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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
j. r.. Prather.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 9-The
death last night of ]. f. Prather, of Knox
county. member of the senior class of the
State Normal School. caused a postpone
ment of the special exercises to have been
held this morning. which were to have been
i'm the nature of jollificaton over the de-
feat of legislation which was looked on as
nimical to the school. A song written for
the occasion was to have been sung and the
class yels were to have been given. The
dead student was taken ill last Friday.
His brother. who is also a student, was
with him. but others of his family could
not get here account of the waShoutS
ON the railroads south of the city.
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Postal Clerks on n Jnunt.

CHICAGO, March 9.-Two hundred rail-
way postal clerks who arrived here fOm
the North South and East, left Chicago
i'm a special train over the Burlington road
to-day To attend the annual convention of
men of their vocation in San Francisco
They will be away eighteen days. returning
to Chicago March 81 Captain Story SUI
perintendent of the sixth division of the
railway mail service. has charge of the eX-
cursion. y day will be spent at Helena and
at Portland. where the party will be given
a steamer ride on the Columbia river TO tee
the government works and the salmon
fisheries. Stops will also be made at Sac
ramento and Los Angeles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Damage in Wabash Valley.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, March 9.-Not since
1893 has the Wabash river been SO high at
this place as it is at present. Many homes
in the bottoms and lowlands have been
abandoned and the inhabitants have sought
places of safety. Hundreds of acres of
growing wheat are submerged. The river
is still rising and the overflow will be at
tended with disastrous results. Bridges
and culverts were swept away by the rising
waters and business is practically sus-
pended Railroad traffic is seriously i'm
peded by washouts, but few trains being
able TO enter the city.
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NEW YORK, March "a strike occurred
to-day on the new Columbia College build
ing, which affects about eight hundred
men. a general strike of all building
trades may be introduced by the Central
Union If the difficulties are not settled
soon.. The troubles have arisen chiefly over
the employment of nonunion elevator con-
tractors.
Seven hundred of the striking shirtmak-
ers returned 10 work to-day, and almost
simultaneously a fresh strike was begun
by go others in the same trade.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Auditor Sues the Treasurer.

Special the indianapolis Journal
DECATUR, Ind, March "a bitterly
contested civil suit is now in progress be-
fore Judge Heller by County Auditor Noah
Mangold against County Treasurer Daniel
+. Balds for appropriating nearly $1,000 of
the township funds. Several months ago
the county commissioners ordered in
vestigation of the treasurers books. which
resulted in finding a deficit or the above
amount A few weeks ago, when Mangold
took his office he began suit against the
treasurer. The trial has lasted three weeks,
and isn't half through. 1t is estimated one
thousand witnesses will be examined, five
hundred having already testified.
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ALONG THE OHIO.
Heavy Rains Swell the Tributaries
of the Big River.

CINCINNATI. o.. March 9.-There was
real alarm here to-day about the flood sit
uation. Rain here all last night followed
by an outpour of the Licking river, caused
apprehension. Tonight the Big Sandy. the
Licking and the two Miamis are pouring
freshets into the Ohio. Other tributaries
on the upper Ohio are falling. Here at
Cincinnati the rainfall was little over
third of an inch. but a heavy thunder
storm passed northeast of here Tonight
Up the Licking river, within thirty miles
OF here the rainfall last night was one ana
one-third inches. Meager reports from
along White river. announced heavy rain
falls last night. At all points above Gin
cinnati. except Catlettsburg. the Ohio is
reported tonight as rising slowly or sta
tionary. where ii was rising rapidly this
afternoon. At O'Clock tonight the stage
at Cincinnati was forty-four feet 1--WE
inches, and rising AT the rate or four
inches per hour If there should be no
more rain the present flood at Cincinnati
may stop at forty-eight feet. and at most
will not go beyond fifty feet. To-nights
outlook seems worse for the Ohio river be-
tween Cincinnati and Cairo.
AT midnight the flood situation here has
become alarming. About 9 O'Clock to-nigh
a thunderstorm north and east of Cmcin-
natl added three-fourths of an inch 10 the
rainfall in less than an hour. Captain
Bassler, of the United States signal service.
says late tonight: Last nights storm is
central over the lake region. and an area
OF low pressure extends rom Arkansas
clear over the entire Ohio valley. All
streams south of the Ohio are teeming full
and the situation tonight is altogether dis
couraging.' This puts charming phase
on the situation in view of the widespread
destruction of the late flood probably TO be
followed by a greater.
Later reports from the White river region
of southern Indiana and from Washington
Courthouse. o.. are that railroad communi-
cation is still greatly interrupted and in
some places cut off entirely. News from
the headwaters of the Kanawha and the
Monongahela thus far tonight is encourage
ing. But from the signal service report to-
night there is reason To fear that all this
will be changed tomorrow.
AT midnight the river here was forty-six
feet three inches, fifteen inches above the
danger line and rising five inches hour.
Merchants in the low lands are preparing TO
move their goods out of danger and dread
ing the news the wires may bring from
West Virginia tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
The Alaskan boundary Treaty.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Alaskan
boundary treaty, which was negotiated and
submitted to the Senate for ratification dur
ing the closing weeks of the last admins
tration. will not be acted on during the
approaching extra session of Congress I'M
less there Is a change in the present pro-
gramme of the Senate managers. This
course is said to have been decided on De-
cause there were signs of "A strong oppo-
sition. based on the idea that any treaty
of the kind should provide for the dellmita-
ton of the entire boundary instead OF being
limited i'm its application, as in the case OF
the pending convention, to the northern
half of the boundary line.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Movements of steamers

SOUTHAMPTON. March 9-Arrived:
Trave. from New York, for Bremen and
proceeded.
QUEENSTOWN, March g. Arrived:
Waesland. from Philadelphia, for Liver
pool.
NEW YORK. March 9.-Arrived: Cali
fornia from Marseilles.
LIVERPOOL. March 9.-Arrived: Pa
vonia. from Boston.
BOSTON. March 9-Arrived: Sylvania
from Liverpool.
NAPLES. March 9.-Arrived Elysia. from
New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
County officers Taken to Prison.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WATERLOO, Ind, March 9.-Deputy
Auditor Frank Oils was arrested for the
third time last night for forgery and
leased 81 600 bail. Hundreds of people
went to the depot to-day 10 see eX-rreas-
urer Sawvell and County Auditor Borst go
to the Prison North TO serve their terms
of five years on plea of guilty for having
helped 10 rob the county blind during the
last <axv
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Col. Conrad Krese.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. March 9.-Colonel
Conrad Krese, poet. politician and lawyer.
died last night after brief Illness, aged
sixty-nine. He was prominent i'm the Ger
man uprising of 1SiS. and was one of the
distinguis ned emigrantS of that period. In
the civil war he commanded the Third Bril-
gade Third Division. Thirteenth Army Corps
and engaged in the siege CT Nieks burg and
the capture of Little Rock lie served as
collector Of customs at this port during
President CleveiandS first term.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
jackson Hill Mine Flooded.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JACKSON HILL, Ind, March 9.-The
heavy rains of last week resulted in great
damage to the mine at this place. A cave
in occurred in a ravine near the shaft, and
the contents of two reservoirs which had
overlooked their banks was discharged into
the mine, filling ii with mud and water,
and mining had to be suspended. a large
force is at work removing the debris, but
there can be no coal mined for a week yet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Tax on Commercial Travellers.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Nor
wegian government has imposed tax on
foreign commercial travellers amounting TO
one hundred kroners (s26. sO) for each calen-
dar month during which they remain In
Norway. The same tax is imposed In
Sweden. and strong protests are being made
by the German and French newspapers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Profit I'm Gas Works.

WASHINGTON. March 9.-The city of
Belfast. Ireland. has been making a large
profit on the gas works controlled by il.
Last years profit was Gs7.377. IL has been
decided TO lower the cost to consumers. al
though the present price Is ridiculOusly low
according TO American standards Here.
after gas will be sold for 90 cents per thou
sand feet instead OF e5 cents and there will
be a discount of from per cent TO % per
cent, dependent on the amounts consumed /:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Trains Get Out of Columbus.

Special 10 the IndianapoIis Journal.
COLUMBUS. Ind. March 9-The high
waters around this city have reached their
elimination. White river, which rose high
er than ever before, fell seven feet yester-
day. The two bridges here were not in
jured All the washouts between this point
and Seymour have been repaired, and trains
can now reach Louisville. Those on the
Madison branch have not yet been repaired
and passengers are being transferred.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
W0lcoff ExnlainH To- Nick inley.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator VOL
colt. OF Colorado. last evening called at the
White House and remained nearly all the
evening. The time was devoted entirely to
the subject of bimetallism. and Senator
Wolcott related to the President the main
features of his trip abroad and informed
him of the condition which he found. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Mckinley was an earn
est listener and that he was much encour-
aged by the report Senator Wolcott brought
hac
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH Ind, March 9-This afternoon
about o'clock while Lunm Hung. the
Chinese husband Of a beautiful, but very
dssolute white woman. was sitting in the
Circuit Court room witnessing the trial of
his wife on the charge of being a public
nuisance. he was arrested on bench war
rant and locked up on the charge of as
sault and battery with intent to kill. The
Chinaman attacked Editor kinerk. of the
Wabash Times, with a cleaver some time
ago and the grand jury found an indictment
against him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Entire Mining District Damaged.

Special the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBURN, Ind, March 9.LThe Alum
Cave No. mine is flooded with water. The
Alum Cave mine is a drift bank and will
require considerable work to put IL in
running operation. The recent flood along
the Alum Cave branch has caused general
suspension all along the line of the coal out
put. Ii will require at least "A week before
all the mines along the branch will be in
operation the tracks and bridges are in
a bad condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
salon Wxnne.s Suit.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The sensa-
tional suit of Scion G. Wynne. of Toledo.
o., against the then Postmaster General
Wilson. for injunction against the street
letter-box contract, figured again in the
courts here to-day by the fling of a mo-
ton OF the government 10 strike out parts
of the bill nled which involve charges OF
fraud and collision between officials and
the contractors. These charges are de-
clared SC ndalous and made only To de-
fame August w. Machen, superintendent
of the free delivery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Kansas Railroad Bill vetoed.

TOPEKA. Kan. March 9.-Governor
Leedy has vetoed the railroad bill i'm a
lengthy message of about four thousand
words He says the bill suggests way
by which an aggrieved shipper secure
practical relief. The penalties named are
so hedged about that they VIII neither COM
pei obedience 10 the terms Of the law nor
enforce subsection 10 the order of the COM
mis-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Arm Taken OFF to Save His Life.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
NEW CASTLE, Ind. March George n.
Rooms, a prominent horse dealer of this
place, had his right arm amputated at the
shoulder to-day by physicians. Last
October a horse bit him on that arm and.
although the wound caused little pain,
lump formed and recently physicians pro-
nounced il a cancer Nothing short of am
putation would pfolong his life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10

Athens: L. f. Collier. Kokomo; Frank
Davis Terre Haute.
Resolutions. c. Colby. Kewanna: II.
Hildebrand, Laporte; Joseph A. Campbell.
Portland.
Next Review-H. c.. Kewney. Rochester;
II: A Comstock, Huntington; Philip Hamm.
Elwood.
The purpose of the meeting is 10 elect
of1cers for the next two years. make some
minor changes in the bylaws and insurance
and benefit assessments. The election viii
be held tomorrow. when the meeting will
probably close.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
.JacOb Cross.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE. Ind, March 9.-Jacob Cross,
of Jackson township. died yesterday of cam
Ger. He was about seventy years of age.
Mr.. Cross had been married six times.
Three of his former wives, with his widow.
survive. Four of his wives were separated
from him in the divorce court and three
of these received heavy alimony. The
mains will be buried at Blue River Gene
forr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Press Censorship Bill sent Back.

ALBANY. N ", March Ex-senator Lamv
to-day received the press censorship bill
drawn at Buffalo yesterday. and expressed
his disapproval of II by Immediately re-
turning it to the person wfro sent il To
him, whose name. however. he declines TO
divulge. The bill provides for {. general
press censorship
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
HnIIaday,s Robhers PIcnd Guilty.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind, March 9.-Ithamer Bur
den. Arnold Burden, Joseph Parker and
William Bailey. arrested for robbing w +.
Halliday, all pleaded guilty this morning.
Several witnesses testified to the former
good character of Ithamer Burden and
Parker. Sentence will probably be passed
on the four tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
wages Will BE Cut 15 Per Cent.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, March 9.-The Indiana
Iron Company has informed the employees
of the nut and bolt department that after
this week reduction will be made in
cent. The reduction is to do away with
the advance made last summer, a result
of the SlownesS of trade in this line.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Prof. George w. Rowe.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG. Ind, March 9.-Prof.
George w. Rowe. for many years con-
nected with educational and newspaper
work. died this morning of consumption.
aged forty years. He had recently held
professorship at Baton Rouge. La, and
was compelled TO resign by reason of fail
ing health.
The remains of Prof. Frank Summons, of
indianapolis. were brought mere to-day for
interment. He formerly taught at Moore's
Hill College and Cincinnati.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Damage in the Oil Field.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March 9.-The
water in both Big and little creeks and
the Salamonie river is receding. The dam
age to the oil industry bordering on the
Saamonie river has been greater than at
first supposed. Operations mad to be sus-
pended at the Standard Oil Companys big
pumping station on the north bank of the
river north of Montpelier. The pumping
station of Batson bridge also on the Sala-
monte was submerged in water and opera
fiopS ceaSpd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Largest steamer on the River.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind. March 9.-Captain S.
Barmore has contracted with the New Or
leans ano s.. Louis Anchor Line to lengthen
their steamer City Of Monroe forty feet and
otherwise change her hull and cabin, MAX
ing her the largest and finest steamer on
the Westerni waters She will be $50 feet
long, with a forty-five-foot beam and eight
foot hold. Her carrying capacity will be
$500 tons. The steamer Gate City will tow
the Monroe from St Louis TO Madison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Ira a. Turner.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, March 9.-Ira A. Turner.
a wealthy saloon man, aged seventy, is
dead. after a residence of forty-five years
in Muncie. He has been afflicted with
Rright's disease, but was recovering, when
he ventured out and the exposure resulted
I'm death
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Trains still DELAYED.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONNILLE, Ind, March ALI
last night and most Of to-day {; terrific rain
storm prevailed and thunderstorms prevail
at present. Mails are still delayed, trains
not running and reports from southwest of
here are to the effect thai railroad crews
have been forced To give up repair work en-
tirely. The damage being done cannot be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
OBITUARY..
Robert G. Blaine, Brother of the
Late "PIumcd knight"

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Robert G..
Blaine. brother of the late James Ct.
Blaine. died tonight at his residence, in
this city. He was sixty-five years of age
and leaves "A wife and six children. Mr..
Blaine has resided here for a long number
of years and for some time was employed
in one of the executive departments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10

WASHINGTON, March 9.-United States
Minister Terrell. in a communication to the
State Department from Constantinople in
closes a note verbal from the minister of
foreign affairs calling attention TO the
necessity for Americans travelling in Turkey
TO provide themselves with passports.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Mrs. Leslie Carter Laid Up.

WASHINGTON. March 9.-Mrs. Leslie Carter
the well-known actress. Is seriously III at the
shoreham Hotel here with acute laryngitis
brought by the strain nut upon her vocal
chords as the heroine of David Belasco's THE
Heart OF Maryland Mrs. Carriers condition Is
such to render IL highly Improbable that she
Will be able t. appear in public for some time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Lightning Kills Live Stock.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind. March 9.-About 80
o'clock last night two horses were killed by
lightning in the barn of a farmer named
Henry Scott, south OF this city There were
two other horses and two COWS in the sta
BILE, but no other damage was done.
Neither was there any mark on the stable
TO indicate where the electric current en-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10

Special To the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR. Ind, March s.-Never has st.
Mary's river been as far out OF its banks
as it is to-day. Inhabitants along the low
lands on the eastern banks have been COM
PEELED TO move. and many buildings are
inundated. There will be much loss OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10

all Of this. too. with coal 1T SECS per ton.
United States Consul fancy al Belfast has
supplied the Department of State with a
full statement of the cost Of producing Bel
fast gas. regarding the subject as of inter-
est to American neWspapers lust now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Slayer of Fvfty Men Dead.

MIDDLESBORO, Ky, March 9.-Leslie
Combs. the most noted moonshiner in the
mountains. found dead near Hazard
with his throat cut. lie Confederate
bushwhacker. He claimed that he had
killed fifty men,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Mrs. John e.. Whitman.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, March 9.-Mrs. John c.
Whitman. aged twenty, very popular
woman of this city, died yesterday of
dropsy. She leaves a husband and a babe
one month old
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Speclal 10 the indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, March 9.-Another
he~vy rain set in yesterday and up to this
morning over two inches had fallen. White
river yesterday had fallen six feet. The
rain last night however, checked the fall.
The Pennsylvania line got its road open
for business late yesterday afternoon and a
passenger train passed through the city
from Indianapolis to Louisville. large
crowd was at the train, as there had been
no papers received here since the Journal
Of Friday morning The train from the cap
ital did not arrive until o'clock and the
people who have been experiencing the
hardships of backwoodsmen for news
scrambled to get the papers. The Baltimore
* Ohio Southwestern Railroad is still tied
up and every train has been abandoned be-
tween Milan and Mitchell jackson county
has expended in the last few years over
one hundred thousand dollars on gravel
roads. over one-half of the roads will have
TO be rebuilt. The loss on bridges will be
$4,000 The loss to farmers in the destruc-
ton of growing wheat, fences. barns and
live stock will not fall much short of $25, 0O1
while the losses to the railroads in this
county will reach not less than $50 OJ0. The Sc
are conservative estimates and show a loss
of $4,000 in this county alone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Antitrust Proposition.

HARRISBURG. Pa. March 9-In the
State Senate to-day Senator c. l.. Magee
of PittsbuTg. introduced resolution pro-
wiling that the senators and represent
atives from Pennsylvania be requested to
advocate the insertion in the new tariff bill
of a provision empowering the President
TO waive duties on du:iable articles in the
schedule. when IL was shown that the prod
net of and sale OF such articles were con-
trolled restricted by any pool. trust or
corporation. The resolution was referred
to the committee on federal relations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10
Mrs. Charles RhneI.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind, March o.
Mrs. Charles Rhuel, wife or one of the most
prominent German citizens, died this even
ing after a lingering illness of typhoid
pneumonia. She is known over the State
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10

10 come. An audience that filled every seat I'm
the theater tonight was sent away disappointed.
as there Is no one in the company capable "
playing Mrs. Carriers part