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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

Floods in western Ontario have done much
damage at London, Brantford and Gait.
The Harvard University of Pennsylvania
football game has been set for Nov. at
Cambridge.
The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
sailing for Europe from New York to-day
will take out 264,OO0 ounces of silver.
The total amount of gold engaged by New
this country since the recent movement
began is $2O,975OOO.
Jim Judge, Of Scranton. Pa; and Frank
twenty-round draw at the American Sport
ing Club, in Scranton, Pa, last night
Kid Lefeber, of Cincinnati, and Tommy
Gayanaugh, of Buffalo, N. Y, fought
Athletic Club last night The fight was one
of the gamest and cleverest seen here.
William Tut. negro, was found guilty
of murder at Mayfeld, KY, yesterday, and
sentenced to hang. Tut murdered his wife
last fall because she wanted to go to a
barbecue. Two futile attempts were made
to lynch him.
Final arrangements were completed yes,
terday for the manufacture at the United
States mint at Philadelphia of the souvenir
medals that will be used at the Omaha
TranSmiSSiSSippi Exposition, which will
open on June /.
Everett e. Box, a young white man Of
Btllsboro, Tex, follower of race horses,
killed Jim Sanford, a negro, at New Or
leans yesterdhay fSanford; who was giant
the shooting was in self-defense.
The Arkansas board of Omaha exposition
commissioners has decided to reproduce the
famous Albert Pike mansion, of Little
Rock, state building at the EXPOSE
ton. Col. r. w. Richardson of Omaha, ex-
position commissioner, attended the meet
ing.
The board of managers of the New York
Cotton Exchange yesterday decided in ia
vor of an amendment defining causes of
suspensions. Among the things prohibited
1 re-
questing money to be sent as margin for
operating on discretionary orders
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on the question of the removal OF the coun-
" seat from Brownstown TO TINS city. Inc
excuse or the commissioners that an elec-
ton had already been held on the Dues
ton and that therefore the law was VOID
is very f1imsy. John B. Burrell, one OF the
commissioners. and d. A. Kochenour, coun-
ty attorney, who advised the commissioners
to refuse to grant the election on the fore
going grounds tboth residing in Browns
town., were two of the principal lobbyists
fore the Legislature. To show that their
refusal to grant another election is only
for delay can be seen from the tact tnat
when the Dill was up for second reaolhg
in the lower house they attempted to have
it amended so that if the first election
was not carried by the removalistS no other
election could be held for five years. This
amendment and other amendments which
they presented that would have invaI-
dated the bill were tabled and the Dill was
passed in the original form as passed by
the Senate. The foregoing factS being
known to every resident here they are OPP
posed to any scheme emanatlng from the
ring which deprives them of having a fair
show in all matters pertaining ~ county
affairs.
The rupture in the Democratic ranks in
dicates the end of the courthouse ring
which has been able to control conventions,
and when unable to command enough votes
at the primaries they have manipulated the
ngures so that ring candidates were
counted in. Four years ago there was great
account of Henry Bruning, candidate for
auditor, having been counted out. mir.
Bruning is now a candidate for county
clerk and the bosses are aware that he
would receive the nomination If the matter
were left to a fair vote. Seeing that Brun-
ing's nomination was inevitable they have
adopted rule which counts his vote before
it is cast and leaves him as near the nom
ination as he was before announcing his
name. For many years the Republicans of
jackson county have been laboring to break
up the courthouse ring but have failed to
command sufficient strength to accomplish
it's overthrow. The indications now point to
q n riV q
members of it's own party, all of which
will be welcome news to Seymour.
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the first shot has been fired Immediately
after the smoke from the first shot has
cleared away all the exposed brasswork on
board the ship, which few minutes before
was as bright as a new dollar turns green
and gives the ship business-like appear
ance. But the change becomes greater as
the shooting continues. Immediately after
a piece has been discharged a man opens
the breech, which belches smoke and SCOT,
and when this has cleared away the whole
inside appears covered with red mass
which looks like so much clotted blood This
is the residuum from the burnt powder
Small particles of slow-burning powder are
liable to be left in the breech-loading mech
anism, and TO extinguish these and to clean
away the red mass a man stands ready
with a Swab, with which and liberal quap'
titles of water he proceeds to clean the gun.
The dirty water runs back upon the deck,
it spatters the men, and this operation adds
another element to the tough appearance
of men and ship. The more smoke, the
more noise, the more dirty water on the
decks, the less the men heed the noise. The
powder fumes do certainly add much to the
spirit of abandon which comes to all men
who inhale them on board war vessel"
The powder smoke which comes from the
ships cannon diScolors not only the bright
metal on shipboard, but other things. A
man who is we'll known in yachting circles
came aboard a cruiser last summer with
several friends and they were on deck while
some of the guns were discharged. The men
wore neat white straw hats when they came
on board, but the color of these had changed
to cross between gray and green by the
time they went away
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Thomas Jackson, Aged Ninety-Nine.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March 14.-The
death this morning of Thomas Jackson re-
moved one of the Oldest pioneers of Indiana.
He was born near Paris, Bourbon county,
Kentucky, May 28, 1898, and last year his
relatives and friends to the number of a
hundred gathered and celebrated his ninety
ninth anniversary. Preparations were al
ready under way for the celebration on May
Is of this year of his one hundredth mile
stone. Mr.. Jackson had always been rug
ged and strong, and worked up to within
few days of his death at outside labor on
his farm. He married Miss Sarah Wood on
July 4, 1922, and their license was the first
that was issued in Putnam county In one
of his "reminiscences Mr.. Jackson related
how the minister in charge made a mistake
in pronouncing the ceremony the first time,
and that he returned in about two weeks
and married them a second time By this
union there were three children, two dying
early in life. and a son, Andrew Jackson,
dying several years ago. Mr.. Jackson
made his home with his daughter-in-law,
six miles east of this city, on the land that
he entered when he first came to this State,
which he did on foot in 1920 His family is
composed of one daughter-in-law, eleven
grandchildren, twenty-five great-grandchil
dren and three great-great-grandchil-
dren. He voted twice for Andrew Jackson.
The funeral will be held Tuesday at Fill
more.
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WILL FIGHT HGAlN.
Bushnell and Kurtz organizing
Against Hanna and Mckinley.

CLEVELAND, o.. March H.-J. w. Hol-
comb one of the members of the Repub-
lican committee of fifteen in this city and
an active lieutenant of Senator Hanna in
the recent senatorial contest before the Leg
islature is authority for the statement that
the Bushnell and Kurtz forces are mar
shaled for another battle. Delegates to the
next Republican state convention VIII soon
be chosen. Those from this county will be
selected In county convention next Satur-
day Mr.. Holcomb says he has evidence to
show that Mayor McKisson will try to cap
ture the county convention, and that the
Bushnell and Kurtz men will do the same
thing the State over With the State con-
vention in their hands the alleged plan is
to indorse the action of the Republicans
who bolted Senator Hanna in the Legis-
lature, condemn the election of Senator
Hanna as brought about by improper means
and appoint a State Republican committee
which will be antagonistic not only to Sem
ator Hanna, but to President Mckinley,
one of the aims alleged being to embarrass
the President as much as possible if he
comes up for reelection.
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ANOTHER MINERS STRIKE.
About 10000 Pennsylvania Diggers
May Quit Work Soon.

CLEVELAND. o., March 14.-Concerning
the possibility of another great strike of
coal miners, Thomas Yong, manager of
the M. A. Hanna Coal Company, extensive
operators in Pennsylvania, is quoted as
saying to-day: "A strike involving about
$1,000 miners will probably soon be in full
swing in central Pennsylvania. The oper-
ators declare they will not pay The Chicago
scale and the miners announce IT snten-
ton to strike. There will be tnendous
rush for coal with the opening Oh n;viga-
ton on the lakes. It is Droba:'4 that the
Hooking valley operators will = II the scale
rather than lose their share CT TIE spring
business"
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Letter in New York Mail and Express.
Every woman in moderate or well-to-do
circumstances powders This fact is one OF
the first to strike an American. The more
the wealth the more the powder. Rouge IS
unknown, even among those who think 1t
unnecessary But powder is valuable as
quinine and just as generally used. The
face is coated over with the stuff from brew
to neck covering, and even the hands are
sometimes decorated. The costotn IS the
wonder of feminine visitors, as it is the
surprise of the men. The afternoon is usu-
ally the time for Spanish and Cuban bellies
to enjoy their promenade, and in the most
striking colors; with faces completely COW
cred with powder these go. about from store
to store with their faithful colored domes-
tic by their sides. why do your ladies
powder In such an outrageous manner?"
inquired an American visitor of a Spanish
is simply beautiful and would be more at
tractive without the addition of powder.
''Our ladies' said the officer, do not
powder to improve their appearance. Unfor-
tunately they have no choice in the matter
Accustomed as they are to this warm CHI
mate it is strange that they suffer greatly
from the heat, but that they do so Is iact.
Perhaps 1t is due to tight lacing, as / nave
heard or it may be their warm Castlllan
blood AT all events, they perspire more
than enough, and to offset this they peneve
it necessary to powder. That is the only
reason for their doing So.
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roo Much Mother-in-La,y.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind, March 14-Noble c..
Burdge's suit against his wife's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Alte-
myer, of Jonesville, for 5000 for
alternating his wifes affections, was called
here to-day. The case came to this county
from Jackson county on a change of venue.
The plaintiff, his wife, his sister and three
sisterS-in-law cried while the attorneys
were making the opening statement to the
jury. Altemyef is a rich German farmer,
and Burdge is a poor school teacher. Mrs.
Burdge held an eight-month- baby on
her lap to-day, which the father watched
with dramatic interest. The couple have
lived apart for almost a year The case will
be bitterly fought.
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stock Bitten by Mad Dogs.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind, March IA strange
malady, supposed to be hydrophobia, exists
among the cattle owned by farmers living
in Wabash and Patoka bottoms. The ami
mails are dying by the hundreds and the
disease is spreading at an alarming rate.
When the recent high water drove the
farmers and their stock to the hills a mad
dog made its appearance and bit several
other dogs. Before it was killed it had
also made victims of horses and sheep. 1t
was noticed that the animals soon began
acting strangely and veterinary surgeon
pronounced the disease hydrophobia. 1t is
feared that thousands of dollars worth of
fine stock will have TO be killed. Another
thing which is causing uneasiness is the
belief that a well-known' farmer named
Scott Gammons is afflicted with the terri
BILE disease. When one of his horses be-
came sick he attempted to drench it and
some of the animals saliva fell on the back
of one of his hands, which was covered
with sores. Shortly after the occurrence his
hand began swelling, and it is feared that
he has contracted the disease
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not only be liable to corrosion. but every
body on the island would get an idea of
their positions. The delicate nature Of these
defense torpedoes seems hardly to have been
realized by theorists as to the Maine ex-
plosion. It is ineomprehensibie to me that
the Spanish government in times of peace
allowed high power torpedoes to lie at the
mercy Of the water in Havana harbor. 1t
would be against the judgment of all ex-
perts and the practice of all governments:
for, nowadays, these weapons can be laid
at the shortest notice. Although I don't
think Havana harbor was mined, / knew
there are torpedoes in MORO Castle and the
naval arsenal that can be put in position
very quicxly"
The return Of the court of inquiry is
YEARLY awaited especially by the officers
Of the Maine who will have been here a
month next Wednesday They have been
expecting 10 go to their homes on every
boat of late, and now the hope deferred,
added to the fact that they are still with
out adequate wardrobes. makes them thor
oughly disconnected Thei. orders, which
are here awaiting the courts pleasure pro-
vide that they shall return to their homes
and await orders, which probably means a
months leave. The impression Is growing
mere tudI the report OL tIAS court VI inquiry
VIII not be presented for some time yet
More torpedoes are expected, and some
of these will be taken to the Tortugas for
submarine defense. The torpedo boat Wins
low has arrived from Charleston, and the
schooner Harry A. Bruner, Captain Hewitt.
from Philadelphia, is here with 1900 tons
Of coal for the feet. The fleet is reported
stationary
The American yacht Buccaneer arrived
here this morning from Havana, and the
United States coast-survey vessel Bache
sailed this morning for Havana The news
paper dispatch boats Dewey, Echo and Con-
1idence arrived here from Havana and
shortly afterward returned to that port.
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HARMONY SOCIETY WINS.
Report of the Master I'm the Equity
Suit Against Mr.. Duss.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 14.-The report
Of the master in the celebrated equity suit
brought five years ago against John S.
Duss. senior trustee of the Harmony So
ciety of Economy, Pa, and others, for
causing the dissolution of the society and
the distribution of it's assets among the
heirs of the original members has just been
completed and will be filed this week 1t is
a vindication of Trustee Duss and the 9TH
ers connected with him who were attacked
in the bill. The society wins on all points,
and the recommendation is made that the
bill be dismissed at the cost of the plant
ifs. The society has dwindled to a total of
eleven members, of whom four or five are
so old as to be practically helpless. The
society owns 5000 acres of land at Economy,
perhaps the finest tract in the upper Ohio
Valley, and has other possessions worth
something less than $1,000 900. The heirs CT
the deceased members and of those who
Joined and afterward left the society," num-
Der hundreds.
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Another Oil Well FAILURE.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March 1.-THE
failure to find oil in the j. p. Whitman
we'll, in Section 10, Licking township was a
bitter disappointment to the men who are
developing the Hartford City field. After
drilling the we'll 10 feet in the sand it was
abandoned this afternoon. The outcome
was great surprise, as the, Whitman farm
a Northumberland producer. Some of
the pioneer oil producers believe that the
only pool west of Hartford City is directly
been drilled on nearly every side without
success. The Cudahy Company has a rig
up on the Jake Whitman farm. The Man
haitian is also erecting a derrick on the Dr.
Cronln farm, and the same company will
shoot it's well on the Sarah Frasly farm
with $40 quarts of nitroglycerin tomorrow.
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NEW DEMOCRATIC TRICK.
How jackson County Machine Ex-
poets to Perpetuate Itself.

Special 10 the Indianapolis journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, March 14.-LocaI Demo-
Gratis are worried considerable on account
of the action of the creatures of the court
house ring in the adoption of rules regu-
lating the coming, county primary election,
which were passed at a meeting of the
county committee last Monday. The rules
adopted read about 125 gold Democrats out
of the party and forbid anyone voting who
did not vote for Bryan in 1896. Another one
of the rules adopted was that each candi-
dates vote in the various townships shall
be prorated on the basis of the Bryan vote.
The object in adopting the rules was to
prevent the nomination of any candidate
favorable 10 the removal of the county seat
from Brownstown to Seymour. 1t means to
the Democrats of Jackson township that
no matter how many votes may be cast
at the primary for a Seymour man that he
cannot expect to receive credit for more
votes than was cast for Bryan. The trick
cry in the adoption of this rule is better
shown when one examines it's intent. Take
for illustration a township in the western
part of the county which cast 300 votes for
Bryan. At the coming primary only so votes
are cast. but instead of only so votes
being counted the entire 300 votes are to
be prorated among the candidates in ac-
cordance with the vote received by each
candidate.
The Democracy here fully understand
that Seymour man has no show of get
ting many votes in the western townships
and that the adoption of such rule is only
for the purpose of curtailing the power of
the Democrats in the eastern part of the
county. The withdrawal of the committee
men from this city from the county COM
mittee is unanimously Endorsed by local
Democrats and there is little prospect of a
1f-n hahn
primary election.
The Seymour Daily Democrat. after read.
ing the riot act to the bosses, concludes it's
article with the following Significant sem
tence: jackson township Democrats with
draw for consultation"
THE breach in the party which began last
Monday was evidenced by the action OF the
Democratic Board of County Commission
ers in their refusal to grant an election
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. March 1.-THE North
Anderson Hotel, a three-story brick struc-
ture in the North Anderson factory district.
was badly wrecked by explosion of nat
ural gas early this morning. The gas es-
capped from broken pipe in the cellar and
accumulated in a room on the first floor.
The concussston was so great that it blew
out any fire that might have existed, and
this no doubt saved the lives of many. The
hotel was filled with people, and most of
them were in bed. None was seriously in
Jured. The office furniture was blown out
into the street and the walls were bulged
out. They have not, however, fallen as yet
and are being braced. The hotel is owned
and operated by Gus Quartermont. 1t was
rumored at first that it had been dynamited,
as the people of North Anderson are fight
ing saloons, and Quartermont proposes to
put one in the building.
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Alleged Confession for Sale.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14.-The Ex-
aminer says that remarkable incident has
developed in the case of Albert Hoff the
aged Russian, who is now on trial for the
of this city, Benjamin w. Mcintosh sand
Edgar B. Raymond, are trying to sell an al
legged confession of a man who is on trial
Tor his life. The lawyers insist that they
are acting as agents for Hoff. They declare
that the prisoner will take nothing less than
sion it is represented was made to Mr..
Mcintosh, who is now defending Hoff in
coart 1t is characterized as an unqualified
three hundred words. of the murder of Mrs.
Clute. Albert Hoff denies with all the vehe-
mence he can command that he has ever
made a confession or ever intends to do SO.
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Mrs. Lulu Harrison smithson.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, March IA few days
ago Mrs. Lulu Harrison Smithson, of Chi
cago, said goodbye to her husband, I. N.
Smithson. a well-known insurance man. de-
claring she would never see him again, and
that she would be dead in a short time On
arriving in this city, where she came to
visit friends, Mrs. Smithson although in
apparent good health repeated the evil
forebodings, telling her friends she had hut
o few hours to live. Wednesday Mrs
Smithson was attacked with intestinal
strangulation. Five physicians We're in at
tendance, but death resulted Saturday
morning, as she had predicted, despite all
efforts to save her. She was the only child
of the late Gen. Thomas j. Harrison. of this
city, and for twenty years she was the
daughter of the Thirty-ninth Indiana Regi-
ment, of which her father was commander
In the late war. She attended all the re-
unions of that regiment and was a general
fayerite in G. A. r. circles throughout the
State. She was buried beside her father In
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Gns-ReIt Fall Lengne.
the Indianapolls journal.

Special 70 the IndlanapoIls Journal
ANDERSON, Ind. March H.-H. T. Mote,
promoter of the proposed Indiana Gas Belt
League, has completed the work of organi-
cation in five of the six cities, and to-day
issues a call for a meeting at the Anderson
Hotel, in this city, on the I'D, for the pur-
pose of effecting the league organization
and making the schedule. The cities that
will compose the league are Anderson, Mum
Gle, Marion. all above 10000 in population.
and Alexandria, Elwcod and Kokomo, all
over 10000. All are within twenty miles
W open M as bop po mav 4hs g
close Sept. 15 The salary limit will be $500.
1t is thought that Bob Berryhill, who last
year captained and managed the Burling-
ton, Ia, Western League team, will man
age the local organization. Sunday ball
VIII be played.
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Rhode Island Democrats.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., March IA. = The
Democratic convention which met here to-
day nominated Hon. Daniel Church. of Tiv-
erton, for Governor, and Fayette E. Bart
lett, of Burrellville, was named for lieuten-
ant governor, Miles McName for secretary
of state and George T. Brown, of Provi-
dence, for attorney general, and Edmund
Walker of South Kingston. general treas
urer.
The platform scores the Republicans for
the manner in which the businesses of the
State has been conducted during the past
year, and condemns the attempt of some
of the Republicans of the General Assem-
bly, to do away with the ten-hour law.