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granted and free entertainment will be
given all delegates.
Herbert Morris. the son of Mark NJ Nor
ris. ex-recorder of Henry county. has ar
rived in San Francisco froms the Philip
pines. where he saw considerable service.
II had been rumored that he had been
killed. He Will reach Knightstown on
April 4.
About one hundred persons from Jay and
surrounding Indiana counties and north
western Ohio left yesterday for North Da-
kota TO take up government lands. They
are the advance guard of a migration of
Dunkards. They were joined at Chicago by
parties from other States. and fully 1.SJ
left Chicago last night. in six special trains.
for the Northwest.
Thomas Campbell and wife. wealthy and
prominent residents of chmon have
been fifty years married to-day. The ami
versary will not be celebrated. owing TO the
fact that both are sick with the grip. Mr..
Campbell is a native of Pennsylvania, born
in 1917. He came to Indiana in 1S45. On
March q. 1851. he married. in Richmond
Miss Elizabeth Gaar. They have three
children.
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SUIT FOR RECEIVER
Filed ut bloomington Against
EIIeffSNiIle Dnnk.

BLOOMINGTON. Ind, March o.
Through her attorneys. Hanly & Wilson.
Mrs. Henrietta *. Perry this afternoon
applied TO Judge w. II. Martin, of the
Monroe Circuit Court, for a receiver TO
take charge of the Ellettsville Bank.
which was closed on an attachment on
Jan. %, 10 satisfy a demand of Dow Nj.
Woodall, a heavy depositor. The bank
was owned and operated by Edmond
Palmer. of Chicago, who also conducted
banks at Des PLANES and Ashley, Ill. The
hanks at Des PLANES and Ashley, owned
by Palmer. closed their doors two days
after the Ellettsville Bank was closed
or attachments. The aggregate failure
amounts to $4,000. Palmer is in jail at
Nashville, ILL.,, on the charge OF misap-
propriating the bank funds.
More than fifty suits have. been filed
against Palmer and his bank here by de-
p%ositors. The vault has been closed since
Cashier Fryhoffer's sudden disappearance
from the city, and no one knows the COM
binatiOn or what it contains. 1t is be-
lieved by many that not a dollar will be
found when the doors are opened on an
order from the court.
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Indiana Obituary.

WORTHINGTON. Ind, March 26.-Mrs
Annie +. Taylor. widow of the late Calvin
$ Taylor. died at her home this morning
after suffering with a complication or
disease for nine months. Mrs. Taylor was
prominent in all departments of church
work and for many years was organist for
st. Mathews Episcopal Church at this
place. She was the daughter of Dayton
Topping. who came TO Indiana in 1899 and
for many years resided in Terre Haute.
Her only brother. Col. NJ. ID. Topping, lost
his life at the battle of Richmond, Ky,
during the civil war. Two children, Mrs.
Mary l.. Nancrede. of Denver, Col, and
Frank ID. Taylor, of this place, survive.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, March 26.-Mrs
Conway, the wife OF James Conway, near
Mooreland. is dead of the measles. as is
also a son, Frank Conway, who was nine
teen years old. Both mother and son were
but recently stricken with the disease and
they dice ,within seven hours of each
other. on the 18th of this month a younger
son died of the same disease. Only the
father is left.
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Rejoicing at Frankfort.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT, Ind. March 26.-There
was great rejoicing in Frankfort to-day
when a telegram came from Crawfords-
Vile announcing that Judge West, of the
Montgomery Circuit Court, before which
the Center Township. Frankfort & State
Line tax case was tried, had stopped the
proceedings and instructed the jury To re-
turn a verdict for the defendants, the tax
payers OF this, Center township. The case
was a very important one and its loss
meant the paying of $500 HI by the town
ship In 1878 Center township voted a sub
Sidy of $4,000 for the construction of the
frankfort * State Line Hallway, with the
provision that the road was to perform
certain work that it failed to do. The tax
was refused and the case has been in liti-
cation ever since.
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NOTES ABOUT INDIANIANs.
George VI. Allen to BE Given a Posi-
ton i'm Colorado.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. March M.-George Nj. Al
len. upon his retirement from the office OF
chief clerk TO the first assistant postmaster
general. will be appointed to the rural free
delivery service. with station at Denver
Col. Ii is believed hat field work in that
climate will fully restore his broken health:
In his new position his salary will be $l.6OJ
and expenses. the two together at least
equaling his present pay.
Mrs. Heath left this afternoon 10 JOIN
Mr.. Heath at New York. whence they VIII
sail Tomorrow for Europe.
u. Il. Reynolds. Of South Bend, IND, Is
registered at the ShOrehAm and Il. X
Hodges. of indianapolis. at the Hotel John-
son.
A postofice has been established az Coal
Mount, Clay county, and julia hester ap-
pointed pOstmistress.
The bond of Edgar II. GrOsjean as post
master at Arcola. Allen county, has been
approved and his commission was issued
to him to-day.
This postofice at ST. Vincent, Allen county;
has been ordered discontinued from Aprl
IL next, mail 10 FIT. Wayne.
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Marine Notes.

The cruiser Philadelphia has arrived at
San Francisco from the South American
station She will be o~verhauled and re-
paired ar Mare island. The battleship Iowa
Will go into dry dock at Port Orchard.
W~reckage which has gone ashore on Gabo
island, near Cape Howe, the most south
eastern point OF Australia, Causes a fear
that the coast steamer Federal. of Mel
bourne. has fOundered with a loss of twen-
ty-eight lives.
The Atlantic transport line steamer
Minneapolis, from New York March 10 for
London, has toWed into ST. Michaels.
2,S37 tons, from Greenock March for New
York, which she had picked up at sea dis
masted.
The Coast and Geodetic Survey steamers
cisco, and the Patterson and Gedney, at
Seattle, are now fitting up under orders to
proceed TO Alaska TO survey important
passages among the islands along the Alas
kan coast.
After an absence from New York waters
of twenty-six years the famous old warship
Hartford is again at the Brooklyn navy
yard. 1t was in 1915 that Admiral Farra-
CUTS flagship was last i'm hat port. The
Hartford was laid up for years at the Mare
island nav yard San Francisco. until II
was decided TO remodel her and tit her out
for service as a training ship. The vessel
Is now on a training cruise with a crew of
$50 men and boys. most of them apprentices.
a week undergoing some repairs and will
then resume her cruise.
San Francisco is TO have direct steam
ship service with Manila. Its urgent need
has been voiced in meetings of local bodies.
and To supply it the Oriental Steamship
Company has decided to place two of its
vessels on the route. These are the Mon
mOuthshire and the Carmarthenshire. steel
ships of 1900 tons burden and thirteen knots
speed. The former is scheduled to start on
eher first trip on April 10 and will be fol-
lowed by her consOrt on May 10. 1t is ex-
pected the time occupied between San Fran
cisco and the Philippines will be twenty
one or twenty-five days, and the intention
of the company Is TO provide a thirty days
service. The route of the steamers will be
via Yokohama, Nagasaki, Manila and
HOng-KOng.
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ONE MORE DEAD.
Other Victims of the Mine Explosion
Near COnneIlsville Are Dying.

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, March 26.-On
nine cots in the Cottage State Hospital
here, to-day, lay nine victims Of the explo-
sion Of gas yesterday In the Gates mine Of
the American Steel and Wire Company. All
the men in the explosion inhaled more or
less of flame and to-day none spoke, their
vocal chords being powerless with the
scorching. This evening James Wilson, one
of the English-speaking victims, died. He
was frightfully burned about the head,
face, arms and shoulders. James Murphy
Is dying. Wilson Gilmore is also on the
verge of death, as well as two Slavs.
Michae Seloka and George Pekisce.
Neither of the latter can survive.
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''Ciub" Wrecked with Dynamite.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT. Ind, March 26.-Grubb's
clubhouse. at Sedalia, was demolished last
night with a charge of dynamite supposed
to nave been placed under it by representa-
tives of the temperance element of the
town. For several years a vigorous fight
has been made by the citizens TO keep the
saloon out of Sedalia, and the commission
ers have granted no license. Grub, how
ever, sought to evade the law by organizing
a club" issuing membership cards TO
thinkers. Two years ago the citizens
adopted similar methods TO rid themselves
of a similar place. Last nights explosion
not only destroyed the CLUB" building but
shattered the window glass in several sur
rounding business rooms. Grub declares
he will employ detectives and run the gull
ty parties down..
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HE TOOK THE DIAMONDS
WILLIAM DEARDJFF CONFESSES
ROOFING HIS EMPLOYERS,
Also Threatened to kidnap the Senior
Partners observation-disclosures
Criminals short Career

KANSAS CITY. Mo, March 26.-Twenty-
year-old William Dearduff. a clerk. was ar
rested to-day charged with stealing $500
worth of diamond rings from his en-
ployers, Edwards & Sloan. wholesale jew
elers. Later, when confronted with the
rings. which had been found hidden IN
the basement OF the firms building. Dear
cuff broke Town and made a written con-
fessicn. Dearduff also confessed To hav-
ing sent Mr.. Edwards. the senior mem
her of the firm. a letter threatening To
kidnap the jewelers. son If he did not i'm
mediately produce $1,000 in gold.
Dearduff said he planned the robbery by
himself and had taken no one into his
confidence. His idea was simply to steal
the tray of diamonds. He accomplished
this. he said. during the afternoon of
March IL and hid the rings in the basement.
II then occurred 10 him that he could not
Immediately negotiate a sale of the dia-
monds and the scheme to extort money
from Mr.. Edwards was conceived. The
Mr.. Edwards:
Strive are the men that relieved you
OF your diamonds the other day. Find
ing that we are short of funds. We ask
you TO obiige us with the sum or $,0V0
in $40 bills; give it to the clerk, Dearduf,
and at the hour of u tonight. have him
meet us at the corner of Forty-third and
MCGEE, alone. We ask you to send him for
we know him when we see him. Show
this TO the police or fail in any way 10
obey orders and your son George will pay
the penalty. We mean business as you
have learned heretofore. r. B., j. c."
Edwards had his son guarded while he
made up a package of waste paper and
sent it by Dearduff to the place indicated
In the letter. Dearduff reported that he
was met by two men. who took the pack
age from him. Later he reported finding
the empty tray in the basement and as
serted that some one had stabbed him.
Dearduff to-day admitted having inflicted
the wound himself. Dearduff has been en-
ployed by the firm for eighteen months
He will be prosecuted for grand larceny
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NEW YORK. March 26.-Arrived: Fur
nessia. from Glasgow; La GascOgne, from
Havre: Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, from
Bremen: Friesland. from Antwerp; Vader-
land. from southampton. Sailed: Cymric,
for Liverpool, Lain. for Bremen via South
ampton.
GIBRALTAR, March 26.-Arrived: Kais.
erin Maria Theresa, from New York, for
Naples and Genoa.
PLYMOUTH, March 26.-Sailed: Pretoria,
from Hamburg and Boulogne. for New
York.
PORTLAND. Me-, March 26.-Arrived:
Arcadian. from Glasgow.
BREMEN. March 24-Sailed: Rhein, for
New York.
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ROUGH ON CANADIANS.
Their FOur-DOllar Bills Show a Pic
ture of the American 500 Lock.

OTTAWA. Ontario, March 26.-The Of
ficials of the Finance Department admit
that the picture on the face of the new
Canadian 81 bills is that OF the American
500 lock. The Finance Department sent
to Montreal for a picture of the Canadian
lock at the 500. In reply they received
o picture of the American lock and used
IL. The officials say hey were misled by
noticing the Canadian Pacific steamer
Athabasa in the lock and assume in con-
sequence that the picture was all right.
The departments of railway and canals
WAS not consulted in the matter.
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WEST POINTER INJURED.
SLIPPED while Trying tO Jump Over
the Backs of Horses.

NEW YORK. March 26.-Admiral Dewey
was the guest of honor and also the re-
viewing officer at the military and athletic
tournament at Madison-square Garden to-
night. During the maneuvers OF the West
Point detachment Private Thomas Cody
was badly injured. He. with others. was
attempting to execute a daring and diff
cult jump over the backs of two horses
and landing astride of "A third while the
horses were going over a hurdle. just as
the soldier was about 10 make his jump
his foot slipped in the soft earth. At the
same time his grip on the bridge slipped.
Cody Jumped. but instead OF landing
astride Of the horse he slipped between two
o. them. He was picked up, and * thought
10 have received internal Injuries.
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FAIR TO-DAY. RAIN TOMORROW.
Colder i'm Northern Portion of Indiana
-Northwestcriy Winds.

WASHINGTON. March 26.-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
For l~ndiana-Fair on Wednesday; colder
I'm northern portion. northwesterly winds;
brisk on the lake; Thursday rain probable.
For C..o-Fair. except occasional rain or
snow along the northeastern lake shore on
Wednesday; probably colder in northern
portion; brisk northwesterly winds. Thurs
day rain in southern. fair in norther por-
ton
For Hlinois-Fair on Wednesday; brisk
northwesterly winds. becoming variable.
Thursday rain.
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OBITUARY.
George willard, Former Congressman
from the Third Michigan District.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. March 90
George Willard, ex-congressman from the
Third district. died to-day, aged seventy-
seven years, from a stroke of apoplexy. He
elected to Congress in 1872 and served
four years. Mr.. Willard also served six
years as a member of the State Board of
education and ten years as regent of the
State University. While regent he drew up
and adopted a rule providing for the educa-
ton OF women at the university. Mr.. Wiz
lard was editor of the Battle Creek Journal
up to the time of his death.
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VIII Have "a New Fire Force.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, March 26.-The
citizens of Noblesville for months past have
been agitating the question of a reorganiza-
ton of the fire department. The matter
was settled last night by the Council voting
TO adopt q modern system and to employ
regular fremen. The Council also accepted
a proposition of Will II. Craig for the lease
of a city building to be built by Craig on a
site just east of the Houston Hotel. The
lease is for five years, with an option to
purchase the building within five years. The
new structure will accommodate the fire
department and all the city offices.
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Revolution brewing i'm Ecuador.

KINGSTON. Jamaica. March 26.-In con-
sequence OF the pressure brought To beer
by the British consul the president Of Ec-
uador has ordered the withdrawal OF the
armed soldiers guarding the camps OF the
Jamaican laborers employed in the con-
structiOn OF the railroad from Guaya-
ouil 20 Quito under the auspices of Mr..
Mcdonald. the American contractor. The
government OF Ecuador Is making great
preparations for an expected revolution.
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Postomce Recommendations.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 26.-Representa-
tive Cromer, of the Eighth district, has
made the following postofice recommended
tons: Sherman Shroyer, 10 succeed Post
master Bailey at Selma, Delaware county;
George Bascom, an eX-SOldier, TO succeed
postmaster Nichols at Lynn, Randolph
county: j. l.. Burrows, to succeed himself
at Modoc. Randolph county. The Anderson
and Elwood cases, with many candidates,
will soon be disposed of.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, March Pin
the Circuit Court this morning Henry
Summers was convicted of the charge of
selling his vote and was disfranchised for
twenty years. He was recently arrested
on a grand jury indictment. This is the
first prosecution under the new law in this
county.
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STILL NOTHING DONE.
Miners settlement Seems as Far on
as ut Any Time in the Past.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 26.-For
an hour and a half, tonight, the joint con-
vention of operators and miners sat in
session without a word of discussion. After
two hours OF discussion on the powder
question it was agreed that all had been
said that could be said on either side and
that the convention had reached that point
where one side or the other must yield or
the convention agree to disagree, which
would mean a suspension of the coal in
duStry of the State on April /.
Neither side was willing TO take the re-
sponsibility of bringing this about by max
ing a motion to adjourn sine die, and so
the delegates sat through the hour and a
half, gathered in groups chatting and jok-
ing in good humor. Finally ii was moved
TO adjourn until tomorrow afternoon.
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Ringer Hermann Ma Retire.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March 26.-There is a
rumor that Land Commissioner Binger
of Oregon. will retire shortly,
because of friction between him and Sec
rotary Hitchcock. OF the Interior Depart
ment. who is his immediate superior,
. and that ne will be succeeded by Director
of the Census Merriam, of Minnesota Her
mann's friends, among whom Is former
Senator Carter. of Montana, who was once
himself land commissioner, are trying hard
to save him.
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BATTERED by THE SEA.
French Liner La GascOgne Tossed
About by Wind and Wave.

About by Wind and Wave.
NEW YORK, March 26.-Battered by
fierce seas and tossed about by terrific
gales, the French line steamer La Gas
cogne arrived to-day from Havre. forty
eight hours overdue. The liner left March
10 and until March 20 had very fine wealth
er. On the morning of the 21st the wind
came up from the northwest and gales
ragged through the following three days.
and several times the steamer was COM
PEELED to turn tail and run before the fury
or the gale. Great seas broke over the
starboard side with enormous force. the
nfeDoats on the upper deck were wrenched
from the davits and smashed, the davits
being bent almost double Two of the life
RATS We're lifted bodily from the upper
deck and dropped down upon the upper
structure. smashing skylights and venti-
latOrs. The RATS were stove In I'm many
places and damaged beyond repair. For
tunately none of the passengers was hurt.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 26.-William II.
Patterson. a bartender of Muncie, COM
mitted suicide in this city to-day by taking
morphine. He came to Anderson at noon
in search of "a dog and got drunk. AT 2
o'clock he purchased morphine and went
10 a room over a saloon, where he was
found dead at , o'clock. Patterson former
ly lived at Charlottesville, where his people
still reside.
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Leach's Case with the Jury.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, MSrch 26.-The jury in
the trial Of DIR. Leach. charged with the
death of Miss Mary Farwig, of Rich
mond. by a criminal operation, went out
at Z o'clock tonight and at midnight
had not reached a verdict. John w. Ryan
made the last appeal for the State. There
is more anticipation of an acquittal to-
night than at any other time during the
long trial.
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De Pauw's New Science Hall.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March 26.-The
plans for the new science building for De
Pauw University will be submitted to bid
ders the first of the coming month. The
specifications will be presented in three
phases-first. the building. including all
tables and furniture for the two depart
ments that will occupy the building; sec
ond, wood construction without furniture;
third, fire-proof construction, including all
f.rpf+nra
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the oldest oil farms in the Indiana field.
located northwest OF Montpelier, is now
completing his twenty-sixth well. Seven
teen wells out Of twenty-five drilled on
his farm are producing five tanks a month.
While is equal 10 1.2J0 barrels. The wells
are all over six years old. and in their
early stage were heavy producers.
The Urban oil Company is the name of
a newly organized corporation at Mont
heller
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EIopers I'm Kol<OmO Jail.
al to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind. March 16.-David Gustiu.
of Keystone, who eloped with Maggie
Myers. .seventeen-year-old laughter of a
wealthy Wells county farmer. abandoning
his wife and three children, was arrested
here to-day, and both are In Jail awaiting
the arrival of Wells county officers. They
confessed. They came here last Friday.
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Fatally Injured in "a Row.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 26.-Joseph
Hall, of Kentucky, was probably fatally
injured here this evening by James Lash
ley, a negro. The men had an argument
and came To blows. Hail was knocked
down, his head striking an obstruction in
the street, making him unconscious. Ply
Slcians say he viii die.
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Small Boys Horrible Death.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind. March 26.-Harry
Melton, the twelve-year-old son of William
Melton, while swinging on behind a farm
wagon, caught his foot between the spolIes
of the hind wheel and was wrapped around
the axle, suffering injuries from which he
died a few hours later. Interment will be
at Greenfield.
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SANTA FE. ". NJ. March 26.-The new
reduction plant OF the Copper Hill Mining
has been destroyed by fire. The
boiler house and tank were also destroyed.
The loss is about $4,000.
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WIN Retire from Politics.

ATLANTA. Ga. March 26-Governor
Gambler tonight announced his retirement
from politics at the close Of his present
term. The Governor Is Seventy-four years
old and has held many positions OF trust
in State politics
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y. NJ. time is in BLACK hgures.-Trains marked
thus: daily. S-Sleeper. P-Parlor Car. O.
Chair Car. D-Dining Car. Except Sunday.
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York Hospital. At midnight his condition
was considered critical. lie first became
i'll while attending the Inauguration OF
President Mckinley. three weeks ago.