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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14
Injustice to senator Guthrie.

In an article in the Sentinel two days ago,
reviewing the late senatorial struggle, it
was announced that certain men had con-
trolled certain senators in some of the dis
tricts, and among others it was said that
Sid Conger, of Flat Rock had brought
Senator Guthrie into the Beverdge camp
early in the contest" This does Senator
Guthrie an injustice, for no member of the
Legislature was as untrammeled and as in
dependent in his choice as the senator from
Jefferson county, and no legislator more de-
liberately took time to consider who would
be the best man to select than did Senator
Guthrie. He came to Indianapolis with alb
solutely no choice. Before coming here he
consulted his constituents as to their choice,
and most of them told him to consider the
matter after he reached the capital, and
they would be satisfied with his decision.
lie gave no intimation as to how he would
vote until the week before the caucus, when
his announcement for Beveridge was made
in the Journal After due deiberation he
decided that the interests of the party would
best be served by the election of Mr.. BeVer-
ldge, and so cast his vote. Mr.. Guthrie, in
speaking OF the matter yesterday said Mr..
Beveridge was under no obligation whatever
to him; that he voted for him purely his
merits. No man controlled or influenced
Mr.. Guthrie's vote, and those who know him
know how impossible this would be to do
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before the commission and they asked me
concerning certain facts that / then had
In my possession l was obliged as a matter
of honesty to answer them, and produced
official complaints to me as my best reply.
Even then / did not tell them all the facts
which L had discovered by my own invesu-
CATION This inquiry was carried on quietly
through the proper branches OF the War
Department, and was begun as matter OF
duty by the commanding general after the
receipt of an immense number OF com
plants. That investigation is still being
prosecuted, and | still think as / said be-
fore, that it would have been much bet
ter had the officers Of the War Depart
ment who have in charge the care and
proper feeding of the soldiers been allowed
to attend to these matters quietly in their
own way"
TO a correspondent General Miles said
last night: Il shall say nothing TO a man
who seems to forget that he wears the uni
form of the United States army and the
dignity that should carry with 1t the IN
stincts of a gentleman. Ii there be any one
who believes / am firing in the air in this
controversy he will, l think. find himself
mistaken.
General Eagan when seen said he had
nothing to say. He regretted, he said. the
newspaper notoriety which 1t had already
involved. The controversy was not Of his
seeking and he should decline TO say any
thing further regarding it.
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Notes of the stnre.

John Martins Secret" will close its en-
gagement at the Park with the usual two
performances to-day. On Monday the Nav
Howard EXTRAVAGANZA Company will begin
three-day engagement. The Rays john
ny and Emma, will be at the Park the last
hgt OF next week.
Lulu Tabor is now playing the role ''In
Old Kentucky which was created by Bet
tina Girard and played with so much sue
cess by her during the New York run Of
the play six years ago. Miss Tabor's an
pearance with the company at English's
next Tuesday and Wednesday will he her
nrst engagement in Indianapolis since she
became a star.
Otis SINNERS engagement is booked at
English's for late in the season. Mr.. Skin
ner is now in New York preparing for his
coming tour in Parker and Carson's COM
edy Rosemary" Judging by the rehear
sals, Mr.. Skinner is certain to make a very
great personal success as Sir Jasper Thorn
dixie. The part fits his methods exactly and
y one that he can handle with ease Mr.
Skinner VIII be supported by an excellent
company, including that talented leading
actress, Maud Durbin. The organization
also includes Ruth Holt Mary Brewer.
cara EVeritt, Frank Sylvester John Ma
lone, Eugene Eberle r. j. Edwards 4
Ii9attin anu Frank Lewis, with Joseph Buck
ley as the manager. The play will be pre-
scented with entirely new scenery and ac-
cessories.
Il am living in the fond hope" said John
Henry Martin, who conducts the business
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14
THE LARGEST MUNICIPAL CLOCK.
Its Four DiaIs and TER Frames
Weigh Over Five Tons.
Philadelphia Record

When the wire connecting with the clock
in the Washington observatory licked the
midnight hour into the new clock mechan-
ism of the City Hall here Saturday night
the greatest municipal clock IN this coun-
try, if not in the world, started it's hands
on their ceaseless journey, 80 feet above
the street AS the great glass dials glis-
tened in the bright electric illumination
and the massive hands pointed to the mid
night hour, which ushered III a new year,
a shout went up from the small crowd on
the streets.
The great clock is not only one of the
largest in the world, but has the largest
The four dials are each twenty-five feet
in diameter. They are framed in cast iron,
faced with phosphor bronze SO arranged
as to divide the glass faces into ninety
eight parts without marring their appear
ance or shading the light which illuminates
them at night This division Of the glass
was necessary because the wind pressure
would promptly destroy any larger seq
ments. An elastic putty makes the joints
Of glass and metal air and wate' tight, and
vet allows Tor expansion and contraction
The frame and glass in each of the four
dals weigh over five tons. The glass is
three-eighths of an inch thick. and is of
polished plate. At such height the Ro-
man numerals would not be distnguishable
and BLOCKS of bronze, .proportioned from l
up to XII, are used instead. The larger
measure thirty-eight inches, and the smaller
is but one inch narrower
The apparent dots which spot the peri
pheries of the dials, marking the minutes,
are plates of bronze. three and one-half
inches square and thirteen inches apart
Leaping from one of these points to another,
as they majestically traverse the circum-
ference, are the big minute hands Steel
framed and covered with copper. they are
each, with their CONFERENCE.-The, sixteen
feet long and weigh 225 pounds. while the
hour hands are nine feet long and weigh l75
pounds each making a total of 400 pounds
TO each pair, which are poised upon a bali
bearing arbor or axis, projecting through
the center of the dial Back of each dial is
set huge metal disc, enameed to a daz-
cling whiteness, and each disc is studded
with l2S incandescent, sixteen candle power
TO glow the rays blend TO as to make a per-
feet illumination. In fact, SO complete is the
greater distance after nightfall than during
the day.
Attachment is made direct to the govern
ment observatory at Washington and the
clock synchronized with the official govern
nent time. thus insuring accuracy in the
time depicted upon the dials.
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Indiana Notes,

The Commercial Hotel of Greencastle,
lately purchased by Albion w. Smith, OF
Indianapolis has been sold by him to John
w. Cooper of Greencastle, former pro-
prietor.
Several Muncie relatives attended an in
teresting birthday anniversary celebration
at CenterVile, Wayne county, Thursday in
three years old. Mr.. Cook has resided in
that vicinity for many years and is enjoy
ing wonderfully good health, finding no
necessity for the use of a cane or spec
tacles.
Robert l. Patterson, the Muncie army
poet and inventor, has just completed
contrivance for separating and counting
coins. The device has the appearance of an
oblOng box two and a half feet in length.
hopper, into which the coins are poured
by the sackful. There are six separate
apartments so constructed that each dollar,
half dollar, quarter, dime nickel or penny
falls into a chamber constructed for it, and
an attached register shows the amount in
each cell and the total amount in the box
Immediately after the dump is made
The Union Biblical Seminary of the United
Brethren Church of Dayton, o., filed suit
yesterday at New Albany against the estate
of John Robinson for the collection of a
$500 note Robinson was a recluse and
was found dead last April on his farm near
New Albany. Nothing was known of his
history, but among his effects were found
nearly $1,000 in cash, notes aggregating
nearly 81 600 and a paper in which ne prom
Used to pay the trustees of the Union Biblical
DEATH 1t was learned he came from Fred
ericktown, o., and his brother-in-law, of
that place. qualified as administrator of the
estate. He will resist payment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14
STANDARD OIL FIGHT
CUDAHYs ARE OUTBID FOR vALU-
ABLE LEASES IN INDIANA.
Decision on Nicholson Law Case at
Muncie That Affords Relief to
saloon Keepers.
special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. 19.-The
strife between the Standard and Cudahy
Oil Company for producing territory still
continues. Besides the Mcdonald & Watts
$32, 600 deal, there are several others. One is
a foreign company holding valuable prop
critics in this county, which the octopus has
gobbled up for $4,000. The Cudahys bid
$1,000 for the property and the Standard
overbid them 5000. Another deal is that of
Long & Brown who disposed of their hold
ings for $35, 900 to the Standard. The latter
property includes $50 acres of the best pro-
ducing territory in the Indiana field The
production is $50 barrels a day. The leases
cover the farms of c. S. Shull, the Mont
pelier banker, David Noe, J. NJ. Shade and
Garrett Bros, all in Chester township,
Wells county. All the purchases so far
have been those whose owners sold their
product to the Cudahys. So far the Cuda-
hys have not made a purchase, while the
Standard has many more deals pending.
Contrary to expectations, the Cudalys are
not experiencing any difficulty in securing
new productions, as many of the Standard
and Manhattans patrons are flocking to
the Cudahys with the expectation that
they also, will be able to sell cut to the
Standard at a good profit To sill further
embarrass the Cudahys, the Standard is re-
sorting to the old method Of reducing the
price. Yesterday the price Of Eastern oil
dropped 2 cents a barrel and Western,
North Lima, South Lima and Indiana de-
clined l cent to-day
Daily & Mason have drilled in a phe-
nomenal Oiler on the Powell farm in Wash
ington township this county, and breaks
all records in point of production. In less
than half-hour the well flower 1876 barrels,
which is unprecedented in the Indiana field.
In switching the flow to another tank the
line broke and nearly two hundred barrels
were wasted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14
7. H. M'LEAN In TOWN.
The Popular Ex-Manager of Local
Street-Car Lines.

I. H. Mclean, formerly general manager
of the Citizens Street-railroad Company is
in the city from Toledo, o.. where he is now
very pleasantly located Mr.. Mclean went
to Toledo last April to become vice pres-
dent and general manager of the Toledo
Traction Company. After leaving this city
he went to Mexico, where he remained two
years. He was at the Denison Hotel last
night and met a great many of his old
friends, who were much pleased to see him
again.
Mr.. Mclean returned to Indianapolis at
the request of the Citizens Street-railroad
Company to testify in a damage suit against
the company which is being tried at Dam
vile. The plaintiff is man named Heath.
He sued the company on account of an ac-
cident which occurred in 1895. One night
short time after the accident Heath called
on the general manager and represented
that he was in destitute circumstances. He
agreed to settle his claim against the COM
pany for $500, it is claimed. settlement
ing the agreement. AfterWard Heath sued
the company. The case is being resisted on
the ground that the HeathS signed away
their right to further claim when they set
tied with the company for $500. The claim
of the plaintiffs attorney is that Mrs. Heath
was so much under the influence of NOR
phine when she signed the agreement that
she did not realize what she was doing.
The Toledo Traction Company, of which
Mr. Mclean is at the head controls the
street railway of the city and the biggest
electric light plant in Toledo. The city is
preparing to have a centennial celebration
pointed chief expert to arrange for trans
portation facilities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14
INDIANA OBITUARY.
james ID. Scott, Veteran Editor of First
Paper North of the Wabash.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DELPHI, Ind, Jan. 13.-James B. Scott,
the veteran printer, journalist and man of
affairs, is dead here at the age of eighty
five. Death was due to an attack of the
grip, which his advanced age could not
withstand. Mr.. Scott was one of the most
widely known pioneers of this section of
Indiana, and had resided continuously in
the northwestern part of the State since
1916 He bore the distinction of being the
Oldest newspaper man in the middle West
IN point of continuous service having be-
gun his career seventy-four years ago with
the first issue of the old PottaWatomie and
Miami Times, in Logansport. He issued the
frSt copy of a newspaper published north of
the wabash river, and was instrumental in
establishing more papers in Indiana than
any other one man. He removed to Delphi
fifty years ago and issued the first copy of
the Delphi Journal, which paper has never
missed an issue since. For nearly a half
century he has been a conspicuous figure in
the business and political life of Carroll
county, and has always been esteemed as a
man of remarkable intellectual capacity and
force of character. He retired from active
service several years agoe having sold the
Journal to Congressman c. B. Lands and
v. L. Ricketts,, and since that time has
lived quietly at his home here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14
NOT RUM AND MANGoEs.
Miles Says Want of Wholesome Food
Caused sickness.

LOWELL, Mass. Jan. 1S.-The following
letter was received to-day from General
Nelson A. Miles by Captain Alexander
Greig, jr., Company c, Sixth Massachusetts
United States Volunteers:
my Dear Captain-Your very kind letter
of Dec. 81 was duly received and thanE
you for the interest you have taken IN the
matter and for the information furnished,
not only for the welfare of the troops now
in service but the honor of those who have
been in service and who have suffered ON
account of sickness is at stake in this con-
troversy. 1t has been charged that sickness
has been caused by the men INDUCING IN
the use of rum and mangOes, which / am
convinced is a base Islander on the men.
am satisfied that much of the sickness ana
debility among the men was caused by want
of good wholesome food, of which at times
we know they were frequently deprived /
would be glad to have any statement made
by you as we'll as the statements OF any or
the line officers or surgeons who are famil-
lar with the facts and also the statements
of soldiers who can testify on this SUBJECT
| remember you very well at the front line
at Yauco, where you were rendering excel
lent service in a campaign that was full OF
good results, but which has not attracteu
SO much attention as some others.
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NO ACTION YET.
(CnncIuded from First Pnre.N

was unanimous, there were three absent
members-President Dodge, Colonel Sexton
and Ex-Governor Beaver two being i'll with
the grip and the other, Governor Beaver,
having business in Pennsylvania OBTAINING
him. Colonel DENLY, the ex-minister to
China, presided, and at the executive ses-
SION to-day expressed himself very vigor-
ously, dispatching Major Miles, the official
recorder over to Commissary General
Eagan with the rejected testimony immedi-
atey after he had signed the accompanying
letter This was signed during General
Woods testimony, and was made public
Immediately after the papers had been
placed in General Eagan's hands. Follow
ing is the commissions letter:
Strive respectfully inform you that
after your testimony was read, yesterday,
the following resolution was unanimously
passed:
Moved, That the committee receive Gen
Eagans testimony without comment, that it
be not printed at once, but held for the
consideration of the committee Carried.
Having now considered the questions in
voved we have determined that in many
instances the vituperatiVe language used by
you was not such as ought to have been
addressed as a witness to this board We
think that the personal attacks and irrele-
want statements contained in the papers
submitted should be eliminated, and before
receiving il as testimony we request that
you will revise it's language, and if you
choose resubmit 1t for our consideration
We herewith return your papers,"
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Jan. 15.-Miss Hattie
Studabaker, daughter Of Banker David
Studabaker, OF this city left to-day for an
extended tour of the Holy Land. She will
visit Italy, Sicily. Egypt. Jerusalem, France
and England. Her object is to thoroughly
acquaint herself with all these foreign coun-
tries, especially the Holy Land, and on her
return she will become the author of
work entitled From HoosierdOm to the
Holy Land" She took with her photo
graphic outfit, and will take views Of all
important places and scenes, with which
she will illustrate her work Miss Studa-
baker is a talented young woman and
brilliant writer. The publishing of the book
VIII be in charge of John II. Heller, now To-
cal editor of the Decatur Democrat Miss
Studabaker was accompanied by Mrs r. B.
Allison, wife of Bob Allison, the tourist
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14
CRITICISED BY MILES.
The War Commission, the General
Says, should Have stopped Eagan.


Says, should Have stopped EaEan.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-General Miles
when asked to-day what official action, if
any, would be- taken regarding General
Eagan's attack he replied that he had not
made any statement on the subject and did
not intend to forecast the proceedings of
the War Department. When it was sug-
gested that the War Department was
estOpped from any proceedings against Gen.
Eagan on the ground Of the protection
promised by the President to all witnesses
in their testimony before the war investi-
eating commission General Miles said that
there might be some question as to the d.
viding lines between testimony and personal
abuse; that in his opinion any court OF JUS
tice, or, for that matter. a police court
would have stopped a witness who had useo
before it such language as was used be-
fore the war commission yesterday.
General Miles said: Il did not want to
appear before the war commission in the
first pace. When they wrote me suggest
ing tHat l voluntarily appear before them
l replied that / believed 1t to be for the best
interests Of the service for me not TO volun-
teer any testimony. When / was ordered
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SPICELAND, Ind, Jan. 13-Anna NJ
Hall, aged seventy-five, died this morning of
pneumonia. She was the widow of Moses
Hail. who died twenty-seven years ago She
Henry county when she was two years old
She was the mother of County Commission
er-elect Edwin Hall, Obed Hall and Luther
ship.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind Jan. 13.-Miss
Mollie White died this morning after two
weeks illness of pneumonia. She was forty
two years old She was noted for her acts
of charity and benevolence. She leaves two
brothers and a sister.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Jan. 13-Mrs. Ruth Mill
er, agea sl&tyiine, one OF tne most promi
morning of consumption The remains will
be taken to Paoh tomorrow morning for
interment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14

OF Clay Clement, that the good work of
Mr.. Clement last season in this city IS re-
membered by the play patron. We Will
come this year better equipped to please the
public than were last season. l think
Mr.. Clements supporting company IS much
stronger and far superior in every way to
the company seen in his support last sea-
son. We bring a new play that / am conh-
dent viii prove as pleasing as did The New
Dominion last season. Mr. Clements new
play is called a Southern Gentleman and
we have just finished a tour of Southern
cities. in every one of which the play was
pronounced truthful. and telling a touching
~ tender story, thoroughly typical of the
section in which il is located, and with all,
extremely funny"
There will be a matinee Of 1.-THE Bankers
Daughter at the Grand this afternoon. and
to-night's performance will close the stock
companys week in that play. Beginning
Monday night the stock company will pre-
sent Friends" which has brought its au-
thor, Edwin Milton Royle. almost as much
money, since the revival of stock companies
if he had been playing it this season.
There are nearly fifty stock companies in
the country to-day, and a large proportion
of them use Mr. Royle's play for at least
a week during the season. As his royalty
is pretty high, his income from this source
IS large. Mr.. Royle and his wife. Selena
Fetter Royle, have for some time past been
appearing in a condensed version of Cap
tain lmpudence" in the continuous houses
Captain Impudence' is the rechristened
edition of a play they once put on here
called I'm Mexico" the title Of which had
to be changed because of the prior claim
tho Bostonians had to the title for an opera
which they put on about the same time.
Mr.. Hansel, the new leading man of the
stock company, will make his first appear
ance with that organization Monday night
in Mr.. Royle's old part in Friends The
plays to be put on for the next fey, few weeks
by the stock company will give Mr.. Hansel
a fine opportunity.