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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-19
REV. C. U. WADE'S TRIAL
DEFENSE CLAIMS HE WAS JUSTI-
FLED IN BEATING HIS HORSE.
Muncie Courtroom Crowded with
MethOdists, Who Are Standing by
the EIder-State News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 1S.-The trial of Rev.
G. u. Wade for beating his horse began to-
day before jury, with Judge Rooms on the
bench. The prominence of the preacher and
the charge against him attracted a big
crowd, in the audience being the best people
of the city, who were there in the interest
of the accused, some ministers being pres
ent from other parts of the district The
charge is that after the elders horse had
kicked the dash out of his carriage, he
spent half hour repairing the harness.
then came back, plated the animals tail.
tied line in the plat and pulled the horses
head around on it's side to within eighteen
or twenty inches of the tail, tied 1t there
and whipped the horse until it fell. Rev.
Wades lawyer stated in the opening of the
case that he would show justification and
present expert testimony that the treatment
of the animal as alleged was proper and
correct, with a view OF conquering it. 1t
was stated that while Mr.. Wade was a
farmer he attended series of lectures from
an eminent horse trainer, and this plan was
given as good one and is extensively used.
illustrations in books will be presented to
show that point. Hon. w. A. Thompson is
defending the case, with three attorneys
for the prosecution.
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HARTER JOINS HIS MEN.
Battalion Commander with the 16Oth
Has Had Long Sickness.
Correspondence of the Journal.

Correspondence of the Journal.
COLUMBUS. Ga, Nov. II, in camp with
the ne-hundred-and-sixtiet Indiana Vol:
unteers.-Major Harter, of Warsaw has re-
turned to his command after an absence of
many months His battalion received him
with three cheers the evening of his re-
turn. He is not yet entirely recovered.
Company has more trouble on hand. The
matter of the charges against Capt. Marks
the company commander, has gone forward.
Now the members of the Lafayette COM
pany make objections to the displacing of
First Sergeant Hopper and the advance of
Second Duty Sergeant McCauley to his
place, over Sergeant Newsom, who, they
claim, is in every way, competent, besides
being their choice, other things being equal.
The members Of the company made their
protest to the colonel last evening"
Doing time at the guard house is far from
being the "snap" it proved at Lexington
for prisoners" are required to do police
and fatigue duty at brigade headquarters. A
broad street has been graded at the front
of General Wiley's quarters and much work
has been done in draining the grounds COW
cred by headquarters. But at the same time
the men in quarters have been grading
camp streets and providing for the escape
Of heavy rains which occur almost daily
There have been but two days of sunshine
since the soldiers arrived.
The restaurants and stands about the
camp have BEEN closed and the regimental
exchange is again in active operation. Many
officers and men from the regiment at
tended the performance of Hoyt'S "a Milk
White Flag at Columbus Tuesday night
Tonight the regimental band gave a popu-
lar concert at the opera house. Already the
Indiana soldiers football team is preparing
to meet the Columbus players.
Saturday the True Blues" battalion of
boys uniformed and armed with fobert
rifles, will visit the camp in a body. They
will receive a warm welcome. These young
sters number almost three hundred, or three
companies They are properly differed and
full of war spirit, and it is said they are
well drilled. The old orders against hunt
ing are being enforced. Tuesday the boys
were rounded up. A battalion, the Second,
from this regiment, made a trip far up the
river and found rambling soldiers in many
out-of-the-way spots. The park near camp
is closed against the soldiers. Lieutenant
Colonel Kiger after long sickness, has re-
ported for duty. He had a long siege of
typhoid fever, and after several weeks in
St. Joseph's Hospital. at the Kentucky
city he went to his home, at Bluffton, to
regain his health and strength.
It is said that all men now absent from
the regiment are ordered to report at once
to the command. The ne-hundred-and-six-
tieth reported more men for the trip to
Georgia than any regiment leaving Camp
Hamilton. The total strength shown was
Lis. u. ,.
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Steamer Refuses to stop and Runs
Away from Her Pursuer.

Steamer Refuses to Stop and Runs
Away from Her Pursuer.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 1S.-Something in
the nature of a sensation has been caused
here by the extraordinary conduct of Capt.
Johnston, commander of the British steam
err Briardene, which arrived here on Oct.
q, from New York, extensively damaged
by severe weather, during which she was
almost submerged for ten days. Since that
time the Briardene has been repairing for
her passage west. The Briardene was ar
rested this morning by marshal of the
Admiralty Court for debt and bailiff
was placed on board of her. The captain
determined to defy the court and started
for Delaware breakwater. But the pilot,
who was on board, refused to navigate the
ship out of the harbor. with the result that
the captain attempted to do so and
grounded the Briardene off Haul Bow line.
Two hours later she was fioated Off In the
meanwhile the Admiralty Court officials
communicated with the admiral in charge
pinnace to intercept the Briardene The
pinnace met the Briardene as the latter
was passing out Of Queenstown harbor at
full speed and ordered her to stop. The
captain of the steamer paid no attention to
the summons, but continued on his way to
sea as fast as the engines of the Briardene
could drive her, and soon had completely
OutdiStanced the pinnace. Crowd on shore
watched the chase.
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AMBUSHED BY BRIGANDS
Narrow Escape of DIR. Belck, Ger
man Savant, in Eastern Turkey.

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 1S.-Advices have
just been received in this city from Van,
eastern Turkey. giving details of the narrow
escape from death at the hands of brigands
of Dr. Belck, the weIl-known German sa-
want, who with DR.. Lehman, formerly Of
Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore. has
been engaged recently in the East in search
for antiquities and especially inscriptions
and scientific information. DR.. Belck was
ambushed and fired on by the robbers. and,
although only slightly wounded. feigned
death and so escaped more serious
harm The outlaws were followers
of Hussein Pasha, a notorious Kurd-
ish chief, who several times has
been imprisoned and banished but who
this year has returned and strengthened
himself against the government as well as
the people. The doctor Is travelling under
the special patronage of the German En-
peror and as the guest of the Sultan Cap
tain Elliott the British consul TT Van, has
taken measures TO bring the attack upon
DIR. Belck before the sultan.
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Movements of steamers.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S-The British steam
err Peconic. which arrived at quarantine to-
day, brought into port eighteen ship
wrecked mariners, who were taken from the
Dutch bark Johanna, which was found in
a sinking condition. The Peconic sighted the
Johanna flying signals of distress on Nov.
II in latitude 1924, longitude 54:03, and took
off the men whom she landed here to-day.
NEW YORK, Nov 1s-Arrived: Patria,
from Hamburg. Sailed: Ocean, for Am
sterdam.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 1s-Arrived: Cam
pania and Cimric, from New York, for Liv-
erpool.
MOvILLB Nov. 1S-Arrived: Ethiopia,
from New York for Glasgow.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 1S.-Arrived:
Friesland, from Antwerp.
LIVERPOOL Nov. 1S.-Arrived: Mo-
madic, from New York.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1s.-Arrived: Norge
from New York.
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CARNEGIE AVOIDS ARREST.
He Explains His Disregard of a sum-
mons to Act as N Juror.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.--Andrew Carnegie,
for whom warrant was recently issued on
the charge Of failing TO respond to jury
notice. has avoided arrest by appearing be-
fore Special Commissioner Of Jurors Henry
Winthrop Gray and submitting to the usual
examination, after offering to the commits
sioner an apology for the failure to regard
his summons. Mr.. Carnegie explained that
he mad no wish to evade any Of the duties
Of 9 citizen, but at the time the subpoena
was served on him he had just returned
from Europe and was IN the point OF de-
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would-Be Jail Breakers Fooled.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Nov. 1S.-But for a warn
ing given by Charles Shepler, an inmate of
the Wabash jail, two convicted burglars
would have escaped tonight and murder
would probably have been added to their
other crimes. Sheriff McKahan is at Mich
igan City with a prisoner, and Thomas
Karn and Charles Campion planned to kill
Mrs. McKahan when she opened the big
door and make run for liberty. When
Mrs. McKahan unlocked the door Shepler
shouted. Don't open the door!' and she
retreated. Peering in, she saw Karn and
Campion on either side of the door with
large clubs, with which they would have at
tackled her. They threaten to kin Shepler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-19
THE QUARANTINE CONFERENCE
1t Recommends Establishment of a
National Bureau of Public Health.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 1S.-The national
quarantine convention, to-day, after a long
discussion, adopted resolutions asking that
there be established ION a broad and COM
prehensive basis national bureau of public
health in the Department of the Treasury
OF the United States; that the administra-
ton Of all the public health functions now
exercised by authority Of the United States
be placed in the charge of this bureau; that
the sanitary authorities and commercial in
terests Of the several States OF the Union be
brought into immediate relations with the
bureau and be given a due share in the DOW
er and responsibilities of the ceRtral board
through the agency of an advisory council
consisting of one member from each State
several States"
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Undertnkers Fight over Corpse.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Nov. 1S.-A dis
pute over the possession of the corpse
of Henry Hastead caused revolvers to
be drawn this morning. Two rival I'M
dertaking firms were given orders to
take charge of the funeral. One firm
is composed of John Shrader dE Co.. and
the other is composed of George, Edward
and William Shrader. Both sent collins to
the house, but the latter firm got possession
of the corpse and buried it. Before the flu
neral William Shrader and Edward Holman,
an employee of John Shrader. met and
a weapon was drawn by Shrader. No blood
was shed, as the men were separated The
affair created considerable excitement A
similar dispute between the firms over a
corpse occurred a few weeks ago.
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pns,Dess Embn,rn.sments.

HAMILTON. o., Nov. 1S.-Aaron L. S.
Campbell. the wealthy Hamilton stocltman,
assigned to Linus p. Clawson late to-day.
IT caused great surprise. His affairs were
involved in litigation for months, but were
thought to have been Strengthened out. The
personal property is $500 and the rea!
estate S125000 The assignee's bond IS $l0'-
600.
CINCINNATI, o., Nov. 1s-The Cincin-
natl Architectural Iron Works Company as
signed to-day to +. II. Hertenstein. Assets,
$40 000 liabilities, $4,000. Bad contracts
Was given as the cause. The company was
organized about ten years ago. ". ". Put
hoff is president and A A. Frye secretary
and treasurer.
NEW YORK. Nov. fS-H. B. Coho s Co.
dealers I'm electrical supplies, called meet
ing Of their creditors. which was held tc-
day. about IS per cent. being present. me
liabilities are 10000 and assets estimated az
$4,000 A committee of five creditors Was
appointed 70 wind up their affairs.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-Nrs. Henry Led
yard died in London Wednesday night. aged
eighty years. She was Miss Matilda Cass.
the daughter of the late Gen. Lewis Cass
who was for many years Governor of Mich
igan where Matilda Cass was born.
HAZLETON, Pa, Nov. 18-Charles Dick
the well-known stripping contractor, who
for the past twenty years has supervised
stripping work at many Of the colleries IN
the anthracite coal regions, died suddenly
here this morning of apoplexy.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1S.-John F..
Graef, for many years prominently engaged
In the mining and shipping of coal, with
offices in this city, died to-day, aged sew
enty-eight years.
BREMEN, Nov. 18.-Herr H. II. Meier,
founder of the North German Lloyd Steam
ship Company, is dead. He was eighty
nine years of age.
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BERLIN, Nov. 1S.-The news that En-
peror William is to return home by round
about route without touching at Vienna or
Berlin has created sensation in political
circles, as it is interpreted as being con-
firmation Of the recent indications that the
relations between Germany and Austria are
less friendly than they have been. His
Majesty's avoidance of Berlin is supposed
to be due to his displeasure at the aban-
donment of the projected festal reception
The authorities at PotSdam, however are
preparing to give the Emperor and Empress
home there.
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GROVER CLEVELAND'S TRIP.
The Ex-President May Visit the sam
tiago Battlefields.

PRINCETON. N. J., Nov. 1S.-Former
President Grover Cleveland is now on the
high seas presumably headed for Cuba. He
is on the palatial steam yacht Oneida,
owned by Banker E. c. Benedict, of New
York, who is member of the party ac-
companying the ex-President. 1t is believed
the yacht will go first to Santiago and on
its return stop at Havana, thus enabling Mr.
Cleveland to see what has been accom-
plished by the American soldiers and sail
ors The trip will last a month or more.
Captain Robley ID. Evans is a member of
the party. Mr.. Cleveland may spend few
weeks in Florida waters trying to beat
Senator Quay's record as tarpon catcher
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Prosperity at Richmond.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. 1S.-A partial
canvass was made of the manufacturing
establishments of Richmond to-day, and
they were all found in better shape than a
year ago. and it is the unanimous opinion
that next years business will be better
still. Gaar, Scott & Co., one of the largest
manufacturing concerns in the State turn
ing out threshers. hullers, ETC., say that this
years trade has been immense. The Hoosier
Drill Company has had the biggest year in
its history. The Richmond city mill plant
has had an especially prosperous year,
AT the Westcott carriage works the past
season Fas been exceptionally good. The
Robinson Machine Company is building an
addition to the plant that will double the
floor area and is well pleased with the stu
alton.
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PRESENTS FOR SOLDIERS.
Uncle Sam VIII Act as Santa Claus
for the Troops in the Philippine.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1s.-The trans
port st. Paul sailed to-day for Manila. car
rying a cargo of Christmas presents for the
soldiers and sailors in the philippines.
Thousands of packages of all sizes and de-
scriptions have reached the quartermaster
department in the last ten days from every
part of the country. since it became known
that Uncle Sam would act as Santa Claus
and convey Christmas gifts free of cost. A
number of soldiers drafted to recruit con-
panies now at Manila and forty nurses
also sailed. Twenty of the nurses will re-
main at Honolulu.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
CRAWFoRDsvILLE. Ind, Nov. 1S.-The
family of William Ausbury has had a re-
markable record of casualties. Last even
ing John Ausbury, an eighteen-year-old son,
was killed at the Indiana barb wire and
fence plant, where he was running a nail
machine In shifting a belt he got caught
on the line shaft and was torn to pieces, one
leg being torn off and both arms broken.
Another son was killed year or two ago
by the cars, another son had a foot cut off
by the cars, a daughter died from burns
and another daughter died from a mistake
made in giving her morphine for Quinine.
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BRAZILlANS OUR FRIENDS.
Naval Officers at Rio Banqueted on
the Battle Ship Oregon.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-A dispatch from
Rio Janeiro says: Marked friendship be-
tween American and Brazilian naval ofii-
GERS was shown last night when banquet
was given to the latter on the United States
battle ship Oregon. The officers Of the ore
gon and Iowa were assisted in entertaining
by the American minister, Charles Page
Bryan Prominent members of the dlpio-
matte corps were present References -
the American naval victories during tHa
recent war brought forth much enthusiasm;
The American officers have paid a formal
visit to the new President, Senior Sales.
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Looks had for DIR. Ellis.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind. Nov. 1s.-The pre-
nminary trial of the Rosenbarger poisoning
case will not be completed until tomorrow
Rebecca Rosenbarger. the defendant, testi-
fed this afternoon. Her story was well told.
but some of the minor points were destroyed
on cross-examination. The cross-examina-
ton of DR.. Ellis proved to be the sensation
of the trial thus far. When asked why he
was so determined to get confession Of
suicide from the boy he answered that he
did 1t from scientific standpoint. He was
forced to admit he had told the boy what
to write. The State will try to prove that
DR.. Ellis possesses and uses hypnotic power.
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Died of an Old wound.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL Ind, Nov. 1S.-Edward HILL
aged twenty-one, died this morning from
the effects of wound in the head which
he received six years ago, when the breech
pin flew out of his shotgun and buried itself
in his head. Physicians removed it and Hill
apparently recovered, the wound bothering
him no more until Monday, when he sudden
~ was thrown into spasms by a sharp pain
In his head from which he never recovered.
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CentraI NormaI Thriving.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ind, Nov. 1S.-The winter
term of the Central Normal College has
opened with more new students than ever
before. Fifteen States are represented. Sew
eral soldiers are enrolled, including one of
Roosevelt's Rough Riders, who was in the
fight at Santiago. In Indiana seventy-five
counties have students here. The faculty is
strong and progressive. Five of the teach
ers have been with the institution from ten
third year. President ]. A. Joseph has been
at the head for ten years a longer time
than any other two presidents. Under his
department.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, Nov. 1S.-N. B. Brown, a
pioneer real estate man, has been adjudged
insane and will be taken to the asylum at
Indianapolis. He was sheriff of the county
many years and came within a few votes
of getting the Republican nomination for
representative, S. e. Nicholson winning at
the primary election.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Nov. 1S-The Myers
gang, which broke jail two weeks ago and
was retaken, escaped again tonight. The
men are Charles Myers, James Trader and
Guy Neff. They broke the repaired bar and
got into the corridor. When Jailer Charles
Miner came in with bath water they
knocked him down with revolver, took
Miners weapon and his ring of jail keys
and ran out the front way, forcing do
nestle at the point of a gun to open the
outer door. Officers are in pursuit
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ALTON, III, Nov. 1S.-George S. Harri-
son. a prominent resident of Upper Alton,
was murdered early this evening ore mile
east of Upper Alton, while returning from
one of his farms. 1T is presumed a robbery
was intended and that the horse ran away
when shot was fired. The horse ran home
with Harrison's dead body in the buggy.
The police have put bloodhounds on the
murderer's train.
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a JohnstoNn Flood Hero.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Nov. 1S.-Joseph La
France, one of Johnstown's best known cit
liens, dropped dead while at work in the
Gautier machine shops. The cause of his
death was heart trouble which dated back
to the day of the great food when he ran
ing the people along the way of the com
ing water, and thereby saving many lives
He was a native of Montreal, Que. and
was born in 1S47. He was prominent Ma
son
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Forced Discharge Papers.

ADMISSION, Ala. Nov. 1S.-Private Harry
Peterson Company f, Fourth Wisconsin, is
dead of typhoid fever. Major Birmhauser,
of the same regiment. who has been seri-
ously i'll, is much improved.
Four civilians, nonresidents Of Admission,
have been caught in attempts to get half
rate tickets on forged discharge papers.
The matter is being investigated. It is al
legged that blank discharge papers have been
purloined from the officers quarters and
sold to civilians after having been made out.
Discharge papers entitle the holder to half
rafes on railrOada.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Nov. 49,
Frank McHenry, a barber, of this city, at
tempted to commit suicide in New Albany
last might He was found on the street by
a Datrolnlan in an unconscious condition
A physician brought him around This is
McT1enry's second attempt, the first being
made in this city several months ago.
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Trustees for c. w. De PAW.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Nov. 1S.-The cred
itors of Charles w. De PAW met this morn
ing to act on the bankruptcy petition filed
by De Pauw several weeks ago. The meet
ing was called by Bankruptcy Referee Wat
son. The creditors filed their claims and Sc
lected Isaac p. Leyden, of this city. to
act as trustee and settle up the estate. When
Mr.. De Pauw filed his petition he placed
his liabilities at $4,000 and assets at $4,000.
To-day he stated the assets were valued at
100000
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parting for Pitfsburg. where he had en-
gagged to deliver several lectures. Mr.. Car
negie was asked whether he was in favor or
capital punishment TO which he replied that
he was not in favor of it, but that as 1t
was the law of the land his opinion would
not influence him in arriving at a verdict
in a capital case. AT the close of the ex-
animation. which lasted nearly an hour,
Commissioner Gray declared Mr. Carnegie
to be acceptable as a juror, and his name
was formally registered on the jury list.
The order of arrest was then vacated.
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LindIey Smith.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 1S-Lindley
Smith, who was prominent in Philadelphia
financial circles prior TO 1873, in which year
he retired from active business, died to-
day, aged eighty-three years. He was active
during the war in promoting the financial in
terests of the government and when Grant
was elected President the first time he Of
fered Mr.. Smith the secretaryship Of the
treasury, but the offer was declined