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elect and Vice President-elect before their
inauguration than the assassination of the
President or Vice President while in office
Mr.. Ray declared the amendment was
clearly unconstitutional; that the courts
had decided that the President-elect, unin-
augurated. was simply private citizen.
The amendment was defeated.
Mr. Gilbert, OF Kentucky, offered an
amendment TO the section providing for the
protection of foreign ambassadors or minis
tiers, not only in the United States, but
ANY place subject to the jurisdiction there
Of" 1t was lost
Mr. Powers, of Massachusetts. offered an
amendment changing the penalty for an at
tempt upon the life OF one of those pro-
tected by the bill from Imprisonment for
not less than ten years TO death or impris-
onment for life. The amendment was lost
An amendment offered by Mr.. Mccall, of
Massachusetts, to the Anarchist section of
the bill to restrict the imposition of the
cate the killing of officers OF the United
States or Of the government of any civilized
nation was adopted-52 to 80. The language
of the bill originally included assault as
we'll as killing.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Alabama, moved to
strike out from Section s, which was aimed
against conspiracies In the United States
to kill the chief magistrate of a foreign
country, the provision that IL no attempt
made the conspirators should be sub
ject to fine Of $500 to 5000 or imprison-
ment from one TO five years. Mr. Richard
sons amendment was defeated.
Mr.. Lanham, of Texas. moved TO strike
out the section giving the United States
jurisdiction wherever offenses were COM
mitted. The amendment was lost Many
other amendments also were defeated.
Mr.. Smith, of Kentucky, finally moved to
strike out Section IL. which provides that in
all prosecutions under the first seven sec
uons of the act the President and other off,
GERS at the time of the offense should be pre-
sumed to be engaged in the performance
of their official duties. The amendment was
lOst-60 TO IS.
The substitute for the Senate bill was
then adopted
Mr.. De Almond moved TO recommit the
Dill with instructions to strike out Sec
tons and - (Section imposes the death
penalty for killing foreign ambassadors
and mlnlsters). The motion 10 recommit
resulted 81 to @-not a quorum-and then
at $50 the House adjourned.
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Indiana Notes.

TERRE HAUTE.-The collections in the
Seventh internal revenue district for May
amounted TO A,259.g7S OF which Sl,166, 452
were from the tax on spirits. A
letter from South Bend reports that the
homing pigeons liberated here arrived
promptly at their coops in that city, the
hfty-one minutes and ten seconds. The last
one OF the eighteen arrived at the end Of
three hours and six minutes.
EvANSVILLE.-The postofice at Liberal
Spencer county, was broken open and
robbed recently, and Josh Oskns Edward
and Charles Bufkin, sons of well-to-do
farmers, have been arrested on suspicion of
having committed the crime. They were
brought here on Saturday and arraigned
before Commissioner Wartmann, who adj
mitted them TO BAY.
MUNCIE. - Forty thousand dollars was
the sum realized BY Albert Garfield, of this
of the Woodbury. Glass Company, of Parker
City, Ind, L the remaining stockholders
John ID. Carter, of Parker City, and George
Seggett w. Z: Miller and c. w. Moore, of
Winchester-who will increase the capacity
OF the plant.
BRAZIL. On Saturday morning as
George l.. Wilson and three assistants were
driving some cattle to William Stewart S
bull became unruly and attacked them, in
juring Wilson internally SO badly that he
probably will die and severely bruising and
lacerating his two assistants.
TELL ClTY.-The total assessment Of
Tell City this year is S667.745. a net gain
of about $4,000 to $4,000 over last year
John Schinall received serious in
juries TO his leg while working on a three
story brick building. He fell on the in
side of the building through the ceiling.
FORT WAYNE.-Rev. Hugo Bischoff, son
of Professor Bischoff. of Concordia College,
this city, where he graduated, has been
called to the Lutheran Church at Geneva,
Neb. State Chairman Masters. of
Muncie was here on Saturday and organ
lied a prohibition alliance.
RUSHVILLE.-A jury rendered a verdict
of mot guilty in the case of the state VS..
Lucian Osborne. charged with desecrating
the Sabbath, on an affidavit filed by the
Civic League. This was the third case in
stituted by the League, and all were lost.
PAOLI-Whle Fred Brown and Arthur
Wells were hunting. on Saturday, Wells's
gun was accidentally dischaT ged, the full
charge OF shot striking Brown in the thighs
and abdomen. The attending physician
thinks Brown will live.
RICHMOND.-Mayor Jones, of Toledo O.,
delivered the address at the Business Col
lege commencement Friday night a class
of siXty-siX was graduated.
VALPARAISO.-The j. Baker Canning
Company, employing 125 people, will move,
on June 8, to Hoopeston, H., taking most Of
the employees along.
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Both Were severely Whipped and
Both Were Knocked Down when
They Uttered Protests
FORT WAYNE BANK CHANGES
PREPARATIONS FOR TWO MURDER
TRIALS AT PORTLAND.
Labor Trouble I'm Warrick County
Upton Alienation Case Decided
Crawford County Republicans.


Special % the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, June Henry
Demming. a well-known man about Bloom
ingt0n. living six miles northeast OF here.
and his wife. were beaten by whitecaps at
2 O'Clock yesterday morning. A buggy
whip was the instrument OF torture and the
alleged cause is that the parents had been
beating their four-year-old boy with a
stick Of stove wood.
Demming Is barely able 10 walk and al
most broke into tears as he told his story.
About nifty men were in the mob. he says.
and they were in the room OF his little
home and one had hold Of his throat chok-
ing him before he knew OF the danger
Mrs. Demming heard the crash Of rails
and the door fell as the men made way into
the house and she could plainly see them as
a lamp was burning.
Neither Demming nor his wife was al
lowed to dress, and both were taken out TO
the woods. one some distance from the
other Demming attempted TO escape and
q black eye tells of the blow on his head.
lie says Mrs. Demming called one man "a
liar" AS he accused her OF mistreating her
child. and she was struck a blow the
head from which she fell almost senseless.
Two men held her by the arms and another
dashed her with buggy whip as she begged
for mercy. Demming says he was whipped
by two men with whip and that he called
them by name. lie asked them TO believe
him. that he had never mistreated his
children. but they said they knew better.
After the whipping both were taken back
10 the house and told II such report was
ever circulated again he would get a worse
whipping and be made 10 leave the country.
Judge Martin was informed of this white
Gaping and has instructed the prosecutor
20 make an investigation. Demming says
he will swear out affidavits against the two
men be reCOgnlZed.
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COUNTY TICKETS NAMED.
Crawford and shelby Republicans
Nominate Campaign Leaders.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
ENGLISH. Ind, June THE Republic
ans OF Crawford county nominated their
county ticket to-day at Grantsburg, as fol-
lows: Clerk. ElwOod G. Boyd; treasurer,
Joseph Bell; sheriff. Harry c. Robertson;
surveyor, Eli McKinsee; coroner, DR..
Charles Dante; commissioners. Walter
Coleman and John Deich. 1t is considered
one OF the strongs est tickets ever placed in
the field by the county Republicans. State
Chairman ]. +. Goodrich and District Com
mitteeman George w. Self were present
and addressed the meeting.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind, June THE dele
gates TO the Republican county convention
met in Blessings Opera House this after
noon at , o'clock. The convention was
called to order by County Chairamn John
K. Walker. George Meiks was permanent
chairman. The following ticket nOmi-
mated: For representative, Elmer Bassett;
treasurer. J. q. Oldham: clerk f. X. Mont
gomery; recorder Omer Barlow; auditor,
Matthew Lux; sheriff Elisha Sexton; COM
missiOners, w. h. Usher First districD,
Isaac Sexton, Ed Fields and II. NJ. Con-
nelly Cat large; surveyor, Edward Norris /;
coroner, DR.. Walter McFadden.
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city. last evening Of general debility. MI
Downey had been critically III for some
weeks. but exhibited remarkable vitality
He was born on June ], 1906 in ireland,
married in 1882 came 10 America and set
tied with his family in Ohio in lS5S. came TO
this county early in the sixties and re-
NAMED here ever since. His wife died in
1897 and Mr. Downey had gradually declined
in health ever since.
WORTHINGTON. Ind. June 1.-The body
OF Miss Gladys Langworthy, who died at
Los Angeles. Cal, was brought TO Worth
ington to-day for interment. She was sew
enteen years old and was the only daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Langworthy, of
this place. Two years ago they went TO
California on account of their daughter
falling health. The funeral will be held at
the Presbyterian Church tomorrow.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, June flames T.
Hunter. a school teacher at Clinton. died
suddenly this afternoon at St. Anthony 5
Hospital from blood poisoning. resulting
from an injury 10 his hand several days
ago. He was a member OF the G.. a. r.
and held a position In the Pension Bureau
at Washington under the Harrison admin
istration.
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ANTI-ANARCHY BILL.
House Forced to Adjourn for Lack of
QurOum.

WASHINGTON, June THE House
spent the entire day voting upon amend
ments to the anti-anarchy bill. but all
failed, except one proposed by Mr. Mccall
OF Massachusetts. TO strike from the an
archist section the word assault" where II
is coupled with killing in the Inhibition
against conspiracy for the killing of the
chief magistrate Of a foreign country. After
the bill had reached the last parliamentary
stage before passage. Mr.. De Almond. Of
Missouri moved to recommit The ouoruno
failed at this point. and the House was
compelled 10 adjourn without final action
During the session Mr.. Crumpa cker az
Indiana, offered as an amendment a new
section providing that any person who
should kill the President-elect or Vice Pres
ident-elect should suffer death. He argued
that more danger 70 the Republic might
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Judge BrownIee Not "A Candidate.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind, June fudge Hiram
Brownlee, who for the past four years has
been judge of the Grant-Howard Circuit
Court, announced this evening that he is
not a candidate for denomination. This
comes as a surprise, as it has been thought
all along that Judge Brownlee would Sc
cure the nomination again. although it
would be only after the stiffest kind Of a
fight on the part of the Howard county bar.
Judge BrOwnlee said tonight: mo, l am
not a candidate, either active or receptive.
There are a large number Of Republicans
OF this county who believe that the nom
ination for joint senator should have gone
to Wells county, and there are also a large
number of Republicans who believe that
the nomination for Judge should go TO How
ard county. The right of this county 70
take the nomination is clear, yet we ought
to be more than just. we ought to be gen
erous TO a weaker neighbOr."
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Subsidy Voted.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, June IF. l.. Pat
rick, who proposes to build the Dayton,
Union City & Huntington steam railroad
through this part of the State, is in the
city, accompanied by Joseph H. Sell. an at
torney of Pennville. They framed a petit
ton TO the commissioners asking that a
special election be held here to vote a SUBJ
sidy Of per cent. to the road. The petit
ton required twenty-five names of free
holders but the signatures of about seven
ty-fVe were secured. The contract offered
by Patrick provides that no money be paid
until the road is built. He says his COM
pany has the money and If the aid is voted
work VIII be begun by Aug. Is Auditor
Wampler has called a special meeting of
the commissioners, and the election, If
granted. will be about July II.
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Fort Wayne Bank Election.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, June THE new
control of the First National Bank elected
the following new directors this afternoon:
Charles A. Wilding, Charles II. Worden, E.
F. Yarnelle, J. b. McKim, F. S. Hunting,
Herman Friburger, Paul Mossman, Will
liam Geake, William J. Vesey. The old
board members retained are John II. Bass,
w. II. Hoffman. John Dalmon, Fred j.
Hayden, A. B. Trentman, John II. Jacobs.
The new owners bought So, 900 of the stock
from John II. Bass at 120, obtaining a con-
troll. MIR. Bass is TO remain as president,
but the active management of the bank.
with the salary attached, will be in the
vice president. He will be elected at the
next meeting.
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ANDERSON PEOPLE INCENsED.
Arbitrary Advance i'm Water Rates
Has Made Them Angry.

Special 90 the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Ind, June Last night an
excited meeting OF the Anderson Mer-
chants Association was held and steps
taken TO combat the recent advance in
water rates. The water works board an
nounced an advance in the city rates
amounting 10 almost 20 per cent and it was
done without any notice except the mere
statement when notices were sent out
through the mails. advising patrons Of the
increase and that dues were colIectabIe
The city Of Anderson for a number of
gears has maintained its plant on a much
lower rate basis than any OF the surround
ing cities. and this has been greatly in
its favor The board holds that Anderson
people should pay in proportion 10 other
cities A pure water fund OF fully $50 600
has accumulated and there is great
ClamOr for some step 20 be taken against
Increasing the rates til pure water is
given 10 consumers. There are many pa
irons who viii GiscOnnect their service
pipes.
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itinerant PeddIers Barred.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, June THE City
Council at the regular meeting last evening
elected Sherman Townsend trustee of city
schools; Fred Cunningham, city engineer;
James NJ. Blair chief of the fire depart
ment; William X. Hastings street commits
siOner; r. c. Minton, city attorney An
ordinance passed that imposes a Ii
cense Of $40 a day on fruit peddlers who sell
during an occasional day Italians have
been coming here from Indianapolis and
selling wagon loads of bananas almost
every Saturday, and this ordinance is to
protect home merchants. The license here
tofore has been but 81 a day.
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House. Filled with Water

TECUMSEH, Neb., June THE Nemaha
river has overlooked it's bank and is several
miles wide in a number of places. Thou
sands of acres of wheat and corn in the
lowlands are submerged and will be a total
loss. All the houses in the lower part of
the town have been abandoned and are
filled with water to the second story. Hun
dreds of dead animals are seen floating
down the swollen stream. The Burlington
tracks are submerged for some distance
above the city and fears are entertained
that they will be washed out. Tonight the
water began to enter the uptown cellars
and some of the streets in that portion of
the city are now under water There are
indications of more rain, and should the
river rise much farther a great amount of
damage will result
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NEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
IL Will Be Dedicated at EIkhart, Free
of Debt, This Week.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind, June 7-St. Johns
Episcopal Church of this city will be con-
secrated by Bishop John Hazen White on
next wednesday, with the conservation SER
mon by the Rev. Louis Brown, of St.
PauTs, Indianapolis. Various services and
entertainments have been arranged for all
of next week in celebration Of the conse-
Grafton. The choir Of the church is to take
a prominent part in the exercises. To-
morrow morning the rector. the Rev. Will
lam Galpin to whose efforts the parish is
largely indebted for the building of the
fine edihce. will deliver an historical ad-
dress, and in the evening laymen will make
short addresses.
The church is beautiful structure and
cost complete, $4,000 The cornerstone
was laid in 1885, and the last cent Of indebt-
edness was recently removed.
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Newspaper Change Pending.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, June 7.-Clarence
f. Bicknel late of the Terre Haute Trib-
une, is here closing negotiations for the
purchase Of the Fort Wayne News from its
founder and owner. w. d. Page. Both
men admitted this afternoon that the deal
would be consummated next Monday and
that possession would be given on June 10.
Associated with Mr.. Bicknell in the pur-
chase will be his brother, Ernest p. Bick-
nell formerly with the Indianapolis News,
and A T. Hert, superintendent of the In
diana Reformatory. Clarence Bicknell will
be the president and business manager of
the paper. The price paid apprOXimates
S25, 600.
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Committed suicide on "A Train.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June George Hofl-
man. who came TO this city from Fairberry.
H.. this morning. committed suicide on
Pennsylvania train between Louisville and
New Albany about o'clock tonight by
taking morphine. He found in the car
unconscious and was taken 10 St Edward
Hospital in New Albany. where he died
few minutes later. No cause is known for
the suicide.
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Decision in n Wage Case.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, June IA case of con-
siderable Importance was ruled on in the
Circuit Court to-day by Judge Henry c.
Fox. 1t was that of Clements. school
house janitor, against the School Board to
recover wages under the new minimum
wage law in reference to unskilled labor on
public work. The School Board set up the
defense that Clements had worked under a
special contract. The plaintiff filed an an
swer. claiming such special contract in
validated by the law. The court Overruled
the demurrer. The case will be carried TO
the Supreme Court. Judge Fox added TO
his opinion an expression of serious doubt
as to the cOnstitutiOnahty Of the new wage
law
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succumbed To His Injuries.

Special 90 the Indianapolis Journal.
MJNCIE. Ind. June John a. Neal, an
Old man who was struck by a L. +. * w.
freigh, engine in this city few days ago.
died az his home on West Tenth street to-
day. Death was due TO the shock result
Ing from the injuries. The train was run
ming slowly when il struck Neal and APP
parently he was not fatally injured. The
funeral Will be held on Monday.
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"Benuty Doctor" Placed I'm Jail

CHICAGO, June 7.-E. w. Johnson, the
beauty doctor" charged with causinS the
death OF Miss May Thompson. who died
May % after wearing a mask prepared bv
the doctor" was denied his liberty on a
writ or habeas corpus to-day by Judge
dunno Judge Dunno ruled that there Was
suincient evidence 10 hold johnson on a
charge OF manslaughter and placed his
bond at $. 0oo Johnson was unable To Give
bond and was remanded to jail.
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lieve that such good fortune was mine. but
nave not lost meal nor had an ache or
pain since. Words seem but poor 10 ex-
press my gratitude. Yours truly H NJ
STUDIO alderman. 9th ward D.
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TWO TRIALS FOR MURDER.
Efforts Made To Save Shepherd and
ErteI, Portland Wife Murderers.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, June Lone week
from Monday Charles Z. Shepherd. OF Red
key. will go trial for his life in the Jay
Circuit Court. a charge Of murder In the
first degree now hanging over him. The
details as 10 the trial were closed up to-day
The plea Of the accused TO withdraw his
plea OF not guilty vas granted and a mo-
ton then made 10 quash the Indictment
This was overruled and Shepherd pleaded
again. this being the same as before His
attorneys then asked for q special venire
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FORCED TO SHUT DOWN.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, June THE
plant OF the Johnston Glass Company, the
largest concern in the Federation Corpora
tive Window Glass Company, of which j.
r. Johnston. president Of the federation, is
manager. has closed on account Of the
floaters in the tank breaking loose and
making 1t impossible to operate longer.
The men who were determined 10 continue
the factory in operation until June 10 were
greatly disappointed over losing one more
weeks work. The work OF dipping out the
big tank has been begun. and IL is the in
tention to rebuild the tank entirely new
this summer.
The Clelland factory, OF which President
Johnston is the principal owner, is the only
factory in this city now running, and 1t
will not close the blast until June Is. II Is
a small twelye-pOt concern.
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THREE YOUNG MEN KILLED.
Their Buggy struck by a Panhandle
Passenger Train, Near KOkomo.

KOKOMO Ind. June The west-bound
Panhandle passenger train struck a buggy
containing three young men tonight and
killed them all. The victims were Harry
Young. Thomas James and VIII Patterson.
All lived at Galveston
The skulls OF all three were crushed. The
buggy was demolished. The horse has not
been found The accident occurred three
miles west Of this city.
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Delaware County Sunday Schools.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Ind, June THE annual con-
vention of the Delaware County Sunday
school Association has closed after a two
days session at Eaton. Delegates were
present from Muncie, Albany, Selma Dale
vile and from the country. The assOcia ton
the past year, as shown by the reports of
its officers. The following officers were
elected: President. Thomas Weir Albany;
vice president, Ira Pittenger Muncie; secre-
tary-treasurer Mrs. Mary Veneman, Mum
Gle. Superintendent: II. G. Murphy. Nun
Gle; J. A. Justice, Albany; Mrs Almira
McCarty, Muncie; William Morris Eaton