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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-14
The Democrat Holds over.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Sept. 13.-Judge
Shaw, of the Circuit Court, made an inn
portant ruling to-day which virtually set
ties the county superintendency case which
has been a line of contention in the coun-
ty for two or three months. The court
overruled demurrer to a complaint stat
ing facts based on John l.. Houses election
as superintendent and held that as there
was no quorum present at the trustees
meeting, when the alleged election took
Democrat holds over until his successor is
duly elected and qualified.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WATERLOO, Ind, Sept. 13-Late yester-
day afternoon the skeleton OF a mastodon
was partly exhumed on the farm owned by
Nicodemus A. Spindler. five miles north
west of this city and to-day several Of the
teeth and pieces Of the tusks were brought
Press office The tusks. allowing a fair
amount for tapering ends. would measure
fifteen feet, and the mastodon is thus esti-
mated to have stood eighteen or twenty
feet high. The rest of the skeleton is now
hainSg eXhumed.
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Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK Sept. 1S.-Arrived: An
choria. from Glasgow Spree, from Bremen;
Georgia from Liverpool; Deutschland, from
Rotterdam Georgian, from London
CHERBOURG, Sept. 13.-Safled: Nor
MAMMA, for New York and Havel, N. Y.
GIBRALTAR, Sept. 13.-Arrived: Kaiser
Wilhelm III. from Naples.
QUEENSTOWN. Sept 13.-Arrived: Ceph-
alonia, from Boston
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept 13.-Sailed: Bre-
men, for New York.
BREMEN, Sept 13.-Arrived: Aller from
Now Work
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Loose Prison Methods.

BOISE. Ida, Sept. 13.-An Investigation
of the penitentiary conspiracy has de-
veloped some astounding facts. 1t is I'M
derstood the discovery has been made that
a number of keys have in some mysterious
manner faller in the possession of the con-
victs with which they can open their cell
doors 1t also developed that drugs and
other dangerous articles have been SNUG
gled in to the prisoners. The officials are
determined to get to the bottom Of the
matter and the result of their inveStiga-
ton is liable to implicate some who would
never be suspected by the public
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND Ind Sept. 1S.-No hope is
entertained for the recovery OF Marcus
Mote. the aged Quaker artist, VINO is now
an inmate of the Eastern Hospital for the
insane. He is quite feeble, requires atten-
ton both day and night. and his mental
faculties, especially memory, seem to have
almost completely failed him.
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Harness Manufacturers.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13.-The National Har-
ness Manufacturers and Dealers Protect
i've Association met here to-day in their
eleventh annual convention, with a good
attendance. W. f. Meyer. president, and
VIM. X. Knoblock, secretary, presented
their reports. These and reports of other
officers, including the executive committee
occupied the most of the day
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The ticket scalp
ers' test case collapsed when brought be-
fore Justice Andrews in the Supreme Court
to-day. Frederick NJ. Boles, the ''scalper''
who was arrested, sought to be released on
a writ of habeas corpus, which it was ex-
pected would raise the law points at issue
ity Of the new law. Assistant District At
torney Milliken, however, stated that the
district attorney was perfectly willing that
Boles should be discharged, and Justice
Andrews granted the writ.
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ono of the Heirs to SIS. OOO, GOO.
peciaI to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the IndianapOls JOuIpal.
JEFFERSONVILI4E, Ind, Sept 13.-George
IMkenbefl. carpenter of this city. has just been
notified through the German consul that he IS an
heir in the direct line of descent of the Mrs.
Lucy Lulkenbell, who died in Germany leaving an
estate Of S. Od090 Lukenbelrs share will be very
large.
Alex. Ball. of Memphis this county, has re-
ceved notice that he is heir to the immense
Ball estate, of Philadelphia.
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Caught a Hotel Thief.
to the Tndiananolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENVILLE, O., Sept. 13-Robert Mil
Ter. alias Evans. left and Upton. was
locked up by City Marshal Hozapfel last
night, charged with being a hotel thief, and
wanted at Harrisburg. Pa, for stealing $3.50
at a hotel there. The chief of police of that
city will be here tomorrow to take charge
of the prisoner, who a few weeks ago mar
ried Miss Bessie Curtis, a popular young
woman of this citv
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Gao City strike settled.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GAS CITY. Ind, Sept. 13-At a meeting
this morning at the mayors office between
President ID. A. Hayes, of the Green Bottle
Workers Association of the United States
and Canada. and the Thompson Glass Com
pany, of this city, their differences were
amicably adjusted and the factory win
again resume operations Tuesday morning
as q union factory. There Is general re-
joicing in the city tonight. Mr.. Hayes. the
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Bic Rarn nnd Contents pestroxed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANGOLA, Ind, Sept. 13.-The large farm
barn of Monroe F. Wright, trustee of Sa-
lem township, Steuben county. burned
about o'clock last evening together with
nine horses, 200 bushels OF wheat, q large
quantity of clover seed and seventy tons
of hay. 1t was one of the largest and finest
barns in northern Indiana. Insurance.
$l,S00 Origin of fire unknown
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Fined $4,000 for Jury bribery.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind, Sept 13.-Grief Matthews,
whose confession to attempt at jury bril-
berry led to the somewhat sensational trial
of L. d. Baldwin and the Indictment CT
others, was fined to-day by Judge Custer
81. 600 and costs. 1t is thought that this will
be the last heard of the jury-bribing affair
in this county so far as the courts are con-
ned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-14
Oakland Gets Nothing.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 13-The cele-
brated Oakland water front case was de-
cided by the Supreme Court to-day The
opinion was written by Chief Justice
Beatty. The greater portion of the water
front is declared to be the property of the
State of California A small part is award
ed to the Oakland Water Front Company,
but the city of Oakland gets nothing
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REJECT TEN-DAY CLAUSE.
Miners VIII Return to work at Once
if Scale Is Paid.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Sept. 1S.-The block coal
miners met in mass meeting at the court
house to-day to hear the report of their
delegate, Philip Roberts, who returned
from the Columbus convention Saturday.
The meeting was the largest ever held in
the county. Resolutions were adopted by
a unanimous vote condemning Sheriff Mar
tin and his deputies, who killed the march
ing miners near Hazleton. The report of
Mr. Roberts was accepted and the officials
of the United Mine Workers of America
were given a vote Of confidence. The ten
day suspension clause to give other States
an opportunity to secure the scale, met
dSapproVal, and it is evident that if the
men will Immediately return to work. A
committee was selected to meet the oper-
atorS committee this afternoon in the Of
fees of the Brazil Block Coal Company
Element of the machine scale as the load
ers after the machines contend that they
are entitled to half as much a ton as is
paid the pick men. This would make a ten
ceive only 2212 cents.
The afternoon session of the miners mass
meeting was stormy. The operators re-
fused TO consider the scale for pick and
machine mining together, and the meeting
voted to ignore the machine men and ask
the operators to give the Columbus scale
This was done and meeting of the Oper-
atOrS' and miners committee was held, but
no settlement was effected, and a meeting
of all the operators of the district and min
ers will be held tomorrow, and it is be-
Iieved the Columbus scale viii be granted
The miners, by almost unanimous vote.
decided TO reject the ten-day clause in the
Columbus agreement and return To work at
once in case their demands are granted.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION. Ind Sept. 13.-The ef-
feet of the Covington curfew ordinance
though not rigidly enforced. has been so
salutary that the Town Council of Weed
ersburg will pass a similar ordinance this
week The children have been detained by
tho night police for being on the street
after o'clock and soon as the bell rings
there is a general seampeT of the young
sters for the paternal roof Seldom Is a
child to be seen on the street after curfew
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CAPE MAY. Sept. 13-George Bogart,
alias George Myers, the absconding city
clerk Of Evanston. H. was captured at
Cape May point this morning and lodged
in Jail. He is charged with having stolen
$1,000 of the citys funds. He is held to
await requisition papers
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
JEFFERsONvILLE. Ind. sept 1a-Ed Brooks
and Frank Collins, inmates of the Indiana Re-
formatory. made their escape last night by evad-
ing the yard guard and going over the west wall.
Both originally from Chicago, but were sent
up from different counties OF this state. Brooks
came from Henry county, where he given
five-year term for burglary. tie had but year to
serve, and was employed in the tailor shop. Col
liIs was sent from Wells county to serve fourteen
years for burglary, and had served but six
months. They have not been heard from
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-14

BOSTON. Sept 13.-The fourteenth an
nual convention of the Laundrymen's As
ISOLATION opened here to-day. About 800
delegates, representing almost every sec
ton of the United States and Canada were
present. President |. n. Williams of Lex
ington, KY. called the meeting to order
and read his annual address.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-14
separatc WAND for Consumptiyes.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 1S.-At the East
ern Indiana Hospital for the Insane a
separate ward for the care of consumptives
has been opened in order to prevent other
patients from becoming infected. There
are nine patients in this word at present.
DIR. S. e. Smith, the medical superintendent,
hopes to separate the epileptie class also.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION. Ind. Sept. 13.-The much
talked-of damage suit brought by Miss
Debbie Schutt. a weIl-known Covington
young woman. against the Rev. Spainlove,
of the Baptist Church, for circulating inn
proper letters about her, has been dis
missed by a motion TO quash the indict-
n.ent The attorneys for the prosecution
say the matter is settled and that the gos-
sip concerning this sensational affair should
cease.
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day Phillips. who is wanted here for per-
jury in making a bond was following the
Ohio fairs making balloon ascensions and
parachute leaps. The perjury was in con-
nection with the arrest OF Attorney J. G.
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Carried S1,143 Passenaers.

DULUTH. Mimi, Sept. 13.-All the rec
ords in marine excursions were broken to-
day when the big whaleback steamer
Christopher Columbus arrived at the docks
in Duluth from Chicago. to go into winter
quarters at West Superior. Barring one or
two side trips from here, to-day practically
ended the season for the huge flyer and
the books showed a total of 81 143 passen-
gers carried since the Columbus left here
for Chicago June q TO begin the summers
traffic. This is a new worlds record not
only for passenger business on the great
lakes but easily surprising in volume any
thing previously known in marine history
river, lake or ocean, anywhere. The world S
fair record at Chicago was outdone by
IT any thousand passengers The bulk of
the business was done between Chicago ard
Milwaukee The seasons business Was
handled without an accident.
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ATLANTA Ga Sept. 13-Reports to the
State Department of Agriculture from Al
bany. in south Georgia say the cotton
caterpillar has appeared there in numbers
sufficient to arouse serious fears for the
cotton crop In that section.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-14
Aeronaut Arrested for Perjury.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Sept. 1S.--On an indict-
ment found here three years ago George C.
Phillips. former saloon keeper and prize
fight promoter OF Elwood was arrested in
Jackson county. Ohio. and brought here to-
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ATLANTIC TO BE BRIDGED.


Scheme for Establishing "a Line of
Stationary Vessels on the Ocean.
NEW YORK, Sept ia sea tanned, har-
messed, robbed of it's terrors, no longer the
''trackless" sea, but marked by shining
steel from Sandy Hook to Fastnet light
lighted policed patrolled, ambulanced I'M
til it is as safe as Broadway, with men
watching by day and night to guide vessels,
to shelter disabled craft and telegraph for
help when needed--a 3,0O0-mile street of the
sea, with all modern safeguards. This is
in brief, what a. great syndicate of French
capitalists proposes. And high engineering
talent has pronounced the proposition feas-
ible.
TO make the Broadway of the sea is the
joint plan of an Italian named Caryello and
a FTenchman named Lemieux. Public ex-
perimentS have been made by them at the
mouth of the river Seine, near the ocean,
which seem to demonstrate that success is
possible. Sig Carvello has invented a ship
which, in this instance, will serve a novel
purpose. Its framework consists entirely of
steel tubes covered with steel netting, with
quarter-inch meshes, which are filled in
with concrete, rubbed smooth to diminish
liquid friction.
AS the bird flies the distance between
Havre France. and New York city is 5000
miles. sailor in the mast of one vessel
can see. at a distance of fifty miles the
mastS of any vessel which may happen to
be at that distance. Bearing in mind these
facts, this enterprising syndicate proposes
to construct from sixty to Seventy-five
ships built on the plan of Carvello and fitted
with great searchlights and station them
fifty miles apart in an almost direct line
across the Atlantic. But instead of NOV
ing about from place to place each is
to be supplied with eight immense cables
of woven steel wire. similar to those upon
which hangs Brooklyn bridge but smaller
Three of these cables will hang from each
side of the vessel and the other two from
front and real, all at angles of forty-five
degrees with the ships sides, and each will
be fastened by immense anchors to the
nearest ocean bottom that be discov-
cred by sounding. There will thus be
tablshed a straight line Of stationary ships
directly across the ocean and at regular
intervals of probably fifty miles.
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B,tuminou. Miners to Meet.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Sept. 13-Presi-
dent knight, of the Indiana mine workers.
who returned from Columbus tonight
called a delegate convention of bituminous
miners to meet here Thursday. There
will be meeting of bituminous operators
the same day. and the effort will be made
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PROPERTY RIGHTS LIMITED.

ward and five children. ]. p. Rodgers, d
f. Atkins and Mrs. A. Clark.
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Thompsons and the business men are to be
on this amicable settlement.
which means so much for both the men
and The city
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Tin-Plate Men Taken from RichmoI

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. I'D. G. Reid,
of the American tin-plate works at Elwood
to-day took thirty more men from this city
to take the place of strikers. This is the
third time that men have been taken from
here. He also took a woman, who is TO be
the cook in the hotel that the company has
purchased TO board its men.
The silver star., 1897-09-09
THE COMING FESTIVAL.
Preparations In Proxreaa which WIN Max,
Il More Interesting Than Ever Before.

Preparations In Proxreaa which WIN Make
II More Interesting Than Ever Before.
Denver, Colo. Sept. Interpretations
for Colorado's annual Festival Of Noun
tain and Plain are in successful prog
ress. and from all indications 1t will be
a much more elaborate affair than any
previous celebration. This yearly ear
nlval has become to the West what the
Mardi Gras Is to New Orleans; the Har-
vest Festival to New England; the
Yelled Prophets to st. Louis, and the
Priests of Pallas to Kansas City. The
citizens Of Denver have subscribed lib
orally to entertain her visitors on this
occasion. The streets will he hand
somely decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, and brilliantly Illuminated with
varied colored electric lights during the
nights and all the various entertain
ments will be absolutely free. The
principal features of the fiesta will be
the Pageant of Progress on the first
day. This will be an allegorical rep
resentation of the progress Of the
state from the days of the earliest pio-
neers 10 the present time. Floats rep
resenting the industries Of every min
ing camp. horticultural and agricultu-
raj district in the state will have place
in the procession. In addition to this
there will be several tribes Of Indians
in their primitime state. who will give
weird dances at the parks during the
night. The Chinese display. one of the
most interesting features of last year,
will be repeated this year more elnbOr-
ately than ever. The Queen of the
Plains, with her maids of honor select
ed from every county in the state, will
also be prominent attraction.
The second day will be given up to
Queen Thalia and Argentum Aurum
and their great masked street parade,
and at night the bal champetre, n new
feature never before seen in this coun-
try.
The third day will be given up to the
military display and the parade of the
Silver Serpents and their ball in the
evening.
Mrs. NJ. A. Shute. connected with the
state Horticultural Department, has
started on visit to the fruit growing
districts of the state for the purpose
OF Interesting the people in making suit
able representations mt the Festival by
floats. She will visit Pueblo. Rocky
Ford, Trinidad. Canon City. all of San
Juan. Montrose. Grand Junction, Frui-
tn, Gunnison and all other sections rails
Ing fruits.
Lieutenant Governor Jud Brush will
visit the agricultural districts on a
similar mission in the near future.
The railway companies have made
an exceedingly low round trip rate
from all points in Colorado. northern
New Mexico. western Kansas and Ne
braska. eastern Utah and southern
Wyoming. which makes a visit to the
Festival within the reach of nearly ev-
eryone.
The silver star., 1897-09-09
THE ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE.
President Mckinley Asked to Convene Con
gress-Debs Has His WAY,

st. Louis. Aug. 31.-1'he conference
OF labor leaders which has been In ses.
sion here two days finished Its work
this evening. The meeting was prOduc.
tive of several sensational speeches
and many resolutions. yet no decisive
action was taken In the principal mat.
ter for which the gathering was sum-
moned-the abolishment Of government
by injunction.
The convention, which had been an
nounced as the last one of Its kind to
be held, while adjourning sine die. has
merely postponed action ON the mat.
tiers before II for three weeks, as a
call for a similar convention. to be held
III Chicago Monday. September %, was
Issued. True 1t IL. the convention or
dered its chairman, Mr.. Prescott OF the
International Typographical Union, to
request President Mckinley, in the
name OF the convention, to call a
special session Of congress for the pur-
pose OF defining the authority OF
Judges In the matter of injunctions, -
but as the president will hardly re-
ceive the communication In time to
convene congress In three weeks. even
should he consider the matter favor.
ably. the Chicago gathering may take
action which would render tO-day's
move void or decide to act in another
manner.
MIR. Debs and Social Democracy dom
mated the convention. and the fam.
ous labor leader carried the gathering
on Its feet this afternoon In one OF his
characteristic speeches.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Ma.
hon Of Detroit. calling upon all miners
now at work to desert their posts, and
terming them enemies Of human lib.
erty 80 long as they remained on duty,
was adopted.
MIR. RatchfOrd. who was especially
pleased with the conventions lnstruc.
tons Regarding the request for the
convenlng OF congress. hurried away
tonight to Columbus. where lie will
attend n conference OF mine workers
and operators. Mr.. Debs and, In fact,
all the leaders, arc gratified at the re-.
suit OF the conference.
The silver star., 1897-09-09
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

The little child lost on Casper Noun.
tain was found the next day by a
searching party. which was out twenty.
six hours. The little one was found un.
injured about four miles from the camp
from which II wandered away. II wax
at first thought that the little one had
been carried OF by n mountain lion.
The Wyoming Land Boari held n spe.
cini meeting on the 2sth and leased ov.
or 10000 acres Of school land and 83. 600
ncres Of state land. The lind was leas.
ed in tracts Of from fifty acres up to
5000 acres The school lands were
rented on valuation Of from 70 cents
TO 81 90 per acre and the state lnnd nj
n valuation Of 300 per acre.
Forest fires OF considerable extent nre
devastating the timbercd mountains in
Custer county. Idaho. and enormous
fres are reported burning In the forests
OF the Priest river timber reserve. The
f1res In the mountains north OF Salmon
City have been burning for ten dnys
past and caused enormous destruction
Of timber. The montnIns Of Idaho nre
full Of campers and these hrcs all orig.
innfc from careless camp fires.
Florence Packard. OF Tonto BasIn.
Arixonn. In getting rich killing moun.
tain lions. within two or three weeks
he hns killed nine. The county paws
him $50 for ench scalp. lie IL insisted
In his work by pnck Of hounds. Tho
adjacent stOckmcn are encouraging the
enterprise. for since Phil Hnsklns icft
that community the lions have incrcns.
ed NO rapidly that the herds suffered
from their dcprciatIons and tho busI.
ness OF rnlslng horses was abandoned.
Mountain lions have liking amount.
Ing 70 MANN for the flesh Of colts.
and sometimes they do not hesitate 10
nttack n grown horse. Haskins and hIs
dogs made lions In the T0nto region
hard to catch. One day n co,,ple 0f
years ago he vnried the monotopy Of
tho Hon killing business by the less
profitable killing Of n man for wI,ose
scalp NO bounty had been offered. Has
kins y at Yu1a.