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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-30
OLD GAS WELLS CHOKED.
VIII Flow Again If Cleaned Out, an
Expert Says.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELwOOD, Ind. May 29.-Herbert Estelle.
an expert driller in the Indiana gas and
oil fields. is authority for the statement
that the many so-called dead" gas wells
in the belt are nothing more than wells that
have become choked with sediment that
hardens after years of exposure and OBJ
structs the flow of gas.
Il have been cleaning out a number of
wells during the past few weeks" said Mr..
Estelle. land l know what L am talking
about when l say that gas wells can be re-
Juvenated. The process is simple and the
And why shouldn't il? Water and sediment
naturally sOlidify and fill up the crevices
through which the gas must come from
its natural reservoir to the surface. If the
cleaning out process removes this sedi-
merit and the mud that keeps the gas back
isn't 1t logical that the gas will flow? I
want 10 say positively that the problem of
obviating scarcity of gas in a great many
wells lies I'm cleaning them out. OF course
the work OF removing the sediment from a
long slender hole in the ground that reaches
down thousand or more feet is not so
simple as IL may seem, but nevertheless ii
can be accomplished.
You thinI then that gas is not failing?"
Mr. Estelle 1sas asked.
: Certainly" was his reply: there Is
more gas In many of the old wells than in
some OF the new ones. The trouble is as
have explained. The sediment in the we'll
keeps the supply back. Then some wise
acre comes along and declares that the
well is dead and announces to the world
that gas has failed"
A test of one of the new gas wells in the
Elwood field was made last evening in the
presence Of Mayor Harbit e c. De Hority
cashier of the First National Bank and
others, which more than ever convinces the
people of the city that there is still an
abundance of gas under Elwood. The we'll
in question. recently completed at the west
end OF Main street, was cut out of the
mains last evening and a gauge applied.
Instantly the hand indicated a pressure of
over a hundred pounds and it steadily
climbed TO 40. where IL remained until
turned of. x second test, made after the
gas had been turned back into the line
again, showed 1S2 pounds, and the gas is
flowing through the mains from the well at
a steady pressure of 80 pounds to the
square inch. other wells are now being
put down in the same territory.
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FRAUDS ON RAILWAYS.
Claims for Damages Made by a Gang
of Swind1ers.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May 29-The Ma
tional Association of Claim Agents, which
adjourned to-day made the startling dis
closure of a series of frauds being perpe-
trated on the railroads of the country. The
evidence produced showed that there is an
attorney somewhere in the West who. with
three other men, has been engaged in hold
ing up railroads in nearly every big acct
dent which has occurred. The game worked
is TO have two of the men in the deal pre-
tend TO have been seriously injured in an
accident. The men are not present at the
time of the accident, Of course. but they
turn up in time 10 swear that they were in
the wreck and by means of their peculiar
ability to dssocate hip-joi or
some other part of their anatomy at will
they lay claim to damages. The attorney
follows them TO the scene and a third man
swears that he saw the two injured men
in the train prior TO the wreck and a claim
for heavy damages results.
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TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS.
Their Convention dominates N Ticket
and Adopts Platform.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 29.-The Ten
nessee Democratic state convention met at
the Capitol to-day, and with much enthusi-
asm nominated James B. Frazer. of Chat
tanooga, for Governor and j. Neil Nc
Knight for railroad commissioner.
The essential parts of the platform are
these: Kansas City platform and position
of Democratic members of Congress in
dorsed; a declaration denouncing trusts; a
plank favoring tariff for revenue only: a
denunciation of the ship subsidy bill and
the Republican position on the Philippines;
a plank favoring the speedy restoration of
peace in the East and giving the Philip
pines independence. The platform declares
against the increased standing army, de-
nounces alleged Republican extravaganza
and favors the construction of the Mica
ragua canal, expresses sympathy for the
Beers and favors liberal commercial rela-
tions with Cuba.
Ii is said that many of the leaders are
much disgruntled over the way the Kan
SaS City platform was Endorsed.
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Gas suits mt Muncie.
The INDIANAPOLIS Journal

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Ind. May 29-The suit of Wal
ter Rittenhouse against the Muncie Natural
Gas Company was postponed until June
10 to-day. The suit is one of several hun
bred that. those interested claim, will be
filed against the same gas company as soon
as the present suit is decided. Mr.. Ritten-
house asks for Sl95 from the gas company
which he AYERS is due him for gas bills paid
in excess OF the rates established by the
Injunction issued by the Randolph County
Circuit Court in 1901. The court ordered
rates lowered to an equivalent of II cents
on the thousand cubic feet. meter measure
ment- The order was complied with. Many
residents now think they can recover for
rates paid in excess of that figure before the
Injunction was granted. Many of the claims
extend as far back as 1892. The franchise
vides that the price paid shall not ex-
coed three-fourths the price of coal or wood
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UNION OF LITERARY CLUBS.


Special TO the indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO. Ind, May 29-The thir-
teenth annual convention of the Indiana
Union OF Literary Clubs came TO a close
this afternoon with a business session.
This mornings session was held in the col
lege auditorium. Mrs. Virginia c. Mere
dith. OF Cambridge City. spoke briefly upon
the appreciation OF opportunity. addressing
herself particularly TO the students. There
are two great professions open to YOU" she
said. farming and home-making. Mrs
May Wright Sewall of Indianapolis as
chairman OF the educational committee
presented her annual report and urged
more general interest along the line OF
school visiting and conference on educa-
tional methods. She prefaced IL with a few
minutes address upon the lines of the
new internationalism and unity of human
interest.
You live just as large life as you can
think. she said. I'VE must broaden 10
realize our oneness with the people east
and west Of Us. north and south. We must
forget the arrogance OF race. No single
nation Is permanently chosen OF God.
Miss Eliza r Browning. OF Indianapolis,
discussed the library interests OF Indiana
Mrs III. II. Edwards, OF Bedford, read a
paper on The Undue Emphasis Of Military
Achievements. The meeting closed with
debate upon the press. should IL be mirror
or MENTOR Miss NJ. Belle Clarke OF Fort
wayne, urging that a newspaper should
merely print the news. gave IL as her be-
lei That the yellow newspaper" was really
doing good, since IL had very wonderfully
Increased the number OF newspaper readers.
MIS- Sewall asked for paper which should
print good things and omit the bad and
spoke Of one excellent journal which yes
terday devoted One-fOurth OF a column 10
the meeting and nearly two pages 10 prize
night probabilities. Miss Mary Bidwell
Breed. dean OF the wOmans department OF
ineiana University. gave an address upon
the preservation OF the English language.
The next convention will be held at Craw-
fofdsviile. The election OF officers this
afternoon caused a spirited contest. re-
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Terre Hnute's Protective League.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. May 29-The Citi-
zens' Protective League has completed it's
organization by adopting a constitution and
electing officers as follows: President, NJ.
c. Rankin; vice president, f. r. Wright;
recording secretary, Will Green: CORE
spending secretary, Louis Rechman: treas
urer. Nick Smith. The constitution pro-
vides for organization TO discourage
lockouts strikes and boycotts. 10 provide
for mediation and 10 protect its members in
their 'inalienable right 10 manage their
respective businesses in such lawful man.
ner as they deem proper. without domina-
ton or coercion by any organized move
ments against such rights"
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of Rush county. Services will be held in
the Christian Church at Manila Friday
morning. the Rev. G.. w. Hagans, of this
city, officiating.
SEYMOUR, Ind, May 29.-Leonard w.
Bartlett aged sixty-five, died at his home
this morning. He had been a member of
the Seymour City Council several terms,
his last term having expired two weeks
ago.
GOSHEN, Ind, May 29.-Adam Harmon,
aged lightweight years, a resident of this
county since 1860 died last night at his
home in this city. His wife died less than
a year ago. He leaves seven children.
PORTLAND. Ind, May 29.-James Nc
Bride, of College Corner, is dead. He was
seventy-nine years old. Mrs. Luella Pfeifer,
of Bryant died last night, and four hours
later her infant child passed away.
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JUDGE j. M. SMITH DEAD
DIED IN SLEEPING CAR BERTH
WHILE RETURNING HOME.
Noted Ohio Jurist Who Attended the
Presbyterian General Assembly
Death OF c. A. Hill.

CINCINNATI, May 29.-The remains OF
Judge James NJ. Smith arrived here to-day.
He died In his berth on the Big Four, last
night, while en- route home from the Pres
byterian General Assembly in New York.
Mrs. Smith and her son-in-law, Judge l..
d. Thoman, of Chicago. were with the de-
ceased at the time of his sudden death
from heart failure. He died as the train
passed Erie, Pa, last midnight. Judge
Smith was one Of the most noted jurists in
Ohio. The courts here to-day adjourned
in his honor He leaves three children
Mrs. Thoman of Chicago, Mrs. NJ. S. Todd
of Cincinnati and Harold IL Smith OF
Cleveland.
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GreencastIe District w. II. VI. 5.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. May 29.-The
Womans Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church for the Greencastle dis
trict closed its annual meeting last even
ing The committees for the ensuing year
will be: Enrolment, Mrs. c. w. Tinsley,
Mrs. J. H G. Royse and Mrs. Jesse Lever
ing, all OF Terre Haute; nominating. Mrs
Jesse lowering and Mrs. Candace Glover,
Of Terre Haute and Mrs Lillian Lands. Of
Greencastle The officers are: President,
Mrs. S. ]. Austin, Terre Haute; vice presi-
dent Mrs. j. r. Miller, Greencastle; re-
cording secretary. Miss Elizabeth Ames.
Greencastle; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
ID. c. Greiner. Terre Haute; treasurer, Mrs.
Candace Glover, Terre Haute.
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Capt. Charles A. Hill.

JOLIET, Ill, May 29.-Capt Charles A
Hill. assistant attorney general during the
Tanner administration and one OF the
best known practitioners in northern Hi
nois, died to-day, aged sixty-eight years.
He had been sick eighteen months with
Brights disease. Hill was a member OF
Congress from this district in 1885 and 1889,
and was defeated for reelection in 1890 by
Lewis Steward, of Plano. He served with
distinction during the civil war.
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Unexplained Double Tragedy.

NEW YORK, May 29.-Policemen at
tracted by the shouts OF alarmed residents
in an apartment building at 80 Second ave-
nue. early to-day, broke the door OF one of
the fats and found j. s. Kildain, a dealer
in cigarettes. lying on the floor with his
skull crushed In an adjoining room, lying
on a bed, was n. Caraman, a tobacco mer-
chant. Caraman was shot through the head.
In one hand he held pistol and near him
a hammer. The police believe he at
tempted TO kill Kildain with the hammer
and then shoot himself The cause of the
quarrel is not known. Both were taken TO
Bellevue Hospital where they died before
the coroner could obtain a statement con-
corning the murder and suicide.
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Special Policemen sworn In.

POTTSVILLE. Pa, May 29.-The coal
companies in this section are gathering
special policemen to protect their property,
and in the event of conflict on Monday
they will have large body of men in the
field. The Reading Company has had Us
policemen sworn in since Monday. These
will supplement its regular force of fifty
policemen. All have been ordered TO re-
port for duty at once. The ST Clair Coal
Company and the Buck Mountain Coal Com
pany also had commissions issued TO
number of special policemen. The Lehigh
Valley Coal Company and the Pennsylva-
MIA Company each will have sworn in fifty
policemen before the end of the week, and
a score of other companies will take sim
liar action Strike leaders are protesting
against the action as unnecessary. They
say there will be no violence on the part
of the strikers unless they are forced to
protect themselves.
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Four jurymen at first voted for the death
penalty and two were for manslaughter.
NOBLESVILLE. Ind, May &C. G.
Brown, charged with the murder of Joseph
Groves at Arcadia last November, was
found guilty in the first degree this after
noon and his punishment was fixed at inn
prisonment for life. The jury had little
trouble I'm reaching a verdict But one bal
lot was required to decide that Brown was
guilty. Two ballots were taken TO deter
mine the degree of punishment and six
were necessary to decide whether the SEN
tence should be hanging or Imprisonment
for life. Three of the jurors were favor
able to the death penalty.
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Indiana Obituary.

wILLIAMSPORT. Ind. May 29.-George
D. Butler a Warren county farmer, died
yesterday at mis- home near Carbonate at
the age of sixty-seven years, the result of
an injury received two years ago in being
kicked by horse. He was widely known
over central western Indiana on account of
his success as an auctioneer. He also en-
gagged in breeding fine horses and other live
stock. Mr.. Butler leaves his widow,
daughter and three sons, ali married.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. May 29.-Isaac In
low died at the home of his son George,
in Manila, the cause of his death being
a stroke Of paralysis. He came from Ken
lucky in 1850. He was almost ninety years
of age. He leaves three sons, John Inflow,
of INDIANAPOLIS, and Elijah and George,
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Now Working with Stockholders to
Secure Arbitration of Strik-
ers' Grievances.
DEPARTURE OF Mr.. MITCHELL
HE WILL GO TO PENNSYLVANIA
AFTER VISITING CHICAGO.
story that Coal Carrying Roads May
he Attacked i'm Court Confirmed
by Mine Workers Journal.

NEW YORK, May 29.-The executive COM
mittee of the Civic Federation has, accord
ing to information furnished the Tribune
which it will print tomorrow (Friday), has
begun to put into effect new plan to in
duce the operators to arbitrate the strike
of the anthracite miners. member OF
the Civic Federation said to the Tribune:
LAS soon as Senator Hanna returns to
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TWO SENTENCES FOR LIFE.
Terre Haute Woman and an Arcadia
Man Convicted of Murder.

Terre Haute Woman and an Arcadia
Man Convicted of Murder.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. May 29.-The jury
in the trial of Dora Bartlett for the murder
Of Joseph Mahalek to-day returned a YER
dict OF guilty of murder in the second de-
gree. which carries a life sentence with it,
The jury was impressed with the opinion
that she was a very bad woman and that
whatever degree Of self-defense there was
in the tragedy when she killed Joe Ma
halek, who did not spend his money as
freely as she wished him to when he visited
her resort. that she was fit subject for
imprisonment the remainder of her days. A
motion will be made for a new trial, and
IL is said that IL this is not granted an ap-
peal will be taken to the Supreme Court
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FIRE At SEYMOUR.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, May 29.-The plant, ma
chinery and stock of the Seymour Furni-
ture Company were burned tonight at
10 o'clock. The origin of the fire is I'M
known and the flames were beyond con-
troll when discovered. The loss is $25. 000
insurance $4,000. Fifty men are thrown
out of employment. The factory had been
in operation ten years.
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sulting as follows: President. Mrs. Eliza
G. Earl. Connersville; vice president. Mrs
Margaret Z. Beer, Valparaiso, secretary,
Miss Lillian Moore indianapolis: treasurer.
Mrs. +. c. Hackett. Huntington; chairman
programme committee. Mrs. Tharpe. Craw-
louisville: members programme committee,
Mrs Scott Mitchner, Connersville: Mrs. w.
r. Pinney. Valparaiso; Mrs w. NJ. Major.
Shelbyville: Miss Browning, indianapolis.
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Mark Twain to Receive Degree.

ST. LOUIS. May 29.-Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain, who stopped In the city to-
Mr.. Clemens went TO Hannibal over the
Burlington 10 visit relatives whom ne had
not seen for several years. At the State
University. Columbia. No. the degree OF
LII. ID. will be conferred Mr.. Clemens
before he returns East.
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Anderson, past grand sachem OF Indiana.
Three thousand visitors passed through the
hall Wednesday. All the cities and towns
In eastern Indiana sent representatives.
Among the guests was Thomas II. Gray,
Of Nobesville past great sachem OF the
State and editor of the Little Indian, the
official organ OF the order in Indiana.
There are 1.400 Red Men in Muncie.
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stole from His Mother-in-Law.

CHICAGO. May "a jury I'm Judge
Brentanos court to-day returned verdict
finding George D'Essauer guilty OF grand
larceny. He was charged with stealing
$4,000 belonging 10 Mrs Harvey his moth
er-in-law. The jury found that he was
guilty OF taking $1,000. D'Essauer. accord
Mrs. Harve by frauduently represents
ing thar he would invest IL. Instead IL
was alleged. he spent much OF IL in travel
ing In Europe and America In pursuit OF
an actress liz was alleged that he planned
10 star the actress. but that the plan fell
through
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sheIbyviIIe to Have Carnival.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, May 29.-At a
meeting OF the Elks, last night, the sub
ject of holding a street carnival was
brought up, a representative of the Robin
son Carnival Company, of Cincinnati, be-
ing present. a contract was made with
him to engage the Robinson attractions,
and Shelbyville will have its first carnival
from July to u.
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COLUMBUS, o.. May 29.-The Fedora
ton of Cooperative Glass Companies
annual meeting was concluded to-day. An
executive committee was appointed to dis
pose of the stock in the proposed company
incorporated for 100000 in New Jersey. Sig
natures for stock were affixed by firms con-
trolling 146 pots, with indications that
others would be secured Several repre-
sentatives of firms requested time before
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CHICAGO, May 29.-Herman w Yalding.
for many years route agent for the Ameri-
can Express Company on the Galena d.
vision of the Northwestern Railway, died.
to-day. of paralysis. Mr.. Yalding was
veteran of the civil war and was present
at Appommatox when General Lee surren-
dered. Mr.. Yalding was fifty-nine years OF
age. widow and four children survive
I'm
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Judpe Frank G. wachtaurh.

BALTIMORE. May 2e.-Judge Frank c.
wachtaugh, of Deadwood. S. D.. died to-
day at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in this
city Wasted vitality. brought about by
overwork is assigned by the physicians as
the cause Of death. With him at the time
OF his death were his wife and HIS brother,
Col z. NJ. Wachtaugh, OF Chester. Pa
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Noah BrooLvay Bacon.

DIES MONIES, Ia. May 29.-Noah Brook
way Bacon. who was l02 years Of age on
Dec 10, 1901. died at his home in this city
to-day. On his last birthday he entertained
the Octogenarian Club OF Des Moines, OF
which he was the oldest member.
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WHIPPED A PHYSICIAN.
Woman Punished Her Alleged Ira
Queer i'm PostOffce.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON. May 29.-Mrs. Henry c.
Sharks, wife of a saloon keeper at Markle
a few miles north of this city, whipped Dr.
Seimmerlee in the postoffice there this
morning. The physicians, she said, had
circulated a scandalous story about her.
He is fifty years old. and is the health Of
dcer at Markle.
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Small Army of Police.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May 29.-There have
been issued from the state and executive
departments commissions for about 1000
coal and iron policemen since the be-
ginning of the strike in the anthracite coal
regions. Nearly 200 more were issued to-
day. The appointment of so many special
policemen is taken TO indicate that the coal
companies propose TO settle down for a
long contest.
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LAPORTE. Ind. May 29.-Excitement
prevails in the locality OF Lake Of the
Woods. a village in Marshall county, over
the assault of Mrs. Peter Vetlock by an
unknown man. The woman is lying at
the point Of death She was attempting
to drive some geese through a gate when
a man stepped into the gateway. The
woman told him TO get out OF the way,
but instead he picked up a board and
struck her over the head, beating her into
Inconsistencies and fracturing her skull
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Nonunionists at Work.

HAZLETON, Pa. May 29.-Eleven nom
union men, brought here last night from
Philadelphia, were put to work to-day at
the Cranberry colliery of A. Pardee & Co
to fill the places of striking firemen and
pump runners. This is the first importa-
ton of nonunion men into the district.
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announcing whether or not they cared to
take stock in the new company. The OFF,
GERS further state that they added to their
list companies controlling 40 pots, while
only forty were lost
The committee was empowered to ar
range the annual wage scale The incor-
porated company is expected to be in actual
operation by Aug. 1.
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Muncie Red Mems New Hall.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Ind. May 2e.-The new Red
Mems Hall. which was erected at a cost OF
SIS. 0O0 was dedicated Wednesday evening
The address was made by Judge Ellison. of
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j. n. Harrison, Capitalist.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. May 81. B. Har-
rison. a leading citizen and capitalist died
here this morning after a brief illness. He
formerly resided in Baltimore.
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SCRANTON, Pa. May 29-John Jermyn.
the millionaire coal operator. died to-day
at his home in this city. aged seventy-fve
years.