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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-10
Hand and Ear Blown on.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal
EDINBURG. Ind. Aug. 9.-John Cooper
and two other men drove into Edinburg this
forenoon and procured lot OF dynamite.
and. leaving town about noon. drove 10
FlatrOck river. east Of here. Soon after
noon a report Of dynamite was heard and
word soon reached here that Cooper had
one hand and an ear blown or. and was
otherwise injured. COOper's companions
FASTENED with him 10 his home at Mt.
Auburn. where his wounds were dressed.
His recovery Is doubtful, as he lost much
blood. Cooper is about hfty-two years of
age and unmarried
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asked in few days 81 certain deal had
been successful or n "A journey was soon
IN contemplation. The coachman would
probably understand. for he has most likely
overheard the conversation OF The women
folks on the way home. Many OF these
women are so delighted when some % the
gypsies' predictions are fulnlled that they
come back and joyfully tell us about "a.
OF them ia carriages. early In the morn
ing, and 50 YOU must take your station near
the camp some morning and watch who
calls. Our biggest days are not the days
when the park is crowded with people
The gypsies are busiest when no one IS
around 70 embarrass those who ane seek
ing Information about the fnture."
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Injunction Suit Filed at Goshen to
Prevent the Erection of New and
High-Priced SchOOlhOuse.
BANK INCREASES ITS CAPITAL
BARNS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN CLAY
AND ADAMS COUNTIES.
Accidents I'm the state-NOtes of the
schooIs-Anarchist at Decatur
other Indiana News.
Special 10 the Indlanapoli. Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug. 9-The joint
judicial and senatorial convention Of De-
catur and Bartholomew counties met here
to-day for the purpose of nominating
Democratic candidates for joint senator
and prosecuting attorney. The first trouble
materialized when IL was found that Bar
tholomew county had selected delegates on
the basis Of one for each 100 votes cast for
John W. Kern for Governor. while Decatur
county had selected delegates on the basis
of one for each 200 votes. thus giving this
county double its proportionate number Of
delegates. After much discussion a caucus
of the Bartholomew county delegation de-
cided that each delegate from this county
should be entitled to cast but half vote
In the convention. and under this arrange
ment Bartholomew had thirty-two half
votes and Decatur county thirteen whole
votes Wilson s. Swengel, Of this city, pre-
eided His laudatOry mention OF ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland was received with marked
GOODNESS. while William Jennings Bryan's
name aroused the only spontaneous out
burst.
Each county presented a candidate for
prosecuting attorney, John Rynerson, or
this county. and George Tremain, OF De-
catur, being placed IN nomination. The De-
catur county man received the nomination
Decatur county went into the convention
without a candidate for joint senator, put
after Bartholomew county presented the
name OF Z. A Norman, Of Hope, a dele
gate from Decatur stated that his county
had not intended to present a candidate Tor
that position, but since arriving on the
scene things had developed which caused
the delegates 10 change their minds and
therefore placed David A wilson's name
before the convention. The ballot resulted
In his selection by three majority
Considerable III feeling has been engen-
dered by the action OF tO-daYS convention.
and without doubt Marshall Z. Newhouse
and John w. Craig. both of Greensburg,
Republican candidates. respectively, for
joint senator and prosecuting attorney,
will be elected next November, the joint
counties are normally about three hundred
Republican.
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MUNCIE-PORTLAND LINE.
Company Organized to Begin Work
of Construction Mt Once.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 9.-The Muncie &
Portland Traction Company, capital $780,
0OO has been organized. The company will
build an electric line from Muncie to Port
land, twenty-eight miles, through the
towns OF Albany. Redkey and Dunkirk.
H Snyder, Judson \. Jaqua, Truman O.
Boyd and John Dettamore. Of Portland.
and G.. O. Drscoll and Harve Letter, of
Muncie. The officers are: President. @. O.
Driscoll, of Muncie; vice president Harve
LETTER, of Muncie; secretary, Truman O.
Boyd of Portland, and treasurer, Nathan
3. Hawkins, of Portland The company
will begin the work of construction Mon
day morning. George McCulloch. president
of the Union Traction Company, OF In
dianapois is said TO be interested. but the
incorporators refuse to deny or affirm this
statement.
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Indiana Notes.

MONON-On Friday night a number of
cars in freight No 81, on the Michigan
CITY division were derailed An axle on
one of the cars broke and six cars were
smashed The accident occurred half a
mile north of town. The surviving
members of Company A. Eighty-seventh
Indiana Infantry, will held a reunion at
Rensselaer, on Monday, Aug IL. Forty
years from that date the regiment left
Rensselaer, under f. p. Hammond to go
into camp.
LADOGA-A rabid dog east of town has
done good deal of damage to stock dur
ing the past week, and several groups or
children narrowly escaped being bitten. il
was large white dog and was first no.
ticed at the farm of Cas-. Smith, where
several valuable hogs were bitten. The
crazed animal visited several farms before
a posse could be organized, but he was
finally killed.
LAPORTE.-Much surprise was caused at
Westville Saturday by the discovery of
Mrs. Miner, a respected aged woman, sit
ting on the carcass of a steer in a slaugh-
ter house, carving raw meat from the dead
animal and eating ii with great relish. 1t
has been found that she Is mentally I'M
balanced
MUNCIE.-The prize yield of wheat in
Delaware county is reported from the j. L.
Black farm near Yorktown. The grain was
raised by Cal Mann and ID. Luce and aver
aged forty-three bushels and nineteen
pounds per acre field containing nine
and four-ffths acres.
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SUIT For INJUNCTION
Filed TO Prevent Erection of a school
Building mt Goshen.

Special &c the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind, Aug. 9.-The controversy
over Goshen's proposed new $4,000 high
school building, which has been pending
for over six months. has eliminated in
injunction proceedings. Attorneys Vail and
Wehmeyer to-day filed the suit against the
School Board of Goshen and the members
OF the Board of Education in the name of
John F. Scott. a prominent manufacturer
and heavy property owner and at present
a member Of the City Council Though not
on the Council when permission was
granted the board to erect the school build
ing), who represents a number of heavy
taxpayers.
The attorneys for the School Board-Mil-
Ter, Drake & Hubbell. the senior member
of which firm is the Republican candidate
for attorney general Of Indiana-agreed to
appear without summons and the petition
for a temporary restraining order was ar
gued before Judge j. d. Ferrall, of the
Elkhart Circuit Court. in chambers at La
hearing to make the injunction permanent
at the September term of court, and no
matter which side wins in the lower court
the case is certain to be appealed TO the
Supreme Court 10 secure a decision on the
several interesting points involved.
Goshen's indebtedness exceeds $l19,0v0
which Is greatly In excess of the constitu-
tional debt limit of per cent of the tax
able valuation, the limit being $685.. To
avoid the shoals OF the constitutional debt
limit proposition the board planned 10 issue
8 per cent. Understanding warrants Tor
the $4,000 to cover the cost of the new
building, the warrants TO be met in easy
payments out of the school levies In the
next fifteen years. Bids were advertised
for and opened on May "a. there being nine
bidders Since that there has been little
progress. The two lowest bidders were
local contractors. One failed to qualify, and
the next lowest, after preparing his bond
and agreeing to the terms. refused 10 con-
tract unless the School Board agreed 10
secure him from loss from injunction suits,
which, the school trustees refused TO do.
His withdrawal left a Chicago contractor,
T. NJ. Garthwaite, the lowest bidder and ne
was TO be here next week TO contract with
the board at about S42. 900. OF the original
sum allowed, $4,000, there has been eXpend-
ed $S,OCOfor a site. The prospects OF contract
ing with an outside bidder at an increase
of several thousand dollars over the lowest
bidder fastened the injunction suit, the
outcome Of which is anxiously awaited
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Traction Troubles at Laporte.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Aug. "a traction war
here is an early probability. Two weeks
ago the Chicago 81 South Shore Railway
Company which is building an electric
road between Laporte and Michigan City,
began condemnation proceedings TO acquire
a strip of land through property along the
east shore of Pine lake owned by the
Knickerbocker Ice Company. Appraiser
were appointed and they found damages in
the sum of $l6.25O for the ice company.
The interurban company thought this too
much and filed objections TO award. To-
day the ice company filed objections TO the
award saying it was too low. The court is
asked to set aside the award Damages
in the sum of 5000 also are demanded by
the ice company. which had intended erect
ing monster icehcr@es on the land.
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Hawkins-smyser NuptinIs.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 9.-The we'd
ding of Miss Helen, daughter of Peter
Smyser. of s. Bash & Co., and Mr.. Russell
Hawkins, general manager of the Diamond
Match Company. took place at the brides
home here at 6 o'clock this evening The
Rev ID. w. Moffat d. D., of the First
Presbyterian Church. officiated. The bride
wore a handsome reception gown. The
skirt was of mode cloth strapped with
bands of taffeta The bodice was of white
satin covered with ecru lace. The we'd
ding was attended only by the brides i'm
mediate family and Mr.. II. G. Cranz, of
New York. a friend of the groom. The
couple left on the limited for New York,
whence they will sail for London.
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Assessors Want More Pay.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind, Aug. 9.-The township
assessors OF Grant county have inaugu-
rated movement for the betterment OF
the conditions under which the assessors
OF the State perform their duties. An in
crease in pay from 81 TO s. per day is one
OF the things to be asked. An organization
known as the Township Assessors Associa-
tion has been formed, and letters have
been written to each county assessor in the
State, asking him 10 n meeting OF the
township assessors Of his county 10 par.
ticipate In the movement. John Boxell, OF
Van Buren, township, Grant county, is
chairman of the committee 10 secure the
co-operation OF the other counties.
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College Girls and Matrimony.
Boston Advertiser

President Taylor. Of Vassar College in
his baccalaureate sermon a week ago yes
terday. set the example of protest against
the prevailing social tendencies which hin
der educated young women from marriage
Yesterday other baccalaureate sermons
were addressed to graduating classes in
womens colleges. Some Of those sermons
touched on topics similar TO that discussed
by President Taylor. The alarming small
ness of the proportion of women graduates
who marry Is one of the commonest themes
in all discussions of the problem Of wom-
ems higher education. Something practical
ought 10 come from all this stirring up Of
theory. How would It do as an expert
ment, for women's colleges 10 offer a spe-
cial postgraduate degree. 10 be conferred,
with every accompanying token of honor.
upon each graduate who marries within.
say, five years after leaving college? The
degree might be called G. M.-Graduate in
MatrimOny.
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women visit the Gypsies.

The really great question, as everybody
knows Is What becomes OF the pins? The
next most important Is: What becomes of
the big copper pennies2 There is also a
throbbing query about the gypsics. Why
do the gypsies live IN tents2 Here is an ex-
PLANTATION which comes from the leader Of
one OF the rowing bands: why don't they
live az home Ike other people? That is
simple enough when you know the business.
Women are our most constant patrons 4
great many OF them have an cagcrness to
know what the fortune teller has 10 say
about them. whether they are prepared 10
believe IL or not. Most OF them would
rather die than have their husbands know
that they had done such a thing and so
they come TO the camp at hours when they
are least likely TO be observed, slip away
With secret in their hearts that they
guard most carefully. II the husbands
knew that they had been 10 a gypsy camp
they would not be surprised when the wife
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Frank Lory Charged with Fraud.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PETERSBURG. Ind. Aug. 9.-Frank
Lory. the Klondike king of southern In
diana, is in trouble. The heirs of Daniel
Gregg, of Danville, H., filed suit in the
Pike Circuit Court for the recovery of
s2s,OoO which, it is charged, was fraudu-
lently obtained. over a year ago Lory
traded the Greggs $50 shares of Yukon
Gold Mine stock for a 1.0O0-acre farm sit
uated in the west part of this county. II
is set out in the complaint to set aside the
conveyance ofIthe farm from Frank Lory
10 a brother that the gold mine stock is
worthless, and that il was through decep-
ton that the deal was consummated. Other
suits will be filed against Lory in short
time
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TERRE HAUTE ACCIDENTS.
Young Man Killed by Trnin-Line-
man Fatally Injured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Aug. 9.-John
Campbell. aged twenty. was found early
this morning In the Evansville & Terre
Haute yards. He had been struck by a
train, supposedly the fast midnight train.
Until recently he had been employed at
the car works.
+. J. Carpenter. a lineman for the Cen
trail Union Telephone Company. fell from
a telephone pole, and his body caught
on an electric light wire. He still grasped
a guy wire and as IL was grounded he
received the electric current OF the hight
wire His brother and another hneman
started up the pole 10 rescue him. but as
they were about 90 reach for him he fell
10 the ground. n distance of twenty feet.
When he was taken 10 the hospital il was
believed his injuries would be fatal
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BOY Whipped I'm Court.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 9.-Judge Hen
dersons Court was the scene of an unusual
occurrence this afternoon, when thirteen
year-old Herman Hermer, son of Mrs. John
Hermer. of North Twenty-second street,
was publicly whipped by his mother, &C
cording 10 a sentence imposed by the court
for unruly behavior. The boy threw stones
at neighbor who had him arrested. Judge
Henderson gave the offender the choice OF
a dollar fine and costs, a f1ve-day sentence,
or a castigation in court. His mother chose
the last named punishment and the official
court whip, which has been used on three
other similar occasions, was brought into
the room Mrs. Hermer applied 1T literally
and Judge Henderson called Time! when
he thought the boy had had enough.
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Goshen Bank EnIarges Capital.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
GOSHEN. Ind, Aug. 9.-The City Ma
tional Bank. Of Goshen, to-day forwarded
70 the controller Of the currency certifi-
Gates OF sale of s23 600 of new stock, in
creasing the capital TO 100000 The addi-
tiOnal stock was sold at 152 thus increas-
ing the surplus 10 $4,000 and making the
City National the strongest bank in Elk
hart county. 1t was founded in 1870.
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Must stop Smoking Cigarettes.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Aug 9.--W. w Wag-
goner. recently placed in charge of the local
office of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. has decided that all A D. T. messen-
ger boys must give up the practice of
smoking cigarettes, and has issued orders
to that effect.
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Two Valuable Barns Burned.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind. Aug. 9.-Last night two
fine barns and contents consisting Of many
tons OF hay and feed and valuable farming
implements, belonging 10 Charles Rabb.
near Asherville, were destroyed by fire,
covered by insurance. The origin OF the
fire IS unknown.
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Boy killed by a Train.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind. Aug. s-In prepara-
ton for a game OF baseball 20 have been
played at Oaktown to-day, two boys from
that village stole a ride TO this city last
night TO purchase a new ball One OF
them. Fred Bowen, aged eighteen, in
alghting from the train struck a tie His
skull was crushed and his body mangled.
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Took Wagon and stock.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind. Aug. 9.-Spencer Van
Devanter. who owns a big farm north Of
the city, reported 10 the police this morn
ing that a horse, wagon, two hogs and ten
pigs were stolen from his place last night
The thieves had hitched up one of Mr.. Van
Devanter's best horses to one of his wag
ons, loaded the live stock in and driven Off
There is no clew.
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Montgomery Democrats.

Special 20 the Indiana polls Journal
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, Aug 9.-The
county Democratic nominating convention
was held to-day. p. F. Shively and State
Chairman OBrien were present and made
speeches The State platform was in
dorsed. The ticket follows: For judge.
Jere West; representative, George F. Har-
ney; prosecutor. John Murphy; auditor
BeJ Dunkle: treasurer, b. l.. Merrill;
she. n Ira Snyder; surveyor, Ernest Loop;
coroner DR.. Dewey. commissioners. M. v.
i. Smith and Charles Johnson.
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County Council Nominees.

SPECIAL TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE, Ind, Aug. 9.-The Democratic
county central committee. in accordance
with instructions given at the county con-
vention. met in this city to-day and Sc
lected the following candidates for County
Council: John Bull. Springfield township;
John Wolfe LapOrte; w. +. Burns. Michi-
gan City: u. w. Condor, Clinton township,
for the districts, and Chris Roeske, Samuel
Lambert and Louis Snyder a large.
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. Aug. 9.-Articles OF in
corporation We're filed to-day in the office
OF the recorder of Delaware county for the
McCulloch Real-estate Company. AT the
head OF the company is George F. McCul-
lOch president and general manager of the
Union Traction Company of Indiana. The
capital stock is $4,000 The purpose OF the
COMPANY is 10 deal In local real estate.
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Where " Negro Is Novelty.
WASHINGTON Post.

My WIFE accompanied me on a recent
trip 10 Europe and took along with her
as maid, colOred girl of very dark com
pleXiOn. OF whom she is particularly fond
because Of her many excellent qualities"
said Mr.. NJ. W. Rodman, of New Orleans.
We may go across the Atlantic again
some day, but If We take that maid along
we will not carry her any farther than
London. In that city there was bother
regarding her. but on the continent she
the cause OF much annoyance TO my
wife. In France, outside of Paris the peo-
pie appeared 10 regard our colOred girl as
an object of unparalleled interest Crowds
came into the hotels where We stopped
and gazed at her in open-mouthed aston
ishment. Probably they had never seen
a black woman before. In Marseilles,
when she went out on the street. she
struck terror TO a bunch of school chill
CTen, who fed when they saw her as II
she were some horrible monster, though
she Is one OF the comeliest dark girls in
the country. She attended church one day
and almost broke up the services. Finally
we got tired of the thing and went back
to England. where the people take no more
note of the color OF human beings than they
DO I'm this country. The girl herself was
often put out that she cried from vexa-
tion and vowed she wouldn't go 10 France
again for all the fnery of Paris"
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Kansas CITY Journal.

Soldiers are the only ones who really have
pride In their profession. When a soldier
dies he Is hauled 10 his grave on the trucks
of an old cannon. and his memory would be
disgraced n any other vehicle were used.
But think what howl would go up against
the family Of a dead farmer should ne be
hauled 10 his grave on the trucks of sulky
plow.
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Low Fare 10 sheIbyviIIe.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind Aug. 9.The mem
bers of the Indianapolis Shelbyviile &
Southeastern Traction Company held a
meeting i'm this city to-day and decided on
an 8O-cent fare for the round trip between
Indianapolis and this city or 20 cents one
way. BY purchasing a round-triD book
containing ten tickets il will cost 81
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ANARCHIST AT DECATUR.
Driven Out of Town After Expressing
Pleasure at McKinIey's Death.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
DECATUR, Ind. Aug. 9.-An Anarchist
whose name was not learned made a speech
on the streets here this afternoon. He con-
demned all rulers and expressed satisfac-
ton that Mckinley was assassinated, say
inA, he was glad he was dead.
While he was speaking a man in the audi
ence told him in emphatic terms to get out
of town or he would be hanged. The An
archist started TO leave and the crowd fol-
lowed. making threats. He left the city,
but returned later and was again driven
out
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
MADISON. Ind, Aug 9.-Jacob Sites,
an aged farmer, who was injured in night
with young neighbor named Fred Ander-
son, is unconscious and supposed to be dy-
ing. The rearrest Of Anderson, who was
out on bond, has been ordered, but tonight
he is reported to have disappeared.
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slashed from his nose TO his ear with a
razor in the hand Of one Crosby. Daugh-
erty and Charles Siegle, who terrorized
the town a few days ago with a shotgun.
became involved in a drunken quarrel with
Crosby, with the result stated. While the
trouble was brewing Daugherty and Siegle.
In turn, had a shotgun, but did not use
II. The marshal arrested Crosby. but per-
mitted Siegle and Daugherty 10 run at
large
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Held to Federal Grand Jury.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind. Aug. 9.-Eugene
Beckdol. OF Wabash. was bound over to
the federal grand jury by United States
Commissioner Walters, charged with vio-
lating the postal laws by opening mail be-
longing 10 Isaac Unger, OF Wabash.