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TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

The Middleport Granite Brick Company.
of Middleport, o., went into the hands OF
Sidney A. McManigan yesterday as receiver.
Assets. $1,000: liabilities about $4,000.
The wholesale drug firm Of Hurlbut,
Ward & Co., Des Moines. Ia. was closed
yesterday on attachment OF parties Ia New
York, from whom the company had within
the past ninety days borrowed $4,000. 1t Is
claimed that the assets are $2o0.OW and
liabilities only $4,000. and the house will
soon resume business.
The National, Hay Association, in conven-
ton at Cincinnati yesterday, adopted its
constitution and bylaws. No. timothy
was graded to include timothy not good
enough for No. 1 timothy hay. not over
one-third mixed with other tame grasses
If color sound The word trash" was
stricken from the classification. and the
class mo grade hay shall include AL nay
in any way unsound.- Glover was classed
as q tame grass.
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of the Massillon district. In convention. have
decided TO demand an advance to 60 cents a
ton after Oct. l. and il is believed that their
action will precipitate a similar demand
throughout Ohio. The miners now receive
81 cents a ton. but the operators expected
10 offer IS cents on Oct. /. assuming that
the differential under Piftsburg must be
subtracted from rittsburgs cash rate The
miners contend. however that the company
store rate OF 50 cents must be taken as the
basis. giving them 81 cents In Ohio. III their
demand Is refused they will strike
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Sent to the Reform school for Poison
ing Her Foster.Parents.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR. Ind. Sept. 25.-The trial OF
Dollie Belknap, the thirteen-year-old child
murderess. who poisoned her foster parents,
Fleming Sarver and wife. on July Is. began
in the Jackson Circuit Court this morning.
The grand jury returned an indictment of
murder in the first degree for the murder
of Mr.. Sarver, Mrs. Sarver having recover
ed. The penalty OF conviction under this
charge would be death. On the advice of
her attorney, she pleaded not guilty. The
evidence which was introduced by the
State Is the same was given at the
preliminary trial, which has already been
published in the Journal The case was
given to the jury tonight. and at o clock
II returned verdict of manslaughter and
reform school until she is twenty-one years
old.
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Chicago Inter Ocean.

Chicago Inter -Ocedn.
Dozens of Irish Instructions or rebellions
have come 20 disastrous ending, and have
brought ruin and death to households and
TO communities. The part that Irish agita-
tors in America have played in such move
ments has not, as a rule, been creditable
to them Honest enthusiasts have been
duped by willy tricksters. and money pain
fully earned by iaborious Irish men and
Irish girls in America, and cheerfully con-
tributed by them to "the cause OF eman-
cipation." has been squandered in prodigal
and profitless speculation by so-called lead
ers or has been used by them TO advance
their political fortunes. The American
people are not at the present time dis
posed 20 favor a reincarnation Of the "Tri-
angle of the Clan-na-Gael
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Unskilled Union Men Fail to Gain
- Their De mands.

Unskflled Union Men Fail to Gain
Their Demands.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 25.-An the
window glass factories in this city have
posted notices that they will blow in to-
morrow and that means that the attempt
of d. A. No. IL to be recognized by the
manufacturers has been a failure. The man
ufacturers say they have the necessary
force with which to operate their plants.
The meeting of l.. A. 300 last night was
a disappointment to the men who have
been behind the deal to organize the un-
to act with them. The members of l.. A. in
this city have already made their contracts
and could not I'm honor break with the
manufacturers. The K. of l.. officials have
left the city and many of the men that
held out are asking TO be given places.
In nearly every case they have been en-
ployed and ii will not be surprise If all
go to work.
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Reunion of the Cohee Family.
Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

HPcViof 90 tIc IIiuIdIIdpUIIS JUuTIIdI
FRANKFORT, Ind. Sept. 2o.-Sixty-nine
years ago yesterday BENJAMIN and Rebecca
Cohee and their eight children, seven sons
and one daughter immigrated to this coun-
~. OF the original family but two remain,
but their combined descendants new num-
Der over three hundred and each year on
Sept. "a they hold a reunion Yesterday
the meeting was held at Peter thompson
north of this city, and the time spent in
feasting, speechmaking and the examIna-
ton of family heirlooms. OF the latter
trunk over three hundred years old was
displayed. family Bible two hundred years
old and other articles that had been in
use many generations ago. There were
two hundred members of the family present
and they came from various parts of the
State. including indianapolis, Evansville,
LAFAYETTE and Delphi
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PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 25.-The total loss
in the wool and rag warehouse fire last
night was about SSoo 600 The Beck build
ing was destroyed. IL was valued at about
sso.". IL c0nta.nea nearly TWO hundred
ing OF yarns and woolens. all of which was
destroyed. The damage TO the other build
ings was confined TO the rear. The losses
are covered by insurance.
PITTSBURC Sept. "a fire at Carnegie,
Pa. five miles west OF here, this morning.
destroyed VALDEZ & Fosters extensive
-four mills. Martins lumber yard and dam
$4,000.
DEADWOOD. s. D.. Sept. 25.-The bust.
ness part OF the town of Belle Fourche was
wiped out to-day. Loss. $4,000: partly in
eured. Thirty business houses were de-
stro5ed- Incendiarism Is suspected.
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New Athletic Park at DeFauvv.
Special 10 the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

GREENCASTLE, Ind, Sept. 25--Dirt is
now being thrown on the new athletic park
OF DePauw University. The association,
after years OF hard work and hustling for
money. has at last established itself firm
~ financially and will have one of the
handsomest and best appointed grounds
for sports in the State. Ground has been
leased at the west end of Hanna street.
corner OF Jackson, on the Sellers farm.
and an enclosure four hundred by three
hundred feet will be built The ground is
closer to the city than the old Lynch Park
and is comparatively level. The grading is
being done now and the fencing will soon
go up. A commodious grand stand will
be erected and lockers. bath tubs and dress
ing rooms placed underneath. The athletic
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CARTHAGE, Ind, Sept. &.-The Six
teenth Indiana Volunteers held their re-
union here to-day. The town was hand
somely decorated and the citizens received
and entertained the old soldiers royalty.
Resolutions Of regret were passed on the
death of Sergt. Robert Bebout. Resolu-
tons indorsing the candidacy of Maj.
Charles T. Doxey, cOmrade, for Governor,
were passed by rising vote Lawrence
burg was chosen as the next place for hold
ing the reunion. The old officers were re-
elected. At the campfire tonight speeches
were made by Congressman-elect Watson,
II. Clay Allen and others.
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QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 25.--Arrived: Ma
iestic from New York. for Liverpool.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 25.-Arrived
Carthasenian, from Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. Sept. 25.-Arrived: Gaia
lonia from Boston.
BREMEN, Sept. 25.-Arrived: willehad
from New York.
GLASGOW. Sept. 25.-Arrived: Ethiopia
from New York.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Arrived: Teutonic,
from Liverpool
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association has. in the past few years,
quietly raised the requisite amount of
money TO complete their enterprise and they
will not be hampered by lack of funds.
In addition TO football grounds a bicycle
track baseball diamond and tennis courts
will be laid OF. The donations toward the
park have not all been confined TO local
givers- President McKeen, Of the Vandalia
railroad, gave as starter 500 toward the
project and several of the alumni have
contributed Yesterday the students sub
scribed $3.50 for the purpose of football ex-
penses. New suits have been ordered and
two elevens are practicing daily on the
gridiron. Visiting teams this year will see
one of the best football grounds. in the
country. finished especially for all kinds
of athletic sports. 80. go. -
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Very Little Gas Goe. 10 Chicago.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal. s'ld'
KOKOMO. Ind. Sept. ., A recent
special from Elwood saying that the Chi
cago Pipeline Company was putting in adj
ditional pumps for the purpose of forcing
natural gas to Chicago. leaving the hun
dreds of towns and thousands of factories
in the gas belt without fuel, is untrue. 1t
was further stated that the Chicago COM
pany had been enjoined in the courts to
prevent ii taking gas out of the State
Both statements are entirely without
foundation. The company has a pipe line
from this city to Chicago and has been
supplying consumers of both places for the
past five years with natural gas. using no
pump. The company is not putting in any
pumps and does not contemplate putting in
any, nor has any injunction proceedings
been brought No more gas is being piped
to Chicago than heretofore. and there is
not the slightest danger Of its affecting the
supply in the home field. An officer of the
Chicago company is authority for the state
ment that less gas Is piped to Chicago than
is used in supplying it's Kokomo patrons.
and much less than some companies allow
TO go to waste by using defective appli-
ances. The Chicago company controls zoo
900 acres of the best gas territory In In
diana.
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CIRCUS TENTS WRECKED.
Barnum & Bailey's show Dismissed In
Time to Avoid Loss OF Life.

BURLINGTON, Ia, Sept. ga terrific
wind, hail and rainstorm passed over the
city this afternoon. Barnum & Baileys
circus was giving a performance. and dis
missed the audience. The main tent. ami
NAL tent and boarding tent were clown to
strips and wrecked. No one was injured.
The elephants were badly frightened ana
nearly stampeded, but were finally Quoted.
No other damage was done, although re-
ports were current for time that sew
eral people were killed.
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BEDBUGs IN SCHOOL.
Peru Third Ward Building Closed ON
Account of the Pest.
Special to the IndianannliS Journal

PERU. Ind, Sept. 25.-The board has
closed the Third ward High School building
in this city account of a pest of bed
bugs. During the summer vacation of
thres months the building has been closed
and nothing was thought of the matter
until yesterday morning. when the fur
naces were started. This seemed to give
life to the insects. which poured forth in
countless numbers so much so that the
superintendent deemed il advisable to close
the school: Fumigation and determination
is now going on
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Water and Light Works.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

RUSHvILLE. Ind. Sept. 25.-The City
Council has decided to accept the PROPOSE
ton of the Howe Pump ard Engine Com
pany. of Indianapolis. to construct wafer
works and electric light plants In this city
The proposition is to put in water and
light plant for $4,000 on a twenty-year
franchise. The Howe company is to pur-
chase the present electric light plant of the
city and run It in connection with the one
il is to build.
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Looking for Kidnapers at EIwood.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind. Sept. 25-Anderson officers
were here trying to find some trace of the
men who. 1t is alleged. tried to kidnap the
Bolton children at the poor farm. They
did not succeed in finding any man killed
with a bullet or suffering from a gunshot
wound. nor yet bloody carriage at one
Of the livery barns.
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supreme Lodge Asks for Injunction
Against Germans.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept 25.-Late this
evening the Supreme Lodge. Knights OF
Pythias. filed suit in the Superior Court
against George Seidensticker, supreme
commander of the Improved Order of
knights of Pythias torder of seceding
Germans). Henry Rosenthai and others.
The complaint is in two paragraphs, de-
manding $4,000 damages and restraining
order TO prevent defendants from printing.
publishing, delivering and transmitting
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AsSss
,cial IN fhe Tndiananolic Io,,rnol

Special to the indianapolis Journal
HAGERSTOWN, Ind. Sept. 25.-The City
Council passed an ordinance last night or
dering the sale of per cent city bonds
TO the highest bidder.
John Stonebraker, living a few miles
north. is ninety-nine years old and able
to go about. His wife is ninety. ana spry.
They were among the first settlers OF this
township.
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Army of West Virginia.

POMEROY, o.. Sept. Ex-Governor Nc
Kinley reached the big reunion tent of the
Society Of the Army of West Virginia at
2:30 and was greeted by cheers from five
thousand old soldiers. At the camp fire to-
night Governors Mckinley and MacCorkle
were the principal orators. Other notables
reaching here tonight are Colonel Starr,
of Richmond Ind: Colonel Duval. of
wellsburg, and Colonel Devol. of Kansas
City
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. Sept. 25.-On Saturday
night last Charles Shute, lged forty. disap-
peared from his home here, and no trace
of him could be found. This evening his
dead body was discovered in the White
water, near the Doran bridge. There were
some wounds on his head and 1t is not
known whether he committed suicide, fell
from the bridge or was foully dealt with
He was highly connected and unmarried
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Fort Wayne Trots Postponed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Sept. 2.-To-day's
races were postponed Until tomorrow on
account of heavy rain, which continued
until noon to-day. The 2:2S trot, unfin-
ished yesterday, will go tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock, and then to-day's events
will follow, taking up the rest Of the fore
noon. Tomorrow Robert j. will attempt
The champion is in fine condition and to-
morrow Will make the effort of his life.
Azote will try to beat 2:04 on Friday.
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LOEansport Cloak House Fails.
special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

LOGANSPORT, Ind. Sept. 25.-This morn
ing the dry goods and cloak house of Rice
& Styles failed to open and a card on the
door announced that it had been sold to j.
" Farwell & Co.. Of Chicago. An investi-
cation showed that five chattel mortgages
had been filed during yesterday, and that
the sale to ]. ". Farwell & Co., the firm 5
heaviest creditors, was about equivalent TO
an assignment The entire liabilities of the
firm amounted to about 1000, assets. about
$1,000. This afternoon new creditors ap-
peared in Albert Holstene and Israel &
& Bach, two Chicago firms of cloak deal
ers. Their claims were prepared in the
form of attachments and the sheriff levied
upon the stock to satisfy the amounts. The
the firm
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Serious Accident to Mr.. Weaver.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

KOKOMO. Ind. Sept. 25.-Daniel NJ
Weaver, prominent and wealthy resi-
dent of this city, was probably fatally hurt
last night. He accompanied his daughter
to the train. helping her aboard the cars.
The train started before ne got off and in
attempting to alight he was thrown under
the trucks. The steps OF the car also truck
him. Several bones were broken. The
daughter went on her journey, knowing
nothing of the accident.
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state Grocers' Trust Meeting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Sept 25.-Fifty
one of sixty-five wholesale grocery houses
in the State were represented in meeting
held here to-day to consider the plan of
the Sugar Trust for maintaining uniform
price for sugar. The grocers will not talk
about the proceedings OF the meeting. but
il is known that the trusts plan will be
accepted.
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The large barn OF Jerome sampson, on
the farm of John Souders. near Rushville,
burned yesterday. A valuable mare was
burned.
The farm residence of ]. L. Summers.
near Kokomo, was destroyed by hre Tues
day The family had a narrow escape.
Mrs. Summers and her infant child had
lust reached the door when the building
collapsed. Mice gnawing matches In
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MEXICO. Mo-. Sept. 25.-Capt. C. T. AL
len. of this city. has received a letter
from United states Senator ]. G. Black
burn, OF Kentucky. in which he says:
When | first entered the race fer re-
election TO the United States Senate things
looked shady. Now / am reasonably sure
of winning. Things look brighter every
daV
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There are fourteen houses In West In
dianapolis carded for diphtheria, and the
public schools there are closed. In most
of the houses there is more than one case.
1t Is expected that schools Nos. 2 and 3 will
be opened next Monday. but Nos. and 4,
the disease, will remain closed for some
time
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North Carolina Silyerites.

RALEIGH, ~. c., Sept. 25.-The nonparti-
san State silver convention called here by
we'll known Democrats, among the signers
being Governor Carr, Secretary of State
Cole and ex-Democratic State Chairman
Smith. met to-day with ex-Justice James
c. McRae as chairman and Congressman
Harry Skinner Populst and DIR. j. j. Mott
(Republican) as vice presidents The call
issued by Democrats had been Endorsed by
Senator Marion Butler and other prominent
Populists. and by DIR. j. j. Mott and a
number of well-kncwn Republicans. Some
800 or 400 persons ATTENDED the convention
participants. Senator Butler presented a
set of resolutions agreed on by conference
last night. These resolutions greet the sill
YER men of other States on this great cause
of restoring silver 10 its place as a money
metal: state that free and unlimited coinage
OF silver is the only way TO end the evils
OF gold monometalism: hail with satisfac-
ton the returning reason among business
men. as evidenced by their support OF this
movement; call on all bmetallists TO oppose
gold mononietalllsm and use their efforts to
restore silver TO its former position; recon-
mend to voters to elect only such Senator'S
Representatives and presidential electors as
will declare on the stump their Endorsement
OF such principles. and request that other
States hold such conventions as this and
take similar action. The resolutions were
adopted.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DUBLIN. Ind. Sept. 25--The Richmond
District Minister'S Lyceum met here from
Monday till Wednesday. The ministers Of
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COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia. sept. 25.-W:lton
Lackaye, the Svengali Of the Palmer ''Tril-
by" company. who has been playing at
Omaha this week. came to Council Bluffs
this afternoon and obtained license to
marry Miss Alice Evans, a member OF the
same company. The couple were married
by DR.. Phelps. Of the First Presbyterian
Church. The. wedding took place AT
O'clock and the couple hurried back t.
Omaha to arrive there in time for the
"Trilby' matinee. They left there with the
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The State Could Not Convict.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.

vINCENNES. Ind. Sept. 25.-This after
noon Judge Shaw overruled the motion for
a continuance in the case against Samuel
Chancellor. John veach, Thomas Smith.
John Redman. Charles Yocum and Edward
Apologize, who were charged with being
accessories to the murder of Moses Latta,
last May. John E. Edaline shot and killed
Latta, a hated rival, just after the latter
had left the home of his sweetheart, Miss
Conlin, in North Vincennes. Edaline es-
capped, but the other young men were ar
rested and have since been in Jail. To-day
when the State announced that 1t was not
ready for trial, the case against the pris-
oners was nollied and they were released.
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Chicago Tribune.
!. IS true that silver is sound money, or
very largely.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Sept. 25.-Harry
Bevan and Adolph Schmidt, of the Jung
Brewery, Cincinnati, Joseph Killing, of the
Indianapolis Brewery. and representatives
of the Hostetter Brewing Company. Column
bus, and the Findlay Brewery. Toledo. met
here to-day to consult with the Columbus
Brewing Company regarding the establish
ment of uniform price for beer. The re-
cent cut called for the meeting. If an
agreement cannot be reached the Jung
Brewery proposes to open up a number Of
saloons here and sell beer at half price.
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Afraid of Commander shively

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Sept. 25.-T. ]. Yount. OF
North Manchester. was brought to Wa
bash this morning and lodged in jail to
await an insanity inquest. He is veteran
OF the rebellion, and, owing ITO wounds
received in the head during the war. has
been deranged, having twice been commit
ted to asylums. Yesterday he walked up
and down the principal streets of North
Manchester, with a gun in his hands, and,
to prevent violence, he was taken into
custody. His delusion is that Department
Commander Shively, of the G. A r., and
other Grand Army men are trying to de-
prive him of his pension.