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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
M'CHORD RAILROAD BILL
1T CAUSES A COLLISION BETWEEN
TWO KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS.
Out OF the Smoke Comes the Reten-
ton of n Republican seat-Gover-
norship Hearing mt Louisville.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 1.-The Nc
Chord railroad bill. which is on the House
calendar, having already passed the Sem
ate, was an issue in ell Of the proceedings
of that branch of the Legislature to-day,
though the measure was not reported from
the committee till late in the afternoon. At
the morning session the House took UP
the contested election case Of Stafford. Re-
publican. VS.. Letterle, Democrat, from
Louisville. and after some debate adopted
the minority report. which allowed Letterle
to retain his seat. A strictly party vote
was brought out in this case. The case of
Combs. Democrat, against Harris. Repub-
ncan. from Madison. was then .aken up.
Mr.. Lafferty Dem.) addressed the House
an favor OF Harris and Mr.. Cantrill Oem).
of Scott, in replying to Lafferty, made
some statements which led to an exciting
incident which, but for the Intervention of
members, would have resulted in a per-
sonal encounter between Mr.. Cantrill and
Mr.. Kiair. Mr.. Cantrill charged that the
lobbyists who were fighting the McChord
bill were also fighting Combs. and that the
latter had been approached by opponents
of the McChord bill. who told him they
would vote to seat him provided he would
have his case postponed till after the Nc
Chord bill should be voted on. Mr.. Klair
declared this statement was untrue Mr..
Cantrill, angered at this declaration, left
his seat and made a rush for Mr.. Klair
and the two would have been engaged I'm a
personal combat but for a dozen members
who crowded between them. Speaker
Trimble. amid the disorder and excitement,
declared the House adjourned, and later
Klair and Cantrill reached an amicable I'M
derstanding. Klair having apologized At
the afternoon session the Combs-Harris
case was again taken up and when a vote
was reached IL resulted In Harris retaining
his seat by vote OF 81 10 20. On this vote
fifteen Democrats voted with the Repub-
ucans in favor OF Harris.
The House this afternoon passed a bill
amending charters of cities of the first
class so as 10 provide that city officials
who may be impeached by the City
Council. where the right to try impeach-
ment cases Is now lodged solely, may APP
peal to the courts The bill was originated
by the Democratic leaders on account of
alleged threats that Mayor Weaver and
other Louisville officials might be i'm
peached and turned out OF office In retalia-
ton for the work OF the Democratic State
Contest Board and Of the Legislature In
the contests over state offices.
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Toledo Woman Sues n Well-to-Do
Resident of Fort Wayne.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March "A sensa-
tional breach of promise suit was filed in
the Circuit Court to-day by Miss Myrtle
Stoler of Toledo. The defendant is Benja-
min F. Campbell. a well-to-do resident of
this city. About year and a half ago
Campbells wife died and not long after
Campbell began paying attention to Miss
Stoler who was visiting her sister here.
The attentions continued for some time.
To-day Miss Stoler sued for $4,000
damages for breach of promise. She says
that six months after Mrs. Campbelfs
death she consented to marry the widower
and the day was set, but he postponed the
event, owing, he said. to his having prom
Used his first wife on her deathbed that he
would not marry again. Since then, she
says. he wavered and finally refused to
marry her altogether, as he had determined
to keep his promise TO his wife.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
PERU, Ind. March 2.-The Republicans
of Peru met in large numbers tonight for
the selection of delegates to the state, con-
gressional. national delegate and joint rep
resentative conventions. The state conven-
ton delegates are Louis Nolp. Dr. l.. o.
Malsbury. Milton Black. DR.. j. o. Mails
bury. John O'Hara and Frank Bearss, a
majority of whom are favorable to Grit
fiths. The contest for the five and half
delegates for joint representative from
Miami, Wabash. Huntington. Grant and
Howard was spirited. as the party divided
on the selection. Hon. James F. Suites
man was successful in getting three and a
half, and he feels that the conventions In
the outside towns and townships Saturday
will result in his favor by similar majori-
ties. He counts on universal support out
side of Miami. Mr.. Statesman will be the
leading candidate for speaker IL selected
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BILLION-DOLLAR TRUST.
Proposed Combination of Several Big
Industrial Companies.

WHEELING. w. Va. March "A combi-
nation OF iron and steel industries, with
S1.0O0.00O 900 capital. Will be completed with
In six months from April 1. II eill include
the American Tin Plate Company the Ma
tional Steel Company, the American Hoop
and Wire Company. the National Steel
Sheet Company, now forming. and another,
which Is already in existence and which is
large or larger than any Of the con-
Germs named. The name OF this latter con-
Germ is withheld for economic reasons. till
some minor complication concerning capt.
talization are overcome. The entire iron
and steel industry OF the country will be
controlled by the new $1,000. 900 trust
except the Standard and Carnegie inter-
ests. The sheet steel trust will elect tenn
porary officers with John A. Topping. one
OF the lieutenants Of w. I. Graham, OF the
tin plate trust. as temporary president, TO
hold office till the final consolidation. The
informant says this story viii be denied
and ridiculed. but that 1t will be fully veri-
fed.
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Ninety-Fifth birthday Celebrated.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind. March 2.-John Moulder,
the oldest man In this county, celebrated
his ninety-fifth birthday to-day at the home
of his son-in-law, William Middleton. at
West Middleton. Mr.. Moulder was born
in North Carolina in 1896. and came to
Orange county, Indiana, in 1918. near the
present site of Paoli. His father. Jacob
Moulder. was member of the first Indiana
Legislature, which met at Corydon. He
removed TO Park county in 1888 and founded
the town of Annapolis. He came to Howard
county in 1913. being one of the locating
commissioners appointed by the Governor.
He established the county lines and laid
out the town of Kokomo, the county seat,
the tract being then inhabited only by In
dams. His wife died in 1896. shortly after
celebrating their sixty-ninth wedding an
niversary. He is the father of ex-County
Clerk o. L. Moulder and the grandfather
of DR.. j. NJ. Moulder, both Of this city.
He is in good health.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WINAMAC, Ind. March Flames Dom
elson, farmer living fourteen miles north
of Winamac, has built a bridge across the
Kankakee river at his home from timber
which was a part of the famous Libby
prison at Richmond. After the civil war
the prison was put to various uses until
prior to the worlds fair, when it was re-
moved to Chicago and was visited by
thousands of persons during and after the
exposition. After it ceased to be profitable
as a museum the old prison was again torn
down and Mr.. Donelson bought several
carloads of the timber and lumber, part of
which he has just put into the bridge. One
of the iron window sratings of the prison
was bought by w. Il. III. Coffin, of Starke
county, and will be presented by him to
the Grand Army post at Knox.
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No Change I'm the Fifth District.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. March 1.-The
congressional situation does not clarity
with time. Mr.. Barcus Is regarded as the
leading avowed candidate here, but Mr..
Catlin's friends say that most of Mr..
Faris's strength will come to him. There
is a good deal of talk about A NJ Higgins,
but he is reticent. His active participation
in politics for the past fifteen years has
made him many friends, and IL so happens
that he is not now allied with any of the
factions and is on good terms with ALL He
is TO be regarded as a receptive candidate
No definite word has been received from
ex-State Senator Silas Hayes, of Putnam
county. but the Vigo politicians take it for
granted that his name will he presented to
the convention. District Chairman Miller
says he will call a meeting of the district
committee in a few days to decide on a
time and place for the convention. The
probability is that IL will be called for this
city the latter part OF this month
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Census Apportionment Is BAD.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, March 1.-The districting
for enumeration of the Eleventh congress
sional district has been completed by o. A.
Somers, of Kokomo, supervisor for the dis
trict. and it is now found that part of Wa
bash county. comprising a large part of
Lagro township. has been left out of the
apportionment. 1t is also discovered that
the enumeration districts in this county are
so large that ii will be impossible for
enumerators to perform the work accurate
ly within the required thirty days. j. M.
Grain. chairman of the Republican county
committee, has made complaint to Mr..
Somers. and an effort will be made to have
the serious mistakes corrected.
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Temporary Bridge In Use.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. March IA tenn
porary structure over the two spans of the
Big Four Wabash river bridge, which went
down week ago to-day, was used last
night for the first time. Brakeman White
man. who is at the Union Hospital here, is
improving, and there is now hope that his
life will be saved. For several days after
the accident he was deErious and seemed
to be under the delusion that he was still
in the wreck. A leg was broken and there
are other injuries which will leave him dis
abled for manual labor the remainder of
his life. The members of the lodge of his
brotherhood at Nation are giving him the
best care
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Editors, War Over Politics.

NEW ORLEANS, March 2.-The feature
Of to-day's session of the national editor
ial convention was speech by Thomas n.
Patterson, of the Denver Rocky Mountain
News. on the subject of the paper trust.
Mr.. Patterson said a protective tariff sys-
tenn had made ii possible for a few paper
manufacturing concerns TO get control of
the entire white paper supply of this coun-
try. Quite a scene was caused when Edi-
tor j. F. Lanning, of the Legal News Nor
walk, o., interrupted the speaker to dis
pute his statement that wood pulp was pro-
tected by the tariff. Several delegates de-
nounced Mr.. tanning. saying his methods
were those Of the politician and in the
midst of confusion the convention ad-
iourned
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DECATUR, Ind, March 2.-Attorneys
0'Brien, Zollers & Zollers. of Fort Wayne.
for the plaintiff, and J. Brown. of Toledo.
and Amos p. Beatty, attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS, took dispositions of witnesses to-
day in the case of the New York Trust
Company against the receivers of the
Clover Leaf Railroad Company for dam
ages sustained in wreck I'm this city July
3, 1897. The case comes up for trial at the
March term of the United States District
Court at Toledo. The demand Of the trust
company for the destruction of one car of
merchandise and the loss by fire of the
freight depot is 5000
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fees of Governor and lieutenant governor
was begun before Judge Field. in the Cir
cult Court, to-day. Counsel for Mr. Beck
ham, President Pro Tenn. l.. III. Carter and
Gen. John 3. Castleman Dems.), filed de-
murrer and motion TO strike out the an
swer and reply of W. S. Taylor and John
Marshall, the Republican incumbents. after
which an order of argument was agreed on
and Attorney David w. Fairleigh opened
for the Republicans. Mr.. Fairleigh was
followed by Louis McQuown for the Demo-
Gratis. 1t is expected the argument will be
concluded tomorrow. when Helm Bruce
and Ex-Governor Bradley will speak for the
Republicans and Zack Phelps will close for
the Democrats.
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Successor to 'Robert. Nominated.

SALT LAKE, Utah. March 1.-The Re-
publican state convention, the first of the
campaign year, met at 100 to-day to
nominate candidate for representative in
Congress TO fill the Roberts vacancy.
After appointing the usual committees the
convention took recess until o'clock.
After reasSembling the platform was
adopted. indorsing President Mckinley and
his administration. The Utah Democrats
were blamed for Utah's limited representa-
ton in the national legislature. J. 7.
Hammond was nominated for Congress.
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Hamerick. OF Halls Corners, to find out
the cause of death. Hamerick. who was
eighty years old. died last November and
was buried without certificate.
Johnson county farmers held their an
nual institute at Greenwood There was a
large attendance and much interest. Thurs
days speakers were j. J. w. Billingsley,
of Indianapolis; w. w. Hubbard. of Bal
timore: c. r. Coffin. of indianapolis, and
Governor James A. Mount.
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FATAL DUEL WITH REvOLyERS.
school Teacher and Citizen Arbitrate
a Quarrel mt RrewersviIIe.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VERNON, Ind, March "A fatal duel
with revolvers was fought in the streets of
Brewersville this morning by James Pow
ers and w. A. Fuller. Powers is teacher
in the public schools. and several days ago
he whipped Fuller's little girl. who was
one of his pupils. They had bitter quar-
rel over the matter. and Powers was
warned not to do ID again, but responded
that he would, If necessary. Yesterday he
whipped the child again.
When he went TO the schoolhouse, early
this morning. Powers met him, and both
men drew their weapons and began firing.
Nine shots were exchanged. Powers was
hit twice, and died few hours later. Full
Ter was struck three times, and is in a
critical condition
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Bath Tub Factorie. to Consolidate.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, March Am officer of
the National Sanitary Enameling Manu-
featuring Company. the bath tub trust,
tonight makes the statement that five of
the plants are to be closed. and the capa-
city added to four others. Those to be
closed are: The Kohler-Haysen factory at
Cheboygan, Mich; the Cribben-Sexton
Company at Chicago; the Victor Bath
Tub Company, at Aliquippa. Pa: the Penn
sylvania Bath Tub Company, Elwood, Pa,
and the r. NJ. Wilson Manufacturing Com
pany, Rome, n. Y. Those to be increased
are: The Sanitary Manufacturing Com
pany Muncie; the Standard. at Pittsburg;
the Dawes & Miller Company, New
Brighton, Pa. and the Ahrens & OFT Com
pany Louisville, Ky.
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Many Damage Suit. Compromised.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind. March 1.-THE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to-day
compromised damage suits aggregating
$4,000 filed as a result of the collision last
December between a suburban train and
an Airline engine. The suits were settled
for the following amounts: Mrs. Josephine
Lighter, 81 $50: Mrs. Catherine Rhodes. ST.
$50; Mrs. Melissa Stephenson, $1,000; Louis
]. Schaaf. $500; Ora l.. La Duke, $500. A
number of other suits have not yet been
settled.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind, March O.
George c. Richards. a Terre Haute travel
ing man, has recovered, in the Circuit
Court at Covington, judgment for $500
against John McCorkle. marshal Of Linden.
Richards had been searched by the mar
shall for a watch charm belonging to j. II.
White. trustee of Madison township Mont
gomery county, on an intimation from
White that he might have taken it. Rich
ards sued the marshal, and the case was
transferred to the court at Covington.
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Big Four Carpenter. on Strike.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March Big Four
bridge and construction carpenters on the
Indianapolis-C Cleveland division are on
strike. Beginning with yesterday the men
were to be allowed time only for actual
work, cutting out the time spent going to
and from work along the line. Most of
them live at Union City and Muncie.
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Washington Post.

do you know what the Beers are do
ing with the gold they are taking out of
the English-owned mines I'm the Trans
vaal?" asked Mr.. James G. Lubon, of Cape
Town, last evening. 'They are coming IL
They have at the present plenty of spare
spare men at johannesburg. All the Ia
borers that can be had are at work In the
mines. and they are forcing them 10 their
utmost capacity. There Is no practical
way of getting this money out OF the conn
try TO furnish anything that IL needed and
even IL the money could be sent. there II
no way Of getting great quantities Of any
thing purchased back into the country.
Therefore. the money 10 being used at
home II IL customary I'm revolutions to
Issue scrip TO pay for property which IL
condscated or taken by other means for
government use. The Beers are coming
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TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, March 2.-well No. 2 on
the Wigger farm. southeast OF this city
owned by the oil firm Of Nicely, Glover.
Howe & Gregg. has Just been completed
and developed into, a rood gasser. but not
enough oil was fodnf 10 pay the company
to attempt to pipe II. The gas pressure
from the well Il about $50 pounds. The
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CLINTON, Ind, March 2.-Roy Black,
seventeen years old, shot Will Green, Of
the same age, in the head this afternoon
with a revolver, which he thought was not
loaded. Green was taken to the hospital
and it is feared he will not survive.
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Mine Engineers on Strike.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, March 1.-The station
airy engineers of the coal mines of Sullivan
county struck to-day. They demand $40
per month, the scale now being SIS to $50.
A conference will be held here tomorrow
and it is thought the matter will be adj
justed.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, March 2.-William Sc
bring, millwright of this county. living on
a farm near Rose Hill, will be one hundred
years old next Wednesday. He is in fine
health and expresses the hope that he may
live to vote a second time for William Nc
Kinley. Mr.. Sebring has been resident of
this vicinity sixty-one years.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, March 2.--Muncie labor
unions. with 1000 members. announce that
city ticket for councilmen will be put In
the field at the November election. and
politicians are somewhat uneasy. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
Racine Defeats Logansport.

RACINE, Wis, March 2.-Racine de-
feated Logansport, Ind, in a polo game
tonight by score of to 0.
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A. ID. shaw May Run for Congress.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, March 2.-Gen. A.
d. Shaw, national commander of the G. A.
R.. to-day announced himself as a candi-
date for Congress to succeed the late
Charles A. Chickering. from the Twenty
fourth Congressional district.
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members OF the company do not feel dis
couraged over the result OF the develop
ment. and insist that the territory surely
will be productive OF oil.
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Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City Journal
A Kansas writer, after contemplating the
statistics which show that there less
marriages In January than any other
month In the year. hunts far for Psyche
logical reason TO bring TO bear. 1t II not =
problem for Psychology, but for plain COM
mon sense. The TACT II thai after spending
all their ready cash for Christmas preo-
erts the youth Of the land have no money
TO spend Tor weddings
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State of Indiana. Office of Auditor Of State.

the State OF Indiana. hereby certify that
the above is a correct copy OF the state
ment of the condition OF the above-men-
toned company. on the slst day OF De-
cember. 1899. as shown by the original
statement. and that the said original state
ment Is now on file in this Office.
In testimony whereof here
(SEAL.1 unto subscribe my name and at
fix my official seal this 22d day
OF February. 1900. w. II HART.
Auditor OF State.
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gold for this purpose. and paying for
what they need from farmers and others
in pure yellow metal"
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,~p,.x.poyYs orrrcrs.

INDIANAPOLIS OFFICES:
7. DEMING. Supt., Il.I4 CIaypooI Building.
JOHN MORLEY. Supt.. n. II. -. IA BIackford
Building.
J. L. CASPER. GenT Agent, GA Stevenson Bldg.
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I, the undersigned. auditor of state of the
State of Indiana. hereby certify that the
above is correct copy of the statement OF
the condition of the aforementioned COM
pany on the 31st day Of December. 1899. an
shown by the original statement. and that
the said original statement is now on file
in this Office.
In testimony whereof hereun-
[SEAL.1 to subscribe my name and afix
my official seal this 18th day OF
February. 1900. w. II. HART.
Auditor OF State
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STEPHEN III. RHODES. President.
ROLAND o. LAMB, Secretary.
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BREACH OF PROMISE ACTION.

ticket probably will be elected If the union
men stand together.
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The Assets Of the Company In the U. S. are a.
follows

Cash on hand and in the hands
OF agents or other persons..... 2,d3,M.0
Real estate incumbered and un-
incumbered ...................... AL %
Bonds owned by the company,
bearing interest at the rate OF
per cent, secured as follows:
Unite. States bonds, market
Vaiue 1DVoW
Municipal and other bonds. mar
ket value -.......s................ 3, 49, %
Railroad bonds, market value. $3.50, z37.6o
Loans on bonds and mortgages
OF real estate. worth double the
amount Tor which the same Is
mortgaged, and free from any
prior incumbrance .............. IL, 638, 754. Is
Debts otherwise secured.......... 796135.M
Debts for premiums. .............. 9l2723.48
All other securities. 96950.40
Total assets ....................$s3,s4 Gas. 1904
LIABILITIES.
Losses adjusted and not due.... 310.544S4
Losses unadjrsted ................ l6.l9z.66
Losses In suspense, waiting for
further proof .-.-...-.-.........- n.43S.B
All other claims against the
company .............-............ B.IV5.t1
Legal am special reserve........ q. 766. $3.50
Total liabilities. .sz7. 80. ss7.a