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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-25

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 23.-There has
been a great deal OF interest cen:ered in
the efforts to have the body Of Mrs. Anna
Vonderhide. a wealthy Cincinnati widow,
buried on the spiritual camp grounds near
this city. Mrs. vonderhide owned one OF
the most luxuriously furnished cottages on
the grounds. Three weeks ago she died in
Cincinnati and according 20 her request her
body was brought to the camp for burial,
but the authorities objected. The remains.
embalmed n incased in a dramatically
sealed coffin, have reposed in her cottage
at the spiritual camp, with her daughter,
Mrs. Lizzie Hedrick. of Cincinnati, in
charge. Another daughter. Mrs. Mary
Rooge, of Portland, Ore, and her sons,
Joseph, of Cincinnati, and Harry, of Cali
~fornia, reached here to-day and received
word that another son, John, had just
reached New York from Italy and would
come at once to the camp grounds. A con-
sultation to-day settled the question of
burial and the body will be inferred with
spiritual ceremonies III the ~Bronnenberg
Cemetery, near by. w. j. Hull, editor of the
leading, Spiritualist journal. of Columbus,
o., VIII deliver the funeral Grafton and
noted Spiritualists will attend as pallbear-
ers. The services and interment will take
place Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Vonderhide
was sixty-five years old and had been prom
inent in circles of Spiritualists for years.
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Indiana Notes.

The family Of John Houk. at BruceviIle.
Knox county, consisting Of eight persons.
was poisoned yesterday by eating green
beans that had been in a brass kettle. The
prompt arrival of a doctor saved their lives.
A $500 verdict has been rendered against
William Railsback, a Madison county farm
err. in favor of Miss Daisy Brooks, who al
legged the farmer made love to her and Of
fered his hand in marriage, afterwards re-
fusing to fulfill the bargain.
w. E Miller, general agent of the Mich
igan Mutual Life Insurance Company at
Rushville, who was arrested for forgery
last Monday has been indicted by a special
grand jury. Five counts for the forgery OF
different notes were returned.
The jury in the $4,000 damage suit OF
Greenwood against the Island Coal Com
pany. OF Linton, returned a verdict Thurs
day, after an all-night elaboration, award
ing the plaintiff $500 damages for injuries
received in the company's mines
Fifteen years ago Limon Williams, a
stenographer. left Anderson TO make his
fortune in the Northwest. Little has. been
heard from him until this week his brother,
Charles Williams. a merchant I'm Anderson,
received word that his brother was one OF
the rich miners OF Spokane, Wash. and
had just purchased, with his partner. one
of the largest business blocks In that city,
paving in cash $l91, 900.
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ITS CAPITAL 10000 900
ORGANIZATION OF BICYCLE TRUST
SAID TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
Four Indiana Companies, Makers of
Wheels and Material, Among the
Concerns to BE Consolidated.

NEW YORK. June 23.-The members of
the newly-formed American Bicycle Com
pany, the so-called bicycle trust, capital.
$50, 600, 900, held a meeting at the Waldorf
Astoria to arrange final details. A. G..
Spalding. who is one of the originators of
the trust, and who will probably be the
president of the company, acted as chair
man. Mr.. Spalding announced that the COM
pany had been formed on the lines originally
decided an. A committee, consisting of AL
bert A. Pope. R. Philip Gormully. r. L.
Coleman. H A Lozier, c. L. Ames, J.. w.
Kiser. A. l. Garford, A. Featherstone, r S.
Crawford. Al r. Peck and A M Johnson,
was appointed to meet the underwriters.
Committees on manufacturing. on domestic
sales and on foreign sales were named. This
is a list of concerns which, IL was said, will
constitute the American Bicycle Company:
Bicycle Manufacturers-Pope Manufacture
Ing Company. HARTFORD: Westerly Wheel
works and CSG3rmuily s Jesfry M~anfacsuTins
Cleveland, GA G.. Spa,ding G. Bros, New
York; A Featherstone & Co., and the Mon
arch Cycle Manufacturing Company, Chi
cago: the Crawford Manufacturing Com
pany, Hagerstown, Nd: A. d. Meiselbach,
Milwaukee; Indiana Bicycle Company, In
Barnes Cycle Company. Syracuse. ". Y;
the Eagle Bicycle Manufacturing Company,
Torrington, Conn.,: the Black Manufacturing
Company. Erie. Pa; the Grand Rapids
Cycle Manufacturing Company, Grand
Rapids. Mich; the Acme Manufacturing
Company, Reading. Pa; the White Sewing
Machine Company, Cleveland. o.: Ames &
Frost, Chicago; the liking Manufacturing
Company. Toledo, o.; the Shelby Cycle
Company. Shelby. o.: the Tanning Cycle
Manufacturing Company, Chicago; the CO.
lumbus Cycle Company. o.; the
Fay Manufa curing Company. Elyria, O.;
the Geneva Cycle Company, Geneva o.; the
Milwaukee Engineering Company, Milwau-
kee. Wis; the Cotton Cycle Company. To-
ledo. o. and the New Buffalo Wheel Com
pany, Buffalo.
Manufacturers of Material-The American
Saddle Company. Cleveland: Hartford rub
Der works, Hartford; c. ]. Smith & Sons
Company, Milwaukee; the Indianapolis
Chain and Stamping Company and the In
diana Rubber Company, indianapolis: the
Cleveland Machine Screw Company, Cleve-
land: Indiana Novelty Company. Plymouth,
Ind. and the George l. thompson Conn
pany. Chicago.
In all, thirty-six separate concerns. oper-
ating forty-one plants. are involved. the
American Saddle Company having six
plants. All the concerns named were repre-
scented at the meeting
President Charles F. Smith, Of the Indi-
ana Bicycle Company. and President Ar
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PRIZES AWARDED ELKS.
Terre Haute and Greensburg lodges
Among the List of

ST. LOUIS. June 23.-To-night the award
OF prizes for the Elks' drills and band con-
tests and the special prizes for participants
in Wednesdays parade were made at
Lemp's Park. The winners follow:
Mileage Prizes-For the largest number OF
memheTs Soming longest di Ta a No a1rst
members, 1853: miles. 342; total, 50. 746. Sec
ond. $1,000. to Hartford Lodge No. 1s; mem
t sers Grand sS; mi Forks 81 hod sSeal No a'4 s5s; Them meGb ss1s.
80; miles. 1.034; total. 1926. Fourth; $50; to
DE 1sny ,e,,, L9 cd sss T E1f,5 Z; she mem 10 To,e q; Ttdas.
No. SO; members. IS; miles, 4S4; total: s7,s24.
Sixth, 800. TO Allegheny Lodge No. 3S9:
members. 50: miles, 621; total, 21.7S5.
Grand Parade PriZeS-Awarded for ap-
pearance, most unique costume and largest
number of men in line: First prize. $1,000, to
Cincinnati Lodge No. 5; second, $500. TO To-
Lodge No. s: fourth, $50. TO Terre Haute
Lodge No. SO; fifth, 500. to Denver Lodge
No. IL.
500. to Davenport Lodge No. 29S; second.
$50. TO Denver Lodge No. las
Lodge Having Largest Percentage Of
G GemnsbSmp Ind. Lodge LafseeN No. Is: members So
81; attendance. 81; per cent. 1000. Second.
500. to Belleville Lodge No. 4s1; members.
IS; attendance, II; per cent, $50. Third. 500,
to Grand Forks Lodge No; 20: members.
131: attendance. 81; per cent, .S3. Fourth,
$50, to Aiieghenyy Lodge No sss; members
0Ntg ~ Pa (.~
Drill Contest-First prize, $1,000. to Toledo
Lodge No, So: second. $50. to Louisville
Lodge No. s.
Band Contest-Ffrst prize. S.Oc. to Web
er's Military Band. with Cincinnati Lodge
No. 8; second, 500, to Strausser's Band,
with Davenport Lodge No. 292: third. $3.50.
to Grand Scenic Line Band. with Denver
Lodge No. IL; fourth, 800 especially, TO Grand
Army Band, with Allegheny Lodge No. 500.
Handsomest Ba~nner-Loving cup, to Allie
gheny Lodge No. 339.
A delegation of Elks and women attended
the open-air production of LAS You Like
It." by the Lawrence Hanley Stock Com
pany, at Olympia Garden tonight. Mr..
Hanley is an Elk, as are many members Of
his company. During the day many Elks
took the trip TO Meramec Heights and some
of them remained late at night in order to
enjoy the dancing at the pavilion.
Wilbur +. Hawkes.. a member OF lodge No.
314. of Covington. KY. was Frustrated by
heat to-day and died soon after being taken
TO his room In the hotel. Lee McGorem, a
visiting Elk, from Savannah. Ga. was tax
en- to the hospital to-day, suffering from
heat prostration.
The exodus Of Elks began tonight. many
delegations taking trains for home. Those
remaining will devote the balance of the
week 10 social enjoyment and rest.
The local Elks were much gratifed yes
terday on receipt OF news from st. Louis
stating that Joseph 7. Tanning. of this
city. had been elected chairman OF the board
OF trustees OF the Grand Lodge OF Elk A
number of Elks of this city have been at
tending the Grand Lodge sessions. The
local lodge contributed 500 to the proposed
home for aged and INDECENT members.
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NONUNION MINERS
ARMED MEN TO RECEIVE
THEM AT EVANSVILLE.
Suit I'm Randolph County to Prevent
Flint Glass Union from Organic
ing Nonnnfon
speclal TO N. rnaiananolis Iourna.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. June 23.-Late this
evening Judge Mattison issued a restrain
ing order against National Committeeman
Dilcher and Purcell and State President
Horn and the striking miners from going on
the property of the John Ingle Coal Com
pany. The latter company makes sensa-
tional charges against the defendants.
other things ii is claimed the de-
PENDANTS have threatened to burn the prop
erty of a miner who remained in the en-
ploy of the company. Word was received to-
night that a number OF miners would ar
rive on an early morning train from Pana.
H., to take the places of the strikers. The
latter are guarding approaches to all mines
and If the report prove true. there is likely
to be another battle. There is much sup
pressed excitement in striking circles to-
night and many wild rUmors are afoat.
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THE DOCTORS DISAGREE
WITNESSES FOR FOWLER CHASErs
FATHER SAY THE BOY Is CRAZY.
Experts from Cincinnati Declare He
Is Sane. and Gov. Is
Accordingly Stumped.

DETROIT, June 2.-The doctors disagree
in their testimony In the hearing on applica-
tion for extradition from New York of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles III. Duhme, of Cincinnati,
who are charged with the abduction from
this city of their nephew, Moses Fowler
Chase. of Lafayette, Ind, heir to property
worth upwards Of a half million. The point
at issue for the Governor of Michigan to
decide Is whether young Chase was or was
not mentally incompetent on June 5, the
night on which he left Detroit for Cincin-
natl with the Duhmes, that date being two
days after the youth became Of age. DR..
H. r. Niles, of the Oak Grove Sanitarium,
at Flint. and CT. ]. Haas, attendant at that
institution. both testified in behalf of young
Chase's father, that when the young man
left the sanitarium June 4 with his father
he was insane and incompetent. A letter
was also read. written in May by DR.. Burr,
superintendent of the Flint Sanitarium,
stating that Moses was insane. but might
recover with absolute quiet and proper treat
ment. On the other hand. DR.. G. H.
Mitchell. of Cincinnati. who, last September,
recommended Moses for commitment to an
asylum, testified to-day that on June 10.
after his arrival In Cincinnati. he was per-
fectly sane and competent. The latter wit
ness's testimony was reinforced by the opin-
lon of DR.. Langdon, a Cincinnati expert,
who DR.. Mitchell quoted as asserting that
no court could declare the young man in
sane. The testimony of the other witnesses
during the hearing, which continued till
late this evening. rehearsed the details of
the alleged abduction, the effort of the de-
Tense being to prove that Moses evaded his
father after reaching Detroit and left the
city with his aunt purely of his own will. he
being fully competent at the time. The
hearing adjourned tonight until tomorrow.
Al the nearing Yesterday afternoon Alfred
Russell and George Price Haywood, of La
fayette, Ind, appeared for the father of the
boy, and incidentally for the State, while
Attorneys John d. Conely and Alfred Luck
ing, of Detroit, and Attorney A. L. Kulmer,
of Lafayette, represented the Duhmes on
the negative side. Alfred Russell gave an
fntimation Of what the sensational details
will be by saying TO the Governor:
There Is not the least doubt but that
Moses Chase is insane. We will prove il by
the doctors and nurses of the Oak Grove
Sanitarium. We will show that Moses
Fowler Chase is degenerated to such an ex-
tent that IL is shocking and terrible, and
should not be heard
III the Governor signs the requisition the
battle ground will be changed to Governor
Roosevelt's chamber In albany, and If the
Duhmes are extradited the battle ground
will again he changed to the courts of this
city, and no doubt 1t will become a cele-
brated case. The Duhmes and their servant
are still at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in
New York.
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NOVEL INJUNCTION CASE.
Court Asked tn Restrain Glass WORK
ers from organizing a Union.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, June 2S.-The Wood
bury Glass Company, of Parker, this coun-
ty, has brought suit against the American
Flint-glass Workers Union and William j.
Smith. Thomas Smart. John Kunzler. w. j.
Clare. T. W. Rowe, Samuel c. Stanclin, L.
J. McOlherran.. James Morrison. Charles
Stahl, George Bonshire. Harry Demicks and
John Ryan, alleging that the union and the
members named have entered
into a conspiracy for the purpose OF induc-
ing the blowers of Woodbury. Glass COM
pany to violate their contract and enter the
glass-blowers' union. The glass company
asks that the glass workers be enjoined
from further interfering with the employees
and business of the company. Some days
ago the superintendent of the factory dis
charged thirty of the blowers, who were IN
clined to act on the suggestions OF repre-
sentatives of the American F1int-glass
Workers Union. The outcome of the suit
will be watched with a good deal of inter-
eSf
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the home. The colonel was completely
taken back by the incident, but made
touching acknowledgment. saying he could
never forget the spirit which had prompted
so generous q tribute. He reviewed briefly
his connection with the home. which he
had taken charge of when inmates num-
bered less than a score and had watched
its growth until six hundred were now shell
tered there He admitted that there might
have been mistakes in his administration,
but these were Of the head. not of the heart.
Since the trustees had seen fit to make a
change in commandant he hoped IL would
prove for the benefit OF the Institution.
Many veterans showed tear-stained eyes
during the address, evidencing the great
love which many bore the retiring COM
mandant.
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Son of h Man Who Helped George
Harris Escape Tells a Story.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON. Ind, June 23.-Mr. John F.
Nelson, who is now here on business, is a
son of an old station agent of the under
ground railroad. He is an interesting con-
versationalist and among other matters
says that a few years ago when Lewis
Clark, the original George Harris of Harriet
Beecher Stoves Uncle Toms Cabin" was
posing as a curiosity at a dime museum in
Cincinnati, many felt there might be some
doubt as to HIS being as claimed. Mr.. Nell
son, wishing to test him, asked when he had
escaped from slavery and where he crossed
the Ohio river. He answere at Ripley, o.,
where he fell into the hands of Rev.
John Rankin, a Presbyterian minister, and
from there was taken on the underground
railroad to near Hilsboro, O., to the home
% Rev. Mr.. Nelson, and also told of his sue
cessive stations for some distance. He said
he knew 1t to be during hay harvest in 1912
as he remembered having assisted in the field
that day and that their party was taken on
nearly white and did not have to keep under
like some OF them"
When asked if he remembered the family
in whose field he had assisted, he described
the family as 1t was then. When Mr.. Mel
son, satisfied with the answer. disclosed that
he was that little child mentioned as one
- $50 E.@A
both Of his and feelingly said: Are you
the son of that good man? God bless you
for your fathers sake. The man who helped
the poor slave in his hour of need deserves
a high place in heaven"
Clark then told of the circumstance under
which he met Mrs. Stowe and some data he
gave her she afterward used in her book.
Among other things he explained that Eliza
was not his wife as Mrs. Stowe had IL In
her story. Wanting to use both characters
she put them together. Eliza was an actual
character and crossed the river with her
child at Ripley also, and was at the house
of the same Rev. John Rankin whose
daughter, a young girl, cared for the slave
mother and daughter when they were car
ried cold and wet from the melting ice OF
the river. The ice was not, as narrated. In
the story, broken up. but was soft when the
crossing was made and during that same
night It did break.
The young girl mentioned is living to-day
at Ironton, o., and IL is said she was the
first TO suggest to Harriet Beecher that
she write a story on slavery. Her brother,
Calvin Rankin, who helped Eliza and child
from the river to her fathers home, stll
lives at Ripley. o. Lewis Clark George
Harris) died about a year and a half ago at
Lexington, KY, past eighty. years old. After
his body had been viewed by many. people,
as it lay in a public hall. IT was shipped 10
Oberlin, O., and there buried on a lot that
he himself had provided years ago. n
original Uncle Tom was Josiah. Henson,
whose biography can be found in the Apple
ton Biographical Cyclopedia- Rev. John
Rankin was Mrs. Stoves minister Lew
Coffin and wife. of Richmond, Ind, We're her
Quakers. The Topsys are not all dead yet
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oPTICANa
Local Board Elected.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. June 23-The Bos-
ton capitalists who recently purchased the
Terre Haute electric street-railway and
lighting plants for $4,000. to-day elected q
board OF directors, consisting of local capt.
talists, headed by w. r McKeen. The new
company will be incorporated under tho
laws OF the State of Indiana and will be
known as the Terre Haute Electric Com
pany. The purchasers intend 10 extend the
city lines and to commence the preliminary
work i'm constructing the suburban line TO
Brazil, sixteen miles in length.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SPICELAND, Ind, June 23.-The thirtieth
annual commencement of Spiceland Acad-
envy was held to-day in the large audi
forum room of the Friends Church. The
graduates were as follows: Earl Moffett,
o. Macy. Bessie L. Haisley, Walter
L. Pearce, Orabell Shaffer and Bertha o.
Lawrence. Prof. Murray S. Wildman made
the address to the class and presented the
diplomas. The baccalaureate sermon was
preached last Sunday by Rev. A. j. Weaver,
of New Castle. The business meeting of the
alumni was held this afternoon, and the
public meeting of the alumni was held to-
night, with Miss Leona Jessup. of West
lard, historian. and Charles f. Newlin, of
IrvilgtOn, as orator. Prof Murray s. Wild
has been engaged as superintendent for
the coming year.
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BACHELOR In DISGRACE
Violation of a Club Rule Com pelling
Members to Marry Only Widows.

PEORIA, ILL.,, June 23.-There is trouble
in the Peoria Bachelors Club, the members
of which have sworn to marry none but
widows. John Look. one OF the charter
members, to-day announced his intention OF
marrying Miss Anrie Fuchtz, OF this city.
who is not eligible under the rules OF this
club. A meeting OF the board Of directors
was held and Look was dismissed as a men,
Der and paid the fine OF s. which the board
assessed. Furthermore, the club will at
tend the wedding in a body next Tuesday
night and will administer the rest OF the
punishment which is TO be melted out TO
offenders. Secretary George Richardson has
within the last few days received letters
who ask for a list OF the members. as they
desire TO correspond with them
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COLUMBUS. Ind. June 2s.-George wray.
aged 10c, has been granted a divorce by
Judge IIord from Susan E. Wray, aged
thirty. Wray came to this country with his
father at the beginning of the century. He
moved to Indiana more than forty years
ago, settling in Brown county. where he
lived until he recently moved to ~1ndianapo-
lis. Wray has been married four times,
OUTLYING his other three wives He said
that his last wife came to him and offered
to take care of him If he would marry her.
The evidence shows she was not faithful.
The court CAV her possession OF the three
children, and Wray Is to pay $50 q year
for their keep.
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May BE a Flint GIas. Strike.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY. Ind, June
Is believed to be the beginning Of a strike
in the nonunion bottle factories Of this city
was begun to-day. This morning five blow
ers at the plant of the Hartford City Flint
glass Company were discharged. as it was
known that the men had become mem
bers Of the Flint-glass Workers Union
and were enlisting others in the cause.
of the executive committee of the
FIint-glass Workers Union. has been here
several days in the interest of the union.
He states that so per cent. of the flint ware
is made by union workers and that it is
the intention to unionize all the nonunion
plants in Indiana.
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BioodIess Fight with Burglars.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind. June 23.-One of the
bcldest attempts at burglary made in this
county for years was frustrated at Greene
postoffice last night. W. B. Swain keeps a
general store at Greene. About IL o'clock
he Became aware that some one had forced
an entrance. He procured his revolver and
opened fire on the intruder. who fed. but the
volley was returned by a second burglar,
who had hidden himself behind a fence some
distance away. Swain emptied his revolver
before he stopped shooting, and the burglar
kept up his side of the duel by firing three
shots. Finding that their plan was dis
covered, the two strangers leaped in a
buggy, which they had at a convenient
place, and drove away. They are believed
to have been some one acquainted with the
location and with Mr.. SWANS method of do
ing business. Mr.. Swain was not hurt and
is not of the opinion that he struck either of
the two robbers. They had forced an en-
trance by means of tools which were stolen
from the office of a tile factory.
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BIG ORDER FROM RUSSIA.
Carnegie Company to Furnish Nearly
SJ,OOO,OOO Worth of steel Rails.

PITTSBURG, Pa, June 23-The CONNER
cial Gazette says: The Carnegie Steel
Company has contracted with the repre-
sentatives OF the Russian government to
furnish that country with $4,000 tons OF
steel rails for its immense railroad enter
prises in Siberia and China. This. IL 10 said,
is the largest order ever placed with any
firm in the world and represents an outlay
of between S,5oo,00 and S.0oo.00. In hllinG
the order Do. 900 tons of pig iron will be con-
sumed and profitable employment Will be
insured TO all the rail mill workers OF the
concern for the next two and a half years"
Members of the firm here refuse to con-
firm or deny the foregoing.