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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-27
Indiana Notes.

Covington citizens are raising money for
a street fair in that city on Oct. II, Ii
and IA.
The Citizens Gas and Oil Mining Com
pany has just drilled fine gas well on the
John Deeds farm, west of Portland.
The Terre Haute Trotting Association will
try to have both Star Pointer and Joe
Patchen there one day during street fair
week.
The Republicans of Fountain county
have placed Harry Randolph on the ticket
for treasurer instead of Lincoln Lang,
who died short time ago.
A horse and buggy was stolen from the
hitching rack in Knightstown Sunday
night The rig was driven to Charlottesville
Charlottesville was arrested for the theft
and taken to Knightstown yesterday.
Republicans opened the campaign III
Portland Saturday night with Hon. Robert
S. Taylor, of Fort Wayne, as the speaker
Democrats opened their campaign in same
county with Hugh Dougherty, of Bluffton,
candidate for treasurer OF state, and W. II.
Eichhorn, of Button, as the speakers.
Neal Gerrety, aged eighteen employed at
the Terre Haute car works, left home Sept
10. His father has notified the Indianapolis
police. as he is believed to have come here
to enlist Thomas Campbell, of Ellsworth
who started from Terre Haute with a mule
team for Illinois with considerable money
to buy a farm is past due and has not been
heard from.
The thirteenth annual reunion Of the
Eighty-ninth Indiana Volunteers and the
Ninth Indiana Battery will assemble at
Creentown, Ind, Oct II and u All the
comrades with their wives are invited and
should notify Secretary Tence l.. Osborn;
also any change of postoffice address or
death of any comrade of the organization
O. L. Osborn is president.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

A fire last night at 9 o'clock damaged
sheds at sos, 50S and $40 South Capitol ave-
nue. and SIT Willard street to the extent OF
$50.
The George n. Thomas w. r. c.. No. 20.
will serve dinner from to this afternoon
at Showers Hall, to replenish the relief
fund
Rev. s. Ragowsky lectured to fair audi
ence at the First Baptist Church, last night,
On How My Family Was Converted .
Rev. Mr.. Villers. pastor of the church. well
coined the strangers who were present. Mr..
Ragowsky's topic tonight, at the same
place. will be THE Hebrew Young Man"
meeting will be held this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock at the home of Mrs. l.. F. Page.
No. 1705 North Meridian street. FOR the pur-
pose of forming an organization for the
support of the Symphony Orchestra of this
city. The expense has heretofore been
borne by the conductor. Mr.. Karl Schneider.
The several circles of Central-avenue
Church Will give a series of entertainments
this season for the purpose of furnishing
the new chapel which will be built next
year. Circle No. / will give the first Mon
day evening. Oct 3. when Dr. Madison
Swadener, of Cincinnati. will give lecture
on "A Parsons Philosophy of Life" Each
circle has selected some part TO furnish.
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OptCIdI 10 the InuIdIldpOIIS JOuIndI
ROCKVILLE, Ind, Sept. 26.-The open
ing exercises of the thirty-first year of
Ridgeville College took place to-day. In
the absence of the superintendent, Rev. E.
D. Curtis, of Indianapolis. and Professor
Smith, who failed to make railroad connec-
tions, the exercises were conducted by
Prof. James V. S. Fisher a graduate OIL the
University of Minnesota, who will have
charge of the college until about Jan. 1,
when Prof Hugh G. Green, of West Vir-
ginia, formerly of Butler University, will
move his family here and take formal
charge of the institution. Miss Eunice
Curtis, of Indianapolis, as principal, will
have charge of the English department, and
comes highly recommended.
The outlook for the coming year is better
than formerly, AMI the trustees are looking
forward to the coming of President Garven,
who is an educator of nH.lonal repute, as
new era in the affaits Of The COLLEGE.
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The ochiItree Divorce Suit.
peciai 70 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Sept. 26.-Mrs. Anna
Ochitree has filed an action for divorce in
the Circuit Court in which her husband,
Thomas Milton Ochiltree ex-postmaster of
Rushville, is defendant. Mrs. Ochiltree al
leges cruel treatment and habitual intoxica-
ton and demands alimony for 5000 and a
yearly allowance of $500 for the support of
her two minor daughters, whose custody
ushe asks. On petition of Mrs. Ochiltree, a
restraining order was issued to prevent her
husband disposing of his property. Deputy
Sheriff Jackson was charged with the duty
of serving the divorce summons and re-
straining order on Ochiltree, which he final
~ succeeded in doing after a fight with the
ex-postmaster Mr.. Ochiltree is prominent
in local Democratic politics and was chair
man of the Democratic county committee in
the first Cleveland campaign. Recently in
returning from Indianapolis he was roughly
handled by a c., Fl. a. d. conductor and
brakeman, who pitched him into his seat.
His head came in contact with the arm of
the seat and he received a severe scalp
wound which laid Ochiltree up for a week.
He claims his mental faculties were i'm
paired by this accluent, and that he has not
been himself since Ochiltree felt keenly
the notoriety the divorce case has brought
and says he will brace up and lead new
lie.
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A FizzIe in Brown County.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NASHVILLE Ind, Sept. 26.-The Demo-
Gratis opened the campaign in this county
Saturday night with three candidates for
state offices and John w. Kern as the
speaker. The Democrats had billed the
meeting for two weeks all over the county,
expecting to have big time. The anvils
were fired, and about the same time in the
evening arrived John w. Kern. C. j. Kohl
meyer and John w. Minor and with them
the candidate for state statstician, James
there were not over fifty voters present.
and these included all the speakers and all
the county candidates. John w. Kern was
the first speaker, and after a few introduce
tory remarks said that he was not a candi-
date, but that there were present the can
cidates for state offices. 1t will take some
thing more than Saturday nights meeting
to get that 1000 majority Guthrie has
promised the Democratic state committee.
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PAWN TICKET NO. 1862.
Only Identification of This Suicide MT
Terre Haute.

A dispatch to the Journal from Terre
Haute last night announced that an UNI
known man, who arrived there last Thurs
day, killed himself yesterday by taking NOR
phine. He left nothing by which he could
be identified except a pawn ticket No. $685..
issued by the Chicago Loan Office. at Ala
bama and Washington streets. this city.
There no name on the ticket. 1t was
for 81 loaned on a watch and chain Sept
16. He wore a gray suit of clothes and a
stiff hat, which had been bought from Saks
& Co. He was about forty-five years old and
had gray mustache Three cents were
found in his pockets
At the Chicago Loan Office the record
shows that pawn ticket No. 1862 was is
sued to j. p. Johnson. Sept. l6. and for a
watch and chain. The men in the loan office
do not remember the man. The city direc-
tory does not contain the name J. p. john
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Dsn,ocr,t,c Convention Hours

The delegates for the last of the county
and township conventions to be held in this
city will be chosen at the primaries to be
held Thursday evening. The Democratic
convention will be held in the Cleveland
Club Hall at 10:9D a. m. Friday. First will
come the convention to nominate candidates
for the Legislature Later another conVen-
ton will nominate candidate for joint rep
resentative for Marion and Hancock coun-
ties while later still another convention will
name the joint senatorial candidate for
Marion and Morgan counties. AS soon as
the legislative conventions are ended the
delegates from Center township will meet
to name candidates for justices Of the peace
and constables.
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seymour street Fair opens.
ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Sept. 26.-At o'clock
tonight the free street fair was opened by
an industrial parade, which was followed
by an address by Mayor Mills. after which
there were performances given on six
stages. The number Of entries to-day was
marvel. In the corn booths there were us
entries. In the pumpkin booths there are
1853, one Of them weighing III pounds. Every
booth is full and still there is more fruit
and vegetables to be entered. Tuesday is
necfed.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE. Ind, Sept ga. A. Har-
grave, editor and proprietor OF the Rock
vile Republican, has purchased the Parke
County Journal Republican, owned and
edited by Madison Keeney, for $1,000 This
leaves Rockville with two papers-the Re-
publican and Rockville Tribune. The Re
publican is the oldest plant in Rockville and
the town could not support two Republican
papers Mr. Keeney who is one of the old
est editors in the county, will retire after
many years of service.
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WANT TO SEE SERVICE.
Some OF the 15Sth Men willing to
Continue as Soldiers.

All the officers of the e-hundred-and-
f1fty-eighth Regiment met yesterday in the
Statehouse to receive final instructions from
Lieutenant Waterman about the form of
making out discharge papers. During the
meeting it developed that many of the men
wished to see more service for the govern
ment. and that there is more sickness now
that the men are at home than at any time
during the stay of the regiment in its South
ern camp.
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WOMAN YIELDS A WHIP
MRS. LEONARD LAY SLASHES A CO.
LUMBUS MERCHANTS FACE.
Day for Suicides, a Number Being Re-
ported from Different Points in
the State-Indfana News.
specIal to the Indianapolis journal.

COLUMBUS, Ind, Sept. 26.-George w.
Tinsley. prominent business man of this
city, was horsewhipped this afternoon in
front of his place Of business by Mrs.
Leonard Lay. Mrs. Lay states that he
used language to her unfit for a woman to
hear and insulted her. She reported the
same to her husband, Leonard Lay, a
prominent barber. who advised her to
horsewhip him. She Immediately drove to
his store, called him out and began using
the whip on him with telling effect Mr.
Tinsley stated that he was wholly misun-
derstood, and that he intended no reflection
on her character. His face is badly cut up
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Killed His Son i'm self-Defense.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Sept. 26.-Patrick
Campbell, who was cut by his father one
night last week. died Saturday of his in
juries The funeral took place in Indianap-
oils to-day He had assaulted his father
twice before. He came here on the night of
the tragedy and went on a spree, after
which he went to his fathers home, break
ing through a window and assaulted his
father with a rolling pin. While on the floor
with his son over him the old man managed
TO get his knife from his pocket and dis
embowled the boy. The father is about six
ty-ive years old and has the sympathy of
his neighborS.
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One Dead ana one Dying.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Sept. 26.-Gilbert Ste
phen Randall, member of Company I,
First Illinois, died in a Chicago hospital
Sunday of typhoid fever, contracted in the
Cuban campaign. He was born here forty
years ago, and his parents and two sisters
and two brothers are buried here. His re-
mains will be inferred in the family lot
Robert Rinehart, one of RooseveHS Rough
Riders, is dangerously i'll of typhoid fever
at hotel in this city He came here from
Montauk Point to return to his home, at
Union, fourteen miles from here After
reaching livery stable and ordering rig
to take him home he became so i'll he was
taken to the hotel His parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Elias Rinehart. are attending him.
He is twenty-four years old, and enlisted
in Texas
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NENTTOT Dr.. A. E. BUCHANAN
DAA' AANA 1888 When Building.
ADJUSTMENTS.

~.
THE Victorian Cross" was presented at
the Park Theater last night for the first
time in indianapolis. This play is said to
have had a long-continued and successful
run in the English provinces, but it will
have 10 be braced up considerably before
1t can duplicate its foreign successes In
this country. There are a few in the cast
who promise well, but. on the whole. the
company cannot be mentioned with any
commentator. The actors are evidently
new to the play and any charm the pro-
ouction might have was not to be discov-
cred. The performers did not know the
INES and frequently suggested amateurs
Their names are charitably omitted The
play Is one replete with intensely dramatic
situations but the force of these was al
most entirely lost through the listless and
hesitafing manner in which the lines were
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Notes of the stage.

De Wolf Hopper has two more weeks of
his New York engagement in 1.-THE Charla-
tam"
Joseph Jefferson and his company began
rehearsals yesterday. and will open at Port
land, Me-. on Oct. 3.
When Greek Meets Greek" James
O'Neil's new play had a successful produc-
ton the first of the month.
Della Fox has changed the name of her
new musical comedy from THE Little
Joker" to The Little Host" Tie former
name had been used before.
Mansfield's production of "Cyrano de
Bergerac'' is now set for Oct. g. at the Gar
den Theater. and rehearsals are being
driven TO get the great play ready.
Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott were
among the passengers of the Lucania, which
reached New York Saturday Goodwin is
reported to have walked with a slight linn.
Must not have had. much of a broken leg
if he be able 10 walk this soon.
Marcus Mayer. managing THE Belle of
New York" at the SALISBURY. in London.
pounded Manager George Musgroves face
into mauve jelly In the Salisbury box
Office last week for an insult from the Lon
don manager. The cablegram SAYS Mus
the members of THE Belle of New York
Company and made himself generally dis
agreeable. After the mix-up Musgrove' s
employees threw Mayer out OF the box Office
fired" Dan DAILY out of the London pro-
duction of THE Belle of New York"
e@--~-~---~-
TO BE HEALTHY AND STRONG
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terday decided that she is sane. Evidence
was introduced that she was addicted to the
morphine habit. and ii was only when she
was under the influence of khe drug that she
became irrational. The attention of the po-
lice was called to her case by persons who
thought they saw q resemblance between
her and the picture of the famous Mrs.
Luetgert. of Chicago. Mrs. I4oftin says she
will return to her home, at Paris, Ky.
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Farmer Myers Missing.
the Indiananolis Ionrnal,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Sept. 26.-Frank M. Myers,
a prominent farmer of Posey township, this
county, is missing and his whereabouts
unknown Myers left his home Friday, 60
ing to Terre Haute. and since that time he
has neither been seen nor heard Of John
N. Morgan, a prominent citizen Of this
place, is the father-in-law of Myers and he
is making great efforts to find him. Mr.
Morgan believes that his son-in-law has
been murdered. and he contemplates offer
ing reward for any evidence leading to his
discovery.
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Her Reply.
washington Post.

The pastor of a certain church in Six
teenth street. on leaving his study, which
is in the rear OF the church. one day last
week. saw little girl friend of his talking
to a stranger.
What was that man saying to YOU
Madge2'' he asked as he came up 70 her.
"Oh," said she, he just wanted TO know
IL DIR. c. wasn't the preacher of this
And what did you tell him?" asked the
pastor
The little girl drew herself up with an
air Of great pride.
4 told him. she answered. with dignity,
that you was the present membranes"
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NEW YORK, Sept 26.-Victor Herbert's
newest opera, 1.-The Fortune Teller had
its first New York presentation at Wallack's
Theater tonight. The company organized
by Frank L. Perley for this opera has
Alice Nelson at its head, with such WELL
known people as Eugene Cowles, Richard
Golden, Joseph Herbert, Frank Rushworth
and Marguerite Sylvia in prominent parts
From the rising of the curtain until the
close of the play the audience was prodigal
in its manifestations of approval Victor
Herbert, who was discovered among the
people in the parquet. was persistently and
vocferousy called upon for a speech but
as a compromise was induced to lead the
orchestra in an encore of the march which
closes the second act of the opera.
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Assigned for $62. 900.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 26.-Mather
Brothers and Kelsey & Mather. the first
firm dealing in lumber and builders sup
plies, and the other being engaged in the
manufacture of brick, to-day made an as
signment For some days the firms had been
endeavoring to arrange to continue in bust
ness, but failed TO reach an agreement with
creditors. The total liabilities are placed at
$62, 600 and the assets at $4,000.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind, Sept 26-Hon.
James e. Watson of Rushville, candidate
for Congress in this district, spoke to a large
audience at Cambridge City tonight. He
paid a glowing tribute to ex-President Har-
rison, showing the change of conditions be-
Cleveland and Mckinley, and touched on
all the national questions. He closed with
an eloquent mention of the war with Spain.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Sept. 26-Henry Fisher,
aged twenty-five, committed suicide shortly
after midnight last night by shooting him.
self below the heart. He has been having
chills and fever lately and had some trouble
with a fireman on the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern Railway, whom he had threat
ened to kill. He borrowed the revolver from
his brother last night and, after going down
town he returned home and retired about 8
o'clock. The shooting took place after mid
night. Young Fisher became of age last
December and received 500 in money and
some real estate and in a few days spent
all of his money.
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Miss Frnnklin Improving.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 26.-Miss
Franklin. daughter Of Mr.. w. Franklin, of
indianapolis. who was injured in bicycle
collision Friday evening, is improving and
will soon be able to return home Her
mother came from Indianapolis last night.
The collision was the result of scorching by
three young men.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind. Sept. 26-Carl B.
Specht, a member of Troop H. First Illinois
Cavalry, was buried here this afternoon.
Rev. August Rehwalt preached in German
at the Lutheran Church. after which Rev
John Herschberger.. of Hammond, preached
in English in the public square. where six
thousand people attended. Volunteers home
on furlough acted as escort. All business
houses and public buildings were closed
during the afternoon s.
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An order from Washington yesterday
granted the officers of the Indiana Signal
Corps Company q leave of absence for thir-
ty days.
Ex-Judge George w. Stubs had with him
yesterday his son Wynne Stubs, who has
been a sailor on the New York. Another
son has been in the army.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Ind. Sept. 26.-Thadeus
Coffin, of this city, to-day received orders
from the Postoffice Department to report
as soon as possible at Ponce, Porto Rico
for duty in the postal service in the office
in that city. Mr.. Coffin will leave for New
York this week and will sail from there on
Oct. 5. He was postmaster in this city for
many years and is a personal friend of
President Mckinley, having been member
of McKinleys regiment in the war.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-The Even
ing Post says that Lillian Langtry is COM
ing to California to live and that she will
soon remove her effects from London to this
state to take up her permanent residence
Her attorneys in this city corroborate the
story and say that ''the Jersey Lily" will
probably live on her splendid ranch in Lake
county. Mrs Langtry has claimed this
State as her legal residence for many years
mast
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Suicide of william Thomas.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. 26.-William Thomas,
brother of a Muncie police commissioners,
committed suicide last evening at his home,
in Milton. south of Mdncie His wife died
a few months ago and he had been de-
spondent ever since. He was commercial
traveller for a milling firm.
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Gas belt Not Wen Represented.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 26-Secretary
Croft. of the Indiana Federation of Labor.
says his information is that there will be
12O delegates in the annual convention which
begins tomorrow. One of the important
purposes of the meeting will be to admit
the miners organization into the federation.
The gas belt will not be as largely repre-