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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
WHY DID WILLETT RUN AWAY:
Given Out that Crawford County
Banks Are in Good Condition.


Spacial to the indianapolis Journal.
ENGLISH Ind Nov. 2.-Cashier r. H.
Willett, of the three defunct Crawford
county banks, wants to return. sidney
Hatfield. a cousin of Willetts who resides
at Boonville Ind, is here feeling the peo-
ple. and friends of the missing cashier are
willing TO forgive and forget, as they feel
that the only mistake made by dick" was
in leaving home when the banks We're
tottering. At any rate, Willett is now
ready to play the prodigal son act and
wants the people to receive him with open
arms There is said to be no question but
what dollar for dollar will be paid the de-
positors as Assignee Arnold says the in
yestigation so far proves that there was
no attempt at wrongdoing on Willetts
part The $4,000 in government bonds, sup
posed to have been taken, has been found
among other valuable securities in a small
safe in the vault of the Leavenworth bank.
1t is now believed that if Willett had not
could have been easily righted. His friends
think he was laboring under great mental
agony his mother and grandfather having
recently died, and he himself being i'll from
worry and an attack of fever. Willett Will
return as soon as he is satisfied that he
been found to be in good condition.
Willett is now said to be at the residence
of friend in this county 1t is given out
that he is able aud willing to meet every
dollar of his indebtedness and that he has
been absent only for the purpose of COM
pleting such arrangements and did not wish
to return till he was assured that the ar
rangementS would be fully perfected. The
have caused decided change in the feel
ing toward him.
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ALGER DISCUSSES ALASKA.
He Thinks the Land of Gold Should BE
Divided Into Two Territories.

Divided Into Two Territories.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24-Secretary of War
Alger, who came here to attend the annual
banquet of the Chamber of Commerce last
night, said in an interview that he favored
a change in the duty imposed by the Ding
ley tariff law on white pine imported from
Canada. He thought the rate of 81 a thou
sand feet. as at present, excessive. Speak
ing of the plans for the relief of Klondike
miners in case of a famine, General Alger
said: II met Sir Wilfrid Laurier while he
in Washington, and we had a talk in
regard to the Yukon country. We agreed
to work together, and, if it becomes neces-
sary, to send relief to the people in that
frozen region who are seeking gold. The
cooperation of Canada being assured, be-
lieve that we could manage to get provi-
sons to Dawson City i'm some way before
the summer opens the Yukon river. Cap
tain Ray, who represents the War Depart
ment, has gone to Alaska to report, but
just where he is cannot say. He left st;
Michaers on Aug. 49, and in the middle OF
September l heard from him at Fort Yukon,
about thirteen hundred miles up the Yukon
river and five hundred miles from Dawson
City. The Yukon river freezes and 1t is
not easy to travel on the rough ice. There
FORE to send relief in midwinter by that
route is not practicable. The government
has about 100 reindeer in Alaska. but they
are scattered. Mr.. Bliss, secretary of the
Interior, has placed at the disposal of the
War Department one hundred reindeer that
are within hundred miles of ST. Michaers.
1t is just possible that with reindeer and
with the aid of Indians a small expedition
might be sent by this route. My idea is,
however that in March an expedition will
be sent over the Chilcat pass, by the Dali
ton trail. There are provisions in plenty at
St Michael's The last heard was that five
or six tons of provisions were there,
and, as steamships ply between there and
San Francisco, the danger of starvation is
not great"
DO you think Alaska should be made
Territory"
II do. because by next summer / think
from one to two hundred thousand people
will be in the Yukon country My idea is
that two Territories should be made, and
A territorial form of government would be
much better than the present method of
governing Alaska in my opinion. The State
of Nevada has about s., 900 inhabitants, and
the Yukon country alone will have three or
four times that number next spring"
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Movements Of stea mers.

NEW YORK, Nov. M.-Arrived Hekla,
from Copenhagen; Vera. from Genoa.
Sailed: Kensington, for Antwerp; St. Louis.
for Southampton; Majestic, for Liverpool;
Britannia for Marseilles.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 24.-Sailed: Germanic,
for New York; Rhynland. for Philadelphia.
ROTTERDAM, Nov. 24-Arrived: Rotter-
dam. from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. Nov. H-Arrived: st.
Paul. from New York.
LONDON. Nov. 2.-Arrived: Massaehu-
sets. from New York
BOULOGNE, Nov. 24.-Sailed: Werken-
dam. for New York
BALTIMORE. Nov. 24.-Arrived: MUNICH
en- from Bremen.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 24--Arrived: Edam,
from New York.
BREMEN, Nov. 24.-Arrived: Willehad.
from Baltimore.
HAMBURG. Nov. 24.-sailed. Phoenicia,
for New York.
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: SAGINAW, Mich. Nov. 24.-The extern
sive lumber yard of Col Aaron T. Bliss,
at CarE9tlton, three miles below this city,
was batrfteet last night. OF 100000 feet Of
hafdwded nd nine lumber only a few
biackenA<h Nj plies. containing about 100000
feet. F$gpained this morning. Colonel Bliss
estimaffet his loss at S50,000; fully insured.
PropeTty adjoining was damaged to the ex-
tent OTIS $50.
NETWORK, Nov. A.-The full-rigged
ship Por4APatrink, of the Port line, Gias-
gov, Scotland, Capt Frank Hand, was
burned at her dock in the East river to-
day. Her cargo, valued at about 100000
was also destroyed. The vessel was worth
about S1O00O Int the cargo were 5000 cases
of oil. This caused tierce fire and several
explosions, No one was injured.
DIES MOINES. IA, Nov. A.-Fire at Coli
Inns, Storey county, Iowa. this morning,
nearly destroyed the entire town. Loss,
about $780, eco
STRATFCRD. Ont, Nov. 24.-The City
Hall here was Quilted by fire early to-day.
The loss is estimated at $15O,OOO; insurance
small.
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Three Hot Boxing Bouts.

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 24.-There wera
three hot boxing matches at the Centre.
Armory tonight, given by the Cuyahoga
Athletic Club. The main bout was of fifteen
rounds between Johnny Lavack, of Cleve-
land, and Joe Bernstein, of New York,
feather weights. Bernstein was some eight
pounds the heavier and had all the best of
the fight In accordance with the agree
ment it was declared draw by Referee
Tim Hurst, both men being on their feet
at the end of the fifteenth round. Lavack
was plainly outclassed in size and made a
good showing.
In the preliminaries Kid Broad got the
decision over Johnny Dennison, at 120
pounds, both of Cleveland. Jack Hammond,
of Detroit, knocked out Frank Fortelka,
the Bohemian Cyclone of Cleveland. in
the ninth round. They fought at $50 pounds.
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FOOTBALL GAMES TO-DAY
INDIANA TO PLAY DE PAW UNIvER-
sITY At GREENCASTLE,
Minnesota to Meet Purdue at Lafay-
syIvania at Philadelphia.
reoial 70 tha Inaianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Nov. 24.-Great
interest in this city and in Bloomington
centers in the game of football scheduled
for McKeens Park, this city, tomorrow.
The defeat of De Pauw recently at Bloom
ington leads many of the supporters of the
teams to believe that Indiana University
will have an easy walk-over but the game
on that date was played under entirely diff
ferent conditions. The field at Blooming
ton was sea of mud, and the heavy
weight of the Indiana players was all that
was necessary to push their lighter adj
versaries down the field and across the goa
line. The rivalry between the two instltu-
tions is creating a great interest in the
struggle over the State, and a number OF
alumni of the two universities will spend
their Thanksgiving vacation here attending
the game A great crowd will come on
the special train and a brass band will ac
company the visitors.
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Auction sales of Horses.

LEXINGTON, KY. Nov. A-The sale OF
the WOODBURY. thoroughbreds by the Easton
Company was well attended. but prices
ruled low. The stock was well bred, but
in poor condition for a sale Following are
the leading sales: Imp Hermence, nine
years ch. s.. by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, to o. III.
Chenault for $1,000 Falsetto. twenty-five
years b. s., by Enquirer Farfaletta. TO j.
j. Douglas. Louisville. for $1,000: chestnut
colt, by Blue Eyes Missive, to .. Bradley
for 81. 900.
NEW YORK. Nov. 24-The Fasig sale OF
tinued to-day. Sans Souci, oh. m, 1891 Sid
ney-Miss Roy, was sold to j. Fleischman.
New York. for $50; Amson. br. c.. 1894.
Baron Wilkes-Frolic. went to N. L. Mont
gomery, of indianapolis, for $3.50.
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PREACHER J0RDAN'S REVENGE.
Because He Blundered I'm Marriage He
Denounced His Wife in Church.

INDEPENDENCE, Kan, Nov. 24.-In the
District Court here to-day divorce was
granted to Rev. Willis Jordan, pastor Of
the Christian Church at Candy, from his
wife, Ada Jordan, The case appears on the
docket under the peculiar title of William
Jordan VS.. Ada Miller, called Ada Jordan.
Rev. Jordan caused a sensation by pub
licly denouncing his wife from the pulpit on
Sunday He declared in his speech that he
had been victimized by the bold adven-
turess with whom he had become infatuat-
cd lie said he had married but had since
found cut She was at the time married to
another map. that he had been deceived
and wOukisSIe fora divorce.
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24.-The Cornell
football team arrived here from Ithaca
this evening in prime condition for the an
nual Thanksgiving day game with the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. The Cornell PARTY
numbers thirty-five men, twenty-five of
whom compose the varsity team and sub
stitutes, and the remainder comprising the
second team, which goes to Annapolis on
Saturday for a game with the naval cadets.
All are in good spirits and confident that
Pennsylvania will have to do good work to
take the game from them. The visitors de-
clare their team will be able to get around
Pennsylvania ends, and they count on get
ting goal or two from the thirty-yard line.
They think Pennsylvania will not get more
than two touchdowns. Coach Woodruff, of
the Pennsylvania, said tonight that he ex-
pected hard game. He, however, felt conf
dent of winning. The lineup as given out
bv the caDtains tonight will be as follows:
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WASHINGTON, Nov. A.-It is understood
that the President in his message will sug-
gest to Congress that it would be mad
visable at present to take any action which
would complicate the situation in Cuba. 1t
is said that he will suggest that the passage
of resolutions recognizing belligerency or
independence would be inexpedient while
the measures of reform proposed by Spain
and to be carried out by General Blanco are
being introduced. The release of the Com
petitor and other American prisoners will
be referred to as gratifying and as reliey-
ing the United States from the necessity
of intervention upon the ground of the pro-
lection of American life and property
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Handicap billiard Tourney.

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-The Brunswick
Balke-Collendar Company to-day made a
formal proposition for a handicap billiard
tournament to be held at Chicago and COM
mencing on or about Jan. 10, 1898. The con-
test will be new style game of eighteen
inch balk line with one shot in balk and
one shot in anchor, and the company will
give 81. ESQ added money to the purse, which
for each contestant and the net box office
receipts The entire purse will be divided
into four prizes in the ratio of 40. 80, 20 and
10 per cent. The number of contestants is
limited to six players, but there must not
be less than five entries. Two of the
scratch men will be Jacob Schaefer and
Frank G. Ives.
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49,. GoLF, TOURNAMENT TODAY.
Most Prominent Players i'm the COun'
try VIII Participate.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-The greatest
gathering of golfers that has ever been
seen in America will be drawn to the Lake
wood Golf Club links tomorrow by the
tournament. Golfers here from Canada
and the South, and with those expected
tomorrow there will not be far from half
a hundred men who have been prominent
in golfng circles. Among those already
here are: H. j. Whgman, amateur cham
pion; Findlay Douglass, A. H. Fem, Jas;
A., Tying, Arden Robbins, Henderson ana no
ST Andrews; bowers, Tailor of Ardsley;
Larocque, j. r. Chadwick, George. Arm
head and Horn, of Pittsburg; Beverly
Ward, jr., A. T. Tappan, of Long Island;
Traverse, of Brooklyn; Alec Morton and
Wright Bohlen and Biddle, of the Phila-
delphia Cricket Club.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 24-If Purdue
fails to wipe out the grudge against Mime
sofa in to-morrow's great game she will
have none but herself to blame. There has
been great progress in her practice play re-
Gently. A number of weak points were dis
covered in the tie game with the alumni
last week and Buschmann, who played
in thee alumni team, has been here ever
since coaching the backs, who were notice.
ably weak. There has been vast improve
ment under Buschmann's coaching, and to
him will belong most of the credit IL Min
nesota be defeated Purdue defeated Min
nesota two years ago, but victory went the
other way last year.
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PROPOSED COMPROMISE.
Factions of Glass Workers Have a Sc
crcf Meeting in Pittshurg.

PITTSBURG, Nov. PA secret meeting
of the executive committee of the Window
glass Workers, Association was held this
afternoon. The announcement is made that
the object of the meeting was to bring about
a settlement of the troubles between the
warning factions in the association. The
result reached was a proposition which will
be placed before the members at large for
blowers and gatherers to compromise their
differences with the cutters and f1atteners,
to divide the funds of the association (about
$780, OO0) on condition that the latter faction
withdraw its suit from court and leave the
organization as body.
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Hartford city Baby show.
10, 70 The 1ndianapolis Journal.

Snecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. PA
baby show was held at Briscoe's Hall in
this city last evening under the auspices of
the Junior Christian Endeavor Society
Nearly a hundred babies between the ages
of six months and three years were Oh ex-
hibition. Prizes were awarded to the hand
soonest baby in each class. Mayor Kinsley
was master of ceremonies. The judges Sc
lected Helen Manor, daughter of City Clerk
Manor, for first prize in the one-year-old
class Louise Sawyer, daughter of Prof.
E. X Sawyer, in the two-year-olds, and
John r. Johnston, jr., son of j. r. john
ston, was decided the best looking three
year-old. The prizes were souvenir spoons.
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he became worse and yesterday morning,
CISCO became suddenly insane on Monday,
1aborng under the hallucination that he
was being pursued by enemies. Sympa-
thizing passengers took him in charge but
desert. he jumped through car window
and escaped in the darkness. The train
was stopped and a search made for him,
without avail gang of railway workers
has been sent in search of him. He comes
from the East. but nothing is known of
his antecedents He will die of thirst I'M
less speedily found.
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Protests Against Customs Autonomy.

BARCELONA, Nov. 24-At meeting last
evening of delegates representing a number
of political and commercial societies held
at the Republican Club a dispatch was sent
to Premier Sagasta strongly protesting
against granting customs autonomy to
Cuba and Porto Rico and asserting the in
tention of the societies represented of con-
tinuing their opposition to customs auton-
omy. This protest was not aimed at any
particular party, though the protestants as
sert that the party securing peace in Cuba
without injuring the interests of Spain and
Cuba will receive the recognition hereafter
of the political and commercial societies in
terested in the present movement. The dis
patch was signed by the Marine Society,
the Public Works Society the Atheneum
Society," by many Republican clubs and by
other important associations.
MADRID, Nov 24.-The Chambers of
Commerce of bilbao and Santander have
telegraphed to Premier Sagasta and Senior
Moret the minister for the colonies, de-
handing protection for Spanish products in
Cuba.
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STARVING IN MIDOCEAN.
Crew of "a Schooner Given Provisions
with Great DiffcuIty

steamship Rossmore, which arrived here to-
day, reports having sighted the schooner
Elite, Captain Hargrave, in midocean, Nov.
Is, with signals displayed that the crew
were starving. Owing to the heavy seas
provisions were with difficulty thrown on
the deck of the schooner and the Rossmore
proceeded on her way. The Elite was
bound from Cadiz Spain, to st. Johns,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
Coryen Takes Change of Venue.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Nov. 24-The grand
Jury has indicted Frank Coryell for muir
der in the first degree for killing Mrs.
Ellen Banks last month. He made affi-
davit before Judge Samuel B. Voyles that
he was unable to employ an attorney, and
the Judge appointed ID. A. Kochenour, of
Brownstown, TO defend him. Mr.. Roche
nour asked for a change of venue, and
Judge Voyles sent the case to Bartholo-
NEW county,.
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Wreck on the Chicago & Alton.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. A.-It is re-.
ported here that a west-bound passenger
train collided with a freight train on the
Chicago & Alton road at o'clock this
evening at MAYHEM Lafayette county, for
ty-eight miles east of Kansas City. Several
cars were wrecked and 1t is reported that
a number of persons were hurt. The Chi
cago & Alton officials here state that no
one was killed, but refuse to give out the
details of the wreck.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

VICTORIA. b. c., Nov 24.-The first
contingent of Alaska miners who came here
to outfit for the I<londike will leave on the
steamer Rosalie tomorrow for the gold
fields.
A letter from Telegraph creek, the head
of navigation on the Stickeen river, says
that a large number of miners have
rived there. some to push on to l<londike,
others to try their luck in the northern belt
of British Columbia.
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Union Miners Win Their strike.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CARBON, Ind, Nov. 24.-The miners at
the Crawford shaft who came out yester-
day and remained out to-day because the
company allowed nonunion miners to work,
will return to work tomorrow. w. w.
Fisher, of this company, sent for the min
ers' committee this afternoon for a confer
ence. The company also advised the nom
union men to join the union, which they did.
The difficulties have ali been settled.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Nov. 24.-Grand National
Chief Gerard and Grand National Scribe
Snyder of Charlottesville, were here for
the district meeting and banquet of the
Tribe of Ben-Hur last night There We're
visitors from many surrounding towns, and
five new members were initiated
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pendIeton Glass strike settled.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PENDLETON, Ind, Nov. A.-The Pen
dleton window glass factory resumed OPP
erations this morning after strike by the
blowers and gatherers, lasting about
week. The strike originated because of the
presence in the plant of cutters who were
Objectionable to the blowers and gatherers
After a weeks arbitration the plant re-
sumed with none but old-time employees
permitted in the factory
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Deputy Collector Is i'm jail.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. A.-Marshall
E. Cook deputy collector at this point, who
is an embezzler to the amount of several
hundred dollars, returned to the city to-
day and is now in jail. He claims he lost
the money. His relatives will make good
the amount of his shortage and endeavor to
ton of his books will be completed to-
morrow.
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LONDON. Nov. pa cablegram received
from st. Michael, Azores. announces that
the British steamer Marylands, Captain
Turner, from West Hartlepool for Quebec
which has been floating helpessly in mid
ocean since Nov. l. excepting for a short
tow given her by the Allen line steamer
Norwegian. which first reported her, was
towed into St. Michael Nov. o.
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indiana .Fat Boy Seriously III.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 24.-Sam Allen,
jr., aged four the biggest fiat boy in In
diana, has pneumonia and his condition is
considered serious. Unless this sickness re-
suits fatally or reduces his corpulency per-
manently the boy will travel with Barnum
rext year. He weighs 123 pounds and is
gaining at a rate that would place him at
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NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 24.-All efforts
are now being bent upon removing quar-
antines and the barriers will be drawn
sooner than at first announced. Baton
Rouge will remove restrictions tomorrow
and as Mississippi hes been waiting on
Louisiana towns it will follow within day
or two. There was another slight frost this
morning. The Marine Hospital Service has
closed its work and the fever is officially
dead
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Killed by the Cars.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CICERO Ind, Nov. 24.-John Rollings, a
painter about twenty-five years old, re-
siding with his widowed mother at this
place, fell under an L. E. & W. freight
train while returning from indianapolis
this morning and was instantly killed,
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Severe Fire M KemDton.
Ial 70 the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
KEMPTON. Ind, Nov. 24.-About 8
o'clock yesterday morning a smoke was dis
covered issuing from tile roof of DIR. Amos S
drug stone The town has no fire depart
ment and the wind spread the flames rap
idly. In a short time the drug store and
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OTTAWA, Ont, Nov. 24.--Mr. Ogilvie. the
government surveyor, who has just returned
from a years stay on the Yukon. brings
record of the temperature in that region
showing in January 1896, temperature as
low as 6S1 below zero.
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BRISBANE. Queensland, Nov. 24.-On the
arrival of the English cricket team here to-
day a disorderly mob rushed to the rail-
wav carriage and insulted and roughly
handled the cricketers. Mr.. Stoddard S
presentation watch and chain were stolen.