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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-26
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

The Siamese troops have completely
routed the Northern rebels and the country
is growing quieter.
The appointment is announced of Major
Otto Won Etzele. of the general staff, TO be
military attache of Germany at Washing
ton.
The Cars sister. Grand Duchess Xenia.
wife of Grand Duke Alexander Michaeio-
witch, has been delivered of a son at
Aetodor, Crimea.
The Marquis of Salisbury returned to
London yesterday from the French Ri
viera greatly improved in health as a re-
suit of his stay at Beauliu.
Count Cassini. the Russian ambassador
at Washington, speaking yesterday of the
from st. Petersburg relative to the Car.
said the statements had no foundation.
1t is rumored that the Turkish council
has resolved TO reject the application made
by Great Britain for permission TO es-
tablish a coaling station at Bussorah. the
principal Turkish port of the Persian gulf.
Yesterday was Andrew Carnegie's birth
day. Mrs. Carnegie said at London last
night: MY husband passed a quiet day
in bed. He has received many kline mes
sages of congratulation from intimate
friends. He hopes 10 sail for America In
a fortnight"
The British award in the boundary arbi-
sists of a compromise between the claims
OF the two countries. The area in dispute
amounted to about 5S.374 square miles. The
award gives chile about 33,534 and Argen-
tina about 24.S40 square miles.
Renewed disturbances are reported from
miles northwest of Salonica. Conflicts be-
tween the Turkish troops and Bulgarian
brigand bands have taken place. and some
men have been killed and wounded on both
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Indiana Obituary.

PORTLAND, Ind, Nov. 25.-Adam Burr.
of Madison township, a well-to-do farmer,
ex-townShip trustee, ex-assessor and former
member of the County Council, died very
suddenly last midnight. His wife was
aroused by his heavy breathing, but before
had passed away. Heart disease was the
cause. Mr.. Burr came to Jay county in De-
cember 1853. He was the father of nine
children. When the war broke out he en-
listed in Company E. of the Fifty-third
Indiana, serving nearly three years.
GREENWOOD, Ind, Nov. 25.-Mrs. Mar
tina Jennings died last night at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. George Lyons, due
to a fall she received a short time ago.
and was the widow of Robert Jennings,
who died a few years ago. She left two
sons. John and Robert; one daughter, Mrs.
Lyons, with whom she lived, and an adopt
ed son. William Mason Jennings, of South
Dakota.
ELWOOD, Ind, Nov. 25.-William H.
Vennaman, a native of Wayne county, who
made his home with his son Samuel in this
city. died this morning of paralysis. He
was a member OF the Odd Fellows lodge
at Richmond, and the body will be taken to
Centervflle Thursday afternoon for inter-
ment. He was seventy-three years old.
FOR WAYNE, Ind, Nov. 25.-Aime Ra-
cine, a former member of the city Council
and a man of note in the city. died yester-
day, aged sixty-eight. He was a native
of Switzerland, but came to America when
quite small. He accumulated a consider
able property in manufacturing
RUSHvILLE, Ind, Nov. 25.-James Nc
Coy, aged ffty-six, died at his home to-
day of consumption after an illness of five
months. He left five children. His wife
has been dead for five years.
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SETBACK FOR GAMBLERS.
Judge Pau1us Rules on the Police
Board Law at Marion.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind. Nov. 25.-Judge Paulus,
of the Grant Circuit Court, to-day rem
dered his decision in the case of the State
ex rel. Patrick Antrim and John L. Stellar
VS.. Robert c. Houston, William w. Nc
Celery and Daniel c.. Reardon. composing
the Police Board of Marion. The action
was instituted by Antrim and Stellar to
test the constitutionality of the law Great
ing metropolitan police boards and ques-
tioning the power OF such a board TO legal
ly operate in this city. The Police Board
filed demurrers TO the information, and
Judge Paulus, in making his ruling to-day,
sustained the demurrers in each case.
In making his ruling Judge Paulus did
not pass on the constitutionality of the
law creating such boards, and did not pass
on the right of such boards to control the
police powers of Marion, but he ruled that
Antrim and Stellar are not the proper per-
sons to bring such proceedings and that
test cases could not be made by persons in
their positions.
Antrim n Stellar were conducting an
alleged gambling room, which was broken
into by the police. They claimed that the
police a no authority to enter licensed
places of business and control or suppress
the same, or invade the privacy OF their
clubrooms, where their guests and patrons
were congregated.
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sides. Reliable details regarding the fight
ing are not Obtainable

sides. Reliable details regarding the fight
ing are not obtainable.
The correspondent of the London Stand
ard at Johannesburg telegraphs particulars
of a scheme of land settlement which Lord
Miner, high commissioner of South Africa,
has successfully started for the benefit of
the boycotted native scouts and for in
digent Beers who are known as "Byoners."
The project consists of government aided
syndicates of Boer land owners who. in
return for government loans. accept these
needy urghers as tenants, providing them
with farming requisites. educating their
children, and receiving in return half the
produce of the settlers lands.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and Mrs.
Chamberlain started from London for
South Africa yesterday amid cordial fare
wells from a large circle of friends. The
police cordoned the railroad stations and
permitted only ticket holders to enter the
building. The couple travelled in the royal
train to Portsmouth, where they boarded
the armored cruiser Good Hope, and enter
tanned on that vessel a party at luncheon
prior to sailing. The storeroom of the war
ship has been we'll equipped and a French
chef has been shipped. Many live sheep
and chickens are carried on board the
Good Hope and tn the special delegates in,
alone valued at $500. The two storerooms
contained 800 cases of wine.
AS a climax to the widespread agitation
caused by the sensational address made by
the dean of Ripon, the Rev. w. H. Ere
don Oct. %, in which he suggested that the
idea of the immaculate conception should
be left out of account because. except in
St. Matthew and st. Luke. the virginia.
birth OF Christ is not mentioned in the New
Testament. and also questioned the mir
acles, such as raising the dead by Christ
and His resurrection, the bishop of Ripon,
the Right Rev. Boyd Carpenter. has writ
ten a letter imploring the dean "on behalf
of many devout and simple-hearted Chris
tians'' to reiterate his belief in the creed
of the church. The dean of Ripon, in re-
plying to the bishops appeal, ignores the
controversial points, but emphasizes his
belief in the absolute deity of Christ and
his sincerity in reciting the creed.
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A CLEVER
Knew the Feed tn study On.

When a young lady going away TO school
carries food away with her in place of a
box of candy there must be some reason.
n woman in Milton Mills. y. H. says:
Having a large family, / had much care
and worry. and was never very strong and
healthy. but managed 10 keep fairly we'll
until the last few years. Each summer
lately found me worn out and weak at its
close, so that | had 10 spend a week or two
In bed My stomach always fails me when
i am overtired. the food refusing 10 assim-
ilate. until finally my stomach becomes so
weak that the mere standing or my feet
causes me to reich so violently that / have
often vomited blood.
Il had seen Grape-Nuts food advertised
and fancied IL was like other cereals, many
or which l had tried and discarded. When
my usual attack came on last August /
was I'm despair. for nothing would STAY ON
my stomach except a little hot milk.
II decided 10 try Grape-Nuts, and sent
for a package. ! ate a little and lay back
after eating without experiencing any OF
the sickly feelings that usually followed
any movement I'm bed. and fell into a re-
freshing sleep. 1 continued using the food
and day by day gained rapidly I'm strength.
until now l am entirely well and strong,
and my stomach does not bother me any
more.
"Grape-Nuts is what have often wished
for-something that L can eat for break
fast and feel hat | am satisfied. After
eating a dist of Grape-Nuts with a. little
cream ! can work all the morning and for
get | have a stomach.
The children like IL so well that II is
hard 70 keep them in bounds az to the
quantity that should be eaten. My eldest
girl actually carried OF a package when she
returned 10 school at - with as much
elation as II Il had been q box OF the choie-
est b~on-bons." Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek Mich
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SPECIAL ELECTION ORDERED.
kosctusko Township to Vote ON a
Proposed Traction Subsidy.

WARSAW. Ind, Nov. 25.-The Kosciusko
County Board OF Commissioners, in a
special session here to-day, ordered an
election in Milford and Van Buren, town.
ships. to take place Dec. 13. on the ques-
ton as to whether a subsidy shall be voted
10 aid in constructing an electric line con-
nectton with South Bend, Elkhart, War
saw and Winona.
This proposed line is the connecting link
OF the Fort Wayne, Dayton q Cincinnati
Electric Railway. now building from Gin
cinnati TO Fort Wayne, and will give the
latter system a direct route to the peach
region of Michigan. 1t is stated that the
line will be completed early in the coming
spring.
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Investigating California Oil.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. Nov. 25.-Guy
Merritt. of this city, who has just returned
from the California oil field. makes an in
teresting comparison between the extreme
Western field and the Indiana and Ohio
field. The crude product of the Golden
Gate State is worth 10 cents a barrel, while
oil-bearing land sells from 400 10 $500
an acre. In this State at the present time
oil is worth IS cents a barrel and oil and
oil land is selling every day for $lo an acre.
Merritt says California oil has an asphalt
tum base and is as thick as sorghum. The
Standard Oil Company Is building a pipe
line to the seacoast from Bakersfield.
which IL is necessary TO cover with as
heated.
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REUNION AT LAFAYETTE.
Fortfeth Indiana Elects Officers and
Visits the Soldiers Home.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 25-Seventy-fve
survivors OF the Fortieth Indiana Regiment
held their annual reunion here to-day.
After a business meeting this morning the
visitors. who are from towns in this part
OF the state, became the guests of the local
c. A r. camps and visited the Soldiers
Home. They made the trip in special cars
furnished by the street-railway company.
The following officers were elected: Pres
ident. William r. Mckinney. Attica; vice
president. David Bryan. Lafayette; secre-
tary. Jesse Neff, Lebanon.
This evening the visitors held a camp fire
at G.. A r. Hall and Col. G.. r. Stormont,
commandment Of the State Soldiers Home.
made an address. telling the history of the
battle of Mission Ridge, in which the regi-
ment played an important part. He was
followed by Judge r. p. De Hart and Col.
Thomson. who made short addresses. Be-
fore adjourning the members decided to
hold the next reunion at Lebanon on Sept
IT, 1903.
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1O1 MILES IN 100 MINUTES.
Marvellous Speed by the Twentieth
Century Limited Train.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-When the twentieth
century limited on the Lake Shore pulled
into the Grand Central Station to-day all
records between Chicago and Elkhart. Ind,
had been broken and probably a new rail-
road record established for a continuous
run of 11 miles
The train. consisting of engine and six
heavy Pullman cars. filled 10 their capacity,
made the distance. 10l miles. in 100 minutes.
This time beats the Chicago-Elkhart record
by five minutes.
and for passing through Mishawaka, South
Bend and Laporte. where slow-running or
dinances exist. During several portions Of
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IN the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 25.-Mrs. Retta
Miller, aged twenty-three, died at 4 o'clock
this afternoon as the result of a dose of
morphine which she took some time last
night. She was unconscious all day and
suffered greatly. She had ~recently separat-
ed from her husband. but he came back
yesterday and was with her last night. He
says he knew nothing of the poison until
he was awakened by the woman moaning
in her agony. The police are holding him
until the result of the post norton, which
will be held tomorrow morning, is made
known.
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CINCINNATI, Nov. 25.-The first attack
on the constitutionality of the recently en-
acted municipal code bill for Ohio met with
defeat in the Court of Common Pleas to-
day. The case was brought at the request
of a taxpayer to test the law. Judge
Murphy overruled the plaintiffs demurrer
to the answer, thus sustaining the con-
stitutionality of the law on all the points
raised. Among these was that the law
was not uniform in its operation and that
il was not legally passed. 1t is understood
the case will be appealed at once to the
Circuit Court and then be taken to the
Supreme Court as soon as possible to set
tie the point of constitutionality finally.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-Prof. ]. Scott Clark,
of northwestern University, says there is
no truth in the published report quoting
him as having said that, on a salary of
500 a year, an unskilled American work.
man can keep a family in COM
fort and save money. Referring
TO the matter, Prof. Clark to-
night said: II said nothing of the kind.
| read from manuscript and 1 can prove
that In my statements last Sunday before
our cooperative class l confined myself to
the case of a single man or woman. at
least eighteen years of age, with no one
else dependent on him or her. The state
ment attributed to me Is. in my Judgment.
wildly absurd. l believe that Mr.. John
Mitchelis recent estimate of $500 as the
minimum for supporting an average family
is quite as low as can reasonably be made"
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BOY beaten and Robbed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Nov. 25.-Ed-
gar Brumback, a sixteen-year-old boy. re-
siding near the city, was assaulted and bru-
tally beaten by three unknown men in the
outskirts of the city last night as he was
returning home on horseback after having
been to the city. He was beaten until he
became unconscious and after being robbed
he was thrown into a ditch, where he was
found several hours later.
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A Line to Rising SUN.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
AURORA, Ind, Nov. 25.-E. w. Swarth-
out and C. w. McMullen were granted a
franchise over several of the principal
streets of Aurora last night by the City
Council. They will build an electric street
car line from this city to Rising Sun, the
same to be completed by July l. 1904. There
IS no railroad passing through Rising Sun
and the citizens of that town are anxious
for the completion OF this line.
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EXPLOSION AND WRECK.
Man Badly Hurt at New ~AIbnny-De-
rniIment at MarengO.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Nov. 25.-A boiler
exploded to-day at Frank Manus's slaugh-
ter house. seriously injuring George Heckel.
employed as engineer. The boiler was
hurled through the roof and passed through
the side of Manus's residence nearby.
Heckel was struck by fragments of iron
and was injured about the head, the scalp
being torn. The damage caused by the ex-
plOsion was about $1,000.
Trains on the st. Louis and Louisville
division of the Southern Railway were an
nulled this morning on account OF a bad
freight wreck between Midtown and Ma
rengo, about thirty-five miles west OF this
city. A number OF cars were piled up and
the property loss was quite heavy. None
of the train crew was injured. The wreck
was caused by the trucks of a car leaving
the track on a curve.
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odd Fellows, District Meeting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journ2..
RICHMOND. Ind. Nov. ga successful
district meeting Of Odd Fellows was held
in this city to-day. The attendance was
large. This afternoon there was a parade.
followed by the exemplifying OF the Rebekah
and initiatory degrees. Tonight the first,
second and third degrees were conferred on
a large class at the new coliseum. Among
the places that sent delegations were Ell
wood. Economy, Williamsburg. Liberty,
New Paris, Abingdon. Boston, Cambridge
City, Milton. Connersville, Centerville, Web
ster, Greensboro, Camden. Lewisville and
Dubiin. At the banquet tonight covers were
iaid for fifteen hundred.
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bOstOn Herald.
The pardoning OF the two men convicted
OF robbery, after having served more thar
six years In state prison. upon satisfactory
evidence that they were wrongfully con-
victed, again prompts the inquiry as TO
what remedy there is for such "A wrong,
and as to how a man may escape the peril
or arrest and Imprisonment for a crime OF
which he Is finally shown TO be innocent.
About the only sure remedy is 10 keep good
company, TO deserve a good reputation
among ones fellow-men and 10 adhere 10
upright living generally. The finger OF sus-
picion rarely points to people with such a
record.
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Matthews Wants Incorporation.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Nov. 25.-The citi-
zens of Matthews to-day held an
election and decided by a vote
OF go to Al to ask for the incor-
poration of the town. An attempt was made
several months ago to hold an election.
but a few citizens of Matthews asked for
an injunction to prevent Ii. Judge Paulus
refused to grant the injunction in his de-
cision a few days ago. There was little
opposition to the movement for incorpora-
ton to-day, and the vote was light. The
election passed off without any disturb
ance. When Incorporated the town will
nave a town board, consisting of three
councilmen, a marshal, a town clerk and a
treasurer.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, Nov. 25.-James NJ.
Argenbright. aged forty-four. died sudden
~ this morning from unexplained causes.
He has been the head clerk for the furni-
ture firm of Pickard Bros. for ten years,
and after ocking the store last night went
home and spent the evening as usual play
ing with his children. His wife says she
left him reading the paper when she re-
tired, and does not know when he went to
bed. She was awakened at 3 o'clock by his
heavy breathing, and before she could sum-
mon assistance he died. The coroner is in
yestigating.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WHITESTOWN. Ind. Nov. &.-Construc-
ton work on the Indianapolis, Lebanon &
Frankfort ~electric. line is progressing rap
idly. With two or three days of favorable
weather the grade work between Lebanon
and louisville. a distance of fourteen miles,
will be completed. Sufficient ties and steel
have been received to connect the two
points. About a mile of track has been laid
west Of louisville, and within three weeks
the steam construction trains will be run
ming between louisville and Lebanon.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The North Ger
man LLOYD steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse arrived tonight from Bremen,
Southampton and Cherbourg after being
delayed about fifteen hours by rough wealth
err, which continued throughout the voyage.
Among the passengers were DR.. Won Holle-
ben, the German ambassador TO the United
States: First Lieutenant FREDERICK De
Mote Verde Y Sedno, military atache OF
the Spanish legation at Washington, and
Capt. A. Atkin Higgins. Eddie Bald. Jim
ME Michael and NJ. Binson, the bicyclists,
alSa MARA on hoard
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seventy-Ffr.t Anniversary.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Ind. Nov. 25.-The fol-
lowing remarkable wedding anniversary
announcement is being sent out to friends
in this city:
Seventy-hrst wedding anniversary: Jacob
Cosby. age ninety-two: Laurena Lett Cos
by. age ninety. Married Dec. 1. 1881; at
home Dec. /. 1902.
Almost the whole of their married life
has beer spent in this city. Mr.. Cosby was
a great hunter i'm his younger years.
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IOWA CITY, Ia, Nov. 25.-The grand
jury has taken up the investigation of the
recent student riots at the State University
with a view to indicting about twenty ring
leaders If the evidence can be procured.
The faculty is cooperating with the county
attorney and President McLean is said TO
have appeared before the jury. He was
in conference with Mayor Stebbins to-day
and declared that he was determined that
students guilty of destroying property be
prosecuted. At a meeting of the deans
resolutions were adopted to this effect.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONvILLE. Ind, Nov. 25.-
William Chapeler, aged fifty. died this
morning at his home near the city of in
juries received by being run over by a log
wagon late yesterday afternoon. Chapeler
was driving the wagon and fell beneath
the wheels. He left a family.
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Badly Hurt by nm Auto.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, Nov. Sd. n.
Hummell, OF Canton. o., who was run down
by an automobile late last night in front
of the New Aveiine Hotel. remained un-
conscious all night and most of the day.
he travels for a Canton roofing company.
The auto was a new purchase Of William
Male, a local saloon keeper, who had not
yet gained full control of the machine and
was riding rapidly about town during the
evening. Hummell suffered a conclusion
of the brain and a broken shoulder.
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Two Cents Added tn the Price of In
diana oil. md Operators Look for
"DoIIar oil" Very Soon.
SETBACK TO MARION GAMBLERS
JUDGE PAULUs RULES on METRO
PoLITAN POLICE BOARD LAW.
Traction Matters Are BoOming-Mat-
thews Votes for IncorporatiOn-Re-
union of the FOrtfeth Indiana.
specIa, o q. 1naIanapoil. 1ourpal.

Special % the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN. Ina. Nov. ~25.-Sherin John
s. Dudley has refused TO vacate his office
In favor OF County Coroner w. p. Maxwell,
who Is his successor and sheriff ex of1cio
ON account OF the mob last Thursday taking
the negro ravisher, James billiard, from
the sherif's custody.
Governor Durbin ordered the coroner to
assume the duties Of sheriff last Friday.
Coroner Maxwell demanded the office this
afternoon, md Dudley, on advice Of his
attorneys. refused to r~elinquish. Dudley's
attorneys wish to test the constitutionality
OF the law In this case.