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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-18
One OF the Victims Of the Police Is
Dead and They Turn Another
Loose for Lack of Evidence.
STATE CHARITIES CONFERENCE
CITY AND COUNTY INSTITUTIONS IN
DER EARNEST DISCUSSION.
Presbyterian Home Mission Work
Important Dog Tax Law Decision
Boom i'm kankakee Lands.
ial to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. I7.-Mystery
continues to surround the case of the How
ell safe robbery early yesterday morning.
The police have made every effort to secure
evidence against the two men who fell
into their hands yesterday as the result of
the attack on a freight train, when two
strangers were shot. Henry McCarroll,
one of the supposed robbers, who was shot
through and through and later sent TO a
hospital, died this morning. His compan-
ion, William DUNN, who also was wound
ed. was held by the police till this after
noon and then given his release. DUNN
claims that he and McCarroll were on their
way to st. Louis and were tramping. He
says the police and citizens of Howell made
a terrible mistake in attacking and shoot
ing McCarroll and himself.
McCarrolls mother arrived to-day from
Nashville, and did not know her son was
dead till she reached the hospital. The
scene there was most pathetic. She is very
bitter over the killing of her son. She de-
MED that either her son or DUNN has ever
been in trouble before, and reports from
the authorities at Nashville seem TO bear
out this statement.
DUNN will Mrs. McCarroll
and the body OF his companion to Nash
vile.
DUNN and McCarroIl were brothers-in-
law. Their statement to this effect was
corrOborated by the Nashville authorities.
Nothing was found on their persons to in
dictate that they had any connection with
the robbery. DUNN said they arrived on a
freight at night and were waiting to catch
an early one out in the morning, when they
were attacked by the police. He said he
ran simply because he was frightened, see
ing his brother-in-law fall and being
wounded himself. The notice. however. in
Sist that the men were connected with the
robbery, and say that persons who saw
them leave the place say they tally in ap-
pearance with the thieves. but as no direct
evidence has been secured the release Of
DUNN was ordered.
The third man of the party, who was
shot by Marshal Sumpter, is still missing.
His disappearance has given the police
much concern.
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than once in his speeches during the cam
paign. In his letter accepting the nomina-
ton for Vice President Mr.. Roosevelt
said:
One OF the most serious problems with
which we are confronted under the condi-
tons OF our modern civilization IS Jhat
presented by the great business comblna-
tons which are generally known under
the name Of trusts. The problem Is an
exceedingly difficult one. = b nrst
thing to do is 10 find out the facts, and
Tor this purpose publicity as TO capitalize
ton, pronts and all else of importance 10
the public is the most useful measure.
The mere fact of this publicity would IN
itself remedy certain evils, and as to the
OtnerS IL would in some cases point out
the remedies, and would at least enable
us to tell whether or not certain proposed
remedies would be useful. The State, act
ing in its collective caDacitv. would thus
first find out the facts and then be able to
take such measures as wisdom dictated.
Much can be done by taxation. Even more
can De done by regulation, by close super
vision and the unspaTing excelsior of all
unhealthy, destructive and anti-social ele-
mentS. The separate State governments
can do a great deal, and when they decline
TO cooperate the national government
must step in.
From these expressions it is evident that
President Roosevelt has given much
thought to the question of regulating cor
porations and minimizing the evils of trusts,
and that he is pretty sure to make recon-
mendations that will lead to practical
legislation. He recognizes the rights of cor
porations and the advantages and benefits
OF combined capital in the establishment
and conduct Of great enterprises, but he is
IN favor Of protecting the public against the
greed of corporations and the aggressions
of capital. His suggestion in regard to re-
curing publicity Of corporations and trusts
as a means of showing the evils that really
exist and remedy can be applied is in
line with the best thought Of the day on the
subject. Mr.. W.. NJ. Collier, in a work on
trusts, which is perhaps the most intelligent
discussion Of the subject extant. says:
Publicity by officers and directors and
promoters of all our great corporations
may not be a complete cure, but it is sure
10 be one of the most effective remedies for
all the evils Of trusts. : . . Demosthenes,
when asked what are the three great es-
s~entials of oratory, replied: First, action;
second, action; third action If asked
what is the remedy for the great evils, in
dustrlal, social and political. which are in
nerent or Incidental to trusts our answer
hclty; third, publicity'-the remedy which
Is most effective in itself and the remedy
Whlch alone can suggest the fourth and all
others that may be needed.
In the light of Mr.. Roosevelt's acts while
Governor of New York, and of his later ex-
pressions in his letter of acceptance and
public addresses, it is safe to predict that
his forthcoming message viii contain some
very decided views and practical recon-
mendations on the trust question.
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District Convention Election.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAGERSTOWN. Ind, Oct. 17.-The two
days session of the annual meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
Richmond district, Northern Methodist
Conference. came TO a close this evening.
Mrs. n. w. Bass, national organizer, of
New York. and Mrs. Retts, of Parker, con-
ference president, were present and ad-
dressed the societies.
Reports of delegates and auxiliaries were
heard this morning, and after a brief praise
service the election of district officers was
held. Mrs. E. NJ. HaughtOn. of Richmond,
was reelected president; Mrs. NJ. E.. Meth
circuit, Richmond, vice president; Mrs. #. II.
Bait, Middletown. recording secretary;
Mrs. Melissa Stratton. Knightstown. cor
responding secretary; Miss Anna Dilling,
HagerstOwn, treasurer: Mrs. G. b. Wilcox,
Middletown, secretary for young peoples
work; Mrs. L. ~. Williams, New Castle,
secretary for systematic giving; Mrs. Fred
f. Thornburg, Hagerstown, secretary for
supplies; Mrs. Belle r. Satler, Winchester,
secretary for the mite box.
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STATE CHARITIES CONFERENCE.
Prof. Brown on County Charities"
and w. w. Ross on "City Charities"

Prof. Brown on County Charities"
and w. w. Ross on "City Charities"
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE third
session of the tenth annual State Confer
ence of Charities and Correction was held
last night, the evening being devoted to a
discussion of state charities, under the
leadership of Prof. Demarchus G. Brown,
Of Irvington. There was a large attend
ance of delegates and visitors. Professor
Brown, in taking charge Of the meeting,
outlined the subject to be discussed, his
idea being to show what had been done and
what could be done in caring for the poor
and the of Indiana. The sberiffs,
he said, were there TO make money. They
are running the Institutions on a boarding.
house plan. In many cases no work is in
sisted on and the rules for prisoners are
rarely enforced. Professor Brown thought
the time was coming when the need OF a
district Jail would be so apparent to the
public that such an institution would be
provided. In case this is so, the convicted
criminals would go there and those who
await trial would be kept at the county
Jail.
The county asylums and poorhouses also
We're given attention by Professor Brown.
He said the result of political changes is
apparent, the superintendent needing more
executive power and not being able to con-
duct the affairs of the institutions in a
proper manner.
Richard o. Johnson. superintendent Of
the Indiana State School for the Deaf,
spoke on jail administration. Mr.. Johnson
said that the jail systems Of Ohio. Indiana
and Illinois are a disgrace to civilization.
William w. Ross, of Evansville, spoke Of
City Charities tonight at the Oliver Op-
era House.
The election Of officers and reports of
committees will be announced tomorrow
morning.
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ceeds went to an athletic association.
Neither the winner nor loser got anything.
There was neither wager. award nor prize
IN II, and hence no prize fight.
i made a motion TO quash an informa-
tlon that charged the defendants with hav-
ing unlawfully engaged in a fight with the
lists by agreement and for a wager. the
amount OF which was alleged to be I'M
known. | asserted the rule to be that, IN
indiana. all crimes are defined by the
statute and that, as in the case Of nuisance
on adultery. where the offense was not de-
nned by statute the information would not
be good unless the same contained a com
mon law definition. And that as neither
the statute nor common law defined the
onense of prize fighting 1t would seem that
no good could be drawn under
the statute. But in the case at bar in
sisted that the absence OF the word prize
made this information bad, as il neither
charged a prize fight nor a fight in a pub
lie place. The court intimated that it
seemed that the entire point was we'll made
but that the absence Of the word prize
fight certainly made the Information bad,
in view of no better definition than that
alleged. The court did not hold nor init
mate that there was no law by which prize
fighters could be punished or prevented.
but that probably no punishment could be
administered under the so-called prize-fight
statute
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Indiana Obituary.

PLYMOUTH, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE funeral
of John Shatto, one of the oldest men in
northern Indiana, took place at Etna Green
to-day. He was ninety-seven years old,
and was for many years a resident of Etna
Green, but recently made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. George w. Baxter, in this
city. He was a soldier of the Mexican n
civil wars; was a Republican from the
foundation of that party until his death,
and cast his last vote for Mckinley last
PORTLAND, Ind, Oct. 17.-Andrew
Hutchens, one of the wealthiest and best
known residents of Jay county, is dead at
his home in the suburbs of this city, after
a long illness. The funeral services viii
take place Friday, interment being at Sala-
monia. Mr.. Hutchens was born in Mont
gomery county, Ohio. on June %, 1927, and
came with his parents TO this county when
twelve years old.
UNION CITY. Ind, Oct. 1Z.-Joel Wolf
singer, a pioneer resident of
his county, died at his home near here
to-day. aged eighty years. He came from
Pennsylvania sixty years ago and settled
here when this county was almost wilder
ness.
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Presbyterian Home Mission work.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, Oct. 17.-At yesterdays
session of the Indiana Presbyterian Synod,
which adjourned last night. reports were
made which showed that during the past
year the synod has raised S26. 664.9O for the
work of home missions, to which sum must
be added $6.339.7S contributed by the Wom-
ans Home Missionary Society, making a
total of S5C.O04.OS. The synod has an en-
dowment fund of $4,000. most of which was
given by Simon Yandes. George b. Yandes,
Harry j. Milligan and William II. Hub
bard were elected trustees of the fund. The
Rev. George Knox and the Rev. T. u. Fyfe
were made superintendent n associate
superintendent, respectively, in the Sab
bath school work. The Rev. FreeIev
Rohrer. OF Marion, was elected chairman of
year.
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OF course the public expects the present
city administration to be a decided i'm
provement on the Taggart administration
in the enforcement of law. but it is not un-
reasonable in it's demands. Conditions
which have been years in growing up can
not be changed in a day. and the onerous
duties imposed on the police by the carni-
val-duties which would have taxed a force
of two or three times the size-is a very
sufficient excuse for a little delay in insti-
tuting reforms. Wait a bit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-18

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE Ma
tional Civil-service Commission has dis
missed the charge against Postmaster Gray
preferred by Samuel Goblin, a discharged
clerk in the office. Goblin was discharged
for characterization, and then he wrote to
the commission saying Postmaster Gray
had said he would "get rid of Goblin be-
cause he was a Democrat" The commission
wrote TO Goblin asking him to s~ubstantiate
the assertion that Gray bad made such a
statement. but. as Goblin has not replied
to this communication, the commission has
announced that the case is a closed incl
dent.
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Boom i'm Kanknkee Lands.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE activity in
Kankakee lands is little short of phe-
nomenal. Since the Pontiac syndicate
bought thousands of acres in Dewey town.
ship, Of Laporte county, the advance in
prices has been steady. During the past
forty-eight hours six transfers, covering
100 acres in Hanna township, nave been
filed for record In the county recorders
office here, the aggregate consideration be-
ing So, 800. The papers are now being pre-
pared for the transfer of a tract of land in
Dewey township from James Long to the
Lacrosse and Company for $1,000 Within
a few years land along the Kankakee has
risen in value from So and $40 an acre to
S35 and $50.
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Special to the Indi annapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. I7.-According to
the ruling OF Judge Henry c. Fox. of the
Wayne Circuit Court, a man making a will
by which all his property is left absolutely
to his wife can have no voice in it's dispo-
sition after her death. The point arose in
connection with the estate of the late John
kahle. He willed his property absolutely
to his wife, but undertook to provide for
children by a former wife after the second
wife's death. Mrs. Kahle recently died, and
her heirs set up the claim that the will was
void, Kahle having no right TO say what
should become of the estate. as It was the
absolute property of the widow. The court
sustained this contention.
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SIXTH INDIANA CAVALRY.
Close of the Reunion at Terre Haute
New RegimentaI Officers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE
Sixth Indiana Cavalry. at it's reunion here,
elected the following officers: President,
Captain T. NJ. Robinson, of Brazil; vice
president, Lieutenant j. c. Owens, of
Greencastle; secretary-treasurerb DR.. 7. f.
Brown, of Sanford. 1t was reported at the
meeting that as nearly as could be learned
there are now living 497 members of the
regiment, which had the largest battle
casualty record of Indiana regiments, In
proportion to the number of men enlisted.
The Eleventh Cavalry had a onger death
list, but it had more men. The regiment
was mustered out at Paducah in June, 1860.
Colonel Biddle remained in the regular
army and four years ago was retired,
since which time he has lived in Phila-
delphia in winter and in Berkeley Springs,
West Virginia, in summer. This was the
first time he had been with his men since
leaving them at Paducah and there were
joyful and pathetic scenes between him
and the survivors.
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Pulp Mill Combination.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind oct. IAN official of the
Pulp Company to-day makes the
statement that the wood pulp manufacture
concerns of the country are soon TO be
merged into one or a trust
For ten days past the moneyed men OF the
East who are TO buy up the companies
have been travelling over the ecuntr In a
special train visiting the plants. They
were in Muncie on Tuesday. Their itinerary
covers twenty days time and is TO close in
Connecticut
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Physician Cited for Contempt.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, oct. 1Z-Dr. }. w.
McCausland, a prominent local physician.
was arrested this afternoon on the order of
Judge A. Aiken to show cause why he had
not paid the alimony OF $40 a month which
had been awarded to his divorced wife.
The delinquent amount has reached over
$500. He will lave a hearing when Judge
Aiken returns from a trip. on which he
was called Immediately after he had issued
the order for the doctors arrest.
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Missing More Than a Month.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, oct. 17.-Alien Shewman.
a prominent resident Of this city. well
known In Indiana, Wisconsin. Illinois and
Michigan as an electric railway promoter
and builder. is mysteriously missing from
his home in his city since Sept. Is. Mr..
Shewman is at the head Of the Central
Indiana Railway Company. recently incor-
porated 10 build an electric road from IN
~dianapolis to kokomo. None OF his family,
including his mother, wife and children.
has heard from him for a month. On Sept.
Is he left here for Chicago TO look after
the manufacture Of an electrical device
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As to a

Puck.
she-You know. Clara was ambitious to have
a career.
Mama-And matrimony i~nterferes with a ca
reer?
She-Yes but she made up her mind that she
doesn't want any career that matrimony inter-
feres with.
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Found His Mother and an Estate.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Oct. 17.-This evening
Charles Martin. aged thirty-seven, arrived
here and located his mother, Mrs. John
Mckinney, at Harmony. He had not seen
her for more than thirty-six years. he
having been given TO Mr.. and Mrs. A. N
Martin, Illinois farmers. by his mother.
when he was nine months old. at the time
of the separation of his parents. whose
names were Green. Until recently he rad
believed he was the son Of his foster par
ents. BY establishing his identity he comes
in possession of valuable real estate.
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DIPHTHERIA Is EPIDEMIC.
New Albany Schools Closed and All
Meetings Indefinitely Postponed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. Oct. 1.-THE Board
of Health met to-day and issued an order
for the closing of all the public and paro-
chial schools of the city on account of the
prevalence of diphtheria. About twenty
five cases have developed, and six have
resulted fatany. The board declared off
several entertainments which were to have
been held tonight. and notice was given
that the Sunday schools would not holG
sessions next Sunday, and that children
under the age of fourteen years must be
kept of the street by their parents or
guardians, as they were considered a men
ace to the public health, and will be ar
rested as such.
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Reunion of the "OId Brigade"

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind, Oct. 1L-Nine-
ty surviving veterans of the Eighth and
Eighteenth regiments and First Battery,
all known as the "Old Brigade" il the
service, held their twenty-sixth annual re-
union in this city to-day. The afternoon
session was given to the transaction of
business, and In the evening a rousing
campfire was held in the Main-street Opera
House. An interesting programme of vocal
and instrumental music, Rotations and
campfire talks was given. The principal
address was by Judge James b. Black, of
indianapolis. The next meeting will be
held at Anderson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-18

TIL movement of Republicans and Dem
ocrats in Chicago to secure the selection of
better MEMBERS of the Legislature is a
good one, and when Speaker Sherman said
to the meeting for that purpose that the
Legislature is no place to send a man to
reform him, he uttered a truth which is
not always recognized.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-18
Belgian Hares Not Included.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. H.-Judge
Piety, in the Circuit Court. has decided
that the law authorizing township trustees
TO pay for sheep killed by dogs, and for
which fund the dog tax is imposed. does
not apply TO Belgian hares. although a
domestic food animal. like sheep. William
NJ. Slaughter, of this city had sued the
township trustees for $500 for the loss Of
hares by dogs getting in his warrens.
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Plant VIII he Enlarged.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART. Ind, Oct. is. h. Pratt
and p. L. Ebrentz. OF Owosso, Mich, have
bought stock in the Moves Carriage Com
pany. of this city. and. with others. in
creased the capital stock TO $4,000. The
output Of the factory will be trebled. and
this means the employment Of many more
men. l.. c. Lull, of Kalamazoo. Mich,
continues as president. with Mr.. Pratt as
secretary and general manager, and Mr..
Ebrentz as treasurer and general super
intendent.
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a Washington telegram says full reci-
procity with Cuba cannot be expected, and
by full reciprocity is meant that Cuban
sugar and tobacco be put upon the free
list. That is not necessary to reciprocity,
bat the present duty on Cuban sugar can
be reduced 20 per cent, and even a large
reduction in the tobacco duty would give
Cuba an advantage over other producers
of raw sugar and tobacco. and at the same
time would not cut into the revenues so
heavily as to embarrass the treasury.
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and for no apparent reason. The barber
said. "You have a cat? No. ne replied.
I'VE have not a cat i'm the house. Then
YOU have "A terrier that catches mice. and
it comes in contact with your head
Yes said the man, Il have. and us
favOrite seat Is on the top Of my arm
chair. close 10 my head" The old barber
then explained that his sudden baldness
was a disease belonging to mice. that could
be passed on 10 human beings by contact
with an animal that touched them.
Whether there is anything in this or not
cannot eaE
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STILL TIED UP.
Midland Not Yet Running-Rumors of
an Alleged Sale.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Oct. 1.-THE report that
business has been resumed on the Chicago
& southeastern midland Railroad), after
being tied up by workmen, who refuse to
labor until given back pay, as reported to-
day from Anderson, is untrue. General Of
fcers of the company located in Muncie
deny the truth Of the story, and the shops
containing most Of the rolling stock in
Muncie are dark. No trains have moved
for sixteen days.
MARION, Ind, Oct. 14.-It is reported
that a deal is on between President Craw-
ford, of the Chicago & Southeastern Rail-
road, known as the Midland route. to sell
the system to the Vanderbits for 1000, 600.
The road extends from Muncie, Ind, to.
Brazil, Ind.
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n Coincidence.

THAT tooth was awful hard to pull:
1 had to yank. and strive
But since you are my customer
I'll only charge you fve,"
Said the dentist.
"A rather strange coincidence
Your pardon. sir, l beg
But when you pulled my tooth, I'll swear
You also pulled my Leg"
Said the man.
New Orleans imes-Democrat.