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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

Ind, Dec. 5.-Luther II. Burch
died at his home. two miles west of Tip
ton. of cancer, aged ffty-nine years. In
early life he was a farmer and carpenter,
but I'm ISL he became deputy county clerk,
a position he filed for seven years. He
then was deputy auditor four years and in
1sS2 he was elected county clerks In 1887
he was appointed deputy treasurer. audit
or and clerk. serving alternately in each
office. In IS he was elected ounty COM
missioner. and was a candidate for r~e-elec-
ton In 1855. but was defeated. He was
closely allied with the growth and de-
yelopment of the county. being one OF the
promoters OF the thorough drainage OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
Suit for Election from Train.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Dec. 15.-George w.
Jackson, a travelling salesman whose home
is at Albion, Ind, to-day field suit for 5000
damages against the Wabash Railroad for
violent election from a passenger coach.
Jackson AYERS that he was a passenger on
a west-bound expires Nov. Is, and that
after leaving Wabash his ticket was taken
up by the conductor. Just before Keller's,
the first station west, was reached, jack
son says the conductor demanded his
ticket, and when Jackson explained that he
had collected it the conductor became
angry, and at Rich Valley threw him off
the train. He walked back to Wabash.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

ROTTERDAM, Dec. B.-Arrived: Spaarndam.
from New York. Sailed: Maasdam, for New
York.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. k-Arrived: Umbria,
from New York, for Liverpool. and proceeded.
Dec. 15.-Arrived: Aller, from New
York, via Southampton.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Arrived: State of Ne
braska, from Glasgow.
HAVRE, Dec. 15.-Arrived: La Champagne,
from New York.
COPENHAGEN, Dec 15.-Sailed: Thingvalla,
for New York.
Francisco.
GENOA, Dec. 15.-Arrived: Ems, from New
York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
Muncie Boy Shot His Father.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Dec. 15.-The nine-year-
old son of James Hughes shot his father
tonight because the latter had threatened
his wife with a razor in a quarrel arising
out of the husbands jealousy. The boy
called on his father to stop. and when the
warning was not needed, discharged his
Flobert rifle, the ball taking effect in
Hughes's stomach. The wound is not re-
garded as dangerous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
Christian Scientist Arrested.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Dec. ~15.-Thomas B.
Wilson. of Harrison township, the Chris
tian Scientist whose child Is alleged to have
died of neglect, was arrested to-day and
placed in jail by Sheriff Cox. Wilson re-
fused TO allow a doctor to treat his sick
child, and the little boy died. Wilson says
be placed the child's life lin the care of the
Great Physician
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
Hardware store Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DARLINGTON, Ind, Dec. 15.-Fire broke
out at 3 o'clock this morning in the hard
ware and implement store of George Sey-
bold & Co., doing considerable damage to
the stock and building before 1t was put
under control by the fires department. The
loss or the building Is about $1,000 and on
stock $4,000 to $1,000; insured in North
British and Mercantile and the Home of
New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
Cromer Opposes Roberts.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Dec. 15.-At to-night's
meeting of the local w. c. II. L. a letter
from Representative Cromer was read in
which he expressed the belief that Mr..
Roberts. of Utah, would not be given a
seat in Congress, and that, If the matter
came to a vote. he (Cromer) would vote
against seating him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
New Factory to BE Built.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE CONNER
cial Club, backed by the City Council. last
night agreed to erect a two-story brick fac
tory, S6x160 feet in dimensions, for the
Western Knitting Company, of Reading,
o., which last fall ran a branch factory
here. The entire plant will be removed to
Seymour when the new building is COM
pleted, which will be about April /, 1900.
The ground upon which to erect the factory
has been given, and the building will cost
$40, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
Sixth District Ia. of T..

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Dec. 15.-The annual
meeting of the knights of Pythias of the
Sixth Indiana district. was held at Redkey
to-day, concluding with a session devoted
TO an exempliicatior or the secret work
by the Grand Instructor, and work in the
third rank by the degree staff from Red
Cross Lodge, No. S.. of Portland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
The Paris to BE Repaired.

LONDON, Dec. 15.-The difficulties con-
nected with the insurance of the Ameri-
can line steamer Paris, which ran on the
rocks off the Manacles, May Il. last. and
was relocated July IL, have been settled.
The vessel will be handed over to Har-
land & Wolff. at Belfast, for a thorough
overhauling. When she resumes her place
In the transatlantic service, a year hence.
she will be rechristened after an Ameri-
can city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
UNIQUE DECISION.
Alleged FOrger Released Because He
Used Wrong Revenue Stamp.

COUNCIL BLUFFS Ia, Dec. 15.-Jack
Shields. arraigned for forgery in the District
Court here to-day. owes his liberty to his ig-
norance of the different kinds Of revenue
stamps. 1t appeared on the trial that he had
put a proprietary stamp on a forged check
which he passed. Judge Green held that mas
much as the check bore a proprietary and not a
documentary stamp 1t could not. be the subject
of forgery, and, having no legal efficacy. could
not have been passed as a forged Instrument.
He accordingly dismissed the case. The case
will be carried up to the Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

Detroit Journal.

Detroit journal.
seized with a determination to become civ
iliZed.
Accordingly they studied books. They
also tried TO learn to like cocktails and 6
o'clock dinners. But their efforts were
without avail.
Finally they consulted a soothsayer.
You are going the wrong way about IT,"
declared the soothsayer. THE thing for
you to do is TO go out in the wilderness and
discover gold. and the genius OF the Anglo
Saxon race will do the restl"
For the sooUnsayer. besides being versed
I'm occult arts, took a daily paper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

liar advance In all departments of the big
plant is practically assured when the con-
tracts for next year are signed. This will
affect five thousand men. The advance is
based on the present prosperous condition
OF the iron and steel markets and the
firms policy of allowing it's men an euuita-
bic share of increased profits.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
To Make Locomotives for Russia.

LONDON. Dec. 16.-The Vienna CORE
spondent OF the Times says: The Po-
litsche Corresponds has been informed
tina a Philadelphia firm Is negotiating
with the Russian government for the con-
struction of a large locomotive factory AZ
a suitable point on the Siberian Railway.
and also for a rail mill, at a cost OF $780,
900. which will be provided by American
capitalists"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
Tw ZEN INJURED
In the Wreck of a Freight Train NJ
North indianapolis.

An incoming freight train or the Big
-Four and an outgoing light engine came
together near the North indianapolis depot
last night, resulting in considerable dam
age to the engines and slight injuries 10
Frank Johnson and Frank Parish, brake
men. The accident is said to have been
due TO a heavy fog. Johnson received a
deep cut on the dead and several cuts on
the arms. Parish was cut on the arms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 15.-Shortly be-
fore midnight tonight the main building
of the Mechanics foundry was destroyed
by fire. Valuable machinery and patterns
were also ruined. The loss is estimated at
from $1,000 TO $4,000. with an insurance
of 5000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
Franchise to BE Tested.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Dec. 15.-lt is claimed
that owing to some errors in the proceed
ings, the passage of the ordinance by the
Council Tuesday night granting a thirty
years franchise TO the Indianapolis, Green
wood * Franklin Electric Road Company,
was illegal. At a meeting of taxpayers 1t
was decided 10 test the question. Attor-
neys were engaged to investigate the mat
ter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

or the side OF the machinists. II Is a contest
o. one labor organization to ~tyrannize over
the other. In this effort 10 compel the ma
chinists n the publishers TO break their
contract. the printers have broken their
own contract with the publishers. and by
this act they have arrayed against them
the machinists' union. and have not the
sympathy OF the allied printing trades"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
Indiana Notes.

The Baptist Church of Peoria. H.. has is
sued a call to the Rev. george H. SIM
mons, of the First Baptist Church OF Terre
Haute. TO accept the Peoria pastorate.
Mrs. b. Wilson, of Seymour. twenty-five
years old. tried to commit suicide yesterday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
Got Iato the Wrong House.

John Shea. a cook living at B~rightwood.
was arrested last night for entering the
home Of p. l.. Beal. SS3 North East street.
The family had retired and heard some
one enter, but thought IL was someone
living on the other side of the house.
Hearing other noises they investigated
and found Shea helpless on the floor bv
the side of the stove. He was Intoxicated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
FAIR AND WARMER TODAY.
Snow or Rain on Sunday, with South.
easterIy Winds.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For Ohio-Fair on Saturday. with warmer
in western portion; winds shifting TO fresh
southeasteriy; rain or snow on Sunday.
For Indiana and Illinois-Fair and warm
er on Saturday; snow or rain on Sunday;
increasing southeasterly winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

Chicago Post.

Chicago Post.
Its strange" he said, "how easy II Is
for n pretty girl to make a fool of a man."
"Oh. I don't think / would put il just that
| way" she replied, but | will admit that
it's strange how easy 1t is for a man TO
| make a fool of himself over a pretty girl.
| Fools, you know. are usually self-made."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

SAN FRANCE

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Dec. 15.-Peter
Studebaker, jr.. grandson of the Indiana
carriage maker. died here to-day Of heart
failure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
they Never Agree.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Say, 1 never heard two men hold such
exactly opposite views on the same point.
What are they?"
professional medical experts"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16
Pays Better.

Boston Transcript.
Loie Fuller the dancer. is 20 receive SEQ
600 for six months work In Paris next
year. The young female sufrragist of to-
day probably would rather be la Loie"
than President 1t pays better.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

Rev. ]. Cumming Smith will speak at the
meeting OF the Murphy Gospel Temperance
League, In Showers Hall, Sunday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug.
gists refund the money IL IL fails TO cure. e. w.
Groves signature Is on each box. &c.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

Bar. Their. II. n. Wind. Pre-. Weather.
a. m......305 ~ II INVEST. T Cloudy.
Z =. m......3062 Is 81 West. T Clear.
Maximum temperature. Is; minimum tempera-
tnre. Ic. =
Following is a comparative statement of the
mean temperature and total precipitation Dec. Is:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-16

individual alone that carried them on. Men
stopped. lay under stones and fired. were
shot as they lay or rose from cover TO rush
another dozen yards.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
TWO SOLDIERS.

Coming east few weeks ago over the
praires of one of our magnificent new States
I formed an acquaintance with fine-looking
gentleman of the old Viz ginia school. Gentle
manly and courteous-a typical southerner-
who told me one Of the prettiest stories
have heard in a long time. Here is the
story: -
when I was a young man served during
the war in Virginia regiment in the Con-
fe6erate army, and surrendered with Gen.
Lee at Appomattox. I enlisted in the valley
of Virginia during the first months of the
war, and served in the Stonewall Brigade
and Division to it's end. One night after the
second days fight in the seven days battles
two heavily wooded hills.
LAS the opposing lines Of videttes were very
close together, ! was careful to keep quiet
until learned the cause of the noise
didn't have to wait lorg, as footsteps came
nearer and nearer until only the width of
the broken foliage of the tree behind which
L stood separated me from the maker of the
racket; then quietly crept around with bay
onet fixed and gun IN cock in the direction
OF the sound. Proceeding half dozen steps,
I came face to face with a union soldier. He
was walking along cafelessly with his gun
on his shoulder, and I never saw fellow
more astonished than he was when T. with
bayonet pressed almost against his breast,
commanded him to halt. Drop that gun!
Hands up, Yank! l commanded.
"sBy thunder! he exclaimed after he had
dropped his Enfield. You're Johnny, amt
ycu?"
.sI am a confederate soldier said 1, and
you are my prisoner
:. Prisoner! Right here inside Of our own
lines! What does this mean?' he quered
YOU'RE outside, and not inside. of your
lines Yank and you're inside our picket line
What are you trying to do, anyway tramping
around here, like horse in brush heap?
Everybody within 100 yards could hear you
thrashing about. You're not picket, are
you?"
NO. said he; stole about camp on
foraging expedition. I haven't had a bite
since yesterday morning. You fellows scooped
our grub you know. and I am nearly starved
.Starved?' said ]. I've got little corn
bread in my grub sack and Til divide
throwing off my haversack. Sit down and
try a reb's short rations.' Ny invitation was
accepted with avidty, and my prisoner dived
into that old grub bag ravenously.
.sBy this time l had become interested in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
THE ACE OF SPADES

ming to weep; when think Of it, for shes
done nothing wrong"
And did Mr. Bellairs murder him?'
FIJI tell you trle-no, L won't neither.
All right Never mind, it's only another
OF your tales"
tits true as I'm here" drinking a little
more; and won't alter if you don't believe
it. He does snore! locking vicously towards
the buffers pantry
II think you'd better so and snore too, and
not make up such rOt.'' az
ut isn't rot it's gospel truth it is"
II don't believe Mr.. Bellairs murdered Lord
Wildhay, so it's rot
He didn't; but the count said he'd make
ME suffer if Miss Angela did not marry him
weeping piteously.
"Who said sop
"The count
Whats he got to do with it?" ~.
TO do with it, man? Why, he'd every
thing to do with it? He did 1.-THE did it.
Take my gospel oath he did it; and he said
Wildhay."
Come. you'd best go to bed" said John
son. you've told enough lies for one night.
Bundle up your traps'-for Smther had di-.
vested himself of coat and waistcoat with
the heat-"and be off. Hark What's that?"-
A dull report sounded through the house, but
being followed by silence, neither took any
more notice of it. Go on, I'm turning the
lamp OUT and Johnson helped the tipsy man
to his room.
Inc SOUND that had startled them on their
way to bed was tragically explained the next
morning.
When Smithers went to perform his duties
as valet to his master, he found him lying
dead on his bed. shot to the heart, the revol-
yer still clasped in one rigid hand, and the
other cutching the Ace of Spades-the iden-
teal card that had witnessed Lord Wildhays
death, and which Smithers had Of malice pre-
pense left with careful carelessness on his
pillow the night befcre
He had suffered much, and Sinned desper-
ately and the punishment of wrong doing
had fallen. or him-all success had been as
dust and ashes in his mouth And at last,
maddened by the despair of loneliness, into
which his crime had sent him, he had taken
his own life Willingly, finding no other way
of escape for his tempest-tossed SOUL
He had been soreiy tempted and had sue
cumbed. His last act had been one which
appeared an act Of expiation to his racked
mind, for he had written and addressed to
Bellairs full account Of his crime, and his
temptation.
Let him rest in peace.
The matter was hushed up as much as pos
sible, and Angela was mercifully spared the
full story of her fathers treachery to her
mother and the count. and his subsequent
tragedy. Sufficient was told her to clear
Alured completely in her eyes, but her ecs-
tacy of relief was clouded by wonder that she
had ever been blinded enough to doubt him.
Yet his tender love babe her console her
self, and her remorse at last died away when
she realized pain had been needed to show
her the great strength of the angel Love-
whose wings overshadowng her for the rest
of her life, kept her and A1ured ever happy
and at peace.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-26
ACU|NALDO'S REPUBLIC
fOTTER|NC, SOON TO FALL
Filipino Leader Deserted and His AbeSt Assistant
Is a Prisoner at Manila
Now Himself In Retreat and May Soon Be Captured BY Pur-
suing Soldiers Rebels Whipped In Panay.

them to the mountains, twenty miles
inward. The troops engaged were two
battalions of the Nineteenth regiment,
a battalion of Twenty-siXth regiment,
the Eighteenth regiment, Gordon
mounted scouts and Bridgman's battery
of the Sixth artillery.
The America "a in all lost five men
killed and had thirty-eight men wound
ed General Hughes, General Carpen-
ter and Colonel Edmund Rice COM
manded during the various fights. Thir-
ty-two insurgents were killed in the en-
gagements and the natives reported
that nineteen carloads of wounded
were taken away.
The Americans killed Were lieuten-
ant of the Eighteenth regiment and a
sergeant of artillery Twelve obsolete
cannon were captured. Santa Barbara
and Maasin arsenal were deserted be-
fore the Americans arrived. The insur-
gents seeing it was impossible TO resist
the movement retired with most of their
stores.
The Third infantry accommodating
the main road and had a running fight
to San Ildefonso, where they drove 300
Filipinos from an old Spanish redoubt.
Proceeding towards San Miguel the
Americans found the insurgents in a
series of strong works two miles south
of town, probably General Rio del Pr
lars old command, numbering $50 fhen.
An officer and a private were killed.
The insurgents had four men killed and
ten wounded, nine Filipinos were cap
tured.
This is probably the largest band of
insurgents north of PaSig river.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-26
TRANSPORT SIBERIAN HERE.
Brings Back Sick and Battery.
man Ralph's Body.

San Francisco, Nov. 25.-The United
States transport Sherman arrived from
the Philippines today, after a quick
trip, the vessel occupying but twenty
five days on the voyage from Manila
There were eighteen cabin pasSen-
gers and 1874 discharged and sick men
on board. OF the sick eight died on the
voyage, as follows: Walter H. Gurthie,
Twelfth infantry; Peter Dougherty,
Thirteenth infantry: William Rainslaw,
James Mechanism, James c. Harring-
ton, Joseph Quinn, William n. Dom
-wart, John Burfles
McC1anahan was suffering from a
complication of diseases and did not die
until after the vessel passed into this
narbor
The bodies of those who died on the
voyage were placed in sealed caskets
and brought to this city. The bodies of
five OF the soldiers who died in the
hospital at Nagasaki We're also brought
over. Their names follow: Leslie r.
Waterman, First North Dakota regi-
ment; Richard H. Ralph. Utah battery;
Thomas Olson, Wyoming artillery: F.
W. Tucker, Twenty third infantry; AL
eXander Lundstrom, Third artillery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-26
Scheme For Instant Action Against
Roberts.
MAY TRY OPENING DAY
STORY OF A WASHINGTON
NEWSPAPER.
Idea Is to Make Objection When
Utah Congressman Goes Up to
Take the Oath, and Then if
Speaker Decides for Him to Take
an Appeal and Force q Vote.

Washington, Nov. 25.-The Evening
Star says: There is talk of the OPP
position to Mr.. Roberts making their
first move against him ON the opening
day. One of the plans is this: When
the new members of the house are be-
ing sworn in objection TO be offered to
Mr. Roberts taking the oath Of Office.
Then, if the speaker overru1es the
objection, TO appeal from the differ
ence in endeavor to get majority to
overrule the speaker. This, 1t is con-
tended, would effectuafIy prevent Mr..
Roberts taking his seat and 0bviate
the necessity for a two-thirds ma ority.
which would be ruled to expef him. Mr..
Roberts does not think that this plan
win be attempted. @-.s
Il cannot believe, he said, that the
house of Representatives would descend
TO such a thing. / believe that the
house is too dignifed to followl4 course
of that kind, furthermore; Il khink there
are too many men in the house who
would hold it to be unconstitutfonal ac-
ton and dangerous proceeding-
Mr.. Roberts says he has no inten-