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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-20

At Last the Long-SOught For Seems
to Have Been Found.
Boston Transcript.


Thomas A. Edison, always a mine OF in
eXhaustible richness TO the newspaper man
after a story, has been more than
usually workable of late, on account of the
approach to practical completion OF the
new storage battery for electric automo-
biles on which he has been laboring off
and on for q number Of years. but for two
or three past with much steadiness and
important invention have been published
but we judge that Mr.. Edison is not exactly
satisfied with the representations which
they make, for in an article on the subject
in the July number Of the North American
Review he says many Of the statements
concerning ii have been unauthorized and
erroneous. What he says of il may be
accepted authoritative SO TAR oevel-
opment mas progressed.
He asserts that this battery has sus-
tanned and overcome four thorough tests
applied 70 il and is now undergoing the
fifth and last, with every prospect Of sue
cess His experiments on the problem of a
true storage patteTy nave oeen continuous
for three years which was the first stage
Tests OF the battery for over a year and
half the construction of chemical works
and manufacturing plant for the cells
and the manufacture of standard cells have
been the other three Twenty-one cells
made in the factories. and weighing 232
pounds were placed in an automobile, the
whole with two men in the vehicle weigh
ing lob pounds, with which the machine
made a run on one charge. OF sixty-two
miles over country roads containing many
grades. At the end OF the run the vehicle
vas making So per cent. Of its original speed
On a comparatively level country road
made heavy with recent rains, the same
vehicle ran eighty-five miles on one charge
before stopping.
He has planned his battery so that il is
reversible like a dynamo, converting power
into electricity and vice versa. The old
storage batteries have been of lead speed
ily deteriorating through environment His
storage cell is Of nickel iron and In an
alkaline solution which attacks none of It's
ingredients. The chemical reactions are of
the most simple and stable character The
conditions admit OF a perfect mechanical
construction and II viii remain uninjured
under almost any imaginable conditions
even though in the hands OF an inexpert
This points 10 the elimination OF s.the
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Every American woman Of position who
comes over here with marriagea bic daugh-
tiers makes 2 study OF the peerage. and Is
generally an authority in regard 10 bachelor
wesrers of coronets- At present IL Is care
fully inscribed On the tables OF an Ameri-
can matchmaking mothers mind that the
Duke OF RoXburghe is unmarried. and II
is added. not even engaged. despite the way
his name has been coupled with that OF
Miss Pauline Aston and Miss May Goelet
The Duke OF Roxourghe is the first cousin
OF the Duke OF Marlborough Then there
are three young bachelors, VINO will all be
dukes IL they live long enough. and there
are many American girls with great for
tunes no doubt willing TO become their
duchesses. One Is a Scotch noble, the Mar
outs of Grahame. who Is heir 20 the duke
dom OF Montrose. The next Is an earl by
courtesy-Lord Percy: he is the future Duke
of northumberland; and the third. another
heir 70 Scotch dukedom, is Mr. Mall
Campbell. eldest OF Lord Archibald
Campbell. brother OF the Duke OF Argyll
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FATHER MEIssNER's WILL.
IL Devises a Small Estate to n Number
of Worthy Purposes.

Special to the Indianap polls Journal.
PERU, Ind. July 19.-The will of the Rev.
Henry Meissner, late pastor of the Catholic
Church OF, St Charles Barromeo, has been
filed for probate by the executor, the Very
Rev. John Guendling who is Father Meiss-
ner's successor. and the witnesses, the Rev.
j. II. Oechtering and the Rev. Ferdinand
koerdt, both Of FIT. Wayne. There is con-
siderable surprise that the estate is
small, being estimated at only $4,000, of
which 81 900 is a life insurance policy.
The will asks that only an iron cross,
costing about SIS, be placed at the grave,
IL gives $500 TO his superannuated house
keeper, Angela Meier. $1,000 TO the diocesan
school fund. $1,000 TO his parish for fund
for sending poor children TO school, or
for starting free parochial school system,
1882 for masses for the repCse of his sOul
and all his cash chalices, vestments books
and other effects. together with the funds
of the parish 10 the bishop for proper dis
tributiOn at his option. The vestments and
chaliceS are to be used by the church.
Father Meissner is believed TO have dis
posed of his means largely in charity. hence
the small amount of his personal holdings.
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LOCATED II BEDFORD.
Louis II. Fretz. supposed to Have
Killed Himself at Fort Wayne.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE. Ind, July 19-Superin-
tendent OF Police Gorsline has received in
formation that Louis 3. Fretz. who disap-
pe2red suddenly last week. leaving A note
10 as stenographer saying he intended TO
commit suicide. is in Bedford. Ind. He
wrote TO the agent OF the Lake Shore &
Mtchiean Southern road here 10 forward
him the bicycle. for which he held the
check ne inclosed. The wheel was the ve-
hicle on which Fretz left town. and owing
70 puncturad tire had 10 leave at Auburn
Junction 10 be sent 10 Fort Wayne The
communication was signed +. y. Lewis. an
Inversion Of the name, as the identity of the
handwriting demonstrated.
The stenosrapher' salary check. which
Iretz left. was di>horored by the Garrett
Bank, on which il was drawn. l'retz fig-
ured as a writer OF signed editorials for the
chicago papers. and for q while edited
paper ~ Garrett tlc Was also Il writer on
Ihythian subjects Iis friends say there
vas no reason FOR his course o. action eN-
cept lack OF funds 10 keep ap appearan noes
The Bedford police have beer notified to
investigate his situation
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knights of Tabor Adjourn.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, July 19.--The fourth an
nual convention of the knights and
Daughters of Tabor came to a close this
morning and the delegates have returned
TO their homes. Following are the officers
c. G. NJ. Benjamin Terrell. indianapolis:
c. G. P. Mrs. Emma Hines Kokomo: V. c.
G.. NJ. +. Q. Price, Evansville: V c. @. P.
Mrs; Sadie Beard Crawf.o7irdsyille; c; G: s,
Asenath Arts, Marion: c. G.. T. J. ". Har-
ris. indianapolis: c. G. X. John Clark. New
Albany; c. g. NJ, Mrs. Adelaide Thomas.
Terre Haute; c. @. O., Rev D. NJ. Turner.
awfordsville; c. G. p, Mrs Frances Nc
Afee. indianapolis; G. D. NJ. c. H. KelIar.
Indianapolis; c. @. o. c., j. s. Henry. Terre
Haute: c. G. I. c. Sarah Kennedy. Evans
Vile: u. c. B.. Dillard Arts, Marion; C @.
G., y. B. Shacklett. New Albany.
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TRAIN DIDN'T STOP.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, July 19-Sheriff N
B. Richardson and his force of deputies did
not succeed in arresting the Jabour Car
nival Company. for whom Benjamin E
Wallace, the Snowman. had secured writ
of attachment in the Logansport courts to
recover some circus property, including a
Honess, two cubs. six cages and a tableau
wagon, which Wallace claims the company
had not paid for.
The carnival company started last even
ing on a special train from Cincinnati en-
route 10 Winnipeg. Manitoba, and passed
through LoganspOrt the Panhandle at 2
attention TO the sheriff and his deputies.
who were in the railroad yards waiting to
intercept them. The train whzzed past the
officers without even hesitating for cross
inQS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-20
OLD WORLD BROUGHT TO NEW.
Earth Taken from Europe as Ballast
Is Used to Make Land.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
Parts of Scotland. Germany, England
and South Africa. startling as such an as
sertion may seem. are being literally trans
ferred to Philadelphia and New York.
On the New Jersey shore, in the locah-
ty of the Ballast wharf. near kaighn
Point, there are acres of made land, the
product of all the countries under the civil
lied and uncivilized world Within the
last few weeks upward of 1900 tons of
earth taken on board as ballast by
ships at Hamburg were discharged at
Philadelphia, and from Greenock. Scot
land, came 1000 tons of soil as ballast on
board the British ship Arrow, which loaded
case oil and sailed for Japan last week.
From Cape Town. South Africa. came 600
tons of earth ballast on board the Norwe
gian ship Morning Light. and all was used
for filling-in purposes along the river front.
Wherever these ships from foreign lands
are discharging ballast can at all times be
seen persons anxiously securing the output
OF the holds in search of peculiar specimens
OF vegetable matter and other curios-
To carry such cargoes means a heavy
pecuniary loss for vessels. as they not only
have to pay to get it on board in foreign
countries, but 10 get clear of il here costs
from % to % cents a ton.
In order TO avoid this expense, vessels
not infrequently charter to carry out chalk
cargoes at such rates as shillings a ton,
a figure that merely pays the expense Of
loading and discharging.
IN these days of depression in shipping
freights any foreign exile in America who
is yearning for a sight OF his native land.
can see il without the trouble and expense
OF an ocean voyage. because hardly a day
passes that some ship is not discharging
foreign soil at this port. All that is neces-
sary is TO go down on some Of the wharves
along the city front where ballast is dis
charged.
In the early days Of American history the
positions were the reverse Of what they are
to-day. The trade was then all in favcr OF
Great Britain. In those times Scotlond
sent ship loads OF machinery TO America.
and the ballast. in the shape of stone ami
earth, was then shipped TO instead Of from
Europe.
In view Of this. the assertion that Europe
is getting smaller and that the Continents
loss is Americas gain may not be so, be-
cause who knows but that the United
States may now be getting its own back.
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TROUBLES OF TRACTION MEN.
strike Probable at Wabash-Lafayett
Men Are Organizing.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind. July ia strike of the
motormen and conductors on the Wabash
Losansport Traction Company's line be
tween this city and Peru is imminent The
men are not complaining of their wages,
but say the hours and runs are such as to
be harrassing and keep them away from
home. The company has been requested TO
alter the runs. but thus far has not indi-
Gated what il will do. and ii is probable a
ue-up may take place the first of the week
LAFAYETTE. IND, July lit is alleged
that several employees of the Lafayette
Street-railway Company have been dis
charged because they have been connected
with an attempt 10 organize all conductors
and motormen into a branch union. There
has been a movement on foot for some
weeks TO form an organization but the
company has strongly opposed il. About
fifty men are in the movement. and despite
objections they have applied for a charter
and temporary chairman has been
elected.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CULVER. Ind. July 19.-There have been
a number of noteworthy attractions at the
Maxinkuckee Assembly during the week
Just closing. DR.. John z. Pounds. of Cleve-
land. made an address on The Grace of
Giving, showing that the systematic giver
Is the only one whose giving brings results.
The address of DR.. w. r. Harlow. OF
Springfield Mo, on Hypnotic Suggestion.
illustrated by practical tests, gave much
pleasure Or. A. Mclean. president of the
American Missionary Society, also was one
OF the speakers of the week. The attend
ance is large and increasing. and the recent
rains have impaired a freshness to the at
mosphere that will operate TO still more in
crease the influx of guests.
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He CALLED ON COLONEL BRYAN
INDIANA MAN BRINGS BACK ADVICE
TO TIE PARTY.
City omcinIs Control Vigo Democracy
Father AIefssner-s WiII-Baby Bor-
rowcd To Prevent Eviction.


Special % the Indiauapoiiz Journal
TERRE HACTE. Ind. July 19.-3linnie
WcingarGner. aged. sixteen, committed sui
eide By taking carbolic acid Her mother
tTied 10 commit suicide few days ago.
ALEXANDRIA. Ind, July 9.-Edward
Q Mel. VINO took poison yesterday with the
Intention of committing suicide, died at 5
o'clock this morning Coroner Conrad held
an examination to-day anG announced that
O Seil toos carbouc acid.
MARION. Ind, July l9-Jacob Hayden
the AGED veteran who cut his throat with
a razor. al bis home on Jeffries avenue
last week with suicidal intent died at the
Soldiers Home this morning His act was
caused BY young wifes supposed inccn-
sfancE
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May Have to Use Meters.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, July 19.-The two Elwood
gas companies have. in a guarded way, sent
out the report that the only way gas can
be secured the coming winter will be by
meter measurement. instead of the fat
rate which has been in effect here ever
since the discovery Of the fuel. The usual
claims regarding the necessity of protecting
the deficiency in the supply are made bur
the people for the most part do not an
prove any attempt 10 force meters on them.
although many are willing 10 give them a
trial. with the privilege OF returning 10
the flat-rate system il they so desire There
are a great many families who will not
depend on gas for fuel. but instead will use
coal or wood exclusively.
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JUVENILE BAND OF THIEVES
Broken Up at LapOrte and Its Leader
Sent to ReformatOry.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, July 19.-Judge Richter
of Laporte Circuit Court, to-day sentenced
to an indeterminste term Of one to four
teen years in the State Reformatory at
Jehersonville Peter Sobeski, aged nineteen,
leader of a gang of boys that for weeks has
been robbing country residences near
Waterford Laporte county The others
ranged in ages from sixteen to eighteen
SObeski and two companions were arrested
on Wednesday for burglarizing two houses
the night before, securing $40 in money and
S75 in jewery.
Simeon Kaminski, Sobeski's right bower
In crime was an escaped prisoner from the
county Jail here. The others in the gang
have been released on good behavior.
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VIII BE Opened with a Ball.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind. July 1.-THE Apollo
Rink, which is being completed in this city
ny James Sebern, OF Elwood. and D. II.
Durbin, OF Anderson. the owners of the
Elwood franchise in the Western Polo
League, Will be completed within two
weeks. and will be opened on the evening
OF Aug q with grand military ball under
the auspices OF Elwood Canton, No. 50,
l. .. o. +. The building is 132xS feet IN
size. with a hardwood floor in the center.
50x100 feet. for polo, dancing other
amusements. Seats and balconies are ar
ranged about three sides and there Will be
dressing and storerooms in the basement
The building will seat 200 people handily.
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Damage Around Hrownsto,yn.

Special % ne Indianapolis 1ouraG..
BROWNSTOWN. Ind. July Is.-ODe Of
The most severe wind and rain storms that
tais county ever experienced passed over
Friday afternoon and extended from here
70 Frect0wH. zen miles northwest Hay.
stacks. wheat stacks aud wheat shocks
we're overturned and scattered Corn was
blown Gown and IL il estimated that one
fli.u = broken or Lightning stuck Teff
BROWNING house an set Arc 10 the huild-
ias Slr- Browning had taken shelter IN
the oafs and discovered The fire iust in
time 10 secure his sick vie. who has been
a. the point ~ death Tor several DAYS He
carried ner through the storm 10 the barn
= ae aouse Ard all Is contents were burned
The loss q farmers IA this county Will
amount 20 thousands of dollars
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They found him about half a mile from the
house in a lane. lying face downward in
two feet of water al the foot log which
crossed the stream. Coroner Frank n
Green decided that death was due TO ac-
cidental drowning. II was found that Mr..
Irvine had crossed the foot-log and was
returning when ne fell. He was a large.
feshy man. and had complained Of pains
about his heart for some time. His widow
and one son survive The funeral viii be
conducted at the house Sunday afternoon.
Elder T. 3. Gary officiating, with interment
at Arlington East Hill Cemetery.
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Indiana Obituary.

OAKVILLE, Ind, July 19.-Richard A
Cray. seventy-eight years Old is dead at
his home here Of heart trouble. Mr.. Cray
was soldier In the One-hundred and forty
seventh Regiment of Indiana Volunteer
Infantry during the civil war. He was
Justice of the peace here for the past fif-
teen years and had host of friends and
relatives in this and adjoining counties.
The funeral will take place Monday
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, July 19-Mrs
Mattia Robbins died at her home in Econ
omy, Friday night, after a long illness.
She was the widow of Daniel Robbins, one
OF the most prominent merchants in the
early days of the county. After her nus
bands death Mrs. Robbins was appointed
postmistress of Economy and served in
that capacity for many years.
PORTLAND, Ind, July 19.-Obadiah Hall
who lived for many years near Ridgeville,
is dead at the home OF his son, Dr. John
w Hall. in this city. He will be buried at
the RitenOur Cemetery, the funeral TO take
place at Ridgeville. He was born in Ten
nessee in 1920 and came to Indiana in 1856.
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Good Flow of Oil.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, July 1.-the remarkable
case of an abandoned gas well turning into
a very productive oil well has just been
discovered in the Jonesboro oil field The
find was made by several men at work on
an old gas well near the Mississinewa river.
A section of the tubing had been removed
when the men were forced TO quit work by
great quantities of oil gushing from the
well, and later the flow settled down 10 an
excellent output of the crude petroleum.
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voted Against u Wage Reduction.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD. Ind. July I9.-McKinley Lodge
OF the Amalgamated Association here this
evening voted against acceptance OF the
American Tin Plate Company's proposition
for reduction OF wages TO enable it TO Sc
cure a big contract.
ANDERSON. Ind. July 19-By a unani-
nous vote tonight the tin-plate workers OF
thiS city decided 10 refuse 10 allow the
American Tin-plate Company to reduce
their wages > per cent while loo 90 boxes
or tin plate are being made for the Stand
ard OIL Company at unusually low rates
in order 10 take the contract from the tin
mills in Males
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Brakeman Killed. Another Hurt.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO, Ind. July 19.-Verne
Jackson. OF Logansport. a Panhandle
brakeman. was knocked from a freight
train near Hebron last night and instantly
killed.
c. f. Williams. OF Fort Wayne, a brake
man on the Pennsylvania Railroad. was
probably fatally injured to-day at Donald
son, while stalking cars. He was caught
between two cars and his chest crushed
beside other injuries
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Death Due to Headache Powders.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, July 19.-Coroner ]. S.
Whitson to-day returned a verdict to the
effect that Joseph Hane. the young man
OF Paramount who was found dead behind
the counter Of his fathers butcher shop on
the night Of July 8. died as the result Of
taking too much patent headache powders,
which acted as heart depressant.
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Fort Wayne Fair Association.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, July 19.-The Fort
night, elected the following directors:
Charles McCulloch. John Peters, L. A
Centlivre. S. 3. Fleming, Alexander john
son, Henry Beadell. James Gillie, George
V. Kell. George Thumr, Charles S. Bash,
Charles Wolff, Fred ]. Hayden, Herman
w. Tapp. II. w. Wiebke. o. Bird. The
capital stock is $4,000. The date set for
the first fair is Oct. TO Is, inclusive The
money has been subscribed by the local
merchants, bankers and manufacturers.
The sum set apart for premiums is $500.
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Muncie Justice No Laggard.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, July 19.-Issac Samuels,
who lives in a fiat in the Cohen block. had
S37 taken from his trousers pocket while
he was asleep last night. John Johnson,
the colored janitor of the building,
arrested this morning, confessed, and was
sentenced by Judge Letter this afternoon
to the Reformatory for two 70 fourteen
years. Johnson came to Muncie from In
dianapolis about a year ago.
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bishop AIerding's Narrow Escape.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind. July 19.-Bishop
Aierding had a narrow escape from injury
to-day in runaway. He had just left his
carriage at the railway station, when his
horse frightened and ran away, demolish-
ing the carriage and endangering many
people along the nalf mile that he ran be-
fore being captured.
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Woman Badly Hurt.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal.
LIBERTY. Ind. July 19.-By her team of
horses starting suddenly this afternoon
Mrs. Charles Dawson, living near Quaker
town, Union county, was thrown out OF
spring wagon and her right leg was broken
In two places and her spine so injured that
il is feared she cannot recover. She is we'll
known in Union and Fayette counties.
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Prank. of the lightning.

Special 70 ne Indianapolis Journal
CONVICTION. Ind, july blast night
during an electric storm a large barn on
the Farm % ~. VI McNeil. in vermilion
county. vest q nere. was struck by light
ming and consumed with TWO hundred tons
q n2y Insured foT = small amount Ye,-
terday the home Of u. T. Weese OF this
CITY. vas struck b. lightning and damaged
10 some extent. The strange feature ~ the
occurrence was the lightning struck a large
o1k tree sixty feet from The house 4 No
~ galvanized wire extended from the tree
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several Persons BADLY shocked.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind. July Bon Friday
evening lightning struck the residence Of
George Frederick. near this city. and badly
damaged II. The occupants OF the house
all received severe shocks and Miss Mabel
Frederick. who was lying or a couch at the
time, was thrown across the room.
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Death of an Aged RnSh Comfy
Farmer Near His Home.

Special 10 tho indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILLE, Ind. July i9.-Robert IT.
vine, seventy years old. farmer. OF Posey
township. was found dead in Little Blue
river this morning by his YOUNG grandson.
He had always been an early riser. and got
up this morning about o'clock. He was
gone SO long that his wife became uneasy.
and sent TWO grandsons out to ind him