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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23
DEMON OF THE NIGHT"
Gold Broker Who Was "a Millionaire
Before He Reached Thirty.

NEW YORK, Dec 22.-Thomas S. Marler,
of Brooklyn. Conn, who died suddenly
while on visit to this city, was famous
Spectator in Wall street thirty years ago.
He came to this city from England, where
he was born in 1892 Young Marler received
but little school education, and at the age
of twelve was put to the trade of engine
turning, but, the concern failing, he went
into a wholesale jewelTy store for year or
two and thence into dry goods establish
ment, where he was cashier for a business
of from $5vc to 81, 600 day, and at the same
time buyer for jewelry house, receiving
So per week. Though but fourteen. Marler
soon doubled his pay by going into a real
estate Office where in a few months his sal
airy was increased to $500 per annum. At
seventeen he embarked in the gold pen bust
ness and exhibited pens in the Amer
lean Institute fair and received diploma
When the panic of 1857 came Marler was
eighteen years old. He was forced to sus-
pend his business, and after settling his af-
fairs returned to deal in real estate. In 1868
he had few thousand dollars in the bank
and resolved to try his fortunes in Wall
street. After fiattering success for time
an unlucky turn of the wheel in single
day deprived him of So, VvJ, almost his en-
tire capital. He .Aen became a broker of
the street" and was one of the first mem
for several large houses. After a varied ex-
perience in this line he opened banking
houes in Wall stree, known at S. B. Bene-
diet & Co. His partner died in a few
months and he went out alone, and after
doing large business for three and a hair
years retired in 1863 It was during the six
ties that Marler made most of his money
dealing in Wall-street stocks. Old brokers
say that these were days when gold was
picked up in the streets, and the shrewd OPP
erations of the young finaDcier made nm
several times a millionaire. When the
Evening E4xcnange was in operation at
the F'ifth-avenue Hotel he was nicknamed
by his associates the Demon of the Night
for luck seemed to be with him at every
turn He made deals in gold specie with
as much abandon as the ordinary operator
buys and sells wheat, and used to go as
high as $4,O00.0O0 in a single night. He was
a millionaire before he was thirty years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23

NJ Jules Cambon, French ambassador to
the United States, will probably be trans
ferred to Berlin.
The British Admiralty, it is reported has
just placed orders for four war ships with
ship builders on the Clyde
The French Chamber of Deputies has
unanimously voted a credit of 66,OOO,OOO
francs to complete the new artillery
No confirmation has been received of the
report circulated that a powder magazine
in the center of the Chinese camp at Hang
Chow had exploded and killed three thou
sand soldiers.
The North German Gazette in announcing
that the imperial meat inspection bill is
now ready to be submitted to the Bundles
rath says: 1.-The introduction of a uniform
system of inspection has long been contem-
plated and is purely German affair with
which we alone are concerned"
The London Yachting World apparently
confirms the report that Sir Thomas Upton
has Entrusted the building of the Shamrock.
challenger for the American cup, to the
Thorneycrofts. The paper adds that the
yacht will be built of poplar. The Thorney-
crofts have never yet constructed racing
yacht,
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Learned 1t in the Navy.


Lieut.. S. B. Winram. U. S. N, is visiting
his brother-in-law, Thomas F. Callahan,
3400 independence boulevard He is a son Of
the late City Auditor Winram, and has
many friends in this city. He expects to be
assigned to an arctic expedition or TO go 10
Manila.
Lieutenant Winram was an upper class
man when Lieutenant Hobson was "pleb."
Il have helped to haze Lieutenant Hob
son." said Winram last night, but there
was never anything done which would low
er man in his own estimation. We used
to make him sing and dance and do lots Of
other funny things, but no roughness was
INDUCED in.
LAS I remember Hobson, he was solemn
and bright-very smart, but serious and re-
ligous He belonged to the Y M Q. A. and
had the respect of his fellows. He was an
undeveloped hero, but there are many
others who under the same circumstances
would undoubtedly have done just as he has
done. The world is full of Nndeveloped
heroes, and / don't say this in disparage-
ment to Lieutenant Hobs0n
About his kissing? Well, / must say l
am surprised. He didn't learn that at the Y.
M G. A., 1 am sure. That is an after ac-
quirement. He must have learned that in
the navy"
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec 22.-Percy NJ
Jaffray the tall center of Harvard.S varsl-
ty football eleven, died to-day of blood
poisoning. He was not taken violently Ill
until noon, and after that physicians worked
necessarily to ease his sufferings When
death ensued the physicians were somewhat
in doubt as to the exact nature of the dis
ease and spinal meningitis was suggested as
probable. Tonight, however, an autopsy
was held, attended by number of promi1
nent physicians, and the following ofhclal
was acute general septicaemia. This condi-
ton was the result of an acute infectious in
fammation of the lungs, which was followed
by a general infection of the blood There
was no injury which in any way could nave
had an influence in producing these condl-
TONS
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PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 22.-The arbitra-
tors in the window-glass dispute have been
unable to secure an umpire and President
Burns has instructed the representatives
elected by the window-glass workers to de-
mand settlement to-day. Governor-elect
Roosevelt, of New York was agreed on, but
he declined to accept, saying he too
busy. The arbitrator are now considering
two propositions-one to select the umpire
by drawing lots and the other TO request
Governor Buckner. of Kentucky, to name a
suitable person When asked if he would
attempt to close the factories controlled by
the combination if an agreement be not
reached Mr.. Burns refdsed to answer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23
RAvAGEs OF THE GRIP
MANY DEATHS IN EASTERN CITIES
DUE TO THE DISEASE.
Thousands of People Afflicted in New
York, Washington, PhiladeI-
phia and Elsewhere.

NEW YORK, Dec 22.-The epidemic of
grip is still in marked evidence. There was
one less death from influenza in the Dor
oughs of Manhattan and the Bronx for the
statistical day, ending at noon. than were
reported for the previous day. but on the
other hand, there was just as many from
bronchitis and more from pneumonia. Many
of the recent deaths from pneumonia have
been indirectly due to the grip. Further
more, physicians say that the prevalence
of the grip, with the consequent general
weakening of the system causes an increase
in mortality on all lines. The deaths from
all causes reported to-day numbered sixteen
more than the day before. During the last
four days, according to DR.. Rodgers Tracey,
register of records of the health department.
the death. from all causes have been 530
This is daily average of 1929. On the cor
responding days of last year, Dec. 10, 20, 81
and p, the deaths from all causes numbered
$685. daily average of 81. Many school chill
dren and teachers are suffering from the
grip. There are about 225,OO0 children en-
rolled in the public schools in this city. The
normal "a o of absentees is about one in
two. To-day Superintendent Jasper reported
that there were about 5000 absentees
among the pupils, or 20 per cent. OF the $3.50
teachers about per cent. are on the absent
HSt whereas J12 or per cent. IS the usual
ratio There are 3S1 sick policemen to-day,
as against 36S the day before.
President Murphy. of the Board of Health,
expressed the opinion to-day that the city
would be fully able to control the epidemic
or grip which is now prevailing here. The
injunction by the Board of Health to ele-
waited roads and city transportation COM
panies to fumigate and thoroughly clean
their conveyances is being carried out.
The health authorities of Brooklyn report
that during the twenty-four hours preced-
ing 10 O'Clock this morning twenty deaths
from grip and pneumonia occurred. The
number of cases is increasing rather than
diminishing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23
BIG CONSOLIDATION.
ssCOmbine" of Gas, Light and Heating
Companies, with $26,OOO,OOO Capital.

PITTSBURGG, Dec. 22-The consolidation
of the local gas. light and heating COM
panies was consummated to-day. The capital
invested exceeds $26.OOOOOQ. An idea of the
Incorporation of the combine will be appre-
ciated when it is stated that one company
will in the future control the gas, light and
heating supply of Pitts5urg and Allegheny.
and win have absolute power to make, raise
or lower the price to all consumers. 1t is
stated that the trust will operate under the
omnibus charter of the Philadelphia COM
pany and in that name This charter en-
braces nearly every concession within the
scope of human ingenuity, and it is, in fact,
carte blanche. When the details of the COM
bination have been further perfected. it is
said that the Philadelphia company will is
sue probably $10.600O00 debenture bonds but
vet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23
MARRIAGE is SUFFICIENT.
AIien-BOrn Women May Vote when
They Marry Il Citizen.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 22.-In the con-
tested election case of o. H. Brigham
against p. c. Stanford, the court lays down
the rule that alien-born women become nat
uralized when they marry citizens of the
State. The appellant was elected mem
Der of board of education in Livingston
county and his election was contested on
the ground that number of alien women
the wives of citizens, had been permitted
to vote at the election. The court declares
that the marriage of an alien-born woman
to a citizen is sufficient to make her a ciIi-
zen and that she may vote under the same
laws that other women vote.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23

New york Mail and Express.

Hon. d. S. Alexander, congressman from
the Thirty-third district, is being pressed by
his friends in the New York delegation for
appointment by Speaker Reed upon the riv-
CIV caused by the resignation of Congress
man Warren b. Hooker to accept a seat
on the Supreme Court bench. Colonel Alex
ander has both the experience and the abil-
ity to perform the important and exacting
duties which pertain to membership upon
that committee. No State in the Union has
the rivers and harbors committee than New
York Justice Hooker was faithful. watch
full and energetic guardian of those interests
would be Just as active and painstaking a
member of the committee as was Mr..
Hooker
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Applause During Murder Trial.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCEE, Ind, Dec. 22.-Mrs. LaVina
Black testified in her own behalf to-day in
the murder trial and occupied the stand
for five hours, relating the assault she was
subjected, to by John l.. Bailey, the man she
killed. She said her mind was blank on the
day of the shooting from the time she went
to the pump at the Childs home for water
and then espied Bailey standing near She
says she saw him sinking, and then all was
blank until she was behind the bars in the
Muncie Jail. The case is the one thing alone
being discussed here, and the sympathy for
the defendant is great. This morning there
was handclapping and loud laughter at a
point in evidence favoring the defendant.
Judge LETTER threatened to clear the room
of the thousand or more people who were
crowded in the courtroom. The verdict, no
matter what it is, will most likely come
Christmas eve
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23

Curtis i'm Chicago Record.

w. II. -IuftlS IN CmcdSO TecoTu.
An awful example OF the fate of the man
who hauls down the American flag appeared
in the audience that greeted the President
at Macon Ga. the other day in the person
of James H. Blount, Paramount Blount"
whom President Cleveland sent to Honolulu
for that purpose, and who passed into con-
tempt and then into oblivion. He repre-
scented the Macon district in Congress for
several terms, was chairman of important
committees and one of the most influential
men in the House, but his constituents re-
fused 10 re-elect him, and people at Macon
told me that since he returned from Homo
lulu he could not be elected dog catcher In
any village in Georgia. He is a lawyer by
profession and still has an Office In Macon
but does not appear in the courts, and is
allowed to enjoy his own society In the Sc
clusion of his DlantatiOn.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-F'rom the num-
Der of persons connected with the various
government departments and large CONNER
cial houses who are i'll it is apparent that
grip is playing an important part in the
present health conditions in Washington.
OF the 5000 employees of the Govern
ment Printing Office, 372 were away on sick
leave to-day, and of the two thousand in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 235 We're
reported i'll. Throughout the other branches
of the government service the proportion of
abSenteeS on account of illness is unusually
large, even at this time of the year. Many
of the large stores which are now in the
midst of their busiest season, are very much
short of help, due to the large sick roll. The
damp, rainy weather of the past four days
has been especially conducive to the spread
of the disease.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23
Another Murder Mystery.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Dec. 22.--The news of
Albert Musser's conviction was received
here this morning within q very few min
utes after the verdict and met with general
approval. For several days there has been
a story which seeks to connect the Stoltz
murder closely with the supposed murder
of Clarence kirkland, a Muncie bartender.
who was found dead in Erastus WhippIe q
cornfield,. east of Portland, one week after
kirkland is alleged to have worn stiff hat
when he came to Portland, and when his
dead body was found cap was pulled well
had done it himself, laid down in a shock
of cornfodder and went to sleep, never to
awaken His body was held for several
days in a local undertaking establishment
and finally buried.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23

Washington Post.


We think we may safely say that Hobson
Is rapidly diminishing his own proportions
and alternating the respect of the American
people by this transforming tour of his.
His persistent posing before audiences in
different parts of the county, and-worst of
all-his nauseous OSCILLATION of the semi
hysterical women who throng TO hear his
so-called lectures-these aspects of the case
are taking on the properties of ipecac He
Is making himself both cheap and tiresome.
He Is difuting the worth of military
achievement and clothing renown in the
cheap habiliments of theatrical display. The
country Is sick OF the whole tawdry. melo-
dramatic performance. and sensible and
thoughtful men are wondering why the
Navy Department permits such melancholy
nonsense. IL Mr.. Hobson had modelled him
self upon Captain Clark, of the Oregon,
who. after accomplishing one of the most
brilliant exploits of this or any other war,
retired from public view, he would have to-
day much finer hold upon the respect and
approval OF the American people. Since he
has chosen another and less admirable
course however, the Navy Department
would do well to consult the dignity of the
service and to call him In.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23
Strike at Bottle Works sim On.

Special 10 tfe IndlanapOIlS JOURNAL.
NOBLESVILLE Ind, Dec. 22.-W. J.
Smith, president of the Glass Blowers
Union of the United States was in the city
yesterday trying to adjust the differences
between the managers of the bottle works
and the striking employees He was in con-
perintendent Johnson for two hours, but no
satisfactory arrangement could be made
The officers here refuse to take back the
strikers or agree to employ union labor ex-
clusively. President Smith left the city this
morning.
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Indiana Notes.

George c. Hickman for the past three
years superintendent of the Richmond dis
trict of the Prudential Insurance Company
has been notified of his transfer to the Du-
bois, Pa district.
Mrs. Sarah Helms, the widow of James
Helms, died suddenly Wednesday at her
home in Centrevile, Ind, and within two
hours Mrs. Rebecca Williams. wife of Louis
Williams living on the adjoining lot, died
suddenly.
The farmers institute of Hamilton county
closed yesterday. The next annual meeting
will be held at Westfield. The officers for
the ensuing year are: President, Thomas E.
Bowles; secretary, Milton Hanson Resolu-
lions were passed favoring the adjustment
of the truant office.
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The Ruling Passion.
Iew York Evening Sun.

A mother was telling her small son about
a terrible calamity that had actually hap
pened to a little girl of their acquaintance.
1.-The little girl had been out Christmas
shopping with her mother she said, land
they were hurrying to get home, the mother
loaded down with bundles and the little girl
with a big box of candy under her arm.
They reached the elevated platform just as
a train was moving out of the station. but
the little girl, although her mother cried out
sprang forward, and the guard did his best
to stop the train; but it was too late. The
little girl fell beneath the wheels, and was
not only killed but frightfully mangled.
They had literally to pick her up in a bas-
ket And all because she wouldn't obey
her mother" For while the boy sat lost
in thought. Then: did they get the
candV?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23

Washington Special.


DR.. J. r. Church, the surgeon of the
Rough Riders, whose gallantry in rescuing
the wounded from the field Of battle at San
tiago was one of the brightest incidents in
that campaign, has been appointed a
surgeon in the regular army and ordered to
report to General Otis at Manila Surgeon
General Sternberg said he would like to get
a lot more just such men, but they were
very scarce. Rob" Church, as he is usual
ly known, is a graduate of Princeton, where
he was captain of the football team, studied
medicine in Washington and was a house
surgeon at Garfield Hospital when he went
to the war. He is a son of Alonzo w.
Church, formerly a prominent lawyer at
Chicago and now librarian of the United
States Senate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23

SPRINGFIELD. H.. Dec. 22.-The Court
of Claims has denied the claim of Isaac r.
Hit, Mary S. Logan, widow of Gen. John
A. Logan, and Catherine Wiltshire for $685.
500. The claim was for services alleged to
and Wiltshire in securing the refunding of
the direct tax TO Illinois, The claim was
rejected because not filed with the state
auditor within two years after it matured,
and on the ground that the Constitution
provided that the Legislature shall not au-
thorize payment of claims based on con-
tracts not expressed or implied by law.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind. Dec. 22.-The sale of the
Woods timber land of LOO acres in this and
Wabash counties is causing a furry among
timber men all over the State. Many have
long been after it because of it's rich timber
and Strauss Brothers, of Iigonier, have
finally purchased it for $4,000. 1t is one of
the few large tracts of virgin forest remain
ing in the State. 1t lies along the banks
of the Mississinewa and within few miles
of two railroads. Experts say it contains
LOCO 900 feet of black walnut 100000 feet of
hard oak and more than 100000 feet OF
other marketable timber.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23
New England society Rnnauet.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Dec 22-Thirty-six
members of the New England Society of An
derson held their fourth annual banquet at
the Doxey Hotel last night. George S. Park
er presided and the toasts were by Noble C.
Butler, of indianapolis, on the ''Manliness of
Puritanism;' Charles r. Cravens, on 'Plym-
outh Rock" and Rev. w. b. Street on
THE Faith of the Purtans." Mr.. Parker
was reelected president, +. r. Cheney vice
president, Mrs T. +. Ireland secretary and
treasurer, and these, with Mrs W. B. CUT
ter and l. ID. Bosworth, constitute the exc
cutive board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Dec. 22.-The peo-
pie of Atlanta are jubilant to-day over the
prospect of the removal of the Montpelier
tin-plate works to Atlanta. Representative
stockholders from Chicago, Kokomo, No
blesville, Terre Haute and Elwood were in
session at Atlanta to-day A bonus of S., 900
is asked. This amount is nearly all raised
and the removal seems like an assured fact
This will make the Atlanta plant one of the
largest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23
THE DREYFUS D0SSIER
ITS CONTENTS TO BE COMMUNICATED
TO THE EXILE's WIFE.
Disturbances mt Toulouse - United
States Protests Against French
AEgressiOns i'm China.

LONDON, Dec. 2S-The Paris correspond
ent of the Daily Mail says: The govern
merit has decided to hand the Dreyfus secret
dossier to the Court of Cessation. 1t will
also be communicated to Madame Dreyfus
and to NJ. Mornard the counsel for Drey
fus.'
TOULOUSE, France, Dec. 22.-Serious
street disorders occurred here this evening
between the promoters of pro-Dreyfus and
anti-Dreyfus meetings. Several persons
were severely injured and the windows of
a number of Jewish shops were smashed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23
The American pcfeated.

BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 22.-At the Olympic
Club this evening, in a twenty-round glove
contest between Mike Sears, of Boston, and
Wright, of Plymouth, England, the Amer
lean was defeated in the fifteenth round
Sears started slight favorite, and in the
early rounds had the advantage. Once or
twice he looked like a winner. In the twelfth
round Wright rolled him over with smash
ing hit on the chin, from which he never re-
covered. although he held on until the fir.
teenth round, when the referee. seeing that
Searss chances were hopeless stopped one of
the gamest fights seen here in a long time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23
Ex-soldiers rake the Train.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MITCHELL, Ind, Dec. PA passenger
train was held here several minutes this
morning and the conductor sent for the city
marshal to arrest several soldier boys, who
were becoming boisterous in the coaches
The soldiers belonged to a Mississippi regi-
ment, and were mustered out yesterday.
They were all drinking, and one kicked out
a window before the train reached this
place. The marshal could not be found and
the boys were not moleSted.
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Young soldier Attempts Suicide.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION, Ind, Dec. 22-Alva Diffen-
derfer, q young man living two miles north
of this city, attempted suicide this morning
by shooting himself with a revolver A love
affair is supposed to be the cause. He was
a member of Company G, Northumberland
fifty-eghth Indiana Regiment.
David Williams, aged forty, living at
Stringtown, seven miles south of Covington,
committed suicide last night by hanging.
No cause given.