davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
RESULT OF A FIST BLOW
CHARLES ROBINsON's HEAD STRUCK
THE FLOOR AND HE MAY DIE.
Him, Placed Under Arrest-A
saloon Fight.

Howard Kokemiller, thirty-one years old,
living at 1916 South Meridian street, was
arrested by Detectives. Asch. Griffin. Wal
lace, Lancaster and Sergeant Lowe, at IL
o'clock last night. at his home, on a charge
of assault and battery with intent to kill.
In a fight in Otto Hoffman's saloon. 934
South Meridian street, last Wednesday
night. Kokemiller struck Charles Robinson,
of zoos Charles street, and the latter is
now lying at his home suffering from con-
cussion of the brain, and not expected to
live. The matter was not reported to the
police until Robinson's condition became
serious. The report came in at roll call
last night, and Captain Dawson sent his
men out to investigate, with the result that
Kokemiller was arrested.
The fight took place in the saloon, be-
tween 5 and o'clock. Both men were
drinking Kokemfller struck Robinson be-
tween the eyes with his fist, and knocked
him down. The back of Roblnson's head
hit on the floor and partially stunned him,
but 1t was not thought he was seriously
hurt Mrs. Robinson says two men she
did not know brought her husband home
and said he was drunk. AT that time he
was In semi-conscious condition. or stu
pOr that was mistaken Dy ner Ior 1ntoAlca-
ton, and he was left lying on the floor.
She says she went to bed not thinking
about the matter until o'clock in the
morning when he began to complain OF
the back of his head hurting. She then
gave him more notice, and saw his eyes
were swollen and black. She called doc
tor.
The wound was examined and another
physician was called Ii was seen that
he was suffering from conclusion of the
brain, the result of the wound on the back
OF the head. Since that time both doc
tors have been working with him and Civ
ing him stimulants, but he has been grad
ually sinking. Mrs. Robinson says she was
advised by Hoffman, the saloon keeper.
and others, not to report the matter to the
police, as Robinson would soon be over IL,
while others said the officers should be no.
tilted. AS his condition became so serious
word was sent to police headquarters. Rob-
inson talked to the officers in a disconnect-
ed manner.
At the police station Kokemiller said he
hit Robinson with the back of his hand.
and that his hand was open. He said
he did not know Robinson was hurt. 1t Is
believed by the officers that the fight was
the result of an old grudge that is said to
have existed between Robinson and Harry
Kokemiller, who was drowned about year
ago. Robinson is forty-five years old. and
is employed at Hollenbeck's printing house
as a pressman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
REPORT IN POISON CASE.
DIR. McGaughcy, StunG by Criticism
Does His Full Duty.

The City Dispensary is one Of the places
which, In the routine of newspaper work,
gives reporters much trouble for the rea-
son that the rule set out by the superin-
tendent relative to physicians writing COM
plete reports of their cases is not followed.
Reporters on all papers have frequently
made complaint of this lack of information,
and yesterday DR.. Samuel McGaughey, who
is also town clerk of Irvington. returned
from work on poison case and proceeded
to decorate several pages of the record
book with his report, which was as fol-
lows:
Carrie Durrett, married woman, about
thirty-three years of age, and colored, re-
sides In the rear of 1860 East Thirteenth
street. Her husband, Robert, sometimes
stays out all night and thereby hangs this
tale. Last night Carrie spent restless
and anxious night awaiting the husband hln
out and Jocunds day stood tiptoe on the
misty mountain tops ere Robert did wend
his weary way towards his domicile-
him was g plenty Stung to the quick by
a guilty and accusing conscience. he ut
tered not word Of protest TO her TRADE
Of abuse. His silence drove her crazy.
She implored her neighbors to loan her
some money, but as Carrie had attempted
in times past to throw off this mortal coil,
her friends were suspicious, and refused
to comply with her request Her frenzy
was now intolerable She returned home
and found Robert asleep. She sp!ed the
little iron bank into which her little chill
dren had deposited their pennies. With
one fell swoop of hammer the bank was
in atoms. Gathering up the pennies, she
FASTENED to a neighboring drug store and
bought an ounce of laudanum. Again al
home, she aroused her sleeping husband,
and before he realized what she was doing,
gulped the contents to the dregs.
Arriving at the house within twenty
minutes after she had taken ii, we found
her yelling and bowling and refusing any
relief. We asked If she would give her
body to a medical college. Needless to say,
after that question, she offered no resist
ance. We left her somewhat under the
influence, but she will survive. only TO re-
peat the attempt the next time Robert
stays out all night.-McGaughey.'
DR.. McGaughey said If the report was not
full enough he could, and would upon re-
quest, make 1t fuller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
NO LONGER NEEDED.

Life insurance organizations and other
institutions which feel that they were un-
fairly taxed IN the hurried adoption of
additional revenue duties necessitated by
the outbreak Of the war with Spain arc
finding tustifable comfort I'm remembering
President McKinleys words upon the sub.
tect In his model letter accepting the re-
nomination. He said:
Unless something unforeseen occurs 10
reduce our revenues or increase our expen-
ditures. Congress at its next session should
reduce taxation materially"
The stamp duty upon life insurance poll
cies Aas ali along been felt TO be an injus-
tice toward those who are assuming a vol
untary burden for the protection OF their
families. and now that the pressure OF war
needs has been removed that particular tax
will naturally be one of the first things 10
be taken off There Is more real thrift en-
coursged by life insurance than Through
any other channel and the national gov
eminent has neither the need nor the wish
20 make money out OF 70 oeneflcent an In
etitution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
REV. NJ. L.. HARNESS SERMON.
An Interesting Discourse mt the Fir.t
Presbyterian.

The subject OF the Rev M. L. Haines's
Church last night was 1.-The Practice of the
Presence of God" He took for his text
Acts xvii, q: Though He be not far from
every one OF u.s." In introducing his
theme Rev. Haines discussed three poets.
Tennyson, Faber and Whittier. and said
they all knew the presence of God in their
verses.
Though He be not far from every one
OF us'-those words might fairly be taken
son." said Rev. Haines. Manly and i'm.
pressive does a man feel when IN the pres
ence of God. In Tennyson people hal
faith-a faith that cannot be defined. II
is a fast, deep and strong trust A trust
that the universe rests in God. Tennvson
devoted much time to research and his
search of truth was not i'm vain for he
found God. Closer is He than breatbing
nearer than hands and feet and in '' HIS,
we have our being. Tennyson said he
needed Gods presence and he got it
There is similar faith to that given Ten
nyson in Faber and Whittier. Whittier .
beautiful poem, PALESTINE teaches God :
presence. These were all men of stronS
educational powers. They had grea.
thoughts of God, and it does not seem
strange that they had such great truth of
Gods presence.
1.-THE greatest truths as a rule are of
such character that they'ar in the reach
OF All ana OF Gou nearing. so this truth
of Gods presence with men and in men
Is of sublime character. even in a child s
mind, and Ii may become an hundred fold
more powerful than ii is now. / recently
read a story of the training of the athletes
at Cambridge University. The writer said
the trainers devoted time to training but
not to rest or repose. 1t is the same way
with people; they should repose in the
Lord. Make a practice to think of God in
a simple and direct way. You should APP
peal 10 the Lord during the day. Nicolas
Herman committed his whole life to God.
He said that our very life is a proof that
God is near us and with us. Christianity
teaches us to see God in man and we
should know His presence"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
A REVIEW OF CAMPAIGN
SPLENDID PRECINCT ORGANIZATION
OF REPUBLICANS.
Secretary Elliott Talks of the Work
Done-GOssiD About the Next
General Assembly.

In an interview yesterday with Charles
N. Elliott, the secretary of the Marion
county Republican committee. respecting
the various county organizations which
the Republicans have had for the last few
years. Mr.. Elliott said to a Journal re-
porter that the present organization, con-
sidering everything was the best ever had
by the Republicans of Marion county. 1.-The
organization of 1885," said Mr.. Elliott. was
entirely different from the organization of
1900. In the former the business men were
thoroughly interested and contributed ma
terially to the first defeat Of Mr.. Bryan.
They fully appreciated the fact that their
business interests were in jeopardy and
too much credit cannot be given them for
the manful fight they made for sound
money and good government. In 1886 the
Gold Democrats had almost distinct
precinct organization, but in 1900 they were
handicapped by not having a national ticket
in the field. That fact, however, did not
prevent them from assisting this year and
exercising their good judgment as they
did in 1896.
"In the campaign just closed we were
confronted by perfect Democratic organi-
zation, fighting us in the most vigorous
manner at every stage. In 1896 the Demo-
Gratis had no organization to speak of, it
being more of a mob than anything else,
the leaders in high authority at that time
divulging secrets and furnishing valuable
information to our committee, the result
being that Mckinley had a plurality in
Marion county of almost 1000. AS stated
to you before the business men in 1896
contributed very materially to the defeat
of Mr.. Bryan, but that does not mean that
they did not do so in 1900 There was this
difference, however, this year they were
too much engrossed in their business affairs
to devote any attention to the detail work
however, was a most potent factor in the
triumphant victory of the people.
'One of the most remarkable things of
this campaign was the perfect poll made
by the Republican precinct committeeman.
An analysis Of that poll showed a Repub-
lican plurality of 3,S19, and the result of the
election in Marion county as far as the
TO those figures. The committee feels that
ii cannot say too much in praise of the
good work done by the precinct committee
men and their assistants. Chairman Akin
has proven himself to be an organizer of
no mean ability and he is entitled to much
or the credit of our perfect organization -
Mr.. Elliott was elected secretary of the
Marion county Republican executive COM
mittee in 1896. and his work in that cam
paign was Of such high order of merit
that he was reelected in 1898 and 1900 by
reclamation. There is probably no man in
the Republican party Of Marion county
who has such an accurate knowledge of
the detail work necessary in a campaign
he has been uniformly successful and
he has been the recipient of many con-
CALCULATIONS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
DEATH OF CHARLES BROOKS.
He Served I'm the spanish-American
and Philippine Armies.

Charles Brooks. twenty-five years old.
a veteran of the Spanish-American war and
who also saw service in the Philippines
died at his home, 1855 West Market street.
yesterday. He was a member of Company
b. sixteenth Infantry. and was discharged
IN the Philippines about year ago because
OF poor health. He returned home, and
after regaining strength went to work In
one OF the iron foundries of the city he
lost one OF his eyes by being struck with
a splinter OF steel. He lived with his
mother. who is a widow and still survives
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
CAPT. G. w. jerks DEAD
HE SERVED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN
MISSISSIPPI RIVER SERVICE.
At One Time He Was One of the Pro-
prietors Of the Sherman House
Time of Funeral.

Captain George W. jerks. an old and
at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning. at his
home, No. $50 North Illinois street His
death was due to Bright's disease and other
complications. He was sixty-seven years
OF age. Captain jerks was born in Vir-
ginia. For twenty-five years he was cap
tain of the largest steamboats, on the Mis-
sissippi river. He was in this service when
the war broke out and enlisted in the
Union army. He was with Admiral Porter
I'm the marine and transport service on the
lower Mississippi taking part in the battle
OF Vicksburg In addition TO other engage
ments.
After the war Captain jerks again identi-
fed himself with passenger. steamer service.
remaining in that work until 1873 He left
the river and came to indianapolis where
ne became one OF the proprietors of the
Sherman lfouse. In the hotel business he
was associated with Thomas b. McCarty,
who was once auditor of State. Captain
jerks was the first superintendent of the
Union Stockyards. remaining in this en-
ployment about six years. He then re-
turned to the river but did not find the
service satisfactory and only remained
there about three years. He came back
TO Indianapolis, where he has since re-
sided. When work was commenced on
Riverside Park. Captain jerks was APP
pointed custodian and remained in charge
of the park until about two months ago.
when he gave up his work on account OF
illness. When the Spanish-American war
broke out Captain jerks rendered his serv-
ices to Secretary Long and received a letter
OF thanks from that official
His widow and three sons survive him
The sons are l. 3. jerks, OF Chicago:
and r.. NJ and G. Il. jerks, OF St. Louis.
Captain jerks was a member of the First
presbyterian Church and his funeral will
take place from this church to-morrow
afternoon at o'clock. He was a member
of the Masonic order and of the knights
OF Honor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12

East End Republican Club. on Saturday
night, IL was enormously stated that the
club was made up almost wholly of sound
money Democrats" The truth Is that the
club is composed entirely of Republicans.
who gave their untiring efforts during the
whole campaign to the cause which resulted
so victoriously.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12

Rev. Thomas ]. vilers. of the First
Baptist Church. used for his subject last
night 1.-The Outcast Found" He related
the story of Christ restoring the sight of
the blind man and told what courage ii
took in olden times to be Christian because
of persecution. He said there were men and
women just as courageous in this day and
cited the missionaries who lost their lives
in the war and uprising of the Boxers in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
Three Small Fires.

A defective fiue caused a $50 fire loss at
the residence of Ed Hitzel. PSI Highland
place yesterday Twenty-Five dollars dam
age was done to the residence of Walter
3. Oder. 736 Massachusetts, avenue. from
the same cause The residence OF Mrs
Sarah j. Pattison. 946 North Illinois street
was damaged so by fire Cause unknown
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
SPECIAL TRAIN TO FIT. WAYNE.
A Meeting of st. Joseph Parish to
Arrange for IL.

A meeting OF members of ST. Joseph's
parish was held yesterday to arrange for
a special train TO be run TO Fort Wayne
on Nov. 80. when Father Alerding will be
consecrated bishop. William j. Mooney
presided and A. j. Smith scted as secre-
tary. NJ. j. Ready was appointed chairman
of the finance committee and committees
were named on transportation, press and
arrangements. Another meeting will be
held next Sunday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12

take a reasonless position. Ii Is true, and
we have Just proved Ii. But we may rely
on the West, with citizens as broad as their
own plains. to grapple with question from
a practical standpoint and not consider IL
as theory only.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
Relies on the West.
Boston Transcript.

Boston transcript.
A prominent man said recently that Bos-
ton was the first city In the country to get
on the wrong side OF a question, and by
that he did not mean that this was shown
by vote. but that a certain number of its
well-known citizens could be relied on TO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12

In an article which appeared in Sunday
mornings Journal. referring TO the rati-
fication Of the Republican victory by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
postal card comes to hand on which is
the sentence, writ large: THE young man
Absalom is safe" Now that this impor-
tant point is settled let the procession
move on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
RIG -FOUR EXCURSIONS.
Sunday. Nov. 18th.

01 90 Tcrre Haute and Return.
Under the auspices of the knights Of
Columbus.
Special train leaves Indianapolis at 80
a M; returning leaves Terre Haute at IL
n m
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12

l., ID. 4 w. Sleeping and Chair Cars
Between Indianapolis and Quincy. Ill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12
LOST OR MISLAID,

Policy No. e675 issued by the Penn Mutual Life
Company, on the life Of Fsyefte X
Rowley The finder will please return u TO the
Application has been made for
the issuing OF duplicate
FAIETTE X. ROWLEY.
rs Potter Building,
New York, ~. Y.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12

A new szss Plano for sls5 at wulschnsr's.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12

Feed your horse JANEss Dustless Oats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-05
SPECIAL SESSION TALK.
Court of Visitation Decision
Starts 1t.

The decision Of the supreme court to-
day declaring the court Of visitation law
unconstitutional will at once develop
agitation and a demand upon the gov
ernor for a special session of the legis-
lature. This will inject a new feature
into the state campaign and the Repub-
lican party will be the first to have an
opportunity to show what it is proposed
to do. h is because the party meets
in Topeka in a week in state convention.
Governor Stanley once told a State
Journal reporter that he woul not con-
vene the legislature in special session
even if the court of visitation was
knocked out. But this was prior to the
time the case was brought, and now the
governor will be urged to call such spe-
ciaI session.
The party managers will resist the
pressure for a special session by the ar
gufnent tina nothing could be gained
because the present legislature is COM
posed of a Republican house and a
Populist n
Judge L. S. Crum, late of the court
of visitation, today outlined his views
by saying:
This decision was not unexpected. It
is not unsatisfactory to me, because
the opportunity is now presented for
the enactment of a reasonable law for
the government of the railroads in Kan
sas. The thing for the people now to do
is to make a campaign in that direction.
I believe that the only way to get a
reasonable and just law Is by the cleo
ton of a Republican legislature which
1 know would dispose of this question
in the best possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-05
TODAY,S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, May 5.-WHEAT-The wheat
market opened firm, because of the Llv-
erpool strength, July Bc over yesterday
at 6F2Qssc. The crowd was a little anx-
ious over the government report due
Thursday, assuming that it will raise the
April condition now at 81 per cent. This
was a factor in selling. following the
opening, July dropping to 67Ac. Buying
was renewed at the decline and July raj
lied to 6712M5sc. Some of the purchases
were made because of the dry weather
west and northwest on h. New York
report of improved EXPORTS bids. Local
receipts We're 16 cars, one of contract
Minneapolis and Duluth reported BIS cars
against 422 last week and 213 a year ago.
The trade throughout was featureless
and the close firm, July a shade down at
6Tssc.
CORN-The corn market was heavy
early, despite higher cables. Sentiment
been liquidating and assertions that. the
market needs constant support to keep
it from sagging. Receipts here were 2S5
cars. July opened a shade higher at 4OhG
Ac and sold off to 3sssQAc, rallying later
The corn close was steady, July a shade
under yesterday at 40gHc.
OATS-Oats were quiet but steady, de-
opened at 23A9%c. Fluctuations early
were only Lice. Some shipping business
was reported.
PROVISIONS-Provisions were weak
scattered demand July pork opened un-
changed to 5 cents higher at S12-12159
12.171b and sold off to 81. ~; July lard a
shade lower at s6.92d6.97E, easing to
$6.S715, and July ribs. 21zU5 cents lower at
$6.7212, selling to s6.6715Q6.70.
FLAXzCash: n. w, $1.S0: S. W., $3.50;
May, $3.50; September, $1.29; October,
BARLEY-S61kaHc.
TIMOTHY-S2.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-05

Judge Nicholson is due to the anti-ex-
pansion, anti-war attitude of the party
lin which," he says. there is neither
patriotism nor common sense"
Judge Nicholson has been a promi-
nent figure in the councils of the POpu-
lists since the election of Governor Lee
yelling. He has ben a candidate for
the offices of associate Justice, attorney
general and other places. He was elect
ed district judge by fusionists. In flop
ping the judge makes the following
statement:
Il propose to vote for Mckinley this
fall, if I live so long as that. 1 have
grown weary of the course hat is being
pursued by the opponents of Mckinley,
in fact, I have been getting more and
more weary ever sine the Spanish
American war broke out. I wasn't much
in favor of getting into that war. I
thought it might have been avoided, but
we got into it and from hat time there
was no course for a loyal man to pursue
except to sustain his country. My boy
enlisted and while I hated to see him
go. I did not try to dissuade him.. Be-
fore the war commenced. the opposition,
that is our party, were doing their best
to drive Mckinley into it, ready or not
ready. Mckinley was doing his best
to prevent a war, n I honor him for
TT was the right thing, the patriotic.
the humane, the st~atesmanlike course
to take. As soon as war was declared
the very people who a been bowling
at Mckinley for not commencing soon
er began to abuse the administration
because there was some ~cknes and
lack of equipment among the troops.
They never missed an opportunity to
abuse Mckinley and his administration,
although there never has been an army
of $50, 900 men got together and equip
ped under the same circumstances in
the same length of time. 1t was simply
wonderful that the government of the
United States was able to do it. Since
the war commenced. everything else
has followed as a natural and logical
sequence, but the Democratic managers
have lone nothing but kick, kick, kick.
There has never been a time since
Dewey sailed into Manila bay that our
government could have let go of the
Philippine islands with consistency or
honor. We destroyed the only govern
ment there was in the islands and we
were in duty bound to supply a govern
ment in the place of the one we a de-
strOyed. To say nothing about military
or commercial consideration, it would
be an unc~hristianlike act, a cruel act, a
contemplate act. for the United States
to withdraw our troops now. It would
leave the natives who had been friendly
to US at the mercy Of a banditti who's
only idea and purpose would be revenge
and plumber. Mckinley has been right
in his course in the Philippines. He was
RICH all the way through the war with
Spain and I propose to support him. 1
am an expansionist all over. There is
neither patriotism nor common sense in
them"