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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
County Poor Farm Scandal.
cial TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.


CORYDON, ind, May 1.-The State
Boards of Health and Charities will prob
ably find it necessary to renew their efforts
to secure the erection of suitable asylum
for the poor in Harrison county. The Coun-
ty Commissioners, through the pressure
brought to bear upon them by these state
boards, had bought farm, adopted plans
and specifications and advertised for bids
for the construction of building. Now they
have undone all this by resembling the order
to contract for a building and advertising
the farm for sale. The price paid for the
farm was high and the proposed building
would probably have cost $4,000. The county
being already in debt, many taxpayers en-
tered a vigorous protest against the plan.
Many of the more ''economicaP' taxpayers
think by giving the old buildings another
coat of whitewash they can be made to an
swer a few years longer. A majority of the
citizens of the county favor the building of
a proper asylum. The present asylum con-
sists of few old dilapidated buildings
located in a basin four miles south of Cory
don, A progressive farmer would not stable
his cattle in these buildings. On account of
the lack OF accommodations the inmates
cannot be properly separated. AS a result
a most deplorable state of immortality has
existed, so much so. in fact, that the White
Caps at one time undertook TO work a re-
formation by means of hickory switches,
the superintendent coming in for his share
of the punishment
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because they could not pay IL they would.
Inc amount has grown by accretion of in
10000. The assessed valuation of the entire
county is only 100000. so IL will be seen
that TO issue the levy necessary TO take up
this debt would confiscate every acre of land
In st. Clair. The people are willing to COM
promise and pay the face OF the bonds, but
battle
After few courts had been locked up in
a body, candidates for the office became
volunteers willing to go to jail to prevent
has continued and Is not ended yet. Every
time Judge Phillips opens court he finds a
Missouri farmers I'm court waiting for COM
mitment to Jail. He offers them advice and
edmonton. They reply with the stated Of
fer of compromise and. or course, are
turned down. Then the Judge winds II all
up by weariIy ordering his marshal to lock
them up.
This has been a Federal Court scene i'm
Kansas City so long that any reporter in
the city could give an account OF almost
the exact words without going TO the court
Judge Phillips has become so accustomed
to the ceremonial that he makes the same
old speech in the same perfunctory way,
listens To the reply In the same listlesS man.
ner and waves the county judges to jail
with the same weary wave OF the hand.
But the bonds have not been paid nor any
of the interest. The federal authorities are
puzzled and the people of St Clair deter
mined. How II will end. If II ever does get
out of the court. is a question for chancery
There are 5000 or 1000 persons I'm st.
Clair county. These, save 1.5O0 at Osceola.
many at Appleton City and half as many
at Lowrey, are farmers and farmers folk.
They are the type of people who have had
much to do with the settlement and de-
velopment of the United States. They rep
resent. as IL is represented in Missouri and
the south Alleghenian hills of East Tonnes
see and Kentucky. as in other parts Of the
Union. the simon pure Anglo-Saxon stock
i'm the old world. Their ancestors came over
in the Mayfiower and others of the first of
the emigrant craft They are an admixture
of the Briton and Scot and all their an
cestral characteristics of never-bending de-
termination and unyieldng stubbornness are
apparent in this unique fight of the people
of ST. Clair county.
The typical farmer of st. Clair is char
acter who is fast disappearing from Ameri-
can citizenship. He Is a fighter. In his
veins is the same blood Normans shed at
Hastings and that Redeemed the field at
sourians of the first crop were known. His
parents or his grandparents came from Ken
lucky or Tennessee He loves nature-the
woods and the hils-and he does not live
in the city any nearer 1t than he
help. He is a hard worker. has a big fam
| lily. Is ordinarily poor business man. never
gets rich. has big heart, long hair. full
beard. wears boots all the year round and
long overcoat except when the woodcOck
| is nesting and the dog days are on: has his
cellar full of cider apples pumpkins, po-
tatoes and turnips. does not see much
difference between horse thief and mort
gage sticker He offers little hope of an
early solution of the trouble.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
VISITED THE NAVY YARD
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY ENTERTAINED
BY NAVAL OFFICERS.
Introduced by Rear Admiral Philip,
and the Hands OF All shaken by
the Chief Executive.

NEW YORK, May president and Mrs.
Mckinley breakfasted early this morning
at the Hotel Manhattan. After breakfast
the President received a number OF callers,
among them Gen. Grenville Nj. Dodge.
At 9:45 o'clock the President. Abner McKin-
ley and Assistant Secretary Cortelyou en-
tered a carriage and drove to the foot of
East Twenty-third street, where they
boarded a government tug and went to the
navy yard. Mrs. Mckinley remained at the
hotel. Later in the day she and Mrs. Abner
Mckinley did some shopping. The pres
idential party, which included General
Dodge, w. w. Wheaton, Surgeon Rixey,
u. S. NJ, and Col. w. c. Brown, were re-
ceived on board the government tug Nina
by Commander j. ID. Kelley, u. s. N, who
was delegated to escort them to the navy
yard by Rear Admiral j. w. Philip. The
tug reached the yard at 1910 o'clock and
the visitors landed at the foot of Main
street AS the Nina turned into the wall
about basin the guns aboard the Vermont
belched forth a salute of twenty-one guns
in honor of the President.
Rear Admiral Philip, with Captains Mil
Ter, Ide, Farnholdt and Arnold. greeted the
President and his escort when they came
ashore. President Mckinley and the COM
IlduudnI iI6D leu TIE Oltltls up ydIu 10
the Lyceum building in front of which all
the officers on duty at the yard were lined
up in special full dress. One hundred mar
ines in command of Col. r. w. Hunting
ton and Captains W. C. Neville and w. j.
McElway. faced the building. AS the Pres
ident approached the Marine Band played
Hail TO the Chief" and while the marines
presented arms the officers and spectators
dotted their hats. Admiral Philip introduced
each OF the officers TO the President. who
shook hands with every one of them. After
this the party was escorted through the
stores and factories and then visited the
Yosemite and Glacier. which they inspected.
After the inspection they were invited to
luncheon at the commandments residence.
After luncheon the President and the
other visitors returned to the city on board
the Nina, and as the vessel swung into the
East river another salute OF twenty-one
guns was fired from the Vermont, on which
vessel the Presidents flag was flying. Dur
ing the afternoon large number of visitors
for the President. President Mckinley
spent quiet evening at the Manhattan
Hotel and left this city at 10 o'clock for a
special Pennsylvania Railroad train in Jer-
sey City, which left for Washington at mid
night The President retired as soon as he
got aboard the special train. The party, as
IL left for Washington. consisted of the
President and Mrs Mckinley. Assistant Sec
rotary Cortelyou, DIR. Rixey, stenographer
Forster and several servants. Mr.. and Mrs
Abner Mckinley accompanied the party to
the train.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Indiana Notes.

The school enumeration for Terre Haute
shows a total of 1926, not counting 363 trans
total, not including transfers, was 1924.
Miss Mary A. Logan. who has been a mis-
sionary in India for eight years under the
auspices of the United Presbyterian For
eign Missions Society, has returned home.
Miss Logan was two months on the road
home.
Five deaths at Connersville have resulted
from cerebro-spinal meningitis in four days
One baby died i'm three hours. Advice from
the State Board of Health that the funerals
should be private was received to-day and
was partially observed.
The reception to be given Company X,
Observation-Disclosures xty-first Indiana Regi-
ment, by Columbus Wednesday promises 10
be a gala day in that town. Business houses
and public schools will close. Brownstown
and Franklin companies will be present.
The jefferson County Board of Education
yesterday unanimously passed a resolution
9ondemnatory OF tne OH passed ny me ias 81
school children and fixing the price of tut
ton as unjust and detrimental to the school
interests.
Lloyd Henley. of Carthage, has purchased
a half interest in the Rushville Graphic
and has entered on his duties as editor.
Mr.. Henleywas formerly connected with the
Carthage Record. Samuel j. Finney, busi-
ness manager of the Graphic, owns the
other half.
Rev W. A Foster, former pastor of an
indianapolis Christian Church. has resigned
Christian Church TO accept the pulpit at
Walnut Hills Christian Church, Cincinnati.
Rev. Foster came here last october. This
is his third call from Cincinnati.
Mrs. Martha Clark. of Carthage, a cousin
OF George c. Clark. president OF the Rush
Vile National Bank, was found Sunday in
her house with her thigh broken. She lives
alone and fell while attending to household
duties. Her advanced age and enfeebled
condition make her recovery doubtful.
Under the 500 mortgage exemption law
1x- h. 1ao 81 aOfc Ell Off hoxv
been filed in Hamilton county about one
thousand affidavits for mortgage indebted
ness aggregating over 10000. The ap-
praisement in the county last year was ST.
coo 600. The full amount of these claims will
not be deducted from the appraisement. for
the reason that many of the mortgages
amount to over $780, and for the further
reason that many of the mortgages amount
10 more than one-half the appraised valua-
ton of the mortgaged properties. These
two provisions of the law will probably re-
duce the amount one-fourth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
WILL SUPPORT HOPKINS.
Attitude Of Illinois Republican Con-
gressmen on the speakership.

CHICAGO, May Item of the fourteen
Republican members Of Congress from Illi-
nois, met in caucus here to-day and unani-
mously decided TO support Congressman AL
bert ]. Hopkins. of Aurora. for speaker of
the national House OF Representatives.
Congressman Walter Reeves, who presided
over the caucus. gave out the following:
After consultation, a majority of the dele
cation appearing to be for Mr.. Hopkins,
Mr.. Cannon suggested that the will OF the
majority be made the action of the delega-
ton. and that the action be made .unani-
nous, which. accordingly, was done.
Before the caucus met IL was definitely
known that seven of the ten favored Mr..
Hopkins and three were for Mr. Cannon
The four Republican members who were
unable 10 be present at the caucus. Messrs.
Hit. Foss, Boutell and Smith. sent tele-
grams pledging themselves TO abide by the
decision OF the majority. After the adjourn
ment OF the caucus Mr.. Cannon declared he
would do all In his power TO elect Mr. Hop
kins speaker Of the House. Some time next
week the Republican congressman will meet
Mr.. dopklns'B candidacy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
THREE FATALLY BURNED
MIDNIGHT BLAZE AT LOGANspORT
DESTROYS TENEMENT BLOCK.
Two Aerolites Fall with o Crash and
spIatter mt vincennes-Alexan-
dria Strike Settled.
,ecIal to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT. Ind, May Earl Stew
arts livery barn, large brick structure,
across the street from the Panhandle sta
ton, caught fire just before midnight and
the flames gained such heaGway that IL was
soon apparent the entire block was doomed.
The block was partly taken up with tene-
ments and, in addition to the narrow es-
capes. three people were probably fatally
burned. The injured:
EARL STEWART. livery barn proprietor,
rescued with his clothes in flames; terribly
burned and will probably die.
Il. b. ROGERS, merchant policeman, bad
ly burned about face and hands.
BEN kEELUM. colored, buggy washer.
fatally burned; flesh arms and face
cooked.
Mr.. Stewart was caught in the flames
while attempting to rescue his horses and
carriages Merchant Policeman Rogers
went TO his assistance and dragged him
through the flames.
Besides the livery barn the block contained
a number of doctors offices. Fornoffs bar
Der shop and flats occupied by families.
About ten horses were burned. The loss
cannot be estimated at this hour, the fire
not yet being under control There was a
panic among those living in the block and
only part OF their effects were saved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

NEW YORK, May six thousand So
cialists assembled in Union Square tonight
and after a lengthy parade passed in re-
view before the balcony of the cottage at
were about 80 women, members of the
Working Womens Association of the So
cialist party. The stars and stripes were
Swallowed by the banners OF red, some of
them simply red. without design or letter
ing AT Union Square short speeches were
Benjamin Hanford. Arthur Keep. A. s.
Brown. Charles vanderporten and Mahlon
Barnes, OF Philadelphia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, May lit is
pointed out that a curiou result OF Major
General Woods announcement that the
marriage ceremonies Of all religious sects
are legal may be the temporary Equalization
of polygamy. In any event. there were
some 5000 irregular" marriages in this
province during the war and as there are no
marriage laws except those of the Roman
Catholic Church, the new order insures the
iegitimation OF the offspring or such unions.
Juan Caballero, a noted bandit was exc
cuted at Mayari yesterday. The rural guards
at Holguin shot two outlaws who were at
tempting to escape.
The new copper mines in FL Cobre district
were formally pre-empted to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Nav U.c the Three-wire system.

ST. LOUIS, No. May Judge Adams. in
the United States District Court. to-day re-
fused an application of the Edison Electric
Light Company foe an Injunction against
Power Company TO compel IL to desist from
using the three-wire system OF the Edison
company. In his decision Judge Adams said
there had been no adjudication by the court
of concurrent jurisdiction OF complainants'
patent after hearing on the merits and that
there had been no public and general ac-
elusive monopoly in the three-wire system OF
electrical distribution as 10 raise fair or
reasonable presumption OF the validity Of
their patent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
TWO AEROLITES FELL.
Struck Within a Few Feet of Two
Men mt Vincennes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCBNNES. Ind, May 1.-Two aerolites
fell at noon to-day in this city. One struck
a slab Of stone on a Baltimore & Ohio fat
car. just as the train had crossed the
Wabash bridge. The meteor was shattered
to atoms. At the same moment another
meteor fell with a whizzing sound and
struck a pile of brick with loud crash
and was shattered into million fragments.
Councilman Charles Il. O'Donnell and Alex
ander Runyon, a contractor, were sitting
within four feet of the spot and the frag-
ments scattered all about them. They Sc
cured few of the pieces, which indicate
that the falling object nearly round,
rough, yellow or orange color, externally
and snow white and fiinty inside.
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Clock Maker sipcs Dead.
N 10 the Indianapolis journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND. Ind. May l-Robert H.
Sipes. well-known resident of this city
died OF heart disease this morning while
walking across the kitchen floor His body
was taken TO Everett. Pa. his birthplace,
this afternoon for burial Sipes was fifty
nine years old. He was a genius for max
ing mechanical devices. His great work
was a clock twelve feet high. nine feet wide
and weighing almost a ton. on which he
worked seven years. This clock was ex-
hibited at New Orleans. San Francisco and
has also been seen iii hundreds of towns
and cities I'm all parts of the United States.
II has hundred little figures which move
automatically and perform many curious
feats.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Train Wrecked and Cars Burned.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

MITCHELL. Ind. May IA costly wreck
occurred last night on the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern road just west of this place.
A freight train of cars containing oil,
alcohol and corn was coming down a heavy
grade and broke In two. The rear part came
up at the foot of the Hill and collided with
such force that the freight and cars were
piled In high mass. The wreck then took
fire and fifteen cars and contents were
burned All night trains were delayed until
a temporary track running around the fire
could be laid, which required about eight
hours work. The debris has been burning
fourteen hours and il will be several days
before workmen will be able TO clear il
away and replace the track.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, May L--Irvin Love. one Of
the most prosperous farmers of Grant coun-
ty, shot himself in his barn this morning.
For over month he had been brooding
over financial affairs. He was supposed to
be one of the wealthiest men in the county
and one of his sons said that his father
only owed 1850. He is still alive, but the
physicians say he cannot live.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Both sister. EIope.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR. Ind. May There was a
double elopement near here Saturday night.
when Bert Davis and William Robbins
placed ladder against the second-story
window Of Farmer Albert Otto's home and
assisted his two daughters. Mary and Lizzie
Otto. aged seventeen and fifteen. TO escape.
They drove here and at 1910 o'clock Sunday
morning Rev. II. l.. Veach welded Bert
Davis and Mary Otto. after which the party
drove 10 Columbus. where they took trip
on the Big -Four road One couple was
caught at Columbus and the other At
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Indiana Boy Brought Home Dead.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, May IAN Associated
Press dispatch states that among the SOL
diers brought back TO the United States
from Manila on the transport Sherman was
Private Richie of the Third Artillery, who
died OF consumption on the voyage home.
1t is believed that this Is Edgar Richie,
OF this city, who was a member of the Third
Artillery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Reform at Seymour.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, May 1.-The movement
to enforce the Nicholson law resulted in
making this a very dry town yesterday. An
attempt will be made next Sunday to close
shops and livery stables and preven. dairy
men and ice wagons from doing business on
Sunday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SALEM, Ind, May l-Norval Peugh,
aged ninety-four, living at Kossuth seven
miles north of here, committed suicide by
taking morphine Sunday evening, dying
during the night. His mind was partially
unbalanced by recent frequent deaths in
the family and from the fact that he was a
sufferer with cancer of the face. His wife
died about one year ago, and there has been
five deaths in the house of his son, B. +.
Peugh where he lived since. AS he had
been taking light doses of morphine, Ii is
supposed he did not know just how much
he was taking.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
FLORA, Ind, May 1.-Ward Dunlin, an
undertaken OF this place, is mysteriousy
missing. Yesterday his son went fishing and
his father, thinking he did not return when
he should, started out to hunt for him. That
was the last seen of MIR. DunlSin and much
apprehension is felt for his safety. The boy
returned home last evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

CHICAGO. May John p. Altgeld was
reported to he in an improved condition tc-
day. DIR. Nicholas Sem said this evening:
while the Ex-Governor Is not strong there
Is no reason why he should not enjoy con-
siderable lease OF life II he will throw OF
the depression which weighs him down and
go where ne may enjoy complete rest.
do not think he ever VIII be In condition
for. another long campaign, however"
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May LAT the
monthly meeting of the Terre Hause Min
listers Association yesterday resolutions
were adoped to organize a movement to Sc
cure the enforcement of laws for Sunday
observance. Several Sundays ago the Rev.
Mr.. Mountain. of the Trinity Methodist
Church. in the outlying district of the city,
called at the saloon of Councilman More
lock and insisted that he close his doors,
which ne did.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Farmer Killed by Lightning.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLFA-X, Ind. May This morning at
o'clock, during the severe rain and thunder
storm, David Str Get, a farmer. living three
and a half mile, northwest of town, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed,
the same bolt killing his two horses, with
which he was blowing in the field.
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TO RELIEVE PEARY.
Sealing steamer Hope VIII Proceed
Northward Next Month.

ST. JOHNS. n. F.. May 1.-The sealing
steamer Hope went into dock here to-day
10 be thoroughly ovcrhauled and repaired
preparatory 10 proceeding northward next
month with an expedition for the relief of
Lieutenant Peary. the Arctic explorer. who
went toward the pole last summer with
specially selected party and who may now
need assistance. his steamer. the Wind
ward. has been frozen In the ice since the
esrly part Of last winter.
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Save YOUR HAIR


Warm shampoos with cur1cuRA Soar. fol-
lowed by light dressings with CuTIcu1As
purest Of emollient akin curess WIN c-esf tho
SCALP and hair OF crusts. scales and dandruns
ucothe irritating and itching surfaces stfmu-
late tho hair follicles, supply tne roots vf0
ensrgy and nourishment, and thuo proonoo
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
THE STRIKE SETTLED.
Alexandria Glass Company and En-
pIoyes Come to Terms.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, May 1.-The plate
glass strike is settled and some of the men
will start TO work tomorrow morning. The
exact terms of the settlement are not made
public this evening, but 1t is generally I'M
derstoud that the settlement is agreeable to
both sides The factory will be running
full force again in a few days. All suits
against the union and against the men who
caused disturbance near the factory some
time ago were dismissed this morning.
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Conductor Mason Killed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, May 1.-George A.
Mason. conductor of the Pennsylvania con-
struction train. fell from his train while
leaving this city to-day and was instantly
killed.