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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
IN EASTERN NEBRASKA.
Small Tornadoes nt Several Points
Thirteen Persons Hurt at Davey.

OMAHA. Neb May 26.-Eastern Nebraska
was visited by another series of storms last
night and to-day. several of which de-
veIoped into small tornadoes. One visited
Hastings, near which place was the scene
of Sundays heavy storms. and blew several
buildings into splinters. Another struck
Hermann, sixty-five miles north of Omaha
and the scene of the tornado five years ago
which killed a dozen persons. The home
of DR. D. r. Parish was demolished and Mr..
Parish, his wife and child were seriously
hurt Omaha also was visited by a storm
which blew several houses from foundations
and unrOOfed others in the southwest part
Accompanying the severe wind In each
instance was a rain storm OF unusual
severity, and as result several towns IN
eastern Nebraska are flooded, Springfield,
PapillOn and Plattsmouth reporting the
worst conditions. At Plattsmouth two feet
of water was in the Burlington station and
covered a number Of streets. The railroads
have suffered washouts in a score Of places
and a number OF bridges nave been carried
away or badly damaged. The financial loss
has been heavy and estimates place II at
several hundred thousand dollars.
One of the most severe storms was at
Davey. a small town northwest of Lincoln,
which resulted in the injury of thirteen
persons, none fatally. Several Of them,
however. sustained broken limbs. The re-
port received from there states that every
dwelling ana O1tDulldlnS IN the lOW0 was
wrecked. The storm originated in Lincoln
shortly after O'Clock and did a great deal
of damage in that city, the loss on build
ings being estimated at 100000. II moved
northwest and split. The portion that
struck Davey was seen approaching by the
people of that town, most of whom were
able 20 seek safety in cellars. a deluge
of rain accompanied the wind and flooded
the little town, which was strewn with
debris consisting of wrecked homes,
furniture and dead animals. In East
Lincoln a number Of dwellings were un-
rooted OF moved from foundations and two
large factories and an elevator were nearly
demolished.
The flood was disastrous at Springfield
and six families barely escaped drowning.
water. The business portion of the town
was recently burned and number of new
buildings were in course of construction.
All OF them were demolished by the wind.
a number OF other towns, including Ray
mOnd, Blair Valparaiso Beaver Crossing,
Ashland, Fremont and others received more
or less damage.
The telegraph and telephone service was
paralyZed. There was not a wire between
Omaha and Lincoln until noon and the
service is only partially restored tonight.
HALF mile OF poles was blown down at
one place.
The local Weather Bureau has had re-
ports during the past twenty-four hours of
seven distinct tornadoes of various de-
grees of severity. Rain continued the
greater part Of the day and tonight. The
country is soaked and railroad traffic is
badly hampered owing to soft roadbeds in
many localities.
A dispatch from Beatrice reports seri-
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
SPECIAL VENlRE ORDERED
UNEXPECTED ACTION IN THE MOSES
FOWLER CHASE CASE.
Important Ruling on Traction Liabfl-
ity-Demented Mans wild Ride
Purdue Chapter Houses.
Dec,o, - ,be Ind,ananolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 26-In the
Benton County Circuit Court, at Fowler.
to-day Judge Rabb entered an order notify
ing the commissioners to draw venire OF
seventy-five men. from which to choose
jurors for the trial of the Moses Fowler
Chase guardianship case. Judge Hammond.
the leading counsel for Frederick S. Chase,
said to-day that the case probably would
come up on June 2. as proposed by Judge
Rabb
The courts order for the venire is con-
sidered remarkable, generally the call
is for many less than seventy-five men, and
the attorneys are usually the ones to make
the motion. Judge Rabb's action Is re-
garded as additional evidence that he
desires an impartial trial of the case and
wishes 1t decided or its merits.
The force in the county clerks office here
is preparing another transcript OF the
record of proceedings here for the Duhme
attorneys. but as it is only for the private
edihcation of the Duhme counsel the
transcript will not be certified to the Benton
court The Duhme lawyers are paying for
the work, which was ordered by Prose-
cutting Attorney Randolph.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Another Storm at Winamac.

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WINAMAC, Ind, May 26.-Another Sc
we're storm swept over this place last even
ing, doing considerable damage to shade
and fruit trees and to growing crops in the
surrounding country. There was a high
wind and heavy rain and hail, each of
which did its part in the damage. Cellars
were filled with water and low-lying
ground in the country was turned into
broad lakes, doing much injury to recently
planted crops. The streets of Winamac
were strewn with the broken limbs of
trees, and a few windows were broken by
the hail.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Agreement at New York.

NEW YORK. May 26.-President Pacelli
of the Excavators Union announced to-day
that eighteen out of forty-two contractors
forming an association in the Bronx have
signed an agreement whereby 5000 men will
return to work this week at union wages.
Following the refusal OF the board of
building trades to admit to its organzati tion
the Brotherhood of Carpenters the Anal
gamated Society of Carpenters and Join
ers, the rival organization, to-day refused
membership TO 200 brotherhood men who
applied for admission as individuals The
brotherhood men were told that they could
join If they had jobs, but that the Amalga-
mated Society did not propose to find places
for them.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, MAY 26.-Arrived: Grosser
Kurfuerst, from Bremen; Georgia, from
Liverpool. Sailed: Aurania and Armenian,
for Liverpool; Kaiser Wilhelm III, for Bre-
men.
PLYMOUTH. May 26.-Arrived: Graf
Waldersee. from New York, for Cherbourg
end Hamburg. and proceeded.
GENOA. May 25.-Arrived: Cambroman,
from Boston. via ST. Michaels, Algiers. etc +;
Lombardia. from New York.
MOvILLE. May 26.-Arrived: Anchoria,
from New York. for Glasgow. and pro-
ceeded.
BREMEN, May 26.-Arrived: Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse, from New York. via Cher
bourg-
GLASGOW. May 26.-Arrived: Mongolian,
from New York. via Movilie.
LIVERPOOL. May 2e.-Arrived: Ionian,
from Montreal.
ANTWERP. May 26--Arrived: PennlanG.
from PhiladeIphia; iceland, from New
xork-
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Indiana Notes.

PORTLAND.-The township trustees of
this county will meet in this city Monday to
choose successor to County Superintend-
ent f. L. Grove. There are nine Democratic
trustees out of twelve so it is a certainty
that the new man will be a Democrat
There are thirteen candidates in the field
but the fight has simmered down that
it is said to now lie between s. A. d. Whip
pie and w. II. Warnock.
MUNCIE.-Delaware Lodge, No. as, Free
and Accepted Masons, celebrated its six
tieth anniversary Monday night. The lodge
is the oldest and one of the strongest in
the city. Prof. d. II. H. Shewmaker read
an interesting history Of the lodge. The
lodge now has about 300 members and
banquet followed the anniversary pro-
gramme.
RICHMOND.-The local knights of Co.
lumbus are making elaborate preparations
day class of fifty to sixty will be initiated.
The work will last the entire day, and be-
tween four hundred and five hundred Wis
lcie Indianapolis and Connersville, Ind, and
Springfield, Dayton and Hamilton, o.
MT. VERNON.-The thirty-thrd annual
commencement of the Mt. Vernon High
School will be held at the courthouse in
this city on the evening of May 29. y. G.
Schaeffer, state superintendent of Pennsyl-
vania, will deliver the annual address. on
the subject 1.-The Function of the High
School," There will be twelve graduates
SHELBY V N1LLE.-MrS. clark X. Devol
who has been secretary Of the Flatrock
Baptist Association for the past three
years, has been selected as state secretary
for Indiana at the convention recently
held in Milwaukee, Wis. This work en-
braces the Womans Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary Societies of the West.
DECATUR.-After Oct. I, 1903, gas pa
irons of the Logansport and Wabash VAL
ley Gas Company will be compelled to use
gas by meter measure only and al. a rate
increased from IS to 25 cents per 1000
cubic feet. This company supplies this
city, Berne and Geneva, all in this county
PENDLETON.-The class of 1903, Pendle-
ton High School, was graduated Tuesday
night. The graduates numbered nineteen
The address to the class was by the Rev.
Z. w. Grafton, of Ann Arbor Mich.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
VALUABLE HORSES BURNED.
Several Fine Animals Destroyed by
Fire at Terre Haute.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, May 26-The fire
at the old barns in the fair ground last
night resulted in the death Of nine horses
and a loss of $500 on the barn and feed con-
tents.
Perhaps the most valuable horse lost was
q two-year-old Axtell colt, dam by DR.
Herr, and owned by Alex. Wishard, super
intendent of the grounds. The colt had
shown great speed. Wishard also lost
brood mare with colt by Vasten, 2O6A
The Flemings had in their charge Karre-
mana, a brood mare by Connaught dam
Water Sprite. They also lost Lillian
Wilkes, by Ethan Allen, with colt by Span
lsh Cavalier. These horses were worth not
less than $500. There was no insurance
The other horses burned were work ami
mails used on the grounds
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
NEW YORK CELEBRATES.


New Amsterdam Became q Munfcipal-
ity $50 Years Ago.
NEW YORK, May 26-New York to-day
officially commemorated the 250th anniver-
sary of the establishment of municipal gov
ernment in New Amsterdam. afterwards
called, by force of treaty between Holland
and England, New York. The whole city
was gay with bunting. The City Hall,
where the main exercises were held and
City Hall Park were the center of attrac-
ton, the decorations there being especially
elaborate. In the public schools half a mil
lion children took part in special patriotic
exercises. Mayor Low presided over the
ceremonies at the City Hall. Gen. James
Grant Wilson, of the New York Historical
Society, delivered the oration OF the day
and was followed by Elihu Root, secretary
OF war, who prefaced his remarks with a
letter from President Roosevelt. After ex-
pressing his regrets at his inability 10 be
present, the President wrote:
THE changes in New York city during
the go years which have just elapsed are
such as could be paralleled nowhere else in
the world We have in New YORK the Sec
ond largest city of the world, and ii is no
idle compliment to you and those associated
with you, Mr.. Mayor. for me 10 say that
there is now no other city, either here or
abroad. of whose governing officials its peo-
pie have more just reason to feel proud"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind. May 26.-The criminai
case against w. W. Williamson, postmas-
ter at Columbia City and editor OF the Co
lumbia City Mail. who was charged Win
altering a proof of publication In a nquor
license application. the same having pSsn
sworn TO. was dismissed here to-day. Inc
case was set for trial this afternoon, an
army of witnesses from Columbia CITY pc
ing present, but the prosecuting attorney
pronounced the indictment bad Williamson
claims political enemies are at the bottom
of his trouble.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
UNSETTLED WEATHER.
Showers and ThunderstOrms and n
Drop i'm Temperature.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-
Wednesday and Thursday:

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
Indiana and kentucky-ShowerS and
thunderStOrms and not so warm on Wednes-
day and Thursday; fresh southwest winds.
IllinOis-Showers and cooler Wednes-
day. Thursday fair in south, showers in
north portion; fresh southwest winds
OhiO-SnOwerS and thunderStormS and not
so warm on Wednesday. Thursday showers
fresh south winds.
Lower Michigan-Showers on Wednesday
and Thursday; fresh to brisk southwest to
south winds.
observation-disclosures on Wednesday and
Thursday: fresh south winds.
MinnesOta-ShOwers on Wednesday and
in northwest portion on Thursday; light to
fresh northeast winds the lake.
IOwa-Showers on Wednesday. Thursday
fair and warmer.
Nebraska-Fair on Wednesday, except
showers in southeast portion. Thursday
fair and warmer.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Cuban Treaty Negotiation. Delayed.

WASHINGTON, May 26-Although Min
plete the negotiations to give effect TO the
Platt amendment these have come TO a
standstill through absence srom Havana Of
Senor Zaldo, the Cuban minister of for
York by the serious illness Of his daughter.
Mr.. Squires had prepared the way for a
treaty defining the status of the Isle or
Pines. and this would have completed the
work Of treaty making. II is believed this
last treaty will confirm the right of Cuba
to the Isle of Pines, although il will pro-
vide ample safeguards for the considerable
American interests there.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Convicted of Conducting a Lottery.

CHICAGO, May 26.--J. j. Jacobs. head of
the Montana Mining, Loan and Investment
Company, was found guilty in Judge Chet-
lains court of conducting lottery. Pass
ing sentence was deferred. but the court
intimated TO the convicted man that the
fine would be 1880 Fervid denunciation
OF Jacobss company was made by Judge
Chetlain, who described IL as gigantic
scheme TO defraud." The attorneys for the
defense said the company would cease TO
do business
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Indiana Obituary.

VALPARAISO, Ind, May 26-Dr. IA M.
Beer, one of the county's Oldest physicians,
eral months. He was sixty-five years old
and had been an active practitioner for
thirty-1ve years, having begun his service
widow, Margaret Percy Beer, who was the
vice president of the Indiana Union of Lit
erary Clubs during the past year.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 26.-Hine G.
Halwerda, one of the pioneers of this part
of the State, died at his home in West
Lafayette to-day, aged eighty-seven. He
left widow, two sons and a daughter.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind. May 26.-Dr. III. r. Spick-
ermon, city health officer. has made an in
spection of the Ferari Carnival Company
now giving the Eagles carnival here. and
states that there is no trace of smallpox in
the company. The case at Richmond was
that of a man who not a member of
the company. The three men exposed were
TO danger at all. Another big crowd at
tended the carnival to-day Last night
Neelie. a lioness in the animal show. gave
birth to four cubs. This is regarded as
remarkable since a lioness seldom gives
birth to more than one or two cubs.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27

merchandise store, and In the store was
gathered a number Of citizens OF the town.
The building was torn to pieces before any
warning was received and the victims We're
buried beneath the wreckage. OF the fouf-
ten persons in the store only i've escaped
death and these received injuries which IN
two or three cases may prove fatal. Ihe
sto-m passed on through the town, leaving
but few buildings standing
Elmo is a small town on the Wabash
Railroad branch running from Omaha 10
brunswick, Mo-, and has about 200 In
habftantS
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Other Fires.

NEW YORK, May 26.-Prompt and he
roic work by three policemen one of whom,
James F. Haven, was so badly burned he
was crazed by the pain, saved the lives of
several women and children who had been
caught in a burning building in Fulton
street, Brooklyn, early to-day. Policemen
McAuley and Cook were also seriously
burned.
WATERVILLE, Me-, May 26-Twelve
buildings, including three stores a hotel
and several dwellings were destroyed by fire
at Weeks Mills to-day.
DECATUR, Ala, May 26.-The Tavern
Hotel was burned to the ground this morn
ing. The loss is $10OOOO.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Verbal Insurance Contract binding,

ST. LOUIS, May 26-The st. Louis Court
or Appeals handed down a decision to-day,
In the case of John III. King VS.. the Phoenix
insurance Company, that verbal contract
OF insurance by an authorized agent is
Dinding. The policy Baptist church
at Elsberry, Mo-, having expired in 1901.
the insurance agent agreed 10 carry the
risk for short time. During this time the
church burned, and upon the refusal OF the
company 10 pay the loss, on a claim that
the policy had expired before the fire, suit
was brought on the ground Of a verbal
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
TRACTION COMPANIES LIABLE.


Special to the indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, May 26.-In
the Clark Circuit Court, Judge James X.
Marsh has made ruling on pleadings in
three cases filed by property holders of this
city against the Jeffersonville. New Albany
& Sellersburg Rapid Transit Company,
the Southern Indiana Interurban Company
and the Tennis Construction Company, in
which they sought to recover damages on
account of the defendants laying their
tracks in the streets in front of their prop
erty. The defendants answered the COM
plants, claiming that they were acting
under a franchise granted by the city of
Jeffersonville that they were an interurban
and not a general railroad and were not
liable to plaintiffs for damages. Judge
Marsh held that the answer was insufficient
and sustained demurrer of plaintiffs to
the answer. The ruling in substance means
that the company is liable to the property
holders for damages.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
NEGRO ACTS AS JUDGE.
Iowa Attorney Presides at Trial and
PleaseS EyerybOdv

Iowa Attorney Presides at q Trial and
Pleases Everybody.
OSKALOOSA, Ia. May 26-George H.
Woodson. the first negro ever to occupy
the bench in Iowa, was admitted to the bar
in Iowa in 1896 and is member of the
State Bar Association. He is senior men,
ber Of the law firm of Woodson & Brown.
of this city. Judge B. w. Preston, of the
Circuit Court, was compelled TO leave the
bench for a few days during the trial of
case against the Burlington Railroad.
On departing he appointed Woodson to filI
his place Mr.. Woodson presided during
the trial and gave complete satisfaction
SO far as litigants and lawyers were con-
cerned.
Attorney Woodson was born Dec. Is.
1865, in wytheville,. Va. He is graduate
of Petersburg College. He entered the
Twenty-fifth United States Infantry as 3
private June IL. 1889. was promoted TO
sergeant in 1890 and honorabiy discharged
in June, 1892.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Prof. Sackett's Investigation.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, May 26.-Prof. r. l..
Sackett, of Earlham College, has made
such satisfactory report on his expert
ments in filtering the wastes from straw
board factories that he has been ordered to
carry on the work on a large scale. Ar
rangements are now being made for the
building of an experimental station on the
Erlham campus. The work thus far while
1t has been very successful, has been on a
small scale. The experimental station will
afford opportunity to carry on the work
Karlham student, who appointed to
assist Prof Sackett. will carry on the work
through the summer
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Miner. Guilty of Contempt.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 26.-Judge
Jackson to-day found Miles Quesenberry,
Willoughby Miller, n. l.. Nelson and " B.
Nelson guilty of contempt for violating
Judge Keler's blanket injunction by tres
passing upon the property of the Raleigh
Coal and Coke Company, and sentenced each
10 pay a fine of $50 and serve forty days in
jail Counsel for dozen more defend
ants charged with contempt for trespassing
upon the property of the Lanark Company
entered a demurrer because the Lanark
Company was not correctly named in the in
formation. and the court took until Nov. 8
TO consider il.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
ACCIDENTS in THE STATE
YOUTH DROWNED NEAR DECATUR
AND A BOY AT OSGOOD.
N0blesville Man Killed While Sleep
ing ON the Track-Serious Injury
Of q Portland Citizen.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DECATUR, Ind, May 26.-George Homer,
aged twenty-one drowned yesterday after
noon while swimming in the st. Marys
river, near this city. Homer tried to swim
across the river but his strength failed and
he sank. His body was recovered two
hours later.
OSGOOD, Ind, May 26.-Alvin Goodin, a
fourteen-year-old boy who served as water
carrier to the men in the Cox quarry. near
here. fell into pond in abandoned pit
of the quarry and drowned.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Sentenced to Reformatory.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD. Ind, May 26.-Elba Lynn
who nearly beat to death Elijah Allen.
prominent farmer, after robbing him in this
city month ago, was brought from the
Jenersonville Reformatory to-day ana
pleaded guilty to assault with intent to KILL
He was sentenced TO serve two TO fourteen
years In the Reformatory. He barely es-
capped lynching before he was spirited away
at the time his crime was committed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
Four Men Killed and Two Badly
Burned at Federal, Pa.

Four Men Killed and Two Badly
Burned at Federal, Pa.
PITTSBURG. May 26.-Four men were
killed and two badly burned by an expIo-
sion Of gas in the mines OF the CHARTERS
Coal and Coke Company. at Federal. Pa, a
mining town near Bridgeyille. on the Pitts
burg. CHARTERS & Youghiogheny Railroad,
to-day. The mine is but slightly injured
Dead-William Nelson. aged forty-two
years married. mine boss residing at Fed
eral. James Nelson. nephew of William
Nelson. aged twenty-three years. single,
roadman, Federal; Jacob Sailor, miner thir-
ty-four years OF age. Federal; Joseph
Smuck, miner. aged thirty-five, Federal.
Injured-Joseph Otto. Joseph Puik.
Sixty men were at work in the mine at
the time Of the explosion. but because of
the fact that the accident occurred in
portion of the mine that had not been used
for several days, all escaped except those
mentioned above.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, May 26.-Michael Grace,
employed at the Globe Range works here.
had his right arm crushed almost to a pulp
by being caught In a lineshaft this evening.
He is a son of contractor Patrick Grace.
1t is believed amputation will be necessary
to save his life
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Fatal Sleep ON the Track.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, May 26.-Albert
Virgin was instantly killed by a Lake Erie
& Western passenger train due here at 9:36
o'clock last night at the Washington street
crossing. 1t is believed that while under
the influence of liquor he fell asleep the
tracks. His body was dragged for one
hundred feet and mangled almost beyond
recognition. He was forty-eight years old
and left several children.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
Gochenour In Poor Health.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, May Ex-senator Joseph
c. Gochenour. from this and Fulton coun-
ties, who was the founder of the Indiana
State Bank at North Manchester about a
YEAR ago. has resigned as cashier OF that
institution and will remove to his old home
al Roam. Senator Gochenour had $4,000
of the S25.0oo capital stock of the bank.
which has been very successful. He sold
searly all Of his stock to his associates, but
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-27
DROVE THROUGH THE STORM.
Demented Mans Wild Ride Through
Two Days and Two Nights.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind. May 26.-John Hawkins
of Russiaville. who has spells of dementia,
left Russiaville Sunday morning in a livery
rig, his eight-year-old son accompanying
him. He drove continuously for forty-eight
hours through rain and storm, without
food or shelter.
To-day the man, child and rig were found
two miles west of Kokomo. the horse be-
ing dead in the shafts. the buggy broken
the man looking vacantly at the wreck and
the little boy almost dead from hunger,
exposure and fright