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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
SEARCHING FOR ROBBERS.
Arkansans Having a Regular Man
Hunt in n Wild Country.

TEXARKANA, Ark. Sept. 5.-The six
men who robbed the Cotton Belt train at
Eylau Tuesday night are still at large. The
b%loodhounds which were taken to the
scene were of no service, as the trail was
dead. The trail Of the robbers, however,
was struck by w. II. Ward, d Texarkana
newspaper man and a member of the sher-
ifs posse. Ward was accompanied by
Yardmaster Taylor, of the Cotton Belt.
The men discovered where a horse had
been hidden near the %company's fence
and where a bag of booty is supposed to
have been loaded. 1t required the efforts
OF two men 10 carry this bag from the eX-
press car 10 the engine. Ward and TAYLOR.
by the use of a lantern followed the trail
several hundred yards and found where
trail until it ran past an Old mill site on
through a blnd trail, which was abandoned
several years ago. For several miles they
followed the blind trail until il entered
the main county road and IL was shown
that the horsemen headed FOR Texarkana.
Ward and Taylor were exhausted and re-
turned TO the main posse. When they re-
the trail was abandoned. One of the horses
known to have been used by the robbers
was found by Ward and Taylor. il being
the property OF a negro. From this House
the hrst start toward the capture OF the
men who are believed TO be implicated
was made
News reaches here tonight that the
scene Of the robbery. shot a man who is
believed to be one OF the bandits. The en-
tire county rs swarming with officers who
are running down every cleW.
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NOT MUCH GAS WASTED.
state Inspector Leach at Work i'm the
Marion Field.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Sept. 5.-State Gas In
spector ]. c.. Leach was here to-day, visit
ing the oil and gas field surrounding this
city. He was looking again after the al
legged violation of the law intended to pre-
vent undue waste of the fuel gas that is
so much in evidence since the opening of
the oil industry in this field. His assistant,
Mr.. Kennedy, is now moving to this city
so tina his entire time may be given to
watching the oil wells for the unneces-
sary escape of gas. Mr.. Leach said: n
stone is to be left unturned. A great deal
of talk about wholesale violation OF the
law has its foundation in ignorance and a
mere desire to be kicking. The law gives
oil men permission to have forty-eight
hours in which to confine the gas in a
well after the gas is struck. 1t is during
that first forty-eight hours that the gas
pressure is stronger than 1t Will ever be
again. The law recognizes the fact that
there is a stage in the proceedings at
which confinement of the gas and the
prevention of waste are utterly Impossible.
With this provision Of the law and with
several new wells COMM in almost daily
1t will be readily recognized by thought1uI
people that it is unavoidable for the ar
to be strongly redolent of natural gas con-
tinually for some distance from the wells'
even without any violation of the law.
Another thing, the very persons VINO are
foremost in the oil business are men who
are virtually interested in the preseryaton
of the gas supply. Does 1T stand TO rea-
son hat they would willfully waste the
product that has a cash value to them IN
addition to the oil? The Marion Gas Com
pany, the Citizens Gas Company, the
Marion Fruit Jar and Bottle Company, the
largest oil producers in this field, are an
deeply interested in the gas supply. 90
not believe that any of them are willfully
wasting il"
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DEATHS IN INDIANA.
A. II. Carlton, OF Terre Haute,
Whose Career Was Important.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 5.-A. B..
Carlton died this morning of malarial
fever, at the age of seventy-five years. He
had not been in good health for several
years, and for two or three years past
was blind He was born in Bedford, and as
a boy went to school to the late Richard
w. thompson, who was a teacher in the
Bedford Academy before he moved TO Terre
Haute in the early forties. Mr.. Carlton
resigned his position on the bench of the
Circuit Court at Bedford in 1873 10 move TO
Terre Haute and become the law partner
of Daniel w. Voorhees,. In 1876 he was
elected TO the Legislature from this county.
President Arthur appointed him a member
of the Utah commission created by the
Edmunds law, and he held that position
for seven years. He leaves a wife, four
daughters and one son. the latter a we'll
known newspaper man, who was a Wash
ington correspondent for "A number OF years
and now represents a California Press AS
sociation in New York.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. Sept. 5.-Xavier
Joseph died suddenly at his home in this
city last night of neuralgia of the heart.
aged seventy-seven years. He was born I'm
m and came to this country i'm 1850,
locating at first at Louisville. He came TO
NoblesVille in 1864 and had lived here ever
since. He leaves a widow and six chill
dren. The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, Sept. 5.-Mrs.
Faust. the widow OF the late Benjamin
Faust, died this morning at the Faust
home, four miles south of this city. She
daughter. She was a member of the Chris
tian Church and one Of the oldest settlers
in that section of the county.
MUNCIE. Ind. Sept. 5.-William Barn
paralysis to-day, at the age of seventy
wears.
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which other labor leaders are said 10 re-
gard as reasonable. Just now about every
body except Mr.. Shaffer and a few of his
associates see that his fight is lost, yet he
insists upon terms which only a victor
could propose. At all points about Pitts
burg the Steel Corporation is gaining, even
in McKeesport, where the mayor has taken
the side of the strikers. When it is under
stood that all the men who are members
OF the Amalgamated Association can have
their jobs and that the mills which have
been union could remain so if President
10 believe they will soon take their places
in spite of Mr.. Shaffer.
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Says Indiana Field Is Best.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Sept. 5.-W. F. Hindman,
an oil man from Cartersburg, w. Va, was
here to-day looking after the purchase OF
oil leases in the Grant county field. Mr..
Hindman stated that he believed the pros
poets of the Indiana oil field are better than
those Of any other fields now being devel-
oped. He has visited the Texas and Ba-
kersheld, Cal, fields, and says he would
rather take his chances in Indiana. The
present good price of Indiana oil. he avs
will likely be maintained indefinitely and
may be further increased at no distant
date. Mr.. Hindman states that the pres
ent methods of pumping and piping oil in
the local field are expensive and waSteful.
He says that under the present system a
well must yield at least twenty-five barrels
a day in order to pay, while In portions OF
the West Virginia oil fields wells that
pump less than a single barrel of oil a
day are paying. This, he says, is due to the
fact that several wells are operated by a
single pumping engine.
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strict Mt Terre Hautc.
Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 5.-The Vigo
county township trustees have Joined the
County Board of Education in making
more strict the rules under which teachers
will be employed i'm the county schools.
Recently the board stipulated that teachers
would be employed only on examination or
on regular licenses, which meant that
many old-timers would be required 10 pass
muster according TO latter-day require
ments. Now the trustees have decided that
no one will be employed that has not COM
those who have taught two of the past
FIVE years. No person will be continued in
hours during the term of employment Is
spent in other lucrative employment or in
preparation 10 enter other profession or the
business world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
OF METHODISTS
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR DISCUSSED AT
ECyMENICAL CONFERENCE.
Messages from the Archbishop of
Canterbury and the Bishop of
London Not Read.

LONDON, Sept. 5.-The Ecumenical
Methodist Conference to-day unanimously
declined to hear the secretary read the
message of the Archbishop of Canterbury,
in which he expressed a hope that some
day the Methodists would be united with
the Episcopalians. and on similar import.
the message of the Bishop of London. on
the ground that they had been addressed to
the editor of a religious newspaper, and not
to the conference.
Discussing the position of Methodism. the
Rev. T. +. buckles, of King Williams
Town. Cape Colony. said the war would
purify the administrator of the natives.
Bishop Hartzell, missionary bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Africa, said
the present time was the beginning of an
other empire of Anglo-Saxon civilization.
The war was merely IN Incident DIR. Leon
ard, of New York, thanked God for what
Great Britain was doing in South Africa,
and expressed the hope that the war would
soon end with the union jack floating.
Most of the time of to-day's conference
was taken up by reports of the progress Of
Methodism in the United States, Canada,
Mexico and South America. The proceed
ings were enlivened by an ardent probing
lish speech delivered by the Rev. Joseph
Gibson, of Ingersoll, Ont, who defended the
action of the British in South Africa. FIRE.
quent interruptions arose from the English
delegates, one OF whom finally declared that
If Mr.. Gibson proceeded he would have to
be answered in a controversial strain, as he
was voicing sentiments by no means shared
by many present, whereupon the chairman
ruled Mr.. Gibson out of order.
The Rev. J. +. GOucher, Of Baltimore,
read a paper on THE Present Position of
Methodism in the Western Section" The
Rev. j. ID. Hammond, of Nashville, Tenn,
reported on Methodism in the South and
the Rev. w. johnson. of Belleville, reported
for Canada. Among the other speakers
were Rev. j. p. Brushingham, Of Chicago,
and j. w. Butler. of Mexico City
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
ELoPED WITH A DOCTOR"
FindIay, o., Woman Took Children
with Her to south Bend.

Win Her 10 sOutu bthu.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Sept. 5.-Dr. Francis
Golden. who also travels under the names
of DR.. Powell and DR.. Blanca, was arrested
at South Bend yesterday on complaint of
Charles Bradley, of Findlay, o., the charge
being that the doctor, who processes to be
a faith healer and medium, had enticed the
wife of the complainant from her home.
Golden first made his appearance in north
ern Indiana about a month ago, when he
sent a package by registered mail to Mich
igan City from Fort Wayne.
The next day a woman that claimed TO
be the person whose name appeared on the
wrapper called at the Michigan City office
and claimed the packet, but the postmaster
was not satisfied and refused to surrender
It. A man that claimed TO be the sender
then appeared and offered TO tell what was
in the package in an effort TO get 1t, and
said it contained 1880 in cash.
The postmaster then referred the matter
to the department at Washington, which
ordered him to return the package 10 Fort
Wayne, where 1t was given TO DR.. Golden.
His arrest brought out the fact that the
money, according to Mr.. Bradley's story,
belonged to him and that he had obtained
it by selling property at Findlay and that
his wife had taken the bills and disap-
peared with the clairvoyant.
There was another woman in the party
and the supposition was that the trio had
gone to the Pan-American Exposition,
where she was TO appear as "Lunette, the
Flying Lady" Bradley spent much time
searching for his wife and finally found her
at South Bend, where the doctor was
making arrangements 10 open a cafe and
healing parlors.'
Her two children, whom Mrs. Bradley had
taken along, she surrendered TO her hus-
band, but she refused to him
home, preferring to remain with DR..
Blanca. Mr.. Bradley dismissed the charges
preferred against the couple when his wife
consented to give up the children and re-
turned to Findlay
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
The strike and Ordinary Laborers.
Railway Age.

One of the most cruel features of a
strike by an organization OF skilled work.
men is the fact that 1t abandons the uu-
skilled laborers who are not members of
the union to unaided idleness and want
With a thousand highly paid members of
the A-malgamated Association Of Iron.
steel and Tin Workers in a given mill.
there may be 3,CD or more unskilled work
men, earning the common laboring mans
wages. who are not admitted TO the privi-
leges and protection Of the great organiZa-
ton. When a strike throws all these thou
sands into enforced idleness the union men
are Immediately made the recipients of
strike benefits, raised by levying upon
those members who are allowed TO remain
at work In order 10 support their striking
brethren. But the far greater number OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
FOR DoTTERER's MURDER.
Elmer Hodson Arrested for IN
ity and Warrants Out for Others.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Sept. 6.-Elmer Hodson,
son of former Marshal Hodson, of Green
town. was arrested at that place by Dep
uty Sheriff Haynes tonight and placed in
Jail. charged with completely in the MUIR
der of BENJAMIN Dotterer, who was killed
by robbers on Saturday night at his home.
three miles east of here. Marshal Scott
and Deputy Stanley Cooper also have a
warrant for Joseph Parsons. of Galveston.
for a part in the same affair. and went to
Galveston tonight to arrest him There
are two others implicated, and warrants
are out for them. Hodson was identified by
the Dotterer family and is in Jail without
bail.
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ing and seriously injured. He is deaf and
did not hear the car.
John r. Gray. son of John f Gray, Of
Cambridge City. this county, has been pro-
noted 10 be commercial agent OF the
Southern Pacific Railway system at River
side, Cal.
Seven cases of smallpox were discovered
in this city this afternoon. and the patients
and others exposed. several in number. are
now under quarantine. The antilles IN
which the cases were found are the Huells.
Hamiltons and hooks, on North Fourteenth
street. The disease was brought from c.
darville. O.. by Miss Nettie Hamilton.
The Richmond Natural Gas Company Is
making every effort to renew its gas supply
by leasing new territory. Three thousand
acres nave been leased in Henry. Madison
and Hancock counties, and the large pump
ing station will be moved from Chester
field to the new territory. The company
has not found II possible to maintain SUI
ficient pressure in the cold weather for the
mast few wears.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
kokomo Pioneer Killed by Train.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. 5.-William Funk,
one OF the earliest settlers of this place,
was killed by the cars here this morning.
He started to his farm. three miles east,
and in crossing the Panhandle tracks was
struck by the Richmond and LoganspOrt
special. He was hard of hearing and al
most blind and did not notice the approach
of the train. His horse was killed and the
buggy torn 10 pieces. Funk was seventy
years of age. He was prominent in Demo-
cratic councils for forty years, but at the
last election voted for Mckinley.
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With a surplus of s6.642, 62S for the month
of August against a net deficiency last
year of s.. goo in July and August before
the repeal of the stamp taxes it looks as
if the next Congress might be able to
make another cut. The gain is due to the
decreased expenditures of the government
in the Philippines and to the failure Of
Congress to pass a river and harbor appro-
%priation bill. Talking of SURPRISES, what a
surprise such a thing would be in the Tag
CART treasury!
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If any one had said. when Charles A.
Towne made his last speech against the
money power, corporations and trusts. that
during the next year he would be the head
of an octopus and before a legislature
urging that the gross receipts of oil cor
porations should not be taxed , per cent.
his friends would have denounced the pre-
diStion as a vile Islander. That is just what
Mr.. Towne has been doing
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Sept. 5.-The plans for
the c., r. & MS Railroad through this
city are complete. The crossings are to be
overhead. The big trestle that will carry
the road through the heart Of the city will
begin just east of the Big Four tracks,
near where the line crosses the tracks OF
both the Big Four and Glover Leaf, and the
other end will be just west of Gallatin
street-a Zoo foot. continuous trestle with
an average height of eighteen feet. The
streets crossed will be Adams, Washington,
Boots and Gallatin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
STOLE UNITED STATES NAVY SHOES.
Valparaiso Section Man Stumbled on
TO n Heap of PIunder

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Sept. 5.-Frank Al
grin. of this city. a section man employed
on the Grand Trunk, accidentally stumbled
upon some stolen plumber yesterday after
noon. While doing his usual work along
the tracks near Thornton Junction, he step
ped over into the woods, where he noticed a
large heap of stuff covered with leaves. He
removed the top layer n discovered
seventeen cases of shoes. They were con-
signed to the United States navy The
articles were thrown off a Grand Trunk
freight train Wednesday, and il is supposed
the thieves covered up the articles intend
ing to return later. 1t was discovered
Wednesday evening by the Grand Trunk Of
fcials that some freight cars had been en-
tered. but the plumber could not be found
until the discovery was fortunately made
nv AlQrin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
INSANE WOMAN SAVED MONEY.
Mrs. MetcaIf, of Terre Haute, Has n
Guardian for Her Investments.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Sept 5.-When Mrs.
Minnie Metcalf was taken into custody as
an insane person several years ago there
was surprise at finding 500 on her person,
as she had been supported by a charity
organization. When she was sent to the
insane hospital a guardian was appointed
and he invested the money in a building
and loan association. Mrs. Metcaif was
released a year ago and $500 was handed to
her. Last week she again was adjudged in
sane, but ii was taken for granted that she
had spent the money. A letter from the
authorities of the insane asylum at Indian
apolis says that 500 was found in her
clothing. The same guardian has been APP
pointed for her.
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Telephone War at North Manchester.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind, Sept. o.
The Eel River Telephone Company has been
organized here. 1t is the outgrowth Of dill
ferences among the stockholders of the
North Manchester Telephone Company.
several of whom withdrew from the COM
pany for the purpose Of organizing an op-
position company. The new company has
strong financial backing. and "A lively tele-
phone war is looked forward 10 by the
citizens of this place.
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Kankakee Valley Doctors.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind. Sept. 5.-The an
nual meeting of the Kankakee Valley Dis
trict Medical Society was held at Plym-
outh yesterday. Forty physicians were
in attendance. The next meeting will be
held at Rochester the second Tuesday in
December. The following officers were
elected: President, DR.. VIM. Kelsey. Of
Monterey; vice president, DR.. G.. w. Glaze
brook, of Knox; secretary, DR.. Huffman.
of Rochester: treasurer, DR.. Grove. OF
Rochester,; board of censors, Drs. Hill, Of
Logansport, Loring, of Valparaiso, and
Asphalt, of Plymouth.
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AFFAIRS OF RICHMOND.
seven Cases of Smallpox on North
Fourteenth street.
.ial to the Indianapolis Journal

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, Sept. 5.-M. VI. Lacey,
who was at one time employed by the COM
missioners Of this county a. a tax ferret,
now has a claim OF over $1,000 for his serv-
ices. The County Council has refused to
appropriate money to pay il and he will
bring suit.
Henry webeker. an aged resident OF this
city. was struck by a street car this morn
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CoIored Methodists' Meeting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 5.-The
A. NJ. E. Conference was opened this morn
ing by DR.. Watson. DR.. Jennifer, secretary
of the correctional Preachers Aid Society,
and w. Henderson, an Indianapolis attor-
ney, were present. The Rev. j. O'Banyon,
of the Indianapolis district: the Rev. Nj.
Lewis, of the Evansville district, and the
Rev. c. c. Townsend, of the Richmo dis
trict. made reports. w. O. Tyler, of the
State University, who won the State ora
torical contest, delivered an address this
evening on THE Middle West"
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Because OF the lax methods OF many
guardians Of pensioners the Interior De-
partment issued an order some time since
requiring guardians 10 report their dis
bursements TO the government at Washing
ton. This rule Is causing some complaint,
but II should not. since the party that
grants a pension or bounty has a right TO
know II the person TO whom it Is granted
receives If
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06

II the loans can be made upon the value
of the taxables of the city upon which the
next levy will be made current dues can
be paid; If not, creditors must wait.
Whether loans can be made for the present
year based upon the valuation Of next year
is a question for lawyers. Nevertheless.
no one can fail TO see that the hnanciering
Of the city by the Taggart regime has
come TO a humiliating stage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
Crawford County omciaIs settle.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ENGLISH, Ind. Sept. 5.-The County
commissioners listened to the defense made
by ~ex-Sherif Ballard and ex-Auditor
Fleming to-day regarding the shortage
found against them recently \ settlement
was reached. Mr.. Fleming paying into the
treasury $500 and Mr.. Ballard 1929. The
investigation showed that Fleming was
short s2,477 and Ballard $3.50. Many of the
taxpayers are indignant over the big slice
taken off the Fleming account.
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President shafer has made another
blunder in rejecting the proposition OF the
president OF the Steel Corporation by which
all the mills the union was able TO close
shall remain union and those which showed
an average output and a fair proportion
OF their men at work shall be considered
%nonunion. Mr.. shaner will not consider
any proposition except the full. recognition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
A Man Killed at Liberty.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LIBERTY, Ind, Sept. 5.-Thomas Mullin
was killed in a runaway accident south of
this place yesterday evening. He and 9TH
ers were hauling gravel when two teams
became manageable. Thomas Dougher-
ty was severely injured.