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ACCIDENT ON A WARSnIP
ONE OF THE TURRETs OF THE
TEXAS DISABLED OFF THE CAPEs.
Hydraulic Cylinder Burst While a
Gun Was Being Fired-Semi-
Panic Created.

HAMPTON. Va. Nov. 29.-The battleship
Texas had g. narrow escape from being
blown UP yesterday afternoon. She LETT
the Portsmouth navy yard on trial trip,
after having been overhauled, yesterday
morning and went out to the capes, where
gun practice was had. Two OF the large
turret guns exploded, filling the gunroom
with glycerin and water. but the magnifi-
cent work of the gunners saved the vessel
from serious damage, as well as the lives
or those on board her. The ship returned
to Old Point this morning and this after
noon special inspection board made an
examination of the injury.
Advices from other sources do not con-
firm the report that two guns exploded.
Officers of the Texas at Newport News
last night declined TO discuss the accident,
and statement for publication was re-
fused. An official report has been Tor
Warded to Washington. report, Whlcn
could not be confirmed, says the failure OF
the recoil mechanism of one OF the guns
to work after the gun was fred partly
wrecked the turret and created a semi
panic among the officers and men,. The
shock is said to have caused breaks In the
plumbing on board ship resulting in con-
siderable damage by flooding to several or
the ships cabins and storage compart-
ments.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ga report from
Captain Swinburne, commander OF the
Texas, touching the accident on board that
vessel yesterday while at target practlce,
states that one of the hydraulic cylinders.
which returned the gun to battery, was
cracked because it had been left filled with
water when the gun was discharged: The
delay the ship long, they having spare
cylinder on hand.
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Indiana Notes.

FRANKTON-The Leader, which has
been published for thirteen years in this
city. circulated its last issue on Friday. The
good will was sold to the Smith Printing
Company, who will merge the business with
that Of the Critic. E. A. Kemp edited
and published the Leader during its exis-
tence and has retired to engage in the
manufacturing business.
EVANSVILLE-Joh Mosby, a negro.
was taken from a steamboat Friday night
with well-developed case or smallpox
The boat got away before 1t could be quar-
antined. This is the first case of the dis
ease here this winter. There are many
cases in surrounding towns. Precautions
are being taken to head off spread OF
the disease.
GREENFIELD. - The new Methodist
Episcopal Church recently built and
furnished in this city at cost OF $40,OOo
will be dedicated on Sunday. The Rev.
here. Bishop Isaac w. Joyce, LII. D., Will
preach two sermons. Presiding Elder
George II. Hill, d. D., will assist in the
dedication.
RICHMOND.-A dog belonging to DR.. G..
G. Ferling was rescued from beneath
floor after twenty-three days imprison-
ment, during which time 1t had had no
water. 1t has been suggested that
the Wayne County Historical Society pur-
chase the old homestead of Governor Oliver
=. Morton at Centerville by taking popu-
lar subscription.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES morphine for
large dose of the former Saturday evening.
The mistake was discovered in time to save
her life. Samuel j. Ohutt has peen
compelled by i'll health to resign from the
high school, being succeeded by Evelyn
Brown, of Anderson.
LAWRENCEBURG.- Friday night
thieves entered the house of James Walker,
on High street, and stole a gold watcn,
valued at $780, and several other articles
Walker was awakened and fired at them,
but they escaped. An empty pocketbook
was found Saturday morning in yard near
the house.
VINCENNES.-The Knox County Teach
ers' Association closed its meeting here on
Saturday by the election of officers. as fol-
lows: President, Rolla NJ. Tryon, Edwards
port; vice president, John l.. House,
Wheatland; secretary, Miss Bessie Johnson,
Decker; treasurer, Verges Wheeler, Vim
cenneS.
LAFAYETTE.-Prof William H. Test, of
the department of chemistry in Purdue
University, has been obliged to ask for a
long leave Of absence on account of Ill
health. He will leave at the Christmas
holiday season for a Southern trip, but
will return in September of 1903.
FERSONVILLE.-The last report of
the number of inmates in the Reformatory
shows that 900 men are serving sentences.
OF this number $50 are in the first, 400 in
the second and the remainder in the third
grade There were ten arrivals during the
week
CRAWFORDSVILLE.- r. Bonnell
has appointed Joseph Grub as storekeeper-
gauger in the internal revenue department
at Terre Haute. Mr.. Grub served in this
capacity about ten years ago, having been
removed on account of his politics.
GREENSBURG.-The Greensburg News,
whose editor, J. D. White died last month,
ly postmaster of this city. Mr.. Caskey will
conduct Republican newspaper.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Ind, Nov. 29.-The new
pipe organ purchased for the new Methodist
Episcopal Church here was used for the
first time last evening in the presence of a
large audience. An organ recital was given
by Prof. w. II. Donley, of indianapolis.
who drew the plans for the organ and had
charge of its erection. The organ, which
was covered with flags. was unveiled by
two pretty little girls drawing the flags TO
one side. They were Marthena, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wood l. Walker, and
Elizabeth, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
walter n. McCole. In addition to the many
numbers given by Professor Donley, Mrs.
ID: Nj. Stewart sang 1.-The Lord Is My
Light. Mrs. II. K. Bragg sang "Oh Shin
ing Light and Miss Leland Huffman sang
Jerusalem, The Golden" Mrs. A. p.
Conklin gave a beautiful violin solo
Cavatina," by Bolem, with organ accom-
paniment The recital was a decided sue
cess, both financially and musically.
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PALMA CRITICISED.
Cuban Nationalist Protest Against
the Presidents Action.

HAVANA, Nov. "a large meeting Of
members of the Nationalist party was held
here to-day for the purpose of protesting
against President Palma and the methods
used in deposing former Secretary of Gov
eminent Tamayao from &c Cabinet Senior
Portuondo. President of the House of Rep
resentatives and Senators Bravo, Tamayo
and Zayas spoke bitterly against President
Palma and Secretary of State Zaldo, whom
Senator Zayas declared to be an annexa-
ZIONIST The sentiment of the meeting was
that the party should declare open oppo-
sition to the Palma government and make
an attempt to control the Senate as it does
the House.
The Nationalist undoubtedly will adopt
obstructionist tactics, but the Republicans
expect that with a strong man in Secre-
tary Tamayo's place the party will be
strengthened and will regain a majority in
the House.
The meeting adopted resolution ex-
pressing sympathy with the workmen now
on strike and approving the action of the
Mayor and Civil Governor during the
labor troubles.
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of Gainesville, Tex, where the bulk of
pecan nuts is grown which supply the mar
kets of this and other countries. Texas
furnishes the bulk of the pecan crop each
year, there being shipped from the State in
1901, LOCO carloads. The Texas grower gets
an average of cents per pound on the
ground for pecans, and the nut runs forty
four pounds to the bushel. Most of the
Texas nuts go to New York via Galveston.
Inc one other great pecan country is the
Indian Territory. Thousands Of bushels go
to waste in that Territory because no one
seems to care enough about the matter to
gather full crop. This year there will be
a big Texas crop of pecans. and from what
1 can near the price per pound will be very
price up n
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NAVAL MANEUVERS.
'Enemy's" Squadron Complete with
Arrival of the Battleship Iowa.

PORT OF SPAIN. Island of Trinidad.
Nov. 29.-With the arrival here to-day of
the United States battleship Iowa with
Admiral Sumner on board the 'enemy's'
squadron is complete. The battleship 1lli-
nois, the cruisers Chicago, San Francisco,
Albany and Atlanta and the gunboats
Nashville and Eagle also are here. Ad-
miral Crowninshield called on Admiral
Sumner to-day to discuss the plan of oper-
alton and there will be conferences between
the flag and commanding officers of the
various ships. The speed of the squadron
is regulated to that of the slowest vessel,
the Nashville, and is limited TO ten knots.
Consequently 1t is urged that the Nashville
be detached. If this is done the Eagle
will be the slowest vessel with a maximum
speed of thirteen knots. Admiral Sumner
is keeping the problem secret, but the i'm
preston prevails that the area of attack
will be confined to Porto Rico, Culebra
and certain other points. The squadron is
not expected to leave here until Thurs
day.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Arrived: Maine
from Bremen: Campaflia, from Liverpool
Norge, from Copenhagen. Sailed: Graf
Waldersee. for Hamburg; Kroonland. for
Antwerp; Etruria, for Liverpool; Aller, for
Genoa and Naples: Calabria, for MarseiIles
and Naples; Astoria, for Glasgow; Mime
haha, for London.
HONG-KONG. Nov. 29.-Arrived: Amer
lea Maru, from San Francisco, via Homo
lulu and Yokohama.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 29.-Arrived: Lu-
cania. from New York. Sailed: Umbria
for New York.
LIZARD. Nov. 29.-Passed: Rotterdam
from Rotterdam for New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 29.-Sailed: Phil
adelphia, for New York
RAVRE. Nov. 29.-Sailed: La Lorraine.
for New York
GLASGOW, Nov. 29-Sailed: Fthionia
for New York
ANTWERP. Nov. 29.-Sailed: Finland
for New York.
GENOA. Nov 29.-Arrived: Lieuria from
New York.
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Arraigned for Deadly Assault.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Nov. 29.-Christopher
Gordon, a veteran of the Spanish-American
war and member of the Marion Soldiers
Home, who was arrested for murderously
assaulting Edward Richardson, a civil war
soldier, and also a member of the Home
was arraigned in court this morning on a
He pleaded not guilty and his trial was set
for Dec. 4. There is said to be a jealousy
between the old and young soldiers and
when Gordon met Richardson last Wednes-
day a quarrel resulted and he is said to
have stabbed the latter in the neck. Rich
ardson is in a critical condition.
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east OF the corporate limits OF this city.
by the Senior oil Company, composed OF
Button, Ind. and Chicago capitalists. Eff
forts to complete the well have thus far
been unsuccessful. as il is impossible for
the men to work in the deluge OF oil that
Is constantly spouting from the six-inch
casing. Drilling had to be discontinued
on Wednesday to arrange fittings for the
purpose of saving the oil. and for the safety
of the employees: and resumed this
morning but a short time when the well
became unmanageable and for fear OF fire
another shutdown was considered ad-
visable.
Conservative estimates are that the well
Will produce over a thousand barrels each
twenty-four hours when completed. Royal
ties from this well will be in excess of 800
per diem. Land in the immediate vicinity
IS commanding fabulous prices. one farmer
having been offered $4,000 for an eighty
acre tract that would ordinarily sell for
so and acre
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Admits Being a Bigamist.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DECATUR, Ind, Nov. 29.-The case of
State of Michigan VS.. Claude Railing, Of
this city. who was arrested some time ago
charged with bigamy, was called in the
Circuit Court at Niles. Mich, yesterday.
Railing. through his attorney, d. E. Smith,
of this city, entered plea of guilty, and
made a strong plea for leniency. About
five years ago Railing married a Miss Mel
son, of Fort Wayne, and after a few
months they separated. Last summer Rail-
ing married young woman of Niles with
out securing divorce from his first wife
In his plea Railing argued that he thought
his Fort Wayne wife had secured a divorce.
Decision will be made on Tuesday.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Nov. Glowing to the
failure of the representatives of the Lo-
gansport and Wabash Valley Gas Company
and the Common Council to get together
in the matter of natural gas rates Mayor
Williams to-day issued a proclamation
warning consumers not to pay more than
10 cents thousand feet on their Novem-
Der bills, or, if an excess were paid, to
have the notation made on their receipts
that the same was paid under protest. The
company is willing to effect compromise
on 20 cents. and two of the Council favor
such settlement, but two others hold out
for 10 cents and two more will not consent
to meters at all.
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mother of Judge Charles c. Offutt, Mrs.
Fred Beecher and Mrs. Jane Harnett, all OF
this city, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Beecher. to-day. aged ninety-one
years. She born in Kentucky. She
and her husband came TO this city early in
life and had lived here more than fifty
years. She knew James q. Blaine as a
young man in Kentucky. Mrs. Offutt Will
be buried here on Monday.
UPLAND. Ind, Nov. 29.-The funeral of
Thomas Myers was held to-day at Jeffer-
son Church. two miles west of town. Mr..
Myers was a native OF Germany, but for
many years had been one of the prominent
and progressive farmers of this vicinity.
He died on Thursday, leaving large Fam
ilV
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vincennes Bar Association.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Nov. 29.-The Vim
cennes Bar Association held it's third an
nual banquet last evening at the Grand
Hotel. The dining room was artistically
decorated. Samuel w. Williams, the re-
firing president was POSTMASTER. Toasts
were responded to by the following: John
i. Goodman, Judge George w. Shaw,
Harry Z. Lewis and Martin w. Fields Of
Princeton, who was the guest of honor.
The officers of the Bar Association are:
James w. Emison, president; James S.
Pritchett and III. r. Lewis, vice presidents;
Robert +. Weems, secretary; L. A. Meyer,
treasurer; j. T. Goodman, marshal; S. NJ
EmiSOn. usher.
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New York Times.

Assistant District Attorney Osborne dur
ing the noon recess of the Molneux trial
one day last week told of a celebrated
North Carolina lawyer who was practicing
in backwoods mountain district.
While he was waiting for his case to be
reached the trial of a notorious highway
robber who had been caught red-handed
was called. The prisoner had no counsel,
and the presiding judge requested the dis
tinguished lawyer TO defend him. The trial
lasted two days, and to the courts aston
ishment the jury returned a verdict of ac-
quittal. AS the prisoner was about to- be
discharged, the lawyer stepped up to the
Judge and requested a few words in private.
What is it?'' asked the court.
Il would ask your Honor" replied the
LAWYER Ito have the prisoner detained In
jail tonight. L have to cross a lonely field
on my way home, and the rascal happens
to know that have money about me-"
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MORE RAILWAY WRECKS.


TOPEKA, Kan, Nov 29-Three hours
late and running thirty miles an hour, the
Rock Island Railroad Golden Gate Linn
ited' flyer crashed in to a freight engine
at Harrington last evening, derailing the
passenger engine and six coaches. Engi-
neer Grogan, of the flyer, was hurt inter-
nally, and will die; Fireman McCarty is
seriously injured. A mail clerk, name un-
known, is also badly injured. None of the
passengers was seriously injured The
cause of the wreck is said to have been the
freight engine on the main track without
orders. The cost to the company will
amount to over $4,000
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Obituary.

PARSONS. Kan, Nov. 2e.-Harrv p
Lusk, editor OF the Parsons Morning Sun
died here to-day, aged forty-seven wears
after long illness. He was prominent for
many years in Republican political circles
and was one of the best known newsnaner
men in the Southwest.
TOLEDO, o., Nov. 29.-Mrs. Anna G.
McMaken, mother OF General w. Y. Nc
Macken. died suddenly to-day with heart
trouble. She was seyenty-two years OF
age.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. 9.-Ceorpe
l. Cunningham. United States marshal for
the district Of South Carolina, died TO-DAY.
aged sixty-seven.
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Important OIL Lease Decision.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind. Nov. 29.--Judge Paulus
this morning rendered a very important de-
cision in two oil lease cases, in which the
Crown Oil Company was defendant. The
plaintiffs were Lucy NJ. Troyer and others
and Solomon Wolf, land owners east Of the
city who had leased their lands for oil
operations, but on account Of the failure
of the defendant company to develop them
had brought suit TO cancel the leases and
quiet title. The finding of the court was
for the plaintiffs. declaring the leases void
and quieting title TO the real estate.
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DENVER, Col, Nov. 29-Mayor r. r.
Wright, jr. who left the city Nov -
after signing a tramway franchise ordi-
nance, the enactment of which had been en-
Joined by District Judge Mullins. returned
last night and to-day surrendered him.
self to answer TO the charge OF contempt
of court. He was released after furnish
ing a bond for 81, CO.,
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Fell in n Pit of Hot Glass.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. 29.-Fred
West. the big ring snapper at the factory of
the Johnson Glass Company, had narrow
escape from death at the plant to-day.
While handling a large ball of molten glass
he lost his balance and fell into the swing
hole, a distance of fifteen feet. He turned
complete somersault and alighted on
his feet beside the fiery ball of glass I'M
injured. A swing hole is a mass of broken
and heated glass, and had not West
alighted as he did he would have been
cut to pieces.
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the exception of the armour plate, it was an
nounced to-day, had been awarded and
the work of getting out the material has
taken shape so that before long the mills
will be ready to forward to the builders
steady stream of plates, shapes, ETC., that
will go into the massive fighting machine.
The cost amounts to nearly 100000.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SULLIVAN, Ind, Nov. 29.-The an
nouncement that Mrs. Lola Burr OF this
city, and Claude Taylor. of Anderson, were
married in indianapolis on Friday came
as a surprise to the friends and relatives
of the bride and groom. Mrs. Burr is one
of the popular bellies of Sullivan, and the
groom left here recently to take charge of
the dry goods section of an Anderson de-
partment store
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Roses Case Continued.
D the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Nov. 29-The state case
against John B. Rose, former treasurer
Of the city of Wabash, has been contin-
ued until the January term, when it will
be tried If Mrs. Rose, who is in i'll health,
is able to sustain the severe nervous strain
the hearing will impose. Deputy County
Treasurer Elias Scott, expert accountant
employed by the bondsmen, will go over
Roses accounts, beginning Monday. He
will be assisted by Rose and the exam
ination will last ten days.
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Second Crop OF Oats.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Nov. o.
John Hedgecock, farmer near here, has
harvested a second crop OF oats this sea-
son. The grain grew voluntarily and was
given no attention. This is the first
instance in this neighborhoOd in which
second crop OF oats have fully matured.
The second crop proved a larger yield than
the first.
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Starr Nominated for Senator.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. 29.-The Wayne
county Republican central committee met
to-day, and as there was no candidate for
State senator to succeed the late c. c..
Binkley except Benjamin Starr, the COM
mittee resolved itself into a convention and
declared Mr. Starr the nominee The DEM
ocratic nominee will be NJ. II. Woolly of
williamsburg, and the Prohibition Orlando
Marshall, of Economy.
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind. Nov. 29.-The proceedings
brought by Guy Bush Democrat, TO con-
test the election of Smith Aud, Repub-
lican, is progressing rapidly, and of the five
townships heard from, sufficient ballots,
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out by the election officers. to warrant the
belief that Aud will be counted out by
several votes. The strange feature of the
contest is that the votes declared blank
by the board now show a small cross on
the ROSTERS head or tail. but in no in
stance has the eagle been marked in this
manner. The Republicans question the
manner I'm which the marks are placed on
the Democratic emblem, and the case will
probably end in the Supreme Court.
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E INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the IndianapOlis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 29.-An analy-
sis of the contents of the stomach of James
Keller, nine years DID, who died suddenly
on Thanksgiving, shows that it contained
rat poison. Coroner Walker began an in
quest to-day. Nothing developed to indi-
cate that a crime was committed. There
is a belief the boy ate some poisonous ar
ticle. picked UP on the street, which caused
his DEATH
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YOUNG HUNTERS CASE.
II There He Any Hearing i'm Guate-
maIa 1t VIII Be in Secret.

? GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala. Nov. %.
If there is any hearing here of the charge
against w. Godfrey Hunter. jr.. who Nov.
q shot and killed William Fitzgerald. of
Grand Rapids. Mich, it must be held in
secret and by officials of the government
1t is held in some quarters here that the
trial. of young Hunter must take place in
the United States. No evidence will be
a sked for by the Guatemalan officials from
actual eye-witnesses of the affair if the
testimony Is taken in camera.
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FULTON, KY, Nov. 29.-Fast passenger
train No. 203 on the Illinois Central ran
into a switch engine here early this morn
ing Fireman Walker, of the switching
crew, and the express messenger, were
hurt, but the passengers escaped unin-
jured. One of the mail coaches went
through a restaurant near the track.
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PITTSBURG. Nov. 29.-One of the two
biggest battlcships that have yet been
ordered for the United States navy and
which ii is declared will be the most power
full lighting vessel in the world, will be
constructed almost entirely OF steel made
at the Carnegie steel mills at Homestead.
The contract for the steel to be used in