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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-12
QUOTES REVISED STATUTES.
Madison Pastors Association Objects
to a Rattle by the EIks.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind, March 1.-THE Elks of
Madison. having bought 500 automobile
at Indianapolis to be given to the lucky
holder Of a Decent ticket at the street fair
to be held this summer in this city, the
Madison Preachers Association yesterday
passed resolution requesting the
daily papers to publish the following alb
stract or three sections Of the laws of Indi-
ana:
fSafi1ing.-Revised Statutes, Section 217o.
Railing or distributing by lot or chance,
money or anything Of value to any person
paying or contracting to pay for the
chance OF obtaining such money, etc, for
bidden Penalty, not more than 500 nor
less than $40
Lotteries and Gift Enterprises.-Revised
Statutes, lS94-Section 2l71.-Seling of lot
terry tickets, or shares, acting as agent for,
aiding, or abetting persons engaged in,
transmitting money In any way to any lot
terry scheme or gift enterprise, or making
or drawing any such scheme or enterprise
not authorized by law, forbidden. Penalty
not more than $500 nor less than $40.
Advertising Lotteres.-Section 2172-The
advertising of lotteries and gift enterprises
forbidden. Penalty, not more than $500 nor
less than $40
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Big CONTRACTS AWARDED
LAPORTE'S DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL
GIVES OUT A 100000 JOB.
Politics the handspring of the Action
Lands Men Confident at Windfall
Fort Wayne Democrats.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, March u-After over
ruling remonstrances on fourteen streets
on the ground that they were insufficient,
Common Council tonight awarded 100000
worth of macadam paving to G. S. Van
Deusen & Co, Of Michigan City. Bids were
opened for $4,000 worth of cement side
walks.
Although no municipal tickets have been
placed in the field, the situation here is be-
coming warm. In retaliation for the fight
made on the present Democratic city ad-
ministration by nonpartisan taxpayers be-
cause of the reckless ordering OF improve
ments, Hart L. Weaver, a Republican and
prominent banker, was to-day cited TO ap-
pear before City Treasurer Miller and show
cause why he should not be taxed on GER
tain mortgages alleged TO be held by him in
the sum of $76, 265. of which he is alleged
to have given in but $4,000 for taxation.
II is said that the administration Will go
after all who are lighting proposed public
improvements in the same way. The Prop
erty Owners Association will commence
legal proceedings to stop the carrying out
of the paving contracts.
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DELAWARE OIL FIELD.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 1.-THE Delaware
county oil field is developing boom just
now which will bring 1t up with many OF
the other counties this summer If all signs
do not fail. There are a large number of
new wells going down just now and on the
Black farm, which lies between Eaton and
Albany, a we'll has been completed that is
pumping 100 barrels a day. 1t was drilled
In a few days ago by the Aetna Oil Com
pany and the stockholders believe they
have opened up a productive territory.
In speaking OF the oil situation this morn
ing ]. II. Mcdonald, of the National Sup
ply Company. said: THE Parker oil field
looks particularly. fiattering, as at least
four new wells will be started within few
days and contract has been let for seven
or eight other wells in outside territory, or
where there has been no previous develop
ment. The same is true outside the Parker
field, as the Aetna Oil Company has several
rigs up or leases between Eaton and AL
banV'
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Inaugurated with n banquet.

Special % the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, March 1.-THE
members OF the Electrical Investment Com
pany. OF this city. builders of the new
Home telephone plant at Logansport. gave
the Logapsport capitalists interested in
the plant a banquet at the Wayne Club
last night The occasion was the formal
delivery OF the plant to its owners The
officers OF the LOgansport company are
Theodore Thoward, OF Fort Wayne presi-
dent: Walter j. Uhl secretary. and Dr.
NJ A Jordan. treasurer. the latter two
living IN LoganspOrt. At the banquet $
NJ Foster presided as POSTMASTER. and
speeches were made by Charles H. WOr-
den Judge W. j. Vesey. DR.. NJ F. Porter
+. r. Yarnelle. Louis Curdles OF Fort
Wayne and by Judge W. b. Larry. w. j.
Ihl. Dr. NJ. A. Jordon and others from
LOgansport. The new exchange opens with
$50 subscribers.
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KENTUCKY ROCK ASPHALT.

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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, March 1.-THE City
Council last evening let the contract for A.
600 square yards Of asphalt paving on Main
and Wabash streets TO the Interstate Con-
struction Company, which will use Ken
lucky rock asphalt in the work. The bid
of this company, with a ten years guaran-
~, was $169 per yard, while that of the
Barber Asphalt Company, the only COM
petitor. was $2.l0. with a ten years guar
anty, or sl.95 with a five years guaranty
The concrete foundation under the paving
is TO be five inches thick and the coat of
asphalt two inches thick.
There has been heated contest over the
contract since the middle of December
After the bids were opened in January
the Barber Company gave up hope of OBJ
tanning the award. but has strongly on
posed the Interstate people, claiming that
the rock asphalt is a failure, and that il
will reflect on the work of the Barber Conn
pany. The Interstate people propose 10
give guaranty company bond selected by
the Council. The people are generally salts
fed with the award.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Impressive Memorial to the Late
Lieutenant Governor Mortimer Nye.

LAPORTE. Ind. March 11-Laporte Lodge.
No. 49, knights of Pythias, tonight held
memorial services for the late Mortimer
Nye. ex-lieutenant governor OF Indiana.
Chancellor Commander Darling presided at
the meeting. which was Largely attended.
Addresses and eulogies were delivered by
Harry s. Chester, Of Elkhart, and II. a.
Brown, of Indianapolis, grand instructor
and clerk of the State Supreme Court.
Charles BoOkwafter. mayor OF Indianapolis,
and grand chancellor. was to have been
present. but on account Of pressing munic-
ipal affairs he was unable 10 leave Indian
apolis.
A fine portrait OF Mr. Nye was unveiled
by Attorney w. W. WOrden. Music was
furnished by male quartet. composed of
Austin Cutler Alfred Peglow, w. w.
Byers and Edwin Morse, and by Mr.. and
Mrs. o. G. Nelson
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Special % the Indianapolis Journal
GREENFIELD. Ind. March 11.-Hancock
county has located another excellent fac
tory. This time Maxwell. hve miles north
OF Greenfield on the Peoria division OF the
Big -Four Railway. secures the prize The
community gave a bonus of 3 800. secured
gas leases on several hundred acres OF good
gas uerritOry and has contracted for the
location OF chain factory w J. s. Wood
al and James a. Wells. OF GAINESVILLE, o..
ere two OF the principal stockholders. They
are also connected with similar factory
81 GAINESVILLE WO-k viii be begun on the
sew factory at once, and IL Is expected 10
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Mail Carrier EIectrocuted.

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. March 11.-Earl Pc
tiers, rural mail carrier, was instantly
killed tonight at the barn in the rear of
his residence, corner of Fifteenth and Ala
bama streets. by live wire. A dead tel
ephone wire leading across his barn lodged
on an electric light wire, setting the barn
Attire. Peters took hold of the telephone
wire TO pull ii off the barn, and, brushing
his other hand against the wet window
sill, he received the full strength OF the
current. His death was instantaneous. He
was twenty-one years old and recently
married
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SOMEBODY'S BLUNDER
Made Plain After the Death of n WOm-
an Accused of Crime.

Special TO the Indiana polls Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March H. - Mrs.
Elizabeth Taylor, aged forty-one years. of
Huntington, died here just before noon at
st. Josephs Hospital. She had been in
dicted recently by the Huntington county
grand jury in conjunction with her mother,
Mrs. Emeline Taylor, aged seventy-one, on
a charge of infanticide. and the sheriff
rived a little before her death TO serve the
warrant Coroner Barnett and DR.. Rosen-
thai at once made a post-mortem examina-
ton and announced that the physical condi-
ton of the woman eXonOrated her from
suspicion of recent maternity.
This demonstrated that she could not
have been connected with the death of
male infant discovered a week ago in
creek near the house occupied by these
women. She came to the hospital
March 3 TO undergo a serious surgical
operation, from which she did not rally.
The mother is already under arrest in
Huntington.
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UNFAITH OF a WIFE
Makes Vigo County Man Once More
Raving Maniac.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 1L.-Wil-
liam Aue, of st. Mary's, west of this city,
was returned to the insane hospital to-day
a raving maniac, his condition having been
caused by the discovery on his return home
after two years in the hospital and after
being pronounced permanently cured, tina.
his wife was living with another man.
On his arrival at the home the wife was
not there. She had visited him at the hos
pital in Indianapolis and he had looked
forward TO the reunion at home. When he
asked neighbors for her they turned from
him and made no answer Later he learned
OF her whereabouts and going TO the house
found her living with another man, AMI
about to become a mother He hurried back
to his own home and in a few hours was
q maniac.
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TRUE BILL AGAINST WILCOX.
Must Answer to the Charge of Killing
Nellie CrOpsey, His Sweetheart.

ELIZABETH CITY, n. C, March IL
The grand jury of Pasquotank county to-
day found a true bill against James VIII
cox, the young man in jail here charged
with killing his sweetheart, Miss Nellie
Cropsey, last November. The indictment
charges that on the 10Th day OF November,
1901. Wilcox willfully and with malice
afOrethought killed and murdered Ellen NJ.
Cropsey. Wilcox was arraigned Immediate
ly after dinner and entered a plea Of not
guilty. The court drew a special venire
of $50 jurors, and then announced that the
trial would begin Thursday afternoon.
While in court Wilcox was very solemn
and quiet. The courtroom was packed,
and excitement was high.
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PoseyviIIe Bank Robbed of S3,366, the
Thieves Escaping, and Other
BurgIaries Are Reported.
CUTS HIS THROAT AND DIES
SUICIDE OF A BROwBEATEN WIT
NESS AT EVANSVILLE.
Mince Pie Drama I'm COurt-DeIaware
County oil Field-FamOus
Paving Suit Decided.
Dec,aI 70 the Ina,anapolis journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
FOWLER. Ind. March 1.-THE private
bank OF Hawkins & Ditton at Earl Park
was entered last night and practically
everything was taken. Crowbars were
taken from the section house. and these
were used in forcing open the front door,
but some kind of an explosive was used
on the vault door and money chest The
only clew left Is several cells OF dry bat
terry The amount of money taken is sup
posed TO be IN the neighborhood Of 5000.
A part OF Mrs Jane Hawkins's silverware.
which was in the vault. also was taken
The citizens were not aware Of the rob-
berry until Mr.. Ditton went to open the bank
this morning.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, March 11.-Mrs. Homer
Johnson, who committed suicide in this
city Saturday with carbolc acid, left a let
ter addressed to her husband, which has
just been found. In the letter she stated
that she was about 10 kill herself, giving
as a reason for her act that she had seen
much trouble during the past month and
had sought fortune teller, who told her
that her mother going to die soon.
Particular instructions as TO her burial and
the garments to be used as her burial
shrOud were in the letter. The predictions
of the fortune teller. il is thought, had
worked on her mind until she became tenn
porarily insane and ended her life, as her
domestic relations were pleasant.
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Assault on n Woman.
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CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, March H.
Mrs. Mae Stilwell was assaulted by a stran-
ger. who caught her and attempted to drag
her down an alley. She smreamed and as
sistance was soon at hand. She described
the man, and very soon the police took in
charge a stranger at the Monon depot. He
was taken before Mrs. Stilwell, who read
lily recognized him the man who had as
saulted her. He was placed in Jail, and
gave the name of William Barnwen. a
stOnemason. He said he came here from
Bloomington. He claims TO have had work
for the last time at Oakland City. He will
be placed on trial in a day or two.
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Woman's Narrow Escape.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FLORA, Ind. March u.-While dyna-
miters were engaged yesterday afternoon
In blowing out bowlder on a lot owned by
l.. T. Hawkins. of this Guy, the rock In
stead OF being blown to pieces, was raised
fully one hundred feet in the air. alighting
on the roof of an outbuilding on the
premises OF George w. Benson, $50 feet
away. The rock weighs nearly a ton, and
when IL struck the building it crashed
through the roof and out on the east side,
wrecking the east wall and doing other
damage. Mrs. Benson had just left the
building when the rock fell.
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DIED IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Indiana Soldier Succumbed to Malaria
After Receiving bad News.

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FORT WAYNE, Ind, March n.-Mrs.
Lena Gibson, of West Williams street, re-
celved letter to-day from Captain Hutton.
OF Company d. Twenty-sixth Infantry. L.
s. A, now in the Philippines, informing
her OF the death of her son Charles. aged
twenty, private in his company. on Jan.
%. The young man, the captain said, was
i'll with malaria in the hospital, but was
not considered dangerously III. A letter
from home was delivered 10 him in the
morning. telling him of the death in Oc-
tober OF his favorite sister. The shock
caused a collapse. and the boy died be-
fore in the afternoon.
Mrs. Gibson knew nothing of his sick
ness. He enlisted in February of 1901 The
body was buried in the Philippines. but the
mother will ask the War Department 10
send il home
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Duffy's Pure Malt LDhiskey

bany. one Of the leading doctors said he
would rather have Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey 10 cure consumption. catarrh.
asthma and diseases Of the throat and
lungs than all the Guack medicines IN the
world, and the doctors present agreed
with him unanimously. Dumys Pure Malt
Whiskey is good for old and young. IL has
carried the blessings OF health Il hundreds
OF thousands OF poor sufferers. Many have
tried 70 initiate II. and unreliable dealers
have been known TO try 20 sell their Gus
toners some cheap substitute because there
was more profit in the substitute. So We
caution our patients 10 be careful and see
that -Duny's Pure Malt Whisky" il on
the label. and that IL is our own patent
bottle with the name blown In the bottle
Ihis is the only way Duffys Pure Malt
Whiskey is sold. II offered in bulk or In
tasks il is a fraud.
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Kentuckian Who stole His own Child
Acquitted at BoOnvilIe.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March. 1.-THE case
o. Joseph A. Reynolds, charged with the
kidnapping of his little daughter, aged six,
in Green county, Kentucky, was tried be-
fore a justice of the peace in Boonville.
Ind, this afternoon. The court released
Reynolds on the ground that under the
Kentucky law a parent could not be
charged with kidnapping his own child.
Reynolds was arrested at Greencastle last
Friday and startled the officers by leaping
from a moving train with the child under
his arm. He was afterwards recaptured.
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Attended the Princes wedding.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, March 11.-Richmond
has one citizen who saw Prince Henry
more than twenty years ago. He is Will
liam II. Duning, a locksmith, who served
in the German army. In 1881 Mr.. Duning
was a member of the guard Of honor at
the palace and present at the wedding
of Prince William at Berlin, his regiment
making a twenty-mile march from Pots
dam to be present. Mr.. Duning saw both
Bismarck and Prince Henry at that time.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. March 1.-THE French
Hotel, at Matthews, was destroyed by fire
early this morning. causing loss of $4,000,
partly insured. The building was a large
twO-stOry frame structure, and the fifty
sleeping occupants lost most of their be-
longings, many escaping in their night
clothes. Pierre Hanicq was manager. the
building being owned by j. II. Carter, of
NIuncie. The fire originated from "A gas
Jet. Insurance, 200.
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Lands Men Are Confident.

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WINDFALI., Ind, March 1.-THE Repub-
lican township convention will be held here
next Saturday for the purpose of selecting
delegates TO the various conventions. The
only particular fight that is being made for
delegates from this township is between l..
S. Baldwin and c. b. Lands for the con-
gressional delegates Mr.. Baldwin is food
ing the township with circular letters, but
the Lands sentiment is very strong here
and there is every probability that Lands
delegates will be chosen.
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Democratic Candidate withdraws.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. March n-Ben-
jamin McQuiston, the candidate Of the
evening Democratic organ for county COM
missioner announced tonight his with
drawal from the race. He had the bitter
opposition of the morning organ. This
leaves the field open TO NJ. L. Moudy, pres
ent commissioner, whom the evening organ
announced it would not support, but would
oppose in every way.
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suit to Break a VIII.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, March u.-David Whis-
Ter. of North Manchester, under the will of
his father the late John Whistler, for many
years vice president of the First National
Bank, is entitled to the income from
Whistler has brought suit TO secure the
principal in the property, his share in
which is worth $4,000. setting UP that If
the income is paid to him the law in fact
gives him the pri3cipal as well. A former
attempt TO break the win failed.
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QUEER DISAPPEARANCE.
Clay City Man Leaves After Taking a
Friend Home to Supper.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
CLAY CITY. Ind. March 11.-Henry Cor
rell, an employe at the Lafferty brick plant,
disappeared from his home last evening.
He had invited William Hon to take sup
per and stay over night with him. His
wife being away from home, he and Hon
began TO get supper. COrrell left the house.
telling Hon he would go and feed the
chickens. Hon waited over an hour for
ms return, and then went 10 look for him.
falllng TO find him, he inquired at a neigh
Dor 5, who informed him that Correll passed
there with an OvercOat on his arm, going
toward strip of timber a short distance
from the house. Before leaving the house
ne put his revolver in his pocket. Search
ing parties were out looking for him TILL
late in the night. Nothing could be learned
OF his whereabouts.
He had been complaining recently of Sc
we're pains in his head and quit work yes
terday at noon on account Of his head
hurting.
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NATIONAL BANK ORGANIZED.
Monticello to Have an Institution
with n Capital of S25.OOO.
special b the Indianapolls Journal.

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MONTICELLO, Ind, March 1.-THE
Monticello National Bank, capital So 600,
has organized with the following officers:
President. Thomas w. O'Connor; vice pres
ident. James Dickey: cashier. s. A Car
son: assistant cashier. w X. O'ConneII;
directors-Stephen Nagle. James Dickey,
Amos Plotner. w. h. O'Connell. Daniel
O'CoDnor. ;. ~ Carson and 7. w. O'Con-
nor.
The bank will open I'm a few days in the
O'ConnOr building. just completed on the
southeast corner Of the public square,
which is among the most handsome In the
State The bank equipment includes a
vault of safety deposit boxes.
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succumbed to Her Injuries.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WARSAW, Ind, March n.-Charlotte
Lee. who was horribly burned several days
ago while engaged in prayer near a stove
at her home in this city, succumbed to her
injuries to-day. The victim was a spinster,
nearly ninety years old, and had lived alone
for a number of years. She was one of the
pioneer residents of this city.
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Postum delicious
sell Postum p0STuMCE2AL CO., Ltd. MA
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residence Robbed Near Ladoga.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LADOGA. Ind, March 1.-THE residence
OF George Otterman. wealthy farmer Of
this vicinity. entered by two thieves
at 100 o'clock this morning and over $500
in cash and checks secured. Mrs. Otter
man awoke just in time to of the
kObbers going out of the door of her room.
PlOodhOunds were secured at daylight.
khey followed the tracks of two men TO
he barn OF a neighbOring farmer Here
a horse vas secured and ridden into La
doga, thus throwing the dogs off the
track No trace Of the thieves has been
secured.
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WITNESS MISSING.
Saloon Keeper who Was Expected to
Testify Against Stewart Fife.

SAVANNAH, Mo-. March lie. Z. Nor
ris, St Joseph saloon keeper. one Of the
States best witnesses in the case Of Stew
art Fife charged with the murder of Frank
w Richardson, is missing. Norris was ex-
pected TO swear that Fife was in his saloon
before the killing of Richardson and had
made threats of taking Richardson's life.
Norris did not respond when his name was
attachment for him. Norris was not found
and the word came back that he had ap-
parently disappeared.
The time to-day was spent in tracing
Flies movements about Savannah on the
night of the murder. 1t was shown that
he had been on the public square just be-
fore and a short time after Richardson
shot
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Crushed by Falling Slate.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG, Ind, March u.-John
Wiley, superintendent Of the Blackburn
mines, just east of here, was seriously, If
not fatally, hurt by falling slate yesterday
afternoon. Accompanied by a miner named
Will Arnold. Mr.. Wiley inspecting
the mine. AS the two were passing through
one of the rooms the slate roof fell on
them, breaking both of Mr.. Willey's legs
and bruising his body severely, and also
infiicting serious wounds on Arnold.