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The Brandon news., 1903-05-14
The Silver Lining.

The glanters in the sections Of the
Delta recently visited by the overflow
are now seeing the silver lining to
their dark cloud. Travelling Sergeant
Dodds of the penitentiary, In discuss
ing the outlook in that section says:
81 visited the overfowed counties, and
in places where the water covered the
ground for miles the earth is now
pretty and green, and crops are being
planted with most excellent prospects.
the farmers feeling confident that
they will have good stands OF both
corn and cotton. Pasturage is excel
lent. In other parts OF the Delta
where there has been no rain OF con-
sequence for several weeks, the out
look continues very gloomy. The soil
is dry and dusty, and cotton seed can
not germinate until moisture is Sc
cured. The planters in the ovarfowed
section certainly have the best of the
prospect this year.
At the annual meeting of Damp
Dabney 81. Maury, U. G. ", No.
1872, at Newton, the camp was pre-
sided over by Major s. G.. Spann, of
Meridisn, commander, and the meet
ing was of considerable interest.
Among the members present way Jack
Amos, the old Indian war interpreter
for Major Spann. Several incidents
of this Indians life were related by
Commander Spann. He said Jack
was one of the noble braves who
leaped into the raging torrents of the
Chunkey river en- the 10th of June,
1858, when SO many of the Confeder-
ate soldiers were drowned at the time
the heavily loaded train crashed
through the bridge during that memo
rable freshet, and with his comrades
brought to shore 70 corpses and %
living soldiers. On the west bank of
Chunkey river, in sight of the passing
trains, are the graves of sixty of the
soldiers who lost their lives in these
waters. In a number of other SINH
lar instances this Indian performed
deeds that would embelish the pages
OF the brightest history, had they
been done by white soldier, Jack
has declared his intention to 90 with
the company to the reunion as one of
the old Confederate Veterans of Major
Spann's Battalion of Indian Scouts.
Jack lives five miles from Chunkey,
in this county, and travelled twenty
miles to meet his old Commander and
be present at the camp meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
LOUISA LOST HER TICKET
SHE HAD BEEN ORDERED TO RE-
TURN TO EFFINGHAM, ILL.
when Found She Was Drunk and Ly-
ing ON the Porch of a River
Houseboat.

Louisa Connely. of Efingham. Ill,who was
discharged from the Police Court last Sat
urday on condition that she leave the city,
was arrested yesterday afternoon by BIZ
c. ciemen Askins and Duncan and locked
up at the police station on a charge of be-
ing three times drunk in as many days.
She was found lying on the porch of a
houseboat in the White river near the plant
of the White River Sand Company early in
the day, and it was supposed at first that
she had taken poison. The City Dispensary
ambulance. in charge of Drs Crockett and
SeatOn, made fast run TO the river home
and in moment saw that she was suffer-
ing from overstimulation caused by drink
ing too much whisky. AT, that time the
bicycle police arrived and at once recog-
nized their old friend. The ambulance was
for the once turned into a patrol wagon
and the woman was hauled to the police
STATION in grand style by the dispensary
doctors.
She told the matron, when asked why she
did not leave the town when given chance
by the judge, that she had lost her ticket
TO bingham, and not having enough money
to buy another got drunk.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
LOCAL DOG POPULATION
THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE ANIMALS
THIS YEAR. THAN LAST.
Controller Breunig Expects to Issue
at Least Two Thousand More
Licenses.

Are there more dogs in Indianapolis than
there were last year? City Controller Breu-
mig, who issues dog licenses, cannot answer
this question. But there are some ques-
tons about dogs and dog licenses the city
controller can answer.
He says there will be fully 1000 more dogs
licensed this year, from June / to June /,
1904. than last year. Whether this indicates
that the dog population Of indianapolis has
increased during the last twelve months
cannot be told. There is no way of telling
now. But Mr.. Breunig says the increase
in the number of licenses issued may be due
entirely to the efforts of the police to en-
force more rigidly the dog license ordinance,
and that there may not be any more dogs
here than before.
Three thousand and eight dog licenses
have been issued since June /. This is an
increase of 100 over the number issued in
the corresponding period last year. Last
year there were nearly 5000 dog licenses
issued. From these figures and the large
increase this year Mr.. Breunig figures that
he will put out fully 1900 more licenses by
next June than he did last year. The police
force is canvassing the city 10 find out, if
possible, the number of dogs owned here
The animals listed by families and
after a certain time. if they have not been
licensed by Mr.. Breunig, prosecution will
be begun against their owners for Violation
of the city ordinance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
Man HORRIBLY BURNED
HERBERT WHITMORE SCARED
WITH RED-HOT METAL.
The Accident Occurred at Drop Forge
Company's Plant-Whitmore May
Not Recover.

Herbert Whitmore an employee of the In
dianapolis Drop Forge Company, was pain
fully and probably fatally injured while at
his work yesterday afternoon. He was
taken to his home at 1902 South Sheffield
street in carriage and the doctor who at
tended him said last night that he had
little hope for his recovery
Whitmore was engaged i'm welding two
large pieces of iron together on a welding
machine and had placed the pieces of red
hot metal, weighing about sixty pounds
each, in the machine. when the tongs with
which he was holding the upper piece
slipped and the motion of the machine
threw the pieces of iron on him. The red
hot billets struck him in the abdomen and
burned through his scant>clothins; and deep
into the flesh almost before he realized mis-
predicament. His suffering was so intense
that he tainted from the pain and later
became unconscious, remaining i'm that con-
dition until early this morning when he
reSained consciousness for a short time
While there is chance for recovery. it
is the opinion of the doctor that the burns
are too serious to permit it.
The authorities ofthe drop forge companv
said that the affair~EaS one of those acct
dents for which one in particular was
accountable and regret the occurrence very
deeply.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
LOUP CREEK DISTRICT
VICE PRESIDENT LEWIS SPENT SOME
TIMEsIN THAT LOCALITY.
as Bad Reported-LOcaI
Labor Affairs.

Vice President Thomas Lewis, who has
been in Virginia and Kentucky for the past
two weeks. was at his ONCE yesterday.
Mr.. Lewis spent about half his time in
the New River and Loop Creek district of
West Virginia, where mine operators are
refusing to recognize the unions. 1t was
rumored that the employers OF the miners
were holding men in bondage and compeli-
ing them TO work under their terms. AL
though Mr.. Lewis could not get into the
mines. ne said that the situation was not
that bad.
The men have been on strike there for
about year and the feeling among the
operators towards the unions is very bitter.
Ii is impossible to ascertain the exact con-
dition OF the miners for the reason that
union officials delegates are arrested if
they trcspass on the ground of the oper-
ators Mr. Lewis is very reticent In regard
to his work in the district and what he ac-
complislled while there, he refused to state.
He said, however, that as far the strike
Is concerned, matters are practically the
same 1t is known that Mr.. Lewis is car
rying out the action decided upon by the
official conference held in this city the first
of the month. Mr.. Lewis left last night
for the West Virginia district to continue
his operations.
While away Mr.. Lewis attended con-
vention of the miners at Rush, Ky. where
ne organized a new subcistr:ct of what was
formerly the Peach Orchard district. There
are about 1,400 men in the new district.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
BROUGHT BACK BURGLAR
DETECTIVE MANNING GOT HOMER
LAKE AT LOUISVILLE.
He Admitted that He Had Robbed Sew
-eraI Residences on the North Side
Before Quitting Town.

Homer Lake, colored, 40s East Tenth
street, who was responsible for numerous
burglaries on North Illinois and North
Meridian streets, was arrested by Detec-
tive Manning at Louisville and returned to
the city last night.
Detective Manning went to Jeffersonville
Monday morning in charge of John Young
convicted of murder, and Joe Tucker, a
convicted chicken thief. After he had de-
livered the men to the warden, he went
over to Louisville where the chief of DO
lice of that city informed him that they
had prisoner there from Indianapolis
who refused to talk. When seen by the de-
tective he admitted that he was from this
city and that he had committed crimes
here A number of watches, breastpins and
pocketbooks were recovered, which Lake
said had been taken from residences on
North Meridian and Illinois streets and
from the Manhattan flats.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
WHISTLE IS A NUISANCE
NORTH SIDE CITIZENS COMPLAIN OF
NOISE OF LAUNDRY.
Sligar & Holloway, the North Senate
Avenue Firm, Cause Worry To Res
idents-Warrants Are Served.

j. w. Sligar and /. w. Holloway. pro-
prietors of the Tacoma laundry. are main
tanning nuisance at 24-26 North Senate
avenue, the location of the main establish
ment of the laundry, according to the COM
plant of about twenty physicians, lawyers,
business men and other citizens who have
residences and places of business in the
vicinity of the laundry. Mr.. Sligar and
Mr.. Holloway will appear in Police Court
this morning and answer to the charge of
maintaining Il nuisance. Warrants were
served on them last night.
The alleged nuisance is the blowing of
.he whistle of the establishment on North
Senate avenue. This whistle is blown at
all times of the day, il is alleged, and is
a source of worry and injury to part of the
people of Indianapolis, according to the
complaint and petition of the twenty citi-
zenS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
WHOLE FAMILY in WATER
MRS. PRATT AND HER DAUGHTERS
WENT TO BOYS RESCUE.
Young Scion of the House of Pratt
Tumbled Into the River at River
side, Causing Consideration.

Riverside Parks atmosphere of gayety
and lively picnic parties. and throngs of
golfers was unceremoniously disturbed yes
terday afternoon about 2:s0 O'Clock by the
plunsing of an entire family into the water
after boy. Mrs. G. c. Pratt. of 1924 North
New Jersey street, and her family of two
daughters and six-year-old son, Charley,
had gone to the park for an outing. The
boy, with the true instinct of a youthful
explorer. was playing on an old raft that
fioated between the boat and bridge His
mother had tried for over an hour to get
the child off the lumber. but he kept on.
In a short time a splash and yell an
nounced that young Charles had fallen
into the water, which is about four feet
deep at that place. Immediately an older
sister dived after the boy and Mrs Pratt,
thinking more aid was needed, grabbed a
daughter who is about ten years old and
leapt after her other two children, who by
this time were struggling in the water.
About this time matters lost their humorous
appearance and took on a more serious as
pect. But despite it all the situation of
entire family being in water after a
the extreme. and the spectators, OF whom
a large number gathered, were compelled
10 smile.
In very brief space of time that no
doubt seemed ages TO the members of the
Pratt household. who were scrambling
about in the water OF White river the en-
gineer of the boat and some other men
succeeded in rescuing the Pratt family. Mrs.
Pratt appeared very anxious that nothing
be said about the incident for fear the
newspapers would find IL out and she also
found fault with the men for not trying to
get her out sooner because. she said, she
was afraid she would faint
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
A FIRE LOSS OF $4,000
LILLY & ROBERTS VENEER WORKS
TOTALLY DESTROYED.
Low Water Pressure Allowed the
Flames to Get Good Start
The Insurance Carried.

The Lilly & Roberts veneer works, at
Martindale and Hill avenues, was totally
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon at /
O'Clock. The loss Is estimated at $4,000.
The fire got good start on account of the
weak water pressure and the department
found 1T necessary to attach hose to the
water plugs to increase the pressure The
building was long ne-story-and-a half
frame affair with metal roof and brick
additions on the south and east sides
The fire started in small xtockroom in a
part called the dry kiln and spread rapidly
to the roof, the flames enveloping the en-
tire structure in fifteen minutes.
John Roberts, a member of the firm, said
that the department responded quickly, but
that the low water pressure allowed the
flames TO get a good start as the water
did not. come for fully five minutes after
the lines were laid.
A high wind and the inflammable material
OF the plant caused the flames to reduce to
mass OF ruins the entire plant with the
exception of the stock building, which is
separate from the main plant.
The owners OF the plant, John Roberts
and j. M. Lilly. have operated it for two
years and about SIS, 900 insurance was car
ried in the Gregory & Appel agency. Mr..
Lilly Is at present in Europe.
The companies carrying risks on the
veneer works are as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
BARRIERS HEADQUARTERS.
National Union VIII Soon Have Omces
i'm Indianapolis

The International Union of Journeymen
BARRIERS is making active preparations for
the removal of its head offices from Cleve-
lane to this city. Word has been received
from Cleveland to the effect that the head
quarters will be fully established in In
dianapols by the 1st of August. The bar
bers refuse TO make known the location of
the head offices. However, it is known
that they will be located on Market street,
somewhere between Delaware and Illinois
streets.
National Secretary w. Z. Klapetzky will
be in the city soon TO make the final ar
rangements for the transfer of. the ex-
ecutive offices The journeymen BARRIERS
have unions throughout the United States
and Canada. and a total membership of
about 10000.
Albert UNANIMOUSLY. local organizer, left
last night to organize two new unions. To-
day he will be at Mount Vernon and effect
an organization there. Tomorrow he will
organize the BARRIERS of Rushville.
One new barber shop was unionized yes
terday in West Indianapolis. The shop of
Henry Wilson, on West Morris street has
been placed on the unfair list on account of
a refusal TO employ union BARRIERS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
CHARGE AGAINST HELMICK.
Frank Hamilton Claims the Man At
tempted to Rob Him.

Henry Helmick. 1901 woodlawn avenue.
was arrested last night and slated at the
police station for being drunk and attempt
ing to rob Frank Hamilton. who lives with
his sister at 16i West Court street.
Helmick met Hamilton and his partner in
Bells saloon, on Washington street, where
they had several drinksAogether. Hamilton
soon began TO feel peculiar and thought he
had been drugged. He left the place and
started for his home, on Court street, and
was followed by the two men. Helmick,
he says. attempted to rob him the side
walk in front of the house. Hamilton ran
inside and called Bicyclemen Simon and
Morgan, who arrested Helmick. His part
ner had gone and could not be found. Ham,
ilton claims that he was relieved of So
which was not found. When Helmick was
searched at the station only a few cents in
chance were found on him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
PUNISHMENT FOR PAULINE.
She Cursed the osecntins Attorne'
when He &ked Question.

Pauline Welsh 5i5 East Court street, was
fined 500 and costs and sentenced to thirty
days in the workhouse in the Police Court
yesterday morning and when the judge
finished reading his sentence, it is said,
begged for more.
The woman is an old offender and in her
present trouble was charged with drunk
eness, idling and lettering and resisting an
officer and pleaded guilty TO all the
charges.
The thing which caused her 10 suffer such
a heavy penalty for her transgressions was
the fact that she swore at the prosecuting
attorney and the court when asked why
she resisted the policeman who placed her
under arrest. With naughty an6 disdain-
full look she asked the court. cursing the
while. II he thought she would stand for
being pinched"
Pauline has been arrested number of
times before but always escaped with a
light sentence. She seemed pleased with
the prospect of long term at picking peas
and beans in Colonel SAaw's garden at the
workhouse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
DEAD MAN IS IDENTIFIED
MERLE WRIGHT CAME TO THE CITY
FROM DENVER, IND.
There Seems to Be No Doubt Now
that He Was Murdered Near
BrOOkside Park.

The man who was found in the bushes at
Brooksioe Park early Sunday morning in a
dying condition and died few hours later
at the City Hospital, was identified yester-
day morning as Merle Wright. of Denver,
Ind, but his death is still shrouded In mys-
terry as far as the police department is con-
cerned
Wright for the last year had been en-
ployed as a clerk in the grocery store of
Jacob Beibinger at Illinois and Thirty
eighth streets, and was known as an ex-
emplary young man in every respect
From the clews gathered so far by the no.
lice it is thought that Wright was the vic
tim of jealous wrath. IL is thought tina
the trouble which resulted in his death
originated from the attentions paid to a
certain young woman with whom he was
seen early Saturday night.
Every detail from the finding of the body
in the bushes by little Oscar Simms to the
examination held in the evening by Deputy
Coroner Gels leaves no doubt In the minds
of the police that a crime was committed
and by man. The suicide theory was
early exploded and the bottle supposed
TO have contained laudanum, which was
found near the body, is evidence tina 4
Wright was drugged before being taken
TO the lonely spot where he was found.
DR.. Gels, who is making an analysis of the
stomach of the man, said last night that he
was unable at the present time TO state
whether the stomach contained any poison
or not. but in his opinion the man died from
hemorrhage Of the stomach caused by a
kick or a blow rather than from the ef-
fects of any poison.
1t was learned last night that Wright was
with a young woman on Saturday night
and early in the morning several suspicious
looking characters were seen in the neigh
borhood of where the body was found but
who they were is not now known
Detectives Lancaster and Kurtz were as
signed TO the case and say that they have
succeeded In gathering considerable evil
dence. but are of opinion that IL will be
several days before any arrests will be
made They have made considerable head
way, however. and positive that they
will be able TO unravel the mystery before
many days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
FIEND FOR CIGARETTES.


In the Juvenile Court yesterday Judge
Stubs declared that law ought TO be
passed making ii a penal offense for any
person to sell cigarettes to any boy under
twenty-one years OF age. The Judge had in
mind the case of Arthur j. Miller. who ap-
peared before him charged with lettering.
The small boy Is from Terre Haute and
had run away from his home. The lad is
a cigarette fiend and his mind has become
affected by the habit so that when brought
into the courtroom he was unable TO look
any in the face. The court said that
unless ne Is put in some place where he
cannot crafty his appetite he would be de-
mented or a corpse before ne was twenty
one. The boys parents were notified.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
GETTING READY FOR CAMP.
National Guard Will Arrive at Fair
Grounds Next Sunday.

The camp of instruction for the Indiana
National Guard will be opened at the State
fair grounds next Sunday, and yesterday
Quartermaster General Perry sent out the
first supplies. From now on the adjutant
generals department will be kept busy get
ting ready for the opening. Work of erect.
ing the tents will be commenced ABOUT the
middle of the week. The first troops are ex-
pected to arrive Sunday morning. Governor
Durbin will remain at the camp with the
froOpS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
Battery c Will BE Here.

Special to tile Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, July 2o.-Battery c,
the local militia organization, will leave the
Main-street Armory Saturday with colors
flying and in full uniform to attend the
State encampment of the Indiana National
Guard at Indianapolis Nearly every mem
Der of the battery has given Captain j. L.
Glascock his assurance that he will attend.
Battery c will take it's full equipment. The
members have been drilling faithfully since
January and hope to come up TO the in
spection standard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21

Mount Vernon, ILL., Adolph NJ. Barron. Of
South Bend. president of the New Albany
Water. Light and Power Company, has
come to Indianapolis to make this city his
headquarters for the syndicate. which Is
closing contracts with some Indiana coal
mining companies for their slack and re-
fuse. II Is the purpose to erect power
houses at the mines and convert this waste
material into electricity. which will be sold
TO cities within a radius Of 100 miles The
plans of the syndicate. IL is announced. are
not fully matured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
Letter to DIR. HENRY JAMESON
Indianapolis, Ind.

Dear Sir: For your house, no matter
what's the matter with tit isn't human
you know-a prescription:
Devoe Ready Paint. Apply with brush.
from one to three coats-get a painter to
do il.
You know what the color and dryer are
for; do you know what the lead and zinc
and oil are for? Not being a painter you
may not choose to know; but we'll tell
you.
Lead and zine and oil combine TO form a
rubbery waterproof coat TO keep out damp
ness. That's the whole business.
The oil would not do il alone; lead and
oil would do it without the zinc; zinc and
oil without the lead; but the three together
are best, because they wear best.
We say TO you, get a painter" as we'd
say to him ''get doctor'-every man to
his trade. Can't all be painters and doc
tors; don't want to-
You will be more successful in prosper
Gus looking house; and be in good health.
Take care of one another.
Yours truly,
+. w. DEVOE & co.
P. S. Lilly & Stalnaker sell Devoe Paint.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
BACK TO REF0RMATORY.
Governor Refuses to Consider Propo-
sition of spafn's Attorney.

Orders were issued yesterday by Governor
Durbin for the summary return TO the
Jeffersonville Reformatory of Earl Spain,
the paroled convict. who is held here for
horse stealing. Samuel Shank. attorney for
Spain. presented Governor Durbin with
proposition yesterday to the effect that IL
he would grant immunity from the nine
years hanging over Spain. the latter would
give information. which would lead to the
apprehension Of an organized gang of horse
thieves that Is terrorizine central Indiana
Governnr Durhip rafnsad to consider the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21

no effort would be spared in the case. He
is convinced that the death of Wright was
a plain case of murder.
c. l.. Wright. father OF the murdered
man, arrived IN the city last night at ~
O'Clock and the BODY which had been in
the hands of Tutewier's undertaking es-
tablishment. will be shipped to Denver for
burial to-day.