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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-04

Covington Presbyterians will erect . new
church. Work on excavation began yoster-
day.
The High School boys Of Covington have
commenced the publication OF q school pa
per. the Weekly Boomerang. o. NJ Duncan
is editor.
Love Green. colored, of ana was
convicted at Muncie OF stabbing with intent
TO kill James Hicklin, Of Terre Haute- Tho
conviction carries with 1t a prison sentence
Hartford City and Lima, o., oil men have
organized a company to develop the Pu-
incorporated witt $4,000 and headquarters
will be at Blufft0n. :
Patrick Doyll, who broke twenty-four
locks i'm the Majestic distiliery, at Ierro
the local authorities for 50 doing. and for
his state of fntoxication, was placed under
arrest by the federal authorities yesterday.
Three men from Grant. vigo county,
were arrested at Terre Haute. yesterday,
charged with arson. The men. who are
named Neese. Humphrey and Hoffman. are
accused of setting fire 10 the Grant Coal
Company's barn, a week ago. when fourteen
mules were burned
The second day Of the Charlottesville
street fair was q continuation. in q larger
degree. of the opening success. Tuesday
was old soldiers day. and about ffteen
hundred of the veterans were In parade. A
fine electrical display, a key forty feet high,
ture every night
In the Circuit Court at Columbus Judge
J.. 7. Hord decided the case OF Joseph l.
Irwin ct al. against the county Commie-
fort Thomas Orphans Home. maintaining
the right of the commissioners to trans1er
the property, and TO prevent which action
the suit had been brought An Injunction
sought. the case just decided hsvins bsss
on appeal.
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Other Deaths.

PARAMOUNT, Ind, Oct. 3.-Jasper N.
Wheeler. one of the prominent business men
of this city, died this evening at sis
O'Clock after an illness of one week.. De-
ceased was a prominent member of the
1. o. O. f. and the encampment of Patri-
archs Militant, having been a member for
thirty years. He was born in North Caro-
lima in 1884 but had lived in Indiana forty
years, and for twenty-five years in Fair
mount.
ELWOOD, Ind, Oct. 3.-This morning,
about q o'clock, c. +. Alger, of this city.
dropped dead, it is supposed from heart
trouble. The coroner this afternoon held an
inquest on the body. Mr.. Alger had been
complaining for some time of pain about the
heart, and this morning told a friend ia
take him in a drug store and get something
for relief. When they came out, he dropped
dead on the sidewalk. y
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Oct. 3.-Thomas
Tether, a resident of this city for over fifty
years. died suddenly Of heart disease this
afternoon as he arose from his dining table
He was seventy-two years old and leaves a
widow, three sons and one daughter.
PLYMOUTH, Ind, Oct. 3.-Miss Eva
Hahn, nineteen years old, daughter of ex-
Auditor Hahn. of Plymouth. died within an
hour of eating a hearty dinner. She was
co~nvalescent from an attack of typhoid
fever.
PORTLAND, Ind, Oct. 3.-Nathan Holley,
a Jay county pioneer, died at his home -four
miles west of this city, yesterday, aged
.sixty-eight years. Mr.. Holley long had been
enc of the successful farmers of Jay county.
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PLEADS SELF DEFENSE
YOUNG BROWNS TESTIMONY COR
ROBORATED IN THE MARION TRIAL.
Gallagher Murder Case at Muncie Will
Not He Prosecuted-FamiIy Reu-
nited After Many Years.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind, Oct. 3.-Willard Brown
went on the stand in his own defense to-
day, in his trial for killing Mendel Knapof-
A large crowd was present. Browns plea
is self-defense. He said, in part: Il had no
handkerchief over my race when 1 entered
the Chicago loan Office. l had a handker-
chief tied loosely around my neck. L had
the handkerchief on TO cover a blue shirt.
1 had no vest on. / had on a dark coat. Mr..
Knapoff asked, What can l do for you? l
said 1 wanted to see a gun. He said they
had guns for sale. He told Horwitz TO show
me a gun. 1t was priced at $2.75. 1 began to
get out my money. Then 1 saw another gun
priced at s.. / asked about the gun. / Of
fered to pay So down and 81 the next week.
Knapoff came from behind the counter and
said: Pay for the gum: you've got the mon
ey.' 1 said No. and showed the money in
my pocket. Horwitz said, Grab him. and
he did grab me. He caught me by the shoul-
der. He pushed me back and We knocked
over a clothes rack and a stovepipe. KNAPP
off grabbed the revolver. AT that time I
had no revolver. When / struck the rack I
was four or five feet from the revolver. /
showed him back and rushed toward the
front door. Horwitz hollered Catch him. /
said, Stand back, 1 want out of here /
don't remember what Knapoff said. l didn't
understand his language. / think he talked
TO Horwitz. Horwitz was also talking. I
couldn't understand their language at all.
He caught me again by the arm. He was
between me and the door. l got the revolver
after we went to the 'front.' of the store. /
didn't notice anything the matter with me
until afterwards at the Jail. Then l found a
lump on my head and a scratch on my face.
l saw some one pass the door during the
Scuff,e. / had no intention of using a re-
volver when 1 went in. 1 had no intention
of asking for money. 1 had money. 1 had
been in the store before. AT the time I
grabbed the revolver l was afraid they
would choke me to death and take what
money / had. l did not make an cutlery to
the one who passed, because my breath was
too nigh gone. L have been in Jail ever
since"
Mrs. Z. l.. Pierson, who lives opposite the
store in which the tragedy occurred, testi-
fed that the night of the killing she sat in
her front window and saw Brown enter the
pawn shop. There was a quarrel and her
husband started to go over. There were two
shots, then two more. Then the men came
out "tusseling" on the sidewalk Brown had
nothing over his face, either when he en-
tered or when he came out.
Horwitz testified for the state that Brown
had his face covered and ToInted a revolver
at him and his mariner. knaDOf.
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THE RICH MATRON STAKES.
One of the Best Prizes of the Year
Won hy Indian Eairy.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The fall meeting Of
the Westchester Racing Association began
to-day at Morris Park. with the first run
ning of the $4,000 Matron stakes as the
chief attraction. Charconia. the winner of
the Futurity. Gonfalon and Gulden were
scratched. but Mr.. Jersey was added, so
that sixteen of the best two-year-olds in
training faced the starter. The Bromley
pair-Indian Fairy and Windmere-coupled
in the betting, ruled favorite at IL to 5,
with Brigadier, which ran second in the
Futurity, a strong second choice. They
were off on the first break to a struggling
start and Runaway Girl and Modrine
rushed out to make the running, closely at
tended by Indian Fairy. This order was
maintained to the dip. when Modrine began
to falter and Indian Fairy and Redpath
moved up. At the sixteenth pole little
Slack rushed Indian Fairy to the front, and,
riding out with hands and heels, won by a
scant length from Redpath. Runaway Girl
lasted long enough to take third money by
a head from Killashandra and Brigadier,
10th of which closed fast. O'Leary, who
Indian Fairy shut him of when he tried to
come through on the rail. 1t was not al
to the winner. $500 to the second and $500
to the third; 81. 500 to w. II. Jackson. nomi-
nator of the dam of winner; $1,000 TO August
Belmont nominator of the dam of the sec
ond, and $500 to j. r. & f. p. Keene, NOM
intaor of the dam of third horse.
Firearm was made a lukewarm favorite
for the Manhattan handicap, over the
Eclipse course. and won easily, In 1:OS%, a
new record for the track. The old record,
1:09. was held Jointly by Domino and Bana-
star. The Jerome handicap. at a mile and
a quarter, over the hill. was won cleverly
by King Barleycorn. in slow time, from
Maid of Harlem. Summary:
The Matron; Eclipse course: Indian Fairy,
Ill slack. Ii to 5 and even, won; Redpath,
109 (O'Leary), 6 to l and 2 to l, second;
Runaway Girl, 13 (Spencer), 10 to / and s
to l, third. Time, 1:1OA.
The Manhattan handicap; Eclipse course:
Firearm, 120 (O'Leary), 2 to l and z to 10,
won: HeliObas. log (O'Connor), IL to 5 and Z
to 10. second: Toluca, 12 (Bullman), 4 to /
and 8 to 5, third. Time, 1:0SA.
The Jerome handicap; one mile and one
quarter, over the hill: King Barleycorn, ia
(Odom), IA to 5 and 4 to 5, won; Maid of
Harlem, 100 CDupee), s to i and z to 5. sec
end: Sir Hubert. % tO'Connor), 5 to / and 6
TO }, third. Time. 2:09.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind. Oct. 3.-The eleventh dis
trict meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps
met in this city this afternoon with about
one hundred ladies present. Mrs. z. A. Ed
wards. of the local corps. introduced Mrs.
Al Oswald, of. Roam, district president.
who made an address. The following Of
ficers were appointed: Mrs. Holmes, of
James s. Slack Corps. Huntington, senior
vice president; Mrs. Biddlecome, Of Henry
Chapman Post. Logansport, junior vice
president; Mrs. Patterson, Simon Miller
Post. Kokomo, treasurer; Mrs. Ward, Henry
Chapman Post. Huntington, chaplain. Mrs.
II. F. Kidd, OF the local post, delivered the
address of welcome, to which responses were
made by members of various posts. A re-
port of the visitors to the national meeting
in Philadelphia in September last was read.
The national inspector, Ms. Caylor. adj
dressed the meeting and Mrs: Hess. late de-
partment president, related the story of the
building of the forty-thor sand-dollar Me-
mortal Hall in this city. Tomorrow the re-
ports of the various corps for the year will
be read.
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lows except in a few particulars. Great
Britain ACQUIRES the whole Of the River
alleged to be a fort at the Junction of the
Curumu and the Cuyuni. The marshy Ba-
rima district has been awarded to vene-
zuela, possibly on the principle of national
security. but with the condition that the
Orinoco shall be a free water way to all
nations. This piece of land covers about
with much more land by every British for
eign minister since the time of Lord Aber-
deem. Great Britain has substantiated al
liable plantations and gold fields are now
indisputably settled within British terri
III. DE MARTENS EXPLANATION.
M. De Martens was then interviewed by
the Associated Press. The president of the
tribunal repeated what he had said in his
address to the court, adding: II am of opin-
ion that this tribunal of arbitration is OF
exceptional importance, inasmuch as it is
the first tribunal after the peace conference
at The Hague. II Is also important because
it is the first tribunal of the kind in which
certain rules of procedure nave been laid
down and communicated to the counsel as
obligatory. rules which have been adhered
to throughout. These rules are the same
as were proposed by the Russian govern
ment for the conference at The Hague, and
approved there in July. AS they had been
laid down by the arbitration tribunal IN
January, they were applied long before the
convention at The Hague took them into
consideration.
Another point Of great Importance is that
ever since 1873 all awards have been de-
cided by a majority, but this is the first oc-
casion where the decision was unanimous.
Notwithstanding the great interests in
volved and the extent of the territory at
stake, the boundary which is laid down by
the judges is a line based upon justice and
law. The judges have been actuated by u
desire to establish a compromise in a very
complicated question, the origin of which
must be looked for at the end Of the fir
teenth century,"
The reporter of the Associated Press,
upon questioning other judges, found tina,
they were generally of the opinion that in
order to be a good international arbitrator,
it is not sufficient to be a good lawyer, but
it IS necessary to be at the same time a
| statesman. They therefore hoped that the
boundary as fixed will not only be salts
factory from the view point of the law,
but also from that of International feeling
between the two nations.
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NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Four Men Injured mt Union City and
Station Shattered.

Special to the polls Journal.
UNION CITY, Ind, Oct. IA natural gas
explosion occurred In this city this afternoon
which seriously injured Ed Goodrich, of
Winchester, secretary Of the gas company,
and Willard Woodbury.. an employe. ]. c.
Hirsch. of Winchester, a director of the
company, and A. b. Cares were also badly
burned. The accident happened at the reg
ulating station. which was badly damaged,
The regulator was being blown out and
Woodbury. entered the station to turn of
the gas when the escaping fluid, which had
filled the station. became ignited from a fire
which had been left burning in the furnace
causing a heavy explosion.
Although Woodbury. was badly burned
and stunned. he managed to crawl on his
hands and knees to the door and escape
from the burning building. into which gas
was pouring from a six-inch pipe. He then
rolled over and over and extinguished the
flames in his clothing. His condition is
serious. The other three men named were
on the outside of the station at the time OF
the explosion and are not severely hurt.
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ILLINOIS FEDERATION.
Labor Representatives Meet i'm An
nual Convention n Danville.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ill, Oct. 3.-The Illinois
Federation of Labor convened in this city
this morning at 10 o'clock. with President
Charles Dold, of Chicago, in the chair, and
137 delegates present. An address of well
come was given by G. T. Buckingham on
behalf of the mayor of the city, and Presi-
dent Doid made an loquent response
George Hodge, of Blue Island, was selected
temporary assistant secretary. and NJ. H.
Phillips. of Murphysboro was made read
ing clerk. The various committees were APP
pointed. after which President DOld read
his annual address. He denounced govern
ment by injunction and recommended that
the term of the president be extended to
two years: that the presidents and secre-
tary-treasuyers offices be in the same city,
and that a permanent legislative committee
be appointed. He intimated that he would
prefer charges against certain state officers
of the organization later. An amendment
was offered and will be acted upon to-mor-
row. revising the constitution.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
r. Ind, Oct. recommending
Thursday evening the annual State meeting
OF the w. G. T. u. of Indiana will be in
session until mex Tuesday morning, and the
local union is preparing to show the visitors
a good time while in the city. An elaborate
programme has been prepared for each day.
All Of the State officers will be present as
well as Mrs. Lillian NJ. N. Stevens, of
Maine. national president of the w. C.. T.
u, and Miss Anna Gordon, vice president
national w. c. T. U, and the worlds Sec
rotary Of the Loyal Temperance Legion. At
the same time the w. c. T. L. will be hold
ing it's annual State meeting here. The Loyal
Temperance Legion of the State will be in
session here. Four hundred delegates TO the
two meetings, and at least that many visi-
tors, are expected in the city.
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there is no fire protection a bucket brigade
was organized. which fought the flames for
over two hours. The loss is $4,000, with In
surance of $500. distributed as follows:
Livery stable, owned by Bierhaus Broth
ers and run by Norton & Co, loss $500. in
surance 800: frame building. owned by
James Adams. loss $500. no insurance.; sa-
loon building, owned by Eph Myers. loss
500, no insurance: Jacob Pry's barber shop.
loss 800. no insurance.; brick building.
owned by L. A. Meyer. of this city, in
which Will Gilbert had a saloon, loss $500,
insurance 500: Central Hotel. owned by
Mrs. F. NJ. Mallory. loss 500, no insurance;
residence of j. A. Meyers. loss 500. no in
surance: blacksmith and machine shop OF
Berry & Meyer. loss $500. no insurance.: res
idence Of Mrs. r. n. Falls, loss 500. no in
surance; butcher shop of Louis Fields. loss
500. no insurance.: E. T. Jordan's saloon
building. owned by Terre Haute Brewing
Company. loss $500, no insurance.
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FATHER AND SONS UNITED.
They Had Been Separated for Nearly
Half a Century.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 3.-Karl
Ludwig Maier, long a resident Of Montgom-
cry county, who went recently to the DAN
vile GILL; Soldiers Home, was joined yes
terday by his children. whom he had not
seen since he left Germany. in 1853, and from
whom he had not heard. Until recently
they had believed their father was dead.
Maier, who was born in Wittenberg In 1919,
took part in the rebellion of 1853, and at
its close came to America, leaving his wife
and two sons in Germany. He lost the little
capital he possessed in an unfortunate spec
ulation In Buffalo. n. Y. and afterward
served through the war in the federal army.
He was awarded a medal of silver and a
medal OF bronze. which he now has. for gal
lantry i'm the field.
After the war he went to Minnesota, NOV
ing afterward TO Indiana. In 1890 his sons
came to America and located in Rochester,
N. Y. There they recently learned of their
fathers residence in Charlottesville and
came here TO get him and TO take him home.
With them was the sixteen-year-old daugh-
ter of the younger son. who was but a year
old when Maier left Germany.
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STAGE ROBBERS CORNERED.
Reports Of a Battle i'm Colorado witt
Two Men Wounded.

OURAY, Col, Oct. "A telegram from
Ridgeway this morning to the sheriff an
nounced that the Marlowe Brothers ranch
ing men had the two men who held up the
Shneffels stage yesterday cornered in the
hills eleven miles below Ridgeway. The
sheriff sent a posse to assist in their cap
ture. 1t is reported tonight h both of
the Marlowe brothers were mortally
wounded.
A special from Montrose tonight saws
thai the bandits are surrounded and that
a battle is momentarily looked for. 1t Is
estimated that twenty-five armed men have
surrounded the hiding place of the bandits.
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LONDON, Oct. 3.-Although a rapid scam
ming of the decision Of the Anglo-Venezue-
Ian boundary arbitration tribunal has
scarcely afforded as yet a thorough under
standing of all its details. there is a gen.
eral feeling of satisfaction in official circles.
based upon the belief thai Great Britain
has obtained all she expected. The Foreign
Office officials, on being asked by the AS
sociated Press for an official expression of
opinion, replied that it was impossible to
comment upon the award at present. A
quest at the United States embassy, but
the officials there also seemed inclined to
believe that Venezuela had gained little by
the arbitration.
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FIXING THE GAS RAFT
CITY COUNCIL OF PORTLAND ORDERS
A MATERIAL REDUCTION IN PRICE.
Companies Have Not Made Up Their
Minds What to Do About 1t,
but Probably VIII Fight.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Oct. The matter of
passing an ordinance regulating the prices
to be charged for natural gas for fuel and
lights In the city of Portland came to a
head last night when the City Council
passed an ordinance which makes a reduce
ton in the rate which will average about
40 per cent. The ordinance was read twice
a week ago last night, then read for the
third time last night and put upon its pass
age John Cring, Peter Mellinger, James
Maxwell. r. p. Stewart and Rev. Homer b.
Bosworth voted In favor of it. and James
Leavy, David 8. Kemp and Frank Wilt
against it. 1t was thought all along that
Leavy and Wilt would support the ordi-
nance and that Cring would fight it, but the
latter's vote was influenced by a petition
from his own ward, signed by $50 persons.
The rate heretofore charged for cooking
stoves was SIZE during the summer months
and s23 in the winter, except when taken
in conjunction with a heating stove, and in
that case it was made 81. The rate for
heating stoves was 81 and upward. Under
the ordinance just passed the rate for a
cooking stove or range is SIPS all the year
round; for the first heater. $3.50; second
heater. s1.25; third heater, 81: fourth heater,
ID CtUISs HILL ucdlcT III upWdTQ, % cents.
In business rooms the first heater is to be
charged at 81; second heater, $.75; third
heater, $50. Gas jets will be at the rate of
10 cents each per month. For public works,
where meters are used, the rate fixed by
the ordinance follows: 10000 to $1,000 cubic
feet, 10 cents per 1000; $1,000 to 100, 900 cubic
feet, 8 cents per 1000; 10O, 900 to 5000 cubic
feet, z cents per 1000; 10000 to 200,0 900 cubic
feet, 6 cents per 1000.
The matter of passing such al ordinance
has been under discussion for the past two
years or more, but this is the first action
that has been taken. The local gas COM
panies were interviewed as to their future
Intentions. Little could be learned regard
ing them. At the office of the Portland
Natural Gas and Oil Company it was said
that instructions had been issued to charge
the old rate, the intimation being made that
If a consumer would not pay 1t his supply
would be shut off. At the office of the Citi-
zens' Gas and Oil Mining Company, James
l.. Fulton, the secretary, said he was not
prepared to make an expression, but that
the old prices would be charged, for the
present at least. AS soon as the ordinance
goes into effect a penalty of $40 for each
and every day the ordinance is violated by
the gas companies becomes in force.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Oct. 3.-Thomas Bow
ers. a Seattle. Wash. capitalist, who has
been here negotiating for the location Of a
factory at Pendleton. was found dead In
bed at his hotel this morning. A morphine
bottle was on the table. His wife. who has
been visiting at Marion, arrived this after
noon and states that he used morphine TO
produce sleep and that he probably took too
large a dose. His finances are in good con-
dition and he is wealthy. There was no rea-
son why he should TAX his life, and IL is
not believed that IT was his intention.