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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-22

Several Buildings Unroofcd at Leba-
non and Stores Flooded.


Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
LEBANON. Ind, May H.-A violent
windstorm and heavy rain did much dam
age here late this afternoon. Three busi-
ness houses. occupied by Aaron Byroad's
saloon, Carl Lehman's restaurant and A.
A. Gamers jewelry store. were unroofed
and the interior OF the buildings deluged
with water. The Perkins Hotel. the lead
ing hostelry OF Lebanon, was unroofed
and flooded. The Indianapolis & North
western Traction Company's car barns.
which were nearing completion. were
blown down and the power house also was
damaged. Trees were uprooted all over
town. barns and outbuildings were blown
down and residences damaged. The tele-
phone and telegraph wires In the country
around Lebanon are down, and IL is i'm
possible to learn the extent of the damage
in the county. II is reported. however that
brick houses and other farm residences
were unroofed and otherwise damaged. and
that many trees and fences were blown
down. So far as can be learned. no one
was injured by the storm.
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MONITOR AT CAIRO.
The Arkansas Not Damaged, hut Had
Many Narrow Escapes.

CAIRO. Ill. May 21.-The monitor Ar
kansas arrived in the Cairo harbor at II 80
p. m. She is coaling here, and will remain
until tomorrow.
In an interview with Commander vree-
land he stated that in many places be-
tween Cairo and ST. Genevieve the boat
encountered stage Of only thirteen feet of
water. and as she was drawing twelve feet
many narrow escapes were experienced No
damage was done 10 the Arkansas on the
way down, and she is in a first-class con-
dition. The most critical point was at Dog
Tooth bend, a few miles above Cairo. but
the boat succeeded In getting over the low
bars without grounding. Captain Henry
Hartee. who is plotting the Arkansas TO
the gulf. says he will experience no trouble
on the journey down. the water is now
high enough to float the Arkansas in
safety.
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EIectricnl storm AT Elwooa.
.,al - ,he Ira,ananol,s Ioyrrai

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD. Ind. May 21--The worst cleo
trical storm for years passed over Elwood
late this afternoon. Interurban and city
street cars were put out OF service several
hours by the burning out OF motors and
schedules were abandoned during the storm
The barn of George Abbott was struck by
lightning and destroyed An old car barn
OF the Union Traction Company was also
damaged. The fire department was kept on
the run for two hours. Both telephone
companies suffered severely. Rain fell il
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Earlham'. oratorio society Appear.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind, May 2l.-The first pub
lie appearance of the Earlham College Ora
torio Society was that of last night at the
First Presbyterian Church. when Haydn s
THE Creation" was successfully given. The
solo parts were taken by Arthur Beresford,
Miss Elizabeth Blamere and George Ham
lin. The chorus was directed by Professor
Cleveland X. Chase and Miss Jennie Pap
worth was organist- The Oratorio Society
is permanent institution at Earlham, and
each year some oratorio will be given.
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THE CHOSEN FEW AT YALE.



NEW HAVEN. Conn.,. May a.-The three
senior secret societies of Yale College.
Scroll and Key, Skull and Bones and
VOLTS Head. gave their elections this after
noon on the campus in the manner known
as TAP day" celebration. The juniors and
hundreds of other students and graduates
gathered on the campus In front of Durfee
Hall. near the junior fence about o'clock
At that time the seniors began to come
singly from the halls of three fraternities,
and. mingling with the crowd. singled out
their beneficiaries, slapping them on the
back as notification OF election. The men
slapped wheeled about and went to their
rooms. closely followed by the senior Sc
cret society man who gave the election.
No explanation Is offered for the failure
OF any society to elect the manager of the
football eleven for next season. II. c. Mil
Ter. Edwin Clapp. the Intercollegiate hurdle
runner. +. NJ. Blount, an athlete and coach
of the freshmen football eleven last season.
and several other students. The elections
included:
Scroll and Key-Fayette Brown, Cleve-
land: Justice Wilson, Toledo; w. Ledyard
Mitchell, Cincinnati.
Skull and Bones-Charles E. Adams. To-
ledo, William Is. Soper, Bloomington Ill
VOLTS Head-Thomas L. Jefferson jr,
Louisville, Ky.
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Roscoe e Woods manager, and will chal-
lenge the freshmen of Purdue. Indiana
University and De Pauw. Two of the
pitchers on the college team are members
OF the freshman class. challenge issued
to the entire college has not been accepted.
and the freshmen hope to schedule several
games with rival colleges.
Athletic Director Haines has appealed
the Wabash-De Pauw baseball case TO the
athletic committee Of the De Pauw faculty
for a decision. Wabash feels that De
Pauws manager has acted unfairly in re-
fusing TO play a game here, and a settle
ment will be brought about through the
higher authorities.
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KNOX AFTER BAER.
Attorney General Wants the Coal Road
President to Answer Questions.

PRESIDENT to Answer Questions.
WASHINGTON. May 21-A vigorous
effort is TO be made by the Interstate-com-
merce Commission to compel President
Baer, of the Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany and the Reading Railway, and off,
cials Of other anthracite coal-carrying
roads. to answer certain questions and to
produce certain documents which they re-
fused at the recent hearing before the COM
mission in New York to answer and pro-
duce. The particular documents, the origi-
nails of which are demanded by the com
mission are alleged contracts among the
coal-carrying roads limiting the produc-
tion of coal. Upon request OF the commits
sion Attorney General Knox directed Cen
eral Burnet, district attorney for the
southern district of New York to present
the case to the United States District Court
and ask for order to compel the off,
cials to appear before the commission, an
swer the questions and produce the docu-
ments. In cooperation with the attor-
neys for the complainant in the case VIII
liam r. Hearst. General Burnet has pre-
pared the petition which was received by
the commission to-day.
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Queer and Mysterious Affair That May
BE Either a students Prank or
a CHASTITY Crime.
NEWS OF INDIANA COLLEGES
ADDRESSES BY SENATOR AND MRS.
FAIRBANKS AT DE PAUw.
state Normal Schools New Athletic
Park Named "Parsons FieIdv-YaIe
Senior Societies.
speclal to the 1ndlanapoIls journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANN ARBOR, Mich, May 21.-The white
crush hat OF Albert A Patterson, with a
knife cut In the crown and hair and blood
spattered over 1t, was found on the lawn
I'm front OF his boarding house this MORN
ing. Patterson, who is senior medical
student at the University OF Michigan, was
gone, leaving behind him one OF the weird
est letters I'm student history. Patterson's
home is In Greencastle, Ind. At HIS
o'clock last night he left the room OF Miss
Maud G. Hinman, OF Kingston, n. Y, a
coed to whom he was engaged to be mar
ried on commencement day. He never want
TO his room. When his absence was dis
covered this morning his hancee found the
following queer letter:
'T was In San Antonio, Tex. In the win
ter OF 1S97-9s. I wandered into the Mexican
part OF the town, stumbled into meet
ing OF an organization, was gagged and
tied They made me swear to a lot Of
things. came North, went to war and
then came to Michigan. Had almost forgot
ten the circumstance until got a note some
time since. warning me that / had for
feited my life. got another note and then
this last one"
The '1ast note" which was inclosed, was
written on piece OF brown paper. 1t read
I'll, by May 20. Maximo." The Patterson
letter added: Wonder how a thin knife
feels In the back? May be Maxine wants
me TO cough up again." Throughout It
were expressions such as Rats. I am
ashamed TO write this rot. but, some
way. can't get free from sort of dread"
At first Patterson's disappearance was
taken as joke His fiancee, who is also
a senior medic" identified her lovers hair
en- the hat. An analysis will be made to
find whether there is human blood on the
hat.
Miss Hinman Is almost crazy. Patter-
sons work was excellent and IN three weeks
he was TO take his diploma The police
worked all day without getting a clew.
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Young Girl Killed at CASTOR.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Ind. May H.-Muncie was VS.
tied by heavy rainstorm at O'Clock this
afternoon. Many shade trees were de-
stroyed and fences blown over
AT CASTOR. ten miles north OF Muncie.
Mildred Kelfo, ten years old, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kelfo. OF windfali-
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The child was visiting at the home
Of David Miller and was standing on the
porch when struck. Both OF her feet were
split open and her entire body was turned
black The house was not damaged aud
none of the inmates was hurt.
The huge stack of the Indiana bridge
works in this city was blown oves during
the storm and IL was necessary TO close
down the plant
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, May 21.-The new ath-
letic park bought for the Indiana State
Normal School has been named Parsons
Field for President Parsons. This was
done at a meeting OF the assembly on mo-
ton of Prof. Rettger, who referred to the
successful effort made by President Par
sons to obtain the appropriation from the
Legislature by which IL was possible to
provide the school with what had been so
much needed.
The members Of the Y. w. c. A will have
street fair Saturday evening in the build
ing. The members refuse to make known
the character OF the fair and the curiosity
OF the LOO students is being worked upon
TO bring a large attendance.
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Baptist Home missionary Society.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May H.-At to-day's
session of the American Baptist Home Mis-
sion Society the report of the committee re-
ducing the rate of interest on the church
loan fund to per cent. was adopted. The
following officers were elected: President.
E NJ Thesher, Ohio; vice president, An
drew McLeish, Illinois; L. Z. Gates, New
York; treasurer. F. T. Moulton. New York;
recording secretary, Alvah s. Hobart, Penn
sylvania-
The American Baptist Missionary Society
elected these officers: President, Kirke Z.
Porter. Pittsburg; vice presidents, Rev.
William n. Clarke, New York, and E. NJ.
Vanduzee, ST. Paul, Mimi: recording sec
retary, Rev. Henry s. Burrage. Portland.
Maine.
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Graduated from De Pauw.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind, May H.-Albert
~. Patterson graduated from De Pauw
University. this city. in 1897. He was
member OF the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity
and a native of Logansport. Ind. having
been born there Feb. Z. 1876. He was in
army service In the hospital force Of First
Brigade, First Division. First Army Corps
in the Spanish war and was in Cuba
He would have graduated from Ann Arbor
next month 1t is reported that he would
have been married next month to Miss
Laura Florer, OF this city. At her home he
Is supposed 10 still be at Ann Arbor Moth
ing has been heard here concerning his al
legged disappearance.
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ELKS' HOME DEDICATED.
Many Prominent Men Take Part I'm
the Exercises.

ROANOKE, Va. May A.-The Elks' Ma
tional Home at Bedford City, Va, was
dedicated to-day in the presence of fully
5000 people who came from all sections of
the country. The speakers included Gov.
Andrew Jackson Montague, of Virginia;
United States Senator John w. Daniel. Of
Virginia; Frederick warde, the tragedian;
George P. Cronk. exalted ruler, Of Omaha,
and Joseph T. Tanning. of Indianapolis
The grafton of the day was by Meade ID.
Detwiler, Of Harrisburg, Pa. After the
dedication exercises $500 people were re-
galed at an old Virginia barbecue The
home which Is now open for the aged and
INDECENT Elks of the United States, will ac-
commodate go guests. The Elks have spent
about $4,000 in renovating and furnishing
the home
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Farmer. to Picnic mt Purdue.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. May 21.-The Cen
tral Passenger Association has made a rate
Of one and one-third fare for nd-trip
tickets to Lafayette on the occasion of the
farmers picnic excursion to Purdue Uni
versity Agricultural Experiment Station az
Lafayette, June II. Tickets may be pur-
chased on June II and II. and will be good
returning to and including June 13. Guides
will meet all trains arriving in Lafayette
June II and conduct visitors to the station
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Two Orphans Burned.

MERRILL. Mich, May 21.-Pearl and
Edna Gill. aged three and five years, re-
spectively. orphans. who had been adopted
by Mrs. E. l.. Butler, lost their lives in a
fire that destroyed the Butler home at Z
o'clock to-day. Mrs Butter was at a
neighbor's when the fire broke out and the
children were asleep on the first floor OF
the house. They had smothered TO death
before help could reach them and their
bodies slightly burned.
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LIMA, o.. May H.-The business portion
OF Dunkirk. twenty-five miles east OF here,
was practically wiped out by fire early to-
day. Eleven business blocks and three
residences were burned. The heaviest los
ers were Mahon & Co., the First National
Bank. Lydeck Brothers and the Dunkirk
Telephone Company. Loss estimated at
100000. partly covered by insurance
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MRS. FAIRBANKS A GUEST.
with the Senator She Addressed De
Pauw Students.

Epecial 10 the Indianapolis journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind. May Ex-senator
c. W. Fairbanks remained in the city a few
hours this morning. after being here last
evening for initiation into the Phi Beta
Kappa Society and a lecture and reception
afterwards. This morning he addressed the
students at the chapel exercises, in a few
words of good wishes. Mrs Fairbanks
was also at chapel and spoke briefly on the
work OF the Daughters OF the American
Revolution At half past 10 she was a guest
of honor at a luncheon given by the Wash
burn chapter OF the organization mentioned,
OF this city.
President II. A. Goblin states that the be-
ginning OF the work OF DR.. Hughes as pres
fdent OF De Pauw University depends on
the success Ox the committee having in
charge the fading Of a successor TO DR..
Hughes In the pastorate of the church at
Maiden, Mass, DIR. Hughes's present Ioca-
ton DIR. Hughes will in any event be here
IN September for a brief time and will visit
the conferences OF the State. practically
taking up the work OF the presidency with
the beginning OF the fall term.
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Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind. May IA fine rain. the
first that has visited this section for sew
erai weeks. fell over Wabash county to-day
and proved of great benefit TO the growing
crops. which had begun 20 suffer. But q
small fraction OF the corn acreage is In.
owing to the protracted drought. and
CONTINUED on PAGE 2 COL 60
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WASHINGTON. May H-The apostolic
delegation has received from Rome briefs
appointing Mgr. Henry DIoeller coadjutor
to the archbishop OF Cincinnati, Mgr. ]. ].
Glennon, coadjutor TO the archbishop of ST.
Louis, Rev. Z. Coffey and p. Nagel of the
diocese OF Scranton, TO the dignity of do
mestic prelates
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organization. All the capital stock was
paid In early In March. 1902.
dends, but had declared one of per cent.
at the end of its first years business. The
reason the dividend was not paid was that
the money on which IL was declared was
tied up in contracts which were incomplete.
He said IL all the company's assets had
been in money and the dividend had been
paid surplus of about $4,000 would have
resulted.
CAPITAL INCREASED.
Early in the fall of 1902 the capital of the
company was increased from $4,000 to
$4,000. OF the new capitalization s24.0O0 was
sold, and the stockholders holdings now
were: w. N. Gates, $1,000; Harry B. Gates,
$4,000: Floyd A. Woods. 5000: G. w. Seibert,
!. $500; Medford B. Wilson, $1,000 and W. c.
Smith, 5000. All this was paid in cash to
Mr. Seibert, who was president and treas
urer.
The increase in capital stock was due to
the resolution of the company to erect an
asphalt plant. This cost about $4,000. The
plant Is on Fulton street. The only salaried
officers, he said. were the president and sec
retary and bookkeeper. Nothing had been
paid to Woods or the Gateses. The COM
equipment about $4,000, and had due from
contracts. including the observation-disclosures
| nue. asphalt resurfacing, s26,200. The out
and there was an indebtedness in notes for
borrowed money amounting to $4,000.
NUMBER OF SwEEPERS.
Mr.. Smith said the company used eight
sweepers most of the season of 1902, and for
about month, in the very hot weather,
| nine. Last fall the sweeping area was
greatly reduced by the Board of Works. and
only six sweepers were used He said the
force had been ample at all times.
He said one sweeper could sweep one hun
dred great squares" 10000 square feet)
each night in nine ten hours, which
would involve a 24-mile drive. Mr. Smith
| was excused with the understanding that
he would be recalled next Tuesday night to
| testify further as to the measurements of
| sweeping done by machines.
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other Fires.

EAST BRIDGEwATER. Mass. May a.
Fire tonight burned the Old Colony iron
foundry and machine shop. the Methodist
Church and two warehouses and damaged
q dozen other buildings. The loss is 100000
HARRISBURG. Pa. May H.-The original
Bailey mill OF the Central Iron and Steel
hour this morning. Loss. $25o.oo0. fully In
suyeA.
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TURTLE MOUNTAIN CRACKED.
New Fissure Four Feet Wide and On,
Thousand Yards Long.

VICTORIA. b. c.. May 21.-A special to
the Colonist from Frank says a crack four
feet wide ard 5000 feet long has opened a
couple OF hundred yards back from the face
of the western peak of Turtle mountain at
the summit. A dispatch has been received
at Frank from the lieutenant governor of
the territory ordering the mounted police
to inform everybody OF the danger and
suggesting the immediate evacuation OF the
place.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, May H.-The sew
enty-third session OF the General Assembly
of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
opened here this morning. The annual SER
mon was delivered by Dr. s. NJ Templeton.
OF Texas. the retiring moderator, and the
subject OF his discourse was 'The Unity
of Believers"
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southern Presbyterian..

LEXINGTON. Va. May 2.-The forty
third General Assembly OF the Southern
Presbyterian Church OF the United States
convened this morning Ia the Lexington
Presbyterian Church. The retiring moder-
c.. preached the opening sermon.
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wabash College Baseball Notes.

epsciaI 10 thu indianapolis Journal
CRAwFORDSyILLE. Ind. May 21.-The
ball game with Indiana University was
called OF this afternoon. on account of
rain The /. II. team went TO Notre Dame
ms evening. and Will play here Saturday.
Zhe freshmen baseball team has elected
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continuing in office IT, by so doing, l would
produce discord in the administration or
the affairs OF the institution, or deny the
fords him."
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ON WHOM IS THE JOKE?

southr much
makeu the of
Smyrna times., 1903-05-27

telegraph lines pending an appeal to
the United States Supreme Court,
every division superintendent was or
dered to begin work. 1t covered 1900
miles of track, along which were $500
poles and 1900 miles of wire. The de-
struction of the Western Unions lines
is the elimination of the fight be-
tween President Cassatt of the Penn
sylyania, and George Gould, which be-
gan more than two years ago, when
Mr.. Gould announced his intention to
enter Pittsburg with the Wabash rail-
road and extend it to the Atlantic sea-
board. The Western Union, it is said,
will not be seriously hampered by
the railroads action. Two years ago,
when the trouble arose, the Western
Union began building its own lines
all through the Pennsylvania terri
tory. These are known as "pikt
lines" and follow the line of country
roads.
Smyrna times., 1903-05-27
KENTON.

Rev. ]. T. Prouse Former Pastor of Ken
ton NJ. E. Church Celebrates With His
Wife Their Is Wedding Anniversary
Special Correspondence to the TIMEs.
KENToN, May 26:-Strawberries are
being shipped in more or less quanti- |
ties from this point, but owing to the |
drought the crop has not turned out |
what was expected. The rains of Fri
day and Saturday has freshened
things and given the farmers and fruit
growers more encouragement.
Miss Lizzie Streets gave very en-
jOyable party on Tuesday evening at
her home near Downs chapel in
honor of her cousin, Miss Emma
Shahan. After the evening was pleas
antly spent in games and amusements
of different kinds, the guests were in
vited in the dining room where cake
and lemonade was served. At late
hour the happy young folks returned
to their homes. The following were
present: Misses Rena Hutchinson,
Hilda Bidwell, Mary HAZEL, Bessie
Downs, Mamie Groy, Emma Shahan,
Lizzie HAZEL, Delsie Powell, Mary
Downs, Messrs. George Hoffecker,
Gilbert Garrison, Walter HAZEL, Ole
Shorts, John Davis, Lee HOffecker,
Harry Streets, Mack Downs, Ernest
Dayis, Edgar Frazier, W. Mann, Will
liam Hoffecker, Edward Downs, James
HAZEL, Gilbert Davis and Harry
| Greenwell.
Rev. and Mrs. j. 7. Prouse, former
| ly of Kenton, celebrated their twenty
fifth wedding anniversary at their
home, the NJ. E. parsonage, Christiana,
Del, last Friday evening, May %.
They were given cordial greeting by
their many friends and the evening
was pleasantly spent. The "bride
and groom" receiving a number of
pretty presents. Refreshments were
abundantly served. Rev. Prouse was
pastor of Kenton NJ. E. Church in '95
and '96 Among the many friends who
gathered to greet the Pastor and wife
on this pleasant occasion we're: Mrs
Z. A. Robinson, Mrs. VIM. Frederick,
Mrs. J. E. Bugless, Miss Lulu Boys,
Miss Leila Nugent, Miss Viola Prouse,
Miss Charlotte Weir and Mr.. G. Ber-
nard Mattingley of Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. Stephen A. Keen of Townsend,
} Mr.. and Mrs. J. I. Hayes, Miss Eta
Hayes, Mr.. Conrad Davidson and Mr.
Frank Hayes of Bear, Del, Mr.. Lev
J Keen and Miss Nina Keen of Wes
Chester, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. j. I
, Ward and Mr.. Howard H. Prouse o
Perryville, Md, Mrs. Phil Boys anC
r Miss Carrie Thornton of Glasgow
l Del, Miss Fannie Mote and Mr.. Iri
5 Mote of Newark, Del, and Mr.. Harr!
! Keen, Miss Margaret Keen. Mr.. Clar
s ence Prouse of Port Penn, Del