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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-21

EIwOod Strikers Said t. he Eirm on
This Point.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Aug. 20.-The strike sit
uation to-day shows little Improvement
and the result is as uncertain as ever.
There appears to be no indications of any
settlement of the difficulty. as the ulti-
matum of the Amalgamated Association is
that the company must sign the scale.
The company declares that it cannot do so
and operate. The men are quietly guard
ing all roads leading into the city and will
permit no workingman 70 enter the factory
grounds unless he has a permit from the
strikers committee. They hope to keep
men from going to fill their places. Presi-
dent Garland said that no acts of violence
would be tolerated by the strikers and that
If the mills started nonunion the policy of
the Amalgamated Association would be to
persuade men TO quit and stay away. He
said that ii would be impossible for the
company to get men to make the start or
to operate the hot mills, even If they tried
to do so.
In the meantime the company is MAX
ing the necessary preparations and the re-
suit of the attempt will be watched with
interest. Mr.. Garland was asked concern
Ing the report that in the event the plant
started nonunion a boycott would be
placed against the product and all firms
who handled or used IL, and he said that
question would come up later on. when the
nonunion-made tin was placed on the mar
ket.
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JOHN CLARK O DEAD
WAS A MEMBER OF WALKERS "a
NOUS FILIBUsTERING PARTY.
EIwood strikers Have Town Well
Guarded-AndersOn Military Conn
pany Receives

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Aug. 20.-John
Clark. a wealthy contractor and builder of
this city. dropped dead between his stable
and residence this evening from heart dis
ease. He had been n sufferer from the
disease for years. He was eighty-one
years old and would have passed for sixty
anywhere. He was a member Of the Will
liam Walker filibustering expedition to
Nicaragua in 1855. being one of the sixty
two followers who accompanied that noted
adventurer from California. Clark was
present in Granada when General Corral
was shot, Nov. 8, by order of a court
martial over which Walker presided. He
followed Walker and assisted him in a
number of his expeditions among the Gen.
trail American states until Walker was fin
ally captured and shot during the revolu-
ton in Honduras. Clark returned TO this
country and joined the Southern Confeder-
acy. serving until the close of the war.
He was a member OF General Lees army,
which surrendered at Richmond. He leaves
n widow and large property. most OF which
hasc been accumulate since he came
here.
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DEATH OF A FREAK.
An Infant Whose Head Grew Abnor-
maIIy ut the Body's Expense.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 20.-Physicians of this
city have discovered a remarkable phenom-
enon in the person of a child eight months
old. which died of senile debility. The
child was Herman Robert Burch. son of
a fisherman. who lives in a cabin on the
bank of the Mississippi river. The child
was brought TO DR.. Randall, of the North
Side Dispensary, two weeks ago for treat
ment, and was a monstrosity. Its body
had ceased to grow after birth. but the
head was fully developed, the face bear
ing all the marks of an old man. The
head was covered with coarse hair and on
the face was. q struggling beard. DR.. Ran
dali states that the babes head was per-
fectly developed in every way. all of the
bones being hard and brittle, as with the
case of people OF advanced years. He did
not have a good opportunity to study the
case. as his attention had not been called
to IL until after the evolution was com
plete. During the time he was watching il.
however, he searched I'm vain for a parallel
case. ALI of the medical works he could
find gave him absolutely nothing of a sim
liar nature and the physician has merely
let the matter pass as one of the many
strange freaks OF nature.
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DIDN'T HOLD UP HIS HANDS.
Instead, He Shot Two Burglars Who
Had Wounded His Father.

BEDFORD STATION, N. Y, Aug. 90
Walker b. Adams. Of this place, is lying at
the point of death as a result of an en-
ounte with four burglars. Two Of the
burglars were captured, having first been
wounded by Adams's son William, who
was himself struck by a bullet, which,
however, glanced off from a suspender
buckle. Adams's store is provided with a
burglar alarm connected with his house.
Shortly after midnight the alarm sounded
and Adams and his son, arming them
selves, went to the store. There they were
met by four burglars, who at once opened
fire. The elder Adams was shot in the
head and he fell to the ground. The son
was commanded by the burglars TO throw
up his hands. He made a move as II he
intended to comply with the command.
when he suddenly raised his Winchester
and fired in rapid succession, wounding two
of the burglars, who fell within a few feet
of where the elder Adams lay. Young
Adams continued TO fire and the two burg
lars emptied their revolvers at him. One
of the bullets struck the buckle of Will
liam's s~uspender and then glanced of.
Both the wounded burglars were shot in
the abdomen and neither Of them can re-
cover. They refuse TO say anything as to
their identity. The elder Adams cannot
survive his wounds. William Adams says
he is confident hat he wounded two Of the
burglars who escaped.
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Indiana Notes.
Madison county's COTTAGE at the Lafay.

Madison county's cottage at the Lafayette
Soldiers Home will not be established be-
fore next year.
At a Rushviile citizens mass meeting IL
was decided to lay the cornerstone of the
new Rush county courthouse on Wednes-
cay, Sept. 3.
The ]. w. Shepard Canning Company. az
Anderson, put their big canning factory
into full operation yesterday. the first time
since the fire of last spring, which destroyed
a greater portion of il.
George c.. Lame. of Hartford City. has
been elected State councillor OF the Junior
Order United American Mechanics at the
convention at Portland. and ii was decided
to hold the next State Council in Hartford
City on the third Tuesday In August, 1891.
Frank Pitzer. a special show day police
man at Kokomo. was sued for s.. O00 dam
ages yesterday by Otto Garrett and Will
liam Jarvis. of Greentown. who were ar
rested as suspected thieves. They proved
their innocence after being in Jail twenty
one hours.
The Epworth League of Wayne county
held its annual convention at Milton this
week. The next convention goes to Dodd-
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CAUSED BY POLITICS.
Dissolution Of the Law Firm of Dick
insOn, Thurber a. stevenson.


DETROIT, Aug. Pa dissolution OF the
legal copartnership of Don NJ. Dickinson,
H. T. Thurber and Elliott G.. Stevenson is
announced to take place on Sept. ]. The
announcement is OF interest not only as
involving a change I'm the relations of gen.
tlemen who are recognized as standing
among the foremos at the bar in Mich
igan, but as possessing great political sig
n~ificance. In fact the dissolution of a firm
which includes Mr.. Dickinson. one of the
advisers to the Presldent. Mr.. Thurber,
private secretary at the executive mansion,
and Elliott G.. Stevenson. chairman for
some time of the Democratic State CEN
trail committee, could scarcely be consum-
mated without involving political signiti-
canoe. Mr.. Dickinson is said to have been
much displeased when ne returned from
the East and found hat Mr.. Stevenson
had. TO some extent, compromised the firm
by accepting the chairsJan-hip of the state
central committee and becoming respon-
sible for the Bryan campaign in Michigan.
Mr.. Stevenson later resigned the chair
manship. but the friction, which, however.
never interrupted amicable relations in
personal intercourse. continued, and the re-
suit was the decision on Mr.. Stevenson's
part to withdraw from the firm.
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CROW OUTTALKs PARROT.
Novel Match Decided by william
POe's Nashville NefghbOrs.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Aug. 20.-A talking
match between a crow and a parrot was
the novel entertainment enjoyed by resi-
dents on North Morgan street the other
day. William Poe. the jeweler. has a tame
crow that is gifted with a limited knowl-
edge of the Queens English. The few
words il knows. however. it can rattle off
with surprising accuracy. 1t can say
Hello. Bill" "How's the weather." Fine
day, boysi" When do we. chew?' and one
or two other expressions with such distinct
ness that the crow Is a favorite in the
neighborhood. The other day a vender of
parrots came past Mr.. Poe's. He stepped
inside and Mr.. Poe offered SIS for a parrot
that could talk as well as the crow. The
parrot vender put up a small wager that
he had a bird that could outtalk Mr.. Poe's
crow. The neighbors were called in as
Judges, and instructed that clearness, dis
tinctness and accuracy of expression Were
to be considered, together with extent of
vocabulary.
The parrot had a half dozen set phrases,
among others, Polly wants 16 TO L." aud
'tOh. see my new shoes!' which it re-
peated in its best form. But the crow COM
pletely overshadowed the parrot when 1t
made its little speech. The jAlges were
unanimous in favor of. the crow. and it
was the general opinion that he had with
ease defeated the gaudy parrot.
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HARLAN FAMILY HISTORY.
1t VIII soon Be Completed, and Con-
tains 1850 Pages.
aha Indiananolis journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. @.-The national
reunion of the Harlan family closed here
this afternoon and the next meeting goes
to Chester, Pa. on the third Wednesday
in August, 1897. The exact location is left
to the discretion of the committee there.
Heretofore these reunions have been held
only every two years, but this brought
every second meeting during a national
political campaign, when IL is harder TO
work up the interest and attendance, so
it was decided to hold another reunion
next year and then every two years there
after, thus doing away with this trouble.
The following officers, directors and COM
mitteeS were chosen:
President. Hon. a; ID. Harlan, Coates
vile. Pa: vice president. Hon. A. j. Har-
Ian. Savannah. MO; secretary n treas
urer. A. H. Harlan, New burlington. O.:
Mrs. c. ]. Porter, Smithboro. ILL.,; John j.
Harlan, Hackneyville, Ala: w. B. Harlan,
Belaire. Nd; Henry r.. Harlan, Andree-
Committee on Entertainment-George w.
Harlan. Phiiadelphia. chairman. will
Committee on Transportation-Nathan
Harlan. Bethel. Ind; A. d.. Harlan,
Coatesville. Pa; A. III. Harlan. New Bur
lington. O..
The last named. who was elected secre-
tary and treasurer. began in 1881 to write
a history of the Harlan family. He has
been at 1T ever since and the book will be
issued next year. 1t will contain 1850
pages, which makes il somewhere near the
size of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
There is a great demand for this work
among the members of the family. 1t will
contain records of over Sc. 900 of the de-
sce~ndants. The history dates back to
George and Michael Harlan. English
Quakers. who landed near Wilmington,
Del. but who settled near Chester. Pa.
In 1887 the descendants met at Chester and
celebrated the two-hundredth anniversary
of the settlement. 1t was at that time
hat a permanent organization was made.
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HALE BREED LYNCHED.


LEWISTON, Ida, Aug. 20.-Frank Riles.
a half-breed Indian from the Nez Perez
reservation. was taken from the Actin Jail
last night and hanged by a mob of indig-
nant citizens. His crime was the criminal
outrage of Miss Mary Richardson. a young
woman seventeen years of age. Miss Rich
ardson. whose home is in Enterprise. Ore,
was in delicate health and had been visit
ing in this vicinity. Yesterday she started
from Lewiston for Actin on horseback UNI
attended. on the road she was overtaken
by Biles and two Indians from the reserva-
ton and assaulted. Last night at IL o'clock
a band of about thirty citizens marched to
the Jail and demanded the keys of the Jail.
The sheriff refused to comply and the KEYS
were taken from him by force. They then
went to the Jail. unlocked the door and
took out the prisoner. Across one corner
OF a fence a long pole was laid. A rope
was tied around his neck and the other
hanged.
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UNION VETERANS UNION.
1t Elects Officers and Adopts a Gold
tanda Resolution.

BINGHAMTON. n. Y, Aug. 2O.-The Ma
tional Encampment of the Union Veterans
Union has elected Charles w. Wood. of
Worcester. Mass, national communicating
chief; James W. Long. of Kent county.
Michigan, first deputy commander; p. q.
Harrisburg. OF Louisville. Ky. second deputy
commander; 5. ;. Bond. of Washington
ID. c., surgeon-general, and Silas G.. Rob
bins. or Rochester. chaplain-in-chief. A
was adopted.
The Woman's Veteran Relief Union meet
ing in connection with the L.. V. II
elected the Following officers: President.
Mrs. Hortense White. Fremont. o.: senior
vice president. Mrs Nina Stewart. Maine:
Junior vice president. Mrs. Ada Johnson
Binghamton: chaplain. Mrs. s. r. Beecher.
Shelton. Conn: conductress, Mrs. Nj. h
Demerritt, Maine.
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ONE THOUSAND Z
Mysterious Assignment of Ammuni-
ton to Anderson Rifles.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind. Aug. N.-Whether it
has any connection with the Elwood strike
is not known, but Captain BUR, of the
Columbia Rifles, has received an additional
one thousand rounds of ammunition from
the Acknowledgement and has added it to
the Columbia Rifles already large supply
of ammunition. If trouble should occur,
Anderson, being one of the nearest compa-
MES. would be called first. Captain Burr
says he has no instructions. Such a ship
ment wds made 10 the same company just
a few days before they were called to the
coal fields, two years ago.
The American wire nail works started up
to-day, and the company claims they Will
he III full operation next week. The plant
has been closed nearly four months. and the
men are I'm reduced circumstances. The
company is paying a very slight advance i'm
wages over last year. When in full opera
tion about seven hundred men are en-
ployed. This plant is owned by the Amer
lean Wire Nail Company. which is also in
terested i'm the new American Premier
steel works at Indianapolis.
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Other Deaths in the state.

PLAINFIELD, Ind. Aug. 20.-Dillon
Haworth. a former well-known citizen of
but a few days of being ninety years old.
Mr.. Haworth was township trustee of
Guilford township during the war.
WABASH, Ind, Aug. 20.-Henry Garner.
an old citizen of Wabash county, died this
morning of dropsy. He was born in Nir-
gfnia in 1915 and moved to this county in
1885 and has lived here ever since. He
leaves a wife and nine children.
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. 20.-Mrs. Cath
crime Barrett, aged forty-one. died at her
home in his city to-day. OF heart failure.
She was a worker in Catholic circles. Her
funeral will occur from st. Mary's, Satur-
day morning.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 2O.-Mrs. Eu-
phemia Gregg, aged ninety-four, died last
evening at her home northwest of the city
as the result of q fall.
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Not Enough Breeze for Sailing.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WAWASEE, Ind. Aug. 20.-The third
race of the series of five was started here
yesterday with the following entries:
Problem. Wright. of Columbus, Ind:
Cynthia. Lilly. Of indianapolis: Mary
Louise, Fishback, of Indianapolis: Eleanor.
Tucker, of Indianapolis. Tn boats ali
started and got off i'm good shape. but
owing to a very moderate breeze blowing
at the time none of them were able to fin
ish in the limit. two and one-half hours.
The Problem came the nearest TO IL. fin
ishing I'm two hours. thirty minutes and
nine econds. about twelve minutes ahead
of the Mary Louise. who was next. This
third race will be tried again to-day.
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japan oil Men i'm Indiana.
.ciaI m ana Indlananolis journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Aug. 20.-S. Aano, K.
Kono and T. Takio, of Toxic. Japan, ar
rived in this city yesterday afternoon.
Their mission here is to make a tour
through the oil fields This morning James
McFal took them out and will pilot them
through and explain the workings in de-
tail. Oil has been found In Japan, though
the mode of operation is such as to render
the margin of profit quite small. 1t was to
obtain an idea as to American operations
that these men came to this State. They
will buy improved machinery and put their
developments on a paying basis. 1t is pos
sible that they may take some oil workers
back with them. and have made propo-
sitions TO men in this city.
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Youngsters EIope to Kokomo.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Aug. 20.-This place was
the scene OF an extraordinary e%lopement
yesterday. For some time Alva Kessler,
of Waupecong, aged eighteen. and Ida
Kendall. daughter of a prominent farmer
of Liberty township, have been wanting to
get married. the girl being only fourteen
years DID,. The Kendails forbade young
Kessler the house and the youngsters
planned to run off. Monday night after
the family had retired the girl tossed her
clothing out of the second story window.
then, climbing TO the ground on a grape
vine. Joined her lover. who was waiting
with a buggy. Accompanied by a neigh
Dor. W. l.. Myers. the lovers drove to this
city. arriving here at daylight. They were
waiting at the courthouse steps when the
clerk opened his office, the girl being close
Iy yelled. Myers signed the affidavit that
the parties were of legal age and ten min
utes later they were pronounced husband
and wife by a justice of the peace. The
girl was not missed until called for break
fast next morning. Later in the day two
big brothers of the child bride came to
town in search of the fugitives. but failed
To find them p
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on the fifth ballot. other officers chosen
were: Secretaries, j. r. Linehart and G.. w.
Bond: steward. S. s. Staunton, of Elwood.
The circuit com nittee is composed of Rev.
d. ". Evans. Rev. w. G. Lineberry, E. T.
and Samuel Hayes; standing COM
l.. Boring. w. H. Fisher. ]. p.
J. Z. Allen and w. w. .McCaslin.
The following committee will have charge
of the assignment of ministers to the diff
erent stations: Rev. w. Lineberry, Rev. d.
StackhOuSe
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oil Gusher in wells Comfy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Aug. 20.-Griffin.
Liken & Henne have completed well No. Z
on the S. Shoemaker farm. In Section %,
Hartford township. Adams county, and it is
good for $50 barrels at the start; Slater Oil
and Gas Company's No. 4, Byall farm. Sec
ton %, Jackson township, Wells county. is
a gusher. starting at 200 barrels: Carlin Oil
Company's No. Z, Scott farm, Sec
ton 80, Nottingham township, same
county. sixty barrels; Knickerbocker
oil Company's No. g., Swank farm.
125 barrels; B.. f. Fulton's No. ], Merrill
farm, Section q. same township. is a dry
hole; Emerson Priddy's No. ], Priddy farm,
Section 81, same township. is a buster.
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Prof. Paul siegIer Insane.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Aug. 20.-Professor
Paul Siegler, teacher in the German Lu-
theran schools at Geoglein, was declared
insane yesterday and taken to the Rich
mond asylum. Some years ago he con-
tracted the morphine habit and the con-
slant use of the drug has affected his
mind. He is the father of four children,
all of tender years.
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Marion LabOr-Day Programme

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Aug. 20. - The Trades
Council of this city is arranging for a huge
Labor day celebration. in which the labor
unions of Gas City and Jonesboro will join.
An Industrial parade will be given in the
morning and the speaking and racing at
the fair grounds in the afternoon. One of
the principal features of the day will be
an old-fashioned cake walk for the CHAM
pionship of the State, which will take place
on the race track in front of the grand
stand. The railroads have granted excur-
sion rates and delegations from surround
ing towns are eXpected.
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Murdered for a Dollar.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE l. Ind, Aug. 20.-Elmer
Rumley killed Herman Brill at Riley. in
the southern part of this county. last night.
by beating him on the head with a brick.
The men quarreied over a dollar. Brill was
one of the b~est-knoWn men in the south
ern part OF the county. Rumley had recent
ly been at work as a barber in this city.
He is now in Jail.
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Constable Watson Tried 1t mt Eagle,
and Gave 1t Up.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
EAGLE. Ind, Aug. 20.-Constable Wat
son. from Sullivan, came here yesterday
morning for the purpose of ejecting the
miners. against whom Judgment was rem
dered last Saturday. The miners did not
show any disposition to vacate and as the
constable was alone he gave il up for a
bad job and went home. There is consider
able excitement among the miners. but
they show no disposition to commit any
act OF violence. They have been very
peaceable at this place all through the
strike.
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The ..Blue jeans sawmilI Scene.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Aug. 20.-John Col
lier. of this city. while running a steam
circular saw at Fonts & Moffett's mill to-
day. was knocked senseless by a pully
falling on his head. He fell forward on a
moving block and was gradually approach
ing the,saw when seized by a fellow-work-
man, who drew him aside just as his head
was within two inches of the saw. He vas
so badly Frustrated by the shock that he
was unable TO work any more to-day.
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.Joe, Hennings as Landlord.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind. Aug. pa deal has
just been closed whereby Joe Hennings
gains possession of the Anderson Hotel.
Mr.. Hennings is well known to the travel
ing public and is one of the b~est-known
Elks in the State. The eport sent out
from this city recently that the hotel had
been destroyed by fire is without founda-
ton.
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work Of n Police CIubber.

Special To the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Aug. 20.-Informa-
ton has been received here that DR. T. NJ.
Lonsdale is dying 1T his home. in Verfnil-
lion county, from the effects of injuries
from a beating given by policeman Hof-
Lonsdale was found in a drunken condi-
ton and used abusive language TO the po-
liceman. who dubbed him over the head.
velopments in the injured mans condition.