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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11
Indiana Notes.

VINCENNES.-Charle Reed, mulatto,
who is considered a dangerous criminal,
was arrested while asleep in an Evansville
& Terre Haute box car here Friday night.
The negro had a shotgun and a bag of
shells lying beside him when he was sur
prised and surrounded. Reed overpowered
the Lawrenceville jailer last August and
escaped the day after he had been incar-
cerated for the alleged robbery of the home
of c. d. Burrell, Lawrence county
farmer.
MARTINsvILLE, Ind. Oct. 1o.-The pest
house just outside of this city, erected six
months ago by the city and county jointly.
was burned to the ground Friday night,
entailing loss of about $1,000, with insur-
The fire is attributed to an incenciary.
There is said to have been much opposition
to its being built in that locality.
ELWOOD.-Leroy Wright, a prominent
Mason and one of the best known farmers
OF this section, has been adjudged insane.
Wright secured large knife Thursday and
brandished 1T about the house so threaten
ingly that the members OF the family be-
came alarmed. Until be can be sent to a
State hospital he is being cared for by
friends.
SHELBYVILLE.-Thr cases of small
pox are reported at Norristown, small
hamlet In the southern part or SHELBY
county. DIR. j. b. Stewart, secretary OF the
county Board of Health, was called to that
neighborhood, and, upon examining the one
white person and the two negroes who are
afflicted with the disease. pronounced all the
cases Of very mild nature.
RICHMOND.-The Richmond Street &
Interurban Railway Company is rapidly
getting it's system into good condition for
the through travel from Indianapolis to
Dayton, o. The capacity is being greatly
increased and a substation Will be estab-
lished at Cambridge City.
TERRE HAUTE.-The police Saturday
received notice from Elkhart to arrest
kid Vaughn the prize fighter, who was
reported a few days ago as clipping from
that place with young girl He came to
Terre Haute last Sunday with the girl and
they left here Thursday for st. Louis.
SOUTH BEND.-Clare Reese. nine-year-
old boy, who ran away from his home at
Westfield near Indianapolis, has turned up
in South Bend. He has been in Chicago,
Grand Rapids and other large cities. He
claims his father will not provide for him.
He Will be placed with some family.
DANVILLE.-Allen ]. Wilson, a we'll
known postal clerk running out Of Indian
apolis on the Big Four, has filed suit
against the Big Four for 5000. Wilson was
in bad wreck in Illinois last January and
asks damages.
RG.-Mexican-money workers
have put in an appearance In this city.
Several merchants and almost every show
connected with the carnival have been VIC
tins. The foreign money is worked in five
dollar bills and half-dollar pieces.
LAWRENCEBURG.-A number of spur
ious s. gold coins of the issue of 1879 have
been received by local tradesmen. The coins
are very cleverly made. An imperfect be-
low the eagle design reveals their spurious
ness.
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TERRE HAUTE'S CARNIVAL
STREET FAIR WILL PROCEED WITH
OUT FURTHER OPPOSITION.
Princeton Ministers Object to Fair I'm
that City-GeneraI News OF
the state.
peclai to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.r Oct. 10.-Every-
thing is giving way for the street fair next
week. and the opposition is abandoned. Even
Mr.. Buntin, who brought the injunction pro-
eeeding on behalf Of four hundred repre-
sentative citizens. to-day sent word that
booths could be erected in front of his place
OF business. He says that. inasmuch as the
street fair is sure tO be held, he does not
want to stand in the way of any one who
wants space for booth. The County Com
missioners, who at first emphatically de-
clared the courthouse square should not be
contaminated with shows. to-day gave con-
sent for the use Of half the square.
The street fair people are jubilating over
the prospects for big week. and predict
that all former years will be surpassed in
the number of visitors To the City. The
street fair management is going 70 have
Clean shows, without doubt, and the police,
under Mayor Steegs direction. are going to
stop rewdyism. On the surface there VIII
be nothing immoral in TeTTe Hautes much
talked-of street fair.
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COURT CONSTITUTES WILL.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Oct. 10.-In the Cir
cult Court to-day the overruling by Judge
Francis t. Hord of the demurrer to de-
PENDANTS answer to the complaint of John
Beatty against William G.. Irwin, executor
of the last will and testament of Emma
Beatty, practically settles, so far as the
lower court is concerned. Mr.. Beatty's
contention for property valued at about
$4,000
The contention of John Beatty is that by
the will of his father, the late Josiah Beat
ty. but q life estate in certain real estate
was vested in the widow. who step
mother to the plaintiff, John Beatty. Judge
Hord. In passing upon the question. con-
strued the will to give the widow the prop
erty in question in fee simple, and in order
to arrive at this decision was compelled to
properly punctuate the document, or rather
to punctuate il in such manner as to con-
vey the meaning intended by the testator,
and the substitution by the court of sin
gle comma brought about this result. Mo-
tice has been given that the case will be
appealed TO the Supreme Court.
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HOLINESS CHRISTIANS ADJOURN.
Service Attended by 1900 People q
Feature of the Conference.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD. Ind, Oct. 10.-With the report
OF the stationing committee. composed of
the presiding elders and one member of
eaeh charge in the State, the eighth annual
conference OF the Holiness Christians of
Indiana and Illinois came to an end here
this evening. Probably the largest re-
ligious service ever held in Elwood was
the one last night. the last evangelistic
service OF the gathering In which Bud
Robinson. the famous Texas cowboy evan
geist. told the story OF his life. More than
5000 people were present.
To-day the conference raised a voluntary
subscription OF 1888 to be applied ION the
conference Indebtedness, and also donated
5000 to the Rev. H. NJ. Lehman. editor OF
the official paper. the Crown of Glory, pub
lished at New London. IL was also defin-
tteiy decided to hold the annual camp meet
Ing again next summer, the time and place
to be decided by the presiding elders.
A Sunday-school board, TO have charge
the church work. was appointed and will
consist OF the Rev. r. L. Wissler, of Sey-
mour. Alice Hart, Of New Castle, and Jo-
seph Carter, of Huntsville. The following
ministers were received into the conference
and given license TO preach: T.. +. Fogle,
Noah Herrell. II. nj. Balser. Charles Her
rell. Walter Gray. Roscoe Shaw, Earl Ben
jamin. Frank Burns, w. o. Jones, ]. H.
Cornelius, Jennie Lee, II. G.. Person l.. E
Burger. Alma Shearer, Mrs. G.. K. Ellis
worth. Charles f. Baird.
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MRS. FRENCH's ia Es.
Floyd County Auditor Sues Union
Trust Company Trustee.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Oct. 10.-The first
OF a number OF suits to collect taxes on al
legged sequestered property has been filed
by County Auditor Hanlon. the defendant
being the Union Trust Company OF Indian
apolis trustee of the estate of Mrs. Blanche
Culbertson French, daughter of the late
William s. Culbertson, who died about
twelve years ago. leaving an estate Of 3d.
eo0,0o0. The amount Of unpaid taxes alleged
TO be due is s., 1888. The suit is fled under
the provisions of law passed by the Leg
islature in 1897 requiring trustees to list for
taxation the property of the estate in trust
in the county in which the trust originates.
The suit was the result of Investigations
made by c. w. Wiley, a tax ferret en-
Dloyed by the County Commissioners.
Mrs. French now resides at New Ro-
chefie, N. Y. BY the will of her father she
was practically disinherited in case she
married Leigh Hunt French. They were
married shortly after the death of her ia
ther and she fled suit for her share of the
estate. Before the case was tried il was
settled out of court, Mrs. French receiving
about 100000. The attorneys fees were
so COO
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VAST SUM EXPENDED.


Over 100000 900 Spent i'm Improving
the Hartman System.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10-From figures
and details published here, CLEANED from a
partly authentic source, it is learned that
during the past three years 500, 34s, S69 have
been spent for betterments and equipment
on the lines of the Hartman railroad sys-
tenn, including the Southern Pacific, the
Union Pacific, the Oregon Short-line, the
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company.
Chicago & Alton and-the Kansas City
Southern.
On the Union and Southern Pacific lines
alone the improvements have cost $50, sos, S3S.
The total improvements on the entire sys-
tenn, exceeding $1o4, 00O, 600, are accounted for
as follows: Betterments, $i6,ll5,6S1; changes
of lines, A,5S2,23; equipments, $44 zoe, 455.
The chief railway construction involved has
been what is generally known as the Salt
Lake cutoff. Besides this there is the cut
off on the coast line at ChatSworth Park,
the renewal of steel bridges and steel rails,
and the purchase of a vast quantity Of
rolling stock, construction of new railroad
sheds, roundhouses and depots Over Co.
600 tons OF steel have been put into the
system, making continuous string of first
class steel bridges and tracks from Ash
land, Ore, to Houston, Tex, and from San
Francisco TO Ogden.
The new passenger coaches number 245,
new freight cars 15,616, and new locomotives
Fifty-three new small station buildings
and depots have been built each costing
all the way from 81 200 to $,509. These
depots do not include the up-to-date brick
and steel structures at San Antonio, Tex.
costing 100000, the new train shed at Hous-
ton, Tex, costing $4,000, or the projected
new depot at San Bernardino, Cal, which
will cost $4,000.
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MAY ACT AS BOOMERANG.
Michigan City officials Liable to Be
Called BEFORE Judge Anderson.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Oct. 10.-From
present indications the arrest of the en-
ployes of the Lake Cities Railway Com
pany in direct violation of an order issued
by Judge Anderson, of the Federal Court,
will act a boomerang to those who
brought the action. 1t Is possible that
Mayor NJ. T.. Kruger, Superintendent c..
f. Bowlin, OF the police department, City
Attorney w. w. People and other city of
ficials, who assisted in the prosecution and
arrest of the railway employees. will be re-
quired to appear before Judge Anderson
next week in answer to a charge of con-
tempt. the question OF authority of the
city and Federal Court being involved.
While the city will resist any movement
on the part of the traction cor pany TO lay
track, there is reason TO believe that
the company. will seek further complica-
lions pending decision from the Federal
Court
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHyILLE, Ind. Oct. 10.-The carnival
given BY the U. K. X. of p. this week
closed tonight in a blaze OF glory. The
carnival contended with the worst kind Of
weather the first three days of the week.
but was fairly well patronized the last
three days. Tonight the programme
opened with the crowning of Miss Grace
Lage as carnival queen by Major John NJ.
Stevens. The net results TO the l.. L. X. of
p. In financial way. while much smaller
than expected on account of bad weather,
were nevertheless quite satisfactory.
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POLICE CHASE A LuNATIc.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Oct. 10-An insane man
fleeing down Main street with officers and
citizens IN pursuit, the former discharging
their revoivers every few steps and the
latter yelling help and murder" at the
top Of his voice. was the scene witnessed
by the people who were awakened about 4
o'clock this morning near the courthouse
square and poked their heads out of the
windows. Oscar OhIgrin. a Finlander, re-
Gently adjudged insane, while being taken
to the Lake Erie station by Sheriff Doneley
and an officer, for Incarceration in the
LoganspoFt hospital. escaped from his
guards. who pursued him for nearly mile
but were unable TO Overtake him. The shots
were not fired at the crazy man but at the
ground for the purpose or illuminating him.
An hour later the engineer at the water
works was badly frightened by having a
disheveled man rush into the boiler ROOM
The engineer teIephoned the police. who on
their arrival found the man TO be the one
they wanted. The Finlander fought hard
and In the scrimmage managed TO get Of.
ficer McClure's thumb in his mouth, nearly
biting II off. Later in the day. handcuffed
and shaekled, Ohlgrin was safely removed
GO the asylum.
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NEGRO MINERS COMPLAIN.


Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Oct 1o.-A call
has been Issued for meeting here Monday
OF Indiana negro miners to consider alleged
discrimination against their color in the
mining industry. There are about 200 negro
miners in the State. and in some localities
they are as numerous as white miners and
bid offices in the miners local lodges
At Clinton recently white miners refused
40 work with a negro miner President
Hargrove. OF the Indiana United Mine
Workers. ordered them back. Mr.. HargroVe
says he told the men who have called the
meeting fer Monday that Is was fll-advised
and that the organization, which does not
recognize color or creed In It's membership,
would not permit any one 10 suffer on
account of his color. but that the discussion
OF the question In this. public manner Is
likely TO do more harm than good. The
outbreak OF the feeling against negroes at
Linton some time ago, when Tsrre iaute
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHEIBYVILLE, Ind, Oct. 1o.-A grand
concert is being arranged to be given under
the auspices of the First M. E. Church choir
which promises to surpass anything of its
kind ever given here. Mrs. Charlotte
Adam Raschig has consented TO assist In
the programme. Other people who will be
on the programme are Mr.. Henry Doschez,
basso; Mr.. 3. f. Miller, tenor: Prof.
Charles Hansen, the blind organist; Mrs.
Whallon, contralto, and Miss Lillian Adam,
all prominent in musical circles. The con-
cert will be given on the evening of Oct. %.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 10-The annual report Of
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Company for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1903, has been issued: Notwithstanding
an increase in operating expenses and
taxes OF 1904 per cent. the net earnings
show an increase of exactly the same
amount Gross receipts from traffic were
S723, SAT, an increase over the previous
year of s., 1889 Operating expenses and
taxes were $4.552.0 SS, an increase of 23.0f
per cent. Net receipts from traffic were
$.l71, 7s9, an increase of $593,s97, or 2S.A per
cent
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MOSS-FARLEY.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Oct. l0.-The marriage
of Woodson Moss to Miss Beulah Farley
occurred this evening at the brides home
in this city, the Rev. j. II. Carnes, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, officiating.
Mr.. Moss is one of this city's popular young
men and is the manager of the Davis Hotel.
Miss Farley is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. II. Farley and is prominent in the
musical and social circles of the city. Mr..
and Mrs. Moss left tonight for Nashville,
Tenn, for short visit to Mr.. Moss's former
home.
RICHMOND'S SOCIAL EVENT.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 10.-The chief So
cial event for next week will be the mar
riage of Frederick Burnham, of Chicago.
to Miss Estelle Roney. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Roney, on Wednesday evening.
Preliminary events for the bridal party in
clude a whist party this evening at the
home of Miss Juliet Hollingsworth; steak
bake tomorrow in a grove near the city; a
whist party by Mrs. l.. NJ. Jones Monday
afternoon; informal dance given by Frank
Braffett and Milton Craighead Monday
evening; dinner at noon Tuesday by Mrs. ).
s. Strattan. and a dinner at the Country
Club Tuesday evening given by Mrs. Nj. b.
Craighead. The bridal party is To be COM
posed of the following: Mrs. Miles G. Bland.
Cleveland. matron of honor: Miss Juliet
Hollingsworth, Richmond; Miss Lucy
Timms, Columbus, o.; Miss Ada Kunz.
Sandusky. o.; Miss Mary Murdoch. Lafay-
cite; Miss Ruby Runyan, Warsaw; Mr..
Burnham, brother of the bridegroom, best
man; NJ. b. Craighead. Frank Braffett,
Richmond; John Burnham, Chicago; Ernest
WOodyatt, Chicago, and +. Worthington,
Fort Wayne, ushers.
Oliver L. Knode, a prominent young bust
ness man of this city, and Miss Jeanette
Drake Hughes, daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. j. s. Hughes, were married this week
at Holland, Mich. the brides father ofici-
ating. They will reside in this city.
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ment to David X. Fry. The amount of la
bilities and assets are not given, but IL is
stated by the assignee that when he Is
given time TO make proper collections of
outstanding obligations OF creditors, they
will be paid in full
While the bank was conducted in the
name of Mr.. Fry. il is generally believed
that w. Il. Austin, T. III. Fairbanks and
L. J. Mccoy were interested in the bust
ness. Notes to the amount of s. 200 were as
signed these gentlemen some time previous
10 the closing OF the bank
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MAY BE ANOTHER BEAUMONT.
Great Interest Mt winchester Over
Generous Yield of Oil.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, Oct. 10.-The work
of pumping the oil field just developed by
the Monarch Gas and Oil Company, Of this
city, on the John W. Pickett lease, was
begun this afternoon. During the time the
bumpers have worked the yield of oil has
been fifteen barrels an hour, with no S! ms
of weakening. The company will imme-
diately sink four other wells. Oil men are
coming here in great numbers and interest
is intense.
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Lafayette Carnival Closes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Oct. 10.-Lafayette's
carnival closed tonight, after a week Of
merry making. in which the largest crowds
ever seen on the streets Of the city partici-
pated. The weather has been all that could
be desired, and the total attendance OF
strangers has been very close 10 the 25,c00
mark The Merchants Association, having
the festival in charge. says that in all re-
speets the present street fete has surpassed
all previous ones in the city.
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Indiana Obituary.

ELKHART, Ind, Oct 1o-Andrew
Stephens. a resident of Elkhart since 1852,
and undertaken here since 1854, died
suddenly of heart disease at 80 Friday
night. He was seventy-one years of age.
He is survived by his widow and four chill
dren. They are Mrs. Stone, wife of the Rev.
Hibbens. of Aiexandria: Henry stephens,
his business partner, and Charles Stephens.
of Elkhart. The funeral will take place
century a member of the Methodist Church.
His father, Andrew Stephens was a farm
er, who served through the war of 1872
Upton, Ind, Oct. 10.-Mrs. Mary Hys-
man, age9 hIty years, dleo at her nome on
South Independence street last night from
heart trouble. Four children survive, her
husband having died about ten years ago.
The funeral will be held Sunday at the
Methodist Church, the Rev. u. 8. A. Bridge
officiating.
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INDORsED GOV. DURBIN.
Bishop Grant Wants Him Nominated
for Vice President.

PARIS. Ill, Oct D.-Resolutions in
dorsing the action of Governor Durbin. of
Indiana, in connection with the recent Eiv-
ansville riots were adopted at the closing
session of the Illinois a. NJ. z. conference
in this city to-day. Bishop Grant in talk
ing OF the matter before the conference
remarked: 1.-THE Republican party is
looking for a man to run with Roosevelt
on the ticket next fall and they need not
go very far because there is a Governor
who Will make the race and / am sure he
would help the solutions of the many prob
lens before the country to-day. He should
be nominated"
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NEW YORK. Oct. l0.-Assistant District
Attorney Cans. who has charge OF the APP
peal bureau OF the district attorneys office.
said to-day IN reference TO the story from
Albany that Albert 7. Patrick. under SEN
tence OF death for the murder OF VIM.
Marsh Rice. might escape the sentence OF
the court on technicaltties, that this was IN
correct Mr.. Cans SAID: There IL nothing
I'm the contention that the Court OF Appeals
cannot re-sentenee. for IL IL afnrms the de-
cision, IL certainly can re-sentence-
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linton County $. S. Union.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Upton, Ind, Oct. 10-The eleventh an
nual convention of the Sunday-school Union
of Upton county closed a two days session
i'm this city tonight. The meetings were
largely attended and interesting pro-
grammes prepared. Prominent Sunday
school workers from over the State were in
attendance The convention next year will
be held in this city in October.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10.-The North
American tomorrow will say: "As result
of year OF prosperity, the directors of the
Reading company will. on Wednesday next,
declare the first dividend ever made on the
second preferred shares OF the corporation
There Is outstanding $i2. 900 900 stock Of the
class named. and the amount of the dis
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Ex-Mayor Moore's Illness.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 10.-J. w. Moore,
one of Richmonds best known citizens, ex-
mayor ard one of the present police COM
missiohers, has been critically ill at the
home of his son in Philadelphia. To-day
news was received that he Is much better
and will return next week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore had started on trip East and South.
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IT'S UP To THE MAYOR.
Ministers of Princeton Ask His Honor
TO Act Against Carnival Company.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON. Ind, Oct. 10.--A petition
has been presented to Mayor White praying
him to refuse the use of the public streets
TO the Wright Carnival Company. which
is to be here the last week in this month.
The petition is signed by the ministers and
about nifty business men. 1t states that if
the mayor does not take action the petit
toners will attempt to secure an injunc-
ton against the carnival company, mas
much the blockadlng of the public
streets. such would be necessitated by
the street fair and carnival is in violation
OF the State law
The City Council has already granted the
privileges asked for by the carnival pro-
motors and ii remains to be seen whether
the mayor will stand by the Council. The
majority OF the citizens are Indifferent
IN the matter.