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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03
RELIC HUNTERS.
How They Swarmed About the Scene
of the Recent Railway Wreck.
NaNu YorIr E,,,or,i,,r.

New York Evening Sun.
A melancholy phase of the recent railway
disaster was the sensation lover and SOU
Venir seeker. Hardly had the calamity oc-
Cured when, as if by magic, both shore
and stream swarmed with men, women and
children, all there for no other motive than
the sensational. 1t was really marvellous
how the news of the disaster could have
spread SO rapidly: Spread it plainly had,
like Wildtire and In instantaneous response
had come the crowd. For the most
part, too, the persons making up the crowd
They were not tramps or hoboes or Wan
dering Willes or other aimeSS, uneducated
curiosity hunters. such as one might expect.
They came on highgrade bicycles in smart
traps, upon thoroughbred mounts and in
graceful canoes. The canoes were, perhaps,
most homogeneous. They had such a gay,
over the very depths where but a few mo-
ments before the wreck and it's human
freight had been hurled. They were the
same canoes which all summer long had
glided up and down the river, banjoes
stunning, fantastic Jap parasols unfurled
to catch the wind and intent upon pleasure
only Now they were intent upon something
else, and 1t was a something not very fiat
terIng to the occupants, either. Because
Of their size and ability to nose their way
into the narrowest places, one could from
the canoes get more intimate idea Of the
wreck than by any other means. Also.
the canoes afforded capital medium
for carrying off the spoils that the most
gentfe-looking Of the women present were
bent upon securing; Spells there were IN
plenty-cartloads of them. There was the
hardwood Of the coaches, panels and rails,
all of the finest quality and superbly fin
ished. One woman, whose canoe was go
freighted that it almost touched the waters
edge. cried out that she had enough mahog-
eny to frame pictures for years to come.
Another bore away in triumph whole door
of the car Niobe, name and all. Fsut the
hardwood had at least some INTRINSIC value.
No such accommodation could be offered in
behalf of the whisk brooms, the smashed
champagne bottles, the stoved-in Derby
hats, the soaked and tattered garments or
women and the other wreckage, which.
wrested from the interior, OF the car,
those same ghouls harvested with zeal.
Never was there a more melancholy exam
pie Of the lengths to which a taste for
s'souvenirs'' will carry one. Whatever the
railway disaster may or may not have been
to most folk, for the abandoned souvenir
seeker it amounted to a regular debauch.
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SPRING CONFERENCES.


BALTIMORE, Nov. 2.-The bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, who have been
meeting in semi-annual session, completed
their work last night, when the meeting adj
Journed. The next meeting will be held in
Albion, Mich. May A. 1898. The principal
business that engaged the attention of the
bishops was the arrangement of the pro-
gramme for the Episcopal visitations to the
spring or eastern conferences. To-day the
bishops went to Philadelphia, where a
meeting of the General Church Extension
Society is to be held. Next week they will
attend a meeting of the Freedman's Aid So
clety III Brooklyn, N. Y. Among the assign
ments for the spring conferences are: North
Indiana, Hartford City, Ind, March g.
BISHOP c. H. Fowler; Lexington, Terre
Haute. Ind, March 80, Bishop c. II. Fowler
The assignment for the foreign conferences
are as follows: India and Burmah, six con-
Ierences, Bishops Cyrus d. Foss and J.. M
Thoburn; Europe, nine conferences, Bishop
J. NJ Walden; Africa, two conferences
Bishop j. c. Hartzell. There were no as
Sgnments for the conferences in western
Asia and South America.
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First Blood for Editor sefrit.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Ind, Nov. 2.-Judge d.
J. Hefron to-day rendered a decision in the
contempt proceedings brought against
Frank I. Sefrit and Paris A. Hastings,
publishers of the Washington Gazette, find
ing them not guilty. The complaint was
made by ex-Congressman John H. O'Neall
The newspaper article alleged to be con-
tempt called attention to reports that
O'Neall, as one of the attorneys employed to
prosecute Alexander H. Leslie for falsely
listing his property for taxation was dick
ering with the defendant with a view of
having the case settled out Of court. The
question asked by the newspaper which
seems to have given ONeall oHense was:
us not this action the compromising OF a
felony or a misdemeanor?" The article al
so intimated that the suit was brought
against Leslie in order to facilitate the col
lection of taxes. The intense interest which
is taken in the question of taxation in Da-
viess county, owing to the expense OF the
TAX experts caused the GaZette's editorial
TO he widely commented on, and, as there
is a strong personal feeling against the ed
tor of the Gazette and the ex-congressman.
as the outgrowth of the bitterly contested
campaign last fall, the charge was a nat
ural result AS indicated, the court after
several DAYS deliberation, held that the de-
PENDANTS were not guilty.
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- .. re-, cure Liver ills; easy to
Hoods Pills take, easy to operate 25c

in discussing subject of limited scope
such as the mining Of coal by machinery;
chain linking together all modern industries
and any Improvement in one sooner or
later affects all. The. tiny incandescent
electric light, invented by Edison, was the
precursor of the more modern engines, and
is not only the immediate cause of great
Improvement in all engines, but to it is dl-
rectly traceable the creation of entirely
new designs of the high-speed engines of
most perfect mechanism needed for these
lights. This is but one illustration out Of
many. In conclusion, we may safely as
sert that there is no more promising field
FOR the amelioration of the hard lot of la
Dor than in the introduction of modern
machinery into coal Mines
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Recuperating Eject of Sleep.

Here is an explanation Of the recuperatinIgs
effect of sleep which it is important FOR all
to consider: Nature takes the time when
one is lying down, to give the heart
rest, and that organ consequently makes ten
an upright posture. Multiply that by sixty
minutes, and it is six hundred strokes.
Therefore in eight hours spent in lying lying
sand strokes. and as the heart pumps six
ounces of blood with each stroke, it lifts
thirty thousand ounces less of blood in a
nne is in an upright position. AS the blood
flows SO much more slowly through the
veins when one is lying down extra COW
airing is needed to supply the body with the
warmth usually furnished by circulation.
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YELLOW-FEVER RECORD.
Six Deaths and Thirty-Five New Case

Six Deaths and Thirty-Five New Cases
nt New Orleans Yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 2.-The fever
situation tonight is very encouraging. The
Board of Health physicians say the back
bone Of the fever is broken, and should the
weather remain as it is for several days
the disease will become noninfectious and
almost entirely stamped out. To-days
record of new cases and deaths is as fol-
lows:
New Cases-Willie West, Nellie Onion
Miss Cora Lobano, James Terrell, Bel
amy Thomas Trimble, Eliz Guitterez, Mas
ter w. 3. Davis, May Chapman, Harry
Looney, Miss Minnie Hancock, S. Gier l..
Hays, Adolphe helps, Mayer Fink, Yoda
Stein, Eugene Gruenwald Anna Mathuir
Kate Farnham, Miss Kinke. Mrs. Ricers,
Mrs. r. l.. Smith, Master Il. l.. Smith, Miss
Ethel Smith, II. Wright, Josephine DIOll
Mrs. Nj. p. Hardy, John I. Rod, George
Platt.
]. T. Johnson, Leopold Pincus, Mary Phi
cornde.
The Board of Heaith's report follows:
Cases of yellow fever to-day, 80; deaths to-
day, 6; total cases to date 5S3; total deaths
from fever 10 date, POI; total cases absolute
ly recovered, -79l; total cases under treat
ment, So.
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Caught the Thief in Anderson.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, Nov. marshal
Samuel Hiatt went to Anderson to-day and
arrested John Golden, notorious charac-
ter. on the charge of larceny committed
here in September and brought him to this
city. Golden appropriated a set Of buggy
harness belonging to James OMAHA and
took the same to Anderson and disposed
of it. The harness was located by the au-
thorities in d stable in Anderson and as
the description given of the stolen harness
Tailed and circumstances pointed to Golden
the chief of police of Anderson sent for
Marshal Hiatt Golden waived preliminary
examination in Squire Peden's court to-day
and in default of $500 bond was sent to
jail.
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warsaw District w. F. NJ. S.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Nov. 2-The Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Warsaw
district of the M. e. Church began here
This afternoon with forty delegates present.
The officers Of the organization are: Presi-
dent. Mrs. E. L. Reed, Wabash; first vice
president. Mrs. Liddie Heacock, Columbia
Citv. second vice president, Mrs. T. c. Neal,
Marion; third vice president, Mrs. Martha
c;lessner, Warsaw; recording secretary,
Mrs. Laura Bireiey, Marion; treasurer.
M. A. Morrow, Marion; corresponding sec
retary Mrs. Anna M. Payne, Wabash. The
address of welcome was delivered tonight
by Mrs. Alma p. East and the response by
Mrs. Teresa Haas, of Wabash. Mrs. Martha
Glessner, of Warsaw, read the report from
that branch, Mrs. c. w. Poucher. of Ma
rion gave a short reading. and Miss Lille
Stewart, of Warsaw, read paper on ''Sys-
tematic Beneficence"
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Her Husband Swore OF.


Every now and then a discussion is start
ed on what is called swearing Off. The
accusation has even been made against us
ness. 1t has been replied, on the other
hand, that it indicates the very opposite,
that there are a thousand reasons which
can be put forward in it's support, and SO
on. But whichever view we may take of
the matter. it is interesting to see how this,
as many other questions, affects the ferni-
ton of two women was overheard; One
said isn't it nice of my husband? He
hasn't touched whisky since the beginning
up until the end of the year. He is very
strong-minded when he likes" Her, friend
asked her: "Well. what does he drink?
than a little brandy"
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SIX WORKMEN INJURED.
Two Fatally and -Four Seriously Hurt
by Fall of a Scn64OId.

Two Fatally and -Four Seriously Hurt
by Fall of a ScnfGOId.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2-To-day, while sixty
five workmen were on large scaffold ex-
tending the whole length of the Wabash
building, which was recently partially de-
stroyed by fire, a section of the platform
gave way, carrying eight men to the floor
below. Two were fatally injured and four
others seriously hurt. The list follows:
Fatally Injured-Otto Leyh, skull crushed;
Herman Wertheim, internally injured.
Seriously Injured = George Smith, frac>
Lured skull; Charles Wilson, ribs crushed
and internal injuries; Charles Harris, face
and hands crushed; II. L. Crosswell, scalp
wounds and cuts on face.
Otto Leyh is said to belong TO wealthy
and prominent family, his father being edi-
lor of a German paper in Baltimore sano
connected with the German consulate there.
His relatives were notified.
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George. a brother of DIR. George, has the
fever at Memphis, and at New Orleans J.
w. c. Wright, brother-in-law of DR.. George,
George left Sunday in response to kilograms
announcing the illness of his relatives.
Yesterday mornings reports from Men,
phis gave among the new cases of fever
the name of Malcolm Mcdowell Mr.. Nc
Dowell is brother OF Mrs. Joseph A. Mil
burn OF this city Mrs. Milburn two days
ago received a letter from her sister at
Memphis stating that her brother had suf-
fered from chiils followed by fever, but the
letter did not intimate that his condition
vas serious Since then Mrs. Milburn
has received no word from Mem
phis. The family has hopes that the press
dispatch concerning Mr.. Mcdowell is incor-
rect ana that the physicians are mistaken
as to the character of his disease
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FATAL DOSE BY MISTAKE.
Postmaster Jordan, of Denver, Took
Morphine Pills Instead of Cathartfc.

DENVER, Col, Nov. 2.--James Fl. Jordan
postmaster of Denver, died at midnight
from an overdose of morphine pills, which
he had taken last evening, supposing them
to be cathartic pills.
Mr.. Jordan was born at Shreveport, La.
in 1877. In New Orleans he became actively
identified with Democratic politics. In 1891
he came to Denver. He was appointed post
master here through the influence of the
Louisiana members of Congress. Fills ad-
ministration has given general satisfaction
His term would have expired Feb TO- 1895
Mr. Jordan was one of the most en-
thusiastic promoters of the annual festival
of mountain and plain The experience he
had gained in New Orleans in arranging for
Mardi Gras was invaluable, and many of
the pleasing features of Denver's great festi-
val were originated by him.
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Michigan village Suffers.

PINCONNING, Mich. Nov 2-This viii
Iage was visited by the worst fire in it's
history to-day. The wind was blowing
gale from the northwest, and the progress
of the flames could not be stopped until
everything in their path was destroyed.
Among the buildings burned were the Com
mercial Hotel, bank, postohice, the Pin
coming House, the Michigan Central
freight and passenger station, the Michi-
gan House. the Presbyterian Church and
about twenty business houses and dwell
ings. The total loss will reach $50. CO., with
$1,000 insurance. Several persons were
burned in trying to save their chattels
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKFORT Ind, Nov. 2-Thomas
Good, farmer, six miles south of Frank
fort who was shot by Robert Lane Sat
urday night, died from his wounds this
morning, Good was thirty-fve years old
and is brother of County Recorder Good,
of this county. Robert Lane is fifty-eight
years old and native of Putnam county
He served through the war as a member
of Company II, Tenth Indiana Regiment.
ago from Greencastle. The report that
Lane, now in JAIL is in danger of being
lynched is unfounded.
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The Cross Will Case.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Nov. 2.-The Cross
will case. on trial in the Circuit Court, is
the biggest civil suit called for trial for
several years. Malinda Cross is the plaintiff
and her brother and four sisters are de-
PENDANTS. The plaintiff is cut off in the will
of her father. Jacob Cross, deceased, who
left his property, valued at $4,000 to his
other heirs. Mr.. Cross was six times mar
ried and four Of his former wives are liv-
ing. Two of these to-day testified that he
was of unsound mind
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superintendent FINALLY Elected.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. 2.-The
recalcitrant Democratic trustees, who were
ordered to meet with the two Republican
trustees, did so to-day The meeting was
called to order at o'clock. Trustee Alex
ander moved that Trustee Gable be appoint
ed chairman, and II was done Trustee
Alexander moved that Finley Geiger be APP
pointed county superintendent. Trustee
Wampler, Democrat, protested, and the
vote resulted in tie. Auditor Joseph A.
Painter. by virtue of his office, cast the de-
Gliding vote In favor Of the motion. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03
Greenfield Grocer Assigns.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Ind, Nov. 2.-Marcellus
S. Walker. who for number Of months
has been doing very large grocery bust
ness in Greenfield, made an assignment yes
terday for the herefit Of his creditors. The
liabilities are $1,000, with assets about the
same, but $1,000 is in accounts. A number
OF creditors in this city and county were
made safe by chattel mortgage given last
Wednesday and placed on record Saturday
Thos. N. New was made assignee.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.

William Patterson, Well-KnOwn
War Telegraph Operator.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIB, Ind, Nov. 2.-William Patter-
son, in charge of the Western Union tele-
graph Office here since its establishment
twenty years ago, died suddenly at midnight
of heart disease. He was one of the oldest
telegraph operators, and during the war
was superintendent of the government mill
tary telegraph service under Generals
Thomas, Cook and Rosecrans. He was also
IN the same service with General Joseph
He was sixty-three years old. His death
Will be shock to his many friends.
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NEW YORK, Nov g. - Arrived: Aller.
from Genoa; Noordland, from Antwerp
Sailed: Saale, for Bremen; Bowie, for Liv-
erpool.
SOUTHAMPTON. Nov. 2.--Arriyed: Kali
ser Wilhelm der Crosse, from New York
ANIW EXP, Nov. 2.-Arrived: kensing-
ton, from New York.
QUEENSTOWN. Nov. 2.-Arrived: Males
tic from New York.
MOVlLLE, Nov. 2.-Arriyed: Anchoria
from New York
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A Union Labor Clubhouse.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 2.-The Anderson
Normal University quarters, which have
been standing empty since the institution
went to the wall six months ago. will be
utilized as a clubhouse for Anderson's new
labor club. The club had it's birth in the
Madison County Federation of Labor, and
will be fostered by that organization. The
plans are to make an ideal clubhouse, COM
plete from billiard rooms to parlors. All
laboring men Of the city who are affiliated
with union organizations will be members.
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MONTREAL, Nov 2.-Secretary of War
Alger came into town quietly this morn
ing and went to the Windsor Hotel, with
out registering. He came, it appears, to
have q quiet talk with Messrs. Van Horn
and Shaughnessy, the president and vice
president; respectively. of the Canadian Pa
cf6c Railroad. for the purpose of settling
some details about his pulp industry at
Grand Merein, in which he and Warner
secretary visited the United States steam
ar Yantic.
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Train Rolls Down 81 Hill.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Nov. "A mixed passen-
ger and freight train rolled down a forty
foot embankment the Sedalia, Warsaw
& Southwestern road at noon to-day three
miles north of Warsaw. Engineer John
Minnier was instantly killed. Fireman
Charles McConash had a leg broken and
Brakeman William Price, Conductor w. l..
Bass and Fred Schwettmann, a passenger,
were badly hurt
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Morgan James.
SneciaI to the IndiananoIis In,

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind. Nov. Morgan James.
ex-county treasurer. died at the home of his son,
Lee M. James. in this city to-day. aged eighty.
He was treasurer of Henry county in 1865. He
moved to Osceola Ia in 1882. where he engaged
in the banking business He and his wife
rived here Sept. to visit relatives, and Mr..
Jam es was taken i'll almost Immediately. Ac
oording to his request no funeral service will be
held and the remains will be inferred at
knightstown Thursday.
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VIII Decapitate the Democrats.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. 2.-Judge
Henry. who retired from the bench of the
Superior Court to-day to become collector
of internal revenue, says he will remove all
of the democratic Office deputies and ap-
point Republicans to succeed them. He says
the Democrats are clever gentlemen, but
that it is a matter Of politics. They voted
to keep us out said he, land why should
we keep them in''
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A CONVERTED CHINAMAN
WARSAW METHODISTS WILL SEND
LONG WING AS A MISSIONARY.
Judge Henry VIII Kick the Demo-
Gratis Out of the Terre Haute
Collectors Office.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VXyATo Wy I'd No.

WARSAW, Ind, Nov "A few months
ago Long Wing, young Chinaman en-
ployed in a laundry in this city, was con-
verted to Christianity and united with the
Indiana-street Methodist Church. Long
Wing has since signified his desire to be-
come missionary, and a movement is now
on foot to raise fund for the purpose OF
sending him to Taylor University. After
receiving an education at that institution
he will be sent to the Celestia, empire to
labor among his people
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Obituary.

LONDON. Nov. 2.--Sir Rutherford Alcock.
K. c. b., who in 1876 was president of the
Royal Geographical Society and who in 1882
presided over the health department of the
Social Science Congress, is dead, at the
age of eighty-nine years.
LONDON, Nov. 2-Johu Rouse Merriott
Chard, V. c.. the hero OF the famous de-
Tense of Rorke's drift, South Africa. in
January, 1879. died at Taunton yesterday
evening
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Samuel e. LOney.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind. Nov. 2.-Samuel E. Loney,
aged seventy-eght died at MS home in this
city, to-day. He had been resident of Warsaw
Stree 1915, and known throughout northern
Indiana of the first extensive shippers of
grain to locate in this section
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Five Victims of an Explosion.

CRIPPLE CREEK. Col, Nov. FLAMES
Moore, foreman, Mike WEIGH and three
other workmen were instantly killed to-day
by the premature explosion of black pow
der in the electrie-railway cut at the head of
Fifth street in Victor. Tons of rocks We're
thrown upon the workmen.
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two Democrats Immediately filed a writ
ten protest Geiger Immediately filed his
present incumbent refused to turn over
The matter VIII probably be taken to the
Supreme Court. The County Commission
ers have decided to pay neither man until
the matter Is decided.
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An Old War Cannon Arrives.
scial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the IndlanapOIis Journal
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 2.-The
large S2-pounder cannon sent from Wash
ington to the G. A. r.. post of this city has
arrived and been placed in position in the
Grand Army portion of the city cemetery
On Nov. appropriate services will be held.
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NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-The body of the
man who was found dead yesterday in the
Central Hotel, from asphyxiation, was
identified to-day as the remains of William
Stack, formerly of ST. Louis. He had been
a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. but
was silenced ten years ago by his archbish-
op for drunkenness
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Always a Remnant.

Chicago Record.
..There is one thing can't understand"
What is it?''
IF a man dies his widow is called his
relict."
'Yes?"
And If she dies herself she is called the
remains"