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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
MISSED THE ECLIPSE.


New Orleans Times Democrat.
1.-The oldest incident in connection with
the eclipse that / have yet heard of oc-
CURED right here In the house" said New
Orleans hotel clerk who has eye for the
whimsical side of things. "One of our
guests was a travelling man from Ken
lucky. who had come several hundred miles
out of his route for the particular purpose
of seeing the big show. Sunday evening he
fell in with some friends and instead of go
ing to bed early he intended he got to
discussing eclipses and highballs and other
astronomical problems and stayed up until
nearly 4. He pretty tired when he
came in and concluded, very sensibly.
that he had best take a short nap or he
wouldn't be able to tell a moon from
monkey wrench. So he walked over to the
counter, picked up the call sheet. marked
the number of his room in the $50 o'clock
column and went upstairs without saying a
word to anybody in the office. The call
sheet, as you know, is for the guidance OF
the bellboys and is ruled OF into spaces,
with the hours and half hours printed at
the top. Being little bewildered, the Ken
lucky gentleman didn't notice that he had
put himself down for $50 p. m. instead of
$50 q. m, and consequently he was peace
fully snoring in his apartment while every
body else was on the roof watching the
greatest single performance exhibition OF
the century. AS / said before, he came in
pretty tired. and, having lost good deal of
sleep on his trip, he slumbered right on
through the day without so much as turn
went up and hammered at his door. Ac-
cording to his own story, he awoke with a
start, suddenly realized where he was, and.
seeing how dark Ii had become outside,
naturally concluded that the moment of
totality had arrived. However, IL kept
getting darker and, in great excitement. he
jumped up and began pulling on his clothes
He had disrobed all over the room and had
TO hunt for everything, and before he was
anywhere near dressed night was rapidly
closing in. About that time his bell began
to ring like fire alarm, and boy rushed
up to see If anything was wrong. The
Kentuckian standing in the hall in his
shirt sleeves, his eyes popping out of their
sockets. My God, boy. he yelled. how
long is it going to last" The boy tore back
and said there was a crazy man on floor
three. / went up to investigate. OH tell
me quick what has happened he beloved.
as soon as l appeared how long is ii 60
ing to last? How long is what going to
last?' said I. The eclipse! he gasped.
When 1 explain, the reaction was severe
He had to have four highballs before he
could tie his cravat."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
THE DISTRICT MEETINGS.
IN Some of Them There Was wrang-
Ifng-The Selections.

The district meetings for the selection of
the members of the various committees.
delegates to the national convention, etc.
were. with the exception of the Seventh
district which met in the Criminal Court
room. held last night in various rooms at
the Statehouse. Judging from the amount
of wire-pulling apparent in most of the
meetings the convention will certainly be a
warm one In one or two meetings the Sc
1ections were made very quietly, without
apparent opposition. but 1t was noticed
that in a few of the districts the machine
had been specially fabricated and was at
work
The position the various candidates hold
on the Chicago platform was not ques-
toned in most of the conventions, but
when w. II. Glidewels name was men,
toned as a member of the resolutions COM
mittee from the Fourth district one of the
delegates demanded that he state his views
on the Chicago platform. Mr.. Glidewell' s
friends came TO his rescue, and when the
motion was decided by a vote of the dele
gates IL was tabled. There was considera-
bic excitement and wranglng in the
Twelfth district convention. The De Kalb
county delegates held caucus TO select a
delegate to the national convention, and
this seemed TO precipitate a general upris-
ing. which was real exciting and several
times part of the delegates bolted from the
room. only to return TO renew the wrang-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
A HOOsIER CLUB.

New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
Alice Fischer Harcourt, the president of
the Twelfth Night Club. is organizing a
Hoosier Club. When interviewed yester
day. she said to a Tribune reporter:
Really this is no idea with me; 1t
has been in my mind for the last four
years to form an organization OF Indian
ians. like the Ohio and Southern societies.
There are plenty of Hoosiers in New York.
and they think ii would be fine plan 70
meet once in a while in a social way and
hold annual dinner on a big scale.
II am sending out notices." continued
Miss Fischer, ito every man and woman
] can hear of who can lay claim to Hoosier
birth, and as soon as l get responses we
will hold a meeting somewhere. We have
promise from ex-President Harrison,
which he made some time ago, to come to
New York from any distance to be pres
ent at first dinner
Among those already on the list are
General Lew Wallace. James Whitcomb
Riley. Oliver j. Morton, Amos j. Cum
mings, Major o. II. Smith, Eugene Debs
and his sister, Howell Hansell. Miss Maud
Hosford, Miss Amalia Kussner, Miss Janet
Scudder, Miss Alice Simpson. Mrs. George
u. Sutton, Mary Kraut. who is now in
China on the "open door" question, and
the Melville sisters.
Miss Fischer came originally from Terre
Haute, Ind, and requests that both men
and women who would like to join the new
organization, and who may be entitled to
become members, send their names and adj
dresses to her at the New York Theater .
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
CANUCKs IN NEW ENGLAND.
They Must Now BE Considered Polfti-
cally.
Ainslee's Magazine.

Ainslees Magazine.
1.-The Canadians who have come to this
country have also to very great extent
flocked together We have a total of $780,
cas-. and of these 1929 are in the North
Atlantic division and 0l,660 i'm the North
Central division. In the South Atlantic
there are SAP in the South Central S,152
and in the Western 1884 Very many of
these are known as French Canadians
They are French of the last century. and
are very simple and ignorant In the
places where they have settled they work
as woodsmen and mill hands, though in
New England very many domestic servants
come from this source. When they come
to this country they do not bring any ideas
of luxury of living with them, but they
quickly fall into our ways. once L was
in a cotton factory in Fall River. There
were many barrels of mutton tallow at a
certain place in one of the rooms. / no.
ticed that holes had been bored in the tai
low, and these were filled with petroleum.
! asked the foreman the reason for this.
TO keep the French Canucks from eat
ing it, he said. To my look of inquiry
he gave this explanation: When they first
come here they are half-starved. and COM
ing from a cold country, are naturally fond
of anything that is fat. If that tallow
was not tainted with petroleum they would
cut great hunks of it and eat IL for dinner.
If we did not treat ii this way we would
have to lock II up. But when they have
been here year or so they get as nice In
their taste as the others and want beef
steak three times a day.
Politically, in New England particularly,
the French Canadians have to be taken
into account, and a candidate for political
office in any of the mill towns must be
persona grata to these foreigners or carry
a heavy handicap In the race. This Is
large number Of people TO be incorporated
into country, and they nave not had
many advantages for many generations
In Canada they have been what might be
called 'native-aliens, for though they
were English subjects. they were still
French TO the core. Here they will have
a chance TO expand and develop. and as
they are sturdy and industrious, there is
no good reason why they should not be
a valuable as well as an interesting addi-
ton to the country. Massachusetts is the
home OF a greater number of Canadians
than any other State, hartoring 207, SOL
Michigan comes next with Isl. 416."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
Indiana Obituary.

MARION. Ind, June 5-Isaac Bradford
died at his home in Washington township
yesterday He was born in Hurry county.
West Virginia, June 2, 1876 He came to
this county in 1874 and entered the land on
which he died. He was the father of Post
master j. l.. Bradford of Marion.
Wiley Hood. aged eighty-six years and
for forty-seven years a resident of Green
township i'm this county. is dead as the
result of a stroke of paralysis about two
weeks ago. He was native of the Old Do
minion and was born Nov. 25 1914. James
F. Hood. principal of the North Marion
schools, is son of the deceased.
WABASH, Ind. June 6-Mrs. Susannah
Hockett, aged eighty years, one of the
oldest residents in the county. died at her
home, in this city, this morning She was
very active in the Friends Church work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Committee wrestIed with the Various
PIanks Several Hours.

The committee on resolutions met about
10 o'clock last night and elected John w.
Hoffman chairman. The meeting was
held at state committee headquarters. At
midnight the committee was still in ses-
sion. AT that hour John w. Hoffman
said IT had been decided that no Informal
tion concerning the platform would he
given out until it was read to the conven-
tion to-day.
He said he expected IL would be o'clock
before the work was finished. Bruce Tay-
Tor. of Enword. was waiting TO copy the
platform typewriting machine. At 100
O'Clock IL was announced that the commit
tee would probably be in session until 3
O'Clock. About midnight G.. +. S. Neal, of
Lebanon, who is one of the committee, an
nounced that the money plank had been
decided on.
At the Grand Hotel last night Allen w.
Clark announced that il % platform was
not just what the silver men of the party
thought IL should be there would be a fight
on the floor of the convention. Earlier In
the evening, just after the committee began
its session. F. J. Van Vorhis asserted the
belief that the platform would be con-
structed to suit the stanchest silver men.
He thought the platform was safe with
the committee, because eight of the men,
oers were call right"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06

NEW YORK. June 5.-The fine large man.
sion of the late j. o. Doiner, of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company, about three
miles from Ramseys, N. j., was DESTROYED
by fire early to-day. with its contents. The
loss is about $4,000. Mrs. Waldron. who
was guest of Mrs Doiner, was seriously
burned before she could be rescued from
the building.
QUEBEC, Quebec, June 5.-The lumber
plant at Ste. Etienne Du Saguenay. belong
ing to Prince Bros. & Co, of Quebec was
destroyed by fire tonight. The loss will
reach 100000. Forty families are homeless
a result of the fire, and it is believed
several persisted in the flames. The tele-
graph office and other buildings were de-
stroyed
MEMPHIS. Tenn, June Sire to-day
destroyed the pattern room of the Chicka-
saw iron works Loss $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
AN ARDENT ADMIRER.
Ed Coleman, of Montgomery County.
n Stanch Kern Man.

One of John w. Kern's ardent admirers
and stanch supporters is Ed Coleman. a
prominent farmer of Madison township.
Montgomery county. AIR. Coleman spent a
good part of yesterday afternoon in Mr..
Kerns headquarters. For a half hour he
leaned idly against a large dresser and
watched the throng that passed. AS Mr..
Coleman looked on the passing show the
expression on his face indicated con-
fused state of mind II hardly know where
stand" said he. in good broad Celtic
tone. Its the divifs own business, it
seems TO me-"
What do you think of Mr. Kern's
chances?' asked an acquaintance.
Wen have Misther Kerns or We'll have
hi" replied the redoubtable Montgomery
county citizen Some one suggested that
the Montgomery county delegation was in
structed for Shively several weeks ago.
''D-n the Instructions retorted Mr.
Coleman. with fine scorn- 'Misther Kerns
is the man the people want. and If the
convinshun don't nominate him therell be
the very divil 10 pay. We must surely
have John Kerns.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
PREACHER is SILENCED
BAPTIST PASTOR TRIED BY AN &C.
CLEsIAsTICAL COURT.
Dismissed from the Ministry--New
Suits Over the Waste of Gas
Meeting OF Purdue Trustees.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FLORA. Ind, June 5.-The trial of the
Rev. j. c. Little. pastor of the Baptist
Church at Rossville. who was charged with
adultery, began in the church there at 10
o'clock this morning The Rev. T. NJ.
Huckle5erry, of Logansport, was chosen
as moderator. and the Rev. Ira Tedford. of
Young America. was the clerk.
The taking of the testimony began at
o'clock Persons not belonging to the
church were excluded, and a large crowd
congregated around the outside of the
church. People drove to town from a dis
lance of twenty miles, and the trial ere
ated much excitement. Thirty-five Bap-
fist ministers were present At o'clock
tonight the board returned verdict ST.
lencing Mr.. Little, and dismissing him
from the ministry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
NO HOMEOPATHIsTs WANTED.
Anderson Smallpox Scare Develops a
Medical school Controversy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 5-Allopathic
physicians of Anderson are rejoicing over
the fact that they have ousted a homeo-
path from his position under the health
board DR.. Austin. allopath, has been en-
ployed as an assistant to the secretary Of
the Board of Health. DR.. ]. w. Fairfield,
allopath. at a salary of $40 a day 10 look
after smallpox cases a short time ago
DR.. j. H. Hammond. a homeopath. ap-
piled for the position at s. a day. During
the session of the City Council last night
DR.. Hammond was elected, but a few min
utes later IL became known that he was
not regular and the vote was recon-
sidered and DR.. Austin reappointed. The
event has created much discussion to-day
and doctors other than those of the 'regu-
lar" school are up In arms against the So
called discrimination.
In this connection peculiar situation
has arisen here. DR.. Fairfield has estab-
lished quarantine over two blocks In the
northern part OF the city where smallpox
cases exist. To-day number Of calls were
made for the police to arrest the census
enumerators who have been going in and
out OF the infected district and creating
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
CONVENTION ARRANGEMENTS.
Pictures That VIII Form Part Of the
Decorations.

Chairman Martin will call the conven-
ton to order at Q o clock this morning. Rev.
C. c. Lasby, of the Central-avenue NJ. Z.
Church, has been selected TO open the con-
vention with prayer. The hall is very hand
somely decorated with the national colors.
On each side OF the stage are portraits of
the late Thomas Hendricks and Senator
voorhees,. Suspended from the ceiling
above the stage is immense star, and
under Ii is the picture of Governor Mat
thews. On the galleries are pictures of the
late Governor Gray. Senator Turpie Judge
Niblack. Il. r. Shively and others. A por-
trait OF William Jennings Bryan and pic
lures of Jackson and Jefferson will also be
prominent I'm the decorations
The west gallery will be devoted TO the
use of women who attend the convention.
To reach this gallery the ladies must come
into the hall through the Delaware-street
entrance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair To-Day, Preceded by Showers I'm
Southern Indiana.

WASHINGTON. June 5.-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
For Ohio-Fair on Wednesday. with warm
In northern portions. Thursday fair, with
high temperature; fresh southerly winds.
For Illinois-Fair. preceded by showers
In southern portion. Wednesday warmer
IN central and northeast portions. Thurs
day fair and warm, increasing southerly
winds
For Indiana-Fair. preceded by showers
In southern portion on Wednesday. Thurs
day fair; high temperature. fresh southerly
winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
Democrat. Won on Reballots.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, June 5.-An interesting
election took place in this city to-day. DEM
ocrats and Republicans of the Fifth ward
marshaling their forces to determine
whether j. B. Meyer (Rep.) or G. A. Kuhn
(Dem.) should represent them in the City
Council. They were candidates at the re-
cent municipal election and were tied in
the voting. To-days contest was a victory
for Kuhn, who secured 313 of the SOS votes
cast.
COLUMBUS, Ind. June 5.-The special
election in the Second ward in this city to-
day resulted in the election of j. f. Tor
mehlen, Democrat, over John l.. Bonham.
Republican, by majority of eight. May !
these candidates were tied for the same Of
flee. The City Council is now nine Demo
Gratis and one Republican.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
Recommendation Agreed Upon by
the COMMITTEES.

the Committee.
The committee on rules and organization
net at the headquarters of the Democratic
State committee last night to make the
following recommendations to the conven-
ton to-day:
chairman-Samuel NJ Ralston. Of Leb-
anon
secretary-John NJ. Johnson, Of Lawrence
county
Delegates at Large to National Conven-
tion-James Murdoch. of Lafayette: G.. V.
Menzies. of Mt Vernon; Hugh Daugherty.
Of Button, and s. Z. Mcrss, OF Indian
apolis.
Alternate DeIegates-Robert c. Bell. of
Fort Wayne: d. D. Dykeman. of Lafayette;
John Overmyer. of North Vernon, and
James E. McCabe. Of wilIiamsport.
Electors-Allen collars. of Fort Wayne,
and Nicholas cornet, of Versailles.
Contingent Electors-o. ]. Lofts. of Mum
Gle. and Samuel V. Boyd. of Salem.
The selection of delegates TO the national
convention was practically made by the
State committee at its meetings on Mon
Gay night and Tuesday afternoon. The
meeting adjourned somewhat abruptly
Monday night when Mayor Taggart is said
10 have charged that there had been mis-
count OF the vote. The mayors slate had
gone through with the exception of Muir
dock. who was defeated by Major Menzies.
Yesterday afternoon the name Of James
Murdoch was substituted for that of Parks
Martin There was a rumOr yesterday that
Martin was forced to withdraw, but this
is denied, and the statement is made that
he volunteered TO withdraw in favor OF
Murdoch.
r c. Bell came here with the expectation
OF being made one of the delegates at
large instead of an alternate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, June 5.-Twenty-
five apprentices at the Wayne Knitting
Mills struck to-day because the managers
refused to recognize them as members of
the Knitters' Union and pay them accord
ingly. Recently the union admitted all ap-
prentices over eighteen years old to men,
bership and they demanded increased pay.
The knitters say that unless the managers
accede to the demands of the apprentices
there will be a general strike, which proba-
bly, will close the mills. About five hundred
men and girls are employed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
Indiana Notes.

The Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star
NEGRO Masonry will hold its annual
meeting at Richmond July 10. IL and u
The Clark county Sunday School Associ-
alton will hold its annual convention at
New Washington to-day and tomorrow.
The Town Council of Port Fulton, Clark
county. has raised the saloon license 10 $500
per annum. This. il is expected. will close
all the saloons.
S. T. Blizzard. superintendent OF the
Michigan division of the Big Four. left
Wabash, yesterday, for trip to the Klon-
dixie. TO look after mining interests there. :
The County Commissioners have granted
a fifty-year franchise TO the Marion Tran
sit Company for the extension OF their
electric line from this city to Converse,
twelve miles west Of Marion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
COMMENCEMENT AT CULVER.
Exercises Attract Hundreds of Wis.,
fters-First RegimentaI Drill.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CULVER, Ind, June 5.-The commence
ment exercises at Culver are at their
height to-day Every hotel around and near
Lake Maxinkuckee is full to OVERLOOKING
and is turning away guests each day.
Among those present for the commence
ment are Colonel w. T. Durbin, the Re-
publican nominee for Governor, and Mrs.
Durbin, of Anderson.
Culver's baseball team defeated Engle-
wood High School, of Chicago, by the score
of 13 to in a game rather too one-sided to
be interesting. At the close of the game
the battalion marched out in full dress
for battalion parade. the beautiful cere-
mony which always delights all visitors to
Culver. The parade was perfectly exc
cuted and the honor of having best ac-
quilted itself was again awarded TO b
Company. commanded by Cadet Captain
Cunningham.
At o'clock the declamatory contest was
held In the academy gymnasium. The win
ners of the two medals offered in this
contest were Cadets Hickman, of Louis
Vile. KY. and Noel, of Nashville, Tenn
The musical comedy presented by the
entitled Raising the Wind, and was writ
ten by Cadet Cunningham, president of the
Dramatic Club. who played the principal
performance of the play. The play had
been carefully rehearsed for a number of
weeks and everything passed off without
a hitch. The music was furnished by the
violin orchestra and was excellent.
Regimental parade was held this morning
at $50. The corps was divided into two
battalions of three companies each, COM
manded by Captains Wood and blackboard
of the military staff. Major Gigniliiat act
ed as colonel of the regiment and Captain
Hawkins regimental adjutant The pa
attempted before and took very we'll with
the visitors.
At a. m. another cavalry drill was given
on the parade ground. This was followed
by the beautiful physical drill with arms TO
the music of the band, and the artillery
drill and the signaling from the tower of
the riding hall Immediately followed. This
afternoon came another battalion drill and
tonight German is in progress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, June 5.-Lessel Long,
the defaulting town treasurer of Andrews.
has been placed under arrest and his bond
fixed at $1,000, which was furnished. Mr..
Long, while holding Office eight years ago.
used $1,000 in the treasury set aside to re-
deem bonds. The bonds were carried I'M
til recently, Long meeting the interest
payments and concealing the fraud. He
will be tried at the September term of Cir
cult Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
Suits Based on Waste of Gas.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, June 5.-To-day ar
amended complaint was filed against the
Indianapolis Oil Company. in which $1,000
damage was asked. The Standard Oil Com
pany is also made defendant in a suit
which will be brought tomorrow. The
complaint demands $4,000 for waste of
gas and Judge j. F. Mcclure. OF the Cir
cult Court, says the case must be pushed
to conclusion as early as possible. Other
counties are much interested in the out
come of the suits pending here, a SIM
liar course will be pursued wherever nat
,ural gas was willfully wasted.