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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind, April T.-Judge Hiram
S. Biggs. of the Kosciusko Circuit Court,
who has been absent from the bench on &C
count Of sickness for a period of over
year, opened the April term. After a few
hours work on the bench he found that his
physical condition was too weak for him
to continue, and he appointed Judge Ed
gar Hammond to preside during the entire
term. Judge Biggs has since grown worse,
and his family and intimate friends are
much alarmed again over his condition. He
is suffering from nervous prostration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Choice Lot for Sale-State Board Of
Visitors Expected Soon.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 1.-THE
State Board of Education has appointed the
following visitors to the Indiana Normal
and they will come to the school next week:
Lewis ID. Bonebrake. commission of educa-
ton of Ohio; Prof. A. III. Douglass, superin-
tendent of Logansport schools. and Prof
Levi Scott. superintendent of Floyd county.
The students are enjoying a funny mis-
hap TO some girl students who had group
picture taken in the yard at the side of the
mansion house, the big boarding house con-
Quoted by the Young Women's Christian
Association. When the proofs were SUBJ
mitted by the photographer it was discov-
cred that a signboard which stood in the
lot adjoining the Mansion House was within
the focus and over the heads of the group
in the photograph there is the sign: This
LOT for sale"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
Ate strychnfne Tablets.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, April 17.-Ethel,
the three-year-old daughter Of l.. w. Jones,
living three miles south of this city, was
poisoned this afternoon by eating tablets
which contained strychnine, and died in
short time The child's mother had been
taking the tablets and large quantity
had been left a table. The child died
before medical attendance could be secured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
To Complete the Purchase.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, April H.-Nelson G..
Hunter, of this city, attorney for the Wa
bash-Logansport Traction Company, has
gone 10 New York and Philadelphia to close
the deal whereby the Wabash-Logansport
line will be formally turned over to the
George F. McCuloch interests. 1t is stated
that aside from a few trifiing legal for
malities the transfer was practically COM
pleted in February, and George Emmons,
a Union Traction Company superintendent,
is In charge of the construction work on
the west end of the extension work at this
time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
Another Rise Expected.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, April 1.-THE Ohio
river here at o'clock to-nigh. was 33.4
feet and falling slowly. Another rise is
coming. however, and 1t is expected the
river will 60 over the danger line by the
first OF next week Wabash, Pond and
Rough rivers continue 10 rise. Farmers
report thousands of acres of growing
wheat under water. A stage of IS feet hare
viii flood thousands OF acres Of land above
and below the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, April 17.-Arrange-
ments are now being made for the Bible
institute TO be held at Earlham College
this summer, under the auspices of In
diana, Western and Wilmington Yearly
Meetings OF Friends. On the two days pre-
ceding the institute there will be con-
vention of the Christian Endeavor OF In
diana Yearly Meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
Verdict for Defendant.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, April n.-2he case
of Ashley Johnson the indianapolis
Street-rallway Company was brought to
close at IL o'clock last night after the jury
had the matter under consideration for
eleven hours. The case was decided III IA
vor of the defendant. Johnson claimed TO
have been injured by a street running
into his moving van on Dec. 4, 1900. He
demanded $4,000 damages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. April 1.-THE
body of Albert Smith, who committed sui
eide in East st. Louis Tuesday night be-
cause the young woman he was to have
married last night broke the engagement
on account of his drinking. was brought
here for burial to-day. The services were
held at the home of his aunt Mrs. Carrie
Bugh. Downcast by the decision of the
young woman. he went to the vicinity of
her home and shot himself. Smith had
been employed here I'm the Vandalia store
room. He left the city Monday night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
SAY. drunkenness. Is a Disease.

BREMEN. April 1.-THE center OF inter-
est at the international anti-alcohol con-
gress to-day was the discussion of drunk
enness as reason for appointing guard
ian for the drunkard. Professor Cramer.
of Goettingen, argued that drunkenness
was a disease. sometimes durable and some
times not When a drunkard has been CON-
PEELED to total abstinence for six weeks
without showing any Improvement the case
lutely incurable when half years total
abstinence not only produces no improve
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

ty other wealthy Pittsburgers are pledged
AT private luncheon in honor of num-
Der OF educators here In connection with
the International Kindergarten Union this
announcement was made by Prof. John A.
Brashear. of the Western University OF
Pennsylvania Professor Brashear stated
that Mr.. Carnegie had pledged himself to
give literally to the object, but desired that
his name be in no way connected with the
title of the institution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

MEXICO CITY. April 1.-THE seven Brit
ish sailors who deserted from the ship
Amphion and entered on a course of piracy
which was quickly ended are now said to be
in the wilds of southern Yucatan. where
they have been captured by hostile Maya
Indians. They fled from Belize, British
Honduras, to Yucatan. fearing being caught
and hanged for piracy. There Is much
speculation as to their probable fate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
For Killing a Sheriff.

EUGENE, Ore. April 17.-Elliott Lyons,
who, on Feb. 6, shot and killed Sheriff w
w. Withers while resisting arrest for horse
stealing. was hanged to-day. Lyons walked
to the scaffold and before the cap was ad-
justed said: God forgive them; thay
know not what they do His neck was
broken by the fall. The execution was
witnessed by $50 people, including many
sheriffs of the State. Lyons came from
highly respected pioneer family and II Is
said his aged mother is dying of grief over
the crime.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, April 1.-THE United
States monitor Arkansas weighed anchor at
$50 o'clock this morning and departed for
st. Louis, where she goes to represent the
navy at the dedication OF the worlds fair
buildings. Captain yreeland said he would
stop four hours at Henderson. KY, and
then proceed to Mt. Vernon. Ind, where the
rest of the day would be passed. The vessel
Is not due at st. Louis until April q.
Several local packets and tugs with barges
followed the monitor down the river in
order to handle passengers at stopping
points from the levee TO the war vessel and
back The boats here yesterday reaped a
rich harvest. They charged 25 cents a head
and IL Is estimated that the number of peo-
pleple handled was not far from $1,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
Bids for the Carnegie Library.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
GREENSBURG, Ind, April 17-Bids for
the construction of the Carnegie library
were opened at the residence of Miss Mollie
Zollers in this city last night and the con-
tract was awarded to Pulse & Porter, local
contractors. The following bids were re-
ceived: Nj. Roberts. Evansville, 1880; c..
L. Hamilton, Indianapolis, $11,997; Isgrigg
city, sio.7S5. This does not include the
plumbing and wiring for electricity, so an
additional $500 was added, making the total
bid of Pulse & Porter 81, 225 Bids were re-
ceived for heating apparatus from six
firms, but this contract was not awarded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

PITTSBURG, April 1.-THE suspension
of operations In the window glass industry
tomorrow will be almost general. due to
the decisive action taken at a special meet
ing of the executive board of the Window
Glass Workers Association. When it was
learned that a number Of manufacturing
concerns had refused to join in the move
ment for a shutdown the board determined
to force them to close their plants.
AS a result kilograms were sent out to-
day to all manufacturers that were not on
the list announcing that unless they sus-
pended tomorrow night they would not be
furnished with wage scales In the future.
The workers who are members of the or
ganization were ordered to quit work. If
this order is disregarded by any of the
members 1T means that they will be dropped
from the roll.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
DOCTOR SHOOTS CONSTABLE.


CHICAGO. April 17.-While making levy
tonight at the office of DR.. John Kircher,
1859 Indiana avenue. Constable William ID.
Kruse was shot and probably fatally
wounded by the physician. Kircher says he
fired the shot I'm self-defense. After shoot
ing the doctor handed the revolver to the
constable, saying: You are an officer or
the law and surrender TO YOU"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

the Rev. H. L. Nave. Charlottesville; Rev.
James Omelvena, Delphi; O. N. Glasscock.
Buck Creek: Capt. A. NJ. Scott. Ladoga-
Alternates named were Rev. j. +. Hale.
Lafayette; Rev. c. E Fowler, Clinton: A.
ID. Thomas. Crawfordsville; j. W. Gookins.
VeedersburR
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, April 1.-THE DEM
ocrats have nominated councilmen in the
first five wards. No candidate was named
In the Sixth, as George Nellie. the nominee.
is a general favorite. For similar reasons
they did not nominate a marshal, clerk or
treasurer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. April T.-G. w. Reed,
workman. fell forty-seven feet this after
noon from the top of a shed at the Muncie
brewery and suffered only broken leg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
Trial Set for June 30.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION, Ind, April 17.-Mrs. FL
mira Drake, charged with numbering her
husband. has been brought before the court
and pleaded not guilty to the charge. Mrs.
brakes attorney, John B. Martin, made a
motion to quash the indictment. Judge
Rabb overrued the motion and the case
was set for trial on Monday, June 20, at
the next term of court. There is some talk
of a change of venue. Mrs. Drake holds
UP wonderfully we'll and maintains her in
nocence. Few people are permitted to see
her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
Woman Hurt by Exploding Gas.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, April 17.-An explosion of
gas, caused by defective plumbing, badly
damaged the Walk flats on West Eighth
street this afternoon. Mrs. Melvin Newly,
who occupied the flats, tried to examine
her meter with lighted match. The ex-
plosion followed and she was blown twenty
feet out of the door into the yard. She
was severely bruised and cut, but was not
seriously injured. All of the walls of the
house are cracked and the floors settled
so that they are unsafe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind. April 17-Eph G.
Odom. head sawyer for the r. J. Walton
Lumber Company, of this city, was killed
to-day six miles west of here, on the Hunt
Finger farm.
Odom was directing the telling of large
timber, and got caught by a falling tree.
He directed his companions in their work
of cutting the tree to release him, but just
as they got IT sawed through he sighed and
was dead. He was fifty years old, and
left family.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
House Famine at Terre Haute.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 1.-THE men
at the head Of Terre Haute manufactures
are trying to start a movement to build
houses to rent to workmen. There is big
shortage of small houses in the city, vari-
ously estimated from 500 to 1000. One of
the glass factories, which had begun build
ing an addition to enlarge its capacity and
thereby give employment to more men, has
stopped the work of building because ii is
realized that IL there are not home prop
critics for the workmen they cannot be in
duced to come here.
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ment but a worse condition. II II is pro-
posed to place such a drunkard under
guardian Ii can be done only because Ii
is case of mental disease and not because
of drunkenness. If a mental cure has been
effected, continues the professor, the cure
of drunkenness must begin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 17.-At the close
of the spring meeting of the Charlottesville
Presbytery yesterday the result of the cleo
ton OF commissioners to the General AS
sembly was announced. Those chosen were
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

chiefly in this city and at Roam. She was
prominent in the church and benevolent
work Of the county.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April III. b. Fink,
aged ninety. one Of the pioneers of Dubois
county, died to-day. He left a large FAM
lily. He was a well-to-do farmer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

Speciai 10 the inoianepoiis journal
GREENSBURG. Ind, April 17.-Louis
Newhouse. a OF Senator Marshall E.
Newhouse, being confined to his home on
account OF smallpox in the family. passed
his final examination for promotion In the
Clarksburg schools over the telephone,
Prof. II. G. Doles, the principal. propound-
away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

MALTA, Island of Malta, April liking
Edward to-day reviewed 10000 soldiers. He
afterwards visited the cathedral, where he
was received by the archbishop Of Malta
and the chapter Of the cathedral. In the
afternoon he was present at a polo match
between the army and the navy. Tonight
the town and the ships in the harbor were
illuminated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
Fireman Killed and Engineer Hurt.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. April 17.-Northern Pa
cific passenger train No. was wrecked
near Dickinson, n. D.. to-day. Fireman
Gleason was killed and the engineer injured
No others were hurt A switch had been
left open at the station twelve miles west of
Dickinson and the passenger train crashed
into a freight on the siding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

PITTsBURG. April r.-Pittsburg is to
have a great university that will rival the
big colleges and universities of the East
and West. For Its endowment, IL is said
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18

MARSEILLES, April T.-As a result Of
a storm, which has not been equaled for
fifteen years, forty craft foundered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-18
TO STOP POOL SELLING.

the Hammond Police.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAMMOND, Ind, April H.-Pool selling
at the Lakeside track will be stopped to-
morrow by the Hammond police. The or
der came from Governor Durbin to stop
pool selling. The police will call the
sheriff, if necessary, and he will call on the
Governor for militia If it Is needed. The
police will act tomorrow.
The race people paid $500 license and
have raced three days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
Bryan and Cleveland.

"W. J. Bryan has endorsed MT. Clarke of Ohio for the United States senate, not withstanding the fact that Clarke refused to support Bryan in 1S96," said an old democrat.
 MT. Clarke is a gold bug but Mir Bry- an says that the Ohioan's democracy Is all right on general principles Both of these statesmen are low tariff democrats and both of them are anti-imperialists i; hence MT. Bryan's acceptance of MT. Clarke Moreover, MT. Bryan has mod flied his views on metallic money He is no longer the ardent champion of free sil- yer that he was in 1896 or even in 1900.
 "The question now is, will not Bryan and Cleveland get together? The for mer President is anti-imperiallst and tar if reformer. No statesman could be stronger on those lines than Cleveland. and if Clarke's sin of bolting in 1896 can be forgotten why cannot MT. Cleveland :? If Cleveland and Bryan will only 'har- monize' and work together for the demo- cratic nominee in 1904 our prospects for victory would be brighter than they are now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
r.ath of a Good Woman.

Mir. a,d Mrs. Belton Gilreath have re- turned from South Carolina, where they went 10 attend the funeral of Mrs. Gill reatfs mother, Mrs. Burbage.
 MT. Burbage died very unexpectedly, and very soon after the death of her hus,and. which occurred a few years ag..
 he had visited her daughter, Mrs. Clreath, in Birmingham several times, snd is known to some of our people.
 She was a very modest woman and the mother of nine children, who were very proud of her. Her fine health, suitability and great personal beauty was a source of pride to them. and to her intimate fends also.
 The Greenville Daily News, in a long sketch of the deceased. says &"Mr Burbage was one of the leading mrchants of Greenville and conducted blsiness on the corner of Main and Cofee streets for twenty-three years. He acsuired considerable means and pur- chased no small amount of real estate in the city and county, which has become vel valuable.
 Mrs. Burbage had been a member Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

a mass of work calls for rare devotion and rare industry on the part of our legislators. The Age-Herald urges every member to labor assiduously in the interest of the state. The consti- tuition of 1901 is to be put into full operation, and it is up to the members of the legislature to do this.
 There will not be murmur over the extra expense of the short ad- journment plan provided every sena- tor and every representative works unceasingly for the welfare of the state. It is in fact the cheapest and shortest and altogether best way to secure needful time in which to pass needful general laws. But the plan should not be abused, and it will not be if our legislators will get down to hard work six days in the week, all though they may be in session but two or three days in a week. The con stitution provides for sixty days "in session" and days when the legisla- ture is not ''in session" form no part of the constitutional sixty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
Upeninu the Theatrical Season.

Already the dramatic and musical season of 1903-04 has been opened In this town, and attractions will hurry this way in increasing numbers. Thus far the announcements have familiar sound, but the repetitions will soon be broken, and entertainments new to the south will be presented. The the atrical syndicate is perhaps too much inclined to stand by old favorites, but it's managers know that the old and familiar must be duly intermingled with the new and pleasing. Both are good. "Way Down East" has by no means lost its hold upon the public, and it will attract as many patrons and give as much satisfaction as the latest importation from London or even Paris.
 All dramatic observers agree that luC StdOOn ID lO DC llldl lOu by O lt- vival of Shakesperian entertainments, and a noble variety of the great bard's works are promised to southern pat rons of the theatre. Twelfth Night" is to be reproduced in fine style, and Miss Viola Allen is to be it's "Viola," and a fine Viola she will be. Not less noteworthy will be the appearance of Otis Skinner and Miss Ada Rehan in Flaming of the Shrew." Our playgoers know how admirable Miss Rehan is as Katharine" but they have never seen Mir. Skinner in the part of "Petru- chio" All in all, this promises to be the finest entertainment of the sea son.
 Birmingham is in the heart of the south. It is absolutely the central city of the cotton states, and It is also the center of the most prosperous dis trict in all the southern country and it is meet and proper therefore that it should have two well conducted theatres. While the Jefferson gathers in the attractions furnished by the syndicate, the Bijou will welcome MT. Hackett, Mrs. Fiske and other high class independent stars, and it will present a round of musical or theatri- cal companies. Between the two the atres theatre-goers will have a chance in this town to see and hear all that are worth seeing and hearing, the range including Patti at one end and "McFaddens Flats" at the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
Howard College.

"The people of the state are watching with wonder the marvellous strides that Howard college is making under the lead ership of it's invincible president, Dr. Mor- tague," said an alumnus of the institu- tion, who is one of the leading lawyers of the south and who has held several positions of high trust in this state. T am free to admit that at one time my loyalty to my alma mater was at a low ebb and l was not at all anxious to ad- init my former connections with the col lege.
 q was in Washington at the time Dr. Montague was elected to the presidency and read in the Washington Post an edi- torial commenting him to the Baptists of Alabama. During my stay in Washington. l heard nothing but praise of him as an educator during the period that he was dean of Columbian university.
 When I returned to Alabama, I at once conferred with several old alumni and we agreed to put our shoulders to the wheel and as result therefrom I be- leve that Howard colleges greatest trouble will be accommodating it's stud
 
 there is a handsome new dormitory which has just been completed at cost of near ly S2OOO0. and which by the way, nine- tenths of the Baptlsts of Alabama pre- dicted that pr. Montague would be un- able to build.
 q have travelled over the state a great deal this year, and l find hundreds of boys yearning for ed'.cation and they want the kind that Howard Is giving. l predict great thing for Howard in the future and l truly believe that 1t will some day be one of the eading universities in the country. Keep your eye on old How ard" and with these remarks the en- thusiastic collese man was interrupted by a crowd of oh college mates, and they began talking of the pranks they played while in colege.