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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-18

Constable Narrowly Missed Death
from an Enemy's Pistol.

Constable Narrowly Missed Death
from an Enemy's Pistol.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, May ia sensational
scene was enacted tonight In the office of
Justice Wesley Durham, and the murder of
Constable Jacob Bravy was averted only
after struggle on the part of the justice
Corporal ]. o. Pattes, late of the One
dundred-and-sixtieth Regiment, and a
number of others attracted to the room by
calls for help. Constable Bravy was given
a summons to serve on Charles P. Jack,
one OF the proprietors Of the Doxey Hotel
He performed his duty but was compelled
to enter the private room of Mr. Jack to
secure an immediate service. A few mo-
ments later, in the office of the Justice
Mr.. Jack knocked Constable Bravy down
with his fist. The latter jumped to his
feet and dubbed the hotel man with
mace. Mr.. Jack. who is g. Kentuckian,
then returned to his hotel.
His younger brother. William on learn
volver and went to the Justices office. He at
tackled Bravy before the officer knew what
was up and the flash of the revolver was
the first warning of danger.
Jack tried to cock the weapon a second
time, but Justice Durham attacked him
and Bravy was his knees pleading for
his life, called Justify for help and soon
brought Pattee and several others. includ-
ing Charles Jack. who assisted in disarm-
ing his brother. The two Jacks were jailed
but subsequently were released on bond.
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FREAK ORDINANCE OFFERED.


DraSt1c bill Against IraO1ng stamps
and Newspapers mt Marion.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, May 1.-THE City Council
last night began consideration of the trad
ton by many citizens and merchants. In
this connection John Kelley, furniture
dealer, and one of the two Social Dem
ocrats in the Council, said that the trad
ing stamp is dead weight on the COM
munity, but that 1T is no more necessary
than advertising in newspapers. Mr.. Kelly
said all this expense of advertising is un-
necessary in a well-regulated community,
and II the trading stamp incubus is to
be removed the advertisements in news
papers also should be removed He contin-
ued IF advertising makes one man more
business 1t makes another man less, and
is therefore useless to society,""
he moved that the city attorney be in
structed to prepare ordinance placing
the license on trading stamp companies
operating in this city at 500 per day, and
in connection with that motion offered
draft OF such an ordinance providing that
on and after Aug. next every newspaper
or other journal published in Marion which
shall carry any advertisement exceeding
two inches In depth or width shall pay
800 license for each advertisement so con-
tanned and for each day of it's issue; that
any business enterprise seeking to do bus
mess in Marion by distributing bills. cir
culars samples shall pay $50 license for
each day or fraction thereof of such dis
tribution; and that the posting of bill,
circular or trade mark in the city should
only be legal on the payment of a daily
license of $50 for each person employed
in such posting. A penalty of $50 to 500
fine Is provided for violation of the terms
of the ordinance, which was referred.
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CANDY FACTORY BURNED.
Second Costly Blaze of the Week Oc-
Cured at Marion.

cOrreQ MarlOns
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, May n.-Another costly
fire, the second this week, occurred at an
early hour this morning, the plant of the
Fowler Confectionery Company, located at
Third and Gallatin streets, being destroyed.
The cause of the fire cannot be determined.
but 1t is thought to have originated in the
boiler room. The flames spread rapidly,
and in a few moments the entire first and
second floors were Quilted. The Gold Mine
grocery, in the same block. also was de-
stroyed. The block was owned by r. j.
Spencer. of the grocery firm of Spencer s.
Hogin. The structure was a two-story
brick, 66x132 feet. The stock of the Fowler
Confectionery Company is owned by j.
NJ Fowler, of Camden, o., and his son,
Charles Fowler. of this city, who is man.
ager of the business The latter said to-
day that their loss will reach about SIS, 900,
on which they had $13,500 insurance. Mr..
Spencer's loss on the building will exceed
Sc. 900, with $1,000 insurance.
The Fowler Companys insurance was in
the following companies: Phoenix, of Hart
ford, 5000; Northern, of London, $1,000:
Western, of Toronto, $1,000; Merchants, of
Newark, $1,000; Caledonia, of Edinburg,
1880: Continental, of New York. 81 900;
Milwaukee Mechanics, of Milwaukee,
$1,000; Pacific, of New York, $1,000; County,
$1,000. The building was insured in the
Home, Of New York, for $500, and the
Aetna, of Hartford, for $500.
Mr.. Fowler says the firm will re-engage
In the manufacturing business as soon as
a building can be secured.
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presidential election in the United States
they might feel pretty sure Of interven-
ton
AT johannesburg the women are forming
a police corps, SO as TO release every man
Cor lighting purposes at the front
Dr. Arthur, who was at Dundee during
the Boer occupation. asserts that there are
several hundred Englishmen serving in the
Boer forces. who would desert II assured
of pardon from the British. The Pretoria
official list of foreigners shows 1eo English
men who are not fighting, but hold their
residence in the Transvaal by special per-
mission. They are bank clerks. engineers
and shopkeepers.
Durham reports the receipt of telegram
from Lourenzo Marques. stating that a
Boer plot to blow mp the British cruiser
Forte was discovered and that. in conse-
quence. the warship steams out seven miles
nightly.
President Steyn saw the fight at the
Zand river. The impression he got there
was that his burghers could not face Lord
Roberts In a pitched battle and this re-
suited according TO advices from Lourenzo
Marques In his decision to evacuate the
Kroonstad works without battle.
The Standard says: From Pro-Boer
sources we learn that the first great stand
by the federals will be on the ridges near
johannesburg This position has been
strongly intrenched and the burghers be-
lieve they can hold II for some time. II
driven from that point, part of the force
viii be thrown into Pretoria to Withstand
a siege, while the main body will retreat
TO the Lydenburg district. with the inten-
tlon Of keeping up guerrilla warfare from
that mountainous region. They believe they
can. indefinitely postpone a qualification of
the country.
This view is partly supported by dis
patch to the Times from Lourenzo
Marques. which says: There is general
talk in Pretoria of President Kruger con-
templating an immediate departure from
the capital. There seems no longer any
doubt of the intention of the Transvaal to
transfer the seat of government to the
Lydenburg district and to endeavor to
make a final stand there. The Raad is re-
ported to have Endorsed the proposal" The
Times also says that a number of the
Transvaal officials are preparing for flight.
and that State Secretary Reitz has Sc
lected South America as his future home.
1t is unofficially asserted that Lord
Kitchener is in command of the Mafeking
relief column and that news of the relief
of the town cannot be received until Mon
day
Or. Jameson. the leader Of the Jameson
raid. has been chosen q director of the De
Beers Mining Company The company yes
terday voted ESQ as. subscription to the
fund for the relief OF the Ottawa fire suf-
ferers.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONvILLE, Ind, May 1.-THE
Republican convention of Clark county
made the following nominations: Repre-
sentative, E. N. WIGHT; prosecutor, George
W. Reschar; sheriff, p. ]. Strack; treas
urer. ]. A. Johnson; coroner, E. M. Wat
kins; assessor, T. J. Swartz; surveyor,
John +. Crum; commissioners, William
Kohl and Richard Nash. Resolutions were
adopted indorsing the national and state
tors Fairbanks and Beverage.
On the adjournment of the county con-
vention, the Jacksonville township con-
vention organized and nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: Trustee, John Dellinger; as
SCISSOR, c. E. Edgman; justices of the
peace, j. B. Prewitt and George Is. Davis;
constable, George Northington.
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Indiana Obituary.

SPICELAND. Ind, May H.-Ann E.
Pleas died to-day, aged eighty-six years.
She had lived here most of her life. Her
first husband was Joseph Hunt, brother of
Clayton Hunt, of Richmond. Her second
husband was Aaron l.. Pleas, father of the
late Prof. Elwood Pleas. She has been
widow about forty-fve years. She was
proprietor of the Spiceland Hotel from 1850
to 1885.
PORTLAND, Ind, May 17.-Mrs. Phidelia
Hoffman died at her home in this city last
night. aged eighty years. Mrs. Holman
had been an invalid for years. She was a
sister of Jacob and Isaac Lott and of Mrs.
/. n. O'Neill, of Greentown. She was a
pioneer resident of Portland.
ENGLISH, Ind, May 17.-Valentine
Deich, of Wickliffe, died this morning of
pneumonia at the age of seventy-nine
years He was born in Germany and came
to America in the fall of 1874, locating in
New York. In 1861 he located near Wick
life, where he has since resided.
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hundreds took advantage of the oppor-
tunity. The Rev DR.. Isaac NJ. Hughes. OF
the First Presbyterian Church, conducted
the services, Judge Lewis ID. Stubs read
Ing the obituary notice. Judge Daniel w.
Comstock, Judge Stubs, DR.. David w.
Dennis. DR.. Melville F. Johnston, Maj.
James s. Ostrander and Matthew II. Hill
were pallbearers, all accompanying the re-
mains TO Cincinnati except Judge Stubs,
whose place was taken there by the Hon.
William Dudley Foulke
The body was taken in private car and
cremated this afternoon. Col. John f..
Miller. general superintendent of the Penn
sylvania Southwest system, placed his prt-
vate car at the disposal Of the family. The
Indiana Loyal Legion sent a tribute.
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F. w. Geek, general merchant, Of Wind
fall, has gone into liquidation. No sched-
ule of assets and liabilities has been filed.
E. G. O'Brien, of Saline City, has sued
Clay county for sos alleged to be due for
supplies furnished to persons quarantined
during the smallpox epidemic.
The twenty-sixth annual commencement
of the Shields High School occurred at the
Grand Opera House in Seymour last night.
There were twenty graduates.
The Rush County Sunday-school AssociaS
ton held its annual meeting at Rushville
Wednesday. Fifty-two schools, with $50
teachers and more than 1000 scholars. were
represented.
Knox county Qndiana) and Lawrence
county Qllinois) farmers are blowing in
their wheat owing to the drought and the
ravages of the Hessian fly, and will put
the fields in corn.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, May 7.-Mrs. c. w.
Gray. of Clio, Mich, opened to-eay's ses-
sion of the woman's foreign missionary
meeting of the Methodist Protestant
Church. Mrs. Anderson, the national Sec
rotary. of Pittsburg. made her report. The
society was organized twenty-one years
ago. She was the first secretary and treas
urer and hes held the Office continuously.
The receipts last year were 50, $50 90 all of
which money went to the foreign field.
The board has five missionaries. The re-
port of Mrs. G. b. Fornshil, of Baltimore,
national secretary of the building fund
showed that $252 was expended during the
past year. Mrs. b. w. Anthony. of Pitts
burg, read paper on the methods of work
and Tel Morita, the Japanese girl, gave an
interesting talk on the work in Japan.
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Movements of steamers.

NEW YORK, May H.-Sailed: La Cas-
cogne. for Havre Columbia, for Hamburg,
via Plymouth and Cherbourg. Arrived:
Saratoga, from Cuban ports.
CHERBOURG, May T.-Arrived: Bata-
via from New York for Hamburg; Kaiser
Friedrich, from New York, via Plymouth,
for Hamburg.
QUEENSTOWN, May 17.-Sailed: Ger
manic, from Liverpool for New York. Ar
rived: Belgenland, from Philadelphia for
Liverpool.
BOULOGNE, May 17.-Arrived: Spaarn-
dam, from New York for Rotterdam and
proceeded.
NAPLES, May H.-Arrived: Aller. from
New York for Genoa.
ROTTERDAM, May 7.-Sailed: Pots
dam, for New York.
HAMBURG, May 17.-Sailed: Belgravia,
for New York.
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VIII Drill six wells.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. May 17.-There are a
number of representatives of the Standard
Oil Company in Anderson. and they have
made arrangements to explore the territory
in the vicinity of North and West Anderson
for oil. Six wells will be drilled. Philip
Decker has we'll north of the city that
is producing sixty barrels day. The wells
to be drilled north of the city are now re-
garded as good ventures, and those west
will be on a line with the oil pool at Alex
andria and that near Fortville.
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Steamer Samantha Wrecked.

HALIFAX, N. s., May ia dispatch
received this evening from Port Hawkes.
bury says the steamer Samantha is lying
on Long Beach, near there with her Tor
ward compartments full of water, but
probably will be fioated and come to Hall
fax to be dry locked for repairs. The
steamer was bound from Philadelphia Tor
Miramichi, in ballast, and struck McMii-
lan's rock, known as Ships Stern, at >
o'clock last night, as she was passing
through the Strait of Canso. She floated
off, but as her forward compartment was
filling with water she was run aground on
Long Beach.
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Special to the Ind annapolis Journal
VALPARAISO, Ind. May 17-At to-day's
session of the missionary societies of the
Christian Church of Indiana E. B. Cole
man of Indianapolis. j. II. o. Smith of
Chicago, and j. II. Machiel of Muncie
made addresses. The election of officers
resulted as follows: President. A B. Phil
putt, Of Indianapolis; vice president. Z. l..
Frazier. of Muncie: secretary, w. E.
Hackleman, of Indianapolis: treasurer W.
f. Moff1tt, OF Irvington. Tonight Prof B.
A. Jenkins. of Butler University, lectured
to an audience of $500.
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Took Possession of a Train.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, May 17-John Camp
bell. Frank Governs. Harry Sutton, Henry
Stanley and John Ruber. tramp glass
workers, were heavily fined here. to-day,
and remanded to jail for further investi-
cation. They boarded Chicago & South
eastern train at Lapel last night, assaulted
the brakeman, Frank Brown, and knocked
him unconscious, and then took possession
of the train. A message TO the local au-
thorities secured the presence of sufficient
police force to round them up when the
train reached Anderson.
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HUNTER OCCUPIES CHRIsTIANA.


LONDON. May II. $3.50 p. m.-The War
ONCE has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
"Kroonstad, May 17-Hunter has occu-
pied Christiania without opposition, the
enemy having retired to Klevskdorp under
the impression that the latter was threat
ened by a portion of this force from Parys.
"RundeIl's force was close to Clocolan
yesterday evening. The country was clear
Of the enemy.
''The resident commissioner in Basuto-
land reports that a number OF Beers living
In the Ffcksburg and Bethlehem districts
have applied to him for advice and as to
the conditions of surrender. This is very
satisfactory.
"Methuen has reached a point ten miles
on the Hoopstad road without seeing the
enemy.
Natives and local whites have confirmed
the previous reports Of the Reorganization
OF the Free Staters.'
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BUFFALO, May 1.-THE Express to-
morrow will say: "John w. Murray a
Canadian detective has run down the past
of John Nolin and John Walsh, two of the
three alleged Thorold dynamiters. and has
woven a web of evidence so that IL seems
TO bind Karl Dallman, the third prisoner
tightly to the other two. According to Mr.
Murray. the blowing up of lock "a on the
Welland canal was a Fenian plot carried
out through members of lodge OF the
Clan-na-Gael. Dallman is regarded as the
chief Of the three prisoners. The govern
ment declares he gave the dynamite and
fuses to the other two"
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VIII Build a Pumping Station.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, May 1.-THE Manu-
facturers' Fuel Supply Company. of An
derson. composed of the Arcade file works.
the Columbia Encaustic Tile Company, the
Philadelphia Quartz Company and the
Pennsylvania Glass Companies decided to-
day to erect a $4,000 natural gas pumping
station on the Dillon farm, in Richland
township. The company has one of the
largest tracts of leased gas territory to be
obtained in the county, and has thus solved
the gas question for long period. The
contracts have been awarded for the con-
struction of the buildings.
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Peculiar and Fatal Accident.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
UNION CITY. Ind, May H.-Charles
Simpson, twenty-four years old, was
brought to his home in this city from
Dunkirk this evening in a dying condition.
as the result of an unusual accident.
While hauling old iron, his horse became
fractions, and in pulling on the lines,
Simpson fell against sharp piece of iron,
which was driven into the rectum and PEN
etrated the bladder. He cannot live.
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PLEA FOR THE COLLEGE.


tiOnalists at Terre Haute.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 1.-THE In
diana Association of the Congregational
Church. at it's forty-second annual meet
ing, made an innovation by electing a lay
man. Richard g. Breed. of Marion. as mod
orator. The Rev. r. s. Osgood. of Indian
apolis. was elected scribe. This morning
the delegates and others in attendance at
the meeting visited the Indiana State
Normal School.
The Rev. Theodore Clifton, of Chicago
addressed the meeting on the need of bet
ter support of the Ridgeville College, which
is the UNCONVENTIONAL school of the church
He said that the question is whether the
institution Is to be supported or permitted
to die At his request the convention Sc
lected committee to confer with him on
the matter.
The report of the executive committee
showed the total membership in the State
to be SOS, with forty-two ministers, twer-
ty-five self-supporting churches and prop
erty valued at s295.O00 The increase of
membership since 1890 is nearly 100 per
cent.
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TOOK DOUBLE REVENGE.
Confession Of the Miner Who Set Afre
the Grant COmpany's Barn.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 17.-John
Hoffman, young man who was arrested
with several others for burning the barn
of Superintendent DevaDold, of the Grant
Mining Company. causing loss of sixteen
mine mules and several horses besides the
building. has made a startling confession
He was discharged from the employment
of the mining company and the miners
labor organization declined to ask for his
reinstatement. His fellow-consp irators
were in the same trouble, and they agreed
TO burn the barn for revenge on Devanold,
and at the same time to cause a suspension
OF work in the mines to be revenged on
the miners. To prevent the escape of the
mules from the barn they fastened the
doors with wire before they set Ii afire
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season with sharp stick. AS no state
money Is available with which to prosecute
offenders, Mr.. Sweeney is paying the ex-
penses of prosecutions himself. The COM
missioner announces that recently five
violators of the law, all prominent citizens
of Columbia City. were arrested, and
among them Senator Frank Heller, who
was a member of the Legislature which
passed the present fsh law. At Goshen on
Thursday last the Rev. Howard Steinenger,
pastor Of a church there, was arrested
while SEEMING, and had caught about 125
pounds of bass when the deputy commits
sioner swooped down on him.
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Muncie Factory Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, May 1.-THE G.. Hanika
& Sons architectural iron works, three
times destroyed by fire. again burned at
midnight, causing a loss of nearly $4,000.
only partly insured. The works employed
fifty men making iron fences, fronts for
business blocks and other fancy iron
work.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind, May ia negro. CIV
ing his name as William Allison, and his
home In st. Louis was arrested this morn
ing about O'Clock for attempted criminal
assault on Miss Hulda Malloy. Miss NAL
Icy was crossing the street to a neighbor's
when the alleged assault was committed.
Allison resisted arrest and escaped from
the officers, but was later caught and taken
to jail. He denies the charge.
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TWO INvALIDs CARRIED OUT.
Condolences of Fires I'm Vigo and
Howard Counties Wednesday.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May T.-When
the home of Milton Harmon, at Prairieton.
caught fire, last night, he was In bed with
a broken leg. There but scant time in
which TO get out of the house. and his wife
carried him in her arms TO a place of
safety in the yard. The house was de-
stroyed with all the household goods.
KOKOMO. Ind, May 1.-THE farm home
of Aaron Crumley, six miles northeast of
this city. was destroyed by fire yesterday.
Mrs. Crumley, who was seriously ill, had
10 be carried on her bed from the burning
structure. The fright and excitement has
made her worse and her recovery is hardly
probable.
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assistant adtutant general. with rank of

assistant adjutant general. with rank of
lieutenant colonel
XXX
The House committee on labor to-day
authorized Chairman Gardiner to call up
the eight-hour bill and the prison-labor bill
at the earliest practicable time.
Representative Lands will have charge
in the House of the bill to pension Mrs.
Lawton which Senator Fairbanks passed
through the Senate yesterday. strong
effort will be made to keep the amount of
the pension at 500 monthly. Senator Fair
banks thinks it will become law at that
figure.
Representative Steele to-day induced the
Postoffice Department to order an inspector
to Jonesboro, Grant county, with view to
the establishment there of rural free de-
livery.
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BULLER NEARING NEW CASTLE.
His Advance PATROLS Are Probably Al
ready I'm the Town.


LONDON. May II. tbs p. m.-The War
Once has received the following dispatch
from General Butler:
'Dannhauser. May 1.-THE Second Divi-
sion has reached Dannhauser, and hope
that my advance patrols are at Newcas-
tie. The Fifth Division is echeloned from
Elandslaagte to Glencoe repairing the rail-
way. The Fourth Division is at Sundays
River drive. on the old Newcastle road
Several Natal farmers are handing over
their arms.
sAll reports agree that about 1000 of the
enemy passed north very hurriedly May IA
and May Is"
Dannhauser is little less than half way
between Dundee and Newcastle.
VOLKSRUST, South African Republic
May lathe Federals have abandoned the
Biggarsberg, and IL is believed they also
abandoned Newcastle this morning, though
their mounted men are still on the other
side or the border. keeping the British at
bay.