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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
OIL STRUCK AT WALTON
A NEW FIELD OPENED AND CASS
COUNTY PEOPLE JOYFUL.
Miss Ellie Webb, of FOrtviIle, Found
Hanging in a SmOkehOuse-An
Old Murder Mystery.


Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Dec. IA good Oil
well was bored in at Walton. this county,
this afternoon, the drill penetrating the
sand at depth of something over 1000 feet
and the oil rising within few minutes to
a height of 14S feet indicating one of the
best wells that has been drilled in this
section outside of the Peru field. The new
well is owned by Chicago people, and other
wells will be put down at once. This gives
the oil business in this county a big boom.
The Logansport Company, which is drill
ing north of the city, has several leases in
the vicinity of Walton.
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STRIKE is PROBABLE.
Fall River Cotton Mill Operatives
May Not Accept Lower Wages.

FALL RIVER, Mass. Dec 22.-The cotton
manufacturers are confronted with the pros
pect of a strike. many of the operatives
are determined to oppose the reduction of
wages. A section of the union officials and
members favor a strike at seven mills on
Jan. g., The mills which they suggest are
the Union, Sycamore. Border City. Shove,
Durfee, Chace and American. These mills
employ about IL, 0CG operatives. Another plan
of action proposes a strike at all of the
mills on March /. The manufacturers are
waiting to hear from M. c. d. Borden, of
New York, owner of the Iron-works mills,
who has as yet taken no action on the wage
question.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Chairman Loud
of the House committee on postoffices, has
been working during the recess on the re-
port of the committee on the Loud bill, and
has practically completed it. He believes
that the measure will effect saving of at
least so 100000 annually, and will wipe out
the enormous deficit that confronts the
Postoffice Department every year. The re-
port will be submitted to the House the first
or second day after Congress reconvenes.
The bill is a sweeping one, and eliminates
several volumes and sample copies from the
second class of mail matter.
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CIew to an Old Murder.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDEkSON, Ind, Dec. 22.-While NOV
ing a house at Huntsville, south of this
city, workmen found box which contained
a human skeleton. They brought it to this
city and sold it to DR.. Charles Arlington.
He has investigated and finds there is a
hole in the skull just large enough to ad-
NIT a 32-caliber bullet The house was an
old one and it is not likely that an in
vestigatiOn will be made of the affair
though it has been reported to officers. The
skeleton is that of a man of unusually
large DhYSiOue.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
.oalELISY WILLIE, Ind, Dec. 22-Moses
Floyd, aged thirty, attempted suicide last
night by taking morphine. Some time ago
he lost his wife and child and since then
has been growing more and more despOnd-
ent Rheumatism has badly crippled him.
When the family returned from church lie
was lying on the floor unconscious Towards
morning he rallied and is still living
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
Marching Miners restrained.

POMEROY, o., Dec. 22.--The expected in
vasion of Ohio miners into West Virginia
to-day to stop fthe nonunion miners from
working at New Haven was a failure. The
hundred who did get there were served with
injunctions by United States deputy mar
shals restraining them from going on to the
premises of the Consumers Coal Mining
Company. Fifty nonunion men worked in
the mines to-day undisturbed The sheriff
and his deputies left the scene tonight.
The United States officers are still there
but no trouble is Anticipated.
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tion and from interfering in the necessary
operations of the company on their prop
erty. 1t is asserted in the company's dec
laration that IL had valid and recognized
lease from the Indians to lands on the res
ervation. but that the government forfeited
its lease and it's deposit of 5000 on the
ground that the company did not complete
and file its surveys of the leased lands with
in the time prescribed by the Interior De-
partment. The delay, ii is asserted, was
caused by a railroad accident while the
company's agent was on his way east with
the mans of survey
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-F'ire to-day destroyed
the three-story brick warehouse of the A.
II. Andrews Furniture Company, Twenty
second and Fisk streets The warehouse
was filled with finished goods, all of which
burned For time the factory building.
seven-story structure to the south of the
warehouse, was in danger. but the flames
were confined to the warehouse. Loss about
$100, eco. The loss is fully covered by insur-
ance. Three firemen were injured, none Sc
rously.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23

SHELBYVILLE, KY, Dec. % - Samuel
Brown to-day sold to Ed H. Upton, of Lex
ington, Lady Reel, the dam of the two-year-
old Hamburg, for $1,000 cash. Mr.. Upton, it
is said, has the mare placed for $4,000. Lady
Reel is in foal to the sire of Hamburg,
Hanover. The price received for her is the
highest any brood mare ever brought in
Shelby county
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23

WASHINGTON, Dec. ga handsome
granite monument erected in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery at the grave of Major Cen
eral William w. Belknap who was secre-
tary of war during the administration of
President Grant was to-day turned over to
the government The monument was
erected by General Belknap's comrades of
Crockers Iowa brigade, the Eleventh, Thir-
teenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa Vol
unteer Infantry. and of the Army of the
Tennessee companions of the military or
der of the Loyal Legion of the United
States and other friends. Above the in
scription on the monument is heroic size
bronze medallion, a likeness of General Bel
KNAPP showing him in the uniform of a
major general. Colonel II. H. Rood, of
Iowa president of Crocker's Iowa Brigade
Association, and Major NJ. A. Higley. of the
same State, chairman of the committee nav
ing in charge the selection of the design
and building of the monument, were pres
ent. Major Higley, after inspecting the
monument, turned the same over to Colonel
Rood, as president of the brigade associa-
ton, and the latter turned 1t over to the
United States government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
Banker and Commissioner Indicted.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NORTH VERNON, Ind, Dec. 22-The
special grand jury in session in this county
last week found an indictment against John
S. Morris, cashier of the First National
Bank of Vernon, charging him with having
paid $50 to Charles G. Beatty, county COM
missioner, to induce him to award a con-
tract for furnishing the county a fifty-five-
thousand-dollar loan. Two indictments
were also returned against Charles c. Beat
ty, one for accepting the bride and another
for being interested in contract with the
county for some pike work. The accused
have been arrested and have given bond
for their appearance in court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
FOUR BURGLARS CAPTURED.
Two Wounded and the Other Two
Held Until ReinfOrcements Arrived.

CANAAN, Conn, Dec. 22.-Four burglars
of gang of five were captured by Martin
Rood in Jackson q Eggleston's store here
early this morning Rood, who sleeps in the
store. was awakened by the movements of
the men and by prompt use of his revolver
wounded two of the burglars, and captured
all except one. Rood fired his revolver UNI
til achievements came and his capttveS
were conducted to the lookup. The wound
ed are Perry St. Clair, shot in the back,
and j. c. Davis. shot in the right thigh.
The names given by the other prisoners
are Tommy McGraw and --- White.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
Suicide of Enie Webb.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORTVILLE. Ind. Dec. 22.-Miss Effie
Webb, aged twenty-six, committed suicide
by hanging herself With a rope in the
smokehouse this afternoon. No cause for
the rash act is known other than i'll health.
The family to which she belonged had no.
iced nothing strange about her actions
previous to the deed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
Burned with Gunpowder.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 22.-Mrs. Seneca
Chambers and child were perhaps fatally
burned tonight by an explosion of gun
powder They were alone in the house and
Mrs. Chambers has not yet been able to
ell how the accident happened. 1t is
thought that she set the powder near the
stove and il became too hot Their clothes
we're burned off
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSSIAVILLE, Ind, Dec. 22.-Omer
Maris left this city last summer and went
to Alaska in the employ of the Chicago
Record as correspondent. His last letter
was dated Sept. a. and was received by
Mrs. Maris Nov. 8. No word has come from
him since that date and great uneasinesS is
being experienced by his family and friends.
The Record Company has written Mrs.
recent correspondence and inquiring of her
as to the whereabouts of her husband. This
gave still more alarm. In his last letter
he gave every encouragement to the fam
lily as to his thorough equipment for the
entire year, having plenty of provisions and
other necessaries, and, as this is his second
trip to that country, but little alarm was
felt until the time heightened
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the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVILLE. Ind. Dec. 22.-The
Connersville Street-railroad Company was
granted a hfty-year franchise by the City
Council tonight. The company is COM
posed of Charles Mount. G. c. Florea. L.
w. Ansted, Thomas Downs and d. T. Roots.
The capital stock is $4,000 Under the pro-
visions of the franchise the company has
until 1901 to have two miles of road in OPP
Grafton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
General Notes.

N. B. Scott, recently appointed commits
sioner of internal revenue has notified the
department that he will be in Washington
will take charge of the office about Jan. /.
Mr.. FOrman. present commissioner will re-
turn TO East st. Louis, ILL.,, and resume
the practice of law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
FrankIin Wedding.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN, Ind, Dec. 22.-Mr. Ed
Throckmorton and Miss Re Brown were
united in marriage this evening by Rev.
Hudson of the Christian Church. The
groom is a young druggist and the bride Is
a leading young woman of the city and a
sister of the Democratic nominee for county
auditor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
Soldiers widow Fails Dead.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Dec. 2e.-Mrs. Susan j.
Younger. aged sixty. dropped dead on the
streets of Heltonville, this county, from
heart disease. She was a soldiers widow
and a pensioner
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. Dec 22.-One
of the fashionable weddings of the season
vas that of Mr.. Granville McDonough and
Miss Anna May Wright. which took place
II the home of the bride last evening, at
o'clock. The attendants were Mr.. VIII
Soyd and Miss Laura McDonough.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND. Ind. Dec. 22.-Charles s.
Chapman and his wife died this morning
within fifty-five minutes of each other, the
former from apoplexy and the latter from
pneumonia. SO far as known the first in
stance of husband and Wife dying together
here was when the paternal grand parents
of President Mckinley passed away the
same way at their home just west of South
Bend.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
Coming State Dairy Convention.
Snecial to the Indianapolis Journal

,.ovILLr.. IND, Dec. 22.-The eighth
annual meeting of the Indiana State Dairy
Association will be held here Wednesday
and Thursday of next week. On the first
day there will be papers read by George S.
TaDpan, of Liberty; j. J. w. Billingsley
of Indianapolis S. b. Woods, of Lottaville;
o. J. Richardson, of Lewisville; Prof. T.
J.. Hacker, of Minnesota: Fl. c. Beckman,
of Brunswick: Frank p Johnson. of How
lands; j. NJ r. Welborn. of Bridgeport:
Miss Sarah Edgerton. of Spiceland, and
Prof c. D. Smith of Michigan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
Indinnn Obituarx.

GREENSBURG, Ind, Dec. 22-The wife
of George w. Byers died last evening after
a lingering illness. She was prominent in
church work
Mrs. James Elder died of paralysis, aged
seventy. She leaves a husband and five
children, two daughters and three sons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23

shortly after the first of the year. The new
concern is to be branch of the big Peking
Company. This company started in
Tien-Tsin and has branch banks established
in Hong Kong, Annoy and other cities in
China. One Of the officials of the China
Banking Company will arrive in Honolulu
soon after the holidays to complete all ar
for the opening of the bank.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
Roxed Six hounds.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-The Quaker
City Athletic Club reopened tonight under
new management, with Owen Zeigler and
Jerome Quigly. old-time rivals, as the star
attraction. They boxed six warm rounds,
and Quigley had the best of it throughout,
although no decision was given.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
No Fightipg at Oakland.

CHICAGO, Dec PA special from San
Francisco says Oakland has declared
against pugilsm, so young Critic cannot
fight Mcconnell in that city planned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
Betting Ring scorched.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.-The ring was
scorched again to-day Cherry Leaf, the
winner of the last race, being backed from
20 TO l to to l. and winning easily. In the
other races only one favorite, Glenmoyne,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The fight between
Walcott and Tracy has been finally set for
Monday night Both men have continued
their training and are in excellent condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Dec. 22.-Walter G.
Sanger this afternoon broke his own world s
record for half a mile, unpaced, riding the
distance in one minute fiat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 22.-Lewis Caldwell.
the absconding foreman of the Central
Union telephone gang laying the Indian
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD Ind, Dec. 22.-The jury in the
Green Slaughter case gave Slaughter ten
years in the penitentiary. Judge Martin
has not yet pronounced sentence.
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apolis-Lcgansport line. was captured at
Memphis, Tenn. last night and is being
brought here for trial. His shortage is
about $500
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HONOLULU Dec. Is, via San Francisco.
Dec. 22,--Announcement has been made that
another bank will be established in 80 city
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
Asphalt Company sues Mr.. bliss.

WASHINGTON, Dec 22-The American
Asphalt Company of Colorado to-day
brought suit against Cornelius n. Bliss, sec
rotary Of the interior. and William A. Jones
commissioner or Indian affairs. to enjoin
them from declaring void lease to certain
mining lands on the Uintah Indian reserva-
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subcommittee on Appropriations.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.--Senator ALI
son. as chairman of the Senate committee
on appropriations. has announced the sub
committees on the regular appropriation
bills for the present session as follows:
Agricultural, Cullom. Quay, Perkins. Petit
grew and Berry; army, Quay, Hale. Sewall.
Faulkner and Berry; deficiency Hale ALI
son, Quay. Cockrell and Teller; diplomatic
and consular. Hale, Perkins. Cullom, Faux
ner and Murphy; District of Columbia. ALI
son, Collum. Sewall. COckFell and German:
fortiflcations, Perkins Hale, Cuom MUIR
Sewali. Cockrel and Pettigrew legislative
Cullom. Sewall, Allison. Teller and Cockrell;
military academy. Sewall Perkins Quay
kins. German and Teller: pensions, Perkins
Cuiom Sewall, Berry and Faulkner; post
Office, Quay. Allison, Collum. Pettigrew and
Faulkner: sundry civil, Allison, Hale. Quay.
German and Cockrell The river and harbor
bill viii go TO the Committee on commerce
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23
When 4 man is
mined and there is

ruined and there is
no help for it, a
good wife is the
one stay and COM
fort keft to him.
But no man, who
is a man, wants to
put his wife to this
extremity. For
" o M an in her
gentle nature suf-
fers with the hus-
hand che Cofuforfs
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
new CASTLE NEWS NOTES.

The Christian Endeavor social, in
Marble Hall, last night. was largely at
tended by young Presbyterians.
There are now within a few of 200
prisoners in New Castle Jail. The
population always reaches high water
mark before the February term Of
court.
The bottom is out OF coffee. George
d. Williams Is selling Arbuckle's for
20 cents; Lyons, 19; loose coffee, 19.
Get his peaches. cents a pound fine
syrup, cents quart best brand flour,
35 and 80 cents per bag; some flour as
low as 25 cents. Reed bird mackerel,
3 for sc. Williams Third St. Grocery.
Captain J. ID. Phillips yesterday had
the misfortune to lose a number Of
small clothes-pins, which his ducks
ate.
All next week will be observed as a
season of earnest prayer In the First
Baptist Church.
A horse driven by a Delaware City
man started to run away yesterday at
the Delaware railroad station IL ran
around by the Presbyterian Cemetery
and there the horse fell partly into a
ditch.
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
MASQUERADE SURPRISE LAST NIGHT.
A NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE
AND VISITORS ENTERTAINED
ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

A masquerade surprise party was
rendered Mrs. John McFarlane last
evening at her Washington avenue resi-
dence by Miss Sarah Etchells and Mrs.
Frank Carswell. The visitors and hos
tess enjoyed a happy evening, and un-
masked at an early hour to renew old
acquaintances.
The surprisers included Mrs. Mary
Etchells. Miss Sarah Etchells, Mrs.
John McCann, Mrs. Frank Carswell
Mrs. Harry Dennison, Mrs. Frank Nc
Calm, Mrs. William Etchells. Mrs
George w. Dickerson, Mrs. S. Atwood
Stewart, Mrs. j. M. Saunders. Mrs. Or
vid A. Porter. Miss Rebecca Challenger
Miss Lizzie Dalby, Miss Laura Truss
Miss Bertha Hammill, Miss. Alice Will
liams, Miss Lydia Moore, Miss Sallie
Blount, Miss Reba Saunders, Miss May
b. Cooley Miss Jennie Moore, of Leip-
sic; Charles M. Morton, of Philadel-
phia; Robert Burns, of Wallace, n. j.;
S. Greenwood, of Chester, Pa; Mr.
Paul, of Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
THE NEWS Of NEW CASTLE.
SETTING HIMSELF STRAIGHT.
CITIZEN SUDELL CLAIMS TO HAVE
BEEN GROSSLY MISREPRESENT-
ED AT THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.

CITIZEN SUDELL CLAIMS TO HAVE
BEEN GROSSLY MISREPRESENT-
ED AT THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Citizen Harold Sudell. who claims
that he did not have a fair chance at
the Commercial Club meeting, now in
sists that he is being grossly misrepre-
sented. To an Evening Journal re-
porter he said:
The New Castle correspondent Of
one of the Wilmington evening papers
in to-day's issue quotes a letter from
the clerk of the Glasgow (Scotland)
Councils, and seems to be laboring un-
der the impression that in doing so he
is somehow or other refuting a part of
my speech at the last meeting of the
Commercial Club
Either the learned correspondent
did not listen to what / said or he did
not read the article he quoted, for it
has nothing to do with what | said.
The article i'm question refers to a re-
port that has been going the rounds Of
the American papers, viz: That after
the 1st of January, 49, Glasgow would
be free from all taxation, as the reve-
nues they would derive from their
various franchises would pay all their
expenses.
"Such is not the case, and of that l
was we'll aware. What / said was:
That the Glasgow Councils, by ma
jority of % in vote of rs, had petit
toned Parliament TO allow them to ex-
empt everything from taxation except
land values, and that about twenty
five other Scotch boroughs and towns
had united with them in the petition.
This is just the thing l asked the
Commercial Club to do with regard to
New Castle, and the fact that a large
and progressive city like Glasgow
should find it desirable for them should
encourage our New Castle people to
persevere
I'VE may follow the example of Glas-
gov in this and other respects. IL had
very few natural advantages. 1t was
on a small and shallow river. but the
enterprising citizens determined tomake
Glasgow a great seaport, and so they
at "A great expense, dug out the river
and built magnificent wharves, and
now the Clyde and Glasgow are famous
| for their shipping all over the world.
"And so, in spite Of what Mr.. Lamb
son said about our being Americans anC
not needing to learn lessons from
abroad. ] think we in New Castle may
we'll take heed to what these canny
Scotchmen are doing.
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
FINE PERFORMANCE OF MISS /
PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA"
One Of the most successful perform
ances of the season was given at the
Opera House last night by Van Ostens
Miss Philadelphia" Spectacular Ex
travangaza Company. A striking fea-
ture is the work, refinement, at
tractiveness and general department
of the Ladies' symphony Orchestra
and Military Band with the company.
Miss lnez Mecusker, as Ruth SPRING
garden, was sweet-voiced, pretty ana
vivacious, but appeared to much better
advantage in the livelier comedy parts
Miss Louise Allen kept her audience
applauding her sprightllness and
versatility, as Daisy Walker
Joseph Coyne was typical
William Penn. Sr., who went back on
the tower dazed by the rapidity of
William Penn. Jr. willie Collier) in
1897. Mr. Collier was probably more
effective in the light comedy parts with
Miss Allen. The little girl dancers and
street urchins were exceptionally clever
and not overdrawn. The low come
dians, Budd Ross and Isaac Goldstein,
were funnier than the usual stage 'ho-
boes."