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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09
ACCUSED OF FORGERY
w. n. SWAMI WANTED ny A cLEvE-
LAND OIL COMPANY.
ALSO Charged with swindIing Indiana
People--Fnte of switchman-Mur-
der Trial Jury Disagrees.
. the Inalanapolis .lournal.

special TO the ln1ianapols Journal
ANDERSON. Ind. Dec. S.-W. III. Swami,
who has been in Anderson for some time as
the representative of the Stoddard OIL Com
pany, OF, Cleveland, is missing. and is
wanted on a charge OF forgery. Swami
lived Ike a prince and left large bills at
the Hotel Doxey unpaid. He has been SELL
ing boiler COMPOUND that the Stoddard
company are manufacturing. on commits
sion. and some OF the contracts that were
sent TO the home office have been found
TO be forgeries. Especially IL this true in
the case Of the Butter Dish Company. of
this city. He has drawn $500 in commits
sions and expense money from the Stod-
dard company that Mr.. W. W. Stoddard
general manager OF the company. says will
be almost a total loss TO them. Two sight
drafts, one for So and the other for S25,
made at indianapolis and indorsed by John
.. Johnson and the Armstrong Laundry
Company. for expense money from his firm
now by the bank from the indianapolis
people who Endorsed for him. The Ball
Bro-hers, OF Muncie, are also losers TO the
amount OF $50 Mr.. SIoddard has had war
rants issued for his arrest. and the escape
or swami alone prevented them from being
served. as the latter made his escape from
the city when he discovered that manager
Ssoddard mistrusted his work and was
making vigorous Investigation of his con-
tracts that were alleged TO be forgeries by
Tie parties whose names were appended.
The Stoddard company says Swami resides
IN Chicago. but when in Anderson he said
his home was in Grand RAPIDS. Every
EFFORT lS being made TO effect his arrest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09

Camped ON Florida X,

Ff1fbusters Camped on Florida Keys
Betrayed by One of Their Number.
TAMPA, Fla, fDec. s.-The long-prepared
expedition of Gen. Enrique Coiazo has tenn
porarily disbanded. 1t was composed of lie
men, and was to have carried to Cuba four
hundred Remington carbines, four hundred
thousand rounds of ammunition, one two
pound rapid fire Hotchkiss gun, with one
thousand rounds of ammunition, many
machetes, dynamite and other powerful and
secret explosives. The men who formed this
band have been encamped on various keys
on the southern coast of Florida for the
past ninety days. The cause Of disbanding
was partly the delay of the steamer they
expected on several different occasions, but
their whereabouts and the location of the
arms and ammunition which they had
buried were betrayed by some one who
young Mississippian. who had been ap-
pointed as captain of the artillery, deserted
from the camp the latter part of last week.
All the buried munitions were then re
moved, owing 10 Sullivan's movements.
Shortly after his disappearance the Spanish
consul in Key West was informed and a
cutter left Tampa and Key West stimuli.
taneously for Cape Sable, where the camp
had been. The searching party found moth
ing, although il went directly 10 the spot
had already been broken up and all the
munitions hidden. The Cubans believe that
Sullivan was the traitor, and should he be
caught the Cubans will have little respect
for his safety.
Six of the party arrived here tonight
however. over the fact that nothing was
captured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09
CITY NEW NOTES.

Remus Cowger. twenty-one years of age.
was arrested on the charge of Petit larceny
by detectives Richards, Kinney and Stout.
He Is suspected of taking an overcoat. He
gave his home as 81 South Missouri street.
c. W. Jackson, coIored bartender, was
arrested for violating the liquor law Sat-
urday night He was caught selling after
IL O'Clock. so il is said. He gave bond for
his appearance In Police Court this morn
ing.
John Scully and Patrick Geagan, the
former living at . Patterson street were
thrown from a wagon near Maus's brewery
yesterday. Geagan was severely cut above
the right eye. The gashed flesh was
stitched together by Drs. Long and Prunk-
was taken to his home by the city ambu-
lance
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09

Discoverer OF Dr. Hobbs's Sparagus Kidney
Pills.
Some symptoms OF kidney trouble are
pain in the back and sides. headache, ner-
vousness, frequent thirst. hot and dry skin.
shortness OF breath, evil forebodings.
troubled sleep. puffiness of the eyelids.
swelling OF the feet and ankles, loss OF flesh.
dark-colored urine with deposits of casts.
etc.
These are some, not all, of the symptoms
of B-ighrs disease, Inflammation or con-
gestion of the kidneys, nephritis, etc.
Brights disease is the most dangerous or
all kidney troubles. 1t is seldom suspected
until too late.
The symptoms are slight and are gener-
ally mistaken for something else
When il is discovered the disease is often
so far advanced that DOCTORS despair OF
curing St
Dr. Hobbs's Sparsgus Kidney Pills Will
cure Bright's disease
But you should take them in time. AS
soon as any OF the symptoms appear. you
should begin TO take the pills.
They will cure your kidneys. and do 1t
quickly and positively. A few doses will re-
lieve. A few boxes will cure.
Crhe above is taken from DIR. Hobbs's lit
tie manual)
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Pittsburg last summer II was the under
standing that this State would adopt the
new scale year. 10 run with the calendar
year, which would necessitate n meeting
early In December TO agree on a scale. The
meeting I'm the Pittsburg district was held
last week and the scale agreed on. at the
rate OF "a cents until March 81 and 10 cents
for the remainder of the year. According
TO the accepted differential OF cents. this
would make the rate in this State IS and 81
cents. The price now paid Is 60 cents. and II
Is not likely that the miners will desire to
have meeting. The old scale year OF May
to May will probably be continued in this
State. The men are all busy at present.
and sthe output Is limited only by the sup
ply OF cars from the railroads. The Indi-
ana operators prefer the old scale year
because IL does not put them under the fear
OF a strike I'm midwinter, when their trade
Is at its best. The Pittsburg operators pre-
ferred a scale year beginning Jan. 1, be-
est stage, whereas I'm MAY they are BOOM
ing with the opening of lake navigation.
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Banker HigginsOn's Wife and Her
Young Com pa MON at GenOa.

Banker HiggfnsOn's Wife and Her
Young Companion at Genoa.
NEW YORK, Dec S.-A Worlds copyright
cablegram from Genoa says James Wheat
land Smith and Mrs. F. L. Higginson. of
Boston, have landed here from the steamer
Columbia and are at the Grand Hotel de
Genes. They travel under the name Of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Smith. of Boston. The
lady is tall and graceful. and her hair is
slightly gray. She looked trife pale to-
day, and during the voyage was seasick.
She impressed her fellow-passengers a
woman of the highest breeding. The fatigue
of the voyage made her look older than
forty. which the cable reports TO be her
age. Her companion is about thirty, and
smooth-shaved. After the Columbia passed
Gibraltar Mr.. Smith came to the regular
table. He seemed to be in the highest
spirits all the while. Important communi-
cations awaited him here. To reporter,
who boarded the steamer, Mr.. Smith said
that their future plans were uncertain. They
might live in Paris, going to Egypt, per-
haps, first. He said the voyage was pleas
ant and since leaving Gibraltar excellent
health and weather attended them The
lady did not care to make any statement
to American friends, or to send any mes
sage to Newport relatives.
Mr.. Smith was asked whether he had
been notified of the draft of 100000 from
Mr.. F. l.. Higginson, Of Boston, in favor
of his wife and he said that he knew
nothing of it. They were uncommuni-
cative and exclusive on shipboard, but
seemed happy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09

Senator Elkins Entertains Repub-
licans and Mr.. Carter Talks.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Senator Elkins
gave dinner tonight to a number of
members of the Republican national COM
mittee. There also were present other
prominent politicians of the party. Among
those in attendance were Chairman Carter,
j. s. Garrison. of Iowa; j. II. Manley. of
Maine; Powell Clayton, of Arkansas; Will
liam ]. Campbell. of Illinois; c. A. Hobart,
of New Jersey; Samuel Fessenden. of Con-
nectcut, and Senator Quay, of Pennsyl-
vania. While particular object was
stated for the gathering, ii is known that
the meeting developed into a discussion
of party politics and what wax best TO be
done during the next campaign. or rather
preliminary to the campaign. 1t was not
intended that the meeting should be in the
interest of any candidate. and in fact.
among the gentlemen present, there were
friends OF all candidates. During a discus
sion of party measures. Chairman Carter
took OCCASION to say that he DID not think
II wise for the Republicans 10 be too con-
fident. Although 1t was apparent that vic
reasons why it was not well to
be optimistic to a degree of
carelessness. He thought the grave
questions before. the country might well
cause the Republica TO pause and reflect
The President had placed himself squarely
in favor of retiring the credit money of the
country. IL was possible mat the IMAM
cial centers of the country agreed with
him. There was no doubt that a course
of that kind, if pursued. would make Popu-
listic votes.
Mr. Carter called attention to what he
styled the remarkable growth of the Popu-
list vote. He said that it had increased 30
per cent. during the past three years. This
great growth had not been developed in the
national legislature, as there were less
Populists in the House now than in the
Fifty-second Congress. but the vote in the
different elections showed a Populistic in
crease. which it was we'll for the Republic
ans 10 take into consideration
Mr.. Carter was charged with being
pessimist and different members of the COM
mittee said that with platform enunciat-
ing straight Republican principles there
could be no doubt OF victory with any of
the excellent men who were mentioned for
the nomination TO head the ticket
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SALOONS IN REAR ROOMS.
Sunday Violation Of the Liquor Law
Continues.

In some of the downtown saloons yester-
day such particular and conspicuous efforts
were made to give the places the appear
ance of being closed 10 arouse suspicion.
At Henry Smiths blinds were down and
screens folded back in such way as TO
give an uninterrupted view of the entire
interior-or. rather, of the interior back TO
the partition some ten or fifteen feet past
the end of the bar. Last night the interior
of the barroom was brightly lighted, so
brightly, in fact. that the lights beyond the
partition were scarcely noticeable. But be-
hind that same partition open and notorious
violations of the liquor law were going on.
At a temporary bar everything imaginable
in the way Of liquid refreshments was be-
ing dispensed to the thirsty. The tempo
rary bar is reached by going through the
restaurant operated in conjunction with the
bar. Some days ago Superintendent Colbert
had reports made by the different sergeants
and patrolmen covering cases of saloons
containing partitions. The reports were
submitted 10 the city attorney for opinions
as to whether the law was being violated.
The city attorney returned the reports with
suggestions as 10 the course that should be
pursued In one case he held saloon
keeper who was building a partition seven
feet high across the rear end Of his saloon"
or words 10 tndt elect WAS violating the
law. The case at Henry Smiths is parallel
10 that case IN every respect. Superintend-
ent Colbert said, .All offending saloon keep
ers have been notified and have complied
with the law.
Another thing that aroused suspicion in
some cases was the absence OF lights from
the Interiors; While the blinds we're down
and screens removed. the rooms so
dark one could see into Them, AT Orsten-
DORIS place near Ohio street on Illinois
this condition of affairs is easily accounted
for. At night and on Sunday customers are
served in back room. but the bartender
goes to the front bar TO draw beer and get
liquors. When the lights are not burning.
ne can go in and out OF the baf-room
without being seen. While the front part
of Orstendorfs saloon was dark last night
his back yard. through which entrance is
gained TO the back room. was brightly
lighted. The door leading to the Ladies'
oyster parlors'' on the second floor was
p.n. The oyster parlors" can be reached
by a back stairway and IL is an easy matte,
10 convey liquors to the second story with
out much fear of detection. especially when
no efforts are made In that direction. Or
stendorf was arrested last week the
charge OF selling liquor after IL o'clock ar
night but was acquitted In Police Court
In a number OF instances saiools were
really closed yesterday. but enough were
open to supply ell demands. A brigh: light
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Found Dead in Bed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARTINSvIL4LE, Ind. Dec. S.-Samuel
Wells. an unmarried farmer aged forty
years, who resided eight miles south of
this place, was found dead in bed at the
Faulkner House yesterday at noon. He
came TO town Friday afternoon at about
o'clock and engaged a room at that
house. telling the landladv that he would
retire at once without supper as he was
very tired, and that she need not have him
called for breakfast If he was not up.
Nothing was heard from him up to the
noon hour and rap on the door failed
to arouse him. The door was forced open
and he was found dead. An inquest will
Dc held as soon as the coroner can do So.
but the general feeling Is that he died of
heart disease. as he was known to suffer
from that trouble. Mr.. Wells was a soldier
in the regular army and received a pen
sion for injuries received while on duty
there He had spent a great many years
In the far West and was we'll known on
the Pacific coast
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09
.NOTHER- RANSOM.
A Noble Woman Who Has Had "a Re-
markabIe Career.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. Dec S-There is now
visiting In this city a rather remarkable
woman in the person of Mother Ransom.
Years ago. about 1868. she was the matron
or the Home of the Friendless. the main
tenance and growth of which due
TO her great efforts In its behalf But be-
fore taking that position Mother Ransom
was an army nurse and responded to a
call issued by the old war Governor. Gov
ernor Morton. In 1852. She went from In
dianapolis in that year with company OF
otner women TO Memphis. and there she
was detailed TO open a new hospital Later
she was sent TO New Orleans. and being
ordered North again. she was passenger
on the Inflated steamer North America.
which became disabled and sunk. taking
with her to the bottom 195 soldiers. Mother
Ransom was one of the few who was taken
from the vessel In safety. She is now
eighty years of age and recently returned
mere from California. Finding that the
nome. or which she had formerly been the
marion, was in need OF some improve
ments. she set 10 work TO raise the money
to have them put in, and after much long
and tedious work IL was Accomplished
She wears a handsome gold Ladge. present.
ed TO her by the Epworth League of Los
Angeles. CAL, and on one side OF which
IS Inscribed. Army Nurse" Mrs Ransom
!, - one OF the very few of the army nurses
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09
WABASH COLLEGE.
No students Expelled. as Recently
Reported-Basket Bali.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal 4,
CRAWFORDSvILL.E. Ind. Dec. s.-work
has been resumed at Wabash College since
the Thanksgiving intermission. and all stu
dents are applying themselves with their
characteristic vigor. Dil.gent preparation is
being made for the final examination
OF the term, which closes on Dec 20. The
senior class under President Burroughs has
completed its study Of introduction to phil
osophy and deductive logic, and will now
take up inductive logic The president was
in Danville. Ind. Friday last where he de-
Hvered two lectures before the Teachers
Institute. One was on Mature Study and
the other on Growth through Teaching"
Professor Campbell. who occupies the
chair or physics, attended the dedication of
Engineering Hall at Purdue University last
week, He was among the speakers on this
The semi-annual meeting of the trustees
will take place here on Dec Il. Reports
showing the work being accomplished by
each department will be submitted.
President Burroughs Is at present engaged
in collecting statistics of graduates. both
high schools of Indiana. his object being TO
show the percentage OF pupils that continue
their studies in college. This will include
the past four years. and the results will
90 educators of the State.
Basketball has replaced football. and Wa
Ud>I - otstttpinS dS fnuCn strength In the
latter sport as she did in the former. She
has become a member OF the State Associa-
ton. and win be prepared 10 enter all con-
tests Several games have already been
scheduled between local, Indianapolis and
Lafayette teams.
Fraternity life at Wabash Is keeping
abreast OF other things, and a number OF
receptions have been planned TO occur be-
fore the Christmas holidays. The Phi Psis
commemorated their twenty-fifth anniver-
sary Tuesday night by giving banquet
at the Robbins House.
The reports published recently regarding
college discipline were greatly exaggerated
But little OF the information sent out was
authentic No student has been expelled
from Wabash. All stories regarding a buck
board in the chapel presidents study
were pure inventions. Wabash Is cnioyng
q decided growth. both spiritually and in
feIIectually. and IL is stimulating to be in
touch with the progress.
Rev l. III. Davis. OF the First Presby-
ferian Church. Grand Rapids Mich.
preached at Center Church Sunday. He alse
conducted chapel exercises Monday morn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09

SOLOMONVILLE,, Ariz., Dec. S.-Sheriff
wight's posse, which pursued the Indian
murderers of Mr.. Merrill and daughter. re-
turned this evening. Near the base of the
White Lock mountains the. posse came in
sight of the Indians. but it had been dis
covered first by the Indians from an ele-
waited position. The posse came within five
hundred yards Of the Indians as they were
going up the mountains and had the adj
vantage of being among rocks and brush.
The Indians were fired on and returned the
fire. but escaped over the summit into the
rough, rocky country over a trail hard to
follow The posse kept in close pursuit. but
the trail was lost on Friday. There were
but two Indians, and they doubtless belong
to a band of renegades which has been off
their reservation several years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09
CONCESSION FROM CHINA.


PORT TOWNSEND. Wash. Dec S.-A
concession from the Chinese government TO
build a line of railroad from tidewater to
Picking has been obtained by syndicate of
American capitalists. The road will be
about two hundred miles long and will tap
a valuable coal mining district. The opera
ton and construction of the road will be
under the direct patronage of the Chinese
government, but American capital and engi-
neers are the principal factors in the
scheme Among the men of prominence said
to be in the deal Senator Calvin s.
Brice, of Ohio; Whiteaw Reid, editor of the
New Xork Tribune: ex-Secretary of State
John y. Foster and others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09
Mr.. Dupont's Contest.
y)i,fla dalpbia reieoraph

OF the many contested seat cases coming
before Congress, that of Mr.. Dupont, of
Delaware, claiming an election by the State
Legislature to the United States Senate will
attract general interest. as involving ques-
ton that may be important. This question
is. whether Mr.. William T. Watson, The
acting Governor of the State, had a legal
right to return TO the Assembly and cast a
vote after virtually retiring from that body
and occupying the executive chair rvI a
month. Mr.. Watson was Speaker of the
Delaware Senate, and under the State law
he succeeded to the gubernatorial chair on
he death OF Governor Marvil. As matter
Of fact on being sworn In as Governor. Mr..
Watson ceased 10 act as Speaker OF the
Senate; but. after prolonged struggle. the
Legislature in joint assembly elected Mr.
Dupont as United States Senator on May 8.
The Legislature adjourned on that day,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09
AN A. r. U. MEASURE.
scope Of the Contempt BilI Introduced
by Senator voorhees,.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE. HAUTE. Ind. Dec. S-The bill
introduced in the Senate last week by Sem
ator voorhees, to amend the laws as to con-
tempt In the United States courts was
drawn by Thomas w. Harper, of this city.
who Is the attorney of the Brotherhood OF
Firemen and the Brotherhood of Engineers,
and for a, long time was a close friend OF
Eugene Debs. The Washington press agents
read put the first section, which provides
Tor the punishment of contempt committed
IN the court room in the presence OF the
Judge, but the other sections are the ones
that apply in such cases as the one in
Judge Woodss court in which Debs and
his fellow A. r. L. directors were the de-
PENDANTS. IL Is provided that no one shall
be cited TO appear on charge of contempt
unless a responsible person has first made
af1davit setting forth all the facts which
constituted the alleged contempt and these
1acts must be given In the rule of the court
served on the defendant. The latter Is then
70 be given an opportunity to reply con-
fess or explain the alleged contempt and IL
issue is raised he is to be given time to
prepare for trial and may be tried by
jury on his demand for one The case can
be appealed to the Supreme Court oSl its
merits.
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Willis Brown. seventeen years old.
fugitive from the Plainfield Reform school.
was captured. together with another fugi-
tive. at the California House yesterday by
patrolman O'Conner. He started TO the
nearest telephone with the boys. leading
them by their coat sleeves In the tunnel.
one of the boys jerked loose and escaped
Brown Will be returned TO Plainfeld He
and the other boy escaped from the institu-
ton last week. and have been beating their
way from place TO place. They are said to
have been in New Albany since last FRI
1nr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09
Indiana Notes.

The name of Hon. Henry G.. Thayer of
Plymouth, is being mentioned for the guber-
material nomination at the hands of the
Republicans. Mr.. Thayer is one of the
leading Republicans of northern Indiana.
aud many years of business and travel have
made him one OF the best-known men in
that part of the State.
The service last night at the PRESBYTERIAN
Church. Columbus, was devoted TO the Ar
menian massacres and the Turkish ques-
ton Mayor W. J. Beck presided and a
number OF speeches were made. and resolu-
tons adopted denouncing the Turkish au-
thorities. At the close OF the services col
lection was taken for relief of distressed
Armenians
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09
All blind. hut Nent and Tidy,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind, Dec. S.-This city is the
home of peculiarly afflicted family. The
husband and wife are both blind, theiatter
being also helpless cripple, the accident
that produced blindness likewise depriving
her of the use of both arms Their hired
girl. a schoolmate of the woman's. Is also
blind, the entire household being sightless
The husband sells candy on the streets that
Is made by the women folks Their resi-
dence is as neat and clean as the tidiest
housekeeper with good eyes could keep il.