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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-23
OBITUARY.
MARIE J. uRrNeTon.

On Tuesday at Lynn. Mass, occurred
the death Of Marie Jsnnsss Puringtops
aged 10 years, ak msnths and three
days. Ths cause Of the death was con-
sumption. Miss Purinston was
and admired By large circle Of friends
and the asvs Of her death comes 80 .
severe shock. Both OF her parents died
ak years ago and since that time she
had lived with her ssoond cousin, Mrs.
O. d. Chadwen Of Lynn, who was more
than . mother to her. Miss Purington
bad entered the Classical High school
in the GLASS Of 90 but failing health. had
caused her TO Rivs up her studies aftsr
she had attended for two years. Rest
and q different oi.mats had improved
her health temporarily. The funeral took
place at the Seymour hotel onl Friday.
Miss Purington VS. born In Good win's
Mills. She had been constant attendant
nj the Birst Universslist ehsrch In
Lynn and was q me@bsr sf one Of the
Sunday school elssses. The intsrmsnt
ives In this city.
WILLIAM KIM.
William King died suddenly at II 10
o'clock Saturday morning - the resi-
dsnos Of his dasRhter. Mrs. George h.
M,ciIaufiin, II Hammond street. He was
In bis customary good health until with
in half hour before his death. de had
returned from the barber shop aad COM
plained Of pain In his head. Dr.O'Nsin
was Immediately summoasd, but he
died before the doctor arrived.
Mr.. King was n citizen OF good char.
actsr and was respected for his many ex-
cellent Qualities. He In survived By q
widow and four daughtsIs Mrs. John b.
Mcguire, Mrs. George Il. hoGlsuhin,
Mrs. JohE 0coding and Mrs. Dennis
John, N o.
Mr.. King wss 60 years and seven
months eli. His rsmAins win be taken
TO st. John Nc nday afternoon for burial.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-23
TIE ROssINI CLUE.

The spring concert Of the Rosssni Club,
pesspsnsd to April a6th. on account OF
the appointment Of Fssi Day far THUS
day. April 10Th. will be the lssI recital
of the season. A fine programme has been
prepared, and the pleasure will be had
of hearing Miss Bertha Webb In violin
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Mary 4. Martin of Portland to Als1au-
der Johnston If Peabody, Ma7s., for
81, AGO lard AID buildings on the north
asteriV side of Beckett street, Portland.
William y. q. Wa-dwell of Bristol to
the Sa,o River Lumber contrary, for 81,
land aud buildings In Sta 1disa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
MONEY WILL BE RAISED
To buy the Two Lots Adjoining the
Talbot Site Property.

The future location OF the proposed Art
Museum is practically settled. Some time
ago the museum directors agreed upon Tai
bott Place as being the most desirable site
for the location of the museum, but
as a condition 10 a final decision the COM
mittee made 1t incumbent on the property
holders living in the vicinity to raise
enough money to pay for the two adjoining
lots. At meeting held at the residence
of Alonzo G. Smith, 1905 North Pennsyl-
vania street. last night by those favorable
to the Talbot Place site. arrangements
were made to accept the conditions of the
art association directors, and the money
for the payment of the two lots will be
raised Immediately.
The residents of the northern portion of
the city particularly those living near the
Fairbank-kissel property. will probably be
greatly disappointed. as they have been
very active In trying 10 persuade the mu-
scum directors 10 select the Fairbank prop
erty as a site for the museum. They fully
understood the proposition made to the Tai
bott Place people. but did not believe it
would be accepted.
The amount required TO be raised for the
purchase Of the two lots adjoining Talbot
property is $l2.500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
INDIANAPOLIS SELECTED.


At a meeting held yesterday by the
miners, it was unanimously decided to
hold the next national convention In this
city. This question had been carried over
from the meeting Wednesday night. when
it developed that less than half the dele
gates were in the hall Yesterday the
matter came up before full representa-
ton and A. M. Ogle, in short speech.
asked to have the next convention held in
Indianapolis, pledging the miners free
hall and warm welcome. He was fol-
lowed by w. d. Ryan, of Illinois. who had
been In favor of Springfield. but who with
drew his claim in consideration of the
good time given the miners in this city.
TIE matter was put to a standing vote,
which showed that Indianapolis had an
overwhelming majority, and then L. l..
Lewis. OF Ohio, who had been an advocate
of the selection of Columbus, moved to
make the choice unanimous. This was
done.
j. p. Reese then introduced resolution
denouncing the exclusion of the Iowa min
ers and operators and urging the adjourn
ment of the joint convention unless Iowa
was accorded representation next year.
This was amended to include all out
side coal fields and then adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
THE STATE CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD AT TOMLINSON HALL
ON APRIL 25 AND 2e.
These Are the Only Dates That Would
Not Conflict with Other Meet
ings-Reasons Advanced.

1t was decided yesterday to hold the Re
publican state convention in Tomlinson
Hall on wednesday and Thursday. April %
and rs, month earlier than was proposed
after 1T was known that the first date con-
fiicted with that OF the u. A. r. encamp-
ment. Various other dates IN May were
suggested. but 1t was decided that no time
could be fixed in the month of May in
which the convention would not conflict
with meetings or elections already fixed.
On Tuesday, May /. the cities of less than
$1,000 will hold their city elections and on
May s, the towns of the State elect officials.
1t was also learned that the convention
could not be held on May % and "a. as
the time would be too short in which to
select delegates at large for the national
convention, as the law requires that they
be chosen thirty days before the conven-
ton. 1t was therefore decided that the last
week in April would answer the purpose,
the more II has been the policy all
along to hold the convention early.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
MR.. BRUSH RETURNS
But Refuses to Discuss the Cleveland
Conference.

John T. Brush, the mysterious baseball
king, returned at 12:45 this morning from
Cleveland, where he had been for several
days in consultation with the baseball
magnates of the National League. Mr..
Brush seemed to be in very good humor
and talked freely Of everything except
baseball. When questions were put to him
regarding the business done at the confer
ence, or the outlook. he absolutely refused
to commit himself. saying he did not care
to discuss baseball at this time. He was
asked IL he was satisfied with the result of
the meeting. and he replied with the same
old answer that he did not care to discuss
the matter. The subject of the new league
was brought up and also the situation at
Washington. When ii was suggested that
dispatches were being sent out from Wash
ington regarding changes there Mr.. Brush
evinced great deal of interest in the mat
ter and asked the nature of the dispatches.
When told that Washington may replace
Providence in the proposed league, he only
smiled. The only remark he made that car
ried any significance at this time was when
he was asked what would be done with the
circuit and the manner in which the other
fellows antagonistic to the National League
are taking the conference at Cleveland.
He replied: I'VE have them all guessing
and may be able to give something out be-
fore long, but cannot talk now"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
IN BETTER CONDITION.
j.. Smith Tal1ey Thinks an Agree
meut In Near Mt Hand

j. Smith Talley Thinks an Agree
ment Is Near at Hand.
j. Smith Talley. of Terre Haute. one Of
the operators on the scale committee, said
last night that there was every reason to
believe that an agreement would be
reached with the miners some time early
next week "All the hard feelings have
gone from the members of the committee
said he, 'and things are going along as
well as could be expected. We always have
trouble before we reach an agreement and,
of course, this time will be no exception to
the rule. but the miners are not such bad
fellows as some people who have never
been in coal mines seem to think, and
believe things will be settled satisfactorily
to every one concerned. There is one thing
that ought to be understood and that Is
that the day of the pluck me- store is
past. and the company store is no longer
a grievance or problem. at least so far as
Indiana Is concerned. The stores sell goods
to miners in remote localities at ordinary
market prices the same as to anyone else
and don't think the miners themselves
find cause TO complain"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
GEN. LAWTON'S PILLOW
IS IN THE POSSESSION OF MRS. CARO-
LINE NJ. HUFFER, OF THIS CITY.
She Will Present 1t to Mrs. Lawton
with Her Husbands Body.

Mrs. Caroline NJ. Huffer who with her
son j. ]. Huffer is living at 26ol North Illi-
nois street, has in her possession pillow
which General Lawton carried through the
first three months service Of the civil war,
and which she prizes very highly. Mrs.
Huffer and her husband. who has since
died. with their children moved to this city
from Dayton, O., just previous to the war
OF the rebellion and took up their residence
on East Market street, near where the Jew
ish Synagogue now is. Her son John, who
was then boy about twelve years Of age.
operated a wagon and team Of horses.
which he used for carrying soldiers from
the city out to Camp Morton. This was
at the time President Lincoln made his
first call for troops to be enlisted for three
months. One evening four soldiers called
at the Huffer house, asking If they could
get supper there. Mrs. Huffer. who had
been assisting with a number Of other
women in looking after the wants of the
soldiers at that time, took them in and
provided them with a good meal. Among
the four was General Lawton. who COM
planned Of suffering from sore neck A
day or two later the troops here were or
dered to the front. Mrs. Huffer, who went
to the depot with a number of other peo-
pie to bid farewell to the departing troops.
took with her pillow which she gave to
General Lawtcn. asking him to take it. say
ing it would be comfortable for him to lay
his sore neck on and telling him if he did
not care for 1t. to throw 1t away.
After three months at the front the
troops returned home to be mustered out.
Mrs. Huffer. with a number of other
women, were feasting the returning SOL
diers at the old market house or West
Washington street when General Lawton
came to her and presented her with the
pillow which she had given him when he
left, thanking her as profusely as he could.
This same pillow Mrs. Huffer has kept
in her possession ever since and now that
the War Department has decided to let the
remains of the late general lie in state in
this city she intends to present Mrs. Law
ton with the relic. Mrs. Huffer is now sew
enty-seven years of age, and has passed
through the periods Of three wars and has
an abundant supply of information con-
er1ning each. The pillow which she gave to
General Lawton she values very highly
since he Is recognized by the world as
hero.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Col. James r. Ross. who has been con-
fined to his house by Intermittent fever. is
now recovering.
The Indiana Fraternal Congress will give
it's annual banquet at the Hotel English
Tuesday evening. Feb. s.
The Rev. j. p Cowans sermon to-mor-
row morning at the Woodruff-avenue
United Presbyterian Church will be "a
"Reminiscences of the Church and Pastors
of This City Twenty Years Ago"
The Primary Teachers Union will meet
this afternoon, at o'clock, at the First
Presbyterian Church. The lesson will be
taught by Mrs. Rowlinson. A song for
children will be taught by Miss Curman.
William Forsyth. the artist, is to speak
before the indianapolis Literary Club next
Monday night. His subject will be 'Excur-
sions in the Field of Art" and he will also
deliver few remarks on the works of the
late John Ruskin.
The meeting OF the wood carvers OF the
Indiana Chair Factory with the labor COM
-nissioners yesterday was postponed until
tomorrow afternoon account of the
absence of Commissioners Mccormack. The
meeting will be held at Mozart Hall at 2
o'clock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
NEW ASSOCIATIONS.
Articles Of Incorporation Filed with
the Secretary of State.

The following companies were incorpo-
rated yesterday:
The Wabash Commercial Club: capital
stock, $4,000; directors, NJ. r. Gardner
John B. Latchem, L. F. Holderman. Sam
uel Simon, c. F. Kohler, Nelson G.. Hunter
John A. Drummer Wilbur McNamee and
John Hipskind.
The Schooley Real-estate Company, OF
Indianapolis; capital stock. 10000; direc-
tors, Nathan r. Schooley, Eliza Schooley
and John J. Johnson.
The Landry Lumber Company. of Bed
ford; capital stock, $4,000; directors, Charles
LAM Otis Fry and Jacob s. Fry.
The Red Cross Medical Association, OF
South Bend; capital stock, 5000; directors
s. w. Perley, b. +. Price, e. w. Evans
Thomas p. Mordock and Richard B. Dug
dale.
The II. Lieber Company's Benefit Asso-
oiation, of Indianapolis; directors, Fred
Hortman, Edwin Morris, w. A. SCHNEIDER
and Gustav PaetZ. The object Of this asso-
citation is to aid its members in case OF
sickness, accident or death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
Mr.. Hagxard ON Trusts.

Lieutenant Governor Haggard was at the
Denison yesterday and discussed trusts
from a personal standpoint. He said that,
while their existence was to be depiored.
the main thing both parties had to do was
to put an end to them If possible. He said
in some localities where unsatisfactory
prices were being paid for farm produce
Democratic agitators were hard at work
trying to make the people believe the Re-
publican party was to blame for a condi-
ton which was the outgrowth of a pros
porous market, around which no safe
guards have been built. He said, however,
that the well-known fact that the Demo-
cratic party was a destructive and not
constructive one, too disintegrated in its
constituency TO frame platform on which
all its members could stand and fight sue
cessfully. was having it's effect and the at
tention of the people was being called to
the fact that the Republican party always
kept it's pledges and would do so with the
trust question.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
GOOD MANAGEMENT


The Central Indiana Hospital for the In
sane filed its annual report with the Gov
ernor yesterday. According to the report,
there were over 100 more patients than
ever before in the hospital and they were
supported in comfort with $4,000 less appro
priation than in 1895 and 1897. The daily
average enrolment for the fiscal year was
1.727.9 patients, and the average number
present each day was 1.5S3. Within the
year there was an increase Of 1O4 patients.
The total number of patients on hand at
the beginning of the year was 1850, the
number received during the year was ga,
the number discharged was S39 and the
number that died 161. The total number
treated during the year was 1904 and LISA
were on the rolls at the close of the year.
The total valuation of the property is
s., ,339. 50. Since the opening of the hos
pital 20,943 patients have been admitted
and of these $3.50 have been discharged
G cured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
A SESSION OF EDITORS
REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISH
ERs HOLD ANNUAL MEETING.
Rural Mall Delivery n Good Thing for
the Small Daily-Other Papers
Omcers Elected.

The twenty-third annual meeting Of the
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
was held yesterday in the Denison. Sew
eral important papers were read. all be-
ing on subjects of special interest to pub
fishers of newspapers. Rural Mail De-
livery; Its Effect on the Local Paper
by ". s. Cragun. Of the Lebanon Patriot.
brought out the point that the speaker
considered rural mail delivery of particu-
lar advantage to the small daily in making
a broader field for It's county circulation.
Foreign Advertising was treated by
Fred A. Miller. of the South Bend Trib-
une. who said that, while he could not
approve OF the acceptance OF foreign ad-
vertising at cut rates, he did feel that
foreign advertisers were entitled to the
same treatment that was accorded TO home
advertisers.
'sThe Dignity OF the Profession" by A.
ii. Willoughby. brought out the thought
that the newspaper business was a pro-
fession from which should be eliminated
all grosSEesS. hackneyed humor and ten
dency TO fiji up with trash to suit a fancied
popular taste
Marshall Hacker, OF the Columbus Re-
publican. spoke on THE Editorial" say
ing that the writer should abstain from
making his pen the implement for salts
flying any personal spite and that in party
politics Republican editor should know no
factions, but should work for the success
OF the entire party at all times.
Talks on circulation were made by III.
NJ. Smith, OF the Greencastle Banner: w
w. Lockwood, OF the Peru Republican; J..
A. Kautz, of the Kokomo Tribune, and
A. w. Tracy, of the Hartford City Times.
The reading of the history OF the asso-
citation was held over until next year, Ii
being desired to have members In the diff
ferent districts write out accounts OF the
newspaper development in the various
cotsnties and submit them TO the secretary
during the year. officers were elected as
follows:
President-wailace B. Campbell. of An
derson.
Secretary-M W. Pershing. of Upton
First Vice Presidential. c. CARRIER, of
Madison.
Second Vice President-E. ]. Marsh. of
Portland.
Executive Committee-w. b. Campbell.
OF Anderson; NJ. w. Persning. of Upton;
r T Singleton. OF Ma-tinsville; j. ID.
Hcgate. OF Danviile; III. j. Martin, of
Franklin.
District Committee-First district. John
Chewing, of Rockport; Second, W.. b.
Maddox. of Bloomfield; Third, J. a. Kemp,
OF Salem; Fourth, A. NJ. Willoughby, OF
Greensburg; Fifth. Il. 7. Singleton, OF
Martinsvilie: Sixth, w. s. Montgomery,
OF Greenfield: Seventh. H. S. New Indian
apolis; Eighth. ID. IL. Swain, of Button;
Ninth. NJ W. Pershing, OF Upton: Tenth,
II. A. Strohm, OF Kentland: Eleventh. w.
w Lockwood. Of Peru; Twelfth, +. NJ.
Mills, OF Waterloo; Thirteenth, +. A.
Miller, OF South Bend.
Delegates TO the National Convention at
New Orleans-W. Z. Beeson, of Winches-
OF Kokomo; w. II. Craig, Of Noblesville;
NJ c. CARRIER of Madison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
SOCIAL GATHERING
OF Members of Murat Temple of the
Mystic Shrine.

The large auditorium of the Scottish
Rite building, on South Pennsylvania
street, was beautifully decorated last
night in banners and flags emblematic of
the Mystic Shrine. The occasion was the
annual social gathering Of the members
of the Murat Temple. Mystic Shrine, with
their wives sweethearts. for an evening
entertainment, consisting of cards, dane
ing ana refreshments. There were over
400 guests present. and the rooms devoted
to card playing were entirely too small
to accommodate all, but there were plenty
of other amusements for those who did
not engage in cards. In fact, the older
folk were entertained at the card tables
while the younger ones occupied the dane
ing floor. 1t was late hour when the
festivities ended
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
JOINT SCALE COMMITTEE
WILL PROBABLY NOT MAKE A RE-
PORT BEFORE TUESDAY.
Indications Point to an Agreement by
That Time-The Meeting Is Be-
hind Closed Doors.

Yesterday afternoon the first real work OF
the joint scale committee of miners and
operators was accomplished. The meeting
was called to order at O'Clock by Chair
man Morton. and from that time on what
took place behind the doors of the commit
tee room in the Denison was a secret
From information given out from the min
ers' camp 1t was felt to be probable that
the committee would be ready to report
this morning but that the report would be
to the effect that the two sides could not
agree was regarded as almost certainty.
According to the miners, the subject OF
general advance in prices was not consid-
cred to be so serious a problem as the ma
chine differential or the use of screens
The latter have been abolished in Illinois
for several years, and the disposition on
the part of the miners is to have screens
abolished in all mines If possible-at least
ia the four competing States.
On the other hand. the operators are dis
posed to restore screens In Illinois and fight
any move to introduce the ''run-of-the-
mine" system in any other States. Accord
ing to the "run-of-the-mine" system a
miner Is paid for all the coal he digs Just
as it comes from the mine and before it is
screened. Under present conditions the use
Of screens is said to make little real differ
ence in the wages earned, as where screens
are in use higher price is paid for the
coal mined. The contention Of the miners
is for uniform price without screens, In
order to place all districts on the same
basis.
With regard to the differential for ma
chimes. 1t Is felt by the miners that nothing
can be done toward fixing a scale price
until the differential Is disposed of, as the
higher the price for mining a ton of coal
the greater the injustice worked by the
present machine differential. They are in
sisting that the operators dispose of the
differential before taking up the scale, and
this the operators are unwilling to do. Yes
terday afternoon 1t was felt that the two
factions would not agree and would so re-
port to the joint convention and receive in
structions to-day.
Late In the day Vice President T. l..
Lewis, Of the miners, who is a member of
the committee, came down into the corridor
and announced that Ii was unlikely that
the committee would report before Tues
day. This was taken to mean that there
was prospect that the two factions would
agree. the more so because j. Smith Talley
was asked to be in attendance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
STATE TAX BOARD
VIII Meet In Special Session on Next
Tuesday.

The State Board of Tax Commissioners
will meet in special session next Tuesday
morning. The meeting is to approve the
blank for assessment TO be begun April 1
and arrange for the state convention Of
county assessors. The attorney general. tax
commissioners and some OF the assessors
will prepare addresses on special features
relating to taxation for discussion The as
essors' convention will last two days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
Harmony Prevails.

William ID. Frazer, Of Warsaw. national
bank examiner for Indiana, was at the
Denison last night and while talking with
Chairman Hernly said that a good indica-
ton of the harmony that prevailed among
the Republicans of the Thirteenth district
could be found in the way the recent dis
trict convention at Plymouth passed OF. He
said the district was never in better condi-
ton than at present nor ever more likely to
give an increased majority.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
HENRY MARSH DEAD.
He Was a weII-Known Railroad Man
of This City.

Henry Marsh, at one time a well-known
railroad man, was stricken with paralysis
about a. m. yesterday morning and ex-
pired at p. m. Mr.. Marsh was born in
Maryland, but came to Indianapolis from
Pennsylvania when the first railroad-the
j., M. & l. was built. When the vandalia
came into existence he took service with
that company, remaining with 1t for twen-
ty-fve years. After leaving that road he
returned to Indianapolis and has resided
here for the last ten years. He leaves a
widow, three sons and two daughters.