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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-15

Lebanon city schools have closed for a,
week on account of the cold weather
The frame residence of Daniel Mckay.
near Windfall. was destroyed by fire yester-
day. Loss, $1,000; insurance, $500, in the Phe-
nix.
The gas pipes at the American tin-plate
mill, in Elwood. froze up Monday night and
the plant is closed down, with about / 800
employees out of work
The Jay County Commissioners will close
q contract with Nj. s. Mahurin, of Fort
Wayne, for plans and specifications Of q
Jail at Portland to cost $4,000
W b. Campbell, of the Anderson Herald,
purchased a new perfecting press and Will
enlarge the paper from six TO seven
columns. The paper is moving into new
quarters.
The Madison County Farmers Institute is
in session in Anderson, G. &. Mays, OF
Frankton, presiding. j. j. w. Billingsley, OF
H. j. Blacklidge and Noah Haynes OF
Anderson. have led in most OF the discus
sions. The social side of the farming life
was fully presented by Miss Darlington, OF
Pendleton. Hon. Il. r. Hendec captivated
all by a speech on THE Kind OF a Man the
Times Demand"
The proceeds from the production OF
"Uncle Toms Cabin at the Wys0f Grand
Opera House in Muncie Monday night were
stolen from Manager Harry r. Wysor yes
terday As has been his custom for years
Mr.. Wysor bags the proceeds Of each show.
carries the money 10 the Erwin saloon,
where the bag IS deposited IN pigeon hoie
in the big iron safe. The theft was dis
covered al noon, when Mr.. Wysor. as usual.
went for the money 10 place it In bank.
There We're an even hundred silver dollars.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HUNTINGTON, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE invita-
lions sent out for the meeting of city magis-
rates and police officers of northern Indiana,
in this city on Thursday, to form police
league, have ELECTED acceptances from the
mayors and marshals of Wabash, Elwood,
Gas City, Peru, Portland, Button, Decatur,
Hartford City, Columbia City and Rochester;
from the mayors and chiefs of police of
Muncie. Marion Anderson and Logansport;
from the police chiefs of Fort Wayne,
Lafayette and Lima, o., and from the mar
shals of North Manchester. Warren, Markle,
Andrews, Dunkirk and Dundee The meet
ing will convene al o'clock Thursday af-
teInoon, and will be secret. Later a recep-
ton will be extended the visitors by the
Huntington city officials and all expenses of
the guests while in that place, will be horne
by the city. The purpose is to effect an err
ganizatiOn to simplify the catching Of GRIM
inals and to keep the police of the towns in
the league posted to the whereabouts OF
suspicious characters.
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Fall. Some time after this Mrs. Barrett Sc
cured a divorce and married McFall. She
took her children to Alexandria, where she
claims 10 have learned that McFall had
driven his daughter from home and when
he investigated and found that the report
was true decided to kill the man. lie went
to McFall's home, called the man TO the
door and shot him dead. The case came
here on change of venue and is attracting
great interest. the courtroom being crowded.
The defendant is superstitious and objected
when the case was sent here on the 18th OF
January. It was originally set for Feb. Is,
but Barrett again objected and change
was made by Judge Letter. When he
learned that one Of the jurors had thirteen
children this evening the man looked sad
for time as if fate were against him me
first witness called this evening was DR..
r G. Kellar, who assisted at the post
norton.
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ubanOla
nENTTCW DIR. A. E. BUCHANAN
UuNA1O1 1898 When Building.
ADJUSTMENTS.

The chief characters in TOO Much John
son" have an unusually large number of
lines. Mr.. Hansel for instance, had to
learn $50 pages for the part of Billings,
while Mr.. Kirkland had to commit seventy
five pages. When 1t is known that fifty
pages is regarded as a good long part, the
work these two actors had to do can be
appreciated. Miss Daily and Miss Bridges
have over fifty pages each and the rest of
the more important characters averaged
around thirty-five pages. TOO Much john
son" is a piece requiring a great deal of
stage business as well as the memorizing of
a great many lines. The stock company
began rehearing Moths yesterday AS
hundreds of Indianapolis people have read
Ouida's novel of that name the play will
doubtless be received with much favor. To-
morrow night will be the 15Oth performance
of the stock company at the Grand. Since
opening the season last October the COM
pany has produced nineteen plays. The first
matinee of Too Much Johnson will be
given this afternoon.
One of the remarkable things about James
K. Hackett's role in Rupert of Hentzau, +"
which will be the next attraction at Eng
lish's for one performance Thursday night
is the fact that he is obliged to change his
costume ten times during each performance
he plays dual role-that of the drunken
king and the handsome, gallant English
man Rassendyll, and the two costumes are
widely dissimilar. The physical labor of
making these changes is, in itself, a very
considerable item and when it is remem-
bered that in addition to this the portrayal
or heroic role involves much mental strain
II VIII be seen that Mr.. Hackett has no
lazy role So rapidly does the actor make
these changes 1t is not easy for his audi
ences TO understand that the same man is
appearing in both characters In s'The
PRISONER or Zenda in which Mr.. Hackett
formerly played, there were only two or
three changes. Up to the time of the pro-
auction or Rupert of Hentzau," the prin-
cipal role in The Corsican Brothers, was
supposed to be the most fatiguing of any
ever written.
Harry Marlborough, long favorite of the
New York Casino, and a former member Of
the celebrated McCaun Opera Company. OF
which Lillian. Russell Francis Wilson. De
Wolf Hopper, Marie Jansen. Lilly Post
Eugene Oudin, Digby Bell and other now
famous comic opera stars and artists were
former shining lights, is playing in '"The
jolly MuSketeef' that comes 10 English {,
Friday night. His part-that of a doddering
old inn keepers said TO be a very suit
able one, as well as an extremely funny
one, and with the exception of the role ~
The Musketeer, which De Angeles takes
he has the best character in the cast.
Helene Mora and Hyde's Comedians are
keeping up their record at the Park for
never playing to other than standing
room" houses. The theater was packed
again yesterday afternoon and last night
The engine pulling the baggage car con-
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Murderer Gray Unconccrned.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. Feb. 1.-THE
fact that the grand jury, which is in session
at Bloomfield, will. in all probability, indict
DR.. e. Il. Gray for numbering Lizzie
Skinner recently, does not in the least seem
to excite Gray, who has been confined in the
Reformatory for safety since the crime. II
is said that great change has taken place
In the attitude of the citizens of Bloomfield
and Greene county toward the prisoner. due
principally to sympathy for Gray's family
Gray is connected. both by blood and mar
rlage to the most prominent families in
Greene county and his relatives are numer-
Gus. For this reason ii is not believed that
there will be any demonstration when he is
taken back for trial. 1t is said by the most
influential citizens of Bloomfield that fail
and impartial trial can now be had there
Should the case be tried in the Greene Cir
cult Court, a special judge will have to be
secured, as Judge Mofit is an aunce of the
accused. Gray has never expressed him.
self one way or the other in regard to the
outcome of the trial and does not seem t.
FEAR any trouble upon being taken back t.
Bloomfield.
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PECULIAR POISONS
GENERATED IN THE HUMAN BODY.
The Result of Imperfect Digestion of
Food.

Every living thing, plant or animal, con-
tains within itself the germs of certain de-
cay and death
In the human body these germs Of death
called by scientists Ptomaines). are usually
the result of imperfect digestion of food: the
result of indigestion or dyspepsia
The stomach, from abuse. weakens, does
not promptly and thoroughly digest the
food. The result is a heavy, sodden mass
which ferments (the first process of decay
poisoning the blood making ii thin, weak
and lacking in red corpuscles; poisoning the
brain, causing headaches. pain in the eyes
Bad digestion weakens the heart, causing
palpitation and finally bringing on disease
of this very important organ.
Poor digestion poisOns the kidneys. caus-
ing Brights disease and diabetes.
And this is so because every organ every
nerve depends upon the stomach alone for
nourishment and renewal. and weak diges-
ton shows itself not only in loss of appetite
and flesh, but in weak nerves and muddy
complexion
The great English scientist Huxley, said
the best start in life is a sound stomach.
Weak stomachs fail to digest food properly,
because they lack the proper quantity of di-
gestiVe acids QaCtic and hydrochlorc) and
peptogenic products; the most sensible
remedy in all cases of indigestion. is to take
after each meal one or two of Stuart S
dyspepsia Tablets, because they supply in a
pleasant. harmless form all the elements
that weak stOmachs lack
Inc regular use of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets will cure any form of stomach
trouble except cancer of the stomach.
Ihey increase flesh, insure pure blood
strong nerves, bright eve and clear com
plexion, because all these result only from
wholesome food well dlgested.
Nearly all druggists sell Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets at % cents full sized package or by
mail by inclosing price to Stuart Co. Mar
snail Mich, but ask your druggist first A
NIUE DOCK on stomach diseases mailed free
Address Stuart Co., Marshall Mich.
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Fiebtirg Saloons with Fire.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FLORA, Ind, Feb. 1A-What promises to
be a novel scheme to head off temporary
victory of the temperance people of Bur-
rows will be adopted by Simeon Spurrier,
who, until recently, conducted saloon IN
that village but who when refused Ii
cense because of a remonstrance filed
against him, suspended business. In the
Wabash river, near Burrows, is an island,
the property of the government, and on this,
under the protection of a government IL
cense. Spurrier intends to establish hlmseit
and run ferry to and from the island Tor
the benefit of those who wish TO patronlze
the place. When Spurrier announced his in
tentiOns the people became indignant and
the building on the island which Spurrier
intended to use was burned The next night
the residence of George Stewart who circu-
lated a petition against the granting OF IL
cense to Spurrier was burned by d tre OF
positive ipcendiary origin. Whether or not
these two fires had any connection with the
announcement of Spurrier's intentions Is
not known but there is a suspicion that 1t
had The outcome of Spurrier's plan is
awaited with interest, as the people are bit
terly opposed to him, and violence may be
used if he persists in carrying out the plan.
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Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal,
WATERLOO, Ind, Feb. H.-Social circles
of this city are torn up over the disappear
ance of Frank r. Fisher, Sunday evening,
at the hour appointed for his marriage to
Miss Jennie ShowaIter, one of Waterloo's
popular society bellies. The wedding was to
be a family affair, and the bride was at
tired in her wedding gown and the preacher
was waiting when a messenger appeared at
the door with a note from Fisher saying he
had been called to Sherwood o., on bust
ness. He hired a driver and rig and drove
to Auburn from where he telephoned to
friends of the Showalter family that he
would be back from Ohio in ten days. Yes
terday morning he appeared again, but re-
fused to make any excuse for his conduct
His friends believe that he has become
ratified over the thought of the expense of
dO
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VIII Erect "a Series of Elevators.
Special to the Indiananolis Journal

:
KNOX, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE Inland Eleva-
tor Company, of Toledo and Chicago, will
begin the erection of a $4,000 elevator at
this place as soon as the frost leaves the
ground. The citizens donated eight acres of
land along the l., l. & I. tracks to be used
as the site and for side tracks. Two miles
Of side tracks will be laid. The Inland Ele-
vator Company will erect ordinary eleva-
tors at all stations along the line from
South Bend to Momence and the grain will
alton and shipment to Eastern markets
Working at its fullest capacity the big ele-
grain day. The /. l. G. l. road is preparing
to do $25, 900 worth of improvements in or
der to handle the business of the elevators
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JESSE BARRETT's TRIAL.
The indianapolis Murderer'S Family
to Testify Against Him.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE trial Of
Jesse Barrett, the indianapolis contractor,
for killing Jack McFau at Alexandria. a
few months ago. was begun this evening
after all day had been consumed securing
Z jury. Attorneys Harding, of Indianapolis
Kittinger, of Anderson, and Senator Ball.
of Munce, are defending the case, with Greg
Dry, Silverburg & Lotz assisting Prose-
cutor White and Deputy Ross. while Prose-
cutor Edwards, of Madison county where
the crime was committed will also assist
the prosecution. The prosecution will at
tempt to show that Barrett has always
been a dangerous man. His wife. who
abandoned him and married McFal, will
testify against him, as will his ten-year-oId
son and two daughters young women 1t
is claimed that one Of the daughters re-
Gently promised TO testify for her father.
when she called at the Muncie Jail to get
his consent for her to marry.
The defendant seems confident of acquit-
al on the grounds of insanity
The story of the crime Is short. Barrett
and his family once lived In Alexandria He
claims that McFall. who was a plate-glass
worker, won the affections Of his wife, and
she ran away from home with him after
they moved TO Indianapolis 10 eYade Nc
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DunIirIS Tired of Jay County.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. Feb. IA mass
meeting was held at Dunkirk Monday for
the purpose of furthering the project of an
nexing that city to Blackford county. SEN
ator Johnson and Representative Powers
We're present and addressed the meeting. 1t
will be necessary TO take portion of ter
county in order TO make an even exchange.
To do this under the present law requires a
petition signed by fifty freeholders in the
territory to be transferred. The commits
sioners viii then order an election in the
two counties, and a majority vote in the
counties will decide.
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WAS NOT A RAW RECRUIT.
Fred Stein, "a Young German, Is Want
ed in wabash County.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH Ind Feb. 14-Fred Stein. the
supposed raw German who, after several
weeks residence in this country, went to
Marion, where he is reported to have dis
appeared mysteriously after showing several
thousand dollars in currency is not the
greenhorn that he was represented At Ur-
bana, eight miles north OF Wabash, he APP
peared about the first of the year, with let
tiers from lawyers and bankers at Cincinnati
and Indianapolis, purporting to show that he
was the heir to a fortune of $4,000 in Ger
many and that the necessary proof having
been made, he was merely awaiting the draft
for his share. He was admitted to the home
of Rev. Hausman, OF Urbana and became
an ardent sutton for the hand of the minis
ter daughter. Being q good fellow he Dor
roWed money right and left. He came here,
exhibited his documents and a letter from
the United States CCrSul general at Berlin
IN reference to mis- fortune. and at once won
his way to the hearts of several business
road wagon and a fine phaetOn, which he
said he would take to Urbana when ne Ie-
turned fr IN Indianapolis whItner he was
going to secure his money. He left
was at Marion, whence he telephoned a
Wabash liveryman for S. saying that he was
on the way home from indianapolis, had
certificates of deposit on the Wabash ma
tional bank, a $500 bin and a 500 bill. but
was fearful of exhibiting the money lest he
be robbed. The money was sent to him
as requested, but the letter was never called
Tor. The telephone girl at Marion said that
when he used the wire he acted as if drugged
or intoxicated. There are a score of persons
IN this city and vicinity who are looking
anXlously for the raw" German and are
yet hopeful that he will turn up with bis
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WRECK ON THE B.&O.S.W.
PASSENGER COACH ROLLED DOWN A
ENTY-FOUR-Fo0T BANK.
Burrows saloon Man and Temperance
People Fighting Each Other
with Fire-Stnte News.
snecia1 10 a. Indiananolls Lournal

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILL.E, Ind. Feb IA To-
cal freight train on the b. & o. S. w. road
was wrecked Monday afternoon one mile
east of Otisco. The train was made up of
a passenger coach, three box cars and a
dead" switch engine. There were four pas
sengers on the train, and all were more or
less seriously injured with the exception of
a small boy named Mccoy. The injured are;
MRS. MISSOURI STEWARD, of Deputy,
Ind, seriously cut about the head and
bruised about the chest
MRS. HUGH STEGALL. Otisco, Ind
bruised about the arms and shoulders
MRS CAMPBELL MCCOY, of New Wash
ingtcn, seriously bruised about the head.
When the train reached a point a mile
east of Otisco the switch engine left the
track derailing the remainder of the train
The coach and box cars went over an en-
bankment twenty-four feet high and took
fire. The passengers We're rescued through
the windows and taken to farmhouses
where four physicians from Charlestown
cared for them. Mrs. Stewart is thought to
be internally injured.
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tanning the costumes and scenery of Hyde's
Comedians made remarkably fast run
from Springfield, Ill. Monday morning. The
car was carried through Indianapolis Sun
day by mistake from Cincinnati and the
error was not discovered until Monday
forenoon. When the baggage was located
at Springfield. orders were issued for
special engine. which left that place at
11:10. arriving in this city at 80 The run
was made at pretty close To fifty miles an
hour and the baggage reached here in time
for the matinee, the curtain being held
nearly an hour.
w. II. Black is in the city ahead of Robert
Fitzsmmons and his speciality company.
which will be at the Park next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. Fitz spars three
rounds with ''Yank Kenny and gives his
bag-punching exhibition at every perform
ance.
One of the delicious things in the Pat
Reilly show at the Empire is the singing of
the Dunbar sisters. They have the real
cockney dialect. and when they sing:
First you do the bom-ba- shy;
Back, back back the other wy"
The coon song gets a complete new flavor.
Inc engagement closes tonight.
Jefferson De Angelis's name is a stopper
for almost every one who tries to pronounce
1t correctly and almost invariably the at
tempt at strict French pronunciation is
made, as if it were spelled "Dongelis." AS
a matter of fact, the comic-opera stars
name is not from the French at all 1t is
Italian, and springs from Greek deriva-
tive His ancestors for many generations
back were Italian noblemen who resided in
Corsica, the larger of the two islands y-
Ing off the middle western coast of Italy in
the mediterranean sea, famous principally
as oelng the birthplace of Napoleon Bona
Parte 1t is fact never printed before that
JEFFERSON De Angels is to-day q legitimate
cOhte, or count, of the Kingdom of Italy.
me hi Angeles family of Corsica is at the
present time among the best-known and in
Huential ones on the COrsican island and
us members the pOssessors of vast estates
Inc comedians grandfather incurred
the anger of Napoleon BonaparIa while En-
peror of France. and when his brother, Jo-
seph Bonaparte, was the regning King of
Italy he fled TO this country, and with the
members of his immediate family settled in
Philadelphia, where the cOmic-opera stars
grandfather was born, who in after years
emigrated with his family to California
where, in the city of San Francisco the
genial funmaker, jefferson De Angels first
saw the light of day. His father retained
the Italian pronunciation well as the
spelling Of his family name until the war
of the rebellion broke out when he en-
listed in the ranks and changed it to the
frank and explicit American style and it
should be pronounced exactly as it is
spelled-De Angels.
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mion Lodge X. of r., and also member Of
the Masonic and Maccabees orders of this
city. The funeral will occur Thursday after
noon. He was a stockholder in the bank,
furniture factory, bicycle factory and opera
house.
MUNCIE. Ind, Feb. 14-Mary Nicely.
widow of Moses Nicely, and the mother Of
one of the leading and pioneer families OF
Muncie. died to-day of old age. For many
years Mr. Nicely was leading merchant OF
eastern Indiana. She was the mother Of &.
F.. w. Nicely, owner of the Muncie News
for number of years, now assistant di-
rector of posts in Cuba.
Mrs. Anne Pittenger, aged ninety-one, died
near DesOta to-day. She is another Of the
pioneers and largely related throughout Del
aware county.
Jack" Glenn died last evening from the
effects Of excessive drinking. He recently
boosted that he had been intoxicated for
twelve years. He was a saloon keeper, and
owned Hgh-street Theater.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. Feb. 14.-Landon
FoXworthy, etghty-four years old, died at
his home in this city yesterday morning.
Mrs j. A. Sample, wife of eX-Postmaster
]. A. Sample. died last night Of pneumonia
She leaves husband and three children.
RICHMOND, Ind, Feb H-Thomas G.
Mitchell died to-day at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. John Y. Crawford, aged
eighty-five. Death was due to senilty. Mrs.
j. NJ Williams is also a daughter and Mrs.
Frederick Carr is a granddaughter.
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The Rohy GambIers Fined.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
CROWN POINT, Ind, Feb. Thames
OLeary, John Cello and "One-armed' Nick,
the Chicago gamblers, who have operated a
pool room at Roby for the past several
years, paid into the county treasury to-day
nearly a thousand dollars as fine which a
jury in the Circuit Court assessed this
morning after a few hours delheration.
Each was taxed 800 and costs. Prosecutor
Stanley T. Sutton handled the side for the
state and this conviction is the first one
obtained in four years, with cases continu-
ally being brought against them. OLeary
has given out that he will abandon the In
diana room.