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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-24
WAS HIT WITH A BRICK
REPRESENTATIVE ROYSE DEFEAT
ED IN THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
Abraham l.. Brick, of South Bend, Sc
cures the Nomination on Forty
Second Ballot at Rochester.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ROCHESTER,, Ind, June 23-Rochester
has the distinction of holding the longest
and hardest fought congressional conven-
ton of the Thirteenth district. Abraham L.
Brick, of South Bend, was nominated after
forty-two ballots. 1t was a deadlock all this
time between L. w. Royse, of Warsaw, the
present representative and A. L. Brick, of
South Bend. Elkhart county could have
settled it at any time, but was afraid to
take the responsibility, for both sides were
breathing threats of vengeance against the
Elkhart candidate in the state convention.
Delegations from the other counties began
to come early in the morning, but the big
crowd arrived at 1880, when special train
pulled in bearing the st. Joseph and Ellxhart
county delegations. They marched up be-
hind band, but bore no banners, for some
were for Brick, wearing white badges and
little red plaster bricks while others wore
the red badges of Roys, of Elkhart, while
others were for Royse. Caucuses of the
various delegations were at once held. The
South Bend people passed unit rule resolu-
ton in the st. Joseph delegation, and there
upon the Mishawaka delegates withdrew.
They were Royse men and declined to be
bound, though they had been perfectly will
ing to vote with the rest of the delegation
for Brick if left free to act. Fulton county
decided to make an equal division. Marshall
had row, and the delegation split up, thus
apparently putting Mccormick out of the
race. The Elkhart delegation was under
control of a good many people. but every
body agreed that it should go solid for
Roys on the first ballot c. w. Miller and
other friends of Francis E. Baker made
strenuous efforts to control the delegation.
Baker is a candidate for Supreme judge,
and H. H. Baggs has also been talked of.
Baggss friends told Bakers friends that If
they should give Royse enough to nominate
he would drop OUT otherwise, he would stay
in and divide the district with Baker This
situation, with the Brick people threatening
on the other SIDE kept the Baker people
busy. Pulaski was solid for Royse, and
Starke did not attempt to agree upon how
the delegates should vote. Thus the thing
stood when the delegations marched to the
Academy of Music at 80 o'clock
After an hour spent in waiting for reports
of committees, the convention got under
way. Charles c. Kelley of Starke, was
made chairman, and Lloyd True, of Fulton
was elected secretary The four candidates
were placed in nomination without speeches,
and the business proceeded right merrily,
with heap of cheering for the various
candidates. The first ballot stood thus:
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SIX DASH FOR LIBERTY
WORKHOUsE PRISONERS
MAKE A DESPERATE ATTEMPT.
Revolver Snapped Three Times in
Guard Stemmen's Face-The Com
spiracy q Failure.

An organized and determined attempt was
made yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock by
SIX long-tirNe prisoners to escape from the
workhouse. The men were James Dacey
Frank Smith, Herman Deschel, Thomas
White, George Conner and Charles Walker,
and they are serving sentences of from 800
to $50 days. They were included in a gang
of seyenty-three prisoners who were work.
ing in the stonehouse yesterday afternoon.
They had for some time been perfecting
plan to escape and at a signal from White
the attempt was made. Smith darted to
Guard Smith and snatched the guards re-
volver from his hip pocket. He then ran a
few steps away and snapped the revolver
three times at Guard Joseph G.. Stemmens,
who was on duty on the gun stand, but the
cartridge failed to explode. The rest of the
conspirators were ready to carry out their
part of the work to make the plan success
full. Dacey ran to the gun stand, leaped
upon 1t and tried to wrest Guard Stemmens's
gun from him. A short. fierce fight oc-
CURED here. 1t ended in the guard knock
ing the prisoner from the stand to the
ground.
Guard Smith had finally secured a ham
mer as weapon to aid in preventing the
escape. Stemmens fired his revolver in the
air and called a number of other guards.
This show OF strength cowed the six des-
perate prisoners, and they allowed them
selves to be led back to their cells The
other prisoners in the stonehouse evidently
had not been taken into the confidence of
the six plotters, for they made no attempt
to take advantage of the opening made by
the fight.
The affair was soon over and no one was
hurt, but Guard Stemmens had reason to
congratulate himself that Guard Smiths
revolver was defective. The six men who
attempted to escape are locked in the
dungeon. They refuse to talk about their
futile dash for liberty.
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the convent Of the Immaculate Conception
at Oldenburg was held to-day. Oidenburg
is small town in Franklin county, several
miles from the Big Four Railroad. 1t Is set
in a picturesque valley, and Is a typical
Franklin county village, except for Its con-
The scholastic feature OF the establishment
is far reaching, as the school has fifty-six
missions, located in seven different States.
and affording educational facilities for more
than six thousand pupils. AT the. worlds
fair the school work of this school, Sc
cured forty-two prizes, medals, diplomas
and certificates. Bishop Chatard, Of this
diocese, was present, and a score of other
clergymen The commencement hall was
profusely decorated with American and
Cuban flags. a painting of Admiral Dewey
being the only picture exhibited. The
salutatory was delivered by Miss Fitch, a
daughter of Walter II. Fitch, of this city.
Silver medals were given, as follows:
Academic course-Misses III. Fitch, M.
Fratz, E. Crum, F. Jenkins and I. Camp
and C. Benziger. First reward, Miss Horuff.
Graduates-Misses Sumpter and Schlenk.
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Allen, jr, Miss Hussey of Chicago, Miss
Farquhar of Minneapolis, Misses Leah and
Mary Fletcher. Miss Josephine Robinson
Miss Mary B. Butler, Miss Hord and Miss
Julia Fletcher. Among the guests were Mrs
FRANCIS Hardcastle of Chicago, Miss Jen-
nings OF Pittsburg, Miss simmons and Miss
Nichols of Philadelphia, Mrs. Joseph r.
Herod of japan and Miss Luella Townley
OF Cincinnati
The ladies Of the Chapel Club, of which
Mrs }. III. Wilson is president, Mrs. John
secretary, and Mrs. A., NJ Sweeney
treasurer, gave successful lawn fete last
evening at the spacious grounds of st.
Agnes's Academy, at the corner of Meridian
Of Japanese lanterns and electric lights and
various shaped small canopies of bright
colors shielded the tables, where various
articles and refreshments were sold: An or
chestra furnished music and hundreds of
friends of the society were patrons. The
fete will be continued this evening.
Miss T. L Voss, vice president OF the
Daughters of the Revolution and director
general of the Junior Auxiliary, has re-
ceived letter from General Barnard asking
for the society and its friends to furnish
invites anyone who will make one or more
Of these articles to call on or address her
at No. 1901 Broadway, and the material will
be furnished. The D. r. hope to have these
TO where they are needed. There is also a
call for old sheets which may be made into
bandages. 1t may be said that the stomach
ers, are very simple and easy to make.
HAINES-
Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAGRO, Ind, June 23.-Prof. ]. F. Haines,
superintendent # Noblesville schools, and
Miss Jennie Elliott, of this place. were mar
ried last night by the Rev. Elliott, father
of the bride and pastor of the Presbyterian
Church here. Mr.. o. D. Haskell, of Cicero,
presented the bride to the groom. Prof c.
A. Peterson, of Lebanon, acted as best man,
and Miss Minnie Williams, of Noblesville,
and Miss Maggie Otte, of Moselle, Mo- were
bridesmaids. After the ceremony the bridal
party, with number of friends, returned
to the home of Rev Elliott for a wedding
and wife started on their wedding tour to
Chicago and Omaha They will begin house,
Keeping at their newly-prepared home, at
Noblesvllle, Immediately after their return.
WILDER-MORGAN.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL Ind, June 2S.-Last evening at
$3.50 o'clock Miss Luna Morgan, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John N Morgan,
and Elias Wilder, prominent business man
of this city, were married. The ceremony
took place at the home provided by the
groom, on ColfaX street, where they went
to housekeeping at once. Rev George w.
Switzer, of Lafayette, off1ciated. The bride
wore white organdie trimmed in ruffies, and
was attended by Miss Lena Schofield.
ARMS-BUSH.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, June 23-Miss
Nola Bush was married yesterday, at the
home of her mother, to Mr.. Ira o. Arms.
of Attica, Ind. Mr.. Arms was formerly a
resident Of this city, but now owns a pho
tographer's gallery at Attica Miss Bush
two years.
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81 SIS 3.

Royse then began to drop gradually,
while Brick increased, and there was much
Brick enthusiasm. A dead set was made at
Elkhart and that county retired for con-
sultation. After a stormy session they
yielded to Bakers interests and decided to
let the other counties make the nomination.
Therefore. they voted solid for Roys. This
started the deadlock, and it went on for ten
ballots when Mccormick came back into
the race with the fifteen votes of Marshall
Still, nobody else yielded, and the trouble
went on. Elkhart held another consultation
after the fifteenth, but it caused no change.
Brick and Royse see-sawed for the lead,
each having about forty votes, and the
trouble dragged slowly along. After the
tsnlrty-fifth ballet adjournment was taken
er supper showed no change of conse-
quence. On the thirty-eighth Pulaski cast
chairman of the meeting. thus taking them
from .Royse. Starke gave five of her six
votes to Kelley and one to II. r. Coffel.
This brought Royse,s vote down to twenty
five, and, apparently put him out of the
running. On the next ballot Kosciusko
failed to respond to the Kelley boom, and
back to Royse and on the next they all
went to him. After the forty-first Elkhart
slipped out for another consultation. She
soon came in, dropped Roys and divided her
vote equally between Royse and Brick.
There was vast cheering, and it was evil
dent that the long fight was over and Brick
was the probable winner. 1t looked more so
when Fulton gave him ten and a fraction.
Then Marshall clinched it by giving him
ten. The vote resulted as follows: Royse.
50 7-10; Brick, 70. The convention then made
it unanimous and listened to an excellent
speech from Mr.. Brick.
The resolutions adopted were as follows:
I'VE reaffirm with emphasis our adher-
ence to the st. Louis platform of 1896 and
pledge our utmost efforts TO enact laws
that will maintain the parity of all our
forms OF money. We heartily approve the
administration of President Mckinley and
the thoughtful course adopted by him in his
diplomatic negotiations and the careful
manner in which he has endeavored to pre-
pare the army and navy for successful
action in the war with Spain. We congratu-
late Admiral Dewey upon the unprece-
dented victory of Manila, and NAV he live
to return to the United States to enjoy the
honors that a grateful country can bestow
upon him We look toward Santiago with
expectations Of the liberation Of Lieutenant
Hobson and his gallant and fearless COM
rades; TO the fall of Santiago de Cuba to
the destruction of Cervera's feet, to the
surrender of Havana and the ignominiols
fall OF Blanco, to the capture OF Porto
Rico and the total and utter annihilation
Of the tottering, rotten and corrupt span
ish monarchy"
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plymouth Com mencement.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PLYMOUTH, Ind, June 23.--The twenty
third annual commencement of the public
schools of Plymouth was held last night
in the auditorium of the Central school
building This closes the twenty-eighth
year that Prof r. A. Chase has been SUI
perintendent of the public schools here con-
tinuously AS a special feature most of the
members OF past boards of trustees were
seated on the platform with the mayor and
Common Council and present Board
OF Education. The following grad
yates delivered orations: Anna Va
niila yesterday, Emma Edith Rich,
Gift Holem Letitia Cyria yesterday,
Eva Mum, Emory West Reeves, Gertrude
Claire Soice Jennie Louise Southworth,
Mabel Logan. Edna Van Bell. Archibald
Oliver Wilcox, Robert Ingersoll Reeve. The
class of 49, numbering twelve, was pre-
scented by Prof. d. Frank Redd, and the
diplomas delivered by William Kendall.
president of the Board of Education. Emory
West Reeves was awarded the class honors,
the medal being presented by Prof Phebe G.
Thompson. There has been 1873 graduates
from this school.
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Fell Downstairs with a Lamp.

Ppeclal TO the Indianapolis Journal
LEBANON, Ind. June 23.-Mrs. Len
Graves. wife of one of Thorntown's most
prominent citizens, was burned to death
last night at her home. About o'clock she
started from her bedroom upstairs to the
sitting room below to answer a telephone
call While descending the stairway with
a lighted lamp she became dizzy and fell,
rolling to the foot of the stairs The lamp
dress caught, fire and she was burned so
badly that death resulted in few hours
She leaves a husband and two small chill
dren.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

The street-car company has adopted a
nine-minute schedule on the Irvington line.
1t went into effect yesterday.
The lawn fete for the benefit of SIS. Peter
and Paul Church will be continued this
evening. There will be no admission fee.
Edward E. Parker was arrested by Bicycle
Patrolmen Schroeder and STREET. Yesterday
on the charge of stealing bicycle from T..
l.. LenoX of 1907 College avenue Parker
on his part claims that the machine was
loaned TO him by LenoX.
Joseph Milton Taylor aged forty-eight is
dead at his home, 1927 Park avenue. He had
suffered for n long time from Bright's dis
ease. Except for period of eleven months
he had been in the mail service continuously
since 1873. He leaves wife and son and
daughter.
The finale in a junk stealing case of some
days standing came in Police Court yes
terday, when Judge Cox discharged, Samuel
Sagalowski. a junk dealer, from custody.
He had been charged with receiving stolen
brass instruments used in driving corks into
beer kegs.
A new tent OF the Knights of the Macca
bees Will be instituted tonight at the hall
in the Union Trust building. on East Mar
ket street. by Deputy Great Commander
George A. Astry, of this city. Milo Mere
dith, great commander OF Wabash. and q
w. Replogle, great record keeper, Of Gosh.
en-. will be present and assist in the work
@MEsmn.@.~sznnm@H~~.~a~~a1
Pianos repaired and refinished at Wulsch-
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At St. Patrick. school for Row.

The closing exercises of st. Patricx.s
Boys School took place last night. A large
audience was present at the academy on
Dougherty street, near Virginia avenue. The
exercises included a cantata, recitations and
drills by the primary department songs and
recitations by the intermediate department
and the presentation of a comedy entitled
"A Fourth Of July Grafton" by the senior
department. The following youths took part
in the comedy: Thomas Sexton, Joseph
Manning, Josenh Clarke, John Raftery ans
Leo Keen. William Fitzgerald gave a dec
lanatlon entitled The Death Of Little linn >,
Francis Ryder had defamation IAN Hour
OF Horror" and the title of Daniel Nc
Gratlls defamation was Liberty ar
Death. Joseph Hallinin recited How Girls
Study and James Hallinin sang solo,
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county oratorlca1 conte.t.
i to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NOBLESVILLE. Ind. June 2S.-The
fourteenth annual oratoricaI contest OF the
common school graduates or Hamilton
county occurred in this city to-day Dele
cations from each township were present
to root for their respective candidates. The
opening address was delivered by Hon. II.
II. Neal. candidate for representative OF
this county, and the class address was giv-
en- by Rev. II. j. Norris, of New Castle. IN
the district section Miss Milla Phenis, OF
Jackson township, won first honors. and in
the graded section. Ross Cooper, OF Della
ware township. was awarded first place.
nan. OF Marion county: Prof w. f. I.anfies.
of Madison county and Miss Cora Funder-
burg of this county. The When Band OF
Anderson. and the Fishers Station band
furnished the music.
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Scandal in the volunteers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 23.-It has
been learned that Lieutenant Van Pelt. Of
the Volunteers of America, who was re-
Gently married here to Miss Eva Maddox,
had wife in Cincinnati He left here when
the report started that he had another wife
and two children and the police of Cincin-
natl have been notified. At the time of his
marriage here the Volunteers charged adj
mission to the church. Miss Maddox has
procured warrant for bis arrest on a
charge of bigamy
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I'm Cottage by the River" James Ryan
James Holland each had declarations, and
Stephen Anderson gave comic song. Med
ais were awarded TO the following for reg
Lavery, Thomas Sexton, Joseph Manning,
Francis Shea, James Holland, John Costello,
Charles Murphy, Donald Manning, Edward
Callahan Arthur Basso Edward Sexton,
Vincent Treeter, Leo o,Leary. In the dec
lamation contest, Joseph Hallinin won first
ond. Roy Kidwell carried off the first prize
in the competitive drill. Earl Hamill won
second
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J., BROAD RIPPLE OIL FIELD.
Ohio Oil COmpany's No. Said to Be
Good for 100 Barrels Daily.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BROAD RIPPLE, Ind, June 23.-Consid-
cradle new work is doing in the Broad Rip
pie oil district. The Ohio Oil Company has
completed well No. 3. the William Bos-
son farm, in Section II, Washington town.
ship, Marion county, and 1T shows for
hundred barrel producer. The same COM
panys No. /. on the S. l. McIlwan farm, in
the same section, is said to start at two
hundred-barrel clip. No. 2, same farm, is
drilling, and No. 3 rig is up. The same COM
pany has No. drilling on the Dow &
Brunson farm, in the same section. The
White River Oil and Gas Companys No. 2,
on the Hilary Morris farm, in Section II,
same township, is good for forty barrels,
ing on the Henry Hissong farm.
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Advance in Tin-plate Scale.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 23.-The National
and American tin-plate companies, of this
county. the former employing two thousand
and the latter five hundred men, to-day
signed the wage agreement for the COM
will probably shut down next Thursday
the expiration of the present contracts for
the summer season to make repairs. Other
Indiana companies are signing. The new
scale is slight advance for the workers
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st. Mary's Academy Exhib,t.

AT st. Mary's Academy, yesterday the art
exhibit was viewed by great many friends
of the school. The work of the pupils for
the last year has been unusually meritori
Gus. Among those who have special work
on exhibition are Miss Florence Wacker
Miss Margaret Bruce, Miss Mary Eastman
MISS Bessie Ducey, Miss Alma Hermany'
MISS Carrie kissel, Mrs. D. B. Sullivan
Miss Clara Ritter and Miss Lillian Ttten
bach. The. exhibit includes oil, crayon and
pastel work, china decoration and embroid-
cry. Miss Eleanor Robinius received the
gold medal this year. Miss Clara Ritter
and Miss Ida Langencamp receive silver
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The June number of the Butler Collegian
appeared yesterday containing full ac-
counts OF commencement exercises. The
magazine also contains articles by Prof.
Forrest on The Plans of Butler College for
lSsS-s9;D by Rev. John E. Pounds on 1.-The
Bible College," by Miss Marietta Kies an
college Debating and Oratory'' The two
stories for which the Colegfan offered
prizes earlier in the year also appear. The
nrst prize was won by Mr.. c. Herbert Bass.
with a war story entitled Jim Holloway
the Private;~ the second place was awarded
TO William II, Cox. whose story was a
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Big Fourth at wawasee.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WAWASBE, Ind, June 23.-The several
resorts about Lake Wawasee have made
up fund for the purpose of purchasing an
elaborate supply of fireworks, to be used
in celebrating the Fourth Of July. There
will be yacht, swimming and tub races and
steamboat race between the steamers
Anna Jones, Gazelle and Wawasee. During
the evening beautifully decorated boats
will participate with the hotels and cot
tages in a display of fireworks. The open
ing ball. to music by Henry Harris Or
chestra, will take place at Wawasee Inn,
on the evening of the Fourth.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON Ind. June 23.--John H. Perk-
ms, one of the best known citizens of the
county. died this afternoon after an illness
of four weeks. Mr.. Perkins was for twenty
one years engaged in the dry goods and
clothing business in this city. He retired in
1896 and since that time has had an interest
in the Citizens electric light plant. Mr.
ty, and, with the exception of two years in
business in Indianapolis, he has resided
here all his life. In 1886 he was elected
auditor on the Republican county ticket.
He was a member of the knights of Pythi-
as and Odd Fellows lodge. He was fifty
six years old and leaves a wife and two
sisters and five brothers.
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Henry's Unique way of Putting

Henry'S Unique Way of Putting 1t.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 23.-Andersoni-
ans indorse the move made by Washington
friends in bringing out Hon. Charles L.
Henry of this city, for Governor. He will
receive the same loyal support from this
county that Doxey did, He was seen to-day
and asked concerning his views on the mat
ter His answer was somewhat evasive In
stead of answering directly he told a story
to this effect: Once there was a jumping
contest. One fellow ran long ways but
made failure when he came to jumping
When asked why he didn't jump, he said he
wore himself out running. 1t seems that the
case would be the same with the man who
started to run for Governor now" Mr.
Henry will, for the present, at least give
all of his time to the completion of his Gas
Belt Electric Railway, and to his other in
terests in the gas belt His family arrived
from Washington to-day and will soon be
at home in their new residence.
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Hudspcth Captured Again.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PRINCETON, Ind. June 2S.-John w.
Hudspeth, alias Dr. Willard. charged with
leading astray fifteen-year-old Bertha
Langford. this city, was captured by de-
tectives at Fort Wayne last night.
Hudspeth recently escaped from Jail here
while awaiting trial. after having given the
offlcers a wild chase through Illinois.
Breaking Jail, he went West and secured a
position as cook in Sedalia. Mo-, restau-
rant. Captured there, he was being re-
turned to this county when he jumped
from the train and again escaped.