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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
BEACH FACES A JURY.
John Lamb Intimates that the Prose-
cution Is Weak.

cution Is Weak.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TE.RRE HAUTE. Ind. June 25.-The
trial Of banker John S. Beach began to-
day before a jury of farmers and two city
men. The opening statements were made
and the taking of the testimony will be-
gin tomorrow. Judge Davis. for the pros
ecution. said the State would prove that
Beach converted to his own S72 Of
g, trust fund, which he ought to have paid
to the city treasury behalf of the
bondsmen of City Treasurer Fitzpatrick.
who was a defaulter; that under the deed
of trust he was obliged to pay the money,
but that after he had received 1t and made
use of it he told the city treasurer that he
had no funds. John f. Lamb. one of the
seven lawyers for the defense, among
whom is Collector of Internal Revenue
jump, made known for the first time the
line Of defense: 1t is that Beach had paid
to the city $4,000, and that he had been
making the payments In a reasonable way,
his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bond with one exception.
had no complaint TO make or his course.
Mr.. Lamb extolled him as leading citi-
zen, with long and honorable career, and
linked his name with that Of w. X. Nc
Keen, Terre Haute's leading capitalist,
who he said held this tb IN f 70
that Beach had asked no compensation
loo the service he had rendered to the
other bondsmen in selling Fitzpatrick 5
property, and said that a reasonable COM
mission would have been more than the
$3.50 which was lost when Beachs private
bank failed. with $4,000 In deposits and
s. 900 in cash on hand. with bills receiva-
BILE of about $1,000. The defense told the
court il had no witnesses to be summoned.
Judge White gave the jurymen specific
instructions against permitting any one to
converse with them while away from the
court ROOM and it is probable that they
will not be permitted TO separate after
they come together tomorrow.
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ARMoR PLATE FRAUDS.
Informer Craig Contradicts Part of
InfOrmer siIFs Testimonx

WASHINGTON, June 25.-In the arrnor-
plate investigation. to-day, informer Chas.
n. Craig was questioned upon many col
lateral matters relating TO the Carnegie
works. He denied that he had approached
Frick in the role of a biackmailer, as the
latter claimed, and said that he had gone
TO Frick after leaving to tell him about
the frauds being carried on in the works
Frick endeavored TO impress upon me
that he knew nothing about these frauds
said Craig. The witness said that at this
time he Craig knew Of the plan to lay
the matter before the Secretary of the
Navy, and had consulted with Sill and
others. but had not made up his mind
whether TO make an affidavit. He had re-
celved 81, $50 from the government for his
out to Frick. as sin had charged. nor re-
ceived any offer from Frick When asked
what had been his motive in going to
Frick Craig declined TO answer. for pri,
received rewards from the Secretary OF
the Navy. five receiving SIS, 900 TO divide
among thena-SiI, Perry, Smith (the law
came in for $500. One Williams and wits WITT
ness each received 81 $50, and two men, T
A. Craig and Edward HassIer, SITS Craig
contradicted the testimony. of Sill in sew
eral particulars and said that he had I'M
derstood from Sill that the government
guaranteed them employment in the Navy
Department. for their testimony.
pressed Craig for the motives of his COM
munieation TO Frick, but could obtain no
definite reply. They intimated that steps
might be taken TO compel him to do so
Craig will appear again at 1890 tomorrow.
superintendent Cline. OF the Carnegie
works. upon whom the responsibility for
armor-plate frauds has been laid by wit
nesses. will testify before the naval COM
miftee tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
A CHICAGO TRAGEDY.
An Unknown Man Kills Wovan and
Then Shoots Himself.

CHICAGO, June 25.-Mrs. Carrie Reid,
who was employed as bookkeeper in an Of
flee at Blackhawk street and Cherry ave-
nue., was shot and killed this afternoon by
an unknown man who Immediately after
wards shot and killed himself. The muir
derer ran into the office where Mrs. Reid
was at work, and calling his victim out
side the office a short and excited CONVEX
sation ensued. The man suddenly fired five
shots at Mrs. Reid killing her instantly.
and then sent two bullets into his own
brain, falling dead on the womans body.
The only clew to his identity is the name
Hunt found on his underclothing, and the
fact that Mrs Reid called him Fred -
Mrs Reds husband, who is said 10 be
a fugitive from justice and a defaulter for
about $4,000, is now, the police think, in
Bismarck, S. d.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
KENTUCKY GIANT DEAD.
One OF Barnum's Famous Freaks and
known Everywhere.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ind, June 25.-John Hanson
Craig known to all show people John
Powers, the Kentucky giant" died here
to-day of dropsy, aged forty-six.. He
weighed about six hundred pounds. and has
been before the public for number Of
years as an attraction in museums and side
shows. He was with Barnum for several
seasons. and for the past few years he has
been conducting show of his own in the
summer season and exhibiting himself in
museums In the winter The success which
he had in his early days lessened as heavy
men became more common. He was a ma
tive Of Iowa City, Ia, but has made Dan
vile his headquarters for number of
years. His first wife was a native OF this
county, and was as large as he, they ex-
hibting themselves together. She died some
twelve. years ago. and he married woman
of average size. To them one child was
born. His married life not happy, and
he and his wife sought a divorce, but they
were not long legally separated until they
married again. Last spring they again
parted. He was member of the i. o. Q.
F. and K. of p. No coffin large enough for
him could be found here. and one or
dered from Indianapolis, six feet nine inches
long and thirty inches wide.
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s12 PER MONTH.
Proposed Increase In Pensions of
Mexican War Survivors.


Mexican War Survivors.
WASHINGTON. June 25.-The bill agreed
20 by the House committee on pensions to
increase pensions OF survivors of the In
dian and Mexican, wars from IS to s12
month has been reported TO the House by
Representative Staliings, of Alabama Most
of the benehciaries. he represents, have
reached old age. and. after adding vast
territory to the United States. are depend
ent upon their own exertions and govern
ment aid for support Their roll will de-
crease yearly and there will be no addition
to II. Attention is called to the fact that
no new titles 20 original pensions are ere
ated. The committee is constantly called
upon to recommend private bills for the
same class of beneficiaries. Although, un-
der the act Of Jan. 5. 1893. Mexican war
titled 10 the increase. the committee thinks
IL a humiliating condition to compel them
10 prove themselves paupers and also
thinks the benefits shCuld he extended to
survivors of the Indian wars and widows
OF veterans. A statement from the Com
missioner OF Pensions shows that there are
on the rolls 3.625 pensioners of the Next
Of the Indian wars and 3,0el widows while
applications are pending for ISIS Mexican
pensions and 152 Indian war pensions.
The number of Mexican war pensions in
creased under the act of 1893 3.421 Che
commissioner estimates that 1873 additional
Mexican pensions and 1920 Indian war
veterans Will be granted, and he makes an
OF increases made by the bill will be ST.
303, GO Der annum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
PRAISE FOR BANKERS
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND DISCUSSES
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
He Eulosixes New Workers Who Are
surrenderinE Their Gold and Says
There Is No Cause for Alarm.

WASHINGTON. June 25.-The President.
IN speaking tonight Of the financial sit
uation. said to an Associated Press repre-
sentative:
The offer Of certain New York banks to
replace from their vaults this gold with
drawn from the government treasury for
shipment abroad is certainly thoughtful and
patriotic. Ii not only tends TO maintain
the treasury's gold reserve in good condi-
ton. but it adds to the stock of popular
confidence. which is at all times important
The elements which make up our actual
situation do not justify any apprehension.
and the administration still adheres TO its
pledge and determination to protect our
national credit at all hazards, and TO keep
the quality of our money equal to the best.
so far as the limits Of executive power
permit.
"Of course. croaking and the spread OF
disquieting tales is calculated to injure the
stringent financial conditions. i assume.
however. that there is too much patriotism
among our people and too much familiar
ity with our resources and capabilities to
permit our reserved force and financial
vigor to be discredited. When the last
government bonds were issued to replenish
our stock of gold il was nearly as low as
now. while outside OF our gold we had as
available money to pay ordinary expenses
OF the government only about $19.Ooo.OOo.
We have now, besides our gold. and in
money applicable TO government expenses
more than s5s.00OOo0.
II understand IL is charged in certain
quarters that the payment of matured OBJ
legations is postponed TO the amount of
S00O0.000 or $75,Oc0.O0O. This is not true.
We are paying as we go in the usual
way. Last year, up TO June l, the balance
against us arising from the exports and
imports of merchandise. excluding gold
and silver, was S64 $50. 040. The balance in
favor for the same period this year
was $685. ,562 representing a change in cur
favor of s127, 5l2, sos. These conditions. taken
into consideration with the Willingness OF
our banks TO help the treasury during any
temporary and unusual drain of gold,
ought TO satisfy the most conservative OF
our safety. II must not be forgotten as
another favorable feature in the situation
that we are no longer purchasing silver
and issuing gold obligations therefor"
The cash balance in the treasury to-day
was Sis 59f. 666. Of which So, 600. 2e5 was
gold. One million dollars in gold was
taken to-day from the New York SUBJ
treasury for export. With Saturdays de-
posits in the subtreasury this makes the
true amount of the reserve 1854, 400,295.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
BITUMINOUS TROUBLE
THE INDIANA MINERS NOT YET
WILLING TO RESUME WORK.
Dispute with Operators as 10 the
Price of Day I.abor-RiotinE
at Punxsutawncy.
special to the Inaiapapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. June 25.-The
mining of coal in the bitumInous mines Of
Indiana did not begin a general thing
to-day, as provided by the action of the
convention held here last Friday. In some
places the operators and men came to
terms, but as rule there is decided dis
agreement. especially the price to be
paid for day labor. The men in some To-
calities are asking much as 81, while
in others $3.50 is insisted on. Operators
claim that Sl.75 is the amount that should
be paid on the basis of the Columbus re-
duction. In number of instances the
men to-day asked for the enforcement OF
the weekly payday law and the law for
weighing the coal before it is screened.
In the Columbus agreement the contract
is for semi-monthly pay days and for 1900
pounds of lump coal as a ton. Most of
the operators are in favor of holding out
for these terms. Mining was resumed to-
day throughout the block coal field on
the terms of the Columbus agreement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
Industries Rcsuming.

PITTSBURG, June Pa revival in local
industries, which mill. men confidently pre-
dicted would follow the final settlement Of
the coal strike, was evidenced to-day. when
plants in all sections of the city. some of
which have been idle for months, resumed
work with a full force OF hands in all de-
partments. On the South Side nearly
every plant of Importance is running null
turn. Or will be doing so by tomorrow
night At A NJ. Byers & Co.'S mill work
Is on full turn. Oliver & RobertS'S wire
mill will go on double turn In all depart
ments tomorrow morning. The rod mill
went on full term tonight. Jones &
Laughlins puddlers began work to-day for
the first time since the inauguration of the
big coal strike. divers tower mills, I'm
Allegheny. after being closed down for one
Wenr on iro, nuH r1shign ,,,l Sdowne q
and the puddlers at the Monongahela IRON
works also returned to work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
DEAD IN THE FIELD
MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE DEATH
OF A PROMINENT ANDERSON MAN.
Number of Indiana Suicides Reported
Last Night-Banker Beach's Trial
Last of the Kentucky Giant.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 25.-Dairyman
George Lee made surprising discovery
yesterday. as he came into the city. AT
- ~~'ith corporation line he found man
lying on his face in a wheat field. II proved
to be the body of Ephriam Keckler, we'll
known citizen, forty-two years old. To all
appearances Keckler had been dead for
some time. His hands tightly clasped
punches Of wheat which he had pulled up.
There Were no bruises on his body, and
the cause of his death is mystery. Mr..
Keokler removed to Anderson from Green
vile, o., two years ago.
The body of Rockwell Bartlett was found
hanging in outbuilding, suspended from
a rafter by a clothesline, at his mother
home on South Pearl street, this morning.
He was twenty-one years old and melan-
choly in his nature He left no reason for
the suicide.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
A sONGsTREss WEEDS.
Marriage of Miss Emma Juch and Fran
els l.. Wellman.

STAMFORD. Conn, June 25.-Miss Emma
Juch, the prima donna, and Francis ].
wellman, the assistant district attorney OF
New York. were married this afternoon
at ST. Andrews Episcopal Church in this
city. Rev. Peter Mcfarland officiated. The
maid of honor was Miss Grace Wetherbee.
of New York, and Delaney Nicol was the
best man. The bride was given away by
Col. Albert w. Pope. she wore a white
satin dress, with diamond ornaments.
Many OF the groom's associates were pres
ent at the reception, including District
Attorney Fellows and Judge Barrett and
George W. Andrews. Of the Supreme
Court. Mr.. and Mrs. Wellman started on
their wedding trip this evening. Their
destination was kept secret.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
RAILROAD OFFICERS
Try to Get Four Innocent Boys In the
PenitentiaPy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, June %. = What
would have been case Of gross mis-
carriage of justice but for the timely aid
of the press has just been disclosed in this
city. Four small boys ranging from fif-
teen to seventeen ran away from their
homes in Chicago and started to visit rela-
tives at GAINESVILLE. o. When they reached
Gas City their money was gone and they
started back. In the Logansport yards
their freight car was abandoned. and see
ing a car door open i'm a train ready TO
start they jumped in the car. They were
seen by some yard men, who locked the
car door and sent for officers. There was
merchandise in the car, but nothing was
missing The boys We're badly scared. and
on the advice of the officers pleaded guilty
10 stealing. This was on the last day or
court The officers chuckled and advised
the boys IL was better TO plead guilty
than 10 stay In jail all summer. All were
sentenced TO two years in the penitentiary.
The facts came TO the knowledge of the
newspapers. and as the record had not yet
been signed for the term, Judge McCon-
nell set the finding aside. releasing the
two younger boys and ordering a trial in
the cases of the older boys.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
Suicide of DIR. Levi Conner.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind. June 25.-Dr. Levi Con-
ner, trustee of Union township, this county,
died from the effects of self-administered
morphine last night. The family denies the
theory of suicide. but there is little doubt
of it. His accounts with the township were
found badly tangled, and he is thought TO
be short $1,000. Friends say he has sufficient
private accounts TO square himself Ills
bondsmen, J. j. Lord, Elmer Schrader and
George Murphy, believe they will be called
on to make up deficit For some months
DIR. Conner has been in bad health, and a
week ago came near dying from an over
dose of choral He was forty-four years
old, and belonged to the h. of p, Odd Eel
lows, and MasOnS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
AS A NATTER OF FORM.
An Offensive Iowa Man Finally Lynched
in Texas.

ELDORA, Ia. June 25.-Word has just
been received that William Stacey. of
Iowa Falls. had been hanged by mob in
Texas. He was a former prominent citi-
zen and manufacturer in this county and
went 10 Texas and engaged in some land
swindling scheme. His scheme did net
suit the Texans and a few months ago
committee waited on him, took him to
pond and threatened 10 duck him. This
did not seem to dampen his ardor and
the same citizens then painted him with Il
coat of tar and feathers. Settlers con-
tinued to be swindled until finally Satur-
day the vigilance committee waited on
Stacey and left his dead body dangling
from a tree. Stacey's family reside at
Iowa Falls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
State Epworth League Meeting.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, June 25.-The State conyen-
ton of the Epworth League begins in this
city Wednesday and continues three days,
together with the convention of Sunday
school superintendent of the junior league.
The State Epworth secretary III. L. Van
DORM, of Indianapolis says that one thou
sand out of fourteen hundred delegates will
be present. The new feature recently adopt
ed that of each delegate paying his own
expenses, will hold good this time, and In
this manner is the local church relieved OF
a great expense The Sunday school super
intendents of the junior league number
two hundred, all of whom have signifed
their intention of being present. Among the
prominent people who will be here j.
p. ID. John, president DePauw University;
Frank J. Hanly. Williamsport; Rev. c. E.
Bacon, Evansville; II. l. Ritter, Indianap-
oils; Rev. L. II. Merlin vincennes, and
James 4. Watson, of Rushville. The au-
dresses of welcome are as follows: For
Peru Chapter, Miss Grace Gregg, president;
for the church. Rev. L. E. Neal: for the
people, j. T. Cox, with response by James
+. Watson, State president OF the Epworth
League
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
BRECKENRIDGE SCORES CHICAGO.
The Smirched Kentuckian Makes An
other Speech to His Constituents.

LEXINGTON, KY. June 25.-Breckinridge
spoke at Hutchinson Station, in Bourbon
county. to-day. The principal part of his
address was devoted to the Chicago press
and the Union League Club. He said he
had voted against the ve-million-dollar
worlds fair appropriation bill. and thereby
incurred their hatred. He spoke sarcastic
ally about the candidacy of Mai. Henry
Clay Mcdowell, saying his enemies had
even called forth the memories oe ,he great
commoner, Henry Clay, TO beat him. He
said the beautiful flowers sent him by the
ladies caused him TO erase from his mind
the rigid sentences he had framed for those
who had said hard things about him. He
returned to Washington tonight. but speaks
at Versailles Saturday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
LYING AND IMMORTALITY
Causes Dismissal of Methodist
Divine at Burlington.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOAfO, Ind. June 25.-The village Of
Burlington, fifteen miles west of this city.
where saloons were dynamited about every
three months until the saloon keeper built
a fort around his place, is now In the
throes of another sensation, which, on
Saturday. eliminated in the trial. convic
ton and dismissal of Rev. Z. G.. Pel1y,
pastor of the NJ. e. Church of that place.
A trial board of three ministers heard the
case, the board consisting of Rev. J. q.
Campbell of Thorntown. Rev L. S. Smith.
of Montmorenci. and Rev. Martin. There
were three counts of complaint against the
minister. the first charging him with ly
ing. with five specific offenses; the second
count charged defamation OF character.
with three specifications, while the tnlrd
and more serious charge was for licen-
tiousness and improper conduct toward
young ladies of his congregation. This was
accompanied by three distinct specifica-
tons. The trial lasted eighteen hours, and
was exciting, the church being crowded.
The minister was declared guilty of every
allegation and dismissed from his charge.
He will appeal to the conference.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
Kelly Starts for Cincinnati.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind. June 25.-General
Kellys army of industrials left this city
at O'Clock tonight. The men marched
through the business part of the city and
on eastward into Clark county, and at
Jeffersonville was loaded on a barge and
sent up the river. Kelly made arrange
ments for transportation late tonight, and
at once gave orders TO break camp. The
army stopped once on it's march through
the city and Kelly made a speech. in
wAich he scored the city officials for the
reception they had given him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
George washington's Peregrination..

George Washington. an eleven-year-old
colored boy, resides on the Crawfordsyills
pike, five miles from the city. Yesterday
morning he met white boy, aged fourteen,
residing in the neighborhood. who said he
intended 10 visit the city. He expatiated
on the wonders to be seen here and George
was filled with anxiety TO visit the metrop-
ellis of Hoosier6om. The white boy suggest
ed that he come with him. and George
jumped at the charce. George did not tell
his parents. but stole away and trCd the
five long weary miles TO tais city with light
and AIRY feet. Arriving here shortly before
noon. so eager were the hopefuls 20 see
the sights that they did not think ooout
getting any dinner until o'clock in the
afternoon. The white hoy took George 70
the Statehouse. AMI told him 10 sit do'1n
o. the steps and TO wait until his return.
He said he was going 10 get something 10
eat and would be gone only a short time
George slt on the steps until last night
at s O'Clock when sympathetic citizens took
him in and gave him something 10 eat and
turned him over TO the police. he VIII be
held until his parents are heard from.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
SUMNER RESORTS.
HoTEL ST. JOSEPH

Formerly Plank's Tavern. under new management.
Finest resort IN Michigan seven hours rde from
Indianapolis The most magnificent white sandy
bathing beach the Great Northern Lakes. Is To-
Gated az the mouth of the ct Joseph River on the
beach OF Lake Michigan IN the g eat Michigan fruit
belt where has fever exists Cuisine and dining
service unsurpassed The amusenelts are nsh:
ing, shooting. boating. billiards. owing lake apd
river excursions surf bathing. dancing and regular
Saturday evening full dress hops: orchestra always
in attendance. Opens June Is For descrln'ive cir
crlIars. rates. etc. address Young Springstem.
Managers ST. Joseph. Michigan.