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has been bought by c. F. Heritage and
Jesse Vermillien, of Anderson. They also
have acquired large interests in Alexan-
dria oil territory.
Charles Ross, the alleged hoy healer,
and his manager, Edward Fiberich. were
arrested yesterday at Muncie, accused OF
obtaining money by false pretense from
Z. j. Williams of Lafayette, and were
taken to Lafayette for arraignment.
Sheriff Rave, of Clark county. is having
trouble with Abe Jail prisoners. who de-
clare the county bastile is haunted and re-
port all kinds of supernatural noises
White and black prisoners alike importune
him to allow them to sleep anywhere but
in Jail.
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WORTH of A WIFE.
ThOusand-Dollar-Re Suit Stin
Before the Grant County Courts.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, May 11-Suit for re-
straining order and injunction was filed in
the Grant Superior Court late this after
noon by Sarah B. Highley against Sheriff
c. c. Bradford, Marion Rutherford and Will
liam Miller, enjoining the defendants from
selling sixty-five acres of land in this
county which the plaintiff states belongs
to her. The case was the outgrowth of an
incident that occurred near Mier, Grant
county, over a year ago. David Highley
and his wife were driving along the high
way one night in a storm. bridge over
a creek had been washed away and High
ley and his wife were thrown into the rag
ing torrent. Highley swan to shore, but
Mrs. Highley was carried down stream
and landed in thorn tree. Highley could
not rescue her. He secured the services of
Rutherford and Miller. to whom he offered
81 900 if they would rescue her. They sue
ceeded, and when they demanded the re-
ward were refused. They brought suit for
the reward and were given judgment in
full in the Howard Circuit Court. The
farm was to have been sold to settle the
judgment.
The court granted the restraining order
and the case is to be tried May IS.
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WASHINGTON, May misrepresentation
Cromwell, of Ohio. to-day introduced a res
olution directing the secretary of war to
ascertain the amount. IL any, Of moneys or
other property belonging to the postal rev.
enue of the Island of Cuba which have,
since the ratification of the treaty with
Spain, been wrongfully misapplied and
taken to his own use by any official or Off
Gals of the United States and to certify
the amount to the secretary of the treas
ury, who is directed to transfer the amount
so certified to the secretary Of war, who
shall reimburse the said postal revenue
fund of the amount wrongfully misapplied
therefrom.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, May 1.-THE lat
est proposition of the Democratic City Coun-
Gil is to raise the salary of the Democratic
city marshal, James Cooper. from 500 to
$1,000. and that of Mayor Frank Roth from
$3.50 to 500 year. The discussion of this
question in view of the economy in dis
pensing with the services of the city at
torney only adds to the factional contest
among the Democrats. It was believed by
many that the victory in the late city cleo
ton would heal the split in county affairs,
but the failure of the workers to control
the appointive Offices has widened the
breach still further.
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Receixer Applied For.

ST. LOUIS, May 11.-William c. Richard
son. public administrator, filed petition
in Judge Winthrow's court, this afternoon,
asking for the appointment of a receiver
for the L. Jaccard Jewelry Company, one
of the largest jewelry concerns in the
West. The basis OF the suit is a report of
Judge Rombauer, referee in the case. i'm
which IL is adjudged that s232. 40 is due the
estate of Uranie Cuendet from the estate
of Eugene ]. Cuendet. This amount. il is
alleged. was diverted to purchase goods for
r Jaccard & Co.
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INVESTIGATION PROPOSED.
Inquiry Into Condition of Cuban Az
fairs Urged by Senator Bacon.

inquiry Into Condition OF CUBAN AZ
fairs Urged by Senator Bacon.
WASHINGTON. May n.-Senator Bacon
to-day introduced the following resolution:
Resolved by the Senate, That the COM
mittee on relations with Cuba is hereby
directed to investigate and report to the
Senate as early as practicable regarding
the moneys received and exported from
the island of Cuba by. through and under
the officials and the representatives Of the
United States, both civil and military, from
the date of the occupation of Cuba by the
military forces of the United States until
and including the SOth day of April. 1900.
"Said committee shall investigate and
report as to receipts as follows: From
customs, from postal service, from internal
revenue and from all other sources. speci-
flying the details as far as practicable and
particularly the places where and dates
when said amounts were collected or re-
ceived and the officer or officers collecting
and receiving the same, as well as the law
or authority under which said amounts
were in each instance so collected or re-
ceived.
'Said committee shall also report state
port as to the expenditures of the said
amounts so received, the necessity and pro-
priety thereof, specifying in classes and in
detail, SO Iar as practlcdDle, SAID eXpenu1-
lures and particularly the work, services
or property for which said expenditures
were made and the value thereof; also the
law or authority under which each of said
expenditures were made, the officer, civil
military. by whom said expenditures
were authorized, and the officer, civil or
military, by whom said expenditures were
made and the particular fund from which
the money was taken for said expenditures.
said committee shall also report a state
ment of all public works of every kind in
Guiding buildings, wharves, railroads and
all other structures built or constructed.
improved, repaired or decorated by or un-
der the authority of any such officer, civil
or military, and in each instance the cost,
value, necessity and propriety of the same
and the uses to which said buildings or
structures have been put. Where said
buildings and works We're constructed or
improvements made by contract, or where
the material used in the same was fur
nished by contract, the committee shall re-
port copies of each of said contracts and
the names of all parties interested in each
of the same.
''Said committee shall also report a state
ment of the personal property which was
purchased>or procured and intrusted to any
officer, civil or military, in Cuba, within
said time, the cost and value of the same
and the uses to which said property has
been put and the disposition which has
been made thereof"
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NEW YORK. May I1.-Postoffice Inspec-
tor John ID. King, who is the complainant
for the government against Charles F. w.
Nicely, the chief financial agent of the pos
tai service in Cuba, charged with en-
bezzling Cuban postal funds. said to-day,
when questioned as to what was found
among Neelys effects when arrested: "A
great many stories have been published in
regard to that matter which were incor-
rect. The exact amount Of cash found on
him was Sc. 500. There were also found two
gold watches, two diamond rings worth
at least $500 each and $500 worth OF shares
of various kinds of stock"
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, May 1.-THE
graduating exercises of the Hartford City
public schools were held at the Van Cleve
Theater this evening. The graduating
class numbered twenty, the largest in the
history of the schools. The baccalaureate
sermon was delivered last Sunday at the
Methodist Church by the Rev. l.. NJ
Krider. The presentation of diplomas was
made by Superintendent F. NJ. Beard and
presentation of scholarship medal by j.
A. Hindman. The graduates were: Nellie
Wallace. Jessie Louise Trash, Donna
Idumja Bonge. Eva Lena Powell, Caroline
Virginia Gable, Charles Gotschall, Mary
Elnora Gross, Ralph Murray Hutchinson.
Charles Kenney, May Louise Laitem,
Harry Edgar Ayres. Mark Enoch Moffett,
Lena Pearl Mohler, Emma Gertrude
Lieber, Arcienikos Peritos Scott, Lewis
Vachon. Joseph Perry Van Cleve. Grace
Leona Horne, Blanche Delight Williams,
Nellie Williams
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MAY NOT EXCEED 800, 900.
The Shortage I'm Cuba Postal Funds
Stamps Recovered.

The Shortage I'm Cuba Postal Funds
Stamps Recovered.
HAVANA. May 1l.-Postage stamps to
the value of 5000 have been recovered by
secret service agents as the result of infor-
nation furnished by the man who has con-
fessed to guilty knowledge Of the postal
frauds 1t is estimated that the shortage
will not be more than 100000
No one believes that Mr.. Rathbone. d.
rector of posts. is implicated. but the feel
ing is that he has reposed too much trust
in subordinates.
The special agents who were popularity
supposed to have investigated Mr.. Neely's
accounts, assert that they never did SO
simply because vouchers were not obtain
able. and that they could never tell how
affairs stood because of the varying sums
declared to be in transit. They are indig-
nant that the statement has been made
that they have investigated the accounts
and Endorsed them.
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A. pratt and Illinois streets.

The selection of the lot at the corner Of
Illinois and Pratt streets by the managers
of the Gentry Dog and Pony Show for the
place of exhibition next week will cause
the tents to be crowded at each perform
ance. On previous visits to Indianapolis
this organization has always appeared at
that place and hundreds have been turned
away. This year the chow comes back to
this city greatly enlarged and improved,
being the leading show of its kind on the
road. A gorgeous street parade will b
given each morning.
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Indiana Obituary.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, May 11-John
Krupp, fifty-two years old. a widely known
German resident of this city, died suddenly
widow and one child. Mrs. Krupp was
awakened during the night by her husban nd,
and finding him critically i'll. she sent for
a physician. Before the latter arrived,
however, he was dead
RICHMOND, Ind, May 11.-Mrs. Mary
E. Haight aged seventy years. died to-day
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry
j. Grimes. Peter and Abraham Johnson
well-known business men, are brothers.
MUNCIE, May u.-Dayid Fletcher
seventy-seven years old. died to-day near
Blountsville. 1t is said that he lived his
whole life on one farm, and did not leave
1t on an average of once year.
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 1.-THE
Hudnut Milling Company has discovered a
new product derived from corn. While ex-
perimenting with corn oil the company's
chemist accidentally found method of dis
tilling and clarifying the liquid and it is to
be placed on the market for cooking pur-
poses Exhaustive tests of the new LIQUID
have been made and 1t is said to be highly
successful.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair To-Day and Warmer I'm Southern
Indinna-Cooler Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON. May n.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For ohio-Fair and warmer on Saturday.
Sunday cooler and fair. except showers
near Lake Erie; variable winds.
For Illinois--Fair on Saturday; cooler In
extreme northern portion. Sunday fair;
cooler. except near Lake Michigan; fresh
southerly winds. becoming variable.
Forf Indiana-Fai on Saturday; warmer
in southern and cooler in extreme north
west portions. Sunday fair and cooler: fresh
southerly winds, becoming variable
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bicycle thief Caught.

John Baker. colored, was arrested yes
terday morning charged with stealing a
bicycle Julius Hautin. of S57 Prospect
street. left his bicycle standing by the curb
at Market street and the Circle. A few
moments later he saw a negro trying TO
make off with IL. He gave chase on an
other wheel and followed the fellow
through Washington street to Capitol ave-
nue.. where he caught him. Hautin was
severely beaten. but held the negro until
Fatrolman Scott took him in charge.
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The McCoy-Ryan Fight.

CHICAGO. May 11-Tommy Ryan will
arrive In Chicago tomorrow and will at
once begin making preparations for his
meeting with kid Mccoy at Tattersall's
or Tuesday, May 20. The kid" who has
been training at MuldCon's farm, near
White Plains, N. Y, will come here few
days later. The match will be at 15S pounds
at o'clock in the evening of the contest
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY. Ind, May n.-Yes-
terday afternoon the Board of County
Commissioners of this county rescinded
its action declaring the ex-county officers
short in various sums according to the
report of Expert w. H. Ernst. Ex-Auditor
]. A. Painter. who was charged with a
deficit of s272. excepted to the report and
proved that he only owed $40. He COM
promised and settled for $13s7. The find
ing of 800 against ex-Clerk Caldwell was
rescinded and the commissioners charged
him with $49359 The commissioners found
that the county owed ex-Sherin Covault
$l5044. instead of there being a deficit
chargeable to him, and also found that ex-
Sheriff Jesse Burgh's accounts balanced
Ex-Treasurer John G.. Wood did not dis
pute the experts work, and is charged
with $107.S7 arrearage. The charges for
per diem against the officials will be set
tied when a similar case. now pending in
the Supreme Court, is decided.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINAMAC. Ind, May 11.--As Joseph
Cramer and his wife and their three
months-old baby were returning from the
burial of William and Frank Ringen, the
two brothers who were killed by lightning
Tuesday. Mr.. Cramers horse ran away and
threw Mrs. Cramer and the baby out of the
buggy. Mrs Cramer was rendered uncon-
scious and is not expected to live, and The
baby's skull was crushed, causing instant
death.
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NEW YORK, May 11.-At the Hercules
Athletic Club tonight, Kid McFadden, of
San Francisco, and Eugene Garcia, of
Brooklyn. fought draw of fifteen rounds
at lis pounds. Eddie Cain, of Brooklyn,
put out Jack Burke, of Boston, in the Sec
ond round. Billy Larose, of Brooklyn,
knocked out Kid Hennessy, of Boston, in
the third round.
CHICAGO, May u-Young Critic fought
six fast rounds to a draw with Jack Lewis
tonight
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CINCINNATI. o.. May 1.-THE interna-
tional convention of police chiefs to-day
adopted their constitution and by
laws The following governors were APP
POINTED for the national board of identifica-
ton: Pinkerton. Sylvester. Quigley. Cassi-
day. Coroner, Dolan. Martin and Haager
The following directors of the association
were elected: Haager, Williams. Devery
and Sylvester.
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DOES NOT KNOW LAwsHE.
Mr.. Neely's Emphatic Statement-Mat.
ter of the 100000 Bail.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCfE, Ind, May 11.-charles F. w.
Nicely this evening denied the statement
published this evening that he was a per-
sonal friend and business associate OF A.
l.. Lawshe. of Wabash, who has been sent
to Cuba to investigate the alleged postal
robbery. Mr.. Nicely says that he never
met the man but once, and that was for a
very brief period last year in Cuba. and
that he has never had any business rela-
tons with the man so far as he knows
Mr.. Nicely would not deny the report to-
day that IL was his own money that was
posted as his 10000 bond. the amount be.
ing drawn from his account with the Union
National Bank in this city through the
Seventh National OF New York. This gives
& show Of reason to the statement of Pres
ident Carl A. spilker. OF the Muncie bank.
who said bis only dealings with Nicely IN
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE. ILL.,, May 11.-Last night R.
E. Moon, wealthy farmer, living ten
miles south of Danville, committed suicide
by hanging himself in the barn. He climbed
on coal oil barrel and after adjusting the
rope over beam and around his neck
kicked the barrel from under himself He
died from strangulation.
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Pulaski Census Enumerator..

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WIAvAMAC, Ind, May 11.-Census emu
merators have been appointed for the work
in Pulaski county follows: Charles
Bruce Andrew j. Parish. j. G. Troutman
Solomon Stout, j. L. Garringer, Irving d.
Young, John Holmes William Pugh, F. E.
holland, Harlan Hiatt, Joseph H. Lambert
James H. Clark, Joseph H. Long.
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III 20 III
8. PENNSYLVANIA 81.

reference TO the bond were such as a bank
er would have with patron. IT also veri-
fies the truthfulness of the statement OF
Fletcher Heath. of the Seventh National.
that Spilker ordered the money turned
over for the benefit of Nicely, the whole
transaction being legitimate. Mr.. Nicely
does not say that he will not go back to
Cuba for trial. He is spending the time
here visiting with relatives and friends.
Mr.. Nicely will remain here over Sunday
and will go direct from here to New York
TO be there Wednesday Of next week for
trio
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind, May 1.-THE Earl
ham College athletic team took part in a
dual meet with Miami University to-day at
Oxford. Earlham won, making 53 points
to i3 for Miami.
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the secretary. which goes to the city en-
pertaining the league. They are: President.
Mayor z. T. DUNCAN. of Huntington; vice
presidents. all the mayors in the league;
secretary, Clarence w. Gem, clerk of
Richmond; treasurer, Mayor A. p. Beatty
of Decatur
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CATSKILL. n. Y, May 1.-THE tenn
perature last night fell TO Is degrees above
zero. In consequence the fruit and berry
crops "a this vicinity, which a week ago
never appeared more promising. have been
destroyed The loss In this immediate Sec
ton Is estimated at 100000
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NO CONSPIRACY.
FROM FIRST PAGE)

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
Secretary Root. The present case is said
to be one in which the government controls
both ends of the legal situation. AS Cover
active assistance in extraditing Nicely, IL is
said that the proceedings may be made to
move with great alacrity soon as the
case comes before the United States COM
missioner in New York, and that Nicely
may be on his way to Havana almost be-
fore he knows If
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KOKOMO, Ind, May 11.-Alice Springer
brought $4,000 damage suit to-day against
William Busby. Busby is the farmer who
killed her husband while the latter was
quail-hunting on the Busby farm, and who
is now serving a term for manslaughter.
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POWDER MILL BLOWN UP.


sion, but No Lives Lost.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. May ia terrific
explosion last night at the Fontanet Pow
der Company's plant shook the country for
several miles around. The mills are sit
uated near Fontanet, and the explosion,
while 1T was very severe and did much
damage. was not accompanied by any cas-
ualties, the mill being unoccupied at the
time.
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had counted him out he was able to regain
his feet, and the seconds had little diff
Guilty in reviving him. Time of round.
minutes IL seconds
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Madison County Finances.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, May 1.-THE report of
Auditor o. P. Grim. of Madison county,
shows a prosperous condition of affairs.
The total collections for the year amounted
to s4S7. 20.34; the expenditures to
1884, 590.95, leaving net balance of
1852, 10. The total bonded indebted
ness of Madison county is but $5S0O0,
and the total amount of free gravel
roads bonds outstanding is but $13,535. The
school funds are charged follows: Per-
manent endowment, $2,2473S; congressional
fund, $24. 1857; common school. sos 061. 90.
The reports of the township trustees show
a remarkable growth in the school popula-
ton In the county during the past year.
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Bloomington High school Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May 1.-THE
Bloomington High School building, better
known as the old College of Indiana Uni
versity, was almost entirely destroyed by
fire, at noon to-day. The loss is &c.
covered by insurance. The fire originated
in some unknown way i'm the roof or tower.
The building was in the south end of the
city, of brick, three stories HIGH and was
constructed in 1854, being one of the oldest
and most substantial public buildings in the
State. Three years ago 1t was bought by
the city, and since has been used as High
School.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, May 11.-Dr. r. H. Rose
has reported three well-defined cases Of
smallpox in the family of Richard Carpen-
ter, in Clay township, six miles north of
town. the victims being children of Mr..
Carpenter. They were exposed two weeks
ago. the family having been visited by a
smallpox stricken Elwood man. The health
officers have been notified and the Quaran-
tine was frightened.
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Bar. Tn. R.H. Wind Pre- Weather
.. m-.-.3ols SO So South. GOO Clear
D. NJ -.29-& az 81 S'west. goo Clear.
Maximum temperature. u: minimum tempera-
ture. 80.
Following IL a comparative statement OF the
mean temperature and total precipitation for
Nan II: =
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-23
SOME FINE CURlOS
f. Webster Has Collection Sent
From Juneau. Alaska.

z. Webster, who recently moved to this
city from Holton, brought to the Eagle
office yesterday a fine lot Of specimens
from Alaska, in the vicinity of Juneau.
The specimens were brought here by his
son, ]. W. Webster, who has been in
business at Juneau for several years. but
will soon go into the mining business at
Cape Nome. Among the lot of specimens
were small canoe oars which had been
whitfield out by the Indians and on which
were finely carved figures; also small
fork and spoon, the handles of which
were carved into images which the Indi-
ans formerly worshipped. There were
shells from the ocean, some Of which
were great curiosities, and book show
ing every kind of beautiful wild flowers
that grows in the Alaskan cline. Mr..
Webster has rented property here and
may decide to locate permanently. He is
so years old and is very proud of the fact
that he was never sick a day in his life