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SERIOUS LOSS BY FIRE.
Hirschman's Mattress Factory the
Scene of q Mean Blaze.

The mattress factory of J. c. Hirschman
& Co, corner Wabash and New Jersey
streets. was seriously damaged by fire yes
terday. The factory is in a three-story
brick building owned by the firm. On the
top floor is stored corn shucks, and the Sec
ond floor is used as storage place for cot
ton and feathers The first floor is filled
with ticking Most of the work of manu-
facture is done in a new part or addition
to the building in the rear. The fire yester-
day started in the top floor, and it's origin
is a mystery. So far as Mr.. Hirschman
could learn, no one had been in that part
of the building since o'clock in the morn
ing, when about 500 pounds of shucks were
taken up there for storage. No one works
there regularly, and there is no fire on the
floor as a rule, not even in winter.
The fire was hard one to fight. 1t
smoldering among the thousands of pounds
of shucks for hours after water was first
thrown. The result was that the whole
building and almost every piece of stock
water soaked and smoked Mr.
Hirchman estimated the loss on the stock
at $4,000 and on the building at $500. 1t is
insured for $l1 $50, placed through the Rich
adelphia Underwriters, 500; Hamburg
Bremen, $1,000; Merchants. of Newark,
81 900; Phoenix, of Brooklyn, 81 900; Insur-
arice Company of North America, 500:
Equitable, Of Providence 5000; Phoenix, of
of Philadelphia 81 900; National, of Hart
ford, 81, 200; Western Fire Assurance Com
pany, of Toronto, $3.50.
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FATAL CUTTING ARRAY
TWO LADS OF SEVENTEEN HAVE A
DUEL IN GREENLAWN PARK.
Neal Sullivan Terribly Carved by
Martin COrridan-Cause of the
Crime Unknown.

The regular nightly crowd around Mat
thews's saloon, at Kentucky avenue and
West street, was startled last night about
$50 o'clock to see Neal Sullivan, boy of
seventeen, stagger out of Greenlawn Park,
across the avenue, and make toward the
saloon. II was easily seen that he had been
terribly injured and some one notified the
police Immediately. Bicycle Patrolmen
Holtz and Wallace rode down to the saloon
and when they saw that Sullivan had been
cut in several places on his body they called
the ambulance of the City Hospital. BY the
time the ambulance arrived Sullivan had
lost large quantity of blood. The patrol
men saw him on the way to the hospital
and then turned their attention to discover
ing who had cut him. Sullivan had hardly
been able to say that Martin Corridan was
his assailant, and that he had been cut
while the two were in the old graveyard
alone.
Corridan is seventeen years old and his
home is at $40 South West street. The pa
trolmen went to this house, but Corridan
was not there Sullivan's home is a short
distance further north, at 531 South West
street.
All of the patrolmen on their beats were
notified to look out for Corridan. He is
tall, slim fellow and last night wore dark
clothes. He has been arrested several times
for petty crimes and is we'll known to the
police The police do not know Sullivan.
When Sullivan arrived al the hospital and
was examined it was seen that his lower
abdomen. was deeply gashed and that his
chances for recovery were very slight.
All inquiry last night looking to finding
the cause of the crime proved fruitless.
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feet by the force OF the shock. The men
are employed at the Flash stock farm, a
few miles northeast of the city. George
Weeks, the manager of the farm was just
outside the barn when 1t was hit Sage,
Hanna and Bodine were inside caring for
the horses. The fatal bolt struck a ventila-
tor on the north end of the barn. and pass
ing inside the roof followed the metal track
of hay handling machine to the south
gable. pushing out the gable by its force.
Passing to the ground floor the bolt shot
through the stalls, taking straight course
from the southwest to the northeast corner
of the barn. The bolt struck Sage on the
head, and his death was instantaneous. He
was in a STOPPING posture. reaching for
some hay when he was killed. Hanna,
when found, had his right hand terribly
burned and was bleeding from his nose, ears
and mouth and is not expected to live. Bo-
dimes right arm and leg are paralyzed by
the shock. One valuable mare was killed
and two other horses permanently disabled.
They are: Euna Macy. trial record 2:2
stallion Woodford c., 2:17. owned by Weeks
& Reed, and Roam Dick, pacing better than
2:1O, George Weeks, owner, both fatally
hurt.
The barn was not damaged to any great
extent, and was not set on fire. Sage, who
was killed, was son of DR.. Sage, of Hart
ford City. He came here five years ago
with Trainer Gartin, and has spent most of
his time around here since. His family is
in good circumstances and frequently tried
to induce him to give up his wandering life
on the turf.
The remains of Ernest Sage, the young
man killed by a bolt of lightning during last
nights storm, were taken to his home at
Hartford City this evening. His father,
DIR. ]. w. Sage, ex-coroner of Blackboard
county and pension examiner at Button,
arrived here at noon. Young Sage came
here three weeks ago from Buffalo, n. y,
and at once found employment with George
Weeks at the Flash stock farm.
I Richard l. H Han is still alive but his
fine racing stock is $1500.
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Row I'm Democratic Camp.
49, To,rYaI

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, June 1.-THE Demo-
cratic convention held here to-day for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the county,
senatorial and state conventions, showed
that the party is going to pieces in this
county. J. c. Laughlin, of Columbus, was
a candidate for joint senator of Decatur and
Bartholomew counties, and A. J. Dipboye,
editor of the Columbus Herald, introduced
a resolution instructing delegates for
Laughln. Several prominent Democrats OBJ
jected and Laughlin said he would not be
a candidate. This made the Laughlin fac
ton angry. Amid cries of Put him OUT
and "Sit down." Laughlin arose and began
to abuse ]. N. Marsh, editor of the Morning
Times, and w. c. Galbraith, of the Even
ms Democrat, and both gentlemen swore
back at him. EX-County Treasurer William
May made himself heard above the confu-
sion, and said: Gentlemen, I had not
dreamed that the Democracy Of Barthol-
omeW county would stoop so low. This is
not a Democratic convention; 1t is a damned
old Republican convention
Chairman G. j. Kollmeyer shouted the
names of the delegates 10 the state conven-
ton and declared them elected without call
ing a vote. He then stepped down from
the chair and left the hall. A prominent
Democrat said tonight that the Democrats
would be in no better shape at the coming
election,
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DOWN
CHARLOTTESVILLE REPUBLICANS
THINK THEY HAVE A TRAITOR.
Judge Hackney Makes the I. U. Law
Glass Happy-Mrs. stOltz's Alleged
Murderers Indicted.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. June IL
There was a sensation in the Republican
county convention to-day when the commit
tee on credentials recommended that
Charles Davis delegate from the twelfth
precinct, Union township, be unseated on
account of having acted with the Demo-
Gratis. and by so doing and voting in the
Common Council of the city of Crawfords-
vile has turned over to the control of the
Democratic party the municipal government
of the said city, and has threatened to de-
feat certain Republican candidates if nom
mated by this convention"
Mr.. Davis arose and denied that he was a
Democrat, and said that he would work for
the Republican ticket. A. B. Anderson then
made a statement of the case, and just as
the voting commenced on the report Davis
asked to be allowed to resign and retire,
which was granted. Mr.. Davis has been
twice elected sheriff of the county by the
Republicans, and was a candidate for a
federal appointment under Mr.. Lands. The
City Council, three Republicans and three
Democrats, with the vote of Mayor Still
well, made a new city ward last Monday
night, and the same men elected Davis and
Taylor Thompson, Democrat, as the rev
councilmen. Then Davis resigned his place
as street commissioner and a Democrat was
Council brought about all the trouble.
The Republicans then nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: Representative, A. NJ. Scott
prosecuting attorney, w. M. Reeves; au-
Gitor, VIM. w. White; sheriff, George
Hults; treasurer, Howard ONeall; sur
veyor, James A. Harding; coroner, DR.. T.
u. Ball; commissioners, A. G.. Hornbaker
and Hannibal Grout
Resolutions were adopted indorsing Pres
ident Mckinley, Senator Fairbanks, and
Congressman Lands, the war with Spain,
congratulating Admiral Dewey and Lieu
tenant Hobson for their heroic deeds. in
dorsing the Dingley law and the admins
tration of Governor Mount.
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THE L. U. LAW CLASS.
Judge Hackney Opens Court and Ad-
mits Graduates to the Bar.

Judge Hackney Opens Court and Ad-
mits Graduates to the Bar.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June 11.-Com-
mencement week at Indiana University was
opened last night by the annual exercises of
the law school. The law graduating class
numbers sixteen. The class history was
given by E. e. Pryor and the address by
Augustus Hall. The music was by Miss
Thayer and the I. u. quartet. Judge Hack
ney of the Supreme Court gave the address,
taking for his theme the life and personal
characteristics of John Marshall the Fjurist.
On motion of Prof w. P. Rogers, the six
teen graduates were admitted to the Su-
preme Court, the oath being given by Judge
Hackney Professor Rogers announced that
a complete set of the American and English
Encyclopedia of Law, thirty-two volumes
in all, were to be presented to the best
student of the law class for the entire
course, and stated that Gustaf Paul, cf
Evansville, had been unanimously voted the
prize. Mr.. Paul is president Of the class
and presided during the exercises last night.
The following are the law gradual ties: James
M. Blackford, GRANVILLE; William H. Bride
well Sullivan Walter L: Cary, Carmel; Ed
tude; Augustus Hall. Delphi; Fremont Mil
Ter, Bloomington; Daniel j. Moran st.
Marys; Frederick C. Muller Evansville;
Gustaf Paul, Evansville; Eller E. Pryor.
Spencer; Lott A SMART, Upton; George L.
Quincy; James L. Tucker, Salem; Raw d.
Thompson, Rensselaer,, and Albert J. Vene-
man, Evansville
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A Indy of Peculiar ways.

London Mail.
The eccentricities of lady of uncertain
age, residing in a fashionable quarter of
London. have for some time past been CIV
ing mingled pain and amusement TO her &C
Quaintances.
The other day, writes a correspondent.
was sitting next to her at dinner, and de-
voted most Of my time to studying this in
teresting character. After furtively watch
ing her for some time I saw her slowly
raise her skirt and display a waterproof
bag divided into various compartments.
Into this strange receptacle she deftly
slowed away in the course of the meal all
sorts and conditions of food. her method
being. in the midst of animated converse
ton, to lightly brush the articles to the
edge Of the table cloth and thence into her
lap Presumably the division for bread be-
came full, as she was seen TO put back on
the cloth a handful of crumbs.
But what does she do 1t for?" asked our
correspondent of a mutual friend.
I don't really know; l suppose it's
mania" he replied. Our vicar says ne has
seen her giving food TO the poor. But the
other day she went off with a spoon of ours,
and we had to send for it,
Has any one spoken to her about it?''
"Oh. no. we don't say anything" said the
mutual friend. y think she bel1eVes we
don't notice it, But Just imagine wnat q
horrible mixture there must be In tnat
bagw
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Advice in business is sometimes like 'the
stitch in time which saves nine" Ere
quently experience and knowledge are able
to see ways and find means for the adjust
ment of a business which amounts to a res
cue and makes all the difference between
success and failure.
The Indiana Trust Company is formed
for the purpose, among other things, of Civ
ing advice of this kind. 1t is organized
and Differed with the resign of command
ing knowledge and experience which can be
used by its patrons.
Its services also may be secured for the
active management of affairs at whatsoever
crisis and in whatsoever way desired.
Consultation, which is free, is invited at
all times.
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Keeping step with the Music.

NEW IOIk gun
''It is curious fact" said veteran.
that some men never learn to keep step
perfectly. There are some men, old soldiers
perhaps, who can't help falling into step
when they hear martial musc-the left foot
down at the heavy tap of the drum. The
very great majority of men can learn to
keep step, but there are men who can't.
keep step, or, likely not, march with
the right foot down at the heavy tap. Some
how their left foot never gets fully hooked
on to that heavy tap it should. Every old
soldier will recollect such men-anybody
can see such men at q military parade, and
this not as a result of confusion due to two
bands of music, one ahead and the other at
the rear, but of lack of the exact time
keeping instinct
''The commanding officer of a company
may be seen marching within clear sound OF
his own music, with his right foot down at
the heavy tap, while the company will be
all right. have seen a commander OF a
Grand Army post marching in time with
the music, but with his right foot down al
the heavy tap. and, as likely as not, he was
~ man who served from one end of the war
to the other.
'"Fhe simple fact appears to be that there
are some men, as said who never get their
left foot fully and unfailingly hooked on To
the heavy tap of the drum.
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Rec1aiming swamp Lands.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ARGOS, Ind, June lin lonely section
of swamp, about two miles east of this
city, can be heard putting away a monster
steam dredge. 1t started at Mud lake and
will take a southeasterly course to the out
let, about seven miles below. More than
two thousand acres of land along the line
is worthless. The soil is muck grown up
with poison sumac and brush, and is al
most bottomless. Stock that may be turned
on it to pasture mire and are frequently
lost. Bones of every description can be
found on the banks thrown out by the
shovel. When the dredge has completed it's
work every foot of the two thousand acres
can be TILED. The company doing the work
receive $500 for the labor and with ex-
penses of surveying will cost $1,000. The
amount will be paid by the farmers whose
land is benefited.
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VITAL STATISTICS-JUNE II.
Births.

Jessie and Eugene 2. Bidwell, 2120 Schriver
avenue boy.
Otilla and Charles Volz, 1929 East South street,
girl.
girl.
Lille and Horace Beaver, 745 Massachusetts,
averue boy.
Dottie and Clinton Brown, 141S Woodlawn ave-
nue., girl.
Efie and Stephen NJ. Smith, 1112 Linden street.
boy.
Sara and Alphonse Bruner. 2521 North alabama
street boy,
katherine and Peter Hey, s26 Wright street,
boy.
Mary and Gottleb Guber, 1901 East Ohio street,
boy.
Lou and W. Z. Bassett, 1868 South Illinois
street boy.
Carrie and Henry Johnson, 1913 West Michigan
street girl.
Laura and Charles w. Read, SIS Nelson street,
boy.
Olive and Charles T. Warrenberg, 1872 Harlem
street, boy.
Etna and B. Hughes, city. boy.
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Preferred the Life of a Pauper.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, June 1.-THE death of
Clinton G. Anthony. aged sixty-eight, oc-
Cured to-day at the County Infrmary,
where he has lived nearly continuously since
the war, where injuries caused him to lose
his mind. He is connected with one of the
wealthiest families in Delaware county and
had considerable property, besides a big
was permitted to live with the county
paupers and would eat at no other table
regardless of the fact that he paid hotel
prices for his accommodations. His casket
was lined with a silk flag both inside and
out
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
GREENSBURG, Ind, June n.-Eldridge
Butler has filed 6. suit in the Circuit Court
against w. w. and Cliff Dixon, coal mer-
chants of this place. demanding $500 dam
ages on account Of injuries alleged to have
been inflicted by the Dixons In a personal
encounter some weeks ago. The parties to
the suit occupy the same storeroom, Butler
being also tenant of w. w. Dixon.
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Pensions for Veterans.

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing named Indianians:
william F. Medsker. Cambridge City, Sc;
Thomas B. Speedy. Fish Lake. IS.
Increase-Richard H. Gentry, Blooming
ton, IS to $40; Washington t. Alley Stiles
vile, Sc to $12; Curtis c. Cromwell. Bowling
Green So to ST.; Nathaniel F, Burt, Pierce
ton, $50 to SIS; James f. Heslar, Crawfords-
vile, IS to $12; Thomas Roby, Washington,
$14 to $24
Reissue-Robert NJ. Campbell, Gates, S.
Original Widows, etc.-Special, June 1,
Eunice Smith, Dallas, So; reissue, special
June /, special act, Mary E. Wallick, Peru,
$50; supplemental, minor of Wilson Rainey,
Bucks skin Sc.
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arrived at his home in this city in the
morning after a five years term in the
Michigan City Penitentiary. Uhl was evil
IDENTIFY little out or his mind. Two of his
brothers had been .'shadowing'' him around
town all day and called the attention of the
patrolmen 10 him, as it appeared that he
was about TO leave the city In his pocket
was found ticket to Cincinnati. He said
that he had gone home and that none of the
family recognized him. His brothers say
that John did not seem to know the family
He was locked up at the police station as
being insane
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-12

The fifth annual picnic of the Carroll
County Society will, be held Wednesday,
June Is, at the fair grounds, when an in
teresting programme will be rendered. The
objects of the meeting, aside from the out
ing, are to promote friendship and ac-
quaintance among Carroll county people
now living in this vicinity. The programme.
beside including music and short talks, with
dinner, is made up of the following toasts:
when Look Back Mrs. Sallie Smith
Pratt; "Old Settlers Day." w. A. Barnes;
"Old-time Fun at Country School,, j. c.
Trent; 1.-The Carroll County Dewey" A. w.
Dunkle; THE Carroll County Institute, -
Geo. F. Bass; Our Next of Kin Mrs. M.
J. Moore; "Our Invited Guests" w. w.
Thornton.
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Indiana Ohffunrx.

RUSHVILLE, Ind, June MFRS. Ellen
Riley, wife of James Riley, of Indianapolis,
died yesterday evening of dropsy at the
home of her brother-in-law, William Sweet
man. near here She was forty-seven years
old and lived here many years.
KOKOMO, Ind, June 11.-Mrs. Della Coon,
wife of City Councilman b. l.. Coon, died
this morning at Indianapolis of Bright's
disease. The remains were brought home
this afternoon.
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Indiana Notes.

The tax schedules show that during the
past year Elwood personal property and i'm
provementS increased $266, 600 putting the
total assessment up to over $1,000, O00 The
tax rate in Elwood is only 81 on the $780,
West Liberty Howard county, organized a
lodge of Odd Fellows last week with a char
ter membership of Is. Deputy Grand Mas
ter Cranor, of Muncie, presided and was as
sisted by lodges of Center Greentown
Sharpsville, Oakford, Converse ana other
places.
The two Eikhart G.. A. r. posts are ar
ranging to give, the department officers a
big public reception in the opera house
when they go there, on June %, to make the
usual presentation of past department
commanders badge to James s. Dodge.
Posts from half dozen neighboring towns
will be invited to be present
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THE STOLTZ MURDER.
Marshall and Musser Indicted-S2O, 900
Was Obtained by the Robbers.

Marshall and Musser Indicted-%2O,OOO
Was Obtained by the Robbers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, June 1.-THE special
grand jury at work on the murder of Louisa
Stoltz to-day returned indictments against
Albert Musser and Samuel H. Marshall
charging them with murder, house break
ing, robbery, burglary and larceny The
amount supposed to have been stolen is
given IN the Indictment at $4,000. Marshall
was brought from Decatur and Musser
from Winchester and both pleaded not
guilty. They claim not to know each other,
and an effort was made to surprise them by
bringing them together suddenly in the
courtroom, but neither displayed any signs
of recognition except that Musser started
slightly at MdrshalPs appearance Roth
have a great amount of nerve. The men
claim to have no money with which to pro-
cure the services of attorneys and the court
will appoint these and also fix the time for
an early trial.
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one victim at Anderson.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, June H. - Lightning
killed Henry Burke while standing in the
road tonight by striking a telegraph pole
seventy-five feet distant There was not
scratch on him. An end was knocked out
of the Columbia encaustic tile office and
other damage was done. bolt hit we'll
filled street car and the motorman was
stunned.
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)ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, June 11.-This after
noon William Meadows, a farmer, found a
set of counterfeiters plates in his corn
field. They were of the series of 1885, S.
denomination and are pronounced the finest
yet found. They had been buried only few
days and the officials believe they will
make an important capture shortly.
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Longest Trolley Trip in America.

sylvester Baxter in Harper.
One may now travel by trolley car In
eastern Massachusetts very long distances
in continuous directions. The longest con-
tiruous trip that may be made is that be-
tween New Bedford, Mass, and Nashua, N.
II. This route takes one from the holiday
shores of Buzxard's bay TO Mount Hope bay
at Fall river, thence to Taunton, along the
right bank Of the beautiful Taunton river
the greater part of the way, and thence to
Boston by way of Brockton and Quincy
From Boston to Lowell there is choice OF
several routes as far as Reading, by way OF
Lynn, of Maiden, of Medford and Winches-
ter or of Cambridge and Winchester. At
Lowell the MerTimac river is crossed to the
left bank and return to the right bank Ia
made not far from Nashua. There are also
continuous trolley car connections between
Boston and Worcester and Boston and New
buryport the latter city being reached by
pleasant routes along the Merrimac through
the whittier country" by way OF Lowell.
Lawrence and HayerfTill.
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Vienna Township Ticket.

Special 20 the IndianapoIis Journal.
SCOTTSBURG, Ind, June 1.-THE Re-
publicans of Vienna township met here to-
day and nominated the following township
ticket: Trustee, James E. Mitchell; as
peace. Patrick A. McGlade. Lewis H. Bald
win, Abe F. Price; constables John w. Nc
Knight, Alfred Kennedy, William F. Sweet.