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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-27
STORY OF AN OLD CRIME
MURDER COMMITTED TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS AGO IN CASS.
Murderer Arrested at His Home I'm
Wabash County-Accused by His Sis
ter, Whose Husband He Killed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Oct 26-In an affi-
davit filed in Justice Julius Kloenne's court,
Harriet Bigger, of the Bunker Hill neigh
oorhood. accuses her brother, Isaac Slower,
OF Wabash county, with the murder of her
former husband. Edward Bittner, in this
county, over twenty-five years ago. To-
day George Graham, of the Logansport
police force. went to Wabash with the
necessary papers, certified by the clerk of
the Cass Circuit Court. to effect the arrest
of Slower who has been located on the
farm of his parents in that county. Slower
was brought here tonight, and is in Jail.
Old residents OF Logansport have a faint
recollection of the alleged murder, which is
said to have been committed on March g.
1873. near Lewisburg, small station a few
LoganSp0rt traction line. IL is ayerred
that Blttner and Slower. brothers-in-law.
engaged IN quarrel on the highway one
night. and in the fight which ensued Slower
picked up large stone and struck Bittner
over the head with it. Bittner badly
wounded, but 1T was thought he would re-
cover and no attempt was made to effect
Stovers arrest at the time. Later Bittner
died and when the authorities tried to cap
ture his murderer they found he had fled
No special efforts were made to locate or
apprehend Slower and he allowed to
enjoy his freedom unmolested, wherever he
was. About two years ago Slower returned
TO Indiana and made his home with his
parents in Wabash, safe in the thought
that the crime of which he was believed TO
be guilty had been forgotten. a few weeks
ago his father died and he was left alone
at the old homestead with his mother. Not
until the fathers death had his sister Mrs.
Bigger. decided to take any action in the
matter, and claiming that she feared for
her mothers safety in the presence of her
brother. she appealed to Prosecutor Geor sc
w. Walters, of this city, for an affidavit
charging her brother with the crime OF
numbering her husband.
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Directors of the 4. l.. $. c.

NEW HAVEN. Oct. 26.-The annual
stockholders meeting of the Consolidated
Lake Superior Company. a Connecticut
corporation. was held here to-day. There
were present f. II. Sanborn. second vice
president, who was in the chair; Judge
Lynde Harrison. OF New Haven. Charles
T.. Orvis, of Philadelphia, as secretary, and
c. T. Graves. of New Haven. Mr.. Orvis
reported that go, O66 shares of stock were
represented. The following board of di-
rectors was elected: Gordon Abbott. T.. ].
Berwynd. T.. III. Clergue. Cornelius Shield,
Lynde Harrison, Horatio @. Lloyd, Fl. X.
McHarg, Charles Macdonald, Charles h.
Orvis, George Philler, s. NJ. Provost. Sam
uel Rea, Il. G. Search. James s. Swartz and
Charles II. Tweed The meeting adjourned
to Nov "a in this city.
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| etter to Mrs. a. NJ. Branham
Indianapolis, Ind.

Dear Madam: Whether you own your
house or not, is no matter. If not, your inter-
est in it, as tenant. is quite enough TO justi-
fy what we are going to say. and tenant
can make his interest felt by the owner.
You get better boarders. and better prices in
a prosperous looking house than a shabby
one; and a leading part Of the difference
between the two is paint.
No doubt, your table is known; IL brings
you boarders and money. No doubt, your
house is clean; that brings you boarders
and money. No doubt you maintain GER
tain manner among your boarders by choos-
ing them well; and that brings you board
ers and money.
Now add 10 all these a nice-looking house.
outside and I'm, and you have an additional
force upon people who have no homes or
their own IL pays well or ill TO keep board
ers according as one selects them OF has to
take those that come.
We refer To these obvious thoughts for the
sake of advising you how to paint: Devoe
Ready Paint.
This will cost as little as possible, and last
as long as possible-twice as long old
ia shion paint, lead and OIL
Yours truly,
f. w. DEvOE & co.
p. 6. Devoe Ready Paint is sold by Lilly
& Stalnaker.
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NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE
THERE Is NOTHING ALARMING IN
THE FAR EAST SITUATION.
japanese and Russians Probably Will
Settle Their Differences i'm
AmicabIe Manner.

TOXIC, Japan, Oct 26-Baron De Rosen,
the Russian minister, and Foreign Minister
Komura resumed the conferences to-day.
The Japanese Cabinet also held another
session. Premier Katsura, in an interview
to-day. said he deeply regretted the sensa-
tional reports circulated in Europe, which,
he added. were unfounded. Referring to
the diplomatic situation, the premier re-
marked: THE Japanese government pur-
sues its negotiations in strict accordance
with the spirit of the Anglo-Japanese alli-
ance, which aims at the preservation of
peace and the status quo. 1t is only fair
10 presume that Russia is actuated by the
same peaceful spirit in which the dual
alliance is extended in the far East.
therefore fail to see why the present nego-
tiations should not lead to mutually salts
factory results. In any case nothing in the
present situation warrants any alarm
YOKOHAMA, Japan. Oct. 26.-It is re-
ported that the result of the elder states
mems conference on Saturday last was to
confirm Japan's intention to press Russia
for definite conclusion Of the negotiations.
The Korean government has protested
against the Russian fertilization Of Yong
ampho on the Yalu river.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Owing to the
failure to receive any advices from the
agents Of this government in Russia, Japan
or Korea touching the reported imminence
of war, the officials are inclined to the be-
lief that the situation Is not really critical.
II appears that the embassies and lega-
tons here of the powers concerned are
equally ignorant Of warlike developments,
and in answer to inquiries il is stated that
the only information they have is con-
tanned in the press reports. The Russian
embassy is at present in charge of Mr.
Hansen, one of the secretaries. Count
Cassini, it is stated. will start on his re-
turn to Washington from st. Petersburg
next Monday.
PARIS, Oct. 26.-The Foreign Office ha $
been advised that the Russian foreign min
lister, Count Lamsdorff, has revised his
plans. and that he now expects to arrive
in Paris tomorrow and remain here until
| Saturday, comforting fully with Foreign
| Minister Delcasse on questions relating to
! the East and far East. Much importance
| is being attached by officials here to the
meeting. They connect IL with the attitude
| of the powers in the Balkan question, and
with the strained Russo-Japanese situation.
| LONDON, Oct. 26.-In connection with
| the assurances against war risks effected
on shipments of Welsh coal to Port Arthur
/ for Russia, a telegram was received in Lon
don to-day from ST. Petersburg saving
| there is no further necessity to insure
against war. This is interpreted as cast
| ing favorable outcome on the negotia-
| tons between Russia and Japan
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and Czarina The programme will include
gala performance at the opera
Adolf Friedmann an American. has been
arrested at Buda-Pesth, at the instance of
the United States authorities. on the
charge OF fraudulent bankruptcy in New
York Friedman recently had been con-
Quoting a summer garden at Buda-Pesth.
Joseph Chamberlain. who is TO make an
other important speech at Liverpool to-
morrow night. has written correspondent
as follows: Unless we are content TO fall
back into the condition OF A second Hol-
land and become a distributing instead of
a manufacturing nation we must wake up
and meet the new conditions"
The Dublin correspondent of the London
Daily Chronicle says he has been informed
that the government has made definite
Dublin, IL IL will consent to support bill
to establish Catholic college within Dub
lege, Belfast. into the new college. The
authorities of Trinity College have not yet
replied TO this offer.
Monsignor Sogaro, for many years apos-
tolic vicar in the Soudan, where he actively
participated with Wingete Bey in the lib
Grafton Of European prisoners from the
Mahdi, has been appointed by the Eope to
the presidency of the Academy of Noble
EccleSiaSticS. This position was previous
ly held by Monsignor Merry Del Val, the
present papal secretary of state. y ma
jority of the diplomatists of the Vatican are
drawn from this acadamy.
Carrying out instructions received from
Washington, Ambassador Porter, at Paris,
has begun negotiations for an additional
clause in the extradition treaty between
the United States and France to cover brib-
cry. The formalities will take some weeks,
but the informal conferences indicate the
willingness of the French officials to make
the desired extensions. 1t is doubtful, how
ever, whether they will be willing to make
the clause retroactive, 10 include
bribery committed before the clause goes
into effect.
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

The rod. the wire and the galvanizing
mills of the Rankin pa plant of the
sumed operations Monday after a shutdown
OF two weeks. The entire plant will be on
in full within two days.
The demands made by the 1000 Gamers
employed in the Chicago packing houses
has been refused by the packers, who nOti-
fed the union that II would be impossible
to offer any concessions.
The Joliet plant of the Illinois Steel Com
pany resumed work Monday in all depart
ments after a shutdown of three weeks
The resumption gives employment to 1900
men. The Enterprise plant of the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire Company is also in
operation again.
turers of Belgium are at present in session
at Charleroi for the purposes of inquiring
into the situation created by American
competition i'm the glass business. as well
of Belgian glass trust.
The strike of machinists at the East
Pittsburg works of the Westinghouse Ma
chine Company has been officially declared
quarters of the International Association
OF Machinists 10 the different district
lodges In the country 10 settle all existing
strikes speedily as possible.
The five tin mills OF the American Tin
Plate Company, at Sharon, Pa. which
have been idle for the past two weeks.
started Monday. 1t is said that the entire
mill will be in full operation by next
Wednesday This is the first time for sew
eral months that the mill has been i'm op-
Grafton in all departments.
Attorney General King. of Connecticut.
has given to the bank commissioners his
opinion that the bonds of the st. Louis Ter
minal Association are a legal investment
for savings banks OF Connecticut. Th.
last Legislature passed an act admitting the
bonds, but technical objection was raised.
The attorney general disposes of that
The Crescent shipyards at Elizabethport,
". j.. opened Monday OH a small scale.
About forty men are at work. Edwin r.
Sadtler. n naval architect for the Harlan
& Hollingsworth Company. OF Wilmington,
Del, is in charge In the absence of Presi-
dent ID. c. Reid, of the same company who
has been appointed manager. The yards
originally employed 500 TO 1000 men,
The Ella blast furnace at West Middle
sex, Pa. owned by Pickands. Mather a
Co. of Cleveland. went out of blast Monday
depriving 1,50o men of employment. The
shutdown is attributed to a lack OF orders
for pig iron. The Fannie furnace of the
Cherry Valley Iron Company. of Pittsburg
at West Middlesex. will go out OF blast
Nov. /. Work of razing the stack will be
started Immediately and a new and modern
furnace erected.
The fifty structural iron workers assigned
by the American Bridge Company 10 re-
move the wreckage from the Wabash Rail
road bridge at Pfttsburg. where ten men
lost their lives last week. have struck for
81 an hour. The company refused to pay
the advance The men engaged in the
work as usual The officers OF Local No.
say that while their organization cannot
sanction the strike, they are In sympathy
with the men.
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The annual convention Of the Central
Supply Associa ton. composed OF wholesale
dealers in plumbers supplies. will open at
the Claypool Hotel to-day. About seventy
five members of the association are expected
and a number OF the early arrivals were
registered at the hotel last night. a meet
ing of the executive committee was held.
but Secretary Blatchford, of Chicago. stated
that no business of especial importance had
been transacted Several represent atives
of establishments that manufacture articles
handled BY the firms in the association are
here to meet the delegates A banquet
Thursday night will be the feature OF the
convention
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ROME, Oct. 26.-From the political in
quiry it appears that Richmond Pearson
formerly United States consul at Genoa, and
now minister to Persia, who, as announced
Saturday, was fined in default $50 and SIS
costs for insulting an Italian railroad official
on Dec. 9. 1902. was completely within his
right IN complaining of the behavior of the
railroad official referred TO, but it is alleged
that Mr.. Pearson himself in the wrong
in insulting the officer. Mr.. Pearson claims
the immunity enjoyed by the diplomatic
body while it seems, when the incident oc-
CURED he had not yet been appointed min
lister TO Persia. 1t is also asserted that his
letter to the United States embassy here
asking to have the sentence annulled is in
such form that 1t caunot be shown TO the
Italian minister of foreign affairs
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Forest Fire in Clark County.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Oct. Pa for
est fire, which threatens to do great dam
age, is raging in the northern part of the
county, in the nighborhood OF Henryville
and the State forest reservation. The fire
started early last evening, and because of
the dryness of the grass and undergrowth
spread very rapidly. Fences and small
buildings have been licked UP, but so far
no building of any Importance has suf-
fered. 1t is feared that the fire might
reach the forest reservation. but to do this
it must cross two broad roads, and the
farmers, who are fighting the blaze be-
lieve they can get it under control before
il reaches the park.
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Cable Notes.

Prince Adelbert. the third son OF Emperor
William. has started for the far East to
join the German squadron there.
Secretary OF War Root and Mrs. Root will
be passengers on the steamer Celtic. which
is to sail from Liverpool. Oct so. for New
York.
After many months of negotiations there
has been formed combine of the anthra-
cite coal mine owners of South Wales. The
tons OF coal year.
The Allen-line Steamship Company has
ordered a turbine steamer. duplicate of
the Victorian, to be built at Belfast Both
the Victorian and the new vessel are To be
completed by October, 1894
Emperor William will meet the Car at
Wiesbaden, Nov. 4. The Empress and
Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia, will
participate in the festivities Of the Gar
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Fought salvation Army.

William E. Starkey, of West and Morris
streets, was arrested last night by PATROL
men Hostettler and Metcalf and locked up
at the police station for interfering with a
religious meeting. Starkey attempted 10
break up a Salvation Army meeting at the
corner of Washington street and Senate
avenue and for time the excitement was
great The patrolmen arrived just In time
to rescue him from the hands OF several
irate members of the little religious band
on the corner.
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The special standing committee OF the
American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation which deals with a similar commit
tee from the International Typographical
Union in considering questions at issue be-
session in this city to-day. The question
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CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The L. I. d. Club will give hay ride to
Greenwood Friday evening and have
midnight dinner. The members are Carl
Heath. Wade Helms, Chester Ferguson,
Frank Byers, Ralph Murray
George S. Apologize will deliver an illus
trated lecture on California" the second
in the Epworth lecture course, at the Sec
ond German NJ +. Church, corner Pros
pect and Spruce streets, this evening. MI.
Applegate has just received a number oil
new and beautiful views along the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad. which Will be useo
for the first time Preceding the lecture
Mr.. III. S. Frank will sing a solo.
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MENELEY QUARTET SINGS.
Brought Here Under Auspices of In
dependent Hitz Organization.

A small, but very appreciative audience
assembled last night in Masonic Hall to
hear the concert of the Meneley Quartet, of
Chicago, under the dictatorship of c. w.
Meneley, which was brought here by the
independent Hitz organization for the pur-
pose of raising funds with which to bring
speakers here in order to aid the indie
pendent movement.
The quartet has been on the road for
twelve years, and Mr. Meneley is the only
member that has been with the quartet
since it's organization. The quartet is now
composed of C. w. Meneley. Noah Bielherz
and the Misses Cora and Carrie Ricketts,.
All the songs rendered last night were
very good, but the rendition of THE Old,
Old Bell" deserves special mention Mr..
Bielherz, tenor of the quartet and mono
logist. gave selections from David
Harum" and RIP Van Wrinkle" He was
applauded when he appeared old
farmer and recited Rileys when the
Frost Is on the Punkin'." The quartet left
last night for Upland, Ind, and will return
here in December.
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Draft of Treaty Approved.

LONDON. Oct. H.-Official information
from both Toxic and st. Petersburg. says
the Berlin correspondent of the Standard,
Is to the effect that drafts OF the Russo
Japanese convention have been approved by
the Car and Count Lamsdorff, the Russian
foreign minister. Only slight alterations in
these drafts are needed to effect settle
ment. of all difficulties by amicable COM
promise.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU. Ind, Oct. 26.-The natural gas
meter which had just been put in place at
the County Poor Farm building exploded
during the night and caused a bad fire.
Superintendent Ellars and his family de-
voted their time at first to saving the
helpless inmates and then looked after the
quenching of the flame, which in the in
terval had gained good Roadway in the
coal bin.
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Prizes Awarded Scientists.

PARIS, Oct. 2s-At the annual public ses-
sion OF the Academy to-day President
Hero announced a number OF prizes, in
Guiding s1.4o0 for experiments at the Sor-
bonnie Laboratory TO settle the differences
between French and American scientists in
connection with carbohydrates. The Acad-
envy awarded the prize of $4,000 for the
most remarkable scientific work 10 Dr.
Roux. who continues TO carry out the work
begun by the late Professor Pasteur. DR..
Roux accepted the prize on condition that
the amount be devoted 10 the scientific in
vestigation of the Pasteur Institute.
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Deserted His Wife.

Joseph Barrish, 512 Indiana avenue, was
arrested last night by Bicyclemen Morgan
and Simon and locked up at the police sta
ton on a charge of wife desertion. He de-
serted his wife some time ago and since
then has left her with several small chill
dren, dependent upon the county for sup
port il is said
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Chicka.aw Nation Bank Closed.

ARDMORE, /. T., Oct. 26.-The Bank OF
the Chickasaw Nation at Tishomingo the
depository of the Chickasaw Nation, closed
it's doors this morning. The capital stock
of the bank was $4,000 The amount of de-
posits is unknown. it is stated the de-
William Purdum is president of the insti-
tuition. Cashier McLish resigned ten days
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
DANVILLE. ILL.,, Oct, 26.-Albert Shauks
and Newt Hampton quarreled over setting
out some peach trees. Hampton attacked
Shauks with a club. and Shauks raised up
his spade and hit Hampton a terrific blow
in the face. from the effects of which he
died in a few hours. Shauks was arrested,
and is now in the county Jail.
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Aged Man Hanged Himself.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. a6-August
Haertel. aged seventy-five. hanged himself
here to-day at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Selma Baer. OF Oak street. He was de-
spondent. He used wire smaller than a
telephone wire. He had deliberately ad-
justed the wire the day before and made q
moose with pliers.
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Edward Insley, who had charge of the
Republican publicity bureau in the late
campaign, returned yesterday evening from
a fishing trip on Sugar Creek, in Parke
county. Between the hours Of and 10 on
Saturday morning Insley says he caught
eleven bass, weighing 23ls pounds. an av-
&cI
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MANY TURKS SLAIN.


Arab Tribesmen.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 2e.-It is an
nounced that the military commandment
Ahmed Pasha, and the Governor of the
province of Air, on the Red-sea coast of
Arabia. were killed. as the result Of a re-
volt of two Arab tribes against the IMPOSE
ton of a new cattle tax, and that about a
thousand Turkish troops were killed or
wounded. The rest of the Turkish force was
routed. About fifteen battalions of troops
have been dispatched thither. Gen. Hady
Pasha has been appointed commander-in-
chief and Governor of Air.
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PRAISE FOR TULLIS.
Operator Whose Bravery Cost Him
Wounds Generally Commended.

Wounds Generally commended.
Noble Cephes, the negro who brutality
slashed David Tullis. one of the Gamewell
operators at the police station, with a razor
on Sunday night, was given a hearing in
the Police Court yesterday morning. but
on account of the condition of Tullis, who
was unable TO appear at the trial. the case
was continued until Oct so. Tullis is one
of the best operators who ever was on duty
at the police station. and it is the general
opinion of the patrolmen and the higher
should be retained as a reward for his act
OF bravery in attempting to help PATROL
men Musgrove and Samuels arrest the col
ored man who used the razor with such
telling effect. Tullis was given his posi-
ton under the Bookwalter administration
and his place was filled yesterday. but as
two OF the appointments for the other OPP
orators positions have not yet been made
IL is hoped that Tullis will be retained