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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-11
General Notes.

WASHINGTON, April 10-Commissioner
Stump, of the emigration bureau, to-day de-
cided the appeal of the diamond cutters,
who recently arrived at the port of New
York on the Majestic. The commissioner
allows three of them to land and orders
the deportation of the other two.
To-day's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance,
sls5.54 ,4O4 gold reserve, SsO,s19,s1o.
The Interior Department is preparing to
print 1900 maps of the United States and
10000 maps of public land, States and Ter
ritories. 1t is also intended to print copies
of township plats which have become worn
out and need renewing.
The Concord has arrived at Chin Kiang
from Shanghai The Atlanta has arrived
at Colon from Carthagena, and the Alliance
has arrived at New York.
Captain Mahan, of Chicago, conferred to-
day with Secretary Herbert, relative to his
future duty, as his ship is going out of
commission The Secretary offered him the
post of chief of the naval intelligence Of
fee. with the understanding that he would
be relieved of all purely routine matters or
special duties in connection with the naval
war college. The captain chose the latter
and, 1t is expected, will contribute to the
lecture course of the institution this sum-
mer.
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mira penitentiary, and paid a fine of $50.
In the opinion of the President the circum-
stances attending 4dowbrays offense and
his conviction and sentence, and the evil
dence of his good behavior and law-abiding
disposition during the period of nearly five
years service he suffered punishment for
his crime, .justifies his restoration to citi-
pose.
The President refused executive clemency
to-day in the case of w f. Shaw, who, in
1884 was convicted in the Northern judicial
district of Iowa of mutilating gold coin.
for which he is now serving a sentence of
eighteen months in the penitentiary. In
this case the President says there is no
justification for clemency.
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The Mecca for Gas-Pipe Lines.
,cial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, April 10.-Thirteen gas
leases were filed in this county to-day by
the Lafayette Natural-gas Company
ON one thousand acres of the
best land in the county, on
which they will drill ten wells for their
supply this year. The Frankfort company
is also securing leases in this county, and
thought that not less than a half dozen
cities will rely this county for their
supply this year. The indianapolis COM
panies are especially making a dive for
their gas here. Not less than two hundred
wells will be drilled in Madison county
this summer. anu from them will be taken
not less than million dollars worth of
fuel paxf winter
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Prisoner Escapes to Get Drink.
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Special 10 IIIt IIuIdIIdpUIIS JUII IIeKI.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, April 10.-Joseph
Stumbaugh, while being taken, this after
noon by court bailiff, from the Jail to
the courthouse, where jury had been i'm
paneled to try him fer larceny, escaped
from the officer. He went into saloon to
get drink and later was found in an ice
chest in the saloon. In the meantime the
court and jury tired of waiting and the case
was continued until tomorrow. Stumbaugh
said he had intention of escaping; that
he merely wanted drink. Stumbaugh was
Jointly indicted with Lewis Porter for steal
ing two hogs. Porter, who was convicted
and sentenced to three years in the peni-
Tertiary. jumped his one-thousand-dollar
bond while awaiting argument for new
trial and Is still at large.
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SEATTLE, Wash, April 10--A storm of
wind, rain hail. thunder and lightning of
unprecedented severity burst over this city.
about $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and
although ii lasted but half an hour 1t
dashed the sound into fury and tore down
telegraph and telephone wires in all direc-
tions. completely isolating the city from
the rest of the world for the night. The
wind reached a velocity OF sixty miles an
glass windows burst in and tin roofs torn
off. A train struck a tree on the Seattle
Lake Shore & Eastern road at Lake Station
and knocked several cars into Lake Wash
ington. About eight hundred telephones
in the city We're burned out at the switch
board.
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Took the Doctors Advice.
al to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the 1ndIanapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, April 9.-Four days ago
John .Said, twelve miles south of here, was
found dead in an open field, with his body
full of shot. AT the inquest held yester-
day it developed that it vas a peculiar case
of suicide. The day before the tragedy Mr..
Said called on physician at Fairfield and
wanted to know the easiest and surest way
to die. The doctor, who thought him Jok-
ing, replied: IF YOU want TO do hrst-
class job. take a shotgun The next day
Said procured a gun and shot himself
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THE JOURNAL SAVED HIS LIFE.
Newspaper stopped Machine That
Caught Oscar Potter.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
INGALLS,, Ind, April 10.-While Mr..
Oscar Potter, secretary of the ingalls, Zinc
Company, was experimenting some work
about the rock-crushing rolls in the COM
pany's plant here this morning the right
sleeve of his coat caught in the gearing
and he was drawn into the jaws. There
seemed no possible escape from either
from the socket, when fortunately, an
Indianapolis Journal, which was in his
pocket, caught in the betting in some man
ner and, throwing it off, stopped the ma
chine. No one was near enough at the
time to assist him and the paper saved
his life He was badly injured as it was,
and workmen had to use heavy bars to lib
crate his mangled arm and shoulder.
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Rand Wanted i'm wabash.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH Ind, April 10.-Herman G.
Rand, of the lumber firm of Rand & Ire
land, with headquarters in the Tacoma
Building, Chicago. who was arrested for
obtaining large quantities of lumber in Ran
dolph county, under false pretenses. is
wanted in Wabash county for practices of a
similar kind. A number of Wabash county
sawmll men shipped lumber to the firm
and never received cent. The authorities
here to-day notified the officers at Win
chester to hold Rand until they could get
him in case the Randolph county victims
that the amounts of which Wabash county
sawmill men have been defrauded will
raact, 00A
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Patterson was tried for being partner of
Fitzpatrick in this burglary and the jury
failed to agree as to the punishment and
was discharged after being out forty-eight
hours. Patterson was broughts from the
Noblesville Jail witness Patterson Will
soon be tried for the murder of Hiram Nc
Donald, of Thorntown, for which John Sex
son is serving a twenty-one-year sentence
in the northern penitentiary.
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Merely "a Ripple.

Parts Letter.
The death of Charles Worth has made
hut a small ripple of excitement in the
world IN which he was once pre-eminent.
rho house of Worth has lost something
of it's prestige of late years. and although
il still exceIs in bali gowns, there IL a sort
of dollhouse atmosphere In It's daytime
frocks that seems to unfit them for general
empire and the favor of Empress Eugene.
and the founder OF the house was really
the first courtier of the world. for he was
the first man to perceive the advantage of
selling and making up goods at the same
eat "a hlishment
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working the Edna Brown Plan.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, April 10.-The First
Presbyterian Church of this city, in order
to build themselves a new church, has
resorted to novel plan. They have taken
the Edna Brown PLAN of raising funds,
and w. HI. Banfield, secretary of the So
ciety, has sent out letters to his friends
asking them to make three copies of his
letters and return the one they receive TO
him with a dime to assist in building a
church, and to request the ones they write
to to do the same, and SO on up to the
point where the chain reaches fifty, when
it is completes. Should any one not desire
to comply they are requested to return the
letter they receive so that he will know
that the chain is broken. Should this be
as successful the Edna Brown affair,
the Elwood postoffice would be unable to
handle the enormous mail Mr.. Banfield will
receive If the scheme works, when the
chain is raised to the fifteenth series he
will have received the enormous number
of 81, I'll letters, containing the sum of
S., 213, 372.1O. Should the chain of fifty let
tiers ever be completed it would require an
swers from several times as many people
as there are to-day on the globe, and the
sum of money received would be beyond the
conception of human understanding. and
would certainly enable the Presby terians
of Elwood to erect a neat little church
with the proceeds, after deducting the
amount paid out by Mr.. Banfeld for as
sistance in opening the letters and taking
care of the money.
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SUICIDE OF EFFIE MAY HUNT.
DespOndent Young Woman Swallow
n Fatal Dose.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. April 10.-Efie
May Hunt, an estimable young woman,
committed suicide at the home of her
brother-in-law, George Townsend, in this
city to-day. She took Rough on Rats
and efforts to save her proved futile. Her
act was caused by sickness and despon-
dency She left a note as follows:
well, jessie will write you a few lines,
but / cannot see what / am doing l am
so weak that can hardly hold my pen.
Tell mother goodbye, fer | will never see
her on this earth again. don't see. why
/ didn't die when 1 was little Goodbye,
sister jessie
Her mother, who lives in Illinois has
hoorn carnf.f for.
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TESTS AT INDIAN HEAD.
Successful Trials of Explosive Armor-
Piercing Projectilcs.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-There were
several interesting tests at the naval prov
ing grounds at Indian Head to-day First
came an acceptance test of semi -armor
piercing thirteen-inch shell, carrying large
explosive charge. and representing lot of
fifty such shells. This was required to
pierce a seven-inch nickel steel plate and
carry its burst charge through in condition
TO explode on the other side. The shell
tested to-day was of the Sterling type
and completely met the conditions imposed.
IT was made of forged steel. and pene-
trated the plate without sensible deforma-
fioE of fracture of the shell.
Next came test of fixed ammunition for
the six-inch rapid-fire gun, the iargest gun
OF this type intended for naval use. The
shells were made by the Winchester arms
works and functioned perfectly.
of the service percussion fuse for shells for
the five-inch guns when fired at two-inch
steel armor plates. The fuses then carried
through the plates before exploding. There
were further experiments to-day to settle
important point that had been left un-
settled namely. the distance that the shells
carried beyond the plates before exploding.
A plate was supported on piles over the
water. Behind this stakes were placed at
intervals of six feet. and an observer was
stationed to one side 10 note where the
explosions occurred. III wasfou nd that the
shells, after perforating the plate. burst
at distances ranging from ten to thirteen
feet In the rear This was exactly what
was wanted, Ii insures the explosion of
tho shells in the interior of ship, IL il
gets through the side.
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Next State Conference.
Special to the indianapolis Jor

Special to the Indianapo1is Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, April 10.-The next meet
ing of the Indiana Christian Church Con-
ference will occur next October in Wingate,
Montgomery county. The executive commit
tee appointed at the last annual meeting
met in Muncie last evening and decided
present included: Revs. D. b. Atkinson,
of Muncie; p W. Samuels. Warren; A L.
West, MentOne; X. E. Pard, Laurel; Fred
erck Stovenour, Portland; Clarence De-
fear. Stewartsville, and 7. ]. Stafford, Ell
wood
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Killed i'm a Boiler Explosion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAMMOND, Ind, April 10-A boiler ex-
plosion at Lebahn's brick yard, near Lans-
ing, ILL.,, at 9 o'clock this morning, killed
Joseph. Seaman, fireman, of West Ham
mond. There We're many narrow escapes.
One part of the boiler was hurled through
the engine room and landed near a gang of
brick tossers. The other parts went into a
clay pit, narrowly missing several men.
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No Place for Flower Beds.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONvILLE, Ind. April 10.-The
sole topic of conversation in the city to-
day was the result of the vote taken in the
City Council last right on an ordinance
providing for the shutting UP of hogs, cat
tie and geese. The vote stood to 3 in fa-
vor of allowing the animals to run at large,
and to-day those VINO wished to see the
quadrupeds removed from the streets are
expressing their Indignation in unmeasured
roy
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Strike Mt star City Mines.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBURN, Ind, April 10.-One hundred
and fifty men quit work at the Star City
mines to-day. The trouble originated over
a top hand who wanted to work in the
bottom and the company objected on the
grounds that ne was not a practical miner,
whereupon the bank committee ordered the
men out The Star City pay roll when run
ming full time, will amount to $780,
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Public Reception to Rev. GregE.

= VIE
DECATUR, Ind, April 1o-Last night a
public reception was given at the First
Methodist Church in honor of Rev. E. T.
Gregg the pastor who was returned to
this charge by the Nj. E. Conference last
week. over eight hundred We're present.
Addresses were made by Mayor Quinn, Hon.
r. K. Erwin and Mr.. Tom Merryman, re-
Sponded to by Rev. Gregg.
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Sensational child Murder Trial.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, April 10.-Eighteen spe-
cial jurors were drawn to-day as a special
venire to try the Graham murder case.
which comes up Friday, and which is al
ready attracting much more attention than
the Hires murder case, just closed. He is
charged with taking his baby, at 8 O'Clock
on the morning it was born and throwing
it into an old vault. burning the building
over it, There several sensational fea-
lures on the side. The mother of the Child
was Graham's sister-in-law.
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Mysterious Murder Case

Associated Press Dispatch.
CROWN POINT, Ind. April 1o.-"Barney'
E1lwagner, the alleged wife murderer, is
still at large and no clew to his where
abouts can be obtained. Mrs. Ellwagner's
two brothers from Chicago Antoine and
George Doloson. arrived here tonight and
were Immediately placed in jail They en-
phatieally deny the charges that they hired
the husband to do the job in order to get
the 5000 lately inherited by the murdered
woman. They say they will kill the muir
derer of their sister if he is captured.
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Special 70 the IndianapoIls JournaI
GOSHEN, Ind, April 10.-The woman's
missionary societies of the Presbytery of
Fort Wayne are holding their annual meet
ing at the First Presbyterian Church The
opening address was made this evening by
Mrs. Dr. Moffat of Fort Wayne. president
of the society. Prominent figures among
the unusually large number of delegates
present are Mrs J. Fl. Hawk, of Button;
Mrs. D. B. Willis vice president of the
Womans Board of the Northwest; Mrs. W.
B. Jacobs, of Chicago, and Mrs. NJ. S.
Merriam of Fort Wayne
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Miss sweenie's Recital.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT. Ind, April 1o.-Miss Ida
Sweenie. of Indianapolis, who has large
class in voice culture in this city, gave a
musical recital last evening at the residence
of j. III. Fear, to which were invited one
hundred people The programme was highly
satisfactory. Miss Sweenie was assisted
by Mr. j. II. b. Joiner, of indianapolis.
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Distrustful Bankers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

SpeclaI 10 tHe InIldIsdPUIIs JUurHdi
KOKOMO, Ind. April 10.-Greentown,
this county, is again without bank. Sew
eral months ago a company, headed by
Lawrence Simpson, of that town. started
a banking institution with $4,000. but could
not make it profitable, and this week re-
tired. Greentown has had three banking
concerns to collapse in the past rev years.
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THOSE BOGUS STAMPS.
mr.. johnson Thinks the Paper Was
Manufactured I'm England.

WASHINGTON. April 10-very little in
Formation can be obtained at the Postcffice
Department concerning the counterfeiting
OF stamps Chief Inspector Wheeler has OBJ
tanned a large number of the alleged coun-
terfeits and has been making examina-
ton of them. 1t has been asserted that
these fraudulent stamps those rejected
at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
and have been obtained and put on the
market. 1t is stated at the department that
the counterfeits Of the stamps are counter
feiD are printed on paper and with ink used
at the bureau, and that these materials
must have been obtained at the same place
as purchased by the governmnt.
This afternoon a quantity of the counter
1eit stamps was sent from the Postoffice
Department to the Bureau of Printing and
Engraving. to be examined by Claude NJ
Johnson, chief OF the bureau After careful
peculiarities he believed the paper on which
the counterfeits were printed was manu-
featured in England and was gummed be-
made in this country, however, without vio-
lation of law, as the manufacture of paper
Tor postage stamps is not prohibited, as IL
that intended for greenbacks Recently the
bureau decided to adopt paper having a
manufacturer OF paper with this mark will
fall within the counterfeit laws. None of
this paper has been used as yet. however.
as the bureau is using up its large stock
of unmarked paper, The ink used on the
scounterfeits, Mr.. johnson says, is of an or
tanned easily. The especially weak point of
the present counterfeit is in the plate and
press used. The impressions good
enough to deceive ordinary inspection, such
as they would receive in the mails, but
their fraudulency is clearly evident on close
examination. without the aid of magnify
ing glasses.
How the Scheme Was Worked.
4 HAMILTON, Ont, April 10.-Thc person
who is supposed to have sent out sthe coun-
terfeit stamps, as announced in dis
patch from Chicago. yesterday, came here
several weeks ago and gave his name as
George Morrison. He is about thirty years
of age. He said his business was buying
and selling bankrupt stocks. April 2 he
rented an old paintshop in King William
street and opened the Canadian Novelty
and Supply Compay. He engaged Mrs. Mack
as clerk Next day he departed, saying
that he was going to Toronto to establish
a branch there April Mrs. Mack got in
stTuctions by letter 10 send an advertise
ment to Printers Ink, Offering SITS worth
OF United States two-cent stamps for 500.
She was led to believe that Morrison got
the stamps In payment for goods. Under
MS instructions she sent away seven closely
sealed express packages. all addressed to
she has received a letter from Buffalo, signed
by Morrison, instructing her to pay all
money she had belonging to him to a man
who would identify himself by asking for
S6.z5: Up to date. however. she has not
received any money nor has any person
called to identify himself by calling for
800 The only other communication she
70 send all his mail matter to the Toronto
general delivery poStoffice.
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George Cody on Trial for Murder.
s1ao..s.al "a Lad 1anliS journal


COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, April 10-The
trial of George Cody, indicted for killing
John Worden at Larwill on the night of
Nov. "A by striking him on the forehead
with a beer bottle is now in progress be-
fore Judge Adair in the Whitley Circuit
Court. The case is being warmly contest
ed and is attracting much attention.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
VALPARAISO Ind, April 1o.-Rev. j. II.
Weston. Methodist clergyman, has filed
suit against the saloon keepers at Chester
ton Porter county. Members of the pas
tors congregation have fallen victims to
the drink habit and Weston will now re-
taliate by bringing suit against the liquor
dealers for damage.
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Herod's Promotion Approved.

VICTORIA, B. c., April 10.-The steam
ship Empress of Japan, which left Toxic
March 80, has arrived here. Advices from
Toxic say the promotion of B. r. Herod, of
Indiana to be secretary of the American
legation is warmly approved by all nation
aliteS.
Viceroy Ii Hung Changes assailant is a
provincial farmer, who affiliated with the
''Soshi" a body of low political agitators.
His only motive in attempting to Kill the
Viceroy was to gain nOtOriety.
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CHICAGO. April 10.-The new City coun-
ell. at its first session tonight, passed or
,iinances repeating the Cosmopolitan and
Electric and Ogden gas ordinances. 1t was
the passage of these two ordinances by the
last Council that created so much public in
dignation. charges of "boodling,' being free
ly made against many aldermen
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Wants SO. 900 for His Arm.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. April 10.-Edwin Bar
rett, who met with an accident at the
Kelly ak works at Alexandria several days
ago. whereby he lost his right arm by get
ting it caught in cog wheel and ground
to a pulp as high as the elbow, to-day filed
ten-thousand-dollar damage suit against
the company.
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Mrs. Decker Takes Her Life.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKIART, Ind, April 10.-Mrs. III. H.
Decker, well-known woman of this city,
committed suicide to-day by wrapping her
head in a towel saturated with chloroform.
She was thirty-five years old and leaves
a husband She left an unfinished note
stating that the act was caused by ill
health.
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The henson wiz Case.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RUSHViLLE, Ind, April 10.-The suit in
the Rush County Circuit Court to set aside
the will of John III. Benson was decided
yesterday, sustaining the will. 1t was al
legged that Luther Benson used undue in
fiuenee over his father. or that it was
Luther's will, but the decision of the judge
is that it was the will of John III. Benson.
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Murder and burglary Mixed.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Spec1aI 10 the IHuianapoIlS Journal
LEBANON, Ind, April Ie.-Samuel Fitz-
patrick is being tried in the Boone Circuit
Court for burgiarizirlg the clothing and gen.
tlemen's furnishing store OF Thomas Welsh
ans. of Thorntown. The notorious Charles