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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-15
Indiana Notes.

BLUFFTON-A few days ago oil we'll
drillers lost two strings of tools in mys-
wood farm, and were frightened away by
the sinking of the ground. On Friday
similar occurrence was reported on Amos
Goodwins farm, four miles from Lock-
woods wells. The ground sank around a
well, and water could be heard beneath.
The oil men think there is an underground
river.
PORTLAND.-The directors of the Car
negie public library held a special meeting
on Friday evening and were addressed by
Miss Hoagland, state library organizer
librarian, was present. At a special
meeting of the School Board Prof. John a.
Hill, who has been superintendent, was
unanimously chosen for another year.
BLOOMINGTON. - Farmers interviewed
! in different parts Of the county say the
wheat crop is in an average condition. The
top of the shoots, or blade, is slightly dam
aged but farmers Of experience say that
can easily be outgrown. If nothing fur
Their Injuries the crop the prospects are for
good yield
SULLIVAN.-On Thursday night the City
Council unanimously reaffirmed its former
| action of granting to the Southern Indiana
| Railroad Il franchise to use any of the
streets and alleys of this city. An effort
has been made TO make the franchise less
| sweeping. The board is generally sustained
| in its action.
BRAZIL.-After a trial lasting four days
! the County Commissioners have refused j.
| Il. StaBS application 1Of license 10 sell
| liquor in Perry township. The anti-saloon
! element of Perry made a stiff fight against
! the manner i'm which Mr.. Stagg carried on
| the liquor traffic in past years.
| ELWOOD.-George III. Johnston, the st.
| Louis opera house builder, is preparing to
| take up the matter of building a new $50 600
| theater here this year. The project was
well under way last year, when it had to be
| abandoned on account of che strike in the
| building trades.
| MARION WASHINGTON e. Lowe has been
| named deputy postmaster of Marion
Postmaster Ferree made the appointment
on Friday afternoon. There were six cam
| didates for the position, and all of them
were acceptable men.
| RICHMOND.-It was announced on Fri
day that the Rev +. .. Granniss, rector of
| ST. Pauls Episcopal Church for the past
six years, will soon tender his resignation.
| Mr.. Granniss came here from Muncie.
| GREENWOOD.-A special car from
| Greenfield brought a party of Nasons and
| electric line to attend the funeral on
| Thursday of Frank White, who was killed
! at Greenfield on Tuesday.
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Polite. Injected Into the Strike.

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March H-Mayor
steeg appeared at the daily meeting of
-treet-railway strikers to-day and offered
his services in any movement TO bring the
strike and boycott to an end. The mayor
has been renominated by the Democrats,
and the men seemed to have an idea that
he was playing politics" Councilman
Reinbold. also a Democrat ana a labor lead
er, who was present. immedia tely responded
10 the mayors offer by saying that II the
mayor would join him in a movement In the
City Council tomorrow night to call the
freet-railway company 10 account for using
the streets for freight traffic the strike
would thereafter be settled. The
mayor made no direct reply, gut saiu tie
hoped the strike would not become mixed
up with politics" The retOrt made
that the company had been in politics,
using political influences as we'll AS others,
and the men intended to use politics to VIA
their fight The mayor had nothing more
20 say and left the hall In confusion.
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Other Deaths I'm the state.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, March IA
William Waltz, a prominent farmer. died
at his home south of Germantown this
afternoon. He was eighty-one years old,
and had been in declining health for some
time. Word was received here to-
day of the death of Francis White, twenty
seven years old. He was a son of Thomas
White. of this city. His death occurred
at Omaha, Neb.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. March H.-Al-
phonz D. Croxall aged sixty-fve years,
died to-day, after a short illness with pneu-
monia. He was for many years we'll
known river pilot He retired some years
ago, and had been engaged in the wholesale
grocery business. He left widow and
four children.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March H.-Dewitt
II. Lanphear, at one time leading local
business man, died to-day at the poor
house He was the last of his family.
His health aud mind had been failing late
ly. Arrangements had just been made TO
send him to an insane asylum.
PORTLAND, Ind. March 4-Henry
Haffner, aged seventy-two years, one of
the pioneers of the north part of the
county is dead at his home near West
Liberty. He had been i'll for some time.
FLORA, Ind, March l.-Frank S. For
gey, an undertaken of Young America,
twelve miles east of here, dropped dead of
heart failure while walking along the street
this afternoon.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, March 1.-THE joint
senatorial and judicial conventions of De-
catur and Bartholomew counties will be
held at the courthouse in this city Fri
day, March q, and the occasion promises to
be more important than such conventions
ordinarily are. The attendance probably
will be large. John l.. Griffiths and Charles
+. Remy, reporter Supreme Court, of In
dianapolfs, and Oscar II. Montgomery,
Fourth district chairman, of Seymour,
probably Will be present, will also sew
eral of the candidates for state office. Elk
traordinary Importance attaches to the
next joint senator from the fact that his
term of office will be for four years, and
during that time two United States sena-
tors will be TO elect-Senator Fairbanks s
term expiring on March A. 1903, and Sena-
tor Beveridge'S term on March 4, 1905. The
Republicans of the joint district are har-
monious, and nominations made at the
coming convention will be equivalent &c
election.
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STORM On THE OASIS.
Democrats of the "OnIy Green Spot"
in for DOnnybrOOk Shindy.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 1.-THE
Democratic primaries to select delegates
to to-morrows county convention were
held this afternoon. Republicans are taking
unusual interest because of the factious
troubles developed. 1t appears tonight
that August Schultz. for many years dep
uty treasurer, will be nominated for treas
urer, i'm spite Of charges brought by the
present treasurer. Captain Rohan, until
lately his employer
A combination developed about midnight
tonight In favor of John Monning for
clerk Schultz and Morning Catholics.
and II nominated the Lutheran element
will resent the disturbance OF the ecclesi-
astiG i , oaiahce linperatiVs In convention
tor Kell, candidate for denomination. IS
TO be defeated by l. V. Ulrey. The con
vention promises to be gtormy.
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OPPOSITION TO STEELE
1T WINS IN THE TOWNSHIP CONyEN-
TION AT PERU.
Outer Townships VIII Elect Delegates
acknowledgements Oppose Miers-
EIkhart Municipal Ticket.
.ecial to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, March 1.-THE opposition TO
Major George W. Steele won in this town
ship in a bitter light for delegates tonight,
securing AZ votes to the 21k secured for
Mr.. Steele. The convention was, without
doubt. the most exciting and interesting
held in the city for years. 1t was held in
the courtroom and the place was crowded.
but would only hold portion of those that
desired admittance. The Steele men Sc
cured for delegates V. r. Hays and Frank
Bearss. and the opposition secured Henry
Schrader. John Jack and Fred Cochran.
The exciting contest will be resumed to-
morrow afternoon in the conventions in
the county townships
The state convention delegates selected
are O.. j. Hood, j. j. Kris. w. Il. Nc
Clintic, George l.. Miller and Howard
Madeford, with total of seven votes.
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WHY GOLD BARS CROWD THE SEA.
Delicate, Mysterious Figuring Gave
Profit 10 New York BANKERS.

New York Letter in Philadelphia Press
A little incident reported on Saturday as
one of the curiosities OF the week was new
ertbeless OF far more Significance than any
due 10 mere curiosity or paradox. one day
some Of the bankers took from the sub
treasury gold bars between S5.oO0.o00 and
shavings and saWdust and shipped them
TO Europe And IL was said that the rate
OF foreign exchange made this transaction
q profitable one. On the next day there
came report that what had been done in
the back yard OF one assay Office with the
American gold bars had also been done
with practically a like amount OF gold in
the vaults OF banking house across the
sea, and that this gold, as soon as possible
after IL was packed. had been shipped not
only TO the United States. but TO the iden-
teal bankers who were shipping on the
same day gold bars OF almost like value
with those that We're TO be exported from
Europe by themselves.
That bankers should engage and ship
several millions from the United States
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CantweI Certain of Nomination.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March 14.-The
Republican convention of Licking town
ship to select delegates to the joint repre-
sentative and State conventions was held
in the courthouse last evening. A resolu-
ton was adopted to allow Mr.. Cantwell to
select his own delegates and alternates.
Thus he will have his delegates solid. from
this county, and he has the assurance
from Randolph county that he will have
solid support there. If nominated and
elected he will succeed Hon. John A. Bon
ham, who filled the position two terms.
State convention delegates are +. j. Brew
ington, III. G. Slingluff, Ed Jones, w. II.
Campbell and T. L. Van Wrinkle The
joint representative convention for Black
ford, Jay and Randolph counties will be
held at Redkey on March Is.
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No Friction at Angola.
o the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
ANGOLA. Ind. March 14.-E. o. Rose.
who was recently appointed postmaster at
this place. says there is no furOre over the
proposed removal of the postoffice from it's
present location. His relations with the re-
firing postmaster are cordial. Mr. Rose
also says his object in securing new quar-
ters is to provide better accommodations
and more room. Mr. Rose further says
that only the owner of the building and a
few persons doing business near the pres
ent pOstoff1ce oppose removal
WASHINGTON, March 14-As a result
of the controversy at Angola over the pro-
posed removal of the postoffice from the
present building by the incoming postmas-
ter, Z. O. Rose, an inspector has been or
dered there by the Postofffce Department
to make an investigation and report.
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SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF.
Suicide of n Fort Wayne Man Before
His Wife and Daughter.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March John
Bowman. a stone cutter. shot and killed
himself this evening on the West Main
street bridge. I'm the presence of his wife
and grown daughter. They had asked him
TO accompany them to a Pathfinder social
and he refused. They started off with the
young man escort of the daughter and
Bowman followed and passed them in the
dark They suddenly found him confront
ing them, heard him say goodbye, and saw
the fash Of the revolver. He fell, shot
through the brain.
He had returned recently from Clarets-
VILE Pa, where he had worked at his
trade for Stewart & Co, builders of court
houses. He had been respondent since his
return home.
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ARRAYED AGAINST MIERs.
Leading Democrats of Daviess County
Oppose the Representative.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Ind, March H.-The
fight against Representative Miers has re-
ceived greater impetus in Daviess county
than had been expected. Nearly all of the
leading Democrats are arrayed against
Miers and the county is being secured for
men to pack the convention tomorrow
morning and organize it against the Bloom
ington man. Cy Davis is putting up very
stiff fight and Wellman has some important
stpport here, too. No one can forecast the
result 1t is close, and so many elements
enter into the race for delegstse that a turn
of the hand AT the proper moment may set
tie the matter.
Miers recognizes that without Davies
countys delegation he cannot win, and he
is making the fight of his life TO secure this
countyS vote.
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DodgIns an Avalanche.
London Telegraph.


orders were given last week by the local
Council at Bleiberg TO the peasants near
that place to remove all outside objects
and to descend to the next village I'm ex-
pectation OF the fan OF a lawine. The
peasants objected to this. and one OF them,
a miner named Tanga, refused 10 leave
until s o'clock in the evening, when a
rumbling above frightened him. With a
child in his arms he began TO descend in
the darkness, but was caught by the first
lawine. which knocked him down and
rolled the child down the hill. After ind
ing il with difficulty he looked around for
his wife and baby. who were nowhere
within call. A rescue party OF half a
dozen men, after much digging, found
the woman alive and breathing, after be-
ing twenty minutes under the snow. The
men had scarcely reached the village
when the second lawine came laundering
down. Since the catastrophe OF 1879 the
cottages have been removed some distance
10 the right Of the mountain.
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Elevator Burns at Mount Vernon,
with $4,000 Loss, and Shops
Are Destroyed at Anderson.
TRACTION STRIKERS VIOLENCE
EFFORTS ARE MADE TO DERAIL A
CAR NEAR BRAZIL.
Suicide Due to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Fined for Educating His SON at
Home-Other State News.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March 1.-THE
Roachdale Milling Companys plant at
Roachdale was burned 10 the ground this
afternoon. There were 1900 bushels of corn
and 1000 bushels of Nc. wheat in the
building. and the grain. with all the ma
cbinery. which was new. was destroyed,
together with two Indiana, Decatur &
Western Railroad box cars.
The fire started near the engine room,
and the infiammable character of the build
ing. especially the roof. made the fire too
hard for the towns limited hre-fghting IA
cihties. Flying shingles ignited two resi-
dences on the side of town opposite the
mill and the excitement in the place was
intense for a time. The loss was over $50
Neither the mill it's contents was in
sured.
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Suicide i'm Auburn Jail.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
AUBURN, Ind, March H-Charles
Voight. of Butler, Ind, who was under in
dictment for seduction, hanged himself in
the Auburn Jail this morning, using a wire
taken from an iron bed. He attached this
10 a steel bar over the door of his cell.
Maud Keller. the girl who is his ac-
cuser, lived in his family and was held
under bond as a witness and was also in
the jail Voight was fifty years old and
left a widow and four children, some Of
them married.
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LITTLE PROGRESS MADE.
Indiana Miners and Operators Seem
Unable to Agree.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 1.-THE
scale committee OF miners and operators
made poor Roadway to-day, and the nearly
one hundred miners delegates, waiting for
final action, are becoming impatient, say
ing the operators are trying TO wear them
out Some of the miners are in favor OF
adjourning and waiting until the operators
signify a purpose 10 sign the scale pre-
scented to them.
The operators point TO the action in IIli-
nOis, where last years scale was agreed
on, and say that Indiana s last years
scale should be accepted. The miners re-
tort by saying that they will sign the Illi-
nois scale. as il contains some of the
things Indiana miners did not have last
year and are now demanding.
Tonight the miners and operators ad-
journed until next Tuesday, when the joint
conferences will be resumed.
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Meeting of Visiting Nurses.

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FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 1.-THE an
nual meeting of the Visiting Nurse League
was held last night in the assembly room
of the courthouse Mrs. ]. T. Pellens, the
president. made a report of the years
work, saying that the two nurses had made
9l6 visits 10 patients during the year, had
given baths 10 $50 persons and massage to
127. Forty-two families were minis tered
unto, and night work was done in seventy
cases. The total receipts for the year were
S633.S7, and the disbursements S570.65. Of
ficers were elected as follows: President,
Mrs j. b. Pellens: vice presidents. Mrs. D.
1. Harding. Mrs s b. Bond. Mrs Joseph
DR.. Carrithers Calvin nurse director, o.
= MOhler
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wRECKERs AT WORK.
More Violence Along the Terre Haute-
Brazil Traction Line.

Special 10 the IndianapoIi Journal
BRAZIL. Ind. March H.-Street-car traf-
nc was greatly impeded here last night and
this morning by strike sympathizers piling
stones at intervals inside of the track east
of here. blocking traffic until section gang
could clear the way. As many as twenty
five piles of stones erected on the
track last night
This morning. by some unknown device
arranged by the sympa thizers. a nange
torn from car and frog in a switcl
was broken. Some residents declare that
an explosion caused the wreck. but Super
intendent Deal says he thinks il was caused
by stone wedged In the frog. as no sign
OF an explosion could be found on the
ground. The company placed a number
OF guards. armed with repeating shOtguns,
on the cars. but as yet they have be- an
able to discover the marauders in tn act
OF blockading the track. Ii now looks as
II serious trouble will be experienced be-
fore the strike is at an end.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind. March 1.-THE
New Albany. JefersonviIIe & Sellersburg
Rapid Transit Company will at the next
meeting of the City Council ask for a right
Of way over one of the streets to reach the
business center of the city. The company
filed articles of Incorporation several
months ago. Louis Schneck of Seymour,
is president. Judge J. H. Stotsenburg, of
this city. George HOlzbOg and George II.
Noigt, of Jeffersonville, are members of the
board OF directors. l,early all the right of
way has been secured and it is said the
construction of the road will be begun this
spring.
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Suicide Due to Dependency.

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ELWOOD, Ind. March H.-Frank Moth,
who for the past half-dozep years has con-
Quoted meat market on North Eleventh
street in this city, committed suicide at his
home, last night, by sending bullet from
revolver into his brain. He had been
drinking heavily for some days, and no
cause other than dependency is assigned
for the rash act. His business affairs were
in good shape and he had about $50 in his
pockets at the time of his death There
was but one witness-his eleven-y ear-old
daughter. who said her father Law down
on the bed and without word shot him
self
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ANOTHER TRACTION LINK.
Michigan Company Asks a Franchise
from EIkhart Council.

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ELKHART. Ind. March 1.-THE Mich
igan Hydraulic and Electric Company. Of
Coldwater, Mich. has asked the Elkhart
City Council TO grant it a franchise for an
electric street-railway 10 enter the city
from the and connect with the Big
-Four and Lake Shore steam railways and
the Indiana Railway COmpanys interur.
ban electric lines The Michigan company,
of which the officers President, ~ J.
Roate, Of Kingston, Pa. secretary, Robert
Van Schoick Of Scranton. Pa. and man
ager. Dr. Stewart. Of Coldwater. proposes
10 connect Kalamazoo and this city, pass
ing through Schoolcraft. Coldwater Stur-
gis and other Michigan points and Bristol
The Council referred the franchise to its
ordinance committee for investigation and
report
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TWO TRAINMEN HURT.
NickeI-PIRte Fast Train Runs Into an
Open switch at Knox.

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KNOX, Ind, March 1.-THE fast mail
train on the Nickel-plate. due here at 2:4S
p. m, was wrecked in the yards here to-
day. Running at a high speed, the train
ran into an open siding, the engine cOlld-
ing with cut of ice cars. The tranmen
did not have time TO jump. and Engineer
Swind, of Stony Island. and Express Mes
senger Alexander, of Cleveland. were Sc
verely injured. The passengers were badly
shaken up, but none was dangerously
hurt.
The engine and mail are a complete
wreck and FIVE freight cars loaded with
merchandise burned. Trains were delayed
four hours.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL, Ind. March H.-KniGhtsville,
two miles east OF here, was visited by fire
this morning. William McNichols's resi-
dence caught fire from a defective fiue
while Mrs. McNichols was preparing break
fast. The building and most of the con-
tents were destroyed. The flames spread to
Typton's saloon and drug store belonging
TO DR.. Lewis, consuming both buildings and
all of TyptOn's fixtures and stock. Other
buildings were damaged before the i'm
promptu fire department subdued the
flames. The loss will reach about $4,000,
mostly covered by insurance.
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ALTOONA. Pa. March H.-Of the eleven
demands made by the United Mine Work
ers at to-day's conference with the oper-
ators five were rejected. The question of
reducing the differential between pick and
machine mining from l5l3c 10 l0c fiat
strongly urged by the miners. was an
swered by the operators, that the market
fixes the prices The prices We pay are
regulated by the prices we receive in the
open market
President Pat kilday said in reply: I'VE
are here 10 get justice and II We don't get
it we will know the reason why"
James T.. Kerr retOrted: From top TO
bottom We can't grant your scale because
We don't have TO give IL to you.n
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Frankfort Republican Delegates.

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FRANKFORT, Ind, March 1.-THE Cen
ter township Republicans (FrankforD Sc
lected delegates to the State. congressional
and joint representative conventions to-
night. There were no contests. The Lands
list of fourteen delegates named by &C
clamation. The out townships will elect
delegates tomorrow.
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Smallpox Near Mlddletown.

Special 70 the 1ndianapolIs Journal
NEW CASTLE, Ind, March H-Consid-
cradle uneasiness exists in the northern
part OF this county over the discovery of
five well-deveioped cases of smallpox in
the family OF a man named Baker. living
in Jefferson township, about two miles east
of Middletown Last Friday a member of
the family took the disease while in school
where there were fifty pupils, remaining
there all day They are supposed 10 have
contracted the disease from a friend from
Daleville, Delaware county. who had Wis
tied them. A rigid quarantine has been es-
tablished