The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22

ception of the principles and objects of
popular government. From these principles
have grown the Constitution Of the States,
The Hague convention and the Pan-Amer-
lean treaty for international arbitration.
Both branches of the Vermont Legislature
bill, with referendum attached, after de-
feating several amendments. and the bill
will be submitted to a vote of the people
on the first Tuesday in January. Should a
majority then declare in favor Of the bill
the law will go into effect on the first Tues
day in March next. The provision to allow
women to vote on the referendum was de-
feated. 1873 to 81.
Arthur L. Collins. general manager of
the Smuggler-Union Mining Company, who
was shot by an unknown assassin on
Wednesday night at Pandora, Col, died
yesterday morning. He was born in Eng
land thirty-three years ago. In conse-
Quence of the murder the company has
closed its mines and mills for an indefinite
period. The company employed between
been offered for the arrest of Collins's as
sassin.
Ira Ford and Alex. Wilson. two fourteen
year-old colored lads from Detroit, were
sentenced at Lansing yesterday to ten years
each in the Detroit House of Correction for
laying a tie across the Pere Marquette
tracks. The boys declared they put the tie
on the tracks merely to make a seat. They
have never shown any appreciation of the
enormity Of their offense The obstruction
was struck by fast train, but no dam
age was done.
The body of Noah Hale. who shot and
killed his son Frank at Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, Oct. 8, has been found under pile
of brush within two miles Of his former
home. 1t was discovered by two hunters.
Beside the body was the gun which Hale
took with him as he rushed from home the
the trigger was also attached TO Hale's
foot, showing that he had adopted that
device to fire the gun and kill himself.
News of a robbery of $4,000 worth Of dry
on Grand street, New York. occupied by
Steinhardt & Strasbourger, which occurred
Wednesday night, was made public yester-
day by member Of the firm. The store is
about half a block from a police station.
The manager of the store said the thieves
must have been at work at least four hours
to get out so great quantity OF goods
and must have used a truck
Arrangements have been made for a bull
fight at Kansas City, Mo-, on Thanksgiv-
ing night. ring ninety feet in diameter
Is being built in Convention Hall, wild
bulls from Chihuahua, Mexico, are In the
stockyards, and five Mexican matadors are
on the ground, but 1t is probable that the
affair will be restrained by law A st
Louis firm who owned the bull tight priv
ilege at the Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo last summer are the promoters.
The will of former Congressman Felix
Campbell. of BROOKLYN, disposing- of an es-
probate yesterday In the surrogate's office
of Kings county, Nav York. A be-
quest Is made to Bishop Charles Z. Nc
Donnell of $4,000 for application to the
thedral of the immaculate Conception in
Brooklyn. The bulk of the estate is devised
to the testator's wife and four daughters.
Robert Tumbleson, of Coffeen, ILL.,. was
found mangled and dying on the railroad
tracks at Pana, and yesterday A. Craig,
who was with Tumbleson before his death,
and address to the sheriff Before he died.
Both his legs had been cut on by train:
A nasty cash in the head leads to the belief
that Tumbleson had been assaulted ana
robbed and then placed on the track. Ii
is said that $50 were taken from Tumble
sons pockets.
Mrs. Albert Sechrest, of Kansas City.
principal witness for the State in the case
of DIR. Lewis Zorn, a dentist, charged with
killing her husband, was found In Lincoln,
Neb., yesterday at the home Of her parents
snd she had Sen Mrs adss
wished to avoid testifying at the trial, and
last Monday threw a note pinned to hat
into the river at Leavenworth, stating that
she had drowned herself and baby. i
meant to kill myself and baby" she said,
but the water was too cold"
August LAUDER, seven years old. has
been killed near his home in Brooklyn by
Peter Bumhoff, a pigeon fancier. LAUDER,
with some playmates. was on the roof of
barn reading when Bumhoff discovered n
| .'coaxer" among his pigeon cotes, procur-
which was endeavoriny TO lead away his
| pets. The rifle ball passed through the
| pigeon and sped on to the adjoining huild--
| ing, where the children were porting over
| their studies in the open air, unknown TO
| the man who fired the shot LAUDER wa
sitting near the edge of the roof. The bull
let struck and killed him instantly. his
| body falling to the street, twenty-five feet
| below. Bumhoff Mortified at the re-
suit of his craftsmanship. He was arrest
ed on charge of homicide.
Judge Adams, in the United States Dis
| trict Court at New York yesterday. directed
| the jury TO find for the government in the
| case OF Mrs. Ida Harrison Dulles, from
| whom a $4,000 pearl necklace was taken
| on her arrival from Europe some months
| ago. Judge Adams said Mrs. Dulles had
| failed to comply with the requirements of
| the customs service and declare the pearls
| and that, therefore, they should be for
| fefted The seizure was made by a special
| agent of the Treasury Department. Mrs
| Dulles, In her defense. said she intended
| to declare the necklace, but she desired TO
| consult her husband on the steamship dock
| before doing so. While she was talking TO
her husband treasury agent stepped up
/ and asked her to hand him the necklace
which she was wearing at the time.
veneEuela Protests.