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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-26
RECEIVER Is ASKED FOR
CREDITOgs OF THE PILLioD ELEc-
TRIO LINE APPEAL TO COURTS.
Claimed Now that Part of the Funds
of the Failed Kinney Bank Were
Used i'm Railway Project.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WATERLOO, Ind, Aug. 25.-The credit
of the Pilliod suburban line from Ango-
la to Lake James, Incorporated as the Ohio
& Indiana Electric Railway Company, have
made application for a receiver
1t appears that the company is indebted
to the extent of $4,000 with a large sum
due the workmen, who have been laid off
and all work suspended. lien is on file
for $4,000. When the Kinney bank failed it
was claimed that none of the banks money
had been used in the railway project, but
IL developed that the National Mills Light
q Water Company owed the bank $S4, 000
The mill company was to furnish power to
the electric lines. 1t is believed that the
banks money was used in projecting the
line indirectly, as $4,000 annually has been
spent by the defunct milling company for
several wears
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BREAK AWAY FROM SECT
DIVORCE ACTION BROUGHT BY MEN,
Der OF NEUENsMANsE CHURCH.
First in History of the order i'm wells
Countrywide Asks for AIimOny
i'm the sum of $4,000.
;pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLUFFTON, Ind. Aug. 23.-Mrs. Lena
Neuenswander to-day filed suit for divorce
from her husband, Peter Neuenswander, a
farmer, living six miles east of Bluffton,
in Neuensmanse settlement. She alleges
cruel and inhuman treatment and also
makes charges of a criminal character.
She says her husband is worth $4,000, and
asks alimony of $4,000 and $50 a year for
the support of each of eight children.
The Neuenswanders formerly were MEM
bers of the Neuensmanse Church, re-
ligious sect which objects to appeals to the
court in any of the members affairs. This
is the first case ever filed in Wells county
by any member of that denomination. The
Neuenswanders have been dropped from
church membership.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-26
WANT NO LIQUOR SOLD
ANDERSON SALOON MEN WOULD
HAVE THE FAIR DRY.
Protest to the Police OmmissiOn ers
Priyilege-NO Action Is Taken.
ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. 25.-The police
commissioners of Anderson held a late and
special session here tonight. A petition
signed by twenty-six of the saloonkeepers
of the city protested against the sale of
beer on the fair grounds during the fair
which will be held here the first week in
September The report became current to-
day that the directors of the fair asso-
citation had granted the beer and gaming
privilege to Il. j. Kane 1t is the first
time in the history of Madison county that
saloon men united In body to protest
against the sale of intoxicants.
The police commissioners held that as
they were not yet officially informed they
were not able to act in the matter and the
petition was filed for further investigation
President Orr of the association said late
tonight that the association had practically
agreed to award the beer and gaming priv
iege to Mr.. Kane. who is proprietor of
the Columbia Hotel here.
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BEWARE OF LAUGHING.

Minneapolis Journal.

MlnnedpOhS Joufidi
The Rock Island Frisco-seaboard Airline
combination directs public attention to
railroad man who Is entitled 20 seat IN
the same row with ]. ]. Hill. e. H. Hsrri-
man, j. Cassatt and one or two others.
He is Benjamin Franklin Yoakum, late OF
Texas" "A few years ago Mr.. Yoakum
started out with s. bill in his pocket to
build a railway, the San Antonio & Aran-
sas Pass line What ne started to do
he did. and soon So miles of his railway
spread out over the imperial State of Texas
He worked like a convict under the lash
of his ambition" says the Atlanta CoEsti-
tuition, '.and suffered discouragements that
would have made Sysiphus sit down TO
laugh at him, but his bulldog persistency
won"
He saw the town of Yoakum built in his
honor, and he lived there in princely style
where i'm his early days he was hardly
trusted for twenty-four hours provisions
for his family
Next Mr.. Yoakum became president of
the Frisco, and IL wasn't long before the
paper. were full of the news of what the
Frisco vas doing: He was figuring on
great railway system 10 cover the South
west. Out of that figuring came the combi-
nation of the Frisco and the Rock Island.
But not yet was Yoakum satisfied
half developed. There was room for the
growth of half a dozen great ports between
Galveston and New York. A great railway
system of the future would be oas connect
ing the interior Of the continent with these
ports, giving short lines TO the nearest ports
for export of bulky domestic commodities
demanding long haul by water when avail
able And so the Seaboard Airline was
taken over and the dream was realized
and more than realized, for the new combi-
nation covers the West-North and South
the South and Southeast. Two thousand
miles the system ramifes, east and west:
1850 miles IL sprawls. north and south. IL Is
estimated that the value Of the freight Of
fered every year I'm the country penetrated
by the new combination Is more than 5000
100000, while the passenger travel Is that
OF s. 000. 600 people.
And TO think that this h I'm large part
the work of man who with s. In his
pocket set out TO build little railway I'm
Texas some wears ago. IL Is the story OF
j. J. Hill over again. There are thousands
and thousands of such stories 10 be told i'm
the United States. No wonder that the
country has it's full share OF men who are
living in the future. going shabby and
hungry to-day while toiling unremittingly
for the realization OF an idea.
Every city has men OF this kind. Generally
they are laughed at So was foakum. 20
was Hill Beware lest YOU laugh al a rail-
way kind a lumber baron. financial CO.
loSSus OF the
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Carnival for Lafayette.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Aug. 25.-At a meet
ing tonight of the advisory board of the
Lafayette Fall Festival Association, the
contract drawn up by a special committee
at Logansport yesterday with the Gaskil-
Mundy Company, was ratified, and the
company will bring it's shows here the week
of Oct. 5-l0 Week after next the COM
pany shows at Indianapolis. The board
decided at its meeting tonight TO print a
million coupons, which will be used in
drawing for prizes. They will be given
away with purchases. The merchants will
contribute the prizes and during the fes-
tivaI the prizes will be drawn. The head
quarters of the festival will be in Fourth
street, between Columbia and South. All
preparations are moving smoothly.
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Says He Used an lee Pick.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 25.-Because her
husband took ice pick and tried to kill
her, as she claims In the complaint, Mrs.
Clarria Dye to-day began suit for divorce
from George w. Dye. The complaint con-
tains all the charges known to the process
of divorce, and after reciting abuses that
have been going on for the past three or
four years, the plaintiff asks alimony. The
complaint charges that on Aug. 10, George
Dye entered the room Of the plaintiff and
said ii was time for her to end her life, with
which ne picked up an ice pick, and started
to- kill her. He hit her a stunning blow
the temple, and thinking she dead,
he left her The parties are we'll known.
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WILL HAVE LARGE MEMBERSHIP.
kreigerbund Votes to Consolidate
with the Other German Societies.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Aug. 25-The
Kreigerbund of North America this morn
ing voted to consolidate the organization
with other societies of former soldiers of
the German army. The new organization
will have a membership of 10000 William
Vach, Of St Louis, was elected president.
and Alex. Massee. of Chicago. vice presi-
dent The following officers were reelected
this afternoon: Secretary, NJ. Langemann,
Cleveland: treasurer. Martin Cars, Chica-
go; head consul, Carl Smidt. Cleveland;
secretary of insurance department, Will
helm Zimmerman. Toledo; trustee, w. S.
Tremmel San Antonio Tex.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-Arrived: Freid-
rich der Crosse. from Bremen: Hohenzol-
lern. frosn Genoa: Ethiopia. from Glasgow
Sailed: Kaiser Wilhelm III. for Bremen;
Lombardis. for Naples; Victorian, for Liv-
erpool
LIZARD, Aug. 25.-Passed: Philadel-
phian. from Boston. for London; Marquette,
from New, York for London.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 25.-Arrived: Preto-
r1an. fr.m Montreal Sailed: Ivernia. for
Boston.
BROWHEAD, Aug. 25.-Passed: Tauric.
from Portland. for Liverpool.
GLASGOW. Aug. 25.-Arrived: Lauren
tian. from Sew York.
ANTWERP Aug. 25.-Arrived Finland.
from New York.
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expenses, Earlham has reached a position
that has long been striven for by those who
most interested the Institution
President Kelly left last evening for New
Castle and is engaged in work before the
institute of Henry county. His work is
along child study and psychological lines.
This Is TIE only institute work President
Kelly has been able TO do this year be-
cause of the extra amount of field work
he has done In the interest of the college.
President and Mrs. Kelly have taken the
home of DR.. J. J. Mills and family during
their absence i'm Germany
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GUARDsMEN HAVE TYPHOID.


Special to the Indianapo polls Journal.
ELKHART. Ind, Aug. 25.-It is believed
that the typhoid fever from which a num-
Der of members of Company E. Third Regi-
ment. /. N. G., of this city are suffering.
is due to contagion encountered during the
recent camp of instruction in Indianapolis,
and reports from Goshen say a number of
Goshen militiamen similarly afflicted.
OF the Elkhart militiamen Edward WINS,
A ID. Replogle, Frank Myers, Elisha Bank
er and Joseph Myers are passing through
the usual course of the disease, while the
fever in the cases of Private Odell and c..
e. Replogle was broken early in the Illness.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 25.-The first annual
convention of the Psi Iota Xxi sorority,
high school sorority with chapters in Mum
Gle, Evansville and Columbus, O., high
schools, opened in this city to-day with
delegates present from all chapters To-
night a banquet was given at the home of
Miss Margaret Orr. The convention will
De in session all week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-26
WHAT WILL THE TRUST Dor
Terre Haute People Specializing as to
the Majestic Distillery's Fate.

the Majestic Distillery's Fate.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug 25-J b.
Wathen, manager of the trust distilIery.
the Majestic, was in Chicago to-day try
ing to make final settlement of the in
surance on the fire loss of a few weeks
ago. 1t was said at the time of the fire
that the trust would rebuild at once Then
there was delay. which the distillery peo-
pie said was due to disagreement with the
insurance companies, but which the repre-
sentatiyes of the latter deny. If Manager
Wathen succeeds in adjusting the insurance
something definite may be known as to the
purpose of the trust. 1t has been said
that the trust does not need the Majestic
as the two big houses in operation can sup
ply all the goods needed by the trusts
customers, who are now in the minority
among compounders and wholesalers as
compared with majority of 80 per cent
of the trade few years ago. The alleged
reduction in prices of the past few days
from $3.50 to $l.23 gallon, was a reduction
in newspaper quotations only for the rea-
son that the $3.50 price has not, in fact, pre-
vailed for some months.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 25.-Sol. A..
Wood arrived here from Auburn to-day and
reported that the Auburn Council had
granted the franchise asked for by the
MclSulloch traction interests. The line will
be built next year. connecting with the
Robson Park line. The city of Garrett
will also be asked for franchise.
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Progress on New Railway.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Aug. 25.-The Union
Traction workmen on the Muncie-Alexan-
dria line are working within the city limits.
beginning to-day on the Pipe creek bridge
on the eastern part OF the city, The ex-
pectation is to have cars running between
this city and Muncie by Nov. /. although
il will take an immense amount OF work
TO do il. The Strengthening of the grade
between this city and Orestes has been
completed ard laying of tracks on Washing
ton street. the new route through the city.
will begin within thirty days.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Aug. "a. III. Manuel.
auditor of this county, has received notice
from the State Tax Board that the as
sessment of farm land in Jackson county
had been raised 20 per cent. and that
the assessment of improvements ha6 been
raised lao per cent. This brings The as
sessed valuation of many pieces of prop
erty away above their cash value The
taxpayers here will not stand such an as
sessment unless they can't help themselves.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Aug. 25.-The docket of
this. the Jackson Circuit Court, contains
twenty-four divorce cases for trial at the
September term. 1t is probable that two
or three more will be filed before the tenn
closes. That number is above the average
in this county, though a dozen or more di-
vorces are granted here every term.
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Files Suit for Damages.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, Aug. 25.-Snce filing
an affidavit and information against Ed
ward NJ. Barr in the Circuit Court here
charging him with assault and battery with
intent to KILL Andrew p Johnston has filed
a civil suit against Barr for damages i'm the
sum of 900 for personal injuries inflicted
in the ARRAY. account of which was
given yesterday.
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TABLECLOTH FOR A ROPE.
Fred Hess Attempts to Hang Himself
i'm the Columbia City Jail.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, Aug. 2o.-Fred
Hess, the Columbia City blackmailer, who
attempted suicide in Goshen two weeks ago,
tried to hang himself i'm the Jail at Column
bia City Monday night by making rope
from a tablecloth given him by his mother
last Sunday The rope broke and he was
discovered by Sheriff Gallagher In time
to prevent the second attempt.
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WILL WORK NIGHT AND DAY.

Big Four Cut-O6 Near GreensbuPg to
BE Lighted with Electricity.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Aug. 25.-The Shut
Construction Company is erecting an cleo
trio light plant at the cutoff on the Big
Four near Sunman and will have the
vicinity lighted up SO that there can be
work night and day. They now have
1000 men, mostly Italians and negroes en-
ployed. They are making one cut ninety
six feet in depth near Weisburg and there
will be another cut in the same vicinity of
los feet in depth. The work now going on
between this city and Lawrenceburg june
ton will reduce the number of curves 65
per cent. and lessen the time between Gin
cinnati and Indianapolis forty minutes. The
work will not be completed before Sept. i,
1904.
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GLASS MANUFACTURERS CONFER.
Those Not Using Machines Wish to
Prevent Cut i'm Prices.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. Pa meeting
of window glass manufacturers represent
ing the three divisions into which they are
divided. was held here to-day for the pur-
pose of reconciling differences. The meet
ing was secret but ii is understood that the
manufacturers who in a position
TO use blowing machines are apprehensive
of a cut in prices and seek the assurance
that none will follow the operation of the
machines by compel itors. The result of
the conference could not be learned.
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Indiana Notes.

CRAWFORDSIVLLE.- twenty-sixth
annual meeting of the Farmers Mutual
Insurance Company held to-day in
this city. During the year ending Aug 70
the losses were So. 3250 and the previous
year they were ss.0s0s3 During the past
year there was thirty-one losses: $3.50 30
was collected. and s4.0I0.1 paid out: insur-
ance added. $342.0os, making insurance i'm
force of <2.7S4.692 The new officers are:
President. Nj. b. Waugh vice president.
II. d. prullinger; secretary. w. J. Miles;
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MISSING SINCE AUG. L.
Farmer Living Near Terre Haute Has
Disappeared MysteriousIy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 25.-Ezra Bemis,
aged sixty-five, who had been living with
a sister on farm ten miles east of the
city. is missing since Aug. l. His rela-
tives did not make a report of the fact to
the police until to-day. He had 500 in
gold at the time he left the house, but il
was not known that he intended To go
away and there is only conjecture as TO
whether he went on a trip or whether he
has been the victim of swindlers. There
is absolutely no trace of him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-26
EARLHAM Is PROSPEROUS.


Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, Aug. 25-The friends
of Earlham College are delighted with the
announcement made to-day that the finan-
ciai condition is the best Ia the history CT the
institution notwithstanding the fact that
the expenses the past year were heavier
than la any one year for long time, the
income was sufficient To meet them and
the prospect is that flis condition of affairs
will continue. With the college entirely
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Aug. 25.-The eighth man
asked to speak in Muncie on Labor day has
sent his regrets with a previous engage
ment plea. W. ID. Mahon, of Columbus, o.,
president of the national organization of
Street-railway Employees, writes that he
cannot come. The ninth invitation has
been sent to K. j. Bracken, a prominent
labor leader of Columbus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-26
j. O. A. NJ. Council Meet.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LAWRENCEBURG. Ind, Aug. 25.-The
State council OF the Junior Order of Amer
lean Mechanics is i'm session here to-day.
Several hundred delegates are in attend
ance. The session will continue until to-
morrow night
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HAD NOT BEEN vACCINATED.
Two Deaths from Smallpox at wash
ingtOn and Several New Cases.

Special to tho indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Ind, Aug. 25.-Two
deaths and several new cases of smallpox
were recorded last night. The victims are
Mrs. r. l.. ellis and Mrs. Mclaughlin. A
child OF the latter died week ago. The
victims had not been vaccinated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-26
Dedicate New Lodge Hall.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Aug. 25.-The
knights of Pythias at Blue Ridge dedicated
their new. lodge hall to-day, the ceremonies
being attended by large crowd of knights
from the surrounding towns. Addresses
were made during the day by Congressman
James r. Watson, of Rushville. and Rev
George w. Winfrey, of this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-26
DIR. HUGHES COMING.
New President VIII BE at De PAW
at the Opening of the Term.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind. Aug. 25.-Dr Ed
win III. Hughes. recently elected president
of De Pauw University, has written to DR..
III. A Goblin that he finds he can be here
ready to assume mis- duties on the first day
of school this fall. which will be Sept "a
He had expected to be detained by his pas
torate at Maiden, Mass, until in December
but has made special arrangements where
by he can get here earlier. Dr. Hughes
will also be here Sept. to make preimi-
nary arrangements for the opening of
school.
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GOES TO WESTINGHOUSE.
Contract for Equipment of south
Bend-HammOnd Line Is Let.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. Aug. 25.-The
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Company will equip the electric line which
will be built connecting the cities of South
Bend and Hammond. the system which Is
being promoted by Russell B. Harrison and
which will be built by an Indianapolis syn
dictate. The estimates will not be given out
until the contracts are executed.
The road will be built the coming year
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al to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind, Aug. 25-The degree
team of Whitewater lodge of Odd Fellows
will visit the lodges at Indianapolis on Sept
s. The trip will be made over the interur-
ban, the Indianapolis * Eastern providing
a special car from Dublin into Indianapolis
There will probably be sixty in the party.
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TWO BOARDS WILL MEET.
VIII Compare Notes Upon the Systems
of Prison management.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind, Aug. ga joint
meeting of the boards of control of the
state Prison and Indiana Reformatory will
be held In this city next Monday.
The meeting will be held for the purpose
of comparing notes upon the management
OF the two institutions and incidently TO
give the Reformatory board an opportunity
to inspect the prison institution. Governor
w. T. Durbin will be in attendance at the
meeting.
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Taken to Produce Sleep. the Drug
Causes Young Mans Death.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CLINTON, Ind, Aug. 25.-Albert Cox,
aged twenty-six, was found dead in bed
early this morning by the boarding house
mistress. He complained last night Of
having pains around the heart and CT be-
ing unable to sleep at nights and told his
companions that he intended TO take some
morphine tablets to produce sleep. In his
pocket was found some morphine tablets.
Coroner Hasty of Newport. was called
but did not return verdict and will not
until tomorrow IL is not believed that
Cox committed suicide. He came 10 Clin-
ton from Illinois
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Yesterday. Temperatures.

w. t. BLYTHE,
Section Director.
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PROVlDENCE, X. l., Aug. S.-Wdh
three hundred delegates present represent
ing ma jority OF the courts throughout the
country. the Supreme Court of Foresters Of
America met to-day for their eighth bien-
NAL convention.
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Anne Ts,eress Humbert and her hus-
band, Frederic Humbert have signed an ap-
zeal 10 the Court Of Cessation against the
sentence passed upon them at Paris, last
SATURDAY. Emile and Romain Daurisnac
have lecIded not 10 appeal.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
ITO our Wife: Socks all gone. sour milk
in ice box. dishes all dirty. house fun OF
flies cat won't stay home. sent S1o to-day
pretty lonesome, don't hurry. When are
you coming home: