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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-17
Indiana Obituary.

WABASH, Ind, Aug. 1.-two of the
Oldest residents of Wabash county, Levi
i. DOllison. for many years a prominent
manufacturer OF this city. and Samuel 5.
Ewing. for twenty years, beginning in the
late eos, surveyor of Wabash county, died
to-day after a long illness. Mr.. Dollison
was eighty-fve and Mr.. Ewing eighty
three years of age, and both resided in the
county nearly sixty years. Mr.. Collisions
demise was due to kidney disease. and
Mr.. Ewing's to dropsy. The funeral will
be held on Monday.
MADISON, Ind. Aug. 16.-Colonel Charles
Hite Smith. editor of the American Home
Magazine, who was found dead in his hotel
in New York, was "A native Of Madison
and the eldest son Of eX-MayOr Samuel
for burial.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 16.-Mrs William
Dennis, a w~ell-knOwn woman, died yes
terday after a long illness. . : Jackson
Smith died to-day at his home, four miles
southwest of Centerville. His age was
seventy-two years. Four children survive.
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1t Was Signed by jackson.

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LAFAYETTE. Ind, Aug. 16.-An inter-
esting sheepskin document was filed in the
county recorders office to-day. Richard
f. Grain, executor of the will of the late
Malinda +. Culver. filed a land patent
signed by Andrew Jackson, April 5, 1892.
The deed was executed jan. 8. 1892, at
Crawfordsville, where the land office was
then located. The certificate numbered
1888 was signed by Jackson and his secre-
tary. A. J. Donelson. 1t was granted under
the land laws to John Peters, and consisted
Of eighty acres Of land, then worth $1.25
per acre. lying in Sheffield township. The
farm is now worth about $125 an acre, but
is not for sale.
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Indiana Notes.

W~ABASH.-The strike of employees Of
the Interstate Construction company in
is practically ended, although the local
labor unions are yet supporting the ne
groes who refused to continue work at
s1.I5 per day. The company brought in
the negroes, but is filling their places with
white labor at home, and twenty-five men
are now conCreting Main street. The COM
pany. which has been somewhat delayed
in its work expects to AVE fifty men at
work on Monday.
FORT WAYNE.-Roxie Troutner. aged
seventeen. was bound over to the United
States grand jury by Commissioner Logan
on a charge of sending an obscene letter
through the mails. The letter alluded to
Joseph Robbins in opprObrious terms, and
on his obtaining possession of 1t and read
ing scurrilous charges against girls living
near New Haven he sent it to the authori-
ties at Washington.
MILLGROVE.-The sixth annual reunion
OF the Blackford county Union Veterans
Union will be held here on Tusday. Aug.
&c. Among the speakers will be Department
Commander Benjamin Starr. Department
Chaplain I. +. Watts and Fred Lands and
John c. Nelson, nominees to Congress from
the Eleventh district.
MUNCIE-William Carvel. a carpenter,
was permanently injured by falling from
steps at the home of his son, Edward Car
vel, of this city. His right arm was broken
will be crippled for life. The advanced
age of the injured man renders his re-
covery doubtful.
PORTLAND.-Engineers of the Muncie
& Portland Traction Company were here
on Saturday looking over the ground with
a view Of selecting the best route through
and about the city. The survey in towns
along the line has begun. but the survey
of the urban route will not be taken up
until Aug. %.
MARION.-The preparations for the Mon
ument day observance at the Soldiers
Home, on Aug. Il. are rapidly crystalliZing.
The Union Traction Company and the rail-
roads will grant rebates on all tickets sold.
Eleven excursion trains are now announced
TO be run into the Home grounds on Mon
ument day.
FRANKTON.-The pOstoffice at the VII
lage of Dundee, four miles north of this
city. has been discontinued, and mail adj
dressed to that place will be handled by the
Orestes office. The closing Of the Office is
due to the encroachments of the free rural
deliver routes.
PROFESSIONALISM sixth annual SOL
diers' reunion. under the auspices of Cor
Thursday and Friday, closing Friday night
with an elaborate display of fireworks. The
attendance was estimated at between 1000
and 5000.
RICHMOND.-The Christian Endeavor
Union of the Sixth district will hold it's an
nual convention at Cambridge City, this
county, Sept. 2 and 3. . . The Country
Club will send a golf team TO Muncie next
Tuesday, TO compete with the team of that
city.
PARKER CITY.-Winchester capitalists
have organized an oil company to operate
on a tract of land adjoining Parker City
on the east. also a small piece within
the corporate limits. Articles of agree
ment were signed on Saturday.
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Haa n Patent "Leader.,

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind, Aug. 1G.-Bion Cole, a
former Goshen boy. who made his start in
the newspaper business as devil for the
Goshen Times. but who is now with the
Newspaper Union at Lincoln. Neb.. has
perfected an invention which he and A. o.
Wilson have patented. that promises them
rich reward and viii prove a boon to
every newspaper office having linotype ma
chimes. II is called the c.. w. Linotype
leader, and is an ingenious machine which
leads a galley Of linotype matter in a
minute, automatically, the services Of only
a boy 10 turn the crank being required.
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CARNIVAL is OVER.
NObIesviIIe Ministers VIII
Ii from the Pulpit To-Day.

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NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Aug. 16.-The
street fair and carnival closed here tonight
with an immense crowd on the streets. The
weather during the week has been perfect
and the attendance has been much larger
that last year. There have been no open
violations, but it is reported hat much
vice prevails under cover. The general
consensus of opinion is against these car
nivals in future. Business men generally
complain of dull trade during the week.
The only ones benefited financially are the
saloons, restaurants and livery stables.
The Minister'S Association will take action
against such affairs again. Tomorrow night
the Rev. b. 5. HollOpeter. of the Methodist
Church, Will preach on the subject, "Carni-
val Of Vice" and will handle the subject
without gloves. Union services of several
other churches will De held in the Presby-
terrain Church TO discuss the street fair. 1t
is understood that it will be bitterly de-
nOunced at this meeting.
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sLEEPING-CAR TRAGEDY.
Lack OF n COri<screw Caused Much
Trouble for the Travellers.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
Dear me-" said a girl, suddenly, "ft was
just this time last year we made that
dreadful sleeping-car trip and had such
horrible adventures because we didn't have
a corkscrew."
Gertrude was half-sick; almost had in
somnia, and had a malt tonic with her
which the doctor said she could take IL
she was sleepless. After everybody was
a-bed in The car, she whispered to me that
she couldn't sleep and thought she had
better take some tonic-wOuld | hold the
glass while she opened the bottle of malt?
l held the g~lass-and kept on holding ii.
She had forgotten to bring a corkscrew,
and was getting the cork out with a pen
knife. l must stand ready to hold the
glass the very minute she got the cork
startcd-Or the efferVescent stuff would be
lost. How l was going to hold it in the
proper spot. in a pitch-dark sleeping-car
berth, | didn't know; but, at any rate, L
felt cheerfully willing to try.
"'Here-hold the glass-hold the glass!
cried Gertrude. oh, pshaw-I'm not quite
ready yet
Several false alarms like this occurred.
l promptly held out the glass-several
tiTes-somewherc. IN the pitch dark, and
then Gertrude would say:
PshawI can't get this old cork
started; why didn't somebody bring a cork
FINALLY. while I was sitting up in the
dark. half asleep. holding the glass and
awaitlns the signal from Gertrude. she evi-
dcntly got the cork started without having
tune TO WentiOn il. for thNre arose a ire
roeaGou< hza-3ll i'm the dariS-and a thick
stream Of something awfully thick and
sticky struck me right I'm the eyes and
trickled down all Cvc~ my sleeping-car
gown. Gertrude'S SiGSle could he heard
above tie rear OF the train. To say that 1
was angry doesn't describe matters at all
Gertrude managed to grab the E.ass and
save 4 HttlC OF the tonic. but / got the
mos; Of it on myself and on the pillows
and sheets of the berth.
In the morning we were terribly afraid
10 face the porter. but he only said:
You all ladies done had bad luck wild
yer beer las night-you done split dat beer
all ovah De place
1.-The tonic did Gcrtrude's insomnia no
good. for she giggled. extensively. now and
then during the night"
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MANY WANT TO KNOW
WHAT CAUSES GLORIOUS SUNSETS.
in~varinbIe Answer Is "VoIcanic Dust
in the Air." but the Forecaster
Mnkes No

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WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.-Now the wealth
er bureau is being p~estered Will school
teachers and inquisitive persons TO know
whether the wonderful sunsets which have
been observed in different parts OF the
United States are the result of the presence
Of volcanic dust in the air. The officials of
the bureau have noted the splendid dis
plays that have diTused their beauty over
al of the United States, at least. they have
noted casually the great bands Of light and
color that have come high up into the sky
after the sun has sunk from sight into the
western horizon. and like less scientific
mortals they have enjoyed the great arms
of color that have swept across the heav-
ems. lighting up banks Of clouds with all the
beauties of the rainbow till the combined
glory Of II all surpasses the wit of the hui
man mind to describe and the cunning OF
the human mind to paint. They have looked
at these things, and they have said, Vol
canic dust in the air" and let it go at that,
not knowing whether they spoke truly or
not.
1t is not easy TO throw the weather man
off his stride. He is for weather. He is not
an astrologer and further cares nothing
about the germs of different weather. He
looks for coming weather and reports what
he sees; more than this he is not expected
TO do, and will not do. They declare that
they do not believe that the remarkable
sunsets are related to the weather condi-
lions of the face of the earth. 1t is not set
down in history that volcanic eruptions of
great magnitude are generally followed
by glorious sunsets. as it is supposed, al
though not known, that the displays of bril-
liancy are caused by the play of the de-
clining rays of the sun through clouds of
volcanic dust that remain in the air for
months after every great eruption. 1t has
always so happened, so far as the history of
eruptions can be traced accurately. More
than that. the dust, after some time. COM
mences gradually TO fall. and chemical
analysis has shown in several instances that
it really was the dust from the latest vol
canic eruption. What quality there is in
the dust that will produce the wide range
of color that may be seen at sunset almost
any evening now is a thing unknown: but
the Weather Bureau is satisfied that the
dust from Mont Pelee is still floating in the
air in great clouds, and that this dust is
alone responsible for the unusual brflliancy
of the daily disappearance of the sun from
the sight OF the North American CONT
neQt.
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INTELLECTUAL HEROIsM.
Men of Thought Who Pursue an Ideal
for n Lifetime.
PHILADELPHIA Times.

1t is interesting to note of what a differ
ent character the renOwn of true greatness
is in these days from what IL was in past
centuries. Th thought is suggested by the
precarious state of the health of Nirchow,
the aged German scientist and publicist,
which the cable and other telegraphs nave
flashed to all the earth. creating, wherever
intelligence is supreme. a feeling of regret
and Il recurrence of admiration for one who
has accomplished so much 10 bring the pre-
historic human existence into something
like the light Of exact knowledge. 1t is one
OF the best characteristics of this age that
research for the pure advantage of the race
receives in the enc its full need Of r%ecOgni-
ton. whatever passions of controversy X
names in history arc not. rs has sometimes
been said. those Of the men OF action. but
of the men Of thought; above all, of those
who have valiantly and patiently pursued
an ideal of service 70 mankind through long
years o. faithful effort.
There Is a s%ubliTity in being thus weddcd
10 an abstract service that is lacking in
any other. 1t IS that which gives to the
fame of Newton n certain reverence closely
allied to awe 1t invests the memory OF
Darwin more and more. as the years sin
by. with the same sentiment. Slowly but
surely that modest, p-erseverlng spirit. so
heavy and uncouth of expression that II
was forced to find in a Huxley its indispen-
sable INTERPRETER. has won to itself the
eternal appreciation Of the world.
Pure truth. pure research. have inspired
the greatest heroiSm. This is the intel
lectual herolSln. consisting generally or 6d-
herence TO an ideal. 10 a worthy belief. an
unselfsh Investigation. or a progressive
demonstration o. a discovered system.
against all difficulty and all opposition. be-
cause Of love OF truth or beauty. and for
the sake OF the good that may come from
the answering devotion to a high object.
There is a certain s~anctity in an uplifting
devotion like this. and il may be that In
the long future such men will be regarded
as the true saints. instead OF those whom
we see pictured with golden aureoles and
with palms, because they nave best served
mankind. Unselishness is, after all. the
tombstone Of real greatness Of soul. and
the true scientist OF the faithful searcher
after useful truth Of any kind is. perhaps,
on the road 20 a greatness OF achievement
10 which that OF all the mere material
workers in the world Is as nothing.
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Jerry Suddarth Nominated for sena-
tor from Spencer. Perry and Craw-
ford Counties at RockpOrt.
NO PRIVATE RIGHT TO SMASH
ULING IN A SLOT MACHINE CASE
AT EVANSVILLE.
Anderson Tin workers Vote for Wage
Observation-Disclosures Quarry Strike
Great Church Meetings.
Social 70 the Indiananolls JournaI.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMFIELD, Ind. Aug. 1.-THE Re
publicans OF Greene county held the most
enthusiastic county convention in the his
tory OF the party here to-day. Representa-
tive c. B. Lands. Of Delphi. addressed the
convention and formally opened the cam
paign in Greene county. His speech was
devoted TO the splendid record of the Re-
publican party and the wonderful prosper
ity Of the Nation under the guidance of the
Republican Presidents, Mckinley and
Roosevelt. He sounded the keynote Of the
campaign in this county by dwelling at
length upon the questions uppermost in the
minds Of the labOrer-wOrk, prosperity and
sn honest dollar against idleness. bank
ruptcy and free silver. He also voiced the
sentiment Of the Second district Republic
ans by vigorously advocating the policy of
the present administration in its conduct
of Philippine affairs and showing the faIsity
of the Democratic position on the trusts
and tariff questions.
The county ticket is composed Of the best
men possible to select and is well dis
tributed geographically. The attendance
was very large and enthusiastic, harmony
was the watchword Of the meeting, and not
one word Of dissatisfaction is heard. The
Democrats who took advantage of Repub-
lican differences two years ago and elected
their county ticket on a Doodle platform
already concede that they are up against
the real thing"
The ticket, with the exceptions of auditor.
recorder, coroner and surveyor, was Sc
lected by reclamation. The nominees are:
Will Hamilton. Of Linton. representative;
Clyde o.. Yoho. Cincinnati, clerk; DIR. z.
NJ. Cook. Solsberry, auditor; John Huff
man. Bloomfield. sheriff; Ed Sherwood, Lin
ton. recorder; r. II. BIacklidge, Jasonville,
surveyor; DIR. Geo. b. Gray, Worthington,
coroner; Geo. b. Taylor, worthington,
treasurer; George w. Marshall and David
Squire. commissioners.
Resolutions were adopted indOrsing the
principles and doctrines OF the Republican
party; deploring the death of President
Mckinley; adhering 10 the doctrine Of let
ting we'll enough alone, and extending
sympathy TO the striking anthracite min
erS.
Addresses also were made by John c.
CLANCY. of Sullivan. and Walter T. Brown,
of this place, candidate for joint senator
from Greene, Monroe and Brown counties
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jay County Oil Field.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Aug. 16.-The oil fields
north of here are making great progress
Just now. and the month viii probably see
more work under way there than at any
time FOX several years. The Illinois Oil
Company continues 10 make excellent
strikes in the "Loblolly'' district: \. =.
Hardison has just finished a good producer:
the Jerome oil Company has a small we'll;
the Darby oil Company has drilled i'm a
hfty-barrel producer and viii start an
other well on Tuesday. The Ohio Oil Com
many has completed a we'll good for 100
barrels south of Geneva. and will start two
more strings OF tools within a few days.
The Geneva oil Company has developed a
forty-hve-barrel producer. and Park Black
has a new one which is a little stronger.
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Battle Ground Camp Meeting.

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LAFAYETTE. Ind. Aug. 16.-To-morrow
night the battle-ground camp meeting will
close. completing one OF the largest and
most enthusiastic sessions in the history
OF the association. This morning Mr.. Os-
from was assisted by the Rev. A. w. Wood.
OF Hammond. Miss Durham then conducted
a meeting. No special programme has
been arranged for tomorrow and the reg
Tar workers will have charge OF the
meeting. Many came to-day 10 attend the
closing meeting. Among them were Mr..
and Mrs. George n. Hawthorne, the Rev.
W. i. Mikes and wife. Shawnee Mound;
Mrs. J. NJ. Stafford. CrawfOrdsville. Mrs.
T. Sergeant and granddaughter LEILA Nc
Nay. Lowell. the Misses Charlotte and
Mabel Robinson. Charlottesville. Miss Kate
Finney. Attica: Mrs Jesse Hin. Frankfort.
Judge p. F. Ioach. Hammond, the Rev.
J.. VI. Williams. Pine Village. Mrs. w. r.
Taylor. Mount Vernon: Mrs. Thorne We'll
chaus, ThOrntown.
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Republican OmciaIs Elected.

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GREENSBURG. Ind, Aug. 16.-The City
Council, which is composed of five Repub-
leans and three Democrats. with a Repub-
lican mayor. whose official term expires
before another meeting. took time by the
forelOck last night and elected a COM
plete list of city officers for the next two
years. This was a coup, as the Demo-
Gratis were not expecting the places to be
filled until after the incoming Of the mayor
elect, who is a Democrat.
One of the five Republican cOuncilmen
has. ever since his election, affiliated with
the Democrats on most measures that
savored of politics. and his actions were
sufficient grounds to suspect that he would
vote with them ia the election of the new
officers and thus create a tie, which would
be settled by the incoming mayor turning
the control of the various departments
over 10 the Democrats for a period of two
years.
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Davis Family Reunion.
the Indiananolls Journa1.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Aug. 16.-The annual
reunion Of the Davis family was held here
to-day with $50 members in attendance.
They came mainly from Madison. Hancock,
Hamilton and Fayette counties. and are
descendants Of John Davis. who came to
this State from South Carolina in 1914.
There were five generations at the meeting
here. Mrs. Amin Martin. Of this city,
being the Observation-Disclosures. The
officers Of the association are: President.
John p. Davis, Sheridan: vice president,
j. W. Davis. COnnersville; Charles F.
Davis, Fortville, secretary and treasurer.
Anderson was made the annual meeting
place and the third Saturday Of August
was the date set for the meetings.
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Suit Over n Right of Way.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind. Aug. 16.-The Lafayette
& Indianapolis Rapid Railway Company
this afternoon brought suit against the
Indianapolis. Lebanon & Frankfort Trac-
ton Company to enjoin the latter company
from going on with the work OF grading
for the electric line from this city to the
Marion county line. The Lafayette COM
pany alleges that the traction company
Is at work on the survey made by the
plaintiff, and is grading or land for which
appraisers nave been appointed by the
court to assess damages in behalf OF the
plaintiff.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind. Aug. 1~6.-To-day, on COM
plant Of Oscar II. Grimm. of Bedford, a
charge of embezzlement was filed against
Attorney Elmer Miller. of this place. The
complaint alleges that Miller appropriated
for his own use S16O which he had collected
for Mr.. Grimm. Miller is we'll known
throughout the State. He was an attache
of the United States consulate at Bordeaux,
France. during Cleveland's second admin
istration. and was selected by the County
Commissioners a year ago TO investigate the
books Of the county, as a consequence of
which he uncovered discrepancies I'm the
accounts Of some of the officials and arrests
followed
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NO PRIVATE RIGHT TO SMASH.
Important Ruling in "a Slot Machine
Case Mt Evansville

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. ia case that
has excited more than ordinary interest
over the State was decided by Judge Curry
in the City Court to-day. Several days
since Anton Kitzinger. a saloon keeper.
had Ed Schmadel arrested on a charge OF
malicious trespass. charging that Schmadel
entered the formers saloon and smashed a
slot machine after having played II and lost
and being refused a return of the money.
SchInadel was arrested on an affidavit and
when his case was tried his attorney made
the point Of law that the slot machine is an
illegal device and that his client had a
right 10 destroy it. To-day Judge Curry
ruled that no citizen has a right to destroy
a slot machine on the theory that il is an
illegal device. and then fined Schmadel
$40 and costs. The latter appealed TO a
higher court.
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GOOD WELL NEAR PARAMOUNT.
1t Is Doing $50 Barrels and Is Ex-
pected to Do 100 Regularly.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PARAMOUNT, Ind, Aug. ia fine oil
well was drilled in late Friday evening on
the l. n. Sluder farm. two miles south of
town. by the Fairmount glass works. The
first t~wenty-fOur hours it produced $50
barrels. but it is thought it will settle down
TO about a 15O-barrel gait. Six more wells
will be drilled on the same lease at once.
The Paramount oil field. although still in
its infancy. comparatively. shows fine
prospects and experienced men state that
il has an especially bright outlook.