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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-19
CITY NEWS T

Arthur A. Ilif, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing his old home after an absence of sew
eral years.
The ladies' auxiliary of the railway pos
tai clerks will give a picnic at Broad Ripple
Park tomorrow at 8 p. m.
A lawn fete will be given at Roberts
Park Church, Tuesday night. Music will
be furnished by the local Ladies Band.
w. H. Ballard. Of this city, was one Of
the passengers injured in a wreck on the
injuries were not considered dangerous and
Mr.. Ballard was able to go to a hotel at
Putin bay.
Peter Wilson, of $50 Buchanan street. was
arrested yesterday morning for beating his
wife Friday night. The bicycle police were
called to his house at the time. but he got
away before they arrived. Mrs. Wilson,
1t was said, was brutally beaten.
Guy Fields, who was sentenced to the
Je~ffersonville prison for burglary and re-
by Detectives Dugan and Wallace and re-
turned TO prison yesterday. He said he
had not violated the terms of his parole,
as claimed by the authorities who ordered
his arrest.
Mrs. Whey Ditmer, an elderly woman.
of 1916 Woodlawn avenue, was knocked
down on the corner Of Washington and
bicycle ridden by Mrs. H. M. Stillwell, 2O
Indiana avenue, yesterday. Mrs. Ditmer
struck the pavement with her head and
was pdlnIuly Out Tot dangerously injured.
Mrs. Rosannah Johnson. widow Of the
late julius w. Johnson, formerly residents
of this city, was buried at Crown Hill at
100 yesterday afternoon. She died at the
home of her SON, Mr.. E. A. Johnson, of st.
Louis. The deceased was a member of
George H. Thomas w. R. G. of Kansas
City, and Mr.. Johnson was a member of
the C. A. r. His remains were brought
here for burial nine years ago.
Rev. j. Whitcomb Brougher, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church of Chattanooga,
Tenn, is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Wagner, 14ls Central avenue. Mr.. Brougher
will supply Rev. T. j. villers's pulpit to-
day and next Sunday. He is a native
Hoosier. born in Vernon, Ind. in 1870, and
was educated at Rochester Theological
Seminary. He was pastor at Paterson. n.
J., until last year. and is now pastor OF one
of the largest churches in the South.
A trolley party has beer arranged to visit
Brightwood next Friday evening, Aug. "a
on the occasion of a lawn fete at the paro.
chial residence of Rev. Father Buckner
Cars will be provided for three hundred
people. The affair will be given by tbs
temperance societies Of st. Johns parish
There will be a battalion of the boys
Father Mathew Brigade, with their bugl<
and drum corps, the Mothers Club and
the knights of Father Mathew. Father
Brucker was formerly chaplain of these
societies.
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Distinction Should he Made Between
Classes of Paupers.

The Lancet.
we nave frequently pointed out that our
modern poor law, forced into existence as
1t was by the spoliation of the monastic
institutions which formerly ministered to
the poor, was hopelessly defective in one
respect-namely, that no line of demarca-
ton as to treatment was drawn between
those who had failed in life from sickness
or bad fortune and those who were idle,
drunken and improvident. That a man
or woman who had worked all his or her
span of working life should, when no longer
able to work, be relegated to the same
place and the same treatment as the tramp
and the loafer is not only inhuman, but
immoral, and we therefore offer our warm
est congratulations TO the guardians of the
poor of st. Olave. Southwark, for the new
departure which they have taken. The
new resthouse, for so 1t should be called,
is situated at Ladywell, and was formally
opened on July II by the Prince and Prin-
cess Of Wales. The total extent of the
site is thirty-four acres, and there is ac-
commodation for S12 persons. Although, of
course, the Institution is still under the
moor law. the inmates will be treated in a
manner as homelike as possible, and the
~stringnecy of workhOuse regulations is
much relaxed. In the words of Mr.. Shand,
the chairman of the Board of Guardians,
the building is to be a home of rest for
those worn-out sons of the state who,
through no fault of their own, have come to
poverty In their old age and are in need and
necessity" The bishop of Southwark
opened the proceedings with prayer and the
Prince Of Wales, In a few simple words,
expressed his pleasure at the new depar-
ture in the treatment of the aged and in
firm poor. The bishop then pronounced the
Ratepayers rightly grumble at the enor-
NOUS sums which they are compelled to
disburse for educational experiments, but
no one will complain at having TO pay to
make the close of life easier for those who
have reached the last stage of their pill
grimage here.
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Much Damage by Lightning.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON. Ind, Aug. ia severe win
and hsilstorm passed over the northern
portion OF the county last night. A large
amount Of corn was ruined. The growing
fruit was also damaged. At Mechanicsburg
the roof was blown off the Christian
Church. trees were uprooted and outhouses
and fences were blown down.
An electrical storm passed over Thorn
town about the same time. The residences
Of John Hall and Calvin Houck in Thorn
town were struck. but not greatly dam
aged. A barn belonging TO w. II. Boyd.
northwest OF Thorntown, was struck by
lightning and burned TO the ground with
al its contents, including about seven
hundred bushels OF corn and many farm
ing implements. The loss was about ST.
COO with s.. 100 insurance A barn belonging
10 Samuel Ghere, north of Thorntown,
vas struck by lightning and caught fire.
but the flames were ex~tinguished before
much damage was done. The residence
Of c. ". Cook. near Beers mills, was
slightly damaged by lightning.
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INDIANA
Mrs. Caroline Hawkins, a Pioneer Set
tier of jay County.

Tier VI ~ III
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind. Aug. 1s.-Mrs. Caro-
line Ensminger Hawkins, widow of Benja-
min w. Hawkins, long since deceased, died
at her home east of Antioch at 6:10 Friday
evening", of old age and Inflammation of the
bowels. Her funeral will take place from
the late residence, Sunday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, conducted by the Rev. H. B. Bos-
worth, and the body will be laid to rest in
the family. cemetery, which stands almost
Immediately in front of the house.
Two weeks ago the annual reunion of the
Hawkins family was held at the home OF
Mrs. Hawkins. and she seemed in excellent
health at that time, but afterward disease
seized her and she failed rapidly She was
born in Washington county, Virginia, Dec.
Is, 1916, and married Benjamin w. Haw-
kins, July 20, 1887. Eight children were
born to them, several of whom have al
ready passed away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins commenced life
on the Hawkins homestead, one of the first
farms in the county, subsequently, moving
TO Portland, where they resided for six
teen years. In politics Mr.. Hawkins was
a Wing, later on affiliating with the Re-
| publican party. For nearly a quarter of a
century he was in the public service of his
| county, serving for eight years as sheriff
and for sixteen years as clerk. He was
the county agent who laid out what is now
the city of Portland.
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HOTTEST DAY OF SEASON
LOCAL HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD
BROKEN YESTERDAY.
Mercury in Government THERMOMETERS
Went Up to Ninety-Four-Rec-
ords Smashed i'm Other Cities.

The mercury of the government Their
mometer, not being satisfied with its previ-
Gus record of % $40. for high jumping.
made another attempt yesterday, and was
successful in clearing the former mark by
two-tenths. making it the warmest day of
the season. Accompanying the high tenn
perature was humid atmosphere, which
made the heat more unbearable than any
day this year.
AT Z o'clock in the morning the thermom-
eter registered IS degrees: during the next
three hours it rose IS degrees, and there
after rose one degree an hour until 3 p. m.
AT 4 o'clock it was yet at "a. and at 6 p. m.
at 90. AT s D. m it had fallen three de-
grees more. Though the forecast for some
sections of the country indicates rain, the
local weather office said the rain would
probably not reach Indianapolis. and the
prospects were that to-day would be as
warm or warmer than yesterday.
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SUICIDE DUE TO HEAT
-ousrNT FARMER OF WASHING
roy COUNTY HANGS HIMSELF.
-. amage by storm Around Fort
u.-aicksite Friends Meet at
aichmond-Death of a
Inaianapolis journal.

sATFM. Ind, Aug. B.-Harvey May, one
- most prominent citizens of Washing
=, county, was found hanging in his barn
'. ,ss home near Martinsburg this oon
~ came home from town. where he got
:. -sn and milling. put UP the horse, laid
. nafi on the table with a remark about
.rs terrible heat. went TO the barn and
.-n,,,ed suicide. He Is believed 10 have
se.ons deranged from the heat
10 vas a prominent educator and farm
r.. was a nephew of the late Prof. James
: Nav. was hfty-two years of age and
-. widow and two daughters.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CENTERVILLE, Ind, Aug. 1S.-A gen.
eral estimate places the attendance at the
thirty-frst annual Wayne county old set
tiers meeting, held here to-day, at 10000,
this being about 1000 above the average,
because this is the last meeting of the
century. Old settlers meetings were held
in this county irregularly before the civil
war, but We're discontinued during the war.
In 1863 a permanent organization was eff
fected at a meeting held at Centerville,
James B. Perry, of Richmond. being chosen
president. Among those present at this
meeting were Colonel James Blake. Hon.
j. s. Newman and Hon. Oliver 2. Morton,
of Indianapolis; Joseph Holman, John
Peelle, Barnabas c.. Hobbs. Jacob b. Julian
and Noah Miner, all of whom addressed
the meeting. Among attendants at later
meetings were Hon. George 3. Julian.
Isaac III. Julian, Judge William A. Peelle,
and other men of prominence. The pro-
gramme yesterday consisted of band music
and voluntary ak by pioneers, while the
crowd, the fakirs and vendors reminded
of the county fair. A list was read of forty
pioneers who had died since the meeting a
year ago, the youngest of which was
seventy years old. the oldest ninety-six,
and the average about seventy-nine.
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CRUELTY TO HORSES.
Astonishing Number of People Inhict
Suffering on h Animals.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
out on Market street, one afternoon
last week. a poor, overworked horse lay
gasping for breath. The beast had been
driven until its strength had given out
and then he had fallen in his tracks
while a gaping crowd of idle curiosity-seek-
ers stood around watching his struggles.
This beast was only a sample of the
scores h succumbed during the heat
ed period of last week 70 the burdens i'm
posed on them and to the cruel careless
ness of their drivers. sympathy for a
horse seems to be utterly lacking in the
mental makeup OF many people. The
man who will leave a horse standing for
hours on III street on a hot day with
the suns rays pouring down on him, or
who will compel q horse to eat a meal,
under such conditions, from a box or bag
tied TO his head, is too inhuman to be
trusted with the care Of a dumb animal.
and should be made subject TO strict rules
and regulations. If he does not understand
the cruelty he infiicts Upon the horse
he should be forced TO realize 1t by fine or
imprisonment.
IT is un~explainable how men can persist
in harming their own interests by cruelty
10 a horse. An animal well cared for and
protected during extremes of heat and cold
one abused. Overwork and unnecessary
exposure to the element weaken the phys
ical powers of a horse al well as OF a
man. S~elishness. then. IL no higher mo-
tive. ought to persuade a man TO treat
his horse indulgently and alphabetically
IN periods Of excessive temperature. But
II s~eldshness does not lead him to 90 this
he should be taught his duty by public law
rig1dly enforced.
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KILLING OF IRWIN LAWSON.
Story Told at the Inquest ut
Anderson-More Trouble Feared.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. 1S.-Coroner
Conrad completed the inquest this even
ing on the death Of Irwin Lawson. who
was shot last night by Houston Manis. The
most sensational story was that Of
Marshall Lawson. a brother Of the muir
dered man. The latter said that when they
passed the MANS brothers on the road
Irwin declared his Intention of getting out
and going back to give Manis a thump-
ing" Marshall Lawson tried to prevent
his brothers act, saying that he had fixed
I'D all his troubles with Manis. Irwin
stopped his horse, and, picking up a stone,
began climbing into the buggy in which
the MANS brothers were sitting. Irwin
struck Houston Manis and the latter shot
twice. both bullets entering vital parts OF
the body.
Coroner Conrad recommended that Manis
be held on account Of a previous quarrel
between the men, although the testimony
showed that Mani acted In self-defense.
There is intense feeling in the lawson
Manis neighborhood and a clash between
other Members of the families is fully ex-
| pected. Irwin Lawson left a widow and
two small children. His body was taken
10 his home this morning IN the country
and will be buried from the country church
tomorrow
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AWARDS PARIS EXPOSITION
TRIUMPs OF INDIANAPOLIS Ex-
HIBITORs.
ID. H.. a Co. and r.. C. Atkins
Co. Receive HIHhest Awards ON the
of Their Factories.
special to the indianapolis Journal

special TO the Indianapolis JournaL
PARIS. Aug. 1s.-The list OF awards 20
exhibitors at the Paris exposition was
made public to-day. There are many med
ais given in their respective rank. but only
one grand prize or gold medal. and Indian
apolis houses secure two. IL has taken an
immense amount OF labor on the part OF
the several class juries and the few Amer
lean exhibitors who have secured grand
prizes are TO be congratulated. There has
been a universal feeling against American
exhibits by all foreign nations; especially
has it been so on the part OF France The
foreign trade OF American manufacturers
is increasing most alarmingly. so the for
eign nations feel. and there was a strong
fight against all. fearing recognition In the
way of awards would increase the already
big export trade of America. II can be
readily understood what the American
manufacturers had TO contend with The
Baldwin Piano Company seems TO have
got the most out of the whole fair.
True. 1t has cost more money than the
other nations. having come SO far, and
they had the largest and most expensive
exhibit of all nations. There has been a
strong night against foreign pianos, par
ticularly by the French. so II seems the re-
suit TO the Baldwin people fully Justihes
the expense. for the Baldwin piano takes
highest prize. The Baldwin piano scored
a great victory weeks before the judges
were to give the awards. I'm that their
Baldwin Concert Grand was used in Col
onne Hall by Breitner in the nations con-
certs. Breitner is the greatest of French
pianists, and for that matter. one OF the
greatest in the world. No piano other than
of French manufacture had ever been
used in Colonne Hall. and 20 have Breitner
decide on the Baldwin plane and thereby
virtually declare IL TO be the finest piano
of all nations. was a hard blow 20 the
French. II is these things that cause US
10 say that the Baldwin" triumph Is a
great one and one that should bring 10
bear great influence in the future devel-
opment OF this plucky American house.
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HIoKsITE FRIENDS IN SESSION.


Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, Aug. 1s.-The annual
meeting Of the Indiana Hicksite Friends
began at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the
North A-street Meeting House with a ses-
sion OF the ministers and elders. This ses-
sion is not public. but a report OF the pro-
eeedings will come before the meeting
later. Tomorrow there will be public
services at 10 and 3 o'clock, at which some
OF the ~well-knOwn ministers will speak.
The attendance will not be as large this
year as heretofore, owing to the fact that
a number of the member are attending
the General Conference of the church at
Chautauqua, y. Y.
One of the questions which will come be-
fore the body is that of changing the
time Of meeting back TO the old time,
which brings il later in the year. The
change 10 the present time was made in
order 70 allow the young people who teach
OF attend school TO be present, as few OF
tnem can DO when the gathering ~convenes
IN september. The meeting was held at
tne early date last year at Pendleton, and
tAe result was a large attendance Of young
people. Next years meeting will be held
N Waynesville, O.
The sessions of the Yearly Meeting will
continue until Thursday.
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DIVORCE COMPLAINTS
Two Of the Suits Filed by Sisters
Other Cases.

Mrs. Charlotte Abernathey and Belle F.
Wilkes, sisters, who were married about
the same time, yesterday fled petitions for
divorces. Mrs. Alternately says her hus-
band Charles deserted her while she was
I'll and failed TO provide for her support.
She asks for the restoration of her maiden
name. Charlotte Gardner. Mrs. Wilkes
complained Of her husband. Ernest E.
Wilkes, that he has treated her in a cruel
manner and even, threatened to kill her.
Because Lucinda Mehl called him a dirty
Dutchman," refused TO prepare his meals
and caused their children TO turn against
him. a petition for divorce was filed yes
terday by August i. Mehl.
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e PRODUCTION.
IL In the Rule Throughout the Entire
Indiana OIL Field.

Indiana OIL Field.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Aug. 1s.-Ofl pro-
duction in Blackford. jay. Wells. Grant.
Delaware. Huntington. Madison and other
counties is moving along nicely. Nothing
startling in the way OF new pools has
turned up. it is true, but prospecting is un-
usually productive of satisfactory results.
East from Geneva a new territory Is OPEN
ing up in a practically undeveloped section.
North two miles from Geneva in the vicin-
ity OF the hamlet of Berne prospecting for
oil Is very active. Near Geneva two or
three new properties are proving unex-
pectedly valuable. The Superior Oil Com
pany has several new and good producers
west of town. Leases are in demand in all
parts of the State at the present time.
There Is a wonderful increase in the out
put OF oil in the pools at Nottingham,
Phoenix, Domestic and Petroleum during
the past eight years. TIL increase is close
TO 1900 barrels a day. Station No. s, the
pumping station owned by the Indiana pipe
line IN that pool, during the past two months
has increased in production from 1000 to
11.000 barrels. a wonderful increase. This
big increase is due to the big wells found
on the Cory farm, west a short distance
from Nottingham. and the new and produc-
tive pool opened up a short distance north
west from the town of Petroleum.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Aug. 1s.-W. ]. Houck.
OF Marion, who was nominated for on
gress this week by the Democrats of the
Eleventh district, in an interview on the
situation. says: What I shall do. in my
humble way, in the present campaign, is
TO avoid all personalities and vilification.
Major Steele is my personal friend and
shall remain so at the end of the can
vass. As to the result in the Eleventh
district, there can be but one-the election
of Major Steele-and my only hope is TO
make as good a showing as possible
against the heavy Odds, working only to
reduce the majority against me-"
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THE COURT c
SUPREME COURT.
-M;prfoc

SUPREME COURT.
Minutes
1887. Samuel Tuppito VS.. Albert w Tup-
pito. Hamilton C. c. Appellee's brief CD
filed.
1884. John Hipes VS.. Andrew j. Grimer
ct al. Delaware c. C.. Appellants brief
19,30S. State of Indiana ex rel. VS.. James
E. Golding ct al. Shelby c. C. Appellees'
brief.
s,14S. John E. Murphy VS.. William T.
Brannaman ct al. Jackson c. c. Appel
lant's brief.
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William O.. Armstrong. who was arrested
upon complaint of his wife for living with
Iowa Surface, at 2s West New York
street. was fned in Police Court yesterday
morning 500 and costs and also given a
~workhouse sentence of $50 days. Mrs.
Overman, from whom Armstrong rented the
rooms for the Surface woman. said he came
to her place representing himself as the
husband of the woman. and she haN no
reason to think otherwise or she would
not have rented him the room. Judgment
was suspended in the case OF the woman.
who has 70 care for an ei-ght-months-old
child.
George Gait, who served q term In the
w~orkhouse about q year ago for stealing
or having In his possession stolen bags.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT. Ind. Aug. 1S.-The Re-
publican county convention to-day was one
OF the most largely ATTENDED and entEus-
iastic In the history of the party in Cass
county. The convention was composed of
SS6 delegates and was harmonious in every
respect George w Funk was permanent
chairman. and made a ringing speech that
was received with the greatest enthusiasm.
me ticket nominated follows: Judge, d.
H.. Chase: prosecutor, G.. A. Gamble; rep
resentatfve. Scott Barnett; treasurer, Will
Porter; sheriff, j. Martin Elliott; coroner,
DR.. j. p. Hetherington; surveyor, Harry
Searight: assessor. Prank Justice; COM
missioners, Horace j. Crismond and Henry
". Miller; county council. Orlando Powell,
W. A. Light, Thomas Mahoney, John NJ.
Gonnell Henry Voss, D. j. Porgy and G..
w. Bishop.
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APPELLATE COURT.


s.52s. William p. Hines VS.. the Consoii-
dated Coal and Lime Company. Hamilton
c. c.. Appellants brief G) filed.
1896. Ellen Leary ct al vs. Benjamin
Richcreek. Marion c. c. Reply brief of
appellant Leary.
2.s52. Fidelity Mutual Life Association
Of Philadelphia, Pa, VS.. Sadie Mcdaniel.
Marion c. G. Supplemental brief of appel
liant on petition for rehearing.
NEW SUITS FILED.
divorce. Superior Court, Room 2.
divorce. Superior Court. Room 3.
August f. Mehl vs. Lucinda Mehl; di-
vorce. Superior Court, Room /.
Joseph M. Thurman VS.. Pattia 3. Thur
man; divorce. Circuit Court.
Criss Gass VS.. William A. Eek; suit for
injunction and damages. Circuit Court.
Joseph Smith VS.. Elizabeth H. c. Kreber
ct al; TO foreclose mechanics lien. SUI
perior Court, Room l.
James Dorsey ct al. VS.. Elizabeth H. c.
Kreber ct al: to foreclose mechanics lien.
Superior Court, Room 8.
John Dundee VS.. Elizabeth II. c. Kreber:
to foreclose mechanics lien. Superior
Court. Room /.
William Bowshier VS.. Elizabeth II. c.
Kreber eft al; to foreclose mechanics lien.
Superior Court, Room 8.
Asa Miles ct al. VS.. Elizabeth H. c. Kre-
Der; to foreclose mechanics lien. Superior
Court Room ..
Charlotte Alternately VS.. Charles A.
Alternately; divorce. Superior Court,
Room 8.
Belle F. Wilkes VS.. Ernest E. Wilkes:
divorce. Superior Court, Room L.