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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18

some of the witnesses fairly. two of whom.
William Dutton and Elliott Lowe, being
mentioned In particular. These men are
said to have asked the court for protec-
ton. Attorney Summers had this to say:
II have never bullied or brow-beaten a wit
ness in my life, either before grand jury
or elsewhere L never had conversation
with Mr.. Dutton about his testifying until
he came to me in person and said that he
wanted to go before the grand jury and tell
the truth and all the truth. Mr.. Lowe
thing about the matters that were the sub
ject of inquiry, and l answered that. that
being the case. he was probably subpoenaed
by mistake. Mr.. Lowe to-day denied any
connection with the request for protec-
tion.
Mr.. Summers denied that political differ
ences had anything to do with the matter or
that the charge had been brought as a
means to compel the President to reappoint
him.
Judge Munger. of the United States Dis
into court and admonished the members of
that body to secrecy. A great deal has been
published during the investigation by the
grand jury of what purported to be evil
dence submitted to the jury in the Dietrich
Fisher case. You should remember. gen.
tlemen," he said, that you are under oath
not to disclose any of the business that is
transacted in the juryroom. But / saw in
the mornings paper what purported to be a
statement OF your vote on whether certain
indictments should be returned. You are
no one to be present when you are dis
cussing the evidence and determining what
action shall be taken. If, therefore, the
published statement is correct, IT can only
mean that the disclosure has come from
some juryman. Now, L want to remind you
it is important that you comply with your
oaths and make no disclosures of your pro-
ceedings, because misconduct on your part
might result in vitiating your action, and
in that event your work would all go for
naught 1 call your attention to this be-
cause 1t is very evident that the statement
of the vote would come only from juryman
and | want you to so demean yourselves
that no future grand jury will be required
to investigate your conduct.
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LIFE OF NATURAL GAS.
Inspector Kinney Says the Fuel VIII
Last Ten Years.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov f.-"With
proper care and a law that will prevent
pumping stations putting a vacuum in the
gas sand the gas belt will have gas for
domestic purposes for ten years to come"
That is the opinion Of Bryce Kinney, Of
Marion. State gas inspector, who was here
Monday morning his way home from
Montpelier, where he spent Sunday night
in viewing the field in that section of the
county. He says he did not find a single
violation Sunday night. His deputy, Albert
Stevens, has telegraphed him that five oil
workers In Adams and Wells counties have
just been arrested for gas waste.
1.-The repeal of the gas-pumping law by
the last Legislature was a great blow to
the gas belt" continued the inspector.
mot that have anything against pump
ing gas in itself. II they would just pump
the natural pressure as 1t comes from
the wells and force 1t through the pipes.
What they do and what damages the field
is to put a vacuum or heavy suction on
the gas sand itself. That soon exhausts the
gas. not only in the wells drawn upon,
but in all the vicinity where the pumps
operate. The result is not only drawing
the gas away. but water follows in and the
gas that is left is drowned out. The Fair
mount field Is covered with water as the
result of pumps and is of little value now.
Over in Delaware county last week farm
er told me that according to his lease he
was to have gas for domestic purposes. In
stead of getting fuel the gas is sucked away
from him. He opened pipe leading to
his stove and put a can Of water under 1T.
The suction pulled the water out Of the
can and into the line. The vacuum Is
what is doing the damage.
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FIELDS In TROUBLE AGAIN
HAS BEEN LEADING A STRENUOUS
AND RECKLESS LIFE.
Bullets Do Not Seem to Have Any Sc
rious Effect on Him-Hfs Wife
Wants q Divorce.
pecIal to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Nov H-Elmsr
Fields is again in trouble and this time he
Is in Jail instead Of hospital. He was ar
rested in Charleston, ILL.,, for disorderly coa-
duct. A year ago Fields shot himself IN
the breast, aiming for his heart, because
of a quarrel with a woman. and to the sur
prise of the doctors did not die. A few
months ago John McNara, Terre Hau.e
motorman, shot him when he found him
with Mrs. McNara- The surgeons sewed
up sixteen punctures in his intestines ard
said he would die. A week after he was
discharged from the hospital here he went
to Charleston. quarreled with man In a
gambling house and later In the nighu this
man shot and killed a stranger In restau-
rant, mistaking him for Fields, for which
crime he has just been sentenced to lie
Imprisonment. few days after this tras-
edy Fields was married. Ten days later
this wife, like his first one, brought suit
for divorce and the suit is pending.
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An Important Suit Involving Dealing,
i'm Wall Street.
New York Press.

New York Press.
After brief elaboration and directly con@
trary to the sworn testimony OF Russell
Sage. a jury in the Supreme Court yester7
day afternoon brought In a verdict OF $2.5oQ
against the old flnancier. The case waS
that or the Roberts Company, brokers. osl
a trade in Terre Haute 4 Indianapolis Raid
road stock. which Sage sold at a certainl
price. but refused to deliver. and afterward|
sold at profit TO himself.
The case was remarkable for the array Cd
prominent lawyers employed on both sides.
and attracted general attention In Wall
a stock transaction" was the principle IN
volved. Russell Sage di1 not appear before
Justice Barrett TO give his testimony. ID
having been taken in his home by order OF
court The old millionaire, who has been
ordered by his physician to remain away
from his office as much as possible. evi-
IDENTIFY depended on his memory regarding
the transaction. and swore he could not
recollect giving an option on the stock. On
the other hand: the plaintiffs had the evi-
dence to prove IT.
the Roberts Company, testified that in De-
cember, 1900, Terre Haute was not listed on
the Stock Exchange, but he heard Sage had
400 shares and offered the inancier S125
for 120 shares. This, he said. Sage accepted.
and as Coffin could have sold them for a
higher price, he would have Melted $500
profit.
THAT is what Mr. Sage got" interrupted
Mr.. Boardman. of counsel for the brokers.
land we ask the court to transfer that
profit TO the plaintiffs"
Then the testimony of Sage was read. in
which he said he could not recollect any
such transaction. and if any one had any
written paper purportirg to be an option
on the stock, and containing his name on
initials, whatever writing appeared abov
the name was inserted subsequently and
without his knowledge.
Sage added that he had talked with
Coffin about the stock, but refused TO give
option. Coffin had made some figures
on paper and Sage put his initials on the
slips to identify them. but Sage was GER
tain there was no writing on the slips tken-
Coffin listened quietly to this sworn testi-
mony of the Wall-street money-lender. then
told what happened when he went to Sage
with the cash and demanded the stock.
when Sage said:
st won't deliver the stock to you.
heard something that makes me think IL Is
worth more than you We're to pay for it.
Coffin said that he did not see how that
had anything TO do with the contract be-
tween them.
II don't care about that" is said to have
been Sages reply. You can do whatever
you please. but I am not going to be
robbed"
mr.. Sage suggested that / divide my
profit with him and he would give me the
stock" continued the witness. II said
would do so If he would send the stock 10
Harvey Fisk & Sons. and would give him
written agreement To that effect. He
then asked me how much / was going TO
make on the transaction. bat declined TO
say, and he said Il might not be enough
and refused to deliver the stock"
The jury was out only a short time, and
returned with a verdict FOR the full amount
in favor Of the plaintiffs.
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SoCIETY's BRAVE SHOWING.
Rainy Weather Did Not Dampen Ar
dor of Horse Show Enthusiasts.

dor of Horse Show Enthusiasts.
NEW YORK. Nov. lit takes more
than rain to dampen the ardor of horse
show enthusiasts, was apparent from
the large attendance in Madison-square
Garden this afternoon and tonight. That
dismal weather there is no doubt, but new
ertheless society made a brave showing,
the arena boxes filling up with smartly
gowned women shortly before o'clock.
Before the first event was over the crowd
compared favorably with last nights
Dressmakers-masculine end feminine
have already caused no end of annoyance
to patrons of the horse show. and some of
them are likely to be elected from the
garden. if not actually arrested. IL they
persist in their conduct. Every year these
modisteS flock to the show TO copy
styles" They possess various degrees of
ability in their business, and come from
both Fifth avenue and the lower East Side
In their annoyance they are alike, trailing
along behind smartly gowned women or
boldly standing in front of boxes with
pencil and pad TO sketch the latest crea-
ton from Paris.
Reginald G. Vanderbilt was again the
recipient OF the warm congratulations of
his friends on winning the blue and highly
In Class Is for horse, carriage and ap-
pontments.
The exhibition of ponies other than Shet-
lands caught the fancy OF the crowd. Be
fore Mrs. John Gerken had made one circle
of the ring behind her Doncaster model
gotten the little blue ribbon winner of
last
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REGENERATION OF THE SOUL.
Now 1t Is Superseded by Regeneration
of Society, Says President Patton.

Va SoChCtys Sdts
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-President Pat
ton. of the Princeton Theological Seminary.
made an address tonight on "A Century Of
Presbyterian Doctrine" at the centennial
services of the New York-avenue Presby-
terrain Church. He deplored the state of
the so-called Christianity of to-day. charac-
terizing it as "a dire disuse," and foretold
"a great detection which. he said. would
come to all churches in the future He rici-
culed those who, he declared. reducsd
Christianity to mere set of morals and
lost sight OF the individual soul in their ef-
forts to reform society as a whole.
What / contend" he said. lis that Chris
tianity must be more than ethical 10 be
truly ethical. 1t has moralized the world,
not only by teaching precepts. but by
speaking as one having authority, detailing
dogma and doctrine. And when you give
up this dogma and doctrine you let go the
guards against mans selfishness and evil
One of the symptoms of the disease. he
said, is a marked indifference I'm spiritual
matters and a marked attention to the So
cial side Of religion. The regeneration Of
the soul is being superseded by the regen-
GRAFTON of society.
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New York World.


James II. Hyde the millionaire whip and
first-nighter. is noted fer his collection OF
French books. curios and paintings, and he
delights in showing his treasures to appre-
ciative visitors Some time ago. however.
his patience was severely tried by the COM
ments of Western millionaire who insisted
upon being told the complete history OF
every object OF interest in the drawing
room of Mr.. Hyde's Fortieth-street house,
and, by his subsequent remarks. proving
that he did not understand anything ne had
been told, or the value of anything he had
seen.
whats this?" Whats that?" "where'd
you get that. anyway" followed each other
in such rapid succession that when the
visitor picked up a very old valuable Ds-
mascus blade. and, brandishing il as
though IL were q butchers cleaver. N
quired: Whats this?" Mr.. Hyde lost pa
thence.
That" he replied, suavely, lis the dag
ger Macbeth thought he saw"
And the visitor does not know yet that
the joke was on him.
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ROCHESTER,, N ", Nov. 17.-Miss Susan
Is. Anthony to-day addressed the National
Grange and submitted resolutions favorjng
recognition by the grange of the right of
suffrage for women. Miss Anthony was
given cordial greeting, but when IL came
TO taking vote the resolutions the
grange insisted remaining in open ses-
sion, so that the vote might be compli-
mentary TO Miss Anthony and not binding
upon the organization. No record or dec
laration OF the vote was made. w. Pier
pont White. OF Utica, delivered an address
on the good roads question. soliciting the
approval of the grange TO have the Brown
low bill reintroduced In Congress
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDsVILLE, Ind, Nov. IT,
The Indiana Grain Dealers Association. Of
the Crawfordsville district, met at Craw-
louisville on Tuesday. The main thing
under discussion was concerning the short
age of cars in which to ship grain, caused
by a lack of motive power 1t was
thought best to hold back the corn until
it can be forwarded without delay. The
insurance department conducted by the as
ISOLATION has now 100000 insurance
issued. A. E. Reynolds, of Charlottesville,
is president and q. b. Sampson, of Indi-
annapolis, secretary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18
Coal Lands Purchased I'm Sullivan
County and sinking of Shaft
to Begin mt Once.
FARMERS WANT FREE PIXIES
LOUISVILLE & SOUTHERN INDIANA
TRACTION CO. ASKS NO SUBSIDY.
Big Four Railroad Figures on Build
ing a Second Bridge Over Wabash
River-SIow Coal Movement.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind. Nov. 1.-THE contract
with the Continental Jewell Company Of
New York for a filtration system in this
city was given a severe jolt tonight. The
matter came before the water works trus-
tees for their signatures to the contract.
The trustees are J. j. Netterville. M. G.
Norton and M. A. Bird. Mr.. Netterville.
who was chairman of the general commit
tee on pure water, favored the signing of
the contract. but the other two members
rebelled. Mr.. Norton said he was not yet
prepared and refused TO attach his sigma
ture to the contract. The matter will be
further considered tomorrow. when a spe-
cial agent of the company will be before
them. In the meantime the opposition is
rallying all its strength to defeat the con-
tract.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Nov. ia. L. Scott,
formerly superintendent of Fort Wayne
traction lines. who resigned to become as
ISOLATED with George F. McCulloch, re-
turned to-day. He says Mr.. McCulloch has
sold his interests in the Fort Wayne COM
pany, and that he therefore resigned. The
new owners of this line live in Philadel-
phia and are expected here this week to
view the property
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Offer Forty Cents ON Dollar.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, Nov. 17.-Creditors of E.
B. Thomas, who in September made an as
signment of his stock of clothing and other
property to pay his debts. have received a
proposition from local man to pay 40 cents
on the dollar on all proved claims. Many
of the creditors have accepted, but there
all agree the proposition will not stand. At
the time of the failure ii was thought
Thomas would pay from so to 60 cents on
the dollar
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Tax Ferrets MT Work,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov 17.-For several
months tax ferrets have been at work on
the records of Wayne county and there is
much speculation as to what the outcome
Will be. The diligence with which the men
have worked indicates that they have found
something well worth while, but they will
not give out any information as to the re-
suits OF their research.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. T.-Fire early
to-day practically destroyed the five-story
brick building, occupied by the Philadei-
phia Strawboard Company and several
other tenants The loss on the building is
estimated at $4,000 and on the contents
$4,000. The heaviest loser is the Phila-
delphia Strawboard Company. whose prop
erty was damaged TO the extent OF $500 COO
G. j. Mathews * Co. estimate their loss AZ
$4,000: fully insured. The fire is supposed
To have been caused by spontaneous com
bustion- Five hundred persons. mostly
women, are thrown out OF employment
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Report that Railroad Company VIII
Build Bridge Over wabash River.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. lit is re-
ported that the Big Four Railroad Com
pany will build another bridge over the
Wabash here. alongside the one now in use.
and which will give the company double
track over the river by the use of both
bridges. The doubt about the report arises
from the fact that it was sprung yesterday
evening by those who were assisting the
Lamb law firm in getting through the Coun-
ell last night an ordinance giving the road
a double-track privilege across some of the
streets. III was said the cornpanys pur-
pose Is to have the bridge ready for st.
Louis worlds fair traffic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18
TWO CoLoRED ROBBERS.
Hold-Up of Five Other Colored Labor
ers at the Muxxles of Revolvers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAWRENCEBURG. Ind, Nov. H.-Ex-
Marshal Nicholas Oberting reported this
evening that five negroes were held UP
near Hardentown last night and robbed Of
their weeks wages. The daring deed YVES
committed by two other negroes armed
with revolvers. One Of the robbers covered
their Wet rs with his pistol while the other
went through them. One of the negroes
had his money In his shoe, where the high
waymen were unable to find II. After rob-
bling the men the hold-up darkies mace
good their escape. The men who were
robbed were employees OF contracting COM
pany on the Big Four Railway improve
They were not roughly handled by the rob-
bers.
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HEARING ON MURDER.

Mayor Lang Has Not Arrived at q De-
cisiOn in Ingraham's Case.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAWRENCEBURG. Ind, Nov. 17.-Micb-
ael Ingraham, charged with murder in the
first degree in the killing of four-year-o
Mia Childers. colored, last Thursday, was
given a preliminary trial before Mayer
Lang. The only testimony In behalf of tbs
defense was that of the boy himself, who,
in the face of confessions made to various
persons, testified that the killing was an
accident. The case, which has no parallel
in Dearborn county. was not decided to-day,
Mayor Lang reserving his decision until
after consultation with Judge Downey,
of the Circuit Court Ingraham was com.
mitted to the county TAIL.
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Operations VIII BE Started at Once
by Sinking a Shaft.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN. Ind. Nov. 17-Senator
Cyrus E. Davis. of Bloomfield. and Fran
els NJ. Digger, of Digger, to-day pur-
chased of Perry II. Blue. $50 acres of coal
land in Cass township. The land complete
ly surrounds the town of Cass and will be
tapped by three railroads. The Illinois
Central now runs through it, The Digger
branch of the /. Il V, is now within mile
OF 1t and the survey of the Indianapolis
Southern passes across the land. The tract
Is regarded, on account OF its position and
the quality of the coal underlying it, as
the most valuable piece of coal land in Sui
IVAN county. Davis and Digger paid more
than $4,000 for the land. They will sink a
shaft at once.
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PLENTY OF NATURAL GAS.
Company Il Anxious to Secure an Ad-
vance I'm the Price.

vance IN the Frfce.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Nov. 17.-Though the
temperature dropped far below freezing
this evening there was an abundance of
natural gas supplied consumers. The pres
sure was uniform and the service in all re-
spects satisfactory. The company is at this
time trying to induce the Council to consent
to an advance in the meter rate from 10 to
Is cents. and it is charged that the splendid
service is for the purpose Of convincing
consumers that at the advanced rate the
company will assure full supply of gas in
the coolest weather. The local officials of
the company say that with the present
wells and facilities for furnishing the fuel
there will be no shortage in Wabash in the
severest weather this winter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18

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May he n Deserter.
Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Nov. Thames
Parnell William Kruseberg and Moses
Lee. the last named coIored, were arrested
to-day by the local police and are being
held as suspicious persons. Lee had some
jewelry OF his person that is thought to
have been stolen. and IL is believed kruse.
berg is an army deserter from Fort Sher-
idan. H., TO which place the authorities
have written for Identification. The men
will be held to await future developments
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18
The Baltimore in Cuban waters.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Nov. 1.-The
United States cruiser Baltimore arrived
here to-day from Guantanamo, where she
officially assumed sovereignty in the name
OF the United States over the naval station
there. The Baltimore left this afternoon
for Kingston, Jamaica, and thence will 90
to Bahia Honda. Cuba, which is to be made
q coaling station Of the United States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18
Great Horse Sale.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, Nov. 17.-Announce-
ments have been issued for the seventeenth
annual horse sale to be conducted by John
s. Lackey at Cambridge City this county
An effort will be made to make this the
greatest sale Of the past ten years, and ar
rangements will be made for a large attend
ance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18
FREE PIKE ROADS WON.
People Voted Against Establishment
of More TolIgafes.
'lal to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE
turnpike companies were defeated at the
special election held in Clay township by
majority OF forty-nine votes. which insures
a free turnpike that connects with the toll
roads OF Ohio. Dearborn and Ripley coun-
ties and means the beginning OF the end
or the tollgate war and insures. in the near
future, the adjustment OF tollgates in
these three counties. The town OF Dills-