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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-03
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-03

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cialties. : ,lary or commission. EQUITABLE
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DEPLORES THE GAS WASTE.
Standard Oil Man Who Thinks Indi~
ana Should Conserve Resources.

A. w. Beeson, of Montpelier, who is cone
nected with the Standard Oil Company. is
registered at the Denison. He said last
night that the oil business in Indiana is now
very quiet The Standard Company is lay
ing no extended mains ard he did not think
it probable that it would tap the Broad Rip-
pie field.
1.-THE product of that field" he said, lis
now amply taken care of by tank transport
tation, but of course if the field should de-
velop as some of the operators seem to think
it will it might be that the Standard Com
pany will see fit to pipe it. l was talking
to-day with Messrs. Mcknight and Murphy,
who, 1 believe, are the largest operators at
Broad Ripple. These gentlemen appear 10
be confident that they have discovered q
good territory which needs only develop
ment to make 1t one of the best yielding
districts in the State.
Mr. Becson says that the Peru field has
decreased in output from $500 barrels day
to not much better than 1000 barrels, and
other districts also show a falling off. The
oil of the Indiana field is an inferior grade
and brings about 45 cents.
Speaking of the waste of gas, Mr.. Beese1
said that it was a deplorable sight to s, "
the four or five burning wells in the Vicinits
of Alexandria, and he did not blame the gas
people for making their present hgnt.
1T is my opinion" he continued, that the
State should regulate the output OF natural
resources such as gas and oil, so as to con-
serve the supply as much as possible, for any
great wastage will ultimately be a loss that
the community will sOrely feel. 1t seems
for saving the gas as well as the oil from
these wells"
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Citizens Literary Club of Irvngton
will meet tonight at the home of Mr.
Charles +. Newlin, on Washington street.
There will be a meeting this morning at
the Eleanor Hospital to elect officers for
the year. The meeting is appointed at 10
o'clock.
The ladies of the College-avenue Baptist
Church presented their pastor, Rev. Calvin
A. Hare, with a fine gold watch as Il New
Years gift.
A box car loaded with potatoes caught
fire from a stove at o'clock last even
ing and gave the department a run to the
yards near the Viaduct. The damage
amounted to but few dollars
The Fernleaf Club will give it's second re-
ception and dance of the season at Masonic
Hall Tuesday evening, Feb L. The commit
tee on arrangements consists of Dennis
Shea, Timothy Sexton Il. II. Shea. j. r.
Brennan, W. f. Moore, Harry Weber A.
Horuff and Robert Walden.
The police say the report that Mrs. Chris
tan. mother of the police surgeon. was as
saulted by robbers Wednesday night is I'M
true. BY some unknown manner she was
confused with Mrs. A. s. Knapp, who was
hit in the head by a coored man near the
Institution for the Education of the Blind
There will be a song service at the Market
street Temple this evening at 1890 o'clock.
Among the numbers will be a solo by Miss
Rose lehman a trio by Miss Lulu Fisher.
Mr. Morris Neck and Mr.. John Lipman.
Among the selections of the quartet are
Music Everywhere, by Pnsuti and
Lords of Hosts by Rossini. Miss Fisher
solo is There is a City" by A. L. Loud.
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ofiinterest seldom felt in an event OF that
Kid The great explorers lecture at the
Gland Monday night will attract large
audience. His arctic experiences are thrill
in9iy related. and are illustrated by means
OF istereopticon views A recent visitor to
5<orway has said of the home life of the
Nansens: The Nansen home at Chris
tlallla. Norway, is beautiful house, at the
1901 OF a wooded HILL with fair meadows
ana fragrant pine woods. and is an ideal
retreat for one whose life work takes him
away into the bleak cheerlessness of north
ern winters so often. The nome is called
Godthaab Villa. The house is filed with
WORKS of art and curiosities from all parts
OF the world, including trophies of DR.. Nan
sens Greenland and other explorations.
me house is constructed of pine wood
trunks of trees giving it a most picturesque
appearance inside as well as out The fur
niture harmonizes with il. There are the
carved dragonss heads of the Morse people
IN the furniture as well as in the projec-
tons of the house itself and one is taken
back TO the days of medaevalism at a leap
as one enters this ancient shelter for mod
ern science. The most modern thing I'm Il is
the grand piano, which stands in the center
of the parlor, and which Mrs. Nansen
PLAYS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-07
NEW GLASS TRUST DEAL
INDEPENDENT WORKS AT ALExAN-
DHIA TAKEN IN AT 100000.
Summary of Inspector Leach's Annual
Report Showing Condition of Oil
and Gas in the State.
speeial 70 the 1naIanapoIIg journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. GA deal has
practically been closed whereby the Pitts
burg Plate-glass Company, the trust which
controls by absolute ownership nine of the
twelve plants in the country, absorbs the
American Plate-glass Company, which OPP
crates mammoth plants at Alexandria and
has been the leader in the antitrust fight.
Two representatives of the trust and Presi-
dent Pogue, the latter of Richmond, Ind,
have been at Alexandria for the past week
making an appraisement. President Pogue
says that he will stay with the concern. 1t
is thought that the appraised value of the
concern will be paid for either in stock of
the trust or in cash. The plant is one of the
largest in the country and was started this
week with five hundred hands after being
closed down for some time. The company
has its headquarters in Indianapolis and is
capitalized at $1,OOO,0OO Major c. T. Doxey,
now in Hot Springs, was formerly president
and is heavily interested. The plant was
formerly the De Paw plate-glass concern
w NJ Harms and j. w. Neal of Pittsburg,
are the representatives of the trust in IN
diana making the appraisement 1t is I'M
derstood that $685. 900 will be the figure
placed on the plant and that deals for other
antitrust plants are practically completed
The De Paw plant at New Albany IS in
cluded in the DEAL
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mrs. Gerritt Archibald is visiting friends
in st. Louis.
Miss Helen Matthews is visiting Miss
Bertha Gail.
Mrs. VIM. IT. Coleman viii discontinue
her day at home during January.
Miss Lucia Ray. of Woodruff Place, has
returned TO the Chicago University.
Miss Van Camp will leave next Monday
to visit Miss Stevenson. of Philadelphia.
Miss Eleanor Miner gave a euchre party
last night at her home on North Alabama
street.
Prof Alfred Mansfield Brooks is the
guest of Mrs. May Wright Sewal while in
the city.
Mrs. David Lowe. who has been visiting
her parents, has returned TO her home in
Evansville.
Mrs. Wllmarth. of Chicago. who has been
visiting Mrs Joseph A. Milburn, returned
home yesterday.
MIR and Mrs. Alfred Clark. jr.. have re-
turned from "a visit to Cincinnati, O., and
Louisville, nv
MIR ard Mrs. John J. Minthorn have is
sued Invitations for the marriage of their
daughter Alice and Mr.. William Etzensper-
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Jan. 6.-Mr. w. Fl.
Scale has received a notice from the Pen
sion Bureau that the Purley Right for whom
he secured a pension as the minor heir of
Frank Kight an Indiana soldier. who died
here in the early seventies, and for whom
ne was guardian, is not the real Purley
Right. The government had paid $500 10
Guardian Scale. and a lawsuit in which the
young man alleged that his guardian had
illegally retained $500 of the pension money
and for which the jury gave him a verdict
brought unexpected evidence. which first
raised doubt as to the identity of the Pur-
ley Right. to whom the pension had been
granted. The department has an application
FOR pension from Purley Kight at Urbana,
o., where the Rights once lived but the
claimant cannot now be found. The al
legged Purley Right here had been accepted
by sister from whom he was separated
when as children they were placed in the
poorhouse. The claimant here was also an
inmate when a child of the poorhouse here.
and has been identified as Charles Wesley
Matherly, nephew of William Matherly, of
Vigo county. He is married and was re-
Gently living near Martinsville. The rightful
Purley Right is not yet found
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Abandoned and New OH Wells.

snecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Jan. 6.-Something
will have to be done to protect the oil and
gas fields. The past few days trio of
wells have been abandoned throughout the
State. and should one of them not be
plugged as they should be, it might in a
short space of time drown out most of the
producing wells for miles around. Some Of
the late wells that the casing have been
pulled from and abandoned are as follows:
The Shirk Oil Company has pulled out wells
Nos. 10 and II, on the Shirk property, at
Peru: the Eagle Oil Company has aban-
doned No. /. on the Road property; Indiana
Oil Company's No l. on the NOrdyke prop
erty: Trenton Rock Oil Company's No l,
on the Hiteshaw property; Mcclure &
Brucks No l, on the Bruck property, ard
the Klondike Oil Company's No. j. on the
Daley property, all in the Peru field. In
Jackson township, Jay county, Il. Bimel
crty and the Corning Oil Company has
abandoned well No 8, on the Worth farm.
In Nottingham township. Wells county,
Galloway & Co. have pulled the casing
from Nos l. ?. and 4, on the HALFWAY
farm while Case q Cole have abandoned
wells Nos. and 2 on the Sharp farm, and
Nos L. and 3, on the Scott farm.
The Ohio Oil Companys well, No. 5. on
the j. G.. Maddox farm. in Section 80. Ches-
ter township, Wells county, started at 30
barrels Brant & Co have completed we'll
No. 2 on the /. X. Clark farm. in Section
Z same township. and it is good for 80 bar
rels H Daugherty has a 90-barrel well i'm
No s. on the c. Q. Shul farm, i'm Section
s. same township. The West Oil Companys
No 8 on the 5. A. Richards farm, in Sec
ton 20. same township, started at 40 bar
rels Kerr, Jay and others have finished
well No 8. on the Foust farm. i'm Section
J. Jackson township, Wells county L. NJ
Emerson has finished No. 3 on the NJ
Moore farm, in Section II, jefferson town
ship Huntington county, and. il did 10 bar
rels a. 6. Argue, OF Toledo. o. who has
lately Invested in this field in the way Of
purchasing the Slater Oil Companys prop
erty, is drilling a test well near Broad
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Detectives Asch and Dugan and PATROL
man Green last night found three men near
the corner of English avenue and Shelby
street One of the men was lying on the
ground and the other two were bending
over him, as if trying to assist him to his
feet. 1t was found that the man ON the
ground was John Riley, and that he had
broken his leg. The other men were Edward
Hughes and Richard Preston. All were sent
To the police station, charged with drunk
enness and lettering, and Riley was sent TO
the City Hospital
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Talbott-Avenue Bowling Alleys.

The new bowling alleys of Maurice
Schwartz, corner of Twenty-second street
and Talbot avenue, have been opened to
the public and are being used largely by
people living in that part of the city. There
are two alleys of regulation size-sixty feet
long by forty-two inches wide. Nearly every
night in the week has been taken by clubs
for practice purposes, and several ladies'
clubs are talking of using them during the
afternoons. Mr.. Schwartz will give the la
dies the exclusive use of the alleys any aft
ernoOn they may be reserved. The alleys arc
in the basement under the residence, and
are laid on cement.
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PITTSBuRG, Jan. 6.--The business done
this week by "The Sign Of the Cross" at the
Alvin Theater is the largest for an ordi-
nary attraction in the theatrical history of
Pittsburg. The sale of seats for the week
will reach at a conservative estimate be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 This is the largest
weeks business ever done by THE Sign of
the Cross. the highest receipts during the
palmiest days OF Wilson Barrett's great
play. during its long run in London never
reaching above 81 900. The unusual inter-
est manifested by Pittsburgers in Barrett's
religious drama has caused the greatest
surprise among the members and all inter-
ested in the company, and the news has
been sent to England. The house has been
sold out for the entire week, and an extra
performance will be given tomorrow after
noon to accommodate the crowds Tonight
at least 800 women witnessed the perform
ance from the upper gallery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-07
FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY.
Prediction and Observations of the
Local FOrecnster.

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending IL p. m, Jan.
7-Fai- weather on Friday
General Conditions Yesterday-Eigh baro-
metric pressure continued except over the
lower lakes. near the Atlantic coast and
in the Northwest No great change in tenn
perature occurred. 1t fell slightly most
everywhere Rain fell from the Ohio wall
ley southwark to the eastern gulf and near
the Atlantic coast.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--For Ohio-Partly
cloudy weather; fresh northwesterly Winds
For Indiana and Illinois-Fair, followed
by increasing cloudiness; variable winds,
becoming southerly.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Jan. There
seems to be no letting up of the burglaries
committee in this city, at least twenty bust
ness houses having been robbed during the
past week 1t is a nightly occurrence, and
seven stores have been robbed within a
block of the police station. Last night they
succeeded in gaining an entrance into the
clothing store of G. w. Carr and the whole
sale feed store of j. Geinger & Co. SUN
of money was secured at the first place, but
at the latter Mr.. Geinger had hung a pla-
card on the safe, This safe is open; please
use no dynamite" and it was not bothered.
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months salary. has returned home. He
SAYS he felt blue" on account of his many
debts This is the only reason he assigns
for going away. He has been at Nora, a
village twelve miles north of the city, work.
ing in a. sawmill. Chief Barrett has sus-
pended him and his case will be considered
by the Board of Public Safety.
Kenyon will be tried by the Board of
Public Safety this morning for being alb
sent without leave. Joseph Duvall, of Hose
Company II, will also be tried for absent
ing himself without leave. This is the third
time he has disappeared.
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New Judge Selected to Try johnson.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Jan. Ga momentary tilt
between Judge Custer and Attorney A. +.
Steele yesterday afternoon led to develop
ments which eliminated this morning in an
application for a change of venue from the
judge in the trial of Noah Johnson The
reasons stated in the affidavit are "bas and
prejudice of the court" This suggested the
question whether change of venue could
be taken at this stage of the trial. In the
investigation of this question it developed
that the higher courts had decided that a
trial had not begun until the jury is sworn
to try the case. Judge Custer therefore sus-
tanned the motion, and Judge l.. J.. Kirk
patrick was asked by telephone to try the
case. He consented and came to Marion
this evening for that purpose. He. can be
here only long enough to impanel the, jury,
when he will be required to return home.
Witnesses were thereupon informed that
their presence would not be required before
Saturday Tonight the attempt to secure
q jury was continued.
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Capt. w. b. Ellis.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN Ind, Jan. 6,-After an ILL
ness of several weeks Capt. w. b. Ellis, a
prominent citizen died this morning. He
was born in Marion county in 1892, but had
lived in Johnson county since 1910. He was
identified with the business interests of the
city for many years, and had also held sew
eral Offices being marshal councilman and
postmaster His army service was with the
Seventh and Seventy-ninth Regiments. He
Good Templar. He leaves a wife and four
children-Mrs. Pearl Monroe, of Yonkers,
n. Y; Mrs. James Covert and Mrs. Kittie
Indianapolis
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National Bloodhound Owners.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Jan. 6.--The Amer
lean Bloodhound Association was organized
in this city yesterday by the election of the
following officers: President, DR.. Bell, of
Kokomo; vice president A. f. Fields,
Wheaton; secretary, w. Il. Kelsey. Darling
ton; treasurer, S. M. Miller, Darlington.
State and Illinois. Messrs. Joseph Bowers
and John Harris of this city, were detailed
to make arrangements for the field trials in
April, which will occur at either Lafayette
or Terre Haute. Steps will be taken at
once to have this association admitted as a
member of the American Kennel Club.
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Must Remove Their Hats.

BOSTON, Jan. Gan ordinance was re-
Gently passed by the board of aldermen
providing whenever the patron of any the
alter shall request the manager to have a
hat or bonnet removed it must be removed
under penalty of forfeiture of license JAS
a result. it was announced last night from
the stage of one of the leading theaters
of this city that ION and after next Mon
DAY every lady must remove her hat or
bonnet, either before taking her seat or inn
mediately thereafter" This is the most
sweeping order that has as yet been issued
by an amusement proprietor in connection
with the nat problem in the theater.
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The Preacher DID Not Seine Fish.

OpeCIaI 10 IHe IHuIdndlOIIs JOuTndT.
KOKOMO Ind, Jan. 6.-Rev. Erie Tharpe,
one of the three Liberty township preach
ers arrested last August for violation of the
fish laws, was acquitted at Kokomo
Wednesday. The seine found on Rev.
Tharpe's premises was exhibited in court
it being q rotten, rat-eaten affair that fell
in the courtroom as it fell TO the floor in
fragments. Prosecutor Harness immediate
ly dismissed the case. Tharpe had been
convicted in a justice court and appealed
to the higher jurisdiction. He had not used
the seine at all and did not know it was on
his place.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 6.--The Floyd
County Medical Society met to-day and
passed a resolution that Congressman Zenor
be asked to vote against the vivisec:ion bin
in Congress- The bill is designed to prohibit
physicians from making experiments on ami
mails for the purpose of securing virus to
be used to prevent contagious diseases, on
the ground that the law against cruelty TO
animals is violated. The petition is similar
to the one prepared by the Terre Haute
Medical Society.
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Pearl Watts. aged twenty years, was de-
clared insane yesterday. She is an inmate
of the City Hospital. The physicians say
she talks about the devil' a great deal and
shows signs of violence. She was taken to
the hospital Dee. p last. singing and dane
ing and seemed to be in a delirium OF joy.
Charles Burrows, aged twenty-seven, also
an inmate Of the City Hospital. was de-
clared insane. He seeks scclusion and
imagines the other patients do not like him.
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SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Jan. 6.-Thc State
Board of Agriculture to-day appointed u
committee 10 arrange for the payment OF
against the Chicago horse show for Sc 20
cents on the dollar The board sustained
the action of the president asd secretary
ham Brothers horse Royal STANDARD" at
the horse show. IL having been charged that
the horse was not registered and is half
bred horse The board decided that all cups
taken by Graham Brothers TO Canada had
been disqualified as premiums. and new
cups Will be issued to the rightful owners.
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Richmond .BucIset shopy closed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. Jan. 6.-The Richmond
Grain Exchange, a branch of O'Den & Co.,
Cincinnati, which has been doing a flourish
ing business here for the past three months.
did not open this morning and probably will
not be reopened. ON Tuesday last w. l..
Hibberd, the local manager, should have de-
posted to the credit of the firm in a local
bank 1913. This he failed to do The amount
of money due the local investors on that
days business was $4,000, but instead of
sending check for it they sent a repre-
sentative here who declined to pay over the
mony because the deposit had not been
made They also have in their hands more
money belonging to local people, which has
been placed with them for investment The
affairs of the concern are much muddled
up and, il necessary, legal steps will be
taken by the losers to get back their money.
They claim that Hibberds failure to make
his deposit does not relieve the firm of it's
obligations. Hibberd could not be found to-
day and is reported to have left the city.
1t is not believed that there is anything
wrong with his business dealings.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
CONVICTION, Ind. Jan. 6-The new brick
schoolhouse at Yeddo was burned TO the
ground yesterday morning. The fire started
from the furnace and made such quick
progress that the teachers and pupils were
barely able to save themselves. The build
ing was insured in the Ohio Farmers for
81 200. which will cover only Il small part of
the loss.
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The odd FelIew., suit.

George w. Shirts, of Noblesville. closed the
argument for the defendants yesterday in
the suit of Center Lodge of Odd Fellows to
enjoin the Grand Lodge from erecting a
building at Pennsylvania and Washington
streets. Charles w Smith spoke yesterday
morning in support OF the petition to enjoin.
The argument was on the demurrer Of the
Grand Lodge and no evidence was taken.
Judge Allen will pass on the facts within
the next two weeks.
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neath nf Mrs. Marin a. Hnndlex

Mrs. Maria A. Handley died at 10 O'Clock
last night at the residence of her sister.
Mrs Omer Tousey, $40 North Meridian
street Mrs. Handley of late years had lived
in Minneapolis although she at one time re-
sided here. She was brought to the home
of her sister about two weeks ago. She was
a sister of r. p. Craft, of this city: Rev.
Frost Craft of Decatur, ILL.,. and W. =.
Craft, who lives in California. Her husband
John Handley, died several years ago