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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-21
Other Deaths.

MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 20.-The Rev. Charles
Harvey, pastor of Eaton Methodist Epis-
copal Church and popular member Of
the North Indiana Conference, died yes
terday at Eaton. The minister preached
his last sermon Sunday night and was
suffering with an attack of la grippe while
preaching. For twenty-seven years he has
been in the ministry, having filled pulpts
in Huntsville. New Castle, CASTOR, Muncie.
Fountain City, Ridgeville, Andrews and
other places. He was a member of the G..
A r. post at Ridgeville and was Odd
Fellow The funeral will take place Mon
day afternoon. at Eaton, Presiding Elder
Wade officiating.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 2O.-James KEGS
ling, one of the oldest and wealthiest farm
ers of Madison county. died suddenly at
his home, near Markleville, yesterday, of
heart failure. Mr.. Keesling was almost
eighty years old and had been in unusually
good health and spirits. He lived in the
county all his life and owned half a dozen
fine farms. There is family of ten sur
viving children and a widow. Some weeks
ago Mr.. Keesling made large distribu-
ton of money TO his heirs His funeral will
take place Sunday afternoon from the
family residence.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Jan. 2o.-Informa-
ton has been received here Of the death
of Mrs. Lizzie Mooney at King City, Mo.
She tied stone weighing forty pounds
to her neck and jumped into deep we'll
Her body was found several hours later.
Mrs. Mooney was a daughter Of Gillespie
Hindman. a former wealthy resident OF
this place, who removed to Missouri sew
eral years ago. She was married and had
four children. There are many prominent
people in this county who are related to
the unfortunate woman.
JEFFERSONVILLE,I Ind, Jan. 20.-John
Carroll, ST., seventy-two years old, died
this morning. after an illness of several
weeks. He left widow and five children
three sons and two daughters. The de-
ceased had been a resident of Jeffersonville
since 1854, and was for many years an en-
ploye of the Pennsylvania Company. He
was member of st. Augustine's Catholic
Church.
WILKINSON, Ind, Jan. 20.-A. +. Jones,
a farmer living near this place, died this
morning at o'clock of Brights disease.
He was about forty-five years old and left
a widow and six children. He was a hard
worker in the Republican ranks and a
member of the Christian Church. The fun
neral will be Monday morning, at Warning
ton.
WASHINGTON, Ind, Jan. 2o-Mrs.
Phoebe Chestnut, the oldest person in
Daviess county, died yesterday. aged 10l
years. She was the mother of ten chill
dren, the oldest of which is seventy-six
years.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 20.-The
prisoner, Murphy, alias Fergusons in
Jail here on suspicion of being implicated
in the bank robbery at Silverlake, was
identified to-day by Frank Burt. night
Waterman, who discovered the robbers at
work and took part in the fight. Burt says
Ferguson is the man who was on guard at
the door, while his comrades were at work
inside the bank. He says that, when he
appeared, Ferguson held him off with a
revolver and assisted the others in getting
out of the bank. He says Ferguson also
did some firing in the fight which followed.
in which one citizen was wounded.
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Success of the Electric Shelter.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Jan. GOV. Z. Heal, Of
this city, who is experimenting, as are
others in different part of the country, on
an electrical smelter for glass furnaces,
said to-day as result of his many tests
he would furnish practical glass smelter
for the next glass fire, in the autumn of
1900. His furnace melted the material
needed in glass making, and though the
result was not a satisfactory grade of
glass, the idea of reducing the ingredients
by electrical heat was successfully demon
strated. Mr.. Heal says he has solved the
problem that baked the other expert
mentors in the same line, and that it is
only a question of time until his achieve
ment will be of practical value.
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AN UNPARALLELED CASE.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
DUBLIN. Ind. Jan 20.-The physicians
and surgeons of this community were puz-
zled over the death of Charles Stoniker,
aged six years, who until Friday was at
tending the public kindergarten. Thurs
day afternoon during school hours the
child was taken violently i'll and the teach
er sent at once for his father. who lives a
mile south OF here. E.e was taken home
and the parents were considerably alarmed
at first. but he soon became better and
Friday morning seemed well enough to get
up. but while in the act of dressing he
fell over suddenly and i'm a few seconds
was dead. The parents thought the child
had been poisoned In some manner. This
morning DR.. Littel. of Cambridge City.
was called. He at once sent, for Coroner
Watts and post norton examination was
held. 1t was found sat death was caused
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Jan. 20.-The Wabash
Canning Company, which began operations
here two years ago, packing about fifty
thousand cases of tomatoes each season,
has decided to engage in the packing of
green peas this year. 1t is endeavoring to
arrange with the farmers in this vicinity to
plant about four hundred acres in peas,
the product of which will be canned here.
The company will begin work on the pea
crop about June L and run six weeks, and
after brief shutdown will commence op-
erations on the tomato crop, which will be
larger this year than last If the yield is
fair. Next year the company will add corn
to its products.
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ANOTHER NEW FACTORY.
Van Camp Hardware Company Will
Erect One at Matthews.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Jan. Cuttings seem to
be going to Matthews, this winter. To-day
it was announced that the Van Camp
Hardware Company. of Indianapolis. will
locate fruit jar factory near the site of
the window-glass plent located by the same
company at that place last week. 1t is also
said the Van Camp Company may build a
tool works at Matthews. All this activity
ON the part of the big hardware company is
in opposition to trusts. The Van Camp
window-glass house is also an Independent
plant and a big one. There is reason to be-
lieve that the growth of Matthews has just
begun Her prospects for the coming year
are much better than at this time in 1899,
and she has secured several good factories
since then and has more good factories
than many old towns of much greater
growth and pretensions
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NEW GLASS ASSOCIATION.
1t Is Formed I'm Opposition to the
Tableware Trust.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. pa new
table glassware association has just been
formed. 1t includes the National Glass
Company, the United States Glass Com
pany and a majority of the independent
manufacturers. The object of the associa-
ton is to regulate prices by working in
harmony with each other and with the job
bling trade Headquarters have been es-
tablished at Pittsburg and the following
officers elected: President A. III. Kelsey,
of Newark, o.; treasurer, w. j. Afford, of
Anderson. Ind; secretary and auditor, c.
II. Tebbetts, of Pittsburg The associated
manufacturers offer a yearly rebate to ex-
elusive purchasers, and it has been &C
copied by the jobbers. The amount of re-
bate is to be determined by the amount of
ware purchased.
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DEATH OF A LECTURER.
Temperance Agitator Dies from Ex-
cessfve Use of Morphine.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2o.-Excessive use
of morphine. 10 which it appears he had
been addicted during the past four years,
was the cause OF the death In a hospital
here last night of VIII ]. Mcconnell of
Cleveland, O.. well known In the West as
a temperance lecturer. He came to this
city on Wednesday and registered ar
Green's Hotel. That night he was found
on the streets I'm an unconscious condi-
ton and removed 10 a hospital. At that
time his identity was unknown. The ply
sicians discovered that he was suffering
from morphine poisoning and. despite their
efforts. he died shortly before midnight
last night.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Capt. Smith, of Kokomo, n Member Of
the Lopez FiIibusters.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
kOKOMO, Ind, Jan. 20-Capt. Ambrose
Whitlock Smith, one of the oldest of the
few survivors OF the Lopez filibusterias
expeditions into Cuba in 1S49 and 1851. has
passed away. Cpatain Smith was the
father-in-law of Z. B. Kellar, a merchant
Of this place. and the grandfather of Rev.
Elmo Kellar, who was assistant chaplain
in the acknowledgement Indi-
ana in the Spanish-American war. He
died at Portia, Ark. which place had been
his home for some time. He had an event.
full life aside from his Cuban experience.
He was a native Indianan, born at Vim
cennes in $780, his father being a prominent
Vincennes merchant in early days. His
boyhood days were spent as a boatman,
contemporary with Mark Twain. His boats
ran from vincennes to New Orleans, ex-
changing the corn and pork of the North
for the cotton and tobacco of the South
for his fathers store. Young Smith was at
New Orleans when the first Cuban filibus-
terlng expedition was being organized, be-
ing then but seventeen years of age. He
abandoned his boat and joined the patri-
OTIS. His chum and boating mate, Bob
Crockett, also enlisted under the Lopez
banner and they remained companions. He
also took part in the second expedition.
He served throughout the civil war in
the Confederate army, rising to the rank
of captain. After the war he refused to
take the oath of allegiance, but returned
to his native State in the late sixties. Cap
tain Smith was married six times All his
wives are dead. His only child now living
is Mrs. Emma H.. Campbell. of New Or
leans. He was thirty-five years in the mer-
camille trade and 1t was his boast
that in all that time he never
41n0 tAI co.
debt. IF they won't pay" he said, 'let
them keep 1T. They may as we'll have 1t
as the lawyers" Bob Crockett, Smith s
companion in the Lopez expeditions, is still
living, or was until recently, at Stuttgart,
Ark. Captain Smith was small of stature,
weighing but 122 pounds
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, Jan. 20. The Wabash
Commercial Club was organized last night
at meeting of the representative busi-
ness men of the city. The authorized capt.
tai Is $4,000, divided into five thousand
shares of s. each. and a large amount of
the capital has already been subscribed.
The directors will organize at a later day.
The club has already entered into an agree
ment with the Roam Cooperage Company.
whose large mill at Roam burned two
weeks ago, to provide a subsidy of a lib
eral amount to rebuild here. The COM
pany has $4,000 worth of timber, bought in
this neighborhood. to work up, and will
regularly employ over $50 men.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 20.-The boiler
makers at the Plant Of Gaar. Scott & Com
pany. thresher manufacturers, went on
strike this afternoon, owing to a disagree
ment as to pay for overtime. The men.
want time and a half for overtime, while
the firm is willing to allow only time and
a quarter. A part of the trouble Is also
said to be due to a cut in wages, made
some time ago, and not restored.
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John J. Kahn announced to-day that he
would leave for Rome soon after Easter
and would remain in the Eternal City prob
ably six months or longer. He will be ac-
on the journey by the Rev.
Father David s. Phelan, editor of the
Western Waterman. MY trip" said he,
lis purely In the nature of a pilgrimage. II
will be prolonged for the reason that / de-
sire 10 pay fitting tribute to the Holy
Father, whom II is customary for the HER
archy to honor during the holy year"
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New General superintendent.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 20.-Charles Ed
monds has accepted the general superin-
tendency of the three large fruit par fac
tories Of Wilson Mccullough, of Marion,
located at Paramount, Converse and Ma
rion. Mr.. Edmonds resides in Muncie and
was candidate for the presidency Of the
Flint Glass Workers Union at the recent
meeting. He is very popular and is widely
known in the trade.
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CHANCE TO SELL OUT.
Wabash Fxlondike Company offered
Good Price for q Claim.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Jan. 20.-At the meeting
of the stockholders of the Wabash Klon-
dixie Company, most of them employees of
the Big Four road last night, Superin-
tendent BLIZZARD, of the Big Four, who is
president of the company, submitted a let
ter from w. c. Hayden, one of the repre-
sentatives of the company at Dawson, in
which he said that the machinery recently
purchased and shipped TO Dawson Is De-
ing operated satisfactorily ana proftably
on two of the company's claims. Acting
on their own judgment he and Lionel Gill
christ, the other representative, bought a
rich claim that was offered for small
amount, and Hayden asks whether the
company will close with an offer of $780, 900
for the property. The money. he says, Is
ready whenever it is desired to transfer the
claim. Part of the stockholders are dis
posed to accept, but a majority think IL
will pay to hold on.
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SHEEP THIEVES PLEAD GUILTY.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 20.-The three
men charged with sheep stealing-Daniel
Kelly, John Locke and Everett Thorn
burg-were arraigned in Police Court this
morning. Kelly and Thornburg entered
pleas of guilty to the charge of grand lar
ceny and were held in bonds of $1,000
Locke pleaded not guilty. He will be given
preliminary hearing Monday
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Jan. 20.-Everett
Thornburg, who was arrested with John
A. Locke on Friday, charged with stealing
twenty sheep and offering them for sale,
belongs to one of the most respectable
John Henry Thornburg, three miles north
of this place, a well-to-do farmer in COM
Portable circumstances. John A. Locke
who is Thornburgs cousin. is an old Of
fender.
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A number of examinations will be held
by the civil-service commission in the post
office building next month, at which time
applicants for places in the coast and
geodetic survey. draughtsmen for the geo.
logical survey, a computer for the super
vising architects Office, an assistant ethno-
logic librarian of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. and a record clerk of the United
States penitentiary service will be exam
ined An examination will be held on Feb.
Is and 16. for an assistant and an expert
in forestry history in the Department OF
Agriculture
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Special 4 the Indianapolis Journal
MORRISTOWN, Ind, Jan. 20.-The
North Side Gas. Oil and Water Company
has closed a contract for drilling a gas
well near this place. One OF the best
natural gas fields in the State lies near
here. The wells that have been drilled
there have almost all been gushers and
other places have been supplied from this
territory. The company which owns the
plant here also owns plant at Rushville
and purchased this plant in order TO gain
access TO the territory which this line
tapped. since buying IL, the company has
turned all the gas, except from one we'll
into its Rushville line, and, I'm addition
threatens to double the price of gas. The
new company will enter into active local
competition.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 20.-The Sanitary
Manufacturing Company to-day filed deeds
Of the transfer of its factory In this city to
the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Com
pany, of New Jersey. The change means
that the Muncie concern is taken into the
recent organization of bath tub manufac-
turers. The consideration named in the
deed was $40. All kinds Of hollow ware for
cooking utensils are made at the Muncie
factory, which employs $50 hands.
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An Old
Newspaper
M an
Says About
Grape=Nuts
. O . . %

Arthur NJ. Hull. manager of the St. Paul
Globe, thinks advertisements are written
to inform other people about food and its
value but are not intended for newspaper
men themselves. and yet OF all men news
paper men require good. nourishing food
TO rebuild the brain and nerve centers.
CThey will agree that this is not joke)
Mr.. Hull says: II wish To give you an
unsolicited testimonial for Grape-Nuts I
have used your Postum Cereal for about
two years / have seen your advertising
for Grape-Nuts in the Globe as well as
other papers. and have appreciated a. from
an advertising standpoint. but somcway
| never bought any till about a week ago.
Since then 1 have practically lived on IT.
| think II is, without exception. the finest
preparation OF any food product that Il
has been my good fortune 10 taste. and my
enthusiasm prompts me 10 write this note.
Wishing you ell kinds OF success"
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SMALL INCREASE TO BE GRANTED.
Steel Workers at Anderson Urged to
Return to Their Duties.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Jan. 20.-E. c. Lott.
general manager Of the American Steel
and Wire Company mills, has returned
20 Chicago Before leaving. he said the
company had determined to operate its
large plant here. regardless OF the action
of the union rod mill men. The purpose
of the company at first was to close the
plant in Anderson for an indefinite period.
The alternative was given 10 the men TO
return to work have their places filed
by new men. Manager Lott said the
company was desirious for all the old en-
ployes TO resume their places in the mill.
but that new men would be broken in If
they could not man the rolls with old and
experienced workmen. The head roller,
Thomas Harris, has agreed TO return TO
work and IL is believed large number
of the others will follow his example. The
company's managers say the men in An
derson will receive a slight increase in
their wages.
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former organization, and President Hayes.
of the latter association. at the Spencer
House In this city. The officials were clos
eted four hours. The Wilson & McCulloSl
factories are operated by fiints, and the
firm wanted permission to employ members
OF the greens organization when in need
of help. President Kunzler finally con-
sented and Mr.. Wilson said this after
noon that several members of the green's
organization would be given work within
the next few days.
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State Political Notes.

The Republicans of the Ninth congress
sional district will meet at Charlottesville
to select two delegates to the national Re-
publican convention.
The Democratic central committee of
Montgomery county met Saturday and
elected Andrew Henry, chairman; r. P.
Carpenter, secrtary, and Taylor Thompson
treasurer.
The Grant county Republican committee
has fixed the date of the county primary
as Feb. s, from a. m. to p. m, ex-
cept in the country precincts. The Aus
tralian ballot will be used.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Jan. 20.-Mrs.
Mary c. Miller. postmistress at Prather.
Ind, nine miles north of here, was held up
by masked burglar Friday night and the
office robbed of cash and stamps to the
amount of 500 There is no clew to the
guilty person.
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A Fortune for a Baby.
the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan. %. - William
Sabinski died in Germany twenty years
ago. His will provided that $4,000 should
be placed in the custody of the Catholic
Church, to be paid to the first male de-
scendant of him born in the Catholic faith.
To-day Mrs. Sabinski, of Chesterton, re-
ceived notice that her infant son would
receive the fortune, amounting now to
nearly $4,000. The child's father was killed
Thanksgiving night by a fast train on the
Michigan Central Railroad
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Will Invite st. Louisian. to Ride.

CHICAGO. Jan. 20.-Members of the
drainage board. who made their first Of
fetal trip over the canal to-day traversing
its entire length on the steamer Juliet, de-
cided to invite the mayor and city officials
of St Louis to ride on the Juliet from Chi
cago to Lockport, believing that it will con-
vince them that the waters of the channel
are not a menace to the water supply of
st. Louis. For twenty minutes a how of
$4,000 cubic feet minute was sent down
the valley. 5000 of 1t going over the bear
trap dam.
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Elks' Annual Benefit.

The annual benefit of the local lodge OF
Elks will be given at English's Opera
House March 8 and 10. There will be three
performances-Friday night and Saturday
matinee and night. The experience hereto
fore has been that more people desire TO
attend the benefit than can be accommo-
dated at one performance. The committees
are now at work preparing for the event.
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Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-Two men, who the
police believe have been connected with re-
cent bank robberies in Indiana, were ar
rested in Clark-street saloon to-day, after
a severe struggle. The prisoners gave the
names of ]. w. and B. w. Hinton, claiming
to be brothers. "A watch marked "E. E.
Hetherington, Bellaire. O., $780," was found
ir their possession.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan. 20. = Carl
Fritchie, aged forty, of Portage township,
was run down by Michigan Central train
this evening near Lake Station, killing him
instantly. He had $1,000 insurance on his
life, having received his policy to-day, and
had 1t in his pocket when killed.
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by the forming of blood clot in the
heart. Coroner Watts says the case Is
without parallel in medical history
Death to older people is often caused by
trouble of the heart, but so far as known
never before in that manner to a child so
va
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YAoUI INDIANS DEFEATED.
Two Hundred Killed and 500 TakeD
Prisoners by Mexicans.

SAN FRANCISCO. JAM pa special to
the Examiner from Nogales, Mex, says q
battle has been fought by the Mexicans and
the Yaquis in which the Yaquis were de-
feated with heavy loss. Their killed num-
bered two hundred. Five hundred were
taken prisoners.