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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-08
LONG RACE BETWEEN TRAINS.
The Northwestern aud the burlington
Have an Exciting Speed Contest.

CHICAGO Feb THE Chicago Spe-
cial," the new fast train from Denver over
the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf. the Union
Pacific and the Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad, finished its first trip two minutes
ahead of schedule time and when it pulled
into the Northwestern station at SAB o'clock
this evening all the engines in the yard
footed loud greeting. The run of 1,O62 miles
from Denver to Chicago was made in TWEEN
ty-six hours and thirteen minutes, and Off
Gals of the three lines over which the train
is routed, say the running time can be cut
from one to two hours, if desired. A new
fast train for the East, over the Lake Shore
road, leaving Chicago at $50, was put in
service tonight, enabling passengers on the
Chicago Special" to make close connec-
tions.
DENVER, Col, Feb. THE Colorado
Special the fast train of the Union Pacific
and Northwestern, pulled into the Union
Station here to-day at 1:20. ten minutes
ahead of scheduled time. having accom-
plished the run from Chicago, 1860 miles. in
2S15 hours. The run from Omaha to Denver
was enIivened by an exciting race with the
Chicago, Burlington a. Quincy, which left
Chicago simultaneously with the North
western The latter reached the switch
few minutes ahead of the Burlington. Gen.
eral Manager Edward Dickinson, Assistant
General Passenger Agent Alfred barlow
and other. officials of the Union Pacific
boarded the special at Omaha and made the
run into Denver.
From Omaha to Denver, the Burlington
hit the time on the dot. There was no hitch
to mar the race. One hot box on the dining
car bothered some and one of the chalr
caught and held in spite of these annoy
ances The finish of the run was as exciting
a bit of travelling as one usually experiences
in the West Twelve miles up the Platt val
ley the train raced neck and neck with the
Union Pacific's new flyer, and the latter got
over the crossing first only because both
could not cross at the same time. The depot
was reached eight minutes ahead of time.
The Burlington officials are well pleased
and say they will cut the west-bound time
an hour in order to make 1T fast.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS and Connrmations.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE President
to-day sent the following nominations to
the Senate: Edward B. Thomas, of New
York. to be United States district judge Of
the Eastern district of New York; George
G. Covel, attorney of the United States for
the Western district of Michigan; A. Oran
Wheeler, marshal of the Western district
of Michigan; William H. Powell collector
of internal revenue Thirteenth district of
Illinois: Christopher Wimbish, surveyor of
customs for the port of Atlanta, Georgia.
To be Collectors of Customs-Henry II.
Dunn. for the district of Brunswick, Ga. !;
Joseph II. Short, district of Vicksburg.
Miss; Frank f. Lee, of Texas. district of
Berg, of Texas, at Durango, Mexico; Fred
New South Wales; Jacob II. Thieriot, of
New jersey. at Lisbon, Portugal.
The Senate to-day confirmed these nom
nations: w. S. Viele, of Indiana, surveyor
of customs, port of Evansville. Ind; A. l..
Morrison of New Mexico. collector of in
ternal revenue, district of New Mexico; d.
Jarvis of Florida. appraiser of merchandise,
district of Tampa, Fla; d. l.. Sheets, re-
ceiver of public moneys at Durango, Col.
j. w. Ross. receiver of public
moneys at Glenwood Springs, Col.
at Humboldt, Cal j. w. Johnson. register
of the land office at Lincoln, Neb.; II.
Bailey. receiver of public moneys at Lake
View. Ore; j. II. Dawson, of California. to
be special examiner of drugs and chemicals
district of San Frincisco. and Commodore
c. S. Norton to be a rear admiral and some
minor army appointments.
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insolvent national banks as follows: Twenty
per cent, the Dalles National Bank. of Dial.
les, Ore: 10 per cent, the First National
Bank of Ithaca, Mich; 5 per cent. the First
National Bank of East Saginaw, Mich.
Secretary Wilson, of the agricultural de-
partment. accompanied by Hon. j. M. il.
Curry, of this city. left here to-day for ii
trip to the Carolinas and Florida. The sec
retarys visit is in the interest of agrt-
cultural matters and he will be gone prob
ably week.
The America National Bank of Chicago
has been authorized to begin business, with
a capital stock of 81 100000.
Secretary Ayers progress towards re-
covery has been pronounced during the
past few days that his physicians felt war
ranted in allowing him to take short car
riage ride to-day.
James :. Walton has been appointed en-
gineer in the public building at Indianap-
oils at $500 per annum.
Assistant Secretary Cridler has been Sc
lected to represent the State Department in
attendance upon the funeral tomorrow at
Urbana, o.. of the late Joseph Smith. Other
government officials, who leave tonight for
the funeral, are Solicitor General Richards,
Controller Dawes and Assistant Postmaster
General BriStOw.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Feb. Tt is not yet
known who the successor of Prof. j. j.
Mills, of Earlham College, resigned, will be.
The board of trustees viii meet tomorrow
and will consider the resignation, which has
not yet been acted upon. 1t is presumed
that it will be accepted, but there will be
no change until the end of the school year
in June. There are also to be other changes
at the college. Prof William r. Morgan,
who has been at the head of the depart
ment of mathematics for many years, will
retire and his place will be filled by Miss
Mary Trueblood. Prof. Ebert Russell, of
the theological department will resign at
the close of the year to take a course in the
Chicago University. 1t is also reported that
Professor Mendenhall and Prof. ID. w. Den
mis- will resign, but they will not discuss
the matter. Rufus Jones editor of the
American Friend and professor in Haver-
ford College, Benjamin f. TrueblOod,
president of the International Peace As
Scciation. and eX-president of Penn and
Wilmington Colleges. and Prof William 3.
Kelly. principal of Plainfield Academy.
have already been mentioned in connection
with the presidency of the college.
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TO INDICT LYNCHERS
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JUDGE NEW AGAIN INsTRUCTs RIP
LEY COUNTY GRAND JURY.
1--
Justice to the Versailles
September Mob.
ASSAULTED ON THE HIGHWAY
LITTLE NORA HARE THE VICTIM OF
A WABASH COUNTY BRUTE.
Venerable DIR. Fitch Celebrates His
EIghtieth Birthdas-Mrs. Bells
Sensational Suicide.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VERSAILLES Ind, Feb. THE Feb
ruary term of the Ripley Circuit Court con
Vened this afternoon, Judge Willard New
on the bench Judge New gave the grand
Jury special Instructions to again investl-
gate the quintuple lynching which took
place last September. There were com
paratively few people in the courtroom dur
ing the charging of the grand jury, and no
excitement was created. The special in
structions are as follows:
.'Gentlemen-There is one matter ] desire
to call TO your attention in particular, ana
urge the great Importance of your duty
concerning the same. As you no doubt re-
member In the month OF last September,
men, organized as a mob TOOK lsa from rom the
took their lives by hanging them. This was
a crime: it was violation of the law OF the
land. So extraordinary and SO horrible was
this crime that it not only shocked this
community and caused great excitement
throughout this State, but II ttracted the
attention of the entire country. From that
moment to this the people OF Indiana and
even beyond the borders of our own State
have rested their eyes on Ripley county
and anx.ouSly waited to see whet her or not
the perpetrators of this crime on any OF
them would be punished. Great responsiDil-
ity rests on you, for you, as gland Jurors
and you alone, constitute the tribunal that
has the power and the authority TO inves-
tigate this matter and tndict the i,Calty par
ties. 1t Is 10 you ana yOU alOIG tildl the
people must look. 1t is your duty as grand
jurors to Investigate this matter and 10
honestly, faithfully. earnestly and conscien-
tiously endeavor to ascertain the ginlty par
ties and return indictments against them.
No matter how much labor or time may be
required, you should leave nothing undone
and not be satisfied until you have either
found indictments or exhausted all honor
able means to do so.
you will not be without able assistance,
for you will be given ali possible help that
the law and the state can furnish you, as
I have said to you. You should indict no
person through fear or prejudice, nor should
you refuse to indict any person on account
of fear favor or affection but you should
be guided by an honest desire and with a
Hrm determination to conscientiously dis
charge your duty. When you go to your
jury room, you should leave behind you any
and all feelings of fear or favor, thus laying
aside any fee ings or prejudices you may
have as citizens, your only purpose being to
honestly discharge your duties as grand jur-
ors."
The members of the grand jury are John
ID. Johnson, Albert Shaw, Alfred Harris,
Andrew NJ. Carter, Martin Hull and Frank
Letsler.
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Among the candidates for nomination for
state offices circulating in the lobby last
night were James r. Henry David Sher-
rick of NoblesviIle, and Captain Hart,
candidates for auditor of state; r. A.
Brown, candidate for clerk of the Supreme
Court; w. l.. Taylor, candidate for attorney
general; Charles Coffin, candidate for secre-
tary of state; w L. Durbin, candidate for
state treasurer; II. c. Hobbs and w. II.
Blatchley candidates for state geologist,
and Judge H. B. Shively, Of Wabash, can
didate for the Supreme Court judgeship.
c. E. Cowgirl, of Wabash, is candidate
for Congress in the Eleventh district Mr..
Cowgirl states that the chances for victory
in his district are very good. The factories
are all busy, and the people are contented,
and no better conditions for success could
exist than these.
Jesse Parmenter. of Wabash. is a candi-
date for joint representative from Grant,
Howard Miami, Wabash and Huntington
counties one of the largest representative
districts in the State
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Albany Fire Loss and Insurance.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ALBANY, Ind, Feb. IA revised list of
the losses and insurance ON the fire Sun
day morning follows: David Speicher's
block, 5000: insurance. 81 80 in the Queen,
81 250 in Manchester and s., 500 in other COM
panies placed at Wabash Odd Fellows
owned one-third of the block and had 81 600
insurance in the Phoenix, and the Rebekah
Lodge $500 insurance in the North British
and Mercantile. Paxton Bros. lost $500,
with $1,000 insurance in Fireman's Fund.
K L. Null lost 50 700. with 81 900 insurance
in the Phoenix. William Wilson lost 2.600:
no insurance. Wolf & Co. lost $500. with
81 900 insurance i'm the Phoenix. $1,000 in
Continental and 500 in the Queen A. c.
Givan lost 81 SEQ with $l.5c9 insurance in
North British and Mercantile. l.. n. Way
q Co lost 81 500. with $1,000 insurance in
FiFemen'S Fund. The Masons lost $500 on
furniture and had $500 i'm Fireman's Fund.
Drs. Murray and Powers. $1,000. with insur-
ance Of SEQ DR. Russell lost $500. and o.
NJ. Dick $500. with no insurance. Total loss,
$3.50. insurance, $lj.tU.
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one of Johnson's Legacies.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Feb. THE case
against J. T. McNary and John r. Johnson
was begun to-day, being prosecuted by the
old State National Bank, of which Johnson
was president, i'll an effort to recover funds
which 1T Is claimed Johnson took from the
bank vaults and loaned to McNary for the
purchase of real estate in that part of the
is one attracting much interest Mcconnell
* Mcdonnell are representing the bank.
while Judge Windfield, George c. Tabor and
McConneli d Jenkins are looking after the
interests of McNary. Johnson, now being
III prison, needs no attorney.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-08
Zach II. overn,an.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE, Ind, Feb. 7.-Mr. Zach T.
Overman, of the well-known dry goods firm
of Whipple & Overman, died last evening
at the home Of his brother, Mr.. John Over
man, on Ohio street He was born near
Marshall, this county, and would have
been nifty years old his next birthday. He
came to Rockville and was employed as q
clerk. Later he formed partnership with
the late Samuel Jacknlan, of Vincennes, in
the furniture and undertaking business. This
firm dissolved. and Mr.. Oyerman, with Mr..
Frank r.. Whipple, engaged in the dry goods
business, and the partnership continued to
Mr.. Overman's death. His aged father and
several brothers survive him. Mr.. w. b.
Overman and II. p. Overman live in Indian
apolis He was never married
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-08
A PEANUT TRUST.
Proposition of w. ii. Small, an Evans
Vile GOOber Nut Cleaner.

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. w. H. Small, an
Evansville, Ind, peanut cleaner, has been
here endeavoring to form a trust of all
peanut factories, eighteen in Virginia and
seven in the West. He also contemplates,
if successful, the closing up of those fac
tories not paying. No steps have been
taken by the Norfolk operators and Mr..
Small has gone to New York for the pur-
pose it is stated of securing some firm
there to undertake the organization.
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j. W. sweetman in Trouble.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KENTLAND, Ind, Feb. IA man claim
ing to be j. w. Sweetman, of Rushville, an
employee in the last House of Representa-
tives, bearing q letter of introduction from
Congressman Henry IT, Johnson to the
Mayor of Muncie, has been operating a
wholesale loan business in this county for
the past week. Attorneys, newspaper men
and eX-RepresentaUiVe Pierce Archibald
are among the victims. He secured sums
ranging from 81 to s. from number of cit
liens in Kentland and Morocco For at
tempting to pass a counterfeit half-dollar
he Was arrested Saturday evening and is
now in the Rensselaer, Jail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-08
Our Battle ships All Right.

WASHINGTON. Feb. THE detailed re-
port from Admiral Sicard of the recent
movements of the ships of the North At
lantc squadron, just received at the Navy
Department clears away the reports tina t
have found circulation of damage sustained
by the big ships while ON the drill grounds
in Florida. The admiral says that the Iowa
and the Texas touched an unknown shOal
in the harbor OF Tortugas while drilling.
but came off without any damage whatever.
as established by court Of inquiry. This
shoe had an area of about seventy feet,
but the ships We're unfortunate enough to
find this comparatively small spot in the
large harbor The indiana had made some
repairs to her tubes. routine proceeding
that is always going on on "a man-of-war
when time serves. but the ship was in per-
feet cruising condition, according to the adj
miral'S report.
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Freak show blown Up.

Special 70 the Indanapois Journal.
kOKOMO, Ind, Feb. 7.-Word was re-
ceived yesterday that by the explosion of a
gasoline stove in the wagon of W. H. New
kirk their two-year-old child was fatally
burned and the entire family injured by the
horses running away. Newkrk left here
two weeks ago to exhibit petrified man
and q two-headed calf in Indiana and Ohio
towns, being near Carlisle O.. when the
accident happened. Newkirk is a nephew
of ex-County Commissioner George New
kirk, of this place. The show was in one
end of the wagon, the family in the other.
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POSTMASTER MURDERED.
}. III. Polk. of Goodwin station. Ga
Shot, and His Store Robbed.

ATLANTA. Ga. Feb. III. II. Polk aged
siNty-fve years and postmaster of Good
wiE Station, fifteen miles north of here, on
the Southern Railway was murdered at his
home last Saturday night by unknown
persons, and his store. which he ran in
connection with the postoflice, robbed His
dead body was not discovered until early
this morning. He was shot through the
head, and death had been instantaneous.
There is no clew TO the perpetrators. lie
had S50o in his possession, which was left
undisturbcu.
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Suicide of Mrs. Bell i'm the Presence
of Her Husband.

NEW CASTLE, Ind, Feb. Mrs Will
liam Bell, of Millville, committed suicide
his morning. She was forty years old and
her husband, who is eighty, is an invalid.
He is unable to leave his bed and is al
most helpless, but by means of a rope
fastened to a ring in the ceiling over his
bed he managed to turn himself. About
O'Clock this morning Mrs. Bell and her
daughters were engaged in washing, when
they commenced to quarrel and the mother
went into her husbands room, climbed upon
the bed and, despite his entreaties and out
cries, she twisted the rope about her neck
and hanged herself from the bed. AS the
neighbors and daughters supposed the hus-
band and wife were having a Wordy quar-
rel they did not interfere at once and the
woman was dead fifteen minutes before the
husband managed to make the fact known
to the children in the wash room.
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Indiana Notes.

A. A. Holmes succeeded William Burks
as postmaster at Sullivan yesterday. Miss
Josie Buff is his assistant.
The annual Institute of Madison County
Farmers is now in session at Anderson The
speakers are A. c. Lockridge, of Greencas-
tie and Mrs. W. w. Stevens, of Salem.
John Mcintosh. Of Logansport, was taken
by Sheriff Homburg to the Michigan City
Penitentiary yesterday TO serve a life SEN
tence for killing Saloon Keeper Frank Pott-
meyer.
The central convocation of the Diocese of
Indiana for the Episcopal Church will con-
vene al Grace Church. Muncie, to-day with
Bishop White and a large representation of
the clergy of this church present from DIFF
ferent parts of the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-08
DE pauw Debnters Elected.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind Feb. THE pri-
mary debate TO select De Pauw's speakers
in the coming debate between De PAW and
Earlham on the question. Resolved. that
an income tax would form desirable part
of the system Of taxation for the United
States" was held Tonight before u large
audience. The speakers were X. j. Wade,
Charles Beard, Cy Mead PAU Stratton and
>. +. Hughes The subject WAS divided into
the following branches: Resolved that our
present tax system demands reform and re-
solved. that an income tax Is practicable.
The speakers were given fifteen minutes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-08
Young Cantrelrs Head Crushed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WILLIAMSPORT, Ind, Feb Joseph
Cantrell. jr., of this place, jumped off a fast
freight the depot at Attica, Sunday
night resulting in crushing his skull. When
found an hour later Cantrell was dead.
Young CanIrell was the OF Joseph Can
trell, of this place. and was about twenty
one years old.
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Slot Machine Agents i'm Jail,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Feb Yesterday after
noon John Farley a saloon keeper at Perth,
was waylaid by Charles Lendeen and John
johnson, and badly beaten. His condition is
very serious Both of his assalants were
arrested to-day. They have been in this To-
canty for several weeks, placing slot ma
chimes in saloons, and claim to come from
Chicago.
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cold pemocrats, Conference.

S. o. Pickens, chairman of the state COM
mittee of the gold Democrats. will send
out a call for a meeting Feb. p, to make
plans for this years campaign The senti-
ment is in favor of continuing the fight
against free silver In the light of the an
nouncement of the fact that the Old party
will stand by the Chicago platform, it was
decided that every effort possible to de-
feat the party in the coming state and
congressional campaign should be made.
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An UngratefuI Boy.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. T. = Ernest Kirk,
aged seventeen, of Huntington, w. Va, who
was taken in from the cold life of tramp
and given a good home by Charles Cray
and wife, was sentenced to the State Refor-
matory to-day by Judge Rooms. Saturday
the boy showed ungratefulness by stealing
Mrs. Cray's watch and pocketbook. He
came TO Muncie intending to buy a ticket
home, but was arrested at the depot.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
sHELBURN, Ind, Feb. Mrs. Sarah
Pcgue. wife of Albert Pogue, living near
Fairbanks while returning from a neigh
boris with her dog suddenly fell dead. The
dog returned home, whining and acting
queeriy until the members of the family
followed it to the place where Mrs. Pogue
had fallen. Mrs. Pogue was one of the old
est citizens of Fairbanks.
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Shot Out Five Teeth.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Feb. Late last
night Will Slavin, of st. Louis, and Charles
Fowee got into an alteration at the Co
lumbia Club saloon near this city, and Sla-
vim shot Fowee twice. One of the bullets
struck FoWee in the mouth, knocking out
five teeth and glancing off. Slavin escaped
by rowing boat across the Wabash river.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-08
LITTLE GIRL ASSAULTED.
Outrage in Wabash County and a
Lynching Threatened.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind, Feb. T.
While returning home from school tonight
Nora Hare, ten-year-old daughter of John
W. Hare, prominent and wealthy farmer,
five miles east of this place. was assaulted
by a man giving the name of Leroy Sloane.
The little girl managed to reach a farm
house, where she told her story, and a posse
of eRraged men soon formed for a man
hunt The culprit was captured about two
brought 10 this place for safe keeping. He
was identified by the girl and he has since
confessed his guilt. The community is
greatly excited and citizens are threafenine
to lynch the man. The officers will attempt
to taike the prisoner to the county Jail at
Wabash tonight To avoid the mob. He
gives lis age as twenty-four, and says his
home is near Warsaw. Physicians believe
the child will recover
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Forewarnings of CONSUMPTION. = Remem-
Der that a cough, a cod or some other COM
mon affection of the throat or lungs always
precedes Consumption, and that all these
ailments cured with absolute certainty
by Hales Honey of Horehound and Tar
For sale by all druggists.
Pika's Toothache Drops cure i'm minute.
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May Prove to Be a Murder.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Feb. Last December
Thomas Gray. of Asherville. Was knocked
down with heavy blow on the head dur
ing a fight and has suffered intensely with
severe headaches ever since. To-day he be-
came unconscious, and is thought to be dy-
ing. description of the assailant has
been secured, and a. diligent search is be-
ing made for him.