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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-11
Fire at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, o.. Feb. 10.-This city was
visited by disastrous fire at ) o'clock this
afternoon that caused a loss of 500. 900
The fire originated in the basement of the
King K Uhl block. directly beneath the
Wamelink piano wareroomS. 1i3 Euclid av-
snue. The burning building was tenanted
by Niedlingers gents furnishing establish
ment. G.. III. Chambers grocery. Decker IL
Edmondson's art and photograph gallery
WamelIlikS piano warerooms and Church.
Ills drug store. The entire contents of each
store were either destroyed by fire or dam
aged by smoke and water to total loss
The building itself was completely Quilted
The Star Theater. which adjOins on the
east was for a time threatened with de-
struction. but was only slightly damaged
by smoke. and the usual performance took
Mace at night.
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Olher Deaths.

UPPER SANDUSKY. o.. Feb. 10.-Hon.
d. ID. Hare. ex-member of Congress and
well known throughout Ohio. died here
very suddenly at 1880 tonight. He had
been in his law office as usual through the
day.
ESSEN. Conn. Feb. 1G.-John L. North
rup. treasurer of the Comstock & Cheney
Company. probably the largest piano key
manufacturers in the United States, is
dead. aged sixty years.
PARIS. Feb. 10.-Dr. BourgOin, a famous
opponent of the theories promulgated by
DIR. Pasteur Is dead He was a member
of the Chamber OF Deputies.
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An Eccentric Printer.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 10.-In Au-
gust, 1890. Charles f. Brown, foreman of
the Martinsvile Republican, left this city.
saying he was going TO visit relatives in
Bloomfield. He never went there, and has
never been seen or heard from by people
here or his family since that day. He was
thought to have been killed for some time.
and the l. O. o. +. fraternity and his i'm
mediate relatives spent considerable money
and time in trying to get some trace of
him. He was traced TO Gosport, and there
the trail ended. 1t has just come TO light
that many years ago he left Leon. Ia. I'M
der similar circumstances. and was never
heard from He there went under the name
of Z. o. James. and left a wife there. He
i'm Bedford in 1881, where he married
Miss Matte Dilley. They moved here about
1855 He left a wife and three children
here. Nothing is known of his present To-
cation or under what name he floats
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SLAUGHTER OF REBELS.
Over 1000 Philippine Islanders
Killed i'm an Engagement.

TACOMA, Wash. Feb. 10.-The steamer
Pelican, which has arrived from China,
brings news from the Philippine islands re-
ceived at Hong Kong up to Jan. 6. The
Spanish consul at Hong Kong received
telegram from the governor general of the
Philippines dated Manila, Jan. 4, which
reads: General Galbis, with two hundred
men, supported by columns under Serrandi
and Ambert,- at Tagging. routed four hun
dred rebels from Cavile commanded by
General Aquinaldo. taking several trenches,
one large gun, several small guns and mil
itary effects. Many rebels We're killed.
thirty-two being counted Our casualties
were ten killed and eighteen wounded. The
marines helped efficiently i'm the oprea tions.
Our troops are actively pursuing the enemy.
Bulucan and Batan, the Pasig region. is
now free of rebels" Jan. 20 the Spanish
consul received the following telegram from
the same source: 'On the 1st of January
our troops carried on operations at Caca-
ronge. Bissa and Bulucan, taking six
trenches. the mandatory of cartridges. sew
en- guns and several small guns. many rifles
and other weapons. The rebels had LOO
killed. among them the greater part of the
native soldiers who have deserted. Our
casualties were twenty-four killed and six
ty-eight wounded"
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M'BETH WORKS CLOSED.
Employees Numbering 700 Walk Out
of the EINOOd Eacforx

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD, Ind, Feb. 10.-The seven hun
dred employees of the McBeth lamp chimney
factory walked out this morning on ac-
count of some differences with the COM
pany and refuse TO work unless the trouble
is settled 1t is said that the workmen
have been troubled with the glass working
badly for some time and that so much of
ii broke that the men having TO stand the
breakage could not make good wages and
so determined to walk out and stay out
till the company adjusted the matter. Some
weeks ago there was threatened trouble
but it blOwed over. This morning the men
refused to- work the glass and the factory
is closed.
a meeting of the workers committee and
the McBeth Company was To have been
held tonight. but il did not occur. and no
settlement OF the walkout has been reached.
Superintendent Harnock left for Pittsburg
tonight TO confer with the company there.
No immediate settlement is in prospect.
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number of boys engaged in duckIng and
throwing mud on each other. Young
Bockoon getting tired of the sport wanted
TO stop. but Walker, who was several years
younger, playfully continued water and
mud throwing. This enraged Bockoon and
he hit Walker on the side of the head with
his fist. The blow only trifie and
did not knock the boy down. He walked
home. about mile but felt too bad TO
eat any supper and continued to grow
worse until about 10 o'clock that night.
when he died from concussion of the brain.
Bockoon was in Jail for some time. but
later was bailed out by his mother and
others who live az E,IvvoOd
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Remains of DIR. G.. G. Smythe to BE
Crcmotcd To-Day.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENCASTLE. Ind, Feb. 10.-The re-
mains of DR.. G.. c. Smythe, whose death
was noted in to-day's Journal. will be taken
to Cincinnati tomorrow afternoon. where
they will be cremated. The ashes will be
brought TO this city. Dr. Smythe expressed
a desire that his body be cremated. and
committee appointed by the Gentlemen's
Literary Club of this city. consisting. of
DR.. L. 5. Baker, of De Pauw University,
Rev. W. K. Weaver and Jerome Allen, will
accompany the remains to Cincinnati Flu
neral services will be held at the family
residence in this city tomorrow morning at
Tl.o0 oil
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Reccixer for n Rnnk

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 10-On the petition
OF A NJ Hove. Otto Rood was this morn
ing appointed receiver of the Bankers FIX
change Bank, with bond fixed at $40 CO.
The petition stated that Mr.. Hove had
drawn his check on the bank yesterday in
the sum OF 500 ard that payment of the
same had been refused. although there had
been plenty OF money on deposit in his
name TO cover the check.
The Bankers Exchange Bank Is a small
Institution which closed last December and
was re-opened in January. All its deposits
excepting $4,000. have since been Withdra vn
and the officers say that there are assets
OF $4,000. The receiver will wind 10 the
b11SfnaSe
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Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK. Feb. 10.-Arrlved: West
ernland. from Antwerp; Palatia, from
Hamburg. Sailed: New York for South
ampton: Majestic, for Liverpool; Schiedam,
for Amsterdam.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 10.-Sailed: Adriatic,
for New York: Waesand. for Philadelphia.
ROTTERDAM. Feb. 10.-Sailed: Spaarn-
dam for New York.
BREMERHAVEN. Feb. 10.-Sailed: Dres-
den, for New York
LONDON, Feb. 10.-Arrived: Manitoba.
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Explosion and Fatal Fire.

DETROIT, Feb. 10-An explosion. fol-
lowed by fire, destroyed little cottage in
Springwells, owned and occupied by the
family OF Stephen ROgulski. at 2:30 this
morning A child. Michael. two years old
was burned to death; Mary, aged eleven
years, was so severely burned that she will
probably die, and the rest of the family. six
In number, were more or less severely in
jured. The fire is believed TO have been Of
incendiary origin. Last fall the house OF a
ne.ghbor was wrecked by an explosion of
dynamite and two persons badly hurt.
Rogulski was suspected of the crime, but 1t
could not be proven against him.
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EVANSVILLE WITHOUT WATER.
Supply Pipes Broken by the Great Ice
Gorge i'm the Ohio.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 10.-This city is
practically without water supply tonight
the result Of the great ice gorge in the Ohio
here This evening mountains of ice were
were forced up the river bank, which re-
suited in the bursting of the large steam
pipe on the incline that furnishes the water
to the people of this city. The big supply
pipes were also rendered useless and the
accident cannot be remedied till the water
falls about ten feet. Should there be q fire
water would have to be secured from wells
in streets and there the supply is limited.
Word comes from Henderson that the
water has forced its way across the neck
of the peninsula opposite this city and the
residents of Henderson are in great alarm
lest the city be flooded.
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union seminnrY.s Policr.

NEW YORK. Feb. 10-After the d.
rectors of the Union Theological Seminary
yesterday had elected DR.. Charles Cutbert
Hall. OF Brooklyn. president TO succeed the
Rev. DIR. Hastings. resigned, speeches were
made by the incoming and retiring presi-
dents on the institutions policy DR.
Hastings said Dr. Hall had supported him
I'm all the seminary's troubles. and he
warned sessions. presbyteries and general
assemblies to keep hands off that Union
Theological Seminary meant 20 govern
itself. DIR. Hall when introduced said
amen TO this. adding that Union had no
courtesy.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Feb 10.-There was an
exciting time on south-bound express train
No. %, on the Big Four, between this city
and Marion, last night. AS Express Mes
senger Lee was walking through his car
he stumbled and fell and dropped a lamp.
the oil in which scattered and blazed up.
A huge pasteboard and cloth elephant be-
longing to a Wabash amateur minstrel
company, caught fire and for moment
the car was threatened. but the train was
stopped and the train crew threw out some
of the express matter and saved the car.
The only goods damaged was the elephant,
which was destroyed.
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King Oscar SIN Willing

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-The World to-
morrow will publish a copyrighted dispatch
from Stockholm. Sweden, in which is an
interview with King Oscar II. While ex-
pressing desire not TO dis
cusS politics he reiterates his
willingness to act arbitrator on
the English-American tribunal In this
connection he says: II am glad to reiter-
ate those words in which have announced
my Willingness to cooperate whenever
should be needed. To speak more of the
treaty at this juncture would do little good;
to write of it still less. / prefer men should
judge me from my actions, not from my
words
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f. NJ. Coons.s seriour Condition.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRENCH LICK. Ind, Feb. 10.-F. NJ.
Coons, manager of the French Lick Springs
bottling works. about ten days ago met
with a serious accident. While pulling the
cork from bottle, the neck broke. and the
broken bottle was thrust into his left arm
at the wrist, cutting the arteries. The ar
teries were tied but to-day they broke
sary. 1t is now thought the arm will have
to be amputated should this occur again.
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The Wife Shed Bitter Tears.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Feb. 10.-After having
served a term in the penitentiary for lar
ceny Leroy Penn was brought back this
evening by Sheriff Whipple. He had no
sooner reached the jail than he was ar
rested on another indictment and lodged in
a cell. Penn took his arrest with little con-
Germ but his young wife, who was waiting
for him, cried bitterly at her husbands re-
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"ButIer" Is Richard Ashe.

PERTH, West Australia, Feb. 10.-The
Identification by the San Francisco police
of Frank Butler as Richard Ashe has at
tracted considerable attention throughout
Australia. 1t has been ascertained here
that Richard Ashe sentenced to "A
term of Imprisonment between 1893 and 1896
He went to Coolgardie in January, 1896 re-
naming until August Of the same year
An assayer's certificate belonging to Frank
Norwood was stolen at that time The po-
lice at the convict prison at Fremantle
identify Buffers photograph and claim that
he is Identical with Richard Ashe
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William II. Smith,

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind. Feb. 10.-William T. Smith.
of the firm of Smith & Jones. grocers. died
suddenly this morning of heart failure after
an illness of three days. The deceased
came to this country from London, Eng
land, in 1870, and has been engaged in the
bakery and grocery business for twenty
five years. He was sixty-four years Old
and leaves a wife and one child. He was
high in Masonry, and the funeral will be
conducted by this order
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Grand Chancellor Neal Married.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Feb. 10.-Last evening
Mr.. c. f. S. Neal and Miss Nellie Jones
were united in marriage. The ceremony was
performed by Elder A. j. Frank, of the
Christian Church. in the presence of a few
intimate friends. The bride has been in the
employ of Mr.. Neal as housekeeper since
the death of his first wife and is very
estimable young woman The groom is
well known all over the State, especially in
X. of Z. circles. being past grand chancellor
of the order in Indiana.
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Killed by a Missing Link.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Feb. 10.-Thirty years
ago Philip Brough, of New Carlisle, was
hit in the breast by flying link from a
logging chain, which had broken close be-
side him. The link entered his left lung.
making a great cash and the doctors who
attended him were unable to extract IL. He
has been sckly ever since and died yester-
day. An autopsy will be held on his body
tomorrow in the presence of large num-
Der of the physicians of northern Indiana.
who are greatly interested in this missing
link
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Damaging Evidence by "a Woman
Against Officer Graham

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Feb. 10.-At noon to-
day the first witness was called in the
Graham murder trial. The personnel of the
jury is Alexander Ross, Peter Julius Ed
ward Hodges. John a. Busby. George w.
Judd, Reuben Pulse. Leonard Bensenbower.
Harry Biddle. William Jarrett George A
Rogers and Edward Blacklidge. six of
whom are farmers. The courtroom was
filled to it's capacity. Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
Taggart. an elderly woman who resides
near the Dyer boarding hors sc I'm Alexandria
where the shooting took pace that resulted
In Worthington's death. told her story this
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Other Deaths I'm the state.

FRANKLIN. Ind, Feb 10.-Mrs. Julia
Moorehous. widow of the late John c.
Moorehous. died at her home in this city
to-day at the advanced age of seventy-six
after suffering for many weeks with lung
trouble Mrs Moorehous had been n resi-
dent of Franklin since 1851 and leaves four
children.
Sherman st. John, a well-knOwn resident
of Union Village. died yesterday after a
long illness of consumption. He leaves a
wife and one child.
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Tried to Kill His Parents.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES. Ind. Feb. 10. - George
Fowee, aged twenty-three. son of Squire
Joseph Fowee, put gunpowder in the stove
at his home to-day and the stove was
blown 10 pieces. The house was shattered
somewhat but no one was killed. The son
said he wanted TO kill his father and step
mother. He was arrested and committed
10 Jail. The prisoner has but one leg. He
has bad record and has served several
years in the Reform School He expresses
regret that his parents We're not killed.
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LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from st. Petersburg gives har-
rowing accounts of the distress caused by
the famine in the provinces of Cherzon.
BeZzarabok. PSkov, Orel Astrakhan and
other sections of southern Russia. The
peasants are eating horses and rats and
appealing to the local authorities to save
them from starvation. II will require many
thousand roubles to enable the authorities
to grant even the miserable allowance OF
pound of rye bread daily necessary for
mere existence and undoubtedly many per-
sons will die
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BERLIN, Feb. 10--Archduke Otto. of
Austria, nephew of Emperor Francis
Joseph and heir presumptive TO the throne
of Austria, arrived here to-day and was
received with great ceremony by Emperor
William, the imperial princes and high
court. military and civil officials. The EN-
peror embraced the archduke and the party
was driven to the palace in state carriages
escorted by the cuira ssiers. amid the ac-
clamatiOn of the crowd on the streets At
the palace the archduke was entertained at
luncheon. A state ball will be given in his
honor this evening.
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Normal Students ION the Carpet"

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 10.-A COM
mite of the faculty of the State Normal
School is investigating a story OF gambling
and drinking by six young men students
one of them a member of the senior class
One of the six is the informer. but the
others protest that he has made mountain
of a molehll. There is no denial of social
card playing. but the charge OF gambling
and drinking is denied.
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Confessed to Robbery.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Feb. l0.-Six weeks ago
Olney Scott. Frank Unger, Clarence Cramer
and Robert Blair were arrested at Eaton on
the charge of robbing the Carter q Com
pany general store. Last evening after all
had pleaded not guilty Blair made "a con-
fession. taking all the blame himself.
completely generating the other three,
who were released. He was given three
years in prison.
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Three Men Drowned.

PAINTSVILLE, Ky, Feb. 10.-News has
been received here of the drowning of An
drew Wilson. Preston Hall and Harry
Brown. in Pike county, The men had been
across Big Sandy river on the ice on their
horses The ice was beginning to thaw.
and when about half way across the river
the ice gave way and the three men and
horses went down together. No trace of
them has been found. and il is supposed
that when the ice broke UP it washed them
into the Ohio. Wilson was married. and
had large family, which is reported to be
i'm destitute circumstances.
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Doctor Calls 1t BIackmail.
Special to the Indianap polls Journal.

Special to the IndianaDoIis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Feb. 1O-To-day Mrs.
Thomas Brackney filed suit in the Circuit
Court here for $4,000 damages against DR..
Frederick Nussel for alleged malpractice.
The plaintiff fell the sidewalk last Oc-
tober and injured her right thigh. Nussel
was called and said that her limb was
Sprained, when, according to the plaintiff,
it was broken. 1t knitted together in a
twisted condition. making her cripple for
life. DR.. Nussel says the suit is simply a
case of blackmail.
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One Of Weyler's Orders.

HAVANA. Feb. 10.-Intendente Pagoaga
to-day made it perfectly apparent to the
money brokers that Captain General Wey-
Ter has prohibited in the future the selling
and buying of silver bills with coin silver.
The silver bills have a compulsory c1rcula-
ton with the same face value as the coin
silver and it is the intention of the gov
eminent to keep the silver bills at par II
possible.
To-day the steamer Alfonso XII returned
to Spain with six hundred sick and unavail-
II
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Samuel Roberts.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Feb. 10.-Samuel Rob
erts. aged forty-eight died this afternoon
after a few days illness. He has been an
employee of the city for several years His
real name was Scherb and ne was adopted
by a minister named Roberts. He was born
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mr. RetcpcOurt ExpeI,cd.

HAVANA, Feb. 10. - DIR. Gaspar Betan-
court the American dentist who was re-
leased from prison on Monday evening, has
been expelled from Cuba. He leaves here
on the steamer Mascotte, with Senior mo-
cencia Arrange. a political offender, and
Pantaleona and Castillo two colored men
who have also been expelled.
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Hffes Held for Forgery.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Feb. 10-H. G. Hites,
the Redkey man arrested here yesterday,
was to-day bound over under $1,000 bond for
forgery. Hites has family at Redkey. He
is about fifty years old and fifteen years
ago, while a resident of New Paris. o.. he
got into similar trouble and was sentenced
TO the penitentiary, but was pardoned. He
is now in Jail.
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Young Bockoon Acnuitted.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD Ind. Feb. 10-The case
of the State against Clarence Bockoon, of
Elwood. charged with killing Edward
Walker. on trial this week. terminated to-
day In verdict of acquittal. While in
swimming in Brandywine last summer
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OBITUARY.
Judge Patton, Last Office Holder of
Old HickOry's Administrations.

HICKSVILLE. o.. Feb. 10.-Judge Ben
5amin Patton. the last Officeholder of the
Old Hickory administration. died to-day at
his country seat. Foutland, near this place.
Judge Patton was appointed United States
attorney for the Western district of Penn
sylvania by President Jackson. and in 1850
he went as clerk to the United States Cir
cult Court at Philadelphia.
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Little Girl Killed.

FORT SMITH. Ark. Feb. 1O.-A brutal
murder was committed seven miles below
Mansfield, in Scott county. The victim was
a ten-year-old daughter of a farmer named
Phillips. A tramp assaulted and afterward
shot her TO death and fled. If captured he
will be iynchSG.
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Failure at baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Feb 10-George c. Tyler,
box manufacturer. made an assignment to-
day for the benefit of his creditors TO
Charles c. Homer and Thomas j. Shryock,
who gave bond for 600. indicating assets
of half the amount. The failure Is the re-
suit of business depression and was unex-
pected.