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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-05
STEAMER ETRURIA In TOW
LOST HER PROPELLER AND STEER
ING GEAR IN MID-ATLANTIC.
Drifted HeIp1ess1y Until Picked Up by
Another Steamship-SOw Near
the Azores.

LONDON, March 4.-The British steamer
arrived at Fayal, Azore islands. and reports
having sighted the Cunard line steamer
Etruria in tow of the British steamer Will
liam Cliff, four hundred miles west of
Fayal. The Etruria mad lost her propeller.
The Etruria probably will reach the Azores
tonight or tomorrow. The officers of the
Cunard line are arranging to have tugs
proceed to Fayal and tow the disabled
liner home.
Another report says the Etruria was
picked up when five hundred miles from
Fayal, west northwest of that port. All
were we'll on board the Cunarder, which,
according to this report, had her propeller
shaft broken. She was otherwise uninjured.
NEW YORK, March 4.-The Evening
World prints a dispatch from one of its
reporters, who is passenger on the Etru-
ria. The dispatch, which was taken from
the Etruria TO the Azores by the ol-tank
steamer Ottawa, which spoke the Etruria
on Friday, is as follows: 1.-THE Etruria lost
her propeller and steering gear in mid
Atlantic on the evening of Feb 26 Drift
ed helpessly in heavy sea all night, max
ing continuous signals. Too much cannot
be said of the bravery and GOODNESS of Cap
tains Stephens, whose example filled the
passengers and crew with courage. They
are trying to tow the Etruria to the Azores.
AS write we are now IN Tow or the steam
er William Cliff, but are making no head
way. Wind and sea against us, and Cliff
not strong enough to do more than hold
us steady. All are well on board, and
after the first excitement everything is
quiet. They are trying TO lash spars to
make rudder. Captain of oil-tank
steamer Ottawa. from Philadelphia, has
promised to file this at first port touched
Captain Stephens wishes to assure all that
there is no danger"
News that the Etruria has been sighted
disabled was brought to Mr.. Marconi at
his temporary headquarters to-day. The
inventor appeared deeply interested when
he was asked how soon wireless commune
cation could be established with the Grip
pied liner After some reflection he said
that the moment the Cunarder entered
within a radius of any one of his coast
stations it might be expected that word
would be received from her. 1.-The Etru-
ria" said he, lis equipped with apparatus
which ii is not intended should carry over
one hundred miles. l am thoroughly IA
miliar with her possibilities in this direc-
ton, and l think we shall hear from her
operator when that distance from shore is
cached.
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One Fist Fight Already Has Taken
Place and More Serious Trouble
Would Not BE surprising.
WAGE SCALE OF THE MINERS
I'll BEING DISCUSSED BY THE JOINT
SCALE COMMITTEE.
Block Coal Miners Meet-Wife Murder
and Probable Suicide Mt Evans
viIIe-A Revival i'm school.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Ind. March MANY
complications have entered into the attempt
TO collect the 5000 judgment rendered by
the Knox county jury against gamblers
Tyler and Kelly. OF this city. Former
Banker Daviss lawyers have taken the
most advanced stand in the matter and 1t
is said that public sentiment is changing
because Of it. Without warrant of law, 1t
is claimed, they seized a saloon said TO
have been purchased By Kelly. but that
property was released twenty-fOur hours
later because Of proof positive that Kelly
has no interest in 1t whatever. And now
the owner will sue the sheriff on his official
bond for damage TO his business. Kelly 5
saloon. THE Arcade, is now the bone of
contention. and at the appraisement this
morning one of the appraisers. Charles H.
Roberts. and j. w. Ogdon, attorney for
Davis. had fist fight which is said to have
been most disgraceful affair. Roberts re-
scented imputatiOns of the attorney.
The fight TO set aside conveyance of prop
erty made by Tyler to his sister six months
before he played with Davis is a bitter one.
The attorneys for Davis say Tyler made
these cOnVeyances In anticipation of win
ming large sums from Davis six months
later. Tyler said the conveyance was made
TO prevent his dissolute brother from COM
ing into possession Of his property should
anything happen 10 him. Tyler's brother is
doing all in his power 10 secure evidence
both sides of the contest and trouble is pre-
diCted.
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Obituary..

sANDUsKY, o., March 4.-Col. c. NJ
Keyes, aged sixty, a politician and former
steward Of the State Hospital for Epilep-
ties at Gallipolis, was found dead on the
roadside this morning. He was sitting be-
side a wire fence, with no marks of vio-
lence His valuables were untouched and
he was partly undressed. He was on his
way to meet his wife at a social gather
ing when missed
MONTPELIER. VT, March News OF
the death OF j. G. Houghton, president OF
the National Life Insurance Company, OF
this city. received here to-day in a
cablegram from Naples, Italy. Mr.. Hough-
ton had been Ill and was on a Mediter-
ranean voyage for his health.
CLEVELAND, o., March 4.-Dr. Worthy
Streator. a prominent physician of Cleve-
land, died last night, aged eighty-five years
He was the man after whom the city OF
Streator. H., was named. In early life Dr.
Streator helped to build what is a
portion of the Erie Railroad
NEW YORK, March 4.-John Mohun
seventy years old. for many years conf
Dental agent of j. p. Haggin. the Cali
fornia silver king and horseman. dropped
dead of apoplexy in the street this after
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Indiana Notes.

RUSHVILLE.-Reuben Alexander of this
city, celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday
anniversary Tuesday by a gathering of
his descendants at his home on West Fifth
street The County Commissioners
decided to postpone action on j. ID. Cases
petition asking them to bring suit TO re
from ex-County Clerk Thomas nj. Green,
until the expert had examined the county
records.
ACKNOWLEDGE township, Wayne
county, probably carries away the palm
for quietude and good behavior of all the
townships in the State. There is not a
saloon in the township. One result is that
they have not elected justice of the peace
nor a COASTAL BILE in the township for eighteen
years. There has not been a single case
that would make such officers necessary.
MARION. - Raymond Detmore, a we'll
known young man of Converse, has disap-
peared from his home and foul play is sus-
pected. The last time he was seen was in
Marion over week ago. He was then on
his way to Paramount to attend a trial.
The officers are making a diligent search
for him. He left $500 in the bank, and a
wife and one child.
PERU.-VictOr Gonzales, who says he is
a native of Peru, South America, and that
he was an interpreter for the government
during the war in Cuba. has been sentenced
to jail for disOrderly conduct and for TAX
ing an oVercoat. The City Council,
which controls the municipal water system.
has ordered the use of meters for all large
consumers.
ELWOOD.-The plaintiff has been de-
feated In the $4,000 damage suit which was
brought against the Union Traction Com
pany by Lewis Thornburg. administrator
of the estate of George Melcher. Melcher
was killed in the east part of this city by a
gravel train, which he was working,
about year ago.
LADOGA.-The date of Ladoga's annual
horse show has been changed from the
first Saturday in May to the first Saturday
in June, the Ith.
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IN COMMITTEES HANDS,
Wage Scale of the Indiana Miners Re-
ferred by Joint Conference.
10 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 4.-The
Joint conference of the bituminous coal
miners and operators Of Indiana met this
morning Each side presented a scale
which showed a wide difference of opinion
on all the leading points in dispute.
There was a long wrangle, after which a
Joint scale committee was appointed. and
the conference adjourned to meet at the
call of the committee
The scale as submitted by the operators
is practically the same the current con-
tract. The miners stipulate that coal I'M
der three and one-half feet of thickness
Of vein and above three feet the price shall
be IS cents a ton. instead of 50 as provided
in the interstate agreement Inside day
la Dor is TO be not less than S2.25 a day for
eight-hOur day and $3.50 for track men
and timber men. Eight hours is to con-
stitute a days work for engineers; mini
mum wages for blacksmiths. 800 a day
and the minimum for outside day labor.
$50. There is a demand for the weekly
pay day, and the right is reserved to buy
supplies in the open market This applies
10 powder especially.
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This is particularly applicable I'm cases
where persons seriously troubled from the
effects Of coffee drinking and who take up
Postum Food Coffee in it's place attempt
10 make the new beverage with a little hot
water and two or three minutes boiling
That sort Of lick and promise" produces
a drink that is simply exasperating. IL is
fiat and tasteIess. whereas the person who
will boil the Postum fun fifteen minutes
after the actual bubbling and boiling be-
gins will have a beverage that is some
thing
There is a point between twelve and If
teen minutes OF boiling when the character
OF Postum is changed. the food value is
extracted and the delicious flavor. which
resembles the milder and more expensive
grades OF Java coffee. is produced
A lady in Salem. ore. says: Whenever
1 drank coffee at night I always passed a
restless, wakeful night. Extreme nervous
ness and weak stomach have followed me
ever since have been using coffee. Finally
I got into sucn a state that my dyspepsia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-05
REVIVAL IN a SCHOOL.
Books and Problems Are suddenly
Superseded by Religious Fervor.

Special 70 the Indiana polls Journal
MUNCIE, Ind. March 4-The Selma
high school was suddenly transformed into
a revival meeting Monday afternoon, all
but two of the thirty odd pupils engag-
ing I'm the unusual exercises during school
hours. There f. In progress in Selma a
big revival meeting. One OF the late con-
verts Is Delbert Hill. aged sixteen. a pupil
IN the high school During the school hour
on Monday Hill informed a girl I'm the
school that her brother had expressed his
Intention 10 join church. This information
was so pleasing that the young woman be-
gan TO shout with JOY IN the schOOlrOom.
Others who had Joined church Joined in
and Frank Rector. the teacher. was almost
smothered by the young people I'm their
exuberant expression OF happiness
The school exercises were dismissed I'M
tremendously and a committee was sent
for the local preacher. who went TO the
schoOihouse and the religious services con-
ttuued long after school hours. All but two
OF the pupils engaged In the service and
several conversions were reported. Reports
from Selma state that no attempt Was
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Indiana Obituary.

RICHMOND, Ind. March AIRS. Han
mas y. Grave. widow Of the late David r.
Grave, died yesterday at her home in this
city. She was seventy-nine years of age.
Death was due to pneumonia. The de-
ceased had resided in Richmond many
years. She was born in York, Pa, April
5, 1872 Mrs. James G. Martin OF this city,
Gerhardt II. sudhoon, one of the city's
best known Germans, died last night at
the age of seventy-five years. The children
living w. H.. Charles II. and Gus H,
of this city DR.. George H, of Cincinnati
and Mrs William T. Widup.
SOUTH BEND Ind. March 4.--Alpheus
Thornton who has been a resident of this
city for over half a century. is dead at the
age of lightweight. His mind gave way
ever year ago. and he had since been
an inmate of the asylum. Mr.. Thornton
was a native of New York State, and came
West nearly sixty years ago. He settled
first in Mishawaka, and for fifty-three
years had made his home i'm South Bend
He was a devOut Methodist, and in his
earlier manhood served as a local preacher.
His wife died several years ago, and six
sons survive him.
W!NAMAC, Ind, March 4.-Thomas
Pulaski county, died to-day, aged seventy
one. Mr.. Hacketts father built the first
log cabin at this place and it afterward
land office. Mr.. Thomas Hackett was "a
well-known Democratic politician and held
several offices of trust in this county.
PORTLAND, Ind, March AIRS. Nancy
McGrin. probably Jay countys oldest
woman, died last night at the home OF
Samuel Brinkerhoof, residing near Brice.
Had Mrs McGrin lived but a few days
longer she would have been ninety-four
years old. For some weeks she had been
failing rapidly.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind, March 4.-Henry
Nicer, formerly agent of the American
Express Company, business man and eX-
sheriff of Shelby county, died at his home
in this city to-day, of Bright's disease.
after long illness. lie left widow and
eight children.
PERU. Ind. March 4.-The remains of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Glassford, we'll
known residents of Allen township, living
southeast of Macy, were buried to-day.
Mrs. Glassford died one evening and her
husband the next morning, both of typhoid
fever.
ELWOOD, Ind, March 4.-John Buoy,
one of the oldest residents of north Mad
ison county, is dead at his home seven
miles northeast of this city. He was born
in 1915 and for more than half a century
had lived in the community in which he
died
RUSHVILLE, Ind, March AIRS. Sarah
Beckner, of Arlington, died this morning of
heart trouble. aged about eighty-five. She
was the mother of S a. and Horace Beck
of Arlington.
MUNCIE. Ind, March Joseph Saw
yer, prominent Elk and for years stage
manager of the Wysor Opera House, died
tonight, aged tfty-one years.
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New York Press.
1t will be interesting TO note what in
depreciation will be put by some OF the
leaders of Teutonic thought in this country
on this advice of Prince Henry TO the sing
ing societies Of this city:
THAT every German who has become a
citizen OF the United States should be as
loyal and good a citizen he would be II
he had remained in Germany"
There is no question about the spirit OF
the speaker. We think that we know
enough OF the straightforward sailor 10 be-
lieVe that he counseed civic honesty. a
complete abandonment Of all mental reser-
vations in the keeping OF the oath of al
legiance 10 the United States. an absolute
devotion TO the land Of choice. We believe
that he scorned as thoroughly as any bright
native American sentiments such as those
expressed at the time Of the preparation
of his welcome, which portrayed this as
the land of livelihood and Germany as the
land of love 1t is idle. however TO attempt
TO conceal the fact that such sentiments
are entirely discordant to those of the
ropaganda which has endeavored TO make
of the TeutOnic element a power within
the power of this Republic. separate in Ian
guage and seeking To mold American laws
and institutions 20 a foreign form.
We salute Prince Henry as the leading
opponent Of Pan-Germanism in the United
States and trust that his teachings will be
faithfully transmitted 10 his every follower.
however unwelcome the task may be TO
some of the vehicles Of opinion on which IL
is imposed.
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Attempted Daylight Robbery.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind. March A daring at
tempt to rob the county recorders office
was made AT noon to-day. The door lead
ing into the front office from the corridors
was left open while Deputy Frank Glazier
who had just returned from lunch went
into the back room to write a letter. He
heard a suspicious noise in the front Of
hce and opening the door saw a young
man OF twenty. well-dressed and wearing
a sandy mustache. trying to force the cash
drawer in which there was considera BILE
sum The robber heard the door opened
and jumped over p four-foot counter and
through a window, dashed into the cor
ridor and out of doors before the aston
ished deputy could give an alarm. There
is no clew.
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DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
LIQUIDS Rural Free Delivery Bill OPP
posed by G. Ii. Landis.

posed by c. Ii. Lands.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The House
spent another day in discussion of the bill
to classify the rural free delivery service
and place the carriers under the contract
system. No vote was reached, and it is
doubtful whether one will be had to-mor-
row, the list of speakers is still large.
The fate of the bill is in doubt, although
the impression prevailing is that 1T will be
defeated. The speakers to-day were Smith
of Kentucky, Gardner of New Jersey, and
Williams of Mississippi, in favor and
Messrs. Lands of Indiana Maddox of
Georgia, and Hill of Connecticut, against
the measure. Before debate began the con-
ference report on the Philippine tariff bill
was adopted. The vote was on party lines,
chusetts, Littleheld of Maine, and Heat
wole of Minnesota, voted with the Demo-
Gratis against adopting the report.
Mr.. Lands the first speaker when
the rural free delivery bill was taken up.
Most of the shame and discredit cast upon
the government in the past, he said, had
been in connection with the contract sys-
TEN. Mr. Lands declared that there was
absolutely no public demand for the pas.
sage of the pending measure.
Mr.. Maddox predicted that If the contract
system was eSta blished in the South negroes
would carry the mails below Mason and
DixOns line
Mr.. Smith thought that politics would
continue TO control in the appointment OF
carriers Nevertheless he believed the best
and cheapest service could be obtained
through the contract system.
Mr.. Gardner cOntended that unless the
contract system were inaugurated now the
rural carriers sal aries ultimately would
be increased to the level OF those of city
carriers, equipments would be demanded
of the government and the time of labor
would be fixed at eight hours. Under the
carrier system he predicted the rural free
delivery service eventually would cost 800.
100000 year.
At 5:O5 D. m. the House adjourned.
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BABY CAN STEER IT.
Emperor williams New Yacht to Be
Fitted with an American Invention.

Boston Special.
The Meteor. the new schooner yacht be-
ing built for Emperor William of Germany,
will have attached to her rudder head
novel steering apparatus. 1t is the first
and only one of its kind designed and built
by George d. Loud. treasurer of the Ed
son Manufacturing Company of Boston.
and is known as the Edison positive motion
steerer. Mr.. Edison designed and built
the steering gear OF the Independence, Vol
unteer, Puritan, Mayflower and other fam
Gus American and foreign-built yachts.
The steering gear for the Meteor is the
most elaborate and most expensive that
has ever been constructed for use on any
vessel and wherever she may sail and in
whatever waters she may cast anchor, the
Meteor's steering apparatus will attract
attention from the veriest landlubber. The
whole apparatus cost something above
5000 the wheel alone costing $500.
1t works with wonderful ease; in fact. a
child can manipulate it without the slight
est difficulty. There is absolutely no lost
motion. On the fore and aft screw, one
half of which is forward and the other half
aft of the rudder head, work the connecting
straps. The outside diameter of this triple
thread screw is 27s inches. the pitch of the
screw being rs inches. The connecting
straps are OF Norway iron, the traversing
nuts being of gun metal Some idea of the
power of the steering gear may be OBJ
tanned from the fact that sample pouring
of the cast iron in the rudder head casting
stood a tensile test of 30, 307 pounds to the
square inch before breaking, the test hav-
ing been made by Professor Z. f. Miller, of
/ the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology.
The rudder head swivel box is made Of
! gun metal, while the rudder head is of
! steel, 31R inches in diameter. The rudder-
| post has rake of 80 degrees. On thirty
| two steel balls rest the ball-bearing sup
| ports for the rudderpost, the balls running
| on case-hardened steel plates, with four
| adjusting screws, which provide for the
| gear is also provided with two taffrail
boxes, one forward and one aft, with rub
| Der springs. 1t takes five and one-half
turns of the wheel to turn the rudder from
hard up to hard down, IS degrees in each
| direction.
| While the steering gear proper is a piece
! of mechanical perfection, the landsman
/ will perhaps be more attracted to the
wheel, which is certainly thing of beauty.
| 1t is fifty-four inches in diameter from tip
! TO top. The hub is of highly polished brass.
There are ten rosewood spokes, the felloes
being of teak and the rim of ebony. Where
| the king spoke passes through there is in
/ laid in the rim the coat OF arms of the
| German Emperor. done in gold and silver.
On the remaining part of the rim at each
of the king spoke bears the imperial crown
! in German silver, while the tips of the
| other spokes bear plain caps of the same
| metal
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FIRE IN A HOTEL.
Several Persons Hurt at Marshall
town, Ia.-Property Loss $4,000.

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, March 4.-F'ire
early to-day DESTROYED half a block of
buildings in the heart of the city, entailing
a loss of $1,000. resulting in injuries to sew
eral guests and employees of the fremont
Hotel. The injured are: Lulu Stephens
waitress, back severely sprained, internal
injuries, serious; Mrs. Bessie Madden
waitress, leg broken; Birdie Myers, wait
ress ankle broken; j. H. Jayne, landlord
feet burned; Jacob Kunkle, cook, hands
and face burned, serious; George c. Steffe
Chicago ankle sprained.
Forty guests had but little time to es-
cape. as the flames spread rapidly, cutting
off avenues of escape. Many of the EN-
ployes Jumped from the f1rst-fioor balcony
to the pavement in their night clothes TIL,
three injured girls jumped from the THIRD
stor, to the front balcony and Others
Jumped to the areaway and escaped unin.
jured The fire caught at the base of the
elevator in the hotel.
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WHY MURPHY LEFT HOME.
Fairbanks Postmaster Was Expecting
to Re Placed Under Arrest

10 Arrest.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. March 4-There is
little doubt now as 10 why Postmaster
David Murphy. OF Fairbanks. disappeared
His pathetic letter Ia his wife, written i'm
Terre Haute last Thursday and i'm which
ne said he going to drown himself i'm
the Wabash; that II his body was found
10 give 1t decent burial and If not found
81 would not matter. was a sham. Murphy
was expecting prosecutions on some of
his financial transactions and yesterday
man arrived at Fairbanks from Olney. H.
who wanted TO have him arrested for an
alleged swindling transaction by which he
got the best OF the Olney man 10 the
amount or $500. It seems that eight months
ago he sold his effects at Olney and In
some way In selling a note given by pur-
chaser 10 a Marshall. H. bank the ,Olney
man was the loser. 1t Is also learned that
he got 500 from another man on some
Kansas land, but the man learned after
taxes. Murphy owed money i'm Terre Haute
but paid none OF these debts He received
SO for the load of produce he brought TO
Terre Haute last Thursday.
In his letter TO his wife he said he would
deposit the postal funds al the Terre Haute
pCstoffice as had been his custom but this
he did not do. Inspector Nickeroy at Gin
cinnati has been notified Mrs Murphy saws
ne LEFT her enough money in the cash
drawer 10 make his accounts good with
the POStOffice Department