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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-23
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

Rufe Turner. of Stockton, knocked out
Jack Carrig, of Chicago, in the first round
at Oakland, Cal, Thursday night.
Corbett and McGovern will not be per-
mitted to fight in Rhode Island, in view OF
the fatal bout at Scituate. This is Gov
ernor Garvins dictum.
Danny Dougherty, formerly bantam
champion, knocked out Ike Cohen. of Eng
land, in the sixth round before the Savan-
nah (Ga.) Athletic Club Thursday night.
Dan Mcleod, champion catch-as-catch-
can wrestler, has contracted to throw Tom
Sharkey. the pugilist three times in an
hour or forfeit a purse of $500 The con-
test takes place at Cleveland Feb. IL.
Hugh McPadden. of Brooklyn, and
Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan fought eight
rounds at the West End Club, st. Louis.
Thursday night, in what was to have been
a twentyround contest McPadden won.
Yesterdays race winners: AT New Or
leans, Snowman, 30 TO /; Ell Rey, to L;
hummer, to l. Hargis. 3 to /; Federal,
3 to 2; Carat, to 2 At oakland Cal.
Lady kent, TO o; Ho6eo. 10 IL on Mir t
Prestano, to /.
Mayor James c. Lucas has served notice
on the Business Mems Athletic Club Of
Hartford City, that no more boxing con-
tests will be permitted in that city. He
says the ministers have complained TO him
and that he feels that their protest must
be regarded, although personally he does
not think boxing is any worse than football
or baseball.
Eugene Mccarthy, the "school-boy'' pugi-
list Of New. York, died at Scituate, X. L.,
from the effects of a blow received in a
bout with Hugh Murphy, also of New York.
Mccarthy received the blow in the fifteenth
round. 1t was on the body, but the youth
fell and his head struck the floor with
great force. He became unconscious, and
all efforts to revive him were futile Nc
Carthy was eighteen years of age, and was
a pupil at New York high school Muir
ply has been held in 5000 bonds on the
charge Of manslaughter
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END OF TRACTION WAR.



Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Jan. 22-Private
advices from New York received here to-
day announce that a report is current on
Wall street that Charles w. Blakeslee, of
New Haven, Conn.,, principal owner of the
Wabash Traction Company. which has just
completed its line between Logansport and
Peru, had sold the controlling interest In
his company to the Indianapolis Northern
Traction Company. The Logansport rep
resentatives of either company know MOTH
ing definite about IT, although they admit
they have been anticipating the consumma-
ton of a deal between the companies for
some time.
When the report is verified 1t will be the
signal for general rejoicing in Logansport,
for while the interurban war here was very
interesting, it was by no means conducive
to good feeling. The controversy has been
cial, religious and political circles here,
and many who were once friends are now
bitter enemies.
The consolidation of the two companies
will result in the entrance of the Indianap-
oils Northern Traction Company's line from
kokomo over the tracks built by the Wa
bash Traction Company on Erie avenue
and out on the towpath of the old Wabash
and Erie canal. 1t will result in the with
pending In various courts in which the
companies are interested, and it will be the
end of a bitter conflict between formidable
competitors.
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INSURANCE MEMS DINNER
THE INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF LIFE
UNDERWRITERS.
Auditor Hart, Lieutenant Governor
Gilbert, w. s. Wynn and Others
Make Speeches.

The Indiana Association Of Life Under
writer's held their second annual meeting
and banquet at the Denison last night.
About one hundred were present, and
pleasant innovation was the presence OF
the wives of the members. An elaborate
banquet was served, after which E. G.
Richie of the State Mutual Life Insurance
Company, president Of the association, act
ing as POSTMASTER. introduced the speakers.
Mayor Bookwalter was unable to be pres
ent and his place was taken by Thomas
Whallon; Arthur j. Vorys, of Ohio. was
also absent. having been i'll for some time.
Auditor Hart spoke in his place upon the
Evolution of Methods in Life Insurance.
He said he hoped the day would come when
assessment insurance would be prohibited
altogether in Indiana. He called attention
to the fact that American insurance COM
panies were just beginning to make them
selves felt abroad, and he prophesied that
in fifty years the greater part of the life
insurance in the world would be written by
American insurance companies. He noted
particularly the progress and Improvement
in the personnel of the life insurance agents
and said that in his experience with the
agents he had found that they ranked
with the men of any of the business pro-
LESSONS, while In former years they had
been classed with peddlers. In closing he
said that while the interests of the agents
were often many and diverse, their pur-
poses should be one. Wilbur s. Wynn,
secretary of the State Life, spoke upon the
subject of competition between agents He
showed that the expense which was a fea-
ture to be deplored in life insurance came
from the necessity of sending out men to
prospective insurantS who were unwilling
TO be insured ana who had TO be informed
and convinced against their will of the ben
efits of life Insurance.; that the agents had
TO be of higher caliber than the insurants
and that such men necessarily were high
priced. He made telling point in illustrate
ing that competition in life insurance was
the best thing for the companies in that
different agents was bound to result in
more people insuring; and he noted that in
Indiana the amount of insurance per capita
was less than in many other States. The
only competition that was hurtful was the
unfair competition between agents who
decred the methods of other companies and
disparaged the company in which a pros
pective applicant was insured. The chief
benefits of an association such as the In
diana Life Underwriters was that it brought
the members together in the most pleasant
relations and made for fair competition.
Other addresses were made by Alfred +.
Potts, Father Gavisk and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Gilbert and the banquet was closed
by witty and characteristic speech by
Philip III. Farley, president of the National
Association, who is visiting the associations
over the country.
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When a murder is committed in a melo-
drama there Is always witness to the
deed. Sometimes the witness is a chance
passer-by who happens to see the deadly
struggle between the villain and his victim:
sometimes he Is faithful old servant who
has fallen asleep while on duty and who
wakens up just in the nick o. time to OBJ
serve the fash OF the knife or the smoking
revolver-whatever the destructive instru-
ment may be. But in "A Ragged Hero"
the melodrama now being presented at the
Park, the witness of the murder is an aero
naut whose balloon Is passing overhead
while a miserly father and a wicked son are
quarreling over money matters in farm
yard-a quarrel that has a fatal ending
The eeronaut, like all other aeronauts,
loses control of his balloon and is carried
away to some remote spot which had no
particular attraction for him. He turns
UP at the last moment, however, and proves
that the man who has been convicted Of
the murder Is really innocent This fea-
in the new attraction at the Park. "A
Ragged Hero Is full of melodramatic sur
prises. and the overfiowing audiences that
welcomed the play yesterday afternoon and
last night with great enthusiasm, found
much In II tosinterest and amuse them.
John s. Wallace is the villain OF the piece.
almost too .detestable for the Parks gal
lery to tolerate. Yesterday afternoon he
was the recipient of an avalanche of Kisses
after he had distinguished himself by COM
hitting the murder alluded to above. and
incidentally robbing his father and setting
fire TO the home Of his youth. Mr.. Wallace
Is just the man for the part. He is the
best villain the Park has had for many a
day. But, for that matter, the entire COM
pany Is good one and the play is presented
In stirring style. Hal Brown Is the ragged
hero-a tramp named Willie Wildhower-
and his acting. as we'll as his singing dur
Ing the speciality that he interpolates, is
deserving OF praise The scene in the play
that caused yesterdays audiences TO burst
into deafening applause was when the farm
OF ladder. the tramp leaps into swing
and swaying IL to the height of the second
story window, where child is screaming
for help. grasps the little one in his arms
and bears her safely TO the ground lust as
the flaming structure collapses.
Other actors in the cast, besides Mr. Wal
lace and Mr.. Brown, who acquit themselves
creditably in their respective roles, are AL
bert Shirley, j. Philip Smith, Alfred Sid
we'll Frank Ball and Norman Roberts.
Julia West Is attractive, although some
what artificial, in the ingenue part, and the
other feminine characters are ably por-
trayed by Katherine Mickey, Hattie L.
Fielding, Gertrude Swiget and Dixie Nc
Key. a clever chic performer. The play
scored a great success at the Park yester-
day at both performances, showing plainly
that well-constructed melodrama Is just
what Is most appreciated at this amuse-
ment house The same attraction continues
through the rest of the week.
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Baby Boy Burned to Death and His
Mother Fatally Burned I'm Their
Home at KOkOmo.
END OF A LONG TRACTION WAR
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY
SALE OF LOGANsPoRT LINE.
Heilman Murder Trial mt Madison
Porter County's Fatal Accident
Probable Murder ut KOkomo.
,eciaI 70 the Indianspol,s Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. "a deal was
closed tonight whereby the property of
the Muncie Natural Gas Company passed
into the hands Of q new company formed
by Robert Adams. of Indianapolis, and c.
A. Meeker. of Lafayette. The amount
named is 100000, with some extras to be
counted in. AS Meeker and Adams are the
principal stockholders Of the Wabash Oil
and Gas Company. recently granted fran
chise here, 1t means that the Muncie Nat
ural Gas Company virtually passes into the
hands Of the Wabash Company. The trans
fer will be made as son as all papers are
prepared
AS the Wabash Company had prepared for
it's system, the two systems will be merged
into one and much better supply of gas
for next year Is insured. Ball & Needham,
attorneys for the Wabash Company. an
nounced the closing Of the deal tonight.
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Armstrong Laundry '" sssSss -; $50 20

nation between the local coal dealers, the
council appointed Daniel A. Gillespie, chair
man of the electric light committee, to go
to the Brazil coal district and contract d.
rect with the mine operators for supply OF
coal for the citys use.
MARION.-Town Marshal Nickerson. Of
Upland, will WELD the mace which pre-
serves the peace and dignity of the place,
even though the Town Board at a recent
session did lop off two-thirds of his salary.
The salary was reduced by ordinance The
vote stood to In favor or reducing the
marshals salary from $50 to $40 month.
HARTFORD CITY.-The flint factory
known as the Sanspareil, which was pro-
NOTED by Rev. Father Die. of this city, is
to be changed to a window glass plant The
flint concern proved unprofitable, and after
it was closed ii was purchased by j. r..
Johnston, president of the Johnston Glass
Company OF this city.
GREENSBURG.-A case of smallpox was
reported to the health board on Thursday
by Dr. c. F. Kercheval. The patient is the
seven-year- daughter of James 4. Mob
ley. The case seems to be mild one. but a
strict quarantine has been established. The
child attended school until Friday.
GOSHEN.-The Elkhart Loan and Trust
Company has been named as trustee of the
firm of E. Steetz g. Son. general merchants
at Middlebury. Elkhart county. They have
long been prominent retail firm. Liabili-
ties are between $4,000 and 5,000 with as
sets in excess of the larger amount
FREMONT.-The farmers of northeast
ern Indiana are holding a very successful
two days institute at this place. Each ses-
sion has an attendance OF 500 or 600. Much
enthusiasm is shown. o. F. Lane. of Balm
bridge, Ind. and j. N. Babcock, of Topeka,
Ind, are the state lecturers.
RICHMOND.-The school children of
Wayne county are framing petition ask
ing the Legislature for a law to prevent
the killing of quail for three years and the
killing of doves at any time. The petition
will be generally signed In the schools and
also by the citizens.
VALPARAISO.-Peter Vapeinski and
George Gremieza, residents of Porter coun-
ty, have been given an indeterminate SEN
tence in the Southern Reformatory and dis
franchised for fourteen years for stealing
horse and buggy from Wallace Riggs, d
farmer.
EVANSVILLE--Gangr in the feet and
legs caused the death on Thursday OF Mrs.
Julius Rastetter, Recently the blood in
her body began to clog. battling the skill
of local physicians. Gangrene followed and
then death
ELKHART.-William Hager's fourteen
months-old daughter choked to death on
Thursday on a piece of bread.
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of dramatic stress and struggle. The role
of Mrs. Clinton is said to BE especially
adapted to Mrs. lie Moyne.
Grace Van Studdiford. who came into
prominence as prima donna of The Bos-
tonians." il to star in a new comic opera
next season under the management of Flor
cnz Ziegfeld. The opera is TO be furnished
by StanisIaus STANCE and Julia Edwards,
the cOllaborators, who gave TO the world
the delightful Dolly Warden" Since STANCE
and Edwards hit upon a scheme or produce
ing musical piece in which simplicity
should supersede hOrseplay, their services
have been much in demand.
XXX
Willie Collier has decided to sever his
connection with Weber and Fields at the
close Of this season and go a-starring again
next year in two new comedies. One of his
plays will be called New York, and Is
the assistance of w. II. Post.
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Miss Cannon, Sec'y Detroit.
Amateur Art Association, tells
young women what to do to
avoid pain and suffering caused
by female troubles.
can conscientiously recommend
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to those of my sisters
suffering with female wes xness and
women. i suffered for months with
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vised to use Lydia Il. Pinkham's
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every respect. 1 felt so elated and
happy that 1 want all women who
suffer TO get well as / did, MISS
GuILA CANNON, $50 Jones St. Detroit.
Corresponding Sec'y Mich Amateur
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above letter proving sensnensss cannot Be- DrosSeea
Ii Is clearly shown In this
young lady's letter that Lydia T..
. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
will surely cure the sufferings Of
women; and when one considers
that Miss GannOn's letter is only
one of hundreds which we have. the
great virtue of Mrs Pinkham's modi-
cine must be admitted by all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-23
TRADE, INDUSTRY, LABOR.

H B. Parsons has been elected a vice
president Of the Wells-Fargo Express Com
pany.
West Virginia operators have granted a
permanent advance in wages to their
miners
The executive council of the American
Federation of Labor has decided that the
next meeting will be at Toronto, Ontario,
April 20.
For the first time an order has been re-
ceived at Minneapolis for flour to be
shipped directly to the Philippines. The
order is for 1,e00 barrels to be sent to
Manila.
The directors of the Northern Securities
dend of Us per cent. payable Feb. 4. This
is on basis of Az per cent, and an in
crease of one-half of 1 per cent. over the
previous rate.
The Coshocton to) Trades and Labor AS
semby has unanimously entered protest
against the city accepting Andrew Car
negie's offer of $1,000 for library. Their
reason given is that Carnege's methods
were inimical to union labor.
The annual meeting of the American
District Telegraph Company was held on
Thursday. The board of directors was re-
elected. The gross earnings of the COM
pany were said TO be $4,000, against S62f.-
1872 in 1901; the net earnings 500, $50. against
SS6,64s in 1901.
United States revenue officers have within
the past few days seized practically all
the butter stored at the various city instI-
tutions of st. Louis. The butter seized is
of an inferior grade known as Process.
or renovated butter None of the tubs in
which ii was originally delivered bear the
required revenue label, which had. ii Is be-
Heved. been removed for purposes of SUD-
stitution.
President Daniel Mcdonald, Of the AmerI-
can Labor Union. announced at Butte
Mont, Thursday, that he had received
a formal application from President George
I'll @l@.~l
way EMPLOYEES. at San Francisco ASKING
for charter of utilization. There Is no
doubt says Mcdonald. that the American
labor union will grant this charter at an
early date. The accession of the Brother
hood will swell the numbers OF the Ameri-
can Labor Union TO something over 100 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-23

WABASH.-A telegram received on
Thursday states that Ovid w. Conner, for
many years one Of the leading business
men of Wabash, and a grandson of Col.
Hugh Hanna, founder of the town of Wa
bash had suffered a stroke of paralysis at
Grand Rapids, Mich, where he had gone
on a business trip for his manufacturing
concern at Andrews. Members of his fam
lily here started for his bedside at once.
Mr.. Conner is sixty years old, and was
always of robust physique.
RUSSIAVILLE.-The capon industry
which developed large proportions in this
part of Indiana a few years ago and de-
clined chiefly on account of low prices has
| been renewed with energy during the past
year. The capon raisers are now selling
their fowls at 10 cents to a Chicago firm
doing business in this place. Ten thousand
pounds have been delivered this week, and
they are making large shipments every day.
This is the highest price that has been
paid for several years.
ELWOOD.-The new directors of the Ell
wood Library Association have elected the
following officers: President. ]. A. Hunter;
vice president, c. NJ. Greenlee; secretary,
Mrs. +. l.. Saylor; treasurer, E. &. De
Hority. Miss Nellie b. Fatout will be re-
tanned as librarian, and the library will be
moved into the new Carnegie building, now
going up at cost of $4,000, during the
summer.
PERU. = Three robberies occurred
Wednesday night and citizens are indg-
nant at the police officials for the loose
snatched from him In railway station sa-
loon, and, though he named the thier, the
officers allowed the man to leave town. ~
newspaper is now demanding the resigna-
ton of the marshal or better order in the
city
DECATUR.-Three masked men made an
unsuccessful attempt TO blow open the safe
of the Decatur Egg Case Company Thurs
day morning. Policeman Fisher discovered
the men at work, but one of the guards
held up the policeman. The other two
Joined their companion, drew revolvers, and
ordered the officer TO leave. Other officers
were summoned. but the burglars had fled
LAFAYETTE.-Great interest is being
manifested by those in attendance on the
| Indiana State Dairymen's Association at
| Purdue University. The sessions at
| tended by $50 visitors. Many interesting
| papers are being presented.
LOGANSPORT.-As a result of a declara-
| ton on the floor OF the Common Council,
' on Wednesday niaht- that there Is q combi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-23
Shortridge School Notes.

The athletic association of the Manual
Training High School elected a new set of
officers at a meeting yesterday. Louis
Bohnstadt was chosen president. Will Did
del was given the Office of vice president
and Will Kappes was elected secretary.
The Shortridge High School Senate will
meet this afternoon at Ais in Room l. and
take up a number of new bills. The Short
ridge high School basketball team will go
TO Bloomington tomorrow TO play the In
diana University five tomorrow night. The
following men Will go with the team: Ry-
land Pratt. George Posey Byron La Fol-
iette. Walter Gipe. Wayland Masters
Harry Churchill and Fred Appel.
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ANOTHER DROP IN OIL.

Wednesdays Decline Of Two Cents
Followed by n Similar Cut.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Jan. 22-After a de-
crease of cents in the price of oil yester-
day the price was lowered again to-day
the same amount. and now Indiana and
South Lima oil is quoted at s1O6 and Penn
sylvania oil is $3.50. Oil men do not feel
alarmed. as they think the Standard OIL
Company is only manipulating the price to
get them to sell. All day yesterday and
to-day many farmers and oil producers
have been crowding into the headquarters
here to sell their oil, while others say they
will keep their product until the price goes
higher.
Following are the prices of all oils to-day:
Tiona, s1.65: Pennsylvania. $3.50; New Cas-
tie. sl.37; Corning, $50; North Lima, Sill;
South Lima and Indiana, S106; Somerset
95 cents; Lacey, 95 cents; Barboursville
Qight) IS cents: Barboursville (heavy), 81
cents; Ragland. 81 cents.
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wabash Hear. the News.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WABASH Ind, Jan. PA telegram re-
ceived here this morning from New York
says that Charles w. Blakeslee, of New
Haven, Conn.,, to-day sold the controlling
interest in the Wabash River Traction
Company, which built and is operating the
traction line from Wabash to Peru, and has
the extension from Peru to Logansport al
most completed. to the Union Traction
Company of Indiana. The Union Traction
Company has long had the purchase of the
river traction line in view, and by this
means acquires valuable interurban road
and the city lines at Logansport, which the
Blakeslees purchased. No particulars con-
corning the sale are given
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sport mt "a Rondhouse.

y large crowd of the sporting fraternity
journeyed toesa roadhouse near haywood
last night to witness fights between some
of the best game cocks in this part of the
country Chickens were brought here from
Shelbyville. Louisville and other cities 1t
was midnight when the first fight was
given. An Indianapolis bird killed a Shell
byville bird in the opening battle The sec
ond fight was between Louisville cham
pion and one of the best fighters i'm In
dianapoiis- 1t is said much money changed
hands on the battles between the feathered
fighters.
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Big Transfer of OIL Leases.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Jan. 22.-The largest
batch of leases ever brought in at one time
in Jay county was filed for record to-day
These cover about $500 acres of land in
Noble and Wabash townships. principally
the former. and were taken by Armor &
Stewart, Of Marion, oil operators, who in
tend to drill with the view of developing
an entirely new field. In Wabash township
the Standard Oil Company has a rig up on
the John Wagner farm, and rigging is
going up on the Ed Kelley lease. Pyle &
Judy have a good producer i'm their well
on the Uhlman lease. and have rig up for
No. on the Hartnagle lease.