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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
INDIANA UNIVERSITY.
Trustees Decide to Establish a Pre-
paratory Course i'm Medicine.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, March -.2S.-The
board OF trustees of Indiana University con-
cluded its work this morning. Among the
most important actions taken was the es-
tablishment OF a preparatory medical
course, which will give students sufficient
work for two years credit in the best med
lcdi schools in the country. The work in
tne science department-chemistry, zoology,
botany and mineralogy-has long been ac-
cepted by schools. and under the new ar
rangement medical students can do in the
university two of the four years work
necessary to the degree OF doctor of medi-
cine. An Identical member of the faculty
VII! be secured for the new department,
and the special work in the sciences will
De emphasized The new department will
be established at once
Inc various questions in relation to the
student building were discussed On ac-
count OF the Importance of the subject and
ueslre or the board to secure the best OBJ
talnaDie results, a special session of the
trustees will be held on April %, at which
time all matters concerning the building
Will be considered There will be a large
amount of other business for the special
session. The board passed an order con-
cerning the Improvement of Indiana ave-
nue..
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29


Fountain. Warren and Benton counties.
will hold a convention in this city on MOI
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. The con-
ference is a semi-annual affair and VIII De
held in the First Christian Church.
SHELBYVILLE-Th board of the In
dianapolis, Sheibyville & Southeastern
Traction Company has Instructed Messrs
Townsend Reed & Co.. builders OF the
local line, TO prepare estimates for the ex-
tension Of the line from this city TO Green's
burg. 1t Is expected TO have the extension
completed by Jan. /, 1904.
RICHMOND.-The annual meeting Of the
Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne Rail
road Company. which is the southern di-
vision of the Grand Rapids Indiana, but
which Is conducted by separate organiza-
ton, will be held in Richmond next Thurs
day.
FRANKLIN.-On Monday the office OF
the Franklin Republican will issue the first
number of an evening daily. The encour-
agement accorded the new enterprise has
been all that could be desired
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

VICTORIA, b. c., March 2S.-The new
Canadian Pacific Navigation steamer Prin-
cess Victoria, built at Tyne
for the Victoria-Vancouver route, arrived
to-day When the steamer was at Coreonal
March g. Captain Gondell, of the Cousins
Coal Company of Chile, American citi-
zen, was murdered by rioters. Following
an election at which there was much riot
ing. the miners struck, and in a roit in
which both strikers and revolutionists took
part the American captain was knocked on
the head and killed. Chilean cruiser
arrived the following day. and six of the
rioters were stood upon the beach and shot
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 8.-Over one
hundred of the leading business men OF
Evansville have formed a secret organiza-
tion here for the purpose of eliminating the
boycott and affording protection to non
union and independent labor. The society
was formed by I. Weston Goodwin. editor
of the Bazoo, at Sedalia. Mo-, who left to-
night for St Louis. There are three boy
colts already on here. and several labor
organizations have threate to strike oil
April 1 unless their wages are Increased.
The business men thought best 10 organ
izs to protect their own interests. Their
plan of work will not be made public.
There are similar organizations at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, Scranton and Wilkesbarre, Pa,
and SadaIia
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
EDWARDS TELLS HIS STORY.
He and Currie Were Drinking in Ev-
ansville-Currie's Disappearance.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 2S-George
Edwards was brought here this afternoon
by Detective Heeger. He was not locked
up and there is no charge placed against
him. He slept at the detention room at the
police stStion tonight. He was closely
questioned by the officers, and they are in
clined TO believe the story he told them
He admits that he and Joseph Currie left
Knightsville together and started for Ala
bama, where they intended to work in the
coal mines. According TO his story they
drank heavily while here and became in
toxicated. He says they were in saloon
on Fourth street, but he cannot remember
the name of the saloon. He wanted to go to
a hotel and TO bed, but Currie objected and
insisted on having more drink. Finally
Currie left the saloon and said he would
return in a short time. Edwards waited
for some time, and when Currie failed
10 show up he had the bartender telephone
the police and ask them to make a search
When asked why he told conflicting sto-
ries TO the people of knightsville about the
disappearance of Currie, Edwards said !:
''Currie had not been living with his wife
for some time, and when We left | prom
ised him l would tell one where we
were going.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
TRACTION FRANCHISE GRANTED.
COIumbus-Seymour Line VIII Be Con-
structed Very Soon.
to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind. March 2S--The Board
OF County Commissioners of this county, in
special session. to-day granted a franchise
10 Francis T. Crump. John S. Crump. Ar
thur Overstreet and B. Buckner Jones. all
OF this city. for traction line from Column
bus 10 the southern boundary OF Barthoio-
new county. The franchise carries with il
the right 10 cross Haw creek, the eastern
boundary line of the city. over the bridge
at the end OF Third street. and to use the
public highway thence eastward through
The suburb OF East Columbus, for a dis
tance OF about three-quarters OF a mile
Thence southward the promoters OF the new
line must secure the right OF way from the
land owners.
IL is the intention OF the owners OF the
franchise 10 build the road 10 Seymour at
once, and work will be begun within two
weeks. The men behind the project are
wealthy. and they will build the road with
their own capital. Probably Louis Schenck
the capitalist OF Seymour. will be identi-
fed with the new road
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
ONLY TANK FACTORIES.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March 2S.-A
party of officials of the American Window
Glass Company was here last evening to
make the preliminary arrangements for
the installation of the blowing machines
in the No. plant. The party included
General Manager George Z. Moore. of
Pittsburg, Inspector Theodore Warrck, En-
gineers Bridge and Hinton and Electrician
Hitner.
While here General Manager Moore made
the statement that the company would not
operate single pot factory the coming
season. and that all the managers of these
factories had been notified that their serv-
ices would no longer be required after the
expiration of their contracts, which is but
few weeks. This closes another glass
plant here, the company operated plant
No. 81, as well as the big No. g.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Telephone Rates Raised.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART. Ind, March 2s.-The Home
Telephone Company, which is putting in a
2,4co-'phone multiple switchboard at a cost
of $4,000. announced an advance of . cents
per month in the rent of each phone begin
ming April /. They expected at least one
hundred 10 give notice of withdrawal of
patronage, but only two have filed such no.
tlce. which was 10 be given not later than
March p. The company has 800 subscrib-
ers, and the new rate for business houses
Is S2.25 and for residences $1.25.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
strike of Quarry Workers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, March B.-Twenty men
employed in the stone quarries of Elmer
Lambert quit work this morning because
the proprietor refused to pay them 81 per
cay of nine hours for their labor, dating
from Jan. l, 1905. They had been receiving
ST so for nine hours. and the union scale
for the current year was effective on Jan. /.
Lambert proposed to grant the advance
dating from the beginning of the building
season, April l. but the men demurred. A
compromise may be arranged next week
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
VOTE OF INDIANA MINERS.
1t Probably VIII Reject the Ultima
tum of the Operators.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March S.-The Sc
cret vote OF the Indiana miners on the ul-
timatum OF the operators will be finished
tonight There are contradictory reports
as TO the result OF the voting in lodges
which have voted. but the miners best able
TO judge say that the net result. will be TO
reject the ultimatum.
The Terre Haute evening papers printed a
report that the five lodges in the Clinton
district voted TO concede the operators de-
mand. This is the district for which the
state organization of miners was making a
fight on the employment of expert shooters.
President Hargrove said this afternoon
that he had no such adviceS and from what
he knew of the district did not believe the
report was true The evening papers said
the Clinton vote would influence the rest
of the State.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Big Increase I'm Valuation.

CLEVELAND, o., March 2S-On the peti-
companies Judge Disette to-day issued a
temporary restraining order upon County
Auditor Wright from adding the following
amounts TO the valuation of several COR
porations: Cleveland Electric Railway
Company, SIS, $685. 900; Cleveland City Rail-
way Company, $23552, ,263: Cleveland Gas
light and Coke Company. $4,000, 900: Peo-
pies Gas Company, So, 400, 900; Cleveland
Electric Illuminating Company, s5,45O,0OO.
The claim made by the auditor that
the corporations had not paid taxes on a
60 per cent. valuation for the past six years,
hence the proposed increase.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Club Headquarters Sold.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, March 2S.-The Cold
Wave Club, of Indianapolis. which for more
than twenty years has been coming TO La
porte each summer to camp out on Holiness
island. Pine lake has disposed of it's prop
erty here to Philip Lavey, of Chicago who
Will convert the island into a summer re-
sort for Chicagoans, the place being readily
accessible now on account of the construc-
tion OF the interurban line between Laporte
and Michigan City
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
sale of Coal Lands.

UNIONTOWN, Pa, March ga coal
sale amounting TO about 81, 800 900 has been
consummated by ]. v. Thompson. who sold
to Walter Rhodes, Edward ole and others,
OF Pittsburg. about 1900 acres on Dunlap
creek near Merrittstown, in Luzerne town.
ship 1t is said that the purchasers will
build a large number OF coke ovens and
operate the plant at once. Ii is rumored
that the United States Steel Corporation
As behind the deal.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

PHILADELPHIA, March 2S-The steam
er Asbury Park, in course of construction
at Cramps shipyard for the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey, was launched. to-day.
The vessel was chirstened by Miss Mabel
Windsor Of Asbury Park. n. j., and the
launching was witnessed by acting Mayor
Keator, the city councilmen and the heads
of departments of that city. The steamer
which is to be of the fastest of her
class adoat will ply between New York
and Sandy Hook
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Drake Poisoning Case.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION, Ind. March 2S-The Foun-
tain county grand jury has not yet COM
pleted its investigation into the case of
Mrs Robert Drake, accused of poisoning
her husband at their home near Harveys-
burg, and now under arrest. Many wit
nesses are being examined. but so far as
known no additional information has been
developed There is no diminution of the
intensity of feeling in the Harveysburg
neizhborhood
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

EASTPORT. y. Y, March "a meeting
held by the large duck raisers here to-day
furnished the first intin1ation of a gigantic
combination of interests now in contempla-
ton by the leading duck producers OF New
England. Pennsylvania and Long island
Mr.. Stroffer. OF Harrisburg. Pa. said TO
be the owner OF the largest duck ranch in
the world, presided at ne meeting An
other conference will be held next week
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
LUMBER YARD DESTROYED.
Fire Loss OF $4,000 at Evansville
The Origin Is Unknown.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 2S.-The lum-
ber yard of J. II. McCutchan & Co.. of this
city. was destroyed by fire tonight. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. with part insur-
ance The origin of the fire is not known.
1t was with difficulty the department got
the fire under control. Several box cars
and passenger coaches were in danger OF
being destroyed
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Big Deal in Texas.

HOUSTON. March 2s.-Formal transfer
of the Sour Lake Springs Company's eight
hundred acres of oil land was made to-day,
under the option given Hon. James II.
Roche. The property was taken over by
John W. Gates. j. S. Cullinan and asso-
ciates in the interest of the Texas COM
pany. "A. ID. Childress acting as trustee
for the packers, delivered TO the Sour Lake
Springs Company checks on the CONNER
cial National Bank of Houston for $500. 900.
being the actual cash paid on the Roche
million-dollar option.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, March 2S-With the ex-
ception of one member. the old Board of
City Commissioners has been swept out of
existence at stroke by Judge Mcclure of
the Circuit Court. John w. Call, Repub-
hcan, is retained president of the board
and Ira A. Kidwell and j. N. Nuzum are
named as his colleagues on the new board
+. o. Johnson and Oscar Austill are named
as the Democratic members.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
YOUNG CHASE NOT INSANE.
Statement by Attorney for the
Duhmes Made at Paris.

NEW YORK, March 2S.-Mr. Edmond
Kelly, counsel for Mr.. and Mrs. Duhume,
uncle and aunt of Moses Fowler Chase,
denies that the latter abducted the young
man and confined him in an asylum, says
a Paris dispatch to the Herald. He says
that on the contrary Chase was rescued
by them from Michigan institution, where
he was put by his father.
Mr.. Kelly says he became sick on arrival
in Europe, was put in a sanitarium for
treatment, was not under restraint there,
and that he has been in Mr.. Kely's office
several times recently.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON. Ind. March 2S.--The project
ors of the Madison. Versailles & Greensburg
electric line have ordered Engineer Lay
man to begin the survey north from Madi-
son next Tuesday morning. A meeting in
the interest of the enterprise was held to-
night at Rexville, Ripley county. addressed
by Messrs- Johnson, Cravens, Wilson and
others
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
HEAD BRAKEMAN KILLED.
Coal Train i'm Collision with a Cut of
Cars at Huntingburg.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HUNTINGBURG, Ind, March ga bad
freight wreck occurred here early this
morning on the Evansville branch. An
extra coal train, in charge of Conductor
Pritchett. with Engineer Thomas Nelson
and Fireman W. w. Myers in engine No.
2lO2, ran into cut Of cars just below the
yards at the head of sharp curve. The
engine and several coal cars ran through
three or four box cars, and all piled up
together.
Engineer Nelson had a remarkable es-
cape, the top and side of the cab being
torn from around him. while he remained
unlnJured. Head Brakeman Lanham, who
was sitting on the fireman's seat in the
cab. was instantly killed. He was buried
in the wreck under the tender, and was
horribly mangled. Fireman Myers, who
was in the tender shoveling coal, was
thrown across a nigh barbed-wire fence
and received some severe scratches.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

LAPoRTE. Ind, March 2S.-John II. Bar
ker. of Michigan City, has endowed ST.
Anthony Hospital. which is TO be built in
that city by the Franciscan sisters. by
giving $1,000 the conditions being that
the citizens subscribe $4,000. a 5000 site
has already been donated and part of the
amount necessary to secure the endowment
subscribed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Appointed to Annapolis.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, March 2S.-Rollo c.
Gardner, son of Jared Gardner, of West
Vile. Laporte county. has been appointed
to cadetship at the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis by Representative
l.. ID. Crumpacker, of the Tenth district.
He is nineteen years old and one of the
brightest pupils in the Laporte High School.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
New TrioI for MuesseI.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the IndlanapOlls Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. March 2S-Walter
Muessel, South Bend brewer, was to-day
granted a new trial by Judge Mcclure in
the Circuit Court. Muessel was convicted
several weeks ago of perjury by Jury here
and has since been in jail pending the hear
ing of the motion for new trial. 1T is said
that a second trial of the case will not be
called
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

South Bend Friday and taken TO Val
paraiso to answer TO the charge OF OBJ
Oklahoma land deal. The local victims had
invested from So TO $26 each. Other officers
OF the association to-day refunded the
money of some and promised to refund TO
the others.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
interpretations at Dover.

DOVER, Del. March 2S.-Certihcates of
incorporation were filed here to-day as fol-
lows: The American Telephone Company
of Wilmington. to construct telegraph and
telephone lines in Atlanta. Ga, capital
stock $4,000: the Capital Oil Company of
Lorraine, O.. TO manufacture food petrole-
ums, capital 10000; amendment TO charter
of the Consumers Operative Coal Company
of Washington, y. c., decreasing par value
OF stock from $40 to s. per share.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind. March 2S.-John Heeger
an Evansville officer. and Sheriff Bray, of
Clay county. this morning went to Knights
vile and arrested George Edwards on
charge of completely in the murder OF
Joseph Currie, whose body was found in a
vault at Evansville a few days ago.
Edwards and Cur-ie left knightsville to-
gether last April. but Edwards says he
left Currie at Terre Haute and returned
home about ten days later. He emphatical-
" declares that he knows nothing about
how Currie came 10 his death. Currie had
about $50 in his possession when he left
home Edwards was taken to Evansville
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
General store pestroyed.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. March 2S.-The
Farmers store at Owensville. Gibson
county. was badly damaged by fire to-day
and several other buildings destroyed. Loss
estimated at $4,000 TO S20000. with small in.
s1ranee- 1t with difficulty the main
olock OF the town was saved.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Will Drill Near Madison.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, March 2.-The Madison
Gas and Oil Company has contracted with
Burton & Comingore to drill two wells
into trenton rock and shoot them with
sixty quarts of nitroglycerin each. The
surface indications are good
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Traction survey Completed.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind. March Isl. @. csid-
well and ]. A Masraw. civil engineers and
right OF way men. In the employ OF the
Foraker syndicate that is TO build a trac-
tion line from Hamilton. o.. 10 Richmond.
were hSre to-day. They have been at work
on the preliminary survey and have been
over the entire course. TIE construction
<ork between Richmond and Boston, six
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
ANTHRACITE IN MONTANA.
Superior Grade Discovered in the
Bear Paw Mountains.

HAVRE, Mont, March 2S.-A. G. Staten
has discovered a rich coal mine about ten
miles south. The vein stands vertical and
is four feet thick and runs into one of the
highest mountain peaks in the chain of
Bear Paw mountains A specimen was sent
to a chemical laboratory and pronounced a
superior grade of anthracite.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Found 81. 900 in n Log.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Ind, March 2s-A work.
man at local sawmill found $1,000 in
money in a hole in a sawlog The log had
been cut for several months and in a pile
in the yards.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN. Ind, March 2s-There are a
number OF Goshen and Elkhart county VIC
tins OF the land scheme CT Henry Stock
man. who organized the Western Home
seekers Association and was arrested at
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

miles SOUTH will be the most difficult, as
the country is quite rough. The company's
petition for a franchise in this county will
be taken up by the commissioners early
in April
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
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