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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21

M'KEESPORT. Pa, Jan. 2O.-The sched-
uled ten-round boxing contest between
Jack McClelland and Mike Tunney, both of
Pittsburg, was pulled off here tonight and
lasted just thirteen and half minutes. In
the fourth round McClelland landed ter
rifle right hand blow on Tunney's face, fol-
lowed by a left swing on the body, which
sent Mike to the floor in a heap. He was
counted out and had to be carried from the
stage. 1t was McClellands fight through
out, except in the second round, when
Tunney met Jacks rushes first by getting
under him and throwing him to the floor
and again by hot swing on the jaw. Nc
CIelland, who has never been beaten, was
challenged after the fight by John Parry,
of Homestead.
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ONE DEATH IN SPENCER FIRE.
Loss of the Big Blaze Found to Reach
$4,000.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SPENCER, Ind, JAM 20.-The losses by
the fire here last night will reach $35, GEO.
The damage to the Hutz block and the
losses of George Wampler, photographer
D. ]. Briceland, Dentist Mrs. j. Cline, bus
mess room, swelling the total reported
last night to that sum- To add to the
gloom which prevailed here the dead body
of Lincoln Dickerson was found in the
ruins this morning. A report that a man
was in the ruins was started soon after
the fire, but was not credited. Dickerson
did not come home this morning and his
father and wife started an inquiry for him
with the above result.
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The students and teachers of the High
School held a meeting in the High School
Hall last night to give expression to their
regard for Miss Ffdelia Anderson. who yes
terday retired from service in the public
schools Professor Roberts delivered a little
speech full of feeling and presented Miss
Anderson with one of Gruelle's water colors
as q token of esteem from the High School
faculty. The students presented her with a
copy of Tennyson's Memoirs. The occa-
sion was a very pleasant one. and Miss
Anderson was the recipient of many wishes
for a long and useful life.
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Oil ana Gas wen in One.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, JAN 20.-EFhe fourth oil
well was drilled last night on the Broyles
farm, the first in Delaware county to pro-
duce petroleum in paying quantities, and
it is reported good for one hundred bar
rels a day. The flow OF gas is SO strong as
to squirt the oil high in the air and deluge
every object for hundreds of feet about it.
The pressure of the other wells in that
vicinity has greatly diminished and it
looks as If their abandonment is but a
question of short time. This is the sort
of well where millions of feet of gas are
wasted for few tanks of oil.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21

A Chicken Thief Trapped and His
House Wrecked Near Patriot.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PATRIOT, Ind, Jan. 2O.-People living in
the vicinity of Rising Sun have been miss
ing chickens during the past week In order
to catch the thief, an old lady conceived
and executed plan which operated sue
cessfully. She cut toe off of all her chick
ems and then went to the 'huckster" and
found a number of her chickens in his coops
The huckster said he got them from a
neighbor named Fowdy. Fowdy denied the
charge. His honse was attacked by an an
CRY mob a few hours later and almost
wrecked The accused escaped under cover
of darkness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21
EIdridge VIII BE an Evangelist.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 20.-Rev. Ed
ridge, of the First Methodist Church in
this city, has purchased property in Irv
ington and notified his congregation that
at the end of his present year, in April, ne
will retire from ministerial work and enter
the evangelistic field. Mrs. Eldridge will
also enter that work. They are both well
adapted for it and have made great sue
cess. Rev. Eldridge will do street work.
Prior to coming to Anderson, four years
ago, Rev. Eldridge was pastor of Fort
Wayne's First Methodist Church. He served
there the limit--fiYe wears
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21
LOST OFF GUNS ISLAND.
Small Steamer Sunk and Seven of the
Crew Drowned.

LONDON, Jan. 2O.-The small Leith
steamer Herbert II. foundered off Guns
island, County Down, Ireland, seven per-
sons being drowned and the captain alone
being rescued. The captain says the crew
took to the boats. His boat capsized, but
four men, himself among them, held to the
keel. Gradually the others dropped off ex-
hausted He was rescued after seventeen
hours in the water in heavy gale There
has been no sign of the other boat
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Episcopal Church Clubs.

CINCINNATI, o.. Jan. 20.--The sixth an
nual conference OF church clubs of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church of the United
States closed its meeting her tonight with
a banquet. 1t is composed entirely of lay
members. Representatives were present
from all parts of the Nation. The officers
elected are: President. John III. Cole of New
York; secretary, Taylor Il, Browne. The
principal paper read and discussed was that
by George Shipman McReynolds, of Chica-
go, on Inadequate Pecuniary Support Rem
dered to the Church."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21
WATTS STEALS A MARCH.
Moves to Alexandria and Will Run
for Congress.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 2O.-The Hon. l.
P. Watts, candidate for Congress in this
district two years ago and candidate again
this year, has become a resident of Alex
andria this county, and thereby hangs a
tale. He announces that he is still a can
didate. When the race opened this year
Judge Marsh, of Winchester was also a
candidate. Both realized that it would be
poor policy to have Randolph county go
into the convention with her limited num-
Der of votes loaded down by two candi-
dates for the nomination. so it was decided
between the men to submit the matter to
q vote of the committee and Marsh won
out. Watts retired and will not go into the
convention as a representative of Randolph
county. He claims, however, that the at
fair in no way retired him from the fight
He has moved his personal effects into
Madison county and will go into the con
vention as one of her representatives and
will probably carry some of her votes. The
affair is decidedly novel; but no one can
find any point in which Mr.. Watts has
failed to carry out his contract, or wherein
he can err in entering from this county
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21

WATERBURY, Conn, Jan. 20-At the
Auditorium tonight, Jack O'Brien, of New
York. and Jack Hannigan, of Pittsburg
boxed ten rounds. O'Brien getting the de-
cision. Both men went the limit. The bout
between Dan Murphy. of Waterbury, the
champion middleweight of New England,
and Tommy West, of New York, was de-
clared a draw at the end of the twentieth
round. Murphy had the better of 1t up. to
the fourteenth round and had West going
twice. The succeeding four rounds were
decidedly in Vests favor. Both men We're
in good condition.
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farmer with large family of grown chill
dren. the present Mrs. Jaco is only eighteen
years old and before the marriage was
dishwasher at the Hotel Ray. Last spring
Mr.. Jaco employed a firm of attorneys to
secure him wife. Miss Blanche Whitman
responded TO their advertisement and the
marriage followed. About month ago Mrs.
Iaco ordered him a 70 Tha nid nam NAM and
his young wife had a fight and both were
badly used. Jaco said that she. assaulted
ti nIeaed siItV ana seigh ~ wv mood down lr,
The attorneys who secured the match are
now trying. TO break the knot and secure
sic 900 for Mrs Jaco
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ALL NIGHT IN A TREE.
Two Men Nearly Drowned by the
Storm at Madison.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind Jan. 20.-During the
heavy rainfall last night Samuel Herin, the
weli-known liveryman in company with
Dawson Hewitt swamped in a buggy in the
flats near town, in pitchy darkness and ex-
pected every minute to be drowned by the
raging torrents. Hewitt took refuge in n
sn;tll tree, the only one accessible, not large
eroneE for BOTH and Herin was swept
pulled cut exhausted and almost dead Hew-
it, remained in the tree from o'clock last
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21
G. e. Everett Again Arrested.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 20. = Charles
e. Everett was again arrested this evening
on the charge of embezzling $50 from E. W.
Miner, editor of the Garrett Herald. Miner
alleges he sent $50 to Everett to pay and
take up note held by Miss Mary McCul-
loch, of this city, and that Everett used
the money for his own purposes. Miner
supposed the note was paid until Miss Nc
Culloch threatened suit. Everett imrnedi-
ately furnished bond of $500, with William
S. O'Rourke as security
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21

PITTSBURG, Pa. Jan. 2O-Stockholders
in different cities within the territory Of the
United States Baking Company held meet
ings Wednesday and ratified the action of
the directors of the company in their negO-
tiations to effect the consolidation with the
two other big companies, and the new syn
dicate including outsiders, which has all
ready arranged for the purchase of num-
Der of bakeries that were in the three COM
panies. The principal meeting of stockhold-
ers was held at the office of the United
States Baking Company in the Westing-
house building.
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Costly Fire at Grand Forks.

GRAND FORKS, N. d., Jan. 2O-East
Grand Forks has suffered another severe
fire. An elevator and the bridge approach
are in ruins, number of store buildings
burned and the east end of the bridge is
badly damaged The elevator burned is the
transfer of the M. & l.. Elevator Company.
Daniel Sullivan's $4,000 saloon was de-
restaurants adjoining. Across the street
were the Dobmeirs Brewing Companys
building, Hood & Ilstead's and the OBrien
block all of which were burned. Loss, about
$125,000: insurance, $l0O000.
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HARTFORD, Conn. Jan. pa movement
has been started in this city by number
of prominent G.. A. r. men toward the ere1-
ton of a suitable monument over the re-
mains of Henry Clay Work author of
Marching through Georgia" 'Nicodemus''
and other war lyrics, and whose grave is
unmarked by any distinguishing tablet
Middletown, Conn. was the birthplace Of
Work, but the greater part of his life was
spent in this city and he died here in 1884 s
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 20.-The body
of John Brown, son of prominent farmer
north of here, was found by the side of the
Pennsylvania Railway tracks west of the
city to-day He was last seen at o'clock
last night, walking home on the track, but
a heavy downpour of rain prevented him
from hearing the train, which struck and
killed him.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
Upton, Ind, Jan. 2O.-Early last even
ing Thad Nance, saloon keeper, of this
city, had an attack of heart trouble and
fell in the gutter in front of his place of
business. 1t was thought that he had been
sandbagged, but it was found that heart
failure was the cause. He had $4,000 in his
pocket when picked up. He is in a critical
condition and may not recover
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Horse Hiaes cree of univ.

NEW YORK, Jan 2O-The United States
board of general appraisers to-day decided
for in the tariff laws and should come in
free of duty. This opinion was brought
about by the protest of w. n. Eisendrath
& Co.. of Chicago. against the payment of
duty on an importation of horse hides which
were assessed Is per cent. as hides of cat
tie. The board is further of the opinion
that horses are not cattle.
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It. $. Crosses Body Recovered.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

HiSN4@A W TIC AhdioHabOAAS SoulAoa
WEST BADEN, Ind, Jan. 20.-T. S. Cross,
travelling salesman for Tripp Bros Bone
Fertilizer Company, of North Vernon, Ind,
was drowned in Lost river near Helix, ten
miles north of here last night. Cross was
driving from Paoli to English, and the bug
gy which he occupied, with driver, was
upset by the swift current of the swollen
river, which they attempted to ford, ana
his body was washed half mile down
stream. The horses were also drowned. His
body was not recovered until late this even
ing. The driver escaped by swimming.
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MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Jan 20-The insur-
anee order OF the Lady Maccabees of the
World met in convention this afternoon at
Pythian Hall, with about four hundred del
egates in attendance. The benefits paid by
the order Zip co Sept. /, 1897 amounted to
S2l2 100. There also has been lately estab-
lished q permanent disability and old age
reserve fund, TO be used for caring for old
and disabled members, the first assessment
on which amounted TO SIS goo. This has been
invested In United States government
bonds. The convention closed tonight with
banquet at the st. Charles Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21

LEAVENWORTH, Ind, Jan. 2O.-The
towboat Job Williams, with a tow of sixty
coalboats, was caught in the storm above
here last night. Fourteen of the coalboats
Were sunk and two of the steamers crew
Were dashed overheard and drowned. The
this morning able to proceed on her way
south.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21

LIMA, o., Jan. 2O-A hurricane levelNd
hundreds of derricks in the oil fields here
and blew down telegraph and telephone
poles in many localities. A tremendous rain
accompanied the wind and streams are over
flo wing their banks. The village of Alger,
in the Scioto marsh, is completely sub
merged, and the residents have been COM
PEELED to vacate or move into second story
of houses
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Indinnn 0hitnnrv.

MUNCIE. Ind. JAN 2O-Edward Maddy
aged twenty-eight, died to-day of Bright S
disease after a short illness, and the
nouncement of the death startled the COM
munity. He has been a member of Grace
Episcopal Church choir for several years,
and for eleven years was connected with the
Farmers and other banking houses. His
death occurred at the home of his parents
al Riverside.
PROFESSIONALLY. Ind, Jan. 2O-The
Wife of County Attorney I. Fl. Stradley,
died this afternoon of consumption. She
was thirty-hve years old and besides her
husband leaves a little son.
Mrs. Catherine Lewman, widow of the
late John Lewman, and stepmother of ex-
County Clerk J. c. Lewman, died last even
ing at her home, at Charlestown, aged
eighty-one.
KNIGHTsTOwN. Ind, Jan. 19.-Jerry
Sadler, the we'll known stockman. who owns
q large stock farm west of town, died at
Buffalo, N. Y, last night from the effects
or stroke of paralysis, which he received
yesterday morning. Mr.. Sadler left here
last Friday for the East. The remains will
be brought here for burial.
WATERLOO. Ind, JAM: 20.-Jacob L
Frazer, aged seventy nine, died at his home
In this city last night. He was one of the
settlers of De Kalb county and for great
many years a resident of Waterloo He
was one of the oldest veterinary surgeons
day. '''' - -1''e'' "''' - i'''O '''
SPICELAND, Ind, Jan. 2O.-Joseph New
by died here to-day, aged eighty-two He
was born in Wayne county, Indiana in 1915,
but had lived in Henry county for sixty
seven years, most of the time at Spicelapd.
KOKOMO. Ind. Jan. 2O.-Dr. G. b. Scott,
one of the oldest practitioners in the county.
died to-day at his home in Greentown of
paralysis of the heart. He was member
of the G. A. r., and an Odd Fellow.
MARION, Ind, Jan. 2O.-Mrs. Eliza Sam
pie who has been a resident of this county
for fifty-fve years, died at her home in this
city to-day She was in her eighty-seventh.
LEBANON Ind. Jan. 20.-Mrs. Roe
Coombs. wife of one of Lebanon's promi-
nent citizens died to-day of Bright's dis
ease. She leaves a family of six children.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 2O.-Fred l. Hol-
loway, of the law firm of Lovett & Hollo-
way, and formerly representative from
Evansville, tonight announced his candi-
dacy for the presidency of the Indiana Re
publican League. The convention meets at
Lafayette next month. The other candi-
dates are Martin Huff, of Daviess county;
Dan E. Storms, of Lafayette, and j. w.
Egnew, of Lagro.
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Made schooIhouse Unsafe.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
YORKTOWN, Ind, Jan. 2O.--The patrons
of the schools this morning ordered the
schools closed, the building being regarded
as unsafe in the windstorm that prevailed
They also petitioned the trustee to hire a
safe building for school purposes, and ar
range for the immediate erection of a suit
able school building.
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$1,000, OOO-Foot Gas well.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. 20.-The
Fort Wayne Gas Company has just COM
pleted a big gasser on the Brown farm
midway between here and Montpelier. 1t is
estimated that it is good for 100000 cubic
feet of gas a day. The old Perry well, at
Mollie, this county, owned by the same
company, which hase been making forty
barrels of oil, has been cleaned out and
has since been making sixty barrels
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21
Charges Against a Medical College.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2O-Attorney General
to wind M the independent Medieai Collese
of Chicago. He has filed an information in
the Circuit Court charging that the col
lege is usurping the powers of Il corpora
ton and asking that it show cause why its
charter should not be revoked. The attor-
ney general charges that the college has
issued medical diplomas without quaIifca-
tion by the applicants.
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$4,000 GIT for Hanover.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, Jan. 2O.-Hanover Col
lege to-day received from the widow Of
DR.. Thomas J. Cogley a gift of $4,000, left
by him for that institution. The trustees
have named one of the chairs III the col
lege the Cogley chair of physics, astron-
omy and geology, in honor of the giver.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Jan. 2O-Mrs
Blanche Jaco to-day filed suit for divorce
from her husband, asking $4,000 alimony
This is the sequel to a contract marriage
between the parties last spring. Mr.. Jaco
is seventy-three years old. a wealthy
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Jury Has Murder Case.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Jan. 2O-The argument in
the trial of Noah Johnson for the murder
of Tacie Mang closed to-day. Judge Kirk
patrick read the charge to the jury, and the
jury now has the case. In his charge the
judge called the jury's attention to the fact
that frenzy arising solely from the pas
sion of anger and jealousy is not insanity"
1t is not expected that the jury will reach
a verdict for some time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21
MCCOY PUTS UP $4,000.
The "Ixid" Anxious for Fight with
FitzsimmOns or COrbett.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-"Kid' Mccoy de-
posted 5000 to-day with a sporting paper
as a forfeit to fight either Corbett or Fitz-
simmons for the heavy weight champion
ship of the world.
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No Flood at East Mount Carmel.
peeial to the indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind, Jan. 2O.-Several sem
satonal dispatches sent out from this city
by an INSCRIPTIONS correspondent stating
that high water had submerged the town
of East Mt. Carmel, this county, caused
the city officials here to receive a number
of messages from friends of citizens of East
Mt. Carmel inquiring after their safety. The
story is without foundation. as East Mt.
need be felt for the safety of the people.
Wabash and White rivers are rising stead
lily, but old river men do not believe the
water will reach the stage of last spring.
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Initiated ut His own Home.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSoNyILLE Ind. Jan. 2O.-An
aged veteran named Rooms, at Charles
town. is critically i'll and wishing to become
a member of the c. A. r., the order
marched to the home of their comrade in
a body yesterday and received him as a
member OF the post
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HopeIessIy Insane from an Accident

5peVIaII 10 tIIe IIluIdIIdpUIs JUUIIdl
ANDERSON, Ind Jan. pa year ago
Ohio Houston was run down by Big Four
passenger train and was unconscious for
several weeks. After a surgical operation,
by which part of his brain was removed,
he recovered To-day he was committed to
the hospital for the insane, being consid-
cred hopeless case.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBURN, Ind, Jan. 20.-During the
latter part of Wednesday night a terrific
gale struck this place, and fences, trees and
roofs were badly damaged AT Alum Cave
the tpple was almost destroyed and will
cause a cessation of operation until repaired
No loss of life reported
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Forger Jones Recaptured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind. Jan. 2O.-Austin Jones,
the forger who escaped from the Gibson
county jail last week, was captured at his
home, in Hazelton, this county, at daybreak
this morning. He was shaving himself and
preparing to go West when the officers
found him.
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Johnson counts Pensioners.

Sreeial TO the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Jan. 20.-The recent
publication of pensioners who receive over
$50 q month shows that there are but two
Of this class in Johnson county, They are
Thomas Wallace. of Trafalgar. and Daniel
Stout, living near Edinburg. The latter is
totally blind, and few years ago received
$40, 900 back paw
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Tin-PIate Works Unroofed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Jan. pa terrific
windstorm struck this vicinity early this
morning. The roofs at the tin-plate factory
were blown off and several barns destroyed
The tin-plate factory suffered a loss of $780,