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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
OBITUARY.
Richard yaux, PhfladeIphia's En-
MayOr and Ex-COngressman.


PHILADELPHIA March 22.-Ex-Mayor
and Congressman Richard Vaux died at his
home in this city at 4 O'Clock this morning
from a severe attack of the grip, aged
seventy-eight years. Mr.. Naux complained
of an unusual spell of indigestion in the
early part of lasts " eek. Though taking
little nourishment of any kind he went to
his office every day and attended to his
duties with his accustomed cheerfulness.
on last Saturday as president of the prison
board he received the special committee of
the State Legislature appointed to report
penitentiary and spent fully two hours in
showing the members about the big insti-
tqtion, After leaving Ing the warm warm f6s sssd
himself in a hot fever. The family, physi,
clan, DIR. Cheston, was called in and found
Mr.. yaux suffering from the grip. He grew
rapidly worse and yesterday DR.. Cheston
deemed it necessary to call DIR. Tyson into
consultation. and both physicians admitted
the gravity of the situation. Late last
night the patient began to sink rapidly and
scious. He lay in this condition until death
came early this morning.
Richard vaux was born Dec. 10, 1916, and
first became prominent, after being admit
ted TO the bar at Philadelphia, in 1886,
when he was serst with dispatches to the
American minister at the court of st. James.
He was made secretary of the legation on
his arrival, and held the office one year. He
went to Brussels to aid in reorganizing the
American embassy ther,; made a tour of
the continent and returned to London, be-
coming private secretary to United States
Minister Andrew Stevenson. Returning to
Philadelphia, he held a number of political
appointments, including the office of re-
corder of deeds for seven years. He failed
to be elected Mayor of Philadelphia in 1872
on the Democratic ticket, and in 1S43 the
Supreme Court; made him inspector of pris-
ons. He was soon elected controller of
public schools, thus holding three offices at
once. He resumed the practice of law, and
again, in 1854, was defeated for the mayor
atty of Philadelphia. He was successful at
the next election, and reorganized the city
government. He became one of the chief
penologists in the United States and, like
his father, achieved his highest renown in
this branch. Besides about fifteen publica-
lions on this subject, he wrote forty-fve
volumes of Reports of the Penitentiary,
beginning with 1872. He was largely instru-
mental. in framing the act of 1885, which Is
now the charter of Philadelphia. On May
u, 1890, he was unanimously nominated for
Congress by the Democrats of the Third
district as successor to the late Hon. Sam
uel ]. Randall, whose seat he acceptably
filled. He failed of regular denomination
for the succeeding term because of fractional
differences among the Democrats, and ran
as an independent Democrat, but was de-
feated.
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History of "a Pension Fraud.

CpcCldi 10 Lille pulls JOuTldi.@
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March Erich
ard Roberts, a teamster here, to-day re-
ceived a letter from the United States
marshal at Little Rock informing him that
his brother Theodore died last Sunday in
the penitentiary, where he was taken a
few days before for trying to get a PEN
sion by impersonating the Terre Haute
brother. Richard Roberts served in the
Seventh West virginia Regiment for three
years, and from 1878 until last April was
trying to establish his claim lor a pension.
In that month a special pension agent came
here to arrest him on the ground that the
true Richard Roberts had already applied
for a pension. The Terre Haute man made
plain the fact that he was not the i'm
poster. He was last month to
Arkansas to be present at the trial of the
impostor, who had been arrested in Trenton
in that State. When the prisoner was
Drought into court he recognized his brothe !,
whom he had not seen since 1870. The
brother recognized him and then made a
concession. The judge sentenced him to
two years. The letter from the marshal
says the brother caught c1ld on the way
to the penitentiary and died from conges-
fiQn
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A YerifabIe Mossback.

LYONS, n. Y, March 22.-John NJ. Pick
EFT, who claimed to be the Oldest Democrat
in Western New York, died here this even
ing. He was born In Herkimer, March IA,
loJ4, and cast his first presidential vote for
Andrew Jackson. He never missed voting
at presidential, State, county or local cleo
tfons. He was the oldest of a family of
thirteen, one brother of whom survives.
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Protecting Home Butchers.

ST. PAUL, March pa bill designed to
prevent the bringing of dressed meats into
Minnesota from outside States has been in
troduced in the Senate in the guise of o.
bill in the interest of public health. Sheep
on the hoof are to be inspected at one-half
cent, hogs at / cent, cattle at ) cents. For
inspection of slaughtered cattle the fee is
% cents for each carcass or part thereof,
and 10 cents for hogs and sheep. The
words 'or any part thereof bars out
dressed meats from abroad, as they come
in pjeceS
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MR.. ALVOY'S MlSHAP
BROKE A BLooD VESSEL WHILE
.CUTTING UP, WITH MISS JUSTICE.
-Four People INJURED During n Fire at
FarmIand-Auburn Foundry Works
Burn with Loss of 100000.
Special o the Indianapolis Journal.

MUNCIE. Ind. March 22.-Last evening,
George c. Alvey met with a peculiar acci-
dent that nearly cost him his life. While
cutting up with Miss Emma Justice, at
her home, George was pushed over a chair.
falling in such manner as to break a blood
vessel. Before medical aid could reach him
life was nearly extinct because of the loss
of blood. He is now on the road to recovery.
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WASHINGTON, March 22.-Charles G..
Fenger has been appointed first lieuten-
ant and Chester NJ. White second lieuten-
ant in the revenue cutter service.
Gen. III. N Boynton, corresponding secre-
tary of the Army of the Cumberland. has
been authorized by General Rosecranz, its
president. to appoint the next annual re-
union of that society at Chickamauga; on
Sept Is, being the day before the dedica-
ton of the National Military Park.
Tn report of the inspecting board shows
that the cruiser Columbia is in good order
She has been directed to carry out the origi-
nal orders of the Navy Department and
proceed from New York to join Admiral
Meade's squadron in the West Indies, prob
ably at Kingston, Jamaica.
II. s. Turner has been appointed postmas-
ter at Wood, Ohio county, Indiana, vice w.
R. AXE. resigned.
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Doctors Disagree as Usual.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 22.-Phy-
siclans gave expert testimony to-day in the
trial Of Isaac Bridges for murder as TO his
sanity when he killed Mrs. Montgomery
and at the present time. The physicians
called by the defense testified that he was
and is insane and the physicians for the
prosecution testified to the contrary. They
were also asked as to his ability TO tell the
jury a connected and accurate story of his
life prior to the tragedy and of the tragedy
itself, and on this the doctors disagreed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
100000 Fruit Jars on Hand.

Special to the ~Indianapciis Jou4 nal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 22.--Ball Brothers,
fruit jar manufacturers. to-day announced
that they have over 100 carloads of jars
in their warehouses and they are work
ing a force of eight hundred hands, run
ming the factory day and night. This means
that they have neatly 100000 fruis jars. and
when they begin to move out they will go
by the trainload to nearly all parts of
the world. This firm is recognized as the
leaders of the world in this industry.
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jacob Gould.

HAZLETON, Pa, March 22.-Jacob Gould,
one of the wealthiest men in this county,
died to-day of pneumonia, aged seventy.
He was a relative of the late Jay Gould.
In his early days he acted as banker for
the farmers Of the township. Recently he
became affected BY the halIuclnatlon that
his estate would not support him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
Gold in Georgia.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 22.-John
Webb, a mining prospector of this city.
has returned from Marshall county.
Georgia, where he claims to have discovered
rich gold deposits. He has several good
sized Nuggets picked up on the farm of a
poor negro, who was offered $40. 600 for his
few acres of ground that would not have
brought 500 the day before.
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Bulletin Sued for $4,000 Libel.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 22.-The Bulie-
tin Printing Company, of this city, was
to-day made defendant in a $50, 900 libel suit,
brought by Mrs. Anna E. Thomas, a spir-
itual medium of Dayton, o.. The suit grows
out of a publication in the Daily Bulletin
of an alleged interview with Elder Covert,
in which that divine makes some very
derogatory statements as to the mediums
character and the work in which she IS
engaged. Mrs. Thomas has given a number
of seances during the past week, and will
remain to prosecute the case. The Bulletin
claims that no application was made to it
for a retraction, which, under the new libel
law, the defendant must be given three
DAYS notice before a suit can be fled.
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Tomahawked by nm Indian.

LEAVENWORTH. kan, March 22.-Jas.
Howard, a turnkey at the Kansas State
prison. was tomahawed last night by an
Indian convict who is serving a sentence
for murder committed in the Territory.
The Indian had been at work with a Ratchet
and Toward, who was near, turned his
blade in his skull, inficting a fatal wound
III is believed the Indian is insane.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23

PATERSON. n. j., March ply the
falling of a painters scaffold thirty feet
high. in the new armory building. Robert
Brewer, thirty-five years old. was killed
instantly, his neck being broken. and George
Oakley. forty years old. received such IN
juries that he is not expected TO live.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
Retrenchment in North Dakota.

BISMARCK, N. d., March 22.-Governor
Allen to-day cut off s12O, $50 from the APP
preparation bills passed at the late session
of the North Dakota Legislature. The total
appropriations for the State institutions
amounted to 1861, AGO. The action of the
Governor will compel the closing of the
normal schools and State University at the
end of this term, but the remainder can
get along with economical management The
indications now are that the present adj
ministration will come out with the bal
ance on the right side at the end of two
years.
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nexelana women Regi.1erea

CLEVELAND, March 2.-This was regis
tration day for women who will vote at the
coming spring election for school commits
sioners. Notwithstanding much previous
talk TO the contrary. the ladies' answered
all questions put by the registrars and gave
their ages without protest. 1t was. notice-
able, however. that the greater potion OF
those registering were of mature years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23

LOCKPORT, n. Y, March 22.-Jake Cal
lahan. a Brooklyn middle-weight, and Billy
WEIGH. self-styled champion of the North
west. fought near Middleport last night. 1t
was / a. m. before time was called. The
ring was pitched in a hotel ball room.
Fighting was brisk and interchanges even
until the fourth round, when WEIGH knocked
Callahan out with a left upper-cut and a
Tight-hand drive in the ribs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
Ex-sIaye Dead at II6.

YORK, March 2.-Mrs. Christie
Washington, born in bondage in the Raritan
Valley in 179, when it was occupied by
soldiers of the revolution, died in Lottery
field, a colored settlement north of Somer-
Vile. n. J.. last night. The eldes st of her
children is ~eighty-nine years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
PANIC In A MATCH FACTORY.
One Gill Fatally burned and others
Injured by Jumping.

CHICAGO, March 22.-Fire in the Square.
Match Company's works, at Union and
Erie streets, to-day, caused a panic among
the fifty girl employees. One was perhaps
fatally burned and three others seriously
injured by jumping from the second-story
windows TIE injured are: Annie Hans,
Jennie Warner, Roy Tate and an unknown
girl, also injured. The injured were re-
moved to a hospital, where<it was said all
would recover with the possible exception
of Annie Hans, who casued the fire. She
was opening a box of matches, which ig-
nited, setting fire to her clothes. Rushing,
screaming, through the Factory, sne scat
setting the building on fire. Dashing
through a second-story window she fell
senseless to the pavement, followed by a
dozen of the terror-stricken girls. The re-
rnainder of the employees escaped by the
stairway and fire escape. The fire was ex-
tinguished with slight loss.
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wiz he a Cut at south Bend.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| SOUTH BEND. Ind, March 22.-There is
likely to be a telephone war here Two
companies are on the ground with applica-
tons for franchises to compete with the
Central Union. which has occupied the field
undisturbed for many years. These are
Gilliiand, of Michigan. and the Stronger
Automatic Company. which has maintained
an exchange at PaPorte for some time.
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made me very cross. But then" she added
with a Gallo shrug OF her shoulders, its
all over in a lifetime"
Mr.. Matson'' is not bothering herself
with any plans" and will go on wearing
her masculine attire. and viii contime TO
make her way through the world as unob-
trusively as possible. despite the unlucky
incident which laid bare her strange and
wandering career.
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a Gravel Road Drove Him insane

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT. Ind. March 22-George w.
Merrick, a wealthy farmer, aged forty, was
adjudged insane to-day. Mr.. Merrick is
supposed to have lost his reason worrying
over the building of a gravel road that
runs by his farm. The loss of his father
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
Company May BE Reorganixed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SOUTH BEND. Ind, March 22.-The filing
of a suit before Judge Baker, of Indianapo-
lis, by the Central Trust Company of New
York against the South Bend & Misha-
waka Railroad Company, and by Eastern
people against James Mem. Smith, president
of the company, will make little or no
change in the conditions, at least for the
present. The company has several miles
of electric street lines in South Bend anu
an electric line to Mishawaka, four miles
away. President Smith said this afternoon
the c~ompany's condition is exactly the same
It's business is Improbable and has been
SO from the beginning. The legal steps
taken mean nothing more than a reorgani-
zation, which will place the title of the
property with those who have been sup
porting it and supplying money to meet a
constantly accruing deficiency during the
past three or four years.
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Insurance Company Fails.

BOSTON. March @.-In the Superior Court
to-day Judge appointed James C.
Davis, of Boston. receiver of the Suffolk
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The as
sets are $4,000; contingent assets. sI3, 900
possible assets, $4,000. The latter are made
up of assessments on policy holders which
are probably not collectable. The liabilities
are not stated.
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Voted for Higgin. Again.

DOVER, Del, March 22.-Only one bal
lot to-day. The declaration of the Higgins
men that they will vote for a new man
each day until a Senator was chosen was
not carried out. Representative Ball was
absent, which accounts for the falling off
in the Addicks vote. The ballot resulted as
follows: Higgins, Republican, 8; Addicks,
Republican, 5: Massey, Republican. A.;
Ridgely, Democrat, 10; Bayard, Demo-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
100000 Loss mt Auburn.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
AUBURN, Ind, March 22.-The Auburn
foundry and machine works burned down
this afternoon with a loss of $40, OO0, throw
ing thirty men out of employment. The fire
caught from the engine room, and ragged
for two hours. The company carried $50, 600
insurance and will rebuild. This is the third
months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
school Ma,nm Sued for 100000

ALTON, ILL.,, March 22.-Louis Roberts
has sued Miss H. N. Haskell for 100000
damages because the latter. as principal of
not to go to Roberts'sNstore, because, she
said, he had received surreptitious letters
for some of the students. ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
Woman Suffrage for Utah.

SALT LAKE, L. T., March 22.-The ma
jority report of the committee on elections
and suffrage was presented to the con-
stitutional convention to-day. The report
woman's suffrage in the exact
language as carried in the Constitution of
Wyoming. A minority report will be sub
mitted. One section of the report provides
that no person shall have a right to vote
who shall not be able to read the Consti-
tuition of the United States.
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Indiana Notes.

Shelbyville has organized a commercial
club. composed of the leading merchants
and manufacturers.
Charles Sluss, a farmer. living east of
Bloomington, fell from a building and
crushed his skull yesterday. He win not re-
cover.
The Bloomington CourierEhas been bought
by the Craven brothers, and will be con-
soidated with the Bloomington World. The
Courier was established BY H. L Feltus in
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E,ection LAW yioIators.

NEW YORK. March 29.-The extraordi-
nary grand Jury went into the Court Of
Oyer and Termine at f:15 o'clock this aft
ernoon. Foreman Leggett handed in a
batch of twenty Indictments against cleo
fion law violatOrS.
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n Robinsons Taken to Prison.

BUFFALO, March 22.-C1arence Robinson
was taken to Auburn to-day to serve his
sentence of life Imprisonment for the MUIR
der of Montgomery Gibbs. Sadie Robinson
was taken to Auburn tonight.
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Deacon Edwnrd J. B~oilston.

NASHUA, \. H., March 22.--Deacon Ed
ward j. Boilston. the oldest editor in the
State, poet, author and millionaire, died
at his home in Amherst this afternoon. He
has been editor and proprietor OF the Farm
ers' Cabinet since 1870. and the paper has
been in the family since 1909. He leaves
a widow and three children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
Judge Springer Chooses a Clerk

spRINGFIELD. ILL.,, March 22.-wfliam
Nj. Springer, the newly appointed United
States judge for the Northern district of
Indian Territory, has appointed James a.
Winston. chief deputy United States revenue
collector here. as his clerk at a salary of
e coo and fees.
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Accused of stealing Railroad Brns~.

James Game was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon. charged with stealing brass coup
linss of air-brakes. He was employed by
the l.. d.. & w. road. and secured enough
of the brass to amount TO about $40 or 500,
II Is claimed.
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Indiana Deaths.

SHELBYNILLE,. Ind, March 22.2John ID.
Pottenger, aged forty-eight years. one of the
best known residents of Hendricks. died
suddenly this morning. For years he was
trustee of the township and had accumu-
lated a large estate. He leaves a wife and
enc child.
EDINBURG, Ind. March 22.-Mrs. Mary
Wright, widow of Henry Wright. formerly
a prominent sawmili man, died last night,
after a three days illness OF pneumonia,
at the age of sixty-eight years.
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Mary Keeney, an epiieptic patient at the
insane asylum, was slnothereQ 10 death
Thursday in the bed clothes. She was thir-
ty-eight years cid and lived in Terre Hante.
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HELENA, Mont. March 22.-Senator Car
ter has completely recovered from the
grip. and is attending to his law practice
in this city.
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Mrs. East Took Paris Green.
Srnoial to The Indiananniis InlrnaI

ANDERSON, Ind. March Mrs. Will
lard East, of this city. wife OF a Second
street groceryman, swallowed a large guam
tity of Paris green. last night, with suicidal
intent. She was brought out of danger, but
Is still very ILL
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Big Gas Well at Parker City.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

PARKER CITY, Ind. March 2-Well
No. Z, of the Parker Gas Company, was
shot to-day and developed a flow of gas of
1900, GOO cubic feet. Rock pressure, about
205 pounds. This is considered a fair well,
and will fill out the needed supply of gas
for the factories.
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Ordinances granting these companies the
necessary privileges will come before the
next meeting of the City Council. The Gem
trail Union VIII tomorrow announce a re-
duction. taking effect March 81.
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wife poi.oner nucnannn Re-entencea

NEW DIRK, March 22.-Dr. Robert 3.
Buchanan, the wife poisoner. was resen-
fenced to death to-day by Recorder GOT.
The execution is to take place In the week
beginning April Il.
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More

Lieber's celebrated Tafel Beer is now
bottled direct at the brewery. This will be
tound more satisfactory to consumers than
the CORNER method. Telephone $50.
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-Brown,s BronchiaI T-.chc.,

Are widely known as an admirable remedy
for bronchitis, noarseness, coughs and
throat troubles. Sold only in boxes.
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Warehouse burned nd Rockport.

Special 10 the I~ndianapoli Journal.
ROCKPORT, Ind, March 22.-The
Charles Lieb chair factory warehouse
burned to-day. Loss, $4,000; partially in
sured.
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Mrs. Won Der Ahc secures a Divorec.

ST. LOUIS, March 22.-In the Circuit
Abe. the baseball magnate. and president
of the st. Louis Browns, secured n divorce.
She charged him win violations of his mar
rage vows.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March 22.-Represent-
alive Wallick introduced a bill in the Leg
islature to-day to levy a tax on bachelors.