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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
WANTS HIS CITIZENSHIP
FREDERICK III. CHEYNE FILES FINAL
PAPERS IN FEDERAL COURT.
He Is the First to Take Out Natural
ixatiOn Papers i'm This State Since
the New Act.

Frederick III. Cheyne,, president of the
Cheyne Electrical Company Of this city,
yesterday flied in the United States Court
his final papers praying that he be admit
ted to become a citizen of the United
States.
Mr.. Cheyne is the first man to take out
his naturalization papers i'm this State since
the new act of Congress, approved March
g. 1903, was passed. The act of March 3,
1903. provides that the applicant in order to
become a citizen of the United States
must not have violated the provisions of
said act or any of them; that he does not
disbelieve in and is not opposed to all or
ganized government; that he is not a men,
Der of or affiliated with any organization
entertaining and teaching such disbelief in
or opposition TO all organized government;
that he does not advocate or teach the duty,
necessity or prOpriety of the unlawful as
sauiting or killing of any officer or officers,
either or specific individuals or of officers
generally, of the government of the United
States or of any other organized govern
ment, because of his or their official char
acter. This act was passed TO prevent the
immigration of Anarchists into the United
States.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
new TRACTION STATION
FIVE.STORY BUILDING WILL BE
ERECTED In MUNCIE.
Indiana Union Traction Company
Will Build 1t, and the Other Inter-
urban Companies Will Share 1t.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. S.-One of the larg-
est and most substantial buildings in the
State will be the terminal station for trac-
tion companies which will be erected by
the Indiana Union Traction Company on
South Mulberry street in this city.
The building will occupy half of large
block, extending from Charles street on
the north to Howard street on the south.
number of Muncie people have seen the
plans, which are being drawn by a
firm of Indianapolis architects. The build
ing will be five stories high and will be
constructed of stone, brick and steel Fred
IllingSworth & Co., of Muncie, will con-
struct the station. The entire lower floor
will be reserved by the various traction
companies entering the city. The Null
berry-Street front will be used a pas
senger station and the rear of the building
for freight station. The second floor will
be used for the general Offices of the COM
pany and the three top floors will be used
for Office purposes. The property was pur-
chased of Harold March, Of this city. The
different lines having offices in the station
will be the Indiana Union Traction Com
pany, the Muncie, Hartford q Fort
Wayne, the Dayton e. Muncie, the Alex
andria & Muncie and other branches of
the /. u. 7. Company
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
A. M. e. CONFERENCE.
Sfxty-Fifth Annual Meeting Is I'm Ses-
sion at Richmond.

A1Om at
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 2.-The sixty
fifth annual meeting of the Indiana Con-
ference of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church convened at Bethel Church, this
city. this morning to continue for a week.
Bishop Abram Grant, of Indianapolis. is
presiding This morning Rev. Mr.. Price,
of Marion, offered prayer Rev. r. z. Rob-
erts. of Brazil, read the Scripture lesson,
and Rev. c. G. Townsend, of Lafayette,
conducted the service. Rev. Martin Cole
sermon Holy communion was then admin
istered Nearly all the eighty conference
members are present and in addition there
are several lay members of the church. The
election of secretaries resulted as fol-
lows: III. Z. Stewart, Terre Haute, chief
tie, assistant secretary; Rev Herbert Brew
er, Washington. statistical secretary; Rev.
Frank Pettiforst, Kokomo, recording sec
retary; Rev. T. Price, Marion, reporter for
the Christian Recorder.
Announcement was made of the trans
fer of the following ministers to the In
diana Conference since the last meeting:
Rev James Nj. Townsend. of Ohio, TO In
dianapols; Rev. T. Price, of Michigan, to
Marion; Rev. E. A. Johnson, of New York,
TO EVANSVILLE; Rev. Charles Jackson, of
illinois, to Terre Haute; Rev. Benjamin
Roberts, of Michigan. to South Bend.
Bishop Grant announced that the Fourth
district, composed of Indiana, Michigan,
Iowa wisconsin. Illinois and Dakota, has
i'm the last year made 1,243 conversions and
has added ,343 new members to the church.
The increase of the endowment fund of the
Indiana Conference over last year is S755. 73.
During the year there have been no deaths
of pastors.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

Of the Burmah Railway in India, replacing
the time-honored punkah-
The kind used in the shops is simply
fan waved back and forth by machinery
The punkah of East Indian literature is
one-sided palmleaf fan in the hands OF
native. When the thermometer In the
Fahrenheit heat. and the civilian or soldier
in India wishes TO sleep, he has punkah
coolie stand by his bed and wave that fan.
If he is lucky, he sleeps. But just as ne
forgets all his troubles the punkah coolie,
too, is likely to sleep-the coolie having
been born in the heat OF that blast furnace.
Then the civilian or the soldier turns un-
easily and wakes long enough to throw a
shoe at the punkah coolie, who again re-
Sumes his monotonous occupation.
All this is to be changed, and the Lynn
made fan. with Its electric power, VIII sur
up whirlpools In that Gehenna OF heat until
the weary one loses himself in their yor-
tces and so finds blissful Inconsistencies.
OF course, the punkah coolie. his occupa-
or mayhap join that army of the unem-
ployed for whose benefit the British gov
ernment spends millions each year, that the
famine may have as small harvest as
possible.
But think of the loss of romance and liter
ature. How can we lose that phrase In
Kipling's "At the End of the Passage,
"A tattered, rotten punkah of whitewashed
calico was pudding the hot air and whin-
ing dolefully at each stroke?' Is, there any
romance left when We substitute that
whirring cOntrivance or brass and steer
which is to take its place in fact? And
Dickey HIATT, who had no punkah, for a
punkah costs 10 rupees a month'-you re-
member Dickey, of the plain Tales p
Possibly he may be able in future, TO afford
a motor fan of American manufacture. and
there will be no more such plain tales as
his.
A generation yet unborn may write the
romance of the wire cage that incloses
the American air-stirrer, but it is not like
ly The punkah has an honored place in
literature but the new substitute for il is
an abomination unto Oriental romance,
even if an ever-present help in time of
thermal trouble.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
NEWS OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS.


If a sufficient number apply, Mr.. Holmes
win teach class in commercial law.
Miss Love, the critic for the Wednes-
day Echo. has finally chosen her chief edi-
tor. Albert Aronson. The Echo staff is
now complete.
The following seniors have announced
themselves as candidates for the presi-
dency OF their class: Walter Pritchard
Albert Aronson, Garvin Brown, Frank
Doudioan and Ryland Pratt
Geo. Teu Eyck, the promising athlete who
entered the school last year and made
such an excellent showing in the dashes
at field day, is now in Chicago working for
the Armour Packing Company.
An exciting incident occurred yesterday
In the fifth hour chemistry class Mr.
Lotz was showing the pupils an experiment
OF the formation of hydrogen gas when an
accident happened that has occurred to him
but twice In twenty years. The jar in
which the gas was being formed was COW
cred with a saturated paper and the gas
could not escape. The result was a minia-
ture fire works accompanied by the noise
like the explosion OF a large cannon cracker
No damage was done beyond little fright
which caused the girls to scream
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

Creditors of Henry, George and Maggie
Price, partners, engaged in farming at Sey-
mour, Ind, filed an involuntary petition In
bankruptcy in the Federal Court yesterday
afternoon. 1t is alleged in the petition that
Havens q Geddes Company. of this city,
is asked to restrain the firm from enforc-
ing Judgment rendered against the Prices
In the Jackson Circuit Court some time ago.
Two voluntary petitions were also filed:
Isaac Mcintosh, of Brazil, liabilities, Sl01,-
29O.33; assets, $l0,904.50 Franklin Mikels,
of Shadeland, manager of a farm, liabilities,
S, 1856. 30; assets. SIS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
COMING TO INDIANAPOLIS
CARRIAGE MAKERS UNION WILL
TRY TO UNIONIZE PARRY'S SHOP.
Bitter Fight sat Racine May Spread to
the Whole COuntry-TrOuble on
the Great Northern Settled.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RACINE, Wis, Sept. 23.-Promised the
support of the International Carriage and
Wagon Makers Union and the Wisconsin
State Federation of Labor, the fight of the
700 employees of the Racine Sattley Com
pany against that concern promises to wax
bitter. Requests to have twenty discharged
men reinstated were refused. Meetings were
held, and tonight in the presence OF 1000
iaboring men, national and State officers of
unions urged On the fight and the demand
to unionize all carriage and wagon factories
in Racine, employing 1000 men.
"And then," said William Mcpherson,
president of the International Carriage
Workers Union, I'VE will go to Indianapolis
and fight David M. Parry, the carriage
manufactures and head of the employers
association. and unionze his shops.
Before the meeting tonight 500 union
carriage workers, headed by a band, pa
raded through the streets. The strike
threatened at the Racine factory may be
delayed, but a strike seems certain unless
the demands are granted.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
SPICELAND, Ind, Sept. 3.-The evan
gelistic and missionary convention OF the
Richmond district. North Indiana Methodist
Conference, was held here this afternoon
and tonight The following ministers of
the district were on the programmes: ]. A.
Ruby. F. j. Spuckein, z. b. West
hafer. A. Cone, p. E. Powell. l.. p. Pfeifer
and j. +. Radcliffe. AT the night session
j. w. Walters, OF Dublin, gave a series of
stereopticon views. Rev. j. +. Radcliffe
of KnightstOwn, was chairman of the con-
vention, which Is being held al eleven other
points in the district. The object of these
conventions is to awaken enthusiasm, Sc
cure better collections and prepare the way
for reviyals during the fall and winter.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
A PESSIMISTIC HOOSIER
HE ADVISES AGAINST AN EXHIBIT OF
INDIANA BOOKS AT FAIR.
State Would Make n Poor Showing I'm
Comparison with Sister Common
wealths, He Thinks.

A communication was received at the
state library yesterday addressed to the
Hon. W. e. Henry" 1t was brief mis-
sive, anonymous in character. 1t was an
attack Indianas school of literature,
and every employe Of the library resented
it. 1t was in reference to the librarians
plan of having library of the work of In
diana writer's in the Hooser building at the
st. Louis exposition.
81 see you suggest exhibit of the works
of Indiana authors at the st. Louis expo
sition," said the writer. 'If / wanted to
show Indiana at a disadvantage / would do
exactly what you want done. Compared
with many States we are able only to make
a meager showing. Don't urge this project.
Any of the old States have an advantage
over We have some noted authors, and
/ would not disparage them, but up to to-
day and in point of fact we cannot sue
cessfully compete in authorship with our
elder sisters. Don't, don't try it. / am all
over a Hoosier."
"Well. what do you think of that?'
gasped the dark young woman who serves
| as secretary to the librarian. "That makes
my Kentucky blood boil" 1t was the con-
sensus of opinion among the library force
that William Allen White ought to arise
| in this State and ask, Whats the matter
| with Indiana?"
There Is one sacred shelf in the state
| library, and this is the one that contains
| the works of InGiana writer's If there is
not time in the day to dust all the books in
| the place, the Indiana volumes are taken
| care of. They are all there, their backs
showing up in perfect alignment, James b.
| Elmores poems the most prominent of all.
] The fact is, the librarian was slightly mis-
/ quoted by the newspapers in outlining his
| plan in reference to the work of Indiana
| authors at the fair. lit is not his plan TO
| have an exhibit of Indiana authors work.
he proposes library restroom in the In
diana building, with newspapers from all
| parts of the State. as Well books. 1t is
/ his plan to furnish reading matter from
| Indiana's authors for Indianas people and
those who may stray into Indiana s build
! ing from other States. Librarian Henry
would not have Indiana go into competition
with other States in a literary way But
said he, because We cannot outrank the
older States Is no reason we may not be
proud OF what we have"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
DEATH OF c. B. FARWELL
EX-SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS Sue
CUMBS TO A HEART AILMENT.
Long and Active Career In business
and POIitics-The Rev. III. X. Percf-
val Passes Away-Other Deaths.

CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-Ex-Senator Charles
B. Farwell died at his home In Lake Forest
early to-day of heart trouble, after several
months illness. Mr.. Farwell had been a
prominent figure in local, State and nation
al politics since 1884, when he came to Chi
cago from Ogle county. Illinois. In his
business life he engaged successfully in real
estate and banking, and In 1864 purchased
an interest in the present house of j. ".
Farwell & Co.
He was born in Steuben county, New York,
eighty years ago, and after serving as
county clerk, member of the State Board
of Equalization, State Senate and House of
Representatives was elected to the United
States Senate from Illinois in 1887 He left
three daughters, Mrs. Reginald de Koven,
Mrs. Dudley Winston and Mrs. Hobart
Chatfield-Taylor, and one son, Walter Far
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.-Rev. Henry
r. Percival, a prominent Protestant Epis-
copal divine, died last night at his county
home in Devon, suburb. He was forty
nine years old. DR.. Percival studied theol-
ogy at the General Theological Seminary in
New York was ordained deacon in 1873, and
was advanced to the priesthood the follow
ing year by Bishop Potter. He was an ex-
tensive writer on theology, many of his
books being used as standard works in
nearly all of the Episcopal theological
seminares of this country. Among
the most important are the Doc
trine of the Episcopal Church." 1.-The
Glories of the Episcopal Church." "Di-
gest of Theology" Invocation to Saints -
and. "The Seven General Councils" One
of his last essays was his defense of the
use of incense, which was read before the
court of the Archbishop of Canterbury in
London.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
THE TYPHOID BACILLUS.
Chief of Bureau of Filtration Says
Scientists Know Little About 1t.

Philadelphia Press.
curate statistics from local sources con-
cerning the workings of sand filtration
The places which have in use the slow
sand filtration process have kept poor
records of their performances. but we find
that typhoid fever, cholera and other dis
eases are attributed to some germs In the
water and not to a chemical condition of
the water. In my opinion, no living man
has ever found living typhoid organism in
water Authorities quote nineteen sup
posed cases of discoveries of typhoid germs
In water, but they were not sure. and no
one has ever seen 1t positively. You can
put such typhoid germs in water and
watch them grow, note their power of
vital resistance, and see how long they
live, but investigation has never developed
them in water.
Up to the present time, authorities have
not yet established the natural habtation
DIR. Franklin in London and myself while
in Cincinnati experimental with view of
establishing this fact, but Ii has not been
definitely fixed. We agree that germs do
not live in the lower animals and live I'm
water sixty days with no other organism
natural habitation. Filtration does not
completely eliminate such bacteria as is
contained in the water.
If we still find typhoid bacteria in such
water, even after the remarkable progress
of filtration, then we must look for ty-
phoid. not from the bacillus germs which
are supposed to exist there. but from other
causes, and the labors of fifty years to-
ward the success of filtration will have
gone for naught.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The wornanc Business and Social Union
of Roberts Park Church will have an all
day meeting to-day at the church.
The extradit.on proceedings in the case
OF James Lynchehaun will be resumed be-
fore Charles w. Moores, United States
commissioner. in the Federal Court room
this morning. Lynchehaun is fugitive
from the Marlborough prison. in Ireland.
AT the hearing before the commissioner
some weeks ago Lynchehaun was identified
by Mr.. Tyndau, the instructor in the tall
oring department OF the prison, under
whom the prisoner worked.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
GERMAN CATHOLIC vEREIN.


DAYTON, o.. Sept 23.-The German
Catholic Verein closed its sessions tonight
with the election of officers and selected ST.
Louis as the meeting place for next year.
Following are the officers:
President, John B. Oelers, Newark, N.
j.; first vice president Jacob Esser, Mad
ison Wis. second vice president, Joseph
j. Schaeffer, Dayton, o.; recording secre-
tary, c. d. Witte, Dayton, KY; corre-
spending and financial secretary, Peter j.
Bourscheidt, Peoria, ILL.,: treasurer, Paul
=. Andre, New York; executive committee,
the Rev ID. A. Moenk. Mishawaka, Ind :
j. Matt, st. Paul; III. Doerger, Cincinnati;
j. Kastenholz, Milwaukee.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
Meeting COMES TO IAN END
WESTERN YEARLY SESSION OF
FRIENDS AT PLAINFIELD is OVER.
Attendance Is Large and Much Busi-
ness Transacted-Interes Adj
dress ON African Missions.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PLAINFIELD, Ind, Sept. 2S.-The forty
sixth annual assembly of Western Yearly
Meeting closed this afternoon. Wednesday
is public day. and there is always a much
larger attendance than on days when the
programme is filed mostly with business
sessions.
The 8 o'clock devotional meeting. led by
Willis r. Hotchkiss, of the African In
dustrial Mission. was an occasion of espe-
ciaI interest. At 10 o'clock there was
preaching in two meetings. Esther G..
Frame and Nathan Frame had charge of
the service in the tent. william p. Pink
ham, James r. Jones and others spoke to
a large audience in the Yearly Meeting
house, while John Kittrel! and his assist
ants conducted an open-air meeting on the
campus.
Tuesday night was devoted to missions.
w. H. Reynolds conducted the song serv-
ice and William P. Pinkham gave the
opening prayer. Willis r. Hotchkss, whose
experiences in connection with the African
Industrial Mission are more thrilling tnan
any story of fiction, made strong plea for
more general support of missions Mr.
HOtchkiss's associates are Arthur Is. Chill
son and Edgar Hole. and wonderful prog
ress has been made by the trio in spreading
the Gospel in the dark continent.
Pledges for five years support to the At
rican mission were taken.
Late Tuesday afternoon Richard Har-
worth, chairman of the committee on addi-
tions to the Discipline, reported several
changes and additions which, after consid-
erable discussion, were approved by the
meeting. By these changes the Yearly
Meeting trustees are to become advisory
members of the permanent board, and to
have charge of all trust funds.
The permanent board met Tuesday night
and effected an organization ready for next
years work About $500 has been con-
tributed to the Harriet Green Memorial
fund by members of this assembly.
Much business pertaining to the different
departments of work was finished to-day.
The meeting on ministry and oversight met
for the last time at O'Clock this morn
ing. The afternoon session was crowded
full of reports and unfinished business.
After a short time of devotion, the last
session of this assembly was adjourned.
in the late afternoon
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
HIGHER COURTS RECORD.
SUPREME COURT.

SUPREME COURT.
Minute
20105. James Buck, trustee, VS.. William
E. Beach, treasurer. Warren C. c. Brief
of appellant (S) by A. c. Harris.
APPELLATE COURT
Minutes
1882. Chicago & Southeastern Railway
Company VS.. Mary c. McEwen. Parke c. c.
Appellees brief (S).
4S33. Chicago & Southeastern Railway
Company VS.. Emma ID. Potts. Parke c. c.
Appellee's brief (S).
1885, Elmira j. Whitesell ct al. VS.. Eliza
beth Strickler ct al Hancock c. c.. Ap-
pellants' brief (S).
1883. The Buckner Chair Company VS..
Henry Feulner. minor Warrick c. c. Ap-
pellant's brief (S).
4S4S William J. Yoe ct al. VS.. Scott X.
Newcomb. Madison c. G. Appellants Pc
tition and notice to amend record, etc.
1922 Sallie Snodgrass ct al. VS.. Napoleon
B. Brandenburg. Shelby c.. c. Appellants
reply brief (9.
New Suit
1885, Thomas Huff ct al vs. James B.
Clark. Monroe G. c. Record. Assignment
of errors. Notice CD below. Notice to
company; appellants served. Application
and brief for supersedeas. Granted and is
sued.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
BOOM ON AT PRINCETON.
Interest i'm the New Oil Field Is In
creasing Every Day.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind, Sept 23-The in
terest i'm the oil development in the new
Princeton field is increasing every day and
boom is on. The Interstate Company, the
pioneer in the work, which has been in
active for some time, has taken on new
vigor and will at once put down --~~al
wells The Hoosier Company has 1
wells and derricks up for two n.
Reynolds Company, of Indianapoi.-, 5
securing valuable leases, as is also Mum
Gle company. Another company in which
d. j. Mackey, the former railroad mag
nate, is a prominent factor, will begin
drilling soon. Several home companies will
also begin operations in short time,
while the Standard Oil Company is getting
all the leases it can.
There are as yet only two active wells
one yielding forty and the other thirty
five barrels day. The oil is a fine lubri-
can't and is very heavy. From the heavi-
ness and unusual purity of the crude oil,
experts do not believe the real field has
yet been tapped. They claim that what
has been reached so far appears to be only
seepings from the main flow.
Oil men are flocking into the city by
dozens The entire county promises to
prove a profitable field.