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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
FUTILE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
.GREENCASTLE. Ind, Jan. 5.-Thomas
Downes. of Chicago. who escaped from the
Joliet Qll) Penitentiary Nov. 2S and was
recaptured at Louisville this week, jumped
from the Monons north-bound express
train near here last night and temporarily
escaped. He had been sent TO Joliet on
sliding sentence of one to twenty years
and had served two years OF the time He
was one OF the night engineers in a peni-
Tertiary building, and was considered a
trusty. The deputy warden who was TAX
ing him back To Joliet went to sleep near
Gosport and as the train slowed up a little
at Cloverdale, ten miles south of Green
castle. Downes jumped, with handouts on
his wrists and shackles on his legs. This
morning he was found quarter of n mile
from the railroad in a barn loft. slightly
hurt, but still shackled and handcuffed.
He was taken on to the penitentiary at
noon to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Coming Labor Elections.

Special TO the Indianapoli Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 5.-Gas belt men,
bers of the Amalgamated Association of
Steel and Iron Workers have decided to
give their support to ". H. Evans, of the
tin plate factory in, tilwood. for president
Of the association and will endeavor to de-
feat President Shaffer, who is a candidate
for reelection. The election will take place
during this month President Simon Burns,
of the window glass workers organization.
seems to have a fair field the opposi-
ton to his administration seems unable
to unite on a candidate to oppose him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
TOD SLOAN At HOME.
Will Spend Three Days at Kokomo
Before Going West.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
kOKOMO, Ind, Jan. 5.-Jockey Tod
Sloan arrived at midnight from Chicago
to spend three days at his old home and
visit his foster parents, Dan and Mrs.
Blouser. A number of friends gathered at
the depot to meet him and escort him to
his quarters at the Clinton Hotel, where an
informal reception awaited him. Visits to
his boyhood home are warmly welcomed
and the greeting this time was hearty. His
late arrival prevented a formal reception
tonight. He expected 70 arrive at noon,
but oversight himself and missed the train.
He Will remain here over Sunday. then
proceed to California, accompanied by Ed
die Bald and "Skeets'' Martin. He will
return to England in February and will
ride for Lord William Beresford again this
season.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
STRUCK ON BLACK ROCK.
Mail Steamer Sunk and Passengers
Rescued i'm Haste.

LONDON, Jan. 5.-The Great Western
line mail steamer hex struck on Black rock,
off st. SIMPSONS, Island of Guernsey, at
o'clock this morning and sank. The crash
awoke the passengers, numbering thirty
two persons, who, rushing on deck, found
the vessel slowly sinking. The boats were
launched within ten minutes after the
steamer struck and there was no panic
All the passengers were saved, but one
sailor was drowned All on board the hex
behaved with the greatest courage and the
captain was the last to leave the ship. The
hex Is steel vessel of 1,l50 tons, and was
built in 1891. She left Weymouth for
Guernsey last night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Jurors Demand Double Pay.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MCNCIE, Ind, Jan. 5.-A petition for
peremptory mandate was filed in the Cir
cult Court yesterday afternoon by William
Willard. The suit is I'm behalf of the
twelve men who sat on the jury in the Nor
ris murder trial for twelve days. The bill
they presented was cut in two by the Coun-
~ Commissioners. The jurors divided the
240 hours they put in after the trial was be-
gun by twelve, counting two days for each
calendar day because they were kept clos
eted night and day. When the commission
ers got the bill they used twenty-four as
the divisor, and allowed the men for but
twelve days at 81 per day. The suit filed
by Juror Willard yesterday is demand for
the whole amount
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

in South Africa. Lorimer assisted in the
construction OF the first street railway for
Anderson. He managed large property In
te-ests here for English people in New
York and England.
PENDLETON. Ind, Jan. 5.-The funeral
of T.. T. Halliwell for many years a lead
ing merchant of Pendleton, who died
Wednesday. took place to-day, the Uniform
Rank, knights of Pythias having charge
of the services. Mr.. Haliwell is survived
by widow and FIVE children.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Jan. 5.-Martin Bob
bins, the oldest resident of Jefferson town.
ship, and one OF the tirst settlers of Sulli-
county, died last night, aged eighty
three years.
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Trappings for Cavalry Horses.

CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 5.-There will be
shipped tomorrow from Cincinnati by the
Perkins-Campbell Company one hundred
equipments for cavalry troop to go d.
rectly TO South Africa for the British. The
Cincinnati concern secured a part of a big
contract for these equipments, sublet by a
concern at Winnipeg, Man. One half of
the contract had been let TO ST Louis
parties. and a quarter each to Cincinnati
and Chicago. The equipments are shipped
by express 10 New York, where they I'M
dergo inspection by an ex-United States
army officer, acting for Great Britain.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Jan. 5.-John
Rhoades. farmer living three miles south
west of Hagerstown, had large herd Of
hogs that have all died with a disease that
was apparently hydrophobia. Some weeks
ago a mad dog ran among the hogs, biting
many of them. Within a few days those
that were bitten showed signs of I'M
easiness and restlessness All food was re-
fused, foam gathered at the mouth and the
maddened animals at everything that
came within their Enclosure, and bit and
snapped at the earth and fences. After
about a weeks suffering the hogs died.
ing been attacked by other hogs, affected
by the disease
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
TO SECURE CHEAP FUEL.
wabash Manufacturers Combine in
Their Own Interest.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind. Jan. 5.-The uncertainty
of the natural gas supply for factory pur-
poses I'm this city. the manufacturing con-
Germs being entirely cut off during the win
ter months by the Logansport and Wabash
Valley Gas Company. has resulted in the
formation of an organization OF local man
ufacturers. the only one OF it's kind in the
country. The new association is known as
the Wabash Fuel Association. and its men,
bership includes all the larger factories in
the city. These concerns are using 40 900
tons OF soft coal year. an6 will hence
forth place lump contract for the guam
tity needed quarterly. The directors of the
association are A. b. Mudgett. Thomas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Tn,nmnnxite. for Boer..

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The Tammany Hall
organization of the Seventh Assembly dis
trict last night passed resolutions which
declared that the organization ''sympa-
thized with the Beers I'm their struggle
against foreign invasion and oppression,
and sincerely cherished the hope that, not
withstanding the great odds against which
they are contending, the God who pre-
sides over the destinies of nations will
prosper their arms and lead their brave
soldiers from victory TO victory"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
TIN-PLATE MILL TO CLOSE.
Montpelier Factory May BE Removed
to Another Place.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. 5.-To-
morrow 80 tin-plate workers at Montpelier
will be out of employment. n notice to the
effect that the plant would close indefinite
ly was posted in the factory the early part
of the week. The citizens Of the oil town
are deeply concerned over the matter, as
they have reason to believe that the fac
tory will not resume. Ever since the for
nation of the tin-plate trust ii has been
stated that the Montpelier concern would
be moved to either Elwood or Anderson
and consolidated with the concerns owned
by the company at those places. The Mont
pelier people gave the company bonus of
nearly $4,000 10 locate there about eight
years ago. and it may be that the COM
pany will be enjoined from moving it away.
The tin-plate mill has been great boon
to the business men of Montpelier. as ii is
the only large manufacturing concern at
that place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
More Expensive than Was Thought.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, Jan. 5.-The CONNER
cial Hotel fire of last night proved much
worse than was indicated at the time. The
fire. when thought to have been subdued,
broke out with renewed energy, and it was
nearly o'clock this morning when the de-
partment ceased work. The losses, accord
ing To the best information this evening,
are: John F. Hill. Chicago, hotel building
$4,000. insured for $500; Mrs. Laura Borden,
hotel furniture, 81, 000 insured for 81, 900; A.
L. Myers. saloon, 500. no insurance; Ed
Nelson, restaurant stock, $3.50, insured
Mrs. Susie Jaqua, building, $50, insured.
The fire is supposed to have caught from
a defective fiue in the third story.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Republican Club Election.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 5.-The
Thompson Club, the Republican organiza-
ton which is named for Uncle Dick"
Thompson, has elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: President,
George o. Dix; first vice president, Henry
Freers; second vice president, Ed O'Neil;
secretary, II. G.. Gleason; treasurer, Frank
Borgsom; marshal. Alexander Landison;
attorney, Siegel Hughes; warden, William
B. Hice: directors, Z. 3. De Baum and d.
V. Miller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

respectively. president. secretary and
treasurer. Power is vested in the directory
10 make contracts for coal for all men,
bers, and to-day negotiations are in prog
ress with a representative of a coal COM
pany 10 contract for supply TO last until
April. By this means rock-bottom prices
will be obtained for fuel and the small user
can secure his coal as cheaply as the large
consumer. Any factory owner may become
a member, and ii is hoped that the in
ducement for supplying cheap coal will be
a factor in locating new concerns here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

NEW YORK, Jan. 5-Arrived: Ber-
gundia, from Marselles; Lucania, from
Liverpool and Queenstown.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 5..-Arrived Cam
pania. from New York for Liverpool. and
proceeded.
NAPLES, Jan. 5.-Sailed: Auguste Vic
toria, from Genoa, for New York.
HAMBURG, Jan. ARRIVED: Patricia
from New York for Plymouth.
HAVRE. Jan. 5.-Arrived: La Bretagne
from New York.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 5-Arrived: Pennland
from Philadelphia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 5-Twelve years
ago the Farmers Insurance Company Of
Madison county was organized with a
membership of less than a hundred sub
scribers and but $4,000 capital stock. Farm
ers had exclusive management of the COM
pany, and it's affairs have been one of the
marvels of the insurance world. At the
annual meeting of directors to-day 1T was
shown that the membership has increased
to l. 400 and that the company to this time
has written risks amounting to s1.39s. 49,
The losses paid during the past year
amounted to $4.16s.3S. The statistics of the
secretary show that the average cost of
insurance has been but "a cents per 800.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Cooper. Didn't Want 10 Buy.

Another conference yesterday between
the striking coopers and +. w. Brandt re-
suited in nothing nearer a settlement OF
the difficulties than heretofore Brandt
offered to rent the shop TO the men and
sell them his stock Of slaves at what they
cost him, but the proposition was not
looked upon favorably by the coopers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Competition Too Sharp.

LONDON, Jan. 6-The British fire insur-
ance companies doing business in the
United States. according to the financial
expert of the Daily Chronicle, had bad
year in 1899, the competition being so hot
that it is getting doubtful whether il is
worth while to attempt to get business in
the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

a day. Altogether about a thousand men
and women, the majority of them men, he
said, had gone from New York recently to
South Africa. A number came from other
States.
Mr.. Simon said that all who went were
willing to go for Red Cross work, and
about seventy-five had paid their own ex-
penses They received the speci"l rate
given to the Red Cross, and would be able
to reach Pretoria at an expense of 800
apiece.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
FOR PUERTO RICAN SCHOOLS.
Fifty Secondhand Desks to BE Sent
from Terrc Haute.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 81. B. Eek
man. of indianapolis. has secured from the
authorities of the Terre Haute schools fifty
old desks which he will send TO his son,
who is a teacher in Puerto Rico. Mr..
Eckman is inspector of freights for
Indiana railroads. His son, who was
graduated from the Indianapolis High
School, wanted to enlist in the army
for service in Puerto Rico, but he was too
young. He followed the troops, however,
and although he is not twenty years old
he has been placed in responsible posi-
ton in connection with the schools. He
says desks are greatly needed and that in
many of the schools the pupils sit on boxes
and blocks of wood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Decree I'm Twelve Minutes.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, Jan. 5.-Barbara Davis
this afternoon filed suit before Judge Bear
for divorce and custody of her child, alleg
ing abandonment and failure to provide.
Five witnesses were examined and judg
ment given for divorce in twelve minutes
after filing suit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Farmer Held Up and Robbed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. 5-Yesterday
evening Charles Gordon was robbed of $l00
as he was driving to his home north of
town He was stopped by two men, one
of whom grasped the horse while the other
covered Gordon with revolver and de-
manded the money. Mr.. Gordon had drawn
the money from the bank in the afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Labor Day Conference.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, Jan. 5.-A meeting of
delegates from all the labor organizations
in the cities of the gas belt will be held
here Sunday to determine whether they
unite in holding Labor day celebration in
the gas belt or let each locality observe
the holiday by itself. Elaborate prepara-
tons have been made for the entertain
ment of delegates Sunday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Jan. 5.-The peanut but
ter department of Lane Bros. health food
works was destroyed by fire to-day Loss,
5000; insurance. $500. An oYerheated oven
started the fire. Six months orders were
booked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

The police pension fund board met yester-
day and selected John Long, one OF the
new members of the board. as secretary.
Armin Koehne, county treasurer and ex
officio member Of the board, and Sergeant
Hagerman We're selected an auditing
committee to examine the books of the out
going secretary and treasurer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Johnson's Easy Prison Life.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. 5.-A Hart
ford City man. who recently returned from
Columbus. o., said he visited the pentiten-
tiary and saw John Johnson, the Logans-
port bank wrecker, who is serving a ten
year term. Johnson is said TO be head
bookkeeper to the chief clerk and living as
comfortably as money can make him. He
does not wear the prison uniform and his
Office Is outside the prison walls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, Jan. 5-in
settling with the commissioners William
Johnson, the retiring treasurer of Mont
gomerv county, discovered that he was
$4,000 short in his accounts. lie has
turned over his property and will save his
bondSmen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

The fourth annual exhibit of the Society
Of Western Artists and the seventeenth
annual exhibition of the Art Association OF
indianapolis Will be opened To members. of
the association and the press at the art
galleries of the II. Lieber Company, "a
West Washington street Monday, Jan. s.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

Cleveland Leader.

CIeVeIand Leader.
OF course, If these two statesmen bryan
and Hogg) are nominated for President
and Vice President next summer, they can
safely dispense with the silver and all the
other issues that have been mentioned. APP
pearing as the only two Democrats who
ever captured a panther. and the only two
likewise who ever rode ostriches in race,
they would carry everything before them
There is nothing like originality in politics,
as in everything else.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Western Omce Located Here.

The Chicago Office of Squires & Co.. the
Boston firm which is interested in the new
stockyards here and recently went into
the hands of receiver, has been moved TO
this city This will hereafter be the West
ern office and i'm charge OF +. T.. Hum
phrey. who will act as purchasing agent
for all of the firms stock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

Four quarrymen on the Tennessee Cen
trail Railroad near lockwood yesterday at
tempted TO thaw out a stick of dynamite
which had been frozen up in a box. The
dynamite was exploded and one man. a
negro named Joseph Gleason, was killed
and three others fatally injured, two Of
them dying two hours after the accident
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Recruiting for the
Boer Red Cross service goes on daily in
New York. Gustav Simon. who is directing
the movement and whose headquarters are
a cigar stand in saloon at Mulberry and
Houston streets said that when he adver-
tised for nurses a week ago TO enter the
Boer service he received about five hundred
applications in one day. and that applica-
tons were coming in on an average OF nifty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

Showers Probable in Extreme south.
ern Portion of Indiana.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For Ohio-Threatening on Saturday;
threatening. with showers on the lakes.
on Sunday: fresh southwesterly winds
For Indiana and Illinois-Threatening OH
Saturday with showers in extrehe south
ern portions: threatening on Sunday;
southeast To south winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
MICE ARE BLAMED.
Grocery Store Burned at Columbus
with Considerable Loss.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 5.-A fire at 4
o'clock this morning in the grocery store of
S. A. George & Sons resulted in loss of
from $500 to $1,000 on stock and building.
with insurance to the amount of $500 in
the Caledonian and Teutonic insurance
companies. The probabilities are that the
fire was started by mice getting into a
case of matches.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Montague Rogers.

SAN JOSE, Cal, Jan. 5.-Montague Rog-
ers, a former leading lawyer of Cleveland,
o.. is dead here, aged sixty-three years.
His estate is valued at 100000. Before his
death he decided his property TO his daugh-
ter, who resides in Pittsburg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

Allen county has not yet made its final
settlement with the auditor OF state on ac-
count OF the illness of the deputy treasurer
Of the county. The settlement sheets will
be prepared by next Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Abolishing Monopolie..

COLON, Colombia, Jan. 5.-The govern
ment is doing away with monopolies The
cigarette monopoly ends March 81 and the
match monopoly May l. 1900 1t is an
nounced that reliable British concern has
offered G900, 600 for the Sabena Railroad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Overheated stoves.

Overheated stoves in the residences oc-
cupied by David Turpie, S21 North Capitol
avenue, and Patrick WEIGH, GIG Russell
avenue. late last night caused losses TO
the occupants of $50 and S25. respectively.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
student stricken with Smallpox.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
UNION CITY, Ind. Jan. 5-A case of
smallpox has developed at Sharpeye, nine
miles east of Union City. BENJAMIN Will
hanson, a pharmaceutical at indianapolis,
is the victim The house is under quaran-
Inc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Kruger's High Sheriff Arrested.

CAPE TOWN, Jan. 5.-The Transvaals
high sheriff, Juta, while attempting to sail
for Delagoa bay to-day, was arrested here
He was subsequently paroled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
Fort Wayne Countess Divorced.

BERLIN. Jan. 5.-Countess Won Lands
berg, formerly Miss Hellberger, of Fort
Wayne. Ind. has secured a divorce at
Munich.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06

Take Laxative Bromo ouinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money II II fails 10 cure l.. w
Groves signature Is on each box. CSC.
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Bar Their. II. Wind Pre- Weather
z a NJ. sess g g Swest- eos IT. rain.
Maximum temperature. IS: minimum tempera-
ture. "a
Following Is comparative statement of the
mean temperature and total precipitation Jan. 5:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-02
WATER ON McBRYDE.

J. r. Crawley, who has just returned
from Kauai, was asked about the re-
ports Of water supply on McBryde
plantation. He says that the talk of a
shortage In supply probably arose from
the fact that work in water develop
ment In Laval was temporarily stopped
to concentrate the force Of laborers at
Eleele. In Hanapepe Valley, where the
work Of developing has proceeded far
thest, the wells are yielding up to the
estimates. Reservoirs have been con-
structcd. one capable Of holding 10000
900 gallons, and another Of 100 600, 900.
While he was there rain sent the
water running down one stream that he
saw, far out 10 sen, quantity of water
that " impounded and saved, would
have lasted for some time II II the
intention, and a part OF the plans %
build reservoirs ana conserve the wa
tora Of this stream,