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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-26
COMMENCEMENT AT DE PAW.
Programme for the Entire Week nj
the Historic School.

the Historic school.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, April Is. - The
programme of the sixty-first annual COM
mencement of De Paw University will be
as follows:
Thursday to Saturday, June 7 to $3.50
a. m. 10 A p. m. term examinations.
Saturday, June 90 ID. m, graduation ex-
ercises of the school of music.
Sunday, June 10. Bac~calaureate days. a..
M, annual class meeting. conducted by
chancellor Hickman; 1920 a. m, bacca-
laureate sermon, by President Goblin; 1880
p. M, anniversary class meeting of the
young peoples Christian societies of the
university and the city, conducted by the
Rev. George w. SwitZer, class of 81.
Monday, June 11@S:3O a. m. devotional
meeting in Meharry Hall; 9 a. M, business
meeting of the indian Methodist Histor-
ical Society in De Motto Hall: 10 a. m. to
S p. m. exhibition of the school of art (con-
tinued until Wednesday,; halls, labora-
tories, libraries and McKim Observatory
open to visitors; 7:S0 p. m. fourteenth an
nual festival of the school of music, in Me-
harry Hall. An admission fee will be
charged.
Tuesday, June IL. Glass ay-s:3 a. m,
devotional exercises, in Meharry Hall. con-
Quoted by class of 1900; 9 a. m. to o.. m,
exhibits, departments of biology and phys
les; 2 p. m, class-day exercises, in Meharry
Hall admission by tickeD; z p. m, class
day exercises, in Meharry Hall admission
by ticket.)
Wednesday, June IL, Alumni day-S:3O a.
m, devotional exercises, in Meharry Hall,
conducted by the alumni; 8 a. m, business
meeting of the Society of Alumni, In Phil
osophy Hall; 3 p. m. to 4 p. m, social meet
ing, In Meharry Hall. with five-minute
speeches and songs; 4 p. m. to 5 p. m,
tour of the university with a member Of
West College to old Asbury; $40 p. m. to
$3.50 p. m, reception to the senior class,
songs, speeches by state and interstate
orators; $3.50 p. M. banquet given by the
local alumni to the visiting alumni.
Thursday, June IA, Commencement day
10 a. m, address before the class of 1900
by Bishop Charles Bliss Galloway, d. d.,
LII. d., OF Jackson, Miss; comforting of de-
grees by President Goblin.
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MASTER PLUMBERS MEET.
State Association i'm Session at Fort
Weyne-The Officers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. April 25.-The
fourth annual convention of the Indiana
State Association of Master Plumbers is
I'm session in Fort Wayne, sixty delegates
from various parts of the State being in
attendance. The officers are: President.
George Kirkhoff, Of Indianapolis; vice
president, ID. A. Westbury, Of South Bend;
secretary, w. w. Welch, of Indianapolis.
In addition TO the presidents annual re-
port a paper was read on Sanitary Condi-
tions,' by Byron Hattersley. of Fort
Wayne. This evening a local committee
rendered the delegates a reception at the
Wayne Club rooms.
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Building Activity mt Linton.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LINTON. Ind. April 25.-Linton is now
on the eve of one of the largest booms in
several years. All kinds of labor are busy
and the different mines are running their
full capacity. Over fifty dwelling houses
are under construction and several large
business houses will be erected. Local
capitalists have formed a company and
work will be begun in a few days. on a
$4,000 hotel. Plans are on file and will be
up TO date and modern In every particular.
With the completion Of the Southern In
diana Railroad TO Terre Haute. Linton will
be one of the best W in southern In
diana.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, April 25.-About One hundred
horseshoers and blacksmiths of Indiana
formed a State association here to-day.
The following officers were elected: Dennis
Eagan, Indianapolis, president; John Vol
pert, Peru, secretary. Addresses were
by Professor Russell, Cincinnati; w.
]. Moore. Pitsburg;. j. c. Buckley, Detroit,
and Dennis Eagan, Indianapolis. A ball
was given tonight.
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Comments of Berlin Press.

BERLIN, April 25.-The Berlin papers
publish a dispatch from Washington an
nouncing that the Sultan of Turkey has
yielded to the demand OF the United States
IN the indemnity claim. The Vossische
Zeitung. discussing the matter, points out
the i'll success of European powers in get
ting money from Turkey and adds:
Through the payment 10 the American
missionaries the Sultan is reminded that a
new element, expressing itself in unac-
customed forms, has entered into inter-
national intercourse
The Berliner Tageblatt thinks that the
United States. fearing Russia, will be sat
asfied with the Sultan's Acknowledgement
of the Indebtedness and will not force pay
ment.
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Ordered Rhodes to Duck.
London Star

The following is a substance OF a letter
that has been received by Mr.. Hughes. sta
ton master, Ludlow, from his son, who
was In Kimberley: ION one occasion. when
the Beers were Smelling. Mr.. Rhodes was
ouite close to me. When our men saw the
smoke coming from the Boer gun they al
stood behind the bags. Mr.. Rhodes, how
ever, continued 10 stand erect. when one
of the North Lancashires. who was with
the town guard for signaling purposes, and
who did not know who Mr.. Rhodes was.
said to the king of Rhodesia: Douk thee
nut, tina blooming fool upon which Mr..
Rhodes dropped plump on the ground. con-
vulsed with laughter"
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Indiana Notes.

Portland Odd Fellows and members of
the Rebekah Degree will celebrate the
eighty-first anniversary of the order with
a union meeting to-day and tonight.
William Z. Gray, a Johnson county build
er and bridge contractor, is in jail at Mad
ison, accused Of obtaining goods under
false pretenses n of passing bogus
checks.
Carey Franklin, of Muncie. has bought
the NJ. II. Tyler planning mill for 5000.
He has organized a company to operate
Ii. and the capacity OF the plant will be
more than doubled.
The Marion Elks lodge has been obliged
to announce a change in the date for the
street fair and carnival to be given in that
city from Tune 4 TO 10 to June IL to IL, ow-
ing to delay in the preparations.
Grover Z. White. of Greenwood, sixteen
years old, has brought suit by his next
friend against the Greenwood Screen Door
Company for 5000 for injuries suffered
while operating a holding machine Tor
the company.
The commissioners OF Adams county
have awarded the contract to build the
county infrmary TO Miller & Mexican. OF
Decatur, for s2i. 416. Rose & Bell. also of
Decatur, secured the contract for the heat
ing plant, at S.lSo.
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INSURANCE FOLLY.
Competition Carried to an Extreme
That Injuries All Concerned.

The Outlook
Tazewell county. Illinois. has a court
house at Pekin. the county seat The
building Is sufficiently though not monu-
mentally ugly, but is in one
peculiar respect: the insurance rate on IL.
In November OF 1895 there was a rate war
In Peking, shared II not originated by the
local agents, on the small-boy lick
Jackets" method. Other risks were taken
at absurd rates. and the courthouse was
written for $1,000 for five years at a prem
ium of 81. 20. This Is 81 cents annual prem
fun on $1,000. which Is precisely one
iye-hundredth OF J per cent, said TO
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Decatur County Enumerators.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, April 25.-Major c..
w. Lee has appointed the following named
persons as census enumerators for this,
Decatur county: Miss Cassie Ollie, Mrs.
Nettie Montfort, John w. Craig. Marshall
R~eddington and Simeon Kennedy, Green's
burg; Cornelius Ruddle, Sandusky; Henry
c. Dales. Clarksburg: Henry Neidlegh.
Downeyville; Maivin Sample, a. NJ. Alex
j. NJ. CASTOR, Sardinia, and John CASTOR.
ST., New Point, Ind. The four special
agents for this county have been left to
Representative +. NJ. Griffith.
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election Conspirator. Sentenced.

LOUISVILLE. KY, April 25.-W. F.
Critics. J.. ]. O'Neil and Robert Locke were
sentenced to three years each in the Nash
vile penitentiary and lined 800 by Judge
Evans in the Federal Court to-day, for con-
spiracy to prevent negro voters from ex-
ercising their rights of suffrage at the cleo
ton in this city last November.
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OVERDOSE OF MEDICINE.
1t Caused the Death of n Travelling
Man in n Marion Hotel.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, April 25.-Charles a.. Sny-
der. a travelling salesman from Salem, O.,
was found lead at the Oyster Bay Hotel
early this morning by the landlord, Vance
Graham. Snyder disappeared from his
room in the hotel Tuesday evening and
was found about two hours later In an
other room in what was considered b.
Landlord Graham TO be a bad state OF in
toxication, but was dying at that time.
Coroner Whitson held an inquest over Sny-
der's body to-day, but so far has not re-
turned a verdict. Snyder was Ill all Tues
day, however, and it is believed that h,
took an overdose of medicine which had
been given him by a local physician, ant
which contained chloral.
Snyder's people live at Salem n they
were communicated will to-day. The body
will be shipped there tomorrow. The d.
ceased was twenty-seven years of age. He
was a member Of the Order Of knights of
Pythias, and the local members of tina or
der are looking after the body.
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WORK OF CHURCH EXTENSION
Discussed by nm Episcopal Convention
at Fort Wayne.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, April 25.-The semi
annual convention Of the Episcopal diocese
of Michigan City is In session here with
a large attendance of the clergy and laity.
The meeting is not a business session, but
che to discuss and consider practical work
relating to church extension. The officers
of the diocese are all present and the meet
ings are presided over by Bishop John Ha-
zen White, who delivered the opening
sermon from the theme HAS the Church
a Mission in Northern Indiana?"
Papers were presented to-day and this
evening on THE Priest and His Duty" by
the Rev. E. l.. Roland, of Laporte; THE
Inactive Laity." by the Rev. William Gal
pin, of Elkhart; THE Vestry," by the
Rev. j. II. Mckenzie, of Lima; "Women's
Guilds" by Miss Emily Paddock, of New
York, and MEMS Guilds" by the Rev. F.
w. Goodman, of Goshen. The convention
will cloce tomorrow.
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Ineffective Attempt Mt Suicide.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, April 25.-The sixth sui
eide here within five days was attempted
tonight. Harry Thomas, twenty-one years
old, came home from the funeral of Matte
Snyder, who killed herself Monday, and
took strychnine. 1t is said that MISS shy
der begged him TO "go with her., but he Is
still here, and will recover.
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Mining Scale Adopted.

GAINESVILLE, o.. April 2o.-At a confer
ence to-day of representatives of the min
ers and operators of the thin-vein mines
along the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley,
the Columbus, Shawnee & Hooking and the
Ohio and Little Kanawha railroads a scale
based on 50 cents per ton for pick mining
was adopted for the ensuing year. The
mines, which have been idle for a month,
pending a settlement, will be opened at
once.
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Indiana Obituary.

RUSHvILLE, Ind, April 25.-Peter Yo-
der, aged sixty-nine years, a veteran of
the civil war, died suddenly at New Salem
of heart disease.
John Ryan, thirty-four years old. who re-
Gently returned from Fort Worth, Tex,
died to-day Of consumption. He was q SON
of John Ryan. ST., and surviving him are
three brothers and two sisters.
FLORA, Ind. April 25.-Mrs. Milton Ap-
peDZellar, a woman OF Burling-
ton, is dead, the result of a stroke of par
alysis. She was forty-five years old and
left her husband and five children.
PORTLAND. Ind, April 25.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Bentz, born Nov. Is. 1854. died at her
home near Bluff Point last night, leaving
her husband and six children, among them
q babe only two weeks old.
MADISON, Ind. April 25.-David Wealth
erford. trustee Of Shelby township, a
wealthy farmer, one of Jefferson ~county's
best known citizens. died suddenly to-day.
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Peru Electric Light Plant VIII Be-
come City Property.

PERU, Ind. April 25.-Municipal owner
ship of the electric light system OF this
city at the end Of ten years has been prac-
tically assured by the action of the City
Council in closing a contract with Messrs.
Ulen and PARROT and the Indiana Trust
Company. of Indianapolis by the terms of
which the city will pay SIS a piece Tor
eighty lights. or a total Of 10000.
h parties to the contract With the city.
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CINCINNATI. April 2.-On April 8 two
thousand machinists of Cincinnati. Coving-
ton and Newport. KY, members of unions,
formulated a request to their employers for
an increase of "a and a shortening of
hours and gave them until April % to make
a reply. They received no answer. Tonight
they decided to continue at work until the
meeting of the executive of the
National Trades Association. which will
hold a conference in New York May 10,
with the International Association of Ma
chinists. They have referred their matter
To the latter.
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Nebraska State Journal.

Nebraska State journal.
The discovery has been made by an as
tute Washington correspondent hat Mark
Hanna has decided to spend as much as
So. coo to secure the insertion Of a radical
free-silver plank in the Kansas City PITT
form of the Democratic party. The shoit-
themselves thoroughly In accord with the
crafty Mark.
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Lovesick Youth Took Morphine.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT. Ind, April &.-Elsworth
Livingston, aged twenty years, committed
suicide to-day by taking morphine. Disap-
pointment in a love affair was the cause of
his act. Livingston was an employe of the
Vandalia Railroad Company.
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VIEWS OF


1os
VIENNA, April 26.-The Turko-American
dispute excites much comment in the Aus
TRAN press. This Neue Freie Presse re-
marks that since the Spanish war the
Americans seem TO have lost all respect for
Europe. and it comments at great length
upon the new aspects that threaten to In
trude On European politics when America
feels strong enough to threaten a Euro
pean state with a naval demonstration.
This journal then goes on to say: 1T is
difficult to conceive what practical advan-
tage would accrue to the United States
from participation in the Eastern question,
but IL will be a disagreeable surprise to
Russia to find I'm America a new rival in a
domain which Russia has always regarded
as her traditional inheritance"
The Neue Wiener Tageblatt, in a similar
article. says: America as a great power
has been too long left out of account.
American Imperialism many involve many
perils for the American Union itself, but 1t
Is far more dangerous for other states"
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, April 25.-It is officially
announced that the Muncie enameing
works will close Friday for an indefinite
period, and more than 100 men will be
thrown out of work. The factory was
only recently purchased by the bath tub
trust. the announcement being made that
others would be closed. but that. this fac
tory would be kept at work.
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No Personal Differences.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-Governor Tay-
lor. of Kentucky. tonight declared there
was no foundation for the published re-
port Of a rupture between him and former
Governor Bradley. who is to appear for
him in the arguments before the Supreme
Cour on the contested governorship ques-
fion
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Motion for Change of Venue.

FRANKFORT, Ky, April 25.-Attorney
c. Kinkaid. representing Republican Secre-
tary of State Caleb Powers. John Davis.
Harland Whitaker and Dick Combs col
ored, accused of completely in the Goebel
ASA ssination, filed a motion with Judge
Cantrill asking a change of venue in these
case, alleging that it is impossible. on ac-
count of public feeling. to obtain a fair
trial here. The motion will be argued Mon
day.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, April 25.-County
Assessor Powell has instituted mandamus
proceedings against Building Association
No. 10, of this city, and it's officers, to COM
pei the association to open its books for
inspection by the assessor. 1t is charged
that various persons hold current and
paid-up stock in the association who have
failed to list the same for taxation for sew
eral years past. Other building associa-
tons have opened their books to the
assessor, but No 10 has refused to al
low the assessor to see its books.
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plant, the owners of which several weeks
g secured a temporary Injunction
against the city and temporarily blocked a
plan for eventual ownership on the plan
which will now. it Is believed, go through
without further litigation.
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settled on its merits and do not like the
idea of the city being used as a club. The
Council is TO meet again Friday night TO
take up the ordinance. At the meeting Mon
day night THE vote was twelve to eight
against the ordinance as framed by the
Indiana.
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CINCINNATI. April 2s--The officers and
executive board OF the Iron holders In
ternattonal Union, who have been In ses-
sion here since Monday. to-day finished
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IN the East and in British America, and
tomorrow will begin the hearing OF griev-
ances in all cities OF the West. They will
continue In session all this week, perhaps
longer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-02-10
NOTICE DEPARTING Mt OF THE INTER
~ TOR, GENERAL LIZ Nd OFFICE, Wash

\oTICE-DEPA Mt OF THE INTER
IN IOR, GENERAL LIZ ND OFFICE, Wash
inyton, D. c., December I'D. 1853. Notice Is
hereby given that sealed bids, addressed to the
be received by the Receiver of the United
States Land Once, at Glenwood Springs, Colo
RADIO. up to and including February 18th, 1900,
for the purchase under the Act Of June 1, 1897
90 STAT @ Of all the burned =, timber and Of
less than IL inches in diameter at the butt as
with the burned timber will aggregate 100000
feet, board measure; also all cord-wOod to be
obtained from the tops and lOps of same, sub
ject to future measurement. All Of said tim
Der to be cut from the burned tract of 100 acres,
situated approximately In Section Is, Town
ship North. Of Range o. West, and Section 30
Townships North, OF Range 81 West, 9Th p NJ,
on the headwatsr r , q Coal Creek, and De.
FOREST RESERVE. No bid will be con-
sidered for less than the appraised value Of 81
per 1000 feet, board measure, and 80 cents per
cord for the wood to be obtained therefrom.
qufred with each bid, and payment in full
must be made within 20 days after notice Of
award, or thirty, sixty or ninety days, at the
option of purchaser. The timber to be cut
under whose supervision the work ia done
Each bidder must guarantee in his proposition
to purchase, that all tops and lops and refuse
will be piled ready for burning, under the
direction of the official designated therefor:
the State of Colorado. No timber must be cut
or otherwise removed until after payment
therefor. Purchasers failing to remove ali Of
said timber within one year from the date Of
notice by the Receiver. OF the award, forfeit
timber unremoved. unless an extension Of
time has been obtained. The right to reject
any and all bids Ia reserved. BinEer Hermann
Commissioner. daft ~
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There is 10 better medicine for the
babies than Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy. Its pleasant taste and prompt and
effectual cures make it favOrite with
mothers and small children. 1t quickly
cures their coughs and colds, prevent
ing pneumonia or other serious cOnse-
qusnces. 1t also cures Group and has
been used in tens of thousands Of cases
without single failure SO far as we
have been able to learn. 1t not only
cures Group, but when given as soon as
the croupy cough appears. will prevent
the attack. In cases of whoOping cough
it liquefes the tough mucus, making it
easier to expectorate, and lessons the
severity and frequency of the paroxysms
OF coughing, thus depriving that disease
of all dangerous consequences. For
sale by Louis F. Strehlke & Co.
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Isoutt County stockmcn.


The Craig Courier furnishes the fol
lowing report of the recent meeting OF
Routt couny stockmen held at that
place:
The annual meeting -of the Routt
County Live Stock Protective associ-
atom was held last Tuesday afternoon,
the attendance being unusually large.
Several new members were admitted.
The association took action in behalf
Of G. Z. Aver, one Of the members who
was seriously injured last October, and
a large fund will he raised to bear the
expense resulting from his unfortunate
accident.
1t was decided to pay bounty of S.
on each gray wolf killed in Routt county,
The stockmen of Browns park will pay
SIS for each gray wolf killed in that
particular section of the county, making
total bounty of $50 per head on these
depredatory animals.
In case the WolcoJt arid land bill,
now befare congress. becomes a law.
which provides for the leasing and con-
troll of public lands by county commits
sioners, the board of county commits
sioners OF Routt county will be requested
by the association to secure lease on
the public lands coming under its
jurisdiction.
J. G. Temple was reelected president
and Humphrey Jones secretary-treas-
urer. President Temple appointed
George Wooley, Riley Hamilton, j. G.
Kane and IL. j. Coulter executive con-
mittee for the ensuing year.
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Axial Basin stock,nen.


The Axial Basin Live Stock associa-
ton held its annual meeting last Satnr-
day, and was well attended. The fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve the
ensuing year:
President-T. II. lies.
Vice-President-R S. Hamilton.
Secretary. E. Kellogg.
Treasurer. E. Shaver.
Mr.. Lies was appointed committee
of one to draw up resolutions, TO be pre-
scented to the Glenwood meeting, ex-
pressive Of the associations opposition
to the arid land bill.