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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-18
TOWN WILL BE MOVED.

Village Of Twelve Mile to he Trans
ferred tn n Railroad Site.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINAMAC, Ind. March 1.-THE town Of
Twelve Mile, not far from winamac. will
be moved within two months about half
mile to the line of the c., r. & NJ Rail-
way. When the township voted a subsidy
Of $4,000 to the railroad the electors over
looked clause providing that the line
should be built within half a mile Of the
village. When the survey was made efforts
were put forth to have the line built
through the village, but the company re-
fused.
AS the merchants need the railroad a
number of mass meetings have been held.
resulting in the decision to move the entire
town to the railroad line, and this action
will be taken as soon as the roads are good
enough for the accomplishment of the work.
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Indiana Notes.

TERRE HAUTE.-The Rev. c. w. Tu--
rell, OF Fredonia, Kan. has accepted call
to Plymouth Congregational Church; The
congregation OF the First Baptist Cnurch
believes 1t will receive a favorable answer
to the call 1T made to the Rev. ID. b. Chan
ey, of Racine. Wis. 1t is also probable
that the Rev. II. H. Wentworth, of New
Hampshire, will be the new pastor of the
First Congregational Church.
HARTFORD CITY.-The verdict of Cor
oner w. A. Hollis on the inquest over the
killing of Steven Evilszer exonerates City
Marshal Nelson Worley from any blame In
the death OF Evilsizer. The verdict Is to
the effect that Evilsizer met his death at
the hands OF Marshal Worley, who was act
ing In his official capacity, who fired unpre-
meditatedy and justifably in self-defense.
observation-disclosures James E.
Watson will deliver an address before the
members of the Kickapoo Club of Peoria,
poned meeting Of the Lincoln League OF Iii
noisg Other speakers will be Leslie M:
Shaw, secretary of the treasury. and
Charles Emory Smith, former postmaster
general.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were frightened
away from the home of Mr.. George r.
Gamble. corner Of Harrison and Broadway,
Monday evening by two shots fired through
hands Of Mrs. Gamble. officers were on the
scene soon after the shooting, but failed
to find any traces of the marauders.
DECATUR.-Oscar. the two-year-old son
OF MT. ana Mrs. Gustav Schelman, was
scalded to death Monday afternoon in this
city. The child was playing on the floor
when 1t accidentally fell into a bucket of
hot water. Death resulted before medical
aid could be summoned.
WINDFALL-Charles Speary, of Sum-
mitville. twenty-five years old, has been
arrested here on the charge of stealing
horse and buggy at or near that place and
has been turned over to the Summitville
officers.
NEW CASTLE.-The Maxim Building
Company has let the contract for an cleo
trio elevator for their building. This is the
first Of the kind In the town, as well as the
first passenger elevator, and will be a nov
city here.
RICHMOND.-William Kruger, Of tails
city, has been chosen one OF the resident
physicians of the Cincinnati City Hos
pital. He was given fourth place in a
class of twenty-four, eight being success
full.
PORTLAND.-The art exhibit of the city
schools has begun, and includes not only
work done in the schools, but much away
from here, the latter including several from
the brush of Gruelle. Of Indianapolis.
SULLIVAN.-There are twelve mild
cases of smallpox here. A stringent and ef-
fective quarantine is being maintained.
TELL CITY.-Tymore Latin, While work.
ing in the woods, was struck by falling
limb. He is in a critical condition
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r. McCREA, Agent,
5oS-So7 Law Building.
WHAT A STRIKE IN HOLLAND MEANS
Complete Ending OF Traffic when One
IL ON I'm that Country.

Complete Ending OF Tramc when one
II on I'm that Country.
Golfers Weekly.
Something unusual In the way Of strikes
has just occurred in Holland. 1t began
through an engine driver on the Hol-
landsche Railway refusing TO shunt train
into premises where the workers were al
ready on strike. He declined to do what he
called "scab work" He was discharged.
but his association supported him and all
the 1900 employees OF the two great rail-
ways in the country came out as one man.
Such united action has never been seen In
Holland before.
The decision to stop all trains was ar
rived at on Friday night. Jan. 30. and on
results followed. All the stations were
closed and guarded by the military. which
had been hurried to the chief points, es-
pecially to Amsterdam, where the strike
originated. The mails were carried I'm
motor cars which the minister responsible
from private owners. One trainload OF pas
sengers on the way to Germany was de-
layed at Amsterdam six hours. and the un-
fortunate passengers were afraid 10 leave
the train lest IL should go on without them.
Humorous incidents were not lacking. An
dam to Rotterdam. They Travelled part
way in cabs and other vehicles; then they
got a train part of the remainder or the
way but the engine driver struck when he
got some distance on and the singers had
TO walk the rails to complete their journey.
A crowded house awaited them, but they
had neither instruments nor costumes. so
they gave "Fidelio'' In the clothes they
had Travelled In and the music was supplied
by piano.
way company gave In TO the men and the
ofr ended
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BROTHERS COMMIT SUICIDE.
DR.. A. b. Mckee and Charles Mckee
End Lives with Morphine.

ST. LOUIS, March 17.-Dr. A. B. Mckee
was found dead and his twin brother.
Charles Mckee, dying in the stable of DR..
Mckee. at Edwardsville, H.. to-day, under
circumstances that indicate dual suicide to
escape the disgrace that threatened the
physician and which his brother dreaded
as much as if it were his own. This expla-
nation grows out of the arrest of DR.. Nc
Kee on a charge of criminal assault only a
few days ago. He was known to have been
greatly worried over the case, but 1t was
not thought he would commit suicide.
When the bodies were discovered DR.. Nc
Kee had been dead several hours and
Charles Mckee was breathing family, but
died fifteen minutes later Death came from
the administration of morphine. DR.. Nc
Kee, who was forty years old. had an ex-
cellent practice. He leaves widow and one
child
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ANOTHER TIN PLATE MERGER


Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March 17.-Great
interest is being manifested here in the
meaning of q circular letter issued by the
Juniata Steel and Iron Company, of this
CITY, calling for a meeting of the stockhold-
ers in this city on March 20 and stating the
object of the meeting TO be 10 consider
the giving TO A. NJ. Neeper of Pittsburg
option to purchase the plant and good
will of the company. The Juniata Com
pany has just completed the erection and
equipment OF a tin plate mill, one of the
most complete plants In the country, which
was built on ground furnished by the Com
mercial Club. partly with the bonus of 800
600 given the company by the club. $40 600
having been paid over In the original
contract with the company there could be
no sale of the plant until the expiration of
five years, but this feature was eliminated
recently In the deciding of the ground TO
the company on which the plant stands,
comprising twenty-five acres.
In explanation Of the letter to the stock
holders, local stockholders say that the
company has been unable TO open its plant
on account OF the impossibility OF indie
pendent companies securing steel for the
plant and they say that the present move
means only that the independent companies
OF the country. some seventy In number.
are FORMING . combination whereby thav
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More Important.
Chunns.

ChumS.
A young American gained permission to
visit Woolwich Arsenal. He was taken
about by a colonel of artillery, and shown
the great collection of England's trophies,
including guns from Sebastopol, Lucknow,
Vittoria and last but not least in the eyes
of the visitor, cannon captured in the
American war of independence at Bunker
Hill.
$50 you Britishers carried away that
gun, did you, colonel?" asked the young
American.
YES
THAT'S so, is it?''
"It is"
''WeIl I tell you what we did"
"What?'
"Why, we kept the hill"
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ROCK SPRINGS. wyo.. March 1.-THE
Red desert is inundated for miles east of
Rock Springs and the salt wells drilling
station is completely under water. Large
quantities of supplies belonging TO the Bel
GO American Drilling Company have been
ruined or swept away. The water has
backed up against the Union Pacific en-
bankment to a depth of twenty feet in
places The embankment has not yet been
cut, but there Is danger that this will occur,
and track walkers are kept constantly on
the move over the threatened section.
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n. q O. Track. washed out.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Ind. March ia crowd
ed Baltimore & Ohio passenger train
barely escaped disaster sixteen miles
east of here to-day. Two hun
dred feet of roadbed along White river
washed out few minutes after the train
passed. The east-bound train due at that
point thirty minutes later also had mar
row escape. Traffic will be interrupted
twenty-four hours or more.
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GREENVILLE, Miss, March 17.-By to-
morrow morning the river will reach a new
high water mark for Greenville. The gauge
tonight stands within five inches of the
1897 mark and is rising at the rate OF. half
foot every twenty-four hours. Government
Engineer Todd has arrived at the Hunt
ington levee and is directing the work. A
telegraph station has been established there
and on a few hours notice a train can be
run from the city loaded with men. With
these conditions danger at this point is
lessened and with the 100 convicts and 200
negroes now at work the levee can be easily
made to hold the expected rise.
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Killed by the Fast Mail.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, March Hilary Nc
Donald, brakeman. met a terrible death
last night near East Germantown. He was
sent out to flag west-bound freight, and
while waiting is supposed to have sat down
on the track. No. 2, the fast mail train,
struck him, and freight and wreck train
also ran over the body before it was found.
1t was horribly mangled. Mcdonald was
about twenty-three years old and his home
was at Fletcher, o.
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OVER THREE MILES WIDE.
Break i'm the Texas 81 Pacific EN-
bankment Is Widening.

NATCHEZ. Miss, March 17.-Reports
from Bougere, La, tonight are to the eff
feet that the break, which included the
Texas & Pacific embankment, had opened
up to more than three miles. The water is
filling the swamp. flooding the lower Sec
ton Of Concordia parish, across to Black
river. This water will make it's way to
the Red river and back again into the Mis-
sissippi. Sacks and lumber have been
shipped to the scene Of the break and the
ends will be reverted
With good weather for the past two
days the crucial work on Sycamore levee
in Concordia parish, has been completed
The weakest point of this levee was in the
boards had rotted, causing the levee to
wobble. The low places in Green's private
levee, eighteen miles below Vidalia have
been filled with sacks of dirt
The river here was stationary yesterday.
but rose 2 in the twenty-four hours past
and now stands four feet above the danger
line.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-18
May Sell the Plant.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, March ia PROPOSE
ton looking to the sale of the municipal
electric light plant is again before the City
Council. and the matter is in the hands of
a special committee. The would-be pur-
chaser Is Morris j. Horley, of Philadelphia,
representative of Berton Sc Storrs, bank
ers, 40 Wall street, New York. If it is found
that a tangible proposition for purchase
can be made it is very probable the people
The plant was built on instructions from
the people, who voted for 1t six to one.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DECATUR, Ind, March lit develops
that the boy tramp killed here Sunday
morning by an Erie freight was the son OF
Albert Gray, Of Sims. The tramp was ten
years old and gave his name, just before
dying, as Amos Craig, and his home as st.
Louis. The boys father arrived in Decatur
Tuesday and identified his son. The body
will be taken to Charlottesville on Wednes-
day.
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PAID FOR A BRIDE.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, March ia trial Is in
progress at Diamond. north Of here, which
is attracting considerable attention. James
Vanzo has brought suit to recover $40 from
Antonio Piazzo, which he had paid him for
his niece, Anna Piazzo, pretty young
Austrian Miss Piazzo left her native
land two months ago for this country to
marry William Mundy, a sweetheart of
her childhood, but on her arrival learned
that Mundy had been killed a week be-
fore by falling slate in a mine. She went
to the home of her uncle, Antonio Piazzo,
where she was staying when Piazzo sold
saw Vanzo she refused to marry him, and
vanzo sued Piazzo to recover his money
paid.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, March 1.-THE bust
ness men Of Sullivan have decided that
after April 1 they will not recognize the
local clerks union in any way. Under
union pressure the merchants heretofore
have been closing their stores at o'clock
In winter and 8 o'clock in summer. Re
Gently the clerks demanded o'clock clos
ing hour all the year round. The mer-
chants held several meetings and decided
to refuse the demand and to not recognize
the union hereafter.
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Sunk a 2OO-Barrel Well.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER. Ind, March 17.-It is re-
ported that w. 8. Wickard, of indianapolis,
who purchased the New American Oil
Company's interests east of here, COM
pleted and shot 200-barrel we'll on the
William Bloxsom farm this afternoon. The
well Is located east Of here in the older
territory, and is regarded as one of the
best wells in the field, as it is in territory
where the wells hold up good.
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NEW YORK, March 1.-THE detained
passengers of the steamer Karamania, an
Anchor line steamer, arrived here Tuesday,
March 10, from Marseilles, Palermo and
Naples and reported SIX deaths at sea.
The health officers held the passengers and
crew at Hoffman island under suspicion
that the deaths possibly were due to
cholera. No new cases have appeared.
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Deposited 1000 Nickels.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, March ia sixty-five-
year-oid man, who owns small truck
patch in the outskirts of the city. hauled to
a savings bank this morning 1900 scent
pieces and placed them on deposit. A small
child'S express wagon was used to convey
the bags, which weighed forty-two pounds.
During the past four years he had dropped
into a special box every nickel that had
change.
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w ACI1l<~olo4>s Cn LIT OfcCdSt lOI
Wednesday and Thursday:
Indiana-Fair on Wednesday; Thursday
rain and colder; fresh southeast winds.
Illinois-Fair on Wednesday; warmer in
northeast portion: Thursday rain and cold
er; fresh southeast winds.
Ohio-Fafr on Wednesday; colder in north
portion; Thursday rain; light variable
winds.
Lower Michigan-Fair on Wednesday and
Thursday; variable winds.
kentucky-Fair on Wednesday; Thursday
rain; colder in west portion.
Wisconsin-Fair on Wednesday; Thurs
day rain: colder; fresh northeast winds.
Minnesota-Rain on Wednesday; colder in
west portion: Thursday fair; colder in east
portion; fresh east winds, becoming north
west.
Iowa and Missouri-Rain and colder in
west, fair in east portion on Wednesday;
Thursday rain; colder In east portion.
~Kansas-Rain and colder on Wednesday:
Thursday fair.
Nebraska-Rain and colder on wednes-
day; Thursday fair.
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DEATH CLAIMS BOTH.
David FOULS, a Golf Authority, and
Wife Die Almost Together.

W11e Die ALMOST IOkether.
NEW YORK, March 17.-David FOULS,
noted authority on curling and golf, and
the landscape gardener of Georgian court,
the estate of George Gould at Lakewood,
N. J., and his wife, Elizabeth A. FOULS.
died within a day of each other at their
home in this city. Each was sixty-nine
years of age. Mr.. FOULS died yesterday of
pleurisy, from which he has suffered for
greater part of the winter. His wife died
from paralysis to-day. She collapsed when
told of her husbands death, and it was
grief that doubtless brought on a fatal
seizure. David FOULS for twenty-four
years was secretary of the Grand National
Curling Club of America, until his retire
ment at the last annual election in Sep
TENDER. For years he held the Mitchell.
McClintock and Dalrymple medals for
curling.
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NAV secure the raw material in unlimited
quantities. They affirm that the prospec-
tive transfer of the title to the plant to A
M Neeper is not an actual transfer of the
property, but only in the line of combina-
ton of interests. Many believe that the
tin pate trust is behind the move and that
their property interests at Commercial
Place will suffer in a transfer of the title
of the mill.
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Other Deaths.

WATERLOO. Ia, March he. B. Smith,
president of the Smith, Lychty & Hillman
Company, wholesale grocers, died this
morning of typhoid fever
HELENA, Mont, March H.-Henrietta w.
Brewer, wife of Bishop Brewer, of the
Episcopal diocese of Montana, died this
morning of heart failure. aged sixty years.
SANTIAGO, Chile, March 17.-Senor Eulo-
jio Altamarano, an eminent public man Of
this city. is dead.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 17.-Admiral
Tyrtoff, minister of Marine, died to-day of
heart disease.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-18
Return of C. M. schwab.

NEW YORK March 17.-Charles NJ
Schwab, president Of the United States
Steel Corporation, returned to-day on the
steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm from an ex-
tended tour of Europe. Mr.. Schwab said
to say anything about his intentions until
he consulted his friends Mrs. Schwab ac-
GONNA MED him.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, md, March H.-Last night
burglars gained entrance to the home of
Major Collins, on North Meridian street.
by raising a window and carried off Mr.
Collins fine gold watch, $50 in money,
handsome diamond stud and check for
$40 on which Mr.. Collins to-day stopped
payment. The thieves quietly made their
escape, and there is no clew on which the
police can work.
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Young Man Killed by the Cars.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 17.-Daniel
Patterson, aged twenty-five. of Washing
ton, Ind, formerly employed at a paper
mill here. but who had been home because
of injuries received at the mill, was killed
by the cars to-day while returning to this
city. He was accompanied by Earl Mat
tingly, of Cannellsburg, who was coming
TO the mill TO get work. An Evansville q
Terre Haute train ran over Patterson, who
had not stepped clear of the track.
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WASHINGTON. March lit was learned
the President against William Plimley, who
was nominated to be assistant assessor
of New York. They include allegations of
unfitness and incapacity for the position 10
which Mr. Plimley has been nominated.
These charges are being investigated by
President Roosevelt.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March Nv.
8. Norton, the Marion merchant who con-
ducts seven stores in the Indiana gas belt
on the ''golden-rule" plan, to-day purchased
the general stor of the Z. /. Winters Com
pany In this city. Whenever he buys
stock in which there is tobacco and cigars
he promptly pitches them into the street.
He delivers no goods, sells for cash and
pays his clerks at the end of each day.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. March 1.-THE Ohio
river is falling slowly tonight and stands
AS feet. which is a fall of only one-tenth
of a foot in twenty-four hours. AS the
Mississippi is at a high stage it is believed
the backwaters of the Ohio river will pass
out very slowly.
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Henry county Hesfdents Prepare To
Make q Case in Court.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW CASTLE. Ind. March 17-Prepara-
tions are being made by Harrison township
residents to fight the $4,000 subsidy recently
voted there for the New Castle, Cadiz, Mar
kleville. Pendleton & Western Electric Rail-
road The opposition was very bitter at the
time. and ii is now proposed to fight the
matter through the courts. A large fund
has been raised for the purpose. Attorneys
have been employed, and suit will be en-
tered as soon as the tax is ordered placed
on the duplicate. The fight will be made
on the grounds that subsidy cannot be
voted to an electric railroad: that the cleo
ton was illegal because there was no one
opposed to the subsidy on the election
the southern district: that the notice of
election did not specify the year, and was
therefore Illegal
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March 17-David
Mitchell, probably the Oldest man I'm Ili-
nois, celebrated his one hundred and second
birthday anniversary on the farm in Sheri-
dan township, Logan county, where he re-
sides with his son Peter. Mr.. Mitchell has
never used intoxicants, but has used to-
bacco freely. He attributes his longevity
to his TEMPERANCE.
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New Castle Courier Not Sold.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, March 1.-THE
statement to the effect that Charles S.
Hernly had purchased the New Castle
Courier plant is without foundation In
truth Mark o. Waters, present owner and
manager of the Courier, says there is not
a word Of truth in the report and he feels
considerably annoyed by the reports which
have been circulated.
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Indiana Obituary.

SULLIVAN. Ind. March 17.-Thomas AL
Ian Hughes, who was born I'm Sullivan coun-
~ on Dec. Is, 1890. died at his home In this
city last night. In the early part of the
civil war he rganized several detachments
Of the home guard and served the last
year Of the war In the One-hundred- and
fnrtv-ninth Indiana Infantry. He was one
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"Good People" in Delaware.

Baltimore American.
The person who sent an anonymous let
ter to Speaker Anthony, OF the Delaware
LEGISLATURE. threatening to poison him for
his attitude in opposition 20 local option,
was perhaps following a Jealous and hu-
manly Inconsistent impulse in behalf or
the gospel OF love-"