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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-07
Indiana Obituary.

LEBANON, Ind, Feb. 6.-Word has been
received of the death at Citronville, Ala,
of Miss Grace Walker, eldest daughter of
DIR. ID. r. Walker, of Reese's Mills. this
county. Miss Walker had a large circle Of
friends in this State. She a graduate
tending the State University at Bloom
ington, where she was graduate in the
class of SO. After leaving college she
taught for two years in the Rockville High
School. Her health failing, she went South
a few weeks ago, accompanied by her
mother, in the hope of benefiting by a
change of climate The funeral services
will be held on Friday at Reese's Mills
RICHMOND, Ind. Feb. 6-Mrs. Eliza
beth f. Dean. aged sixty-two years, died
suddenly last night at her home in Green's
fork. of heart trouble. She was the widow
of the late Leroy NJ Dean, civil war vet
eran. Three children survive.
Mrs. James l.. Kennedy, formerly of this
city, died yesterday at Chicago. The re-
mains arrived here this afternoon for the
funeral and interment.
MARION, Ind, Feb 6.-Thomas Reed,
superintendent of the Bortz rolling mill,
which property recently passed into the
possession of the Republic Steel and Iron
Company. died to-day. The funeral will
take place Thursday and the body will be
taken to Toledo, o., Friday morning for
burial. Lung trouble was the cause of
his death. He was fifty-five years old.
WORTHINGTON. Ind, Feb. 6.-Mrs.
Kate Griffith wife of Fletcher Griffith, a
well-known citizen of this place, died at
her home yesterday after lingering ILL
Griffith of Martinsville. and John and
Gertrude Griffith, of this place. Funeral
services will be held w ednesday at the
Christian Church.
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KENTUCKIANS IN OHIO.


CINCINNATI, Feb. 6.-Most of the prom
inent Kentuckians in attendance at the
Goebel obsequies in Covington to-day were
at the Cincinnati hotels. Some of the lob
bies presented the appearance of conven-
ton times, and there were several rep
resentatives about important conferences
The presence of Mr.. Beckham and over
sixty members of the Legislature, together
with such leaders as National Committee
man Urey Woodson, State Chairman Allie
Young, Jack Chinn, Clerk Shackelford,
Warden Lillard, Harry Mckay, Ollie James
and scores of others in conference at the
hotels naturally started reports that some
thing was going 1t developed, how
ever that the conferences were in rela-
ton to the funeral arrangements of Sena-
tor Goebel at Frankfort Thursday. 1t
took some time to decide whether the
Democratic members would venture back
into Kentucky until it was known that
Governor Taylor had signed the Louisville
agreement Advices had been received here
to-day that the Republican members of the
Legislature, who are in session at London,
KY, had proceeded with their organiza-
ton to the extent of electing a sergeant
at-drInS, anu lndt meant the POSSIBILITY OIL
sending after the Democratic absentees,
arresting them IL they could be found in
Kentucky and taking them to London. AL
though the Republican members are meet
ing by themselves in London, yet the DEM
ocratic members are kept closely advised
during their session of everything that is
going on. The Democratic members were
not concerned over any advices they re-
ceived from London until they heard that
Frank Cecil. of Middlesboro, had been Sc
06 nj a far m
Legislature.
Mr.. Beckham and members of the Legis-
lature received kilograms tonight from
Frankfort that in no event would there
be any danger of being called TO London
this week and certainly not until after the
Goebel funeral at Frankfort on Thursday.
The members of the Legislature who came
here last Saturday night were Joined to-
day by Representatives Henry, Haus, By
land, Freund and others, and they will all
go with the special Goebel funeral train to
Frankfort tomorrow. The train will make
the whole trip by daylight tomorrow, and
its route has been scheduled from $3.50 to
IL 80 a. M, so there will be crowds along
the way. Mr.. Beckham and all the Demo-
cratic leaders, who have been with him
to-day, will be on the train. the party Will
include Democratic contestants for the
state offices In accordance with an inter-
view on the situation, Mr.. Beckham stat
ed late tonight that there had been no
attempt at session OF the Legislature
since it's last meeting in Frankfort, and
that they could not have had session
legally while here, or even a caucus. that
would have been binding. They had reached
no agreement in their conferences here
further than to attend the funeral in a
body at Frankfort. On this understanding
it is announced that some of the members
left the city tonight for Louisville. 1t is
stated by some that ali the Democratic
members will go to Louisville tomorrow
for a session and not go to Frankfort till
tomorrow night, If at all.
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ART, ONCE MORE.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
Miss Dean says:

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
Miss Dean says:
1.-THE public does not need TO be educated
in art. The public knows good art already.
If the Art Association would buy good
$4,000 picture. then this entire State would
rush to see IL and would pay gladly, with
no wish for gratis view, and would pay
abundantly'
If that is Miss Deans idea of the way
the Art Association should spend its mon
ey. while she may be correct that the pub
lie does not need to be educated in art
/ fear she is an unsafe guide for those Of
US who do need further education. OF
course, yards of canvas, with theatric
accessories of electric light. etc, adver-
tised 20 have cost $4,000. would do precise
Iy as she says. draw" If this idea is the
Art Associations, there is not need TO
spend money for site or building Let
the association rent store on Washing
ton street, or. better still. some of the big
stores would undoubtedly give it space
rent free. But possibly Miss Dean means
to put $4,000 into one of the small. but
really great pictures of some famed artist.
Such a picture would not draw" unless
IL were sensationally small. 1t would not
stunt artistic growth. as would the big
canvas, but | doubt whether most people
would be prepared to get much help from
1t single-handed Would this be a wise
way 10 spend the limited money for the
furtherance of art education and taste
for l assume that most OF Us. I'm spite OF
Miss Deans pleasant optimism. still feel a
equipment.
One Of the first things that art museums
geperally supply Is the wherewith to Illus
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EVIDENCE OF CRIME.
Ii Is Slowly Developing I'm the Port
land Incarceration Case.

1t Is Slowly Developing I'm the Port
land Incineration Case.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Feb. 6.-The funeral
of William and John Newton, who were
burned to death yesterday. took place to-
day, the remnants of the two bodies being
placed in single casket. The Jay county
court has placed the estate of the two vic
tins in the hands of Walter NJ. Haynes.
cashier of the Peoples Bank, as admins
traitor. He has comma nicated with William
Dunkerly, brother-in-law of the deceased,
at Oldham, Lancashire, England.
Presumptive evidence that the fire was
not by accident. but by design-that a ter
rible crime was committed-is slowly max
ing its appearance, and the belief is almost
unanimous to-day that the house was fired
to hide murder and robbery. The Rev. Mr..
Clarke. a Portland pastor. states that he
passed the Newton home after Sunday
midnight, and that II was lit up from cellar
to garnet. This was so utterly at variance
with the habits OF the two men. who lived
in two rooms, one on the first floor and one
on the second, using the other apartments
as granaries and storerooms, that it is, in
itself, suspicious.
Capt. John Schmuck, a wealthy farmer
who lives near Blaine, says that at 4
o'clock Monday morning a handcar, pro-
PEELED by three men, passed his place on
the Lake Erie & Western Railroad from
the direction of Portland, and driven as
fast as strong arms could send it. So far
as can be learned at present no handcar
was legally out at that time, but it has
not been established that any car of the
road was used without authorization.
The small steel strong box, in which the
brothers kept some valuable papers, and
occasionally considerable money, with
some other articles of value, has not been
found in the debris, nor has anything been
found that would seem to be part of it.
The case is being actively investigated by
Coroner II. Z. BrOkaW.
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Losses by Fire.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Feb. 6.-Fire at s
o'clock tonight destroyed business prop
erty and stock valued at sos. 600. The blaze
started in the third story of the building
at Third and Main streets. occupied by the
r. Quinn Dry Goods Company. and spread
with such great rapidity that the entire
stock of goods, filling the three stories. was
consumed. The flames communicated To
the adjoining shoe store OF Ike Kempner
and destroyed the contents
TAMPICO, Mexico. Feb. 6.--Last mid
night fire broke out I'm the mercantile house
of valez. Lopez & Abascal. on Abajo Mer-
cado street. burning the entire block with
the exception Of three houses. The esti-
mated loss Is between $SOo00 and 81 .000 900.
partly covered by insurance I'm English
companies. Eleven retail and one whole
sale house burned
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Obituary..

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. civilian NJ
Houser. secretary and treasurer of the
Globe Democrat and oldest and only sur
viving son of ID. NJ. Houser, proprietor of
that paper, died at his home I'm this city
to-day of consumption. Mr.. Houser was
thirty-six years Of age. His health broke
down a year ago and he went to Colorado
In an effort to recuperate. The change did
rot agree with him and he was brought
home a week ago in a very enfeebled state
CLEVELAND. o., Feb. civilian j.
Morgan. jr.. vice president of the Morgan
Lithographing Company and widely known
in theatrical circles. is dead at his home.
No. 1899 Euclid avenue, this city.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6-James Mccartney.
commissioner of street cleaning, who sue
ceeded the late Mr.. Waring, died tonight
at his home IN this city. aged fo-ty-six
years.
LONDON, Feb REV. John Kennedy
former chairman of the Congressional
Union OF England and Wales, died yester-
day In his eighty-seventh year.
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Claim for Damages Sustained.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, Feb. 6-Some months
ago DR.. j. NJ. Thurston injured his hand
while performing surgical operation
Blood poison resulted and for time the
case was quite serious. He had an acci-
dent policy in the Fidelity and Casualty
Company, but was refused benefits on the
ground that the policy does not cover such
an accident. He brought suit, the COM
pany demurred, but Judge Fox, of the Cir
cult Court, to-day overruled the demurrer,
holding the complaint good.
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NEAR TO DEATHS DOOR
COL. r.. w. THOMPSON is VERY ILL
AT TERRE HAUTE.
Evidence of Crime I'm the Portland
Fire-Roy Jones Breaks Jail at
Peru-Suburban Railroads.
snec,al to the IndIanapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Feb. 6.-Colonel
Richard w. Thompson, secretary of the
navy under Hayes. soldier. statesman and
author, and the only survivor of the Con-
gress Of 1Sf1, is critically III at his home in
this city. His family is greatly alarmed
and unless he rallies the worst is feared
shortly. For the past two months he has
suffered from a general collapse of the
nervous system. rallying only at times and
with none of the recuperative power which
In the past five or six years had brought
him back to better health than before so
many of his attacks. The breaking-down Of
the system has been more general in the
past few weeks. He would sleep almost
continuously for two or three days and this
would be followed by wakefulness for an
equal length Of time. He is taking little
or no nourishment. Colonel Thompson is
ninety-One years old.
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Cable Notes.

Prof. Won Bergmann, the celebrated Ger
man surgeon is Ill with pneumonia.
Emperor william of Germany has pro-
hibited the performance of drama by
Herr Bonn, the actor, which shows Fred
erick the Great in character.
The German direct cable from Emden to
New York by way of the Azores will be
laid by a London company. 1t will cost
f9S5OOo. The cable will be 1896 miles long.
After the return of Prince Henry of
Prussia to Kiel Emperor William will
launch big cruiser there. The baptism of
ultaneous.
Great indignation is felt by German art
lists at the announcement that the man.
agement of the Chrystal Palace exhibit
ton in London will refuse all German
paintings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-07
WRECKED AND BURNED.
Five Cars of Two Trains Destroyed
Brakeman Crushed to Death.

TOLEDO. o., Feb. GA north-bound
express train on the Hooking Valley road
last night collided with the rear of a
freight at Carey. wrecking the engine and
baggage car Of the expressNand the caboose
and two freight cars of the other. The
wreck took fire and the five cars were
burned. The casualties were: Stein
man, brakeman, killed; - Rounseville
and p. F. Snyder. both engineers of To-
ledo, injured: - Kraft, of Findlay, pas
senger. injured. Steinman was sent back
to signal the oncoming passenger train.
was caught in the collision and crushed.
His body was burned. The two injured
engineers were brought to Toledo. while
Mr.. Kraft is being cared for at Carey.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-07
New Oil Company Organized.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Feb. Chart
ford City, Bluffton and Fort Wayne CAPT.
talists have organized the Davenport Gil
Company, which will operate in the In
diana field. The company gets its name
from L. c. Davenport. of Button. who is
one of the stockholders. The company has
several hundred acres of land under lease
in Jay county, and its first well was COM
pleted and shot yesterday. 1t is located on
the Dell Palmer farm in Penn township.
near Camden. The well started of with a
daily production Of 100 barrels. The COM
pany will Immediately drill more wells. The
Phoenix Oil Company, of this city. this
morning shot its No. l well on the William
Kelly farm, in Washington township Over
600 feet of oil stood in the hole before the
shot, and although 1t has not yet been put
to pumping. 1t is expected to make seventy
five barrels ait the least. There Is much
new work in the oil field in blackboard
county.
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FINDLAY. o., Feb. ga general strike
within twenty-four hours of all bumpers
employed by the Ohio Oil Company, a
branch of the Standard Oil Company, is
threatened. Last fall wages were reduced
from $50 to $50 per month. An order was
issued Saturday last for the men to work
Sunday. Many refused, and were dis
charged Monday when they started to
work. The strong Oil Well Workers Union
has taken their cases up, and unless con-
cessions are made by the company will call
strike affecting all northwestern Ohio
and Indiana. If strike is ordered. ii is
probable drillers and tool dressers will also
gantic industry So far the Ohio Company
has refused to arbitrate
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TO RECEIVE HOLY ORDERS.
General w. A. Olmstead- VIII he Or
dained n Priest Thursday.

NOTRE DAME. Ind. Feb 6--Gen- w. A
Olmstead, a veteran Of the civil war. was
ordained to a deanship to-day of the
Church of Fair Heart at Notre Dame, and
Thursday he will receive holy orders and
become priest of the congregation of the
Holy Cross. The ceremony on ordination
will be conducted by Bishop O'Gorman, of
Sioux Falls, s. u.
General Olmstead was mustered out of
the army at the close of the civil war with
the rank of brevet brigadier general. He
had entered the service as captain in the
Second New York Infantry and rose to the
rank of colonel of the Fifty-ninth New
York Volunteers. AS brigaGier general he
commanded the First Brigade. Third Di-
vision of the Second Army Corps. AT the
conclusion of the war he studied medicine
and served number of years as army
surgeon. Later he left the service and To-
Gated at Cheyenne. He came TO this city
six years ago and entered the seminary.
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,dded a beautiful effect hv singing "Iesns

added beautiful effect by singing Jesus
Lover OF My Soul from the gallery oppo-
site where Mrs Lawton was standing with
her children. General Harrison, Charles l..
Wilson and Samuel Culbertson. As the sol
emn notes fioated out over the big corri-
dor Mrs. ,Lawton grasped the railing OF the
balcony, and looking over on the scene be-
low. burst into tears. Her little son. who
was standing by her side. looking mourn
fully at the passing throng. saw. his moth
in tears and moved closer to her, look
ing up into her face in pity. instinctively
she threw one arm over his shoulder and
drew him closer to she continued to
weep.
Ohe OF the aiectihS scenes oi the uay
Powell sang From the Depths" Tears
started In many eyes as veterans. some of
whom carried tceir grandchildren for a
side by side with beardless youths and
aged business men, all anxious to render
their last tribute TO General Lawton.
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The body of Ira l.. Kelley, late member
of Troop X, Fourth United States Cavalry.
who was drowned I'm the Philippines at
about the same time General Lawton was
killed there will arrive in the city Friday
and will be inferred here. His mother lives
at No. 1521 Spann avenue. Kelley's troop
was brigaded with others of the Fourth
Cavalry and served under General Law
tons command. The remains were brought
to the United States on the same transport
that which brought the body of his
commander.
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ROY JONES HAS ESCAPED.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU. Ind. Feb. 6.-Roy Jones, the alb
ductor OF Miss Nellie Berger, escaped from
jail tonight and Is at large. The crime
for which he was soon to have been tried
was most sensational Last August he
took Miss Berger. aged seventeen years.
from her home in Fulton county and was
not captured until they reached the south
ern point of the State. Since coming home
the girl has been in a serious physical con-
dition as a result of the forced association
with Jones. The feeling against Jones was
very intense from the first and armed
guards were maintained at the jail until
only a short time ago. At one time mob
began forming and the sheriff sent to Gov
ernor Mount for troops 10 aid him.
Tonight Jones was allowed to go into an
outer division of the jail for wood and
at once eluded the guard and escaped from
an unbarred window.
The Indianapolis police were notified last
night to look out for Roy Jones. who is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-07
WILL STAY IN LOUISVILLE.
Order for Militia to Go to Frankfort
COuntermanded.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 6.-According to
orders from Adjutant General Collier about
forty members of Company x, Kentucky
State Guards, of this city, who did not ac-
company their regiment to Frankfort last
week, assembled at the Louisville G. Nash
Vile Railroad station to-day, ready to go
to the company. Shortly before train time,
however, the order was countermanded,
the money paid out for tickets was re-
funded and the soldiers will stay at home.
No reason was given for countermanding
the order of Adjutant General Collier and
it is not known here whether the action is
in accordance with the agreement reached
by the Democratic and Republican MEM
bers last night. A number of members of
the Legislature, including South Trimble,
speaker, and Senator L. II. Carter, presi-
dent Of the Senate. still in this city
awaiting developments at Frankfort. Ii is
not nkely that any session will be held un-
til something definite is known as TO the
turn affairs may take at the capital.
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PETITION FOR FRANCHISE.
Marion Company Planning to Build
an Interurban Line.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Feb. 6.-The Marion
Transit Company went before the City
Council tonight and asked for a franchise
to the city limits on the west. The mat
ter was referred to a committee. If the
franchise is secured, efforts will then be
made by the company for franchise to
Converse from the County Commissioners,
and work will be begun on line to that
place the coming spring The Marion Tran
sit Company is the opposition company in
this city to the Union Traction Company.
The company is preparing TO build several
suburban lines, with Marion as the center.
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POWER HOUSE DESTROYED.
Pumper Probably Fatally Injured by
an Explosion of Gas.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Feb. 6.-Yester-
day morning, about 1:SO. the power house
of the Cudahy Oil Company, on the Will
liam Palmer farm, two and one-half miles
west of Dundee, this county. was wrecked
by a natural gas explosion and destroyed
by fire. Jesse Davis, a pumper in charge
of the station, was blown fifty feet through
an open door, and was terribly burned
about the head, face and lower limbs. He
also received internal injuries, which may
result in his death. The explosion is
thought to have been caused by the light
ed lantern carried by Davis. The building
and contents were destroyed, entailing a
loss of nearly $1,000. not including the loss
that will be occasioned by the shutdown
of the wells during the erection of a new
power house.
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Shot Over a Game of Cards.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ASHINGTON, Ind, Feb. 6.-Webster
Huff, of Martin county was perhaps
fatally shot at Odon, this county, last
night. Huff was playing poker in a saloon
owned by Ben Borders, Huff and Borders
quarreled over the game and Borders shot
Huff in the breast Huff is a brother of
Representative James NJ. Huff, of this
county. AT the last meeting of the Legis-
lature Huff was employed as an assistant
enrolling clerk. He but recently resigned
as guard at the Jeffersonville Reform
atory. He is thirty years old and married.
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Parrish Case ON Trial.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 6.-The
case of Joseph Parrish. of Indianapolis,
charged with assaulting Lulu Wallace, also
of Indianapolis, the alleged crime taking
place at the Robbins House here last fall,
was called in court to-day. Parrish has
been i'm jail here all winter. Lulu Wallace
and her mother did not appear to-day. The
trial will go on just the same, and jury
was secured to-day.
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YOUNGSTOWN, o., Feb. 6.-The special
train bearing the body of the late Major
John A. Logan arrived over the c., b. &
o. Railway at o'clock this morning. The
body was removed from the car to a
hearse I'm waiting, and escorted by the fam
lily and relatives and a company of the
Seventh United States Infantry, Captain
George Young commanding, was taken to
st. Johns Episcopal Church. where the
casket was placed under a guard of honor
from the Logan Rifles of which Major Lo-
gan was formerly captain. The remains
will lie In state from 10 to o'clock to-mor-
row. The funeral will occur at o'clock,
with interment in the Andrews mausoleum
in Oak Hill Cemetery.