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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-14
Three Men Arrested on the ConfcxSion
OF james Cunningham, Who Told
How the Crime Was Committed.
GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENT
TWO Young GIRLS AND A YOUTH
MANGLED BY A WABASH TRAIN.
No Stop Made by the Engineer After
Running Down the Trio-suit OF
Interest To school boards.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Oct. I3.-Yesterday
James Cunningham. OF Dunfee, this county.
was arrested ard is now in jail on the
charge OF numbering Postmaster George ".
Singer, OF that place. He made a full con-
fession to Captain OF Police Bergman. OF
this city. who made the arrest. In the con-
fession he implicated two others. named
William Thompson and Charles Yetfer.
Cunningham said that he. in company with
Yetter and Thompson. had gone to Singers
house at midnight. Thompson held a lad
der while he and Yetter crawled in The
latter stumbled against a chair, waking the
old man. He asked Yetter, What are You
doing in my room at this time OF nighty'
and attempted to get out or bed, but the
two robbers pounced on him. and tearing
the sheets into strips bound and gagged
him. They then secured $780, concealed in
an old trunk. As they were going out Yet
ter remarked, ''The old devil knows us and
will give US away" They determined 10
quiet him. and Cunningham struck him
over the head with hickory billet. which
had been prepared for the purpose ana
which has figured prominently in the iaves-
tigation OF the crime. He dubbed the help
less old man until life had passed away
beneath the blows. The murderers then
made their escape through the window and
went TO their respective homes. Immediate
ly after the confession Superintendent I<g-
get and Bergman went to Dunfee and cap
tured Thompson and Yetter in their beds as
their homes and arrived al the Jail with
them at O'Clock this morning.
This evening new developments arose
which implicated John schurr, OF Dunfee.
He has been arrested and officers are bring
ing him here. Yetter served one year I'm the
penitentiary for robbing the postoffice ana
threatened revenge on the murdered post
master blaming him for his conviction
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AN INSANE PRINCESS.


NEW YORK. Oct ia beautiful young
Russian princess. Vera Keknatoff. who
has been living in exile with her husband
here. Is insane and confined In Bellevue
Hospital. Prince Keknatoff. her husband.
who belongs to prominent family in Polla-
toa. Russia, was exiled from his native
town two years ago on account OF conncc-
ton with the NihiIists. His wife followed
him q few months later. They secured
rooms In the house of DIR. j. ]. Sullivan.
president of the Vigilance League. The prince
made several Intellectual attempts to obtain
employment The remittanees he received
every month from home barely supported
him and his wife, and ut last ceased. The
rent became due. but DIR. Sullivan. know
ing Koknatoff's history. was ienient with
him and allowed him TO retain his room.
According TO the Doctor, the couple have
frequently gone two and three days with
out food. being too proud TO beg or TO let
their neishbors know OF their unfortunate
condition The young wife few days ago
began to show signs OF insanity. She began
20 act strangely. and al last grew so DEM
ongtr9tive that her husband was reiuctanf-
" induced TO agree to her removal to the
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Suit of Great Importance to he Tried
at Richmond Tsfs Week.

at Richmond Tsfs Week.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 13.-After more
than a year and a half the case OF the
State of Indiana, on the relation OF the At
torney-general, VS.. The Treasurer OF the
Richmond School Board, has come to trial.
The cause of the litigation is the claim
of the State officers that the surplus school
funds OF 1893. amounting TO sssSs.5l. were
not turned into the State treasury The
School Board refused to turn into the State
treasury the amount left over. holding that
it had the right TO apply the fund 10
the next year and thus keep down the tax
levy The suit was instituted by Attorney
general Green Smith. but IL has now been
taken in charge by his successor SO In, IA once:
being cared for by c. B. L0ckhaft or the
Attorney-cenerars office. and the Hon.
Thomas j. Study, OF this city, while the
interests OF the School Board are In charge
of Judges Henry C.. Fox and j. w kfbbeys
of this city The evidence 10 be introduced
by both sides has been completed. but the
argument will not take pace until some
time this week. Attorney Leon Bailey, or
indianapolis, win then also speak Tor the
State. -.
result is awaited with interest. as the law
touching the matter of the return or sur
Mus school funds Will be given a most
thorough discussion and Is one that nearly
every township and county and many or
fhe city school boards in the State are par
ficuIariy interested I'm, as the same request
has been made them, as OF the kNes
mond School Board. Some nave aire1nx
naid over the amount demanded, but others
have refused payment and are waiting for
the law 10 determine whether or not u
is necessary for them TO pay
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CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK.
He Takes Dinner with DIR. Bryant and
Returns to the Yacht.

NEW YORK. Oct 1S--The yacht Oneida,
having on board President Cleveland.
dropped anchor this morning at 10 o'clock
at the New York Yacht Clubs anchorage
ground. at the foot of East Twenty-sixth
street. Mr. Cleveland got in a small boat
and was rowed to the pier. Mr.. E. Benedict
steered the boat as 1t was rowed over. At
the pier a cab was in waiting. Mr. Cleve-
land entered it land was rapidly whirled
to the residence OF his family physician.
DIR. Joseph Bryant, of No. 81 West Thirty
sixth street. The President took dinner
with the Doctor and his fmily and spent
an hour or two chatting with DIR. Bryant
The President then re-entered his carriage
and was taken back to the East Twenty
sixth-street pier. where he alighted at
$50 p. m, and at once went aboard the
Oneida III the weather permits she will
probably start for Chesapeake bay to-mor-
row morning, though there were few indi-
cations of a calm tonight.
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Ran Down Two Girls and a Youn0
Man, hut Did Not Stop His Train.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind, Oct 1s.-Last night
Joseph MCGEE and Emma and Lucy Han
ner, OF this city. started to Chesterion to
attend a bali. When crossing the Wabash
railroad north of here they were struck by
west-bound passenger train Ne 5S- Emma
was cut TO pieces and thrown one hundred
feet. Lucy was thrown sixty feet and bad
ly bruised, while McGee was thrown against
the fence and is not expected TO live. The
train never stopped and reported the acci-
dent from Crocker. The buggy was torn
into splinters. The girls were aged four
teen and sixteen, and McGee nineteen.
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JOINED THE CATHOLICS.
Another High Ritualistic Episcopali-
an Received Into the Roman Church.

NEW YORK. Oct. 13.-An interesting cere-
mony was performed this evening at St
Lawrence Roman Catholic Church, when
George w. Davidson. who was until to-day
sexton and director OF a, religious order in
the high ritualistic Eepiscopalian Church of
the Redeeemer, made a confession of faith
received absolution and was afterward bap-
tized and received into the Roman Catholic
Church. The Church OF the Redeemer is a
high Episcopal church. Mass is said there
every day. confessions are heard, ana all
the paraphernalia used i'm the Roman
Catholic Church in public worship is 10 be
found there Mr.. Davidson is the third per-
SON to leave IL for the Catholic Church.
The first was the Rev. Henry Austin
Adams. formerly rector OF the church. The
the daughter-in-iaw or tbc late Richard
Arnold, OF Arnold & Constable.
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LONDON, Oct 13.-Admiral Sir Lewis
Tobias Jones, G.. c. b., is dead. He was a
visitor and Governor of Greenwich Hospit-
al He was promoted from vice admiral
to admiral on July II, 1871, and was on
the retired list.
LONDON, Oct JEWELLERS Stuart, ex-
drowned by accident while landing at VII
liertown ON Saturday.
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POCATELLO, Ida, Oct. 13.-Lieni j. X.
Miller, of the Eighth Infantry. stationed
about twenty miles from Jacksons Hole.
states that J. c. Wilson. who brought The.
report week ago of the killing OF Capt.
Smith and companions In Jaclson's Hole. is
camp in the Teton Pass. snd that Wilson
made these statements irf order 10 obtain
Z relay OF horses and to facilitate his es-
truth In the statement that Captain Smith
Xao killed.
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FORT wAYNE,s CELEBRATION.
speciaI Efforts Being Made 20 Dress
the City I'm Holiday Attire.


Special to the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE. Ind. Oct. B--The mer-
chants of Fort Wayne have not realized
until yesterday what a great success the
centennial celebration will be. and all OF
to-day Calhoun street was alive with "ork-
men putting I'D arches and decorating
buildings the entire distance between the
two railroad stations. The triumphal arch
is located at the corner Of Wayne and Cal
houn streets. and is a grand affair. The
Catholic society has a beautiful arch at
Lewis street. and the business men or
North Calhoun street have erected a quad
rupie arch at Columbia street All OF these
arches are decorated from the ground 10 the
top with many colored electric lights, ana
present beautiful appearance They were
all lighted up tonight Tor testing purposes,
and the streets were crowded with people
watching the effects. The city is already
beginning TO ill up. and by Tuesday morll-
ing the celebration viii be on In full blast.
handsome parchment invitation bearing
the seal OF the city has been forwarded TO
William Wayne. who Is the only living de-
scendant of General Anthony Wayne lie
great reception while here. and VIII be the
honcred guest OF the city. The old Tort
grounds are being handsomely trimmed ana
decorated for the occasion
win be represented here. W. J. Dobyns
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENsBURG. Ind. Oct i3.-Much in-
terest is being taken IN the State conven-
ton of the Young Peoples Soci-
ETY. OF Christian Endeavor which
meets here Thursday. Oct. - and
which gives promise OF being the
largest ever held IN the State. The rail-
roads have granted one-half rate from(
all points In Indiana to Greensbure. anf
the people who come viii receive hearts
welcome. The decorations Tor the ccu<cJl-
ton VIII be eiakarafe. The fiags 20 Be used
viii be OF white and light blue. bearing tne
burg. 's5." Rev. Francis T. Clark. or Father
Endeayor Clark as hc Il Familiarity oo1lc3,
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EATON. O., Oct. Blast night John
Monroe Smith. aged seventeen, escorted
home his sweetheart, Gertrude Laily. He
quarreied with her on the way, and when
he arrived at the house he shot and IA
tally wounded her in the presence Of her
mother. He then surrendered 10 the county
sheriff
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~Fitz, I'm Good Condition.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Oct. 13.-Fitz-
simmors's quarters presented a lively ap-
pearance this afternoon. Clerks and busi-
ness men, who have no time to spare dur
ing the week, were out to see him. Peo-
pie who have seen Corbett train in San
Antonio say that "Fitz's" physical cond-
ton Is far superior. and trainer Charley
White says Fitz is in better condition than
ever before in his life.
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SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Oct. 13.-Corbett
received the following telegram from w.
A. Brady at Hot Springs tonight: "come
at once Everything fixed all right pro-
lection guaranteed" Corbett Will leave
for Hot Springs tomorrow night. O'Don-
nell is not as well as his trainers would
like to have him, although he is working
hard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-14
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Alexander, nm English Writer OF
Religious Poems and Hymns.

poetess is dead. Airs. Alexander was Miss
Cecil Frances Humphreys. and was the
wife of Rt Rev. William Alexander ID. D..
B. c. L.. Bishop OF Derry and Rapho. She
was well known as the author or Moral
Songs" Hymns for Children" and Poems
on Old Testament Subjects"
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Three Hundred
Hard-tO=W Wear-Out
Boys Waists at 39c Each.

Made of stout flannel and Oxford Cloth and worth SOC
and z5c EACH Such wearing qualities they have.
Such prettness along with that! Schooboys will have
hard time tearing these waists pulling off the buttons,
because the who made them has schooboys of his
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and both fell dead ten feet apart. Cooke
with four balls in his breast and Donalds
with bullet through his heart.
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society Belle Shoots. herself.


Franklin Ia Pope. an electrician. formerly
connected with the Bell Telephone Com
pany. and scientific writer of some note,
Was tonight killed by shock Of an elec-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-14

tric-lighting apparatus In the cellar of his
house. Three Thousand volts entered his
body.
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CLEVELAND O., Oct. H.-Charles T.
Maxwell. a colored medical student in this
city, has received a letter from ex-Consul
John l.. Waller. The letter is dated Mai
son Centrale, Du Clairvaux. France. Sept.
81 After thanking Mr.. Maxwell for ex-
pressions of sympathy contained in letter.
he had written to the Imprisoned man, Mr.
Waller says: ''It gives me great pleasure to
know that 1 have the sympathy and sup
port of the American people, who are using
every honorable means and endeavor to Sc
cure me my liberty. which TO an American
is dearer far than life. 1 am victim of
circumstances. and whether shall finally
receive justice at the hands of the French
people or perish in a foreign prison, by vir-
tue of u hasty conviction rendered by a
court-martial In the heat OF excitement un-
der false circumstances rests with God and
the American people, In whose action and
righteous Judgment have the most implicit
confidence. That it Is the desire or inten-
ton of the French. govern
ment, to do me an injustice /
do not for a moment believe / am also
consoled In the knowledge OF the fact that
the American people. true now as always
to their long-estahlished creed and numer-
Gus precedents touching he protection of
American citizens abroad. will not permit
an intsistice to be inflicted upon one OF
their citizens by foreign nation, no matter
how humble be that citizen.'
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FOUR MEN DROWNED.
Their Boat Capsized I'm the Middle
Branch of PatapscO River.

Their Boat Capsized I'm the Middle
Branch Of PatapscO River.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 1S-Four men were
drowned this afternoon by the capsizing of
pleasure boat in the middle branch of
the Patapsco river. They were:
HARRY STINER, ferryman.
TREIp1ERRIcK 1AJlSnI gAALKMAM, AZ bartender.
JAMES r. HUSTON, occupation un-
known.
All the men were residents of this city,
and, together with two companions at
tempted to cross the river from Ferry bar
to Meters pavilion, in Anne Arundel coun-
ty. A strong east wind made the water
very rough. and when about half way
across the boat began to FILL
1t soon turned over leaving the
pleasure seekers struggling in the
water. A number of row boats went to
the rescue, but before they reached the
capsized boat the four men had gone down
for the last time. Their companions were
rescued with difficulty. None of the bodies
has been recovered.
Four People Fatally Burned.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct. 13-Four
people were fatally burned near here while
lighting prairie fires last night. Edward
ST. Germain, aged twelve. was engaged,
with an elder brother, in an endeavor TO
save several haystacks, when their cloth
ing caught fire. Edward was burned to a
crisp and the elder brother SO badly burned
that he cannot recover. At another point
some Canadian Pacific railroad employees
were endeayoring to drive back the flames
from the railroad property. Edward
Lukyn, a section man. and foreman,
name unknown. were surrounded by the
flames and both perished. 1t Is feared other
fatalities from prairie fires have occurred
as fires We're raging on all sides last night.
Society Belle shoots Herself.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Oct. 13.-Miss Stella
West. one of the most prominent young
society leaders here, accidentally shot and
killed herself this afternoon at the country
residence of her parents at Montgomery.
The family was preparing to move into
the city, and Miss West was fixing the
revolver that had been presented to her
for protection while in the country. She
was unable to extricate the chamber. and
In some way cartridge was discharged.
The ball struck below the clavicle and
glanced upwards. Miss West died an hour
later She twenty-one years of age,
extremely pretty and a great favorite.
Killed by 1000 Volts.
GREAT BARRINGTON. Mass. Oct. a.
Franklin Ia Pope. an electrician. formerly
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IN wALLER's BEHALF.
Petition That Will he Presented to
Congress when That Body Meets.


NEW YORK, Oct. 13. = Ex-Governor
Thomas A. Osborn, John Guthrie, A NJ
Thomas and others, who have interested
themselves in behalf of John L. Waller, are
hopeful that the petition and circular letter
which have been sent broadcast through
Kansas will bear good fruit and will obtain
the release Of the ex-consul from the prison
in which he is confined. The petition is ed-
dressed to Congress, and asks that an in
vestigation be made OF the cause of Wall
er's arrest and Imprisonment by France.
After presenting the case of the ex-consul,
the petition says, In part: Your memo
rialists are informed that, while John l..
Waller and his family were domiciled in
Madagascar and in rightful possession of
a valuable land grant bestowed upon him
by the lawful government he was wrong
fully and forcibly arrested by a body of
soldiers commanded by an officer of the
republic of France, and summarfly sem
fenced by a pretended court-martial to be
confined in prison for twenty years, and
that he was denied a hearing before any
tribunal. and that he is now wrongfully i'm
prisoned and deprived of his liberty and
property. Your memorialists respectfully
pray Congress to institute an investigation
of the cause OF the Imprisonment of John l..
Waller. and that he be protected in his
personal rights and property as an Ameri-
can citizen"
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THREATS OF LyNCHING.
Militia Ready to Protect a COnsta-
hle,n Alleged Murderers.

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-A dispatch from
Columbia, S. c., says: This morning, at
Greenwood, S. c., j. j. Moseley, liquor
constable, was shot in the back of his head
and instantly killed. Moseley had just
seized some liquor coming in on a late train
He was accompanied by trial Justices con-
stable, and had a warrant While storing
the whisky in the depot a negro seized a
jug and ran. Moseley fired two shots at
him. and just then was shot dead from
behind. Four negroes have been arrested
and are guarded in the guard house. There
are threats Of lynching, and the local nil
tia has been ordered TO hold itself in read
mess to respond to the orders of the
Mayor. 1t is believed that there was a con-
spiracy to assassinate the constable, but so
far there is no substantial evidence against
any one
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GIOuSTER, o.. Oct 13--David G. Cooke.
city marshal. was attacked on the street
tonight ex-Night Marshal Elmer Dom
aids on account or an old grudge. Donalds
began firing at Cooke. The latter at once
drew his revolver. Five shots were dred.
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JAMESTOWN, n. ", Oct. 13.-A rumor is
current that detectives have traced the
murder of Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Davis,
in Busti, last December, to the hands of
Emmett Bittles and three companions. who.
with him, we're recently arrested and con-
victed of torturing an old woman near
Union City, Pa They are now serving time
in a Pennsylvania penitentiary for that
crime, which was committed shortly after
the Sherman-Davis murders. The rumor
says that a chain of evidence is being
forged which will impicate these men I'm
the murders. and show that others of the
same gang were here at that time. Bttles
is quite well known In this city, and he and
his pals quite frequently visited here. al
ways in a quiet and mysterious way and
the theory is that he and his companions
knew of the intentional absence of the
noon of the day that the murders were
cnrnrniff ed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-24
Del, Lack, and Western,

Trains leave Scranton a. follows: Ex.
press for New York and all points East,
lao. ESQ. SIS, 500 and s65 a.m.: 1255 and 80
pm.
Express for Easton. Trenton, Philadel.
Rhia and the south. Sis. 500 and s.55 am.
lbs and $50 pm.
washington and way stations, 3.55 .. m.
Tobyhanna accommodation. $40 pm.
Express for Binghamton, Oswego, El.
mira, Corning. Bath, Dansville, Mount
Morris and Buffalo. Il. 10. 2.35 am. and !. "a
pm, making close connections at Buff
falo to all points In the West Northwest
and Southwest.
Bath accommodation, 8 am
BinRhamton and way stations, H. 81 o. m.
Nicholson accommodation, at SIS D. m.
Binghamton and Elmira Express, eos
pm.
Express for Cortland, Syracuse. oswego
Utica and Richiield Springs. 235 am. and
1.H pm.
Ithaca, 2.a5 and Bath 9 am. and 1.A nm.
For Northumberland, Pittston, Wilkes.
Barre, Plymouth. Bloomsbury and Dan.
Vile, making close connections at North.
cumberland for Willamsport, Harrisburg.
Baltimore, Washington and the South.
Northumberland and intermediate sta.
tions, 800, 9.55 am. and 1.3O and 6O7 pm.
Nanticoke and intermediate stations.
8.0S and 11.20 am. Plymouth and inter.
mediate stations, $50 and 8.52 pm.
Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains
For detailed informa ton, pocket time
tables. etc. apply TO NJ. L. Smith, city
ticket Office, 328 Lackswanna avenue. or
depot ticket office.