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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-13
ARMY ORDERS.
Omcers Relieved from Duty Sent
to Other Locations.

Omcers Relieved from Duty or Sent
to Other Locations.
WASHINGTON. April 12--The following
army orders have been posted at the War
Department:
Capt William Elliott, commissary, has
been relieved from duty as assistant to the
purchasing commissary at St. Louis, NO.
and ordered to Fort Leavenworth. Kansas,
to relieve Capt. Lloyd s. Mccormick, COM
missary.
Capt Theodore b. Hecker, commissary,
will proceed TO st. Louis, Mo-, and report
to Lieut.. Col Abel l.. Smith. deputy COM
missary general. purchasing commissary in
with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
and upon the completion thereof will return
to his proper station at Chicago. Ill.
First Lieut.. Basil o. Lenoir. signal corps,
London, Conn.,. for duty in connection with
the repair of cables and fire control work
in the Department of the East.
Leaves OF absence have been granted to
the following: Second Lieut.. Francis NJ
Boon. Nineteenth Infantry. extension twen-
ty days: First Lieut.. Nathaniel NJ. Cart
NELL, Tenth Cavalry, for two months on
surgeons certificate of disability; First
geon, for twenty days; Second Lieut.. Will
liam b. Brister. artillery corps, for one
month with permission to go beyond sea:
and Chaplain Edward j. Vattmann. Twen-
ty-ninth Infantry. for six months, with per-
mission TO go beyond sea: Contract Surgeon
c. Il. Mitteistaedt. two months.
First Lieut.. Charles +. Humphrey. jr,
Third Infantry. has been ordered to the gem
eral hospital. Washington barracks. for
Lieut.. Col. w. H. w. James. Twenty-ffth
Infantry. in this city. has been ordered to
Plattsburg. barracks, New York. on BUSH
ness pertaining to the packing and shipping
of public property and will then Join his
station in the Department of the Missouri
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

BEACHY HEAD. April 12-Passed:
Grosser kurfurst. from Bremen for Cher
bourg and New York.
ISLE OF WIGHT. April 12-Passed:
Eyndam. from Rotterdam and Boulogne
for New York.
NAPLES. April 12-Arrived Common
wealth. from Boston via Ponta Delgada
and Genoa.
Neville. April 12.-Arrived: Colunbfa
IRON sew York. for Glasgow, and pro-
ceeded.
INISHTRAHULI1. April 1-Passed:
NEW YORK. April i2-Arrived: Mime
hnha. from London and Southampton
QUEENSTOWN. April l2.-SaiIed
Etruria, from Liverpool. for New York.
MALIN HEAD, April I2.-Passed: siber-
han. from Philadelphia. for Glasgow.
GIBRALTAR. April l2.-Passed: Augusta
Victoria, from Genoa for New York
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Will he Married This week.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HANOVER, Ind, April 12.-Prof. Frazee
Hood. instructor in English at Hanover
College, and Miss Kalista Wagner, of
Water Valley, Miss, will be married
Wednesday, April 15 by the Rev. j. E.
Hobson at the home of the bride. Prof.
Hood is graduate of Southwestern
Presbyterian University, GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
has spent one year at Johns Hopkins and
two at Yale. receiving Phi. ID. in June, 1902,
since which time he has been at Hanover.
Miss Wagner is the daughter of d. r.
Wagner, a prominent Southern financier
and broker. She was educated in Wash
ington and also in Europe. The students
of Hanover are preparing to give Prof.
and Mrs. Hood a warm reception on their
return.
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WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY.


National Convention OF Manufacturers
at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, April 12.-The annual
convention of the National Association Of
Manufacturers, which will open here Tues
day morning. promises to be well attended
A heavily-loaded special train with coaches
from Cleveland Detroit and other Western
and Eastern cities left Indianapolis this
afternoon, and after several short stops
route will arrive here at O'Clock Tues
day morning. kilograms received to-day
state that large parties are on the way
from other cities of the West. we'll as
from New York and New England. Presi-
dent ID. NJ. Parry. of the association, Is
with the Indianapolis train.
Many of the members are accompanied
by their ladies, and New Orleans Is pre-
pared to give the visitors a royal well
be read on Tuesday and the convention will
adjourn on Thursday.
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The Insurance.

The insurance on both the. dwelling and
household goods was placed through the
local agency of Gregory G. Appel. The fol-
lowing is list of the companies repre-
scented, showing how the insurance was ap-
portioned between dwelling and contents:
On dwelling-New Hampshire Fire Insur-
ance Company $1,000; New York Underwrit-
ers' Agency, $500; Westchester Fire Insur-
ance Company of New York, $1,000; total,
$4,000.
on household goods. c-Rochester-Ger-
man. of New York, $500; Citizens Insur-
ance Company. of st. Louis, Mo-, $500;
total, $1,000.
The loss on house and contents was total
and is estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000
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Indiana Obituary.

Parker, widow of Noah Parker. and one
of the pioneers OF the country west of this
city. is dead at the home Of her daughter.
Mrs. Joe Kemp, near Normanda. She was
seventy-flve years old and left several hun
dred relatives in this part of the State.
KOKOMO, Ind, April 12.-George Nc
Gowan, for thirty years a contractor and
builder of this city, died last night, aged
sixty-four.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PERU, Ind. April 12.-walter Kindle-
sparker. aged sixteen. had his left arm
crushed Off on the Wabash. Peru & Logans-
port electric line to-day. The new track to
Logansport was opened five miles down and
he at the Stone House curve to grease
the rails. He lay down to sleep and his
arm was caught by car. His parents
live in Rich Valley.
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New Handbam Champion.

CHICAGO, April 12.-Michael Egan. OF
Jersey City, won the handball champion
ship OF the United States here to-day. I'm the
second half of the series OF games with
Louis Keegan, of Chicago. Each half OF
the series consisted of seven games. In
the first half of the series. played recently
I'm Jersey City. Egan won seven straight
games and 10 wfn the match and cham
pionship, IL was necessary for him TO win
but one game in the second half Keegan
won the first game to-day. but lost the sec
ond.
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Rose Polytechnic Institute.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 1.-TWO
alumni members Of the board Of managers
Of the Rose Polytechnic Institute, Arnold
Layman and Fred Hildreth, will be here
tomorrow and Tuesday to examine the
work of the school on which to prepare
recommendations to the board at the end
of the school year.
Superintendent Rohrer, of the General
Electric Company, with headquarters in
New York, will be here in a few days to
engage members Of the class who will
graduate I'm the electrical course in June
for positions with the big company. 1t is
expected he will deliver an address to the
student body.
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On way to New Orleans.

The special train bearing delegates and
others to the manufacturers convention at
New Orleans left the city at 1886 yesterday
afternoon over the Pennsylvania The fol-
lowing Indianapolis people were In the
party: r. w. Furnas and wife, W. ID. ALI
son and wife, John Maxwell, Finley Pugh
and wife. William King. Myron King. wife
Parry and wife. Russell M. Seeds, Thomas
Kackley and wife, II. r. Adams and wife.
III. c. Atkins and wife, w. b. Wheelock
and wife. William Taylor and wife. WILL
wife. f. +. Folsom. Z. s. Folsom.
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Profitable Polo season.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. April 12.-The Rich
mond Athletic Association. which owns tbs
new coliseum and has charge OF the polo
team Is well pleased with the first
sons business. The patronage at the
games has been exceedingly liberal. rang
ing from 1000 TO 1900. The polo team with
which Richmond closed the season last
night is well liked here and IL Is believed
an effort will be made 10 secure the serv-
ices of Bone. Cunningham. IT., Doherty,
Mansfield and Jessup another year.
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CITIZENS PREPARE FOR VISIT.
Evansville Makes Ready to Receive
the Monitor Arkansas.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. April 1.-THE citi-
zens of Evansville are arranging to give a
reception to the monitor Arkansas, when
she arrives here some time this week.
Mayor Covert and the city officials prob
ably will meet the boat some place below
the city and accompany her here. There
will be a meeting Monday night to arrange
a programme for the day.
The various military companies in this
end of the State are expected to partici-
pate in the festivities AS the Arkansas
will leave Paducah on Tuesday, she should
arrive here early Thursday morning She
does not travel at night.
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VIRULENT TYPHOID FEVER
DECIMATES FAMILIES LIVING ON
HILLS BACK OF EVANSVILLE.
Accident to a Sleeping Boy-Heating
Plant for Franklin CoIIege-Heat
Drives Men from ElwO0d Mill.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the 1ndianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April R-Entire
families residing on the hills back of this
city have been stricken lately, and in some
instances almost wiped out, by typhoid fe-
yer in virulent form. OF the Miller family,
eight in number, five are dead and the
mother and two children are still in hos
pital.
The latest victims are members of the
family of Jacob Reisinger. The father died
from an attack OF the disease and now four
them but the mother, who has been alone
with her little ones for two weeks. The
family is poor and the mother too proud to
ask for aid. The children will be taken to
a hospital and the mother cared for, as she
Is now almost physical wreck.
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GustaYe Meinecke.

BERLIN. April 12.-Gustave Meinecke is
dead. He spent number Of years in the
United States, where he was connected
with various German newspapers. Since
his return to Germany he has been identi-
fled with colonial undertakings and edited
the Colonial Zeitung and the Colonial
Year Book.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-13
INTERPRETING A RULE.
President Pulliam Does Away with
Sidestepping by Pitchers.


NEW YORK, April lin a circular to
managers. captains and players Of the Ma
tional League and American Association
of Professional Baseball Clubs. President
II. c. Pulliam lays down the following con-
structions on such playing rules as are
deemed susceptible Of more than one inter-
pretation:
Rule 70 (pitchers posttion)-The pitcher,
In taking his position. shall place no part
OF either foot back of the rubber, nor shall
he take more than one step in delivering
the ball to the batsman.
This construction does away with all pre-
liminary steps, either to the rear OF or to
the side of the rubber.
Rule 80. Section (balking)-Construed as
meaning that both feet of the catcher must
be inside the catcher's lines
Rule 40 (batting)-A foul tip must 90
sharp from bat Il the ball rises from bat
to the catcher, as In the case of the at
tempted bunting Of low or slow ball, Il
will be ruled as a foul hy.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind, April ia. j.
Thurston. of this city, a member of the
board Of directors of Franklin College, has
been notified that Mr.. Milton Shirk, of
Peru, will give $1,000 to be used in installing
a heating plant at Franklin College. The
cost of this plant will be in the neighbor-
hood of 5000
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OTHER DEATHS.
The Rt. Rev. MonsignOr M. Bouchet,
Vicar General of Louisville

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 1.-THE Rt
Rev. Monsignor Michael Bouchet. vicar
general of the Roman Catholic diocese of
Louisville. died this morning at AIS o'clock
at the rectory of the Cathedral of the AS
sumption. He was stricken with apoplexy
while on his knees In prayer, at rs o'clock
Saturday night, and passed away after
only four hours sickness. Although he was
seventy-six years old, he had been a man
of good health. was hale in body and mind
and far as is known the fatal attack
came oil without any premonition.
He was a native Of France and came to
this country in 1853. Seven years later he
was called to Louisville, where he had re-
manned ever since, having been appointed
vicar general of the diocese in ISL.
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Brewery Troubles settled.

BALTIMORE. April ia dispute of
several years standing between the United
Brewery Workers Union and the local
branches Of out-of-town breweries has
been practically settled. and the nonunion
employees Of these branches, IL Is thought
will join the union. contract showing
concessions on either side Of the conflict
will be submitted to the brewers In Chi
cago next Thursday.
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Big Delegation from Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, April IA special fast
train carrying 40 business men of Cincin-
natl to the annual meeting Of the National
Association of Manufacturers at New Or
leans left over the Baltimore & Ohio South
western Railway tonight From Louisville
the special will run over the Illinois Gen.
trail This is by far the largest delegation
from this city TO the national convention
of American manufacturers.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANyILLE. ILL.,. April i2.-This evening
at the Plaza Hotel the newspaper writer's
OF Danville met and organized a branch
of the Newspaper Writers Association,
affiliating with the International Typo
graphical Union. An application has been
sent in for charter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-13

Patrolmen Hagerty and Al Smith last
night arrested Sandy Sanders and Charles
Cannon. coiored. for burglary and grand
larceny The two men robbed the home
OF Edward Rogers at Az West Vermont
street Saturday night OF q bed and several
other articles of furniture during the alb
sence OF the family.
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Men Are Unable to Work.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

oPeCitI 10 IIiuidIIdpOfEs
ELWOCD' ind'' April lz.-There Is grave
danger that a large portion of the Amer
lean Tin Plate Company's Elwood factory
will have to be closed during part of the
summer on account of the inability to
keep the men at work. During the warm
weather OF the past few weeks almost 200
men have quit work and gone into other
lines, the Encouragement of the furnaces
or the use Of coal making the rolling mill
department so hot that the men claim
coming more serious one to the manage
ment every week.
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Arrested for Bigamy.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. April 12.-william
E. Chandler. travelling salesman for the
International Harvester Company. was ar
rested to-day on a warrant from Sullivan
county, charging bigamy. He has been In
Terre Haute four years and last December
married a Sullivan girl. Another wife who,
he says, is divorced. lives at Owensville,
Ind
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FIVE ARRESTS MADE
As Result OF the Assassination of n
Colorado Ranchman.

AKRON, Col, April 12.-Five arrests have
been made as a result OF the investigation
Of the coroner's jury into the death Of
Joseph Meenan, who was assassinated near
his ranch home, fourteen miles from here,
on the night of April 3. The verdict of the
coroner's jury was that Meenan was killed
as the result of a conspiracy between Perry
futile, George /. futile. Frank Irwin, FL
mer Shanks and Clinton Dansdill, and that
the immediate cause of his death was four
gunshot wounds inflicted by one or more Of
the above-named persons. All have been
arrested.
1t developed during the inquest that
threats had been frequently made against
Meenan's life ever since he killed John
Irwin on last Christmas day.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD, Ind, April 12.-Alleging that
the poisonous acids which had been
dumped from the factory here into Duck
creek had poisoned the water SO that stock
aged her land during overhows. Mrs. Ellen
Peck, living southwest of this city, has
filed suit against the American Tin Plate
Company for 5000 damages. It is said
that a number OF other similar suits will
follnW
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SALT LAKE, Utah, April 12.-Colonel
Bill Root. a frontiersman, companion
through life of Buffalo Bill and a friend of
Bill Nye during the latters reportorial
days IN Laramie, died suddenly of heart
failure in his apartments in this city late
last night. He was sixty years old. When
young man he settled In Laramie, be-
came interested in the Laramie Boomerang
and took Bill Nye in partnership with
him.
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Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 1.-THE
second game between the Boston American
and Evansville team resulted in the score
of 9 to in favor Of the visitors Evans
VILE was unable to hit. Score:
RHE
Evansville 40 o o 90 OIL 4 Q
Boston .........3 o o 2 2 80 Is 4
Batteries-Treat. Nonemacher and Nc
Kinlay; Winters, Gibson and Criger At
tendance. LOCO. Umpire. Meekin.
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WIN Deliver the journal To-Dax.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Ind. April 12.-George d.
Holman. assistant clerk of the last House
of the Indiana Legislature TO whom $500
was voted to prepare the journal. has COM
pleted that work, and will go to Indianap-
oils on Monday to deliver the record to the
secretary of state.
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APPLETON. Wis. April 12.-There will
be no work next Saturday night In ten
paper mills in Appleton. Neenah and
Menasha. At e meeting of the Appleton
Brotherhood OF Paper Makers this after
noon Us members were present and by a
unanimous vote decided not to go to work
next Saturday.
The same action was taken at the meet
ing Of the Neenah Brotherhood. 1t was
stated by the officers that no compromise
is possible. The mills affected employ
I 900 hands
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April Estate
Senator Roch, Of Mt Vernon, while in the
city said that he would DE candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Governor.
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NEWARK, N. j., April 12.-Wet grounds
prevented the advertised game between the
New York National and the Newark East
ern League baseball clubs. About three
thousand people had assembled In expecta-
ton OF seeing q contest.
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d to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. IND, April E.-The
painters and paper-hangers' strike was
brought to a close last night by COM
promise settlement. The terms are not
made public. 1t was brought about by the
breaking Of ranks by both men and bosses.
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STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, April 12.-The
choir Of the Indiana State Normal School
held rehearsal yesterday of the Bohemian
Girl, which is to be produced May 10 at the
Grand Opera House under the direction
of Miss Leila Parr, who is at the head of
the department of music. Some of the
music has been rehearsed since last fan.
Special scenery has been obtained from
the Castle Square Opera Company and
costumes have been ordered from the East.
About 100 young men and women will be
in the cast.
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HICKEY WILL BE HERE.

Will Visit Indianapolis for Opening
OF the Baseball Season.
President Hickey, Of the Western Asso-
citation. will be In Indianapolis for the
opening of the local baseball season. April
"a. Manager Watkins last evening received
definite assurance that he would come
down to assist in the opening ceremonies.
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CAIRO, ILL.,, April 1.-THE United States
monitor Arkansas, on its way to Paducah,
KY, arrived to-day, and after receiving
mail departed up the Ohio. The monitor
will stop at Joppa tonight and proceed to
Paducah I'm the morning.
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day from Secretary Moody saying that he
had arrived at Charleston. s. c.. to-day
and would be in Washington tomorrow.
1t is supposed here that Postmaster Gen.
eral Payne and the others of Secretary
Moody's party are with him.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND. Ind. April R-The To-
ledo American Association team defeated
the South Bend Central League team to-
day before a big crowd by the score Of
to o. South Bends inability to hit Carrick
at opportune times caused the defeat. Score:
RHE
South Bend 40 o o o o o o 90 6 s
Batteries-Moffett. Chamberlain and Lie
man; Carrick and Butler.
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Other Games.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, April list Joseph
Western League, 20; Minneapolis American
Association. 8.
NEW ORLEANS, April 12-New York
American League, 4; New Orleans, s.
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GOOD EXHIBITION GAMES
PITTSBURG DEFEATS THE HOME
TEAM AT COLUMBUS, o.
Chicago Americans Beat Davenport at
Davenport-Big Newark Crowd Dis
appotnted-Other Contests.

COLUMBUS. o.. April 12-About 1000
persons saw the Columbus American As
ISOLATION team defeated by Pittsburg In a
close and exciting game to-day. Score:
Ri
Pfttsburg .......0 / "a 2
Columbus ......1 0 0-3
Batteries-veil. Merritt and Smith: Wag-
ner, Wolfe and Fox.