The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-04
Indiana Notes.

Alexandria plumbers are on strike. dc
handing 40 cents an hour and refusing q
accept a tender OF 80 cents.
Excavation was begun at Greencastle
yesterday for the foundation of a new
science hall and laboratory OF De Pauw
University.
The school enumeration OF Henry coun.
", Just completed, shows a total of s..
sSS. an increase Of but twelve over last
years figures.
Winchester sent a delegation of about 80
persons TO Portland last night TO attend
the contest of the Eastern Indiana. Ora
torical Association.
The th-ree-months-old child of William
Hurst, living near Greensburg. was founl
dead in bed yesterday morning, smothered
by too much covering.
William Hammond, twenty-five years old.
committed suicide at Spiceland Thursday
Ey hanging himself TO a rafter in his faith
ers dwelling. No cause Is assigned.
Four two-story brick business blocks are
in course of erection at Flora, and with
considerable other building going on the
town has taken on a decided aspect OF
prosperity.
Philip Amberger. a Terre Haute paint
er and paper hanger, committed suicide
yesterday after a long debauch by TAX
ing carbolic acid. He left a widow and
six children.
Winchester Red Men yesterday began
clearing the site wherein they Will erect
their 10000 wigwam. Construction will be-
gin as soon as the present structures are
out of the way.
REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. Cromer. of Nun
scie. nave gone 10 Cincinnati To join The
OHIO delegation, which will leave there to-
day for the Pacific coast to attend the
launch of the battieship ohio.
Judge Morris, at Shelbyville, has decided
against Mr.. Adams i'm his controversy with
the Lateral Railroad Company. and has
dissolved the temporary injunction TO pre-
vent the company crossing the Adams
farm.
ronort which hos GAINED currency 4.
the effect that the Johnston Glass Com
pany, of Hartford City, which will put its
plant in blast next Tuesday. will employ
%nonunion labor, is strongly denied by the
company.
Lawyers interested in the Eel River.
Railroad litigation yesterday nled their
Kokomo. The amounts, aggregating Sll7.-
JvJ, have been given In detail in the Jour-
nal heretofore.
Argue. McKisson & Co. have sold their
oil interests i'm the Jay county field. includ-
ing more than a thousand acres OF leases
and several producing wells. The price is
not made public. Chicago and Omaha men
were the buyers
has returned from the Philippines 10 her
home in Martinsville. On her way out
she suffered a shipwreck on a transport
OH the coast OF Japan. She expects TO
return 10 the Orient.
William and Henry Angel. father and son.
were fined SO each and costs In the TiptOn
Circuit Court yesterday Tor beating War
rem Achbenbaugh. a school teacher near
Windfall. who had whipped a younger An
gel. who was his pupil.
:. NJ. Harlan. OF Union City. supreme
chief of the knights OF the Golden Eagle,
has sent a charter TO the Philippines for
the institution of the first lodge OF the
order I'm the islands. II VIII be composed
chiefly OF American soldiers.
The work OF invoicing and classifying the
library Of the late Judge Biddle. OF Losans-
port, is progressing slowly. Those having
the work I'm charge have found many vol
umes of almost priceless value, among them
being a copy OF the famous 'breeches"
Bibles. printed i'm 1855.
The board OF managers Of the Reforma-
tory let the contract for the erection OF a
water tower at the institution 20 Joseph
McWilliams * Co. of Louisville. yesterday.
The contract price for the tower and al
connections is SECS. The board also re-
ported favorably upon fourteen appica-
lions for parole.
Mrs. Charles Vannatta. living near Sum.
nit. Henry county. was accidentally shot
Thursday. He took down his gun TO shoot
"A crow. the trigger caught on a nail and
the weapon was discharged. the heavy
load OF shot laying bare "A large part Of
her left femur. She may not recover. She
is thirty-three years old.
At the meeting OF the trustees Of the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home al
knightstOwn Wednesday Capt. W. K. Nv
ers succeeded Hon. George ". Hare as the
Democratic member OF the board. Capt.
Harry Watts was chosen president anC
Mrs.. Julia 5. Conklin treasurer. Captsir
Myers will deliver the Memorial day al
dress AT the Home.