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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13
Obituary..

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 12-Judge John w.
Henry died at his home in this city to-day
after a lone illness. He had been very
low for several days and on two or three
occasions the family was summoned to his
bedside. Judge Henry would have been
seventy-eight years old next month. He
formerly was chief justice of the State
Supreme Court and at the time of his
death was judge of division No. of the
Circuit Court, at Kansas City. He was one
OF the most widely-known Jurists in the
West.
RIVERSIDE. Cal, Dec. 12-James Harvey
Nathes, a Southern author and newspaper
man, died here last night of consumption,
aged sixty. For many years he was editor
of the Memphis Ledger. and at
one time on the staff of the Louisville
Courier Journal. He was member of the
Paris exhibition commission and had served
in the Confederate army as captain of
volunteers.
WINSTON-SAI n. c.. Dec. 12.-Fire
destroyed property here valued at $4,000,
with $4,000 insurance Among the losers
were Vaughn's knitting mill. Whitaker
Harvey Company, tobacco manufacturers;
Lippert. Scales & Co. leaf tobacco: Og-
burn. Hill K Co., leaf tobacco The fire
began in the third story of Vaughn's knit
ting mill and the cause is unknown.
SIOUX FALLS. s. D., Dec. 12.-Judge
Jervis w. Carter, aged seventy-two. former
private secretary TO Governor Sheldon and
district attorney of the fourth judicial dis
trict of Dakota Territory. was found dead
failure.
PORT HURON. Mich. Dec. 12-William
S. jerks. eighty-four years old. president
of the Jerks Shipbuilding Company and
one of Port Hurons oldest residents. died
suddenly to-day In the companys office.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l2.-George w
Prescott sixty-hve years old, one of the
founders and first president of the Union
iron works, was found dead to-day in his
apartments at the Palace Hotel.
THE HAGUE, Dec 12-Vice Admiral
Kruys, the minister OF marine OF The
Netherlands, Is dead.
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sHERwELL WILL BE FREED.
One Murder Charge Dismissed and the
Other VIII BE Soon.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec 12.-Wilbur s.
Sherwen, the ex-policeman who ar
rested In November of last year on charge
OF murder, and later indicted for three sep
arate murders-those of Mrs. Georgia
Railey and Miss Lena Renner, white who
were killed on the same night, and Fanny
Butler, mulatto, left the courthouse to-
day practically free man. In October last
Eherwell was tried for the murder of Mrs
Railey and was proved not guilty. This
morning he was called TO trial for the MUIR
der of the Butler woman. After but a few
witnesses had been introduced Prosecuting
Attorney Durre read a motion to nolle the
case. saying the State had but two i'm
portant witnesses, and these were at vari-
ance with their testimony The court con-
Cured and the case was dismissed.
Sherwell was then admitted TO bond in
the sum of 5000. his three attorneys being
accepted as surety by the court. In the
meantime the prosecuting attorney will
prepare a motion TO nole the third and
last Indictment for murder against the
prisoner. This will be presented to court
without delay.
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IMMIGRATION BILL HEARING.
Commissioner Sargent Urges the Inn
position of a Head Tax.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE hearings on
the immigration bill by the Senate COM
mittee immigration were concluded to-
day. The testimony taken to-day was
largely in the interest of legislation and
willingness was manifested on the part of
important witnesses to submit to the elm
nation of the provision for an educational
test should such action prove necessary to
secure the success of the bill. Commits
sioner General of immigration Frank Sar-
gent said that while he would prefer the
retention of the educational requirement
he recognized the fact that the feature
could be sacrificed without destroying the
efficacy of the bill. With the other por-
tons Of the bill unimpaired he believed that
most of the undesirable illiterates could be
kept out under other restrictions. Mr.. Sar-
gent made an urgent plea for the retention
of the So head tax, saying that with the
increased vigilance necessary more money
would be required to meet the expenses of
the service. He spoke especially of the
necessity for increased vigilance on the
Mexican frontier and said that he recently
had secured information by personal OBJ
servation of the smuggling into this c0un-
si2ab DE Cement of Mexico p oee %o
willing TO work at from % cents to 50 cents
per day. These people. he said. were fed
from troughs, as hogs might be, and were
treated just as slaves. They were finding
employment in the mines of Colorado and
New Mexico. We did not want such labor
as that, and the Mexican frontier is long
and hard to guard, rendering the work ex-
pensive. Mr. Sargent declared there is now
in this country plenty of labor at the
proper remuneration. He declared that the
plea for unlimited immigration is from the
transportation companies alone and not
from the manufacturers and farmers. In
this connection he said that he had no
general fault to find with the transporta-
ton companies, but that he had complained
of their scheme to evade the law. On this
account he appealed for ironclad require
ments.
III. III. Fuller, of the legislative COM
mittee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, was the first witness He ia
vored the bill it had been amended by
the Senate. Richard X. Campbell and Rob-
ert Watchorn, inspectors for the immigra-
tion bureau, made number of suggestions
as to the details of the bill In general
terms they favored the House bill as
against the Senate measure
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Woman Killed at DaIeviIIe.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MIDDLETOWN, Ind, Dec. 12.-Mrs. An
DEE. Of Daleville, was killed at that place
this afternoon by an express train. She
and her daughter were walking on the
street about o'clock As they approached
the Big Four Railroad crossing fast train
approached. The daughter sprang across
the track and escaped injury. Mrs. Andez
undertook to follow her, but had scarcely
stepped upon the track when she was
struck by the locomotive and hurled 100
yards. striking the hand-car house. When
picked up she was dead and her body
was horribly mangled- She was ffty-three
years old.
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Indiana Notes.

MARION.-The suit of James Rowan
against the Big Four Railway Company
for $4,000 damages for personal injuries
was decided by the jury in favor of the
defendant, Rowan being given nothing. The
plaintiff was member of an excursion
party TO Louisville last February on the
On the return trip Rowan sustained an in
jury to his leg. He alleged ii was broken
by being struck by a brakeman.
HAGERSTOWN.-There are not enough
dwelling houses in Hagerstown to go round.
For year there has been strong demand
for houses to rent, but none has been
erected the past summer and number
of families are vainly seeking for quarters
TO move into. The difficulty lies in the
fact that owners of lots refuse TO sell,
holding them for more money, and men
who would build houses are unable TO find
suitable locations for them.
MONTPELIER.-Althou there has been
no real advance made in that direction, ii
is reported on good authority that there
are capitalists figuring on the purchase of
the Montpelier water and electric light
plants, and that an offer will be made very
soon. 1t is believed to be the sentiment of
the majority of the citizens that If any
thing near the purchase price can be Sc
cured the wise thing for the Council to do
would be to sell
LEBANON.-A small freight wreck here
soon after noon on Friday delayed traffic
for several hours. The caboose and the
rear trucks of one box car of a west-bound
through freight jumped the track as the
train pulled out of the siding. The caboose
broke loose, but the box car. with its rear
trucks of the rails, was dragged a dis
lance OF four squares before the train was
stopped. The track was badly torn up.
JEFFERSONVILLE.- twenty-third
annual meeting of the Knights of Pythas
lodges of the Eighteenth district which
was held here on Friday, largely at
tended. Visitors were present from every
county in the district and among them
were number of grand lodge officers from
indianapolis and other parts of the State.
Three sessions were held. the afternoon
session being open to the public.
COVINGTON.-The business men of Cow
ington have organized a Commercial Club.
George Williams has been elected president.
~. @. Harlan secretary and NJ Boord
treasurer. Thomas 4. Gallagher.
for the Wabash Railroad at this place. has
resigned on account of poor health.
ANDERSON.-Oving TO the wide diverg-
on Friday decided TO readvertise for ten
ders on the county printing. The bids
ranged from $500. by the Herald Publish
ing Company. of Anderson. to So 2SS. 20. by
Wilson. HUMPHREYS x Co. of Logansport
ELkHART.-Mrs Gus Burkhart wife of
a machinist. found after preparing 10 leave
the house for a few hours, that her hus-
band had carried away the key Having
no fear of thieves she left the door un-
locked and when she got back discovered
that 800 had been stolen from trunk.
RUSHVILLE.-The damage suit OF Mrs
Alice Reese against l.. a. and w. ID. Jen-
nings, OF New Castle, for $4,000 for in
Juries alleged to have been received in the
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MITTEN FACTORIES SOLD
BLUFFToN MAN DIsPOsEs OF TWO
AT a GOOD PRICE.
Another Rise I'm Indiana OiI-COnspir-
acy Charge I'm Marion Suit-W. =.
SherwelI Free-Other State News.
peciAl to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON. Ind, Dec. &c. G. Sixbey
OF this city. sold his two mitten factories.
one located here and the other in Fort
Wayne, TO p. A. Waller. +. NJ Lay and
+. II. Lyman. of Kewanee. ILL.,. for $4,000.
The factories employ about two hundred
girls. besides other employees.
The purchasers own a large mitten fac
tory In Kewanee and their acquisition Of
Mr.. Sixbey's mills makes them the largest
mitten manufacturers in the world. Mr..
Sixbey will be manager of their Indiana
plants.
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BURGLARs ARE ACTIVE.
Small Sums Secured mt SeIma-Un-
profitable Raid at Keystone.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE little town
of Selma. six miles east of Muncie, was
again visited by safe-blowers last night.
The postoffice safe was cracked and $50 in
money taken. The safe in the grocery store
OF LATE Schulz & Son was blown to pieces
also. and so in cash taken. The robbers
then broke open the Big Four carhouse
and escaped toward Muncie on a hand
car. This was found overturned on an
epbankment just outside Of the city. Five
sticks Of dynamite were found by the Big
Four railroad under a rail this afternoon in
the center OF the city.
BLUFFTON. Ind. Dec. 12-Robbers made
a general raid last night at the little town
OF keystone. ten miles south of Button
but secured little return for their trouble
They entered Merrimans and Hullinger's
general stores. Charles Farlow's saloon
Charles SCOTS barber shop and the Lake
Erie depot. They did not secure over $40
IN cash and little merchandise was missed.
One thousand cigars were stolen at the
depot. but were thrown down along the
track. There Is no clew.
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NO SPECIAL SESSION.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE

ing sheet OF music entitled, "Ari-
IONA; Sun-kissed Land" II had been
forwarded to the senator with the COM
pliments OF the composers.
Indiana men who come 10 Washington
are already talking of the next State ticket
and the question as to who is TO head the
ticket seems the most popular topic. "Wn-
liam L. Taylor" said an Indiana man, re-
Gently, lis talking of coming out for Gov
ernor Now, that is perfectly proper and
he'd make a good Governor no doubt. but
before he is allowed to run the people of
Indiana ought 10 say To him like the people
of Kansas said 10 their Governor. Get
married. They made him promise TO do
IL before they would nominate him and
he has kept his promise. Their argument
was that to be Governor OF Kansas a man
ought TO be a family man."
Mrs. Patrick Campbell has been the rage
in Washington theater-going society this
week. Mrs. Campbell has made distinct
hit and has especially been well received
by members OF Congress and their fam
lilies. The other evening however an In
diana member of the House. who attended
Mrs. Campbell's performance, wed with
her for the honors OF the evening. Repre-
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Made Sure of the Commission.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Dec. 12.-When
Miss Bessie Chartrand. of st. Louis. ar
rived here to marry Mark Smith. solicitor
for a life Insurance company. they talked
OF their agreement 10 have their lives in
sured for each others benefit. Smith being
a man who practices what he breaches as
10 the duty OF married people being in
sured- He jokingly remarked on their way
from the depot that agents were not al
lowed a commission on insurance written
Cor their wives. Miss Chartrand called
halt on the journey TO the county clerk for
a marriage license and declared that the
policy would be written before she became
Mrs. Smith They went 10 the office OF the
examining physician OF the company. and
while the physician was passing on her
eligibility under the company's rules the
license and a justice OF the peace were pro-
cured. The doctor said she was a good
risk and Smith wrote the policy. The Jus
tice OF the peace did the rest
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Purdue Defeats Wabash.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. I'm the open
ing basketball game of the season. tonight.
Purdue defeated Wabash College by the
score of q to II. Purdues excellent pass
ing outclassed that of Wabash. Ten of the
latter's scores were made by Lehman scor-
ing from free throwing. after fouls. John
Miller and Peck excelled for Purdue. The
teams lined up as follows:
Purdue Position. Wabash.
Peck. Left Forward. Lehman
Folkner, HOldson. Right Forward Funkhouse
Miller Center. .....--... Marshall
Williams Left Guard -......-. Knapp
Harrison. Right Guard. Lucas
Refereed. d. Haines, of Wabash.
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Both victims Recovering.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. 12.-Torrey
Livingston and Miss Fannie Freeman, the
young people who were victims of the trag-
edy near Whitehall two weeks ago, are
improving slowly, and it is now thought
they will recover. The bullet fired by Liv-
ingston at Miss Freeman still remains in
her body, and she is unable to lie down, but
the physicians say she will recover. Liv-
ingston is much better and is out of dam
ger He has been placed under bond. and
the date of his preliminary trial fixed for
Dec o.
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Frankfort, Aug. lila; Elwood. Aug 1921:
Muncie, Aug. 25-2S; Anderson, Sept. IL;
Flora, Sept. Sill. There will be another
meeting at indianapolis Jan. to decide
the question of stake races. The associa-
ton will offer In the aggregate $4,000 in
purses. Present at the meeting to-day
were II. II. Leach, Kokomo; NJ. s. Clay
pool, Muncie; j. I. Tominson, Logansport;
Fred Dehority Elwood: c. w. Travis,
la fayette; c. d kimball. Marion; T. B.
Orr and o. T. Simmons. Anderson.
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Another Operation Necessary.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Dec. 12.-While
the condition of Frank b. Burke to-day is
much improved over the past few days.
yet his physician is of opinion that an
other operation will be necessary to insure
his entire recovery. This would. accord
ing to his physicians opinion, be Of very
dangerous nature and Mr.. Burke's family
naturally feels loath to consent
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May Get an Increase of Wages.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec. 12--The scale COM
mittee OF the Union Traction locals of the
Amalgamated Association of Street-rail-
way Employees of America will meet in
Anderson tomorrow with George F. Nc
Culloch, general manager of the Union
Traction Company of Indiana, TO settle
the wage scale for the coming year. The
men will ask for a 10 per cent. increase in
wages all along the line and 1T is believed
that the advance will be granted without
hesitation on the part of the company.
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Mamaroneck. n. Y: Harold p. Sawyer. of
Bridgeport, Conn.,, and John A. Moorhead,
of Pittsburg. all Yale students, were ar
raigned in the City Court to-day on &
charge of breach of the peace preferred by
Sidney Treeder. ticket speculator. The al
legged assault occurred on the night of Nov.
20, when crowd of students on Yale cam
pus took away from Treeder his tickets for
the Yale-Harvard football game A nolle
was entered in the case against Moorehead,
Ellsworth was fined 500 and Barnum, Saw
yer and Orthwein were fined 500 each. after
counsel for the men had handed in pleas of
nolo contendere. The fines were immedi-
ately paid.
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Killed by a Yard Engine.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT. Ind. Dec 12-Michael
Hager. scale tender in the yards of the
Pennsylvania lines here, was run down by
a yard engine this morning and instantly
killed. His body was horribly mangled
under the wheels of the locomotive and
was taken out from under the tender in
pieces, He was nearly forty years old and
a man Of family.
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PARTRIDGE RESIGNS.


NEW YORK, Dec. 12-Commissioner of
Police John n. Partridge has resigned, to
take effect Jan. l. The resignation was
rendered in letter to the mayor in which
he said:
For the last fortnight have been under
a physicians care. Though not seriously ILL.,
| am advised that complete recovery calls
for more rest than L can get while perform
ing the onerous duties of this Office"
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Armour Institute Want. a Game.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 12.-The
basketball team of Armour Institute, Chi
cago, has asked for game here with the
Y. NJ. c. A. team. Challenges have been
accepted from the Indianapolis and Evans
vile Y. NJ. G. A. teams. The challenge
from the University of Wisconsin has been
declined because the amount OF $50 is
more than the local team was willing to
guarantee. a challenge from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania and the one from
Armour Institute are yet to be passed
upon.
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Meeting of Grain Dealers.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Dec. r.
Thirty-fve grain dealers met here to-day
10 devise a plan whereby cars can be OBJ
taiued more promptly for the shipment of
grain. The meeting was secret, and the
only thing given out is that a committee
was appointed 10 confer with the railroad
managers and to arrange for cars needed
20 move grain. Representatives were here
from Lebanon, Lafayette, Mulberry,
Frankfort Manson, COlfax, Clarks Hill,
Chalmers and West Lebanon.
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ANOTHER GOOD RISE.
Three Cents Added to Crude Oil Quo
fations, Including Indiana.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Dec 12.-An oils
advanced again to-day, making Indiana
now s1.07. the highest II has been this year
and almost as high as it was last winter,
when 1t reached $1.15. All Eastern oils
went up 3 cents also. making the following
prices: Tiona, s1.66; Pennsylvania, $1.5l;
Corning. 1874: New Castle. Sl.26; North
Lima, $1.12; South Lima, Sl.07; Indiana,
si.07; White House. KY, H.22; Somerset and
Lacy. 90 cents.
Oil men looking for the market to
reach $125. The highest Indiana oil has
ever been quoted was $1-21. in 1900
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Fine Farm Residence Destroyed.

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MUNCIE, Ind, Dec 12.-The fine country
home of the late James L. Broyles, located
ten miles north of Muncie, was destroyed
by fire early this morning. The members
of the family narrowly escaped in their
night clothes. The loss is 5000; covered by
insurance.
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New Process. of Refining Oil.

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HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec. H.
CHRISTOPHER Spain. of this city. says he has
discovered a process Of refining crude oil
as il lows from the well TO the tank at
cost of less than cent barrel He is
guarding his secret.
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,ecIaI to The indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind. Dec. 12.-At a meeting
OF the Indiana Gas Belt Racing Assoca-
ton here to-day dates were fixed for next
seasons meets Lafayette and Flora were
added TO the circuit. The schedule: Lafsy-
etse. July ls-I7: Marion. July 2l-2i: Koko-
no, July 1871; LogaEsport, Aug. ~;
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collapse of an elevator in the Jennings
store is being tried here. 1t was brought
on a change of venue.
MILTON.@The Richmond Milton
branch of the Richmond Traction Company
was completed on Thursday and the first
cars run through TO this place.