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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25

The most ferocious and deadly sea ser.
pent of history was hailed by Skipper hart
lett of the steamer Tresco. ninety miles
north Of Hatteras. the other day. IL had
the head of a dragon with two tusks OF
enormous size. IL carried this ugly counte-
nance fifteen feet above the water and was
a hundred feet long with the body OF
snake and dragonshaped tail IL emitted
a horrible odor which suggests TO leading
journalists that IL has an automobile motor
attached to its tail. The skipper and his
crew have imperilled their immortal souls
by subscribing 10 an afhdavy about this
monster. IL doesn't appear that they took
any measures TO capture IL. The two enor-
nous tusks are a new wrinkle, but In the
tertiary and previous ages IL was the fash
ion among all the best bred beasts OF the
sea and land 10 wear 'em and the sea SER
pent is believed 10 be a hold-over from
those times and so there Is nothing i'm
probable in that part OF the story. II this
creature has been stopping In the vicinity
OF Hatteras for two or three hundred years
past, IL may account for the number OF gall
liant mariners who have gone TO Davy
Jones locker in that vicinity since Chris
topher Columbus opened the Atlantic 10
navigation.
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Thursday and Friday:
Indiana-Partly cloudy on Thursday. Fri
day showers; variable winds.
Ohio-Partly cloudy on Thursday. Friday
showers: light west winds, becoming varia-
BILE.
Lower Michigan-Fair on Thursday. Fri
day partly cloudy: warmer in west and
north portions: fresh west winds, becoming
Variable
Ilinois-ShOwers Thursday and probably
Friday. variable winds.
Enthusiastically cloudy on Thursday
with showers in west portion. Friday show
ers.
Wisconsin-Fairs on Thursday; showers at
night "a Friday In south portion; fair in
north: variable winds.
Minnesota-Fair I'm north, showers in
south portion on Thursday. Fair Friday,
warmer In southern portion; variable winds.
I0wa-Showers on Thursday. Friday
cloudy. probably showers IN east portion;
warmer I'm west portion.
North Dakota and South Dakota-Fair
and warmer Thursday. Friday fair.
Nebraska and Kansas-Fair and warmer
in west. showers In east portion on Thurs
day. Friday fair, warmer I'm east portion.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June PA grocer
named Bohannon has brought suit against
the Retail Merchants Associations agent
for 5000 damages. The agent had caused
his arrest on a charge of selling on Sun
day. He was acquitted. The association has
butchers whose places are not in the down.
town district and the latter are talking of
retaliation. They say the downtown mer-
districts have many customers who prefer
to buy on Sunday because they get the
benefit of the grocer's or butchers icebox
over Saturday night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
NO TRUTH IN THE REPORT.
No Reign of Terror and No Man Hunt
I'm Cass County.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT. Ind, June 24.-Sheriff N.
B. Richason. Of Cass county, James II.
Stoltz, captain of the Panhandle police
force, and the members of the Logansport
police force deny that they have had any
authentic information about the alleged
actions of Willard Herrell, the ex-convict,
who was said to have terrOrized the people
of Bunker Hill, in Miami county, Monday.
and state that they have not made the least
effort to capture the man or to give the
case any attention. The reports of a posse
being out in search of the alleged terror
denied not only by the authorities in
Logansport, but also by the people of Bum
ker Hill, where careful inquiries have been
made.
1t is true that Herrell was intoxicated
and that he shot through a window
of the depot at Bunker Hill. but
TO the report of the reign OF
terror in Bunker Hill, 1t has been
grossly exaggerated in press dispatches.
Prosecutor Andrews, of Miami county.
has filed affidavits against Herrell at Peru.
charging him with intoxication and carry
ing concealed weapons.
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Great Scarcity of Farm Help.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, June A.-Farmers re-
port the wheat cutting in this county will
begin in few days and the self-binder
will be at work before July 1. The outlook
for a heavy yield was never better. In all
parts of the county the crop is above the
average and the estimated yield is from
twenty-five to forty bushels an acre What
is troubling the farmer most now is the
dearth of laborers. The demand far ex-
ceeds the supply. Many men who were
formerly available for harvesting are work.
ing on the construction of the many inter-
urban lines. In rural households the situa-
ton is worse, servants being almost unob-
tainable. Farmers and their families now
look to the towns to supply them with help.
They offer good wages, but the situation is
nevertheless becoming desperate.
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Yesterdays Temperatures.

W. T. BLYTHE. Section Director.
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WANTS ELLIS ISLAND.
New Jersey Corporation Sues Immi-
grafton Commissioner Williams.

NEW YORK, June PA peculiar action
was commenced in the United States Cir
cult Court to-day wherein the general
properties of the Eastern division of New
Jersey is complainant, and William Will
Jams, United States commissioner of immi-
grafton, is defendant.
The plaintiff claims that the defendant
is wrongfuliy Withholding from it the prop
erty known as Ellis island and demands
the same. The petition recites the fact
that the plaintiff is a corporation organ
lied prior to the independence Of the United
States under charter from the King of
Great Britain and Ireland and now exists
as a corporation under and pursuant to the
laws and constitution of New Jersey.
The plaintiff then claims that il is
seized and entitled to ''all that certain
island or tract of land known as Ellis
island, situated in the harbor of New York."
containing about two acres. The petition
charges that the defendant is in possession
thereof and withholds the same from plain
tiff, that its value is not less than $4,000.
and that the plaintiff is damaged In a sum
not less than $4,000 and asks that IL be
awarded that sum and possession of the
property mentioned.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. June .24.-To-day I'm the
county clerks Office. Judge Letter united
I'm marriage David NJ. Landes and Mrs. Mar
tina Landes, who came here all the way
from Westmoreland. Kan, to be married
The groom was formerly the husband of
his present wife's sister and she was the
wife of her present husbands brother. The
brides first husband and the groom's first
wife are dead. BY thus marrying his own
sister-in-law, Landes becomes his own
brother-in-law Mrs. Landes. by marrying
her brother-in-law, becomes her own sis
ter-in-law Mrs. Landes is forty-two and
the groom is thirty-flve. They will make
their home in Muncie.
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Il to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, June 4.-Miss Jemima
Mccoy, of this city. aged fifty-nine. who
has been blind in both eyes since birth, is
now able to see out of the left eye and the
right is to be operated npon within a few
days. as was the left on June Z. DR.. Frank
Randolph performed a delicate surgical OPP
Grafton that removed growth just behind
the pupil which had prevented the pene-
tration of light rays. Since the operation
Miss McCoy's vision has gradually
strengthened and to-day she was able to
perform the ordinary duties of the house
hold.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25

PHILLIPSBURG, Kan, June PA rain
and hail storm prevailed here to-day. An
inch of rain fell over strip of country
three miles wide, causing damage by hail,
wheat being pounded To the ground. Hail
drifted in the streets six inches deep
GUTHRIE, o. T., June PA rain storm
amounting almost TO a cloudburst and ac-
companied by hail, passed over this part
of Oklahoma to-day. Damage is reported
to wheat and oats and to orchards.
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the IndIanapoIis JournaI

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June A.-Through
a message from the town marshal Of
Brownstown, Jesse Tabor, who disappeared
from that place the night he was white
capped, has been found by the Terre Haute
police. He had been i'm hiding at his uncle's
house here. The marshal wanted the
names of the whitecappers and Tabor told
the Terre Hatue police that the only ones he
could recognize were Frank Evords and his
wife and Ed Murphy. He says dozen
persons took him to thcket and put a
rope around his neck, threatening to hang
him, but instead beat him severely
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
Masons at West Baden.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WEST BADEN. Ind, June 24-The men,
bers of Charity Lodge, Free and Accepted
Masons. of Washington, celebrated st.
Johns day by running excursion to this
place. The special train, with nearly 1000
excursonists on board, reached the springs
at 10 o'clock this morning and the day was
spent IN visiting local points of interest.
The Masons TO the number of 1853, con-
cluded the days entertainment with a ban
quet at the Springs Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25

The body OF Miss Emma Kinney, daugh.
ter of r. L. Kinney. i2so East Ohio street.
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon
and was placed I'm the hands OF Undertaken
Chris weise for burial. Miss Kinney died
on Monday while visiting her sister in
Youngstown. O.. and her death was un-
expected.
The funeral will be held from the home
of her father this afternoon, and the in
torment will be at Crown Hill
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Obituary..

KANSAS CITY, June A.-Col. j. w. Jen-
kins, prominent attorney. died at his home
here to-day aged seventy-eight He was born
i'm New York in 1925. settled at Maquaketa
Ia, in the early fifties, and servedsthrough
the civil war as colonel of the Thirty-first
Iowa A SON lives at Shreveport, La
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, June 2I-Alfred r.
Johnson. formerly of Akron, o.. died to-
day, few hours after hearing OF the death
OF his brother-in-law. Maj. James IL. Pond.
of Jersey City. The men had been lifelong
friends. Mr.. Johnson was organizer OF Kan
City Typographical Union and was
monument in labor union work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
Strike Declared or.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY, Ind, June 24.-The strike
at the tannery of the August Barth Leather
Company, which has been on for the past
two weeks, was declared off to-day and
the forty workmen. who are members IF
given increases OF wages averaging about
10 per cent. The request for recognition
of the union was refused by the company
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind, June 2.-The cor
nerstone Of the $4,000 Market-street Metho-
dist Church was laid here this afternoon
with impressive services. The Rev. w. ID.
Parr, ID. D.. of Kokomo, assisted by the
Rev. II. ". Herrick. ID. D., presiding elder
OF the Kokomo district officiated, and the
famous Conference Quartet. composed of
Dan Guild, of Warsaw: Earle Naftzer,
Logansport; Leslie Natter. Kokomo, and
Fred Thornburg. Farmland. sang a num-
Der of selections. The building probably
will be completed before winter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
THE BRAYToN EPISODE"


PITTSBURG, June PA one-act play.
THE Brayton Episode written by Sam
uel Harden Church. secretary Of the Penn
sylvania Company, and author OF a life OF
Cromwell. was given its first presentation
tonight at the Alven Theater. Miss Sarah
Truax, for whom the play was expressly
written, made a decided hit in the emotions
al scenes, and the large audience applaud
ed the actress for her. portrayal OF the
womanly character of the modern American
wife, and the author for his creation OF the
part.
The play tells Of the estrangement OF
man and wife through the discovery by the
wife of a supposed love correspondence be-
tween her husband and another woman.
The husband sails for Europe, leaving a
note for his wife. telling her that the corre-
spondence was with his own sister, and
announcing that when two days out he
WOULD end all. On receipt of the note the
wife feels the enormty of her share in
the affair and her efforts TO prevent her
husbands sailing are realistic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
MILLERs ELECT OFFICERS.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 24.-The Eastern
Indiana Millers' Association held another
meeting here to-day and perfected their or
ganzation. The millers are ably supported
in their efforts to improve the grading of
wheat and the quality of production by the
farmers organizations. Officers were elect
ed as follows:
President w. II. Martin, New Castle;
son. Ssacreterv and tre.s,,rar p;I
ard, Middletown; board of managers, the
officers of the association and Messrs. John
Andrews, Muncie; A. Webb. Summitville;
G. Goode, Elwood; John North Milton; d.
c.. Critz, Cambridge City; Peter Strepanie,
MOdoc.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
Negro Tramps Attacked Houses.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, June 24.-Clarence
Allen, a negro, caused a reign of terror in
the south end of the city last midnight.
At the head of gang Of five tramps, all
colored, Allen knocked at the doors of
houses and asked to be admitted. When
refused they tore off blinds and threw rocks.
At the home of Miss Lizzie Bradley Allen
threatened to kill the lone woman and she
ran in her nightgown to the First ward
Firemen Carman and McCauley subdued
Allen with their fists and he is now In jail.
The others escaped
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Indicted for Murder.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind. June A.-This evening the
grand jury summoned by Judge Coliver to
examine into the killing of Dennis Butcher
by Green Letsinger, in. the south part Of
the county last Wednesday, brought in an
Indictment against Letsinger charging him
with murder in the first degree. He has
employed the best lawyer in this city to
conduct his fight for liberty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25

Baltimore American.

BdItfn1Ore AHtflCdn.
Bishop Potter says that modern educa-
ton has no time for good manners. But
a poet OF a generation ago lamented that
1.-The worlds male chivalry has persisted
out" and an author several generations
still further back remarks bitterly: 1T Is
no longer fashionable for youth 10 treat
age VIII ponteness fernaps tnere are as
as then. despite the good bishops pesst-
mism on the subject. Every age IL apt 70
exalt the social perfection Of the past q
the expense OF its own.
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CopIey Succeeds Law

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind. June 24.-Dwight Copley
was to-day appointed general manager Of
the Wabash-Logansport Traction Com
pany's lines between this city and Logans-
port, succeeding Lyman T. Law, who re-
signed to return to his old home at New
Haven, Conn. Mr.. Copley's headquarters
will be at Rich Valley. 1t is given out au-
thoritatively this afternoon that the con-
struction of the extension of the road west
from LoganspOrt to Lafayette will be be-
gun toward the end of the summer.
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Fruit. Meet for Repentance.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind. June 24.-Pearl Hostut-
Ter, long known as Ripley county desper-
ado, was in Madison to-day en- route from
Kokomo TO MARYLAND, to see his sick baby.
He was Well dressed, clean and tidy, hav-
ing been converted and joined the Saliva
ton Army. He said he had lived dogs
after.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25

DOVER, Del, June 2l-The FOLLOWING
companies flied certificates OF incorporatio5
here to-day: The New York Sanitarv
capital. s2.0oo0o0. The Federal Mining and
Smelling Company. OF New York city:
capital. S.000.0o0.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25

BLOOMINGTON, H., June 24-After
vainiy trying TO murder his wife's four
children. Frederick Schultz. a wealthy far
mer near Gridley. killed himself with a
shotgun last night His family had a mar
row escape. He is supposed to have gone
insane.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
. ANDERSON, Ind, June A-Anderson
men have decided to start a chair factory
in Greensburg. Howard Gates and Har-
ry Kent have purchased their machi4/ry
and will locate their plaYt as soon as the
machinery can be delivered They are ex-
perienced manufacturers and already have
an option that will take their entire prod
uct for period of five years. There was
no bonus offered for the factory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
window sma.her Sentenced.

TOPEKA. -.an., June A-Miss Blanche
saloon windows I'm Topeka on Feb. IA
last, was to-day sentenced by District
Judge Hazen to thirty days i'm the county
Jail and to pay fine Of $loQ. Miss Boies il
a follower Of Carrie Nation. the temper
ance reformer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
POLICE CONTINUE RAIDS.
Slot Machine Found I'm Kidneys Place
VIII BE DESTROYED.

The police are continuing their raids on
saloon keepers slot machines and one more
was added to the already long list by the
arrest OF Thomas Kinney. 2ol South Noble
street. last night, and the confiscation OF
his machine This machine. like those OF
the last few weeks. will find home In the
scrap pile at the police station after being
chopped into fine pieces with an ak this
morning
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DOODLE IN HIS COAT.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars Sewed
i'm the Lining.

I'm the Lining.
ST. LOUIS, June 24.-It was brought out
through statements made to Circuit Attor-
ney Folk to-day. by witnesses called to
testify before the grand jury in connection
with the st. Louis street car consolidation
deal In the Legislature. that the legislative
agent of the street car companies took $780,
90 sewed in the lining of his coat and
turned IL over TO two agents at Jefferson
City for the alleged purpose of buying
votes. This was at the session of 1899
The names of the agent and the indiyidu-
ais willing to spend money so freely to
make the consolidation possible are known
to the circuit attorney, but are withheld
for the present until all the details and
names OF the men concerned are ascer-
tanned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
Purdue Professor smoke.

CHICAGO. Juno PA convention OF the
representatives of the Independent Tele-
phone companies of the United States
opened here to-day with 800 DELEGATES in
attendance. ]. G. Kelsey. of Purdue Ui.
versity, and c. E. Hull, OF Salem, H., made
addresses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
Death Caused by a Rusty Nail.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, June PAS the result
OF running rusty nail in his foot several
days ago Thomas Ellis, the nine-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs George Ellis, OF this
city, died this morning after horrible suf-
fering from lockjaw.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
BOZ MAKES AN AERIAL TRIP.


PARIS, June 24-Santos Dumont made
another ascent this afternoon in his steer
able airship and visited the Polo Club dur
ing a children's fete. He offered to give
the children a ride i'm his balloon, but the
mothers refused their permission. A ten
year-old American boy named Clarkson
Potter, however, begged his mother so hard
that finally she consented to allow him to
ascend in the balloon, and Santos Dumont
took the boy for an aerial trip above the
trees in the Bots de Bologne. On their
return several other children, encouraged
by the young Americans example, also
claimed the privilege of a ride. and with
their mothers consent Santos Dumont took
two other children in the balloon car and
made another ascent, returning safely to
the Polo grounds.
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BUTTE. Mont. June 24-William Memo
was shot and killed late last night by Mrs
Della Kirk, In a lodging house In this city
after ne had choked her almost into insensi.
hilitv. Mrs. Kirk is under arrest.
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NEW YORK. June S4-The United States
supply steamer Glacier arrived to-day from
Manila after a passage of sixty-two DAYS.
She brings the body OF Dr. Hesser, an army
surgeon, who died of cholera, and the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25

Special the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 2.-Robert
Banta, a carpenter, who fell from a church
spire at Rosedale on Monday, died at the
Union Hospital in this city to-day. o
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NOT YET SETTLED.
Bedford Quarry Strike Is still TIA,
Subject of Negotiations.

subject OF NeEOffatfOne.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, June A.-The report of
a settlement of the stone lockout Is without
foundation. The men and operators are
within one point of a settlement and that
point is as to whether the Hoosier Com
pany shall take one of the millmen back
into its employ. which the operators do
not desire to do.
Meetings were held this afternoon to
agree OH this one point, but nothing resulted
and another meeting is being held tonight
This, it is thought, will settle the question
whether work will be resumed.
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The Difference.
New York Commercial.

AS Between General Miles and Governor
Taft on Philippine recommendations we do
not see how the government can do other
wise than consider the Governors policy
the superior. He has had the experience:
General Miles was only a visitor
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A Thievins Policeman.

BALTIMORE. June 24.-PoIiceman Val
ter G. Handy pleaded guilty i'm the Criminal
Court here to-day to the larceny of a dia-
mond ring and other property and was
sentenced TO six years in the penifentisry
Before his trial Handy was dismissed from
the force.
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BILKED BY ROOMMATE.


George c. Urschal. 2zs North Alabama
street. reported to the police last night
that his roommate had stolen his watch.
a pair of shoes and suit OF clothes from
the room yesterday afternoon and had not
returned. He said he die not know the man
with whom he was rooming, having met him
only the day before, but he remembered
that his name was Bethlehem. He asked
the police TO locate Bethlehem and recover
his watch and clothing.
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CARY. ILL.,, June 24.-The private bank
of Lemintch was robbed early this morning
of about 200 i'm money besides some notes
and securities. About 3 o'clock robbers blew
open the safe with dynamite, the explosion
OF which aroused the town. Two men were
scen sunnin. away.