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Deed of Matthew Alexander. of Terre
Hnute, Who stealthily Entered
His Employers Sleeping Room.
CLOSE OF THE CONFERENCE
UNITED BRETHREN AT MARION AD-
JOURN FOR YEAR.
of Ministers-'GOphe
Hole" Saloon Man I'm Jail-Mis-
ceIlaneOus Indiana News.
eciaI to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 7.-Matthew
Alexander. a negro, went into the sleeping
room of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Burke at
10 o'clock tonight and cut Burke's throat
with razor. killing him instantly. Mrs
Burke awakened and found the negro at
her bedside. She tried to get out of bed,
and the negro slashed her face. Burke
turned over, half awakened by the con-
fusion. Alexander rushed to his side and
with one blow cut his throat. The muir
derer escaped and the police are search
ing for him. He had been drinking.
Mrs. Burke says Alexander said nothing
while in the room. He had been employed
by Burke as a stableman for a number of
years and slept in the stable.
Burke was forty years of age, and was
a striking motorman1 He was a brother
of Michael Burke. formerly superintend-
ent of the street-railway company.
An Associated Press dispatch says: cal
exander entered the room in which Mrs.
Burke was sleeping with her thirteen-year-
old daughter at midnight while her hus-
band lay asleep on couch on the other side
of the room. Mrs. Burke was awakened
by feeling the keen edge of sharp instru-
ment drawn dCTOSS IeI CHSchs ilSi
screams aroused her husband. Burke
rushed to the rescue of his wife, but he was
only partially awake when slashed across
the neck and face by the negro. When
Burke fell dying upon the floor the negro
rushed out q side door, but attempted to re-
enter the room after the door was bolted
by Mrs. Burke. Burke died almost in
stantly His wife held his head sobbing
and moaning as the blood dropped from
her face on that of her husband. No cause
Is known for the tragedy, as Alexander
had been we'll treated and trusted by the
family He is said to have become slave
of cocaine recently, and he may have been
under the influence of the drug. The negro
had not been captured at an early hour this
(Monday) morning, but many men are seen
upon the streets on the way to police head
quarters and the jail, threatening to lynch
him. Burke has brothers in Chicago and
Piqua, O.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHAMELEON, Ind, Sept. 7.-Hon. T. j.
Gibson was selected Saturday to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Jerry
L. Suddarth for joint senator for Crawford
Perry and Spencer counties. Mr.. Suddarth's
resignation was caused by the serious ILL
ness of his aged father. who was unwilling
for him to accept nomination that would
cause him TO leave his bedside. Mr.. Gibson
has twice carried Perry county as a legis-
lative candidate. He is one of the foremost
farmers of Perry county, and as his oppo-
nent is a lawyer and very unpopular there
is little doubt of Mr.. Gibsons election. j.
F. Winchell, of Tobinsport, was nominated
at the same meeting for joint representa-
tive for the counties of Crawford and
Perry.
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Reunions of Old settlers.
1e Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
BOWLING GREEN. Ind. Sept. THE
twenty-eighth annual reunion of the old
settlers OF Clay and Owen counties was held
here yesterday. A great crowd was pres
ent. The principal speakers were James
A. Barcus. of Terre Haute, and r. l.. Keith,
S. Barcus, of Terre Haute and r. l.. Keith,
of Brazil. Mr.. Barcus's speech was nom
partisan and he made a great hit with the
people, 5000 of whom applauded his utter
anceS.
PORTLAND, Ind, Sept. THE annual
reunion of the old settlers of Jay county,
and the reunion of those borne in Darke
county, Ohio now living in this county,
were both held to-day in the Ankrom grove,
west of the city. Addresses were made by
John f. Lsfolette, Emerson z. McGrif
and short talks by many others.
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Cable Notes.

p. G. Knox, attorney general of the
United States. arrived in Paris yesterday.
Mr.. Knox is seeking to obtain a clear title
to the property bought by the United States
from the Panama Canal Company.
AS the Shah of Persia was returning 10
his hotel in Paris yesterday a man, who
says he is an Armenian, was arrested for
trying TO approach his Majestys carriage.
The prisoner said his only intention was
to ask charity.
The police of Barcelona interfered yester-
day in a workmen's meeting and made sew
eral arrests. A crowd then tried to rescue
the prisoners, and mounted civil guards
charged and fired on the people One work
man was killed and several were wounded
1t is said that Coleman De Sell. the
Hungarian premier. contributed generously.
in the name of the government. towards the
cost OF the Hungarian flag which was re-
Gently presented to certain New York Hum
garian societies by private society here
called the National Verband.
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INDIANA NORMAL SCHOOL.
Large Attendance Expected-Football
Prospects-schcduIe Not CompIeted.

Large Attendance Expected-FOOtball
Prospects-schcduIe Not Completed.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Sept $50
far as can be judged by the letters
from probable students at the Indiana State
Normal two weeks before the opening of
the term the attendance this fall will be
large. The school buildings and equipment
have been improved and put in readiness
for a years continuous work, with the
expectation of having even q larger at
tendance than last year. when the total
number of different students at the several
terms exceeded that of any former year in
the history of the school. President Par
sons is home for few days from county
institute work, but has several more en-
gagements before the opening of the fall
term on Sept. %. Miss Mary Moran as
sistant in reading and English literature,
will not be here, as she is away on a leave
of absence, and Miss Rose Cox will fill the
vacancy. Miss Mary Anderson, a member
of the faculty, is expected home from
Europe in time for the opening of school,
Prof Charles Dryer has received notice
that his new physical geography has been
accepted at the University of Oxford as a
textbook. 1t is a book of $50 pages, pro-
fusely illustrated, many of the pictures be-
ing of Indiana scenes. Professor Dryer
came to the Normal some years ago from
the Fort Wayne High School
An effort is being made to secure a coach
to assist Physical Instructor Kimmell.
Manager Wellman, of the football team,
has been in correspondence with expected
students who give promise of good work on
the gridiron. Robert Harris and Harry Col
Inns former students who made a showing
in football, have written that they will be
in school again this year. The football team
loses Mavity, Pierce. Faulkner and Doug
lass, who graduated last June but the best
information is that there will be abundant
material for heavy team at least The
schedule has not been completed.
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CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.
Assignment of United Brethren
Preachers for Two Districts.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Sept. 1.-The White River
Conference of the United Brethren Church,
which has been in session in this city for
the past week, closed to-day with the APP
pointments of the ministers for the ensuing
year. Five new preachers were ordained
this morning by the laying on of hands. A
large and interesting meeting was held al
the First United Brethren Church this
afternoon, the Y. NJ. c. A. joining in the
services. Nearly all the pulpits of the city
were filled by United Brethren preachers
this morning and evening. Bishop Kephart
addressed a large meeting at the First u.
3. Church tonight. Following are the ap
pointments for the year:
Indianapolis District-F. E. Shannon. pre-
siding elder. Anderson, F. G. Blake; An
Jacksonville. A. M. Shaw; Blue River, II.
Good; Columbus, H s. James; Dublin, NJ
Hobson; Elwood. J: F. Reynolds; Frank
more; Greenfield, F. H. Linville Greens
fork, NJ. F. Wottring; Greenwood, NJ. o.
Jarvis; Huntsville. A. c. Wilmore; Indian
apolis, First Church, w. NJ Karstadt; In
Lynn, A. Kissel; Middletown, c. e. Hunt;
Mohawk, NJ. A. Robbins; New Castle, j. II.
Noll; Noblesvlie, ID. p. Coldren; Pendleton,
c. f. Lydy; st. Paul, d. o. Darling; Stoney
Marion Dist.ict-T ]. Roberts. presiding
elder. Bellefontaine, p. j. Scott; Boyles-
ton, o. Whitecotton; Converse. w. F. Wal
do; Dunkirk, G. E. Landon CASTOR, NJ.
Beall; Geneva. q. C. Mower; Greentown.
o. e. Evans; Hartford City. J. w. Utsler;
Kokomo. w. p. Myer; Lincolnville. w. N.
Sleeth; Marion. w. F. Parker; Matthews,
H. Clark; Montpelier NJ. f. Dawson: Num-
Gle, S. B. Irwin; North Marion, j. w. Glib
son: Portland, Allie Sipe; Phoenix, A. d.
Williams; Redkey, W. III. Sheppard; Sara
ID hartman. Selma. ID. T.. John
son. Union, H. ]. Russell; Wabash, J. A.
Bray.
Conference evangelists. w. F. Hunt and
u. S. Hamburger.
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INDIANAPOLIS e. MARTINsvILLE
RAPID TRANSIT co.

For Mooresville and intermediate points cars
will leave Kentucky avenue and Washington
street at 5:45 a. m. $50 a. m. and every hour
thereafter to and including $50 2 m. after
Car leaves Mooresvile at a. m. and every
hour thereafter TO and including D. m, after
which time a car Will leave AT 10 o clock
The s a. m. car leaving Mooresvfe reaches the
Union station at Indianapolis In time 20 connect
with Sunday morning excursions on all railroads
Hourly service TO Brooklyn.
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Ripley County Republicans.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VERSAILLES. Ind, Sept. 7.-Daniel z.
Storms, candidate for secretary of state,
aroused enthusiasm at the Republican
county convention here yesterday by de-
livering a forcble speech. F. M. Thomp-
son, chairman of the convention. also spoke.
The following ticket was selected: For rep
resentative, I. +. Day, of Correct; auditor,
T.. G. Zimmerman, of BateSville; treas
urer, John Harper, of Versailles; sheriff,
Will c. Prentice. of Osgood: coroner, DR..
bee. of Osgood; commissioners, First dis
trict, William Schulenberg of Friendship;
Third district, Phillip Schumacher, of Sum-
nan.
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Monument to Volunteer Firemen.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Sept. THE vol
unteer firemen's monument was dedicated
this afternoon at Fairview Cemetery The
shaft cost $1,000. the city contributing $780,
the remainder being raised among the
citizens. The monument was erected to
the memory of the members of the old
volunteer fire department, which was or
ganized in 1926 and disbanded in 1865, when
the paid department was established. Ad-
dresses were made by Supreme Court
Judge Alexander Bowling, of this city. who
was a member of the volunteer depart
ment and Judge Henry s. Barker, of
Louisville. A musical programme was also
rendered.
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A Noveil.t.. Appreciation of a Poet.

In the Outlook OF Aug. there appears
from the pen OF Mr. James Lane Allen
really notable review OF Mr.. Edward
Ellington Valentines THE Ship Of Silence
and Other. Poems" CThe Bowen-Merrin
Company In this charming essay. for it
is nothing less than that. the beautiful pos
sibiities OF a book review are revealed
snd II would be well for the discouraged
reader who Il ever mourning the lost
critics 10 turn for inspiration and encour-
agement 10 Mr.. Aliens flawless example Of
literary reviewing. "A fresh voice has OF
late been heard singing through the green
wood OF American poetry. Those who have
had the good taste 10 listen must soon have
discovered that the songs are not always
made cut OF material within the wood"
La this way Mr.. Allen begins his estimate
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NEWPORT, R. l., Sept. 7.-Gen. James
A. Williamson, of New York. died at
jamestown. r. l., tonight. General Will
hanson was a well-known lawyer, and
came from Kentucky to New York. where
he established a large practice. During
the civil war he was breveted brigadier
general for conspicuous bravery. He was
commissioner of public lands under Presi-
dent Grant and was president of the Allan
tic & Pacific Railroad until 1T was merged
into the Santa Fe, when he became its
counsel. The body will be taken TO New
York for burial. The widow and four
daughters survive him.
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For PolIuting Duck Creek.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WINDFALL, Ind, Sept. -Four farmers
of Madison county, namely, Isaac c. Peck.
Lewis Gwin, Jacob Sperry and Jane Bright.
each brought suit in the Madison Circuit
Court against the American Tin Plate Com
pany, demanding $1,000 damages for the poll
luton OF Duck creek. which runs through
their several farms, and the cases have
been venued TO this county for trial. II the
plaintiffs should prove successful the re-
suit will be an incentive to numerous sim
liar suits.
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Howard County Republican Poll.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind. Sept. Howard county
Republicans have. completed their 'sixty-day
poll The result is a gratifying surprise.
In Kokomo and Center township there is
an unparalleled increase in the number Of
new voters and nine out of ten Of the first
voters are Republicans. The same is true
of the out townships. In additionsto the
almost unanimous influx of first voters,
there is large list of converts from other
parties. Howard county, always Repub-
lican from 1000 to 1,500, will give a majority
of at least 2.0G0 this year. The party was
never in finer shape here.
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NEW YORK, Sept. Tin a specially con-
structed mortuary chapel on the upper
deck of the steamship st. Louis, which
reached her dock to-day. were the bodies
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Fair. victims
of an automobile accident in France. The
chapel was draped heavily in black. caught
I'D with broad bands of white ribbon, and
rare floral offerings were banked around
the bier in great profusion. The caskets
were consigned by Henry De Boerniol to
Hermann Oelrichs. They were removed to
the Grand Central depot and placed on the
car Ben WyZie. which was attached TO the
Chica 90 special
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THEY WANT FORAKER.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. THE Re
publican county campaign managers are
waiting to learn if their effort to have
Senator Foraker here for the opening
speech will be successful State Chair
man Goodrich has promised to help the
local committee in its effort to bring the
Ohio senator to Terre Haute for Monday
Sept. % If he does not come. the cam
paign will be opened at an early date
Both Indiana senators have been assigned
for Terre Haute on dates yet to be fixed
CONGRESSMAN Holiday will be In the
county from Sept p until Oct 8, and will
speak I'm this city each night for a week
The sixty-day poll has been completed and
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New York Commercial.

l take great interest In my grocer. I
love to watch him at a. IN. when his
wagons come up town from the big markets
laden with fruit vegetables. etc. Every
thing is taken inside First. the grocer
goes carefully over the boxes OF berries.
picking out a few from the top layer and
shaking up the box so they will rest more
lightly. The berries OF the top are placed
I'm an empty basket. and To-. and behold. the
industry soon produces thirteen boxes of
were but twelve boxes. In the course OF
time twenty punches OF asparagus have
become twenty-five lunches. and thirty boz
ties just by judicious economy. and tn,
removal of a little bit on the top. IL a.
wonderful how a business grows N you
is a frugal man. IL has been said OF him
that he catches the dies every night In his
store and scrapes the groceries OF their
EcSt
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CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept 7-Russia has
refused to accept the declination of the
Porte to allow four unarmed Russian tor
pedo boats to pass the Dardanelles under
commercial flag, and has addressed a note
to the Turkish authorities insisting that the
boats be allowed to go through. The Porte.
1t is expected, will appeal to the powers in
the matter.
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A bad Mans Second Escape.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Sept. 7.-Ambrose
Nichols. who was charged with larceny
and broke Jail a week ago and was ar
rested at Washington, was taken to
Mitchell last night from that city and
placed in the calaboose there 10 await the
train for this place. He received a crowbar
by some means and effected his second es-
cape. He bears the reputation Of being
a very dangerous man.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 7.-Orders were
terday detaching Rear Admiral Frederick
Rogers from command of the Asiatic sta
ton and directing him TO return to the
United States. The detachment OF Rear
Admiral Rodgers will leave Rear Admiral
Robley ID. Evans, now in command of the
station, in supreme command with Rear
Admiral Frank Wilder the senior squadron
mander.
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Double wedding in Church.
o the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. This morn
ing at o'clock the Rev. Edwin Carter. rec
tor of Holy Innocents Episcopal Church,
married Miss Minnie Allen and Mr.. Henry
p Yenowne and Miss Claudia Decker and
Mr.. Walter Gottman. The ceremony took
place at the church Mr.. Gottman is a
business man of Denver and will reside
there with his bride. Mr.. Yenowine is a
newspaper man of Milwaukee and recently
located here. The bridal couples left after
the ceremony for Louisville TO spend a few
days
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Indiana Notes.

KOKOMO.-The City Council has agreed
on a tax levy for next year. 1t is 81 Is, or
Is cents higher than last year. The increase
is to provide for the purchase of water
works and the rebuilding of streets.
PORTLAND.-A lone highwayman at
tempted to hold up George Lawde, a field
foreman in the Geneva oil district, but he
drove his horse and buggy over the fellow
Lawde had $500 to pay off employees.
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was burned Friday night 1t was three
stories. sixty by seventy feet, with metal
roof. Twelve hundred bushels of wheat,
200 bushels of oats 80 bushels of rye and
LOO bushels of corn, sixty sacks OF oil
meal. thirty-five tons of timothy hay. TWEEN
~ tons OF baled straw, besides some flne
farming machinery were destroyed. The
loss is nearly $1,000 with little insurance
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of Mr.. Valentines verse, and he closes his
fiattering but judicial analysis with this
paragraph: This is Mr.. Valentines first
book. 1t makes its appearance with the
distinction of unobtrusiveness There is a
that a man should find, as the chief con-
Germ OF art, the beauty of the world in
which we must all live and the beauty of
the human spirit which we should all share.
To succeed on these heights is success in
deed"
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Funeral of CIingman's Victim.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
2USHVILLE, Ind, Sept. THE funeral
of w. Stewart Miller, the Walker township
farmer who was fatally shot by his son-in-
law Saturday evening a week ago. took
place yesterday from the family residence.
1t was one of the largest funerals ever seen
in Rush county. The Rev. George w. VIM
frey conducted the services. Interment was
In Hurst Cemetery Coroner Green has
not yet formulated his verdict on the shoot
ing. Clingman is held without bond.
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The REV. C. F.. zimmerm.ur

CLEVELAND. o.. Sept. THE Rev C.
f. Zimmerman. editor of German Evan
gelical Magazine. a Sunday school paper,
leaflets. etc., and for twenty years presid-
ing elder of the Wisconsin Conference died
In this city tonight. The Rev. Mr. Zim-
mermann was very prominent In his church
and had lived In Cleveland for seven years.
He was fifty-nipe years old.
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Bedford a "Dry, Town Sunday.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Sept. III. Hickman
Smith, the new mayor, surprised every
body by closing all the saloons to-day.
Persons in the habit OF rushing the
growler were forced to patronize the
town pump instead of the drinkery. 1t
was the dullest day the saloons have had
in years, but the busiest the handle Of the
town pump has ever known.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Sept. 7.-William Hurts,
a farmland, was fatally injured last even
ing by falling from the haymow on the
William Lomax farm, south of this city
He alighted on his head, causing concus-
sion of the brain. His right shoulder was
fractured. Kurtis has large family
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Mrs. win.Iow'. Soothing syrup

Has been used over fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while teethng with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child softens the
gums allays pain. cures wind collie. regulates
the bowels and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea
whether arising from teething or other causes
For sale by druggists in every part OF the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs. winslow's Soothing
syrup Is cents a bottle.
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but was a tale told directly from life. and
from American life of a primitive kind
which had not before made its way into
printed books Many more pretentious
creations Will pass away from the memory
ere Bud Means and Sis Means and Squire
Hawkins are forgotten; for these are first
in a national portrait gallery to which
others have since added many a sketch.
yet In which nothing can be found more
viyidly and truly drawn.
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Refund for Candidates.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept THE
Street Fair Association decided that candi-
dates for Office are victims of too many
schemes for raising money for public and
semi-public enterprises and unanimously
ordered returned to the. candidates their
subscriptions to the expense fund Of the
street fair.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Sept. 7.-While playing
on the sidewalk in front of her home to-
night Margaret Lewis, aged nine, moved
too near an illuminated toy trolley car and
her clothing became ignited. In their eff
forts to save the child Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Lewis received serious burns about the
hands and arms. The girl escaped serious
injury.
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severe Hailstorm I'm Texas.

Ell PASO, Tex. Sept. "a cloudburst
broke over FL Paso to-day, ACCOMPANIED
by fierce hail and sandstorms, the wind
blowing forty miles an hour. Water a foot
deep ran through many of the streets de-
LAYING street-car trafic for an hour. while
IL places hail was piled two inches deep
1t was the most severe hailstorm ever
known here.