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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
views of an EIectrieian.

CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-Mr. ]. c. Barclay,
electrician of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, was shown the story from Madi-
son, Wis, stating that Prof. B. w. Wood,
of the University of Wisconsin,, had sue
cessfully thawed out frozen water pipes in
houses by means Of electricity. Mr.. Barclay,
after reading the details said: THE advan-
tage of using electricity instead Of heat Gre
ated by fire or steam for thawing out
frozen water pipes is that it would be pos
sible to pass a current of electricity through
the pipe, thus heating the entire pipe,
whereas with fire or steam only that por-
ton of the pipe could be heated which is
steam. The amount of heat generated by
electricity could be regulated by means of
a transformer. OF course, there could be
more or less danger in the process, and the
work could be undertaken only by expert
enced electricians" Othe electricians who
were interviewed pointed out that the cleo
trio process, compard with other methods
involving excavation of earth, etc, should
be a decided Improvement.
1.-THE use Of electricity in thaWing out
frozen water mains or hydrants would not
be at all practical said Fire Chief Swenie,
of Chicago. In using steam and hot water
we nave been unable to thaw the pipes
without bursting them. The use of cleo
trictty, | should judge, would only tend to
increase the liability of breakage, because
of the intense heat. l have never known
but from the fact that the heat of cleo
tricity would be so much greater than from
hot water or steam l am confident that it
would prove a failure
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ELECTRICITY A THAWER.
VIII Melt the Ice I'm Frozen Water
Pipes Faster than other Means.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2l.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Madison, Wis, says: Pro-
f4ssor r. w. Wood, of the State University.
to-day originated the idea of thawing out
frozen water pipes with electricity, and
made two successful experiments. In view
of the fact that water pipes in hundreds OF
cities of the Northwest are frozen at this
time, his discovery, which is simple and in
expensive, is of great Importance. He takes
the electric current used for street lighting
purposes. attaches one wire to the frozen
pipe inside the cellar of one house and the
other wire to a similar pipe in the adjoin-
ing or any other house, thus completing the
circuit. "A current of about fifty volts is
then turned on, heating the pipes and melt
ing the Ice within.
Professor Woods plan was successfully
worked at the residence of former Senator
w. f. Villas and Alderman c.. N. Brown to-
day. At the Villas home $50 feet of frozen
lead pipe was thawed out in eighteen min
utes. Professor Wood uses a transformer
to reduce the voltage. so that the current
will not melt the pipes. Professor Wooo
says that, so far as he knows, the idea Is
wholly original with him. 1t will reVolu-
tionize the methods of plumbers for thaw-
ing out frozen water pipes. There are
over 400 frozen pipes in Madison, and the
work of thawing them out with electricity
will begin in earnest tomorrow. The dis
coyery will obviate the necessity for ex-
cavating, which has always heretofore been
the expensive feature. The cost by the new
method is tri1ing. Professor Wood says
that if desired one of the wires may be
attached to a hydrant and the other to the
frozen pipe in the cellar, thus getting a cir
emit
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Indiana

RICHMOND, Ind, Feb. 21.-Hugh Wig
home in this city, after a long illness, with
this city and spent all his life here. He was
a member of the firm Of Stephen r. Wig
gins g. Sons, tanners, formerly one of the
most prosperous and wealthy in the city,
and as late as yesterday was able to be at
Hugh Virgins. jr., of Chicago, survive.
WORTHINGTON, Ind, Feb. Mrs.
Margaret Owen, one of the most prominent
women in the county, died at her home this
morning after an illness of three years. She
was the widow of the late John G.. Owen,
who held many positions of trust and honor
during his lifetime. -Four children survive
Thomas G. Owen, ex-auditor of Greene coun-
ty; Mrs. Lorall, of Kansas, and David and
Margaret Owen, of this place.
GREENSBURG. Ind. Feb. 21.-Capt. Giles
b.. White is dead at the age of seventy
four, of pneumonia. He was a veteran of the
war of 1861, serving as captain Of Company
A, Sixty-eighth Regiment. He served as
sheriff of Decatur county from 1869 to 1873,
and mayor of this city for four years. For
many years he has been an employe of the
Big Four. His wife died about one week
ago of pneumonia.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Feb. 21.-Mrs.
Henrietta Munsch, widow Of John A.
Munsch, who, for many years, conducted a
large grocery business here, died this morn
ing of paralysis. She suffered several days.
She was seventy-two years old and was
born in Saxony, Germany.
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READY FOR SPEECHES
JESSE BARRETT's TRIAL AT MUNCIE
WILL BE OVER TONIGHT.
The Mccoy Murder Trial at Green's
burg Becoming Interesting
other State News.
peoial to the indianapolis Journal.

special 10 the lnIldIdpOilS journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Feb. 21.-This evening at
4 o'clock the evidence. in the Barrett murder
trial was concluded and tomorrow morn
ing the arguments will be begun. The court
and attorneys have agreed to close the case
tomorrow and five hours have been allotted
to each side. The court will instruct the
jury after supper tomorrow evening, and
bets are being offered that there will be a
verdict before 10 o'clock. Barrett has had
all of the number "13' he can stand in this
trial. The case ended so far as to taking
testimony at thirteen minutes to 4 O'Clock.
The court reporter took just 1900 pages of
manuscript in the evidence. thirteen half
days were consumed and during the trial
the court was compelled to pay for thirteen
meals for the jury and bailiff. Barret's
superstition was discovered first when he
refused to be brought from Anderson to the
Muncie Jail on the 18th day of the month.
His next objection was when the trial was
set for the 18th, but was postponed at his
request one day. One Of the jurors had thir-
teen children, also one Of the principal wit
nesses from Alexandria.
William Hughes, a lumber merchant of
Alexandria; s. A Morgan, an indianapolis
contractor; Atchison Booth, an Alexandra
fireman; Thomas H. Glass, an Anderson
policeman; S. E. Given, of Lynwood; Mrs.
Rosa Bevel, of Alexandria; Charles Ann
field, turnkey of the Anderson Jail; Matte
Snowden, Perry Snowden, Fannie McIn-
tyre and Allen Bevel all testified during the
closing hours of the trial.
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D. A. R. CONGRESS.
Miss Anthony, Mrs. SevaII and Mrs,
JOh l.. Griniths Speak.

WASHINGTON, Feb 21.-At the morning
session of the congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, the president,
Mrs. Hanning, introduced Miss Susan B.
Anthony and May Wright Sewall and other
prominent members from the National
Council of Women, recently in session here.
They were received with enthusiastic APP
plause, the audience standing. Miss Anthony
and Mrs. Sewall spoke briefly, expressing
their sympathy with the work being done
by the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. In the course of the proceedings. Gen.
Joseph Wheeler was discovered to be in the
audience and a committee was appointed to
escort him to the platform. The general,
however, excused himself with a promise
to make some remarks at the patriotic cele-
bration to be held by the congress this even
ing.
In the afternoon the question of reducing
the amount of dues payable to the national
treasury was taken up and by a vote of "A
to 149 it was decided to continue the present
system. Those who spoke on the subject in
cluded Mrs. Shipper, Mrs. White of Maine,
Miss HetZel, Miss Temple of Tennessee, and
Mrs. Page of Virginia. Amendments to the
constitution adopted to-day include the fol-
lowing: Precluding the election Of honorary
vice presidents general. as long as the num-
Der of these officers is thirteen-representa-
tive of the thirteen original States. No one
is TO hold more than one active office in the
society at the same time, and vesting in the
continental congress all legislative and ju-
dicial power in the national society OF the
daughters.
A brilliant gathering filled the opera house
in the evening when a special peace jubilee
celebration took the place of the regular
night session. Strong addresses on the late
war were made, patriotic music rendered by
the Fourth Artillery Band and national
songs sung. Mrs. Daniel Manning presided.
Hon. John l.. Griffiths, of Indiana, spoke
%eloquently on the soldier in the late war, and
his address was received enthusiastically.
All our wars, but one, he declared, have
been wars of principle-"which are the only
lasting wars" The moment the Maine was
destroyed in Havana harbor, ours was again
a united country, and no holier war ever
was waged then that with Spain. He men
toned by name the heroes in that war and
each nam was greeted with rounds Of APP
plause. The climax came when the speaker
uttered the name of William Mckinley, the
enthusiasm being unbounded.
Ex-Seoretary of the Navy Herbert spoke
Of the work of the sailor in the war. The
American, he said, is a sailor by heredity.
The portion played by the navy in the war
was a lions part. All honor, ne said, was
due the officers and men who day and night.
amidst sunshine and storm, stood by their
guns and kept watch and cut off the Spanish
army from hope of supplies and reinforce
ments. The conduct Of the officers and men
of the navy during the war had been with
out q blot and what Dewey had accom-
plished at Manila had been repeated in the
waters Of Santiago.
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OEMTTCW DIR. A. E. BUCHANAN
UENlDl 1888 When Building.
ADJUSTMENTS.

The success of the Grand Stock Company
in Moths was expected. The settings of
this play are exceptionally attractive. All
the handsome gowns worn by the ladies in
this play is fully justified. The stock com
pany's play for next week is The Senator, +"
made very popular by William II. Crane
some years ago.
Mistakes VIII Happen will give its clos
ing performance at English's tonight and
will be followed Thursday night by Alice
Nielsen and her big operatic ompany in
1.-The Fortune Teller"
Fitzsimmons and his company of spe-
cialty people will give two more perform
ances at the Park. 1.-The Gay Matinee
Girl comes Thursday.
Xavier seharwenka, the famous pianist
has suffered a paralytic stroke at Berlin
and is not likely to regain his powers.
Sam Myers arrived yesterday in advance
of Sam Devere's Own Company, which will
be the Empires e attraction.
Edward De Coursey arrived yesterday
ahead of John W.. VogeTs Darkest Amer
lea" at the Park next week.
A bill for separate maintenance was filed
at Chicago yesterday by Mrs. Angelica Ben
dix. Her husband, Max Bendix, one of the
first violinists of the country, has been for
several years Theodore Thomas's concert
meister." Last September, while at Berlin,
Mrs. Bendix avs she received a letter from
him saying she must give him a divorce, as
he had met another woman who filed his
life.
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Indiana Companies Not in the New
Deiterich Syndicate.

Deiterich Syndicate.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The Central Union
Gas Company has been organized under the
laws of Virginia to control the natural gas
wells and plants in Ohio, Indiana and south
ern Illinois. The capital stock will be $24,-
0OO,GO of which there will be $40, 600 Z
percent. cumulative preferred and $14, O00,00
of common stock. OF this authorized cap
ital $40, 500, 900 is to be retained in the treas
ury for the purchase of companies and
plants. The consent of eleven large gas
producing plants had been obtained, so it is
said, toward entering the pool. These are
the Dayton Gas Company. Tippecanoe City
Gas Company, Covington Gas Company,
New Western Gas Company, Piqua. Gas
Company, Sidney Gas Company, Troy Gas
Company, Springfield Gas Company, Urbana
Gas Company. South Charleston Gas Com
pany and the Mount Sterling Gas Company.
1t is asserted that these companies are earn
ing $600,OO net per annum. This amount, IT
funds for dividends at the rate of Z per cent.
on preferred stock and ) per cent. on the
common stock, with the prospect of q con-
siderable increase at once from economies
which will result from the consolidation.
Although ii is not believed that the supply
of natural gas is likely to become exhausted,
yet provision has been made for such q con-
tingency by the acquisition of additional
fields to be controlled by the Central Union
Gas Company.
The Indiana companies are not included in
this trust, James T.. Murdoch, of Lafayette,
says. 1t was intended that they should be
a part of the scheme, and the organized cap
ital was to nave been $60,O0O,O 600, but because
some of the Indiana companies refused to
exchange their securities for those of the
trust they were excluded. The Indiana COM
panies will not enter any combine at pres
ent, Mr.. Murdoch asserts. The Central
Union Company was organized by the
Dieterich syndicate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
HEART DISEASE
Some Facts Regarding the Rapid
Increase of Heart Troubles.
Do Not Be Alarmed, But Look For
the Cause.

Heart troubles, at least among the Ameri-
a are certainly increasing and while this
may be largely due to the excitement and
worry of American business life. 1t is more
often the result Of weak stornachs, Of poor
digestion.
Real organic disease is incurabIe; but not
one case in a hundred of heart trouble is or
ganic.
The close relation between heart trouble
and poor digestion is because both organs
are controlled by the same great nerves, the
Sympathetic and Pneumogastric.
In another way, also, the heart is affected
by the form of poor digestion, which causes
gas and fermentation from half digested
food. There is a feeling of oppression and
h~eaviness in the chest caused by pressure
of the distended stomach on the heart and
lungs, interfering with their action; hence
arises palpitation and short breath.
Poor digestion also poisons the blood,
making il thin and watery, which initiates
and weakens the heart.
The most sensible treatment for heart
trouble is to improve the digestion and to
insure the prompt assimilation of food.
This can be lone by the regular use after
meals of some safe, pleasant and effective
digestive preparation, like Stuart's Dyspep-
STA Tablets. which may be found at most
drug stores and which contain valuable,
harmless digestive elements in a pleasant,
convenient form.
1t is safe to say that the regular persistent
Use OF Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets at meal
time viii cure any form Of stomach trouble
except cancer q the stomach.
Full-sixed package OF these tablets sold hv
ach troubles mailed free. Address a.
Stuart Co. Marshall, Mich.
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The litigation Of the Journal Job Printing
Company has been taken to the Federal
Court. Feb. 10 d. Nj. Ransdell was APP
pointed assignee in the county courts. Nor
ris. Newberger & Curtis, attorneys for the
Capital National Bank. filed a petition I'M
der the involuntary bankruptcy act yester-
day on the ground that under the bank
ruptcy law assignments constitute acts of
bankruptcy and entitle creditors to bring
bankruptcy proceedings under the new fed
eral law. Yesterday Otto Hasselman, doing
business as the Journal Job Printing Com
pany, filed a petition in bankruptcy. as his
attorneys had discovered that the assignee
might be embarrassed by proceedings by
creditors. Mr.. Newberger, who has given
the new law much study, holds tina a cor
p~oration cannot bring voluntary bankruptcy
proceedings, n therefore,. on behalf of the
bank, filed a second petition for involuntary
bankruptcy against the firm. Assignee
kansdel was made receiver under both petit
tons, ana II Is presumed that other creditors
VIII agree to his settling the trust. Schedules
are filed showing the liabilities to be $50
4SZ.ol and the assets $36. 644.57. The claim of
the Capital National Bank is 81, 650.40.
Wooten u Dennis, OF Carthage. liabilities
$l5l.42, assets 1872, and George u. Sisson.
or this city, lumber dealer, liabilities $I6G5.S5
and assets Sl3l, also filed petitions in bank
ruptcy yesterday.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Feb. 21.-For over six
years the Democratic managers of this
county nave not been in close touch with
the Leader, the Democratic organ in this
city, and numerous attempts have been made
to start another paper. Recently an at
tempt was made to place the control of the
paper In other hands, and r. c. Houston,
who resigned his position with the Glover
Leaf Railway Company, it is claimed, did
SO with the understanding that the scheme
would be a go and that he was to have con
troll of the paper. 1t was the intention to
purchase the Leader and the Morning News.
the Republican morning paper, and run a
morning Democratic paper. An option was
secured on the News at a certain price, and
some time ago there was but $500 between
the proprietors Of the new paper and the
Leader. Hugh Dougherty, of Bluffton, late
candidate for state treasurer on the Dem
ocratic ticket, was behind the scheme, and
1t is claimed had in view the purchasing of
four Other Democratic papers in the con-
gressional district. It is now claimed by
Mr.. Houston that the matter has fallen
through and hat there is nothing to it. 1t
is rumored, however, that the scheme is to
be revived, and might yet be a go. The
Leader is owned by w. b. Westlake. while
the Morning News is owned by Robert
Mansfield, ex-secretary of the Republican
state central committee, and g. II. Bundy.
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Miss Elizabeth Hough has gone to Texas
to join her aunt, Mrs. Depew.
Mr.. Otto Haueisen. of Evansville, is spend
Ing the week with his parents.
Mr., and Mrs. Augustus Lynch Mason are
spending a few days in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Mallery have returned
home after an absence of a few weeks.
Mr.. r.. p. and Mr.. L. c. Haughey and their
families are spending the month at the Hotel
English.
Mrs. Schwartz, of Detroit, will come in a
few days to visit her sister, Mrs. Frank w.
Morrison.
Mrs. Charles L. Kregelo has returned from
a visit to her sister, Mrs. Keesling, at Lo-
gansport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis r. Hord are spend
ing a short time at the Waldorf Astoria in
New York.
Mrs. "A. S. Comstock has issued invitations
for a company March 2 in honor of Mrs.
w. r.. Drummer, of st. Louis.
Mrs. John H. Busby. of Lebanon, Ind. is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Il. Gregory, ol6 West New York street.
A small blaze damaged Olive Johnson's
property at ll2S Fletcher avenue to the ex-
tent of So last night; cause, defective fiue.
Mrs. ]. II. Baldwin and daughter Helen
and Mrs. w. w. Herod returned yesterday
from Europe, where they have been for five
months, accompanied by Mr.. Baldwin who
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE, Ind. Feb. 21.-William N.
Conner, cock at the Parke Hotel, attempted
to hang himself in Jail to-day. He stole a
ham, coffee, butter, cigars and table linen
from the hotel and had them billed at the
express office to Mrs. Mary Conner, Muncie,
Ind. His suspicious movements excited the
hotel clerk and he was caught in the act.
When arrested he called for poison to kill
himself. He claims his home is Muncie. He
came here about a week ago from Deactur,
Ill. During mis- stay in Rockville he has been
intoxicated most of the time.
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Tndinna Notes.

The Charlottesville Review now appears
as a morning paper.
The barn of A. L. TomEinson. north Of
Crawfordsville, burned Monday night; loss,
$1,000, with no insurance.
The Muncie Royals met the Richmond
polo team last night in the Richmond rink
and We're defeated by the score of 2 to /.
More than l,5o0 people witnessed the con-
test.
Rev. Willis Montgomery, of Lane College,
Cincinnati, has been called to the Presby-
terrain churches at Hagerstown and Cam
bridge City to fill the vacancy made by the
resignation of Rev. Dobson, who accepted
a call to College Corner.
The Hagerstown Council has granted a
telephone franchise to a company composed
of Richmond parties. They propose to put in
an exchange and connect with outside
towns, also with long-distance lines. The
rate is 81 a month for business houses and
offices and 81 for dwellings.
The secretary of the executive committee
for the annual state encampment of the G..
A. r., to be held at Terre Haute in May, has
received notice that the railroad companies
will make q rate of I cent a mile from all
points in Indiana and from Arcola, Mat
toon, Greenup and Robinson and interme-
date points in Illinois.
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ALLEN LAW DOOMED.
Illinois to Have "A New Street-RaiIway
Franchise Act.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Feb. 21-The Allen
street-railway law, providing for longtime
franchises. which has been bitterly fought
in the Legislature. was practically repealed
to-day so far as the House is concerned. The
House substituted for the senatorial street.
railway bill the Alling version Of the horse
and-dummy'' act, with a provision which re-
peals the Allen law and with an emergency
clause attached. Tomorrow the Aling bill
will come up on a special order for third
reading in the House. In the Senat a bill
introduced to-day by Senator Campbell Is
almost word for word Ike the Alling bill
and IS In The order OF second reading.
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Two Overcome at a Fire.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Feb. 21-The brick bust
ness rooms. owned by Archie Tate, now
searching for gold in Alaska, and occu-
pied with a general merchandise stock, took
fire this morning and the flames spread east
TO the Brosins department store, doing i'm
mense damage TO their millinery depart
ment. The Brazil Cornet Bands room in
the Tate building was Quilted, the band
losing most OF its music and instruments
Total loss, 5000, fully covered by insurance.
Joseph Haskins, who was aiding the fire.
men in fighting the flames, was overcome by
heat and when found and taken from the
building, was unconscious. Silas Brosins, a
member OF the firm Of Brosins & Co, was
overcome by heat, but was rescued.
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Special 70 the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG. Ind, Feb. A.-The real
evidence in the Mccoy murder trial began
to pour in to-day and the crowded court
room showed the intense interest the people
of this section are taking in this case.
Robert A. Mccoy murdered George Newman
on election day and the murder has gener-
ally been ascribed to politics. Mccoy was
in his buggy when he met Newman and the
evidence to-day shove that Mccoy shot
Newman three times while Newman had a
revolver in his hand. Mccoy then drove off
and returned, overtaking Newman as he was
walking home and fired the fatal shot, while
Newman was not looking for him