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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-15
SHE LIKES NEWSPAPER WEN.
Miss Willard Has Invariably Received
Great Courtesy at Their Hands.

Great Courtesy at Their Hands.
Recent Interview.
II am always glad to see newspaper
men," continued Miss Willard, land, in
perance cause was born in a newspaper
office. When / first went to Chicago my
brother Oliver, who is now dead, was edi-
tor OF the Chicago Evening Post. He said
rather quiet life. and since you have be-
come identified with the temperance move
come acquainted with the editors of the
papers and let them know about your work.
When you go into their offices don't sit
down. as editors are busy men, and. above
caller. Just go in and Introduce yourself,
let them know that you are there for bust
hopping from branch to ranch Ny
brother, of course, gave me letters Of in
PRODUCTION to the editors, and that paved
think that they all received me
very pleasantly with the exception
s Of Wilbur 1ss F. Cb,ca Storey Ste T,mes then wbo pub.
just a little stif. l asked the editors not
TO be too critical, to give US a little time.
and to send their most kindly disposed re-
porters to cur meetings. They did so as a
general rule, and, although we had been
criticised at times, they have dealt with US
very kindly, and the newspapers of Chicago
have given US thousands of dollars worth
of valuable space.
81 believe in giving the widest publicity
10 tnings- For instance, 1 WISH Lnat every
person knew that there we're 1850 murdeUs
In the United States during the last year.
/ wish that every man had that pasted in
his hat. and / would like 70 have written
under ii that five-sixths of the murders
were caused by drink. In Chicago they
used TO have a murder every Sunday; now
they have one every day. and they are
have these facts known I believe. with
Pulitzer, that the way to stop evil Is to give
Ii publicity. and, as Horace Greeley used to
saw the way 10 resume Is to resume The
way to cure evil Is TO make it known"
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a SCHOLAR .IN OUR MIDST,

Special to the indianapolis Journal.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FARMLAND. Ind, March 14.-At his
beautiful country nome, a mile north of
Farmland, lives r. c. Shaw, "a man to
fame unknown, yet to all the country
dear." He will soon celebrate his sew
entieth anniversary. Born in Massachu-
sets. he entered Boston University, where
he afterwards graduated. He organized a
company OF fifty caring spirits and made
an overland trip to the gold fields OF Cali
fornia in 1919. His company settled on the
present site OF Sacramento, but not being
and returned to Boston by steamer. There
ne studied architecture and followed that
calling until he located in Indiana in 1861.
he has been a potent factor In shaping
this community ever since. Mr.. Shaw has
been a great student. On all questions per-
tatning to the ancient mound builders, he
Is generally quoted as authority. He has
greatest collections OF their handiwork to
be found anywhere outside of the museums.
He Is a scholar IN ORTHODOXY, skilled in
taxidermy and having Travelled extensively,
ne has collected and mounted specimens OF
the feathery tribe from all quarters Of the
been attested by a historical reproduction
OF his travels to and life in California dur
ing the gold excitement OF 40, which has
been widely circulated and extensively
quoted. He has voted for every Republic
an presidential nominee from Fremont to
Harrison and held several county Offices.
His museum. filed with archaeological
curios. geological and pathological speci-
mems. has long been a Mecca 70 scientists
In these parts.
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New York Times.

New YOrk Times.
She was a carelessly kind-hearted woman.
and as she crossed Park row and noticed
one of the women who sells papers in that
thoroughfare struggling with sobs that con-
vulsed her frame the sight appealed to her
at once. She stopped and asked for a paper.
The newswoman Strengthened up and made
an effort to conceal her wretchedness
You are unhappy; what is the natter"
said her customer. paying little need to her
choice of words. The woman had by this
time controlled herself and was now pick
ing among her stock for the paper desired.
She did not reply and again she was ques-
toned: What is your sorrow, my good
soul? Perhaps / can help you"
Then she was answered: You canno
mum; it's family AFFAIRS the sentence de-
livered with a fine dignity that rebuked this
careless prober into personal matters to ST.
lence. She might be a street vender. hat
less, with an old shawl crossed over ner
bic in her self-respect as a princess.
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Anderson Industrial Notes.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind. March 14-The Ca
thedral Glass Company. of Anderson, has
recently been reorganized and will begin
to enlarge its plant. 1t is the intention Of
the new company to convert the plant into
a tank house, having a capacity Of about
fifteen pots. Their specially is sky plate,
but much Of the product is art and cathedral
glass.
President ]. S. Dunkley, of the Dunkley
Celery Company, OF Kalamazoo, Mich, was
here to-day and placed the largest order
ever received by a local glass factory with
the pennsylvania glass works, OF Anderson.
He ordered twenty cars of celery jars, 10
De furnished as soon as the company CAN
turn them out.
The American wire mills will resume work
Monday, after a shutdown In the wire de-
partment for three weeks, caused by a
broken shaft Two hundred men will re-
turn to work.
1t is reported in Anderson on good au-
thority that the Hazen Wire Nail Com
pany's plant in this city will shortly be
started and employment given to at least
three hundred man. The plant has been idle
Tor several years. Orders have been issued
that all the nail machines be repaired and
other machinery be o~verhauled. 1t is the
opinion that Cleveland parties have leased
the plant and will operate it in addition to
a rolling mill, which will be added TO the
plant.
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IF ONE MOVED TO MARS
A Globe Would Appear Mapped with
Most Delicate Hues.
Harper's Round Table.

Harper's Round Table.
1t is not necessary to consider the vari-
Gus reasons that would impel many In
habitants Of the earth 70 go to Mars If
they had the opportunity. But no one can
doubt that the first train for Mars, or the
first balloon, or the first electric liner
sent out by the Universal Celestial Trans
portation and Safe Delivery Company,
Mars division, would be booked to its ut
most capacity. Curiosity alone would sur
fee to crowd it, and 1T is certain that the
Anglo-Saxon race, which has furnished
most of the great travellers, would be fully
represented in the throng OF adventures
bound for another world.
When Mars Is nearest to the earth Its
distance is no less than $4,000, 600 miles.
But If we set our speed to match that OF
an electric impulse flying through the At
lantic cable-say $1,000 miles per second
We should be there in just forty minutes,
On approaching Mars we should behold a
world looking in some respects es cns r esaar1biins
ours, with torrid, temperate and frigid zones
turning on its axis like our globe, and In
nearly the same time, showing in winter
polar regions, and presenting many appear
ances suggestive of continents, oceans
islands and peninsulas. As we watched II
see on one side, south of its equator. a
huge, staring eyelike spot. which schia.
pSarelli has named nam the the Lake oeDosi q
side, reaching from the Southern hem
isptere into the Northern, a great, dark.
crooked area, somewhat resembling North
America in shape. and known to %astrono-
mers as the Hour Glass sea-" And then all
the globe beneath us would appear to be
mapped with delicate reds and yellows and
grays and blues; long, waving curves and
sharper indentations would make their ap.
pearance in what look like coast lines. and
presently, running east and west and south
and north. and passing beyond the horl-
zon's utmost RIM" a network of dark-col-
ored lines, like a vast web covering the
planet, would be seen. These are the IA
nous canals"
But while we were wondering what this
could mean We should be struck by another
unearthlike thing. Being accustomed to dwell
on a globe three-fourths of whose surface
is covered with water, 1t could no
escape our notice that the world
we were approaching had far more
land than water. Indeed, it is likely that we
should find tia the "Hour Glass sea- and
many other so-called seas of Mars are only
part of the time filled with water, and that
even then they are not like terrestrial oceans
but rather vast swamps, choked with rank
vegetation suddenly awakened TO life by
periodical foundations supplying moisture to
their roots. Visiting them at another time,
we should find only deserts with cracked soil
baking in the sun. At any rate, some Of the
discoveries made with great telescopes in
1894 suggest these things.
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WELCOMED THE HERO HOME.
G~reencastle People and DePauw Stu
dents Celebrate Ewing's Victory.

oPcCldl 10 the lHuldudpOlS JOuIHdl.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March 1.-THE DEM
onstration given in this city to-day, In honor
OF Mr.. T. ". Ewing. who won the State ora
torical contest last night at indianapolis,
was one of the largest of the many similar
events which this city has witnessed. 1t
has come In late years 10 be nearly a fore
gone conclusion that DePauw will carry of
the State contest, but the event this year
had more significance from the fact that the
trustees at their meeting last June abolished
the oratorical department, and then re-es-
tablished 1t in response to q unanimous de-
mand from the Students. The action was
wise, as oratory Is much thought Of by the
DePauw students. The day was made a
holiday. A procession was formed at 8
o'clock, which marched to the Vandalia
depot. The train was forty minutes late, and
the time was spent in giving the DePauw
yells and singing college songs. blowing
horns and making all kinds OF noises. DIR.
Goblin and Mr.. Ewing, the victor, arrived at
9:m o'clock, and were escorted up town,
around the square and through the main
streets to Meharry Hall. where a monster
meeting was held. Speeches were made by
DIR. Goblin, Professor Langdon, President
Stephenson, Colonel Weaver. and finally by
Mr.. Ewing, the winner. The meeting adj
1ourned by singing In Praise Of Old De-
PAW" The city was decorated all day
with yellow ribbon and flags in honor Of the
victory.
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Capt. Phelan Wants tn Fight a Duel
with Apaism's Defender.

WI BAASh - kIuCIs
WASHINGTON, March I4-Representa-
tive Linton, of Michigan. the leader of the
A. p. A. sentiment in the House, received
some days ago a letter from Capt. Thomas
Phelan. of Kansas Citv. the ~weil-known
Irish ~agitator, in which Captain Phelan
challenged him to fight a duel at Bladens-
burg, the challenge being preceded by a
long denunciation of Mr.. Unions course in
opposing the church school appropriations
and the placing of the statue of Father Mar
quette in the Capitol. Mr.. Linton paid no
attention to the communication and from
other sources it found its way into the
newspapers.
Mr.. Linton was asked to-day If he had
made any reply to the challenge. He said:
Ever since the House defeated the appro-
priations for sectarian institutions in the
District of Columbia bill. partly through my
efforts. my mail has been loaded every day
fanatics and cranks. denouncing me violent
ly, threatening dire vengeance and death
in various forms. All of these letters 1 have
thrown In the wastebasket. There have
been so many that there was not time to
read them all, and i have paid no atten-
ton to any of them. This letter from Phe-
into the wastebasket with Others. 1 had
forgotten the letter, and i did not think who
Phelan was until the letter and a sketch of
MS career was pIluttu III Tie pdpcTS- Slnce
publicity has been given to it ] may con-
clude to make some reply, not so much, to
Phelan as to the fanatical spirit which he
represents. OF course, fighting duels is not
in my line. That sort of performance is con-
sidered rather ridiculous by Americans of
this generation. TIL threats which l have
received from cranks have not alarmed me
in the least, and I would have preferred
that no publicity be given to them. / am
not an enemy to the church, but i am I'M
alterably opposed to government appropria-
tons to assist sectarian work and to any
sort of union of church and state, n
shall continue to oppose them"
Captain Phelan is represented as a cele-
brated broadswordsman and a Fenian. A
few years ago he was stabbed in a row in
O'Donovan Rossa's office In New York.
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WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE treasury
to-day lost AS9. 400 in gold coin, and SIS, 100
in bars, which leaves the true amount Of
the gold reserve $126. 761 $40.
United States Minister Strobel, at Sam
tiago, has informed the Department of State
that the government of Chile has increased
the duty on cigarettes from 1.50 pesos per
kilo to 5 pesos and 90 cents per kilo.
James b. Hitler, of Ridgeville, and Thomas
W. Thomburg, Of Evansville, have been adj
mitted to practice as attorneys before the
Interior Department.
S. w. Veatch was to-day appointed post
master at Fayetteville, Lawrence county, In
diana, vice ]. A. Veatch, deceased.
Lucas d. Underwood. of Indiana, has been
promoted from $40 to $500 in the Patent
Office, and John S. Bosworth, of Indiana.
from $500 to 81 900 in the Pension Office.
Noble G. Butler, of Indianapolis, is at the
Riggs House, and J. F. Carson and William
Ward, Indianapolis, at the Ebbitt House.
John S. Bosworth, of Indiana, has been APP
pointed to a position in the Pension Office
under civil service.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

DPCCIuI 10 III iHuIdIidpOHS JUuIHdI.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, March IA
Mary. the seven-year-old child of Victor
Lyon, a well-known resident Of this city,
was taken i'll several months ago with scarlet
fever and came SO near dying that all hope
of her recovery was given up. However, she
began to recover, but was soon afflicted by
another disease which left her blind. Tbs
blindness lasted some time, and was fol-
lowed by Deafness, which gave way, and
rheumatism of a serious form took its place.
From this she partly recovered, when an
abscess formed under the right knee, and this
the little sufferer is still afflicted with, be-
sides being very weak.
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"Jack the Kisser. I'm Jacksonville.

slack the Kfsserv I'm Jacksonville.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, March H.-"Jack
the Kisser'' has made his appearance In
this city, and the officers have not yet
been able to catch him. His manner OF
operating is to go to the door of a house,
ring, and as soon as his ring is answered,
IL the person happens to be a woman he
will seize her, give her a vigorous bruin-
like hug and kiss her several times. He
follows this up, going from house to house.
Should a man happen to answer when he
knocks the strange will either say he
got in the wrong place, or inquire for some
person and pass on. He has been heard
from so far principally in the western part
of town.
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Spec1aI 10 the IndlanapolS JOURNAL.
ELKHART, Ind, March al. s. Coxey,
OF commonwealth lame, who got on the
grass at Washington, cam to this city
yesterday, pursuant to advertising. and in
tended to speak in the old opera house, but
as his local adherants had failed TO engage
the place he was unable to do so. He then
delivered a free-silver and free-trade speech
in the Office of the hotel where he was
stopping. He was heard by a motley gath
ering Of fellows. who have a local reputa-
ton for successfully avoiding work, and in
the evening he succeeded in getting into
the opera house, where he addressed a
small collection of Coxeyites and people
who were attracted there out Of curiosity.
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gas wells had been drilled on the same
farm with good results. When the drill
was down two hundred feet what had been
a dry hole suddenly filled with water and
a column OF water belching forth fully hve
feet above the earth's surface. 1t Is esti-
mated that ten thousand gallons Of water
shoots from the well each day. 1t is the
opinion OF manr that the water possesses
medicinal qualities. Ii will be analysed,
and, IL so, will be utilized extensively.
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A CROW THAT TALKS.
IL Gabb1es Like a Parrot and In Full
of Pesky Tricks.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, March 14-Mr. Henry
Safer. OF Elizabethtown. Ind, has a crow
that can talk as well as any parrot. 1t Is
now about four years old and can say many
words in a distinctly feminine voice. It's
name Is Jim Crow 1t is likely to go where
1t chooses. The first intimation the passer-
by has of Jim's presense is a voice calling
from some tree or housetop: Hello. Jim."
in a friendly tone. Then comes, Poor
JIM. in a sorrowful tone. Then, as il a
woman in distress, comes the cry in a
loud tone, 'Oh, Godi Oh, God" The bark
ing Of a dog and the Growing of a rooster
are closely initiated. Jim. like his ances-
tors, is a natural born thief, stealing every
thing ne can carry that attracts his atten-
ton. To march stately along a line of
clothes hung out to dry and pull out every
clothespin is his f~avorite pastime. all the
while muttering Poor Jim, Poor JIM"
and turning his head sideways to watch
each garment fan in the dirt. This is truly
a wonderfall bird and perhaps there is not
its equal in America. 1t can be seen any
day at Elizabethtown, some miles south Of
Columbus.
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A U
Mrs. Bailey Charged with Brutality
Furnishing a Girl Pupil.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March IAN affi-
davit has been filed against Mrs. Bailey,
teacher in the Fort Wayne public school,,
charging her with brutality assaulting nine
year-old May Deller, a pupil. James E.
Sargent, the chiId's grandfather, is the COM
plainant. He alleges that Mrs. Bailey chas-
tised little May for whispering and then tied
a stocking over her mouth, making 1t i'm
possible to breathe perfectly. Fred Petit,
move the stocking, and May went home and
has been confined there ever since. Last
night she was in delirium and to-day is in
a serious condition. The hearing of the case
was postponed until next week.
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Ingalls, to Be Incorporated.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 14.-The citi-
zens of ingalls, are making a fight for in
corporation, and to-day presented the Coun-
ty Commissioners a petition asking for a
special election to determine the question.
The board acted favorably on the petition
and set the date for the election. The trus-
tees have already made a survey of the
proposed town, enough territory being
taken in TO develop a second indianapolis.
Ingalls, boasts that all her factories are
running, and tina several good ones are
ION the string for this season.
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Columbus Bank Case Dismissed.

W
COLUMBUS, Ind, March 14-In the suit
or the Fifth-avenue Savings bank, of
Columbus, o., to collect the notes that
were alleged to have been altered since they
were signed by Hogan Burns and his
~neighbors. several bank officials were called
to the witness stand to-day. but could find
no trace of the alterations. DR.. j. N.
Hurry. of Indianapolis. secretary of the
State Board of Health, was next on the
stand, and he thought the notes had not
been tempered with, but he would not say
positively that they had not. All of the de-
PENDANTS swear positively that they have
been altered, and they also testify that
their signatures were obtained to the con-
tract by. fraud. the folding book" being
used. After the evidence was all in the
plaintiffs moved that the suit be dismissed
without prejudice. This motion was agreed
to by the court. During the trial Mr.. Burns,
one of the defendants. who has been inves-
tigating the erasure process, performed
several experiments in erasing writing ink,
and having printers ink introduced for the
benefit of the judge and spectators.
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A Woman Knocked SenseIess.

Special 10 the IndlanapoIlS JournaI.
FARMLAND, Ind. March H.-Last
Thursday night, while Mrs. Robert Miller,
of Ridgeville, was busy with her household
cares, some villain hurled a stone through
the glass door, striking her on the head,
rendering her unconscious. No one except
her infant child was with her at the time.
1t was more than an hour before the das.
tardly deed was discovered and assistance
rendered by ~neighbcrs. 1t is surmised that
a tramp whom she had refused aid early
in the evening committed the cowardly
deed.
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An Old Crook Arrested.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. March 14.-The po-
lice yesterday mailed pictures to police Off
Gals in other cities of the two men arrested
here for stealing a diamond in a jewelry
store. w. A. Pinkerton, of Chicago, tele-
graphed to-day that the man who gave the
name of Phillips Is a noted New York, st.
Louis and Milwaukee penny weighter" and
has done time in prison.
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A Divorced Couple Reunited.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, March 14-Considerable
interest has been excited here by the re-
marriage Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.. NJ. Leinbach,
a well-known couple. who were divorced
here about a week ago.. Too much mother
in-law resulted in domestic infelicities tha
eliminated in a divorce. the mother receiv-
ing the custody Of the two children.
Wednesday when Mr.. Leinbach went to the
home of his wife to bid his children good
bye, as he intended to go to a distant city
TO reside. Mrs. Leinbach relented. and,
throwing herself at her divorced husbands
feet, implored his forgiveness for having
prosecuted the divorce case, and begged that
they be remarked without delay. The low
ing husband took her to his heart and Rev.
j. II. Jackson, Of the First NJ. K. Church.
was called in at once and performed the
ceremony, greatly TO the satisfaction of
their friends.
Mr.. Edward Williams and Miss Laura
Knerr, prominent young Elkhartans, We're
married. last evening. by Rev. j. L. Parks.
Of the First u. b. Church.
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Shot of Four Fingers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRINKLEY, Ind, March H.-While Mont
Boots. a young farmer living two miles
southwest of this place, was carelessly play
ing with a revolver it was discharged and
took off four of his fingers and a large por-
ton of his hand.
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Reception to Mis-. simmons.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

cpeCIdI 10 tne Inu~la1dpOIlS JOufnaI.
RICHMOND. Ind, March 14--The stu
dents OF Earlham College are most enthu-
siastic over the position of second place
which the representative Of the college.
Miss Gertrude Simmons, the Indian girl.
won in the State oratorical contest at In
dianapolis. When the delegation of students
arrived from that city with her this morn
ing they secured a carriage, decorated 1t
with the college colors, cream and yellow,
and escorted her TO the college. This even
ing a reception was given in her honor. and
the occasion was made a matter OF general
Generalization. Miss Simmons is not at all
pulled up over her high standing In the
contest, but is both proud and pleased.