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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25
Sun
Stroke Shattered MY
Nerves.
Gave Up Preaching
For Two Years.
DIR. Miles Nervine Put
Ne On Active List.

Are you wsll9 Do you sleep weil1 De
you get up rested, fresh and vigorous9 10
your mind clear and active1 If not read the
following. See what another has suffered
and hsw he recovered.
HSeme years ago I was afflicted with sun
stroke which LEFT me with q shattered nerv-
Gus system and exceedingly poor health.
suffered terribly with pain in my head, the
top of my head would feel hot. I could not
study, and after striving for two years to
weR the trouble Of, was compelled 10 give
up my pastoral labor and retire to my farm
where I sPent nearly two years trying 70 re:
cuperste II was all Of no avail. Physicians
treatment and patent medicines fssied to re-
heve me. was exceedingly nervous and
irritable and sometimes would Shake TERRIBLY.
could net bezr any nsise. AZ Che least e.
cisement the bleed would rush to my face
and kesd. Tive ye9s 30 ] was indused 10
Try DR.. Miles Restorative Nervfne. A<<sr
using enc bertie I csuid see imPrsvems1t in
my coalition 90 continued taking 4 6os
nearly q year. am happy 10 say / No
longer have those pains in my head o. .esv-
Gus spells. NV appetite is geef and An
able to preach three times On Sunday with
cut fatigue. consider DR.. Miles NeFvins
the most wonderful medicine ever disoov-
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Church. Marion. Ind.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie Or. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
On Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Or. Miles Medical Co. Elkhsrt Ind.
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SAYS BIBLE IS THE REMEDY.
A. NJ. E. Bishop Declares it VIII Solve
the Race Problem.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. Sept. 2.-The Indiana
A. NJ E Conference had busy time to-day.
A feature OF the forenoon session was an
address by Bishop Abram Grant, of In
dianapolis, the presiding officer, who said in
part: 1.-THE work in our church during the
past year has been most successful far
beyond expectations. The A. NJ. f. Church
is the largest organized body OF colored
Methodists In the world. We have the larg-
est number of men who are well Informed
as 20 their duty TO higher civilization and
to their God Our responsibility Is in pro-
portion to our ability. and should always
be careful not TO violate IL. The organization
of this church is as perfect as the govern
ment OF the United States The missionary
department Is strong feature, and each
year Is being made more So This depart
ment of our church has existed only about
twenty-five years, but 81 that short time IL
has done an immense amount OF good. Ii
has been educating our people. The church
members are interested in il. and each year
$4,000 or $4,000 is donated for the work OF
caring for humanity. In Africa the move
ment has been started and the church now
supports a college with an average attend
ance Of 800 students. IL Is by education that
man learns his duty To his God and to his
fellow-man.
.The Bible should be taught at least thir-
ty minutes each day in schools. In the
teachings OF the Bible lies the solution VI
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OLDEST ACTIVE PRIEST
FATHER RAsKIEwICZ STILL LABOR
ING AMONG INDIANA POLES.
In His Eightieth Year, He Has Been a
Clergyman Fffty-Three Years-Has
Title of every Reverend"

| Special to the IndsnaI oils Journal
LAPORTE, Ind, Sept. 24.-Entering on
the eightieth year of his age, ffty-three
years in the priesthood twenty-one years in
charge of the little parish at OTIS Laporte
county, the venerable Father Raskiewicz,
the oldest prelate in the Fort Wayne do
| cese of the Catholic Church, is still active
| in his Iabors for the little flock of Polish
| people in whose interests he came to Amer
lea more than twenty years ago. In recog-
| milton of valuable services among the people
Of his race in northwestern Indiana Bishop
| Dwenger, shortly before his death, consti-
tuted. the aged priest dean of the Polish
| parishes Of the diocese and irremovable rec
tor of St. Marys Church at Otis. with the
title of Every reverend
| The Very Rev. Urban Raskiewicz was
born at Szuale, in Lithuania July q, 1924.
His early education was received In the
| schools of his native parish. and later he
| entered the college at Kewno. where he
| resided as an earnest and industrious stu
| dent until, in 1910, he matricuated in the
| Franciscan seminary at Flock Here ne
was distinguished for his excellent work in
| philosophy and theology, and completed his
course with the highest honors.
| On Sept. s, 1S4S the young man was or
dained priest by the Right Rev. b. To-
manszowski His golden jubilee. celebrated
4
| in the history of the Fort Wayne diocese
| and one of the most elaborate church func-
| lions ever held In the State.
| While the persecution Of the Catholics in
Prussia was at its height the Right Rev.
| Bishop Dwenger, then bishop of the Fort
Wayne diocese. met at Rome the project OF
| the propaganda, Cardinal Eedoohowska, to
whom he applied for Polish missionaries to
| labor in his diocese because Of the heavy
! immigration of Polish people to that sec
| ton. The cardinal recommended Father
| RaskiewicZ already a veteran in hard mis-
/ sionary work. who at once accepted the
| bishops invitation and was given the pas
torate Of st. Marys Church, the mother
| parish of the Polish people in the diocese,
| from which he has never since departed.
/ The influence exerted by this good old
man on the Polish settlers in his own and
other parishes of the diocese has been re-
| markable, and to 1T may be attributed, in
| large measure, the excellent character OF
| those people for industry. frugality, good
/ order and all that go to make of them good
| American citizens He is the oldest priest
| in active service in the State, and he labors
| now as necessarily and indefatigably for
| the welfare of his beloved children as when
| he came. in 1882 Among the clergy he is
4 highly esteemed for his genuine Christian
| spirit, and they have long called him by
| the endearing name of papa"
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Weather fore
east for Friday and Saturday:
Indiana-Fair and warmer on Friday.
Saturday fair: fresh south winds.
Illinois-Fair and warmer Friday;
fresh to brisk south TO southwest winds.
Saturday fair.
Ohio-Fair and warmer on Friday and
Saturday: winds becoming south and fresh
to brisk on the lake.
Kentucky-Fair and warmer on Friday.
Saturday fair.
Lower Michigan--Fair and warmer on
Friday. Saturday fair; fresh to brisk winds
mostly southwest.
North Dakota-Showers and cooler on
Friday. Saturday fair.
South Dakota-Fair and cooler on Friday.
Saturday fair.
Nebraska-Fair on Friday; cooler in west
Saturday fair.
Kansas-Fair on Friday; warmer in east
ern portion. Saturday fair; cooler In north
ern portion.
Minnesota-Partly cloudy on Friday;
warmer in eastern portion, probably show
ers In afternoon or night in northern por-
ton. Saturday fair, cooler: fresh 10 brisk
southwest to west winds.
Iowa-Fair and warmer on Friday. Sat-
urday fair. cooler In west and northern
portions.
Wisconsin-Partly cloudy and warmer on
Friday; showers and cooler at night Sat
urday in northern portion; fair and cooler
IN south; fresh TO brisk southwest to north
west winds
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REV. G.. w. HAGANS.
Death Of n Clergyman and Civil War
Veteran at SheIbyville.

Veteran at SheIbyvi1le.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Sept. H-Rev. G.
w. Hagans died this morning at o'clock,
after an illness of several weeks, with
bladder trouble aged nearly sixty years.
He was born i'm Lancaster county, Penn
sylvania, Feb. % 1874, he being the last of
a family of thirteen children. In 1853 he
moved with his parents to Coshocton coun-
ty, Ohio, where he received his common
school education. At the time he was ready
to enter college the civil war broke out
and, feeling that his country needed his
services, he enlisted in Company II, Ninety
seventh, .. V. l.. in 1862. He went through
several battles, and when near Nashville,
Tenn, was stricken down with rheumatism
and was helpless for two months. He re-
1863, and after regaining his health he re-
enlisted in 1864 In Company A, One-hundred-
and-ninety-fourth o. V. L., and served until
the war was over. He had another attack
of rheumatism in July, 1864, but remained
with his regiment until October, 1867 when
he mustered out of service. He had
been promoted from the ranks to orderly
sergeant and before receiving his discharge
had received the commission of lieutenant
In 1866 he entered the ministry. He en-
ployed private instructor under whom
he studied for n year.
He had preached the gospel for thirty
seven years. He served president Of
the general council of the Christian Union
of the u. S. A. for eight years He located
In Shelbyville in 1883, and took charge of
the work here. He was great temperance
worker, and in October, 1883, he was elected
by the Indiana Grand Lodge to the Office
OF grand chief templar of the Good Temp
lars. During his official year there were
1000 members added to the order. He de-
clined d reelection on account of his
church work
He was a member of the knights of
Pythias, Odd Fellows, Rebekahs, Rathbone
Sisters and the G.. A. r. post The funeral
services will be held in the First Methodist
Church Sunday afternoon. The Rev. III. j.
Duckworth, of Mount Sterling, O., will Of
ficiate.
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OLD TIME TELEGRAPHERS
MOST OF THE LAST DAY GIVEN OVEN
TO SIGHTSEEING.
Banquet Closes the Sessions, Many
to Toasts-Other Meetings.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Sept. A.-The old
time telegraphers and members Of the NIL
itary Telegraph Corps occupied to-day In
sightseeing and a boat ride on the lakes.
The days festivities were concluded with a
banquet tonight at the Hotel Phster.
w. j. Lloyd. of Chicago. was POSTMASTER.
Among those who responded to toasts were
Col. William b. Wilson, OF Philadelphis.
THE Military Telegraph" Walter c. Bur
ton OF New York, "The Right Arm Of Com
merce;'' NJ j. OLeary. OF New York. Fra
ternity," and William Maver, IT., New York,
wireless Echoes"
Miss Bessie OBrien, OF Chicago. sang the
aria from "Attila," by Verdi. and Last
Rose OF Summer" The banquet closed With
the singing OF 'Star-spangled Banner"
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BAD FIRE AT FORT WAYNE
MATTRESS FACTORY OF PAUL l..
WOLF Is A TOTAL Loss.
Cannot Buy New Machinery il the Old
Is Damaged Beyond Repair, as the
Trust VIII Not Sell to Him.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Sept. 2i.-Paul f.
VOLTS mattress factory burned to-day, the
fire developing in the cotton room just be-
fore dinner. Owing to the infiammable char
acter Of the material and the distance from
the fire stations the flames swept the build
ing before water could be thrown. The ca
pacity Of the plant was fifty mattresses a
day and it had all the orders it could fill.
Mr.. Wolf says the insurance rate was pro-
hibitive and and he carried none. The
loss is $4,000. AS the machinery
used Is controlled by the trust
he cannot buy new if the old is dam
aged beyond repair The fire Is thought to
have started from the picker striking iron
or flint in the cotton, as a spark was seen
while the picker was making $500 revolu-
tiOnS q minute
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Rural Carriers Appointed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24-The fol-
lowing rural letter carriers were appointed
to-day in Indiana: Observation-Disclosures
Orvil S. Campbell; sub, Clyde ". Shipey.
Observation-Disclosures, Archiband Swafrord:
SUBJ Frank Layared. Indianapolis driving
ton misunderstanding Robert 3. Jolley:
sub, Walter +. Shearer. Kitchel-Regular
William +. jones' SUBJ Harry O. Harmer.
Observation-Disclosures John N Printy: sub.
Lou Sutton. Liberty-Regulars, Morris ID.
Harblne. Finley A. Hughes. Samuel T..
Bond, Andrew Graham. Walter Nj. Martin:
subs. Joseph c. Gilmore. Harry c. Stearns
Levi l.. Bond, Moline Johnson, Leander I.
Ingersoll. Michigan City-Regular. Charles
Goodwin; sub. James Dysard New Au-
gusta-Regular Earl Snyder: sub. Earnest
Snyder. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, John r. Nye;
sub Eva Nya.
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weRKMAN's NARROW ESCAPE.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
. LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. Exchanging by
both hands to a small plank forty feet above
the Wabash river, Elwood Best, bridge
worker. was rescued with great difficulty
this afternoon when just about to fall to
his death.
Best has been employed i'm the gang Of
workmen on the Main-street bridge, which
is now being asphalted. He was standing
on a temporary platform when he tripped
and fell, landing on a swinging scaffold
several feet below. Here he hung while
fellow workmen made desperate attempts
to rescue him. Finally John Leslie clam
bered down to the scaffold. and with the aid
OF other workmen succeeded in lifting Best
out Of danger. Best was badly shocked and
unable to remain at work.
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PASSENGERS ARE DELAYED.
SheibyviIIe Horse Show Visitors
Reach Home Hours Late.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Sept. 4.-The In
dianapolis. Shel5yville g. Southeastern
Traction Company has been experiencing
considerable trouble lately with the ma
chinery at the power house. near this city.
Last night the last car. which leaves In
dianapolis at 11:20 o'clock, had just left
that city when word was received TO go
back. something was the matter at the
power house. This the motorman did, and
at o'clock this morning instructions were
received TO proceed. They had gone dis
tance of six miles from Indianapolis when
the line went wrong again. the cars failing
to move The line was not again in action
until about o'clock this morning. Twenty
five or thirty people residing here, who at
tended the horse show last night, failed 10
reach Shelbyvile until Z o'clock this morn
ing
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Sept 24-Arrived: Car
pathia, from Liverpool; Numidian. from
Glasgow. Sailed: La Bretagne for Havre:
Auguste Victoria for Hamburg; King
Albert for Bremen.
LIVERPOOL. Sept 2-Arrived Males
tic. from New York; Aursnian. from New
York; Belgenland, from Philadelphia
Sailed Nomadic for Portland.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 24.-SaiIed: West
erniand for Philadelphia; Germanic for
New York, Mayfiower for Boston, all from
Liverpool
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept 24.-Saiied: Kron-
prinz Wilhelm for New York via Cher.
bourg-
HAyRE. sept. ef.-Arrivsd: La Tou-
saline. from New York.
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Verdict of Murder and suicide.

CHICAGO, Sept. ga coroner's jury In
the case of Harriet Elizabeth Weber and
Fifty-fourth street and Lexington avenue.
to-day returned verdict 10 the effect that
the woman was killed by Taiimini. who then
committed suicide. Evidence was suomit-
led that they had been drinking Together
for the greater part OF the night. and sew
erai OF the friends OF the girl testified thai
she had told them that she was afTaiU
~ Tallmlni. who had threatened 10 BnoQ
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Force Was Terrific.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
NASHVILLE, Ind, Sept. 24.-The mill is
situated between Wise's store and dwelling.
In the storeroom were several farmers and
playing in the dooryard were three little
children. only forty feet from the boiler.
Pieces of iron fell about them. but none
was injured. One large piece of iron was
blown through the dwelling, demolishing
a bed and injuring a child. Several win
dows were broken out of the store.
Verna, daughter of Proprietor James
Wise, was just passing the mill She fell
to the ground and was badly scalded.
The boiler was blown into thousand
pieces, which fell a hundred yards away
The log carriage was blown one hundred
feet.
Sturgeon was the engineer, and was with
in five feet of the boiler. Martin Fry off
bearer, was struck on the head by a piece
of the boiler and his death is expected.
The sound of the explosion was heard for
miles.
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PROSPECTING in BROWN
CHICAGO CAPITALISTS WILL DRILL
FOR GAS AND OIL THERE.
Have Leased N Large Tract and Will
Develop the Natural Resources OF
COunty-Begin Work at Once.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
/, NASHVILLE. Ind, Sept. A-Thousands
of dollars are to be invested in prospect.
ing for oil, gas and minerals in Brown
county
Thomas Starr and Joseph Needham, oi
Muncie. Ind, agents for company OF
Chicago capitalists. yesterday leased LOO
acres OF land in Hamblen township. and
it is proposed to lease 5000 acres in thai
locality.
Monday the company will begin prospect
ing for gas and oil and has invested severa
thousand dollars in new and improved ma
chinery for that purpose. The work Of
drilling three wells will begin ut once and
other wells will be drilled in various part:
of the leased land.
About year ago the company first con
ceived the idea of prospecting for wealth IN
this county. An agent or the company
spent several weeks here last summer in
vestigating and all his work was kept OF
the quiet order.
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Train Kill. a Farmer.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept ga farmer
named Herman Weokner, of Newburg,
warrick county, Indiana, was killed by an
incoming Illinois Central passenger train
here to-day. The train was almost upon
the before he was aware of its ap-
proach, but 1t was then too late to save
himself. The victim was in buggy. and,
giving the horse he was driving a vicious
lash. the animal sprang forward and es-
capped injury. The buggy was smashed to
kindling wood and the farmer dragged a
considerable distance He was dead when
picked ND.
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Jacksonville Man Expired from
Heart Disease While at Work.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Sept "a
While working on the roof of a two-story
building this afternoon. William Weaver,
aged fifty years, fell dead from heart dis
ease His body started to roll from the
roof, but was caught just as it was 60
ing over the edge by William White, an
other workman. A rope was then placed
around the body and it was lowered to the
ground Weaver was apparently well five
minutes before his death.
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WORKERS AMONG NEGROES


ATLANTA, Ga. Sept. A.-The national
convention of Congregational workers
among the colored people. which has been
i'm session in this city. elected the follow
ing officers: President. Rev. II. II. Pros
tor Atlanta; first vice president, Prof. W.
s. Goss, Talledga, Ala; second vice pres
ident, Rev 5. ~. Brown, Washington, ID
c.; recording secretary, Rev. o +. Faru-
ma, Troy, n. c.; corresponding secretary.
Rev. G.. w. Henderson, New Orleans;
treasurer, Rev. r. ID. Sims. Memphis. Mem
phis was chosen as the next convention
place.
A resolution was adopted declaring the
conventions unwavering belief In the ulti-
mate and equitable solution OF the prob
lem of the races. while not accepting
the wholesale denunciation OF the race.
the resolution says. I'VE yet assert that
there II too much crime among US and We
call on the home, the school and the church
to use their utmost influence in leading the
race to abstain from every form OF evil
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BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER.
Yellow Fever i'm Laredo. Tex, a.
Well as I'm Mexico.

LAREDO. Tex. Sept 24-Notwithstand-
ing the strict quarantine which Laredo has
enforced against Monterey and Nuevo La
redo because yellow fever is known to exist
In both cities. two cases have developed
here.
Little news Of a reliable nature can be
learned from Monterey, where the authori-
ties declare there is no case OF fever, and
say the action OF the Texas State health
representative I'm so reporting is unjustifed.
the contention being that, though many
nant fever and not yellow fever.
The situation I'm Nuevo Laredo remains
unchanged. While many cases of fever
exist, there have been no deaths within the
past few days.
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he Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. Sept. PA re-
union of the Stops family was held In the
Odd Fellows Hall to-day. and was attended
by about one hundred persons. David
Stops and wife were the progenitors OF the
original family, consisting of twenty-five
children, six Of whom are still living and
were present At their business meeting
this afternoon the following officers were
elected: President, Anderson Stops, Cas-
Teton; vice president. William Stops, Con-
nersville; secretary and treasurer, Harry
Sfoops. Brookville The next reunion is TO
be held at Wabash In September Of 1894.
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TIE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER

nounced to-day that every penny of expense
for which the lodge is liable in connection
with the carnival Is paid, and that there is
money In the treasury beside, with the two
last days of the week to count on for
clear profit. The exhibition is by far the
cleanest and most orderly that has ever
been given in this section, and the Knights
expect TO realize a profit of $1,000 or more
on their venture.
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The financial department

the race problem. The financial department
is being well held up. In the last four years
$4,000 has been collected in the church.
and 500 churches, at a cost OF $4,000. have
been helped in the church extension work. y
The election of three delegates and their
alternates to the General Conference, at
Chicago, in May. 1904. was held and resulted
follows: Delegates. the Rev. H. Z. Stew
art, OF Terre Haute, the Rev. James Nj.
Townsend, of indianapolis. and the Rev.
Morris Lewis. of Indianapolis; alternates,
the Rev. w. II. Taylor, of Muncie, the Rev.
F. p. Baker, of Richmond. and the Rev.
Charles Hunter, of Evansville.
The conference will be held in kokomo
next year.
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COAL MAY BE SCARCE.
Operators Fear the Car Famine Will
Interfere with Business.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Sept. 24-The indications
at present are that coal will be scarcer ear
lier in the season this year than ii was al
any time during last winter The block
coal operators in this district have orders
far ahead, but are unable to operate their
mines on account of the scarcity of cars.
One of the leading operators said to-day
that he was able TO run one Of his best
mines only seven hours last week on &C.
count of the scarcity of cars. All coal-car-
rying roads have their cars in use. but l,
is claimed that a considerable number oil
these cars are on the side tracks loaded
with coal. Apprehensions of another Goa
famine this winter is freely expressed
among the coal men. The present demand
for coal cannot be supplied owing to the
scarcity of cars. When the cold weather
sets in the demand for fuel will be much
greater.