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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
NEGRO SCULPTOR.
Atlanta the Proud POssessor of Man
of Much Talent.

Atlanta Constitution.
Joshua A Brockett, an Atlanta negro, is
a sculptor of unusual ability. There have
been negro orators, negro painters and ne
gro teachers who have won recognition for
their remarkable talents, but this, so far
as is known, is the first instance where
member of the race in the South has de-
,veloped as modeler whose work is really
of praiseworthy order.
Brockett is now forty-one years old and
famous personages that have attracted
considerable attention to his work. One of
his latest-a bust of General Robert E. Lee
lis not only remarkably wellsexecuted,
but is also a splendid likeness of the great
Southern general.
Among the other recent pieces that have
been modelled is the first of the three
graces, Faith which is regarded by
many who have seen 1t, as a very clever
study. Brockett has also done into clay
busts of Whitman. the poet: Rev. Moses
Turner.
From all accounts Brocketts talent man.
ifested itself at an early age and study
under a competent German sculptor
otherwise have never come to the surface.
For the past four years he has occupied
the chair of historic theology at Morris
Brown College, and while not otherwise
employed has been able to devote consid-
cradle of his time to his modelling work
He was born in Cavatock county, North
Carolina, in 1861, and when quite young
was taken to Governor Wise's plantation in
Virginia While still boy he was carried
to Boston by three Northern teachers and
became charge of William E Lee, of the
publishing house of Lee e. Shepard with
whose family he remained for some years
While there he received the advantages
of school from the primary to the academic
courses.
He was between four and five wears of
age when his talent for modelling asserted
itself. His first lessons, however, were
taken under Professor Fitzkimball, of Bos-
ton. Later he studied with Shields, the
German modeler. A number of prominent
people have seen his work and he has
many very complimentary letters from
these persons.
He contemplates disposing of the Lee
bust and says he will donate a portion of
the proceeds to furnish one of the rooms
in the new soldiers home.
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COBBLEsTONE PAVING.
Baltimore still Perpetuating This
Sign of Unprogressiveness.
Baltimore Herald.

Baltimore Herald.
Included in the information given to the
public yesterday concerning the transac-
tons of the various municipal departments
was a short notice relating to proposed
street improvements, in which il was
stated: THE city engineer submitted to
the board of awards specifications for the
paving of Carey street from Columbia
avenue to Ward street, with cobblestones"
1t is difficult to imagine another city in
the country where an item Of City Hall news
towns and villages have either outgrown the
cobblestone period of history or are looking
forward to the happy day when relics OF an
tiQuity Will give way TO more modern
methods of paving. Baltimore not only
rests content with many cobblestone streets
of ancient construction, but prepares to
perpetuate these signs OF backwardness.
Ii is not a pleasant subject for progressive
citizens to contemplate
No doubt the defenders of the policy ex-
emplifed in the foregoing item have ex-
tenuating circumstances to present in it's
behalf. Until sewers and other underground
conveniences are put in place IL seems i'm
provident TO do anything in the direction
of permanent street paving, and temporary
expedients are but the natural result of
the tie-up in plans for a sewerage system.
AS provoking is the delay in obtaining
a sewerage system. IL must be admitted
that this delay presents a valid excuse
for postponing permanent street improve
the cobblestone street is uninviting and
crude. 1t is acknowledged to be hard on
beasts of burden and on vehicles. Good
macadam which would furnish the basic
substratum for eventual paving by modern
methods, is preferable.
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WHY WE MISS TRADE.
American Business Conservatism in
south America.
William Bulfin, in the Worlds Work.

n.
II am tired of telling my correspondents
in the United States what they ought to
do, and all to no use,' was the remark
made TO me recently by man at the head
of one of the strongest importing houses
in the River Plate. Every mail brings
me the old story, and still they wonder
they are not doing more business
"How do you account for such conserva-
tism?' / asked.
Il don't try to account for it," he re-
Piled Il am busy man, and / have to
devote my time to the European firms who
will do business in a business-like way"
Then you think your American CORE
spondents standing in their own light %
L asked.
81 am sure of it," he replied; and taking
letter from his office table he went or: :
Here is a long letter from an American
manufacturer. He offers me mentioning
the article and mark at his lowest terms
which are no lower than the cost price in
England. The English mark which L have
been selling for years, is well known here:
in fact, it is a household word in every
River Plate country. And you know how
far the name of a well-established mark
goes with our customers. What do Won
think are the terms which my American
offers me TO take up his mark and push
it? Remember, IL has never been heard of
here. Well, sir, when the English firm will
give me five months credit for an article
that has been on the market more than a
quarter of century. my American will not
give me days credit for an article which
not one person in every 10000 people down
here has heard of before In England 7
get 10 per cent. discount for cash: nv
American correspondent offers me 2Ib,
When l took up the English article here
seven and twenty years ago / was made a
liberal allowance by the manufacturers for
the purpose OF advertising This man will
not offer a cent. So there you are"
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Hartford city. New omciaI..

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Sept flames
Lucas, the city's first Democratic mayor,
took office yesterday. Lewis Whitman.
treasurer. and Charles Brown, clerk, also
took oaths. Both are Democrats. With the
city Council Democratic by a majority of
five to three. Hartford City, for the first
time I'm its history. is under a Democratic
administration. Mayor Lucas says he has
nc reform ideas TO advance in municipal
government and things will move along as
usual. L. o. Edison, who retires, was
elected to I'LL out the unexpired term OF
A. F. Kinsley, who was appointed post
master. Edison. a Democrat, was elected
by the aid of the three Republican MEM
bers after the five Democrats had caucused
and agreed on Lucas. The latter then de-
feated Edison for denomination and was
elected
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Twelve Miles of Grade East of Leba-
non Completed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WHITESTOWN,I Ind, Sept. 2.-The grade
work on the Indianapolis. Lebanon &
Frankfort electric line continues rapidly.
Beginning at Lebanon and extending east
ward through Whitestown over twelve
miles of grade has been completed, and the
construction gangs are now within two
miles of louisville. The contractors hope
to have the grade completed from Lebanon
to louisville, fourteen miles, within the
next two weeks.
Shipments of tile and rails have been
received and ii is the intention of the COM
pany to begin laying track between Leba-
non and townsville inside of the next three
weeks The track will be laid by a steam
construction train, and when it is COM
pleted gravel train will be put on and the
road will be graveled between the two
points of construction. The gravel for grav-
cling will be taken from the company S
pits near louisville. The bridge gang is at
work putting in culverts and sewers be-
tween Lebanon and louisville, and the con-
tract has been let to a louisville firm to
fence the right of way.
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A CONTEST AT GREENCAsTLE.
Democrats Get Temporary Injunction
Against Two CounciImen.

Special to the Indianapol Journal
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Sept 2.-The po-
litical situation here is muddled by the
action of Democrats in bringing suit
against Councilmen Landes and Jordan
They were appointed councilmen last May
TO I'LL the vacancies caused by the redis-
tricting of the city from three to four
wards The action was taken by Coun-
Gil which consisted OF three Republicans
and three Democrats, with Republican
mayor. The May election resulted in the
choice of a Democrat for mayor, and the
election of a Council evenly divided po-
iticalIy. In order that the tie might be
broken. before the Democratic mayor took
his seat in September, the redistricting
was carried out and the new Republican
councilmen appointed. The Democrats
took no action in the matter at the time.
but upon the assumption of the mayor 8
chair this week by j. II. James, Democrat,
quo warranto proceedings and an injunc-
ton petition were filed in Circuit Court
The latter was temporarily allowed, thus
removing Landes and Jordan from their
seats and leaving the Common Council con-
sisting of three Democrats and three Re-
pubIicans. with the presiding officer Demo-
cratic Mayor James asserts that the re-
districting ordinance was not passed reg
ularly.
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caravans. There are $50 sluices for releas-
ing the water The traffic of the river Is
provided for by chain of locks at the
western extremity. The dam will hold
back and spread over thousands of miles OF
desert 1000 0O0,O 900 tons Of the sediment laden
waters of the Nile.
Back of the dam the river passes through
a great natural basin. with the result that
the effect of the dam will be perceptible
for IA miles up the stream. In other words,
a narrow lake having that extension will
be brought into existence.
II is expected that irrigation which this
dam will render practicable will about
double the cultivatable area of the country.
When the dam was first planned IL was
found that the reservoir IL would make
would wipe out the island of Philae. the
loveliest spot on the Nile, and a great howl
went up. But the plan was modified. In
stead of a dam TO store up 120 feet of
water, IL was designed for only sixty-five
feet of water, and the critics had 10 ba
content. When the dam is at it's high level
Philae will have its temple pylons. and
a few of the higher ruins standing out OF
the water, just TO mark where it's ancient
beauties were; but all its loneliness, its
verdure, its palms, several of its temples.
its stored walls and its Nilometer. its col
onnades, its Roman quays. will disappear
beneath the waters. An island will be lost,
but continent will be saved.
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His Accounts Are Not I'm Good shape
and He Decided All His Property
20 His BOndsmcn.
TWO WRECKS ON RAILROADS
A SHOW TRAIN SMASHED AND A COL
LISBON ON THE WABASH.
peelal . the IndianapoIIs journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind. Sept. John B. Rose,
for the last six years treasurer or the
city OF Wabash. has disappeared He had
been In 1T health for several months. The
accounts OF the treasurer's office have been
so neglected that there is an apparent dis
crepancy Of a small amount, though 1t Is
said by bondsmen. who to-day examined
the accounts, that no shortage exists.
Mr. Rose is not a man OF extravagant
habits. and has had large income. Before
leaving he wrote letter to c. s. King, his
partner. and decided all his property to his
bondsmen-Thomas McNamee, VIII s. Sttt,
c. Z. Cowgirl Charles Rose. W. W. Thomp-
son and Jacob Hern. popularity or the
deed is that ii Is dated Oct. 80 two months
in advance.
He was last seeen at o'clock last night.
His physician. DIR. James Wilson, says that
for several weeks he has been suffering
mentally. He is forty-two years old, hve
feet eight inches tall and has dark hair
and moustache and gray eyes.
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window Glass Combination.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. 2.-Leopold Man,
bourg, secretary of the Federation Window
Glass Company. announced to-day that a
meeting of the stockholders of the company
will be held at Columbus, o., on Tuesday,
Sept. Q, for the purpose Of electing new
set of officers, board of directors and ex-
ecutive committee for the coming year He
said that II was a certainty that the Fed
Grafton, Independent and American window
glass companies would work together the
coming fire, making the product of the win
dow glass houses practically In one big
combination. Another conference of the
three companies will soon be held in Column
bus TO determine on a price list, the start
ing and stopping time of the fire and the
wages OF the men.
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xobIe.viIIe'. Municipal Affairs.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE. Ind, Sept. AT the
meeting of the Council last night there
was shift in the city officials. George NJ.
Snyder. vice president of the First Ma
tional Bank. succeeded A. r. Baker as
mayor. James Stephenson succeeded Morie
Owen as marshal. ]. X. Fisher succeeded
c. NJ. Swain as treasurer and A. A. Glenn
began his second term as clerk. The Coun-
Gil elected ]. F. Beals. city attorney. Harry
Haskell, night policeman. and James Gar
rison. chief of the fire department. Mayor
Snyder announced that there is TO be rigid
and impartial enforcement of the laws.
One OF the most important problems be-
fore the Council just now Is an amend
ment to the gas ordinance allowing the
gas company TO charge % cents for LOCO
fset>of gas after Oct. 1, 1903. The pres
znt meter ordinance was passed year ago,
and under it's provisions the people got
gas last year for 1919 cents for 1000 feet.
and during the next year at Is cents. The
company buys most of its gas from the
Manufacturers Company. The Home Com
pany claims that it's object in asking for
an amendment to be operative one year
hence Is to enable IL to contract for gas
ahead and be certain OF supply.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
OCEAN POSTOFFICE.
Plan to Establish Mid-Atlantic
Wireless Telegraph Station.

Wireless Telegraph Station.
American Shipbuilding.
A scheme is on foot in Liverpool, which,
it is claimed by the English shipping jour-
nails, will soon be in commercial operation
for utilizing wireless telegraphy in a mid
ocean postoffice and signal station. 1t is
the intention to permanently moor at a
point no miles west of the Lizard ship
which will be equipped with a searchlight
and a complete set of Marconi apparatus
AS the mater at the point selected will in
volve the use of a mooring chain 400 or 800
feet in length, the weight of which would
prevent the bows from riding buoyantly
over the heavy seas, the vessel will be pro-
vided with hawse-pipe placed in the heel
of the foremost. The searchlight is to have
q vertical beam for the purpose of illumi-
mating the clouds and enabling the floating
postoffice to be picked up at night from a
distance of sixty miles or more. AS the
vessel will be located in the fair way of the
English channel, it will be advantageously
placed for the distribution of orders sent
from shore by the owners of vessels which
are passing in and out of the channel. Thus
a ship coming in from the west or from the
south could be directed as soon as it picked
up the station to proceed either to Liver
pool, Bristol or an English channel port.
By this means pilotage and port dues would
be reduced, and, of course, there would be
a considerable saving of time. The vessel
will serve as a floating station, which can
be approached in any state of the weather
and picked up for wireless communication.
The value of this form of postoffice is ex-
pected to be very great. Moreover, lying at
the junction of the three great thorough
fares of British and continental marine
traffic, the station should prove particularly
valuable in salvage work. The scheme on
the face of it appears to be thoroughly
practicable and, If carried out. ii should
prove to be of considerable service in the
maritime world.
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PREACHERS CHILDREN
Same ms others.

The wife OF a prominent divine tried the
food cure with her little daughter She
says: II feel sure that our experience
with Grape-Nuts food would be useful TO
many mothers. Our little daughter. eight
years old. was subject to bowel trouble.
which we lid not then understand and
which the doctors prescriptions failed To
cure.
I'VE had been using different cereals for
breakfast. and finally becoming diseour-
aged, / said. L will try an experiment. I
will discard all other cereals and use only
Grape-Nuts for breakfast The three
children all like IL better than anything
else and are SO fond OF IL that | hardly LET
them have all they want I'm a short tire
l could see an improvement In the bowel
trouble.
I'VE began using Grape-Nuts five months
ago, and now not only has the bowel trou-
BILE disappeared but the child has grown so
plump and well-in fact was never so
tieshy before-that all our friends notice
and remark about IL. We think we have
an ideal breakfast. which consists OF whole
wheat bread with butter. Postum Cereal
Coffee and Grape-Nuts. This is all we care
for. and l think AZ would be hard 20 find
any family so invariably healthy a. Il ours"
Name given BY the Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich
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and. not knowing what caused Thompson
to fan. started to climb into the well. He
was soon overcome and he. too. fell part
of the way down. His foot caught in the
ladder and he hung head down.
Spaulding's son was called, but he did
not go into the we'll at first. strap was
lowered. but neither man took hold. Young
Spauldng then rang the bell for help, and
as soon as man came he went into the
well and tied ropes on the bodies of his
father and Thompson. He was down some
time, but did not breathe. Mr.. Spaulding
is in serious condition.
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Was I'm Alaska sixteen Years.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NASHVILLE, Ind, Sept. George
Wright, who went from this county to
Alaska sixteen years ago, is back, a
wealthy man. He is a native of Brown
county and was formerly teacher in the
public schools. Shortly after going to
Alaska he was appointed postmaster at
Nome. He is now preparing to go to Bo-
livia and Peru, South America, on a pros
pecting trip, in about two weeks, with a
view to engaging in the timber business
and also in mining. He has opened an
office in Indianapolis, where he will re-
main until the time set for the party to
start on it's trip. His brother, Joseph
Wright, is now postmaster at Nome, and
is the man who few weeks ago was
charged with fraud, but who was found not
guilty at trial
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PARAMOUNT, Ind. Sept. 2.-The Fair
mount Glass Works. employing five hun
dred men and boys and operating four
large tank factories, resumed this morn
ing after a shut down Of two months. Dur
ing the summer, thousands of dollars have
been expended by the firm I'm making re-
pairs and providing for an ample supply
Of gas. The plant will be in operation I'M
til June 30 1903, as orders now booked are
sufficient TO take all the ware that can
be made until that date. The product is
glass bottles of all sizes and an average
OF two car loads day Is shipped.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD, Ind, Sept. 2.-R. l.. Lesson
& Sons, who conduct in this city the largest
department store in central Indiana. doing
a retail business of more than a half mil
lion dollars a year, to-day purchased a
tract of land in the center of Alexandria.
and will there erect a three-story brick
building, in which they will open a depart
ment store. Work on the new structure
will begin at once. r. l.. Lesson the
founder of the store here, came to Elwood
twenty years ago, and his first business
house was one-story frame structure six
teen by twenty feet in SIZE
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EXTENSIVE BOOK SWINDLES.
Work of Georgia Man Under Arrest at
KOkOmO.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind. Sept Twill A. Craw-
ford the Atlanta (Ga.) man in Jail here
for wholesale swindling, has a record COW
ering Indiana, Ohio. Illinois. Kentucky and
Georgia. Among his papers was found
list of names of leading citizens of towns
in the States named. many of whom are pub
lie officials. ministers. doctors, attorneys,
and all of whom advanced s5.25 in cash
for books never delivered. Among the Ko-
komo victims were Health Officer Edgar
Cox. the Revs. w. ID. Parr and g. w.
Choate. DIR. w. III. Buck and Attorney G..
G. Shirley and w. G. Purdum. Crawford is
q son of r. III. Crawford. real estate dealer,
of Atlanta, and nephew of Ex-Governor
Campbell. He also claims relationship to
Ho.Ae Smith. He was formerly agent for
Chicago publishing house. This house has
an attorney here TO assist in the prosecution.
Deputy Sheriff Evans. of GAINESVILLE, Ga, is
here demanding possession of Crawford on
the charge OF perjury. but local officers are
suspicious and refuse TO turn the prisoner
over until Indiana gets through with him.
In this State he has worked Kokomo
Richmond, Martinsville, Lafayette and An
derSon.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PARAMOUNT, Ind, Sept. "A good
prospect for a fine oil well was spoiled by a
terrific charge Of nitroglycerin last even
ing on the F. d. Oakley farm. The we'll,
which was an abandoned gasser, had been
showing oil indications and the drill was
inserted and sent 100 feet deeper, when a
fine showing of oil was made. Three hun
dred and forty quarts of nitroglycerin was
lowered and discharged, but the hole
bridged completely for a distance of 40C
feet and must be drilled out again. 1t is
thought that 1t will require a week or ten
days to complete this work. The shot used
was an unusually large one, and this
amount is only used in extreme cases.
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An Undesirable Immigrant.
New York Letter.

One of the cleverest ruses ever adopted
to bring in an immigrant has succeeded in
landing Maria Lazzara, who was detained
because she has a disease OF the eyes. At
the same time Mary has won a husband.
and he is the one who got around the au-
thorities by marrying the girl, that she
could not be sent back. The immigration
officials fear the decision will open the
doors to many undesirable women immi-
grants. Salvatore Burgio came to this coun-
try several years ago and became a citi-
zen. Recently he sent to Italy for his old
the physicians discovered that she was
suffering from a disease of the eye, and
they would not let her enter. Burgio's law
yer drew up a civil marriage contract.
Burgio signed IL in the city and IL was
taken to Ellis island and signed by Maria
Under the law this constituted a marriage.
A demand was then made that as an Amer
lean citizen she be released, and Judge La
combe found the point well taken and
ordered her discharge.