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The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
MR.. WRIGHT DEAD.
Millionaire Shot In q Chicago
Hotel.
Woman who Was with Him Tell
Strange story OF AFFAIR.

Chicago, April 10 -Rutus q. Wright,
the millionaire manufacturer of rubber
tires, who was shot during souffis for
possession Of revolver In the apartments
OF Mrs. Louisa Lvttridgs at the Leland
hotel, died today from the effects Of the
wound. The body OF the millionaire Ia
now at the undertaking rooms, where an
inquest win be held tomorrow. IL Ii the
opinion Of the police that the ooroner's
Investigation will mark the close Of the
sensational case. A stAtsment By the de-
ceased to Chief Of Detectives Colleran
that the shooting was accidental. will, 10
is Thought clear Mrs. LottridRs OF all re-
sponsibiiity. wright died with words Of
sxoulpasiou ON his lips for the woman
whose revolver was responsible for his
death. He persisted In saying that the
woman was not to blame for his copdi-
ton and that he had the revolver In his
hand when IL Was discharged. Mr..
wrisht's son.in-iAw and partner. Fred
Morgan was ct his side at death. Mr..
Morgan held that his fashsr.in-iAw was
on an efrand to help friend who had
become sntansisd with the woman. when
be recsived his death wound.
4 Although he admits he can offer no evil
dence. Chief Of Detectives CoilsrAn
strongly bslisvss thai the weapon was not
In the hand Of Wright when IL was dis
charged. A careful examination Of the
position Of the wound he says. will show
that IL would be impossible for Wright to
have held the weapon In his hand. Capt.
Collsran says that although Mrs. Lot
tricgs said she could mot remember
whether the weapon was In her hand or
In WriRhts, he also oites the II OF that
Wright's beard ia not singed, as it would
have been II q weapon had been ois.
charged close 10 his head; his raos Is not
marked with powder; In fact, Captain
Colleran says there Is nothing TO show
that he held q revolver close to his face.
The sun., 1900-08-12

~O,UUU nished: doing q nne business: this
place 10 free and clear; this q . bargain
The sun., 1900-08-12
IDEAL OUTING TRIP.

4 Day ON Long Island Sosnd.
ON SUNDAYS the new fast steamer CHESTER
W. CHAPLIN leaves Pier rs. z r.. foot Of Peck Slip
o. 9:So A. NJ, due New Haven 900 p. NJ; reiurn ming
duo New York 500 p NJ about an hour in New
Haven. Music A delightful all water "Trip. Round
tnp, 81 90. children. so cents
The sun., 1900-08-12

AK nm WILL BUY y interest In partly de-
~lO,VVV vsoped gold and silver mine: pat
ented full claim In Arizona, As developed nrst class
mining proposition how: contemplated work viii open
Of tunneliing when finished can sell property for a
large sum- or Keep and work H. references required
Full particulars address, SOLE OWNER, ~ College
av.. Annapolis. Md
The sun., 1900-08-12

MIDLAND l. Finest Bss,.nins s,! on the coast
6e ACUy Iuons. In theatre, 20 pulai comic
Staten Island. operas Str. John Sylvester
THE Clean Resort "licayes Battery Landing daily
... s.s. .ss.1s.-.s:l5 A ", i,:,O noon. a:l3.
S:ts. 1l6 p. NJ StI VIM Store leaves Power House
Dock, Newark. daily ESQ 4. n, 400 and 700 p n.
All Staten Island ferries connect with Midland trolley
The sun., 1900-08-12

&Q00-MEAT MARKET for sale: short distance
%oVV out on Long Island: two horses four
wagons; nps 1n snsncs APplXtoo,
The sun., 1900-08-12
Summer Rfsorts.
NEW JERSEY.
HOTEL FAIRVIEW,

Chatham. Morris county, n. J., open: select family
resort: one hour from New York; golf Links
The sun., 1900-08-12
gouutry Hoard.

A PRIVATE FAMILY can accommodate few peo
"A pie, near mountains Ontario and Western r. r.
cool. we'll shaded good water NJ alaria terms mod
crate. Address N6RBURY MILLS, Winter,o6. SUI.
livan county. ~. Y.
The sun., 1900-08-12
HOTEL LINCOLN.

Broadway and S3d ST.. New York.
Rooms en- suite or single European Plan"
Special rates for summer montha
ThOnAS l.. DOYLE, ranager,
The sun., 1900-08-12
2xteuts.

pATENTS for Inventions procured promptly: low
ssn) ~ Nassau se N !
The sun., 1900-08-12

8usiuess Chances.
$5OO-MlEAT MARKET; =. Morris Park, Long
MCDONALD / WrGGiNs. i4o Nassau
&SOO-SHoRr LOAN WANTED by owner Of q
~oVV sss gTsips'Gp; SISs ,s9Ie This s,y
$1OOOOR,..EsaTnY,. wANIEP 5ss, e, %:ns.sI
given this up ,ss opppouns
For further HisstLi 's Sssss II ssaE S...
s5.OOO TO c;coo-pARTNER WANTED
soap ''' neDoSaIb HSH1s %iGofNs. m ,.o Nassau
SaO,VVV S!pal 'horoushfsre. large city; ada.
''"' ~ MCDONALD /. wIGaINs. l4o Nassau
*. .O0O-GRocERY BUSINESS: located in
1O,VVV Brooklyn: old established: nne paying
ssand; owneI wishes 10 retire; property can be puf.
MCDONALD = wIGGINs. lao Nassau
a. OOO-DA TRADE RESTAURANT down.
Sf,VVU town; average bushes, $50 daily long
MCDONALD a wIGGINs lao Nassau
S1O. .OOO WILL PURCHASE manufacturing
DlU,OUO business Of staple article, inc udns
machinery ma .o1c % s,ock &C.; ,his z good opporun
Wy McDoNALD WlGGlNS, l<o Nassau.
&90 nm WILL PURCHASE the controlling
RoV,VVV interest In man anufacturing con cefn
is years business 5000 ooo: value Of pIsnt aboSi
100000: full Investigation invited.
MCDONALD WI0GlNS. lAo Nassau
~ -. 80, -------------
&G. 000-LOAN WANTED by manufacturing
Ike busnes, yerV hs he, ns ,sf pvpo's o, sasnding
McDONAIfc a WfCCINs ', az M
- .''>',D " !" io'n ..o NASSAU.
RAKERY-LocAted at I-swrenee. l. |: will sell this
- week a. sScrince
McDONALD D WIGGINS, l<0 Nassau
ur.r .,.n.,rr ----- -
&S0O-MEAL AAHkEI ior saie short distance
@CNV out On Long iSiaho' Two horSa four
MCDONALD WiGoINs lao N....r
.---------------- -.e-,-.
Wd00-VE0ETABLE ROUTE, Including dns
MCDONALD WIGGINS i@0 Nassau.
------------------- ---------- :
Uf,OVV including exprcs, business seven nne
The sun., 1900-08-12
Around Staten island

TO kETPORT. y. D.. Every sunday. Most A.
trsctiye Excursion Out Of New York. steamer
MAGENTA leaves Pier q, n, r., near Rector Street.
A ~, for Keyport direct: 1 p. NJ. around Staten
Island Leave keypot II A. n. and 4 p. n.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29
A COUNTY FAIR
Proves nm Attraction at the Odd Eel
lows Hail..

The crowd that attended the county fair,
held in the Odd Fellows Hall, corner of
Washington and Pennsylvania streets, last
night, had a good time. The large hall was
turned into a veritable playhouse, with
amusements for the old and young and
something new TO catch the eye no matter
in what direction one might look. There
was the sideshow, with attractions that
would make the large circus annexes
envious. Snake charmers who did wonders
with rubber animals, wild men from
Borneo, the hairy man, etc, were all pres
ent to display their worth as freaks. The
greatest of all attractions was the apart
ment set out in one corner of the room
where soft drinks were served-that kind
that leave a pleasant taste and cause no
early morning headaches. Numerous signs
were posted around this room to amuse the
thirsty while they settled the dust. There
were also wheels of fortune, cane racks,
baby shows, etc, galore.
The fair is given for the benefit of Olive
Branch, No. 10, Daughters of Rebekah, and
Is for the purpose of raising funds 70 pay
the expenses of the degree team to Rich
mond. Va, in September, where the team
will do the work before the Sovereign
Grand Lodge OF the World In competition
with other teams of the United States. The
fair will be repeated tonight and to-mor-
row evening. inner is served at noon in
the hall.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29
GOTTFRIED RECKER DEAD
HE WAS THE OLDEST MEMBER OF
THE MANNERCHOR SOCIETY.
He Was Elected President Twelve
Consecutive Times-Member of
Firm of Sander e. Rocker.

Gottfried Rocker, president of the Indian
apolis Maennerchor and member of the
firm of Sander & Rocker, died at 6 o'clock
yesterday morning at his home. 422 South
New Jersey street, after an illness of about
six weeks. during which time he was com
PEELED to give up looking after his bust
ness affairs. The cause of his death was
diabetes.
He was born March IA, 1884, in Eupen,
near Aix-la-Chapelle. He came TO Indian
apolis when twenty years of age In COM
pany with Nicholas Jose, Edward Longe-
rich and Adolph Schellschmidt, all of whom
were accomplished musicians. Mr.. Rocker
was the promoter of the present Indianap-
oils Maennerchor and was its Oldest men,
Der. He was its president several terms
during it's early years and was recently re-
elected for the twelfth consecutive time.
of the Maennerchor, and 1t was through his
efforts that the large and efficient chorus
now existing was built up.
Mr.. Rocker was a cabinet maker by trade
and took up that work upon settling in
indianapolis. In 1856 he entered the house
of Herman Lieber TO frame pictures. In 1872
he left the Lieber firm and engaged with
the Western Furniture Company. In 1878
the retail furniture business of Sander &
Rocker was started.
Mr.. Rocker leaves a widow, formerly
Miss Lima Kunz. of this city. and four
children, Gustave, Armin, Carlos and Lima,
all of this city.
The funeral arrangements had not been
fully completed at a late hour last night.
The Indianapolis Maennerchor, however.
will have full charge of the services. this
being at the request of Mrs. Rocker. All
meet at the hall at 1870 D. m. tomorrow
and march TO the home, where the services
will be held. The honorary pallbearers Sc
lected were Adolph Schellschmidt, Ed
Barus. Max Leckner, Franz Happersber-
ger, William Kiemeyer and August NJ.
Kuhn. The active pallbearers will be Will
liam of. Albert OFF, Albert Lieber, Harry
Bauer. William Leppert, jr., George Alig,
George Strebel and George Richards.
The procession from the hall to the house
and from thence TO the cemetery will be
accompanied by the Indianapolis Military
Band. The Maennerchor chorus will sing
both at the house and at the grave. The
procession will move from the home TO ILL
nois and st. Clair streets, where the men,
bers OF the chorus and the women will pro-
coed to the cemetery on street cars.
| The officers OF the Maennerchor Society
held a meeting. last night and adopted
resolutions of coincidence in memory of the
deceased president and longtime member
of the society. Short addresses were made
by John P. Frenzel. William Kiemeyer, p.
IL. Krauss and Emil ~Steinhilber.
1t was decided, on account of the death
of Mr.. Rocker. TO postpone the musical
Sunday next, and In which the Cincinnati
| LeiderkranZ was TO have taken part, until
some time in the fall.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29
NO DESIRE TO LIVE.
James Washington Was Unconscious
When Cut Down.

James Washington. colored. now under
indictment for conspiracy to obtain money
by false pretenses and awaiting trial at
the county jail. said yesterday morning.
after being cut dow from an improvised
gallows, that he would rather be dead than
living. As c.. E. Turner. night jailer, made
the rounds yesterday morning to unlock
the cells some of the prisoners came run
ming to him saying there was a man hang
ing in one of the cells. Ii was unlocked and
the unconscious man cut down. He receov-
cred a short time afterward. The attempt
at suicide was made with a blanket which
had been torn UP and made into a rope
which was tied TO the upper unk with a
toop on the hanging end.
Washington was the supervisor of the
Rescue Mission for colored children, which
was for a time located on Missouri street.
He was arrested several weeks ago and
charged with receiving stolen goods. the
complaint being made that he had repre-.
sented himself, as a fortune teller and
taken a stolen diamond ring I'm aymen of
fees for returning a colored woman's lover.
The ring was found in a pawn shop. He
came here from Chicago and had trouble
there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29
MAYOR TAGGART HOME
HE is NOT A CANDIDATE, But SAYS
HE WILL BE COMMITTEEMAN.
National Chairman should BE Accep-
Campaign Literature-Gossip.

Mayor Taggart returned to the city yes
terday afternoon from bis Western trip.
He says he spent most of the time at No
gales, a station on the line between old
Mexico and Arizona. He declares that his
trip had no political significance and was
made purely on private business. The
mayor will rest a day or two before go
ing TO Kansas City to attend the conven-
ton. He says he is not a candidate for
the Office of chairman of the national COM
mittee.
'"No man ought to be a candidate he
said. HE should be selected because he
is satisfactory to the presidential candi-
date and because he has the ability and
qualifications to manage a campaign"
Mr.. Taggart further declared that he is
not a candidate for national committee
from Indiana. although he expects to
be elected. II am the same way with this
as / am with the national craftsmanship"
he said last night. II think the committee
man who is elected should be satisfactory
TO the Democracy of the State and should
be a man fitted TO represent the State on
the committee. / have never written a let
ter or asked a man to be for ne for either
Of these places. If all the things the dele
gates are reported TO have said prove true
l shoul receive twenty-three or twenty
four votes for national committeeman from
Indiana"
Mayor Taggart thinks that B. F. Shively
could receive the nomination for Vice Pres
ident If he would permit the use OF his
name. He says the sentiment hi the West
appears TO favor Shively first and Hill sec
ond. The mayor IS enthusiastic over the
prosperous condition of affairs in Kansas.
He says the Democrats of the State insist
who he would favor for national chairman
the mayor replied: 81 think that Mr.. Jones
did as well in 1896 as any man could have
done"
The mayor declines to discuss the charac-
ter of his business venture in the South
west. He said he would be prepared to talk
about IL before long, however.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29
EXERCISES
OF the Indianapolis Business Univer-
sity Held.

A large audience was present. last night.
at the semi-centennial graduating exercises
Of the indianapolis Business University, in
the When building. DIR. w. c. Taylor, OF
the College-avenue Baptist Church, n
DIR. J.. r. Baumes dean of the university.
gave appropriate addresses. Montani Broth
ers' Orchestra furnished music for the
evening. The diplomas were presented by
Mr.. d. NJ. Parry to the following seventy
FIVE graduates:
j. o. Avery, w. L. Armstrong, Albert l..
Abrams. l.. +. Buis. Samuel NJ. Barnard.
Lottoe NJ. Breedlove. NJ. Eta Bundy.
Emma Bakemier, Nettie Brinkman, Orilla
w. Borders, Jean Cheyne. Nora Cole, Mel
lie Connell, Viola Conner, Harley Gaping
er. f. c. Cunningham. c. ]. Dowden, Err
nest Drier. Harry L. Dunn. Alex. Foster,
r. @. Forschee. Fern Fred. Margaret
Foulks Hanna NJ. Gallager, Lura Gray,
Adeline Griswold, Iona Grimes. w. r.
Hockensmith. B. D.. Hockensmith. III. o.
Hummel. Guy H. Holiday. c.. III. Heitger.
Charles 8. Helm. Mabel Heady, Fred
Huston, Scott jackson. NJ. c. Kelly, Carrie
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29
EXPECTS A DECISION.
Interest on the School Bonds Is In
vOlved.

A great deal depends on the action of
the Supreme Court in its ruling on the
validity of the school bonds as to the in
terest money to be paid on the bonds,
which is due in New York tomorrow MORN
ing. AS to-day is the last day of the SUI
preme Court session 1t is probable that the
decision will be handed down this morning.
There is SIS. 464.40 interest to be paid to
Winslow. L.anier & Co, of New York.
through the National Park Bank, of that
city. OF this amount Sl0,025 is due on the
$500. 900 issue of funding bonds made by the
Indianapolis School Board last July. and
the remainder is due on the 100000 Public
Library issue and the $4O,0 600 in notes issued
for the building of the Manual Training
School. The holders of the bonds may APP
ply for the interest none tomorrow morn
ming in New York. City Controller Johnson
says that the only hope for the money to
reach New York in time is by the Supreme
Court making its ruling in the school-bond
cases to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29
UNIQUE LETTERS
That Find Their Way to the Recruit
ing Officer.

Frequently communications reach the
recruiting station that are so unique that
Major Noble stores them away and he now
has quite a collection. This is one OF the
letters he received from a young man the
other day who aspired to enter the hos
pital corps:
ITO the recrewting aufeser-Dear sir I
will take the pleasure of dropping you a few
lines to find out wheather or not that l
could get employment in the hospittle coar.
As l have had some practice along that
line i feel ashured that / can iii that
place. in regard to my health is good.
Carector l claim IL is o. X. And II you pre-
fer Reference | will refur you TO eany one
you may choes I will thank you TO be
promped in ans this.
JESSE DOWDELL."
On came the recruit. bearing references
from the postmaster. the heads of several
organizations and his father. The recon-
mendation of his father was in the nature
OF an oath. testifying that the under
signed" was his father and 'soIemnly"
swearing that the applicant was his son.
But his recommendations were useless. for
the major told him he could not pass the
physical examination. In addition to this
there is the law requiring recruits to read
and write the English language intelligent
~ and his letter would have been against
him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29
LINCOLN LEAGUE LOVE FEAST.
Governor Roosevelt and Senator For
aker Will be Invited.

At the last meeting of the officers of the
Lincoln League. held in this city, II was
decided to hold a midsummer meeting
which would partake of the characteristics
of the political love feast. A committee
was appointed to select a date for the
meeting and the place for holding it. The
members of this committee are: Fred Hol-
loway, of Anderson; Carey Cowgirl, of Wa
bash: VIII Stevens. OF Columbus: Dan
Storms. Of Lafayette. and j. Bennett Cor
don. of Richmond.
This committee will have a meeting with
In the next few days for the purpose OF ar
ranging for the midsummer meeting,
which IL is proposed TO hold some time
during the month of August. When the
matter was discussed in this city IL was
suggested that the meeting should be held
at one of the summer resorts in the north
ern part of the State. Since then, however,
there has been talk of having the event I'm
or near this city-posSibly at Fairview
or Broad Ripple Park. Some OF the Of
fcers think IL would be better 10 hold the
meeting here than in the northern part of
the state. as this point is centrally To-
Gated. Ii Is expected that Theodore Roose-
Welt will attend the meeting. Senator For
aker and a number OF other prominent men
will be asked 10 attend.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29
ON TRIAL FOR THREE DAYS.
E.. B. Borman and Magnetic Staley
Discharged-Girl's story.

After occupying about three lays in Po-
lice Court the trial of f. b. Borman and
Magnetic Staley. charged with unlawfully
living together at 2ls East Pratt street. was
completed and the defendants discharged
yesterday, Judge Paly saying that in view
of the circumstances, all of which were
decidedly mixed according 10 the testimony,
the State had failed TO make a case.
Jessie Carter, the keeper of a resort on
West Georgia street, was fined SO and
costs. Her arrest was due to a report that
a very young girl was being kept in the
place, and when search was made an at
tempt was made TO conceal the girl. She
was Lille Arlington, who claimed 10 have
gone TO the resort upon representation or
the Carter woman, whom she met in a
Chicago restaurant. that she wished a COM
panion. She claimed not TO have known the
character of the house. Judgment in case
OF the girl was suspended and she was
taken in charge by Rev. Wheeler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29
SENDING OUT LITERATURE.


Matter for Distribution.
One of the rooms at Republican state
committee headquarters is stored with lit
erature that is to be distributed during
the approaching campaign. The state COM
mittee believes that much good can be
accomplished by sending out reading mat
ter and already over 10000 pieces Of IT.
erature nave been distributed. The work
of distribution has been commenced and
when the campaign opens in earnest the
literature department will be one of the
principal departments Of the committees
work.
About so per cent. of the literature that
is to be sent out deals with questions of ex-
pansion and patriotism. Among the topics
are the outlying Dependencies" by Sen
ator Jonathan Ross, of ermon delivered
in the Senate on Jan. %, 1900; 1.-The Insur-
rection in the Philippines" by Henry Cabot
Lodge. of Massachusetts, delivered in the
Senate on March Z, 1900; Porto Rico and
the Philippines" a composite article from
the speeches of John l.. McLaurin, of
South Carolina, delivered in the Senate
Feb. Is, 1900; Joseph c. Sibley, Of Pennsyl-
vania, delivered in the House Feb. 2S. 1900;
Henry NJ. Teller. in the Senate March IA.
1900; THE Policy OF Expansion" delivered
III liz IlOuSt W JOStDn olDicI OIL II CD. Il
1900; Porto Rico" delivered by Senator
Fairbanks on March 81, 1900; Policy Re-
garding the Philippines" delivered by Sen
ator Beveridge on Jan. 9. 1900; Some As
poets of the Philippine Question by Prof.
Dean c. Worcester, of the University of
Michigan. delivered in Chicago on Nov. Is,
1899, under the auspices of the Hamilton
Club; Revenue for Porto Rico" by Ches-
ter I. Long. of Kansas, delivered in the
House on Feb. q, 1900: Government for
Porto Rico" by John c.. Spooner, of Wis
consin, delivered in the United States Sen
ate on April 2. 1900.
A financial speech made in Congress by
Representative Overstreet will be freely
distributed this campaign, as the commit
tee feels that IL contains some informa-
ton of great value on the money question.
A large number of speeches will be put out
in German and other languages to reach
those who would not read a speech In
sight of in the excitement of the national
campaign. The committee is now having
prepared a document on state matters
which includes the speech delivered by j.
Frank Hanly as chairman of the state
convention, and the platform of the con-
vention. The document will also review the
state legislation enacted by the Republican
party for the benefit Of she people. dis
cussing the acts passed by a Republican
Legislature concerning the penal and
benevolent institutions, and showing what
has been accomplished as a result of such
legislation. Many requests for literature
are coming to state headquarters, which
is an indication OF the interest being man
ifested In the approaching campaign.
nm ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29

On the l4ch day OF last March the chi
cago & Southeastern Railway was by or
der OF court sold to the highest bidder and
was finally Knocked down for $4,000. The
bidder paid 5000 of the money down and
agreed 10 pay the rest in three installments,
the first falling due April 50. The Fort
Wayne. Terre Haute & Southwestern Rail-
way Company. which purchased the road.
has paid altogether $500. and Judge Baker
yesterday entered an order for the com
pany 20 appear In court July ~ and show
cause why IL had failed 10 keep its con-
fracf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29

Since the Democrats have sprung Capt.
ID. f. Aliens candidacy for Congress in
the Ninth district, the sentiment of the
soldiers In his company over in the Philip
pines are being published by the Frankfort
News. The latest is from a young soldier,
a Democrat. by the name of Squires, who
says there Is one duty for the voter this
year, and that Is TO sustain Mckinley and
the boys now fighting Aguinaldo. A num-
Der OF letters. all OF the same tenor. nave
been printed, which goes 10 show that