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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-10
HAYNES MURDER TRIAL.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DANNILLE. Ind. April 9.-HardiE finch
er was the star witness for the prosecution
I'm the Haynes murder trial to-day. lie is
retired minister. He said that on the
night following the murder Cassidy came
TO his house and said that he (Cassady) did
not kill Haynes and did not strike him.
sut that he knew who did. Cassidy. how
ever. did not say who did strike HAYNES
Less than fifty persons were In the court
room to-day 10 hear the evidence The
farmers are busy and will not leave their
fields and the demand for revenge was ap-
peaSed I'm large degree by the conviction
OF Jack Hampton. Many OF the Witnesses
to-day testified 20 the same as at the
former trial. including DIR. Pope. the ply
sician who attended Haynes lie said that
Stewart came TO his office the second time
on the morning following the murder and
asked witness what he thought was the
cause OF Haynes death. stewart said that
he had been hunting the night before and
was glad that he had not been IN town.
Stewards appearance was that OF a man
who had been drinking heavily.
Henry Bundy testified that he had met
Stewart and Cassidy the morning following
the tragedy. and Stewart said they had
been coon hunting the night before and
were glad they We're not in town during
the night because otherwise suspicion
might have been directed toward them.
stewards clothes were wet and muddy and
witness cleaned them with currycomb and
brush. Church Hesler heard Stewart talk
iEs about the murder the day following.
Stewart said he had been coon hunting.
and that the last man he saw I'm town be-
fore starting hunting was Haynes and
CHAT Haynes was not drunk at that time
Edgar PiersOn testified that Stewart had
been asked 10 sit up with Hayness body
IN the undertakes room. and had refused.
saying that he would not sit up with the
body for the whole building In which the
hOdV Law
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Nofre Dame University.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 9.-The pro-
gramme for the commencement exercises
of Notre Dame University has been given
out as follows: June Is. baccalaureate SER
mon by the Rev. r. j. Mclaughlin, of
Clinton, Ia: June 16 and II, general exam
nations; June IL, commencement exercises
in Washington Hall. The bachelor ad-
dresses will be delivered by George w.
Burkitt. jr., of Austin, Tex, on The Mon
roe Doctrine" Albert l.. Krug, of Dayton.
o., on 1.-THE Ship Subsidy Bill Francis
c. Schwab, of LOrette, Pa, on Govern
ment Control of Trusts" The commence
ment orator will be Ri. Rev. Thomas
O'GCrman. bishop of Sioux Falls. 5. ID.
On the morning Of June IS the graduating
exercises will be held The class poem
will be read by Henry L. Brown, Of Lam
caster. o.. and the valedictory delivered
by Francis +. Duquette, of Mention, III.
There are fifty members Of the graduating
class this wear
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Peru Democrats Ticket.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, April 9-The Democrats city
primary election to-day made the following
list of nominees: Mayor, William Odum;
clerk, William O'Hara; marshal, George
Ham; treasurer. Andrew Schmoll; First
ward councilmen, Thomas O'Connell and
William Hofferberth; Second, Frederick
Coleman and Patrick Weaver; Third, n. b.
Sausaman and Edward Hennessy; Fourth,
George Steinmetz and John FitZmaurice.
The contest of the day centered on the
mayor. The leading opponent of Odum was
Louis 3. Fulwiler, who lost by hundred
votes Mr. Fulwiler was the Good Citizen
ship representative. He was formerly ed
itor of the Miami County Sentinel and is
now one of the trustees of the Lafayette
Soldiers Home He was a leading gold
Democrat, which doubtless aided his de-
feat
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Florence Thurston. OF HaEerstown,
May Have Caused Death by
Taking CarbOIic Acid.
GAS METERS AT FORT WAYNE
DIETERICH SYNDICATE TO TRY TO
USE THEM COMPULSORILY.
CannibaI Fish steer Clear of Seine
Drawn Through Cedar Lake
by MindIass.


Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, April 9.-The suspicion
of foul play attaching TO the alleged suicide
OF Mrs. James Ertel. Of jefferson township.
which is now being sifted by special
grand jury, is expected TO be productive
of sensational discoveries. During Monday
and Tuesday several witnesses supposed to
know something of the matter were exam
ined. and to-day dozen more were called
On the morning Of Feb. James Ertel went
10 tire home OF a neighbor. two miles away,
ard told the story that his wife had COM
mltted suicide by cutting her throat with
a razor. lie said he had just got up and
was building a fire, when his wife arose
and went TO an adjoining room. She re-
turned in short time and walked past
him. A minute later. Ertel claims, there
vas "A choking sound. and when he glanced
around he noticed that his wife had fallen
on the bed. He saw blood and saw razor
on the floor. lie left the house before his
wife died and proceeded TO notify a neigh
Dor.
Ertel related that after he made the dis
oovery he turned back the bed clothing in
order that il might not get blood on il, and
then laid the body on the Stats. placing two
chairs beside the bed To prevent the corpse
rolling on the moor. Among the nelGnDorS
the story not fully credited and there
was much talk that when the special
grand jury was ordered to investigate the
alleged murder Of Mrs. Maggie Shepherd
OF Redkey. by her husband. Charles Shep-
herd. the Ertel matter was ordered TO be
taken up also.
At the time OF the alleged suicide Oscar
Ertel. one Of the sons after arriving at the
home. looked at his father and said: You
did this" The usual investigation was
made by the coroner. and verdict of sui
eide returned, this. from the wounds made
showing the cuts 10 have been made by a
left-handed person. Ertel Is past middle
age. rather peculiar in his habits. and there
have been some family quarrels i'm the past
He and his wife had been married for twen-
ty-five years, and she was i'll a large part
of he tfrra
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LAPORTE INTERURBAN.
4 New Company Asks County Com
missioners for Franchise.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, April civilian j.
Houck & Co, who are backed by capital
lists of Indianapolis, Peru and Marion, have
made application TO the Laporte Board of
County Commissioners for a franchise to
construct an interurban line between La
porte and Michigan City. This compli-
Gates the electric railway situation here
The Chicago & South Shore Company, of
which j. j. Burns. of Chicago. is presi-
dent and which claims To have succeeded
TO the franchise of the Laporte * Michigan
City Railway Company, has been trying
for years to build a line. but has got only
as far as unloading some ties and rails
on the ground. The announcement that a
new company had entered the field has
brought evidence of renewed activity on
the part OF the old company THE Indian
apOlis company agrees to build the line
this summer
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A FIGHT ON
when You Tell People to Quit Coffee.

AT least seventy-fve people among my
acauaintances have been helped or cured
by leaving off coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee i'm it's place" writes a little
woman from independence. la. 81 will
mention one case Miss Cora - I.
learned she was suffering from nervous
ness and constipation. and went to call on
her Found her in bed. and she looked like
a living skeleton, so wild and haggard that
feared for her reason.
Il asked Cora il she was improving any.
She said rot. but was gradually growing
worse The doctor was coming twice a
day and giving her powerful nervine She
said. 4 am so miserable that | tell you
privately If / don't get better soon | will
end il all myself some day. / told her
not To talk that way, for / believed il was
something she ate or drank that caused
the trouble. and she might get well by
making change In her diet. / told her
my own experience in leaving OF coffee
when l was in almost as bad shape as
she. but soon | mentioned coffee 1
had q fight on my hands, for she insisted
that coffee helped her. and her mother
ba cked her in IL. saying that u was the
only thing she did enjoy and she did not
believe coffee hurt anyone
Il talked with them a long time. and
nndllN GOT Npfd u dkitt 10 ltA n
cup OF Postum Food Coffee for her sup
per She was surprised that IL 80
good Said she had heard IL was terribls
wishy-washy stuff ! told her IL was be-
cause they did not follow directions In boil
ing II enough. She promised 10 use II faith
fully for two three weeks. and IL she
was not better l would admit that l was
wrong.
- went to see her again in about ten
days. and Cora met me al the door with
smile and said. Ada. your doctor Postum
is the best doctor OF them all. 1 can sleep
all niGnt. can eat heartily and am growing
stronger every day Ma and all the rest u
US use Postum now in place Of coffee
THE facts are the girl was being actually
poisoned 10 death by coffee Cora has since
married and has a happy home. and YOU
may depend upon N no coffee IL allowed 10
enter there" Name given by Postum Co.
G->ttle CrAss<- SlAAA-
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Indiana University.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, April 9.-Indiana
University announces two new members OF
the faculty. Frederick Sustin Ogg, teacher
of history in the Manual Training High
School of indianapolis. has been elected in
structor i'm history. He is a graduate Of DE
Pauw University, and received the masters
degree at Indiana University last year
Professor Rawls will hereafter devote his
jamin Long, OF LOganspOrt, has been Sc
lected as assistant professor of law. 10 take
the place of Herds +. Clements, who will
resign TO re-enter the practice OF law at
Mount Vernon. Mr.. Long is 1901 graduate
OF both the literary and law departments
of Indiana University. He was captain OF
the Indiana University debating teams in
the contests with the University of Illinois
in 1900 and 1901.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-10
GAS N FORT WAYNE.
Dieterich Syndicate VIII Try to Force
Meter system ON Public.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE. Ind. April 9.-Henry G.
Paul, local manager for the Dieterich syn
dictate. owning the Fort Wayne Gas Com
pany. left last night for New York TO con-
fer with Mr. Dieterich and his associates
relative TO the compulsory use Of meters in
this city. Although the company is drilling
seventy-fve new wells this season in the
gas belt and has three pumping stations,
the supply OF gas Is short on any cold day
Even on Tuesday last, when the mercury
went only 10 - degrees, there was
scarcity of gas in the cook stoves and under
furnaces
Mr. Paul. ii is said will submit to the
City Council ordinance requiring all
users of gas TO pay according to meter
measurements. This demand upon the
Council will be based upon the fact that
gas cannot longer be permitted TO be
wasted as is done when the payment is
by schedule. The price OF gas In this city
under the present contract Is 10 cents a
thousand feet and the consumer VINO pays
by meter measurement Is charged . cents
a month rent for the use OF the meter. Inc
meters are bOwl-shaped iron vessels, which
contain a petroleum oil. and - matter
what the stage of gas Is tn moo Keeps
on measuring without slack 1t d. hA ioVed
here by those who have pad gas bis IN
the dead of winter when gas Is lowest ana
bills are highest that the meters continue
10 revOlve with full pressure speed whether
the chambers fill or not. This is denied by
that the bills mount highest when the gas
Is lowest. For two winters now the com
pany has allowed q rebate TO consumers
using by schedule when it was necessary
to buy wood or coal in order TO secure suf-
ficient heat from the furnaces; but users
of meters pay for what is registered on
the meter dial whether the flame was one
inch high or ten inches high. If bills are not
paid by the 10th of the month 10 per cent.
penalty is added.
The managers of the Dieterich syndicate
say the company is not making money and
the price of it's bonds and common stock
Is referred TO 10 prove the statement. The
market reports quote Dieterich 6 per cent
bonds below 40, with few takers at that
price
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sTRAwBoARD WORKS SAFE.
Result of Suit at Muncie VIII Not
Encourage Others.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, April 9.-The jury in the
case of j. w. Slack VS.. the Consumers
Paper Company, the Muncie Pulp Company
of this city and the Yorktown strawboard
works this morning returned a verdict Civ
ing Slack $500 damages for injuries done to
the Slack farm by dumping pulp mill refuse
into White river and Buck creek. The case
is one that has been on trial in the Henry
Circuit Court for three weeks.
Had the jury awarded Slack heavy dam
ages it is probable that a large number of
land owners west of the city would have
brought suits to recover for the same rea-
son. As the verdict carries with IL a COM
paratively small judgment the decision may
cause some of them TO change their minds.
While the costs of the suit will fall upon
the defendant companies, Stacks attorney
fees will almost quite equal the amount
of The Judgment. This verdict, too, may
result in the strawboarG companies not
leaving Indiana, they had intended doing
if these suits were successful.
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Newton County Seat Election.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KENTLAND, Ind, April 9.-Acting under
the recent decision of the Supreme Court
the commissioners of Newton county have
ordered another county-seat election, to be
held June T. This time the contest is be-
tween Goodland and Kentland. 1t is the
third county-seat election within two years.
Morocco and Brook have held elections and
the election with Goodland completes the
circuit of Incorporated towns. Kentland
won in the two previous elections by COM
Portable majority.
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charter to twenty years On the date
OF the expiration Of the charter OF TINS
bank the Valparaiso National Bank. with
"A capital of 100000 and a surplus OF $4,000.
with William Johnston as president and
Erasmus Ball as cashier. will commence
TO do business at the site of the old bank,
unless the directors should conclude 10
move TO the north side Of the square.
While the Valparaiso National Bank Is
in measure a new institution, having
been only recently organized. still a num-
Der Of the principal stockholders in the
old bank have interests In the new one;
in fact. OF the 100000 of capital stock they
hold $50 $50 The stock not so held by them
is owned by local capitalists, who have
taken the place in the new bank represent
ed in the old by foreign investors. The
board Of directors consists of John Wark,
Leslie r. Skinner. Erasmus Ball Charles
w Benton and William Johnston. a ma
jority of these being majority of the d.
rectOrs of the old bank.
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BIG FIRES IN ILLINOIS TOWNS.
Fisher. Champaign County, Loses
SIOO.OOO-A Blaze Mt Casey.

BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,. April 9.-The town
of Fisher. in Champaign county. was swept
by fire last night, the loss aggregating
10000. Nothing is left of the business dis
trict, two blocks of the best buildings be
ing destroyed. The fire broke out at 2
o'clock in an abandoned shed used for
the storage of salt. The town is without
IRE protection, and the citizens were help
Tess Brick store buildings were destroyed
almost as rapidly frame buildings, and
but small percentage of stocks were
saved. There were many narrow escapes
BY families who occupied apartments i'm
business buildings. number of minor in
juries were reported. but no fatalities The
nostof1ce was destroyed. with nearly all
the mail.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. April 9.-The prin-
cipal portion OF the business district of
Casey. Ill. was destroyed by fire last
night and the loss will exceed $4,000. The
fire started at II 80 O'Clock i'm Rex's bakery
and spread through the northwest portion
of the business district. grocery. Jew
eTy store, restaurant. saloon. meat mar
ket. the Town Hall and Adams Express
Company's office We're destroyed. The
stores occupied some OF the best business
buildings in the town.
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site for Cavalry Camp Chosen.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. April "a site
was selected at Chickamauga Park to-day
for the camp of the Seventh Cavalry by
Gen. III. V. Boynton and Gen. John r.
Brooke The camp will be located in the
vineyard field. a complete system OF sew
erage and means of obtaining a water sup
ply will be put in at once. Full provision
will be made for baths and all modern mill
tary cOnveniences. The Chattanooga, Rome
& Southern Railroad will put in all neces-
sary sidetracks. The first detachment of
the Seventh Cavalry will leave Cuba April
10 and will reach Chickamauga Park about
April 16. Ma jor Chase Will remain here
until the troops arrive.
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FEW FISH IN THE NET.
Finny CannibaIs i'm Cedar Lake Keep
Clear Of Seine.

special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CROWN POINT. Ind, April 9.-The sein-
ing of Cedar lake. which has been in prog
ress for the past two days under the di-
rection of the State Fish Commission. TO
rid that body Of water of the Objectionable
fish. such as the doghsh and carp, has
proved "A failure, and the number of the
cannibal tribe 50 far caught is small. On
Tuesday the large seine. which is pulled
BY a windlass. was drawn in several times,
taking the combined strength of dozen
men, and the days work only netted one
perch. Weighing three ounces.
To-day only nine fish were taken out
a doghsh weighing ten pounds. several
black bass and sunfsh Hundreds of
people of the surrounding territory and
Chicago visited the lake to-day, expect
ing TO take home specimens of the guerilla
fish The seine Is too small. The fish
are now i'm deep water and will not get
10 the edge until the vegetation grows up
and this will stop the work Deputy Game
Warden Newman. OF this city. is in charge
and the MonOn Railway is paying for the
Labor
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Higher Entrance Requirements.

NEW YORK, April 9.-With a view 10 in
cpeasing the standard of scholarship among
the students of the Columbia College of
Physicians and Surgeons. the university
trustees have decided to raise the entrance
requirements TO the "P. and s." next year.
Heretofore admission to the first year class
of the college has been open to any student
who complied with the minimum require
ments for a medical students certificate
as those requirements are defined by the
laws of the State of New York The law
provides that a student who obtains thirty
six of the forty-eight of the necessary
counts may enter upon the study of med
icine, with one year i'm which TO make up
the remaining twelve counts. After July 4.
1902. no student who has not the full forty
eight counts TO his credit will be admitted
to the first year class. \ year later fur
Their restrictions will go into effect.
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HOrseshoers mt Marion.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind. April "a hundred dele
gates from all parts of the State are at
tending the third annual meeting of the
Master Horseshoers' Association of Indi-
ana. L. j. Pagan, of New York, national
president of the organization, addressed
the convention at the morning session.
Evansville came to Marion with a strong
delegation and succeeded in securing the
next annual meeting of the association.
Tomorrow the convention will close with
the election of officers.
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Railroads Conflict at Fort Wayne.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. April Am at
tempt was made this morning by the Fort
Wayne Southwestern Interurban road to
lay tracks across the Pennsylvania Rail-
road tracks at Fairfield avenue. Penn
sylvania employees arrived and blocked the
way. causing a conflict. in which several
blows were struck. At noon Deputy Sheriff
Ryan arrived with restraining order from
the Circuit Court, issued on petition of
the Pennsylvania Company A number of
arrests were made the charges of as
saut and battery and blocking the high
way. The court set April p as the day for
the argument for permanent Injunction,
and in the meantime the companies are
trying TO get together.
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M'ARTHUR, o., April 9.-One of the best
blocks in the center of this city burned to-
day with a loss of over $4,000. The fire
started in Snvely's dry goods store and
took with it the fine hall of the knights
of Pythias. Mrs Murrays millinery store
Markham's shoe store. Sprague's livery
stable, Fiffen's drug store and several gro
ceries. The courthouse was threatened
The town is without water works and the
fire could not be controlled until il wiped
out the square i'm which il started ID. G.
Gill was injured and several narrowly es-
capped injury from falling walls.
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Rev. T. G. Brashears. OF Farmersburg, and
the Rev. Edward Mayo. Of Sullivan. both
of whom are i'll. The Rev. Graham Lee. a
returned missionary from Korea, made an
address this afternoon Charles DENLY.
former minister To China. delivered an ad-
dress on missions tonight TO a large audi
ence. He says IL is false To say that the
missionary was responsible for the Boxer
movement i'm China Officers will be elected
tomorrow evening. when the session VIII
close. Several applications have been re-
ceived for membership from young minis
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Upton County PrOhibitionists.
oc,aI - Tho IndiananoIis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
Upton, Ind, April 9.-The Prohibition
lists of Upton county met in this city to-day
and nominated the following county ticket:
Auditor Albert Springer; clerk, William
Lindsay; treasurer, b. f. Skinner; sheriff,
S. l.. Thompson; surveyor, Howard Dick
son; coroner, DIR. j. r. Hildrup; commits
sioners, John Hurshman and Joseph NG.
Kemp. The Rev. Mr.. Boles, the Prohibit
ton orator of Illinois who was threatened
by a mob at KOkomo several days ago,
attended the convention and delivered an
address. in which he arraigned the two
old parties. There were no Outbursts on
the part of the audience, which took his
remarks good naturally.
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NEW YORK, April 9.-Contest for the
millions of William Marsh Rice probably
will be resumed one week from to-day.
Carl J. Carrolson, of Muncie, Ind, who
says his father was ]. ]. Rice, a son of
William Marsh Rice; that his mother re-
sumed her maiden name after his fathers
death, and that he also assumed the name
of Carrolson, has arrived in the city, and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-10

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, April 9.-The Democrats
held primary election in this city yester-
day and nominated the following ticket:
Mayor, DR.. James NJ. Shields; treasurer,
Charles Steinwedel; clerk, L. +. Jennings;
marshal, Lon Prewitt; police judge, +.
w. WeSner; councilmen, Frank Adams,
George Huber, Henry Price. +. A. Jones'
Robert Binder. Frank Heuser, ]. n. Glib
son, L. n. Ahlbrand and Harmon Holt
man.