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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-04
GRIFFITH THE NOMINEE
FOURTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS CAST
FOURTEEN BALLOTS.
Republicans VIII Select a Candidate
at Columbus June 19-Hon. A. NJ.
Kennedy Dead at RushvilIe.
Special to The Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind, June 3.-The Demo
Gratis of the Fourth congressional district
met in convention this morning and NOM
mated F. Marion Griffith, of Vevay, on the
fourteenth ballot to succeed the late Judge
William S. Holman in Congress. The con-
vention adopted the Chicago Bryan plat
form.
Judge Francis T. Hord, of this city, was
elected chairman, and John f. Russell of
Greensburg, secretary. The nominating
speeches were limited to five minutes, and
the counties reported their committeeman.
The committee on resolutions, through Rod
man Davis, the Rising Sun chairman, re-
ported in favor of the Chicago platform,
and this was adopted. A recess was taken,
and Crumps Theater was crowded when
Chairman Hord called the convention to
order at p. M Nominations were called for,
and Attorney j. F. Cox, of this city, placed
the name of Dr. K. D. Hawley before the
convention as Bartholomew candidate.
Anderson Percif1eld, of Brown county, was
presented by Wiloughby Victims. De-
catur and Dearborn had no can
didate, and Jason Brown, of Sey-
mour, nominated James f. Applewhite,
Of Brownstown, as Jackson,s candidate hcd to
candidates. When Ohio was called Rodman
Davis took the floor before an opportunity
was given anybody to nominate candl-
date and in a very humorous speech stated
that he was the choice of Ohio county, but
declined to allow his name to come before
the convention. Ripley, in the person OF X
A. Creigmile, nominated Nicholas Garnet,
of Versailles. Francis Marion Griffith, OF
Vevay, was nominated by John P: Carter,
as Switzerlands candidate The first bal
lot resulted as follows: Hawley, % PEREZ
field. Is; Applewhite, 50; Cornet, rs Grifntn,
2; Cortez Ewing, p; John 0vermiyIer 20, 70:
On the second ballot HaWleY
gained 5; Applewhite 4; Cornet,
I; Griffith, and Overmyer Z
At the end of the eighth ballot DIR HaWley
withdrew his name with his original thirty
two votes. Allen w. Clark got eight votes
on the fourth ballot ran up to tWenty-slX
on the fifth ballot and down to ten in the
ninth On this ballot Gritfiths went from
IS to 1902, others holding about their hrst
strength. Judge Hoard got three votes on
the tenth ballot and five in the next two,
Clark falling to eight and Griffith going
up to 1O7. The thirteenth ballot was as
follows:
Percifeld 10; Applewhite, So; Cornet, 81;
Griffith, rs: Hord 5.
Fourteenth Ballot-Percifield, %; Apple
white, IS; Cornet, as; Griffith. 1913; Hord, l.
This nominated Griffith. There were 23l
delegates in convention. making 116 votes
necessary to choice. After the vote was
announced the nominee was called to the
platform and made a short speech. The
convention adjourned at 4 o'clock.
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RAvINGs OF A NEWSPAPER.
The DiariO De La Marina AssaiIs
American Correspondents

American Correspondents.
HAVANA, June 3--The angry feeling
against Americans in Cuba is increasing as
shown by the heated utterances of some of
the newspapers of Cuba. The Diario de la
Marina to-day shows bitterness against the
American newspaper correspondents who
have been sending reports to their papers
OF the Calhoun investigation into the death
of DR.. Ruiz, a naturalized American citi-
zen in the prison at Guanabacoa. The
Diario says these correspondents are indis-
Greet and they have sources of information
not reached by the Diario. Continuing the
Diario charges the American newspaper
men with sending out fantastic reports and
with coneealing the real truth which, it
claims, is very favorable TO Spain.
The Diario then gives its attention to
United States Consul General Fitzhugh
Lee charging him with ignorance of the
Spanish language and with being sur
are generally hostile TO the Spanish gov
eminent. The Diario further reflects upon
the Judgment of the United States consul
general.
The Diaro de la Marina also prints let
ter from a correspondent in Santa Clara,
making savage attack upon the United
States consul at Sagua la Grande Walter
+, Barker. charging him. among other
things, with furnishing relief In the shape
OF provisions TO Messrs. Seiglie and Yoya
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and their families. both of whom are said
to be owners of sugar estates and not
in need Of assistance. The correspondent of
the Diarp de la Marina uses this allegation
to reflect on the honesty and good faith
of the reports of Mr.. Barker to his gov
eminent.
This afternoon Mr.. Calhoun left for the
United States by the steamer Saratoga.
He went on board accompanied by the cor
respondent of the Associated Press and
the correspondents of the New York Herald
and Journal and Advertiser. The party
that went down to the steamer included
Mr.. Fishback, Mr.. Pepper, Mr. Springer
and DR.. Burgess as well as Consul General
Lee and number of representative Amer
leans. Ex-Consul General Williams, from
Mexico, is also a passenger on the Sara
toga for New York
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TWELVE LIVES LOST.
Details of the Wreck of the British
Ship ZeiIiIxa.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-The loss of
the British ship Zeilika. bound from New
York for Wellington, New Zealand. resulted
in the death by drowning of twelve men.
The disaster to the ship was reported by
cable, but at the time the message was
forwarded no details of the loss of life had
been received. The steamer MaripOsa from
Sydney to-day brought particulars of the
disaster. The Zeilika went ashore at mid
night on Good Friday in Pallizer bay on a
rocky shore. The disaster occurred during
a gale and the first news of it reached Sgd
ney by carrier pigeon released from a pass
ing government steamer which sighted the
Zeilika ashore but could not possibly rem
der any assistance The crew numbered
twenty-one, of which only nine managed
to reach shore.
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June.


Upon the breast Of smiling June
Roses and lilies lie,
And rourd her yet is faint perfume
OF vioets just gone by;
Green is her gown, with 'broidery
OF blossoning meadow grass.
That rippes like a flowing sea
When winds and shadows pass.
Her breast is belted by the blue
OF succory. like the sky,
AMI purple heartsease clasps her too,
And larkspur growing high;
Laced in her bodice green with vines,
And dew the sun has kissed
levels her scarf that family shines
In folds of morning mist!
The butteTcups are fringes fair
Around her small white feet,
AMI on the radiance of her hair
Fall cherry blossoms sweet
The dark laburnum's chains of gold
She twists about her throat:
Psrched on her boulder, blithe and bold,
The brown thrush sounds his note.
And blue Of the far dappled sky
That shows al warm, sim noon.
Shines in her gofuy smiling eye
Oh! who's so sweet as June?
Margaret Deland.
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Why Overmyer withdrew.

On his way from Vernon to Columbus
yesterday John H. Overmyer confided to
some of his political friends why he with
drew from the race for the nomination.
Overmyer is reputed to be worth $4,000 or
more, which, as fortunes go in the Fourth
district, is accounted very rich. The way
the hungry and thirsty free silverites went
after this fortune of Overmyer'S was suffi-
cient to terrify much more courageous
man than he. 1t was not case of 81 here
and S. there; every Democrat in the dis
precincts in his vest pocket and wanted
anywhere from $25 to 500. Oyermyer, being
a banker, is a bit canny about financial
matters and made something of compUta-
ton. His figures demonstrated that it would
cost him not less than $4,000 or $1,000 to
get to Congress and he decided that it was
not a place to be sought by man reputed
to be rich.
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A RnhhRr ROhhPd.

SEATTLE, Wash, June 3.-The liking of
goldbrick swindlers," Harvey Knowlton
better known as Rebel George" a man
who is famous in his line from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. was held up last night and
robbed of $1,000 in cash. Anthony Mellon
his partner in crime, stood behind a revolt
yer and made Knowton stand and deliver
To Mellon the enjoyment of possession was
of short duration, for Knowlton faced what
Der and dispossessed him of the money. 1t
was done only after a bloody fight, during
which three shots were fired. None of them
took effect Rebel George" secured pos
session of the weapon and beat the robber
into insensbility, hammering Mellon over
the head until he was covered with blood
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Activitx ina ..IYiId-Cat,, Territorv

Special to. the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, June 3.-The oil men
who predicted that the Guild Wildcat
well reported in yesterdays Journal would
be dry hole are now saying it is a good
one, and the prospects are that there will
be good deal of operating in that part
of Greene township before long. The news
that the Rowland-Zeigler Oil Company had
disposed of it's heavy holdings in the In
diana field to the Standard for a price said
to be very close to $250,000 occasioned a
great deal of surprise among the local OPP
orators, as the company was not known
to be in the field to sell out. 1t had at least
one hundred wells and leases on a large
acreage of land. besides much valuable
drilling machinery
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Denied by AItgeId.

CHICAGO, June 3.-Ex-G Governor Altgeld
to-day denied the charges brought against
him in the report of the special committee
of the State Senate yesterday, of which
Senator Berry is chairman. Berry charged
that Governor Altgeld knew four years ago
that the Globe Savings Bank was unsound
and that he was responsible for the APP
pointment of President Spaulding. now
under indictment for embezzlement. as
treasurer of the board of trustees of the
University of Illinois. The former Governor
enters into detailed denial of the charges,
and says: so far as his report is con-
lutely untruthful. The testimony on which
the report is based was shown to be un-
truthful. 1t is intended simply for political
off,
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Cost. $1,000 to Assault a Doctor.

KANSAS CITY, June 3.-Dr. Charles B.
Norris was to-day awarded 81, 900 damages
in a suit against Ebenezer Whyte, jr., a
WaInut-street grocer, for assaulting HIM in
September last. The testimony showed
that the doctor went into Whyte's store and
during a conversation with Whyte called
the latter an old scamp. Young Whyte,
who was standing near overheard the con-
versation and struck the DOCTOR knocking
him down DR.. Norris was unconscious for
and a general broken constitution was de-
clared to be the result Whyte pleaded self
dpfaDSa
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Farley VIII Case on Trial.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
LEBANON, Ind. June 3-The celebrated
Farley will case came up for trial to-day in
the Boone Circuit Court on a change of
venue from Hamilton county, where several
months ago it was abruptly terminated be-
cause the attorneys for the plaintiffs had
reasons to believe that the jury had been
tempered with. The case involves the dis
According to the terms of a will, which
was found after the death of Mary Jane
H a is the sole lee egate es The plantis
who are the nearest of kin, alege that the
will was forged and ask that it be set
aside Both sides are represented by a
strong array of legal talent.
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Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Arrived: Patria
from Hamburg; Germanic, from Liverpool
Sailed Normannia, for Hamburg; Cutie,
for Liverpool; Friedrich der Crosse for
Bremen.
QUEENSTOWN, June 3.-Arrived: Bri-
fannie from New York, for Liverpool
Sailed Teutonic, for New York; Rhyland
for Philadelphia.
PLYMOUTH, June S.-Arrived: Fuerst
Bismarck from New York, for Hamburg.
PHILADELPHIA, June 3. - Arrived
Netherland, from Antwerp.
BREMEN, June 3.-Arrived: Trave, from
New York, via Plymouth.
LONDON, June 3.-Arrived: Massachus-
etts from New York.
LIVERPOOL June 3.-Arrived: Aurania,
from New York.
NAPLES, June 3.-Arrived: Vera, from
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North Manchester graduates.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind, June B.
The sixteenth annual commencement of the
North Manchester High School was held
in the Lutheran Church last evening. There
Martin, Anna Frame. Mary Fern Williams,
Mabel Pearl John, Clyde Ellwood, Mabel
Burton and Daniel CARRIER. Prof T. A.
Newland. of Indianapolis, presided at the
C1gan. The diplomas were presented by
Aug. c. Mills, member of the School Board.
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STecial 70 the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind. June S.-The High
School graduating exercises took place here
at the Bucklin Opera House tonight, with
twenty-six candidates, the largest class
ever turned out here. Following are the
graduates: Alma Oberhaltzer, Carrie E.
Fieldhouse, Lena c. Dinehart, Ruth E.
Work. George E. Shaw Martha O,Brien.
Turner, Blanche Van Alstein, Robert j.
Martin, Herman A. Compton, Gertrude
Reinhart, Emma NJ. Goard Nellie M. Tag
A. Crane, Daniel j. Coffman, Nellie Harvey,
Robert O.. Swoffield Mabel A Kauffman n,
Alice Linehart, John NJ. Penthouse and Will
fred L. Chamberlain.
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Several buildings Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, June 3.-The livery stable
of Holman & Reeves, barn belonging to
James Lang, and a building occupied by
the White Anchor dye works were de-
stroyed by fire last night. Numerous other
buildings narrowly escaped destruction.
Twenty-four horses and seventeen buggles
their loss at $1,000 with $1,000 insurance.
Other losses are James Charles, s., 200, no
insurance; Smith & Weaver, $500, insured :
White Anchor dye works 500, with in
surance amounting TO $500; James Long,
$780, no Insurance. Marion machine works
and adjoining buildings. 500. insured.
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Fifteenth Annual Exercises.

oFtCIaI % lIIt IudlanapoIlS JOURNAL
CROWN POINT, Ind, June 3.-The tif-
teenth annual commencement of the Crown
Point High School was held at the Central
Music Hall tonight Following are the
graduates: Mabel Brown, Mae Davis, Edna
l.. Garner, Pauline Pettibone, Harry Hay
ward, Gwendoline Parry, Mabel Gibbs,
Pearl Nicholson, Effie l.. Boyd. DR.. M. O..
Bliss, secretary of the School Board pre-
scented the diplomas
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wealthy Farmer Assassinated.

READING, Pa, June 3.-Christopher
Becker. q prominent farmer of Obey town
ship near here, was found in his barn yard
last night literally peppered with shot He
had been dead apparently but Il short time.
Early in the day Becker had been collect
ing rent here. He started for home in the
afternoon and nothing further was seen Of
him until his body was found in the barn
yard last night He was not known to have
had any enemies. He was ffty-three years
old and quite wealthy.
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Mrs. Agnes Hit spoke.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June "a reception
in honor of the Division of Alabama and
Tennessee Sons of Veterans, U. S. A;
Tennessee Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic and Womaa's Relief
Corps was given to-day in the New York
building at the Tennessee Centennial Elk
position. There was large attendance of
gramme included an address by Mrs. Agnes
Hitt president of the National Woman s
Relief Corps, of Indianapolis.
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Republican Convention Date.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, June 3.-The Repub-
lican chairmen of the different counties of
the Fourth district met at the st. Denis
Hotel to-day and selected Columbus on the
first ballot as the place for holding the
nominating convention to name candidate
for Judge Holman's seat in Congress. Co
lumbus got five votes. Aurora one, Green's
burg one and North Vernon one. The time
for holding the convention was fixed at
Tuesday, June %, and the time for the diff
ferent counties to meet and choose dele
gates, June 49, After some discussion 1t
was decided to change the basis upon which
the delegates had been apportioned. The
old vote was one delegate for every two
hundred votes. The new basis fixes the APP
portionment at che delegate for each one
hundred ard a fraction over fifty of Re
publican votes for Governor at last cleo
ton. The following will be the apportion-
ment: Bartholomew, 81 votes Brown, Z;
Decatur 81: Dearborn, IS; Jackson, &c; JEFF
ferson, Sc; Jennings, 20; Ohio, I; Ripley, q;
Switzerland, 16; total, 226; necessary for
OH
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Obituary.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Samuel T. Post
died on the floor of the Stock Exchange
to-day. He was seized with heart disease
and succumbed in a few minutes. He had
been n member of the exchange since 1853
His office was at No. 40 Broad street. Bust
ness was Immediately suspended and was
not resumed until noon.
WESTCHESTER, Pa, June 3.-Presiding
Judge William Il. Waddell, of the Chester
county courts. died here to-day from an
attack of heart trouble. He was sixty-nine
years of age and had been on the bench
about ten years. For forty years he had
been prominent figure in state politics.
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Tic Arknnrns Race War.

ATKINS, Ark, June 3.-The trouble in
Lee township is quieting down. Several ar
rests have been made without serious diff
ficulty When taken before Justice Duke
for trial one negro was fined $50 for carry
ing a pistol and one OF the Nicholson bows
was fined 81 for simple assault. Two ne
groes who were arrested for melting a
riot were released. The principal partici-
pants in the trouble have not yet been APP
pretended.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 3.-The great
est fire that has ever visited Alexandria
broke out in Bryan's fertilizing mill on the
ragged with great fury for about eight
hours. causing a total damage Gncluding
loss of time to mills, etc. of from $3.50, 600
bounded by the Strand" Duke, Union and
Prince streets was almost completely wiped
out only one warehouse with its contents
being saved. The section is covered prin-
cipally by warehouses and manufacturing
properties. Definite insurance figures are
not available.
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Miners viii Not strike.

PITTSBURG, June 3.-There will be no
strike of the 5000 miners in this district for
the present. This was decided at to-day 5
delegate convention. and is largely due to
National President Ratchfords address adj
Vising moderation Resolutions were
adopted. however demanding a uniform
rate of 50 cents per ton for mining, but de-
ferring the strike until such time as the
national executive board should consider it
advisable. The convention was one of the
largest ever held in Pittsburg. there being
ninety-siX delegates, representing over one
hundred Mines
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His story Guarded.

WASHINGTON, June g. - Capt. w. d.
Smith, of the Cuban army, and said to
have formerly been on the staff of General
Gomez, was before a subcommittee of the
Senate committee on foreign relations to-
day. He supplied the committee with many
details to the strength of the insurgent
forces and of their resources, and also fur
niShed them with much information con-
corning the treatment of paciticos and other
residents of Cuba by Splniards. His testi-
mony was strictly guarded By the COM
mittee as private.
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TO GlRDLE THE GLOBE.
The "BOy Orator" viii Wag His
Tongue Around the World.

ST. LOUIS, June 3.-Albert J. Enright,
ST. Louis (Go) business man. who is at
the Planters, was at Lincoln, Neb. imme-
diately before he arrived here. While
there he was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. w.
]. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan has announced his
intention of making trip around the
world, so Mr.. Enright says. He expects to
leave within q short time, and will be
abroad several months His family will
accompany him.
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Cow Assaults a Woman and Escapes

optCIaI 10 lIIt IIIaIIdpUIIs JUuIudI
MUNCIE, Ind, June Slate this even
ing Miss Florence Vandever, at the home
of James Mock, went into the garden to
drive out COW and was knocked down
and gored in both legs above the knees
and would have been killed, but she caught
hold of the horns and held on until the COW
tossed her distance of ten feet, near an
clubhouse. She crawled into it and closed
the door until men came and drove the
beast away. This is the second woman at
tackled by the COW. The animal made good
her escape and cannot be found by the po-
lice who have guns ready TO shoot it.
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ST. PAUL, Mimi. June 3.-The mystery
of the disappearance OF the sum OF Sl3.60o
in this city on Saturday last. was cleared
up this evening when Assistant Paying
Teller Tzchau who was arrested yesterday,
confessed TO the theft Tzchau had a con-
federate George X Jackson, salesman,
who is under arrest. Seven thousand and
nine hundred dollars of the stolen money
was recovered
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Col. james Fish.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, June 3.-Col.
James Fish died this morning at s o'clock
at the age of ninety. after a long illness.
at the residence of his son-in-law. Marshal
William f. Starr. Mr.. Fish was one of the
pioneers of Putnam county. He was born
in West Virginia and moved to Brick
Chapel in this county. in 1929. He was the
father of nineteen children by two mar
ria es eleven of whom survive him. Death
was due TO old age, the complications of
which prevented him from taking nourish-
rnent for many DAYS before his death
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SPECIAL to the Indienapo!is Journal
ELKHART, Ind, June 3.--Charles S.
Henderson, an attorney who has practced
here for twenty years and who a few years
ago occupied the position of city Judge has
been indicted for embeZzlement and lar
ceny the Commercial Insurance, of Chi
cagO. being the complainant. The money
involved is insurance premiums collected
and not turned over.