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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-25
JEFFERsONvILLE REJOICEs.
Wiping Out of the Matrimonial Bust
ness PIeases the People.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Aug. PAS
the smoke of battle from the matrimonial
fight clears away, and the people begin TO
realize that hereafter the city will be free
from the disgrace and humiliation heaped
upon it by the utter disregard of the mar
rage laws, nothing but words of commend
alton can be heard for those who were re-
sponsible in bringing the change about.
The attorney general especially is highly
commended for his stand in the matter.
An examination of some old marriage
records shows that the state of affairs that
has just been wiped out has continued for
the past twenty years without any marked
effort being made 10 stop it. The business
keigwin, and although his records are not
complete, they show that he performed
over 1900 marriages.. Justice HauSe has
tied the knot for 5000 couples and Justice
Nixon has ofiiciated in the same capacity
for j 100 pairs of matrimony seekers. JUS
tice l. f. Warder, who recently retired
nom Office, performed 200 ceremonies before
he gave up the business. 1t will be seen
that during the past twenty years these
Tour magistrates alone have launched over
APO individuals on life's matrimonial sea.
These figures are accurate and show to
what extent the business has been carried.
Besides these marriages there nave been
many ceremonies performed by ministers
which are not included in the above count.
lt is estimated that these $1,000 or more
couples have brought $1,000 into this city.
County Clerk Carr has taken a firm stand
IN the matter, and a number OF clipping
couples were refused licenses yesterday and
to-day. Jacksonville is no longer the
greatest Gretna Green in the country"
and the sooner the fact becomes known
throughout the country the more pleased
her citizens Nil be
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department OF the fair is more than usually
full and Of an unusually high class. There
will be a long list of field and misceiia-
neous sports, and arrangements have been
made for a fine musical programme every
day Of the meeting.
The racing events, which are scheduled
for every day of the fair. will be of more
than usual interest. Some OF the best
horses in the middle West are entered,
and the list of entries is very large. The
society is a member OF the American Trot-
ting Association, and the races will be
conducted under the rules OF that organiza-
ton. The racing card follows, with the
purses and prizes for first, second, third
and fourth or fifth places in order:
Tuesday-2:50 pace, $50. SO. $50. $3.50;
SIS; 800 trot, $3.50. SO, $3.50. $3.50. SIS; road
race, trot, open buggy. buggy harness. sad
die and bride, carriage robe.
Wednesday 2:37 pace, $50, SIS, $3.50,
$3.50, SIS; PAS trot. $50. $40. $3.50. $3.50, SIS.
road race, pace, open buggy. buggy harness.
saddle and bride, carriage robe.
Thursday-2:25 pace. $500. 500. $50. $50, $50;
2:35 trot, 500. 800, $50. $50, 500.
Friday-2:30 pace. 500, 500. $50. $50, $40;
2:24 trot, 500, $1OO, $50, $50, $40.
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Creek Lime. Stone and Coal Company has
been organized here with SlV,VoO capltal
to exploit the coal, stone ana cay os-
posits OF this part of the State. The Of
hcers are: Eugene Rush, president; Nj.
f. Bouzano, vice president; {. ID Whltlng'
treasurer; j. r. Whiting, director of works.
wABAsH.--The trolley road connection
between Wabash and Huntington will be
built this winter. Practically the entire
right of way, fifty feet in width, from
Huntington to this city has been obtained
Southwestern Traction Company. All along
the road the land owners displayed anxiety
to get the line and were willing TO make
any reasonable concessions.
RICHMOND.-The annual reunion of the
Lontz family, which organized its associa-
ton i'm 1896. will be held this year at the
Hagerstown fair grounds on Sept. .. A MS
tory of the family will be presented at
that time. . . . Miss Gertrude Mills,
daughter of President Mills. of Earlham
College, has been elected a teacher at Fair
mount Academy.
DUBLIN.-The farmers Of this part of
Wayne county. who two weeks ago were
complaining of the drought, are now De
coming pessimistic over the rains. Since
Aug. IL there has been rain every day, usu-
ally hard and sometimes all day, and there
is no sign OF cessation. The precipitation
has been about eight inches for the eleven
days.
BROWNSTOWN.-The fifth annua re-
union of the old soldiers of Jackson county
closed here on Friday night. 1t was the
most successful meeting IN the hStOAs VI
the association. The attendance was very
large and the principal addresses were
delivered by Lieutenant Governor Gilbert
and Department Commander Garrigus.
VALPARAISO.-The Rev. DR.. L. D.. Cur
It's. of indianapolis. will dedicate the new
Congregational Church at Furnessyllle.
Porter county, on Sunday. Rep
resentative .C~rumpacker has recommended
the establishment of a second rural mail
route out OF Hobart, TO cover twenty-eight
miles.
GREENCASTLE.-Dr. r. 6. Baker, pro-
fessor OF chemistry at De PAW University,
is dangerously i'll with lung trouble at
Asheville, y. c. He went there three
weeks ago and later his wife was sum-
Is very alarming.
wARSAW.-The body of Claude Brad
way, the young man drowned In Center
lake on Friday, was recovered late Friday
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind, Aug. 24-Warden
Shideler. of the State Prison, sent special
officers here this week 70 look after Walter
Reichenmater, a convict who had broken
his parole. Reichenmater. who was en-
ployed on a farm in this county, heard OF
the officers coming and quietly camel TO town,
drew his money out of the bank while a
number OF officials were hunting in every
direction for him and jumped on n train
and escaped. Warden Shideler says Reich
enmater was paroled about a month ago.
He had been sent TO prison from South
Bend on a straight fourteen-year sentence
for criminal assault. He had served about
eight years when the board took up his
case. and because of his good conduct I'm
prison gave him a parole.
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Andrews VIII Have n New Bank.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Aug. 24-Andrews citi-
zens. in no wise daunted by their exper-
fence with Banker Key, will establish. a
new banking house at that place. Most of
the cash necessary will be supplied by the
citizens themselves, but whatever is lack
ing will be made up outside. Negotiations
are i'm progress for the purchase of the
furniture and fixtures of the Key Bank,
now owned by the Capital National Bank
of Indianapolis, and it will be installed in
the new concern. The capital will be from
10000 to $40, 200.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, Aug. A.-William
Cove. living at Balbec. made his third at
tempt 10 commit suicide last evening. He
went TO Montpelier. became intoxicated,
and then purchased a large quantity of
paris green. Cove found his way to a
cemetery east of Montpelier and lay down.
When found he was licking the poison out
of his hands. Physicians were
as quickly as possible, and worked until al
most morning before he was got out of
immediate danger. n there Is yet a strong
chance that he will not live. Young Cove
is but twenty-four years old and was mar
ried only two weeks ago.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. A.-Bids
were opened by the County Commissioners
to-day for the wagon and street-railway
bridge over the Wabash. There were seven
bidders. and that of the American Bridge
Company was the lowest, at s214, O00. There
were separate bids on the substructure and
superstructure. The County Council is to
meet next Wednesday, and under the re-
s~triction ii has placed on the appropriation
the contract cannot be let without the
Councils concurrence. The cost at the
lowest bid is thousands of dollars above
the estimated cost.
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WETUMPKA. Ala, Aug. 24.-The bailiffs.
Bryant Nails, 5. F.. a. Pittman and ClOp
Tanton, who were remanded to jail Thurs
day for refusing 10 testify before the grand
jury in the Robert White lynching case.
have been admitted TO bail OF 500 each on
their promise 10 appear before the jury
and give evidence. Howard. Thomas ana
Martin, three alleged member OF the mob.
are now In Jail charged with the murder OF
the negro. The special grand jury is still
engaged in investigating the case.
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Married i'm San Francisco.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PROFESSIONALLY, Ind, Aug. AIRS.
Laura Barrett. of this city, to-day received
a telegram announcing the wedding of her
son, ]. Ross Ferguson, and Miss Bertha
Terrier at San Francisco last evening.
The was performed by the Rev.
Mr.. Bush, a friend of the family. Mr..
Ferguson left here two months ago for
San Francisco on account OF his health.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Terrier and lived i'm Chicago. She
arrived in San Francisco yesterday after
noon to join her affianced and the wedding
followed in the evening.
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RELEASED ON BOND.
Mental Scientists Who Were Charged
with Using Mails to Defraud.

DAYTONA, Fla, Aug. 2i.-Colonel and
Mrs. c.. g. Post. alias Helen Tilmans and
Charles H. Burgman, mental scientists,
arrested at Sea Breeze Friday, charged
with using the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses, returned to-day from Jacksonville,
where they had been taken for limin
trial before United States Commissioner
William A. Archibald. They waived exam
nation and bond of 5000 each was required
and promptly given. the sureties being DIR.
Il. Nj. SandersOn and j. NJ. Schumacher,
president of the First National Bank of
Jacksonville; Senator Frank Sans, of New
Smyrna, Fla, and H.. l.. KOcherspeyer, of
Chicago. The case will come up in Deem
Der before Judge Locke. of the United
States District Court, at Jacksonville.
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Sheriff Price Displaced.
0 the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE. Ind, Aug. 2l.-Sheriff Price
was taken to-day, when the
County Commissioners signifed their in
%tention OF appointing his successor, claim
ing under the law the Constitution forbade
the present sheriff further service. When
the commissioners said they intended APP
pointing Sheriff-elect William cambridge,
the question arose whether IL would not
put in jeopardy his second election.
this 1uncture the service of County Attor-
ney Sparks was called. After full investi-
cation he decided IL could not be held
against MIR. cambridge and his temporary
appointment could be made in perfect
safety, so he will take charge Monday, the
18th inst.
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MuncIe Keeps Up the Record for Get
ting Its Name i'm Print.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Aug. "a. - Muncle had
three shooting scrapes tonight. Edward
Kelly, aged forty. and his wife, fought on
the street. The woman left him in a sa-
loon, went home for a revolver. returned
and fired four shots at him in Kings sa-
loon. One bullet went through his thigh.
Peter Abbott. colored. and William Isaacs
had a fight at Helminck's saloon. The
colored man went 10 another saloon and
borrowed a shotgun. With two shots he
cleaned out the place, but injured no one.
At Thomas's gambling room cOlored men
quarreled over craps, and Charles Lamb
was shot In the leg. The identity of the
assailant cannot be learned.
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Boy Murderers Given n Hearing.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Aug. A.-At the pre-.
liminary trial OF the four boys charged
with stoning a companion, Eddie Mckee
to death last week, two OF the lads-Ered
die Marvin and Ray McVeta-were bounC
over 10 court and the others were released
One witness created a sensation in court
by testifying that Mrs. Mckee herself
threw the stone that killed her son. The
children gave bono for appearance in tho
Circuit Court. The preliminary was be
fore Justice De Haven.
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oner. and was to give the prisoner an op-
portunity 20 see his father, who is dying of
consumption. M then but twenty
years old. was at the home of his sweet
heart. Ida McQuiston. He mistook the
sheriff for a man who had threatened TO
kill him on sight. and when the sheriff
opened the door F1emming slew him before
discovering his mistake. Miss McQuiston
still remains true TO her lover of thirteen
years ago, and should the latter be par
doned a wedding will follow. Petitions are
being prepared for circulation, and IL is
thought the pardon will be granted.
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Record-BreaISing Bee Tree.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Aug. PA bee tree was
cut on the Young farm, five miles west of
here, yesterday, hat beats the record for
size and yield. The gum in which the
honey was stored was eighteen inches in
diameter and eleven feet in length. Pieces
OF solid comb fifteen inches wide and ten
feet long were taken out. There was nearly
two barrels of choice honey, Weighing near
~ 600 pounds. George Harness, who has
hunted bee trees all over the West for
seventy years, says this tree beats all for
mer records. Mr.. Harness, who helped cut
the tree. is eighty-four years old.
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KILLED IN THE ALPS.
Prominent Brooklyn Society Woman
Caught by an Avalanche.

NEW YORK, Aug. PA cablegram an
nouncing the death of Mrs. Ella Smith. a
prominent society woman of Brooklyn. by
the fall of a great mass of ice i'm the Alps,
Switzerland, was received here to-day. The
message was sent by William Wickham
Smith,. the husband. who is a member of a
law firm OF this city.
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Took Home the Wrong BODY.

Special to the Indianapol Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 24.-Mrs. Will
liam G.. Smith, of St. Louis, arrived in
Evansville this afternoon with what she
supposed was the body OF her husband.
who died on Friday. Relatives and friends
surrounded the coffin, and when ii was
opened they were Mortified 10 see the body
of an unknown person.
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Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NBLUFFTON, Ind. Aug. PA month ago
Ella and Bessie Berry appeared in Button
and were employed as domestics in two
prominent families. They were models of
.propriety. well educated and were consid-
cred much superior to the ordinary serv-
ant. To-day IL was learned that they were
runaways and are daughters of well-to-do
parents living near Union City. Their
half-brother, the Rev. John Berry, OF Nor
wood Methodist Church, of Cincinnati,
traced them here and tried to compel them
TO return home. Ella is OF age and refused
TO go. but Bessie had TO accompany him.
The girls say they were cruelty treated
by their parents.
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Indiana Obituary.

WABASH, Ind, Aug. 24.-Thomas Wibel,
a prominent farmer near Erie, ten miles
west of this city, dropped dead last night
while feeding his horses He was walking
around the stalls with an armful of corn.
when he fell forward, dying instantly. He
was sixty years old. Death was due to
home in Rich Valley. this county. to-day,
Mrs. Louis Osborn. n Wabash county pio-
neer. died of old age. She was seventy
years old and until lately had been in
robust health. The funeral will be held on
Sunday. the body being brought here for
burial.
PORTLAND. Ind. Aug. 24.-David S.
Haffner. one of the pioneer residents of
JAN county. died at his home east Of Bry-
ant, last night, aged seventy-eight years.
Mr.. Haffner. who had amassed quite a
competence, came from Virginia many
years ago. having lived In this county for
a half century. His funeral will take place
Sunday.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. Aug. 24.-The
funeral of Mrs. Letitia McCampbel. who
died yesterday at noon. will take place
by the Rev j. S. Howk. OF this city, and
the Rev. DIR. Joseph w. ClOSkey, of New
Albany. This burial will be in Cave Hill
Cemetery. Louisville.
VALPARAISO. Ind. Aug. 24-Cornelius
Tyson. of Baltimore. who was graduated
last week from Valparaiso College. died
here to-day after an operation for appendix
eighty. Of this county, died to-day from
the effects OF being stung' by bees.
BRAZIL. Ind, Aug. pa. y. Dilley, aged
nfty-elght years, a veteran OF the civil
war, and one of the oldest business men
OF the city. died suddenly this evening of
congestion of the stomach. He was a mem
Der OF the city School Board.
RICHMOND. Ind. Aug. 24.-Charles l..
Mote. a ~wel-known young married man,
stroke: He was the son OF l.. a. Mote, ex-
councilman.
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QUEER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Engine Punches n Hole i'm Its own
Firebox, Drowning the Furnace.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Aug. 2L.-Friday
morning. while pulling a heavy freight
train and running at full speed, an engine
on the Panhandle was badly damaged in a
peculiar manner. The locomotive threw an
eccentric strap. which resulted in a small
hole being knocked into the hrebox. This
occurred just as the train was approaching
this station. The steam and hot water
pouring through the hole in the boiler
made a loud whistling. which awakened
almost every person within a mile of the
track. The fire was put out by the steam
and hot water and the engine died with
IN a half mile of where the accident oc-
Cured. A locomotive from Richmond was
four hours In getting here, and for that
time all traffic was abandoned. The engine
was not badly damaged, but for the time
was entirely disabled.
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Third Fatality i'm Two Weeks.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind. Aug. 24.-The third
fatal driving accident to occur in Porter
county within two weeks happened this
afternoon. when Daniel Daley, driving
across the Baltimore * Ohio Railroad track
with a team of horses. was struck, receiv-
ing injuries from which he died two hours
later.
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Incorporation Perfected.
,iaI 20 the Indiananous .JournaL.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 24.-The new
trustees of the Margaret Smith Home-M.
C.. Price, w. II. Bradbury and BENJAMIN
Starr-to-day furnished bond and the arti-
cles of incorporation were fled. The In
corporation is In order 10 make available
the gift of $3.50 from William b. Leeds,
of New York.
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M%iiIionaire's sister-in-Law Killed.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Aug. 24.-Mrs. S. ".
Lee. twenty-three years old. a sister-in-law
of Thomas Walsh. the Colorado millionaire.
was killed in a runaway accident this aft
ernOon. Mrs. Lee and her se%ven-year-old
son leaped from the carriage. She fell
backward, 'fracturing her skull. The boy
was unhurt.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
KoKOMO. Ind. Aug. 24.-The ten days
parole granted by Governor Durbin TO John
FIemming. a life prisoner. sent 70 Michigan
City Prison In December. OF 1855. for the
killing OF Robert L. Jones. sheriff Of Grant
county. who was endeavoring 20 arrest
F1emming for horse stealing. viii be fol-
lowed by a petition for F~1emmings pardon.
She parole Is the first ever given a life pris-
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EIGHT MEN INJURED.
Derrick Fell While Panhandle EN-
pIoyes Were Clearing "a Wreck.

STEUBENVILLE, u, Aug. 24.-While
clearing a freight wreck on the Panhandle,
at the end of GoulI's tunnel, to-day. a
derrick car toppled over and eight men
who were working on it were injured. The
most seriously hurt were g. h. Beuts, Peter
Nori and j. Il. LAUDER. The accident was
due TO the failure of the crew TO clamp
the derrick to the track.
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MIDDLESBORO. KY. Aug. PA pistol
duel was fought on Little Bird creek. near
here, to-day between Thomas Little, aged
seventy. and William . frong. aged about
forty. Strong was killed and Little sur
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strong Killed without generalization.

CRIPPLE CREEK. Col, Aug. 2i-The
coroner's Jury I'm the case OF the killing OF
sam Strong. the millionaire mine owner.
by Grant Crumley. has rendered "A verdict
to the effect that the killing was without
generalization
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RUSH COUNTY FAIR.
Four Days of elaborate Programmes,
BEGINNING ON Tuesday.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE. Ind. Aug. A-The annual
fair OF the Rush County Fair Association
will open on Tuesday and continue for four
days. Everything points to one of the most
successful meetings in the history of the
organization. The list of exhibits in every
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Killed by sewer Gas.

NELSONVILLE- o.. Aug. 24.-Harry
Vannatta, city civil engineer, descended into
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night. He was the son of a Warsaw bust
ness man, W. Z. Broadway.
BLUFFTON.-Edward +. Menefee, a De-
catur timber buyer. was caught under a
falling oak. near here. on Friday, and
suffered severe injuries. one arm was
his shoulder.
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Indiana Notes.

COVINGTON.-As the result OF the re-
cent reports of the state geologist on the
mineral resources OF tbs. State the Prairie
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to the authorities. Trouble arose
over alleged t~reacherous business transact
ffonS
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