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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-09
REPLY TO CUSTER SUIT.
Two Ohio Railway Companies Deny
They Are Operated as a Trust.

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. S.-The answers of
the Hooking Valley and the Ohio Central
Railway Companies to the suits recently
brought in Logan and Crawford counties
to Gust them from their charters, were filed
late this afternoon. The suits charged that
the two railways, which are parallel, have
been u%nlawfully consolidated, and that in
their alliance with certain coal companies
they virtually constitute a trust. also that
the property of the railway companies had
been returned for taxation at much less
than its real value. In the answers, which
are practically identical. a general denial
is entered as to the existence of a trust
between the companies named. The denial
covers the charge that excessive freig hts
and express and passenger fares have been
charged, and relates that the express bus
mess is entirely under the control of the
express companies doing business over said
lines. In each case defendant says that
it's rate Of fare and freight charges have
at all times been as low as, if not lower
than those of other railroads in the State
of Ohio for like services and under similar
Interrogatories relating TO officers of the
companies are answered, but it is claimed
that it is not practical to give "a list of
on the market and is constantly chang
ing hands. The answer asserts that the
defendant company has no definite knOwl-
edge as to whether the j. p. Morgan Com
pany owns 81 per cent. of the said COM
| panies and therefore cannot deny the same,
but denies that the same has been used by
said j. p. Morgan Company to carry on
the purposes of the alleged combination
and the prevention of competition between
said lines.
The defendant companies then move the
court that the plaintiff be required. by
pleading, to set forth wherein said COM
panies have entered into a combination
TO preclude a free and unrestricted compe-
titiOn among themselves. A demurrer is
also filed to the plaintiffs third cause Of
action. which relates to the alleged nom
payment OF taxes, on the ground that this
cause of action is improperly joined in
the petition.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. S.-Coroner
Barnett was kept busy yesterday and last
night with three sudden deaths, due either
10 heart disease or apOplexy. The first was
a farmer of Perry township named Luther
Otto. who became III while chopping wood
and was led into the house by his wife. He
expired before relief could be secured. He
was born in this county in 1851 and had
lived here ever since. The second case was
that of Mrs. Mary Biegel, aged ffty-five,
who became faint on her way down town
and was compelled to seek assistance at
the home of John w. Winters, 10 whose
family she was a stranger. She had hard
~ more than been seated when she eX-
pired. Death was due to apOpleXy. The
third case was that of Robert Rhodes. col
Ored, employed on the farm of James Axe,
near W~illiamspOrt. He entered the Kitchen,
sat down by the stove and without warn
ing ceased to breathe. He was born a
lave in Virginia in 1854.
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Big Four May Enter Pittsburg.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 8.-The Leader
tomorrow will say: ut was commonly
reported here yesterday that. despite re-
cent denials and contradictory evasions,
the Big Four Railroad is soon to enter
Pittsburg by way of the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie. The Vanderbilts own the Northern
Ohio, which connects the Big Four from
New London to Akron, and il is proposed
10 build a line from Akron to Youngstown,
where the Northern Ohio will connect with
the P~ittsburg * Lake Erie. giving the Big
-Four a direct route into Pittsburg. This
will afford a new entrance 10 Pittsburg
from the South and Southwest by way of
St. Louis. 1t Is not expected that the Big
Four will endeavor TO do otner than freight
business from Cincinnati, but from st.
Louis, Kansas City and the Southwest a
big field will be opened up TO the new
route"
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Royse VIII Oppose Brick.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind. Feb. Information
from the Thirteenth district. where Repre-
sentative A. l.. Brick was supposed TO have
a clear track for denomination by the Re
publicans, is TO the effect that Lem w.
Royse. of Kosciusko county. who served
four years in Congress, will ask for the
nomination. Mr.. RoySe, who Is an able
lawyer at Warsaw, was defeated in con-
venticn the last time he sought the nomi-
nation owing to postofice controversies.
He resumed his practice and was slated
for the Circuit Bench in Kosciusko county
had Judge Biggs been appointed 10 sue
coed Judge Baker on the Indiana Supreme
Bench. As this ambition is thwarted IL is
said he wants TO return to Congress.
Chairman Brown has called the district
committee to meet at South Bend next
Monday 10 choose the time and place for
the congressional convention.
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MONTGOMERY FOR lands.
Delegates to Vote for Him First, Last
and All the Time.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Feb. S.-The
Republicans of Montgomery county met
this afternoon and selected delegates for
the congressional nominating convention at
Kokomo on March 20. In Union town
shin f. p. Mount acted as chairman of the
meeting and a. A. Mccain as secretary. A
resolution was adopted ~praising c. b. Lam
dis for his services in Congress. and in
structing the following delegates to vote
for him, first, last and all the time. as
was also done in all the townships: a. b.
Anderson, Finley =. Mount, Major c. NJ.
Travis. A. C. Jennison. William f. Robb,
Ammon Jones, w. II. III. Smith. James I.
Iaymon, H. S. Ensminger, DR.. b.. Z. May,
Charles NJ. Crawford, w. w. Watson, DR..
w. IL. Ristine, William Wilkinson. T.. B.
Nicholson, Harley w. Ornbaun. Albert S.
Miller, Il. L.. Morse, Captain George +.
Myers.
Delegates from other townships are Bert
Page. Perry Coffman, John c. Wingate,
George Bayless. w. A. Colman, William
Miles, Harry Kritr, S. G. Kelsey, E. P. Nc
Claskey, W. B.. Rodman, F. Burroughs,
F. +. Carman, j. w. Harshbarger. w. NJ.
Mills, Charles Grug, j. G. Follick.
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CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The South Side Maennerchor will give an
entertainment at Lyra Hall this evening.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the
Mayhower Church will meet next Friday
at 3 o'clock in the church parlorS.
The Naomi Auxiliary will be entertained
by Mrs. Rose Jeffries, corner Pleasant and
Laurel streets. Thursday afternoon.
Major Robert Anderson Relief Corps will
give a social and tea Wednesday evening,
Feb. u, at Pierson Hall, with supper from
3 to 10 O'Clock.
The Good VIII Club will meet tomorrow
afternoon i'm the parlors of the Y. NJ. /.
Hall on East North street with Mrs. Mills
and Mrs. Fodder.
Members of the Manetto Club of St.
Josephs Church Will give a social and en-
tertainment tomorrow night in the Y. NJ. L.
Hall on East North street.
The Social and BUSINESS Union of Roberts
Park Church will meet tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 in the church parlors. A good
programme has been prepared.
The Rev. w. b. Farmer addressed the
members of the intermediate class of the
Y. M. g. a. yesterday morning. His topic
was Forms of Worship of the Primitive
Church"
The w. +. NJ. S. of Roberts Park M. L.
Church will hold its regular monthly meet
ing at the home of Mrs. j. S. Berryhill, 1893
North Alabama street, on Friday after
noon, Feb. Ia.
Mr.. Daniel L. Otero. of Bogota. Colombia,
who has just completed a four years
course at Purdue University, was elected
vice president Of the Spanish Literary Club
at its last meeting.
-Encampment No. 50, of the Union Veteran
Legion, will give a smoker next Tuesday
evening, Feb. II. at 1880 o'clock, in honor OF
General j. +. Brown. of Washington, ID.
c., national commander.
Mrs. Area Maddox, 1929 Ashland avenue,
will entertain the Queen Esther Auxiliary
Feb. Ia. She will be assisted by Mrs. An
toinette Winter, Mrs. Ada C.. Simons and
Mrs. Katharine Manning.
Members of the Rathbone Sisters will
give a ball in Tomlinson Hall next Fri
day night for the benefit OF the Pythian
Orphans Home fund. Already the society
has so, 600 for this fund.
The Ladies Aid Society of King-avenue
NJ. E.. Church gave Mrs. Sidelia Gregg a
surprise party Friday evening in celebra-
ton of her fiftieth birthday and presented
her with a rocking chair.
Oliver S. Clay will deliver a lecture Tues
day night at the colored 1. o. o. +. Hall or
Indiana avenue. Mr.. Clay's theme will be
The Future Possibilities of the Negro
A quartet Will furnish music.
A solemn high mass of requiem for the
late Sister Maurice. who died at st. Mary
of the Woods recently, Will be celebrated in
st. Johns Church e Thursday morning
at 9 o'clock by the Rev. Francis H. Gavisk.
The mass has been arranged for by mem
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wINDFALL STREET BONDS.

nanolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINDFALL, Ind, Feb. S.-An important
legal question is now raised between the
town OF Windfall and the holders of street
Improvement bonds, issued under the Bar
rett law. as TO whether the bondholders
shall lose more than $1,000 assessed against
the public school grounds in the town or
whether the town will have to pay it.
In 1900 the town board of trustees con-
structed two brick paved streets along
the school property. A New Castle firm
was awarded the contract for the improve
ment. When IL was completed the school
trustees signed a waiver IN order 10 obtain
the benefit OF the ten years plan OF pay
iug the assessments under the Barrett law.
Street Improvement bonds were issued and
accepted by the contractors. The bonds
were sold 10 the local bank.
Day before yesterday the Appellate Court
OF the State, In the case Of Sutton VS.. The
School City OF Montpelier. held that the
trustees OF a town k7v~ :. right TO as
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JUMPED INTO THE RIVER.
ATTEMPT of n JeRersonviIIe Woman tn
End Her Life.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Feb. Mis-
Sallie Baxter. one of the best-known young
women in the city, and a daughter of Mrs.
A. ]. Baxter, attempted suicide this morn
ing by jumping into the river. She was
rescued by Bud Whitesides, and after re-
naming unconscious for several hours re-
vived. and it is thought now that she viii
suffer no bad effects from the cold plunge.
Miss Baxter has been i'm i'll health for some
time ard is subject to melancholy attacks.
just before noon to-day she left her home,
which is two blocks from the river. and.
bareheaded, made her way to the waters
edge. where, ii is said, she prayed and
sang. and then deliberately plunged into
the icy water. Her brother. who had gone
in search OF her, witnessed the jump and
reached the waters edge in time to assist
in saving her life.
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Indiana Notes.

LIBERTY.-Union county farmers held q
largely attended institute here on Friday
and Saturday. Q. Nj. Hobbs and j. II. Dris-
coll were the principal speakers. . = /"
The newly organized county agricultural
and horticultural society has purchased a
large tract of land just east of Liberty,
and, beginning next fall, annual fairs will
be held thereon.
FORT WAYNE.-The faculty of the Fort
Wayne College of Medicine has filed a
claim with the sheriff for the body of
Mortimer Chase, the young Grand Rapids
delinquent who died at st. Joe Hospital
while under arrest for passing forged
checks. His father refused 10 claim or
bury the body.
CONNERSVILLE.-The Fayette county
farmers institute met here in annual SEES
sion on Friday and Saturday. There was
a large attendance. Notwithstanding the
cold weather, and much interest was shown.
III. T.. Nowlen, of Lawrenceburg, and d.. y.
Johnson. of Mooresville, were the chief
lecturers.
CONINGTON.-Peter Reynolds and ID. p.
Williams, of Sherwood, who recently went
TO Oklahoma, drew valuable lots in the
new city of Fitzgerald. DR.. De Verter. OF
Waterman, who had one share In the draw
ing, secured a fine corner lot.
Observation-Disclosures are at work
here. About ten Offices i'm the business dis
trict were entered on Friday night. Only
money and stamps were taken, the amounts
being small.
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OWNERSHIP ESTABLISHED.
Laporte Men VIII Work n Rich Mine
in the valdez District.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Feb. S.-Advices received
to-day from Juneau, Alaska, are to the eff
feet that the United States District Court at
that place has rendered a verdict in favor
of Louis R~osenthal. of Laporte, and Fred
]. Date, of Elkhart, in an action brought
against them by prominent Seattle (Wash.)
capitalists to prevent the working Of one
of the richest claims in the Valdez district.
On his first trip to the Klondike some
years ago Date had been ''grub-staked' by
the Seattle men. but the venture was un-
successful. Some time later Date joined
RoSenthal. and several valuable claims
were located. but before much of the ore
could be taken out the Seattle men OBJ
tanned an injunction in the Federal Court,
stopping the work. IN the allegation that
they were entitled to a half interest In
Dates share. The victory of the Indiana
miners will result in the immediate re-
sumption of operations on the claim, which
has already shown great promise of riches.
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New Central Labor Union.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. S.-When,
some months ago. the trades and Labor
Council withdrew from the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, there was much opposi-
tion among some of the unions. and this
has resulted in the organization of a second
central body. The lead was taken by the
Cigar Makers Union. The new organiza-
ton includes the carpenters, the machin-
lists, cigar makers, tailOrs, plasterers,
Clerks Union No. 22S. brewery workers,
blacksmiths and fathers. TIL president is
H. G.. BOeltje. formerly president Of the
Trades and Labor Council, OF which G. F..
Baker. a local Democratic ward worker, is
now president. The new organization in
cludes most of those who are the real
strength of the union labor movement.
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wells Delegates Not Instructed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON, Ind, Feb. S.-Wells county
Republicans in mass convention to-day
chose delegates to the congressional, state
and senatorial conventions. The fifteen
delegates to the congressional convention
at Portland were not instructed, and not
a single candidate in any race was in
dorsed. This was due to the fact that this
county has a candidate for clerk OF the
Supreme Court in the person of j. {. Hat
field and one aspirant TO joint senatorial
honors in the person Of j. w. Sale. Each
OF the two latter practically had the nam
ing of state and senatorial delegates. The
Wells county delegation is the only one in
the district that is not instructed or pledged
for Cromer, ~Shockney or Dunlap. This
county may hold the key TO the convention
and decide the nomination.
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JANUARY OIL PRODUCTION.
Unusual Activity for n winter Month
i'm the Indiana Field.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER. Ind. Feb. S.-The pro-
duction of Indiana crude oil is increasing
at the opening of the present year. jan
uary runs from the wells of the State are
the largest for years. They aggregate $751;
1876 barrels, or an average daily run of 20,555
barrels. The total shipments of oil from
Indiana stock were 9O2.S76 barrels, or a
daily average of 29.125 barrels. These fig
ures show that the accumulated stock
has decreased 265. 6S1 barrels.for a period of
only thirty-one days. If this ratio keeps up
for the entire year the stocks of Indiana
crude oil will be very small.
The large increase in the production of
oil in the State is due to the heavy devel-
opments in Grant county. Never before
has the drill been as active in that county.
The value OF the oil produced during jan
uary was $500, 100, or an average of 50 cents
a barrel.
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HENDRICKS FOR HOLIDAY.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ind, Feb. S.-The congress
sional primaries were held in Hendricks
county to-day and resulted in a sweeping
victory for Representative Holiday. OF
the seventeen delegates allotted to this
county he will receive eleven and one-half,
Mr.. BarcuS Will receive two and One-haIf,
and there are three who have not yet been
reported.
In Center township, containing the city
of Danville, two Holiday men were elected,
and one Holiday and one Barcus candidate
were tied, resulting in a half vote for each
leader in the convention.
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arrangement by which the Vandalia-Penn-
sylvania assumes on~e-seventh proprietary
critics. The other proprietary interests are
the Missouri Pacific, the ST. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern, the Wabash, the Big
Four, the Baltimore * Ohio Southwestern
and the Louisville * Nashville. The meet
ing of stockholders was a legal formally,
as the action had already been approved by
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. people and like
wise by the other interests in the terminal
association.
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sess school grounds for abutting street
Improvement and that the school trustees
GO not. by signing a waiver under the Bar
rett law, become liable TO pay such AS
sessment from the school revenue. the
holders of these bonds, under this decision,
Will lose the amount of the assessment
unless they can make the town pay II, ana
ground that the contractors accepted the
bonds In payment and there is no liability
against the town.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-09
RAILWAY COMPANY INDICTED.
Pennsylvania to Answer for ignoring
Kentucky's COlOr Line Law.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, nd, Feb. San indict-
ment has been returned at Louisville
against the p, c, c. < St L. Company,
charging it with violating the Kentucky
law requiring a separate coach on all pas
senger trains for negroes. In the suburban
service between this city and Louisville no
distinction has been made between the
white and colored passengers, and both
used the same coaches.
Some years ago Kentucky passed what
is known as the Jim Crow law, COM
pelling railroad companies TO provide a
separate coach for colored passengers, but
the law has never been enforced so far as
the Pennsylvania Company and its sub
urban service was concerned. The grand
jury in Louisville has found an indect-
ment, the witnesses being citizens OF this
city and Louisville. 1t is said nearly all
the witnesses were formerly in the employ
of the company.
The outcome OF the prosecution will be
watched with interest by residents OF the
Falls cities, who have used the suburban
trains for years.
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HAYNES MURDER TRIAL.
witnesses Testify as 60 the Movement
of Hampton and Haynes.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE. Ind. Feb. S-The Wilson
Haynes murder trial was resumed to-day
by the continuation Of the evidence of Matt
Masten, who was on the stand when court
adjourned on Friday. Witness testified
that there were signs OF a struggle in the
lumber shed where the body was found.
He identified the overcoat and cap that
Haynes wore. The back OF the coat was
covered with dirt and looked as IL il had
been dragged over the ground.
The second witness was Joseph Warren.
or COatesville. Witness testified 10 having
seen Haynes In O'Brien's drug store on the
morning OF Nov % Witness saw HAYNES
IN the evening, going 20 the drug store.
Witness was also at the drug store next
morning. when Mr.. Masten went TO the
store and said ne had found Haynes lying
IN the lumber shed and asked for help 10
move him. All at the store went TO the
shed except the defendant. Jack Hampton.
Witness said there was evidence OF a
struggle near where Haynes's body Law.
There were also evidences OF a struggle in
the rear or the store. At the conclusion OF
Warren's evidence court adjourned al noon
until Monday.
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SHORTAGE OF 5000, 900.


DAVID CITY, Neb, Feb. S.-The State
bank examiner who is going over the books
of the failed Platte Valley Bank, of Bell
wood. stated to-day that the indications
are that the shortage will amount to 500,
bookkeper, respectively, of the bank, who
were arrested and charged with forging
notes to balance a shortage in the cash
account are still in Jail. The bank examiner
also stated that there were evidence that a
great deal of money had been paid to grain
brokers and that steps would be taken to
recover part or all Of the money spent in
speculation.
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sherweII Indicted Two More Times.

Special u me Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Feb. S.-Wilbur F..
Sherwell. a member Of the police force I'M
til his arrest for murder last November.
and who recently was indicted for killing
Fannie Butler. a mulatto woman. has been
indicted for the murders Of Mrs. Georgia
Railey and Miss Lena Renner. both Of
whom were ~strangled one night in NOvem-
Der. The women were found several miles
apart. The grand jury made its return this
evening.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SCOTTSBURG, Ind, Feb. S.--A house be-
longing to Mrs. Sallie b. Haworth, who
lives six miles west of this place, was de-
stroyed by fire this morning about IL
o'clock. Loss about 81 900 with no insurance.
The fire was discovered by Mrs. William
Jones, who is an invalid and rented the
house. Seeing sparks falling from the cell
ing she called her daughter, who helped
her to escape from the burning building.
Almost all the furniture was consumed.
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Free siIverIte eaten in scott.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
SCOTTSBURG, Ind. Feb. S.-Democrat
of Scott county held a meeting in this city
to-day for the purpose OF r-eorganizing the
county committee. Noble j. Hayes, county
clerk. was selected as county chairman,
defeating Barnett *. GLADDEN.. of Kinder
hook, who organized the first free silver
club in the State Of Indiana. in addition
TO this. delegates were selected for the
congressional. representative, judicial and
State conventions.
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INDIANA
Joseph III. Ricketts,, City Attorney of
of Pneumonia.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT. Ind. Feb. S.-City Attor-
Eey Joseph H. Ricketts, died this evening
at 4 o'clock of pneumonia. Mr.. Ricketts,
was forty years old and was a well-known
lawyer and Republican politician. He re-
Gently was elected county chairman. He
was a gradual Of the Central Normal
School of Danville and of Columbia Law
School of Washington, D.. G. He was a
prominent Mason, Knights of Pythias and
Ell.
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day before Judge McMahan. Senator n. L.
Agnew Will represent the defense and
Judge Peterson and ex-ProsecutOr Heard
the state. Two hundred witnesses have
been subDoenaed. The trial promises TO be
sensational because OF Watchman Spren-
ciIs double story before the grand jury.