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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10
ROSE POLYTECHNIC.



Large Class of Graduates.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 9.-The
thesis examinations of the graduates at
Rose Polytechnic begins this morning and
will be concluded tomorrow. The faculty
reception for the seniors will be held to-
morrow evening and commencement exer-
cises Thursday morning. The graduating
class which is a large one for the school,
is as follows (the letter after each name
designating the course taken, as NJ, me-
chaEical engineering; E, electrical; CHI,
chemistry; A, architecture; c., civil en-
gineering):
Cuba; Robert b. Arnold (Ch.). Terre Haute;
Alfred N. Austin (A.), Terre -Haute;
Marion w. Blair (M.), Terre Haute; Wal
lace d. Bowie (M.6s Gallup, n. NJ: Harry
Brosins (E). Terre Haute; Eugene Burt
(M.), Leavenworth; Charles L. Chamber
lain CD, st. Louis; Irving j. Cox (Ch.),
Haute; John A. cushman (M.5. Springfield
Mass; Graham Daviess (E.), Louisville;
Carl d. Fischer. jr., (M). Wapakoneta, O.. !;
Hsnss G5ss & M T Terre HaTts
J. Bondenat Hanley, IT., CO.. Terre Haute;
liam D, Ingle CD. Oakland City. Ind;
DIeul -. JdSou Nr<.l, LouiS'iiie, merry ..
Kellogg (E.), Bowling Green, KY; Carl
]. Kiefer CD, Cincinnati; Edward C.
Kirby (M.), Muncie; Albert A. Krieger CO.,
Louisville; George B. Lindenberger (M.),
Louisville; Earl C. Metzger (M.), Akron;
A. Eugene Michel CM), Marion Harry w.
Palmer CD, Brockport, N. Y; William A.
Peddle (M), Brooklyn; HI. Blair Petit (E.).
greensboro, Ky; Benjamin H. Pine CO.,
Cincinnati; Chester L. Post Co.. Gordon,
o.; Fred A. Rumbley (M.). Terre Haute
Robert j. Schefferley (E), Detroit; Clar-
p. A. Williams (M.), Terre Haute.
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Indiana Notes.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Company,
Uniform Rank, knights of Pythias, num-
tered into the order Friday evening. 1t will
be among the largest companies in the
State regardless of the size of the town
Compa MES from Anderson, Alexandria,
Marion, Muncie and Elwood will partici-
pate. enjoying a big banquet afterward
The company is Differed as follows: Cap
tain, T. Il. Cartwright; first lieutenant
Chase Gordon; second lieutenant, Maurice
Warner.
ANDERSON.-James B. Modesto. who
has been physical director of the An
f wo years has and the
to his former home at Elkhart 1t is
also announced that Secretary A. w.
Kruemling will leave here about the first
of July Mr. Kruemling has been engaged
In Y. NJ. c. A. work number of years,
and came to Anderson from St Louis. He
ing into insurance work.
ELKHART-The< annual meeting of the
Rathbone Sisters for the district including
Ekhart, Lagrange, Steuben, Noble, De
Kalb, Whitley and Allen counties will be-
cude at noon Thursday. There are thirty
six temples in the district, and each is
entitled to send two delegates. Mrs. Anna
deliver an address Wednesday evening.
SHELBYVILLE.-A travelling man
named Swan and his driver. Harry Keaton.
of Morristown, were in the vicinity of Oc-
when they were struck by lightning, both
being knocked unconscious, in which condi-
ton they remained several hours 1t is
thought that both will recover, although
Swans conditions is serious.
RICHMOND. Mclaughlin, aged
eleven, was badly injured Monday night
while leading a cow home from pasture.
The animal became frightened and sudden
ly jumped toward Mclaughlin. One horn
penetrated his left cheek, inficting an ugly
wound. which extended from the lower
line of the jaw upward almost to the eye.
ELWOOD.-The Elwood Aerie of Eagles,
which has had the matter of giving an
exhibition bull fight here under consid-
Grafton for some time, abandoned the pro-
.ject Monday night. The aerie also aban-
doned the street fair project which it was
planning.
MADISON.-Rev. ]. B. H. Scope, for
twenty-five years pastor of st. Mary's
thongs Hospital, New Albany, to be treated
for disabilities incident to age. His pulpit
will be supplied by the bishop.
GREENSBURG.-John w. Hornung &,
Son have sold their grist mill and elevator
to E. X. White. of Middietown. O. Mr..
White will take charge on the 18th and
will make extensions In the way Of build
ings and machinery
FARMLAND.-The total amount of rain
fall at this place during the month of Nav
inches. AS consequence many farmers
in this locality have not yet finished plant.
ing corn.
SHELBURN.-The Town Board has
granted to Messrs. Hawkins, Riggs and
Haddon the right of way on any one street
running east and west north and south
for their proposed traction line.
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VIII Vote ON Cash or Checks.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. June 9.-The
1900 employees of the American Car and
Foundry Company will have an oppor-
tunity to vote on the question of working
every Saturday afternoon until 4:SO o'clock,
and receiving their wages In cash. or
knocking off at noon and receiving checks
for their pay. The question arose by rea-
son of some Of the men demanding that
the shops close at noon on Saturday. Gen.
eral Manager Ingram told them this would
be impossible if the company had TO pay
of in cash, as 1t would require at least
two hours in the morning to do this and
the company would lose this much work.
The proposition to pay with checks was not
satisfactory TO all the employees and Mr..
Ingram then decided on the novel plan Of
having every wage-earner in the shops to
vote on the question.
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GRAND JURY is AT WORK
COuNCILMANIC BRIBERY INyEsTIGA-
TIoN At LoGANsPoRT.
bedford Strike still Unsettlcd-Gravel
Roads Voted for I'm CarrolI--New
IpGrstries-Other State News.
pec.al 70 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind, June 9.-Mayor SID
ney Vaughn. ex-Mayor George Mckee. ev-
cry member OF the Common Council and
forty-ive private citizens, lawyers and
newspaper men, were summoned before the
grand jury to-day. presumably TO answer
questions relative TO the alleged bribery
rumors which were current during the
traction controversy here last summer.
At that time Councilman George Palmer
mace sensational charges on the floor OF
the Council of an attempt to bride him. but
the matter was never pushed Indirect ac-
cusations and bold insinuations were COM
mon thing between the opposing factions.
but no charges were ever filed. Now it Is
believed the grand Jury intends to probe the
matter.
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DOES A BARREL A MINUTE
REMARKABLE WELL SUNK IN WILD.
CAT BLACKBOARD TERRITORY
Mayer Oil Company Is the Owner
Heavy Purchase of Leases South of
Parker-GOOd Gas Well Opened.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, June 9.-Oil cir
cles here and the surrounding points are
greatly excited over the striking of large
oil we'll struck by the Mayer Oil Company
the Widow Maddox farm. just west of
Dundee. 1t made a remarkable showing
when drilled in, but after the shot this
forenoon oil rushed upward with a crash
and when finally put under control and
turned into the tanks the well produced oil
at the rate of sixty barrels an hour or ,4iO
barrels a day. The gauge was taken by
Joshua Bailey, of this city, who is the
field boss for the company, and he says
there is not the slightest exaggeration of
the estimate.
The well is in new territory and operators
say il is the biggest strike ever recorded
in the Hoosier field. Mayer has been re-
markably lucky in the Indiana field and for
the third time has gone into wildcat ter
ritory and struck it rich.
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Obftuar ~.

NEW YORK. June 9.-James @. De For
est died to-day at his home at Babylon,
Long Island, after illness of several
years duration Mr. De Forest amassed a
large fortune in the South American trade.
hei1e a member of the firm of w. w. De
Forest e. Co. He was director of the
Gallatin National Bank and Phoenix In
surance Company and was member or
the Union League Club.
HAMILTON. O., June ga telegram re-
ceived here announced the death to-day at
Philadelphia of Rev. DIR. Faye Walker.
president of oxford College for Women
from 1859 TO 1903 DR.. Walker was one OF
the most widely known educators and
preachers of the middle West. He went to
PHILADELPHIA three year. ago as pastor or
Hebron Presbyterian Church
BUFFALO, n. T., June s.-Capt' Jonn M.
pr;nker we'll known In the coal and IRON
trade and as the who conceived the
idea of holding a Pan-Amerfcan exposition,
died to-day If paralysis aged sixty-eight.
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Even the whistle Wa. stolen.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, June 9.-James Barnett,
forty-eight. who has been employed at the
tin plate works for number of years, was
arrested this morning at o'clock, charged
with larceny. He is alleged to have stolen
picion for a number of other thefts which
have been committed from time to time is
directed against him. Last night man
was employed to watch Barnett whose ac-
tions were suspicious, and he was caught
in the act of leaving the factory with the
stolen goods on his person. Hundreds of
dollars worth of brass is stolen from the
dealers here and elsewhere. The big whis-
tie at the factory, which had been taken
down for repairs, Is among the missing
property.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, June 9.-Detective Buck
Fletcher returned to-day from California.
where he investigated the murder OF his
wifes brother, Jack Doyle. mine owner,
which occurred last winter. No has
been arrested but relatives here believe
Doyle was murdered by his business part
ner. The murdered man left an estate of
900. The only heirs are Mrs. Buck
Fletcher and Mrs. Margaret Kelley sis
tiers, and Thomas Doyle, of this city, and
James Doyle, of Minneapolis.
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As.ault ON Nonunion Men.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 9.-The first clash
between the striking employees of the Gen.
trail Union Telephone Company and the
nonunion men took place to-day. David
Cooskey. a lineman VINO was imported by
the telephone people, together with a num-
Der OF other from Marion, Kokomo and Lo-
gansport, has been working on the line. At
noon to-day he was approached by couple
OF the strikers near the Anderson Hotel.
He was asked what he was doing in An
derson, and when he replied that he was
working for the Central Union Company he
was struck. Before he had time to recover
he was struck from behind by another man,
and then his assailants escaped by run
ming down an alley.
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JURY OF FARMERS.


menu fopers 10 lry Sett anu Wn1te~
JACKSON. KY. June s.-The jury TO try
Curtis Jett and Tom White, charged with
the shooting OF ]. b. Marcum. as he stood
in the courthouse door, was completed
soon after o'clock tonight. The twelve
men were placed in the care OF the elisor
and his deputies. and will be sworn and
the opening statements made in the morn
ing Present indications are that testimony
taking will be begun before noon The
jurymen are all Magofiin county farmers,
who said they had not read newspaper ac-
counts of the tragedy and knew no details
of II. They were accepted after an AFTER
noon and evening OF arguments. challenges
and the filing OF numerous afhdavits. A de-
tail of soldiers joined the elisor ii attend
ance on the jury. Both sides seem satisfied
with the body. The defense exhausted It's
fifteen peremptory challenges and the prose-
cution used three OF its five.
I he extra veniremen did not arrive from
Magoffin county until O'Clock. They were
secured after strenuous efforts on the part
OF the elisor, who rode all night through
the hills Shortly before midnight he was
held up in wild portion of the country. a
man springing from behind tree and
seizing his bride. Jones fired full In the
mans face. He said the man reeled and
then made off through the bushes.
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WASHINGTON, June 9.-The American
and Mexican Smelling and Refining Com
pany filed articles of incorporation here to-
day. Its capital Is S3o,000.000. The incor-
porators are o. s. Lee. n. C. Clark and
Edwin Christy. The company is empowered
TO own. lease and operate mines. The main
offices will be established throughout the
West. a large refinery will be constructed
either at Baltimore or at some point In the
South. IL will be the receiving works for
base bullion produced in the United States
and Mexico. English and American capital
Is said TO be behind the new enterprise.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. June 9.-Noah
Leisure has been granted license to sell
liquor in Knightstown by the Fayette Cir
cult Court. Leisure is the first man to get
license In over year, and there has not
been a saloon I'm Knightstown for eight
months. The Good Citizens League took
up the fight against the saloons and put
them all out of business. The saloon men
made repeated efforts to get license, but
were always defeated. Leisure applied for
license and he had never been in the
business and nothing could be brought up
against him, his permit was granted by
the court after he had been refused by the
Henry County Commissioners.
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Eccentric MiIIionaire's Funeral.

OTTAWA Ont. June 9--The funeral Of
!. Major, a grocer rated a millionaire,
took place to-day. His will provided that
a specfai chariot be constructed and that
upon 1t his uncoffined body be borne from
his home past his store 10 the church and
cemetery This the first and last
TO which the car was put, as, with the
flowers. Il was burned Immediately The
will provided also that the house and
store should be draDed In black forty days
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Will Let a Big Contract.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 9.-The County
Commissioner have decided to span White
river at this city with the largest bridge
in Madison county, and it will be the largest
contract ever awarded for bridge con-
struction by the commissioners of this
county. The bridge will cross the river
north of the city at the extension of North
Delaware street 1t Will be a steel struc-
ture, 60 feet in length. The award will be
made on July 10
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Palmer University.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, June 9-Commencement
week at Palmer University will begin on
Sunday, June 81 when the baccalaureate
address will be made by DR.. j. r. II. Lat
chaw the president. On Tuesday the
students of the College of Music will give
a concert On Wednesday the board of trus-
tees will be in session. On Thursday even
ing the commencement exercises proper
will he held
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YOUNG PEOPLES CONFERENCES.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, June 9.-The ninth an
nual session of the Young Peoples Chris
tian Union of the White River United
Brethren Conference opened here tonight
Two hundred delegates and about the
same number of visitors were present
Charles J. Wheeler. Of Noblesville, is pre-
siding. The opening address was by the
Rev. w. F. Parker, of Marion. The con-
vention will close Thursday evening.
ELKHART, Ind, June 9.-Two hundred
delegates will be entertained here on the
occasion of the annual meeting of the
Young Peoples Christian Union of the
United Brethren Church for the st. Joseph
conference on June "a, % and 26. The con-
ference includes the nothern third Of the
State.
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NEW YORK, June 9-Robert MeEacker.
the five-year-old son of New York cloak
manufactures living at Passaic, ~. j., Is
dead. after swallowing sixty grains OF
ouinine The little fellow had been sick
and was being given capsules While his
mother was absent from the room he
climbed up on a chair, reached the med
icine box and swallowed its contents. He
was thrown into commissions and died In
faur minutes
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NEW INDUSTRIES.
EIkhart Secures n Factory and Muncfe
Ii Planning One
the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART. Ind. June 9.-The George E.
Lloyd Company, OF Chicago. manufacturers
OF eiectrotyping and similar machinery.
viii move it's plant here. occupying the former
Clause Printing Press factory, which will
give room for a larger output than its Chi
cago plant. The company will employ over
$50 hands. The capitalization Is 100000
MUNcIE, Ind. June "a second move
ment has been started by window glass
workers TO erect a factory In Muncie
Louis Mambourg. formerly OF Muncie but
now with the Federation Glass Company
at Columbus. o.. viii be offered the presi-
dency OF the new company. and will also
be made manager. Last winter O strong
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STRIKE NOT ENDED.
No Hope for an Early Settlement Of
the OoIitic Trouble.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD, Ind, June 9.-On Monday the
prospects for a settlement OF the stone
strike looked favorable, but to-day the
trouble seems as far as ever from salts
factory adjustment-to those most con-
cerned farther away than ever.
Meeting after meeting has been held and
the probability seems that the mills may
not run this summer. In fact. the outlook
is far from bright for an early resumption
OF work.
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ANTARCTIC DISCOVERIES.
New Land Which Germans Named
After Emperor William III.

SIMONSTOWN, Cape Colony. June o.
The German antarctic steamer Gauss ar
rived here to-day and will remain about
three weeks TO reft and then will proceed
homewards. The expedition discovered a
new land, which they named Emperor Will
liam III Land. Ii was covered with ice
with the exception OF an inactive volcano
The results of the expedition are briefly
told: The discovery OF new land in the
polar circle and innumerable Investigations
of interest to scientists Specimens will
be sent on ahead to Berlin
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Hanover College.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HANOVER, Ind, June 9-The athletic
contests incidental to the Hanover College
commencement over. Miss Jessie
Clemens holds the ladies' cup in tennis and
Phi Delta Theta. represented by Hatfield
and Oldfather, holds the frat cup. Last
night DR.. Francis Beatty, of Louisville, de-
livered the annual address before the
literary societies. This morning Miss S.
Bella Hilands, of Madison. delivered di-
plonas to members of the Christomathean
and Zetelathean Societies; 7. ID. Billings,
of Seymour, to the Union. and Judge Gam
BILE. of Logansport. to the Phialathean So
cietfeS.
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DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL.


ecutors I'm Divorce Cases.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind, June 9.-Judge Shively,
Of the Wabash Circuit Court, this after
noon rendered a decision in the divorce
case of Susan Davis against Frederick
Davis. upholding the constitutionality Of
the law which provides that the defendant
In divorce suit which Is uncontested shall
be represented by the prosecuting attorney
and that the prosecutor shall be entitled to
a fee Of $ for such appearance
The intent of the law Is to prevent the
granting of divorces through collision, and
there has been great disparity of opinion
among lawyers as to its validity. Judge
Paulus, of Marion. recently held that the
prosecutor was not entitled to the fee, but
Judge Shively, who had made a CAREFUL
Investigation. and was prepared to decide
the case. gave his opinion promptly.
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Buys Big OIL Holdings.


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MUNCIE, Ind, June 9.-Nathan McFad-
den, a prominent oil operator of Pittsburg,
to-day came into the Indiana field and
bought leases on 1000 acres south of Park
err This is wild cat territory. but McFad-
den says IL will prove more profitable than
the Parker field. which leads the State
McFadden will put down twenty-five wells
in the next few weeks
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Richmond's New Church.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, June 9-Work has be-
gun clearing the site for the new United
Presbyterian Church, which will be known
as the Reid Memorial Church owing to the
fact that all the expense of its erection will
be borne by Daniel G. Reid. of New York.
NIT calls for $4,000, but it comes from good
source that the entire expenditure will rep
resent 100000. 1t has been decided to make
the building entirely of Bedford stone and
altogether fireprOOf. The roof will be Span
ish thing.
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Marion Publican Heavily Fined.

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MARION, Ind. June 9.-Paddy Havey.
who was among the saloon men against
whom charges were preferred in the Grant
Circuit Court few weeks ago for selling
liquors within one mile of the Marion SOL
ders' Home. was found guilty this after
noon and fined 500 and costs and given
ten day jail sentence. The Havey case
Is the second one TO be tried. the first hav-
ing resulted in an acquittal. Eight other
similar cases are yet to be heard.
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Revising the Appraisement.

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GOSHEN, Ind, June 9.-The County
Board of Review has named Mitchell
Chartney and Joseph Smith, experienced as
to realty values. to revise the entire real
estate appraisements of Goshen, because
of gross inequalities and excessive ASSESS
ments This city, with half the population
of Elkhart. showed an increase of over
$500, 900 over four years ago, against Elk
hart's $4,000 increase. The INEQUALITIES
prevented a horizontal reduction by the
board of review.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, June 9-Albert A.
Small. Charles Jones and J. B. Clemans, of
this city. have Incorporated the Newport
Brick and Clay Company and will begin
the manufacture of brick at Newport. Ind.
on an extensive scale. The capital stock of
s25. 900 has been subscribed and the ma
chinery purchased The company is the
owner of forty acres Of fine shale lying at
the edge of Newport The Anderson men
went to Newport to-day, and will rush their
factory to completion at an early date.
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clal to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, June s.-Blanch-
ard Criner. of this city. narrowly escaped
drowning In Blue river. He was In boat
with Will Shea, and the swift current car
ried the boat over the dam. Criner was
caught under the boat and held under the
water some time before he managed to get
free and was carried 10 a sandbar, where
he was rescued.
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Nonunion Linemen at Work.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
SUMMITVILLE. Ind, June "a small
party Of nonunion linemen was in the city
to-day making repairs to the Central Union
Telephone Company's lines, whose work.
men are out on a strike. This Is the first
fntimatfcn that the company will not treat
with the strikers 1t is alleged that the
Trades Council at Alexandria has placed
The COMPANY on the unfair list.