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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-19
INDIANA OBITUARY.
SOlOman A. GOrgas, Long Identified
with SheIbyville.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SHELRYVILLE, Ind, Jan. 1S-Soloman
A. Gorgas, who has been known in the his
tory of Shelbyville for forty-fiye years died
this morning at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Norman H. Strong. The ancestors of
Mr.. Gorgas were Hollanders who settled in
Ohio before 172S, where he was born Jan. IL,
1915, in Elizabethtown, Lancaster county.
In 1888 he married Miss Mary F. Vier of
Stark county, a native of France, whose
father served under Napoleon the Great.
they had three daughters, Mrs. Nellie
Scott, Mrs. Emma Strong and Mrs. Laura
Fleming, and one son Albert. whose death
occurred twelve years ago. Mr.. Gorgas
twice crossed the plains overland, and in
1919 went in search of gold. In 1880 he
moved here with his family and opened
a hardware store, which was the pioneer
n the county, and from that time Mr..
Gorgas was always foremost in every en-
terprise which would benefit his adopted
city. He was Republican, served in the
City Council, and was at one time member
of the School Board. Mr.. GorgaS was. for
some years elder in the Presbyterian
dianapoIis where he lived some years, going
from there to Washington. d, c. For the
last few years Mr.. and Mrs. GOrgas have
been living quietly at the home of Mrs.
Strong. The strange and curious way in
which the figure eight has been connected
with their lives has long been subject of
interest with Mr.. GorgeS and his family.
His grandfather was born in l72S; his mother
was born May s, ITS; his wfe's father was
bern 1882; Mrs. GOrgaS was eighteen years
old at the time of their marriage, July IS,
1888; their son died in 1885, their golden we'd
ding was celebrated July Is, 1888; the last
Illness of Mr.. Gorgas began JAN 5, and his
death occurred Jan. Is, 1898, at the age Of
eignIV-tlrea
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MOTHER LODE FOUND.
New Arrivals from the K1Ondilxe Con-
firm Previous Statements.

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. is. = The news
brought by the treasure-laden miners who
have arrived from the Klondike on the
steamer Corona is important chiefly in that
it is confirmatory of the discovery of the
great mother lode. Messrs. WEIGH, Coffin
and Burt are authority for the statement
that the original strike was made at the
upper end of claim No. 80, Eldorado, while
two stringers, one at No. 81 and another
yet lower down, were subsequently located.
Throughout the district the discovery is ac-
cepted as assurance of the permanency OF
the rich gold-mining field. AS to the placer
diggings they continue rich. Powder river.
an aff1uent Of Quartz creek has been having
a boom, pans of $3.75 and 81 being a COM
mon thing. Of course, the stream was To-
covery was made All Gold creek shows
pans of $40 to $100, while the miners on
bunker creek, Henderson Dominion, the
Big Salmon and the Stewart all declare
themselves. satisfied with the prospects.
one of the first men to stake ground on
the Eldorado, and the very last man out of
the. klondike country, is Andrew Olsen,
known as the big Swede." He is notable
as being the owner of the claim on which
the biggest Klondike nugget has yet been
found. The lump of god was valued at
Replying to a request for an estimate of
the winters gold-dust output of the camp,
Joseph Campbell one of the returning min
ers, said: I'VE have done well, but have
not done a great deal of figuring. 1t APP
standing the scarcity of food and light,
will be from $120O0,000 to $15,0O00OO."
DIR. II. III. Littlefield, of Skaguay, came
in on the Corona. He has just closed
contract with the Canadian government to
pack provisions to Lake Bennette for %
cents pound.
L. G: Grady. formerly banker of Fair
fax, Mimi, paid $6OO for the privilege of
walking from Dawson behind brisk dog
team. Muret Anderson, an elderly gentle
man of St. Louis, made the trip after much
the Same fashion
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
-4.oAN POINT, Ind. Jan. 1S.-Countv
Treasurer John w. Dyer viii advertise this
week in the neighborhood of 100000 lots in
this county. which can be bought by pay
ing few cents in taxes charged up against
them. This great sale is the result of the
boom in Lake county three years ago. Many
went into the real estate business at that
time. and most of them were swindlers.
They bought good-for-nothing swamp land
and subdvided il into lots and then adver-
tised Ii big and sold hundreds of lots to in
nocent people from their handsomely print
ID pats. which showed street car lines. pro-
posed factories. etc, which failed TO ma
terialize. This kind of work continued for
over a year until several hundred thousand
lots We're sold and now the county feels
the effect of II, as the purchasers of the
lots have lei them go rather than pay
few cents taxes. As an example of the
swindlng subdivision was laid out into
town lots by Chicago sharks" in the great
Kankalxee marsh and called Myrtle Grove
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The ReIief Expedition.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 49, - Acting Secre-
tary Meiklejohn, of the War Department,
has written to Mr.. Clifford Sifton, Canadian
minister of the interior. in regard to the
Klondike relief movement as follows THE
War Department has ordered it's pack ami
mails to Vancouver and expects to have the
provisions at Skaguay some time during
the present month. Then we shall probably
begin to pack the provisions over the noun
tains and make starting place on the
other side. II the steam sleds are a sue
cess they will be used If not, before we
start out with any considerable amount of
provisions we shall wait for the reindeer
which are to be shipped about the 10th
inst. Secretary Alger thinks if we get pro-
visions along down to meet people coming
out, as you suggest, or get to Dawson with
them by the 1st of April, it may be in time
to prevent suffering. There is no doubt from
informal on obtained through your people
and ours that there are provisions enough
In that vicinity to last until the 1st of
April. The pinch will be from that time un-
til navigation opens. probably the last of
June. We are doing all we to hasten
the relief forward
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Absconder Loomis Brought Back.

special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELK HART, Ind, Jan. l8.-Willam B. Loomis,
the defaulting finance keeper of the Elkhart
Lodge of the knights of the Maccabees, was
captured In Kansas City at the home OF his
brother by the secret service police and Deputy
Sheriff Chatten has returned him to the county
jail here The amount of his peculat-on is about
$780, and was made possible by failure the
part OF the lodge authorities to have Loomiss
books audited. When his successor was recently
elected after LOOMS had occupied the office sew
eral years, the auditing taken up and,
LOOMS realizing that exposure inevitable,
ran away. The investigation shows that he be-
gan TO use the lodges funds for his own purposes
four years ago. His relatives here have visited
him at the jail, and hope TO be able to arrange
with the order to restore the funds taken and
have the prosecution dropped Loomiss
father says he can get him position in Kansas
City that will afford him opportunity to
place the money.
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POPULAR DE PAW GIRL
COLLEGE VOTING CONTEST KEEPING
STUDENTS "sTRAPPED.v
Bottom Has Dropped Out of the Lake
County Land Boom, and Lots
VIII Go for Taxes.


GREENCASTLE, Ind, u. 1S.-The con-
test for the most popular oung woman in
De PAW University, inaugurated several
months ago by the De Paw Palladium, will
be closed tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The contest is stirring great strife among
the students and the different fraternities,
all backing their favoTites heavily. The
managers of the Palladium at first started
the voting by printing ballot in each copy
Of their paper, which could be filled out
and voted for the subscribers favorite. This
plan was too SLOW, as it curtaled the vote
TO the limit of the edition of the paper, and
as the interest grew the demand for ballots
grew. The managers then put their job
printing presses to work and printed sepa-
rate slips of ballots, which are put on sale
at $3.50 per hundred. This has been lib
orally purchased and the receipts of the
paper satisfactorily augmented. The leader
in the contest up to date is Miss Mabel
Yeum, of the Alphi Phi fraternity, who has
to her credit 5SS votes. Her home is in
Shoals, Ind. Miss Frances Arnold, of this
city, member of the Kappa Alpha Theta
fraternity, is a close second, with the vote
Of SOP. Her father is editor of the Star
Press of this city. Miss Josephine Cart
wright is third with vote of $685. She is al
her nome is in Delphi, Ind. 1t is thought
that these three will remain in the lead,
but as to their positions at the close there
is much doubt and some speculation. AS
usual with such contests, college politics
cuts a great figure and combinations of diff
ferent kinds are low talked Of There is
great interest in the result and the voting
to-day and up until the close tomorrow
bids fair to be heavy There are rumors of
a surprise being sprung by some of the fra
tern1t1eS which have no representative so
far, and some of the wise ones" are
thought to be holding off until the last min
ute TO dump in a heavy vote for their fa-
vorite. No matter what the result there will
be several depleted pocketbooks in the city
Wednesday night and for the rest of The
term some of the boys will have to econ1-
n1ze on minor expenses.
The prize to the winner was originally
box at the theatec at Indianapolis at the
oratorical contest, to which the winner
to invite her friends. The change of loca-
ton TO the Plymouth Church cut out the
box idea, and in its sueld the winner will be
banquetted at the Deniaon Hotel, to viii n
supper the young woman will invite dozen
of her friends. In addition to this the win
ner will receive innumerable boxes of candy,
cut flowers, gloves, etc, offered by the mar
chants of this city. De PAW will send a
large delegation 70 Indianapolis TO back
Thomas Nadal in the oratorIcal contest Fri
day evening.
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The sneech Crtticised.

LONDON, Jan. 1s-Mr. Chamberlan's
West Indian scheme outlined last evening at
Liverpool, meets with scant approval. The
Times says: I'VE are not greatly enam-
ored of the system of doles to which, by
some fatality, the present government has
resorted with unusual frequency Perhaps
for this urgent case it was the most ex-
pedient devices/but it ought to be very
clearly recognized as purely a temporary
measure and as no way absolving the gov
eminent with dealing with the matter on a
sound permanent footing
The Standard warns Mr.. Chamberlain
that his proposal "savors of protection"
and that he must be prepared to deal with
criticisms
The Daily News also promises Mr.. Cham
berlain that the opposition will deal with
his plan ON its merits when it appears, .
and asks whether he has forgotten the
vehement language in which he condemned
the late government for giving small
grant TO Newfoundland.
The Daily Mail confesses to feeling of
Intense disappointment, espec ally after tn
ringing imperial note of the remainder of
the speech 1t says: Unless the gov
eminent has some means of getting boun-
ties abolished without resort to counter
lvailtng duties, Mr.. Chamberlain's proposal
merely slaves off bankruptcy and disaster"
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DINER Deatbs in the state.

BEDFORD. Ind, Jan. 1S.-John Consalus,
postmaster at Leesville. eight miles east of
this city, is dead. Mr.. Consalus was about
sixty years old. He was born in New York
State and in early life was a whaler on a
Yankee vessel. He had resided where he
die6 for the past forty years. He leaves q
widow and four children.
CONVICTION. Ind. Jan. 1S.-AIrs Jose
pkne Spence, wife of Mr. John Spence, who
was for many years editor of the Covington
Peoples Paper. died here to-day of dropsy
and heart disease. Mrs. Spence was born
in Wurtemburg, Germany, but came to
America with her parents at the age Of nine.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind, Jan. 1S-Hazel
Sindlinger. the two-year-old daughter of
few hours illness, being afflicted with con-
VulSions and diarrhea
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PROTEST AGAINST BURKE.
One of Senator Hanna's Friends Ex-
coriates the Republican Orator.

One of Senator Hanna's Friends Ex-
coriates the Republican Orator.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 18.-In the Senate
to-day there was a sensational and some
what unexpected outcropping of the bitter
ness engendered by the senatorial fight.
When the standing committees were re-
ported Senator Alexander presented for
NAL protest against the placing of the
name OF Senator Burke. of Cuyahoga coun-
ty, the only Republican member of the Sen
ate who did not vote for Mr.. Hanna on
the committee. In his protest Senator Alex
ander, among other things, said:
IT hereby desire to record my earnest
protest against the placing of the name of
Vernon Fl. Burke on committees of the SEN
ate on which honorable gentlemen have
majority votes of this body the association
of this betrayer of party trusts with those
whose honor and sense of duty would shrink
from sucn conduct, is to offer reward for
treason to party, to principle and to Amer
lean manhood. | protest against the viola
and / hereby declare it my duty
to hold the party who voluntarily
places his pledges before the people IN Sc
curing their votes as fully responsible to
them as he is morally responsible to his
Maker. And for these and many other
reasons dear to American citizenship here
and now enter this protest against the en-
forcing of this political traitor into the
presence or company of honorable men,"
There was immediate objection from The
Democratic members to the language OF tho
protest, but a motion to expunge obJec-
tionable phraSes was ruled out of order by
the president on the ground that the pro
test was made under a constitutional right.
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THE MERRY MURDER TRIAL.
Prosecution Rests It's Case-NO Exam
tnatfon of Witnesses by Defense.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1S-The state rested its
case in the Merry murder trial this after
neon. None of the witnesses for the prose-
cution were cross-examined by the defense.
and, consequently, rapid time was made.
The attorneys for James Smith. co-defend-
ant with Merry, rested their case without
introducing any evidence In behalf of
Merry a motion will be made tomorrow
morning to take the case from the jury.
on the ground that the state has not made
out a case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Thomas Hickey. who confessed his share
IN the crime, was not put on the stand by
the state hut will be questioned to-
morrow by the court and crcss-ex-
amined by both sides. The guards of
Merry and Smith were doubled to-day
The police look on them as two of the
most desperate characters ever in custody,
and not Only have two guards been as
signed to each man TO watch his every
movement. but guards have also been sta
toned at the lower door of the Criminal
Court building and every one entering is
carefully scrutinized The biood-stained So
IA, on which Merry is said to have murdei cd
his wife, and bent and blood-covered stove
poker were brought into court to-day. Mer-
~ was evidently nervous and gazed anx-
iously at the jury much of the time. hut
when recess wasi taken and he was beng
led back to JAIL he cursed lawyers, Judge
and jury every step of the way.
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JUMPED THE TRACK.
Train Wrecked. Two Employees killed
and others Seriously Injured.

COLFAx. CAL Jan. 1S.-This evening the
west-bound passenger train on the Central
Pacific Railroad jumped the track near here,
two trainmen being killed and several other
persons injured. The train carried large
number of overland passengers. Two great
engines draw the train over this section of
the mountain road. The boiler of one of
these exploded, scalding Engineer Hackett
and Fireman Lighther so badly that they
died. Engineer &. G. Brown was cut and
crushed about the head and Fireman c. f.
Brown was badly scaded An invalid
woman passenger riding in the baggage car
sunered internal injuries the extent of
which have noI yet been determined and
Mail Clerk A. II. Stevens was also hurt in
ternally and received serious spinal Injuries
She was the only passenger injured. Soon
after the cars left The | ok the mail car
caught fire and was burned.
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PRAGUE, Jan. 1S.-The Bohemian Diet
to-day was again the scene of turbulence.
Dr. Wolff on arriving, announced that a
German student had been assaulted in the
street. whereupon all the Germans rose and
violently demanded satisfaction, calling on
Governor Coudenhove to resign, on the
ground that he is incapable of governing
Bohemia The session was suspended, all
the German deputies hurrying to the scene
of assault.
When the session was resumed the Gov
ernor said that Czech student, who had
struck a German because the latter was
wearing the colors of German student
added, had done their duty efficiently but
no police could prevent such occurrences.
The Czechs loudly protested against these
remarks.
There were further street riots to-day be-
tween the Czechs and the Germans, and the
streets were patrolled by troops.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-19
SIX VESSELS In A RICE.
All Reach San Francisco from Homo
lulu Almost in a Bunch.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1S.-Six sailing
vessels, which started from Honolulu six
ten days ago, have all arrived in this port
within few hours of each other. The
trip across the Pacific became a race after
the first day out and the contest was made
exciting by the fact that the vessels We're
in sight of each other most of the way
The competing vessels were the brig w.
G. Irwin. barkentine w. Fl. Dimond, bark
Albert, barkentine Archer, schooner Tran
sit and the brig Lurline The w. G.. Irwin
arrived off the heads half an hour in adj
vance of the Luriine. Then came the w.
II. Dimond Archer Albert and Transit in
the order named. The last arrived off the
heads three hours after the Irwin crossed
the finish line. Old ship masters say that
the performance of the six vessels is with
out precedent and may be reckoned as one
of the things that occur once in thousand
wears.
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optCIdI 10 the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
GREENFIELD. Ind, Jan. 1S.-The election to
decide whether Center township should give a
subsidy of $l7.5OO to the Greenfield & Maxwell
Railroad went against the railroad to-day. There
were 1S4O votes here in the presidential election
and about rs per cent. cast The six pre-
cincts in Greenfield gave majority against the
road of ffty-six, while the TWO Maxwell pre-
cincts went against it by PA, making a total of
300 against the road. The promoters of the road
here include leading business men, and all of
the manufacturers except one. Another election
will be called at no distant day, and as senti-
ment has changed very much lately in favor of
the road the next election will carry. Greenfield
desires and is bound to have railroad competition
in freight rates.
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Robbed u Stockman.

Special to The indianapolis Journal.
MITCHELL, Ind, Jan. 1S.-William Abel.
of this place, was arrested at Orleans yes
terday and brought back to answer the
charge of assault and battery and robbery.
A few days ago David Lee, wealthy stock
dealer of North Powder, Ore, stopped here
en- route to PaoIi AT midnight he was lured
to a secluded spot, sandbagged and robbed
of $50 and a gold watch. His assailants
overlooked $500 that his wife had sewed in
his Undertaking. Mr.. Lee SWore out a
warrant. giving the names of his assailants
as Harry Evans and William Abel. Evans
has not been apprehended.
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winding Up Major Doxey's Business.

special TO the indianapolis Journal.
Az DEISON, Ind, Jan. 1S.-Maj. C. T. Doxey
has retired from the presidency of the Anderson
nut and bolt works, and been succeeded by
George Nichol. Recently the major retired from
the presidency of the American Plate Glass Com
pany, which operates plants at Alexandria, and
he Is otherwise closing up all of his numerous
enterprises so far as he is actively concerned
1t seems that he is working along lines of round
ing up everything for the future, come what
may. If he RECEIVERS from his present very low
state of health he will not be able to assume
the active life which has made him so promi-
nent in Indiana. Mr.. Horace Stilwell is man.
aging his Affairs at present No word has been
received from him since he was taken to Miami
Fla, from Hot Springs.
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Largest Armature Ever Made.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 1S.-The largest
armature of the largest generator Of cleo
tricity ever made in the world for a trolley
railroad has just been completed in Cleve-
works of the Walker Company to Brook
lyn, II. Y. The whole generator when as
sembled will be twenty feet high, twenty
feet long and fifteen feet wide, or equal in
height to four ordinary sized men, 1t is the
first of a pair of such monsters being made
by the Walker Company for the Brooklyn
Heights Street-railway Company. TIE arm
ature which is the revolving part of the
generator between the magnets, weighs &c.
900 pounds. 1t is seven feet wide and ten
and q half feet high.
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Luetgert VII Testifx.

CHICAGO, jan 1S.--Adolph L. Luetgert
will go on the witness stand Friday and
tell the jury his story of his actions on the
night of May of last year, when the muir
der Of Mrs. Luetgert is supposed to have
taken place This was decided on to-day at
q conference between the big sausage max
er and his attorneys Luetgert and his
counsel believe that his case will be greatly
helped thereby. I.uetgert's little son Louis
went on the stand to-day and told in the
main the same story he did in the former
trial. 1t is now generally believed the case
will be concluded early next week.
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Picnic ON Jino,ega Mountain.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 1S-The pic
mic which was rendered by President Zelaya
to the Nicaragua canal commissioners OF
the United States and members of Amer
lean syndicate of capitalists and contrac-
tors on Jinotega mountain was successful
ana S. proved a dellghtful surprise TO the VS.
sive and fertile mountains and valleys, of
Lakes Nicaragua and Managua and of the
Pacific ocean. The day was delightful and
summer weather was prevailing.
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Indiana Notes.

The City Council of Charlottesville has
passed a. curfew ordinance.
The Montpelier and Hartford City bowl
ing clubs have arranged for a match game
to be played in Hartford City Friday even
ing.
The Farmers Institute of Marshall coun-
ty closed az two days session at Plymouth
Tuesday c. T. Maltingly, DR.. ]. S. Martin
and Peter Helm, of Plymouth; George Hoff,
of Bremen. and 0. p. Greer, of Bourbon,
read papers.
The Howard County Farmers Institute
closed two days session at KOkOmo yes
terday. The lectures were by Hon. Aaron
Jones, of South Bend. and Colonel Hussle-
man, of Auburn Officers for next year are:
J. Hanna, John Davis, Joseph Davis. Edwin
Mendenhall, Henry Oilar. j. T. Lett, John
Tonby, Horace Scherer; secretary, John In
gels