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New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
BoER PRISONERS THANK AMERICANS,
THEY EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE BY
LETTER THROUGH EX-sECRE-
TARY DE VILLIERS.

The party of Beers who arrived from the Ber-
muda prison camps and have been staying AT the
Union Square Hotel expressed their appreciation
of American sympathy during the war and hos
pItality during their visit in the following
ment. issued yesterday:
The ex-prisoners OF war thank all their Anert-
friends throughout this great republic for the
warm and hearty friendship substantially ex-
pressed to them during the late in South
Africa and during their stay in the British pris-
oner-of-war camps.
During their short stay in New-York they have
been overwhelmed with kindness, and the good
tions to them and TO those dear TO them in South
Africa will remain fresh in their memory.
A. NJ. y. DE NILLIERS.
On behalf of the Boer prisoners of
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
OFFERS $50 FOR INSURANCE STOCK.

SYNDICATE SAID TO HAVE RAISED BID FOR NEW
ARK CONCERN.
F. E Baker, who said that he was acting for
syndicate Of New-York fire insurance interests
made an offer yesterday to purchase the sf'''V"
capital stock OF the Merchants Fire Insurance
Company Of Newark at sl5O His proposition was
that q majority Of the stock should be delivered 70
the Trust Company Of New-Jersey At Hopoksn
before September. The finance committee OF Ine
Merchants company has already adopted resoIu. ,o
ton recommending the stockholders 10 accept tne
offer OF the Fidelity Trust Company Of Newark OF
S35 a share for all stock surrendered before Au,
gust ! President g. Lee Stout Of the Merchants
Company told Baker he could do nothing about the
offer Without action by the directors
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
MAN DRINKS BRANDY AND DIES

ANOTHER DANGEROUSLY ILL-STRYCHNINE
POISONING THOUGHT TO BE THE CAUSE
Atlantic City, n. J.. July 19.-Thomas Ormrod
manager Of Clabbis's Hotel, is dead. and Nathan
Leekan. a merchant, is dying. from what is
thought TO be strychnine poisoning. The men
went into the bottlng establishment OF Charles
Forman and took drink OF brandy. Ormrod
Immediately became ill., and died a short time
later in commissions Leekan was also seized
with commissions. and the physicians have little
hope Of saving his life. II is believed that some
one put strychnine into the brandy. An anal
ysis is now being made
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
crRAN TRIP FOR list REGIMENT.

Plans are already formed by the list Regiment
for trip 10 Cuba. 10 visit the memorable batue-
acids there next Nav A committee OF fourteen
officers has been appointed, Of which Captain
BIeecker is chairman The party is TO be imited
10 three hundred and nifty persons. The steamer
Vtgtla rcia the transport used by the list during
the war with Spain is be chartered for the Trip
gybfch Will last eighteen iaY@. Ihe cost rs 10 pe
a. .rA ~ SA. u mon of ~ r. GIN ~ as dtNHe
oan ray tie anrD1nt b. .-; ;@iuents 7 hC Trip viii
frcl,idn a stop at Santiago and elso ht Nassau
lieutenant Carlton Greone has been elected sec
retary Of the board OF officers. vice WcyInsh' re-
signed.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
THIRTEEN BOERS SAIL FOR EUROPE.
THEY ARE CHEERED BY LARGE CROWD
AS THE STEAMER STARTS

Thirteen of the Boer soldiers who were recently
released from the British military prisons in the
Bermudas sailed for Rotterdam yesterday the
Holland America steamship Rotterdam. There
a large number of Dutchmen and Germans on the
pier to bid farewell the Beers. and hearty cheer
was given as the vessel toWed into the
stream The Beers responded by raising their hats
Among those who went to Hoboken 10 say goodby
was Matthew De Wet the fourteen year-old nephew
OF General De Wet. He will sail for home on
Wadua
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
CAR KILLS DAZED GIRL.
BODY wEDGED UNDER wHEELs-MOToR-
NAN ARRESTED

While on an errand for her mother last night
Elsie Meyer, fourteen years old, Of No. 4O9 East
Eighty-second-st., run over and instantly
killed by q Madson-ave. car at Seventy-ninth
ST. Her body was pinned under the forward
truck of the car and il was necessary to jack
it up in order TO remove the mangled form.
She was on q crossing, the car being only
few feet distant when, apparently for the first
tine, she heard a warning shout Then the bell
rang and confused by the noise and the ap-
preaching headlight, she stood dazed on the
track The naotorrnan applied the brake, but It
too late.
Patrick Gunshenon. the motorman, Of No. 2lo
East One-hundred- and -fiTst-st., was arrested.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND MONDAY

For New-Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania rain to-
day, with in north portion Monday fair fresh
south to southwest winds.
For Eastern NewYork, to-day and Monday:
warmer to-day fresh south winds becoming west
For New-Engand, rain to-day and Monday; rising tem-
perature Monday: fresh southeast south winds be-
coming west.
For the District OF Columbia Maryland Virginia West
Virginia Delaware occasional Thunder
storms with rising temperature to-day: Monday fair:
For Western NewYork. rain to-day probably Mon
day; rising temperature today variable winds.
coming fresh west.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio occasional showers
and thunderstorms to-day Monday; light variable
winds. becoming
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
REQUEST TO NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

James F. Robinson. late president Of the Rock
Island National Bank and Central Trust and Saw
ings Bank of Rock Island. ILL.,, left part OF his
fortune TO Northwestern University in his will
which has lust been probated. Mr. Robinson was
a graduate and a trustee of Northwestern ne
estate left by him is estimated at SlVoVO- 1nSt t
what mart of this Northwestern will receive is n0t
stated biIt II probably will be about 100000 To
I've American University at Washington also ~
left a considerable amount of property
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
CHARLES BARTON.

Baltimore July ls-Charles Barton who had been
proprietor OF the Barton House at Hancock since
1870. died to-day aged eighty-hve years He en-
joyed the distinction OF having entertained Henry
Clay. when the famous statesman passed through
Hancock in the old staging days and after that
NJ Barton 2 great friend and favorite of the
Kentucky statesman Mr.. Barton formerly a
superintendent on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
He bachelor
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
rr,rs coyDJTION SERIOUS.

At the New-York Founding Asylum yesterday
Acting Mother Superior Theresa said that sister
c,r,lla who was shot on Thursday by Henry J.
King. was stn in critical condition. and that II
would be several days before the surgeons could
determine what complications had resulted IRON
the wound Sister Angela so much improved
that she sitting up and II Is expected that she
viii be able go about her duties IN lew ohyS'
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
DELEGATES TO PRISON CONGRESS

Albany July Ex-Governor OdeI has designated
the following delegates TO represent the State at
the annual congress OF the National Prison Asso-
ciation which will be held in Philadelphia from
Senrember Is to II: Lispenard Stewart, of New
York; Cornelius V. Collins. of Troy, and Seymour
Dexter. of Elmira.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
GATES SEEKS A MANDAHUS.
PANY TO SHOW LIST OF COLORADO FUEL
AND IRON SHAREHOLDERS

AND IRON SHAREHOLDERS
Argument will be heard tomorrow IN the Su-
preme Court. Special Term. upon application by
the Stock Exchange firm OF Harris. Gates & Co
10 compel the Knickerbocker Company to furnish
70 the firm list of the shareholders OF the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. OF which the
trust company is transfer agent John ". Gates
and James A. Blair joined with Harris Gates
& Co in making the application. The trust COM
pany several days ago. II is understood refused 10
accede TO demand from representative OF Har-
ris, Gates & Co for copy of the list. The petit
TONERS in the present proceedings large stock
holders in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
and base their action upon the ground that the
laws or this State require transfer agents fur
nish stockholders, upon request. lists of share
owners of record.
The annual meeting Of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company is to be held August 20. and the
Gates party hope at that time secure control OF
this great property.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
WILL GEyERAL GREENE REsIGNi

General Francis Y Greene was out of town yes
terday. and in his absence no in his office would
say whether or not the report from PhIadeipnia
was accurate that General Greene had ohereo nls
Company and would have NJ connfci"h WIN '"s
ooFlTsnY after tts REQ r. -i2zbon
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
WILLIAM b SHORT

William B. Short. dentist of No. 242 Lenox-ave
oied from apoplexy Friday. Mr Short was
sAty-nine years old. and had lived for a number
OF years al Woodlawn. He a member OF the
ldleWild Club. and also OF the Legion OF Honor
lie leaves wife and two children Amy II Short
and William Byheid Short The funeral will be on
Monday at his home. - Va
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20

Highest yesterday. " degrees; lowest IS
average To- average corresponding date last year
average for corresponding date twenty-five years
Local forecast Rain to-day and MondayI to-
day: fresh south winds. becoming west
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
KING LEOPOLD TO rISIT AMERICA.

London July 2O--"The Sunday Times this morn
ing says that Thomas F. Walsh. of washington.
D. C and Mrs Walsh were lately guests of King
Ieopold III of Belgium. Ostend. and that King
Leopoid promised 10 pay Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh a
visit in 1903 at their home in the American capital
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
CARRYING MONOPOLY BROKEN.
HOUSTON LINE CABLES AGENT THAT 1T
HAS ENOUGH ORDERS TO BREAK
POWER OF COMBINATION

Daniel Ripley. the agent here of the Houston
Line. received a cable dispatch from the home
Office in London yesterday that indicated that
the combination OF lines operating between this
port and South Africa would longer enjoy
the monopoly which it has had up to the time
the Prince and Houston lines entered the field.
The dispatch follows:
Have closed contracts over a period OF years
for everything TO be shipped from England and
America by all the principal corpora tions. COM
panies and firms. including British South Africa
Company Rhodesa Railways, Consolidated Gold
Mines De Beers and all affiliated companies,
firms and concerns controlled by them; Cape
Town Harbor Board. government railways coal
contracts. etc.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
Bar
500

In this diagram the hnv snows the
changes pressure indicated The Tribunes self
recording barometer The dotted line shows tempera-
ture d recorded AT Perry's Pharmacy
The following official record from the Weather Bureau
temperature for the twenty
hours comparison with the corresponding
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
KING LEOPOLD VISITS KING EDWARD.

ALL THAT COULD BE DESIRED.
London. July 19.-King Leopold Of Belgium,
whose yacht the Alberta is lying in the Solent.
visited King Edward this morning on board
the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, and stayed
half hour with his majesty. The latters
condition continues to be all that could be de-
sired
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-17
NEW INDUSTRIES.
Articles of Incorporation Filed by
Several Concerns.

The Colfax Building and Loan Associa-
ton, of Colfax. Incorporated. The capital
stock is $780, 600 and the incorporators are
z. NJ. Dukes, ]. NJ. Waugh. A E. Tim
mons. c. NJ Bradburn, E. L. Darby. r.
I. Chirley, G. T. Burk. T. ]. Wilson and
w. L. Ewing.
The Matthews Chimney Company of Mat
thews incorporated. The capital stock OF
the company is $4,000 and the directors are
Moses Cohen, s. Ringold. Samuel Schwartz.
Maurice Schwartz and Louis Ebeck
The Franklin Laundry Company of
Franklin Incorporated. The capital stock
is 5000, and the directors are a. r. Records.
C. E. Coble and E. NJ. McQuinn.
The Mishawaka Business Mems Associa-
ton incorporated. The directors are f. r.
Eherhard. Joseph de Lorenzi, John A Her
zog and others.
The Valparaiso College Incorporated No
capital stock is subscribed. H b. Brown.
Neva Brown. Oliver =. Kinsey. Sarah p
kinsey and Martin L. Bogart are the in
eorporatorS.
The Harmony Lodge, 1. o. o. F., of
Muncie, Incorporated. J. G. Ross j. G
Twible and j. o. GOumer are the trustees.
The Evangelical Lutheran Kinder
freund Society for the States OF Ohio and
Indiana Incorporated. The headquarters of
the society will be i'm Fort Wayne Philiu
Wambsganns, II. Luehr August Lange
and Fred c. Spiegel are the incorporates
and officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-17
FoDDER-sHOCKING MACHINERY.
The New Apparatus Is i'm Use by Many
Farmers Now.

When James. Whitcomb Riley wrote THE
frost is on the pumpkin and the folders
in the shock" he probably did not dream
that within a few years the farmer with
the cornknife would be a thing of the past
and the agrculturist would be shocking his
fodder by machinery. That's what a lot
of them are going TO do this year" said NJ.
p Afford, who travels for one of the big
gest harvesting machinery establishments
in the country Mr.. Afford was at the
Spencer House last night and is making his
headquarters here for a few days I'VE
are having good sales he continued. land
collections are much better than they were
a few years ago. Where there were twenty
or more past-due notes given by farmers in
the banks, say three years ago, there is
only one now. For instance, L have just
come from Wabash. this State and / think
that in the First National Bank of that
town had but one past due note that
matured In 1901. At this same time in 1898
there were a least twenty past due notes
that matured in 1897. This is only one in
stance of the way in which the farmers are
situated these days, and the same state of
affairs no doubt is true in other parts of
the State and in different parts of the coun-
try l get around among the farmers a
good deal and TOR the most part they are
cOntented. OF course. the DemOcra tic
farmer does not like 10 admit that a Re-
publican administration is responsible for
the good times He must admit, however.
that he is getting on OF course. there are
some who are doing no good. In some in
stances this class has had failure of crops
and are not responsible for their condition.
In other instances they have been bad man
ayers and probably would not get along I'M
der any condition of affairs.
Mr. Afford contends that labOr-soVing
machinery on the farm is not inimical TO
the welfare Of the laboring man Il don
know what the farmer would do without
this machinery these days" he remarked.
He probably could not find a sufficient
number of hands TO take care of his crop
because laboring men are engaged in other
lines of work" Mr.. Afford says the corn
shocking apparatus promises to be very
popular because IL can be operated by one
man. Afford saws his company is sending
harvesting machinery into nearly every
country in the world
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-17
Federal Building Matters.

Two subcontracts were awarded yester-
day for minor work for the new federal
building Charles Krauss * Co, of this
city. will drill two artesian wells 800 feet
deep, eight-inch pipe TO be used. for which
they VIII receive $3.50 a foot. The water will
be pumped at the rate OF 200 gallons a min
ute from each we'll TO supply the lavatorfes
IN the building. Pipes Will be connected
with the city water cOmpany's mains 10
guard against the failure of the wells at
any time.
The Columbia FireprOOfng Company Sc
cured the contract for hreproofng the
building At $4,000 The spaces along the
Orders Will be cOncreted over a surface Of
fine wire. thus making the building abso-
lutelY fireproof.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-17
CITY NEWS NOTES.

]. H. Rouse, a bicycle dealer on North
Illinois street, has reported three robberies
of his store to the police. In each case
bicycle tires were taken, and on Sunday
the thieves got four wheels.
The Board Of Health has disclosed several
new cases of smallpox. Three are in the
home of Thomas Stark, 311S West Vermont
street Stark and his four-year-old son and
Mary Johnson, aged six, afflicted.
Another case is Lena Reuter-, ar 9lS Nickel
street.
Thomas McNutt, of Madison, an active
Republican OF the Fourth district, has been
appointed special agent of the General Land
Office Department of the Interior. He will
take up the work at Chamberlain, S. ID.
The appointment was made through Sena-
tor Beveridge.
David Hambly. of this city, according to
a report from Buffalo, was assaulted and
robbed there last night in a Canal-street
resort The only David Hambly named by
the city directory is foreman Of the In
dianapolis chair factory. He went to To-
ronto with his family ten days ago. he
had had a reputation for sobriety.
The Flower Mission wishes to inform the
public that no one has been authorized to
collect money for the Flower Mission. 1t
is not time for the yearly solicitation. and
| when the members begin this work they
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-17
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr. Wilbur w. Dark is spending the
week in Martinsville.
Miss Edna Green has gone to North YER
non for q visit OF a months duration.
Miss Julia Walk and Miss Genevieve
Dickey are spending the week at Winona.
Miss Ruth and Miss Margaret McCui-
loch are spending several weeks in Chi
cago-
Mrs.. John Davidson will leave to-day
for Edinburg, where she will remain a week
or ten days.
Miss Pearl Ford, who has been visiting
IN Paducah. Ky, for the past four weeks
has returned home.
Mrs. 5. 3. Sweet has gone TO Emmett
Beach. Mich. where she will remain the
rest OF the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H Miller, of Wal
nut HILL Cincinnati. are the guests OF Dr.
and Mrs. r. j. Brennan.
Miss Gertrude Willen. who has been Wis
iting Mrs. Anna Reaume. returned yester-
day 10 her home in Terre Haute.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Raub and son, who
have been visiting Mr.. Raub's parents at
Chalmers. Ind. have returned home.
Professor and Mrs. Demarchus c.. Brown
and son Philip viii leave tomorrow for
Minneapolis. where they will spend several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Wild and family left
last night for Walloon Lake. Mich. where
they will remain during the season at their
cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rauh and daughter.
Miss Jean Rauh. who have been abroad
since early In the summer. are expected
home this week
Mr. Mrs. W. II. Coleman and Miss
Suemn Najen-Coleman left yesterday for
q trip Alaska and will be absent from
the cit ntil fail.
Mr. i Mrs. Charles Peck and son are
with u and Mrs. II. A. Thompson, OF De-
troit. Mich, at Conesus lake New York
during the month OF July.
Miss Helen Campbell. of Newton. Ind.
arrived yesterday 20 visit Miss Bertha Balls.
Miss Newton and Miss Balls were room
mates at Vassar last year.
Miss Lerto F'ulweIl gave an informal
party at the DenisOn Hotel last night for
Miss Rhea Mansfield. OF Ashland, o.. who
IS visiting Mrs. Hal Mansfield.
Mrs. Effe MacCarron has issued invita-
lions 10 number OF young people to meet
Miss Hill. OF Oklahoma city. .. T.. at her
home IN the Belvedere flats tomorrow
evening.
Mrs. Myron ID. King and Miss Helen King
entertained number Of young people last
night with a trolley ride In honor OF Miss
Katherine Jenckes. who Is the guest OF Miss
Edna Frank.
Mr. John Hackstt Adams came yesterday
from his home In Beaumont. Tex 10 visit
Ars- Adams, who Is with her parents, Mr..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-17
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
GRANT COUNTY WILL PRESENT sHI-
DELER FOR GOVERNOR.
Several Republicans of that County
I'm the City-VisitOrs at the
Local Hotels.

Our county will present Mr.. Shdeler for
Governor" remarked c. c. Lyons, of FAIR
mount who in town yesterday. Lyons
is the Republican nominee for senator from
Grant county. He was in town with
number of other Grant county politicians.
They said that r. Harry Miller. of Fair
mount. president of the Lincoln League,
would be here to-day to look after some
league matters. In discussing the situation
in Grant county Lyons stated that Major
Steele has no designs on the Governors
chair and will not be a candidate for the
place. The name of George a. II. Shideler,
however, will be presented by the Eleventh
district, Mr.. Lyons says, and Major Steele
will be for him. There has been some
talk" said Lyons. Ito the effect that Grant
county is dissatisfied and will not give Lam
dis it's entire support. That is a mistake.
While we regret that Major Steele was not
renominated and will miss him in Con-
gress-because he is an able man-our cOun-
" will be loyal to Lands and support
him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-17
At Spring Lake Park.

The managers of Spring Lake Park an
nounce that the vaudeville performance in
the theater there will be continued during
the summer months with an entire change
of programme every week. This beautiful
park is situated sixteen miles east of In
dianapOlis on the Greenfield street-car line
a delightful ride through a most beauti-
full stretch of country. Every convenience
has been provided for visitors to the park
Boating, bathing, fishing and a good
restaurant. where old-fashioned country
meals served. The vaudeville perform
ance in the theater is given twice daily
afternoon and evening The mana cement is
securing the best performers obtaina BILE.
The bill this week includes the Miller sis
tiers, cake-walkers. singers and challenge
buck and wing dancers; Henry Kent, the
black-face comedian; Chas. Ray, a bari
tone singer; Gyp Lorraine, soubrette, late
of the Olympic Vaudeville Company, and
many other attractions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-17

yesterday to select his seat in the Legis-
lature. 1t is the custom of those nomi-
mated in the districts that are either heav-
lily Republican or heavily Democratic to
select their chairs and desks in the Senate
chamber before they are really elected.
Acting on the theory that he Will be sue
cessful in his district, Mr.. Stricler called
on the state librarian yesterday and asked
10 see the chart showing the seats in the
Senate chamber. There were only two
seats left" said Stricler, telling of the in
cident afterward, land these were the
worst seats ia the chamber. L did not Sc
lect either one because cannot do much
worse, if. when the Legislature opens, L
find there is no seat for me- However,
there is bound to be one seat and / IN will
ing 10 take my chances / believe 1t would
be well for those who think of running tor
the Legislature two years from now TO
select their seats at once.