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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-13
Barrett Family Reunion.

The thirteenth annual reunion of the Bar
rett family took place at Spring Lake Park
Thursday. About two hundred members
were present. This meeting. while not as
large as usual i'm point of attendance, was
held. Several Indianapolis people are men,
bers of this family and the greater num-
Der of them were In attendance. Oficers
for the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows
President-Joseph H. Stubs. Indianapo-
lis.
Vice President-Asa M. New, Indianapo-
lis.
Secretary-Joseph z. Thomas, Indianapo-
lis.
Treasurer. z. Barrett, Knightstown.
The next reunion will be held at the same
place the first Thursday in September, 1903
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would finally desist and leave him alone in
the peaceful qufetude of his humble abode.
But his hopes have been In vain. On the
contrary. his treatment by the gang OF
ruffians has grown worse. They have
bombarded his home with clubs and stones.
fired pistols through his door. rammed
poles through his windows. destroyed his
fruit, damaged his wagon. turned cattle
into his garden, broken down his door, en-
tered his house at nighttime with clubs
and pistols, assaulted him and abused him
In own home and on the public highway
In daylight and at night, torn down MS
stable and then burned il after he had re-
built It, and threatened 10 kill him IL he
ever divulged their names. They have so
terrorized the poor old man that he is
afraid to sleep I'm his own house at night
or TO pass along the public highway after
nightfall. The object of this lawless gang
seems to be to drive Mr.. Winkler out OF the
neighborhood and get possession of his
property.
Finally the law-abiding citizens of the
community have taken a hand in the mat
ter, and three of the gang have been ar
rested and fined for assaulting Winkler on
the public road. The grand jury, II is said,
will soon investigate the matter.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind, Sept. 12-Overanxiety to
get home caused the fatal injury last night
at Ligonier of William Miller, the seven
teen-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Miller, of NIillersburg. He went to Ligo-
nier yesterday in company with four other
Millersburg boys to attend the carnival.
all purchasing round-trip tickets. Instead
of waiting for No. 81, the passenger train
due here at BIS a. M, they boarded the
second section of freight train No. %,
which passed through Ligonier about 2
o'clock. In passing from the front of the
train to the rear Miller jumped from an
extremely high car to a lower one and
missed his footing, falling between the cars,
and the remainder of the train passed over
him. His right arm and right leg were cut
on, his left hand was severed, his shoulder
was mashed and his entire body bruised.
DR.. F. w. Black amputated his right arm,
but decided that further operation would
be useless. The young man died at 1880
o'clock this morning.
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ArFAIRs In SULLIVAN COUNTY.
LABOR again ''Turned Down" by the
Democratic Machine.

DemOcraIic mucnfne.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind. Sept. 1.-THE disputed
election OF w. l.. Hunt, as candidate for
county recorder on the Democratic ticket.
over Welman Lackey, has been settled in
Hunts favor. The dispute came up over an
alleged irregularity in a precinct in Cass
township at the Democratic primary cleo
ton last February. w. L. Hunt, the pres
ent incumbent, was opposed by Lackey.
vice president OF the state mine workers
organixa.i ion. who was considered the Ia
boring mems candidate. The decision de-
with much favor by Lackey's friends, as
the former belongs to family that has
been continuous officeholders in this county
and Is also a member OF the Democratic
machine. IL Is generally considered that
Lackey has been thrown down..
This action Is the second time the labor
ing mems candidate has been left in the
cold. The other case was their candidate
for auditor. The next day after the pri-
mary IL was thought the machine candidate
for auditor was beaten. About 10 o'clock
superintendent office. Five friends of the
labor candidates went to the courthouse,
and finding the doors locked. opened them
stealthily made their way to the superin-
tendent's Office and suddenly forced the
door Open There seated around a table
were Charles ID. Hunt, cousin OF w. L.
Hunt, and Robert Taylor, county clerk.
They had opened the disputed ballots and
were inspecting them, they said. The af-
fair created political sensation here and
was strongly denounced.
The incident has not been forgotten, and
with other unfair efforts of the machine to
control the county, has engendered consid-
cradle feeling Now that Lackey has been
declared out Of the race the laboring men
feel that they have been turned down at
every stage OF the game and will have their
inning at the polls.
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find sons or daughters OF privilege who
have formed with working men or women
the sort OF relation that might naturally
lead to an invitation 10 dinner. A trivial
fact certainly; yet II Is mournfully true
that II this one relation-the sign and seal
of social equality-be tabooed no other will.
In the long run, avail TO create fellowship
beyond suspicion. For between fellowship
and benevolence the working people draw
the line unerringly. So long as there are
large sections of the private life OF the
privileged classes which no outsider is in
vited to enter the workers Will never be-
lieve that our desire for social unity In
real Most of them. indeed. take the pres
ent state of things for granted; but let US
beware OF assuming that they hold 1t sat-
isfactory or righteous. The shrinking sus-
picion displayed by the more self-respect-
ing I'm the presence Of our best-intentioned
philanthropies is the measure of the sensi-
tive pride with which they realize and re-
sent their social ostracism. This may be
a false attitude on their part: in order TO
dissipate ii, however, we must remove
American air from their nostrils and inn
port an entire atmosphere from the old
world.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE
Northern Indiana Dental Association will
meet in this city on Sept. "a and rs, and an
effort is being made to have the attendance
the largest in the history of the associa-
ton. The membership includes leading dem
lists in the northern part of the State, and
the annual meetings are of interest and i'm
portance. The meetings will be held in Co.
lumbia Hall, where there will also be dis
plays of dental appliances by leading man
ufacturers. The convention will open on
the morning Of Sept. "A, and a session will
also be held in the afternoon. In the even
ing South Bend dentists will give the vis-
tors a banquet at the Oliver Hotel Two
sessions will be held on Sept. Is. The after
noon session closes the convention. DR.. F.
G.. Conklin, OF this city. is president of the
association. The vice president is Dr. Bur-
kett. of Plymouth, Ind. DR.. w. A. Payne,
Of Wabash is secretary and treasurer.
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Dispensing Justice in Shelby.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Sept. 12.-When q
complaint is entered in Justice w. l.. Mil
ler's court at st. Paul he carefully ques-
lions the plaintiff, and before issuing pa
pers sends for the defendant, and If, after
comparing notes, he believes that the mat
ter should be settled outside Of court. he
agrees to arbitrate the matter in the ca
pacity or private citizen, and thus pre-
vents much needless litigation. He refused
this week to entertain a surety of the
peace complaint urged by one of the two
rival hotel keepers of ST. Paul against the
other, but the eager plaintiff sought will
ing squire in this city and filed his COM
plant. After two days trial before the
justice and jury the complaint was dis
missed this afternoon and the costs,
amounting to sl32.25, had to be paid by the
landlord who refused to take Squire Mil
lers advice.
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Indiana Notes.


MARIoN.-The grand jury adjourned
without returning an indictment against
Tom Hawkins, who Is held for the murder
or Irwin Dye. The case is still mystery,
and 1t is not known what will be done In
the matter. The State meeting OF
the Pathfinder Lodge is to be held here
Oct. 2 Preparations are being made for
the largest meeting ever held in the State.
work. as will also the Kokomo ladies'
team.
kOkOMO.-A mad dog bit the little son
OF Mont windsor, of Jackson township, this
week. and also bit a number of cattle and
will recover. Two cows and four dogs that
were bitten have died. Rev. Addison
ID. Alexander, of Denver, Miami county,
church at Alto, vice Rev. w. w. Brown, re-
signed.
RICHMOND.-Jesse c. Stevens, Of Gen.
terville this county, ex-member of the Indi-
ana Legislature, is seriously sick with ty-
wife. well-known residents of Dublin, this
county. will celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary next Monday by entertaining a
company of relatives and friends.
PORTLAND.-At the meeting of the Com
mon Council last night George w. Berg
man was appointed city attorney, A. j.
Frost city civil engineer, DR.. David s. STAN
ton city health officer and George Teiben
and Frank Brandon patrolmen. All of the
appointees are now serving in the positions
to which they were reappointed.
VALPARAISO.-The Valparaiso Business
Mems Association Friday closed contract
whereby Powers, Higley & Co., of Chicago,
manufacturers of school supplies, are to
move their factory to this city. The as
ISOLATION has sold SIS 900 worth of lots to
pay the bonus asked. The company Is to
employ 800 people.
MADISON.-Dr. Fisher reports that the
demand for Hanover graduates for teach
ers this year has been much in advance OF
the supply. The calls have come not only
from Indiana, but also from several other
States. Most of them have been positions
of Importance.
CRAWFORDSVILLE.- rain caused
the Fair Association to close down
Friday morning, and thus the exhibit
ton ended. 1t was a very successful one
all around up to to-day's fair.
SULLIvAN.-The indianapolis Southern
Railroad Company has asked the Town
Council of this city for a franchise in this
city. The road has already secured options
on property here.
OSGOOD.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cornelius
have celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary. A big dinner was served and
many valuable presents were received.
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A SIMPLE CHANGE


The Health Resort does not always bring
back health, but the Health Resort and
proper food make a pretty sure combina-
ton.
Mrs. e. Kennel, Springfield. NO.. writes:
~ was pronounced consumptive and
sent to Asheville. n. C.. for my health. I
just could not eat without q cup OF coffee.
and my stomach was In such a condition
that could not drink IL. was almost in
despair when the landlady OF my boarding
house said that IL I would drink Postum
Food Coffee. would find IL would take the
place OF coffee and asree with me. She
made IL so delicious that I enjoyed every
meal ! ate. and gained In flesh and strength
SO rapidly that / was able 10 come back
home and live.
II give Postum more credit for my re-
turn to health than climate or anything
else. / am sending you this letter for the
benefit of those who are having a hard
time living. and j am sure that IL they VIII
use Postum. their lives win be prolonged"
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Crack Drill Team Ready.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Sept. 12.-The final drill
Of Elwood Canton. No. 80, /. o. o. F.,
which will leave Sunday for Des Moines,
Ia, to defend it's title to the championship
of the world In the drill contests in con-
nection with the meeting of the Grand
Lodge. was held yesterday, and Capt. ]. N.
Nuzum announced to-day that the drill
team would be made up as follows: First
lieutenant, Dale Claudy; second lieutenant,
". Lee, j. NJ. Tyner, d. B. King, C.. L..
Bruce, o. w. Coxer, w. H. Boone, Sam
Swihart, Wood Barnes, E. Rummell. Phil
ip Owen, A. ID. Moffett, E. L. Barnes, F.
w. Harold, Ferd Meyer, Charles Barnes,
ID. c. Ross, Sam Rummell, Charles Abbott,
c. w. Foster, Elmer Guy and +. l.. Say
Tor. The drills Will be executed this year
suits. as has been the custom in the past
The first prize in Class A is 1.5OO.
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CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. H.
There is no change in the situation OF the
strike in the Kanawha and New river fields.
The strikers are for the most part stand
ing firm. though few are returning to
work each day, and the tonnage is increas-
ing steadily, though slowly.
At Eagle. twenty-seven miles above here,
the situation is serious and trouble is ap-
pretended there tomorrow. number of
men have recently gone to work there and
q big force of strikers is being organized
to take them out tomorrow. 1t is under
stood that the authorities will attempt to
give the operators adequate protection, in
which case there Is likely TO be a dangerous
clash.
At Crescent mines. just above Montgom-
cry. on the Kanawha river, the constable
of that district to-day. by order OF the
court turned the striking miners out OF the
company houses. A cold rain is falling to-
night and finds many families without
shelter and with all household effects ex-
posed to the weather.
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OBITUARY.
Alexander r.. Shepherd, Who Made
Washington a Great City.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA private tel
egram from Batopilas. Mex, announces
the death there to-day of Alexander R.
Shepard from peritonitis brought on by an
attack of appendicitis.
Alexander r. Shepherd was born in
Washington Jan. 80, 1885. In 1861 he was
elected president of the City Council, and
became a strong advocate of public i'm
provements. He became chairman of the
Citizens Reform Association, which Sc
cured legislation establishing territorial
government in the District of Columbia,
and was appointed Governor by President
Grant. He planned and carried out large
public improvements. Charges of corrup-
ton were made against him, which an in
vestigation failed to sustain.
To Mr.. Shepard was given the credit
for nipping in the bud a project for the
removal of the capital to some Western
city, which was warmly agitated at one
time. AT the expiration Of his term as
Governor. in company with New York cap
italists he purchased the old Hacienda San
Miguel silver mines at Batopilas, which
in later years proved profitable, and there
he has since resided. He leaves a widow
and seven children.
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FINANCIAL ALLIANCE.


CLEVELAND. o., Sept. 1.-THE Leader
tomorrow will say: "A financial alliance
has been formed by the two great railroad
factors In the Eastern field, the Wander
bilt interests and those of the Pennsyl-
vania system. The working agreement has
been close in the past. but II has never
come to an allotment OF territory and divi-
sion Of property between the two big houses
as the new arrangement entails. The new
combination will have a capitalization or
$1,000, 100000 and a trackage of $1,000 miles.
The aim Of the organization is to dominate
trafic between Chicago and st. Louis. the
great lakes and the Ohio river and the
Canadian boundary and the Potomac river.
through to the Atlantic coast"
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, Sept. 12.-The Madison
Baptist Association has just closed its sew
entieth annual meeting at Butlerville. The
association represents fifteen churches and
all were represented. The speakers were
the Rev. T. A. Childs, the Rev. L. w.
Doolan, Madison: the Rev. w. T. Stott,
Franklin; the Rev. p. o. Duncan, North
Vernon; the Rev. Bicknell. Indianapo-
African Mission. and Miss Mary Melby.
of New York. a Swedish missionary. Fol-
lowing are the new officers: Moderator,
j. +. G. 4. Harper, Madison: secretary
treasurer. John Hughes. New Marion; as
sstant secretary, Chesiey Holmes, Yer
non.
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LEMON PORTER's RAMBLING.
He Ran Away from Home to Join the
British Army.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the India napolis Journal.
L0GANSPORT. Ind. Sept 12.-Lenon
Porter. who ran away from his home I'm
this city over year ago and sailed as n
muieteer on a British transport for South
Africa, is expected TO arrive in New Or
leans on the Proteus In company with nine
other muleteers who were left stranded
IN Montreal, where they were dropped by
the British officers. after being shifted
about from place TO place including Eng
land and Wales. From Montreal they made
their way 10 New York. where they Sc
cured passage TO New Orleans Young
Porter's father has a friend in New Or
leans awaiting the arrival OF the vessel
who will intercept the lad on landing. This
Is the case In which Representative George
w. Steele succeeded In interesting the
American officials at Cape Town, but with
out result
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CLAY CITY, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE anti
saloon fight in this township has resulted
in closing two Of the six saloons in Clay
City, and the people living in the vicinity
of the closed places say it is more like
home to them now. Joseph McGinn, in a
fight before the commissioners on a re-
monstrance. succeeded In getting a license:
but the anti-saloon people express a de-
termination TO fight il out il the courts,
claiming that the proofs they gave before
the commissioners were sufficient TO war
rant them in refusing to grant the license
The anti-saloon people will make an effort
to strengthen their power of attorney, and
I'm the event of failure along this line an
effort will be made to Dust those who
have succeeded in getting license by Sc
curing conviction.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Sept 12.-John 8. Will
liams was killed at the Norton-Reed stone
mill to-day, and James Pearl was badly in
jured by falling traveller. George Ikerd
was badly hurt at the Furst-Kerber stone
mill by falling traveller. At the Norton
Reed mill a truss road broke, letting the
car fall, and Williams and Pearl with 1t.
The traveller was a new one and this was
it's first trip. George Ikerd, engineer at
the Furst-Kerber MILL saw the travelling
crane fall and jumped to save himself. His
arm was broken and he received other
injuries.
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FIFTY GIRLS STRIKE.
Big Hat Plant Closed and 800 EN-
plOyes Are Idle.
al to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to ths Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE big Pho
neer hat works of this city, employing 300
people, closed down this evening for an in
definite time because of strike of fifty
girls employed as hat trimmers. The girls
are making from 81 to 50 a week. and de-
manded a material increase, which Nathan
Meyer, the proprietor, says amounts to
from so to 200 per cent. Mr.. Meyer asserts
that to grant the increase would put him
out OF business, and that he will not start
the works again until the girls go back at
the old wages or their places are filled. The
girls are members of the local union. Three
hundred persons are idle
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DIED OF ALCOHOLISM.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. Ia. II. Russell.
of Louisville. Ky, travelling solicitor for
Golfers Weekly, died in a physicians
office here tonight, the result of alcoholic
poisoning. He had been drinking heavily
for week and is said TO have lost $500 at
faro. His wife came tonight from In
dianapolis. where she was visiting Charles
Walker a relative.
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Corn Is Safe.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Sept. Ion re-
ceiving Weather Prognost;cator Blythes
warning from Indianapolis. If frost to-
night. corn would be damaged, local grain
men were interviewed, with the result that
most think corn is now safe. There have
been two slight frosts here already. Peter
Smyser, of Bash & Co.. said: II have been
inquring of farmers for week and they
tell me corn is safe. Perhaps here there
may be a field planted unusually late that
may be damaged some. / have had several
kilograms from Chicago to-day foretelling
higher prices for corn, but take them TO
be part of bull movement" 1t has been
raining steadily for twenty-four hours here
and the sky is still overloaded.
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DYING OF LOCKJAW.
w. X. Smith, Of Bloomington, Suffer-
ing Terrible Pain.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Sept. 12.-W. X.
Smith, Of this city, a travelling salesman
for the Swift Packing Company of Chi
cago, is dying of lockjaw. A week ago a
rusty lath nail run in his foot but caused
little alarm until Thursday. when his body
was filled with shooting pains. His back
Is so curved that his head and heels touch
each other, and his jaws are locked as with
a wise His agony has been beyond descrip-
ton and he is conscious all the time.
Smith is fifty-eight years old and has a
family.
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Glass Company, of this city. have drilled
in a good producer the Meeks lease.
Pittsburg and Muncie parties witnessed the
shooting and inspected the property to-day.
Contracts for a number of wells have been
let and the leases will be drilled out as
speedily as possible.
Representatives of the Adams Oil Com
pany, composed OF Indianapolis parties,
were here to-day arranging to begin opera
tons on their leases. They have decided
to start the drill at once, their territory
having practically been tested by opera
tons of other companies in the immediate
vicinity
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BOndsmen Sued.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. 12.-As the result of
a shortage of about $500 in the county
treasurers Office County Attorney Con-
rad Wolf has brought suit against the
bondsmen of former Treasurer John A.
Morrison. The bondsmen are George w.
Landon, w. E. Blacklidge. j. c. Dolman.
Albert Tapp, G.. w. Charles, A. B. Arm
strong, j. r. Bruner, d. c. Speaker and
Richard Ruddell. The bondsmen are in
IDENTIFIED by the United States Fidelity
Company, of Baltimore, Md. The latter
corporation acknowledges its liability, but
insists on a court record as a basis for
payment.
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Corn Cutters Organize.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WHITESTOWN, Ind, Sept. 12.-In many
sections of Boone county agreements or
combinations have been formed among
corn or fodder cutters by which they have
refused to cut fodder for less than and
10 cents per shock of twelve hills square.
Heretofore the customary price has always
been and cents per shock, and the
farmers generally disfavor the new raise
and refuse to pay it. Many will resort to
machine harvesting.
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Transfers Strike.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Sept. 12-Work on the
Miller county-line gravel road, northwest
of this city, has been stopped by a strike
of the Transfers, of whom there are about
forty employed. The contractors wanted
to reduce their pay from so Gems to IS cents
a load, although the distance to and from
the pit was increased and the men refused
to accept the cut.