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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-12
INDIANA OBITUARY.
w. X. Smith. the First Panhandle
Agent at Union City.

Special to the Indianapo Journal.
UNION CITY, Ind, Oct u.--W. X Smith,
one of the Oldest native-born residents of
Randolph county. died to-day at his home
in this city. He was remodeling his resi-
dence. and overwork caused the Hines
which resulted in his death. He was six
ty-seven years old and was born at Win
chester. He was the first Panhandle ticket
agent in this city and afterwards became
stakeholder i'm the Big Four Railroad
Company For thirty years he carried on
a shoe business, and he was prominently
connected with all public affairs. He was
the father-in-law of l.. c.. Huesman, pres
ident of the Central Supply House of In
idianapolis.
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ators are compelled to take the less desir-
able desks in the rear of the chamber TO
await their turn for a chance at better
ones. Thus i'm the Senate there is a slow.
but steady movement from the rear toward
the front OF the chamber-a movement
highly suggestive of the senatorial system
based upon prerogative and precedence.
Even more striking is the method of as
signing senators to places upon committees.
Here again prerogative is everything. IL
the chairman of committee dies or leaves
the Senate the man of the ma jority political
party who has served longest upon that
committee becomes his successor. The rule
is invariable. though OF course complica-
lions occasionally arise. If the senior COM
mitteeman is chairman of another i'm
portant committee. he may be compelled
10 surrender one the other.
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THE HUMOR OF A JAG.


New orleans llneS-DemOcrat.
Besides the strange impulses and the
paradoxical things which are concomitants
of drunkenness l. can think of nothing else
so remarkable as the humor of a sound, Wig
orous, well-developed jag said a worldly
wise man. When under the influence of
liquor men do strenuous things. Some are
violent. Some are gentle an April morn
and as docile as pet fawn. Some are as
vicious man-eating hyenas. Some are
witty. frivolous and playful; others are seri-
Gus, profound and thoughtful. Some are
gentlemanly, painfully polite, disgustingly
courteous; others are brutal, coarse, gruff
and filled with hate and Scorn. 1t has been
said that liquor has the same effect on ev-
cry person and yet affects every person diff
ferently. 1t probably intensifies the natural
human impulses, develops them to their
highest degree and these impulses differing
as between any two persons, OF course, the
paradox would be proven. Yet there is an
other phase of jag, not bordering so close
Iy on the abStruSe. that is interesting and
amusing to me. 1t is that phase which in
wolves a fixed purpose to do a thing which
was planned before taking the first drink.
1t is remarkable how this purpose will stick
to the man throughout all the stages of the
Jag. / once knew a man whose wife told him
before he left home 10 buy her ten yards of
bed-ticking. He knew If he forgot ii his bet
ter half would take him severely to task.
He remembered it so well that before the
day was over he had bought eighty yards
of bed-ticking. Every time he came TO a
dry good store he bought ten wards of the
goods his wife had told him to get or
course, he had TO keep 1t. But stranger than
this was another case that came under my
observation. y bright-faced tot, after kiss
ing his father as he left the house, asked
him to bring some ginger cakes home So
firmly this purpose fixed in the fond
fathers mind that he bought about twenty
pounds of ginger cakes before he got home.
He started by buying nickel's worth. Lat
er he increased il until he finally ordered a
ten-pound box sent to his house. By the
time he reached HON the young hopeful had
enough ginger cakes 10 supply good-sized
community. These two cases L know of. and
doubtless the average man can relate the
same sort of story. 1t is simply of the
phases of a jag, and the jag, you know, is
not an unintercsting part of modern civil-
zat ton viewed from several standpoints
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WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY.
Grade of indianapolis q Rushville
Line Will Soon He Completed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MORRISTOWN, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE work
on the new indianapolis & Rushville Elec-
trio Railway is progressing very rapidly.
and In very short time the grade will be
completed. Callahan Bros. & Katz, of
Omaha, have the contract. They have
huge steam shovel busy and are employing
a large force of men. The bridge contract
ors are pushing their work and will soon
have Ii completed.
The road is avoiding all grades and is
built for a double track and high speed.
The people along the line are looking for
ward to a great convenience, and many
fruit growers see a new and better method
of shipment into the city. The securing of
the right of way, which is in all cases pri-
vate ground. was not accompanied by the
dissatisfaction that marked many other
roads. The Henry people offered good
prices and were usually met squarely by
the property owners.
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CARS ATTACKED BY MODS
STREET CAR STRIKE NARkED By
VIOLENCE AND BLOODsHED.
Soldiers from Fort sam Houston
Charged with MISUNDERSTANDING
of Mob Shot by "a Deputy.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Oct. 1.-THE
street-car strike here was to-day marked
by violence and bloodshed. The first act
of violence committed by soldiers from
Fort Sam Houston, who had attacked nom
union car crews and chased them from
their cars. Later a crowd attacked a car
on the Government hill route and threw
stones at passengers, woman on one car
being seriously injured.
On South Flores street a mob attacked a
car that was guarded by deputy sheriffs,
one of whom jumped from the car and
attempted to arrest one of the mob, when
defense shot and dangerously wounded
Henry Mickert. The situation is growing
worse.
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Firemen Asking Higher Wages.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE general chair
mems committee of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Fremen, which has been in ses-
sion in Chicago for the past ten days, fin
ished its preliminary labors and left Chi
cago to-day. The committee goes East to
demand that the wages of the locomotive
firemen east of Chicago be made uniform
and a minimum of ~ to 3A cents mile,
according to the size of the engines. This
demand will then be made on the roads
west of Chicago to the Rockies and later
on those in the far West. Then general
demand for increased wages will be made
on railroads in this country and in Can
ada and Mexico.
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WILL MAKE A GOOD SHOW.
Mexico to spend sJ0O.oOO Its
Worlds Fair Exhibition.

ST LOUIS. Oct. u.-Albno r. Nuncio,
president OF the Mexican worlds fair COM
mission is here. in company with j. Nc
Dowell. chief of the horticultural depart
ment of the Mexican exhibit. MIR. Nuncio
will remain in St. Louis for one month.
completing arrangements for the Mexican
display.
'sThe Mexican government will spend
100000 i'm making an exhibit at the worlds
fair. said Mr.. NuncO. and we will be
represented in every department. except
machinery and electricity. We expect to
give the best horticultural exhibit To be
seen at the worlds fair. a carload of
small plants Will arrive in ST. Louis to-
morrow. These plants will be placed I'm hot
houses here and held until ready for out
setting at the fair grounds. In the early
spring We will send five additional car
loads of plants for the horticultural ex-
hibft''
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= WASHINGTON. Oct. n.-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday:
Indiana and Lower Michigan-Fair on
Monday. Probably rain on Tuesday; fresh
north TO northeast winds.
Ohio-Partly cloudy on Monday. Prod
ably rain on Tuesday: fresh east 10 north
east winds.
Kentucky-PartIy cloudy on Monday,
with rain in extreme west portion. Prob
ably rain on Tuesday.
Illinois-Partly cloudy on Monday. with
rain in extreme west portion. Probably
rain on Tuesday; fresh east to northeast
winds
Minnesota-Rain on Monday Rain and
cooler on Tuesday; fresh east 10 northeast
winds.
North Dakota and South Dakota-Raln
on Monday. Tuesday fair.
wisconsin-Rain ON Monday, with cooler
IN the west portion. Partly cloudy ana
cooler on Tuesday; fresh east winds.
Nebraska-Rain on Monday, with cooler
In the east portion. Tuesday fair.
kansas-Rain and cooler on Monday
Tuesday fair.
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MUST ELECT BOoKwALTER.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE Republic
ans of this vicinity have observed from a
distance the indianapolis city campaign
with much interest, and, now that the cam
paign has ended. they will await the result
with anxiety. They, like Republicans gen.
orally over the State, think Indianapolis
Republicans have been generously remem-
bered by the party in the State and Nation
and owe it to the party now to close ranks
and elect the Republican ticket next Tues
day by the largest majority ever returned
i'm Indianapolis.
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SISTERS CARELESS ACT
TRAGIC ACCIDENTAL HAPPENING AT
TOWN OF NORTH JUDsON.
An Old Revolver Thought to he Tn
loaded the Cause-General News
of Indiana.
ipecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
NORTH JUDSON, Ind, Oct. f1.-Mrs. Nc
Henry, of Winamac, and Matte Huffman,
her sister came to this place yesterday to
visit their mother, Mrs. Dell. This morning,
while Mrs. McEenry was sweeping the
floor. her sister took an old revolver from
bureau drawer, not thinking it was loaded,
and, pointing it at Mrs. McHenry, pulled
the trigger. The weapon was discharged,
the ball entering her head just in front OF
the right ear.
Drs. Englerth and Thompson were called
and probed for the ball, but could not To-
cate it, The patient Is I'm a serious con-
dition and ii is thought she will die.
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BUFFALO, n. Y, Oct. 1.-THE Honorable
Artillery Company of London and it's host,
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany of Massachusetts, passed through
Buffalo at noon today and arrived at
hours behind schedule time.
The delay was caused by floods in the
eastern part of the State. During the after
noon the Londoners and their hosts visited
all the points of interest at the falls and
the contiguous country. 1t was o'clock
when the two sections OF the special train
started for Toronto.
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POISON IN THE ALLEY.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Oct. 1.-THE murder
theory in connection with the recent candy
poisoning case, wherein four boys were
Frustrated and one died, was investigated
by Coroner Harrison to-day and the mys-
terry was explained. The supposed taffy
eaten by the children was rough on reaches
that had been thrown in the alley plate,
and all by daughter OF Mrs. Willard Ash
burn, who did not know the stuff was poi
son. Mrs. Ashburn gave this information
to the coroner to-day. She kept the secret
until now, through fear, there being all
kinds of threats made by persons who sus-
pected purposed murder. William Gee, son
OF John Gee, plate glass worker died
from eating the poison. Mrs. Ashburn is
greatly distressed over the affair.
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MEN WILL SACRIFICE THEMSELVES.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Oct 1.-THE indi-
cations are that there will be big turnout
of football men tomorrow for practice. At
chapel strong appeal was made for more
bone and muscle for the varsity to train
on. and a crowd of men agreed to make
living sacrifices of themselves. There are
some fine specimens of football material
among the new material thus secured, and
it Is quite probable that from them will be
picked substitutes for places on the varsity
team, which is now weak, the weakness
showing up in the game Saturday with
Miami.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-12
CHOOSING SEATS.
How 1t Is Managed i'm Congress and
the Senate.
Walter Wellman. in Success.

Walter Wellman, in Success
When a new Congress meets there is n
lottery for the choice of seats. The newest
and freshest member from a backwoods
district may be the. lucky man TO have
his name drawn from the box by the
blndfolded page and To have first choice
of all the seats iii the great hall. The
veteran OF half score of congresses a
man OF power and note. may be the last
OF the long line and forced to content him.
self with perch In the extreme rear. This
is democracy with a vengeance. and of
course, il would never do for the aristo-
cratic upper branch. There the senator
who gets a good seat keeps IL as long as he
remains a senator. Such men as Allison
Hale, Hoar. Cullon.. and others have KAT
all the way from ten to- twenty-five years
at ore desk When old senator with an
advantageously located, seat drops out
through death or failure TO secure re-elec-
ton. some other senator s-o.n the rear APP
plies for his seat and gets IL, the rule be-
ing first come. first served" New SEN
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A Brother and Sister I'm Politics.
New York Letter.


The political situation has produced a Gu
rious tangle In the Chanler family. that
branch of the Astors distinguished not only
for wealth, but remarkable intellectually.
William Astor Chanler, former Tammany
congressman from the Fourteenth district,
is the closest friend and supporter Of George
b. Mcclellan. the Tigers candidate for the
mayoralty. His sister. Miss Margaret Astor
Chanler, is the most prominent leader In the
womans campaign for Low.
Captain Chanler has war record; SC has
his sister. He was hero of Santiago; she
was decorated by Congress for her service
as a Red Cross nurse at the front While
William Astor Chanler spent the eventful
Thursday of last week with McClelland, re-
naming with him till he was notified OF
his nomination, Miss Chanler called her
forces together and rallied them for the
campaign.
Mayor Low" she said. in a stirring
speech, rs the best mayor New York has
had for 200 years. 1 ask the women Of this
municipal league to see TO IL that all the
men you know register. and that none of
your friends give house parties on election
day."
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Lynching Was Feared.

TERRA ALTA, w. Va, Oct. 11.-Charles
Barger, a young married man of Barnum,
w. Va, has been hurriedly and secretly
transferred from the Kayser Jail to the
Jail in Martinsburg by Sheriff Dixon, who
feared that an attempt would be made to
lynch him for the alleged shooting and
killing of a miner named John Adams. The
shooting occurred at Barnum, and was
said to be the outcome of labor difficulties
among the miners
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Other Deaths.

MUNCIE. Ind, Oct. u.-Mrs Victor
Barnes dropped dead this evening at her
home just after returning from a visit with
n neighbor. Heart trouble was the cause
She was thrty-five years old and belonged
TO a well-known family.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 11.-David
Comparet, aged eighty, died here to-day
He had been in the commission business
for over half century. his father coming
from Detroit here in the early years of the
last century.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Oct. n.-Michael Bur-
kart a well-known resident here, died this
afternoon, aged about sixty years BY
trade he was a wagon maker and had con-
Quoted shop here many years.
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Strike May BE Averted.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE indications to-
night are that the threatened strike of the
employees of the Chicago City Railway
Company will be averted. Arrangements
have been made for d conference between
representatives of the union and General
Manager McCulloch tomorrow, when it is
believed that an amicable adjustment of
the controversy will be reached. Both sides
are said to be willing to make concessions.
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DAVID NEwkIRK STRICKEN.
Paralysis Creeps Upon Bedford Build
Ing Contractor.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD. Ind, Oct. 11-David Newkirk
aged about sixty-two years. was stricken
with paralysis last night. the disease af-
fecting one entire side of his body. Mr.
Newkirk is we'll known to many prominent
Indianapolis people, being a building con-
tractor of more than local reputation He
has been in poor health for several years
owing to an unusual accumulation of flesh
which had almost made il impossible for
him to get around, he having to use a car
riage most of the time. His condition to-
day is said by his physician to be very un-
favorable for recovery.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct ia. Henry
Savage Lander. the English artist and trav-
eler. who has been engaged the past nine
months exploring the Philippines, arrived
here to-day from the Orient on the steam
or Siberia Mr.. Lander stopped at four
hundred islands altogether. many OF
which. he asserts, had never before been
visited by a white man. Mr.. Lander SAYS
that success IN gradually crowning the
establishment OF American administration
in the islands.
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Miss stott'. Engagement Announced

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind. Oct. u.-Announce-
ment has been made of the approaching
wedding of Miss Edith Stott, of this city,
and the Rev. +. G.. Kenney. of Upton
They will be married Oct. % in the First
Baptist Church. The bride is a daughter
of President w. L. Stott OF Franklin Col
lege. She is well known here and else
where IN the State as a musician. The
groom is pastor of the Baptist Church at
rTiDfon
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Increase for Sheep Butchers.

CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-An agreement has
been reached between the sheep butchers
and the packers, by which the men will re-
ceive an increase OF % cents a day About
5000 men in the packing centers of the
country are benefited. Their wages now
range from 81 to $4.15 a day.
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HOT SPRINGS. S. d., Oct. 11.-Fire early
to-day IN the center of the business part OF
the town caused loss of between $4,000
and $4,000 distributed among sixteen bust
ness houses. The buildings were mainly
cheap structures, but the stocks of mer-
chandise quite large. The total in
surance is not to exceed 5000.
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SAID TO BE SHORT.
Treasurer Of the National Casket
Company Reported Missing.

ROCHESTER, y. V. Oct IA shortage
of $500 in the accounts of Julien Stein,
treasurer of the National Casket Company.
it is alleged, has been discovered by ex-
pert accountants here 1t is feared by Off
Gals of the company that the amount may
be even greater, as the defaulting official
had charge of the New Jersey business.
and the accounts in that State have yet to
be gone over. New York detectives are
seeking the treasurer on information tee-
graphed to them by Chief of Police Cleary.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. lin answer to
a suit filed in the Federal Court by Mrs.
c.. O. Burnes, of Chicago. and her daughter
Marjorie for division of the Burnes estate
Burnes, president of the National Bank of
St. Joseph and head of the estate. has filed
n cross bill. asking for redistribution of
stock. but seeking t. hold the estate intact.
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carnine Family Reunion.
ne indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind. Oct. 1.-THE third an
nuaI reunion of the Carnine family was
held at Hoaeweil yesterday. There was a
big banquet and speeches. About 100 MEM
bers OF the family were present They are
the descendants of Andrew Carnine. one Of
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Indiana Notes.

ELWOOD.-Floyd Hobbs. farmer liv-
ing west of Elwood in Upton county, has
what he believes is the heaviest yearling
colt in the county The colt is half Nor
man and half Engishshire. and weighs
just $50 pounds. Mr.. Hobbs also has
six-months-old Norman colt that weighs
a little over 200 pounds.
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COIliery to Resume.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE Colbert
colliery, owned by the Shipman Coal CON-
pany, will resume operations tomorrow,
giving work to 800 men and boys. Six months
ago the breaker was burned and new one
has just been completed at a cost of $50 900.
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the early settlers of the county. he having
located at Hopewell in ISIS. As officers OF
the association for the coming year,
Charles A. Brown was elected president.
William Demaree vice president and Hester
Magill secretary.
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SPECIAL STRUCK HANDCAR.


WINNIPEG, Man.. Oct. n.-When near
ing Rat Portage handcar containing seven
men was struck By Canadian Pacific Rail-
way special carrying the manufacturers
excursion eastward.
William Woodhouse was instantly killed
and two others were seriously injured, but
probably Will recover. The others escaped
by jumping from the car.
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COLUMBUS. Tex, Oct lin a fight.
which started at dance between William
Wink and Reinhart Hildebrand Wink was
killed, Hildebrand was shot i'm the neck
and probably fatally wounded, Joe Becker.
a spectator, was shot in the leg and Beno
head
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w. T.. BLYTHE.
Section Director.
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Expert Marksman Shot.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. Oct Ito. r. Tooth
man, a crack gunshot, was fatally wounded
near here to-day. He says il was an acct
dent but attending physicians believe he
was shot by some one else a charge of
birdshot entered the lungs at the back
TOOtnman refuses 10 answer questions
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William q. Hubbard.

CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-William G. Hubbard,
head of the wholesale hardware firm of Hib-
bard, Spencer, Bartlett G. Co., died to-day of
Brights disease. Mr.. Hubbard, who was
seventy-eight years old, had been ailing for
several years
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Inspector of Customs Arrested.

MANILA, Oct. 1-Coilector OF Customs
Shuster has been advised of the arrest at
Shanghai of w. l.. Ballantyne, an inspector
of customs at Manila, accused of compile
ity I'm the issuance of alleged fraudulent
Chinese certificates.