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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-21
Echory Mars, "a Wealthy Fulton
County Farmer, Dies After Be-
ing Robbed in a Resort.
YOUTH KILLED AT VALPARAISO
JUDGE TUTHILL SUES THE MoNoN
FOR HEAVY DAMAGES.
Hunter hot-Dea of A. w. Chap
~viIIe-Young Teacher Missing.
apoIis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Dec. @.-EchOry
Mars, a wealthy farmer of Fulton county,
was found unconscious last night at Kate
Figley's house in this city. Doctors who
were called declared he was suffering from
apoplexy. The woman said Mars had
gone to the house saying he was sick and
wanted to lie down. He was removed to
St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died to-
night. During the day it was learned
that $50. in money and a check for $500 had
been taken from Marrs's pockets, presum-
eddy while he was at the Figley house,
and the police arrested the woman and
three of her associates. The women will
be held until the matter is Investigated
fully. -Ae victim was sixty years old.
Logansport is experiencing a wave Of
crime just at present. and the police have
as yet failed TO awaken from their leth-
argy. James Burns, a publican, was mys-
teriously assaulted on High street last
week and died from the effects of the as
sault without regaining Consciousness.
The police insist that his injuries resulted
from a fall, in the face of a signed state
ment of the physicians that the injuries
could not have been accidentally or Self-in-
fficted. The Marrs case is looked upon by
the police as a case of apOplexy, in spite
Of the fact that the victim undoubtedly
was robbed OF over $500.
The case of Stephen Whitmore, some
two years ago, a prominent contractor,
whose body, after he had been for ten
days mySteriOusIy missing, was fished
from Eel river, and who. the police in
sisted, had deliberately walked TO his death
in the river, in spite of the fact that, after
an analysis of his stomach, DIR. Hurry, of
Indianapolis, found sufficient traces OF
strychnine to have killed a man, is not
forgotten. For neither one of these crimes
has any one been apprehended, and the
people are wondering what will become of
the Mars case.
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SHOT AND KILLED A BURGLAR.
Night Policeman Ray, of SummitvilIe
Had an Exciting Experiences.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SUMMITVILLE, Ind, Dec. 2O.-While
Night Policeman William Ray was making
his rounds at 4 o'clock this morning he en-
oountered a burglar at the rear door of
Berry & Van Wrinkles saloon. The in
truder covered the policeman with his re-
volver. Ray retreated slowly until he had
an opportunity TO draw his weapon, with
which he shot the burglar in the right
side, ~wounding him so badly that he died
in forty minutes. Although he was con-
scious before he died he refused to divulge
his name.
The only means of Identifying him was
by a pawn ticket found in his pocket that
had been issued by a broker of Marion,
Ind, and on which was the name Henry
Johnson" His clothing was nearly new
and bore marks of Alexandria merchants.
He was about thirty years old with smooth
face, dark hair. was about five feet six
inches high and had a remarkably we'll
developed chest. Employees at a local glass
factory report that in company with an
other man he slept there last night, both
of them leaving about 3 o'clock this morn
ing. Several bottles of whisky and about
SIS from the cash drawer and a slot ma
chine were missing from the saloon. but no
trace OF them was found indicating that
there were at least two men engaged in
the burglary, although the other man was
not a~pprehended.
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Indiana Notes.

WINDFALL.-The fifth and last of the
local Oratorical contests held under the di-
rection OF the W. G. T. L. was held at the
Baptist Church on Thursday night. There
were five contestants for the silver medal,
which was won by Miss Leo Freeman,
daughter OF s. y. Freeman. of this place.
She IS sixteen years old and a student Of
the high school. George Miller
Post. No. $50. G.. A. r., has elected the
following officers for the half-yearly term:
Thomas y. Durbin. commander: j. -. Cass,
vice commander; BENJAMIN r. Legg. adju-
tant; Jacob Barrow. chaplain: A. II. Davis.
officer OF the day: ID. b. Vive, quartermas-
ter.
MUNClE-The local congregation OF the
Friends Church has decided 70 erect a
house OF worship 10 cost in the n%eighbOr-
hood or $1,000. This building now occupied
was damaged by fire some time ago, but
was temporarily repaired and will be used
until the new house is completed. . . /.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 20-W. F. Wakeman.
appraiser OF merchandise OF the port OF
New York. who has been removed from Of
fee by order OF President Roosevelt, made
public tonight the contents Of a letter
written by him 10 Secretary Gage. This
letter was the Immediate cause OF his re-
moval. Wakeman was requested to resign
on Dee. S. On Dec. Is he wrote 20 Secre-
tary Gage declining to tender his resigna-
ton and giving his reasons for this re-
fusal Mr.. Wakeman says in the letter
that his resignation would be an admission
hat his Official administration has not in
every respect been honest and efficient.
He points out that in 1889 his continuance
In Office was recommended and that he
had received the high commentator of the
secretary himself for results accomplished.
Mr.. Wakeman goes on 10 say that his
resignation would be "a tacit Endorsement
OF the a~dministration Of o.. l.. ~SpaUlding,
assistant secretary since March. 1880, and
he compares that administration unfavOr-
ably as IL affected his Office with that OF
W. D.. Howell. assistant secretary from
July. 1857. 10 March. 1899. Concluding I'M
der this head Mr.. Wakeman says: Il cite
the fact that all OF my recommendations
for the betterment OF the service under
Mr.. Howell were approved, and more than
half my recommendations for the same
purpose under Mr. Spaulding were disap-
proved
Further on MI. Wakeman takes up the
recent Japanese silk fraud cases at this
port. In this connection he says; My
resignation would be ar admission that in
connection with the recent japanese silk
frauds / was most knOSn. No greater
frauds upon the revenue have been dis
covered than in these cases, which in
cluded differentiation. wrong classical
ton and false inyOice weights. These cases
first reached you through a report from a
prominent Inspector in Chicago, and were
the subject OF investigation by this office.
subsequently,, upon confidential Informal
ton, / attempted 10 correct the abuses
complained of. The cases were OF such
serious character that j felt IL necessary
to have some confidential officer repre-
senting you Identified with me in the cases.
/ asked for this cooperation from the de-
partmeut and il was denied me-"
Continuing, Mr.. Wakeman said OF the
silk cases. Il submitted TO the department
reports from day 10 day upon this investi-
CATION, and on Sept. 8. 1901. informed the
department that i was making careful in
v~estigatiOn Of the invoices Of a certain
house with a view Of showing that frauds
existed. In this matter L was practically
directed not to make further investiga-
fiOU-"
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SCHOOL TEACHER DISAPPEARS.
Young Man of Clay County Has Been
Missing Since Monday.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CLAY CITY, Ind, Dec. 20.-Harry Crom-
well, a son of n. NJ. Cromwell, living near
this place, has disappeared and no trace of
him has been found. He was teaching
school near Perth. in the northern part of
this county, and two weeks ago came home
with the humps, his brother Harley taking
charge of the school,. On last Monday
evening at 6 o'clock he reported to his trus-
tee that he was ready to resume on Tues
day morning. That was the last seen of
him. His brother Henry, who is employed
in the revenue department at Terre Haute,
and j. NJ. Tilley. school superintendent of
this cCunty, drove out to Perth last night,
but could get no trace of him. The Terre
case.
Young Cromwell had some fever when he
left home to resume teaching, and IL is sup
posed that he may have wandered away in
a delirium and has been frozen to death or
that he was a victim of violence.
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E SPORTING NEWS.

FOOTBALL ON JAN. 1.-The University
of Michigan football team left Ann Arbor,
Mich, Friday night for Pasadena, Cal, TO
play Leland Stanford University on New
Years day.
TEN EYCK TO COACH ANNAPOLIS
James A. Ten Eyck has been engaged TO
coach the crew of the Naval Academy
at Annapolis next year. He will enter
upon his new duties shortly after the
Christmas holidays.
KREIG TO GO SOUTH.-N. +. Kreig.
who was captain and manager of the Terre
last year, has been selected as captain and
manage of the Chattanooga team of the
Southern League next year.
FRIDAYS RACE WINNERS.-At New
Orleans: Meme Westill. 8 10 q. Jena. 10 to l.;
Bristol, 8 TO 2; Andes, IL to s. Hoyden,
8 10 2; Alard, IL TO 5. At Oakland, Cal:
Royalty, 6 to 5: Midnight Chimes. Z TO /:
Vantine, 4 to /; Josie G., 2 TO /; Bedeck.
even; Diomed, 10 to l.
POLO LEAGUE FORMED. Muncie.
Richmond and Anderson have organized a
roller polo league TO play a series OF sixteen
games. for a purse OF $500 and the intercity
championship. After these are PLAYED RAJ
cine, Wis, and Fort Wayne and Logans-
port will be taken into the league TO play
for the Western championship.
RACING sTAKEs.-The new Louisville
Jockey Club has announced it's list OF
stakes which close on Monday. Feb. =.
1902, TO be run at the spring meeting OF
1902 and the Derby. Oaks and Nursury
days racing in the spring and nine stakes
are 10 be run. including the Derby. Clark
and Oaks. besides the nursery. a new 5000
event for two-year-olds-
SHOOTERS TIED.-FFank Parmalee. Of
Omaha, and Charles Budd. OF Des Moines,
birds each In the inaugural shoot for the
Hazard cup. valued at $3.50. and emblematic
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TROUBLE IN THE PERSIAN GULF.
The Sheikh of KOweyt Declines to
Obey the Sultan of Turkey.

BOMBAY, Dec. 2O.-It is feared here that
fresh trouble is brewing in the Persian
gulf. Mabarouk, the Sheikh of Koweyt,
the proposed terminus to the Bagdad Rail-
way, CURLY refused to allow a special
mission, sent by the Sultan from Constan-
tinople, to land, and declined to accede TO
the Sultan's desire that he visit the Yildiz
Palace at ~Constantinople and make obeis-
ance TO his suzerain. Mabarouk has also
threatened a revival of the troubles with
Ibu Rashid, the Emir of Nejd, who, at the
instigation of the Turks, has collected a
fresh army. Mabarouk has again appealed
for British protection.
At Koweyt are the British third-class
cruiser Pomone and the gunboat Red
breast. The Russian American-built cruiser
Variag has arrived in the Persian gulf.
Her powerful searchlights and heavy guns
have greatly impressed the natives. The
Variag's commander is paying marked at
tentions to the Sultan of Muscat, and Rus
sian doctors are investigating the health
fulness of Ormuz Kishi, opposite Bunder
AbbaS.
LONDON, Dec. 21-The Times in an ed
itorial warns Turkey against causing
trouble in the gulf, in so much as there
are large questions connected Herewith
which demand a craftsmanship at once
vigorous and cautious.
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Of the worlds wing shot championship, at
Blue River Park, Kansas City, on Friday.
The shoot-of for the cup Will take place
to-day. Thirty-three celebrated wing shots
participated in the inaugural shoot. Cros-
by, Cunningham and Linderman made
scores OF twenty-four birds each.
OLYMPIAN GAMES.-H. J. Furber. jr..
president OF the Olympian games commit
tee, mas received a letter from A G.
Spalding, of New York, in which Mr..
Spalding accepts the proffered chairman
ship OF the committee on general and final
athle1cs OF the quadrennial International
games, 10 be held In Chicago in
1904. Mr.. Spalding says he will do every
thing in his power to make the Olympian
games in Chicago the greatest athletic
event in the history of athletic sports.
RELAY RACES.-The University OF
Pennsylvania won the two-mile relay race
from Columbia University Friday night at
the sportSmen'S show In Philadelphia by
about three feet in a dashing finish be-
tween Irvine orion. OF Pennsylvania. and
Marshall, OF Columbia. The time was s
minutes Is as seconds. In the first relay
Klaher of Pennsylvania, finished two yards
behind Sharp, of Columbia. Yale defeated
Pennsylvania in the 240-yard relay swim
ming race, principally through the good
work of Wenck- The time was ? minutes
40 3-5 seconds.
PRIZE DOGS-The judging OF special
classes was begun Friday at the bench
show of the Ladies Kennel Association
in Madison-square Garden. New York.
Four prizes, a bull dog challenge cup for
the best American bred dog of either
sex, owned and bred by a member OF the
challenge cup for the best bull dog. a medal
for the best bull dog owned by a woman
end a trophy for the best bull dog OF either
sex exhibited by a member of the Ladies'
cote Jumbo. owned by Mrs. Richard Hard
ing Davis.
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NEW YORK, Dec. O.-The palace in
which Irish Kings were crowned, the his
toric hall of Tara, at Navan, County
Meath. has been offered at auction, says
the Dublin correspondent Of the Journal
and Advertiser. A wealth of legendary in
terest clusters about the spot, and authen-
tic records show that the monarchs OF Ire
land were crowned there from 30 b. {: 70
500 A. ID. There were only two bidders
when the place was offered at auction, and
the highest bid, co. 500, was rejected, and
II has been reserved for sale privately.
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CIRCULATION.
Prof. Emery, of Yale University on
It's Function and Ethics.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript
DR.. Henry Crosby Emery, professor OF
political economy at Yale University, de-
fined speculation as the contest OF in
teIIigence against chance" and declared
that Ii has an important n necessary
place I'm society. He was speaking I'm this
City on Wednesday evening before the
Twentieth Century Club on The Function
and Ethics Of Speculation"
THE Stock Exchange" said ne, with
it's speculations, is the great bar before
which hundreds OF undertakings come Tor
judgment. Here they are tried and a
verdict given. While the trial Is In progress
the speculation may be fierce and should
be left to the spectators themselves The
public should keep out
some speculation is necessary and jus
tihable. Is all necessary, Is all Tree from
condemnation? i say no. ana mere We
reach the great crying evil or speculation,
an evil so widespread and so disastrous
that there IS little wonder that the very
word speculation has become an onense
to all earnest men. This Is the evil that
comes from the use OF the speculative mar
ket by the great horde or outsiders, as they
are called. the thousands and thousands
who dabble in grain and stocks with no
knowledge OF the market, insunlclent eapl-
tai and little chance OF success.
.aThis has become a possibility because
Of the perfect machinery OF the market.
which has been adopted for the purpose or
facilitating business. The rules and regu-
Iations adopted have also made them mar
Velous gambling devices. Inc economic
distinction between speculation and gam
ming still remains, but the moral dtstinc-
ton has disappeared so far as the great
mass OF the public is concerned. The spirit
which inspires them Is the gambling spirit.
pure and simple.
Bucket shops. those miserable parasites
Of ne Stock Exchange. should be sup
pressed. and this is simply the same cues
ton as that Of the suppression OF pool
rooms and gambling houses"
Prof. r. Spencer baldwin,. OF the depart
ment Of political economy at Boston lni-
versity. next spoke. taking exception TO DR..
Emery's statment that IL H. just as moral
10 sell short as 10 buy long. giving as q
reason that in selling short there Is a
greater risk. both in degree and kind. OF
not being able 10 fulhll the contract than
I'm buying long.
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DE PAUw
Students Leave for the HOIidays-The
Baseball Situation.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. N.-The
week marks the close of the first term of
the 1912 school year for De PAW Uni
virsity, and the students are going home
as rapidly as they complete their exami-
nations. several hundred having left to-
day. There were no recitations this week.
School VIII begin after a two weeks vaca-
ton, with possibly a few days of grace
added to allow the students TO observe
New Years at home. for the first day Of
school, according to the college calendar,
is the first day of the year this time.
The baseball question is being agitated
here more generally than for some years.
The splendid progress made by the college
in football has had a stimulating effect on
athletics of all kinds, but the team has
not yet been outlined. Coach Chez will
have charge of the team.
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Other Deaths in the state.

VALPARAISO. Ind, Dec. 2O.-Moses
Gates, aged ninety-four, the oldest resi-
dent of Porter county, whose father served
in the revolutionary army and himself a
veteran of two wars, died to-day. . .
Aaron Stanton, aged seventy-one, a
wealthy citizen and for forty years a resi-
dent of Valparaiso, died this afternoon.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Dec. 20.-James Pear
son died at his home in this city to-day Of
dropsy, aged sixty-eight years. He was a
member of the g.. a. II. and was a corporal
in the Eleventh Indiana Cavalry during
the civil war.
ELWOOD, Ind, Dec. 20. d. Richard
son, twenty-eight, well known in labor cir
Giles, died to-day at his home here Of
dropsy. The body was sent to Centerville,
Wayne county, for interment.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Walter Spalding, of
New York, a brother of A. G. Spalding. and
himself a part owner Of the local National
League club, was in Chicago to-day in
conference with President Ban Johnson. of
the American League. In the conference
the visitor represented his brother, and the
meeting will undoubtedly hasten the per-
fecting of some sort OF an understanding
between the two major leagues. After the
talk with Johnson. Spalding stated that
his brother was greatly pleased with the
support and encouragement which Johnson
had offered him I'm the recent fight, and
predicted that the two league leaders would
have a formal meeting to discuss plans OF
a baseball compromise soon after the holi-
DAYS,
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Dec. a.-Arrived: Stella.
from Naples. La Savoe. from Havre: Cam
Pania. from Liverpool. Fuerst Bismarck.
from Naples.
CHERBOCRG. Dec. W-Arrived: Kaiser
Wilhelm Der Crosse. New York via Ply
mouth. FOR Brennan.
QUEENSTOWN. Dec. 20-Arrived: Luz
cania. from New York. for Liverpool.
HAVRE. Dec. 0-Arrived: L'Aiquitaine.
from New York
ROTTERDAM. Dec. 20.-Sailed: Ryndam.
for New York.
BOSTON. Dec. 20-Arrived Ivernia. from
Liverpool.
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Failure in the Metal Trade.

LONDON, Dec. 20-The failure was an
nounced on the Metal Exchange to-day Of
william Sargent, head of one of the oldest
and best firms in the metal market. Mr..
Sargent. who was chairman of the commit
tee of the exchange, was long 1900 tons of
copper. He was also said to be on the
wrong side of the tin market. His liabili-
ties are variOusly estimated at from 10000
to 10000. The market was demoralized on
account of Mr.. %Sargents failure. Copper
dropped Ct and tin declined 81 to EOS. The
failure caused a collapse of the corner In
Scotch pig iron warrants, after 1t had
lasted all year long.
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Cable Notes.

CECIL RHODES NOT ILL.-Inquiry at
the offices of the British Chartered South
Africa Company on Friday ELECTED a denial
of the report from Cairo that Cecil Rhodes,
BOUNDARY TO BE DEFINED.-Great
Britain, having fully recognized the fact
that the rights of the Netherlands are in no
wise affected by the Paris arbitration of
the boundary dispute between British
Guinea and Venezuela, the government has
ordered the delimitation of the Dutch from
tier.
SAILORS DROWNED.-Captain Servia,
commander of the French line steamer
Kleber, which ran ashore near the mouth
of the River Rhone during a heavy fog on
Monday last, was drowned on Friday. The
captain was going from the shore to the
steamer in a small boat. in order to super
when the boat capsized and he and a sailor
lost their lives.
MANY UNEMPLOYED. - The rigorous
winter is increasing the number of unem-I
plOyed at Berlin, and it has compelled the
authorities to institute relief works not
unlike those in operation in the Indian
famine districts. At SixdOrf, a suburb OF
Berlin, work has begun on a new canal.
This will employ 1852 destitute artisans in
that district. A heavy snowfall has enabled
the government to employ 3.4GO persons.
ANGLO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE.-The st.
Petersburg Novosti declares in a long
article on the Russian export trade that in
view Of the probability of a German tariff
war the Russian government is making a
strong effort to bring about an Anglo
Russian alliance. The paper finds a con-
irmation of its ~prophesied Anglo-Russian
commercial rapproachement In the cordial
reception accorded by the British authori-
t~uralists now touring in the United King
dom.
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INDIANA
Abram w. Chapman, President OF
Muncie Loan and Savings Company.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. @.-Abram W. Chap
man, president of the Muncie Savings and
Loan Company, died to-day, aged sixty
four, from a complication of diseases.
Mr.. Chapman was at one time a member
of the Board of Police commissioners and
was a strong candidate for postmaster I'M
der the Cleveland administration. He was
a member of Muncie ~Commandery OF Ma
sons and belonged to the Chillicothe CO)
lodge of odd Fellows, from which town he
came to Muncie in 1885. Mr.. Chapman was
a large dealer in real estate and was prom
inent in the Presbyterian Church.
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Australian Law to BE Tested.

BREMEN, Dec. 2.-The officials Of the
North German Lloyd Steamship Company
declare that the Australian law, under
which the commander of their steamer. the
Neckar, was recently arrested at Perth,
West Australia, is opposed TO international
and that consequently the
companies trading with Australia agreed
to break the seals placed upon the ships
stores in order TO obtain a judicial decision
If necessary the case will be taken TO the
House of Lords.
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A Musicians Art.
New York Evening Sun.

"T like To nave Ldlli Lehman handled
with gloves said an old admirer Of that
singer. She is "A much respected artist,
and her singing for some time TO come will
be of much valuable help to younger ar
fists. JOhannsen, my own teacher, used to
talk very much about the art of singing
as the voice lost in power and beauty: the
art OF the Covered tone which is a great
art and one that very few know how to
accomplish. Nilsson and Louise Cary had
20 struggle for IT, and finally gave up.
Lehman, veteran though she Is. still holds
her own. and all because she has mastered
the covered tone"
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. N.-Early in
the morning the residents of Cambridge
were surprised to see a skeleton hanging
from the top of the flag pole on Cambridge
common. No one knows how it got there,
but the incident is laid TO a secret society
which is supposed to exist at Harvard un-
der the name of the Med Fac" The
skeleton was so securely fastened that it
was impossible to take it down.