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Variety ut the Empire.

An unusual display of agility and dex-
terity is that of the seven Arabs with Sam
Devere's show at the Empire Theater.
There are six men and one small boy. One
of the men, a slender Arab, at several
points in the act holds up the other five
men. Pyramids and other figures are made
by the men balancing themselves on this
one man. They also give exhibitions in
cart wheels, sOmersaults and the like. At
the close of the act the five men line up
and the sixth leaps over them
Sallie Stembler and Laura Bennett again
appear in "Sapho and Lula" The piece is
replete with funny remarks of a burleSque
actress directed toward girl who is as
her partner have considerable talent and
good voices If there were any persons
present yesterday that expected to hear
sam Devere recite the obscene jokes which
pointed. Devere has eliminated all the bad
stuff from his monOlogue and songs and is
now more entertaining.
The PhSSey troupe and the royal Ascot
girls prove to be the same persons. In the
first twelve girls attired in male costume
and holding tenor drums and bugles give a
military sketch, which they conclude with
dancing. In the other the girls sing negro
melodies. a quartet styled the Troubadour
-Four might be more entertaining if its al
legged comedy were cut out. They sing in
tremendously and give barnyard imita-
tions.
In the burlesque, THE Cloak Models
the originator of the piece has gone to a
great deal of trouble to make an absurdity.
In the second scene of the piece Mildred
Howard De Gray gives a dance entitled
Naughty Anthony. The woman comes
on the stage attired in a flowing dress and
takes off her stockings While barefooted
she dances to the accompa niment of a
clamor of voices from the gallery.
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Indiana Notes.

GREENSBURG.-A great religious re-
viVal is in progress in this city. The meet
ings began last Friday a [ the Centenary
Church, under the leadership of Evangelist
r s. Smiley, of Denver, Col. and from the
first meeting the interest has been intense.
In the afternoon and evenings, union meet
ings are held at the opera house. In which
all the churches and their pastors assist
the evangelist. The movement is absolutely
nonsectarian and the services are attended
by immense crowds.
MARION.-Sergeant Williams, Of the Ma
rion police force, made an important cap
ture on Monday in the person OF WOodie.
alias "Goldie' Smith. colored. aged about
thirty years. wanted for murder at Evans
vile. Superintendent Arlington, Of the To-
cal police department. on Saturday night
received a telegram from the superintend-
ent OF police at Evansville giving the in
formation and description on which Smith
was arrested.
LAFAYETTE.-The Y. NJ. c. A. has COM
pleted the purchase Of the Avery property.
given the association by Miss Anna Max.
il TO be sold, the proceeds 10 be applied on
the new purchase. Then funds are 10 be
systema tically solicited by the association
sufficient to erect a new four-story building
at cost Of $4,000 on the new property.
These pledges are TO be paid in I'VE yearly
payments.
BLOOMINGTON.-A heavy rainfall on
Sunday followed by snow on Monday,
breaks a long drought that has done much
injury in this vicinity. Because of the dry
weather farmers have been feeding stock
for several weeks the pastures having been
Almost killed by the drought. Fail wheat
also is in bad condition and unless the
weather is favorable through the winter
the crop VIII be seriously injured.
FLORA.-John Yeagcr. the seventeen
year-old son OF farmer Of this vicinity.
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Seven Men Are Seriously Injured and
About Thirty Others Are Cut,
Bruised or Burned.
MINERS ARRESTED FOR RIOT
TWENTY-ONE FROM WASHINGTON
ARE TAKEN TO VINCENNES.
Light Penalties Inhicted-MOre Crime
at Observation-Disclosures of n Pris-
Oner at Alexandria.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PERU. Ind, Dec. 9.-As the C., r. & NJ
track-laying train was returning to the
city to-day a box car containing forty men
was overturned down an embankment and
then caught fire. Nearly all the men were
injured to some extent. the following the
most seriously:
MARTIN COONEY, Reading. Pa, skull
fractured.
CHARLES PATTIsoN, Fremont, O.,
shoulder fractured and bruised.
THOMAS o. LAUGHTER, Urbana, o.,
burns and bruises.
LOUIS JAM. Louisville. KY, ankle and
hip injured.
WILL RATES, North Judson, Ind. leg
cut.
PERRY LANDERs, North Judson. arm
injured.
FRANK TONARD. North Judson. hip cut
and arm burned.
The others were injured to a slighter ex-
tent.
The accident happened on the trestle
where the railroad crosses the Mississinewa
turnpike south of the city. The box car
was being pushed in front of the engine
went down the embankment while the other
remained on the track level. The men re-
ceived their injuries by being thrown about
with great force and having the burning
stove fall on and among them. Had there
not been forty more men on car behind
the engine to rush to the rescue the fate
of the men in the wrecked car would have
been terrible, as 1T caught fire Immediately.
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ton. Engiishnan and his friend George
Lorimer. went on a cruise OF the North
sea in Errington's yacht. They penetrated
that portion of Norway in which the Gold
lived I'm a cave near the Goldman house
was in love with Thelma. When he saw the
Englishman about the Goldman house he
became jealous and warned Errington
against paying attention to Thelma- Err
rinSton fell deeply in love with Thelma and
in months time he had her promise TO
become his wife With the fathers con-
sent the two were married and Errington
took his bride TO his home in London.
Lord and Lady Winseigh. friends of Err
rington. paid him a visit. Lady Winsleigh
secretly in love with Errington, and
after a few days in the house began. with
the assistance of Sir Francis Lennox, who
in love with Thelma. TO poison the
heart Of the latter against her husband
The cOnspratOrs told the unsophisticated
girl that her husband was tired of her and
was devOting his attention to "burlesque
queen in one of LOndons low theaters
This woman appeared at Erringtons house
one day in a semi-intoxcated condition
She went there in answer to one of Erring-
toms letters She the wife of his
friend, and he sought to effect a reunion
Thinking ErringtOn was untrue. Thelma,
in passion, packed her luggage and
turned to her native land. Her husband
tried TO wreak vengeance on Lennox, but
the latter met an untimely end under the
wheels of a locomotive. Errington followed
Thelma to Norway and told her of the
scheme of Lady Wnseigh and Lennox. The
closing act of the play is splendid in scenic
effects.
The character Of Thelma is taken with
grace by Miss Olive West. Philip Erring-
ton. her husband is played by Albert Ross
The characters OF Olaf Goldman and Lord
Winsleigh are taken by George S. Leonard
Norwegian girl and Violet We're. the bur-
leSQue actress.
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Other Deaths in the State.

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. Dec civilian
Chamberlain, young man about twenty
five years old. and living about five miles
south of Columbia City. was taken down
about three months ago with what was at
first believed 10 be rheumatism. but which
later developed into consumption of the
bone. On Friday the leg was amputated
just below the hip joint. His system was
so reduced that he could not survive the
shock ard on Saturday he died He left an
aged mother. young widow and one child
MARTINSVILLE. Ind, Dec 9-James I
Maxwell. a well-knOwn resident of this
city. died at his home last night after an
illness OF only six hours. Mr. Maxwell at
tended church yesterday morning ate
heartily at dinner and seemed quite well
then. At / o'clock he became III and died at
Z Mr. Maxwell had lived in this county al
most all his life. being more than sixty
years old. He left a widow and several
children.
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 9-Charles F.
Peelle, one of the well-known citizens of
Richmond. died to-day Of pneumonia and
complications. He was born near Cam
bridge City and was one of thirteen chill
dren. ten of whom still living He was
a member of the Friends Church. For
some years he had been vice president and
manager of the safety gate works. He left
a widow and one daughter
PORTLAND. Ind. Dec. 9.-Thomas j.
Harkias son OF William III. Harkins, a
well-known politician and member OF the
Masonic order. died this morning at his
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THE PROBLEM.

was thrown over a high embankment on
Sunday night, by the horse he was riding.
The animal became frightened and ran
away while the boy was on his way TO
church. party OF young people returning
from church found the injured youth and
took him home, where he lies in A precar-
ious condition.
CRAWFORDSVILLE.- directors OF
the Montgomery County Fair Association
have elected the following officers for the
coming year: President, j. J. 1nsley: first
vice president, NJ. Il. Waugh; second vice
president. w. =. Heron; secretary, W. r.
Hulet; treasurer. John :. Brown; general
superintendent Archibald Martin. The
date of the next fair was set for Sept TO
Is.
KNIGHTSTOWN.-Th County Commits
soners have granted TO Senator A. ID. Og-
born, of New Castle, a franchise for an
electric line along the National road east
from this city TO the county line. This route
also will be taken by the proposed New
Ogborn and ex-senator l.. p. Newly. OF
this city.
ELWOOD.-The damage suit OF Mrs
Eliza Naftsker, of this city. against the
Pennsylvania Railway Company. has been
settled after occupying the attention of the
county and State Appellate courts for over
five years Mrs. Naftsker was injured in
an accident and sued for $4,000. BY the
terms of the settlement she will receive
500
PORTLAND.-Fire on Monday morning
destroyed Lewis Stoners barn near Sala-
monia, causing a loss Of about $1,000. All OF
the crops and farming implements and one
young horse were burned.
LAPORTE.-The Lac La Belle Company.
of Laporte, has authorized the sale Of l00.-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5. COL. A.
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AFRAID TO WED.
Dentist of MattOon, ILL.,, Kills Himself
with Poison and Gas.

NATION, Ill, Dec 9.-John Homerig
hous, prominent dentist, of this city, died
tonight from the effects of a suicidal at
tempt made last Thursday night Homerig-
hous had corresponded with his cousin,
Miss Emma Homerighous, of Ohio, for
twenty years. but feared that he was I'M
fitted by temperament to wed her and that
the $1,000 which he had saved was not
enough money with which to face matri-
mony Last week he received a letter from
his sweetheart saying that If there was one
ray of hope they would never part. Greatly
agitated, Homerighous confided his fears to
a friend, adding sadly, Love, long delayed,
makes the heart sick"
That night he chloroformed himself and
turned on the gas. He left will bequeath-
ing to his sweetheart 5000
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Dec. 9.-Nicholas
Cramer, while going to his work at the
plate glass factory this morning, was
struck by switch engine while crossing
a bridge near the works. He had his cap
pulled down over his eyes to shield them
from the snow, and did not see the engine
till it struck him. He was knocked to
one side, but caught and saved himself
on the ends of the ties, where he lay
quietly until the engine and cars had
passed. His presence of mind saved his
life, as single movement would have
put him in position where he would have
been cut to pieces or have been thrown
into the water below He will recover, as
he was only bruised.
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A YOUNG MANS CANDIDACY.
Unknown Factor in TO-Day's Repub-
Iican Primary at Marion.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Dec. 9.-The Republicans
of Marion will hold their primary election
for nomination. to city offices tomorrow,
and the campaign has been the most ex-
citing in many years. The candidacy of
Harry Slower, but twenty-seven years old.
never before known TO figure in politics,
has caused the most excitement, and the
old political leaders have had a problem
on their hands in estimating the strength
of the young aspirant. Mr.. Slower is the
candidate of the Owl Club, a young mems
organization, and the members of the club
have been working day and night to pro-
mote the interests of their man. straw
vote of the business district on Saturday
night showed Slower TO have considerably
the best of the situation. though the out
side districts may not be so strong for
him The Republican nomination in Marion
is practically equivalent TO an election.
The other candidates for mayor are At
torney Gus s. Condo, Attorney George NJ.
Elliott, Councilman j. A. Genung and
Stephen Goldng, brother of the late Mayor
w. L. Golding.
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PROPERTY SALES.
w. l.. Higgins Buys an Apartment
House-Residence Propertfes.

Omer Rodibaugh yesterday sold his
three-story residence at 80 North Della
ware street, through the w. E. Mick
agency, to w. l.. Higgins for $4,000. The
lot has a frontage of 80 feet inches and
a depth of 1876 feet.
Herman +. Martens has purchased of
George +. Sicke a residence property at
the corner of College avenue and Pratt
street for $1,000.
Emma Schumacher has sold to Clarence
L. Baker property on East Washington
street, near Southeastern avenue, for s., 600.
William H. Robinson has sold his prop
erty on Massachusetts avenue, near Jupiter
street, TO William A. DOrman for $500
Susie Howell has purchased a property
on North Illinois street, near Eighteenth
street, of Leopold Strauss for $4,000.
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Mennonite Bishop Is Dying.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Dec. 9.-Bishop John
F. Funk, of the Mennonite Church, head
of the Mennonite publishing house in this
city, and known all over the United States
and Canada as a leader in the church, is
dangerously i'll at his home in this city.
He was seized with hemorrhage of the
bowels Saturday night. Mr.. Funk was
born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, April
6, 1885. In 1857 he located in Chicago, en-
gaging in the lumber business nine years
In 1864 he established a Mennonite paper,
the Herald of Truth, and brought the pa
per and plant to Elkhart in 1861.
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DELAY IN THE WORK
OF Completing the New Scientific
Laboratory at De PAW.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec 9.-Work on
the outside of the new scientific laboratory
for De Paw University has been stopped
by the bad weather, with poor prospects of
getting the roofing completed before good
weather comes again, possibly not until
spring. There also is trouble in connection
with putting in the cement floors. The
work was delayed by the glaciers, as the
cement would have frozen without the
windows being in, and now the windows
have arrived and are being put in place.
1t is so cold that artificial heat must be
supplied from charcoal pans all through
the big building, which will have to be
kept going day and night until the cement
has become fixed. The brick on the build
ing has all been laid.
The dedication will be held next COM
mencement, il is expected. but the depart
ments that will use the building will not
be bile to get into it this winter.
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DIR. Ada Smith.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Ind, Dec. 9.-Dr. Ada
Smith eldest daughter of ex-City Treas
urer William G. Smith, of this city, died
from consumption Sunday at Phoenix,
A. T. She had been there year for the
benefit of her health. She was a graduate
of the Womans Medical College of At
lanta, Ga, had taken postgraduate work
at the Indiana Medical College. and was
Hospital in New York. The body will be
brought east, and the funeral will be held
next Saturday or Sunday. The deceased
was sister of the Rev. Chestern w.
and now pastor of the Methodist Church
at Mishawaka, Ind.
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Werner and Reider offer a pleasing nov
city and Wifred Clarke and company do
an old thing cleverly at the Grand Opera
House this week. The frst-named are
labeled Tyrolean warblers on the pro-
gramme. They have not been long in this
country. Their stage is set with a hut in
a forest. Miss Werner is a maiden in the
hut and Reider is her lover outside. Both
are dressed in Swiss costumes. They sing
a serenade first and afterward several
characteristic songs. Their voices and
their style are cOnSpcuOusly better than
those OF the native vaudeville players i'm
the same line. They sing with a precision
that comes of intelligent study and prac-
tice, and, besides, they feel the sentiment
of their songs and express il that it
takes hold of the audience though the au-
dience does not understand the foreign
words. The act is heartily applauded. and
that is another sign that efforts al better
things are appreciated in the vaudeville
houses.
WiIfred Clarke has four assistants in
acting Oscars Birthday" a short farce
announced TO be an adaptation from the
French. but an old acquaintance in vary
ing form in the vaudeville. Oscar, worried
to distraction by his mother-in-law and her
dutiful daughter. kissed pretty woman
as the car in which they We're riding
passed through a dark tunnel. She fol-
lowed him to his home. for no apparent
from whom she was separated. Oscar had
a wildly difficult task 10 hide the strange
woman from his wife, his mother-in-law
and his friend. When the climax came
Oscar worked up his courage and drove his
mOther-in-laW out of the house. Almost
the same sketch was used in the Grand
a few weeks ago by another company. but
the idea has not been elaborated and pre-
scented 50 skillfully before as IL is by Mr..
Clarke and his helpers. They are not
bOisterous and they are Intelligent and
quick. and the result is an interesting
twenty minutes for the audience.
The Bison City Quartet has wasted some
money on scenery for an act they call The
Soldiers Christmas in the Philippines"
The men have good voices and would
double their applause if they dressed like
citizens of Indianapolis or any civilized
community and sang without theatrical
trimmings. They use the monOtonous old
style negro songs and other old material.
Nevertheless. the blending of their voices
pleases and they get several encOreS Pete
Baker il Offering his old material. He is
applauded for reciting James WhitcOmb
Rileys poem with the refrain, I've nOthin'
at all to say" and with an Interpolation
in favor OF the Philippines. Collins and
North sing parodies and tell stories in
great deal Of rubbish. Raymond and Cav
erIev come on the stage in a street ear
and then give a poor imitation of the
Rogers Brothers. They close with an
amusing burlesque on opera and Spanish
dancing.
Lolita Gladstone with her story of
country girls visit to a city; the De Muths.
dancers and the biograph complete the
bill
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.TheIma" ut the Park.

A bit of Norwegian life is given in ''Thel-
ma novel written by Marie Corell
charles W. Chase has used the title and
written a dramatic version of the story in
four acts which is now being played at the
Park Theater. Olaf Goldman. sturdy
Norseman. who adhered strictly to the
teachings of his forefathers, had daugh-
ter. named Thelrna, who was famed for
her beauty and virtue. Goldman was one
- int class Of Norwegians that adOred the
s,,n There were many ike him aid they
nrnan,ed his beautiful daughter the sun
Angel" During one summer fhiilD FIRING
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HANGED HIMSELF IN JAIL.
Man Who Robbed store at Gilman
Killed Himself nj Alexandria.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Ind, Dec. Oscar Ander-
son. twenty-fOur years old. committed sui
eide tonight in the jail at Alexandria by
hanging himself. He used his suspenders
in doing the deed One end he tied around
his neck and the other he attached 10 the
top OF the cell door. The distance was not
enough for him 10 suspend himself upright
ard nc dropped holding up his knees. The
distance between the floor and his knees
was about two inches. Death was due 10
straEguiation. When the body was d.scov-
cred. about 1850 o'clock. Ii was yet warm
Anderson. when arrested this afternoon
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MINERS RIOT CASES.
More Than Twenty Prisoners Dis
charged-Others Lightly Punished.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Dec. 9.-Sheriff Nc
Cord. of Daviess county, brought twenty
one prisoners here from Washington, Ind,
charged with riot. 1t was alleged that they
participated in the attack upon Superin-
tendent Scott at Prospect Hill, near this
city. three weeks ago. The prisoners We're:
Henry Thompson. August Vagie, Arthur
Auberry, William Thompson. Charles
O'Neil, John Strokes, Amiel Osha, Arley
Wallace John Hudson, Levi Saulters, Mar
tin FOgarty, Patrick Flanagan, William
Watkins. Charles Auberry, Thomas Fisher,
Isaac Wheeler, William Hodge, Peck knite,
Charles Netting.
They and Harley Abbott, of Washington,
and Samuel Price. Thomas Dant and Thos.
Hefti of this city, previously arrested.
were all discharged. Mayfield Carr and
Robert Brush, of Washington. were fined
S35 each for assault Their fines were paid
by the Miners Union of Washington.
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NEW GAME LAW DANGER.
statute Used as a Means to SwindIe
Pulaski County Farmers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINAMAC. Ind, Dec. 9.-Confdence
men have discovered a way to use the
Indiana game law 20 fleece unwary farm
ers. James Mortimer, farmer of this
vicinity, was the victim of two men who
represented themselves to be Chicago
bankers. They were well posted on the
State game law, and they requested him
to grant them written permit 10 hunt on
his farm They wrote out a permit for
three days of sport for s., which they
paid. and day last week this permit
turned UP at one Of the banks as a promis-
sorry note for 800, which had been sold TO
an innocent purchaser. Ten other farmers
near North Judson. Ind, have been swim
died in the same way
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Southern Indiana Teachers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. 9.-The pro-
gramme and arrangement committee of
the Southern Indiana Teachers Associa-
ton held meeting at the home of Prof. ].
X. Beck and set the dates for the annual
meeting here next year for Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday, April 3. 4 and 5. The
meeting will be held in the gymnasium,
and will begin with a night session on
Thursday and will adjourn in time for the
teachers to leave at IL O'Clock Saturday.
The committee is composed of Prof. ]. h.
Beck, of this city, chairman; Prof. o. l..
Kelso. of Terre Haute; Prof. Monroe
superintendent of the schools of Mount
Vernon, and Prof. Harris, superintendent
of the Greencastle schools.
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An Even Dozen of BurgInries.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec. 9.-During Saturday
and Sunday nights twelve burglaries were
committed in this city. They were not re-
ported, with but one or two exceptions,
until this morning, when the owners of the
various places reopened their stores for
business. The aggregate amount of booty
secured was small. The places entered
were owned by the following persons: Ed
Mckee, grocery; Hugh Young, grocery;
John Stevens. grocery; Brubaker's grocery,
Dick Beck's grocery, Daniel Overman, res
idence; residence at SIS West Tenth street;
c. w. Mann, grocery; Kresss drug store
and Whttaker's saloon. In every case
entrance to the buildings was obtained by
cutting through the window glass.