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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-09
MARSH FIRES RAGING
FLAMES ENDANGERING TOWNS IN
THE KANKAkEE REGION.
Shelby and Thayer Reported to Be
Menaced-CattIe Ranches Also in
PeriI-OtheF Fires.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CROWN POINT, Ind, Oct. 8.-One of the
most disastrous marsh fires that ever oc-
Cured in the county is raging tonight in
the Kankakee marsh, which covers twenty
sections of land, twelve miles south of this
city. The news of the fire reached here
about o'clock over the long-distance tele-
phone that connects with several large
ranch owners who reside here, telling them
to come to the scene at once and help save
their property. 1t is supposed the heavy
growth in the marsh was ignited by a pass
ing engine near Fuller island. So quickly
did the flames travel eastward that Robert
Mccoy and Narcotics Smith, who live on the
land, were forced to flee to the pasture land
with their families, where they watched
their houses being licked up by the flames
as we'll as all their other belongings on the
island. From this point the fire travelled two
as If many farmhOuses on the Lowell road
would be consumed, but luckily the wind
changed and turned the fire southwark, in
which direction it is now fast travelling.
John and Barringer Brown, who own big
ranches in the path of the flames, left to-
night to fight the fire. If the wind does not
change all will be destroyed. Nelson Nor
riS'S big ranch, where thousands of cattle
are being fattened for his large slaughter
house, is also in immediate danger. This
fire is a repetition of the big one of 1885,
have fought all day, but the high winds
spread the flames faster than they can be
extinguished. Shelby and Thayer are in
greatest danger
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and 1892, 1915 in the park and police sta
tion fund. These totals make S5l3 81. IA to
be sure but can he explain as to having re-
ceived 1854. 1881 in all, park and police sta
ton funds borrowed, spent $42. 1862 and
have balance in the general fund? How
does he have authority TO transfer and set
aside from funds Tor the specific purpose or
parks and police station Funds an amount
for the general fund? The administration
borrowS 1854. 443.37, spends $42. $780, all
previous to Sept 20. 1897, and has 1913. 511.l4
balance on Sept. 20. 1897. Is not this balance
composed all of borrowed money, and that
for a specific purpose2 The Taggart admin
hand Sept. 90 1897, and bear in mind that it
was borrowed for the specific purpose OF
buying parks grounds and buildings
on Oct. 4, 1887, 1t had yet about $4,000 or
this borrowed money on hand. the difference
having been paid out for current expenses;
no park grounds have been bought and the
station house is not finished
Sept. 20, 1897, between $1,000 and $1,000 and
has paid out between S65 COO and $4,000 for
current expenses. and all out of the money
received for the specific purpose of buying
parks and police station. These are facts,
and are given from a taxpayers standpoint.
The question might be rightly raised as TO
the legality of such proceedings. TaXpay-
err again calls the attention of the Indian
apols News to these facts, and it certainly
represents the interests of the people. The
Taggart administration has not as yet
denied these facts and the taxpayers of the
citv desire to hear from Mr.. Taggart on this
matter They are justly entitled to hear
from him In the face Of the gaudily paraded
statement at the beginning OF this article.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. s. TAXPAYER.
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woman,s BODY hidden i'm weeds.

CHICAGO, Oct. Sin a clump of woods
on Euclid avenue between Seventy-third
and Seventy-fourth streets. two boys to-day
found the dead body of woman evidently
a suicide, lying half hidden among the
weeds and tall grass. Clutched in her hand
was a telegram addressed Mrs. D. P.
O'Connell, Manhattan Beach Hotel, Chi
cago," sent from small town in Tennessee
Sept. %, and which read, will leave for
Cuba to-night.-Dan." Two bottles, one la
beled laudanum and the other paregoric,
both empty, were found beside her. Mrs.
O'Connell and her husband were attendants
at a bathouse at Windsor Park during the
summer. About Sept. Is O'Connell left the
hotel, and, drawing all their savings,
amounting to about $780, from the bank,
disappeared. The woman cashier at the
bathnouse disappeared simultaneously.
They were next heard of in Nashville, Tenn,
and from the telegram found in the dead
woman's hand are now supposed to be in
Cuba.
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Unknown woman Murdered.

POTTSTOWN Pa, Oct S.-Gustave
Hardness, an aged hermit who lives in an
old hut along the Schuylkill river, short
distance above this place, last night found
the body of an unknown woman lying in
the bushes. The woman had evidently
been murdered. Her clothing was torn and
disarranged, and from appearances she
had been choked, as her tongue was pro-
truding from her mouth The bushes in
Dictated a fierce struggle. The woman was
five feet three inches in height weighed
125 pounds and was about twenty years of
age. She wore a black dress, white skirt
black stockings and button shoes 1t is
the suppositon that the woman was
choked to death and laid in the bushes.
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E. C. GIBSON ARRAlGNED.
The Ohio Promoter Charged with
Passing q Fraudulent Check.

NEW YORK, Oct. s.-Emmet C. Gibson,
alias George A. Sherin, was arraigned in
Police Court to-day on complaint of H. P.
Stimson, auditor of the Imperial Hotel.
Stimson charges Gibson with passing
fraudulent check for 500 on the hotel, be-
sides swinding it out of $265 for board. His
swindles, it is alleged, amount to about
100000 Gibson is a lawyer by profession
and is thirty-nine wears old. AS a pro-
moter he consolidated the Akron, o., street
railway companies and at present is said to
be vice president of the corporation. He
was held in 81 600 bail, and his examination
entirely innocent of the charge. Papers
were served on Gibson to-day for contempt
brought in January last by the Pittsburg
National Bank. which holds his name for
81 600
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CHICAGO, Oct. Starry Munhall, re-
puted son of Pittsburg millionaire, is in
the asylum at Dunning, having been taken
there to-day. Munhall was picked up on
the street by the police three days ago in
an evidently demented condition and he was
the time he was in the detention hospital
he was in a semi state. He rallied
once however, and told his attendant his
father lived in Pittsburg and was worth
So. OOO, 900. He said too, he had a brother in
Philadelphia. Munhall, though apparently
one who has seen much dissipation, bears
refinement.
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Mysterious Death of a woman.

NEW YORK, Oct. 8-The death of Mrs
Mary Moore wife of Central Office Detec-
tive William Moore, which occurred on
Wednesday at her home, in this city, was
reported to have been caused by heart fail
ure. To-day an anonymous communication
that there was something suspicious about
the woman's death. A deputy coroner found
that Mrs. Moore had died from stab
ing severed The neighbors say that Moore
was in the habit of beating his wife. Moore
denies this and says that his wife was an
habitual drunkard William Moores, ST.,
says that he found his daughter-in-iaw sit
ting in a chair as if asleep. When he tried
to wakcn her he discovered that she was
dead. A carving knife lay on the floor by
her side
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WORSE THAN BLUEBEARD
MURDERER CONGRESSES TO DISCLOSING
OF FOURTEEN WIVES,
And Takes Four Human Ears from His
Pocket to Prove His Assertion
Variety of Other Crimes.

ROTTERDAM, Oct. S-A man named
Gustave Muller has surrendered to the city
police, confessng the murder of his wife
and child. AS proof of the truth Of his con-
fession he produced from his pocket four
human ears. The police, on searching his
house. found the two bodies. Muller subse-
quently confessed that he had also killed his
parents mutilating their remains in the
same fashion, and then made the astonish-
ing statement that he had similarly dis
posed of fourteen wives whom he had mar
ried in various parts of the world.
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Roston Men Caught.

BOSTON, Oct. S.-Emmet C. Gibson, who
is under arrest in New York as a swind-
Ter, is remembered by several prominent
business men here who have had dealings
with him during the past three or four
years. Herbert B. Church claims that Glib
sons security, given for a $4,000 loan
proved worthless and caused his Church 81
failure. Mr.. Church said he did not realize
one cent on the securities he held from
Mercantile Trust Company, formerly as
sistant cashier of the Hancock National
Bank, which has gone out of business, says
that in 1896 Gibson secured a loan of some
thing like $50 900 from the bank on Akron
street railroad stock which Mr.. Munroe be-
Gibson made great deal of money out of
it. The Parker House case mentioned in
New York dispatches was settled without
an arrest The trouUIe was over a 81 POO
draft passed by Gibson. which was paid
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Oct. S.-A fire broke out
in the fields north of the city this afternoon
and destroyed a large amount of fencing
and many small buildings. The flames were
started by small boys, and high wind car
ried the fire through the dry grass. Moth
ing but the hardest of work saved houses
and barns Dense clouds of smoke have
overhung the northern portion of this coun-
" for the last three four days. The
Monday, and the fire, spreading to the dry
stubble and pasture lands, has consumed
miles of fencing and many buildings. Farm
ers have made a heroic fight against the
flames with only partial success, and the
property loss in that locality will reach sew
eral thousand dollars.
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SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. S-The drought
is without parallel for this time of year.
Practically it began Aug. %, the date of
the last heavy rainfall, and has continued
with little abatement until the present time,
a period of forty-six days. The only rainfall
in that time was O2 of an inch Aug "a
and 02 of an inch Sept. 16. The precipita-
ton for September was So of an inch, the
smallest in the month of September since
the Weather Bureau here was established.
The deficit below the mean precipitation
for seventeen years is 2.S4 inches. Septem-
Der, 1897. was also the hottest September on
record. There were thirteen days with the
temperature above 80 degrees
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LIKE VERNE'S NAUTILUS.
Submarine Wrecking Boat ArgOnnut
Stays Under Water Two Hours.

BALTIMORE, Oct. S.-A private trial OF the
submarine wrecking boat Argonaut has been had
In the dry dock OF the Columbian iron works,
where she was built. the result of which is said
to have been highly satisfactory to her inventor
and owners. She was submerged in twenty one
feet of water remaining under the surface Tor
two hours during which time constant commune
cation was kept up with those who were IN her
cabin and engine room by means of rubber tube.
Many tests OF her engines We're made and while
the trial was merely preliminary, the inventor
asserts II at enough learned to make it GER
tain that the boat will be able to perform the
work for which she is destined.
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HAVOC OF A WATER MAIN.
Big Pipe Bursts and Hurls Stones and
Dirt High in the Air.

CLEVELAND O., Oct s.-The biggest water
main in the city broke with a crashing noise in
tie downtown district to-day and practically
paraIyzed business in that part of the city. The
break occurred at the corner OF st. Clair and
Bond streets Paving stones and dirt shot into
the air ana the column OF water rose thirty feet
above the sidewalk. The entire street was soon
hooded to the depth of three feet and the base
melts OF every house and business block were
tic oded. 1t was fully an hour before the water
could be turned OFT. The damage Will amount 10
thOusands of dollars.
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ELLICoTT CITY. Md, Oct S-William
Timmons, who shot and killed his wife's
stepfather William Hinton, fatally wound
ed his wife, Elizabeth Tlmmons, and shot
Mrs John Hinton in the shoulder, Iear
EdnOr Montgomery county, yesterday aft
ernoon, was found dead to-day in Balti-
more county. two miles east of Ellicott
Of bushes, with bullet hole through the
right side of his head, above the ear. Mrs.
TiInmons and Mrs. Hinton were taken to
Washington fer treatment and placed in
Garfield Hospital. The former died at 8
o'clock tonight, an hour after her arrival
at the hospital Mrs Hinton will recover.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oct. S.-The barn of
the Kansas City Transfer Company burned
early to-day. Loss $4,000: partly insured
Eighty horses, among them four fancy
coach teams, persisted. A section of the roof
fell during the progress In the fire carrying
down eight tiremen. None was fatally hurt
Later another fire started in the Emery
building. a four-story structure at Sixth and
Delaware streets, and two adjoining build
ings. one of the latter was unoccupied. The
other contained $4,000 worth of salvage
stock stored by the Jones Dry Goods Com
pany. 1t was insured for $4,000 and was
practically destroyed. The loss TO the En-
cry estate, which held the Emery building,
was about Sl0,O0c.
TOLEDO, o.. Oct Sire broke out in
Babcock's saloon at Gibsonburg at 10 o'clock
tonight and destroyed the business part
Of the town The estimated loss IS S209,6oO
PORTLAND Ore, Oct S.-The thinner
man Packing Company's plant was burned
his morning. Loss on building and con-
tents $4,000.
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RInndv Fight in Arl.nnsna.

AUGUSTA, Ark, Oct. S.-News of a
bloody fight. in which about dozen men
participated was received here from De-
view, a small place in Woodruff county, to-
day Four men were seriously wounded
three of whom are not expected to live. The
wounded are: z. J. Douglass, Frank Will
lams Tony Bowers and e. w. Wilson
Douglass may recover. but the others are n
a dangerous condition. Several other men
were badly bruised
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He says 1t is estimated at 100000 cases
above the mark. The pack or soekeyes Is
smaller than last year but there is big run
of pink salmon. At al! points in Alaska at
which the Albatross touched on her way
down, Captain MOser said there were many
men who entreated him to bring them south.
having failed to get over the pass to the
lrOrn
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Alnska,n snlmon pncl.-

VICTORIA, b. e.. Oct. THE United
States Fish Commission steamer Albatross
arrived from Alaska to-day. She had on
board Professor Alexander. who has been
making a study of Alaska salmon. The
Alaska PACK was was NOT competed Wnen the
could make no definite statement about It,
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OMAHA, Neb., Oct. S.-George Morgan
was hanged to-day for the murder of Ida
Gas1in in November, 1895. Morgan died pro
testing his innocence. His victim was but
choked to death Evidence against Morgan
was mainly circumstantial, but was very
conclusive. He was given two hearings In
fha Snnreme Court.
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ANOTHER GOOD GAIN
INDIANAPOLIS BANK CL.EARINGs THIS
WEEK WERE S5,456,564.
H
Week Last Year, snd 20 Per Cent.
Greater than in 1892.
INDUSTRIES STILL ACTIVE
BUT DISTRIBUTION OF MERCHANDISE
CHECKED BY DROUGHT.
Wool Cents Higher than IL Year Ago
Most Iron and Steel Products
Also Advanced in Price.

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank
clearings at eighty-seven cities for the
week ending Oct. T. with the percentage Of
increase and decrease as compared with the
corresnonding week LAST year
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\ prnsnector,s Mindfall.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Oct s.
News has reached this city that the famous
Bartlett estate of West Virginia, valued at
So. 600 600, and which has been in litigation
for q number of years. has finally been set
tied and as a result James Beshears the
veteran prospector of Cripple Creek, has
fallen heir to nearly 100000 as his share or
the property.
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MT Mrs. Luefrerf.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
KCbKOMO, Ind, Oct. S-The woman de-
tanned here by order of Chicago authorities
as a. possible Mrs Luetgert turns out to be
a Lillian English, of Anderson. who has
been strolling around the country for three
months. officer Secrist took the demented
WOMAN to Anderson to-day.
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FROM LOWELL, MASS.
The Homo Of Hoods SarsaparIIIa- =
a Wonderful Cure.

GA swelling as big as large marble
came under my tongue. physicians said it
was a semi-transparent tumor and must be-
operated upon. felt could not stand It,
and as spring came began to take my
favorite spring tonic, Hoods SarsapariIla.
The bunch gradually decreased and finally
disappeared. have had no sign of its re-
turn. am glad to praise Hoods Sarsapa-
riIIa." MRS. II. NJ. CoBURN, Union St.,
Lowell, Mass. Get HOODS.
Hoods pills cure Sick Headache. 20c.
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Hogs Dying for Lack of Water.

FRANKFORT. KY, Oct. S.-Commis-
sioner of Agriculture Moore. in his month
~ report. says that the tobacco crop has
been cut short 16 per cent as a result of the
drought in Kentucky. The corn crop is
also badly damaged. Hogs are reported
dying in many counties for want of water
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The Journal has for sale. very cheap. a guam
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and in good condition: LOT OF oftice furniture
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ewspaper all OF which will be delivered after
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Insure with German Fire Insurance OF In
diana. General offices, 70 South Delaware
street. Fire. tornado and explosion.
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State Of Indiana County of Marion. IS,
l. Edward b. Porter, cashier of the above
named bank. do soleTnnly swear that the above
statement is true the best of my knowledge
and belief. EDWARD B. PORTER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9TH day
CT October, 1887. - --
Correct-Attest: Notary Public.
VOLNEY #. MALOTT,
r. S. MKEE,
GEORGE p. YANDES.
Directors
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Total - S'1AS 'AsSs
/. O. N. Frenzel cashier Of the aPoye-n a..ss1
rennt Is trle TO The best of my knowledge and
1aIiae " o. N. FRENZELs. Cashier.
o-sbed and sworn to before me this 8th DAG
80 OF oher 1897 FREDERICK BAGGS,
"a ,.Ssrant ttest. Notary Public.
S"iAeNN JAS F. FAILEY,
CHRIST F. Balls,
o. N. FRENZEL.
DirectorA
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REPORT OF. THE CONDITION OF THE MER-
chants National Bank of indianapolis, at In
diapapolis. in the State OF Indiana, at the close
of business Oct. s. 1897:
RESOURCES.
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state of Indiana, County of Marion,
l. Stougbton j. Fletcher. OF the above-named
bank do solcmnly swear that the above statement
is true TO the best OF my knowledge and belief
STOUGHTON J. FLETCHER.
Subscribed and sworn before this 9TH
FREDERICK BAGGS,
ISeall Notary Public.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THEE car a
~ fndisna AZ tie close OF business Oct B. 1887:
RESOURCES.
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CARPETS
MESSENGERS.
101 e. Washington St.
nANk sTATEAtENTs.

~~N~~~~~O~O~O~>~~~~~~0~
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF FLETCH-
er'S Bank. at indianapolis in the State of In
eiana, at the close of business Oct. .. 1897:
RESOURCES.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE IN
diana National Bank, at indianapolis, in the
STATE of Indiana, at the close OF business Oct.
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Hoods Pills cure Sick Headache. 20c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.
Synopsis of the Action They Have
Now Decided On.

The Select Knights will turn out in
full uniform, mounted, in the Fra ternaI
day parade, which makes a company
of from rs to $50 mounted men Inyi-
tations will be extended to all uniform
ed members over the state and mounts
Will be furnished to- all who need them.
The Modern Woodmen will take part
in the parade 500 strong, and it is fully
decided to have two floats.
The Pyramids will keep open house.
and it is presumed that one or two
floats will be built Overcoats and
baggage of visitors can be checked by
the Pyramids.
The a. o. U. w. will take part in the
parade 1000 strong and will have some
of the grand officers present.
The Royal Arcanum is preparing
plans for a float
The Patriarchs of America are pre-
pairing plans for float
The Degree of Honor and the Triple
Tie will assist in decorating and may
have floats.
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TO UNITE PSALM SINGERS.
Hope of the Committee on Young
Peoples Work in the .. 2. Church.

Indianapolis, Aug. 19.-An early morn
ing prayer meeting in the. capitol
grounds opened the days proceedings
of the Young Peoples Christian union
of the United Presbyterian church. The
weather was clear and cool and the at
tendance large. The subject, "Conse-
Grafton" was presented by Rev. j. D.
Rankin, D. D., of Denver.
General Secretary J. A. Duff submit
ted the annual report of the committee
on young peoples work.
There are now 65 PreSbyteries, S95
ministers, $50 congregations and 123,-
SAL members. The contributions last
year amounted 81, 1874, 1853 In 1889 few
congregations had any young peoples
organizations Since then there has
been a steady growth, until now almost
every congregation in the church has
a young peoples society, the total MEM
bership being a little over 35, 900, and in
addition there is an army of juniors
10000 strong.
The committee opened negotiations
with the young people of the aSsOci-
ated Reformed church, soliciting their
cooperation in the annual convention
and close utilization, with the result
that a synodical delegate and a large
number of the young people were pres
emit
The committee stated that its work in
this direction may eventually bring
about the union of all the psalm-sing
ing denominations in America.