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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-11
A KENTUCKY BATTLE"
Bloody Fight During the Examination
of AN Alleged Murderer.

MOUNT VERNON. KY, Jan. 10-At the
examining trial of William Hundley for
killing John Lawrence, Judge Williams to-
day ordered the courtroom cleared, so that
all who desired to return might he examined
by an officer for weapons and disarmed.
Five minutes afterwards Winchester rifles
in front of the courthouse, in the hands of
Pate and Eliza Langford, were firing at ex-
Jailer William Mullins and his friends. Sew
eral revolvers replied from various quarters.
Those injured by the Langfords were c. l..
King, who received two balls through the
thigh considered dangerous; William Null
Inns shot through both hands. The Lang
fords claim it was accident in shooting
King. All the participants were arrested
including ex-Deputy Sheriff Reuben Null
Inns, who was some distance away when the
shooting began and drew his pistol and fired
at the LangfordS until they disappeared
In the courtroom, when the shooting oc-
Cured, Hundley thought his father had
been killed and he seized the gun of
guard and attempted to rush to the fray.
it required six men to hold him. The trou-
BILE originated during the last campaign,
when a number of leading Republicans bolt
ed the ticket as nominated. Among them
was Sheriff Mullins, Mr.. King ana many
others. At Crooked Creek precinct, during
the November election, Sheriff Mullins at
tempted to arrest some parties A fight
came up and one of the Langford boys was
killed and two others wounded including
John Lawrence who was killed a few days
ago by William Hundley. feud is grow
ing and it's end is not in sight
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LAW AND ORDER BEATEN.
SpoiIsmen Win Their Fight for Office
at Huntington.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HUNTINGTON, Ind, Jan. 10-The deci-
sion of the Supreme Court declaring the APP
pointment of the Metropolitan Police BOARD
last June illegal because of the failure of
Mayor Cast to file the census returns is a
bitter dose to the lovers of INV and order
here. The Metropolitan board has worked
a decided reform in the six months it had
control, and the nonpartisan service hes
commanded the respect of the people in
striking contrast with the disgust enter
tanned for the spells system. The Police
Board will not continue litigation, but has
surrendered Internationally to the Council,
and the old police officers have been rem
stated. IT. is alleged that the Council Will
not pay the Metropolitan police cent for
their six months service, but will donate
the salaries due them to the spells police
men, who were off duty during the in
term. The Metropolitan service not My
proved more effective, but more economical,
and, at the request of leading taxpayers
and citizens, Mayor Case has ordered a new
census taken. Should this census confirm
the fact of ten thousand inhabitants Gov
ernor Mount will be asked to reappoint II e
Police Board. The spoilsmen are very much
disturbed over the order for a new census
and declare that they will enjoin the Gov
ernor from making the appointments.
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FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
House Committee VIII Report the
Presidents RecOmmen TONS.

WASHINGTON Jan. 10.-It developed to-
day, as a result of careful inquiry among
members of the House committee on bank
ing and currency, that a majority was
counted on to report without delay on the
three financial propositions recommended
by the President in his last message These
inquiries indicate that at least nine of the
seventeen members of the committee will
vote to favorably report the Presidents rec
concentrations WITHOUT waiting for action on
the Gage bill or monetary conference bill or
any other comprehensive measure. The pur-
pose is to give the commission a hearing,
the same as Mr.. Gage was heard, and then
to consider the Presidents propositions
There is no intention to drop the Gage bill
monetary conference bill, but it is felt
that it will take much time to get from
these and like general measures any plan
that the committee can agree on. In the
meantime it is thought best 10 get Lefore the
House such features of reform as the Presi-
dent has recommended. leaving the general
reform to take its chances later. The nine
members who are counted on to report at
once on the Presidents recommendation are
Republicans, while all the Democrats and
three Republicans are conceded against this
plan 1t leaves little or no doubt that this
will be the form of currency legislation first
to get before the House of Representatives
The Presidents recommendations are for
par value of bonds deposited the estab-
lishment of small banks in rural communi-
ties and a reduction of the tax on bank cir
culatiOn.
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THREE PEOPLE KILLED
FARMER, WIFE AND DAUGHTER
MURDERED IN THEIR BEDS.
Hired Man Missing and Suspected of
Having Committed the Triple Deed
Other Capital Crimes.

WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 10-Francis d.
his wife Sarah and their ten-year-old
adopted daughter Ethel were found muir
dered in their beds to-day. The crime was
discovered by neighbors, whose curiosity
was aroused by the lowing of the unfed cat
tie. The three had been killed with an ak.
hired man who has been employed by
Newton is missing and the authorities are
making a search for him. He was known
only by the name of Paul. He was last seen
Friday night, just before midnight more
than a mile from the Newton house, going
in the direction of Brookfed. Newton was
forty-five years of age and his wife was
three years younger.
The Newtons' house had been thoroughly
ransacked. In a small bedroom at the rear
of the house and on the bood-stained bed
lay the bodies of Mrs. Newton and the little
girl. They were dressed, but their clothing
was torn and blood stained. Near the bed
was a blood-stained ak, which evidently
was the weapon used Upstairs in the
chamber usually occupied by Mr.. Newton,
which connected with that occupied by the
hired man Paul, lay the body of the farmer
on the bed. He had been dealt with as had
the other members of the family. He also
was dressed. The bed in Pauls room had
been occupied, but there was no other trace
of the hired man. Robbery has been re-
ferred to as probable motive of the crime,
but that does not account for the slaughter
of the whole family. Moreover, Mr.. New
toms gold watch was found in his vest.
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FIVE PEOPLE INJURED
WRECK OF PASSENGER TRAIN on
THE l.. Il. & w. NEAR MUNCIE.
Democratic SpoiIsmen Defeat Law
and Order People at Hunting
ton-Other State News.
speclal to the Indlanapolig journal.

Gpecidi 10 the Indianapolis journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. Jan. 10.-South-bound
passenger train No. as, on the Fort Wayne
and Cincinnati division of the Lake Erie
& Western road, colided with a gondola
car loaded with steel bars tonight a mile
south of Muncie. The engine was badly
damaged, as was the mail car, both being
left here Several passengers were more or
less injured by the sudden stop throwing
them from their seats. The injured were:
WILLIAM NEFF, washing machine
manufacturer of Gowan, rib fractured.
f. FARQUHAR, travelling man, Muncie,
back sprained.
d. NJ. FUTILE. of Cowan, teeth knocked
out.
HANNA GARRETT, of Cowan. leg
sprained and teeth knocked out.
- KENNEDY, postal clerk, cut on
head by falling lamp.
The trainnen were thrown about and all
were bruised. Engineer Cranston had a
narrow escape from being run through by
a bar of steel that penetrated the cab. The
freight car had been lost on the main track
by belt switching crew that was working
there Conductor Stoncifer was in charge
of the train and Trainmaster Thomas was
on board
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PEOPLES PARTY ROW.
Mr.. Wasbburn Not in Accord with the
Scheme OF other Leaders.

BOSTON, Jan. 10. - Interesting develop
ments are expected at the meeting of the
reorganization committee of the Peoples
party which is to be held at st. Louis to-
morrow. Members OF the national commits
tee and other prominent leaders of the par
ty will be present at the gathering, which
is the outgrowth of the Nashville confer
ence held last February. Shortly after the
close of the national campaign Mr. George
F. Washburn, of Boston, member of the
national executive committee, issued an APP
peal urging Populists to break away from
the Democrats and conduct their fight in
dependently. He favored the conference at
Nashville, at which the present reorganiZa-
ton committee was created In November
the executive committee met and
issued a call for the full committee TO come
together tomorrow, recommending that
they issue call for q nomination conyen-
ton to be held next spring for the purpose
of adopting a platform and placing a presi-
Dental candidate in the field This has
again aroused Mr.. Washburn. who con.
tends that If a nominating convention were
called by any other authority than the M
tional committee 1t would mean national
bolt and the Jrganiaation OF 4 separate
party. He thert fore Urges thai a joint meet
ing of the two comm tee above referred to
be held n he spring, that the proposed
nominating convention be abandoned and
that a plan IF action for the PARTY be out
lined and adopted.
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MAY BE MURDER.
Harry TOIiver Found Dead in His
Barn Near Mitchell.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MITCHELL, Ind, Jan. 10.-Harry Toll
fver, aged eighteen years, living with his
parents on a farm near town. went to the
barn, a short distance from the house, at
an early hour this morning and shot him
self in the head AT first the theory of sui
eide was advanced, as the young man had
been very Respondent for the last few days
on account of imaginary mistreatment on
the part of his father in selling some stock
that belonged to him. Several members of
the family have developed a suicidal mania,
another brother drowning himself few
years ago Circumstances do not entirely
bear out the theory of suicide, as the shot
penetrated the back of the head and was
fired at long range, as there We're no signs
of his hair being powder-burned. The people
are much aroused, and thorough investi-
cation will follow
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CHICAGO'S "LEXOW. :"
Investigation of Police Department
Begun-Damage Suit for $4,000.

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-The "Lexow' investi-
eating committee appointed by the State
Senate to investigate the workings of the
Chicago police department met at the Great
Northern Hotel to-day. AS an outcome of
charges which have been mao Adolph
Kraus president of the civil-serNrice COM
mission, who is a prominent Dea.ocrat, en-
tered suit to-day against Attorn H. r.
Bliss, a leading Republican, for $50 darn
ages.
For three and q half hours this af. ooa
the "Lexow committee had the 1 SO
Civil-service Commission on trial. /, g OF
the time the questions were asi,ed by sieng-
mittee, but Il. r. Bliss, counsel e num-
Der of ex-policemen. posed az the Official liz
terrogation point The only witness WIS
John NJ. Glenn. secretary of the Civi-scrv-
ice Commission. No evidence of any value
was elected from Mr.. Glenn.
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MONTREAL. Jan. 10.-The Jroquois In
dams have decided 10 return 10 the methods
of government which prevailed among their
forefathers. Some years ago the Dominion
government brought them under the pro-
visions of the Indian advancement act
which virtually provided municipal govern
ment on the same pattern as In white set
Elements. 1t is against this system that
they have rebelled. The descendants of the
Iroqnois warriors are settled on reservations
at Caughnawaga, opposite the Lachine
rapids, above Montreal, and on ST Regis
island, near Cornwall. There are seven
bands at Caughnawaga. The government
has frequently been approached during the
past five years TO allow them to return 10
the tribal system. but no answer having
been obtained the Indians have elected
seven tribal chiefs and seven deputy chiefs.
who will in turn elect head chief The
ST. Regis Indians have also decided TO re-
turn TO tbelr- ancient customs
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been here for Hanna for over a week has
written peculiar letter. a convict in the
Ohio penitentiary, James II. Virgins, serv-
ing a twenty-yeaT term, has been endeavor-
ing to get out. He had correspondence
professionally. In this mornings mail a
letter was received for Virgins from Gros-
venor. Letters 10 conycts are opened and
read, and when the one from Grosvenor
was received it was turned over to Warden
Coffin. The letter was written on letter.
head of the committee on mines and min
ing, of which Grosvenor is chairman, and
bore the date of Washington, Jan s. 1898.
1t is as follows:
Mr. James II. Virgins, Ohio Penitentiary,
Columbus, o.:
Dear Sir-I will not undertake any en-
ployment professional or otherwise. that
will bring me in any way III contact with
or into the presence of the person who is
now exercising the office of Governor of
Ohio. Very truly yours,
20 ri GROSVENOR :"
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Other Deaths.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-Col. James II.
Clark, clerk in the Pension Office, died
here yesterday. At the age of eighteen he
enlisted in. the Fourth Ohio Volunteer. In
fantry April IS, 1861 and served throughout
the war, rising successfully to the rank
of colonel of the One hundred-and-sixty-
ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry He par
ticipated in the battles of Winchester An
tietam. Charlottesville Gettysburg, the
Wilderness and the battles of Richmond.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., Jan. 1O-David Hall.
of Hubbard, a pioneer iron manufacturer
of the Mahoning valley, was found dead in
his barn yesterday evening. His body was
hanging over a Manager when discovered.
He was t1fty-seven years old. Heart dis
ease is thought to have caused his death.
BERLIN, Jan. n.-Rudolph Hertzog, the
leading dry goods retailer of Berlin is dead.
Although a Hebrew, he bitterly antagon-
ICED his coreligionists whom he refused to
employ.
ELKEART, Ind, Jan. 10-Ira Hubbard,
aged eighty-three, and known as one of the
oldest and wealthiest pioneers of this place,
died last night.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1O.-Count Do
lianeff, the minister of public instruction,
is dead
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Cashier Donaghoe Resigns.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 10.-Cashier
William E. Donaghoe, who has been con-
neeted for twenty-five years with the Ma
tional State Bank of this city, has been re-
lieved of his position and forced to make
good a five-thousand-dollar check an over
draft which he allowed Russell Is. Har-
rison, of the street-railway company. Don
aghoe's resignation from the bank was q
surprise and u sensation here. 1t gave rise
to many ugly rumors. which are claimed
10 be without foundation. Mr.. Donaghoe
claims that Mr.. Harrison represented &c
him that he had money coming from the
sale Of bonds in the East. and that he
would make the overdraft good. President
Hussey and the directors of the bank, as
further alleged were not consulted, and
the responsibility fell entirely upon Mr.
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DEATH OF JUDGE BEACH
KNOWN AS THE "WAR HORSE OF
THE RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRACY.v
Once Resident OF Indiana, from
Gained wealth and Fame.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. 10-In the
fullness of years and honors, Judge William
Banker Beach, the war horse of the
Rhode Island Democracy and an eminent
legal light, passed away last night at his
home in this city, the result of blood poi
soning, having been i'll three weeks and con-
fined to his bed less than fortnight.
A native of Essex couaty, New York,
Judge Beach came to this city in 1865 from
Indiana, where he passed his early man
hood, and soon commanded fame and for
tune in his chosen professionally law. He
had been successfully candidate for Gov
ernor of Rhode Island, mayor of Provi-
dence and delegate to national Democratic
conventions from Indiana and this State
since 1851, with but one exception. He was
seventy-seven years old. His early educa-
ton was gained in the public schools of his
native county and Granville College, now
called Denison University. Later, he re-
moved to Indianapolis and studied law in
the office of Morrison & Major, was adj
mitted to the bar in 1916 and began a lucra-
tive practice in Lebanon, Boone county. He
was made prosecuting attorney and post
master the same year, and three years later
he was elected to the Legislature and was
chosen clerk of the Supreme Court by pop
ular vote in 1852. being reelected four years
afterward In 1865 he came to Providence
and continued to practice law here until
two years ago, when he retired, but not
before he had served as justice of the Sixth
judicial district, the largest and most inn
portant district court in the State.
By his first wife, Miss Sarah kernodle,
of Indianapolis he had three children, now
alive-Charles III. Beach. of Providence;
James W. Beach. Of PaWtucket, and Will
liam Is. Beach, of New York He married,
in 1882 Mrs. Adeline Whipple. widow of
Charles Whipple, the manufacturer His
funeral Wednesday will be a notable one.
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other Deaths in the state.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Jan. 10.-Morris S.
Lebo. well known in business circles in this
city for twenty-five years, died at his home
Sunday aged forty-four. He leaves a wife
and one daughter. Funeral Tuesday after
noon. at 2:30 O'Clock, under the auspices of
the /. o. K. M
VIM. G. Mosier, a prosperous farmer,
northwest of this city, died yesterday of
typhoid fever, aged fifty He leaves a wife
and several children, all of whom are i'll
with the same disease.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Jan. 10.--Jesse Shuman
died here late yesterday evening. Mr.. Snu-
county, and came to Sullivan county in 1863
from Ohio.
KOKOMO. Ind. Jan. 10.-NTrs. Catherine
Peirce Wilson, wife Of w. II. Wilson. a
prominent resident of this county, died Sat
urday. She was born in Marion county in
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In the House and senate.

COLUMBUS, o.. Jan. 1O.-In the House
to-day a resolution was offered to amend
the State Constitution so that United States
senators shall be elected by a direct vote
of the people. The House adjourned till 10
o'clock tomorrow. In the Senate the Bram-
ley fifty-year franchise bill was discussed
and an attempt was made to pass it under
a suspension of the rules, but it was re-
ferred to a special committee and made
the special order for / o'clock tomorrow
just before the balloting for senator begins
In the Senate there was an effort to limit
admission to the Hobbies and galleries by
tickets during the senatorial balloting, but
1t was lost The Senate took a recess IT'LL
p. m when Lieutenant Governor Jones and
other state officers were sworn n.
A message was received from Governor
Bushnell officially advising the Senate of
the resignation of John Sherman as senator
for the short term ending March A. 1899 and
of the appointment of Marcus A. Hanna to
fill the vacancy. Unexpired sena toria term
of Sherman ends March A. 1899. Senator
Hanna was appointed last March to serve
only till the Legislature met in January
1888 as the Governors ar ointee under the
law can serve only until the LEGISLATURE
meets. Tt is. therefore, held that Ohio has
had only one senator the past week and
will have only one till there is an election
for the short term from January, 1885, till
March, 1899.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JASPER, Ind, JAM 10.--The Democrats of
this county adjourned in big row Satur-
day They were called together for the
purpose of selecting delegates to attend the
district convention to select ID district chair
man. The question was raised whether or
not the convention should instruct for Hon.
w. E. Cox, prosecuting attorney for the
Pike and Dubois circuit and a candidate
for district chairman. The convention
failed to instruct, but Cox captured the
delegates. The Democrats are badly split
in this county,.
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LONDON, Jan. 10.-To-day the govern
ment invited tenders for Indian bills TO
the amount of G1.0c0,000 sterling for the dis
stringency in money in India is so great
that ii is believed gold shipments will be
necessary Special allotments of teleeraphic
16xd per rupee. So great is the urgency
for money in India that the India Council
IS considering plans to increase the supply
of currency.
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drawing of the notices of 10 per cent. re-
duction posted in the mills Dec 81. The
spinners tonight took final action on the
question of striking. The result was in IA
vor of resistance to the reduction, the vote
being 39S to 4. The attempts at arbitration
have thus far resulted in the decision of the
State Board of Arbitration TO visit New
Bedford. They will come tomorrow. and a
conference of mill men and operatives with
the. state board has been called. Both SIDES
indications, will be, unwilling to surrender
their positions
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. Jan. 10-Judge
Baker held a short session of United States
District and Circuit Court in this city this
afternoon and nearly all the cases on the
docket were disposed of. The cases of
Edwin Bayless against John NJ Parker; M.
A; Sweeney ct al. against Elizabeth and
Thomas Sweeney; Edison General Electric
Company against Paul Reising ct al. We're
dismissed The suit of the Standard Oil
Company against the w. c. De Paw Com
pany was continued as were the suits of
Julius Brecht ct al. against the United
states. one OF the latter cases is now pend
ing in the Circuit Court of Appeals. The
suit Of John Arbuckle ct al. against Kasper
Brothers, of Madison, was continued. Dep
ositions will be taken in the case The
cases against Clara b. Woods, charged with
sending an obscene letter through the mails,
and Thomas and Francis Basinger. Of Tel
City, for violation of the internal revenue
laws, were continued until tomorrow
morning, owing to the nonarrival of Dis
trict Attorney Wishard
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TOLEDO, O., Jan. 1O.-One of the largest
grain Aeals ever made in Ohio was that
whereby Il: o. Paddock and James Hodges
sold theiH two-thirds interest in the firm
of Paddock. Hodge & Co. to Mr.. Justice IL.
Bowman, the third member of the firm
The sale was completed Saturday night
The amount involved is not given out, but
it must be considerably in excess of $500, 000
The property sold includes the Miami maize
mills. the big elevator, with a capacity Of
one million bushels in this city, and a
string of twenty elevators on the line Of
the Clover-leaf, eight in Ohio, seven in In
diana and five in Illinois. 1t also includes
the produce exchange business and good
will
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scorched in Gas Explosion.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind. Jan. 10.-An explo-
sion in the boiler house on the futile &
Ellsworth lease, located on the II. B. Allen
farm, five and one-half miles east of this
city, occurred this morning. Dave Blowers,
the pumper in charge, unscrewed the gas
valve. letting the main pressure issue into
L. A. futile, one of the firm. was badly
burned about the face, arms and breast,
and Mr.. Blowers had his hair removed and
suffered other severe burns that will enforce
lay-off for some weeks. The boiler house.
Toulouse and barn were burned, with their
contents. Loss, $500.