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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
ILL-FATED LOVE AFFAIR
THREE TRAGEDIES HAVE SPRUNG
FROM THIS MOST UNHAPPY CASE.
Mrs. Elizabeth Huffman the Third to
Commit Suicide-Br0Oded Over
Her Daughters Death.

Mrs. Elizabeth w. Huffman committed
suicide yesterday morning at her home 12ll
Malott avenue She was The wife of Daniel
Huffman foreman at the Brightwood pump
ing station. and mother Of Edith Edna Huff
man, who took her life Nov. while de-
spondent over the death of Harry Phillips,
who killed himself on her account
Mrs. Huffman's suicide is the third of the
series and the second which is directly
traeeable to the first Harry Phillips was
about twenty-three years old and Miss
Huffman was nineteen. They wese neigh
bors in Brightwood, the Huffmans living on
Gale street at the turn of the street-car
line They were frequently thrown into
each others society, and Phillips fell in
love with her and finally asked her to mar
ry him. She did not give him affirmative
answer, but put him off. About this time
a young man from Chicago came to visit
in Brightwood and made the acquaintance
Of Miss Huffman. Phillips became madly
jealous and attributed to the presence of
the newcomer his inability to get the girls
consent to marry him.
On the morning of May Is Phillips went
to his sisters home and borrowed her hus-
bands pistol He was working at night at
the Indianapolis Rubber Company's works
on Georgia street He rode his bicycle past
his sisters home, and, with the revolver,
went to his own home His mother was
preparing breakfast. He walked through
the kitchen where she was and into his own
room adjoining. Then he fired the shot
which ended his life. He lived until June
l, and during that time Miss Huffman was
almost constantly at his bedside
After that Miss Huffman changed. She
melancholy.
parents knew she was grieving over her
lover. Nov. she swallowed a tumbler of
diluted carbOlic acid and died the next day.
Mrs. Huffman and her daughter were
more like sisters than like mother and
daughter. She was the only daughter and
was her mothers constant companion. Her
death affected Mrs. Huffman keenly. She
brooded over it and talked about it to her
husband continually. The family moved out
OF the house to one on Malott avenue in
the hope that the removal would work a
But she continued brooding, and several
times tried TO end her life. 1t became neces-
Sary 10 have her watched constantly, and
q woman was engaged TO stay at the house
as companion for her. In spite of the
WomanS surveillance Mrs. Huffman man
she was allowed to go to market alone, and
II IS supposed she bought some of the drug
while she was down town.
AT IL O'Clock Thursday night her COM
panion noticed that Mrs. Huffman was in
great distress, and so she sent for physi-
clan. 1t was o'clock in the morning when
the physician arrived but it was too late
Mrs. HUFFMAN died two hours later in spite
or their efforts. 1t was just fourteen weeks
from the time that her daughter committed
suicide. The funeral will be held this after
noon. IT will be conducted by Rev Mr.
Guthrie, of the Universalist Church
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
A WITNESS FIRED UPON
VERSAILLES LYNCHING INvEsTIGA-
TION TAKES NEW TURN.
Attempt to Assaxsinatc Arch. Wright
The Attorney General 10 Return
to Ripley County.

An attempted assassination marked the
visit of Attorney General Ketcham to YER
sailles on Tuesday last. The only informa-
ton regarding it is found in one of the
Versailles papers in an item four lines in
length, which says that Arch Wright, bar
tender for the Norwood House, of Osgood,
was shot at in the night, while returning
to his home, and that the shot was a close
one. The item added that much excite
ment was occasoned by the affair. No
hint is given as to the cause of the shoot
ing. 1t is learned, however, that Wright
possesses all the information in regard TO
the mob, and is supposed to be one OF the
states witnesses. The visit of the attorney
general has alarmed the lynchers. 1t is
believed the attempted assassination OF
Wright was to prevent him giving evidence.
There is a considerable lawless element in
the community. The task of bringing the
lynchers to justice is thus made one of pc
culiar difficulty and hazard.
Merrill Moores assistant attorney general,
was asked last night regarding the at
tempted assassination of Wright He said
that the attorney general had not heard
of the affair, and that all that was known
about it was what the Versailles paper con-
tanned. He further said that Wright knew
all the members Of the mob, but he would
not say that his knowledge was at the serv-
ice of the state. The owner of the Nor
wood House is Charles Weisenfelder, and
the barroom he conducts in connection with
~ Is not one to attract the faSudious
drinker.
Attorney General Ketcham was closeted
with the Governor yesterday for about an
hour. 1t is said he is contemplating trip
TO Versailles, and that he thinks he will
remain there about five days. Mr.. Ketcham
was a little facetious yesterday about the
danger to be incurred in going to Ripley
county, and said that recently he had had
numerous opportunities to insure his life,
but that he had not awaited himself of any
of them, as he already carried $4,000 life
and $50, 600 accident insurance, and felt that
that was quite sufficient. Governor Mount
yesterday declined to say whether J. G.
Smith, one of the witnesses before the
grand jury at Versailles on Thursday, was a
state detective. Smith appeared in Osgood
last November and started a hardware
store. He was closeted with the jury for
three hours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
Albert Gall
II and y West Washington Street.
NOT TALKING JUST NOW
CITY OFFICIALS CONSERVATIVE ON
TELEPHONE SITUATION.
Citizens Company Failed to Appear
Before Works Board-Ex-Judge
Walkers Illness.

Until T. G. Walker, attorney of the New
Telephone Company. RECEIVERS sufficiently
to prepare the form of franchise that will
be asked. the subject will not be laid be-
fore the Board of Public Works. Mr.. Walk
er has been i'll. 1t can be stated, how
ever, that the company VIII ask franchise
no more restrictive than that given the
Central Union Company when it was re-
CURED to place its wires underground. The
Central Union Company was released from
furnishing the city free telephone service.
but was required to pay $1,000 annually to
the city treasurer. The company was also
required to do certain other things of minor
Importance, as furnishing top arms for the
use of the city on its telephone poles,
furnishing a duct for fire alarm wires in its
underground conduits, etc. To be released
from this last provision the company has
agreed recently to pay the city $1,000, and
the wires are being put in the duct by
another concern.
City officials decline to discuss the tele-
phone situation until the New company
has made formal application for fran
chise. Some of the councilmen, who will
have to approve any franchise granted by
the Board of Works, however. seem in
clined to think the company should pay
more than 5000 year for its franchise
limiting at requiring certain per cent. of
the eompany's earnings to be paid, begin
, ming az low percentage and gradually in
creasing Others argue that inasmuch as a
valuable franchise was given TO the Cen
trail Union Company for 5000 year the
New Telephone Company should not be re-
CURED TO pay more. if as much, as it's rates
10 subscribers are 20 be about 80 per cent.
lower. They say that they might be blamed
by their constituents for placing such re-
strictions on the company as to destroy
prospects of competition and lower tele-
phone service for the citizens of Indian
apolis. There viii undoubtedly be some
question of this sort raised IL eounclmen
who are discussing it do not change their
minds before IL is time for them 10 act
The Citizens Cooperative Telephone Com
pany did moi appear before the Board of
Works yesterday 10 ask "A modification Of
It's eieyen-year-old franchise 50 as to permit
1t 20 place It's wires underground The
hoard waited until noon without a repre-
sentative of the company appearing. Any
modification of the contract. it Is said, will
have 10 be approved by the Council. and
it seems that that body would demand that
something he given the city in return for
the favors asked The councilmen who dis
rusS the telephone situation say that the
two new companies should be treated alike
in all respects and that IL one is required
10 pay 5000 year, ~ the Central Union
the other should also. The board was given
70 understand that the Cooperative Com
pauy would have representative before
the board next week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

The birthday of Abraham Lincoln will be
observed at Plymouth Church tomorrow
evening The address will be given by
Miss Frances Perry, and will be illustrated
with a large number of stersopticon views
of portraits, monuments, scenes and events
connected with the early life and later po-
litical career of Lincoln, some of which
have never been shown here before
The pulpit Of the Central avenue Meth
morrow morning by Rev. Dir. Fowler. In
the evening the sermon will be by Rev. NJ
ID. Collins a pentecostal service will be
held at in the afternoon led by Rev Jo-
seph Smith. The special services viii con-
tinue until Wednesday.
Rev. Il. A. Jenkins. of the Third Chris
fian Church, will deliver sermon to-
morrow night on Cruelty 90 Dumb AMI
mails, under the auspices Of the Humane
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS CALL.
State Committee Meeting to BE Held
Here Feb. ~.

Chairman Pickens, of the National Demo-
cratic party, has issued the following call
for the state committee meeting:
ITO the Members of the State Central
Committee of the National Democratic
Party of Indiana-The necessity which
called the National Democratic party into
existence in 1896 exists with equal force now
for its maintenance. The Republican party
has disregarded the chief lesson of the cleo
ton of 1896. The present leaders of the
Democratic party regular, so-called. in In
diana, at least, have learned nothing from
the rebuke administered because of the re-
pudiation of the tme-honored principles of
the party. They are determined to again
commit the party to the false doctrines and
discredited leader of 1896, and are again
seeking alliance with the enemies of the
true principles of Democracy The time
has come, therefore, for a meeting of our
committee to take action with reference to
the campaign of 1898. The committee will
meet at the assembly room of the Bates
House, in the city of indianapolis, on Feb.
p, 1898, at 5 o'clock p. m. All National
Democrats who can are requested to be
present at that meeting for conference.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

Mrs. Clara Baker Takes Morphine
Domestic InfeIieity

Mrs. Clara Baker, thirty-three years old
wife of the engineer at the Willoughby
block, attempted suicide last evening at her
home, No. 209 East New York street, She
and her husband have had a stormy time
OF it during the fourteen weeks they have
occupied part of the house at this num-
Der. Other occupants of the house say they
quarreled almost necessarily. At 6 o'clock
last night Mrs. Baker was heard breathing
heavily in her apartments, and it was found
tnat she was suffering from morphine poi
scning. DIR. Rhoades, of the City Dispen-
sary staff. was called and soon brought the
woman out of danger. This is the second
time within a few weeks that Mrs. Baker
has attempted to end her life The Bakers
came here recently from Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
In HONOR OF LINCOLN.
Ben Harrison Camp, =. Of W, to Oh
serve His Birthday.

Ben Harrison Camp, Sons of Veterans. of
which Harry McGrew is commander will
give reception and banquet at the Denison
tonight in honor OF Abraham Lincoln
birthday anniversary. The reception Will
be held in the hotel pariors for an hour and
the banquet will follow in the large ordi-
nary. Plates will be laid for sev6nty-five
Division Commander Thompson, Vi Rising
Sun, will be present Speeches viii be
made by John l.. Griffitls and Rector Gra-
ham, of Christ Church. Newton Booth
Harrington will sing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
Farmers, Institute RESOLUTIONS.

The Marion County Farmers Institute.
at its meeting at Valley Mills, this week,
adopted resolutions favoring an appropria-
tion for $4,000 for the Farmers Institute
work in the State. a law requiring the prop
labelling of oleomargarine. protesting
against the tendency TO increase taxation
and asking that the elements OF agriculture
be taught In the common schools.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
Repuhlican Banauet at Lchnnon.

Many of the state officials have accepted
the invitation of A. c. Daily, the auditor of
state, to attend the Boone county Repub-
lican gathering at Lebanon to-day A ban
quet, with four OF five hundred covers will
be set, and the event promises to be one of
the most notable among the Lincoln day
celebrations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
LITERATURE

A weekly course in Modern Literature.
mann Sudermann Voss, also of Ibsen,
ToIstoi Maeterlink Daudet. Maupassant.
Icehegaray and others. will be given to adj
vanced students in German at moderate
rates Also. class and private instruction
in French German, Spanish, Latin and
Greek For particulars address DIR. WM
JAEGER, IS East Eleventh street. oppo-
Site Tabernacle Church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
Snrinr StyIe Hats nj DaIton,s.

Spring style hats are ready for inspection.
We ere sole agents for Knoxs world re-
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
MARDI GRAS.
New Orlean. and Mobile.

Pennsylvania lines will sell tickets at one
fare for round trip Feb IA to 81 inclusive.
Tickets good returning to and including
March 5. For particulars call on ticket
agent. No. As West Washington street or
address w. w. RICHARDSON, D. 2. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
To ChnttnnoOga.

Reduced-rates via Pennsylvania lines, the
official route, Feb. 20 and Il, account meet
ing National Educational Association, De-
partment of superintendent. Fare from
Indianapolis, $3.50 round trip. Secure copy
of latest official circular issued by state
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

Society. At the annual meeting of the So
ciety, Tuesday night, at Plymouth Church.
John w. Kern will deliver the principal adj
dress.
Lincoln memorial services will be held in
the College-ayenue Baptist Church to-mor-
row afternoon at o'clock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

Edward MeGinnis and Frank r. underhiIl
boys fifteen years old, were arrested yes
terday AS they went home from school. and
charged with burglary and larceny. Thurs
day night the residence of ii. Wolfe. 5i7
Elm street, WAS entered while the members
Of the family were at church. and a watch
and small savings bank were taken. The
boys admitted 10 Detectives ASch and Du-
gan that they had committed the robbery
and surrendered the watch. McGsinnis lives
nj JiS and underhill ut 6Sf Elm street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
n - y It'll WI = 80
To Mobile and New OPIeau

To Mobile and New Orleans
Via Pennsylvania lines, Feb. IA to 2lst, in
elusive, on account of Mardi Gras festivi-
ties. Return limit, March 49, Low rate
open to ALL Full particulars furnished by
Pennsylvania lines ticket agent corner
Washington and Illinois streets, and Union
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

The Malone Mining and Milling Company.
of Terre Haute, with a capital of $500, was
incorporated yesterday. The directors are
George Ehrenhardt, j. r. Boettcher and w.
M EtotZ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

Will he sold via Pennsylvania and Wanda
liza lines, Feb. IA and u, at one fare, plus
81, for round trip. Full particulars fur
nished by ticket agent. corner Washington
and Illinois streets, and Union Station. W.
w. RICHARDSON, ID. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

General Harrison will go TO Chicago this
morning. He viii be one of the speakers
at the Marquette Clubs banquet tonight in
honor of IIncoln's birthday anniversary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
BIG 4 ROUTE.


Half fare round trip Feb. IA to p, good
to return till March s. inclusive Call at
Big Four office, No. ] East Washington
street, or address H. nj. BRONSON, A. G..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
Feed your morse JANEs,s pustless oats.

Insure with German Fire Insurance of In
diana. General offices, 20 South Delaware
street. Fire, tornado and explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
Homeseekers, Excursions.

on Feb. IL and Is. Big -Four will sell
homeseekers' excursion tickets to South and
trip Call at Big Four office / Il. Washing
ton St H Nj. BRONSON. a. q. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
VANDALIA LINE.
Hot Springs, Ark,
500. 05 ROUND TRIP.
SPECIAL RATES

Special excursion Saturday, Feb II.
Tickets good ten days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

Husbands Calcined Magnesia--Four first
premium medals awarded; more agreeable
TO taste and smaller dose than other mag
nesia. For sale only in bottles with regis
tered trademark label.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

Cure Headache i'm - Minutes
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Kimball pianos Carlin q Lennox. 3 r. Market st.
McGiniard Agency Co Fire insurance.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-12
'HOW ENGLAND VIEWS /
DEWEY'S EXPLOIT mot VICTORY
BUT ANNIHILATION."
London Papers Consider the Capture
of Manila as One of the Great
Events of History.

LONDON. May 3.-The Daily Mail,
in an editorial this morning on the
engagement at Manila, says;
at was, in Nelson's words, not vic
tory, but annihilation,' and it proved
Commodore Dewey worthy disciple
of the heroic Farragut. 1t is charact-
eristic of the American race to be
generous to the weak, and as the
President is averse to useless blood
shed, he will doubtless meet Spain,
whose honor is now saved, in a gen.
erous spirit"
The Times says edtorially: "ENul-
tation over the American victory is
sentiment with which all friends of
the American people in England will
readily sympathize. We wish we
could also share in the views of many
well informed persons in the United
States as to the consequences of the
victory. The idea that Spanish hon
or may. be satisfied by the issue of a
! single action in which SPANS best
! ships were not engaged, will not APP
pear very probable to those best ac-
quainted with the Spanish character.
! Unless an unforeseen CONFUSION oc-
ours in Spain. it is only too probable
| that many months will elapSe before
effective action can be taken in Cuba.
the only place where it is likely to
be attended with decisive results"
The Daily Telegraph says "The
mismanagement of the Spanish could
hardly have been carried to greater
or more amazing lengths. The en-
gagement must have been virtrn!ly
over before it began. No one antici-
mated SDaniSh victory but the SJl-
denness and completeness of this TO-
tai defeat have taken the eNnerts by
surprise. One act in the drama is
over and there seems to he ground
for believing that the next will be
unlike it."
The Daily Chronicle says: "The
Philippines. no less than Cuba. should
be thrown open to the light of toler-
alton and civilization"
The Standard saws: ''Whatevel
preponderance of strength Commo.
dore Dewey enjoyed he could not have
accomplished the work without that
mixture of dash and tactical reserve
which constitutes military genius"
The Daily News saws: "a defeat
so crushing and so disastrous may
well make Spanish statesmen ask oi
themselves whether it is worth Will
to risk further misfortunes without
hone of satisfactory results
The No -~~ Post saws: "The Unit
ed States -~t decide quickly about
, the PHI res. If thev are not pre
pared Govern the Islands them
selves they must decide their fate Sc
as to prevent them falling into an
archv."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-12
DEFENSES OF HAVANA.
Earthworks and Barbed Wire Fences
Being Erected.

HAVANA, May 4.-Ten thousand
Spanish soldiers are in the bitches in
and around Havana and Matanzas pre-
pairing for desperate defense.
These earthworks encompass Hava-
ma in the segment of great circle,
from point near Correra back of the
cemetery, where repose the bodies of
the dead heroes of the Maine, half a
mile beyond the head of the harbor,
and around the heights of Regia down
to the shore, some five miles east of
MORO Castle.
Banks of earth are thrown up and
on the inner side of the resulting dit
ches are placed sharp stakes, and all
along the top of the entire works are
lines of barbed wire fence.
Day and night the regular soldiers
have been kept at work, in rain and
shine, in sunlight and shadow. Scores
of them have dropped dead from the
terrific heat. Others lie down, dog
like and sick, under the torrid
shadows of the palms and under the
mule carts which are used to carry
their implements.
Three times has Gen. Blanco and
his staff driven around the line of for.
tifications from Regia to Punta Bravo
| and three times has he ridden back tC
Havana and sent out fresh detach.
ments of shovelers to sweat and die
He is worried. He evidently believes
that he cannot finish the preparations
for defense in time for the rumored
onslaught of the American army next
week. No additional defensive prep
arations have been made in Moro cas-
tie or the Punta
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-12
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RE FOIJND

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rheum, dyspepsia and all other dis
eases originating in or promoted py
impure blood and low state of the
system.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-12
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Honolulu that can touch the Seattle
Book, and as they are the consumers
they ought to be the best judges.
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