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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-25
THREE FATAL ACCIDENTS.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Feb. 24.-Three resi-
dents of South Bend. within the last twen-
ty-four hours, have met violent deaths
Yesterday Michael Bukowski, Polish, aged
thirty-seven years, was killed by a west
bound Lake Shore train. He was standing
on tracks waiting for an eastbound train
to pass. and failed to hear train which
killed him.
A few hours later. James Butler, former
councilman and former street commits
sioner. was overcome by sewer gas and
dopped dead while in the street. He was
sixty-two years old and never had been i'll
a day in his life. He was prominent in
Irish societies. being county president of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and for
several years president of the Land
League.
The third and most shocking death was
that of Leona Lonzo this morning while
preparing the family dinner. Her death
was the result OF carelessness in lighting
a gasoline stove. She allowed the oil cup
TO overflow before applying the match TO
the burner. AS soon she touched off the
oil flame burst forth into the folds of her
dress and completely enveloped her I'm fire
She ran about the house screaming for
help, awakening her father who was
sleeping above. He tried TO put out the
fire. but only succeeded in seriously burn
ing himself. Before he could open the door
10 call for help his daughter fell dead. She
was nineteen years old.
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CHICAGO. Feb. 24-The remains of Gen.
John McNulta, which left Washington yes
terday in charge Of Controller Charles C.
Dawes, arrived in Chicago this morning.
The funeral train was met at the Grand
Crossing station by escort from u. s.
Grant Post, G. A. r., OF which the deceased
was a member and the Naval Veterans
Reserve Association. A company of per-
sonal friends also met the remains. which
were Immediately conveyed TO the family
residence. SIP East End avenue Public
funeral services will be held az the First
Regiment armory Tusday morning. and the
burial viii take place in Bloomington, ILL.,.
General McNulta's former home. After
the public funeral services the remains
will be taken to Bloomington. where scrv-
ices will be held at o'clock i'm the after
noon, after which the body will be laid TO
rest in the family burial lot On Monday
the body will lie I'm state in the First Reg
iment armory from / TO O'Clock in the
afternoon. At a meeting of intimate
friends of the deceased held in Judge
Grosscup's Office a committee was APP
pointed to arrange suitable escorts from
the various organizations with which Gen.
McNulta was identified.
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Powder Mills Victims.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis, Feb. 24.-The
Platteville powder mills were wrecked by
an explosion this afternoon. killing three
men and badly injuring another. The dead
are Thomas Bass, William Rottiger and
Fred Genthe III. S. Beck, machinist, of
Bethlehem. who was in one of the presses.
was thrown against the machinery and
badly hurt but he will recover. The cylin-
DER mil: exploded first, and this was fol-
lowed by the two presses, the shock being
heard for miles around. The mixing mill
took fire and was burned to the ground.
Several of the other buildings were badly
wrecked. z. f. Newton, the superintend-
emit, had just arrived on the ground from
Pleasant Prairie and narrowly escaped be-
ing struck by flying timbers. There is no
probability that the mill will be rebuilt.
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A BLIZZARD is HERE
BUT CHIEF wAPPENHANs SAYS II
WILL NOT LAST LONG.
Cold Day and a Strong Wind Make
Things Uncomf0rtable-Wea
Conditions Elsewhere.

Cheer up, II will be warmer to-day. AT
least Weather Observer wappenhans said
so last night, and II his prediction comes
true his reputation as a weather prophet
is assured. 1t is probable that the present
cold wave has been more keenly felt by the
citizens of Indianapolis than on many oc-
casions when the temperature was fifteen
degrees lower than at present, and all on
account of the terrible northwest wind that
seemed to freeze the very blood of the pc
destrians who unhappily had to face 1t.
Although the present cold wave was her
aided for several days. yet nevertheless it
was just as unwelcome as though it had
put In its appearance Unexpectedly, for I'M
fortunately no amount of preparation will
make the gas burn any brighter, and in
the present instance. in many of the
houses. the gas had been turned off entirely
because the supply was so inadequate that
the blaze would not kindle a stick Of wood
that was laid upon IL. AS consequence
there. has been much suffering, and in
many instances people have actually had to
go TO bed to keep warm.
The thoroughfares OF the city, usually
crowded with pedestrians. were yesterday
like the streets of the deserted village"
and, as a consequence. the down town
merchants, who usually wear their most
complacent smile on Saturday nights, when
their stores are as rule packed with Gus
toners, We're saying some very unpleasant
things last night OF the present cold SPELL
A thing that perplexes the Indianapolitan
mind Is why the street cars, which don't
run any too often on ordinary occasions
always seem to be, and In many cases ac-
tually are, behind time when the mercury
IS bobbing around zero, and the poor trav-
eler Is slowly freezing to death on the
street corner. Something always seems to
happen, at least the people thought so last
night when an English-avenue car broke
down and innumerable cars lined up be-
hind. so that finally most of them got out
OF the cars and walked across the viaduct
IN that terrible wind.
Friday evening the thermometer at the
Weather Bureau registered 43 degrees and
at o'clock yesterday morning the ther-
mometer stood at IL and continued to go
lower all day until at Z o'clock last night
the minimum was reached at "A degrees.
The maximum wind velocity was 81 miles
from the northwest. Word received from
Minnedosa- Manitoba, showed a tempera-
ture OF "a degrees below. Chief Wappen-
hans said last night that the indications
were that the cold wave would be broken
mp this afternoon.
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Col. william S. King.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. A-Col
William S. King. ex-representative and =
national character for the past fort.- years.
died az his home, in this city. early to-day.
Colonel King was born In Franklin county.
New York, in 1S2s. was active in support
of the Free-soil party in that State, and
aided in the organization of the first Re
publican party in New YORK. He came to
Minnesota in 1858, was active IN the anti
slavery contests and during the war. He
started the Minneapolis Tribune AMI was
for several years on the 81 Paul Pioneer
Press. While in Congress Colonel King
was the subject of congressional invessigs-
ton in connection with the Pacific Mail
subsidy bill. but the investigation entirely
cleared him of any improper act.
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CHICAGO, Feb 24-rhe coolest weather
of the year was experienced in Chicago to-
night Before midnight the mercury
which began dropping in the afternoon. fell
to 10 degrees below zero and this low tenn
perature was accompanied by a brisk
northwest wind that served to increase
the hardships Of those who were in the
streets.
While the force of the wind was felt
keenly, even in the sheltered down town
section, II was In the suburban districts
that the cold was hardest to endure. The
blasts swept over the prairies with great
velocity. The intense frost and the slight
precipitation of snow crippled many lines
of business Transportation was delayed
and many telephone and telegraph appli-
ances were reported out of order Espe-
cially was this apparent in the police sta
lions. There were great numbers OF frost
bites reported but no loss of life due d.
rectly to the cold.
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ID. G. BIoOmer.

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia. Feb. A.-Hon.
d. c. Bloomer, resident of this city
since 1856. died suddenly at his home to-
night, aged eighty-four. Mr.. Bloomer was
a leader in the Republican party in Iowa
for years In 1910 he married Miss Amelia
jerks, who, until her death a few years
ago, was of national prominence as an adj
vocatc of woman suffrage and whose adyo-
cacy of dress reform for women during
her younger days gave her name TO the
Bloomer costume
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Indiana Obituary.

SCOTTSBURG, Ind, Feb. A.-Nehemiah
Grapevine one of the oldest inhabitants OF
Scott county, died last night at his home In
johnson township from the effects of a
paralytfc stroke sustained a few days ago,
aged eighty-one years. He had resided In
this county nearly sixty years.
Mrs. Thomas Highlands died yesterday
at the family residence in Austin, this
county after an illness of several weeks
of a complication of diseases. aged sixty
years. She was a sister of r. w. Mont
gomery, president of the Scott County
Bank. at this place.
FRANKFORT, Ind, Feb 4.-Morris A.
Gard, a prominent business man at Frank
fort died at o'clock this afternoon, of
Bright's disease. He was twenty-five
years old, and leaves a widow.
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MEANING OF THE DEAL.
Cudahy Combination Centralizes OPP
position to the Standard.

position to the Standard.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Feb. A-The SEN
sation In the Indiana oil field Is the re-
ported consolidation of the interests of the
Manhattan Oil Company. the Cudahy OIL
Company and the Indiana Pipeline and
Refining Company. These companies, COM
bined, control close to five hundred pro-
ducing oil wells, which are all well
equipped, and the daily output is close to
three thousand barrels. If the rumor is
correct 1t will eventually be big thing
for the oil-producers of both the Indiana
and Ohio fields, they control producing
properties. pipe lines and refineries In both
States. 1t is also rumored that the combi-
nation will erect mammoth refinery at
Indianapolis. Toledo Chicago. All the
cities mentioned are good points, but 1t Is
better that one be located at indianapolis,
as the other cities mentioned have num-
Der of refineries. The new combination
controls sufficient territory in both states
to keep the drill going steadily for the next
two years without accommodating any
more. but that is not the object of the
concern, as it will branch out and work
into the business of the Standard Oil Com
pany, the same as the Pure Oil Company
OF the Eastern fields has done in the past.
tai back of it to keep the thing going for
years, II 1t fails TO make fortune the first
year or So. he report OI tie COUSOHudllOH
was evidently the cause of the advance In
the price of the crude product, as the price
Of Indiana oil is higher than ever 1t has
been, and the prospects are good for 1t to
advance until 1t strikes the $150 mark,
where ii should have been several months
ago. The Northern Indiana Oil Company,
as we'll as the Ohio-Indiana Oil Company,
which Is the property of the Cudahy peo-
pie. is reported to figure in the deal.
which, without a doubt is the largest made
since the Standard Oil Company bought out
the old Ohio Oil Company. The new
Germ will give the Standard Oil Company a
run for the trade of the Northwest.
Over around Marion there is still a big
excitement. but ii has somewhat abated,
as the WiggerS farm we'll is about as much
a mystery as Ii was before ii was drilled
into the sand. The second venture on the
same farm is delayed by fishing job on
top Of the sand. and until 1t Is drilled in
the surroundings cannot be listed as a spot
of wealth. Nicely, Glover & Co. have an
other well under way in the same vicinity,
1t being located on the Griffith farm, in
Section q, Center township, of Grant coun-
ty. The first well completed on the Wig
gers farm Is said to be doing about fif-
teen barrels day.
Reports from the Loogootee field are that
the first we'll completed there Is still flow
ing five barrels day, while the second
venture has been completed and is showing
as large as the first venture, but has not
the pressure back of it and will have to be
pumped, as it has no inclination to flow.
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CARGO WORTH A MILLION.
Vessel Load of Farm Implements to
He Shipped to Russia.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb 24-The British
steamer Crewe will shortly sail from this
pore for Novorossisk, Russia, with the
largest shipment of agricultural imple-
ments ever made from this country. The
cargo is valued ut nearly 100000. and in
cludes thousands of reapers, mowers
threshers and other kinds OF harvesting
machinery. There are 10 men employed In
the work of loading the vessel A master
stevedore will accompany the cargo and
superintend its discharge. The entire
steamer will be taken up with the consign-
nent and this Is the first instance where
an entire cargo OF this kind has ever left
America
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Bradley VIII 1. Sustained.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT. Ind. Feb. A.-The jury
IL the H. H. Bradley will case. which has
been on trial for several days, to-day re-
turned a verdict finding the instrument to
be genuine. Under the terms OF the will
the estate. valued at $4,000, is divided as
follows: The widow gets one-third, the
city of Frankfort a tract of land for a
park, six acres and the Frankfort Com
mandery, knights Templar, receive the
residue except s1,000 devised to John Brad
ley, q brother of the testator.
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Prof. T.. II. Boyer.

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Professor E. r. Boy
err director of the Chicago Institute OF
Pedagogy. provision for the construction
and maintenance of which has been made
by Mrs. Emmons Blaine, died here to-daY0
of pneumonia Professor Boyer was WEI
known in educational circles. He recently
superintendent the preparation Of the Chi
cago exhibit of schools. which has been
sent to the Paris exposition.
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yictims WIN Recover.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Feb. 24-The latest in
formation from Matthews, where the big
window glass factory belonging TO the
Van Camp Hardware Company. of Indian
apolis. collapsed on Friday. is to the ef-
fect that all of the injured men are i'm
proving nicely and that 1T is hardly prob
able that they will not recover.
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CLEVELAND. o.. Feb. 24-One of the
fiercest storms of the winter prevailed
throughout northern Ohio to-day. A forty
mile gale from the northwest was accom-
panied by a heavy, driving snow. causing
big drifts to form everywhere. The tenn
perature fell rapidly. Trains on the trunk
lines. especially westbound. were delayed
by the storm. The high wind caused much
trouble for the telegraph companies
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RAILWAY FRANCHISE GRANTED.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind, Feb. 2i.-The County
Commissioners to-day granted a franchise
to the Eaton and Richmond Electric Line
Company, which proposes to build line
between the cities named. By the terms
of the franchise mile of the road is to be
completed by the LIST of next September.
The company has incorporated under the
laws of Ohio and will do the same in In
diana. Frederick Wesson, the New York
millionaire, who has been identified with
railroad building in China and Porto Rico,
is backing the scheme, and in a letter to
Auditor Reid says he stands ready to
finance the road.
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An Michigan sufrering.

DETROIT. Mich, Feb. 24.-Afichigan has
been in the grasp of the storm king to-
day from one end of the State 10 the other
The storm has been particularly violent
In western Michigan. ST. Joseph reports
a fall OF fifty degrees In the temperature
I'm the past twelve hours. and several
trains are snowbound near there. at Kala-
mazoo street car trafiic was blocked by
the snow and railway travel was greatly
delayed. A special from Marquette says
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RICHMOND DISTRICT CONFERENCE


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Feb 2i.-The pro-
gramme has been issued for the meeting of
the Methodist ministers of the Richmond
district. which viii be held at Middletown
March s. and Z. Reports from the various
branches of church work will be SUBJ
mitted and applicants for license to preach
examined. Among those on the pro-
gramme are the following: DIR. David H.
Moore. Cincinnati. editor OF the Western
Christian Advocate: DR.. w. III. Hickman,
chancellor of De Pauw University: the
Revs. w. f. McCarty. A. G.. Neal. l.. III.
A. w. Lamport, all of Richmond: the
Rev. NJ A Harlan. Portland; the Rev
Fred Thornburg. cadiz: the Rev. j. w
Cain. Winchester; the Rev. G. H. Nets.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair To-Day, with Higher Tempera-
ture I'm Western Indiana.

WASHINGTON. Feb. A-Forecast for
Sunday and Monday:
For Ohio-Fair on Sunday; cloudy and
warmer on Monday; diminishing north
westerly winds.
For Indiana-Fair on Sunday. with
warmer in western portion; Monday warm
er. With rain or snow; fresh northwest
erly winds, becoming variable.
For Illinois-Fair and warmer on Sun
day. fresh northwesterly winds. becoming
variable; Monday warmer, with rain or
snow
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Indiana Notes.

the Wayne county delegates to the Repub-
lican congressional convention, to be held
at Richmond, March s.
Arrangements are being perfected at
Earlham for the quinquennial banquet, to
be held by the alumni, June II.
Joseph Schmidt, the eighteen-year-old
German who killed his employer, r. s.
Cothern. with Ratchet in a brawl at Gen.
tralia, ILL.,, Monday night, was arrested at
Princeton yesterday morning. He claims
he killed Cothern in self-defense.
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MARIETTA, O.. Feb. PA race oc-
Cured between the steamboats, Valley
Belle and Duffy to-day and for fifteen min
utes they kept SO close together that their
guards touched. The excitement cul-
minated in hostilities between the boats
crews. man on the Valley Belle shot
at the fireman on the Duffy. but the bull
let missed its mark. The conflict was ter
minated only by the Duffy pulling away
from her rival.
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fits and Not on Frontage.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND. Ind. Feb. 24-Judge
Hubbard to-day handed down decision Of
widespread Importance on the validity of
the Barrett street Improvement law, under
which millions of dollars worth of bonds
for improvements have been issued, and
which has been the law upon which cities
in Ohio and several other States have made
their improvements for years
The law provides for assessing per front
foot of property. every foot alike. The rul-
ing follows the United States Supreme
Courts views. as formulated in the case
of Norwood (Ohio) VS.. Baker. Judge Hub
bard holds the law to be invalid in that re-
spect and assessments must be based on
benefits received instead OF per foot 'front.'
age Judge Hubbard did not express him.
self on the effect of his decision on the vast
amount of bonds held all over the country
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a serious injury In a most peculiar man.
ner. While engaged on a well he observed
when the hook came up from the WELL that
a few drops of the explosive adhered to 1t.
1t looked like drops OF oil and Mr.. Medeker
struck the hook against the stem of the
drill to dislodge it. The result was ex-
plosion that tore off two fingers from one
hand and three from the other. while the
hook was bent TO be unfit for use.
Less than half a teaspoonful exploded.
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Baby. Narrow Escape.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind. Feb. PA buggy con-
tanning w. Gilbert and his wife and a
seven-weeks-old baby was struck by the
west-bound Chicago & Erie limited at the
Mercer-street crossing this afternoon. Gill
bert and wife were thrown fully one hun
dred feet and both were badly injured.
Mrs. Gilbert may recover.
When the train reached the depot, three
squares distant, the babe was found lying
on the pilot of the engine uninjured. Gill
bert is farmer and had just started home
from the city.
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New Canning Factory Under Way.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HAGERSTOWN, Ind. Feb. PA joint
stock company, with ample capital, has
been formeduat Green's Fork, in this coun-
ty, to establish a canning factory. The
machinery will be purchased soon and
set up In the old wooden mill, near the
town. The capacity of the plant Will be
10000 cans per day. Tomatoes, corn, peas,
pumpkins and all vegetables that can be
preserved will be utilized. Seeds being
distributed free of charge by the company
and farmers solicited TO pledge themselves
to plant a large acreage in vegetables. The
stock is all owned by the citizens of the
town.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind. heb. 24--Thirty-one
Howard county families will leave early
next month for Dakota to take govern
ment claims and purchase railroad lands.
They will be joined by fifty or more fami-
lies from Carroll, Miami and Clinton coun-
ties, making colony of nearly 400 persons.
They will settle in the locality of Grand
Forks, ~. d. The emigrants are made up
largely of Amish and Dunkards, who are
of clannish propensities. A year ago large
colony of these sects went TO Dakota. and
this year nearly all Of them will go, leav-
ing but few in this section.
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. indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind. Feb. 24.-The National
Supply Company, of Toledo. o.. the Jarecki
Oil Well Supply Company. Of Erie. Pa, and
the Oil Well Supply Company. Of Toledo,
o., have leased rooms in this city, and are
preparing TO open branch stores here. This
Is more convincing than ever that the men
of experience in the oil industry are salts
fled in their own mind that Marion is sure
10 be an oil center.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Feb. 24-Smallpox has
broken out in new locality in Clay coun-
ty. Last night the young son of Elijah
Latta, living at Staunton. four miles west
of Brazil. became violently i'll, and the
attending physician has pronounced 1t a
case of genuine smallpox Of a more severe
type than that prevailing at Clay City.
The town has been quarantined and the
excitement is intense.
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Zero Points.

At Valparaiso yesterday the mercury
dropped to IL degrees below zero, register
ing fall of 81 degrees In "a hours
With the thermometer ranging from
twelve degrees above zero to four below
the worst snow storm of the winter, driven
By west wind, struck Rushville yesterday
Fortunately, gas is abundant and no suf-
fering has resulted.
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Grimths Delegates Chosen.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Feb. 24-Rush county
Republicans held their primaries for the
State, congressional, judicial and county
conventions to-day, but owing to the
severe weather reports have come in.
Rushville township, two strong Griffiths
men to the State convention, Fontaine Riggs
and Homer Ravens, by large majorities.