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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-06
THE N IS READY.
Work on ~LOganspOrt & Northern VIII
BE Commenced Soon.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Oct. "a meeting
Of the officers and directors of the Logans-
port, Rochester & Northern Traction Com
Tany was held in the parlors of the Barnett
House yesterday afternoon, those present
being ]. T. McNary, OF this city, president:
g.. N. Holman, Rochester; j. d. Whitman,
Warsaw; L. N. Welker, Albion; II. J. Park,
Kendallville; G. E. Byers. Rochester, and B.
F.. Keesling, W.. A. Osmer and Seth NJ. Vel
sey, of this city. Meeting with these gen.
tlemen were also Col. CT. Howard Eller and
c. NJ. Foster. of Chicago, who are interested
in the financing of the road. President Nc
Nary has just returned from a trip to Eu-
rope and during his absence nothing had
been done in the matter of the proposed line
save TO perfect the preliminary surveys and
adjust a few matters in regard to the fran
chiSes through the various counties. 1t is
new proposed to take up the work actively
and after the meeting yesterday il was
given out that ii was the expectation of the
company to begin the construction of the
road at an early date with the nope of. if
possible, having that portion of the line be-
tween this city and Rochester in operation
before the first of the year. The officers of
the company state that the money neces-
sary for construction and equipment will be
forthcoming when called for. Another meet
ing will be held soon, at which it is expected
that definite steps will be taken in regard
to the work of construction.
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BIGGEST MAN IN INDIANA.
Death of George Washington Walker
of Fatty Degeneration.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
ALBION. Ind, Oct. 5.-George Washing
ton Walker. the heaviest man in Indiana,
died to-day at his home five miles north
west of this city after an illness of about a
month Of general fatty degeneration, aged
forty-nine years. The funeral will be held in
a tent. as it is impossible to get the casket
in the house. Eliza Shaffer, undertaken Of
this city. took his measurements after
death, showing a height of five feet ten and
one-half inches. measuring through the abb
domcn nineteen inches and across the shoul-
ders twenty-seven inches. The casket will
measure thirty-four inches in width and
twenty-four inches in height, which Is one
and one-half inches wider and one inch high
er than IN ordinary rough box. The body
and the casket will weigh nearly 500 pounds.
Twelve years ago he was only an ordinary
man in weight, but he began to
fat and in less than five years weighed
nearly 500 pounds; after this weight was
reached the accumulation of fat was slow
but constant. until he reached the enormous
weight of go pounds, and for several years
his weight has remained at or near this
figure.
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BROWN FOUND GUILTY
MARION BOY RECEIVES 4 FLEXIBLE
SENTENCE FOR MURDER.
Money Ready to Construct the LO-
gansport e. Northern Road-Biggest
Indiana Man Is Dead.
.peeial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Oct. 5.-The jury in the
Willard Brown murder case was out about
eighteen hours. At 9 o'clock this morning a
verdict finding Brown guilty Of voluntary
manslaughter, and fixing his punishment
at not more than twenty-one years or less
than two years imprisonment, was read by
+. NJ. Collins. foreman of the jury. The
boys nerve did not forsake him when his
fate was announced. The members Of the
family. the two younger sisters. especially.
were deeply affected. The state had asked
for a death sentence. 1t is said that early in
the deliberations of the jury the majority
ranged from acquittal TO murder in the first
degree.
A disagreement was generally expected
Wednesday. and as the hours went by and
the jury remained in elaboration, the be-
lief grew that there would be a failure to
join in a decision. The verdict, all things
considered, is regarded as satisfactory.
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Representative George w. Faris will re-
turn from Washington in time TO attend the
soldiers reunion at Plainield. Oct. Z.
Announcement is made at Muncie of the
approaching marriage of Albert o. Richey
and Miss Maude Nicely. The ceremony Is
set for Oct. is.
Miss Susan Haldeman, of Wabash county,
who was an army nurse In Cuba. will leave
shortly to perform the same service in the
Manila hospitals.
Mayor Frazee, of Rushville, having elimin-
ated the slot machines from hat city's sa-
looms, has issued an order for them to be re-
moved from the cigar stores.
Burglars at Sims. near Marion. entered
the postoffice and general store of Edward
CLEARWATER, and escaped with $4 in stamps
and a considerable amount of wearing ap-
parel.
N. B. Hawkins's suit against the insur-
doing business through a board of under
writers will be argued on demurrer at Port
land, Monday.
George Ernstberger, the Floyd county
farmer who disappeared from New Albany
about two weeks ago, has been heard from
at Washington, Ind. He wrote to his wife
for money to return home. saying he does
not know how he got to Washington.
The Congregational Association. of the
Kokomo district. has just completed its
fourth annual meeting. Kokomo, Alexan-
dria. Dunkirk. Anderson, Fort Recovery.
Paramount and Ridgeville were represented.
Rev. A. o. Penniman, of Dunkirk. was
elected moderator; e. A. Sloan, of Dunkirk.
v as elected secretary, and T.. S.. Boyer, OF
Dunlirk. was elected registrar.
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other Death. I'm the state.

NOBLESVILLE. Ind, Oct. 5.-A tele-
gram was received in this city to-day an
Fisher Ingold at Kansas City, Mo. This is
a great shock TO the people of Noblesville
and to her many friends at indianapolis,
where she was SO well and favorably
known. She was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James X. Fisher. of this city. Her
wedding in the Presbyterian Church here,
about three years ago. was a brilliant af-
Gianapolis friends The body will arrive
at noon. Friday, for burial.
RICHMOND, Ind. Oct. 5.-Charles Mar
mon, a well-known dairyman residing q
short distance east of this city, fell dead
to-day while sitting in a chair. Death re-
suited from hardening of the arteries of the
heart. The deceased was about ~fifty-six
years old and was a brother Of d. w.
Marmon. the ~well-known Indianapolis bust
ness man. He was born i'm Wayne county.
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Grants Old Regiment sn Reunion.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PARIS, H., Oct. 1.-The annual reunion
of the Twenty-frst Regiment Illinois Vol
unteers. Grants old regiment, was held
here yesterday and to-day, in connection
with the meeting of the Edgar County Vet
eran Association. The two organizations
combined in a campfire at the courthouse
last night. Officers of the County Veteran
Association were elected as follows: Pres
ident, Rev. w. c. Magner, Paris; secretary,
j. VI. Moody. Paris. Executive committee
men were also named for each township in
the county.
The business meeting of the Twenty-first
was held this morning. Officers were elected
as follows: President, John NJ. king Chi
cago; vice president. +. d. Cox. Chicago;
secretary. NJ. A. Ewing. Mattoon; chaplain.
Rev. j. NJ. Wyckoff. Broadlands, Ill. A
resolution was adopted recommending the
appointment of Rev. j. NJ. Wyckoff as
chaplain of the new Soldiers Home at
Danville. Next years reunion will be held
at Chicago. during the week of the Nation
al Encampment.
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GUSSIE STORMS STORY
MORE LIGHT THROWN on THE METH
DDS OF TAMMANY OFFICIALS.
Case of N Girl who Wa DrugEed and
Went Frce-Her Name Forged.

NEW YORK, oct. 5.-The Mazet commit
tee resumed its session to-day. Evidence
was brought out concerning the unlawful
sale of liquor by tenants of buildings owned
by the city In the parks in the borough OF
Bronx.
Gussie Storm, a six~teen-year-old girl, tes
titled that she was drugged and assaulted
by Samuel Leight. She was subsequently,
found in his apartments and both were
arrested. She was taken TO the district
attorneys Office on June "a and was asked
by Assistant District Attorney Grady, a
brother of Senate Thomas F. Grady. the
Tammany orator, not to press the charge
against Leight. Mr.. Grady promised. she
claimed, that II she would not press the
charge he would see that Leight was
punished and that she could go free at
once. Otherwise, he asserted, he would
make 1t bad for her. A letter, rurporting
to be from her. was sent to the trial judge,
stating that she herself was not altogether
faultless. The witness claimed hat she
had never written such a letter. Leights
brother-in-law. Joseph Lapidus. showed her
a similar letter and tried TO get her to sign
II. When she returned he told her that
others would fix 1t up. The letter was sent
and Leight went free. Grady Is now deao.
George r.. Hammond. a subpoena server.
testified that the Office Of Mr.. Moss has
been under continual espionage. Mr.. Moss
asserted that he asked for this Informal
ton because he believed that the case OF
Cussie Storm was brought TO trial because
She had complained to his office
The Mazet committee will hold a session
on Saturday. Justices Van Brunt, Barrett,
Patterson. Ingraham. OfBrien, Rumsey and
NcLaughiin constituting the full bench OF
N lfxfafOp nf the SunTemc Court.
Z department. nave been invited TO be
sent IL Is understood that Mr.. Moss
shes 10 examine them on the subject or
inyitations have been sent 20 Justive Truax.
OF the Supreme Court. and to Recorder
CON Of the Court of General Sessions
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Art Association will meet next Tues
Gay afternoon at 4 O'Clock, and il is prob
able the question of d site will be settled
then.
The independent Badischer Benefit So
ciety will give a benefit ball Saturday even
ing at Columbia Hall, corner of Delaware
and McCarty streets.
TIL Women's Mission Circle of the First
Baptist Church will hold its opening meet
ing this afternoon. at 2:30 O'clock. i'm the
church parlors, with Mrs. d. NJ. Parry as
hostess.
Charles Davis, colored, who was arrested
as a fugitive and wanted at DAYTON @.
Tor stealing a shotgun, was taken To that
place last night by an officer of the Dayton
police department..
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The Union Trust Company. of this city.
Is receiving subscriptions to the $40, coo. coo
issue of ) per cent. gold debentures of the
American Bicycle Company. The bonds are
for 81 200 each. dated Sept. J.. 1899, due I'm
twenty years. but redeemable In United
States gold coin at the rate of $500 per
annum at 1c5. Subscriptions are payable 10
per cent. upon application, Is per cent. upon
allotment and 60 per cent. and interest on
Oct. 20. 1893. The books close at 3 p. m. to-
day. The American Bicycle Company was
organized under the laws OF New Jersey and
is composed OF the largest bicycle manu-
facturers OF the country. The plant of the
Indiana Bicycle Company was transferred to
II a few days ago.
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COSTLY WRECK AT LoGANsPoRr.
Three Panhandle Engines and TWEEN
~ Freight Cars Demolished.
Special to the Indianapolis .Journal


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Oct. 5.-The most
costly wreck in a property way in the his
tory of the Logansport division of the Pan
handle occurred last midnight at Peoria
Junction. just west of the city limits. An
extra freight. east bound, pulled by engine
No. 475, a passenger engine, i'm charge Of
Conductor j. J. Gleason and Engineer w.
Fl. Higbee, got beyond control coming down
the steep grade into the city, running into
an extra double-hedder, west bound, stand
ing at the junction. The double-header was
in charge of Conductor B. +. Davis and
Engineer Milo Ford, the latter holding the
throttle of engine No. 533, one of the lary.
est type freight engines on the road. The
other engine was No. 45S, which was lust
being tried after a course in the shops. The
ditch twenty feet from the track and COM
pletely demolished under the mass of wreck
age which was piled up over il. Engine No.
$50 was partly thrown from the tracks and
badly wrecked. Engine No. 45s escaped
with a wrecked tender. Some twenty freight
cars. loaded with grain and Stag, were com
pletely demolished in the mix-up. Fortu-
Eately. all the rainmen jumped in time
to escape injury:
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ley now states that she testified falsely
after being offered 800 10 do so by an at
torney of Muncie. She states that since then
she has been conscience-stricken. and could
only find relief by making a clean breast Of
the whole affair. DIR. Pugh. of Alexandra,
by the decision of the court in the trial OF
the case three years ago. DR.. Pugh makes
the allegations containing the confession Of
Mrs. Shipley.
The lawyer said to be involved in the
transaction makes a positive denial Of the
charge of bribery preferred by Mrs. Shipley
him in the case.
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Notes of the stage.

n New York manager has gone TO Havana
10 arrange for the production OF an Amer
lean Duriesque In the Theater Payret I'm
the Cuban capital.
Mr. Frohman has provided the company
for Julia Marlowe's coming production OF
Clyde fitch's play Barbara Frietchie."
which is under rehearsal at Philadelphia.
In the last act $50 people will be on the
stage. The heroine OF Mr.. Fitch's play will
be found TO be a new Barbara Frietcnie
The period OF the play Is the same as that
OF Writers stirring poem and the locale
j. the same. but Mr.. Fitch's Barbara L.
a beautiful Southern girl. instead of an old
woman. Mr.. Fitch has deIved into all
available data 10 discover IL Winters
heroine had a real existence. and nnds tne
burden OF proof Is against that fact. Bar
para frietchie seems 10 be a tradition. ana
te has felt at liberty TO treat the tradi-
ton Ia his own way The result Is an en-
crossing story OF the courtship or Barbara
Erietchle. with the surroundings Of war.
She IL the daughter OF a stanch Confeder-
ate ffmily and Is loved by a young South
erner, but her own affections are bestowed
upon q Union officer. Barbara is at nrst
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Booker Washington Mt Earlham.

Special TO the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
RICHMOND. Ind. Oct. 5-The second
lecture course conducted by Earlham Col
lege opened tonight with a lecture by
Booker T. Washington. on the race prob
lem. He was greeted by a large audience.
This morning Mr.. Washington spoke at the
college chapel exercises and tomorrow
morning he will speak in the High School
chapel exercises Mr.. Washington was en-
tertained at supper. this evening. by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Joseph John Mills.
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Many Recruit. from Ru.hvflle.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHvIELE, Ind, Oct. Sin the Ia few
weeks Rush county has sent a number OF
young men to the Philippines. most of them
having served in Colonel Durbin's regiment.
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Indiana, in
Cuba. Those entering the service from here
are: Lew Geiger, Arthur Baker, Clarence
Baker. Harry Emmons, Rich O'Neill, James
O'Day. Mack c. Clayton. Frank Moore. An
thony Cauley, Will Hendricks. Curtis
Stevens. George H. Caldwell, Harry Levi,
baugh. Ed Perkins. Charles A. Newbro.
Greeley Perkins, James w. Sweetman.
George r. May, Albert Glowing, Jacob j..
Runk.
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loyal TO the faith of her family. but Is grad
ualiy influenced by her love to federal ten
denotes. In the attack upon Frederick,
where she lives, by the federals her love
is seriously wounded by her own brother.
and is brought to the Frietchie home. where
he subsequently dies. The last act emu
bodies in a slight degree the incident which
Whittier made famous. and this Is the only
resemblance of the play TO the poem.
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Sheridan Team Challenges.
| to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHERIDAN, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE Sheridan
football team. which went through the sea-
son of 1898 without losing a game and hav-
ing only seven points scored against it, has
organized for the season of 1899 and chal-
lenges any amateur team in this part of the
country to a contest. j. NJ. Thistlethwaite.
formerly of the University of Indiana, and
King Kercheval, of the Purdue and South
Bend athletic teams, are the coachers. DR..
II. f.. Davenport is physical director and
Walter S. Bradfield Is captain.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Oct. SC. H.
Dale, superintendent of the Hartford City
paper mills, has won the chess champion
ship of Indiana and Ohio. About two months
ago he began two correspondence games
with the Tiffin (Ohio) Chess Club. DIR. b.
+. Van Mugs, a son of DR.. Van Mugs, Of
Anderson. conducted one of the games, and
Attorney Plat the other. TIL games were
well played and resulted in a victory in each
case for Dale. Platt and Van Mugs have the
reputation of being the best amateur play
ers in Ohio, and Mr.. Dale is being con-
graduated on his victory.
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Killed Each Other.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Oct. 5..John ].
boWles. one OF the ~oest-known planters in
Arkansas, was killed at Reedville to-day in
a tight with his nephew. Edgar Reed. The
latter was also killed, both men firing sim
ultaneously. The tragedy was the result of
a quarrel over the removal of a woodshed
belonging to young Bowles. Bowles's family
was noted for its fighting record. John
Bowles had already killed two men. He
was a man of considerable wealth.
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Muncie Letter Carriers Take a Census
of New Houses.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Oct. $40 use as evil
dence in securing additional help, the
Muncie letter carriers to-day made an ac-
tual count of the new houses built in the
city proper since the first of the present
year. giving owners name of each, and
tonight reported Clio. They add that no
count is made in the district adjacent the
city. where two thousand other houses are
located. The demand for houses was never
greater here. The eight-hour work day law
often forces the carriers to leave their dis
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Cable Notes.

According to the Sebastopol correspond
ent of the Loudon Daily Graphic, the Rus
sian naval credit for 1900 amounts TO the
enormous total of s7.Io.0O roubles.
The London Standards Lisbon corre-
spondent says he learns from an official
source that the Berne award In the Delagoa
bay railway matter Will be given this
month.
The American line steamer st. Paul.
which sails from Southampton on Oct. Z for
New York. will take among her passengers
United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
OF Massachusetts,. and Congressman George
Il. Mcclellan. Of New York
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Tried to Cremate Herself.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE. ILL.,, Oct. 5.-Mrs. Sadie Rob
inson. OF this city. tried to commit suicide
tonight by burning herself to death in the
presence of her five small children. She set
her dress afre at a stove and calmly stood
while the flames devoured her garments,
burning nearly every shred from her body.
She was horribly burned and is not expected
to live. Domestic troubles drove her to the
act.
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An Arab MulIah Punished.

PARIS, Oct. 5.-According to a dispatch
from Ras Jibutil. on the Gulf of Alden, the
Indo-British troops recently landed on the
Somauli coast and fought near Barbera. on
a bay of the Gulf of Alden, with the forces
of an Arab mullah named Sneak Mo-
manned Saleh, who has been proclaimed
mahdi by the Hinterland Mussulmans, who
are instigating an uprising of the SomaulIs
against the Abyssinians. During the fight
ing ~twenty-seven Somaulis were killed.
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Grasshoppers Mt Salem.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SALEM, Ind. Oct. 5.-A great shower OF
grasshoppers fell over Salem last night at
10 o'clock, coming down with a
noise like a heavy fall of rain as they came
through the air and trees. The large in
sects were rawiing about over the walks
and lawns this morning and were crushed
under foot until the walks are slippery. As
the sun comes out they are fast disappear
ing.
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against officers yet to come. and that at the
next meeting there will be others on the
carpet. To-day two rev men were APP
pointed to the force. Charles Swain, for
many years deputy postmaster. was ap-
pointed to fill the place of Secretary Bail.
who has been suspended pending the inves>
tigation OF further charges made against
him. The other man appointed Is John
Carey, a former fireman. brakeman ana
conductor on the Big Four road.
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special U the lnoldndpolS Journd-
MARION, Ind. Oct. 5.-To-day the adj
vance guard Of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union. which organization to-
morrow opens its annoul state meeting in
this city. began arriving. The executive
committee and the state officers and super
intendents of the departments in the State.
were in secret session this afternoon. This
was the advance work of the state meeting.
The first regular session will be held to-
morrow morning. There were about 80 la
dies in the city to-day at the executive COM
mittee session. The convention lasts until
Tuesday morning and every train is bring
ing in large numbers Of delegates and visi-
tors.
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is
Muncie Woman lake. Confession Of
perjuring Herself.
al to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. Oct. 5.-Action filed In
Circuit Court to-day makes rather a start
ling development. Three years ago a fore
closure suit was tried here and decided
against Martin Harness in favor OF Mrs.
Helen Shipley. The action filed is to secure
a new trial on the grounds that Mrs. Ship
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TWO COUNTY SEATS IN LAKE.
Eject of Legislation and a Court De-
ciAfOn at Crown Point.

cixfon at Crown Point.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CROWN POINT, Ind, Oct. 5.-A case or
great Importance to the State of Indiana
was decided in the Circuit Court to-day by
Special Judge Hammond. of Lafayette. The
case is the outgrowth Of a law passed by
the last Legislature wherein 1t gave the
County Commissioners power 70 furnish a
suitable place for the Superior Court at
The commissioners assumed that
a suitable place meant Q courthouse. ana
took steps to erect one. The people of this
city commenced injunction proceedings TO
stop the building of it, but the judge sus-
tanned the demurrer in Hammond's favor.
The Superior Court at that city has con.
current jurisdiction In all matters with the
Circuit Court here, and IL the Supreme Court
affirms the decision there practically will be
two county seats in Lake county and by
special legislation any town In Indiana not
a county seat can have a courthouse and
court. The case will be appealed.