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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-10
RUNNING OUT THE NEGROES.
Chased from Texas and Throngfng the
Streets of Texarkana.

TEXARKANA. Ark Sept. e.-Texarkana
is in great alarm over the great number
Of idle negroes who throng the town and the
citizens are organizing vigilance committees
for the protection of their property. The
unusual influx of negroes recently is due to
the operations OF bands of White Caps in
the Titus. Cass, Red River, Hopkins and
other counties in the cotton districts of
north Texas. whence thousands of negroes
have fled on account of notices being posted
and in some cases violence being used to
run them out. These negroes. being run out
of the cotton fields. have sought refuge in
the towns and Texarkana has been the
refuge OF a large number A trustworthy
colored man from Titus county says that
while number of his race were at work
in field mob of White Caps concealed liz
a fence corner opened fire on them. The
negroes fed. leaving three of their number
behind wounded and perhaps killed. They
had been warned 10 leave the county and
had paid no attention to the warning. Other
similar incidents are reported by incoming
negroes. In some localities in Titus county
which We're formerly densely populated by
negroes, not colored man. woman or chile
remains, according 10 the stories told by
those Whe have reached this place.
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1886
TO BREAK MINERS UNION.
Secret Of the Negro ImpOrfatiOns at
the Pana Galleries.

PANA, ILL.,, Sept. 9-George ". Penwell,
president of the Penwell Mining Company.
gave notice to-day that he would open his
mine Monday, but would pay only 25 cents
a ton the price the nonunion negroes are
being paid at the Springside mine. Said he:
IT prefer white miners If they will desert
the union; otherwise / must operate the
mine with negroes and foreign labor"
The miners say they will not accept his
offer and will not work under the scale of
80 cents, neither will they desert the union.
This means the importation Of several hum
dred additional negroes and the retention OF
two hundred deputies to guard them. Capt.
d. H. Harris. the controlling stakeholder in
the Pana Mining Company. to-day said:
we Pana operators are opposed to the
union as a national body debating to as how
we should run our business. and we pro-
pose. unless they will accept our terms, to
put in negroes.
The captain virtually admitted that the
object of the Pana Operators Is TO break
the union. President Craven, of the min
ers union, to-day said:
1.-The miners will never accept the PEN
well offer, as the result would be a general
dissolution of the union, just what the op-
orators have all the time been busy work
ing for and would provoke trouble between
nos but Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
for the operators would be compelled TO cut
wages In order TO meet the competition of
the four big Pana mines.
He added: This is a question of life and
death TO the miners union organization.
and we will fight it out on this line II II
takes all winter"
National Vice President John Mitchell. OF
Spring Valley, and State Secretary and
Treasurer Ryan, of Braidwood, who arrived
to-day, Endorsed President Cravens atti-
tude. Mitchell and nyan go from here 70
Indianapolis TO attend meeting Of the ex-
ecutive board of the United Mine Workers
Monday
mammoth stockade and quarters for i'm
ported negroes has been completed at the
Penwell coliery.
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DURBIN SCORES POLITICIANS
who Mcddle with Soldiers to Help Ont
Their Election Chances.


Their Election Chances.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 9-Col w. T..
Durbin, of the e-hundred-and-sixty- first
Regiment writing under date of Sept to
Daniel Surface, of this city, says: There
are some persons at home sending petitions
into the camp to be signed, asking to be
mustered out, which are creating some rest
lessness, and should be discouraged at
home. 1t will not be to the credit of this
regiment, not having been in the service
yet sixty days, to ask to be mustered out
and leave the quota from Indiana to be
filed by those regiments whose ranks are
depleted by sickness. If some of the can
didates for Office feel that the necessity for
their election to office should OVerbalance
the credit and standing of the State then
their idea of patriotism must be very low
Indiana is usually first in everything She
mand made upon her, and her standing at
the Nations capital should not be Impaired
by, to say the least, the thoughtlessness of
some people at home who want office Fur
thermore, the men from Indiana enlisted
for two years, and not until they got tired
and wanted to quit, and it is all wrong for
the people at home to write letters and send
petitions calculated to make the men rest
less and homesick. This regiment enlisted
to do whatever might be required of il by
the government authorities, and we are
holding ourselves in readiness to that end
Our labors are light and there are no hard
ships placed upon the men calculated to
dition and surroundings than in Camp
Mount.
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A MYSTERIOUS MURDER
srARTLED THE CITIZENS OF SHELL
BYvILLE YESTERDAY.
Inventor Nickum in More Trouble
Methodists Investigating Minis
ters-Indiana Happenings.
Special to the indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Sept. 9-An I'M
known man was killed here this afternoon
at the footbridge across Little Blue, just
east of this city, and the stories of the
shooting as gathered by the police are con-
f1icting. Last Saturday a young man about
twenty-five years old came here to work
at the fair grounds He gave his name to
some as Harry Thompson and 70 others as
Thomas Hawthorne in all cases claiming
to live in Chicago. This afternoon, in COM
pany with Mace Gray, Robert McClain and
Harry Werner, he started to the fair
grounds. When they reached the footbridge
three men. Thomas and George Cuskaden
and Will Reed assaulted them and in the
fight Hawthorne was shot through the head
just below the right ear, dying instantly.
Gray's story is that McClain Werner and
himself were on their way to the fair, when
Hawthorne, who was a stranger to him,
joined them When the trouble started Haw-
thorne, who, he says, had taken no part
in the difficulty, stepped in front of the
pistol in time to get the bullet intended for
himself. After a search lasting several
hours Cuskaden was arrested, but was lat
er released on $1,000 bond. He claims the
Gray crowd attempted to rob him and that
they did get his watch. A Miss Mefford was
within a few feet when the shot was fired
and described the man who did it as tall
man wearing a dark coat and hat. Gus
Kaden, when arrested wore a checkered coat
and straw hat with a black band. He
claims he did MOI do the shooting. but that
the revolver was fired over his shoulder.
Thousands of persons have viewed the body
at the Wilson morgue, but no one has been
able to identify him. In the dead mans
pocket was found a letter written to his
sister, but it contained neither address nor
signature. Gray, McClain and Werner have
always borne good regulations here and the
other men are also favorably known
ex-County Commissioner George Cuskaden,
of this civ
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SENATOR GRAY NAMED.
Will Be Fifth Member of the Paris
Peace Commission.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-The President
to-day named Senator George Gray, of Del
aware, as the fifth member of the peace
commission. This completes the personnel
of the commission, which stands: Secretary
Day, Senators Davis, Frye and Gray and
Hon. Whitelaw Reid. In selecting Senator
Gray the President has given Democratic
representation on the commission The an
pointment will probably necessitate the re-
tirement of Mr.. Gray from the Anglo
American commission, which is conducting
its sessions in Canada. as this commission
VIII resume its work about the time the
peace commissioners sail for Paris. The
position was offered to the senator several
Gays ago, out at that time was declined
The President however further urged MT
Gray to accept, and his final agreement
was secured to-day. Senator Gray is one
OF the best known men in public life hav-
ing been prominent figure in the Senate
Tor the last twelve years. He was born AZ
New Castle, Del, in 1910, and was graduated
at Princeton. He served as attorney gem
eral of Delaware. and later was appointed
to the Senate when Thomas F. Bayard en-
tered the frst Cleveland Cabinet as Sec
retary of state. Mr.. Gray has been in the
senate continuously since then, serving with
distinction; being one of the recognized
forces in debate and in the Shaping of I'M
portant legislation. He is a member of the
Senate committee on foreign relations. thus
making three members of that committee
mission; On foreign questions Mr. Gray has
generally been regarded as opposed to ex-
pansion, his Senate votes having been
against the annexation of Hawaii
Now that the commission is complete il is
expected that the American case will be
made up, and the commission given its final
instructions. The commissioners will meet
fere about the 18th inst, prior to sailing for
Paris, at which time they will meet the
President and be made aware in a general
way of the views of the administration.
Acting Secretary Moore was called to the
White House while the Cabinet met and the
appointment of Senator Gray was then an
nounced. Senator Allison and other public
ne1 who were at the White House at the
time expressed strong approval of the Sc
lection.
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Terre Haute Unions Active.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 9.-The union
labor organizations of Terre Haute have or
ganized union label league" and COM
mittees are now visiting the stores of the
city to prepare a list of those where union
made goods can be obtained. 1t is said the
committee found only one pair of union
made shoes in all the shoe stores visited.
The dealers will be asked to handle union
made Shoes and If they do not comply their
stores will be boycotted. In that event the
different unions will arrange to have pur-
chasing agents buy shoes in Indianapolis.
By the end of this month, about the time
the State Federation of Labor meets here,
1t is expected to make general war on non
union goods in all stores. The cigar makers
have taken the initiative by imposing a fine
of 81 on any member who buys or uses a
nonunion-made article of any kind. The
state officers of the Street-railway Union
have sent word that they will be here soon
to organize the employees Of the Terre Haute
Company, whose organization virtually
went to pieces after the contest with Rus
sell Harrison year or more ago.
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Seymour Footpads at work.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, Sept. 9-Louis Lauk, OF
Cincinnati, was in the city yesterday putting
in set of bar fixtures He completed his
work last night and at midnight left the
saloon to go to his hotel. Being a stranger
he started in the wrong direction and was
held up by two footpads, who knocked him
down, kicked him brutality and then threw
him into a stable lot in an unconscious con-
dition, where he remained for three hours
When he left the saloon he had 81. 40 in his
pocket and when he regained consciousness
that persons in the saloon overheard a con-
versation between himself and the proprie-
tor regarding the payment for the fixtures
pocket. He refused to take the money last
night and thereby saved it from being stol.
e. He left for his home, in Cincinnati, to-
day.
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PREACHERS INVESTIGATED.
Methodist Conference at Plymouth
Draws Big Crowds from All Points.


Draws Big Crowds from All Points.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PLYMOUTH, Ind, Sept. 9.--The confer
ence is working on the case of Rev. r. G..
Hammond, of Whitestown, who, it is re-
ported, contracted debts without any expec-
tation of making payment and in various
other ways has shown a tendency to dis
honesty. He asked to be allowed to with
draw from the ministry without an inquiry
into the case, but the request was denied
| and committee was appointed to investi-
gate. DR.. S. P. Colvin and DIR. d. M. Wood
| were appointed as counsel for the defense,
and DR.. r. D. Utter and Rev. Dunkleber-
| ger as counsel for the prosecution. At a
previous church trial by his local board he
was pronounced unfit for the Methodist min
istry. and for six months has not been &C.
| tive in the work.
come convert to the Dowie doctrine and
| as he is not in accord with the church creed
could not conscientiously remain in the
church; Mr.. Simmons acknowledged that he
| is no longer in sympathy with the Meth
| odist doctrine, asked to withdraw from the
church and ministry and was permitted to
| do so.
Yesterday and to-day the audience room
OF the M T.. Church. the largest in the
city city; has hash. been :, constantly crowded to hear
Epistle to the Galatians and on 'Moderp
| Methods of Defending the Faith" The mis-
Slonary sermon by Rev. A. w. Wood and
| the talk on hospital work by Miss Rren
| nan, or South Bend, were also well received
! Inc anniversary of the Freedmens Aid So
ciety last evening called out the largest au-
olence ever known in Plymouth The princi-
PAL speaker was Dr. NJ. c. B. Mason of
| Cincinnati who said he is not a coIored
man; but black, just as God made him. Dur
! ing ms address the oldest and most digni-
Ied ministers clapped their hands and
GneeTed ike boys at a political meeting Dir.
Hord ADDRESS on the necessity of aiding
the Cnurch Extension Society was an ap
peal that touched the hearts and opened the
| pocketDooks of the people. At last evenings
| session Eisnop Bowman, the oldest Meth
| odist bishop in America, presided
Al the opening session this morning DIR
wilcox talked twenty minutes on the helm
which the Holy Spirit gives. During the
Allen g. Detch John S. Crowder and Ieiph,
| ton c. Bentley were examined and advaneed
| TO deacon's orders. Bishop Warren talked
| to the new deacons, telling them what wouId
| De expected of them as preachers and what
| they should do to meet these expectations
! The venerable Geo. Fl. Thayer Of this civ
| over ninety years old, was in the room and
was called to the platform by the bishon
| me afternoon was devoted to the Women, g
| FoIeign Mission Society, a temperance hnur
ana q pentecoStal service. The DrincinaI
| speakers were Mrs. Crete Dr. J. q Evans
| OF Abingdon, ILL.,. and Miss Downev ~
| Evanston. Tonight was de PAW e,,ec ~
| ing. Bishop Bowman presided ana Dr
! Goblin and Wee Chancellor Hickman roade
the principal speeches.
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DE PAUW's OPENING DAY.
Elaborate Preparations Made for Ex-
tensiye Study This Term.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind. Sept. 9.--The fin
ishing touches are being given to the build-
ings of De PAW University to nut them
in shape for the coming term. The onening
will occur Wednesday, Sept q. and there
is already an advance guard of students on
the ground preparing for their years work
President Goblin says there are indica tions
of large influx of new students for the
year and the prospects are especially bright
Tor a large freshman class. There has been
concerted effort made by the old students
10 lnouce tneir friends throughout the State
10 attend the university and this
VIII nave Its effect upon the
increased attendance. Added to this
is the work of the Metbodist Viii.
tiers and prominent laymen over the State
who in connection with their work upon the
iund OF $4,000 proposed as a gift to the
institution, have been telling the Younger
members of their charges of the edi,csti66nl
al advantages presented by the instifution
e, Az the M vacancies in the faculty are now
city. has been secured for the department
Oh Oh french, TO which has been added the
teaefia Of Spanish there being an in
ent time. Prof. John NJ. Walker. who has
been elected TO the chair of oratory takes
+ the pomelon vacated by Prof. Priest, who
Prof. Frank S. Ditto will be in charge of
the work in Hebrew and will also fiji the
position of registrar. Favorable CONDITIONS
Will mark the opening of the schools of
music and art. In the former the facnlfv
OF last year. will be retained intact and the
prospects of attendance are fiattering The
work will be taken up from the beginning
or TINS year at the point where it was ended
last year. Dean Mansfield has returned
from his summer vacation and has everv
thing in readiness for the opening The
music school is sef-supporting and has
practically the same conditions exist This
department has a friend who at the close
may arise and thus keeps the school m "a
. high standard. The faculty of this denart.
ment remains the same as before and The
work, oil and water color painting. china
aeeorating wood carving and newspaper IL
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Knightstovvn Campaign Opens.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, Sept. 9.-James E.
Watson, the nominee for Congress from the
Sixth district, opened the Republican cam
paign in this city last evening in Bells
Hall to large audience. He aroused con-
siderable enthusiasm when he referred tc
President McKinley's successful methods
of carrying on the war with Spain. He said
that in these troublous yet prosperous
times the people should return Repub-
lican Congress to uphold the President in
his wise administration. William McCorkle
the bugler of the Twelfth United States
Infantry, the first man to ascend the hill al
Santiago, now at home on thirty days
furlough, was present on the platform and
received an ovation.
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LEFT TO GOV. TANNER.
Whether Miss Letter Shall Use Cham
payne or Water on the Battle Ship,

CHICAGO. Sept Ex-Governor Tanner
may be called upon to decide whether the
battle ship Illinois will be christened with
water or champagne. Col. Joseph Letter
declares that his sister. Miss Nancy Letter.
would engage in no controversy over the
matter with the w. C. T. T. or any other
organization, but would be guided in the
matter by Governor Tanner. who appoints
ed her to do the christening, and whom she
recognizes as representing the sentiment of
the people of the State on the subject Col
Letter said his sister would not enter at ali
into the discussion of the moral effect Of
the use Of water instead OF champagne. but
and follow his suggestion.
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J to the indianapolis Journal.

Speciai 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 9-Earlham Coll
lege will open next week and the prospects
for large attendance are bright, there be-
ing more requests for rooms in the dorni-
tory than are usual at this time The fol-
lowing changes in the faculty are an
nounced: Prof. j. +. Brown, late of Indiana
University takes the position of vice presi-
dent and the work in philosophy; Prof
Hugo Theme, who had the French work
last year, goes to Johns Hopkins IIniver-
sity; Prof. Adolph Gerber, who has been
away for q year, studying In Italy and
Greece, viii be back to take the work in
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Hamilton County Teachers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Sept. 9.-The Ham,
ilton County Teachers Institute closed their
annual meeting to-day. The instructors for
the week were Mrs. E. E. Olcott Prof. viii
H. Glasscock, Prof. ]. A. zimmerman and
Prof. Will H. Lebo, whom the teachers
have asked to have secured for another
year. The lectures during the week have
been delivered by the following persons:
Rev. S. w. Goss, South Bend, jerome
Sayonarola;" Thomas ]. Shuey, Teacher
and His Mission" Judge Alfred Ellison,
Anderson, Does the World Move?'
The officers for the ensuing year are:
Zeis. secretary; William Dickover, treas
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French and German. Last year Prof Ell
bert Russell had charge of the German, but
he has been relieved in order 10 take full
charge of the biblical department, Miss
partment, being released; r. Warren Bar
rett, who was temporarily engaged last
year 10 take charge of the Latin depart
that position, and ne will also be governor
of the dormitory;. Harlowe Lindley sue
letic instructor has yet been secured to
take the place of Fred Allen, who gradu-
ated last year Miss Julia Ball is relieved
of the vocal portion of the department of
music, which has been given to George
Ford, of this city.
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MUNCIE. Ind, Sept. 9.-Argidius Schulz,
thirty-two, after cutting his throat with a
razor in his boarding house here tonight,
walked down stairs among the other occu-
pants of the house with his windpipe COM
pletely severed, frightening the women
nearly into Mysteries. He is a flint-glass
worker, of temperate habits. and recently
came here from Gas City. His wife and two
small children are visiting at their form
er home, Finley Station, N. j., where he
mind became deranged from overwork dur
ing the recent hot weather, and he mag
ined every person he met was talking dis
respectfully about him or his wife. He was
taken to the hospital and may survive. The
deed was committed just after he had ad-
dressed a letter to his wife. The missiVe
however, did not show that the act was pre-
meditated.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Jacob Hill, Formerly of SpiceIand,
Dies in California.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SPICELAND, Ind, Sept. "a telegram
received here to-day announces the death
Of Jacob Hill, at Pasadena, Cal. this morn
ing, of paralysis. He was about fifty years
of age. was born, reared and spent most of
his life near Arba Randolph county. He
moved to Spiceland several years ago,
where he engaged in business, afterward
moving to California. His wife and daugh-
ter had been on visit to Indiana and met
him on their return at Los Angeles, few
days ago. While looking after their bag
gage at that time he was stricken with
paralysis and remained speechless until his
death. He was graduate of Spiceland
Academy, class of 1892.
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him. Shortly after he lad secured the con-
tract he discovered that the supervisors had
not taken vote of the people as TO whether
they wanted a new courthouse, according
to the law, and they had not made arrange
ments to issue bonds, but wanted the con-
tractor to take his pay in county orders.
For these reasons he refused to carry out
the contract, and on the grounds that the
proceedings acre illegal also refused 10 pay
the 81, 900 certified check, which the super
visors claim he forfeited. They now threat
en- to prosecute hiIa for conspiracy.
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Richmond Contractor to he Sued by
Charleston OII0 Authorities.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. "A controversy
has arisen between the supervisors of Coles
county, Illinois, of which Charleston is
the county seat, and A. G. Campfield, a con-
tractor, of this city. On Aug. % Mr.. Camp
field was awarded the contract by the
supervisors for a new courthouse his bid
being about $4,000. which was $11 900 below
the next highest bidder. He deposited GER
tilted check OF 81 900 on the Second National
Bank, OF this city, as a guarantee that he
would carry out the contract II awarded
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LIVERPOOL. Sept. 9-Arrived: Cymbria
and Lucania, from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 9.-Saiied: Fuerst
Bismarck. for New York.
NEW YORK. Sept 9.-ArrivedI Campa-
MIA, from Liverpool.
QUEENSTOWN. Sept. s.-Sailedi Cana
da, for Boston.
MovILL.E.. Sept. s.-saiIedi Furnessla.
for New York.
LONDON. Sept. a-sailsd, Victoria. for
New York.