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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-22
CITY NEWS NOTES.


A called meeting OF the business and So
cial union of Roberts Park Church will be
held Monday afternoon at 2.30 in the
church.
Miss Adah Conner, a well known Chicago
soprano, at present visiting her parents in
this city, Will sing the offertory at Meri-
tiian-street NJ +. church tomorrow morn
ing.
Mrs. Isabel lngersoil- z45 North Penn
sylyania street will entertain Queen Esther
Auxiliary on Friday afternoon assisted by
Mrs. Maria IS. Daugherty. Mrs. Alice V
Hatton and Mrs Ada Z. Simmons
The eighth annual lawn fete. given by the
members OF Assumption Catholic Church
i'm West Indianapolis. will close tonight.
The fair began Thursday night and has
proved a success. For the closing night
many new attractions have been added
The ashes which were piled so high around
the fire plug on Union street. near the Belt
road that the plug could not be used
Thursday morning By the companies at work
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"GEE. But THIS Is HOT STUFF.
Thus spoke Polly and Her Master
Found He'd Been Robbed.
BROOKLYN Eagle.

Brooklyn EagsS.
A pretty poll-parrot frightened burglars
away from the apartments OF Carl l.
Stearns on the top floor of the single fat
building at 269 Macon street on Tuesday
before they had made the haul they I'm
tended. The burglars did get some things
and the polly learned new saying.
which is:
Gee. but this is hot stuff"
Mrs. .Stesrns and her son Carl. jr. are
spending the summer at Middletown. y.
Y, while Mrs. +. {. Stearns keeps house
for her son. who il engaged in business IN
Manhattan. Tuesday. Mrs. Stearns. the
mother went over 10 Jersey 10 see some
friends. She left about Q O'Clock I'm the
morning after she fed the parrot and re-
she opened the door. she noticed the par
rot was much excited and his greeting to
her was:
Gee, but this is hot stuff
Mrs. Stearns thought that the parrots
actions were very unusual. but she did not
miss a little Japanese box that Mrs.
Stearns. the daughter-in-law. kept on her
chinonier. and which was known in the
family the strong box. This box con-
tanned the valuable papers of the house
hold, many broken rings and pins and some
from Manhattan that night the parrot
greeted him with the same old welcome:
Gee, but this is hot stuff
Last night. when the postman came
around with the o'clock delivery he had
quite a number of letters for Mr.. Stearns.
One OF them was a bulky envelope and
fnolbeT was Dig package MT. StearnS
was rather perpleXed at the amount OF
mail he was receiving. but he tore OF the
envelope WRAPPER and beheld his policy an
the Queens Insurance Company. AS he sat
looking at IL and wondering how it had
gone from him and come back through the
mails. the parrot again butted in:
Gee, but this is hot stuff -
Then Mr.. Stearns soon discovered that
the japanese strong box missing.
Eagerly he hunted the package. First Of
all he found his insurance policy I'm the
continental Insurance Company and then
he found some more papers Lastly he
came across this note, written in clear,
flowing hand:
You've good parrot. il il hadn't been
for that bird we could have made a good
! haul. The Parrot screamed and made
much noise that we We're afraid the neigh
bors would be aroused we only took the
box and skipped. We return the papers.
which are of no value TO and may be
OF value to you. Yours. -
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RECALLING THE FACTS.
Incidents That Resulted in the KILL
ing of Russia's Consul.


Monastir is the chief city of the most tur-
buent district of the Turkish empire. Rost-
kovisk, or Phlaskowisk was shot by a
Turkish sentinel who stood in front of a
government building. Bystanders testified
that the Russian drove by in his carriage
and the sentry paid no attention. Rostko-
viski stopped his carriage. jumped out. whip
in hand, called the sentry some hard names,
said he had insulted him by not saluting
and declared his intention to kill him then
and there. He punctuated his remarks with
slashes of his whip across the sentry's face,
and. when he threatened to shoot. the SEN
try proved the quicker man on the trigger
Russia fled a protest A feet was sent 70
the neghborhood of Turkeys Black sea
coast The Turks offered cash indemnity
of $4,000 They strangled the sentry who
killed the consul and shot the next sentry
i'm line for not being on hand To prevent
trouble. All the witnesses who testified to
the facts I'm the case have been fined and
imprisoned for terms varying from five TO
fifteen years The captain of the sentry's
local garrison have been dismissed from the
service for having in their command a sol
der who would lose his temper under a
combined tongue and whip lashing. coupled
with threat of death. The Governor of
the province has been dismissed from office
The chief of police of MOnastir has been
dismissed and is awaiting trial for criminal
neglect of duty.
All this seems To have been a mere waste
az punishment. The widow rejects the offer
of $50. OCo Russia is not satisfied with the
punishment OF these people, none of whom.
except the sentry. were in the slightest de-
gree responsible for the killing. In such an
emergency the Sultan can only repeat the
query of Ii Hung Chang made under pre-
ciselv similar conditions. After something
like fifty heads had been Topped off for some
interna tional offense. and the British gov
eminent was still far from satisfied the
grim old giant asked We'll. how many
moro heads do you want?' CT course. il is
not the heads that are wanted.
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hosting their flag over a Greek house.
The Turkish troops arrived Aug. II. All
the komitajis had already gone except
about 400 local men. Although no shot was
fired from the town, the Turks commenced
bombardment. which continued
throughout Aug. IL. The shells destroyed
$50 houses. 2l5 shops and all the fine, large
Greek and Vlach. (Wallachian houses. The
Greek church and school were destroyed.
The Bulgarian quarter escaped
The Turks entered the town Aug. A. pill
LACED all the houses. assaulted women.
stripped many persons naked and killed
about 300 local Bulgarians and also some
sixty innocent Greeks and VIachs. About
5000 people are homeless and starving The
material damage done amounted to several
million francs. The Turks on Aug 10 mas
sacred 200 Bulgarians, who surrendered at
a village near Monastir.
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DAYS OF nANDSHAKING
AUGUST A MONTH OF REUNIONS AND
OLD SETTLERS MEETINGS.
Numerous Events to Take Place I'm
Wayne County-Gathering of Shell
by's Early Settlers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 2l.-The sixth an
nual reunion of the Dover school will be
held at Webster, Aug. q. z. c. Votaw, OF
Indianapolis, is on the programme for a
poem and George Straits, of Indianapolis,
is to discuss 1.-THE Dinner Pail" j. b.
Unthank, of Wilmington, o., who recently
retired from the presidency of Wilmington
College, will respond to the toast, Wear
ing of the Green"
The Grave family one of the best known
in this section. held.its annual reunion at
the Richmond City Park yesterday. The
attendance was large. Sylvester Cook, of
Cox's Mills, was elected president; Nathan
Grave Whitewater, vice president; John
Cox, Richmond, secretary, and j. 5. Rich,
Richmond, treasurer.
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New York Times.

New York Times.
temperance orator. with n particular
fondness for statistics. was speaking TO a
Pittsburg audience recently. one of the
listeners being Ben" Stanford. one OF the
most VIGOROUSLY bibulous characters i'm
western Pennsylvania.
To impress his truths the speaker went
into statistical Illustrations. He stated that
the beer barrels emptied in this country
every year would, il placed end 10 end.
makes n circle twice around the globe: that
there are saloons enough TO fill street
running from Pittsburg TO New York: that
the lumber wasted in making bungs for
beer kegs WIS sufficient TO construct an
Atlantic City boardwalk from the Statue
Of Liberty to the Golden Gate. Finally. i'm
a peroration OF great fervor. he exclaimed:
Citizens, for every missionary sent out
from this country we export twenty thou
sand gallons OF rum
The audience sat hushed moment, dur
fng which old Ben seemed TO ruminate on
this awful truth. Then ne murmured
thickly:
"Mish 'nahish-hic-drink too much"
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PURDUE WILL OPEN SEPT. Q.


Start at Usual Time.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug 21.-Despite the
fact that 1t was announced earlier in the
season that Purdue University would not
open on time this year, the official an
nouncement Is made from the office at the
university that school will open Sept. 8.
as heretofore. President Stone some time
ago asked that carnivals be suspended
while school was in session, saying they
had a demoralizing effect upon the stu
dents, and that while a carnival was being
held in the city the students would do no
beneficial work. The merchants decided
to hold the fall festival I'm October, and
President Stone cannot afford to delay
school a month, the matter has been
called off, and the students will be back
in school on time
improvements on the campus and to
streets about the university will be done
before the opening of school. Work on
the new power and heating plant will be
finished in about ten days, though the
plant will not be in operation for Several
weeks The new Fowler Hall is finished
and the work of completing the entrance
and the approach is being pushed rapidly.
The registration and examination of stu
dents will take place on Sept. T.
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C0MMENDS THE PRESIDENT.
Alabama Business Mems Alliance on
the Miller Episode.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. '21.-The Cit
liens Alliance, composed of business men
and others, has sent the following COM
munication TO President Roosevelt:
Eat the last meeting of the Citizens AL
lance of Birmingham, Ala, nonpolitical
organization of business and professional
men, your action in restoring TO his posi-
ton the bookbinder in the Government
Printing Office who had been discharged by
the public printer because of his expulsion
from a trades union and the position you
have since taken, namely: That men who
are employed in any department OF the
government service and who do not care
to be members of any labor organiza ton
must be protected, were very heartily COM
mended.
I'm obedience to instructions by the al
lance, we hereby tender you the sincere
thanks of the body"
The letter is signed by the committee of
three members appointed by the club.
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OBITUARY.
John EllsIer, Theatrical Manager and
Father of Ellie ElIsIer.

NEW YORK, Aug. N.-John Ellsler,
father of Ellie Ellsler. the actress, and
himself q veteran actor and theatrical
manager. died at his home in this city
early to-day, aged eighty-two. Heart dis
ease caused his death The body will be
taken to Cleveland for burial, Sunday.
Ellsler was born in Harrisburg, Pa, on
Sept. &c. 1871 In 1916 he went to PhiladeI-
phia where he began his theatrical career
with William G.. Burton, taking comedy
and character parts. In the early fifties
he left the stage to become a theatrical
manager His first. venture was i'm part
nership with Joseph Jefferson, taking a
company through the Southern circuit for
two or three years and meeting with great
success. Maggie Mitchell and other celeb
rifles were members of that company. In
1855 Mr. Ellsler went West. where he re-
manned for thirty years. He established
managed theaters in that city. Cincinnati
Pittsburg and Columbus. In the Academy
of Music In Cleveland, of which he was
then the manager. he brought out his
daughter, Fife Ellsler. the original Hazel
Kirke i'm the play of that name about the
same time also bringing into prominence
Joseph Haworth and Clara Morris. In
the company with his daughter at that
time were Mrs. George Gilbert and
and came TO New York. For several years
afterwards he frequently toured with his
daughter. but in the past few years he gave
up travelling altogether. The widow. two
daughters. Fife and Anna May Elsler. and
two SONS, John j. and William G., survive.
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TRIAL OF CALEB POWERS
CONCLUSION OF GOVERNOR TAYLOR's
DEPOSITION IN DENIAL.
Deposition of w. j. Davidson Also
Read-Witnesses for Mr.. Powers
Present a Strong Case.

GEORGETOWN, KY. Aug. 21.-In the
Governor w. S. Taylor. the reading of
which was begun yesterday afternoon. was
concluded. The court excluded fifteen
questions asked as to conversations with
w. III. Culton as to his CTaylor's) reasons
for pardoning Caleb Powers; the political
complexion of the General Assembly at the
1900 session, the filing of his certificate Of
election, and his reasons for leaving the
State OF Kentucky after being indicted.
These were held by the court TO be incom-
petent.
Hamp III. Howard of Harlan county, who
participated in meetings held TO organize the
mountain army of Jan. %, $780, testified for
the defense that Caleb Powers said nothing
in that meeting about conspiracy about
giving the Legislature thirty minutes to
settle the contest. United States Marshal
S. G. Sharpe, of Covington, who presided
over the mountain mems meeting on the
Capitol steps, was called by the defense
and told of that meeting.
The deposition Of former Assistant Secre-
tary of State w. ]. Davidson, taken at In
dianapolis. was filed by the defense this aft
ernoon, and the reading of it TO the jury
was begun, but was interrupted by adjourn
ment of court for the day. Mr.. Davidson,
as did former Governor Taylor i'm his depo-
sition entered denial of all conversations
and discriminating knowledge attributed to
him by the Commonwealth witnesses-Gold-
en-, Cuiton and Youtsey. He denies that
he ever discussed the killing of Goebel with
Youtsey, that he ever admitted Youtsey
"Tallow Dick Combs. the negro Mason
Hockersmith to the private office of Caleb
Powers for such purpose or for any pur-
pose. Matters of a political nature in the
deposition were excluded by the court, fol-
lowing the rule applied 10 the Taylor depo-
Sition.
All witnesses of the afternoon session re-
futed statements made by the Common
wealth witness Culton. 1t is thought that
the hearing of evidence will be completed
On Monday naxt
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TIPPECANOE BAPTIsTs.
The Annual Convention Is in Session
at Lafayette.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 21.-The Tippe-
canoe Baptist Association convened at 1920
o'clock this morning in the West Side Bap-
fist Church. and full quota of visiting
delegates was present. The convention,
which is an annual affair, will last till SUM-
day night, and takes in several counties in
this section of the State. The Rev. c. A.
Lemon, of Delphi. opened the convention
with devotional exercises, and E. c. Pierce
made the opening address. The Rev. J. B.
Bair, of Brookston, delivered the opening
sermon. This afternoon the convention
went into a business session, appointing
committees and preparing for the pro-
gramme of tomorrow and Sunday. The
Rev r. E Neighbor. of Fowler. preached
the sermon this afternoon, and the Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary Society had charge
of the services this evening.
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RUSSIA'S LONE HAND.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGl

ttONCLI DIsD FROM FIRST FAUfI.J
Rosikovski. the Russian consul at Mona
stir. a settlement of which incident is en-
tirely Russia : affair.
BY the order of the Sultan vessel sailed
for Iniada to-day, taking a telegraph OPP
orator. and il is stated that large quan-
tity of provisions OF various kinds was
sent by the Sultan for the use of the crews
of the vessels forming the Russian squar-
ron.
The turkish government is sending 10000
kilOgramEeS of flour for the relief of the
sufferers al kruSheVO.
The oervian charge d'affaires has called
the attention of the Porte TO the danger
OF the Withdrawal. of troops from upper
Albania, thus leaving the Servians of old
Servia exposed to the prosecutions of the
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENSBURG, Ind, Aug. 2-Judge
Gooding, of Greenfield, delivered the prin-
cipal address at the old settlers meeting
at Westport yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Gooding was judge of the Common Pleas
Court here from 1850 to 1861 He has an
electoral ballot in his possession of the
year 1860 containing the names of the elect
orS for Abraham Lincoln and also his own
name as candidate for judge.
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KINGSTON. Jamaica. Aug. 21-Gov.
Hemming has asked the imperial authOri-
Ties 10 advance the colony loan of sl.2500 coo
To- assist the banana growers in storing
their plantations. This is recognized as
being the only possible scheme TO repair
the disaster caused by the recent hurricane
THO government is supplying work temper
1rfly to hundreds OF unemployed and local
charity is relieving others. but the distress
gre
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OYSTER BAY, n. Y, Aug. A.-Financial
legislation and New York State politics
were the principal topics of discussion to-
day between the President and his guests.
Early in the day Representative E. j. Hill.
of Connecticut. talked with the President
of the prospect Of enacting financial legis-
lation at the approaching session Of Con-
gress. William d. Murphy, OF New York.
a longtime friend of the President. also
discussed finance with MIR Roosevelt.
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LONDON, Aug. 21-According TO a Bel
grade dispatch to the Daily Mail the Turk
ish troops. under the pretext of pursuing
revolutionary bands. have destroyed the
villages of Armenska Streboni Letschani
Peckopanje, Nelkazi, Zelinich. Patele and
BanitZa, massacreing the women and chill
dren. The male inhabitants fled to the
mountains and joined the insurgents, who
are especially numerous in the Chogane
mountain range. where there are also many
women under the leadership of female
teacher named Lenkanaumof
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Early Settlers of Shelby.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Aug. 21.-Yester-
day at Fountaintown the family reunion of
the Chambers family was held the occa-
sion also being Mrs. John Chambers's sew
enty-fourth birthday. A big dinner was
given, at which all the children and grand
children were present Mr. and Mrs. Cham
bers are among the early settlers of Shelby
county, having moved here from Randolph
county March 13, 1859. Both are in their
seventy-fourth year.
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Relief Ship Sails.

DUNDEE, Scotland, Aug. 21.-The aux
Hilary relief ship Terranova formerly
Newfoundland steam wheeler sailed to-day
for the Antarctic regions to relieve the
British exploring vessel Discovery. The
Terrenova, in material and design. is ad-
mirably fitted to force her way through the
ice She will proceed to McMurdo Bay
where the Discovery has been frozen i'm for
eleven months at the foot of Mount Erebus.
in south latitude 7.50 east. longitude 166. AZ
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BULL RUN TO ApPoMATTox.
Colonel Mclean Delivers Address mt
Clinton G. A. n. Reunion.

CuntOn IN. N. N. Rcuhiohs
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CLINTON, Ind, Aug. H.-Veterans OF
H. r. Owen post, G.. A. r., held their four
teenth annual reunion on the streets of
Clinton Thursday and Friday. The affair
a success in every particular. The
crowd was large and the weather ideal
Thursday afternoon Representative E. S.
Holiday addressed the people. followed by
Judge Rose and the Rev. Mr.. Jacobs, of
Kansas Station, Iii.
Colonel Mclean delivered his famous
address, From Bull Run to Appomattox,
in the Presbyterian Church this evening.
Following it a donation for the monumental
fund was collected.
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Russian Squadron May Leave.

PARIS, Aug. 2l-Official advices say the
Russian squadron off Iniada is likely to
leave Turkish waters within the next few
days as the Turkish government has given
adequate assurances that it will meet all
the Russian demands The withdrawal of
the warships will be due chiefly to Turkeys
assurances, but also to Russia's desire TO
avoid a step which might appear antag-
OniStic to Bulgaria
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NEW YORK. Aug. 21-Secretary of the
navy Moody to-day made his first official
visit to the New York navy yard. He ar
Dolphin and was taken TO the yard on the
naval tug Narketa- The secretary was re-
ceived at the yard with honors due his
rank. and after q tour OF inspection he
was the guest of the commandment, Rear
Admiral Rogers. at luncheon.
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Go to Southland College.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 21.-Mr. and Mrs.
Wolford, who live east of Richmond, across
the Ohio line, left this week for Helena
Ark, having been selected to have charge
of Southland College. He will be superin-
tendent and she will be matron South
land is located near Helena and is devoted
to the education of the young men and
women of the negro race. 1t is maintained
by the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends
and has been for many years
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind. Aug. N.-The Ayles-
worth family reunion will be held on Sept.
at the home of Jerome Massey. Two
hundred are expected. The Bryant family
reunion will be held at Hebron, this county,
on Aug. p. The Phillips family reunion will
be held Thursday, Aug. q. The public has
been invited to attend and arrangements
have been made for the entertainment Of
1,5OO people.
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Men of the Tooth to Meet.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Aug. 21-The One
hundredth Indiana volunteer infantry which
was commanded by Colonel j. w. Heading
ton, of this city, will mold it's annual re-
union at Lima, Ind, on Sept. %.
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NEW YORK. Aug. IA negro named
Cody has successfully jumped from the
structure of the new bridge being erected
over the East river. known as the Will
liamsporf bridge. Ii was drop of AZ
feet He was picked up by rowboat and
recovered consciousness an hour later. His
cody jumped from the Brooklyn bridge
one year ago.
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21-The Master
Bakers Association ended a three days
convention in this city to-day. The follow
ing officers were elected: President NJ. Re
gan. Minneapolis: vice president. b. How
ard Smith. Kansas City; secretary. H. r.
Tissold, Chicago: treasurer, Charles +. Alb
bott. New York; executive committee: r. +.
Ward, Pittsburg. John -. Nasmith, To-
routo
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Flat Rock Baptist. Adjourn.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE. Aug. H.-The conven-
ton of the Flat Rock Baptist Association
was brought to close last night at the
Falkland Baptist Church. The reports show
the association to be in successful con-
dition. II was decided TO hold the next
meeting in the Baptist Church at Hope,
Indiana, the third week I'm August, 1904