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ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
DIR. BECk AT GREENsBURG AND DIR.
LEACH At MUNCIE.
Acquitted mt Princeton-Big
Hcckport Warehouse Burned
County Printer Loses "a Case.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind. March 19-Dr.
Condo Beck is on trial in the Circuit Court
the second time for his life or liberty. This
time he is charged with the murder Of Viii
liam III. Barton at Waynesburg. in this
county. on oct. Is last. The doctor had for
several years been practicing medicine at
Waynesburg. and fell in love with the
daughter OF Barton. a resident OF the same
place. Barton objected to the doctors at
tention to his daughter and forbade the
courtship. The young couple met clandes-
timely. The father learned Of this fact,
and on the morning OF Oct. IS. after a
stormy interview on the street. both men
drew pistols and Beck fired several shots
and Wounds Barton. from the effect of
which he died. Beck AYERS that Barton
fired on him and advanced toward hiT
with smoking pistol IN hand and that he
was compelled 10 shoot him TO save hiS
own life. being in imminent danger.
DR.. Beck was tried at Columbus several
years ago on the charge Of numbering
Grace Cohe. at Newbern, Ind, and was
acquitted. To-day was consumed in max
ing up the jury. many jurors being re-
Jected on the ground that they had scruples
against inficting the death penalty. A
venire of sixty was exhausted before the
jury was completed. Miss Barton appeared
In court during the ~empaneling of the jury.
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..MET UP- WITH.
Proper Retort to "a Woman with Bald.
ness.
Washington. Post.

Washington. Post.
We used to say a great many things
about the occasional Englishman who
came over to the States. and without the
slightest regard for our collective and in
dividual feelings, made unpleasant observa-
tions concerning our country and our GUS
toms. Nv heard the Englishman in his
most aggravated form, but even then ne
doesn't begin 10 hold a candle TO the &C.
casional Fastener who talks about the
West. Wherefore was my spirit exceed
ing glad within me when L went out to
dine the other night and sat at table with
seven persons who have never crossed tho
Mississippi, and with one woman who was
born and reared in Minneapolis. The wom-
an opposite was a cat in her previous in
~carnation, and not a t~horough-bred cat
at that. She is a snob in this Incarnation.
and not a clever snob at that. During
most of the dinner she addressed herself
TO the Minneapolis woman.
1T must be no end strange to be in a
city after leaving Minneapolis" she said.
Life out there, I'm told. Is very rough.
Everybody has toothpicks on the dinner
table, and all that sort of thing"
The Minneapolis woman merely smiled
MY brother lived out there two years"
cat. He wrote home such funny letters
about the strange native customs. He
said the cult of the daily tub was a thing
undreamed of. and that all the women
wore diamonds to breakfast.
The Minneapolis woman is human.
What is your brothers name?' she
asked.
Reginald Smith-Brown.' was the an
swer.
The Minneapolis woman's voice was az
ingenious as the eyes of an infant in
arms.
II think 1 remember the name" she
said. HE was blackballed at the Nushka
Club. wasn't he, because he had never be-
longed to any club here nor i'm New York
/ daresay he did find strange ways among
the people he was able to meet"
And the man next choked on a perfectly
m bit OF cheese.
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Town of CrandaII Burned.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind. March 19.-The
greater portion of the town Of Crandall, a
village on the AIRLINE. twelve miles west
OF this city. in Harrison county, was de-
stroyed by fire this morning. The pOstOfice
and the dwelling Of the postmaster, j. Il.
Melons residence, the grocery and dwell
ing of w. III. Dyer, dwelling, barn and
warehouse OF the Walker property, and a
blacksmith shop were destroyed. Loss,
$500 partly insured. The fire started in the
stable, and is thought TO have been the
work OF incendiaries. Postmaster Morris,
of this city. sent an Inspector to Crandal
to-day 10 take charge of the postOffice.
The City Council met this afternoon and
voted SlO0 10 the sufferers by fire at Mem
nhiS-
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Other indiana Neurology.

KNIGHTSTOWN. Ind, March 19.-Word
has been received in this city of the death
of Charles Campbell. an old resident, at
Staunton. Va. He lived here from 1892 to
1896. and was a charter member OF the
Presbyterian Church here.
tBenjamin Passage. an old citizen of
knightstown, died yesterday. aged eighty
three. He left four children.
ELkHART, Ind. March i9.-John Bark
er, a retired farmer who had been "A resi-
dent OF Elkhart since coming here from
Michigan fifteen years ago, died at his
home at $3.50 O'Clock this morning. aged
eighty-two years. He left a widow whom
he married sixty-one years ago.
SEYMOUR. Ind, March 19.-Jesse Day,
sgcd ninety years, died at his home in this
city this morning. He was a resident OF
Jackson county nearly all his life and was
one OF the oldest men in this section of the
State He was a soldier in the civil war.
RICHMOND, Ind, March 19.-Mrs. Luz
zena j. Thomas, widow OF John ID. Thomas,
Is dead, at the age of eighty-twO years.
she was one of the Oldest residents of
Wayne county, and was born and reared
al Centerville.
MUNC1E. Ind. March 19.-James Arm
strong. seventy-one years old. and for fifty
one years an Odd Fellow, die1 to-day at
his home i'm Muncie.
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HUNDREDS ARE HOMELESS.
Aftermath of the Memphis Fire-Re-
lief from the County.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. March 19.-At
daylight at Memphis this morning a most
desolate Sight met the eyes of hundreds eos
anxious people. most OF whom had lost
their AL i'm the fire which almost entirely
swept away the little town yesterday after
noon. There was little sleep for the suffer
ers last night. There was nothing to re-
cover. as the fire licked up everything in
.ts path. At least three hundred people are
without food or shelter. and many of them
saved but a scant amount OF clothing.
One of the heaviest losers is ELAN Guern-
sey, who had property destroyed To the
amount Of $4,000. He carried $1,000 worth
town were destroyed, with their contents.
and ali the better residences. besides at
least twenty-five smaller houses occupied
by laboring men and negroes. The loss is
placed between $1,000 and 100000. with
about One-third insurance. Fifty-eignt
houses were destroyed in all. II is very
doubtful II the town Is ever rebuilt. At
employment. and the men will b~8 compelled
10 80 whe 10 find work.
The County Commissioners this afternoon
voted a fund Of $1,000 for the Immediate re-
lief OF the sufferers. and IL is believed that
at a meeting OF the County Council next
Monday a larger sum will be given 10 assist
these who lost everything they owned. y
larHc number Of tents were furnished from
the United States supply depot in this city
Farmers In the vicinity have. however.
thrown open wide their doors. and shelter
has been secured FOR ali the women and
children.
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County Printer Lost His Case.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINDFALL, Ind, March 19.-The case
of John o. Behymer, editor of the Upton
Times, against Elijah Perry, auditor of
Upton county, praying that the defendant
be inundated TO issue "A warrant in his ia
vor for about $500, which has been pending
for a long time, was decided to-day adj
Versely to the plaintiff. in the court ruling
upon a demurrer in the case. The plaintiff
refused to plead further and the court
rendered judgment against the plaintiff
for costs. An appeal probably will be TAX
ing tax receipts and doing certain other
printing, which Judge kirkpatrick holds
was not authorized, as required by the
acts of 1893.
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Minister PichOn to Return.

PARIS, March ia dispatch to the
Havas agency from Picking says that Nj.
Pichon, French minister to China, will leave
Picking the beginning of April. NJ. Pichon
will be succeeded in China by NJ. Beau,
who will start for Picking April Z.
A dispatch from Picking TO the Havas
agency says the state of the Chinese ne
gotiations Will soon permit the reduction
of the French forces by about 10000 men,
who will be Iepatriated.
At a Cabinet council to-day the minister
OF foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, related
the progress of the peace negotiations at
Peking. He said the latest dispatches made
no mention of the incidents occurring at
Tien-Tsin.
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GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

The annual Chicago road race will be
held over the Pullman course on July 4.
The Horlick polo team, of Racine. Wis.
defeated Muncie again last night by the
score of 1 TO 1. in the fifth of a series OF
nine games.
Johnnie Richie. of st. Louis. won from
Young Mowatt. of Chicago. at Memphis
last night after twelve rounds of the pref
TEST and fastest fighting seen i'm Mem
Ihis lately.
Tom Gallagher defeated Edward Nc
Laughlin. at New York. last night. by the
score of 400 points 10 81. in the second con-
test Of the handicap billiard series at
Maurice Days academy. for a purse Of
$3.50.
The oxford boat crew rOwed over the
full course from PUtney 10 MOrtlake yes.
terday in twenty minutes and nifty seconds.
on a rough flood tide. The Cambridge crew
covered the same distance on Saturday on
an ebb tide In twenty minutes and ferry
eight seconds.
President Ban Johnson. of the American
Ball League, and Charles Comiskey. OF the
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NAVAL DESERTIONS.
They Are Causing Much Trouble at
Observation-Disclosures Arrested.

NORFOLK, Va, March 19.-Wholesale
assertions from the ships at the navy yard
are reported. Some men who deserted from
the Topeka have been apprehended and
will be tried by summary court-martial
Many of the apprentices and seamen
aboard the cruiser Dixie, however, have
escaped The deserters are all inland lads
or lake sailors. The report that a heavy
draft of the men from the Dixie was to be
sent to the Asiatic squadron is given as
the probable cause of the desertiOns. 1t is
said the total number of deserters from
the Dixie is e~ighty-one. OF these, sixty-one
are landsmen, under Instruction, and the
rest are sailors of the ships crew. They
are all expected TO return to the ship.
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Chicago team. left Chicago yesterday for
Philadelphia TO attend the American League
schedule meeting TO be held I'm that city to-
day. The schedule, which VIII be an
nounced during the meeting. has practically
been agreed on, although several minor
changes may be made.
Drake, Knox, Oberlin, Grinnell. Lake
Forest. University of Missouri. Western
Reserve and the University of Nebraska
have all written letters To the secretary
of the Western intercollegiate Amateur
Athletic Association, saying officially they
would stand by the association. Missouri
and Western Reserve have applied for adj
mission as members, and several others
are expected To do the same. The colleges
composing the association and those APP
plying for admission seem unanimous in
their desire to hold an opposition meet 10
that of the big Nine" in Chicago.
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OBITUARY.
Dr.. william +. Charming, Son of DIR.
William ElIery Claiming.

BOSTON, March 19.-Dr. William F.Chan-
ming, son of the philosopher, DR.. VIM. FL
lery Claiming, died at the Perry Hospital
to-day, aged eighty-one years. He was
graduated in the class with DIR. Edward
Everett Hale and later took a doctors
degree from the University of Pennsylva-
MIA. He lived in Providence for many years.
Sixteen years ago he moved to Pasadena,
Cal, as his wife's health was delicate.
She died there and six months ago DR..
Claiming returned to Boston. on his
eighty-first birthday pneumonia developed
and a breakdown due 10 advanced age re-
suited in his death. DR.. Charming never
practiced medicine. but was an inventor
of great skill.
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PHILADELPHIA Record.

Philadelphia Record
Dreams said a young psychologist.
make an interesting subject of discussion.
Nearly everybody has two or three dreams
that have been coming to him once a
month or so for as long as he can remem-
ber-dreams that are as familiar as the
faces of old friends. / have two habitual
dreams, one that is pleasant, another that
is horrible. In one | am walking along a
pathway in the country and see a small
coin lying before me. i pick IL up and then
| notice two or three larger coins a little
farther on. These, too. / gather In. and
now / am aware of "A roll of dollars. near IL
a roll of gold. and l move slowly forward
pocketing coins that literally pave the lit
tie country path. l suppose IL is my over
whelming joy that wakes me up. In the
other dream IL is a bright. beautiful SUM-
day morning. A street is crowded with adj
mirably dressed men and women on their
way 10 church. and L am moving calmly
along In the crowd. Suddenly | look down
at myself and with an indescribable sense
OF shock / perceive that / have nothing on.
What am / 10 do? How am | 10 escape
from this horrible predicamentg / ask my
self in an agony, and / begin 10 run and
every one loudly rails at me as a man In
real life would be rallied at In such circum-
stances. Those are my two recurring
dreams, and all mn friends a recurring
ones Just as odd"
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Hobbs Not Guilty of Murder.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON. Ind, March 19.-Martin
Hobbs, charged with the murder of John
c. LoomiTler. the blind capitalist. at Hazel
ton. on Feb. u. is a free man. Justice
John w. Corder this afternoon acquitted
him of the charge. and refused to bind
him over TO the Circuit Court. The pro-
liminary trial occupied all of yesterday
and to-day. Hobbs went on the stand,
the State could not contradict. c. L. How
ard, Executor of the Loomiller estate, re-
fused to testify as TO the amount of life
insurance left to the widow. Ii Is under
stood the amount is $4,000. 1t is said TO
be probable the companies will refuse pay
ment.
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on EITHER SIDE OF THE TRENCH.
British and Russian Troops Still Fac
ing Each other AT Ticn-Tsin.

TIEN-TSIN. March 19.-The excitement
and anxiety here as TO the possible deveI-
opments of the Anglo-Russian siding dispute
do not abate. A company of British troops
and a company OF Russian soldiers remain
encamped on either side of the trench. look
ing at each other. The Russians have or
ders 10 fire on any one commencing work.
General Wogack says the trouble was
caused by the unwarrantable interference
of the British in the affairs of the Russian
concession. and he adds that the siding will
not be continued unless he receives orders
from his own superiors. Both sides will
appeal 10 Count WalderSee, but they both
consider the matter 10 be beyond his au-
thOrity and will await orders from Europe.
Speaking Of the attack made by a num-
Der OF excited French soldiers on some
members OF the British Sikh regiment. sun
day, In the French concession. General
Lorne-Campben says IL was merely a child
ish outbreak against the orders of their
own general. who had forbidden the French
soldiers to- enter the British concession.
This order followed a request made by Gel-
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Experiment Cost His Life.

Special to the Ind annapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind, March 10
Coroner Coots was called to Wilson's
Switch, on the Monon railroad, to-day. TO
hold an inquest on the body of Willis
Neither, aged eleven years. Yesterday after
noon as the boy was returning from school,,
with some companions, he declared his in
tention to sit on a cross-tie at a culvert to
see how close "A MOnOn passenger train
could pass without hitting him. He took
his position and as the train came along the
engine struck him on the right shoulder,
knocking him into the stream. He struck
head first and his neck was broken, caus-
ing instant death.
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THAT mo POPERY OATH"
Salisbury Proposes Its Modification BE
Considered by a Committee.

LONDON. March BIN the House OF
Lords to-day Lord Salisbury, referring TO
the question raised by the mo Popery
oath taken by the King, said he must re-
greet very much that language of such
indecent violence had ever been placed in
the Kings anti-Rome and Catholic oath,
but If it were modified or repealed a great
many people, perfectly sincere. though NOT
very wise. would say that such action
meant supporting transsubstantiation. He
proposed, in behalf of the government, that
a committee be appointed 10 consider the
declaration required of the sovereign ON
his accession and whether it's language
could be modified advantageously without
diminishing its efficiency as security for
the maintenance of the Protestant success
sion. The matter will be considered Thurs
day.
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FOR POLLUTING THE STREAMS.
Heavy Damage Suits Filed Against "a
Number of Corporations.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE. Ind. March 19.-Impor-
tant lawsuits were filed in the Hamilton
Circuit Court to-day, involving the pollu-
ton of streams by the factories of the
State The cases were brought by Jane
Bright, Lewis Gwinn, Isaac G.. Peck, Cyrus
NJ. Harvey, Jacob Sperry and Sarah j.
Moore, all land owners of White River
township, this county. against the follow
ing defendants, all located at Elwood: The
American Tin Plate Company, the Wright
Shovel Company, the Wright Rolling Mill
Company, the kilwOod iron works and the
Plttsburg Glass Company.
Two Thousand dollars damages is asked
In each case, for the pollution OF Duck
creek, into which the refuse of these fac
tories Is dumped. A similar case was tried
before Judge Kent, at Frankfort, recently,
and Judgment was rendered against the
mills. Ii is understood that about thirty
other cases Will be filed in Madison county
for like damages. A test viii be made as
20 the c0nstitutionality of the law passed
by the last Legislature, which gives the
mills and factories privilege to dump their
refuse into the streams of the State.
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Ready to Build the Road.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, March 19.-After eight
cen months preliminary sk~irmishing. c. A.
Ford, of this city, announced, authorita-
lively. to-day, that all contracts had been
signed for the Indianapolis. Upton, Ell
wood a kokomo Electric Railway, and
that the money had been secured 10 build
the road. The road will be financed by +.
). Smithers & Co... bankers, of New York,
with the Atlantic Trust Company as trus-
tee for the bond syndicate. The contract
for the construction was given TO j. 4.
White * Co, New York. Superintendent
Ford said work would m within
two weeks. weather permitting.
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PROMISES OF A I N
Carlos VIII EndcavOr to PIacate the
Anti-CIericals of Oporto.

LISBON, March 9.-King Carlos, reply
ing 10 a committee from Oporto, which
waited upon his Majesty to demand a sep
aration of religion and the state. said:
''Oporto can count on me in these serious
times. The freedom OF religion and the
state must be safeguarded by the adoption
OF prudent measures and the application
of laws which should control our conduct.
l am a Liberal by principles. traditions.
education and the teaching OF my father.
4 will this subject 10 the gov
eminent and will follow ii with especial at
tention. You can count on the govern
ment."
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TOwbOat and Barges Lost.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. March 19.-The
harbor boat Transient. while towing four
barges of coal down the river this after
noon was blown across to the Kentucky
side and sunk. nothing but her stacks be-
ing above water. The four barges were
also lost. A high wind prevailed at the
time of the accident and the boat became
u~nmanageable The loss was stated to be
about $4,000. 1t is probable the boat can
be raised, and several tugs are working
aroun her tonight. Her crew escaped.
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No Progress Toward settlement.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 19.-The
Indiana operators and miners spent the
day referring the details of the scale agree
ment to the joint scale committee, which
is TO report back to the joint convention of
20. Ii is now thought that final agreement
Will not be reached before the end OF the
week.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Ind, March 19.-There is
much competition among lotowners in the
central part of the city to sell the site
for the new Carnegie free library. No
feVXeS than a dozen lots have been offered,
but in most cases the moment there is a
disposition TO favor a given site the price
Is suddenly inflated. There is a disposition
10 put the library on Hill street if a suit
able location at a fair price can be pur-
chased. Some of the city councilmen object
10 buying a new site, claiming that the
of the city. is good enough, but this plan
Is generally opposed.
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Other Deaths.

PARIS, March 20.-M. Philippe Emile
Francois Gille. the well-known journalist
and playwright, who elaborated as IL
brettist with MN. Jules Massenet. Henri
Meilhac and Clement Delibes, is dead. He
was born in Paris on Dec. is. 1881.
YOUNGSTOWN, O.. March 19.-Dr. c. n.
Fowler, one of the best known physicians
in the city, died to-day from the grip and
old age. He was born in 1928 and served
throughout the civil war.
LIMA. O., March 19.-Howard G.. Hyde,
manager of the Lima opera house, died to-
day after an illness of several months.
PARIS, March 19.-Mlle. Sophie Croizette,
a French actress, died here to-day.
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CHICAGO, March 19.-Leander Parker, for
years general superintendent of the Postal
Telegraph Company. died at his home in
Evanston to-day after a long illness. Mr..
Parker resigned his position with the Postal
Telegraph Company the first of the year
owing to i'll health. Mr.. Parker had charge
of the construction of the western lines of
the Postal when that company was extend
ing its system throughout the West. He
entered the telegraph service in 1855 and
for the first three years of the civil war
served as a military operator. Mr.. Parker
was born in Canada in 1897.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind, March 19--David Moore,
another member of the Soldiers Home
here, was found dead near the home
grounds on the banks of the Mississinnewa
river, this morning, making the second
body to be found in almost this same spot
in the last two days-James Costello, an
other veteran, being discovered there yes
terday. The home officials intend to give
the matter a thorough Investigation. There
is some suggestions of foul play, though
neither of the men was known to have had
any Yaluables on his person.