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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
SALE OF PAINTINGS.
B~eventy-Nfne Auctioned on at New
York for Nearly 100000.

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-An auction sale OF
1s1 paintings, belonging to David II. King,
was begun in Cnickering Hall tonight and
will be concluded tomorrow night. The
sale Is conducted under the auspices OF the
American Art Association. A large. crowd
was in attendance and the bidding was live
~. The first picture to be sold was The
Sculptor" by Gay. and IL brought S175. A
small painting called "Curveaux a rEte-
lage." by H. Daumier. was knocked down
for s1.Gio. A small one by A. Pasini, named
"A Market in ASIA" brought 1919. A por-
trait OF Mrs. Braham. by Sir Thomas Laur-
ence. was run up to $1,000. Sir T. ..eynolds's
painting OF Countess Hynford" brought
1900. A portrait of Mrs. Tomlinson. by Sir
H. Raeburn. was sold for 1900. Romney's
painting oil Master Pemberton brought ST.
go. A portrait of Lady" by G. Harlow.
brought LOO. A painting of Lady STAN
hope. by Sir +. Gates. brought $50: OF
5 SSsia AZ T ssyg Sosss6 by Sir Sir =; Esyn0lds' g.
go: Of Sir Much Smithson, by Romney. $500:
OF Lady" by Sir w. Beechy. $500; of a
Z. b. Corat. entitled Catching Crawfsh."
was knocked down for $500. "Gypsies in
the Forest by y. V. Diaz, brought 1880.
by Dore. entitled Suisse" was Knocked
down for s425. Another large picture. the
work OF J. b. E Detanle. entitled Cham
to and sold for s2.l0o. Another picture Of
the same name by A VI. De Nuesille. after
much parleying, was sold at the same figure
-$2.1W.
A large picture of THE Bather," by
w. A Daguerrean. was started at s.. 900.
bids were in five-hundred-dollar jumps
and brought $3.50. Cattle In Harlem
Meadows" by A Mauve, was started by
one bidder at 800, but before he had a
chance to be heard a dozen voices shouted
three thousand dollars" The work is
about 4x4h. In bids of 500 and 500 the price
was run. up TO s6,675. A "Chevaux Dams la
Neige.' by A Scheyer. brought $500. It
Troyon. named Driving Home the Flock"
was started at $4,000 and was sold for
1870. Judas Oehme was the purchaser.
The total for seventy-nine paintings sold
tonight was SOS, $50.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
Be Strong and Hearty
How to Be Strong and Full of
Life and VigOr.

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Institute. has been experimenting with the
X rays. On Saturday night he made an
attempt to get a shadowgraph of a boys
brain, and. with a ffty-minute exposure
TO the ray OF one lamp at a potential of
eight thousand volts, secured a black
shadow. Exposures of eight minutes were
made to-day of a chiid's hand, with a
1-cent piece underneath, TO rays of eight
thousand volts. Between the hand, in the
PLAIN of which the coin was placed and the
sensitive plate was an o~ne-eighth inch
board and a sheet of one-sixteenth inch
aluminium and four sheets OF photograph
ers' light proof black paper. When the
Plate was developed the hand was shown
as n dark figure with the larger bones
showing family, while the coin was per-
fectly clear.
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and duty of the President TO inform the
legislative body from time TO time as to
such facts as he may think needful or use
full for its information with regard 10 any
public matter. and IL is neither the privi-
lege nor the duty of the President to at
tempt 10 rebuke anybody for making such
a constitutional and sensible request. The
stereotyped excuse that the departments
are overworked with their limited clerical
forces Is not worthy of consideration.
There are very few persons in the service
of the federal government who are in any
danger OF dying from overwork. A leisure
ly stroll through the departments at any
time viii show to what extent the clerks.
and especially the subordinate heads OF
bureaus, are worn out with heavy labor.
Mr.: Oiney should answer all civil questions,
and not undertake TO read a pedagogical
lecture to the Senate when the members
of that body desire to fully inform them
selves concerning any puciic matter. The
present national administration needs to
humble rather than exalt itself before the
people.
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her w~omarhood that any disturbance of this
sensitive organism throws the whole system
out of harmony. Female weakness"
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l T NEWS NOTES.

The convocation of home missions of the
Baptist Church will be held Feb. q and %
at the First Baptist Church.
The members of DR.. Botterilrs Bible class
VIII meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock. at the
rooms of the Young Women's Christian As
sociation.
The Marion Trust Company was yester-
day appointed administrator of the estate
of Minna Boettcher and guardian of
Ernest, Carl and Alma Rasseld.
The Booker T. Washington Debating Cir
Gle Will meet at the Tabernacle. corner
North and Blackford streets, tomorrow
night to discuss the State law prohibiting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
INDIANA'S OIL FIELD
WELLS NOW BEING DRILLED IN
FIVE DIFFERENT COUNTIES.
Wells I'm the Lead with Twenty-Five
-~Republican COnventions-Gen-
eraI News Of the State.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, Feb. I.--It Is aston
ishing to note the great activity now going
on in the great Indiana oil district. New
derrlcks for wells are springing up in all
directions. There seems to be no one
favored spot for pushing the drill. The work
Is scattered over the entire producing area.
III. c. Mourats has leased a small acreage
three miles south Of this city, and will put
down a test well on the DIR. Elder farm.
Several good producers have been completed
IN the past few days. "a review OF the late
completed work AMI the new work now I'M
der way is given by counties, as follows:
In Blackford county. out OF nine new wells
ore Is dry. The other eight yield 100 barrels
daily Eighteen new wells are being drilled.
In Wells county six new wells showed LIS
barrels a day at the start. Twenty-Five new
wells are being drilled in this county.
In Grant county eight new wells are being
drilled, five are under way In Huntington
county. two in Jay county and one test well
is going down in Wabash county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
Indiana Notes.

Louis Scule, an aged Frenchman. was
found dead in bed. yesterday morning, in a
cabin eight miles below Vincennes.
D.. Washington GLADDEN.. pastor of the
Congregational Church at o.,
has been secured by Earlham College for
commencement day orator.
Rev. Ezra Butler Newcomb. pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church of Elkhart. has
rendered hi3 resignation, to accept a call to
the First Westminster Church OF Keokuk,
la. Mr.. Newccmb Is one OF the trustees of
the Mccormick Theological Seminary, Chi
cagO.
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.sThe Mountain wnff.;'

The Knights Of Father Mathew gave the
Mountain Waif" to a good audience at
the Grand Opera House last night. The
parts were generally well taken. the work
ranking above the usual run of amateur
talent. Claude w. Thompson as Parson
Tidds made a hit. and Andrew Mccullough
as Pat Hennesey displayed considerable
amateur ability. Edward s. Meighan ac-
ceptably took the role of Astorbilt- The
female parts were taken by Misses Dolores
McCarty. Anna Gantley and Mrs. Valentine
Hicks. Incidental sketches were given by
Miss McCarty, who has considerable talent,
Messrs. Will Turk. Mccullough and Sulli-
van Messrs. Fremont Frey and Willis
Scudder gave a either and guitar duet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
Indiana Deaths.

SHELBYvILLE. Ind. Feb. 17.-Mrs.
Anna CTurner) Farr, wife of Rev. N. A.
Farr, pastor of the West-street NJ. l..
Church, died at l O'Clock to-day after a
short illness. leaving her husband and two
small children. Another child was born
to her last Sunday, but lived only a few
hours. Deceased was born near Edinburg
and wes about t~wenty-elght years old.
John Robinson, aged sevelty-five, died in
this city last night. He was born In Ken
lucky in ISL and when five years old came
to this county. He was disappointed in
love early in life and never married. He
leaves a large landed estate to be divided
among distant relatives.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
Fnst Shoppers mt ElwOOd.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

- IT.
ELWOOD. Ind. Feb. II.-As a trotting
horse town Elwood is rapidly coming to the
front. The new half-mile track Is one of
the best in the State, and a large number
of ~trctters will be worked over the track
this year. DR.. Daniel Sigler has a three
year-oid PAGER by American Boy. jr.. that
is very promising; also. a yeariing by Re-
ward J., 2:1OA, both of which will be put
into training. DIR. j. w. Reed owns Grand
Sultan. by Sultan: also. a three-year-old
Using. Names Scott Croz, until recently un-
derstudy to Ed Geers at Village Farm,
has opened a training stable and will man.
age sixteen read this season. The new trot-
ting and fair association has everything
ready for a big meeting Aug. 25-29, having
erected an amphitheater and abundant sta
BILE room. d. G.. Evans Is secretary of the
association. and ". j. Leisure president,
both of whom are leaders in many bust
ness enterprises in the city.
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The Union County Plan.
TO the Indianapolis Journal.

special 10 the lHutdiidpohS SOuiiho'
LIBERTY. Ind, Feb. 1.-THE Republicans
of Union county in convention Saturday
decided to nominate candidates by popular
vote Monday, March IL. Resolutions favor
ing Mckinley for President and indorsing
Henry u. Johnson as a Congressman were
adopted. The convention also decided that
candidates for district nominations receiv-
ing a majority in the primary should have
the delegate vote of Union county. The
following delegates were elected:
State Conventional. w. Stivers. T...C.
Burnside, j. W. Himelick, Nathan Mills,
H. F. McMahan, Walter Alternately. Everett
Kfrchell and oliver Lafuse.
Congressional Convention-E. G. Thomp-
son, Andrew Graham, j. w. Connaway
samuel Ewing. James Norris. Samuel Mar
tin. Isaac Smith. G. p. Creek, James VIII
son and David EStel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
Forty-Nfne Below Zero.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA cold wave of I'M
usual severity has spread over this Sec
ton. In this city the mercury indicated 6.Oi
degrees below zero at s o'clock this morn
ing. the coolest recorded here since the
establishment Of the Weather Bureau. At
Sarnac lake the temperature was forty-nine
degrees below zero, the lowest ever re-
corded there. AT Geneseo the fall since Sat-
urday noon was sixty dgrees, being eighteen
degrees bow zero to-day. Boston and other
New England points also report very cold
weather. Low temperature is reported from
Penueylya MIA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18

Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. H.-Mrs. Bella
+. Lovett has commenced suit in the Su-
perior Court against her father-in-law and
mother-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs Henry u.
Lovett. of Boston. for $4,000 damages for
alternating the affections of her husband, AL
bert b.. Lovett, who Is a weil-known news
raper man. In her complaint Mrs. Lovett
alleges that her husband was told that
unless he deserted her he would be disin-
heritei. He therefore acceied TO the wishes
OF his mother. II is alleged. going with her
TO Boston and leaving his wife in a destitute
condition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
WARNER WEATHER TO-DAY.
Ii May he Cloudy and OccasfOna
Rain or. SNOW Mny FALL.

Forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending IL p. m, Feb.
iEWarmer, cloudy weather: occasional
snow or rain on Tuesday and Tuesday night.
General Conditions-A storm area. moving
slowly eastward. Is central near Lake Su-
perior. The temperature rose everywhere,
except from Montana northward and on the
Atlantic and gulf coasts. where it fell from
10 TO 20 degrees, the latter In Florida. The
temperature rose from 10 TO "a degrees from
northern Missouri and Illinois ~northward,
and light snow is falling from Iowa north
ward TO Lake Superior.
C.. r. r. WAPPENHANS,
Local Forecast official.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON. Feb. f7.-For Ohio, In
diana and Illinois-Fair and warmer; south
westerly winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
Rig Deal I'm Mining Property.

DEADwOOD, s. D., Feb. 1.-THE biggest
deal in mining property in the history of
the Black hills was concluded to-day. For
several months past a New York syndicate
has had a bond on a large block of pro-
ducing mines, and after paying Messrs
Hague and Daggett $4,000 to expert il
were satisfied with the property. but could
not raise the amount Of the bond. which
was 5000. coo. a compromise was made to-
day whereby the New York parties paid
Stock of the company. No change i'm the
management Of the company's affairs will
30 made
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18

CLEVELAND. o.. Feb. T.-vice Presi-
dent King, OF the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road. Is TO retire from that position to ac-
cept the presidency OF the baltimore & Ohio
Northwestern. with headquarters at Pitts
burg. While Mr. King was in Cleveland
last week he made partial arrangements
for the reorganization OF the lines between
Pfttsburg and Chicago. over wnlch he will
have control.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
Stone M. Z. Church Dedicated.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

WILIdAMSPORT. Ind. Feb. 1.-THE new
stone VI. Z. Church at this place was dedi-
Gated yesterday. DR.. Moore. OF Cincinnati,
editor of the Christian Advocate. had
charge Of the ceremonies and preached
two sermons during the day. The edifice
is said to be the first stone church built in
the Northwest Conference. Its cost was
s7.S50.16. Subscriptions were yesterday Sc
cured for the extire church deot, which
amounted to over 4,3C0.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
stolen Horses Located.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis journal.
FRANKTON, Ind. Feb. T.-Las June
William Wise who resides near here, had
a valuable horse stolen from his barn. and
a few days ago the horse was located by
ex-Sheriff John w. Walker, of Greenfield.
o. The horse was left on July 2 with an
old farmer in Jasper county, and was I'M
caNed for. The horse arrived here yester-
day. On Sept. 1 last, j. w. Poland also had
two valuable horses stolen. Walker claims
to know where they are located, and he
and Poland left this morning to recover
them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
Political Notes.

James r. Mann has been nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the First
Illinois district.
At the Assembly district Republican con-
vention; held at Utica. y. Y, yesterday,
c. w. Hackett. chairman of the Republican
State Central committee. was Endorsed for
United States Senator.
Secretary Carlisle has written to some Of
his friends in the Kentucky Legislature a
letter on the pending senatorial contest in
that body. Its contents will not be made
public except through the persons to whom
il was written.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
Dropped Twenty-Five Degrees.

CLEVELAND. o., Feb. 17.-During the
twenty-four hours ending az Z O'Clock this
morning the temperature dropped twenty
FIVE degrees. At the latter hour the mer-
curry at the Weather Bureau office regis
tered four below. Reports from various
points in northern Ohio show that extreme
~ cold weather prevails. ranging from two
to eight below. and that much suffering
exists as a result Of the sudden fail In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
rourd Burned and MutiInted.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Feb. f7.-An I'M
known man. supposed to be j. s. Williams.
an iron molder Of Woodstock. Ala, was
found dead near Woodstock to-day. the
body having been badly burned and mutt
lated. A party Of negro tramps who had
been seen in the vicinity are believed TO
have been the murderers. and a jury Of in
quest 50 held IL Is thought that after muir
dering their victim they tried to destroy
the body by buring In a log heap, in order
10 destroy the evidence OF their crime.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
The Reception Voice.
Washington Pos

1t is "A question whether incipient nervous
prostration does not lie in the reception
scream" IL must take as much out of a
of Wagner's operas does out of a prima
donna. Ii Is like trying to hold that high
note of Yaw's against time. AS a means Of
exhaustion Ii will compare favorably with
the effort of a new Congressman trying 10
catch the Speakers eye. If this polite veil
continues In vogue the breaking of blood
vessels, to say nothing of the permanent
ruin Of the vocal chords. will follow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
The Presidents Rebuke.
Philadelphia Telegraph.

PhlIddeIphla Ielegraph.
1t appears that the President, through the
Secretary of State. has taken occasion to
administer what is called a 'rebuke" TO
Congress on account of the frequent calls
for official Information. especially in con-
nection with foreign affairs. This is a re-
markable performance on the part of the
Executive Department. 1t is the privilege
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
Dear, Dear:
Form.

A certain swell girl. who dwells on Mad
ison avenue. boasts that she can show a
spoon from every fashionable hosiery i'm
New York, and displays her souvenirs with
all the pride OF a collector. This kind OF
kleptomania is quite prevalent among very
travelled American girls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18

CHICAGO, Feb. I.-Quite a number OF
the members of the German Typographical
Union of this city have left that organiza-
ton and formed a new union Incorporated
under the lame of typographical No. /
and joining the Knights of Labor. They
have issued a circular justifying their
action. saying the old union is controlled
by the Reds that strikes were declared
without reason, and money intended for
sick and unemployed member was partial
ly sunk" in decorating the graves OF the
executed Anarchists.
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night confessed III he was the murderer.
The general theory Is that ne first assaulted
his niece and then killed her and his wife
20 hide the crime, but he denies this, ard
says he could not tell what put IL into his
head to brain them with a poker while they
were asleep. Blood was found on his shirt.
To prevent lynching Laughlin was taken TO
the jail at Maysville. He Is supposed TO be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
VIII Cumbnck Endorsed.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind. Feb. H.-Repub-
licans of Decatur county met Saturday in
the G. A. r. hall with Hon. NJ. z. New
house as chairman. 1t was decided to hold
a primary election on Saturday, March Is,
and candidates for the several offices must
announce their names. A resolution was
adopted indorsing Will Cumback for Gov
erQOr.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
MEETINGS.
Candidates Nominated by the Repub-
Iicans of Brown County.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NASHVILLE. Ind, Feb. 1.-THE Repub-
leans Of Brown county met in mass con-
vention here last Saturday with George c.
Barrick. of Needmore. as chairman, and
HuNy Hedrick. of Nashville, secretary. The
following committee was elected: George
w. Allison. of Nashville, chairman: James
NJ. Yoder. of Nashville, secretary, and
Frank Ellis, of Nashville, treasurer. Dele
gates to the Republican State convention
for May z are: George c. Barrick. of Need
more; George +. Walton and Elisha ID
Turner, of Nashville. and Joseph NJ. Young,
of Hamilton. The county convention was
set for June IL.
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He Wa. a Cigarette Fiend.

CENTERvILLE. Ia. Feb. IA coroner's
jury to-day found that the double murder
by George Jones and his suicide was
caused by insanity, the result OF smoking
cigarettes He signed a petition to the
Legislature to pass an anti-cigarette manu-
featuring bill the day OF the tragedy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
Old Indfannpoli. N~rtn,ster

Rev. III. N. Barnes, Of the Non n In
diana Conference. died at his home in Pasa-
dena, Cal, last Saturday morning. In 1854
and 1856 he was the pastor of Roberts
Chapel, this city, and from 1861 to 1864 was
presiding elder of the indianapolis district.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18
state Fair Premium I.,s,.

The State Board of Agriculture will meet
to-day and revise the premium list. The
question Of keeping the grounds open
during the evenings of fair week will also
be discussed. If such a plan is decided
upon an electric light plant wi" -obably
be put in.