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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-17
Indiana Obituary.

LAFAYETTE. Ind. March 16.-Mrs. EN-
ily Felsenthal Pottlitzer, wife of Max Pott-
liter, one of the most prominent merchants
In town and a member of the Metropolitan
Board of Police Commissioners. died this
morning after a brief attack of peritonitis
Mrs. Pottlitzer was never strong. and for
several Gays has been at the verge of death
She left her husband and one son. The
funeral will he held at the South Sixth
street home Wednesday afternoon at 8
clock.
CRAWFORDSVILIE. Ind. March 16.-
The Rev. James Williamson. Presbyte-
rian minister, died yesterday of apoplexy.
He was born In Ontario. Canada. and was
sixty-one years old. His parents settled
i'm Hancock county in 1858. He was grad
uated from Hanover in 1869, attended Lane
Theological Seminary and was ordained IN
1871. He left a widow and four sons.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, March 16.-Perry
Zimmerman. widely-known travelling
man in the grocery line, is dead of Bright s
disease. Mrs. Anna Embrey, aged
seventy-six years, mother of Mrs. Frank
Randall. city civil engineer. died this morn
ing after fifty-eight years of residence in
Fort Wayne. She was charter member
of the First Baptist Church.
SEYMOUR, Ind. March 16.-Mrs. John
Holland, aged eighty-seven, died at her
Sunday For more than nifty years she had
lived in the same neighborhood, and.
though for half century she had lived
close enough to railroad to hear the
whistle of the locomotive. she had never
ridden on a railroad train.
ELwOOD. Ind. March 16.-Mrs Huldah
Partee. whose husband was one of the
original circuit-riding preachers OF this part
OF Indiana. died at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Scott Everling. here to-day. She
was eighty years old. and had lived in
Madison county tifty-five years
FORT WAYNE. Ind, March 16.-Louis T.
Bourie aged seventy-four. died here sud-
denly to-day OF heart disease. He was
born in sight of the old fort and had lived
here all his life. In 1860 he was elected
city clerk as a Republican. His widow and
six children survive.
WABASH. Ind. March l6.-Mrs. Caroline
Burdge, for many years one OF the most
prominent residents OF North Manchester.
died this morning after long sickness.
from cancer of the stomach. She was sixty
three years old.
TELL CITY. Ind. March l6-Philip
Pauln, aged about thirty years formerly
OF Tell City. died to-day at Evansville.
The body will be brought here for burial.
JASPER, Ind. March 16.-Mrs Adam
Schmidt. aged seyenty-seven. a pioneer res
ident OF Dubois county, died to-day
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NOT A NEW STORY.
Wright Is Alleged to Have Royalty
Among His CustOmers

LONDON, March 16.-John Flower, chair
man of the shareholders committee which
instigated the prosecution of Whitaker
Wright, the director of the London and
Globe Finance Corporation, who was ar
rested yesterday his arrival at New
York. from France, said: At see Wright is
quoted as saying he had a powerful pro-
tector in an exalted quarter. That state
ment is not new to US. 1t is the keynote of
the whole case. Prior to the failure of the
London and Globe. certain persons main
tain Wright had in his possession letters
from leading members of the English royal
family showing they were mixed up in his
transactions. We have no documentary
proof of this. Wright himself probably is
the only man in the world who could prove
IL. III he has such letters they ought now
to be In the possession of the New York
police. as we suppose they searched his eff
fects and Wright is not likely TO let such a
powerful weapon of defense out of his per-
sonal keeping. Within a few weeks the
chief issue in the Wright case will be the
question of the completely otherwise of the
most exalted personages of the empire in
Wright's financial and other schemes. We
do not anticipate any difficulty In obtaining
his extradition, but If what Wright s
genuine prosecution will become an ex-
tremely delicate matter. We believe how
ever, tnat the lawyers AT present engaged
will sift the matter to the bottom regard
less of any considerations"
Referring TO the interview with Wright
published in the New York Herald Mr.
Flower says: Il quite sympathize with
Wright when he says the failure of the
London and Globe was due to the treach-
cry of others. There is no doubt OF that
But IL must be remembered that for three
months prior to the failure which Wright
saws was directly due to treachery the
London and Globe had not cent in its
locker yet IL was doing over half a million
pounds sterling in speculation at every set
Element. The governments decision that
the directors. as a body, couldn't be pro-
ceeded against does not prevent Wright as
the prime factor In the rotten conditions
which existed before the failure, being
made TO take the responsibility"
Attorney General Finlay. I'm the House of
Commons. this afternoon said the crown
would pay the cost OF the extradition OF
Wright, aud the payment by the crown Of
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GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

Mike Jacobs, shortstop for the Evans
Vile team, arrived at Evansville on Mon
day. Milwaukee claimed him, but the ma
tonal board of arbitration decided in favor
of Evansville's claim.
In the pigeon shooting at Monte Carlo
Monday Tod Sloan, the American jockey,
won the Grand Prix de Littoral, receiving
$i,197 and gold medal. Five other contest
ants tied for second place.
The name of the new cup defender to
meet the Shamrock III will be Reliance.
This was officially announced Monday night
by the secretary of the New York Yacht
Club on behalf of c. Oliver Iselin
President Comiskey, of the Chicago Amer
lean League baseball club, announces that
James j. Callahan, pitcher had been ap-
pointed manager of the team for the CAM
paign of 1903. The team will leave to-mor-
row for Mobile, Ala, for the spring train
ing.
The Philadelphia National League Base
ball Club left Monday over the Pennsyl-
vania road for Richmond, Va, where the
club will spend two weeks in preliminary
practice. The team will go to Washing
ton March 81 and will play two games with
the American League Club of that city
April 1 and 2.
In the twelfth round in the second half
Of the international chess tournament at
Monte Carlo Marcozy beat Marshall.
queens gambit declined, in twenty-five
moves; Pillsbury beat Mieses, queens
gambit declined in twenty-six moves; Wolf
beat Mason, French defence. in forty-two
moves. The games between Schlechter and
Tiechmann, Ruy Lopez opening, was drawn
In twenty-one moves. The contest between
Albin and Reggie, kings pawn opening. re-
suited in draw after sixty-four moves.
w. K Vanderbilts stables made notable
showing at Mondays opening of the racing
session at st. Cloud, France, Cleopatra III
winning the Prix des Troenes, Edna get
ting place in the Prix d'Overture and Quos
Ego running fourth in the Prix des Pier
riers. The chief event was the Prix St.
Cloud, of $4,000. in which Mr.. Vanderbilt S
Biltmore was among the favorites, but
which was withdrawn. Count de Pourtale' S
Nordenskjold won the race Nash Turner
rode Cleopatra III and Quoz Ego and j.
Ransch had the mount on Edna. McIn-
tyre, McFinn, Thompson and Rigby were
among the American jockeys who had
mounts.
Everything is in readiness at Glasgow for
the launching of Shamrock III on st. Pat
rick's day. Platforms to accommodate 500
persons have been erected alongside the
end of the shaft. Enough of the challen-
ger for the Americas cup is visible to fully
confirm the statements made in these dis
patches as to her being a departure from
the fiat-fioored type of all the recent cup
racers. The challenger's body is drawn well
down into the fin. A side view of the yacht
was not obtainable, but the excessive
bulk of the fore end of the fin suggests
that the shortening of this portion of the
boat has been carried TO a degree which a
more tmid designer would reckon danger
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THE RACE PROBLEM.



CINCINNATI, March 16.-Bishop ]. c.
Hartzell, who has just returned from AZ
RIGA, where he has charge of the Methodist
missions made an address TO the congrega-
ton of st. Paurs Church (colored) here
tonight. Speaking of the negro race in
the United States the bishop said:
at was wise to think over what had been
accomplished in single generation, and
how marvellous had been the advance of
very large per cent. of the negro population
in morality, intelligence, in acquiring prop
erty and in becoming a growing factor In
every form of labor and of professional
life Let this process go on, and gradually
the disabilities of the negro will pass away.
We must not Judge the Southern white
people too harshly. They are in the midst
of the problem. The rule is, the Northern
people are becoming stronger in their
prejudices against the negro than the
Southern white people. The question is
larger than sections. 1t is national
and racial and will only be solved by the
slow processes of time and education
President Roosevelt's course should be
commended by leaders among all classes
He simply says that the color shall not
be permanent bar to political recognition
by the general 9Se Tha
rights of the negro are in the
fundamental law of the land and are
to be respected His appointments have
been few but judicious. Our Southern
friends who are so hot in their criticisms
are i'm danger OF making the impression
that there may be set purpose in the
South of depriving the negro permanently
of his constitutional rights. Should this
become manifest the old sectional line be-
tween the North and South will again be
drawn as positively and dangerously as
before the civil war. In this racial prob
lem the best and wiSeSt men North and
South both white and black should be at
the front
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the whole expenses of the proceedings
would be considered. His prosecution, how
ever, would be left in the hands of the off,
cial receiver of the London and Globe Cor
poration.
The London lawyers OF Mr.. Wright held
conference to-day with Samuel Inter
meyer, of New York firm, who Is here
and who has frequently represented
Wright's interests in America. The follow
ing statement was subsequently made to
the Associated Press by the lawyers
while Mr.. Wright is undoubtedly anxious
TO return to England and face the charges
the question of the advisabiity of his
so doing is a doubt, in view of the at
torney-generals declaration If Mr.. Wright s
extradtion would not be a breach of the
treaty. All the circumstances combine to
prejudice fair trial at the present stage.
We regard the reports that Mr.. Wright Is
holding letters showing the completely of
royalty in his transactions as being merely
an invention of his enemies, circulated for
the purpose of influencing public opinion"
Miss Browne, Wright's niece, lived with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright for long time.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind. March 16.-John
Kaufman, a baker employed by A. r.
Walter & Co. was bound over until to-mor-
row I'm Police Court this morning I'm the
sum OF $1,000 to answer a charge of bigamy.
He gave himself up last night the ar
rival in town Of wife No. /, whom he mar
ried about seventeen years ago In Falls
City. o. The second wife was a widow
named Mrs. Minnie Philippi. whom he mar
ried In Miamisburg. o.. about three months
ago. She then lived In this city. Wife No
i appeared suddenly yesterday afternoon
at the home OF her husband. who was abb
sent She asked wife No IL he was in
and was asked to come in and wait for
him. Just as the conversation was bring
ing out the fact to each wife as they viewed
a photograph that they were both claiming
the same man, he appeared and acknowl-
edged the fact that he had married No. 2
without the formality of divorce from
No 1.
He says that. being a Lutheran and wife
No. a Catholic, they quarreled over which
school the three children should attend
and that he left his wife. but continued to
send money for the children out OF his
wages Cf $l2 week. He admits that he
has committed a serious violation OF the
law, but says that IL he is not permitted TO
remain q free man and work there will be
no 10 care for his children. He is a
big. good -natured German, who has no bad
habits. and except for the church's refusal
10 countenance divorces would have applied
TO the courts for legal separation. Neither
wife wants to prosecute him.
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NEGROES AND THE FLOOD.


New Orleans Times Democrat
1T would interest and amuse you to I'M
derstand the deep concern shown by the
negroes in the rise of the river" said an
old steamboat man, land it would probably
give you new insight into the character
of the black man. The whole situation
has peculiar fascination for members of
the colored race. The negro is never hap
pier than when the river goes on a ram
page. 1 suppose it is because he gets so
much excitement out of it, If the levees
are strained to the breaking point by the
vast volume of water which the Mississippi
is forced to accommodate: If vast property
values are endangered, and human lives in
the lower regions threatened; If men and
women have to drive or wade through miles
of water in order to get to a steamboat
landing, and If work piles up on the aver
age river negro until he gets but little
sleep, and has but scant time in which TO
eat his meals, ii will not make a particle
of difference to the black man. He will
live on the excitement of the situation, and
will work harder than usual, and will
grumble less than is his wont Excite
ment Is great thing when IL comes to
handling negroes. and / have often wished
that some, shrewd fellow would devise a
plan by which We could artificially provide
this stimulant 1t would be a great thing.
During high waters the negro is always
up to a high tension. Go out on the levee
at any point and you will find that the ne
groes spend much of their time in looking
out at the swirling currents during an over
flow as II engaged in some profound study
of the problem which has so vexed the
people of the low lands. But he is not en-
gagged in any such serious thing as the
study of problem. He is simply worship
ing and poetizing. If / may indulge this
violent suggestion. Put differently, he Is
simply looking at the currents and the
driftwood He is fascinated. That's ALL
1t is curious and interesting study, this
charm the river casts over the negro, and
/ suppose it would be more interesting to
persons less familiar with Ii than man
who has spent lifetime on the river
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ELIZA II. FOwLER.s ESTATE.
Partial Distribution of Wealthy Ia
fayette woman's Property.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. March 16-James M.
Fowler. as administrator of the vast estate
OF Eliza III. Fowler. to-day filed report of
the assets with which he is chargeable. He
shows that there is balance on hand of
sl1i.ssS and there are still uncollected notes
and mortgages The administrator paid
into the hands of the clerk $4,000, $4,000 OF
which Is for the use of ODhelia Fowler
Duhme. part of her distributive share
and SIS GOO for Moses Fowler Moses Fowler
Chase as part OF his share and the court
ordered that the latter SIS. 600 be placed on
deposit with the Lafayette Loan ana Trust
Company. subject TO their rules. 10 re-
main there until further order from the
court.
The administrator also retained $4,000 as
part or his distributive share. The report
shows that s.. "a was paid to the county
and s1.f40 TO the city as alleged omitted
taxes.
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Obituary..

NEW YORK. March 16.-Benedict Fish
er. president OF the American Encaustic
Tile Company and vice president of the
Mauser Manufacturing Company, died to-
day at the Hudson-street Hospital. He was
taken there Saturday after a sudden at
tack of paralysis on an electric train.
BOSTON, March l6.-Former Congress
man John w. Gambler, Of Brookline. died
of heart disease to-day at Providence, r. i.
Mr.. Gambler was interested largely in the
Florida Southern and other railroads He
was born in lS2S.
CHICAGO. March 16-Word was re-
ceived in this city to-day of the death of
Davis Bell. the well-known golf profess
sional who was injured recently In New
Orleans. and died there last night.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 16-Eli s
QuiEtard, eighty-six years old, formerly
superintendent OF the Cincinnati, Sandusky
a. Cleveland Railroad Company, is dead.
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ACCUSED OF EMBEzzLEMENr.
Former Fort Wayne Man Who Is
Claimed Husband by Two Women.

Special TO the indiana polls Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. March 16.-News
reached here to-day that Arthur b. CHS
holm is under arrest in Grand Rapids.
Mich. on charge OF embezzling 5000 from
the United States Express Company. of
which he was cashier. He is also claimed
as husband by two women. Chisholm
worked for the Express Company here for
nearly a year and divorced his wife here
She was Mrs. Myrtle Il. Curtis, daughter
of Presbyterian minister at Upton, whose
first husband was doctor. When she
learned OF the divorce she lived In Indian
apolis and secured the setting aside of
the decree. Later Chisholm had this de-
cree set aside. restoring the divorce. He
then married an Ohio woman.
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VIII Consider the Wage Scale.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, March 16.-A meeting or
the manufacturers of the Federated Win
dow Glass Company will be held at Column
bus. o., on Wednesday, at which time there
will be an adjustment of the wage scale.
A clause In the scale or the Denny or
ganization makes it's wage scale IL per cent
lower than previous to the closing OF the
factories of the American Window Glass
Company. The Burns scale remains the
same, and the manufacturers OF the Fed
Grafton say that they cannot pay this scale
and compete with manufacturers with
Denny men.
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Citizens Voice a Protest.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN, Ind. March 16.-One of the
largest public meetings ever held in Frank
lin occurred tonight. when the courtroom
was packed to overlooking by representa-
tive citizens and business men protesting
against the utter disregard for law by
looms and gambling houses, and asking
that the law licensing poolrooms be
voked. The meeting was presided over by
William III. La Grange, president of the
Franklin National Bank, and the presence
OF business men who are urging the move
ment for better city government was no
ticeable
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind. March 16.-The Sec
ond oil well drilled on the Hartzell farm
near New Haven, six miles east Of Fort
Wayne, came in this morning with prob
able capacity of from forty to fifty barrels
a day. The first well developed from thirty
to forty barrels day and the success OF
the second, which lies to the east, con-
firms the belief that oil will be found In
large quantity in this county. The oil was
struck at 1872 feet, as against 1.500 feet in
the first well, and the oil-bearing stratum
was eight feet thicker In the second well
than In the first.
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He In the Son OF Tom Archer, Who
Wa. Hanged by n Mob mt shoals
for the Murder of bunch.
FORT WAYNE MEN IN TROUBLE
TWO HAVE roo MANY WIVES AND
ONE Is OTHERWISE ACCUSED.
Divisfon Of EIfxa II. FowIer's Estate
Roses Case Continu cd tn the April
Term-Other News of Indiana.
usc,ai to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
SHOALS. Ind. March 16.-Henry Archer,
OF the notorious Archer family. abducted
Nellie, the fifteen-year-old daughter Of
Joseph Bobbitt, OF Roland. last Friday.
Archer Is twenty-eight years old and
widowcr. He had been writing the girl
letters daily for over month, and took
advantage Of her fathers absence last
Friday TO appoint a meeting with her and
abduct her. Their whereabouts is unknown,
but Is supposed to be at Vincennes, where
Archer has a brother Henry Archer Is a
son of Tom Archer. who was hanged here
by q mob for the murder of Bunch.
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RUNNING RACES.
True Blue and Worthington the Only
Winning FavOrites at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, March 16.-The
local racing passed into the control of the
New Louisiana Jockey Club to-day. The
weather underwent an agreeable change to
fair. but the track showed comparatively
little improvement, particularly next to the
rail. True Blue and Worthington were the
only winning favorites. The Worthington
race showed such reversal of form that the
stewards ordered Jockey Phillips under sus-
pension and reserved the race for investi-
cation. Winners in order: True Blue, even;
Pirate, to /; Velasquez, to l. The Bronze
Demon, 8 to 2: Georgia Gardner. II to l.;
Worthington, to 5.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 16-Edward Dan
iels. who robbed the Muncie postoffice SUBJ
station, at Westside. was caught last night
while entering the Office again. Claude
Stephens. postmaster, had slept in the office
since the previous robbery. When awak-
ened by the entrance of Daniels last night
Stephens covered him with his revolver, at
the same time using the telephone beside
him to call the police. To-day Daniels made
a full confession. He said that he had
cashed one money order In Newport, KY.
and two i'm Cincinnati. Each blank was
filed out for 500. Daniels said he had re-
turned to get more.
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Special to the Indianapolis JournsL
ELKHART, Ind, March 16.-Norris e.
Felt's Bazaar store was robbed of num-
Der of gold watches. rings. gold pens and
other similar articles between ana 6
o'clock this morning by thieves who en-
tered the front door, which the clerks found
unlocked. and left through a rear door.
While in the store they leisurely smoked
cigars and marred the office with tobacco
juice. The total value of the booty is be-
tween 5000 and 1900.