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The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
Canadian Law I'm the KIOndfke.
w u Mahry In Self-Clllture

While every physical condition in that
country is disheartening, some of the con-
ditions imposed on the prospector by the
Canadian government seem still less en-
durable. The very first man one meets
after crossing the Canadian frontier is a
revenue officer, who exacts tax of 25 per
cent. of the value of the miners outfit To
arrive at the valuation blank must be
filled out with the aid of a broker who
charges 50 or SO for about fifteen minutes
work. The Canadian government reserves
absolutely to itself half the gold bearing
ground discovered and leases to miners the
other half. limiting each miner to $50 feet,
except the first discoverer, who may take
500 feet. 1t then charges an annual rental
of SIS and royalty of 10 per cent. of all
gold taken out above the first $500 II the
mine yields 500 per day or more the royalty
Is 20 per cent.
To do anything one must have a special
permit, and for every such permit he must
pay roundly. An anecdote which went the
rounds among the miners will serve 10
show the situation as seen by them. 1t was
said that a miner, being sick in the hos
pital, was informed that he must die. Be-
ing asked whether he wished to see any one
he said: Send for Major Walsh" On be-
ing asked what he wanted with Major
Walsh he replied: Il haven't any permit.
and IL i should undertake to die without a
permit 1 should get myself arrested"
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
The Knot Twice Tied.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind Nov 1s.-Myrtlc
Lentz, of Paris, ILL.,, the sixteen-year-old
girl who eloped with Edward Cregar week
ago, has returned home, been forgiven and
married a second time to make the tie the
more binding. 1t seems that they came to
Terre Haute at the time of the elopement
and were married here. Then they went to
Douglas county, Illinois, where Miss
LentzS stepfather Jacob Darnell, found
them, Cregar husking corn and his wife as
a hired girl in a farmhouse. They were
brought to Paris and the girls mother in
sisted on another marriage ceremony she
herself obtaining the license and going with
the couple to justice of the peace to have
the knot tied.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
COMBINATION GOSSIP.
Interest i'm Prospective Oil Sales to
English Syndicate.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER. Ind, Nov. 1S-Consid-
cradle interest is being taken in this and
other fields by the producers over the re-
ported sale of the Indiana Pipe Line and
Refining Company's Cudahy concern and
the Manhattan Oil Company TO English
syndicate, with an immense capital behind
it. This sale consists of the entire holdings
of the aforementioned companies in the
various oil fields. All kinds of guesses are
being made to the value of the holdings
and as 10 the intentions of the new con-
Germ. This is only slight portion of what
this syndicate expects to secure in the same
line, other valuable properties are being
looked after. and some other large transfers
are looked for in the near future. 1t is
limited that Andrew Carnegie and the Roth
schilds are interested in the new concern.
u ia not the intention entirely TO fight the
Standard Oil Company, but il is the aim of
the new concern to build up an independent
business that cannot De disturbed by any
competitor Prices of Indiana production
seem TO have risen some Of late, and will
evidently go higher. and 1t will be scram-
ble between the larger companies to see
which secures the better part of the output.
Inc Indiana Pipe Line and Refining Com
panay has large producing property in
this State and a pipe line to Kankakee, ILL.,
at which place they have a refinery under
construction TIE Manhattan Oil Company
has n large refinery at Welker o.. and
large production in both the Indiana and
Ohio fields. The reported sale of the two
plants is said TO have cost the English syn
Glcate close to COO. being the largest
sale in the history of Trenton rock oil Ii
Is also rumored that the Northern Refining
CompahyS plant at Findlay and the pro-
duction of this company is a part of the
deal This refinery has been known as the
feerless Retiring Company. and has been
shut down several years. The new owners
nave the plant in very good shape and are
now putting in pipe lines to run tho oil to
the refinery. The producers are all looking
for an advance I'm the price of the product.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
THE ..TRACk.Ess TEAM.
Said tn BE Corning in the Realm of
AntomOhiIc vehicles.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
kOkOMO. Ind. Nov. 1S.-The Haynes &
Apperson Automobile Company, of this city.
are the manufacturers of a motor that has
stood a satisfactory test i'm propelling farm
machinery. The experiment was made by
IN agricultural implement manufacturing
company of Montreal, Canada, its first use
being to a gang plow that turns several fur
rows at once. The gasoline motors are built
of any capacity required. from one to twen-
~ horsepower. The manufacturers report
The plowing test a perfect success, the
plows being under easy control and the
power all that can be desired. These motor
plows more especially adapted to the
large prarie farms of the West that are
stonelesS and stumpless though they will
DO their work anywhere horses can do it,
The implement company is preparing to
-reaperS, mowers, wagons, threShers-in
fact, everything used on the farm in which
horses are now the propelling power.
Another conner" in the horseleSs era that
may take its place beside wireless teleg-
raphy is the trackless train. Local motor
builders believe the day is near when the
motor carriages will be carrying long trains
OF trailers over the country roads and sue
ceSSfully compete with the railways for
both passenger and freight traffic. The
steady improvement of rural roads es-
pecially those connecting the larger towns
and the demonstrated practicability of the
lief that the raiI.ess train may be
with lis.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
A NEW ALPHABET.
Improved System of Communication
by the Deaf.
Pearson's Magazine.

PEARSON : Magazine.
What has long been wanted is simpler,
easier deaf and dumb mans alphabet that
will not only Increase the marvellous speed
with which those chiefly concerned can al
to be readily understood by speaking peo-
pie. Such an alphabet as this has been de-
Xised by an American gentleman-Mr. Will
liam Bridges, of Kansas City.
In the new system the characters Of the
alphabet are represented by fixed places on
the hand Beginning with the ball of the
thumb on the left hand, which represents
the letter A, all the joints finger ends, nails
and palms signify some letter or punctua-
tion mark The tip of the first finger repre-
sents b, of the second c, of the third ID
and of the fourth f. Then beginning at
the first finger again, the first joint is F.
on the second finger it is G, and so on until
all the joints have a letter assigned to them
the last joint of the little finger representing
q. X is represented by the thumb nail, s
of the second finger, L by the nail Of the
third finger and by the fourth finger nail
The remaining letters are represented by
the four top joints on the back of the
fingers.
The center, of the palm of the hand rep
resents full-stop. The base of the thumb
forenger is Colon the base @ SaSf Of the er little
nnger comma and the base Of the palm a
point of Interrogation. To complete the
The right side Of the tip of the thumb is
one, the left two. the right side of the first
tep Sides Is n fS the d ef 1t t1nr % and so on the
fingers making the ten numerals
Nothing could be simpler than this method
OF representing the alphabet with the hands
1t compares TO advantage in every way
with the existing two-handed alphabet that
is used by the deaf and dumb. The letters
have not 10 be laboriously formed by twist
ing the fingers into crude representations of
written characters; their symbols have only
TO be pointed out. For example, in the old
system the letter B is indicated by joining
the tips of the thumbs and forefngers of
both hands, and placing them together. In
the new system B is indicated by merely
pointing to the tip of the forefinger of one
hand
In addition to its greater speed and SIM
plicity. the new system in many other ways
is vastly superior TO the old. 1t enables a
deaf mute TO communicate with blind per-
son Ga matter of extreme difficulty hither-
to-; the one gives a few dexterous touches
on the others hand and the message is
passed. In the same way it enables the
deaf and dumb to converse with each other
in the dark, while two men acquainted with
the system. surrounded by enemies may
converse silently and swiftly when the
sound of their voices might lead to dis
covery.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
DEATH OF OREN FRYATT
TERRE HAUTE RAILWAY OFFICIAL
KILLS HIMSELF WHILE HUNTING.
Gun Accidentally Discharged-Queer
Outcome OF n WOmen's Row at Elk
har;-Diphtheria Near Wabash.
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SueCial TO the Indianapolis journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Nov. 1S.-Oren
Fryatt. chief clerk of the freight depart
nent OF the Terre Haute agency OF the
Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Com
pany accidentally shot and killed himself
while hunting near S5ar City, Sullivan coun-
" this afternoon. He was with General
Agent Connolly and George Nattkemper
when the accident happened When the re-
port OF his gun was heard and his co.apan-
ions turned TO him, he said he was shot
and asked them TO do something for him,
but became unconscious Immediately He
lived half an hour.
The entire charge of shot entered his side
above the hip. He had been carrying his
gun across his shoulders, and il is thought
that 1t fell over and down. being discharged
as the muzzle came against his side. He
was one of the best known young men in
Terre Haute. For a few years he was
prominent in cycling circles as a century
rider. He was from Parke county, but the
family removed recently 10 a town near
Kansas City He was twenty-eight years
old and unmarried
A rUmor was current at Shelburn near
where the accident occurred, that Mr.
Fryatt was killed by member of his party.
the shooting being due to an accident and
II was not until some time later that this
phase or the story was set at rest.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
wOMEN'S ROW AT ELKHART.
Ii Results in the Sealing Up of an Of
flee Building.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Nov. 1S.-During a
quarrel, last night, Mrs. Jerome Bailey
struck Mrs. Susie Ryan on the head with a
club and inflicted an injury that it is feared
may prove fatal. The women are middle
aged and occupy rooms in a prominent
Main-street block. owned by Col. r. NJ.
Johnson The adjoining block is owned by
ii. c. Dodge, and the second and third
floors of the Johnson block are reached by
way OF a stairway in the Dodge block.
After the fight Mr.. Dodge notified ali ten
ants that he would have the connecting
doorway walled up this morning, and early
this forenoon the work was begun, being
completed without interruption, though in
Junction proceedings were anticipated. Mr.
Dodge offered 10 allow attendants OF the in
Jured woman 10 reach her rooms by way OF
an adjoining roof and window. The princi
pal tenants of the now practically sealed
upper floors are dental firm and the Rialto
Club. The dental firm will claim damages.
and an interesting legal fight is fairly in
augurated. Dodge claims that there is no
special contract in regard TO the use of the
stairs by tenants of the Johnson block, and
that he has repeatedly notified Colonel
johnson TO change the character of some of
the tenants or secure other means of ac-
cess. The prominence of both Dodge and
johnson in the legal profession gives the
case much local interest.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
ENORMOUS CROP.
CauIiHowers Shipped in Lots Of a
Thousand Barrels
Rrnnklrn Eagle.

Nearly !, 500 barrels of caulifowers were shipped
from the Riverhead station Monday. This breaks
all previous records There stil thousands
and thousands OF barrels yet 20 ship. and such a
before Last week 1000 barrels OF cauli-
flowers were shipped from this station alone and
three times that many from the other stations on
the east end OF the island. shipments from tbs
other stations were correspondingly large.
The prices again advancing and yesterday
quotations were about S75 per barrel for the best
stock. This is the Brooklyn and Manhattan price,
while that OF Philadelphia Is lower Larger ship
nents than ever are being made distant mar
kets in refrigerator Yesterday one refrig-
orator car sent to Cincinnati, and last week
several sent far as Chicago and St
Louis. where much better prices are received for
the stock than those secured in Manhattan.
Great quantities OF caulihower are also being
salted for pickles at the nearby pickle houses
The house at Cutchogue has contracted for tbs
output from 80 acres or cauifoWer, ana ~ ts
said that the managers have got rather mors
than they bargained for. In past years IL has
been impossible 10 get all that was wanted at ths
pickle houses. so this year the managers con-
with the result that more than enough n being
received. The pickle house at Mattituck opened
its doors last week and the flowers came with
10 close up until more salt could be obtained and
the badly congested platforms cleared away. The
house at Riverhead f. also extremely busy. The
price paid for the caulfower at the pickle houses
is III cent per pound.
During the past week the farmers have had
hundreds OF caulihower barrels stolen Sunday
night between midnight and a. m, nearly hf-
teen waxonloads were carried away from ths
Batting Hollow. has posted bills Offering a re-
ward OF S25 for information that will lead 20 de-
lection OF the guilty parties The stealing OF the
farmers barrels Is great hardship 10 them. as
ments IL is almost impossible TO get enough bar
reis In which u ship the product
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
SAVED FROM AN UNHAPPY FATE.
Anxious Moment Due to Having Many
Pockets.
Wa ShingtOn Post.


The man stepped off suburban car at
the corner of Seventh and U streets. and
made quite nimbly for the downtown cleo
trio car. Then he executed a quick, halt
dug his left hand into his right-hand in
side breast pocket. He brought out his
pocketbook and overhauled it laboriously-
An expression of gloom overspread his
erstwhile contented features and he pulled
out a handkerchief and mopped his fore
heeSes S Ne No so Tbe So6m
deepened on his face. He unbuttoned his
vest and searched the inside pockets there
Of No tangible result. He removed his hat
and plowed beneath the sweat band. Re-
suit. failure. Then he went over his pock,
cts in sequence again, elaborately and
thoroughly. with an expression of bulldog
the cop standing on the corner edged over.
Lost it all, hey?" asked the cop.
"'Fraid So" replied the citizen, with the
Where die lose IT." inquired the cop.
ASK me hard ones" said the citizen.
That's too easy to keep me warm"
Amount to much?' asked the cop.
Didn't figure it up before starting" re,
right
Were you bumped up against by any
suspicious-looking geezers in a crowd?'
asked the cop.
Not that 1 remember" was the reply:
Looks like you've got pretty pretty slim slim sdI show
OF getting your money began the cop.
Money!" exclaimed the pocket-search-
ing citizen. Say. you show me any
affidavit setting forth the fact that I've
mentioned anything about money!
Why said the cop, wasn't it money
that you"
Not on your club and badge" said the
citizen. Never in a hundred years. It's
a list of things my wife wants me to get
for her down town that's crawled away
from me. If it were nothing but money L
wouldn't mind it little bit. / could mort
gage my house and lot unbeknownst
to her, or hook my ring, or some old
thing and square myself with her; but
I'll never be able to square myself if
don't lug home this bunch of things that
she wrote out a list of. Might as well not
go home at all. Might as well write her
a farewell note telling her I've gone to
Baltimore to live and
AS he was speaking his right forefinger
had wandered to the unused watch pocket
of his trousers. The right forefnger
struck against a bit of paper. The citi-
zen's countenance frightened. He pulled
out the piece of paper and broke it open
with the eagerness of leading lady un-
folding property letter.
1--WE got it," said he to the cop "She
made it into wad about the size of a
two-cent stamp, and there's - let's see -
just twenty-five articles written on ii that
she wants and must have. And she stuffed
1t into pocket that / never knew l had
until twelve seconds ago. Well. women
and the citizen made deprecatory gesture
'sWimmen is the limit said the CON
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
SOLD OTHER PEOPLES LAND.


Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WINCHESTER, Ind, Nov. FISHERMAN
L. Parsley. of Elwood. was arrested here
Il is morning by Marshal DAILY, of this city.
on telegraphic instructions from the Elwood
chief Of police. Shortly after his arrest he
succeeded in making his escape and gave
the officers here lively chase for about a
mile and half. when he was retaken and
lodged in jail for safe-keeping. This after
noon Captain Mount. of the Elwood force,
arrived here and took Parsley back to FL
wood. where he is wanted on a number of
charges, among IN IN being the specification
tkat he sold TO two young men of ElwoOd,
employees of the tin-plate mill, two lots be-
longing to banker of Elwood. He is q
genteel-looking man, and iS said to have a
wife and children at Elwood. He repre-
sented himself as a real-estate dealer here,
where he had effected a deal or two, and
had others on the way.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
INDIANA OBITUARY.
John Henley, an Old Resident and
Eminent Friend OF Richmond.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind. Nov. B.-John Henley.
aged eighty-four years. died last night at
his home in this city. He had been in fall
ing health for some time. and the end was
not unexpected The deceased was one Of
the most highly respected and prominent
members of the Society of Friends. as he
had been actively identified with the society
for many years. and in his younger days
held several important offices in the church.
Mr.. Henley was born near this city Aug. II.
1915. He taught school several years While
q resident of New Garden township he was
assessor and clerk of the New Garden
monthly and quarterly meetings of Friends.
He attended every session of the Indiana
Yearly Meetfng-seventy-n in all. He su-
perintended the construction OF the present
Yearly Meeting house and also assisted in
one son survive, The funeral will take
place Monday afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19

erected by the Diamond Match Company.
e!eVen years ago. died to-day at Chicago.
MI. Hill Was born in Middletown, o.. fifty
hVe years ago. and. like his father and
prother, the latter OF whom, until his death
Iour years ago. was superintendent of the
mn mere, was a papermaker from early
manhood. He held a large block of the
S6VoUp capital stock of the Wabash Paper
company, and was a. director of the cor
poration. He had been in failing health for
some fime. His interment will be at Mid
dietown, o.. where his relatives are buried.
SEYMOUR, Ind. Nov. 1s.-Miss Alice
Ramey died this morning after an illness
covering period of twenty-five years, six
teen years of which she has been perfectly
helpless. She was forty-six years old and a
sister OF Mrs Thomas Patton and Mrs.
John Parker. of Indianapolis.
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. 1s.-Mrs. Miriam
Duke, widow of John Duke, died this morn
Ing at her home near this city. aged eighty
three years.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
Says 4. II. L. VIII Reorganixe.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. 1S.-Eugene
Debs left to-day for Rochester. n Y, where
he will begin a lecture tour of the East.
He will also take part in the municipal
campaign in Haverhill, Mass, where a city
ticket Is to be elected Dec. g. Mr.. Debs
says that he has received great number of
letters asking him TO reorganiZe the Amer
from his Pacific trip. He says he
Will not have time TO do the work, but he
also says that from the conferences he has
had with number of railroad men, he has
no doubt the old union will be reorganized
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
An Artificial Food Product.
Merchants Review

Experiments in German hospitals with an
albumnous powder, called "tropon.' sub
that it is likely to become an article OF
commerce. 1t is claimed that one pound of
tropon is equal in nutritive value to five
pounds of meat or one hundred eggs. and
its cost is only 20 cents. The hospital pa
tientS liked the tropon so we'll that nearly
all Of them preferred 1t to meat. 1t is now
being used as an INCREMENT or various foods.
per cent of the powder equaling in nutri-
tive value five eggs or half pound of meat.
1t is needless to enlarge upon the future of
tropon, IL there has been no exaggeration
in the accounts of the experiments with it
The inventor is professor at Bonn.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
Object to Weekly Pay Law.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 1S-Opposition to the
weekly pay law has developed in the Mid
land steel works. and there is like opposi-
tion in other iron and steel mills here and
elsewhere in the State. The men recognize
that a weekly pay would necessitate the
closing down of the mills at noon on Satur-
day. to enable the company to make up the
pay roll from weights, the men working by
tonnage in most parts of the mills and this
means a weekly loss of 81 or more TO the
skilled laborers. and loss of time to the
company. AT the Midland the employees
have unanimously signed an agreement that
system.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
MIR. SbiveIy May Make the Race.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov 1S.-The report in
the Journal of Friday that the Hon. Charles
+. Shiveley. of this city. had about made
up his mind not to be candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor caused
some surprise here. Mr.. Shiveley has not
said anything to that effect to his most
intimate friends. and it is understood he is
more inclined than ever to make the race
He has received much encouragement and
there is no doubt, ii is claimed that WAYNE
county and the Sixth district would give
him loyal support.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
Stranger Found Dead Near Tipton.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Upton. Ind. Nov 1s-Ths evening a
stranger here was found dead in a closet
of a schoolhouse. one mile south of this
city. Evidently he had been dead several
hours before found The coroner could not
determine whether II natural death
or suicide. He appeared to be about fifty
five years old five feet eleven inches tall
snooth-shaVed and had dark-gray hair.
He wore a brown felt hat, gray sack coat,
black trousers and congress shoes. He was
ruptured. and wore truss. There was
rothing on his person that would lead to
his Identity or residence. He had every ap-
pearance of being mechanic.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19
Indiana Notes.

Charles Richards employed in a hoop fac
tory near South Bend. mad his left arm torn
from the socket in the machinery. He is
not expected 10 live.
A university club has been organized at
Terre Haute. with w. G. Ball. editor of the
Gazette. as president, and Professor Farot.
urer.
Peter Remington, the Plevna merchant
and postmaster, who disappeared last sum-
mer. leaving his affairs in a very bad con-
dition, has returned home. His wife has
arranged a settlement with his creditors
and a new postmaster has been appointed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-19

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. 1S-Republican
committeeman of St. Joseph county met
this afternoon and effected the organization
of the county and city central committee.
Former Mayor David B. ]. Schafer was
elected chairman. Republicans here are i'm
fine shape and are among the first to or
ganiZe for coming political contests