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new industry. A pretty young woman wear
ing low shoes came down Chestnut street
lace Tapping about her feet. She was clearly
annoyed, and was looking about for con-
venient doorway in which TO retire. when
the eagle eye of a small boy caught sight
of her difficulty. Tie your shoestring.
Miss?" he cried. "Ill tie IL for cent" She
seemed confused by this strange PROPOSE
ton. and before she could collect her scat
tered senses the youngster had knelt at her
feet and deftly tied the obstreperous lac
ing. Then she reached in her purse, ex-
tracted a coin, handed il to the boy and
passed on. A young man who had wit
messed the incident remarked to the re-
serve policeman at the corner: That's
new game, isn't it?" Yes" replied the
policeman, eft has only been going on
for two or three days This boy has mon
opoly at present but it won't be long before
the others get onto his trick"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
HUMORIST'S FAMILY ILL
MARK TWAIN RECOVERING FROM AN
ATTACK OF BRONCHITIS.
Mrs. Clemens Suffering from Nervous
Prostitution and Two Daughters
Afflicted with Measles.

NEW YORK, May 23-Samuel L. Glenn
ems mark Twain). who, with his wife and
two daughters, Is i'll at the family resi-
dence, Riverdale-on-the-Hud to-day
furnished the following bulletin: Il am
just recovering and hope to be out in q
few days. My wife is slightly improved.
Miss Clara is better although still serious
ly i'll. Miss Jean is convalescent and Is
able to enjoy short drives.
Mrs. Clemens has been suffering from
nervous prostration since last autumn; Mr..
Clemens had a severe attack of bronchitis
and the two daughters are i'll with the
measles. II is more than six months since
Mrs. Clemens has left the house. She was
stricken with nervous prostration last Au-
gust. and since then her condition has sew
eral times caused her husband the keenest
anxiety. The strain resulted in his COM
plete collapse five weeks ago, when a slight
cold developed into severe attack of bron-
chitis. Miss Jean Clemens, who is twenty
years Of age. was taken Ill five weeks ago
with measles. When the critical stage of
her illness was reached her father was
very weak. and the physicians had to hide
from him how serious his condition was.
While caring for her sister Clara caught
the measles. The crisis is yet to be reached
In her case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
DESERTS FREE SILVER.


DIR. e. Benjamin Andrews No Longer n
Follower of w. j. Bryan.
LINCOLN. Neb., May 2S.-Free silver has
lost an advocate in the person of DR.. E.
Benjamin Andrews. The chancellor of the
University Of Nebraska, to-day in an ad-
dress before the class in ethics, practical
ly announced that he no longer entertained
the views he had once held concerning sill
yer coinage. This change in views had been
gradual in it's development, but his opinion
was now fixed and definite.
In company with many others few years
ago, Chancellor Andrews said he had been
misled by arguments of public men, and
particularly a celebrated geologist of Eu-
rope. who had after much study and In
vestigation, announced that the supply or
gold was being exhausted and the worlds
mines would soon cease to yield a suffi-
cient quantity of that metal. This made it
necessary that there be another standard
of value. Time had proved the
prophecy of the geologist to be
false. Instead of lessening. said The chan
cellor the output of gold has greatly in
creased and the supply now seems mex
haustible and, result, prices Of COM
modities instead of going to a lower level,
have constantly appreciated.
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Members Of Congress and OF State
Legislatures VIII Be Asked to Pro-
tect Employees of Railroads.
MANY RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
SWITCHMEN SAY INCOMPETENT MEN
ARE RESPONSIBLE.
Revision Of the Constitution Com
pleted-A Picnic Excursion Will
BE Taken To-Day.

A declaration against the age limitation
by railroads in the employment of men in
their train service was made by the Switch
mems Union of North America in the con-
vention held in Masonic Hall yesterday
afternoon. The delegates from all over the
United States voted unanimously for the
adoption of a resolution which calls on all
legislators in state legislatures and all rep
resentatives in the national Congress to
support any legislation which tends TO pro-
tect the workingmen of railroads who have
lost their position on the road and seek to
gain employment with another. At present
the age limit for railroad service is thirty
five years and applicants exceeding that
age are refused employment. If applicants
are physically incompetent through de-
formed hands or otherwise. they are also
refused employment
The switchmen claim that this is unfair.
They say that a man competent for rail-
road work is deprived of employment be-
cause of the age limitation, and this keeps
him from earning his livelihood at his voca-
ton when he is well fitted for the work.
Another argument advanced by the
switchmen and other trainmen in support
of their position in calling on the railroads
to abolish the age limit is that wrecks and
caused by the incompetence of workmen.
Statistics compiled and reported by the In
terstate-commerce Commission and other
bodies interested in railroad development
and employment show that during the last
three months more railroad accidents have
occurred than ever before, and 30 per cent
of them have been ascribed TO the incom-
petence and inexperience of employees
The switchmen completed the revision OF
their constitution yesterday and will begin
tomorrow with sessions in Germania Hall
to complete the work of the two weeks
meeting. The convention will probably ad-
journ Wednesday after electing officers and
choosing a convention city.
To-day a picnic for the switchmen will
consist of a trip around the Belt Railroad
and dinner at Broad Ripple. The enter
tainment will be furnished by the local
committee through the courtesy of the Big
Four and Monon railroads. A representa-
tive of Mayor Bookwalter will accompany
the party and help Noah Smith and the In
dianapolis switchmen in the entertainment
of the guests. The party will return to the
city tonight on Broad Ripple trolley cars.
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NEW YORK. May 23.-John Mcneil
grand president and organizer of the Broth
erhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship
Builders of America, in a statement is
boiler makers on the Union Pacific inua-
gurated on June 10, 1902 has been settled
the men being granted a substantial in
crease in wages and other questions ar
ranged satisfactorily TO both parties. All
the men now out are TO return TO work.
The men struck for al increase in wages,
and the establishment OF shop rules A
sympathetic strike was ordered on the
Southern Pacific, when. through the in
fiuence of +. II. Hartman, a conference
was arranged and conducted in this city
during the last few days.
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TO WED E. K. STALLO.


NEW YORK. May 2S.-It is announced
in this city and confirmed from Cincinnati.
says the Herald. that Edmund X. Stallo is
engaged to be married 10 Mrs. May Har-
rington Hanna, of Cleveland. the disvorced
wife Of Dan Hanna Mr.. Stallo, who is a
son of the late Judge Stallo. at one time
United States minister at Rome. has many
business interests In New York He is now
in Mississippi regarding lumber interests.
Mrs. Hanna is in New York, but could not
be found 10 corroborate the announcement
Of her engagement.
CLEVELAND, o., May 23-The an
nouncement of Mrs. May Harrington Han
mas engagement was confirmed to-day by
her sister. Mrs. Guy x. Snyder. of No. 107
Windemere street, East Cleveland, who
said that the date of the marriage had not
yet been set. but that il would take place
in the fall Mrs. Snyder said that she did
not know whether the wedding would occur
in New York or Cleveland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

CHICAGO, May 23.-General managers of
the various railroads centering in Chicago
would not commit themselves to-day by
expressing an opinion on the subject OF
the demands made by their freight hand
lers. They have not yet returned any an
swer TO the demands and would not state
the nature of the reply that will be gi'
IT is evident, however. from their demei r
thai their answer will be a refusa. to
grant the concessions asked. The gea eral
managers evidently expect a strike and
are preparing TO meet 1t should IL occur
The present attitude of their employees is
considered by them unreasonable in view
OF the adjustment made nine months ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

William T. Parsons. an expressman living
at 2230 Park avenue, was arrested last night
charged with assault and battery. Parsons
took a package to the home of Elmar
Standridge and charged 70 cents for deliv-
cry. Standridge refused to pay that amount,
but offered to pay so cents. Parsons re-
fused to deliver the package without his
charges being paid. and Standridge at
tempt to climb on the wagon and take it.
Parsons pushed him off and he fell and
broke his right leg below the knee. Par
sons was arrested, but was later released
on bond.
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Three Trainmen Injured.

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. May 23-Three
trainmen were injured two OF whom may
die. two engines and a dozen cars demol-
ished and traffic held up for six hours at
the north end of the DiclIerson Run yards
OF the Pittsburg * Lake Erie Railroad to-
day by a head-end collision between fast
freight and a coke train. The injured were
l.. S. Stewart fireman; Thomas Dent, en-
gineer and James +. CARRIER brakeman
The first two were hurt internally.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
SLAVERY IN ALABAMA.

White Man Accused of Keeping q
Negro a Servitude.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 23.-Robert N.
Franklin, white man. of Goodwater. was
brought here this morning by Deputy
United States Marshal Gibson upon an
indictment charging peonage. Capt H. c.
Dickey, of the United States secret service,
has been here for some time at work on
the case, having been sent here specially
for the purpose OF looking into the slavery
traffic. which, il is said, Is being carried on
in a number of counties in the middle dis
trict of Alabama. Franklin, IL is said.
kept a certain negro in servitude for at
least a year
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DEATH COMES SUDDENLY.


Mrs. William r. Halstead, who was the
wife of the Rev. William r. Halstead. pne
of the most prominent Methodist ministers
in the State, and who is securing funds fol
the new Methodist hospital to be built ir
indianapolis. died very suddenly at the fam.
lily residence, 422 East st. Clair street, at :
o'clock this morning.
Death came without warning. Mrs Hal
stead, who was sixty years of age, had ap-
parently been in good health. She had
had heart trouble, but nothing fatal was
apprehended.
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Indiana Man Is Preiate.

BOSTON. Mass, May 23.-The Supreme
Commandery, United Order of the Golden
Cross. at it's session to-day selected Off
GERS, including the following: Supreme
commander, John ID. Young, Winthrop,
Mass; supreme prelate, the Rev. Elizu l..
Dolph, North Vernon, Ind: supreme keeper
of records, w. X. Cooper. Knoxville, Tenn. !;
supreme treasurer, John N. Ehle, Washing
ton. ID. c.: supreme warden, outer gate,
Thomas z. GOSnell, Louisville. XIV
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
Will Reopen To-Morrow.

Mr.. George S. Stebbins. local manager for
George T. Sullivan & Co., the Chicago
brokerage firm which has been forced to
close its doors pending an investigation as
to whether it is a bucket shop or not, stated
yesterday that the firm would reopen it's
doors for business tomorrow. He said the
company was not of the bucket shop class
and that the charges preferred against it
were the result of jealousy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
Not the westport Rank.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 23.-The story
sent out last night under Westport
Conn, date. telling of the alleged defalca-
ton of the former cashier of the West
port National Bank was erroneous There
has been no defalcation at the Westport
National Bank, and the bank is not on
cially closed as stated. The item was in
tended TO refer TO the Southport National
Bank and the word Westport was mad
yertently transmitted instead of Southport.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

THURMOND. w. Va. May 2s.-At least
500 miners on Loup creek refused to go to
work to-day in compliance with the recent
strike order issued by the United Mine
Workers OF America. There was no per-
ceptible change in the output on New river
to-day but operators are fearful that there
Will Se a reduction in their forces at the
mines he coming week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
Alleged Burglar Shot.

CHICAGO, May 23.-After a terrific strug-
gle. in which he probably was fatally
wounded, Ed II. Lucas, who has ma
tional notoriety as a professional burglar.
was captured yesterday. With his right
arm shattered by bullet and his abdomen
perforated by another bullet. he escaped
from three officers and was captured only
when he fell exhausted from loss of blood
He is said TO be known TO the police OF
New York. Philadelphia. Cincinnati. St.
Louis and other large cities
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
CURE FOR L0CKJAW.
Chicago Doctor Finds a Remedy I'm a
New Salt Solution.

Chicago Doctor Finds a Remedy I'm a
New Salt Solution.
CHICAGO. May 23.-It is announced at
the University Of Chicago that DR.. Samuel
A. Matthews, of Chicago, has discovered a
salt solution that will cure lockjaw. uremia.
locomotor ataxia and morphine poisoning.
solution Of calcium chloride, sodium
chloride, sodium sulphate and sodium
citrate is injected in large quantities into
the patients veins. The kidneys in par
ticular are stimulated and the entire ner-
vous system IL benefited. The discovery of
DR.. Matthews was made after he had ex-
perimented along the lines of the theories
advanced by Profs. Jacques Loeb and AL
bert p. Matthews, who held that the action
of inorganic salts on tissues Of the body
was electrical.
treatment at the university laboratories, 1t
is said. have proved it successful.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
CASUALTIES AT A FIRE.
Seven Persons Severely Burned by an
Explosion OF Gas.

CARLISLE. KY. May 23.-Seven persons
were burned by an explosion of gas and
many others less seriously hurt by frag-
ments from falling walls during the prog
ress OF fire which destroyed the Carlisle
grade school building. The fire department
VAS pcwerless. as the gasoline engine
turned over and was broken TO pieces upon
It's arrival at the scene, leaving only a hand
engine and small fire extinguishers. The
Paris fire department. responded promptly,
nut could not be or service when IL ar
rived.
On the explosion OF gas confined in an
upper room the flames burst forth and
caught several persons In the hall, who
were fearfully burned. Among them were
the Rev. f. NJ. finder, L. O. Dorsey
Thomas George, Joseph Day. Scudder
Grain. Chief or Police &. c. Dunn and H
X. Ewing. score OF persons were hurt
By the falling walls. but no one was killed.
finder and Dorsey are the worst injured,
and may lose their eyesight The engine
turned over on Mayor Kennedy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
Stabbed i'm the Arm.

David Adams was stabbed in the right
arm last night by Rufus Macie, who lives
on Sixteenth street. The men were quar-
reling about some work they were doing
Both are hod carriers, and they got into an
argument over one of the hods. and Macie
drew his knife and stabbed Adams in the
arm. The wound was dressed at the City
Dispensary. Adams and Mac!e were both
AGED under arrest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

tomorrow 1t will open freight line be-
tween Chicago and ST. Louis. passenger
service will be started later The route Is
over the Chicago & Eastern Illinois track
to Shelbyville, ILL.,, and thence over the
Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago & st. Louis
rails TO st. Louis. The distance Is 325 miles.
New trackage Is laying that viii shorten
the route to 2SS miles
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
Found the Man.
Chicago Journal

A letter came to this country from Rus
STA bearing the simple address. IF. Simon.
America" and the postal authorities deiv-
cred IL TO the man for whom IL was intend
ed. II travelled $3.50 miles 10 reach the
New York postoffice. but no +. Simon was
known there. Then the letter went TO
where there are many rims Some one
out there had heard of an F. Simon in
jamestown. N. Y, and sent IL East again,
and +. +. Simon. OF jamestown. said that
IL was his.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
AN EIGHTEEN-HOUR TRAIN.
Pennsylvania VIII Run the Manhat-
tan Limited Fastcr

PITTSBURG. May 23.-Oficers of the
Pennsylvania system have concluded to
make the Manhattan limited an eighteen
hour train from Cincinnati to New York,
with extra fares of 81. and taking effect
tomorrow. the Path instant. that train
will leave Cincinnati at lis p. m, arriv-
ing at New York next morning at Sis be-
ing exactly an eighteen-hour train. This is
the only important change In the through
schedule Of the Pennsylvania system which
differs from Its announcement made on
Sunday night last.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
ARSENAL BLOWN UP.
Gen. Frins Killed and Twenty-One
Dominicans MOrtalIy Wounded.

SANTO DOMINGO, May 23.-The arsenal
at Santiago was blown up yesterday by
enemies of the present government and
General Frias was killed and twenty-one
persons MORALLY wounded. The troops are
pursuing Gen. Jose Alvarez, who is said to
be the author of the explosion.
The gunboat Colon, which was conveying
General Deschamps to Sanchez, has been
lost off Cape Espada. Deschamps and four
others saved themselves in a boat, but the
remainder of the crew was lost.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
Obituary..

DIES MONIES. Ia. May 23.-Hon. Ber-
nard H. Garrett is dead at Let's Ia, after
a continuous residence there OF hfty years
He retired in apparently good health, and
was found dead In the morning. Prior 10
his removal 10 Iowa he served two terms
in the Kentucky Legislature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
Mfrs. Robert Termination Dead,

Mrs. Robert Remington. seventy years
of age, died yesterday at the family resi-
dence, 1905 South Delaware street. The fu-
neral will occur tomorrow at ID. m.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

Range Company. OF which Mr.. Bradley is
one of the largest stockholders ana
director. majority of his creditors are
Pittsburg banks for money due on notes
secured by various stocks, mostly Of the
Pittsburg Stove Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
Fire mt Louisville.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. May 2s.-Fire to-
night destroyed the machinery and stock
OF the Falls City Shirt Company. at Eighth
and Main streets. The building was badly
damaged. The stock OF the Carter Dry
Goods Company. In an adjoining ware
house. also suffered The losses are: Falls
City Shirt Company. stock and building.
S70,voo; Carter Dry Goods Company, $l2. 900;
all partly insured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
Charlie. n. Bradley Bankrup,.

PITTSBURG. Pa. May 23-Charies III.
Bradley. prominent business man. to-day
nied petition IN bankruptcy in the United
- tfll,15S and assets at s499.972 OF the
assets there are f313.l05 in stocks and bonds
principally OF the Pittsburg Stove and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

Kruse & Dewenter. celebrated warm air
furnaces, Nos. 427-429 East Washington
street
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Accommodating Boy.
PhIladelnhia RECORD.

Philadelphia Record.
The street urchin. ever on the alert to
add to ais earthly store. has discovered
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CHICAGO. May 23-The Chicago & East
ern Illinois Railroad to-das announced that
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-11
ON INHERITANCES.
Heirs Must Pay the tax-State Treas.
urer Collects lit.

The new law, taxing inheritan-
ces, goes into effect about the goth
of May, County Clerk Moses has
received copy of the new session
laws, from which it appears that
the Inheritance act should collect
"a large revenue for the state. The
tax is levied against the sum that
heirs receive, but does not affect
estates whose total value is under
$4,000. In case there is reason sto
believe that the administrator s
appraisement is low, provision is
made for an independent appraise-
ment, and for taking testimony
relative to the value of the property
in the estate When the estate
goes to heirs of the first degree,
that is wife, husband, daughter,
son, and the like, thelevyis one per
centum against the portion of each
heir. 1t is collected by the state
treasurer, and placed in the general
fund. In the case of uncles, aunts,
and other relatives or other heirs of
the second degree, the rate of tax
alton is two per cent of all above
$4,000. In relationship further
removed. or in the case of bequests
to corporate bodies, the rate is
three per cent from $500 to SIS, 900;
four per cent from S., 900 to- $40
900, five per cent to $50. 900 and
six per cent on bequests above the
latter figure.
The law provides that the coun-
ty clerk shall provide the state
treasurer with copies of appraise
ment and many other papers filed
by the administrator in estates sub
jeet to the tax and establishes a
complete system that seems to make
it impossible for the payment of
the. tax to be avoided. A similar
law is in successful operation in
nearly all other states. s. =
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-11

-Mrs. T, G Case and daughter
Ethel went to Independence on Fri
day mornings boat fora visit with
friands
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~ ~ F5ssF ii s1Ts Z
AFTER WATER RIGHTS.
Appropriates Large Portion of Mary's
River for Power Purposes. - p

Ss.85.t tt.-.s S-2ssS3.s5e 4.3it - yssE-
]. H Wilson has filed with the
county recorder a legal document
that purports to secure water rights
in Mary's river for the purpose of
maintaining electrical power
or other plants, wherever such
light or power is required. No
place is designated where such
plants are to be located. but it is
supposed Corvallis is the market
sought.
The document was filed April 7,
and has been placed on record. It
gives notice of the appropriation Of
water from Mary's river to the full
extent of the capacity thereof from
May to November, and to that
quantity during the rest of the year
said water to be conveyed by ditch,
canal, fume or pipe line, to be
known as the Benton Power Com
pany's hume: said water to be own
ed by J. H. Wilson. his heirs or
assigns: the headgate to be con-
structed at a point indicated by a
rock on Mary's river above bridge
number 90 on the Corvallis & East
ern railroad, situated 100 yards
from said bridge and on the lands
of P. HI Springer; said fume or
canal or ditch to be six feet deep
and six feet wide, or if circular
form to have a capacity capable
of'carrying 5000 miners cubic in
ches under six inch pressure.