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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-31
OIESTI0N OF INSANITY.

Mr.. Saunders asked Mr.. Riddick If he
thought that because his son discussed
with him questions of theology and dog
mas that was evidence OF sanity, and Mr..
Poage objected and the point was briefly
argued The court held that the question
was proper one. Mr. Ridd!ck, in reply.
said the fact that a person held peculiar
religious views was not per Sc evidence
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-31
SUDDEN STEP In
RlDDICK TRIAL
Continued from First Page-)

ana went into his wife.s room Witness
was on the outside He heard the
preacher say something to his wife, but
could not understand what. il was. He
heard Mrs. RIddicks reply, which was:
..Dr. Temple never used those words
in my ROOM
Mr. Riddick repiied:
"Then have shot him in the wrong.
After leaving the parsonage Mr.. Rid
dick asked Mr. Robert Powell to go back
and tell his wife to have nothing to say
about the case. and he would make a
fuller statement himself.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-31

Read said after the preacher came out
of his wife's room ne told the officers
that he had asked his wife certain ques-
tons. and had ascertafned that he had
done wrong in shooting Dr. Temple
At the close of Mr.. Reads testimony
the Commonwealth rested i Is case.
Counsel for the defense requested brief
recess, which was granted.
When court reconvened, counsel for the
defense recalled Mr.. J. ]. Lynch. He
was asked if he had not told a Mr.. Green
at Brodnax Station that that crazy
preacher. Riddick had shot DR.. Temple
He denied that he had used the word
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-31

Mr.. Davis took the witness in hand, and
closely examined him about all he had
rels.ed as TO what took place at the par
sonage There was a slight discrepancy
in the testimony Of Messrs. House and
Read as to the exact words used by Mrs.
zRiddick. and Mr.. Davis made the most of
it. The substance of what the witnesses
stated was the same, and they were
simply disagreed as to the exact words
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-31

W. P. TAYLOR,
Traffic Manager
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-31
MARINE INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF RICHMOND, MAY so. 1900
ARRIVED.
Steamer Richmond, Catherine, New
York, merchandise and passengers. Ola
schooner Alethea. Taylor, sHavre de
Grace, fish, John Adams.
Schooner Virginia Blake, Havre de
Grace, fish, G.. c. Gary
SAILED.
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves. James
River landings and Norfolk, merchandise
and passengers, Virginia Navigation
steamer Richmond Catherine. New
York. merchandise and passengers. Old
Dominion Line
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. MAY so, 1900.
ARRirED
Schooner Wyona, Nova Scotia.
Steamer Albano, New York.
SAILED.
Schooner ]. French Potter, Norfolk
Schooner Ed. E. Briary, Portlan.
Barge Ohido, New Haven.
Steamer Aragon, New Haven.
Steamer Shawmut. Boston.
Steamer Shawrnut, Boston.
Steamer Santuit, Portsmouth, n. H.
Steamer llatahdin, Providence.
PORT BERMUDA HUNDRED. MAY 80.
ARRIVED.
Barge John j. Brady. Allen, to load
's''.4 os1u U.s. SAILED.
Schooner E. A Cummings, Baker. load
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-12-19

Subscribe for The BROWNSVILLE
DAILY HLRALD.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
MAIL POUCH STOLEN.
1t Is Said to Have Contained Papers
and Money Valued at 100000.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 2S.-The Nlichi-
gan Central depot at Wyandotte. suburb
of Detroit. was the scene of bold mail
robbery last night, when pouch contain
ing 100000 of negotiable papers and checks
and an unknown amount of money was
stolen from the waiting room. Two saks of
mail and a pouch OF second-class matter
were dropped on the platform by south
bound Michigan Central train al 1920 p. IN.
Night Operator Richer took the two bags
into the waiting room instead of into the
ticket office. While busy with other du-
ties one of the bags was stolen. An old
peddler named Bessy found the rifed mail
sack behind a tank belonging to the
Standard Oil Company about two hundred
feet from the depot.
The trail of the thief was marked along
the railroad track by strewn letters. checks
and drafts. Most of the mail was intended
for the j. Il. Ford Alkali Company. OF
Wyandotte. and clerks were sent out 10
collect the letters. j. Il. Ford, jr ex-
pected draft to-day from New York for
$4,000 The draft did not come and IL is
believed that the robbers took ii with other
valuable papers from the pouch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
OBITUARY.
WestIal<e, Inventor of the Railway
Lantern and 800 other Articles.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-A private telegram
received here announces the death in his
home in Brooklyn N. Y, to-day. of William
Westlake, one of the founders of the
Adams & Westlake Company and widely
known as inventor. MIR. Westlake had
over three hundred personal patents. among
the best known being the open-top hand
lantern, which made possible the system
of lantern signaling universally used On
railroads. He was also the inventor of the
first railway-car lamp. Mr.. Westlake was
born in Cornwall, England, in 1881. and
came to the United States in 1874. In 100
he became chief tinsmith of the old Mil
waukee & La Crosse Railroad, which later
became part of the Chicago. Milwaukee &
st. Paul system, and in 1851 formed a bust
ness partnership with Master Mechanic
Rice. of that road. for the manufacture of
railway supplies. The firm was burned out
in the great fire in 1871.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29

Racine, Wis. defeated the Richmond.
Ind, team at polo last night by the score
of to o. see
The strike Of the window-glass workers
in the trust factories at Dunkirk has been
declared off. 1t was inaugurated Monday.
Joseph Reese has been acquitted at Leba-
non of the charge of assault with intent
to kill SAINT Campbell The jury was out
sixteen hours.
Fort Wayne society gave charity ball
last night for the benefit of the Allen
County Orphans Home. The proceeds
amounted to more than $1,000
James Mccoy. of Montpelier. was MANNED
by a corn shredder yesterday while at
work on the farm of his brother near Penn
vile. His arm was torn off at the elbow.
Clarence Warbbing, seventeen years old,
WAS locked in the county Jail. at Anderson,
yesterday. as being insane. The alleged ex-
cessve use of cigarettes is set forth as
the cause.
The Jay County Fair Association has
elected the following officers: President,
John Schmuck: first vice president. Elijah
Lyons: second vice president. William
Green: treasurer. w. M. Haynes; secre-
tary, c. o. Hardy; superintendent. James
=. Graves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29

ports frola tie Argentines have still further
depress,d the long interest I'm wheat. Corn
has sympathized with wheat. and country
offerings and receipts have been heavier.
though complaints as 10 quality are still
almost universal
Prices as a rule are steady and changes
are few. The conspicuous advances are I'm
refined petroleum. on export account. and
some gain Is noted in tin on the week. al
though the close is below the highest. Cof
fee is fractionally higher. Lard is weaker,
but by Tar the largest list of staples is IN
changed Cotton has been dull on slightly
larger receipts. Cotton goods have beeu
Q1iet. and clearance sales BY jobbers are
the feature. Wool has been quiet but
steady. Fair orders for women's dress
goods for spring are noted Shoe manu-
facturers report mills busy. and some are
Indifferent to new orders at present prices
Boston shoe shipments aggregate 4.25s. DOT
cases. decrease of 10 per cent. from d
year ago. New business in iron and steel
Il well sustained and very good for the
period under review. The impression pre-
walls that am immense amount of neavy
bridge material will be needed next year
From Birmingham come limitations that a
large business in pig iron Is under consid-
GRAFTON and may be announced next week.
Coke prices promise TO be lower, some cuts
OF 30 to 40 cents being already announced
Export trade Is quieter a reflection OF the
continued decline in prices abroad Esti-
mates OF pig iron production are that the
aggregate will be little below 100000 tons,
and. therefore. slightly I'm excess of 1880
Wheat. including -four. shipments for the
week aggregate 40i1, 100 bu against 4,123.35
last week S.6lo.557 in the corresponding
week of 1899 and 6,292. 625 In 1895. From July
to date wheat exports are "a, Isl, 400 bu,
against 103 994, 193 last season and 121, 52S. 40
I'm fS9S- Corn exports for the week aggre~
gated 3,S6S, 165 bu agains. 5.465578 last week,
3.226, 80 in this week a year ago and 1853, 145
I'm 1858. From July i TO date corn exports
are Y.2f .16g bu. against Ill, .145 last sea-
son and S0950,639 in 1898
Business failures in the United States for
the week number only 2i3 as against 262
last week. go in this week year ago, and
2I8 In 1888.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29

the deceased out OF various sums of money.
covering a period of almost a year. COM
mitted the crime.
The board of directors of the New York
Consolidated Exchange has adopted an
amendment to the bylaws of the ex-
change which say that any member who
accepts business from the so-called die
cretionary" brokers advisory agents.
or from any one soliciting discretionary ac-
counts through the mails or by advertising.
shall be deemed guilty of act detri-
mental TO the interests OF the exchange.
President Wagenar says the penalties for
the men guilty of such conduct would be
either suspension or expulsion. T.
Three men, giving their names as A j.
Davis, c. ~. Folsom and Gibbons Foreshaw.
and claiming Washington. ID. G., as their
residence. are under arrest at New Phila-
delphia. o., and will be given a preliminary
hearing at Warren to-day, on the charge
Of obtaining money under false pretenses.
and fraudulently claiming TO be special
pension agents. 1t is alleged the men OBJ
tanned small sums OF money from many
pensioners in southeastern Ohio and West
Virginia by representing themselves TO be
special pension agents and promising 10 Sc
cure increases in pensions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
INDIANA OBITUARY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Caldwell, the Oldest
Resident of Wabash.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Caldwell, the oldest inhabitant of Wabash.
residence, died at her home on North Wa
bash street this afternoon, aged almost
ninety-fve. The venerable woman had
been i'll at various times in the last five
years, and her death seemed imminent but
she rallied in each instance. A month ago
she began to decline rapidly in strength,
and the end came peacefully to-day. Until
to-day she was not only conscious, but
talked freely and nationally of the early
days of the century.
Mrs. Caldwell was born near Raleigh,
y. c., May 20, 1906. She lived at home until
April IL. 1890 when at the age of fourteen
afterwards general in the United States
army. few years afterward she re-
moved with her husband to Fayette coun-
ty, Indiana, where General Caldwell had
investments, and in 1871 they removed TO
Wabash. where the husband died in 1876.
Since her husbands death she had lived
alone in her residence on Wabash street.
seventies president of the Indiana Board
of Agriculture, and subsequently was coun-
ty treasurer two terms. In 1883 he was
delegate to the Republican national con-
vention and in 1889 was appointed post
master of Wabash by President Harrison.
dying in Office. There are a number of
grandchildren and great-grandchidren sur
are dead The funeral will take place from
the Christian Church Monday afternoon.
the Rev. w. 7. Groom officiating. Inter
ment will be i'm Falls Cemetery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
ART OF SELF-DEFENsE.
How to Handle Walking Stick When
Beset by RuHians.

1t must be understood that the new art
OF self-defense with a walking stick. in
trCduced for the first time I'm the Janu-
airy number of Parsons Magazine, differs
essentially from single-stick sword
play; for man may be a champion IN
the use of sword or single-stick. and yet
be quite unable TO put a walking stick
10 any effective use as a weapon of de-
tense. The simple and sufficient reason To
account for this Is that both I'm single
stick and sword-play cut is always taken
up by the hilt of the weapon. whereas IL
you attempted to guard blow with
walking stick-which has no hilt-in the
same way as you would with sword the
blow would slide down your stick To
your hand and disable you. Therefore. IA
order TO make a stick a real means OF
self-defense IL has been necessary to de-
wise a system by which one can guard
blow In such way as 10 cause IL 10 slide
away from the hand instead of toward
IL and thus obviate the risk of being dis
armed by being hit upon the fingers
In the art of self-defense with walking
stick. the stick is held i'm the hand with
the thumb overlapping the fingers, and not.
as i'm single-stick or sword play--with the
thumb resting on the blade. The stick
is therefore manipulated with the wrist
and not with the fingers as I'm sword-play
and the blows are given by swinging the
body on the hips-and not merely by fiips
from the elbow. In this way blows can
be made formidable that with an ord-
nary malacca cane il is possible 10 sever
q mans jugular vein through the collar
of his overcoat.
We give an example.
A Safe Way for One Man to Disable An
other When Both Are Equally Well
Armed with Sticks.
Supposing that you are attacked by n
man armed. like yourself. with a stout
stick, here is very pretty way TO dis
able him.
Standing an the position of front guard.
right foot forward. knees bent, right arm
extended, you invite an attack at your
head by holding your guard rather low
Your opponent accepts the invitation. and
leads off at your head. You parry-and
simultaneously. jumping well TO your OPP
ponents right, you crouch down and make
a low, sweeping cut at his knees, which
will bring him 10 the ground
IL, however, by any chance this result IS
not achieved because your blow has fallen
upon your opponents shin instead of upon
his knee you will still have tie best OF
the situation. Finding that you have got
under his guard, your adversary will draw
back his right foot and prepare TO give
you a back-handed cut across the face.
You, however, foil this attempt by keeping
too close to him to admit OF this, and
bayonet him with the point of your stick.
/ specially recommend this, as well a.
the foregoing trick. TO the attention Of
the reader, whether lady or gentleman.
both being very easy and most effective.
The most difficult part of the trick is TO
learn how TO make your opponent lead OF
IT, the way you wish. But this becomes
very simple with little practice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29

New Hall Dedicated by the Odd Eel
lows Lodge at Lafontaine.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFONTAINE, Ind, Dec. 2S.-Metosinia
Lodge, No. 533, dedicated it's new temple
yesterday afternoon and evening. The
dedicatory ceremonies were conducted in
open session before gathering which filed
every corner of the big hail. A delegation
from Mississinewa Lodge. No. 96. had
charge of the exercises. Past Grand Mas
ter M. A. Chapman, of Anderson, made the
dedicatory address.
AT the night session more than four hun
dred Odd Fellows. representing sixteen
lodges, were present. A class of twelve
members was initiated by the degree team
from Mount Aetna Lodge, No. 304. The
first degree was conferred by the degree
team OF Mississinewa Lodge. Beacon
Lodge, No $40, conferred the second and
st. Anas Mesnil, No. 40, conferred the third
The Rebekahs served supper to over six
hundred guests.
The new building is S0x3S feet and the
lodge room 60x36. The lower floor is given
over to business purposes. while the entire
upper part of the building is reserved for
lodge uses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
TO ASSIST CONGER.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGEl

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
Those men did not adopt Chinese Gus
toms nor make themselves a part of the
people. Their only object seemed to be to
get as much as possible out of the coun-
turn.
There were those among the mission
aries who had contributed toward the ILL
ever lived, there were others who were too
arduous and who wanted TO convert vast
nation from an ancient belief all at once
and because China did not adopt their
teachings they slandered China and the
Chinese. They were in too much of hurry
The foreigner OF to-day dresses in his ma
tional costume while in China and thereby
makes himself everywhere conspicuous
The converts, too, had done their share
toward the change in feeling because when
they had come into close union with the
offending foreigner, they took on some of
his ways and gave offense to those who
had been his friends. These converts for
sock the ine-honored customs of their ma
ton and looked down on the unconverted
fellow-countryman. All foreigners are in
China BY treaty rights ard are subject
not to Chinese law, but to the laws of their
own country. They held themselves above
Chinese law. Was it any wonder that there
was i'll feeling when the natives saw for
eigners doing things which. if done by
Chinese. would cause hing to be punished
There were foreigners who took the nun
ishment OF Chinese in their own hands for
offenses, and be had seen coolies kicked and
beaten.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
IN NORTHERN MINDANAO.
Fortieth Infantry Routing Ont Bands
Of Insurgent FilipinOs.

MANILA. Dec. pa pushing campaign
has been carried on gy the Fortieth In
try during December i'm northern Min
danao The town OF Jimeniz was captured.
as was also the insurgent stronghold in
the mountains further inland. The coast
town OF Langarin was captured by de-
tachment OF one hundred troops, who scat
tered the enemy I'm that vicinity. killing and
capturing several A portion of the troops
thus engaged have returned TO Cagayan
and Joined I'm the campaign which Brigadier
General kobbc is personally prosecuting
General MacArthurs proclamation is re-
sulting I'm many arrests of alleged insurrec-
tionists IN Manila and vicinity, a few of
those taken into custody being prominent.
One prisoner was shot dead and another
wounded in attempting TO escape.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
London Telegraph.

London Telegrapn.
A few days ago, writes our Vienna COR
respondent, an old beggarwoman. well
known to the police for her drunkenness.
was buried by the parish I'm the suburbs of
Buda-Pesth. AS she had lived for the last
ten years entirely upon charity, there were
few benevolent persons In that city TO whom
she was unknown. Clothed I'm rags as she
was, and always covering at the corner Of
some street. she still retained traces of her
former remarkable beauty. Her story.
known to some few persons IN Pesth. was
lamentable one. Born as a princess of a
well-known Russian house. she began life
however, a true daughter of the south Rus
sian steppes. wild and untamable. Her
father, the Prince Feodor Gorcseskow.
served as colonel at the siege OF Sebasto-
pol and retired from the army after the
Crimean war. He bestowed every care
upon the education of his motherlcss
daughter. the Princess Ludmilla. who was
i iS7s. INTO o. 'e'S'"'s society ="
The same winter. at a court ball. the
young princess unfortunately made the ac-
quaintance Of an attache of the Ausfro-
Hungarian embassy, with whom she fell
violently in love. To the horror and Indg-
nation of her father and her other rela-
tons. who then, as now. fill prominent po-
sition in Russia. she eloped with the young
man, and, though every search was made
for her by her friends. she remained undis-
covered. Her father. a man OF great
wealth. died literally of broken heart
through the misconduct Of his daughter.
Three years later the pair of lovers ar
rived at Buda-Pesth, and, as long as their
funds held out. were seen at the theaters.
restaurants and every other place Of public
resort. When the money which Ludmiila
had stolen from her father was exhausted
they again disappeared Driven 10 the
verge OF extremity, the young man forged
several bills. and. upon obtaining the
money fed the country. The princess. de-
serted and alone. shamcd her parcntage by
joining the legion OF adventuresses at
IS,ada Pcs nd lower ffor
beauty gradually faded. After being dis
charged from the hospital cured after a
long and dangerous Illness she found her.
self entirely without resources and took 10
she depended solely upon the charity OF the
benevolent. Exposure and want shortened
common grave without single attendant
r1ournpr.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
Hendricks County,s Population.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
PLAINFIELD Ind, Dec. S.-The census
returns show that Hendricks county lost
2O5 in population between 1890 and 1900. 1t
was one of fourteen counties of the State
TO lose in population, and its loss is less
than any other in. the list In the proceed
ing ten years from 1880 to 1850 Hendricks
county lost 1883 in population. Present con-
ditions indicate that the period of decline is
past and that an era of growth is at hand.
1t is doubtful IL any county in the State
has lost more by exodus than Hendricks
county. for in every State across the
Mississippi natives of the county are to be
found. The loss in population in recent
years has not been in adults, but in chill
dren. due to the declining birth rate. The
county has increased in wealth. and nearly
every election shows an increase in the
voting population.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
AUDITORIUM PROTECTED.
Fort Wayne business Men Plan a
Structure to Cost 100000.

Special TO The Indianapolis journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind. Dec. 2S.-The Com
mercial Club of this city has undertaken TO
build an auditorium for the city by popu-
lar subscription, the structure to be
adapted to great meetings. conventions. ex-
positions. etc. and 10 have facilities for
other methods of public entertainment and
instructions including a bathing pool. The
cost is estimated at $4,000. The club has
intrusted the work TO a special committee
OF twenty-six members. with George w.
Beers well known in telephone circles. as
president The committee has decided TO
maize the shares 81 each and confidently e~-
poets TO dedicate the new auditorium with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29
Shelby Bar Meeting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Dec. 2S.-The Sec
ond annual meeting OF the Shelby County
Bar Association tonight had for its guest
of honor Attorney Augustus Lynch Mason
of Indianapolis About 500 people in the
First NJ. z. Church listened to his lecture
on the French Revolution and the Amer
lean Commonwealth" After the lecture
100 invited guests sat at the banquet table
in the A. o. u. w. Hall. Judge Kendall M.
Hord was POSTMASTER THE Judge" was
responded to by Attorney III. S. Downey.
1.-THE Jury by Attorney z. II. Chadwick.
1.-THE Prosecuting Attorney" by AlonZo
Blair. and THE Stenographer'' by ex-
Mayor D. l.. Wilson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29

Consumers Gas Company Strikes n
25O-Barrel Flowing Well.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Dec. 2S.--On the farm
of William Misner who lives seven miles
north OF Anderson. a strong flow of oil was
secured yesterday. The well was being PUT
down by the Consumers Gas Company. of
indianapolis, in effort to secure natural
gas. Oil flowed so rapidly that the show
ing Of gas was completely drowned, and
the test which was made later showed an
output OF fully 80 barrels q day. The flow
created quite furry and rush has been
made to secure leases in the Immediate
neighborhood. The well was plugged, but
will be opened and operated