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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-11
TORPEDO BOATS IN USE.

Incidentally. the torpedo boat fiotiila,
which was eliminated from the joint
maneouvres because the navy did not
desire TO comphcate the defence with
their presence, will have a part In the
search problem. The foulia will be at
tached 10 the Blue squadron. and naval
officers interested in the question OF their
true efficiency as a defensive force are
anxious 10 see the results OF their work
in these operations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-11

summer can have The News mailed 10
any address In the United States for
Is cents per month. Telephone No. lS77-2
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-11

may extend as far northward as Boston,
thus taking In New York. In any naval
war the object of an enemy In the
United States would be to create an
effective blockade of the port Of New
York
PROBLEM OF SEARCH ONLY.
There Is such a disparity In the strength
OF the two fleets that there will be no
mimic battle worthy OF even that blood
less name II viii be necessary only
for the Blue squadron TO locate and
catch UP with the White squadron In
order 10 theoretically destroy IL, the
point being that the only chance Of
the White squadron will be TO strike
a vital spot on the coast without first
having encountered the defending feet.
Thus the problem resolves itself pri-
narily into a test OF the altretness and
watchfulness OF the Blue squadron, under
Rear Admiral Higg1nson In fact, the
end OF the game will come when the de-
Tending squadron catches a glimpse of
the hostile White squadron away on
the horizon, for the batticships and
cruisers Of the Blue squadron are SO
much swittsr than the slow going aux
iliaries that II would be a question of
only a short run before the hostile feet
would be overtaken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-11
White WarShipS Will EndeavOrtOAt-
tack CoaStAfter Eluding Blue War
ShipS--Preliminary to Mimic War

force-whte squadron
Prairie and the
J.
, the torpedo boats .
viii
,
Neither commander of enemy aware of his
plans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09

TO build an lnterurban station at a con-
venient downtown site to enter into
traffc arrangement with all the interurban
lines and TO facilitate all expedition and
convenience OF interurban transportation.
The company was organized with w. KEEL
sey Schoepf. OF Cincinnati. president;
Mr. MCGOWAN. vice president, and John
b. Thomson as secretary. II was incor-
porated for $4,000 and was granted fran
chise for inte=urban terminal purposes, and
also vested with power 20 take over the
Indianapolis street-railway properties last
August. Since that time it has been ex-
pected that the purpose of this last fran
chise would be carried out and that the
Indianapolis properties would pass into the
control of the Traction and Terminal Com
pany-
While the plan OF absorption is still ten
tatlve. there is little doubt Of it's success.
The persons interested with Mr.. MCGOWAN
known IN financial circles as the Widener-
EIkins Traction Syndicate. of Philadelphia,
acquired control of the United lines Of Gin
cinnati by a similar lease arrangement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
May HAVE BEEN SUICIDE
Railroad and Hunting Accidents-De
PAW Finances-Lack of Gas for
FueI-Road Contracts Let.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNC1E, Ind, Dec. S.--JOhn w. Fretts,
OF Greensburg. aged fifty-five, was instantly
killed at z o'clock this morning by being
struck by an L. f. & w. freight at the
Ohio avenue crossing in this city. He
crawled under the gates and attempted to
cross the track.
His death. which followed, came as the
close of a romance which was TO have
united him in marriage with Mrs Stella
Mccormack. OF Greensburg. A letter found
on the dead man TO his fiancee expressed
encouragement over his financial affairs,
and called her attention to the fact that
in the face of their approaching maria ge
neither had sufficient means to make their
life happy. The tone of the letter leads
to the general belief that Fretts deliber-
ately stepped In front of the train and COM
mtted suicide Mrs Mccormack, whom
Fretts was to marry, was his former wife,
but had subsequently remarked after their
divorce. He was sign painter, and came
TO Muncie to work In the latter part Of
November. He was a veteran of the civil
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The funeral of Pauline Leatherman. the
eight-year-oid daughter of DIR. Leatherman.
will be held at the family residence. No. "a
North Alabama street, tomorrow AFTER
noon. The Rev. Joshua Stansileld will con-
duct the services and the interment will be
at Crown Hill.
Every afternoon this week Mrs. Hafner.
one of the board of managers OF the
Eleanor Hospital, will give cooking lectures
at the Vonnegut hardware store. The other
members of the board of managers will as
sist Mrs. Hafner. The women viii sell
Christmas cakes for the benefit Of the hos
ptal.
The second institute conference OF the
year of the Epworth Leagues OF Indian
apolis and the Indianapolis district will be
held at the Edwin Ray Church tomorrow
evening. Minute talks will be made on
topics relative to the work OF the league
and Dwight Ritter will deliver an address.
A programme will also be given.
The Rev James ID. Stanley, pastor of
Christ Church. has issued an invitation
to all actors who come TO the city 10 at
tend services I'm his church DR. Stanley Is
one of the chaplains of the Actors Church
Alliance. The invitation has been issued
as a result of a large number OF Ben
Hur', actors attending services in the
church during their extended visit'to THIS
CITY
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COLUMBUS, Ind. Dec. S.-Mrs. Nancy M:
Rogers, aged eighty, died at the home OF
her son, George Turner. in this city Sun
day evening. She was born in the western
part of this county, and was twice mar
ried, her first husband being Samuel j. Tur-
ner. The surviving children of the first
marriage are Mrs. w. NJ. Garretson, of
Chillicothe, o.; Mrs. b. F. Bruner, of Will
low Hill, ILL.,, and George Turner, of this
city, Her second husband was Isaac Rog-
ers. who died about thirty-five years ago.
Mrs. Frank Dielman, of this city, is the
only child by this union.
MUNCIE. Ind, Dec. S.-Mrs. Jemima
Bantz, aged eighty-six, widow of Joshua
Bantz, died this morning at her home in
this city. For sixty-seven years she had
been resident of Muncie. Mrs. Bantz was
a daughter of the late Benjamin Jones, one
of the earliest settlers i'm the spot where
Muncie now stands. The interment will be
made In the Spar Cemetery, eight miles
east of Muncie, on Wednesday.
RUSHvILLE. Ind, Dec S.-Mrs. Amelia
Smith, aged fifty-one, wife of John Smith,
a farmer of Union township, died of cancer
this morning. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow, with burial at East Hill Gene
terry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
INDIANA OBITUARY.
Philip Ports, a Columbus Veteran of
the War with Mexico.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. S.-Philip Ports,
aged ninety-four. veteran of the Mexican
war, died at his home in this city this
morning, at S o'clock. of infirmities due to
old age.
Philip Ports was born Oct 20, 1908. near
Baltimore. Md. In 1874 he came to this
county and settled on a farm In Union
township, where he lived until 1852, when he
came to Columbus, where he had since
lived. While living in Union township he
taught school, and was considered an ex-
pert in penmanship. When the Mexican
war broke out he enlisted in Company +.
Third Indiana Volunteers, under Captain
Isaac Boardman, and served under General
Taylor from June II, 1916, TO May 20, 1Si7.
While in camp at Belimoh Mr. Ports con-
tracted bad case of fever, which brought
about rheumatism, from which he was a
great sufferer in later years. In 1919 he
married Miss Maiinda Anne Hamblen. of
Brown county, Indiana, who died last May,
at the age of seventy-six. Four children,
all sons, survive. and all live in this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09

returned a verdict for the defendant. A
motion for new trial will be made The
case was tried at Lagrange, and the jury
reached verdict Sunday afternoon, after
being out twenty-four hours.
KOKOMO.-The union revival services
conducted here by the Rev. Messrs. Ostrom
and Hills are being attended with prac-
teal results. In the past few days kokomo
merchants report receiving pay for old bills
contracted years ago, most of which had
been marked off the books as worthless.
One business house had four such debts
paid, and altogether the aggregate con-
science fund will be goodly sum.
PORTLAND.-Postma James S. Gull
bert has received notice from the depart
ment directing him to extend rural free de-
livery service out of Portland Jan. L by es-
eight I'm all out of this city. AT
meeting of the County Commissioners Dr.
Charles w. Mackey was appointed secre-
tary of the County Board of Health, sue
ceeding DR.. John G.. Ross.
LAFAYETTE.-At a meeting of the La
fayette Typographical Union George w.
Rice was indorsed a candidate for the
office of secretary of the state Board OF
Printing The appointment rests with the
board itself and pays 1880 year. Mr..
Rice has served president of the local
union and is one of its Oldest members He
is at present city councilman from the
Fourth ward.
MUNCIE-The third discovery of coal in
Delaware county in the past few days was
reported on Monday. The latest vein is
said TO be at Albany, fifteen miles north
east of Muncie. While gas well was be-
ing drilled the farm of E. J. Gainors a
short distance east Of Albany, the vein was
discovered at a depth of 150 feet. The
stratum was seven feet thick
MARI0N.-The new window glass COM
pany at Matthews. which will be known as
the Crown Glass Company, Will blow glass
Dec. 10 with a full crew OF men. They
claim that this will be the highest and
Differentiated window house in Indiana
when completed 1t will be under the man
agement OF A. Wuchner. 2
BATEsvILLE.-Joseph Obermeyer: az
aged farmer near Oldenburg, was found
dead beside his team on the road on Sat
urday. He was hauling lumber. and evil
IDENTIFY had stepped from the wagon to
fasten the traces, when he was kicked on
the forehead by one of his horses.
DECATUR.-Sheriff Erwin, of Adams
county, has captured Ed Hammond, a sew
enteen-year-old boy who broke Jail at
Crown Point Friday night. Hammond says
he was sentenced TO Jacksonville for
larceny and was to have been taken to that
place this week
wHITESTOwN.-Ott Hunt, young
farm hand living northeast of Whitestown,
had a hand torn off Saturday afternoon.
He was feeding a corn shredder on the
farm of John A. Dulin and his hand was
caught in the cylinder.
MARTINSVILLE. - Marshall league,
aged twelve years, found a dynamite cap
and attempted to pick ii open and see how
it was constructed, when it exploded and
| blew off the thumb and two fingers of his
left hand
SHELBYVILLE.-The Shelby County
Farmers Institute began a two days SEES
sion Monday morning In the Circuit Court
| attended. President Henry Pond is pre-
siding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. S--Prof Harry
A Huston, of Purdue University. to-day
rendered his resignation, to take effect
some time next spring. Professor Huston
holds several important positions at Pur-
due. He is director and chemist of the ex-
pertinent station, professor of agricultural
chemistry, state chemist of Indiana and
weather man at Purdue. He came TO La
fayette in 1880 TO become principal of the
Lafayette High School. He held this posi-
ton until 1884, when he became professor of
physics at Purdue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
ReaI-Estate Sales.

Joseph Rilus Eastman transferred yes
terday to Mary X. Eastman his property
at the southwest corner of New Jersey and
Market streets for $500 The next largest
sale in the real-estate business yesterday
was that OF John II. Underwood's transfer
to William r. Hamilton OF forty acres CO
Perry township land for si,150.
Other sales during the day were those
of William j. Mooney TO Anna Smith OF a
lot on Bellefontaine street. near Fourteenth.
for $500; another one on the same street.
below Twenty-third street. by John III. Van
Pelt to Jerome w. Flanders for the same
price, and another of Perry township prop
erty, fourteen acres, by John Plummer TO
Enos Wishard for S, 43f.
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Springfield Republican.

hSGNohN'-
The reported plea of the Venezuelan gov
eminent that in emerging from a furious
civil war IL is poorly prepared to meet the
financial demands of England and Ger
many appears reasonable. and I'm the case
OF any other government il might well
serve TO excite sympathy and secure a
postponement of the demands for the pay
ment of the claims. But President Castro
conducted his government before the recent
instruction in such way as to win for
him no friends abroad, and evidently there
is nothing for him 10 do but make some ar
man claimants may be satisfied. The tone
of President Roosevelt's message will not
encourage President Castro 10 show spirit
of defiance in his foreign relations. For in
that brief passage on our South American
neighbors Mr.. Roosevelt lectures republics
that fail TO keep internal order and pay
their debts. The Washington administra-
ton is prepared to see England and Ger
many collect their bills by any method that
suits them, short OF Selling territory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
STRIKE IN RETAIL STORES.
Shipping Department Employees Of Big
Concerns Quit Work.

CHICAGO, Dec. s.-with the Christmas
season at hand five of the largest retail
stores in this city are confronted by a
strike of the employees Of their shipping de-
partments. About two hundred men struck
tonight and others may go out tomorrow.
The trouble arose over a demand for higher
wages. The employees now earn from s. to
sl2 week. They demand a sliding scale Of
sl5 to $40 a week The strike took place so
late I'm the day that inconvenience was
caused to-day. Those affected are Mandel
Bros, Schlesinger & Mayer, Boston store
the Fair and A. NJ. Rothschild a. Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
Gas Pipe Line Sold.

Special to the napolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec. S.-A deal for the
sale of the Grant and Wabash Pipe Line.
which has been in process of negotiation
for some time. was closed to-day. T. N.
Barnsdall. of Pittsburg. bought the stock of
the company for $4,000. The company was
incorporated at $4,000. and the stock was
held by J. l.. Barley. L. A. Won Behren. E.
II. Johnson, T. w. Overman, G.. G. Har-
wood and C.. G. Barley. Mr.. Barnsdall is
the largest gas producer in the United
States. He will improve the plant by add
ing a new eight or ten-inch line from the
Lafontaine field TO Marion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind, Dec. S.-The third
annual reunion of the survivors of the bat
tie of Stone River, Tenn, will be held here
on Dec 81, the fortieth anniversary of the
battle. An elaborate programme has been
prepared Among the speakers will be: The
Rev j. d. Whitehead, Topeka, Kan; Mai
j. G. Dunbar. Greencastle; Gil r.: Stor-
Spencer: Col. j. r. Smith, Bowling Green
The officers of the association are: John
M. Carleton, Martinsville, president: @. L.
Reinhard Bloomington, and j. F. Fee
Greencastle, vice presidents; w. H. Dry
den. Martinsvilie, secretary and treasurer:
Mai Silas Grimes. Smithsville, chairman of
the executive committee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
A. B. MARSTON POISONED.
Fell I'm Commissions While Playing
Billiards and Soon Died.

PITTSBURG. Kan, Dec. s.-A. b. Mar
ston, assistant general manager of the
Texas Pacific Coal Company. OF Thurber,
Tex. died suddenly to-day at the Stillwell
Hotel. He fell to the floor in convulsions
while playing billiards and died few min
utes later. A coroner's jury tonight found
that death was caused by poison There Is
no evidence of suicide. Mr.. Marston has
been here several DAYS securing miners to
send to Thurber, Tex, and expected TO
leave tonight with a party of forty men.
a bottle of mineral water, with two-thirds
OF it's contents gone, was found in his room
and will be analysed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
Death of Mrs. Emily ID. snyder.

Mrs. Emily d. Snyder, widow OF David z.
Snyder. died yesterday morning from apo
plexy at the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
John Gibney. on East Thirteenth street.
Mrs. Snyder had been complaining for sew
eral days. When she awoke yesterday
morning she told her daughter of severe
pain in her side. A doctor was called but IL
was too late. Mrs. Snyoer was prominently
connected with Christ Church. She leaves
two daughters, Mrs. Gibney and Miss Alice
Gr,ud
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
SCHOOLS CLOSED.
No Gas for Fuel mt Hartford City
GLASS Factory Suspends.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. Dec. Slack of
gas caused the dismissal of all the rooms
at the high school building this morning
and five of the eight rooms at the central
building The cold snap has caught the
supply short, and wood and coal are being
used by many families in Hartford City to-
day for the first time in many years-in
fact, since natural gas was discovered. The
factory of the Diamond Flint Company
also has been compelled to close on account
of inability to secure gas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
Indiana Notes.

LEBANON. W. Allen is wanted by
the police on the charge OF forgery. Re-
Gently Allen came here as district deputy
OF the order of American Plowmen. being
sent here by the National Council at Lo-
gansport TO build up the local lodge. He
remained here for several days. and is said
TO have passed checks for SIS each. drawn
on Logansport bank. to which the name
OF the national treasurer OF the order Is
said to have been fraudulentiy signed.
ELKHART.-The jury I'm the $4,000 dam
age sUit OF j. NJ. Shelley, Of Elkhart.
against DR., G.. w. Spohn, of this city. for
injuries alleged TO have been inflicted
through Incorrect use OF the x-ray In
treating q cancercus growth on the tongue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
In.ue.t Will Re Held.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS. Ind, Dec. S-Coroner Kirk
patrick has subpoenaed witnesses and will
hold an inquest into the death of Miss Bes-
sic Burns, the nineteen-year-od girl who
died at her home here yesterday of NOR
phine or opium poisoning. The young wom-
an had been living in Indianapolis for
eral months. but came to visit her people
here about four weeks ago and was to have
returned to the capital on Sunday.
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1T WAS NOT TRUE.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELkHART, Ind, Dec. s.-The statement
in Sundays Journal, based on the unqual-
flied statement of an Elkhart newspaper
that George Cook, second lieutenant of
Company E, of the State militia. who had
been recommended for promotion to the
first lieutenancy. would resign because of
pressure by the Pressmens Union. is denied
by Lieutenant Cook, who says his resigna-
ton Is prompted by reasons OF a personal
nature, but declines to state them. His
qraintances say that his wife, to whom he
was married some weeks ago, objects TO his
belonging to a military Organization in any
capacity.
President j. K. HUFF, of the local Press
mems Union. of which Cook Is a member
states that his union has no clause of any
kind in its constitution or bylaws relating
to any members connection with the mi
litia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09

KOKOMO. Ind, Dec. .S-There was a
head-end collision in the Panhandle yards
here to-day that wrecked both engines and
damaged several freight cars. AS No. "a,
in charge of Conductor Conner and Engineer
Hodgin. came down the northern suburbs
land, approached from the south. Smoke
and steam from a factory blowing across
the track hid the engines from each other
and the crash followed. The men escaped
by jumping Passenger trains were de-
layed several hours. A. G. Mendenhall,
brakeman, was seriously injured in the
back in jumping
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
DE PAW FINANCES.
Substance of Chancellor Hfckman's
Report to BE Made on wednesday.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. s.-One of
the most interesting reports that has ever
been presented at meeting OF De Pauw
trustees will be the general financial state
ment of Chancellor Hickman for the period
from Dec. l. 1897. TO Dec. l, 1902, which will
be made on "Wednesday at the semi-annual
meeting at the Denison. in Indianapolis He
will report a total endowment of s239. Isl. e3:
sustaining funds OF S.S2622: for heating
plant and betterment OF property AGO;
new science property, equipment fund and
new subscriptions. N.6J0, a total OF $685.
2457o
The chancellor's report will be supple
mented by statement that the first two
years of the period mentioned in this re-
port were spent In lettering the sentiment
of the people of the State as 10 the condi-
ton OF De PAW and the ability with which
Its funds were being protected and collect
ed. After these two years the task OF rails
ing the sustaining an dendowment funds
was begun. with results that are gratifying
10 the Institutions friends.
The board Will occupy its time altoxsthsr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
KilIed by a Fast Train.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal
WINDFALL. Ind, Dec. S.-Christopher
Parr, aged seyenty-six, was run down and
killed by the south-bound fast mail on the
Pennsylvania at the principal street cross
ing in Curtisville, five miles southeast of
Windfall. Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Parr was
standing talking with some of his neigh
bors and a gust of wind blew his hat across
the track. He went after it. apparently
forgetting the train, and was almost
struck him. He was a civil war veteran.
The funeral will be held at st. Joseph's
Church In Elwood on Tuesday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

CHERSOURG, Dec. S.-Arrived: Victoria
and Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse both from
New York. for Hamburg. and proceeded
GIBRALTAR. Dec. S--Arrived: Aller
from New York. for Genoa and Naples, and
proceeded.
GLASGOW, Dec. S-Sailed: Monaghan,
for New York: Pomeranian. for Boston.
BREMEN. Dee. S.-Arrived: Friedrich
der Crosse. from New York.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. S-Arrived: Cevic.
from New York
NAPLES. Dec. s.-Arrived: Palatia, from
New York.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE. Ind. Dec. S.-Joseph Camp
bell, aged seventy, died yesterday from the
effects of taking overdose OF morphine.
He made his home with his sons on the
indianapolis pike. He had been troubled
for years with cancer on the lip, which
caused him much suffering. He took NOR
phine to alleviate the pain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
Construction Train Wrecked.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec. S.-The
train of the Chase Construction Company
was wrecked in this city to-day by collid-
ing with a wagon owned by Charley
Markins and filed with oil well drilling
machinery and rope. Several cars were
ditched and one or two thrown off the
right of way. About $500 worth of rope
was cut 10 pieces and the cars were dam
aged TO the extent of 5000. The company is
building the Muncie, Hartford City & Fort
Wayne electric line through here, and this
Is the second serious wreck within a month