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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-26
Work in the Oil Field,

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, Nov. 25-The Indi-
ana field seems to have been struck with
the general post-election wave of conf
dence and prosperity" Not for two or
three months has there been seen such an
increase in operations as has taken place
within the past two weeks. The oil men of
the State were so busy with politics before
the election that operations were allowed to
lag. The Ohio Oil Company has made a
great many new locations for wells, and
will start to drill at once. The Northern
Indiana Oil Company is also starting sew
eral new wells. Other companies drilling
are: III. Mount & Co, Bell & Co., j. A. Nc
Cormick, M. Hiblsmere. the Akron Oil Com
pany and Patterson, Lockwood q Co. have
completed well No 4 on the Spaulding
farm, Section 81, Chester township, Wells
county. and 1t is good for twenty-five bar
rels. A. Urban. Benjamin F. Pyle Bett-
man Co, the Acme Oil Company the
Golden Rule OH Company. Boyd, Merring &
Home Oil Company are also drilling. Schu-
CART d co. have completed well No. | at
the village of New Corrydon, in Section 5,
wabash township. Jay county. This is a
genuine wildcat, and started at thirty bar
rels day, opening up a new addition to
the already extensive Indiana oil field. The
Phoenix OIL and Gas Company's wells Nos
l and 2. on the b. Pugh farm, i'm Section "a
Washington township. Blackford county
are good for ten barrels each. The North
ern Indiana Oil Company has completed a
Well on the T. Taylor farm, in Section 20.
Nottingham township. Wells county. ana
IT started at fifty barrels. The Union Sup
ply Company has completed Well No. A. on
the A. '. Clark farm. in Section So, Jeffer-
son township. Huntington county. and it
Is good for twenty barrels. James Nc
Cormck has just completed two wells on
the Studabaker farm. in Van Buren, town
snip, Grant county that are good for forty
and fifty barrels a day. The Unique Oil
Companys No. 3, John Willams's farm in
Section s, Jackson township. Jay county.
Is good for nifty barrels. Bell Cook & Co.
have completed well on the Karringer
farm. in Section So. jefferson township.
Huntington county. that started at 12O bar
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Cornell and U. of p. To-Day.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-The Cornell
footballers reached this city tonight In
good condition. Captain Beacham ex-
pressed no hope of winning the game, but
expected his team to score. He does not
think Pennsylvania will score more than
eighteen or twenty points. Pennsylvania
put in an hour at practice this afternoon.
The lineup will be the same as in last
weeks Harvard game, with the possible ex-
ception of left end. where Hedges may re-
lieve Boyle, who has a severe cold. The
Ithicans' lineup will be: Taussig. right end
Sweetland. right tackle; Clark. right guard
Sennell. center; Reed, left guard: White.
left tackle; Tracy. left end; Bassford, quar-
ter back; McKeever. right half back:
Beacham. left half back; Richie. full back.
Dashiel. of Lehigh, will act as umpire;
Cochran. of Princeton. referee. and Newell.
of Harvard, or Gordon, OF Dartmouth,
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a DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC
NO MORE SCHOOL IN COLUMBUS UNTIL
AFTER CHRISTMAS.
Fractional Strife Threatens to Disrupt
Glass-WOrkers' UniOn-Cudahys
Put 100000 in Leases.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. 25.-The public
schools in this city were closed to-day by
order of Health officer MacCoy on account
of the prevailing epidemic of diphtheria.
Theaters and churches were also closed
and all entertainments ordered discontin-
ued. The schools will not open until after
the Christmas holidays. A curfew law was
put in force to-day. making it unlawful for
children under sixteen TO be on the streets
after o'clock p. m. unless accompanied by
their parents or guardian. If the epidemic
does not subside all travel to and from the
city may be stopped and the entire town
placed under quarantine. This is the city
where. early in the epidemic, the disease
was spread by lovers kisses. Notwith-
standing the stringent orders sent out by
the State Board of Health the disease has
increased rather than gone down, and ii is
still dsregarding the State boards rules.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-26
victory for Glass Manufacturers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Ind. Nov. 25--The settlement
of the window-glass wage scale has caused
general happiness In Muncie, where two
big factories have been Idle Tor seven
months. but the skilled laborers seem sui
len at their defeat for higher wages. Pres
ident Burns has a big following here and
many think that the committee acted too
hastily. but all seem glad to once more be
assured that they Will have work. One of
the men. who evidently is not an admirer
of the president of the association. to-day
said: I'VE might just as well been work
ing three months ago had not Simon
Burns taken advantage of the situation to
further his candidacy for reelection. He
promised us that in the event or his re-
election he would get us an increase OF
ID per cent. and believed him and did
our part" Thomas Hart, of the Manufac-
turers' Association of the West, claims
that the settlement is decided victory for
the manufacturers inasmuch as the de-
mands of the workers for an advance was
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Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK. Nov. 25-Arrived: West
ernland from Antwerp; Havel. from
Bremen: Massachusetts, from London;
Teuronic and Nomadc. from Liverpool.
Sailed: St. Louis. for Southampton; Ger
manic for Liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON. Nov. 25.-Arrived: New
York and Aller. from New York. Sailed:
Trave. for New York.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 25-Arrived: Males
tic from New York. Sailed: Britannia. for
New York.
LONDON. Nov 25.-Arrived: Missouri
from Philadelphia; Mohawk. from New
York.
dam for New York.
BOSTON. Nov. 25.-Arrived: Pavonia
from IiyerpOOi
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Hafliba chs Record.
Special TO the Indiana polls Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT. Ind, Nov 25.-Inquiries
keep pouring in concerning d. G. Holm
baugh, alias Alan Rorabaugh, alias Allen
Harbaugh and whose true name is Albert
c. Hailibach, the forger who was sent up
from here for two years for forgery. Yes
terday the county attorney received a letter
from the city marshal of Plymouth. ask
ing that Hailibach be turned over to him il
not convicted here. as he was wanted there
for forging a check for $50 and passing II
on the proprietor OF the Rose Hotel. Sheriff
Adams received a letter from Deputy
United States Marshal o. B. Wiley, of
Fort Wayne. saying that IL Hailibach was
not convicted here that the United States
authorities would be glad TO have him, as
he broke open mailbox at South Bend anG
stole a letter containing check for S262. Is
and got away with ii. The government
official evidently thinks he has strong
case against the man, for he was anxious
to take him off the hands of the CaSs
county authorities.
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Speech by the Hon. w. II. HornblOwer
at N New York Banquet.


NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The one-hundred-
and-thirteenth anniversary of the evacua-
ton of New York by the British was cele-
brated by the New York State Society Sons
of the Revolution at Delmonico's tonight.
The principal speaker was William b.
HornbIower, who responded to the toast
American Common Sense. He said In
part: What OF the future? Suggestions
are made that old party lines must be
abandoned. and that all men who are In
favor OF sound currency and of honest en-
forcement of public and private obligations
and of the maintenance of law and order
should combine in one party against the
elements OF discomfort and dishOnor and
dishonesty. Such a result would be most
unfortunate. II the day shall ever come
when sober-n1inded men are on one side
and all extremists and revolutionistS on
the other side, lined up in party alignments:
the kneil of republican institutions Will
have sounded. Our form of governme mt
cannot continue unless there are two great
parties. who are divided upon questions on
which men of sound judgment and honest
principles can fairly differ. 1 believe that
party lines will be reformed. based on the
same general lines of division that have
heretofore separted the two great parties.
and / believe that thus and thus only can
our institutions be preserved.
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CUBA LOST TO SPAIN.


come. 1T is too late said Mr.. Chandler.
Ito recognize belligerency. The day for
that has gone past" Senator Chandler has
no fear of serious nsequenceS for the
United States in case we choose to recog
nize either independence or belligerency.
IF we recognize belligerency," he said
Spain would not go to war with us unless
she were carried away by a frenzy of
passion. five were to recognize independ-
erce there would be cause for to go
to war unless Spain attacked us. 1t is
folly for Spain to talk about going to war
with the United States. Within three
months her navy would be destroyed her
colonies would be in our possession and
her own territory would be at our mercy"
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WeyIer Not Recalled.

MADRID, Nov. 25.-The premier. Senior
Canovas del Castillo, was questioned to-
day on the subject of the contradictory re-
ports circulating a result of unex-
pected return Of the captain general of
Cuba, General Weyler. to Havana, from
Pinar del RIO, where he had been person
ally conducting the operations of the Span
ish troops against the insurgents under An
tonic Maceo. The Spanish premier said. in
substance, that there was no truth in the
report that General Weyler had been re-
recall was contemplated. On the contrary
he added, the government had given Gen.
eral Weyler a free hand in the task of
listers had confidence that he would be sue
ceSSful.
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speech mt Colorado Springs.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Nov. 20
William Jennings Bryan delivered an adj
dress tonight before five thousand people.
who met him at the depot while he was
passing through the city on his return from
Pueblo. Mr.. Bryan spoke from the balcony
of the hotel adjoining the depot for nearly
half an hour. He was introduced by Mayor
Plumb, and after the cheering had subsidized
said in part: II did not suppose j could
find so many people gathered in the United
States who had not learned that the elec-
ton was over. You act as though you were
in the midst of a campaign or were cele-
brating a victory just won. You are right;
we are in the midst of campaign. We are
going to accomplish in 1900 what we failed
to accomplish i'm 1896"
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THE RAILWAY VOTE.
Analysis That shows Ii Went Largely
to the Sound-Money Candidates.


CHICAGO. Nov. 25.-The Railway Age,
I'm its issue of this week. will publish
detailed analysis of the railway vote in the
recent election. The paper will say: I'm
ali there were six hundred railway mems
sound-money clubs organized during the
campaign Two hundred of these. with
membership of 100000 were distributed
among twenty-three large cities, through
the various wards and precincts of which
the members were so scattered that Ii
would be impossible to arrive at any close
estimate of the weight OF the influence of
the railway men. From $50 other club
points the returns are given In detail In
comparison with the vote of 1892. These
$50 club points in 1892 gave Democratic
majority of 1856 This was converted I'm
1896 into Republican majority of lag. ga
There was an increase in the total vote of
136. 502 an increase in the Republican vote
cast of 147 $50 AID actual Democratic
falling of from the vote of four years ago
of 81 1854. The Republican net gain at 134
points was 100. ISL Deducting the Demo-
cratic gain at the remainder of the 150 club
points. the net Republican gain was 1920
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-26
Gave Children CrOtOn Oil.
0 the INDIANAPOLIS JcurnaI

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MITCHELL Ind, Nov. 25.-As a result
of an intended joke three children are ly-
ing dangerously Ill at their homes and a
number of others are in a bad way. Sew
eral schoolboys. whose ages range from
fourteen to sixteen, decided to have some
fun and accordingly made small invest
ment i'm croton oil and crackers. Pouring
a few drops of the oil on each cracker they
distributed them among the pupils yester-
day afternoon. Shortly after. those who
had partaken of the waters became violent
ly i'll and the miscreants confessed. They
were Immediately expelled from school and
this morning warrants were issued for
their arrest The parents of the affected
children are very much wrought up over
the affair and say the boys shall be pun
ished to the full extent of the law.
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SEEKING PENSIONS.
Ex-Slaves Want the Government to
Pay for Their Support.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Nov. 25.-The first
national convention of the Ex-saves' Pen
sion Association of the United States met
here to-day for three days session, with
representatives present from several of the
Southern and Southwestern States The or
ganization was formed in Topeka, Kan.
last September for the purpose of securing
for all former slaves pensions from the gov
eminent. Resolutions were adopted urging
immediate action on a bill introduced in
the Senate by Senator Thurston of Nebras-
ka which contains the demands of the as
ISOLATION. State organizations have been
formed in Kansas (where the movement
began). Texas. Arkansas, Mississippi. Ala
bama Missouri, Indian Territory North
Carolina. South Carolina, Tennessee and
Oklahoma
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Nm RaAeball Pool.

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 25.-President
Robson, of the Cleveland Baseball Club
said to-day that there was absolutely no
truth in the story from st. Louis to the
effect that the Cleveland and st. Louis
clubs We're to be pooled next summer. the
best players to be sent to the latter city
and the poorest kept here. Mr.. Robson
said he had not entered into any negotia-
tons with Won der Abe, and II was his de-
termination to make the Cleveland club
better than ever next season.
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MINERS STRIKE PROBABLE.
Diggers in the MOnOngahela River
District Demand the Old Rate.

MONONGAHELA CITY. Pa. Nov. ga dele
gate convention of the Monongahela river miners
was held here to-day for the purpose of deciding
whether or not the miners could accept the rate
offered by the operators at conference held in
Pittsburg Monday. Thirty-six delegates were
present representing 5000 miners. The reports of
the delegates were almost unanimous for MAIN
tanning the demand for the 266 rate in the three
lower pools and 81 Is in the fourth pool A reso-
luton adopted 70 abide by the action of the
convention held here last week demanding the
restoration of the old rate and the continuing OF
the conference committee to confer with the
operators. A strike is more than probable.
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Ducked n Drunken Tailor.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR. Ind, Nov. 25.-Frank Schu-
mocker. tailor of this city. while in
raving state of intoxication last night at
tempted to murder his family. Neighbors
were attracted by the cries Of his wife
and children, who fled from home in fear
of their lives. About dozen men seized
Schumacher and took him to the st.
Marys river. tied a rope about his ankles
and threw him into the stream. He was
repeatedly drawn out and plunged in again
until almost lifeless. Friends came to his
relief in the nick of time. He was taken
regained consciousness. when officers took
him to jail. This Is the second attempt
Schumacher has made to murder his fam
lily. Some time ago he was seized by an
angry crowd and came near being
strung I'D.
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WANTS A WIDOWS PENSION.

Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, Nov. 25.-Word has
been sent out from Hagerstown that Mrs.
David Smith, aged woman living near
that place. has applied for a widows PEN
sion. There is nothing very strange in this
announcement of itself, but when it is
known that the proposed beneficiary was
convicted of the murder of her husband, it
instantly appears to be a case out of the
ordinary.
The announcement recalls to the minds
of most of the older residents of Wayne
county and Richmond one of the most
Bloody crimes ever CON mitted in this part
of the State and by long odds the most
brutal murder ever committed in Wayne
county. The scene of the tragedy was just
north of the little town of Greensboro, and
1t has been fifteen years or more since the
people Of the county were startled by the
details of the tragedy.
David Smith was one of the popular
farmers of the locality. There were two
guished for his bad disposition. 1t had
been known for considerable time that
Mr.. Smith and his wife and son Dan were
have been wished. The son in certain
moods was ugly and would refuse to help
on the farm He was rather upheld by the
mother, and thus affairs in the household
went from bad to worse. Finally Smith
was missed by his neighbors. He had not
Deen seen 1Or SeVefal days and almost two
weeks elapsed without his being in evil
dence. Inquiries were made of the wife
ard elder son. but they could not
explain his absence in any salts
factory manner and a search swas
instituted. number of the citizens of the
town of Greensboro took a leading part i'm
the work and one of them discovered the
decomposed body of the farmer at the bot
tom of a well on the Smith farm a short
distance from the barn. An examinatio
of the body showed that the farmer had
been shot, struck with an ak upon the head
and then thrown into the WELL Mrs
| Smith and both her sons were arrested and
charged with the crime and the night they
were brought to this city 1T was believed
| an attempt would be made to lynch the
| trio.
day or two afterward 1t was found
that Jake, the younger son, was not guilty
| of any completely in the crime. He was in
nocent of any detail of the murder and
| knew nothing of his fathers whereabouts
| until the body was found. The young man
| was discharged, but his mother and broth
| er were found guilty and were sentenced
| to prison for life. Dan is now AT Michigan
city and there Is no probability that he
| will ever be released Mrs. Smith was sem
| TO the Reformatory at Indianapolis and tw,
years ago she was parolled owing TO hel
| advanced age and her general physical
| condition. She resides with relatives near
| Hagerstown and has applied for &
/ Widows
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Boston A. A. VS.. Chicago A. A.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-The Boston Athletic
Association football team reached Chicago
tonight, and was met by a committee OF
the Chicago Athletic Association, whose
team will, do battle with the Fasteners at
athletic field tomorrow forenoon. With the
gladiators' lineup will be the same as that
which met Harvard. Dick Billiard. the
Harvard man, will take Anthony's place.
Joe Upton. of Harvard, will act as umpire.
The Chicago team is not in the best OF
condition. owing to the recent expulsion OF
several of it's prominent members. but its
supporters laugh at the Bostonian claims
of shutout, and promise TO make it warm
for the Fasteners whether the promised
cold wave materialiZeS or not.
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Indiana Glass Men Anxious to Start.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind, Nov. 25.-The settlement
of the wage scale in the window-glass in
dustry is hailed with rejoicing here. 1t
means employment and good wages for
over six hundred operatives in this county.
That the resumption of work should be
postponed for more than two weeks meets
with a protest however. from both the
manufacturers and the workmen. The fires
had been started in several of the factories
in anticipation of instructions to resume
work Immediately. W. A. CARLY, OF the
American window-glass factory at Gas
City, said to-day that in his opinion thar
factory would begin blowing glass to-mor.
row night. The manufacturers here. ex-
cept the Marion window-glaSS factory,
which had already adopted the scale de-
manded by the workmen. state that they
will abide by the instructions of the asso-
citation
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The F1ambcau Case.
to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY. Ind, Nov. 25.-The
fiambeau case against Andrew j. Townsend
was relied with the Supreme Court to-
day. This is the case brought by State Gas
Inspector j. c. Leach. of Kokomo to test
the validity of the statute forbidding the
burning of natural gas flambeaux. In the
Blackboard Circuit Court Townsend was
found guilty by a jury. and assessed a
nominal fine. This is important case
and the decision of the Supreme Court is
awaited with a great deal of interest by
farmers and gas companies throughout the
gas belt.
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Fatal Fight Over n Girl.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, Nov. 25.-As the Elwood
box factory employees were returning
home this evening. Lon Morley and Walter
Bottorf, aged seventeen. quarreled over
girl. Bottorff drew knife and made a
vicious attack on Worley cutting two fear
full gasheS across his throat. each fully six
inches long. and inflicting what is believed
to be fatal wound. Two fingers Of the
right hand were also cut off. Worley's COM
rades took him TO the factory where a doc
ter dressed up his wounds. He is the only
support of a widowed mother. Bottorff
was placed in Jail. He claims TO have acted
in self-defense
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THE Coliseum Game.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-The gridiron glad
iators from Ann Arbor arrived i'm Chicago
tonight and tonight are resting at the
Chicago Beach Hotel for the battle at the
Coliseum tomorrow afternoon with the
Chicago University football team. The
Wolverines are confident of victory, and
the mob of rooters who accompany them
can see nothing in prospect but a shutout
for the Chicago men. The latter. however.
are trained 10 a fine edge and stoutly main
tain that they will carry the maroon ban
ner to a glorious victory The prospect is
for a fierce. contest before the immense
audience which the advance sale of seats
assures
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Indiana Notes.

A spirited horse driven by Ollie II. Bald
win, a Muncie grocer, ran away in that
city yesterday and kicked Mr.. and Mrs.
Baldwin from the vehicle, seriously injur-
ing both.
Hull Shaffer. of Royerton, is in Muncie
jail charged with stealing a watch from
Arthur Jester. Both young men are school,
teachers and it is claimed that the theft
committed while Shaffer was sitting
up with Jester. who is sick.
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NOT HER REAL AFFINITY.
Mrs. Fitschen's Alleged Reason for
DESERVING Her Husband.

BUTTE, Mont. Nov. 25.-George c.
Fitschen. a prominent man of wealth. has
commenced suit for divorce against his
wife on the ground of desertion. About a
year ago Mrs. Fitschen fell a victim to
theosophy. and discovered through her
new religion that she had made a mistake
in marrying Mr.. Fitschen, and that her
affinity was still waiting for her some
where, SO she left her home. and all in
ducements on the part of her husband have
not been sufficient to get her to return.
She has also relinqushed all claim to her
husbands property.