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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-26
A MILLIONAIRE DROWNED
A. G. MITCHELL LOST IN THE PA
CIFIC OCEAN ON AUG. IL.
Either Leaped or Fell Into Sea from
the Steamer COptic-Suicide
Story Denied.

HONOLULU, Aug. 16 via San Francisco.
Aug. 25-A. G. Mitchell reputed to be
millionaire from Michigan, a passenger on
the steamer Coptic committed suicide
Aug. II when the vessel was three days out
from San Francisco. Mitchell who was
accompanied by DR.. c. K. Miller and
nurse, was reported to be on a trip around
the world for his health. On the morn
ing of his death he was talking to two
women on the promenade deck Suddenly
he to the side of the vessel and sprang
overheard The steamer was stopped and
a boat lowered, but there trace
OF Mitchell. 1t was believed by the steam
ship people that he swept under the
propeller. His mind, it is thought, was
unhinged by illness.
The American ship Erskine NJ. Phelps ar
rived here to-day from Norfolk, Va. in
the fastest time ever made for the trip by
a sailing vessel, and covered the distance
in ninety-seven days from Hampton Roads
to Diamond Head, Honolulu. The previ-
Gus record was established about thirty
years ago by a German ship, which came
here from Liverpool in one hundred and
one days.
Judgs George D. Gear, second judge
of the First Circuit Court, on Aug. IL made
an Order setting ASIDE all MS ORDERS or the
previous day. On the day before the Judge
had had a good deal of warm discussion
with the assistant attorney general regard
ing the setting Of cases and he ordered bail
forfeited in a number of cases, as we'll as
causing the attorney TO withdraw prosecu-
ton in several cases by refusing post
ponements. In his withdrawal of these acts
the court states he did not think that the
defendants should be made to suffer be-
cause the court lost its temper. There
hap been good reason for showing temper,
but the defendants must not suffer. said
Gear, and therefore he wiped the proceed
ings Of the day out and took up the cal
endar again
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Thinks There Is Danger Far Ahead.

LONDON, Aug. 25.-In an editorial article
this morning. discussing the present eco
nomic situation in the United States, the
Times says 1t considers that although the
commercial credit of the United States is
perhaps, not quite so good as 1t was year
ago, and the actual situation not entirely
free from disquieting features. yet, being
favored with good harvests and promis-
ing cotton crop business prospects appear
to be healthy for another year For the
next few months. at least, the big harvests
of the United States will probably secure
the business world against the collapse OF
credit in New York, but" the paper con-
tinues, unless we are to accept the new
tangled doctrine that in some mysterious
way economic laws need not be taken into
account where America is concerned the
present state of things and the present
fashion of finance cannot continue forever.
Mere magnitude of resources, however daz-
zling to the unthinking. Will not save their
owner from embarrassment or worse, If he
allows his liabilities TO grow in excess of
them"
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NEW INTERPRETATIONS.
National Federation of Civic Rights,
To Aid Negroes.

The North Manchester Fair and Racing
Association incorporated yesterday with 81
600 capital The association will conduct
fairs and race meetings at North Manches-
ter The directors are John w Strauss
Charles Wright. John Isenbarger, F. S
Kitson. Lloyd Hopkins. Frank Ireland and
Daniel Shelter.
The National Federation of Civic Rights
Incorporated yesterday the directors being
John H. Stotsenburg. George B. CardwilI
VIM. o. Vance. Stotford c. Manuel, Theo
II. Upton. George W. Clinton. B. +. Porter,
jr.. William a. Burney and w. H Seward
The object Of the federation is to secure
proper and lawful provisions for the arrest
conviction and punishment of those who
perpetrate or assist in mob violence upon
negroes. The federation also desires 10 Sc
cure legislation that will give the colored
race the rights set out by provisions OF the
Constitution.
The First Hungarian Sick Benefit So
ciety for Indianapolis and Vicinity incorpo-
rated, with Joseph Bodnar. John Ivan
Stephen Molnar and Andrew Molnar as d.
rectors. The society will furnish aid to sick
members and provide funds for the burial
of members
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PROBLEM UNSOLVED.
fcoNCLUDED FROM FIRST PAG,

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE3
been extended to the visitors by the Column
bia and Marion clubs. On Saturday. if a
sufficient number of the visitors remain.
over, the Street-car Company viii furnish
cars for q trip over the city. Up 10
o'clock yesterday evening sixty-nine people
had accepted the invitation 10 attend.
Among those who are expected are French,
of the Alexandria Tribune Smith. of the
Greencastle Banner; Robb. of the Michigan
City News: Staley of the Upton Advocate:
Hogate, of the Danville Republican;
Kautz, of the kOkOmo Tribune: Truitt of
the Noblesvile Ledger; Singleton, of the
Martinsville Reporter; Kemp. of the Salem
Leader: Penrod. of the LoogOotee Tribune;
Montgomery, of the Greenfield Republican;
Beeson. of the Winchester Journal; Bra
den, of the Greensburg Standard: Gault, of
the louisville Times; Cooper, Of the Plain
field Progress: Tracy. of the Hartford City
Times; Fornshell, Of the ElwoOd-Call Lead
er: Driscoll. of the Muncie Star; Pershing,
formerly of the Upton Advocate; Higley,
of the Butler Record: Miss Ridge, of the
WOrthingtOn Times: Geisler. of the Hart
ford City Gazette; Newton, of the Month
cello Herald.
Senator Fairbanks will leave for Kansas
City next Saturday afternoon, where he
will deliver the Labor day speech.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-United States
Consul Morey at Colombo, Ceylon, where
large number of Boer prisoners of war have
been held captves, has furnished the State
Department with a copy Of the official an
nouncement made as to the release of these
prisoners. The point of the notice is that
the repatriation of the prisoners is not to
take place at once. but will depend on the
readiness of the colonial governments to re-
ceive them, the circumstances of the
colonies do not admit of the return of I'm
limited numbers at one time. Foreign pris-
oners of who do not claim to be burgh-
Africa They may leave Ceylon at once at
their expense or be handed over to their
cOnsuls If their governments wish to make
special arrangements for moving them;
otherwise they must wait until the British
government finds it convenient TO repatri-
ate them.
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SUPREME COURT.

SUPREME COURT.
Minute
1888 James NJ. Bolton VS.. William Clark
Parke G. c.. Appellees brief 90 on motion
for certiorari.
New Suit
l9943 Ellen Joyce VS.. Joseph Everson
Hancock &. G. Record. Assignment. Errors
Praecipe. Notice. Appellants brief go
APPELLATE COURT.
Minutes
4465. Cincinnati Richmond & Muncie
Railroad the Wabash Railroad Com
pany. Fulton g. 9. Appellants brief (SD
Chicago x Erie Railroad Company. Jay
G.. G. Appellee brief CD
25i4 South Chicago City Railway Com
pany vs.. Charles Gerber, sr. LapOrte G.. c.
Appellants reply brief 50
445S Mary A. Webb IS. Catharine j. Ham
mOnd- Marion : G. Appellants petition
for additional time. Granted thirty DAYS
All George Mclaughlin ct al. vs. Union
National Savings and Loan Association
Elkhart G. G. Appellants reply brief Isl
4455. b. a O. :. w. r. r. Co. vs.. William
Hunsucker. Jackson c. c. Appellant $
brief (S.)
445s. b. q o. S. W. r. r. Co. VS.. James
r Henderson. Jackson G. q. Appellants
brief 60
New Cases
4547 John Mitchell VS. Nelson w. Miller
et al. Miami c. c. Record. Assignment
OF errors In term. Bond
454S. Republic Iron and Steel Company
vs.. Charles Berkes. Lake G. G. Record.
Assignment OF errors. In term. Bond
454s. The National supply COmpanv ~
Benjamin J. Stranahan. receiver etc Grant
5. c. Record. Assignment Of errors In
$50. on Wen Supply Company VS..
Benjamin J. stranahan, receiver, etc.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Officers

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Officers
Three directors of a wallpaper corpora
ton voted themselves salaries of 5000
each, as president. vice president and secre-
tary, respectively The company passed
into the hands of a receiver. and in a suit
TO compel them to return to the receiver
all or a portion of the salaries which they
had voted to themselves, fl is held. on a
were not sufficient to justify the 5000 sal
aries; that $1,000 year each was sufficient
and that amounts drawn in excess of such
rates must be accounted for. Corporation
directors cannot fix their own salaries for
services rendered their corporation, and
wnen they attempt to do so Will be allowed
[52 Atlantic Rep. IN. j.. Judge Reed III
Trade Secrets-Knowledge of Employe-
Use by Rival
An employee of a company manufacturing
certain pharmaceutical preparations by Sc
cret formulate and processes. after learning
such secrets, became officer of a rival
corporation. While thus connected with
the second company he communicated and
used such formulate and processes in the
manufacture of similar preparations. Held
shoruld be prevented by an injunction. RI
New York Supplement Judge Parker) GA ]
Town Clerk-Oficer de Facto.-
A town clerk shortly before the expira-
ton OF his term, moved into another town,
but continued to keep his office open in
OgniZed by all the other officers and in
habitants of the town as the clerk during
the remainder of his term. Held that
though, as expressly provided by statute,
he ceased to be clerk legally, he was de
facto clerk after such removal, and his
official acts as such were valid. I'LL New
York State Rep, 702.
UNSUITABLE HomiCde-Self-Defens
The Court of Errors and Appeals of New
Jersey have decided that under the law of
that State person upon whom an at
tempt to rob is being made is justified in
taking the life of his assailant, even when
other and less radical means would render
the attempt to rob him abortive. His right
TO Kill is absolute. I52 Atlantic Rep, n. j..
Judge Gummere.l The court was divided
upon this question and three dissented from
the majority opinion, as stated above.
Criminal Law-Burglary.-
Burglary may be briefly described as the
unlawful breaking and entering of a
dwelling in the night time with intent to
therein commit larcency. The Supreme
Court of South Carolina holds that where
a servant who has a right TO sleep in his
10 lodge. but with intent to steal, and does
steal, his masters goods, he commits a
burglary. AZ Southeastern Rep. Is. c.,
Judge jones', 174.l
Real Estate Brokers-Right to Commits
sion.-
a brokers' contract to sell property is
fully performed by procuring a purchaser
ready and willing 20 buy on the terms
proposed, and the owners refusal to COM
plete the sale cannot defeat the broker S
right TO compensation, even though such
commission is to consist of a percentage
of the price obtained. G64 Northeastern
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Usefu1 Articles for Inva1ids
NEWS OF LOCAL COURTS.
Judge Afford Releases Boy Who Stole
from

The old story of blind justice" that gen.
orally pictures a judge sentencing a poor
unfortunate to prison for stealing a loaf
of bread. was reversed in the Criminal
Court yesterday when Judge Afford re-
leased an eleven-year-Old coloTed boy who
stole ham and pair of rubber boots The
boy was Gilbert Kimball. who lives with
his widowed mother and four sisters and
brother near Clermont. The mother washes
for living. Sometimes food is scarce about
the Kimball home and one day last winter
Mrs. Kimball sent Gilbert, her eldest son,
20 their neighbors to beg for something to
eat. He went to the house of George Kin
caid. No one was at home. but he found
number of hams hanging in the smoke
house. He was tempted and he took one.
His shoes were worn out and he also APP
prOpriated a pair of rubber boots. Judge
Afford allowed him to go under suspended
sentence. The boy is Industrious and had
never been IN trouble before.
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American to Occupy Battle Abbey.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The Battle Abbey,
the historic pile which marks the spot
where Harold, surrounded by his Saxons,
fell before the ak of William the Conqueror
at the battle of Hastings. has been leased
for a term of years. says the Herald to
Michael p. Grace. brother of former Mayor
William r. Grace. Mr.. Grace will use the
abbey as a winter residence. For a long
time Mr. Grace has leased Lord Howe's
estate in Hertfordshire for his winter home
Battle Abbey. which belonged TO the late
Duchess of Cleveland, widow of the fourth
and last Duke of Cleveland. and mother
OF Lord ROsebery, was sold at auction last
autumn TO Sir Augustus Frederick Wal
pole Webster. son Of Sir Thomas Webster
who bought the abbey from the sixth Wis.,
count Montague in his. and in whose family
the abbey remained for 100 years. The pur-
chase price the equivalent of 81 900 600
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VI. COMBES WILL RETIRE.
French Premier Announces His Inten-
ton of Resignfng.

LONDON. Aug 26.-In a dispatch from
Paris the correspondent there OF the Daily
Chronicle says NJ. Combes. the French
premier, has announced his intention of re-
signing on the reopening of the Chamber
of Deputies. NJ. Combes considers that he
has fulfilled the mission intrusted to him
by President Loubet in carrying out the
law relating to unauthorized congregation
ist schools and according TO the correspon-
dent he will now advise the President to
call NJ. ROuvier, minister of finance, or
NJ Waldeck-Rousseau. the previous pre-
mier, TO succeed him.
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TO RUN ON ALABAMA STREET.
Change I'm Route of NOrth-Bound Col
1ege-Avenue Cars.

The work of reconstructing the College
avenue street-railway line between Elev-
enth street and Twenty-seventh street was
begun yesterday morning. In connection
with this work the Indianapolis Street
railway Company issued the following
bulletin:
Commencing Thursday morning, Aug.
Is, 1902 and continuing until further notice,
the north-bound College avenue will
turn from Massachusetts avenue on to Ala
bama street, and proceed to Twenty
fifth street by way of Alabama
street, Fort Wayne avenue and Central
avenues, turning east at Twenty-ffth
street to College and then north on College
to the end of the COllege-avenue loop and
returning to the city by the present Col
lege avenue route. This is made necessary
by the reconstruction of the College-ave-
nue. line, the east track on College avenue
being the first to be improved. In issuing
and receiving transfers from the north
east section of the city, the transfer point
from the lines in that section TO College
avenue north will be at the intersection of
Alabama street and Massac husetts ave-
nue. instead of College and Massachusetts
avenue.
The Anderson interurban cars viii be gov
erned by the same conditions.
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Dismissed by secretary shaw.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Secretary
Shaw to-day ordered the dismissal from
the Treasury Department of Lorenzo q
Warfield. a clerk in the division of book
keeping and warrants. The attention Of
the department was called a few days ago
TO a circular said to have been issued by
an organization OF which Mr.. Warfield was
treasurer. The circular gave the plans of
a proposed association by which stock
holders could probably reap large returns
from a scheme to play the races. One
clause I'm the circular cited the fact that
Mr.. Warfield held an important position
in the Treasury Department and gave this
as an evidence OF the responsibility OF the
association. The dismissal was based on
the use of the departments name in this
connection
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FOR LOVES SAKE.


NEW YORK. Aug. 25.LGiving up a
musical career for the sake of the man she
loves. Miss Dorothy Lothian. a wealthy
girl OF Chicago. hurried TO this city and was
married to-day at the Little Church
Around the Corner" to Aaron Cromelin,
who had come TO New York from Berlin 10
take her TO his home there. Miss Lothian
has spent several years in Berlin studying
the violin. She left there last June. intend
ing TO return. Cromein. however, sailed
for New York and appealed 10 her TO come
here 10 him. Accompanied by her mother,
Miss Lothian arrived in this city to-day
Miss Lothian agreed to marry him at once
and the mother gave her consent.
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IN THE HEART OF THE SOUTH.


Representative G. 3. Lands. of the Ninth
district. in town yesterday. returning
To Delphi last midnight. Mr.. Lands prob
ably will take part I'm the Alabama cam
paign in a modest way. He has recently
received an invitation from the Republican
State committee Of Alabama to address
the State convention at Birmingham on
Sept. Is. and he has practically decided TO
accept the invitation. I'll make a Repub-
lican speech. ne remarked when asked
last night what sort of talk he would
give the Alabama convention. While Mr.
Lands is doing some work in his district
these days, he has not yet begun an active
campaign. Sept. 20 he will speak in Rep
resentatiVe WatsOn's district, either at
Rushvilie or COnnersville. and Mr. Wat
son will make an address in the Ninth dis
trict on the same day.
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William Wood a Bankrupt.

William NJ Wood. farmer of Hills
burg, Clinton county, has filed a petition
In bankruptcy in the United States Court.
His liabilities are 81 800 and his assets are
$50.
Indianapolis creditors of Kit c. Laverty
OF Marshall, Parke county have filed a
petition in the United States Court asking
that Laverty be declared bankrupt. They
claim he is insOlvent, and il is charged
that ne has transferred his stock of mer-
chandise his wife with intent to hinder
and defTaud his creditors.
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THE COURT RECORD.
CRIMINAL COURT.

Fremont Afford. Judge.
Carey Harris: incOrrigible. Age twelve
years. Plea OF guilty. Sentenced to In
diana Reform School for boys.
Gilbert K!mball; petit larceny. Age eleven
years. Plea of guilty. Sentence suspended.
Harry Miller; incOrrigible. Age twelve
years. Plea of guilty. Sentenced To In
diana Reform School for boys.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Ida Il. Laxen VS. Frederick Laxen; di-
vOrce. Circuit Court
Frank MOnninger VS.. Ida Monnnger; d.
vOrce. Circuit Court.
Mona B. Edwards vs. j. Emory Edwards;
divorce. Superior Court, Room >
Anna r. NJ. McCallister Us. Decatur Nc
Callister; divorce. Circuit Court.
Carrie Donovan VS.. William Donovan:
for specific performance of contract. Su-
periOr Court, Room I.
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Seventy additional applications were re-
ceived at Adjutant General Shocks Office
yesterday from members Of the Indiana
G. A r. who desire free quarters at Wash
ington during the National Encampment
in October The headquarters train will
leave indianapolis on oct and VIII go
by way of the Big Four and the G. a. o.
All roads have made a rate OF $500 for
the round trip from Indianapolis.
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schmidts Want IN Franchise.

John W. and Edward Schmidt have asked
the Board OF Public Works for a fran
chise to sell power and electric light I'm the
district bounded by North. East. South
and West streets. 1t is the purpose of the
Schmidts TO sell electric light only in the
immediate vicinity of the Century power
building, but the franchise for the whole
district was asked to avoid complications.
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wants Contract Performed.

Carrie Donovan yesterday filed suit
against William Donovan for the specific
performance OF a contract. They both had
an interest in property they occupied as
common tenants. The complaint AYERS that
Carrie Donovan has boarded, washed and
mended clothing for William Donovan for
a number of years upon his promise TO pay
for the same. She says he nOws owes ST.
1855 and in settlement agreed TO deed her
his interest IN the property, She says he
refuses TO carry out his part OF the agree
ment and execute a deed.
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New Y. NJ. c. A. Physical Director.

Alfred X Jones. of Nashville. Tenn. the
new physical director Of the Y. NJ. c. A,
will arrive in the city about Sept. 10. and
open his class Sept. Is. Mr.. Jones is thirty
eight years old, is a graduate OF the Spring
field Mass Training School and served
two years I'm Cedar Rapids. la. three In
Utica, ~. Y, three in Racine, Wis, three
i'm St Joseph. Mo. and four In Nashville
as a teacher of physical culture
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Plans of Edward and Alexandra.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The King and
Queen are slowly sailing north in the royal
yacht and are expected, says a Tribune
London correspondent, to land at Aberdeen
at the end of the week. Thence they will
proceed by special train to Ballater for
Balmoral. The duration of their stay in
Scotland is as get undecided. Much will
depend on the nature of the weather. In
all probability they will go for another
yachting trip next month, from Aberdeen
10 Copenhagen, TO pay visit to the King
of Denmark, and TO meet the Emperor OF
Russia.
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Route of Traction Company.

The indianapolis Northern Traction Com
pany VIII put large force of men at work
between Broad Ripple and Carmel next
week constructing the roadbed for the
new road Work has already been begun
north of Noblesville. This announcement
settles the route of the road. as there was
n demand that IL go TO the east by way OF
Allisonvine The Indianapolis Northern
Will not bridge White river at Broad Rip
nile this year. but will use some other
means OF crossing. probably one of the old
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Close of the Y. VI. c. A. Congress.

CHRISTIANIA, Norway. Aug. 25.-The
Young Mems Christian Association Worlds
Congress, which began here on Aug. 10.
closed on Sunday night, when the presi-
dent made his farewell address and a repre-
sentative of each nationality said a few
words in recognition of the generous re-
ception. The final service took place sub
sequently in the Church of the Holy Re
deemer. Prince Oscar Bernadotte, second
son of King Oscar, participated.
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The sinh Goes to Paris.

LONDON, Aug. 25.-The Shah bid fare
well to England to-day after a weeks
round of gayeties He has gone to Paris.
where he will spend ten days incognito.
His departure from London was marked
by the same scenes as were witnessed on
his arrival There was big gathering
OF officials and a military display The
special steamer which conveyed the Per-
sian monarch TO France left Dover amidst
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Missionaries Declined Advice.

PEKING, Aug. 25.-The government has
removed the magistrate in whose jurisdic-
ton the missionaries Lewis and Bruce. the
former an Englishman and the latter an
Australian, were killed at Chen-ChOu, in
HUMAN province, and has sent troops there
10 restore order. When the trouble which
resulted in the death of the missionaries
began the project of the district asked them
TO come TO his yamen for protection, but
the missionaries refused to leave their mis-
SiQuS