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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

Rush County Grand Jury Investigate.
ing Four Mysterious Deaths.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Sept. 20.-The Sep
TENDER grand jury has begun an investiga-
ton of the murder charges made against
Charles +. Dale In the civil suit recently
filed against him by John II. Frazee, Mrs.
Madeline Clark and Mrs. Elmer Humes.
The investigation was asked by Dale's
attorneys, who predict that their client will
not be indicted. The Frazee family, Dale's
accusers, did not want grand jury inves-
tigation at this time. The members say
they have on several occasions asked diff
ferent grand juries to probe the mysterious
deaths of the four persons alleged to have
been killed by Dale, but could not secure an
investigation. Now that they have gone TO
great expense, they prefer TO first present
their case when the civil suit recently be-
gun is called for trial. II the evidence then
warrants the prosecution of Dale on Grim
fnal charges, they are ready to give their
aid TO the State.
Dale is charged with having poisoned Ed
ward Frazee, Benjamin Frazee and wife
parents of Mrs. Dale. and with having
killed Mrs. Dale by asphyxiation. The cir
cumstances surrounding these deaths
caused comment at the time. but no legal
notice of the matter was taken. Dale in
herited the estate of his wife, and since her
death has lived mostly In Cincinnati and
Chicago. Last spring Dale got into serious
trouble in Cincinnati and fled the country.
In his absence the Frazees began suit to
recover the land left by their sister
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E Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Sept. 20.-John A. Con-
ner, of Washington, member of the gen.
eral executive committee Of the knights
of Labor, and Peter Pemberton and John
Reynolds, two Eastern members of the
window glass workers organization, L. A
300. were in Marion to-day. They are re-
organizing l.. A. 800. X. of L.. and when
they have perfected the organization new
officers will be chosen to succeed President
Burns and his associate officers. who are no
longer recognized by the knights of Labor
because of their efforts to withdraw L. A.
300 from the Knights and run II indie
pendently. MIR. Conner says Knights of
Labor committees have visited nearly all
the Independent manufacturers and their
employees of Pennsylvania, Ohio and In
diana, and that all the manufacturers have
signed the revised scale made by the X. of
L., and that all the l.. A 800 members have
reaffirmed their allegiance to the organiza-
ton and are in accord with the action of
the Knights of Labor in deposing Burns
and other officers of l.. A. 800. In this city
Mr. Conner and his associates have re-
organized the employees of the Estep and
Burk indepedent factories, and have settled
the scale with both the concerns for the
coming fire. The Estep factory will re-
sumo operations Saturday and the Burk
plant Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
LAW WITH A WEAK SPOT.
A Paradoxical Case That Comes from
Posey County.

In the reports received last night by DR..
Hurry from county health officers through
out the State was one from Dr. Hartwick,
CT Posey county, stating that one of the
health officers had found a case of CHAMBERS.
The mule which was afflicted was con-
demned and man employed to shoot the
animal He did so and then removed the
skin, which is the part containing the dis
ease. and sold ii for $3.50.
The health officer learned of the sale and
seized the skin which he then burned. The
purchaser complained of the action and the
matter was presented to the prosecutor.
who gave the opinion that there was no
law by which the man was prohibited from
selling the skin, even though 1t was taken
from a condemned animal, and that the Of
fcer, who made the seizure. was liable to
prosecution.
DIR. Hartwick also stated there was lit
tie danger in Posey county of an epidemic
OF smallpox this winter as all those who
lad not had the disease had been vacci-
mated.
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THOMAS Brooks DEATH.
He Was Dependent and ResOrted to
Morphine.

Thomas Brock. of 1904 Huron street. was
found unconscious about 6 o'clock yester-
day morning in his livery stable near Vir-
ginia avenue, on Pine street, suffering
from morphine poisoning from which he
died a few hours later at the City Hospital.
When found Brock almost dead and
there was little chance of recovery. His
face had already turned purple.
Brock was fifty-five years of age, and
had been in the city for thirty years. He
was well known among horsemen. He
leaves a widow and daughter. with whom
he lived, and a married daughter. His
friends say he had been acting strangely
for several days, and ii is said he was in
volved financially. The death of his sister
several weeks ago is also thought to have
been one of the causes for his dependency.
His wife said he had suffered much from
neuralgia, and preferred to think he had
taken an overdose of the drug, which he
frequently used. than that he had pur-
posely killed himself. For several weeks
he spent most of his time at the stable.
seldom going home, though 1t was said he
had no trouble with his family.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
TRIP TO CINCINNATI.
Business Men of Indianapolis Will
Go To-Morrow.

The trip to Cincinnati tomorrow will be
by special train leaving Indianapolis at
7:30 a. m over the Big Four. stopping
fcrty-five minutes each at Shelbyville and
Greensburg, and reaching Cincinnati at
noon The party will be received by the
Business Mems Club of Cincinnati and es-
corted to the Grand Hotel, where luncheon
will be had. At 100 the party will be es-
corted to the Fall Festival, where enter
tainment OF special interest is promised.
Returning, the special train will leave at
$50 p. m. will stop thirty minutes each at
Connersville and Rushville and will reach
Indianapolis at $3.50.
The excursion is not open to the public.
Those entitled to go are the members of
the Board of Trade, the Commercial Club,
the Manufacturers Club and the Mer-
chants Association. On application to the
secretary of the Commercial Club an invi-
tation TO be one of the party will be issued
20 any business man not a member of any
CT these organizations.
Tickets. at 81 for the round trip, can be
had from the secretary of the Commercial
Club. either at his Office the train.
They cannot be had elsewhere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Patents have
been granted to residents of Indiana as fol-
lows: Harry A. Benefiel, Columbus, tube
cutter; Lillian A. Crockett, indianapolis.
stocking hose supporter; Benjamin F.
Howard, North Manchester broadcast seed
sower; Christian III. Larson, Fowler. grain
drier and cleaner: Jesse NJ. Lfllpop, Kyana
tail gate for wagons; lsham Sedgwick,
Richmond, steam boiler: William NJ Six
and o. r. Daily, Lebanon, train Indicator;
Webster w. league, Wabash, mechnical
motor; John A. Tolliver and j. A. Stingel,
Patricksburg, rein holder; John w. Whit
lock, Rising Sun, self-playing musical in
strument; Henry C. Williamson and H. p
Riess, Michigan City, car bolster: James j.
Wood. Fort Wayne. armature for multiple
dynamo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
STILL NO SETTLEMENT.
Amalga mated Delegates and Employ
ers Have Not Yet Agreed.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 2O.--After pro-
tracted and animated joint session of the
conference committee of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers, and
of the conference committee of the manu-
facturers an adjournment was taken to-
night, till tomorrow morning, without any
definite result being reached. Since the
mills closed, June 80, there have been five
of these joint conferences without results,
at Detroit, Indianapolis, New York and
elsewhere, and it was thought that some
result would be reached to-day. Neither
side has yet given up hope of some result
being reached by Saturday night and per-
haps tomorrow. But IL no result is
reached at this meeting. by Saturday night,
tx is feared that strike will follow. The
sixty thousand employees are not working
now, but they are not on strike. They are
simply awaiting an agreement on the wage
scale for puddlers and finishers, the
scale has been agreed upon mutually for
all others In the Amalgamated Association.
After the conference committee of the
all day, yesterday, II was joined to-day by
Watson French. George M. Bard, w. L.
Simonton and w. e. Taylor, Of Chicago;
A w. Houston, Cincinnati. and James H.
Mutt. of Youngstown, representing the
Republic Steel and Iron Company, and +.
Clarke, of Pittsburg; Thomas Parrock and
NJ. T.. Combs, of Youngstown, representing
the American Steel Hoop Company, and
there was a general discussion, to-day. in
which all participated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
vEvAY, Ind. Sept. 20.-Fred Gilbert, who
shot and wounded Mrs. Sarah Banta June
Is. was tried before Judge Perry 4. Bear
and jury The jury was charged last
night. and this morning returned verdict
Of guilty Of assault TO commit murder in
the second degree. The penalty Is two 10
fourteen years i'm the Reformatory az JET
fersonville Gilbert is twenty years OF age
He was I'm love with Pearl, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. James II. Banta, and they OBJ
jected TO his attentions 10 their daughter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
INDIANA OBITUARY.
Daniel w. Tomfinson, Pioneer Resi-
dent and Editor of Lngansport.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Sept. D.-Daniel w.
Tomlinson. one of the pioneer residents OF
Logansport and Cass county. died suddenly
at 1870 o'clock this morning at his home In
this city. Mr.. Tomlinson was the senior
member of the firm Of Tomlinson & TORI.
publishers of the Daily Journal. and during
the day, yesterday, was about the office
apparently in his usual health During the
early evening he was in the office and
shortly before IL o'clock went home. giving
indication whatever Of illness. Shortly
before 1:30 o'clock this morning his wife
was awakened by his heavy breathing, and
calling to him and receiving no response.
she quickly aroused the household, ply
stefan being hurriedly summoned. Before
the physicians arrival, however, he died
Mr. Tomlinson was born near Dresden. o..
July %. 1888. At an early age he removed
to Cass county with his parents, Logans-
FORT since being his home. He leaves
widow and four sons, two of whom, Harry
I. and Fred, were associated with him In
the firm of Tomlinson & Torr in the pub
LEGATION of the Journal Mr.. Tomlinson had
the business. political and social life of the
city and county. He served the county two
terms as auditor, and was a member of the
Common Council of the city for sixteen
years, resigning his seat in that body TO
accept the appointment of postmaster OF
Logansport under Harrison's administra-
ton.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 81 1900

the children brought large crowd. and
there were threats of violence against the
officers. who finally managed to get away.
E. T. Wilson. of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. was in Indian
apolis yesterday and called on Amos Butler
and DR.. A. w. Brayton. Mr.. Wilson has
just returned from Mexico, where he has
been engaged in studying flora and fauna
for nine years. This work Is done in Mex
leo on account of the relation of the plants
and animals OF that country to those of
southwestern United States. Mr.. Wilson
says the Mexicans do not want TO see free
silver in this country, for the reason that
they think they would have TO compete
with silver prices. Mexico has free silver
and United States money is worth double
the Mexican money.
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besides being a profitable investment. Mr..
Brown says that in the Black hills of
South Dakota, where he called to in
vestigate the cause of so many pine trees
dying. he found destructive bark beetles
destroying the trees and recommended the
burning Of the bark and leaves. In Call
fornia. Mr.. Brown says, he found that the
redwood forests have nearly been exter-
minated BY corporations. What is left the
State will be asked TO protect. The few
groves of big trees found on the mountains
should be protected by the government. he
says, as they represent centuries of growth.
and should not be cut down. Mr.. Brown
says Ii will cost about $3.50 to publish his
report. and the public-spirited citizens of
Indiana will be asked to contribute funds
for the purpose
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
SETTLEMENTS MADE.
The End of the Electrical Workers
Strike in Sight.

The electrical workers settled their diff
ferences with the Star store yesterday a
contract calling for none but union labor
being signed by the management Of the
store and officers of the Electrical Workers
Union in the presence of President Blue.
Of Central Labor Union, and State Labor
Commissioner Mccormick. A settlement
over the Columbia Club matter was also
made, DR.. Hays assuring Labor Commits
sioner Mccormick and president Blue that
the Sanborn Electrical Company will either
have to unionize the work or call it's men
off, The order is TO go into effect at once.
Other differences were settled until now the
only jobs of any consequence that are not
unionized are the Mozart Hall and the
lockwood Manufacturing Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
SUIT TO RECOVER REALTY.
RushviIIe Man Makes Serious Charges
Against His Nephew.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
RUSHVILLE. Ind, Sept. 20.-William
Oliver Norris, member of the Norris drill
works firm, to-day filed suit in court charg
ing that his nephew by marriage. Or. c.
II. Gilbert, a well-known local specialist.
defrauded him out of $500 worth OF real
estate Norris AYERS in his complaint that
he made his home with DR.. Gilbert and
being seventy-seven years of age and fee
BILE in body and mind was easily persuaded
by Gilbert, in whom he had great conf
dence, TO deed to him the property. Norris
wanted a small loan and alleges that Gil
bert told him that because of his advanced
years he could not borrow any money on
his real estate and suggested that Norris
deed the real estate TO the defendant, who
would reconvey Ii to Norris after securing
the loan.
Norris decided the. property TO Gilbert.
who has since retained ii, he says, and
further that he has given the plaintiff only
$3.50 all told. The property was mortgaged
by DIR. Gilbert for 81 ,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
HIS BRAINS DASHED OUT
OLD SOLDIER KILLED IN A RUNA-
WAY AND COMPANION HURT.
Fort Wayne Presbytery Favors Creed
Rcvision-Dcnth of Editor ID. w.
Tomlinson-Bank Robbed
.cial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Sept % = While
John Conrad, butcher of this city, and
Bert Dunkle were driving down steep
hill entering the city this afternoon the
harness broke and the team ran away
With a steady hand Conrad guided them.
and If he had had straight road he would
have been all right, but to gain such a
thoroughfare he had to turn on to bridge
and cross it.
AS the team entered the bridge the wagon
was overturned, and Conrads brains were
dashed out on one of the supports of the
structure. His companion was not serious
~ injured. but sustained broken nose and
minor bruises. Conrad was an old soldier,
having served in the civil war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
u.,aer.ou Rcfu.ed 20 Go.

Harry Henderson, arrested several days ago as
a fugitive wanted at Philadelphia. Pa. for the
theft of a tray of diamonds. refused yesterday
to return without requisition papers, as he had
promised, and instead his father and brother Sc
cured the services Of Attorney McCray. and ha-
beas corpus proceedings were begun. The hear
ing was postponed by Judge DAILY for six days
In order to allow the Philadelphia authorities TO
present properly signed requisition papers fol- his
return. Carl Harvey, who arrested at the
same time for associating with known thief.
will be tried tomorrow. Thomas Long, another
we-known police character, arrested at the
same time was tried and fined $50 and costs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 20-Cage Smith,
the leading hog breeder of the gas belt, re-
siding in Madison county. has been maxi
ing a tour of the central counties OF the
State investigating the supply of market.
able hogs. Mr.. Smith says there is a large
deficiency and predicts a price OF 10 s
cents on foot will be realized by farmers be-
fore the LIST of January The estimated
deficiency ranges from 30 to 50 per cent and
in none of the counties which Mr.. Smith
visited was there anything like the normal
supply.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind. Sept 20.-Despondent and
dissatisfied over the distribution of his
fathers estate, Robert Zerbe, farmer,
forty-nine years old. committed suicide to-
day by hanging himself in a barn with
hay rope. His wife cut him down and car
ried the body to the house. He had been
in ill health for a year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Sept. 20.-Frsnk Bal
come. the missing heir in the Newton es-
tate, has been heard from. Under the name
of Frank Black he is serving in the Twen-
ty-second United States Infantry and is
a veteran of the Spanish-American service.
serving through the Cuban battles. He
had been missing for three years. He Is
one of the fifteen heirs 10 the estate OF
William Newton, who lost his life I'm a fire
early last spring. and Will receive about
$70O 900 as his share
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
sales Unusually Large.

The firm of knight & JiIlson. since the
first of the month, have sold more pipe
than in any like period in ten years past.
the business almost equalng that when
natural gas was introduced In this State.
The pipe is being used in extending lines
mines and for steam heating purposes.
Many of the numerous apartment houses
and new private residences now being
erected are being fitted up to heat the
premises with steam or hot water.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
In FAVOR OF REVISION.
Fort Wayne Presbytery Votes Almost
UnanimousIy-synod Delegates.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind, Sept 20.-The Fort
Wayne Presbytery, in session at Lagrange,
voted with practical unanimity in the af-
frmative on the third question in the list
submitted by the General Assembly in re-
gard to the revision of the Confession of
Faith. The third question is as follows:
do you desire to supplement our present
doctrinal standards with a briefer state
ment of the doctrines most surely believed
among u.s. expressing in simple language
the faith of the church In loyalty to the
system of doctrine contained i'm Holy
Scripture and held by the Reformed
Churches?'
Rev. X. II. Gwynne, ID. D.. of this city,
was elected moderator. The presbytery
selected seven ministerial and seven lay
delegates TO the synod which is TO meet at
Crawfordsville, Oct s.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

Indiana has now one of the best life in
surance laws ever enacted. While millions
OF dollars have been sent out OF the State
for insurance. which has gone TO build up
foreign companies and enrich foreign stock
holders-we now have company organized
under the Indiana law, equal to any for
eign company doing business in the State
and superior 10 most of them. The AmerI-
can Central Life Insurance Company home
office No 10 East Market street, Indian
apolis, Ind, E. 3. Martindale. president,
Is the only company doing life Insurance in
this State having United States bonds de-
posted with the auditor of state as secur-
ity for every policy 1t issues.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

Dispatches from New York to the effect that
Mary Gorham Brooks, seventeen years of age.
a resident OF this city. had mysteriously disap-
peared there Saturday morning caused numerous
inquiries to be made here, and found
who knew her. 1t was said she an orphan
possessing fortune in her right. and went to
New York to enter school OF illustration Miss
Brooks's baggage was delivered at the house Of
a friend at the time she was expected. but she
did not appear She is said to have worn much
jewelry and carried considerable money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

Representatives OF the thirteen tribes of Red
Men in indianapolis have made arrangements
FOR the capturing of Tecumseh. the hero of the
Indiana carnival and also decided who will play
the part of the old chieftain. Eight scouts from
each tribe of the order win act as Tecumsehs
warriors They will be captured on the island
north of Broad Ripple and brought to the city,
where they will be marched TO the courthouse
and listen to Mayor Taggart's address of well
come to the returned chief. The keys of the city
will then be turned over TO the Red Men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
Catholic Church Dedicated.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Sept 20.-St.
Michaers Catholic Church, the first Cath
Ollie church to be built in Charlestown, was
dedicated yesterday with impressive cere-
monies. Many prominent Catholics from
over the State were present. At 10 o'clock
mass was said by the Rev. John III. Schaef-
fer, Of Hamburg. Music was furnished by
the choir from st. Mary's Church in New
Albany. The Rev. Dennis O'Donaghue,
bishop of the diocese of vincennes. pre-
sided.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
UNION CITY. Ind. Sept 2o.-without a
moments warning Henry Reitenour
prominent citizen. became blind to-day. He
was driving in the country. when he ex-
perienced a pain over his eyes. and then all
became dark. He was brought TO his home
here by a farmer. He is in the best OF
health otherwise and has never had any
trouble with his eyes before.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21

reunion of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen
was held in the City Council chamber yesterday
afternoon. Many of the representatives of the
old volunteer companies. including the Good
Intent" the Marion and the independent
were present and spent the afternoon reciting old
stories of fighting fires in indianapolis In the
early ifties. before the paid companies succeed
ed the volunteers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
New Men Were Boycotted.
Ial 10 the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, Sept. 20.-The win
cow glass labor situation Is still critical
A few men are leaving daily, but about
twenty-five came in from Matthews last
night and began work to-day. They say
the Belgian glass workers at that point
caused them TO be boycotted. Storekeepers
would not sell to them, nor would boarding
house keepers take them in, and they came
away from Matthews hungry.