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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16
Indiana Notes,

Warren Hunts barn in Jay county burnedQ
Wednesday. Loss, $1,000; insurance, $,OO0.
The three-year-old son of Calvin Jones, at
Matthews, Ind, was fatally burned Whil9
playing around a gas fire Wednesday.
The infant child of John Ward was found
dead in bed by its parents at Seymour yes
terday. The coroners verdict was than
death resulted from strangulation.
The Bartholomew county farmers insti-
tute closed its sessions at Hope yesterday.
The speakers We're S. Fl. Todd, of Ohioi
Mrs. Bates, of Marion county, and j. La
Thomas, of Pendleton, Ind
Articles of Incorporation have been filed
for the Fairmont Zinc Company. The capi-
tai stock is $4,000, divided into shares OF
800 each. The stockholders and directors
are w. p. persburg, George c. Potter and
Charles T.. Potter.
Fred Fox. of Richmond VINO has re-
service, Is q son of Hon. Henry G. Fox
judge of the Wayne Circuit Court and is at
present holding clerkship in the Richmond
postoffice. Harry II. Hoover, of Richmond,
is also expecting an appointment in the
postal service.
The Phoenix Oil Company has drilled a
big well on the Perry Bugh farm, in WASH
ington township. Blackboard county. The well
is making about one hundred barrels day
and is one of the biggest strikes recently
pany is the oil branch of the Fort Wayne
Gas Company. and has opened up elahorate
offices IN Hartford City.
The Montgomery County Farmers Insti-
tute closed at Charlottesville yesterday
Papers have been read by George G. jenkins,
OF GoOdland; L. j. Coppage, w. N. Bowers,
Mr.. j. G. Erwin, of Bourbon; NJ. b. Waugh
w. j. Miles, A. S. Clements, Mrs. Jennie
Paddock Professor, Latta, of Purdue Uni
yersity; Brother Jenkins. of Newton
county. The officers for the ensuing year
are: ]. M. Harshbarger, president: M. B.
Waugh, secretary.
The committee appointed by the Grant
County Commissioners at the request Of
County Treasurer Steele recently to audit
the county books for the period that he has
served as treasurer has made its report and
finds that every penny is accounted for.
There have been so many Short
ages in Marion and Grant coun-
ties recently that Mr.. Steele for
that he was short decided to have the facts
known and insisted on the auditing COM
mittee being appointed The committee was
composed Of a Democrat, Republican and
PrOhfbitionist
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NATIONAL BALL LEAGUE.
Players Commended for Obeying the
Brush Discipline Rule.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The delegates to
the annual meeting of the National Base
ball League settled down to business in
earnest this afternoon at the Fifth-avenue
Hotel and the first matter taken up and
discussed was the report of the board of
discipline. After the report had been read it
was accepted and filed and special COM
mittee of three-Messrs. Brush, Hart and
Soden-was appointed to consider recon-
mendations and report as to what action
should be taken thereon at the next
scheduled meeting. A resolution was also
passed commencing the players of the Ma
tional League for their cooperation in the
fulfilling of the requirements Of the Brush
rule.
The report Of the board of discipline and
the consequent discussion occupied the
greater part of the league session. Every
club in the league was called upon to ex-
press its views on the success or failure of
the Brush rule and with the exception of
two clubs, the names OF which were not
made public, who were of the belief that
the old methods were fully equal to the
necessities. all were of the opinion that either
this law or something akin TO it was desir-
able and ought to be maintained. 1t was
the opinion of nearly all that, so far as the
public was concerned, the game had been
relieved entirely from the evils this measure
sought to remedy and that the regulation
had proved to be successful.
The board of arbitration held brief ses-
sion. A committee of three consisting of
James Franklin. of Buffalo; G. A. O'NeiH,
of Montreal, and Charles r. Shean. Spring
field, Mass, appeared before the board and
requested that the transfer of the Buffalo
Club from the Eastern League to the West
ern League, together with its franchise.
players and territory, be ratified The re-
quest of the committee Of the Eastern
League was granted. President Powers, of
the Eastern League, requested the board to
grant territorial rights to Hartford and
Newark and representatives of both these
places We're asked to appear before the
board later in the day.
At the night session the board Of directors
was elected by lot, according to the League
constitution, as follows: Messrs. Soden, Of
Boston; Reach of Philadelphia; Wagner Of
Washington; Hart. of Chicago Brush of
Cincinnati. and Muckenfuss. of st. Louis
The board OF arbitration was elected by
ballot, as follows: Messrs. Young, of Wash
ington; Rogers, OF Philadelphia; Brush, Of
CINCINNATI; Soden, of Boston; Robson, of
Cley Gland and Hart of Chicago.
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ALBERT MussER,s TRIAL.
One Witness Points Out Nephew as
the Defendant.

INC DcAenuAhIs
Special to tie Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec. 15.-The
Musser murder trial is attracting crowds to
the courtroom each day. The jury will not
be permitted to run at large until after the
verdict Attorney Joseph II. Conroy Of
Hobart, Ind, a nephew of Musser was here
yesterday. Andrew J. Leedy, a restaurant
keeper Of Portland, testifying against Mus
ser, stated that Musser and Marshall were
in his place on the evening of Feb. 10 and
ate lunch When asked to point out the
defendant he pointed to Conroy, the defend
ants nephew, and insisted that he was the
man. A much stronger case is being made
against Musser than was made against Mar
snail at Winchester. Among the witnesses
examined were j. W. Huston, a Portland
blacksmith, who stated that both Marshall
and Musser watched him shoe a horse about
SHUTDOWN on Thursday Feb 10; Henry Mey-
er, the Anderson tailor, of whom Musser
purchased thirty-five-dollar suit on Fri
day. Feb. II, who identified the suit as the
one MuSser is now wearing; Otto Braun,
proprietor Of the Spencer House, at Ander-
son, who exhibited his register, showing that
MuSser had first stopped at his house on
the night of Feb II, and on Saturday gave
him $11O for safe keeping. Charles Howard,
the boiler tender at the Muncie Paper Com
pany, stated Musser had stayed all night
at the mill, and Marshall joined him about
II o'clock the same night. Charles Harrison
and Corey Russell, employees of the Auncie
Paper Company, testified to having seen
Marshall and Musser together at the mill
Sam Marshall, who was acquitted on the
charge of murder, and who was expected to
testify against MusSer, has nlySteriouSly dis
appeared from Anderson. The police of that
city have been looking for him for some
time and have been able to learn that he
left there on freight. His disappearance
has occasioned considerable comment.
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JOINT SENATOR FIGHT
sTONER'S FRIENDS FIND ROTTEN
FRAUDS IN HANCOCK COUNTY.
Democratic Justices Rule Ont DOcu-
mentary Evidcnce-Indiana
Dairymen Adjourn.
gpeeIal to De InaIanaroIIs journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Ind, Dec. 15.-Elmer z.
Stoner, of this city, who is contesting the
election of DR.. f. w Cregor as joint senator
in the district of Hancock, Madison and
Rush counties, was taking testimony in
Hancock county to-day before Squire Vim
ton A. Smith, of this city, and Squire John
r.. Smith, of FortvilIe. Mr.. Stoner was rep
resented by Attorneys Newton r. Spencer,
VIII A. Hough and Samuel A. Wray, while
DR.. Cregor and r. A Black, E. W. Felt and
Mason 81 Jackson. The examination here
to-day was practically farce as the docu-
mentary evidence Mr. Stoner's attorneys de-
sired and offered to introduce was promptly
ruled out. Notwithstanding the canvassing
sheet signed up by the inspectors showed
majority Of Az against Stoner and the
certificate sent to the secretary of state
showed a majority of do against him, the
canvassing sheet was ruled out of evidence.
One tally sheet from Blue River township
has evidently been stolen or hidden as its
custodian failed to show it up Tally sheet
from precinct No. 8, Clinton township, was
offered in evidence. This sheet shows
erasures and rewriting. In it Stoner is
given but lis votes, whereas J. H. Cook,
the Republican judge, had certified copy
~ NiAAS WIZ SA544Sd Ny al TIC ClCSl4Ol OllA-
GERS of Precinct 8, which showed Stoner's
vote to be 119, or four more than was
credited to him on the tally sheet that had
been tempered with. A number of Demo-
cratic votes were sworn in here when the
votes were clearly illegal. To prove their
voting the record of the voters as kept by
the election clerks was offered in evidence,
but was promptly ruled out by the Demo-
cratic justices. Other illegal acts could have
been shown. but it was impossible to intro
duce this evidence as the documentary proof
which was the best evidence of certain acts
had been ruled out. This ruling COMPOUNDED
the Democrats later as, when they desired
to introduce some evidence later in regard
The Democrats of Hancock have carried
things with high hand so long that they
are opposed to giving up anything. Mr..
Stoner has determined to sift to the bottom
the election frauds here, of Which there are
many. Republicans here have many times
been defrauded and cheated out of their
rights because they were not III a position
to help themselves. The Democrats in Han
cock are pretty thoroughly torn UP. The
county auditor has turned back nearly ST. 600
Of illegal fees which he had received, the
the ex-county clerk H. B. Sample, who just
retired from office, has been ordered to turn
back $1046 of fees which did not properly
belong to him. The commissioners have be-
come alarmed about buying books, station
cry and printing at about four prices and
will contract with the lowest responsible
bidder for years supply. The Democratic
management in this county has been won
derfully corrupt and high-handed
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slot Machines suppressed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. Henderson has
been the victim of ''slot machines" Of all
sorts for weeks past. An enterprising citi-
zen of Chicago visited Anderson and found
these money-making devices in full blast
and introduced a new series. At first the
man who played the machines had about an
even chance, but soon others replaced
these which discounted any skin game
ever seen here The machines were
equipped with patriotic devices that served
to draw their victims on, and hundreds of
dollars were made in this way. The Police
Commissioners, at the instigation of Chief
of Police Mark Robbins, held a meeting
and ordered them out of the city. Last
night the order was rigidly enforced and
something like hundred machines were
displaced The only machines permitted to
operate are those paying out cigars, gum
or candy. 1t is alleged that one machine
owner picked up 81 900 before the order was
made to suppress them.
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INDIANA DAIRYMEN.
Small Exhibits of Butter and Cheese
in the Prize Contests.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MOORESVILLE Ind, Dec. 15-The ninth
annual meeting of the Indiana State Dairy
mems Association began here yesterday
morning. A large attendance from the State
and immediate locality is present. The ex-
hibition of butter and cheese is good COM
pared with previous years. Mr.. Galliger, of
Chicago, who scored these products and
awarded the prizes, says the quality of the
butter is high, but the cheese, excepting the
frst-prize cheese, is not quite so good The
number of exhibits is deplorably small for
great State like Indiana. The subjects
considered in the morning session related
largely to the production of milk, cream
and butter. The greatest trouble the pur-
chaser of cream for ice-cream trade or
milk for fancy butter, has to contend with
comes because farmers include in their ship
ment the milk from cows almost dry. The
milk during the last sixty to ninety days of
each milking period should not be used. One
such cows milk will spoil whole shipment.
MangelS cattle beetS) are a desirable food
when other succulent food is not available.
DR.. L. l.. Van Slyke, the eminent chemist,
Of New York State, spoke in the afternoon
on '.unsolVed Problems in Dairying." DR..
WoOllen, of Indianapolis emphasized the
fact that in studying these problems dairy
men are dealing with the vital mysteries Of
life.
The addresses before the convention to-
day were of high order. DIR. J. n. Hurry,
w
a Pure Food Law" He advocated a pure
food law that would cover all food products
and not only the products of the dairy.
Mai. Henry e. Alvord, chief of the dairy
division of the Agricultural Department at
Washington, urged those present not to Gull
tiVate the foreign markets. but to make
their products first-class and the home mar
ket will consume all. The foreign market
will demand the American products, he said,
when such a standard has been attained,
and he was much averse to sending out of
the country products that are other than
first-class. In the afternoon Prof. w. j.
Fraser, of the Illinois agricultural expert
ment station, delivered an address on THE
Production Of Pure Milk" in which he eau
toned his hearers against the danger OF
getting bacteria in milk by insufficient care
regarding cleanliness.
Wednesday evening there was an address
on "Neighborly Felix's by Prof. Emma
Mont. McRae. Of Purdue University. Prof
w. G. Latta OF the same institution spoke
OF Agricultural Education" and illustrated
lis lecture with a stereopticcn
The first prize for creamery butter was
awarded to the Brunswick Creamery Conn
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Negro Nurse Pensioned.
Jeffersonville News.

JEIItI oUIIF II4C +NGWS'
Lucy Nichols. an old negro woman at New
Albany, who. during the war, acted as
nurse to the members Of the Twenty-third
Indiana Regiment, received letter from
Congressman Zenor yesterday stating that
the bill providing for pension for her had
passed both the House and Senate and had
been sent to the President for his signature.
The bill provides for a pension of $2 a
month. The woman ran away from her
master in Tennessee in 1868 and came to the
camp of the Twenty-third Indiana for pro-
lection. She remained with the regiment
through the remainder of the war, and when
came with them and has remained in that
city ever since. She is an honorary member
of Sanderson Post, G. A. r., Of that city,
and it was through the efforts of the mem
bers of that post that the sympathy of
Congressman Zenor was enlisted in her be-
half
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MATTHEW'S, Ind, Dec. 15.-Clay that
will make fine queensware has been discov-
cred on the farm of Benjamin Newberger,
one mile south of Matthews. Several years
ago q Hartford City potter took a lease on
this same mine and manufactured pottery
of the finest quality. After he had quit
business some Hartford City people, headed
by ex-Judge Carroll, leased this ground, but
never did anything with it.. w. S. Beatty
a few days ago sent some of this clay to a
manufacturer in Pennsylvania and received
an answer that it was the best clay for
queensware that he had ever tested Mr..
Beatty has an option on the land and will
organize a company at once to erect a fac
ware
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paroIed Convict Rearrested.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec. 15.-Sheriff Bradford
received letter last night from Jerome b.
Matthews, sheriff of Kosciusko county, ask
ing him to arrest Jesse and Ed Evans at
Van Buren, as they were wanted at Warsaw
for assault and battery with intent to KILL
Sheriff Bradford, accompanied by his depu-
ties, went Immediately to Van Buren, where
they found both men and placed them under
arrest. Deputy Sheriff William Garner, OF
Kosciusko county. arrived in the city this
evening after the two men and returned
with them on the first train for Warsaw.
He said OH Saturday night. Dec. 3, the
Evans brothers had assaulted William
Burkey, an old man. A quarrel had &C.
Cured over a lap robe. The arrests were
made on grand jury indictments Jesse
Evans has only been out of prison three
months He was sent up from Terre Haute
for robbery and after serving a short time
was paroled on good behavior
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NFNTTCT Or. A. E. BUCHANAN
O0AN VIM 1888 When Building.
ADJUSTMENTS.
ParIz-"Hear-t of the KIondIke.'

Parlz-"Heart of the klOndike."
a top-heavy house greeted Heart of the
Klondike'' at the Park last night-upstairs
crowded, lower floor almost deserted. This
is one of Scott Marbles dramas, and he has
not done himself very proud. There are at
rare intervals lines that rise above medi-
ocrity. sometimes attaining the height Of
cleverness, but for the most part the play
is a dull and dreary affair. Its producers,
Davis & Keogh. have wasted much money
and labor on it, but they can at least have
the consolation of knowing that the pieces
failure is not their fault. Heart of the
Klondike' is deliberately staged. The
placer-mining scene in the fourth act is ex-
ceedingly realistic. One finds it easy to be-
lieve that this scene, at least was not
painted altogether from imagination. There
coming unexpectedly as IL does, produces
more than the ordinary effect of such
scenes. The villain threatens to dash child
10 destruction unless he Is allowed to make
his escape, but one of the heroes of the
piece takes a shot at him and ne falls from
q seemingly precipitouS height, while the
child is snatched from his grasp by one of
his pursuers just at the right moment. The
company contains a few good people, whose
work is seriously hampered by some very
poor ones. William Hudson, as Silver Joe;
George Wessles, as Cipreco Williams, one of
the duo needed to .perpetrate the extra
amount of yillainy in the play; Hattie
Schell. as Olga, and Nellie Maskell. as Man
dy Wilson. merit special mention John
Price. as Hard Luck Wilson. did a very
clever piece of character acting that re-
ceived due recognition. Miss Annie Lloyd
was not hopelessly bad as Washy, but when
she tried to sing the audience was so amazed
at her monumental assurance that they APP
plauded vociferously in derision. She re-
turned and did worse still. Mr.. Price also
made the mistake of trying to render an
Irish song when such work is entirely out of
his line. Heart of the Klondike" will re-
main the rest of the week, with matinesS
each daV Monday il will be followed by the
Old-time favorite, BARLEY Campbell's
ssWhite Slave
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being Mrs. A. ]. Fish Of Upton, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. w. ~ HeaLl OF Anderson, and Mr..
and Mrs. willard Mcclure of New Albany.
BRAZIL WEDDINGS.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL, Ind, Dec. 15-Henry II. Brown,
son of County Treasurer Fertney Brown,
and Miss Sophia Melville were married last
evening at the home Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Melville, at knights
vile, Rev. Martin, of the Christian Church
of this city, officiating. Among the many
PRESENTS received by the newly married cou-
pie was a handsome Haviland china dinner
set given by the officials and employees of the
courthouse. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown left this
morning for Canton, Mo, to spend several
Attorney A. w knight. son of Hon.
George A. knight, and Miss Mollie Riley
were married at the home of the bride on
Lambert street last evening, Father Pier
rard, of the Catholic Church. officiating.
After the ceremony they left for Chicago to
this city their home.
FRANCIS GRIM.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Dec 15-Yesterday. at
the NJ. f. Church, Rev. Ashbury married
Mr.. Charles f. Francis and Miss Lulu
Grim. The groom is a Belt Railway con-
ductor and the bride is the youngest daugh-
ter Of County Clerk l. Fl. Grim. A number
of their friends from abroad were in at
tendance. Among those from distance
were Mr.. Charles Malott, of indianapolis,
who was one of the ushers Mrs. A. 7.
Hert, of Jeffersonville; Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Winstandley of Corfendale ILL.,, sister of
the bride, and Mrs James ID. Moore, of
Bloomington. They left after the ceremony
for trip through Minnesota, Michigan and
Kansas City, after which they will return
BoETTICHER-YEAGE
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind, Dec. 15.--At o'clock
this evening, at the home Of the brides
parents. Mr. Oscar Boetticher, of Evans
vile, and Miss Margaret Yeager, of this
city, were united In marriage by Rev J.
The groom is the junior member of the
wholesale hardware firm of Boetticher d
Son, of Evansville The bride is the only
daughter of Mr.. Henry Yeager, a prominent
attorney of this city.
TULLY-BRANIGAN.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Dec. 15.-Charles II.
Tully and Miss Lavinia Branigan were mar
ried last night at Nineveh by Rev. Troyer.
They will reside in Franklin. The groom is
a Well-known stock dealer The bride is the
daughter Of Thomas Branigan, a wealthy
farmer.
WALTZ-HILL.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EDINBURG, Ind, Dec. 15.-Alfred Waltz,
a well-known young farmer Of near Edin-
burg, and Miss Gertrude Hill, daughter of
Trustee John Hill, were married at the
ing, Rev. Mooler, Of the Lutheran Church.
officiating,
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string of Nuncie weddings.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Dec. 15.-It was just made
known to-day that George Ball. secretary
of the Munce police force, and a widely
known officer, was married more than two
months ago to Miss Stella Shideler at New
Castle.
Robert a. Mckinley, a cousin of the Pres
ident, was married last night at the home
Of the brides parents. in Hamilton town
ship. There were more than two hundred
invited guests, and the house was decorated
in national colors. The bride was Miss
Nina Adams.
VIM r. sayers, of Troy o., and Mrs.
Cora L. Wilson. of Alexandria, We're Sc
cretly married last night by Rev. Naftzger
1t was an elopement, made peculiar from
the fact that the bride was more than forty
years old and the groom still older; The
brides brothers and her children objected
to the wedding, it is said, because her
sutton was once rival Of the first husband
and the jealousy that existed caused much
domestic trouble
VIM H. Heiney and Miss Estelle Martin
and Wesley O'Dell and Miss Amelia Doolsy
were married last night.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

J. w. Fesler, former county clerk, is pre-
pairing to resume the practice of law, and
will be associated with his former partner,
Elmer u. Stevenson
The Monument Club gave a dance, cake
walk and an exhibition Of buck and wing
dancing at Tomlinson Hall last night to
about three hundred people
The meeting of the Century Club next
Tuesday evening will be business meeting
and officers for the ensuing year will be
elected. The subject for discussion will be
a paper presented by Mr.. c. p Doney on
1.-THE Struggle for Supremacy"
The Beefsteak Club met yesterday after
noon in it's rooms at 1851 North Delaware
street and elected the following new officers:
Jack Stewart, grand fry; Grant Hornaday,
grand skillet; Martin Murphy, grand keeper
of cotton-seed oil; John Champion, grand
smoke.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN Ind, Dec. 15.-Henry Trevis,
a young farmer residing near Mum
Station, went to the station last
night and was last seen going down the
1. & I. S. Railroad tracks towards Riverton,
about two miles west. His clothes were
found this morning in a straw stack near
the river and his footprints were found in
the snow along the river bank, where he
had been walking in his naked feet. No
trace of him has been found and the sup
position is he fell or voluntarily plunged
from the river bridge into the Wabash, one
hundred feet below Trevis was quite
wealthy and was married.