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Evening journal., 1903-06-27
For the Little Girl
A dressy frock for fve-year-old girl
THE LITERARY WORLD

Since THE Scarlet Letter" one can think
OF no novel dealing with witchcraft days,
worthy to be placed beside that classic.
When a certain period in history has been
selected by a great novelist and made the
background Of a wonderful story that will
live for many generations it would seem
nothing short of sacrilege for another
writer to come forward with the same
rgenic equipr ent. even though he has a
vastly different tale to tell and vastly DIFF
ferent characters to launch forth in his
dramf One takes up "A Puritan Witch, A"
ny Marvin Dana, with, perhaps, some such
feeling; but that feeling is dissipated after
a reading of only one or two chapters.
Here is story so strong, so noble, so
sincere, so thoroughly picturesque, that
one marvels why more authors since Haw-
thorne have not utilized the splendid color
Of the grewsome time he wrote Of. Mr..
Dana had a story of infinite power and
pathos to tell Of the old Puritan days, and
he could not help telling It. This IS OBJ
vious in every hne-the utter inevitable
ness Of It all; and one is aware Of the DARK
shadow thst hangs over the head Of the
heroine, even before that shadow de-
scends. Apart from the absorbing story
told with rare sympathy, Mr.. Dana gives
many beautiful love passages. and, while
the tragedy enyeloping the lives of these
simple Puritans is, perforce, dominant
the novel proceeds to a happy ending. It Is
a story not soon forgotten. and the inter.
est never flags. Cloth, Svo., illustrated
sl.25. Ess Ess Publishing Company.
For the long, warm days, on the
sands, by the lake, in the country, good
ST. Nicholas has provided a notably
rich and full July issue to please the
girls and boys in many lands. A sum-
mer magazine should have decidedly
out-of-door flavor; and that is what
distinguishes Ralph Henry Barbour's
"A Pair of Poachers" story for boys
refreshingly off the beaten track. Fran
ces Courtenay Baylor's IN the Cav
airy" pictures army life attractively foi
both girls and boys. "Marjory's First
Celebration" is a pretty Fourth OF
July story; and Howard Pyle's "Tht
a Story of King Arthur and His Knights
grows in interest. Verse grave and
gay, all of it daintily or laughably il.
lustrated, is an attractive feature OF
the July St. Nicholas; and young and
Evening journal., 1903-06-27
Shirt,rafsf Dance

A subscription dance WIN be given
IN Eden Han on Wednesday evening,
July s. 1t VIII be strictly informal
shirt waist affair, and dancing VIII be-
gin at $50 o'clock.
The committee IS composed of c. Le-
roy Simmons, Albert G. Weber, Clar-
cnce B. Lynch, William n. Underlled
j. Hunt Holt J. Barry Baxter and John
]. Hanley.
Evening journal., 1903-06-27
Calvin Austin to Leave.

The big steamer Calvin Austin, built by
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company
for the Eastern Steamship Company, OF
Boston. to ply between that city and Port
land. Maine, will leave here for Boston on
next Wednesday. The boat was launched
about month ago.
Evening journal., 1903-06-27
Junket custard.

Heat one pint Of milk lukewarm; add one
tablespoonful Of brandy and three table
spoonfuls Of sugar; dissolve half a junket
tablet in one teaspoonful Of cold water
then add it to the milk; I'll small moulds
and place on ice.
Evening journal., 1903-06-27
Practical Gloves

For practical wear, the dog-slin glove Is
most serYiGgable. White gloves are never
seen in the morning, brown tan and shades
Of steel and iron gray being the proper
colors. Gloves for evening wear are al
most invariably white. The newest street
glove, though rather long-wristed, has
but one button, but that is a large white
pearl.
Evening journal., 1903-06-27

Cure me cough and save the life"
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
coughs and colds; down to the very
' v,rge Of consumption.
Evening journal., 1903-06-27
Eaa Sandwiches.

Cut stale bread in rather thin slices, then
cut in triangles, toast and put together in
pairs, after spreading between the pieces
yolks Of hard boiled eggs rubbed through
fine strainer, seasoned with salt and
moistened with butter.
Evening journal., 1903-06-27

Black-who is that man who said he
didn't believe in tipping BARRIERS.
Brown-His name is Hacket and he runs
a court plaster factory down town.
Evening journal., 1903-06-27

Fay-I hear Jack Huggard took you out
in his canoe last night. Did he 90 very
far. 1870
Wen. he tried to kiss me.
Evening journal., 1903-06-27
WEBTHER ..s-s.- .' .,
FOR DANCES
And So People Take i'd
vantage of Ii
Notes of Social Interest to
City Folk and Their
Friends

The second Of the series Of the SAT-
urday night dances win be given at the
Wilmington Country Club tonight. Pre-
vious TO the dance number Of small
dinners will be given by some of the
club members.
Evening journal., 1903-06-27

cartmelI's caIsimo,
a cheap wall finish that won't rub off.
Evening journal., 1903-06-27

Wedding rings. 81 per week; Mitch
ellis, Seventh and Poplar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
MAY HAVE BEEN LEPROSY
DISEASE WHICH KILLED WASH
INGTON COUNTY MAN SUNDAY.
All the Symptoms of the Horrid NAL
ady shown by the Victim-Was Az
ficted Twenty Years.
,ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SALEM, Ind, Sept. H.-Newton Spurgeon,
aged twenty-seven, died at his home, nine
miles southeast of Salem, Sunday of a
strange malady. When he was six years
old he was taken with exema or some SINH
lar skin disease. He had been afflicted since
with this. though not especially painful,
and it had covered his whole body. The
flesh scaled and dropped off continually.
The nails of his fingers grew rapidly and
long, doubling over, and the flesh dropped
from them until they were half eaten off.
The disease somewhat resembled leprOsy,
the spots and scales being white. Though
he had lived all these years and grown
steadily worse with the disease, the family
being poor and ignorant no medical skill
was called TO examine or treat him. The
community about Halo is very much ex-
cited about the case, thinking 1t might be
leprosy, though no others OF the family
have taken the disease.
The body was buried at Mount Washing
ton Cemetery, near Pekin, to-day. The
health officer and other physicians went
down TO view the body. but have not report
ed their decision.
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SUICIDE OF R. S. HATCHER
PROMINENT LAFAYETTE MAN KILLS
HIMSELF In ST. LOUIS.
Grief Over the Death of His Wife the
Cause-Brillfant,E Erratic and at
One Time Very Wealthy.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. H-Word was
received from st. Louis this afternoon that
Robert Stockwell Hatcher. formerly one of
the prominent citizens of Lafayette had
committed suicide in the Planters Hotel.
The news was a great shock to his hun
dreds of friends here On Friday his wife,
Mrs. Georgia Stockton Hatcher, died in
Chicago, and grief over her death is be-
lieved to have caused the husband to take
his life. Mr.. Hatcher was employed as
clerk in the office of the secretary of the
Exposition Company. Formerly he was
reading clerk of the House OF Representa-
tives of Congress and at. one time he was
possessed of a fortune estimated at a
quarter of a million dollars, bequeathed by
his father, William Hatcher, who died in
this city twenty-five years ago. The elder
Hatcher was one of the most successful
Bob" Hatcher was as brilliant as he was
erratic and did not inherit his fathers ca
pacity for successfully dealing with business
affairs. He spent the earlier years of his
life abroad and was possessed of valua BILE
collection of books and curios, having ex-
pended large sums of money in indulging
his fads for quaint and curious things
He had a large acquaintance with public
men and his good breeding and influential
and social circles. He was at one time
reading clerk in the Indiana Senate. He
left a sister, Mrs. Diaz Gomez, in Rome
Italy but no other near relatives survive
The body will be brought to this city for
burial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
AN EXTENSION is ASKED
SECOND STEEL TRUST SYNDICATE
WANTS MORE TINE.
REQUESTS an Extension of Nine Months
i'm Which to Carry Out Its
Agreement.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-J. p. Morgan &:
Co. to-day sent out notices to members of
the second steel trust underwriting
syndicate requesting an extension of the
life of the underwriting agreement for nine
months. An option is also given to those
members of the syndicate, who may be un-
willing TO grant the extension of time, to
take up their participations and to with
draw.
Accompanying the notice sent out by j.
p. Morgan & Co. was a call for cash pay
ment based on a contingent liability The
percentage of the call was not made gener-
ally clear, but those who figured the
amount of the cash called said it was
somewhat less than s5.oO0.oo0
Those who elect to drop out of the syn
dicate will be called on TO pay up the full
amount of their syndicate liability. The
members who remain in the syndicate and
grant the extension OF nine months will be
called on to pay a percentage estimated &c
be less than 20 per cent. Of the entire cash
liability.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
Heavy Fall Of Snow I'm Some Sections
Reported from Other Places.
RAILWAY TRAINS BELATED
THOSE FROM THE PACIFIC COAST
FLOWING THROUGH DRIFTS.
Enormous Damage Done to Crops
Snow, Sleet and Water.

ST. PAUL. Sept 14-Portions of the
Northwest are covered with snow from six
inches to two feet deep. Storms have been
general in Montana, the Dakotas, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and Manitoba. At Minot n.
D.. two feet of snow covers the ground and
trains are greatly delayed. A special from
kenmare, N. D., says one foot of snow
covers the ground with snow still falling
1t is said to be the worst storm in three
years. At Medira, n. D., the snow is ten
inches deep.
With losses amounting to s25o,OO0 a day
for three days several fatal wrecks, numer-
Gus derailments, more than 100 washouts
telegraph wires down, a soaking rain in
PROCESS over several States and snow plows
working on the western lines, northwestern
railways are taxed to the utmost limit of
their ability to maintain anything like regu-
lar service and TO preserve the safety of
their passengers 1t has been years since
there was a situation so serious Begin
ming with the heavy rainstorm Friday night
and carly Saturday morning, there has been
an almost continuous downpour over Min
nesota. Winsconsin and Iowa and the Da-
kotas and part of Nebraska, besides snow
in several States.
sparta itlJbltS tIldt d t0unupr ana
rainstorm struck that section of Wisconsin
last night and added to the distressing wet
! conditions prevailing. Streets were flooded
and much damage was done to bridges and
country highways. All farm work is prac-
tically at a standstill. Eau Claire, Wis, ad-
vices say that much of Eau Claire county
is under water a result of the heavy
rains, which still continue. The damage on
account of bridges being swept away and
the bursting of dams will amount to $40 OOO
The Eau Claire river has risen to fifteen
feet in the city. and the Chippewa river is
| only few inches lower.
The Dispatch to-day says: Snow and rain
has damaged crops in the Northwest during
the past week to the extent of millions of
dollars. Nearly all the grain in shock esti-
mated at 30 per cent, and all the standing
grain much OF IL flax is buried under snow
and water. The rainfall has been eight
| inches i'm forty-eight hours Rain and sleet
| and snow prevails all over the Northwest
| to-day. Railroad tracks are washed out and
| trains are abandoned The trains from the
Pacific coast have been pushing slowly
| through deep snow for two days and are
| from ten To twenty hours late. The Great
| Northern flyer. due here at 1910 last night,
| did not arrive here until o'clock this MORN
ing. having been delayed by storms in the
West. A washout at Rollingsfone. In what
| is known the Pit north of Minneapo-
lis. forced the Great Northern to abandon It's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
At the Meeting Harry r. Negley Is
Elected Secretary of the City
Committee.
AN INNOVATION IN POLITICS
CANDIDATES WILL MEET THRICE
WEEKLY UNTIL ELECTION.
Thirty-Day Poll Shows a Big Repub-
Iican Gain Over sixty-Day Poll.
Local Political News.

The candidates on the Republican city
ticket held "a meeting yesterday at city
headquarters and organized for the COM
paign by the election of Harry Negley as
secretary. L. d. Logsdon, who is chairman
of the city committee, was made ex officio
chairman of the candidates organization.
The candidates will hold regular meetings
from now until the election every Monday
Wednesday and Friday afternoon at 5
o'clock, at city headquarters. At these
meetings the progress of the campaign will
be discussed, plans will be considered and
adopted and all matters bearing on the cleo
tion of the ticket taken up and disposed Of.
This programme is in the nature OF a de-
parture Heretofore the candidates have had
organizations. but they have never perfect
cd such a close organization and have never
held more than one meeting week. Every
candidate was present at yesterdays meet
ing. All were in high spirits, and, while
they felt that the campaign is already as
good as won, yet expressed a determination
10 work with redoubled energy that the vic
tory may be made all the greater
Next week the Republican managers will
introduce another innovation into the city
campaign. A large tent has been engaged,
with "A capacity of over 500 seats, and the
ward meetings will be held under 1T. The
tent and seats VIII be moved from ward 10
ward until the city has been covered. The
intense heat. which renders indoor meetings
almost impracticable. led the managers of
the campaign to decide on this departure.
The tent would have been used for the first
meeting this week. but the company from
which il was secured had rented IL for use
at the state fair. hence 1t Will not be In
evidence until next week.
SPEAKERS BUREAU.
Frederick +. Matson will take charge of
the speakers bureau of the Republicans.
He is out of the city at present, but will
return Friday of this week to take up the
work Henry w. Warrum will have charge
of the Democratic speakers bureau.
The Republicans will probably hold a
meeting in one of the wards on Thursday
night OF this week, but Chairman Logsdon
said yesterday that the date had not been
definitely fixed. He would not indicate In
which ward the meeting will be held AT
this meeting Mayor Bookwalter will make
his second speech.
Representative Jesse Overstreet said
Yesterday that he will make several
speeches in the campaign. but he will not
| receive his assignment until MIR. Matson
has taken charge of the speakers bureau
The pollbooks from aboJsi "A dozen pre-
| cincts were turned In at Republican head
quarters yesterday and the. figures were de-
| cidedly encouraging 10 Chairman Logsdon
In every precinct gain fqr Mayor Book
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15

DETAILS OF THE GREAT STORM
THAT SWEPT OVER FLORIDA.
Nine of the Crew of steamer
Drowned-Much Damage at Tampa
Orange Groves Affected.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept 14-The
still down and will not be in operation for
day or two. Further details of the de-
struction wrought by the hurricane have
been received by mail and passengers on
incoming trains.
The steamer Inchulva, of Liverpool
owned by the Inch Shipping Company, from
Galveston, lumber and cottonseed meal. for
Hompton Roads. went ashore near Boynton
Friday night The ships steering gear
broke and she fioated. at will, striking the
beach with great force and breaking into
three pieces. The captain. mates and four
teen of the crew were saved. Nine were
drowned among them the engineer The
small boat with five men was battered to
pieces by the waves and its occupants
drowned
At Palm Beach the damage was serious.
GrunberS Opera House was partly un-
rooted. as were eight other business blocks
which were also damaged in other ways.
All the boats on the Lakeworth water front,
excepting three. were wrecked and sunk.
The Hotel Royal Poinciana was slightly
damaged.
Two lives were lost in Tampa by the
storm. Louis Baron. a cigarmaker, who was
struck by the falling cornice of q building,
died the next day. His skull was fractured.
Thomas Hunnicut, motorman, met his
death near the CueStd key cigar factory III
West Tampa. He received shock from a
live wire which proved fatal. In Ybor City
several factories We're badly damaged. The
property loss at Tampa will reach $4,000.
Ii is estimated that half of the orange
crop has been cut. off around Tampa and
one-fourth on the east coast.
There are wires south of Tampa and
| trains are delayed What has happened at
| Puata Gorda, Punta Russa and Myers is
not known 1t is reported that Punta Russa
has been completely washed away. but no
communication with the place has yet been
/ possible.
| Owing to the timely warning of the
| Weather Bureau, all shipping remained i'm
/ the harbor after Friday morning. 1t is
| feared that the schooner Eva j. Shenton,
! which sailed for New Orleans early Friday.
/ has been lost. Much apprehension is also
| felt for the steamship Johnston. which is
reported To have sailed from Mobile for
| Tampa last Friday.
Middle and west Florida are entirely cut
/ OF from the outside world. a train which
| left here this morning for River Junction
could get no further than Greenville. There
| Is no wire connection beyond Drifton. Both
| these places are approximately 100 miles
| west of Jacksonville. Nothing is known
| or can be learned here of the storm, which
has swept the middle portion of the State
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
JOHN WANAMAKER SUED
ACCUSED OF sLANDERING FOR
MER OFFICEHOLDER.
Case That Was NOnsuited Once, but
Ordered ReOpened-Charges Based
ON . Political Speech.

BEAVER, Pa, Sept 1.-THE slander suit
brought against former Postmaster General
Wanamaker by Thomas Robinson, ex-su-
perintendent of public printing, was called
to-day, with Judge ]. Sharpe Wilson on the
bench. The legal talent engaged on both
sides is of the highest order and much in
terest is expected to develop before the
conclusion of the trial. The plaintiff claims
that during a political speech at Williams
town, Pa, he was slandered by the defend
ant. The case was nonsuited once, but was
ordered reopened.
The principal witness to-day was w. NJ.
Lannng, who heard the speech. He testi-
fled that Mr.. Wanamaker said that the
expenses of the public printing depart
ment had increased to 100000 in a few
years and represented that some of the
money had been taken to support the Quay
machine and that Mr.. Robinson and Dr.
Warren would get offices if the machine
won the election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
Prince Ferdinand Ready to Flee.

BERLIN, Sept. 14.-An extraordinary let
ter, purporting TO have been written by a
Bulgarian statesman. appears in the Kleine
Journal. The writer asserts that a SUBJ
terranean passage leads from the palace
OF Euxonograd. where Prince Ferdinand
lives as though besieged. TO the river,
through which the Prince can escape by
water when convinced that his position is
no longer tenable. Ii is added that the
Princess Clemeftine. mother of Prince Fer
dinand, saw King Edward at Vienna. told
him that her son was in a deplorable sit
uation and in danger of his life and begged
the King to have a vessel in readiness to
carry him away from Bulgaria. King Ed
ward, IL is further asserted. assured Prin-
(CONTINUED ON PAGE T. COL Sd
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walter was shown over the sixty-day i,
running as high as ten. or fifteen votes
in some of them. The sixty-day poll
showed a plurality of about 1900 for the
Republican ticket and the party workers
believe that the thirty-oay poll will make
a better showing by at least 1000. To
say that they are well pleased would be
putting it mildly.
l.. B. Hay, representing Chairman Logs
don. and John r. Wilson, representing
Chairman keach, who were named to in
vestigate the legal phases of the question
of the experimental use of voting machines
CONTINUED ON PAGE 10. COL. 60
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POWERS MUST ACT QUICKLY.
BuIsaria's Note Possibly n Prelude to
Mobilization of Troops.

LONDON. Sept. 15.-The important note
sent by Bulgaria to the powers declaring
that unless the latter intervened in Mace
donia, Bulgaria will be forced to take sucb
measures as she may deem necessary Is
held to be prelude to the mobilization of
the bulgarian army unless Europe exerts
herself in some way 10 prevent a conflict
There is probably some connection between
this eventuality and the decision of the
rcvolutioni-ts TO revert to guerrilla tactics
which may be I'm order to reserve their re-
sources for cooperation with Bulgaria
IL is announced in Sofia that Prince Fer
dinand will return TO the Bulgarian capital
from Euxinograd. in few days. when the
government will take some decisive step.
The Daily Mail understands that the Brit
tsh Cabinet yesterday resolved on naval CO.
operation with the powers in near Eastern
waters, and that British warships will
shortly appear at Salonica.
The Turkish embassy in London has again
Issued long statement warning the public
against the "unfounded reports and SLAM
ders OF Bulgarian source daily appearing i'm
the London papers," and denying seriatim
the reports OF Turkish atrocities and that
turkish troops have been ordered TO cross
into eastern Roumeia I'm order TO cut of the
tnsurgent bands. The statement further
gives accounts OF Turkish successes against
the Bulgarian "brigands," represents the
bands as demoralized. hiding and surren-
derfng. and asserts that the Bulgarian in
habitants OF the Ottoman provinces who
joined the hands are now imploring inn
periaf ciemency. and are Surrendering the
arms distributed To them by the revolu-
tlonary agents.
The Sonia correspondent of the Times
telegraphs that the situation has changed
distinctly Tor the worse He SAYS: '''rhe
powers appear 10 be pursuing the same
tactics which preceded the Graeco-TurIxish
war and the result will probably be similar.
Instead or taking steps 20 check the bar
barities committed I'm Macedonia. they have
allowed matters TO drift and are now try
ing To ind a remedy i'm useless and irritat-
u1ng admonitions 10 the Bulgarian govern
ment. Count Lamsdorf. Russian foreign
minister, and Count Goluchowsky Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister have expressed
the opinion TO the other powers that an
Identical note should be sent TO Turkey and
Bulgaria warning them that i'm the event
Of war neither c0mbatant could expect aid
from the great powers and that the Austro-
Russian reform scheme would b. main
tanned and the status quo preserved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
ROBBER SECURED $1,000
PORTER COUNTY FARMER AND HIS
WIFE WERE HELD UP.
Youthful Highwayman Took from the
Farmer Money Ready to BE Paid
on q New Farm.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Sept H.-This after
noon. while Mr.. and Mrs. Othie Alyea were
driving about two miles from town, stran-
ger emerged from a thick woods and con-
fronted the two with a revolver and de-
manded OF them to throw up their hands.
The robber then searched Mr.. Alyea and
took 81. 200 which Alyea had in his pocket to
pay on a newly purchased farm.
The news of the robbery reached town
soon, and Marshal Griffin and a posse of
men started in search of the highwayman.
The last seen of him was about o'clock
this afternoon. He was a stranger. about
nineteen years of age dark complexioned,
wore dark suit and cap, and had a red
handkerchief about his neck