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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-02
MACHINE GLASS BLOWING.
The New Invention VIII BE PUT to
Work at Once on Fruit Jars

Special TO the Indianapolis journal. ~ III
MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. bail Bros, the
largest fruit-1ar manufacturers in the
world, are sending out notices to nonresi-
dent blowers that their services will not
be needed during the season that begins
with the expiration of this month, and a
sensation has been caused among the men.
as their places are to be filled with the pat
ent blowing machine, which has just been
perfected, to blow glass, for the first time
in history. The firm does not know Just
how many machines will be put to work,
but the blowers state that two hundred of
their number have been notified that they
can look for other places of employment
Mr.. Frank Ball stated that it was the in
tention of his company to put a number of
machines at work this season. and that
some of the men had been given notice to
find work at other places, but that all
would not be replaced at this time. Some
time ago Ball Bros. purchased the patents
covering the process of blowing glass with
machinery from the United States Glass
Company, and since then have invented a
machine especially adapted to the blowing
of fruit jars, had it patented, and in time
will use them exclusively in all their big
factories. Mr. Ball states that the object
of the machine is not to lessen the number
Of skilled men employed, but to make a
finer grade of ware and increase the de-
mand. They are now shipping ware to At
RIGA, Norway, Australia and other foreign
countries and, with the new process, ex-
pect to stop the sale of tin and earthenware
jars and to create other usages for the jars
making a demand that will more than
double the capacity of the plant and num-
Der of workmen, and at good wages. The
machines will make much better ware, and
at nearly half the former cost making the
jars so cheap that they will find many new
fields for use 1t is simply a revolution
like that caused by the sewing machine
spinning jenney, self-binding harvester and
other inventions that have failed to injure
the worknlen while increasing the demand
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has withheld its tribute of honor and ac-
acknowledgement. The spot is easy of access,
and the tangled briars do not grow above
her breast, as is generally believed. Gen.
eral James c. Veatch and other patriotic
men secured the erection of a plain slab
and an iron fence years ago, and have since
tried to arouse the Nation TO sense Of its
duty 10 Lincoln and his meek-spirited
mother.
The gentlemen having this work in
charge seem TO have taken narrow view
of the matter They have not accurately
felt the pulse of public sentiment. for we
assume that the people of the Nation mot
of the State, for the life and works of
Lincoln area common property are inter-
ested in repaying the debt they owe the
dead President by a religious care of his
brought to the attention of President Nc
Kinley and the representatives of Indiana
in Congress a few weeks ago, ii was
thought that a becoming. though tardy
recognition of this obligation would be
made by the creation of a national park
and the erection of a beautiful monument
Here, also, was the location for a Lincoln
museum, and the flavor of his y9unger
days would have touched and halowed
every object collected at the old
home. The West, then, could have led
the visitor to its Mecca OF patriotism as the
East points to Mt. Vernon
Can we not start a crusade for national
park at Lincoln's old home? No one will
seriously oppose such a proposition, and
if a united and persistent effort is made
the whole country will awake 10 recog-
milton of duty which belongs to the Ma
ton and not to Indiana alone.
j. S. WRIGHT
Colonel Twenty-ffth Indiana Regiment.
Rockport, Ind, July 81.
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RAN WILD FOR A MONTH.
New York Girl Who Fled from Home
and Lived in Central Park.

NEW YORK. Aug. L. Subsisting upon
scraps of food picked up in the picnic
grounds, sleeping in shrubbery. under
bridges and in caves, Susan Grunert has
lived nomadic life in Central Park for a
month. Susan is fifteen years old She is
rather pretty with big. black eyes and long
wavy black hair. "Black-eyed Susan" her
friends used to call her before she went to
live in the park. Susie gave up the COM
forts of a humble home at No. S12 East
Seventy-iirst street. where she lived with
her father mother and sister Annie, TO lead
a gypsy life. Her father is a cripple. and
the whole support of the family falls upon
Annie who works in a cigar factory. Su-
san at various times had made cigarettes
but she objected TO the work
She started on July l TO search for a
girl TO whom she had lent a gold ring.
present from her godmother Annie was
with her. Susan gave her sister the slip
at Forty-second street and Third avenue
after having walked 10 Harlem and back
and went TO Central Park. She met her
friend, Iillie Well and they wandered
about and looked at the animals. Tflie
went home when night came. but Susan
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camped under one of the bridges that span
the bridal path. 1t was awfully "spooky
down there in the dark. and at every sound
the girl almost tainted from fear, but she
clenched her hands and braved it out. Grad
uaily she became accustomed TO the long,
dark nights. She occasionally changed her
sleeping place from the bridge to the shrub
berry, to rustic arbors or to the cave on the
ramble opposite Seyenty-ninth street. The
cave is about thirty feet deep and opens on
the lake. 1t is a gloomy place even in
the day. Susan discovered IL by accident
and for almost two weeks she slept on the
cold damp rocks. The girl in the morning
would wash her face and hands in one Of
the summer houses and then start out in
quest of food. Sometimes she had hard
time to find any. and was forced to beg at
houses near the park. Title at other times
would bring her something;
The girl lived in this way in apparent con-
tentment Her mother and brother had
heard that she had been seen in the park
and Yesterday morning they visited the Ar
senal and showed the police picture OF the
girl taken in her communion robes. The de-
tectives. after a search, found her crouched
behind a bench on Umpire rock on the
old ball field, near Fifty ninth street. she
denied her identity at first. but admitted It
when questioned closely. She said she had
left home because her parents wanted TO
make her work. She was sent to the rooms
of the Society for the Prevention OF cruelty
TO Children,
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NANCY HANKS'S GRAVE.
A Writer Who Thinks the AssOcia-
tons scheme Inadequate.


To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal
The people of Spencer county have read
with interest. disappointment and humilia-
ton the plans of the committee of the
Nancy Hanks Memorial Association, as re-
Gently published in the Journal. They feel
that the neglected condition of the grave
of Lincolns mother is a standing reproach
70 the gratitude and patriotism of the peo-
pie of Indiana and of the Nation and they
also feel that an earnest effort should be
made TO appropriately mark and preserve
as a common heritage the sacred spot
where sleeps the mother of the great and
beloved President But the plans of the
memorial association do not contemplate
such a contamination. They merely intend
to remove the underground and build
driveway from the railroad station of Lin
coin City to the grave. No effort to erect
a fitting stone to tell of the virtues of this
woman who though living in a humble
home, exempliied the sterling qualities of
the pioneer mother. The objects of the
memorial association seem singuiarly in
sufficient. for Nancy Hankss grave Is
neglected only in the sense that the Nation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-02
PRINCETON HAS A SALOON.
Grover Cleveland Attached His Name
to the Petition for n License.

PRINCETON. n. ]. Aug. 1.-Grover
Cleveland by signing his name to paper,
has provided Princeton University with a
saloon Twelve names were necessary to
keep open the saloon, the license of which
expired on the first of May, and Mr.. Cleve-
land was the twelfth. Princeton Inn
was opened six years ago by stock COM
pany consisting of wealthy university
alumni It has been run as headquarters
for visiting friends of the university. Rev
Mr. Shields lived next TO the saloon he
signed first. Professor lockwood and Pro-
lessor Marquand followed. Professor
Scott's mother signed for him and Mrs
Charles Mcmillan signed for her husband
The action of Mr.. Cleveland and the others
who signed the petition for a new license
is the talk of the town outside of the UNI
yersitv but the murmurs are not allowed
70 disturb the university. Occasionally
Princeton has voted for prohibition, but 1t
is now a license town. The action OF the
University men may result in driving the
city TO the other extreme
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Visitors at West Baden.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WEST BADEN Ind, July 31.-The pleas
ant weather of the past few days has
greatly increased the number of arrivals
at the springs. Judge j. NJ. Winters a
well-known Indianapoltan, is spending his
vacation here. There is a local justice of
the peace here, with a courtroom on the
spring grounds, where the red-eyed law
is dealt out in the most approved fashion.
and Judge Winters has been appointed
senior counsel to the justice. The rulings
of this court will certainly stand, as
Judge Winter is an unquestioned authority
on Indiana law.
W. r. Claim, of Greensboro Ky, is
spending his vacation here.
"Parson" Charles Davies, of Chicago, is
sojourning at West Baden, drinking the
mineral waters and playing an occasional
game of handball
Miss l.. Tully, of Everett, ILL.,, is at the
West Baden Springs Hotel.
c. r. Myers, of Indianapolis, has arrived
here for d few days vacation.
r. M Reid, of Colorado Springs, is
visitor at the springs.
Thomas A. Burt, of Urbana, ILL.,, clerk
of Champaign county, is spending his vaca-
ton here.
Mrs. Edgar H. Wilson, of Indianapolis,
is at West Baden
W. A. Sullivan and son. of indianapolis,
are enjoying a visit to West Baden.
Springs, continues TO improve the springs
property. In addition to those now in
progress he will shortly commence the
work of constructing a large addition TO
the hotel building Another desirable fea-
ture, a swimming pool, will be put in at
once.
Attorney J. NJ. Cropsey of Indianapolis,
is here.
Ed J. Connolly, a New York theatrical
man, is paying West Baden visit.
The Misses Guenthers, of greensboro,
Ky. have returned home after two
weeks stay at the springs.
John Kahler of Chicago son of eX-
Alderman Kahler is at West Baden.
H. e. Kohnle, of Indianapolis, is a visitor
at the springs.
Julius Adler and family, of Indianapolis,
are at the springs hotel.
Miss Lena Kampfmuller of Louisville
and Miss Blanche Halteberg, of Cincinnati,
are being entertained by Mrs. j. j. Shelley
George Klein, of Vincennes, is spending
his summer outing at West Baden
II J. Horcoff of Indianapolis, is here
EX7Alderman George Bierod, of Louis
vile. is here
The following Indianapolis people arrived
within the last few days: George r.
Feeney, Tobias Gragel Daniel Genitan. J.
/. Van Zandt. II. +. Hadley Julius Adler
and family, j. f. Mcfarland John Lon
char, ID. G. Winkler William F. Buschman
G. +. OCOnncr and G w MitcbaU
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-02
NEW DENTAL COLLEGE.
InstitutiOn to BE Located at Illinois
an Ohio Streets.

This city will have a new dental college
next winter 1t Will be located in the build
ing at the corner of Illinois and Ohio streets
now occupied by the telephone exchange.
1t will be known as the Central College Of
Dentistry of Indianapolis. The entrance ex-
aminations will begin Oct. 5, and the term
will begin Oct. H. The college will have a
three years course and will include all that
is usually taught in the best dental colleges.
The officers of the college are:
President-Junius f. Cravens. D. d. s.
LII ID.
Secretary of Board and Dean - w. +.
Ault, NJ. D., y. ID. s.
Treasurer-Robert /. Eads Phi. D.
The faculty has sixteen members, as fol-
lows: Oral surgery, William V. Morgan,
M D.. principles of practice and dental
pathology, J. Il. Cravens, ID. ID. s.; opera
tive dentisty and ethics, NJ. F. Ault. NJ. D.,
d. -. s.. orthodontia, NJ. A. Chappell, ID. ID.
S.. dental technics, Frank A. Hamilton, -.
j. s.. vulcanite work, j. II. George, ID. ID.
S.. crown, bridge and porcelain work, Il. h.
Reese, ID. ID. s.; materia medica S. II.
carp, NJ. D.; anatomy, OOnn y. Long, NJ.
D.; physiology, etc. John Kolmer, M. d.;
chemistry Robert l. Eads. Pm. D.; pathol-
ogy and bacteriology, Joseph r. Eastman,
M. D.; nasal and dental relations and cleo
trical science, John Il. Barnhill. M. D.; OPP
tic, nasal and dental relations, John ).
Masters NJ. D.: principles Of general sur
gerry, John A. Sutcliff, M. ID.
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Clutches Cut in the Terraces and the
Flower Islands Overlooked, but
No Great Damage Done.
MURDER At MONTEZUMA, IND.
GEORGE ROBINSON WANTONI,Y SLAIN
By JAMES M'LAUGHLIN.
Fruit-Jar Blowers SuppIanted by Ma
bash and One in Sugar Creek.
eclaI to The INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINONA PARK, Eagle Lake, Ind, Aug.
IA severe storm struck Winona Assembly
Park about 10 o'clock this morning
For two hours the clements ragged with
incessant fury and for two hours the park
was a pond. The lightning struck several
places, but no damage resulted. The topo-
graphic appearance of the place was
changed by the torrents of rain. Great
gulches were cut in the terraces, and the
islands covered with flowers in the numer-
Gus ponds completely submerged. The front
part of the auditorium was covered with
two feet of water from the floods that
poured down the hillside. The water sup
ply here comes from hydraulic rams in four
springs. Wagonloads of sand were washed
into the springs, and the rams are now use
less. The soil is so sandy that the damage
to the park can be readily repaired
Services were held in the chapel of the
inn, and DR.. WiLetts preached morning and
evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-02
Resistance to Fieh LAWS.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
-TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 1.-Deputy
Fish Commissioner Earl, who has been cap
turing nets and seines and prosecuting Wa
bash fishermen is meeting with resistance
in the effort to destroy the captured prop
erty. He has a pile Of it, and asked the
sheriff to destroy it. The sheriff objects to
performing this duty. Commissioners Earl
has written to Attorney General Ketcham
for advice, and in the meantime writs of
replevin have been issued for some of the
property. Immediately after the owner re-
eaind his nets and seines Earl arrested
him again for having the contraband prop
erty in his possession The attorney for
the fishermen says there is no law author
izing the destruction of the property. There
is O. clause in the statutes that the sheriff
shall destroy all counterfeit or forging tools
and that this authority shall extend to
all other articles put to unlawful use."
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in that order coming from other parts of
the State. Mr.. Thomas had been prominent
in Masonry for many years and was well
known to all who have taken part in the
affairs of the several grand bodies of the
order in this State He had presided over
all of these except the Grand Lodge, hav-
ing been grand high priest of Royal Arch
Masons, illustrious grand master of Royal
and Select Masters and grand commander
of the Knights Templars In all these bod
les. too. he had rendered service on the
ruling committees. For twenty years he
was president of the Indiana Council of
High Priests which meets annually during
the sessions of the Grand Chapter to give
newly elected presiding officers of subordi-
nate chapters an opportunity TO receive the
degree of the Order of High Priests.
The City Council attended the funeral in
a body. The services were held at the Chris
tian Church and the sermon was delivered
by the Rev Mr. Wittmer the pastor. Mr..
Thomas was sixty-eight years of age, and
death was caused by apoplexy.
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over 100 for Three Days.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. ALL Kan
sas City and vicinity sweltered again to-
day through the third successive day of 100
degrees of heat. The government weather
bureau reports show 100 degrees and over
from p. m. until o'clock this evening
the maximum being at p. M, when 1902
degrees were recorded. AT o'clock this
evening the reading was So degrees.
Throughout Kansas the same conditions
prevail, and the reports as to the condi-
ton OF the corn crop are very gloomy
Hot winds are general throughout the
State, and in the southern and western
parts, where rain has been needed for sew
eral days, farmers are losing hope Sew
eral localities in the southern part OF the
State report that farmers are cutting their
corn In order To preserve it for fodder
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-02
Crops Damaged.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 1.-Reports as to
damage to the corn crop in Kansas, Okla
homa and the Cherokee Strip, as a result
OF drought and the prevailing hot winds.
are pouring into headquarters here of the
Santa F'e and Rock Island roads, whose
lines practically cover the State. A sum-
mary of these reports indicates the condf-
tions to be as follows: In Oklahoma it is
estimted the damage will amount to 20
per cent. The damage is southern Kansas
east OF Winfield, is slight, upland fields
being the only ones hurt West of Win
field the damage is estimated at 50 per cent
Along the Santa Fe for 100 miles west of
Emporia on the main line a 60 per cent
damage has been sustained. The Hutch
1nSon branch to Kinsley reports so per
cent. gone. From Mcpherson north to the
Nebraska line, and in eastern and north
eastern Kansas the railroad reports state
that the crop has not been seriously dam
aged. 1t is estimated that the damage to
the crop generlly throughout Kansas. Okla
homa and the Cherokee Strip is about 40
per cent. Railroad officials here state that
II the hot winds continue two DAYS longer
the damage will amount to co or 70 per
cent
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To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
Concerning statement in the Sunday
Journal as to a check cashed by John n.
Navin, which proved a forgery, L wish to
say that have been acquainted with Chas
l. Earl for the past fifteen years, and
know him to be the identical Charles l.
Earl to whom the check was made payable,
and did not hesitate a moment to so state
to NaVin and to witness his (Earls) in
dorsement of the check. 1 had no interest
in the matter except as a friendly act
Navin will no. lose anything. as / have
guaranteed to pay him. and ! will take the
Responsibility of hunting up Charles l.
Earl and get satisfaction out of him.
GEORGE E. WALLACE
l cast no blame on George E. Wallace in
the above transaction. J. n. NAVIN.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug /.
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COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
George Robinson Killed for Laughing
at James NIcLaughIin's Boast.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE, Ind, Aug. Last night
James Mclaughlin, of HillsdaIe, shot and
instantly killed George Robinson in Rair-
denis saloon, at Montezunla-~ Mclaughlin
went into the saloon and said he was the
best - man in town Robinson, who
was standing near the bar, laughed, turned
around and spoke to Rairden. Then Nc
Laughlin shot Robinson twice, and after he
fell shot him again. He then left the sa-
loon, but soon returned and inquired about
his victim. When he was told Robinson was
dead he Immediately fed. Sheriff Hanger
and Coroner Aydelotte held an inquest
Mclaughlin was in Newport this morning
and talked to a lawyer. Since then officers
have been unable to locate him. It was
cold-blooded murder and much excitement
prevails at Montezurra Robinson was shot
through the heart twice. He came from
Michigan to Montezuma and worked for
kinG Bros, railroad contractors.
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A SWELTERING SUNDAY
NINETY -FOUR DEGREES IN THE
SHADE AT IN THE AFTERNOON.
Little Air Was Stirring and There
Was Much DiscOmfort-NO Relief To-
Day, but Cooler TO-MOrrOw.

The advance portion of the hot wave that
has been causing the owners of Kansas
thermometers to vie with each other in
telling tales of the expansion of the mer-
curry reached this city yesterday and many
people thought the equal of that awful
Saturday of a few weeks ago had arrived.
The official report says the thermometer
reached "a degrees at 4 o'clock and that
that was the highest point of the day.
Owners Of thermometers which have no ex-
tended pedigree say their indicators regis
tered many degrees higher than this, and
the human thermometers, who walked the
streets last night in search of a breath of
cool air. declared that there was surely a
mistake of 10 or 20 degrees in the report
from the Weather Office. IA little shower
about 10 o'clock fell in some parts of the
city and for a few moments brought much
encouragement to the sufferers, but it did
not last long and left steam in it's wake
that was worse than the heat.
The parks We're very popular places yes
terday. Garfield Park was crowded all the
afternoon and last night hundreds went
there for the band concert. Few days have
taken SO large d crowd to this beautiful
place; in fact, it is only recently that any
but very small per cent. of the people
knew personally the beauties of the place
Fairview Park was patronzed as usual
and the Broad Ripple cars We're packed 10
overlooking.
MI WappenhanS gives some very encour-
aging information, but many readers OF
the Journal will be inclined to doubt it in
view of the reports that are coming from
Western points. He says that to-day will
be about as yesterday, fair and warm, but
that Tomorrow wi Oha he
low barometric area prevails west of the
Mississippi river and is moving this way.
driving a hot wave before it. This hot
wave will be partly dissipated and the
cooler weather will probably reach here to-
morrow
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Aug / -
Thomas Sulwell, son of Mayor StilweH was
drowned in Sugar creek this afternoon at
o'clock. Young Stilwell and some com
panions were bathing in the creek near
Sperry's darn. about a mile north of town
He was seized with cramps, and before he
could be rescued was drowned. News of
the sad accident was received with general
sadness The mayors son was about TWEEN
ty years old. He was a fine-looking young
man. OF unusual intelligence and ability and
was a popular favorite. His friends are
greatly shocked by the occurrence.
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OTTAWA, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-The Pioneer Fire
proof Construction Company's plant the
largest of this kind in the world. was par
TALLY destroyed by fire this afternoon, en-
partial insurance. The fire was Of incen-
diary origin. The large grain elevator OF
J. n. Shuler was burned TO the ground this
morning. Loss $1,000 Insurance, $500. 1t is
now thought this building was also set on
fire Had there been Hny breeze at the time
of either fire the city Of Ottawa would have
been almost wiped out as both buildings
were situated close to the business CEN
ter.