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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-25
COghIan in Trouble Before.

New York Special to Kansas City Star.
Captain Coghlan has been noted in the
navy for his f~ranknesS Of comment. On
one occasion his criticism of public affairs
brought him into trouble with the Depart
ment. The secretary of the navy. in 1880.
issued an order under which a court-martial
convened at the Mare-island navy yard
March Is of that year for the trial of the
commander on two charges-one Of con-
duet prejudicial to good order and naval
discipline and the other for violation of
the naval regulations.
The specification referred to a letter
written by command Coghlan to the edi-
tor of the Vallejo Chronicle criticising the
administration Of naval affairs in general
and that of the Mare island in particular.
Captain Philip, now rear admiral, was a
member of the court which tried Com
mander Coghlan- Commander Coghlan
pleaded not guilty 10 the charges. The
civilian witnesses refused to testify and the
court acquitted the officer who was designed
to play such a gallant part in the battle
of Manila bay. Secretary Tracy approved
the findings of the court.
In anticipation OF mis- acquittal, Com
mander Coghlan requested the secretary TO
| restore him TO the of the Mo-
hican. from which he had been detached.
but the naval register shows that his de-
achment in February, 1890. stood The duty
10 which Commander COghlan was next as
signed was that of inspector of ordnance
at the League-island navy yard, in January.
1891, and he was later given duty as in
spector Of the Eighth lighthouse district.
His next sea duty was as the commander
OF the Raleigh.
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Comment on the Lynchines and In
c~endinrism at Palmetto.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 4-No crime in
recent years, such as the burning OF Pal
metto by incendiaries, the lynching a
month later of four negroes by the whites
of that little town in retaliation for the
destruction of Palmetto. to be followed
ten days ago by the murder OF Alfred Gran
ford. and the assault on his wife In the
same ocahty for which the negro. Sam
Hose, was burned at the stake yesterday,
have so stirred the people Of Georgia and
the South as the series OF events, which Is
believed to have reached Its elimination.
The discussion. of the crimes and the
remedy for the lavlessness has reached all
circles, and the question of protection for
the white women in the sparsely settled
farming districts is the topic Of the day.
Vie Atlanta Constitution devotes a page
TO opinions as to how proper protection can
be accorded to the women Of the country.
OF the matter Governor Gambler has this
TO say: THE question of protection to wom-
en- and homes in the country is one OF deep
Importance. and which weighs upon my
heart 1 think the wisest plan for protec-
ton will be for the Legislature to take up
the matter and provide a sufficient state
militia and funds to be expended for a
patrol in the country districts"
Former Governor William j.. Northen ex-
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WARMER TO-DAY.
Partly Cloudy and Variable
Winds Predicted for Indiana.

WASHINGTON, April "A, s p. m.-Fore-
cast for twenty-four hours:
For followed by fair Tues
day. Wednesday fair: variable winds.
For fundamentally cloudy and warmer
Tuesday; variable winds. Wednesday fair.
For Illirois-Fair Tuesday, with warmer
In southern and eastern portions; variable
winds. Wednesday fair.
Weather Conditions and General Forecast
The rain area which covered the middle
and upper Mississippi and lower Ohio val
ieys and east gulf States Sunday, has ad-
vanced to the Allegheny mountains. Rain
has also fallen in the Pacific coast States
and over the middle and northern plateau
region. In the North Atlantic States and
from the Mississippi river TO the Rocky
mountains fair weather has prevailed. with
the temperature above the seasonal aver
age During the next twenty-four hours the
rain area will extend eastward. giving local
showers in the Atlantic coast States from
New York TO the Carolinas. In the Ohio
valley showers will be followed by fair and
warmer weather. Fair weather will prevail
in the gulf States and the Mississippi valley
and thence to the Rock mountains. Along
the Atlantic coast south to east winds will
prevail. with possibly squalls along the
middle and south Atlantic coast.
The lower Mississippi will remain nearly
stationary from vicksburg southwark with
a falling tendency. The Missouri is above
the danger line at Omaha and Kansas City.
II will fall slowly at Omaha, but will con-
tinue TO rise at Kansas City for another
day or two. This rise has reached 81. Louis.
where there has been an increase of six
feet since Saturday and Il will begin to ap-
pear at Cairo curing to-day.
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Indiana

WINCHESTER, Ind, April 24.-Mrs. Me-
lissa Hiatt. of this city, died here to-day
four. She had resided near this city all
her life. She is the mother Of Miss Blanch
Hiatt. one of the leading teachers in the
schools here, and Clyde Hiatt. Miss Grace
Hiatt, a teacher near Union City, is an
other daughter and she leaves a younger
son and daughter who are pupils in the
city schools.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, April A.-Had
lave lived until May 81 she and her husband,
Solomon Bierley. would have celebrated
their SEVENTEEN wedding anniversary. Mrs.
Bierley died yesterday at the age of eighty
lucky, and has lived the greater part of her
life in this county.
.VINCENNES. Ind. April A.-Mrs. Caro-
line Frances Weems. wife of James p. l.
pectedly of heart disease last night. She
was the youngest lighter OF the ate John
M~cDougali, the first Governor of California.
She was born In Indianapolis, where she
received a college education.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. April 24.-John r.
Toll. aged eighty, died at his residence In
this city Sunday. He was born in Ken
vile for nearly a half century. He leaves
a wife and several grown children
AUBURN, Ind, April 24.-Isaac d. Daily,
a pioneer Of Butler, this county, and a
veteran of the civil war. died yesterday.
He had undergone an operation at Ann
Arbor for hernia and the shock was more
than he could stand.
ELWOOD, Ind, April 24-Ex-County
COMMISSIONS Elmer Wight, living south OF
this city, died last night of softening of the
brain at the age of seventy-three. He was
a prominent Mason and leaves four sons
and three daughters.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. April 24-Phebe
Ann Scott, the widow of the late Robert
Scott, died at home. in this city, to-day,
aged seventy-Seven years.
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hand 20 give his words force. said to the
messenger:
"Te them that the muscles In my legs
are not trained TO running; tell them that
] have stood the fire and heard the whistle
OF the mfnnies from a thousand Yankee
rifles and 1 am not frightened by this
crowd"
Major Thomas was not molested. Then.
with tie understanding that Lige Strick-
land was TO be delivered TO the jailor at
Fairburn, Major Thomas saw the negro he
had pleaded for led off to his death. The
mob took the negro TO a grove near the
home OF Marshal j. J.. Givens, of this place.
and again the moose was adjusted around
his neck. He was hauled of the ground.
but was let Town to allow him to confess.
He refused 10 do so and the lynchers wee
about to haul him up again when the son
Of Marshal Owens came upon the scene and
asked that the lynching not occur so near
his fathers home. The negro was then
taken to the yard in the rear OF DR.. W. s.
cellars home and tied up to a persimmon
tree and left hanging.
A coroner's jury this afternoon held an
inquest at Palmetto and rendered the usual
verdict-death at the hands Of parties I'M
known.
Another mot Is hunting the country for
Albert Sewell. who has been making him.
self obnoxious by remarks concerning the
whites. There is not much prospect of his
capture, however. as he has been out OF
town two days.
Several people in Palmetto say that the
talk Of SeweIl has not proven half so Of
fensive as that Of a negro named Smith,
who has been expressing himself very free
~ - IoN1 - "a -
by the whites. Smith has not been seen
since yesterday, and it is believed that III
has left the neighborhood.
Mrs. Crawford. the victim of Hoses bru-
tally. Is much improved to-day and able to
walk about. She has been confined 10 her
bed for the past ten days. and when word
was sent to her yesterday that she was
wanted at Newman to identify her assailant
she was too i'll to make the journey.
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After Democratic Trustees Scalp.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, April PA petition
signed by Benton Lang and Robt. McFad-
den, representing a mmit OF taxpay-
ers, was filed in the Circuit Court this
morning asking for the removal of Trustee
John Paskins, of Hensley township. The
fling OF such a petition has been expected
for some time. Recently a meeting was held
in the township and a liberal amount sub
scribed to pay for an investigation and to
bring the. case into court. Fourteen causes
for removal are given, covering many al
legged irregularities in the transaction OF
the township business. Among other things
the trustee is charged with having in his
last annual report misrepresented the
townships Indebtedness, placing it at 81
SO. when in reality it was probably twice
that amount. Hensley township, which is
a Democratic stronghold. for years has
been bearing a heavy burden Of taxation.
the rate this year being $3.50. When Paskins
became trustee the township was in debt
and he claims that his predecessor Is re-
sponsible for the greater part of the pres
ent indebtedness. Paskins is one Of the
leading Democrats of the county and at the
last county primary was a candidate for
clerk. He has employed Judge Johnson and
Denfree & Black and will fight the case.
The taxpayers are represented by Miller &
Barnett and Overstreet & Oliver.
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MARRIED FOUR TIMES
THE WOMAN DIR. ID. e. PATTEN SAYS
HAS TRIED TO POISON HIM.
Charlottesville Negro Fatally Beaten
by the Derickson Brothers,
Other State News.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, April 4.-The
news from Terre Haute concerning the
charge made by DR.. B. E. Patten that he
was dying from slow poison, which he
claimed had been administered by his wife,
has created considerable talk here, where
his wife is weil-known. Mrs. Patten was
Mrs. Julia Fletcher, of New Market. and
her friends did all in their power to keep
her from marrying Patten. She had a
friend ID go to Terre Haute and Brazil and
look up the doctors standing and 1t was
found he was well known in police circles
at Brazil and had been fined at one time
for fntoxication. Mrs. Fletcher, however,
went ahead and married him about a year
ago and went from her home In New
Market TO Terre Haute. She lived with him
about six months. when she returned to
New Market and applied for divorce. She
has not lived with Patten since about
Christmas and how she has been able to get
poison into his system during these past
four months that she has not lived with
him Is not explained.
Mrs. Patten has been married four times.
Her maiden name was White. She first
married a Mr.. Monfort. who was killed in
the civil war. Her next husband was
Charles Fletcher. who died. Then she mar
ried Anthony Gorham, of New Market. from
whom she afterwards secured a divorce.
Gorham wanted to have charge of some Of
his wife's property and she would not con-
sent. After she was divorced from Gorham
she took back the name of Fletcher and
married Patten. She is quite wealthy. her
property being valued at over a hundred
thousand dollars. and this charge is re-
garded here as a scheme to get up. a DAM
age suit. Since leaving Patten she has paid
$50 house rent for a house in Terre Haute
and says she had given Patten money to
pay the rent before she left him.
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Indiana Notes.

The Seymour Weekly News plant will be
moved to Shelbyville about May 10 and will
be run as a regular Democratic paper.
The Richmond City Council last night an
nexed suburban territory that adds 1000 TO
the population and s230,0 900 to the tax dupli-
cate.
Sunday night while Mrs. Emma Howgate,
a Franklin school teacher, was at church.
her home was burglariZed of $3.50 and some
postage stamps.
The Christian Alliance has organized a
branch association In Anderson. +. +. Ere
ligh is president: Mrs. II. c.. Couden, vice
president; w. S. Polling. secretary, and Sam
Hanger. treasurer. A state meeting will be
held in Anderson May 8 and 6.
A dispatch was received at Richmond
yesterday from Savannah, announcing that
the Richmond company with the One-hun-
Observation-Disclosures. will arrive home on
May 2, via Cincinnati. from Washington.
Preparations are in progress for a welcome
to the company.
Anderson is preparing to give the return
ing members of Company c, O~ne-hundred
Thursday. Congressman c. L. Henry Is at
the head of a committee that is raising a
fund of $500 for a banquet on Friday night,
at the Hotel Doxey.
Rev. W. H. Grim. pastor of the NJ. f.
Church, delivered the baccaulaureate SER
ington High School,. Sunday night. The mu-
sic for the occasion was under the direction
Of Arthur Lowe, and Mrs. w. B. Harrah
presided at the organ.
The so. 600 damage suit OF Eliza K. Van
Matre against Craven p. Keys was COM
promised in the Muncie Circuit Court yes
terday. The suit was filed in February, 1885.
and the complaint alleges that the defend
ant attempted TO take advantage of the
complainant at his home
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DEWEY WAS READY TO FIGHT.
Friend of the Admiral Says COghla
Didn, Tell All He knew.

Didn't Tell All He Knew.
NEW ORR April PA friend Of Adj
miral Dewey, who was with him on board
the flagship Olympia during his most trying
days before Manila, and who returned TO
New York three months ago. made this
statement this evening regarding Captain
Coghlan's recent u%tterances:
Captain Coshlan. of the cruiser Raleigh.
told only part OF the story of the relations
OF Admiral Dewey to Admiral Won Deid-
erichS at Manila in his speeches at the
Union League and Army and Navy clubs
here. The facts that Coghlan didn't tel
were that Dewey had actually drawn up a
plan of battle to fight the German admiral
and that II was complete in every detail.
Ne preparation was left unfinished, and if
the clash had come Won Deiderichs'S squad
ron would have been as completely ami
hilated as were the ships Of Montijos fleet.
Admiral Dewey and his officers had noted
the terrific effect of the rapid-fire guns on
the Raleigh, Concord and Olympia at the
battle of Manila. 1t was arranged that If
a fight should come the Raleigh should do
the heavy work. Coghlan was to dash at
the German admirals flagship and. riddle
her with rapid-tire guns. The plan was to
with the guns of the Raleigh and the OIym-
pia.
The other American vessels were to at
tack the other German ships. A large loss
OF American life was expected, but Dewey
so laid his plans hat by quick action no
German ship was TO be allowed to escape.
oS|ty CdiI VII al Ills dptdklc
on the plan to be adopted, but the final de-
tails were agreed upon at a conference be-
tween Dewey and Coghlan. This showed
the marvellous attention to details which
characterized Dewey's naval management.
The Yankee rapid-fire guns were to do the
trick.
'Coghlan's spec ,hes here nave made a
sensation. The full details of Won Deider-
ichs's conduct at Manila will come out some
day, and when they do they will startle
the world. Dewey is known to nave been
exasperated several times almost to the
fighting point. Ammunition was ready al
all times and on more than one occasion
orders were actually prepared to have the
men sleep beside the guns.
Il do not think that COghlan will be pun
iShed. His speeches were made in clubs AT
private receptions. Reporters were admit
ted at the Union League club without Cogh-
lan's knowledge and placed behind screens.
His speeches were private matters and not
public in any responsible sense"
The gentleman who made the foregoing
statement will repeat 1T at much greater
length in one of the June magazines and
over his own name. which will convince the
public of the authoritativeness of his utter
anceS.
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SALE OF THE MONON.
Morgan Interests Have . Ma
jOrity Of the Stock.

NEW YORK, April 24-Henry ". Poor.
a minority holder Of the Monon. said to-
day that the sale Of the road had been prac-
tically closed and that he had sold his stock
at figures he did not care to mention. The
Morgan interest, in his judgment. has con-
troll through ownership Of a majority of the
stock. Mr.. Poor had no views to make
public in regard to the plans of the syndi-
cate.
The Times will say tomorrow: 1T has
been denied that Vanderbilt interests are in
the deal, though the Monon is chief of the
systems that compete with the Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago & ST Louis and the
Chesapeake & Ohio, and control OF the
Monon by these interests would vastly. pen-
eft them. If such a deal is effected the
question of control of the Cincinnati, Ham,
ilton & Dayton will be in order. 1t is said
that such a fusion of railroad interests can
not be finally settled until $780,. because OF
necessary legislation TO be had of several
States. but harmony Of action could be had
almost Immediately"
The Chicago, Indianapolis G. Louisville
system has a mileage of 1854 As. 1t runs from
Chicago & Michigan City to Monon and
thence to Indianapolis and Louisville, with
spurs from Swift City and French Lick
Springs. The line has $l0,5 SOC. 0J0 of common
and S., SS3,OO of preferred stock and nearly
$751; 900 of funded debt. The road and its
equipment cost So. SOC. 900.
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BISHOP TURNER CRITICISED.
Accused of influencing the Minds of
Georgia Negroes.

MACON. Ga. April 24-The Telegraph to-
day publishes the following over the sigma
ture of enc OF its reporters, telegraphing
from Griffin, Ga:
Just at this time il would hardly be safe
for Bishop Turner to come to this part OF
the : tate for feeling runs high against him.
on the night Crawford was murdered Turn
err spoke at Sharpsburg. a short distance
from the scene of the crime. 1t was said
his utterances were particularly bitter in
reference to the action of the Palmetto cit
liens in killing four negroes recently he
advised the negroes to stand together. The
congregations mind was infiamed. and the
ing his escape. Matters are not settled yet
in this county between the races 1t is
learned that threats are made by negroes
that they will have revenge. and feeling Is
such that coolheaded citizens are fearing
the results"
Bishop Henry NJ. Turner is the leading
figure I'm the African Methodist Church of
the South. He lives in Atlanta For many
years he has contendod that the negroes
should leave the United States and go to
Africa. 1t is his belief that the negro is
not the equal OF the white man and that
ne cannot hope 10 rise above his present sta
ton In this country.
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NO INAUGURATION.
The ID. II. and the ID. A. r.. Societies
VIII Continue to BE Rivals.

PHILADELPHIA. April A.-The Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution and the Daughters
of the American Revolution will not
unite. and the difference between
these prominent revolutionary societies
will not be healed by amalgama-
ton. The annual meeting Of the general
society of the Daughters of the Revolution
began to-day at the Hotel Stratford, and
one Of the most important matters trans
acted this afternoon was the ratification by
the major organization of mo coalition the
resolution that was adopted by the board Of
managers in New York last Monday. The
convention opened at 10 o'clock. N. s. Keay.
state regent of the Pennsylvania society,
made the address Of welcome. Delegates
were present from nineteen States. The an
nual reports of the officers were read and
showed a flourishing condition of affairs.
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COLONEL DURBIN'S REGIMENT.
161st Indiana to BE Received by the
President Ncxt Monday.

SAVANNAH, Ca. April A.-The One
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Indiana regiment
expects to return home by way Of Wash
ington. While at the capital a visit will be
paid the President, who expressed a desire
to see the regiment. The men will be re-
viewed by the secretary of war and the adj
jutant general. The regiment will be mus
tered out of the service Sunday. The same
afternoon they will leave for Washington.
where they will arrive the next morning.
The regiment. under command of Col. Dur
and be reviewed by the President, General
Alger and General Corbin. A visit will be
paid the Congressional library and later the
House grounds where the President will re-
celve the men. After the presidential re-
ception the men will be dismissed and al
to"eT ~ spenu the diteInoon ds they see
Monday evening.
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LIKE THE QUAY CASE.
Governor of California Names Col. ID.
NJ. Burns for Senator.

SAN FRANCISCO. April A.-The Exam
liner to-day says that, just as he started
for Los Angeles, Governor Gage was asked
what he thought Of the appointment of
Matthew's. Quay as senator of Pennsylva-
MIA by Governor Stone of that State. Il
don't know Quay and 1 don't know Stone"
he said. but if your question has anything
to do with the senatorship from California
all have to say is that I have already APP
pointed Daniel M. Burns as United States
senator to succeed Stephen NJ. White. His
commission has not yet been made out,
that's ALL" The Governor would not say
when the commission TO Col. Burns would
be issued. In fact, he refused to discuss the
right of Governor Stone to appoint Quay
senator. He left the impression, however,
that if Quay is seated by the Sc. ate he will
at once issue a commission to D. M. Burns.
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MIXED THE STOM
MOrgue Who Is Trying to
Save n Convicted erer's Life.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April Ex-Governor
Stephens, of Missouri. has been requested
by Eph Houston TO commute the death SEN
tence of Thomas Shackleford. who is now
in the city jail. Houston was an attendant
at the morgue at the time Taylor's body was
brought there, and the doctor who held the
post mortem examination gave him the
stomach of the man to set aside. Soon after
a dead man was brought 10 the morgue.
There was some doubt as to how he came
TO die, and on the doctors order his stomach
was also set aside. Houston says he believes
he got the stomachs mixed. Shackleford
was convicted of murder in the first degree
on the evidence adduced from the stomach
which was kept by Houston for the court.