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TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

Perry G. Walker has been named receiv-
er for the Vincent Valve Company, of San
duSky, Q. The assets are placed at $4,000,
liabilities will probably amount to 100000.
The Buffalo IN. W Review, which has
been published during the last six years.
has suspended. The affairs of the paper
have been in an unsettled condition for sew.
eral months.
The directors of the Seattle ONash.) Ma
tional Bank and the Boston National Bank
of Seattle, have each adopted resolutions TO
consolidate their two interests, with CAPT.
tai and surplus of 100000. and taking the
name of the Seattle National Bank. The
combined deposits OF the two banks, ac-
cording to their last statement, aggregates
s.. 397, 900.
Martin d. Woods, for thirty three years
manager of the Kansas City Office of the
Western Union Telegraph Company. has
been succeeded by George w. Brownson,
for seventeen years chief operator at Kan
sas City. Samuel w. Atkinson, assistant
chief operator succeeds Mr.. Brownson.
Mr.. Woods has been in poor health for
some time and will seek rest.
The negotiations which have been in prog
ress during the last month for the absorp-
ton of the four California powder manu-
featuring companies by the $4,000 coo corpo-
ration recently organized under the laws OF
New Jersey, by the Duponts, of Whining
ton, Del, are declared by officers of the San
Francisco companies to have been practi-
cally completed. 1t is expected all the Cali
fornia plants will be passed into the con-
troll of the Dupont Company by July l.
The reorganization committee of the
United States Shipbuilding Company held
conference in New York on Friday at the
Office of their counsel, William Nelson
Cromwell, to discuss the situation growing
out of yesterdays application for a receiver.
Mr.. Cromwell. speaking for the committee.
denied that any abandonment of the
organization is contemplated because of the
receivership proceedings. George r. Sheldon,
chairman of the reorganization committee,
has issued a statement which states that
all talk of separating the Bethlehem Steel
Company from the shpbuilding company is
absurd
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Indiana Obituary.

ANDERSON, Ind, June 12.-Thomas Co.'S
tello, who enlisted in the regular army
from this city three years ago and died
two and half years service in the Philip
pines, was buried here to-day with military
honors. The services were held at st.
Mary's Church, conducted by the Rev. Fa-
Their Mucahey and the Rev. Father Con-
roy. Veterans of the Grand Army and sur
vivors of the Spanish and Philippine wars
were the escort of honor and firing squad
rendered honors at the grave. Judge AL
fred Ellison delivered the funeral Grafton.
Costello was but twenty-three years old.
wINDFALL, Ind. June 12.-Mrs. Mary
A. Barkdull. widow of Albert Barkdull,
died very suddenly at her home in this city
early this morning of heart failure. She
went to bed seemingly in her usual health
last night. Members Of the family were
awakened by her struggling at $3.50 this
morning and she died fifteen minutes later.
She was lightweight years old, was born
and reared near Shelbyville and married
Albert Barkdull on June 2s 1895 in Grant
cinity continuously for more than fifty
years. She left five children.
WINCHESTER, Ind. June 12.-This aft
ernoon George w. Jarrett and Calvin o. r.
vine died at their respective homes here.
the latter of uremic poisoning and the for
mer after prolonged sickness from rheu-
matism. Mr.. Jarrett served in the civil war
as sergeant in Company E. .Thirty-sixth
Indiana. For several years he had been en-
gagged in the real-estate business. He was
sixty years old. MIR. Irwin was sixty-seven
years old, and had spent almost his entire
life here.
LEBANON. Ind, June 12-Michael Nc
Intire fell dead on the public square here
this morning. Apoplexy was the cause of
his death. He was a native of kentucky
and was seventy-nine years old. He had
lived here twenty years. He served in the
civil war in the Observation-Disclosures ftieth
Indiana Regiment. The widow and eight
children survive.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, June 12-Mrs
Abram Welker died at her home In Ha-
fects of burns received two weeks ago She
had been bathing her back and shoulders
in turpentine as cure for rheumatism.
The fumes OF the turpentine ignited, and
she was Immediately wrapped in flames.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, June 12.-Six
young women acted as pailbearers at the
funeral of Mrs. Virgil Williams. which took
place this afternoon. Mrs. Williams died
Wednesday night from consumption. after
a long sickness. She had been married
about a year and her wish was that her
favorite girl friends act as pallbearers.
GREENSBURG, Ind. June 12.-Mason
Coleman, aged seventy-six, died at the
home OF his daughter, Mrs. Wilson Jones,
native of Kentucky.
MetZger died at the hospital here yesterday
aged sixty-seven- He was a native of Ger
many. but came to America and located
in this city.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, June 12.-Mrs Jane
Highman. aged eighty, one of the Oldest
and best-known women in PoSey county
died to-day near New Harmony.
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SUCCUMBS TO PARALYSIS
GEN. ALEXANDER MCDOWELL M'COOK
is DEAD AT DAYTON.
End Comes Suddenly, Following His
Third Strolxe-Brilliant Career Of the
Dead SOldier-Other Obituary.

DAYTON, o., June 12.-General Alexan-
der Mcdowell MeCook, U. 8. A. retired,
suffered third stroke of paralysis at 6
o'clock this morning and died half an hour
later at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Charles Craighead, on West Monument
avenue. General McCook came West from
Washington a few weeks ago and shortly
afterward suffered mild stroke of paraly-
sis. This was followed a few days later
with a second stroke more serious than
the first, but despite this fact it was be-
lieved that the general would revover. He
appeared to be steadily improving until
this morning, when the end came suddenly.
Mrs. McCook, the widow, Mrs. Chauncey
Baker, of Washington, a daughter. and
Mrs. Craighead were at the bedside at the
hour of parting.
Details for the funeral of General Nc
Cook have not been perfected, but it is
probable that the services will be held here
on Monday. The burial will take place at
Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, where
are buried the other members of the Nc
Cook family.
Alexander Mcdowell McCook, one of the
famous Fighting McCooks," was born in
Coiumbiana county, Ohio, on April 22. 1881.
Ills early education was in the public
scHOOlS, anu he was appointed 10 west
Point, from which he graduated in 1852 He
was breveted second lieutenant and as
signed to the Third Infantry, and was
made. second lieutenant in 1854 He re-
ceived the single bar Dec. 6, 1858,
and at the outbreak OF the civil war was
commissioned colonel of the First Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry. On May Ia, 1861, he was
made captain in the regular army, and
in September of the same year was commits
stoned brigadier general of volunteers On
July IL, 1862, he was made major general
of volunteers, and served throughout the
war with that rank. Various brevets in
the regular army, special mentions and
medals were conferred for gallant action
at first Bull Run, capture of Nashville,
Shiloh and Perryville, and the brevet of
major general for gallant and meriitorious
conduct throughout the war. In 1867 he be-
came lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-sixth
Infantry, transferred to the Tenth in 1869,
colonel of the Sixth in 1880, brigadier gen.
eral in 1890, and major general on Nov 8,
1894. He was retired by operation of law
in 1895. He represented the United States
at the coronation of the Car of Russia in
1896, and was a member of the commission
appointed by the President to investigate
the War Department during the war with
Spain. He was twice married, his first wife
being Kate Phillips, of Dayton, o., and the
second Annie NJ. Colt. of Nashota, Wis.
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fected and the seventeen mills Of the
American Writing Paper Company will
be closed on Sunday; also the independent
mill of the Parson Paper Company.
The differences between the Kansas City
Southern Railroad and its mechanics have
been adjusted, and the strike has officially
been declared off. The men at the shops at
Pittsburg, Kan, were paid at the rate or
81 cents an hour, and those at Shreveport,
La, 80 cents.
All the machinists employed i'm the Cres-
cent shipyards at Elizabethport, N. j., went
on strike Friday for a minimum wage
scale of So day. The ship joiners, carpen-
ters. drillers and tappers at the yards are
still on strike. and the yards are practic-
ally shut down.
The striking employees of the American
paid off and notice was posted that the
factory would close indefinitely. TINS Is
the only answer the company will make
TO the demands for higher wages. Nine
hundred employees are affected.
The strike at Morenci, A. T., is settled.
The men accepted the company's offer Of
nine hours pay for eight hours work The
territorial guard will leave camp to-day.
Five troops of regulars from Fort Grant
and Huachuca are at Morenci. Italians
are not included in the settlement
AT Charleston, w. Va. Friday. Judge KEEL
Ter sentenced Marion Marshall, the miner
convicted of resisting arrest, TO eight
months in Jail and TO pay fine OF sloo.
Burton Harper and Cyrus Raines were
found guilty OF resisting arrest at the same
time with Marshall They have not been
sentenced. Harper was town marshal OF
Atkinsville, where the resistance occurred.
Samuel J. Parks. walking delegate of
the New York Housesmiths and Bridge
mems Union, who is under criminal
charges, was renominated for his Office
Friday. night by his union In a resolution
which condemned District Attorney
Jerome for prosecuting Parks. Parks
was commended for his work for the
union. After the meeting Parks was car
ried on the shoulders of four men 10 a
saloon. surrounded by 400 or more admir-
ers, cheering, shouting and singing for
Parks and Devery.
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INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1903.

loon closed here within the last week by the
blanket reinoustrance and the fifth TO suS-
pend since the fight began few months
ago.
NEW CASTLE-The County Review
Board on Friday assessed the ten banks
In the county. the amount aggregating
$4,000. aside from real estate and improve
ments. Work on the new $4,000
Methodist Church has been begun.
The June settlement of the county auditor
shows $l44,629.s7 due from the treasurer
RICHMOND.-Raymo Lamberson, the
young man who escaped from the jail al
Dublin few days ago, having been con-
fined there a charge of larceny, was ar
rested in this city Thursday night and
turned over to the Dublin marshal. He will
be returned to the Reformatory, from
which he had been released on parole.
ELKHART-Ray Thornton, aged twenty
one, and Abbie Knappenberger. aged eight
cen, both of Elkhart. were secretly married
at Edwardsburg, Mich, on Wednesday
There was no serious parental objection
The bride is a sister of Bert Knapp" a
wel-known jockey now employed by the
nobility in Russia.
SUMMITvILLE.-The National Drain
Tile Company, whose factory at this place
Is the Ia rgest in the United States closed
one contract this week for the sale of
eighty miles of drain tile The company
also let contract for steam pipe for it's
dry rooms which calls for six miles of
pipe.
MARTINsvILLE.-T F. Leisure, proprie-
tor of the Martinsville grocery, has made
an assignment for the benefit of creditors,
designating w. c. Rhea. of this city, as
assignee. He estimates his stock as being
worth S1.325, and will claim the $500 allowed
him by the laws Of Indiana as exemption.
REENSBURG.-Frank Lowe and
Frank Wright have been sentenced to serve
from one to three years in the penitentiary
was one of the gang, forfeited his bond
and failed to appear for trial.
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CAPITAL CRIMES.

DR.. Rudolph Baird tried at Boulder. Col.
on the charge of having murdered his wife
with poison. was on Friday found not guilty
by the jury, and was discharged.
John NJ Ross. aged forty-one years, past
grand master of Odd Fellows, Of Delaware,
shot himself. i'm the head at his home in
Wyoming, Del, on Friday. dying almost
instantly.
Governor Heard. of Louisiana, has signed
the death warrant of A. u. Batson, of Mis-
souri,, convicted of the murder of seven
members of the Earl family. and fixed
Aug. 4 as the date OF the execution.
At Sneedville. Tenn. Lewis Bolin aged
sixty. was murdered by his thirteen-ysar-
old stepdaughter. who sunk the blade of
an AK deep into his skull. Bolin was chas-
Using s. stepson when the boy called TO his
sister for help
Mrs. George Smith wife OF Rock Fall.
Conn, factory empiOye, on Friday was
found dead in her home, which is isolated
The woman's head had nearly been severed
with an AK. Money in the house was un-
touched. Mrs. Smith was twenty-four
years old and kept five boarders, one of
whom discovered the body
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ELKHART INSTITUTE.
Last Commencement Exercises Before
Removal to Goshen.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART. Ind, June 1.-THE last COM
mencement exercises of the Elkhart Insti-
tute took place here this evening. The in
stitution during the summer vacation will
be moved to Goshen, where it will be
known as the Goshen College. The school
is supported and patronized mainly by
Mennonites, and it is the hope of the man.
agement to have 1T some day declared the
nation The exercises this evening
consisted of lecyare by j. @.
Roger, of Mt. Morris. ILL.,. on the
subject of Life a Trust an address by
Secretary j. S. Hartzler, the presentation
of diplomas and musical features. The
graduates are: Guy Rutt, president, Cora
Shantz, Samuel Honderich, Leander Weldy,
Anna Holdeman, Della Berkey, Wesley
CHRISTOPHER, William Gehman, Jacob G.
Lands, Samuel Nunemaker. Ellen Bush,
Brown. all of Elkhart county; Lula Green
walt, of Topeka, Ind; Mamie Yoder. Simon
HartZler, Lucinda Yoder and Henry III.
Senger, all of Ohio; Samuel Miller, Lena
M. Lands, Cora Bentz and Naomi Reisner,
all of Illinois; Erwin Penrose, of Bremen,
Ind; Herman Zook and John M. Hartzler.
of Pennsylvania.
impressive ceremonies ground was broken
this afternoon for the new Goshen College,
whose main college building is to be COM
pleted for the fall term beginning Sept. 80
Addresses were made by Attorney Anthony
Deahl, president of the Commercial Ex-
Smith. of Chicago University, a member of
next years faculty; President John III. Bios
ser, of New Stark o., and Secretary j. S.
Hartzler, on behalf of the school.
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DELPHI TELEPHONE WAR
MUTUAL COMPANIES TRY TO FORCE
ENTRANCE TO THE CITY.
Important Industrial Merger at Fort
Wayne-Machine Blowers n Success
in the Jonesboro Plant.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DELPHI, Ind, June IA telephone war
Is on in this county A number of small
towns. including Yeoman, Camden, Rock
field Burlington and Burrows. have organ
lied cooperative telephone companies and
ask to be admitted to Delphi and given
service ~ef the company here free of charge.
The Delphi company claims that its toll
lines, which are already erected, would be
useless If the demand Of the cooperative
companies was accepted.
A proposition was made the cooperative
companies to-day to charge 10 cents toll at
each end, the collections to be divided even
ly. The cooperative company refused this
proposition and the farmers, who have been
working hard to get their telephones con-
nected with the Delphi system, have be-
come very indignant. The cooperative conf
panies have about $50 telephones and the
Delphi system about $50.
Nearly all the farmers belonging to the
cooperative companies do their trading in
Delphi and the business men have called
a meeting for tomorrow TO see If some
arrangement cannot be reached.
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TO Conlslin and came near bankrupting him.
The suit died by John ~. Conl<lin is5 TO re-
cover the principal of $2o00 loaned by his
father 10 Conweil and also the interest of
5000 for the forty-four years the note has
run. The debt would ordinarily have been
oulawod ere this. but the fact that Con-
wei has been a nonresident all these years
makes the claim against him in Ohio and
lndiara gtili hold good, as he Is amenable
to civil suit
Lo4t-.e.t -leentiy Inherited some property
IN this city and elsewhere I'm Inciana and II
WAS tins fact thar led TO the fling Of the
suit. Conklin has attached the property
here and also 81 20 il the hands OF Con-
Wells sister. Anna Conwell, at Anderson.
IL now becomes necessary for Conwell to
answer the suit filed against him. thus re-
vealiny his whereabouts and perhaps laying
himself liable to criminal action, or else
the court Will apply his property on the
claims against him.
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HOW BAILEY GOT TO CONGRESS.


New Orleans Times-Democrat
The 100000 fee said to have been earned
in Wall street by Senator Bailey, of Texas.
gives point to story told by a man from
Texas upon the manner in which Bailey
got his start.
Bailey" said the Texas man, was q
struggling young lawyer in the new section
into which he had moved. Time had rolled
around to nominate Democratic candi-
date for Congress. The day of the con-
vention was set. 1t was conceded that a
certain old man in Congress would be given
the nomination.
Having much leisure and but little
money. he thought he would walk to the
convention. After he had been on the road
for some time farmer drove UP behind
him. Wanter git in an rider he said to
the young lawyer, and Bailey accepted
gladly.
Going 10 the convention? asked Bailey
after while. Yep said the farmer. Ever
round here? asked Bailey. Nope said the
farmer. Good speaker and bright fellow
l understand suggested Bailey. 'Spose
So said the farmer Yes Continued
Bailey, and he will be over there to-day
and i tell you what We'll Go. Well call on
him TO make a speech. You see all your
friends. tell them about Bailey and we'll
call on him.
THE farmer said all right No more was
said about the matter until there was
lapse in the convention during the preiirn-
mary movements of the body. Suddenly the
farmer mp and suggested that the eOny.n-
ton hear from Mr. Bailey, a risin' young
lawyer of these diggin's' he said AN a
Teller who talks like putin out fire.
Bailey, Bailey! Bailey, More than a dozen
yells went up and Bailey came forth Joe
Bailey made one OF the hottest speeches
of his life and the uDshot OF the whole
thing was that the 'risin' young lawyer of
these diggin's' got the nomination for Con-
gress and Is now Senator Bailey of Texas"
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Fair and Warmer To-Day-Partly
Cloudy on sunday.

WASHINGTON, June 12-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
Indiana-Fair and warmer on Saturday.
Sunday partly cloudy and warmer: fresh
north to east winds
Ohio-Fair and warmer on Saturday and
Sunday; fresh northwest winds becoming
variable.
Lower Michigan-Fair on Saturday;
warmer in west portion. Sunday fair and
warmer; fresh north winds becoming vari-
aB1e.
Illinois-Fair and warmer on Saturday,
light 10 fresh winds becoming east. Sunday
partly cloudy; probaly showers I'm south
ern portion.
Kentucky-Fair and warmer on Saturday
Sunday partly cloudy and warmer; prob
ably rain In southern portion.
Iowa-Fair and warmer on Saturday
Sunday fair.
North Dakota-Fair and cooler on Sat-
urday. Sunday fair.
South Dakota-Fair on Saturday and
Sunday.
Nebraska-Fair on Saturday; warmer in
east and south portions. Sunday fair.
kansas-Fair and warmer on Saturday
Sunday fair.
Wisconsin-Fair on Saturday; warmer in
central and west portions. Sunday, fair
warmer in east portion; variable winds
Minnesota-Fair on Saturday; warmer in
south portion Sunday, fair; cooler in
north and west portion; variable winds.
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SHOT FOR FUN OF IT.
Brandon Billips, Colored, Arrested on
Two Charges.

Brandon Billips. colored. living on Emer-
son place. was arrested yesterday morning
by Patrolman ]. T. Green on a charge OF
shooting in the city limits and drawing
deadly weapons.
Billips and several OF his companions. IL
is said, have been terrorizing the entire
community in the vicinity Of Tuxedo Park
by stopping people on the streets late at
night and firing their reyolvers In the air.
Last week. IL Is said, the man under ar
rest and his followers stopped grocery
wagon and ordered the driver. at the point
OF their firearms. 10 hold up his hands. He
whipped up his horse and drove past the
negroes and a moment later shot rang
out and a bullet pierced the side OF the
wagon. Patro1man Green has been lying IN
walt for these narauders for some time
and thinks ne has succeeded In breaking mp
the sang" as Billips Is thought 10 be the
rfngleader.
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FIGHT OF FOUR FARMERS
SERIOUS RESULTS FOLLOW THE
sTRsYING or 4 FAMILY DOG.
Array Near Tiloomiu Eton-Suit on
Anderson Juil-Ofhcr State News.



BLOOMINGTON. Ind. June R.-Early
this morning a free fight occurred among
four farmers over dog. and the result is
that Jacob Richardson lies in an uncon-
scious condition, James p Brunrnett is
without nose. and John, George and Jacob
Richardson are defendants in damage suits
OF $500 each.
Brummett claimed a family dog had
strayed and got in the Richardson home,
and the father and two sons would not re-
lease Il. Brummett went TO Richardson's
after the canine and a fight ensued- Brum-
NETT had his nose bitten off by John Rich
ardson. but not Until ne had almost killed
Jacob Richardson. All came 10 town at
once. Brummett fled suit against John
Richardson for mayhem. Brummett was
placed under bond for attempting to Kill,
and then fled suit against the three Rich
ardsOns for $500 each. Both are leading
families near Unionville.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JONESBORO, Ind. June Thames
Campbell. former president of old l.. A. 800.
Window Glass Workers of America, is en-
ployed at the American window-glass plant
at Gas City as overseer of the window
glass blowing machines at that plant. Mr..
Campbell is a blower by trade. The COM
pany has the plant equipped with eight
blowing machines. Each machine, when in
working condition and running all right,
will turn out about $50 rollers in eight
hours. The hand operators produced sew
enty-two rollers in eight hours. The ma
chimes are making good glass which fiattens
and cuts softer than the old handmade
ing order and have proved themselves to be
q success.
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STRIKE AND LABOR NOTES.

The machinsts and boiler makers of the
Chesapeake * Ohio Railway have ordered
all their men out at Hinton, Thurmond and
Handley, w. Va. and also at Lexington,
Ashland and Russell. KY. until a settle
ment of the trouble at Huntington, w. Via.
Six hundred employees of the lumber mills
at Ashland, KY, and at Ironton. o.. are
on strike. demanding recognition OF their
union. IL Is reported that "a strike will be
inaugurated at practically every lumber
mill between the Big Sandy river and Iron
ton.
Eagle Lodge OF paper makers and the
rag room workers or the mills OF the
American Writing Paper Company at
Holyyoke, Mass, have voted TO strike
the issue OF a demand for increase OF
wages. About $500 employees will be az