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Must Serve Their Time.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind. Jan. 23.-The application
for the writ coran nobis in the case Of
the State of Indiana VS.. Frank Morgan and
Lewis Nelson was overruled by Judge
Paulus to-day. Morgan and Nelson are resi-
dents of Gas City and were convicted on
the charge of entering the barn of Daniel
Wise to commit a felony. They were SEN
fenced TO the ReformatOry at Jacksonville
for from two to fourteen years the 9th of
last January. The writ cOran nobis was
for the purpose of setting aside all proceed
lngs that had taken place in the case here
tofore and TO order the defendants brought
back and placed on trial again. The attor-
neys for the defendants allege that the
accused were induced to enter a plea Of
guilty under threats and compulsion of the
officers of Gas City and citizens of that
place. The decision of Judge Paulus settles
all disputes in the case and the defendants
Will be compelled to serve out their SEN
tence The case has been pending in the
Circuit Court for the past year. and has
attracted widespread interest
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That story About Lynn smith.

apeclaI 70 the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan 23-The report
published in Anderson recently and sent
to metropolitan and Indiana State papers
that Lynn Smith, former Andersonian
had struck a rich claim in the Klondike
for which he refused an offer of 100000, is
denied here by close friends of Smith An
drew Lennie, of this city. has a brother in
the klondike, and in recent letter writ
ten from there to his brother here Lennie
stated that Smith had a good claim and
placed a fair value on it, but that there
were some that asked 100000" The letter
was shown to several parties and the story
told TO the local papers here that Smith
had written the story was sent out from
Anderson about his good fortune. Smith
has not been heard from for some time
and the letter which Mr.. Lennie received
from his brother was distorted into that re-
port.
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May w. Donnan.

EnSbSnS-"CyrHnO DE Bergerac.S
No one can venture guess when another
such audience inspired to the point of such
piquant curiosity will be attracted to the
theater in this city as the brilliant array
of people who FASTENED impatently through
the doors of Englshs last night to witness
the only performance here of "Cyrano de
Bergerac." For days the anticipation of see
ing this play has kept all classes of theater-
goers aglow with excitement 1t has been
the one dramatic event discussed down town
and up town, and while opinions and con-
lectures have been various they were no
more so, perhaps, than they will be among
the two thousand fortunate ones who saw
the Mansfield production now that the
event has passed. People who permitted
their animal curiosity to get the better of
their judgment and freely gave five, ten and
in some cases twelve dollars for single
tickets. are likely to go about declaring
they were swindled. They were No play is
worth the price of a poor mans house rent
for month. Even those who obtained orig
inal tickets without the premium and who
felt they were going to witness some wonder
work will now admit that "Cyranor was no
miracle after all and that Mansfield worked
no wondrous spell in the role of the man
and his nose Those who had read the
kingsbury translation of Rostand's heroic
comedy which might as well, or better, be
styled a tragic farce found the play was
often not at all like what they had pictured
II. Others who gave more attentive consid-
Grafton 10 dramatic effects both in the story
ana IN ITS Interpretation, ave lust as likely
70 be found singing Mansfed's praise The
tact Is that the great production with its
novel and complete scenic investiture its
wealth of suggestive stage devices its mas
terry perspective in scene ARRANGEMENT it's
hght changes, sometimes painting the mimic
events with the daring military colors of n
Nerestchagln masterpiece and again
enVeloplng the stage puppets in a glow of
Whistlerian haze and mysticism-all this
Pfetense ana confusing show of modern
stage realism seemed TO swallow IN the
star himself. The wonderful Mansfield
personality so dominant in everything here
totore attempted frequently losf its MAG
netism. Mansield's personal triumph rs
Cyfano IS not so great as his triumph i'm
stage craft displayed in the production a : a
whole Iris same thought no doubt oc-
CURED 70 many, nevertheless ii must he
the realistic stage accessories for the pllr-
pose OF binding the public to possible de-
Iecls IN MS character prOtrayal Could the
same revealing lime light that fell on Mans
nelds tSyrano last night have shed it's
naked & lare on IrYings King Arthur IN
would have made the English actor i'm com
parlSon look ike q protagonist of the ten
twenty-thirty school
Mansfield has properly realized that the
romance Of the dishgured Cyrano is the
acter, grOtesquerie 10 heighten the bealtv
or ms generous self-sacrihce for the boobv
CHRISTIAN. The martial Cyrano the witty
ana pungent cynic, whose fiery spirit haz-
aLaous courage and undaunted viii are both
the Terror ana the pride of the Gascony
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OF course the Park Theater was crowded
yesterday afternoon and last night. Hoyt's
plays at the Park are always sure to do a
tremendous business This is the first time
"A Texas Steer" has been seen here at pop
ular prices and yesterdays audiences rev.
eled to the utmost in the humor which long
ago made the play one of the conspicuous
successes of the times. Its bright sayings
and doings appear to be as welcome at the
Park and to arouse the same hilarity as in
the high-priced houses some years ago when
the play was first brought out. The story
of Maverick Brander the Texas cattIeman.
elected to Congress against his will. and of
his Washington experience, is familiar 10
pretty nearly everybody who attends the
theater His troubles with lobbyists and his
rebellion against the dictates of fashion
aroused the same mirth yesterday as in the
ola DAYS. The visit of the investigating.
committee from Texas and the antics of the
Ihfee gentlemen composing it at the Bran
ders dinner furnish just as much amuse-
ment as ever. The persistent efforts az
Chrlstopher Columbus Fishback to repre-
sent the United States at DahOmeV de-
lighted yesterdays audiences and tneV SYM
pathlzed with the poor. deluded colored
constituent when, after being sent from piI-
lar to post. he found that the promise was
merely "a campaign affair and thar the of-
flee he was seeking was a myth win II
bray sun plays this character as well a.
he did in the original production and it is
one OF the hits OF the performance Katie
putnam as Bossy, Herbert Sears as Bran
der William +. Walcott as Captain Bright
Frank Girard as Knott limit, Robert Mack
as Colonel Pepper, Charles II. Stevens as
Brassy Gall and MeSsrs Denton Rrevar
ton and Pike as the investigating com
mittee, who make up the principal members
OF the cast, ell seem TO lit in the produc-
ton very We'll The scene which aroused
the greatest enthusiasm yesterday was me
dinner given by Brander in honor of Major
Yell Colonel Bragg and Colonel Blow.
members Of the Farmers Alliance investi
eating committed" When these gentlemen
after loading up with champagne beca,q -
cut loose with their revolvers, yesterdays
audience shouted long and loud over he
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Charles Gorgns and otto Kennedy.

SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. 23-Word
reached here this morning of the sudden
death of Charles Gorgas, at Norfolk, Va
He was an adopted son of the late S. A.
Gorgas, having come here many years ago
with a number of orphan children from
New York. He entered the service of the
government in 1874, and at the time of his
death had charge of the weather signal
service at Norfolk. He leaves a wife and
two children.
Otto Kennedy, aged thirty-nine years, died
suddenly in this city this morning of lung
disease. For six weeks he has been unable
to lie down. but slept either standing or in
a chair. On Saturday afternoon he was
about town with friends.
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Machinist,s Narro,v Escope.

Special to The Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Jan. 23.-George
Shea, an employe of the Ajax iron works,
of Cory, Pa, while placing new gas engines
in the oil field near here, was nearly
asphyxiated yesterday. He was placing an
engine in working order on the Tiggle farm,
and in adjusting it was forced to lie on his
pack under the flooring of the engine room.
VINE IN this position he was overcome nv
escaping gas, and the bystanders not
knowing but he had found something to de-
Jay nm, made no attempt to bring him out.
gave no answer. He was pulled out and q
physician sent for. AT present he is in a
comatose condition at the Hotel Brunswick.
recovery. ---S
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SEYMOUR, Ind, Jan. 23.-Six deaths have
occurred in this vicinity since Saturday
night. John Shaffer, aged eighty-one, and
Conrad Benkman, aged eighty-three both
wealthy German farmers. died Sunday from
the effects of grip. Elder Henry jackson. a
United Brethren minister, aged seventy-six,
died at F'reetown of grip. Christian Deppert
aged thirty-one, and Charles Radliff. aged
twenty-five, died of consumption, and Mrs.
5. b. Downs, aged twenty-seven, died of
typhoid malaria fever.
GOSHEN, Ind. Jan. 23.-George p. Row
ell one of our citys oldest residents and
wealthiest merchants died this morning of
Group. He was eighty-six years old.
MARION, Ind. Jan 23-Professor Mono
han, principal Of the Farmount schools.
died at that place this morning, after few
weeks illness.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan. 23.-August Pill
man, a prominent business man of Porter
died suddenly to-day.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


Brave Cyrano, thy stainless soldiers crest
Is not the only trophy thou shalt take
On thy road our love for thy loves sake,
And for that which thou knew'st heavenly
guest,
Thy poet soul; strong soul that none could make
Demean itself for brides, honor break,
Nor stoop to any servile task quest
But in its own inherent truth to rest
Thy courage. thy self-sacrihcing heart
Thy genius, generosity. are great,
But rare regard for a God-given art,
The wish TO walk, unfettered, thine own gait
TO climb, though rough the hill, unaided, Free
This wins love which thou must take with
thee.
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FATALITY AT RUsHvILLE.
Ex-SheriR Wilson Almost Instantly
Killed by a Passenger Train.


KILLED by a Passenger Train.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Jan. Eek Sheriff
George w. Wilson was the victim of a fatal
grade crossing accident to-day, which oc-
Cured on the principal street, within a half
square of the business center of the city
Mr. Wilson's hearing was badly impaired
in the explosion of cannon in 1872 which
also carried off his right arm. He was on
his way home a few minutes before II
o'clock to-day, and was eisurely walking
north on Main street At the Main-street
crossing of the Cincinnati, Hamilton a. Day.
ton he stepped on the railroad tracks as the
east-bound Cincinnati express was speeding
five miles an hour The engineer blew the
whistle and rang the bell, but could not
attract the attention of Mr. Wilson The
engine pilot struck him on the left leg and
hurled his body forty or fifty feet into the
street. Wilson landed on his head In a bowl
dered gutter The fall broke his neck and
nearly removed the scalp from the right
side of his head. His left leg was broken
in two places. Death resulted in five min
utes after the accident. No blame is at
tached to Engineer Sullivan or Crossing
Flagman Ryan as the former used every
man, while the latter was out in the road
holding a vehicle and driver in check
EX-Sherim Wilson was sixty years old
He was a veteran of the war of the rebel
lion and prominent Grand Army man. He
was twice elected sheriff of Rush county IN
the Republican ticket and was a useful OFF,
cial. His surviving family is a widow two
sons and two daughters. One son is a mem
Der of Company II, One-hundred- and-sixty-
first Indiana, now at Havana. Cuba
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Indiana Ship Canal Project.


ePtcIaI % the indianapolis Journal
ARGOS, Ind, Jan. ga new project.
which is now under discussion and which
will possibly mature, is the building of a
ship canal through this section of Indiana
across to the Ohio river. Eastern capitalists
are reported to be ready to back the project
of an Indiana and Michigan shin canal ON
condltlon that the Legislature employ con-
Wet labor in the construction of the water
way Michigan City has been selected as
the terminal station. The plan of the can't
talists is 10 open the waterway which was
surveyed a number of years ago through
TINS section. 1t is now given out that a
new survey will be made. The project meets
the general approval of the people Of this
community.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
DR.. III. ii. GiIIen, a Resident of Wa
bash County FOrty-FOur Years.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Jan. 23.-To-day, at De
Land, Fla, occurred the death of Dr. I'll. H.
Gillen, for forty-four years a resident Of
Wabash county. DR.. Gillen, since 1874, has
spent his summers in Florida, where he
owned large groves of orange trees, the
profits from which made him wealthy
Cancer of the face appeared several years
ago, and he suffered severely. He was born
in Mount Sterling, Ky, eighty-one years
ago, and moved to Wabash county in 1854
For fifty years he was actively engaged in
medical practice. He leaves widow and
five children-Mrs. Clara Summerland Mrs
II. E. McMonigal and Mrs. j. A. Kautz,
kokomo; Mrs. j. G.. Stewart and Daniel
Giilen, this city. In compliance with his re-
quest he will be buried at De Land
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-24
The indianapolis Violinist.
Musical America.

Musical America.
Miss jeanette Orlopp, the talented and
unusually beautiful young violinist, has re-
Gently returned from London, where she
studied for some years with the great past
master of the violin, August Wihelmj He
was SO pleased with his pupil that when
she finally left him he voluntarily gave this
flattering testimonial: Miss Jeanette Or
lopp has studied with me and has become
a very accomplished artist whom l here
with highly recommend for concert play
ing Miss Orlopp plays on a violin pre-
scented to her by her eminent teacher. The
young lady has already played in the West,
earning many enthusiastic notices on her
recent lengthy concert tour. Her New York
public debut will be made very shortly
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BOARD of WORKS ROUTINE.


For cement walks on Harmon street
south to Merrill street
For gravel roadway in the first alley east
of Illinois street, from first alley south of
Mclean place to Mclean place.
For brick roadway in first alley north of
Thirteenth street, from Park avenue to
Broadway.
For gravel roadway and cement walks on
Clyde street, from Spruce street to State
avenue.
For gravel roadway and cement walks on
Cottage avenue, from Spruce street to State
avenue.
For gravel roadway and cement walks on
Draper street, from Cottage avenue to Min
nesota street.
For vacating first alley east of Warren
avenue, from first alley north of McCarty
street to Oliver avenue.
For opening Shelby street from Raymond
street TO Southern avenue, TO width of
sixty feet.
For opening Nebraska street, from Madi-
son avenue to Chestnut street.
For cement walks on Brookside avenue,
next to the curb, from Rural street TO Hill
side avenue.
For brick cutters on Brookside avenue,
from Roselane street to Hillside avenue.
For three east and west alleys between
Brookside avenue and Massachusetts ave
nue..
For gravel roadway in first alley west
of Harding street from Morris to Lambert
street, to w. II. Albeit & Son. at % cents
a foot, each side
For gravel road and walks on Fay street
from Blaine avenue to Harding street, to
Henry T. Noting, at S}.20 a foot each side.
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Manager Edwin Wallace Dunn arrived
yesterday in advance of Stuart Robson, who
will give one performance of 1.-The Meddler'
at English's Thursday night of next week
Siegfried Wagner's opera, Der Baeren-
hueter' was produced at Munich Sunday
night 1t is reported by cable as a great
was not received with eXtravagant enthusi-
asm. Frau Cosima Wagner was present.
Miss Shannon's photos were presented as
souvenirs to all ladies in the audience last
night The supply was exhausted before
half the audience was seated, and tickets
good for a photo were issued to those who
came after all the pictures were given out
Mr.. K1rkland'S picture will be the souvenir
for next Monday night.
The unusually large advance sale for the
engagement of THE Sign of the Cross" at
English's shows that in this city, as in all
others where William Greets London COM
pany has played this season, the public in
terest in Wilson Barrett's great religious
drama is on the increase. Not only is the
the day, appealing it does to theater-
goers and those who have before loudly
denounced the drama and it's influences, but
it depends largely for it's success on the
magnificence of its production and its COM
pany of thoroughly competent players, head
ed by the handsome young heroic actor,
Charles Dalton
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DENVER, Col, Jan. 23.-Hundreds of cat
tie men from all directions arrived on the
early trains to-day. and 1t Is evident that
there will be a large attendance at the sec
ond annual convention OF the National Live
Stock Association, which opens tomorrow.
The States represented in the convention
will be: Arizona, California. Colorado, Ida
no. Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Oregon. South Dakota Texas.
Utah, North Dakota, Wyoming and New
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-24
verify the Big Gas peal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, Jan. 23-Inquiry shows
that the gas combine reported from New
York in the press dispatches of Saturday
right in no way affects the two companies
doing business in this city, and at one of
the offices they had no knowledge that such
a deal as was mentioned was even contem-
plated. The officials of the other company
knew of the consolidati ton and were able to
verify what had been sent out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-24
ATTORNEYS Assigned to Mrs. George.

CANTON, o., Jan. 23.-Mrs. Anna L.
George was taken into court to-day for ar
ragnment on the indictment for the MUIR
der of George u. Saxton. Attorneys John
G. Welty and James S. Sterling, who have
represented her without direct authority OF
court up to this time, were assigned to de-
fend her. They objected TO arraignment
at this time, claiming there were features
of the indictment they wanted to investigate
before allowing their client TO recognize it
by pleading to ii. A continuance was
granted no date being set.
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Cnntrncfa AMnrde6.
FRANK WRIGHT INJURED.
Was Run Down by Fast Drivers Mt
Washington and Pennsylvania SITS.

Frank Wright former deputy city prose-
cutor. was run into by q buggy last even
ing near the corner Of Washington and
Pennsylvania streets. Spectators picked him
up and carried him to the Lombard block.
where he was given temporary treatment
before being removed 70 the City Hospital
Patrolmen Schroeder and STREET arrested the
Young men who we're in the vehicle. They
gave their names as Henry w Klane and
driving
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Ind, Jan 23.-This after
noon Frank Siple was put on trial in the
Circuit Court for his life. He is charged
with numbering Franklin p. Smith at
Petersburg in April 1898. The case will
last all week and is attracting wide atten-
ton.
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Battle with Hoboes Avoided.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
: DECATUR, Ind, Jan. 23.-The gang Of
hoboes that has been terrorizing this city
and vicinity the past two days was driven
out of town by an armed mob of citizens
last night. A bloody battle was looked for,
but only a few shots were exchanged and
no one was hurt. Yesterday several citizens
were held up and robbed. Two oil men
from Preble who were in the city. were re-
lieved of $3.50 on the main thoroughfare OF
the city about o'clock.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
ARGOS, Ind, Jan. 23.-News has been re-
ceived here of the death by burning of two
former citizens, Mr. and Mrs. William
Stickley, at Marshfield. Wis. Their house
burned and in trying to save their goods
both persisted in the flames.
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Henrv secnres Rirht nf Wnr.

Special 70 the IndlanapOIlS Journal.
INGALLS,, Ind, Jan. 2S.-The Town Board
has granted the right of way for an electric
street railway through this city to Com
gresham Henry, who was here in the in
terest of the matter to-day. Farmers along
different proposed routes for the road from
Anderson to indianapolis. via Pendleton, In
gals, Fortville, etc, are anxious to secure
it, even to giving the right of way through
their lands at a nominal cost.
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suicide of clark w. Rrynn.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 23-C'lark ".
Bryan, aged seventy-fOur years, formerly
part owner of the Republican. and later
owner Of the Union, shot and killed himself
to-day He founded Good Housekeeping
and the Paper World A few months ago
he met with business reverses.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PENDLETON, Ind, Jan. 23.-Rev. M. A.
league never recovered consciousness from
the attack of cerebral apoplexy of Thurs
day last and died yesterday evening The
funeral will be held here Wednesday at 2:30
p. m. in the Nj. f. Church. M. E. ministers
will serve as pallbearers and the interment
will be in Falls Cemetery, this city.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind. Jan. 2S-Bafley Mills.
perhaps the oldest hackdriver in the star
route postal service in this section of In
diana, has resigned his position, after eight
cen years work as hackman from Kokomo
to Burlington. He began in 1881 and has
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All of these things
II. P.WassOn&CO.

never missed day. He wore out seven
hacks and thirty-seven horses. His hack
was upset by wind six times. and last fall
pied by a storm blowing the hack down an
embankment into Wildcat creek. He began
work the day Garfield was assassinated.
He never missed mail or injured q passen-
ger in the eighteen years of daily Journey
ingS.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Jan. 23.-Fire damaged
the grocery of Everett, Hite & Co. to the
extent Of $500 last night. Fully insured.
This is one of the oldest and largest retail
grocery houses in the State.
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this city, filed to-day in the United States
Court a voluntary petition in bankruptcy.
Mr.. Shelhorn two or three years ago made
an assignment for the benefit of his credit
Ors having the assets valued at $4,000.
This is the first case from Decatur county
to be filed under the new law.