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The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
CITY NEWS NOTES.

United States Consul to Mexico, Hon. J..
F. Darnell. returned 10 his home, Green
castle. Ind. Saturday on sixty days leave
OF absence.
a lawn fete will be given by Trinity
Congregational Church. corner Pleasant
and Spruce streets, this evening. There
Will be music.
George +. Henthrone. of Whiting, Lake
county, has filed petition in bankruptcy
i'm the United States Court. His liabilities
are Sl,7S7.4S, with $5S726 of assets.
Queen Esther Auxiliary will be enter
tanned at l6l5 College avenue the evening
of Aug. $. Ida G. Weaver will be hostess.
assisted by Mrs. Latty, Mrs. Hawkins and
Mrs. b. Luft.
One OF the prettiest little features of the
Adam Forepaugh q Sells Brothers enor-
nous shows united are the performances
of lot Of little midget elephants, ponies
and dogs They will be a source of un-
falling delight 10 the children when these
shows appear here on Aug. Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Murray, of Lafay-
cite, arrived in this city Sunday night.
after having walked all the distance from
their home They left Tuesday afternoon.
The couple came here after their niece.
Florence Corners, daughter Of Mrs Lottie
Corners, of Is West Twenty-second street
Lafayette. The girl is in the Home of the
Good Shepherd. The couple did not have
money enough TO pay care fare, and were
anxious 10 get the girl back TO the home
Of her mother, who is seriously i'll
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Among the Tenters.

Mrs. w. T. Davis, Mrs. Winona Davis and
Miss Eta Davis, of Coatsville. are now liv-
ing in Tenters' row.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pangborn and son
Nelson and Mrs. Nelson Sellers left camp
this morning for their home in Franklin.
Miss Emma Krouse Rose Krouse, George
Lyon, Fred Wolff and Mrs. Wolff. of Ar
cadia, are tenting near the Butler cottage.
W. II. Newland and wife. Mrs. Alice and
Karl Alice came from Arcadia to-day and
pitched their tent on the hillside overlook
ing the Tabernacle
Mrs. G. W. Bryant and daughters Mary
and Geneva, Mrs. j. G.. Sharp and son
Kenneth. who have been tenting here, re-
turned to Coatsville to-day.
Miss Frank Yockey, Miss Carrie Bower
Miss Eleanor Flynn, Messrs. Harry Yockey
Louis Flynn, Richard Hall and Herman
Friedgen compose a merry party of camp
ers occupying three tents in Tenters' Row
Mrs. Samuel Sellers is the chaperone Of
the party.
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Mai. steele VIII be Active.

George w. Steele. of Marion, repre-
sentative in Congress from the Eleventh
district. expects TO take an active part in
the Grant county campaign. Mr.. Steele has
recently returned from Hot Springs, n. d,
where he went 10 locate a hospital for
rheumatic veterans which is to be NAM
tanned in connection with the system of na-
tiOnal soldiers homes. Ii will be necessary
TO wait for an act of the State Legislature
ceding jurisdiction over the land before
anything substantial can be accomplished
toward building the home The plan of
building hospital for veterans suffering
with Rheumatism is experiment on the
part of the government. Ii is announced
that Major Steele will spend the rest of ms
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
CLERK UNDER ARREST.


Detectives Colbert and Hauser yesterday
afternoon arrested Eugene Berry, clerk in
Charles Bassett's jewely store at No. 213
Indiana avenue, and charged him with rob-
bing the place Sunday night. when dia-
monds and other valuabes to the amount
OF $500 were taken. Berry sleeps in the
store. For the past few days the owner,
Mr.. Bassett. has been absent from the city.
Sunday night about midnight Berry tele-
phoned the police that the place had been
entered and the jewelry taken. He said he
had been absent from the place but a few
minutes and when he returned found that
the place had been robbed. Yesterday. in
talking TO the detectives, he told several
conflicting stories. and they decided to
place him under arrest.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
BUTLER DAY CELEBRATED.
Persons at Bethany Park Enter Into
the spirit of the Occasion

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BETHANY PARK, Aug. Am enthusi-
astic crowd came on the early trains this
morning to help in the observance of But
Ter day. Blue and white banners floated
from conspicuous places and college yelIs
resounded from the Tabernacle and the
Butler cottage. At o'clock the exercises
of the day began with college songs given
by number OF good singers. At $50 Pres
ident Scot Butler addressed the audience,
giving facts in regard TO Butler and a
review of last years work. The basis of
his talk was the report made before the
board OF directors at their last meeting.
and was a comparison OF Butler College
with other church colleges of the State.
The number OF students enrolled for the
year 1901 and '02 was 600.
The annual income is $1,000.
The salaries OF the faculty amount TO
sl7.1O0.
President Butler did not state the amount
OF his salary. but said that one other poor
mortal serving president OF one of the
State colleges receives Sl0O less than him
self. President Butler stated that the af-
filation with Chicago University has
proved highly beneficial 10 Butler College.
The faculty for the coming year remains
the same with the exception OF one new
instructor, the professor or mathematics
Henry l. Rtetz, who comes highly recon-
mended from Cornell University
President Butler spoke in highest terms
OF the faculty. The assembly lecture was
given by b. +. Daley. OF Greenfield His
subject was The Prophetic Spirit OF Edu-
cation
At z.@ the annual college reunion was
held In the Butler cottage. which was beau
tifuily decorated with blue and white bunt-
ing, college posters and banners. The tab
ernacle was also decorated in Butler colOrs.
Credit Is due Professors Pearcy, of Ander-
son. and Forsythe. OF Irvington, for the
tasteful decorations, as they have worked
faithfully 10 make Butler day the success
that 10 has been.
\ watermelon feast was a feature OF the
afternoon programme. followed by the
usual sunset boat ride when Butler stu
dents took possession OF the lake, making
the evening air ring with college songs and
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Isaec Xnn Ness Sutphin.

Isaac Van Ness Sutphin president of the
Beveridge Paper Company, of Indianapolis,
died at Boulder. Col Sunday night. Mr..
Sutphin made his home at Cincinnati and
was but little known in this city. as he
only had business connections here and
never resided in Indianapolis. He was
fifty-four years of age.
Mr.. Sutphin went to Colorado a short
time ago for his health, and ii was thought
his condition was improving until his son,
S. b. Sutphin. of this city, received a tel
egram announcing the death of his father.
Mr.. Sutphin also leaves two other sons,
d. B. and Stuart Sutphin, of Cincinnati
His remains will probably be shipped to
Cincinnati for burial.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Money Probably Hidden.

The Indiana Trust Company was yester-
day appointed administrator of the estate
of Raphael Competello. the Italian muir
dered by negroes. 1t is thought that Com
petello had a large sum of money
somewhere, but the trust company
was unable to find more than slOO
Members of the Italian colony say they are
confident Competello had saved money
William Fier, No. 529 East Georgia street.
with whom Competelo boarded said the
murdered Italian recently wanted to pur-
chase his property and said he had enough
money TO buy two such pieces Fier saws
Competello intended to marry Rosa Colo.
1t is not thought that the Italian was
robbed, but that he had money hidden. The
trust company will make a further search
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
STATE BANKS CONDITION
INCREASE OF BUSINESS SHOWN ON
CALL OF JULY 16.
since Last Preceding Call, on April
S1,1OO, ,OOO-Summary of Reports.

The auditor of states Office yesterday
completed a summary of its call of July 16
on the State banks. The last preceding
call was April 30. and between the two
calls the business of the State banks in
creased s1.700, ,00O In that time. also, four
new State banks were established-the Cit
izens' Bank. of Newburg; the First State
Bank of Bourbon; the Park State Bank, of
Rockville, and the Woodburn Banking
Company, of Woodburn. The last-named
bank had not been in operation long
enough to answer the call of July 16. There
are Ill State banks, their capital is S4,914,-
00O and their combined surplus and profits
N,35lOOO. The summary of the reports on
the last call follows. with comparison with
the last preceding call:
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MISS STONE AT wINONA.
Former Captive of Brigands Draws n
Large Crowd from Nearby Cities.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINONA LAKE, Ind. Aug. Miss
Ellen NJ. Stone, the returned mission
airy, was the attraction at the Assem-
bly, to-day. Before the largest crowd which
has been assembled here this year Miss
Stone gave the first of two lectures to-
night, in which she related the story of
her captivity among the brigands Her
second lecture will be given tomorrow
The announcement that Miss Stone would
be at Winona brought large crowds TO the
park from all nearby towns, the attend
ance exceeding even that of the days when
r. p. Hobson and Fitzhugh Lee were here.
This afternoon a question Oox match
was held in the auditorium.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
HIGHER COURTS RECORD.
APPELLATE COURT.
Minutes

-MInUIeS.-
1894. c., I. & L. Ry. Co. VS.. Mary E.
Turner, administrator. Harrison G. c.
Appellants reply brief (S)
4267. George Godfrey VS.. John w. White,
administrator. Allen c. c. Appellees' S
brief (S)
4430 Grand Lodge A. o. L. w VS.. Sue
R. Hail. Perry G. c. Appellees's petition
and brief (S) for certiorari. Appellants
answer thereto.
New Cases
1926 Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co
VS. Hal H. Branham- Vanderburg s. G.
Record. Assignment of errors.
1927. P, c., c. & st. L. Ry. Co. VS.. Will
lam L. Miller. Floyd c. c. Record. AS
signment errors. IN term. Bond. Praccipe
Notice.
SUPREME COURT.
Minutes
1929 Charles Hille VS.. John A Neale
trustee. Vanderburg c. c. Appellant
brief (Sl
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His widow, who was a daughter of Senator
Blackburn, OF Kentucky, died recently. In
addition TO the will there was document.
dated Oct. 13, 1900. transferring for love
and affection and other valuable considera-
tions" all his right, title and interest in
1900 shares of the stock in the Vickers
Company TO his mother, brothers and sis
ters besides a sum of money. One-half OF
his estate exclusive of the portion was
given TO his wife. For many years Mr..
Lane was active in New Jersey politics.
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yells. An entirely new feature for Butler
day, also for Bethany Assembly, was the
grand display of fireworks from the lake
just after dark, which was much enjoyed
by all. At o'clock this evening Prof. I.
c. Howe gave a stereopticon lecture, with
views from Germany.
Tomorrow will be the first day of the
9. w. B. L. convention. Quite a number
of the missionary workers are coming In
for this meeting. The programme is full
of interesting things concernig this work.
DR.. Rose Lee Oxer, of Malioba, India, will
give an address to-morroW.
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bethany Park Notes.

Stuart MCGOWAN and wife and Mrs. o. L.
Goldthwaite returned TO their homes at
Marion to-day.
Mrs. Parsons. Mrs. Charles Ludlow and
little daughter Clara left for their homes
in Alexandria to-day.
Mrs. Charles Kennedy, Mrs. L. l. True
man and Mrs. b. f. Bowen returned home
to Logansport this morning.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Excavation of N Cellar.

Judge Carter yesterday granted tempo
rary injunction on behalf of the New Tele-
phone Company to restrain August Ell
sidewalk in front of his new block on Vir-
ginia avenue at Fountain square. The tele-
PHONE company alleges that an excavation
will interfere with its entire South Side
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Detectives i'm Their House.

Otho and Lannie Marble yesterday
brought suit against Harvey and Lille God
frey and Detectives Kinney and Morgan
for 5000 damages. The plaintiffs allege
that al the instigation Of Godfrey and his
wife the detectives searched their house.
at No. 1916 East Tenth street for jewelry
and goods said TO have been stolen. They
house, tearing out the dresser drawers and
disarranging furniture. They say crowd
was attracted by the procedure and that
their reputation in the neighborhood was
damaged
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
New Police Board for Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb.. Aug. s.-Governor Savage
late this afternoon appointed a new police
board for the city OF Omaha. The appoint
ments are made under a recent ruling Of
the Supreme Court. declaring that the ap-
pointive power is vested in the Governor.
The appointees are William j. Broatch and
JOS w Thomas, Republicans. and Carl &.
Wright and l.. w. Sprattland. Democrats.
All are representative citizens
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
THE COURT RECORD.
NEW SUITS FILED.

Thomas w. Cheatham VS.. Phoenix Acct
dent and Sick Benefit Association; on pol
icy. Circuit Court.
Harry Siebert William Simpson ct al.
mechanics lien. Superior Court, Room 2.
Lucy May Young vs.. Thomas Young; di-
vorce. Circuit Court.
Otho Marble et al. VS.. Harvey Godfrey ct
al; damages. Demand, 5000 Circuit
Court.
New Telephone Company VS.. August FL
brecht ct al: injunction. Superior Court,
Room
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Pine Lake Gathering Adjourns.

Special tc the Indiana polls Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Aug. 4.-The Christian
Culture Assembly. after weeks session,
has adjourned after the largest and most
profitable convention ever held. The an
nual sermon was delivered by President
Stott, of Franklin College, and the clos
ing sermon was by the Rev. Edward II.
Emmett, of Elkhart
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
CHEATHAM HAD SMALLPOX.
Insurance Company, He Says, Refuses
to Pay Sick Benefit,

Thomas w. Cheatham yesterday filed suit
against the Phoenix Accident and Sick
Benefit Association for s1O0 which he alleges
is due on policy on account of being con-
fined two and half months with smallpox
He AYERS the company refused to pay him
$40 week, as the policy stipulated, because
he was not vaccinated before the policy was
issued. He says he was vaccinated ten or
twelve days before he had the smallpox.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Arrivals at the Hotels.

B. NJ. Jameson, Blanche Kelly, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. S. Broughton. Mr. and Mrs Ween-
am, 2. McNab, Guy Eakins, Kathryn
Eakins, Alice Good Laura Parker, Pearl
Leedy, Genevieve Hall, Maria Leonard,
Thomas A. Sims. v. 2. Parker, Harry l..
Fuller, A. X. Benton, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Loop, ]. Howard Dyar. Will ID. Howe. o..
NJ. Owen, President Scot Butler, Indianapo-
lis; w. Fl. Garrison, St. Louis; b. F. Daley,
Greenfield; Mrs. S. 2. Dixon, Mary Dixon,
Worthington; Mrs. w. S. Johnson, Spencer;
NJ. L. Streator. Cleveland, o.. John Jones,
Columbus; Mrs. w. A. Hough. Ada Hough,
Marion.
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HELENA. Mont. Aug. Am earthquake
visited MssOula county last evening, caus-
ing some slight damage. IL lasted about
two seconds. the vibrations being quick and
short At Bonner one OF the large dynamos
at the electrical plant was shaken from
its adjustment. AT Clinton the shock was
quite severe, the operator reporting that
several old buildings collapsed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Thomas J. Lanes VIII Found.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-The will OF Thos
]. Lane, the American representative of
Vickers * Maxim. who died in Washing
ton nearly two weeks ago. has been found
in a safe deposit in Washington according
to relatives OF Mr.. Lane at Summit. n. J.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Denver Post Poet Retires.

DENVER, Col. Aug. flames Barton
Adams the poet and postscript writer OF
the Denver Post for the past six years.
has severed his connection with that news
paper and intends 10 pass the remaining
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05

service. Krass & Prader. the contractors
putting up the building, are also made de-
PENDANTS. Hearing was set for Aug. g.
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Banquets and all convivial gatherings are
made glad when Cooks Imperial Extra
Dry Champagne Is used.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05

summer at Marion. He has farm in
Grant county of perhaps two hundral acres
and il is said his corn is finer than any,
body s"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-09
n g. 8. Beers Letter.
tSDectaf n TIA Pa

New Orleans, August ss--In sympatAy
with Livcrpool'e improvement, our market
opened points up Oh August and 10 Q IN
the other months, subsequently advanced
10 additional on the latter owing TO a
hullish circular from a prominent Wall
street operator hitherto promulguting very
bearlsn propagandns, bur whose constant
buying for tne nast iiYe days was the cause
OF the recent enhancement OF values IN
spite Of very favorable crop reports ana
free receipts Of new cotton. IL the after
noon continued selling On good crop pros.
poets wiped out the entire improvement
and resulted IN an additional decline uf
to points. the market closing a, the low
est. The purchases today Of the aforesaid
operator were estimated at 10000 TO 4o,oDD
bales and It is the general impression that
he has either covered his shorts entirely or
IL now long of the market.
WIN the exception OF Oklahoma which
reported scattered blowers, the rest OF the
belt experienced fair weather. but sundrv
showers are predicted this afternoon and
tomorrow for the entire cotton district
The visible supply lost 10000 bales.
against n loss of $4,000 last year Of which
the loss In American WAS 10000 against
10000 last year. with the short interest
largely eliminated, which leaves tho mar
ket without this sustaining influence prices
viii he governed by weather conditions aud
receipts Of new Gotten, il, s 3. Beer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-09
WHOLESALE MARKET

change In the position Of the market. e,a
1 nIuaha Stales continue to offer at former
neures, Early in. the week there were
minors OF some damage TO the growing
crop from hot winds. but tho jotcsss cshIsss
n.ahe ne mention Of such damage and II is
supposed therefore that toe crop is nro.
nres,t9g ..Noranly; The trade seems to an.
precate The fact that our market is now az,
u very low basis. consequently innuiries ara
more numerous" "''
San jose. Cal. adyices say Of aprieots:
"A pecnarty of the season as far as th.
apricot crop Is concerned is the pheuome.
nal abundance of small fruit. This Is n
surprise TO the growers themselves, who be
heNed 2 montn ago tha- the fruit would
attain large size and would he In demand
therefore AT the highest prices. both by Inc
canncrs and by the chipping interests In
stead the fruit N a large proportion IS
smgH ana understood. and the result is
lhat me growers are In the majority OF
cnses driving their fruit themselves OF else
Offering II to the big drying plants
Contrary TO expectations. the prices OF
lemons are easier and many sales are made
at decline of z5d50c The local situation
has felt the effects Of the "elut" in the
New Orleans aud Eastern markets, caused
by the excessive imports into this country.
1t seems that the general trade has bpen
overdone by supplies and there Is such an
abundance nj present that there is little
chance Of relief unless a hot wave should
come across the continent and increase con
sumption to an extent that has been known
to occur in former years. Tho trade IL.
cally Is not yet demorallzed and stocks are
quite In accord with the prevailing demand.
An advice from the Pacific coast states
that silverside salmon haze made their ap-
pearancc in Puget Sound. 1t is stated that
Al
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-09
BAPTIST TROUBLES.

They Are to Be Thoroughly Discussed in
Church Organ.
Jacksonville Texas August s,--The Mis-
sionary Baptist association Of Texas has
decided to take steps to stir up dis.
cussion OF It's position with regard 10 the
general Baptist convention OF Texas, from
which It seeded and win increase the cle-
culation OF It's organ to i0.ODo copies TO be
distributed among the Eapt-sto & the
State, special articles setting forth the
causes for the secession and the suce~ns ~
the movement being features OF the paper.
Tho editor has not yet been selected.
The association has, during the past year,
is an Increase OF about so per cent over
the previous year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-09
SLOW TRADING IN OIL STOCKS.
A SLAcKENING OF DEMAND.
LITTLE CHANGE IN VALUES.
Empire State More ketive---lnternstion
MAKES Better Observation-Disclosures
Stronger---victoria lmroves.

Business at the OIL ana Stock EXCHANGE
Tell into a rut again al yesterdav,s scssioo
ana little was accomplished In the way OF
transfers There seemed TO ha , genera,
slacRening Of demand while prices did not
'a9y materially from those which ruled
oeiote' ana the quantity Of offerings was
ABOUT OF the same volume.
Empire State appeared much more prop,l.
nently on the active list, although the
level Of valuation was very low. Buyers
moved up their limits about &c, while hold.
ers cropped on cent and very good sales
resulted Bids did not hold up to this
ngure and on the close there was a small
Improvement In the ask terms. Interna
uonai made the best record OF the day and
In order 10 cause good selling takers had
To come up to the level set by holders on
the day before. The supply was not ex.
hausted on this basis and on the close
there was small reduction In offers. An.
glo-American was practically in the same
position with the demand scarcely as strong
aud sellers showing n new degree of firm.
ness. This prevented as much trading as
heretofore and the prices were further
apart ON the windup. Victor moved Up to
small extent and enlarged its selling CO.
paeity After absorption OF II good lot at
a gain of lSc bids were marked down to
the formerly prevailing terms and the ask
price was increased fully 4Gc.
Manhattan went few points to the bet.
ter and sales were easily made at an ad.
vance of lac on the day. There was no
recession In the demand IN tho later mo-
ments Of the call and with bids still show.
ing the Improvement in evidence at first
holders raised their terms Nc higher In.
dependence was a larger trader out in
dicatcd no material change IN value and
The demand was easily exhausted. Ma
tional Oil and Pipe continued weak at the
level reached ON the preceding day and
buyers of Higgins raised their hgures 25c.
Palestine and beaumont was still tho cen
ter of interest but the sharpness of ad-
vances made by sellers kept bidders from
coming to the prices that really would have
been given for the stock
The total sales amounted to 20 500 shares.
McNabb. Walker & Co. have purchased
the brokerage business of X. W. Gamble Il
Co. and have succeeded the latter in their
seat on the exchange
The Oil and Stock Exchange will be
closed today in honor of the coronation of
King Edward.
The prices bid and asked at the close yes
terday and the sales made were as follows:
UNLISTED STOCKS.