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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
TO IMPROVE THE WABASH
PLANS BEING MATURED FOR con-
vENTION At TERRE HAUTE.
Absence of Groom Prevents We'd
ding-Railroad Mems Carnival
other News OF the state.
pecIal 10 the Indianapolis journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. July 8--The call
is being sent out to-day for the convention
TO organize Wabash Valley Improvement
Association along the lines of the Ohio
Valley Association. The latter has obtained
large appropriations for that river. The
convention is to be held in this city on
Sept. Is.
Secretary Duncan, OF the Terre Haute
Commercial Club. has been in correspond
ence with citizens at places on the river
between this city and the Ohio and all are
enthusiastic in the purpose 70 unite forces
and get something done for the improve
ment OF the navigation of the Wabash.
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FACETIOUS in ITS ANGER
LOGANSPORT THREATENS DIRE
THINGS TO THE STATE CAPITAL.
Plan to Elevate l., l.. & C. Tracks
Causes Resentment-Threat to Es-
tablish a Railroad Center.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, July 31.-The action
of the elevated road commission of the
Indianapolis Commercial Club in voting
to insist on the elevation of the tracks of
the indianapolis, Logansport e. Chicago
Railroad, now seeking to secure an en-
trance into Indianapolis. has met with a
storm of disapproval in Logansport and
threats are being made to organize senti-
ment in favor of establishing a commercial
center in the northern part of the State to
compete with indianapolis and deprive that
city of the bulk of the commercial trade Of
northern Indiana.
Walter A. Osmer second vice president of
the company and director of the line. was
bitter in his criticism of the commission
action. at is plain to me-" said he to-day,
that the Big Four is behind this opposi-
ton to our line, the same as it has been in
years past and 1 am satisfied that the
Commercial Club is Influenced in its behalf.
If not, why was it that, when the elevated
track question was thoroughly agitated
in indianapolis about a year ago. and the
Big Four was making such a hard fight
against it, the Commercial Club stepped in
and said 1T was not necessary at that time
to require the elevation of the tracks?
'IndanapoliSis primarily railroad town,
and it cannot afford to shut out any railroad
seeking an entrance there. Russiaville, lit
tie town on our proposed line, last year
shipped out 273 carloads of stock, and only
five of these went to Indianapolis because
of excessive freight rates. The rest went to
Buffalo and Chicago. hundreds of miles dis
tant. The Indianapolis commercial inter-
ests should not forget the time the mer-
chants of number of small towns on our
route cut them off the list when the city
made the mistake of resorting to its exclu-
sive policy by turning this road down eight
years ago.
Indianapolis is not too big but that rail-
roads can benefit the town. There are other
cities in the northern part of the State
that are fast developing into first-class rail-
road centers, and 1t would not be the most
difficult thing i'm the world to organize a
sentiment in this part of the State to make
one of them the leading commercial Gen.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW CASTLE, Ind, July 81. Walter
Jones, a local telephone man, in charge of
the New Castle Telephone Company, has
invented system, and has applied for
patents on the.same, whereby two persons
talking on party lines are made absolutely
private as If on a single system. The sys-
tenn consists of a series of relays and coils
and a small switchboard attachment to
each phone On each board is a series of
buttons. The person desiring to talk
presses one of these with the name of the
person desired on ii, and rings the bell.
He is assured of an entirely private con-
versation, free from any possible interrupt
ton, for the pressing of the button cuts
the line.
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FREAKS OF LIGHTNING.
Curious Fatality at New YOrk-Bicy-
Gle Smashed, Rider Unhurt.

NEW YORK, July Sl.-Mrs. Byrdie Aarons,
met death in a peculiar manner on Lexing-
ton avenue, near her home. She had called
on girl friend, and the two were standing
on the stoop of the Lexington-avenue house
when portion of the brownstone coping
above them fell and struck Mrs. Aarons to
the ground. Her skull was crushed and she
died Immediately. Investigation showed that
a bolt of lightning had struck the stoop in
the heavy storm which had just passed
The shock had fractured the heavy stone
and left il hanging by only a small un-
broken rock.
The lightning was extremely severe over
the entire city and many strange acct
dents were reported. In Jersey City a bicy-
Gle ridden by a policeman was twisted into
a sbapeless mass. The rider was unhurt by
the bolt and suffered only few scratches
from falling from the wrecked machine
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New Anti-saIoon Movement.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, July 31.-A new move
ment is now on foot in Anderson and sup
ported by suburban towns and villages of
this county to renew the fight against ex-
tension of saloons in the city suburbs and
small towns. A meeting was held here last
night in which the organization was per-
fected, and has the backing of Prosecuting
Attorney Vestal, who has promised to pros
ecute violators of the closing provisions of
the law and that one relating to the sale
of intoxicants to boys. There will be a
mass-meeting here of temperance people
from all over Madison county the latter
part of nextSweek.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, July 31.-Locomo-
tives are now being manufactured at the
shops of the Chica go. indianapolis & Louis
vile Railway in. this city. Engine No. Is,
the first OF the four to be built. was turned
out last evening IL Is handsome engine.
equipped with d Beaire boiler and with $50
pounds steam pressure. 1t is of the six
wheeled type and will be placed in service
on the stone train from Bedford. The other
three locomotives will be completed within
a few weeks. The present one was con-
stFucted in two weeks, remarkably short
time. considering the facilities here for
such work.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, July a-Rev. +. j.
Conant in his lecture this morning on
bible Outlines at the Pine Lake Assem-
bly, discussed the two sources of develop
ment in the worlds history-the physical
world and mankind. The fourth division
of the apostolic church, the Graeco-M Mace
DOMAIN period, was covered by the Kew.
F. A Case and DR.. j. A. Levitt, in dis
cussing essentials of worship, said worship
without service is vitiated; service without
worship is not acceptable. and true service
Johnston Meyers. of Chicago, delivered the
lecture tonight.
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EVANSVILLE. Ind, July 3l.-There is lit
tie or no regret here, because OF the death
of Robert Lee. the negro who shot Police
man Louis Massey in this city on July 3.
causing the death of the policeman and lead
ing 10 the rioting the following Sunday night
and the firing by the militia on the mob the
next night. The death OF Lee viii eliminate
q trial and prevent trouble that was feared
would result were he brought back. tele-
gram announcing the death of the murderer
came to Judge Rasch, OF the Circuit Court,
asking what disposition should be made of
the body. Judge Rasch Is out of the city
and cannot be reached either by wire or
telephone.
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Fraternal Day Develops Some Notable
Addresses-R0utfneW Work.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ROME CITY, Ind, July 3l.-The services
In Chautauqua Hall this morning were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Julien 8. Rodgers min
lister of the Ponders-avenue Baptist Tab
ernacle at Atlanta. Ca, who is connected
with Island Park Assembly for the season
After prayers and reading of the Bible he
delivered sermon on THE Coming of
Christ"
Mrs. Harriet Swain. of Indianapolis. as
sisted by Mrs. Clara Belch, of louisville
KY. resumed the kindergarten work The
children under their tutelage are being
drilled In singing. recitations. cutting and
block work.
In the auditorium Miss Anna Quinby
gave an entertainment I'm physical culture
and elocution under the auspices OF the W.
G, 7. II. department. Her class of young
people in this work is exceptionally well
drilled.
The lecture of Col George w. Balm, of
Lexington, KY, on THE Twentieth Cen
fury Search Light yesterday afternoon
was one of the best features of the assem-
bly, session up TO the present time
AT the fraternaI day rally the Modern
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
Escaped Convict Retaken.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, July S1.-Les-
lie Keevers, one of the four convicts who
escaped from the Reformatory June 26,
was returned to the institution this morn
ing, having been captured at Cupro, KY,
eighteen miles from Louisville. He was
rested by L. ID. Jones and Deputy Sheriff
he was taken into custody that il was
known that he was escaped convict.
The officers learned that Keevers was
wanted in Indiana, but they did not know
on what charge. After the arrest was
made Keevers confessed that he was one
of the eScaped prisoners.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, July 31.-The body Of
Elizabeth Day Swan, librarian of Purdue
University. who died at the home of her
brother, Richard Swan. in New York city
last Monday. will arrive here tomorrow
morning. 1t is accompanied to this city
by Mrs. Kate Swan, mother of the de-
ceased, and Mrs. James H. Smart, widow
of the former president of Purdue. The
funeral services will be held Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o. clock in the library at Pur-
due and Rev. John p. Hale, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, will officiate.
Interment will be in Greenbush Cemetery.
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WASHINGTON, July 81. : Forecast for


Saturday and Sunday:
Indiana-Partly cloudy on Saturday; show
Frs at night or Sunday; fresh northeast
winds. becoming variable.
Ohio-Partly cloudy on Saturday; warmer
IN extreme southwest portion. Sunday
mowers, fresh east winds.
Tennessee = Partly cloudy on Saturday;
mowers in west portion. Sunday showers
Illin0is-farty cloudy on Saturday, fol-
lowed by showers in south portion. Sun
day showers; fresh northeast to east WINDS
Lower Mchigan-Fair on Saturday. Sun
day fair in north. probably showers In
south portion; fresh winds. mostly east
Iowa-Showers on aSturday. Sunday fair;
warmer I'm west: showers In east.
Kentucky-Partiy cloudy on Saturday.
Sunday showers
Minnesota-Showers on Saturday. except
fair in northeast portions. Sunday fair in
north and west and showers in east por-
ton: variable winds.
Wisconsin-Fair on Saturday. Sunday
partly cloudy; probably showers in south
portion; variable winds.
Nebraska, North and South Dakota
Showers and warmer on Saturday. Sum
day fair: warmer.
Kansas-Showers on Saturday: cooler In
south portion Sunday warmer.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, July 31.-The
]. B. Mayer Oil Company, of this city, to-
day disposed of it's holdings in the Indiana
field to Milwaukee, Wis, capitalists for
$4,000. The deal is one of the largest that
has been made here in several years. The
property consists of about 500 acres of
leases, mostly in Blackboard county, and
about fifteen producing oil wells.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
Preacher Went to Jail.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, July 31.-The Rev.
Levi Murphy, Baptist preacher, was ar
rested and fined for failure to pay his dog
tax. He scolded the court for enforcing an
alleged unjust law, and, throwing pile of
money before the justice. said he should
rather go to Jail than pay out good money
for the enforcement Of bad laws. He re-
fused to pay and went to jail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP. July 81
Passed: Lucania, from Liverpool and
Queenstown. for New York. at 4:3o d. m.
QUEENSTOWN. July sl.-Arrived: Cam
pariia. from New York for Liverpool; Ul-
tonia. from Boston. for Liverpool
PLYMOUTH. July 3i.-Arrived: Butcher,
from New York, for Bremen.
LIVERPOOL July 3i.-Sailed: Cedric
for New York. via Queenstown.
LIZARD, July 3l.-Passed: La Gascegne,
from New York, for Havre.
NEW YORK. july sl.-Sailed: cymric.
eas Liverpcol.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW. lnd.,, July 3l.-Peter Emer-
aker. of Plymouth, a section boss on the
Pennsylvania line, stepped in front of To-
cal freight near Atwood Thursday after
noon and was instantly killed. Emeraker
was working on the double ira cking crew
and the narrow gauge engine near which
he was standing kept him from hearing the
approaching train. He left a widow and
eleven children at Plymouth.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, July 3l.-Judge
Rasch. having dissolved the injunction
against the trustees of the Southern Hos
pital for Insane at this point. secured by
Miss Mary Wilson To prevent them remov-
ing her bookkeeper and instructor I'm
amusements. the board has appointed Will
liam Koch. a young accountant. 10 assume
the position occupied by Miss Wilson. The
latter is still at the institution. and says
she will not surrender. Asked what action
she will now take. she says her attorney
will do the talking.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, July a.-Judge
Neal, of the Hamilton Circuit Court, tonight
stated his intention to grant restraining
order to prevent the use of the streets for
its street fair and carnival by the Mobiles
vile Fair and Stock Company. The street
fair was scheduled to be held during the
week of Aug. 10. Suit has been brought in
the name of the State to prevent the fair on
the ground that Il will constitute an illegal
obstruction of the streets. The Ministerial
Association and a number of heavy tax
payers are behind the action.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind July a.-A banner
yield of wheat is reported from the farm of
o. r. Mcclure, a few miles east of this
city. There were fifteen acres yielding
3521s bushels, machine measure. The quality
was so good that on being weighed later 1t
overran, making 375 bushels, even
twenty-five bushels to the acre. The wheat
was grown without fertilizer.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MILTON, Ind, July 3l.-While Mr. and
Mrs Oliver Beeson were out driving this
afternoon their horse was frightened by an
automobile and ran away, overturning the
buggy. Mrs. Beeson was only slightly hurt
but her husband was seriously injured. One
leg was broken in two places and he suf-
fered internal injuries. Mr.. Beeson is a
wealthy farmer and stock buyer. and re-
Gently was made receiver of the defunct
Milton Bank.
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Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind. July a.-The court Of
ficials at Trafalgar are to have a taste of
others courts Marshal Finn this after
noon arrested Peter and James Pitcher.
justice of the peace and constable, on the
charge of selling tobacco, cartridges and
other forbidden articles to minors
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wards, knocking out the following appli-
cants: ID. c. Horner, w. Il. Heimick, Zala
Newcomb. Richard Hale. Edward Frid-
lin and Frank Davidson
In the Second ward the remonstrance
had 236 legal signatures, majority or
seventeen. In the Third ward the temper
ance people had 1853 names or thirteen ma
jority. One applicant In the First ward
pulled through. all other petitioners during
this term being put out of business.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Ind, July 3l.-A crowd
of golf players in their grotesque cess
tunes, coming along a road near town late
this Afternoon, frightened the horse driven
by Henry Gruntmann. The driver was
thrown on railroad track and his skull
fractured He was unconscious four hours
and IL still In q precarious state.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
MICROsCOPIsTs ADJOURN.


Special to the indianapolis Journal
WARSAW, Ind, July H.-The American
Microscopical Society closed three days
session at Winona lake to-day by electing
the following officers: President, Prof T.
j. Burrill, University of Illinois. Cham
paign; vice presidents, Prof. II. A. Weber,
Columbus, o., and +. w. Kuhn, Fort
Wayne; secretaries. Prof. III. b. Ward and
X. III. Wolcott of the University of Nebras-
ka, Lincoln; treasurer, j. G. Smith, New
Orleans; custodian, Magnus Piaum, Pitts
burg. The next meeting will be held i'm ST.
Louis the first week OF July. 1904
The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific
Circle recognition day at Winona has been
changed from Aug. TO Aug. 6. DIR. George
Il. Vincent. of Chautauqua, n. Y, will de-
liver the address and forty graduates will
pass through the golden gates
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Broyles Family Reunion.

Special the Indianapolis Journal.
CASTOR, Ind, July Sl.-The first annual
reunion of the Broyles family will be held
at the residence of Joseph A. Broyles four
miles southwest of this place, on Aug. a. An
elaborate dinner will be spread in the grove.
w. A. Broyles and Preston Polhemus will
deliver addresses. There also will be music,
singing and recitations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD, Ind, July 3l.-Millard Phelps,
a young man employed In the construction
of the sanitary sewerage system, was killed
this afternoon by the caying in of a sewer.
The men were at work about eighteen feet
below the surface Phelpss home Is I'm Mil
ledgeville, Ky. John Pearcy and another
were rescued alive. being protected by large
humps of earth.
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Railroad Mems Carnival.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, July 31.-This was
the best day of = railroad mems carnival,
which will close tomorrow. There was a
parade of labor organizations this afternoon
of considerable SIZE The city officers and
lodge officials rode in carriages. Several
outside bands participated. Tonight ad-
dresses were made by Lieutenant Governor
Gilbert, Mayor Berghoff and Congressman
Robinson.
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KOKOMO

KOKOMO. Ind, July 81 - William W.
George. a pioneer here. died to-day, aged
seventy-eight The widow and six children
survive. The children are Es f.. George,
cashier of the Howard National Bank; Mrs
C. A. Dolman, Mrs. Il. A. Simmons, Miss
E,fie George. Mrs. J. o. Henderson. of In
dianapolis. and Fred George, of Detroit,
Mich
DANVILLE, ILL, July 3l.-Oliver De-
vine, aged ninety-nine. the oldest member of
the Soldiers Home, died to-day. He was
born i'm France and saw the great Napo-
leon.
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Groom Failed to Appear.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, July 31.-Clay Barneclo,
of this city, and Miss Kate Gilbert, of
Frankfort, were to have been married
Thursday evening at the home of the bride.
The guests and minister waited but the
groom failed to materialize. He sent a
message that more important engagement
detained him. Barnsclo cannot be found,
though the father of the bride-to-be is
searching for him. 1t is not known what
the more important engagement was.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAMMOND, Ind, July 31-Ellen Pearson,
who was arrested with H. Mcdonald,
pugilist, for disorderly conduct, accuses
him os beating her black and blue and then
putting her three-weeks-old child in cook
stove. She asserts that the child was born
in Chicago, but the Hammond and Whit
ing police take no confidence in her story.
The woman says that after Mcdonald
burned the child. he threw il in the lake
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Old Soldier Killed.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, July 31.-Joseph
Wolfe. veteran of the civil war, aged sew
enty was killed by a street car Tonight
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CHICAGO, July 3.-Albert W. s. Kibbe.
his wife and child were instantly killed late
this afternoon at the Ashland-avenue cross
ing of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
Railroad. The family was in a buggy driv-
ing. and failed tn notice the on-coming train
until il was too late.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind. July Sl-General Bal
lington Booth, head of the Volunteers of
America, addressed the Madison Chautau-
qua this afternoon and again tonight.
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Special To the indianapolis Journal
KOKOMo. Ind. July 3l--The anti-saloon
people made another successful fight i'm
two wards OF the city to-day. They filed
circumstances In the Second and Third
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Lewis Pace. OF English avenue and Sher-
man drive. was arrested last evening by
Pafroman Dunn and locked up at police
station charged with Keeping an unsani-
taPy dairy. The wPrrant was sworn out hy
Robert Alexaal.S-
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SAN FRANCISCO. July s1.-The fight be-
tween Jimmy Britt, of California, and Jack
OKeefe. of Chicago. which was scheduled
to take place tonight in Mechanics Pa
vilion was declared OF because Britt re-
fused TO meet O'Keefe at a weight of las
pounds. O'Keefe said he was willing TO
forfeit the weight money, but Britt refused
10 fight.
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Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protrudins
piles. Your druggist will refund your
money II P-AZo OINTMENT fails to cure
you. 20 cents.