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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-08

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
Mr.. Claypool is right in urging the enact
ment of stringent primary election law
by the next Indiana General Assembly.
The present system of party nomination by
caucus and convention is fraud on the
voter and practically destroys the value of
the election franchise. Conventions are
now being held all over Indiana to nomi-
nate candidates who will! not be voted for
until next November. While the public
mind is full of the danger of war with
Spain the local politician, ever mindful of
future spoils, is getting in his selfish work
on the sly. He realizes the fact that the
early bird catches the worm, and, having
succeeded in setting his pins to his notion,
he arrangeS for an early convention to clinch
his work. Give Indiana a stringent primary
election law providing that all nominations
shall be made on one ticket, and not more
than sixty days before the general election,
and providing, further, that the primary
missioners, and that in order to be placed
on the ticket each candidate shall file with
the election commissioners his petition,
signed by himself and by at least fifty quail
fled voters of the county, requesting a place
on the ticket. Probably better law would
be one to abolish conventions, primaries,
etc, altogether and have all nominations
made by petition, but public sentiment is
not ready for such a radical reform, while
suggested would undoubtedly meet with
general approval.
GEORGE r. CARDWILL.
New Albany, Ind. March B.
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Indiana Obituary.

CRAWFORDSVILLE,I Ind, March Ell
Compton died yesterday morning, aged sew
enty-two He was born in Dayton, ..
When tWenty-one years old ne moved TO
construction of plank road between La
fayette and this city. He came TO this city
in 1850 and has resided here ever since. He
constructed the grade of the Monon through
this city in 1852. He had served as consta-
bic and justice of the peace. He leaves a
widow and three children.
James Birch, prominent resident, died
last night, aged ffty-eight, and leaves a
widow and several children. He was born in
Stockport, England, and came to this coun-
try when two years old He was soldier
in the Union army and came to this city
from Kokomo in 1871.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, March -
Thomas Mullen; aged seventy-four a we'll
known citizen, dropped dead this afternoon,
the result of the bursting of a blood vessel.
MilaS j. Conover, one of the most proml-
nent farmers of Clark county died last
evening of a complication of diseases. He
was sixty-one years of age and a brother
of this city.
RUSHVIILE, Ind, March Mrs. James
Innis, of Milroy, mother of s. l.. Innis,
president of the Rushville School Board,
died yesterday afternoon after five weeks
illness.
Mrs. Emily Miller wife of Jasper Miller,
west of Falmouth. and sister of Luther
buried to-day.
COLUMBUS, Ind, March 7.--John Bond,
aged fifty-nine years, died at his home, in
this city this morning.
GREENSBURG, Ind, March 7.--Word
was received here this morning that John
T. Hittle, who has for nearly a year been
confined in private sanitarium at Mt.
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THE COMMITTEE SPLIT
SEYMOUR DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO
BE BOssED BY BROWNsTOWN.
Strikes I'm Gas-BeIt Glass Factories
Caused by Disputes Between the
WOrIxers--State News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
]. Il

SEYMOUR, Ind, March AT the meet
ing of the Democratic county committee at
Brownstown to-day the nine committeeman
from this city withdrew and refused 10 fur
Their participate in the proceedings. The
withdrawal was caused by the adoption CT
coming primary election to name n county
ticket. Years of uninterrupted success at
the polls has caused a courthouse ring to
be formed at Brownstown, which has die
tated the nomination of men subservient to
the wishes of the bosses. This part of the
county has been severely dealt with, and,
although men appeared to have received
the nominations on the face of the returns,
on the night of the primaries the tally
sheets have been altered to give the nomi-
nations to the favored ones. The ring be-
ing in control of the machinery in the
county made the rules regulating the pri-
mary to suit themselves. Tonight there
is an open revolt among the Democrats
here, and there is strong talk of placing a
Peoples ticket in the field. But this will
hardly be done unless sanctioned by the
Republican party. 1t is likely that the men
from the eastern part of the county, VINO
have announced themselves as candidates
before the primary will refuse 10 allow their
names to go on the ticket, as it will be i'm
matters now stand The action of the bosses
to-day will sound the death knell of the
regular Democratic candidates at the COM
ing November election.
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The Lew Wallace Republican Club has
just been organized at Charlottesville.
Mrs. Charles Pangburn. of Jeffersonville.
became deaf suddenly yesterday without
any apparent cause. The doctors are
baff1ed.
Jesse Fouike. son of Silas Foulke. ex-
recorder of Clay county, accidentally shot
himself while hunting, last Saturday, and
will die
The Columbus Evening Republican, re-
Gently purchased by l. II. Brown, the
founder of the paper in 1872, was enlarged
yesterday to seVen-column folio.
Dana Mobley. son of Professor Lewis
Mobley, of Columbus, Ind, has been elected
instructor in the department of physical
training of the Stockton, Cal, Y. NJ c. A.
The Richmond jury in the case against
Edward Devers, charged with the at
tempted murder of Benjamin Reddinghaus,
failed to agree and was discharged. A new
trial will begin on March Is.
The Athletic Association of Rose Poly
technic Institute has elected Crebs, of 80,
manager of the football team for this year.
Gandsen, 49, was elected manager of the
track team, to succeed Hubbell, who re-
signed.
Rev. Ainsworth Hope. of Xenia, O., has
been called to the United Presbyterian
Church at Richland to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of DR.. n. G.
McDiil, who filled the pulpit very accept
ably for forty-three years. The call of
Rev. Hope is now in the hands of the pres
bytery.
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BLUE RIBBON STAKES.
Detroit Driving Club Prizes for Pac-
ers and TrOtters.

DETROIT, Mich, March THE Detroit
Driving Club announces the following spe-
cial stakes and purses to be competed for
at the Blue Ribbon meeting July is to g.
The entries close April 1.
Trotting-$1 900 Merchants and Manu-
facturers Stake for horses eligible to 2:24
class; $500 Hotel Cadillac Stake, for horses
eligible to 2:19 class; $500 purse, 2:27 class.
Pacing-$5,00O Chamber of Commerce
Stake for horses eligible to 2:24 class; 81, 500
Hotel Normandie Stake, for horses eligible
to 2:19 class; $500 purse, 2:27 class
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Stake will be divided as follows: $4,000 to
the first horse, 5000 to the second, and 1,5OO
to the third; ST. 900 for Consolation Stake
open to horses that start and win no part
of the main stake, to be trotted three days
from the date of the decision of the first
race. In the event of there being less than
three horses eligible to the Consolation
stake there shall be paid to the fourth
morse in the main stake the sum of $1,000
to the fifth horse $3.50, and the remaining
money divided pro rata among the first
three, horses. Liberal purses are offered
for the other events of the week,
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PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
Favors n Law Compelling Voters to
Participate Therein.
E Editor O the IndIanapolis journal:

TO the Editor o. tho indianapolis Journal:
In to-day's issue is printed a letter from
Mr.. J. II. ClaypooI on a Law Regulating
Primary Elections that is good and to the
point, and it would be well if, when the
next Legislature meets, good law would
be enacted. There is still one more thing
needed to make sure that the will of the
great majority of electors be shown at all
elections, and that is that there be some
thing done to insure that the better element
of all parties be compelled in some way to
attend both the primaries and general cleo
tons. The leaders of the rings for spells
are always on hand and see that the baser
element is always present to back up their
man. but the active business men and men
of affairs fail TO show up, and when toe
late they find by their negligence they have
allowed the ring bosses to get their man
nominated and they suffer by 1t, but every
taxpayer mas to suffer with them and this
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business Embarassments.

CINCINNATI. O., March 1.-THE ]. M.
Blair Brick Company of which j. Milton
Blair is president; w. w. Blair, vice pres
ident, and Joseph f. Blair, secretary. made
an assignment tonight to the Union Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company. of this city.
Assets, consisting of the company's plant.
are nominally 100000, to which may be
added money due from its debtors. Liabil-
tiles are, bonded debt, $4,000; other debts,
$45, COO; total. SIC, Dizziness caused by the
almost total cessation of building for five
years is the cause assigned.
AKRON. o., March THE Peoples Saw
ings Bank to-day asked for the appoint
ment of a receiver for the property owned
by Col A. l.. Conger the Republican poll
tician. The property is involved in one of
the many suits recently brought against
him.
BOSTON. Mass. March Judge Barber
Of the Supreme Court, to-day appointed
Massachusetts National Life Association,
The appointment was made under applica-
ton of the attorney general.
CINCINNATI, March I'D. Schroeder &
Co.. jewelers., No 61S Race street. assigned
to H. =. Goebel Liabilities, 500, 900; assets
$50, 600; preferences, 81, 900.
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Oil Wells i'm yigo County.
lal 10 the Indiananolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. March THE
third well is now being drilled in the sup
posed oil field in Nevins township, north
of the city. The drillers do not tell who
are their employers, and give no informa-
ton concerning the first two wells, now
plugged. The impression given out is that
they were failures, but the derricks and
piping were not removed Agents have been
leasing land within radius of several miles
of the wells. 1t is now eleven years since
the oil boom was caused in Terre Haute by
the monster DIAL we'll Two other wells in
the immediate vicinity were producers of
great value, and even to this time one of
them is profitable to it's owners. At the
time of the boom many wells were drilled,
but with the exception of the three none
was a producer. The theory has been that
these three happened to strike narrow
channel leading from a big reservoir.
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12O MILES AN HOUR
Locomotives Arranged with Multi.
pie Gear.

Some day we may look for a locomotive
engine with the piston rods connected with
a large gear wheel running in a smaller
gear pinon made fast to the shaft of the
driving wheels. BY this device the same
travel of the piston rod that we have in
our present locomotives will turn the driv-
ing wheels over twice and result in 100
miles per hour instead Of sixty miles per
hour.
Then it will be necessary to provide a
sharp front to the train to avoid the heavy
air pressure, and to devise some practical
safety rails to insure the train sticking to
them. These things are coming. Mark the
prediction.
AS the world moves faster. those who
would stay with 1t and enjoy the yearly
improvements must preserve and conserve
their health. Coffee is one of the most cum
ming destroyers of nervous activity extant
Its effects show in a great variety of ways
and when one finds that little troubles with
the body are cropping up too frequently to
be pleasant. 1t will be clever stroke of
common sense to drop off the drug for a
month and see If you haven't put your
finger on the real villain.
1t is an easy task TO leave off Coffee
when Postum Food Coffee, thoroughly
boiled is served. But Postum is not palat-
able unless 1t has been boiled full fifteen
minutes after boiling commences Many
people fail to get desirable cup from
Postum simply and solely because they
leave it on the stove fifteen minutes and
consider, because it looks black and rich
that it is done
Not so. The delicious flavor ard food
value is not extracted until 1t has sharply
Hoiled at least fifteen minutes after boil
&ng commences. II Is powerful builder
bf brain and nerve cengers.
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THREE MEN LYNCHED.
Murderers of Valentine Hoy Hanged
by the Latter's Friends.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March IA special
to the Sun-Leader to- night from Rock
Springs says Valentine Hoy's friends have
captured and lynched three of the murder
ers of Hoy. The men lynched are L. l.
Johnson. man named Bemret and third
man whose name cannot be learned. Some
days ago Johnson, who was a cowboy en-
ployed on Hoy's ranch, near Rock Springs,
shot and killed boy named Willie Strong
for a trivial provocation. He escaped and
joined some of Butch" Cassady's outlaws
Hoy Joined a sheritf's posse which went in
pursuit. The posse came upon Johnson and
two others in Ladore canyon, when a fight
occurred, in which Hoy was killed. The
outlaws were, however, surrounded in the
canyon and finally captured and lynched
Details of the affair are meagre.
The killing of Hoy, who was a prominent
man, has stirred up the authorities of Colo
ra1o, Wyoming and Utah, and it is now
proposed to send the combined military of
the three States, if necessary, against the
Cassidy gang, which occupies an almost
impregnable fortress, known as Robbers
Roost," near Vernal, Utah
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Berryhil1's Baseball scheme.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March Bob Berry
Eill of Lebanon, who is well known in base
ball circles, announces that he will make
Anderson his headquarters this summer and
put in the best baseball club in the State.
The, scheme to have Indianapolis play Sun
DAY games in this city is off, and the prof.
failed. Berryhill will come to Anderson the
last of this week. bringing several of his
OLD Lebanon team with him. He managed
the Burlington, Ia, aggregation in the
Western Association last year.
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RnrnI Mail to SION.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, March 7.-Disappoint-
ment was evidenced everywhere among the
rural population of Bartholomew county on
receiving news from the Postoffice Depart
ment that free rural mail delivery would
be discontinued in Haw Greek township
with the close of this month. Free delivery
has been in operation here for eighteen
months, and where but five dailies were
taken out to subscribers in the start by the
two carriers running out from Hope there
are not over fifteen farmers on those en-
tire routes who do not now take a daily
paper, and every farmer in Haw Creek
township would sign petition for it's con-
tinuance. The cost has decreased on ac-
count of the immense increase in the vol
ume of mail handled until the cost is only
5 mills per piece handled and the increase
in revenue TO the government more than
covers this sum. Hon. George w. Cooper.
ex-congressman from this district, is quoted
as saying that since rural tree delivery nad
been established in Haw Creek township
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 1.-THE po-
lice have arrested DR.. Clemens Katz, a
druggist, accused of forgery. When note
was presented to William Fatthauer with
his name as an indorser he said it was a
forgery and the police were notified. Katz
left the city and went to Marshall, ILL.,,
where officer found him yesterday. Soon
after Katz's arrival he became ill., and it
was learned that he had taken strychnine.
For several hours it was thought he would
die His forgeries will amount to $1,000.
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is why something should be done Our gov
eminent is a republic and dependent on the
voice of the people, and ii we do not get
the voice of the bette: element because of
our negligence, we are sowing seeds that
will bring a crop that ali will regret, and
the life of the Republic will be endangered
thereby. We enact compulsory school laws
to the end that the children of the State,
by education. will be made better citizens.
and have truancy officer to see that the
children comply with the law. Why cannot
a law be enacted to cover the want men,
toned, and, If needed, have Il truancy Off
Ger for those who are derelict in their du-
ties. Make election day a holiday and see
thai all vote. Then we would have no oft
year, and when there is q full vote the
Republican party is always the gamer.
Frankfort Ind, March 5. +. G.. Il.
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Descendant of Washington.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March lone
whose genealogy seems to establish his
claim as a blood relative of George Wash
ington is working as an engineer in the
Hartford City paper mills of this city.
Only few years ago this man was worth
at least 100000. Now, in spite of his educa-
ton and the fact that he and his wife
passed three years travelling around the
world, John Ball is apparently contented
with his lowly lot Ball is related by blood
to the Virginian family of Ball, one of
whose ancestors, Mary Ball Washington,
was the mother Of George Washington. He
is a direct descendant of Joseph Ball, whose
vast estate in Philadelphia, Virginia and
Kentucky is now in litigation. He was
educated for the paper business and for
years was engaged in that business in
WATERFOWL, N. Y. In 1875, while rated at
$3OO, 600, he decided to take his wife and see
the world. He went to Europe and put in
three years visiting the various countries
of the Eastern continent He returned to
his native land and resumed his business,
and for a time was successful.
But, few years ago, business reverses
dissipated his fortune and he was reduced
to the necessity of earning his living a
laborer. He had a considerable amount of
mechanical skill and was employed as en-
gineer in the paper mills of this city. He
has judgment of SIS 600 against one man
and of about $4,000 against another as the
sole remainder of his once comfortable for
tune. He says he does not expect to realize
q cent on either. He relies on his wages
as an engineer for the support of himself
and family, and is seemingly content.
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Movements of steamers.

NEW YORK March 7.-Arrived Mime
waska and Pepinsular, from London.
Sailed: Cutie, for Liverpool.
HAMBURG, March 7.-Arrived: Fuerst
Bismarck, from New York.
GLASGOW March ARRIVED: Rouman-
ian, from Philadelphia.
LIVERPOOL, March 6.-Arrived: Ceph-
alonia, from Boston.
MARSEILLES, March 5.-Sailed: Britain
mia, for New York.
ANTWERP, March ARRIVED: Berlin,
from New York.
GIBRALTAR. March 7.-Arrived: Ems,
from New York.
GENOA, March ARRIVED: Fulda, from
New York
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GLASS WORKERS TROUBLES.
May Be Strikes in Many of the Indi-
ana Gas-BeIt Factories.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March T.
Trouble has broken out in new place in
the ranks of window-glass workers. Gus
Wallem, Hartford City flattener, has been
employed at Baurs tank factory, at Eaton
He belonged to the L. A. 300, but not to the
aatteners' association, and his discharge
was demanded by the latter association
His seven-day notice expired at Eaton Sun
day night and Burns had ordered his men
to quit to-day Leon Home, manager of the
factory, claims he discharged Wallem be-
cause he was incompetent, but Wallem de-
clares he was not wanted because he was
not member of the fiattenerS' association.
Similar trouble is springing up in nearly
every glass factory. The blowers and gath
erers contend that any member of l.. A.
300 is entitled to work at either of the four
trades. while the cutters and fiatteners,
who recently withdrew from L. A. 300, hold
that the cutters and fiatteners employed in
the factories must belong to the Cutters
and F'latteners Association.
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Was SobraI n Spy:

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., March 7.-Ac-
cording to the record of visitors kept at
the navy yard Lieutenant Sobral, of the
Spanish navy, whose interview last month
on the discipline in the Amerisan navy
caused much comment, was here last sum-
mer. His visit has just been recalled by the
discovery of his name in the book. He
called on the officers at this station and
inspected the various forts and other de-
lenses in this vicinity. He spent two days
here and made himself thoroughly ac-
quainted with the plans of defense.
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ment that General Lee be recalled "as
proof Of the good will of the United States I"
General Woodford cahled Immediately to
Washington on the subject, and the reply
Of the United States government was COM
municated to Senior Gullon on Saturday.
81 of the Spanish provincial papers re-
fe to the matter yesterday, but the
nc apers of Madrid have not made any
- ice to it.
G J liberal says to-day: 's,enor Gullon,
tht ign minister, has informed the jour-
nal that, Spain having protested to
Was ston on the subject OF sending two
men-of-war to Matanzas and Sagua to car
~ relief to the Cubans. the American gov
eminent decided that the vessels should not
be men-of-War. Senior Gullon has sent a re-
port Of the matter to the Queen Regent
81 Nationals Washington correspondent
confirms the foregoing statement
La Correspondence de Espana regards
the fact that America has renowned send
ing men-of-war as indicating good official
relations between Spain and America"
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County Seat War Declared Again,

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, March Hon. 0. H.
Montgomery to-day presented to the Board
of County Commissioners a petition, signed
by fifty property owners, asking for an
other election to decide the question of re-
locating the county seat of Jackson county,
from Brownstown to Seymour. Accompany
ing the petition was a bond, which had all
ready been approved by Alexander Gruegor,
county treasurer, given to the county for
the election A petition was also filed ask
ing the appointment of judges, inspectors
and clerks to serve at the special election
The law allows the commissioners three
days in which to take action on the petit
lions and requires the election to be held
not less than forty nor more than sixty
days from the date of filing the petition.