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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-07

1t is to borrow the money and build the
plant. The city will impose a special tax
OF 10 cents on the 500 for a rund WHICH,
II is believed, will. within five years, &C
cumulate enough money 10 permit the city
10 take over the plant. The company Is 10
be exempt from taxation unless the dlyl-
dends should exceed 8 per cent IN the
time pending the taking over OF the plant
the city will be a customer of the com.
pany. The city now pays more than $5O.VVo
Company. on the basis Of $40 a year for
each fire plug.
Mayor Steeg has recommended municipal
ownership, and it is understood that a
majority of the Council at present are in
favor of the plan.
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CHALLENGE TO MIR. ZENOR.
CorydOn Man SHES His Castor Into
the Congregational Ring.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Feb. George K.
Gwartney, of Corydon, has announced him
self as a candidate against the Hon. w.
T. Zenor for the Democratic nomination
for Congress in the Third district. To-day
he issued a challenge to Mr.. Zenor to leave
the nomination to the voters of Harrison
county, of which both are residents. He
proposes that the one who can carry that
county in the primary shall be declared the
nominee and the other shall retire from
the race. In concluding his challenge he
says: This proposition is made TO you,
believing that our friends and neighbors,
who know us best. are the most competent
TO decide which of us shall continue in
the race" The challenge has been for
warded to Mr.. Zenor, who is now in Wash
ington. ID. G.
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Home Must BE Enlarged.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Feb. 6.-Superintendent
Fisher, of the Dunkard Orphans Home,
at Mexico. reports that his institution will
soon have to be enlarged. He is now look
ing after charges officially for sixteen
counties of this State and a number from
adjoining States. The home, together with
the adjoining Old Folks Home, was found
ed by the pioneer citizen, Mr.. Miller, who
died recently.
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to paragraphs from an editorial in the
Railway Gazette and said they expressed
his views on some features Of electrical
traction. The paragraphs follow:
IF the tunnel had been worked by cleo
tricity and II the collision had taken place
through the paralysis of the faculties and
energies Of the engine hand. the result
would probably have been considerably
worse than IL actually was. IL would seem
TO follow that anybody equipping a tunnel
or elevated road for electric trains should
take every precaution known to the pres
ent state OF the art to guard against fire.
obviously, the Pennsylvania Railroad
people are justified in assuming by the
time their under-river tunnels are ready
for trains a good deal OF experience viii
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FIRES.
Big Barn of Banker McCuIIoch De-
strOyed Near Fort Wayne.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Feb. 6.-The big
barn on the farm of Charles McCulloch,
banker. burned to-day, entailing a loss of
$1,000. Insurance $3.50. The fire started
from the lamp of barn men who were try
ing to thaw out a water pipe connected
with the windmill.
The valuable stock and farm implements
were saved, but the hay, oats and other
grains were lost.
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Smallpox Cases at Button.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON, Ind, Feb. 6.-An epidemic
of smallpox is feared here, as there are
three cases in the city and seven in Wells
county within five miles of Bluffton. The
health authorities are aking many pre-
cautions. but the disease is spreading, and
a new case was reported to-day. Yesterday
DR.. SEVERN. the city health officer, ordered
$50 girls employed at the G. c. Sixby mitten
factory to be v~accinated. The disease here
has so far been extremely light, and cit
liens show no alarm.
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Button in the H~igh-SchOoI League.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON, Ind, Feb. 6.-The Button
High School has accepted an invitation re-
Gently extended offering a place in the
State High School Oratorical Association.
Brooks Gutelius, a member of the senior
class, probably will be the contestant from
the Button school in the oratOrical con-
test which will be held May 2 in Indianap-
oils. Other schools in the association are
Indianapolis, Muncie, Columbus and Madi-
son.
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LITTLE GIRL KILLED.
Explosion of Gas Wrecks n House TN
Fort Man Hurt.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 6.-The house
of Frederick Koppenhoeffer, at No. 60
Stophlet street. was destroyed this morn
ing by an explosion of gas under the floor.
Louisa. the fve-year-old adopted daughter,
was thrown from a sofa where she was
sleeping and her skull was fatally frac-
tured. Harry Kline. who was attempting
floor and whose lighted candle set off the
gas. was painfully but not fatally burned.
The house Is a wreck.
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May BE Fatally Hurt.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG, Ind, Feb. 6.-Yesterday
as County Commissioner j. l.. Robinson
was coming down stairs at the Arlington
Hotel, his foot slipped. causing him to fall
TO the foot OF the stairway. His right arm
was broken i'm two places and his head and
body severely bruised. He is still uncon-
scious and is not expected 10 live. He has
been commissioner i'm this county for
twelve years.
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Lighting System Also Sold.

Special TO the India napolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind. Feb. 6.-The sale OF the
Kokomo Street-railway Company to George
Marrot, of indianapolis, also includes the
transfer of the Kokomo electric lighting
system to Mr.. MarrOt. Both belonged TO
Detroit capitalists and they were operated
under the same management. I. {. Nc
Reynolds. manager OF the consolidated Ko-
komo plants, will be retained as local man
aRer.
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Franklin City Convention.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Feb. 6.-The Repub-
licans held their city convention tonight,
Captain Middleton presiding. DR.. John
Nixon was nominated for mayor, Arthur
Owens for clerk, Victor Bergen for treas
urer and Thomas Finn for marshal.
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LemueI King.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 6.-The death of
Lemuel King. aged seventy-five. occurred
in Muncie to-day. He was located in In
dianapOlis with his family in 1885 and lived
there several years. his father being elected
auditor of Marion county in the forties
and he was deputy auditor.
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RevivaIs Mt Bourbon.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BOURBON, Ind, Feb. GA four weeks
revival meeting at the Methodist Church
closed last Sunday. The interest was un-
usual and results very satisfactory. The
Rev. George Musson, of Ligonier, an evan
gelist Of the Christian Church, will con-
duct a series of revival meetings at the
opera house, beginning next Sunday.
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TO THE SUFFERING PUBLIC: It is with a feeling of extreme graft
tude and thankfulness and a humane desire to benefit others that 1 write out
my own experience in the use of Prof Edward E Phelps wonderful prepara-
t6n, called "Paines Celery Compound" Owing o a fall from a horse several
years ago, 1 became a nervous. invalid, and last year l entered a hospital as
a patient, where 1 wa operated OF By a famous New York surgeon.
The surgical operation was successful but nervous prosraion followed.
A summer in Newport, with the best medical attendance failed to restore my
nerves to their normal condition. l was absolutely unable to digest any solid
food, and this weak condition of my digestive organs, combined with insomnia
caused the deepest depression. A constant tenderness and soreness in the
region of my stomach, with a dull headache and extreme weakness, created a
feeling of hopeessness, from which 1 was unable to RISE
1t was in this melancholy frame of mind that 1 CHANGED to meet a Boston
lawyer, who said to me, Il was in almost the condition that you re now in, and
after spending hundreds of dollars without receiving any benefit 1 was induced
by a friend to give Panes Celery Compound a trial. which l did, and it cured
me completely when everything else had failed"
Twas rather skeptiCal about trying prepared medicine but 1 ordered a
bottle from my druggist and began to take it according to directions. Much to
my surprise slept sOundy at night and did not wake in the morning with the
usual dull headache. Then, too L developed an appetite for solid food and soon
was able to digest course dinner without any unpleasant sensations. I am
10Y completely restored to health after about two months useO of the Compound
Sympathizng deeply with all who may be suffering as did, take this method
of reaching strangers, after writing personal letters to my particular friends
With the sincere hope that others may be benefited as have been by the
useo of Paines Celery Compound, am
Very truly yours,
382 Newbury St. MRS. FRANCES L. BERNHARDT.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PENDLETON, Ind, Feb. 6.-The farm
residence on George Franks farm, south
Of here. and occupied by Thomas Franklin
and family, was destroyed by fire yester-
day afternoon. The loss is estimated at
$1,000, with 500 insurance.
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Discrepancy i'm County Accounts.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Jan. 6.-To-day 1t was dis
covered by the newly-elected county treas
urer, Simon l.. Row, that there is a dis
crepancy in the school fund accounts of
his predecessor. John Mcdonald, who has
gained some publicity by writing love
songs, to the amount of $500 When last
heard from Mr.. Mcdonald was in South
Carolina and consequently he has not yet
been notified of the discovery. His friends
say he will promptly account for the money
when notified.
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Death of a 5000 Cow.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Feb. 6.-One of John II. Mil
ler's finest polled Durham cows, Fifth Mi
ami Victoria. valued at 5000. died to-day.
The animal took first prizes at the Pan
American and numerous other exhibits of
first class.
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QUEER STRIKE DEVELOPMENT.
Church tn Close Because its Pastor
Rode ON the street Cars.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL. Ind. Feb. 6.-An unusual boy
colt was reported from Cloverland, just
west of here. to-day. The minister who is
holding a revival meeting at the principal
church there made a trip to this city on
the street car. AS a consequence only nine
persons attended the service last night,
and the meeting probably will close. Most
Of his congregation are labOrers, and their
families and they are In sympathy with
the street-car strikers.
The strikers have issued a call for a mass
meeting TO be held on the 18th, when they
will organize a cooperative general mer-
chandise store. in retaliation of the action
taken by the Merchants Association. which
recently passed resolutions opposing boy
colts
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suit to ForecIose n Lien.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES. Ind, Feb. g. The Fort
Wayne Construction Company filed suit to-
day to foreclose a $23.O00 lien on the Vim
cennes electric lighting plant, making the
Sechner Company. of st. Louis. and the
Northern and Royal Trust companies, of
Chicago. defendants.
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Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Ind, Feb. 6.-The Balti-
more * Ohio Southwestern shop strike has
been declared of by the American FEEDER
alton OF Labor. The shops will be grad
ually reopened and most OF the GOO idle
men will be ~re-emplOYed soon.
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ROck-R Dad Bonds Sold.
ial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG, Ind. Feb. 6.-Yesterday
afternoon County Treasurer Houchin sold
s65. 600 of Washington township rock-road
bonds to j. F. Wild & Co. of Indianapolis,
at a premium of 81 100. Work on the road
system will be begun in a few weeks.
Twenty-seven miles of road are to be i'm
proved.
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Thanks Due TO Cranbourne.

Boston Advertiser.
The thanks Of the continental great pow
ers are due TO Lord CranbOurne. under Sec
rotary or state for foreign affairs. on ac-
count Of his answer IN the House Of Com
mons 10 Henry Norman's question about
the attitude OF European governments to-
ward our own. just before the outbreak OF
the war with Spain. But for his lordship's
statement they might never have discov-
cred how much they all loved Us IN iS9S.
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Prominent Farmer Fatally Hurt.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind. Feb. 6.-Chalmers
Goodwin. one of the leading stock dealers
and farmers Of Sullivan county, was ia
tally injured late this afternoon, on his
farm four miles north of this city. While
he was cutting timber a heavy limb fell
on his head. fracturing his skull. Mr..
Goodwin Is about thirty-seven years old,
and is "A brother of ex-County Commission
er George Goodwin. His wife is the daugh-
ter OF John Otto, one of the oldest citizens
of the county.
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STORMY COUNCIL MEETING.
G. J. MarOtt's Proposition Rejected by
Logansport government.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT. Ind. Feb. 6-The City
Council at a stormy session lasting until
after midnight last night passed an ordi-
nance granting 20 Messrs. Stoneman and
Lau. of Detroit. a franchise for an entrance
into the city for an electric road which they
propose to build from Kokomo. This Aas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-07

spect the case yesterday. and incidentally
he made a talk to the school children on
the need Of vaccination. This is the sec
ond case at that place this winter.
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have been had and the electric art VIII
have been advanced considerably beyond
it's present state. but Others will have 10
begin TO get their experience at once"
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AT NEW YORK.
Sharp Upturn I'm the Cereals, with
Flour Active and Firm.

NEW YORK, April 2-FIour-Receipts
1896 brls; exports. 7.49S brls. The market
was fairly active and firm. Minnesota
patents, $3.SOd3.95; Minnesota bakers. $3.50
$500; winter patents. sssOQ3.95; winter
straight, S3.7OQ3.S5; winter extras, s3l5a
325; winter low grades. s2.95q3.O5. Rye
flour quiet; fair to good. $315Q3.40; choice
to fancy. s3.5oQS.65. Corn meal firm; yell
low Western, SIPS; city. sl-27; Brandywine.
S3.5Oa355 Rye steady; No. Western, 63lsc.
f. o. b. afioat; state. 60d61c, c. i. (. New
York car lots. Barley quiet; feeding, ga
CSC, c. /. f. New York; mailing. 6Sa72c, C. l.
f. New York.
Wheat-Receipts none; exports none
Spot steady: No. red. s31sc elevator, s5Ikc
{. o. b. ahoat; No. ! northern Duluth. S27sc
{. o. b. afioat; No. ! hard Manitoba. SS7sc.
+ O. b. afoat. Opening easier on rains in
the Southwest, wheat had a violent up-
turn on covering. heavy Southwest buying
and further crop damage reports; it then
eased of under realizing and closed steady
at An2sc net advance. May, 7S7sd791bc
closed at 7Sl4c; June, le9sQl9Ac. closed at
79lsc; September, 7S9sa7S1zc, closed at Isle.
Corn-Receipts, 1850 bu: exports, IL 2e6
bu Spot firm; No. ?. 67ssc elevator. 675kc
T. o. b. afioat. Corn was firm from the
start, rejecting small stocks and South
west demand. higher cables and the wheat
strength. The close was strong at &c net
advance. May, 65l4G655sc, closed at 657sc:
July, 64Isd65l2c. closed at 65%c: September,
64IsS864ssc, closed at 64ssc.
Oats-Receipts, 1880 bu; exports. 36.0S6
bu Spot firm; No. 2 4sc; No. 3. 47lkc; No
white 5lc No. white. sec: track mixed
Western, 47116l4Sc: track white. 4SG55c. Op-
tons firm and higher with the other mar
kets.
Hay steady; shipping. eo@e5c: good to
choice, S5ff90c.
Hops firm: state. common 20 choice. 1901
crop 15al9I5c. 1900 l3ul4c: old. 4Q6c: Pa
cific coast. 1901 crop, 15glS1ec; 1900 lSal4c;
old, 4Q6c.
Hides quiet: Galveston. % to 8 pounds.
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The Kansas city Trouble.

KANSAS CITY, April 12.-The stockyaris
boycott, declared yesterday by members OF
the Live Stock Exchange because of an OBJ
noxious rule adopted by the Stockyards
Company was still in force to-day Both
sides appear determined 10 maintain their
position, and no immediate settlement is
in sight As Saturday is a short day 1t
was not possible 10 tell what effect the
commission mems request 10 shippers TO
send their cattle hogs and sheep TO other
markets had on the receipts. The packers
say they do not believe the boycott will
have much influence upon next weeks re-
ceipts of hogs, at least. Packers openly
assert they will buy from owners III the
commission men refuse 10 sell to them
and the yard companies insist that buyers
will be at the yards usual in all depart
ments and anxious 10 buy all classes of
stock Reports We're current at the ex-
change to-day that commission firms at
St. Joseph and ST. Louis are taking adj
vantage OF the situation and flooding the
country with circulars inviting shippers TO
ship to those markets.
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Butter. Cheese and Errs.

NEW YORK. April 2.-Butter-Recelpts 2z2s
packages. Market steady 90 firm; State dairy
25d39c. State creamery. 2sG3lc: renovated. 2id
2Sc; factory. 20626c: imitation creamery. 24d29c
Cheese-Receipts LAS packages Market nrm /.
state fun creams small early made fancy col
ored and white 130i3hc; full creams. large fail
made, fancy colored and white l2ni2Ac Eggs
Receipts 6.2ls packages. Market arm; State
and Pennsylvania, lsizc: Western. az mark. Ise1
l6i4c Southern. at mark. l50l5Ac.
PHILADELPHIA. April I2.-Butter firm: extra
Western creamery, 32c; extra nearby prints Sac
Eggs steady: fresh nearby. 15iac. fresh Western
l544 dsc, fresh Southwestern. I5izc: fresh SOUTH
ern. 15c Cheese steady; New York full creams
fancy small. l2AQl3c, New York full creams
fair TO choice uNl2izc
BALTIMORE. April 12.-Butter firm: fancy i'm
itation. 25d2sc: fancy creamery. unl2c; fancy
ladIe. 25d26c: fancy roll. 2fnz5c. good roll. 22d
&c: store packed. 2i@2ic. Eggs firm and un-
changed: fresh. i5c. Cheese hrms large. 12dl2i.c.
medium l3dl3Ac. small, l3al5atc.
CHICAGO. April i2.-On the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market was easy; creamerles
26G2sc: dairies, 2iGz7c. Cheese steady az l2dl3c
Eggs easy. fresh, lf&c.
KANSAS CITY. April 12.-Eggs firm: new No
whitewood cases included. lf3zc per dozen;
cases returned, l4c.
CINCINNATI. April legs steady az 1fc.
Butter steady at sc Cheese steady. Ohio fat
l2izc.
sT. LOUIS. April l2-Butter firm. creamery.
25aSlc, dairy, 2la25c- Eggs higher at ii3ac
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DIVIDEND STOCKS
Paying 10 per cent. and over. Apply TO Oran
Perry. S27 Law Building. Indianapolis

1sc. California. p TO Is pounds. 1slsc: Texas
dry, "a TO - pounds. l31ac. Leather dull;
hemlock sole. Buenos Ayres. light TO heavy
weights, 26i5d29c.
Beef firm; family. SlSdl4: mess. Sl0.5oal1:
beef hams, S20d2l packet. $llQl2; city ex-
ira India mess. SlSH20. Cut meats nrm:
picked bellies. S925@l0.50; picked Shout
eers, S75QS. picked hams. Sl0.50ql2. Lard
steady; Western steamed Sl005 Refined
steady; continental, $l015: s A., SEQ;
compound. SIS7lzQSl2k. Pork firm; family,
$3.50; short clear. $l7.75q0; mess. Sl6-1Sg
l7.25.
Potatoes firm; Maine dag. S240q2.5o:
New York. fair 10 prime (sack), S21502-25:
Jersey sweets (brD. S3.50Q5.
Tallow firm; city. 6i4c; country. 6Aa6ikcc-
Cotton-seed oil steady; prime crude noml-
pal; prime yellow, 42lsd43c.
Rice steady; domestic. fair TO extra, 41s9
61zc; Japan. 4asQ5c. Molasses firm; New Or
leans open kettle. good 10 choice, 3Sd4lc.
Coffee-Spot Rio dull: No. Z invoice, csc.
Mild quiet; Cordova. Sl4Hl2c.
Sugar-Raw steady fair refining, 23sc;
centrifugal. 96 test Sac: molasscs sugar,
2Ssc. Refined STEADY; No. s, 425cs No. Z.
4.15c; No 5. 405c; No. 3, Sc; No. 10. 5.y5c:
No II, 1850 bid: No. r. 3.S5c: NO. Is. S.S5c:
No. IA. 3.S5c; standard A. 4izc; confection-
ers' A, 460c: mold A, 515c. cutloaf, 5.30c;
crushed. 5.30c; powdered, 490c; graduated.
l. soc: cubes 5.05c
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PRIVATE WIRE ADvICEs.
Market Fairly Active and Diversified
and Generally Strong.
Meyer & Kiser's telegram

Meyer & Kiser's telegram
NEW YORK, April lz.-To-days market
was little influenced by the movement of
l.. & N, which for the time being lost some
of its attractiveness, although the stock
was strong, with a gain of 8 points at one
time, losing part at the close. No official
confirmation of any deal was forthcoming.
AS regards the general list it opened fairly
steady and gained in most cases, especially
when the bank statement appeared with
an increase of about 100000 in the re-
serve and a decrease in loans of over $6,00O,-
600, which was considered a favorable ex-
hibit. Especially strong features were Colo
RADIO Southern issues with advance of
about points in each of the three issues.
Canadian Pacific at one time on very heavy
trading gained points. St. Paul. Missouri
Pacific, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific,
as we'll the leading grangers, were well
bought. The cOalers were firm. and in the
industrial department international Power
rose to 11O12. American Locomotive gained
about points. while Amalgamated Copper
lost a point of yesterdays advance.