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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
Interest I'm the OIL Field.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 19.-Great
interest Is arising in the new oil field at
New Haven owing to the success OF well
No. 2. Superintendent Noble. of the Hope
OIL Well Company. said to-day that he was
certain il would yield fifty barrels Z day,
having filled up to a thousand feet IN two
hours, and he would not be surprised IL IL
went one hundred barrels day. Louis A
Centlivre, who is interested in wells In the
Montpelier field, says the New Haven field
will be ten times better than that. Owing
to the arrest OF Jack Tubbs and Oma
Brown at Bluffton for driving through
town with nitroglycerin the well could not
be shot to-day, but will be tomorrow.
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GLASS MACHINE PROPOSAL.
stockholders of the American Com
pany to Vote on an Offer.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 19.-The direc-
tors of the American Window Glass Com
pany held a special meeting to-day to con-
slider a proposal from the American Win
dow Glass Machine Company. AS the di-
rectors of the glass company are practical
ly all interested in the machine company,
1t was decided to submit the proposal TO
the stockholders at called meeting April
IA. The proposal. in brief, Is that the ma
chine company will give the glass company
the exclusive right to manufacture and use
the new glass-blowing machine In the
United States for consideration of 100000
cash, so per cent. of the savings made pos
sible by the machines, based on the scale
of wages, for five years; and after that
price of the entire product of the American
Window Glass Company.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, March 19.-The
case Of Joseph Seerly VS. the Indianapolis
Street-railway Company closed in the Shell
by County Circuit Court last night at IL
o'clock. the jury finding a verdict for $500
in favor of the plaintiff, after being out
ten hours. The suit was venued from Ma
rion county and was for damages In the
sum OF 10000 The complaint alleged that
Mrs. Seerly was injured in Indianapolis
some time ago by street car colliding with
her buggy.
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Dollhouse Case to He Called.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind. March 19.-Contractor
Mccormick, who built the new dollhouse at
the Jacksonville Reformatory, has a bill
for 10000 in extras now pending. The case
will be called in the Superior Court of Ma
rion county March 30 Next week Charles
f. Shiveley, of Richmond, president of the
Reformatory Board, will go to Indianapolis
to attend a conference of the board men,
bers. Mr.. Shiveley says that Mccormack
in reality has no claim: that he was paid
all that was due him. and, as a matter of
fact, there are penalties that should be
enforced on the contractor for defective
workmanship in one or two places.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE, Ind. March 19.-Twelve cars
of a Wabash freight train were piled up in
wreckage east of Dillon as the result of the
collapse of a bridge There are number
of small bridges on the Wabash In the
Kankakee district. and two mogul locomo-
tives pulling the long freight had almost
crossed this bridge, when there was crash
and part of the train plunged into the
abyss. The bridge collapsed about an hour
before a passenger train was due. 1t had
been weakened by high water. No one
was injured
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owned by John Boenig. The dense smoke
prevented any attempt being made to res
cue the dumb brutes. and their agonizing
cries could be heard for blocks.
PEPPERELL. Mass, March ia fire
which started shortly after o'clock this
morning in the big shoe factory OF NJ C.
Griffin at East Pepperell destroyed the fac
tory and a score of other buildings, includ-
ing stores and dwelling houses, entailing a
loss estimated at $500 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
Women Tore Of PIumes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, March 19.-At the revival
meeting conducted by Rev. John Brown at
the Wesleyan Methodist Church. this city,
Wednesday evening, several women in the
congregation exhorted not to wear plumes
i'm their hats retired TO the rear of the
room. and. tearing away the plumes and
trimmings, burned them. Their act was
due to the statement of the clergyman that
no woman who wears plumes in her head
gear could ever gain admission to the
kingdom of heaven. There was a large
congregation present and the affair caused
a commotion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
PLANS OF STATE BoTTLERs.


TERRE HAUTE. Ind. March 19.-After a
injecting OF the Indiana State Bottlers' AS
|eociation to-day IL was announced that
the organization had forty members. An
EFFORT win be made 20 increase the MEM
bership to 200 before the next meeting is
held In indianapolis May 1. when an ex-
|ecutive committee will be elected The OBJ
|1ect or the association is TO secure a re-
turn OF bottles al a nominal cost to estab-
lish . clearing house. to adopt a deposit
system. 10 make price agreements wher-
lever possible and 10 establish rules for pro-
Election against discharged employees taking
customers 10 competitors. The association
viii also try 10 have national law passed
making II penal offense to hold and mis-
|use duly registered bottle
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LITTLE ROCK. Ark. March 2O.-The
first Choctaw train from Memphis since 6
o'clock Tuesday evening will reach Little
Rock at o'clock this (Friday) morning.
The train left Memphis over the Illinois
Central The Mississippi river could not be
crossed at Cairo and IL went to st. Louis,
then via the Cotton Belt to Brinkley. 1t
has been on the road thirty hours. 1t car
ries go passengers.
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Proxperity at Redford.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD, Ind. March ls.-The City
Council decided at its meeting yesterday to
expend $4,000 in schoolhouses, which the
increase in population of Bedford demands
for the accommodation of it's school chi,-
dren. Work will begin i'm the early spring
on two of the buildings This with the
construction OF the federal building and
many other costly buildings now under
contract. gives the city look of prosperity
never witnessed in its history before Two
large blocks have just been completed.
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Fell from Car and Was Killed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. March 19.-James
r. Lydick. plumber. fell from an interur-
ban car at Seeleyville at midnight and was
killed. He was standing in the door of
the baggage compartment, when a lurch
of the car threw him out He leaves five
children in Brazil He was divorced from
his second wifesa year ago.
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WILL BECOME SISTERS.

Young Women Take the Novitiate
Y Veil at st. Mary's Of the Woods.
Especial to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. March 19.-Twen-
ty-one young women to-day took the no.
yitiate veil Of the Sisters of Providence at
St. Mary's OF the Woods. the mother home
Of the order In the United States, Bishop
Chatard officiating at the ceremony in the
marble chapel. The final reception into the
order viii be at the end of three years spent
at St Mary'S- Five of the young women
came from Ireland last October and have
since been making preparation for to-day's
ceremony. They are young women of edu-
cation and refinement and will be especially
welcomed into the order. which has charge
OF parothfal schools throughout the coun-
try The names of those from Indianapolis,
with their religious names. are as follows:
Hattie Cullipy. Sister Eugenia Clare;
Sophie BueEier, Sister Mary Joannes, Rose
Carroll, Sister Rose Clare.
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FORMER JUDGES GUILT.
Charles 8. Henderson, of EIlxhart,
VIII BE Imprisoned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN. Ind, March 19.-Charles S.
Henderson, ex-city judge at Elkhart, to-
day pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court here
to embezzling over $3.50 of the funds of the
heir of David Snyder, deceased veteran,
of whom Henderson was guardian. He will
be given an indeterminate sentence of one
to five years i'm prison, Will be disfranchised
for one year and fined 81. Henderson is an
Elkhart attorney. His bondsmen reim-
bursed the ward.
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ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, March 19.-The Pro-
hibitionists of Wayne county held a con-
vention here to-day. II. c. Hough. of Foun-
tain City, was chosen county chairman, and
Fred David, of Fountain City, secretary.
c. E. Newlin, of Indianapolis, state chair
man, made an address and lectured to-
night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
AN EVANSVILLE MYSTERY.
HeadIess Trunk of a Man Found, hut
Not Identified.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 19.-The
headless trunk of a man was found in a
vault in the business section OF Evansville
by scavengers at an early hour this morn
ing. Decomposition having gone far, the
body offered means of Identification.
There was a rumor that the bodies of q
man and woman had been found, but the
mistake was later discovered. The police
believe a murder was committed, but have
no knowledge of any missing man who
might fit the description of the body.
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In the north part of the county within the
last few days. and nearly all OF them came
In for fair producers. The Ohio OIL Com,
pany. with two wells. the Colonel Drake OH
Company, the Shepherd Oil Company ana
the Fulton Oil Company are all pushing
Developments actively
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OIL in Dubois County.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March ia local
company of capitalists struck oil in Dubois
county between Huntington and Birdseye
to-day. Ii is said the well is one of the best
In that field. where the Standard Oil Conn.,
pany has been operating for some time.
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PLAQUEMINE. La. March Estate En-
gineer Perrilot, who has just inspected the
levees from Morgansea to this point, states
that the levees are from five and half to
seven and a half feet above the present
water. No weak places were found on the
west bank of the river. The gauge here
shows a rise of half a tenth during the past
twenty-fOur hours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
Goes to Naval Academy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, March 19.-Frank
6. Hamilton was to-day appointed TO the
Naval Academy by Congressman Robin
son, and left for Annapolis to prepare for
the examination. He is eighteen years old
and son of Allen Hamilton, member of the
School Board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
Greenfield Grocer Assigns.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD. Ind. March 19.-This
morning Frank Limback, who has been in
the grocery business here for the past six
years, made an assignment for the benefit
of his creditors, who are largely Indianap-
oils wholesale and commission men. Rob-
ert Williamson, attorney of this city,
is the assignee. No statement has been
given out as to the amount Of liabilities or
assets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
Close to the Record.

NEW ORLEANS, March 19.-The river
gauge tonight Is 1875. one-tenth below the
previous highest record. The weather con-
tinues fine, much work has been done and
the line stands solid. The river is going
much higher but the levees in the city and
most OF the banks in the State are built
and prepared for several feet more water
so that the engineers still see no cause for
uneaSinesS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
Marion omciaI. Junket.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. March 19.-Marion
city officials were in the city to-day inspect
ing the local system of tax collection. They
were the guests OF ]. B. Workman. who has
a contract with the city and county to fer
ret out sequestered and omitted taxable
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property. Mayor Kiley was expected with
the party. but could not come The visitors
were Councilmen ]. III. Messick. w. +. VII
liams. w. j. Croke. Assistant Postmaster
w. E Lowe. Local city officials and news
paper representatives banqueted with the
party at the Hotel Hines.
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SPRINGFIELD, Neb., March ls-Ffre
carly to-day destroyed every place OF bust
ness in this village. entailing loss of $50
Co., Ten stores and shops were burned
The town has no fire protection.
ST LOUIS. March 19.-Twenty-four
horses fourteen mules and one cow per-
ished in q IRE which destroyed q barn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
Another Big Hotel.

New York Letter
A company of wealthy New Workers win
build 100000 twenty-story hotel In Cen.
trail Park West. between Sixty-nrst ana
Sixty-second streets, the greater part OF the
property having already been purchased
from the Jai Ala Ball Company. OF Hav-
ana. Cuba According 10 present plans the
erection OF the great structure Will be
started within few months. IL Is said that
the company intends 10 build a hotel as
finely equipped any in the United States.
and that additional property for the ate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
Movement to Form Labor Congress.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, March ia movement
is on foot to form labor congress which
shall be the supreme authority on matters
concerning labor in the cities and towns
of South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart,
Goshen, Nappanee and Lagrange. The
Elkhart Central Labor Union on Wednes-
day night appointed a special committee
to further the project. The committee con-
sists of c. II. Hackman, w. b. Loomis and
ID. A. Erwin. South Bend has thirty-six
unions with n total membership of $500,
Elkhart twenty-nine with 1000, Goshen five
with about 300, Mishawaka three with about
300, Nappanee one with 200 and Lagrange
one with about 100. 1t is proposed that the
congress consist of one delegate from each
local. or seventy-five members. II Is ex-
pected to meet monthly at the different
towns in rotation. 1t is said here the plan
is something new in labor union methods.
The most distant points, South Pend and
Lagrange, are forty-five miles apart.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
Decatur Young Man I'm Trouble.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DECATUR, Ind, March 19.-Leo Meyer.
a young man living in this city. eighteen
years of age, was arrested here Tuesday by
United States Marshal Rankin, of Indian
apolis. The charge is for violating the pos
tai law. According to the statement of the
authorities Meyer. in February Of this year,
was requested to write a letter for an old
man named Broger, of Decatur. to his step
daughter at Muncie. When it arrived, at
the bottom of the sheet there was a post
script of obscene character. Broger says
he had no knowledge of it being there. He
advised his daughter to send the letter to
Washington, which she did. Meyer was
taken to Fort Wayne and pleaded not
guilty and was released on a $500 bond.
Meyer is the son of a prominent business
man here.
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HARRISBURG, Pa, March BIN the
House to-day the bill presented by Mr.
Blumle. of Cameron county, and which had
previously passed second reading Ito SUBJ
sidize large families and to provide for
gold medals for mothers OF large families %
IS, less than q constitutional majority.
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Cincinnati Men Mean Business.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, March LIT begins to
look as If the Cincinnati men who are pro-
noting traction line from Hamilton. o.,
to Richmond mean business and will push
the project to completion. They are Henry
Duhme, John A. Caldwell. James A Ma
gaw, Miller Outcalt and James r. Foraker.
They have asked the Wayne County Com
missioners for a franchise to come in from
the south through Boston. franchise
has been granted them in Preble county,
Ohio The Dayton & Western is rapidly
building into Richmond from Eaton, .. This
company may revive the famous Cedar
Springs Hotel and summer resort, just
across the Ohio line. The Richmond Street
and Interurban Company has been granted
the privilege of extending its line to the
Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane,
two miles west.
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DEMOCRATS AND FRICTION.


Special 20 the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
HARTFORD CITY. Ind. March 19.-Since
the Democrats gained control of affairs in
Hartford City there has been considerable
friction I'm the matter of placing favorites
In positions at the electric light plant The
first trouble came when Mayor James Luz
cas- voted twice In favor of the Republicans
holding the positions of night and day engi-
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Mysterious Shooting I'm Pike County.

Special 70 the IndlanapoIls JournaI.
PETERSBURG. Ind. March 19.-Mrs.
Mary Gait. divorced wife of William Gait,
while standing in the door of her home.
three miles west Of here. last evening, was
fatally shot by some unknown person. The
bullet entered the head just under the
right eye, penetrating the brain. Great
excitement prevails in The community. The
authorities are making every possible effort
to locate the one who fired the shot.
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TREASURY STATEMENT

Monthly statement for February, 1903.
showing balance in the state treasury at
the close of business Feb. Is, 1908. as APP
pears in the office of auditor and treasurer
of state:
Balance In treasury March
81. 1903 ...-..:-.............sl5.lt6 gz
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-02
SHERIFFS SALE NOTICE.

Under and by virtue of certain
Execution issued by Lyle A. Dickey,
Second District Magistrate of Honolulu
Island of Oahu Territory OF Hawaii,
on the Goth day of May 1903, in the
matter of f. ]. Walker VS.. Kwong Fook
Lung, I did, at said Honolulu, on the
18th day of May, A. D. 1908, levy upon,
and shall offer for sale and sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at
the Police Station, Kalakaua Hale, in
said Honolulu, at II o'clock noon Of
Friday, the Srd day of July, A. d. 1903
all the right, title and interest of the
said Kwong Fook Lung in and to the
following described personal property,
unleSs the judgment, amounting to One
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-02
sHERIFFs SALE NOTICE.

Under and by virture of a certain
Execution issued out of the Circuit
Court of the First Circuit Of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, on the 4th day Of
June, 1908, in the matter of Levers &
Cooke, Ltd, VS. D. B. Kauhine, 1 have,
on this 18th day Of June, A. D. 1908,
levied upon, and shall offer for sale
and sell at public auction, to the high
est bidder, at the Police Station, Ka-
lakaua Hale, in Honolulu, Island OF
Oahu, Territory Of Hawaii, at 70 o'clock
noon of Friday, the 18th day of July, A.
d. 1908, all the right, title and interest
of the said d. B. Kauhine in and to
the following described property, unless
the sum of One Hundred and Sixty
three and 66-1OO dollars, that being the
amount for which said execution is
sued, together with interest, costs and
my expenses are previously paid:
That certain lease from Joseph Nor
ris to d. Poki Kauhini, dated March
LIST, 1900, of all that piece or parcel of
land situated at Kapalama, Honolulu,
mauka of King street, having a length
of 80 feet and a width of 60 feet, being
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-02
FREE nISpENSARY.

The Chinese Hospital on King street.
Palaml, has decided to conduct a free
dispenssry hereafter with hours from
1890 t. 1870 every Friday This Will
make it the only hospital in Honolulu
conducting a free dispensary. DR.. f. G.
Waterhouse is now the attending ply
stefan to the hospital and Miss Mary +.
Sloper trained nurse is in charge Of the
patients. Upwards Il fifty patients
were treated last year. The board of
trustees consists of Chung zee, Hoo
Fun. Lau Tung, Wong Doc. Yep Sy
Wan, Lam Chung Ghun, Wiss Wood,
Mrs. Kong the Rev. Wong Yuk Shing,
and the Rev. +. w. Thwing.
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BY AUTHORITY
sHERIFF's SALE NOTICE.

Under and by virtue of a certain
Alias Execution issued by Lyle A.
Dickey, Second District Magistrate of
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Territory of
Hawaii, on the 25th day of June 1903,
in the matter of VIM. L. Whitney VS..
John Emmeluth, l have, at said Homo
lulu, on this 25th day of June A. D. 1908
levied upon, and shall offer for sale and
sell at public auction, to the highest
bidder, at the Police Station, Kala-
kaua Hale, in said Honolulu, at -
o'clock noon of Monday, the 9th day of
July, A. d. 1903, ali the right, title
and interest of the said John Emmeluth
in and to the following described real
property, unless the judgment and cost
of executions and stamp, amounting to
One Hundred and Twelve and S-1OO
dollars, interest, costs and my expenses
are previously paid;
Lot at S. E. corner of King and Ke-
kaulike streets, Honolulu, (23.2 feet on
King street and 1914 feet on Kekau-
like street,, conveyed by deed of Geo.
A. Davis, trustee to J. Emmeluth, on
September 9th, 1901, as Of record in
the Office of the Registrar of Convey
ances in said Honolulu, in Liber 225,
Page 1924. Subject to Mortgage to ].
Love for $4,000, as of record in said
Office in Liber 227, Page 1853.
A. NJ. BROWN,
High Sheriff, Territory of Hawaii.
Honolulu, Oahu, June 25th, 1903.