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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-13

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG. Ind, May IA new
confidence scheme is being worked among
business men. A well-dressed man appears
in a town and at once announces that he
Is constructing a telephone line from a GER
tain point and hat he desires teams and Ia
borers- He is directed to the place where
laborers congregate after working hours and
a number of men and teams are engaged at
high prices. The laborers are to meet the
man at the postofice the next morning.
when they will be given directions as to
their work. This conversation usually takes
place in the presence Of a merchant, and
If at a saloon the boys are furnished with
the drinks. Early in the morning the
stranger is or hand at the store or saloon
and tells the clerk or bartender that he left
last evening 800 with the proprietor to pay
the hands for their weeks work and asks
for So. which Is given him. the stranger
disappearing. A man giving his name as
Henry Manning and residence as Hamilton.
o., attempted this scheme here on q
saloonist.
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Thievins omciais to BE pardon.A.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WATERLOO, Ind, May 2.-Judge Frank
8. Roby has returned home from Michigan
City. whore he went to intercede for Messrs.
Frank Borst. tho ~ex-auditor of this county,
and Reuben Sawvell. ex-county treasurer,
whom he expected to have pardoned. 1t
seems that there were too many other pris-
oners to be pardoned. who were granted the
privilege over the above named. Judge
Roby says he was given to understand by
the board that In all probability the two
men would be pardoned at the meeting next
month. These two men were sent TO the
penitentiary for embezzlement and conspir-
acy to rob the county OF $4,000 about two
years ago. Deputy Auditor Frank Dills,
who was sent for a like sentence OF five
years, was pardoned a month ago. Judge
Rohy was foremost in the prosecution of
these inen, as he was employed by the
county as assistant prosecutor. While there
is yet some feeling existing in the county
against tie pardoning of these men, the ma
jority. is willing that they should be re-
leased.
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A New York woman brought to light In q
recent upheaval of household belongings
consequent upon moving a tradesfhan's
passbook that was in use when she first
began housekeeping in 1867. II was in ac-
count with a New York grocer. and the
items were looked over with some interest
as showing the greatly lowered prices that
prevail nowadays for the same commodities.
IA sugar. which was the white coffee
sugar formerly used, cost $40 for ten
pounds: a cooking sugar. called yellow. was
s1.5 for the same amount. and graduated
sugar was charged at - cents a pound. A
broom cost IS cents. n bag of hominy 30
cents. a bag of salt % cents. table butter
was 40 cents a pound. and six pounds of
oyster crackers Were put down at Los.
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EARLHAM DEFEATS MIAMI.
Quakers Win Back Field Contest Ban.
ner Lost Last Year.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. May 1.-THE third
annual field day contest between Earlham
and Miami University, of Oxford, was held
this afternoon at the fair grounds and was
won by Earlham. The grounds were very
muddy. The bicycle races could only be run
by the contestants carrying their wheels a
portion of the way N stopping to rest.
summaries:
Northumberland D~ash-Jones. Earlham,
first: Reeder, Miami. second. Time, 10 3-5.
Pole V~ault-Stabler, Ear'ham, first; Beck
EFT, Miami. second. Height, s feet I inches.
Observation-Disclosures Hurdle
Mckee, Miami. first. Time, 81 40.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Dash
Jones, Earlham,- first: Grave. Earlham,
Sixteen-pound Hammer Throw-Peacock.
Earlham. first; Henley. Eariham, second.
Distance, So feet 10 inches.
Observation-Disclosures Hurdle
Keys. Miami, first. Time. 80 SIS.
observation-disclosures Run-Jones
Earlham. first; Reeder. Miami. second.
Running High Jump-McKee. Miami, first;
Peacock. Earlham, second. Height, 5 feet
Si-xteen-pound Shot Put-Peacock. Earl
ham. first; Furner. Miami. second. Dis
lance, 80 feet.
Lane. Miami. first; Barrere, Miami. sec-
ond. Time, 2:44 is.
running Hop. Step and Jump-Peacock,
Earlham, first: Stabler. Earlham. second.
Distance. 43 feet 2 inches.
Mile Bicycle@Coulter. Miami. first. Time,
10:001s.
Running Broad Jump-Peacock. Earlham,
first: Stabler. Earlham. second. Distance,
1e $500 feet.
Mile Run-Shoemaker. Earlham, first,
Rogers. Earlham. second. Time. $50 2-5.
One-mile Relay Race-Aiami first. Time
as.
Earlham secured a total OF sixty-thres
points and Miami thirty-nine. As a result,
the m which Miami won last yeal
CONES back 20 the Quaker institution Earl.
ham confidently expects - make . vera
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLEs Ind. May 12.-For
the second time within two months State
Labor Commissioner Schmid has succeeded
in adjusting the striking holders trouble
at the American Car and Foundry Com
pany. Last Monday sixteen molders struck
because of a difficulty with their foreman,
w. d. Laurie. The men were some Of the
number who struck two months ago, and
they claim hat Laurie was attempting to
get even" with them because of the for
mer trouble. 1t is claimed he took the floors
near the upola away from the old men and
gave them to new employees and in many
ways threw obstacles in the way OF the old
molders, who were working on piece work.
Commissioner Schmid was and
last night the differences were settled. The
men returned to work this morning.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, May 12.-The gas well
that was drilled in the central part of the
city last week at the William Moore & Sons
factory, as a test Of abandoned territory.
was drilled thirty feet deeper yesterday and
developed into a good producer. At the first
drilling there was no gas In sight. State
Natural Gas Supervisor J. c. Leach, under
whose observation the we'll was drilled, has
commended all along that territory can be
gone over the second time with good results.
No new wells have been drilled in the city
for eight years. and this one was an expert
ment. The well just completed, while not
as large as the ones drilled when gas was
first discovered In Indiana, Is now a vigor-
Gus producer, yielding q half million feet
daily. AS q result hundreds Of other wells
will be drilled in territory that was aban-
dOned years aGo.
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ceeded so well that they will manufacture
on d larger scale than aver.

ceeded so well that they will manufacture
on a larger scale than ever.
William Cromer. an employee OF the Nun.
Gle Lake Ice Company, was placed In jail
last night. charged with embezziing SO in
collections.
William. aged twenty-eight, son of Vinton
Abbott, a wealthy farmer near CASTOR. died
yesterday. He was KICKED in the head by
a horse last Tuesday.
The six-year-old son of Lucien Gillett was
kicked by a horse in the forehead at Linton
Thursday afternoon. His skull was frac-
tured and he is not expected 10 live.
Governor Mount has been secured to de-
liver the Decoration day address at Con-
nersville, and an effort Is being made 10
have the largest crowd in attendance in the
history Of the city. The G.. A. r. posts OF
surrounding towns have accepted invita-
lions TO be present.
The annual convention OF the Rathbone
Sisters of the Eleventh district closed at
Jeffersonville, Thursday night. Seven tenn
pies were represented. Mrs. Eva Robach.
grand chief of Indiana; DIR. Mabel Tegue.
grand secretary. and Mrs. Lola Calvert.
district deputy grand chief, were present.
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A Protest.
Philadelphia Telegraph.

1t may be all right to send an American
man-of-war to participate in a Confederate
reunion, but a great many of our people
do not think so. They are making no es-
pecial proclamation of their feeling about
II, but they are keeping up a pretty steady
thinking. A thing is either right or wrong,
and IL treason was odious In the sixties IL
Is odious now. We are making history
In this direction at such a rate that a
few years more may see the men who Ia
bored TO destroy this Union equally treas
ured and honored with the patriots who
toiled and suffered to preserve IL. For
giveness is one thing. but the ~condoning
OF treason is another. II would have seemed
incredible not many years ago that a ship
OF the American navy could be put to
any such use as that which the Raleigh
Is now devoted to at Charleston.
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III to II
6. ~SYL ST.

one had printed in advance of me a novel,
like mine. Then / would be accused OF plag-
iarizing the idea. But the 'lllustrious Low
ers' was an ancient narrative"
How did you become acquainted with the
topography of London, that your charac-
tiers follow so well in your book?' Mr..
Major was asked. ~
by Slows Survey OF London" he re-
piled. II followed IL with great dif1culty. IL
isn't extremely clear and / haven't the geo.
graphical faculty"
Mr.. Major and James Whitcomb Riley are
friends and almost ~neighbors on the Blue
river. 1t was Riley who gave the nrst crit
les opinion of when Knighthood Was In
Flower" He said: You have written a fine
book" It's publishers are the Bowen-Merrill
Company, of Indianapolis. Its president said
last night:
1.-THE Hoosier State is a literary center.
1t produced 'Ben-Hur:' IL has James Whit
comb Riley, Charles Major and others. IL Is
American"
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Body of Baby Found In the Woods.

Special to the Indianap polls Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, May 12.--Yesterday
A. A. Beall and his wife were out hunting
mushrooms in a woods east of the city when
they found a flour sack which contained
a wooden box, which in turn contained a
pasteboard shoe box. The shoe box con-
tanned the dead body of an infant. On the
sack was inscribed: Royal Center Rolling
Mills. to be delivered to Charles Stoll.' On
the box was also found the name Of Mr..
Stoll. The shoe box came from Chicago.
Mr.. Stoll is a Logansport grocer. He is
unable to give the coroner any clew further
than that the sack containing the flour was
probably purchased at his store. This is the
second body of an infant found here within
the past month.
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ONE OF DEWEY's HEROES
The Lion at the Reception to Della
ware County Volunteers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, May 12.-The Muncie peo-
pie ave the Delaware county volunteers
in the Spanish war a big reception and ban
quet tonight. There were representatives
from the battles of Manila as we'll as Cuba.
One sailor of Dewey's fleet was present in
his sailor costume and he was the hero.
He was George Apply. of Cincinnati. a sec
ond gunner on the gunboat Relief, and is
visiting here. Rain did not prevent many
uniformed secret societies from. falling In
the line Of march with the G. A. R.. led
by two brass bands. During the parade
there was a continuous display of fireworks
and mighty cheering. Seventy volunteers
were in line. After the parade a reception
was given the soldiers at the courthouse.
Addresses were made by Congressman
Cromer. w. j. Hilligoss. Mayor Tuhey. r..
s. Gregory and DR.. r. j. Pickett. Fred
Pickett, a soldier boy, responded. The
city was gaily decorated for the occasion.
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Inquirer.

Ex-President Harrison Is certain 10 re-
celve a most cordial welcome in legal, polit-
ical and social circles in England. He may
not excite the enthusiasm of the masses.
although as London has so seldom been Wis
tied by an ex-President of the great Repub-
lie. IL is possible that he may become the
notable figure OF the hour. But his ability
as a lawyer and as a speaker, the high posi-
ton which he has held and the dignity of
his character are certain to bring him round
upon round Of attentions and honors. In
him England will honor his country, and
the country has no finer American to pre-
sent for the inspection Of foreigners than
BENJAMIN Harrison.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, May 1.-THE will OF
the late ]. II. De Hority. Of Elwood, has
been probatcd. and 1t was announced to-day
that Mrs. De Hority would accept It's pro-
visions. The estate is estimated at $4,000.
which includes insurance amounting to $780,
00. The home at Elwood Is to remain in
the possession of Mrs. De Hority. The
daughters, Mrs. Curtis and Miss lone, are
provided for by a bequest of 10000 held in
trust by the Marion Trust Company at In
dianapolis. The remainder of the property
is TO be divided share and share alike be-
tween the sons. Joseph A and Edward G..
De Hority. Their share each will amount
TO fully $1,000.
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Special 10 the Indianapolis JournaI.
LINTON, Ind, May 1.-THE st. Louis,
Indianapolis & Eastern formerly the L. g.
j. So has secured the contract Of Morgan
Bros. of Marco. for shipping 1900 steers
to Chicago. from which place they will be
taken by water to Liverpool. Heretofore
this firm has shipped over the /. & ", but
the Illinois Central gave them better rates.
Their shipment will consist of about one
hundred carloads. which will be worth to
them about $S GOO. The cattle will be driven
to Linton as soon as the perfs can be built.
Morgan Bros. have a wide reputation as
feeders of fine stock, and representatives
of foreign firms have frequently visited their
farm. where there can always be found
several thousand for export.
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My.teriou. Death of a Farmer.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON. Ind. May 12.-John B.
Hardiman. a prominent farmer, near here.
was found dead near an old schoolhouse.
this morning, by his family. His head was
resting in a pool Of bloody water. Hardi-
man had left his home an hour before and
was. apparently. in good health and spirits.
The coroner was notified soon after the dis
covery and the inquest was held to-day.
The case is surrounded by some mystery,
as the cause of his death is much in doubt.
The coroner refuses TO give his verdict to-
night. Hardiman leaves a wife and several
children. :
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WIFE BEATER in LIMBO
A SALEM EDITOR WHIPPED lis
WIFE THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY.
Witnesses Testify that DIR. Grny Was
Queer I'm His Head-N. II. De PAW
Sues the Doxey Estate.
special to the 1ndlanapoli. Journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
SALEM. Ind, May I'D. A. Jennings,
who edits the Searchlight. was arrested and
locked up in Jail here tonight on six afi-
davits charging him with drunkenness, car
rying concealed weapons. assault and wife
beating. There was much excitement and
fully three hundred people gathered in the
vicinity OF the jail. He whipped his wife
three times during the day and her cries
for help brought out all the neighborhood.
He was arrested and gave bond and again
assaulted his wife. who was rescued by
three men and she went to jail for the pro-
lection OF the sheriff Jennings was again
arrested ard locked up. He has been
furnishing similar excitement at intervals
for some time.
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MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE


BUFFALO. May 13-Another attempt to
settle the grain shovelers' strike has failed.
The committee OF ten. OF which Bishop
Quigley Is chairman, met shortly after 9
o'clock last night with their counsel At 10
o'clock Messrs. Corrigan, Wilson and
Douglass, representing the Lake Carriers
Association, with counsel. arrived at the
episcopal residence and the two committees
Immediately went into executive session. At
! a. m the conference adjourned without
having reached a settlement. 1t is under
stood that the point on which no decision
could be reached was the appointment of
boss scoopers. "A of four,
consisting OF MessrC. Corrigan and Wilson,
Of the Lake Carriers Association, and Nc
Manon and WEIGH. representing the strik-
ers. was appointed to further consider the
matter, they TO report to the full commit
tee at Bishop Quigley's residence at 10
o'clock this Saturday morning.
AT 1.O o'clock this morning a member
OF the committee said that the strike had
practically been settled. The subcommittee
which had been appointed would draw up
q list OF boss scoopers, which would be
submitted to the full committee at this
mornings conference. 1t was expected that
this list could easily be arranged and the
uutire matter closed up IN short order.
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LONDON. May 12-In the House OF Com
mons to-day the Rt. Hon ST. John Broder-
Eek. parliamentary secretary OF the Foreign
once. replying TO a question by Capt. John
st. Clair. Radical member for Forfarshire.
relative 20 destruction OF British property
BY the bombardment Of uoilo, said that the
government had no information with regard
10 the Intention OF the United States TO COM
pensate traders The question OF these
claims. the speaker said. Is under consid-
Grafton by the British government and will
not be lost sight OF.
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Marion Elks Are Ambitious.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, May 1.-THE local lodge
of Elks has decided to make strong efforts
to secure the state meeting Of Elks next
year. The first meeting will be held at Num-
Gle, June 5 to 10. A committee from the
local lodge has visited Muncie and investi-
gated the cost and secured other informa-
ton in regard TO it. Committees have been
appointed to look after the affair. The local
lodge will visit Muncie I'm a body on a special
train to attend the coming meeting. The
Soldiers Home Band will accompany the
delegation to the Muncie meeting.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind, May 12-Ira A. Goodrich.
aged sixty. a member of the Soldiers Home.
came very near being trampled to death by
a horse in Harter's livery stable at Hunt
ington. Wednesday night. He was en- route
to this city from Montpelier and stopped of
in Huntington for the night. He became
somewhat Intoxicated and being short, fnan-
cially, was permitted to sleep In the barn.
He laid down in an open stall. and during
the night q loose horse trampled on the old
man. ne had four eth knocksd out, :
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Patrick Mcbride. chest, severe: Company
n, Private Wick, puncture forearm.
thirteenth Minnesota-May S. Maj. o.
Digxies. forehead. severe; April ., Private
Frank Whiplinger. wrist, slight. Company
G.. A. It. Williams, shoulder. slight. Frank
Smith, Company r. reported killed May l..
should read Frank Lewis.
Third fnfantry-April q, Company. \. Pri-
vate Edward Rae. thigh. slight: May IL.
Company 1. Private Lendrum Benton.
thumb. moderate.
Fourth Ca~vaIry-Private Charles II. Coe.
fhixh moderate.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, May 12--E. E.
Brownell, the electrolysis expert of Dayton,
who Is here to make an examination of all
the water mains of the city that are laid
under or near the electric street-railway
tracks. has found that nearly all the pipes
that run under or near the street-car tracks
are eaten away. Gas and other pipes are
in the same fix. The natural gas pipes
nave been found to be I'm such a condition
that the Logansport and Wabash Valley
Gas Company has ordered that new pipes
be put in
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SpeclaI 70 the MINNEAPOLIS JournaI.
ANDERSON, Ind. May n-John Chap
pen, of the tin-plate mills Of New Castle.
Pay Is In Anderson en- route to Detroit to
attend the national convention Of the Anal
gamated Iron and Steel Workers. The wage
scale for the ensuing year will be considered.
and Mr.. Chappell, a member of the wage
committee, states that every indication now
points to a demand on the part Of the as
ISOLATION for an increase in wages over the
present scale. Mr.. Chappell was a former
resident of Anderson and left TO take an
important position in the New Castle mills.
Anderson has tive delegates to this meet
ing, and all the workers are confident the
demands of the assooia ton will be acceded
to on account of the increased demand and
price for the product Of the mills.
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HOOsIER STRAWBERRIES RIPE.
First Shipment of the Season Made
from New Albany Last Night.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, May 12.-The first
shipment Of homegrown strawberries was
made tonight. The crop this year promises
to be the largest for many seasons. AS a
strawberry shipping point this city is second
only to Centralia. ILL.,. and In the height of
the season. about May % to 80, as high as
ten express-car loads have been shipped
daily, the consignments being as far East
as Buffalo and as far northwest as st. Paul.
indianapolis and Chicago are the most i'm
portant markets for the Floyd county ber-
ries, grown on land which a few years ago
was considered worthless. Now IL brings TO
the growers from 5000 to slOO, 900 each sea-
son.
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LONDON. May IA special dispatch re-
ccived here to-day from Manila says the
Filipino Congress. now sitting at San Isidro.
- composed OF ffty-ssx members. of whom
twenty favor peace and an equal number
are irreconcIlables. The others. holding the
balance OF power. are ready TO admit that
absolute independence is hopeless OF attain
ment. but demand better terms at the hands
Of tho Cnfted States.
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Muncie Gcts silver-Platlng Works.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. May 1.-THE Anchor sill
ver-plating works. for many years located
at Oswego. N. Y. will be moved to this city
at once and will occupy the large building
formerly used by the shoe factory. Alfred
T.. Seliger. the owner. has reorganized the
company with the following Muncie men in
terested: A. l.. and j. Edgar Johnson. w.
f. Hitchcock and j. c. Abbott, the two last
named being bankers. The capital stock OF
the new company is sl0o.c00, and go hands
will be employed. Fifty families will come
from Oswego with the machinery out of the
old factory.
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Henry stacy Killed by Lightning.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind, May 12.-Henry Sta
cy. formerly Of this city. was struck by
lightning to-day and killed, on his farm,
four miles northeast Of town. His body
was found by his wife about an hour after
his death, under a tree, which had been
stripped Of its bark. Stacy was fifty-eight
years old and leaves a widow and one son,
Joseph L. Stacy, now a resident OF In
dianapoliS.
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Lost His Cuban Mascots.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind. May 12-Dr. George
B.. Jones. Of this city. who was in the hos
pital service of the One-hundred-and-siNty-
first Indiana, took two Cuban boys with him
from Havana At Washington, while the
third battalion was boarding the train. the
lads got lost and DR.. Jones has neither seen
nor heard Of them since. A hospital nurse
named Scott, from Monticello, Ind, had also
interested himself in the dusky lads, and
the doctor thinks the two young CubanS
went with Scott to Monticello.