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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-17
INDIANA OBITUARY.
David b. Earhart, a WeII-Known Con-
ductor On Indiana Railroads.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 16.-David B.
Earhart. of the best known railroad
conductors in this part of the country, died
this morning at the Hotel Lair of dropsy.
For a long time he had been an invalid,
suffering greatly from his ailment.
He was born in Hamilton, o., Jan. "a,
1913, and came to this city when a boy. He
served in the union army and came out a
captain. He was conductor on the Wa
bash many years and then had charge OF
the Lafayette and Indianapolis accommo-
dation for twenty years. He was known
TO every travelling man on the road and
was very popular. He was a thirty-second
degree Mason and left three children.
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Man aud Daughter Killed Near Lo-
gansport. Boy Shot in Tippeca-
noe, and Other Accidents.
STUDENTS RIOT AT ANGOLA
BAD FIRES IN SCOTT, BOONE AND
JAY COUNTIES.
weI1-KnOwn Conductors Death
Block Coal Situation Wages
Raised for MonOn Train Crews.
al to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Dec. 16.-Joseph Sands,
aged forty, employed on the new bridge
the Erie Railroad is building over Eel
river at Laketon, this county, killed
by the pay train this afternoon.
He had a board bill that he wanted to
turn into the paymaster and started across
the river to get it, supposing the train,
which was approaching, would stop. In
stead, it ran on the bridge, caught him
and knocked him into the river. Death
was either due to to the shock or to drown
ing. He was married and had two chill
dren.
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FEWER HOURS, MORE MONEY.
MOnOn Trainmen's Request Granted
by the Head of the Company.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Dec. 16-The de-
mands of the Monon trainmen for a re-
vision of the schedule of the hours of work
and wages have been met by President
McDoel. He has promised the committee
that he will increase the wages of all
through freight trainmen and all the local
crews except the Chicago local crews. All
switchmen will have their wages Increased,
except those employed in the yards at
Michigan City. The hours which will con-
stitute a days work for all trainmen and
switchmen will be fewer in number The
local Monon employees are greatly pleased
with the treatment accorded them by Pres
ident McDoel, and they will gladly accept
his answer to their demands.
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Shot and Killed His Brother.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 16.-One of the
saddest accidents of the year happened
near Otterbein this morning, John Allen
being shot and fatally wounded by his
brother Ben. The family were gathered
about stove, and Ben, who is nineteen
years old, was examining a fobert rifle
A bit of careless handling discharged the
weapon, the bullet penetrating the bowels
of his brother John, aged ten years. The
injured boy was Immediately cared for
but, despite the work of the attending
physician, died an hour after the accident
The boys were sons of Thomas Allen, a
well-knOwn local dairyman.
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school Destroyed at Geneva.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND. Ind, Dec. 16.-The school
building at Geneva was destroyed by fire
at o'clock this morning the blaze starting
from a furnace in the basement which had
become overheated by increased gas press
ure. When the fire was discovered the en-
tire basement was afiame, and nothing was
left standing but the walls of the building
a two-story six-room structure. The loss
on the building and $500 on the furniture
Two other fires, both in dangerous places
were narrowly averted in the town during
the night.
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DANCES AND SMOKERS.
Entertainments to BE Given at the
Columbia Club.

Friday night the Columbia Club will in
augurate a series of winter entertainments
by giving a dinner dance. Dinner will be
served from TO o'clock and after that
the dancing will begin. Following are the
patronesses: Mrs. Frank Morrison, Mrs.
Winfield T. Durbin, Mrs. Harry Adams,
Mrs. Gerritt A. Archibald Mrs. Clifford
Arrick Mrs. Albert A. Barnes, Mrs. George
w. Bliss, Mrs. Charles A. Bookwalter,
Mrs. Hilton u. Brown, Mrs. Ernst II. Bur-
ford, Mrs. William Brown, jr., Mrs. John
n. Carey, Mrs. James r. Carnahan, Mrs.
Henry p. Coburn. Mrs. Charles E. Coffin,
Mrs. John Il. Cockrum, Mrs. Albert NJ.
Cole Mrs. Caleb S. Denny, Mrs. John s.
Duncan. Mrs. George Z. Field. Mrs. Frank
y. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Henry S. Fraser
In addition TO the dances the club ex-
poets TO give some vaudeville entertain
ments and smokers. Performers will be
secured from the different theaters. This
class of entertainment will probably be-
gin after the first of the year.
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from his injuries Monday. Kaighn has been
in jail since the shooting.
wARSHIPS AT SAN JUAN.-The Ital-
ian cruiser Umbria arrived at San Juan.
Porto Rico, on Monday. She will remain
few days and will then return 10 Ven
ezuea via St. Thomas. The United States
gunboat Machias also arrived at San Juan
Monday. She will proceed to Hampton
Roads shortly.
HER NOSE IN THE SAND.-The big
four-masted steel bark Sindia, which went
ashore at Ocean Beach. n. Y. during the
violent storm Sunday morning. is lying
easy with fourteen feet of water IN her
hold. The bow of the Sndia is buried I'm
eight feet OF sand. The Sindia is owned by
the Standard OIL Company and is valued
at 100000. She trades between New York
and Orietnal points. She sailed from Kobe.
Japan. July s. bound for New York. with
cargo of japanese Christmas novelties,
silks. satins and fine bric-a-brac worth
several hundred thousand dollars
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NOT IN THE TRUST.
Block Coal Mines VIII Not Enter the
Indiana-Il1inoisC Combination

Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Dec. 16-In case a coal
trust is organized, seems to be intended.
the block coal operators here say 1t will
not have control of the block coal mines
as options on these properties expired long
ago and many of the operators positively
refused to extend them.
The mines here are working every day
and the demand for coal is the largest en-
ioyed here for years. owing, doubtless, to
the decline of gas Most of the operators
are behind with orders on account of the
scarcity of cars. The cold wave created
somewhat of a furry here and at a meet
ing of the operators held on Saturday some
thought this advance will be made general
IN a few days.
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Found a Wife to Suit Him.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 16-Andrew
Rupert, a civil war veteran, who had re-
ceived 200 answers to advertisement
for a wife, selected Mrs. Mary Z. Turner,
a widow of fifty, and they were married
last evening at Paris, Ill. Rupert is sew
enty-eight years Of age and has married
children who, he particular to set
forth in his advertisement did not live
with him. Mrs. Turner has one son. The
old man had stipulated that the woman
he married should have property. He
owns the home where he lives in Paris
and his bride owns small farm.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Dec. 16.-John II. Stew
art was tried before the Lawrence Circuit
Court to-day on a charge of attempt to
criminally assault his sixteen-year-old
daughter. The jury found him guilty, and
Judge Martin sentenced him to the Michi-
gan City prison for two to fourteen years.
Judge Martin expressed regret that the
law did not give him power to make the
sentence more severe.
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VIII Rebuild at Once.
The INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

snecial TO the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Dec. 1e-The Wabash
Screen Door Company whose big factory
at Rhinelander, Wis, burned last week,
will rebuild at once. The loss above in
surance is about 500 900, and this is ex-
elusive OF the loss of trade due 10 ina
filitv 10 manufacture goods. The branch
concern at Memphis. Tenn, which is Just
starting, can supply but a small portion of
The demands for doors and windows
though the Rhinelander force will be trans
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 16.-David
Chicman had been shooting rabbits with
revolver this morning and upon starting
for home put the firearm in his hip pocket,
muzzle up. In passing through a gate he
bumped against a post, discharging the
revolver, the bullet entering his back about
ten inches below the shoulder, making a
very dangerous and painful wound.
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"McFadden's Row OF Flats at the Park
Theater is an absurdity in which the au-
thor has attempted a caricature of New
York's Irish settlement. Hoboken. Tim
McFadden operates a saloon a promi-
nent corner, and is considered a political
power. He has political opponent named
Baumgartner, who has a saloon opposite
McFadden's Both men are candidates for
the office of alderman. The fun springs
from the manner in which the grafters
play on the good nature of the two candi-
dates and extort money from them
Throughout the first act Bobby Ralston
and Jerry Sullivan, two diminutive persons
whose characters are taken from Outcalt's
yellow kid pictures, race around the stage
and create a great deal of mirth Among
the musical selections given in this act is
German speciality by George Yeoman
and Lulu, | Want my Lulu" by Katie
Rooney. assisted by the chorus. John Tier
ney also gives an Irish sketch.
During the first act Baumgartner con-
ceives the idea Of giving fancy dress ball
for the pleasure of his constituents. This
fancy ball occupied the second act and is
a medium for a great amount of hilarity
at the expense OF Baumgartner and his
political rival, McFadden. The grafters
swarm to the place. Katie Rooney, the
McFadden sextet and Beatrice Gambler
render several pleasing songs during this
act Sullivan and Raiston appear in their
specially which includes acrobatic work.
In the third act Baumgartner appears as
the keeper OF the Bluff Hotel. During this
act more singing and dancing intro
duced. Among these is song and dance
sketch by Jack Gilroy and Katie Rooney;
THE Little Man with the Big Voice." by
Bobby Ralston; Katie Rooney gives an
Irish sketch. in which she initiates the
work of her father Pat Rooney. The Nc
Fadden octet singing Where Are You Co
ing. my Pretty Maid?" was a novelty of
the third act. The rendition of the popu-
lar song, Mr.. Volunteer" by the Misses
Thomas, Baker, Won Deleur, Boje, Carver,
Anderson and Wilson was we'll received.
The company Is exceptionally large and
the work Of the comedians is clever. Ka tie
Rooney, as the daughter of Mrs. Murphy,
the washerwoman, makes a great deal out
Of her part. George Yeoman makes a good
German comedian, and John Tierney plays
the part of McFadden. The show will stay
at the Park during the first half of the
week
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 16.-The executive
committee of the Window Glass Snappers'
Association of America met here to-day and
late tonight filled vacancies by electing
h. ]. Wright second vice president and
James Maynard member of the board of
trustees. President DelphoS> Battles, of
will devote his whole tihe to organizing
the snappers of the country. The first or
ganzation will be perfected at Marion on
TUESDAY night.
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Man and Daughter Killed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Dec. 16.-Frank
Hardy, prominent farmer. and his daugh-
ter Carrie were almost instantly killed
this morning by the southbound Vandalia
passenger train due here at 1885. They
were in buggy and crossing the track
near the city limits when the rig was
struck. Hardy was about fifty years old
and was bringing the girl, about sixteen
years old, to school in this city.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD. Ind, Dec. 56.-Mrs. Sarah
Reedy. aged woman who was badly
frightened last night at the home of her
daughter. who keeps a boarding house in
this city, by the boisterous conduct of some
of the boarders who were drunk is dead.
Their conduct brought on heart trouble, to
which she subject
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CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 1e.-An ordinance
was introduced I'm the City Council tonight
which was prompted by Mayor Johnson.
Ii provides for the asking OF franchises for
at least fourteen new street-car routes,
some of which will parallel the present Two
electric systems and the remainder OF
which will traverse new territory. A con-
dition of the grant Is that they shall be
sold 10 the highest bidder and but three
cents fare charged.
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Fire I'm KokomO Courthouse.

Special to the Indis napolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind, Dec. 1.-the Howard
county courthouse had a narrow escape to-
night. Fire started in the basement over
Treasurer Dimmitt's office. The firemen
were helpless, all the water hydrants in
the neighborhood being frozen. Janitor
Hull extinguished the fire by using brooms
and buckets. Smoke did the only damage
in the offices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-17
Action Against BoIds on Trial.
20, the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind. Dec. 16-The civil ac-
tions brought against Daniel p Bolds. ex-
treasurer OF Adams county. and his bonds
men. came up for a hearing in the Jay
Circuit Court to-day, after several post
ponements The actions brought by
the State on the relation OF Noah Mangold.
auditor OF Adams county. and the demand
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-17
Strinc Is Recovering.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Dec. 16.-Ora Strine
who cut his wife's throat and then his
own Saturday morning. is recovering. He
is a prisoner at the city jail hospital, with
an officer in constant watch to see that he
does not tear open the wound, though he
has indicated no desire to die. He has not
been informed that his wife is dead.
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he wishes. The Irishmans first wish is
for glass or beer, and negro In Oriental
costume brings 1t to him. He asks for
luncheon. and two negroes in Oriental cos
tune carry in table bearing dishes. He
drinks ambrOsia and smokes hookah. His
wife enters and RACES at him for having
the strange woman with him; he wishes
her dumb and then that she be taken from
the room. The negroes carry her. scream
ing. through the door. Pat falls asleep and
when he is Weakened by his wife there are
signs of the geniiss visit. He thinks 1t
must have been a dream. The sketch is
skillfully composed and acted Nawn has
been a popular Irish comedian for years,
his method is quiet and intelligent, and
his helpers are capable.
Sugar Midgley and Gertie Carlisle seem
not TO care 10 work out new ideas so long
as their present sketch. After School,
is applauded. AS Sammy and Sarah they
their singing and dancing. Miss Carlisle
Is pretty, chic and graceful, and Mfdgley s
voice accompanies hers tremendously.
They dance together neatly.
singers, do not make their audiences I'M
'derstand the words of their songs, but
they give recognizable limitations OF violin
and cello and the viyacious manner In
which they act wins a great deal OF APP
plause for them. 1t is more entertain
ing bit than the work of most comic singers
that use the English language.
Madse Fox sings coon songs and does
violent rag-time dances. She overdresses
and underdresses deliberately.
Josephine Sabel gives limitations of a
French singer, Of Chauncey Olcot ana
OF Cissic LOTUS and is clever In all OF
them.
The De Courtney brothers show an inter
esttng acrobatic act in which one exhibits
great strength The Tossing Austins juggle
various articles, and the comedian OF the
pair gives as close an imitation Of W. c..
Fields as he is capable Of The bill closes
with series of biograph pictures.
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GENERAL STORE BURNS.
Loss of $4,000 Caused at Scottsburg,
with Insurance of $4,000.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SCOTTSBURG, Ind, Dec. 16.-To-day the
store building of Garriott & Co., of this
city, was destroyed by fire. The building
was a total loss and most of the goods
were damaged. The loss was about $500
There was $1,000 insurance on the building
and $4,000 on the goods. The fire started
from a defective f1ue.
The Garriott firm is one Of the oldest in
the city, having been in business here for
more than twenty years.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 16.-Claude
Scudder and Ed Blue, miners, were open
ing a keg of powder in a mine in West
Terre Haute when a spark caused an explo-
sion. Blue is fatally burned and Scudder
will be blind. Both are young ard un-
married.
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North Indiana Church Changes.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE. Ind. Dec. 1.-THE Rev. Mr..
Heinselmann, pastor of the German Con-
gregational Church at Michigan City, has
resigned and will return to Germany per-
manently. The Rev. l.. w. Applegate, of
Kendallville. has resigned as financial sec
rotary Of the Northern Indiana Episcopal
Diocese, and Bishop White, OF Michigan
City, mas appointed the Rev. A. A Ewing,
of Lima, TO fill the vacancy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-17
SOPHOMORES WIN.
The Judges Decide Unanimously I'm
Their Favor.

Their Favor.
The annual debate between the sopho-
mores and freshmen of Butler last night
was won by the former the judges voting
unanimously. The debate was held in the
Y. NJ. c. A. Hall at Butler University, and
there was a large attendance. The judges
were Howard Gale, Rev. c. C. Rowlison
and Mr.. Kern. of the law school. and they
said the debate was very good The sub
ject was, Resolved. That the Organiza-
ton OF Labor Is a Hindrance TO Industry"
The freshmen. represented by Harry bod
son, Bruce Black and Myron Dillon, took
the affirmative, while the sophomores rep
resented by Jasper Moses, Charles McElroy
and James T. Randall. took the negative
side Of the issue. The men from each side
were given ten minutes EACH and Dillon
for the freshmen. and McElroy. for the
SOphOmOres, closed with five minutes each
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Executors Bond of $4,000, 900.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec. 16.-The chill
dren of the late Clement Studebaker have
filed bond as executors of their fathers
will for 81, 500 900. 1t is the largest bond
ever filed by an executor in Indiana.
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CONTROL THE SITUATION.
Cooperative and Independent Glass
Operators Have Pooled Interests.


Operators Have Pooled Interests.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec. 16-A telegram was
received here tonight from Philadelphia
stating that, as the result of a conference
of Leo Mamberg, of Muncie. president of
the Indiana Cooperative Glass Associa-
ton. and the heads of the Eastern indie
pendent companies, the two br> uches have
affiliated, and that as a further result the
cutting Of prices on window-glass is at an
end Whatever changes are made here
after. it is said, will be advances. The
Eastern independents bring 215 pots to the
support of the Cooperative Federation
giving it control of $50. AS fully two-thirds
of the trusts 1900 pots are said to be idle
owing to the lack of operatives this fed
Grafton of interests gives the co-operatives
and independents control of the window
glass situation. The selling price has not
been announced, but the first advance is
expected in few days.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 16.-President +. A.
z. Kumler to-day addressed a communica-
ton to the board of trustees of the Eastern
Indiana Normal University School in which
he valves all the rights he claimed The
school will be reorganized and placed on a
prosperous foundation. For months there
has been trouble between Professor Kumler
and the board.
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Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
LEBANON. Ind, Dec. ia one-story
frame building on the county poor
farm burned early this morning. Su-
perinter lent Thomas Young discovered
the fire in time to rescue the
two female inmates, epileptics who
had not realized their dangerous situation
The fire originated from an overheated gas
stove. This building is only short dis
lance from the main structure and it was
only by the hardest kind Of work that the
latter was saved.
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Boy Admits His Guilt.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Dec. 16.-Jacob
Stolz, the thirteen-year-old boy who tried
to wreck the Wabash Atlantic express by
wedging a brake block In a switch, to-day
pleaded guilty in Police Court and was
bound over to the Circuit Court. His par
ents have refused to help him.
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Brakeman Killed at Richmond.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 16.-Morris G.
Weist, a brakeman the Pennsylvania
Railroad, was instantly killed while at
work in the Richmond yards. car was
thrown from the track and fell upon him.
He was a son of John n. Weist.
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New u. W. L. Omcers.
n the Indiananolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Dec. 16-Encampment
No. IA of the Union Veteran Legion has
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: r. W. Irwin, colonel; Dixon
NJ. Hays, lieutenant colonel; A. o. Moulder,
major; James Cassaway, chaplain; w. r.
Day, quartermaster; w. d. Boholl, officer
colonel-elect appointed Z. A. Reed adjutant.
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leave the team. 1t is said to be his plan
to leave school in the spring TO take up
the professional side of the sport He is
average southpaw pitcher and a star
thirdbaseman and is easily the best player
in the latter position that ever donned a
Purdue uniform. That he has received
good offers is well known. The students
and lovers OF the game generally regret
the Junior class, and comes from Carthage,
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Special to the Indiana polls Journal
OXFORD, O., Dec. 16.-Madame Schu-
mann-Heink. of the Grau Opera Company,
sang for the Western College last night.
A large audience from Oxford and neigh
boring towns was in attendance, and a
superb programme was presented.
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Ruby Leaves the Purdue Nine.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Dec l6.-Jesse Ruby,
captain OF the Purdue baseball team. has
announced his retirement from the team
for good. He recently resigned the cap
taincy. but IL was believed he would not