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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-09
Indiana Notes.

The Bartholomew county school enumer-
alton shows a total of I.152, a decrease from
last years figures of l62.
The school enumeration of Terre Haute.
Just completed, shows an increase or LULA
over that of last year, to 10.96l.
Anderson builders nave secured the con-
tract for an eight-room schoolhouse, at
Lapel. to be erected at a cost of $4,000.
Burglars blew open the postofice safe at
Grape Creek, ILL.,, Monday night, but were
frightened away before they had secured
any booty.
A district meeting of the Epworth League
will open to-day at Utica, Clark county.
prominent workers from all over the State
will attend.
The new Muncie Council has repealed the
bicycle lamp ordinance. The new members,
including two Democrats, were sworn III
Monday night.
The machinery of the Sanitary enamel
ing works, at Muncie, is being removed TO
Louisville. The plant employed $50 men,
when running.
pairing to drill between thirty and forty
wells in the neighborhood of Anderson to
strengthen that city's gas supply.
The baby daughter of M. NJ. Coyne, a
Rushville grocer, fell from a second-story
window Monday night and suffered injuries
which are expected to result fatally.
A team hitched to a property wagon
ran away at Hartford City Monday night.
The wagon ran over Thomas Sullivan, an
employee, and caused injuries which are
thought to be fatal.
Following the visit to Matthews of two
men who robbed the slot machines with
lead nickels, a large number of counterfeit
quarters n half dollars have been found
In circulation there.
The body of James A. Mcfarland, a Ma
rion wheel worker, was found in the
bushes in Wood Park. Muncie, yesterday.
He was thirty-three years old, and is be-
lieved to have poisoned himself.
The Spanish war veterans, of Wabash.
will have charge of the Decoration-day ex-
ercises in that city. The Rev. w. j. Vigus
will preach the memorial sermon and War
rem G. Sayre will deliver the memorial ad-
dress.
Miss Clara Sears, of Anderson, has. beer
notified that her programme for a series
of Y. W.. G.. T. u. meetings., recently en-
tered in competition. has been selected as
the model programme to be sent as an ex.
hibit to the Paris exposition.
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Denies the Charge.
Washington Post.

George Alfred Townsend, who is always
entertaining and sometimes accurate. holds
that John r. l. and his Washington
partner, ex-Representative Beriah Wilkins,
the owner of the Washington Post, are re-
sponsible for the candidacy of Admiral
Dewey, since both, directly after Mr.. Nc
Leans defeat in Ohio, considered Admiral
Dewey as the man to beat Bryan.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
AS a matter of justice to Mr.. Mclean
and in the interest of truth, the Post
copies the above entertaining bit of fc-
ton in order to assure the Journal and
others who may chance TO be interested
therein that the partnership between Mr..
McLeah and Mr.. Wilkins exists only in
the lively imagination of the gifted Gath,
and therefore does not exist at all. As
for the other feature CT the story, the
files OF the Post bear testimony 10 the
fact that his paper never encouraged, but
always discouraged, the Dewey presiden-
tial movement.
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Hanover Field Day winners.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, May S.-Following are
the firsts of each event at the Hanover
College annual field day sports: Hundred
yards dash. G. Shanklin, IL seconds; stand
ing broad jump, Rascheaur, 9 feet 5 inches;
running broad. Shanklin, 10 feet 3a inches;
go yards dash. Shanklin. 26H seconds; po-
tato race. Voorhees,; putting 16-pound shot,
Shanklin, % feet 61s inches; 44o yards dash,
Shanklin; hammer throw. Britain, 79 feet
6 inches; 120 yards, low hurdles (by heats,
Voorhees,, 14h seconds; Newton, Is; Voorhees,,
1871; pole vault, Jones, s feet inches; base
ball throw. Brown, 80 feet; running high
wheelbarrow race, Voorhees,; half mile walk,
Britain. 5 minutes 43 seconds: sack race,
Voorhees,; three-legged race, Voorhees, and
Handley; mile run, Lyle, 6 minutes 22 sec
onds. Shanklin won the trophy cup with
% points; McGregor second. Il; Britain and
Newton tied for third, s each.
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A Dfsorderly Body.
Washinton Post.

The Senate is becoming the most undig-
nified body in the world. The hum of con-
versation. the constant wanderings OF sea-
tors around the chambers, me loud laugh
ter which browns the voice of anyone ad-
dressing the body. have all become so COM
mon and annoying as TO call for a protest.
Senator Teller yesterday uttered the pro-
test: I'VE nave reached a point" he said,
where order must be maintained in the
Senate, and the noise which has become so
prevalent in this chamber must cease
Mr.. Teller's criticism of his fellow-sena-
tors was severe. but IL was deserved. In
olden times the Senate was a model OF
public department. This condition has
been changed. Presiding Officer Frye must
learn to keep his school in better order.
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HOTEL BURNED.


GENESEE. o., May S.-The American
Hotel here was destroyed by fire to-day.
After the fire was under control the bodies
of Lafayette Carney and Sherman Deboray,
of West Sparta, were found on the third
floor. 1t is thought a woman also lost her
life. but her identity is unknown and the
body has not yet been found. Miss
Schreiner, a waitress, said she saw two
men run away from the building and al
most Immediately the fire occurred. The
loss is S75, 900.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, May S.-Just before
last midnight a severe wind and hailstorm
swept over Montpelier and vicinity, doing
much damage in town to awnings, windows
and trees and laying fiat the telegraph
and telephone poles, while in the oil field
surrounding scores OF rigs and pump
houses were demolished. The loss from
this cause in this immediate territory is
fully $1,000. Fruit trees and crops were
damaged by the hail.
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Two villages Suffer.

MASSILON, o., May S.-West Brookfeld
and Navarro were swept by fire this after
noon. Thirteen residences were burned at the
former place. The water supply ran short
and five men who were sent from MASH
Ion with engines were powerless. A heavy
rain helped to stay the flames. The loss
was $4,000. partly insured. The loss at
Navarro was s12, 1000, partly insured.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, May S.-The Interstate
Associated Dailies, an organization Of
newspaper publishers. was formed in An
derson to-day with John w. Barnes. Of the
Logansport Pharos. president; ]. A. Kautz.
Kokomo Tribune, vice president, n ]. B.
Whitehead, of indianapolis. secretary and
treasurer. The special object of this asso-
citation is the collection of news and the
distribution of 1t to the members of the
association. Membership is accessible to
any newspaper within and adjoining In
diana upon application to the secretary.
The board of directors is composed of
Messrs. j. B. Stoll. w. B. Westlake, b. F.
Wissler, J.. A. Kautz. j. w. Barnes, A. d.
Moffett, j. f. Wildman and d. j. Critten-
berger.
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EARLHAM CONTESTANTS.
Athletes Who VIII Meet the Miami
University Team Are Named

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, May S.-The Earlham
College Athletic Association to-day selected
from the field day winners last Saturday
the following team to represent the col
lege in a dual meet with Miami University
next Friday:
Northumberland dash. Grave and Doug
lass; 220-yard dash, Grave and Douglass;
44O-yard run, Grave and Bowen; half-mile
run, Shoemaker and Parker; 100 and 30
yard hurdles, Clark: pole vault, Peacock
and Grave; shot put, Peacock and Grave;
hammer throw, Peacock and Littell: rum
ming broad jump. Peacock and Griffin;
running hop, step and jump, Peacock and
Griffin; high jump, Peacock and Griffin;
mile bicycle, Hastings; relay race, Bowen,
Tickle, Peacock and Littell.
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Obituary.

NEW YORK, May s.-Mrs. Mary M. KEEL
ley, of Chicago. widow OF Asa p. Kelley.
a former Chicagoan, is dead at
the Waldorf-Astoria. She was one of the
old settlers Of Chicago. Mrs. Xelley's
maiden name was Mary Miles. When
young she became the wife OF Asa p. Kel-
ley, a wholesale lumber man.
NEW YORK. May S--Esrastus Everett. at
one time president OF the College of New
Orleans, Is dead at his late home In Brook
lyn- He was cighty-sevcn years OF age
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for the entertainment of the Eighth dis
trict convention here Thursday, at which
time two delegates and alternates for the
rational Republican convention at Phila-
delphia will be named. There are three
candidates for the two positions who have
been making a canvass, with a possibility
that there may be others at the meeting.
The candidates thus far named are Charles
M kimbrough. OF Muncie; Editor Camp
bell, Of the Anderson Morning Herald, and
Grant Lupton. of Hartford City.
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Indiana Obituary..

HARTFORD CITY, Ind. May S.-George
w. Bonham of this city. died yesterday of
pneumonia after a brief illness. He was
sixty-eight years OF age, highly respected
and a pioneer resident of Blackford coun-
~. Until six months ago he spent his en-
tire life on a farm in Washington town.
ship. having settled there will his parents
in 1887. He was the father of John NJ. Bon
nam, a prominent real estate dealer. and
an uncle of Representative John A. Bon
ham. both of this city.
LAUREL. Ind, May S.-Harry Carrigan,
who was shot by William Wilson,, jr.. last
Friday evening. died to-day from heart
trouble caused by the shock from the
wounds No action has been taken against
Wilson.
garet Ryan. OF West First street. died last
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Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
PENDLETON, Ind, May s.-The annual
commencement of the High School took
place tonight at the l.. o. o. F. hall.
There were nineteen graduates. as follows:
Miner l.. Baker, Horace j. Boston, James
A. Ford, Mary A. Garretson. Walter B.
Suisinger. Harriet r. Harold. Roy Hunt
Finger. Benjamin Johnson, Clara M. Kerr,
John II. Kinnard, Emily S. Lewis, George
NJ. Reed. Esther L. Rogers, Luther Shu-
mann. Edna ". Taylor. Horace r. Will
liams, Margaret 1. Williams and Chester
v. Williams. After the exercises the juni-
ors entertained the seniors at the annual
banquet at the residence of c. B. Keesling.
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cert Friday afternoon. with an exhibition
by the fire department, and the week
events close with the annual banquet Fri
day night.
After the welcome addresses and re-
sponses the annual reports were submitted
to-day and the following officers elected:
President, A. II. Leslie, Pittsburg; vice
president, Philip Deitsch. Cincinnati: Sec
rotary and treasurer, Harvey o. Carr,
Grand Rapids. Thirty new members were
initiated, more than at any other previous
convention.
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SITUATION AT MAFEKING.
Baden-PowelI's Men the
2O0th Day Of the Siege.

LONDON. May s.-Advices from Lou
renzo Marques. dated May 6, say "a dispatch
has been received there from Colonel
Plumer's camp. bearing date of April rs,
which states that the Beers around Mafe-
king have been gradually reinforced, and
their strength is estimated at three thou
sand. Colonel Plumer has succeeded in
communicating with Mafeking by means of
carrier pigeons and is endeavoring to COM
municate with the southern relief column.
A dispatch from Cape Town, dated to-
day. says: The relief of Mafeking is ex-
pected at any moment" The Cape Town
correspondent Is slightly optimistic as re-
CARDS Mafeking. Judging from direct dis
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WEATHER FORECAST.


WASHINGTON. May s.-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
For Ohio-Fair in southern. showers and
thunder storms and cooler in northern por-
ton. Thursday fair and warmer: fresh to
brisk winds. becoming northwesterly.
For I~ndiana-Fair on Wednesday,: Thurs
day fair and warmer; fresh north TO east
winds.
For nlinois-Fair on Wednesday; Thurs
day fair: warmer in eastern portion; fresh
north TO east winds.
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Information After the Fact.
Washington Post.

Mr.. George Parker has written a beauti-
full magazine article on the manner i'm
which our consular service is being ruined
by the political pull. Mr.. Parker will be
recalled as the gentleman whom Mr.. Cleve-
land regarded SO highly as to make him our
consul to Birmingham. England. Mr.. Par
ker's previous experience in the consular
service consisted largely in his authorship
Cleveland" which was a highly compli-
mentary affair.
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NEW YORK, May S.-Arrived: Europe,
from London: Ethiopia, from Glasgow:
SOUTHWARK. from Antwerp. Sailed: Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, for Bremen, via Cher
bourg and Southampton.
LIZARD. May 9. las a. m.-Passed: Saale,
from New York. via Cherbourg and South
ampton for Bremen.
GIBRALTAR, May 7.-Sailed: werra,
from Genoa and Naples. for New York.
GENOA. May 6.-Arrived: Kaiser Will
helm III. from New York, via Naples.
BREMEN, May S-Arrived: Bremen,
from New York.
LIVERPOOL. May S.-Sailed: Ultonia,
for Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-09

Roberts Pays High Tribute to Col.
kekewich and Cecil Rhodess

LONDON, May s.-The Gazette this even
ing contains a dispatch from Lord Roberts
inclosing Colonel Kekewich's report of the
operations at Kimberley. Lord Roberts
pays high tribute to the tact. judgment and
resolution of Colonel Kekewich and his
forces, and adds that Cecil Rhodes, the
mayor and other citizens rendered the most
valuable assistance I'm helping to maintain
order among the civil Inhabitants, of en-
couraging them to hold out, attending TO
the sick and wounded. and generally CO.
operating with the military commander. He
also says: by the active part which he
took in raising the Kimberley Light Horse
and providing horses for all the mounted
troops at Kimberley, Mr.. Rhodes in par
ticular contributes materially to the sue
cessful defense of the place" Colonel
Kekewich also paid a tribute TO Mr.. Rhodes
and his jealous work.
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes has arrived at Cape
Town without any demonstration being
made. He goes to Beira, Portuguese East
Africa, and thence to Rhodesia, probably
visiting General Sir Frederick Darlington.
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Kentucky Prisoner. Transferred.

FRANKFORT, Ky. May S.-Those in
dicted as accomplices before the act for the
Goebel assassination, whose cases were
transferred 10 Scott county for trial. were
removed 10 the Jail at. Georgetown this
afternoon. II developed to-day that the
$500 damage suit of Col. Jack Chinn
against Mrs. Kate Banta was dismissed
at the recent term of the franklin Circuit
Court. Mrs. Banta filed an answer deny
ing that she ever said or to any
one that Chinn killed William Goebel.
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Kruger Ask. els There "A God 2,

LONDON, May ga special dispatch
from Lourenzo Marques says the colored
American citizen named Richards. who was
committed for trial by the special court on
the charge of murder in connection with
the explosion at Begbie's works, is alleged
to have said he was offered S. 1000 to blow up
the foundry. The same dispatch says that
when President Kruger heard of the ex-
plosion he dramatically exclaimed: as
there a God?'
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvILLE. Ind, May S-The City
Council tonight changed its politics and
was crowded with people anxious to see
the removal of the Republican appointees.
The Republican members remained away
and Mr.. Ballard, one of the Democrats,
being sick, no quorum was present TO do
the work. Mayor Roth secured the city
with officers. but the Republican council
men could not be found. Once before under
similar circumstances the city's business
was delayed for several months for the
same reason.
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LONDON, May 9.-Lord Roberts has COM
muted to penal servitude for life the SEN
tence of death pronounced by the court
martial before whom he was tried upon
Lieutenant Kenneth Murchison. of the ar
tillery, who. on Nov. 2 last. killed Mr..
Parslow, correspondent of the Daily Chron-
icle at Mafeking. The verdict of the court
martial was forwarded to Lord Roberts
with a recommendation to mercy from Col.
Baden-Powell, the British commander at
Mafeking.
Mr.. Parslow's death was at first attrib-
uted TO an accident. bot it subsequently, de-
veloped that he and Lieutenant Murchison
had dined together, and thai while they
were strolling across the square Murchison
drew his revolver and shot his companion.
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Three Children Burned.

DUBOIS. Pa, May 8.-Forest fires to-day
caused the loss of three lives and the de-
struction of much property. Three children
were burned to death at Rannton, near
here, by a fire which swept the town like
a whirlwind. One child was the eight-year-
old daughter of Samuel Drawn, and the
other two were named Kirkland. Several
adults were severely burned in attempting
the rescue of the children.
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le Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, May Sat the ex-
IRENE age of olie-hundred-and-four years
George Wra., a resident of Brown county,
will be compelled to give up his farm upon
which he has paid taxes since 1888 in order
to obtain means for subsistence. Mr.. Wray
has an authenticated record of his birth
in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1896. He has
been four times married and was divorced
from his last wife In the Bartholomew
county Circuit Court last ummer He is
now in the care of a guardian.
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WARRENTON, Cape Colony. May t.
A British camp is now being formed at
Fourteen Streams. The old railroad bridge
can be repaired in a week. A Boer prisoner
says the burghers. who number ten thou
sand men, are now on their way to Chris
tiania.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. May S-The an
nual meeting of the. Cincinnati district of
the German Methodist Church is in session
here this week with about thirty ministers
present. The sessions are devoted to the
discussion of subjects of special interest to
ministers In their church work. Each even
ing there is a sermon and devotional ex-
ercises. The Indianapolis pastors are pres
ent, and Monday evening the Rev. Mfr.
Hampt delivered the opening sermon.
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PERU. Ind, May S.-Two terrific wind
and thunderstorm passed over here last
night. An inch of water fell at Santa Fe.
six miles south. flooding the village. Barns.
fences and trees were leveled and the full
mated. All telegraph wires are down. AT
Leedsville, twelve miles north, a freight
car was blown onto the main line of the
Lake Erie Railway and a north-bound
passenger train crashed into it. No one was
hurt.
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FORBIDDEN BY THE CHURCH.

Mcmbership I'm the Maccabees Is De-
MED to the
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, May S.-Milo Meredith,
Of this city, grand commander of the Mac
cabees of Indiana, has been advised that
the Catholic Church has placed the order
in the category of secret orders which the
church has placed under the ban.
Archbishop Martinelli, apostolic delegate,
has written a letter to the ordinary of the
Fort Wayne diocese. and has instructed
him to promulgate the same. In the letter
it is said that the obligations taken by the
Maccabees is so binding that it comes in
conflict with the duty of the communicates
loyalty to the church. Commander Mere
dith said that, so far as concerned the
present Catholic membership. the new or
der would have no effect.
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Damage mt EIwood.
be Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, n May S.-This city was
visited by a severe thunderstorm, last
night. just before midnight. The accom-
panying wind storm wrecked the black
smith shop of Oscar Hawkins, and tore
down numerous awnings. Lightning set fire
to the barn of j. w. Roth, in the western
Part of the city, and the fire department
was called to extinguish it. Conductors on
the trains between this city and Upton
report that many large trees were up
rooted along the path of the storm, which
was more severe to the west of the city.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLUFFTON. Ind, May S.-The Demo-
cratic judiciary convention of the Twenty
eighth judicial district. composed of Black
ford and Wells counties. was held in this
city this afternoon. Judge E. c. Vaughn
was renominated on the second ballot. John
Burns. of Blackford county, was named
for prosecutor by reclamation.
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Unroofed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, May ga fierce
wind and hailstorm struck New Albany to-
day. Hundreds of windows were broken by
the hail. including many of the largest
windows in the business section. Several
buildings were unroofed. Telegraph and
telephone lines are down. Peach orchards
and strawberry plants suffered great in
jury.
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Tried to Kill the Chief.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, May S.-Chief White.
this evening. arrested Pod" Barnes. bet
ter known as Huntington Whitley" in this
city. Barnes is a well-known crook. He was
recognized by White and the latter arrested
him on suspicion. White had considerable
trouble in arresting Barnes. and had to
call for assistance. Barnes drew a revolver
on White and at one time had the muZzle
at Whites abdomen. He made a desperate
effort to pull the trigger, but Whites
strength prevented.
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JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May s.-Mrs. M.
o. Tut and Mrs. Eliza Flowerday were
drowned I'm the st. Johns river here last
night. With a party OF eight they were
crossing the river IN a boat. the craft
leaked badly and finally turned over.
throwing all the occupants into the water.
Six were rescued.
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Steel MilI to BE Closcd.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, May Sword has
been received that one of the big steeltrust
mills here is TO be closed indefinitely June
/. This will affect many men, and, in addi-
ton, the entire Office force is to be laid of.
The orders were received to-day.
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LONDON, May S.-The Standard hears
that has been officially received
Of a plot to assassinate Lord Roberts. hat
the latter has been warned and that tele-
grams are now passing between the Cape
authorities. Lord Roberts and the home
authorities on the subject. The parliament
tary secretary for the Wal Office, Mr..
Wyndham, however. informs the Asso-
ciated Press that the War Office has no in
formation tending to confirm the reports.