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OTHER ACCIDENTS OF THE DAY
BLOCH GOAL MINERS n OPERA
TORS sign THE WAGE SCALE.
speck of Trouble i'm the BituminOus
FieId-PIymOuth Mob Attacks
some Italian LabOrcrs.
ecla1 to the Indiananolls IournaI.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, April 16.-Prof j..
=. Kimmel. physical instructor at the In
diana State Normal School, was probably
fatally injured this afternoon by being
struck on the head with the sixteen-pound
hammer. with which Captain Beecher, OF
the track team. was practicing- The ham,
mer struck the professor behind the ear and
caused a fracture Of the skull and a de-
cided conclusion Of the brain. He has been
unconscious since. and, while the injury is
not necessarily fatal. the chances are
against his recovery.
Prof. Kimmel came to Terre Haute in
1896 as physical instructor of the Y. NJ. Q.
A. and went TO the Normal two years ago.
He married. about a year ago. Miss Bur-
nett, of CoatesviIle.
The State Intercollegiate feld-day meet
is to be held in this city next month under
the auspices or the Normal Athletic Asso-
citation. and Prof. KimmeI was making an
especial effort to have a strong team repre-
senting the school. Beecher has had much
experience in THROWN the hammer.
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Indiana Notes.

MORRISTOWN.-The continued dry and
windy weather has done a great deal of
damage TO the wheat crop in this locality.
a month ago everything indicated a good
wheat crop, but now the chances are not
good for even a half a crop. The wells
are going dry and the small streams
owing to the lack of rain and warm
weather. Everything is looking very dis
couraging for the farmers.
FRANKFORT-Frankfort suffered a
heavy fire loss on Tuesday, the office of the
Frankfort Crescent being completely
wrecked, causing a loss of $1,000. w. r.
MOore's law library was also destroyed,
and Domer's harness and implement store
was damaged. The fire is supposed to have
caught from a gas stove left burning in the
law office. The loss is fully covered by in
surance.
CLINTON.-It has just been learned that
Ruth Harrison, a hfteen-year-old girl of
this city. was felOniOusly assaulted and left
for dead about two miles out of town on
Crawford, a farmer of that vicinity. and
brought to her home. She is recovering,
but refuses TO say anything about her as
sailant or assailants.
BRAZIL-At a meeting of the City Coun-
Gil on Tuesday night a resolution was
adopted binding the city to guarantee $1,000
yearly TO the public library and to furnish
Carnegie. who recently gave the city $500 0
to construct a library building.
DUBLIN.-At the last regular meeting Of
the school board the following teachers
were chosen for the coming year: Super
%intendent, j. G.. Mills; principal, Mrs. Mary
Il. Stuart; grammar, ManduS f.. Mason:
intermediate. Olive Z. Shelman; second
primary, Nellie NJ. Swain; first primary,
Dora +. Henley.
CONNERSVILLE.-Tucker Reed. aged
twenty-eight, a resident of this city, went
to the home of his mother at Midtown,
four miles south of this city, and took a
dose of poison, with fatal result, on Tues
day morning. Domestic trouble was the
supposed cause.
LAGRANGE-The surveying party of the
GOshen-AngOla electric road reached La
grange on Wednesday and is surveying
and setting the grade stakes through the
town. Active grading will begin next week.
CAMBRIDGE CITY.-John s. Lackey. who
annually conducts a horse sale of national
Importance here, has had plans prepared
for a new sale barn. 1t will be fifty by five
hundred feet and modern in every respect.
VALPARAISO.-Dr. S. d. Young. of Chi
cago, an osteOpath, who has been practicing
here daily for two years, has been arrested
on a charge of practicing without a license,
as is required in this State.
Observation-Disclosures is free from
smallpox for the first time since last fall.
The last case was released from quarantine
on Wednesday.
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Socialist Ticket Nominated.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind. April 1.-the fol-
lowing ticket was nominated by the Social
lists of Allen county. who promise to show
considerable strength this year: State sen
ator, Henry Cohen. representatives. f. O..
Olds. JOhn s. Brunskill and W. II. Kindig:
judge of the Superior Court, j. w. McDon-
add, prosecuting attorney, Howard Han
thorn: clerk. Joseph Martin. auditor. NJ.
II. Wefel: treasurer. Thomas O'Brien:
sheriff. Daniel Miller; coroner. DR.. James
F.. Morse: surveyor. Benjamin Mariotte;
commissioner. Lewis Newman.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, April 16.-Not-
withstanding that much of the time of the
four weeks of joint conference OF miners
and operators in reaching an agreement on
the wages contract was spent in trying
10 make plain each provision to the end
that there would not be the Interruptions
of work when disputes arose in constituting
the provisions OF the contract, there al
ready has been considerable trouble. Last
night a meeting of the Joint executive
boards of miners and operators was held
here TO interpret a clause of the contract
in regard TO work in mines where chain
machines are used. The miners cOntended
that the operators should pay for removing
the lodges left by the machines and the
operators said that the machine men
should care for the work as they did last
year. The question affects five hundred
miners in Greene and Sullivan counties.
II was decided by the joint committee that
IL was a question to be decided at each
mine for itself The men wanted "A strike
but have been persuaded to continue work,
according TO the contract.
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NEW BLAST
IiOn-D Plant to he Erected
by n Cleveland Company.

CLEVELAND, o.. April 16.-The Plain
Dealer tomorrow will say: Rogers,
Brown & Co, of Cincinnati. with S. w.
Croxton and several other Cleveland men,
have organized a company to build a blast
furnace in this city TO cost 81. O00.0 y and to
be known as the Cleveland Furnace Com
pany. The furnace will have a capacity of
400 tons a day. u. Il. Meacham. of Rogers,
Brown q Co, is the president; Archer
Brown. William @. Park and ]. c.. Batelle.
New York. d. b. Meacham and s. w.
CroxtOn will comprise the board of di-
rectOrs. Sufficient additional river dockage
will be erected to accommodate the new
mandatory. Options have been taken on
land adjoining TO erect a second furnace
of similar capacity when the one now be-
ing started is completed. Messrs. Rogers.
Brown * Co. are engaged i'm the iron trade
in Chicago. T~onawanda. New York, Hang
ing Rock, o., and PunXsutawney."
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CHURCH AFFAIRS.
New Pastor Installed at agranRe-A
Resignation Not Accepted.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
LAGRANGE. Ind. April l6.-The Rev.
S. L. Shirley was installed as pastor of
the Presbyterian Church here on Tuesday
evening. The Rev. DR.. Ormand. of Ken
Gallville. preached the sermon. The Rev.
ID. McGaw, of Fort Wayne. gave the
cfsurch charge TO the pastor, and the Rev.
NJ. Breckenridge. of the same place. the
charge To the people. Mr.. Shirley was
called from Columbia City.
VEVAY. Ind, April 16-At a meeting of
the New Albany Presbytery at Bedford.
which convened on Monday. the resigna-
ton of the Rev. Charles Christensen. pas
tor OF the Presbyterian Church OF this city.
was not accepted. Mr.. Christensen received
q call from the Charleston church and had
resigned his pastorate here. but at a con-
gregational meeting his resignation was not
accepted. and "A protest was sent TO the
presbytery.
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Big Levee Near Clinton.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CLINTON. Ind. April ia levee eX-
tending seven miles along the east bank of
the Wabash river opposite Clinton has just
been completed. 1t protects $500 acres of
rich bottom land from overflow and was
built by an assessment of about $3.50 per
acre against the land protected. The farm
ers have ten years i'm which to Pay the
assessments. 1t is the very best of land.
but could not be depended upon on account
of repeated freshets. The protection af-
forded by the levee already has increased
the market value of the land SO per acre.
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diana. Addresses will be made by the pres
az the society. Robert NJ. Chambers;
Mrs. :. \. Pleas. widow of the late FL
wood Pleas. "A scientist Of national fame;
by \. W. Saint. Charles ; Herniy, T. b.
Hunt NJ = Forkner. l.. 2. Newly, Eugene
II. Bundv and Others. In the afternoon the
dedfcatorv ceremonies proper will take
place and will consist in part Of a cantata
under the management OF Prol- w. T. VI.
Rrowne and prepared for the occasion by
BENJAMIN :. Parker. one OF the prime
movers of the historical society. The char
acters OF the cantata Will be IN representa-
tion of History. Peace. Soldier, Pioneer
Father and Pioneer Mother. Indian, AFRO
American. Art. Industry and Student.
The affair promises 70 be one OF the most
enjoyable ever given IN the county
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Unable to Name n Ticket.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA. Ind, April 1.-THE DEM
ocratic party of this city is torn by dissen-
sions to such an extent that up to the pres
ent time it has been unable TO name a ticket
for the May elections. The Democrats met
in mass convention Saturday night and
tried TO select a strong ticket. as they
thought they might win. owing to the en-
-couragement they had had from some OF
the d~isgruntled Republicans. James H.
Edwards was nominated for mayor. and
this created so much feeling that il was inn
possible to get a full ticket TO run with him
at the head. Late last evening Mr. Ed
wards withdrew and there was Immediately
a caucus held 10 select an entire new
ticket. to be composed OF Democrats and
Republicans. The names of the new can
didates have not been given out.
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Grand Jury May Investigate.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, April 16.-There is a
w~ell-grounded rumor here that the La
porte county grand jury will investigate
the charges made against DR.. B. S. Horne
In connection with the investigation at the
State Prison at Michigan City. The State
Board of Charities in all probability will go
into the charges made against the former
prison physician growing out of his mis-
dealings, including that of receiving money
on sales made by an Oak Park CID drug
house TO the prison officials, and for that
reason, it is said, the Laporte county off,
Gals will take up the matter.
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Plymouth Mob Beaten OF.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
PLYMOUTH, Ind, April 16.-About mid
night last night a mob of men and boys
went TO the place where a number of Ital-
ians were sleeping. who are employed by
the company engaged in double tracking
the Pennsylvania Railroad, and tried to
force them to leave. The Italians opened
fire on them and Denver Fetters, a youth
of eighteen. was shot in the face and sew
eral others were slightly injured. The
Plymouth crowd fed. Young Fetters is not
seriously injured.
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HENRIETTA, L. T., April 16.-W. II.
Means, the Lexington, Mo, farmer who
surrendered yesterday after killing Miss
Lydia Means. his niece. made a statement
to-day. Means said that his niece had per-
suaded him TO come TO the Territory and
invest his money. At her solicitation he
decided his property over TO her. Then, he
said, she demanded a check for 81, 900. He
refused and she locked him in the house
and attempted TO kill MIN, using a butcher
arm. he says, M then he shot her in self
defense. The woman came originally from
Indiana.
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On Trial for Murder.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, April 16.-James NJ.
Shook. a young man whose home is at
New Lisbon. Henry county, was put on
trial in the Wayne Circuit Court. to-day,
for the murder OF John Ryan. a we'll
known and respected resident of Cam
bridge City. Shook shot Ryan in a saloon
at Cambridge City. killing him instantly.
Laban Shook. a brother of James. was
mixed up in the trouble. but got of with a
charge of assault and battery.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 15.-Oficial re-
turns show the following Republicans were
nominated for the principal Offices at the
primaries held on Tuesday: For circuit
judge, Louis o. Rasch; prosecutor, Charles
Wittenbraker; sheriff, Chris Kratz: au-
ditor, Harry Stinson: treasurer, John p.
Walker; recorder. Theo. Kevekordes; coro-
ner. Matt Walling: commissioner, Mark
Grant; representatives to Legislature, c. G..
Schroeder and Adolph Decker.
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NEW YORK. April 16.-By the death of
Mrs. Henrietta A. Webb. widow of Will
liam III. Webb. foremost of antebellum
shipbuilders and founder of the Webb
Academy and Home for Shipbuilders. the
Herald will say tomorrow. the bulk Of
the great fortune amassed by Mr.. Webb
will go To the academy and home which
bears his name and is located at Kings
bridge, in Bronx borough.
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FIRE IN WARWICK COUNTY.
Town of EIberfeId Suffers a Loss in
the of $1,000.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, April 16.-Elberfeld.
Warrick county, about fifteen miles from
Evansville. suffered heavily by fire early
this morning. when about 1900 worth of
property was destroyed. For a time it was
out. Heldt Brothers general store, me
largest i'm town. was entirely consumed, to-
gether with its contents. causing a loss on
stock and building of $1,000. The residence
of one of the prOprietOrs. situated next TO
the store, was also burned, causing damage
TO the extent of $1,000. The contents were
saved.
The origin of the fire is unknown. Aid
was asked of Evansville, but before APP
paratus could be sent the call was can
celed. The citizens formed bucket b~rigades
and fought the flames.
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Special 70 the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind. April 16.-This evening
Elvie Burns. son of William Burns. a we'll
known Waltz township farmer, was in
stantly killed in a runaway He was haul
ing fodder when his team became fright
ened and ran away. He was hurled out on
his head, crushing his skull so the brains
p~rotruded. He was thirty years old and
left a widow. He had been married only
q few days
LAPORTE, Ind, April 16.-John NJ. Will
Its. aged twenty-One, a brakeman on the
Baltimore & Ohio, while making a coupling
near Wellsboros LapOrte county. was
knocked down and so severely injured that
he cannot live.
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Two Candidates Withdraw.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, April 16.-It was an
nounced tonight that o. A. Somers and
Luther Mcdowell had withdrawn from the
joint senatorial race and that but one name
would be presented at the Republican con-
vention at Peru tomorrow. Howard coun-
ty has the candidate this year, and Charles
A. Dehaven secured twenty-seven of the
forty-three delegates. He will be nomi-
mated by clamati
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Many Exposures to smallpox.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, April 16.-Whole-
sale exposures to smallpox in Lakeside,
a popular and fashionable part of the city,
have just come to light. Three children of
Joel Welty, proprietor of a book bindery,
were taken i'll ten days ago. but the physi-
clan did not diagnose the cases as small
pOx until Friday. Prior TO that time the
little ones had been visited by many of
their schoolmates. Two teachers in pub
lie schools boarded at the Welty home, and
they went daily from the house to their
class rooms.
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PRICES AGAIN RISING.
Indiana Crude Benefits with All
Grades of Petroleum

PITTSBURG, April 16.-The price of oil
was to-day pushed up 5 cents a barrel on
the finer grades and 3 cents on the lower,
restoring the last of the three successive
cuts made in December last.
This advance is credited to the recent
purchase by the Standard Oil Company of
the immense holdings of the Guffey &
Galley oil interests in the West Virginia
district. This deal was made on d basis of
900 barrels a day and the price was $l,0SO,OO0
The property includes 10000 acres of pro-
ducing territory. This purchase makes the
total of the Standards investments in West
Virginia between S15.O ZOO and $40, 0OO,O 900.
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Futile Attempt to Break jail.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind. April ia desperate at
tempt to break jail was frustrated here to-
day. At noon during the absence of Sher-
In Harness the bars were sawed and soaped
and when two scrub women opened a door
TO clean the corridors the prisoners. led by
Bert Lewis. Bert Lackey and Guy Neff.
made a rush for the opening. Turnkey
Fred Applegate, assisted by the women,
drove them back with mops and brooms.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. April 16.-Charles
Norcross. a Chicago negro. has sued the
thinner Carpet Company. of this city, for
500 damages. The company advertised in
Chicago papers for carpet layers and Nor
cross answered the ''ad." He was told to
come on and go TO work. Upon his arrival,
however, he was refused employment on
account of his color, and brings suit &C
C~OrdinglV.
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Unknown Man Killed by Police.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. April 16.-An I'M
known man about thirty-five years OF age
was shot and killed by officers in a saloon
early to-day, after he had tried to kill the
policemen. The dead man was five feet
ive inches high. fairly we'll dressed and
weighed about 145 pounds. When searched
two pistols were found on him. also two
wallets, one containing 500, the other $40
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Negro shot AT Madison.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON. Ind, April 16.-This afternoon,
in the Arcade saloon, Samuel Nye, the pro-
prietor, shot Charles Cox. cOlored, whom ne
had ordered out Of the place. with a heavy
revolver. The ball entered at the shoulder
blade, near the spinal column and Cox 5
condition is critical. Nye voluntarily sur
rendered to the sheriff. declaring he had
shot in self-defense. He was released on
giving 800 bond.
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slightly Exaggerated.

POTGHKEEPSIE. y. y. April 16-
Isaiah Rhodes. an aged wOOdsman from
Ulster county. who startled this city on
Monday with "A story Of the arrival of five
daughters in the family OF his daughter on
Sunday. now proves, 10 have oVerstated
the number of babies by exactly four. The
physician who attended the woman made
the denial to-day.
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Surrendered as "A Desertcr.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind. April 16.-Hyatt Leather
land, of Evansville. surrendered to the po-
lice as a deserter from the regular army.
He enlisted at Evansville on Aug. %, 1901,
and was sent TO Virginia and assigned to
the FOrty-seventh Coast Battery. He de-
serted on April 4 and came West. Leather
land is the son Of Mrs. Angelina POehline,
OF Evansville. and enlisted while intoxi-
Gated. His mother wants 10 put him in
business and he decided 10 give himself up
and serve his sentence as a deserter.
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Presbyterian women Elect officers.

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PORTLAND. Ind. April l6-The Wom-
ans P~resbyterial Society of the Muncie
Presbytery has adjourned after electing
the following officers: President. Mrs. e.
a. Little. OF Alexandria; vice president.
Mrs. Johnson. Of Peru. treasurer. Mrs. Ar
thur Smith. OF Muncie; secretary OF foreign
missions. Mrs. Lukens. of Muncie: secre-
tary of home missions. Mrs. a. l.. Roebuck.
of Wabash: treasurer OF home and foreign
missions, Mrs. Charles +. Luce. of Ander-
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Carpenters strike at Richmond.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. April fifty
union carpenters are now out on a strike
In this city as the result of contractors re-
fusing TO pay the union scale OF 2S cents
ar hour for nine hours work. The places OF
some have been filed with nonunion men.
as there Is much building in progress the
strike will cause Inconvenience.
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Episcopal Church Destroyed.

PHILADELPHIA. April 16.-The Protest
ant Episcopal Church of the Savior was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss Is estimated at
$4,000; covered by insurance. The church
was one of the most beautiful of that de-
nomination in the city. and IL numbered
some OF the wealthiest citizens of Philadel-
phia among its members.
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Henry County Association VIII Dedi-
cate Its New Home ON saturday.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Ind. April 6.-New Cas-
tie is preparing for a big gathering on Sat
urday when the Henry County Historical
Society will hold its annual meeting here
and at the same time publicly dedicate the
home OF the society. which has been pro-
vfied by the County commissioner under
the provisions Of a law passed by the last
Legislature The commissioners. several
months ago. purchased the magnificent
home Of the late Gen. William Crosse. when
a. was placed on the market after the gen
erals death. and IL Is regarded as "A most
fortunate and appropriate purchase. II l. a
large brick structure surrounded BY beautf-
full grounds, I'm one OF the best portions OF
the city. The society Is very proud OF It's
home and very elaborate arrangements
have been made for the dedicatory cere-
monies.
The services will begin In the forenoon
with an Invocation by DIT. Milton Mahin,
one Of the Oldest Methodist ministers I'm In
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He Operated i'm Indiana.

DAVENPORT. Ia, April l6.-Dr. Jackson
b. Thomas. of Philadelphia. who secured
"A loan of 5000 from w. c.. Putnam. a Dav-
export attorney. last fan on papers alleged
10 be forged. was to-day sentenced 20 sew
enteen and one-half years at hard labor
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PEACE REIGNs AT BRAZIL.

the Indiananolis IournaI.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL. Ind, April 1.-THE vote on the
operators proposition. recently made. taken
by miners of the district was canvassed at
"A delegate meeting here to-day and found
to be in favor of accepting the proposition
by a big majority. The scale committee of
the operators and miners at once met and
signed the yearly scale.
Under the agreement the blacksmithS
will not receive an advance. Work in the
mines will be resumed at once.
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i'm the penitentiary by Judge Wolfe. DR..
Thomas made frequent trips 10 Iowa ana
Indiana TO raise money. Many successful
operations and a score OF aliases have been
learned of since his arrest.