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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-16
"what i. CnthoIicity, y Discussed.

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 15.-To-days ses-
sion of the Church Congress of the United
States was devoted to discussion of the
topic, What Is Catholicity?" Addresses
were made among others by Rev. DIR. Nc
Kim, Washington; Rev. c. c. Edmunds,
jr, Newark. n. j., and Frederick Cook
Moorehouse, of Milwaukee.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD, Ind, Oct. 15.-The annual
meeting Of the Kokomo District Womens
Foreign Missionary Society of the Metho-
dist Church will begin in this city Thurs
day morning and continue for two days.
Preparations have been made for the en-
tertainment of large number of visitors.
BESIDE the fifty or more delegates from
over the district The programme includes
an address by the Rev Mr.. Bare, who.
for several years. has been stationed as a
missionary at Lucknow, and others promi-
nent in missionary work will be present.
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TOO GREAT A STRAIN.
Woman Dies After Having Twenty
Teeth Pulled I'm Fifty Seconds.

COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 15.-Weakened by
the extraction of twenty teeth in fifty
seconds, Mrs. Minnie Smith, wife of Mil
ton C. Smith. a carpenter. died this aft
ernoon a few minutes after being removed
from the operating chair at the clinic of
Ohio Medical University. The usual restor-
atives were applied. but the patient never
regained consciousness.
Dr. Hawley. who was In charge of the
operation, says Mrs. Smith exhibited none
OF the symptoms of gas asphyxiaton. IL
am OF opinion that death occurred as a
result of paralysis of the heart" he said.
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Tidal Waves in Japan.

YOKOHAMA, Oct. l. via Victoria, B. c.,
Oct. ia terrible typhoon has spread dis
aster all over the northern part of Japan
IL was accompanied by seismic tidal waves
at Odawara, which deluged the coast
villages, the loss of life and property be-
ing immense. Subscription lists have been
opened in various towns by the leading
Japanese people and newspapers.
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pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GOSHEN, Ind, Oct. 15.-Judge j. d. Fer
rail-. of the Elkhart Circuit Court this fore
noon. on application of Prosecutor w. B.
Hile for precept, issued an order for the
examination of the books or records of the
deposits of Delos n. Weaver, a prominent
Elkhartan and county officer, in the St.
Joseph County Savings Bank at South
I;end. The step was taken at the request
OF County Assessor ID. NJ Puterbaugh. who
has discovered that Mr.. Weaver who is
also an ex-county treasurer. has between
$4,000 and $4,000 on deposit in that bank.
which he has not listed since 1896
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syndicating the Broom Output.

Special to the India polls Journal
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 15.-William A.
Sheppard, head of the Onondaga, n. Y,
broom works. has about completed the final
details for combining all of the manufac-
country Over s.. 900 will be distributed in
the purchase of plants and given to the
owners joining the syndicate Options from
been received, including one from Jacob
son, Peterson g. Co, of South Bend. the
leading broom manufacturers in Indiana.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN. Ind, Oct l5.-Willie Latta, of
a prominent family in this city, but who
has been travelling with vaudeville COM
pany which stranded in Goshen several
weeks ago, was arrested to-day on request
of Chief of Police O'Neil. OF Chicago. for
the theft of diamond breastpin worth $3.50
from Mrs. l.. ID. Irvine on Sept. 20. He is
in tail here. but will demand reduisition
napers Latta claims he can prove an aIibI
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-16

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Oct. 15.-Bloom-
ington will have as it's guests next week
about one hundred women, the members
Of the Woman's Foreign, Missionary So
ciety of the Indiana Synod of the Presby-
terrain Church. The sessions will be held
Tuesday evening. Wednesday and Thurs
day, Oct. q, % and %. in the First Presby-
terrain Church. While in the city the Wis
itors will be the guests of members Of the
church and friends. The Indiana Synod in
cludes all the Presbyterian churches of In
didana and delegates are expected from
most OF the societies of the various
churches A number of speakers of state
reputation will be present and the pro-
gramme Will be of unusual interest, ses-
sions being held morning. afternoon and at
night.
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Fire I'm d Box Car.

box car on the Big Four tracks near
Shelby street burned at o'clock this morn
ing. The fire was caused by a spark from
a passing engine that fell in a pile of hay
strewn on the floor of the car. The fire de-
partment was called and the fire was cx-
tinguished after the framework was nearly
DESTROYED.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct 15.-John A. Webb,
president of Plasterers' Union, No. SO, and
treasurer of the Muncie Building Trades
Council, is dead at his home here He was
a well-known labor leader throughout the
gas belt. He was born Sept s, 1886 at
Casstown, o. The funeral will be conduct
ed from the United Presbyterian Church
on Thursday afternoon by the Rev. r. G..
Smith.
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His Gruesome Ambition.
,h. Ira,aranoI,s Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD, Ind, Oct. 15.-Marcus Nc
Tagg, who for thirty-four years has been
sexton of the cemetery at Kokomo, is
spending a few days with relatives in this
city. He is almost eighty years of age
and is the only sexton the Kokomo grave
yards have ever known, his term of service
having begun when the town was but a
village He has buried during that time
$3.50 bodies, and expects to reach the 10000
mark before retiring from the position.
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tendance from out of town. The announce
ment through the newspapers that rowdy
conduct would result in arrests did not pre-
vent a repetition of the conduct of the
night before, and twenty young men were
placed in jail. They had expected nothing
worse than a reprimand at police head
quarters. In Police Court this morning
their cases were continued until next Mon
daU
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BUYS A BIG FACTORY.
Federated Company Purchases the
Fafrmont. w, Va, Glass Plant.

FAIRMoNT. w. Va, Oct. l5.-The Crown
Window Glass Company. with capacity of
1900 boxes per month. and located here,
was purchased to-day by the Federation
Window Glass Company. with headquar-
ters at Columbus. The latter company con-
trolls forty-two factories.
The Fairmont factory, after a shutdown
OF several months, resumed to-day.
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street Fair Rovvdyfsm.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Oct. 15.-The row.
dyism at the street fair Monday night,
when women and girls were forcibly en-
braced and kissed. kept many persons on
the streets last night and reduced the at
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Arrested for Theft in Ohio.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 15.-Charles HILL COL
ored, of Indianapolis, was arrested here to-
day on = charge of stealing $104 from C. c.
Harris, of Lima, o. Hill has a family in
Indianapolis. He was taken to Lima.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE National
Association of Retail Liquor Dealers to-day
decided to take active measures to secure
q reduction Of the government tax on whis-
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Chicago Post.

chicago fOSt
II the Book Agents Union afiliates with
other unions 1t may yet become a pretty
serious thing for an employer of labor to
refuse to take a ten-volume history on the
installment plan. Think of the possibili-
ties of a sympathetic strike.
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Charged with Murder.

NEW CASTLE. Pa, Oct. 15-Frank j.
Fields. a contractor. was arrested to-day,
charged with the murder OF City Treasurer
John Blevins. who was found dead in his
Office one night in January. 1899 The muir
der was a mystery and remained unsoived
IN to this time.
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ky. The question was discussed at length
in the executive session of to-day's meet
ing of the convention. Reports were sub
mitted on the work accomplished by the
and plans were discussed looking TO the
strengthening of the National Association.
The delegates spent this afternoon at Mount
Vernon.
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A LITTLE ANGEL.

Mother-Willie, hope you never do any
thing SO wicked as TO tie tin cans to dogs
tails.
the dog.
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GLASS Factory Forced to Close.

is the only way 1t can properly produce
lead glass chimneys. it's product.
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presentation of banners and an address by
he Rev. w. c. Martin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
STEVES IS WRATHY.
Prohibition Editor Says Enemies
Burglarized His Office.

F. NJ Stoves. the editor of the Full
crum, a Prohibition paper which is out
of harmony with the officials of the
Prohibition party. claims that the office
of the Fulcrum was burglarized a few
nights ago and the burglar was appar-
entity in quest of nothing except infor-
nation about what was to be @rinted
in the Fulcrum and some inside light on
the private correspondence OF Mr..
SteyeS.
Although Mr.. Stoves does not say SO
in his paper. he states freely in private
that he believes that tie deed was done
at the instigation of some of the men in
authority ia the Prohibition party In
the Fulcrum Mr.. Stoves says:
We are still in hopes of finding some
persons who passed by our office that
night and can identify him, so that we
can prove conclusively to the public
that in which there is no shadow of
doubt IN our own mind.
.sFc1 positive Identification we will
give S25 reward.
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Mr.. WARES RECEPTION
Pension Commissioner Shakes
Veterans by the Hands.

Washington. Oct. 8.-Pension Commits
sioner Ware Tuesday afternoon rendered
a reception to the members of the G.. A.
R. in the Pension Office building. The en-
tire staff of 1,40o employees constituted the
receptions committed Following the for
NAL meeting of the commissioner and
Commander-in-Chief Torrance and his
staff, the public exercises began on the
tented grand stand erected at the side of
the great court of the building. which was
a mass of flags and bunting. Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson. Assistant Secretary Of
the Interior Ryan, Acting Commissioner of
Patents Moore, Chief Clerk Bailey of the
pension bureau, and a number of leading
Grand Army officials occupied seats on
the platform, and a vast concourse of peo-
pie crowded the court. where the inaug
ural balls are held, and thronged the tiers
of balconies. The exercises opened with
the sounding of the assembly call and bat
tie limitations on drums by a. F. Spring
stein
Commissioner Ware then delivered an
address of welcome, to which a feeling
response was made by Commander Tor
rance. The reception to the comrades
then began. For two hours, then the
music of patriotic airs played by bands
and sung by choruses, a long line of the
veterans passed in front Of the PLATFORM
where Commander Torrance, Commission
er Ware and Deputy Commissioners
Davenport and Kelly shook hands with
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
MARKETS TODAY.
Little Trading in Wheat but
Opening Was Steady.
Weather Extremely Favorable
for Movement of Crops.
CORN PRICES LOWER.
Sells Down to 4s When Market
Steadies.
Cattle and Hog Market Shows
Slight Decline.
CORN PRICES LOWER.

Chicago, Oct. S.-WHEAT-There was
little trading in wheat today, but the open
steady cables. The weather was a bear
factor, being extremely favorable for the
movement of crops. December opened a
shade to sc lower, at 6914 d695sc to 693sc,
and early trading was confined within the
opening range Minneapolis and Duluth
reported receipts of 745 cars which, with
grade, made total receipts for the three
points of S3S cars, against 9o4 cars last
week and 1.C53 cars year ago.
The market continued dull through the
entire session, but more strength was maui
lfested during the latter half, December
closed at the high point. at 697sa70c, with
a gain Of &c.
CORN-Corn opened easier on good
weather and very little business was trans
acted during the first hour A good cash
demand caused some buying in the specu-
latfve trade and the support thus secured
cember opened 1a64c to A@ssc lower, at
4S1a04S1zc. and sold down to 4Sc, when the
market steadied. It was reported that con-
siderable new corn was being offered by
the country Local. receipts were 60 cars,
six of contract grade.
There was firmcr tore after the first
hour of trading and the close was strong,
December ssqlac higher, at 4s7zc-
OATS-OatS opened slightly easier in
sympathy with other grains and on good
weather. Trading was slight and without
any special features early in the session.
fluctuations were within very narrow
range. Local receipts were III ears.
f1SON lONCr-f1TONlS1O1S opened easier
influenced largely by weakness in corn and
liberal receipts of hogs at the yards. Com
mission houses sold january pork early.
but trading was extremely light Jan
uary pork opened Ice lower, at 1890; jan
uary lard was 21z05c lower, at $SS5, while
ribs opened &c lower. at $500.
WHEAT-Cash: No, 2 red, zoe; No.
red, 65d69c; No 2 hard winter, 691ac: No.
hard winter, 647s@eS1z No. I northern
spring, re; No. 2 northern spring, 69Q72c;
No. 9 spring, 65I71c.
CORN-No- p 6C@601kc; No. 8, 5g4@60c
OATS-No. 2, 3003015c; No. 8, 2a6t2915c
FLAx-Cash: NV, $1.25; S.-W., 81. 2S12
Oct. and Dec, $1.23.
RYE-Dec.. 4Slzc.
ARLEY-Cash: 35G5Sc.
TIMOTHY-Oct.. So. So.
CLOVER-Oct., $1,000.
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New ork stock.

Wall Street New York Oct S-STOCKS
Yesterdays heavy liquidation of weak
accounts had favorable effect abroad
and prices of Americans in the London
market showed substantial fractions above
closing of yesterday The local mar
ket was strengthened by this development
and prices opened substantially higher.
Prominent stocks like st. Eaul, Louisville
Atchison preferred, New York Central,
Great Northern preferred and Sugar were
higher, Large fractional gains were gen
eral elsewhere and were well distributed.
Prices rose steadily on increasing orders
until the average gain was considerably
over a point Rock Island. Delaware and
Hudson and Pennsylvania were to a11
points. Room shorts showed some con-
Germ at the steady accumulation of stocks
and covered in all the active favorites. The
high level showed some attractive profits
on Yesterdays purchases and the traders
started to realize. Missouri Pacific ST.
haitian led the reaction and fell sharply
and the general market gave way sympa-
thetfcalIy.s
The markets downward course was
checked when large buying orders were
sent in for st. Faul. lifting it 10 near 17S
other stocks but the rebound in the gen
era1 market was slight until just before
noon when prices went up rapidly to the
best in many cases. Business became very
quiet later but the market held well in
the face of a fG per cent money rate. New
Lake Erie and Western preferred dropped
1e points
The extreme duilness of the demand al
LEVIED prices to sag The reaction reached
about point in St. Paul. Pennsylvania,
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SUFFERING IN HAWAII.
Porto Ricans who Went There Tc
Ask for Relief

San Juan. P. r.. Oct s.-The News
has received a communication from
Hilo, Hawaii. signed by 500 Porto
Ricans, who enligrated in 1901 to work
on sugar plantations. begging for re-
lief They say that they are subjected
to great cruelties. They do not get ssuf-
ficient food. are whipped by overseers,
and live like beasts.
When sick they are not sent to the
hospital unless they pay for trea tnent..
If they do not have the money for thes
hospital expenses they must 60 to prison
for treatment. and then they are kept as
prisoners for three months, being reg
istered as having committed petit lar
ceny. The signers add that complaints
are useless as the people and the au-
thorities are Indifferent to their suffer-
ings.
The communication has caused much
indigna ton here. Mr.. Degetau, the
Porto Rican commissioner at Washing
ton, will ask the American government
to send a commission to Hawaii to in
vestigate the condition of the Porto
Ricans there.
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ROBBED IN ATCHISON.
Queer Effect Commercial Street Whis.
ky Had on Nortonville Man.

Atchison, Oct S.-The Globe says: 4
very wealthy stock man of Nortonvi1le
reported to the police last night that
he had been touched for $500 and a watch
end other jewelry at 100 Commercial street
The stocknan had been drinking a good
deal. and had evidently been having a
good time
It was after midnight and Chief Sulli-
van had gone to bed, but the stock man
was laboring under a good deal of excite
ment and he demanded that the chief be
called up and that 100 Comm ercial street
be searched from cellar to garrett Chief
Sullivan ordered the entire police system,
consisting Of two men, put to work 10
regain the lost treasure. The police force
was collected in two divisions which
marched to 100 Commercial street, two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
WANDERERS
Travel Thousands of Miles and Find 1t
at Home.

We go about from one place to an
other in search of something we desire,
without success, and finally find ii right
at home awaiting us. A mining engineer
out in Mansfield. Mo, tells of his expe-
rience with coffee.
He says: Up to the year 1898 1 had
always been accustomed to drinking
coffee with my breakfast each morning
In the summer of that year I developed
a severe case of nervous Drostration ana
1 took several courses of treatment for
it in Toronto. Buffalo. and New YORK.
city without obtaining any permanent
benefit.
One of the most trying manifesto tons
of the malady was a condition OF nerv
Gus excitement in which / found myself
every day during the forenoon. 1t never
occurred to me to attribute this to coffee
until 1 read an advertisement of yours
last fail describing case similar to my
own which had received benefit from the
use of Postum Cereal Food Coffee. I at
Cnce changed my breakfast beverage
from Java and Mocha to Postum and the
effect was nothing short of marvellous
After using It less tnan week l was
free from morning attacks and in six
months all my nervous symptoms had
disappeared.
I have demonstrated the fact that by
following our directions IN making
Postum Food Coffee any one can obtain
as rich a cup Ct coffee from Postum as
from any of the imported brands and
the Injurious effects of coffee and ex
Derience much benefit from the use of
Postum" Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Creek, Mich.
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OIL FIELDS ON FIRE.
Another COnflagration in Pro-
gress at Beaumont.

Beaumont Tex, Oct. Smother great
fire, more disastrous than the conf1agra-
ton of a few weeks ago. is sweeping over
the oil field here, causing a property loss
of thousands of dollars and possible loss
of life. It is reported that twelve persons
have perished hut the report can not yet
be confirmed. The fire broke out shortly
before II O. clock and with remarkable
rapidity it spread to the many derricks in
the Hogg-Swayne tract. The encroach-
ment of the flames was so rapid that
many people were caught in the fiery
path and it is reported that the fatalities
may reach twenty. The entire Hogg-
est sections in the oil fields will in all
probability be burned. Forty or more of
the large derrfcks have been destroyed by
the flames The fire is spreading and the
property loss VIII be heavy.
LOSS IS FROM 100000 TO. $3.50 600.
Beaumont, Tex. Oct. S.-Reports re-
ceived today regarding the loss sus-
fields vary, though experts place it from
$780, 600 to 0,000, while the number eff
tanks destroyed will not be known for
several days. being variOusly estimated
at between 81 and IS.
Rumor Of loss of life has proved IN
true Thomas Crowley an emDloye of
Brice & Co. was probably fatally
burned while working at the top of
derrick. He IS the only one who was
injured, according to the latest &C
counts
The fire started in the J. s Corbett
We'll near the center of the Spindle Top
avenue, fronting the middle section Of
the Hogg- Swayne tract and swept the
section completely, destroying prac-
tically every derrick and pumping rig.
vented the spread Of the fire into other
sections.
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abreast. One division knocked at the
front door, while the other kept a firm
hand or the stock man. preserving his
sense of balance. Scene two found the
calcium light turned on the stock man. A
feminine hand was pointed at him seorn-
fully The police divisions We're casting
four questioning eyes at him also, while
he stood with mis- arms folded defiantly
The police force moved forward. and be-
gan searching the stockman. Down in his
boot leg handkerchief was brought
forth, and in it the money and valuables
were found. The stockman had hidden
the stuff in his boot. and had forgotten
about it
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FAST MAIL WRECKED.
Fireman Killed and Engineer
Thrown Through Window.

GaIva. Ill, Oct s-Fast mail train
Nc. 8, east-bound, on the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy railroad, was wrecked
here last night. Fireman Mahlon Sands
of Burlington was instantly killed. and
Engineer c. B. johnson was thrown
through the window of his cab but not
seriously injured. One of the mail clerks
sustained a few slight bruises. The loco
motive was completely wrecked and the
train of four cars derailed. A coal gate
had been dropped from the tender of
west-bound train and lay upon the east
bound track This caused the derailing
of the fast mail
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Topeka Markess.


FURNISHED by w. O. Anderson & Co.,
30 Kansas ave)
RANGES-Mexfcan, $4.50d5.0O.
L.EMONS-California $50 size. IS. seq. 90;
Messina 300 size, $3501D4.00.,
GRAPES-New York, S-ib. basket 22c:
California Tocay grapes, 81. IS per .4-basket
BANANAS-Marlzet lower. being 81 as1so
per ID; and running from $1.75@2 Is per
APPLEs-Native 5oa6oc per bu.: $4,000
PEARS-Colorado Bartlett $.5 per
tive Kansas grown, S3.75G450 per Dbl
PEACH ES-Calfornia 75cG$1. 90 per box
QIJINC ES-$2.00 per box.
NES-Utah Italian, 81. 90 per box
TABLE POTATOES-kaw Valley, 35c
SWEET POTATOES-45c per bu
VEGETABLES.
Home grown cabbage. soc per 100 lbs !:
cucumbers, 60c per u bu. basket. tomatoes.
40c per u blu. basket: dry onions 60c per
bu: Spanish onions, $1-50i per crate; wax
beans, Zoe per z bu. basket
BUTTER, EGGS, POULTRY.
+ EGGS andleds loss off, lSc; case
count, Ice.
BITTER-Country. lac. -~s
POULTRY-Hens. TIC lb.: ROSTERS. $50
each: ducks and geese, &c ID: turkeys. 70
SC h.; live spring chickens, 81zc ID.
PRAIRIE HAY-By car ........... IS. 5Ol76. 90
PRAIRIE HAY-By ton (baled) $50. & 90
PRAIRIE HAY Qoose) ..-......-.- s.. 50d6. 90
Alfalfa hay is very scarce and in good
Straw $500 per ton. and very scarce