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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-14
HAD HIS COFFIN READY
KOKOMO MAN, TIRED WAITING FOR
DEATH, TAKES HIS LIFE.
Unknown Man with Money in Pockets
Found Dead on the Tracks Near
Greencastle-State News.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Aug. 13.-Joel English,
the eccentric house painter, who has kept a
coffin in his residence for fifteen years. and
fooled the family SO often by threatening
suicide, was successful last night. He cee-
brated his seventy-third birthday by swal-
lowing poison, and was nearly dead before
his wife would believe he had really taken
the deadly drug. When it became apparent
that he was really suffering from poison,
Mrs. English sent for DR.. Pickett. but he
the bed stood the coffin Mr.. English had
purchased fifteen years ago, opened and
prepared to receive his body. During the
fifteen years the coffin has been in the house
Mr. English has a hundred times more
threatened to commit suicide, SO that of late
his word has not been taken seriously by
the family. He was highly educated and al
ways eccentric. He was a. resident of the
county for fifty years.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13.-A joke per-
petrated by the Kansas, Tennessee and
Iowa troops at the Preside last night nearly
ended in bloodshed. The men from the three
States mentioned dressed themselves fam
tastically ard made onslaught on the
camp of the New Workers. and the latter,
becoming alarmed, drew their weapons, but
the ludicrous appearance of the visitors APP
pealed to the humOr of the New Workers
just in time to avoid a serious clash. No
arrests were made.
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WAS PROBABLY RATIFIED.
Defective VIII Made by German,
Who Was Taking Masonic Degrees.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug ia very
peculiar suit was decided here to-day by
Judge Clark, of the Superior Court. Some
time ago Max Werner, German. who was
possessed of considerable property and who
spent his time in hunting, made will dur
ing his initiation into a lodge of Masons.
He died six months ago, and 1t was found
about $4,000, to the open-air fund of New
York city. There is no such institution
to the New York Tribune Fresh-air Fund
and Aid Society,"
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RRAZIIl Ind Aun 12-Gunar Ri

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Aug. 13-Sugar Ridge
township, this county, furnished one of the
heroes in the Santiago battle in the person
of Lon Furguson, son of James H. F'urgu-
son, farmer. Furguson joined the regular
army five years ago and went West. When
war was declared with Spain he was among
the first to invade Cuba. His relatives heard
nothing from him after the war was de-
clared until Yesterday, when his mother re-
celved a letter from Santiago, bearing the
sad intelligence that her son was in the
hospital there with one arm and one leg
shot on, but was getting along nicely and
in the best of spirits
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DR.. Angem Leaves constantinople.

CONSTANTINOPLE,A Aug. 1S.-Dr. James
B. Angel, who resigned the post of United
States minister to Turkey in May last, and
was succeeded by Oscar S. Strauss, to-day
left Constantinople with his family. A large
gathering of diplomats and American and
firing minister farewell. The American COL
ony presented DR.. Angel with an address
expressing regret at his departure and
thanks for the services he had rendered dur
ing his stay. A
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind. Aug. 1S.-Mr. and Mrs
Fletcher Medearis to-day celebrated their
sixtieth wedding anniversary. Each is abop,
ninety years old. and both are in good
health. Ten of their thirteen children ara
still living. Yesterday was the fiftv-sev-
enth wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Ira Haynes. well-known residents of This
city S
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A Surprise for Society.
Special to the IndianaooI,s rourraI

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SULLIVAN, Ind, Aug. ia surprise
was occasionCd among society people of this
city this week by the marriage of Miss Lou
Burton, of this city, and Charles Batty, of
Terre Haute. Miss Burton was on a visit
at Mount Vernon, Ind. On Tuesday she met
Mr. Batey at that place and they were mar
Iied- Mr.. Batey was formerly located here
MISS burton is the daughter of Rev.
popular young women of this city.
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Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ind, Aug. 13-On next
Thursday, Aug. Is, DR.. o. F. Fitch will
hold the annual reuniougof his old pupils
in park at the edge of town. The vener-
able teacher is now past eighty years, and
there will be gathered around him the chill
dren of forty and fifty years ago, now gray
headed men and women, as well as his
younger pupils who are now all past their
majority. These annual reunions are a.
source of great satisfaction to the doctor as
well as to the pupils.
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at o'clock this afternoon, the cerero...
being in charge OF Bishop S. NJ Merrill
Chicago Judge John W. Headinpfon -
posted number of articles in the cornay
stone, after which the massive piece ~ pes
ford rock was let into place by the b,s peu-
There was big crowd present incl,,5,p
ministers from this and other cities 1''Is
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind. Aug. 1S.-The Repub-
licans of Gibson county met here to-day ami
nominated the following: Representative
Hugh d. McGary; clerk, S. A Stewart.
auditor s. r. Adams; recorder, w D. Zir
norman; treasurer, William Sennes; sheriff
John Peck
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brakeman kennedx Killed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART. Ind, Aug. 13-M. NJ. Ken
nedy. of this place. was killed by a Lake
Shore freight at Ligonier. at midnight He
was passenger brakeman and desired TO
reach this place in time to go out on his
run. In attempting to board a freight that
did not stop at Ligonier he met his fate
Three freight trains passed over the BODY
before 1t was discovered. He was thirty
three years old and leaves a wife and two
young children.
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several millions of marks left by a dsrep-
diti0n that a statue he erected to his mem
DRY. The case has been pending for several
years.
The municipal and provincial authorities
along the Rhine have deereed the removal
OF glaring advertisements. of an American
cereal preparation which had been placed
at the most conspicuous and lovelest spots
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Aug. 13.-James Riley
young man of this city. while examiniog
a dcuble~barrel shotgun this afternoon. ae-
cidentally shot himself in the face near the
chin. the charge going through and coming
out at the base of the brain He died in
few moments. He was twenty years old
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-14
CAMP SLOW TO MOVE.
Railroad Accommodations from Fer
nandina Said to BE Poor.


Special TO the indianapolis Journal
FERNANDINA. Fla. Headquarters of
the acknowledgements Indiana
Volunteers, Aug. 12.-orders have been re-
ceivea by Colonel Studebaker's regiment
from General Coppinger to be pre-
pareG TO move to Huntsville. Ala.
It is stated that on account of
the meager railroad facilities that only one
regiment each day can be moved away from
Fernandina. and that ii will be five or six
days before the movement is under way. A
great many men have been taken i'll with
fevers in this locality. and the cases of
typhoid being about 100. Notwithstanding
this fact. the Fernandina camp is a great
Improvement over Port Tampa City. Pri-
vate William Stradley. tuba player in the
regimental band. who has been a traveller
In his time has visited Huntsville. and
states that ii is a very pleasant and healthy
place
II was announced yesterday that Or.
Homer G. Moses. OF Angoe member Of
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otto w. Pegee Nominated.

Special to the indianapolis Journal %
NORTH VERNON. Ind, Aug 13-Tba
Republican judicial convention of the Sixth
judicial district. held at Vernon to-day
nominated Otto W. Pegee for prosecuting
attorney. Mr.. Pegee is a resident of Ripley
county, and the indications point to his
election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-14

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
HUNTINGBURG, Ind, Avg. 1S.-Repub-
leans of Dubois and Pike counties held
joint judicial and legislative convention at
Velpen to-day. Hon. James Z. Norman was
nominated for prosecuting attorney and
James A. Coates for representative for Du.
bois and Pike counties.
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Cable Notes.

JOHN Lane. a London publisher, and Mrs.
King, an American lady, were married in
London Saturday. Sd
The reported death of Mrs. Terriss. widow
of the actor who was murdered by Richard
Arthur Prince ut London on Dec. is last,
proves to have been an error. Mrs. Terriss
is seriously i'll.
The cholera is epidemic at Madras, India.
Between last Monday morning and Friday
night there were fifty-1ve deaths from the
disease, the fatalities prior to the day first
mentioned having been III.
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wen-Dressed Stranger Found Dead.

SVeCAdI 10 tIIt IIuIdHdpOIlS Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Aug. ia we'll
dressed stranger was found dead on the
Vandalia tracks about one mile east of this
city this morning. having been run over
by the cars. He had light complexion, with
dark hair and muStache and was about
thirty years Old He was five feet nine
inches tall and wore dark blue coat with
light brown trousers and tan Shoes Sew
eral dollars were found on him, but moth
ing by which he could be identified He did
not have the appearance of being a tramp
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind. Aug. 13-The Republ,o-
ans of Jackson and Washington TOWNSHIPS
met here this afternoon and selected H.
following delegates to the Fourth coneres-
sional convention, which will meet here
next Thursday: c. A. Day. ]. NJ. Lewis If
w. p Master. J. 3. Shepard. G. G. Graessls
Il. F. Brethauer, John Kammon. Samuel
bring.
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EIwood Needs workhouse.

special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOoD. Ind. Aug. 13.-Since the Net
ropolitan police law went into effect the
number of arrests in Elwood has been
tripled and the city is put to a continual
expense taking to the county Jail at Ander-
son those who fail to pay their fines Dur
ing the past two weeks the trips have aver
aged one a day. A movement has been
started looking to the establishment of a
workhouse here so that all such can work
out their fines here.
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New York Sun.

The protocol that has been arranged ny-
tween the administration and the French
minister representing Spain. IS an infoTInaA
statement or Interpretation OF the prellIIll-
nary agreement for peace. Originally a pisu
tocol was small sheet pasted on al tno
beginning OF document, giving a Synopsis
of IT, IL is derived from the Greek, pfotos'
first. and kolla. glue
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HANOVER. Ind, Aug. 1s-Edwin t.
Sherman. of Chicago. has been appointed
director of the Hanover College gymnasium.
He is a fine gymnast and good leader and
organizer.
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CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug 13-The
Second West Virginia Regiment, encamped
here. has been ordered to move at once for
Middletown, Pa The regiment will prob
ably get away by Monday.
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French Dranatist Dying

PARIS, Aug I'm Ludovic Halevy the
French dramatist and author and romancer,
is lying at the point of death.
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Heil.es Defeafs shooter Gilhert.

CHICAGO, Aug. 13--R. c. Heikes, OF
Dayton. o.. won the championship OF Amer
ica at trap shooting to-day, his competitor
being Fred Gilbert. Of Spirit Lake. Ia. The
AGAINST 1877 for Gilbert out Of q possible $50.
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ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 13.-James H.
Hinchay, private in the Thirty-second
Michigan Regiment. died to-day at Fort Nc
Pherson of typhoid fever
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Washington Post
Captain Mahan writes well when he cor
fines himself to recipes for conducting
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind. Aug. is.-The corner
stone Of the new Methodist ch'voh was laid
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26
OPPOSES AN EASTERN TRIP
Editor Creed Declares Berkeley's Athletic Teom Is Not We'll
 Equipped.

BERKELEY, Jan. 25-In an editorial in the Californian this morning Editor Creed vigorously opposes the proposed Eastern tour of the university athletic team in statements that will doubtless be contested by the athletic enthusiasts. In the course of the editorial he says:
 The fact is that the Eastern team project is one that should be undertaken only by an as- sociation which Is strong financially and we'll equipped Ours is neither There is, It is true, certain amount of advantage to be derived by a team If it go East just as there IS an advantage in contesting against them. but 1t is not worth s6000. There is also the gument that tour of the kind will advertise the university. but idea of what the '95 team did in this particular is exaggerated. It was the blast of own trumpet we heard. Besides, we are sufficiently advertised by the work of the Phebe A. Hearst Architecturai Plans, and 1t Is our opinion that when an ath- letlc team Is used in a conscious endeavor to advertise a university, 1t is bad both for the university and athletics.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26
Mrs. Mary Albert of San Rafael Drinks Car
 bOlic Acid.
The Fatal Draught Bought for the Woman by One of
 Her Children.
Fad Grieved Over the Alleged Circu- latiOn of SlanderOus Tales
 About Her.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL. Jan. 25.-Mrs. Mary Alberti, wife of Joseph Alberti, pro- prietor of the William Tell House on B street, committed suicide this after noon by swallowing over an ounce of carbolic acid. This was the fourth time that Mrs Alberti has attempted sui- eide, according to the statement made by her husband shortly after the body was taken to the Morgue. Once AL berti found her with her mouth full of strychnine, which he compelled her to vomit, and again he broke into bath room, when she made an attempt to drown herself in the tub.
 Mrs. Alberti was about 37 years of age, the mother of three children and a native of Ireland. At noon to-day she appeared to be in her usual spirits, and sent her eldest daughter, years of age. to P. s. Malone's San Rafael pharmacy with a bottle to have it filled with carbolic acid. At the store the child said that her mother wanted the bottle filled with carbolic acid, to be used for wash, and that she want ed the strongest they had.
 After the children had been sent to school Mrs. Alberti, in the presence of one of the boarders, drank the poison, and soon afterward her husbands at- tention was attracted by her means of distress.
 He went into her room, and when she saw him she told him to go away-that she wished to die in peace. Alberti sent for a doctor, and when he arrived she was dead.
 Alberti said that last night his wife seemed sad and wept. She said that a woman had been telling slanderous stories about her and that she wanted her husband to have the woman ar rested but he told her that if she wanted her arrested she should have 1t done herself. This morning she cried again, and was evidently distressed. Later. however, she became cheerful, and about ? o'clock took the poison. Her remains are at the Morgue
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26
POWERS OF
 SUPERVISORS
They Will Be Limited Under the Proposed Char
 ter
The RaiIrosd Franchises Will Fven- tuaIly Revert to the Munici-
 Pality.

The Freeholders last night continued the work of outlining the powers to be vested in the Board of Supervisors to be elected under the provisions of the charter now being framed.
 Under the provisions of the proposed new law the Supervisors will be re- quired to meet In the month of Feb ruary of each year to fix the rates to be charged by corporations furnishing water. heat, light, power and telephonic and telegraphic service to the city and county and the inhabitants.
 The Supervisors will also be author ized to provide fin the annual tax levy for special fund to be used in the construction of a general system of drainage and sewerage: to fix the hours of service to be required of la borers in the employ of the city. pro- vided. however. that eight hours shall be the maximum hours of labor in any calendar day. and the wages not less than S2 day; to open, close, straighten or widen any street, road or highway and to regulate all streets. railroad tracks and cars; to fix, establish and reduce the fares and charges for transporting passengers and goods and to compel the railroad companies to pave and keep the streets in repair be- tween their tracks and for at least two feet outside the rails.
 A lengthy discussion then followed as to the fixing of the distance on which different car lines may use the same track. With the view of giving chance. the cross-town lines that can now only reach the water front by horse cars from the terminus of their cable roads it was decided to make the distance ten blocks.
 The granting of additional franchises to street car railroads was next taken up for consideration.
 Lippman Sachs thought the franch- ises should be for term of fifty years and that the companies should be compelled to pay l per centum of the gross receipts into the treasury every year.
 F. H. Mccarthy, Alfred Cridge and H. N. Clement argued against grant ing such long franchises, and it was finally decided to empower the Super visors to grant railroad privileges not to exceed twenty-five years. and at the expiration of that time the tracks and roadbeds are to revert to the city. The Supervisors will be then allowed to lease the lines to the highest bidder. 1t was also decided to empower the board to grant water front privileges to any transcontinental or other road desirous of entering the city that has not less than fifty miles of road con- structed and in operation.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26
An Incident of the Jubilee Parade That Escaped
 Notice.
The Judge Disobeyed Instruc- tiOns Regarding the Right
 of Way.
The Chief Says That the Jurist Has ApolOgized for His
 Action.

The smoldering fires that have been burning In the hearts of Chief of Police Lees and Police Judge Campbell for some time past have broken out afresh and all because of a little question of authority.
 It all happened during the jubilee parade. Fired with patriotism and en- thusiasm, Judge Campbell decided to take a prominent part in the process sion and hired an elegant rig with a driver to handle it, in which he en- sconsed himself, his wife and his whiskers.
 Captain Lees. at the head of the pro- cession that was passing up the thoroughfare, saw the Judges vehicle coming down the line and threatening to throw the procession into commo- ton. His face grew black.
 When the Judge reached a point op- posite the captain he was ordered in no uncertain tones to turn back. but the Judge was bound for a place in the line, and needed not the behest.
 "Go ahead, driver" he said to his jehu, and the driver proceeded to do so. Once more the captain called a halt, adding that Judge Campbell was no more entitled to break up the pro- C6SSlOn lIdU any CltiZeH-
 Still the Judges Carriage bore proud ly down upon the line and it became a question of authority between the two officials. Chief Lees took one glance at the determined face of the jurist and then motioned to two of his mounted patrolmen who were striving to keep back the surging crowds.
 Lead that carriage out of the line of march," he ordered. and before the astonished Judge could protest a po- liceman was on either side of his span and the carriage was being hurried toward Fifth street.
 The policemen broke a way through the waiting throng and just as the first division reached Fifth street Judge Campbell found himself alone in his glory and gazing at the backs of the crowd.
 Of course Captain Lees would scorn a suggestion that he was getting re. venge on the Judge because the lat ter dismissed a number of cases of disreputable persons in which the cap- tain was particularly interested. but the fact remains that when the oppor- tunity came to humble his late antag- onist he lost no time in taking advan- tage. of it.
 Captain Lees was inclined to make light of the matter when spoken to about it last evening and affected to believe that Judge Campbell was not hurt by the incident.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

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 For Victoria, Vancouver (B C.). Port Town send. Seattle. Tacoma, Everett. Anacortes and New whatcom Bellinghs,n Bay: wash.E fifth day thereafter. connecting at Vancouver with c. P. Ky. at Tacoma with N. P Ky, at Seattle with Great Northern Ky, and com- pany's steamer for Alaska
 For Eureka CHumboldt Bay). steamer Po- mona, p. n., Jan. l. 5. 10. 14 IS. 2. 2s. 31. For Santa Cruz. Monterey. San Simeon. Ca- yucos. Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo). Gavi- ota. Santa Barbara. Ventura. Hueneme. San Pedro East San Pedro Uos Angeles) and Newport. am. Jan. l. 5. g. 1s. 1T. H. 25. g. and every fourth day thereafter.
 For San Diego. stopping only at Port Har- lord (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo u1os Angeles). ii a. m.. Jan 5, '. II. 15. is g, P. s1. and every fourth day thereafter.
 For Ensenada. Magdalena Bay. San Jose dsl Caho, Mazatlan. Altata. La Pax. Santa Ro- salia and Guaynas (Mex), 10 a.. m. Jan. and i'd of each month thereafter
 The Company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers sailing dates ard hours of saf1tnp
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