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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-03

BLASTING WITH LIME.
Gen. Newton Learned q Lesson In Al In
diana Stone Quarry. s ..nr

Lesion
diana Stone Quarry. ...s -rr
Apropos of the late Gen. Newton's
death is a little story he told twenty
years ago, when his work at He'll Gate
made him much-talked-of man.
81 was in the quarry country of In
DIANA" he said. where they take great
blocks of oolytic limestone without the
use of a pound of powder. 1 had heard
of the process, and took team lat
Greensburg and drove down to the
quarries to see. The superintendent
was Welshman of unpromising ap-
pearance. He was certainly an unedu-
Gated man, so far as colleges went, but
he knew his business.
81 asked him how he managed to
blast such huge blocks of the rock, and
how much dynamite was required to
the ton. He said he did not use dyna-
mite or any other explosive. He simply
used unSlhked lime. 1T astOnished me,
but before he took me to the quarry he
set mp a IIiece OF IL pine board an inch
thick against wall of rock, brought
out a revolver and fred at the board.
''The bullet passed through, fat
tened against the stone and fell to the
ground. Then he set up the board
again, and, taking the fattened bullet,
threw it against the board with aston
ishing skill, striking it each time in the
same place, and after the fifth cast the
board was split from top to bottom.
'1 didn't use as much force when ]
threw as when shot, did p he said.
But the board would never split along
the grain by shooting at it. l could
tear that board into pieces shooting,
but if 1 want it to break in long sec.
tions on the grain don't want to use
such a sudden force.
""That's how blast with lime.'
And then he took me to the quarry
They had drilled 4 series of holes in
the place he had marked, his judgment
and trained intelligence telling him
where the dividing line should run
Then they tamped these holes full O.
keyed them shut and waited. III
twelve hours the mass Of rock h
wanted would begin with groans ant
icracklings to. separate, In sixtee1
hours it would be free, and the force o
the lime would be spent: .;,i.
IF used powder or dynamite sait
he; I Iwould riHSout such a mass as tina
in fifteen minutes; but it would b.
rchipped and cracked into, hundret
pieces. Or, more likely in .larg
blast the. powder would simply tear on
ia why along the leEis6resfstsn shell
ing out lot of spaw1s' and leaving m,
big rock as solid as ever .........
''I thanked my Welshmau," said Gen
Newton, land told him he was much O
philosopher.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-04
What DIR. Cox Says.
! Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

GREENFIELD July 3-On June 20 three
men, Thomas Myers, 7. A. Cox and A.
f. Burnett. who claimed Elwood as their
home. rented an old store room at Gem, be-
longing to Volney Caldwell, of this city.
They took it for two months, or until
Sept. /. and paid a months rent, and
were to pay the rest in a few days. They
claimed they wanted the place for FISH
depot, as they were going to peddIe fish
over the country. which story was rather
improbable. Gem is hardly large enough
for distributing point. Last week, when
Mr.. Caldwell went there for his rent. Cox
who claimed to be q doctor, told him that
Myers was sick and had the diphtheria, so,
of course. Caldwell did not go in 10 see
him, and neither lid any of the neighbors.
Sunday night Burdett and f. Grigsby came
here at II o'clock and said Myers had died
at o'clock p. m. They aroused UNDER
taker Morrison and purchased one of his
cheapest burial outfits. He asked If they
land to Clifford, Ind, for burial on Monday.
While .hiH n here re- telegram was sent in the
Myers, at Clifford, to have a grave dug
at Liberty graveyard near there. for
night. As both Cox and Meyers had FORM
erly lived there the order was complied
with. On Monday morning when the Gem
were told he had died at 9 o'clock, and the
body was taken away about 2 O'Clock so
none of them saw him, although 1t is
claimed by some. that Mr.. Grissby saw
him die after suffering three serious fits
The coffin arrived at the grave about 4
p. M. Monday, and after brief services
by a minister, the interment was made
there being twelve or fifteen of Myers's
old acquaintance present. The body was
not shown at the grave as Dr. Cox claimed
it was too badly decomposed. On Tuesday
morning, however, a representative of the
Order of Foresters arrived at Clifford ard
demanded an investigation. as Myers had a
payable to his uncle. l.. A. Cox. The grave
was reopened and the coffin found empty
broken. DIR. Cox says he will swear the
body was in the coffin when il was buried
The Doctor returned to Gem this after
some substantial proof before they pay
the 200.
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LOOKS LIKE A FRAUD
STORIES FROM ELwOOD AND
GREENFIELD IN THE MYERS CASE.
Terre Huute Saloon Keepers Will
Test the Nicholson Law-Shock-
ing Suicide at EIvood.
;peciaI to the Indianapolis journal.

special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, July 3-This city is
greatly excited over the sensational dis
COSBY that the coffin supposed to contain
the body of Thomas Myers, of this city, who,
IT was claimed. had died at Gem, Hancock
county, and buried at Clifford. was empty
when exhumed yesterday. He belonged TO
The Foresters' lodge here ana held s. 600
Insurance policy in that order When the
VS. of his death reached here John Noble.
financial secretary of the local lodge,
IS sent down TO Clifford to view the body
III make his report to the local lodge.
When he got there the burial was over and
he promptly had the grave opened next
day when the coffin was found empty
Myers IS believed TO be alive and
search is being made for him
and his confederates, some OF who are be-
lieved TO reside in or near Gem and this
city. Myers was quite well known here
young man. He has relatives here who are
also quite well known. 1t is thought the
death and funeral was fake to secure the
insurance policy and sensational develop
ments are anticipated. Mr.. Noble returned
10 this city this morning and made his
report and the local lodge will refuse to act
until the mystery Is cleared up. DIR. L. A.
Cox, OF this city, an uncle of Myers, is
named as the BENEFICIARY in this policy. and
Equitable Aid Company, of which the bene-
tlciary is not known at this time. The
FoTresters are going to make thorough
investigation Of the matter and will make
IL hot for the. parties who engineered the
scheme to defraud the lodge out of this
money.
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BULGARIANS WARNED
POWERS SAY THE MACEDONIAN
QUESTION MUST NOT he RAISED.
All Boats I'm the River vardner Seized
by Turks-A Crisis Imminent
Situation in samoa.

SOFIA. Bulgaria, July s.-The Turkish
authorities have seized all the boats on
the river Vardar to prevent the Macedon-
ian bands from communicating with one
another part of the population of
Kaazanevrokop have formed themselves
into an nsurgent band.
LONDON, July 4.-The Standards Ber-
lin correspondent says that the great pow
ers which signed the Berlin treaty have
given friendly warning to Bulgaria
against raising the Macedonian question.
The Times dispatch from Constantinople
says that there is every probability that
serious events are imminent in Mace
donia. Large sums OF money have been
collected in Bulgaria and Martini rifles
purchased and secretly sent into Macedonia.
The Times goes on to say: IAN outbreak
would entail such terrible atrocities through
the inability of Turkey to control the tur-
bulent Albanians that the European pow
ers may be compelled to assemble con-
gress to discuss the Sultan's offer of a
grand system of reforms for the Christian
provinces of Turkey.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-04
OXFORD DEFEATED.
intercollegiate Athletic Contests Won
by the Cambridge Team.

LONDON. July 3.-Cambridge won five
out Of the nine events in the athletic con-
tests to-day and therefore the prospects
OF her meeting Yale are brighter tn
they were before. Cambridge won in D.
ting the shot, the one-miie run, the 440-ya
dash. the running broad jump and L
three-mile run Oxford won the 1c0-yas,
dash, the running high jump. the 120-yard
hurdle race and in throwing the hammer.
Following is summary Of the events:
1o0-yard dash-G. Jordon. oxford. Time.
Putting l6-pound weight-Watson, Cam
bridge. Distance. 81 feet inches.
One-mile run-W. E. Lutyens. Cambridge.
Time. 4:z3 2-5.
ford Height, 5 feet inches.
l2o-yard hurdle-W. j. Oakley, Oxford
4io-yard dash-w. Fitzherbert. Cambridge.
Running broad jump-Medelson, Cam
bridge. Distance. q feet AZ inches
son. Oxford. Distance, ZIG feet ] inches.
Three-mile run-F. s. Koran, Cambridge.
Time, 1870 %.
There was strong wind blowing across
the grounds of the Queens Club to-day
and II this which prevented faster
time being made by the runners or records
Immediately after the close of the ath-
letic contest the Cambridge athletic team
went into secret session in order to con-
the team favors its acceptance:
Mr.. F. s. Koran, president of the Cam
u that i was he more tbag
probable that Cambridge would either ac-
cept Yale's challenge or challenge Yale
Cambridge team is favorable to an Ameri-
can trip. and the only obstacle seems to be
the date Of the proposed meeting. The
oxford and Cambridge teams dined to-
Rether tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-04
"PACKEDv GRAND JURY.
After Voting for Indictments Substi-
tutes Were Put On.

tutes Were Put On.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 3.-The grand
jury. which adjourned last night, failed to
return indictments against banker
Beach, as it had been expected would be
done. as IL was known that depositors In
the bank had been before the jury for that
purpose. They had been displeased with
the failure to convict on the old indict-
ment Judge Sidney Davis, who had been
appointed special counsel for the prosecu-
ton, was with the grand jury when the
witnesses were examined, and when fore
man kernman told him that the jury had
voted to return indictment he wrote it
and gave 1t TO the foreman, but when IL
was handed into the court yesterday the
had no sgnea IT. thar 4ne tho OF
had voted unanimously to return the in
dictment, and that il ought to have been
signed. The court sent the jury back to its
room, but when the question again came
up the necessary five of the six votes
could not be secured for the indictment.
Kernman and the clerk, Arthur Grimes,
by Sheriff Butler to fill vacancies. They
are supposed to be the ones who prevented
the return Of the Indictment. Later in
mentary of the sheriff and the police de-
partment and sneering AT the Civic Fedora
ton. 1t is commonly understood, that this
torney of the Liquor League. Grimes is
son of Scales partner. The other four
members Ill.. or the jury refused to sign it.
reason to change their former report, in
which the Jail management was severely
criticised.
Judge Taylor said this morning that he
had heard it reported that the grand jury
had been packed. but he did not say what
he would do in the matter. Prosecutor
Huston makes the statement that the jury
was packed.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.

MUNCIE, Ind. July 3--Dr. Benjamin
Snodgrass. aged seventy-four, is dying from
injury received Monday evening. at his
home, six miles west of Muncie. He ran in
front of a runaway horse, attempting to
save his son. He was knocked down and
trampled by the horse His right hip was
broken and his left shoulder bone crushed.
One of the bones penetrated his lung. The
air Is escaping from the lung into the pleu-
raj cavity and into the tissue about the
neck, face and breast, and it is swelling I'm
a frightful manner. Mr.. Snodgrass has re-
sided in Delaware county for fifty years,
and has practiced medicine for forty years.
He is brother of Prof. David Snodgrass,
Of the Marion Medical College, and is high
w regarded
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/ BLEW OFF HIS HEAD.
Terrible Method of Suicide by Henry
Newhouse. of ElwOod.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal:
ELWOOD. Ind, July 3.-Henry Neehouse
an aged citizen of this city, committed sui
eide this morning. at 7:30 o'clock. He has
been threatening to kill himself for months,
and twice made the attempt within the
past three weeks. Once he cut his ankle
so as to sever the artery, but it was
stopped and his life saved. Again he Sc
cured revolver, but was prevented by
the neghbors. He has been drinking re-
Gently and abusing his wife. who is an in
valid. They have been married only a
year. This morning he went up town.
hired a shotgun, went home and said he
was getting ready to go to the country
for hunt. He. put in a double charge
and, taking. his gun and a chair, went out
OF the house and sat down and leaned up
against the end of the kitchen. He then
cooked the gun. placed the muzzle against
his left eye, threw the trigger with his
foot, and his skull was simply torn to
pieces, the whole top of his head being
blown off and brains and b.cod scattered
all over the end of the house. He was
about sixty years old and was a stone
mason. Despite the awful wound he lived
almost half hour. Coroner Sells was
notified and returned verdict that death
resulted from a gunshot wound inflicted by
his own hand. Neehouse did not fall out
of the chair after the shot, but remained
sitting upright, with his head leaned back
against the house, presenting a CHASTITY
sight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-04
Developments at Columbus.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

COLUMBUS. Ind, July 3.-The mystery
concerning the death and supposed burial
or Thomas Myers, who was once a resident
OF the town of Clifford north of this city,
remains as great as yesterday. During the
day the following facts developed here:
Myers was a 6sh vender, secured his fish
from the lakes, at Indianapolis and sold
them from town to town in a radius of ten
10 twenty miles around the city. 1t is
claimed that he sickened and died at little
village In Hancock county, some miles north
or Greenfield, and from that place his re-
mains were brought through to Liberty
cemetery, in this county, by his companion
AMI partner in the fish business, at the
direction Of deceased's uncle, DIR. Cox, he
and his wife accompanying them in their
overland trip, a distance of forty-five miles,
Parties excited and interested by this case
further explored the grave and examined
the coffin in Liberty cemetery. There were
found near the grove two blocks of wood,
y inches long and 10 inches WIDE while the
lining OF the coffin, which was a cheap one,
showed marks of iron rust, and 1t is gener-
ally believed that the coffin was made to
weigh the required amount by being thus
loaded, and that the tinkering with the cof-
fln was for the purpose of removing its
contents. There Is no person here who be-
lieves that Myers is dead except minister
Pond, who officiated at the funeral and he
believes the coffin contained. a corpse. The
comm remains In the cemetery exposed to
the weather, and unclaimed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-04
Busine.s Embarrn..meut..

MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 3-The Gayoso
Hotel Company to-day made an assign
ment to r. III. Beard, clerk and master in
chsncery. for the benefit of creditors. The
liabilities of the company are about 1885,
900. with assets probably OF the same
amount The assignment became necessary
on account OF Inability 10 meet bonded Oh
legations amounting to about $4,000.
STURGEON, Mo-. July 3-The Exchange
Bank OF this city has closed its doors pend
ing examination. William Wincott the
cashier. confessed to the directors that ne
had used $500 his salary having been toe
small to permit him TO live comfortably
The bank will unquestionably reopen before
long as the stockholders promise to make
the shortage good.
NEW YORK. July 3.-Deiciency judg-
ment for sl.559. SS6.sS was entered to-day
against the United Lines Telegraph Com
pany IN favor OF the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company as trustees.
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Obituary.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 3.-At II 80
O'Clock hight Judge John c. Gaut. one OF
the oldest lawyers at The Nashville bar,
aged eighty-three years. and most respec.
ed and prominent citizen. died 1T his home
in this city from complication of diseases.
He was one of the most p.rnlinen. and hon.
ored laymen of the Cumberland Presbyte-
ran tslTch.
. CHICAGO. July 3-Speaker Meyer, OF the
Illinois House of Representatives.. died at
Freeport, ILL.,, to-day His death was unex-
pected, although he has been Ill for some
time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-04

The Fight Against the Nicholson Law
to BE Pushed vigorously.

-
to BE Pushed vigorously.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July sk-The Mich
olson law will be tested in this city on ten
cases that were begun yesterday. The sa-
loon men have a formidable array of at
torneys and will rush the case to the Su-
preme Court. Informations were fled by
detective Dryer and Sergeant Beattie
against God" Myers, proprietor of the
Health Office. and Louis Gerhard. who
conducts grocery and saloon on South
Ihirteenth street, charging them with viola
tons of the Nicholson law. These are the
which the constitutionaiity OF the law will
be determined: The information against
Gerhardt simply charges him with the vio-
iation or that part of the law which forbids
the combination of saloon and grocery, or
otner business. The information against
and pool tables in the same room he ocl
cupies q saloon.
The attorneys for the defense will waive
all technical objections which might be
raised against the informations or the pro-
ceedings of the trial and will proceed as
rapidly as possible to the points at issue
relative 10 the constitutionality of the law.
Ii Is the desire to have the cases called be-
fore the Circuit Court adjourns so that the
arguments for and against the law can be
made in view of Fastening the cases on for
decision by the Supreme Court. The attor-
neys for the State will be furnished with as
make Terre Haute the center of the war
against the law. as the other cities through
out the State will. no doubt. be slow both in
violations and prosecutions until these two
cases have reached decision from the
higher courts.
The statement in this correspondence that
the vice president of the State Normal was
one Of the prominent citizens on the list
of those who had congratulated a mer-
chant because he discharged a clerk who
was prominent in the Nicholson Union was
q mistake and arose from the fact that
his brothers name was on the Est. The
Normal professor has taken no part IN the
controversy and said nothing to any one
that would give rise TO the impression that
he Is opposed TO the enforcement of the
law.
The police board held meeting last night
and decided TO instruct the police 10 close
the saloons at IL o'clock and on Sunday in
accordance with the law OF 1876. but gave
no Instructions as 10 the enforcement of
the Nicholson law. No instruction was
given to close the saloons tomorrow, on
account OF its being a legal holiday. The
saloons are making no preparations to COM
ply with the Nicholson law, and Il remains
10 be seen what the Civic Federation will do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-04

Trouble Between the Two Countries
Over Payment of Indemnity.

BUENOS AYRES. July "a correspond
ent in Rio de Janeiro telegraphs that the
Italian minister in that city is angry at
difficulties he has encountered in the Brazil
Foreign Office in endeavoring to secure the
payment to his government of an indemnity
which it claims is due. The minister has in
timated that unless speedy settlement of
the matter is made he will ask for his
passports The indemnity is claimed for
the torturing of several Italian subjects dur
ing the troubles resulting from the revolu-
ton. The Minister of Foreign Affai-s and
ltalys representative have held frequent
conferences as to the arlo1nt to be raid,
the former claiming .hat Italy asked too
large sum.
Rio Janeiro continues II distcjLed state.
Several newspaper offices gre g..ardei by
policemen, while mounted officers. heavily
armed. patrol the principal ssreetc In an
ticipation of serious outbreak large bod
les of armed troops are N waiting CiceTs
at the barracks
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AFFAIRS IN SAMOA.
Situation Described Critical and
BlOOdkhed Feared.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 3.-The steamer
Alameda this evening brought the follow
ing advices from Samoa, dated June 49,:
The situation between the two parties here
has reached stage which may be de-
scribed as critical. The rebel party last
week held meeting attended by several
thousand. Although the rebels expressed a
desire for peace, they made the prin-
cipal condition Of the maintenance of peace
the deposition of King Malietoa. Their
meeting was held under the guidance of
II. j. Moore. There is a strong feeling
against him for his action in the matter
and 1t is expected that he will be called
to account for il. A meeting was held on
the German war ship Buzzard yesterday,
where five of the rebel chiefs. a like num-
Der of the government party and three
consuls attended. Nothing has so far
transpired as to what was done. 1t was
impossible for the consuls to arrange a
peace having for its basis the downfall
Of Malietoa. 1t is thought ere long more
blood will be shed. No feeling of unity
prevails among the foreign officials; in fact,
relations are very much strained among
them.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind, July 3.-Kokomo had two
court room scenes to-day. In the Foust
murder trial attorney Kittinger and Sheriff
Starr had a hot wrangle. the latter being
accused of working in the interest of the
defense by permitting persons to visit the
jail and extort false confessions from Mrs.
Bolton. at whose house William Foust was
murdered. The court officers restored or
der.
AT the time OF this episode a fight was in
progress in justice court across the street,
in which J. F. Morrison and j. c. Heron,
opposing counsel in quart-shop case, were
the belligerents. the latter being also
member of the City Council. At the close
Of the encounter, which was stopped with
much difficulty by two constables. Squire
Moreland fined the combatants $ each for
contempt Of court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-04
DRANK BAD LIQUOR.


NASHVILLE, n. D.. July BIN the case
of NJ. Hole and Martin Kolborg, who re-
Gently died of some unknown disease, pro-
nounced by physicians to be blood poison
ing, the source from which they obtained
the poison is a mystery. Since their death
on June %. four more men have displayed
the same symptoms and died. Their names
are Louis Bye. Clause Olson, H. johnson.
and Charles Kjus In each case not more
than four days elapsed before death en-
sued. 1t is now known that Olson had been
boot Logging" whisky of his own make,
using such ingredients as fusel oil and
tobacco, both containing active poisons.
II is further known that in each of these
the disease has been confined to them ex-
clusively. No more cases have as>yet been
reported.