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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-15

: BRAZIL.-After having been separated
thirty-seven years, Mrs. James Ball. of
Clay county, heard from her father, Dr.
David NJ Fulton. of Highland county. Ohio.
Mrs. Fulton, with her two-year-old child,
separated from her husband in Ohio thirty
seven years ago go and and Mrs Mrs Ban. prior to
continued searching for her father. On
Wednesday she was rewarded by receiving
letter from him. She left at once for
Ohio.
tory will be erected and placed in operation
in this city this summer by company
with A A. Triggs at its head. A number
of contracts have been made with farmers
to cultivate tomatoes for the factory. . .
A new schooIhouse will be erected in this
city this summer: three new pixies leading
into the city will be begun, number of
sewers will be built and many street i'm
provements completed
LAWRENCEBURG.-C r. D. Toul-
man and two other New York city men
are holding meetings at various places in
this section explaining the raising of sugar
beets and have succeeded In getting many
farmers to sign a contract TO raise num-
Der of acres OF the beets this season. They
are to establish $4,000 beet-sugar factory
this summer and part of the stock has been
subscribed. The factory will probably To-
cate in this city.
LAPORTE-The Rev. and Mrs Reuben
II. Sanders will celebrate the fftieth ami
versary of their wedding, Friday For near
ly half a century Mr.. Sanders has been
preacher in the Methodist Church. He was
born at Greensburg, Pa, Oct. IL, 1888, and
his wife was born in Washington county.
Pennsylvania. Sept. s. 1880. Both came to
Indiana In early life and were married on
May Is. 1853. by the Rev. Conrad s.
Burgher.
RICHMOND.-The trustees Of the Eastern
Indiana Hospital for the Insane met at
the hospital and reorganized the board by
electfng the following officers: President,
Warren Bigier. Wabash; vice president,
Thomas A. Jones. Rushville; treasurer,
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, May 15.-Coroner Harri-
son returned at o'clock this Friday)
morning from Sharpsville. where he inves-
tigated the mysterious woman story in
connection with the Yeager murder, and
found a possible key to the mystery. Oscar
Pickering. Evans Pickering and Fred john
son, farmers living on the Sharpsville-
Hemlock road, told Of seeing Yeager in his
buggy at o'clock Monday morning with a
woman unknown to them also in the buggy;
that shortly after the rig passed their resi-
dence they heard shot fired. but paid lit
tie attention to it, There were two rigs,
they said, but the occupants Of the sec
ond were not recognized. The chickering's
and Johnsons are respectable farmers, re-
liable and trustworthy in every respect.
ious woman and the occupants OF the Sec
ond buggy. They believe that this clew
may result in clearing up the mystery.
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POSTAL NOTES And NEWS
NO RURAL DELIVERY BULLETINS Eek.
CEPT AT WASHINGTON.
Transferring Outside Clerks to Civil
Service Places at the Capital Is to
he Discontinued.

WASHINGTON, May H.-Inspection by
civil-service authorities of clerical lists in
postoffices probably will occur outside Of
Washington. President Proctor, Of the CIV
il-service Commission. who is watching the
inspection Of the local postoffice. said to-
day that he hoped the work would be ex-
tended to include many other offices. The
practice Of transferring postal clerks from
outside offices to civil-service places in
Washington has now ceased completely, the
recent orders of President Roosevelt, Mr..
Proctor said, stopping that practice. There
were undoubtedly many instances, said Mr..
Proctor, as has been shown In the reports
of the commission, where clerks were put
in the postoffiees about to be classified with
the purpose OF having them transferred to
the classified service in the departments
Under the new rules all such clerks In post
offices must have served six months before
they are eligible for transfer, and more
over If a transfer Is contemplated under
the rules the clerk desiring 1T must pass an
examination for the new work In view.
XXX
1t was decided to-day that any bulletins
hereafter issued announcing the establish
ment of rural free mail delivery service
would be given out only at the Postoffice
Department at Washington. The bulletins
will be given exactly the same treatment
as lists of fourth-class postmasters, which
able at the department. but none will be
sent out.
Postmaster General Payne has received a
letter from w. F. Conger, special agent Of
the rural free delivery service at Nash
vile, Tenn. who is investigating the in
timidation Of Atwood, the negro mail car
rier, near Gallatin. Tenn. Mr.. Conser re-
ports an almost unanimous sentiment at
Gallatin deprecating the occurrence and
general willingness to clear the situation
and to fix the responsibility on the guilty
persons. Postmaster General Payne said
to-day that the route probably would be
discontinued.
Postmaster General Payne to-day stated
he understood 1t had always been the prac-
tice OF the department 10 secure the names
of all persons on rural free delivery routes
as part of the information necessary to de-
termine the feasibility Of the establishment
of the routes whether such information
was given to firms and interested parties
or used improperly In any way" Mr.. Payne
said. lis another question, and one which
1 believe Fourth Assistant Brstow is now
investigating
Postmaster General Payne has rescinded
an order creating a postoffice at Quindoc-
quia, Nd, for which Andrew ]. Day, O
negro, was slated for appointment. This
was done on representations from Con-
gresham William H. Jackson, Republican,
the establishment OF a postoffice at Quin-
docquia unnecessary because the place is
soon to be included within the limits of ru-
raj free delivery service.
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EMERY IN THE JOURNALS.
Strikers Deny that They Committed
Outrage.

StTlkers Deny tnHt lney Sommitscu
the Outrage.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, May 4-Alleging
that some OF its striking employees poured
emery into the journals of its machines
last night, the Henry Taylor Lumber Com
pany, whose workmen have been out for
two weeks, to-day posted notices Offering
$500 reward for the apprehension OF the
culprits. Since the men at the mill went on
strike new men have been put on the ma
chimes and the plant has been running
every day. The strikers claim that none
of their members committed the offense
charged by the mill owners. They assert
that the novices employed in the plant are
responsible for the condition Of the bear
ings by neglecting to oil and care for them.
The company alleges that last night some
of the strikers broke into the mill and
poured the emery into the journals so that
the plant would be crippled. The accused
men to-day say that If they wanted to Grip
pie the machinery they could have gone
into the basement of the factory and tam
pered with the main shafting. An investi-
cation Is being made.
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petition on, Of the product from Cuba and Ha-

petition Of the product from Cuba and Ha-
wall will be minimized-
George B. White. director and vice presi-
dent OF the National Bank OF South Penn
sylvania at Hyndma1. Pa, who has been
on trial in the United States District Court
at Pittsburg. charged with conspiracy.
through which the bank was wrecked. en-
bezzlement and Justification of the ac-
counts, has been found guilty on twenty
four counts. He was indicted on seventy
three counts.
Atlantic City was chosen as the meeting
turers Association and the Piano Dealers
Association at their Buffalo meeting. They
probably will meet in Nav, the fixing OF
the date being left to the executive COM
mittees. The manufacturers have elected
these officers: President, Charles II. Par
SON, New York; first vice president, Geofge
p. Bent, Chicago; second vice president,
d. j. Blackmore. Cincinnati: secretary, T.
III. Storr, Chicago; treasurer, Fred r
Stieff. Baltimore.
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The Supreme Court yesterday overthrow
a decision Of the Appellate Court In the
case Of Riley R Gadbury against the Ohio
and Indiana Consolidated Natural and
Illuminating Gas Company. The chief
holding gas and oil leases on many tracts
of land under an agreement 10 pay share
Of all gas and oil produced and marketed
may plug the wells on part OF the tracts
and draw oil and gas in the territory from
other wells which IL has obtained on more
favorable terms without forfeiting its lease
on the undeveloped lands. The court held
that Gadbury might quiet his title against
the gas company's lease. The company
forfeits it's rights TO the tracts owned by
Gadsbury.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair To-Day and Tomorrow, with
Higher Temperature To-Day.


Higher Temperature To-Day.
WASHINGTON, May N.-weather fore
cast for Friday and Saturday:
Indiana-Fair on Friday and Saturday:
warmer In central portion on Friday; light
variable winds, becoming fresh southeast.
ulinois-Fair on Friday; Saturday fair;
warmer In northeast portion; light variable
winds, becoming fresh southeast.
Ohio-Fair on Friday and Saturday;
warmer Saturday in northwest portion;
light northeast winds, becoming southeast
Lower Michigan--Fair on Friday and Sat-
urday: warmer Saturday; fresh southeast
winds.
Tennessee-Fair on Friday and Saturday.
Arkansas-Fair on Friday; warmer In
west portion; Saturday fair.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Fair and
warmer on Friday; Saturday showers.
Wisconsin-Fair on Friday; warmer in
east portion; Saturday increasing cloudi-
ness. with showers In north portion light
variable winds, becoming fresh northeast
Ioya-Fair on Friday and Saturday
Minnesota-Fair on Friday; warmer in
northeast portion; Saturday showers and
-x<er; fresh southeast winds.
Kansas and Nebraska-Fair and warmer
on Friday; Saturday, fair and colder
= North Dakota and South Dakota-Fafr in
east showers and cooler in west portion on
Friday; Saturday, fair and cooler in east
Eort.on.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, May 1.-THE members Of
the Wabash County Medical Society are
circulating petitions all over the county
asking the County Commissioners to estab-
lish county hospital. Each physician has
copy Of the petition and hundreds Of
names are being attached. The old
Orphans Home. built at a cost Of $4,000
and now abandoned. is desired as a hospi-
tai building, and the expense of installing
and maintaining such an institution, un-
der the circumstances, will be COMPARE
lively light The hospital will be free only
to pauper patients, those who are able to
pay for treatment being required to do so.
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NEW LINES FOR RICHMOND.
Road from Hamilton, o., and Portland,
Ind.-Franchises Extended.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. May H.-An agree
ment has been reached by which the trac-
ton company desiring to build in here from
Hamilton. o.. will get franchise. and the
Eastern Indiana Company, which desires
to build to Portlsnd and other points. will
get an extension OF time on the franchise
that expires in July. The Hamilton COM
pany has accepted all the changes sug-
gested by the City Council, which cut the
time to thirty-five years. made ii necessary
to sell tickets on the cars and give trans
fers TO other lines when passengers are
carried within city limits. Work is TO be-
gin here within one year and be completed
in two.
The time OF the Eastern company was
cut from fifty to thirty-five years, and ali
the requirements made of the Ha.nilton
company are made OF il.
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MILWAUKEE,, Wis. May H.-Louis
Bleyer, a well-known newspaper man, died
to-day after sickness of several months,
aged sixty-six years. He was the first man
to establish marine department in
newspaper the lakes. He was marine
editor of the Evening Wisconsin.
HONOLULU, May AS. c. Allen, sew
enty-two years of age, pioneer of Homo
lulu, died to-day of heart disease. Captain
Aliens fortune is estimated at 5000, 900.
He was a member of the firm of Allen &
Robinson, lumber dealers and shippers.
MINERAL POINT, Wis. May H.-Mont-
gomery Smith. well-known lawyer, is
Cleveland's administration Mr.. Smith ne
gotiated treaties with the Ute and Chip
pewa Indians.
SARATOGA, N. Y. May H.-Mrs George
S. Batcheller. of Saratoga, N. Y, wife OF
Judge Pstcheller, of the International
Tribunal of Egypt. died at Alexandria,
Egypt, to-day
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tenth. w. T. Patton: eleventh. c. w. Jones';
fourteenth, Charles w. Quatls-
Tenth Ward

tenth. W. T. Patton: eleventh. c. w. Jones;
fomteenth, Charles w. Quails
Tenth Ward
First precinct, Bud Sullivan: second.
George Bietfner, third, Otto Fisher; fourth,
Philip Zapf; fifth, George Johnson; sixth,
George Bernloehr. seventh, Isaac King;
eighth. Charles p. Froschauer; ninth, Will
liam p. Manion: tenth, John Sullivan
Eleventh Ward
First precinct. John Broderick; second,
Charles Montagni: third, Terrence Coyne;
fourth Z. A Moore; fifth, Harry Nolan;
ninth. W. J. Dalton; tenth. John Scanlon-
Twelfth Ward
Third precinct. Thomas b. Wright: fifth.
John @. Keeper; eighth, William King;
ninth. III. Taught.
Thirteenth Ward
First precinct, Andrew Keller; second,
Walter Somers; third. Cornelius Lyons:
fourth, Henry Piscator: fifth. John Kelley;
sixth, George Williamson; seventh, William
Weinsler: eighth. Walter Thompson ninth.
John Moore; tenth, Joe Markey; eleventh,
George Van STAN
Fourteenth Ward
First precinct. Fred Leihr; second, John
Barmfuhrer: third, F. N. Suess; fourth
Timothy Monahan: fifth, Emil Fahrion;
sixth. Leo Pick: ninth. Henry Andrews.
Fifteenth Ward
First precinct, Henry Blase; second, Fred
Reinecke: third, Harry NJ. Barnett; sew
enth, Michael Noon: eighth, Henry Meyer;
ninth. +. Spangenberger; tenth, Al Haines:
twelfth. l. Spangenberger; thirteenth, Al
Hafne<.
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FUNERAL OF MISS RAMSEY.

She Died I'm Egypt and Her BODY Was
Brought to America.
PITTSBURG. May 1.-THE funeral serv-
ices over the body Of Miss Anna L. Ram
sey. daughter of President Joseph Ramsey,
jr.. of the Wabash Railway. who died In
Egypt early in April Of typhoid fever. were
held at the home OF ]. w. Patterson. in
this city, this afternoon.
The Rev. DR.. M. Rhodes, pastor of st.
Marks Lutheran Church, st. Louis, con-
Quoted the services. The pallbearers were
Colonel A. d. Palmer and +. d. Palmer
New York; John p. Ramsey, FL Paso. Tex;
N. p. Ramsey, Dayton, o.; the Rev. AL
fred Ramsey, Minneapolis, Mimi, and w.
d. Holiday, all uncles Of the dead girl.
Cincinnati and Chicago attended the
funeral. The interment was In Homewood
Cemetery
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UuISS u1CuuIu CuICu III tCA oO&-
tors failed to help her.
"Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegc-
table Compound cured me after
doctors had failed, and / want
other girls to know about 1t. Dur
ing menstruation I suffered most
intense pain low in the abdomen
and In my limbs. At other times /
had a heavy, depressed feeling
which made my work seem twice
as hard, and grew pale and thin
The medicine the doctor gave me
did not do me one bit of good, and
i was thoroughly discouraged The
doctor wanted me to stop work, but,
of course, i could not do that. /
finally began TO take Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and felt better after taking the first
bottle, and after taking six bottles
/ was entirely cured, and am now
in perfect health, and i am so CRATE
full for it, Miss GEORGE MENARD,
537 K. 152nd ST., New York City,
$4,000 forfeit " original - abope letter proving
0ssafnsnsss cannot b psodscsd-
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cures female Ills when
I'll other means have failed.
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MAIDSTONE USED.
1t Sticks to q Woman 40 Hours
without Falling on.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind. May H-Mrs Allen
Silcox. of Attica. o.. has been here for the
past week taking treatment from the
famous Bundy maidstone. She was bitten
In January on the hand. Her hand swelled
to such proportions and the poison became
so difused through her system that the
doctors had decided to remove her arm,
when she heard of the stone and found re-
lief. The stone has been sticking over $50
hours and shows no signs of dropping off
All of this time 1t has been sucking viru-
lent poison from her system. When full
the stone is dipped in milk few moments
and the poison is taken out and the stone
again applied. The woman will go away
completely cured, as have hundreds of
others. This case Is. with one exception
the longest record for the stones sticking
that is known.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE, Ind, May I.-The failure Of
the controller to work when belt slipped
caused the 25O-horse power engine at the
Planett factory to run away this noon,
with the result that the immense fly wheel
burst completely wrecking the engine
Fortunately, no one was injured. The
Planett factory began operations two weeks
ago, having been moved here from Chicago
Loss, $1,000. A week ago it's Chicago plant
was partially damaged by fire, causing a
loss of $40. 000
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE. Ind, May 1.-THE plans
and specifications for the eastern extension
of the indianapolis, shelbyville G. South
eastern Traction Company far as
Greensburg, have been received and are
now on file at the Office of the company.
The company is now ready to receive bids.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, May 1.-Abra-
ham Hahn, an old soldier and one of the
county's best-known farmers, fell from
an interurban car near Chesterfield last
night and sustained what is believed to
be fatal injuries. When found he was I'M
conscious. He received numerous cuts
about the head and sustained internal
injuries. He was brought to his home here
to-day still unconscious. He is sixty-five
years old. He had been In attendance at
the soldiers reunion at Anderson.
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.


The Supreme Court yesterday overruled
the petition OF William Jackson. who Ia
sentenced to be hanged at the Michigan
City Prison June IL for the murder OF Allen
Blankenship near Evansville, for stay OF
execution. The court ordered the appel
lant's brief to be filed Immediately. and
the attorney general TO file the brief OF
the State within three days after the brief
of the appellant is filed, so that the case
may be decided before the day fixed for
the execution. Jackson Is to be hanged on
the same day as Ora Copenhaver. sent to
prison from Indianapolis for the murder OF
his wife.
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Killed I'm Oklahoma.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. May H-Informa-
ton reached here this afternoon that Jacob
Passman was almost instantly killed In
his saloon in Oklahoma City. o. t. yester-
day by being shot in the body 1--WE or six
times Passman only a few weeks ago
moved to that city from here.
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SAVING THE PEOPLES MONEY.
Perry County Judge Tries Two Case.
mt the Same Time.
Cannelton Qnd.) Enquirer.

Cannelton Qnd) Enquirer.
Judge Cook set a precedent IN. trying
cases last week that was heretofore un-
known in Perry county. One defendant was
tried under two separate charges at the
same time, the same evidence covering the
two offenses. The case was tried before a
jury with Judge Cook on the bench. He In
structed the jury to render two verdicts
which IL did, finding the defendant guilty
in one and not guilty In the other. Judge
Cook puts In some good licks when he
starts his mill up believing that the en-
gine ought not stop as long as there is any
steam iri the boilers. The way h. hurried
the boys" up at the bar made them sweat
but they will get a good rest before the
next terms begins To try a man twice for
crimes committed at one offense looks like
a loss OF time anyway especially when one
story covers the whole grounds, ard to tell
the old story over and over again IL like
threshing old straw two seasons in success
sion. Too much dignity on the bench
takes up too much valuable time and
doesn't bring any better results In the end
Justice can be melted out on q business
basis the same a. anything else. Justise
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MANILA. May 14.-Mabini. the former
minister of foreign affairs Of the Filipino
government, died Of cholera at midnight.
He was attacked with the disease on Tues
day last. Since his return from Guam
Mabini had lived in seclusion. Captured
correspondence of the Rial province III
surgents showed he had been in commune
cation with them, but the letters were no.
of seditious nature. Filipinos and Ameri-
cans generally regret the death of Mabini
burial on account of the nature of his dis
ease.
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Narrow Escape from Fire.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind..f May 14-The
fine two-story dwelling of Gaspard Bres-
seur, on the South Side, was destroyed by
fire this morning and the family had mar
row escape from suffocation. Albert Bras
seur was carried from the burning struc-
ture unconscious. having been overcome by
the smoke. The loss Is So, 500 with s., 100 in
surance On account of the City Council
refusing to pay IS a month for a hosehouse
that part Of the city is without fire pro-
lection.
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FIERCE FOREST FIRES.
Pennsylvania Towns Endangered by
Vast Seas of Flame.

Vast Seas Of Flame.
DUBOIS. Pa, May H.-Destructive forest
fires are prevailing south of Dubois. At
Curry Run it is estimated that 100000 feet
of timber have been rendered worthless.
Two county bridges and four and one-half
miles OF railroad track leading to the woods
have been destroyed. Tonight the flames
are gaining hourly. At Deer Creek a large
tract of valuable timber has been burned
over and much loss incurred. The dam
age already done will foot up into hundreds
of thousands Of dollars. with no relief In
sight.
ericsson, Pa, May 1.-the towns of
Blandsburg and Lloydsville. in northern
Cambria county, have been threatened with
forest fires for several days. To-day the
fire was reported close to the latter place.
The sky is black with smoke in that direc-
ton East of these places the mountains
for fifty square miles have been swept clean
of every tree An additional 1900 acres
between Bells run and Bear Loop run
has been desolated.
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STRUGGLED DIAMONDS SOLD.
A Fortune I'm Gems Seized aud the
Smuggler Convicted.

DETROIT, Mich, May 14.-United States
Marshal w. r. Bates to-day sold at pub
lie auction 5s1 diamonds on the steps of the
federal building for $ls.175 The gems were
seized in 1899 from Louis Busch. who was
later convicted in the United States Court
of smuggling them from Canada and fined
81 400 and 500 costs
The diamonds were sold in three lots
and were bought by two local firms