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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-23

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Nov. 22-The street car
conductors and motormen employed on the
Brazil division of the interurban street-car
line between this city and Terre Haute
went on strike to-day because the company
refused to put conductor on each car.
Up 10 the present time the mOtormen have
been collecting the fares of passengers who
refused to put their money in the box pro-
vided for that purpose. Superintendent
Leyderger positively refused the employees
demand. All the cars are laid up except
one, which is run by the superintendent.
The strikers sent a committee TO Terre
Haute to confer with the west division en-
ployes and to induce them If possible 10
Join in the demand.
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Received N Charge of shot.
. Indiananolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
UNION CITY, Ind, Nov 22.-J. Skillman
manager Of the Standard Oil Company at
this point to-day received a full charge of
bird shot in his thigh, side and shoulder,
and that the wound did not prove fatal was
due to the extra heavy hunting coat he
wore. The hunting party consisted of
Charles Proctor, a druggist of this CITY,
Mr.. Keenan,, superintendent of the Stand
ard Oil Company at Dayton, o., and Mr..
Skillman- The shot that struck Mr.. Skill
man was fired by Mr.. keenan, while all
were shooting at quail. Mr.. Skillman will
recover, although seventy-five shot were
picked out of his body.
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,eclal 70 the IndIanapolls Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
kOKOMO, Ind, Nov. 22.-Dr. Corydon
Richmond celebrated his ninety-second
birthday to-day at the home of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Sarah Anderson. assisted by his
grandchildren. Mrs. James ID. Johnson.
Mrs. DR.. ]. r. Morgan and Edward Ander-
son. The doctor has voted for seventeen
presidents. casting his first presidential
vote for Clay in 1892. Though blind for ten
years he is up TO date in the profession. be-
ing a subscriber for all the modern medical
journals. He built the first log house in
Kokomo and has been a member of the
State Medical Society for seventy years.
He has a genealogy running back To the
time of William the Conqueror in the elev-
enth century. He remembers the war of
1872 and Lafayettes visit to this country.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Nov. 22.-Close friends
of Representative Steele. of this district.
say there will be sweeping displacement
of postmasters in his jurisdiction and the
positions filed with new men. This in
formation has brought out two candidates
for the Kokomo office-Edgar A. Simmons,
chairman of the Republican county COM
mittee. and ]. A. Kautz, editor and pro-
prietor of the Kokomo Tribune. Present
Postmaster T. 7. Whiteker, who is serving
the public well and satisfactorily, is will
ing to continue in Office another four
Other aspirants may come into the arena
later
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INSURANCE DECISION.
Husband and Wife Died Together, and
Money Goes to Formers Relatives.

CHICAGO. Nov PAN important de-
cision bearing upon life insurance was
handed down to-day by the Appellate
Court. The ruling is made in the appeal
involving the disposal OF the insurance on
the life of Frederick II. Marty, who. with
his wife. Mrs. Agnes Marty. and their only
child was burned 20 death IN fire which
destroyed their home Feb. Ii, 1898. The In
surance was in the National Union. a fra
ternal benefit association, which fled bill
In the Circuit Court asking for guidance
OF the court In the payment OF the in
surance. the sisters OF Frederick II. Marty
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FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY.
Cooler I'm Central and Southern Por-
tons of Indiana.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
For Ohio-Fair and colder on Friday.
Saturday fair; fresh westerly winds.
For Indiana and Illinois-Fair on Friday;
cooler in central and southern portions.
Saturday fair; fresh west TO north winds.
For Lower Internationally fair on
Friday. except probably snow fiurries in
the western portion; colder in eastern por-
tion On Saturday fair; fresh to brisk west
TO northwest winds.
For Kentucky-Fair and cooler on FRI
day Saturday fair; southerly winds.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

The next convention of the National As
ISOLATION OF State Dairy and Food Depart-
ments of the United States will be held in
Buffalo next year.
The Lexington Herald SAYS Charles NJ.
Nilward. hardware merchant OF that
city. was murdered. instead OF committing
suicide. as first reported.
The annpal meeting OF the National City
CHARACTERIZATION Union opened I'm Allegheny.
Pa yesterday. with delegates present from
all the leading cities Of the country.
Charles McKeever. of Philadelphia. we'll
known pugilistic weller weight and Ada
Sandry. an actress. now playing In the
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New Postmaster for Rushville.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Nov. 22.-Represent-
alive James f. Watson has announced
that he will recommend for appointment
Homer Havens as postmaster Of Rush
Vile to succeed Postmaster A. ". Spivey,
whose term expires In March, 1902 Mr..
Ravens is in the grocery business here at
present and has been an active Republican
worker for twenty-five years. A num-
Der of business men who take part in pol
tiles asked for his appointment POST
master Ad. Spivey has made a good rec
ord in the office. bringing 1t first into the
second class and afterward into the free
delivery column.
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Indiana Obituary.

PLAINFIELD, Ind, Nov. 22.-Mrs. Luz
zena Starbuck. aged seventy-eight, one of
the pioneers Of Hendricks county, is dead
She came to Plainfield in 1913 and with her
husband, Samuel Starbuck, settled on the
farm on which he still lives. She was a
birthright member of the Society of
Friends, now the Friends Church. with
which organization she was identified all
her life and for many years filed the posi-
ton as elder.
RICHMOND. Ind, Nov. 22.-Mrs. William
Dean. aged seventy-two years, died to-day
at her home in Greensboro, Wayne county
She had been in poor health for some time
Her husband and six children survive
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Railroad Company Cen.ured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, md, Nov. 22.-The coroner's
jury which investigated the death of En-
gineer George Rollins and Fireman Charles
Lund, who were killed in Lake Shore
wreck at White Pigeon, Mich, Sunday
night. returned a verdict censuring the
railroad company for not providing more
trainmen on such long train. The jury <
verdict says that the conductor and two
brakemen were performing their respective
duties and implies that there should have
been a fourth man to set out and maintain
danger lights that would have averted the
accident
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REBEL FORCES CRUSHED.
Colombian Insurgents Defeated by
Government Troops.

COLON. Colombia. Nov. 22.-The rebel
forces at Buena Vista have been complete
ly crushed by the Colombian government
troops. who captured three cannon and
two generals. General Alban, the gov
ernor of Panama, personally directed the
operations from on board the steamship
Taboga. seized by the Colombian authori-
ties, and saved the situation there.
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LONDON, Nov. 22.-The extraordinary
interest taken here in the Dover canteen
scandal, which has been dubbed ''The Brit
ish Dreyfus case" was accumulated to-
day by the acquittal Of Master Gunner
Acheson, accused of initiating a conspiracy
against Secretary Lieutenant a-Beckett, of
the Royal Garrison Artillery. The latter
was acquitted, Oct. IL, of embezzling can
teen money and Acheson demanded a trial
by court-martial, on the allegation that he
had Matched a plot. His acquittal is taken
to mean the reopening of the charges
against a-Beckett.
AS a curious coincidence Du Mauriers
son was selected a member of the court
martial, while a-Beckett's father was
colleague of Du Maurier on the staff of
Punch.
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ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
Two Shots Fired at a Hartford City
Doctor by Unknown Men.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. 22.-About
1890 o'clock Wednesday night attempt
was made on the life of DIR. Peter Drayer,
one of the Oldest practicing physicians of
this city. His residence is only half a
block from the courthouse, and he was
passing an alley near il when two men,
who concealed themselves until within
twenty feet of him, fired two shots at
Kim. Neither took effect. The men ran
out of the alley and down the main street
but he failed to recognize them. He Is
unable to account for the attempted muir
der.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Nov. 22.-Auditor
Henry Gilman suffered a peculiar accident
while hunting. He had just bought new
gun and was on its trial trip when the bar
rel burst just in front of the cartridge
seat, blowing out fully three inches of the
barrel and tearing off two fingers.
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Mrs. Mary Il. GridIey.

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Mrs. Mary e. Grid
ley, of Bloomington. ILL.,, widow of General
Asahel Gridley, who was one Of the most
prominent lawyers of Illinois, died at the
Auditorium Hotel to-day, aged eighty-two
years She was we'll known in society
for many years, and was the mother os
the Baroness Schoenick now living in
Europe. General Gridley, who died in 1881
was a hero of the Black Hawk war, and
an associate of Abraham Lincoln in many
law Cases
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THREE HOURS OF AGONY
shelby County Auditor Hurt ana
Union City Man shot-Attempt to
Kill n PhysIcian-Stste Fires.
to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Nov 22.-E'mer Coffel.
twenty-six years old. OF Mier. Grant coun-
ty. was caught under falling tree on
the Pence farm, north of Mier, this after
noon. His thigh was severely crushed and
he received other severe injuries. The vic
TINS recovery is doubtful. Coffet was cut
ting down the tree when IL fell unexpect-
edIy, pinning the axman to the ground Help
was slow coming and the injured man
spent three hours under the tree before he
was relieved.
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Emergency Ration Tested.

FORT RENO, o. T., Nov 22-Captain
Fountain and Captain Foster returned 20
Fort Reno after an absence of ten DAYS
testing the emergency ration which was
at Passaic n. ]. Enlisted
men Of the detachment say that the ra-
ton just tested is not as good as that
tested by THE first detachment There Ia
too much celery compound in II and II is
seasoned too highly TO be Dalatable any
length OF time The tea ration ser,rss
well for a few meals, but does not suit as
well as the chocolate ration.
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HANDLE FACTORY BURNED.

New Castle Company's West Virginia
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, Nov. 22.-The Jen-
nings handle factory at Charleston. w.
Va, owned by the Jennings Manufacturing
Company, of this city. was destroyed by
fire last night. Loss, $4,000; insurance, S.
COO. The company has been very unfortu-
nate in that line. their plant here having
been burned two years ago. 1t was but
recently rebuilt.
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Church and College Remembered.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Nov. 22.-The will
of Mrs. Malinda Sven, who died a few
days ago. aged seventy-six years, was
probated to-day. She bequeathed $500 to
Moore's Hill College. $1.40o to the trustees
of the First NJ E. Church of this city the
income to be applied to the pastors sal
airy and missions, and the remainder to
distant relatives.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, Nov. 22.-The trial Of
James Dennis, the negro porter who was
charged with attempting TO murder Walter
Davis, an employee of the city, last week.
was concluded to-day in the Circuit Court,
the jury rendering a verdict of acquittal
Dennis, it was alleged by Davis and his
wife, entered the bedroom and tried to
chloroform Davis. The latter was aroused.
and he jumped out of bed and grappled
with Dennis, locked him in a room and
summoned the officers.
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Mrs. Thomas FIournoy.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22.-Mrs. Thomas
Flournoy died at her home here last night
in her one hundred and first year. She
was the wife of General Flournoy, an Of
ficer in the war OF 1872. and her father was
Major Roding Howell, of Philadelphia,
distinguished soldier of the revolution. The
swords he used in the service hang on the
walls of Independence Hall. In her young
er days Mrs Flournoy was celebrated for
her beauty
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DENVER, Col. Nov 22-The Western
Baseball League, at its annual meeting
in this city, reelected T. F. Hickey, of
st. Joseph. Mo-. president for a term OF
four years. The Des Moines club was re-
fnstated after paying a fine of $500. The
1900 championship was awarded to Denver.
The league will probably comprise eight
clubs next year instead OF six.
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Montpelier Paper Sold.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. 22.-The
Montpelier Daily and Weekly Herald has
been sold to a stock company of business
men for $2,24. Lewis Troutman, of Bluff
ton, is to be the manager of the paper
The plant was owned by Postmaster l.. q.
knight who went suddenly insane, and
is now at Richmond.
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MUNCIE, Ind. Nov. 22.-Harry Gallo
way, suspected of completely in the death
of Miss Jessie Crow, of PennviIle, who
died in his barber shop yesterday morn
ing, was released from jail late tonight,
were convinced from testimony and analy-
sis OF the stomach that the girl died from
ar overdose of headache powders.
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Traffic Blocked mt Greenfield.
he INDIANAPOLIS Journal,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENFIELD, Ind, Nov. 22-The en-
CINE, tender and car of a local freight
train, while switching here about O'Clock
this afternoon, ran off the track at Bank
er's brick factory, just west of the city
II caused quite delay in traffic At $40
o'clock tonight there were four passenger
trains on the main and sidetracks, three
bound east and one bound west. There
were also four big freight trains. All the
trains were heavily loaded.
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Andrew Crawford.

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Andrew Crawford
prominent capitalist of this city, died to-
night. Mr.. Crawford was for many years
Western agent Of Drexel, Morgan & CO..,
but resig ned to take care of his personal
affairs. One year ago Mr.. Morgan in
formed him that they had been unable to
I'll, his place satisfactorily and at his par
ticular request assumed the position once
more at an annual salary of $4,000. He was
considered one of the best judges of in
yestments living in this country.
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and the family of his wife both claiming
the money. The decree of the lower court
was that the money should be paid 10 the
heirs of the wife. The Appellate Court de-
cided that I'm the absence of proof. the
deaths of husband and wife must be pre-
sumed to have occurred simultaneously
and that the wife did not inherit the es-
tate her relatives would have no interest in
IT, The money was ordered paid TO the
relatives of the husband.
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Richmond Country Club.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. Nov. 22.-The Rich
mond Country Club is the name of a new
organization In this city, into which has
been merged the Richmond Golf Club. The
officers are s. E. Swayne. president: How
ard A Dill. secretary, and y. F. Elder,
treasurer. The club has taken three
years lease on a thirty-fve-acre farm west
of this city, which is situated a fine
house adapted to the needs of the club.
Golf links and tennis courts will be laid
nIIf
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OF Course Muncie Is I'm IT.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 22.-It is said here,
with considerable show of FEASIBILITY,
that George Phillips, who is boosting No
vember corn on the Chicago Board of
Trade, is merely an agent, and that the
real mover of the corner is Mrs. S. NJ
Phillips, his aunt, who formerly lived
here, but now lives on Indiana avenue
near Forty-second street, Chicago The
corner is said to have been planned here.
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LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov 22-The Bend
ing elevator at Battle Ground. seven miles
north Of Lafayette, was destroyed by fire
shelled corn. The flames were not ex-
tinguished until late this morning. The
loss is $500, about half covered by insur-
ance.
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panies now say. however. that il there Is
any movement TO revive the trust they
have no information OF il.
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money IL IL fails to cure
-. w. Groves signature is on each box &c.
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Local Observations ON Thursday.

Bar Their. r. H. Wind. Weather. Pre-
Ia m 29sS AZ u South. Cloudy. DOL
I'D. m $3.50 6S 20 West. PIT. crdy 600
Maximum temperature "a; minimum tenn
perature, 40.
Following Is a comparative statement of
temperature and precipitation for Nov. %:
Temp. Pre-
Normal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40 O13
mean % UVl
Departure from normal .......... eli -0.12
Departure since Nov 1 .......... $H -006
Departure since Jan. 1 ........... s459 $40
sPlus c. F. r. WAPPENHANS,
Local Forecast Official
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c. F. r. wAPPENHANS,
Local Forecast Official.
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Twin Cities. were married at St Paul yes
North Park union., 1900-04-20
King William l.

Mr.. Mckinley is to be the supreme
ruler of Porto Rico and the Philip
pines, "outside the constitution, by
the grace of congress.
Under the law lately passed the
president has the entirc disposition
of the s2,O59,OOO appropriated for
the relief of Porto kico. Under the
pending bill for the "civil govern.
ment" Of the island the president is
to appoint all the members of the
upper house or council of the Porto
Rican Legislature. To this council
in addition to its absolute contro
over legislation, is given the power
to grant franchises in the island
which may be worth millions to the
second-term syndicate, of which Han
na is the head.
Porto Rico, being thus prepared
for imperial exploitation, Senator
Spooners bill for the Philippines
providing that "all military, civil ant
judicial powers necessary to govern
the said islands shall, until otherwise
provided by congress, be vested il
such person or persons and shall bt
exercised in such manner as the pres
ident of the United States shall direct,
is booked to pass.
William of Germany would no
Venture to ask, and would certainly
never be granted, such absolute
power over the colonies of the empire
as William of Canton is to cxercis,
over these possessions of the republic
New York World.
North Park union., 1900-04-20
Message of Sympathy
From School Children.

Even the school children of this
country sympathize with the Beers.
The following resolutions were
adopted and signed by more than
$4,000 school Children and taken to
president Kruger OF the Transyaal re-
public BY James +. Smith, IA year
old messenger boy:
eve, the undersigned students of the
public schools of Philadelphia, the city
where our own forefathers enlisted in
their splendid and successful struggle
against English oppression, desire to
express to you and to the fighting men
of the South African republic, our
great admiration for the genius and
courage that has checked English inva-
sion of the Transvaal, and the under
signed extend their most earnest wishes
that in the end the South African repub-
lie will triumph over England in war
in which the Bocr cause is noble, the
English cause unjust"
Delegations of school boys from
New York and Boston attended the
meeting
On Wednesday the messenger
sailed on che steamship st. Louis,
and before the vessel reaches South
ainpton he will be taken off by n
French tender aud landed at Havre,
France, in order to avoid English
territory.
North Park union., 1900-04-20

q News. .

The late Easter storm was one of
the worst ever reported in Colorado.
Traffic from Denver south and at
Cripple Creek and other points in the
state being completely at stand
still. The storm also played havoc
with telegraph and telephone wires.
The park is to be congratulated that
1t escaped so well.
There are in the employ Of Uncle
Sam at Washington number of
clerks over eighty years of age, In
the Treasury there are ten; Depart
ment of the Interior four, and it is
said there are all told $50 persons
who are permanently incapacitated
for manual labor who are still in the
various departments.
All furs brought to Walden during
my absence and taken to H. Loucks
will be paid for at highest price in
cash. j. B. DREW.
Bald barley by the quart or bushel.
On my return from Fort Collins
about April 18th / will be prepared
TO fill orders for hulless barley on
short notice. Orders left at my house
during my absence will receive
prompt attention: -.,-.
I, o. Mosman,
North Park union., 1900-04-20
LAND NOTICES.
LAND. FINAL PROOF
Notice For Publication.
United States Land Office, Denver, Colo.

United States Land officc, Denver, Colo.
March, Is, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that Mamie NJ
Hubbard Of Walden, Lariner Co. Cclora do has
filed notice Of intention to make proof on hcl
desert land claim No 81, for the WI " WI and
VIZ Wa Sec. Is TsN h 59w and Ell E..
and Eh S Ell Soc. IL rsN RsOw bcfor,
Harvey F. sturicvaht, " ited States commis
sioncr, District Of Colorado, at Walden Colo
on Saturday, the esth day of-,pril 1900
She names the following witudsscs TO prov
tho complete irrigation and reclamation of sa ID
land
Henry C. Boston of Wnlden Colorado.
Samuel 8. Browncc OF
William d. Beckwith Of
Jacob c. Timbrel Of "
CD. FORD, Register.
FP March i6 L p April 20
North Park union., 1900-04-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land oaicc at Denver, Colorado

Land Oiice at Denver, Colorado
March 20 1900
Notice is hereby given that the tollcwn9
named settler has fled notice Of his intcnti1i
to make final proof in support OF his claim, nrd
that said proof will be mado before Harvey j.
Stordevnnt, United States Commissioner Dir
trct OF Colorado, at Walden Colorado on MGs
5, 1900 viz: Fl. A. No 1S,l7s of Charles G. Fuller
OF Walden Colorado for tie SELL SW1-i Sec q
and E1-2 NW1I and NWt-i NE II See. 81 r n
R7sW.
Ho names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. aud cultivation
OF, said land, via
William Fl. Winscom Of Walden Colorado.
Sam =. Garden
Jacob Mnuk
John kimmons
C. D. FoEp. Register.
FP March % l. April q