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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05
OLD DEFALCATION AIRED
COFFINBERRY CASE, IN DE KALB
COUNTY, Is UP AGAIN.
Almost Simultaneous Death of Jeffer-
Leases-Fires i'm Indiana.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
AUBURN, Ind, Jan. 4.-The misappro-
priation and embezzlement of the funds of
De Kalb county are again being aired in
the Circuit Court. There is nothing new
as to prosecution. however, but a rehear-
ing of the testimony and their plan of
procedure in defrauding the people. The
case now being heard is that of the late
III. n. Coffinberry, former county auditor.
1t will be remembered when an investiga-
ton of the books was made in 1894. Cof-
finberry died rather suddenly and myteri-
ously. When the sheriff called to arrest
him he was sitting up in bed and died in
the hands of physicians. The investigation
showed that Coffinberry was short $1,000.
which amount was paid by his bondsmen,
the late Judge Mcclellan. L. ]. Miller and
j. l.. Davis.
This case was brought by the Mcclellan
estate to recover from Mrs. Coffinberry the
amount paid by the bondsmen During COT
finberry's administration he erected a resi-
dence in Garrett, and it is alleged he used
county funds to do this while Mrs. Cof-
finberry claims it was her money that
built the house. The case is very much
involved and very difficult. ExTreasurer D..
w. Fair, r. Sawvel and ex-Auditor Frank
Borst all defaulters, are some of the wit
nesses, all claiming that Coffinberry Sc
cured from them county funds to deposit
in the Garrett Bank, of which he was pres
ident, and afterwards destroyed the pass
books. etc. Aole attorneys are employed in
the case. Judge Roby. of Auburn, and
w. w. Sharpless, of Garrett are for the
estate, while Rose d Rose, of Auburn, and
Daniel Fraser, of Fowler. Ind, are for
Mrs. Coffinberry. Judge Watkins, of Hunt
ington, Ind, is presiding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05
TOD SLOAN HAS A THEATER.
Interested with De Wolf Hopper i'm q
London Playhouse.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4-Tod Sloan arrived in
Chicago to-day in company with "Skeets''
Martin and ]. De MINI Smith, the St.
Louis billiard player. Sloan will visit his
foster parents at Kokomo, Ind, and leave
for California carry next week with Mar
tin, where they will remain month in at
tendance at the coast races. Sloan says he
has contracted to ride again for Lord
Beresford and that the Prince OF Wales has
the second call upon his services. Sloan
does not think he will ever again ride m
America. He considers Lord Beresford the
greatest turfman I'm the world. both In his
judgment of tnoroughbreds and in his
manner of handling them.
II am going back TO england the first
of March," Sloan said. 81 have interests
Shaftesbury Theater, of London, and De
Wolf Hopper is with me in the enterprise.
He is a hit with the English and we ex-
pect big run when he starts in business"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05
Broom Factory Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Jan. 4-The Portland
Brush and Broom Company's plant in South
Portland burned at $40 o'clock this morn
ing, catching fire, it is supposed, from an
overheated stove i'm the Office, this being
the first place the flames were noticed.
The fire spread with great rapidity, and
the fire department having misunderstood
the location as given by Telephone reached
the building too late, to be of any great
assistance. The structure, a two-story
brick. was destroyed. The loss on the
building is $500. on finished stock and ma
terial on hand. 81. 200 to 81 800. and on fence
machines owned by A. Mcfarland, one of
the broom company, $500. No insurance
was carried.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05

They Are Said to Have Again APP
pealed to the United states.

pealed to the United States.
NEW YORK. Jan. A special to the
Herald from Washington says: There is
reason to believe that the Transvaal gov
eminent has only recently requested this
government to use its good offices to bring
an end 10 its war with Great Britain. The
proposition came through the American
consul at Pretoria. No answer has been
given by the State Department and unless
Great Britain intimates she is DESTROYS Of
the President exercising his good offices
there Is no reason to believe he will COM
ply with the Boer request. IL is to be ex-
pected that reply will be made acknowl-
edging the receipt of the ccnsul's repre-
sentation. which he will transmit to State
Secretary Reit, but this probably is as far
as the government will care TO go at this
time. IL can be stated on authority that
there is no intention on the part of the
administration to depart from its policy of
noninterference unless requests for media
ton are received simultaneously from
Great Britain and the Iransvaal. Just be-
fore the outbreak of hostilities the Boer
government appealed to the President to
use his influence with Great Britain to
avert the war, but the President declined
to interfere and nothing has occurred to
change his determination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05
Indiana Notes.

The aggregate value of listed property
at North vernon shows more than $500 for
every man. woman and child In the place.
George NJ Laughlin, who lived near Spen-
Ger. was killed yesterday while loading logs
on wagon. A heavy timber rolled on him,
crushing him.
Mrs. Van D. Brown, of Richmond, has
been selected to have charge Of the In
diana Methodist Deaconess Home and Hos
pital at Indianapolis.
John M. Westcott of Richmond, has sold
his stock farm near Centerville. to George
McConaha for $4,000. The farm is one OF
the finest in the State.
William Prather's $4,000 damage suit
against the Big Four Company is on trial
for the third time at Martinsville. Prath-
er's son was killed the road Aug. 20,
1897.
The Circuit Court at North Vernon has
decided that Riley Elliott has no claim for
damages against the city for injury to five
building lots by water blown from the city
standpipe.
Mayor A. NJ Willoughby, Of Greensburg.
will be a candidate for committeeman
(Fourth DISTRICT before the Republican
convention. which convenes at North Ver-
non Jan. 16.
The First Methodist Church building at
Anderson has been sold to I. j. Mcmahon
and c. L. Henry for $4,000. Possession will
be given July ], when the new church will
be ready for occupancy
Daniel Davis, an aged farmer living near
Union City, drove across the Big Four
track yesterday afternoon just I'm time to
be struck by a fast freight. Davis's skull
was crushed and his recovery is doubtful.
The Spanish minister of finance, Senior
Villaverde, has rendered his resignation to
Senior Silvela, the premier, as the result of
differences between himself and the major
ity of the ministers regarding the govern
ment's budgetary proposals.
Two girls of Smithfield, Wayne county.
Pearl Lesh and Millie Brooks. had an ar
gument while returning from Sunday
school as to which was the better athlete,
and proceeded to wrestle for the decision.
Miss Lesh is nursing dislocated shoulder.
The McFarlan Carriage Company. of Con-
nersville, will ship on Monday next thirty
two carloads of carriages in a single train
to Dallas, Tex. A daylight trip will be
made over the c., III. & d., the Vandalia
and the NJ h. & L. The company's 1899
business was the best in its history.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. A very en-
thusiastic pro-Boer mass meeting was held
in Music Hall tonight. about two thou
sand people being present. The principal
speaker was George w. Van Steleen. of
New York, who in very dispassionate
manner described the situation in South
Africa and the causes leading up to the
present war. resolution protesting
lish government that the people OF the
United States were not In sympathy with
the Beers in their conflict was adopted
and IL was also voted to have the chair
man appoint committee to collect funds
to be forwarded TO the proper authorities
for the purpose of assisting the families
OF the killed and wounded of the Boer
army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. AT a regu-
lar meeting of the Old Soldiers Republican
Club of Evansville, an organization COM
posed of four hundred veterans of the civil
war, committee was appointed to draft
resolutions indorsing the administration of
President Mckinley, and the committee
submitted resolutions. which were unani-
mously adopted. After preamble the reso-
lutions declare: THAT the Old Soldiers Re-
publican Club of Evansville most heartily
indorses the action of the government in
the war with Spain, approves the acts of it's
administration in all respects, thanks the
officials thereof for their noble vindication
of the rights of humanity, and encourages
the President in his determination to pur-
sue the same course to a glorious end and
TO uphold and preserve in honor the flag Of
America wherever planted"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05
sing-Tao to BE a Free Port.

BERLIN, Jan. 4.-The government me-
mortal regarding developments at Kiao-
Chau has reached the Reichstag. For
Americans. the most important passage is
one in which the government solemnly
free port. The bad sanitary conditions in
Kiao-Chau are admitted, but the memorial
says these are not SO bad those obtain
ing in the more southerly Chinese ports.
fatty contradicted by the latest mail in
telligence, which announces that typhoid
is raging and that twenty-nine members Of
the garrison have succumbed to the dis
ease within month. even Governor
Jaeschke having been stricken with the
malady.
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VIII BE Buried at Anderson.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. Ar. A. Hughes,
the theatrical man who was killed last
night at Staunton, ILL.,, by Wabash train,
was an Anderson man. having recently left
here to take the position as advance agent
for the company he was with at the time
of his death. Hughes was brother-in-law
of j. w. Knight editor of the Daily Bulle-
tin, of this city, and for number of years
was connected with the Bulletin. He was
q member of Banner Lodge, X. of p, in
Anderson. and the lodge has sent a repre-
sentative to bring the body here for burial.
His wife died three years ago, and a
daughter, aged six, survives him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05
Charge of Mnnslaughter Filed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind. Jan. 4-Coroner Mershon
has completed taking testimony to deter
mine the cause of the death of Henry
Wellman, who was shot by Mrs. Mary
Hardin two weeks ago, and to-day he
rendered his verdict, which was that Well
man came to his death by gunshot wound
inflicted by Mrs. Hardin. The charge of
manslaugbter has been filed against Mrs.
Hardin and her bond has been increased
to $1,000, which she gave, her father be-
coming her surety.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05

KENOSHA, Wis, Jan. 4.-Much excite
ment was created in Kenosha this morn
ing when II was announced that Sister
Augusta, one of the Episcopal Sisterhood
of st. Mary, in charge of the Home for the
poor. at No. 299 and 211 Washington boule-
ward, Chicago had disappeared mysteri-
ously from Kemper Hall, in this city. Sis
ter Augusta was seen last at O'Clock on
Tuesday afternoon. Since that time no
trace of her can be found. She was for
merly Miss Augusta Henderson, of st.
Louis, where her family is said to be prom
inent socially.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05
THIRTEEN YEARS IN HIDING.
Man Arrested Near KOkOmO for Al
legged Rape and Murder.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Jan. 4.-For the crime
of rape and murder committed thirteen
years ago in Warren county. Ohio. Peter
Dunkle was arrested this morning by De-
tective Oscar Welty and Deputy Sheriff
Nick Bowen. The arrest was made early
this morning in the Henpeck neighborhood.
eighteen miles west of here, where Dunkle.
under the name of Frank Smith, had been
working as farm hand for several
jail here.
The crime charged against Dunkle is an
atrocious one, and he escaped lynching
by flight. July %. 1885, Mamie Mae Hol-
wager, Of Franklin, Warren county. Ohio,
was enticed to a lonely spot, where she
was assaulted and murdered. The criminal
made his escape. Detectives have been at
work on the case under the stimulus of an
offer of 81, 900 reward, but the fugitive elud-
ed their grasp until this time. A few weeks
ago Welty, under the direction of Prose-
cutting Attorney Spohrs of Warren county.
took up the case and an additional reward
of 5000 was offered. making $1,000 In all AS
a result Frank Smith, the farm hand, mas
been arrested Prosecutor Spohrs was here
last week and satisfied himself that Welty
was on the right track. the record OF
Smith convincing the oInclal lndt ne was
none other than the elong-wanted Peter
Ounkle. .arh +t
The prisoner has neither affirmed nor de-
MED his guilt. Detective Welty and Sheriff
Bowen had thrilling experience in driving
out to the Henpeck neighborhood after
their man. A bridge broke under them,
the horse, buggy and occupants falling
through, killing the horse and badly bruis-
ing both men.
The prisoner was taken to the scene of
the crime at Franklin, o., this afternoon,
Detective Welty accompanying him. AT
the depot he admitted he was going back to
his old home. but protested that he knew
nothing of the murder of the Holwager
girl He came here twelve years ago and
has been working for farmers in this local.
ity ever since, always Icing known as
Frank Smith. He is about forty years old,
and 1t is said he has wife and two chill
dren in Ohio. An Ohio officer says that
Dunkle dragged his victim to the bridge
and threw her into the river after cutting
her throat and clubbing her brains out.
The officers are in possession OF the knife
with which the girls throat was cut. the
parents of the murdered girl spent $4,000
in search of Dunkle, and two detectives OF
Columbus, o., worked on the case ten
years and then gave 1t up. Smith was
found last night at the home of Mrs. An
derson, near Henpeck, where he has been
staying for some weeks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 4.-A.sC. Hays
of Pittsburg, was to-day appointed re-
ceiver for the Calivada Colonization Com
pany, in which some two hundred Pitts
burg families are financially interested
The receiver was appointed at the request
of Joseph W. Rapp, a large stakeholder
who claims the company il insolvent. The
company was formed in 1895 I'm Chicago
with Milton ID. Hays as president. Some
nine thousand acres of land near the Cali
fornia line in Nevada were purchased by
the company for Improvement. Failure by
many of the stockholders to meet their
payments is the prime cause Of the COM
pany'S trouble.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05

The Pretoria Mint Turning British
Gold Into Money.

PRETORIA, Jan. 2.-Since starting the
mint here has coined 10000 sovereigns.
The machinery is now in full swing.
Vansens reports from Derdeport that the
Kaffir stations have been destroyed and the
inhabitants are flying. Chief Lynchwe.
with 5000 Kaffirs. attacked the Beers laa-
gers, but the natives We're dispersed.
A representative of the Associated Press.
who has been in Johannesburg for three
days. says the utmost order prevails there.
Looting Is exceptional, and, where discov-
cred. is heavily punished. The sanitary
condition of the town is perfect and sick
ness is rare. About 100 British subjects
are still in the Rand district
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind, Jan. 4.-Judge Brownlee,
of the Howard Superior Court, ruled adj
versely TO common usage in mortgage
case this week. 1t was the case of Whin-
ney VS.. Luse ct al, involving the owner
ship of the Paramount brick works Whin-
ney sold the factory to Luse, taking a
mortgage of $1,1O0 on IL. Later the prop
erty was sold for taxes to j. ID. Conner of
Wabash Whitney sued to foreclose the
mortgage. but Conner resisted, on the
ground that the taxes were the first claim
Judge Brownlee held that the mortgage
was the prior claim and the tax title was
secondary lien.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05

VIENNA, Jan. 4.-Dr Schenk, professor
at the University of Vienna and president
of the Embryological Institute. who, ex-
actly a year ago. published book in which
he claimed that. after twenty years of ex-
pertinent, he had discovered the secret of
exercising an influence over animals and
men so as to fix the sex OF offspring, to-
day received permission from the minister
of the interior to retire on a pension, as
a result of demand by the Vienna med
ical faculty for his dismissal for the al
legged frivolous publication of scientific
matter constituting a form of self-adver-
tiSement
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. A careful ex-
animation made of the Bartlett Hotel
building at Albany shows that the struc-
ture was damaged much more than was at
first estimated by the natural gas explosion
Tuesday night. The building is new
brick structure, built at the cost of over
$12 900. and will have TO be completely over
hauled. The roof has dropped fully ten
inches, and the walls are cracked and out
of line, while every door and window frame
in the building is shrunk. The hotel Is
considered dangerous for guests and will
be closed, while several thousand dollars
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05
DEAD MEN CENSURED.
Held Responsible for an Accident by
Which They Lost Their Lives.

EASTON, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE coroner's jury
impaneled to hear testimony relative to
the cause Of the accident on the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, at Trechler's. on
the night of Dec. IL last, when three men
were killed, including Engineer Yeomans.
rendered a verdict to-day censuring the
dead engine man and Flagman John Ham
for disregarding orders. The railroad COM
pany was exonerated from all blame. HAM
was seriously injured in the wreck and
only left the HOSPITAL yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05
INDIANA OBITUARY.
Mrs. l.. III. Smith Of kokomO. Whose
Sisters Were Her PalIbearers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
kOkOMO, Ind, Jan. 4.-Years ago. be-
fore the family circle was broken by
death, Mrs. Lewis Henry Smith. of this
city, and her eight sisters entered into
an agreement to act as pallbearers and
flower carriers for each other so long as
any survived. Mrs. Smith died this week
and the funeral was carried out as prev
iously arranged. Six of the surviving sis
tiers were the pallbearers~ and the other two
bore the floral offerings. Mrs. Smith was
the first to die. Though the sisters are
widely scattered, the interment was de-
layed until all could arrive. Her death was
very sudden. one had just returned from
a holiday visit at Anderson, and died the
next day.
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PORTLAND HOTEL BURNED.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, jan 4.-For two hours
tonight the fire department struggled
with stubborn blaze which started in
the third story of the Commercial Hotel
and nearly destroyed the building, which
is owned by John F. Hill, of No. 167 Michi-
gan avenue, Chicago. who has $1,000 insur-
ance in the Continental and $1,000 in the
American National The hotel stock is
out to-day but the purchaser arrived too
late TO get his money out of the bank
so the deal was not completed The dam
gerous locality of the fire caused every
business man in the neighborhood to hur-
riedly move out. The insurance will, il
is thought, cover the loss.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind. Jan. 4. - Joseph
Hernes a laborer at the Kenneth quarries,
is dying from singular affection. ply
stefan who was called yesterday found that
Hernes had been accustomed to taking in
digo for its alleged medical effects, and had
apparently taken too much of the stuff.
The man is Frustrated from the effects of
his singular medicine, and is lying In a
paralyZed state with the chances OF re-
covery against him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05
CHESS PRIZES AWARDED.
MnrOcxy Winner of First Money at
the Vienna Tourney.

VIENNA, Jan. 4-The game left unfin-
ished yesterday and the last round of the
Kolisch memorial chess tournament was
concluded to-day, when Kortie and Schlech-
ter drew. The final division OF prizes was,
therefore. arranged as follows: First prize
Maroczy; second and third prizes divided
by Brody and Schlechter: fourth prize.
Alapin; fifth. sixth and seventh, Marco
Wolf and Zinkl: eighth prize. Kortie; ninth
prize. Popiel; zenith prize, Albin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05
Cable Notes.

Exports from Berlin to the United States
during the last quarter of 1899 were 81 67S.-
$40, which was an Increase over the corre-
spending quarter in 1898 of 1898, 254. For the
calendar year Berlin's exports were SOS 3d.
So, or an increase over 1898 of 81, SOC, 70S
Lieutenant General Mirri. Italian minis
ter of war, has resigned in consequence of
attacks made on him because of his efforts
in 1895 to secure the liberation of Signor
PaliZzolo member of the Chamber of Depu-
ties for Palermo, accused of numbering Sig
nor Notarbartolo. former director of the
Bank of Sicily. in connection with the no.
toriouS bank-frauds case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-05

BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 1.-Two hundred and
sixty men have signed an agreement here
to go to South Africa and serve in the
Boer army. They are Irish-Americans,
COMMUNICATIONS and French-Americans.
Only men between twenty and forty, and
without any one dependent on them, were
enlisted. They will leave as soon as an
agent of the Transvaal, now on his way,
arrives here.
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Murdered by Chinese "Boxers."

PEkING, Jan. 4.-The Rev. Mr.. Brooks
of the Church Missionary Society, stationed
at Ping-Yin. in the province of Shan-Tung
was captured in that vicinity and murdered
Dec. 5 by members of a seditious society
called Boxers" who have been active late
ly destroying many villages and killing
native Christians. The Governor of the
province had dispatched force of cavalry
TO the scene OF the disturbance but the
soldiers arrived too late to save Mr..
Brooks.
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tunnel between this city and Owensburg.
Seventeen bents gave way and this was
followed by hundreds Of tons of dirt. rock
and other debris. 1t will require week or
more with all conditions favorable to get
the tunnel so trains can run through. The
tunnel has been source of great trouble
and has caved i'm several times. Luckily
no trains were passing at the time, al
though one train escaped by only few
minutes.
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village Burning.

MUSHROOM. Mich, Jan. AT 10:15 to-
night 1t was reported here that the village
of Mears is being destroyed by fire. A call
for help from Mears was sent to Hart. The
fire started in the business district about 9
o'clock. The first building destroyed was
the Chapman drug store; then followed in
succession the postoffice. express office, a
furniture store and q barber shop.