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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
FIFTY GALLONS A MINUTE
HARRI COMPRESSED AIR PUMP
1--WE FINAL TEST.
Indianapolis Capital Int~erested-Big
Oil Strike at Parker-CrOps in
Porter County.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
DELPHI, Ind, Sept. 5.-The Harris Com
pressed Air Pump Company made its final
test Friday with a machine it has been
experimenting with in the oil fields near
this city. 1t was very satisfactory, the
pump working perfectly at the rate of
fifty gallons a minute. n large delega-
ton of capitalists from Indianapolis and
Lafayette were present when the final test
was made. Arrangements have been made
to organize a company at once, with a
capital of $4,000, each share being worth
800. The policy of the company will be
to install plants to pump oil fields for a
specified per cent. of the oil pumped. The
pumps will be manufactured at Indianap-
oils, but the headquarters of the company
will be in this city. The officers of the
company were selected Friday as follows:
President, Capt. Marks, Of Lafayette; Treas
urer, James A. Shirk, of Delphi; secretary
Charles Pollard, of Delphi; general man.
ager, Walter B. Harris, of Indianapolis.
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REUNION OF BATTERY A
INTERESTING PROGRAMME FOR THE
EVENT Is ANNOUNCED.
Parsdes, Prize Drills, Camp Fire,
Smoker and Outing Some of the
Features Planned.

Tn committees having in charge the ar
engagements for the reunion of the members
OF Battery A held a meeting at the Armory
at Sixteenth street and Senate avenue last
night and the official programme for the
three days celebration was adopted. 1t
follows.
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HI HENRY TO THE RESCUE
WILL SAVE LAFAYETTE UNIONISTS
GREAT HUMILIATION MONDAY.
Minstrel Band Will Take the Place
of N~OnuniOn Musical Organixa-
ton Of Chalmers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 5.-~Columbian
Park is being prepared for the Labor day
celebration. which this year promises TO
eclipse all former demonstrations. Charles
Ripley. grand marshal of the parade, has
received word that Hi Henry's minstrel
band will participate in the parade. and
this will enable the Central Union to cancel
the contract with the Chalmers band,
which is distasteful to most unionists be-
cause its members are not affiliated with
the American Federation of Musicians.
After business hours tonight Lafayette
will enter upon a two days holiday. Most
Of the downtown stores will not open at
all OH Monday, and every business house
will be closed during the afternoon. Grand
Marshal Ripley expects to have 100 union
men In line in the parade. The Rev. Nj. j.
Byrne, Hon. A. o. Reser and the Rev. Mr..
Dyke will make addresses. They will talk
on the capital and labor problem.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
AN OBLIGING JUDGE.
Bolk, Terre Haute, Will Be
Allowed to Enjoy Labor Day.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 5.-William
Bolk was tried in Police Court for shoot
ing August Matheny, a ellow-workman
at the brewery. Matheny has a slight
wound in the back, but he says Bolk tried
to kill him.. Bolk says the revolver was dis
charged accidentally. Both agree that Bolk
had complained to Matheny that he was
working overtime in violation of rules of
the union, but Matheny also says bolk was
so incensed about it that he shot him in
malice. Judge Rawley, of the Police Court,
withheld sentence until Tuesday that Bolk
might not be deprived of participating in
Labor day exercises on Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
WIFE MAY LOSE AN EYE.
Severe Chastisement of Brown County
Woman by Her Husband.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Sept. 5.-From Nash
vile, Brown county, comes the story of a
serious fight which occurred last night, in
which a woman came near losing an eye,
and others connected with the affair were
somewhat injured. The story goes that Ma
rion David thought TO break a long oyster
fast and prepared for himself an oyster
stew. but before beginning his repast went
wife decided she was entitled TO the sue
culent connection and ate the same. When
her husband returned and learned the fate
of his stew he became enraged and gave
his wife a. beating, damaging one eye TO the
extent that it is feared she will lose it.
This fight brought on another between
David and his father-in-law and brother
in-law. All the participants have been ar
rested and placed under $3.50 bond each.
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Ohituary.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 5.-Edward Nj. Col
Inns. general superintendent of the Missouri,
slight accident suffered several weeks ago.
In descending from a car he ran a nail into
his foot. fever resulting from the injury.
Mr.. Collins was a native of Abba, Ia, and
was we'll known in railroad circles.
EAST HAMPTON, l.. l., Sept. 5.-Lorenzo
Guernsey Woodhouse is dead at his sum-
mer home here of apoplexy, aged sixty-three
years. He was formerly New York buyer
for Marshall Field & Co, of Chicago, in
which firm he held ar interest.
PANA, ILL.,, Sept. 5.-Rev. +. H. Gordon.
a graduate of the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary at Louisville, KY, died
to-day. He had founded seminaries at Bag
dad and at Simpsonville, Ky.
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Testimony of an indianapolis a
ing Man. Who Says Baker, the De-
PENDANT, Was Struck First.
wILLARD's ASsAILANTS HELD
VICTIM OF STABBING AT NORTH
WEBSTER PROBABLY WILL DIE.
Frank Baker, One of the Assailants,
Ii a Former Comrade of the No.
toriOus Marvin
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind. Sept. 5.-"Frederiek
Kizer came to his death from the effects Of
a bullet wound from a revolver in the hands
of A. j. Baker" This was the verdict rem
dered to-day by County Coroner Trueblood,
after holding an inquest in connection with
Thursday nights tragedy.
II nave made no attempt to fix the re-
sponsibility for the shooting" said Coroner
Trueblood to the Journal representative.
but will a that matter TO the courts.
All / am interested in just at present is in
establishing beyond any question that
Baker did kill Kizer. On this point I am
thoroughly satisfied"
But two witnesses were introduced who
really saw the shot fired, other eyewit-
nesses holding themselves aloof and desir-
ing to avoid connection with the case if
possible.
John P. Angle. an indianapolis travelling
man. was talking with Baker at the time
kizer came up, and testified that Kizer
struck twice at Baker before the latter
shot, one blow taking effect on Bakers jaw.
He further stated that Baker had strong
provOcation for his action, and said he did
not know either man, having never seen
them before. He was asking Bake about
the time of q Street-car when the trouble
arose. His story tallies with that of Baker
and he VIII be the strongest witness for
the defense. He further testified that the
men were In q clinch when the shot was
fired.
Harry NJ. Sullivan, q local newspaper
man, saw the shooting and testified that
the men were at least four feet apart when
Baker fired. He saw no blows struck, but
says that kiZer was approaching Baker,
nalf Keeling at the time of the shooting.
He assisted in caring for Kizer after he
was shot. The other half-dozen witnesses
who were examined failed to give any ma
terial testimony, none of them having seen
the shot fired, although they were attracted
by the noise and were present a few sec
onds after.
1T was said that a charge of murder in
the first degree would be placed against
Baker by Prosecuting Attorney Vestal, to
forestall the attempt of the defense to Sc
cure Bakers release on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings, which are threatened unless the
murderer is given a hearing at once. Ex-
element has subsidized materially since the
shooting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
BROOMCORN CROP OUTLOOK.
Good Tonnage Is Expected-QuaIity
Superior tn that of Last Year.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PARIS, ILL.,, Sept 5.-Probably 5 per cent.
of the Illinois broomcorn crop is in the
sheds, and the favorable conditions which
have prevailed for two weeks nave very
materially increased the prospect for a
good tonnage on all the plant in the north
ern district. The quality so far is superior
to that of last year. AS yet no trouble has
been experienced in getting harvest hands.
During the past week the demand for
corn has been fair, the price ranging from
$40 to 500 per ton, some growers still re-
fusing TO sell at the latter price. 1t is re-
ported that a Nation brokerage firm has
purchased one new crop at $50 a ton, this
being a pretty good start for the brush.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
Fort Wayne Baptist Association.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind, Sept. 5.-The thirty-ffth
annual session of the Fort Wayne Baptist
Association will be held in Warsaw next
week. The session will begin on Tuesday
and will close on Thursday evening. One
hundred and fifty delegates representing
the sixteen Baptist churches in the dis
trict will participate in the work of the
session, which usually attracts a large mum.
Der of visitors from various points in north
ern Indiana. The mission work Will re-
of the Sunday school and b. Y. p. T.. work
will be discussed at separate sessions by
able speakers from Chicago, Kalamazoo.
Terre Haute. Huntington and other places.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
MINERS Go ON STRIKE.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Sept. 5.-One hundred
miners, who live in Rosedale and work in a
mine at Jessup, four miles away, have gone
on a strike because the Vandalia Railroad
company charges them 50 a month for fare
to and from the mine each day. The miners
have complained that this is extortionate,
and at the miners state headquarters here
it is said to be a higher rate than usually
charged. 1t is cited that men go from
&c Eastern Illinois, a much longer ride, for
81 a month. The strike is peculiar in the
fact that it cannot be dealt with under the
provisions of the annual contract between
Indiana miners and operators. 1t is not
a question that is capable of settlement by
arbitration because the operator is not re-
sponsible for the railroad rate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
Farmer Fatally Hurt.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. SOLVER Spen-
Ger, CT Bethel, this county, was probably
fatally hurt to-day while helping to operate
a road scraper. The horses hitched to the
machine became entangled i'm a wire, and
Spencer got down to free them. One of the
horses kicked and struck Spencer just back
of the temple. He was picked up uncon-
scious, with his skull fractured. Spencer is
a well-to-do farmer. He;> with other men,
was engaged I'm working out taxes on the
road when the accident occurred.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
Machinist's Thrilling Experience.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 5.-Norman
Baughman, an employe of the Robinson
machine works. had a thrilling experience
to-day and narrowly escaped being killed
outright or fatally injured. While stand
ing near a belt it caught in his clothing
and he was carried to the ceiling Of the
room. With great presence of mind, he
caught hold of the rafters and chung there
while the belt went on. tearing eff almost
every shred of his clothing. B%aughman
was not hurt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

New York Times.

New York Times.
When off duty Professor Richards of Yale
enjoys a joke. and his pupils often come TO
him when they have heard a new one. He
adds to the fun sometimes with a witticism
or his own. Such was the case when one
of the students perpetrated the following
antiquity:
Professor, wouldn't you like a good re-
ceipt for catching rabbits?'
why, yes" replied the professor. "What
IS it?"
We'll, you crouch down behind a thick
stone wall and make a noise like a turnip.
answered the youth, giggling in ecstacy.
Quick as a fash came the reply:
"Oh. a better way than that would be for
you TO go and sit quietly In a bed Of cab
baGe heads and look natural"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
KNOWN AS A BAD MAN.
Charles Price, Alleged Detroit MUIR
derer, FormerI Lived in Indiana.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Sept. 5.-Charles
Price, alias Charles Waltz, the alleged muir
derer of little Alphonso Wilmes. of Detroit,
Mich, and on whose head the Detroit Of
ficers nave placed a price of sl,00o. was I'M
til a few weeks previous to the murder of
the Wilmes boy a resident OF this city.
While here Price was known as Charles
Miller" and the reputation he earned here
was not good. He is a victim Of strong
drink, and during a protracted spree last
April enticedsa number of small children
into a lumber yard and threatened TO kill
them with a dirk knife. He was arrested
and given a Jail sentence. After serving his
term he left the city for the East.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DELPHI, Ind, Sept. 5.-The Delphi Lum-
Der Company. the oldest and one of the
most substantial manufacturing plants Of
this. city, will move from its present loca-
ton to the new two-mile switch, built by
the Commercial Club, north of Delphi, con-
Meeting the Monon and Wabash railroads.
A fine building is being erected and the
plant will be one of the modern planning
mills of the State. TIL Commercial Club
built the switch within the past year and
already has five new industries located on
it. 1t has proved the opening of a boom
for Delphi.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
Lightning strikes a Flat.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 5.-Light-
ming struck the X. of p. block in this city
to-day and tore a hole through the roof
that flooded a portion of the X. of p. hall
and also the living apartments of City Mar
shall Pratt. Mrs. Pratt and a nephew were
in the apartments and were stunned. but
otherwise no person was injured, though
there were many people in the flats. The
shock broke all OF Mrs. Pratt's dishes, but
no other damage was done.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
Eight Thousand Men Locked Out.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept Slight thou
sand men employed on the river front nave
been locked out by the steamship COM
panies and a struggle for supremacy begun
between the New Orleans Steamship Asso-
citation, comprising every steamship line
entering this port, and the 'longshoremen's,
screwmen's, stevedores' and freight-hand-
lers' unions. The unions demand more pay.
fewer hours and the enforcement of GER
tain regulations for loading and unloading
vessels. The steamship lines declare that
the demands of the unions are unreasonable
and unjust.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
Injured by Vicious Horse.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. 5.-Ernest Parker,
this city, is suffering from severe injuries
received in an unexpected manner last
evening. He had a vicious horse under the
care of a professional horse trainer. He
started to lead the subdued horse home,
when il plunged at him viciously and
kicked the buggy to pieces. Parker and
the wreck of the buggy were found in the
road, but the horse cannot be located
Parker was kicked on the head and is in a
serious condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
Travelling salesman. Arrest.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Sept. 5.-Arthur
Wedge, travelling salesman for a Chicago
sponge house. was arrested to-day for
forging a check for $50 with the name Of
y local drug house to which he sold goods.
and getting $50 on it at d hotel. He had been
on a spree. lie confessed and gave the
name of Albert Wedge. of the Day Rubber
Company, and Harry and Z. Wedge. of the
Mitt Drug Company, of st. Louis. <as
brothers. and his own home as 1913 *
dale avenue, St. Louis. Chief of Police Ay-
onS telegraphed to the brothers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

SYRACUSE. ". Y, Sept. 81. C. Keller
Association of Letter Carriers to-day, de-
feating John ID. Holland. of Boston. by a
vote OF $50 to ISL. The other officers elected
are: Vice president, j.. c.. Bunton. Hobok-
en-. n. j.; secretary. Edward j. Cantwell.
Brooklyn; treasurer, George w. Butter
field. Bay City, Mich: executive committee,
John Syracuse, y. Y; c. b.
ingalls,. Oswego. ". Y; M. r. Finnen.
Bloomington. ILL.,, and @. ". Davidson, ST.
Loais. Portland. Ore, was selected for the
next convention.
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with poisoning his husband. Robert J.
Drake. by administering tartar emetic and
sulphate of zinc, has been set for the No
vember term of court The change was
made from the September term by agree
ment Of Attorneys Martin and Livingood.
for defense, and Radcliffe and McCabe, for
the State.
Mrs. Drake has been released on a bond
of SIS. 900. Mrs. brakes first trial was at
the June term of court. The jury was out
three days and disagreed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
DESERTED HUSBAND AND CHILD.
Mrs. Wheaton,, of Michigan City, No
Longer Loved Her Family.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Sept. Mrs.
Almon Wheaton. of this city, eloped Fri
day night with Frank Keith, a boarder at
the Wheaton home. Mrs. Wheaton left a
letter stating that she no longer loved her
husband and little daughter and that she
was going away for good. She urged her
husband TO apply for a divorce at once
and stated that he could have their home
TO do with as he pleased. 1t is believed
that Mrs. Wheaton and Keith have gone
TO Chicago. Wheaton will make NO at
tempt to induce his wife TO return.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Sept. 5.-George Mang-
nelli, aged thirteen, while riding one Of his
fathers delivery horses bareback this morn
ing. was thrown over its head, the animal
stepping on his face and groin. He is be-
lieved To have sustained internal injuries
that will result in his death, having been
unconscious most of the time since.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 5.-Marx Gum
berts and John Pritchard. weIl-known bust
ness men, who are also contractors and
competitors for city work. met this even
ing and had a fight on the street. Both men
were badly battered and bloody when pulled
apart. Neither was armed, but they went
at 1t in a rough and tumble fashion. a
contest for the street-sweeping contract
was probably responsible for the trouble.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind. Sept. 5.-The Lo-
gansport Presbytery will meet for its fall
session in the Presbyterian Church at Bour-
bon next week. The presbytery is COM
posed of forty-two churches and thirty
eight ministers. The territory includes
from Logansport to Michigan City and
Hammond TO Bourbon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. Sept. 5.-Dr. S.
b. Towne, now presiding elder of the Green
castle district, will be appointed to the pas
torate of the First Methodist Church, Mich
igan City. by the Northwest Indiana Con-
ference now in session at South Bend. DIR.
j. H.. Cissill, who for two years has been
pastor of the Methodist Church in this
city, has been granted a s-uperannuated
relation. DR.. Towne has served the limit
as presiding elder of the Greencastle dis
trict.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
wOMAN'S SERIOUS FALL.
TumbIes from Blue River Bridge
During EpiIeptic Attack.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, Sept. 5.-Mrs.
George Criner, of Raysville, while crossing
a bridge over Blue river this evening, had
an epileptic attack and tumbled off the
bridge, falling a distance of twenty-five
feet. Her cries attracted the attention of
passers-by, and she was rescued before she
got into the water. Her collarbone was
broken and she suffered other serious in
juries, but she will probably recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
PORTER COUNTY CROPS.
Fields Are Rich with Natures Wealth
and Prospects Are Bright.

unU FTUspects Are BrIght.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Sept. 5.-While there
have been complaints of light corn crops
in parts of the county this year, it is the
belief of many of the more experienced
farmers that there was never a better pros
pect for corn than at the present time.
The recent rains have added new life to
growing crops. especially on the hill lands.
The hills are usually without a crop of any
kind, while this years record adds a new
lease of life TO that section of the country.
Wheat, oats, corp and hay have never
matured as they have this year and the
clover crop, which is rapidly coming on,
bids fair to the closing of an unusually
successful year for the Porter county
farmer.
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Catholics Going to Dayton.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, Sept. 5.-The st.
Joseph Benevolent Society of his city is
arranging to go to Dayton. O.. on Sept 20
to attend the national assembly of German
Catholic societies. One hundred and fifty
members will go and in addition there will
be others who will swell the delegation to
about five hundred.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

State Holiness Christian Conference
to he Held I'm that City.

to He Held in that City.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Sept. 5.-The annual State
Holiness Christian Conference will be held
in this city, beginning Oct. 6 and continu-
ing for five days. The Apollo rink, with a
capacity for $500 people, will be used for
the sessions, at which about 800 visiting
ministers and church officials are expected
TO be present. The holiness conference is
almost identical with that of the Methodist
denomination, except that presiding elders
the famous Texas evangelist. will have
charge Of the night meetings and the MEM
bers of the denomination are planning for
the greatest spiritual %upheaval ever held
in this city.