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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10

the streets and before the pension commit
tee had advocated law that would here
after cut off the widow and the orphan.
He protested his friendship for the old sol
der. Bring on your pension bill, ne cried,
addressing the Republican side. halse IL
as high as you dare, and II VIII nave the
vote of every Northern Democrat on this
side.
Messrs. Miers (Dem, Ind) and Campbell
lDem.. ILL., submitted brief remarks in ia
vor Of liberal pensions.
Mr. Hepburn (Rep., la replied to some of
the criticisms of the pension roll which
came from the other side. He was especi-
ailv severe IN his condemnation of a re-
mark by Mr.. Norton, which he character
lied as -Tnonstrous." The statemel 1T was
to the effect that the regulations of the
Pension Office compelled most soldiers to
stand on the rejected list "or commit moral
and legal perjury to reach those rolls.
Mr.. Norton disclaimed having used the
word most" With change of that word
to many" he said he stood by that state
nent Tho Pension ONCE required testi-
mony which was not in existence. lie stood
ready Mr.. Norton said, to aid in sweeping
away these senseless regulations.
While your. party had the presidency and
the Senate and the House asked Mr. Stone
(Rep., Pa.(, why did you not remedy some
when God or the country had the mis-
fortune to give the only Democratic Presi-
dent we have had since the civil war, re-
piled Mr. Norton, I'VE found it too late. He
belonged to you, and you owned him, !"
Democratic applause.)
Remedies do not begin with the Presi-
dent" said Mr.. Stone, but with Congress.
Why did a Democratic Congress do nothing
but reduce the pension roll. 1t does not lie
in your mouths to complain" Republican
epplause.)
IF we committed a wrong, why should
you sit by supinely and not seek to cor
rect?" Democratic applause and Repub-
ucan jeers.)
Mr.. Hepburn denied that he had put any
words in Mr.. Norton's mouth. Or the con-
trary, he insisted that he had heard the
word most" that he was corroborated by
all members about him and by the official
reporters notes The gentleman from Ohio,
with all his boosted courage, was trying to
run away from the foul SANDER he had ut
tered.
At this point the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
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Supreme Chancellor the Attraction at
Winchester Yesterday.


Special to the indianapolis Journal
WINCHESTER, Ind, Dec. 9.-The elev-
epth district meeting of the Knights of
Pythias, which closed here this evening with
tri-colored torchlight procession, in which
from 1,500 to 1000 knights participated, was
one of the best meetings ever held in In
diana. Sir knights were present from all
parts of Indiana and from many other
States. Only small proportion of the peo-
pie could get into the large courtroom to
attend the meeting held in welcome of the
visiting brethren, at which Grand Chancel-
lor u. 3. Hunt presided. Judge Marsh who
was initiated into the order tonight deliv
cred happy address of welcome on behalf
of the city, while Hon. James E. Watson
delivered the address of welcome the
part of Castle No. 81, of this city, of which
he Is a member. Supreme Representative
Charles E. Shively, of Richmond, respond
ed This was followed by the address of the
day by Supreme Chancellor Phil T. Col
grove, of Michigan in one of the ablest
alluded feelingly to this place as his birth
place and the home of his early childhood
He said that this, to him. would remain
as one OF the peculiarly sacred meetings
held during the term of his Office as supreme
chancellor. His tribute to woman, and par
lticularly to motherhood, was especially
touching. lie has already travelled over
nifty thousand miles during the time he has
held his present office, and expects to travel
origin, aims and purposes of the order,
showed that it was now third of the great
orders, with membership between 100000
and 100000, and growing rapidly. There are
now six flourishing hodges in Hawaii, which
are destined to play an important part in
the future history of the Hawaiian islands.
The lodges extend from British Columbia
on the north to Central America the
south. Numerous brass bands and several
divisions of the Uniformed Rank were pres
ent, while the woods were fulI' of past
grand chancellors, chancellors and other Of
hcerS high in the councils of the order.
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Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 9.--Dr. w. H.
Hickman, vice chancellor of De PAW, and
in whose care are the finances Of the insti-
tuition, arrived home this morning after a
successful trip in the interests of the uni
versity. The friends of the university are
raising what is to be known as sustain
ing fund" This sum is intended to be used
TO help sustain the university in full teach
ing force until the De PAW estate is di-
vided and other endowment funds become
available. DR.. Hickman reports splendid
start Hon. Glen Studebaker and wife, of
South Bend, are the first of the most liberal
donors to report so far and have given 5000.
This sum is one of a number of like
amount that are expected in the near flu
ture. While on his trip to the. northern
part of the State DR.. Hickman visited Stark
county, in which the university has about
thirteen hundred acres of land. Until re-
Gently the land has not had value of
much over IS per acre, but it is now valued
at much higher figure on the prospective
development of that part of the State in the
beet-Sugar industry.
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Indiann Notes.

The seventh annual session of the Greene
county Farmers Institute, which was held
at Worthington, closed yesterday.
The reports of the sheriff and clerk of
Vigo county for their first year in Office
show that they did not collect enough fees
to pay them their salary.
The Ripley County Farmers Institute met
at Osgood this week. James Riley, of
Thorntown, Ind, and Prof. Huston, of
Purdue University, were the state instruc-
tors.
The Vigo Farmers Institute closed a two
days session yesterday at Terre Haute.
Prof. A. w. Biting, of Purdue, and T. B.
Terry lectured. Professors from the Rose
Polytechnic were also on the programme.
The Johnson County Medical Society met
at Franklin yesterday and listened to a lee
ture by DR.. w. II. Wishard, of Indianapolis.
DR.. Wishard was formerly a resident of
that county, having begun practicing at
Greenwood in 1910.
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SOUTHERN LABOR CHEAP
NEW ENGLAND COTTON MANUFAC-
TURERS CANNOT COMPETE,
They Say, If They Continue to Pay 50
atives-The Fall River Cut.

BOSTON, Dec. 9-Although Boston is the
center of the cotton mill business of New
England the men prominently connected
with the trade would have little to say con-
corning the action of the Fall River manu-
facturers in voting to reduce wages, be-
ginning Jan l. The treasurer ofNone Of the
Fall River mills, who was willing to discuss
the matter, said he regarded this cut as the
beginning of a serious time, not only for
the Fall River print mills, but for all the
cotton mills in New England. The key to
the whole situation, he said, is the relative
cheapness of Southern labor, which could
not be better shown than by the fact that
it costs a mill in Georgia or North Caro-
lima 312 cents to produce a pound of ma
terial and in New England 6 cents. With
this fact in mind, it is evident that the cut
of 10 or IL per cent. is not going to help
matters much, and the only thing that will
do any good at present will be radical
cut of say 20 or 25 per cent. This would in
evitably bring on strike, but with cut of
10 or IL per cent. he says, there would be
little likelihood of strike, as the operatives
are we'll acquainted with the conditions, and
know that reduction of some kind is nee
essary. Even this would still leave diff
ference of about 20 per cent. in the cost of
labor in favor of the Southern mills-too
great a difference to struggle against sue
cessfully.
In the first place, says this treasurer, the
Southern mills have every natural adVan-
tage; they have cheaper cotton and less
burdensome taxation. Some Of the big mills
in Fall River, for instance, have yearly
payment Of $4,000, 600 and even $40. 900
in taxes to make, whereas in Georgia ana
North Carolina the mills are in many in
stances exempted from taxation for ten or
twelve years. 1t is in labor, however, that
the great difference lies. according to the
official quoted. for the labor in the South is
as good as it is here, and, taken as a whole
about 80 per cent. cheaper. Inc laborerS
have had about ten years training in mills
started by experienced cotton manufactur-
ers and run under their supervision, and the
operatives there attend as many machines
and turn out just as good work as would
operatives in the best New England mills
Another great advantage the Southern mills
have is not being hampered by legislation
In Massachusetts the hours OF laborers are
limited to fifty-eight week, While IN the
South they are unlimited. The only hope
for the New England mills, according to
the speaker, is either in the Improvement
in the print cloth market or in a general
evening up of conditions between the North
and the South.
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CLEVELAND. o., Dec. 9.-The Brother
hood of Painters and Decorators of Ameri-
ca succeeded to-day in uniting it's warning
factions. This was accomplished through
the expulsion off James II. Sullivan and John
T. Elliott, president and secretary, respect
ively of what has been known as the Bal
timore faction, and the resignation of M. r.
Carrick and ]. w. Mckinney president end
secretary, respectively, of the Buffalo fac
ton. The two factions then got together
and elected the following officers: General
president, r. H. Seickman, Of Cincinnati;
Worcester, Mass; w. c. Reese. OF ST.
Louis; j. j. English, of Pittsburg, and w.
II. Eagan, of Ithaca, n. Y; general srcre-
tary John Barrett, of Denver Under the
consolidation the order will have about six
ty-five lodges with a membership of between
seven thousand and eight thousand. The
brotherhood has been in session here several
days, and the organization will be completed
before an adjournment is taken.
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FOR MAILING OBSCENE MATTER
Dr.. j. w. Kline, Editor of the Iowa
Medical Journal, Convicted.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 9.-In the Federal
Court yesterday DR.. ]. W. Kline, editor of
the Iowa state Medical Journal, was found
guilty of sending obscene matter through
the mails Kline was member of the fac
ulty of Drake Medical College. The college
became involved in trouble, and finally ex-
cIuded women students. This was the re-
suit of repeated insults by male students,
who wrote obscene paragraphs on the class
room blackboards Kline denounced the in
stitution for excluding the women and pub
lished some of the obscene productions.
For this he was indicted, and, after more
than q years delay, is convicted. He will
appeal to the Circuit Court, claiming that
1t was privileged publication, because in
tended only for medical men. He is liable
TO a severe pententiary sentence. He is
one of the leading homeopathic physicians
I'm Iowa
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REV. BURGETT ARRESTED
EVANGELIST CAUGHT IN A ROOM
WITH A GIRL AT MIDNIGHT.
For Years He Has Been "A WeII-Known
Christian Preacher in Indiana
Other State News.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 9.-The arrest of
Rev. F. z. Burkett, Christian minister,
last night has created a sensation all over
his circuit. He and a young woman of
Cicero, Hamilton county, were found in
the same room. Burkett is still in JAIL He
had introduced the young woman as his
cousin. He met her some time ago while
conducting services near her home and
wrote for her to come to this point. He is
widely known over eastern Indiana, and
has just finished one Of the most successful
revivals in the history of Henry county.
His regular charges are at Upton, Sulphur
Springs. New Castle, Cadiz and Honey
Creek. His wife lives at Union City. She
left him some time ago, when, it is said he
became involved in a complication similar
to this one. Burkett is scholar, and espe-
cially fine in German and Latin. He form
erly lived at Dayton, o.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Bishop Chatard Assists at Father
Hundt'S Funeral.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 9.-1he funeral Of
Rev. Father Ferdinand Hundt, who died at
ST. Louis, and who was formerly pastor of
st. Andrews Catholic Church, this city,
was held to-day. 1t was one of the largest
ever seen here. The services were in charge
of Rev. Father Seibertz assisted by several
visiting clergymen, including Bishop Cha
tard, of Indianapolis. The other visiting
clergymen were: Very Rev. Anthony Scheid-
Ter, vicar general, Indianapolis; Rev. b.
Brueggeman, of Kelso, Ind; Rev. Anthony
Walburg, Cincinnati; Rev. James Wade, of
Liberty Rev. II. Dirkes, of Baltimore. The
clergymen, with the exception of Bishop
Chatard, accompanied the remains to the
cemetery in full VeStmentS.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the IndlanApOIlS JOuTndI.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 9.-Seven years ago
when Butcher Smith died in Richmond his
last request to his wife was that she see
that his pet dog, when it should die, be
buried at the foot of his grave. The Cog
lived until few days ago, and the widow.
who has been living here, has now executed
the desires. of her deceased husband. She
was afraid that Sexton Sidney Jewett would
object to such procedure. and to fool him.
took out the customary permit for the burial
of q child, hired a cab, and, with another
woman, both heavily yelled, drove to the
sections office, and there turned over the
handsome casket to the man, who buried
the dog, all the time believing it to be the
funeral of a child. The undertakers bill
cost her S45
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PALO ALTA, Cal, Dec "a. c. Ash,
librarian of Stanford University, and j. c.
Rowell librarian of the University of Cali
fornia, are at work on a scheme which, if
copyright laws of the country and at the
same time build up large national libraries
in number of the big cities of the United
States. The plan is to require authors OBJ
tanning the protection of copyright to
supply copies of their work to several de-
positories located in different sections of
the country. Senator Perkins will intro
duce the bill in the United States Senate.
1t will direct the establishment of addi-
tional repositories in the cities of Denver.
Chicago, San Francisco and New Orleans.
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Strike of CLASS FIatteners.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Dec. 9.-The fiatteners
employed in the window glass factory to-
day refused to work any longer under the
Burns SCALE and demanded the fiatteners'
scale. This being refused, they walked out.
There is a difference of from to per
cent. between the two scales. Since the
withdrawal of the fiatteners from the Ma
tional Association all the f1atteners have
joined their own organization and want the
manufacturers to sign their scale.
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Throat Cut at a Party.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. Slate last night
a serious cutting affray occurred here, the
principals in it being Edward Devers and
Benjamin Reddinghaus. two young men
They were attending social gathering and
a quarrel arose with regard to one of the
young women, to whom both were paying
attentions. ReddinghauS was with the
young woman when Devers came up and a
quarrel started. Devers drew a knife and
slashed his enemy's throat. Devers then
fled and has not been heard of. Redding-
haus is now at the hospital.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONYILLE, Ind, Dec. 9.-Ge3rge
Holzbog, ST., one of the most prominent
Germans in southern Indiana, died this
morning, the result of a stroke of paralysis.
Deceased was seventy-five years old and for
forty-five years had been engaged in the
manufacture of carriages. He was one of
the wealthiest citizens of this place.
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CARSON CITY, New, Dec. Ex-Governor
of Nevada, denounces the work of
the lynching of Adam Uber as an exam
pie of iendish barbarism. He says that on
proper application from the authorities of
Douglass county he will offer reward for
the apprehension of the leaders and accesso-
ries to the crime. Uber's body in the
morgue gave evidence of having been beat
en-, shot and bruised beyond recognition.
The eyes had been punctured and one arm
broken. The authorities claim to have sew
eral elews TO the identity of the perpetrators
and the lynchers may be apprehended.
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Preferred Death to Arrest.

LEBANON, Pa, Dec. 9.-Luther l.. Mil
Ter a prominent business man of Myers
town, committed suicide last night rather
than submit to arrest and face the charge
of forgery Miller was accused of having
forged the name of Henry b. Loose of My
erstown, as indorSer to note OF $50 on the
Peoples Bank Of Lebanon. constable
went to Miler's residence last night to ar
rest the alleged forger. Miller asked per-
mission to so upstairs for a moment He
had been absent but a few minutes when
the report of a revolver was heard and Mil
Ter was found with a bullet in his brain and
@ 44-calibre revolver in his hand.
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Ex-Treasurer Missing.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind. Dec. 9.-Ex-County Treas
Crer w. H. Hodeman, who is defaulter to
the county for over $4,000, has eluded the
vigilance of the detectives in the employ of
the American Surety Company and left the
city, The matter of preferring charges
against him was being deferred until a re-
port could be obtained from the expert who
has just completed an examination of his
books. Holdeman, who has transferred all
his property to his bondsmen, seemed to be
doing everything in his power to make good
his shortage and it was not thought he
" ould leave the city
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other Deaths in the state.

ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 9.-Mrs. Amanda
Mcconnell, aged sixty-five, one of the best
known of Anderson pioneers, died last night
She has been failing for months. She was
the mother of a large family.
w. 5. Roach, one of the best known men
in the city, died at his home last night
FRANKLIN. Ind, Dec. 9.-W. b. Carr.
at his home in Bargersville. He had been
active in politics. and was at one time NOM
mated for representative.
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Bound to Be Modest.
Chica 90 Post.


IF girl wears bicycle skirt that comes
to within two inches of the tops of her
shoes there can be no question as to her
modesty, can there?" she asked.
Certainly not" was the unsuspecting re-
ply
Because" she went on, II am very anx-
ious to keep well within the bounds of mod
esty and propriety.'
The question being thus settled. she
straightway purchased q pair of bicycle
button boots that reached to her knee.
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George Ed Tower.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Dec. 9.-George Ed
Toner, one of the best-known typesetters
in this part of Indiana, died at his home
in this city last night. He was forty-two
years old, and had worked in many news
paper offices in different places. He had
been cripple for years from infiammatory
two weeks ago. He leaves wife and child.
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Hon. James G. FavOrite.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HUNTINGTON, Ind. Dec. 9-Hon James
c. Favorite a member of the State Legis-
lature twenty years ago, a soldier of the
Seventy-fifth Indiana, an elder in the Pres
byterian Church and the commander of
James r. Stack Post, G. A. r., of this city,
died last night of softening of the brain.
The first symptoms of the disease devel-
oped only three weeks ago, and so rapid
was its progress that the announcement of
death was surprise to the community.
Mr.. Favorite was a farmer about three
miles southwest of Huntington. "A wife and
one son and one daughter survive.
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Sheridan Whist Tenn Won.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind Dec. ga series
of games for the championship of the coun-
ty between the Sheridan and Noblesvile
whist clubs was terminated last night in
this city, The Sheridan men won both
games. A. A. Clifford and Mr.. Eudaley
represented Sheridan and Roy c. Caylor
and Fred Alexander represented the home
club The game last night was very close
and exciting, the Sheridan boys winning by
a net gain of two points.
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Editor Moffett a Postmaster.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec. 8. "A tele-
gram was received here this afternoon from
Congressman Henry, at Washington, an
nouncing that he had recommended E. D.
Moffett, formerly publisher of the Weekly
Times, for postmaster of Hartford City.
There were fifteen candidates for the place
and the selection gives the best of satisfac-
ton. Mr.. Moffett has been a worker In the
Republican ranks of Blackford county for
many wears.
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LLOYD STEVENSON DEAD.
RushviIIe Man Who Claimed Relations
ship with Ex-Vice President.

'Hal TO the Indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Dec. 9.-Lloyd Steven
son, once well-to-do citizen of Miroy, died
suddenly in an implement shed here this
morning. Stevenson was a native of Ohio
and was eighty-two years old. Forty years
ago he located at AIilroy and married
daughter CT the late Squire Zimmerlee.
Four children and Mrs. Stevenson are liv-
II 6. The widow and a son and two daugh-
ters live in indianapolis and another daugh-
ter said TO be wealthy, lives near Madison.
Years ago Stevenson ana his wife separated
and she and the children left. Since then
he squandered his property and during his
last years followed cistern building for a
livelihood. For two years he has lived in
an implement storeroonI on First street.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 9.-A busi-
ness mems banquet, at which covers for $50
were laid, was given at the McFarlan to-
night. 1t was a quiet manner of celebrating
the location of the Parry-Austed vehicle
factory for which 10000 has been sub
scribed. The opening address was made by
Mayor Frost. Hon. ]. M. Mcintosh was
POSTMASTER and the following were called
on: L. L. Broaddus, Hon. Milton Trusler,
Hon. F. u. Roots and Judge d. w. Mckee.
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FACTORIES WILL NOT START.
WindOw-GIass Workers. Scale Has
Not Yet Been Settled.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 9.-The window-glass
manufacturers and workers held a confer
ence tonight to settle the wage scale, but
no settlement was reached and the fac
tories will not start up at once as expected.
The blowers and gatherers came to an agree
of a 16 per cent. advance, but the cutters
and fatteners refused to accept the adj
vance of Il per cent. offered, and at mid
night the conference was adjourned without
setting a date for further discussion.