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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-26
YOUNG CHASE AT FOWLER
HE is UNEXPECTEDLY TRANSFER
RED THENCE FROM LAFAYETTE.
Under Guard at Home of One Of His
Fathers Attorneys-Duhmes May
Have Judge Rabb Removed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. May 25.-With the
unexpected taking of Moses Fowler Chase
to Fowler this morning the entire scene in
the celebrated case shifts to the Benton
county seat, which is town of 1000 on the
Big Four Railway, twenty-five miles west
of this city. This morning the demented
youth was taken for his customary drive a
little earlier than usual, and when it ended
the boy was at Templeton, where he and
his guards boarded the train to Fowler.
Frederick S. Chase, his father, Detective
Weinhardt and nurse from st. Elizabeth
Hospital accompanied the boy. The trip
was made by carriage in order to get the
boy to the scene of legal conflict with as
little trouble as possible. When the party
arrived at Fowler. just before noon, the
principal in the fight was taken to the res
idence of Lee Dinwiddie, one of the Fow-
Ter attorneys employed in the case. The
boy Will remain at the Dinwiddie residence
under the care of a nurse and Detective
Weinhardt until the guardianship proceed
ings are over and Judge Rabb has appoint
ed guardian
The transfer of young Chase to the Fowler
although ii was known that sooner or later
the boy would be taken there since the
cnange OF venue gives MIN into the CUSTODY
of the Benton court, of which he is now
legally ward. Lee Dinwiddie and Fraser
and 1sham, of Fowler. have been engaged
to assist Fred S. Chase's attorneys, and it
is understood that Judge Rabb will be asked
to appoint Messrs. Sanderson and Hall and
c. NJ Snyder to assist o. b. Ratcliff, prose-
cutting attorney of Benton county, who has
entered his appearance for Moses Fowler
Chase as required by law.
Now that the case has been sent to another
county there is much difference of opinion
as to who will be allowed to appear for the
boy. The Fred s. Chase attorneys will
object to Prosecuting Attorney Randolph, of
this county, holding that he has sworn HIM
county. 1t is thought that the attorneys for
the Duhmes will swear Judge Rabb off the
bench, in which case there will be another
slight delay. 1t is not known who Judge
Rabb will appoint in the event that he
steps down.
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NEGRO SUSPECT is FREED
NO EVIDENCE OF HIS COMPLETELY IN
ROSA KAIsER's MURDER.
Stoned and Cursed by a Mob as He
Murderers of sutton and Yeager.
scial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind, May 25.-Louis
Everson, alias Black Ponto, the negro held
here for Identification as the murderer of
Rosa Kaiser, was escorted down the Big
Four tracks beyond the city limits this
evening by Sheriff Axby and Officers Petch-
or and Justis and told to make himself
scarce, an order which he lost no time In
obeying. He was followed for fully mile
by a hooting mob of men and boys, who
cursed, stoned and beat him. He finally
escaped, and was last seen entering strip
of woodland, where he is supposed to have
sought concealment.
Although no discriminating evidence could
be secured against Everson, there are many
persons who still believe him to be guilty,
and it is probable that he will be sought
out and tarred and feathered, if no worse
fate is melted out to him, unless he makes
good use of his liberty.
The release of Black Ponto was occa-
stoned by the receipt of a telephone mes
sage from the mayor of Rising Sun to the
that city several months ago, had been
withdrawn. The mayor adad that the fur
ther Everson remained from Ohio county
the better il would be for his safety, as
he probably would be mobbed should he
venture to return there SO intense Is the
feeling against him.
The search for the negro suspect seen
in Seymour on Friday night proved fruit
less, as did the search for the negro who
tried TO assault the Schmidt children at
Weisburg yesterday. The search for al
legged white accomplices has been aban-
doned
A petition requesting the contractors in
charge of the Big Four improvements De-
tween Lawrenceburg Junction and Sun
mans to dispense with colored labor, Is
being circulated by Louis Kaiser, brother
of the murdered girl. The presence Of so
many negroes is regarded as a menace to
the community and unless the contractors
heed the request embodied in the petition
it is believed that a war of extermina-
ton will be inaugurated against the blacks
by the incensed friends of the murdered
girl.
Physicians in attendance on Mr.. and Mrs.
Kaiser report that the aged couple are i'm
proving slowly, but are not yet out Of
danger.
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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMME IN
USUALLY FULL AND ELABORATE.
Exercises VIII BE Held from June IL
to June 17-Commencement Speak,
ers at L. U.-0ther Colleges.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. May S.-The
commencement exercises of Wabash Col
lege VIII be as follows:
Friday, June 12-7:15 d. m. Crawfords-
vile alumni debate, Assembly Hall; 900
p. m, senior promenade.
Saturday, June $3.50 d. m, senior class
play, at Music Hall.
Sunday, June H-l0:30 a. m, baccalaure-
ate sermon. by President William Patter-
mencement sermon, by the Rev. Owen
Davies Odell. pastor of Second Presbyter-
ian Church. indianapolis. Assembly Hail.
Monday, June 15.-9:3o-1i:30 a. m. Col
visitors. professors in charge; 1:3o p m,
intercollegiate baseball game, athletic
grounds: 400 p. m. freshmen and soph-
Hall; 500 p. m, Daniel Pratt Baldwin ora
torical contest, Assembly Hall.
Tuesday, June 16.-S:45 a. m. annual bus
mess meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa So
ciety. Chemical lecture room; $50 a. m.
meeting of the board Of trustees. coll
lege building open to visitors: 1000 a. m.
reunion of nongraduate students. class re-
union; 2:So p. m, alumni college baseball
game. athletic grounds; 7:3o p: m. annual
address before the Phi Beta Kappa Soci-
ETY. by Prof. Edwin Augustus Grosvenor
NJ. A.. professor of modern government
and international law, of Amherst College.
Center Church; $50 p. m, alumni ban
quet. alumni address by the Hon. Charles
B. Lands. NJ. c.. class of SO. the Craw-
ford.
Wednesday. June 17.-9:45 a. m. forma-
ton of commencement procession, college
chapel; 1000 a.. m, sixty-third annual COM
mencement exercises; address by NJ; E:
Company, Cincinnati; comforting of de-
grees; presidents annual statement. AS
sembly Hall; 300 p m; glee club concert
by President and Mrs. Kane, presidents
home.
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Other Deaths.

ROCKLAND, Mass, May Estate Rep
reSentative Frederick o. MacCartney died
at his home here tonight of bronchial
pneumonia. He was an ordained Unitarian
preacher, but in 1899 retired from the min
istry to become secretary of the Industrial
Society, which had been organized by the
Socialists in New England. Four times he
was sent to the Legislature as a Socialist.
At one time he was offered the nomination
for President of the United States on the
Socialist ticket. Once he was Congrega-
tional preacher.
NEW YORK, May 25.-H. A. Lozier sixty
six years of age, died of heart disease in the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to-day Mr.. Lozer
was president of the Boulay Spectacular
Art Company in West Thirtieth street. Mr..
Lozier was also president and director of
the Standard Power Company and treasurer
and director of the st. Louis Manufacturing
Company. He was one Of the first to manu-
facture bicycles i'm this country and has
owned plants in Toledo. o., Ontario, Thomp-
sonville, Conn.,, Westfield, Mass, and Elm
wood City and Greenville, Pa.
WASHINGTON, May 25-The War Depart
ment has been informed by Gen. Davis at
Manila of the death from nephritis of
Contract Surgeon Robert M. Enders, on
May "A.
HAVANA. May 25-Gen. Mayia Rodri-
guez, an officer in both the Cuban revolu-
lions, died to-day.
KANSAS CITY, May 25.-Patterson Stew
art, who owned many fast horses, died to-
day Of paralysis
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

CHERBOURG. May 25.-Arrived: Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. from New York via
Plymouth. for Bremen, and proceeded.
Sailed: Bremen. from Bremen and South
anpton, for New York; Moltke. from
Hamburg and Southampton, for New York
NEW YORK. May 25.-Arrived: Mime
tonka. from London: Vaderland. from Ant
werp; Ryndam. from Rotterdam
MOvILLE. May 25.-Arrived: Ionian.
from Montreal, for LIVERPOOL; Mongolia,
from New York, for Glasgow.
QUEENSTOWN. May 25.-Arrived: Car
pathia. from Boston. for Liverpool, and
proceeded
BREMEN, May 25.-Arrived: Koenigen
Luise. from New York. via Plymouth and
Cherbourg
GIBRALTAR, May 25.-Arrived: Lain.
from New York. for Naples and Genoa, and
proceeded.
PRAwLE POINT. May 25.-Passed:
FennIand. from Philadelphia, for Antwerp.
LONDON. May 25.-Arrived: Minnehaha,
from New York, via Plymouth.
LIVERPOOL. May 25.-Arrived: Ivernia,
from New York
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BIG OIL DEAL CLOSED
STANDARD SPENDS S5O0,0OO IN HUNT
INGTON COUNTY LEASES.
New Brazil Electrical Company-In-
Governor Durbin's Outing.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WARREN, Ind, May 25.-The deal which
for several days has been pending between
the Central Oil Company and the Standard
Oil Company has been closed, and the In
diana property of the smaller concern has
been transferred to the Standard. which OPP
crates here under the name of the Ohio
Oil Company. The property consists of
leases on LOO acres of land with 14S wells
having daily production of between 400
and 500 barrels. The price is about 100000.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 25.-Oil was
struck to-day on the land of the Southern
Indiana Oil Company in Dubois county.
The well is a thousand feet deep. Several
wells are being drilled.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, May 25.-Jesse
Wessner, an oil and gas well contractor of
this city, left to-day for Cumberland, Nd,
where he has contract with the National
Window Glass Company for drilling well
$500 feet deep for natural gas. 1t is 100
miles from the West Virginia gas field. and
If a gas well is struck a new field will be
opened.
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CONDITION OF FREEDMEN
TOPIC DISCUSSED BY THE Presley.
TERRAIN ASSEMBLY.
DIR. Cheeseman In Favor OF Spreading
Much Money I'm Education-Niews
of CoIored People.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. May 2s.-Reports
Of the standing committee on freedmen,
the special committee on education, on
Young Peoples Societies and on Presby-
terrain Building, and on the breaking OF
ground for an additional building at occi-
dental College. made up the programme OF
the Presbyterian General Assembly to-day.
Discussion of the reports submitted BY the
special committees brought a wider range
of debate than any of those thus far sub
mitted to the General Assembly. The
freedmen's committee report gave oppor-
tunity for all the colored commissioners to
be heard, and there were ringing speeches
from these representatives Of the South.
The report OF the freedmen's committee
was read by DIR. c. p. Cheeseman, chair
man. In commenting upon IL. he said:
There has come before this assembly this
year a problem demanding our interest ana
requiring our best thought. the present
condition of the the freedmen. who sold the
black man into slavery but the whites?
This is history, and result we have a
moral responsibility to meet. This race Is
here TO stay. They have a right TO stay.
We gave them their freedom. We must give
them education. Now / want TO say that
we must resolve TO put $4,000 TO this enc.
the use of resolving IL we do not act, IL Is
our duty. Something is wrong when the
richest churches in the land give a mere
pittance to this work while they give large
sums to other objects"
Half a dozen or more of the colored COM
missioners were given five minutes each in
which TO urge the church 10 lend Its aid
in the education of the colored people Of the
South, arguing that education was the only
solution OF the race problem that now con-
fronted this government. In 1885," said
oFo coll hrnf hAp har M
of us; now there are ten millions. You have
70 educate US as a matter of self-protec-
ton" The report Of the committee was
finally adopted.
Rev. c. Banks Nelson, OF Rochester. N.
Y, introduced a resolution which was re-
ferred to the committee on bills and
overtures. having for its object the appoint
ment of committee of nine commissioners
TO act as a board of arbitration in disputes
between labor and capital.
The report on the Presbyterian building
in New York. which makes a strong plea for
funds to lift the mortgage of some $30o,0
within the next year, was adopted.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, May 25.-The organization
of the Brazil Electric Company was COM
pleted to-day with capital stock of $4,000.
The officers are: President, Major Collins;
vice president. o. E. Adams; secretary and
treasurer, III. d. Falls. The company
closed the deal for the new electric light
plant here to-day and the ten-year contract
for lighting the city. The company also
secured a franchise north to Diamond, to
which place it contemplates, with the aid
of Eastern capitalists, building street car
line from. this city.
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AN ACQUITTAL PROBABLE.
DOugherty Will BE Cleared
of Murder Charge.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WARSAW, Ind, May 25.-Edward Dough-
erty. in Jail here on the charge of murder.
probably will be acquitted of the charge
when his preliminary is held on Thursday.
On the night OF the 9Th inst. at Experts
saloon at Wawasee lake. Dougherty and
Andrew ]. Kitson engaged in a fight in
which Kitson was beaten into insensibility.
The latter was taken home and died on
Friday morning last. Dougherty was ar
rested in Warsaw the same evening.
Coroner j. s. Smith and Prosecuting At
torney Graham, assisted by DR.. /. b. Web
Der, OF this city, held an inquest and post
rhortem. at which 1t developed that Kitson
was afflicted with enlargement of the liver
and fatty degeneration of the heart In the
opinion of the coroner, himself physician,
and DR.. Weber. this alone was sufficient
to have caused death. Coroner Smith to-
day rendered his verdict in accordance with
this theory.
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BUFFALO, N. Y. May 25.-The seventy
ninth annual meeting of the American
Baptist Publication Society began to-day.
President Samuel A Crozier delivered the
opening address. The treasurers report
showed the assets of the society to aggre-
gate S1.950.617 and the liabilities sss9. 346. The
in former years the branch houses paid
their running expenses. in recent years this
has not been the case. Competition has
TO lower their prices. 1t had become neces-
sary TO adjust the affairs of the six branch
houses. Some of the nonpaying branches
may be combined and IL is possible that one
or two may be dispensed with altogether
A resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment Of a committee to invests
gate all affairs of the society about which
general public information may be desired
at any time. Officers Of the society were
reelected.
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STARVATION IN ALASKA.
Native Indians and EskimOs Said to
De Suffering for Lack of Food.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The War
Department was informed some time ago
that the native Indians and Eskimos in
Alaska were in starving condition and at
once instructed Gen. Funston. commanding
the Department OF the Columbia. to report
on the condition in the islands.
The reports of suffering came particularly
from Nome. Gen Funston has submitted
a preliminary report. in which he says
steps viii be taken Immediately 20 ascertain
through army officers In Alaska the extent
of the destitution. The general contem-
plates visiting Alaska when he will make
further inquiry. He says that ne spent
considerable time In Alaska. and asserts
that before there was a mining camp in the
Yukon country there were cases OF desttu-
ton and starvation amonS the natives.
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DECAPITATED BY A TRAIN
ELWOOD CARPENTER SUPPOSED TO
HAVE SLEPT ON TRACK.
Kok0m0 Drayman ElectrOcuted by a
Broken Wfre-Lfttle Girl Badly
Scalded-Other Accidents.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, May 25.-James NJ. Ty-
ner. aged thirty-seven. a carpenter by
trade. was run down and killed by the local
Panhandle yard engine as 1t was returning
from Logansport Sunday night at 10
o'clock. The accident happened at a street
crossing at Curtisville, four miles north of
Elwood.
Tyner had been left at the fatal crossing
by his companions while they went TO put
up their teams after returning from Wind
fall. and in a drunken stupor is supposed
to have laid down on the track. His head
was severed from his body and was found
this morning In the side ditch over a hun
dred feet from where the body was discov-
cred last night
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind. May 25.-During
storm which came UP suddenly this after
noon Carl Cunningham, student in the
Winona Agricultural and Technical Insti-
tute. drowned in Winona lake. Cunning
ham was bathing and went down in twenty
feet of water in the presence of thirty
schoolmates, who were unable to rescue
him on account of the intensity of the
storm. Cunningham was the son of a
farmer of Seville. ..
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, May S.-The session
of the General Assembly OF the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church opened this
morning with the reading Of a message Of
fraternal greetings from the General As
sembly of the Presbyterian Church In ses-
sion at Lexington. Va. Rev. j. Darby, Of
Indiana, responding to the addresses OF
several Alabama negroes, expressed the
deepest fraternal feelings. He said there
ored races which both recognized could
never be obliterated, and that when these
differences were properly understood there
which the right hand .: fellowship could
be extended. The assembly. then adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
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QUEBEC, Quebec. May 25.-The annual
election of the Royal Arcanum to-day re-
Robinson, Missouri; vice regent. Howard
c. Virgins, New York; orator, Robert Van
Sands. Illinois; past regent, j. A. Langfitt.
Pennsylvania; secretary. W. 0. Robson,
New York; superintendent auditor, Alfred
T. Murner, Massachusetts,; chaplain, Rev.
L. II. Leinsring, Pennsylvania: guide. II.
w. Caulheld. New York: sentry. r. NJ MIL
likan. Indiana: trustees, j. 8 johnson,
Illinois; Charles L. Prentice. Connecticut:
U. W. Tompkins, New York; committee on
finance. Charles ]. Taylor. Maryland: w.
+. Irvine, Virginia. J. @. Lester. Georgia.
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PUEBLO. Col. May 25--Shot through the
track for twelve hours without medical At
tention. with his blind wife and four-year-
old son unable to assist him, was the nights
experience OF James Richardson at a
teen miles east of Pueblo near Avondaie.
The bullet was fired by F. L. Stevenson.
who is now in jail on the charge of assault
to KILL stevenson says he mistook Richard
son for robber. Richardson is not expected
to recover. Both men are farmers.
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PORT AU PRINCE. Hayti. May g.
ception of the minister of war. has resigned.
The Ministry Is opposed TO continuing the
investigation into the alleged frauds In the
issuing of Haitien government securities
amounting 10 $2oo0.o0o The committee OF
inquiry was supported by President Alexis
Nord, who insisted on the investigation
continuing. whereupon the Ministry handed
in It's resignation.
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Mrs. Kemp Granted n D,xorce

NEWPORT, r. l.. May 25.-After a brief
hearing in the appellate division OF the
Supreme Court this afternoon a divorce
was granted Mary Isabel Kemp from
Arthur T. Kemp. Mrs. Kemp is a daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Frederick Nelson and the sis
ter of Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderbilt. Nell
Their of the principals appeared In court
the case being heard entirely on deposit
tons. Mrs. Kemp charged neglect and
failure 10 provide the necessities OF life
The decree will net become effective until
six months have elapsed.
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PORTLAND. Ore, May 25.-Maddened by
the fact that his wife had obtained divorce
from him two weeks ago. NJ. V Leasia
shot his father-fn-law. E. II. Drews, killing
him instantly. Leasia's former wife wit
messed the tragedy and was compelled to
accompany Leasia TO parts unknown. Be-
fore disappearing Leasia and his former
wife appeared at the residence of a neigh
bor whom the murderer asked to take care
OF his babies for an hour or two. What
has become of the couple Is a mystery, but
the police believe the maddened man will
kill his wife and then attempt to escape.
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l.. G. A. r. STAFF Appointments

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, May 25.-Mrs. Mar
garet Blose. of this city, the new president
of the Indiana Ladies of the Grand Army,
has issued a circular announcing her staff
appointments. as follows: Secretary, Mrs.
Jennie Harris Richmond librarian, Mrs.
Jennie Williams, East Chicago; inspector.
Mrs Emma Gordon, Logansport; press
committee, Jennie Irvine, New Albany;
Belle Malone. Jacksonville; Lucy Coleman,
Elkhart; committee to visit the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home, Martha va
ger. Indianapolis; Ellen Harris, Muncie;
Jessie Murphy Logansport; corresponding
secretaries, Amanda STICKY, Petersburg;
Louise Walker, Vincennes; Mary Caldwell
Aurora; Kate Ward, Monticello; Ella Ty-
ron, MOnroeville.
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LA CROSSE. Wis. May 81. l.. Van
wormer who until few months ago, was
representative OF Finley Barrel q Co. the
Chicag Board of Trade firm, was arraigned
in Circuit Court this morning on the charge
OF embezzlement of nearly $4,000 Of the
firms money. IL Is alleged that Mr.. Van
business, and that he got the two confused
owing 20 heavy losses in his private COM
mission business and finally began calling
upon the firm TO pay losses OF which there
was no record on their books.
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NEW YORK. May 25.-The Atlantic trans
port liner Mnnetonka, which arrived here
90 I'm latitude Al al, longitude $685. she spoke
the German steamer Bulgaria from Ham,
burg May IL. The Bulgaria signaied she
was not under command. but did not re-
quest any assistance. The agents here OF
the Bulgaria said she carries about $500
steerage passengers. The steamer is bound
for Halifax. where the immigrants will be
landed, after which she will proceed 10
PHILADELPHIA
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Methodist Church Dedicated.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, May @-The First
Methodist congregation, formerly known as
the Berry-street congregation, the first to
be organized in Fort Wayne. dedicated it's
ma gnificent new house of worship yester-
day with two services directed by Bishop
Joyce The church cost $4,000, but, having
sold their old property on Berry street for
business uses at much advantage, the
greater part of the fund was ready at hand
and only $1,000 remained to be raised. This
was done in two meetings. The Rev. j. K.
Waltz the pastor, presided and Bishop
Joyce preached the sermons.