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Indiana Notes.

Muncie colored citizens celebrated Eman-
cipation day anniversary yesterday
Five Putnam county people were fined s.
each on pleas of guilty to having caught
fish with seine.
The F. NJ. b. A. fair, being held at Cedar,
near Farmland. opened yesterday. The live
stock exhibit is reported to equal any of the
county fairs held in the State. Tomorrow
and Saturday will be the biggest days.
Ball Bros. closed their Muncie fruit-jar
factory Wednesday night for two weeks.
Over seven hundred hands are out Of work.
The shutdown is the result of some unex-
pected delays in building improvements
Word was received at Winchester yes
terday that John Mescall. OF that city.
who was attending the fair at Eaton, o.,
with string Of fast horses was seriously
If not fatally injured at that place Wednes-
day.
The strike at the plate-glass factory in
Kokomo was short lived and resulted dis
astrously to the men. The strikers were
all discharged yesterday and their places
filled with new men. The big plant is op-
Grating as usual.
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SOUTHAMPTON, Sept 26.-Arrived:
Paris. from New York. The steamships
run from New York to Southampton was
slower by twenty hours than record time.
The delay, it is explained. was caused by
the prevalence of heavy fogs. The Paris
brought twelve bales of sails belonging
to Lord Dunravens yacht valkyrie III and
consigned to III. Ratsey, the sailmaker.
The Paris also brought $4,000 In gold
coin and 4.6S2 boxes and forty-nine crates
of California fruit.
LONDON. Sept. 26.-Arrivcd, Mississippi,
from New York.
BREMEN. Sept. 2.-Arrived: Spree. from
New York.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

The general committee of The Young Peo-
pies Christian Union of the United Pres
byterian Church of North America has
decided to hold the next annual eonven-
ton in Omaha Aug. 10 to "a. 1896.
The divorce case Of Mrs. Isabel Yznaga
against Fernand Yznaga. Of New YORK.
given being ,desertion and nonsupport. Dr.
vorce will be granted by Oct "a; The
complaint is withheld from the record until
the case ends.
Mrs. Violet Haskell. who, on June IL
last married ]. H. Bristor. colored leader
of the Pickaninny Band at Cincinnati, O..
after leaving her husband. Everett j.
Haskell, seriously i'll at Deer lee, Me-,
was found in the woods near the latter
place wednesday. She had evidently COM
mitted suicide. 4t
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Mrs. Bolton who on May IL. shot NJ.
Glazier subdirector of the Russian Bank
in Paris, has been acquitted.
Bouteilhe, the man who on Sept. 5 car
ried a cocoa tin containing chloride of
potash and ordinary gunpowder into the
vestibule of the Rothschilds clearinghouse.
in Paris has been sentenced to three years
Imprisonment.
Meeting the towns of Tchernavoda and
Feresti in Roumania, was opened yesterday
in the presence of the King and Queen of
Roumania. The cost OF the new bridge is
34,C09,000 francs.
Mr. Charles DeKay. United States CON-
sui-general at Berlin. says the pretended
interview with him last month, in which
he was made to say that he had made a
report to the State Department at Wash
ington on the case Of Mr.. Louis Stern, of
New York. was a pure fabrication.
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Cantons Drilling at BRAZIL.
acial RI the Indianapolis Journal.

opecldI 10 the IHuldHdpoIIS JuuIudI.
BRAZIL. Ind, Sept. 26.-The picnic given
here to-day by the !. o. o. r. was a grand
success. Every business house IN the city
was decorated for the occasion. Trains
brought in numerous excursionists. and at
noon an immense throng was on the
streets. The exercises at Hendrix grove
consisted of military and .dress-paradc
drills and speeches by prominent visiting
members. w. H. Leedy. of Indianapolis.
was expected to be present and make the
principal address. but failed TO come.
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suicide by hanging, and was only prevent
ed By the vigilance of Sheriff Strahan.
An OH Find i'm Clay Connty.

special 10 The Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind. Sept 26.-The people of
Posey township. this county. are excited
over an oil find made there to-day. When
the firm of B. Roberts & Bro was sinking
well on the jeff James farm. mile and a
half southwest OF Staunton the men were
suddenly driven out of the well by a flow
of oil which gushed up from the bottom and
filled IL TO depth OF twelve feet. The oil
was struck at depth of thirty-five feet
Property has already risen to ten times its
value. The find was made about a mile
from where Terre Haute people two years
ago made an unsuccessful attempt to find
oil
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Bold Robber Sentenced.

BLCFFTON, Ind. Sept. 25.-George
White, charged with robbery. was this aft
ernoon sentenced TO the Prison North for
two years. On the night Of June % Ben
jamin Scott. farmer living south of this
city, heard a rap at the door and re-
fusing to open ii il was burst in and two
men entered. They dema nded money at the
point of revolver. The old man. was
severely beaten and $50 and note for 500
taken. White was recognized. but fed and
was captured at Winchester Martin War
ner, his pal" will be tried at once.
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Eighty-Ninth Regiment.

NFeS3e'f 10 TIC fIIuTdFIdEJUIIS JUUf Id.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Sept 26-The
tenth annual reunion of the Eighty-ninth
Indiana Volunteers and the Ninth Indiana
Battery closed this morning. The visitors
were given a rousing reception. Business
houses and residences were profusely dec
GRATED. About sixty old soldiers were
present from Decatur, Muncie. Button,
Wabash and other towns In adjoining
counties. The campfire last night was held
in the Van Cleve Opera House. which was
crowded with citizens. At the session this
morning IL was decided to hold the next
reunion at Jonesboro.4 ROLAND Jones, of
Jonesboro, was elected president and Calvin
Ccpeck. of Jonesboro. secretary.
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Died While Milking a Cow.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONvILLE, Ind, Sept. 26.-while
milking his COW in a field near his house
w. T. Pearcey. of Hoursdale. this county,
was stricken with heart disease and ex-
pired before aid could reach him. He was
superintendent of the cement mills at that
place and was one of the most popular men
in the county. He was fifty years old and
leaves a wife and family.
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CINCINNATI. o.. Sept. 26.-The execu-
tive board of the National Home Mission
airy Society of the NJ r. Church began
a three days executive session here to-
day. Reports of all officers were hattering.
Ten thousand dollars was appropriated for
industrial schools I'm the South A men,
bershIp OF 6. 200 was reported, with fifteen
missionaries in the field.
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stolen si,vcrvvare Found.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD. Ind. Sept. 26.-Deputy Sheriff
z. T. Dean to-day learned that the two
sacks of silverware recently found in the
fodder shocks near Orestes by farmer Hi
ram Dowley. had been stolen from Julius
Joseph's store, at Noblesville, about three
weeks ago. Joseph has sent a description
of the goods, which tallies with those
found. Sheriff Dean Is now on the trail of
the men who hid the booty.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GAS CITY, Ind, Sept. 26.--rhis evening
as children were going home from school
Randall Chmiktin, aged eleven, of Jones'
boro. had both legs cut of by cars. He
jumped on slowly moving freight train OH
the Big Four. but, missing his footing, fell
under the wheels Both legs were severed
below the knees. The accident is exactly
similar TO the one which befell +. b.
Mounts, OF Gas City. Saturday, who has
since died of his injuries.
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Shortly after o'clock this morning fire
was discovered in the kitcisen OF the Conn
mercial Club restaurant. Smoke was seen
issuing from the window OF the kit ~.
and an alarm was sent in from No.
CINE house on Maryland. near Nc rn
street The fire caused but few doIsea.
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CHOLERA IN HAWAII.
Eighty-Six Cases and Forty Deaths
Reported by Steamer.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2s.-The steam
er Alameda, which arrived to-day from
Australia and New Zealand by way OF the
Hawaiian Islands. did not stop at Homo
lulu. She lay outside the port an hour
to land mails, but she took no passengers
aboard and refused to take any mail for
San Francisco. The boat which put off
from the islands reported that there were
eighty-six cases of cholera on the island.
Forty deaths have already resulted from
the disease. OF the dead three were Eu-
ropeans.
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CoIored Man and white Wife.

Special 20 the 1nulandpoHs JUurHdI'
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Sept 26.-Fred
Cooper was in court to-day charged with
assaulting his wife. white woman. AS
miscegenation Is unlawful in Indiana, they
were both held for further trial. The
court then had Rev. Lewis Bell, leading col
ored minister. arrested for uplawfully mar
rying the couple. Bell claims Ignorance of
Ion
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Cleveland's Discourtesy tn the south.
Petershure Nal Index-Appeal DEM.

President Cleveland did not find it con-
sistent with his convenience AMI comfort
to pay a great section the compliment OF
attending In person the opening OF its ex-
nosifion AT Atlanta The honor was ex-
tended to him. however. of touching but
ton at Gray Gables and starting the ma
chinery by electricity hundreds of miles
away and then by telegraph the managers
thanked him for the act. The Southern
people are not lacking in gratitude. even for
small fayOrs.
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Next funniest at south Bend.

SpcCIdI IIIuIdIIdpUIlS JUUI
SOUTH REND. Ind, Sept. 26.-At meet
ing of the South Bend Turnvereia, the re-
quest made by the Indiana District Turn
verein, that the next funniest be held here,
YVES granted. This annual event, which is
held in July, brings together four of the
Chicago, the Danville Qll.) and all of the
Indiana societies. In addition TO many Wis
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The Board OF Trade committee on federal
buildings is at work securing data TO show
the necessity of larger birding Senator
Turpie is helping in the work The commit
tee will go to Washing on when Congress
is In session to press the matter through
Senate in the las, Cong ess but there "
stopped. the House not slowing any dis,S-
sition to pass the bill. ~
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Chicago Tribune.

Chicago IrlDune.
Miss Vanderbilt will take 0.0c0. 600 TO the
Duke of Marlborough. When Count Castel-
lane learns this there is going TO be
trouble for George Gould. Anna was dis
posed OF on the understanding that she was
the best in the market.
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MAN AND WOMAN INsENsIBLE.
Found in the Street at Brazil. Where
They Had Been Beaten Up.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind. Sept pa man and q
woman were found lying in an unconscious
condition on North Forest avenue this even
ing about O'Clock. They were placed in
an ambulance and taken to the City Build
ing. where restoratives were applied. The
man gave his name as William Davis. a ma
chinist OF Terre Haute, and said the woman
was his wife. He said they were assaulted
by two men who wanted to kill him and
ruin his wife. Neighbors say they heard
two men running away from the scene, and
one exclaimed: I'VE killed the 49,
now let's make the Anderson train, mean
ing the Anderson excursion train here to-
day with visiting Odd Fellows.
The mans head was horribly cut, being
pounded with stones. 1t Is believed his skull
Is fractured, while there are terrible
bruises on his breast. Mrs. Davis. who is
and bruised about the head. The police do
not put much confidence in the stories told
by the couple 1t has since developed that
a man and woman attempted to. hold up
several people near the scene OF the as
sault to-day
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Ten Year. for a Dynamiter.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE case
against Joseph Hewitt, charged with as
sauit and battery with intent to kill his
wife and two OF his children by blowing
up the house. at Parker City, last spring.
with dynamite, was given TO the jury
last evening after having been before the
court and jury for the last ten days. Dur
diet for ten years In the penitentiary.
Last night after learning his fate. and
while confined in the JAN. he attempted
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RUSHvILLE, Ind. Sept 2S.-Mrs. Aman-
da Corkin, of Glenwood, died at her home
there this morning of consumption, aged
Sixtv-fWo-
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COLUMBUS. o.. Sept. 2I--Martin Adams.
OF Cincinnati. who caused the death Of John
Dinner by putting strychnine into q pail
OF beer. was hanged in the penitentiary an
mex at 1901 o'clock this morning.
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New York Mail and Express.

There are hundred good reasons why
William c. Whitney cannot re etrctei
President of the United States in 1916.
The first reason is that Mr.. Whitney l. a
Democrat The other ninety-nine are SUI
perf1uous
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SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 26.-An inventory
OF the possessions OF the great cattle hrm
of Miller Lux show that the two men
owned 1859. 200 acres OF land. located in
California, Arizona and Nevada.
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Layne's Planning Mill Burned.

Special TO the Indlanap0lls JoufIaI.
CLOVERDALE. Ind, Sept. 26. = T. NJ.
morning at o'clock Loss 5000; insur-
ance, 81, $50. in the Phoenix, of New York.
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Bert Short and Miss June Carter wers
married "Wednesday evening at Roberts
Park Church. Rev DIR. Coultas once ting
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Husbands Calcined Magnesia. Four first
premium medals awarded: more agreeable
magnesia- For sale only IN bottles with
registered trademark label.
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Grcenhalge VIII BE Renominntea.

BOSTON, Sept 26.-The nomination of
Frederick T. Greenhalge for Governor of
Massachusetts, has been strongly ratified
by the Republican voters OF Boston and the
commonwealth in the caucuses for the past
two nights. In the town caucuses heard
from Wednesday evening. Governor Green
halge received about PTS votes The number
OF towns outside the large cities who swung
their voters around in his favor last night
swelled the total TO $50. The vote of the
opposition in these towns is only lis, with
AZ unpledced
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Auti-rammany Ticket.

NEW YORK, Sept. "a third local
ticket, to be placed in the field by union
composed Of most OF the men who we're at
the head of the reform movement last year,
will undoubtedly be the result of con-
ference held at the Lawyers Club this
afternoon. Those present were: Charles
s. Fairchild, leader of the State Democ-
racy: Elihu Root. Cornelius ". Bliss and
Gen. Samuel Thomas. of the anti-Platt
Republicans; DIR. Charles II. Parkhurst.
Carl Schurz and Jacob II. Schiff. who have
been identified with the German-American
Reform Union. Regarding the possibility
of the State Democracy uniting with the
organizations mentioned above on a union
ticket Mr.. Fairchild said: 'T am not pre-
pared to say what we shall do. I don't
want to commit myself. We shall send
representatives to any conferences held In
the interests of such a ticket, and hear
what they have to say"
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WANTS $4,000 FOR ILLE-
GAL IMPRISONMENT IN CUBA.
Three Others ON Their Way tn wash.
fngton to Make Complaints OF Out
rases-An Editors Escape.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s--Alexander For
ter Morse appeared at the State Depart
ment to-day as counsel for Gustav Richie
lieu and preferred claim for $4,000
against the Spanish government for IL
legal arrest and Imprisonment. Richelieu
and Bolton. claiming to be American SAIL
ors. were picked up on the Cuban port OF
Guantanamo several months ago by Span
fsh patrol. They were in small boat, and
claimed that they had come all the way
over from Hayti hunting for turtles. They
were arrested on suspicion of being con-
cerned in a filibustering movement, but
the American consular agent at G1antana-
mo secured their release after a few days
detention. They then mace their Sway TO
Santiago, where they were again arrested
on charge of coming away from Guanta-
namo without passports. They were thrown
into jail at Santiago. and in spite OF the
EFFORTS OF Consul Hyatt. they were kept
imprisoned for several weeks, meanwhile
suffering from fever. The department.
probably will cali on our consular officers
fer a full statement OF the facts before
presenting the claim
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HAVANA, Sept. 2s.-Reports have reached
here of a serious defeat of the insurgents
in the district of Ciego Avila- Colonel AL
dave. of the Spanish army. surprised a
camp of insurgents under command OF
Generals Poloff, Sanchez and Zayas. The
loss of the insurgents in killed. wounded
and prisoners is placed at 200. No details
of the engagement have been received
General Martinez de Campos has reached
Havana, after an absence OF several weeks
in the eastern and middle provinces of tho
island OF Cuba.
The column commanded by Colonel Ca
nellas, consisting of $50 infantry and twenay
cavalry, surprised the insurgents band UNI
der leaders ella and Periquito Perez TO the
number Of 1000 at Mount Bayameso. In the
province of Santiago de Cuba. The insur-
gents were dispersed, according 10 the ON
cial account of the engagement. leaving
FIVE killed. beside their arms. ammunition
and stores OF the troops four were
wounded. II is rumored that the insurgenf
Brigadier Suarez was killed in an action at
COreial.
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EIopement in High Society.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
yINCENNES. Ind, Sept. pa social
sensation was produced here this morning
when it became known that DR.. W. B.
Ridgeway and Miss Kate Vance Rabb. Of
this city. had eloped to Evansville. where
they were married last evening. DIR. Ridge
way is one of the Leading dentists of this
city, being junior member of the firm of
Hindman & Ridgeway. The bride is the
youngest daughter of DIR. j. II. Rabb. presi-
dent of the First National Bank of Vim
cennes. She is the acknowledged leader
among the young people of the higher cir
cles of society. She is an accomplished
young woman bright and vivacious. DR..
Ridgeway had been paying some attention
to banker Rabb's daughter. but no one was
expecting a marriage. When Mr.. and Mrs.
Rabb received letter from the young
couple from Evansville this morning, stat
ing that they had been married by Rev. C..
p. Bacon. pastor of the Methodist Church
OF that city. the surprise was prodigious.
The letter closed by saying that they would
go to the exposition at Atlanta.
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NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS.
They Nominate Chancellor McGilI for
GOvePuOr ON the Ftrsf BaIIot


TRENTON, n. j.. Sept 26.-The Demo-
cratic State convention met here to-day and
chose as their nominee the Chancellor of
the State. Alexander T. McGill. of Hudson
county The convention. as compared with
that held here one week ago by the Repub-
leans. when Henry Griggs was selected as
their standard bearer. was tame. although
there was no lack Of interest in the work.
Chancellor McGills nomination was "a fore
gone conclusion, the fight made by the
friends of his only opponent. ex-Congress-
man Cutler, being rather feeble. Only one
ballot was required. Chancellor McGill has
six years TO serve in his present position,
but 1t is said there Is every likelihood that
he will resign his Office at once and conduct
an active campaign for the governorshp.
Alex. T. McGill was born in Pittsburg,
on Oct 70, 1si3 He came TO New Jersey IN
1854. when his father accepted professor
ship in the theological seminary of the Col
lege OF New Jersey. The Chancellor grad
Columbia Law School in 1885, Mr. McGill
was appointed Chancellor In March, 1897
Last year he Vas reaPpointed Chancellor
May l. 1901. ~.
Following is an abstract of the platform
adopted by the convention to-day:
I'VE affirm the national Democratic plat
form. adopted at Chicago in 1892. and cor
daily indorse the administration OF Presi-
dent Cleveland, with whose determination
TO protect the people of this country from
the evils ever attendant upon the debase-
ment of the national currency We are in
most earnest sympathy.
We congratulate the people on the re-
vival OF prosperity everywhere evident in
our land and we assert that the industrial
depression with which we have been af-
fiicted during the past. three years is
chargeable to national legislation enacted
bv the Republican party. The purchase of
silver to be stored in the treasury and the
enactment of unjust tariff laws to enrich a
few favorites by the oppression OF mil
lions of consumers were the main causes of
the paralyzation Of our markets. That
paralysis, with an empty treasury, were the
legacies left from Republican administra-
ton. The battle against a system formed
In violation OF self-evident laws of polit-
ical economy has been won. Every struggle
against intrenched wrong is attended by
privation and suffering, but these are never
endeavored in vain. The lesson of the
Gauge and effect has been thoroughly
learned, and we are willing 10 abide by the
decision of an intelligent people, who are
now entering upon period of prosperity
that will prove both substantial and en-
during"
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Shocking Death of well-Driller.

opeclai 10 the Indianapolis JouFHdL
KOKOMO. Ind. Sept. 8.-Yesterday John
Troyer, while drilling we'll on the Hens
Ter farm, north of here. went to the top
of the derrick TO arrange rope that had
been displaced. He missed his footing. and
to save himself from falling. caught hold
OF the top of the drill shaft. The five-hun-
dred-pound trip hammer fell on his hand.
completely severing the member. The
hand fell inside the casing and went TO the
bottom of the eighty-foot WELL The day
before. while working on the same well.
Mr. HeAsler's son was terribly crushed by
getting caught between the twenty-barrel
water tank and a wagon wheel