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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-19
LIKE CHRISTMAS TINE.
Battery A Boys Receive Their Tent
and Supplies.

A letter from Raymond G.. Thompson, of
old Battery A, now at Camp Thomas,
speaking of the assembly tent forwarded by
the ladies of this city, has this to say:
Everybody has been looking for the car
forwarded to us from Indianapolis. 1t
should have reached here on Thursday last
but did not arrive until this Saturday
afternoon. The whole battery turned out to
pitch the tents and unpack the other things
which our host of friends in indianapolis
so generously provided us with. The scene
resembled & Christmas time, and the boys
were as much pleased as youngsters clus-
tered about Christmas tree. The big tent
is full to overlooking tonight, and the alb
sence of familiar faces in the canteen can
not but be viewed with regret by the pro-
motors of that nuisance. The boys are all
busy, reading, writing and playing the vari-
Gus games, and even the 'diScontentS are
wearing their happiest smiles
The letter says there is still much Difficult
ty I'm In procuring a supply Of good water.
but that we would have soon been obliged
to move If it had not rained this week
which It did to a finish for several DAYS
The rain interfered with the semi-weekly
forced marches, but 1t gave Captain Curtis
an opportunity to brush us up on foot move
mentS which were badly needed. The
rockies, as we call the new members, have
held US back in all the drills, but, with the
exception or a few bunglerS, we are doing
very well. The rockies have been assigned
to the different sections, and now each sec
ton has about twenty-seven men. We no.
tice the addition on guard duty and in po-
Icing the camp, although there has been
no change in stable guard. Twice this week
on account of the rain, the drivers took the
horses out for exercise, and all enjoyed
these little trips, in spite of the soaking we
got on the first day and the threatened
soaking on the second. The second outing
came off yesterday, and Lieutenant Garrard
led the string over Missionary ridge None
of the boys had ever passed over this road
and we all thought the view equaled if
it did not excel that from Lookout
mountain. The road is macadamized and
runs along the crest of the mountain Just
opposite Lookout. The sides of the mount
ain in several places are almost perpen-
dicular. I have often heard. but still dis
credited the story of the fight above the
clouds-the cloud part of it-but yesterday
the clouds hung so low as to cover the top
of Lookout. Occasionally they would lift
revealing the hotels and other points we
were familiar with. A stop was made on
the summit and the horses were fastened
to the railing protecting the roadway. A
farm on the crest had several fine peach
trees loaded with ripe fruit. and permits
sion was given to the boys of the battery
to take what fruit was lying on the ground
They were forbidden to pick from the trees
1t was surprising how many peaches lay
on the ground, so the boys say
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
WINONA LAKE, Ind, July 1S.-To-day
was the opening day of statesmen's week
at the assembly. The programme has at last
been completed and is as follows: Monday.
Judge Aldrich and Senator William K. Ma
son: Tuesday, ex-Vice President Adlai E.
Stephenson; Wednesday, Representative
Charles B. Lands: Thursday. ex-Lieuten-
ant Governor Will Cumback and t. F.
Brooks, second vice president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad; Friday. Representative
Charles Grosvenor, of Ohio. This morning
Judge Aldrich delivered an address on In
ternational Law" Tonight Senator Mason.
of Illinois, spoke on Cuba his favorite
subject. An immense audience greeted the
celebrated talker on Cuban independence.
1t is expected that unusually large crowds
will be here throughout this week There IS
very little going on around the park in a
social way Last night II. Kealan. of Chi
cago gave a tallyho party.
Among the latest arrivals at the Winona
port; w L. Huber indianapolis; ]. Con-
ner, Rochester; De Witt Talmage, WASH
ington; Ralph H. Kealan, Chicago; A. B.
renee, Hecla; w. H. F. Smith, vancouver,
B. c.. r. j. Pierce, Martinsvile; S. NJ Emil
son, Vincennes; Charlotte ]. Dickey, In
dianapolis; Lillian n. Reid. st; Louis; w 7.
H. Aldrich, Cadillas.
At Minnewawan Inn the following are
Bangier Pier ceto ANNA c. Hawks, Co
shen; Eftie Wilmer, Goshen; Mary E. Pea
cock, Attica; George B. Stivers. Fort
Mayne; D. j. Evans Evans Van Wert A. r.
Woodruff, Mrs. N. Mcdonald. Mrs S. H.
Woodbury., New Albany; Mr.. and Mrs.
James L. Dalton, Portland; j. 8. Coate,
Marion; H. F. Bowman B. J. Cook, Bour-
bon
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Indiana Notes.

Clarence Hood aged thirteen, was
drowned at New Albany last night while
swimming in the Ohio.
Lieut.. Clarence Purdy, of the United
States army, who was wounded i'm the bait
tie near Santiago, is now home on fur
Tough, visiting his parents at Winchester.
Fire destroyed four ricks of cornstalks at
Linden on Sunday morning. These stalks
cost So per ton and are used in the cellulose
factory. The total loss will be near 81. 900.
Origin of fire unknown.
The contract for the new high school
building at Winchester, 10 be erected on
the site of the building burned last spring.
has been let to Luther Shetterly, of VIM
chester. The building, when completed. will
cost about $4,000.
The twenty-fourth annual reunion of old
settlers of owen and adjoining counties Will
be held at Quincy on Thursday, Aug IL
Many attractive features are announced,
and the Monon railway will sell half-fare
tickets from all stations between Blooming
ton and Charlottesville.
Messrs. w. b. and e. G. Cooley, A. q.
Lupton and j. Fl. Dowell yesterday sold
their interest. representing half the stock
of the Hurrle Window Glass Company az
Hartford City to G. ]. Hurrie, who becomes
the sole owner. The plant Is a twelve-not
concern, with q weekly output of 100
boxes. The factory operates Independently
cf the window glass trust and employs $50
men.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ROUTINE.


Main Ordered.
The Indianapolis Water Company was d.
rected TO lay main in Hamilton avenue,
from Michigan street to Tenth street.
Remembrance Filed.
A remonstrance against paving with brick
the first alley east of Park avenue from
Thirteenth street to Fifteenth street, on
which the board took final action July 6,
was filed and it was referred to the city en-
gineer for investigation to whether it is
signed by one-half of the resident property
Petitions Filed.
A petition for the construction of local
sewer in TWenty-nfth street, from Shade
street to Gale street, was referred to the
city engineer for investigation and report.
improvements Ordered.
The board wrote to the Citizens Street
railroad Company letter stating that the
street car tracks crossing the railroads at
Washington and Noble streets and Wash
ington street and the Belt railroad should
be planked; also, that the powders between
the street car tracks crossing the railroad
at Massachusetts avenue should be replaced
with planks
Superintendent Zion. of the Belt. was
asked to see that the railroad tracks at the
West Washington-street crossing be
planlSed. General Superintendent Hill. of
the Lake Erie q Western, was notified to
nue. crossing and to repair tracks at Wash
ington and Noble streets. General Agent
O'Reilly, of the Monon. was notified to re-
The Big Four Company was asked to plank
its tracks at the East Washington and
Noble-street crossings, Leota-street cross
ing. West Washington street, at Missouri
street and at Massachusetts avenue.
Several of these improvements had been
ordered previously, but the orders were not
obeyed.
Park Land Action.
The board yesterday received warranty
deeds for thirteen pieces of property which
are to be included in the White-river park.
Vouchers were drawn for the amounts
named as consideration, and the deeds and
abstracts of title were referred TO the city
controller. who is to pay the sellers and re-
tain whatever money is needed II any. to
clear the title to the real estate. Following
shows the pieces of property so far pur-
chased and the consideration:
From John ]. Cooper. PAS rs acres, $49.152.
From Hiram w. Miller. three pieces, 2lS.S2
acres, $63, 772
From Peter c. Moller. SO acres $3.50
From William and Mary Pence, 1.50 acres,
N,S0e
From Addison L. Roche Lots rs and 26, in
Block 4, Hibberd & Collects addition to
North Indianapolis, 800
From Nicholas and Christina Schwab. 452
acres 1856.
From Herman H. Unverzagt, 17.7 acres,
$531o
From August Wacker, four pieces. 1895
acres, $32 900.
From William H. Watt. 1913 acres, $1,000.
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Naval Cadet FesIer.

County Clerk j. w. Fesler has been ap-
pointed naval cadet. and is now awaiting
an assignment to duty from the Navigation
Bureau at Washington. Senator Fairbanks
has asked to have him assigned to duty
with Commodore Watsons fleet, and hopes
if peace is not declared shortly, to succeed
in placing him there. Ever since Mr.. Fes-
Ter returned from Key West, shortly before
the war. he has had the war fever" with
a weakness for the navy. Finding the only
opening available was as a cadet he ac-
cepted the appointment with alacrty, as
he is anxious to enter the service in any
capacity.
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Petitions Filled.
improvements Ordered.

A petition for the construction of a local
sewer in Twenty-fifth street. from Shade
street to Gale street, was referred to the
city engineer for investigation and report.
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Big Demand for Fruit Jars.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, July 1s.-The demand
for fruit jars and the prices to which they
have jumped within the last few days ex-
ceeds anything since 1891, when they were
forced to $14 a gross. Jars that were SELL
ing at $375 a gross for pints, $4 for quarts
and Sc for half gallons have jumped to S.. rs
for pints, Sc for quarts and IS for half gall
Ions and are still going higher. 1t is claimed
that there are about lis 900 gross jars in
stock in the Indiana plants that are being
held for higher prices. The flush" has
stampeded manufacturers who sold out
their stock and the Wagner and Wilson
Mccullough companies have posted notice
they will resume nonunion at once, the
union workmen not being permitted to man
the furnaces in the months of July and Au-
gust
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The Indianapolis Water Company was di
rected to lay a main in Hamilton avenue
from Michigan street to Tenth street.
Remembrance Filed.
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Park, and tonight nearly all OF the four
thousand visitors had departed for their
homes. At the business meeting this fore
noon the judges awarded the prizes as fol-
lows in the contest among the singing So
cieties; Wabash first prize. $40: Indlanapo-
Eintracht, third prize $40; Lafayette,
fourth prize, s.. There was TO have been but
threes prizes, the first TO be SIS, but there
bash was accompanied by a piano. Muncie
declined to be considered in the awarding
OF prizes. The judges were Alfred Damn
and William ochum of Muncie and Bru-
nus Froemel. of Indianapolis. The banner
was not contested for owing TO the disagree
able weather Muncie being permitted 10
retain it. II was decided that the organiza-
ton continue as an interstate affair. declin-
ing the invitation from the North Ameri-
can and Western Associations. Wabash. In
dianapolis and Anderson were contestants
for the next meeting and Wabash won.
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shiveIey Inspecting Prisons.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND Ind, July Estate Senator
Charles E. Shiveley. of this city, recently
made president of the Indiana >Reformatory
Board Of Managers has gone east to inspect
some of the noted prisons and reforma-
tories. He desires to inform himself on
the methods employed by the leading penal
institutions. Mr.. Shiveley has been inpor-
tuned by number of his friends to make
the race for secretary of state, but has re-
fused, owing to his brothers. Judge Shve-
ley's) candidacy for Supreme judge.
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This laboratory will be a busy place for
the next few weeks said City Sanitarian
Clark yesterday. MIR. Hill, the expert en-
gagged by the city to examine the water
works, has asked us to make thorough
chemical and meteorological tests of the
city water twice week. We will take the
water from faucets, mains and the galleries
at the water plant. These tests will be kept
up until Mr. Hill is satisfied that the true
normal condition of the water has been de-
termined. DR.. Clark said tests he has
made at different times of the city water
have proved it good.
Mr.. Hill and the city engineer began yes
terday to investigate the condition of the
water mains. The older ones are to be ex-
amined first 1t will probably take two
weeks to do this work
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THE INDIANA OIL FIELD
EXPLOSION NEAR BROAD RIPPLE
THAT LUCKILY HURT NO ONE.
More Active Operations Since Price
of the Crude Has Risen-StriIke
aS Iron and Bolt Works.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BROAD RIPPLE, Ind, July 1S.-What
might have developed into another oil we'll
disaster occurred at the White River Oil
and Gas Company's we'll No. 2, on the Henry
Hissong farm, last week. A nitroglycerin
shooter was putting a shot in the we'll and
had succeeded in lowering all the shells and
set them in their proper position He had
just dropped the ''squib" or firing head"
which contained two quarts of the great
explosive. This ''squib" exploded at the
depth of couple of hundred feet from the
surface in the well, and bowed out several
joints of the casing. On the derrick floor
near the top of the we'll sat a can with
four quarts of explosive in it. and close
by was number of empty cans, all of
which exploded, and demolished the der
rick. There were a great many spectators
out to see the well shot, but all escaped
injury. The leaving of the portion of a can
of the explosive and the empty cans so
near at hand is considered an act of care
lessness. The we'll made fine showing and
indicates that it will be among the best
of the producers in the Broad Ripple dis
trict. 1t looks very encouraging for an ex-
tension to the Broad Ripple field. as the
indianapolis Gas Company has cleaned out
an old gas we'll on the Mccarthy farm, in
Fall creek township, Hamilton county, five
miles east from Fishers Station, on the L.
e. d w. Railroad, and fifteen miles north
east from the Broad Ripple field. The old
we'll is reported doing fifteen barrels day.
Many leasers have been in the vicinity
capturing all the leases they can. The Ohio
Oil Company has completed No. 2, on the
5. II. McElwain farm, in Section IL, Wash
ington township, and it did fifteen barrels
completed and is good for fifty barrels.
Same companys No. 4, on the Dow &
Brunson farm, is good for ten barrels. Nc
Knight Murphy & Co.'s WELL No. 3, on the
NJ; Carver farm, is good for twenty bar
rels, while the White River Oil and Gas
Companys No 2, on the H. Morris farm.
is good for twenty barrels. 49,
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Commodore schIey,s Old Nurse.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, July 1S.-Mrs. James
Huncilman, of this city, is taking a most
unusual interest in the operations before
Santiago. She has the honor of being
Commodore Schley's old nurse. She nursed
him when he was born and guided his foot
steps in his boyhood days when he lived
in Fredericksburg. She recalls many of
his boyish pranks. She remembers the day
he went away to Annapolis, and he was the
proudest boy on earth. She says the press
dispatches which give his age as fifty-nine
are erroneous. She says he is either fifty
five or fifty-six.
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A TAX ON EACH BARREL
AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO BREW
cry LICENSE ORDINANCE
Directed at One of the Smaller Local
COncerns-The Spades Gift
Accepted.

At meeting of the Council last night Mr..
Little introduced an ordinance amending the
ordinance introduced by Mr. Higgins, and
passed, requiring all breweries, brewery de-
pots and agencies and distileries in the city
to pay to the city a license of 81 900 a year.
Mr. Titles ordinance would make the
breweries and distilleries in the city pay
into the city treasury 3 cents on every bar
rel of beer and whisky sold in the city.
There is now pending an ordinance ex-
tending the authority of the city several
miles beyond it's limits. This would include
the agency of the Madison Brewing Com
pany, just west of the city, and would
make it liable for the 81 900 tax This brew
cry agency complains that if the ordinance
is passed it will have to leave this territory.
1t says 1t does not operate saloons in the
city as the other local breweries do 1t is
only a distributing point for the northern
and central parts of the State. The COM
pany has engaged lawyers to fight the ordi-
nance, and has had representatives at all
of the Council meetings lately. 1t is pull
ing every wire to kill the ordinance. If Mr..
Titles amending ordinance passes, the
MadisoN Company will practically escape
the tax for it sells very few barrels of beer
in the city
Mr.. Higgins, who is the author of the
original license ordinance, said last night.
emphatcally. MFR. Little's ordinance won't
pass. Not in a thousand years.
The meeting last night was very short.
The Council, after several weeks delay.
showed its gratitude to Mr.. Spades for his
gift of park land by passing the ordinance
formally accepting it. An ordinance from
the Board of Public Safety, providing a
penalty for those who do not burn rubbish
hauled to the dump, was referred to the
committee on ordinances. Another ordi-
nance of the Safety Board, asking for a
special appropriation of 800 for pUisoners'
meals was referred TO the committee on
finance,
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Other Deaths I'm the state,

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, July 1S-For-
mer Trustee Ira Mcdaniel, of GAINESVILLE,
eases. He was forty years old and leaves
wife and one child.
GREENSBURG, Ind. July fS-Mrs Dr.
G. A. Covert is dead of cancer after sew
eral months illness. She leaves a husband
and two grown sons.
MUNCIE, Ind, July 1S-John A. Single
ton, for several years superintendent of the
city electric-light station, died this evening
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Struck Rather than stand a Cut.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Ind, July 1S-The Ander-
son iron and bolt plants were closed to-
day by workmen walking out because of
headers being cut 10 per cent Only linn
tied number of men is directly affected by
the cut. but all went out. The company
without argument locked the gates and
posted notice that the plant was closed in
definitely. Manager Nichol states that the
market and prices on raw material made
wage reduction necessary. He says it was
simply a case of cut or shutting down.
Workmen insist that the conditions are diff
ferent
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Charles w. woIverton.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER Ind, July 1s.-Charles w.
Woolverton, aged sixty-two, for many years
a boot and shoe dealer here, dropped dead
while in his garden this evening. Mr. Wool
verton was born in Pennsylvania. and came
from there TO Wayne county in 1855. He
was prominent Mason and belonged to
the commandery.
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Puts the Clan of o'shay to shame.

James O'Shay was found in very stupe-
fed condition last night on Pearl street,
dangerously near the. Union tracks. The
bicycle patrolmen succeeded in rousing him
and walked him to the station house. sober
ing him slightly. When he was being
slated he talked in a rather disconnected
manner wildly declaring that he was a
Spaniard, and that he could whip "oid
Dewey" himself This appeared rather
ridiculous when it is considered that he was
minus one arm and had lame leg.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. July 1S-Seorge w.
Hail. of the State Board of Health, and
State Veterinarian +. Balser, of New Cas-
tie, have examined the dairy cows in this
city which were affected with anthrax
They were found to be improving, and as
they are effectually Guaranteed spread of
the disease is not feared. Six Of the COWS
died of the disease. tat
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Wen Drilling stimuIatea.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPGLlER, Ind, July 1S.-New activ-
lty is springing up in all parts of the In
ulana Oil field, occasioned by the advance
OF the price Of the product. The indianapolis
on Company has completed No. 5, on the
william Gale farm, in Section 81, Harrison
township, Blackford county. and II is God
Tor twenty barrels. The Miller Oil Com
pany has completed No. 4, on the F. G.
Miller farm, in Section 4. same township.
ana ana IL did only three barrels. The Ohio Oil
Company's. No. g. on the l. b. Spauldine
tarm' IN the same township, did five bar.
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Christian Church Dedicated.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WARREN, Ind, July 1S.-Yesterday was
the occasion Of the dedication of the Prairie
Creek Christian Church. The attendance
was very large, and all Of the exercises ex-
ceedingly interesting. Rev. l.. L. Carpenter,
of Wabash, preached the opening sermon
raised more money than was necessary to
provide for all Indebtedness, and dedicated
the house. 1t was made the occasion of a
general reunion of the Disciples in that sec
ton of the State
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

Senator Charles w. Fairbanks returned
to Washington yesterday to take up his du-
ties on the new Canadian commission.
Charles Bates. aged seventy-seven, who is
a native of this State, died at the county
poor farm last night. He was brought to
sumption and died of that disease.
The Women's Missionary Society of
Tabernacle Church will meet this afternoon
in the chapel. A paper will be read on
Fresh Facts from Home Fields" by Mrs
NJ. B. Thompson. The hostesses for the
afternoon will be Mrs. George T. Moore
Mrs. Marshall Moore, Mrs. H. c. thinner
and Mrs. Joseph Hail.
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Cutters at Work i'm Vacation.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, July Isl. r.
Speelman, president of the Cutters League
of America. was here Saturday. He is on
an important mission through the gas belt.
In number of the window-glass factories
teen are at work on the south side in this
city since the shutdown. It has been in
timated that the men were receiving the
scale of wages agreed upon last year, and
the object of his visit through the gas belt
is to look into the matter. He went from
here to Muncie. The result of his trip is not
known, but the men are still at work in
this Citv
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PLYMOUTH, Ind, July 1S-The funeral
of Theodore p OConnell, who was killed a
few days ago by a runaway team in Chi
cago, took place this morning at ST
Mlchaels Church. the Rev. Father Moensch
otficiating Mr.. O'Connell was born in
plymouth about forty-three years ago. For
many years he was Chicago merchant.
spending a good deal of time in London
and Paris. He had many friends here.