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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-08
Possible Case OF Murder and Attempt
10 Make IL Appear He Was "A
Victim OF the Cars.
$4,000 IN DAMAGES ASKED
DAVID l.. BOWMAN SUED ny DIR.
BREYFOGLE, OF NEW ALBANY.
Retaliation by Fort Wayne saloon
kcepers-Evidcncc that the Plate
Glass "Combine- Is Fact.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


CRAWFoRDSVILI.E. Ind, JAM 7-Coun-
ty Coroner Barcus was notified this morning
that a dead man had been found by sec
ton foreman at Wesley, six miles west of
this city. He went to Wesley and held an
inquest, but no one present could identify
the man, and the body was brought to this
city. The body was found lying between the
switch and the main track of the Big Four
and there was deep cash in his forehead
over the left eye, one in the center of the
forehead and the left side of his face was
bruised There was nothing upon him to
identity the man, but when the body was
brought here it was seen at once that it
was Charles Whitaker, whose mother lives
here. Whitaker belonged to the bridge
gang on the Monon, and he has two brothers
who are on the Big Four. From appear
ances II seemed that Whitaker had been
forehead looked like it had been made with
a Ratchet, and the story started
that he had been killed and the body placed
he had been killed by the cars. The coroner
found there was blood on the ties and
bound along for. quite a distance. Be
sides the gashes in his head, his right
knee and left foot were bruised. His rela-
tives say that he was in the city last night,
and as he intended going over the Monon.
t they think he got on Big Four train. in
lives, to change his clothes; that the train
was going too fast for him to get off and
he remained on until the train reached the
place where his body was found. and in
attempting to get off he was, killed Whit
takers hat was found 1s5 feet from the
railroad, in this city. over in the stable lot
OF Dr. Moffett. 1t has been learned that
two men were seen at the end of the alley
leading from this stable. near o'clock last
night, acting In a peculiar manner. 1t is
now thought that Whitaker was murdered
in this alley and the body hauled to Wes-
ley. The train crew will be examined to-
night on their return trip, and everything to-
be done to bring out the facts in the case.
Besides the cuts before named, he had Il
cash on his cheek as If made with knife,
and there was also a cash in the back of
his head. His clothes were but slightly
soiled. Whitaker had brother who went
west through Wesley last night, and he will
know if the deceased got off there
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DEATH HIS BRIDE.
Suicide of Man Oh the Night Ill
Was to Have Been Married.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 7.--George w.
Davis, aged twenty-six years a claim
agent of the Lake Shore railroad, COM
mtted suicide this evening under peculiar
circumstances. Early in the evening he
went to a barber shop with his brother
and they returned together to their home,
No. 131 Liberty street. He seemed cheerful
as usual. Going to a spare bedroom he
lit the gas, sat down on chair before
a mirror, put his feet on another chair
and shot himself in the temple, the bullet
passing entirely through his head. He had
not been dead an hour when there came
to the house two little girls who inquired
for him and explained that their sister.
whom he was to mary this evening, was
waiting for him at her home. Davis's fam
lily amazed, as they knew nothing of
his intent to marry The young lady is
Miss Anna Noonan, an intelligent and
handsome girl employed in one OF the hos
pitfalls. She lives with her parents al No
80 Muirson street Davis was to have met
her this evening at her home, her parents
knowing OF their intentions. Then they
were to have gone to Rev. II. A. George
of Trinity Congrega tional Cnurch, TO be
married. and had planned a short trip
Miss Noonan was greatly distressed by
the sad affair but bore up Well 1t Is
under stood that Davis's mother knew of
his having paid attention to Miss Noonan
and upbraided him for doing so.
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Death OF John r.. Rumsey.
sciaI TO the IndianapoIiS To11rnal

%
- Upton, Ind, Jan. YESTERDAY morn
ing. John Edgar Rumsey, prominent citi-
zen of this city, was found dead in bed.
About four years ago he received &. stroke
of paralysis, since when he mad been in
feeble health, and it is thought that his
death was the result of this. He was
seventy-four years of age and became
citizen of Upton soon after its organiza-
ton. He was a prominent and progressive
citizen, and in his earlier days took great
interest in educat ional matters, being one
1884 he was elected treasurer of Tioton
county on the knownothing ticket, and in
1872 was elected to the State Legislature.
where he acquitted himself with honor and
ability. In 1886 he was elected Mayor of
Upton and was reelected in 1883. He was
member of the Presbyterian Church, and
for thirty years was superintendent of the
Sunday school. He cast his Iirst vote for
Henry CLAY. in 1874
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coin city. Spencer county Lincoln City
Is at the junction OF the Evansville. Rock
port & Cannelton branches of the Louis
yille Evansville & st. Louis railroad and
Is the place where Abraham Lincoln passed
several years of his boyhood, his mother
being buried there. The natural scenery
al and about Lincoln IL very picturesque.
The ground is high and rolling and a beau
tiful little lake. known as Abraham lake.
Is a great attraction. There is not Il day
but persons are seen to step off the train
and walk over to Lincoln cemetery to view
the lasting resting place OF Nancy Hanks
Lincoln and TO take n peep at the spot
where the Lincoln cabin stood II is hoped
that the site will be selected for the Sol
diers' Home of Indiana.
General Voatch's movement Is a little late
The ground for the proposed soldiers home
is located near Lafayette, short distance
from TippecanOe battle-ground, and has al
ready been decided TO the Grand Army of
the Republic, Department of Indiana.-Ed-
itor Journal
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An Unreliable Correspondent.
SPECIAL &c the Indlanapolls journal.

Special tc the indianapolis Journal.
THORNTOWN, Ind. Jan. I'm an arti-
Gle published in the Journal OF Jan. I. as
an Associated Press dispatch. headed,
Flight with Bandits" ana which comes
from the Lebanon correspondent, as having
occurred near this city. there is no truth
whatever, save the simple attempt on the
part of one AL Anderson, a bad character
10 kdnap the Wickham child. Aside from
this the article is manufactured out of
whole cloth, and, like similar recent ait
tempts by the same correspondent had its
origin exclusively in the imagination of a
diseased, distorted and mercenary mind.
Some months ago the same correspondent,
and. presumably, from the same motives.
took occasion TO cast unwarranted refiec-
community in the publication of a certain
Hbelous article and II seems time that this
infamous p 'tca of dstorting facts. so
frequently iLdulged in by this correspond
ent, should be investigated, which would. no
doubt. result in his sensational communica-
lions being rejected.
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"AsTRoLoGIsT" ARRESTED.
DR.. Frank l.. Moore, of New Albany,
Cnptured in GeOrcfn,

SAVANNAH, Ca, Jan. 7.-Postoffice In
spector Nickery arrived here ,o-day and
took charge of DIR. Frank l.. Moore, the
head OF a party of "''astrologists'' who have
reaped harvest by the alleged fraudu-
lent use of the mails. Moore, who is bet
ter known as DR. Castor. will he taken
back to New Albany, Ind, for trial in the
United States Court Moore began opera
tons in New York city with a. medium
known as Madame Coley. He has recently
largely operated in Ohio. Indiana and Ken
lucky. having five or six women and men
with him, all the mail received by them
being turned ever to him. At Louisville,
KY. he opened an advertising bureau
under the Eame of Frank Paul and kept
twenty girls busy placing newspaper ad-
vertisements of Madame Jabir. enc OF his
aids. The bureau then suspended. AT New
Albany he maintains printing office for
his private purposes. From letters seized
by the government II seems that the crowd
had enormous revenue. receiving several
hundred dollars daily by mall. Two or three
others OF the combination have been ar
rested.
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FEES AND SALARIES.
a Sheriff Successfully Attacks the
Law Passed i'm 1891.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE,I Ind, Jan. 7.-Some
time ago the Board of Commissioners
brought suit against Charles E. Davis,
sheriff for failure to pay the fees col
lected by him, sheriff, into the county
treasury, and to make report to the
county auditor, provided for by the
fee and salary law of 1891. Davis claimed
that, under the recent decision Of the SUI
preme Court, in relation to treasurers, re-
corders and auditors, the salary part of
the law is imperative, but that the part
of the law fixing the fees to be taxed is
valid, and he, therefore, claimed that as
the law fixing the. salary was void. the
fees taxed belonged to him, and that the
board had no right to require him to pay
this money into the county treasury or to
make him report to the county auditor.
The case was up before Judge Harvey
and he sustained Sheriff Davis, ruling
that, by reason of the recent decision of
the Supreme Court the salary part of the
law is imperative and void. He holds that
the law Is connected together that If
the salary part of the law is unconstitu-
tional as to these officers. it cannot be en-
forced against the sheriff or clerk.
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Other Deaths.

EIkHART, Ind, JAM 7.-Richard Rush,
aged sixty-nne years, who came here in
1895 long before the Indians had left this
section, and who was one of the wealthiest
and most prominent farmers in this vi
entity, was found dead In his barn, this
morning. having died of heart disease,
though the existence of the disease was
unknown to him. So far known he had
never experienced any of it's indica tons
and had never been sick day in his life
Mrs. w. O. Smith, aged seventy years,
mother of the wife of attorney E. c. Bick-
ell. died at her home here yesterday after
noon.
DANNILLE, ILL.,, Jan. DIR G. W.
Jones, the most prominent physician in
Danviiie, and former resident of Cow.
ington, Ind. died suddenly in the Ber-
muda islands. to-day, where he had gone
in search of health. He was fifty-six years
old.
MUNCIE, Ind, jan Mrs. John p
Voorheese, aged sixty-five, died, yesterday
after lingering illness. She has resided
in Muncie for forty years.
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4 LITTLE LATE.
Location of the Proposed Soldiers
Home Has Already Been Determined.


ROcKPORT, Ind. Jan. THE report
which is being circulated over the state
that bill will be presented during the next
session OF the Legislature for the alton
of soldiers home at some point in the
State has aroused the citizens of this part
of the State In favor of the location Of the
proposed home at Lincoln City this county.
For that purpose an enthusiastic meeting
OF great many OF the best citizens of
this part OF the State was acid at the
courthouse. in this city, yesterday after
moan, Gen. James G.. Neatch Is one of the
prime movers .n the matter. and made "A
telling speech in favor OF ii law establish
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HENRY $. BATES DEAD.
He Was Register of Indiana UNIVERSE
ty and We'll KNOWN.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. 7-Univer-
sity and city circles were shocked. this
morning by the announcement of the death
of Henry $. Bates, registrar of Indiana
University. He had not been well for sew
eral days and went to the presidents
office to transact some business. He was
found several hours later in an unconscious
condition, from which it impossible to
arouse him. and death resulted at mid
night. Mr.. Bates was twice city treasurer,
deputy postmaster under Joseph McPhee-
tiers and was of the most popular men
in the city. He was forty-siX years old. His
funeral will be held Wednesday, at 10
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PLATE GLASS WAR ENDED.
The Howard Company Has Yielded Ia
the Big Corporations.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

KOKOlO. Ind, Jan. 1.-The Diamond
Plate Glass Company, of this city, con-
cedes that the plate glass combine Is a 60
W. j.. Clause secretary OF the Diamond
company, was not inclined to talk. but
said I'VE have received an intmation that
the matter is closed, but we have no posi-
tive information IL may be "a week before
the details are arranged. The combine Is
capitalized at $40. 000, GOO. The Diamond COM
100000 over its original capitalization. The
Howard Plate Glass Company the last
corporation to yield. was listed at 5000 600
AS an evidence OF this deal jobbers
throughout the West have been notified
that the 20 per cent. reduction has been
Withdrawn and the war is at an end.
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No Fcnrs Mt incinnnti.

CINCINNATI, o.. Jan. Tn the twelve
hours from O'Clock Sunday night to 6
o'clock Monday morning the Chic at this
point rose at the average rate of eleven ana
two-th!rds inches per hour Daring to-day,
from O'Clock this morning to o'clock
this evening it rose at the ate of three
inches per hour, reaching twenty-thrce feet.
From o clock tonight till midnight IL has
risen but four inches, making a stage of
twenty-three feet four inches. The advent
of cool weather checks the rise materially.
There is now no fear nf Good fcre. nor
Will there be any unless "A very heavy pro-
tracted rain should set in shortly
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SALOON KEEPERS HIT HACK.
They Want the Fort Wayne Club and
HslfcIx a Obey: Tic I.ax

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. THE war
between Mayor Oakley and The saloon
keepers, which has been n'for some time,
slowly grows more desperate. The Mayor
has succeeded in compelling the saloons to
rigidly observe the Ito clock closing hour
and the Sunday law. and Fort Wayne is
now practically dry town after lawful
hours. This morning the saloon-keepers
sent committee TO wait on the Mayor.
demanding that commencing next Sunday.
the Fort Wayne Club and all OF the hotels
he compelled to observe the same hours
that saloon-keeners are required. They al
lege that the Fort Wayne Club Keeps it's
bar open long after II O'clock. and that on
sundays both the hotels and he club do
thriving business. The club closed It's wine
rooms at the outset of the struggle us did
the hotels. but IL Is alleged that they sell
liquors. In secret way only known 10 the
Initiated The acknowledgements threaten dire
vengeance II the MAYOR does not compel
the club and the hotels to come to time.
The Mayor promised them that he would
places.
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BROOKLYN. \. y, Jan. Thomas r.
Deyerell. u well-known musician and band
master, committed suicide this evening in
a lodging house. He was discovered by his
wife from whom he has been separated for
some time past. He stuffed up ali the cracks
in his room with paper and had then turned
on the gas. He died from asphyxiation. lie
was sixIy-seven years of age 1t is thought
that he committed suicide because of n SUIT
for 5000 brought against him by the city
of Brooklyn. He implicated in the CO.
lumbar celebration frauds of that city.
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Failure of a. Dry Goods Firm.
Special TO the IndianannliS journal

LOGANSPORT, Ind, Jan. 7.-Schmitt &
Heffiey, leading dry goods firm in BUSH
ness here for twelve years, made as
signment to-day to William ID. Pratt for
the benefit of their creditors, without pref
erences. A branch store at Lafayette is
also closed by virtue of the assignment
The firm, last week, executed chattel mort
cages for $14,316, covering the Logansport
and Lafayette stores, wherein all local
creditors are protected Dull business and
the many sales of bankrupt goods is as
crbed as the cause. The assignee cannot
give the amount of liabilities and assets,
but the former are estimated at $4,000.
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ReDubIIcnn Seated.

SANTA FEE, y. NJ, Jan. THE upper
branch of the Legislative Assembly seated
J. A. Ancheta, Republican. in place of G..
w. Miles, Democrat. making the Council
seven Democrats to five Republicans. Gov
ernor Thornton sent in nominations for
Solcitor-general and seven district at
torneys, all of which have been confirmed.
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PITTSBURG, Jan. MAUD Williams,
aged ten years, was attacked by two dogs on
injured that she may die. The little girl
was walking along the street when she was
set upon by a bulldog and mongrel cur.
A policeman was attracted by her cries and
when he reached her the dogs had pulled
her into the street and torn off nearly all
her clothes. Her legs and arms We're terri
by lacera,ed. The animals had to be beaten
off with clubs. After long chase Doth of
the dogs were ki.lad
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wisconsin officers Innngurnted.

MADISON, Wis. Jan. Gov. w. II.
Upham and other newly-elected State Off
Gals were inaugSrated to-day with i'm
pressive ceremony in the presence of the
largest crowd that ever attended such an
event here. \ special train brought Mayor
Koch and delegation of the city officials
from Milwaukee. The State officials ar
rived on another special, and were met and
escorted to the CAPITOL where the oath was
administered by Chief Justice Orion. of the
Wisconsin Supreme Court, each officer
being presented by his predecessor. After
the ceremony a reception was held in the
(.Overnor'S office
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-08
Norris }. TomIinxon Acquitted.

Special to The Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Jan. Norris J. Tomlin-
son. OF Greenwich, o., who has been III Jail
here for several weeks charged with steal
ing and embezzng 500 from George Me-
Henry while al tenant on the Iatter's farm
was acquitted in the Circuit Court to-day.
having satisfied all injured parties. Tomlin-
son was captured at Indianapolis
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The Conemaugh Full.

JOHNSTOWN. Pa, Jan. Train fell all
night and morning BY noon the Cone
maugh river had reached the highest point
since last spring-nine feet. owing TO the
large amount OF SHOW the mountains
this rise is liable to continue for a week,
and the citizens preparing for the worst.
Large quantities of ice came down Stony
creek last night and to-day, but no serious
damage has as vet resulted.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Jan. THE F'rankton
bottle works are to be at once doubled in
capacity and $50 new men will be put to
work at once. The old steel-casting plant
that destroyed by storms, is to be
again resurrected and put in operat ion
and w. r. Cross placed in charge. 1t is es-
tmated that several hundred employees will
be given work in the various industries in
q fnxI months
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Died as Result of Injuries.
necial to the Indianannlis Journal

BRAZIL, Ind, Jan. Last evening VIM
Carpenter who was hurt several weeks ago.
by stepping off a Vandalia passenger train
and falling through a bridge, near Clover
land. died of injuries received. Mr.. Carpen-
ter was a brother of Hon. s., w. Carpen-
ter; prominent politician of this city. The
deceased gentleman was an old resident of
this county. Suit will be Immediately
brought against the Vandalia railroad for
damages
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILI4E, Ind, Jan. THE two
story frame farm residence of David OAR
rah, four miles southeast of Noblesvile,
badly wrecked to-day by en- explosion
of natural gas which had accumulated frcm
leaky pipes in the cellar Windows were
blown out, doors blown from hinges and
the building generally wrecked Mrs. Oar
rah and her step-son, Roy Darrah, foup-
teen years old, We're badly burned and
otherwise injured. The full extent OF their
injuries is not known here, but they are re-
pOrta6
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BISMARCK. y. D., Jan. Most of the
new State officers we're sworn In to-day
Governor-elect Allen waited untll to-mor-
row in order to allow retiring Governor
Shortridge TO first deliver his message to
the Legislature. The Legislature Will or
ganize tomorrow and the message VIII be
delivered Wednesday. The general fund
OF the State has been almost entirely raid
out to-day in settling with the retiring State
officers the accounts Of STATE institutions
being several months in arrears.
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Oil at SummitviIle.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

ELWOOD, Ind, Jan. 7.-EXcitement has
been caused at Summitville. ten miles
northeast OF this city, over the discovery
of oil in paying quantities. For some time
one of the gas wells supplying the city
with fuel has shown signs of being stopped
up from some cause and a pump was at
tached to the well and several barrels of
oil pumped from the well. 1t proved, upon
analysis, to he an excellent quality of
petroleum and a company has been formed
to secure options all the surrounding
territory and develop the field
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Ended Her Life with Morphine.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ROCKVILLE, Ind, JAN Miss Fannie
Marshall. the nireteen-year-old daughter of
Mr.. Thomas Marshall, of Coxville, this coun-
ty, committed suicide by taking NOR
phine. She had a quarrel with her lover,
which resulted in the act of self-destruc-
ton. Mr.. Thomas Marshall is wellknown
merchant, prominent in politics, and his
daughter assisted him in his drug and gro
Gerry store. being well acquainted with all
the poisonous drugs.
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Situation al WhccIfpw

WHEELING, w. Va, Jan. THE rivers
are stu rising and considerable damage
has been done. on the Cleveland. Lorraine
& Wheeling railroad one bridge was washed
away at Bruce and one at Wheeling creek
There have been no trains north to-day and
the train due at Bridge port at 20 >. m
has been abandoned at Uhrlchsrille. The
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GOOD!


Wool is wool, to saysnothng OF the tariff
Speaking OF wool is reminder that Paul H.
Krauss, the haberdasher. Is selling the
famous DR. Jaeger sanitary wool under
wear al 20 per cent. reduction. This means
mighty good goods at awfully poor prices
His stock Of dress shirts, party gloves
etc, for evening wear Is repiete with the
incest things in the city