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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-03
Michigan Candidates.

DETROIT, May 1.-THE Republican state
convention tomorrow will select delegates
to the national convention, formulate a
platform and elect a new state central
committee. The four leading Republican
gubernatorial candidates-D. NJ. Ferry, ].
s. Stearns. Colonel Bliss and c. s. Os-
borne-opened headquarters to-day. The
following will probably be elected dele
gates at large from Michigan: Col. Frank
j. Heicker, Deloss A. Blodgett, William
Mcpherson and Capt. William E. Parnall.
Stanley w. Turner ex-auditor general,
will doubtless be chosen chairman by the
new state committee
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BALTIMORE. May Am accident that
will probably result in the death of five
persons occurred at o'clock tonight at
the Philadelphia. Wilmington q Baltimore
Railroad Company's crossing and Eleventh
street fishing party. composed OF Alex.
Slaysman aged forty-six: Henry Kline,
aged thirty-six; Emma Bohannon, eleven
years; Ida Slaysman. eleven years. and
Alex Slaysman, aged eight, In a wagon.
attempted TO cross the tracks and were
struck by fast train. The only one to
escape death was the driver. Alex. Stays
man. Emma Bohannon was caught on
the cow catcher and carried quarter Of
mile.
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CARNEGIE'S KIND OF HERO.
Man Who Fought for Peace and Order
at Home Preferred to Dewey.

NEW YORK, May 2.-Andrew Carnegie.
who refused to contribute TO the Dewey
arch fund, has given $1,000 to the fund for
the widow of Sergeant Douglas, who was
killed at Croton dam during the recent
strike In sending the check Mr.. Carnegie
wrote: Sergeant Douglas fought not for
foreign conquest, but for peace and order
at home
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, May 2-The TWEEN
ty-ninth annual meeting of the Women's
Presbyterian Board of Missions of the
Northwest, began here to-day. Delegates
from numerous States are present. as are
missionaries from several foreign coun.
tries. Reports indicate that the organiza-
ton is in a fiourishing condition. The
missionaries from China and Brazil gave
lectures describing the work in those
countries. Mrs II. H. Forsythe. of Chi
cago, the president. was In the chair The
convention will close tomorrow night
with the election of officers.
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SUED FOR LARGE SUMS.
Minister and His Wife Accused Of
Making False Returns.
ial to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, May al. p. Orr a
retired minister. was to-day made defend
ant in a suit brought by the State of In
diana on relation of the prosecuting attor-
ney.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Orr made false tax
returns for the years of 1897, 1898 and 1899.
Penalties aggregating $4,000 are asked for
by the State against Mr.. Orr. Mrs. Orr is
also made defendant In a similar suit, In
which 1t is alleged she made a false tax
return for the year of 1899. In her case a
penalty in the sum of s., 900 lis asked for.
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wood. I'm OIL Fields Abla.e.

BRADFORD, Pa. May 2-To-night the
woods are ablaze in all directions through
out Mexican county and the northern oil
field The oil producing interests are SER
iously damaged by the fires. Fully fifty oil
well rigs, with their boiier-houses. tank
houses. steam boxes and oil tanks, many
of the latter containing petroleum, have
been destroyed.
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NEW YORK, May 2-Word has been re-
ceived by personal friends of Charles A.
Boutelle, representative from the Fourth
Maine district, that he is failing so rapid
ly in health that unless there is quick
change for the better ii will be cruel to
Permit him to be a candidate for re-elec-
ton next fall His physicians assert that ne
is in grave danger of death. Mr.. Boutelle
has been very i'll for many months and ex-
perts on neurology have told his family he
can never again be himself. Despite his
health he was renominated. The belief is
now strong here that his name will be
withdrawn.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, May 2-The Dis
trict Assembly of the Rebekah lodges,
j. o. o. F.. was held here to-day. and
closed tonight with banquet. District
Deputy o. c.. Davis is present and other
officers and members prominent in the
order. The work this afternoon was of
the most finished character. Entertain
ment was provided by the local members
of the order.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, May AIT the meeting
of the township Board Of Education to-day
a resolution was passed demanding Of the
county representatives and the joint SEN
ator and representatives that they use their
efforts to have the transfer law repealed
and the restoration of the law in force
prior to 1899. The resolution says: I'VE
consider the present law, class legislation.
working injustice to the townships for the
benefit of city and town schools"
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CoNvoCATION ADJOURNED.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, May 2.-The Eastern Con-
vocation of the Deanery of Indianapolis for
the Episcopal Church of indianapolis, at
which one-third of the Episcopal churches
in Indiana have been represented, closed
tonight. The Rev. r. III. Peters delivered
the morning sermon to-day and this was
followed by the business meeting. The
matter of selecting the next place of meet
irg was left with the dean
The Rev. T. c. Coolbaugh. of Lafayette.
made an address this afternoon His SUBJ
ject was: 1.-THE Relation OF Religion to the
State" There was an interesting discus
sion. Some Aspects of Church Life in
Australia was the subject of the Rev. W.
]. Webster tonight. He has lived for
twenty years In Australia. and talked in
terestingiy. He told of the development OF
the church in England and talked en-
Enthusiastically Of the influence OF church
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair To-Day and Cooler, Except i'm
Northern Indiana.

WASHINGTON. May 2-Forecast for
Thursday and Friday:
For Chio-Cooier on Thursday. with fair
In western and showers and thunderstorms
In the morning In eastern portion; Friday
fair; fresh to brisk west to northwest
winds.
For Indiana-Fair Thursday; cooler
except In northwest portion; Friday fair;
fresh to brisk northerly winds.
For Illinois-Fair on Thursday; cooler in
southern portion; Friday fair; fresh TO
brisk northerly winds.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Prof. Sheridan Cox, Of KokOmO, q
WfdeIy-KnOwn Educator.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, May 2.-Prof. Sheridan
Cox. one of the best known educators In
Indiana, died here to-day. He was born in
Coshocton county. Ohio. sixty-eight years
ago, and was graduated at Delaware (Ohio)
College. He went to Logansport, Ind, in
the fifties, and was for seventeen years
superintendent of the Logansport schools.
In 1873 he was chosen superintendent of
the Kokomo schools. which position he
held twenty years. Since then he was pro-
prietor of the Maplewood Classical School,
in this city. His death was caused by pneu-
monia, after a few days illness. He left a
widow, who also is widely known edu-
Gator.
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DETROIT, Mich, May AIT the Larned-
street Auditorium tonight banquet.
which far eclipsed in point of numbers
present any similar event hitherto held in
Michigan, was given by the Mohawk Demo-
cratic Club. 1.-The Minority" was the toast
assigned to James Hamilton Lewis, of
Washington. Representative Sulzer, of New
York responded TO imperative Issues"
Democracy was the topic spoken TO by
Colonel Bryan, and the greeting he re-
ceived seemed almost boundless in enthu-
Siasm
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, May 2.-William Daken,
aged sixty years, demented from long sick
ness, was the eighth person to attempt
suicide in Muncie within the past ten days.
Last night he tried throw. himself in front
of a switch engine on the Walnut-street
crossing, and later took poison. Finally
he was taken in charge by Muncie Red Men
and to their hall, where he attempted to
throw himself from a three-story window
to the paved street.
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ers, near Lewiston, Mont. and who OBJ
tanned second trial through the efforts
of Wabash people. who raised fund for
his defense. arrived here last night He
has been given an ovation all day by his
friends here. Fisher was accompanied by
his father, and has been obliged to relate
for dozen times the story of the tragedy.
He says he is done with Western life and
will settle down on his fathers farm in
Liberty township.
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Valuable OIL Leases Sold.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, May 2-The New
Castle Oil Company. of this city. sold. to-
day, to the Carbon Oil Company the entire
plant in the Montpelier oil field operated
and owned by the former. The property
comprises 254 acres OF the best oil land
leases, upon which are fourteen good pro-
ducing wells. The plant sold for $1,000
The Carbon Oil Company is composed OF
Eastern men and is new concern in the
Indiana field
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william Conin's Iniuries.

William Coffin. an electrician at the
Haugh-Noelk iron works. was severely
and perhaps fatally injured yesterday
morning by fall from stepiadder. Conn
assembled the ladder 10 oil a shaffing about
eighteen feet from the floor. The ladder
slipped. and he was thrown 10 the floor
His right side was crushed by contact with
q keg and both arms were broken. He was
taken TO the City Dispensary and then -
his home at zoos Broadway.
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WOMAN WANTED DAMAGES.
Big Four Box Cars Jumped the Tracl
and Wrecked Her HOuse.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, May "A peculiar acci-
dent occurred last night at Niles, Mich,
when two box cars in a Big Four train
left the rails and ran for some distance
on the right of way and then crashed
through a one-story frame building, which
they carried twenty feet from the founda-
ton. The cars continued their journey full
ly one hundred feet farther. When. the
foreman of the wrecking crew from this
city reached Niles to place the cars on the
track he was confronted by a woman, who
leveled a revolver and demanded the pay
ment of damages for the loss of her house
before she would permit the cars to be
removed.
Superintendent Blizzard was communi-
Gated with, and on his assurance by tele-
graph that the money would be paid the
crew pulled the cars, which were not bad
ly damaged. back to the right of way.
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WOMAN'S BODY IN A BOX.
Packed I'm sawdust and Ice and Left
at an Express ONCE.

ASHTABULA, o.. May 1.-The body Of
the woman found in box at the express
Office in Cambridge Springs. Pa. is trace
able by only one clew. The name OF a
Conneaut firm is on the box. The corpse
had been packed i'm sawdust and ice. A
stranger left the box at the express office
on April "a The body is that of a woman
about forty years OF age.
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N tn fhe Indiananolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind. Ma, "A small son Of
Jamison Loston, who resides south OF this
city. was cured of a snake bite yesterday
by the application of a maidstone. A physi-
clan from this city gave remedies for the
poison, but the boy failed to get relief
until the stone was applied.
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King Otto's Condition.

BERLI-,, MAY "A bulletin regarding
the demented King Otto of Bavaria says:
1.-The King suffers from pains I'm the loins,
which have been continuous since April
q, and which are due TO stone in the
bladder His condition is otherwise salts
factory and does not give occasion for
alarm at present.
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Kentucky Judge Killed.

PARIS, KY, May Awhile out driving
with his wife, this afternoon. Judge W. NJ
Purnell. was thrown from his buggy and
killed. His neck was broken. Ills wife
escaDed injury.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind. May 2.-Eh Fisher. con-
demned to death for completely in the MUIR
der Of McRae and Allen. two sheep herd
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CONVERSE, Ind, May 2-John Minnick.
a prominent farmer of Grant county. came
near to death from poison absorbed from
a belladonna plaster which he was wear
ing on his back. Mr.. Minnick is crop
statisti,ia for this section.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-03

Following is summary OF the local
meteorological conditions for the month of
April:
Mean atmospheric pressure, 20 o.; highest
S0-55. on the 5th; lowest, 80. on the nth
Mean temperature, %: highest, So on the
18th: lowest, p. the 18th: greatest daily
range. %. on the 18th; least daily range Z,
ON the 21st.
Mean temperature for the month: In 1871
~: 1S7z. 50. 1873. 81: 1874 As: 1875, 40; 1876 50
ISL. 81; 1873 50; 1872 50: 1880 So: 1881 As: 1852
50: 1888. 50: 1854. 50: 1885, 81 1856. So; 1881 81
1883. So; 1sS9 So; $780, 81; 1891 So: 1892 ST. 1s93
50: 1894. "a: 1856. 50; 1896 co. 1897 81: 1898. 5O
1899. So Mean temperature for the month
for thirty years. 50; average deficiency of
daily mean temperature during the month.
o: accumulated deficiency since Jan. 1, les;
average daily deficiency since Jan. l.
Prevailing direction OF wind, northeast:
total movement OF wind, 7,5f1 miles: maxi
mum velocity OF wind. direction and date
~. southeast. on the 18th.
Total precipitation. 1.55 inches; number of
days with 81 inch or more OF precipitation
9 Total precipitation Gin fnches) for the
month: In 1871. Isl: 1872. 326; 1873, sci; 1874.
AZ: 1875. 1.29: 1876, 2.27: 1877, 311: 1878 55l:
1873. rs: 1850. 643: 1881 go: 1882, 26S: 1883
2.73: 1854. 2S9: lSs5 SIS: iSS6. 500; lSS7 1872:
1855. f05: 1850. 2e7; 1890 ASS; 1891 go: 1892
SO: 1ss3. $50: 1894. 2.72 1896. 1856: 1896. 127:
1857. fs3: 1893. 173: 1899, 1856. Average pre-
ctpifation for the month for thirty years,
1f5 inches total deficiency In precpita-
ton during month. 80: accumulated de-
fciency in precipitation since Jan. !. 5.26.
Number Of clear days. IL; partly cloudy
days, 8; cloudy days. H.
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life in the colonies and of indirect work OF
The church.
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Bar. Their. r. H. Wind. Pre-. w'ther
Ia m..9.7S 90 So S'west 900 Clear.
Up. m--29.n 81 IS INVEST. 001 Cloudy
Maximum temperature. IS; minimum tenn
perature, 81.
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Following is a comparative statement of
the mean temperature and total precipita-
ton for May 2:
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Moro PoIIticnl Cnrrcsnnndnnnc.

New York. Aug. ga dispatch 90 the
Tribune from London SAYS. The goy-
eminent has published a number 0f con.
fdcntial letters from prominent POLL
t.cians On England and at the Cape 10
President Steyn and other members of
the TransyaM and Free State govern
mouts The correspondence includes
letters from Or. CLARK. NJ. T.. and John
Ellis NJ p, IN addition 90 those OF
Henry Labouchcre. which latter have
already been printed In Truth But
the most interesting documents m the
collection are letters from Sir Henry
Deyilliers chief justice OF the Cape
Colony and Mr.. Meuiman, who was
lately 10 the Cape cabinet. and is now
leader Of his party In the colony which
sympathizos with the republics strong
~, As both writer's supported the
Afrikandcr cause, they are most em-
phauc in urging President RsUgcr dur
ing the months preceding The outbreak
~ hostlllties 90 grant reasonable con-
Ccgsi1us 90 the Outlarlers. Dcyilliers.
who WAS one Of the commissioners Oh
sign the convention of 1881 goes $50 far
as 90 declare that be would never have
advised the British government 60 grant
the independence of the uransvu0l ~ h.
could have f0resecn Mr. Krugor's uur-
row. oligarChial policy Mr. Morrman
writes in the same strain. HC directly
warns the president that continued de-
uial OF political rights 90 the outland.
ers must provoke an explosion. and
draws "a vivid picture of the evils which
the roactionary attitude Of the DON'T
naut party iu the Trausvaal was
bringing upon the country
The whole correspondence win doubt
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VIEWS IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY.
NEW TELEGRAPH COMPANY
It VIII DspIace The Western Union and Pcsu.
Companies,
Expected 60 Connect Chicago with
TwtnU.seVcn Other cities 4
stock Market Move.

Chicago. Aug. 2i-Arrangcments for
the formation of the Exchange Irle-
graph company. with which the CHI
cago Board of Trade win displace the
Western Union and Postal companies
I'm the distribution of market quotations
among outside exchanges, have been
drawn up and are ready 10 Doe submit
ted 70 the exchanges which win become
shareholders AT a meeting OF the
Board Of Trade committee fl prac-
cally was decided to go ahead with the
formation Of the new company. As
projected. the Exchange Telegraph
company win extend It's lines from
Chicago 20 twenty-seveu cities
At present the only quotations going
out from the Chicago board are sent
boy members % branches or customers
OF are stolen quotations, The presl-
dent Of the Board Of Trade yesterday
issued a circular letter 10 outside eN-
changes 30 which he said quotations
were cut off because 10 was necessary
20 suppress bucket shops which. DE de-
clared. threaten the life Of all legitl-
mate trade
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Commission on Grain.

New York. Aug. 2i-After prepare
tons covering three months. q special
committee composed OF brokers. grain
receivers and gXp0rter-all members
of the New York Produce Exchange,
HAY, aEreed upon a basis of trading
20 enforce minimum rates of commits
sion and brokerage on grain The
agreement chiefly provides that for the
sale Of consigned grain half "a cent per
bushel shall be charged ON wheat.
corn oats ana feed barley.
one cent per busheI shall De cnsrsed
on buckwheat rye and mailing barley.
IL provides that one half OF these
rates Of commission shall Doe charged
where the consignment is handled for
the account of any member or firm. one
Of whose general partners is a member
Of this OF one Of the following regular
ly organized grain exchanges Board
Of Trade. Chicago. Merchants Ex-
chnge, ST. Louis; Board of Trade. Du-
luth; Chamber of Commerce. Boston.
Commercial Exchange. Philadelphia.
Chamber Of Commerce Baltimore.
Board OF Trde New Orleans. Chamber
Of commerce. San Francisco. Board of
Trade, Montreal, and Board OF Trade.
Toronto.
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RECORD OF DEATHS.
Coroner Tells Of Fatalities at Cape
Nome.

Seattle, Wash, Aug a. noon.-The
whole number of deaths at Nome since
June I, as shown by the records of the
coroner is seventy-one OF which
twenty-nlne were natives. There has
been only one death from smallpox.
There have been en- all twenty eases of
smallpox in the hospital nearly all OF
which We're of a mild form Most of the
deaths are from pneumonia
There is only one death. 800 FAR as
known. that Is not 900 tha following list.
T. Powers. Seattle. Wash. pneu-
m0uig. Alexander Mclean. Seattle
pneumonia. Henry ElWius Portland
ore. pneumonia - Murray Oakland
Cal. suicide. Benjamin King Dawson
suicide. Francis Campbell pilot steam
ship Olympia, pneumonia. Harry W.
HarIand Chicago. pneumonia. DaUl..u
Joseph Whiteside San Francisco. Uu.u-
mon0a. Mary SWigart. residence uu-
known. bronchial pneumonia. L. Mac
donald, Nlsala. Cal. pneumonia. Louis
ElburE. residence unknown pueu-
m0uIa; John W. Beatty. san Francisco.
pneumonia. William Kelly. residence
unknown, pneumonia, J. j. Rouse.
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U. s. Artnicry 10 STAY At Home.

san Francisco, Aug Glowing 90 the
recent change IN the aspect of the Chi
ncse situation. siege battery o. of the
Seventh artillery uYN at the Preside,
VIII not sail for China 0n the Belgian
King as originally Intended. 10 viii
probably Doe assigned 90 Honolulu OF
Fort Mason.
The balance of light battery c..
Seventh artillery. commanded by Capt
w. =. Stone and Lieutenants Berry and
Newb0li. has arrived from Fort Adams
and encampel at the Preside
Twenty-Five patients We're sent yester-
day from the general military hospital
10 eastern points for further treatment.
The consumptiyos go t0 Fort Baynard,
y. NJ. and rheumaucs 20 Hot Springs.
Arkansas. where every effort is made
20 restore the sufferers TO perfect health
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Governor win Use His Judgment.

chicago. Aug 2I-The Tribune this
morning says.
Members OF the Building Contractors
council are quietly working Co induce
Gov. Roosevelt not 90 speak at the COM
ing Labor day demonstration OF the
Building Trades council With this
purpose iu view. a copy OF the public
letter which contractors addressed TO
Mayor Harrison last spring. setting out
their objections 90 the Central labor
body, has been sent 90 the governor
The contractors dIsolaim any intention
Of attempting Go induce the governor
90 remain away, saving they do not
propose 20 mix mp in any such thing
and declare their purpose is 20 inform
him as TO the character of the Organiza-
ton under whose auspices be- Us t0
speak At the same time they would.
not feel disappointed II he were not 20
come