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w. r.. c. ELECTS OFFICERS.
Mary ID. Travis Chosen President over
Ella d.. linn.
1eclal to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, May 13.-The Wom-
ans Relief Corps to-day proceeded at once
to the election of officers. The contest for
president lay between Mary D. Travis, of
Charlottesville, and Ella d. Zinn. of In
dianapoIis. and resulted in the election of
Mrs. Travis. Mrs. Mary e. Swain, of Rich
mond, was elected senior vice president.
The forenoon was consumed in the cleo
ton of these officers. the reading Of Off
GERS and committees reports and receiv-
ing visitors.
An excellent report was made by the
chairman of the visiting committee to the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home, con-
tanning a graphic description Of the Christ
mas exercises and distribution of presents
purchased by the committee. The home was
found to be in excellent condition. The
number of pupils in the home exceeds six
hundred; the health good and the moral
and intellectual training of the children has
reached a high degree of perfection.
The report of the committee to State Sol
diers' Home, Lafayette. reported a donation
of goods and cash to the amount of $194.5S
received from the w. r. c. and a large
amount of additional supplies from various
corps. An enthusiastic report was made by
Samantha West Miller, chairman of the
on patriotic teaching, showing
nat Niit ltiltlGSI LdktH III llllS lIO
by the corps throughout the State has
grown in strength during the past year.
The salute to the flag is used in many of
the city and country schools. A large num-
Der of patriotic primers were distributed by
the committees. The efforts of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps to secure the passage of
a bill making it unlawful to engage in ath-
letic sports on Memorial day were %unaVail-
ing. Stronger efforts will be made to Sc
cure it's passage at the next General As
Sembly.
"A lumber of visitors were received,
among whom were the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Orphans Home board, accompanied
by Chas. Nixon. financial officer: the de-
partmeHt president of Ohio, Mrs. Cressirg-
er; National | and l. Ofices Mrs. Winans.
the commander-in-chief of the G.. A. r..
accompanied by Captain w. II. Armstrong
and Commander WinanS, of Ohio; a COM
mittee composed of Lieutenant Governor
Haggard. Comrades Metzger, Hutchins and
Grant, all of whom addressed the conven-
ton briefly. Mrs. Monties. national aid. a
former resident of Indiana, now of Wash
ington city, was introduced by the national
president. COmrade Evans, of Marion
Home. addressed the convention briefly in
the interest of the home library. The Gov
ernOr of Indiana was announced in waiting
and the business of the convention was
suspended and he and his escort We're form
ally received. His Introduction was followed
by the admission of 2 class of little girls
from the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home, escorted by Laura Wachstetter.
principal of school. TIL convention and
visitors greatly enjoyed the patriotic song
given by the little girls.
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Business Embarrassments.

DETROIT, May 13.-John b. Dyar, for
twenty years a successful business man of
Detroit, gave bills of sale to-day, trans
ferring over 5000, COO worth of property and
securities to a trustee for the benefit of
his creditors. Mr.. Dyar has been prominent
ly connected with several large local enter
prises. For the past year he has been Sc
curing franchises and arranging to build
an electric railroad from Detroit to Port
Huron. The latter enterprise is what is be-
lieved to have caused his embarrassment.
BOSTON, May 13.-The crockery firm of
Norcross, Mellen & Co. assigned to-day.
The firm is composed of H. A. Mellen, T.
Z. Chamberlain and G. B. Billiard. Cham
berlain Bros. & Co, commission merchants,
at No. ia Federal street. also assigned.
Chamberlain Bros. & Co. had been estab-
lished thirty years and were credited with
$3.50, 900 capital. The capital of Norcross,
Mellen & Co. is about $1G0. 900. This firm
had been established more than forty years.
NEW YORK, May 13.-The Haydenville
bers' and steamftters' supplies in this city,
to-day assigned to John Mayher. of Hamp-
shire, Mass, and George N. Robinson, of
Brooklyn, n. Y, without preferences. The
company was incorporated under the laws
of Massachusetts in 1884 with a capital
stock of $50, 600. 1t has its factory at Hay
denville, Mass. Assets, $125, 900 to $3.50, 600
liabilities, $125, 900.
BUFFALO, N. Y. May Establishments
We're placed to-day on all prOperty of c. F.
Rishman a live stock dealer at East Buff
falo, at the instance of horse shippers in
the markets of Chicago, ST. Louis and Kan
sas City. Claims to the amount of $40, DOC
to $15, 900 are represented.
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SIGMA CHI CONVENTION.
The Fourth Province of the Fraterni-
ty Meets ut G~reencastIe.

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GREENCASTLE, Ind, May 13.-The an
nual convention of the Fourth province of
the Sigma Chi Fraternity, embracing all
the chapters in Indiana, is in session in this
city. The meeting is held with the XII
Chapter of De PAW University. The SEES
sions bhgan last evening with an exchange
of greetings, making preliminary arrange
ments and a general good time. To-day
the convention met y XII Hall and the
permanent organization was formed. The
visitors We're welcomed in an address from
the Xi chapter and a response was made
by the Delta Delta chapter. This afternoon
the 'Sigs' and their lady friends drove in
carriages to the Mcheen field and witnessed
the game between the De Paw and Wet
tenberg teams. At ) O'Clock they again
took carriages and drove TO Mount Merid-
ian. where they took supper at the famous
Halfway Inn.
Tomorrow the convention will meet and
lambda chapter will present the subject,
The Next Biennial Rho chapter on
Fraternity Extension Our Rivals is
the subject assigned TO Chi chapter. The
convention will close tomorrow evening
with a reception in Xi Hall. A large num-
Der of visitors are present from the follow
ing chapters: Tamda, Indiana University.
XII, De PAW; Rho, Butler; Chi, Hanover;
Delta Delta. Purdue.
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LADIES OF THE G.. A. II.
Voted Down a Motion to consolidate
with the w. II. G..

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RICHMOND, Ind, May 13.-The meeting
Of the Ladies of the G. A. r. to-day was
quite interesting. A total of fourteen COM
rades were obligated" The question of
consolidation with the w. r. c. was killed
by a large vote. The ceremony of obliga-
ton was performed by Mrs. Catherine
Hirst. the national president, of Louisville.
Work was exemplified and committee re-
ports were then heard. One of them was the
greetings committee, which returned from
the Grand Army meeting accompanied by
Gen. Jasper Packard, the new commander.
James S. Dodge, and Major Elan, each of
whom made speeches and encouraged the
ladies in their work. Mrs. Hirst made the
response. The following officers were
elected:
Department President-Mrs. Can Graves,
of Lafayette.
Senior Vice Communicating Coleman,
of Elkhart.
Junior Vice Commander-Mary Newman,
of Richmond.
Treasurer-Mrs. Mary Frary, of Warsaw.
Counselor-Mrs. Eta Toby, of Logans-
port.
Council of Administration-Mrs. Emma
Beach. of Aurora; Mrs. Cynthia Ulerick, of
Elkhart, and Mrs. Lawrence, of Indianap-
oils.
Delegates were also chosen to the national
convention at Buffalo,.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan, May 13.-Colonel
Frank Bacon, aged ffty-six years, of Cha
mute. Kan, is dead at Gueda Springs of
heart failure. Colonel Bacon was a candi-
date for lieutenant governor when Govern
or Click was elected; was register of the
Oberlin Land Office during President Cleve-
and's first term and succeeded John Rich
ardson as chairman of the Democratic
state central committee.
NEW YORK;, May 13.-Richard V. Bur-
rows. who as a civil engineer was promi-
nently identified with the building of the
Union and Northern Pacific railroads., the
Grand Trunk and railways in South Amer
lea, died to-day at his home. in Mount
Vernon, aged s~eventy-four years.
MILWAUKEE, May 13.-General Chand-
Ter p. Chapman. formerly adjutant general
of Wisconsin. died suddenly of paralysis
last night. The deceased was fifty-three
years old. He distinguished himself during
Governor Rusk's administration by sup
pressing the Milwaukee riots.
NEW YORK. May 13.-Sam Hoagland. a
~well-knOwn horseman, died at Coney
island to-day, aged eighty years.
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Greece and College Fraternities."

chicago EOSl.
Our enthusiasm for the cause of Greece
has been stimulated by the stirring address
issued to all member OF Greek letter col
lege fraternities, asking them to contribute
to the humiliation of the infamous Turk
ish soldiery. We believe we come under
that head, though we have forgotten in the
waste of years exactly what the Greek let
ters in point signified. There are several
hundred thousand, perhaps several millions,
college men now on earth, and if we get to-
gether we ought to make a pretty respect
able showing. The trouble is, however,
that May is a bad month in which to solicit
with cheerful alacrity for the amelioration
of the Irish patriots, the Armenian refu-
gees, the Hindoo sufferers, the immoral
and unreclaimed cannibals and "A few other
deserving objects of charity in foreign
parts, and all this, combined with the semi
annual water tax and the annual dog tax,
has left us willing, as before, but some
what impoverished. We are much inn
pressed with the care taken to avoid all
violations of neutrality in the matter of
the Graeco-Turkish war. Our money is not
to go for firearms, but Will be used merely
for the purposes of transportation of Greek
troops. This is a very subtle distinction
and will be much appreciated by the Turk
ish government, with which we are on eX-
cellent diplomatic terms. OF course. it is
impossible to say how many thousands of
dollars will be obtained from college stu
dents and graduates. but we fancy that the
amount raised will not be enough to make
alarming inroads on the next census.
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ConeregatiOnaiists Adjourn.

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KOkOMO, Ind, May 13.-The State Con-
gregational Association that has been in
session mere since Tuesday adjourned to-
night. The attendance was large. About
two hundred preachers and laymen were
present, the programme embracing some of
the brainiest divines in the country. The
meeting next year will be held at Anderson.
The banquet, given tonight by the women,
Was a p~leasurable affair. Rev. Ainslie, of
Fort Wayne, was master of ceremonies.
and speeches were made by Frank E.
knouf, Elkhart; A. H. Ball, Anderson; Ma
tbaniel Hyde, e. d. Curtis, w. f. McMillen,
Frederic DeWhurst, of indianapolis; A. M,
Wright, of Fort Wayne; Ralph J. Smith,
of kokomo; c. w. Gordon, of Michigan
City; George Hindley. of R%idgeville; James
Barton. of Boston; Mrs. Casswell, of New
York. TIL Home Mission Society elected as
officers: President, n. A. Hyde, of Indian
apolis; secretary and treasurer, Edward D.
Curtis. of Indianapolis; chairman executive
committee. Charles H. PercivaI, of Terre
Haute. Mary Foster Bryner, Of Chicago,
delivered 4 e closing address. The next
meeting of the association will be at An
derSon, in lay, 1898.
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THE BREWERY BOYCOTT
MUNCIE TRADE COUNCIL REFUSES TO
INDORSE LOCAL ACTION.
Terre Haute Woman Warned in IA
band and 1t Came True.


Srecial to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, May 13.-The matter of
the boycott on the Home Brewing Com
pany of Indianapolis recently made in that
city occupied the attention of Muncie Trade
Council tonight, and it was plainly shown
that as a Jesuit of the alleged boycott the
Indianapolis labor union is in danger of
being split in two. s.. F. Moses represented
the faction that is c%ontending that the boy
colt is unjust and William "A. Lockwood
and Roscoe Barnett were on the other side
of the fence. but Mr.. Moses presented ar
guments that resulted in the Council de-
clarinS the boycott unjust and indefinitely
p~ostponing further action. Mr.. Moses
openly charged that there were men in the
indianapolis unions who were pushing UNI
just actions like that against the Home
Brewing Company for hire, and that the
boycott in this case is the result of work
by competitors. He intimateS that Mr..
Lockwood was innocent in the part he was
taking by his visit here.
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A Patent Fence swindIe.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, May 13.-John Bortsfeld,
one of the wealthiest residents of Delaware
county, was mulcted out of $500 a few days
ago on a patent fence racket, and his
friends and relatives are making a strong
attempt to prevent him from losing the
amount. A week ago u trio approached the
old gentleman. who resides just north of
Selma, and offered to sell him the exclusive
privilege of four counties in eastern In
diana for 81 600. Shortly afterwards they
had a man approach Bortsfield and offer to
pay him $500 for the right of a single cOun-
amount, but it proves to be worthless. This
was an i~nducement, and Bortsfield gave the
men a note for $500. They hurried over to
the bank at Eaton to dispose of the note,
but Cashier Hamilton refused to accept it.
The men brought the paper to Muncie and
sold ii at a greatly-reduced figure to Chas.
A. Winters, a broker. Mr.. Bortsfield has
discovered that The whole deal WIS q fake
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BLooDHOUNDs nIsCREDTTED.
kentIand Jury Refuses to Believe the
of the Dogs.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KENTLAND. Ind, May 13.-The first
case ever tried in this court where the tes-
timony of bloodhounds was used was
brought to an end this morning by the jury
returning a verdict acquitting the defend
ant. The home of George McCarn, of Good
land. was entered last Friday night and
$50 stolen. The only clew the thief left was
his footprint on a freshly-painted floor. The
scent SATURDAY. evening and never left il
until they had trailed a man TO a patch of
underground three miles from Reynolds, a
distance of twenty-seven miles from Good
land.
In the Circuit Court yesterday the de-
PENDANT proved a clear alibi by the testi-
mony of four fasmers, who swore they had
given the prisoner meals, including supper.
ar $3.50 D.. m. on the day OF the theft, four
miles north of Reynolds. or a distance of
thirty-four miles from the scene Of the rob-
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NEW YORK, May 13.-The Tribune says:
Both the timber dry docks at the navy
yard are now disabled. for late yesterday
afternoon the valves in the gate OF dock
No. ,. the smaller and outer of the docks,
ter allowed to flow in. Yesterday Naval
Constructor Bowles made ar inspection of
the structure. Leaks were discovered at
the eastern end of the dock, which. while
not in themselves dangerous, showed the
characteristics of the older leaks. and after
a report had been made to Commodore
Bunce. -commandant of the yard, orders
were issued to meet the trouble more than
han way and let enough water in to the
dock TO prevent any danger"
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WARNED IN A DREAM.
Mrs. Simeon Weaver Hurried Home
and Found Her Husband cad

Special to the indianapolis journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 13,-Mrs. ST.
mon Weaver. being warned in a dream
that all was not well at home, walked eight
miles to this city this morning, and, on en-
tering her home, found her husband lying
dead on the Bed. Mr.. Weaver had COM
mitted suicide at an early hour this morn
ing by drinking carbohc acid. The unfor-
tunate man had been out of work for nearly
a year and had been brooding over his i'll
fortune. His wife had been in the coun-
try. visiting relatives. and was to have re-
NAMED there until Sunday, but last night
she had a dream in which her husband
seemed to be injured. She arose immedi-
ately and came to the city, walking the en-
tire distance.
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INDIANA
Funeral Exercises at Greencastle of
the Late John h. carp.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, May 13.-The
funeral of DR.. John E.. carp, whose death
occurred Monday at Atlanta. Ind, was held
here to-day. TIL remains, accompanied by
the family, reached Greencastle at noon and
the body was taken to the residence of
President H. A. Goblin, of De Pauw Uni
versity, where it remained until 2 O'Clock.
at which hour the funeral was held at Col
lege-aVenue M. E. Church, of which the de-
dence here. DR.. Goblin had charge of the
services, and was assisted by Dr.. Poucher,
who spoke of the appreciation in which DR..
carp had been held by the trustees. DR..
Bassett spoke in behalf of the faculty; DR..
Gcbin of the character, scholarship and
ministry of the deceased. Rev. NJ. S. Mar
bic, of Kokomo, who had been DIR. Earp's
presiding elder. took part in the exercises.
The body was Inferred in Forest Hill Gem
pfPrN
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ONE ASSOCIATION DIsBANDs.
Northern Indiana Ministers Join the
state Society.
al to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, May 13.-This was the
last day of the Northern Indiana Christian
Ministerial Association meeting in this city.
The officers chosen for the ensuing year
are: President, Rev. T.. j. Rice, Fort
Wayne; secretary, Rev. l.. E. Murray, La
doga; treasurer, Rev. L. L. Carpenter, Wa
bash. The committee on time and place of
holding the next meeting reported in favor
OF Muncie, the date being the second Tues
day in May, 1898. The most important ac-
ton of the society, however, was the
adoption unanimously of a resolution for
amalgamation of the Northern Indiana
Ministerial Association with the Indiana
Ministerial Association. The Northern In
diana Society practically goes out of exist
ence, being absorbed by the state a~ssocia-
ton. 1t was also resolved to hold semi
annual meetings of the consolidated society
at bethany Park in August of each year.
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Percy weadon once a Lawyer.

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GREENSBURG, Ind, May 13.-Percy
Weadon, who is now confined at Bellevue
Hospital, New York city, was born in this
city. where his father served one term as
county auditor of Decatur county. Mr..
Weadon read law with Judge Miller, of the
Circuit Court. and eX-Judge Gavin, of the
Appellate Court, and subsequently at In
dianapolis and Chicago. While reading law
here he was local correspondent for the
Cincinnati Commercial and wrote articles
of high merdit. firing of the law he entered
the newspaper business and then. the the
Strica1 6ald
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Chipley Lacked Three votes.

TALLAHASSEE. Fla, May 13.-Reney
withdrew from the senatorial race to-day.
The ballot resulted Chipley, AZ; Stockton.
81: Hooker. 8; scattering, .. Necessary To
a choice. so. Chipley's friends tried for an
other ballot, but there was opposition and
adjournment followed.
A resolution was adopted declaring ii to
be the sense of the joint assembly that
at the general election next preceding the
next election of United States senator the
voters Of the State should vote for senator
and that the members of the Legislature
should be morally bound by the decision
of the people.
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FARMER JAco's BRIDE.
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl Accepts "A
Seventy-Four-Year-OId Husband.

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SHELBYVILLE, Ind, May 13.-Theodore
Jaco, aged seventyHfoAat a wealthy farmer
living east of here, whose wife died six
years ago, leaving a number of children,
a few days ago went to the law office OF
Tindall & linda and asked them to pro-
cure him a wife. The matter was men,
toned to Miss Alice Whitman, a seventeen
year-old girl employed as a dishwasher at
the: Hotel Ray. She was willing, and last
night the contract was made. What Miss
Whitman received and what fee the at
torneys received is not known, but it is
stated that Mr.. Jaco has often said he
cure him a wife. Mrs. Jaco is an orphan
and was raised in the Orphans Home of
Decatur county. Several months ago she
fell heir to a small estate.
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Rally at EIwood Sunday.

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ELWOOD, Ind, May 13.-The local glass
workers union havel completed arrange
ments for holding the big rally at this city
next Sunday, and it is expected that fully
5000 workers from different towns and cities
of the gas belt will be present and assist
in making this the banner meeting of the
entire season. The workers will be adj
dressed by Hon. d. r. Kennedy. of In
dianapolis, secretary of the A. F. of L.,
and Hon. Nj. b.. McCarty, of Toledo. This
will be the next to the last meeting to be
held during this fire, and the last will be
held at Marion next month, just before the
Factories close
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Arrest of a supposed Bank Robber.

NEW YORK, May l3.-"Wally' O'Con-
nor, said to be a notorious bank thief. is
in custody here under suspicion that he
Lyman Cobb. of the Yonkers Savings Bank.
when 81. 400 was AIKEN. The Yonkers rob-
berry took place on April u, and was an
unusually bold affair, the cashier being in
undated by one mar with a revolver.
while a second gathered III the money in
sight. O'ConnCr is alleged to have been
associated in some of their operations with
Allen, Killerain and Russell, the postofIice
and bank robbers, who broke out of Lud-
low-street Jail ON July 4 OF last year.
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ConnersviIIe Shooting Tournament.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, May 13.-This
afternoon closed a most successful shooting
match at live and clay birds. Shooters
from this State, Ohio, Kentucky and Ili-
nois participated. Honors and money were
about evenly divided between Winston, of
Chicago; Lionel, of Logansport, and
Thomas, of this city.
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Mrs. Reheccn Reed

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DUBLIN, Ind, May 13.-Mrs. Rebecca
Reed, wife of William Reed, died yesterday
morning in her bed. The day before she
was about and actively engaged in her
duties. She was seVenty-four years old.
Six years ago her brother Joseph Smith, a
mail carrier, fell while exchanging the mail
at this place, and died in a few minutes of
heart failure also.
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MaIter II. Alley.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, May 13.-Walter r.
Alley, a B. & o.. fireman, whose home is at
Chattanooga, died this morning. While on
his run yesterday morning he was taken
with bilious collie. and was brought to this
city and taken to the home OF Theodore
Durham, when medical aid was called. He
Chattanooga, was notified, and the remains
Will be forwarded to that place. He was
We'll respected. and had gained the con-
fidence of all the railroad men.
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He is a snapper in the Maring-Hart win
dow-glass factory, and has been going I'M
der the name of George Hall since COM
hitting the crimes. He has worked in
Marion. Alexandria and other gas belt
towns under the assumed name. Ills arrest
was made while he was asleep in his room,
and it was a big surprise to his friends. He
confessed his identity. and will go back to
Ohio without trOuble