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OIL Wei i'm wabash County.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Nov. 29.-Although the
oil we'll drilled at Roam. ten miles north
west of this city which gave promise Sat
urday evening of being producer, proves
to be a saltwater hole, brine having been
struck at eighteen feet in the Trenton. An
other Wabash county well, at Rich Valley,
six miles west of this city, to-day came in.
The Trenton was found at $50 feet, against
lilo feet in the Roam well. which is ten
miles north of the Rich Valley territory.
and at six feet in the sand there was a
good flow. This is the second well drilled
in the Rich Valley field. the first, two miles
from the present hole being failure. Sam
Piles of the oil were brought to Wabash to-
night and a great deal of excitement pre-
walls over the discovery.
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spoke to Georgin Legislators.

ATLANTA Ca Nov 29-Hon James
Wilson. secretary of agriculture. and DR..
j. l.. NJ. Curry, agent of the Peabody and
Slater educational funds. were the guests
of the Georgia Legislature to-day. In joint
session the members of the General AS
sembly listened to addresses from these dis
tinguished men. Secretary Wilson spoke
on the pursuit of agriculture as science,
while DIR. Curry appeared as the champion
of intellectual development. Secretary Will
sons address lasted not more than thirty
minutes while that of DIR. Curry was al
most twice as long. The latter devoted
the strength of his argument to the com
mon school, but the tone of the address
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FIRE LOSS AT FARMLAND.
Total Estimate Reaches $4,000, with
$4,000 Insurance.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 29.-The following
arc the losses and approximate amounts of
insurance caused by the fire at Farmland
this morning: Odd Fellows block, loss
barber shop, 800, no insurance; Robert
Meeks, drug store, $1,000, insurance k1,CJO;
A. II. McNees, harness store, 81 500, fnsur-
ance $500; opera house block $15O insured
Kramer block $500, insured G. b. Watson
q CO., grocers, $500, insurance $1,000 The
upper floor of this building was
occupied by the G.. A. r., S. of
V. and w. r. c.. the loss being
$780, with no insurance; John f. Wood
building, $780, 81 eco insurance; building &C.
cupied by r. Il. Branions hardware store
5000 loss and 81 80 insurance: j. S. Clay
toms building, $S,50O with 81 30 insurance;
D. ,. DaViss dry goods store, $500 with
$E,CJ0 insurance; Masonic Lodge, 81 200 with
SSO0 insurance. The postohce building
valued at $500, was crushed by falling walls
but the mail matter was taken out w. w
wilson's carriage store was damaged $780,
NJ. M. Boots restaurant lost $3.50 and Mrs
Ollie Jones, millinery, lost $780, with no IN
Surance.
The fire started in the rear of the Meeks
drug store and worked north until four of
town had been ruined. In all except the
drug store and hardware stores a great
amount OF the goods was saved. Owing to
tne delay In getting railroad engine, the
Muncle hre department did not arrive until
3 O'Clock this morning, three hours after
the fire had started, and then there was too
little water for the engines. The burned
district covers one block, with total loss
or $40UOO and $4,000 insurance. The work
of erecting a handsome new block by the
Odd Fellows will begin at once.
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tie pupils was sick, went to visit her
The teacher had been TO Katie's home
before. and so had no .dfficulety in finding
the two little rooms at the top of Il tene-
ment house where Katie and her mother
lived. The mother was absent. and Katie
well wrapped up, was sitting up in bed
After the usual Inquiries and condolences
the teacher noticed that the little girl
seemed to speak with some difficulty, and
said:
Katie, am going to examine your
lungs"
''Yesn," responded the child dutifully
and Miss c. began to loosen the child s
waist After removing it she found layer
after layer of flannel which she Enfastened
with some difficulty. Satisfying herself that
there was no danger of pneumonia. she be-
gan TO replace the childs dress, when
Katie began TO cry.
MY mother'll be awful mad at you when
she gets home and finds what you've done. ="
Why Katie, what have | done?
you've unfastened all my flannels, and
ter
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INJURED ON THE DESERT.
4 shrine Candidate "Humped" from
Camel to the Burning Sands.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Nov. 2e.-Bsnjamin
II. Dudley, contracting agent of the White
Line Central Transit Company. is lying at
the home of James McFerran suffering from
serious injuries received Thanksgiving aft
erncon while being initiated into the Order
of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Dudley was enc
OF class of prominent men. including
Representative Evans and Mayor Weaver.
and the journey over the hot sands of the
desert was filled with many trials. Just how
Mr.. Dudley was injured is kept d secret by
the Shriners. but while riding the camel
he received severe injury in the abdomen,
which necessitated a surgical operation
yesterday Mr.. Dudley's condition is such
that another operation is said to be impera-
tive.
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LaETGERT TRIAL BEGUN.
attempts of Defense at Further Delay
OverruIed by the Judge.

OverruIed by the Judge.
CHICAGO. Nov. 29.-The second trial of
Adolph L. Luetgert. for the murder of his
wife. was called before Judge Gary to-day.
The. big sausage manufacturer was repre-
sented by ex-Judge Lawrence Harmon and
Attorney Max REESE, Attorney Phean hav-
ing withdrawn from the case yesterday,
after a heated interview with Luetg Art and
The new lawyers The courtroom was
packed with spectators when the court was
called to order Most of the session was
taken up by Mr.. Harmon in arguing that
Judge Gary should not try Luetgert. on the
ground that he was not qualified to sit as
j criminal Judge Judge Gary overruled the
motion of the Defense intimating, however
that he was willing that some other judge
should sit IN the case. providing counsel
for the defense could come to an agreement
with the prosecution as 10 who should
hear it.
Attorneys Harmon and REESE held a
consultation this afternoon with States At
. torney Deneen with the object of deciding
on some other judge. When court recon-
vened at p. m. the attorneys Tor the de-
Tense announced that they had been unable
to reach an agreement as to a judge. At
torney Harmon however, entered eXcep-
tions to Judge Garys overruling of his mo-
fion. lie then made a motion for a continu-
ance of four weeks. stating that both he
and Attorney REESE were not prepared TO go
on. and wished time to read the records OF
the former trial. This was overruled after
some discussion.
II was late I'm the afternoon when the
task of securing a jury was entered Upon.
but by the time court adjourned sixteen
veniremen had been examined and two tur-
nrs were accepted by the state. although the
defense has still the privilege OF rejecting
them The two men are Thomas Bachelor.
an insurance solicitor. who said he had only
read the headlines in the papers during the
former trial. and had absolutely no opinion
rrrrfl kf
Walter j. Northam "A clerk. who said he
could give the accused a fair trisi
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FAMED BY THE WIND.
Fire Ranging the Largest Ore Dock
in the World.

ESCANABA, Mich Nov. 29.-Late to-
night a fire broke out on the steamer Ma
hanta and before it could be controlled it
spread to the ore docks, the largest in the
world. Two Of the docks are on fire and the
others are threatened with destruction.
Two of the crew of the steamer whose
names cannot be learned, are known to be
lest and several others are injured. The
steamer was lying at the dock loading ore
and was only partially loaded. Shortly be-
fore midnight the crew discovered that it
was on fire. but the origin of the flames
is not known. The crew made every effort
to quech the fire, but a brisk wind was
blowing, and it spread with great rapidity.
From the steamer the fire spread to dock
No. 4, which was partly loaded with ore
and lumber. The lumber was soon mass
of flames and from this it spread to the
next dock. The fire is still burning 1iercely.
The loss will be fully 100000
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"YeIlow. Religion at wabash.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH Ind. Nov 29-Rev. T. c.
Neal. of the Methodist Church at Marion,
occupied the pulpit of the First Methodist
Church here last night and caused a sensa-
ton in the congregation by suddenly whip
ping out a huge cheese knife from under
the desk in the midst of his sermon, draw
ing it across his throat. The audience
shuddered and apparently expected to see
him fall lifeless, but the clergyman had no
intention of committing suicide, and went
on with his discourse. using the knife as
stated at several points in his address. Rev.
Neal preached from proverbs: Put knife
to thy throat, if thou be given to
appetite and used the huge knife by way
of illustration. Some of the ladies in the
congregation are not through quaking yet.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind, Nov. PA Chicago
syndicate, headed by P. D. Armour and
others prominent on the Board of Trade,
has taken oil and gas leases on twenty-five
thousand acres in Porter and Boone town
ships. this county. c. M. Favrite. wealthy
Chicagoan and prominent landowner of
this county acted as agent and in an inter
view said that a number of wells would be
sunk to a depth of two thousand feet, on
different parts of the land, to thoroughly
test the Kankakee valley for oil and gas. A
number of oil and gas men have visited
this section lately and pronounced this a
favorable. The Porter Home Company, of
Chicago. owning two thousand acres in
Westchester township, will sink a we'll on
it's land.
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INDIANS MAY EMIGRATE.
ChOctaWs and ChicknsaVys Want to-
Sell Their Lands.

MUSKOGEE. ]. r., Nov. 29.--The Choc-
taw and Chickasaw Indians who have been
in session at Antlers, /. r., for the past
week, have determined to organize colony
and emigrate TO Mexico. 1t is understood
that the Mexican government will sell them
large tracts of land very cheap. United
States Indian Agent Wisdom, of this place,
selected as the Moses to lead them,
and they have written to him to know il
he would accept Agent Wisdom states that
the Indians propose to sell their lands in
this country to the United States, and with
Under the treaties, said Agent Wisdom,
they could not sell to any other party or
parties
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Indiana Obituary.

RUSHVILLE, Ind, Nov. 29-Charles
Hurst, popular and widely-known young
farmer of this township, died to-day of APP
and was born in Kentucky. His wife, to
whom he was married five years ago, is a
daughter of James Arthur Powell. Mr..
Hurst belonged to the K. of p. lodge of this
city.
Uncle" Hugh S. Fleehart. Posey town
ships oldest settler. was buried to-day. He
the neighborhood in 1926 and bought land.
LIBERTY, Ind. Nov. 29.-Davd e. Fry
died Sunday of paralysis while sitting at
his fireside. He lived about two miles
northwest of Liberty Mr.. Fry was one of
the men who lost heavily by business fail
ures during the pastHyear, which aggra-
waited his bodily ailments.
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WARMER AND FAIR.
Pretty Day Promised for Barsaii
Hunters and PrOmenaders

Forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending IL p. M.
Nov. 3O-Warmer, fair weather on Tues
day.
General Conditions Yesterday High at
mospheric pressure continues over the
country; the large area is moving rapidly
eastward The temperature east of the
Mississippi fell from 10 to 20 degrees, and
west of the Mississippi it rose; it rose from
10 to ~ degrees on and near the Rocky
mountains. Freezing temperature contin-
ues south to northern Texas, Oklahoma
missouri and the Ohio valley. In British
Columbia the temperature remains below
zero Fair weather prevails and local rains
Ieii only near the southern Atlantic coast
and near the eastern gulf coast.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-For Indiana
and Illinois-Fair: warmer; northerlv
winds, becoming variable.
For Ohio-Fair; warmer Tuesday night:
brisk northerly winds becoming variable.
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sulting in the death OF Policeman James
Wells and the serious wounding of Charles
Phillips. Phillips. who was recently re-
leased from the New Westminster jail, was
arrested by Wells on the charge of
burglary. On reaching the city jail Phillips
drew his pistol and shot Wells through the
body He then ran across the street and
fired q second shot at Wells. with fatal re-
suits The latter had staggered TO his feet
and was in the act of taking a shot at
whole police department joined in the
chase. fusiilade of shots being exchanged
in the meantime. Phillips took refuge I'M
der building. He was finally captured
after he had been shot through the arm
and leg
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Murderer Chained to the wall.

LIBERTY. Mo. Nov. civilian Carr.
condemned to die Dec. II for the murder of
his child. and who swallow i glass yester-
day with the intention of taking his life,
appeared to be in good health to-day The
physicians say, however. that day or two
may pass before the effects of the glass
may be noticed Unless Carr is a human
ostrich his effort to take his life may yet
prove successful. The officers decided to-
day that they would chain Carr to the wall,
and q blacksmith was brought 10 the jail
to put chain to Carrs ankle. Carr laid
on his bunk smoking while the chain was
fastened to him
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Neither Lynched Nor Burned.

WILMINGTON, N. c., Nov. 29.-The re-
port that Nathan Willis. colored. the muir
derer of a young white man named Ste
phens. was lynched by burning was not cor
rect. 1t was published by both morning pa
pers here in good faith being furnished as
a special telegram from Southport. Willis
is safely lodged in the Horny. S. c.. county
Jail at Conway. Several of the party of
men who were with the officers when they
arrested Willis were eager to execute sum-
mary punishment upon him, and the feel
ing of the community where the cold-blood-
er crime was committed was most intense.
1t was this, probably. that gave rise to the
rumor that he was lynched
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Martyr to Domestic Pets.


chicago IOsl.
Madame has hit on unique idea. She
has for a long time been compiling what
she calls The Book of the Martyr; 1t
being a history of her suffering from the
various pets inflicted on the household by
our daughter.
| picked up this leather-boun journal the
other day and was surprised at the aggre-
cation of small miseries which minor lives
may bring. From the first kitten TO the
last dog was already far cry. There were
canary bird funerals: cats with all manner
of ailments from fits to bereavement of
kittens: guinea pigs which smeled to
heaven; little iridescent lizards and green
snakes which dropped from unsuspecting
backs; q pony that SHE'D and pony that
balked and so on, down to that inanimate
Individual. the bicycle.
] really think this Book of the Martyr
would find response i'm the experience of
thousands of mo hers who are this day
suffering from goats. or are grooming mon
grels in short admitting white elephants
of all kinds into the family circle.
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Evangelists Leave salem.
to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SALEM, Ind, Nov. pa service of Won
derful power closed the three weeks serv-
ice of w. A. Sunday. Over two hundred in
all professed conversion and thirty of these
came tonight after the close of the service
The audience sang over and over again,
God Be With You Till We Meet Again."
and when the crowd was dismissed almost
all of the congregation went to the train to
see Evangelists Sunday and Oliver off for
Ia. Fully one thousand people were at the
depot and joined in the songs. The churches
will continue the revival The congregation
yesteday donated 1925 to Messrs. Sunday
and Oliver, and the demonstration at the
station tonight has never been equaled
here unless it was the one in honor of .:x-
President Harrison.
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Confessed to killing His Children.

OCONOMOWOC, Wis, Nov 29.-The
mystery which has shrouded the murder of
the two children of Ernest Cornell and the
cutting of Cornelrs throat some days ago
has at last been cleared up. Today. to the
coroner's jury. Cornell made a confession
that, to the best of mis- recollection and be-
lief he killed his two children and tried to
Kill himself. This announcement came as a
great surprise to the officials who pre-
ferred charges against CornelFs wife and
John Lewis, the horse skinner, and had
them incarcerated in the county jail at
Waukesha on account of the killing.
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LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 29.-Eugene Moore
eX-auditOr of state, charged with the en-
bezzlement of 500, 000 was this afternoon de-
clared guilty as charged Sentence was de-
ferred Moore and his attorneys admitted
the shortage. but contended that it was not
embezzlement inasmuch as the money TAX
en-, consisting of insurance fees, should
have been paid according to law to the
state treasurer, instead of himself and that
he was responsible only to the insurance
companies. Judge Cornish overruled this
technical defense and committed him to the
custody of the sheriff until sentence is pro-
nounced. which will be tomorrow.
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WEIGHED OVER 600 POUNDS.
Her Body Taken to the Cemetery i'm q
Heavy Express Wagon.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 29.-Mrs. Theresa
Cardoza, a well-known resident of this city.
who died on Saturday. was buried yester-
day in the Italian Cemetery. She weighed
over 500 pounds, and the undertakers had
TO break down the stairs of her late resi-
dence in order, to lower the body into the
hall. A special casket, bound with iron,
was constructed for the remains, and as it
was too large for any hearsc in the city,
it was taken to the cemetery III heavy
express wagon. Mrs. Cardoza had been
married twice and leaves five children, the
Youngest being eighteen months old.
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BickneIIs Buy Two Papers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GAS CITY, Ind. Nov. 29.-The Gas City
Journal and the Jonesboro News. two
weekly newspapers, We're sold to-day by c.
p Crowder to the Bicknell Publishing
Company. The new firm consists of Clar-
ence f. Bicknell. business manager of the
Terre Haute Tribune; Ernest Bicknell, at
present secretary of the Board of State
Charities, but who goes to Chicago Dec. Is
to assume the position of general superin-
tendent OF the charities of that city, and
c. w. Randall formerly OF the Terre Haute
Tribune. The last named will take active
charge and have the management of the
newly acquired properties.
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Renewal of Bank Charter.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Nov. 29.-The Howard
National Bank of this city received a re-
newal of charter to-day from Controller of
the Currency j. H. Eckels, which extends
the life of the corporation another twenty
years, 1t being first organized in 1877. Ma
than Pickett, the present president, and
Cashier John A. Jay were with the bank
when it first organized. In the spring the
bank will occupy new building of its own.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Nov. 29.-Charles
Griffith, while en- route. in wagon, from
Clarksburg, this county, where he had been
visiting relatives, to his home in Gates,
Neb, fell from his wagon in an epileptic fit
and was kicked in the head by his horse.
He died soon after from the injury. The
accident happened in the northwest portion
of the county.
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Wabash Mayor Acts.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Nov 29.-Mayor James
E. McHenry has called a meeting of the
citizens of Wabash for Wednesday even
ing to take action on the question of stop
ping the wantcn waste of gas. The mayor
adopted at Alexandria Friday night and
has moved promptly. The sentiment here
is unanimous against the dissipation of the
gas supply, and large attendance and
vigorous action is anticipated. Mayor Nc
Henry has gone to Alexandria to make a
personal investigation of the situation.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, Nov 29.-For the
next two weeks vigorous campaign will be
carried on in this county for the purpose of
establishing a beet sugar factory. Nothing
will be left undone in the matter of inter-
estinS the farmers in the project and
meetings will be held all over the county
this week for that purpose and on Saturday
mass meeting viii be held at the court
house in this city. 1t is the calculation to
push the work so that the plant may be
put in operation for crop next year.
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NEW YORK. Nov. 29.-Willam C.. Wood
ward. alias Big Hawley." who last week
was convicted OF attempted blackmail on
Samuel W. BRIGHAM. was sentenced to-
DAY to five years imprisonment.
Big HawIey'' was known principally I'M
der the alias of the Hon. Lionel MusgraVe
He has been unfavorably known in almost
every country of the earth and probably
is the most acute card sharper living.
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Discharged Employe Asks Damages.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
HUNTINGTON. Ind, Nov. 29.-Fotteral,
Barker, Brown & Co., owners of the shoe
factory in this city, are defendants in "a
5000 damage suit by Louis La Marble, a
discharged workmen who alleges he
discharged for joining the Shoe Workers
Union. The firm declares union workmen
arc not Disseminated against in the fac
tory, and that several are employed.
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The Nicaragua Commission

NEW YORK. Nov. 29.-Word has been re-
ceived in the Office of the Nicaragua Canal
Commission in this city that the expedition
to Greytown is to sail on Sunday. Dec. ..
c. S. Wheeler, who was the assistant en-
gineer of the Saut Ste. Marie canal. has
accepted the position chief engineer to
the commission. Ii was the filling of this po-
sition which occasioned the delay of the
expedition.
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the injunction permanent so far as violent
disturbances are concerned, but could not
interfere with 'peaceable distribution of
boycotting circulars or other legitimate
means employed by the unions to accom-
plish their purpose"
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surnlus of So. 900 in Failed Ranlzs.

ENGLISH, Ind. Nov. 29.-Assignee Ar
mold has gone through the books of the de-
funct banks in this city and finds every
thing in excellent condition-sufficent to
pay the claims in full and leave a surplus
of S25,0Cc. The nonappearance of Cashier
Willett. in view of this fact is a surprise
to everybody and fears are expressed for
his mental condition, as it is known that
he has been subjected to a great strain.