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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07
STATE Y. NJ. c. A. MEETING.
Convention mt New Albany Discusses
Topics and Elects Officers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Dec. 6.-The annual
state convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association is in session in this
city with about $50 delegates present. The
first meeting was held this morning at IL
O'Clock at Centenary NJ. L. Church. 1t was
a, praise service. led by the Rev. George d.
Wolfe, formerly of this city. now of JEFF
f~ersonville. This afternoon a song service
was. held, led by Mr.. George t. Howser, of
Indianapolis. An address on Our Supreme
Need was delivered by Mr.. Henry Z.
Rosevear, secretary of the Kentucky as
ISOLATION. The Most Successful and Salts
factory Feature of Our Last Years Work
was a subject discussed by a number of the
delegates. Tonight a public meeting was
held and welcome addresses were made by
Mayor Caumbo on behalf of the city; the
Rev. IL. a. Hymes for the churches;
Messrs. Louis Hartman and John H.
Weathers for the local association. The re-
Spouse vas made " =. III. Newton. of Fort
WAYNE, president OF the state association.
The devotional service tonight was in
charge of Mr.. John l.. Wheat. of Indian
apolis. Robert w. Burns, of Ohio, made an
address on THE Y. NJ. c. ~. as a World
Power"
lows: President. j.. c.. McChurkin, Evans
Vile: first vice president. j. X. Lilley. In
dianapolis: second vice president. Jesse j.
Brown. New Albany, secretary, w. Z.
Hanger. Bloomington; first assistant secre-
tary, Benjamin Schenck, Seymour; second
assistant secretary, Samuel Clark. Elkhart:
treasurer. b. w. Campbell, indianapolis.
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WINCHESTER, Ind, Dec. 6~.-Jephtha
johnson died early this morning at the
residence of his daughter. Mrs. E.. ".
Markle, where he lived for the past ten
years. Mr.. Johnson was born In Mont
gomery county. Kentucky, Sept. II. 1909:
removed to Centerviile, Wayne county,
Indiana, in ISIS. He lived In Wayne county
until he was twenty-three or twenty-four
years old when he removed TO Pendleton,
where he was in business for some time.
He was a Whig and Republican all his
life, casting his first vote for Harrison in
1870. and he voted for Mckinley a month
ago. He was a member OF the Methodist
Church at Hagerstown. He married
Priscilla Daugherty, July 10, 1892. He is
survived by three children. Services Will
be conducted at Hagerstown, where he will
be buried Saturday.
ELKHART, Ind, Dec. 6.-Christian NJ.
Nusbaum. a ~ell-know stock buyer, died
at his home in this city this morning of
heart disease. He was born In Switzerland
sixty-two years ago and came to America
in 1858. settling in this county in 1850. In
the fall Of 1861 he enlisted in the Seventy
engagements. After the war he resumed
farming n stock raising. A wife III six
children survive him.
Joseph Giles. one of the leading members
of the Baptist Church.. died suddenly this
morning from heart failure. She was SEEM
ingly recovering from an attack of pneu-
monia when stricken
SOUTH BEND. Ind, Dec. 6.-Mrs. Kath-
crime Gulling died to-day. aged seventy
eight She was we'll known and had many
I'm Kokomo. Argus. Plymouth and
INDIANAPOLIS.
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REPUBLICAN METHODS INDICATED.
Good Result of the Recount of BallOts
i'm Upton County.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
Upton. Ind, Dec. 6-After the recent
election the Democrats brought contest
proceedings against James N. Richards,
recorder-elect. and David NJ. Wheatley,
county assessor-elect, alleging that there
were a number of tickets which were cast
for the defeated candidates and not
counted. Yesterday the election bags were
opened in the Commissioners Court and
ii was found that about forty mutilated
tickets were u~ncounted, in one-fourth of
which the political complexion of the voter
could not be determined, and the remainder
about equally divided between the two par
ties, thus giving neither the advantage in
the recount. This morning the commits
sioners rendered a verdict in favor OF the
Republicans in both cases. a motion for an
appeal 10 the Circuit Court was at once
made in the case OF the county assessor.
but was abandoned in the case of the
recorder.
Both Democrats and Republicans who
witnessed the recount agreed that IL was
the fairest election ever held in the county
and that every candidate got the benefit OF
every vote that was cast for him. except
where the mutilations threw then. out by
law. All the inspectors were Republicans.
and il was the intention to prove that the
Democrats did not have a fair show, but
the tickets so convinced all that saw them.
that the appeal proceedings are being dis
couraged. IL was a vindication and victory
for the Republicans.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07

LOvesick Swain Wounds His
alta and Kills Himself.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. Slate last
night, in the little village of Taylor's Sta
ton, five miles and a half south of this
city, on the Monon road, Frances Hahn,
aged seventeen, was probably fatally
wounded by Lou Meadows, aged twenty
five, who thereupon killed himself by a
shot which pierced his brain. The cause
was disappointment in love, and occurred
after the young man had asked of Otto
Collins, brother-in-law of the rounded girl.
the privilege of seeing her in private. The
tragedy occurred in the kitchen of the Col
Inns home. The wounded girl, who is suf-
fering terribly but is still conscious, today
told the story in a disconnected way.
She said Meadows sat beside her and
asked her to marry him; that after her re-
fusal he sat quietly a few minutes and
then, handing her tobacco and paper, asked
her to roll a cigarette for him; that while
she was rolling it he suddenly leaned over,
placed his revolver against her breast and
fired; that she fell over beside the stove.
near which she was sitting, but struggled
to her feet, and as she did so saw him
place the weapon to his head and fire, fall
ing over against a cupboard.
The tragedy created intense excitement
in the neighborhood and Meadows's con-
duct is beyond explanation. Meadows came
to the locality a year ago from Ellettsville
and was engaged Is a section hand on the
railroad. So far as known his character
was good.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07
THE GOLD STANDARD ACT.
Congress Asked to Reinforce 1t by
Placing All Money ON Equality.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The New York
Chamber of Commerce adopted the follow
ing resolutions to-day:
Whereas, In the various discussions in
relation to the gold STANDARD made during
the late presidential campaign ii became
evident that the action of Congress In
March of this year, declaring for the gold
standard incorporating for the redemption
or payment in gold OF United States notes
and treasury notes, made no provision for
making as good as gold the silver currency
of the country, n owing to this fact
grave fears were entertained lest the acces-
sion TO administration of a party COM
mitted to the free coinage OF silver might
be followed by an attempt TO force the
country upon u silver basis in advance or
any legislation to that effect;
Resolved, That the Chamber of Com
merce of the State of New York respect
fully request and urge upon Congress the
vital Importance of adopting at the present
session a bill authorizing and directing the
secretary of the treasury to exchange gold
coin for any other money issued or coined
by the United States whenever it may be
necessary to do So"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07
A BEDFORD MOB
OFFICIALS SPIRITED MURDERERs IN
AND OUT OF COURT.
Young Man wounds His Inamorata
junction suit i'm Knox County.
IpeciaI to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD. Ind, Dec. 6.-Unknown to
any one aside from the officers, ThOmason
and Gains, charged with murder in the first
degree for the killing of Frank Lentz, were
brought here to-day at 12:15 and taken be-
fore Judge Martin. The news spread like
wildfire and in a short time the courthouse
was damned. Great caution was taken by
the officials that no harm should befall the
prisoners.
A motion to have the indictment of muir
der in the first degree quashed was over
ruled. upon which a change of venue to
the Monroe Circuit Court was asked n
granted and Jam. 16 the day set for the
trial. They were in the city just an hour
and thirty minutes. and, on being taken TO
the train. they were taken quietly from the
courthouse and the crowd was detained By
the ~janitor. who closed and locked the door.
holding the crowd inside until after they
had reached the train.
The action of the officials in keeping the
matter secret is highly commended by the
local residents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07
WEDDING EXTRAORDINARY.
Terre Haute Pntrolman Got a Bride
by Answering an Advertisement.

by Answering an Advertisement.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 6.-Policeman
Sanford Pierce this afternoon married Kit
tie Gamache, whom he had never seen be-
fore he met her when the train arrived
from st. Louis at l o'clock. He had her
photograph, however, and recognized her
from it when she left the car in the train
sheds. The marriage is the outcome of her
advertisement in a st. Louis newspaper
last August, which signified her desire to
enter into a correspondence with a view to
matrimony.
Policeman Pierce, who had been on the
force as a substitute only a few days when
way home from roll call when he picked up
the paper, and he wrote to the address be-
fore going home. A reply was received
promptly and in the course of a few weeks
photographs were exchanged. Early in No
vember the engagement was made to be
married to-day. The young man bought n
cottage and to-day 1T is in readiness for
his bride. On the arrival of the train the
couple were driven to the parsonage of the
Rev. L.. h. Sellers, of the Central Christian
Church, and the ceremony was performed.
A reception was held at the new home this
evening.
Mrs. Gamache was startled by the cheers
OF several hundred persons when the pa
trolman kissed her as she alighted from the
car. AS the couple passed through the
crowd to a carriage, one man shouted to
Pierce, You've got a bigger crowd than
Bryan had"
Mrs. Gamache. who is a brunette and is
thirty years old, says her first husband died
four years ago. She has no children.
Pierce, who is thirty-eight years old, also
has been married and he has no children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07
ELr<s' NEW HOME.
Dedicates "a Beautiful Build
ing with Elaborate Ceremonies.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Dec. 6-The new home
of Anderson Elks was formally dedicated
here this afternoon and evening. The block
and home is one OF the prettiest in the
State. 1t cost $4,000. The city is overflow
ing with visitors. Logansport sent the
largest delegation, a special train being
chartered, and the lodge brought its own
military band. . Muncie came or a special
train over the interurban, and Indianapolis
sent a large delegation. Kokomo, Green's
burg, New Castle, Lebanon, Noblesville, Ell
wood, Alexandria. Richmond and South
Bend were represented. The lodgeroom is
said to be the largest west of New York
city, being hfty-six by sixty-four feet. The
furnishings are the most elaborate
throughout. The furniture is all of special
design. being golden oak and leather in the
lodgeroom, mahogany and leather in the
parlors and Turkish room. The throne is
one of the finest wrought designs in any
home of the Elks.
The dedication services began at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon and concluded at
o'clock. The public was invited, and the
rooms were thronged with representative
citizens, visitors and ladies. The cere-
monies We're -interspersed with musical Sc
lections. Thornton West, of indianapolis,
presided tonight over the social session.
which included a banquet and dancing. The
lodgerooms were crowded TO their capacity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07
Quietly Taken from Prison.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Dec. Gas
quietly as possible Oliver Thomason and
Charles Gaines, who have been confined
in the Reformatory, the former since July
5. and the latter since Aug. 20. TO keep
them from a mob that was formed in Law
renee county to hang them, were taken
from the institution early this morning
by Sheriff Dobbins and Deputy Stone, OF
Lawrence county. and taken to Bedford.
where they will be tried for the murder Of
Frank LentZ, a farmer living near that
place, on the night of June 80. Aug q the
prisoners confessed the crime and ThOm-
ason gave a detailed account of the affair,
from beginning to end. The greatest ex-
element prevailed around Bedford at the
time of the murder, and had not the men
been spirited away they probably would
have fallen into the hands of a mob. While
the feeling has subsidized to a great extent,
the greatest care was taken to keep the
public from knowing that the prisoners
were TO be taken back.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07
'TWIxT RAIN AND SNOW.
Central Portion of Indiana May Get a
Sprinkle of Either To-Day.

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
For Ohio-Rain on Friday; Saturday cold
er and fair. except snow along the lake;
fresh 20 brisk southerly winds. shifting TO
westerly and northwesterly winds by Fri
day night.
For Lower Michigan-Rain or snow on
Friday; Saturday fair; variable winds. be-
coming fresh to brisk northwesterly.
For nlinois-Rain in southern, snow or
rain in northern portion Friday; colder in
extreme southern p%ortior; Saturday fair;
fresh southerly winds. shifting to north
westerly.
For ~lndiana-Rain In southern; rain or
snow in northern portion on Friday; Satrr-
day fair; fresh southerly winds. shifting to
northwesterly.
For Kentucky-Rain on Friday; Saturday
fair and colder; southerly winds. becoming
northwest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07

LONDON, Dec. 6.-The War Office has
received a dispatch from Lord Kitchener.
dated Bloemfontein. Dec. 6, announcing
that General Delarey. with five hundred
Beers, attacked a convoy, proceeding from
Pretoria to Rustenbug, at B-uffelspoort.
Dec. 3, burned half the convoy and killed
fifteen men and wounded twenty-three. in
Guiding Lieutenant Baker. The Beers. the
dispatch adds, suffered considerable loss.
some of them being killed with case shot.
at fifty yards. Guns and assistance were
sent from Rustenburg and Commando Mex.
and the Beers were driven off. The advices
also say that General De Wet crossed the
Caledon. Dec. 5, at kareepont drift, max
ing for Odendal. General Knox was follow
ing him. the drift was held by a detach-
ment of the guards, and the river was
flooded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07
MERRY WAR AT MARION.
Rival Railway Companies Fighting
Each Other Over Privileges.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec. 6.-The representa-
tives of the Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie
Railway Company, who were in Marion
Wednesday appearing before he County
Commissioners with the expectation that an
election would be called to vote the road a
subsidy of 500, 000, were badly disappointed.
They have many complaints to make of
their treatment, especially because the COM
missioners refused TO allow them to present
their side of the case when the representa-
tives of the Chicago. Indiana & Eastern
Railway presented written requests
from a dozen of the signers of the c.. r.
* NJ. petition, asking that their names be
withdrawn from the petition. The c., r.
q NJ. people have now begun to prepare
new petitions for the elections in both this
(Center) and Mill townships.
The c., /. * +. Company is fighting the
c., r. & NJ, as is also the Union Traction
Company. The c., r. & M. Company
would injure the business of both those
lines, since it would cover practically the
same territory were Ii completed as now
proposed. There is a general feeling, es-
pecially among the higher taxpayers,
against voting the road a subsidy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07

A Belgian syndicate. with a capital or
s.. 900. Co.,. has purchased in Sweden. accord
ing TO the Copenhagen correspondent OF the
London Daily Express, thirty copper and
lead mines.
The Berlin Court OF riminal Appeal yes
terday confirmed the sentence of death
passed on August Goenczi, the Hungarian.
who in 1887 murdered the wealthy widow
Schulze and her daughter In Berlin
AS a result OF the summons obtained by
the London Anti-gambling League against
G Arthur Pearson for publishing skill COM
petitions I'm HIS weekly paper. Mr.. Pearson
was lined e30 and costs yesterday at Bow
street Police Court
The Ehrhardt factories In Eisenbach and
Dusseldorf are furnishing Great Britain.
through the British South Africa Chartered
Company. with eighteen batteries OF quick
frers. Some OF the papers this evening
call upon the government to stop this as a
contravention Of Germany's neutrality
The morning papers at Berlin yesterday
printed an interview with United states
Ambassador White. regarding the relations
between the United States and IA in
the Chinese negotiations. Mr.. White later
formally repudiated the interview. saying
that Germany and the United States had
been working tremendously together.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07
THE METRIC SYSTEM.
Representative ShafrOth's Bill Re.
ported F~avorabIy to the House.

" ~
ported F~avorabIy to the House.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-The bill OF Rep
resentative Shafroth, of Colorado. for the
adoption of the metric system by the
United States, was to-day favorably re-
ported by unanimous vote by the House
committee on coins, weights aid measures.
The bill was changed so as to make the
system go into effect Jan. ], 1908. Officials
OF the treasury were present to-day and
expressed approval of the measure. Mr..
Shafroth stated that all the civilized ma
tions, except Great Britain and the United
States, had adopted the metric system,
Russia being the last to do so a few weeks
ago. The bill, as reported, providss:
That on and after Jan. /, 1903. all Ike de-
States in the transaction of all business
requiring the use of weight and measure
ment, excepting in completing the survey
OF public lands, shall employ and use only
the weights and measures of the metric
SYSTEM; and, on and after Jan. i, 1905, the
weights and measures of the metric sys-
tenn shall be the legal standard weights
and measures of and in the United States"
Representative Burleigh, of Maine, to-
Gay introduced a bill authorizing the ap-
pointment of Representative Boutelle, OF
Maine, now a confirmed invalid. TO the rank
of captain on the retired list of the navy.
Mr.. Dalzell. of Pennsylvania, introduced
a general bridge bill, providing means by
which bridges may be built over large nav
igable streams without authority Of Con-
greSS in each case.
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AT THE HAGUE.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PA,

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
be drawn from the mass of documents is
the eagerness of the Cape Dutch TO take up
arms, and especially the willingness of the
border Dutch to join the invaders without
.compulsion. Sir Alfred Miner, writing TO
Mr.. Chamberlain Sept. ;, cites a statement
made by Mr.. Vessels, of the Cape House
of Assembly, who is also a member of the
constituents Joined the Beers of their own
accord. Reinforcing this, he said: mot
only border Dutch. but Dutchmen all over
the colony, one by one, made their way TO
the Boer lines" The high COMMISSIONS
quotes from a letter dated kroonstadt.
Sept. %, 1899. and written by Mr.. Blignaut,
brother of p. J. Blignaut. secretary of the
Orange Free State, as follows: THE only
thing we are afraid of is that Chamberlain.
with his admitted fitfulness of temper. Will
cheat us out of a war and out of an oppor-
tunity TO annex Natal and Cape Colony and
to form a republican United States OF
South Africa"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07

PROHIBITION ATTACKED.

ACAN
Mr.. Fitzgerald. OF Massachusetts,. opposed
the amendment. Unless W. desire to act
rs hypocrites.'' said he. I'VE should vote
down this amendment. II is impossible to
enforce prohibition in any portion of this
country or or the worIc. We cannot enlist
G.0o men for service in the Philippines or
anywhere else who can be made total abb
stainers. We should seek TO promote tenn
perance n the way which will bring the
Best results" Mr. Fitzgerald concluded
With an attack on prohibition az 1t obtained
Nj Crosyenor. OF Ohio. declared that
prohibition had been a failure wherever II
had been tried. Nevertheless. he said, he
would vote Tor the amendment. IL good
came of II be would thank God; If not. as
he believed il would not. nc harm would be
done and Congress could easily retrace its
steps
OF the military committee, opposed the
amendment. IL reason. and not hysteria,
was 20 control legislation, he said, IT would
be voted down. he said that officers con-
versant with the workings of the canteen
Eystem were unanimous in Endorsing IL
Ii was an influence fox temperance.
Mr.. Pearce. OF Missouri. said he was pre-
pared to assert that nothing would DO 50
much TO break down true temperance In
the army as absolute prohibition.
Mr. Hay, of Virginia. believed 1t was
wrong for the government TO engage IN
AAA1 1aA1 "a ~ F&2 0RRD1O@
throwing temptation in the direct path or
young men who entered the army. He as
serted that the evidence of the army Off
GERS was not altogether on one side OF the
question. IApplause.l
Mr.. Parker, of New Jersey, a member
of the military committee, opposed the
amendment. The whisky-drinking army or
old lays Of the sutler and post trader,
had become a temperate army, under the
canteen system. Desertions in the seven
years before the canteen system were
double those for the same time afterward.
The same figures hold good for convictions
for drunkenness.
After some further debate, Mr.. Dick. Of
Ohio, in favor of the amendment, and
Mr.. Bartholdt, of Missouri. against. Mr.
Iittlefeld closed the debate on the amend
ment and defended prohibition in Maine.
which, he insisted. a for morality ana
temperance.
The amendment was adopted-159 to 81.
Many members of the w. c.. t. ~. were
in the gallery and loudly applauded the
resolution.
Mr.. Fitzgerald then proposed an amend
ment TO prohibit the sale of liquor in the
Capitol building, but Mr.. Hull made the
point Of order that the amendment was
not germane. and was sustained.
Mr.. Williams, OF Mississippi, asked unanf-
nous consent that Mr.. Fitzgerald be al
lowed TO offer his amendment.
II object" said Mr.. Shattuck, of Ohio.
Soon afterwards the bill was reported
from committee OF the whole and adopted
BIZ the House. Adjournment was taken at
6.0o D. m.