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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10

Young. and they had one son, Lafayette,
who married a sister of Voorhees, Brook
shire. They had three children. Lafayette
Young lived a farm owned by Dudley
Young, and he died in 1881, and his widow
married James Tober. This marriage did
not please David Young. who brought suit
for possession of the farm. The plea was set
up that the land was given to Lafayette
Young only during his lifetime. An eject
ment suit before a justice in 1881 was dis
missed. Then suit was brought in court and
the defendants won. A new trial was given
and the plaintiff won. A rehearing was
granted and the Supreme Court af-
firmed the decision of the lower
court, giving the land to David
Young. Then David Young died. leaving
all property to his wife. Two daughters
were angry over this and they entered suit
to break the will. The will broken,
but the Supreme Court reversed this deci
sion. The case was then taken to Putnam
county where the will was again broken.
Thus the matter stood at the time of the
death of Mrs Edith Young.
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FOURTH DISTRICT ELECTION.
Close Race Expected If Republican
Vote Comes Out.

ZONES Out'
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug. 9.-The Fourth
congressional district tomorrow will choose
a representative to fill the unexpred term
of the late William S. Holman. The mid
summer campaign, hot in that sense at
least, was a strange one. But few of the
regulation campaign speeches have been
made. On the part of the Republicans
there has been but little no public
demonstration. The district is normally
heavily Democratic. In the landslide last
fall M. r. SulZer, of Madison, the Repub-
lican nominee. was beaten by almost nine
hundred votes. 1t is estimated that the
normal Democratic majority is about two
thousand The most radical of the Demo-
Gratis are not claiming that figure tonight,
however. Republicans, on the other hand,
are confident. They claim that they will
have out the full vote of the party. They
also are hoping much from the soldier vote.
The PopuliStS keep in the middle of the
road and say that their candidate the Rev.
Mr.. Browder, will be the next congressman.
Major Lee. the Republican nominee, has
depended almost altogether on personal
effort. From house to house he has gone
shaking hands with every farmer, sleeping
in the warm feather beds, chewing the
same green tobacco that made the late
Congressman Holman famous throughout
this district. His plan of battle in the
cities OF the district, too. was an innovation.
He has held handshaking receptions. He
has confined his talks to sound money pro-
lection and the assertion that times have
already indicated an Improvement The
other candidates. f. NJ. Griffith, the Demo-
cratic nominee, and Rev. L.. M. Browder
the Populist nominee, have spent most of
the time in bitter attack on each other.
Everywhere they have worked against the
others advantage. Last fall the two
parties worked together, but this summer
has found them far apart.
The total vote of the district is about
a GOO and if the Republicans get out their
full vote the contest will certainly be close,
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WILL DEFY THE BISHOP.
Catholic Societies VIII Hold n Sunday
Picnic Despite u Ban.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 9.-Bishop Fink, of
the Roman Catholic diocese of Leaven-
worth and Kansas City, Kan, has read in
all the parishes of the diocese a letter for
bidding the members of the Catholic
Church from attending the Irish-American
picnic to be held in Kansas City, Kan, next
Sunday. Bishop Fink gave as his reasons for
placing a ban on the picnic that Sunday is
a holy day on which all Catholics are urged
to do their duty toward their church and
God and that a public picnic is not a fit
observance of the day He said also that
holding a picnic on the Sabbath is in direct
violation of the laws of the Catholic Church
and any one taking part in such celebra-
ton on that day is guilty of an offense in
of the United Irish Societies, states that the
picnic will be held Notwithstanding Bishop
Fink'S letter.
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Mad-Cat Scare at Princeton.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind, Aug 9.-This city has
had mad-cat scare. Several cats afflicted
with a strange inalady have been killed
during the past few days. Members of the
families of Russell Hewitt and Robert
Gasaway were attacked by mad cats and
severely bitten and scratched. A daughter
of Mr.. Gasaway was bitten on the abdomen.
She became very ill Immediately and suf-
fered intense pain. maidstone was applied
to the wound. but it would not adhere The
wholesale determination of cats began last
night, and a large number of the feline
tribe has been shot. Dogs bitten by mad
cats were also killed. The city authorities
are watching the matter closely, and if a
cat or dog be seen acting strangely it will
be killed Immediately.
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THE BRIDGE GAVE WAY
AND 4 G.. n. Is 1. FREIGHT TRAIN
NOW LIES IN WABASH RIVER.
Engineer Reidt Fatally Hurt and n
Boy I<iIIed-Fourth District EIec-
ton TO-Day-State News.
speciai to the indianapolis Journal.

speciai to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind. Aug. 9.-Engine No.
81 and six loaded cars of the south-bound
Grand Rapids & Indiana local freight
plunged through a trestle over the Wa
bash river near Geneva, ~ miles north of
here, about IL o'clock to-day. A derailed
car broke out a span of the bridge and
the engine and tender, which were nearly
across, dropped into the river The loco
motive half turned over and now lies in
the water beneath the mass of iron, wood,
lumber and merchandise of the wrecked
train. boy is killed and the fireman
saved his life by jumping The engineer
went down and is fatally hurt. The vic
Tins are
UNKNOWN BOY. of Berne, supposed to
be killed; hat found in river.
BARNEY REIDT, engineer fatally in
jured
J. GALLAGHER, fireman, sprained leg
JAMES CLIFFORD, brakeman, long
- SCHMICH, head brakeman, severe
bruises.
Soon hundreds of people were on their
way to the scene Engineer Barney Reidt
who went down with the engine had his
right leg broken and his left leg so badly
crushed that it was amputated as soon as
he had been removed to the Heaston
steam and cut around the head and face
he lives in Fort Wayne Gallagher the
fireman. got off with sprained ankle
Brakeman James Clifford had a bad cash
cut on his left leg. Head Brakeman
Schmich received several severe bruises
a boy who boarded the train at Berne is
missing and it is supposed his body lies
In the water beneath tons of wreckage
His hat was found floating in the water
Reidt and Clifford were removed to the
Heaston House, where they yet are but will
be taken to Fort Wayne as soon as posi-
Die An agent of Barnum & Baileys cir
Gus and the conductor were on a car of
lumber, but when the train went down
saved themselves by jumping and catching
the bridge rods. A wreck train from Fort
Wayne arrived and went to work to clear
away the wreckage. Not long afterward
Roadmaster James Levy came in from the
south with an extra train. DR.. Arthur was
with them and is looking after the injured
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MOnon Engineer Martins Funeral at
RussiaViIlc Yesterday.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
RUSSIANILLE, Ind, Aug. 9.-The funeral
of William M. Martin, the Monon engineer
who was killed in the collision at Indian
apolis Saturday morning, was held at the
Methodist Episcopal Church at 10 o'clock
this morning, conducted by Rev. o. NJ. Mer-
rick. q cousin of the wife of the deceased
Fireman Jay, who was on the engine and
witnessed the fatal accident, was present
and gave the details of the sad affair in a,
short talk before the funeral services. The
father of the deceased, Mr.. John S. Martin,
and his sons, Bert and Charles, of MonOn
all railroad men, accompanied the remains
from indianapolis. The pallbearers were
Thomas Doran, Frank Rohner. George
Chace, Matthew Matamora, Captain Brooks
and William York members of the Broth
erhood of Engineers and Firemen, and en-
pioyes of the Monon Railroad. Mrs. Martin
was formerly a resident of this vicinity,
and received many words of sympathy.
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ROSSLAND. B. c., Aug. 9.-The customs
officials have discovered a smuggling
scheme on a large scale. The trail up from
the Omanagnan country passes into Canada
a Kruders, on Ozoyoor lake, where the
Gu stom house is located, and then makes
a detour in the United States and re-enters
the Dominion al point several miles east
of the custom house. The town of Oroo
is the headquarters of the smugglers
F'reighters from the States bringing in prod
uce come up the trail from Kruders S, pay
duty on stuff they have in their wagons
and then follow the road down across the
line to Oroo. Here they pick up big guam
titles of all sorts of groceries. principally
tobacco and canned goods, and follow the
road into Canada again, to which they gain
access without difficulty, as all the goods
have presumably paid duty at Kruder's,
farther back on the line.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Aug. 81. r. and
L. NJ. Carmichael, who made al assignment
six months ago to Capt. j. B. Reeve, to-day
resumed business at their former stand, the
assignee having sold the stock to l.. M.
Carmichael. The preferred creditors were
paid in full and there is only a few hun
dred dollars of unsecured accounts out
standing. The Carmichael brothers retain
their handsome residences and resume
business again a strictly cash basis. A
too large credit system and difficult collec-
tons caused the failure. J. r. Carmichael
has been in the dry-goods business here
for over a third of a century, and when
an assignment came he surrendered every
thing that his creditors might be paid in
full.
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Two Boys Left for KIondike.

SPecIaI 70 Inc Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Aug. "a
number of residents of this county are
quietly making preparations to go to the
Alaskan gold fields, but they do not intend
starting until spring. Two residents of
Charlestown, Charles and Ed Barthel,
brothers, are now on their way to the Klon-
dixie. They have money enough to carry
them through, and did not let their parents
know that they were going until they were
we'll on their way. They wrote from Chi
cdgO.
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NEW HUNCHBACK CURE.
The DefOrmity Successfully Treated
in Paris-Thirty-SCven Opera tons.

Philadelphia Record.
The medical world abroad has been very
much surprised at the excellent results OBJ
tanned oy Or. Calot of Paris, in his OBJ
French physician has only experimental
with young people, for after the bones
nave hardened and the organs within the
body nave taken a permanent position it I.
Is difficult to correct the defoTmity by out
ward pressure. The operations are made
while the patient is under the influence
of chloroform. The patient is placed face
downward; two assistants supporting the
body, while two other assistants pull the
child, one at the head, another at the feet,
the operating physician himself pressing
sharply with both hands directly upon the
hunchback. The body is pressed in this way
until the backbone has assumed its normal
shape. 1t takes but one or two minutes TO
produce the desired stretching of the body.
Or. Calot has so far operated upon thr-
ty-SeVen cases without a single failure,
and is himself surprised how quickly the
improvement is made. The most difficult
part of the new proceeding is to secure
the spinal column in its normal position
after it has been Strengthened. One err
bring about the tearing of the marrow and
death or total paralysis. To make this inn
possible DIR. Calot has constructed a band
age, which Is placed upon the patient I'M
mediately after the operation and while he
is still under the narcotic influence. It con-
sistS of a plaster of paris mold, which is
fastened upon the patient with some cot
ton batting between the skin and the plaS-
ter of paris. 1t takes from ten to fifteen
minutes TO apply TINS mOld. ana the cnllu IS
not restored to consciousness until the
mold has become hard. The mold must
be worn for three or four months, and when
it is taken off it is only to whether the
back is straight and another mold which
has to be kept on equally long replaces the
first. After the use of the second or third
mold the child must wear a corset, and is
then called convalescent. The entire cure
of the deformity takes from ten months to
year. One of these operations was recent
ly made before the assembled Acadamy Of
Science, in Paris, and in order to give the
learned gentlemen q good idea of the inn
portance of the new process, DR.. Calot in-
troduced several dozen wel-grown boys,
who marched in, each one showing a pho
tOgraph of himself with a more or less
pronounced hunchbach, some having been
rir.f1.r Afc-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10
bankrupt Neinaber Is Missing.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug. 9.-George Neina-
Der, merchant tailor, who a few days ago
made an assignment, is missing, and no
trace of him can be found. He became
involved to an amount of about $4,000 and
his disappearance has caused much anxious
comment. John StobO is the assignee. The
bankrupt left a note a few days ago say
ing that he was going to drown himself
but afterwords he came into the house
having failed to put his threat into eXecu-
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Other Deaths in the state.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. 9.-Adam Striker,
aged seventy-seven, one Of the oldest and
best-known men in this county, died at his
home last night of paralysis, which affected
his throat. He was apparently in fair
health and his demise somewhat of a
surprise His son Charles is il the
Alaska gold fields.
Robert Mcfarland, aged thirty three, a
wellknown druggist died at his home in
this city to-day. He has been i'll for some
time, but death was not expected.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind. Aug. 9.--James Brownlee
pioneer of the Grant county bar, died this
morning, aged seventy-nine. He had prac-
uced law here ffty-fve years, and had a
wide reputation as a barrister. He was a
prominent Republican and active in party
work up TO the close of the last campaign.
He was a man of remarkable memory, full
of "reminiscences He was a familiar local
figure and generally loved.
Mrs. Joseph Hollingsworth, eighty-four
years old, died to-day at her home al Fair
mount, this county, of heart failure. She
was a pioneer resident.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10
MCORKLE's MIND is WRECKED.
Sold Ont Before the Gas Boom, and 1t
Drove Him Crazy.

Specill TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind. Aug. 9.-Philip McCor-
kle one of Elwoods earliest residents, and
for many years one of our most prominent
and well-to-do citizens. is now in the coun-
ty hospital and in few days must be sent
to the asylum. For years McCorkle owned
considerable land here and disposed of it
Just before the discovery of natural gas
When gas was found land went up and
constant brooding over what he missed
wrecked his mind. In his idiotic state he
constantly jabbers of land. business blocks
and houses and his hallucination is that he
owns Elwood and that people are trying to
rob him of his possession.
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Mrs. Nathan Cut Her Throat.

MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 9.-Mrs. Anna Ma
than, of Belmont Tex, who has been taxi
ing treatment in a private hospital in Gin
cinnati for insanity. attempted to kill her
self at the home of her sister, Mrs. Levy,
in this city, to-day. The woman and her
daughter came here Saturday. thinking that
it would benefit .44e mother The insane
woman went to the pantry and, with a
sharp knife, cut her throat. No serious
results are apprehended. She was taken
back to Cincinnati.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Aug. 9.-John Ken
dali, aged lightweight, was buried to-day.
He died suddenly at the county poor farm
where he has made his home for some
time His three sons were anxious to have
the old man live with them, but he pre-
ferred the ease and freedom of the life at
the poor farm to the more restrained pri-
Vate life
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

6peclaI 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Aug. 9.-The report
was received here tonight that the south
bound Grand Rapids 6, Indiana passenger
train which was compelled to make de-
tour through Ohio on account of the Wa
paSl river wreck, has been derailed at
Coldwater, o., nearly the entire train leav-
ing the track. The pilot VITO was show
ing the track was instantly killed. The
fireman, engineer and a number OF passen-
gers are reported injured There is much
excitement mere over the news combined
with that from the other wreck
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10
Laveue Soon to Be Released.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Aug. 9.-In
one month James c. Lavelle, the man who
came within four votes of defeating Oscar
Henderson for the nomination for auditor
of state seven years ago. will be released
from the Indiana Reformatory He has
served a five-year term on the charge of
arson, his crime being the attempt to burn
the DaViess county courthouse to destroy
The records and thus conceal his rascality.
His conduct in prison las been exemplary.
He is now employed in the clerks office as
an assistant. His health is very poor.
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Mrs. Hattie Compton.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Upton Ind, Aug. 9.-Mrs. Hattie
Compton, aged forty-eight years, wife of
Leonard Compton, a leading hardware mer-
chant of this city, died early this morning
of dysentery. She was prominent in church,
musical and educational affairs, also an ac-
tive worker in the literary clubs, missionary
and the Order of the Eastern Stars. The
remains will be taken to Edinburg for
burial tomorrow.
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Sheep Struck by Lightning.
Il to the Indianapolis Journa

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Aug. 9.-During the re-
cent storm that ragged in the north part of
this county lightning struck a large oak on
the farm of Jacob Samsel under which
ninety-three sheep and one hundred chick
ems had fiocked for shelter. The bolt killed
thirteen sheep, and the remainder of the
sheep together with the poultry, were so
blinded that panic ensued in which many
were killed and injured The same day
lightning struck the United Brethren
Church at Galveston, damaging the struc-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10
PostOmce Burned at POneto.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON, Ind, Aug. 9.-Poneto was
visited by a fire at l o'clock this morn
ing that destroyed the postQffice and gen.
eral store of Samuel Henley Mosure's bar
Der shop, Usher's drug store and a resi-
dence. Loss, $4,000; insurance, 81 900. Fire
originated from a gas jet in Henleys store
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10
ImpaIed on a HandIebar.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Aug AT
the launching of the steamer Robert E Lee
a few days ago a distressing accident oc-
CURED. resulting in the death of Mrs. Mary
Graves, of this city. She was walking
down the gangway plank when she slipped
and fell, striking a broken handebar of a
bicycle. She fingered in great agony until
last night
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John A. MObley.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug. 9.-John A. Mob
ley, aged seventy-three, of Huntsville, east
of Columbus, died at his home this morn
ing. Mr.. Mobley was one of the oldest set
tiers of this county. He was the father of
Prof Lewis Mobley, of this city. For two
years he had suffered from a stroke of pa
ralYSiS.
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Madison County Oil Output.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. "a careful es-
innate of the output of the Madison county
oil field, which was completed to-day, foots
up $50 barrels daily. Standard Oil men
say that this is equal to the output of the
Montpelier field, and the Standard is pre-
pairing to push $250000 line and pumping
station through from Montpelier. 1t is
thought that the capacity of the field will
be doubled in the next week or so by the
wells that are about ready to come in. The
new field is very promising.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Aug. 9.-There seems to
be convincing evidence that the Clarence
Berry, of Klondike fame who recently re-
turned from a wedding trip with fortune
he and his bride dug up in Alaska, is a
KokomO man that has been missing for
eleven years. John Berry and his half sis
ter, Miss Mary Curfess, of this city, have
received what they believe to be indiSputa-
BILE evidence that Clarence Berry is their
brother. In 1886 Berry was one of four Ko-
komo boys who went West to seek their
fortunes. Last March Frank Slider one
of the four boys who left with Berry was
called home by the death of his brother,
the late Councilman John Slider, who com
mitted suicide by jumping from the roof
of his business block. He reported Berry
in Alaska and doing well, prospecting in
the Yukon valley. From Sider's story it
would appear that Berry had been in Alas
ka for five years and had gone to Cali
fornia to be married. returning at once to
the klondike country to resume the gold
HINT
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Hiccoughed Himself to Death.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug 9.-John Graves.
of this city, died this afternoon from an
attack of hccoughs. He had suffered
though every remedy was applied it was
of little or no avail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10
John ID. Davis.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Aug. 9. - John D.
Davis. ex-sheriff of Cass county and a pi-
oneer settler died this afternoon at the res
idence of his daughter aged eighty-one
years. Mr. Davis was the oldest Royal
Arch Mason in northern Indiana.
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Washington Star.

Washington Star.
"Biggins's wife doesn't insist on retain-
ing possession of the latchlzey any MORE
suggested Mr.. MeektOn.
mo" replied Mrs. Meekton, 'she has
found a better way to make sure that her
husband stays home after dark
What is it %
She has taken the lamp off his bicycle"
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Three Fish seiners Fined

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Aug. 9.-Frank Hay
ward, William Watson and Thomas Perry
were arrested here to-day by e. E. Earl.
deputy fish commissioner. for violating the
new fish law. All pleaded guilty and were
fined $50 each
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSNILLE, Ind. Aug. 9.-Mrs
Edith Young died at Ladoga Saturday. and
this fact will again reopen a case in a new
form which has been in court sixteen years
The deceased was the wife of Alfred d.