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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
REPRESENTED $25, 900, 600.
Meeting tn Organize N state Manufac-
turers' Association.

About 80 men. representing $25.O00.O0 of
capital invested in manufacturing inter-
ests of the State. met at the Denison yes
terday afternoon for the purpose OF or
ganizing a State association. The men say
the organization is not for the purpose of
raising or influencing prices. but is simply
an organization Of kindred interests for
the benefit of such gatherings and discus
sions as may be held. The meeting was
called by ID. NJ. Parry. e. {. Atkins. c. r.
Smith. Hugh II. Hanna. William III.
Brown and Mr.. Wescott. of the Hoosier
Drill Company. of Richmond.
The meeting was held in the Century
Club rooms at the Denison. The following
officers were elected:
President-D. NJ. Parry.
Vice Presidents William Holman, Ev-
ansyille: j. D.. Oliver. South BEND.
Secretary-Charles Lilly. city.
Executive Committee-CharieS T.. Smith.
city: William Heilman. Evansville: James
Carr, Richmond, and j.. ID. oliver, South
Bend.
The next meeting will be called by the
executive committee whenever there is
business to make it necessary. 1t is under
stood that the organization will look after
some legislation in behalf of the manufac-
turing interests of the State and also that
II VIII give the ways and means commit.
tee of Congress some attention on account
The following firms and corporations
were represented at the meeting:
Kelly. AK Manufacturing Company. Al
exandria: W. w. Mooney * Sons, tanners,
Columbus: indianapolis Chain and Stamp
ing. Company: j.. Il. Alfree Manufac-
turing Company; Studebaker Bros. South
Bend; Creamer & Scott. Richmond; Ohio
Falls Car Company. Jeffersonville; He'll
man machine works. Evansville; H. w
Streeter, f~ruit-jar manufacturer, Green
field; indianapolis Chair Manufacturing
apolis; Norwood Company. tin manufac-
turing, Gas City: Home Brewing Company;
Greensburg Carriage Company. Hoosier
Drill Company. Richmond; Udell ladder
ing Company. band Instruments. Elkhart:
Meridian Glass Company. Anderson; Sink
er & Davis Company. Indianapolis; Rich
mond City mill works: United States En-
oils Foundry Company; Chandler * Tay-
Tor Company: Munk & Roberts Furniture
company Connersville: Gaar, Scott * Co.,
R~ichmondi Oliver chilled pillow works,
dianapolis; Sheridan brick works: Common
Sense Engine Company, Muncie; Muncie
Iron and Steel Company; Richmond Safe
ty Gate Company; Tower Manufacturing
Richmond: Columbia Encaustic Tile Com
pany. Anderson: Dugdale Canning Com
pany; indianapolis Stove Company; Rock
wood Manufacturing Company. Indianap-
dria; Anderson Glass Company; Union
City Carriage Company; Robinson & Co..
Richmond; Muncie Wheel Company: In
diana Bridge Company. Muncie; Dean
Bros, Indianapolis: Parry Manufacturing
Company, Indianapolis; Indiana Iron Com
pany. Muncie; T. b. Laycock Manufacture
ing Company. Indianapolis: Central Cycle
Company. Indianapolis; Atlas engine
works: Indiana Bicycle Company: K. =.
Atkins & Co; Nordyke & Marmon; Brown
ketcham iron works.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
THAT FORGED TELEGRAM.
Governor Matthews Received 1t from
JenersonvilIc.

In yesterdays Journal was printed the
story from Jacksonville detailing the row
in Democratic circles there over the ap-
pointment by Governor Matthews. just be-
fore retiring from office. OF Jacob :. Frey
as a Metropolitan police commissioned.
Frey was the choice OF the push" but
his opponents thought they could encom-
pass his defeat through the personal friend
ship of I'D Noight. one of the ''conserva-
tive Democrats i'm the last campaign. and
the Governor. NJ. A. Sweeney being I'm the
race. made an embarrassing situation for
the Governor. and nc was much relieved
when he received "A telegram purporting 10
come from Sweeney and withdrawing his
candidacy. II now seems that this Telegram
was a forgery and was carried 10 the tele-
graph office by "A mysterious colored boy.
Sweeney denies that he ever sent by such
telegram.
Ex-Governor Matthews said last night
when asked about the matter that he had
received the telegram as described and that
il was apparently signed by Mr.. Sweeney.
He had no suspicion whatever hat the
telegram was not what IL purported 10 be.
II was stated i'm this message hat a let
ter would follow. but the letter has never
come TO Mr.. Matthews.
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OFFICIAL R-OTTENNESS.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WATERLOO, Ind, Jan 14.-Perry Fair.
who served as assistant treasurer for his
father. ex-Treasurer ID. w. Fair and who
was arrested and placed in Jail charged
with forgery. has been released on $500 bail,
with his father and uncle. William Fair. as
security. Before Young Fair was released
he went before the grand jury ard made IA
complete confession concerning the for
geries and the shortage of s11, 500 of the ex-
treasurer. His confession was taken down
and a decided sensation is expected when
it is made known. 1t is very evident from
the nervousness manifested in certain di-
rections that several indictments are hang
ing over certain official heads pending the
settlement of deficits known to exist. 1t is
expected this will be done, and under such
circumstances prosecution would end.
II. ". Cofinberry. the Garrett banker, who
was arrested on a charge of grand larceny
and embezzlement. now out of Jail under
bonds OF $1,000, has secured TO assist his
attorneys. Messrs. j. +. and j. III. Rose, of
Auburn. the celebrated criminal lawyer of
Chicago, a. S. Trude. 1t is claimed that
Perry Fairs health is so bad that it was
a merciful act to release him from confine-
ment, and the amount of bond corresponds
with the rules of court, as he was only
charged with $500 on forgery. However,
niu iOl yOuiS ilduC a tolitSoiOh VI
the deficit on the part of all others impli-
Gated he would have been held in Jail as a
witness. The expert. Mr.. Ernest, is again
at work on the treaSurer'S books and tax
duplicates. but with what success has not
been made known to the public. In differ
ent parts of the county there are many in
stances where delinquent tax collectors
have discovered errors in which taxpayers
hold receipts for the taxes on the delin-
quent list. Next Monday is the day set for
the trial of Coffinberry, in which eX-Treas-
urer Fair Is the plaintiff and sues Coffin
berry for $40. 600 and the setting aside of
certain transfers of real estate. The trans
fers referred TO were To Cofiinberry's wife.
This case is an additional one to the en-
bezzlement case. which Coffinberry will be
held TO as defense. and will develop much
interest in the suit, as the only hope of
Mr.. Fairs bondsmen is thai he may re-
cover the money belonging to the treasury
OF the county which Far alleges in the
main was loaned to Coffinberry for the
Garrett Bank. The grand jury is in session
this week. with new business in hand not
yet made public. but it is rumored will
panSa "A SQnCafiOn
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FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
Efurrfes Of snow This Morning, Fol-
lowed by Cloudy Weather.

Forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity for the
twenty-four hours ending at IL p. m. Jan. ID
Flurries Of snow in the early morning; cloudy
weather during Friday.
General Conditions Yesteriay-An area of high
atmospheric pressure moving rapidly southeast
ward from the Northwest. with it's center over
northwestern Missouri. caused the storm area to
move rapidly east on 10 the Atlantic ocean. The
temperature rose from The east gulf n~orthward to
the lower lakes: elsewhere IL fell Cloudy wealth
er prevailed and snow and rain continued to fall
from the Mississippi east TO the Atlantic.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-For Ohio-GeneralIr
fair: possibly local SHOWS in southern portion:
light northeast winds.
For Indiana AMI 1ninOis-Local SHOWS In the
early morning. followed BY generally fair wealth
err. light north winds. becoming variable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
BREVITIES.

The annual convention of the National
League of Commission Merchants, in ses-
sion at Boston yesterday, adopted a reSo-
luton accepting as a standard barrel that
favored by the National Shippers Associa-
ton.
The executive board of the National
Young Peoples Christian Union of the
Universalist Church has selected Detroit as
the place for holding the annual convention
next July. Atlanta was made the head
quarters of the Southern mission work,
with W. H. Mclaughlin in charge.
Six hundred settlers. representing every
section of the Chicksaw nation. have
adopted resolutions protesting against the
Choctaw treaty negotiated by the Dawes
commission. The terms of the treaty. il
is claimed. make the settlers ntruders and
confiscate the improvements made by them
on Indian lands.
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Insurance Companies Raped.

AUSTIN. Tex, Jan H--Governor Culber-
son sent his message TO both houses OF the
Texas Legislature to-day Among the most
important measures touched on in his rec
concentrations are the platform demands
requiring express companies to maintain a
general office in this State; also, a PROPOSE
ton TO make life insurance companies doing
business in the State invest at least half
their receipts I'm this State I'm investments
here. Under this head the Governor whackS
life insurance companies hard. accusing
them of all manner OF fraud in wringing
money from the people. Touching the gen.
eral assignment law. the Governor
pieces himself on record as favOring an
abolition of the preferred creditors clause.
saying no ends will justify such means as
ma ming Dreferred creditors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
Gas city Robbers Escape.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
REDKEY. Ind. Jan. 14.-An attempted
robbery at Gas City last tight resulted in
the blowing open of the safe in the office
of the Humphrey Lumber Company. but
nothing of value was secured. Blood
rounds at Kokomo. owned by Oscar Wetty,
were telegraphed for and after arrival of
the hounds the robbers were tracked TO the
p, c.. c. & St. l.. Railroad, where the
cracksmen were supposed TO have taken an
east-bound freight. Suspicious persons
We're seen to leave on the early morning
freight at this place and the Gas City
officials were notified. and at 10 O'Clock
Chief +. NJ. HoagwoOd. Detective Harry
Bragg, OF the T.. c., G. * St. l. Railroad.
and member OF the firm OF the Humphrey
Lumber Company. together with Wetty
and the hounds, arrived and. after nearly
two hours Of a search for a trail in which
a great number of citizens took part. failed
to accomplish anything and the chase was
given I'D.
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Delayed Pension Checks.

70 the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
Does any one know why the pension
checks are delayed by the pension agent
at Indianapolis each pay day? At this
point l twelve pension checks the
last pay day. and each and every one OF
them was dated Nov. Z. but did not leave
the postoffice at Indianap polls until the l4th.
or seven days after the checks were made
out. Is there any good cause for this seven
days delay? The soldiers of Indiana would
like TO know the reason they are delayed so
long. The postoffice mark on the envelopes
shows the time they left the city.
Goodland. Ind, Jan. Is. A SOLDIER
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Indiana Obituary.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. Jan. 1I-Margaret
Stops, a pioneer, Succumbed to grip and
died this morning. She was born in Ken
lucky May 3. 1872. and was e~ighty-four
years old. Mrs. Stoops came to Indiana
in 1880 and settled in Hamilton county.
The only surviving member of the family
is Mrs. n. A. Glenn. of this city, with
whom the deceased made her home.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Jan. 14.-Harmon Reas-
ner died yesterday at his nome in this
city, aged seventy-seven. Mr.. Reasner was
born in m but has resided here for
a number of years. He leaves a son and
daughter.
Calvin Bedel, a pioneer of Vernon town
ship. died Tuesday, aged eighty-seven
years.
PLAINFIELD, Ind. Jan. 14.-Miss Alice
Kellune, for four years a student of Cen
trial Academy. died at her home Tuesday
afternoon of lung fever. She would have
graduated this term.
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Other Business Troubles.

DETROIT, Mich. Jan. 1.-THE old estab-
lished firm of II. S. Robinson x Co. boot
and shoe manufacturers, filed three chatte
mortgages to-day. securing creditors for H.
abilities a~ggregating SI3S 365. The genera
business depression Is said to be respon-
sible for the trouble. The assets are hardly
Suf1clent to cover more thar the first and
second mortgages.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 14-Robert Lindemul.
Ter. q wholesale tobacco dealer. doing bust
ness at No. IA South Water street, assigned
to-day to George G.. Sowden. Assets, $25,-
0e0; liabilities. $40. 900.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE controller
% the currency has appointed j. r.. At
water. of Minneapolis, receiver of the Co.
lumbia National Bank, of Minneapolis.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE sheriff to-day
took charge of the stock of David O'Gra-
dy, retail dry-goods dealer. Liabilities, $i0,-
900; nominal assets. $50 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
GAS PRESSURE CAUSED 1T.
Willard Residence ON North Delaware
street Damaged by Fire.

AT 1890 o'clock this morning the rear
portion of the residence of Mrs. Lydia CT.
Willard, 65 North Delaware street, was de-
stroyed by fire. causing a loss of from
81. 500 TO $1,000. The fire probably originated
from an overheated range in the kitchen.
The gas had been left burning low and 1t
is the superstition that the pressure in
creased and caused such intense heat as TO
ignite the floor. The fire awakened the
servants. who slept in rooms above the
kitchen. and they aroused The members OF
the family. The fire department succeeded
in combining the fire To the rear OF the
house. The kitchen, laundry and rooms
above are completely destroyed. however.
The loss is covered by insurance.
Early last evening the department had a
run TO 215 College avenue, where there was
a small blaze. but little loss. The hous is
owned by w. c. Miller and occupied by
John Hill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
PRINTERS A~SPHYXIATED.
William and Jacob h
na. W~ell-knOwn to UniOnists.

NEW YORK. Jan. 14.-William Ferguson.
corresponding secretary of Typographical
Union, No. 6. of this city. and Jacob Nc
kenna, of Brooklyn. were found dead to-
day in a room of the Hotel Timer. in One
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS street. They had
died of asphyxiation by Illuminating gas
which had escaped from a burner that had
been left open, probably accidentally.
Ferguson had a wide acquaintance among
printers from his prominence i'm the local
and international unions. Mckenna had
been vice president of the international
union and editor of the Union printer.
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In the Money-Making Business.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PLAINFIELD. Ind. Jan. = has
been received here that Tudovia Stanley,
formerly a resident of this place, has been
sentenced to the Georgia penitentiary for
twenty years on a charge of counterfeit
ing. Two or three months ago Stanley
was arrested here on "A charge of stealing
$500 from an aunt in Illinois. The aunt
had turned il over to him 10 make a pay
ment on - stock of goods she had contract
ell for. lie was released from custody by
order of Judge Hadley. of this county.
He then went South.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15

Sense Engine Company, of
M.ncic, Goes Under.

Special to the indianapolis Jouranl.
MUNCIE, Ind. Jan. H.-This morning the
Common-sense Engine Company made a
voluntary assignment because OF inability
to meet obligations amounting to $4,000.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Kimbrough, president of
the Indiana bridge works, was made re-
ceiver and furnished 500. 900 bond. The as
sets are placed at 5000. 600 and the liabilities
at S135 900. The company is composed of j.
Campbell Janney and his brother Payton II.
Janney, who came to Muncie from near
patent corn husker. This is not the first
trouble the Janneys have been in and the
action caused little surprise. tn factory
employs about 100 hands and may continue
to work, under the management of the re-
peivar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
Discount to Jobbers of Glass.

PITTSBURG, Pa. Jan. 1.-THE joint ex-
ecutive committee of the Western and
a special discount for the seaboard job
bers to enable them to displace foreign
glass i'm the American market. With this
help IL is expected that the native product
will at once take the lead. For some time
the jobbers have. il is claimed. struggled
to Guido the foreign manufacturers with
out avail. The rate fixed by the executive
will be submitted to the job
bcrs' committee at an early date.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
Quart-Shop Man Sentenced.

Special TO the Indianap polls Journal.
ORLEANS, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE authorities
of this place have been making war OH
the quart shops and have succeeded in
prosecutions until three nave been closed
up, and yesterday the climax was reached
by George w. Sutherlin. a proprietor of
one of the shops, being tried i'm court and
sentenced to two years. with "A fine of $50
added for perjury. He testified in a justice
court that he had not sold liquor to a
minor. 1t was shown that he did, and the
perjury suit followed. The verdict is hailed
with delight by the good citizens.
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$4,000 in Forgeries Exposed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind. Jan. 14.-Henry Shrock,
an old resident of Liberty township and
w~ell-known stock dealer, shipping from
Greentown, Converse and other places, has
disappeared. To-day a suit on a note for
500, brought by the Mark FULLY Bank, OF
Converse. against Shrock. brought to light
a series of forgeries a~ggregating S10.O 900. the
paper being held by the Shirk Ban Peru,
the FULLY Bank, at Converse, and by nu-
merous private parties. Some of the notes
are secured. Shrock left the country Mon
daV.
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Special to the indianapolis Jouranl.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. H.-This morning
the police received a letter from j.. j.
Schneider. warden of the Southern illinois
prison. with a photograph of II. II. Howe.
alias Hoover. alias Smith. instructing them
to arrest him, as he was an escaped con-
vict. Tonight Policeman Seldomridge
found the likeness of the photograph and
got the right man.. He went under the
name of Charles NJ. Smith here. and five
years ago engaged i'm a prize fight here.
The young man was born and raised at
Washington Courthouse. o.
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STATE ORATORICAL CONTEST.
College Boys Will Have Full sway mt
EngIish's Tonight.

Tonight at English's Opera House will
occur the annual oratorical contest be-
tween representatives from Wabash. But
Ter. Hanover and Franklin colleges and De
Pauw and Indiana universities. Each col
lege will have it's glee club and there will
be a large delegation come from most OF
the towns represented. 50 that the opera
house Will resound with the yeIls and songs
of gay and lively students. A large attend
ance is pxnocfod
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
of the Girls i'm Training.

Three of the contestants for the six days
bicycle race at Tomlinson Hall next week
are already i'm the city i'm active training
for the event. The riders here are Helen
Baldwin,. May Allen and Tillie Anderson.
They are working at the Cyclorama build
ing, which is the largest indoor place that
can be found in the city. The Tomlinson
Hall track will he ready for them on Sat-
urday and they will do their work on the
track as soon as they are able 10 ride on
it. Manager Wilmot has decided TO make
it an eighteen-lap track, that the turns
NAV be made easily.
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Boies Penrose was born on the LIST OF No
vember. 1850. He Will become a senator OF
the United States on the 4th day of March
next. at fhe age OF thirty-six years four
months and four days. He will be the
youngest member of that body with the
single exception of Marion Butler. the
North Carolina Populist. who was born on
the 10Th day OF May. 1863. and who took his
seat in the Senate On the eth day OF March,
1886. Mr.. Butler was then a little less than
thirf years OF age. He will not be
quite tnirty-four wien Senator Penrose
takes the oath of office. Senator Cannon.
CT the new State OF Utah. WAS born on the
z5Sh of January. 1853. and became a senator
IN 1896 Senator Pritchard. OF North Caro-
lima. was born In 1851 These constitute a
group OF the youngest men now In the
Senate.
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Rockville Murder Suspcct.

Special To the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 14.-William
Gaynor, who was one of the two men sus-
pected of the murder of Druggist Counts at
Reelsville, was arrested at Paducah, and
Detective McRae went after him tonight.
Gaynor was with Gray. who was arrested
at JefferSonville n few weeks ago, and who
has had a preliminary hearing at Green
castle, where he was recognized by a num-
Der of people as one of two men who were
in Reelsville the night of the murder.
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founder of this mission. The holy commun-
ion will be administered at morning service.
Since his last official visit 10 Indianapolis
a few Sundays ago. he has reached at a
number of his other missions In Indiana
and other midwestern States. On Sunday
Dec. 20. at the twenty-fourth anniversary
of the Church Mission of Deaf Mutes, held
at the Church OF the Incarnation. New
York city. he gave a brief statement con-
corning the work in the West.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
Crazy mt the Mourners' bench.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
ROCKFORD. Ind. Jan. II. David
Rhuele. a German farmer, was lodged in
the county Jail last night. He is violently
insane over religious matters. a few nights
ago he attended a revival meeting, and the
excitement overcame his reason. While at
the mourners' bench he attacked one OF
the deacons. clutching him by the throat.
and started out the door. He was caught
and the deacon released just in time to
save his life. RhUele m to re-enter
the church. and there was a stampede Of
the members. When brought To the Jail
he had a Bible. and resisted giving it up
when placed I'm the cell. Ii was restored
turned his eyes towards heaven and re-
manned standing in that position until the
next morning. refusing 70 take food.
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The Antrim Claims Worthless.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Jan. 14.-Attorneys
Tkornburg and Fitzgerald, counsel for the
Indiana heirs of the famous Lord Antrim
eighty-million-dollar estate in England,
were advised to-day by Attorney G.. T.. An
trim, of Joliet. ILL.,. who has just returned
from England. that the American heirs
claims are worthless.
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A Fire-Insurance Decision.

In the case of Eliza NJ. Lisk against the
Citizens Insurance Company the Appellate
Court yesterday held that a clause I'm the
policy providing that the company will not
be responsible for damage done. 10 property
by exposure after a fire. when the damage