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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
Indiana Obituary.

GREENFIELD. Ind, May 22.-John w.
Ryan, one of Greenfield's oldest citizens,
died at o'clock to-day from the effects of
carbuncle on the back of his neck He
was born in Boone county, Kentucky. on
Oct s, 1927; came to Hancock county in 1895
and had lived here ever since. He lived IN
Greenfield since lS47 He was engaged in
merchandising for a number OF years. In
1867 he engaged in the rear estate and insur-
ance business which he continued for thir-
ty years. He left widow and two daugh-
ters.
WINCHESTER, Ind, May 22.-James
Gray. probably the oldest resident of the
county, died at his home here yesterday at
the age of ninety-six. He was of Scotch
Irish descent and was born in Ireland Up
to within a few years of his death he lived
on a farm and led an active life. He left a
widow and several sons
EVANSVILLE. Ind. May 22.-Conrad
Mueller an old-time contractor, and of late
years a merchant, died this morning Of
kidney trouble, aged sixty six A widow
and daughter survive. Miss Opal
Thomas died to-day at Boonville. She
was one of the graduates In the Boonville
High School last week.
MOORESVILLE. Ind. May s.-Mrs. O.
Z. Rocker died this morning. She was the
youngest daughter of j. H. Thornburgh.
an old resident of this place, who survives.
She also left two sisters. Mrs. James V.
Mitchell of Martinsville and Mrs. A. w.
Conduit, of Indianapolis.
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Indiana Notes.

wINAMAC.-A two days temperance rail-
ly will be held here on June and 8. Among
the speakers will be c. E. Newman. state
chairman of the Prohibition party; Sidney
Bennett, president of the Anti-crime
League. and a number of officials and rep
resentatives of the w. c. T. L. and the
Anti-saloon League. The rally Is designed
to start local movement for the suppress
sion OF local saloons by means of the blank
ct remonstrance clause Of the Nicholson
liquor law.
MUNCIE.-The new Muncie brewery is
completed and Will be put In operation
next Monday. The brewery has a total of
twenty-five tanks. The first beer will be
put on the market about Aug. 1. II will be
started on a small scale at first. and will
be later increased to its full capacity of
three thousand barrels per day None but
union men will be employed at the BREW
cry. John Birkenstock. OF Bethlehem, Pa,
will be the brewmaster In charge.
BEDFORD-Charles r. Gimes and other
local capitalists have broken ground for
the erection Of 25-rooyu hotel on the corner
OF Fourteenth and streets. The building
viii be situated one square south OF the
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TO COME UP ON MONDAY
CHASE CASE WILL BE HEARD IN
COURT At LAFAYETTE.
The World L. Being Secured for Evf.
dence-Restraining Order I'm a d.
Yorce Actfon-Other Suits.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. May 22.-Chief
among the important witnesses VINO viii
testify in the trial OF the Moses Fowler
Chase case, which will come up before
Judge De Hart in the Circuit Court on
Monday. will be Edmund Kelley. a noted
French attorney, who represents the
Duhmes in France. and who opposed so
strenuously the efforts Of Consul General
Gowdy and Frederick Chase's agents TO
have the demented youth returned TO his
native country 1t was learned on good
authority to-day that Kelley is already on
the ocean, and that unless the trial is
stayed by change of venue will appear be-
fore the court here on Monday. Paul
Pacquet. an attache of the consul generals
Office in Paris. is on the Chase side OF the
case 1t was Pacquet who so cleverly
eluded Kelley and his men and got young
Chase out OF the French capital. A queer
coincidence is brought TO light by the
meeting of these two men in the Chase
case. Both have been engaged in the cele-
brated Fair will case. following the tragic
death of Charles L. Fair, the millionaire,
and his wife in France less than a year
ago Kelley is employed by the Fair heirs
and Pacquet by the Nelson's who as heirs
of Mrs. Fair claim the fortune left.
Among the testimony that will be given
by witnesses will be that OF Cincinnati per-
sons arrayed on the Frederick Chase side.
One Will tell how young Chase, while In
Cincinnati in 1895. purchased $500 worth OF
lumber and had IL delivered TO the Duhme
home for the purpose of building an airship.
This was about the time that he was al
legged to have been sane. and 10 have
changed his name from Moses Fowler Chase
10 Noses Fowler. 1t is also to be told that
about the same time he went TO life in
surance agency with check for s2S. with
which to take out a $4,000 policy made pay
able 10 a Miss Tullage. OF Cincinnati. said
TO have been his fiancee. Miss Tullage is not
known here, but more will be told about her
during the trial.
Attorneys on both sides are completing
details for the hearing of the case, and
every available bit of testimony is being
prepared. some OF IL taken by long-distance
telephone from all parts of the United
States. The chief point to be proved is
whether Chase was sane at the time ne is
alleged TO have changed his name The
Chase attorneys are accommodating all the
evidence they can to show that he was de-
mented as far back as that. and many
stories of his eccentric deeds will be told
by their witnesses. The life insurance poll
icy incident is held to be proof that he was
icy was far below the regular premium.
Another evidence of his malady was his ma
MIA for flowers. In thirteen days he spent
S143 for roses and carnations, which he sent
TO his aunt and her servants. Servants in
the Duhme home say that in the spring OF
1888. before being sent to Flint, Mich he
had the appearance OF an insane person.
The sunstroke, which is alleged TO have
weakened his mind. happened late in the
summer of 1893.
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GIVES AWAY SEWING MACHINES.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, May 22-Be-
cause Abednego Lewis persists in spending
small fortune for sewing machines which
he gives away promiscuously, his sister.
Mrs. Edwin Williams. is making an effort
to have him declared of unsound mind.
Lewis and his sister recently received 5000
apiece from the estate of an uncle in Wales
He was always poor and for many years
made his home with his sister. When he
received the check he went to the bank
and drew all the money in greenbacks,
placed ii under his coat and said he was
gong out to celebrate. After much persua-
sion on the part of the bank officials.
Lewis induced to leave all but 500 on
deposit. This he squandered in few days.
A few days ago he drew $1,000 from the
bank and started in to clean up the sewing
machine market by making a general dis
tribution of them. In less than two days
he only had 500 lett and his sister wants
guardian appointed to prevent him
squandering the money and cornering the
sewing machine market
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Showers and Cooler TO-Day-Rain
Also ON Sunday.

WASHINGTON. May 22--Forecast for Satur-
day and Sunday:
Irs;ana. Illinois and Kentucky-Showers and
cooler Saturday. Sunday showers; fresh
south winds, increasing.
Oaio-Showers on Saturday and Sunday; fresh
northeast winds. becoming southeast along the
lake.
Lower NIcligan-Showers Saturday and
Sunday. exceIt fair in northeast portion: fresh
northeast 10 east winds, increasing.
Kansas ami Nebraska-Showers and cooler on
Saturda.E inday fair and warmer.
Iowa hvbowcrs and cooler Saturday Sun
day sha " il thS east, fair in west portion.
North Bakota and South Dakota-Showers on
Saturday. Sunday fair and warmer.
Observation-Disclosures on Saturday and Sunday;
fresh to brisk northeast winds.
M.nnesota-Showers on Saturday; cooler In
west and south portion Sunday showers, brisk
northeast winds along the lake.
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ARRESTED FOR MURDER
SYRACUSE MAN Is PLACED IN THE
KOSCIUSKO JAIL.
He Kicked His Victim to Death-Wom
ans Suicide by ShOoting-Double
Crime Due to Jealousy.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind, May 22.-Edward Dough-
erty was arrested here tonight. charged
with the murder of Andrew ]. Kitson, six
ty-five years of age. a resident of Syracuse.
One week ago the men had fight in Syr-
acuse as the result of some trouble. and
Kitson was pounded and kicked into insen-
sibility by Dougherty. Two ribs were
broken, and the old mans lungs were pune
tured by them. Since then he had been
lying at the point of death at his home in
Syracuse. This morning he died, and a
warrant was issued for the arrest of Dough-
erty, who, unaware of his victims condi-
ton, had come to this city and obtained
employment on the Winona-W Elec-
trio Railway.
Dougherty was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Charles b. Moon, and taken to jail to await
his preliminary hearing. which will be held
tomorrow.
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FAMILY REUNIONS.
Brubal<ers, of Wabash, and Deans, Of
Windfall, Hold Celebrations.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind. May 22.-At a celebra-
tion this week of the eighty-eighth anni-
versary of the birth Of Otis Brubaker il
was revealed that Mr.. and Mrs. Brubaker,
the latter of whom is living at eighty-one,
have more than one hundred living de-
scendants. The venerable pair were mar
ried sixty-four years ago. All told, eighty
five grandchildren were born, of whom
sixty-five are living. There are thirty
eight great-grandchildren, all of whom are
alive. making a total of 103 to say nothing
of six children, increasing the number of
living descendants to lO9.
wINDFALL, Ind. May 22.-The FIVE chill
dren of James and Miranda Dean and their
descendants, with the other branches of
the Dean family. will hold family reunion
here tomorrow. There are six branches
of the Dean family, living mostly in In
diana Kentucky and Illinois, and all will
be represented. There will be number of
visitors from Indianapolis. One of the
features will be the meeting, for the first
time in more than forty years, of Mrs
America Dean, of this place. and her sister
Mrs. Ophelia Pike. of Mahomet. ILL.,
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water Pollution Damage s.it.

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DECATUR, Ind, May PA peculiar
damage suit has been filed in the Adams
Circuit Court, venued from Wells county.
II is entitled Asa s. Brown VS.. the Empire
and American Glycerine Company. Brown
owns an eighty-seven-acre farm located
along the Wabash river and the defendants
are engaged in manufacturing nitrogly-
cerin. II is alleged that acids and other
poisonous refuse from the factory pollute
plaintiffs cattle, besides damaging his pas
ture land in times of flood. He sues for
81 900 damages.
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Other Deaths.

PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-Israel p
Black, widely known for his work I'm the
Junior Sunday school department OF the
Presbyterian Church. died at his home
here to-day of typhoid fever. He was
sixty-five years of age. Mr.. Black wrote
the weekly Westminster International Sun
day school lesson. He was secretary Of
the international Presbyterian Sunday
school Teachers Union.
MITCHELL. s. D., May 22-word was
received from Smithfield. n. c., OF the
sudden death of Everett Smith. of this
city. He went there early in October for
for Governor on the State Democratic
ticket last fall. but took no active part in
the convention.
VIENNA. May 22.-Theodore Richmann.
baritone of the Vienna Opera House, Is
dead of apoplexy. He achieved his great
est triumph in New York in 1.-The Flyins
Dutchman'' during the year 1899. and after
wards made tour OF the United States.
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Young women i'm Debate.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MOORE'S HILL, Ind, May PA debate
by college young women TO whether a
college education lessons the probability OF
a girls marriage was a feature of the pro-
gramme of the Sigournean Literary Society
this afternoon. 1t was shown that over
two-thirds of the alumnae of Moore's Hill
College have married. Some statements
which should encourage those who view
the situation with alarm were:
women Will take time to consider matri-
mony. It's human nature"
Woman can love both her profession
and her husband"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
RANDOLPH COUNTY CHURCHES.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, May 22.-On Sun
day, June Z. the Rev. w. d. Parr, d. D.,
assisted by DIR. George II. Hill, presiding
elder Of the Richmond district. North In
diana Conference. will dedicate handsome
Methodist church. which has just been COM
pleted at Saratoga at a cost of $1,000. The
structure is modern in all of its appoint
ments, has a basement under the whole of
IT, will be heated by furnace and lighted
by acetylene gas. The pastor is the Rev.
5. T. Haster.
The contract for the construction of a
stone Presbyterian church here has been
awarded to James M Hagerman, of this
city. The church, WHEN completed, will
represent an investment 'Of something near
$25. .0oo Bids Were submitted by contractors
from Columbus, Middletown and Portland,
Ind, and Dayton.
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Automobile Ran Away.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES. Ind, May 22.-In an auto
mobile accident E. p. Millett, of Louisville,
and John ]. Murphy. of vincennes, were in
jured to-day. Both are engaged at the
Vincennes distilery, Mr. Millett being vice
president of the company. The automobile
became unmanageable and ran against
house in North Vincennes. Neither occu-
pant was badly injured.
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They Passed Mexican Bills.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, May 22.-Three persons,
a woman and two men, were arrested here
last evening for passing Mexican $5 bills
for United States money. They were taken
before the mayor, and after the law was
consulted were released, as there seems to
be no law to cover the case. The money is
good, but it's value is much less than that of
the United States bill. They made small
purchases giving a bill for the goods in
each place and securing the change.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
SITUATION GROWING WORSE.
Another Bedford Quarry Locks Out Its
working Force.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD. Ind. May 22-The trouble be-
tween the locked-out stone sawyers and the
mill operators, who have so far utterly
failed to reach any agreement. has taken
a turn which. If followed UP. will prove
disastrous TO the interests of this locality.
The rry-Matthews-B -Buskirk quarry. one
of the most extensive and prolific fields of
labor has closed. discharging its entire
force, and IL this Is to be considered as a
premonition that unless an agreement Is
reached this quarry's action will be followed
by every quarry in the district. the out
look for Bedford and the stone industry is
TO be regarded as more serious than at any
time since the trouble began.
Men who have been employed here for
years are leaving the city. The merchants
are worried over the affair and have done
all they could to bring about settle
ment. but without effect. The men at the
Dark Hollow quarry Of the Consolidated
Stone Company. struck this afternoon.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 22.-The case
of the State against A. ]. Perry. the lum-
herman, charged with hiring Gabe Brown,
a negro, to burn the property of the Nc
Cutchan Lumber Company. will be tried in
the Circuit Court. Perry having waived
examination when the case called for
a hearing in the Police Court to-day. The
defendant gave bond in the sum of $1,000
for appearance at trial. DR.. John Nc
Cutchan, a son of the president Of the lum-
ber company, signed Perry's bond.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
MUCH ACTIVITY IN OIL.
Selma and Parker Fields Are Being
Developed Very Rapidly.

Developed Very Rapidly.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, May 22.-The activity In
the oil field around Selma, six miles east
of Muncie, has increased noticeably in the
last few days. The Home Oil and Gas Com
pany has entered the Selma territory and
has rig up near other good producers. 1t
will be ready for drilling in few days.
The Kribbs Drilling Company has started
rig No. on the Kline farm near Selma,
for the Republic Iron and Steel Company.
The same company has two other wells
that reached the sand to-day. Thompson
Il Co., Of Gas City, are drilling new well
on the Arbogast farm, north of Selma 1t
will be in the sand by next Tuesday.
A break in the pumping machinery OF the
ST. Louis Oil Company caused several hours
delay yesterday. The loss was considerable.
as several barrels of oil flowed away and 1t
Is worth $1.09 a barrel.
Operations i'm the Parker oil field also con-
tinue at an increase each day. The Parker
Oil Company to-day started a rig for its
No. we'll on the Z. W. Smith farm.
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New Franchise Granted.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, May 22.-At a spe-
cial session of the County Commissioners
the franchise formerly granted to the East
ern Indiana Traction Company was re-
voked and a new franchise granted to the
company. The new franchise Is for a
forty-foot right Of way for a period of fifty
years Work must be begun within twelve
months, and the line be completed within
thirty months, else the franchise to be
forfeited This line will enter the county
the Lynn and Richmond turnpike, which it
will follow through Lynn; thence along
Lynn and Winchester turnpike to this city;
thence to Ridgeville, whence a branch will
be built to Marion, via Redkey, Dunkirk
and Hartford City, the main line proceed
ing northward to Portland.
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Conference Institute in session.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MODOC, Ind, May 22.-The White River
Conference Institute Is in esson here with
about thirty ministers and a large number
OF laymen present. The institute was or
ganized in 1880 as a summer theological
school. The Rev. DIR. A. G. WiImore of
Anderson, has been president and instructor
for the past fifteen years. The other in
structors are the Rev. Messrs. u. o. Dar-
ling, Columbus, o.; NJ +. Dawson, Mont
pelier; Nj. r. Myer, Kokomo; ]. E. Shan
non, Marion; l.. o. Blake. Anderson. Bish-
op Kepnart, of Pennsylvania, is attending
the sessions.
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Cornerstone to BE Laid.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. May 22.-Arrange-
ments have been completed for one of the
largest crowds ever in this city on Sunday
at which time the corner stone of the Cath
olic Church will be laid. Several excur-
sions from the surrounding towns will be
run TO this city bringing knights of ST.
John communicates from central and
southern Indiana. Ohio and Kentucky
Bishop O'Donag ghue, of Indianapolis, and
several other noted orators from surround
ing states will address the crowds.
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SPRINGFIELD. o.. May 22.-Louis C..
Evans, of the Evans Manufacturing Com
ment of p p. Mast & Co., to-day COM
mitted suicide by drinking carbolic acid.
He has been a sufferer from nervous PROS
tration and once he shot himself with
suicidal intent.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
CHARGED WITH ARSON.


BRYAN. o.. May 22--Indctments for
arson were returned by the grand jury to-
day against John Page. Homer Morrison.
w. Bonner. William Stevenson. John Kel-
Ter. Henry Kirkendall. Wright Archer and
Sherman Mead. All save Mead gave bond.
There are seven counts against Page and
six against Morrison. The alleged crimes
for which the men are indicted cover a
period of nearly twenty years. and are said
TO have been committed in the vicinity OF
Pioneer Alverdon and Fayette. and 10 have
of dollars
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Double Crime Due to jealousy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Nav 22.-Ike Spen-
Ger. of Henderson. KY, came here tonight
and assaulted his wife with fiat iron. She
Is In critical condition and is not expected
to live until morning. After assaulting his
wife, Spencer shot his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Rose Tapp. She will recover. Spencer was
jealous.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GLASGOW. KY, May 22.-The Old-time
Fiddlers' Association of Kentucky, through
its president, j. M. Biggs. of this place, has
challenged the Old-time Fiddlers of Indiana
to a contest to be held in Louisville on
Wednesday night, Aug. IL, of this year.
The challenge recites that the Kentucky
association beat the Tennessee Fiddlers
last September at Nashville, and that 1t is
ready to meet all comers, but prefers In
diana first.
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street-Car Conductor Killed.

CHICAGO. May 22.-Charles Babbitt, of
Hammond, Ind, was instantly killed early
to-day in a collision between a Pennsyl-
vania Railroad train and the street car Of
which he was conductor. The motorman.
William Knobsy, was badly cut about the
head and face, but his injuries are not seri-
oltQ
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BRAZIL Ind, May 22.-Mrs. Jessie Nc
Pheters. of the north part of the county,
committed suicide by shooting herself
through the head. Mrs McPheters and her
husband. who were recently married, sep
arated about two days ago. which was the
cause Of the suicide
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Chicago; R. c. Madden, Mendoza H.; A
Lomba, Guantanamo: j. Alberti, San Do
mingo, w. L.: Matthew Clarke and Ed
ward Vanderhoof. South Bend; d. Dosen-
bach, Clayton. Mo-: Henry A. Maypole
and George NJ. Maypole, Chicago; Karl
O'Brien, Pittsburg
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Child Dies from Scalding.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, May 22.-Don Pier
son, the four-year-old son of Charles Pier
son, who lives northwest OF here, died on
Thursday as the result of scalds received
Wednesday morning by falling into kettle
of boiling water. He was standing in front
of the kettle with his back toward ii and
lost his balance, falling in and almost COM
pletely covering himself with the scalding
fluid.
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Rev. George Carmichael Erray.

NEW YORK, May Prev. George Car
michael Ezray. at one time President Ar
thurs pastor, who in the last twenty years
had been prominent in the Methodist Epis-
copal ministry and In the newspaper world,
died to-day of apoplexy. Mr.. Ezray was
sixty-flve years of age. Many years ago
he retired from the ministry and became
the editor of the Kingston Freeman. Sub
sequently he became an editor on the old
Evening Star in New York. Later he wrote
for the Graphic Mr.. Ezray was a warm
eral Arthur made his campaigning tour of
the country Mr.. Ezray accompanied him as
his personal representative.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
HIS MONEY TIED UP.
Defendant in a Divorce Suit and His
Banker Are Enjoined.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE, Ind, May 22.-Judge Richter,
in the Laporte Circuit Court. to-day issued
temporary restraining order against the
Citizens National Bank, of Michigan City,
Ind, and Albert III. Brown. a well-known
sporting man and proprietor of large
gambling establishment at French Lick,
Ind, who formerly had interests at In
dianapolis, to prevent Brown Withdrawing
from the bank the sum OF $4,000. which ne
is alleged 10 have on deposit there. pending
the hearing Of suit for divorce which Mrs.
Brown recently instituted.
She alleges cruelty, failure to provide and
abandonment and asks for the custody OF
their two children and $4,000 alimony
Brown is said to be worth more than
100000
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MAIDEN, Mass, May 22.-Judge John
Ward Pettingill sixty-six years old. died
tonight of heart disease. Judge PettingIll
was sent by the national Republican COM
mittee into Illinois in 1856 and 1860 to stump
the State for Lincoln. At the opening of
Charlestown, Mass, which he equipped at
his own expense and sent to the front.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23

WASHINGTON. May 22.-The Bureau of
Insuiar Affairs. with the approval OF Sec
retary Root. has authorized the sale OF 1000
sets OF the seven new Philippine coins that
recently have been made by the United
States mint at = a set, value 20 cents The
pine treasury.