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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-11
HOUDON's WASHINGTON.
Virginia's Lack of Care i'm Preserving
Its Priceless Treasure.

Richmond News.
1t is conceded that our state Capitol is a
very combustible building and that il is
liable to be destroyed by fire at any time.
For that reason, foremost of several the
Legislature has voted 100000 out of the
state treasury to repair and fire-proof it,
The most valuable article in the Capitol
is Houdons statue of Washington.
Shouldn't II be removed to a place of
safety? We think so. We trust the building
commissioners have power to act i'm this
matter and will not allow that precious
work to be endangered by fire and other
accidents during the period when the Capt.
tol is in the hands of the workmen.
That statue was made from minute meas
urements of Washington's own person,
Houdon, the greatest sculptor of his day,
having made the tedious trip from Paris to
Mount Vernon for that particular purpose.
Houdon hoped to have an order from the
federal government for an equestrian
statue of the father of his country too.
but in that respect he was disappointed
OF the statue in the Capitol here several
copies in bronze are in existence; but il is
1.-The original" that is the thing of value.
and that we have, and that the state au-
thorities ought by all means TO preserve
from danger, which the legislative appro-
priatiOn recognizes as existing and which
may be imminent for all that we know.
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VIII Arbitrate DIFFERENCES.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind. April 1O.-The fight
which the New Albany. Jeffersonville and
Sellershurg Rapid Transit Company has
been making in the City Council for sew
eral weeks for a franchise TO enter the city
and have its terminus in the business sec
ton resulted last night in the Council meet
ing I'm a proposition 20 arbitrate the cues
ton with the New Albany Street-railway
Company. The interurban company seeks
either 10 enter the city over its own track
or make a traffic arrangement with the old
company for the use OF its tracks. The
old company last night named y. $
JOsselyn. manager OF the Kentucky and In
diana Bridge Company its arbitrator
and the interurban company named George
Pau OF JefferSonville. These tVO will en-
0eavor TO agree upon a third umpire and
make q report OF the arbitration proceed
fngs at a special meeting of the Council
next Monday night. The fight between the
companies threatens 10 become an issue
in the city election next month.
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, April 1O.-"Aunt'
Jane Davidson. the oldest resident of De-
catur county. to-day celebrated her ninety
third birthday by giving a fine dinner to her
children and numerous grand and great
grandchildren. She was able to walk out to
the table and enjoy the feast with the gath
cred friends and relatives. She was born in
Monroe county, Virginia, April TO- 1909. She
came to Indiana with her parents. John
Miller and wife, who settled in Franklin
county i'm 1914, two years before Indiana be-
came a State. Her parents lived i'm that
county nine years, their nearest neighbOrs
being seven miles away. They were sur
rounded by the Delaware Indians, who
We're always loyal to the government. Their
home was a resting place for the early
travellers seeking homes and served as
meeting house for the early itinerant
Methodist preacher. The family moved TO
Decatur county in 1923 and i'm 1893 the sub
ject of this sketch was married to Isaac
Davidson. To them were born eight chill
dren, five of whom are living. She has
been a widow for nearly half century.
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The CHILDREN, HEAVEN
BLESS THEM!
Are They Frail, Restless and
Nervous?
PAlNE'SCELERY
COMPOUND
Will Make Them Vigorous,
Healthy, Bright and Happy.

AS a rule, parents are TO blame II their
children are puny, weak. nervous and ir-
ritable The little ones may be well clothed
and fed yet still be sadly neglected from a
physical point of view.
II should be remembered that the chill
dren inherit many Of the troubles that par
ents suffer from. Thousands of little ones
are subjects of nerve troubles. a condition
inherited from father or mother. This
nervous condition begets irritableness. bad
temper, headache. indigestion and stomach
arrangements. Such children need the best
and most intelligent care, or they will grow
up I'm misery and disease.
Give the little ones Paine's Celery Com
pound for the next few weeks. and note
we'll its terrifying effect on the nervous
system: watch the growth in muscle and
flesh.
Thousands of thankful letters have been
received from glad fathers and mothers
who have had their dear ones perfectly
restored 10 health and strength by Paine's
MIR. ]. p Surface. BlueneId. W Va.
deems ~ necessary 10 give testimony IN
favor OF Paine's Celery Compound. His
little son was nervous. and I'm a danger
Fhelps's marvellous prescription was used.
and the little fellows health Is now salts
factory. Mr.. Surface writes thus; Up
20 the time our little boy commenced 20
take Paine's Celery Compound he had heart
trouble. Every night after going 20 bed
he would have nervous spells ana couio
not get his breath, and did not know
what he was doing. In six weeks that
ne has been using Paine's Celery Conn
pound he has wonderfully improved N
health and strength.
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DUBLIN, Ind, April 1O.-Homer Steffy,
aged siXty-fOur years, died suddenly last
evening. He had been working in the gar
den and. becoming fatigued went to his
room to lie down. In a few minutes he was
dead. He was unmarried and "A confirmed
bachelor. He was a member of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. The funeral will
be tomorrow. in charge of Bishop Halock
Floyd.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 10.-Daniel Pee
garden, a civil war veteran. died at the
State Soldiers Home this morning, aged
sixty-siX years. He left a widow in In
dianapolis. He was member Of Company
H. Sixty-eighth Indiana Infantry, and was
born in Union county.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, April 10.-Ben-
jamin Gellinger. a well-known citizen, died
Wednesday evening His age was fifty
eight years. He was a native of Wayne
county and spent practically all his life in
this vicinity.
RICHMOND. Ind. April 10.-William II.
Davis who recently removed from Chester
this county. to near New Paris, o., died
yesterday of pneumonia, after a short ill
ness.
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Evans Resigned.
New York Times.

New DIX lines.
$50 you have resigned at last?" said one
of his friends, meeting Pension Commits
sioner Evans in Washington the other
day.
AT last" exclaimed the retiring COM
missioner. Been doing nothing but resign
ing The word describes my whole career.
When / became commissioner of pensions
1 found | had TO carry the burdens of the
whole army OF congressman, officeholders
and politicians who were logrolling for
pension claimants, and. after a brief strug-
gle, L became resigned TO my fate. L had 10
stand the crossfire of claimants agents
and veterans. and became resigned TO that,
too l was holly criticized and tried 10 de-
fend myself. but soon became resigned TO
silence. | wanted to get out. but had 10 be-
come resigned 10 staying. and now / am
out and am TO be consigned 10 some post
that will make me no longer a casus belli-
and | am resigned TO that
'Well, then, lets have a drink" said the
friend.
Il am resigned 10 that too" said Mr.
Evans.
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Corporation to Quarry Marble.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, April 10.-Charles H
Lawton, a foundryman of this city. is at
the head of a big corporation organized
under the laws of Maine to open extensive
marble quarries in Virginia. The capital
stock is 100000 and the corporation owns
] 200 acres of land on the line of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad. which there are
six rich quarries. The title OF the company
is the American Black Marble Company.
The directors are G. II. Lawton, o. =. Ever
A,10uSta
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Indiana Notes.

ELWOOD.-Work on the grading of the
Union Traction Company's line between
this city and Upton is progressing as rap
idly as men and teams can do the work,
and the construction officials expect to
have cars running between the two cities
by July. The congregation of
the First Presbyterian Church at its an
nual election of officers on Monday, pre-
scented purse of 500 TO the pastor. Rev.
j. A. Dunkle, as a mark of appreciation
of his good work the past year.
WABASH.-An exciting ARRAY took place
last night between Fletcher Payne, Wa
bash attorney, and Kit Moore, a baker
Mr.. Moore had negotiated loan through
Il. +. Payne, and a differencea rose con-
corning the commission. Mr.. Moore, it is
claimed, attacked Mr.. Payne with stone
in a handkerchief and later with the arm
of a chair beating him badly. Mr. Moore
was arrested.
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forces were ready to fight to the bitter end.
A motion to table the resolution was car
ried. 1t was then moved to adjourn the
convention. which motion carried, after an
amendment to meet again in fifteen min
utes by a Welman supporter was lost
The next thing on the tapis in the fight
for congressional nomina ton will doubtless
be the withdrawal of Charles w. Welman.
This will leave but one man, Cy Davis,
avowedly in the race. A call for township
conventions to select delegates to the CON
gressional convention will be issued at once
by Chairman TaYlor.
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MASTER HORsEsHOERs.
Association Elects Officers and Dis
cusses Legislative Reforms.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, April 10.-The Master
Horseshoers' Association closed a two days
convention in this city tonight. Frank j.
Perry was reelected president. The other
officers are: First vice president, George
A. Shafer, of Logansport; second vice pres
ident, George ID. Marshall. Indianapolis;
secretary and treasurer, William Elman-
dorf Evansville; statistician, Wallace Lott
ridge, Marion. Frank j. Perry was also
selected as delegate to attend the national
convention.
Al the sessions of the horseshoers many
and practical reforms were discussed
one of them for the appointment of a
board of examiners in each of the thirteen
districts in the State A bill will be pushed
at the next Legislature to this effect.
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FIGHTING OVER FRANCHISE.
Winona Assembly Traction Enter
Prise Is EncOuntering Opposition.

prise Is EncOuntering Opposition.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WARSAW. Ind. April 1O-Application
was made to the City Council last night for
franchise for an electric road between
Warsaw and winona lake. The application
was signed by DR.. Sol. c. Dickey. secretary
and general manager of the winona As
sembly, and number of others who are
interesr ed in winona. The petitioners an
nounce,i that all preliminary arrangements
had been made and guaranteed that the
road would be in operation by July l. The
matter was referred to a committee and a
special meeting of the Council was called
for tonight to take final action in regard
TO the application. The granting of a fran
chise TO the WinOna people Is being fought
by the Logansport. Rochester & Northern
Traction Company. which as a five-year
franchise over the same streets on which
the new company proposes to build its line.
John u. Widaman. of this city. a director
OF the Logansport. Rochester & Northern
Traction Company, stated to-day that the
company was ready TO commence work on
its line and that that part of il between
Warsaw and Winona lake would be built
this spring. Injunction proceedings may be
brought 10 prevent the granting of a new
franchise. J. 5. Reynolds, real-estate agent
for the WinOna Association. and who is
representing DIR. Sol G. Dickey in this mat
ter said to-day that all preparations for
the building of the line had been made and
that cars would positively be running by
the LIST OF July unless some unforeseen OBJ
stacles are encountered. There was no diff
ficulty I'm securing men to finance the un-
dertakingf he said, land a power plant
has been Professionally contracted for and
can be ready for operations inside OF a
month. Whether this plant will be situated
at Warsaw or WinOna has not been deter
mined" The WinOna officials were induced
10 embark in the street-railway business
by the insistent demand for a line between
this city and WinOna. The line will pass
through the park and terminate at the
auditorium
The special meeting of the Council called
for tonight was postponed and the matter
will be deferred.
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suit Against Yellow Paper.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

TWIIduVIIlI-tE II17iN1II y
one of the queerest libel suits on record
has been entered against a New York pa
per by an indignant Pennsylvania. whose
name was signed TO a letter asking the
opinion and advice OF a pOetess OF passion
employed by that journal TO settle ques-
tons Of ethics. etiquette and sentiment
for the perturbed public The letter pur-
ported TO be d confession OF reprehensible
conduct on the part OF the writer and in
answering IL In the paper the poetess not
only dropped in verse. but administered TO
the supposed immoral married man a
rhetorical roast" of high temperature.
The Pennsylvania swears ne never wrote
the letter and never behaved as rep
resented, and he wants $4,000 dam
ages. Whether the damage was done
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TRUST DEFEATED ITSELF.
Beef Combine Has More than IL Bar
gained For.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FOWLER. Ind. April 1O.-Colonel Tenn
pleton, who is feeding more cattle than
any other one person in Indiana. says that
the high price of beef is not on account of
the trust. but in spite of IT, Last week he
sold 15l head of cattle to a tramp" shipper
at cents. weighed on the farm. The high
est price offered by the trust was Oh. Mr.
Templeton says that the trust is under con-
tract 10 supply England with beef at
certain price but ON account of the high
price OF cattle in this country was losing
money and has cancelled its contract In
consequence the supply OF beef has de-
creased i'm London and the price has adj
vanced The thing the trust aid TO lower
the market In the United States advanced
the price the world over.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, April 10.-To-day all
local butchers announced "A material ad-
vance in the prices on meats of all kinds
The butchers met last ni-ht and decided TO
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wabash Farmer Missing.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, April 1O.-John Baker
well-known resident of the northern part
of this county, has been missing since Mon
day. Mr.. Baker came to the city to meet
Charles Lands. neighbor, who had been
away on a visit Lands did not come and
Baker returned home and came back on
Tuesday. The team was left here and
Baker has not been seen or heard from
since, and his family is much distressed.
He was a wel-to-do man of sixty-five and
of good habits.
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CHILD WITNESSED SUICIDE.
Compelled to Watch Mrs. Ida Moore
Take Morphine and Die.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUrE, Ind, April 1o.-The
story of the suicide of a young woman with
a terrorized child as an observer comes
from Clinton. Mrs. Ida Moore, employed
in the family of J. l.. Horney, took NOR
phine at 10 o'clock Tuesday night in the
presence of the twelve-year-old adopted
daughter of Mr.. Horney, who shared the
room with the woman. The girl was told
that If she made an outcry or attempted to
warn the family she would be shot, and
revolver shown to her to make the in
timidation effective. The child was ter
rorized and watched the woman take the
poison and go into heavy sleep. Through
out the night the child observed the heavy
breathing, but was afraid to move for fear
the woman would be aroused and use the
wea pom. In the morning members of the
family came to the room, but the poison
had done its work and death came at
o'clock. Mrs. Moore was only nineteen
years of age, and recently brought suit
for divorce from John Moore, whom she
married about year ago.
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OLD LANDMARK GONE.
The Hugh Hanna Home ut wabash
Being Torn Down.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind. April 1O.-The old resi-
dence of Hugh Hanna the first dwelling
erected in Wabash, is being torn down.
work beginning this morning. 1t was a
large frame. built on the side Of the hill
in the eastern part of Wabash, command
ing a view of the valley of the Wabash for
miles. The structure is of stone and frame.
and contained over twenty rooms. 1t was
built by Colonel Hanna, the founder OF
Wabash, in 1884, and until the last ten
years was in a good state of preservation.
In the early days of the town it was the
stopping place for all who had business
relations with the Miami Indians, travelling
up and down the river.
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Four Generations Represented.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CLAY CITY, Ind, April 10.-JOhn Meyer
and his wife celebrated their golden we'd
ding yesterday at their farm two miles
from this place. Mr.. Meyer is one of the
leading farmers of this community. There
were present one of Mr.. Meyers brothers
and wife and Mrs. Meyers sister from
Ohio. a son from Virginia, daughter from
the State of Washington and a son from
Michigan, besides large number of rela-
tives of this State. Four generations OF
the Meyer family were represented. Mr.
Meyer is seventy-twO years old, and he and
his wife have been identified with the
church for MANY wears
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Lost Fingers and Thumb.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Ind, April 10.-This aft
ernoon Otto Shinn, an employe at the
Novelty wood works and sawmill of ]. II.
Moulden & Co., of this city. had the fingers
and thumb OF his left hand cut off by
coming in contact with a cutoff saw.
board with which he was working slipped
and threw his hand against the saw.
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PROVED AN ALIBI.
Ernest R. Hall Was with His Wife at
the Time of N Robbery.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind. April 1O.-Ernest r.
Hall, who was arrested at Markle, Hunt
ington county, and charged with being i'm
plcated in the robbery of a bank at Clay
pool last week proved an alibi to-day and
was released from Jail in order that he
might 20 to his dying wife. After his ar
rest a Waterman who was assaulted by
four robbers claimed to positively identify
Hall as one of the men, but il was shown
later that on the night of the robbery Han
with his wife. When his wife's cond1-
ton was learned Hall was released on his
own recOgnizance.
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VermiIiion County Nominations.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEWPORT, Ind. April 10-The Repub-
licans of Vermillion county met at Dana
to-day and nominated the following ticket:
Treasurer. Huron r. Southard sheriff,
James A. Swain; recorder. Albert X Ma
han; surveyor, Oscar b. Zell; corner Rob-
ert j. Hasty; commissioners, Allen Frazier
and William T. Sanders; County Council,
William l.. Parke, William III. Owen, Levi
II. Altman, Phlo Curtis, Henry Z. Cade,
Ed Brown, William c. Wright
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PRESIDING ELDERS REPORT.
Business Before the North Indiana VI.
p. Conference.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind. April 10-The North In
diana NJ. r. Conference opened this morn
ing with the observance of the sacrament
of the Lords supper. conducted by Bishop
Joyce, assisted by the presiding elders of
the district. The first business was the
report Of the Rev. L. l.. Seamans. presiding
elder OF the Wabash district. He stated
that there had been over 5000 conversions
in the district during the past year. and
that during the same time $1,000 had been
expended on debt and church improve
rnents. There are between 5000 and 1900
Sunday-school scholars in the district and
about the same number OF members in the
church. There are thirty-One pastoral
charges IN the district. which is IN a very
prosperous condition.
The Rev. DIR. McDaniels OF Fort Wayne
reported for his district. and the Rev. DR..
kemp reported for the Goshen district
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Charged with EmbezzIement.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, April 10.-Frank Ellis, of
this city, was arrested at Anderson last
night on a charge of embezzlement. He
has been employed in the ]. III. Burge
cigar factory here and is alleged to have
collected money belonging to his employ
ers and used il to pay personal expenses.
Ellis had been here but a short time.
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FORT WAYNE REPUBLICANS.
They Are Delighted with Decision of
Police Court Contest.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Apr. 10.-The Re
publicans were much pleased when, at
noon, it became known here that the SUI
preme Court had sustained their conten-
ton that the Governor, under the charter
amendment, had the right to appoint
police judge and that Robert B. Dreibel-
bliss would serve until the next general
election for mayor, in May, 1905. The case
was argued by Judge Taylor J. B. Harper
and w. j. Vesey on a brief prepared by
Mr.. Harper, whose language was closely
followed in the opinion. The local court is
reversed, which supports the Republican
contention and gives both the office and the
salary to Judge Dreibelblss. @. w. Louttit
has been serving for nearly a year without
compensation. He was the Democratic
contestant.
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Why He Hurried Home.


Washington Post.
At this season of the year. there is some-
thing of interest i'm the remark l heard a
farmer from rural Illinois make in the
Capitol yesterday.
''Why do you suppose said his fellow
Illinoisan, who was seeing Washington for
the first time that German prince was
i'm such a powerful hurry to get home?
Couldn't he a-stayed and seen more sights
like this.'' pointing out the window TO the
budding trees.
"Oh | don't know" answered the ILL.,
nois editor, "but I reckon he wanted 10 get
home in time to make garden"
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Theology. as He Understood IL.
Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore sun
Passengers in an uptown car one after
noon last week were very much entertained
and amused by discussion of things spir-
itual by two colOred passengers. As the de-
bate waXed warmer the voices OF the de-
baters grew louder until what was said
was plainly audible 10 all in the car. After
each had made a confession of faith and
given his views of the means whereby
mortal man could gain salvation. one of
the pair blurted out. in a tone that implied
that all his hope for the next world was
embodied in the words:
We'll sab, / b'lieve dat what's gwine TO
be is sho'ly gwine to be-
Huh grunted his companion. con-
temptuously. Den yo' b'lieves in premedi-
tashun.
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HUSBANDS AND wIFE's RETURN.
Representative and Mrs. Holiday
Were Each Called to Deathbeds.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 10-Repre-
sentative Holiday returned TO his home
yesterday from Kahokia, Mo. where he
had gone TO be at the deathbed of his
mother Mrs. Holiday has just returned
from Columbus. Ind. where she attended
the funeral Of her sister.