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ESSEX, OF POST B,
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE rxDI-
AN. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
Science Teachers Elect officers ard
Adjourp-E-eape of N Bold Thief
Men organize.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
NINCENNES. Ind. April 27.-The State
convention of the Indiana division OF the
Travellers Protective Association closed
this afternoon. after a two days session.
Following the big procession this morning
the convention met at McJimsey's Opera
House. Mayor Green delivered the address
of welcome. to which State President
Charles G.. Yelm, of Lafayette. responded.
The several committees made reports. after
which officers were elected as follows. TO
serve two years: President, Bert Essex,
Post b., Indianapolis. secretary and treas
urer, Harry Gump. Post Il, indianapolis;
delegates to national convention, John
Watt, Harry Hunter. Riley Hunt, j. f..
Smith, r. c. Stark, o Schaffer, John
Brown. G.. ID. Custer, sr.. l.. NJ. Hopewell,
W. ID. Murphy. Frank L. Steen, Charles
Parish, j. w. Lee, a. G.. STERN, j. ~. Gus
ter, AL w. Dixon. ID. G.. Gaskin. j. r..
Gregory, S. B~rinkholder, w. O. Anderson,
James Crawford, j. q. Thomas, b. ii.
Burke, Charles Latchem and ID. Il. May.
The next State convention will be held at
South Bend.
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Indiana Notes.

Stephen Banks. single, twenty-nine years
old, was fatally injured yesterday by a fall
OF slate i'm the Big Four mine near Brazil.
All the farm buildings belonging to Jo-
seph Horn. a farmer living near Brook
vile. burned last night. The family es-
capped.
The Modes-Turner Glass Company, of
Cicero. has secured a plant at Terre Haute.
and will remove to that city. part of their
outfit in the fall and part next year.
Henry L.. Baker. of Muncie, has sued the
Lake Erie u Western for $1,000 damages
for being put off a train of the company,
last September. because of some irregu-
larity I'm his ticket.
The Rev. NJ. w. Harkins. who has been
pastor of the Central Christian Church in
Anderson for the past eight years. has re-
ceived a call To the leading Christian
Church in Spokane, Wash.
Walter Cunningham, a Jeffersonville
member of the Thirty-third infantry, has
returned home after sixteen months serv-
ice in the Philippines. He says the SOL
diers have been we'll trated.
Seven new cases of smallpox have been
reported at Poland. in Clay county, making
seventeen IN al, ana two eniidren are snso
disease, but final diagnosis has not yet been
made.
The Eaton f~ruit-jar and bottle factory
las closed because of an accident to the
continuous tank. which may prevent re-
sumption during this fire. More than one
Hundred persons are idle owing 10 the
break.
Thomas I. Stitt. of Wabash. recently APP
pointed an ensign in the navy and directed
TO report for duty in the Asiatic squadron,
has received n reassignment. and Is now
required TO report i'm the Pacific squadron.
He will leave for San Francisco on Mon
day.
Farmers around Union City are much
disquieted because they find large numbers
OF locusts near the surface of the ground.
They say the seventeen-year visitation is
not due until next year. but from present
indications believe the pest will be numer-
Gus this season.
Williams Post. No. rs. G. A. r., of Muncie.
will present as it's candidate for department
commander at the Logansport ncampment
Erie +. Georgia, who served through the
civil war i'm Gen. b. f. Tracy's regiment.
the Tenth New York. He is an official of
the Midland Steel Company.
James Bolton. Democratic contestant i'm
the Vigo county treasureship election case.
who recently took a change of venue 10
Parke county. on the ground that Juuge
Piety, of Nigo. was preJudiced against
him. has taken another change Of venue,
to Warren county. on the ground that
Judge White. being prejudiced. would not
give him a fair trial Judge Rabb will hear
the case, unless Bolton seeks another
change.
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INDIANA
elaborate Funeral Services Over the
BODY of Gen. a. q. Miller.


Special to the indianapolis Journal
LEBANON. Ind. April 27.-The funeral or
Gen. a. Q. Miller. held here to-day. was
the largest ever seen in Lebanon. The body
was escorted from the residence TO LochIn-
var Hall this morning by a detail from
the local militia company and the G. a. Il.
The body lay i'm state there until 1:50
o'clock this afternoon. and was viewed by
a large number of people. The casket was
draped with the flag of Wilder's brigade
and the magnificent sword presented TO
General Miller by the Seventy-second Regi-
ment rested across the foot of the bier.
Many beautiful floral offerings were
grouped about and upon the casket.
At , o'clock this afternoon the funeral
services were held. Lochinvar Hall would
not hold half the people who desired
admittance. The choir from the Nj. r.
Church sang. The Rev. Demetrius Tillot-
son read the Scripture lesson. The Rev.
{. Il. Mack. of Coifax. offered the prayer.
Mrs. u. r. Mickey sang Lead. Kindly
Light" Lieut.. Col. G. q. Thompson. of
Lafayette; the Rev. W. y. McKinsey. OF
Ihorntown; Gen. James II. Carnahan. OF
indianapolis. and the Rev. Mr.. Tillotson
paid touching tributes TO the memory of
the dead soldier.
After the services the procession was
formed as follows: Tn local militia com
pany. G. A. r.. Masonic fraternity and
citizens. The active pallbeareTs were: j. Y.
storm. H.. G.. Brush. Lysander Darnell.
:. Il. Shore. S. G.. Clay. ID. NJ. Burns. Frank
eastman, all of this city. and d. II. Olive.
OF Indianapolis. The honorary pallbearers
were: Sergt. B. f.. McGee. Of Otterbein:
Adjt. \. A. Rice. Of Lafayette; Capt. ". p.
Henon. OF CrswfOrdsville; Col. c.. Il
Thompson, of Lafayette: Gen. James h.
Carnahan. of indianapolis: z. G. Clark. of
Frankfort; Capt. George w. Brown, Of
Frankfort. and Lieut.. j. H.. Barnes, of In
Gianapolis.
a large number of the survivors of the
Seventy-second and Tenth Indiana regl-
mentS We're present. Auditor of State Hart
and his deputy, Frank Martin, were among
those here from indianapolis.
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SUNDAY MORNING RAIDS.
Visits of Police Attended by Fruitful
Results.

The regular Sunday morning raids of the
police on the gambling houses and resorts
were made yesterday morning with I'M
usual results. The house at 21S North Cap
itol avenue was visited, and from IL were
taken seven women and ten men. Mrs.
Rowan was charged with keeping the place
and the other women with being inmates
and the men with visiting.
At 2 o'clock this morning the. police found
in the place conducted by Hagerman Muntz,
colored. at 3D6 Indiana avenue, a large
number of gamblers. Muntz was slated as
the keeper OF a gambling resort. The rrst
load from the place contained about twen-
" negroes, and in all there was said TO be
about thirty-five. Several other resorts
we're visited later.
When the wagon went back for the sec
ond load and the officers had all the men
In the wagon. as they thought. another of
the officers came out with two more men,
whom he had found in the ice box.
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BARBER AND LONG PROMOTED.
ard Major Appointed Briga-
diers of volunteers.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The President
has appointed Colonel Merritt Barber. Of
the adjutant generals department. and
Major Oscar f. Long, of the quartermas-
ter department. ~brigadier generals of vol
unteers. on account of their long and faith
full services during the campaign in the
Philippines. Major Long has had charge
of the transport service at San Francisco
and Colonel Barber rendered important
service at the headquarters of General.
Macarthur at Manila.
The President also has made the follow
ing appointments: John w. Garrett, Of
Pennsylvania. secretary OF legation at The
Hague. Netherlands: Hesman Ellerman,
collector of internal revenue, district of
North and South Dakota: Alfred W.
Brown. appraiser OF merchandise, district
of Boston and Charlestown, Mass; Earl
NJ. Cranston. United States attorney, dis
trict OF Colorado; Henry Meldrum. survey
or general Of Oregon. Harry ID. Chamber
lain. Indian agent. Crow Creek agency,
south Dakota: William Grimes. Of King
FISHER. O.. T.. secretary of the Territory.
he succeeds William M. Jenkins, recently
Amounted Governor.
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NO NEED OF LABOR COUNCIL.
Pftfsburg scheme Not Endorsed by
President Gompers.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-President Com
pers. Of the American Federation Of Labor.
to-day gave out the following statement,
referring to the Pittsburg project OF the
organization OF "a central labor council;
1t seems 10 me that il Is useless to
attempt the formation Of a new general
organization Of labor. for. as "a matter OF
fact, never In the history OF labor has there
been such a union 81 tRe forces of the work
,ers as there u to-day. under the banner
~ the American Federation OF Labor. Any
thing hat the organized workers can 10
can he done most emectually through the
already equipped American Federation OF
Labor. IL Is simply q question whether the
members and organizations Will IL So
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BADLY CUT AND BEATEN
JOHN PHILLIPS ASSAULTED AT ILL
NOIs AND GEORGIA STREETS.
His AssaiIants Both Arrested-A
Woman Is Said to BE in
the Case.

About 2 o'clock this morning John Phil
lips, of SOP East Georgia street, was as
saulted by two men at Illinois and Georgia
streets and terribly butchered, being cut
with a razor numerous times on the head
and face, knocked down, beaten and kicked
in the face until he was almost dead.
The cutting and beating was lone by
Taylor Mclaughlin and Robert White, who
claim to be brothers. living at S11 South
Delaware street.
The men. after beating and cutting him.
started to run. White was followed by
Patrolmen Milan and Larsh into Kentucy
avenue, where he was found in a block.
Mclaughlin was behind the officers, and
started to throw a brick at them, but a
warming shout caused one Of them 70 turn,
and he was taken into custody. The men
at first denied the cutting. White said he
was not in the fight at all, and did not
know who hit Phillips. The officers say
they were told that Mclaughlin told White
at one time to stop cutting Phillips. White
is said. after getting up, to have stopped
and kicked the PROSTATE man in the face.
Their stories varied in many particulars.
Once they denied being brothers, but later
claimed they were. and would hang to-
gether. They also claimed not to know
Phillips. Later Phillips said he was walk
ing on the street with a woman when the
men walked up behind and made some re-
marks to which he replied. and then one
of the men, said to have been White, re-
marked: well, l guess I'll just cut you
loose" and thereupon began using his
razor. The woman disappeared and had
not been found a short time afterward.
Phillips was taken 10 the City Dispensary,
where his wounds were dressed.
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RIM OF VARIOUS DEGREES.

Archibald Free. a star route carrier. has
been arrested. charged with robOinS the
saails. 81 Newport. Tenn.
Frank Stout. charged with the murder
al John Wilson. Of Dawson. was acquitted
a. Springfield, H., yesterday.
\ pccirOom located over the saloon OF
two well-known politicians WAS raided at
Chicago yesterday BY detectives and twenty
men arrested
Al Benkelman. Neb.. Theodore Moore.
held on a burglary charge, shot Sheriff
Richards last night and escaped from jail.
The sheriff chased him a block and fell
from loss OF blood. lie is in a critical con-
ditiOn.
James Brummet and George Barckley.
horse thieves. We're yesterday found guilty
1t Pawnse. O.. r. of the murder last July
Of j. /. Pool. and the jury recommended
hanging. The men operated extensively
81 the Cherokee country.
While resisting arrest at Topeka. Kan.
George Head was struck on the head by
Policeman Hall. The blow fractured his
skull, causing death six hours later. Head
had been drinking and was disturbing a
religious meeting on the street.
Clyde Moore and Charles Belts. aged
seventeen and fifteen years. respectively.
Were arrested at their homes in ArkSnsa ;
City. Kan. Yesterday on the charge Of
numbering e.. l.. Wiltberger. a farmer. at
Winfield, ten days ago. Th evidence -
circumstantial
The coroner's jury a. Atlanta. c., in
vCstlgating the death OF Dave Berry. col
- so I-"AAN va - FN0AH -
by j.. T.. Tolan. one of the superintendent
in charge q. the WORK on the Empire
building. yesterday returned a verdict Of
Jcstinable homicide. MIR. TOlan's home Is
~ Kansas.
At Pittsburg yesterday Joseph Hoffman
was killed by an Italian. said To be YgnaZio
Demma. who escaped. Hoffman. in passing
the Italians fruit cart. picked up an or
ange. The man supposed 10 be Demma
stabbed Hoffman three times with a Sti-
letto. and he died within an hour. Demma
Is still at large.
The case OF Mrs. Cordelia Botkin. who
was convicted OF the murder OF Mrs. j. l..
Cunning and her sister, Ida III. Dean, OF
Delaware. by sending poisoned candy
through the mails. and who was recently
granted a new trial by the California
Supreme Court. was called I'm the Superior
Court yesterday for the purpose of fixing
a date for the new trial. After argument
June : was agreed ON.
News has been received at Cody. Wyo.. of
The killing OF Jim McPeck By Stock DeteC-
tive W. ID. Smith. of Miles City. Smith
and his deputy arrested James Chappeii.
charged with Tustling. and were taxing
hin To a ranch sixty miles away TO secure
other members Of the gang. ON the way
they We're approached by Jim McPeck. who
was also wanted and who began "a fusil-
Peck was killed. None OF the posse was
badly wounded. The authorities have sent
out men 60 scour the country for r~ustlers.
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kansas City Journal.

An item has been running through the
Kansas press to the effect that the last Sod
house had disappeared from the prairies.
The item Is greatly in error. for sod houses
nav still be found in most of the western
counties. of which we are reminded by A
sad tragedy Just reported in the Graham
county papers. \ few days ago Sellers
Hostutler was playing with his two little
children on a bed In his sod house near
Hfn City. while Mrs. Hostutler was busy
preparing breakfast. Suddenly one OF the
walls OF the house gave way. letting the
roof fall. \ I the first warning Mrs. Hos
tutlcr sprang for her baby. and both were
killed together. HOstutler was pinned 10
the bed with the other child. but by almost
superhuman ~exertion he managed 10 tear
q hole in the dirt and timbers above him.
through which he crawled and went for
help. though his arm was broken and he
otherwise injured. The second child
was taken out by n~eighbors with no in
iuries of a dangerous Character.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY. Ind, April 21.-An un-
known horsethief created considerable ex-
element here last night. y stranger with
two heavy revolvers and a large knife
strapped around his waist was conspicu-
Gus on the street all afternoon. Soon after
dark he went to the hitch rack on the
public square and was just leaving with a
horse and buggy belonging to Samuel Ross
hen the owner saw him. The thief
gave the alarm and the thief was pursued
by a large number of men in buggies and
or bicycles. but he made his escape. Four
hcrses have been stolen from town this
week
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 1.-THE an
nual meeting of the Indiana Science Teach
ers' Association closed to-day, with the
election of the following officers: President,
DR.. j. T.. Scovell. of the Terre Haute High
School: vice president, j.. V. Voris. Hunt
ingtOn; secretary, D.. G. Wier. Indianapolis
treasurer. j. r. Thompson, Richmond. An
executive was chosen as fol-
lows: Nj. r.. Crowell, Franklin College; l.
f.. Wheeler, Monticello; Leonard Young,
Evansville; john Owens, huntington;
Donaldson Bodine, Wabash College.
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Eta, Demand for Meter Rate.

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KOKOMO. Ind, April 1.-THE gas meter
orsstion is now staring Kokomo in the
race. and the ls.C0 residents are blinking in
surorise IT the unexpected visitor. Kokomo
is supplied by the Chicago Pipeline Com
many. which in obtaining it's franchise TO
operate in this county agreed to supply To-
cal consumers OF fuel gas at the ordinance
rate OF $50 per stove per month as long
AZ the Indiana field produced. Under this
franchise Kokomo was to get gas In perpe-
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair To-Day and To-Norrov-Fresh
East 10 South winds.

WASHINGTON. April 27-Forecast for
Sunday and Monday:
For Ohio-Fair on Sunday and Monday:
fresh e~astcrly winds.
For ln~diana-Fair on Sunday and Mon
day: fresh east 10 south winds.
For Winois-Partly cloudy on sunday;
cooler in northwest portion. Monday fair;
fresh east TO south winds.
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tuity. and supposed that thu company
would keep its word. To-day Local Super
intendent Haynes announced at a meeting
OF the Business Mems Association that un-
less the city amended the ordinance and
permitted the sale by meter measurement
the company would pipe all it's gas to Chi
cago, leaving KOkOmO entirely without
fuel. 1t is understood that local factories
are at the bottom of the movement, hop
last longer for factory use. The city VIII
consider its rights before taking action.
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WASHINGTON, April 23.-The controller
of the treasury has decided that postal
money orders are payable only by the post
masters upon whom they are drawn. and
to whom notice OF the issue thereof nas
been sent. Il has been the practice here
tofOre 70 cash money orders at postomces
other than those on which they are drawn.
and for the postmasteTs cashing such
orders TO turn them into the Postoffice De
partment as vouchers.
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WASHINGTON. April 27.-Commissioner
of Internal Revenue YerSes. in pursuanc-
of the action of the United States Supreme
Court in declaring the tax of 10 cents on
export bills of lading unconstitutional, has
informed inquirers that the amount paid
for stamps will be refunded on claims OF
the full value Of 81 or over. Ii is estimated
that about $500, 600 has been collected I'M
der this tax since 1t went into effect July /,
1908
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Muncic's Proposed Park.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, April 27.-The Muncie
Commercial Club is preparing for the con-
struction of a park and boulevard 10 ex-
tend seven miles along one bank of White
river. 1t will be known as Riverside Park.
and besides the boulevard and park features
will contain two bicycle paths ana two
walks extending the whole ength of the
Improvement.
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BANK VAULT WRECKED.
one Thorsand Dollars said 40 Have
reen Taken by burglars.

TOLEDO. o. April 1.-THE bank at
Pioneer. Williams county. forty miles from
here. was entered by burglars during the
night. The vault was wrecked by dyna-'
mite. and the sum OF 1900 is said 10 be
mlsslng. There Is 10 Glow % the ro5bers.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ina, April 27.-The Muir
docks, of Lafayette. have purchased the
Richmond Traction Company's plant, and
possession was given to-day. The deal
was made through Perry j. Freeman and
John NJ. Lontz. of this city, who have
for some months been promoting an cleo
trio line TO the west, and it will now enable
them 10 put that project through. Exten-
sions and improvements in the local line
are promised.
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salt over Pollution of streams.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, April IA damage suit
was filed here to-day by Charles Minnick.
who seeks TO recover $1,000 damages from
the Muncie Pulp Company and to secure
a restraining order to prevent the company
polluting Buck creek with the refuse from
its mill. At least fifteen such suits are
pending against strawboard and paper mill
companies in this court. because OF the al
legged pollution OF Buck creek and White
river.
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Sold by the Receiver.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, April 27.-The Bel
den-Larwill plant was sold at receivers
sale this afternoon for $l4, 800. This in
cludes real estate. merchandise. tools. pat
terms and machinery, which cost 49, 600 in
all. The purchasers were Maurice Gold
berger and Charles 5. Bash, for the real es-
tate, and the Dayton Fan and Motor Com
pany, which win use the Belden patents.
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colorcd woman Kills n peddIcr.

CHICAGO. April 27.-Because she consid-
cred herself cheated by julius Stern. a
pcddler. In the purchase of some jewelry,
Mrs. Lillian Hudgins. a cOlOred woman.
siashed the man so badly with a razor that
he died inside OF two hours. She cut
Stern'S face 20 pieces and made a number
OF gaShes across his throat. one OF which
cut the lugular vein slightly. Stern was
carried TO the hospital. but the surgeons
could do nothing for him. The woman was
arrested.
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rhrratea.a 60 Burn uI- Feet.

GAINESVILLE. O.. April with threats
OF burning his feet with a lighted torch.
three robbers secured from Walter Wood
ward. 81 White Cottage. a hamlet eight
miles south OF here. a small sum OF money
at an early hour this morning. The robbers
smashed IN the door with a fence rail-.
Woodward was tied fast 20 the bed and
then tantalized with the torch until ne
told where his money was secreted. y child
sleeping in an adjoining room. awakened
by the noise. alarmed the neighbors. but
rot in time TO prevent the escape OF the
rohhers-
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TRACTION MEN ORGANIZED.
Anderson Motormen and Conductors
Are Now In the Union.
An 10 the indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, April Henderson
motormen and conductors of the Union
Traction Company. of Indiana, were or
ganized into a local union to-day. The
movement was quiet and nothing OF it was
known tin all the men had been pledged
and sworn I'm. There has been an effort TO
the employees here for five years.
Without avail, and the organization is re-
carded as a victory for organized labor.
The employees in other towns also viii be
crgarfzed Menager G. r. McCuiiOch SAYS
~ companv has no objection. but hat the
.,1ccess Of the organization viii depend
more on the conduct OF the men than on
the company.
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COL0RED MAN SHOT.
william Hood Received Il Bullet i'm
the Leg.

William Hood, a colored man, became in
volved in an alteration In a saloon at Nor
wood about IL o'clock last night, and a
pistol was drawn by some one. During the
excitement the weapon was discharged and
Hood was shot drought the right leg.
DR.. Furniss dressed the wound.
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FOUGHT OVER A GIRL.
Two of Her Admirers Have n Fistic
Encounter.

4 quarrel between e;ghteen-year-old
lovers of a young girl resulted yesterday
evening in a fistic encounter on Illinois
street as the girl was leaving a store.
Oscar Roberts. living in the Taggart Flats.
sough the company of the girl TO her home
on West Eleventh street. She refused his
company. stating that she would be escort
ed by Will Coleman. living on Blackford
street. Roberts waited outside until the