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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
Dressed I'm Height of Fashion, They
Operated as "Gentlemen" Seeking
Little Pleasure.
WHIST CHANGED TO POKER
MARKED CARDS AND sHIFTINESS
MADE THE RESULT CERTAIN.
Loaded Dice and Other Crooked Par
Were Searched by Detectives.

Detectives Asch and Manning last night
arrested Edward L. Hays a Detroit sales
man, and William II. Grimes, a Toledo real
estate dealer, at the Claypool Hotel. and
slated them at the police station on
charges of bunco steering.
Hays and Grimes were both dressed in
the height of fashion, and from their ap-
pearances no one would suspect them of
being in the bunco business. yet it is said
their operations have been large. They
made their headquarters, while in this
city, at the Claypool Hotel and their
scheme was to interest fellow-guests of
the hotel in an innocent game of whist,
which was soon changed to poker at their
suggestion. 1t was in the poker game that
the money was said to have changed
hands.
TIPPED THEIR GAME
Friday afternoon a travelling man giving
his name as R. z. Smith, of ST. Louis,
called at the police station and informed
Sergeant Crane that the bunco men were
getting in some strong work among the
guests at the Claypool Hotel. He said that
while he had plenty of money and en-
joyed a game of poker, there were other
frequenters of the hotel who could i'll
afford to loose. He had been asked to join
Hayes and Grimes along with another
guest of the hotel in a game of whist, he
said
After they played whist for some time
the game was changed to poker, and being
somewhat experienced in the game, Smith
soon discovered that he was in the hands
of card sharks He remained in the game
long enough to lose $40, after which he
stopped playing. The detectives last night
made all investigation. which ended in
Grimes and Hays being arrested on a
charge of gambling.
MARKED CARDS FOUND.
Later their rooms at the hotel were
searched, and the detectives found marked
cards, loaded dice, and all the parapher-
MALTA needed for successful cheating.
Later Doc Ream, who lives at the Claypool
Hotel told the detectives that he had been
beaten out of $50 by the two men when they
were in the city several weeks ago, and
the charge against the prisoners was at
once changed from gambling to bunco
steering.
When first placed under arrest Hays and
Grimes told conflicting stories to the de-
tectives They at first said they were from
New York and had been at Martinsville for
several months taking treatment. Later
they said they were travelling men. and
gave Toledo and Detroit as their homes.
The detectives believe they have arrested
two clever criminals. The number OF
people said to have been fieeced by them Is
large.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
OFFICIAL VOTE OF OHIO.
Herrick's Plurality 113,S12, the Larg-
est Ever Given for Governor.

COLUMBUS, o.. Nov. 2l.-The official
vote on the recent election in Ohio was
announced to-day by the secretary of state
The total vote cast was 77.2O3. Myron 7.
Herrick's plurality over Tom l.. Johnson
for Governor was 1l3.sl2. the highest ever
given gubernatorial candidate in Ohio.
The highest plurality received was by w.
s. McKinnon for treasurer of state, being
llI,4l6- The lowest plurality was 1O9,613, by
Wade Ellis for attorney general.
The other Republican candidates received
pluralities follows: Summers, for su-
preme judge, 112S44; Guilbert, for auditor,
1884; Watkins. for Board Of Public
Works, full term, lis, ,S3S; same. short term,
n6S03; Jones, for school commissioner, H.
169
The amendments giving the Governor
veto power. abolishing double liability on
capital stock of corporations and giving
each county representation in the Legisla-
ture were carried.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
TORCH USED BY A POSSE
TWELVE CABINS BURNED AND AL
LEGGED MURDERERs CAPTURED.
How q Sheriff and a Militia Company
Averted BloOdshed and Secured
the Men They Wanted.

LAW TEY. Fla, Nov. I-Sheriff Johns
and a posse last night captured j. s.
Bennett, charged with the murder of Depu-
ty Sheriff Richards last Tuesday, also
Benefits two brothers. who are alleged
to have been implicated in the murder.
The capture was effected at the turpen-
tine camp of d. E. Edwards, twelve miles
south of Stake. The arrests were not
made until twelve cabins I'm the camp had
been burned, when the men surrendered
and were taken to Lake Butler and lodged
in Jail.
Immediately after the killing, Sheriff
Johns. with aid from members of the local
militia company. started in pursuit of the
Benefits, who had fed They were traced
to the Edwards camp and located in one
of the cabins. The men opened fire on
the posse, which was not returned. For
more than an hour the firing was con-
tinued while the sheriff demanded in vain
the surrender of the men. Finally the cabin
was fired and the men fled from one cabin
to another, each being set on fire until
twelve had been burned, and the Bennetts
having exhausted their ammunition, sur
rendered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
TRIED TO SHOOT WIFE
ABRAHAM BossUM GREW ENRAGED
WHILE DRUNK.
Realizing Seriousness of His Acts,
He Tried to Escape, but Was
Nabbed by Patrolman.

Worn with care. caused by her wayward
unhappy years of married life eliminated
yesterday in her husbands trying to kill
her by firing five shots at close range.
The trouble which caused the shooting
seemed to be merely repetition of the
life led by these two people in the past
1t occurred at their home, 921 Bismarck
avenue. Bossum. who has been an habitual
drunkard and in the habit of coming home
drunk, did the same thing yesterday after
noon, but instead of going to bed he stayed
in an outer building. His wife found him
out there fast asleep and awakening him
tried in every way to persuade him to
come TO the house.
Upon entering the house he began slap
ping and teasing his wife, and she growing
a little angry threatened to bite him, which
she did. catching his finger in her mouth
once when he tried TO slap her. This
greatly enraged Bossum, and drawing a
gun he told her that he intended shooting
her. At this threat Mrs Bossum ran to the
back yard closely pursued by her husband,
who fired five times at her and then took
to his heels toward the railroad
Bossum is conductor on the Indian
so IL was supposed by the police that the
Union Railway office would be the first
place he would go To in order that he might
get his money. This he did not do. but
stopping at one of the railroads smaller
offices along the Belt he telephoned. saw
ing he could not possibly work last night
and then jumped on passing cut of freight
cars. intending to leave the city. He was
prevented from doing SO by a former
acquaintance. Patrolman Anderson. who ar
rested him.
Bossum seemed TO feel what he had done
very much and stated that he merely shot
in the air to scare his wife and had not
intended hitting her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
Mai. Gen. Bates,s Mi,.iou.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Major General
Bates, commanding the Department of the
Lakes, has been ordered by the War De-
partment to proceed to Denver to inveati-
gate the labor troubles with view to Jas
certaining the necessity for the use of :the
federal troops there. Ii is stated at the
War Department that Major General Batcs
is not to relieve General Baldwin of his
command of the Department Of the Colorado.
The purpose OF his visit is To look over the
field, TO advise Governor Peabody IL he cSres
to have such advice and finally TO repori 10
the department here, and through IL TO the
President, as TO the actual need that naay
exist for the use of United States troops
in connection with the Colorado strikes;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
INDEX TO TO-DAY'S JOURNAL.
Part One-Twelve Pages.

Page
1-Speaker Cannon's Committees and Cab
met; Disasters I'm Mines; Card Sharks
Caught; George AIDE Talks.
lPresident Gompers Reelected; Twenty
eight Italians Burned to Death.
3-Cause of Army Post Delay; Charges
Against General Wood; Grafters at
Grand Rapids.
4Happenings Throughout Indiana.
5-Minister Beaupre Protected at Bogota.
6-Sporting News.
7-Sporting News.
S-Sporting News.
9-Chicago Strike Developments; Louisville
Firemen Turn Robbers.
l0-Gas Consumers League Ready for Hard
Fight.
11-Real Estate News and CLASSIFIED Ads.
12-Parole Law Works Well; Other City
News.
Part Two-Twelve Pages.
Thanksgiving Plans in Public Institu-
tions; Thanksgiving at Legree; Our
Thanksgiving Day; A Voyage by Air
ship.
2The Street-railway Claim Station;
Stories Of the Town.
3A Spendthrift Princess; Mr.. Rockefeller
at Golf.
+Editorial Page.
6OutIook for Local Business: Down in
Orange County.
6-Personal and Society News.
7-Personal and Society News Continued )
s-Short History of Dowie; Palm off Insane
People.
EArts and Crafts Exhibit; a College Ex-
pertinent; The Woman in the Case.
10-Live Stock and Local and General Prod
uce Markets.
n-Gossip of Wall Street; Financial Mar
kets.
12-Local Labor News.
Part Three-Ten Pages.
I-Comedies Of the Hoosier Capital-For-
NAL Calls; Gradual Evolution of the Cir
Gle.
2-The Beloved of God; Literary News and
Gleanings.
3-Dread Of War in France; Chimmie Fad
den; The Journals Poets.
ETheatrical
5-Musical.
6-Dainty and Useful Christmas Gifts: OF
Interest to Women.
Comment AS We Pass Along; Ques.
tions and Answers.
S-Illustrated Fashions; Gowns at the New
York Horse Show: Our Needy Wild
Neighbors.
s-Original Story. "Galbraith's End
Sphinx Lore.
1o-Status of the Panama Canal; An Old In.
diana Town.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
THROAT CUT, EAR TOEAR
LIFELESS BODY OF WIN. CRUISE
FOUND IN CORNFIELD.
Constant Brooding Over Ill-HeaIth
Led to Suicide, Ii Is Supposed
Autopsy Is Held.

The lifeless body of William Cruise with
his throat cut from to ear. was found
in cornfield just below the schoolhouse in
Nora. Ind, yesterday at noon.
Cruise disappeared from his home at Nora
on Oct. 81 and all trace of him was lost
until yesterday. A gold watch and chain
and $50 in money were found in the dead
mans pockets. Cruise had his arm badly
mashed about six months ago in a mill at
Anderson. which was very slow in healing.
and it is thought that constant brooding
over this led him to commit suicide.
Deputy Coroner Bennett, of Broad Rip
pie. held the autopsy yesterday afternoon.
Cruise left two daughters surviving him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
ACRE DISPUTE SETTLED.
Brazil Retains Most Of the Territory,
but Pays Bolivia SIO,OOO,OOO.

RIO JANEIRO, Nov. 21.-By the treaty
settling the Acre dispute, which was signed
yesterday by the representatives of Brazil
and Bolivia, Brazil retains the Acre terri
tory as far as the eleventh degree of lati-
tude in return for the payment TO Bolivia
of s10.0O0,O0O, the building of a railroad TO
Bolivia, and the cession to Bolivia of 5000
square kilometers of the territory. Under
the treaty Brazil obtains about 10000
square kilometers in the upper Acre, upper
Purus and upper Jurua districts so far as
the eleventh degree of latitude south. while
Bolivia gets 5000 square kilometers on the
frontier of Matto Crosse. and the river
Madeira. besides the 0000. 900, which is pay
able in installments, and commercial facili-
ties. The amount Brazil pays Bolivia Will
be employed in the construction of a rail-
road to facilitate commerce, and Brazil Will
construct a railroad in its territory from
the Madeira river to the river Mamore.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
Not a bankrupt Company.

NEW YORK, Nov. H.-In a disnatcb
under date of Bridgeport. Conn, Nov. ii
IL was stated that the Corporation Finance
Company. OF this city, had gone into bank
ruptcy. 1t set forth in the disnafch
that the alleged bankruptcy was an Incl
dental result OF the complications into
which Daniel Leroy Dresser had been
plunged by MS relations with the United
ment regarding the Corporation Finance
Company was wholly erroneous. the aIlega. |.
tion that IL had become BANKRUPT having
no basis whatever In fact. s
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
NEW ROUTE FORMED.
Via the Grand Trunk, the Northern
Pacific and the Burlington RAILWAYS.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. H.-It was an
nounced here that the Northern Pacific ,.nd
the Burlington have entered into lar
rangement with the Grand Trunk whereby
transcontinentas freight trains may be
routed direct from the Atlantic coast TO
the Tacoma wharves and thence TO Oriertal
points. via the new Canadian. Australian
and the Puget Sound steamship lines. The
first sailing will be made on Dec. -.
The Grand Trunk owns direct line frpm
the Atlantic coast and within a few months
will have a double track 10 a grade rail-
road from tidewater 30 Chicago. From this
point the freight will be taken by the Bar
iington, transferred 10 the Northern ea-
cific either al ST. Paul or at Billings. Mo1t.
arrangement a new route from coast ! TO
coast Is provided
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
ARMITAGES "PINCHED" AGAIN.
No Crap Game Running, but Police
Had Their SuspiciOns.

Sergeant Giblin and Patrolmen Lund and
HiIIman last night raided a crap game
which was running In full blast at Pat
O'Rrien's resort Massachusetts, avenue.
They arrested O'Brien and ten players and
slated them at the police station on charges
of gambling.
The police early last night attempted to
raid a crap game In the saloon run by
Armitage Bros, but the play yers were ap-
prised of the approach OF the police and all
made themselves scarce. The evidence OF a
Gran game was so strong. however, that the
police arrested the Armitage Bros. and con-
fiscated an old pool table which they found
i'm the rear room Of the saloon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22

astic members of the Chicago Athletic
Club. 1t is told of Mr.. AIDE that he Is no
.'ladies man." whatever this term means
Every pretty girl in Chicago has an eve
on this popular young man, but he finds
IL too much trouble 10 devote himself 10
these young women. and as a result Chi
cago is full of sad-hearted maidens Mr.
Ade Is making money rapidly and he is not
throwing Ii away. Hundreds of broad
acres in Newton county. the home of his
boyhood, have been purchased with the
earnings from his clever work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
several Passenger. Hurt.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 2i.-A local Read
ing passenger train was derailed tonight at
Gwynedd. Several passengers We're tn
TIRED
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22

HAVANA. Nov. H--Unitcd States Min
lister Squiers accompanied by his daughter.
sailed on the Ward line steamer Moro
Castle for New York on leave OF absence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22

OMAHA. Neb Nov 21.-B A. McAlRs
ter. OF the Union Pacific Railroad land de-
partmenI, to-day said that the Union Ia
cific would at once place above 4SM,sn0
acres OF granted lands at the disposal Sof
all settlers. tht sale not being restricted iIo
honesteaders.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-14

clear, designated as public fund
$1,000 and general fund $1,000,
aggregating $500. l think it
would be mmendable in the
council to give all the light pos
sible on these two items. fully
appreciate the difficulty of defn-
ing contingency, but it may be
Appropriated. The duty of all
officials having to do with the
public funds is to make every
thing as clear as possible even to
itemizing incidentals. We seem
to be living in an age of official
infdelity and corruption. Phil
adelphia, New York, Chicago and
many other cities have had ex-
periences at which one naturally
shudders. Minneapolis recently
sent her ex-mayor to states pris-
on. At St. Louis the city coun-
Gil adjourned to meet in the pen
itentiary.
No officer or set of officers
should feel surprised at being re-
quired to give a strict account of
the disposition Of the public funds
Congress passed a law requiring
the trusts to publish their fnan-
cial transactions, conducted with
their own money. It is not un-
reasonable in the tax payers de-
handing full publicity of all the
transactions pertaining to their
tax money.
Judge not that ye be not
judged" is wholesome rule to
follow, and I still think our CITY
council is composed of gentle
men of sterling integrity, tho
like the rest of us, liable to err.
I don't forget criticising some
oftheir mistakes, and shall doita a.
gain if seeanYthing wrong, but
I want them to understand that I
am just as ready to pat them on
the back when they do right as 1
am to kick them lower down
when they do wrong.
D. TIBBorT.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-14
Very Remarkable Cure for
Diarrhoea.

About six years ago tor the first
time in mylife | had a sudden and
severe attack OF dlarrhoea," says
Mrs. Alice Miller, of Morgan, Tex
as. II got Temporary relief but it
came back again and again, and
for six long years l have suffered
more misery and agony than
can tell. 1t was worse than death.
My husband spent hundreds of
dollars for physicians Prescriptions
and treatment without avail
Finally we moved to Boeque coun,
ty, our present home. and one da
| happened to see an ADVERTISE
ment of Chamberlain's Collie, Cho-
lera and Dlarrhoea Remedy with
testimonial of a man who had
been cured by it. The case was
so similar to try the Remedy
The result was wonderful. /
could hardly reliz, that | was
we'll again, or believe it could b.
SO after having suffered so long.
but that one bottle OF medicine.
costing buta few cents, cured me ,
For sale by j. H. Goodman&Co
Druggist 1
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-14

Slight injuries often disable a
man and cause several days loss
of time and when blood poison
develops, sometimes result in the
loss of a hanl or limb. Chamber.
lian's Pain Balm is an antiseptic
liniment. When applied to cuts,
bruises and burns it causes them
to heal quickly and without mat.
uration, and prevents any danger
of blood poison. For sale by J..
Il. Goodman & Co, Druggists. l
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-14

Geo. w. Duncan has been ap.
pointed Land & Industrial Agent
for the Atlantic & Birmingham
Railroad, with headquarters at
Waycross. Parties on the line
having land for sale, may find it
to their advantage to communi-
cate with him."
Yours truly,
H. c. McFadden.
6-30-1n1o. G. +. Sc. P. A.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-14
CoIOred Picnic at Cold Spring

Editor Enterprise:
Please allow space in your
thrice-a-week paper for the adj
vertisement of colored picnic at
Cold Spring, on the Alapaha river,
near Isaac which is to be Satur-
day, July 18th.
All colored people are invited,
provided they bring we'll filled
basket. There will be a base
ball game at the same place.
Tom.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-14
DR.. TIBBOT1,s REPLY TO MR..
NEITSrEIN.
For the Enterprise.


In the Enterprise Of the 18th
inst, Mr.. Wettstein devotes two
and half columns in an effort to
enlighten me, and seems much
grieved at my obtuseness. He
does admit l was right about the
necessity, under the conditions,
of yaluing the citizens property
high so as to raise tax sufficient
to cover the appropriations, but
he declares everybody knew this
before for it was clear to every
one. Therefore l wasted my
time for every body new it. Well,
now l too thought that every one
knew this till I read his criticism
of my article on this subject, and
| was using the plain figures for
his special benefit and I must
think the light did dawn upon
him from reading my plain state
ment. l would feel happy under
the conviction that he was en-
lightened, but alas, the illumina-
ton is only momentary, for later
on he lapses into his former dark
ness, and declares that, on fur
Their considering, the thing he
called "a self evident fact" was
not tenable and would not stand
a legal test etc.
must admit my time was lost
on him. He reminds me of a
person lost on the plains who
travels round and round in a cir
Gle and cannot possibly break the
circle, but comes to the same
point again and again. Hestrikes
out darkly at something he i'm
AGNES he sees. He even tries
to make me believe I wanted to
raise the value of railroad proper
ty, though l never suggested
anything of the kind.
Then he wants to know how I
can subtract SOS. 600 from $40. 600
and have nothing left, tho l nev-
err intimated any desire to do
such thing. He must have
a man of straw that he argues
these questions with, then attri-
butes the straw mans argu-
ments, or what he thinks they
are, to somebody else.
It is altogether useless to try
to following the meandering of
such an unsteady mind. But, as
he asked me to solve the problem
of deducting SIS, 900 from $50, 900
so as to leave no remainder, |
shall attempt to do so in logical
manner. $4,000, as the repre-
sentative of the amount of tax, is
an imaginary figure found only
in his brain. Imaginary figures
like all other imaginary things
are non-realities and non-rea1ities
amount to nothing. $4,000, as
representing the amount of APP
preparations, is also non-reality
and amounts 10 nothing. Now,
nothing from nothing leaves moth
ing according to the second rule
of computation. This is the on
lY way know of by which i'm
aginary problems can be solved.
But Mr.. Wettstein has repeat
ed over and over again and again
that the sum of the appropria-
tons deducted from the sum of
the tax would leave $4,000.
Now, I have proposition for
him in actual figures taken from
the records, viz. The total sum
of all tax is $25,65O and the total
appropriations $25,850. Now if
his assertions are true he must
deduct s2s,Sso from $25,65O so
as to leave balance of $4,000. l
give him ample time, and if he
fails he should abandon his long
cherished position on this ques-
ton.
He need not begin to fly round
L.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-30
The Sense|essness of GOSSIP.


world
talking about the triviaties of her butterfly existence
Wealth
sympathy and the things life
Such
That is do So do Perhaps all guilty
a
social grades good bad and Indifferent from the of the richest
poorest
sciously We keep up breathing by automatic action
Yet it is the greatest obstacle
piratons
is entirely of habit
realization
and &C
and Physical
eide of shrinks and
od
n woman rich for the
not make her happy the spirit Of
There Is but
stead Of talking much about nothing
about something that has practical and
Keep
and words will come with subjects
And every you
consequence.
AS wholesome thoughts
And
looks.
upward will
mind will things
think Itwso find
appreciation of the virtues of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-30

County Engineer Snow returned to-
day from a visit of inspection of
two bridges regarding which COM
plant has been lodged with the
county commissioners. Regarding
the bridge near Fairfield the engineer
found that it is only a culvert,
through which a traction engine fell,
the owner claiming $137 damages;
the owner of the engine did not place
heavy planking across the culvert;
the question arises whether his fail
ure to do so may not relieve the coun-
ty of liability in maintaining faulty
culvert
The truss bridge across Pine creek
can be fixed by putting in supporting
bents at cost $50. The trip took
two days of the engineers time and
he travelled 76 miles, while there
should have been lert in his offict
by the constructors data regarding
the construction of the viaducts.