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Indiana

RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 4.-Nicholas j.
Collett, aged seventy years, one of this
city's best known men, died last night very
suddenly as a result of apoplexy. Mr.. Col
lett was a musician of considerable prom
inence in Indiana. He was a native of Ger
many, and came to America about fifty
years ago. For ten years he was choir
master and organist at the St. Francis
Catholic church in Cincinnati, and in 1860
came to Richmond. For twenty years he
was a teacher in st, Andrews Catholic
school and organist in the church. Later
he filled a like position in ST. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church. For many years he was the
director of the Maennerchor So
ciety. He left a widow and five children.
DANVILLE, Ind, Aug. A.-Jesse Thomp-
son, aged s~eventy-six years, long a resident
of Danville, died to-day of old age. His
widow, three daughters and six sons sur
vive. Samuel l.. Thompson, the ball player,
and Lawrence Thompson, of Indianapolis,
are his sons.
BROOKLYN, Ind, Aug. 24.-Mrs. Leslie
Woodland died at 4 o'clock this evening,
aged ffty-eight years. She was a devout
member of the NJ. E. Church. Her hus-
band and two married daughters survive.
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TORPEDO GUN TESTED.
Successful Experiment Witnessed by
Gen. Miles and other Officers.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Aug. 2i-ln
the presence of Lieutenant General Miles,
General Wilson, General Burlington and
other army officers the new e~ighteen-incn
Gathaman torpedo gun, the largest ever
built in this country, was tested to-day at
the Bethlehem steel works to determine
the velocity of the shot and the strength
of the gun, and proved a gratifying sue
cess. The government made an appropria-
ton of s65, 600 for the experiment and de-
manded that ten shots be fired, the tests
to show a pressure Of 5000 pounds per inch
and a velocity of 1850 feet to the second.
Solid shots weighing a ton were fired.
After two preliminary shots the third was
fired with a charge of 300 pounds of pow
der, and showed a pressure of 1905 pounds
and 1896 feet velocity, while the fourth
shot, with the same charge. recorded a
pressure Of -, $50 pounds and a velocity OF
l,901 feet. The remaining six shots will be
fired next week.
The gun is Intended for coast defense.
The inventor claims that il will throw q
shell fifteen miles. Gun cotton VIII be used
in the charges. The gun is forty-four feet
long, and weighs ffty-nine tons. General
Miles. after the test, said he was satisfied
with the result.
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Indiana Notes.

The Seaboard National Bank, of New
York, has been approved a reserve agent
for the First National Bank of Owensville.
The Muncie Gun Club has arranged for a
big bird shoot at that city on Labor day
and the day following. Sparrows will be
used in the traps.
While a team was being used to haul oats
to a thresher on the Hartzell farm. near
Portland, Thursday. both horses fell dead
without apparent cause. They had differ
ent owners.
The st. Joseph conference of the radical
is in session at Laketon, Wabash county.
with a fair attendance of ministers, and
will continue until Tuesday.
The unknown man who was killed at Vim
cennes Thursday by a train has been iden-
titled by a Sullivan liveryman with whom
he had business relations as b. F. Frey, a
farmer of Wheatland, Knox county.
Richard Johnson, president of the Eagle
cotton mills, of Madison, has covered a bet
of $1,000. put up by a Wisconsin Bryanite--
$500 that Bryan will not be elected, and
$500 that he will not carry Wisconsin.
Strenuous denial is made at Madison of
stories sent TO various papers regarding the
drowning of Miss Vina WEIGH. In which
foul play or an alleged assault is intimated.
Coroner Austin has established the fact
of an accidental drowning.
The Rev. DIR. J. Wilbur Chapman, of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church of New York
city. has been secured by the City Minis
terial Association to conduct a revival
meeting at Elkhart for three weeks, begin
ming on a date in November not yet de-
termined.
In the fourteenth annual oratorical con.
test of Shelby county Walter Douglass. OF
Noble township, was successful over thir
teen others. He is only fourteen years old
Miss Alta Harding. of Hendricks township
was second. and Miss Mildred Major, OF
Shelby township, third.
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WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.



Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NATIONAL MILITARY HOME. MAR
ION. Ind, Aug. 2f.-The monument day
celebration here on Wednesday was an i'm
mense affair and drew one of the largest
crowds ever seen in the home grounds since
the official opening March Is, 1890. The
official figures of the entrances at the lodge
gate were 1850. while 400 came in on the
trolley cars and 2,s1O on the railroads. The
Hon. James E.. Dodge, of Elkhart, spoke
on "Our Country" Hon.. James E. Wat
son, of Rushville, delivered an address on
the subject "The Equality of Mankind.
Capt. David Il Beam, Of Spencer. depart
menc commander OF tho Indiana G.. A. r..
made al effective speech on "Our Soldiers
of the Civil War" The speeches Were able
addresses. we'll suited for the occasion, and
added laurels to the speakers fame. Mrs.
aura Burr. of Anderson. department pres
ident of the Woman's Relief Corps, who
had a number of stands for refreshments,
came With Department Commander Beam
and r. NJ. Smock, assistant %adjutant gen.
eral of the G.. A. r. Mrs. Burr sang, ac-
companied By the home band, and the
Soldiers Orphans Band of thlrty-six
pieces, from Kpightstown, was present and
played a number of selections.
A military lawn fete was given in Steele
Circle In the evening, which was attended
BY 1000 people from the surrounding towns,
all the proceeds, aggregating several hum
dred dollars, going TO the monument fund.
The Rev. L. g. WeichTnan. of Gas City,
Catholic chaplain at the home. and Sol
Jewell. of indianapolis. a member here,
worked up the celebration and feel highly
elated at their success.
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Wreck of a British Tramp.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.-Information
was received here to-day of the strand
ing during a hurricane of the new British
tramp steamer, Indra, Captain f. L. Bur-
kell, which sailed with a cargo of sugar
from Surabaya, Java, June 16, for Philadel-
phia, and nine lives are believed TO have
been lost. The vessel is ashore and a total
loss at Guardafui, on the coast of Africa, at
the entrance of the Gulf of Alden. OF the
crew of thirty-eight men, twenty-nine were
saved. and it is believed the others per-
ished or were carried into captivity by the
natives. Aug. Is the Indra ran into a hur-
ricane and was swept ashore. Captain Bur-
kell and twenty-eight of the crew succeeded
in reaching Alden in a life boat.
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Philadelphia Record.

fnliduelpnld fNtCotu.
A very pretty girl who lives I'm Frank
ford went TO Wilmington the other day
with her uncle. In the evening she stood
on a corner, in front OF a huge church.
waiting for a car. Many lab0ring men,
with empty Inner pals on their arms,
were passing on the way home from work.
and it touched and pleased the young girl
10 see how respectfully these honest, Draw
ny fellows bowed and raised their hats TO
her. They are but lately come from the
mother country" she thought. as she ac-
knowledged with a gracious smile each
situation; land they think from my ap-
pearance that / am some distinguished per-
son-the daughter OF a senator or Governor
and they suppose IL is the custom here, as
IL is at their home, TO make obeisance hum
bly, TO such as /. IL Is very pleasant and
nice OF them" she said to herself. .sbut I
must have acknowledged fifty or sixty bows
by this time. and my neck and face are get
ting tired with so much smiling and nod
ding" On hat account, however, she
would not lie so rude as 10 ignore the low
ly bows, and she was working
away like Mr.. Mckinley reviewing a parade
when her uncle, who had stepped Into q
drug store. retoined her. What IN the
world are you doing. Maria ?" he asked. The
young girl explained why. you silly GIRL
said the uncle. 'oon't you see It's a Catholio
church you're standing In front Of? Theso
men are Catholics. and It's TO their church
they are lifting tksis hsts. not - yo~,~
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FELL ON A LIVE WIRE
ENGINEER IN MUSCIE LIGHT WORKS
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Baby Girl Found Asleep i'm His Arms
Boy Drowned mt Flora.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal
MUNCIE. Ind. Aug. 24-William 3. Cox.
chief engineer at the Muncie city electric
light works, was killed tonight by falling
on a live wire in the power house. He was
alone, except that his six-year-old daughter
was with him. and was found lying be-
tween two big dynamos, which he is sup
posed TO have been oiling when he fell on
the feeder wire. A burn on one arm is
evidence of this.
His child saw him fall, and went TO him
and lay down in his arms and fell asleep
beside her lead father. When the little
girl did not return home, her brother Yer
non. aged ten years, was sent after her,
and found her asleep in her dead fathers
arms. on the floor. The big machinery was
pounding away, unattended, with natural
gas under the boilers making steam. Had
the discovery come an hour of two later
1t could hardly have averted the wreck OF
the building by a boiler explosion.
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CASUALTY LISTS.
Deaths from Wounds I'm Action and
Disease Reported by Chanee.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2i.-The War De-
partment has received the following list of
deaths from General Chaffee. dated Tien-
Tsin, Aug. %, via Taku, the deaths oc-
curing in Tien-Tsin hospital:
Aug. Accompany NJ, Fourteenth Infantry.
Charlie L. Organ, dysentery; Company NJ.
Ninth Infantry, Joseph l.. Friteh, gunshot
wounds
Aug. 7-Company NJ. Fourteenth Infan-
try, Paschal Y. Smith. gunshot; Company
Aug. SCompany H., Fourteenth Infan-
try. FOL II. Hurst; Company c., Four
teenth Infantry, Archie j. Raney.
Aug. accompany X, Fourteenth Infantry.
Later J.. Alley.
Aug. 16Company NJ, Fourteenth Infan-
try, Joseph Ouelette.
Aug. accompany f, Fourteenth Infan-
try. Robert Koran.
Aug. accompany NJ, Ninth Infantry,
Charles Frederick.
Aug. 20-Company NJ. Ninth Infantry,
Dennis Shea, dysentery.
Aug. 21-Company b., Ninth Infantry,
Ezekiel L. HaleI dysentery.
The following list of casualties came from
Peking via Taku under date of Picking.
At T~an-Tsung. Aug. 6-Wounded: Four
teenth Infantry, Company E, Alfred Evans,
In head, serious; Company X, Charles A.
Rodgers. shoulder. serious.
At Matow, Aug. 6-Kiled by sharpshoot-
ers while foraging; Company G, Fourteenth
At PekinS. Aug. 16-Died from wound re-
ceived In action; Company Z, Fourteenth
Infantry, George c. Kaufman.
AT Tien-Tsin. Aug. 19-Private William
Brayton. Company c. Ninth Infantry. died
of dysentery: Aug. 20. Clinton w. Graham
Company NJ. Fourteenth Infantry. died OF
shrapnel wounds.
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Empress Downgcr and Emperor Prob
abrx Now IN Shcr-Sf Province.

ably Now I'm Shcr-Sf Province.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Acting Secre-
tary Adee made public tonight the follow
ing dispatch from Consul Fowler at Che
Foo giving additional information bear
Ing on events in Picking:
.Che-Foo ~(undated), received Aug. %.
acknowledgements report Emperor and
Empress left Picking on the 18th; rested at
wau-Shou-Shan; supposed destination Tai
Yuen-Fu, Shen-Si. Prince Ching believed
TO be in Picking. Ii Ping Heng died. Half
population left"
Tai-Yuen-Fu, the supposed destination Of
the imperial family. is the capital of Shen-
81 province. and is a large city of probably
several hundred thousand inhabitants.
Scattered throughout various parts of Chi
na are temporary palaces which the royal
family recently occupied. and II Is sup
posed one OF these Is located at Tai
Yuen-Fu.
Prince Ching. whom the dispatch reports
as still in Picking, is a ~ell-know pro-
foreigner. Up TO a very recent time he
commanded a large garrison in the capital
city. but a few weeks ago reports came
that he had been shorn of his power. His
presence in the city, however, is regarded
as favorable, as he may be OF great as
sistance to both the allies and the Chinese
in bringing about an understanding De-
tween the contending elements.
The Ii Pins Hong, whose death Consul
Fowler's dispatch records. is the general
who was reported to have arrived in Pc
king from the south with 10000 troops dur
ing the latter part of July to assist the
imperial armies in the capital. He was de-
cidedly anti-fOreign in his sentiments, and
II was he who was supposed to be re-
sponsible for the decapitation of two we'll
known members Of the Tsung Ii Yamen.
which, according to reports, occurred a
short time ago.
The statement that half the population OF
Picking had fled is taken as an indication of
the utter Generalization existing in the
Chinese capital.
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DEMAND PROTECTION.
Negroes from Guiana Now at New
York Appeal to the British Consul.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2l-Dr. S. NJ. N.
Pierre. of No. s3s West Thirty-frst street.
a negro from British Guiana. and two nun
dred of his fellow brother subjects have
prepared a petition to Hon. Percy Sander
son. British consul. asking him 10 take the
necessary steps for their protection. The
petition alleges hat the signers were
brutality attacked by the mob in the recent
riots in this city and that the police in
stead of giving them protection actually
urged and melted the mob 10 greater fury.
The consul is reminded that the signers.
as subjects of her Britannia Majesty, have
been educated TO respect law and order
and the legally constituted authorities. and
IL permitted viii do so. They believe. how
ever. that there is not adequate protection
afforded to them under the present cir
cumstances, and Consul Sanderson Is re-
spectfully petitioned TO take such steps as
he deems wise in the premises.
DR.. Pierre said he expected Mr.. Sander
son will act forthwith. as the British gov
eminent nearly always takes action in such
cases.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The question
of the withdrawal of the United States
forces from Picking to Tien-Tsin or TAX
has been seriously considered by the Presi-
dent and his advisers. A great deal of pres
sure has been brought to bear upon the
administration to take this step. but after
mature elaboration it has been determined
that the negotiations for the settlement of
the questions growing out of the distur-
Dances In China must take place in the
Chinese capital. and that while these ne
gotiations are pending. and until they are
completed, il will be necessary for the
United States forces to remain in the Chi
nese capital. While it is recognized that a
withdrawal of the forces from Peking
might be hailed with satisfaction in this
country. 1t is said the moral effect in China
and Europe would be bad and would be in
terpreted by the Chinese as a retreat.
Dispatches were received from General
Chaffee to-day, but only those giving casu-
atty lists were made public. Admiral Re
mey advised the Navy Department that the
Taku cable was working. He also cabled:
"All troops from Hancock landed. Marines
gone 10 Tien-Tsin. Private Arthur A.
Woods. marine corps, accidentally drowned
at Ton-ku. on the light of Aug. 20"
The State Department received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Consul Johnson at
Annoy: Mob burned Japanese temple this
morning. Marines LANDED to protect Japan
csc officials. restoring order"
The State Departments dispatch from
Consul Johnson at Annoy that marines, pre-
sumably japanese. had landed there, may
cause a diversion to that section similar
TO the recent affair at Shanghai. The Jap
anese legation here has not been advised Of
the actual landing of marines there, but 1t
is said that the Japanese consul at Annoy
q short time ago applied TO the government
Tor warships to guard against any emer-
gency which might arise. In response to the
request two japanese ships were dispatched
TO Annoy and it is understood here that
they are now at that point. They have on
board a considerable number OF marines,
suitable for a landing party. A Japanese
landing at Annoy has more than the usual
significance from the fact that Annoy is
within what Is known as the Japanese
sphere of influence" This sphere Is said
by officials TO be similar to that under
which Great Britain exercises an influence
In the Yang-Tse valley. 1t embraces the
province of Fu-Kien. the principal centers
reing Annoy and Fu-Chow. AS a sphere"
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NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Arrived: Frieder-
ich der Crosse. from Bremen; Kaiser
Frederick, from Hamburg; Norge, from
Stettin and Copenhagen.
CHERBOURG, Aug. 24-Sailed: Column
bia. from Hamburg and Southampton, for
New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. 24.-Sailed: Co.
lumbia, from Hamburg, for New York.
MOVILLE, Aug. 2i.-Sailed: Tunisian,
from Liverpool, for Montreal.
GLASGOW, Aug. 24.-Sailed: State of
Nebraska, for New York.
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STRUCK BY A FAST TRAIN.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, n d. Aug. 24--Henry Kiser,
Of this city. aged sixty years. and an I'M
known man, about the same age, We're
struck by the Cincinnati Limited. the fast
train on the Panhandle, which passes An
derson at 2:43 each afternoon. The train
was late to-day and coming into the
city az a high rate OF speed. While cross
ing the bridge spanning White river the en-
gineer discovered the two men sitting on
the side Of the track, but could not stop In
time 10 save them. The train was stopped.
backed 10 where they were hurled and
brought them into the city and then they
were removed TO St Johns Hospital. They
were under the influence OF liquor.
Kiser's left side Is crushed TO a pulp and
a number Of serious flesh wounds on the
body. Me was unconscious when brought
&c the station and was still so at 8 o'clock
tonight. The physician u charge said there
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President Mckinney Will Not Visit
WinOna Lake This Afternoon.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINONA LAKE, Ind, Aug. A.-Presi-
dent Mckinley will not deliver the address
at the dedication of the Moody Memorial
Home here tomorrow, nor will he go TO
Chicago for the annual encampment of the
G.. A. r., as scheduled. He may visit Wi
mona Lake later. and go on then to Chi
oago, but that will not be for several days
yet. This information was conveyed in a
telegram last night from the Presidents
private secretary to the Rev. DR.. u. B.
Campbell, of Ada. o., one of the Winona
Assembly directors. The telegram indi-
Gates that the President expected to stop
off at Winona Lake for the dedicatory ex-
e~rcises, but his trip West is postponed be-
cause of the exigencies of the Chinese stu
alton.
However, these unexpected disappointing
developments will not interfere with the
dedication of the Moody Home Saturday,
which will be carried out according to the
programme, without another postponement.
Governor Mount and many other promi-
Eent people are expected TO be present
to take part in the programme. Several
hundred people are expected TO come from
nearby points to this. one of the greatest
features of the entire season at Winona
Lake.
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AT DETROIT.
Advance Guard of the Uniform Rank
Is Now in Camp.

DETROIT, Aug. 24.-F. c. B.. the initials
of the knights of Pythias motto. Friend
ship, Charity and Benevolence, are strongly
in evidence throughout the city in the deco
rations numerously displayed in honor OF
the big biennial gathering Of the Pythians.
Companies of the Uniform Rank arrived
to-day from Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, with
various officers of Major General Carna-
hans staff, and meals were served for the
first time in the big commissary tents In
the rear of the great camp, on the East
boulevard. The general officers pronounce
the camp location as the most ideal &C.
cupied by the Uniform Rank in the twenty
years of it's existence. The formal OPEN
ing will be on Monday, and the beginning
of the Supreme Lodge meetings on Tues
GAY.
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YOUNG SCHARN REARRESTED.
Held This Time for Burglary, and
May BE Indicted for Murder.

NEW YORK. Aug. 24-Frederick Scharn.
the eighteen-year-old boy who has been
held by the police pending the investiga-
ton into the murder of his sister Kate
last Saturday, was released on a writ of
h.heas corpus to-day, but was Immediately
rearrested on a charge of burglary. He
pleaded not guilty when a~rraigned, and
was committed to the Tombs. Assistant
District Attorney O'Rielly said the boy
would be indicted for murder In the nrst
degree by next Tuesday py WHICH 'n"e
he said the police will nave finished an
investigation now going on: The case mas
attracted much attention mere, Twins ~
the fact that the police, in searching Tor
the girls murderer, find that she mao peen
leading a double life.
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MISSIONARY is IN JAIL.
Mormon Elder Charged with Pushing
a Child Under N Train.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 2l.-Eldef Aaron s.
Hawkins. a Mormon missionary. is under
arrest here. accused of pushing Clarence
Fuhrer. five years old. to his death be-
meath a train at Mount Vernon, Ind, at
an early hour to-day. Elder Hawkins. who
lives at Manassas, Conejos county. Colo
RADIO. was returning from seven months of
PROSECUTING in Georgia.
Mrs, Amelia Fuhrer. with her two small
children. Clarence and a younger sister.
boarded the train at Evansville, Ind. The
tragedy occurred as she left the train at
Mount Vernon, Ind. According TO Haw-
kins. who lifted the child down TO the plat
form. the child lost its balance and rolled
under the wheel. Passengers on the train.
however, charge that Hawkins deliberate
~ pushed the child under the wheels.
The chief OF police of Mount Vernon.
Ind. t~elegraphed Chief OF Police Campbell
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WILL REMAIN IN INDIANA.
Representative Watson Declines an
Invitation to Speak in Ohio.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Aug. 2f.-Representa-
tive James E. Watson a few days ago re-
ceived a very complimentary letter from
the Hon. Charles Dick, chairman of the
Ohio Republican state committee, inviting
him to take part in the Ohio campaign.
Mr.. Watson has declined the invitation
with regret, as he intends to devote his
spare time TO campaign work in the other
Indiana congressional districts. Mr.. Wat
son believes the question of lican
success in Indiana rests with Republicans.
IF we conduct an aggressive campaign
and properly organize cur forces Indiana
is surely Republican" he says. Apathy
and o~verconfdence are the greatest dam
gers that confront the party in Indiana.
With thorough organization in every con-
gressional district, county and precinct,
and a campaign of life and activity, In
diana is certain to roll up a large Repub-
lican majority"
On Saturday next Representative Watson
will go to Detroit to spend A week at the
National Encampment of the knights of
Pythias. Saturday night, Sept. 1. he will
open the campaign i'm Representative Hem
enway's district with a speech at Mount
Vernon.