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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-06
GOVERNOR DURBIN's LETTER.
The EpistIe Exeites Criticism nj
Terre Hnute.

Terre Haute.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 5.-Governor
Dlrbin's letter to Prosecutor Wallace, con-
demning street fairs in general and sub
costing that the loose conditions of morals
be prevented by some action by the pros
ecutor has had the effect of stimulating the
street fair association to redoubled efforts.
There has been a good deal of criticism OF
the Governor, not only by street fair people,
but by many who used TO ask for better
enforcement Of the law when the Governor
was responsible for the police administra-
ton and had authority to stop street fairs
and otherwise save Terre Haute from the
bad repute he now refers to in his letter.
1t is possible that some plan Is yet under
consideration by which next weeks car
nival may be prevented, but the general
opinion is that Notwithstanding the repre-
sentative character of the 400 citizens who
signed the protest and the appeals to city
and other authorities the fair will be held.
Many who at first were heard speaking in
positive terms against the fair are now
silent. AS in the past the other element,
which is aggressive, terroriZes the timid,
and as one newspaper editor said of the
former occasion: Most of the merchants
are towards" But no one of the news
papers has said word in comment on The
present issue.
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OLD RUMOR Is REVIVED
WORK ON SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF
THE c., L. & Il. RAILROAD
Starts story that Pennsylvania Is BE-
ciI-Industrial News Of state.
ecia, 70 the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 5.-Work on the
southern extension of the c., /. & +. Rail-
road, which connects Muncie with the
Pennsylvania system at Converse, was be-
gun to-day. The main track at present
ends near Ohio avenue and Willard streets.
The line will now be built to the Mock
brickyard, two miles southeast of the city.
The road has had connection with the
Muncie Belt line, but as soon as possible
the c., 1. & +. will be connected with the
Muncie * Western, a short line owned by
Ball brothers, fruit jar manufacturers.
This will give the c., 1. & L. direct facil-
tiles for taking up the business OF the
Hemingway and Ball Brothers glass fac
tories, located in the southeastern part of
the city.
If the road is continued to Hagerstown,
as proposed, the extension of two miles
now being built will be used as a part of
the main track. The building of the ex-
tension and the increasing activity in the
affairs of this road has revived the general
belief that the Pennsylvania system is be-
hind the c., L. 6, L. and is after its share of
the freight business OF Muncie.
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 55-Forecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday:
Indiana-Partly cloudy or Tuesday and
Wednesday; fresh east winds.
Illinois-Fair and warmer Tuesday. Rain
Wednesday. fresh east WINDS
Ohio-Fair on Tuesday. Increasing cloud
mess and rain on Wednesday, light TO fresh
east winds
Kentucky-Partly cloudy On Tuesday and
Wednesday: light variable Winds.
Lower Michigan-Fair Tuesday. with
warmer in northern portion, "Wednesday
rain; fresh east winds.
North Dakota, South Dakota and Ne
braska-Fair in east rain IN west portion
on Tuesday; rain and colder on Wednesday.
Wisconsin, Minnesota and lOwa-tair
and warmer on Tuesday. Rain and cooler
on Wednesday; increasing east winds.
Kansas-Fair on Tuesday; rain and cooler
on Wednesday,.
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} the Indianapolis Journal,

Special to the indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN, Ind. Oct. 5.-The trial of a
case was begun in the Circuit Court to-
day in which the ownership of property
valued at $4,000 is involved. Mrs. Serena
Williams is suing to set aside the final re-
port of John J. Beard as guardian of the
late Prudence Beard and for an accounting
of the vast estate she possessed. Miss
Beard was for number of years before
her death of unSound mind and her
brother, the defendant in this case, was in
charge of her property At her death he
filed a report that showed but a small
estate left. The report was accepted, but
the other sister, Mrs. Williams. was not
satisfied, and the present suit is the re-
suit. long and bitter legal struggle is
expected and each side is represented by a
strong array of attorneys. Judge Hord and
Lee Wilson, of Shelbyville, Miller & Barnet
and +. F. Barker. of Franklin. appear for
the plaintiff, and Judge Hacker. of Column
bus, Judge Johnson and Deupree * Slack,
of this city, for the defendant.
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LAFAYETTE's FALL FESTIVAL.
Streets Blaze with Light and Color
and the Crowds are Big.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. 5.-The mer-
chants fall festival opened to-day and the
streets are thronged with visitors from sur
rounding towns. Huge red and white BAN
ners are flowing on Main street. around the
square and on other business thorough
fares, while the different performances are
being held along Fourth street and on the
Fifth-street market space. This afternoon
Ohlsen's Band gave the opening concert
and numbers were drawn from wheel TO
determine the winners of the prizes
offered by city merchants. From more than
q million coupons certain number will be
drawn every day at noon and the lucky
ones will get their premiums anytime after
ward. On Columbia street long rows of
vari-co1ored streamerS are strung across
from store to store and the electric illumi-
nations are more elaborate than ever be-
fore. There is a miniature Ferris wheel
mystic maze, loop-the-loop and other enter
tanning features. The carnival will continue
all week and larger crowds than those of
last year are expected. Tonight the Pur-
due Student Band gave concert and hun
dreds of the colligians were out for a good
time
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other Deaths.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-Thomas ]. Nc
Lain, United States consul here. is dead
says a Herald dispatch from Nassau. n. p
He recently suffered paralytic stroke. and
had since been growing worse. McLain
held this consulate twenty-five years and
was a native OF Warren, o. He was sixty
five years OF age. Before entering the con
sular service he was connected with sew
eral Ohio newspapers.
HEMPSTEAD, l.. L., Oct. 5.-James Ioril-
lard kernocha1, a well-known New Yor,
clubman and society leader died at his
home here to-day. Mr.. Kernochan had been
i'll for\several months of meningitis. Up 10
a year or so ego Mr.. Kernochan was con
sidered the ltading gentleman Jockey in
this country. IHe was thirty-five wears old
LEAVENWORTH. Kan, Oct. 5-Dr
Joseph Staymtn. noted horticultural
died to-day. aged eighty-six years In INs
he brought hslf million fruit gratis n
Kansas from Illinois He was the frs,
man to start ithe apple industry in Kan
sas.
MUSHROOM Mich. Oct 5-George p
Barber. husband of the late Faith Temple
ton," the authoress, died here to-day. aged
seventy years. death resulting from in
juries he received I'm a runaway accident
three days age.
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Glass Manufacturers to Meet.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 5-The annual meet
ing of the Federation Window Glass Com
pany is TO be held in Columbus, o., on
Monday. 1t is reported among the various
independent concerns affiliated with the
company that there is a strong feeling i'm
favor of a dissolution of the corporation.
The officials admit that the condition of the
glass trade is discouraging. The glass mar
ket is glutted with surplus stock that
must be sold before there can be anything
done TO improve conditions and prices The
larger corporations engaged in the business
curtailing expenses and dispensing with
all the employees that, they can. Building
trades have suffered so much from strikes
during the last year that there is little new
consumption of window glass.
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Special to the Ind.au spolis Journal
RICHMOND, sind, Oct. 5.-The question
of disposing of; several acres of park land
to L. G.. Hill {, Company wholesale for
lists, was settled at the meeting of the
city council tonight. This is question
that has CAUSED much local agitation.
City Attorney Robbins gave an opinion
to the effect tnat the city has no right
to dispose of any park land There is a.
possibility that Mr.. Hill may leave Rich-'
mond, as he has not the desired room to
enlarge his business.
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OBJECT TO THE LEVEE.
Sullivan County Residents Claim That
Illinois Would BE Affected.
% the indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Oct 5.-Fifteen suits
have been filed in the Sullivan Circuit
Court against the Island Levee Association,
which proposes to construct an eleven-mile
levee in Fairbanks township to protect
1000 acres of land from the periodical
overflows of the Wabash. The DIRECTORS
contend that one mile of the proposed levee
is to be constructed in Illinois and claim
such to be illegal
Geographically the Wabash river is con-
sidered the western boundary of Indiana
from the rivers mouth to Nigo county, but
IL appears that this is not the case on ac-
count of a bend of the river to the east hav-
ing been eliminated and 600 acres of land
formerly I'm Illinois now lies east of the
Wabash river. The proposed levee is to
follow the new bend of the river.
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INDIANAPOLIS, SHELBYyILLE .
SOUTHEASTERN TRACTION co.

Cars leave Indianapolis for Shelbyville and all
intermediate stops from the corner OF Washing
ton and Meridian streets the following hours:
5. s. I. 8 g 10. IL a m. u o'clock noon and l. 2.
3, T. 5, s. Z. 8. and IL 20 u. m.
Cars leave shelbyyille for Indiana polls and all
intermediate stops follows: s57. 5:57, e:57,
1851. s57. s:57. 1884, 1851 a. m. and 1881 1851.
2;5i 1851 sos. 5:57. s57, 1851. s:s7 and II % m
Round-trip tickets. indianapolis TO Sheibyville.
can be purchased at Huder's drug store. corner
Washington and Pennsylvania streets. and at the
T.. r.. Ensiey pharmacy, stnbbins Hotel block
Saturday and Sunday Special Schedule
On Saturday and sunday. Beginning at a. m.
car viii leave indianapolis each half hour.
excepting $3.50 and $50 a. m. and 30. $40 and
III 30 D. m. The last car leaves at midnight.
Leaving ShelbyYi.le the will run the
half hour, beginning at 4.2I "a. m. excepting III
and H. a. IN. and 2.@7 and 7:27 p. m. Last car
will HeaVe ShelbyviHe al IL :22 D. m
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Indiana Notes.

SHELBYVILLE.-A reunion of the STAFF
ford and Trees families was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Benjamin Trees.
south of this city, Sunday A family dinner
was given at which there were forty of
the relatives present Among the gather
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Trees and
and Mrs. Maris OF Alexandria; Mr.. and
Mrs. Elijah Sexton, Miss Halle Sexton and
Mr.. August Huntoon, of Franklin; Shelby
Stafford, of indianapolis, and Mrs. Phoebe
Schale, of Jennings county.
RICHMOND-The residents of Milton,
this county, are not taking any chances on
letting a saloon be esta bllshed in that place.
The County Commissioners met, and it was
expected either a man named Lowry or one
named Wharton-or, perhaps, both-would
apply for license. In order to be prepared
the residents of Milton. through their at
applicant for license appeared.
ELwOOD.-Prof Walter Caylor of this
city, is the possessor of probably the Oldest
Bible in this county. 1t was printed in
Germantown. Pa, in i176 and the text is
in German. The Bible was originally the
property of the present owners grand
father. Elias Caylor OF PENNSYLVANIA. and
has been a family heirloom ever since.
FRANKLIN.-Three young men. giving
their home as Louisville and their names
as a. j. Hanks, Grover Eaermon and
Charles Thornton, We're arrested here Mon
day. They are charged with burglarizing
the residence of S. G: Henry, near Green
wood yesterday, stealing a gold watch and
a quantity of provisions.
NEW ALBANY.-The Ministerial Asso-
citation was reorgsnized Monday with the
addition of the new Methodist pastors to
membership. Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows. President, the Rev.
ID. G.. Wright; vice president, the Rev. ID.
Il. Holt: secretary and treasurer, the Rev.
w. G.. Clinton.
LAwRENCEBURG.-A roughly dressed
man, presumably tramp, on being refused
food at the home of William Smith in
Greendale. Sunday afternoon. attacked Mrs
Smith with a knife. The frightened woman
managed TO escape from the house
CRAWFORDSyILLE.- Indiana Beta
Chapter. Phi Delta Theta, has paid $7O0C
for fraternity house at Charlottesville
They have purchased the home OF Charles
a lie
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Freshmen Sailed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MOORE'S HILL, Ind, Oct. 5.-The time
honored custom of sailing the freshmen
was repeated this morning at Moores Hill
College. The salt was sprinkled in liberal
quantities over the chapel seats occupied
by the '07's.
The class has elected the following Off
GERS: President, Ernest r. Heath; vice
president, Earl s. Riley; secretary, Roy
Hillman; treasurer, Paul Edwards.
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AFTER ALL LAW BREAKERS.
Work of Association Now i'm COnven-
ton at Richmond.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 5.-The National
Horse Thief Detective Association opened
its forty-third annual convention in this
city tonight. The meeting was held in
the G. A. r. hail. where a programme was
carried out. There are about $50 delegates
I'm attendance at the convention which
will go into business session tomorrow.
The association is made up of county or
CARNATIONS, partly in Ohio and Illinois,
but largely in Indiana. The purpose of the
association first was TO catch horse thieves
but now the members make life burden
for all law-breakers. /. e. Switzer, of OF
terbein, Ind, is president. The association
is growing and its correction of public
morals is being felt
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Brides Mother Surprised.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 5.-After starting off
on their belated wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Crandall have informed the bride
mother of their secret marriage early last
August at Montpelier. The bride formerly
Miss Ada Budd, yesterday wrote to her
mother, Mrs. Francis Budd, widow OF the
late DR.. G. A. Bud, for many years city
councilman, from Anderson, saying that
they would return in a few days. The
bride was one of the most popular girls in
the younger society of Muncie. She wGs
graduated last spring from the Muncie
High School. The groom is assistant civil
engineer of the city.
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Old Case May Never BE Tried.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. Oct. 5-One of the
cases called and continued to-day at the
converting of the October term of Floyd
Circuit Court was against Cuthbert b.
Lowery and James Drysdale, indicted for
murder in the second degree about twenty
years ago. They were in charge OF a train
on the Corydon branch of the old Air line
road and in collision with d freight train
a few miles west of this city the engineer
and fireman were killed. Lowery and Drys-
dale were indicted and they left the State.
Lowery is now "A capitalist and lives IN
Kentucky. He has been in this city sew
eral times in the past year or two, but no
effort was made TO arrest him and 1t Is not
likely that the case will ever be tried
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COUNCIL MAY BE MANDATED.
Vigo County's Auditor Means Business
This Time.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Oct 5.-County Auditor
Benjamin will issue call for another spe-
cial meeting of the County Council and it is
gravely asserted that If the councilmen do
as they did two weeks ago when they broke
a quorum they will be inundated
The majority of the counclmen have
been opposed to the plans of the County
Commissioners and some bridge contract
ors for the building of number of bridges
and while the quorum was broken to avoid
the bridge appropriations the action also
prevented the making of other and neces-
sary appropriations. Among these appro-
priations was the one for smallpox in the
county and now that serious epidemic
is threatened at Fontanet the county health
officer is forced to go into debt or fail to
deal with the situation effectively.
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Indiana Obituary.

SPICELAND, Ind, Oct. 5.-El Ratliff,
aged eighty, died yesterday, having been an
invalid several years. lie was born in
Wayne county, but had lived in Henry
county over three-quarters of a century,
and for years was one of the skilled me-
chanics of the town. A widow. one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Huldah Hall, of Spiceland, and
one son, Charles f. Ratliff. of Pendleton,
survive him. He was lifelong member
of the Friends Church. The funeral was
held this afternoon. The Rev. Sth Stafford,
of Greensboro, conducted the funeral serv-
ices.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 5.-Mrs. Alice Will
liams, seventy-eight one of the best known
of the older women of the county, died last
night at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
conducted Tuesday by the Rev. E. b. Ran
die, pastor of the High-street Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which Mrs Williams
was lifelong member.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct 5.-After an
illness of over year, John A. ReitZ died
this afternoon. He was connected with the
milling firm of John A. Reitz & Son, and
leaves a widow and several children.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 5.-Frank RE
benthaler. aged seventy-seven, one of the
Oldest German citizens of the city, died
to-day. He was in business here for a
number of years.
MARION, Ind, Oct. 5.-David C. Searles,
aged forty, one of the best-known business
men of Marion, died to-day. The funeral
will take place Tuesday afternoon.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 5.-W.
H. Van Slyke, prominent resident of this
city, died Sunday morning, aged seventy
six years.
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BRAZIL's HEAVY STORM.
Building Wrecked and Woman
Injured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Oct. 5.-The heavy cleo
trical storm which visited this city last
night did considerable damage. The resi-
dence of William Nelson was completely
wrecked by thunderbolt and Mrs. Nelson
was severely injured. The home of John
Swain was struck by lightning and two
windows in the front room were thrown
across the bed where he was sleeping
Considerable plastering also fell on the bed,
but he escaped without a scratch.
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Would Not Join Union.

Special to tho Indianapolis Journal
SULLIVAN, fnd., Oct. ga number of
nonunion carpenters from Robinson, ILL.,.
came to Caledonia, east of Sullivan. to-
day to erect a number of houses for the
Rainbow Coal and Mining Company. The
men were informed by committee of min
ers to either JOIN the union or leave The
imported men returned to Robinson by the
next train.
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May Get New City Building.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Oct. 5-To-night's
session of City Council considered a propo-
sition from the Home Building and Invest
ment Association of indianapolis with the
end in view of having the association build
for the city city building, including fire
department, lookup, ETC., to cost $4,000, to
be paid for in rent at sl3S per month for
24O months. The city has long needed an
official buildingsto replace the one now rot
ting down and abandoned for city uses and
IL is believed the proposition will eventual
ly go through.
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Typhoid Fever's Victim.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, oct. 5.-Arthur
Shelper, one of the best known young bust
ness men of this city, died to-day of
typhoid fever. He was TIVE. ty-seven years
DID, a member of the Presbyterian Church
and, had been advertising manager for
WickS Bee Hive for many years. The
funeral is tomorrow afternoon.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. civilian
Hinkley, aged fourteen, pupil at the In
diana institution for the education of deaf
mutes, was found in the railroad yards here
and returned TO Indianapolis to-day. His
home is at Mt. Vernon, Ind, and while
homesick he ran away from the institution
and started for home.
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Rain in Southern Indiana.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 5.-A heavy
rain fell throughout southern Indiana to-
day. The rainfall was the heaviest in
Gibson county, where farms, have been on
the verge OF a water famine for several
weeks, many wells and ponds going dry.
Farmers have been hauling water from the
Patoka river near Princeton.
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Two Hundred Exposed to Smallpox.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal
MARION, Ind, Oct 5.-John Monahan,
very seriously affected by smallpox, on
learning that a police officer would act on
his case, left town. He was found later
at the home of his father, James Monahan,
two miles east of Paramount. He had at
tended sales and public meetings, exposing
200 people TO the disease.
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fenced to the county Jail for three months.
His term is just out, and he has returned
TO the home of wife No. 2 being now free
from No. /, as he married No. while still
the husband of No. /. He is not quite clear
In his status as husband, but takes chances
to enjoy the baby born TO No while
he was in JAIL
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Mother Came After Him.

William Lai Due. of Rrockport. NJ Y.
was arrested .n this city last night at the
instance Of his mother who claimed that
the lad had left his Eastern home and came
to this city with a Miss vickers. of the
same city. The couple was found at 93l
Peru avenue land seemed glad to get a
chance TO retsirn home. The boy was six
teen and thes girl eighteen years OF age
Mrs. La Due and the two children left
asst night for stockport
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KILLED IN COLLISION.
-Four Laborers Dead as Result of
Southern Pacific Accident.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Oct. 5.-Four rail-
road laborers were killed to-day and thir-
teen were injured. two of them probably
fatally. in a collision between a work
train and two cars loaded with iron that
were standing on the track at the south
ern end OF Chatsworth yard tunnel on the
Southern Pacific Railroad. The victims be-
longed to a crew OF 100 rlen who were on
their way to work The dead are Martin
ealyers, James Mcconnell, Irish laborer
and a Mexican, name unknown.
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of the morning and threatening clouds this
evening an immense crowd thronged the
streets Notwithstanding the short time
allowed to advertise the carnival indica-
lions point 10 a grand success, both from
point of attendance and in a financial