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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-08
GOSHEN CITY CONVENTION
1T WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FIVE
SEPARATE sUBCONVENTIONs.
Each Section VIII Vote on the Candi-
dates - MartinsvilIe Municipal
Ticket-Other State Politics.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind, April THE Republican
city central committee of Goshen has
adopted a new method of holding the city
nominating convention. which will not be
held before the third week in April. There
is no available hall or building in town
large enough to accommodate a Republic
an mass convention, and that is preferred
TO a delegate convention or primary. Con-
sequently the Republicans of the five wards
of the city will meet separately in meet
ing places in the business section of the
city and each ward will ballot separately
for the candidates for mayor. clerk, treas
urer, marshal and city judge, the result
of each ballot being given over the sigma
ture of the chairman and secretary and
sent in a sealed packet by special messen-
ger TO an auditing committee of five named
by the executive committee, where the full
vote is tabulated and the aggregate vote
determined and the result returned to the
various ward meetings, where announce
ment of the nomination, if made, or the
full vote and necessity for another ballot
will be made. Five sets OF tellers count
ing each ballot will facilitate the voting
il is expected
After the general city Office nominations
are thus made each ward will nominate
its councilmanic candidates.
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He Says the Marine Officer Was Not
Given Authority to Kill Prisoners
i'm the Island of Samar.
PRAISE FOR LIEUT.. STROLLER
WHO CAPTURED GENERAL LUBkAN.
THE Willy REBEL CHIEF.
Increase i'm Number of Cholera Cases
and Deaths-Report on ManiIa's
Sanitary Conditions.

MANILA, April 7.-General Jacob II.
Smith, commanding the American forces in
the Island of Samar. was the only witness
to-day at the trial by court-martial of
Major Waller, of the marine corps.
General Smith denied that he ever gave
Major Waller power OF life and death ex-
ceeding general order No. 100 He said he
received the first news of the killings at
Basey, where Major Waller and Lieut..
Day, of the marine corps, are charged with
having killed three natives, from General
Chaffee. General Smith explained that his
order to Major Waller about not being bur-
dened with prisoners meant to disarm and
release those prisoners who were not
charged with serious offenses. He said he
had not understood the meaning OF Major
Walters telegram about 'expending eleven
prisoners"
The official report of Lieutenant Stroller,
of the Philippine scouts, on the capture of
the insurgent General Lukban has been
published and is Endorsed by General Smith.
who considers the report concise and
graphic.
1t is impossible for any one not acquaint-
ed with the Island of Samar says General
Smith. to realize the difficulties and hard
SillpS VI the eApeulllOn. OlTeDler :
is entitled to the highest praise for one of
the most important captures ever made in
the Philippines. General Smith strongly
recommends that Stroller be given a COM
mission as first lieutenant in the regulars
and that Sergeant Lora be made a second
lieutenant of the native scouts. These
recommendations have been Endorsed by
General Wade and approved by General
Chaffee. General Chaffee thinks, however,
that congressional action may be required
in order TO enable the desired commission
L
ready given Sergeant Lora a commission as
second lieutenant in the scouts
Generals Chaffee and Sanger left here
to-day on board the United States gun
boat Princeton on a tour of inspection TO
the Zaboanga district of the Island of Min
danao and the Island of Samar. They
probably will be absent until after April
Is, upon which date Guevarra, Lukban'S
successor in Samar, will surrender
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Health of the Troops.

WASHINGTON, April THE surgeon
general of the army has received a report
from Major Kennedy, chief surgeon, in re-
gard to the health Of the troops in the
Philippines during the month ended Feb
10. There were 2.611 cases OF sickness, a
percentage of $50 to the entire command. a
slight increase over the previous month
due partly TO measles brought on the trans
port Sheridan. Major Kennedy says that
malarial fever is on the increase among
the troops, but that il is more than COM
ponsated for in the decided falling Of Of
cases of gastric and intestinal diseases from
S19 10 1875. The bubonic plague has not yet
appeared among the troops and there was
only one case, that of a native, in the en-
tire archipelago during the month.
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store. $4,000. insurance. $500; Reynolds &
Sundeen's barber shop. $500. insurance,
800; Hugo Strahl's saloon. $500. insurance,
81 500; Claus Johnson's saloon, s, 200. insur-
ance. 1900: Brooks & Reynolds meat
market, 81, go insurance, $3.50: Frank Sal
anson's harness shop, $3.50, Insurance,
81 600: o. w. Leeds, 5000. insurance. 1000.
Masonic HalI-Blue lodge. 5000, insurance.
500: chapter, $500. uninsured; q. a. r.
and W. r. C., s1.400. uninsured, Modern
Woodmen. $50, uninsured; Myron Smith <
son, $500.
LAPORTE Ind, April Developments
to-day in connection with the ChestertOn
fire Indicate that the flames were OF in
cendiary origin The Town Board has
strong suspicious as TO the identity OF the
person guilty of the act as well as TO the
motive. and II is expected that the in
vestigations viii come 10 a focus tomorrow
by the arrest of the suspect The heaviest
loser was County Commissioner Frank
Quick whose loss was $1,000, with $500
insurance. Nearly all OF those burned out
will rebuild. Steps are being taken for the
building Of a water works plant, so as TO
afford proper fire protection.
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Hobbs did the initiatory work. a class OF
fifty candidates being taken through. A
fine banquet ended the affair.
R1CHMOND.-The Dayton x Richmond
Traction Company, which proposes TO build
a line from Eaton. o., TO Richmond, has
been granted a new franchise by the
Wayne County Commissioners. the old one
having lapsed. The company declares the
road will now be built.
MUNCIE.-Another lodge of odd Fellows
will be installed here on next Monday
night, making three lodges in all. large
membership is promised and the initiatory
ceremonies will be attended by most Of the
State officers.
GOSHEN.-The Elks. of Goshen. will or
ganize a lodge soon with charter men,
bership of 100 application having been made
TO the exalted ruler. They expect TO have
a handsome lodge home OF their own.
NINCENNES. -There was a sudden drop
Of more than - degrees in the temperature
here on Monday evening. and snow fell
rapidly for more than half an hour.
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Indiana Notes.

LAPORTE.-Judge Richter, OF the La
porte Circuit Court. has appointed the fol-
lowing County Board OF Children's Guar
dams, In accordance with "A recent act Of
the Legislature: DR.. II. II Hartley VIII
liam A. Hall and Mrs. Mary I. Clark of
Laporte. and w. V. Bartholomew and Mrs
Fannie Orr, OF Michigan City
LAFAYETTE.-WhiI Mr. and Mrs
George Il. King. of Heath street. were at
Church on Sunday night their residence
was entered by burglars who. In their hur-
~. overlooked much valuable jewelry and
silverware, securing only one gold watch
and a small sum Of money. The thief was
not caught.
DECATUR.-John II Reed, of this place
has just celebrated his northumberland
third birthday Many guests were present
including all of his children but one. He
Is a native OF Vermont. but lived for many
years in Cleveland. and came to Indiana
in 1873. He served in the Observation-Disclosures
twenty-fourth Ohio Infantry during the
civil war.
ELWOOD.-The Woodmen Of this part Of
the State had grand iOg-roliing in this
city on Saturday night. over 900 visitors be-
ing present. The crack drill team from
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Orange County Republicans.

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
The report of the convention held at
PaoH last Saturday by the Republicans
does injustice to many Orange county
Republicans. The convention was the lar
gest and most bitterly contested ever
known in the county. The arbitrary rul-
ings OF the chairman were so iagrantly
wrong that 421 Republicans. separated by
the charmsn's order for a division. walked
into the courtroom and held a convention
at which delegates were selected TO the vari-
Gus conventions The fight was between
the Carnes and Laughlin follOwings for
joint senator and IL was plainly seen that
the Carnes following was 100 10 80 the
strongest, but without a moments hesita-
ton Mr. Throop declared against the
Carnes following. There were 42l Carnes
men present, and not 10 exceed 300 Laugh
lin men present. The delegates selected
TO the State convention are: Will H. Tai
bolt. JOnce Monyhan. Wilbur Baker {.
l.. Rankin. John ]. Kirk, M. w. Lightner.
John Ballard, w. -. Pennington. Sam
Bledsoe. l. V. Baker and &. II. Busick,
Orleans. Ind. April :. +. h.
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THE PLAGUE AT MANILA.
How Colonel Maus Virtually Stamped
Out the BubOnic Pest.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. April IA visitor in
Manila saw printed in the Indianapolis
Journal a cable dispatch telling of the bu-
bonic plague in the Philippines. He sent
private letter from which the following
paragraph giving additional information is
extracted: THE awful bubonic plague
made it's appearance in Manila last Octo-
Der. Colonel Lewis n. Maus, the medical
officer in charge, Immediately had rat traps
set i'm every section of the city and sur
rounding districts. Each trap had on ii
the number Of the house and name of street
where it had been placed. The captured
rats were killed at headquarters and the
blood microscopically examined. In every
case where plague microbes were found the
house from which they were taken was
thoroughly disinfected and cleaned. About
500 rats day are examined. Nearly 10000
rats have been taken. In addition, many
have been poisoned More than thousand
houses have been disinfected because the
rats taken were plague-tanted. He has
vaccinated for smallpox and the plague at
the rate of 10000 a week. They have only
had seven cases of the plague since Octo-
her 4"
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STRIKE is AT HAND.
Block Coal Men Formally Reject UIti-
matum of the Operators.

matum of the Operators.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL, Ind, April To-day the min
ers' delegates met here and canvassed the
votes of the miners of the Eighth district
on the operators ultimatum, Issued on
Saturday. which was against the accept
ance of the ultimatum by q big ma jority
This means a strike unless the miners
national officials decide against the men.
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Operation of skin Grating.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY, Ind. April Harry
Wamsley, /. Williams. NJ. II. Hobson, G.
T.. Brown. w. d. Walker and r. T. Walsh.
employees Of the Southern Railway and
friends of Edward Sugg the Southern
brakeman who was terribly burned in a
wreck at Georgetown. twelve miles west
Of this city. last October. to-day contrib
uted portions OF their cuticle 10 be used i'm
covering the wounds on Suggs face which
refused 10 heal The operation was per
formed by DIR. I. r. Satterwhite surgeon
for the Southern road. Skin 10 the extent
Of the space of two hands was taken from
their thighs and grated on the denuded
parts of Sugg's face.
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GREENSBURG. Ind. April 7.-While L.
r. Mckinley, an engineer at Wright &
Childers's stone crusher near Waynesburg,
this county. was passing along the public
road near that place on Saturday, he saw
a pOcketbook lying in a fence corner near
the roadside. When he picked it UP he
astOnished TO find that il contained
between $500 and 800 in bills The pOr-
ton of the book next 10 the ground was so
rotten that IL fell apart when handled.
showing that the purse had lain there for
months. Mr.. Mckinley reported the find
exhibited the book and roll of money but
Will not state the exact amount. as he
wants the owner TO describe book and
name the amount lost when it will be
turned over TO him. What seems strange
is that no one has reported the loss of
any money during the months the purse
has been lying by the roadside.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW CASTLE Ind. April T.-To-morrow
IS the date set for the election in Henry
and Harrison townships Of this county on
the question OF a subsidy for the New Cas-
tie x Pendleton trolley line. The amount
asked for Is 800 from New Castle and
Henry township and $500 from CadiZ and
Harrison township. There is some oppO-
sition 10 the subsidy. but il looks tonight
very much as though the amounts would
be voted. Should this be voted there is
little doubt that the great piano factory
will be located on "Wednesday.
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Profitable sale of Mexican Lands.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April THE
Mexican Coffee and Rubber Company and
the Ubero Plantation Company, No. ?. the
latter a Terre Haute organization, have
sold their holdings in Mexico to an Eastern
company, which is capitalized at $2OOO,OO.
The company was formed by w. ID. owen,
formerly secretary of state. and the CAPT
tai is largely from Boston. The Mexican
Coffee and Rubber Company was organized
in Indianapolis four years ago and 5,O0J
acres of Mexican land were purchased.
Thirty stockholders, mostly Indianapolis
men. but including some Terre Haute men,
invested $4,000 and they are now to receive
$500 600. The company had sold tract of
900 acres to the Ubero Company, No z,
which is Terre Haute venture.
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HIS DEBTS WIPED OUT.
Man who Was Once Worth S2,0OO,0OO
DISCHARGED from Bankruptcy.

CHICAGO. April Henry v Lucas was
one OF the 16l bankrupts for whom the
United States District Court to-day wiped
out $4,000 in debts. The schedule fled by
the petitioner contained no assets and
showed that, in 1852. Mr.. Lucas fell heir 10
100000 as his portion Of A 100000 es-
tate left by his father. Twenty years ago
Judge Lucas, the petitioners father. was
reckoned the wealthiest man west OF the
Alleghenies. He was money king In st.
Iouis where a street Is named In hts hon
or. Among other ventures. the son is said
to have lost 100000 by the failure of
barge line, which he started between St.
Iouis and New Orleans. Mr.. Lucas for
tune slipped away rapidly. and he came 10
Chicago to work for "a living.
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sUCCUMBs To TETANUs.
EIkhart Hoy Dies as the Result of a
Seemingly Trivial Injury.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART.. Ind. Aprii Harry. the
thirteen-year-old son of Charles Mott died
Sunday night after a weeks agony from
lockjaw. due to supposedly trivial in
jury 10 one finger on March %
He and two other boys were riding in a
spring wagon when the seat shifted and
caught the finger between the seat and a
wheel The would was dressed by a sur
geon. and was apparently healing as fast
as usrdl until last Sunday. when he was
suddenly seized with symptoms OF tetanUs.
During the week following he had spaSTnS
at frequent intervals, eliminating in his
death
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cisl ia the Indianapolis Journal

Special Ia the Indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON. Ind, April Two COM
panies. the Dayton & Union and the Ohio
< Indiana. have filed petitions before the
County Commissioners asking that subsidy
elections be ordered Each wants per
cent. Of 81 900. The Dayton & Union pro-
poses 10 build a line from Union City to
Huntington. connecting the c.. II. x D.
and Chicago & Erie. The Ohio & Indiana
SAYS IL Will construct a line from Penn
vile TO Button and later to Huntington,
Portland and Afuncie. Only one company
can be voted a subsidy, and a hard fight is
being made for preference.
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sixto Lopez and "Aunties- Again.

some months lived in this city and claimed
10 represent Aguinaldo. has returned here
from the far East and to-day in an inter
view. said that he was prepared to return
to the Philippines and secure final peace.
provided the United States gives some init
nation TO the Filipinos, not necessarily of
their immediate, but of their ultimate
status.
Regarding The order preventing his return
to the Philippines. Senior Lopez said the
American authorities did not object to his
landing In Manila, provided he took the
oath OF allegiance. He refused. however.
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STILL SEEKING VICTIMS.
Kentucky GoebeIites ScOur the state
for Republicans to Hang.

FRANKFORT, Ky, April Tt developed
to-day that the grand jury recently in
dicted H. c. Robertson of Breathitt
county, chief alibi witness for James How
ard, convicted of the murder of William
Goebel, on the charge of false swearing.
Robertson was brought here and released
on bail. His case will be called tomorrow.
The same jury indicted Frank Cecil and
Zach Steele. of Bell county, for completely
III the alleged Goebel murder conspiracy.
Search of mountain counties shows that
both have fled from Kentucky.
The cases of the Commonwealth against
Governor w. S. Taylor, eX-Secretary OF
State Charles Finley and Capt. John Pow
ers, charged with conspiracy, were called
to-day and continued. The case OF Berry
Howard will come UP for trial tomorrow.
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New Traction Line Projected.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 7.-E. A.
Lacey of Perrysville former member of
the Legislature and an influential citizen OF
Vermilion county is promoting plan TO
build a trolley road between Terre Haute
and Danvile. III. a trolley road is now
being constructed from Danville TO Lafay-
cite 1t crosses the Wabash river at Cow
ington. Mr. Lacey's project is for a be-
tween Danville and CovingtOn and to build
south to Terre Haute, through Perrysvllle,
Eugene, Cayuga, Newport, Hillsdale and
Clinton. The route is through a prosperous
and thickly settled country traversing tue
best sections of the long stretch OF Yer
million cOlTutV
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, April The employees
of the Central Bottle Company. which re-
Gently began operations in this city, or
ganzed local of the Green Bottle Blow
ers' Union or Sunday. Organizer John
FOdy, of Reading, o., had charge of the
work. The following officers We're elected !:
President, F. ]. Staub: vice president.
James keenan,: financial secretary, Fred
]. Heisel: corresponding secretary. Joseph
Snyder: treasurer. p. Miller: conductor,
William Hite; sentinel, William Keep.
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Pike County Conventions.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG, Ind, April THE Re
publican central committee of Pike county
has fixed Saturday, Aug ?, as the date of
the county convention. A mass convention
will be held. Delegates have been ap-
pointed to the judicial convention for the
Fifty-seventh judicial district. j. w. Will
son probably will be the Republican nom
inee for judge. His opponent Will be Judge
L. n. Elg, the incumbent.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April THE an
nual convention of the Indiana Laundry
mems Association began a two days meet
ing to-day. The programme was for much
preliminary business this morning, but the
convention did not get down to work until
afternoon. The programme for to-day in
cluded paper on Local Association; Lo-
cal Success" by g. j. Eichel, of Evansville,
and one entitled "a Laundry Monologue,"
by A. d. Staley. Tonight the delegates
were the guests of the local members OF
the association at the vaudeville perform
ance given by the Terre Haute Elks.
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Recommended for Transfer.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 7-Claude ID.
Sechevereall, of Company Fl, Third, Infan-
try, l. n. G., has been recommended to
Governor Durbin for transfer as first lieu
tenant and adjutant of the First Battalion
Third Infantry. to succeed Lieut.. Harry r.
Ford, resigned Lieutenant Sechevereall
appeared before the military board, con-
sisting of Capt George Freyermuth. Capt
Elmer d. Rex, Capt f. l.. Dennis and
Lieut. Rudolph H Herst on Saturday and
Sunday for examination, and the boards
report was to-day forwarded to General
Mckee for his approval.
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Democrats Are Seeking Fusion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, April An attempt has
been made to fuse the 'Workngmen's party
and the Democrats in the coming municipal
campaign, but SO far without effect. The
former has been asked to indorse Harry
r. Wysor for mayor, and in consideration
Of this the Democrats agree to indorse
George Derrick and Henry Cawley for
treasurer and clerk, respectively. Many
caucuseS have been held, but 1t appears
that agreement will not be reached
owing TO the fact that Frank Lafferty. the
Workingmen's candidate. refuses to with
draw
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RoWDY STUDENTS FINED.
Franks of Six Princetonians Have
Cost Their Parents $4,000.

TRENTON. y. j.. April six Princeton
students who pleaded guilty TO defacing
property in Trenton in February last. were
each fined $3.50 in the Mercer county court
to-day Their counsel made plea for elem
ency. and stated that property owners had
been reimbursed for the damages they had
sustained. IL is stated that the pranks OF
the students cost their parents 5000. in ad-
ditiOn to the fines imposed. The students
fined are p G.. Connell Osburn Curtis.
James Smith. Charles Richards, ~. q.
Wiley and Robert Petit.
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Spanish War Camp Organized.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN. Ind, April IA Spanish-Amer-
lean War Veterans camp, composed of thir
~ charter members of Company G, One
and-fifty-seventh Indiana Regi-
ment. was mustered i'm here on Saturday
evening by Major George w FeaZer, of
South Bend. senior major of the One-hun-
acknowledgement and at present ma
jor of the Third Regiment, Indiana Ma
tiona Guard. The camp was named the
Charles Slade Camp, in honor of First
Lieutenant Charles Slade, the first Goshen
soldier TO die in camp at Tampa, Fla, on
July 20 1898
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Resigned Because of III Health.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. April County Re
corder John r. GLADDEN., Republican, hand
ed his resignation to the County Commits
sioners this afternoon and also forwarded
a copy TO Governor Durbin. The commits
siOners appointed G.. c.. Cam, of Lauramie
township, his successor. Mr.. Cam
once court bailin. His resignation is due
to i'll health. He had about two years
more to serve.