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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
Indiana Notes.

The High Art Speciality Company at Ev-
ansVllle assigned yesterday. Assets and
liabilities are not given.
The Single factory at Morrisville which
mas been idle some time, has passed into
rev hands, and work on a contract for 200,-
600 shingles will be begun shortly.
Greencastle Democrats nominated the fol-
lowing city ticket last night: Mayor, II. H.
Matthias; clerk ID. w. Alspaugh treasurer
j. K. Langdon; marshal. Frank NJ. Allen;
councilmen, G. c. Hurst, q. Broadstreet and
Daniel t. Darnell.
Sunday was the thirty-third anniversary
of the organization of the Richmond Com
mandery, No 8. knights Templars. and the
event was celebrated last night with ban
quet. There were eleven charter members,
Few of whom are still living.
The Republicans of E:azil City held their
primary Saturday and nominated the fol-
lowing city ticket: Mayor, o. +. Adams
clerk, present incumbent. John Mcdonald :
treasurer. Howard Cutshall: marshall. Levi
Lauderback; cOuncilmen, George RalstOn,
James McMilleR and William Dunston.
Jesse Gates president of the Union Ma
tional Bank. at Richmond celebrated his
eighty-thrd anniversary yesterday. He was
born in Tennessee, but has been q resident
Of Wayne county since 1896. He was one
of the original stockholders and incorpora-
also served vice president and president
of the First National Bank at Centerville.
Rev. David Ryan, of Utica Clark county,
is a candidate for department commander
of the Indiana G. A. r. A large number of
posts throughout the State have indorsed
him. and he has received fiattering indorse-
mentS from such prominent men as Colonel
Ivan n. Walker, former commander-in-chior
of the q. A. r.: W. II. Tucker, of Indian
apolis. commander of the Union Veterans
Legion; III. M. Caylor, a post department
commander Judge T. E. Howard, Of the
supreme Court, and others.
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STRIKE ARBITRATION FAILS.
Conference at Orestes Ends i'm q
Quarrel and Burns Withdraws.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March H.-Thomas Hart,
ex-manager of the Window Glass Manufac-
turers Association, who was appointed by
President Mckee, of the manufacturers
trust to settle the trouble that closed the
big factory of the United States Glass Com
pany at Orestes, came home from Orestes
tonight and reported that he succeeded in
having the case put to trial before an arbi-
tration committee to-day, and that Presi-
dent Burns, of L. A 600, representing the
blowers and gatherers, was ordered to send
the men back to their posts of duty The
board consisted of Hart, Burns, w. l..
Finch, of Anderson, and before the case
had been under way half hour Burns be-
came angry, called Mr.. Hart a liar, it is
SAID, left the meeting and refused to con-
Ter any further The fires turned
In the factory, and the manufacturers told
the men to return 10 work in the morning,
but it is believed they will refuse Burns
and the manufacturers have contract that
all troubles shall be arbftrated but that
the factories shall not be closed in the
meantime. The board found that Mr.. Burns
made a gross violation in calling the men
out. The trouble came because a man was
given his notice and discharged because he
was considered butcher" as a glass cut
ter. Mr.. Hart intimates that the action of
to-day more fully demonstrates the fact
that the two organizations now existing in
the glass workers trade cannot live, and
that if they cannot come to terms the fac
tories will be closed until they do
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other Deaths in the stnte.

CONVICTION, Ind. March N-Oliver
Shelby, one of the wealthiest and most ex-
tensive landowners of western Indiana,
died at his home three miles north of this
from town Saturday evening and ate a
heavy supper of sauerkraut. He was imme-
diately taken. with Syncope of the heart and
soon became unconscious, in which condi-
ton he remained until death. Mr. Shelby
who was seventy-three years old, has been
many years. His wife is a member of the
Mormon Church, whose cause he espoused
He endeaVored to forward Mormon doc
trines in this section by frequently bring
ing elders from Utah to make converts.
Mr.. Shelby leaves wife, a daughter, Mrs
Dave Furgeson, and a son, John, who lives
in Randolph, Utah.
Pierce, wife of the late Judge Pierce, who
was, during his life, one of the most noted
of eastern Indiana jurists, died at her
daughters home, in New York, last night.
She had gone to New York to what was
then thought to be the deathbed of Hor-
her daughter. The latter had recovered
and Mrs. Pierce began failing. She was
eighty-SiX years old and the mother of
many of Anderson's most prominent people
She was very widely known among the
older people. Her remains will be returned
to Anderson for interment.
NOBLESVILLE. Ind, March 21-Charles
Bodeh, sr., a wealthy farmer living two
miles southwest of this city, died last night
aged eighty-twO. He was born In Germany
came to this country when tWenty-one years
old and first settled at Dayton. He made
three trips to California during the gold
fever in 1S49 to 1852. In 1856 he moved to this
county. Six children survive, two sons and
four daughters, the funeral will be held
Wednesday morning.
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Col. Hall at Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ga, March A.-Lieutenant
Colonel Hall, adjutant general of the De-
partment of the Gulf, arrived in Atlanta to-
day from San Antonio. He was accompanied
by Lieutenant Samuel Reber, chief of the
signal corps of the department, and by
Chief Paymaster Major F. S. Dodge. Gen.
Graham, accompanied by Lieutenant Reber
tomorrow night for tour of inspection.
The party will go first to Savannah, after
which they will continue down the coast
for close inspection of the defenses. Com
pany B. of the Fifth Infantry, leaves Fort
Mcpherson tomorrow night for ST. Angus
tened there
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NORTH INDIANA CONFERENCE.
Methodist Ministers Beginning to Ar
rive at Hartford City.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March H.-Al-
though the fifty-fifth session of the NJ. E.
Conference which convenes in this city,
does not begin proper until Wednesday,
every trair this afternoon brought in min
listers from all parts of the conference dis
drict, and the indications point to large
attendance. 1To-night the faculty and stu
dents Of Taylor University were accorded
the honor. of conducting the preliminary
services of the session. Some of the most
prominent educators of the church were
present with a bevy of students from the
college. Rev. John r. Wright, d. d.. pre-
SIDED. Able addresses were made by Presi-
dent T. 9. Reade Prof. Anderson and Sam
Small. Taylor University is the successor
OF the Fort Wayne College, and recognized
as an official Methodist institution of learn
ing. 1t is appraised al $50 900. Bishop Chas.
H. Fowler who is to preside over the con-
ference, was born in Burford, Canada, Aug.
H. 1887. After studying at Rock River Sem
College at Lima, N. Y, where he graduated
in 1853. He soon after began the study of
law in Chicago, but soon changed his
graduated at Garrett Biblical institute, at
Evanston, ILL., The same year he was ad-
mitted on trial into the Rock River Con-
ference of the NJ e. Church, and was APP
pointed to churches in Chicago till 1872,
when he was elected president of North
western University. This office he held
until 1876 when he was elected by the Gen
eral Conference to the editorship of the
New York Christian Advocate. Four years
later he was elected corresponding secre-
E. Church, and in 1881 was ordained bishop
He received the degree of d. d. freq, the
Northwestern University, and that OF LII.
d. from Syracuse University. New York.
He was a delegate to the General Confer
ences of 1872, 1876 1880, 1884 and 1887. He has
been elevated to the highest gift i'm the
power of the church. He has long resided
at Buffalo, N. Y. He was adviser and
warm personal friend of Abraham Lincoln.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Funeral of the Late Judge j. ID. Mill
Ter Held at Greensburg.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, March 21.-The fun
eral Of Judge ]. d. Miller was held to-day
at 1890 O'Clock from his late residence and
the body lay in state at the Presbyterian
Church until noon. Prior to the funeral,
the Decatur and Rush county bars held a
meeting in the Circuit Court room, resolu-
tons being offered by the Decatur county
bar, and on the question of adopting the
resolutions Hon. Cortez Ewing. NJ. D.
Jacket, Hon. Benjamin L. Smith, Col. w.
A. Cullen. George Young, Judge S. A. Bon
ner and Judge Charles Baker of Bartholo-
NEW county, paid eloquent tribute to the
deceased. Resolutions from the Johnson
county bar, where Judge Miller was admit
ted to practice, were read by the secretary
of the meeting. Among the floral tributes
was a chair covered with flowers, donated
by the Rush county bar, and a record book
by the Decatur county bar. covered with
white immortelles emblematic of the fact
that his record as a Judge was pure. Mem
bers of the Shelby Johnson and Bartholo-
NEW bars were present. also Judges Black
and Henley, of the Appellate Court, ex-
Judge F. e. Gavin and Attorney General
KeIcham.
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Brownson inspecting war ships.

LONDON, March 2.-Commander Willard
II. BrOwnson, U. S. N, who is visiting Eu-
rope in the interest of the United States
Navy Department has started for France
TO inspect the ships which are being built
at the Laseyne opposite Toulon on the
Mediterranean for Brazil, concerning which
vessels negotiations have been proceeding.
Commander Brownson, previous to leaving
Tor France. spent two days inspecting the
Admiral Abrouall, purchased by the United
States government from Brazil at the same
time as the Amazonas. and some torpedo
craft at Ellswick and elsewhere. Command
er Brownscn is understood TO have been
highly pleased with the Abrouall. though the
United States authorities may decide to
change some details of her plans before she
is completed. 1t will be impossible. how
ever. 10 complete her for some time 10 come
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EIKHART. Ind, March H.-The trial of
County Commissioners Charles VALLEY and
Edward Kinnison for bribery came TO a
sudden, though not unexpected, end to-day.
the judge ordering the jury to return a
verdict of acquittal. Ex-County Treasurer
w. II. Holdeman. who on Saturday was
convicted of failing to turn over to his sue
cessor $2S,0 of county funds. filed informa-
ticn with TIE grand jury to the effect that
the commissioners allowed a bill of $3.50 on
bis agreement to rebate $50. When the case
was called to-day l1oldeman, on the advice
of his attorney, E. IA. Dausman refused to
testify, and Judge Wilson sentenced him to
3. hve-day Imprisonment for contempt of
court. AS he was already prisoner, it
made little difference Dausman also re-
fused to testify, and he was fined $50 and
sentenced to twenty days Imprisonment.
1t is believed the judge will not enforce
the penalty. Mr.. VALLEY is an old and prom
inert furniture dealer here and Mr.. Kinni-
is a farmer. Both are serving their
second terms, and are Republicans.
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Boys Artillery Company.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ind, March 21.-A num-
Der of the boys of this place concluded that
their country would need their services in
the near future, so they organized light
artillery company and elected their officers,
Thomas Vernon Ludlow being chosen cap
tain. Fay Coleman first lieutenant, Fred
erick Robbins bugler. They wrote to Gov
Mount endeaVoring to secure a cannon,
sword, bugle and artillery tactics. The re-
ply is follows:
Your letter with reference to the forma-
ton of a light artillery company at your
place has been received. and the same haY-
ing been referred to the Governor, he directs
me to inform you that the State has not in
its possession any unused cannon or other
artillery paraphernalia such as you suggest.
If there were such equipment available the
Governor would be very glad to encourage
the splendid spirit of patriotism you have
manifested, and he directs me to acknowl-
edge his heartfelt gratitude for your loyalty
to the American flag.
"CHAS. e. WILSON"
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LAWLESSNESS In ALASKA.
Road Leading to and Over White Pass
in Control of ROwdies.

WASHINGTON. March 21.-Information
has reached the War Department that the
rowdy element of Alaska has seized Ben
nett's road, leading to and over White pass
and have placed the country in state Of
terror. Instructions were telegraphed to-
day to General Merriam, commanding the
Department of the Columbia at Vancouver,
WASH to order the infantry garrison at
Skaguay to take proper steps for the pro-
lection of persons and property in the dis
turbed region, regardless of the expense at
tending such q movement of TROOPS.
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NEW YORK, March 21.-The Herald to-
morrow will say: One hundred and thirty
men will leave the receiving ship Vermont
at the Brooklyn navy yard to-day for
Philadelphia. The draft will include
two chief petty officers about thir-
ty seamen and the rest apprentices.
The men will be assigned to the
cruisers Minneapolis and Columbia and the
monitor Miantonomah, lying at the League
Island navy yard. Orders were received
from Washington to send the draft away
on Monday morning, but later the depart
ment wired to postpone the departure a
day. There will be left still on the Vermont
a crew for the Dolphin and about forty ap-
prentices from the Essex.
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DIR. GatIing's Big Gun.

CLEVELAND, o., March 21.-Dr. Calling
has received word that General Miles will
be in Cleveland March go to witness the last
process before boring and rifiing in the big
steel coast defense rifle cast in one piece.
The members of the army ordnance board
have been notified. and some of them will
undoubtedly be present.
The Brown Hosting and Conveying Com
pany and the Walker Company of this city
are two of the fourteen successful bidders
for the sixty disappearing gun carriages
ordered for coast fortifications. The Cleve-
land City Forge and Iron Company will
make the forgings. The carriages will
mount guns ranging in caliber from eight to
twelve inches.
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Revenue Cutters May He Utilized.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March H.-John w.
Collins, engineer-in-chief of the revenue
cutter service, who is on a tour of inspec
ton, arrived in Milwaukee to-day Mr.. Col
Inns left Washington last Wednesday. At
Cleveland he inspected the work done on
the cutters Algonquin and Onondaga, which
Mr. Collins says could be put in fighting
trim and into service inside of a month.
II believe the Maine was blown up by an
external force and that force was a mine"
said Mr.. Collins. While here he will inspect
the machinery of the Gresham and also
look over the cutter in general Should war
break out Mr. Collins said the Gresham
would be ordered to the coast Immediately
where she would make one of the best tor
pedo deStroyers in possession of the gov
eminent. In all the government has ff-
teen of these boats and for guarding the
coast and destroying torpedoes they would
be a valuable addition TO the navy in active
commission. He thought that ;hirty-six
hours would put them on the coast in shape
Tor engaging in active work Six of them
are of the same style as the Gresham.
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WATERFOWL, Mass, March 21.-The
United States arsenal tonight was run I'M
der a night force for the first time since
the recent orders. Tomorrow morning two
Finch and three 10-inch barbette carriages,
making ten carloads, will be shipped to
Puget sound. The Pinch disappearing car
risge will be taken apart tomorrow and
placed on cars to go at once to San Fran
cisco. The Hobbs 5-inch single forging gun
and balance pillar carriage will be shipped
Immediately afterward to Sandy Hook for
firal test. The plant is short of material,
and orders to rush iron and steel castings
have been sent to Pittsburg and other
points from which shipments are expected.
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For 100000 Sets of Harness.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, March 21.-An order
for leather sufficient to make 100000 sets of
artillery harness has been received by the
w. W. Mooney & Sons tannery, of Column
bus. 1t is understood that the order comes
from an Eastern United States contractor
who is working for the government. The
order calls for the best finished harness
leather. With four horses to each piece of
artillery, this will mean $1,000 full sets of
harness. Mooney & Sons are the largest
tanners of harness leather in the world. The
reputation of their leather is known every
where Their exhibit at the worlds fair
won the first prize. There were never as
many workmen employed at the tannery as
M
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Castle Island Closed.

BOSTON, Mass, March 21.-After being
open to the public for more than five years
for recreation purposes, Castle island, in
Boston harbor, was closed this morning.
Orders from Washington to this effect have
been expected ever since the work of hand
More than a score of men have been at
work painting torpedo shells and getting
ready the wiring and other necessary pre-
liminaries to laying them in position in
the harbor, if necessary, and visitors in
terfered with the work.
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william Fash Breaks Jail.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART. Ind, March 21.-William
Fash, aged fifteen, was one of three Elk
hart boys who were sentenced at Auburn
one day last week to the State Reform
School. He escaped from Jail, and it is just
learned made his way to Elkhart disguised
as a negro. He blackened his face and pro-
vided himself with an improvised wig.
Though succeeding in evading the police,
who were warned to look out for him, he
on Saturday night sent by express from
this city the keys to the Jail, and sheriff
Stroh has no doubt received them by this
time. He had stolen the keys in order to
effect his escaDe
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MINNEAPOLIS, March 21.-Dr. Elizabeth
s. Dalbey-Norred is dead. She was born in
Wells county, Indiana Oct. IA, 1S43. Nov.
16, 1865, she was married to Or. Charles
Norred, a surgeon in the Seventeen Illinois
Cavalry. In 1881 she was graduated from
the Women's Medical College of Chicago.
Her standing in the profession was repre-
scented by membership in the Illinois State
lucky Tristate Medical Societies, the Amer
lean Medical Society, the Society of Ply
Sicians and Surgeons, Minneapolis, Henne-
pin County Medical Society and the Minnie
sofa Medical Society. She was also con-
nected with various hospitals and church
work. The remains will be taken to Elk
hart ILL.,, for burial.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, March 21.-The Of
fetal returns in the Democratic county pri-
mary gives Frank G1essner the nomination
over Armine T. Chueden by a plurality of
nine, and shows the defeat of b. S. Sutton
for representative by Adam May By close
to six hundred. 1t is charged that in one
precinct twenty-seVen men are willing TO
make oath that they voted for Sutton and
yet he was only counted ten in that pre-
cinct. In this township the open charge is
made that several Republicans were allowed
to vote and one man voted in three differ
ent precincts. 1t is possible that several OF
the nominations will be contested.
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NEW YORK, March 21.-At the Brooklyn
navy yard to-day orders were expected from
Washington with reference to the action of
the Navy Department on the report OF Ma
val Constructor Bowles, Captain Swift and
Commander Sperry as to the changes neces-
sary in the yacht Mayhower. recently pur-
chased by the government. II the plans
are approved by the department it is ex-
pected that the work will proceed imme-
diately. 1t is understood generally that the
changes will be few and will consist for the
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Organized Against Outlaws.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEEEERSONVILLE Ind March

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE Ind. March 2l-
Owen township, this county, is becoming IA
formidable rival of Ripley county for out
lawry. For, months past barns have been
burned. houses and stables robbed, insult
ing letters sent to prominent people and
depredations of every description commit
ted. The residents became desperate, meet
ings were held and steps taken to discover
the perpetrators. To-day articles of incorpo-
ration of the Eastern Clark County Indiana
Detective Association were filed. The articles
set forth that the association is formed for
the purpose of apprehending horse thieves
incendiaTies, persons guilty Of other felo-
MES, and for the mutual protection and in
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Thomas ID. Cotton.
the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Ind, March H-Thomas
D. Cotton, aged forty-six, an old and highly
respected citizen died at his home in this
city at an early hour this morning of gan
creme in his foot. He was member of the
Nineteenth Kentucky Volunteers and be-
longed to the George H. Thomas Post, G..
A. R., of Indianapolis. He was an assist
both Samuel Hanway and w. G. WATSON,
the former being treasurer twenty years
ago. For the past four years Mr.. Cotton
has been acting as special travelling agent
for the Acme Remedy Company, of this city.
He leaves q wife. three daughters and son.
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most part in strengthening vital points and
placing a light armament on the yacht.
The final test of the timber dry dock
which was to have been made to-day has
been postponed for one week. The tugs
Traffic and Narkeeta were busy again to-
day taking stores and ammunition to Fort
Lafayette from which place it is said they
will be taken to Newport and Boston. There
was the usual activity about the ordnance
department. The dispatch boat Dolphin
will be ready to go into commission again
on Thursday
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demnity against such acts. The names of
twenty-eight of the most prominent farm
ers of the county are given as incorpora-
tors.
A petition was filed and allowed by the
County Commissioners. fixing a reward of
Sl00 for the arrest and conviction of horse
thieves, incendiares and other felons oper-
ating In Owen township. Constabes w l..
Moss and w. r. Shrader were appointed de-
tectives by the commissioners.
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BOSTON, Mass, March 21.-The United
States steamship Lancaster was warped out
of dry dock to-day and fastened to one of
the naVy-yard wharfs, where she will re-
main until further orders from Washington
The Navy Department, it is understood, has
no immediate use for her, and she may
main at the yards for some time after her
repairs are fully completed, which will not
be until about the first of next month.