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CHARGED WITH SWINDLING.
Walter Mcbride, nm Alleged Promoter
of Bogus Companies.

CHICAGO. July BON the charge of
swir ding persons of various cities out of
sums aggregating $4,000. Walter Mcbride.
an alleged promoter. of bogus companies, is
under arrest. Three of McBride's alleged
victims reside in Chicago and claim to have
been swindled out of 5000 by worthless
stock of enterprises of which Mcbride is
said TO have posed as the promoter.
d. II. Mass, a retired dentist. told the
police that McBride had induced him to in
vest $1,000 in the stock of the United
States Railroad Traffic Company" and the
United Express Company on investiga-
ton, Mr.. Mass said, he found the stock was
worthless. After his suspicion was aroused
Mr.. Mass, 1t is said. decided TO look into
McBride's record. After working for weeks
on the case i'm conjunction with the police
he is said to have received of
Mcbride from a number of large cities
in all parts of the country. In those cities
the police assert, Mcbride posed as a pro-
moter and realized thousands of dollars
on the sale of worthless stocks. According
10 the police the swindles have been prac-
ticed in cities from Maine to California.
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swindIed out of $1,000.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. July 13.-John Cessna,
a retired farmer. living in this city. has
Just discovered that he has been swindled
out of $4,000. Some time ago he was APP
preached by a stranger, who wanted 10 sell
the state right on "a patent 10 put tires on
wheels. The patent was extremely simple.
and Mr.. Cessna at first turned the cold
shoulder 10 the project. The stranger
asked Mr.. Cessna 10 drive through the coun-
Try with him and for his services agreed
to pay him s. a day. Mr.. Cessna for sew
eral laws accompanied the stranger about
several counties, In which the stranger is
low supposed 10 have had dodgers He
sold county rights 10 these men for prices
angling from $500 10 $1,000. getting the cash
every time. Mr.. Cessna caught the patent
light fever and bought the state right for
a.Oco In cash. lie mas not heard from the
stranger since.
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R BRIGGS WILL.
How the Property of the Late Sena-
tors Widow Was Disposed OF.

LIMA. o., July lathe will of Mrs.
Catherine Olivia Brice, widow of the late
Senator Calvin Brice, was admitted TO
probate here to-day. 1t was executed in
New York on July 1. 1899. After providing
for the payment of debts. funeral expenses.
etc, the household goods, jewels, %statuary,
pictures. horses. wines and bric-a-brac are
given 10 her daughters Helen and Kath-
erin, as they might agree. To each of the
five children, the others being Stuart NJ,
Kirk and John, each are bequeathed a
fifth of the remaining property. II. L..
Erice. of this city, and Frederick White
tees for Stuart Brice. The rents, interests
accruing from his fifth part of the estate
go to him for life, then to his heirs. Kirk
and John Brice are named as executors
without bond. Should the heirs desire to
dispose of their respective interests in the
estate they can do so. Nothing is given in
the document to indicate the value of the
estate.
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was held in 5000 bond. Saturday. at his
preliminary hearing 10 await the action OF
the OCTOBER grand jury.nMrs. Nancy Tur-
ner. his wire. who was also Jointly charged
with the killing OF Casteau. was discharged.
RICHMOND.-Two gangs OF surveyors
are making a survey for a traction road
to connect Hamilton, o.. with this city. via
Seven Mile, Winchester, Eaton and Boston.
The promoters are said TO be going ahead
with the work In a quiet. businesslike way.
But little IS known of the project here.
ANDERSON.-The ~Amalgamated Asso-
citation OF Iron and Steel Workers OF the gas
belt held a great picnic at Chesterfield
camp ground Saturday. Middletown. An
derson, Elwood. Noblesville. Munci and
Albany were represented. About three thou
sand workmen We're in attendance.
DUBLIN.-Charles Richardson. who left
his home near here two years ago. and
had not been heard from in the meantime.
returned unexpectedly on Friday. He had
been in California. in the Nome gold fields.
in Japan and finally in the army in the
Philippines.
MUNCIE.-The body of Earl G. Nutting
arrived home Friday night from Everett.
Wash. and with 1t came information tell
ing that he committed suicide on the night
of July 5 by hanging in his room at the
Revere House, where he boarded.
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WATERPROOF BLUEPRINTs.
A Process Useful at Times to All Pho
f~oGraphers.
Mines and Minerals.

-AAAAtE anu NAAAA
Those who have experienced the annoy
ance Of having blueprints disco'ored and
blurred by rain. choppers In mines and
moisture In general Will appreciate a sim
pie and inexpensive method OF waterproof
Ing the prints which renders them COM
pletely imDerviOus TO weather and water.
The wateTproOfing medium is refined paraf-
fin. and may be applied by immerslng the
print In the melted wax. or more cOnVen-
iently as follows: immerse In melted naraf-
fin until saturated a number Of pieces of an
absorbent cloth a foot or more square. and
when withdrawn and cooled they are ready
for use at any time. To apply TO a blue
print. spread one of the saturated cloths on
with a second waxed cloth on ton and iron
with a moderately hot fatirOn. The naner
Immediately absorbs parahin until satu-
rated and becomes translucent and highly
waterproof. The lines OF the print are In
tensihed by the process and there Is no
shrinking or distortion. As the wax il
withdrawn from the cloths more can be
added by melting small pieces directly un-
der the hot iron. BY immersing the print
In a bath OF melted parafin the process Is
FASTENED. but the ironing is necessary 10
remove the surplus wax from the surface.
unless the paper Is 10 be directly exposed
10 the weather and not 10 be handled. The
irons can be heated In most Offices by gas
or over a lamp. and a supply OF saturated
cloths obviates the necessity OF the bath.
This process. which WAS originally ap-
piled 10 blueprints 10 be carried by the en-
gineer CORPS in wet mines. Is equally appli-
cable TO any kind OF paper. ana Is conven-
lent for waterprooflng typtwritten or other
notices 10 be posted up and exposed 10 the
weather.
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SUICIDE OF JUDGE sELLAR.
weIl-Known Montgomery County
Democrat succumbs to Poison.
peciaI to the Indianapolis Journal

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSvILLE. Ind. July 13.-
James NJ. SeIar. aged hfty-six. a we'll
known attorney and one of the best known
[. Democratic politicians IN the Ninth dis
trict, committed suicide this morning by
taking morphine. He was found In his
Office in a dying condition about half past
z o'clock. and expired a few minutes later.
Il note. the latter part so badly scrubbed
and broken as TO be almost i~llegible, evil
IDENTIFY due to the increasing effects of the
drug. lay beside him. In it he said:
With me life has been a total failure.
IT might have been entirely different.
There has been no one TO blame for this
difference save myself. / have raised quite
a family. and they are. each member, SUI
perior In general and special subjects or all
kinds. L have been the poorest kind OF a
financier for every one, and especially for
myself. l am preparing TO leave the world,
II have. as is usually the case with a
worthless husband, been blessed with the
bravest, purest, truest and most patient
wife ever given TO a man. l have abused
the best set OF friends ever possessed by
one man. l feel that | am a dead weight
entirely too heavy for the worthy, willing
members of my family 10 carry. Indeed.
they will be better of without me than with
me. Feeling so. why should live TO be an
onus. a dead weight for others to carry. /
have chosen the morphine route as the
cheapest and most certain. Let no one Try
10 paw my debts. They are paid by this act
of mine. II / could | would suggest a few
j would rather see paid than others. i free
ly forgive those who have wrOnged me-
The letter was not signed, as he was
evidently overpOwered by the drug before
ne could write his name. Judge Sellar had
been I'm failing health for some time. and
seemed much depressed by the thought
that he was not making the success in life
that his ability warranted. He was a bril-
liant lawyer, but was careless in his prac-
tfce. In politics he was we'll known and
figured cOnspicuously. In 1896 he was a
candidate for the Democratic nomination
for Governor. He was senator from the dis
trict composed of Putnam and Montgomery
counties in 1892 and 1894. and was a proml-
net figure i'm the Legislature. He had been
district and county chairman several times
and was high in the councils of the party.
He left a widow and three children. His
wife was "A daughter Of the late Hon.
James Heaton. Judge Sellar was reared a
neighbor of Governor Mount. and they
were rivals in a country debating society
all their school days. The funeral will be
held Monday afternoon.
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her former home in independence some
time & on the strength OF this state
ment 9 motion was made this morning Tor
new trials for Smith and Thorp. convicted
OF asSaulting Miss Pickett. but the court
promptly overruled the motion and SEN
fenced the men on the verdict.
a strange feature OF the case. and one
tha. adds 10 the belief that the first story
IS correct. II the fact that one Of the de-
PENDANTS. Arthur Favor cOrrobOrated the
first story Of the girl 10 the effect that he
and Cook took her out driving and that she
was assaulted by Cook and the other men,
as alleged. but denied her story that he.
Favors. participated. He said he simply
looked on. There Is "A general sentiment
here that. regardless OF the new story Of
the girl. the men accused OF assaulting
her could have been convicted. even with
out her
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Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE. Ind. July 13.-Charlcs
Dunn. accused OF the murder of Alice
Cothrell after a felonious assault. Was
given a. hearing this afternoon before JUS
tice France. in the Circuit Court room. He
pleaded not guilty. A great crowd was
present from Wallen. the scene OF the
trouble. and HuntertOwn. whose organized
regulators discovered the body in the els
tern. The evidence heard was along the
line of what has been printed The state
did not choose TO put Marie Sampleton,
its star witness, on the stand, and when
Henry Colerick. attorney for the defense,
subpoenaed her TO secure her testimony,
Prosecuting Attorney limerick objected.
The objection was sustained. resulting in
Hr. Colerick giving the court an impas-
sioned. but properly phrased, philippe on
the "sanctity of individual rights and civil
liberty" Dunn was RENTED without bail.
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Obituary..

CINCINNATI, July 13.-Dick Liddell,
thirty-hve, a prominent horseman. of Ne
vada. Mo, died to-day Of heart trouble, at
Latonia, Ky. He was one of the ~best-known
turfmen in the West and owned a big sta
BILE of racers. He had several of his horses
at the Newport track.
OMAHA, Neb.. July 13.-Mrs. Frances
Warrimer, of Staunton, Va, wife of a
United States army surgeon now serving in
the Philippines, died here to-day. Mrs.
Warrimer was on her way to San Francisco
to meet her husband.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, July 1S.-William
Penn Kerr, a soldier Of the Republic of
Texas in the battle of San Jacinto in 1886.
and for many years a planter in Texas.
died last night. aged eighty-seven years.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 13.-Jose Rawiez.
who had been United States consul at
Warsaw since 1875, died last night.
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INDIANA
Body of the Late A. y. Martin Lies i'm
State at Button.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON. Ind, July 13.-The body of
the late A. n. Martin. which was brought
here from the Soldiers Home, at Marion,
for burial. was taken from the late residence
OF Mr.. Martin on Wiley avenue, this morn
ing. TO the courthouse. where it lay in state
from . o'clock until 5. Hundreds of citizens
OF Button and Wells county paid their last
tribute 10 the dead. The funeral will be
held Sunday afternoon at ? O'Clock from
the First Presbyterian Church. conducted
by the Rev. c. G.. Miller, and will be under
the auspices of Lew Daley Post. O.. y. r..
Ia which he belonged. The bar associations
OF Huntington. Adams. Jay. Grant and
1iackfOrd counties will be represented. In
terment will be i'm EairYieM CemeterY.
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Years Have Not Impaired His ViEor.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
IEEEERSONNIILE Ind Inlu 70

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. July 13.-
Former Representative Jonas G.. Howard
celebrated his seventy-sixth birthday on
May p. but this advanced age does not
keep him from making a hand in the har-
vest field. and all day yesterday. with the
temperature lowering in the neighborhOod
of leo. he worked alongside men fifty years
his Junior. and last night was as fresh as
any of them. Mr.. Howard always wears
a silk hat. and does not even lay IL aside
when he goes into the harvest field. Every
season he may be seen with his tall hat
pushed 10 the back OF his head driving a
ever presents itself on his large farm near
the city. The sun has no terrors for him.
and he said yesterday that the only thing
that convinced him that IL was warm was
the fact that the growing corn could be
seen To wilt and turn yellow.
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Putnam County DeacOness Hurt.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind. July 1S.-It has
just been learned that Miss Gertrude Dun
can. of this city. a Deaconess. was injured
i'm the Chicago & Alton wreck on Wednes-
day. She had been with relatives here
before leaving on the special car for the
Epworth League convention in San Fran
cisco. She came TO this city from Clover
dale. in this county. and was graduated
from the high school here. soon after
wards going into the Deaconess work. She
has been stationed at Elgin, ILL.,. where she
was very successful in her work.
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Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK, July 13.-Arrived: Umbria,
from Liverpool: st. Louis. from Southamp-
ton. Sailed: Anchoria. for Glasgow; Phoe-
nicia. for Hamburg; Campania, for Liver
pool; Menominee. and Minneapolis, for Lon
don: Potsdam, for Rotterdam.
HAMBURG, July 13.-Arrived: Fuerst
bismarck. from New York, via Plymouth
and Ch~erhourg-
QUEENSTOWN, July 13.-Arrived: Etru-
ria. from New York. for Liverpool.
HAVRE. July 1S.-Sailed: La Gascogne,
for New York.
ANTWERP. July l3.-Sailed: Southwark.
for New York.
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UNDUE INFLUENCES ALLEGED.
Suit Begun Over Public Utility Fran
chises at Bloomington.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, July 13.-The con-
test over granting of franchise for electric
light and heating TO a Chicago company
several weeks ago resulted to-day in Col.
John r. East bringing suit demanding that
the Council rescind both franchises. The
charge is made that $1,000 was appropriated
by the company TO influence the Council
and the newspapers to secure the passage
of the franchises. and that since the cleo
trio light has been started the company
has not carried out its part of the contract.
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Ordination Council Called.
be indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. July 13.-A council of
ministers has been called for the ordaining
of the Rev. William @. Eversen TO the full
work of the ministry in the Baptist Church.
The service will be held here next Thurs
day. Those who are to take part are the
following: The Revs. II. T.. Wilson, Con-
nersville; F. NJ. Chamberlain, Liberty; John
Howard, Elkhorn; Martin Morrison. Cam
bridge City: II. j. CollOp. Indianapolis: w.
G.. Bower. Sunman. Rev. Everson has
taken the pastorate of the Baptist Church
at Cambridge City.
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Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
KNIGHTSTOWN. July Ex-senator Al
bert u. Ogborn. Of New Castle. who, with
former Senator l.. p. Newly. of this city.
is promoting the movement 10 build an
electric line from New Castle 10 Knights
town. 10 connect with the proposed In
Observation-Disclosures line. authorizes the
statement that his line will be completed
by the coming fall. Ii is the intention of
the company to use one of Thomas a.
Edison's late inventions as a motive power.
II is d storage battery, which can be
charged at a power house. and which will
dispense with the necessity Of poles and
wires.
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InJured May Recover.

KANSAS CITY. July 18th physicians
at st. Joseph and University hospitals.
where the Chicago & Alton wreck patients
are being treated. now believe that there
will be no more deaths as a result of the
disaster. All OF the injured are doing
nicely. The hot weather is the most ag-
gravating condition with which the pa
TENTS have 10 contend.
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DALLAS. Tex, July 13.-The election in
the Sixth congressional district TO fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Judge r.
T.. Burke was held to-day. The candidates
in the field were Dudley c. Wooten, of
Dallas. Democrat. and Philip ID. Lindsey.
of Dallas, Gold Democrat, nominated by
the Republicans. The returns tonight
from forty-seven precincts in the district.
including the city of Dallas and all the
larger towns. show that hardly ~ per cent.
of the voting strength was polled. These
precincts give Wooten 4.514 and Lindsey
1,232. One vote was cast for Mark Hanna.
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Newspaper Correspondent in Jail.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, July 13.-Jesse Richard
son, the Cincinnati Posts local correspond
ent. was placed under detention at noon
to-day by papers filed by Julius II. Beav-
ers. a road contractor. Beavers has
brought suit against that paper for in
jury alleged TO have been suffered by an
article published in the Post during
April, sent from here by Mr.. Richardson.
The Posts attorney will be here on Mon
day from Cincinnati.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
. ANDERSON, Ina. July 13.-Ralph Gill
lespie. aged nine, son of James Gillespie,
a grocer of this city, was fatally injured
in a runaway this morning. The boy
climbed upon his fathers delivery wagon
as the latter was about to make his rounds.
The horse became frightened and ran away.
The boy held on till a sudden turn upset
the wagon and he was thrown to the
brick pavement, fracturing his skull.
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weII-Fined Purse i'm the Coal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, July 13.-A peculiar bull
letin was issued to-day for the instruction
of Lake Shore fremen running out of Chi
cago. While engaged in his work as laborer
at the Chicago coal dock of the company,
F.. Nulmar cropped and lost a pocketbook
containing $120 in bills. The loss was re-
ported TO the office, and the management
has issued an order TO firemen TO look out
for the wallet, as it is supposed 1t will be
uncovered in the course of "a trip. unless
1t has already found its way TO an engine
freboX.
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his daughter. Mrs. Fred Hipp, dropped
dead. He was seventy years old. Death
was due to paralysis OF the heart.
Frank Flick. a German veteran Of the
civil war. having served as Lieutenant
colonel Of the Fourteenth Ohio Regiment.
died suddenly on a farm near Disko. this
county. last night. Cerebral apopiexy
caused his demise.
ELKHART. Ind. July 13.-Michael Wit
eel. n retired farmer. who had lived In this
vicinity for many years. died to-day. aged
ninety years and nine months. He leaves
a widow and daughter, Mrs. Jacob Bea-
seeker.
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OMAHA, July 13.-Three serious accidents
occurred at the South Omaha street fair
yesterday. During the bull fight a matadore
was tossed by a bull, his clothes were torn
same arena. al Pearson was thrown from a
steer. narrowly escaping death, being sent
10 the hospital unconscious. Roy BOYD. an
fifty feet into the air. fell TO the ground. re-
ceiving injuries which are believed to be
fatal
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Coroner Tea. the night of Nov. is. 1867. Lee
was a tenant Of Teas and the murder was
the outgrOwth Of a lawsuit. he called on
his landlord one dark night and shot nm
In the back. one OF his attorneys was
Col. r. +. De Hart. present Circuit judge,
and the Judge before whom he was tried
was Judge David Ninton, father OF Superior
Judge Henry Vinton. The chances are he
will not be pardOned.
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Stricken I'm the Harvest Field.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind, July 13.-Irvin
Graves. aged twelve years. died in a harry
est field, at his home. near Scion. late yes
tcrday afternoon. He had been carrying
water 10 his father and was seized with a
bcmorrhage OF the lungs and died before
he could be removed 10 the house. The boy
was not very strong, but had not recently
been i'll.
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Cut His Throat and Wrists.

special TO the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind. July 13-
David Ray. seventy-six years old. living
south Of here. tried to commit suicide this
morning by cutting his throat and wrists
with q razor. He NAV recover.
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Other Indiana Neurology.

WABASH. Ind. July 13-Mrs Albert
Palmer. wife Of q w~ell-known resident OF
Liberty township. tins county. died sud
denly last night Of heart disease. She was
forty years of age and had never been i'll.
She left her husband and two children.
Last night. while sitting at the supper
table. Daniel RAY. who made his home with
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ROCHESTER,, y. Y, July 13.-The death
OF d. G. Feely. at one time one OF the most
prominent Irish Nationalist leaders in the
time. Mr.. 'Feely has practiced law in this
city since 1860 and has been prominent In
local Republican politics.
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Opposition to a Pardon.
the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. July l3.-There is
strong opposition here 10 the pardoning of
William Lee. who is serving a life SEN
tence In the Northern Prison for the MUIR
der Of Benjamin Tea. father OF Deputy
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Same Conditions May Prevail
Throughou Indiana To-Morrow.

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-Forecast for
Sunday and Monday:
For Ohio-Fair and warmer on Sunday.
Monday fair; ligh: east TO southeast winds.
For Indiana-Fair. continued warm on
Sunday and probably on Monday; light
easterly winds.
For nlinois-Fair; continued warm on
Sunday. warmer near Lake Michigan. Mon
day fair; light e~asterly winds.
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LocnI observatIons ON saturday.

Bar. Their. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre-.
a m. 1910 81 % N'east. Clear. 600
Z p. m. .23.g9 s. az N'east. Clear. 90
Maximum temperature. 80: minimum tenn
pera6uTe. 50.
Following Is a comparative statement of
the mean temperature and total precipita-
ton for July Is: