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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26

LONDON, March 25.-The Statist prints
prominent article, of a roseate hue, from
its special correspondent in America. dur
ing the course of which he says: Never be-
fore have business conditions here been so
sound as at present. One of the best indica-
tions of the present prosperity is the in
crease of money in circula ton. The position
of the railway industry is another strong
evidence of the existing prosperity. The
railway OUTLAWS will insure activity in the
besides giving increased work to other
trades, and. beyond the railway demands,
other inquiries are increasing"
The writer then speaks of the expansion
OF the cotton and wool industries and says:
industrial activity for at least a year is
assured. and If the crops are moderately
good, for a much longer period" Regarding
the prospects OF railroad stocks. the CORE
spondent of the Statist thinks that even IL
the crops are poor, there may not be seri-
Gus pressure to sell, in view of the manu-
featuring activity and the prosperous con-
dition of the farmers. While If the crops
are good, prices may go still higher
Speaking of trusts, he says: 1.-THE fear is
that the Syndicates concerned hold more
shares than they can conveniently carry and
in that event there will be q serious set
back in prices and trouble will result. which
will react on the railway market. The dam
ger, however, does not appear to be i'm
mediate, though the position of the Ameri-
can industrial securities requires TO be
watched"
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FIRE At HAUGHVILLE.
HarmOn's Mineral Bath Sanitarium
Destroyed.

The Haughville Mineral Bath Sanitarium
was destroyed by fire about ] o'clock this
morning. The establishment was situated
at Holmes avenue and Michigan street. 1t
was two-story frame structure, fitted out
with baths and machinery necessary to sup
ply water from the mineral wells. August
Vavelage. of Haughville, owned the build
ing, but the business was managed by Mat
thew Harmon.
The first company on the ground after the
fire was discovered was the engine company
from house No. 90 at Haughville. Apparatus
from the engine houses this side of the
river also responded to the alarm, and, al
though good speed was made, the fire had
gained strong Roadway before the city de-
partment arrived. The building was COM
pletely Quilted. No one was in the building
when the fire started. 1t is supposed the
flames originated in the engine room.
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SWlNDLER SHELL RUN IN
A DUPED VICTIM FINALLY cu.ucrs
HIM WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.
boone County Taxpayers VIII At
tempt to inpeach the Commission
ers-Other State News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

0leclai 10 the indianapolis Journal.
fORF WAYNE. Ind, March 25.-Presi-
ueht Schell, Of the swindling ScheT Loan
ana Investment Company, has been arrest
ed and is claimed to be very sick. under
guard at his residence by two deputy sher-
ms. Inc special charge is embezzling 500
from Andrew Bowersock, a Lafayette town
snip farmer. The Schell victims In almost
every case are farmers All Of his direc-
TOTS are wealthy farmers Of this county,
VINO placed implicit confidence in him and
signed notes In blank In any quantity he
asked. He realized $500 from a Chicago
national bank and a like amount from a
cleveland bank on these notes, and the
farmers will lose every cent they have
ScheH also realized many thousand dollars
by double mortgages from his customers by
making additional loans on second mort
cages, not canceling the first, and selling
both mortgages to innocent people. Schell
Ialled In business in South Whitley, Briant
and Geneva before coming here, and eight
years ago was reduced TO such straits that
ne was a waiter at a country hotel in South
Whitley, where he married an estmable
woman two years ago. He is only thirty
i've years old.
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Pension. for Veterans.
Certificates have been issued to Il
lowing-named Indianians:

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing named Indianians:
Original-John Shields, Sweetser. s.: Ben
jamin 3. Kimble, South Bend, Si2; Horace
3. Little, Danville, S.
AdditionaI-John l. Macy. Kokomo, IS to
S.; Samuel T. Carson, Lafayette, Sc to IS.
Increase-George w. Neer, East Chicago,
Christopher G.. Boilman, Donaldson, SIC TO
81; Robert Melton. Morgantown, sl4 to 81;
Calvin Citizen, Williamsport. s. TO $40: Jesse
l. Dunning Idgonier IS to SO: James f.
Mace. Flora, slf TO 81; Samuel L. Huner
Muncie. SO TO SO: John W. Trent, Indian
apolis. 81 to s24: George w. Stops, Delphi.
so to 81.
Reissue-Cary Cooper. Mellott. 81; John
Rhenschild. indianapolis, S.: Lewis Walker
Lebanon. s12; Daniel d. Reed, Terre
Haute $40
Reissue and Increase-Jeremiah z. Kress,
Marion, So TO IS.
Orfainal widows etc.-Maria Fuller
Bloomington, s.; Caroline Patterson. In
dianapolis. s.
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Trolley Line TO wyandotte Cave.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY, Ind, March 2.-Eastern
capitalists have been In correspondence for
several weeks with William Rothrock, who
is mart owner of the famous Wyandotte
cave in Crawford county, twenty-five miles
west of this city, and owns large tract of
land along Blue river. The capitalists have
in contemplation the construction of an
electric railroad from the cave 10 the near
est point on the Airline Railroad, the water
power of Blue river 10 generate the electric
current which can be used to illuminate the
cave Notwithstanding its almost inacces-
sible location. the cave is visited by thou
sands from all parts of the country every
summer The water power Of Blue river is
almost unlimited, but has not been utilized
excepting TO run two or three mills. In the
early days Of Indiana Gen. William Henry
Harrison, then Governor of the Territory.
owned a grist and sawmill operated by
water power from Blue river. AT present
the only manner In which the cave can be
reached is by a rough country wagon road.
running through the widest and most pic
turesque section OF southern Indiana.
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WILL HE APOLOGIZEf.
Rev. j. It. O'Neal Receives an Ultima
tum from BOwling-Alley Keeper.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONYILI.E., Ind, March 25.-The
Rev. j. 7. O'Neal, OF Wall-street Methodist
Church, who first declared himself with
reference to the proposed athletic club In
this city, and then took an active part
against the gamblers. has kicked up another
Tumpus. In a recent sermon he referred
TO Frank Fogel's bowling alley on Spring
street. as being dive Mr.. Fogel has writ
ten letter to the minister demanding that
he retract the statement. He insists that
II be done from the pulpit. Mr.. Fogel says
his letter, SO far, has been ignored. the
bowling-alley man says he does not care
anything about what Dir. O'Neal says about
other bowling alleys, hut his Is not dive,
and does not inJure good morals. Mr.. Fogel
says IL Mr.. . Neal does not retract his re-
marks openly as he made them, he will
whip him on sight. Mr.. ONeal was called
to Cross Plains, Ripley county. by the Ill
ness OF his mother, and he had no oppor-
tunity to make the correction last Sunday.
Last night Fogle reiterated his determina-
ton to carry out his threat If the apology
be not forthcoming tomorrow. Mr. O'Neal
refuses 10 discuss the probabilities. The
trouble originated over Fogle permitting two
bowling clubs to practice on his alleys on
Sunday.
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SHE WAS A MURDEREss.
No Chance for Augusta Schmidt to BE
Exonerated.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, March 25.-Ex-Judge l..
J. kirkpatrick, Of this city, has received a
letter from Mrs. Augusta Schmidt, who is
serving a ten-year term in the Woman's
Prison at Indianapolis, asking him and the
jury that convicted her to sign a statement
TO the effect that she was wrongfully con-
victed. Mrs. Schmidt was granted parole
last week by Governor Mount, but she sur
prised the executive by refusing to leave
the prison until the court and jury would
sign a statement holding her blameless in
the killing of her tenant, Oscar Walton. At
the trial she admitted the killing, but
pleaded self-defense. The woman is very
proud of her noble German birth, being a
daughter of German baron. who was
drowned at sea in 1855, en- route to America.
Judge Kirkpatrick, answering for himself
and the Jury, said no such statement could
he entertained for a moment The evidence,
ne said, justified the verdict, though he rec
commended her parole.
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Court Sustain. Anti-saloonist..
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

SPECIAL 20 The Indianapolis Journal.
kOkOMO, Ind, March 25.-Last fall John
K Mason. OF Russiaville, applied for license
TO establish saloon at that place, but the
petition was denied by the County Commits
sloners on the ground that notice of ap-
pication was not published in a paper OF
generai circulation. The notice was pub
lished in the Greentown Gem, Greentown
being in the east end of the county and
Russiaville in the west end. 1t was shown
that the Greentown paper had no circula-
ton in the Russiaville end, where the saloon
was sought to be established, and the COM
missioners on that ground refused the IL
cense- Mason appealed to Circuit Court,
and the case went to trial this week at
Marion on change of venue from this place.
Judge Paulus sustained the action OF the
commissioners, holding that a paper must
have a general circulation in the township
In which the saloon is asked for. Mason
gave notice OF appeal to the Appellate Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
Stove Manufacturers.

COLUMBUS, o., March Pa meeting
held here to-day resulted in the formation
of the Ohio Valley Association of Stove
Manufacturers, the following officers being
elected: President, ]. d. Foster, Ironton;
vice president, CT. D. Gibbons, GAINESVILLE;
secretary treasurer, Allen W. Williams, CO.
lumbus. The meeting grew out of a recent
conference of stove manufacturers in Chi
cago. An advance of 10 per cent. in wages
was granted to molders in the Ohio valley
and will be followed by an equal advance in
the price of stoves. 1t is understood that
the advance will not be confined to this ter
ritory but will be general.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
ROLLING MILL COMBINE"
Thirty-Five Plants to Be Merged Into
A Twenty-MiIlion-DOl Trust.

YOUNGSTOWN. o., March 25.-It is
learned here to-day from reliable sources
that a combination of thirty-fve rolling
mills outside the National Steel Company
and American Tin-plate Company was eff
fected in New York yesterday. The new
combine consists Of plants In eastern Ohio
western Pennsylvania and West Virginia
and will be incorporated with a capital
stock OF $2000O00O under the laws Of New
Jersey next Monday. The local mills which
will join the new combine are the Mahoning
Valley Iron Company, the Brown Bonnell
Iron Company and the Andrews Brothers
Iron Company. John f. Taylor. of the
moter of the organization will hold an i'm
portant position with the new company The
combine is said TO hold options on large ore
control large coal fields in PENNSYLVANIA.
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Tried to Burn Up q Family.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, March o.
Near New Washington, Ind. the family of
Tobias Johnson, prominent farmer, were
awakened to find the house in flames. The
inmates barely had time to make their es-
cape, and afterwards discovered that the
windows and doors had been covered with
coal oil. This act follows closely on the
burning OF a number of barns in the neigh
borhood by incendiaries, who sent letters
to a number of the most prominent farmers
warning them that If they did not pay their
hands higher wages they would receive the
same treatment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
street-RaiIway strike Possible.

CLEVELAND, o., March ga strike
which may tie up every street railway in
this city is threatened. The employees of
the big consolidated company declare that
unnecessarily severe rules are being harsh
~ enforced on them and the little CONSOLE
dated company'S men, while having no COM
paints OF their own, say they will stand by
their fellow-Workmen. w. ID. Malone, of
Detroit International secretary of the
Street-railway Mems Union, is in the city
and is holding meetings. a large union is
being formed and will be organized on Mon
Gay night, after which the future course of
action VIII be decided upon. The strike SEN
ument among he big consolidated men is
very pronounced.
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Mining situation saunlIy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, March 25-The block-coal
miners and operators met here once more
to-day in vain effort to arrive at a settle
ment. The miners of the district voted to
reject the proposition of the operators for
the miners TO prop their own rooms, on
which was conditioned the signing OF the
Pittsburg scale. After wrangling for hours
they adjourned A delegate convention of
the miners of the district is called for next
Wednesday. Leaders of the miners express
themselves as hopeful of q settlement at
that time, although neither side will yield
now.
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A Mayor Looking for Trouble.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO Ind, March 25.-The Council
has let contracts for the construction of a
mile of brick streets and advertised for still
more similar improvements. Before the
improvement ordinance passed the mayor,
In a written communication to the Council,
declared he would not sign the bonds or
sign the ordinance by which the contracts
were made. saying he would go TO Jail in
contempt of court first. The Council, by a
vote of to !, is going right ahead with
and ordered the letting or others. Mayor
Armstrong says he will fight the cases to
the court of last resort. The contractors
are not alarmed by the Mayors attitude,
neither are the moneyed men who stand
ready to buy the bonds.
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Good B. md l.. Society.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, March 25.-Ten
years ago to-day A. L. Gutheil, for the past
six years secretary of the State League OF
Building and Loan Associations, organized
in this city a. building and loan association
on what is known as the Dayton PLAN"
Since it's organization the association has
had over one thousand depositing and near
ly three hundred borrowing members, has
received 1891 go loaned 1903, 900 and paid to
members in dividends $26,5O. During all of
its history 1t has not foreclosed single
mortgage and does not own a foot Of real
estate.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind. March 25.-Last night
a very heated discussion arose in the Sun
day school convention over card playing,
ard the discussion resulted in personalities
that for a time looked dangerous. One over
Jealous woman pointed out several prom-
nent church members who INDUCED i'm pro-
gressive euchre at their homes. and the
charges and counter charges became so
gotten and the business of the convention
neglected. Open charges of gambling were
made. but, when the excitement was at its
height, compromise was effected, and to-
day some of the brethren are seeking for
giveness. 1t was resolved TO condemn pro-
gressive euchre.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
Building Permits.

Stella Moffstt repairs Ole Roach street. 800
q. W. wenze repairs si2 D0agEerty street. ~.
Gustave Jones. addition. soS Chadwick suee-'
500
y. r. Schooley. frame house. kenwood avenue
and Thirty-third street. 800. a
y r. Schooley. frame house hen"oou o'esN
and Thirty-third street. ST. <-
Indiana Savings and Investment COMPANY,
brick fat Michigan street between Meridian ana
Illinois streets, S7.Ceo. -. s,ao
: c Downie addition. 1oel Prospect street 49,
John II. Callahan. frame house. i>isiiia1SN .
nue. and Clark street. 500. x~...- .sx.
nue and Clark street. @.eok
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
A COId-BlOOded Murder.

Special 20 the lndianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind, March .. - Walter Jones.
charged with numbering Edward Adams. a
prominent young man. at Carbon. last Satur-
day night. was arraigned to-day and held
without bail. The coroner rendered a YER
dict OF frst-degree murder in the case Tes-
timony introduced tends 10 prove that IL
was murder in cold blood.
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run heading factory, took supreme control
OF the Institution and IL was not long until
the farmers, whom he had interested so
much that they had invested their money.
found themselves face TO face with large
number of heavy claims and an endless line
or lawsuits. Matters were finally straight
ened out. but not until il had cost the un-
lucky stockholders thousands of dollars. Lit
tie could ever be learned to the total
sum lost through Schells manipulations in
this deal, but Valentine Faludng. one OF
the stockholders. lost $500 in the deal. Sew
eral others were mulcted 10 the extent of
large sums, but they chose TO keep the mat
ter 70 themselves as much as possible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
FOR MR.. OVERSTREET.
An Elegant Dinner rendered Him Mt
the DenisOn by Mr.. Young.

A very elegant dinner was given last even
ing at the Denson by Mr.. A. A. Young in
honor OF Representative Overstreet. The
tables were set in the ordinary and were
handsomely decorated. After the dinner a
number of happy speeches were made. The
guests were Senators r. o. Hawkins, III. s.
New and F. A JOSS, Col. H. B. Smith, VIM.
II. Schmidt, II. w. Bennett, Merrill Moores.
DIR. +. W. Hays, w. l. Taylor, John r.
Pearson, George B. Elliott. j. w. Fesler,
John B. Cockrum, Horace E. Smith, Floyd
a. Woods, c. c. Perry and Robert A
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
Japan Buying American Iron Ore.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 25.-AccCTding
70 r.. II Stenhouse. of this city. who is as
sociated with his brOther-in-law. Anthony
GOdbe. of Ensenada, Lower California, in
the management of the iron deposits on the
OF Ensenada. a contract has been entered
into between Godbe and the japanese gov
eminent under the terms of which 500, O0J
tons Of the iron ore are to be delivered ID
the Japanese as soon as possible
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
JeweIry Trust Proposed.

ATTLEBORO. Mass. March ga COM
bination of leading manufacturing jewelry
concerns in the East, including those in
southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode
Island. with capital of S25,000,Oo0. is being
formed. 1t is estimated that Il will include
over 80 firms in New England and 200 in
the middle Atlantic States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
Strike of Pant. Presser..

PHILADELPHIA. March %. - Fifteen
hundred operators and pressers, members of
the Pants Makers Union, went on strike
here to-day. Their demands include in
creased wages, abolition of subcontractors
ana an agreement that their wages will not
De reduced The strikers claim that their
employers failed TO adhere to a former
agreement and now the wOrkmen ask that
employers sign bond The finishers and
basterS. although having no grievances. are
tHrOWn out OF employment by the strike of
tne operators and presSers. Altogether
about $3.50 hands are idle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
sedalia Girl. or on a Lark.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
FLORA, Ind, March 2.-Minnie Rush, the
vandalia telegraph operator at Sedalia. and
Nora Beck, also Of Sedalia. are mysteriously
missing Thursday of last week without
the knowledge OF their parents. they
boarded a train, leaving note stating that
they would be heard from the following
Monday No word has been received, how
ever and their parents can offer no expla-
nation The girls are daughters Of promi-
nent people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
Stage bandit Mounded.

STOCKTON, Cal. March S.-Two high
waymen have made an unsuccessful attempt
20 hold up the Angels stage near Alger.
Messengers Jackson and Mcconnell of Wells
Fargo * Co. were in the COACH and when
the order TO halt was given they began
shooting A bullet from Jackson's rifle prob
ably fatally wounded one OF the bandits,
who was identified as Thomas Murphy, a
wood chopper His companion will probably
be Captured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
Bituminous Scale Goes over.

TERRE HAUTE Ind, March 25.-At to-
days session of the Indiana miners a new
state executive board was selected. The
joint scale committee held a protracted
meeting, but nothing was accomplished. The
bone of contention seems to be the special
rate for machine mining demanded by the
miners, which the operators refuse to con-
cede. The committee adjourned until next
Wednesday in order to allow time for a
careful reconsideration of the proposition
advanced by both sides. The miners con-
vention will resume business Monday.
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Special 10 the Indianapoli Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, March 25-After being
totally blind for five years. Mrs. Hanlin. a
resident OF this city, aged eighty-three, is
recovering her eyesight. She can now dis
able to tell one letter from another in the
display lines of a newspaper Oculists say
that the disease affecting her eyes is one
OF the nerves,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
West Virginia Miners, Scale.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 25.-The
scale committee of the West Virginia
Miners Association and the -KanaYha Coal
Exchange met here to-day. to arrange a
scale of prices. The scale agreed upon is
the same as that now insforce II was adopt
ed for a period of six months, beginning
April l, and provides that the minimum
price for mining hard coal shall be pa cents
per bushel and for soft coal 81 cents per
ton. and miners to be given % per cent. of
any advance that may be made in the mar
ket price
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
.worked- Jay County Farmers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND. Ind, March 81. 8. Schell
whose business methods have wrecked the
Scheli Loan and Investment Company Of
Fort Wayne. was raised in this county. and
previous to his departure several years ago
was engaged in a transaction which paral-
lels the present swindle. except that the
amount of money involved was not nearly
so large Scheu organized company to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
JUDGE MOORE NOT DEAD.
The Veteran Jurist Was Unconscious
and Friends Became Alarmed.

Special to the Indianapoli Journal.
GREENSBURG, March 25.-The an
nouncement of the death OF Judge w. A
Moore is incorrect. He is still living, but
his death is momentarily expected. Judge
Moore passed into a comatose state, with
no parceptible pulse, yesterday afternoon.
which condition gave rise to the report by
friends and his late law partner that he was
dead. Last night he revived.