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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
Denial from McKenna.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Attorney Cen
eral McKenna's attention was called to-
night to a statement published in Boston in
connection with the meeting of the govern
ment directors of the Union Pacific Rail-
road that there was a hitch in the reor-
ganization plans due in part to the fact
that the Department of Justice wanted the
Union Pacific reorganizers to pay about
$5OOO,OOO more to the government. Mr.. Nc
kenna stated that no such proposition had
been made, nor had the government made
any propositions. The Boston publication
also referred to possible government loan
OF a. large amount or issue of paper
money, If the federal authorities undertook
to operate the Union Pacific. AS to this
subject Mr.. McKenna said he had no in
jectural based on the remote contingency
that the government will operate this and
other railroads now in default on their
subsidy bonds
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Increase in ExpOrts.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The figures of
the exports from the United States for
July show an increase over the correspond
ing month last year of about $i3O0,0OO The
domestic exports last year were the largest
in our history. The total exports in July
were $50, 725. no. The exports for the first
seven months of the calendar year were
,S79, against $500, 572.O05 for the first
seven months of last year. The exports of
agricultural products show a Slight de-
crease during the period, while those of
manufactured products Increased. The ex-
ports of gold for July were s., 4a2 S59 against
$1l,93l, 43S for July. 1885, and for the first
seven months of this year, $50 559 OIL
against $54. go, 94S for the corresponding pc
riod last year. The export of silver for
the first seven months of 1896 were $50, S59 =
2O4, against $3S, OBS. $50 last year.
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Locke,s Penchnnt for wives.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept 2--Several weeks
ago John A. Locke of Hagerstown, was ar
rested on a charge of grand larceny and
committed TO jail in default of bond. 1t is
alleged that Locke stole wheat from his
grandfather and sold 1t. Shortly after he
was locked up it developed that he was the
principal in some strange marital affairs.
and the prosecutor of the county began an
investigation. He to-day gave out the in
formation that Locke was married the first
time May L. 1898, 10 Sehithia J. Priest of
Dunkirk. Rev. Willett performing the cere-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
INDIANA OBITUARY.
Merchant Lewis ID. Root Dies in Fifth.
Avenue Hotel.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Sept. 2.-Lewis b.
Root, founder and principal owner of the
dry-goods houses of Root & Co., in Terre
Haute and this city, died at o'clock this
morning in his apartments in the Fifth
avenue Hotel, New York city. Death was
caused by typhoid fever. He leaves wife,
but no children. The remains will be
brought here. His dry-goods stores in the
two cities were regarded as being fore
most in the dry-goods business of Indiana.
He has been remarkably successful and
leaves a large fortune. Mr.. Root had spent
much of his time in Terre Haute in the past
few years. He was sixty years old and was
born in Stockbridge, Mass. He first en-
tered business in Terre Haute in 1857. For a
number of years Mr. Rost had spent most
of his time in New York, where he had
an Office at No. Sc Wooster street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
Another EARLY Indiana writer.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
There are two copies of the Life OF
Bonaparte." published at Salem, in Bed
ford, one the property of Major Pearson.
and the other belonging to me. 1t is prob
able that the discussion of this book viii
bring other volumes to light l have an
other book by an Indiana author which
published at Cincinnati in 1926 eight
years after the publication of the Life OF
Bonaparte' The author lived near Vevay,
where the book was written. 1t is bound
exactly like the Life of Bonaparte," and IS
also duodecimo, but is larger, contain
ing 3l4 pages, The title page is as follows:
THE AMERICAN VINE-DRESSER'S GUIDE.
Being Treatise on the Cultivation of the Vine
ana the Process of Wine Making Adapted to
the Soil and Climate OF the United States.
.'BY JOHN JAMES DEFOUR
Formerly of Switzerland and Now American
CltlZen, Cultivator of the Vine from His Child
hood, and Tor the Last Twenty-F Five Years
Occupied in that Line of Business First in
kentucky, and Now On the Borders
of Ohio. Near Vevay, Indiana.
" Then Said the Trees to the Vine, Come THOU
and Reign Over Us, and the Vine Said Unto
Them. Should Leave My Wine Which Cheer
eth God and Man and Go to Be Promoted
over Trees Judges elk, II and 10 V.
CINCINNATI:
Drfn tod
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
Am Echo nf nehs,s StriIke.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Sept. 2.-Dexter
d. Aldrich, of Knox county, has brought
suit in the court here against the c. & E.
/. Railroad Company for $4,000 damages for
blacklisting him. Prior to July, 1894, he was
an engineer on the road and lost his posi-
ton during the big railroad strike of that
year. He alleges in his complaint that he
took no part in the strike and was unable
to take his train out simply because there
was nobody TO help him. He alleges that
defendant accused him of taking part in the
strike and discharged him, and by refusing
to give him clearance card he was placed
on the blacklist and prevented from secur-
ing employment on other roads
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The WABASH Railroad yesterdav was


VALLEJO. Cal, Sept. "A silver service
of 800 pieces was presented this afternoon
to the gunboat Wheeling by the citizens of
gressmen, ladies and citizens of West Vir-
ginia who had come to California to make
the presentation personally was brought
from San Francisco by land and received at
the quay wall by the officers of the Wheel
ing and escorted on board the vessel. The
crew was lined up on the main deck and
the presentation speech was made by Hon.
b. b. Dovener, Of West Virginia. Com
mander Debree responded on behalf of the
officers and men of the Wheeling, accepting
the gift and expressing appreciation Of the
journey of the delegation of donors who had
travelled so far on sucn a generous errand.
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No Extra Session of Congress.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Sept. 2.-Senator c. K.
Davis, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee of the United States Senate, was
to-day asked for an expression regarding
the Hawaiian advices in regard to the
annexation treaty. He dismissed the mat
ter briefly, saying: There is no question
in my mind about the truth of the first
statement, that Hawaii may at cnce ratify
the treaty. Why not? It's Senate can get
together easily and it can readily dispose
of the treaty. AS to the statement that
the United States Congress would be called
to meet two months in advance of the
usual date l have reason to know that
there is no truth in it. The treaty will be
finally ratified by our Senate when taken
ND by that hOdY.N
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A. NJ. e. CONFERENCE.
COIOred Bishop Objects to Being
Called AfrO-American.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept 2.-The In
diana Conference of the A. M. E. Church
to-day selected Marion as the place for the
holding of the conference next year. The
dollar money report showed collections
for the year as follows: Indianapolis dis
trict, $2S7.50; Richmond district, $431 ;
Evansville district. $500, the total being
course Of an address Bishop Arnett con-
demned the use of the designation Afro
American" He said 1T referred to only
exclude such men as Toussafnt LOWER
ture and Maceo. II am a negro" said the
bishop, land the word negro to-day does
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The Judson Baptists.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, Sept. 2.-The Judson
Baptist Association, in annual session here,
comprises the counties of Madison, How
ard, Upton, Clinton, Tippecanoe, Cass and
Carroll. The association was founded for
ty-nine years ago, and has grown now into
an organized body of $500 members. Next
year the annual session will be held at
years since the association was organized
this 1898 meeting will be a grand jubilee
Frebn codge and Rev + w Stotf
of Bluffton, have both been on the pro-
gramme. This afternoon the following Off
GERS were elected: w. p. Gedford, of Ross
vile, moderator; S. c. Tedford, of Young
America clerk and treasurer.
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ELECTROCUTED In PRISON.
Frank Mueller Put to Death for Kill
ing Mrs. SaIuda Miller.

COLUMBUS. o., Sept 2.-Frank Mueller
was electrocuted at 1921 this morning in
the annex of the Ohio penitentiary. The
eectrocution was very successful. Mueller
had no friends in this country He was a
Russian Pole and was born at Warsaw
twenty-seven years ago. On March 27 last,
while employed on the farm of j. W. Miller
at Black Lick, near this city. he murdered
Mrs Saluda Miller, the wife of his employ
er, first stabbing her in the face with
pitchfork and breaking her neck with an
ak. To conceal the crime he put the body
in sack and hid it in a grain box in the
barn.
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"UNCLE DICKS. HISTORY.
Col. II. w. Thompson May Write One,
Using MOnOsylIabIes Only.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept 2.-Col. r.
w. Thompson. who had not been we'll since
the O. IRENE heat Of more than a month
ago, has improved so that yesterday he
was able to be uptown for the first time
in a number of weeks. He is feeling much
better with the changed weather. Recently
he has been giving some thought to the
subject of school histories and it occurred
to him that perhaps a school history could
be written in monosyllables He expert
mented with the style in a paper on the
general European situation and found that
1t could be done and with much greater
facility than he had supposed.
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Social Science Association.

SARATOGA, n. ". Sept 2-This was the
fourth day of the convention of the Ameri-
can Social Science Association. In the de-
partment of Jurisprudence opening remarks
We're made by Prof. Francis Wayland OF
Yale Law School. Papers were read by
Prof. Il, $. Wooisey. OF New Haven. Conn.
II. J. Stimson, of Boston, and VIM. F.
Round OF New York. A discussion of these
papers followed.
Associate Justice Henry b. Brown OF the
United States Supreme Court, tonight de-
lyered an address before the association
on John Marshall
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Other Fires.

NEW YORK. Sept 1.-The works of the
L. e. Metz Umbrella and Bicycle Handle
Company at West Brighton, S. l., burned
to-day. Loss between $4,000 and $4,000.
POCATELLO, Ida, Sept. 2.-Serious for
est fires are burning on the Port Neuf
mountains at the head of Cottonwood val
ley and just east of Redford.
TROY. N. Y. Sept. 2.-Fire in the paper
mill of Manning & Paine to-day damaged
the building and machinery to the extent
of 800 0O0
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

NEW YORK, Sept 2.--The United States
Car Company, a New Jersey corporation.
founded in 1892, for the purpose of con-
structing railroad cars and locomotives, is
alleged to be insolvent, and to-day Judge
Court here. issued an order appointing VIM
c. Lane ancillary receiver of all the prop
erty of the company in this State Charles
T. D. Crews, of London. England is the
complainant named in the suit on which
this order is granted. He also recently
brought suit in the New Jersey Court Of
ChancarU
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
Judre Penfield,s Condition.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Judge Penfield
of Auburn. Ind, solicitor of the State De-
partment. does not rally as quickly as had
been hoped, though his physician still in
Eists that his patient is merely suffering
from an attack of malaria Fears are en-
tertained, however, that the trouble NAV
run into typhoid fever. The Judge has been
tn his bed for nearly a week.
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PLYMOUTH, Ind. Sept 2.-The funeral of
William r. Haskell took place yesterday.
under the auspices Of the Knights of Maca-
bees and Grand Army. Mr.. Haskell was
sixty-one years old. and was well known IN
this part of the State. He was street COM
missioner at the time of his death and had
served two years.
GREENCASTLE. Ind. Sept. Robinson
Crawley has died at the home of his son,
in this city at the age of eighty-one years.
He was one of the oldest citizens Of this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
A Bad ArtfuI Dodger.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Sept. Am accident
occurred at the fair grounds to-day by
which John Sweezee, of this city, received
a broken jaw and was otherwise badly
injured. He acted as "artful dodger'' for
some men who were offering three throws
and a cigar for cents Some one hit the
mark. leaving it in very bad shape.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
JcsSe G. Harris,x Funeral.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Sept. 1.-The remains
of Jesse C. Harris, the Indianapolis suicide,
arrived here this morning in charge of a
committee of Red Men. The body was taken
to the residence of w. e Brown, where re-
ligious exercises were conducted this after
noon at 2:30 O'Clock by Rev. j. Nj. Baxter of
the NJ Il. Church. Seymour Lodge No 20s
l. o. o. F., of which lodge the deceased
had been a member for many years turned
out in a body The remains were buried in
the city cemetery.
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CINCINNATI:
Printed by S. j. Browne
At the Emporium Office,
ts1NDS -


This book is more than a treatise on vine
cultivation and wine making; it has value
as a historical work. The author began
cultivating grapes in the United States in
1901, and was one of the pioneers in that
branch of horticulture, and as he had cul-
tivated the vine in Europe from his child
hood up to the time of his coming to this
country, he was of course an expert. This
investigation of vineyards in America led
him to visit vineyards in Pennsylvania.
Virginia, Maryland. Kentucky, Ohio and
Illinois. He was a chemist, and has much
to say of the soils of different localities and
their adaptability for raising grapes. He
was botanist also. and his chapter on
American wild grapes shows great research
and is probably the most thorough article
on the subject, and certainly the first. A
friend of his believed that the cape grape
was Indigenous to our soil; he denies this.
and says: IF il were true / ought to have
met with it in my travels through so many
States of the Union, undertaken and per-
that had or that may have any relation to
the cultivation of the grape in the United
States"
The accounts of the old Jesuit vineyard
at Kaskaskia, ILL.,. of the vineyard of Mr.
Carroll, of Carollton, near Baltimore; of the
one at Monticello, Va, and of the Harmon
ties vineyard. at New Harmony, all OF
which he visited, are very interesting even
to one who cares nothing about the culti-
walton of vines. He gives an interesting
account of a vineyard association in the
form of a stock company with himself
manager, which planted large vineyards
near Lexington. KY, but the project was a
failure on account of some disease which
destroyed the vines. 1t is to the credit of
our State that this accomplished horti-
culturist selected the Indiana knobs for his
vineyards after looking over the entire
country
Some idea of the scope Of the work can
be obtained by reading the heading of the
first five chapters: Il A brief history of
the introduction of the culture of the
grape" % Divers attempts at vineyards
in the United States" 80. Anticipation to
get varieties of grapes by sowing Seeds
q. OF the imnense quantities of species
of grapes existing. IS. On wild grapes.
l think this book should take high rank
among the books of early Indiana authors.
If any one at Vevay knows anything about
John James Defour l would be glad to
learn it, J. r. FREELAND.i
Bedford Ind, Aug. 81.
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Genernl Nnfea-

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.-To-day's state
ment of the condition OF the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $216, SlS, 1856;
gold reserve, $144,lS4,272.
The special army board, created by Sec
rotary Aiger to draw plans for garrisoning
the new coast defense works had its first
meeting at the War Department to-day
Consul General Lee has cabled the State
Department having reference to certain
newspaper statements published recently
that no newspaper correspondent has desk
room in the consulate or avails of the serv-
ices of the consular clerk during office
hours.
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VIII Build a sanatorium.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MORRISTOWN Ind, Sept. Mrs. Dol
phey, of Philadelphia, a woman of wealth,
has leased the large mineral well and prop
erty of James d. Robins. and, in company
with two physicians, will establish a large
sanatorium at this place The well was an
abandoned gas we'll which developed into
an overlooking well. the water of which
possesses rare medicinal qualities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
William Parlzer HendricIss Dying.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind Sept. 2.-Wiliam Parker
Hendricks was stricken with paralysis to-
day and will probably die. He is the son
of William Hendricks, deceased, formerly
United States senator from Indiana and one
of her early Governors. Hendricks senior
was Indiana's first and only representative
in Congress after the State was admitted to
the Union in 1916. After three terms he
was elected Governor in 1922 and in 1926 re-
signed to go to the United States Senate,
where he served in ALL twelve years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
Thirsy-Five Families Homeless.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 2.-Thirty
five families were rendered homeless to-
night by fire on the Kaw river bottoms,
just across the Kansas line. An entire
block of frame buildings, bounded by
James, Reynolds, North James and North
First streets, was destroyed, entailing a
loss of $4,000. Many poor families lost all
their household effects. For a time Ar
mour's big packing plant, one side of which
the flames.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
PRIVATE SILVER MINT.
Government Detectives on the Look
out for Cheap Dollars.


out for Cheap Dollars.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2-Government de-
tectives have been instructed to be on the
watch for an avalanche of bogus silver dol
lars. the tip having been given the Treasury
Department that q move was being made
in some mysterious and unknown quarter
for the minting of such dollars on a large
scale, the coins to have the same amount
of silver as the genuine ana to be in exact
similtude of the coin bearing the stamp of
the United States mints. Thus far the de-
partment has not been able to locate any
or this Illicit product, and ii is not believed
that any of the bogus dollars of that sort
are as yet in circulation but that is no
guarantee that the country may not at any
time be Hooded with them. At the present
price of silver bullion there is a margin Of
90 cents ON every dollar privately minted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
GenernI RuggIcs TO Retire.

WASHINGTON, Sept. BRIG. Cen Geo.
Ruggles win retire on Sept. II. having
reached the age limit. General Ruggles has
had a very active career. and for the past
four years has been adjutant general of the
army. He has had twenty-three years
service west of the Mississippi and during
the war participated in thirteen different
engagements. 1t is generally believed that
General Brock, now acting adjutant gen.
eral, will succeed General Ruggles.
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top of the tubing The well is free from
gas, and starts at $50 barrels. The produc-
ton of the well drilled about six weeks ago
is as strong as ever, and $50 barrels of
sold to the Cudahy Company, which ships
it to Roam. Drilling has begun on two
new wells which will be completed by Mon
day for the Peoples Company and two for
other companies. Several more derricks
are being erected, and by the first of next
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
The COntroIIer Notified.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The currency
controllers office has no information about
the suspension of the First National Bank
at Greensburg, Ind, beyond the bare an
nouncement, without explanation, made by
officials of the bank. Bank Examiner
Packard, who was ordered to Greensburg,
the controller showed the bank to be in an
apparently healthy condition. with capital
stock of 500, 900; individual deposits, $S4, 900;
loans and discounts, $4,000; circulation,
S27 000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
Bishop Wenyer Not present.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO Ind, Sept. 2.-The White
River Conference of the United Brethren
Church now in annual session at Green
town, was presided over to-day by Rev
Weakly, of Dayton, O., in the absence of
Bishop Weaver. Occupying seats are Presi-
dent Sanders, of Otterbein University; Rev.
Thomas and Rev. Blake, of the Southwest
Kansas Conference; Rev. Rymer, of the
Central Ohio Conference; Rev. Karstreat
of the Ontario Conference. Rev. Dawson
of indianapolis, was elected secretary of
the conference. The reports of Presiding
Elders Roberts, Of Indianapolis, and Myers
of Anderson. show rapid growth of the
society and many new churches.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
Postal savings Banks.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2.-Postmaster
General Gary has just received from the
postmaster general of Canada full ex-
PLANTATION of the postal savings bank sys-
tenn in vogue there. He also has received
letters in regard to the system from prom
inent men all over the country, and farm
ers especially. as banking facilities for the
latter are extremely limited. The postmas-
ter general is gathering all the information
possible regarding postal savings banks,
and it is believed in his annual report will
call attention to the best features of the
systems of the various countries having
such banks, and will recommend that Con-
gress authorize the establishment of pos
tai savings banks in the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
Part of the Tariff Law Suspended.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Assistant Sec
rotary Howell has instructed the collector
at New York to suspend the collection of
discriminating duties under Section % of
the new tariff law pending the decision of
the attorney general. These instructions
were issued when 1t was aScertained that
the collector at New York had been collect
ing these discriminating duties on goods
from Canada.
The Treasury Department has informed
the collector of customs at Detroit that the
department would follow previous rulings
and hold that opera glasses, certain lenses
and oculists' outfits and instruments are
not philosophical instruments within the
meaning of Paragraph AIS of the tariff law.