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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
TRUESDELL'S ARREST
CAREER OF A NEWSPAPER MAN
WHO FELL INTO EVIL WAYS.
w. r.. Holloway's Experience with a
Former Friend Now in Jail ON
Charge of Forgery.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19.-The Examin-
er says concerning the arrest of Frank
Truesdell in Emporia, Kan, for attempting
to swindle banks by means of forged checks:
''That Truesdell was caught in such a
crime will not surprise those who knew him
best. He had a. weakness for uttering
fraudulent and worthless paper and had
several narrow escapes from being sent to
jail while here. Some Of his transactions
that came to light, and most of them were
never heard of, show that he was a skill
full operator combining splendid nerve
with plausible address and a pleasing APP
pearance. Though in receipt of fair in
come most of the time, he seemed to be in
a chronic state of bankruptcy and hard
upness' In fact, he brought with him from
questionable means. He was then the
staff of the Chronicle, and the ever oc-
commodating Richard n. Mcdonald, of the
sonal note. He arrived here nearly four
years ago, coming from Elmira, N. Y.
day Telegram He brought letters from J.
Sloat Fassett, then recently defeated for
Governor of the Empire State, which
here When ex-senator Fassett came out
the following season he took IruesdeiI
under his wing and spoke OF him iii IN d the
ton. The first crooked transaction brought
against him here came from San Jose
where he had issued a valueless check and
realized SEQ He escaped prosecution by
claiming 1t to be an error and no crime IN
tended. He forged the. name OF william
H. Mills, lano agent of the Southern Pa
cific Company, to a promisory note Tor SlVo
having met Mills on an editorial excursion
Truesdelrs pathetic story OF his needs e, ana
prosecution He also passed a worthless
check for $3.50 on a wholesale LIQUOR house
His besetting sin went to .skinnlng nahkerS
pOlSer. but he is not intemperale.
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Special to the indianapolis journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Feb. 19.-Last fall
City Marshal Sparks and deputies raided
the gaming rooms of Charles Skotski,
South Harrison-street saloon keeper, and
captured Skotski and several others Pros
ecuting Attorneys Wray and Campbell drew
up the affidavits, but in the last term OF
the defendants dismissed. To-day Skotski
filed suit for $4,000 against Sparks and
iel Bumgarner, who was captured at the
same time, has also brought suit for a sim
liar amount. 1t is generally believed that
the Retail Liquor Dealers Association is
back Of the suits, as Sparks and the off,
GERS have been making vigorous attempt
to enforce the law.
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Secured Money on False Pretenses.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

OpeCldI 10 tflt INuldIldPUIIS JOUIIIdI
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Feb. 19.-Mss An
ME Williams of Jeffersonville, was arrested
in this city this afternoon charge Of
obtaining money under false pretenses. She
joined several churches in this city in the
past few days, and has obtained consider
able money from the ministers on The plea
that she had moved here from Columbus,
Ind, and was O. little short of the amounts
necessary to pay the freight on her furni-
ture. Among the preachers who contributed
were Rev. j. J. Wicker, Rey. A. ID. Car
Isle and Rev. j. w. Clokey. She was sent
to Jail to await trial next Monday.
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OIL Found nt Parker CITY.

Spec1aI TO the InuIanapOIlS JUurHdI.
PARKER CITY, Ind, Feb. 19.-While
drilling for gas here a fine flow of petroleum
was struck. 1t is a fine quality of crude
Oil and the company will take immediate
steps to put in oil plant. The well is
1000 feet deep Spectators and oil men
are here investigating and buying land.
The well will be shot" in the morning.
barrels can be effected. Oil was discovered
last night and prices of real estate have
advanced Is per cent. To-day has been
great day here. Fully five hundred people
from outside towns will be here to see the
well 'shot." This opens a new oil field In
Indiana and, with the gas BOOM Parker
City promises to grow rapidly.
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COLES SHORTAGE.
His BOndsmen Trying to Sett1e-HOw
the Ex-AuditOr Operated.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the IndanapoIfS Journal.
CORYDON, Ind, Feb. 19.--John Martin,
of Palmyra, one of the bondsmen of ex-
Auditor Charles w. Cole, is in town to-
day for the purpose of settling Mr.. Coles
shortage. Cole admits that he is short S.
200. but claims that. his deputy, Mr. c. c.
Jordan. received $500 of the money. Cole
illegally issued orders to himself to the
amount of 5000 and the remainder of the
shortage consists of school fund interest
and principal which he collected and failed
to pay to the treasurer. School fund bor-
rowers ignorantly paid Cole their interest
when they should have paid it to the treas
urer, and Cole gave a receipt in each case
and issued a quietus, which he had no right
to do without the treasurer's receipt. Jor-
dan claims that he receipted for consider
able amount of this interest, but that he
turned the money over to Cole. Mr.. Martin,
the bondsman, is Coles brother-in-law, and
is quite wealthy.
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Benton Sent Back to Prison.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 19.--Judge Allen
in the federal court to-day issued an order
recommitting Daniel Benton, alias William
Shoals, White county, to take Benton back.
Benton was convicted of fraudulently i'm
personating William Newly, a union sol
der killed at Shiloh and of making a false
claim for pension for injuries claimed,
amounting, including back pension, TO so,
COO Pending the result of an appeal in the
United States Supreme Court Benton was
released from the penitentiary, but the
.kpreme Court dismissed the appeal.
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LECTURES noxcotted by students.

TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 19.-The threat of
the students attending the Toronto Uni
yersity that if Professor Dale was not re-
instated and an investigation into the man
agement not granted all lectures would be
boycotted was not an idle one. All but
five of the seven hundred students kept
away from the building to-day and the
professors had a holiday. The government
will not yield. 1t is said the students will
march to the Parliament buildings and de-
maad redress for their alleged wrongs
Students of all UNCONVENTIONAL colleges will
cooperate with the Varsity boys.
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Must Take Up Its Tracks.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 19-The Board of Ad-
ninistration to-day issued an order which,
If carried out literally. will wipe out of ex-
istence about $780, 900 worth of property. 1t is
an order directing the Cincinnati Inclined
Plane Railway Company to remove from
the streets its tracks within one month, and
its inclined plane within two months, ex-
cept such portions of the track as is COM
posed of full girder rail. This action is
based on judgment of the Supreme Court
that the franchise of this company has ex-
pired by limitation, and the company has
declined to accept the terms offered by the
Board of Administration for a renewal of
he fra nchSa
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Another Ohio DIN Gu.her.

TOLEDO. o., Feb 19.--Near Gibsonburg,
in sSandusky county, to-day. Kirkbride
Brothers, of this city, who have had phe-
nomenal luck lately with their oil opera
lions. drilled ina Well good for twenty
thousand barrels a day. With the excep-
ton of the observation-disclosures well, which
came in good for thirty thousand barrels
their latest producer is the biggest we'll
known to Ohio oil men.
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ballots for SENATOR.

DOVER, Del, Feb. 1.-Two ballots were
taken in the United States senatorial fight
to-day. The result was Higgins, Republic
an. 3; Addicks, Republican. g. Massey, Re-
publican, 3; Wolcott, Democrat, 8; Tun-
nell. Democrat, /; absent, l.
SALEM, Ore, Feb. 19-In to-day's sena-
torial ballot the anti-Dolph Republicans
changed from Williams to Lowell. The vote
stood: Dolph, 40 Hare, 10; Raley, 6; Cogs-
well, 1; Lowell, %; absent, 4.
BOISE, Ida, Feb. 1.-the vote for United
States Senator to-day was without change
Shohp, 20; Sweet, 10; Claggett, Is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
OBITUARY.
Col. William Millar, Who Opened
the Battle Of Shiloh.

TEXARKANA, Tex, Feb. 19.-Colonel
William Millar, central figure in the late
war, is Dead aged seventy-one years. 1t
was Colonel Millar's company that opened
the battle of Shiloh and did most of the
severe fighting in that memorable contest.
Colonel Millar was a civil engineer and at
the time of death was surveying for a new
branch of the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf railway. He contracted pneumonia
and was i'll but a few days. He was at
one time city engineer of Kansas City.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 19.-Eh Marks,
probably the best known gambler in the
South, died here this afternoon. For years
he made gambling a business and acquired
a fortune, but recently he had reverses and
died practically reduced to poverty. He was
a member of Morgan's famous raid through
Ohio and southern Indiana during the war.
his many acts of kindness and charity.
Captain Marks leaves a widow and two
sons. He was forty-nine years of age.
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WILL SUE FOR DAMAGES.
Brother of Victim of the Elbe Dis
aster Wants $4,000.

BUFFALO. Feb. 19.-An action for dam
ages against the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company will be brought by Sieg-
mund Frank, the brother Of Jacob Frank
the Buffalo ticket broker, who was lost
IN the wreck of the steamship Elbe. The
damages specified will be $4,000 The first
day IN an application to the surrogate for
limited letters of administration. Siegmund
Frank gave bonds and qualified as admins
traitor Affidavits have been obtained from
two of the survivors, Carl Hoffman and
John Veyera.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Barbed Wire Across. the Track

BROOKLYN, y. Y. Feb. 19-As the troll
ley car that leaves the Grand-street ferry
at 1870, for Maspeth, was speeding along
near Malvina. last night. it struck a barbed
wire that had been stretched across the
road and securely fastened at either end
Motorman Scott Radcliffe was caught by
the wire. the sharp barbs of which tore
his face badly and almost hurled him from
the car Fortunately the wire broke and
the car was stopped before any further
damage was done. It was found, however,
that Radcliffe had been severely injured
He was removed to the hospital.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Chicago Receixers Namea.

CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 19-The Union
Savings Bank and Trust Company, through
its president, ]. G. Schmidtlap, having re-
signed the Cincinnati receiver of the
American DistilIing and Cattle-feeding Com
pany, Judge Taft, of the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals, to-day appointed
the Chicago receivers. Messrs. McNulta.
Lawrence and Mitchell as receivers also
for the Cincinnati district
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
La Gnscogne Ready to Sail.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-La Gascognes
machinery having been submitted to as
crucial test a dock test permits, she has
been pronounced safe and sound and the
now celebrated steamship will sail to-mor-
row afternoon, wind and weather permit
ting La Gascogne has already received a
full general cargo and 30 passengers are
booked. OF these half are Storage passen-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
His Parents Live i'm Indiana.

HOLYOKE. Mass, Feb. 19.-An unknown
man, supposed to be Lafayette Cummings
of Fort Adams. r. T., struck by pas
senger train in this city. to-day, and killed
Letters in his possession were addressed to
"B. 4, Light Artillery" and mentions a wife
and young son in Sidney, Ia; also, father
and mother living in Eaton, Ind. The man
was about thirty years old. He was walk
ing. on the tracks when the engine struck
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Lasses hx Efre.

PITTSBURG. Feb. 19.--An explosion of
benzine and linseed oil at the Iron City
foundry, on Twenty-third street, at II
O'Clock this morning, caused a fire that de-
stroyed the works. William Schultz, a
pa1nter was fatally ourn rias ana John 10.
loss was $4,000: fully insured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Pension Cheeks and Cash stolen.

Special to the IndianapOliS Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Feb. 19.-The safe
in William II. Otis general store at Bos-
ton, on the Airline. west of this city, was
broken open at an early hour this morn
ing by unknown burglars. Fourteen hun
bred dollars in pension checks and 81 800 in
cash was taken. The postoffice was also
robbed but Postmaster Gilmore does not
know his exact loss. Nearly all the stock
of stamps was taken,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
The strange Sights They See.

The ladies of the receiving line, when
there is a reception at the White House,
see some queer people, and sometimes have
not little difficulty in keeping straight
face when they are doing the honors. At
American eagle on her head passed through
the blue room and shook hands in the
most solemn fashion with the President
and the ladies'. No doubt she intended the
headgear to be in compliment to the occa-
cir :. ia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Suicide in Knox County.
Special to the TndiauapoliS. Journal

vINCENNES, Ind, Feb. 19.-George An
derson, of Sandborn, this county while
brooding over business disappointments,
committed suicide, yesterday evening, by
hanging, in his brothers field. Anderson
had repeatedly threatened to take his life,
but had been so closely watched that he
did not get a chance until yesterday. He
leaves a wife and two children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Asphalt Streets for Muncie.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Feb. 19.-At the City
Council meeting, last night. it de-
cided to pave with asphalt Washington
street east, from High street to Boyce
avenue, and Mulberry and High streets
south from Gilbert street to the railroads.
Jefferson Jackson, Adams, Charles and
Pearl streets will also be paved. The
Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving Company
will do the work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Thirteen seamen Rescued.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Thirteen ship
wrecked seamen reached this city on board
the White Star steamer Tauric They were
Captain Jones and crew, of the British ship
Rialto and were rescued on Feb. 10 in lat.
51O1 long. 1927, their ship being then
manageable in a heavy storm. The rescue
was effected with great difficulty and six
hours continued effort.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
schooIboy Killed by nm Engine.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, Feb. 19.--Willie, the
fifteen-year-old son of Thomas Kavanaugh,
of the Wabash road, while on his way to
school this morning was run down by
locomotive in the Wabash yards and killed.
This is the second boy killed in. the rail-
road yards here this week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
In a Bad Way.


Detroit Tribune.
sition. He is at the head of a political
army too divided and impotent to advance
and too wanting in manliness and courage
to retreat. He is between the upper and
the neither milestone, and seems likely to
be ground up.
Well might he exclairn, in the words
which Milton puts on the lines of one OF
his distinguished personages:
me miserable. All. whittier shall fee?
Which way / fly is hell! Myself am hellr'
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cause bank officials to be more careful
about making sworn annual statements
which do not tell the whole truth. 1t will
make carelessness costly. 1t viii warn
bank directors to know what they are
signing 1t will make bank director some
thing more than mere figureiread. And it
Will afford additional protection to depos-
itors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Anti-Chinere Men.ure.

OLYMPIA, WASH, Feb. 19.-Mr. Camp
bell has introduced bill in the Senate maxi
ing II unlawful for any male person to
wear a queue. The penalty is fine of
800 to $500. The object of the bill is to
drive out the Chinese.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Peculiar MaIady in shelby county.
Special to the indianapolis Journal

SpecIaI TO the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Feb. 19.-People in
the southern part of this county are suffer-
ing with a peculiar malady, which, for
want of better name. is called pink eye"
The disease attacks in the same manner
as la grippe, but soon settles in the eyes.
in short time the optics were highly in
famed and suffused with blood. Entire
families were incapacitated and scarcely
any one in the entire neighborhood es-
capped.
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wELL-KNowN CRIMINAL.
Record of Charles Patterson While
Confined In the Frankfort Jail.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT. Ind. Feb. 19-Charles
Patterson. now on trial at Lebanon, and
whom John Soxson duplicates in his con-
fession as being the real murderer Of Hiram
Mcdonald. killed at Thorntown last August.
IL we'll known in this city. where he has
an unenviable record with, the police. Pat
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the commission to reorganize the depart
ment. He did not think it would be wise
to show too much distrust. If, however, 1T
came TO an open breach, he would stay
by his friends. Both Mr.. Platt and Gov
ernor Morton denied that ,iny conversation
bill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Death of Albert Clifford.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Feb. 19.-Albert Clifford,
aged sixty-five years. died here last night.
He was born in Fayette county, Indiana,
and came here as an engineer early in life.
In December 1856, he married Martha A.
BoSley, who, with a daughter, Mrs. Cass
Sitzmann, of Anderson, survives him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20

NEW YORK Feb. 19-Arrived: Tauric
and Servia, from Liverpool; Ardan Rose,
from Kingston.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 2O-Arrived: Teu-
tonic, from New York, and proceeded to
Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 19.-Arrved: Aurania
from New York; British Prince. from Nor
folk
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About one-half the boiler was hurled a
distance of two hundred yards more.
The engine room was completely demolished
and the engine is a total wreck. The
propretors Were in the main building at
the time, but escaped injury. Loss about
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
The New Convert.
Washington Post.

" aShlnBtOn POSI-.
Col. Henry Watterson's sudden awakening
10 the character of Lincoln seems to par
allel the case of the sailor who happened
to hear of the part the Hebrews took at
the time of the crucifixion-
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,,U.ury Laws RepenIed.

GUTHERIE o. T., Feb. 19.--Both houses
Of the Legislature passed an act repeating
all usury laws and leaving the loan of
money to free contract and competition
without any legal limitations save where
there is no contract, legal interest shall
be per cent. per annum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
Relic of w. III. HarrisOn's Campaign.
ioi I,,di

CpSCidi " tHe AHdidAdpoHS JOurIldi.
ROCKPORT, Ind, Feb. 19.-Mrs. Jane
Wallace, aged seventy-two, of Dale, this
county, owns and has in her possession a
badge pin worn by General William
Henry Harrison during his famous Presi-
Dental campaign. On the pin is engraved
the old log cabin occupied by the General
on the banks of the Ohio 1t is complete
representation of the log cabin of that day,
with clapboard roof weight poles, door
with old style latch and string hanging on
the outside, with cider barrel under the win
dow.
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w. "a. HoIIoway,. Experience.

Truesdell was connected with the United
Press Association at Washington during the
eighties. He visited Indianapolis in 1886.
called at the Times office and renewed his
acquaintance with W. r. Holloway. who
he asked to introduce him to his bank In
order that he might draw on the Bank OF
the Republic, at Washington, for $40 Mr..
Truesdell also asked another well-known
citizen to introduce him to bank. as he
wanted to draw for $780, The citizen prom
ised to do so If he would call later, as he
was busy at that time. He returned after
he obtained the $40 on Holloway's indorse-
ment and said he had just received a re-
mittance and did not need the accommo-
dation. He travelled over the country.
fleeing his newspaper acquaintance out of
considerable sums, then fed to Europe,
where he remained about two years. when
his creditors consented to his return.
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New Gas Well at Muncie.
special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal,

MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. by esterday very
strong gas-well drilled on the Roach
farm, just north of Muncie for the city.
The well shows a rock pressure of nearly
three hundred pounds and the increase is
steadily raising as the we'll goes deeper
into the Trenton rock The supply promises
to be as great any wells yet drilled in
the belt. This we'll is only one instance of
the wells that are being drilled in this
county weekly and it is an undisputabe
fact that there is plenty gas where the
first was found eight years ago.
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Local option in New Jersey.

TRENTON. N. j., Feb. 1.-THE Senate
borough committee gave a hearing to-day
on Senator Rogers's local option bills for
boroughs Over two hundred ministers and
representatives of church organizations
were present to advocate the measures. The
trend of the talk was that the bills were
in the line OF local self government and
some of the speakers warned the Republic
ans that II they did not pass them, the
Republican party would pay for it at the
polls
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Philadelphia Record.

The Berks county woodpeckers which
have eaten the heart out of wooden tele-
phone poles, have done more to bury the
wires than have all the legislators who
have been pecking at the matter
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Refuses to Talk.

EMPORIA, Kan, Feb. 19.-Hartwell +.
Heath, or Frank w. Truesdell the swindler
arrested yesterday with numerous bogus
drafts in his possession. and who had just
attempted to pass one at the Citizens Bank,
still refuses to talk to any one. He MAIN
tains his usual self-possesson and to all
questions gives the invariable answer, See
my lawyers" Marshal Fleming to-day re-
Syracuse, n. Y, saying Heath was wanted
there on two charges of forgery. and asking
the prisoners detention. County Attorney
Simpson thinks Lyon county will not care
to incur the expense of bringing witnesses
from California in order to convict the pris-
oner but local bankers say the witnesses
will be here, nevertheless, and that Heath
will be prosecuted to the full extent of the
law Heath to-day very reluctantly sat for
a picture for the rogue's gallery.