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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
LIKE COUNTRY LIFE.
Naval Officers, When Retired, Seldom
Live in Large Towns.
Uvacb;p0fou Star

NAVAL officers always settle in the coun-
try when they can" remarked a prominent
officer to a Star reporter. During their &C
tive careers, that is, during the time they
are at sea, they are necessarily cramped
for room and, while some OF them on the
large, modern ships have elegant and
sumptuous quarters, there Is necessarily a
limit to it. This thing grows on man to
such an extent that the first thing he does
when he is retired. and in hundreds of cases
long before retirement, he hunts UP a farm
Three of the admirals on the retired list,
headed by Admiral Ammen, are the owners
of farms in the immediate vicinity of Wash
ington and a number of other officers are
similarly provided for, though their farms
are not extensive.
"They seem to want stretching room, and
it will be noticed that when they Go they
secure big places. Their minds run into
stock and chicken raising. The officers of
the Marine Corps have been noted for years
as the owners of the speedeSt horses owned
or driven about Washington, and they have
been always prominent in connection with
our racing associations and organizations
Naval officers have been similarly prom
inent II is different with army officers
Their ambition seems to be for nice houses
in the cities. The naval officers ideas all
run toward the country. l don't like to
give names, but could give dozens of illus
trations to prove what / say, If 1t were nee
essary. Take a look at the incoming cars
from any of the suburban places around
Washington any morning and there will be
sufficient proof of what l say.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-After a session
to-day lasting two hours, the international
seal conference adjourned till next Monday.
One, of the Japanese delegates, Mr.. Mitsu-
kuri who is an alumnus of Yaie. was de-
sirous of attending the celebrs ton of the
fifteenth anniversary of the founding of the
Scientific School. while some Of the other
delegates had some private business mat
tiers to attend to, so it suited the conven-
fence of all to take the adjournment. Prof.
Thompson, one of the British experts,
called on Secretary Sherman to-day to pay
his respects. He has been in informal con-
ference with Prof David Starr JORDAN re-
specting the subject matter of the next
conference between Great Britain, Canada
and the United States, but all formal con-
ference is postponed until the arrival of
Mr.. Maccun, the Canadian delegate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

WASHINGTON, Oct PA letter has
been received here from Lieutenant Rich
ardson, of the Eighth Infantry, who is ac-
campaigning Captain Ray in his Alaskan
inspection. in which the officer says that
he will remain with Captain Ray at Fort
Yukon until the river freezes over which
is expected shortly and then they would
try 10 make their way up TO Dawson by dog
trains. AT the date of the report, Sept 49,
the steamers were unable TO get above Fort
Yukon bar. and were unloading goods
there That meant, in the opinion of the
lieutenant, a very serious condition of af-
fairs up at Dawson in fact nothing less
than starvation. Already boats were going
down the river with parties of three or four
persons looking for provisions, and large
numbers We're expected down as soon as
the river closed. 1t is doubtful If there
was food enough on the river for ALL even
IL properly distributed. Some might get
up By the dog teams when the freeze comes
but that would be a slow process. About
$50 people are wintering at Rampant City
around which the prospects arc so good
that they are believed by some to forecast
q second Klondike.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
MILLS'S NEW HOTEL.
The "WaIdOrf of the SIums" Opened
with Appropriate Ceremonies.

NEW YORK, Oct. N.-The new Mills Ho-
tel, which has been designated the Wal
dorf of the Sums" located on Blocker
street, this city. was opened THIS after
noon. Bishop Henry c. Potter, ex-Mayor
Hewitt and Mr.. Mills taking part in the
ceremonies. The hotel, which is a nine
story, friedrich structure, trimmed with
brown sandstone, is provided with baths,
steam heating, electric lighting, etc. The
main corridor, which is as elegant as any
of the expensive hotels uptown, has a mar
ble-tiled floor The rates will be 20 cents
per night including BATH The hotel is
build upon the site of the De PAW row,
once owned by the late A. c. Stewart, and
1t was there that Charles Dickens, the nov
elist, was entertained by the millionaire
merchants. d. c. Mills, owner of the hotel
says it will make money and is not a char
ity. He is building another hotel in the
crowded East Side.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Oct. &C. T. Davis was
to-day appointed postmaster at Newbern.
Bartholomew county, Indiana, vice Lester
Huffer, resigned
Major Alfred c. Girard, surgeon, stationed
at Fort Douglass, Utah, has been detailed
to represent the United States army at the
ninth annual meeting of the International
Congress of Hygiene and Demography.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley enter
tanned a few friends at an informal must
Gale at the White House tonight. In addi-
ton to the members of the Cabinet and
their ladies, the guests included Major and
Mrs. Heiston, Major and Mrs. Rand and
Colonel and Mrs Bingham. During the
evening Horace Sims, the boy soprano
singer from Racine, Wis, entertained the
gathering with several selections.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
Bureau of Ordinance.

WASHINGTON, Oct. N.-Gen. Flagler,
chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, has SUBJ
mitted his annual report to the secretary
Of war. The amount expended was 81. so. Jos.
During the year 24,564 rifles were furnished
the militia of the States. A large share
of the report is given to details Of the
business of the Rock Island, Watertown
and Watervliet arsenals. From the Sandy
Hook proving ground many guns, mortars
and carriages have been sent TO sea coast
Notifications. Satisfactory results have
been obtained with smokeless powders. The
report is devoted largely to a technical dis
cussion of ordnance, which has been done
during the year, including the work on
seacoast defense and field guns, small arms,
powders and equipments of the army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
SCENES In NEW YORK.
(ConcInded from First Page.A

cars" Another speaker ingenuously and
logically remarked "of course everybody's
going to vote for Mr.. Low; there's really
no work for us to do, but still, you know,
we must do It," When the resolution in
dorsing Low by the women who couldn't
vote but who could write poetry was Of
fered, President Scrimgeour merely said:
'All in favor please say aye, and then as
the by no means demonstrative 'ayelng
died away She announced: 1T is carried"
At this autocratic order of things every
body giggled. but the president just dropped
into her most conversational tone and said:
Look here; I've taken three courses of
parliamentary law, and l guess ought to
know what's right-so there Jas the
crowd dispersed some Of the most enthusi-
astic of its members, those who had
pounded and clapped and yelled and sold
programmes the hardest, took stand at
the doors of exit and industriously dis
tributed handbills. why, what does this
mean?' asked one woman, as she glanced
at her handful and read: Vote for Henry
George" "Oh, I know you can't vote"
said the distributor with an irresponsible
smile. But you can write poetry for him.
She was plainly just one of those women
so much in evidence nowadays, who are
enthusiastic over everything, and every
body, and everywhere, but whose chief rea-
son for existence is what they prove as
to the sweet reasOnableneSs and logic of
their sex
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John c. Baldwin.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Oct. N.-Notice
of the death of John c. Baldwin, a man
who was prominently identified with the
early settling of Montpelier, has been re-
ceived here from Fall City, Neb. Baldwin
at the time of his death was seventy-six
years old. He is well remembered by the
old settlers Of this section or northeastern
Indiana. John Baldwin was the son of Abel
Baldwin, the founder of Montpelier, and
one of the heirs to the original town. His
name is mentioned among the Baldwin
heirs in the suit now pending in the Black
ford Circuit Court for the possession of the
pubic square. He helped to institute the
proceedings, which excited so much interest
in this county a few months ago. He was
perhaps the oldest living settler of Mont
pelier
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
FAIR GOVERNMENT CLERKS.
There Are Now Six Thousand of Them
Employed Mt Washington Alone.

Ladies' Home Companion.
OF the twenty thousand clerks employed
than six thousand of them are women
Their salaries range from 5000 to $500 a
year. The women clerks are under the
protection OF the civi-service rules, and
they have all been appointed under the regu-
lations of the Civil service Commission.
The system gives greatly improved serv
ice. Women are said to pass better exam
nations as rule than men; they are more
apt, quicker to comprehend and brighter in
the performance of their duties, and In
many branches OF the work are preferred
to men. They are treated fairly and cor
daily in all things; there is,a disposition on
the part of men to recognize ability and
accord hearty support to high-class powers
The women clerks are generally content
with their life. Many of them have seen
better days and circumstances, and have
children or parents dependent upon them
for support. They are usually the most
charming ladies to meet Their salaries al
low them to live comfortably. and they all
dress well. In many of the buildings the
offices are spacious and are fitted up with
all the modern conveniences; some are quite
sumptuous in size and furnishings. while
others are smaller and palmer In their APP
pOintments, and In some of these, through
long acc4mulations, the furniture is
crisp muslin frocks and the bright ribbons
of the women give an air of freshness and
beauty to the surroundings, like that of
roses in a garden of shrubs. Nowhere are
so many white dresses worn by women as
in this capital city--even to the sheerest of
muslins and organdies--ih the streets and
in Offices However one may regard the
custom, one must admit that the dainty
costumes light up the dingy official spaces
with a wonderful brilliance. For the most
part there are not many clerks placed in one
room-often no more than two or three per-
sons-and tall, green screens are very gen.
orally used to shut out the gaze of curious
passers-by In the corridors. The ages of
the women range from twenty to fifty years,
and even more than that. One ungallant
chief of a division remarked that he found
the average very high in his rooms. Though
they are as a rule very happy in their
situations, some are restless and would hail
is a Charming spirit of camaraderie and
loyalty to each other among the members
another through long years. that is truly
beautiful.
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why FancfuIIi Was Dropped.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Oct 27.-The famous
Marine Band, OF Washington, will have a
new leader in the person of Professor Zim-
norman leader of the band at the Naval
academy at Annapolis. Professor Fanci-
ulli, who has conducted the Marine Band
since John Philip Sousa left it some four
years ago, has kept himself and every
body else connected or associated with him
in hot water ever since he started in and,
although he is considered a very fine leader,
the secretary Of the navy determined to get
rid of him. and SC, when his term of enlist
ment terminated, he was dropped. The Ma
rine Band is about to take a Western trip,
but will probably not play anywhere except
at the Chicago horse show.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
wouId-Be Dynamiter Pleads Insanity.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, Oct. 27.-It took con-
siderable scurTying to get a jury to try
John Rinker, who is charged with plotting
for the destruction of the /. o. o. F. block
at Redkey in order to obtain insurance
money amounting to $3.50 from the Fire
mems Fund Insurance Company, of San
Francisco, and the Continental Fire Insur-
ance Company, of New York The state
began promptly with its Witnesses and
during the day had examined a number
who were present when the discovery was
made of the cotton and other infiammables
which had been placed in a small hole be-
tween the ceiling of the lower story and the
floor of the upper The half-burned candle
and the cotton were exhibited in the court
room. Rinker's attorney has put in
special plea for his client that of unsound-
ness of mind, and it will be on the ground
of insanity that the fight for liberty is to
be made. Charles Crandall, who is charged
with having agreed to fire the block for
Rinker is in the county Jail. and will be
tried next. Tho defense to a certain meas
ure admits Rinker's acts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
MURDERER KEMPFEps BLUFF.
Denied His Identity When Arraigned
in a Brazil Court.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL, Ind, Oct. 27.---Newton Kempfer,
who shot his wife and wounded his little
four-year-old daughter yesterday morning,
was given preliminary hearing to-day.
He denied that his name was Kempfer, in
sisting that it was William Brown and that
his home was in Baltimore. AS a witness
testifying to his identity, a finely
dressed young woman stepped in the court
room and recognizing the prisoner as her
brother, burst out in tears. This created
a scene and the prisoners bluff was baf-
fled by sympathizing sister, Miss Kemp
fer. She lives in Indianapolis and it is
claimed he has well-to-do relatives living
at Lafayette. The murdered woman'S maid
en- name was Anna Jones. and her father,
]. j. Jones. a prominent citizen of Padu-
cab, KY, arrived in the city this evening to
iaI
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
HoosIERs DID NOT GET IT.
Contract for POstoGice Lock Boxes
Given TO the YaIe-ToHYne Concern.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, oct. 27.-The Keyless
Lock Company, Of Indianapolis. failed to
secure TIE contract for supplying post
Offices with lock boxes during the ensuing
year. The Yale-Towne Lock Company was
given the contract this afternoon. Super
vising Architect Taylor explained why the
Indianapolis concern failed to get the work
in this wise: lone kind of lock boxes Of
fered by the Indianapolis company had
such complicated machinery that it was
liable to get out of repair and the other
had so little machinery that it afforded no
security. and for these reasons both were
unsatisfactory to the Postoffice Department.
The committee to which was referred the
proposals of the several lock companies and
samples of the boxes it was proposed to put
into pOstOfficaS was composed of three
members, one from the Patent Office, one
from the Treasury Department and one
from the Postoftice Department. They We're
not experts and knew comparatively little
about the mechanism OF locks, yet neither
of them more than two or three min
utes in getting into the indianapolis box.
This box was the one that was offered on
the SIMPLICITY Dian.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
Editor Hnrbinson in a Corner.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Oct. N.-On COM
plant of Mrs. Nora L. Dunlap, Abraham
L. Harbinson, editor of the National Era,
of this city, the Populist organ of Knox
county was arrested and charged with OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses to-day.
He was arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and
was released after giving a bond of $500
Mrs Dunlap alleges that she had retained
Harbinson for her attorney. and paid him
to institute divorce proceedings Harbin-
son. she alleges, appropriated the money
TO his own use, and then neglected to bring
the suit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
Garnishee Law unconstitutional.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NOBLESVILLE Ind, Oct T.-Judge
John F. Neal, in the Circuit Court, this
morning declared the garnishee law passed
by the last Legislature unconstitutional
He took the ground that it was class legis-
lation and did not apply with uniformity
to all classes of employees. giving the right
of exemption only to those in continuous
employment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
Second District w. r.. c.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT. Ind, Oct. 2.-The Wom-
ans Relief Corps of the Second Indiana
district convened in annual session in this
city to-day, with two hundred delegates.
This is the largest district in the State De-
partment Commander Dodge and Adjutant
General Smock, of the G.. A. r., were pres
ent. Mrs Agnes Hit, OF indianapolis, and
a large number of women prominent in the
w r. c. work in the State are also here.
The session was devoted to the hearing of
reports from the counties comprising the
district and the convention closed tonight
with a camp fire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

Special TO the IndlanapoIlS Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Oct. 27.-The jury in
the case of George Shelton, the colored
man accused of assaulting Mrs. Harry
Banta, white woman, returned a verdict
of acquittal at $3.50 o'clock this morning
having been out twenty hours. For ten
hours seven of the jurors held out for con-
viction, but finally agreed to set the negro
free. The feeling here is that the verdict 10
in accordance with the evidence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

DETROIT, Mich. Oct. 27-Dr. Alexander
Milton Ross, of Montreal, famous Cana
dian scientist and physician. died in this
city tonight at his sons residence. aged
sixty-five years. DIR. Ross was on his way
Southwark and had stopped in Detroit for
a visit. During the war he was employed
by President Lincoln as confidential corre-
spondent in Canada. He was one of the
founders of the Society for the Diffusion of
Physiological Knowledge in 1884, and is
widely known as the author of large num-
Der of works on medical and scientific sub
jects. The remains will be taken to Tor
ont0
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
The EIopers Enioying Themselves.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 81
Charles Woolsey and wife, who caused the
latest Danville, ILL.,, sensation by clipping
on bicycle arrived in this city this morn
ing. They both looked fresh and happy,
and Mrs. Woolsey is a decidedly pretty
brunette. They rode around the streets for
an hour, and then left for Newport. There
was no parental objection to the marriage
but the young folks decided that they would
give everybody a surprise and have a we'd
ding trip aWheel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

MANHATTAN, Kan, Oct IA mob of
about one hundred armed men assembled in
the outskirts of Manhattan at l o'clock this
morning, bent on lynching Ike Warren, the
LeonardVille joint keeper, who killed Sher-
iff Lard last week. While awaiting the ar
rival of another band of two hundred men
the would-be ynchers learned Of the pres
ence in this city of a detachment of United
States regular troops and decided to post
pone their raid on the county Jail. The SOL
diers had camped near town while en- route
to Fort Riley from LeavenwOrth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
"Lanky Bob'' Initiated by EII<s.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Oct. I.-Champien Bob
Fitzsimnipns, whose show was the attrac-
ton at the White Theater last night, was
elected an Elk at special meeting held for
that purpose, and after the show the lodge
devoted two hours to decorating him with
horns. 1t is understood, that no frills were
omitted, and that the pugilst took the
unabridged course 1t is also reported that
he received the various attentions of the
members with great good nature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
The Last of clodfelter,s scheme.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Oct. 27.-The entire outfit
of the Clodfelter line is to be sold at re-
ceiver's sale on Nov. 15 according to an or
der made to-day in the Superior Court by
Judge Brownlee. The power houses at
Paramount and at Alexandria, e6d the ties
furnished by the Loud Lumber Company
will be kept separate. A special plea was
made by the lumber company, which al
legged that the poles and ties had been pro-
cured through fraud
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
EDIS0N'S LATEST WORK.
HIS Process of Recovering the Iron
Contained I'm Low Grade Ores.

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-The Electrical En-
gineer will publish tomorrow the first au-
thoritative account of Thomas A Edison's
success in recovering by electrical means
the iron contained in zlow-grade ore. The
inventors experiments have been carried on
during the past six years at the old Ogden
IRON mines, a few miles from Dover, N J.
Ills process, in brief, consists of pulverizing
the ore The powder is then allowed to fall
IN close proximity to electro-magnets, which
deflects the iron to one side and the nom
gravity -
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Oct. 27.-Charles M
Drushall, of Headley, Pulaski county, was
arrested here tonight at the instance of his
wife. charged with abducting their four
months-old child. The child was turned
over to the police matron to await the COM
ing of it's mother. Drushall and his wife
have been MARI I'd but little over a year
and separated last week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
zone of the best, Plead. Guilty.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
NOBLESvILL.E, Ind, Oct. 2L-Charges
were filed against William Kelley. a saloon
keeper of this city. by Marshal Barnett last
night for violating the Nicholson law. Last
Sunday Kelley was found in his saloon with
the back door open and a half dozen men
with him. The case was heard by Mayor
Wilson to-day. Kelley pleaded guilty
and was fined $40 and costs. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DANVILLE, ILL.,, Oct. 27.-Mrs. Carrie
Corbett has continued, by agreement, until
the next term of court her SANDER suit
against ]. H. Gernand for $4,000. 1t is
believed that she will give a. release in full
if paid the recent verdict of $4,000 which
she recovered in the breach of promise suit.
1t is said that her attorneys, George Mabin
and Mayor Kimbrough, offered to take
5000 after the evidence was all in, but
Gernand thought that his attorneys, w.
]. Calhoun and j. w. Keesler, could beat
the case and refused to pay it.
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Joseph knowles KILLED ON a Trestle.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
LOGANSPORT. Ind. Oct. 27.-Joseph
Knowles, an old citizen and formerly a
merchant on Sixth street, was struck and
instantly killed on the old canal trestle
north of town by Panhandle train this
afternoon. Knowles had lain down by the
side of the track to allow the train to pass,
and, raising up too soon, was struck by a
car step and thrown down the embank-
ment. His back was broken and hip
crushed He was seventy-seven years DID,
and leaves married daughter, with whom
he had been living.