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L. U. Summer school.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Aug. 2.-Summer
school at the University will close next
Wednesday. The term has been very
successful one and high grade of scholar
ship has been maintained throughout. Fri
day night the students were entertained at
the final term social held in the gymnasium.
There were over 500 present and the affair
was one OF the most successful social iunc-
tons of the season. One feature of the
evening was q short student play in which
Misses Wayne Swipdler, Pearl Jones and
Messrs. j. =. Boyle, j. p. King and Fred
Puruell took part, representing the best
dramatic material now in college.
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MYSTERY IN HIS DEATH.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. efforts to
reach the relatives of Edward McKenni, who
died at st. Elizabeth Hospital Wednesday
night, have failed, and unless word is re-
ceived from them before Tuesday the body
will be buried here.
Nothing is known of McKenni's life except
that he had once been well to do and that
he had a sister living in Cleveland He
came TO this city two months ago. and was
admitted to the hospital. He had no money,
and would not tell why he had come to La
fayette. Letters were sent To the sister in
Cleveland, but she has not answered
1t is believed there has been some tragic
event in the career of Mckenni that may
yet come to light.
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SPECIAL GRAND JURY SESSION
Will BE Called to Consider Auburn
Bank-Wreckinx Cases.

Will BE Called to Consider Auburn
Bank-Wrecking Cases.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WATERLOO, Ind, Aug. Judge James
H. Rose, of the Circuit Court, has decided
to call the grand jury back and instruct
it to investigate the bank matters and in
dict the wreckers OF the institutions IL
they can find them guilty. He further says
that he will employ at the expense of the
county some of the best counsel obtain
able to prosecute those indicted, and he
will do all in his power to see that the
people are protected. He also saws that
the money raised by subscription will not
be needed. as it will be a State case and
the law provides for the prosecution OF
such.
The County Commissioners will be asked
to defray the expense of the sheriff in
going after the men responsible for the
wrecking of the two banks at this place
and Auburn.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Aug. News has
reached here OF the arrival in Indiana Of
Mrs. Elmer B. Bryan, wife of Prof. E. b.
Bryan. who is at the head Of the normal
schools in the Philippines, and well known
throughout the State an educator, and
formerly In the University faculty here.
Mrs. Bryan will spend the summer at her
home in Kokomo and during the winter will
live IN Indianapolis, where the children
will be put into school. Prof. Bryan will
remain in the Philippines and continue his
xrarl
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OBITUARY.

The Rev. George M. Vanderbilt,
Founder of American ". M. c. A.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-The Rev. George
MARS yanderlip. ID. D.. through whose in
strumentality the Young Mems Christian
Association was established in America,
one Of the founders OF the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art and for long time repre-
sentative OF Che American Baptist Publica-
ton Society. is dead at his home in Brook
Iyn. His death was due 10 heart disease
d.. vanderlip was born in Argyle. n. Y. in
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Louisville Warehouse Company to
Make War on the Trust.

Make Wnr on the Trust.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 2-The Herald
says: 1.-The officers of the Louisville To-
bacco Warehouse Company are at work on
the most gigantic scheme which has ever
been devised in connection with the tobac-
co interests of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
1t involves the buying of every warehouse
in Cincinnati. and the purchase of every
pound of tobacco raised in the States
named before it is grown. In fact, the
scheme means the absolute purchase of
every pound of tobacco raised in Kentucky.
Indiana and Ohio. and incidentally war
on the Continental Tobacco Company.
THE plan involves the complete reorgan-
ization of the Louisville Tobacco Ware
house Company and the increase of it's cap
ital stock from 81, $50. 900 to $4,000, 000
"A committee is now In New York en-
deavoring to enlist Eastern capital in the
scheme"
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LISBON, Portugal. Aug. 1.-The text of
the telegram sent by King Charles yester-
day to President Roosevelt is as follows:
IL had this moment the pleasure of drink
ing your health and the prosperity of the
American navy on board the Brooklyn"
The United States training ship Enter
prise has arrived here.
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Life Insurance Co.
On the s1st day of December, 1902

1t is located at No. $50 Main street. Hart
ford. Conn.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON. Ind, Aug. AIDA Starr. of
Poneto. aged twenty, accidentally shot in
the throat Saturday evening by her broth
er-in-law, Ira HUFF, probably will recover.
say the doctors. The injury was inflicted
by a small toy revolver in which her broth
er, aged nine, had slipped .22-caliber cart
ridge. HUFF did not know ii was loaded. The
girl, on recovering, said the shooting was
entirely accidental
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Hard to Get workmen.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Aug. 2.-William Kin
ser. of the firm of r. w. Kinser & Son. is
home from Parsons, Kan, which Is head
quarters while the road is building 800
miles of road for the Missouri. Kansas *
Texas from Stevens. In the Indian Territory,
to Oklahoma City. A second contract has
Just been taken TO build 300 miles from VII
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THREE PERSONS KILLED.


MOBILE. Ala. Aug. 2.-The pleasure
yacht Florodora was struck by lightning
this afternoon of the wharf at Point Clear
on Mobile bay. killing three men. The dead
are:
LEDYARD SCOTT, formerly professor in
the Imperial university at Kogasima, ia
pan.
BRUCE GRANVILLE LINCOLN, a
wealthy young Englshman visiting Mobile
In connection with some investments.
WILLIAM BREWTON, pilot of the
yacht.
Mr.. SCOTS daughter and Charles Bald
win. engineer, We're burned badly by the
bolt, but were not fatally injured.
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WASHINGTON. Aug 2-The United
States Geological Survey gives out the
following information a preliminary
statement of the production OF petroleum
In 1902: Total production for the year. So
$50 barrels. valued at s69.61o,34s. or 80
cents per barrel
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San FRANCISCO. Aug. Am earth
quake lasting nearly thirty seconds was
experienced here at 1880 this evening The
quake was OF the longest duration I'm many
years. IL was not OF "A violent character
and reports OF damage are not looked for.
Other California points felt the shock.
Stanford University reports that the shock
;aste6 forty-five seconds.
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storm Strikes salem.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SALEM, Ind, Aug. "A rain and wind
storm this morning blew down number of
trees south of town. A large flagpole fell,
breaking all the Cumberland telephone lines
TO the south. The rain was much needed
and will do corn much good
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VINCENNES, Ind, Aug. 2.-During an
electrical storm to-day Miss Mary Egan
was killed by lightning just as she reached
nome from church. Her mother was so Sc
verely shocked by the same bolt that she
is unconscious and may die.
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CoIimn Again Active.

MEXICO CITY, Aug. "A dispatch from
Colima this morning states that the Co.
lima volcano is in eruption. Great clouds of
smoke Issuing from the volcano and
are being carried TO the northeast by a
strong wind from the sea- Ii Is believed that
another outflow OF lava has occurred but
the dense smoke that surrounds the noun
tain makes 1t impossible To determine ex-
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Seventh pi.trict revenues.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 2.-The coll
lections in the Seventh internal revenue
district for July amounted 10 a.f7s.lsS.
which was Sl5.5S4 more than for July
year ago. OF the total s1.3sS.562 was from
the whisky tax.
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actly what has happened. The outbreak
has been accompanied by loud detonations.
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MEN LIVING SOME MILES APART
MEET DEATH BY LIGHTNING.
Funeral of State Senator c. a. De
son, of Salem, Declared Insane.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CORYDON, Ind. Aug. 2.-Benjamin Jor-
dan, south of Corydon, and George Ems.
north of Corydon, were killed by lightning
to-day. Both men had families and were
sitting at their homes.
They lived several miles apart, but were
killed almost at the same instant.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 2.-Allen, the
eighteen-months-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alb Gentry, Spencer county. was fatally
burned by carbolic acid The child spilled
the contents of a can on its face and body.
producing terrible burns.
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COURT AND LAWYERS BUSY.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Ind, Aug. 2.-The work of
the Madison Circuit Court during the term
just closed has been arduous. and all of the
officials are glad of short respite on
work. Judge Mcclure will spend most of
his vacation at the Country Club in this
city. At the opening of the term there
were go civil cases the docket, and
during the term 200 new ones were filed
Judge Mcclure disposed of 26s. and there
are still 257 the court docket tn he taken
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LARGE REQUEST TO CHURCH.
PerrysvilIe Woman Leaves n Tidy
sum to the United Brethren.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 2.-The will
of Mrs. Joshua Fulwider who died at Per-
rysville few days ago. gives about $4,000
worth of property to the General Confer
ence of the United Brethren Church of the
Upper Wabash Valley. Her husband was
given a life tenure in the home farm of
100 acres, but at his death it. too, goes to
the church.
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INDIANA MAN DROWNED.
HOrney Massey, of BLOOMING tOn,
Meets Fate in Central America.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Aug "A message
was received from Central America to-day
announcing that Horner Massey had been
drowned. He was a well-known young mar
ried man of this city. the son of A. L. Mas
sey, and was employed by a lumber con-
structien company. The body has been re-
Mr.. Buskirk, of Indianapolis, who was
recently drowned, was with the same COM
pany.
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State OF Indiana, office of Auditor of State.

State OF Indiana, office Of Auditor Of State.
I. the undersigned, auditor Of state Of
the State OF Indiana, hereby certify that
the above is a correct copy OF the state
ment of the condition OF the aboye-men-
Der, 1902, as shown by the original state
ment, and that the said original state
ment is now on file In this office.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto sub
scribe my name and affix my OFF,
[SEAL.1 cha; seal this 18th day OF Fsb-
ruary, 1903.
d. E. SHERRICK, Auditor Of State.
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nita In the Territory. to Alva. in Oklahoma.
He says there Is great difficulty In getting
workrnen.
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Chicago Journal.

An Indiana physician claims to have Gre
ated live things out of alcohol. ammonia,
salt and water. That is nothing. We know
a man who created live blue tigers and
whole family of purple snakes by the use
of alcohol alone
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Cash on hand and in banks. s, 2e7 lu.02
Real estate unincumbered ........ $50, 55s.i
Bonds owned by the company.
bearing interest at the rate of
- per cent ....-.-..--.--.-..-.--- ls,sz4sso4.tf
Loans on bond and mortgage
being first lien on unincum-
bered real estate, worth double
the amount loaned ............ 27.soso4s.s2
Debts otherwise secured ........ 3,S8S 1917
Debts for premiums ......... 6l4s5-3
All other securities .......... 1.2033l3.67
Total assets .s6s s0l. ZiO7
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Total assets :.
LIABILITIES.

not due ......................... ssa.sssoc
Losses and matured endowments
unadjusted. losses and endow-
further proof .................... ss4.l4s2s
Company .......................... S7s.s5s.s7
Amount necessary to reinsure
serve) ........................ 54,z52sos.72
gal reserve ....................... 2ussss0o
Total liabilities ,so2 s77.6s
The greatest amount at risk on
one lie .................s......... $JusVo.W
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
''Old Jim g g 9
o o

There was a cry outside the door.
listened, stick concealed in the hand
behind his back. No step on the
rickety tenement stairs. no derisive
laughter greeted his ear. What was
It? He peered into the semi-twil!ght
from under his shaggy gray eyebrows.
Again a sh'ill cry, this time from the
corner of the landing. A kitten in a
bundle of rags! He stopped TO pick
it up, two little hands flew up, and a
baby cooed in his face
Old Jim, derisively known as the
"Old Crank" had once been young
and even good-iooking; but an acct
dent in the foundry had settled all
that, and the death of his mother had
left him alone to grow hard and sus-
picious and often irascible from an
aching spine. Hence his one little
room. at the top Of the third long
flight of stairs, became his den, from
which he emerged TO growl, under
provccat.on or without, at the numer-
Gus children who swarmed the stairs.
In fact, he had more than once been
heard to say that if more kittens were
kept and more children were
drowned the world would be better
off; whereby he earned the enmity
of the mothers in the tenement. 1t
was the very irony of fate that
brought the helpless baby to his door
The innocent babe delighted TO be
c,,nfIad C@pad@apd maupI
its aimless hands. Old Jim. poking ii
cautiously TO sec II a note ofeXpiana-
ton was attached-for he had heard
Of such things-was astOnished to
have his finger grasped firmly in the
tiny wandering baby fingers. So lit
tie, so soft, and yet so strong the
clasp ran UP the old mans arm and
gurgled softly. That was enough. The
old man looked cautiously down the
han to be sure that no one was grin
ming at him, stepped back into his
room and closed the door.
Mrs. Flaherty on The floor below
had five small children and a large
motherly heart; AID it was to her
Iudl Jlul Ntlll llIdl IlSuN, dltCI INC
children were all out playing on the
sidewalk, TO ask advice On the food
for the baby, and if she would sell
him some clothes.
Sell we some clothes? Faith, I'd
give 'em to We gladly. if it wasn't
that Dicks out of work again. But
you don't mean to kape the poor lit
tie thing, do ye? You bein' away so
all day"
How can tell about that, Mrs.
Flaherty? All | want to know now
is whether to give it anything but
milk and how TO put its clothes on. {"
"Ah! We helpless man. I'll come up
right away as soon as do me
dishes"
And the next day she confided to
her neighbor, Mrs. Schlitz: "Ye ought
to of seen that room. Neat as wax,
me dear. To be sure, there was moth
ing much in 1t. The onld crusty
creetur bent double over the little
baby changin' its clothes as handy
as any woman, and the little white
baby accom- away up into his black,
wrinkled face, like as If he was its
guardian angel. And he. the cross,
old creetur, a-smilin', yes. actually,
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vMG LITTLE ONES REAsoNsNo.
Natural Deduction Made by FhysI.
clans Dauohter.

DR.. w. T. Bull tells this story about
q country surgeon who once had three
leg anputation cases in a week. The
unusual number OF serious and similar
operations naturally caused talk In the
surgeons household and his little
daughter was greatly interested. A
few days after the last operation the
surgeons wife and daughter were rum
maging in the attic. In trunk was
found daguerreotype depicting a girl
Of about eight years OF age. The por-
trait. through a popularity OF pose.
showed only one leg OF the subject. the
other being doubled up under her In a
manner truly feminine. Whose pic
ture is that, mammal" asked the sur
seon's daughter. Mine 1t was taken
when l was a child not much older
than you are now" did you know
papa then?" mo, dear. Why do you
ask?" II thought maybe you did.
cause you've only got one leg. New
York Times.
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The Rich Mans PLANT

I don't see what good my money
does me. I cant eat it. l never saw
IL in it's entirety. I dress no better
than my private secretary, and have
a much smaller appetite than my
coachman. | live in a big barn of q
house. am pestered to death by beg.
gars. have dyspepsia, and most of my
money is in the hands of others who
use it mainly for their own benefit.
New York Press.
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Postal Conuenlence.

One OF the latest applications OF the
penny-in-the.slot principle is reported
from Australia. In the postofices of
the commonwealth. II time or oppor-
tunity does not permit the prom pt
purchase OF stamp. the person in a
hurry is able to drop his letter into
one orifce of the machine and his
penny into the other, and when this
process is completed, "One penny
paid" will be found impressed on the
envelope as an equivalent to the or
thodox stamp.
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Woman's Remarkable Fad.

Have you seen a woman on a street
car or train take two white mice out
Of an air-flled reticule, caress them
fondly and then kiss them? Her hus-
band was with her the other day, but
the wee small pets occupied all her
attention. The reticule had little air
openings in the sides, with q rubber
tube attachment, thorugh which &C.
casionany fresh air was blown, for
the day was sultry and wee mousie
might suffocate. Hubby" was util.
lied to blow in the air. He looked
henpecked and thoroughly subdued.
Occasionally the woman would open
the reticule, when the little white
mice would Chamber out over the top.
Is this to be q new fad?-New York
Press.
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fantile graces TO cheer a hitherto
barren life. Flies in a bottle amused
him by the hour, or he played in the
last sunbeams, trying to fasten them
down with his little hands. He knew
no fear, and all the world was his
friend. His sunshine filled the life
of the old man and overfiowed into
all the homes in the tenement. Thus
it was that his digestion was nearly
ruined by surreptit!ous sticks Of dirty
candy from the corner grocery, while
O lovely disposition caused him to be
surfeited by caresses from all the ma
tionalties that dwelt together with
more or less harmony under the same
Roof. Old Jim worshiped him. His
keen eyes softened when he looked
at him, his gruff voice took on a new
tone, and Mrs. Schlitz said: He vas
quite agreeable since dot baby came"
But one night as Jim neared home.
returning from the foundry, he saw
an engine at the hydrant belchinG
smoke and steam. A vague fear filled
him. He hurried on as fas as his
NltHtIeu Olu legs COuIu carry MIN.
Other engines pulled along the street.
water ran in big streams through the
gutter. A hook and ladder truck
dashed round the corner changing fu
riously. Jim pushed his way through
the crowd. 1t was the tenement that
was burning.
Keep back, you old fool, you've
got 10 get out of the fire lines"
roared a fireman. Jim glared at him
and ran on. The stairs were filed
with flremen. pipes and running wat-
er. Smoke was driving them back.
Jim pushed on. do you know II
they got out my 5aby?" he croaked.
Il dunno, guess so. Which floor
do you live on?" answered the half
choked fireman. But Jim was gone.
Just then there came a crash. The
roof fell in. And Mrs. Flaherty walled
from the opposite pavement, "Ah!
what'l l do whin ould Jim comes
home and I have to tell him the fire.
men brought out the baby smothered
intirely?"
But old Jim had gone homs.-New
York Times.
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There are only two more weeks left
to avail yourself of the American Wire
81 Steel Bed Co. IS offer of their Diamond
Spring BE for $500. The offer is a
novelty as it comes direct from the
manufacturing company who are
specialists in that line. Agood nights
rest can't be had unless a perfect ten
sible spring bed is used. Get the
DIAMOND; it's a marvel of comfort
and ease.
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q o

the time" said Mrs. Flaherty. ITEM
my's a torment and trile even te
me. Me hearts broke wild him. And
the poor ould sinner is kaping the
babe from goin to a home. I'd hats
to have one Of me own go to home
| can tell you that, Mrs. Schlitz.'
Strange to say. the child lived and
fattened under the care of the old
man. Day times he rolled on the
dirty floor Of Mrs. Flaherty's kitchen
with little Dan and a NANCY doG that
belonged to the children. At night
he returned to the one spotless room
where he cuddled and coed in the
old mans arms and brought his in
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What Was II?

Fr!arpoint. Miss. Aug. 3rd.-One Of
the strangest cases ever reported oc-
Cured here recently. The son OF Mr..
@. l.. Butler was very Ill. The doc
tor said he had some disease of the
spinal cord, and treated him for two
months, but he grew worse all the
time, and finally the doctor told Mr..
Butler that he did not know what
was the trouble.
The boy would wake up in the night
and say that no was dying. He would
be nervous and trembling and want to
run out Of the house, saying he saw
ugly things which frightened hin.
His father was very much discour-
aged till one day he saw a new rem
edy called Dodd's Kidney Pills adver-
tised, and he at once bought some
and began to give them to his boy.
He used altogether eight boxes be-
fore he was entirely cured. He has
not been troubled since. Mr.. Butler
says:
IL feel It my duty to tell what
Dodd's Kidney Pills have done for my
boy. All this remedy needs is fair
chance and 1t will speak for itself"
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La After Year.

WHEREFORE we were married
you pretended that you liked to have
me sit on your knee"
Husband-"Well, you were a pretty
good pretender yourself. You pre-
tended that you preferred to SIT on o
chair"
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What was III

a-smilin' Why, 1t TUX me aback so,
| offered TO kape it next day with me
little Dan. I'd Just as soon have two
babies rollin' under me feet as one"
"You vas Elm goot neighbor, Mrs.
Flaherty," said Mrs. Schlitz. Il dink
you forget he promised tc preak your
little Tommy's neck IL he came oop
those stairs again
eve done the same meself manny's