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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
Seismic Disturbances Mt Hartford and
Other Places I'm Connecticut.

HARTFORD. Conn.,. May 16.-Hartford
and other places along the Connecticut riv-
or experienced a slight earthquake shock
shortly before Sis o'clock tonight. Resi-
dences In the elevated portions of the city
were perceptibly shaken. dishes ratified on
sheIves and a rumbling noise. suggestive of
= heavy explosion was distinctly heard. Re-
ports Of like occurrences come from Middle
town. EasthamptoR and other points along
the river as far as Saybrook. At Middle
town and Eastlfampton many people rushed
from their homes thoroughly frightened.
This shock wac not felt I'm any portion OF
the state excepting towns along the Con-
nectIcut river.
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Soldier Dies of an Old Wound.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOkOMO. Ind. May 1~6.-Thomas j.
Evans, a gardener of Greentown. this
county, is dead from a peculiar cause. Be-
fore leaving the house in the morning he
complained Of sharp pains in his foot. He
had carried a bullet in his ankle since the
civil war, but it gave him no trouble or pain
until now, when sharp pains and blood
rushed from the injured limb to his head.
Later in the day he seemed better and went
about his work. In the evening he was
found dead in his chicken park, the body
being cold when discovered. He was sixty
five years old, a member of the One-hun-
d~red-and-first Indiana Infantry. The funeral
tOok place to-day.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, May 16.-A new organiza-
ton was formed here yesterday at Carpen-
ters' Hall, to be known as the Builders
Trades Council. The new organization in
cludes carpenters, ~brickmasons. plasterers.
painters and other tradesmen pertaining TO
building. The object of the new council is
to have all building trades banded together
for mutual benefit. The following officers
were elected: President. w. s.. Fort; vice
president. Joseph Hurdock: secretary. John
Lyst; sergeant-at-arms, John Benefited;
board of arbitration, JohnNLyst. John Par
rish. NJ. A. Campbell. ]. Y. Heffner and Guy
Tamnp
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Conductors, Reserve Fund.

DETROIT, Mich, May 16.-The Grand Di-
vision of the Order of Railway Conductors
has decided on the establishment of a five
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. reserve fund, aside
from the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. strike
fund, to be raised by an annual assessment
of 81 per each $1,000 of insurance. When
the removal Of the Grand Division from Ce-
dar Rapids, Ia, to Dies Moines was decided
on last week the matter was left so that
q reconsideration was possible. Cedar Rap
ids is now working for a reconsideration,
and is prepared to make concessions TO re-
tain the Grand Division. From present in
dications it is expected that the sessions
will conclude on Thursday.
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LINNIE THORPE'S SAD DEATH.
Coroner Finds q Criminal Operation
Had Been Performed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT. Ind, May 16.-Linnie A
Thorpe. aged twenty-four. daughter of John
and Margarine Thorpe. of Bruce Lake, Full
ton county. died Sunday morning at her
boarding place in this city OF peritonitis
Developments to-day were such as to cause
Coroner Ballard to feel justified in taking
charge of the case. He believes the young
woman's death was due directly to a GRIM
inal operation. Miss Thorpe came TO this
city some months ago and for a time was
employed in a laundry, but latterly has been
doing sewing for private families. Some
weeks ago she went away. telling friends
that she was going to Indianapolis, but ac-
cording to the coroner she went to Chicago.
She returned about a week ago. Last Sat-
urday DR.. Ballard was called to see her and
at once told those who were caring for her TO
send for her relatives, as life was fast eb-
bing away. Yesterday afternoon Coroner
Ballard and DIR. j. w. Stewart held d post
norton. The man in the case remains in the
dark. the only clew being repeated calls the
girl made shortly before her death for Ed"
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Boston Capital in Terre Haute.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE Ind. May 16.-The Bos-
ton syndicate represented by Stone & Web
ster. who hold an option on $7OO,A0 of the
$942. 900 bonds of the street-railway and
lighting plant. which property is to be sold
June "a by Receiver Jump. have closed on
an option they held on the Vigo Lighting
Company, which was forced into the hands
of a receiver by the competition set up by
Russell Harrison after he had added electric
lighting TO his street-railway enterprise. BY
the purchase of the "old lighting COM
pany's" plant the Boston people will have
a monopoly If they secure the Harrison
plant Of the electric lighting business Of the
city.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind, May 16.-Efie Burk-
hart. aged fourteen. was run over and
killed at Oakland City, ten miles east of
here. this morning by a freight train on
the Evansville & Indianapolis Railroad.
She attempted to cross the track at the
depot and was struck by the pilot, the
wheels of the locomotive and several cars
passing over her body. She wore a sunbon-
net. which prevented her seeing the APP
preaching train. Bystanders made an effort
to save her, but failed. The unfortunate
girl was an only daughter of a widowed
mother and made a living for both by sell
ing papers.
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EDUCATIONA
Convicted of Murder.

GREENVILLE. Ala, May 16.-After being
out since 7:30 O'Clock last night, the jury in
the case of John A. Gaffofd returned q ver-
dict at 100 %. m. to-day finding the Defend
ant guilty of murder in the first degree and
fixing punishment at life in the penitentiary.
Gafford killed F.. e. Lloyd, a member OF the
LEGISLATURE from Butler county and a we'll
known newspaper writer. in August. leys-
He alleged that Lloyd had been criminaIiy
intimate with his widowed sister. Al, Car
ford's first tri9, he was sentenced TO nans,
but the Suprel-te Court reversed the oecis.
ion. All parties are prominent. The uial
had been on since Thursday last. In ner
testimony Mrs. Miller, sister of Ganord, ad-
mitted that improper relations existed De-
tween her and LLOYD.
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Work of Labor Commissioner.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. May 16.-Muncie's three
big planning mills are still closed and to-day
State Labor Commissioners Schmidt and
Mccormack were here attempting to adjust
matters. The proprietors were forced TO in
crease the pay of their employees recently
after the men formed a union. They claim
that they are forced to pay big wages and
compete with "scab" made work shipped
here. The mills were closed until the car
penters' union instructed its members TO
refuse to work with material except 1t bore
the union labor mark.
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James Taylor. colored, a jani1or AZ inc
Y. w. c. A. building. is another unfortunate
who has fallen into the hands of the police
because he rode a bicycle on which there
appeared no license tag. Yesterday AFTER
moor he wanted to GO 10 the Dali game. IN
ans bicycle which had not been used 70,
some time. He borrowed IL. rode 10 the pail
park. where he was picked up py blcsclo
Police STREET. and Lancaster ana tnen taAen
To The station in the wagon.
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Boys and Girl. ON Strike.

BRIDGEPORT, o.. May 16.-Last night
two hundred employees at the Laughlin tin
mills struck because several girls had been
discharged WITHOUT cause. This morning ten
men at the Aetna STANDARD tin plate mills
struck for the same cause. Seventy-ive boys
at the West Virginia glass works struck TOR
an advance of 10 cents a day, throwing
three hundred hands out of work. and the
boys at the Belmont brick works quit tor
an advance of 20 cents a day. throwing one
hundred hands out.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS. Ind. May 16.-Last fall
DR.. j. w. Horner. a dentist in the Seventh
Army Corps. presented DR.. W. ii. Butler,
of this city. an eagle which was known as
the mascot" in Colonel Bryan's regiment
and was named BILLY Bryan" Bryan's
regiment had the eagle in camp for months.
Army discipline did not agree with the bird.
1t developed a vicious disposition and had to
be kicked out" for a breach of military
trust. DR. Horner secured the bird and sent
IL to DIR. Butler. The bird was stolen from
DR.. Buffers residence last night and he is
making every possible effort TO get il back.
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ALBANY. N. Y. May 16-Goverror
Roosevelt said tonight that he had not
yet decided TO call an extra session Of the
Legislature to consider the Ford franchise
tax bill. He is awaiting further develop
m.ents from New York city as to whether
his amendments to the bill will have the
support of the organization. II not, then he
will sign the Ford bill tomorrow. If he
calls an extra session and the substitute
franchise tax bill is not disposed of by the
9th inst, the Governor will then sign the
Ford bill.
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CLEVELAND, May 16.-The Fasig-Tip-
ton blue ribbon sale opened to-day at Tat
tersalls. Following were the best sales:
Advertiser, b. h.. 2:15A, by Electioneer. dam
Lula, to B. r. Tracy, New York, for g, 600:
Carrie Caswell. b.. f.. 2:25. by Altivo, dam
America. TO Dan Mahaney. Portsmouth. n.
H, $1,000; Juntorio. b. f.. by Altivo. dam
Jennie Benton. to D.. Mahaney. Portsmouth
N. H., 81. 100: horace, CHI. e., showed half
mile in Zoo. by Norris. dam Blonde, to o. c..
Kent, Cleveland, 5000.
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Machine Miners Trouble.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind, May 16-National Presi-
dent Mitchell. of the miners organization,
a committee of miners were in consulta-
ton with the operators of the machine
mines to-day endeavoring to settle the
strike which has existed here for the past
month. Mr.. Mitchell said this evening that
he thought a settlement would be reached
soon. sending back to work seven hundred
miners.
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81. LOUIS. May l6.-The Southern Grain
Ocaier3' Association. organized at Louisville
two months ago TO correct abuses in the
grain trade. was In session at the Mer-
Of Louisville. acted as chairman and A.
Branders as secretary. Other delegates
present were: g. Zorn. Charles G. Strater
and c. n. Bullift. OF Louisville; r. +. An
0e. Of Atchison: j. +. kuhns, r. Kuhns,
W. n Small, Evansville. Ind; r. T. Gala
44n, New Albany. Ind, and w. w. Granger,
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Mr.. c. l. Stonaker. secretary of the State
Board OF Corrections and Charities OF Colo
RADIO. was In the city on his way to the
National Conference Of Charities and Cor
rections. which will open to-day in Cincin-
natl. The Indiana party wiz leave to-day
and viii consist OF Secretary Butler, OF tho
state hoard. John r Elder, Thomas r. Eli
SON and Timothy NICHOLSON. members OF the
board; Miss Sarah r. keely. Miss Roach.
Miss Laura Greedy and Miss Wallace.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MILTON, Ind. May 16-Thomas Ewer's
two-year-old son, Lilo, got hold Of a bottle
of carbolic acid and drank q small portion
Of 1t to-day, severely burning him from lips
to stomach Physicians were summoned and
gave antidotes and the child is doing as
we'll as could be expected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17

CINCINNATI. o.. May 16.-An important
meeting of the Archdiocese OF Cincinnati
was held at the Cathedral to-day, presided
nitaries present Were Bishop /. F.. Horst
mann, D. D., Of Cleveland; Bishop c. p.
Macs. d. d.. Of C~ovingtou. KY: Bishop
op II. J. Richter. D. D., lof Grand RAPIDS,
Mich: Bishop William McC1oskey. d. D.,
OF louisville. KY. and Bishop n. 81 Byrne,
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Union Traction Company.

CHICAGO. May l6.-The Chicago Union
Company will be the name of the
corporation to be formed by the syndicate
which has purchased the stockholdings of
Charles 7. Yerkes. The corporation will be
organized under the laws of the State of
Illinois and IL will have a capital Of So. Co.,
600. of which So, 00O, 900 will be preferred and
81, COO. 90 common. No bonds will be issued.
The papers of Incorporation will be sent to
Springfield within a few days.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind. May 16-Adjutant Gen.
eral Gore arrived tonight and mustered In
Madison's militia company which Is to be-
come part Of the new Indiana State Guard.
Guilford S. CARRIER was elected captain,
Howard Graham, first lieutenant; Adelbert
Kirk, second lieutenant. Niklaus's Hall will
be headquarters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17
Green Bottle Blowers.

PITTSBURG. May IA preliminary con-
ference Of the green bottle blowers and man.
ufacturers concerning the wage scale for
1S99-1900 was held here to-day. President
D. A. Hays Of the Green-glass Blowers
Union, for the workers committee, asked
for the net list. equal to an advance of about
IA per cent. over present prices. The man.
ufacturers took the matter under advise
ment, but objected to granting any increase.
The final conference will be held at Atlantic
City, N. j., after the close of the workers
annual convention there, when the scale
will be finally settled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17

The American Association of Physio-
Medical Physicians and Surgeons began It's
seventeenth annual meeting at English 5
Hotel yesterday afternoon Meetings VIII
be held to-day and tonight the delegates
will have q banquet. Tomorrow tne eiec.
tion OF officers will occur. There are about
thirty delegates in attendance. and they are
from Indiana and the States surrounding
Indiana. The purpose OF the meellne u 70
discuss forms of disease and read papers on
subjects of interest to physio-medical prac-
s%s~-4r
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RuSHvILLE. Ind. May 16.-Mrs. Char
lotte Caldwell. widow OF Barton Caldwell,
died to-day of tomac complaint and gen.
eral exhaustion after a brief illness. She
was one Of the ~best-known women I'm Rush.
vile. having lived In this city probably
longer than any other resident. Her father.
Joseph McPike. came here from Cincinnati
about the time the town was plated as a
county seat and engaged in business. A
two-sfory brick building on the public
square. erected about seventy years ago
ny Mr.. father and ! own as Me-
Ptko's corner. i q relic Of the early days.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. May 16.-The Second
Regiment Of volunteer engineers was mus
tered out at Camp Mckenzie to-day. This
regiment was recruited from all parts or
the country, and the men left the city In
patches for different places.
SAVANNAH, Ga. May 16.-The ThiTa
Kentucky Regiment was mustered out hefs
to-day. The men began their homeward
Journey during the afternoon. This leaves
but one command mere, the Thirty-nrst
Michigan. and it will leave the service to-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17

NEW YORK, May 16.-Wiison Wadding-
ham, a banker and broker. died suddenly
to-day at his home in this city of apoplexy.
aged sixty-six years. Mr.. Waddingham is
business int srests in California. Denver.
New Mexico and in Missouri and other
Western parts, and is said TO have been one
of the largest land owners in the United
States.
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Iron. Steel and Tin worker..

DETROIT. Mich, May 16.-The first ses-
sion of the annual convention of the Anal
gam ated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers was held to-day. Only the usual
preliminary business was transacted. Less
than $50 delegates were present, but by to-
morrow the attendance will reach probably
800. The sessions are strictly executive. The
wage questions are considered to be of es-
pecial Importance this year in connection
with the influences Of trusts upon labor
conditions. AS usual, the delegates will en-
deavor 10 fix advances in the wage scale.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON. Ind. May ia coal and
fuel famine is threatened here. The miners
strike has been on for several weeks and no
coal is being shipped here. The supply in
the city is nearly exhausted. What little
wood Is obtainable is sold too high for the
poorer class. The local coal company mas
agreed TO pay scale prices, but refuses TO
sign the agreement. The miners refuse to
resume work until the scale is signed. The
citizens here are making a united move
towards getting the mines opened again.
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important questions considered was the NOM
ination Of a successor to the late Bishop
Watterscn, of Columbus. and three names
WI be submitted to Rome 1t Is possible
that a coadjutor bishop will likely be named
for the diocese of Fort Wayne. Ind These
selections are not made public.
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r,s,n.er KiIIea and Others Hurt.

POTTSvILLE, Pa. May 16.-At Long
to-day a passenger engine On the Little
Schuylkill branch OF the Philadelphia d
Reading Railway jumped the track and col
gineer of the passenger train. was Killed
and Lot Kershuer, his fireman. was so bad
ly hurt that there is small hope Tor MS re-
coyery. The fireman of the coal train ana
several passengers received severe injuries.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, May 1s.-John D. Rapp.
for six years proprietor Of the New South
ern Hotel. and for many years in the hotel
business at Parkersburg. w. Va. died I'D
denly this afternoon at the New Southern.
He sold the hotel Monday to John Dow,
proprietor of the Kirby House, and to-day
was TO have left for Indianapolis with his
wife and daughter to live a retired life. He
was sixty-two years old.
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Terre Haute City Fathers Determine
to Open ohio Street.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 16-The Com
mon Council of Terre Haute tonight de-
cided to forcibly open Ohio street across the
tracks OF the Evansville & Terre Haute
Railroad in the center OF the city. The case
has been fought for seven years, the rail-
road claiming $4,000 damages and the city
willing to allow but 81. 500. Following the
Councils action IL was served a notice TO
appear before the federal court at Indian
apolis tomorrow to answer the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company, of New York, in
Injunction proceedings.
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KY, eighty-six years ago. She was mar
ried in RushviIle in 1892 to Dr.. William
Frame. q Virginian. who located here in
1877 and afterward achieved a reputation as
a leading physician I'm eastern Indiana
They had eleven children. two of whom sur
vive, Mrs. George 3. Sleeth and william
Frame DR.. Frame died in 1S49 and some
years thereafter his widow married Barton
Caldwell, who died in the seventies. Mrs.
Caldwell leaves a large estate.
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CHICAGO, May 16.-Prcceedings were be
gun in the Superior Court to-day by Mrs.
Morcharrosch, wife of a Montana miner. 10
prove her IDENTIFY as the daughter OF Henry
w. Martin, the rich Chicagoan, who DIED
irtestate last May. 1t is claimed by Mrs.
Morcharrosch that her mother, VINO was q
oretly married TO Mr.. Martin twenty-seyen
wears ago. The estate is valued at $4,000.
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MCGOWAN Badly Punished.

an, of Washington, d. c., was defeated here
tonight by Tom Corcoran, of Savannah, In
a fight for a Observation-Disclosures purse. Nc
Gowan lasted only ten rounds out Of a pro-
posed twenty. During the ninth and tenth
rounds MCGOWAN was terribly punished and
was as bloody as a beef. There were re.
peated calls for the police TO stop the fight
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New York Journal.

New York Journal.
You do not love met he cried, hoarsely.
II do. / do" she sobbed. How can YOU
doubt me?"
Then prove it" he answered.
Yes. but how?" she asked eagerly.
Lend me so until next Saturday.
Coward She Missed. womb up y proud,yi
. woman? Leave me and never return
And bowfng his head In shams the Young
man luu away,
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NEW YORK, Nay 16-Arrived: Western
land. from Antwerp; Cevic. from Liverpool,
Koenigen Luise, from Bremen and South
ampton.
BOULOGNE, May 16-Arrived: Rotter-
dam, from New York. for Rotterdam.
AUCKLAND, May 15.-Sailed: Alameda
for San Francisco.
LIVERPOOL May B.-Arrived: Syivania-
from Boston.
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OGDEN, Utah, May 16.-This morning at
Brigham City Judge Harlan pronounced
sentence of death on Abe Majors, con-
victed of killing Captain Of Police Brown.
of Ogden. On April 80. The prisoner elected
to be shot. and the sentence will be car
ried out July Z between 10 a. m. and d. M.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May 1.-THE al
sighting of Gen. Joseph Wheeler at
Charleston on Wednesday last is explained
by Col. Fred Robinson. of the adjutant gen
erals staff, as follows: General wheeler
was not in the parade because the negro
bow who was sent TO carry his horse to
through inattention or natural stupid
ity, ook the horse TO the wrong numoer
and remained there holding the horse unuu
the procession was over"
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via Warsaw to Kendallville. Those pres
ent were Mr.. McNary, of Logansport;. Ed
Boyer and George w. Holman, of Roches-
ter, and Col. G.. Il. Eliers. of Chicago.
They. represent capitalists in Chicago. who
are pledged to build the road
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ASHLAND, O., May 16.-Hon. p. S. Cross
cup. circuit Judge for the Northern district
of illinois. who has been lying very Ill at
his parents home here. is reported 10 have
rested quite comfortably last night: To-
day his condition is much improved. lie
is very weak, but the action of the heart
&c docideIlv hefter