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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-21
Indiana Obituary.

RUSSIAVILLE, Ind. April 20.-Mrs.
Mary Wigle, aged fifty-five, was founi
dead in a field near her home. four miles
west of this city. last night. She had been
TO- visit a neighbor in the afternoon and
had started home about two hours before
she was found She was subject to attacks
OF heart failure. She was the wife of Harry
Wigle, a prominent farmer of Clinton
county.
RICHMOND. Ind, April 20.-The Rev.
George w Tiff died to-day at the home of
his son-in-law, Prof. T. n. Mott. Four
daughters survive-Mrs. Thomas Newly,
Mrs. Joseph Rowlett, Mrs. Mott and Miss
Josephine Tiff. The deceased was born in
Delaware on Aug. %. 1914 He came to
Richmond in 1854 He married Mary Hib-
bard in 1894.
COLUMBUS. Ind. April 2O.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Finnell Stansifer, aged seventy-one
years, wife of Colonel Simeon Stansifer,
died at her home in this city to-day. She
was a native of Kentucky and married
Colonel Stansifer in her native State in
1850 The following year they came to Co
lumbus where they have since resided.
FORTVILLE Ind April 20-Mrs. Gym
tina A HUMPHREYS. aged eighty-two years,
died yesterday afternoon from injuries re-
ceived a few days ago by falling down
stairs She had lived in this vicinity FOX
more than three score years. a large num-
Der of children and grandchildren survive.
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Large Attendance Expected at the
Columbus Meeting Next Month.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS. Ind. April 2O.-The annual
meeting Of the Municipal League of In
diana, which Will be held in this city on
May s, and 10, promises 10 be largely
attended and most interesting. The Mu-
nicipal League is OF relatively recent or
ganization. Representatives from fourteen
cities held a meeting at Huntington on
Feb TO- 1893. and William DimOnd. of that
city, submitted his plan for the organiZa-
ton OF the league, which met the hearty
approval OF the representatives present,
and from that time on the league has TAX
en- prominent and permanent place in the
work of municipal reform. The league Is
a steadily growing organization and is
doing much good toward building up the
cities which members. The object Is
TO meet and exchange ideas as 20 city gov
ernment so that officials will gain
broader knowledge as To how city should
be governed.
1t is expected that several hundred
representatives and other visitors will be
in attendance at the May meeting here,
and ARRANGEMENTS are being perfected
looking 10 the royal treatment OF all who
may come Columbus recently sent out
representatives 10 the surrounding towns
10 induce the officials to become members,
and they met with hattering success.
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NOTED DETECTIVE DEAD
"HONEsT TON" SAMPSON. WHO WAS
AWARDED sINTEEN MEDALS.
Life Saver. Soldier and SIeuth-Death
Of James Ridpath, Uncle of
the Late Historian.

NEW YORK. April aO.-"Honest" Tom
Sampson, detective, army veteran and life
saver. died last night at Mount Vernon,
y.
Captain Sampson had sixteen medals for
meritorious services. a number Of them
for saving life. one being awarded to him
by Congress He aided in the arrest OF
Mrs Surratt. Miss Fitzpatrick. Edward
Payne and DR.. Samuel Cox. who Were
cha Sed with being implicated in the plot
to assassinate President Lincoln. Captain
Sampson was born in England in 1927 and
came 10 this country at early age. He
Joined the police force of New York in 1851.
At the time of the famous $4,000 forgery on
the Union Trust Company Captain Sampson
was detailed TO run down the culprits. and
he succeeded in arresting Chadwick, Brown
and Feltner for completely in the affair
The Wells-Fargo Express Company and
the National Park Bank also gave Captain
Sampson magnificent gold medal in rec
ognition OF his services in bringing Louis
NJ. Van Eaton to Justice.
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Rebate on Tobacco.

WASHINGTON. April @.-Commissioner
or Internal Revenue Yerkes. replying 10 an
inquiry regarding the rebate on tobacco
suuf and cigars under the act of March 3
1901. says: - rebate will be paid only on
original and unbroken factory packages Of
tobacco and snuff in the hands of dealers
or manufacturers. or in transit July /, 1901.
Tobacco and cigars sold and delivered on
and after that date are not subject 10 re
bate Unused stamps held on that date by
manufacturers of tobacco VIII not be SUD
1ect to rebate nor can the same be ex-
changed for stamps issued on basis OF the
- per cent. discount
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POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES.
A Growing List Of Young Men i'm High
and Responsible Places.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. April 20-The
Rose Polytechnic annual catalogue just is
sued. gives a more detailed list of the
alumni. with place of residence and occupa-
ton. than any of the former catalogues and
by this means II is seen that the claim sue
cessfully made for Rose heretofore is likely
TO be as good to-day, which is that a larger
percentage of the institutes graduates are
succeeding in professions for which they
were specially prepared in the school than
can be shown for any like educational in
stitutiOn. Thirty-four States and five for
eign countries are represented in the list,
and the positions held by the young men
who have gone from Rose are all response
bic. and many of high title, with big sal
aries. Every June President Mees receives
more applications for young graduates in
mechanical. electrical and civil engineering
and in chemistry TO take good positions in
large industrial enterprises than he mas
young men to recommend for the places.
This week Jay L. Hail. a graduate OF the
class of 1897 who has been electrician
for the Carnegie company at Homestead,
became chief electrician of the Chicago *
Eastern Illinois Railway system. Members
of the alumni are heard from in such man
ner almost every week.
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POLICE MAKE RAIDS.
Several Gambling Houses Visited by
the Laws Minions.

The police at o'clock this morning had
arrested the keepers of three gambling
houses and nineteen visitors. Jerry Gates.
who has saloon on North Delaware street,
was arrested for running a gambling house
in violation of the Nicholson law. Eight
men were arrested at his place % -.
Six men were arrested with Cyrus 3.
Brady, at 5l2 North Senate avenue, and
five at William Henry's. at 4e1 West Wash
ington street. Brady was charged with
keeping a gaming house. Most of the
men were prepared to furnish bond as fast
as they were brought into the police
station. The police continued the raidng
after these arrests
AZ 2:l5 Sam Murbarger, the wrestler, who
keeps the Manhattan, on North Delaware
street, and twenty-five men were arrest
ed Murbarger was charged with keeping
a gambling house, and the twenty five with
visiting.
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PENNSYLVANIA FIGHTS 1T.
G., II. n VI. Subsidy at Peru Has
Caused N Bitter Contest.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU. Ind. April 2O.-On Tuesday Peru
and its township viii vote on an appropra-
tion of $4,000 and Converse and its town
ship on appropria ton of $1,000 TO insure
the coming OF the Cincinnati, Richmond
x Muncie road. on its way TO Chicago. The
road viii be a competitor OF the Pennsyl-
Vania. and that system mas had men out
for some days working against il. They
are now in Peru. and the situation tonight
has grown extremely interesting. A pol.
shows that nine-tenths OF the PeruvianS
expect TO vote for the road. and this makes
the work of the Pennsylvania agents dif-
hcult and uncertain. They are getting out
bills appealing to laborng men to resist
an Increase of taxes. and other bills from
a Social Democracy standpoint.
Tonight at the Bearss Hotel the leading
business men challenged the Pennsylvania
representatives. and some exciting argu-
ments resulted. c. II. BrOwnel announced
he had a telegram from General Manager
Ramsey, of the Wabash. Offering his sup
port for the new road. Later in the even
ing Detective Sommers. OF the Pennsylva-
MIA. at Logansport admitted their work
was only for the purpose Of protecting the
interests OF the Pennsylvania system. He
said no one would deny that. If Peru could
get a line from Cincinnati TO Chicago, II
would be a good thing.
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Indiana Notes.

Mary Hardin. living near Nashville, tried
TO commit suicide yesterday by eating
Paris green. No cause is known Tor the
act. She may die.
Friends of W. V Macy. a well-known
young travelling man of Union City. have
received word that he has married, in Los
Angeles. Cal, Miss Bertha Hubbard, of
that city.
and i'm all lines of business and industry the
town is progressing rapidly. The Business
Mems Association is offering free sites 10
factories.
George Mossholder. at one time one OF the
best known engineers on the Lake Shore
road was declared insane at Laporte yes
terday. Martial troubles and the loss of his
position were the cause. He is fifty-one
years old.
license was issued late yesterday after
noon at Madison for the marriage of VIM
Nj. Moffett. one of the city's most prom
inent merchants. and Miss Abbie L. Sering
daughter OF Homer Sering, the city's oldest
postoffice employe.
Hagerstown Republicans have nominated
the following ticket: Councilmen, Henry
Keagy, William j. Plummer. NJ T. Fox
w Bowman: treasurer William H Porter;
marshal, Leonard Geisler.
An alumni association composed of the
graduates of the Hagerstown High School
has been formed. with membership OF
sixty. The class which will be graduated
on May 3 will be bsnqueted by the associa-
ton the night of May 4.
The Christian Church Of Salem is con-
Quoting a very successful revival service
which will close to-day. The pastor the
Rev. w H. Afford. has been assisted BY
Elder w 8. Brooks. OF Ladoga. Eighty
five persons have been added 10 the church.
Charles Penny. twenty-five years old. a
Greenville. O.. bricklayer, fell from a Pan
handle train at Union City Friday nigh.
and had a leg ground off by the wheels
He then crawled over quarter of mile
for help His lee was amputated yesterday
ard he probably will recover.
The Richmond Council has decided to
change the location of the proposed munlc-
inal light plant from the City Park TO a
point not yet selected, with the view TO
head of the suit to prevent its erection
brought by citizens who objected 10 the
use of the park for that purposa
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He saved a Kniser'- Life.

CHICAGO, April N-With the death of
August Schneider, at the home of his son,
Frank Schneider. in this city, there passed
away an ancient retainer of the imperial
house of Hohenzollern, who. as gamekeepcr
on one Of the royal estates near Berlin. on
che occasion saved the life of Kaiser VIII
Eelm der Crosse, the grandfather OF the
present Emperor. The great German En-
peror was often attended during the chase
by Schneider, and il was while hunting
Wild boars one day that the King was un-
horsed within fifty feet of a charging boar
The fierce animal was just about TO gore
the royal huntsman, when Schneider. who
was mounted, dispatched him with a spear.
For this timely Intervention he was hand
somey rewarded Schneider served for
many years in the Prussian army and
was veteran of numerous hard-fought
battles.
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Pearson. Petition Received.

WASHINGTON. April 2O-The petition of
General Samuel Pearson a Boer officer.
who was refused writ OF Injunction by
the United States Circuit Court at New Or
leans. against the expectation OF mules tor
the BOer service in South Africa. has been
received at the White House and has taken
the usual course Of being referred 10 the
State Department. In the decision of Judge
Parlange ne held that the case involved
questions OF q purely political character.
which the political branch of the govern
ment had jurisdiction over and in accord
ance with this view General Pearson now
addresses his application here
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LEECH MUST STAND TRIAL.
Motion for Dismissal on Statutory
Grounds Overruled mt Muncie.
cial TO the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE Ind. April O.-Judge Letter
this evening refused the petition of Dr.
Garrett Leech seeking release from further
responsibility on the charge OF killing
Mary Farwig. of Richmond. by a criminal
oDeration and the second trial OF the doctor
Will begin in the Circuit Court on Monday
morning The jury In the former case dis
agreed
The petition was filed on the ground that
with no fault of the defendant. the State
had permitted three terms of court TO pass
without giving him a trial. his arrest hav-
ing been made TN November of 1899. The
State was not forced TO argument for after
Judge Letter had heard the attorneys for
the petitioner he refused the petition, say
ing that when DR.. Leech submitted 10 a
trial last month he then waived whatever
rights ne had under the statute cited. Tes-
tiYnony was taken. however, and record
made for the Supreme Court. where the pc
tition will be appealed I'm the event OF the
conviction OF DR. Leech next week.
Frank Dlehl. charged with completely In
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Missionary Women Adjourn.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind. April 20.-The twenty
third annual session of the White River
branch of the Woman's Missionary Society
of the United Brethren Church closed to-
day. The attendance of delegates from all
over the White River Conference was very
large. Many valuable papers on mission
work We're read. The election of officers
resulted as follows: President. Mrs. Sarah
Butcher Kokomo; vice president, Mrs.
Mary Reed, Marion; secretary, Mrs. Morton
Sanders. Honey Greek. Henry county; treas
urer, Mrs. RUBBISH, Indianapolis delegates
to national board meeting, Mrs. Sadie
Mower, GreentOwn, and Mrs. Kumler. Mum
Gle. The meeting in 1902 will be held at
Anderson.
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Judge and Prosecutor of Huntington
County i'm wOrdy War.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
HUNTINGTON, Ind, April 20.-Judge
Branyan and Prosecutor Mitchell locked
horns in court to-day. and the judge fined
the prosecutor $40 twice for contempt of
court Judge Branyan had appointed his
son, over the prosecutors protest. to as
sist in a criminal case. The prosecutor
asked dismissal because of insufficient evil
dence and because. he alleged, the duties
of his office had been usurped. The prose-
ing false entries on the docket, and de-
clared he would have investigation by a
higher tribunal. The judge also threat
ems TO have the prosecutor investigated.
The case was finally dismissed. Judge
Branyan is a Democrat and the prosecut-
ing attorney is Republican.
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ton and Cherbourg. Sailed: Phoenicia. for
Hamburg Campana. for Liverpool: Min
neapolis, for London; Kaiser Maria Their
esa, for Bremen; Amsterdam, for Rotter-
dam; Astoria, for Glasgow.
HONG KONG, April 2O.-Arrived: City of
Peking, from San Francisco, Honolulu and
Yokohama.
BREMEN, April 20-Saile6; Grosser Kur-
furst, for New York.
LONDON, April 20-Sailed: Minnehaha,
for New York.
for New York.
NAPLES, April N.-Saied: Belgravia, for
New York.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, April 20.-Mayor Tuhey
succeeded in getting together committees
from each side i'm the carpenters strike
tonight and a settlement was made The
men wanted 30 cents an hour and were Of
Tered y cents. They also wanted eight
hours work per diem. They agreed to work
nine hours and will receive % cents. This
settlement probably will bring Anderson
into line. as ElwOOd and Marion settled
their trouble some time ago. Big contracts
here have been at a standstill.
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JUDGMENT on a NOTE
Secured by LOganspOrt Woman
Against Her Father-in-Law.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind, April 20.-The jury
in the case of Margaret Winklebeck
against her father-in-law, Andrew Wrinkle
bleck. TO recover payment on a promissory
note and $1,000 salary alleged to be due her
stenOgrapher and bookkeeper in the de-
PENDANTS Office in Chicago. this morning
brought in a verdict awarding the plaintiff
judgment on the note in the sum of S1,0li15
and rendering a verdict in favor OF the de-
PENDANT in the second complaint whereby
the plaintiff RECEIVERS nothing but back
salary. The case has attracted much at
tention and has been bitterly fought.
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WANT A STIFF ADVANCE.
Glass Workers Consider Their Scale
for the Next Fire.

PITTSBURG. April 2O.-The opening ses-
sion Of the wage committee Of the Window
Glass Workers Association. L. \. 800. be-
gan here to-day at the headquarters of the
organization President Simon Burns sub
mitted a scale which he had prepared for
the next fire, but declined TO make public
the amount of the advance il provides for
until IL has been approved by the commit
tee. All that Is given out is that a stiff adj
vance Will be asked, and the members see n
confident that the terms TO be proposed
Will be granted. The committee also favors
the closing of all factories on May II.
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Zig Gas Well mt Loogootee.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOOGOOTEE, Ind. April 0.-Sproull
Brothers, gas well contractors, completed
another large gas well on the Padgett
farm southwest of town, yesterday.
1t Is yielding over one and one-half
million cubic feet per diem. This makes
five gas wells of about the same productive
power which have been drilled in this
neighborhood without a failure. Three of
the wells were drilled by the trustees OF
the town and given to as many glass fac
tories, now under process of establishment
here.
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stnmrs Not Necessary.

WASHINGTON. April 2O.-In consequence
Of the recent decision Of the United States
Supreme Court on the subject. collectors Of
internal revenue have been instructed by
Commissioner Yerkes that they will mo
longer require stamps TO be affixed as re-
quired I'm schedule A. act OF June l3 1898. TO
'bills OF lading or receipts (Other than
charter party) for any goods. merchandise
or effects 10 be exported from port or
place I'm the United States to any foreign
port or place.
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James Ridpath.

SPOKANE. Wash, April 2O.--James Rid
path, uncle of John c. Ridpath. the eminent
historian, is dead, aged eighty-four years.
He was born in Virginia. was we'll educated
and removed to Indiana when twenty years
old. later going 10 Minnesota. He was
member of the first Minnesota Senate
serving several terms. He later State
senator in Dakota and a prominent mining
operator In the Black hills. He came to
Spokane ten years ago. living here with his
son, Col. Waltham Ridpath.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG. Ind, April 20.-The Pike
county grand jury, now in session here
took unusual action yesterday TO enforce
respect for its place and dignity. Henry
l.. Thomas had been summoned as a wit
ness. He appeared in an intoxicated con-
ditiOn. so drunk that he could not talk CO.
herenty. The grand jury Indicted him
for drunkenness and he was taken into
court. tried and convicted all within two
hours. The Rev. Francis Marion Kerr. pas
tor OF the Baptist Church here, is foreman
of tho iurv
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GORED BY A MAD BULL
WEALTHY FARMER OF sTARKE
COUNTY MEETS SUDDEN DEATH.
Row I'm Huntington Circuit Court
worthy Damage Suit Ended.
special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
KNOX, Ind, April 2O-Jonas Dipert. a
wealthy farmer. who lived near Hamlet.
Starke county. was gored TO death by a
bull to-day. He was leading the animal
when II became enraged. charged and
pinned him against the barn. The injured
man died before a physician could be sum-
mOned. He left widow and five children
Dipert Is the third man TO meet death
Tn this manner in Starke county within
two years. One of his neighbOrs was gOred
TO death less than a year ago.
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THE USUAL RESULT.
Gsri Tried to- Change Places. the Boat
Upset and One Was Drowned.

PEABODY. Kan. April 19.-Stella Wag-
oner. sixteen years DID, was drowned in
Doyle creek, while fishing with young
man and two other girls in a boat. In at
tempting to change places with one of the
girls in the boat il capsied, throwing the
four into the water, which was very deep.
The young man rescued all but Miss Wag
Oner. who fiOated down stream out of
reach. The young man himself was res
cued by travelling man. who was near by.
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Joel L.. Goldberg

NEW YORK, April 2O-Joel l.. Gold
berg. head of Goldberg Bros. & Co. lace i'm
porters. OF this city, dropped dead from
heart failure last night while waiting for
a NGrant-street car Mr.. Goldberg lived
at the Hotel Netherland and worth
over s2.0o0,0O0. He had no immediate rela-
tives and II is understood he left a will
giving the bulk of his estate TO charity.
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Special TO the Indianapo Journal.
NINCENNES, Ind, April 20.-Robert w
Potts, an old soldier of Monroe City, has
brought suit for 5000 damages against
Theodore Jordan. saloon keeper of that
place and his bondsmen. Potts charges
that Jordan is in the habit of selling hun
liquor and making him drunk. contrary to
orders given by him (Potts.) Potts asserts
that by getting drunk he has lost the re-
spect OF his neighbOrs and the love and
affection OF his wife.
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Killed by Falling Lumber.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA. Ind. April 0.-Edward
Nogel. bookkeeper for the Alexandria
Lumber Company. was crushed TO death
by falling pile of lumber yesterday. He
was in the lumber shed with a customer.
getting out "A small order. when a brace
holding a large pile of lumber gave way
and fell on him. with fatal result Mr..
Nogel had been here only short time. lie
came from indianapolis, and had been
married but a few months.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Tair aud Warmer To-day and Prob
ably the same ON Monday.

WASHINGTON. April 2O.-Forecast for
Sunday and Monday:
For OhiO-Fair on Sunday. except snow
in northeast portion; northerly gales Mon
day fair and warmer.
For lllinois-Fair on Sunday: warmer.
except near lakes; fresh northeastern
winds. Monday fair; warmer in northeast
portion.
For indiana-Fair and warmer on Sunday
and probably on Monday; fresh northerly
winds
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jerome ID. Cable.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. April 2O.-Jerome B.
Cable, president of the Ohio Coal Company,
and formerly division superintendent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
died in his home in this city, of Bright 5
disease, aged forty-seven years Mr.. Cable
was a native of Wisconsin and widely
known throughout the Northwest.