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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-04
VAST RICHES ON PAPER
YET IS UNABLE To PAY HIS BOARD
BILL AT NEW YORK.
Arrest of an Inventor Who I~ncorpOr-
ated h Northwestern Industrial
Company with $9OO,OOO,OOO

NEW YORK. Nov. 3.-Cornelius De la
Vergne, aged ffty-seven, who talks hope
fully of an invention he claims to have per-
fected for a secret process to manufacture
lard, butter, oils and fatty substances, has
been arraigned before a police magistrate
on the charge of failing to pay a board bill.
The defendant Is said to have incorpor-
ated, under the laws of South Dakota, the
Northwestern Industrial Company, with a
capital of $500, 900 900 to take up his inven-
ton. OF this amount, 1t is averred, the in
ventor set aside SEQ, OO0, 900 for the benefit Of
the employees of the company. They were
to have libraries and homes built for them,
and a generous amount to take care of them
when disabled by accident or sickness. He
has been working on the scheme of this
company since 1896, and said that he had
retained a prominent law firm to draw up
the necessary papers by which his valuable
patent could be conveyed to the Industrial
Company. After hearing the complaint,
Magistrate Ommen held De la Vergne in the
custody Of his counsel for a further hear
ing.
William s. Coursey. formerly private sec
rotary TO Police COMMISSIONS Greene, says
he was engaged by De la Vergne last
August to act as his secretary. The salary
was large and he was to have a goodly
block of stock in the new company, but
alleges that up TO date he has received
exactly $3.50 in cash.
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same sort of investment and expected to
move their families to Phoenix within the
next year. A letter from Elwood Hadley,
OF Phoenix. formerly a well-known mer-
chant in Richmond, says there are no such
rights TO be obtained there and that the
sale of these rights" is believed at Phoenix
to be a fraud. He reports that the matter
is TO be brought TO the attention of the fed
eral grand jury at its next meeting.
Mr.. Hadley, while en- route West from
Fort Wayne last month, encountered scores
who were on their way TO take possession
of water rights which do not exist. He
says the government, under the new irriga-
ton law. has withdrawn all lands from
entry in the Salt river valley, and, as land
is the basis of water rights, there are no
rights TO be obtained by entry.
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Smallpox I'm Clay County.
10 the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind. Nov. 3.-The City Council
and Board of County Commissioners held
a joint session last night to devise means
to stamp out the smallpox epidemic in this
city and county. The County Council will
be called in session and asked TO appro-
pirate sufficient funds to defray the eX-
penses possibly of free vaccination. steps
will be taken Immediately to more rigidly
enforce the quarantine. as it is now claimed
that smallpox patients have frequently
broke quarantine and mingled with other
people, thereby spreading the disease.
DIR. Hirt has rendered his resignation as
city health officer. and the City Council,
at it's meeting tonight, will appoint his
successor. The position will be offered TO
DR.. Williams, who now holds the position
of county health officer.
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STATE GRANGE TO MEET
INTERESTING PROGRAMME An.
RANEED FOR WARSAW SESSION.
state Hairy Association VIII Convene
at plymouth Dec. 10 and lI-Li-
brary Institute.

Special = the Indianapolis Journal
LAPGRTE, Ind, Nov. 81. 8. Fitch, OF
LaportS county. chairman OF the executive
commitse OF the Indiana State Grange, has
just iss;ied the announcement for the thir-
ty-thir2 annual session. which will be held
Dec. s 60 10 at Warsaw. The sessions will
be held in the Red Mems Hall. At Tues
days meeting there will be music by the
Warsaf Grange, organization and reports
of the committee on credentials and the re-
ports 6 the officers. The State master will
then deliver his annual address. In the aft
ernoon there will be speeches by Walter
Brubager. Hon. Aaron Jones, National
Grange Capt. A. G. Wood, l.. V. Robert
son ana Milton Trusler. Wednesday morn
ing thS convention will consider various
resolutions and will receive the report OF
the committee on cooperation. In the aft
ernoont and evening degree work will be
given by various oranges. Thursday the
unfinished business will be considered and
the officers for the ensuing year elected
and Installed.
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LOCKJAW is THE RESULT
VACCINATION MAY CLAIM A SEC
OND VICTIM AT LAFAYETTE.
Children Made HI as Result of Opera
tion-MentaI Collapse of Famous
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 3--Vaccihation
will have claimed a second victim In this
city in a week If Georgia King, the twelve
year-old daughter of Mrs. George c. King,
Of 1920 North Sixth street, succumbs to
lockjaw. from which she is now suffering.
The young girl was vaccinated two weeks
ago by DIR. F. Il. Thompson, and had APP
parently recovered from the effects. Yes
terday she was seized with severe pains,
and to-day her jaws became locked. Ply
sicians have been unable to relieve the
child. who is tonight in great agony.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Clark died Monday of lockjaw induced by
vaccination. A daughter of John Haaga.
of South Fourth street. who was vaccinated
two weeks ago, showed the early symptoms
or !ockjaw, but later recovered. Several
other children in the city have been made
Ill by vaccination.
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Lafayette VIII Give OratOrio.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 3.-The Lafay-
cite Choral Society, composed of many or
the leading yocalists of the city. held its
first meeting OF the season last night to
make preliminary arrangements for a pub
lie oratorio to be given at an early date.
The membership of the society has reached
the hundred mark, and is constantly in
creasing. The Rev. William Breitenbach,
who conducted the chorus last year, is
again at the head of affairs. Miss Leona
Haywood will act as a~ccompanist. At a
meeting to be held Nov. 9 a permanent
organization is to be effected. Schumann's
Paradise and PERI is the first oratorio TO
be given this season.
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STATE DAIRY ASSOCIATION.
ProgrAmme of Convention TO BE Held
mt Plymouth.

Programme of Convention to Be Held
at Plymouth.
PLYMOUTH. Ind, Nov. a.-The following
programme is announced for the fourteenth
ANNUALLY convention of the Indiana State
Dairy association, to be held at Plymouth.
Ind, lee. 10 and IL. 1908: Building UP OF
Dairy tHerd and Business" Mrs. Charles
Lamont; The Dairy Barn. W. J.. Rippey;
Why IL Have Turned Dairyman," H.. Il.
McMalan: the noted institute lecture on
Corn and Glover" "Building up a Run
A nded Wisconsin dairyman and writer
will witt fifty farms. noting number and
kind q cows kept. feed used and results
secured. and present a full report of the
yield IL milk and cost of production for
one year. Thursca y, at $50 p. m, a BAN
and cheese viii be served. Prof. III. II.
Dean, ,pf the Ontario Agricultural College,
Will SPEAK on some phase OF Canadian
Businds." 1. Q. Johnson, Grand Rapids.
Mich. THE Troubles OF the City MIX
Man. II. b. Calvin; "Hand Separator from
the Crlameryman's Point of View" w. ".
Clifford; How 1 Ripen Cream c. F. Hos
tetter;t "Starters-Their Value and Use," III.
M. Sla3er, Purdue University; "Pasteurized
Canadt; reading of prize essays on cost Of
producing milk and butter, demonstration
butter scoring, Prof; H. e: Van Norman
some tilver cup TO the maker OF scoring
entry 81 creamery butter, dairy butter and
cheese1made in Indiana
Silysf cups valued at SIS to $50 will bs
AWARDED to the maker of the highest scor-
ing en4ry OF creamery butter, dairy butter
and cf4ese. A pro-rata fund will be divided
amon8 those scoring 80 or over. except that
If the winners of the cups are not present
when awarded they will not share in the
pro-rasa fund. Entries from outside the
State nay share in the pro-rata fund. For
entry Solanks and rules address Secretary
H.. E. rVan Norman. Lafayette, Ind.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Nov. 3-Arrived: Ethiopia,
from Glasgow, Cevic, from Liverpool; Rot
terdam. from Rotterdam; Finland, from
Antwerp. Moltke. from Hamburg. Sailed
Kronprinz Wilhelm, for Bremen.
QUEENSTOwN. Nov. ARRIVED: Hav-
erford. from Philadelphia. for Liverpool.
and proceeded
GLASGOW. Nov. 2-Arrived: Lauren
tian, from New York; Sarmatian, from
Boston.
ANTWERP, Nov. 3.-Arrived: Rhineland,
from Philadelphia; Krooniand, from New
York.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 3.-Sailed: Corean,
for Philadelphia; Ultonia. for Boston.
LIZARD. Nov. 3.-Passed: Lancastrian,
from Boston, for London.
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GOWDY CAME UP SMILING
STEPPED FROM TRAIN RUNNING AT
RATE OF FIFTY NILES AN HOUR.
Shocking Death of Monon Brakeman
extra" Conductor Killed mt WASH
~ingtOn-Other Accidents.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind. Nov. 3.-A narrow
escape fnom horrible death occurred to-
night to Henry Gowdy, a New York city
tailor, who, with his wife,, WAS en- route to
Evansville on the Evansville & Terre Haute
fast train near Standard, north of Vim
cennes.
Gowdy stepped from the train that was
running fifty miles an hou Conductor
Stinson ordered the train backed and when
a search for the mangled body was made
Gowdy walked uD to the terrified passen-
but that his hat was lost. Gowdy's young
wife saw him fall and swooned, but she had
regained consciousness when Vincennes was
reached.
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NOT WASTING THEIR TIME.
East Side Residents of New York
Reading Books of Information.

NEW YORK. Nov. "A most peculiar de-
%velopment as TO the tastes of the reading
public has been discovered on the lower
East Side. in this city. AT the opening. in
East Broadway. of the second Of the branch
library buildings provided for by the s., coo,
600 gift OF Andrew Carnegie, Chairman Bost-
wick. of the circulating department of the
New York public library. read statistics.
covering four years. proving that there are
Chatham-street section than In any other
circulating library I'm New York city. Tn
like the people in the wealthiest part of the
city. he said. the population about Chatham
Square rejects fiction TO a large extent, and
chooses solid information on science and
on other serious subjects.
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BRONZE STATUE MISSING.
Disappearance of Handsome Figure
from WinOna Gates.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind, Nov. 3.-The disappear
ance of the life-size bronze figure of a
Japanese priest from its massive new mar
bic pedestal near the entrance of the
Winona Assembly grounds is causing con-
siderable anxiety among Winona officials
n systematic search of the grounds by al
large party has failed to locate the missing
statue and a force of men are now at work
dragging the lake. The bronze figure, val
ued at 5000, was the gift of I'll. j. Heinz,
Of Pittsburg. who purchased Ii in Japan on
a recent tour and this summer presented
IL to Winona. II is a rare and handsome
specimen of antiquity and is said to be 200
years old.
Its disappearance is thought to be the
result of a Halloween prank. This is the
second time the valuable relic has been
stolen.
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ASKED TO SEE HIS BROTHER.
Shocking Accident Near Michigan
City Has Pitiful Result.
lie indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Nov. 3.-George
wenderski, the thirteen-year-old son of
Joseph Wenderski, residing near this city
who was accidentally shot by his brother
yesterday, died late last night. Death was
due to shock and loss of blood. TIL in
jured boy showed remarkable Improvement
after being given medical attention yester-
day until a few minutes before he died.
Shortly before death he asked to see his
brother. Just before the heartbroken lad
could be summoned the injured boy was
taken with a sinking spell and death fol-
lowed shortly.
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LIBRARY INSTITUTE WORK.


Specialize the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Nov. 3-The library insti-
tute tpr the district consisting OF Miami,
Waba5h. Huntington and Kosciusko coun-
ties btgan a two days session to-day &c
the Carnegie Public Library here.
Mrs& Elizabeth Earl, Of ConnersviIls,
represents the state library commission.
Miss sIoagland. state organiser. and Miss
Reynolds, representing the travelling libra
ries. tpth from Indianapolis, are also here.
Amonf the people Of local and wider prom
inenctt who will be on the programmes are
Hon. flames +. Statesman, Peru; Mrs.
of Literary Clubs. wabash: Miss Pheip'
iibrars instructor, Albany, N. Y; Miss
Hartey. librarian at Huntington, and
other4 The attendance is satisfa Glory and
the possibilities of the session are promise
ing.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Nov. 3.-Charles
Rhodes, a farmer of Marion township,
brought an ear of corn to this city which
was raised on his farm in Marion town
ship. The corn is of the white variety, has
hundreds of grains on it. and is fifteen
inches in length. Joseph Mcbride, who
lives east of the city, has a different
story to tell. He also brought a perfectly
shaped cob to this city. which did not
contain a single grain of corn. The cob
was in a shuck, and was taken from a
~cornstalk on his farm this season.
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II. G. RALYA'S CONDITION.
WelI-knOwn Patentee Suffers Mental
COLLAPSE.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPEL. Ind, Nov. 3--Harvey G. Ralya,
the well-known patentee n manufacturer
of the Ralya putty knife. has been adjudged
insane and has been taken to Anderson for
special treatment. He was taken with the
maiady very suddenly. On Friday he came
home from Indianapolis, put his
carefully away, then went in the house and
began raving and has been in that condition
Size.
Mr.. Ralya is a man Of temperate habits
and the trouble is believed to be due to
severe mental strain He has n wife and
three children. His father was the inventor
of the band saw now In use and was killed
in indianapolis n few years ago by a train
as he stepped from one track to get out OF
the way Of another train which was ap-
preaching.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Nov. 3.-P. T. O'Brien. a prom
inent contractor and politician, has sued
the p, c., C. & st. l.. Railway and its
surgeon at Richmond. DR.. weist. for dam
ages in the sum of $4,000. Two years ago.
while his family was en- route to Richmond
on one of the company's trains, his son.
Patrick. jr., was thrown from a seat and
suffered a broken arm. The bones were
reset by DIR. Weist when the train reached
Richmond. but O'Brien alleges the opera
ton was not properly performed. and that
the boy has a permanently crooked arm as
a result of the accident and operation.
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BRIEF SENT BY WIRE.
Attorney General of Minnesota Forced
to Use the telegraph.

ST PAUL, Nov. at is not customary in
legal procedure to send briefs across the
country by wire, but this course was found
necessary to-day by Attorney General Doug
las in the Northern Securities case.
Attorney General Douglas. on behalf Of
the State. had made application before the
United States Supreme Court to have the
case advanced on the calendar of that
court. To-day he received word from G. w.
Somerby. who is representing the office 4
Washington. hat the Northern Securities
Company had objected to the advancement
of the case and had filed a reply denying
the jurisdiction OF the Supreme Court.
Attorney General Douglas and his asso-
ciate counsel in this case held a conference
and prepared a brief OF 400 words, which
was wired 10 Mr.. Somerby to be printed at
Washington and filed Thursday.
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,aciaI IN the I~ndiaranolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Nov. 3.-After another
long wrangle this morning, the attorneys in
the case of Grim, treasurer Of Madison
county. against Cyrenus Heritage, former
treasurer, to recover an alleged shortage
of 5000. finally agreed to appoint three
commissioners who will audit the books
of former treasurer Heritage. Each side
named one and the court the third. The
commissioners are Edmund Johnson, Calvin
IL. Allen and Edward Reardon, all of Mad
ison county. They will investigate the
books and their evidence will be submitted
as final.
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Claims Against Contractor.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind, Nov. Tween
ty claims, ranging from So to $500, were to-
day placed in the hands of Attorney John
II. Russo, sr., for collection from the Big
Four Railway Company, the Shut In
provement Company, the Robinson Con
tracing Company and the Middleton Con
struction Company, contractors and sub
contractors on improvements along the Bis
Four's new right of way. Most OF the
claims are filed by laborers. Russo states
that he has claims against railway con-
tracing and subcontracting companies ag-
gregating $4,000.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Nov. " a plate Of
bread in his hands, which he was carrying
into the dining room from the kitchen, and
within the sight of LOO veterans seated in
the dining room at the Soldiers Home, Ma
thar Modlin. a member of the home and
one of the table walters, fell dead this
morning during the breakfast hour. j. E.
Martin, one of Modlin's friends, who was
seated at a table, saw Modlin fall in death
and was so affected that he fell from his
chair in a faint. Modlin served with the
Fifty-third Indiana Volunteers during the
civil war.
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For state OratoricaI Contest.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. 3.-The students
who are to take part in the contest at Earl
ham College at which a representative to
the state oratorical contest will be chosen
nave selected their positions. The contest
will be held on Nov. 13. The contestants
will speak in the following order: Wistar
Williams, THE Grand f Pluribus Unum;"
Harry Carroll. "~Anglo-Saxon Supremacy
August L. Spohn, The American Ideal;"
Myron L. Boone, "Oliver p. Norton" Lau-
renee Smelser. ''The Invincible Turk" Luz
Their NJ. Feeger, ''Gustavus Adolphus."
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ANOTHER CRANK.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Lewis Bron-
stein. a tailor of Brooklyn, n. Y, came
here to-day to see the President and Is
being detained at police headquarters pend
ing an official examination into his sanity.
He called at the residence of Rabbi Julius
Loeb. where he made statements in connec-
ton with the object of his visit which
caused the rabbi to turn him over TO the
police. When searched a loaded .3S-caliber
revolver and several loose cartridges were
found upon him. Bronstein claimed that
his nephew had tried to kill him. His OBJ
ject in wishing TO see the President was 10
ask the President to use his influence in
preventing any further attempts on his
life. Bronstein's relatives have been COM
municated with.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Nov. 3.-Mr. and Mrs.
j. r.. Mickey, who have been visiting her
parents here since they were married at
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, two months ago, left
to-day for their home in Manila, T. l.,
where Mr.. Mickey is engaged in the gov
eminent service. He enlisted in the Cuban
service when the war with Spain was de-
clared, and after serving his enlistment
there entered the regular army and was
sent 10 Manila, where he Is now chief as
sistant TO the director of posts. Mrs.
Mickey is a Purdue graduate and a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Richey, for
merly of Lebanon.
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VIOLENTLY INSANE
The Police Have a struggle with
Charles ID. Bouamau.

Bicyklemen Simon and Morgan last night
had desperate fight with Charles B.
Bousr4an, 14 Hermann street. who became
yioler!ly insane and attempted to kill his
moth4 and sister. Finally. with the assist
ance bf several neighbors. they succeeded
in hokling him until the arrival OF the pa
troll wagon. II took the combined efforts OF
FIVE r&en to put him in the wagon. and ali
the WY TO the police station he fought and
tugges at the iron chains which bound him
10 hiS seat. At the police station he made
a desSrate fight for his freedom. and six
men had a hard task placing him in a
cell. His case Is one OF the most violent
which, the police have had to deal with in
manyayears. Cigarette smoking, IL Is said.
is thf cause OF mis- insanity.
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BRAKEMAN'S AWFUL FATE.
MOnon EmplOye Killed While Switch
ing Near Bedford.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Nov. 3.-Frank Wild
man, aged about twenty-five years, a Mo-
non brakeman on the switching train, met
a horrible death this morning while switch
ing in the yards at the Perry Matthews
Buskirk quarry. He was setting a brake
on the front end Of a car, using a lever
thrust through the wheel, when the wheel
flew off on account of the lack of a nut on
the brake rod top. He was thrown to the
track and three cars passed over him, tear
ing him almost. to shreds. He was cut in
two. both head, body and limbs in a dozen
different places. He lived in this city, and
had been married but a short time, coming
here from Dover Hill, Martin county.
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Special Election Called.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Nov. "A petition was
hled with the county commissioners here
to-day for a special election in Jackson
township. the township In which Seymour is
situated, to vote on the proposition to grant
a 2 per cent. subsidy to the Indians Cen
trail Electric Railway. The subsidy tax
in this township would amount to about
$4,000, which looks pretty big for the tax
payers. A similar petition was filed at
Columbus for an election in Wayne town.
ship, Bartholomew county, asking for S24,-
coo. These elections will probably be held
Dec. .
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RIO JANEIRO, Nov. 3.-The Acre terri
tory dispute between Bolivia and Brazil has
been settled. The treaty on the subject will
be signed TINS week ana VIII be published
The principal points which were under
consideration in the dispute were whether
the territory beyond the tenth degree of
latitude shall become Brazilian TERRITORY.
Brazil to pay Bolivia 5000, 900. and allow
Bolivia the right to send Acre products TO
Brazilian ports on the Amazon river.