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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-16
Publishers, Notes.


The Great Commanders series, published
by Appleton & Co. and edited by James
Grant Wilson is to be reinforced presently
by the life of Gen. w. 7. Sherman, written
by Gen. M. f. Force.
j. NJ. Bowles, Boston, announces the early
publication of a volume by Arthur w Dow
on art composition. While the book is de-
signed primarily for the use of teachers
so large a part of it is given to the com
posing of landscape, of book illustrations
and of patterns as to make it most valuable
to all art students.
A book of more than ordinary interest on
a subject hitherto largely relegated to the
vaguely ignorant or the charlatan is 1.-The
Bases of Mystic Knowledge" which has
been translated from the French by Sara
Carr Upton, and which is to be issued in
this country by Charles Scribner's Sons In
this work the subject of mysticism has for
the first time been treated from scientific
and psychological point of view, and be-
sides being a dignified and able treatise on
what is really vital and enduring in this
subject, it supplies authoritative critique
of a knowledge acquired through mystic eX-
perience
1.-The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll"
by his nephew, S. d. Collingwood, with one
hundred Illustrations, many of them from
photographs by Carroll himself, will be pub
lished by the Century Company on Feb. 4.
Other books to be issued simultaneously by
the same house are The Maine' a per-
sonal narrative of the destruction of the
battle ship, by her commander, Capt.
Charles d. Sigsbee. United States navy;
Campaigning in Cuba" the story of the
capture of Santiago, by George KEENAN,,
author of Siberia and the Exile SYSTEM"
THE Two Standards" by the Rev DR.. Will
liam Barry; a striking romance by the
thor of THE New Antigone," and Prince
Little Boy and Other Tales from Fairy
Land" a new edition of a popular book for
children, by DR.. S. Weir Mitchell.
Maj. Gen. Nelson A Miles in his intro
duction to "Harper's Pictorial History of
the War with Spain says: 1T would be
difficult to select a more brilliant corps of
gifted artists and correspondents than have
contributed to these pages. Each went with
a commander the bridge or with a leader
in the front rank, and into the heat of action
with heroic valor. never flinching from dam
ger when duty called The events of this
war passed in rapid succession and the
actions were separated by worldwide dis
tances, but the publishers of this history
never failed to have the right artist and
an able correspondent on the field. The re-
suit is a graphic description and a beautiful
picture of each event as it actually tran
spired. These, combined with the Official re-
ports of the events, serve to furnish a most
excellent pictorial history of the war with
Spain, a record that must have perma-
nent value not less priced by future genera
lions than our own.
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CRUSH AT PLYMOUTH CHURCH
BrOOkIynites Anxious to Hear the
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-There was an
actual crush before the opening of the doors
of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, this morn
ing of people determined to hear Rev. DR..
Newell Dwight Hills, formerly of Chicago,
deliver his first Sunday sermon in the edi-
flee. The gathering in its different phases
brought forcibly to mind the days of Henry
Ward Beecher, and DR.. Hilliss more ar
dent friends were delighted beyond express
sion. When Dr. Lyman Abbott, the retir
ing pastor, opened the services at 1880
o'clock every pew and gallery seat was filled
and the extra chairs in the lower aisles
We're as eagerly taken People stood five and
six deep in the rear aisles, and there was
line of listeners standing along the walls of
the spacious side aisles. 1t was probably
the largest attendance since the Beecher
period DR.. Hills occupied seat on the
platform to the right of DR. Abbott, and
Rev DR. Henry M. Field was on the latter's
left DR.. Hills listened to intently.
He seemed perfectly at ease, and spoke so
distinctly that every person in the church
heard him. His theme was Jesus Christ
the Supreme Example of Genius in the
Realm of Intellect
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The Son of PersIition.

Since the appearance of sBen-Hur'' there
have been many stories written dealing
with the time and people of Christ. But
there has been none which has so unusual
a plot or such an unexpected way of treat
ing matters as Dr. William A. Hammond
1.-The Son of Perdition. Judas, the be-
trayer of Christ, is made the central figure
of the story. and from DR.. Hammond's
style the reader at times cannot help feel
ing sorry for poor Judas. In the story
Judas is said to have been a Syrian by
birth. and to have been endowed of Satan
with mysterious hypnotic powers which en-
abed him to bend people to his will. In
this way he becomes an officer in the
court OF POntiuS Plate. Here he falls in
love with a Jewish maiden-Salome. In
fact, Judas is falling into and out of love
all through the book, when he is not de-
ceiving some woman outright. Judas be-
comes a naturalized Jew to win Saome
then adopts the Christian faith i'm order to
as he hopes, make his power over men
mixture of chvalry, charity, intrigue and
meanness. The unexpected part of the
story is where the author makes Judas fall
In love with Mary Magdalene. So deeply
in love is he that ne imagines her great
Christian faith is merely an alteration of
Jesus. Then, through a jealous plan to
to the high priests, and the crucifixion fol-
lows. TO one of strictly orthodox faith this
familiar. everyday way of explaining this
side of the great tragedy seems almost sac
rileglous, yet when one reads the story and
sees the reverence with which the character
and actions of the Savior are touched upon
II rather loses this phase. After the be-
trayal Of the Master, Judas sees his crime in
all its monstroSity and repents, then hangs
himself. DR.. Hammond has certainly ham
died the character of Judas in a forceful
way, and has surrounded him with an air of
mystery that makes the reader desire to fin
ish the book. Herbert S. Stone & Co., Chi
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QUAY is CONFIDENT.
So Certain of Election that He Will
Go FfEhing for a Month.

HARRISBURG Pa, JAN 15.-This was an
off day with the legislators and politicians
gathered at the state capital to take part
in the big contest for United States senator.
The candidates and their managers went
nome to spend Sunday, and will not return
Until tomorrow. Chairman Elkin, of the
state Republican committee. is here in the
interest of Senator Quay, and -. A. Van
ValkenbeTg, of the Business Mems League,
is looking after the anti-Quay forces. The
headquarters of the two factions were closed
to-day, and no effort was made by either
side to make votes.
Mr.. Elkin said tonight he had every rea-
son TO believe that Senator Quay would be
reelected. Mr.. Van Valkenberg said just
the reverse. He claims not break has been
made in the anti-Quay lines, and predicts
Mr.. Quay will fall twenty-five short of a
majority in the House on Tuesday. Sen
ator Quay's thicd defeat will follow on
Wednesday," Mr. Van Valkenberg said,
when on joint ballot there will be major
ity against him 700 large for him to over
come. His managers know that he cannot
win, and are only playing for position and
looking for market
Senator Quay's friends declare he is 50
confident of his reelection that he will start
next Thursday for months fishing at St.
Lucia, Fla. Senator Vest, of Missouri, and
DIR. l.. Webster Fox, of Philadelphia, will
go with him. There are less than a score OF
legislators here tonight and none is GER
tain as to the outcome of the contest On
the surface the result is very much I'm doubt
and neither faction is over confident as 10
how the fight will end
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THE sCoTTsBURG LYNCHING.
Judge New Says 1t Was Murder, and
the Perpctrators VIII Be Punished.

Judge New says IL was MurueFs anu
the Perpetrators Will Be Punished.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 15.-The Courier-Jour-
nal says: Judge Willard New, of the judicial
district composed of the counties of Jen-
nings Ripley and Scott, was in Jefferson
vile yesterday presiding as a special judge
in the Clark Circuit Court. In two counties
of Judge News district, Ripley and Scott,
the only lynchings in Indiana in recent
years have taken place. A little over year
ago five men were dragged from the Jail at
Versailles and suspended from tree, and
on Dec "a last Marion Tyler was hanged in
the courtyard at Scottsburg. The investi-
cation of the Scottsburg affair, character
lied by Judge New as nothing more or less
than a murder, is now in progress. The
perpetrators of the Versailles hanging, al
though investigated, were never punished
II am positive that the men who murdered
Marion Tyler will be given the laws limit"
said Judge New yesterday afternoon to
reporter for the Courner-Journal. 1.-The
grand jury is earnestly at work. l am GER
tain that we have had men in the grand
jury room who assisted in lynching Tyler.
The returning of indictments is an abso-
lutely certainty | am determined that the
lynchers shall suffer. l will not rest until
this is done. Scott county must not rest
under the disgrace without bringing to JUS
tice the villains who killed Tyler. Tine grand
Attorney General Taylor will be on hand to
assist in the examination of witnesses.
The appearance before the grand jury of
several women, who were asked concerning
the whereabouts of their husbands on the
night of Dec. "a, brought out no facts. An
otner woman was questioned regarding a
letter that had been sent to the grand jury
representing that she had fed three men,
bers of the mob. She denied that she had
done anything of the kind. One of the
most important witnesses sought by the
grand jury has disappeared. On the night
of the lynching Alien Cole was an occupant
of a cell adjoining that of Tyler. Christmas
day he was released. He went to Henry
vile. Cole had seen and recognized some of
the lynching party. Fear was expressed by
him that the mob might hang MIN. Cole
appeared to be on the verge of nervous col
lapse and has disappeared. His friends do
not know what has become of him.
The statement sent out in dispatches that
Attorney General Taylor was in possession
of the names of at least thirty men who
were in the mob. Judge New says is UNI
true. Who they are is not absolutely known,
and less than dozen men are strongly sus-
pected of having participated in the lynch
ing of Tyler. The ground for suspecting
them arises from the fact that they are re-
lated in one way or another to Mrs. Tyler
who was shot down by her husband
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COSTLY FREIGHT WRECK
ONE LOCOMOTIVE BLOWN UP AND
ANOTHER DESTROYED.
Thirteen Cars Smashed and Contents
Ruined-Mad Flight to Death OF
Grip-Crazed Man.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. ia costly
freight wreck took place early this morning
about two miles west of this city on the In
dianapolis division of the Panhandle Rail-
road. Train No. 81, west bound, and train
No. & east bound, collided. The boiler of
the west bound engine exploded, the other
was ruined and thirteen loaded cars
wrecked. Nobody was injured. The cause
of the wreck was an oversight on the part
of the crew of the west-bound train, which
should have gone on the siding near the
scene of the accident, but instead went on.
The west-bound train had nearly stopped
when the collision took place, but the east
bound train was going thirty miles an hour.
No. 81 was in charge of Conductor Bossel-
man and Engineer Kuckler, and No. 81 in
charge of Conductor Frank Doll and En-
gineer Ed Fitzgerald. The wreckage caught
fire and assistance was asked from the fire
department of the city. steam engine
was sent out, which drew water from
nearby creek and did some good in extin-
gushing the flames. OF the thirteen cars
wrecked two belonged to the west-bound
train and eleven to the east bound. The
contents consisted of cotton, Dishes tea ket-
ties, rope and an almost innumerable num-
Der of small articles of merchandise. Work
was commenced as soon as possible in clear
ing up the wreckage. Meantime trains were
detoured to Hagerstown from Cambridge
City and brought into Richmond in that
way. The officers of the Richmond division
visited the scene of the wreck, and General
Superintendent Miller was also on the
ground. Trainmaster Greenen, of the In
dianapolis division, had charge of clearing
up the wreck. He made conservative esti-
mate of the loss at from $4,000 to $4,000.
Probably two-thirds of this fell upon the
company's equipment, and the rest was on
merchandise
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-16
FORTUNE IN OIL WELL.
New Gusher Yields $3.50 Worth of Pc
trOIeum Daily.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. 15-The
striking of the big oil we'll in Washington
township is creating intense excitement
among the oil fraternity Never within the
history of the Indiana field has such a tre-
mendous gusher been drilled in this section
Oil leasers are focking in and swapping up
all the available territory, and it begins to
look if Blackford county is to furnish a
new Eldorado in the Indiana field. The we'll
is estimated by conservative oil men at 1905
per day. 1t is undoubtedly the best ever
tapped in the State, and the long-looked
and much-talked-about Indiana lake of
crude petroleum is at last believed to have
been discovered At the present price of
crude oil the well is earning it's owner $3.50
a day, or $3.50 week. If the flow con-
tinues it will earn $147,GOO month"; or ST.
$4,000 a year. OF this the owner of the
farm will receive one-eighth. The we'll is
located in Section 49, Washington township,
Blackford county, northeast of this city 1t
was originally the old Storms farm, after
the Bird lease, and is owned by Au-
ditor ST Powell, of Logansport and George
Shirley. The Powell & Shirley lease con-
sists of seventy-nine acres The Phoenix
Oil Company has a well going down on the
adjoining eighty acres, owned by Joseph
Futrell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-16
RIGHT-OF-WAY WAR.
Fight Between Two Railways Over a
switch Across Disputed Territory.

WHEELING. w. Va, jan 15-The
Wheeling & Lake Erie and the Cleveland.
Lorain & Wheeling Railroads are engaged
in a right-of-way war over the river at
Martins Ferry. Last week the first round
was fought and resulted in the Wheeling
& Lake Erie getting in it's switch in the
disputed territory and across the tracks or
the other road. This work was done in the
night. Since then the Wheeling has had
an engine standing across the new track
This afternoon. however, the engine was
sent away for fresh supply of water. and
at once the Cleveland Lorain & Wheeling
had force of men tear up the newly-laid
tracks of the Wheeling, and establish its
own blockade at the disputed point In
addition a Wheeling a Lake Erie car was
shot over a switch into the Ohio river.
which is now at a high stage. and the car is
entirely submerged. Two Cleveland. Lorain
e Wheeling cars were derailed and badly
damaged. The afternoons work was wit
messed by a large anG interested crowd.
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Mr.. James Otis has an established repu-
tation a writer of good stories for young
people. His stories are nearly all founded
on fact or deal with incidents of the revo-
lutionary war period in such a realistic way
that they seem to be historical. Three new
stories by him have just been added to the
Young Patriot" series. "A Traitors
Escape" is story of the attempt to seize
Benedict Arnold after he had fed to New
York. and describes the subject exactly. II
is a story of thrilling adventure in which
two boys play prominent part. "A Tory
Plot" is laid in the city of New York in
the year 1776, and gives the details of the
crime originated BY Governor Iryon to cap
ture or murder Washington. 1T is an en-
tertaining story, well told and following
historical lines. Sarah billiards. Ride" is
a tale of the Carolinas in 1880, and gives in
detail some of the doingS of the so-Called
mountain men. who struggled long and
finally successfully against the Kings
troops. As in the other stories, there are
boy heroes, and it is through their adven-
lures that the particulars of Sarah billiards.
famous ride are told. The battle of Kings
Mountain figures as an incident. with
Warren at Bunker Hill" Opers on the day
after the fight at Lexington and Concord
with a quaint description of home life in
Boston town; introduces the reader into
General Warren at home; gives boys de-
scription of the battle of Bunker HILL and
winds up with the siege of Boston. 1t is an
entertaining and instructive story for young
people. All of the foregoing are illustrated
and are published by A. l.. Burt New York.
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Indiana Notes.

Frankton, which suffered from dsas-
trous fire recently, has decided to put in
water works and have a paid fire depart
ment.
Raymond Robbins, of Richmond, has
taken out a patent on an improved harp.
He has interested others in his invention
and arrangements are being made to manu-
facture the instrument.
Stephen Todd of Toledo, o., has taken
long lease on the New Lindel Hotel, Ko-
komo, and get possession this week. Mr..
Todd was for a number of years cashier of
the Palmer House, Chicago.
Heavy stone, to the amount of fifteen car
loads. fell yesterday from the walls of the
first deep cut up the inclined plane across
the railroad tracks at Madison, delaying the
departure of the o'clock evening excursion
train.
An attempt is being made to secure head
stones for the graves of two revolutionary
soldiers buried in Wayne county. One Of
them is Benjamin Bishop, who died In 1852
ard the other is Nimrod Jester, who died
in 1853.
An Epworth League rally participated in
BY the leaguerS of Winchester, Lynn, Foun-
tain City, Williamsburg, Hagerstown and
Trenton was held at Fountain City last
week. Among those who participated in the
programme were Rev. w. T.. Crosse Rich
mond; Rev. II. IL. Crampton Trenton; Rev
j. S. Cain, Winchester; Mrs. Anna Sand
ridge. Cincinnati; Miss Mary Monks Win
chester; Mrs. J. Z. Chamness, Fountain
City.
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DIR. DIXON DISAPPOINTED.
His Reasons for Leaving the Christian
Union and RejOining Baptists.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Rev Thomas
Dixon jr.. who for four years past has
been preaching to the Peoples Church.
Christian Union denominational church,
whose Sunday meetings have been held at
the Academy of Music and the Grand opera
House, read to his congregation to-day his
resignation. DR.. Dixon will continue to
preach during this month and February.
His resignation will take place on March l.
In his letter of resignation Dr. Dixon said
that the results of his work had been dis
appointing: that ne had not been able to
raise sufficient money to meet expenses. and
that he had been disillusionized as 10 the
idea of organic Christian union" He has
determined, therefore, 70 resume his posi-
ing the past four years. Or. Dixon's letter
reads. everything / have said as pastor of
the Peoples Church l could have said in a
Baptists pulpit with equal propriety and
greater force -
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A Merchant PoIiceman's Record.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan. 15.-Night Po-
liceman James Sullivan. of this city claims
the honor of being the champion of Amer
lea and challenges any night policeman
in the world to equal his record for contin-
uous service. For over eight years, or 3,OOS
nights, he has patrolled the streets of Val
paradise in all kinds of weather. without be-
ing Off duty a single night from any cause
For more than eighteen years since Ocr. 49,
1880, he has been doing duty as merchant
policeman, and N all that time mas rot
lost a single night from sickness. and only
four from any cause. He has been on duty
a total of 665S nights out of a possible $685.
each night putting in eleven hours, going
on duty at 1880 p. m. and being relieved at
$3.50 q. m.
He laid off two nights in May. 1881, en- the
advice of his physician. because of being
struck over the head with a billiard cue
while making an arrest. Oct II, 1885. after
having been on duty 1,612 nights continuous
ly, he accompanied a party of hunters to
the kankakee marsh being absent one
night. The third and last time he was
off duty night was five years later, Oct.
10, 1890, when he celebrated his tenth ami
Versary on the police force by spending the
night on the kankakee. Mr.. Sullivan is
a native of New England and is nearly
sixty years old
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control of himself, and a temper having it's
full share of Irish pugnacity got the better
of him.
Eagan entered the volunteer army from
Washington Territory. He was mustered
out in 1865 after three years of service, but
he had become enamored OF army life and
in 1866 enlisted in the regular service. He
was assigned to the Ninth Infantry as sec
ond lieutenant. He was made first lieu
tenant in 1859 He served against the In
dams in the lava beds Of California in 1873,
and later was brevetted a captain for gal
liant service in action in that campaign. He
became a captain in the commissary de-
partment in 1874, and since then has had
long and successful career in that branch
of the service, rising step by step to the
rank of brigadier general. He served much
of the time in the far West and in various
campaigns against the Indians, and he is
proud Of his ability to manage commits
Sary.
In an interview he says: 81 was forced
by the prominence of the person making
these serious charges against me to defend
myself, but as l have answered General
Miles's charges it is up to him. and ] am
waiting to hear what he has to say. That
matter was put up to him as fairly and
squarely anything could be done. He
started it, and / was driven into making
reply. / am not prepared to say whether the
matter will rest where it now is, so far as
l am concerned. My friends may think |
have said enough, but at the same time |
have the right of action in the civil courts
The evidence presented shows that there
was no such thing as embalmed beef. and
DR.. Daily did not say 1t was embalmed, but
said it presented a rather sickening appear
ance and appeared to be embamed.
THE charges of starvation trumped up
by certain newspapers are untrue There
were hungry men in the hospitals suffering
with typhoid fever who were not given food
because it would have been criminal to do
so. There are Northumberland cases
where women out of the goodness of their
hearts gave the patients food and caused
their death. If / am not mistaken the time
has arrived when there will be a revolution
in what is called the liberty of the press
Certain newspapers surrepttiously obtained
information and printed 1t which gave aid
and comfort to the enemy. In the shape of
information which was of value to the
enemy. For this they could be indicted
and sent to the penitentiary for treason