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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-29
STONED THE GHOST.
A Girl Led the Attacking Party ana
They Made Discovery

Hockdale IN. W Special.
AdeIbert Walpole, of Kendall creek, or
Tended because he was not invited 70
gathering of young people at the house OF
of the party a scare. There is an ola burylng
ground within sight of the Iaylor farm
House. a short distance from the highway,
and thither Walpole hied himself at late
hour wrapped in a white robe ana wearing
a ghostly mask When the sound or voices
Indicated that the party had broken UP ana
that the guests were on their way nome ne
groaned and moved among the graves. John
Ashley who was passing with half dozen
otbers Exclaimed There is some one In
distress" All listened. A large, white fg-
ire arose from the graves. Ashley and his
two male companions fastened toward their
homes urging the three young women VINO
Recommended them to hasten also. Il m too
curious TO run away now answered Hattie
Little IF there is q real ghost over there
I want to know it.
The white-robed figure had emerged from
the cemetery and was gliding back and
Miss Little climbed the fence but her COM
nanions hesitated. Come on!'' she shout
ed: lit cannot be a ghost, and Wen soon
find out what's the trouble. She picked
I'M a small stone and hurled it at the figure,
which turned to escape. Seeing this, the
Others gave chase, and Walpole was re-
neatedly stoned, until, falling, he was d.
vested of his ghostly coverings and his
identity revealed. -,
modest any of you" he begged.
|'Al right, but Wen preserve these as
mementoes of the occasion" answered
Miss Little. Selling his ghostly attire and
Fastening away, followed by the rest OF
the company.
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Indinnn Notes.

Sunday was observed by the Knights of
Pythias of Noblesville memorial day
for the ten members of the lodge who have
died in the past ten years. Bernice Lodge
now has two hundred members.
The Nixon paper mill at Richmond, which
has been practically idle for a considerable
time past, will resume operations on
Wednesday. The output has been leased
to the Winner Bag Company, of Elkhart
While bathing in Flatrock river Sunday
afternoon Thomas Gates, the seventeen
year-old son of George Gates, who resides
near Kings Ford, three miles north of
Columbus was drowned. He was seized
with cramps and went down before his two
brothers could rescue him.
Next Saturday the people of Hamilton
county will celebrate Independence day at
Nohesville Department Commander James
S. Dodge and other able speakers will make
addresses at the soldiers reunion. There
will be a grand parade and good prizes are
offered in the bicycle races. The exercises
will close at night with fireworks and a
concert by the combined bands of the coun-
ty under the direction of Professor William
H. Lebo.
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OWNERSHIP OF GAS PLANTS.
If the City Does Not Own 1t Should
Regulate the Business.
Municipal Affairs.

An unavoidable attendant upon private
ownership of the gas supply is the destruc-
ton or absence of competition and the Gre
alton or existence of q natural monopoly.
Recognition OF this is involved in the legts-
lation which fixes gas rates, Tor statutory
limit to price is never needed when COM
petition exists. Two years ago there were
seven gas companies in Brooklyn, some OF
which had obtained their grants upon the
would compete with those earlier in the
field. For brief and infrequent intervals they
voluntarily INDUCED in gas wars not the
healthful and stimulating competition
which exists between merchants or manu-
facturers, but destructive contests, wars"
in very truth intended to coerce or to ruin
rivals and ending always In putting up
rates again to the utmost limit of the law.
Such is always the object of this pretended
competition. Finally the seven combined
monopoly, held by the attorney general of
the State to be lawful, nevertheless. Such
is always the end of this economically false
present a similar history and the like is
impending on Manhattan island.
Two conclusions are sure. IL only one
gas company or trust, with one set of
mains works and officers be needed. then
capital was wasted, when temporary and
false or forced and unnatural, competition
companies; and the wasted capital and
perpetual dividends upon it will. if possible,
be recouped from the public. The loss be-
comes finally loss to the public. Yet the
public did not create such rate wars -
it only ignorantly permitted them. And if
monopoly is thus the natural condition of
street lighting, then it must be regulated
and restrained by law. Competition is the
natural regulator both Of prices and quail
ity If competition do not exist then the
law must intervene or the public must sub
NIT to whatever exactions may be put upon
It. No school of political economy will
maintain that monopoly should not be
regulated and restrained. and legislation
here and elsewhere has long, though i'm
perfectly, recognized the monopolistic
character of street lighting, and has made
at least a pretense of regulation by law
Such regulation is a necessary concomitant
of private ownership.
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SULLIVAN In TRAINING.
The "Big Fellow Preparing for His
Bout with FitzsimmOns.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-John L. Sullivan
is working like a beaver at Muldoons re-
treat near White Plains, so that he may
make a good showing in his six-round bout
with Fitzsimmons on July 5. Nobody ex-
poets him to get into the best of trim on
such short notice, but the indications are
that he will be able to give the champion
a good argument for six rounds. re-
says of the old-time fighter: He looks
good, far better than when he returned
from England nine years ago and began to
train for his fight with Kilrain. Then his
flesh was tiabby, and his eyes We're dull.
Now his eyes are bright and clear They
could not be better. His skin is healthy
pink and white, like the skin of boy He
weighs 250 pounds, but the flesh is OF a diff
ferent quality from that which he carried
in 1883. He is not f1abby. He has not drunk
q drop since last october"
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WESTERN WRITER'S AT wINoNA.
Opening Reception Last Night Before
TO-Day's Convention.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal
WINONA PARK, Eagle Lake, Ind, June
2S-The annual convention of the Western
Association of Writers opened auspiciously
this evening in the parlors of the Winona
Hotel with a general entertainment and re-
ception. Nearly a hundred members have
already arrived, although the regular ses-
sion does not begin until tomorrow. The
entertainment was presided over. by Presi-
dent W. p. Fishback, who opened the eX-
ercises with a short address. Hon. VIII
Cumback made a short and witty speech
The remainder of the programme was as
follows: Piano solo, Miss Birdie Blye OF
KentIand; recitation. Mrs. Bessie Brooks
Hutchings, OF Madison; reading, j. u. Doyd,
of Norwood, o.; reading, Miss katheryne
Staley. of Frankfort; address, Joseph Reed,
of Sullivan; poem DR.. John Clark Ridpath;
poem, Eugene Ware, of Topeka, Kan.
At the reception following these exercises
former friendships were renewed among
the members of the association, and new
ties were formed. The acquaintance among
kindred literary spirits is one of the chief
objects of the convention Among those
here not on the programme whose names
are we'll known in the literary world were
James Whitcomb Riley, Miss Josephine
Brooks, of Madison, secretary of the aSSo-
citation; Colonel Coates Kinney, DIR. L. f.
Edwards of Wisconsin, Mrs. Minnie Boyce,
of Muncie; Prof. Amos W. Butler, Miss
Josephine Page, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs.
Lucy S. Ffrman.
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MISTAKEN FOR Il BURGLAR.
A WOman's lima EinatiOn Leads to the
Shooting of One of Her Friends.

CLEVELAND, June ga most ex
traordinary shooting ARRAY occurred in
Lakewood this morning. For some time
past Mrs. Mary Obermiller has been trou-
bled with burglars. Two of her neighbors,
Edward Radcliffe and William Reneke, sug-
gested to her that she obtain a tin horn
and blow it when the burglars came again.
She blew the horn this morning. Radcliffe
and Reneke jumped out of bed and started
for the house. Mrs. Obermiller was very
much excited and shot Oft a revolver. Rat
cliffe and Reneke shot off theirs and made
such a racket that they awakened the town
marshal, who came running to the scene
with a gun loaded with buckshot. He
emptied the contents of the gun into Rat
cliffe The burglars existed merely in the
imagination of Mrs. Obermiller. Thirteen
buckshot were extracted from Ratcliffes
thighs. He will live.
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OFFICE-SEEKNG.
The Case of Jones, Who Was an Orig
fnaI Mckinley Man.

Washington Special to Chicago Record.
The disappointed office-seekers are begin
ming to complain, and some of them have
only begun. We will hear much more of
it later. I heard the other day Of young
man who rendered important service for
vention. We will call him Jones' OF Nash
VILE, but that isn't his name and he lives
elsewhere. lie was always an admirer of
Mckinley, and when the campaign for the
nomination began undertook to work up a
boom in his state. He was very successful
Public sentiment was with him, and 1t
needed only to be crystallized and devel-
oped He got the delegation. Any one else
might have done the same thing, but 1t
happened to be his good fortune to stir the
pool direct the organization, arranged the
method and fight the agents of other can
didates. After the convention he worked
with the state committee, and devoted his
entire time, which was paid for, although
his preconvention labor was gratuitous
After the inauguration he came down for
his reward.
he wasn't quite clear as TO what he did
want He thought that a second-clasS for-
eign mission, or q place as assistant sec
rotary in one of the departments, or some
thing Of that grade. would suit him. He
was willing, however, II 1t would gratlfy
the President. to accept a collectorship OF
customs or internal revenue or serve as
tinted states marshal in his state. He de-
cided not to ask for any particular once,
but TO leave the matter entirely with the
President, TO act according TO his best Judg-
ment and convenience But nothing hap
pened He went to the White House sew
eral times where he was cordially received,
more to introduce others than to put in
claims for himself. Finally he thought it
was about time that they recognized him,
and one day suggested to the President
that he would like TO talk over the matter
with him, Major Mckinley asked what he
wanted He said he had not made up his
mind
Well" said the President. you better
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The Matter with President Andrews.

The Springfield Republican states that
if the trustees of Brown University
should dare to ask President Andrews to
resign they would bring down upon their
heads a storm which would wash away
the very foundations of the college. The
language of our most highly esteemed con-
temporary conveys a threat which is hardly
in accordance with the usage of polite So
ciety, and shows state of mental excite
ment which the facts of the case under dis
cussion do not justify. In the fierce strug-
gle for existence, which affects even insti-
tutions of learning our Rhode Island college
finds itself without funds TO expand as rap
idly as it's president thinks it should. He
must either obtain more money or contract
his ideas. His views on silver prevent his
obtaining gold. and therefore the committee
will no doubt suggest TO him the necessity
OF living within his very modest means.
The total income from investments Is only
$2T coo, and as the charge for tuition is be-
low the cost of instruction given, it is found
that the more scholars attracted the worse
If is for the treasury. The attempt to
rake a martyr of a man who is talked to
in such business-like way is entirely alb
sLrd, and in time we may be sure that the
true conditions will be appreciated.
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HOW Farm land BIAS Depreciated.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, June 2S.-Several
years ago ID. j. Mackey, the railroad king,
bought the William Magness farm con-
tanning 1876 acres, situated in the southeast
ern part of the county. On it is to be
found the finest stone quarry in the county.
Before Mackey paid the purchase money a
defect was discovered in the title and suit
was brought TO quiet the same. He re-
fused to take the land and suit was brought
to recover the purchase money, $1,000, and
Mackey offered 1850 as a compromise, but
the Widow Magness refused the offer and
the case was taken to the Supreme Court,
and before it was decided Mackey became
insolvent To-day the sheriff sold the
same farm to John Elliott for $1,307, two
thirds of the appraised value.
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the entrance by the hoodl,ms w,tho,,t MR.
cnasing tickets. The father OF the twins,
h VINO acts as manager, attempted to hold
PACK the crowd ana some one threw a giant
i , cracker on the tent. 1t burned a large
NOE and caused much confusion, during
when some one united savage blood
mound and uncaged the white rats belong
Lns 70 the show Manager Bailey drew a
Levoiver and general fight ensued Dogs
k iued the white rats and the bloodhound
Daoiy iacerated one of the limbs of the
Bailey sisters. The girl was taken to a doc
Ior s oihce amid the yelIs of the hoodlums
sunday night the show disappeared as
to have had similar trouble at Dunkirk, Ea-
ton and Albany
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A BITTER ANTI-sALooN WAR.
Threats, Violence and Boycott Fig
ure In the MartinsviIIe Case.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, June 2S-The war
between the demonstrators and the saloon
men is growing into a most bitter affair.
Some of the more prominent demonstrators
claim to have had their very lives threat
ened, while others have received mider
threats for the action they were taking in
the war against saloons. Recently a bar
tender jumped on a remonstrator, an old
soldier of slight build knocked him to the
ground and pounded and kicked him cruel
ly. This action met with almost universal
condemnation. One applicant for license so
far forgot himself as to publicly in day.
light on a crowded street upbraid prom
inent minister of the gospel for the part he
took in the remonstrance. using most vile
and abusive language On the other hand,
1t is charged by the saloon keepers that
they have ample evidence as to the guilt
of some of the leading demonstrators in
having a, vile circular printed for distribu-
ton in the hope of defeating some of the
applicants for license The circular asserts
that it is by order of committee" 1t
threatens to boycott any person who does
not sign remonstrance.
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NO SOCIALIST COLONY.
DebS's Followers Will Take Up Land
Like Other Settlers.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 2S.-Victor S.
Berger, editor of a Socialist organ, gave
out statement tonight on his return from
a conference with T.. " Debs. He says
the scheme to plant a socialist colony in
the West has been abandoned, and to take
it's place there will be a small migration
of unemployed men to the State of Wash
ington. They will look for homes there
the same as other settlers, and the expense
Of Transporting them will be paid through
per capita tax of IL cents a month on
members Of the Social Democracy Debss
new party Debs will remain in the East,
and he and his associates will devote them
selves to the cause of socialism through
this political party and the ballot.
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BRIEF RUN ON A BANK.
Fort Wayne First National Not EN-
bnrrassed by Withdrawals.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, June 2S-The an
ticipated run on the First National Bank
to-day, due to the complications in the af-
fairs of the brass foundry and machine
works, did not amount to much and at no
time was the bank crowded. The run
commenced at o'clock and lasted two
hours and was confined to small depositors,
and at no time did the run assume any
thing like a serious aspect More cash was
deposited during the run than was taken
out. The First National had offers of
sistance from many sources, including the
other banks, which were declined The
White National Bank announced early in
the day that it would cash all certificates
of deposit of the First National it the hold
ers were delayed by others ahead of them
at the windows. This afternoon many of
the frightened depositors returned their
money and the bank has proven its sta
bility.
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STRUCK BY AN ELECTRIC BOLT.
Four Conyicts Killed and Ten Fatally
Injured-Escape of Twenty.

DAKOTA, Ga, June 2S.-During a terrific
thunderstorm lightning struck a convict
camp near here last night, and as result
four convicts are dead, ten are dying and
twenty escaped during the panic which en-
sued The camp is at the lumber mills of
Greer Brothers. and about 15S prisoners
from the state prison were at work there.
During the supper the storm came uD and
truck the dining shack, demolishing It.
rwo of the convicts (negroes) were in
stantly killed by the lightning stroke: two
others lwhite) died from their injuries
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MINNIE ROSES SUICIDE.
ST. Louis Girl whose Mind Was I'm
balanced by the Great Tornado.

ST. LOUIS, June 2S.--Minnie Rose, aged
twenty, the only daughter of Louis Rose,
of the c. & L. Rose Curing and Cold
Storage Company, whose mind was unbal-
anced by the great tornado of May q, 1896,
has committed suicide under remarkable
circumstances. The home of the Rose fam
lily was right in the heart of the tornado
devasted district, and was wrecked. The
fright and terrible ordeal through which
Miss Rose passed developed an hystercal
mania, which, after the first attack, never
deserted her. Sunday, she worked into a
which had been frequent, and took dose
of paris green. She fingered until to-day,
when she died in terrible agony.
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noo,o1 - The Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, June 2S.-The new
board of pension examiners for Shelby
county has been organized with DR.. w.
Caster McFadden, president; DR.. c. j.
Cook, secretary and DR.. Samuel Kennedy.
They have each received their commissions
and orders to work. Local politicians had
organized another board and are making
strong efforts to place their men. 1t is
hardly likely that an administration Will re-
move its own appointees except on charges.
In 1855 the Democratic board first APP
pointed by Cleveland was abolished and a
board selected by Bynum appointed. The
new Shelby county board was recon-
mended by Congressman Johnson.
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DEADLY SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Two Men Killed and Many Wounded
at IL Kentucky Picnic.

VANCEBURG, KY, June 2S-Tom Logan
and Wyatt Cooper brought about deadly
shooting ARRAY at a picnic on Straight
Fork Saturday, in which two men were
killed instantly and many wounded. Logan
and Cooper were deadly enemies, and when
they met at the picnic Logan opened fire,
killing Cooper at the first shot. He fired
body and then the latters friends took up
the fight and the shooting became general.
An unknown man was killed and about
twenty were wounded, some fatally, it is
believed
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The Democrat Will Hold over.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, June 2S.-Judge
Vaughn to-day sustained the contention of
the Democratic trustees that the appeal
TO the Supreme Court stays. all proceedings
in the matter of electing a county super
intendent AS it now stands there can be
no forced election of a county superin-
tendent until after the Supreme Court
passes on the appeal by the Democratic
trustees, from the mandate. AS the SUI
preme Court does not convene until DC
fober the present Democratic incumbent
will probably serve another term, much to
the dissatisfaction of Republicans and the
better class of Democrats.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Justice of Peace Abraham ID. Felsen-
thai, of Terre Haute.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
FERRE HAUTE, Ind. June 2S-Justice
OF the Peace Abraham 3. Felsenthal died
this morning after brief illness, although
he had used an invalids chair for many
years. He was highly respected for his
legal ability. He was born in Germany in
lS49 and when twelve years old came with
his family to Chicago. When nearly of age
ne became clerk in the county clerks Of
flee. Afterward he entered the commission
house of his brother Herman, who is now
president of the Bank of Commerce, of that
city. He came to Terre Haute in 1871,
where he studied law in the office of Col.
r. W: Thompson, after which he went to
Washington to hold a department clerk
ship. He was stricken with paralysis in
1881 and spent year in Michael Reese Hos
pital at Chicago after which he returned
to this city. He has been elected justice
of the peace several times.
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few minutes later, and ten were shocked
so badly they are dying. About twenty of
the felons, seeing their opportunity, dashed
past the guards who were panic-Stricken
and made good their escape. After the
guards recovered somewhat they got out
on the trail but owing TO the heavy rain
which fell the tracks had been well covered
UP. Only two of them were captured, and
few DAYS and were too weak 10 run away.
The widest excitement reigns. and hun
dreds of people are out in pursuit. The
State will offer a reward if the men are not
captured.
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scial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, June 2S.-Elder z. T.
Sweeney, pastor emeritus of the Christian
Church of this city, yesterday preached his
last sermon as the regular pastor of that
church. He has been pastor of the church
over twenty-five years, and expects to
preach many times before the congregation
In the future, but his regular work has
closed. He will leave next week for a ten
days trip through southern Indiana and
later will spend month in the northern
part of the State
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Part of Grand view Burned.

Special to the Indiar apolis Journal.
ROCKPORT. Ind, June 2S.-Part of the
business portion Of Grand View, this coun-
ty, was destroyed by fire to-day Fire was
discovered in the basement of the store of
j. D. Lopp and in few minutes had spread
TO the Masonic Hall and adjacent property.
In less than an hour the stores of j. d.
Lopp and j. l.. Powell, druggist, the Ma
sonic Hall, Town Hall, a residence of Geo.
Billingsley and several warehouses were
consumed. Total loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. Cause of fire unknown.
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Other Deaths i'm the State.

WINCHESTER, Ind, June 2S.-Henry N.
Huffman, a farmer aged fifty-eight, four
miles west of this city, died this morning
from Brights disease. Mr.. Huffman has
resided here all his life.
RICHMOND, Ind, June sS-Tnomas W.
ClaWSon, aged seVenty-tWo, died yesterday.
He was one of Richmond's well~known
residents.