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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
STUDENT Y. M. c. A. WORK
A CONFERENCE OF INDIANA COL
LEGE PRESIDENTS HELD HERE.
Ii Was Called to Meet John II. Mott,
the General Secretary-The
Work Outlined.

A conference of the presidents of the lead
ing educational institutions of the State
was held at the Bates last night for the
purpose of meeting with John r. Mott, gen.
eral secretary of the Worlds Student
Christian Federation. After dinner given
in honor of the visiting presidents. a gen.
eral discussion was conducted with rela-
tion to the work of the Y NJ c. A in the
Indiana colleges. The college organizations
of the State have been fortunate in Sc
curing the presence of Mr.. Mott at this
time. His work extends over the whole
world and only eight institutions in the
United States have been able to get him.
Among these are the State University at
Bloomington and Hanover College, besides
the meeting which was held here yesterday.
Mr. Mott goes to Bloomington to-day and
from there to Hanover, which is the cradle
of the student Y. NJ. c. A. work of the
world. His presence at Hanover is much
In the nature of a pilgrimage on his part,
but is opportunity whose Importance
is not forgotten by the students of the in
stitution. From the meager beginning
which was made at Hanover in 1870, the
work has extended through the principal
countries of Europe. and also to India, Cey-
lon. Japan, China and South Africa. Mr..
Mott took up Y. M G. a. work while a
student at Cornell, and since graduation
has Travelled all over the world i'm various
capacities connected with the organization,
and has become the most prominent person
identified with the work. While at Hanover
he will collect data bearing on the con-
ception and origin of the work, and from
there will go to Evanston, ILL.,, to hold
conference with the representatives of the
colleges of the middle Western States. At
this conference Indiana will have three rep
resentatives, which is a greater privilege
than that allowed to any other State Next
week Mr.. Mott will &c TO Harvard for a
series of meetings, and during the summer
will depart for Europe, TO be indefinitely
absent.
At the meeting last night Mr.. Mott deliv-
cred talk on the subject, What are the
outstanding types OF encouragement in the
religious life of the colonists throughout
the world?' Those present were DR.. Jo-
seph Swain, Indiana University; DR.. Joseph
Eastman, Central College of Physicians and
Surgeons: Dr. Clarence A. Waldo, Purdue;
Dr. w. p. Kane, Wabash; CT. NJ. Wells,
Indiana; G. l.. Mees, Rose Polytechnic; +.
A. u. Kumler, Eastern Indiana Normal;
Scot Butler, Butler College; ID. w. Fisher,
Hanover; w. T.. Stone, Purdue; E. L. Sta
cy, Indiana Col. A. +. Fleet, Culver Mill
tary Academy, and A. NJ Glossbrenner,
G. s. Rhodes and s. o. Pickens, of the
State executive committee. 1t is said by
year gives indications of being the best in
the history of the organization, and, as far
as this State is concerned, the results of
yesterdays meeting and of the presence of
Mr.. Mott are expected to be far reaching
and generally beneficial in effect.
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SETTING A BACK FIRE.
New York PubIicans Have Anti-Vice
ORciaIs Arrested for ExtOrtion.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Etienne Boyer, a
formed detective sergeant; Louis Levene.
a lawyer; julius Boyer and Louis Gampel
were held in $500 bail each by Mag
istrate Hogan to-day charges OF ex-
tortion. The arrests were the result of
a complaint made to Magistrate Hogan by
Edward H. Alcott, a saloon keeper.
The police allege that Etienne Boyer and
Louis Levene were at the head of what
was known as the New York Anti-vice
Society" Julius Boyer is the son Of
Etienne, and is charged with being impli-
Gated with his father in demanding extor-
ton money, and Gampel is a barber, who.
Ii is said, was used a go-between. The
specific complaint of Saloon Keeper Alcott
was that the men mad extorted 800 froIa
him by threatening to have his license
revoked on the ground that he kept q
disorderly place
In the district attorneys office 1t was
said that many other saloon keepers be-
side Alcott had undoubtedly been victim
lied 1t was thought the number would
reach twenty.
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ARRESTED AND RELEASED.
Grand Rapids City Attorney Under
Bond in Endorsement Case.

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Under a capias is
sued a new indictment by the Cook
county grand jury, Liant X. Salisbury was
formally placed under arrest to-day on a
charge Of embezzling $4,000 placed in
escrow about two weeks ago as a part of
an alleged fund to be used in securing a
100000 contract for the construction of
municipal waterworks at Grand Rapids,
Mich, where he is city attorney. He was
released on bond of 5000. after having
been in custody only few hours in the of
flee of Chief Deputy Sheriff Kunz
1t was announced by Salsbury's attor-
neys, in Chicago. that he had left tonight
on late train for his home In Grand Rap
ids. Before Salisbury had departed a state
ment was issued by the attorney of Guy
Barton, the Omaha millionaire con-
tractor. from whom the $4,000 had been
obtained. In this statement Attorney L. X
Crofoot, the Omaha representative of Mr.
Barton, refers to the $4,000 as portion of
a fund needed In the waterworks deal "for
legal and promotion expenses" He asserts
that, under the circumstances. Mr.. Barton
would, personally, much prefer not TO be
instrumental in continuing the prosecution
of Mr.. Salisbury, but that the case is in the
will have TO take the usual course.
All speculation as TO whether the $4,000
had really been returned TO the Bartons
was set at rest by Attorney Crofoot's writ
ten declaration that ii was restored to it's
rightful owners by Salisbury when the lat
ter arrived in this city from Michigan.
Saturday night.
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Indiana Notes.

The Jay County Fair Association, at a
meeting held at Portland, raised the speed
premium limit for the fall meeting to $3.50.
Gas belt union carpenters met in Muncie
Sunday and federated for the purpose of
enforcing a uniform wage scale of s.. rs
per diem on an eight-hour basis.
The Eastern Indiana High School Asso-
citation. which will hold its oratorical con-
test at Portland on May l, has chosen
Bluffton for the athletic meet, which will
be on June or z.
Evangelist Updyke closed very success
full four weeks series of revival meetings
at the Brazil Christian Church on Sunday
night. During the period of services 106
members were added to the church
Methodists and Presbyterians of Clay
City have just closed two weeks of very
successful joint revival services, and the
meetings have had a marked effect on the
observance of the saloon-closing and anti
gambling laws in the town.
The Indiana Master Plumbers Associa-
ton will meet in Muncie on March IL and
Is. About 100 members of the association
are expected to attend. d. A. Westbury,
of South Bend, is president, and +. j. Tim
merly, of Fort Wayne, is secretary.
The first shovelful of soil was turned on
the Peru-Wabash interurban electric road
at Rich Valley, Wabash county, yesterday.
Because Of the severe weather but little
could be accomplished, but when the wealth
er improves much larger force will be set
at work.
The case of Wilbur Woods, the Henry
county attorney, against whom there is a
charge, of blackmail, has been continued
by agreement until April s. 1t was to have
come to trial at Richmond yesterday. Sick
ness of attorneys was the reason for the
continuance.
fire in the cigar store of Ed Moore at
Columbus yesterday morning resulted in a
loss OF $500. The fire communicated to the
job printing Office of Herman Carr, adjoin-
ing, causing loss, principally by water
of about $500. The building in which both
tod n
of about $500 or $500. All the losses are COW
cred by insurance.
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William Kimmel and Thomas Green, col
tory, had a fight, Sunday. Kimmel Was
badly cut with a pair of "knucks." and
Green had his skull crushed with an iron
bar and probably will die. Kimmel Is in
jail at Portland.
Superintendent Moore, of the Marion
schools, has completed the programme for
the convention of the Northern Indiana
Teachers Association at Anderson, on
April A, and 6. Among the speakers will
be Governor Durbin, Mayor Dunlap of An
derson, and VIII Cumback.
Piankeshaw Chapter, d. A. r., of New
Albany, installed its new officers Saturday
night. They are: Regent, Miss Theodosia
Hedden; recording secretary, Mrs. Belle
Smith; corresponding secretary, Miss Clara
Funk; registrar Miss Adelia Woodruff;
treasurer, Mrs. j. Z. Steele.
Putnam county Circuit Court adjourned
yesterday, to allow the Bar Association
to meet to take appropriate action on the
death of Attorney III. G. Lewis, on Sat
urday. The Hendricks county bar was
represented Mr.. Lewis's funeral will be
held at Greencastle. on Wednesday.
The Rev. Father Pratt, pastor OF the
Catholic congregation of Wabash yester-
day received notice that he had been trans
ferred to the parish of Huntington. Father
Pratt went to Wabash from Logansport
two years ago and has been a popular
priest. Through his efforts the congrega-
ton obtained fine new church edifice.
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FIGHTING ON THE BORDER.
Dominiclans and H"itiens skirmish-
ing ON Latter's Northern Frontier.

CAPE HAITI, Haiti, Feb. pa Skin
mish has taken place between Haitiens
and Dominicans at Phitobert on the north
ern frontier. A party of Haitiens was
suddenly attacked by a number of Domin-
leans. The Haitien consul at Dajabon
sought refuge at Quanaminthe, Haiti,
about five miles from the frontier. The
Dominican consul at Cape Haitien has re-
cefved orders from his government to so
Immediately to the scene of the disturb
ance and endeavor to put an end to the
fighting and cause the Haitien consul at
pajabon to be respected
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DEATH OF FRED w. KERN.
1t Occurred Suddenly i'm a Hotel i'm
Washington.

A dispatch from Washington, d. c., this
morning tells of the death of Fred Kerr
son of john w. Kern, of this city He
was twenty.eight years of age and un-
married, and for a number of years prior
to the Spanish-American war was in the
departmental service in that city. During
the war he was connected with the naval
service. and upon his discharge returned
to Washington.
HIS death occurred suddenly at a hotel
where he stopping. Mr.. Kern said
he had received a telegram from a per-
sonal friend notifying him of his sons
ceath. He knew nothing about the de-
tails. On Sunday he received a letter from
his son, in which he wrote cheerfully of
himself
Young Kern graduated at De Pauw Uni
versity, and in 1898 was appointed by Sec
rotary Gresham to a position in the con-
sular service. He enlisted in the First Dis
trict of Columbia Regiment at the breaking
out of the Spanish-American war He con-
tracted a fever in Cuba and had been in i'll
health ever since. A year ago he spent the
winter with his father in this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
Sympathy may help
a wounded heart
but it won't heal
a wounded limb.

That fact is so obvious that you won-
der why any one can offer sympathy"
as the chief feature of treatment for the
delicate diseases of women. Yet women
are invited to "write TO woman who
can sympathize with woman" and the
theme of their correspondence is TO
be the delicate, difficult and dangerous
diseases which undermine a woman's
health and strength. II is true that such
offers are combined with an offer of
"medical advice" But medical advice
can only be given by competent ply
stefan, and no mention Is made in such
offers of physicians or doctors advice.
It is not offered because il cannot be
given. The offer is not being made by
a qualified physician.
The offer of free consultation by letter,
made TO ailing women by Doctor K. v.
Pierce, has behind it physician abil-
ity. DR.. Pierce is consulting physician
of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
stitute, Buffalo, N Y. Associated with
DIR. Pierce is a staff of nearly score of
physicians, each man a specialist. In
practice of over thirty years DIR. Pierce
and his staff have treated successfully
more than halt a million women, who
have been cured of facilitating drains.
infammations, alterations and female
troubles. The age, experience and skill
of DIR. Pierce give him supreme adj
vantage in his chosen field of diseases Of
women.
You can write 10 DIR. Pierce without
fear and without fee. Every letter Is
read privately and answered conhden-
TALLY, the answer being sent in a plain
envelope, without any printing upon IL.
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, sent free on receipt of stamps to
cover expense of mailing only. Send II
one-cent stamps for the edition IN paper
cover, or 81 stamps for cloth bound. Ad-
dress DR.. K. V. Pierce. Buffalo. ~. Y.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. Feb 25.-The argu-
nent i'm the suit brought to enjoin the City
Council from building an electric light
plant was finished the past week, and
Judge Fox took the case under advisement
Until this morning. when he handed down
ar opinion favorable to the Council. Sew
eral citizens had sued TO enjoin on the
ground that the Council has no right to
locate the power house in the City Park
and that the Varney Construction Com
pany, which secured the contract has no
legal existence. The plaintiffs may amend
the complaint and bring the case up again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
MARTINELLTS SUCCESSOR.
Mgr. FaIconce May BE Papal Delegats
to the United States.

ROME, Feb. 25-It is understood that
Archbishop Martinelli, the papai delegate
in the United States, after he has been
created a cardinal at the consistory to be
held at the end Of March. viii remain for
some time papal delegate in the United
States, and will later be replaced by Mgr.
Falconce, the papal delegate I'm Canada
Others to be raised TO the cardinalato
are Mgrs. Tripepi. Genari and Della Volpe.
and the Archbishops OF Verona, Ferrara,
Benevento, Prague and Cracow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26

Company, which began a three days en-
gagement at the Empire Theater. At the
beginning matters ran smoothly, but as the
act progressed 1t was evident that the diff
ferent actors were trying to see how much
suggestiveness would be allowed al this
house. Carrie Fulton Charles Howard.
j. w. Moore and w. Allen were the real
offenders, but Mr.. Zimmerman quickly
called a halt on their work. Later In the
same act. when six young women, dressed
in Oriental costume. appeared before the
f0otlights and sang an Oriental baliad
which pleased the patrons of the upper
house, the censor exercised his authority
once more and toned down the dance.
Nothing especially new has been added
to the show since il was here last season.
except IL be the trio composed OF Ward.
Bradburn and Murphy. who have neat
sketch. in which some new IDEAS are
brought out Others in the olio are Howard
and Moore. Paulo and Dika. Allen and
Allen, Hodge Hayward and Lancaster and
Miss Gusse Vivian.
The singing in the burlesque Is good and
the costuming Of the chorus is pretty.
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ADJUSTMENTS.



The apparently nmitless resources Of
vaudeville are graphically demonstrated in
this weeks bill at the Grand. After sue
cession of performances that seemed Of the
highest order of excellence, the one that
is being given every afternoon and night
this week almost casts its predecessors into
insignificance. The theater was not large
enough 10 accommodate all who came to
see the entertainment last night The
greatest feature of the bill undoubtedly
was Robert Griffin Morris's delightful play
let. Nell Gwyn." presented with consum-
mate ability by Miss Fanny Rice as charm
ing, witty, beautiful Irish Nell, Louis Payne
as Charles III. and Miss Eva Randolph as
the Duchess of Richmond. If this little COM
edy is fair sample of the Gwyn plays, or
which so much Is being printed nowadays,
the public in this part of the country would,
no doubt, hail with JOY little more of the
same kind. The programme was agreeably
opened with lively song and dance act by
the Knight brothers, in black face, but
with hands of a ludicrously Caucasian
tnte TIE weakness of the soG bin sob but Fanny
Rice and Nell Gwyn" could atone for
worse faults. Mr.. and Mrs Harry Thorne
James Gaylor and Miss Tiny Graft made a
big hit in the uproarious skit entitled IAN
Uptown Flat" The piece is old. but the
subject seems to be of a continuing fresh
ness. The biograph pictures were displayed
in the place of the customary intermission
and proved an excellent plan to hold the
audience. Most of the views were more than
usually interesting and were literally APP
plauded- James I'll. Cullen had a reception
that the staleneSs of his songs scarcely
merited. He atoned IN large part for this,
however. by perpetuating some really good
Jokes The best polite acrobatic and athletic
exhibition given here in many seasons was
that of the three Navaros, who deserved
the greater credit since they performed a
very difficult barrel feat in the face of the
gratuitous and uncalled-for suggestions
from people in the audience to whom such
q performance was evidently new. The pro-
gramme was closed with a marvellous dis
play OF skill in rifle shooting given by
Prank and Lillian Smith. chiefly by the
latter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
C. L. HENRY STEPS OUT
RESIGNS AS MANAGER OF THE UNION
TRACTION COMPANY.
Houses Wrecked by Natural Gas-Mice
Create N Panic i'm IN Choir-UniOns
Fight n Subsidy.
TO the 1ndianapolls journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. 25.-On reliable
authority tonight it was announced that
Charles l.. Henry, of this city, manager of
the Union Traction Company's electric
lines, has rendered his resignation to the
board of directors, which will meet here on
Tuesday, March s. Randall Morgan and
Watson Clarke, leading stockholders, were
here from Philadelphia yesterday and to-
day, and held repeated interviews with
Mr.. Henry. The directors are Philip Mat
ter. of Marion; George F. McCulloch and
w. c. Sampson, Muncie; c. l.. Henry and
j. A. Van Osdol. Anderson; Randall Nor
gan, Philadelphia. The Philadelphia capt.
talsts are at the head of syndicate which
owns the Cincinnati and Indianapolis COM
panies.
1t is not known who will be Mr.. Henry's
successor. He confirmed the report late
tonight, but declined to give reasons. 1t
is probable that he will re-enter his pro-
fession, the law, and give some attention
TO politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
HAMILTON SENTENCED.
Reporter Given Seven Years at Hard
Labor for killing Day.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Feb. &.-Frank
III. Hamilton, convicted of manslaughter in
the first degree. was to-day sentenced by
Judge Brooks to seven years at hard labor
in the state prison at Saltwater.
Hamilton, while he had been hoping for
the shortest sentence allowed under the
law-five years-dfd not seem greatly sur
prised at the length of the term given him.
In the courtroom were a number OF wom-
en-, who began TO cry when sentence was
pronounced. AS soon as sentence waz
passed the prisoner was remanded TO the
custody of the sheriff. Commitment papers
probably will be made out tomorrow and
Hamilton taken to Saltwater TO begin serv-
ing his sentence. Petitions asking for his
pardon are already in circulation.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Feb. 25-William Gard,
prominent farmer living near Taylors-
vile, in this county, and owning farms In
this and Johnson county, has been missing
from his home for several weeks and his
whereabouts is unknown. Since Mr.. Gard $
disappearance it has been learned that he
had sold his home farm recently Tor
large sum. The missing man IS about fifty
years of age and has a large family.
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Other Death. i'm the state.

UNION CITY, Ind, Feb. 25.-Capt. Alex.
A. Knapp died last evening. aged sixty-five.
He was born in Wooster, o., of Pennsyl-
vania Quaker extraction, his fathers an
cestors having been colonists with William
Penn. Captain Knapp served with credit in
the civil war, first in three months regi-
ment and later as captain of Company K,
Fortieth Ohio Infantry. He was seriously
wounded at Chickamauga and was inva-
lided from the service. He came to Union
City after the war and served in the Coun-
Gil and for many years as superintendent
of the waterworks. He left widow.
KOKOMO, Ind, Feb. &.-A. X. McElwee,
for many years leading merchant in this
city, died at his home here yesterday of
cancer of the liver, aged fifty-two years. A
widow and three daughters survive. He was
a prominent member of the Grace NJ. Z.
Church, at which place the funeral will be
held on Tuesday afternoon.
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obituary..

GUTHRIE, o. T., Feb. 25-Major l. n.
r. Crozler, Iier.han. oi ousnihg' ~. T.,
Territory, dropped dead to-day. He served
with the Canadian forces I'm the Louis Riel
rebellion. and was given badge for special
bravery.
wAUKEGAN, H., Feb. 2s-Dr. Charles
p Amet, once q colonel in the United
States army AID a participant In the early
Indian campaigns I'm the West. died here
to-day. aged lightweight years.
BERLIN, Feb 25.-Herr Lother Won
Heinemann. professor OF history at the
University Of Tubingen. Is dead
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Labor Unions Oppose the Subsidy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Feb "a bitter fight
is on between the promoters of the Cincin-
natl. Richmond & Muncie Railroad and
the citizens opposed to voting that road
a subsidy from Center township, amount
ing to 100000 The election is to be held
or Friday. and the officials of the road
will remain here until after that date.
They are spending money freely in order
to carry the election, and the other side
is making an equally aggressive fight.
The odds at present are in favor of the
opposition To the subsidy. The labor union
organizations of the city have taken up
the fight against the road. and they will
almost as a unit vote against the SUBJ
sidy.
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The Parry Manufacturing Company yes
terday closed a contract for the sinking
of we'll for oil on the grounds the COM
pany purchased from the McCarty heirs
west of the river a few months ago. Plans
are being prepared for the buildings to
be erected on this ground part of which
will be built this year. When completed
the buildings will cover not only the larg-
est acreage of any plant In this city, but
the largest acreage of any carriage plant
in the United States.
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Physician struck by a Train.
Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGDALE, Ind, Feb 25.-Dr.
John A Goldsberry, of this place. aged
sixty-five, a prominent physician and sur
geon of this part of the State. while cross
ing the Chicago 6 Eastern Illinois tracks
near West Union this morning, was struck
by a northbound passenger train and
thrown fifty feet 1t is thought he is fatally
injured. He is scill unconscious. The buggy
was demolished, but the horse escaped un-
hurt. DR.. Goldsberry was taken to King
man by the trainmen and his family sum-
moned.