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Indiana Notes.

Hon. Thomas d. Evans, a well-known at
torney of Liberty, is not expected to live
Nearly two hundred fine hog fanciers at
tended the sale of Duroc swine at Liberty
yesterday.
A double dwelling at Montpelier occupied
by John Hamilton and Frank Ditzler was
destroyed by fire last night. Loss, s., $50,
partially insured.
Leases covering 1.100 acres of gas and oil
territory in the eastern part of Grant county
in favor of the Huntington Light and Fuel
Company were filed at Marion yesterday.
The Levi Coffin homestead at Fountain
City has been sold to Mrs. William Camp
bell This is the famous underground rail-
road depot" which the Wayne County His
torical Society is attempting to secure con-
troll of for preservation.
Harry Daniel, late publisher of the La
fontaine Herald, has purchased the Daily
and Weekly Journal in Decatur. Elk
Mayor b. w. Quinn, the present publisher,
was compelled to retire from active news
paper work on account of failing health.
Mr. Daniel is the son of Rev. w. II. Daniel,
pastor of the First Nj. E. Church in Decatur.
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ALL WERE ASPHYXIATED
FATHER, MOTHER AND son FOUND
DEAD IN BED AT LAFAYETTE.
Standard Oil Company scores Three
More Points Against the Cudahys
Other State News.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 2-Late this
afternoon neighbors reported to William
Flynn that his father mother nor brother,
who lived on Romig street had been seen
since Saturday, the house remaining closed.
Tonight the young man went to investigate
The doors were locked and he broke in and
found his father, mother and brother dead
in their beds. Near by stood a natural gas
stove, from which deadly gas was escaping,
although the fire was still burning The
father lay on a single bed, the mother and
sen, aged fourteen, were in another bed 1t
is certain that all had been dead for nearly a
week Patrick Flynn, the father, was about
ffty-six years old, and has son, Edward
residing in Chicago. The home was in a
Tricky populated part of the city, and it is
strange that the deaths were not sooner re-
vealed. The house was small and the room
close, and asphyxiation must have occurred
within few hours after retiring.
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other peaths in the state.

LAPORTB, Ind, Feb 2-After having
lived happily together as husband and wife
for sixty-four years, John and Mary Batz-
laff, of this city, are both dead, having
passed away within thirty-six hours Of
each other. Both were born in the same
village in Prussia, the wife in 1872 and the
husband in 1914. They married in 1894, COM
wife was taken ill and the following day the
husband sickened. The desire of both was
to die at the same time.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Feb. 2.-Henry Canary
died this morning in the western part of the
county at the age of ninety-five. For years
he was a leading farmer of this section. He
leaves five clidren--Lon Canary of Indian
apolis John Canary, of Daviess county; Abe
Canary, of Kansas, and Mrs. Cornelius Van
arsdal and Mrs. Jefferson Vandiver, of this
county.
PORTLAND, Ind, Feb ED Hinkley, a
well-known resident of this city, was taken
i'll last night while walking along the street.
He stepped into grocery and a physician
was telephoned for but before his arrival
Hinl<ley was dead of heart failure
JEFFERSONVILT.E Ind, Feb. o.
George Eberts aged thirty-two, died this
morning q, consumption: HIS wife Is lying
seriously i'll with typhoid fever at the Dea-
coness Hospital. lie also leaves three chill
dren.
KNIGHTSTOWN. Ind, Feb. 2.--John An
trim, an old army veteran and member of
the G. A. r. of this city, was found dead
In bed at his home this morning. He was
sixty-seven years old.
LIBERTY, Ind, Feb. 2.-Elizabeth Stan
ton, over eighty years old, died at her home
in Liberty this morning. She has been a
lifelong resident of this place.
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REMOVED THE QUARANTINE.
Health officials Think Smallpox Wan
ing-Dr. kistner Commended

DR.. z. ID. Clark, secretary of the Board
of Health, was much encouraged last even
ing with regard TO the smallpox situation
1t is true that two members Of the Middle
ton family, where the first case occurred
on Spring street, are i'll. but their affiiction
is so slight as TO leave doubt as to whether
they have the disease or whether the slight
rash with which they are troubled is the
result OF vaccination To-day the house on
Dearborn street in which Josiah ChurchaIl.
who visited the Middleton household, re-
sides with his family viii be released from
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Standard BUYS More ON wellr.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, Feb. 2.-The Stand
ard Oil Company continues to make pur-
chases of oil property situated on the Cud-
ahy lines. During the past four days there
have been three sales, each of considerable
Importance. These three are in addition to
the two recorded Tuesday. The first is that
of the w. S. Morton interests in the Hiram
Tewsbury lease, with seven producing wells
purchased Wednesday for $14 900. The sec
Ond is the Nimon & Studebaker leases, in
Guiding forty-nine producing Wells and some
undrilled territory, situated in Wells Black
ford and Grant counties and a valuable
piece of oil property. Nothing definite can
be given regarding the consideration, but it
is said to be $50 900. Carlin Brothers. whose
properties were on the Cudahy lines. sold to
the Ohio yesterday, their leases on the Nehr
and other farms near Petroleum, with a
daily production of some sixty barrels No
consideration named.
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New buildings and new machinery have
been added as rapidly as possible and inn
mense quantities Of the famous food have
been hurriedly shipped 10 the various supply
points The factory has been run day and
night for six months or more.
We are pleased to be able TO announce
that the new buildings and machinery are
now In use turning out enough Grape-Nuts
to supply all demai Is promptly. Grocers
have had a reason heretofore 10 say. We
cannot get Grape-Nuts.' but that time IS
past. Anyone who cares for good food,
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The following men were accepted and for
warded to regiments from the general re-
cruiting Office in this city yesterday:
To the Sixth Artillery at Fort McHenry,
Md.-Edgar Johnson, Indianapolis: David
Sherwood, Rochester; Boyer H. Lee Car
mel: John G. Reed, Danville; Fred d.
Nichols, Williams.
To the Sixth Cavalry, Fort Reno O. t.
William Fl. Wilson. Spencer; John HIATT
Mellott; Otto II. Schulz, Philadelphia.
During the month of January 126 men were
accepted and forwarded to regiments OF
these eighty We're assigned to regiments go
ing to the Philippines.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

A lecture on California" will be delivered
by Rev J. Cumming Smith at the Taberna-
Gle Church this evening.
Emil Glassner and Alice Petty, prisoners
yesterday afternoon by Justice of the Peace
Isockman. They were being held pending
trial in Justice Hays court
Joseph r. Gordon w r. c. has unani-
Elously indorsed Mrs Samantha West Miller
for department president of the Indiana w
r. G. The election of officers will be held
in Terre Haute in May. Mrs Miller is now
serving her third term as department pa
tTiotic instructor.
The eight Indianapolis clubs and the thir-
teen clubs throughout the State, comprising
the Indiana Whist Association will meet in
delegate convention in this city Feb. % and
"A, for the annual whist tournament. Wal
ter b. Wright 1892 Central avenue, the asso-
cations secretary, invites all Indiana whist
clubs to send delegates.
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Boston has been 10000 packages short in
supplying the demand for Grape-Nuts. New York,
Chicago. Denver and San Francisco, have been
prOpOrtiOnally short.

wisely selected should use Grape-Nuts at
breakfast.
This food is a concentrated form Of nour-
ishment which proves its value by perfectly
sustaining the user without hunger until
the noon lunch.
It is also especially desirable for those who
are troubled with gas In the bowels caused
by imperfect disgestion. Those troubles dis
appear when Grape-Nuts are used for the
cereal part OF the breakfast or lunch
Proper selection of food prevents tho
need of drugs Postum Cereal Co., IArn.s
Battle Creek Mich.
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Articles of INSTRUMENTATION.

Articles of Incorporation were filed with
the secretary of state yesterday as follows:
United States Pure Paint Company, Of
Hammond: capital, $4,000.
Eureka Silver Manufacturing Company,
of Muncie; capital. $4,000
Haines-S Stevenson Drainage Company, of
Spencer county.
Gladiator Chemical Company, of Indian
apolis; capital, $4,000
South Bend Sanitarium Company of
South Bend; capital 5000.
Lea Manufacturing Company of Elwood;
capital $15 600
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At meeting of the Alaska Gold Mining
Company of Indiana at the Denison hotel
yesterday. II. W. Mellen, of Juneau, Alaska,
gave favorable report of the company s
operations. A sawmil and a ten-stamp
mill have been put up and three tunnels
directors was increased to include S. j. Muir
ray, D. S. Hill. Frank Burke and S. n.
Chambers of this city; G. G.. barrow, Fort
Wayne; II. r. Snyder. w. A. Olphant and
S. j. Harris, of Petersburg.
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Two Fires Mt brazil.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL Ind, Feb. 2.-The two-story
frame residence of Mrs. Mary Diskin was
destroyed by fire early this morning. The
family barely escaped without saving their
household effects Loss partly covered by
insurance.
The new farm residence of Volney Shaut-
tick, north of here was destroyed by fire
this morning. Origin of the fire unknown.
No insurance.
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Gil began proceedings to extend Water
street across the company's tracks. To head
off the Improvement the company hastily
began the erection of a $4,000 depot where
the street would cross. In his haste the
civil engineer made a mistake and the
building occupies several feet of land owned
by the Mercer heirs The company refused
to pay except for that portion of the land
occupied, and the Mercer heirs instituted
suit for election and 500 damages. This
evening the jury brought in a verdict in
favor of the plaintiffs, granting $3.50 dam
ages and election. Unless the case is COM
promised the removal of the depot will cost
several thousand dollars. The case has at
tracted considerable attention.
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A "cut" of freight cars yesterday morning
severed at the elbows both arms of Harry
Lennon, nine-year-old boy, who was
stealing a ride on the Belt road He was
taken in the City Dispensary ambulance to
his home, 2120 Elliott street where his
mother at first refused to permit DR.. Mac
IVor, of the Dspensary, to remove him to
the City Hospital. Late last evening she
consented TO his removal, and an operation
was performed there, taking off the re-
mainder of one arm at the shoulder. The
boy w1thstood the operation well and hopes
OF his recoXerX are now antertained
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 2-Detectives
to-day arrested William Long, an ex-con-
vict; Albert Johnson, his half brother, and
Joseph Johnson, his brother-in-law, charged
with systematic robbing of freight cars
Their practice, it is charged to break
Into a car at Indianapolis, and when near
this city such valuable freight as was in the
car would be thrown out and afterward Sc
Cleted. Several hundred dollars worth Of
silk was recovered among other things.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 2.-The Coun-
Gil tonight unanimously adopted a report
from the special committee against asking
the Legislature for special charter unless
Senator Early shall recede from the posi-
ton in favor of Iegislating them out of Of
flee this spring. The resolution holds that
they have an implied contract with the city
for the full length of their terms. The pro-
posed charter would reduce the wards from
ten to six and the number of councilmen
from 20 to 8.
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Fire in New schooIhouse.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind. Feb. 2.-This morning fire
was discovered in the new school building
on South Washington street. The value of
the building is $12, 600 and the loss was $4,000.
The insurance, which was only taken out
last Tuesday. was IS, 500 on the entire uild-
ing. The work on the building had not been
entirely completed
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AsI,ed s5o.OoO Damages, Got $3.50,

NEW YORK. Feb. 2.--The jury in the libel
suit of Charles A. Hess, Republican leader
of the Twenty-fifth assembly district
against the New York Press to-day returned
a verdict for $40 damages In favor OF the
plaintiff. Mr.. Hess sued for $4,000 damages,
alleging that the defendant had defeated his
election to Congress by charging that he
was not a resident of the State; that he
bought his nomination from the Republican
county committee, and that the Press
printed this statement: Hess Is the bosom
friend and companion of a murderer"
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Aged EIopers Welded in Indiana.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO, Ind, Feb. conrad H.
White, aged seventy-six, and Miss Margaret
j. Shetts, aged sixty-nine, came here this
afternoon from Morris. H., and were united
in marriage in the Circuit Court room by
City Judge Hogan. They are the Oldest
couple ever united in marriage in this city.
Owing to objections of the grooms chill
dren they left home last night.
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Wim serne cod in a Nov FieId.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
KOKOMO Ind, Feb Mrs May Ste
version Howard of this city, left to-day for
Toxic, Japan, via San Francisco, to join her
husband, Rev. Alfred Howard, a Baptist
missionary. Mrs. Howard will make the
Is 00o-mile trip entirely alone, sailing on the
Coptic, a mail steamer Last summer Rev.
and Mrs. Howard were in central Africa.
where the five Baptist missionaries were
massacred. They had narrow escape. BY
ards to Japan, where Rev. Howard has been
soma months
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Yesterday,s Small Fires.

The department was called at 1 o'clock
yesterday afternoon to 722 Virginia avenue
to extinguish blaze in the two-story brick
residence of Charles Spencer. Loss 800.
afternoon to DIR. Cummings stable, in the
rear of 431 North Alabama street. The loss
there was small. A defective CRATE caused
fire at 316 East Ohio street in the resi-
dence of w. w. Woollen. Loss, $40.
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Fireman Crushed by Locomotive.

GRAND JUNCTION, Ia. Feb 1.-The
engine of the fast mail train which left
Chicago at 3 o'clock this morning was de-
rallied here to-day. AS the train was APP
preaching the Rock Island crossing, through
an oversight of the engineer and the failure
of the airbrakes to work, the engine ran off
the rails and fell over, crushing Fireman
Casey. The cars remained upright and none
of the passengers was injured.
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Trustee Riggsbee Badly Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind.,, Feb. 2.-Adrian
Riggsbee, trustee of Posey township, came
to town to-day with a visage SCARED up as
if he had been in a battle. He was remov-
ing ice from the gas regulator at his home
in Arlington when the gas was ignited.
The flames enveloped Riggsbees head. He
blaze and his face was badly burned
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Loaned 100000 without security.

SAN. JOSE, CAL Feb. 2.-Another assign
ment OF mortgage by the Union Savings
Bank went on record to-day 1t is for S40,-
San Francisco. The most startling develop
ment to-day is the official statement from
bank sources that r. q. Howard. the fruit
and that practically the bank has no secur-
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Muncie Claims 27.7as.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 2.-The enumeration
of the population of Muncie, as compiled for
the new city directory has just been COM
pleted by the publisher, Charles Emerson,
and shows that the city continues to in
crease. The population, as shown in the last
directory. was 25,527. The figures just COM
Melted show n 73S
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The Julia A. work Home open.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ARGOS. Ind. Feb. 2.-The Mrs. Julia A.
Work Orphans Home, which is located in
this county near Plymouth, is now open for
the reception of children. Forty-seven were
brought there yesterday from the old home
at Laporte, and last week thirty-three
others were received, making in all a total
of eighty children now in the home. They
are all in excellent health, considering the
home
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Rena Trumbun Gale Dead.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CENTERVILLE, Ind, Feb. 2-Rena
Trumbull Gale, of the Murray and Mack
Comedy Company, wife of George Gale, of
the Early Comedy Company, and daughter
of the late James l.. Trumbull, of Indian
apolis and Chicago, died at Shreveport, La,
Wednesday, of pneumonia.
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War Against .eDipIomn MiIIs.v

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Feb 2.-rhe war against
the diploma mill" of Chicago has been par
TALLY transferred to this State, and Marion
is the seat of the struggle. Several weeks
ago DR.. N, w. Hiatt, of this city who is
a member of the State Dental Board, was
informed that T. Il. Overshiner was prac-
ticing dentistry in the south end of this
county without license. With the under
standing that he was not to practice any
more in this State no action was taken
against him. But about four weeks ago
Overshiner filed diploma. at the recorder S
Office issued to him by the dental depart
ment of the Independent Medical College
which the states attorney at Chicago is
now fighting. With this diploma Over
sinner sent to the state board asking for
license, and stated that he did not want to
be bothered any more about practicing his
trade as he was a free-born American citi-
zen. The state board refused to grant a
license. but overshiner, with his, Latin
diploma, went to work pulling teeth. The
university in Chicago is said to be a small
room, 10 by Is, in one of the large office
buildings there. Overshiner has secured the
services of an. attorney and says he will
fight to uphold his right to practice dem
tistry wherever and whenever he pleases.
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BALTIMORE, Feb. 2.--senator George T.
wellington to-day said that he believed the
peace treaty would be ratified practically
without amendment This is "A significant
statement as the senator has been counted
in the opposition to the end.
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Rallroaa Caught in Las own Trnn.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Feb. Am in
teresting case was decided in the Blackford
Circuit Court to-day against the Panhandle
Railway About year ago the city Coun-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-03
Not Guilty of Murder.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Feb. 2-The jury
in the case of William Reed, charged with
the murder of Samuel Barker near here
last September, found verdict of not gull
ty this morning.
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Eel ON the Ice

Maud Tool. No. 1913 Senate avenue,
slipped on the ice on South East street,
near Lincoln lane last evening, suffering
an injury to her head that rendered her I'M
conscious. She was taken to the City Hos
pital.
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at Piney Ridge" strong Southern
melodrama. written By David Higgins, who
also assumes the principal role came to the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-03
Ne,r styles in Photos.

Some more new effects at the Kitchell stu
dio. 1926 North Pennsylvania street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-03

Clearing sale jewelry and silverware at
Marcy's. We make low prices this week
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With Miss Shannon as the Countess
Zicka Miss Daily as Dora Mr.. Patton and
Mr.. Hansel as Julian and Henry Beauclerc,
Mr.. kirkland as Count Orloff and Mr.. Shell
don as Baron Stein the Grand Stock Com
panys presentation of Diplomacy" next
week should rank among the strongest of
the season. MIR. Barnes of New York.
has been a big hit this week.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14
FOR MAYOR.

For our next Mayor we want u man
that is a hustler, and that will be ben
eft TO the city. Such a man must have
push and energy, and be up to all the
many tricks ihat are so misleading to
The most of the people. making them
think that they want something that they
do not,
That is what is being done by n good
many photographers all over the coun-
troy, making their customers believe
that they are having the best of work
when they are not. If you want up-lo-
date work and new novelties 90 to the
studio of Fred L. Colburn, in the Cur
rier Blk. and you will get the very lat
est. If you are thinking of getting your
photograph taken soon, remember this
place and visit it,