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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20
Few Attend PRAYER Meeting.

A notable result of the recent cen
sus of church attendance in London
is the discovery that prayer-meetings,
which were once regarded as the vital
breath of life of the church, have al
most ceased to exist. In the populous
borough OF Chelsea, only thirty per
sons were found to be in attendance
at prayer-meetings. Thirty persons
out of seventy thousand. Week-night
services have also fallen into disuse.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20
Hiccouqhed TO Ninety-six Hours.

A youth of seventeen, residing at
Reading. Pa, recently left an orphan
home where he had been accustomed
to always eat the same kind of food.
The change of diet in the boarding
house to which he went brought on a
fit of hiccoughing which lasted for
ninety-six hours. During that period
food had to be given artificially. and
he lost weight considerably.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

II the late Mr. Newton theory OF
gravitation is false we are at last re
lieved to know that we haven't been
walking around like flies on ceiling
after all. 1t always seemed an undig
nified proceeding and we're glad to be
set rigtt-and upright.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20
Vaccination In France.

Vaccination Is now compulsory in
France during the first year Of life. and
re-vaccination during the eleventh and
twenty-first years.
DIR. Carver, l am told. is the highest
authority on appendicitis" "Oh, don't
know: l think there are one or two
who charge higher for an operation
than he does"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

The trouble with some well-meaning
peopio is that they think religion
and loud professions of piety synony.
nous. Religion is good conduct. Love
and justice-this is the law and the
prophets, This will be great news to
some editors.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

has Joined 'biftek" and "rosbif'' in the
French vocabulary. 1t is used in
speaking of tho new French five-cent
nickel coin.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20
Colonel Tillman Acquitted.

Lexington. S. c., Oct. 16.-James H.
Tillman. who was charged with the
murder of N. C. Gonzales, editor OF
the State. in Columbia, January l5th
last. was acquitted yesterday morning.
The jury was out twenty hours before
reaching verdict.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

An Eastern woman on the eve OF
her wedding wanted the word obey"
ruled out of the marriage service. But
why couldn't she accept the word in
purely Pickwickian sense as the rest
OF 'em do?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

Uncle Sans income is over 81 000,-
600 a dag, which is somewhat larger
than Mr.. Rockefeller's income. But
Mr.. Rockefeller's percentage of profits
is greater than Urcle Sans. He has
less competition.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

We learn by telegraph that a bather
.. Asbury Park was arrested for wear
ing high hat into the water. If that
was all, no wonder.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

Perhaps Mrs. Peary was afraid that
after another dash for the pole there
would be no use trying to make Robert
toe the mark.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

Now for a rush of hunters to Alas
ka. DIR. Frizell. government scientist,
reports seeing fresh mammoth tracks
up there.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

ReclIlessly dlscharging a revolver at
a concert at Middletown, N. T.. man
sent a bullet through the bass horn
OF a member of that band. Perhaps
you can imagine what the band was
playing
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

A daring Frenchman is coming
across the Atlantic ne, May in al
airship. Prof. Langley will meet him
on the banks of the Potomac with an
automobile.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

After submitting to an interview the
sultan of Tur~oy has the nasty habit
of turning the interviewer over to the
executioner.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

If Harry Lehr ever comes to grief
in a financial way he can soon re-
establish his fallen fortunes by start
Ing a manmilliner shop.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

Capt. Wringe will make a first rate
American citizen. but there are three
Or four available shippers between
him and the job of sailing a cup de-
fender.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

with the friendly help of -ir. Rookie
teller and other well-known citizens.
young Cornelius Vanderbilt has Just
made" s10,oOO000 in the stock mar
ket. Who lost it?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

Stuart Robson left s31,992, mostly
In cash in the bank-which is about
the most satisfactory possession, after
all.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

The assets of the s12,O00,O00 Ma
tional Salt company have been sold for
s337 900 Evidently the salt mines
were salted.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

A woman who knows how to make
good bread can lack lot OF brains
and her family will never miss them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

1t would be a great joke IL Boston
should be obliged to send to the Phil
ippines for Goldfish.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

Connecticut will have to wbittle its
cigars out of something else this year.
Its tobacco crop is a failure.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

Having sold the first two Sham
rocks. perhaps Sir Thomas Upton has
got a quarter of the money that he
will need to pay his expert doctors
bills.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

up against the football players of this
country 1t will meet the fate that
sooner or later comes to every cham
pion.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

The Turks seem determined to keep
up the slaughter until they run out OF
Macedonians.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

VA lack OF expert management in the
present crisis in European affairs is
painfully evident Where is Core
spondent Creelman?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

Secretary Chamberlain was all right
until he became so well known that
people called him Joe"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

Sir Thomas lost his pinnacle, but he
will take his vermiform appendix back
to England with him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

Following his plan of commemorate
ing the army and nj ~ in music. MIR.
Sousa's next Composition should be =
spirited symphonic poem entitleu
~Uncharted Rocks
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

Naturally the rural mail carriers
object to country roads out of which
the bottoms have dropped.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-20

After all. the corn crop is able to sit
ap and notice things.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
BRYAN in HIS BEST ROLE
HE Is ENTERTAINED AT LUNCHEON
BY AMBASSADOR CHOATE,
And Delights Balfour, Ritchie and
other EngIishmen with Stories-The
Nebraskan to Visit Dublin.

LONDON, Nov. 25.-Ambassador Choate
gave a luncheon to William Jennings Bryan
to-day. Among the distinguished persons
invited to meet Mr.. Bryan were Premier
Balfour. the Earl OF Onslow. Charles I.
Ritchie, Sir Robert Glffen. Soreten Frewen.
Lord Denbigh, Lord Mount stephen and w.
L. Courtney. The luncheon was informal
and no speeches were made. Mr.. Bryan s
powers as a story teller quite delighted the
English. guests. Whether it was done on
purpose, or otherwise. there was touch
of grim humor in the fact that Mr.. Choate
placed Mr.. Bryan between Mr.. Balfour and
Mr.. Ritchie, who had not met since the
Cabinet split
Mr.. Bryan has arranged to address a
meeting at the Mansion House, Dublin,
where he will be the guest of the lord
mayor. No date for the meeting has been
decided upon.
This evening Mr.. Bryan attended the
meeting in the Surrey Theater at which
Lord Rosebery delivered an address.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
Committee Appointed to Audit Books
of the Company and to Ascertain
the Financial Status.
MANUFACTURE OF FUEL GAS
TRUSTEES DECLINE TO TAKE AC-
TION ON THIS NATTER.
Jurisdiction Lies Entirely with Board
of Directors, 1t IL Announced
Gas Consumers' League.

Henry Coburn was yesterday elected a
member of the board of trustees of the
Consumers Gas Trust Company. The
meeting of the board was held at o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the office of j. H.
Holiday, president Of the Union Trust
Company. The resignation of Gen. Thomas
A. Morris was received and accepted by
the board and Mr. Coburn was unanimously
elected to fill the place made vacant by the
retirement of General Morris.
Following the election Of Mr.. Coburn, the
trustees proceeded to business. The reso-
luton of the board of directors of the
company as to the manufacture of gas
was discussed in full and 1t was decided
that any action taken by the board of
trustees on the resolution would be trans
crossing it's powers and that Jurisdiction
lies wholly with the board of directors.
A committee was appointed yesterday by
the trustees to audit the books of the
company and to make a statement as to
the financial status of the Consumers Gas
Trust Company. The committee includes
B. s. Folsom, Alexander Taggart and
Henry Kothe. 1t has not been determined
yet when the auditing will be done and
Ii will probably be week Of two before
the company will be able to make a report
the das mse cossumers League Was hsid al al
the Commercial Club yesterday afternoon
A number Of the members were there under
a misapprehension as to the date of meet
ing. The committee will get together early
next week.
The legal committee met and discussed
several points. but no action Of Importance
was taken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
ASSAULT And ROBBERY
STENOGRAPHER BEATEN ON THE
HEAD WITH AN IRON DRILL.
Was Alone In q Dr roker's once, When
q Man Entered and Struck Her Re-
peatedly-$4OO Taken from Safe.

BOSTON, Nov. 25.-While sitting alone
in one of the offices of the Boston Note
Brokerage Company, on Milk street, to-day,
Miss Lillian Goff, twenty-three years Of
age, stenographer, was brutally assaulted
by man who entered the apartment and
struck her repeatedly on the head and
arms with heavy iron drill The woman
was taken to a hospital and Is in a serious
condition. The assailant escaped.
1t was at first thought that the assault
followed quarrel about terms of loan,
but later when an investigation disclosed
the fact that 500 was missing from the
office safe robbery was assigned as a mo-
tive. After regaining consciousness at the
hospital Miss Gofr gave the police the name
Of her assailant as Frank II. Symonds,
Of Dorchester, and they are now searching
for him. He is said to have frequently
visited the offices on business. According
to Miss Goff's story, she has just begun
her days work when the man rushed into
the office, leaped over the wood gate lead
ing to the inner apartments and began to
beat her. In spite of the suddenness OF the
attack Miss Con broke away from her as
sailaht and attracted the attention of pass
ers by. A patrolman found the young
woman reclining against the window case
the broken pane. The assailant had es-
capped by q Tear staircase.
At the hospital 1t was found that Miss
Con lad suffered several severe scalp
wounds and cuts on her face and arms
but her skull was not fractured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
TYING UP THE MONEY
NEW LEGAL COMPLICATION IN SEIZ-
URE-OF-CASH CASE.
City National Bank Sues Individual
Members Of Law Firm That Advised
and Engineered the Coup.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Nov. 25.-The fore
ible seizure of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company's strong box from Paymaster
John c. Snee by Sheriff Lewis Beckley and
his deputies in this city last Thursday,
when nearly $4,000 was extracted from
in damage suits. is being further compli-
Gated by the filing Of additional suits. The
latest filed here to-day was that of the
City National Bank, where the money was
placed on deposit after the seizure, against
the individual members Of the firm of Nc
Connell, Jenkins & Stuart, the attorneys
who engineered the scheme Of seizing the
money. The suit is for an injunction re-
straining the members of the firm from
transferring the check of deposit issued by
the bank to the firm.
The first suit filed some days ago was
that in which John G. Snee brought re-
plevin proceedings against the bank to re-
cover the money. This was followed i'm
mediately by suit In Injunction by the
same plaintiff against the bank restraining
the bank from mingling the money with
any other money or personal property or
from transferring 1t to any person until
further order of the local court.
Since then, suit was filed in the District
money, and yesterday William Snavelly,
United States marshal, called at the bank
and demanded the money. While the bank
was inclined to refuse the request In view
or the injunction pending In the local Cir
cult Court. the money was turned over to
him, although he did not take it from the
bank, but placed 1t in the vault with the
understanding that the bank could give
case the money may remain with the bank.
No criminal charges have been filed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
Two More Regiments Of Militia to BE
Raised and Sent Into the Grip
pie Creek Country.
GOVERNOR WELLS BITTER
PRESENCE OF OUTSIDE AGITAToRs
IN UTAH CONDEMNED.
All the National Guard OF the state
Now Preserving the Peace I'm
the Coal and Gold Fields.

DENVER, Nov. Ex-Governor Peabody
and Adjutant General Bell have received
threatening letters within the past few
days. One OF the communications to Gen.
Bell says: You will be popped OF If you
ever come to Cripple Creek Another let
ter warns the officials of the existence of a
plot to blow UP the wing ef the Capitol
where the Governors and adjutant gen.
erals offices are located. All such letters
are turned over to the detective agency as
fast as received. No attempt has been
made to guard the military officers, be-
cause no fears are entertained that any
vengeance will actually be attempted in
Denver.
General Bell was in communication with
the sheriff Of Las Animas county for more
than an hour to-day and the; report was in
circulation that troops were being placed
in readiness to move to the coal fields. The
reserve force numbers 800 men and they
win be fully equipped withir. the next few
days.
General Bell called his stenographer into
his office this afternoon and dictated the
following statement for publication: I'VE
will fight it out in Colorado IS 1t takes every
able-bodied man in the State and some
VINO are olSaDleo, 10 the emu tnat Oroer Is
maintained and socialism ard anarchy are
wiped off the earth, and there is not a
grease spot left to assassiEate. dynamite.
molest, disturb or in any manner interiors
with the commercial conditions and the
peace of iilustrious Colorado"
General Bell. has given orders 20 have
two more regiments formed IN the Colorado
National Guard and I'm the course of the
week he expects to- recruit 600 men,.
DENVER, Col. Nov. 25.-Adjutant Cen
eral Bell received to-day from the United
States arsenal at Rock Island, ILL., loo
Krag-Jorgensen rifles and 10000 rounds OF
ammunition for the use of the Colorado
National Guard.
WASHINGTON, Nov 2.--The War De-
partment has honored the requisition OF
the Governor of Colorado for 200 Krag-
Jorgensen rifles and clothing supplies and
equipment for 1000 men. The supplies were
regularly issued under the provisions OF
the Dick bill for arrning anl equipment Of
the organized militia Of the States and
Territories. IL Is stated at the War De-
partment that Colorado is merely receiving
the supplies TO which she is entitled under
the law and they are issued at this time
because the Colorado militia has been
ordered out by the Governor for the pur-
pose OF preserving order IN the districts
affected by the labor striker. All the sup
plies asked for are in stock and will be
delivered to the State authorities at once.
This action has no direct relation to the
visit of Major General Bat es to Colorado
to investigate the labor troubles for the
reason that no report has yet been received
from him on the subject
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26

TURKEYS CHEAP TO-DAY
CHICAGO CONSUMERS REFUSED TO
BUY AT FANCY PRICES.
Grocers Demanded 23 to 20 Cents &
Pound, but Last Night Were Of
ferfng Them at II.

CHICAGO, Nov 25.-Prices of Thanks
giving turkeys took sharp tumble to-day,
and as a result a combination formed to
boost prices came to grief. For several
days dealers have been asking 20 cents
wholesale and grocers from % to 26 cents
retail There was no scarcity of turkeys
the number. in fact. being larger than for
several years. For all that, however, IL
was not possible until late this afternoon
to buy a turkey at less than % cents. The
public refused to pay the prices demanded
and a result there was a strong bear
movement late in the day. Prices broke TO
is cents and at o'clock this evening tur-
keys held in the morning at % cents at re-
tail could be purchased for IL cents
1t is said by dealers that sales of turkeys
to-day were about one-fourth of the usual
number sold on the day Immediately pre-
ceding THANKSGIVING.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
Detectives Hauser and Colbert Throw
Light on a Mystery That Has
Puzzled the Tenants.
BLACKBURN AND PAINE CAUGHT
LARGE QUANTITY OF GOODS FOUND
AT THE FORMERS HOME.
Jewelry, Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery,
Overcoats, Hats and other Articles
Missed by Tenants I'm Building.

Detectives Hauser and Colbert last night
and Walter Paine, s36 Superior street, and
locked them up at the police station on
charges of grand larceny.
The men are colored janitors In the Ste
venson building and have been employed
there for a number of years. For months
the tenants In the Stevenson building have
been complaining of thefts from their Of
fees, and such wholesale thieving was
seldom reported to the police. Jewelry,
tobacco, cigars, stationery, soap. overcoats
and almost everything movable in the build
ing was carted off by the dishonest ne
groes employed as janitors.
Several days ago the storeroom of
the Stevenson building cigar stand on the
second floor was broken into and about
twenty boxes of cigars were stolen. De-
tecttveS Colbert and HauSer were at once
detailed to the case and they suspected
Blackburn and some of his fellow-employes.
Last night they arrested Blackburn in a
saloon on Sixteenth street and accused him
of the theft. He denied any knowledge OF
It, but the detectives took him to his home
where search revealed hundreds of ci-
gars, quantities Of tobacco, cigarettes
pipes, soap and articles of almost every
size and description, besides quantity OF
5ewelry and brass cuspidor stolen off the
eighth floor.
After he was locked up at the police
station the detectives arrested Walter
Paine, and in a search Of his house they
several other articles which had beer
stolen from the Stevenson building. Both
men were put in the sweat box at the
police station and while neither admitted
his guilt each accused the other Of stealing
The detectives believe they have succeeded
in breaking up the robberies which have
been going on there, and the tenants will
be more than glad to know of the ar.
rests, as there are few who have not beer
robbed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
Flying Switch Was Made at West
Street by n Vandalia Crew Throw
ing Freight Car.
CARELEssNEss Is ALLEGED
CORONER WILL INSTITUTE AN IN
vEsTIGATI0N AT ONCE.
Body Terribly Mangled and Death
Was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to BE
Held at Mooresville.

Mrs. Flora Fox, 40 South West street
was struck by cut of cars at the cross
ing of the Sandalia tracks and West street,
yesterday afternoon. and instantly killed.
She was frightfully mangled, scarcely a
bone being unbroken.
The woman's death, it is alleged, was
the result of carelessness on the part of the
train crew which was switching in the
yards at that point Engine 154, In charge
of Engineer A. Byrett and Fireman Charles
Keagel, was working with freight crew
under Conductor John Riley. The tracks
at the point of the accident cross West
street, and a flying switch was made,
throwing one of the cars on to a switch
across the sidewalk, while the engine, with
the other cars, continued on down the main
track of the railroad.
GROUND TO PIECES
Just as the car turned from the main
track on to the sidetrack across West
street Mrs. Fox started across the side
walk and before she realized her danger she
was ground into pieces beneath the wheels
of the heavy freight car. Parts of her
body were strewn for a hundred feet along
the track and her head was ground from
her shoulders. The remains were gathered
together and taken to the city morgue In
the Dispensary ambulance. attended by
Drs. Sheek and Mackley, and the woman's s
atives were notified
Her husband is an employe of the Kingan
packing plant. Beside him she is survived
by two small children. boy and girl
The remains will be taken in charge to-day
by a Mooresville undertaken. and she will
be buried there tomorrow, it being the
home of her parents.
Deputy Coroner Gels and Coroner Tute-
wiler will conduct an investigation at once
to fix the blame for the accident, IL being
asserted that flying switch within the
city limits, where life and limb are en-
dangered. Is forbidden In the statutes OF the
State Of Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
AT LEAST One MAN DEAD
FATAL NITROGLYCERIN EXPLOSION
AT THE AETNA WORKS.
Fate of Three Other Men in Doubt
One Report Says that Two Work.
ers Were Fatally Hurt.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAMMOND, Ind, Nov. 25.-Meager par
ticulars of another grewsome disaster al the
Aetna powder mills, near Lake Station,
about sixteen miles from here, have been
received In Hammond this afternoon. The
news came In the shape of a notification to
DR.. g. r. Turner, coroner of Lake county,
TO mold tho inquest over the remains of
men killed In powder explosion at the
big powder works about one mile out of the
town Of Aetna
The only man who has been identified by
his remains so far is Gustav Hoenacher,
resident of Hobart. Ind, who was an en-
ploye at the powder works. Parts Of his
body were found many feet from the ex-
plosion. 1t is reported and his remains
were identified by Knight of Pythias
wore.
From all obtainable particulars 1t is
| thought that three more men were blown
! to pieces. one man named Fischer being
missing. 1t il with the greatest difficulty
that information has been obtained at all.
| The officials of the company. accustomed to
accidents occurring in the shape of ex-
plosions attended by fatilities, give out in
| from them.
| Many other explosions have occurred al
these mills and the total loss of life from
| explosion fatalities has never been definite
| ly known. The disaster to-day occurred
/ about o'clock Most of the explosions
| occurring in the past have been attributed
to carelessness on the part of the men.
The force of the explosion to-day was felt
! for miles around. Houses were shaken in
this city and the detonation was heard Al
| Hobart plate glass windows were wrecked
and the frightened people thought they
were in the midst OF a wreck. Full par
ticulars cannot be obtained until the re-
/ turn of the coroner tomorrow.
An Associated Press dispatch from Crown
Point notes the death OF Hoenacher and
| says Charles L. Potter and A. Fischer
| were fatally injured. Hoenacher was draw.
| ing nisroglycerin from the tank and II IL
supposed that friction due to a grain OF
| sand in the pipe caused the explosion.