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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06

Ial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Oct. 5-John Arm
strong. aged sixty, veteran of the war Of
the rebellion, died in Anderson last night
under the most sorrowful circumstances.
Some weeks ago Armstrong; wife died
from an overdose of morphine and since
that time he has been very melancholy.
Matters at home were made worse from the
fact that his only daughter Pearl mar
ried and left home a few days before the
death of his wife. A son, Ed twenty-five
years old, is employed at one of the glass
factories in Frankton, and his absence left
but the old man and a twelve-year-old boy
at home. Monday the boy left to visit rela-
tives in Danville, Ind without telling his
father where he was going. Last night his
son Edward returned from Frankton and
found his father unconscious, lying across
a lounge. and beside him was a folded note
addressed to his daughter Pearl. which
said: Goodbye. You'll find me at the GEM
etery. 1t was impossible to rouse him and
he died from the effect of the same drug
that caused the death of his wife as an en-
velope was found beside him containing a
small quantity of the poison.
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HOOsIER MARRIAGE MARKET.
ElOping Couples to JeffersOnviIIe on
the Increase, i'm Spite of Red Tape.

ElOpInS Couples to Jacksonville on
the Increase, i'm Spite of Red Tape.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Oct. 5-Within
the last few years Jeffersonville has gained
unique distinction as marriage mar
ket." This traffic affords handsome rev.
enue to the persons interested, usually the
magistrate and the runner who attends
to the little details such as watching for
the clippers and escorting them to the court
house. While the magistrates do not marry
couples unless they come to them with regu-
larly issued licenses. yet they are much
blamed for being parties to the numerous
weddings. No less than six magistrates
have offices here and for one of them to
refuse to perform a ceremony means of
course that another will quickly be found
to do the work County Clerk Goodwin is
the most careful and painstaking official
who ever occupied that position here. When
he assumed the duties of the office he laid
down the law to the couples coming to him
for licenses and many of them have been
turned away and forced to go elsewhere
For years it has been the custom for the
clerks to keep blanks to which dlsinterested
persons have to make affidavit before the
incense is issued. The custom of taking the
aflidavitS of men without conscience who
made q practice of swearing to these papers
LOT money was quickly stopped by him.
Since then it has been necessary for some
person to appear whose appearance and
answers to questions satisfies the officer be-
fore his affidavit is accepted. This person
is always brought from Kentucky by the
clipping couple
Despite all such care the number of elop-
ers has contantly increased. during the
last quarter, an average of one hundred Ii
censes per month being issued to elopers
The increase is due to the fact that when
an clipping couple is married it is heralded
in all the Kentucky papers and public at
tention drawn to the event. The glamour
of romance which surrounds such wedding
causes many of the Opponents. In other
cases it Is because the parents of one or
the other contracting parties oppose the
union. Magistrates are often requested to
marry couple under the shadows of the
bridge, which spans the Ohio. others want
to be married on the bridge and others at
the mystic hour of midnight. 1t is the gen.
eral impression that the couples failing to
be married here would seek some other point
and have the marriage. performed. 1t is a
fact that while occasionally a couple is
married under ridiculous circumstances,
such as that of Charles Cohn. of Louisville
and Miss Delphine Love, of St. Louis, many
OF the sensational incidents connected with
the weddings are coined in the fertile i'm
aginatiOn of some reporter.
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All arrived in Pullman cars or in day
coaches. 1t was not as it was in the civil
war. when a box car was good enough.
Most of the complaints were, he said, from
the typhoid fever patients, who were. of
course. kept low rations as a medical
precaution. There was never any shortness
of rations the newspaper statements to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
In the course of his testimony General
Boynton was asked about photographs he
was reported to have taken showing the
condition of the garbage barrels in the
camp He said he had found some garbage
receptacles left by the First Illinois Caval-
ry the day after it broke camp which were
full of vermin, and had made a picture of
one of them 1t was an unpleasant sight.
but while TINS was true the regiment was
a good one. and the general said he did not
eral Boynton will continue his testimony
Tomorrow
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NO NEGLECT OF SOLDIERS.
Chaplain Bullock Denies Stories Told
by Christensen and Brady.

CHICAGO. Oct. 5-The Tribune's Wash
ington correspondent says: Chaplain c. S.
Bullock of the First Illinois Infantry, who
is on his way to Chicago, called at the
White House to-day. He talked freely with
members of the Presidents household about
the stories of i'll treatment of the soldiers
at Chickamauga, where his regiment was
stationed for about four months. Chaplain
Bullock is the member of the Chickamauga
Cnaplains Association and visited a large
number Of sick. He made a sweeping de-
NAL that the sick soldiers had been neglect
ed and were furnished impure food. He then
said: Our chaplains association had week.
ly meetings at Camp Thomas and received
reports on the condition of affairs. At no
meeting were there reported many of the
things l have since seen charged. l notice
that Archdeacon Brady. of the First Penn
sylvania Regiment, and Chaplain Carsten-
sen, of Indianapolis, make severe charges
about what they saw at Chickamauga. They
allege, for instance, that sick soldiers lay
in the mud wllnout attention, and went for
hours uncared for. / saw none of these
things, and remember distinctly that Chap
lains Brady and Christensen made no such
charges before our association, where they
would instantly have been investigated"
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THE FATAL CROSSINGS
PANHANDLE MANGLES THREE MEN
IN a BUGGY AT F<NIGHTsTOWN.
Grant County Farmer Attempts to
Ditch a Railroad Train--The H0Os-
Ter Marriage Market.
Special to the 1rdianapol,, Journal.

Speclal 10 the Indianapolis journal.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, Oct. 5.-Panhan-
die train No. s, due here at 6:15 o'clock.
struck buggy at the Franklin-street
crossing, last evening, and Ollie Stevens.
George Waldron and Hugh McFadden of
Carthage, were mangled in the wreck Ste
vens was killed, and Waldron and McFad-
den are badly injured, but may recover
The three men had been in town most Of
the day and had started home. Stevens and
McFadden were carried on the pilot of the
engine to the station, and were found in
the buggy top. They were removed to the
station. Stevens, who received a fracture
of the skull and was injured internally
lived until SIS o'clock. His remains were
afterward removed to Carthage. Waldron
was also taken to his home in that place.
He is injured in the right hip and has a
few scalp wounds. Hugh McFadden, who
was struck in the back and head, is re-
ported better to-day, and hopes are enter
tanned of his recovery. His parents reside
at Button, Ind.
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Death of Elisha Martin, sr.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind Oct. 5.-Elisha Mar
tin, ST., died at his home here this morn
ing, aged eighty-seven. He was born in
Butler county, Ohio, Jan. 1912, and came
to this county, settling near this place in
1882. In 1881 he married Susan Kelley, who
survives him, and is hale and hearty at the
age of eighty-four. They raised a family
Of nineteen children, eleven of whom with
hfty-f1ve grandchildren and seventy great
grandchildren, are Still living. The follow
Ing children live in this and Jay counties:
Oliver, William A., Daniel s., Asa S and
Elisha Martin, jr and Mrs Amy Green,
Susan Arthur, Mary Hamilton and Lottie
Spangler. Two others are Abbie Ruble, in
Kansas City. and Phoebe King, in Mound
City, Mo. In his earlier years Mr.. Martin
was brick mOlder, making most of the
brick for the older buildings here. While
working as molder at Cincinnati he made
the remarkable record of %, 14S bricks, work
ing from sun to sun, distancing his COM
petitor, celebrated brick moder, by al
most LOCO bricks. This feat was widely dis
cussed at the time and much money
changed hands on the result of the contest.
In recent years he had been a farmer. In
1S49 he became a Mason, and that order
will have charge of his funeral at 2 o'clock
on Friday.
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A DETERMINED FARMER.
Digs a Ditch and Tries to Wreck
Train on the c.. l. & E.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PARAMOUNT, Ind, Oct. 5.-The new
railroad being constructed from Muncie to
Converse, under the name of the c.. 1. &
E., has encountered all kinds of difficulties
in securing the right of way from this city
west In most cases the promoters have
been compelled to condemn the land in
court Farmer Patterson, living seven miles
west of this city, made an attempt to
wreck the construction train this morning,
in spirit of resentment for crossing his
land 1t was necessary to institute proceed
lngs IN court against him in order to get
the right of way and the graders entered
his premises last week. and the first train
started over the track this morning. On
turning a curve the engine was confronted
with huge pile of fence rails and logs,
while ditch six feet wide had been dug
under the track and Patterson himself was
standing guard with shotgun The train
crew refilled the ditch while Patterson was
gone for assistance and passed on through
the farm. The general manager, H. f..
Drew, was at Marion this afternoon, and,
in all probability. several prominent farm
erS OF that neighborhood will be called on
TO answer for attempted train wrecking. 1t
is thought Patterson was not alone impli-
Gated. The feeling is strong in the western
part OF the county against the railroad, as
it cuts through several large farms.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Oct 5.-The mar
riage which was advertised to take place to-
day in connection with the street fair drew
large crowd to the city. When George
w. Shepherd and Matte May Taylor, the
bridal couple, appeared on the Dearmond
Hotel balcony shouts went up from five
thousand people below. Judge d. A. Myers
tied the knot and Jack Alexander acted as
best man, and Mayor A. NJ. Willoughby
gave the bride away. Eight stages are go
entertainment of the crowds. One of the
acts came near being serious. Colonel
Cody" in his act of pinning his wife to the
wall with knives. arrows and spears, shot
one arrow through his wife's sleeve and
nearly pierced her shoulder
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 5.-The forty-sec-
ond annual meeting of the First English
district of the Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio
and other States opened here to-day. The
district includes all the English congrega-
lions in Ohio and part of Indiana. The
meeting is being held at Trinity English
Lutheran Church. of which Rev. J. Beck
is pastor. Fifty ministers and twenty lay
delegates are present. Rev. o. S. Ogesby,
of Pittsburg, preached the opening sermon
and Rev. NJ r. Walter. of Loudonville, o.,
This afternoon the synod organized by
electing Rev. NJ. L: Baum, of Dayton, O.,
president; Q. S. Oglesby, of Pittsburg, vice
president. w. Schramm, of Allegheny. Sec
rotary; M. L. Hunt, of Thornville, O.,
treasurer; Pfueger. of Columbus, o., chap
lain. Rev. M. r. Walter, the retiring presi-
deaf, read his annual report.
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DELAY In FORMING A TRUST.
Flint Glass Tableware manufacturers
Not Harmonious.

PITTSBURG, Oct 5.-The combination of
hint-glass tableware manufacturers, which
was brought into organized form recently
after several sessions in this city. is said to
have gone by the board. Objections which
could not be overcome, were raised after the
manufacturers supposed they had an air
tight arrangement, and the applicant for a
charter will not be made at once as was
intended. Dissatisfied members of the COM
bination withdrew their names from the
list and that has caused a halt which is
practically the death of the association.
The combination was to have capital Of
$S,OOO,0O0 and intended to establish central
agency in Pittsburg. The most extensive
makers of pressed tableware were members
and the formation of the association was
regarded as second only to the gigantic COM
bination of the plate and window glass man
ufacturerS
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
HAGERSTOWN, Ind. Oct. 5-Frost usu-
ally appears here before Sept Is, but up to
this tine there has been barely a trace, and
even its effects are not perceptible The
grass and trees are green as in June and
the frequent rains have made pasture album
dant. In some meadows a good second crop
of timothy will be cut. which has never
been done here before. Corn is drying
rapidly, and much of it is now ready to
CRIB. Wheat is growing too rank. Unless
frost comes very soon to check the growth
it will become jointed. at which stage frost
will kill il
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APPEALS FOR AID.
kilograms Received at Washington
from the InsnecfOr and Mnrshal.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Oficial dispatch
es received here tonight brought to the au-
thorities the sudden realization of an In
dian uprising of more than ordinary dirnen-
sions. The dispatches began coming about
o'clock, two of them coming to Secretary
Bliss, who, as head of the Interior Depart
ment, has charge of Indian affairs, and
third to Attorney General Griggs from one
of the United States marshals at the seat
of the uprising. The first dispatch to Sec
rotary Bliss was as follows:
walker, Mimi, Oct s.
THE Indians twenty-five miles from here,
on the mainland of North Bear island;
opened fire on the troops under command
Of General Bacon, without warning, this
morning at 113o l fear the army in the
field is not strong enough to subdue the
Bear island Indians How many are hurt
on their side cannot now tell A large force
should be sent here at once. 1t is now war,
and the government must protect the Deo-
pie l have a slight scratch on arm and
left leg Please wire me instructions.
TINKER, Inspector"
Another dispatch from Inspector Tinker
followed soon after. as follows
Trouble was caused by Indians firing on
troops first; situation as bad as can be: feel
ing among Indians hostile. and mean to
fight to end. More troops needed at once
They cannot get here too quick
immediately upon receipt of these dis
patches secretary Bliss Went TO the resi-
dence of Secretary Alger and had a talk
with the head OF the War Department as
to the military steps which should be taken.
While they were together a representative
of the Associated Press called and handed
them the press dispatch giving more ex-
tended details of the sanguinary engage
ment between the troops and the Indians
this noon. General Alger read the dispatch
aloud, punctuating ii with his own observa-
lions on the gallantry of the men and the
efficacy of the Red Cross. the latter being
mentioned in the press dispatch as caring
for some of the wounded. The two secre-
taries agreed that the situation had reached
a stage when energetic steps were needed.
Turning to his military aid. Major Hopkins.
Secretary Alger said: Take these dis
patches to Adjutant General Corbin and tell
him to have ample achievements sent Inn
mediately. Ii need be have a special train
secured and the reinforcements sent for
ward without delay. If ii seems desirable
to send along a eating gun, let that be
done also"
Major Hopkins went to the War Depart
ment and delivered the message TO the adju-
tant general. The latter in the meantime
had received from the attorney general a
dispatch received from the United States
marshal as follows:
Walker, Mimi. Oct. s.
''Have more troops sent here Immediately.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LINTON, Ind Oct. 5.-Five thousand
people attended to-day's meeting of the Re-
publicans of Greene county. Every precinct
and township was represented. Hon. A. j.
Beveridge, of Indianapolis. addressed the
audience, composed principally of miners
and workingmen The meeting was held at
the opera house. Mr.. Beverages speech
was in praise OF the administration in the
war with Spain and the foreign policy was
upheld The miners of this place ere more
than pleased with the return of prosperity.
Many miners formerly Democrats and Pop
ulists have been won for the Republican
state and county ticket.
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TO FIGHT AT SYRACUSE.
Corbett and Mccoy to Meet in the
Ring on Oct. 10.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct SC. NJ. Wilson,
secretary of the Hawthorne Club, in an in
terview said: You can say for me- as sec
rotary of the Hawthorne Club that the Cor
bett-AcCoy fight will take place in SYRIA
cuse on Oct. Is, at the state fair grounds
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 5.-"Parson" Da-
vies, who is managing two theaters here
for John d. Hopkins, has just received an
offer by telegraph from the president of the
Hawthorne Club. Buffalo, asking him to
manage the coming Corbett- Mccoy fight.
The PEARSON Immediately telegraphed his
refusal
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WHO Haa. Resigns the Nomination.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Oct. 5.-Milo Haas, Re
publican candidate for auditor of Wabash
county, to-day sent to the county central
committee a note Withdrawing from the
ticket. Mr.. Haas. though suffering from
paralysis at the time Of the convention last
February. led all five of his competitors on
the first ballot and was nominated on the
second. 1t was the hope of his friends that
he might sufficiently recover to take the
office, but as the day of election approached
no became convinced that justice TO the
party demanded nis-retiEement There are
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Negro officers Resign.

CAMP POLAND, Knoxville, Tenn, Oct.
5.-The designations of nine negro officers of
the Sixth Virginia Regiment were this
morning forwarded to Washington through
their proper channels. Yesterday General
Mckee issued an order directing board
to examine the nine officers in question as
to their fitness to hold commissions in the
volunteer force.
The report from the division hospital to-
day shows eight patients received, twenty
one released, 293 remaining. No deaths.
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judge Tnylor ait conner.ville.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVILLE Ind. Oct. 5.-Judge
Robert s. Taylor, of Fort Wayne, addressed
a splendid audience of Republicans at
Roots Hall tonight. His speech was a
powerful and logical argument in favor of
the success of the Republican party, and he
awakened much enthusiasm. He made an
earnest appeal for close organization and
for all Republicans to actively engage in the
fight.
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Deportation of spaniards.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Oct s.
The Spanish transport P. De Satrustegui
sailed this afternoon for Spain, making,
with the Isla de Panay. a total of over 5000
Spaniards deported during the last two
days.
The United States transport Chester ar
rived here this morning from New York
Spanish troops continue evacuating terri
tory and the American troops take posses
sion of 1T soon evacuated.
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LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct 5.-Mrs. Louis
Brown and daughter Lizzie were danger
ously injured by being thrown from car
riage in a runaway to-day. Both may die.
Louis Thelan, aged three, was run over and
his injuries may also result fatally. Mrs.
DELPHI and Mary Brown, who were in the
carriage and were thrown out with the
others. are badly hurt, but not fatally. The
accident was caused by the harness break
ing while the carriage was on a hillside.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-There was to have
been a conference this afternoon between
George NJ. Considine manager of James J..
Corbett. and William B. Gray, manager of
kid Mccoy, to straighten out matters
with reference to the much-talked-of fight
between Corbett and Mccoy. Gray wanted
a secret conference and Considine refused
to accede to this. The meeting was indefi-
nitely postponed. A dispatch from Buffalo
to-day announced that the fight would take
place at Syracuse. and that Gray would
probably make that announcement in New
York tonight Gray. however, stated that
the fight would not take place in Syracuse.
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Hendee at winchester.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WINCHESTER, Ind, Oct. 5.-Hon. E. e.
Hendee, of Anderson, addressed the Nc
Kinley Club and its friends here this even
ing in Gordons Rink. Mr.. Hendee dis
cussed the real issues before the people this
time in such a plain simple and straight
forward manner as carried conviction to
the minds of his hearers. Mr.. Hendee is an
entertaining and logical talker, and made
many friends here
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
UNION CITY, Ind, Oct. 5.-Olley Jen-
ness, freight brakeman on the Chicago
division, was killed at the Howard-street
crossing at o'clock this morning, while at
tempting to make a coupling. AS he went
in between the two cars his foot slipped
and he fell on the track. The train passed
over his legs just below the hips. He was
taken to house near the railroad and died
in two hours. Jenness was tWenty-one years
old. unmarried and lived at Logansport.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 5.-John A. Vogt. of
Greenville. o.. and Miss Jessie Warren, of
Union City. arrived here last night in a
buggy after long drive, and after finding
a person who would make affidavit as to
the legality of the girls age they were mar
ried by Squire Gray.
short time afterwards George Shanks
and Miss Mary Cain, of Cammack, drove to
the same Office and were married. The bride
came near backing out, refusing to get out
of the buggy, but consented to be married
while she sat in the vehicle on the sidewalk
A great crowd of loafers witnessed the cere-
mOny.
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NEW YORK. Oct 5-Arrived: Majestic,
from Liverpool. Sailed: Britannia. for
Liverpool; Friesland. for Antwerp.
ROTTERDAM, Oct 5-Arrived: Mas
dam, from New York.
BREMEN, Oct. 5.-Arrived Kaiser Fried
rich. from New York.
GLASGOW. Oct. 5.-Arrived: Furnessia.
from New York.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 5.-Arrived: Teutonic.
from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. Oct. 5-Sailed: Trave.
for New York