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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08

MITCHELL, Ind, Dec. Mrs. Joseph
Moore, aged seventy, an old resident of this
place. died yesterday. She was born near
Salem, Ind. in 1927. A few days ago she
and her husband celebrated their golden
wedding. She leaves nine children and a
large number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 7.-Cornelius
Hill, aged fifty-four, restaurant man of
this city, died this morning of liver, and
stomach trouble Mr.. Hill was an old SOL
der. He left a wife and grown daughter.
The funeral will be in charge of the Ma
sonic fraternity and G.. A. r.
WORTHINGTON, Ind. Dec. THE re-
mains of Mrs. w. ]. Newson, who died at
ingalls, last Saturday. was brought here for
interment to-day. The funeral was con-
Quoted by j. w. Baker. pastor of the NJ. E.
Church. Mrs. Newson's husband and
daughter survive her.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec. 7.-Lewis
Crosier, aged eighty-three, died at Mont
pelier yesterday afternoon. He was one of
the Oldest residents of the county. The flu
neral will be held at Montpelier to-mor-
row afternoon.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, Dec. John
Hinshaw. well known over the State as
Jack Hinshaw. died suddenly at his home
to-day of heart disease.
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knocks Of rough-and-ready debate, he was
vissbly ratified by the ugly handling of the
Indiana member. II was noticed. however,
that although Mr.. Johnson got ten-to-one
the best of it in scientific points," General
Grosvenor received all the applause. He
had the votes with him and feels encour-
aged TO believe that he can wage a sue
eessful attack OH the civil-service law, de-
spite the charge that in so doing he will
be disloyal to the Republican party, and
despite also the claim of Mr.. Johnson that
the Republican representatives will not per-
NIT the dissertation of the law.
Representative Johnson to-day introduced
a bill for the pensioning of Charles and
Alice King. The bill introduced by Mr..
johnson yesterday authorizes national
banks to issue notes up to the full par
value" of bonds deposited in the federal
treasury. -"
The Postofice Department to-day decided
to give Evansville. Ind. two additional let
ter carriers from Feb. ].
On the 18th of December the Senate will
listen to addresses in memory of the late
William S. Holman. The principal eulogy
will be delivered by Senator Turpie, who
was a warm friend of the deceased con-
gresham. Senator Turpie thinks that his
torians and the people have not accorded
to Mr.. Holman his proper place in the pO-
liticaI annals of his country. He recalls
that the deceased served in the lower House
of Congress for a longer period than any
man and that he was ever an earnest and
honest worker .
Wilbur E. Bent has been appointed a
member of the Civil-seryiee Board for Post
offices at Wabash Ind.
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BOGUS NATURALIZATION.
Immigration Agents Creating Amer.
lean. Citizens i'm Italy.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Commissioner OF
immigration Fitchie was notified to-day by
Commissioner General Powderly that the
State Department at Washington had been
informed by the United States ambassador
at Rome that wholesale traffic in fragdu-
lent naturalization papers is being carried
on in Italy. The object of these fraudnlent
methods, Mr.. Powderly said is to effect
the entry into the United States under
cloak Of American citizenship of aliens who
otherwise would be subject to exclusion. In
view of this fact Commissioner Fitchie is
ordered to particularly investigate all nat
uralization papers of immigrants, and espe-
cialIy those from Italy. Commissioner
Fitchie said to-day that the task was an
extremely difficult one. He said that from
the large number of immigrants recently
landed he believed that there were agents in
Europe who, in furtherance of this fraud
ulent scheme, had secured steerage passen-
gers under the threat that unless they came
at once they would not be admitted at all,
as Congress was about to pass d restricting
Ia w
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
Lebanon, Ind, Dec. IA stranger, al
legged to be j. G. Mason, and representing
himself as a detective for the American
Dental Association, was arrested here to-
day. Recently J. E. Bodine & Co., of In
dianapolis, sent out to their customers here
printed cards offering $25 reward for the
arrest and conviction of ]. G. Mason, who,
1t is claimed, had been representing himself
as attorney for the company, examining the
accounts of the firms customers and in
some cases making collections. The arrest
of the stranger made on the strength
of the description given or the card. j. h.
Bodine came from Indianapolis this after
noon, but after investigating and consulting
with attorneys here and at indianapolis,
he decided that although the man was the
one described he would not prefer a charge
against him. The man, who gave the name
OF j. G. Mason still maintains he is a de-
tective and that his business is to investi-
gate whether or not some firms are not
selling their goods under the scheduled
prices.
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PANIC ON A STEAMER.
1t Was the Mobile That COllided with
the COrean on Newfoundland.

NEW YORK, Dec. THE Atlantic trans
port line steamer Mobile, Captain Layland
which arrived to-day from London, had a
collision with an unknown steamer on the
banks of Newfoundland at o'clock Sunday
morning during a thick fog. There is no
doubt that the other steamer was the Allan
liner Corean, which put into Halifax yes
terday, bound from New York to Glasgow.
with her bow damaged above the water line,
and which reported having collided with an
unknown steamer in about the same To-
cality and time. The Mobile had five plates
damaged on her port bow, but fortunately
above the water line. The greatest excite
ment prevailed on board the steamer i'm
mediately after the collision. Many of the
saloon passengers ran wildly about the ship.
thinking she about to sink. Several of
the caltle men were thrown from their
hunks by the force of the collision, but as
far as can be learned no one was injured.
The passengers promptly treasured of
the vessels safety, and quiet was restored.
The Other steamer backed away after the
collision, and was heard repeatedly blowing
her whistle during the prevailing fog. The
Mobile had on board ffty-nine saloon pas
sengers and ninteen returning cattlemen, be-
sides cargo of merchandise.
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PETITION FROM VETERANS.
Inmates of Soldiers Homes Want Sec
rotary of War to Have Control.

DAYTON, o., Dec IA petition signed
by 5000 veteran inmates of the central
branch National Military Home near this
city was mailed this evening to Senator
Hanna in Washington to present before
Congress. The petition in strong and re-
specIful terms sustaInS the proposition of
General Breckenridge, inspector general of
the army, to change the management of all
soldiers homes so that the secretary of
war Will have direct control the same as
the regular army home at Washington. The
veterans especially commend the recon-
mendation of General breckenridge prov1d-
ing for Communication of rations, $S or $40 a
month, while on Through or permanent
leave from the home, as this money, in ad-
ultion to their pensions, would enable them
to live comfortably with their families away
from the soldiers home. They urge that
room will thus be made in the home for
destitute soldiers who are now barred from
the OVercroMded institutions.
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Indiana Notes.

The petition for another election to re-
move the county seat of Jackson county
from Brownstown to Seymour will not be
presented by the Seymour people until
spring, so as to avoid an election in mid
winter
The Grover stone-crushing plant at IN
gals was demolished Monday by an ex-
plosion of the boiler The engineer had
just stepped outside when the explosion &C.
CURED, wrecking the big boiler and every
thing around. Parts passed out through the
roof and were hurled some distance No
one was hurt.
An explosion in which the cylinder head
of one of the Utility Paper Companys en-
gineS was blown off and other damage done
occurred at Hartford City Monday night
The break caused shutdown of the whole
plant. This is the first time the plant has
been closed in several years.
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PLATE GLASS STRIKE
ELWOOD AND KOKOMo PLANTS TIED
W AND 400 MEN IDLE.
Window Glass workers Vote to Ac-
cept Scale and Strike Likely to Be
Declared on This Week:



ELWOOD, Ind, Dec. 1.-The plate-glass
factory in this city closed tonight in all
departments, and eight hundred men are
out of employment. One week ago instruc-
tions came from headquarters at Pittsburg
to put the men or piece work. The polish
ers refused to work and their continued
refusal to work caused the factory to sus-
pend operations. The employees are well or
ganzed and supported by other organized
labor and the present trouble may prove
a protracted affair. The company appears
to be determined to force the new system.
The factory here has but small stock on
hand and shutdown of any length would
soon deplete it.
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Pateats Granted Indinnians.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.--Patents were is
sued to Indianians to-day as follows w. P.
Booth, South Bend, terminal for electric
conductors James Burgess, indianapolis,
cold iron shears; Clement Decroes, West
port voting machine; G. w. Grimes, Bluff
ton, pumping power; j. A. Hadley, Brazil
fiue stop; s. II. Jones and e. E. Towle,
Richmond, corn planter; Jesse S. Malih.
Portland. automatic continuous rail; Henry
b. Morris. Michigan yity chain and chain
links; s. b. and j. r. Rittenhouse, Liberty
Mills. lifting jack: w. b. Schneider, Floyd's
Knobs steering device for motor vehicles;
ID. A. Schutt Peru, fuse plug; also, multiple
circuit block
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other militia officers at a meeting at tbe
Southern Hotel to-day, which will continue
in session two days for the purpose of ad,
vancing the interests of the militia of all
the States and to organize the American
Guards The States represented are Ohio
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mime.
sofa, South Dakota, Nebraska Kansas
Tennessee, Missouri. Wyoming and Colo.
RADIO. Adjutant General NJ. f. Bell, of Mis-.
ing to order and spoke of its objects. Mayor
Zelgenhein made an address of welcome
after which the business of the meeting was
proceeded with
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MISS KIRKPATRICK MISSING
She Wouldn't Trust Banks and Carried
Fortune About with Her.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Dec. Miss
Maggie Kirkpatrick, of Philadelphia, who
was guest at local college, has been re-
ported missing. She is said to have about
$4,000 in government bonds on her person,
which she persisted in carrying around
with her because she does not trust banks.
The woman has strong belief that the
Freemasons and the Hebrews are trying
to 'hoodoo'' her. She has been missing
since Saturday.
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NEW YORK, Dec. THE death of Sieg-
fred Gruner was announced on the Cotton
Exchange here to-day. Mr. Gruner was
senior member of the cotton brokerage firm
of Gruner q Co., and one of the largest
firms in the cotton market 1t is reported
that he made about 81 go 600 in the recent
decline in cotton. Mr.. Gruner was several
times elected president of the New York
heavy operator on the Coffee Exchange. He
died at Richmond, Va, while oil his way
North.
PARIS, Dec T. - NJ. De Fourtou, the
former minister of the interior, is dead,
aged Sixty-two.
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Municipal ownership a Success.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE first
monthly report of the new municipal cleo
trio lighting plant was made by Clerk Epp-
ly to-day, and makes a splendid showing.
The receipts were $S21 for the month.
This leaves Il good margin over the oper-
ating expenses, and if the ratio be MAIN
tanned for few years the plant will not
only pay good interest on the money in
vested but win also pay for itself. Con-
siderable attention has been directed to An
derson by this step in municipal ownership.
The city of Anderson now furnishes every
electric light in the city, its own gas and
its own water, both for city and private
use. 1t is claimed by those who have been
figuring on it that If the city could get
hold of the street-railway system ii would
Ipt be necessary to levy a cents taxation
to meet current expenses.
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would decide to ask the biennial congress
of the National Trotting Association to be
held at Hartford in February to enact
rule requiring a description and history of
ell horses to be recorded with the secre-
tary of the association before starting in
any race over a national track. The al
property of E. II. Hartman, at Goshen,
who had been entered in the Goshen $1,000
sweep stakes. came up and caused long
discussion. There were several witnesses,
among whom was DR. Harrison, of Jersey
City. All said that there was no truth in
the charges of poisoning.
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THE SCALE ACCEPTED.
Result of the Vote of Window Glass
Blowers and Gatherers.

Associated Press Dispatch.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 1.-THE vote by tele-
graph by the Window Glass Association on
the wage proposition made by the manu-
facturers was counted tonight. The prop
osition was carried among the blowers and
gatherers by vote of 1880 to 975. This re-
suit will enable the wage committee of the
manufacturers and workers at their meet
ings on Thursday to settle all contentious
and sign the scale for the coming fire. BY
this vote of the association the factories
Will start up at ADVANCE in wages of 10
per cent, instead. of Is per cent asked by
the men. AS the manufacturers have Of
fered the cutters and tatteners an advance
of II per cent. as against 1874 demanded,
it is believed that agreement Will soon
be reached as to this scale thereby putting
the factories of the country to work in full
at an early day.
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CHICAGO, Dec. Fired Gilbert, of Spirit
Lake, Ia. successfully defended his right
to the Kansas City Star cup to-day. He de-
feated j. "A. r. Elliott, of Kansas City, by
the decisive score of 81 to 81. The three birds
lost by Gilbert fell dead out of bounds
From an early point it was seen Elliott
had no chance. The same men meet again
Thursday for the Dupont trophy.
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Anti-Footbnll Bnl vetoed.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 7-Governor Akin
son this afternoon vetoed the anti-football
bill. He sent a message to the House stat
ing that he had vetoed the measure, he
thought the question of whether college
boys should play football should be left
with the faculties of the various institu-
tfons 1t is possible an effect will be made
to pass the bill over the Governors veto
but it is not at ali likely such an effort
would succeed. 1t has been stated that
Mrs Won Cannon, mother of the football
player who was killed in the University of
Virginia game against the University of
Georgia, had asked the Governor to veto
the measure. This report is denied by Mrs.
Won Cannon
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New window Glass Plant.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DUNKIRK. Ind, Dec. 1.-The Bates Win
dow-glass Company. manufacturers of WIN
cow glass, has located in Dunkirk in the
old mineral wool plant A large force of
hands is now remodeing the buildings and
work will be started on the furnaces this
week. The company is a newly organized
T.. Case, Joseph Bates, A. ]. Bates, c. w.
Smalley and f. Fl. Sloan, all residents of
Dunkirk. Plenty of money is behind the en-
terprise
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-To-days state
ment of the condition Of the treasury
shows: Available cash balances. Sz2S. 4O1. 1856;
gold reserve. s15s 036. ISL.
In the United States Supreme Court to-
day the case of Benjamin J.. Hill was dis
missed because he failed TO have the record
printed. Hill is under sentence OF death for
murder in California. and he appealed
from the decision of the local Federal Court
refusing him a writ of habeas corpus.
A deiegation from the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indian nations In Indian Terri
tory Is in Washington 10 look after legisia-
ton in the interests OF those tribes.
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Trotting board Of AppenIs.

CHICAGO, Dec. THE board of appeals
of the American Trotting Association met
to-day, those present being President w. p.
Ijams, Terre Haute, Ind; Secretary j. H.
man of st. Louis, George H. Ely of Elyria,
o., and E. c. Lewis of Kansas City, Mo.
There were about two hundred cases before
the board, several of considerable impor-
lance to trotting horse owners All of the
cases decided to-day were of small impor
tance and related to small fines and sus-
penSiOnS
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Preparing to Bid for the *. p.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE secretary of
the treasury to-day took the first step to
qualify on behalf of the government as a
bidder at the sale of the Kansas Pacific
road on Dec. 16. A transfer order for $780,
coo was sent by Treasurer Roberts for certi-
fication to the National City Bank of New
York In favor of the master of the court
having jurisdiction of the case. This or
der will be delivered to the master five days
before the sale by an officer of the Treasury
Department. who, it is believed. will bid at
the sale under instructions from the Presi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08
Strike at Crawford No. Mine.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Dec. lone of the miners
employed at No. 2, Crawford Coal Com
pany mine, near Center Point, refused to
join the miners organization and General
Manager W. w. Fisher was appealed to
this morning to discharge the man. Mr..
Risher refused and all the workmen en-
ployed in and around the mines struck.
They declare they will remain idle until
the nonunion man is discharged.
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Brick Factory Burned.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SUMMITVELLE, Ind, Dec. EARLY this
morning fire broke out in the drying sheds
of the Summitville Brick Company, de-
stroying the sheds, pallets and green brick
contained in them. This is the second time
this factory has been burned, the previous
one burning in 1898. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
81 900 each in the Lancashire, Springfield
Fire and Marine and Phoenix. The factory
chinery was injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Court of
Appeals of the District ef Columbia. in an
opinion by Justice Shepard, to-day held
that trading stamps are illegal within
the meaning of the act of Congress prohib-
iting lotteries and gift enterprises. The
Trading Stamp Company had arrangements
with many merchants by which trading
stamps were given purchasers and when a
certain number of stamps were obtained
articles could be obtained for them at the
Sfarnn eOTnDanV'S store.
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600 Men out at Kokomo.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 7.-State Labor
Commissioners Schmidt and Mccormack
left to-day after fruitless attempt to set
tie the strike at the plate-glass works. The
entire factory closed down this morning,
with 600 men idle. There is a poor prospect
Of resumption and the plant may be idle
all winter
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known throughout this State as the Poet
of Dundee" Eight months ago, while work.
ing at Elwood, he went to the Cramer
swimming pool, and while swimming took
the cramps and drowned. 1t is set forth
in the action brought to-day that had prop
er precautions been taken by the owners
of the pool he would have been saved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Senator Chand-
her chairman of the Senate committee on
privileges and elections, said to-day that he
would call meeting of the committee for
some day either this week or next for the
consideration OF the claim of Hon. III. w.
Corbett to u seat in the Senate from the
State of Oregon. by virtue of the appoint
ment of the Governor OF that State. He
expressed the opinion that a majority of
the committee would be found favorable to
Mr.. COrbett's claim.
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Novements of steamers.

NEW YORK, Dec. ARRIVED: Mobile,
from London Augusta Victoria from Ma
pies. Sailed: Bowie. for Liverpool; Penn
sylvania, for Hamburg.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 7.-Arrived: Cata-
lonla, from Boston, for Liverpool.
GIBRALTAR Dec. Z. - Sailed: Kaiser
Wilhelm II, for New York.
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Nationnl Trotting Assoclation.

NEW YORK, Dee. THE semi-annual
melting of the National Trotting Associa-
ton Board OF Review began here to-day
The board consists of the chairmen of the
district boards OF appeal of the national as
sociation. Cases of alleged ringing We're
taken up. 1t was anticipated that the board
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sfebenthars BOdy Found.
specIal 70 the IndIanapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY Ind, Dec. THE body of
David Siebenthal. who disappeared from
this city four years ago. was found last
Saturday in a lumber yard in Minneapolis
MINI. The chief of police received letter
from f. C. Siebenthal of Columbus, o..
cousin of the dead man, to-day. giving the
first report of his death. The letter did not
state in what manner Siebenthal met Lis
death He left this city one Sunday night
telling his wife he was going to church, and
that was the last time he was seen here
He wrote several letters from Illinois, but
gave no explanation for his queer actions
The last letter was received by his wife
last June. The police at Minneapolis have
been asked for further information. Sieben-
thai was forty-siX years old and had re-
sided here for years.
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hardly an Authority.
Chicago Post.

OHICdkU IDSIs
Mrs. James Brown Potter has written an
article relative to the kind of life that girls
should lead. However, there are & great
many people who will decline to regard
Mrs. James Brown Potter as an authority
on the subject, even though her article be
officially approved and countersigned by
Kvrle BeleW
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BOWLING GREEN, o., Dec. THE
American Torpedo Company's magazine,
containing a large quantity of nitroglycerin,
exploded to-day with terrific force Dan
Levan, a stock hauler from Finday, was
torn TO atoms. Houses near by were de-
molished and the shock felt for miles around.
Ne one knows lie cause.
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Hnnged for WIG Murder.

MILFORD. Pa. Dec Herman Paul
Schultz. who murdered his wife on Sept 81
1896. hanged In the county jail here to-
day The condemned man read brief
paper, in which he protested his innocence.