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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-27
Franchise Accepted and Signed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Aug. 26.-The Wabash
City Council last night adjusted the last of
its differences with the Fort Wayne g.
Southwestern Traction Company. which by
the end of next week will have its cars run
ming to the business center of the city The
franchise granted last evening by the city
is comprehensive one. provides for scent
fares 10 any and all points in the city linn
its, makes the issue Of transfers to con-
Meeting lines obligatory and requires iron
trolley poles within the city limits. The
franchise was signed to-day by General
Manager Nelson and Mayor McHenry
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EVEN OPERATORS CONTRIBUTE.
Anthracite strikers Receive Much
Money from Indiana Field.

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 26.-The In
diana miners Of the bituminous field. 5000
in number, have sent $4,000 so far to the
Pennsylvania strikers since the call for
money aid was issued by the national con-
ventiOn on July Is. At the outset the
State officials gave lump sum and many
locals contributed from their local funds.
which they were not asked 10 do. The
payment of the 81 a week assessment as
called for, has been made with great heart
mess and everywhere the miners say that
if more is needed TO win the strike they
will provide it, In addition 10 money from
miners much has been raised among mer-
chants I'm the mining districts and mine
bosses and superintendent, while perhaps
a few operators ION the quiet have con-
tributed.
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ARBITRATION BOARD MEETS.
Efforts Under Way to Adjust the La
fayette Traction Strike.

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. Aug. 26.-All day long
the Merchants Association arbitration COM
mittee. which is struggling TO effect
settlement in the local strike. has been in
secret session. During the morning the
time was taken up with the testimony of
three of the strikers and at this rate 1t
will be several days before a decision is
reached. Everybody is sanguine that the
trouble will be over before Saturday, when
the Big Four employees picnic is to be held
here. Five thousand persons are expected
and the railway men will not use the street
cars unless they are manned by union
men.
There is little doubt that the arbitration
committee will reach a unanimous decision,
which is necessary to make il binding on
both parties to the controversy. The boy
colt has so injured business that the mer-
chants were compelled TO take steps to
dissolve II, and their present efforts are
upheld by all. Tomorrow ii is expected
that the street-railway management will
present it's side TO the arbitration board
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Nonunionists Turned Back.

HAZLETON. Aug. 26.-Suspecting that
another attempt would be made TO resume
operations at the No. 40 colliery Of the Lee
high Valley Coal Company to-day many
strikers pickets were stationed along all
OF the approaches 10 the mine. Most Of
the nonunionists who attempted TO reach
the coiliery were turned back, but no seri-
Gus trouble occurred
Three strikers. who alleged To have
participated in yesterdays riot at No 40
colliery. are under arrest Justice OF the
Peace Daniel McKelvey was arrested this
afternoon and placed under 500 bail on the
-charRa OF having taken part in Yesterday
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Labor Day Mt wabash.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Aug. 26-Great prepare
tions are being made here for the gas belt
Labor day celebration next Monday. The
City Park is being arranged for the great
gathering in the afternoon and the labor or
ganizations and business men are getting
ready the floats and other features of the
parade. Information from all the towns in
the vicinity leaves no doubt that immense
crowds will come on the special trains
which the railways and interurbans will
provide. The typographical union will serve
a banquet at the Payne building to visiting
printers, at which one hundred covers will
be laid.
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Output Sold Far Ahead.
) the Indlanapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD, Ind. Aug. 26.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Central
Bottle and Supply Company was held here
to-day, resulting in the election Of the FOL
lowing officers: President, c. y. Sultner
vice president, w. II. Jones; treasurer and
general manager, Mike Ward; secretary,
Frank ID. Bradley. These, with Henry
Becker. Mike Miller and Henry Allenberg,
constitute the board of directors. During
the past summer improvements 10 the plant
here to the extent of 5000 have been made.
and work will be begun on the I'd of Sep
TENDER. over 200 men will be employed ana
three-fourths of the output already has
been sold.
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MIR. vesey Conferred with Mitchell.

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Aug. 26.-Charles s.
Vesey. who came to this city and held a
two hours conference with President
Mitchell. of the United Mine Workers. last
night, returned to New York to-day. He
declined to say who he represented or what
his mission was. Mr.. Mitchell says Mr.
Veseys visit to town had nothing to 90
with a settlement Of the coal strike.
The authorities OF the I.acka wanna Com
pany threaten TO enter suit against the au-
thorities Of Duryet b5rOugn. Ii IS alleged
that a number of constables OF the borough
without cause.
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He Binds I'D Nearly Severed Foot
and Rides to n Doctor.

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Aug. 26.-Daniel
Crandall aged eighteen, a farmer boy.
whose foot had been almost severed by the
blade of a moving machine. took a hitch
rein from one OF his team Of horses, bound
the leg to stop the flow of blood and with
part OF the rein adjusted the foot hanging
almost at one side in its proper position,
after which he unhitched one of the horses,
ana, climbing on its back. rode two miles
10 town, where he received surgical treat
ment
When he saw the great flow OF blood he
estimated that IL he rode home, a mile
away. a doctor must be sent for, and that
would double the time OF going and COM
ing. Therefore he rode to the town instead
and IL was we'll that he did, for he was
about to succumb when the doctor gave
HIM stimulants and made IL possible to
dress the injured leg. The bone is partly
TO be amputated
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UNUSUAL MEDICAL CASE.


Special to the indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Aug. 26.-Ethel, the
four-year-oId daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Rudolph. OF this city. died last night.
being a victim OF the disease commonly
known as ricketts," The life OF the little
girl reveals a strange and UNUSUAL fact.
for while she lived 10 be four years old,
she was only baby in size when she died.
The body OF the child never grew any after
birth and she weighed no more when she
died than the day she was born. The pa
rents now have a fOur-months old baby
that is larger than was the little girl when
she died.
The ricketts, is due 10 a lack OF mineral
matter in the bones and other parts of the
body. IL is usually confined 10 the bones
and renders them weak and pliable by the
lack St rigidity furnished by the mineral
marter In this case, however, the disease
affected all parts OF the child's body and
hindered development in any part. Ii is
one OF the strangest cases in medical juris-
prudence and baffied the skill Of the ply
sicians who attended the child.
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SORROWS OF A TURKEY HEN.
She Can't Name Her Owner and the
Courts VIII Designate Him.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
GREENSBURG. Ind. Aug. 26-Justice a.
S. Creath and twelve jurors have spent the
entire day trying 10 decide the ownership
of lone hen turkey. Plaintiff and de
PENDANT are prominent farmers and near
neighbors. Both have employed the best
legal talent and are lighting the case 10 a
finish Both persistently claim the fowl
and both produced many witnesses to es-
tablish their claims. The poor lone turkey
Is probably worth 50 cents. while the costs
10 the present probably have passed the
hundred dollar mark. Whichever litigant
gains the turkey before the local iustias
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George A. Bell.
Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Aug. 26.-George A. Bell,
treasurer of the Marion Malleable Iron
Company, died SUDDENLY late this afternoon
in his chair at the office of the company
His heart was affected by nervous attacks
with which he had been long troubled Mr.
Bell was fifty-one years old He came to
Marion two years ago from Troy, n. Y.
His home was Brooklyn, and the body will
be shipped there tomorrow Mr. Bells
son and number of clerks were in the
office at the time of his death, but were
unable to give any assistance.
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WEDDING DID NOT TAKE PLACE.
Bride-to-Be Fled, and There Were No
Fenstermaker NuptIaIs.

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ELWOOD. Ind. Aug. 26.-On the eve OF
what was TO have been their wedding day,
James Fenstermaker was deserted by his
former wife. whom he was TO have re-
married. Where she has gone no one knows.
and in note which she left behind she
SAID that IL would be useless for him to
search for her. The Fenstermakers have
been married for twenty years, but recent
open charges OF infidelity on the wife's part
caused a separation. and she secured a
divorce, alleging cruelty.
Efforts TO effect a reconciliation were sue
cessful and Saturday afternoon the hus-
band went 10 Anderson and secured mar
riage license. Before II would be granted
him. however. ne was obliged 10 pay the
court costs for the divorce suit his wife
had brought against him, thus making
her decree absolute. The wedding to
have taken place Sunday night. but was
postponed until last night on account OF the
supposed sickness OF the bride-tO-be. Last
evening when Mr.. Fenstermaker returned
from his work be found a note the table
from the woman. stating that she had de-
cided that IL were better for them not to
try 10 live together. and that she was go
Ing away. never 10 return.
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LOOKS LIKE BARTHOLIN.
Arrest of n Man Suspicion Of Being
the Chicago Murderer.

FREEPORT. H., Aug. pa man who
was arrested at Rock City to-day on sus-
picion of being William Bartholin. of Chi
cago, was brought to Freeport tonight by
Sheriff Fox. He said his name was G. q.
Holcomb, that he had recently been selling
wines for Weldon On. c. firm, and that
his funds became exhausted at Madison.
Wis, and he left there on foot last Satur-
day night He also claims 10 have been
auditor Of the Lexington Hotel at Chicago
for period in 1901 and 1902. He bears
such a striking resemblance to the Chicago
man that Sheriff Fox has decided TO keep
him until his identity Is established.
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Texas Republican Convention.

HOUSTON. Tex. Aug. 26.-Republican
county conventions were held throughout
Texas to-day to elect delegates 10 the
State convention. The principal issue is
the election OF a chairman OF the State
committee. there being four candidates,
representing as many factions. The re-
ports so far as received do not Indicate
who won as many counties did not in
struct. There were splits In number OF
counties. The leaders OF the Hawley. Lyon
and Green factions then declared them
selves pleased al the result The conven-
tons in the Ninth district have generally
instructed for =. r. Burow for Congress
and his nomination is assured.
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DIR. AND MRS. JORDAN UPSET


TUTUILA, Samoa. Aug. IL. via San Fran
CISCO Cal. Aug. 26.-President David Starr
Jordan. of Stanford University. who left
to-day for home, had narrow escape from
drowning recently. With his wife and some
members OF the fish commission he was
on his way from Page Page TO Null in
the Wheeling's whaeboat. towed by a
steam launch. When opposite the town the
party attempted TO get ashore in the whale
boat through a passage OF the reef. The
boat capsized and all were thrown into
the sea Dr. and Mrs. Jordan were under
the water some time, but the natives OF
the crew got them out all right.
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First knowledge of Their Death.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO, Ind, Aug. 26.-Last week
lobe Minor. a business man of this city,
left for Montreal, Canada, to visit his par
ents and relatives. He returned this morn
ing, after an unusually sad experience. On
his arrival at Montreal lobe consulted the
directory for the address of his father and
mother, but instead found their names in
scribed on the mortuary records. They had
been dead for a number of years although
Mr.. Minor had not received the news He
came here without his parents knowing of
ii, and this had been his first return since
he left there forty years ago. His brother
and sister also were dead.
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Alleged Counterfeiter Arrested.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
VINCENNES, Ind. Aug. 26.-T. +. Halls.
of the United States Secret Service, came
down from indianapolis to-day and ar
rested Henry Holman, an iron molder. on
the charge OF passing counterfeit money
He is thought 10 be member of a gang
OF counterfeters operating in this vicinity
Holman will be taken 10 Evansville to-
morrow.
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Held as Murder Suspects.
he Indianapolis journal.

Spe cial to the Indianapolis Journal
GOSHEN, Ind, Aug. 26.-Frank Bird,
aged twenty, and Charles Moore twenty
two, claiming Sacramento, Cal, as their
home, were arrested here this morning on
request of Lake Shore Detective Lards as
suspects in the murder, last night at To-
ledo, of Peter Riley, a brick mason, of
Metamara, o. They were beating their
way toward home on a fast train. The men
until identified.
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PROTECTED BY SOLDIERS.
Nonunionists Escorted Through "a Mob
of Anthracite Miners.

SUMMIT HILL. Pa, Aug. 26.-Excte-
ment prevails throughout the Panther creek
district to-day. AT daybreak the strikers
assembled TO prevent nonunion men from
going 20 work. Anticipating trouble Major
Gearhart sent two companies OF soldiers
in trolley cars from camp in Manila Park
10 this place and their presence prevented a
possible outbreak. Several nonuniOnists
had been attacked and the town was in a
turmoil. The soldiers escorted the work
men through the mob that had collected
and placed them in safety on the cars
which carried them 10 their work.
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and jury will also have TO defend his suit
before the Circuit and probably the Su-
preme Court.
Bennett q Davidson are representing
George Anderson. the plaintiff. and Tackett
& Wilson are looking after the interests or
Robert Bates defendant. Both legal firms
are fighting for points as though millions
were involved
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Entry Granted to Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. Aug. pa contract was
signed to-day whereby the Cincinnati Trac-
tion Company and the Cincinnati Consoli-
dated Street-railway Company give the
right of way over the tracks Of the trac-
ton company into Cincinnati 10 the Cincin-
natl Milford & Eastern Traction Company
The latter company's line is built TO Mil
ford and has arrangements for further ex-
tensions
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Line Nearing completion.
the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PLAINFIELD, Ind. Aug. 26.-The I.eiber
electric line from indianapolis TO this place
is nearing completion. A test car will be
run next Saturday. a number of cars were
run as far as Bridgeport last Sunday. BY
the middle OF September or before cars
will be running regularly. Every effort
has been put forth TO have the lire ready
for use in time for the annual Kelly re-
union which will occur on the 18th and
the Western Yearly Meeting OF Friends.
which will begin on the 18th.
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Spencer Republican Nominees.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Aug. 2S.-The Re
publicans Of Spencer county met in pri-
maries to-day and nominated the following
ticket: For representative, DR.. Harry T.
Harter; auditor. DR.. j. t. White; treasurer.
Louis Weiss; sheriff. III. T. Mitchell; sur
veyor, t. w. Oldham; coroner, Or. Calder
Ehrman: commissioners. First district, w.
y. Ktncaid for long term, G.. +. Mites for
short term; Second district. Jacob Waller.
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Reared a Big Family of Orphans.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO, Ind. Aug. 26.-Mrs. Nancy
Shuey. aged eighty-six. of Kouts. Porter
county. has reared and educated twenty
five orphans. fourteen boys and eleven
girls nine of whom were married at her
residence, and all but three are living and
doing we'll Mrs. Shuey had children of
her own, but for sixty years has aided
others.
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In Fear of Hydroph oh la .
~ tho Indiananolis Journal

Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Aug. 26.-Fred
Helton, of Lewis, Vigo county. was taken
TO the Pasteur Institute in Chicago for
precautionary treatment for hydrophobia
because one hog bitten by dog that bit
him twenty days ago has died of hydro
phobia, and another hog bitten by that hog
is afflicted. sIr. Helton has felt none of the
symptoms as yet.
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honeymoon in Nicaragua.

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KOKOMO, Ind, Aug 26.-Miss Carrie
Babcock. a Kokomo telephone girl, sudden
ly left her place after several years serv-
ice, a week ago. and mysteriously disap-
peared. A letter from her at New Orleans
says she married at Paris, Ill. on Saturday
Mr.. Frank Slider. formerly Of this city
who came 1900 miles from Bluehelds,
Nicaragua, to marry her. Slider has lum-
Der camp 100 miles from civilization, and
there the HONEYMOON will be spent.
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Negro Masons at Muncie.

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MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 26.-This mornings
session of the colored knights Templars of
Indiana and Kentucky was devoted TO chap
ter work. At o'clock there was a parade
of the uniformed lodges present. This
afternoon the delegates gave themselves
over to sightseeing and spent most of the
time looking over the city. Tonight a So
cial session was held Tomorrow an all
day picnic will be held at West Side Park
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Body MutiIated in n Wreck.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LINTON, Ind, Aug. 26-The body of H.
j. Haseman. who died, while on the Cali
fornia excursion, arrived here this morn
ing. 1t was accompanied by four of the
party. The train wrecked at some
point in Kansas, but no one injured. There
was another corpse on the train, and in the
wreck both collins was completely de-
molished and the body of Mr.. Haseman
was considerably mutilated. The railroad
company furnished other collins
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MastisOn Held for Murder.

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NEW ALBANY, Ind, Aug. 26-The coro-
ner's finding in the case of Mrs. Lille May
Mastison, who was shot and killed Satur-
day night while walking from a street car
to her home with her husband, James
Mastison, was returned this afternoon, and
Mastison, who was arrested a few minutes
after the killing, is held responsible for
her death. Mastison will be arraigned to-
morrow. He still maintains that his wife
was shot by an unknown man.
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and she Travelled 11,O00 miles 10 we'd At
Manila Lieut.. ThOrne met a Miss Mabel
Corll. Of Youngstown, o., one OF the Ameri-
can teachers sent there IL was love at
first sight. Last April Thorne was returned
TO the States and stationed at Fort
Dechesue, Utah. As soon as Miss COrll nm
ished her service she returned, arriving AT
San Francisco last Saturday She was met
by Lieut.. ThOrne. and after the marriage
ceremony they started for Indiana ana
Ohio. the groom having been granted
four months leave OF absence.
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Jefferson Prohfbftfonist

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MADISON, Ind. Aug. 26.-Jefferson coun-
ty Prohibitions this afternoon filed notice
of the following nominations: For repre-
sentative, ellison +. Whitsitt; treasurer
Cory +. Kirk: Auditor. Allen Altizer
recorder, Daniel w. Jessup; sheriff, Walter
n. Lawson; coroner, Charles A. Burdsal
commissioners, Frank Stewart, Elias
GOldsbOrOugh
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VIII Deepen Gas Wells for Oil.

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MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 26-The Rock Oil
Company, with headquarters at Winchester
has begun the development of it's terri
tory, which lies In the vicinity of Selma,
Delaware county. The company has a
number of abandoned gas wells which are
known to contain oil. The intention is to
pull the casing from these wells and drill
the holes deeper, which is an innovation
i'm oil prospecting.
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New GLASS Company Organized.

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MARION. Ind. Aug. 2s.-The new Canton
Glass Company to-day decided Upon the
following directors: Leo Nussbaum Adam
Krill. James S Bockius, Fred Wilson and
Mark Levy. James II. Bockius is 10 be
general manager Of the plan. Leo Nuss-
baum, Of this city, is the largest stockhold-
er, having $4,000 invested. The wOrkmen OF
the new factory own $4,000 stock. An In
dianapOiis man, whose name is withheld,
owns 5000. Articles of association OF the
new company arc to be filed in a few days.