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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-11

Special to tine Indianapolis Journal,
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, July 10.-An
agreement has been reached between
James Trant and George W. Hutchinson,
experts representing the city. and r. l..
Manor, ex-city clerk, and j. r. Huffman.
ex-city treasurer, fixing the amount of
Huffman's discrepancy at s1,3i909 and Ma
nor's at So. The ex-officials have been
working on the books for nearly two
months since the experts made their re-
port to the Council, and discovered and
placed on record a number of receipts,
bonds. coupons and other evidences of ex-
penditures that the experts were unable
to account for because no records were kept
by either officer from May /, 1901, to May
/, 1902. Huffman has already paid into the
city treasury $1,000 and has a balance Of
$4,000 yet to pay.
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new TRIAL Is DENIED
MURDERER MALLORY WILL APPEAL
TO THE SUPREME COURT.
Disagreement I'm the Drake Case-New
Feature I'm the Seward Murder
Suicide Of n Publican.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, July le.-The motion for
a new trial in the case against Joseph NAL
lory. who was convicted of the murder Of
Groceryman John III. Koonsman, Of South
Bend, and sentenced TO prison for life. was
to-day oyerruled by Judge Richter in the
Laporte Circuit Court. Notice of an appeal
te the State Supreme Court was given.
Boone. who fired the shot that killed
Koonsman, was convicted at South Bend
and sentenced to a life term He died this
week in prison. having served just three
months. Mallory was alleged to have been
the chief conspirator and planner Of the
robbery, which resulted in the murder.
Rankin, the third map in the party, has not
yet been tried.
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IN DEFENSE OF MRS. BROCK.
Caleb Powers Writes to Mr.. Nick Fill
beck, of Terre Haute.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, July 1O.-Caleb
Powers, one of the accused Goebel murder
ers. has written a letter to Mr.. Nick Fill
beck In regard to a report that Mrs. Clay
Brock, who collected money in Indiana for
his defense fund, was not in fact his friend.
and was an impostor. Some days ago a
Terre Haute newspaper printed a story 10
the effect that Mrs. Brock was the wife of
a man Of that name who was killed by the
cars somewhere in Illinois, and that her
representations in Indiana that she was an
old school teacher of Powers's were false.
The man who told the story had confused
the Mrs. Dora Clay Brock, Cassius NJ.
Clay's former child-wife, with Mrs Luella
Clay Brock.
Powers writes that he received the $500
collected by Mrs. Luella Clay Brock in
Terre Haute. He says: She is among
many Democrats in Kentucky who know
that the trials of those accused have been
mockeries of Justice"
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Wanted for shooting His Wife.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind. July 10.-Bruce KEEL
Iy, who was born and reared in this city,
is wanted by the authorities of st. Louis
for shooting his wife. Kelly. about ten
years ago. married Miss Stella westrich,
daughter of a local publican. and later they
moved to st. Louis. Domestic troubles be-
gan a short time ago and the wife left her
husband. On June "a he went to the rear
of the restaurant where she was working
and shot her three times. in the breast, the
back and one hand. The mother of the in
jured girl went to St. Louis to care for her
daughter who is still in a serious condition
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4 WASHINGTON, July iv---r OreSasI Tor
Saturday and Sunday:
Indiana-Showers On Saturday and sun
day; light To fresh east winds.
Ohio-Occasional showers and thunder
storms on Saturday and probably sunday,
fresh west to southwest winds.
Kentucky and West Virginia-Scattered
showers and thunderstorms on saturday
and Sunday.
Illinois-Scattered showers and thunder
storms on Saturday and Sunday; variable
winds, mostly fresh east to northeast.
Lower Michigan-Fair on Saturday and
Sunday: light to fresh west winds.
Iowa and North Dakota-Fair and warm
er on Saturday. Sunday fair.
South Dakota--Showers on Saturday
Sunday fair and warmer.
Minnesota-Fair Saturday and Sunday;
light variable winds.
Wisconsin-Fair in north, showers In
south portion on Saturday. Sunday fa1r;
light TO fresh southwest winds.
Kansas-Showers and not so warm on
Saturday. Sunday fair and warmer.
Nebraska-Showers on Saturday; cooler In
southeast portion Sunday fair and warmer.
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Gravel Road Election Trouble.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PAOLI Ind. July l0.-William H. Walker,
trustee of Northeast township. Orange coun-
ty. reported TO the Board OF Commissioners
that the gravel road election TO have been
held on July was not held for the reason
as he said, that he could not organize the
election board. Walker was not in favor OF
the road and because both OF the election
judges were favorable TO the road ne took
the ballots and ballot boxes and went home
The report was rejected by the board be-
IL did not correspond to the previous
order of the board.
There is intense feeling on both sides. and
trouble was narrowly aveTted I'm the court
room by the intervention OF the sheriff. II
Is feared that the end Is not yet In sight.
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Woman KILLED by Heat.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. July 1o.-Mrs.
Flora Coots, wife OF Deputy Coroner Fro
man Coots. died this morning OF heart fail
ure, -superinduced by heat pros;ration. She
had been i'll for several days, but was ap-
parently doing nicely until last night, when
she suddenly became worse. Besides hus-
bard, she leaves a daughter four years old.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, July 10-Dr
James Z. Clark. a veteran OF the civil war,
has been sick for several weeks from
an affiiction that has caused almost
total blindness at times. His physi-
clan has beeh treating both his eyes
and other troubles. Last night DIR.
Clark thought he would take his medicine
without disturbing his wife and took the
medicine that was intended for his eyes,
which is very poisonous. my mistake. He
knew he had made mistake as soon as he
swallowed il and immediate steps were
taken to counterfeit the poison. 1t
thought for time that he could not live
and the danger is yet not entirely over
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Indiana Obituary.

WINCHESTER, Ind, July N-The flu
neral Of Eliza Beverly, widow of DR.. John
e. Beverly, who died yesterday, will be
held from the Methodist Church. Mrs.
Beverly was almost eighty years old and
had lived here since she was little girl.
She was graduate OF what in early days
was known here as the .'Old Seminary"
and was a woman of rare mental qualities.
She was sister of John Goodrich and aunt
OF State Chairman James p. Goodrich. She
left an only daughter, Miss Reba g. Bev-
of the Womans Club here.
SALEM, Ind, July 10.-Capt. Jasper n.
Rodman died at his home near Farrabee
yesterday afternoon of a complication of
Sixty-sixth Indiana Volunteers in the civil
war He was a cousin of General Rodman,
the inventor OF the Rodman gun, and was
seventy-one years old. He was a stanch
Republican and member of the Baptist
Church.
RISING SUN. Ind, July 1O.-William
Dorrel. aged eighty-fve, a farmer of this
county, died yesterday. He was prominent
ly known as one of the litigants i'm the
famous Dorrel-Ricketts case, so frequently
mentioned in the reports Of the Supreme
Court of this State: He spent many thou
sands of dollars litigating over a few rods
of old rail fence and disputed boundary
line.
MARTINSvILLE. Ind. July 10.-Mrs.
Emily +. Smith was found dead in her bed
at Morgantown this morning. When dis
covered she was lying on her face and it is
supposed that she died of epilepsy, to which
she was subject. She left her husband and
two children.
LEBANON, Ind, July 10.-Charles r.
Butner, of this city, died suddenly at the
home of his son-in-law, Ben Cross, near
Holiness Station, this morning. The cause
of his death was neuralgia He left wild
ow and four children.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, July O.-Benjamin
Stuart aged seventy-fve, one of the old
and respected citizens of the county, died
at his home in Franklin township Tuesday
night.
VALPARAISO, Ind, July 10.-John
Bowers. aged sixty-fve. a prominent citi-
zen and member OF the G. A. R., died here
this morning
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind. July 10.-The work Of re-
covering for city school boards from town
ship trustees the dog tax which should
have gone TO schools in cities, under an act
repealed i'm 1885, was effectually checked
to-day by a legal opinion, on which Trustee
George s. Cobb of this township, refused
to pay s11l6. He pleaded the statute of
limitations Had the trustee been COM
PEELED to pay this amount it would have
taken all his tuition fund. Willis Nus
baum. of Warsaw, and F. p. Kenworthy, of
Lebanon. had the contract here. They were
to receive q per cent. They yesterday col
lected for Nappanee, and expected TO col
lect tomorrow for Elkhart.
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DEATH AT TERRE HAUTE.


Many Others Frustrated.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. July 1o.-John
Mont gomery. aged thirty-six. an unmarried
1aborer. died tonight from neat prostra-
ton. the first case OF the year.
The temperature OF the last three days
IS responsible for at least twenty cases of
prostrations- The mercury to-day regis
tered Sc
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THIS HOUSE Is HAUNTED.
Summitville VIII Keep Cool with q
System Of SuperstftiOus Chills.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SUMMITVILLE, Ind, July 10.-Super-
stitious and nervous people are being
alarmed at ghost stories emanating from
an empty house in the central residence
portion, from which three families have re-
moved without apparent cause in rapid sue
cession.
An unknown burglar was killed there
two years ago and never identified and
superstitious people believe he has come
back TO annoy the residents. Charles Riggs.
the last tenant to move out of the house,
asserts that the doors will not stay shut,
despite locks and bolts. and others say
they have seen Notwithstanding person.
ages about the porch OF the house at late
hours.
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Division Will Pay Half.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. July l0.-President
Shuttleworth, of the Indiana division OF the
Travellers Protective Association. is send
ing out notices that half the cost Of the
solid gold rings to be awarded to each
member for bringing FIVE new members into
his local post will be paid out of the state
funds. The purpose is to start force OF
volunteer solicitors throughout the State.
The offer by the state organization Is con-
ditional on tie secretary of the local post
notifying the state secretary, w. ID. Cham
bers, of this city, that his post accepts the
conditions
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POTTSVILLE. Pa, July 10.-Charles F.
Youngling. prominently identified with
brewing interests in Pennsylvania and New
York. is dead at his home here from dia-
betes. He was sixty-eight years old. He
had accumulated a large fortune.
HELENA, Mont. July 10.-John Griffiths,
aged eighty-one years. a noted Montana
pioneer. is dead here. He was a native of
st. Louis and came to Helena with the dis
covery of gold in 1883
DULUTH. Mimi. July 10.-Ievi A. Barber,
OF the firm OF Peyton, Kimball & Barber
died to-day aged sixty-seyen. He was
prominent lumberman and leaves a large
estate.
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ST. PAUL. Mimi, July 10.-The State SUI
preme Court in an opinion handed down to-
day, upholds the verdict OF a lower court.
which has awarded Herbert W. Pearson,
OF Duluth, $500 for services rendered the
Great Northern Railway i'm the location OF
coal mines In Montana. Pearson sued for
81. 000, 600 alleging that by following an orig
inai theory OF geological formation, he
succeeded in finding vast ccal fields for the
railroad company.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind, July 1o.-Aibert Stitchler
was probably fatally injured this morning
by an angry bull. He is employed on the
farm Of Frank Shattuck, a dairyman north
OF the city, and was passing the bull in the
barn when the animal attacked him. throw
ing him through the side OF the barn and
goring him viciously.
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VIII Be Stocked with Fish.
al TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, July 10.-The govern
ment fisheries department has notified An
derson men that the Larmore reservoir will
be stocked with fish. The application was
made several months ago and had the in
dorsement of Fish Commissioner Sweeney,
of this State. The reservoir is fed by
springs and a flowing well that was drilled
about four years ago. The water Is like
lake water and fills the bed of the old hy-
draulic canal. lit is a mile long and from
twenty to one hundred feet wide and from
four to ten feet deep. The fish will be
protected.
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Running Deer Kills Kills Twice

HELENA, Mont, July drumming Deer
a Sioux Indian woman, seventy years old,
is in the Helena jail charged with the muir
der of Kills Twice, a Crow woman with
whom she lived Tor many years at the Pine
Ridge agency She plunged knife into the
stomach of kills Twice. at the same time
slashed another squaw. seriously injuring
her. Kills Twice died the following daY
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER. Ind, July 10.-This city
and vicinity was visited this afternoon by
one of the severest storms experienced here
for years. Rain fell in torrents for some
time, and for a few seconds wind was ter
rife. Awnings were wrenched from their
fastenings and limbs torn from shade trees
and hurled. In many instances, for long
distances. Some hail fell. but not enough
to do any great damage here. The house of
Charles Coats, in the west part of the city,
was fired by lightning. but the damage
WAS SLIGHT.
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Desgain May Lose n Hand.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, July 10.-Hec-
tor Desgain, the window glass blower and
athlete and recently candidate for the pres
idency of l.. A. 800, will have to submit to
the amputation of a portion of his hand
and may possibly lose his arm from an in
jury received in a fight, from which blood
poison developed. He is now in the hospital
at Fort Wayne. In a fight in this city with
an oil worker he struck his fist against
brick wall and crushed and shattered the
bones.
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IN HONOR OF JOHN MITCHELL.
Twenty Thousand Persons Partici-
pate I'm a Labor Demonstration

PITTSBURG, Kan. July 10.-Some 5000
persons to-day participated in labor dem
onstration in honor of President John
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers. Eight
paraded. Mr.. Mitchell responded to an adj
dress of welcome by Mayor Price.
The subjects to be discussed by the inter-
state convntion at its session will be oppo-
sition to injunction: the proposal of afiiii-
ating coal holsters union with the United
Mine Workers OF America; against boy la
Dor In mines; opposition 10 building coal
camps; favoring the selling of lots to the
miners, and in regard TO the color line.
President Mitchell says there shall be no
color line drawn except socially, and that
the coal holsters union In not necessary as
q side issue Of the United Mine Workers Of
America.
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RUsSIA's OPPORTUNITY.


LONDON, July 10.-The Russian ambas-
sador in London. according TO the Catholic
Herald, has refused to receive petition
relative TO the treatment of negroes in the
United States and forward it 10 the Car.
as requested by the Catholic Herald. The
petition draws attention to the increasing
outrages on negroes, accompanied by appall-
ing brutality and urges the Russian gov
eminent to make representations to Wash
ington, asking the authorities there ito
take steps in the interests of civilization
and humanity to suppress. the growing
evil" The ambassador says the matter is
outside his purview and that he cannot,
therefore. move therein. The Catholic Her
aid says the petition will be sent direct to
ST. Petersburg.
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HAMILTON. o.. July l0-The morning
IN the Knapp murder trial was occupied by
unimportant testimony in rebuttal of
Knapp's insanity claim w. ]. Cline Mary
Grim and other acquaintances testified
that they regarded Knapp as sane and
neye- heard him complain OF pains In the
head The remainder OF the day was taken
a. with rebutsal testimony.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, July 10.-Sparks from
the engine drawing the Continental limited
on the Wabash Railway set fire to large
wheat field owned by w. II. McMillin, on
Greenbush street, in the outskirts of the
city. While the fire department was fight
ing the fire a train came along and cut the
fire hose. The wheat covering about five
acres of ground, was totally destroyed. The
Guilty.
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Wayne County Medicos.
Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. July 10.-The Wayne
County Medical Society held its annual
meeting here and elected the following Of
ficers: President, DIR. /. s. Sweeny, OF Mil
ton; vice president, DR.. j. Z. King. OF Rich
mond; censors. DR.. Charles Marvel and DR..
NJ F. Johnston. Richmond, and DIR. Boyd.
Cambridge City. The doctors are very en-
thusiastic over the new hospital 10 be built
in Richmond and voted contribution
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erection here, fell eighteen feet through
the elevator shaft and was hurt internally.
He is in a serious condition
VALPARAISO.-The Valparaiso district
Christian Endeavor Society closed a three
days session at Hammond on Thursday.
The next meeting will be held In this city
on June Is and 10. 1905.
SHIRLEY-Two Big Four freights were
IA collision here Friday noon Both engines
were derailed and damaged somewhat, but
no one was hurt
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Clubs to Close Their Bars.

CHICAGO. July 10.-According to city Of
ficials the Standard and the Lakeside, two
OF the most prominent clubs in Chicago,
must close their bars. They come under
the decision of the Supreme Court that clubs
dispensing liquors must have licenses. As
both these organizations are in prohibition
territory NO license can be granted by the
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INJURIES Due TO FALLS.

One Farmer Is Paralyzed and Another
Permanently Crippled.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LEBANON, Ind, July 10.-While Thomas
Spillman. farmer living near here. was as
sisting in putting away hay at Thomas
Cooks farm he fell through the hatchway
on his head and shoulders, causing paraly-
sis. He cannot recover.
VINCENNES, Ind. July 10.-A fall from
a hay stack on his farm near Bridgeport,
Ill, to-day, will permanently cripple a. r
Warner. travelling salesman of Evans
vile.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, July l0.-William Wolf. aged
seventy-three years. was instantly killed by
the afternoon Lake Erie & Western train
from Indianapolis at q crossing near his
home at the south edge of the city. He was
trying to save his horse, but 1t too was
killed.
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Hottest of the season.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind, July 10.-Standard Their
mometers registered 100 in the shade to-day.
1t was the hottest day of the season.
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Ames, of Minneapolis. guilty OF receiving
money for "protection." The announcement
that the court had reached such an agree
ment was made public yesterday and Colonel
Ames was taken in custody on the order of
County Attorney Bardman, of Hennepin
county Ames was taken to the Saltwater
prison to-day TO begin his sentence of six
years Imprisonment.
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WOMAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Her House Struck Twice in Less Than
Five Minutes,

SPRINGFIELD, o., July l0.--That light
ming does strike twice in the same place
was proved this afternoon by the death of
Maud Hawk.
The house was struck and she began to
remove clothing from the building. Within
four minutes a second stroke came and the
bolt penetrated the closet in which she was
standing, killing her instantly.
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Seward Murder.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July D.-Sheriff
Cooper, of Greencastle, and Detective Cas-
sidy, of st. Louis. were here to-day trying
to find the writer of a letter to William
Seward warning him that his wife would be
murdered. He claims to have received the
letter a few days before she was found
murdered in her home near Greencastle.
Seward showed this letter Immediately
after the murder and made a trip TO Terre
Haute to find the writer, who signed the
name Frank Wilson" In Greencastle he
was suspected of having written il himself
and il was compared with his writing. 1t
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TWO BOYS DROWN.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RISING sun, Ind, July 10-Russell Glib
son. the ten-year-old son of Mr.. Charles w.
Gibson, hardware merchant of this city,
drowned in the Ohio river here this morn
ing. Gasoline launches and fleet of skiffs
are dredging the river in hopes of recover
ing the body.
LAPORTE, Ind, July 10-Edmund Brenn,
eleven-year-old son OF Henry Brenn. of Chi
cago, while swimming in Stone lake late last
night with a number of companions, went
beyond his depth and drowned. More than
fifty persons were in the water in the vicin-
ity at the time, but no cry for help was
heard, nor was the accident noticed until
half an hour later, whene the boy was
missed. Searching parties spent all night
hunting for the body, but it was not recov-
cred until this morning. The boy made his
home with his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Conrad Schweitzer. of this city.
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them. In the afternoon they will be taken
to the grounds. where the tent of the Cor
nell Concert Company is pitched. The
Union Traction Company has agreed to pro-
vide a special car fer the forty-five children
and the matron of the home. IL is the in
tention to spare no efforts whatever to
make the day an enjoyable one for the
orphanS
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT. Ind, July 1o.-Joseph
Chermal, an Italian publican at Dunkirk, a
Logansport suburb committed suicide this
afternoon by taking poison. Family trouble
is given as the cause.