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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-21
One Million for the Building of the
Myron stratton Home and Smaller
Sums for Other Charities.
INDIANAPOLIS MAN $4,000
BYRON c. LOGAN, A LOCAL BLACK.
SMITH, REMEMBERED.
Son Gets $4,000 If He Does Not Oppose
the Testament-Other Rela-
tives i'm Luck.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Sept. 20
The will of the late w. s. Stratton was
filed for probate to-day. He leaves 81. 900. 900
to build the Myron Stratton Home, in
memory of his father, for sick persons, and
bequeaths the residue of his estate, after
being turned into cash, and after other be-
quests have been satisfied, to the mainte-
nance Of the home. Carl S. Chamberlain,
of Brooklyn. N. Y, d. II. Rice. of this
city, and Tyson s. Dynes are the executors.
The will bears date of Aug. 5, 1902.
The will of Mr.. Stratton leaves the fam
lily homestead to Carl s. Chamberlain, Of
Brooklyn. N. Y, including all furniture.
books, heirlooms, etc., but excluding all
personal property. E. W.. Hamlin. son of
Mrs. Harriet T. Hamlin. of Jacksonville,
Ind. gets $4,000; to a nephew, Harry B..
Hamlin, $50, ZOO; to Mrs. Jennie Cobb STRAIT
ton, of San Jose, CAL, $500 600; to Mary Cobb
Smith, q niece, $4,000; to Lillian S. Cobb.
formerly Mrs. Lillian Shelton, of st. Louis.
$50. 0O0; to Elma P. Chamberlain, Brooklyn.
N. Y, $50, 600; to Mrs. Clair Marie Baldack,
$4,000; to c. S. Chamberlain, Brooklyn, N.
Y, $4,000. The will then reads: ITO my
son, Harry Stratton, of Tulon, ILL.,, $4,000,
In case ne does not contest or cause TO be
contested this will"
The son has lived away from the father
ever since he was born. Mr.. w. s.. STRAIT
ton was divorced from his wife imme-
diately after the birth of the boy. The son
visited the father two or three times only
in life and arrived in this city only after
the death of the multi-millionaire. He is
still In the city. The will further provides
that 0,0OO be left to Byron c. Logan,
of indianapolis, Ind, and to the trustees
of the Colorado School for the Deaf and
the Blind of this city; $500 to be ex-
pended in lettering the condition of the
present school buildings.
The objects of the Myron Stratton Home
are specified to be the erection of the
home for persons physically unable to earn
their livelihood, whether through advanced
age. physical disability or otherwise handi-
capped"
Continuing to speak of the home the will
says: 1T Is my express desire that the
inmates be clothed and fed not as paupers
usually are at the public expense, but de-
Gently n comfortably, and that whole
some food and necessary food and medi-
cine be provided in order to protect the
health and comfort of the inmates"
1t Is further specified that no inmate be
compelled to perform manual labor against
mis- will for any officer or attache of the
home.
In case any provision of this will is de-
clared illegal and thereby annulled, Mr.
Stratton specifies that all such portions of
his estate so affected shall go to the State
OF Colorado, such funds to be utilized in
maintaining and keeping up the present
charitable institutions under State control.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-The American
line steamer st. Paul, which arrived to-
day. reported that on the voyage a success
fu} fight had been made against a fire
which ragged for twelve hours in the clothes
room. The fact that the ship was afire
was kept from the women passengers, al
though the men of the first cabin were
made aware OF the possible danger.
PITTSBURG. Pa. Sept. 9.-Fire to-day
damaged the six-story building and stock
OF the Duquesne Sanitary Company. at
Nos. 226 and 22S Third avenue, TO the extent
OF $4,000. The fire started on the fourth
floor and is thought TO have been caused
by a broken electric wire.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Sept. N.-Arrived: st.
Paul, from Southampton: Rotterdam. from
Rotterdam. Sailed: Ryndam, for Rotter-
dam; kroonland, for Antwerp; Mime
tonka. for London: Lancastrian, for Liver
pool; Columbia, for Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 2O.-Arrived: Cam
pania. from New York; Ultonia, from Bos-
ton. Sailed: Celtic, for New York; Etruria,
for New York.
der Crosse, for New York. via Southamp-
ton.
CHERBOURG, Sept. 20.-Sailed: ST.
Louis. from Southampton. for New York.
HAVRE. Sept. 0-Sailed: La Savoie. for
New York; La Gascogne, for New York.
HAMBURG, Sept. 2O.-Arrived: Auguste
Victoria, from New York.
ANTWERP. Sept. 2o.-Saiied: Friesland.
for New York.
LONDON. Sept. M.-Sailed: Mesaba, for
New York.
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Took s.Indfan Tea.s

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 20.-Henry
Schultz. a local dyer. was able to leave
St. Elizabeth Hospital to-day, after a
serious illness of two weeks, the result
of taking some so-called Indian tea, which
he purchased from a faker during fair
week. The alleged doctor claimed to be
from Louisville. Schultz, after taking the
so-called medicine, became violently Ill
and for a time his condition was pre-
carfous. His neck and throat swelled and
he could eat nothing. Schultz has now in
stituted a suit for damages, and has had
the compound by Purdue chem
lists, who pronounce 1t poison.
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INVASION OF HORSE THIEVES.

Two Dozen Animals Stolen I'm Vicinity
of Marion I'm Three Months.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Sept. 20.-An important
question before the police departments of
the various cities OF northern Indiana Is
whether or not an organized gang of horse
thieves is working this part Of the State.
In Marion there have been nearly two
dozen horses stolen during the past three
months. Most of them have never been
heard from, and the same condition Is
found in nearly every surrounding city.
Not a day passes but that one or more
notices are read to the Marion patrolmen
at roll call that a horse has been stolen
in some nearby town. The police are al
WAYS on the alert for a stranger with a
strange horse, and several horses have
been captured I'm this city belonging in
other towns. The Farmers Horse Thief
Association has taken the matter UP.
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Good Results i'm Oil Field.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Sept. N.-The good
work of drilling for crude oil goes along in
the greater Indiana oil field" and fortunes
are being made by the farmers throughout
the oil belt that are lucky enough to have
producing wells on their lands. Down in
Dubois and Perry counties there is some
excitement over the finding of oil in the
Trenton formation only a few miles from
the hamlet of Birdseye. The best producer
completed during the week is located in
Blue Creek township, Grant county, with a
production of $50 barrels.
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company would offer to the Wabash Oil
and Gas Company, which was granted a
franchise last Monday night, the free use
of all the Muncie Natura Gas Companys
lines ard mains in the south side OF the
city, or the lines and mains in as much or
the city as the Wabash Company can
supply. The formal offer has been framed.
This is but another step in the efforts of
the Muncie Natural Gas Company TO with
draw from the local field. The officials OF
the Wabash Company refuse to say what
they will do with the offer.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind. Sept. 20.-Rev. George
Hardiman. the colored minister reported
killed In the Boer war. but who reappeared
with a big surprise himself when ne
knocked at the door of his wife's home.
Mrs. Hardiman. on learning of the arrival
Of her supposed dead husband. barred the
doors against him n refused him ad-
mittance. Here / have been washin'
and %scrubbin' and wearin' mournin' for you
for two years and you not even written,
sayin' nothin' of not sendin' money home.
You're dead to me an you can list stay
dead,' Hardiman tried TO explain, but to
no avail. Mrs. .Hardiman later in the day
filed an APPLICATION for divorce and $1,000
alimony. She also asks for the custody of
their children.
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ATTEMPT TO WRECK HOTEL.
Charge of Dynamite Used, but No
One Was Injured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Sept. D.-An at
tempt was made to wreck the st. Paul Ho-
tel at st. Paul last night. A charge OF dy-
Mantle was placed under the building be-
hind the large stone front steps. When the
explosion took place. about IL o'clock. its
force was outward instead of upward, or
the building would AVE been wrecked and
many killed. as the house was full of
boarders, all of whom had retired. AS it
was, the front steps were blown to pieces,
the front of the hotel badly damaged and
all the glass broken out of the windows.
The explosion caused great excitement
among the hotel guests.
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Killed by Limb of a Tree.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
wINDFALL. Ind, Sept. 20.-Wilson Hol-
lingsworth. seven miles northwest of this
city, was killed this afternoon while fall
ing timber. The limb of a large tree was
thrown back, knocking the top of his head
off. He was forty years old and leaves a
widow and one child. He was a son of
James Ho~llingsworth, a pioneer farmer
of this county.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Sept. 0.-An unknown
man, a tramp, who refused to give his
name, came in from the north ON a Big
Four freight this afternoon and was taken
to the company surgeon with a bad wound
in his head. He had been riding in a box
car and was beating his way south. He
sat on the inside of the car with his head
against the side, when a shot was fired by
some one, the ball penetrating the boards
and striking his head. At first it was
thought the injury was fatal, but the
wounded man recovered sufficiently to pro-
coed west.
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to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. 20.-William Smith,
aged forty-five. of this city, was found dead
under suspicious circumstances at Pick
ems, s. c., to-day. The telegram the home
folks received gave no further particulars.
Smith was head cook of the Sipe. Miller &
Dixon show.
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Dying of Peculiar Addiction.
'ecial to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 20.-Mrs. j. P.
Barns, of this city, one of the pioneers of
the city and county. is dying at her home
of a strange affection. She has had a
peculiarly heavy growth Of a toe nail.
which she usually relieved by gently scrap
ing. A short time ago an abscess formed
and Ii became necessary to remove the toe
nail. Later gangrene developed and the toe
was amputated. Now a dry gangrene is
present and she Is suffering the most ex-
cruciating pain. The physicians feel that
there is no hope for her recovery, as an
amputation of the leg cannot be undertaken
on account of her advanced age.
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ILLUSTRATING AN CART"
Fred Knapp, Witness, shot During
the Demonstration.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NORTH VERNON, Ind, Sept. %.-While
Fred Kapp, twenty-one years old. of Ell
wood. Ind, was sitting in the residence of
Jacob Bertram watching Bertram's son IL
lustrate how a revolver is twirled in the
army he was perhaps fatally wounded by
an accidental discharge of the weapon. The
ball passed through the fingers of his left
hand, entered the right side Of the abb
domen and continued diagonally toward
the left groin. Physicians have been un-
able to determine whether or not the
bowels are perforated. but 1t is announced
that Kapp is seriously injured.
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Bonds for KIondike Railroad.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 0.-Harry d.
Weeks, of this county, who is promoting
a system of railways in the Klondike re-
gion, has been to New York on business
connected with that enterprise. He reports
tina he was remarkably successful and
foated bonds to the value of $1,000, 900,
which is all that was desired. The Hawkins
Contract Company has the contract for the
construction of the railway.
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STRANGERS PECULIAR DEATH.
Apparently Demented and Was
locked in the bloomington Jail.

Apparently Demented and Was
Locked in the Bloomington Jail.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Sept. 20.-A man
whose name is supposed to be John Ernest
died this morning under peculiar circum-
stances, and from what can be learned he
was evidently demented, and his home
was in Chicago. Last Monday morning a
well-dresSed stranger was noticed on the
streets acting strangely and was taken in
charge by the police and given special quar-
tiers in the jail. He could not give an ac-
count of himself, and appeared to be de-
mented. On his clothing was found the
name of John Ernest ana in his pocket was
$50 in cash and a railroad ticket, evil
IDENTIFY purchased at French Lick, for Chi
cago, over the Monon. All efforts to learn
anything of his previous whereabouts
failed, as the man could not talk coherent
ly. From the time Of his being placed
in jail until his death his condition seemed
to grow worse. The body will be held here
in an effort to secure information from
Chicago. The police department Of that
city has been notified.
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WILL NOT PROSECUTE ROSE.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind Sept. 20-An understand
ing has been reached between the relatives
of John B. Rose, the missing city treasurer
of Wabash, and the latter's bondsmen, by
which the former will make good a large
portion of the shortage of the latter,
amounting originally to almost $1,000, and
covered to the extent of $500 to 5000 by
property Rose turned over before he left.
The bondsmen are satisfied with the spirit
manifested by the relatives and will not
prosecute Rose should he return. Mrs. Rose
is in a dangerous condition as a result OF
the great shock that followed the revelation
of her husbands shortage, and on her &C
count and because of the efforts put forth
by Roses relatives in behalf of the bonds
men he can return without fear of punish
ment. 1t is hoped that he may at once
communicate with his friends here and
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An Injury That Proved Fatal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TELL CITY, Ind, Sept. 2O.-Mrs. Cath
crime Bruno has filed suit against the Tell
City Furniture Company for $4,000 dam
ages on account of the death of her hus-
band. She alleges that her husbands death
was due to an injury received on his hand
while operating machinery in the COM
pany's plant. She AYERS that as a result of
the injury his nervous system was shat
tered, he became insane and died.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 20.-Charles
Weed, of this county. has gone to visit sew
eral points in Kentucky In search of his
mother and brothers. He was supposed to
be an orphan, not knowing who his parents
were. In his childhood Weed was adopted
by Thomas Weed and made his home with
him until ne joined the army and took serv-
ice in the Philippines. Recently Weed
learned that his mother is living with a
brother and two sisters in Kentucky. High
ly elated over the discovery, he has gone in
search of them.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHvILLE. Inc Sept. 0.-Ernest
Young. twenty years old, OF Anderson, was
mangled and killed by the wheels of a
freight train he attempted to board at Mil
roy this afternoon. He had been visiting
his uncle, John c. McCorkle. west of Mil
roy, and started home. The funeral will
be from the McCorkle home tomorrow aft
ernOOn.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Sept. 20.-Morris
Callahan, night depot agent of the Adams
Express Company. who successfully foiled
the attempt of robbers to hold the office up
one night several weeks ago. has been
handsomely rewarded for his bravery. The
him a months vacation with railroad trans
portation, which will enable him to put in
all of the time travelling about the country.
At the time of the attempted hold-up there
safe.
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ENDS IN LIBEL SUIT.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind. Sept. a0.-The charge
against Harry Rogers, city engineer. by
ex-City Engineer Henry Rawie and the
Democratic applicant for the position un-
der the new Democratic Council. destined
to throw Rogers out of office. ended I'm a
sensational suit this afternoon. Last night
at a meeting of the Council the charges
fled by Rawie fell fiat. not a particle of
evidence being sustained against Rogers.
To-day Rawie disposed of many OF his
effects and babe goodbye TO a number of
friends. stating he was going TO leave An
derson for Norfolk, Va. where he had been
employed by a railroad company. Rawie
was stopped I'm his preparations by a libel
suit which Rogers had filed and a warrant
sworn out for the arrest. At the same time
the Bulletin, of this city. which has been
aiding the Democratic scheme TO unhorse
Rogers. was notified TO retract certain
statements recently printed In the pager
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Indiana Obituary.

UNION CITY. Ind, Sept. D.-Daniel
Paulus is dead at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Wolfe. near Castle. six miles
north of this city, aged ninety-five. He
came West from Maryland when this coun-
try was a wilderness, settling in Ohio. and
later came to this county. Seven children
and a large number of grandchildren and
Observation-Disclosures survive.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. @.-Mrs. Lucre-
tia Baker, aged seventy-five years, died this
morning of paralysis. She was the widow
of the late James A. Baker. Seven sons, one
daughter, nineteen grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild survive.
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DINNER IN THE WOODS.

Governor Durbin and Party Invited
as Special Guests.
Special to the India Journal.
ROCKPORT, Ind, Sept. ga novel fea-
ture of the Lincoln dedication services at
Lincoln City in this county on Oct. 1. will
be the entertaining of the Governor and his
party. consisting of over a hundred persons,
at an old-fashioned basket dinner. The
town of Lincoln City is so small that ac-
commodations could not be made for half
thai number and the Governor had in
tended bringing along luncheon from the
Louisville Hotel at Louisville and so no.
titled Col. J. S. Wright, his representative
here. this morning. The people of the coun-
" are going to take well-filled baskets and
the members of the Governors party will
be entertained and Toasted on cloths spread
under the trees in the park. The invitation
was sent TO Governor Durbin this after
noon and mis- immediate acceptance is
awaited.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ill, Sept. N.-Thomas j.
Ryan,. of Hoopeston, ILL.,. was found dead in
the Eastern Illinois Railway yards last
night. He had been run over by a passen-
ger train. 1t is thought he was stabbed
and robbed before the body was placed on
the track. Inquest will be held tomorrow,
on the arrival of his brother, John Ryan,
proprietor of the Patapsco Oil and Grease
Company, of Baltimore, Md.
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Meeting of BARRIERS Association,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. 20.-The second con-
vention of the Indiana State BARRIERS Asso-
citation, formed in Muncie last April, will
be held at Anderson next Monday. A. A.
Fletcher, of Muncie, president Of the asso-
citation, expects fifty delegates to be pres
ent. President Fletcher has a BARRIERS Ii
cense bill which will be brought before the
convention for consideration, and, if adopt
ed, presented to the next State Legislature.
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Glass Factories Bank Their Fires.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Sept. W.-The
cooperative factories of the Blackboard
Glass Company, of this city, and the Gu
reka, at Upland. which went into operation
Monday, banked their fires to-day, and
President Simon Burns, of L. A. 800, prom
ises to furnish them a scale on next Tues
day for an eight months blast. 1t is now
believed that the independent companies
will agree TO remain out of blast until Oct.
Is, which arrangement the company had
agreed to before the disruption.
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killed by Falling Tree.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Sept. 0.-Wilson Hol-
lingsworth. of Taylor township. near Cen
ter, was killed by a falling tree in the
woods near Goldsmith this afternoon.
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synod of Reformed Church.

CRESTLINE, o., Sept. 20.-The Central
Synod of the Reformed Church is in ses-
sion here with lis delegates from Ohio. In
diana, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan and
West Virginia attending. Rev. Benjamin
S. Stern, OF New Bremen. o., was elected
president of the synod. An invitation 10
hold the next meeting at Cincinnati has
been accepted.
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pIsTOL METHOD OF SETTLEMENT.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. W.-Charles l..
Wedding. a prominent lawyer and poll
tician, attempted to kill Thomas l.. Beidel-
man. a real-estate agent. on the courthouse
steps before noon to-day. The men met at
the Fourth-street entrance of the building
and had a few moments heated argument
Then Wedding drew a revolver and pointed
Ii at Beidelman's abdomen. With quick
presence of mind the latter thrust the
weapon downward. and the shot passed be-
tween his legs. Beidelman struck We'd
ding, and they grappled. falling TO a land
ing, where Beidelman held his assailant's
hand until Deputy Jailer Edward Martin
arrived. Wedding was taken into custody,
and arraigned before a justice OF the peace,
where he gave bond for his appearance at
Police Court trial. The men had been en-
emies for a long time over a real-estate
transaction, and many arguments had
passed between them.
Wedding is prominent in the Democratic
party, and Beidelman is known all over
southern Indiana.
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Missionary Society Election.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. Sept. 20.-The eleventh
annual convention of the Woman's. Home
Missionary Society OF the Richmond dis
trict. Methodist Church, closed yesterday
at Winchester. Richmond was chosen as
the next place of meeting. The following
officers were elected: President. Mrs. Eliza
beth Haughton, Richmond; vice president,
Mrs. M. E. Nethercut, Richmond; record
ing secretary, Miss Ola Davis. Middle
town; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Blanche Hinshaw, Winchester: treasurer,
Miss Anna billing. Hagerstown; secretary
young peoples work, Mrs. G.. b. Wilcox,
Middletown; secretary systematic giving,
Mrs. M. A. Harlan, Portland: secretary OF
supplies, Mrs. +. F. Thornburg, Hagers-
town; secretary mite box. Mrs. Belle r.
Salter, Winchester secretary literature,
Mrs. Melissa Strattan, Knightstown.
The Office of secretary of literature was
created this year. Mrs. Strattan will have
charge of all the literature of the society.