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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-28
TWO LITTLE RUNAwAYS.
Mother Finds One Barefooted Tot, but
Other In still Missing,

Mrs. Alfred Donovan. 407 Nebraska
street, has been looking for her two little
daughters, Jessie and Florence, seven and
ten years old. since Monday morning. and
she walked into the police station in an
almost crazed condition last night TO find II
anything had been heard Of them. Shortly
before she appeared. patrolman brought
a little barefooted girl to the headquarters
and placed her in charge OF the matron
The child proved 10 be Florence. the
ten-year-old youngster, but she was
unable TO tell where she had been
since leaving home or where her little
sister was. She said that she and her
sister were playing around big white
building all afternoon but that she did moi
know where Jessie went after they left
the building. Her mother was overjoyed
at recovering one of the girls. and on being
assured by Matron Gregoire that the police
would probably find the other child before
morning, became somewhat reconciled, and
in her happiness at finding one OF the
children. took the ten-year-old Florence In
her arms and literally carried her out OF
the police station.
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LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 2.-While pre-
pairing to go to his work at the Wabash
railway pumping station this morning,
Henry Murphy fell dead. Murphy for
twenty years was a member of the railway
bridge gang and recently, on account of fall
ing health, was given an easier position.
Last night he was apparently in good
health as usual and his wife did not know
of his death until she found his body lying
on the dining room floor this morning. He
was born in County Down, Ireland, fifty
five years ago, and came to Indiana thirty
five years ago. He left a widow and three
sons.
DECATUR, Ind, May 27-The body of
John G. Hanna, of Berne, arrived to-day
at Berne from Fort Monroe, Va, where he
died of appendicitis while serving in the
United States Artillery. Hanna, who was
but twenty-five years old. served in Com
pany B, observation-disclosures Indiana.
in the Spanish war, and after a brief stay
at home enlisted in the regular artillery,
where he had a good record The funeral
will be held on Saturday.
SEYMOUR Ind, May 27-George w.
Lett, aged fifty-three, wealthy farmer
Tuesday evening. His death was due to
heart disease, brought on by excessive use
of intoxicants. He was a bachelor and
lived alone on his farm Of 400 acres.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, May 27.-Rufus
Stahl. an aged citizen. born in Germany,
suddenly to-day. He was father of "Chic'
Stahl, the Boston ball player.
RICHMOND, Ind, May 27.-John Hiser
died yesterday at his home in Cambridge
City, aged seventy-four. He was a native
of Germany He had lived in Cambridge
City for many years.
FARMLAND, Ind, May 27.-Robert L.
Somerville, resident of Randolph county
for more than fifty years, died at his home
near this place to-day, aged eghty-four.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-28

The Union Pacific strike, that has been on
at all of the shops of the system, was de-
clared off last evening and this morning
all the boiler makers will return to work
under the terms of the settlement agreed on
at New York last week.
A number of freight handlers employed in
the East st. Louis freight depots struck
Wednesday, in sympathy with the St
Louis freight handlers. The strikers esti-
mate the number of East Side men out at
LOO. Several teamsters on the East Side
are said to have stopped work with the
freight handlers.
BY a unanimous vote last night all brick
contractors in Pittsburg and Allegheny
voted to close down all work on Friday un-
less in the meantime the squabbling Brick
Masons' Union and the Stone Masons'
Union settle their differences and return to
work. There is no quarrel with the con-
tractors, but quarrel with the two unions.
General Superintendent E. F. Potter. Of
the Wisconsin Central Railroad, announces
that, beginning June 1, all the trainmen
employed on that system will receive a
raise of from IL to Is per cent. in wages.
Superintendent Potter says the raise is
voluntary on the part of the company. in a
way but that il comes from the demands
of the men themselves.
The members of the st. Louis body of the
Amalgamated Association of Street-railway
Employees of America have notified Super
intendent John Grant, of the Transit Com
pany, that June 10 is the day for the settle
ment of their differences. The letter states
that unless the employees whose reinState-
ment has been demanded are at work upon
that day the members Of the associa ton
will take such action as it deems proper to
protect themselves and the rights of all the
street-railway employees concerned.
No concessions will be made by the 1900
Chicago cooks walters mattresses, kitchen
helpers and porters, according to state
ment issued by their union Wednesday. If
the wage scale Is not accepted by Monday,
it is declared, a strike will be called The
workers are asking for a ten-hOur day, and
twelve and fourteen hours now in the better
class of establishments. The Restaurant
Keepers Association, on the other hand,
announce that a strike In one restaurant
will be the signal for general lockout.
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BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
FINAL ACTION TAKEN.


Cement walks In College avenue, from
Massachusetts, avenue to alley south of
Eleventh street. Estimated cost. N.040.
Cement walks and curb inI Vermont
street, from Oriental street to Arsenal ave-
nue.. Estimated cost, $500.
Gravel roadway and cement walks in
Caldwell street, from Michigan street TO
Tenth street. Estimated cost, $500. Modi-
fed to read Caldwell street, from Walnut
to Michigan.
Graded roadway and cement walks in
Bossart avenue, from Washington street to
Michigan street Estimated cost, SAL
Gravel roadway, cement walks and curb
in Salem street. from Thirty-fourth street
to Thirty-sixth street. Estimated cost,
s7,10O.
FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLLS APP
PROVED.
Local sewer in first alley east of Belle
fontaine street. from Twentieth street to
Twenty-third street. Hudson & Jenkins.
contractors
Curb and brick cutters in Olive street,
from Minnesota street to Naomi street
American Construction Company, contrac-
tors.
Cement walk in ST. Peter street (west
side). from Prospect street to 762 feet south
of Prospect street. Marion Caldwell, con-
tractor.
sen avenue, or Walter street, from New
York street to Vermont street F. NJ.
Lackey, contractor.
PRIMARY ASSESSMENT ROLLS AP-
PROVED.
Vacation of Mill street, from north end of
Mill street to c., G., c., & st. l.. Railroad
tracks.
Cement walks curb and brick cutters in
Louisiana street, from Virginia avenue to
East street.
COMPLETED IMPROVEMENTS.
Cement walks, approach walks, curb and
sodding In Pratt street, from Park avenue
to Ashland avenue. Julius Keller, contrac-
tor.
Local sewer in Holmes avenue, or WAL
nut street, from 367 feet north of Michigan
street to Calvelage street.
PLATS APPROVED.
Holidays Garfield Park addition. being a
subdivision Of tract of land situate and
being In Marion county, Indiana, all of the
west half of the southeast quarter of Sec
ton 10, Township Is north, Range east,
except forty-five acres off the south end of
the said west half of said quarter, contain
ing 1888 acres more or less; 655 lots.
Bakemeyer's South Meridian-street addi-
ton, being a resubdivision of lots numbered
from q to &c. inclusive, in Maricn county,
Indiana.
Fifth Section West Park being a subdi-
east quarter of Section 4, Township Is
north, Range east, in Marion county In
diana; "a lots.
BOND APPROVED.
In behalf of William Bossert in the sum
of So, $50, with the Federal Union Surety
Company: For the construction of a sani-
tary sewerage system in Irvington, as per
Improvement resolution No. 81, 1903.
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HER JOURNEY.
Treatment Accorded a Beautiful Girl
Out ON Shopping Tour.

Lie
She was undoubtedly a beautiful girl.
When she came out of her house in the
little suburban hamlet in which she lived
with a small hand satchel in her hand,
Jones. who had come out Of his house at
the same instant, to catch the same train,
ran nearly q quarter of a mile to help her
with her Satchel.
"Ah, good morning." said Jones. LET me
take that; but 1 insist" And they trudged
on toward the station together.
Jones hated to carry anything. He never
would do it for his WIFE But this, of
course, was different proposition.
When she got on the train bound for the
metropolis the car was crowded.
She was, however, as has already been
remarked, a beautiful girl. And so dozen
men sprang forward.
Wont you have this seat?'
Her pretty lips closed in a dignified
had been too late sank back to their pa
pers. each of them envying In his heart
She was such beautiful girl.
When the train rolled into the metropolis
she passed through the station and out into
the street, where she stood on the corner
and lifted her dainty hand to the first
motorman who clanked by. This motorman
was particularly cruel and hard-hearted.
burst of speed. Suddenly, however, he
slowed upland stopped. He, too. had no.
ticed that she was beautiful girl.
The nearest man In the car was indus
triously reading the paper as she entered.
but by some subtle alchemy of the soul he
rose at once and offered her seat. 1t took
him but an instant to divine how beautiful
she was.
She got off at dry goods store. Three
men tumbled all over themselves to give
her passage way. Two men on the outside
got of to give her room. Two more men
who. were getting on bowed and waited OBJ
sequiously while she alighted. The con-
ductor, who had been shouting step live
ly' to everyone, acted as If any kind of
hurry was the last thing in the world for
him. The man at the door of the dry goods
establishment swept ii open If she had
been a queen. The foorwalker hurried to
her side as il she had been a magnet, al
though a moment before two old ladies had
been looking for him in vain. She was a
beautiful girl.
She stepped to the ribbon counter. 81
would like to see" she said, and then fol-
lowed some minute description of the thing
desired, couched in feminine terms.
Whats that?'
She went over the description again.
Maggie, have we got"
Nav, don't think So.
"All out. Next week. maybe"
well, have you"
Nav, we don't keep such t'ings."
The beautiful girl-and she was a very
beautiful girl-passed on, while Mamie. the
first saleslady she addressed, turned again
to Maggie the second saleslady.
Say, she thinks because she's a good
locker she's entitled to the earth. Well.
wouldn't show her a ting"
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Free Rooms for Students.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SOUTH BEND, Ind. May 2.-In line
with President Morrissey's announcement
some time ago that the coming scholastic
year would mean the Inauguration of many
important changes beneficial to the student,
he gave notice to the student body yester-
day afternoon of the first decided varia-
ton that will be made.
Under the present system juniors and SEN
Tors in the collegiate courses are given
rooms free when they arrive at their jun
ior and senior years. sophomores and fresh
room and preparatory men pay eighty dol
lars. President Morrissey announced that
beginning with the opening session next
year rooms will be given to all members
of the collegiate course who have sopho-
more, Junior and senior standing in their
respective courses.
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VANISHED FROM LONDON.
Remarkable Number Of Lost People
Reported There.

London Mail.
Evidence accumulates of the daily growth
of what a London surgeon has described az
the mystery mania.
At the present time two hundred people
are wanted by the police in connection with
criminal proceedings, and of that number
Fifty murderers are still at large. Through
out the country boards OF guardians are en-.
ergetically looking for 1.5Oo husbands. and
rewards amounting to nearly $500 have
been offered for information likely 70 lead to
arrests.
About three hundred mothers have disap.
peared, leaving children chargeable TO the
ratepayers of the country.
The official searches for missing people.
however, by no means represent the extent
of the mystery mania Private inquiry
agents are now hunting for 5000 people who
have mysteriously vanished from various
parts of the country. Sums ranging from
f25 TO $4,000 are waiting TO be paid to many
of them when found. Ninety per cent. OF the
missing people are described as of dark
complexion. So far this year. fifty married
women have disappeared, compared with
twenty during the corresponding period OF
last year.
The police have been informed that
gang of foreigners Is at work decoyine
children, and it Is significant that during
and girls were reported as lost.
Several members of well-known families
have disappeared within the last few
months. An officer of the British army has
been missing since last June. Special detec-
tives We're sent, regardless of cost, TO all
parts Of the world. but as the relatives, "a
maintain secrecy, would only supply initials
and no name the search has been pursued
under great difficulty.
The Sheffield police are investigating two
mysterious affairs, and the Cardiff police
three A young woman told the Cardif
magistrates that her child had been taken
from her by force In the street. and, she
could find no trace of the infant or OF the
man who secured IL. There are four cases
of persons missing from Belfast, and tine
same number Is reported from Portsmouth.
Two mysterious disappearance are recorded
at Norwich.
The Dover police have under their charge
a dumb boy who was found wandering on
ting platform of Dover Priory Railway sta
ton. and is believed TO have arrived by
London train. He cannot read and does not
understand the deaf and dumb alphabet.
The body of boy named Thomas William
Chamberlain, who had been missing for nine
days, was yesterday taken from the Thames
near Blackfriars bridge. His parents live In
Kings Arms-court, Blackfriars. Mrs Gra-
ham, of Seager street, Canning Town. has
informed the authorities OF the disappear
ance of her son. aged fourteen
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Indiana Notes.

JEFFERSONVILLE.- three days
meeting of the Seymour District Confer
ence of the Methodist Church, held at Sell
lersburg. closed Wednesday evening with
sermon by the Rev. George ID. Wolfe. of
Columbus. The session was largely attend
ed and there were interesting programmes
each day. Almost every pastor in this con-
ference was present.
CONNERSVILLE.-On Friday May rs.
Elizabeth Reibesimer, the oldest living
resident of Fayette county, will celebrate
her one hundredth birthday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. George Williamson.
in East Connersville. Relatives from Car
thage. Greenfield, Philadelphia, Indianop-
oils and Greenville are expected to be pres
ent.
SHELBYVILLE.-The county Sunday
school convention, which will be held at
Waldron, Shelby county, on June 4, prom
ises to be largely attended. Several expe-
rienced workers will be present TO deliver
Buchanan. editor of the :Awakener, and
Miss Elanore Kirby, of Indianapolis.
RICHMOND.-Prof. c. A. Thornburg, of
Centerville who was recently operated on
at st. Stephens Hospital this city, is in
a precarious condition. 1t was found neces-
sary to remove the internal ear in order to
prevent an abscess from affecting the brain.
GREENSBURG.-The thirty-second an
nual commencement exercises of the local
High School were held Tuesday night.
There were twenty-five graduates Or.
Robert j. Alley, of Bloomington, was the
principal speaker of the evening.
NORTH vERNON.-Judge Willard New
has resumed his place on the Circuit Court
bench. after an absence of several months,
and, in apparently restored health, started
off the business on the docket in good
shape.
NEW CASTLE.-The Town Board this
week extended the corporation limits dis
lance of about one-half mile on all sides.
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FIGHT AT Big O. MINES
GUARD BROWN KILLED BY WEST
VIRGINIA STRIKERS.
Several Persons Injured-Over 100
Shots Exchanged at Long Range
General Labor News.

THURMOND, w. Va, May N.-The first
serious outbreak since the late strike order
was issued occurred at the Big Q mines on
Laurel creek, not far from here. For sew
eral days the strikers at that point have
been making an effort to induce the nom
union men to join their ranks. Last even
ing the strikers began marching in a body
toward the mines. The guards on duty, half
dozen in number, on the sight of the
marching body opened fire. The strikers
quickly returned the fire, but as they were
yet at long range the shooting was inef-
fective and only one person, Marshal
Brown, a guard, was killed in the fight.
Several received minor injuries. Brown was
shot through the stomach, the bullet being
from Winchester, and he lived but a
short time. More than one hundred shots
were fired before the strikers retreated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-28
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Ladies' Social Circle of the First
Baptist Church will meet for the last time
this season tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in the church.
John Grail, member of the City Council
Is confined to his home i'll with the measles
Mr.. Grail was taken down with the dis
ease two days ago, but is not seriously ILL.,
Work Of raising money for the victims
the Jews of the city. 1t is not likely the
money will be sent TO Russia, but will be
used to aid those who come to this coun-
try.
The Holiness Mission is CONDUCTING re-
ligious services at 563 West Washington
street and three services day will be held
to-day and tomorrow. The Rev. Seth c.
Rees, the Quaker evangelist, of Chicago,
is in charge of the meetings. Two slum
missionaries, of Chicago, are assisting
Evangelist Rees.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-28
A borrowed Dinner.
New York Press.

Away out in the suburbs OF Brooklyn en-
anecdote of a borrowed dinner Is going
the rounds Ii seems a certain thoughtless
husband brought three men home TO dinner
one night without giving due notice TO the
wife of his bosom. Cookie mad left the
same day, as i'll luck would have II, and
there was nothing but cold meat I'm the
house. The hostess confided her woes 10
the handy man who did odd jobs around
the place. She knew he was a man OF
ready resource. ingenious and clever: but
when he assured her he would serve a din
ner fit for a king IL she left the coast clear
for him TO operate in she could hardly be-
lieve him. Al the proper time. however,
soup was brought in by boy he had
pressed into service. and was followed by
fish. entries. joint. and. in fact. every
thing comprising a perfect dinner. the only
fault being that the intervals between the
courses were rather long.
When the well-fed guests had departed
their hostess ran 10 the kitchen and asked
how the repast had been procured
"Oh. the cook next door is engaged 70
me-, he said, beamingly. land she'd do
anything for me. Her lady was giving
big dinner party. and quick as the things
came out OF the kitchen my Lottie sent
some Of them here"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-28
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair To-day, Except Showers in
Southern Indiana-Rain TO-MOrrOyv.
WASHINGTON, May N-Forecast for

Thursday and Friday:
Indiana and Ilinois-Fair on Thursday,
except showers in south portion Friday
showers; fresh west winds diminishing.
Ohio-Fair on Thursday; cooler in central
portions. Friday fair, warmer; fresh to
brisk south winds.
West "Reminiscences and cooler on
Thursday. Friday fair
Lower Michigan-Fair on Thursday and
Friday; warmer Friday; fresh west winds.
Kentucky-Showers and colder on Thurs
day. Friday showers
Iowa-Fair on Thursday; warmer in
northeast portion. Friday showers.
North Dakota--Fair on Thursday and Fri
day; warmer on Friday.
Wisconsin-Fair and warmer on Thurs
day. Friday fair; fresh northwest winds,
becoming variable.
Minnesota-Fair and warmer on Thurs
day. Friday fair; light variable winds.
South Dakota-Fair and cooler on Thurs
day. Friday fair except showers in east
portion.
Nebraska-Fair on Thursday; cooler in
west portion. Friday fair in west, showers
in east portion.
Kansas-Showers on Thursday and in east
portion on Friday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-28
WABASH MAKING CLAIMS
ITS BASEBALL RECORD PUTS 1T IN
CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS.
Seeks Games with NOtre Dame and De
Pauw-New DOrmitOry Plans at No
tire Dame-Other Colleges.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, May o.
Manager Harris of the baseball team. is
making every effort to schedule games with
the leading college teams Of the State.
Since the Wabash team defeated Indiana
University and has lost but one game out
of eleven played, Wabash feels that 1t has
some reason to claim the championship Of
the State and is willing to defend the claim.
Manager Harris has written to Notre
Dame offering to play on any open date,
either here at Notre Dame, and to put
up a guarantee If the team will come to
Charlottesville. Purdue has been offered
five different dates but has so far refused to
accept any of them. De Pauw has also
refused to play.
The Wabash team will play the Craw-
louisville salaried team tomorrow and
Rose Polytechnic here on next Saturday.
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Col. Albert Brewer.

TIFFIN, o., May 27.-Colonel Albert
Brewer. Tifins millionaire pottery manu-
facturer, died of heart disease this morn
ing. He was in bed with a severe attack
of rheumatism. Brewer was under indict-
ment for manslaughter. being charged with
killing Luther A. Hershey in a saloon row.
His trial. which was put off from time to
time was set for June Is. To-day is the
anniversary of the death of Hershey and
rumors were current Colonel Brewer COM
mitted suicide, but they are denied by the
attendant physician
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An Ocean Graveyard.
p. T. McGrath. in June McClure,s.

7. L. McGrath, IN June McCIures.
The most important headland i'm the world
Is Cape Race. the southeastern extremity
OF Newfoundland. Ii has also a most I'M
enviable notoriety.
Some of the most terrible tragedies In
marine annals have occurred on this rugged
dangerous foreshore. An official chart
shows the disasters there during the past
forty years. Together with some not in
scribed thereon they represent total of
ninety-four complete wrecks of ocean-go-
ing vessels-steamers and sailers-involv-
ing loss of about two thousand lives
and s30O00O00 In huls and cargoes. Ships
which stranded and afterwards escaped are
not Included. Last year alone eight steam
and two sailing vessels came TO grief there
thirty-five persons persisted and a property
loss of 81 900 900 was involved.
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Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
The organization of employers in what
ever trade or trades II may be effected
carries with u no menace TO labor unions.
so long as the latter concern themselves
with promoting their legitimate interests
by legitimate methods. For ordinary trade
purposes they viii be an advantage by sub
shutting general agreements for agreements
In detail. But when II comes 20 war they
will be able TO make IL more formidable
by n union OF forces on the one side cor
responding TO the union OF forces on the
other. For that very reason. by making
war more costly. they mSy IN the long run
promote arbitration as substitute Tor was.