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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-17

ago, were slumpy and weak, more
than made up recent losses and chron-
icled marked advances.
The tone of the market on the floor
of the exchange yesterday was excel
lent and the dealings of the day ran up
into big money.
I Ajax exhibited activity for the first
time for months and registered sales at
"a cents. Centennial Eureka was want
ed at $50. although this bid was later
on withdrawn and one of $1,000 subSti-
tuted, the lowest offering being at $37.
Grand Central was called for the first
time as listed stock and was wanted
at Sl.15, the closing quotations being
81 did and So asked. Geyser- Marion
was somewhat stronger than on the
previous day and recorded one transfer
at a slight advance above the figure at
which the stock changed hands the day
before. Galef1a was picked up at SO
cents, 600 shares finding buyers at this
quotation Mammoth was in demand,
one block posting a sale at S1.971a while
200 shares were gobbled up at So Mer-
cur went up so rapidly that the talent
was somewhat surprised, 400 shares
changing hands at the opening at
Sf4212. while later on sale of 200 more
was posted at $7.45. Northern Light
was fairly active at figures ranging
from TO AZ cents. In the call of
Sacramento the market was firm with
an upward tendency, 700 shares being
snapped up at 66 cents, while a block
of 300 found a buyer at 65 cents.
The unlisted stocks were unusually
quiet although former quotations were
well maintained. Chloride Point was
seller nathis class. 500 shares being sold
for future delivery at 95 cents buyer
80 days. Sunbeam was firmly held but
inactive. South Swansea registered
slight gains while Swansea was practi-
cally unchanged. Columbia blished
q quotation of 20 cents bid with offer
ings at 20. Dexter was in fair demand
with holders 10th to let go at any less
than the figure given below indie
pendence chronicled sales at So cents.
The transactions of the day were as
follows:
CAT nc on csrnNDc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-17

Divorce Granted.
Sarah E. Peters was granted de-
cree of divorce from William H. Peters
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-17

Two cakes Rex soap cents. New
York Cash Grocery, 165 Main street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
AUXILIARY CRUISERS.
Work of the Special Inspection Board
No Wooden Ships Wanted.

No Wooden Ships Wanted.
NEW YORK, March 15.-The special
board on auxiliary cruisers continued to-
day the work of ascertaining the facts in
regard to vessels which may be available
for use by the Navy Department. 1t was
decided that the work of inspection should
be subdivided tomorrow, one member go
ing to Boston and another to Philadelphia
and Baltimore. Much of to-day was spent in
going over the facts presented by owners
of vessels and systematizing them. Stenog-
raphers were kept busy compiling the data
from the letters sent to the board and the
personal statements of owners. The list of
vessels available, including steamships,
yachts. tugs and other craft. which is now
in the hands of the Navy Depar tment in
cludes nearly one thousand. The great ma
jority of the vessels are at New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore, where they
will be inspected and the list sifted down
to those worth considering. These will then
be classified as to their desirability under
the emergencies which may arise. The de-
csions of the auxiliary cruiser board will be
forwarded to Washington, probably by the
close of this week, and as fast as the facts
in regard to the vessels are filed, considera-
ton will be given to the work Of arming
them in the best and most speedy manner
fer effective use.
Tho members of the board to-day in
spected number of steamships of the Met
ropolitan line. including the Winter the
Dimock and the Whitney, and also the
Yumuri, the City of Washington, the Sene-
ca and the SaratogasOf the Ward line, as
we'll as the Creole1eof the Cromwell line.
The members of the board remaining in the
city will give especial attention to steam
yachts and sea-going tugs tomorrow. Only
those with hulls of iron or steel will be con-
sidered,, as wooden huls. are not deemed
advisable. The board decided not to detail
the St. Louis, and she will sail for Europe
tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
OBITUARY..
Sir Henry Bessemer, the Aged In
ventOr of Bessemer Steel.

LONDON, March 16.-sir Henry Besse-
mer, the celebrated inventor of BeSsemer
steel, died last evening.
Sir Henry Bessemer was born in 1913, and
his mechanical genius displayed itself early
in his life. His inventions were numerous,
and resulted in many honors and favors be-
ing heaped on him by the Queen. The great
discovery of his life was given to the world
in 1885, when he made known the process
of tempering steel, and which ever after
bore his name, until it is household word
all over the civilized world. The method
was soon adopted throughout European
countries, and is now the process employed
wherever steel is made
Sir Henry'S discovery of the means OF
rapidly and cheaply converting pig iron
into steel by blowing a blast of air through
the iron when in a state of fusion was
the result of costly and laborious expert
ments which extended over a long period,
and in which the end was attained only
after many and disheartening failures. The
invention revolutionized the whole iron
trade of the world in the short space of
thirty years. From his earliest youth he
was fond of modelling and designing pat
terms and at the age of twenty he was
an exhibitor in the Royal Academy. Not
until 1885, however, did he read before the
British Association, at Cheltenham, the
paper on the manufacture of malleable iron
and steel which first attracted attention to
the very high character of his scientific
attachments.
Sir Henry was the recipient of scores of
distinctions from the crowned heads of
Europe and from the scientific and learned
societies. In 1870 he was president of the
Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain,
and in this country the cities of Bessemer,
Ala, and Bessemer, Mich, with several
places of lesser Importance, were named
after him in recognition of the value of his
invention. He received his knighthood in
1879
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
WELL in NEW OIL FIELD
EVIDENCE OF A BIG POOL NEAR NEW
HAVEN, ALLEN COUNTY.
Gen. Wallace Speaks ON CoIfax at
south Bend-Late Mrs. WesterfeId's
VIII Has Disappeared.
speeIal 10 the 1ndianapoIls journal.

Specldl 10 indianapolis journal.
NEW HAVEN. Ind, March 1.-THE
Shugart Oil Company has just about COM
pleted an important test well on the John
r. Hartzell dairy farm, in Adams township,
Allen county, and about a mile and half
from this place, and between here and Fort
Wayne. The Trenton formation was found
in the venture at the depth of 42S feet, and
at the depth of sixty-six feet in the sand. it
was shot with eighty quarts of glycerin,
with no showing of oil whatever. The own
ers concluded to test the venture more thor
oughly, and it was drilled deeper and given
a Northumberland shot, and at once COM
menced to show signs of OIL 1t filled up
with several hundred feet of fluid within a
few hours after being given the second shot,
and indications show that it may develop
into fair pumping producer. This well is
located at least two miles from any other
well drilled in the State The sand forma-
ton is Of hard and fiinty kind. There
were eighty-six feet of drive pipe and 74O
feet of casing put in the we'll, which makes
it a very expensive test. Some few years
ago test well was drilled at the edge of
the town to the east and along a ravine
near the Wabash Railroad. The sand in
this venture was found at a few feet over
100. and was only drilled about five feet
in the oil formation when the tools were
lost and they never succeeded in getting
them out. This we'll at that depth shows
some oil, and it is evident that there exists
al oil field somewhere between the two
wells. Three years ago Centlivre Brothers,
of Fort Wayne, drilled a couple of wells a
few miles east from this place and near the
hamlet of Woodburn, near the Indiana-O Ohio
line, and the wells in every case started off
as large producers, but later on developed
no staying qualities. The present indca-
tons show that there is an oil field of no
mean magnitude somewhere in this vicinity,
and several more ventures will be made in
the near future. Three years ago the corre-
spondent, in company with Mr.. John r.
Hartzell made a trip over the farm upon
which the test well is located and at that
time the farm owner said that he expected
to have an oil field upon it some day, and
his predictions now look probable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16

American cruiser. The Montgomery's men
are a little nervous. but, as one OF them
said: wed not mind il IL we could only
get chance for one broadside afore we
sank. 1t is a magnificent crew and full
Of pluck.
It is not yet explained here why Admiral
Sicard requested Secretary Long to employ
the little Fern to carry supplies to the re-
concentrates, instead of the Montgomery
and Nashville, as originally ordered 1t
seems to have been either ready compliance
fear of allowing two valuable cruisers in
Spanish controlled harbors at the same
time. Now only the Montgomery is so ex-
posed, and it is lying snugly cheek by jowl
with the Vizcaya. The little Fern is not
thought to count. SPANS hurrying little
torpedo boats TO Cuba against the first or
ders and in face of the annual hurricanes is
regarded here as most significant.
Japan threatened March Z to precipitate
the impending war. The Fern has in its
crew a wiry little fellow from the land of
He went ashore, got hold of much strong
liquor, rode several hours about town, and
then beiligerently refused to pay more than
20 cents. At La MachiDa wharf he broke
away from the hackman and Signaled en-
Enthusiastically for a boat. The Ferns Of
ficers saw the signal, and also saw Tack
vigorously flashing out al several policemen.
Being overpowered he disappeared. Ensign
B0okWalter hurried to the rescue. de
found Tack still fighting around the corner,
punctuating his punches with pigeon En-
eJapanaese-can lick EN- easy" The po-
licemen We're polite. Tack was yanked
aboard ship, and the incident was
closed -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
RUSHING WORK.



lines when the honor OF our country is at
stake. AS you know, l command the larg-
est body of cavalry in the United States.
My command and are at the services OF
the President, and while / understand that
militia cannot be pressed into service for
longer period than ninety days, now,
through you, formally tender my services
to the President in the volunteers for
ninety months if need be. The peo-
pie Of South Carolina have implicit conf
dence in the wisdom of the President at
this critical moment and feel that he will
do the proper thing" Mr.. Stokes presented
General Stoppenbein's letter to the Presi-
dnt to-day after Cabinet meeting.
The War Department is greatly disap-
pointed and annoyed at the dilatoriness
shown by the contractors who have under
taken to construct the new Notifications
along the coast. 1t is said that only one
among the whole number has finished his
contract on time. The department has been
greatly embarrassed thereby in placing it's
guns and has been obliged to extend the
time allowed these contractors. The depart
ment has determined not to have to submit
to further obstruction in prosecuting the
work undertaken, but will Go the work it,
tracts
The Notifications board began it's sessions
to-day in the War Department. The pro-
ceedings are guarded zealously against
publication.
Abstracts of bids for furnishing the War
Department with projectiles to the amount
Of about 100000 were completed this after
noon. The awards for these probably will
be made tomorrow
Secretary Gage sent a letter to the secre-
tary of war to-day, stating that he was in
readiness to transfer the jurisdiction of
Tcrtugas island at any time to the War De-
partment, but, in view of the short time
that would be required for the quarantine
station to be taken away and the needs of
quarantine at that point, he suggested that
the Marine Hospital Service station should
be allowed to remain until the point was
reached in possible developments where the
transfer should be made absolutely neces-
Sary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
Arranging for EXPERIMENTATION.

CINCINNATI, o., March 15.-Maj. Chas.
Porter, United States army, of the Fifth
Regiment at Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta,
arrived here to-day. 1t is rumored that he
is arranging for the transportation Of artil-
lerymen from Fort Thomas to the South
Atlantic coast. The passenger agents of
the Southern, the Seaboard Airline and the
c. & Q. have been asked to make rates on
the transportation of troops and accoutre-
ments. Fort Caswell, on the Cape Fear
river, Georgia, Tybee, near Savannah, and
Fort Morgan, near Mobile, are TO be rein
forced by troops to be modified at Fort
Mcpherson. Companies of about sixty ar
tillerymen, it is said, will be organized in
the West, rendezvoused at Fort Thomas
and hurried off to Fort Mcpherson, whence
they will be distributed along the coast.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
Gen. MiIes,s visit to New YORK.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Maj Gen. Nell
son A. Miles commanding the army of the
United States, is expected to visit the head
quarters of the Department of the East to-
morrow, While his visit is ostensibly to at
tend the military tournament in Madison
square Garden, he will doubtless take occa-
sion to look into the condition of the forth
fications about this harbor, over which he
was formerly in command. A bill has been
introduced in the New Jersey Legislature
providing for the sale to the government of
twenty-one acres of land at Sandy Hook,
adjoining the government reservation, and
steps have been taken to procure possession
by the federal authorities of land adjoining
the fort on the site of old Fort TompkinS
and Fort Newton, on Staten island, above
Fort WadsWorth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
Indiana obituary.

PERU, Ind, March 15.-James Q; Leas,
one of the best-known men in this city, died
this morning. He was born at Lewisburg
o., July 30, 1916, and moved to Eaton, @,
when a boy. In 1850 he married Caroline NJ
Noble of New Vienna, o., and in 1866
moved to this city. He leaves wife and
four children Mrs. II. H. Kline and George
w. Leas,. of this city, and, Mrs L. B.
jerks and Mrs. A. w. Hall, of Indianapolis.
He was one of the oldest Masons in the
State.
KOKOMO, Ind, March 15.-Rev. Martin
A. Morrison, former pastor of the M e.
Church here, died at his home in Frankfort
to-day, aged seventy-six, death coming from
conclusion of the brain and paralysis, as the
result of a fall on the slippery walk few
weeks ago. He was the father of Attorney
J. F. Morrison, of this place, and was one
of the pioneer ministers of this section. He
was pastor of the church here in 1852.
MONTPELIER, Ind, March 15.-Simon
P. Shermerhorn, aged sixty-seven, died
here to-day at 80 o'clock. He was born
in Montgomery county. New York, in 1891
He leaves a wife and three children. Mr.
Schermerhorn belonged to the Masonic A.
o. U. W., K. of p. and Royal Arcanum
lodges. The funeral will take place Thurs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
Awards for Transporting Batteries.

CHICAGO, March 15.-Colonel Lee, quar-
termaster of the Department of the Mis-
souri,, this afternoon made the awards for
the transportation of the three batteries
from Fort Riley, Kan. The batteries are
prepared for the movement, and the rail-
road companies are under contract to make
the start from Fort Riley at noon to-mor-
row. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad will transport the one to Fortress
Monroe, and the route will be over the
Union Pacific, the Burlington, the Big Four
and the Chesapeake & Ohio roads The bat
terry will pass through Chicago Thursday
afternoon. The Kansas, Fort Scott q Mis-
souri, win transport the battery destined for
Fort Jackson, New Orleans, over its own
line, the Union Pacific and the Illinois Cen
trail. The same road will transport the
third battery to Savannah over it's line. the
Union Pacific, the Memphis & Birmingham
and Central of Georgia. The three con-
tracts aggregate $1,000. Each battery will
require one Pullman, two ordinary coaches,
three fiat cars, four stock cars and six bag
gage cars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16

PHILADELPHIA, March 15.-About two
hundred seamen and marines, who will
form a part of the crews of the cruisers
Columbia and Minneapolis, arrived at the
League island navy yard this afternoon
from washington, Boston, New York and
Norfolk
The government tug Leydon which sailed
from Newport yesterday, reached the navy
yard to-day. She had on board twenty
Whitehead torpedoes and 5000 pounds of
gun cotton. The torpedoes and gun cotton
are being stored in the magazines of the
two big cruisers. Each of the cruisers will
be equipped with ten torpedoes, though the
usual complement is only four. When the
Leydon has transferred the ammunition TO
the cruisers she will make fast to the coal
barge Edith Howes and sail for Key West.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
THREE COURTS
The Cases of Lieut.. Gross and Cap
tains Carter and Witherill.

CINCINNATI, o., March 15.-At Fort
Thomas to-day was begun the court-martial
of Lieut.. Louis H. Gross 1t is charged that,
while intoxicated, Feb. 2, Lieut. Gross
threatened to shoot Captain Walker, the
officer of the day. Gross has Judge c. j.
Helm and Lieutenant Taggart as counsel.
Major Charles Porter, of the Fifth Regi-
ment, at Atlanta, is the presiding judge.
Capt Cyrus S. Roberts, of Columbus, is the
Judge advocate. A continuance for sixty
days was granted tonight on account of
the ill health of Lieutenant Gross.
DETROIT, Mich, March 15.-The begin
ming of the court-martial of Capt. Charles
T. Witherill, of the Nineteenth United
States Infantry. who is charged with dupi-
eating his pay vouchers, was postponed to-
day until Thursday to give the accused
further time to prepare his defense.
SAVANNAH. Ga, March 15.-The trial by
court-martial of Capt. O. M. Carter was re-
sulned here to-day The court is sitting in
the banquet hall of the Desoto Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March ia few months
ago Mrs. D. Hartse left her husband,
well-known merchant tailor, and, with her
two children, went to Chicago. Ruth, the
oldest child, aged ten, wrote her papa to
come and get her, as she did not like to
stay with her mamma. Mr.. Hartge who
is prominent church worker, went to Chi
cago, and met the child at her request at
the schoolhouse, and the escape from the
mother was easy. Yesterday Mrs. Hartge
arrived in Muncie, accompanied by a man.
and the two drove to the Washington school
in closed cab. The man called the child
out, with view of getting her in the cab
with her mother. When Ruth neared the
vehicle she saw her mother, and ran
screaming, and escaped behind a locked
door in the schooroom, but the man at
tempted to catch her. The affair caused
great excitement for time. The Hartges
have not been divorced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
order for Range Finders.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 15.-Prof. John
A. Brashear, of Allegheny, to-day received
an order from the United States government
for 125 range finders, for use in the navy
and On the land Notifications along the
coast. This order is the most unusual of
it's kind ever heard Of 1t will probably be
doubled before long. Prof. Brashear will
double his force of skilled mechanics at
once and will be compelled to run his shop
night and day to complete the order within
the short time allowed by the government.
The equipment will cost $4,000. Fifty tele-
scopes of 11a-inch diameter for use on the
seacoast defenses, for sighting the enemy
at long distances, were also ordered. All
these must be completed within ninety days,
mounted and ready for use.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
New Oil Wells.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, March 15.-The
Lineman Oil Company has completed well
No. q on the c. B. Abshire farm, in Sec
ton 25, Chester township, Wells county, and
is good for ten barrels. The Ohio Oil Com
panys we'll No. 10 on the c. Mcintyre farm,
in Section 5, Washington township, Black
ford county, is good for twenty-five barrels.
The Montpelier Oil and Gas Company's we'll
No. 2, on the Thomas McGrath farm in
is good for fifteen barrels. The Superior
Oil Company's well No 5, on the Catherine
McNutt farm, in Section IL. Jackson town
ship, Jay county, started at one hundred
barrels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16
Mrs. westerfeld's VIII Missing.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 15.-Upon ex-
animation to-day it was found that the last
will and testament of Mrs. Mary Wester-
field, the mother of Western spiritualism,"
who died in this city last Saturday, has
been either lost or destroyed. The case is
one of considerable mystery. 1t was gem
orally thought that she would leave part
of her estate to Indiana spiritualists, but
If she did so they will not be able to get
hold of it. The will was made few days
before her death. The case is being inves-
tigated, and in the meantime the two wit
nesses to the will are keeping still. If it is
not found they will probably establish her
wishes This is parallel case to one at
the time of her husbands death. He had
given her $500 in money and also some
papers. She had put it away. During the
funeral ceremony 1t is supposed that some
mourners took the money. 1t was later
learned that she found out who it was.
There are certain parties who seem much
interested, and they are being carefully
watched.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March ia dispatch
in to-day's Journal from this city stating
that E. r. Weeks, a wealthy Alexandria
citizen, was arrested last night on an affi-
davil for failure to make proper returns to
the assessor was mistake. Mr.. Weeks
was not arrested, and he does not hold
bones for $4,000 which he did not list, but
which was charged in the dispatch pub
lshed in the Journal. His lawyer says Mr..
Weeks holds no bonds at all, and that it is
not felony to make false returns or per-
scnal property as was also stated in the
dispatch to the Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind, March 15.-Gen. Reub
williams to-day celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of his connection with the Northern
Indianan and Daily Times. The general
was the recipient of many tokens of kindly
remembrance from his friends. The cele-
bration closed tonight with a banquet to
which every newspaper man and printer in
the county was invited. General Williams
has been editor of the Indianian more than
thirty years. and is a practical printer. He
distinguished himself in the war of the re-
bellon, serving as colonel of the Twelfth
Indiana Infantry and rising to the rank of
hrlpadfer general