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turn round, face the shore. and proceed to
tread water. continuing his efforts until he
finds himself standing upright. his feet not
touching bottom. Half an hours persistent
irst lesson. When he has done 50 much,
he mas virtually captured the whole bust
ness. When he again goes into the water,
let MN go out to the same depth, turn
round, face the shore as before, and strike
out IN front. with his hands and arms, at
the same time kicking backward. He Will
Ind, almost before he is aware of II, that
lac IS OF bottom and slowly swimming to-
ward the shore. In fact, he has learned TO
swim Ills flights will be short al first. He
can easily learn the common strokes and
methods of swimming after he has first
learned to swim dog fashion. All he needs.
however Is practice to enable him to swim
at will, according TO his physical strength.
In these suggestions the masculine is as
sumed TO include the feminine
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Indiana Obituary.

FORTVILLE, Ind, AVg 12-Jeremiah
Sullivan died suddenly of congestion Tues
day morning and was inferred yesterday.
know his age but was believed to be nine
ty-fye years old. Nearly all of his relatives
reside in Indianapolis.
A sixteen-year-ol son of Malon Apple.
who resides near Oakland, was buried yes
terday, having died from the result of a
kick in the left side by horse Sunday.
CENTERVILLE Ind, Aug. 12.-John NJ.
merchants. died suddenly this morning. just
as he was getting out of bed, about 8
o'clock, aged tifty-nine- .Apoplexy is sup
posed to be the cause of death.
FRANKLIN, Ind. Aug. 12-Mrs John
Rhiel was buried yesterday at Greenlawn
Cemetery, the funeral services being con-
Quoted at the Christian Church by Elder
Sellers, of South Bend. She had been mar
ried less than a year.
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Two Crazy Men Captured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. Aug. 12.-Ellis Penroy,
the insane man who created such a dis
turbance near Dublin yesterday, was ar
rested this afternoon by Sheriff Larsh and
brought to this city and placed in the coun-
ty Jail. He bore quite a wild appearance,
being coatless and hatless and was secure
~ manacled. Penroy escaped from the
Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane
last May, after six months confinement,
ard as he appeared to be harmless. was
given furlough. While at the institution
he was employed in the laundry. He viii
be returned to the hospital.
John Votaw, the insane man who es-
capped from the Eastern Indiana Hospital
for the Insane on Sunday, taking his de
parture with no clothing except two
blankets, was captured this afternoon in
the woods near here. He was living on
blackberries and said he was having
pleasant time
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MADISON COUNTY YIELD
OIL WELLS IN NEW FIELD ARE RUN
MING 200 BARRELS DAILY.
Twenty-Fourth Commencement of
Valparaiso Normal School with
PA Graduates-State News.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


ANDERSON, Ind Aug. 12.-Another big
oil well has been developed in the new
Indiana oil field north of this city. 1t is
located on the Peck farm within a half
mile of the Blake gusher, which is said to
be running several hundred barrels daily
without having been shot. The new well
is reported at $50 barrels. 1t has not been
shot. This will make the total yield of the
new field 1,200 barrels daily. There is every
indication that the pool has at last been
located and that it is one of the most re-
markable ones in the country. Several more
wells are being drilled in this locality and
will be in during the first of the coming
week. Those in other localities OF the field
are running from % to 125 barrels and are
easy to handle. The Standard is making
preparations to begin the extension of it's
main line from Montpelier and the Cudahy
Pipe Line Company of Chicago is also pre-
pairing to enter the field. A great deal of
leasing is still being done but cash bonuses
are demanded by the farmers.
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Bond NoIIies His own Case.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILII4 Ind, Aug. 12-James
Bond, who was under indictment in this
county for forging township orders on
Doyle, of Moral township, and Wooley, of
Washington township, died at the home of
his parents in Columbus yesterday. He was
here for trial. While in Jail here he was
poisoned in some way and began to lose
flesh. When he died he was a mere skele-
ton Bond while selling township supplies
in this county, met and married Miss Lizzie
LetZinger, of this city
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Aug. 12-Charles
Smith, aged sixty-five, while at work on the
farm of Walter Carson, in Posey county,
nine miles from here, attempted to Grim
inally assault Mr. Carson's six-year-old
daughter this afternoon, but was driven
away by the child's mother. Smith fed but
soon after was pursued by a crowd of
farmers. He was caught a few miles out
of Evansville. Some favored lynching, but
he was taken to the Mount Vernon Jail
under heavy guard.
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Advised to Seize Coal.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 12.-Alarmed by
the shortage in the coal reserve of the fire
department, consequent upon the miners
strike and the inability of the city to re-
plenish by purchase, Senior Fire Commits
sioner Davis called on the law department
to-day for advice to his rights to confs-
cate coal in the event of fire. You cannot
stand by and see the city burn if there is
any coal in sightg said City Attorney
Quackenbush. Il advise you to seize all the
coal that can be secured and never mind
the consequences. Those can be dealt with
afterwards If you find it necessary to seize
coal under such circumstances, do not hes
itate. the city will back YOU UP"
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Work of Madison county OIL Men.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Aug. 12.-Oil operations
in the Madison county field go on unabated
and number of wells are approaching
completion New wells are being drilled by
Black & McNair, Barnes & Mcdonald, AL
legheny City Company, Shaw & Long
Northern Lima Company, l.. G.. Nealy
Bert Carver and the Standard Company
The best wells so far drilled in are the two
belonging to the Standard Company and
the Allegheny City Company, each produc-
ing three hundred barrels per day. The
present output of the Madison county oil
field, after an existence of six months, is
400 barrels daily
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Anybody May Learn to Swim.

New York Times.
The fact that so many lose their lives be-
cause they ha re never learned to swim will
/ trust, be re garded sufficient apology for
pointing out ne further fact that anybody
may learn TO swim in two half hours spent
in determined effort TO that end To be-
gin with. let il be understood that the
remaining in one place in the water in an
upright position by motion of the arms and
legs moved as a dog. horse or OK moves his
legs In swimming emitting his effort to
move forward. This having been under
stood, les the tyro wade out from the shore
in gradually deepening water until he finds
himself In water. sax. I'D TO his chin: then
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Trouble at Kingyood.

KINGWOOD, w. Va, Aug. 12.-The min
ers at Corinth are in ugly mood and
threaten the property of the company and
the life of the superintendent. The sheriff
was notified this morning and left with
United States Marshal Jackson for the
scene Of trouble. If needed deputies will be
put on guard and order restored even if
force of arms is necessary to accomplish 1t.
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Three Crooks CAUGHT in Lafayette.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 12.-Wednesday
evening within few squares of police
headquarters, three strangers held up and
robbed Harry Bronson of two gold rings.
Bronson was walking along the street,
when one of the men dropped in behind
him and one on each side of him. One drew
revolver, the second razor and the third
removed ms rings. As soon as he could get
away he notified the police. Chief Harrison
ordered out the day force as well as the
night men, and the entire force was scour-
ing the city for the three strangers. Police
man Wlenhardt came across three men an
swertng the description drew his revolver
and demanded unconditional surrender The
men reluctantly obeyed and were locked up.
Bronson as soon he saw them, said they
We're the men, The rings We're aiterward
found. One man still had razor, but none
had revolver. They gave the names of
Frank Bush, Robinson and ]. f. John
son. In their pockets was found Confed-
crate script, rubber balls used in working
the shell game, and list of Indiana county
fairs. They all plead not guilty ard hear
ing is set for Friday
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PHOENIX, A. T.. Aug. 12.-The Western
mail. which arrives here over the Southern
out west of Maricopa. 1t is reported that
about five miles of the grade is impossible.
on the MaricOpa & Phoenix Railroad, be
tween Tempo and Kyrene two and half
miles were washed out last night. Another
report has it that between Tucson and
PantanoX Il washout occurred that stopped
traffic westerly.
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The Fashionable Woman's Hat.

Until women learn to adopt a more rea-
sonable style of headgear it may well be
doubted whether they will ever be trusted
to any considera BILE extent with reSpOn-
sibiIity. They insist that they are COM
petent to do anything-that their brains are
just as good as man's-and they adduce
red-sealed diplomas to prove their position,
as well as certain undeniable achievements,
but their hats bewray them. So long as
that hat crowns the imperial brow of worn-
an doubts must inevitably arise concern
ing her complete sanity. and concerning
the purity of the gray matter claimed to
exist in such desirable quantities under
meath that frivolous looking Uranium. How
can one expect to be venerated with such
irnnerfectinnS upon her head!
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HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. 12.-In view of
various rumors and statements the past few
months concerning their private affairs the
two daughters of Harriet Beecher Stowe
in this city-Miss II. B. and Miss +. r.
Stowe-will publish tomorrow card which
says: We are happy TO be able TO state
to those kindly interested that we are and
we hope we will always be far from needing
assistance. either public or private
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. ia social
was given last night by the B. Y. p. L.
at the home of the Misses Benin. When it
came time to serve the ice cream a disap-
poinument was encountered. The two gal
Ions of cream We're mysteriouSly absent.
Police officers succeeded in discovering two
colorad boys, Callicott and Smith, who had
been treating their friends TO cream, and
they have been arrested. Callicott is d son of
John Callicott the Wabash prophet who re-
Gently was advertised in some OF the lead
ing papers on account of his prophecy that
the world was to end on d certain Sunday
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CRISIS NEAR At HAND.
from First Page1

Company. Campbell denies the charge. To-
night Sheriff Randle posted a proclamation
ordering the strikers to dispense from their
camp and leave the county.
MARION, ILL.,, Aug. 12-The marching
miners to-day succeeded in persuading the
men at Johnston City, five miles north of
here, to quit work, and then marched to
this city tonight, and will endeaVor to get
the men in the three mines at this place to
strike. The Marion men are decidedly
against the strike
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marin who is fond of travel, but she thinks
she has had enough experience for one va
cation. The full list of the Mexico's pas
sengers when she went down is as follows:
J. W. Lewis w. h. Lewis, Mrs. e. c.
stahl and baby Mrs. w. II. Stahl. Miss
Oracle StanI. W NJ Wheeler, f. b. Porter,
A. II. Hillman and wife, DR.. b. +. Ander
son, J. p. PomerOy, Miss A. Clock, Miss L.
Gray Miss Fletcher Miss Sloan. F. r. KEEP
fel, r. r. Griffin, f. l.. Lloyd, II. =. East
man, A J. McNab, E. b. Wilson. w r.
Harrington /. II. McGregor. Il. A. Fisher,
Mrs Reese, Miss II. p. Peterson, Mrs. @.
S. Mariager +. II. Dennis and wife, Or. f.
lett, c. N Calkins and wife, Mrs. c. f.
Richards Miss E. NJ. Howe. Miss Dianer,
Miss J. Lebon, G. l.; Fox George l. Roe
Dewitt Devendorf, +. T. Calf, Il. Tagia-
bull, ID; W. Graves and wife. a: G.. Edwards
and wife, NJ. Cutsinger, Rev. Il. l.. Weber,
wife and children. Mrs. Blackstone. Miss II.
Anderson, O. Olson. J. w. Squires, wife and
three children. Mrs. Glenn. Billy Schooler,
j. c. Peltier, of Fort Wayne, Ind, was
the only male passenger aboard the Mexico
who was awake when the vessel struck the
miles away. My wife had been fearful
that the boat was not safe" said Mr.. Pei
tier last night, and | was trying TO quiet
her but she did not like the way things
were going, and l was pointing out TO her
the smooth water and the first peep OF day
when there was a rip-tearing crash and the
boat tilted as if it was on the top of pole;
] thought it would go over, but 1t righted
quickly and went on through the water as
If nothing had happened. was flung out
of my berth and bumped my head. My wife
also thrown out. | inquired what was
the matter and the deck hands told me ev
crything was all right. The pilot came along
and told me to go to bed. He was then
going down below and when he came back
he was as pale as a sheet. He told US all to
get up quick and get into the boats, leaV-
ing everything but our hand baggage EV-
erything was orderly enough, but the cap
tain said the boat would not and could
not sink. She went down without ripple.
The throwing of an apple into the water
would have made more of stir than the
sinking of the Mexico The planks from
the siXty-foot hole that was torn in the
bottom came up on all sides as we left the
steamer. / looked back Immediately after
We efr1rcI. the rock hut could see nothing"
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MOST DIRECT ROUTE.
New Way to Reach the Diggings-No
Mountains to Climb.

Mountains to Climb.
SPOKANE. Wash, Aug. John King
q miner, who spent two months this year
on the headwaters OF the Yukon, in the
Cassiar and other districts, and was within
two hundred miles of Klondike. tells of a
route to those famous placer diggings
which he believes will enable passengers
from Spokane to make the trip in twenty
three or twenty-four days He says: THE
route which l believe feasible entails no
more hardship than a trip to new portions
of the SLOGAN or Fort Steele countries ex-
cept that it requires more time. This sum-
mer J was within go miles OF the Klon-
dixie diggings. on Tes-lin lake, which is the
chief source of the Yukon river. The
chances of getting 70 Klondike down that
lake and the Hootalinkwa river tho princ-
pal feeder Of the Yukon, are most excel
lent You can leave Victoria on a steamer
for Fort Wrangle. From there you take a
river steamer almost as perfectly appoint
ed the steamers on the Columbia, for
passage UP the Stickine river, a distance OF
$50 miles which Will take the passenger
% Telegraph creek, the head Of navigation.
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school Teacher Goes Insane.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NASHVILLE, Ind, Aug. 12.-Albert Will
liams, a son of x-Representative John
Williams, five miles east of here, was found
Tuesday morning running up and down the
streets acting in a very peculiar way. He
was taken in custody by Sheriff King, and
on examination he was found to be insane.
Application has been made to have him
sent to the asylum He was one of the
best school teachers of this county.
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Women Collected the Fares.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES Ind, Aug. 12.-The twenty
fifth annual meeting of the Knox County
Old Settlers Association was held here to-
day at the fair grounds At the same time
and place was held trolley day jubilee.
MIR. Hudnut. proprietor of the Vincennes
street car line, gave the entire proceeds of
the road for one day to the Knox County
Orphans Home on condition that the
women of the city act as conductors and
collect the fare. The affair proved a great
success financially
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Frnud in n soldiers, Home.

Los ANGELES. Cal, Aug. 12.-John c.
Svenningsen, a veteran of the civil war,
lately returned from South America has
visited the Soldiers Home at Santa Monica
IN search of an old army Comrade and was
astounded TO find that he himself had been
registered as an inmate of that institution
for more than two years The result of
the discovery and exposure is that Peter
under arrest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-13
Suicide of a Tilted Groom.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. Re. NJ
Castatter, formerly of Pierceton, Ind, was
TO have been married to-day, the bride
being a young woman residing with her
parents on East Washington street, but a
few weeks ago she Tilted him. He has been
drinking heavily since then and he was in
tears most of to-day and at noon swal-
lowed a large dose of carbolc acid. After
suffering intense agony for two hours
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-13
Mi~sisainevva Full of Dead Fish.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, IND, Aug. 12-The
Mississinewa is full of dead fish, the whole
sale destruction being caused by the AL
bany Strawboard Company dumping its
accumulations of lime watts into the river.
In the flour mill race at Eaton are thou
sands of dead fish. E. D. Moffett and S. G.
Reid two prominent sportsmen of this city
counted in one spot of not over one hundred
square feet two thousand dead suckers
ranging IN weight from one to three pounds.
Among the number were also innumerable
large black bass. In the dam at Eaton is
large spring to which the bass have
been attracted since the pollution of the
river and from this spring one man took
in one. day twenty-five bass, the smallest
weighing two pounds and one as high as
six pounds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-13
A Newspaper Change.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Aug. ia half in
terest in the Republican of this city has
been sold to William j. Martin, who will
hereafter be associated with II. j. Martin
in its publication, Albion Smith of Indian
apolis, retiring Mr.. Martin has been con-
nected with the paper for nearly two years.
with the exception Of a few weeks with the
Columbus Republican
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Must Repair Its Lines.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 12.-Judge Sanborn.
of the United States Circuit Court, has is
sued an order requiring the expenditure of
81. 600 by the receiver of the Union Pacific
Railway Company in repairing the West
ern Union lines along that route, and also
an order requiring any one who has OBJ
iectons to the Postal Company having the
right to use the wires along the Union
Pacific to appear before him and show
c3uSe why ii should not
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Sbelhurn Old Settlers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBURN, Ind, Aug. 12.-The second
old settlers annual picnic was held at
Farmersburg to-day. James T. Johnston,
of Rockville, and w. A. Cullop of Vim
cennes. were the orators of the day The
following is a list of the secret orders
tain League of the l. o. r. NJ. of Terre
Haute McKeen's Canton, of Terre Haute;
l. O. O. f. and G.. A r.
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Received a KIondike Nugget.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD, Ind. Aug 12.-Frank Cooper,
an Elwood boy, who has been in Alaska
the past year, and is making his fortune
in the Klondike gold fields, sent lump of
gold ore to a relative in this city 1t is
about the size Of a walnut, and is said to
~ worth sos
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500 More VIII Go.

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 12.-Mrs. Eli A
Gage, Second Vice President William
Weare, of the North American Transpor-
tation Company, and VIM. H. Hubbard
have engaged passage on the City of To-
peka which leaves Tacoma for Alaska on
the 1otn. They win go to Dawson City
over the Chilcat pass The City of Seattle
will take 800 passengers
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, Aug. 12.-Three colored
boys We're caught in the act of tapping the
money drawer of Z. S. Crabb * Sons groc-
cry store last evening. Their names are
Randall Edwards, Quincy Edwards and Os-
car Dixon. aged from thirteen to sixteen
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ORLEANS, Ind. Aug. 12.-The barn of
William Trobridge. a farmer living about
six miles west of Orleans, was burned
Tuesday night by incendiaries. McCoy's
bloodhounds, of this place, were put on the
trail and they followed the scent to the
home of neighbOr who had been sus
pected Shoes that he wore tailed with
tracks in the dust leading from the burned
barn. 4 court of inquiry will make an in
VestiSatiOn. Mr.. Trobridge has lost a mill
and two barns by fire in the past three
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Special to the indianapolis journal.
FOKTVILLE, Ind Aug. 12.-At II o'clock
last night fire broke out in the storeroom
OF M. c. Oberdurf and destroyed the build
ing and contents. Loss estimated at 81 POO,
with small insurance in the Springfield Fire
and Marine Company.
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students and Alumni Meet.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind, Aug 12-The students
and alumni of North Manchester College
met in annual reunion at Burns's Park to-
day. over one thousand being in attendance
chiefly from southern Indiana. The days
exercises concluded with an address to-
night by E. NJ. Crouch, professor of Greek
on The Evolution of a Boy"
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Jay County KIondikers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, Aug. 12.-Prelminary
steps for the organization of the Portland
and Berne Klondike syndicate were taken
this evening. 1t will be composed of a half
dozen men, who will leave here next Feb
ruary and open new mining camp and
hospital, the latter to be in charge of Dr.
G.. A. Zimmerman
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Walter Zehner Found Dead in Bed.

SDeCIdI 10 the InuldnApOIlS Journal.
WINDFALL, Ind, Aug. 12.-WaIter
Zehner died suddenly this morning having
been found dead in his bed when his wife
went to call him for breakfast. Mrs Zehner
got up about 4:3O O'clock leaving her hus-
band in bed playing with their infant child.
A half hour later she found him dead, with
his head resting on his arms if he had
fallen asleep. He went to bed last night in
usual health. 1t is supposed that heart
disease was the cause. He was a son of
John II. Zehner, one of the leading mer-
chants and business men of this place He
was about thirty-three years old and leaves
a wife and two children