
harbor committee created by the election
OF Mr.. Blanchard. Of Louisiana, TO the Sem
ate.
Luther Benson. the ~well-known Hoosier
temperance orator. took a prominent part
in a Neal Dow temperance celebration here
tonight.
The small distillers throughout the coun-
try are protesting against the disposition
% Internal RFyenue Commissions Miller
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aspire TO the office, and. II nominated. could
not accept the nomination. Mr..
declined TO authorize this statement. The
fact is that he has a great ambition Tor the
nomination OF Mayor at Hammond, and
hopes. as stated last night, to get ouu or a
losing congressional race by that means,
but in the event OF defeat for the mayor
atty nomination he wants 10 be In a posi-
ton 10 say that he was not a candidate.
Mr.. Hammond has stated 10 his friends here
that he much preferred TO be Mayor than
Congressman, and that II would cost him
less 10 make the race for the first position
than the latter. Besides he has interests
at Hammond and he would like to be home
TO look after them.
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TAHLEQUAH, /. T, March 20.-The ex-
ecutive mansion of the Cherokee Nation,
occupied by Chief Harris's family. was
burned last night. The contents of the
house were destroyed, including costly fur
niture, paintings, etc.
WACO, Tex, March 20.-The Waco nata-
forum. owned by PARROT Slayden, was
destroyed by fire to-day. Loss. $4,000; fully
insured.
CAMERON, Tex, March 2O.-Fire to-day
destroyed the Belcher Hotel and other
property. Loss. $4,000: partly insured.
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Indiana Notes,

Mrs. j. r. Duncan. an old resident of
Charlottesville, died Monday night.
The postoffice and the saloon at Manila,
Shelby county, was burglarized Monday
night.
A stock company has been organized to
build a canning factory at Noblesville. A.
II. Tucker is president.
John Gould and William Koch, the Peru
incendiaries captured Sunday, were bound
over to the court yesterday in $1,000 each.
The residence and household goods of
Alfred Burress, at Petersburg, were de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. Loss. $1,000; in
sured.
George Z. Robinson. Big Four agent at
Charlottesville, has been appointed as
Councilman in place Of A. l.. Tomlinson,
deceased
Steps are being taken by the Big -Four
Railway Company 10 occupy their new
depot at West Muncie and discontinue the
Yorktown office, all of which greatly eX-
cites the residents of that town.
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superintendent Byrnes Reprimanded.

NEW YORK, March 20.-Su~perintendent
Byrnes was rather sharply called down by
the Police commissioners to-day. AT a pre-
vious meeting of the board the superintend-
prefer charges against Captain Haughey for
failure to raid disorderly houses when d.
rected to do so. His reply was that Capt.
ordered to prefer charges anyway. To-day
he reported that in his opinion Haughey
had uOne his whole duty; that had he
thought otherwise he should have promptly
preferred charges against him. When this
report was received two members Of the
board remarked that this was a case paral-
lei to that Of Captain Price. The upshot
was a ~peremptory resolution directing Supt.
Byrnes TO make charges against Captain
HaugheY.
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ASSAULTED BY ROUGHS.
Miss Adelina Walters, an Actress, the
Victim of Jersey %Scoundrels.

NEW YORK, March 2O.-Miss Adelina
Walters, leading lady of the Mckee Rank
IN theatrical company, was rescued by the
police to-day while suffering indignities
at the hands of a gang of roughs in a de-
serted shanty in Jersey City. Miss Walters
hal been i'll and had wandered from a
hospital Will under the influence of NOR
phlLC. when she was seen by the roughs
and conveyed TO the shanty. She is badly
injured and still unconscious. Three of her
asSailants were captured.
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BETTER than n GIass of RePr.

Wis, and married him there after but a
few days acquaintance.
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To Enlarge the Veto Power.

WASHINGTON. March 20.-The question
Of amending the Constitution Of the United
States so as TO give TO the President the
right to veto items of appropriation bills
has long been one that many members of
Congress have given considerable thought
to. 1t is we'll known that frequently the
chief executive finds provisions In these
bills that are Objectionable to him, yet.
rather than sacrifice the numerous items
which would result from n veto, he signs
the bills and they become laws as a whole.
Fruitless efforts nave been made In pre-
viOus Congresses to remedy this unsatis-
factory condition OF affairs, and in this Con-
gress n similar attempt will be made. Rep
r~esentative Dearmond has introduced In the
House a resolution amending the ConStitu-
ton so as 10 empower the President TO veto
any one or more items in an appropriation
LVI
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Candidates for Hammond's Seat.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind, March 20.-The Dem
ocrats Of the city were greatly surprised
to-day to learn that Congressman Ham
mond would not be a candidate for re-
nomination. but would return to Hammond,
Ind. and be a candidate for Mayor, which
office he filed several years. Several can
didateS are already mentioned for the
place. notably Hon. Glenn j. Kern, Of this
city. ex-Congressman Thomas j. Wood OF
Crown Point, Hon S. L. Sheerin of Lo-
gansport, secretary OF the Democratic ma
tional committee. and ex-senator Valentine
Zimmerman, OF Rochester. The outlook for
the Democratic candidate is anything but
favorable, as Congressman Hammond was
elected only by AZ plurality over Judge
Johnson.
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Obituary..

TOPEKA, Kan. March N.-CoL. Allen
Sells, one OF the original Sells brothers OF
circus fame, died at his home, in this city,
tonight, aged fifty-eight. He had taken an
active part in the Populist party in this
city for several years. He was widely
known.
CINCINNATI, March 20.-Mrs. Susan NJ.
Snider. wife OF Thomas Snider, died last
night at her residence In Clifton after a
long illness. She was a prominent coworker
with the late Mrs. eX-President Hayes in
Methodist Home Missions.
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OWOSSO, Mich, March 20.-The report
of Department Commander Kidd, at the
Michigan @. y. II. -Encampment to-day.
was full Of enthusiasm. lie took occasion
to mildly denounce Commissioner Lochren,
and to laud Judge Long as q hero. Longs
name brought loud applause. The aujutant-
general reported 34 posts and 1000 men,
bers In the State. on account of the hard
times it was advised that the, project of
building a memorial hall in Detroit be
abandoned. Colonel Bliss, of Saginaw, and
Lew Kanitz, OF Muskegon, both feel con-
fdent of being elected department COM
was addressed by Hon. /. N. Walker, OF
Indianapolis. also by Governor Rich and
other Michigan men.
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saIamonie n Salt River.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March 20.-The
Salamonie river. in this county. will this
season be a river OF salt water. In drill
ing for oil nearly all the wells are drilled
into salt water. and the oil and water are
pumped into big tanks from which the
water is drawn off and run into the river.
Thousands Of gallons OF this salt water
pour into the river from numerous wells
every hour. and the result is a stream Of
salt water. The Salamonie is famed for
its black bass and pickerel. and fishermen
have feared that the salt water would kill
them or drive them out. But il has not.
The fish have become used 10 the changed
condition, and are as lively as before the
great volume Of salt water was turned into
the river
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Soldiers Leave Crippie CrecI.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, March 20
A conference of mine-owners has been held
at which the situation at Cripple Creek was
thoroughly discussed. They determined TO
hours at So. The sheriff has put the Gov
ernor on record by sending him a telegram
stating serious consequences were likely TO
ensue II the militia were withdrawn. The
owners have also memorialized the Gov
ernor asking that the troops be retained TO
protect life and property and holding him
responsible. Nevertheless. the troops struck
camp to-day and left Cripple Creek.
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Priest RenuIsed by Prenderrnst.

CHICAGO, March 20-Assassln Prender-
CAST does not want n spiritual adviser yet.
lie said to-day in a growing way when
Rcv. Father DOre and another priest called
to see him in the Jail. II don't care
whether / get 4 supersedas or not" he said,
there's no justice in this world Nv
When | want priests III send for them"
Buff Higgins. Prcndergast's cellmate.
who is also sentenced to hang next Fri
day. was glad To see the clergymen, and
greeted them warmly. III the supersedas
does not come to-day" he said. Il may
as we'll prepare TO push clouds on Friday"
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Death of "a Horse Owner.

NEW ORLEANS. March 20. James
Prince. a well-known racehorse owner,
who came here about a month ago with a
string of horses from Kansas City, Mo-,
died yesterday evening at the Charity Hos
pital, under suspicious circumstances.
Princes wife and Walter Stewart, a
jockey, have been arrested. charged with
murder, the theory of the police being that
Prince had been poisoned.
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THREATENS MARSHAL HAWKINS.
Deputy Woods Says He Was Fired Be-
cnuse He Wanted a Divey.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, March 20.-Deputy
United States Marshal LATE Woods, of this
city. was removed from his office to-day
by United States Marshal Hawkins. Since
Woods's appointment the two have had
several quarrels over the division OF the
fees of the office. Woods claims he was TO
receive all the mileage and half the fees
of the Office in his district. but says thai
Hawkins wants all the mileage and a great
er portion Of the fees, so that the Office
would not pay more than SIS per year. His
threatens to make several salty charges
against Hawkins.
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Movement of Steamers.

NEW YORK. March 2O.-Arrived: Sorren-
TO. Rhaetia and Scandal, from Hamburg;
Werkendam and Diedam. from Rotterdam.
NEW YORK, March 20.-Arrived: An
choria, from Glasgow.
BOULOGNE, March a.-Arrived: Mas
dam, from New York.
LIVERPOOL. March 20.-Arrived: Cepha-
lonia, from Boston.
LONDON, March 2o.-Arrived: Maine,
from Philadelphia.
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Cooper Orders an Election.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EDINBURG. Ind. March ~2O.-Congress-
man George W. Cooper came up from Co
lumbus TO Edinburg to-day. He was met
at the train by a host of candidates for the
postoffice and their friends. and was be-
sieged on all sides. To escape the besiegers
he notified the candidates and their friends
that he would meet them az Fruits Hall
al , o'clock. and did so. At this meeting
desired that an election for postmaster be
held, and that plan was accordingly agreed
on. The election Will be held March 81.
Scholler, Dennis Hyde. j. G. Warner, jr.,
George G. Williams, James Wicher and
William Smith
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..yyide-Open, Candidate defeated.

ST PAUL. Mimi, March 29-By a ma
jority of thirty 1. f. Staples, candidate OF
the conservative element, defeated his
wide open" opponent in to-day's elections
q. Little Falls, Mimi. after the hottest
election for years, in which politics cut no
figure. 1t Glyndon the liquor license
ticket had a majority of four. At Worth
ington license carried by a majority or
ninety-two. Warren defeated license by
.siXty-three majority.
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Two Years for Arson.

Speclal 10 the Indianapolis journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, March M..Cash
Gray. the young man who set fire to his
house in the southern part Of this city last
fall, pleaded guilty to an Indictment of
arson In the Circuit Court to-day, and
was sentenced to two years in the peni-
Tertiary. The house was empty at the
time he set II on fire, and was insured
for $500. The property has since sold fer
$1,000. Gray's friends believe he was in
sane when he committed the deed.
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Dodson Got Two Years.
Special to the India annapolis Journal

MUNCIE, Ind, March 2O.-Edward Dod-
SON. arrested at Marion last week, charged
with being implicated In the burglarizirg
of a store at Reeds Station, was found
guilty and sentenced to two years In States
prison this evening. Vol Dodson and Bert
States prison for the same ~offense, and
were brought here to testify for the State
after duplicating Edward. At the last mo-
ment they refused to testify. Vol and Ed
are brothers.
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Huston I'm the Ice business.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, March 20.-The
Connersville ice plant, operated by the Ev-
ans Brothers, of Noblesville. went into the
possession of Hon. ]. n. Huston and L. T.
Bower, of this city, and Jediah l.. Peck. of
Noblesville, to-day. 1t was reorganized into
q company, with a capital stock of $4,000.
J. l.. Peck is president and j. n. Huston
secretary and treasurer. The company has
closed several large contracts. and the plant
will be operated day and night.
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ALBANY, \. Y, March 2.-Thomas
Fortune, the colored editor and speaker.
has won his case against ~saloon-keeper
James TraiEor, of New York, before the
Court of appeals. TrainOr had refused 10
sell FORTUNE a glass OF beer over his bar.
saying he would not entertain people of
color in his place. Fortune attempted 20
argue the question, and was elected with
some violence. He sued Trainor In the
general term and was awarded $l.0l6.e3
damages and costs. TrainOr appealed the
case. and to-day the Court OF Appeals af-
frmed the decision OF the court below.
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Mr.. sweets Proposed investigation.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Representa-
tive Sweet. OF Idaho has prepared a priv
ileged resolution for an investigation of
alleged reports that members OF the House
committee on coinage had given assurance
TO President Cleveland that If the Bland
seigniorage bill was signed no free coinage
bill would be reported. The resolution calls
such assurance, together with their au-
thority for thus committing n House com
mittee TO such a course OF action or nom
action
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uma Society Arrests N scamp
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

RICHMOND, Ind, March 20.-Frank w.
Fenning, a painter and pa~perhanger, was
arrested this morning on a charge Of big
amy. Fenning married Miss Abdelia Pear
SON, of Greenville, o., April 10, 1893, and
came TO this city to live. Complaint was
made to the humane society that he had
been abusing his wife, and the society in
vestigated the case. His wife gave TO the
officers letters that show he has another
wife and child at Bellville. Ill. He entered
a plea Of not guilty, and his case was con-
tinued until Thursday.
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McKane Must Stay i'm Prison

NEW YORK. March 20.-Another attempt
TO obtain John Y. McKane's release from
Sing Sing has failed. In the Supreme Court
to-day lawyers Griffin and Hutchinson APP
piled for an order 10 show cause why a
writ OF habeas corpus should not be issued
in the case of McKane. Judge O'Brien,
after having the case under consideration
for several hours, denied the application.
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Chase After Tramp Robbers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CICERO, Ind, March 20.-Francis Kinney,
a glass gatherer, was attacked and robbed
OF about $40 by three tramps near a small
station between Upton and Elwood, about
midnight last night. They also took a part
of his clothing. Mr.. Kinney walked TO
Cicero and, this evening, recognized his
assailants on the streets. a number OF
men and boys gave chase and captured
one of them about two miles north of town.
He gave his name as Joseph Ray, of
Youngstown. o., when arraiSned before
Esquire Barnett, who bound him over and
he was taken to Jail at Noblesville.
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Alleged brewery Trust.

CINCINNATI, March 20.-An evening pa
per says that a brewery trust is In pro-
cess of formation here similar to the Whis-
ky Trust. The Crescent and jung brewer
les of Aurora, Ind, are already members,
and the combination is growing. The Sa-
loon-keepers' Association fear 1t will be-
come a national trust.