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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12

BETTER LAS OF ELwOOD PUBLIC
ANS WILL AID ANTI-CRIME LEAGUE.
Blanket Remonstrance Contest to Be
Inaugurated-Columbus Ants Win
Another Notable Victory.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


ELWOOD. Ind, July n.-"From this time
on the blanket remonstrances will positively
be filed against every applicant to retail
intoxicating liquor in the Second ward. and
as soon as the circumstances can be filled
out the same action will be taken in the
other wards of the city" This was the
statement made this afternoon by one of
the leading spirits in the Anti-crime League
here. and indicates that Elwood is to be-
come the storm center of anti-saloon activ-
ity in Madison county. for the present at
least.
As yet but one application for license has
been filed in the Second ward, that being
the renewal of Charles Payne. which will
be heard by the County Commissioners at
the August term. Most of the saloons are in
the other three wards of the city. and it is
in them that the fight will be most bitter.
1t is said that the respectable saloon ele-
ment of the city is preparing to join hands
with the anti-crime people In the extermina-
ton Of a number of the ~disreputable dives,
which lave proved veritable hotbeds of
crime. and which are said by the better ele-
ment among the liquor people to be RESPONSE
bic for the present crusade against the bust
ness as q whole. The remonstrance to be
filed next month will be the first one of the
blanket variety ever filed from Elwood. Re-
Gently the league demonstrated against l..
b. Baker for cause, but was defeated.
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INTERCEPTED FOR GIRL.
Former Employers Of Ella Teny Ap.
peal to Judge WhaIlon.

Sorry for their former servant, who sew.
eral days ago was arrested for the theft
Of numerous articles from the DIFFERENT
homes in which she has had employment
Mr.. and Mrs. John Candee Dean, Mrs. ]. ~.
Hurry, Mrs. John r. Pearson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Z. Smith appeared In the Po.
lice Court yesterday morning and asked
Judge Whallon to be lenient with Ella
Teny, who, 1t is said. had stolen articles
from different families during the last yeai
TO the value Of about $50.
Ella Teny was arrested some time age
by the city detectives. and I'm her room 9
trunk filled with stolen property was found
She admitted her guilt and said that she
had stolen the property Of her employers
because she enjoyed having fine things and
could not afford to buy them.
AS the girl had no attorney. Horace z
Smith spoke a few words for her and asked
i'm behalf OF the girls former employers,
who were present. that the court dismiss
her. The Judge said that he was not salts.
fed that all the property stolen by the girl
had been returned to Its owners, but dis.
missed the young woman on probation for Q
week on condition that she locate the other
things she had taken and turn them over &c
the court. She promised 10 do SO and was
released. Judge Whallon said the reason
he was willing TO allow the girl TO 60 free
was that her mother has been lead but tive
weeks and her aged father is now lying on
his deathbed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
NATIONAL ART GALLERY
HARRIET LANE JoHNSTONE's BE-
QUEST NAY BE THE FOUNDATION.
All Of J.. Pferpont Morgan's Collection
May BE Transferred-New Yorker
to Give S1,OOO,OOO.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Post to-
morrow will say that the Harriet Lane
Johnston beauest Of pictures and other art
objects will not be accepted by the Cor
coran art gallery, but that It may form
part of a proposed national gallery Of
art. Regarding the proposed national gal
lery. the Post will say that the board Of
trustees Of the Corcoran gallery Of art and
other patrons and lovers Of art IN WASH
ington. Boston. New York and other GEN.
tiers have planned 70 go before Congress at
its next session to ask for ar appropriation
for the establishment Of q national gallery
Of art. The btu. according to the Post, will
be introduced In he House by q member
from New York, who VIII himself give
for the maintenance Of the gallery . sum
in excess Of 81, 000, 600.
The Post will say that within the past
week p. Pierpont Morgan has held several
conferences with a prominent citizen Of
Washington and ar officer Of the Corcoran
gallery looking to the transfer Of his en-
tire collection OF pictures and other works
of art to the proposed national gallery.
Mr.. Morgan made no stipulation save that
the national gallery should be located in
Washington, and. it Is said, he desires TO
contribute the money necessary to build
one wing, to be known by his name.
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TAxABLEs.
Matter Of Equalization Still Agitating
People and Tax Board.

Matter Of Equalization Still Agftating
People and Tax Board.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind., July las the re-
suit of steps taken by the County Tax
Board of Review. after considerable agita-
ton of the subject. the assessment of city
and rural property in the county may be
equalized by raising the figures on the farm
real estate and decreasing the appraise-
ment Of city property. The increase in the
valuation of farm land is planned to be
from II to Is per cent, while the corre-
spending reduction in the assessment of
city property would be from 10 to % per
cent. on a total of $12,0 O0, 900. This keeps
the state tax at about the same figure.
While the Board Of Review was holding its
final session last night a committee of forty
prominent citizens, who are among the
heaviest taxpayers in the city, made their
appearance and asked that a 10 per cent.
reduction be made on all city property. The
board took no action. but il was learned to-
day tina the subject will be discussed and
a decision reached later.
At the meeting last night attorneys for
the Monon, Wabash and Big Four railways
appeared and asked that they be not COM
PEELED TO pay for improvements Of side
walks along the right of way of the respec-
tive roads. claiming that they derived no
benefit from the sidewalks. A legal contest
is probable, as the city intends to force the
railroads TO pay for the Improvement.
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Big STRIKE PROBABLE
CHICAGO FREIGHT HANDLERS
THREATEN TO QUIT MONDAY.
Say All Railways Must Refuse 20
Handle Freight Received from
the Chicago q Alton.

CHICAGO, July ia strike Of the
freight handlers in the freight houses Of
all the railroads entering Chicago is prob
able on Monday morning unless the roads
declare that they will not handle freight
received from the Chicago & Alton road
There is no probability that the roads will
refuse to do this, and the outlook tonight
is for a strike unless the unions take action
tomorrow that will prevent trouble.
For some weeks the freight handlers have
been fighting the Alton road because two
of their members were discharged fo- as.
saulting a fellow-employe. Other labor or.
ganizations declared that the freight han.
dlers were wrong in their attitude. and
have refused to aid them in their strike.
and their fight has been lost as far as the
Alton road is concerned. President Curran,
of the freight handlers, declared tonight
that on Monday he would force all roads to
refuse Alton freight or would call out al
Of their men.
Twenty-Five freight handlers were dis.
charged to-day by the transfer association
because they refused to handle freight that
had been brought TO the freighthouse In
wagons driven by nonunion teamsters. The
wagons came from the plant OF the Kellogs
Switchboard and Supply Company and were
escorted by a large number of officers. The
police had a hard time In getting the freight
TO the depot. and when IL arrived the freight
handlers refused to touch IL. They were al
once discharged and new men will be put in
their places Monday. Several times the
police were compelled to charge the crowds
and to draw their revolvers. Three arresu
were made.
The strike against the Kellogg company
which Is at the foundation of all the trou.
BILE, was caused by the refusal OF the com.
pany to discharge ten employees who did moi
belong to the union. The company hat
1000 employees and all are members Of unions
with the exception of the ten.
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Great Well Near Decatur.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, July 1.-THE greatest
oil well that has ever been drilled in this
county cam in on the George Becker farm
in Blue Creek township, ten miles south
east of Decatur, On Friday. The well was
shot Friday and the oil was thrown high
above the derrick. The pump was put in
operation and shortly afterward the cast
ing split and the tools got fast in the well,
but in spite of this the well flowed more
than a thousand barrels into tanks which
had been prepared and before other tanks
could be connected UP or the well capped
thousands of barrels were wasted by fiow-
ing on the ground. The 1000 barrels that
was run into tanks flowed without the aid
of the pumps and through a 1,5OO-foot lead
pipe. This we'll is the record-breaker Of
the Adams county field. The Darby Oil
Company drilled the well.
In the same township, in the Studebaker
pool. the Central Western Oil Company's
No. 9. on the Rawley farm, did 275 barrels.
while the Ohio Oil Company's test on the
Kaufman farm, did twenty-five barrels.
The North Virginia Oil Company's test on
the Ryan farm is doing thirty-five barrels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, July LL.-For the third
time within as many months the anti-sa-
loon people have defeated the application Of
three sepsrte applicants for license to OPP
crate the "Third-street Garden" a saloon
in the residence district of the city. The
fight which ended to-day before the County
Commissioner was the bitterest yet waged,
and much bad feeling has been engendered.
Over eighty of the signers of the blanket
remonstrance were subpoenaed by the sa-
loon men to testify before the commission
ers as to their eligibility. So thorough had
been the work of the crusaders that after
two days contest before the Board of Com
missioners but four names out of a total Of
1875 were stricken from the remonstrance
and as a number in excess Of a majority Of
the legal voters of the ward yet remained
on the remonstrance a license was denied
to Abraham Darnell. the applicant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12

BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,. July 11.-By a vote
of the majority of the members present at
a meeting Of the Trolley Mems Union the
strike of conductors and motormen en-
ployed by the Connecticut Railway and
Lighting Company was declared off. The
men will go back to work 'as individuals.
The strike went into effect on May Is be-
cause of the refusal Of the company TO
grant the demands of the men for a fat
scale of $2.25 for a day of ten hours, a re-
arrangement of schedule and recognition of
the union. To these demands the company
offered a counter proposal embodying a
slight increase In wages and a new sched-
ule. but this was not satisfactory to the
men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
VISITORS AT SYCAMORE HILL.


OYSTER BAY, l.. l., July u.-President
Roosevelt entertained at luncheon to-day
Senator Kean, of New Jersey; former Sena-
tor Frank Hiscock. of New York; ex-Dis-
trict Attorney Eugene Philbin. of New York
city, and State Senator francis Hendricks.
of Rochester. Senate Kean came to Oyster
Bay TO urge the President to attend the
annual encampment of the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard at Seag on July %. 1t is
scarcely likely the President will be able to
accept the invitation. Messrs. Hiscock and
Hendricks came TO Oyster Bay TO discuss
arrangements for the Presidents visit to the
state fair at Syracuse. The President is to
make an address on Labor day, and Messrs.
Hiscock and Hendricks were here TO COM
plete the details. Thus far the arrange
ments are satisfactory.
Senator Dryden, of New Jersey, who was
also present at the luncheon, invited the
President To take a trip through that State.
The President expressed regret that he could
not do SO at the present time. as he was
not accepting any invitations. He prom
ised. however. to visit New Jersey later.
Former District Attorney Philbin was here
on q purely personal matter. his visit hay-
ing nothing to do with public interest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12

TOXIC. June Is. via Victoria, B. c.. july
political atmosphere OF Japan dur.
ing the last week has been thick with ru.
mors OF impending war. The immediate
cause OF the angry sentiment is a success
sion OF reports OF Chinese diplomatic In
trigue with Russia at Peking and OF the
Russian encroachment upon Corea. Several
secret Cabinet meetings have been held.
Russia's military preparations near Yalu
are being continued On June IS 400 Rus
sian cavalry. with one gun. arrived at An.
tung-Huien. being the advance party Of
numerous artillery and cavalry which left
Liao-Yang for the Yalu. These reports are
confirmed by official adyices received at Pc.
king.
w. F. Sands. American advisor 10 the
Korean court, IL leaving Seoul for Rome
foreign advisers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
TO FIGHT THE STANDARD
ANGLO-FRENCH SYNDICATE OPE-
RATING IN WESTERN FIELDS.
Great Well In ecatu Field-Tippe-
canoe County Taxables-Creditors
Appoint Trustee in Bankruptcy.
to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, July II. Charles E.
Russell, of this city. who. with his brother,
w. L. Russell, Of Lima. o.. is promoting a
syndicate Of French and English capital
lists which for several months has been
taking oil options in Indiana and Ohio,
to-day said all the details for the taking
up Of the options ave been closed. The
options cover enough wells to yield $4,000
barrels daily, several small refineries, a
comprehensive pipe line and a large num-
Der Of undeveloped leases inside the proved
limits The promoters say they intend to
have large refineries and handle the oil
from the well to the finished products.
w. l.. Russell has just returned from
Paris. People who have watched the work
of the Russells are convinced they have
powerful backing, having ample funds to
handle an immense business, and that the
syndicate. which will be capitalized at
$7,0O0,OO0, will prove a strong competitor
for the Standard Oil Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
Love Finds a Way.

Special to the Indian polls Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind. July lion the day that
she was TO have been sent to Illinois for a
stay with relatives in the hope that her
love affair might thus be broken of. Miss
Goldie Lee. the eighteen-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. V. Lee. eloped with
Clarence Munger. bookkeeper for the Nc
kenzie Lumber Company, to Anderson mad
was married there by the Rev. Mr.. Luce, OF
the Presbyterian Church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Munger telegraphed the new of the we'd
ding to her parents before coming home,
and Mrs. Lee, her mother, was Frustrated
and in a dangerous condition for several
hours. Mr.. and Mrs. Munger are at the
home of friends here pending the extension
of parental forgiveness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
PAVINGCONTRACT0RSU
AUBURN AND FIT. WAYNE JOBS NOW
MATTERS OF LITIGATION.
Wabash Woman Sues Her Father-in-
Law for Alternating Her Husbands
Affections-Other Litigation.
peciaI to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, July 1.-THE trou-
bles Of the Interstate Construction Com
pany were increased here to-day by a suit
filed by Edward Seamons, of Grand Rapids.
against it for $4,000. The Federal Asphal:
Company, of Chicago. and the Nationa!
Surety Company are made defendants In
the suit because they guaranteed the COM
pletion OF the contracts in Auburn. taken
by the Interstate company.
Seamons put in the cement curbing on the
street IN Auburn and became tired Of wait
ing for his money. The paving done by
the defendant company was 10 have been
completed last year, but was not, and that
part completed In Auburn and In this city
has been rejected as not up TO contract.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
A.. G.. Vanderbilt Recognise. Union.

NEWPORT. R. l.. July u.-AIfred G.
Vanderbilt has recognized organized labor
in Newport and at headquarters has been
put dow as fair" Mr.. Vanderbilt was
having work done at Oakland, his country
place. when differences occurred between
the mechanics and the employers. Mr.. Van
derbilt wanted the work done. and after
having the situation explained to hin. he
decided to discharge the contractors who
were at odds with their men and become
his own master mechanic. He agreed with
the painters that he would employ only
union. men and recognized all union meth
DDS, and soon had all the men at work
that he could employ.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
FIGURING Mill Destroyed.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. July 1.-THE Larsh
Touring mill. located a short distance
southwest of this city. was destroyed by
fre this afternoon. The fire started in the
top of the mill. The structure was very
dry and 1t was not possible to save it. The
Richmond department sent help but II was
too late. The mill burned TO the ground
with its contents, which included $500
bushels OF old wheat and $50 bushels OF
new. The loss was about $1,000. with $500
insurance.
The mill was owned by George Deuker, of
this city, who was overcome by the heat
while trying to save his property. He had
owned the mill about a year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
Two students Drowned.

HUNTINGTON. Ind, July 11.-Jesse
RACER, of Laketon. and p. A. Bevelhymer,
of Fayette, twenty-three and nineteen years
old, respectively, were drowned in the Wa
bash river just south of the city limits at
the water works pumping station this morn
ing. Eleven students form the Huntington
Business College went swimming early in the
morning. Eight were in one boat and three
in another. They got to rocking the boats
and upset. Bevelhymer could not swim,
and in going down he chung to RACER, who
lost his life trying to save him. The bodies
were recovered. The parents have been
notified.
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simm. Ha. Faith in GIa.cock.

Special to tho indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. July u.-Francis
Johnson. president of the city School Board.
has made public an unsolicited letter from
Dan w. Simms. president of the State Y. NJ.
c. A. and one of the leading counsel in
the Chase case. now in Detroit. Mich.
which has ar important bearing on the
case of Professor j. L. Glascock,~ principal
of Washington school and Captain of Bat
terry c, against whom charges OF gross i'm
morality have been filed. The affair Is now
under Investigation. In the letter, Mr..
Simms sets forth his reasons for believ-
ing Mr.. Giascock inocent. He says that a
fair trial should be allowed and also shows
the legal merits of the case. The trial will
be held on July. Is and the public will be
ollowed to attend Professor Glascock has
denied all the allegations.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HA3ERSrOWN. Ind. July 1.-THE man.
ayers of the Hagerstown fair. which will
be held on July 2S-3l, have decided to de-
part from ancient custom and introduce a
number of new features. 1t has been the
boast OF this fair that IL was kept along
the old lines with none Of the modern at
fractions that have characterized and
ruined so many agricultural fairs. All kinds
of racing will be furnished this year with
hippodrome and fancy riding and driving.
All sorts OF shows will be welcomed on the
sgrounds and the rural sport will have
many chances TO become separated from
his mopev
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12
DROWNINGS NEAR CAMDEN
w BOYS WHO HAD BEEN TOLD TO
AVOID THE WATER.
Deaths In and Eel Rivers
Fourth of July Casualtfes-Other
Accidents In the State.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CAMDEN, Ind, July 11.-Ear1 Snyder and
Charles Mcdonald, two boys aged thirteen
and fifteen years, were drowned in Deer
creek this afternoon at about 3 o'clock.
The boys parents were away, helping
~neighbors thresh, and forbade them going
to the creek. They ate their dinner, and it
is supposed went to the water about !
o'clock. They were hunting turtles, and,
firing of this sport, concluded to go SWIM
ming.
When the bodies were taken out the Sny-
der boy had several scratches on his Shout
der, and on his arm were finger nail prints.
Ii is thought he had been seized with
cramps, and that. while trying to save his
playmate, the Mcdonald boy also drowned.
They were the only sons Of well-to-do
farmers.
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DEATH DUE TO RABIES.
Floyd County Man Was Torn by .
Dog a Month Ago

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind. July 1l.-George
Rowley died to-day at his home in Frank
lin township from the effects of hydropho-
bia. He was thirty years old and unmar-
ried. Thirty-four days ago he was bitten
by a dog which gave evidence of being af-
ficted with the rabies. His face was ter
ribly lacerated by the dogs teeth and his
nose was chewed of.
His wounds were cauterized and he was
apparently recovering from the injuries, but
yesterday symptoms of hydrophobia APP
peared and terrible spasms followed. He
loaned at the mouth and tried TO bite him.
self and the combined strength Of several
men was necessary to hold him in bed. The
spasms continued until this morning when
he died.
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TOOK $500 FOR HIS AUTO
ELKHART Transfer AFRAID OF A
GASOLINE MOTOR CARRIAGE.
Won Ii I'm a RafHe-BOy Relieved from
Pebble and Flies in His Ear-Mil-
waukee Man Slept SOundly.
srecial to the Indianapolis journal.

FORT WAYNE. Ind, July 1.-THE claim
ant for the Murray automobile, a 500 ma
chine OF the runabout pattern, which was
put up by the Eagles at their recent car
nival, appeared to-day after two weeks OF
waiting. His name is Moore, and he says
he is a teamster at Elkhart. He bought one
ticket, costing him 10 cents.
When the machine was delivered to him
he examined il for a few minutes. then
asked about it's various points. When he
learned that the power came from explod-
ing gasoline he said he'd be blamed II he'd
have anything like that about his prem
ises."
A bystander offered him 800 for the ma
chine and he took the money and left for
home
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, July 11.-After a three
days fight the County Commissioners have
denied the application of three North Man
chester saloonists for licenses. The Anti
saloon League made this the first fight in
the county and was successful. It now has
a remonstrance containing the names Of
20 per cent. of the voters of Chester town.
ship. with which IT. expects to rid the town.
ship Of its ten saloons. The fight was a bit
ter one and the demonstrators introduced
evidence to show that the saloon men had
introduced bogus Withdrawals from the re-
mOnStranCeS.