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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-18
WILL PLEAD INSANITY
HOW MURDERER COREY EXPECTS
TO ESCAPE PUNISHMENT.
Death of DR.. c. s. Arthur, Prominent
Experimentation Against
Building Association.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOAIO, Ind, Oct 1.-THE prisoner,
attorneys, witnesses and spectators for the
Madison county murder trial came up from
Anderson this morning and the case was
started this afternoon. From the crowd al
ready present and those expected to arrive
later the southern half Of Madison county
will be well nigh depopulated before the
end of the week. Saturday Judge Mount
cleared the deck for the trial and the case
will proceed without interruption. By re-
quest Judge Mount has issued an order
that the jury shall not be permitted to sep
arate after being sworn to try the case,
and, as a result, the panel will be kept TO-
gether in charge of a bailiff in the interim
between court sessions. The jurors will not
be allowed to read newspaper reports OF the
court proceedings nor to converse with
themselves or outsiders concerning the case
Ithamar Corey, the prisoner, accused of the
murder of his deaf mute uncle, David He'd
rick, occupies a seat at the table of his
counsel. His attorneys are Kittinger, Diven
& Reardon, of Anderson, and Kirkpatrick,
Morrison & McReynolds of this city. The
lawyers for the state are Prosecutor Scan
Ian, of Madison county, Prosecutor Har-
ness of this county, and Blacklidge, Shir-
ley & Wolf, of this city. On the plea of
having no money to employ counsel the
court appointed the attorneys to defend
Corey. The state also appointed additional
counsel for the prosecution, for all OF
which Madison county foots the BILL
Corey is very diminutive person, in fact,
almost midget. He Is but four feet eight
inches tall and weighs less than on hum
dred pounds. His mother and stepfather
are here with him. Corey admits the kill
ing claiming it was accidental; that he
was shooting at squirrel and, by chance,
shot Hedrick 1t was supposed that He'd
rick had $50 in his pocket at the time of the
killing, but he had but $12, having de-
posted the bulk of it the day before. For
this paltry sum the crime was committed.
Hedrick had no other property. He had no
family. The tragedy occurred in Adams
tow nship. near Markleville.. HedTick was
fifty-four years old and the prisoner is
tMentY-fiYe. The defense will plead insanity.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE industrial
commission, created at the last session of
Congress, held it's opening meeting to-day at
the Capitol and outlined the general work
before it. The commission is made up Of
five United States senators, five members of
the House of Representatives and nine per-
sons from private life, who. according to the
act, shall fairly represent the different in
dustries and employments. The senators on
the commission are Messrs. Kyle, Mantle,
Penrose, Mallory and Daniel all of whom
were present to-day, except Mr.. Mantle.
The representatives in Congress are
Gardner, Lorimer. Often, Livingstone and
Bell, the absentees to-day being Messrs.
Lorimer and Bell. All the members from
private life were present, namely, Messrs.
A. L. Harris of Ohio; S. n. d. North, of
Massachusetts; A. A. Smith, of South Caro-
lima; E. v. Conger, of Michigan; T.. w.
Phillips, of Pennsylvania; f. M. Farquhar,
of B. f. NJ; F. Harris, of North
Carolina, and NJ D. Ratchford, of Indiana.
Chief Sargent, of the Railway Firemens
organization, has declined to accept place
on the commission and the vacancy caused
by this action has not yet been filed. Most
of the time of the meeting was devoted to
general discussion on the scope of the work
ahead.
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attendance. Rain will be the only draw
as nothing but the blowing of Gabriels
trumphet will stop a Charlottesville enter
prise There will be free shows of all kinds
from double-headed woman to a monkey;
and free-for-alI merry-go-rcunds will be
constantly kept running. Several hundred
dollars have been paid on votes to de-
termine who shall be given the place in the
flower parade as the prettiest girl in
town." Most Of the business men have built
booths In front of their business rooms. and
horse and cattle pens extend in a double
row down Washington street for two
squares: the swine and sheep pens are on
erected at the center of the intersection of
Maine and Green streets, and the store
rooms and public buildings are gayly deco
rated. Special programmes for each day
have been prepared.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN. Ind, Oct. 1z-Robert w.
Miers, the Democratic candidate for Com
gress in this (the Second) congressional dis
trict, is now making his canvass in this
county. His meetings are not largely at
tended and there is no enthusiasm.
W. Ray Gardiner. the Republican candi-
date for Congress has been greeted by good
audiences wherever he has appeared. He is
a good speaker and from present indications
willigive Miers closely contested race. One
of Miers's schemes to control the vote Of
the old soldiers is well known While in
Washington, when he would hear of PEN
sion claim being allowed to a soldier In his
district, he would Immediately write, or in
some cases telegraph the man that 1t was
directly through his influence that his claim
had been allowed, which was untrue and
done for political effect only.
General J. s. Dodge, of Elkhart, addressed
a meeting Of Republicans at the courthouse
here tonight His remarks were well re-
ceived and showed clearly and concisely the
position of the Republican party. In tho
present campaign. Music was furnished by
the Republican Glee Club. which was or
ganized last week, this being its first ap-
pearance.
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POSTOFFICE PRINTING.
Mr.. Heath Says 1t Must All BE Done by
Members of Unions.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE following
letter regarding the policy of the Postoffice
Department in labor matters was sent by
Perry S. Heath, first assistant postmaster
general, to-day to M A. Louis chief of the
supply division, Postoffice Department.:
"Sir-Referring to your application to-
day for authority to have done as emerg-
ency work certain printing needed by the
Postoffice Department, l want to remind
you of my order issued last year, in which
it was made peremptory that all the print
ing under your direction, not done at the
Government Printing Office, should be given
to offices only employing union labor. Be-
fore making any order or contract for
emergency Or other printing ascertain
through some officer of the local printers
unions whether or not the establishment to
which it is proposed to award the printing
is in good standing with the printers and
other labor unions. The o. der OF last yea
above referred to was given you in connec-
ton with one providing that favor be given
in the purchase of goods to domestic manu-
facturers, as we desire to consume American
rather than foreign made goods
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Col. Brxnn.s Regret..

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE following letter
of declination has been received from W.
j. Bryan, dated Camp Cuba Lbre in re-
Spouse to an invitation to attend the peace
jubilee:
II regret that duties here will prevent
an acceptance Of the invitation extended by
the citizens of Chicago to be present at the
national peace jubilee, TO be held on the
18th and 18th of the present month. The
American people are pre-emnently a peace
loving people and it is fitting that they
should celebrate the termination of the
present war-a war conceived in an unset
demonstrated anew the valor of our soldiers
and seamen; war which is destined, let
us hope, to establish in the Orient, as well
as in the West Indies, that doctrine so
sacred to the people of the United States
namely, that governments derive their just
powers not from the armies or navies, but
from the consent of the governed
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MUST RESTORE EMPEROR
BRITAIN ALLEGED TO HAVE
THREATENED CHINESE OFFICIALS.
Foreigners mt Yangsse Ports I'm Great
Danger-RaiIvay Disaster--Sul-
tan Greets the Kaiser.

LONDON. Oct ia dispatch to Lon
don news agency from Shanghai says: Re
ports from Japanese sources are in circula-
tiol here to the effect that Sir Claude Mac
Donald british minister at Peking) had in
formed the Chinese government that SOW
ereignty appertains solely to the Emperor,
who has been forcibly abducted and de-
posed. and that he must be restored to his
position, while Kang-Yu-Wei and the other
reformers must be pardoned. Failing COM
pliance. Great Britain will enforce these de-
mands. A rebellion in HUMAN province is
certain. Foreigners at Yang-Tse ports are
in great danger. Most Of the residents have
left Chun-kin, in the province of Se-Chuen,
and foreigners at other ports are preparing
for a hurried departure"
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PARIS, Oct. ia semi-official note is
sued this evening says that the statement
to the effect that the French war ships are
being placed on a war footing and ordered
to Brest is incorrect, and it is added that
undue Importance has been attached to the
incident. The statements referred to al
legged that Vice Admiral Fournier, who is
now at Tunis, with the minister of marine,
NJ Luckroy, would return Immediately to
Toulon. where orders have been received to
speedily prepare the armored cruisers Ad-
miral Trechouart, Bouvines, Jemmapes and
Vammy for active service, and that in ad-
dition, orders had been issued to send the
largest possible number of gunners to Brest
without delay to man the forts and bat
teries there. 1t was also said rumors con-
Eected the French preparations with the
FaShoda dispute
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Gas-Be1t Bowling League.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. II. - Secretary
Sears, of the Gas Belt Bowling League,
completed the November schedule of games
to-day The series opens Nov. /. The
Anderson team is under the management
and captaincy of c. F. Heritage, county
treasurer, who has one of the best teams
in the State. The personnel is DR.. o. F.
Druly, ]. B. Baker. A. B. Worley, DIR. A.
H. Sears and NJ. u Johnson. The schedule
is as follows:
Nov. 1-Elwood at Paramount, Anderson
at Marion, Summitville at Jonesboro, Alex
andrla at Gas City.
Nov. S-Marion at Elwood. Jonesboro at
Anderson, Gas City at Summitville, Fair
mount at Alexandria.
Nov. S-Marion at Jonesboro, Gas City at
Paramount, Summitville at Alexandria, Ell
wood at Anderson.
Nov I-Faifmount at Marion, Jonesbcro
at Gas City, Alexandria at Elwood, Ander-
son at Summitviile.
Nov. b-I1lwood at Gas City Anderson
at Paramount, Sumrnitville at Marion, AL
exandria at Jonesboro
Nov. l7-Marion at Alexandria, Jonesboro
at Elwood, Gas City at Anderson, Fair
mount at Summitville.
Nov 2-Marion at Gas City, Paramount
at JonesbOro, Summitville at Elwood, An
derson at Alexandria.
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DUBLIN, Oct. I7.-There was great ex-
citement all night long yesterday at Ball
inrobe. County Mayo. due to serious COLI
sions between the people there and police
growing out of a United Irish League meet
ing, announced for yesterday evening.
About 10000 people assembled, and Messrs
Davitt and William o Brien, who were to
be the speakers, were met outside the town
by detachment of 200 police and were pre-
were forced to charge the crowds fire.
Quently.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENVILLE, Ind, Oct. IA. L. Ker-
wood, candidate for representative of Della
ware county, and Clarence w. Dearth adj
dressed large Republican meeting at this
place Saturday night Mr.. Dearth is known
as the boy orator Of Delaware county and
holds his audience spellbound by his elo-
quence. He discusses with intelligence and
logic the leading issues of the day. Many
Democrats attend his meetings and are
well pleased with his speeches. The colored
glee club of Muncie furnished music
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DEGREE OF LII. D.
from First Pageo

on the ground General Nelson A Miles,
accompanied by his wife and staff, was
among the first arrivals to-day. The party
until after o'clock, when carriages were
taken to the Wellington Hotel Regrets
came known that General "Joe" Wheeler.
the ex-Confederate hero of Santiago, would
not attend the jubilee. General Wheeler,
VINO is now IN command OF the soldiers at
Huntsville, Ala, wired the reception COM
mittee that owing to prior engagements he
will not be able 10 leave his command.
The bicycle parade. scheduled for to-
night, was ordered postponed until Thurs
day night because of the Indictment weather.
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The Odessa correspondent of the London
Standard says that Russia has hastily con-
centrated 10000 men at Port Arthur. to be in
readiness for any emergency at Picking.
The president of the Swiss Federation NJ.
Ruffy, has received threatening letters
from Anarchists. Precautions are being
taken by the police to prevent an attempt
on his nfe.
Herr Gruenthall, superintendent Of the
imperial printing Office at Berlin, has COM
mitted suicide. He was charged with theft
and the forgery of bank notes to the
amount Of over 100000 marks.
At the Bow-street Police Court, London,
yesterday, Dr. Nancy Guilford the midwife,
of Bridgeport, Conn, charged with the
murder of Emma Gill was again remanded
for a week pending the arrival of extradi-
ton papers.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.

0peCIdI 10 LI6 InuIdndpOIIs JUUIUdI
ELKHART. Ind, Oct 17.-Tables just
compiled show that during the building sea-
son of 1898 over 100000 has been invested in
Elkhart in building new homes and fac
tories and remodeling other buildings. Near
ly one-half of the amount was put into en-
terprises that will benefit the industrial
world. Among the public projects in course
Of construction is a. new Odd Fellows Hall,
the Century Club house and the Clark Hos
ptal. In addition to these improvements
$4,000 worth of brick street pavement has
been built and about five miles of concrete
sidewalk.
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CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 16 delayed in
transmission 1.-The imperial yacht Hohen-
zolern, with the Emperor and Empress of
Germany on board, arrived in the Straits of
the Dardanelles with her escorts, this
morning. She was saluted by the forts and
crew Of the Turkish war ship Izzeden and
other Turkish vessels cheered her. The
Germans responded
The Hohenzollern, on entering the straits,
was boarded by the ENJOYS of the Sultan,
who extended, in the name of his Majesty,
a welcome to Emperor William. The Sui
tan and Kaiser exchanged cordial tele-
grams.
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PoIiticinn. Indicted.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Oct 1.-THE grand
jury to-day returned indictments against
Jacob Jacobson, Republican nominee for
clerk of the Criminal Court and Charles B.
Tenney, who was Republican judge in
the second precinct of the Second ward in
the recent "home rule" election, and against
Dutch" Neal and Harry Dinney for illegal
voting. The form of the indictments against
Jacobson and Tenny were questioned, and
Judge Wofford held them out, ordering the
jury to return and review it's work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-18

CINCINNATI, o.. Oct 1.-THE seventh
annual convention of the Master Horse
shoers Protective Association of America
convened here to-day, with 300 delegates
and 100 cities represented. After President
John p. Purcell. of New York. responded to
the welcome address of Mayor Tafel, the
annual reports of the officers were sub
mitted and referred to the committees that
were appointed by President Purcell.
Charles and Harry Foster, brothers, were
arrested Sunday afternoon near Paramount
for robbing a house one mile west of that
city. They were held for trial in default
of $500 bail EACH
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Beveridge Meeting Postponed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Ind, Oct 17.-Hon. A j.
Beveridge was to have spoken in Greenfield
tonight, but the elements proved too Wig
orous. 1t rained all day and was a regular
downpour at the hour when the speaking
should have commenced Owing to the rain
no country people could get in and, al
though a fair-sized crowd was present, it
was deemed best to postpone the meeting
until Saturday afternoon, when Mr.. Bever-
idge will speak. He goes to Richmond that
night.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 1.-Two weeks
ago to-day Jesse Barnes, riverman, caught
his wife and an unknown man together on
the river bank opposite this city and shot
them both. The woman was instantly
killed. The stranger was carried to hos
pital here and died tonight He would not
reveal his identity and every effort to
fathom the mystery failed. Prominence OF
his family was given as the cause of his
silence.
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End Of the Indian Trouble.

WASHINGTON. Oct. E.-Adjutant Gem
eral Corbin late tonight received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Bacon. de ted
Walker indicating that the Indian uprising
in Minnesota is practically at an end:
stAt council with hostile Indians to-day
latter said they wanted no more fighting
with United States soldiers and agreed to
come and surrender on Wednesday. This is
result Of their defeat when engaged with me
on the hth Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones has been shown this telegram and
concurs in foregoing statement.
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Claim Agent Bennett Fatally Hurt.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 17.-E. V. Bennett,
aged seventy-one. of Lafayette, claim agent
for the Lake Erie & Western Railway for
number OF years, was alighting from
local freight train in front of the passenger
station this evening and fell on the wet
platform, fracturng his left hip. he was
taken to the hospital and owing to his age
may not survive as the bone will likely re-
fuse to knit. He was coming from Port
land where he attended court to-day. The
train was running very slowly at the time.
The man fell so close to the rail that a
wheel cut his coat
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Pensions for veterans.

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing named Indianians:
Original-John Newton, Franklin S.
81 ease@Joseph G. McGarrah, Princeton,
$12 to ST; George A. Moore, Burlington SIS
to $27.
Reissue-Reuben Meyer, North Manches-
ter, ST.
Original Widows, etc.-(Special. Oct. 81,
Mary A. Hobson, Columbus, $12; Mary K.
Newton, indianapolis, s.: Agnes Wakefield,
indianapolis, IS; Mary Robinson, Foun-
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PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE Duchess of Suther-
land, wife Of the lord president of the
Council Of British Ministers, while on board
a train bound for Calais lost a satchel con-
tanning jewelry worth $4,000 Her Grace
left the train at Amens and returned here
to report her loss to the police. 1t is sup
posed the Satchel was stolen when the
duchess left her compartment in the train
for moment to speak with friends at the
railway station here, after having depOs-
tied it near her seat in the compartment.
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Against the Building Associa ton.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 17.-Judge J. F.
Mcclure rendered decision in the Circuit
Court this morning that has an important
bearing on hundreds Of people in Anderson
ElWood, Alexandria and Frankton, and, In
fact. wherever the German-American Build
ing Association of Indianapolis has operat-
ed. People were induced to take loans in
this company and become members of the
association upon representations made in
their contracts that their loans would all
be liquidated in seventy-two monthly pay
ments. A number of these loans have ma
tured under the contracts made-that is,
the payment of seventy-two monthly assess
mentS-but the officials Of the company re-
fuse TO release the mortgage, and make still
further demands. A test case was brought
out by the refusal of John Winegardner, of
demand for cancellation of the mortgage
held against his property. To enforce his
claim q suit was brought before Judge Nc
Clure to cancel the mortgage. The case
has been pending in court for some weeks.
and in it's answer the company admitted
the contract as set up, but pleaded that
because of the hard times and other mat
tiers the company was not able to pay out
on the time agreed on, and to cancel the
mortgage now and discontinue the collec-
lions would eventually bankrupt or serious
filed to this answer, and it was sustained
by Judge Mcclure, which virtually implies
that the company must live up to its con-
tracts.
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RICHMOND, Ind, Oct 17.-Sunday night
L. A. Barber, aged fifty-four, a prominent
citizen, died of consumption. The deceased
was born in Cantoa. N Y, Jan. o. 1874
For the past twelve years he had been sta
ton agent for the Pennsylvania here.
MUNCIE. Ind, Oct. 17.-Mary Buchanan.
widow, died last night, aged sixty Cam
Ger was the cause of death
Mrs. Charles Cecil died yesterday while
visiting her parents four miles west of the
city. She was i'll but a short time.
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Frank B. Posey Drew Largely from
the Senator's Audience.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Oct. Ex-senator David
Turpie. the advertised sage of the Sem
ate" spoke tonight at the courthouse to
a fair crowd. He failed to hold his auditors
and scores of them came to the City Hall
to hear the Hon. Frank b. Posey, of Evans
vile, who was too strong an opposition at
traction for the senator. Mr. Posey made
a brilliant Republican speech to a good
sized audience. He claimed the Demo-
cratic party no longer has any excuse for
living and the audience agreed with him.
The Marion Glee Clubs double quartet fur
nished excellent music The meeting was
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SON LIKE THE FATHER.
Jesse James. Jr.. Indicted for Rob-
bling a Missouri Pacific Train.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Oct. 1.-THE grand
jury returned indictments against Jesse
James, son of the noted outlaw; William
w. Lowe, the seif-confessed train robber;
Charles Polk and Fl. Ryan and Caleb Stone
for robbng Missouri Pacific train at Belt
line Junction on the night of Sept. g. Lowe
and Ryan are already in Jail. Warrants for
the arrest Of the others were Immediately
issued
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New Albany Revolution Daughters.

New Albany Revolution Daughters.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Oct. ia chap
ter of the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution was organized here Saturday with
eighteen members and the followiwng off,
GERS: Regent, Miss Mary E. Cardwill; vice
regent Mrs. E. A. Maginness; secretary.
Mrs. Elwood Fawcett registrar Miss Fam
Gwin; treasurer, Miss Anna f. Cardwill.
The chapter will be known for the present
application papers are in washington wait
ing verification, and the prospects are
bright for a large and Furnishing chapter.