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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
Win Go Into Liquidation.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Oct. 13.-The First
National Bank of this city will wind up it's
affairs and quit business within a few
weeks, this action having been decided on
at a meeting of the board of directors last
Monday, but not made public until the close
of banking hours to-day. The stockholders
will act on the decision of the directors
Oct &C. President Samuel A. Culbertson
stated that the directors felt unwilling to
run the bank simply to pay expenses, and
this state of affairs arises from the low
rate of interest and the small demand for
money. The bank has an ample supply of
tors on demand. The bank was organized
in 1865 by w. A. (ulbertson, father of the
present president, together with Jesse j.
Brown and others It has never failed to
pay a dividend every six months since then,
and the business was successfully con-
Quoted from the day the bank opened
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nmcinIa Arrested nt Hammnnn

CHICAGO, Oct 13.-Sheriff Hayes, of Lake
county, Indiana, made raid in Hammond
to-day, with warrants sworn out as the re-
suit of the last weeks grand jury's true
bills. When he had rounded up all the citi-
zens he was after the following were listed
as under arrest for the charges specified:
Marcus M. Towle, president of the Ham
mond National Bank and founder of the
city, renting buildings for improper pur-
poses, two counts; Henry Crawford, justice
of the peace, altering public records and en-
bezzlement, two counts; Frederick F. Fried
ley, justice of the peace, embezzlement;
George Randolph, alderman Second ward
compounding a misdemeanor; Henry Burge,
township constable. suffering a prisoner to
escape; Max v Crawford deputy city mar
shall altering the public records. Other ar
rests of citizens made for minor Of
lenses,
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John n. waIsh'S New Project.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD, Ind, Oct. 13.-The dispatch
from Seymour in yesterdays Journal stat
ing that the Evansville & Richmond Rail-
way property had been purchased by what
Is known as an independent company with
John r. Walsh as the head, caused no sur
prise here IS this step on the part of Mr.
Walsh has been expected for some time by
those who were in a position 10 understand
the disadvantages that gentleman has had TO
undergo on account of not having the prop
er outlet for his immense stone quarry trade
Mr. Walsh is the owner Of the Bedford Belt
Railway and also the Bedford Quarries Com
pany, and the output from these quarries is
immense. The Bedford stone business has
reached a point where ownership or control
of a good railroad outlet is essential. Some
of the Monroe county quarries which are
largely owned by Monon officials have been
able to get favorable rates and abundant
cars for all their orders, but have been COM
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land Estes, aged forty-five, principal Of the
High School of Westfield, died at his home
in that place this, morning. Prof. Estes at
Rank of Noblesville. Afterwards he was
cashier of the Westfield Bank. In recent
years he has devoted himself to his chosen
profession of teaching and was one of the
brightest in the county He was born in
this county and has lived here all his life
He married Miss Ida Moudy. of Greencas-
tie Ind. Three children survive him.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct 13.-Word was re-
ceived to-day of the death of Mr. George
P. Manville in Chicago last night. For a
number of years he was an active business
man of this city known over the State
Death resulted from stomach trouble.
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able to attend. The fame Of Mr.. Seidl as
director attracts TO him musicians that
other and lesser leaders and directors cam
not obtain even for more money. A must
clan is essentially an artist and he prefers
10 work with the highest artistic ability.
That Is why the Seidl Orchestra has be-
come famous, besides, of course. the brill
liant directing of Mr.. Seidl, whose ability
has made him famous in all lands.
Champion Robert Fitzsimmons and his
company of vaudeville people will be at the
Grand next week.
The girls in both the principal and chorus
parts Of the Rentz-Santley Company at the
Empire to-day represent several national
tiles. There are five pretty English girls,
three of them dancers and two singers;
there is a distinguished pTima-donna, who
comes from sunny France; there are three
Irish colleens and an Algerian beauty. who
displays wonderful proficiency in gun spin
ming and Juggling, and large number of
American girls.
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PEELED to buy much of their stone from the
Perry, Matthews a Buskirk Company. They
are now preparing to open new field by
a seven or eght-mile branch road from
Harrodsburg in order to increase their quar-
rying facilities. The Bedford quarries have
an inexhaustible supply of good stone and
Monon the b & o. S. W. and the f. & X.
The Monon. however, does not always sup
ply the Bedford quarries with cars when
they are wanted. The L. &, T. H. has aban-
doned the K. & r TO its fate, and Walsh
has undertaken TO rebuild it as part of the
Bedford Belt. The Belt has almost enough
motive power to operate the system, and IL
is asserted that two thousand new stone
cars will be added TO the rolling stock. Inc
line will be operated from this point, SUI
perintendent Thomson being a resident of
this place. General Passenger Agent Rose
man will also move TO this city. Mr. Walsh
has been making extensive improvements
on the Belt during the past year the most
notable being the building of a large stone
roundhouse capable of housing nine engines.
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Rich Farm Land Burned Up.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON, Ind Oct. 13-Over 100
acres of the best farming land in the
northeastern part of the county has been
rendered worthless by fire. This land lies
near the source of the Eight-mile creek
east and north of Tocsin. 1t is what is
known prairie land, and before the fire
devastated it was as fertile as any farmer
section men set fire to some trash piles
and the fire was communicated TO the soil,
which has been on fire since. The Erie
the owners of the destroyed land trying to
make settlement with them for the dam
ers in that part of the county some of them
were paid as much as S37 per acre for their
did not quench the flames, but it will serve
to protect land not already on fire.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


Few actors visiting Indianapolis have
been honored with curtain calls after per-
Torrance. while still fewer have left the
city with the proud memory of being called
out for a speech after the play was over.
Such distinction was Walker Whiteside's
at the Grand last night after his truly
wonderful and fascinating performance as
Hamlet. TO resurrect the Prince of Den
mark after his beautiful and most touching
death, seemed a trife out of place.
but Mr.. Whiteside evidently felt that some
special considerations were due an audience
that packed the house from the orchestra
to the last row in the top gallery. This
magnetic young actor is continually i'm
proving his Hamlet, and is faithfully full
filling the promise of his earlier years to
become the American protagonist in the
greatest of all Shakspeare's characters.
Whiteside is gifted by nature for the role,
giving it a tender, pathetic and romantic
as We'll as heroic coloring that
makes his performance a succession
OF thrills not to be resisted. There
were times last night when the people were
IN tears and then again in laughter, while
at all times both men and women hard
Sheu ola theater-goers and young devotees,
hung on his woros and watched his move
ments wholly unconscious that they were
almost breathless and sometimes half out
OF their chairs in their wrapt attention
Spontaneous applause frequently burst
forth drowning ms utterance No scene in
winch he appeared escaped these remark
able demonstrations. WhlteslGe has gone to
the very heart of Hamlet. All the symbol
ism or devout Catholic and all the mys-
uclsm In which students have
chosen to cloak this mystical creation,
hang about this Western-born youth from
his first entrance until the last fall of the
curtain On ais young shoulders seems
balanced a head cured with wisdom vet
troubled with the doubts and trials of
youthful innocence. Whiteside's Hamlet
is Il moving picture of emotions, strange
ly mingled. His success is perhaps due
to his unconscious magnetism. for while
others might play Hamlet as Well there
mas never been another since the days of
Edwin Booth who could make Hamlet 1--we
and walk and talk as fancy pictures the
character Whiteside is Hamlet for the
time being and therein lies the secret of his
triumph.
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Candidates Against steele.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH Ind, Oct 13.-Cary z. Cowgirl
one of Wabash's prominent Republicans,
tonight announced that he would be a
candidate for Congress from this district
The announcement was not unexpected as
Mr.. Cowgirl has had the subject under adj
visement for several weeks. There are now
three candidates in the field in the district
S. r. Nicholson. of Kokomo, and Mr.. Cow
gill. There are limitations that still others
will go before the convention. Quincy A
Myers, a Logansport attorney, and Dr.
Charles Good. of Warren. are mentioned as
probabilities. Hon. James b. Kenner. of
Huntington, is understood to have said that
under no circumstances will he be a candi-
date
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
TWO NEW OILERS.
Akron and Manhattan Companies
Make Strikes at Dundee.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Oct. 1.-TWO
big oil wells were drilled in yesterday near
Dundee, seven miles north of this city
which give promise of envening oil oper-
atoms in this section. The developments
near Dundee have always been steady with
an occasional gusher. The wells completed
yesterday belong to the Akron and Manhat-
tan Companies. The Akron well is located
on the Alexander farm and is pumping $50
barrels day. The Manhattans well is on
another Alexander farm adjoining the Ak
ron lease, and is showing for 1I5 barrels.
Altogether there are about one hundred
oil men from this city and three hundred
from Montpelier now in the Peru field. A
Hartford City man who has just returned
from Peru says that up to date about forty
wells have been completed, with a total out
put of $500 barrels a day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14

There is a world of rich dramatic ma
terial in the intrigues and secret battles of
the French court of a century and a half
ago. Among those who have delved into
this time of romance with success is w. A.
Tremayne in his play "A Secret Warrant. f"
Robert b. Mantell appears tonight at the
Grand in this new drama and plays the
dashing character of captain of king 8
guards. The period of the play is $780, when
the Due Orleans, as regent ruled France.
In reality his favorite. the unscrupulous
Lady Gabrielle was the power behind the
throne that worked the destinies of the
Kingdom. In this play the bold cantaln
scorns the advances Of the woman thus be-
coming the object of her hate The natural
consequence is thaL she obtains lettre de
catchet, and casts the soldier into prison
How he escapes and finally turns the tables
on the woman is wrought out by the author
in an ingenious and effective Way As for
Mr.. Mantell as Louis de Beaumont ne is
said TO NIL the picture with is personality
and another great silhouette of romance is
added to the gallery that he mas made ia
nous IN the last ten years. The engagement
continues the rest OF the week, including a
Saturday matinee
THE Prodgal Father has entertained
the Parks patrons In past seasons and is
therefore no stranger to them The open
ing of its engagement this afternoon will
arouse interest New specialties have been
added and the company strengthened. LYNN
Welcher, Marney McDonOugh. d. J. HAL
pin, Joe WEIGH, Logan Williams. Rose Mel
Vile, Fanny Temple. Bella Gold BESSIE
Challenger. Marbclle Davies and others are
in the cast Miss Davies is dancer OF
renown. The Prodigal Father" remains
the rest OF the week.
This morning. at the Pembroke. the adj
vance sale for the scidl concerts at Tom
linson Hall next Thursday will begin The
rr{ceS have n. en- made nonttlar 81 tha+
every one fond Of orchestra music will feel
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The Big Carpet Sale Continues

Think of buying strictly first grade
Carpets at prices fully onetquarter to one
half under the usual
Tapestry Brussels Carpets, worth roc,
for, yard. 45c
Tapestry Brussels Carpets, worth Soc,
for, yard SAC
Body Brussels Carpets, worth 81 80, for,
a yard csc
Woven Wilton Carpets, worth $3.50,
for, yard. .................. S9c
Administer Carpets, worth $l.45, for,
yard. SOC
All-wool Ir2 lain Carpets worth Soc,
for, yard 4Sc
Cheaper Ingram Carpets, commence at 2Sc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
New Hotel for French Lick.

Louisville Courer-Journal.
The directors of the French Lick Springs
Company held their annual meeting yester-
day afternoon. The election of officers re-
suited as follows: President, Samuel Ouer-
hacker; vice president w. S. Wymond; sec
rotary and treasurer, Capt John c. How
ard The matter Of rebuilding the hotel,
which was destroyed by fire Monday morn
ing, was then discussed. 1t was finally de-
cided to replace the old hotel with a hand
some brick structure to cost about $lOO,OOO.
committee composed of Mr.. John Doer-
hoefer Mr.. NJ. j. Fetter and Capt. John
Howard was appointed to receive plans and
bids for the construction of the new hotel.
The directors We're in session for several
night, said: Work will begin at once on
the new hotel at French Lick. 1t will be
of brick and will be modern in every. re-
spect Money will not be spared in making
it one of the finest hotels in this section.
The grounds, too, will be improved. The
springs are stronger now than ever, notably
the Pluto spring"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
CoIIecting FUNDS for Cuba.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct 13-Harry

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 13.-Harry Earle,
holding a Cuban commission as colonel, has
arrived in the gas belt and is organizing
Cuban societies in Anderson, Muncie, Ma
rion, Elwood and Kokomo. He carries a
Cuban battlefield flag with him which shows
effects of Spanish attacks. He is meeting
with a great deal of success gathering up
about $500 at Muncie. Earle is the man who
appeared before the congressional foreign
relations committee last winter ana urged
for his people, recognition on the part of the
United States. He is an Englishman and re-
ceived his military training in South Africa.
He has fought under Maceo and Gomez ana
will return to Cuba in three weeks in
charge of a filibustering expedition.
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VIII Not Have to Pay Interest.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GOSHEN, Ind, Oct 1S.-The case of Solo
mon f. Slaughter. executor, against John
b. Slaughter, was decided in favor of the
defendant this afternoon and thus was
ended one of the most peculiar cases ever
brought in the Circuit Court here. The suit
was brought TO recover interest from Mr.
Slaughter on $500 received by him in 1853
from his father, in consideration Of which
he executed a contract 10 release all claim
in his fathers estate and also to pay inter-
est on the amount I ne attorneys for the
defendant held that the contract was null
and void as il was based on an illegal
proposition in relinquSshing something on
which the defendant then had no claim An
appeal will be taken TO the Appellate Court
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind. Oct. 13.-Three weeks
ago Mrs. L. Micheux, a poor French woman
residing in this city, received 5000 francs
from France in settlement of an estate.
The following week Mrs William Faulkenor
received $4,000 from England in settlement
of an estate in Ireland, and this week opened
with Samuel Pitman, of Elwood receiving
$500 from Wales in settlement of an es-
tate. To-day Harry Markay was called on
to take $4,000 in settlement of a Southern
estate
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The Rug Sale

To-day will give you better opportu-
nifty than ever to make comparisons with
other stocks in this city.
We particularly invite you to see the dis
play this week Come in and study them,
handle them, examine them in the soft
electric lights, take them home and ex-
anime them in the broad daylight Every
Rug guaranteed satisfactory, perfect as
represented, or money refunded.
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Gas-BeIt Insurance Lowered.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Oct. Reinsurance
companies have just completed revising
their rates for this city. They have made
very large reductions on account of the
improved fire protection. On city residence
property the reduction will amount to
about 10 per cent. and on business property
1t viii run 10 per cent. The rates in the
gas belt cities have been very high on ac-
count Of the danger of gas explosions,
which was always great during the first
years of natural gas, the piping being very
careleSSly done
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
The Race War at Charlestown.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Oct. 1S-As
the result of a race war. which has been
raging for several days between the white
and colored boys of Charlestown, Clyde
Masmer, white and Bud Downs, colored,
had an encounter in which both narrowly
escaped being killed. Downs struck the
die, and the latter retaliated by laying
Downss scalp bare with a heavy iron bolt.
When separated, they were both covered
with blood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
Great Oriental
Rug Sale

Customers, connoisseurs, who
have investigated thoroughly, tell
us, for quantity, quality and style,
our display of Oriental Rugs is not,
nor never has been, equaIed in this
city; and they substantiate their
complimentary statements with
the more substantial compliments
of purchasing.
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May Have Been buried AIive.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
GORDON, Ind, Oct. 13.-Peter Terry,
who is supposed to have died from foul
air while cleaning a well, was buried yes
teTday and there are some people in the
neighborhood who strongly believe that he
was buried alive. This matter was freely
discussed a the funeral, the minister con-
Quoting the exercises taking part in the
discussion. Terry had no relatives or mon
ey, and was buried in a plain box. His
body had not become rigid and cold and
one reliable gentleman claims he felt the
throbbing of his heart.
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TORRINGTON, Conn. Oct 13.-The body
of Herman Fincher, twenty-one years old
committed suicide by shooting On the body
was found a photograph of Martha Trep-
COW, his sweetheart who committed sui
eide a few months ago by taking carbolic
acid and also clipping from a local paper
describing her funeral. Miss TrepcOW killed
herself because her parents objected to her
contemplated marriage to Fincher.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Oct. ia letter
from Mrs Doxey, written after she and
Major Doxey had arrived at Hot Springs
from Indianapolis, states that Mr.. Doxey
stood the trip spendidly and was able to
go to the dining car in st. Louis for his
meals. He seems to be improving. Mr.
Doxey has been very i'll for the past year
and a half, and has been in hospitals at
Louisville and Indianapolis almost all of
the time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
n.ooo. ooo-Foot cans well.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct 13.-W. E. Decker &
Sons, contract drillers, to-day developed
one of the strongest natural-gas wells
found in the Indiana field for two years.
1t was on the farm of Thomas Parker,
north of Muncie, and showed a natural
pressure of nearly 5000 900 feet. Shooting
the well would be an mpossbility, as the
heavy tools were blown from the hole, and
it is proving a troublesome job to connect
the we'll with a pipe line
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, Oct. 13.-Mrs. Emma
Keesling, the divorced wife of Levi KEGS
ling, committed suicide at her homo in
Mechanicsburg, this afternoon by taking
carbolic acid. She was found lying under
a table in her kitchen in the agonies of
death. She lived an hour, but gave no real
son for taking her life She was past fifty
years and leaves several grown daughters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
Guy Tnte Acquitted.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind. Oct. 13.-Guy Tate, charged
with placing seven sticks of dynamite in a
brick kiln, on Benjamin Simpsons place, a
few months ago for the purpose of destroy
ing the plant, was acquitted in the Circuit
Court to-day. Tate had an interest in the
brick yard and it was alleged that he had
difficulty with his partner and took this
method to get even.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
Discontented woman Talkes Poiaon.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON Ind, Oct. 1S-Laura Riggs
was an applicant for divorce in the Circuit
Court yesterday. She didn't get the decree
and last night she attempted suicide by TAX
ing poison. She was found in an unconscious
condition. but is thought to be out of dan
ger now
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
Died on His claim.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD Ind, Oct. 13.-News has been
received of the death of James Rosser, who
two years ago went to Alaska to seek a
fortune He died on his claim and his
body was not found for several days. 1t
has been learned that Rosser staked two
valuable claims and had mined about $4,000
worth of ore.
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Dnwning of an Agitator.


chicago IIIDuHe.
His Mamma-Don't you know, Johnny,
that disobedience to your parents brings its
own punishment? Have you forgotten that
the commandment says Honor thy father
and thy mother, that thy days may be long
in the land?'
Johnny-Huh! The days are too long al
ready. We want EN- shorterl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
stnrkc County Murderer Caught.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind, Oct. l3-William Messen-
ger, who killed Charles Nelson at San
Pierre, Starke county Aug. u, was cap
tured at the residence of Mrs. Atkinson.
two and a half miles north Of Marion, be-
fore daylight this morning. He has been in
the county since Friday and the officers
have barely missed him In number Of at
tempts to locate him. This morning Deputy
Sherins c. g. Bradford and Carl Lewis
and Mayor Won Behren led party big
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
Kuebler,s Big Tannerv Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct 13.-Kuebler's
tannery at Newburg, nine miles east of
Evansville, was destroyed by fire tonight.
1t covered a half acre and was filled with
machinery, leather and hides. Loss be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000; insurance, 5000