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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-10
INDIANA ARTISTS.
Sketches of the indianapolis Groups
of the Central Art Association.

Sketches of the Indianapolis Group"
of the Central Art Association.
Blanche M. Howard, in Arts for America
Almost the first work of the Central Art
Association was to bring a group of pic
lures from Indianapolis and exhibit them
in Chicago. These men were but little
known at that time, but the work told the
story of their capabilities and the press
sung their praises until the "Hoosier Paint
erS became known far and near.
When this exhibition was first talked
about, the remark was made that ii would
probably be a collection of Big Steele and
little Steeles; but not so, each canvas was
marked by the strength of individuality,
discovery of this little band of earnest men.
T. c. Steele is probably the best known, for
he has the honor of being the only Western
the Worlds Fair. He paints with full
free brush, catching the prismatlc rays of
sunshine and the soft shimmering shadows
until his canvas is poem of strength,
brilliancy and sympathy He was born in
| Indiana, secured his art education in Mu-
Mich, was a pupil of Loefftz. During the
last twelve years he has devoted his atten-
ton to the painting of Indiana landscapes.
Both he and Mr.. Adams are building studios
In the most picturesque part or the state
and expect to make their principal work
| the painting of the things they know
| best All! what a legacy TO leave a state.
| Mr.. Steeles paintings are eagerly sought
| after for exhibitions in large cities and
| have been purchased for several permanent
| collections.
| "Hoosier Group is Otto Stark. Born at In
| dianapolis, Jan. %, 1859. of German par
entage. At the age of sixteen, true to for
/ eign customs, he was appointed to a lith-
/ ographer. Shortly afterward he secured a
similar position in Cincinnati, where he had
! the privilege of entering the night classes
| OF the art academy Here he studied and
| worked for seven years, then went to New
| York as he wished to enter the evening
classes of the Art Students League. AT
| this period in his career he became dissat-
! isfied with photography, gave it up and de-
termined to devote ms entire time 10 the
study of art. After four years in New York
he went to Paris and entered the Julian
where he remained for three years. On his
return TO this country he spent short
time in New York and Philadelphia before
| returning TO indianapolis four years ago
He has exhibited in the Paris Scion and In
most of the American exhibitions. OF late
he has given US some delightful paintings
of children, which express the frank free
| dom of young life. He finds his models In
| his own happy family. His coloring is pure
| and strong. his drawing firm and decided.
| The wit of the Hoosier country is not al
! invested in its poets, for streaks of IT, like
! gold in the Klondike regions, runs through
| tho artistic anatomy Well When j. Otis
Adams was asked for sketch of his life
he replied: Its all so embarrassing; but
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Christian Church District No. L.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART Ind, March 9.-The semi
annual convention of the societies of the
Christian Church in Indiana, District No.
L, closed here tonight after a three days
session. The attendance was large, at least
seventy-five delegates being present and
they heard sermons or addresses by some
of the ablest men of the church-Benj. L.
Smith, of Cincinnati, secretary of the
American Christian Missionary Society;
Rev. John E. Pounds, Of Indianapolis; 7.
]. Legg. of Logansport; Rev. Charles T..
Medbury of Angola, and others. On Mon
day, evening addresses of welcome were
made by Rev. A. M, Laird, pastor of the
Eikhart Church, in behalf of the city
churches; by RevacF.t e. Knopf, of Elk
hart, in behalf of the Elkhart Ministerial
Association. and by Mayor H. B. Sykes,
in behalf of the city. The next convention
will be held at Hamilton, Steuben county:
District No / includes the counties Of
De Kalb, Steuben, Noble and Lagrange.
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Taxpayers Want an investigation.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAUREL, Ind, March 9.--John w. Coons
and A. E. Johnson, who were hired by the
taxpayers of this county TO make a thor
ough investigation of the county books,
were refused access to the records when
they called for them yesterday. 1t will now
be necessary for the taxpayers to manda-
mus the officials and steps were imme-
diately taken in that direction. The refusal
to extend to the experts facilities for a
thorough examination of the records only
strengthened the suspicious of the taxpay-
ers that there is something wrong. L. M.
Boland, of the Review, is the man to whom
the credit must be given for agitating the
matter in his paper The raising of funds
$5Ol-for paying the experts was done by
John A. Colescott, wealthy taxpayer OF
Brookville, and Ed Manley, of Laurel
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INSANE VANDERBILT.
Granddaughter of Old Commodore
Now in BIOOmingdale.

NEW YORK, March 9.-The World says:
Mrs John Wilmerding, the handsome
great-granddaughte of old Commodore
Vanderbilt, is an insane patient at the
BloomingdaIe asylum She was sent home
from Europe four weeks ago by her father,
Colonel Vanderbilt Allen. She was accom-
panied by a physician and nurses and upon
her arrival was examined by her father 8
family physician, DR.. Allan McLane Ham
iIton, and by DR.. De Forest Smith. She
was regularly committed to the Blooming
dale asylum at White Plains. Mrs. Wilmer
ding's condition has not improved and there
is little hope of her recovery. She lives in
the most luxurious apartments of the
asylum, butt is under the constant care of
nurses.
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Other Deaths.

LONDON March 9.-The Earl of Brad
ford (OrIondo George Charles Bridgeman)
is dead. He was born in 1919 and was for
merly lord chamberlain of the Queen S
household and master of the horse. In pol
tiles he was Conservative.
CHICAGO, March 9.-.Abraham P. Kline,
pioneer threshing machine manufacturer,
is dead. He was the father-in-law of Con-
gresham George E. White, of Chicago De-
ceased was seventy-three years old.
NEW YORK, March 9.-Mrs. A. N. Lit
tlejohn, wife of the Protestant Episcopal
bishop of Long island, died at the Episcopal
residence, Garden City, l.. l., to-day, of the
grip, in her seventy-third year.
STUTTGART, Wurtemburg, March o.
DR.. Won Riecke, minister of finance, is
dead.
GOUVENEUR. N. Y, March 9-Mrs. Ell
len Duquette is dead. She was 1913 years old
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
SOUTH BEND, Ind, March Seen. Lew
Wallace will pay tribute to the greatness
of the late Vice President Schuyler Col
fax in South Bend on the evening
of Tuesday, March Is. The CONNER
cial-Athletic Club. Of South Bend, has in
augurated movement to erect a statue in
this city of the late Mr.. Colfax, and to do
so proposes to raise about $4,000 General
tertainment to secure the nucleus of this
fund. Mr.. ColfaX was the founder of the
Rebekah Degree of /. 0. O.. F. and it is eX-
try will gladly contribute it's mite toward
the fund. General Wallace is believed to
have prepared something very fine for this
to Indiana's distinguished son will be a
worthy one.
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ASK STEELE TO NAME THEM.
Flattering Action of Howard County
on Selection of Delegates.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, March 9.-The congress
sionaI situation took an unexpected turn
to-day. The central committee unanimously
passed a resolution asking Major Steele to
appoint his own delegates to the congress
sional convention from this county, as Mr.
Nicholson proposed to do had he won in the
primary. The heavy vote received by Steele
prompted the committee to take this ac-
ton The official canvass to-day shows
Steeles majority is 593, in total vote Of
$500. The delegations of Howard and Grant
counties give Steele within thirteen votes
of the nomina ton, with CaSs and Hunting
ton counties, which have no candidates, to
draw from. His denomination by acclama-
ton is generally conceded. Nicholson says
he is fairly out of it. The official count
dominates L. w. Harness for sheriff over
N D. Stanbro by one vote.
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house tender Mangrove. instead of the
Bache.
The departure yesterday of the Spanish
consul at Key West, Senior Joaquin Carsi,
gave rise to unfounded rumors. For some
time it had been known that he would be
recalled and that the recall was with a
view Of promoting him to European con-
sulatc
Brigadier General Wilson, chief of engi-
neers United States army, returned to Tam
pa tonight, after inspecting the local forti-
dcations
While the news that the Senate had
passed the $4,000, 900 defense bill caused pro-
found satisfaction among the naval and
military authorities in Key West, many de-
clared that more was needed for the pur-
chase of battle ships, and that the neces-
sary appropriation should be made without
delay.
The fleet at Tortugas remained stationary
to-day. Among the recent rumors was one
that Rear Admiral Sicard had been relieved
of the command. This, however, is denied,
although Admiral Sicard declines to discuss
the probabilities of his resignation or the
condition of his health. Well-informed off,
GERS say that it is only "a question of a short
time when he will be relieved of the severe
responsibility now resting on him. To-day
he looked more harassed than at any time
previous for a fortnight.
The mails are held here for the Cincin-
natl and Brooklyn, as they are expected TO
join the feet.
Senator Proctor arrived from Havana this
afternoon by the Olivette. He will remain
here until tomorrow, when he expects to
go to Miami. Henri Lame, the expelled
American correspondent, was also a pas
scnger on his way north. The yacht Anita
left tonight for Havana with the congress
sional party. She will probably go to Ma
tanzas Tomorrow and thence to Sagua la
fs~aD5o
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international shoot.

ST. THOMAS, Ontario, March 9-There
was some exciting sport at the second day
of the international shoot. The information
al handicap was won by c. w. Love, of
Rochester, N. Y. The handicap was at
twenty live birds, entrance fee SIS, with
$50 added, with a handsome trophy. Love,
Evan BatesA Miller and Margetts each
killed nineteeA. In the shoot-oR Love got
five straight and won the trophy. Margetts
of st. Thomas, killed five, but one fell out
of bounds. Each of the first five ties got $50.
Extra event, five points-Fletcher winner
with eight.
Eighth event, twenty targets-Love,
Coffee and Beck secured twenty each.
Ninth event, twenty-five targets-Wayper,
Graham and EaSton % each.
Tenth event, ten targets-Love, Trip,
Wingate, Burkhart and Wayper ten each.
Eleventh event. fifteen targets-Graham,
Trip, Monet. Mercer. Elstone, Norris,
Wayper and Parker fifteen each.
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swindIed by a Tramp Printer.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, March 9.-About
ten days ago a tramp printer named P. w.
Williams, alias M. P. Hamilton, arrived in
this city penniless. He was given a few
days work at the Ledger office. On Sat
urday night he was notified that he would
not be needed any longer. On Sunday he
forged the firms name, Walker & Craig,
publishers of the Ledger, to three small
checks and got them cashed. On Monday
livery stable of Fox & Cook, promising to
return in two hours, Up to the present
time his whereabouts is unknown. He was
in Pendleton at noon On Monday, and is
supposed to have gone East from that place.
Diligent search is being made for him, and
a liberal reward is offered for his arrest.
He is about five feet four inches in height,
and his hair and mustache are quite white.
He wore new pair Of shoes. a new brown
hat and a checkered suit of clothes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-10
TOIIestOn Marshes to Be Drained.


Special 10 the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
CROWN POINT, Ind, March 9.-After
many years of constant battle the courts
have finally knocked out the Tolletson Club
of Chicago. The Supreme Court of Indiana
to-day notified Attorney T. S. Fancher to
go ahead and let the contract for the great
Jarneke ditch, which will drain the Tolles-
ton preserves into the Grand Calumet river
and make them worthless for a duck marsh
for all time TO come The marsh covers an
area of about 1900 acres, and how the club
will hereafter utilize it is a mystery. An
i'll feeling exists between the farmers in
that vicinity and the Tolleston Club, and
they all rejoice to hear the news that it
will soon be as dry as a powder horn. The
club is composed of Chcago's wealthiest
citizens, and they own a handsome club
house near the marsh.
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Cut His ThrOat.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FOWLER, Ind. March 9.--Gus Anderson,
Swede, who had worked for the L. E. &
w. Railroad, committed suicide at Ambia
this county, last night by cutting his
throat with a razor. Two previous at
tempts had been made with a knife dur
ing the day, but without success, each time
the wounds having been sewed up. The
reason assigned by Anderson was that he
preferred to die that way instead of being
hanged. He was unmarried about twenty
five years old, and had been in this country
several years
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Glass Strike Adjusted.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, March 9s-The re-
cent strike in the United Glass Company's
plant, at Orestes, has been temporarily
adjusted and on last evening the strikers
returned to work. President Burns, of L.
A. 800, arrived, and, after a conference with
both sides, succeeded in effecting an ami
cable settlement. The workman whose dis
charge was the origin of the trouble was
reinstated for the time being, until the
charges made against him shall have been
proven.
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The Kirtley Shortage.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FOWLER, Ind, March 9.-Expert Fos-
dyke will make his report, having completed
work on the books in the Kirtley shortage,
to the County Commissioners and to the
bondsmen, who have been summoned, on
Thursday. 1t is the understanding, though
no reports have been made public, that very
little if any, change will be made by the
experts report in the eX-treaSurerS short
age from what has already been reported.
The County Commissioners will demand
that the bonsdmen make good the shortage.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, March 9-The grand
jury returned to the court to-day a bill of
indictment charging John Thrawley with
murder in the first degree. One week ago
to-day Thrawley met his neighbor, Rufus
Shoemaker, in the public road in front of
Thrawley's home, and deliberately muir
dered him by firing a revolver bullet
through his head. Shoemaker fell in the
snow and vrithed in his sufferings for four
hours until death ensued. Mrs. Thrawley
was 3. witness of the deed, but did nothing
to relieve the mans sufferings. Thrawley
came to this city and surrendered to the
sheriff
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Jones Died in Muncie jain.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March Slate to-nigm
Leonard Howard Jones died in Jail, where
he has been confined for nearly two years.
because there is no room for insane people
in the state asylums. The man was twice
sent to apartments in the County Infirmary,
but as many times tore the dollhouse down.
He was a powerful man, over six feet tall
and weighed $50 pounds When arrested he
was travelling man. His only known rel
atives reside in Hillsboro, ILL.,, and Coving-
ton, Ind.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, of Chicago,
were among the passengers on La Gascogne
for Havre yesterday.
Doctor Pepper, prominent Eastern edu-
Gator, is mentioned as a possible successor
of Prof. Kellogg as president Of the Uni
versity of California.
The Canadian Pacific Railway has again
made a So cut rate west. This makes the
second class fare $25 to any place on the
coast, and the first class $31.
DR.. A. M. Curtis, surgeon in chief of the
colored Provident Hospital of Chicago, has
been appointed surgeon in charge of the
government colored hospital, the Freed
mans, of Washington, d. c. He will take
charge about April l.
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Dan Kelly Is Not Dead.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 9.-Dan Kelly,
of this city, reported killed in the ship
building yards at Newport News. two years
ago, to-day walked in on his Anderson
friends. He was working in the docks at
the time, but the report which found it's
way back to Anderson evidently had it's
origin in the death of another Dan Kelly.
He had dropped his correspondence and
failed to answer a letter which had been
addressed to him. His friends had there
upon decided that the report was true, and
that he was dead.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, March 9.-Yesterday
afternoon the citizens held a convention in
the Grand Opera House for the purpose of
nominating mayor, clerk, treasurer, mar
shall and six councilmen. The house was
crowded with taxpayers. There are three
tickets in the field-the Citizens, Democrat
ic and Taxpayers. Following are the candi-
dates that were nominated by the Citizens ::
Palmer; for treasurer, G. N. Henderson,
for marshal, Henry c.. Sloppy. The six
council nominees are: First ward Lewis
Sheedy and W. A. Neal; Second, Thomas
Shun and L. G.. Burris; Third, L. l.. How
ard and William Auhle.
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Boy Accidentally Shot.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
INGALLS,, Ind, March 9.-It is reported
that a boy named Ottinger, while handling
a revolver, accidentally shot another boy
Warren Smethers in the stomach. The
boys were playing on the farm of the lat
ter's father James Smethers, in this town
ship. Surgeons have probed for the bullet
but cannot find it. 1t is not thought Smeth-
ers will recover.
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win Double Its Capacity.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINDFALL, Ind, March 9.-The Wind
fall glass factory will soon be enlarged to
double it's present capacity. Mr.. William
H. Crowley and Charles Crowley, of LAPEL,
have purchased a two-thirds interest in the
factory, which is now manufacturing fruit
jars and bottles. Two new tanks will be
added for the purpose of manufacturing
flint glass ware When the additions are
made the factory will furnish employment
for 200 hands, and will have q pay roll Of
S. 900 per month
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CINCINNATI, March "a special to tbs
Commercial Tribune from Toledo, o.. says:
Col. S. G. Reynolds. of this city, director
of the Wabash Railway Company, Is au-
will build a new line between Toledo and
Montpelier to connect with a line into Chi
cago thus giving new Chicago-Toledo
line over the Wabash much shorter than
the nearest Lake Shore route. He also
says that trains will be running over the
new line within wear.
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CINCINNATI, March Eek Cashier II.
e. Youtsey. on trial before Judge Taft, in
the United States Court, in Covington. KY.
fell in an epileptic fit during the trial to-
day. He remained unconscious till late to-
night. At midnight two physicians attend
ing him at his home in Newport say that
his condition is so critical that it will be a
long time before he will be able to attend
his trial If he survives.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER. Ind, March 9.-The bot
tom seems to have dropped out of the re-
cent predictions of the oil men that the
market would go to so cents. Yesterday a
decline was recorded in Hoosier Grade and
to-day a drop of one cent is recorded on all
eastern oils. A bulletin from Purchasing
Agent Seep announces that there Is but
poor prospect of better prices on the floor of
the Exchange at Oil City. A number of
oil men, however, are Of opinion that the
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OBITUARY.
Rev. David Morton, of M. e. Board of
Church Extension.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 9-The Rev.
David Morton, D. D., secretary of the board
Of church extension of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church south, died at his residence in
this city to-day of blood poisoning, aged
sixty-eigEt years. For the past sixteen years
DIR. Morton had been one of the most cou-
spicuous figure in the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife and four chill
dren
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WASHINGTON, March s.-Representa-
tive Mcclellan, of New York, to-day in
trodnced in the House a bill appropriating
$4,000 for the return of the bodies Of the
Maine victims to the United States and
their burial at public expense at such
places as the relatives Of the deceased
might designate. The unknown dead. by
the terms of the bill, are to be buried at
the National Cemetery at Arlington. and
6 suitable monument is to be erected to
their memory.
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Education in this city has taken the matter
up and will confer with the educational
boards of other cities. 1t is proposed to
have every child in the public schools of
the country contribute one penny for this
purpose. This money will be turned over to
a commission to be appointed by the secre-
tary of the navy of the United States, said
commission to have full power to carry into
execution the plan of the movement
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Students DismiSsed for Rioting.

COLUMBIA, Mo-. March give stu
dents, the ringleaders in q recent class
riot, were dismissed from the State Uni
versity to-day Twenty-Five others were
suspended for periods ranging from one
week to three months. This action by the
university council is a result of a riot
which occurred about two weeks ago, when
a class party held by the freshmen was
broken up by a mob composed of upper
class men. The rioters went so far as to
turn fire hose into a hall filled with young
women and even burned one OF the out
hnildinPs
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Spirited bidding for Laclsey,s Horses

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind March 9--The
second day Of the Lackey horse sale was
better attended than the opening day, and
the demand for good stock was more
spirited, seventy-three horses changing
hands. Following are some Of the highest
sales:
Allie, g. g, consigned by Abe Simon,
Greenville, o., was sold to Barney Demar-
est, of Baltimore, Md. for 5000
Electric Light, b. g.. by William Christy,
city. sold to RUDE Rush, Harrisburg, Pa,
for $500.
Belle West, by John Yanney, Gloves, O.,
sold to ]. Bailey, New York, for $500.
Hal Rowe, s. g., by Rowe stock farm,
Dayton, o., to d. MCGOWAN, Dayton, for
William Tell, b. g.. by w. NJ. Brown,
Spiceland, Ind, to j. S. Hawley, Pittsburg,
for 1925.
Joe Hill, g. e., by John Mullhall, Spring
field. O., to John *. Foster, Springfield, O.,
for $305.
Madge D.. blk M, by J. r. Bond, city, to
S. o. Turner. Chicgo, ILL.,, for $225
Bentonvile. to j. Guerber, Dayton, o., for
$685.
lone b. M. by ]. r. Reed. New Castle,
to r. II. Wells Crown Point, Ind, for $3.50.