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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-28
NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY.
whitley County Farmers Organize
One with 500 Subscribers.

Whitley County Farmers Organise
One with 500 Subscribers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Nov. 27.--Whitley
county farmers to the number of 500 are
in fine spirits over victory just secured
over the Home Telephone Company, COM
posed of capitalists OF Columbia City, the
county seat. The Home Telephone Com
pany, after securing subscriptions to the
service by a large number OF farmers at
81 month. made fixed charges for toll con-
nections. which made the rental really s1.50
a month.
suggestion to organize their own company,
secure a franchise for the entire county,
with central exchange in Columbia City
and substations In the small towns OF the
county. The canvass for subscribers re-
suited N list of 500 of the leading farmers
of the county, and they besieged the COM
missioners for rights of way and the City
Council for county seat franchise. The
Home telephone officers made every effort
to secure a new and broader franchise
first, and the Council held several sessions,
which were notable for bitter controversy.
The farmers were offered the plant of the
Home Telephone Company, but they would
make no satisfactory offer.
Now they are in position to dictate their
own terms, having secured their franchise
They propose to give their stockholders free
service over the county, putting each IN
instantaneous communication with the CEN
trail exchange. The capital stock Is $25 900
The officers are: President, r. r. Scott;
vice president, c. II. Stoner; secretary and
superintendent of construction, John c.
Pence; treasurer, c. r. Banks. Others In
Christopher Born, l.. w. Dunfee and Henry
Norris.
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MANY GUESTS AT CULVER
AMONG THEM IS CONGRESSMAN
HEMENWAY, OF '.THE POCKET"
Artillery Salute and n Battalion Pa.
rade for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
liant Thanksgiving Ball.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CULVER, Ind, Nov. N.-The Hon. James
A. Hemenway is the Thanksgiving guest Of
honor at Culver. For the time being the
affairs of party and committee have been
left behind in Washington in order that
small. gray coated cadet may be made hap
Ply by having his father with him during
Thanksgiving. A salute of thirteen guns
and a review of the battalion have been
rendered the distinguished visitor
No leave of absence is granted at Culver
on Thanksgiving, so the cadets lure their
friends away from their home turkey with
an invitation to witness parades, drills,
rough riding and a good football game and
to participate in military ball on Thanks
giving night. Several hundred visitors have
responded, and almost every gray-coated
youngster is strutting proudly alongside of
a pretty girl from his own or somebody
else's home town or is showing mother and
tail how they do things at Culver
The ball last evening was one of the pref
test in Culvers history. AT p. m. a cam
non Numbered forth at the entrance of the
gymnasium. and simultaneously a football
dropped to the ballroom floor from some
unseen source; blaze of red and white
electric lights flashed into existence. the
music started and twelve cadet officers with
their partners waltZed out, sauted the
chaperons and formed for the opening fig
ure. little marching and counter-march-
u =,
shortly evolved a very fair representation
of football field. Through this the foot
ball team trotted to the other end of the
room and the members were then escorted
by the young ladies, under the clashing
swords of their partners, thus signifying
the supremacy of the knights of the grid
iron at this particular season. The opening
figure was led by Cadet Captain Jaquith, of
Omaha, with Miss James. OF Indianapolis.
A novel feature of the drills has been the
ten-foot wall, averaging four seconds to
each cadet in going over. In the riding
hall, also, new stunts" have been added to
the remarkable rough riding of the Black
Horse Troop. notable among these the
mount to stand from the rear In which
cadets jump from the ground over the
groups of their horses to a standing position
on their backs.
The battalion was reviewed by Mr.. Hem
enway at 10 o'clock this morning The
cadets wore the striking winter uniform of
blue overcoats with red capes, white cross
belts and cleaning brass breast and belt
plates. In the manual of arms two hundred
rifles clicked snappily from movement to
movement, as If one piece, and the lines, in
both double and quick time, were faultless
Mr.. Hemenway expressed himself as highly
pleased with the proficiency of the bat
talon.
Among the guests from Indianapolis and
vicinity are Mrs. Fauvre. the Misses
Fauvre, Mrs. Horce c. Starr, Miss Marie
Starr, Mrs. De PREF, Miss Wooden, Miss
Webb and Miss James, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A
Schrader Miss Schrader, Mrs J. l. Dissette
Miss Bugbee, Mr.. Ford Woods.
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TWO THEORIES OF POISON
INVOLVED IN FOUR DEATHS IN PU-
LAsKI COUNTY FAMILY.
One Is That Ptomaines Killed Them
and the other that Muriatic Acid
Was Mixed with Sardines.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
wINAMAC, Ind, Nov 27.-There is in
tense excitement among the citizens of the
village of Pulaski over certain develop
ments surrounding the poisoning of the
Miller and Johns families Hard. white
specks that resemble granulated sand were
found mixed with the vinegar and mustard
of the canned sardines eaten by the Millers
and Johns last Friday night.
To-day four burial caskets stand side by
side in the home of the Millers, containing
the remains of Jacob Miller, Frank and
Kate Miller, husband and wife, and her
father, John Johns. They were Roman
Catholics, and one week ago to-day they
bad eaten from a can of mixed vinegar
mustard and sardines. Monday night the
two Miller brothers complained of a
strange blindness, and retired to their
rooms. On Wednesday night they died
from strangulation. Tuesday Mrs. Kate
Miller and her father were attacked in a
| similar manner. and they died late Tuesday
night. Three of the Miller children re-
| jectcd the sardines on account Of a bitter
| taste.
Public opinion is divided as to the cause
| of the deaths. Physicians state that 1T
was from ptomaine poison; others claim
| it was poisoning caused by muriatic acid
mixing with the vinegar and mustard dur
| ing the timers process of sealing the can.
| Examination of the can and contents shows
| the inside of the can to be rust-eaten, and
tiny white, hard specks, similar to fine
sand were found. The sardines appear to
have been decayed before they were put
| into the box and sealed
| Jacob Miller some time ago made will
beuueathing his portion of farm lands to
| his brothers children, and Mrs. Kate Miller
] had done likewise for her children.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Nov. H.-Maj.
Joel r. Spahr. one of the Oldest government
clerks in the service Of the United States,
is critically sick at his home in this city
from a combined affiiction Of paralysis and
blood poisoning. Major Spahr first entered
the service at the beginning of the civil
war, when he belonged to the "Bucktails, %
Pennsylvania regiment, which took its
name from the headgear worn by the sold
iers. Each man wore a bucks tail attached
to his cap. When the war was over Major
Spahr was assigned to a military post I'm
the West as clerk and has remained in
the service ever since, serving as chief
clerk to a number of depot quartermasters
and last as paymaster at the local quarter
masters depot. He is a member of the
local lodge, G. A. r.. the Royal Arcanum,
the Knights Of Honor and the Union vete-
rams Union.
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INCREASE OF 10 PER CENT.
DESIRED BY ENGINEERS AND FIRE.
MEN ON THE MONON.
Demand and the Firemen VIII Send
Committee to Chicago.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Nov. 27.-Monon en-
gineers and firemen following the lead OF
Big Four employees, have united in request
ing 10 per cent. increase in their wages
and to-day a committee of five engineers
from the different divisions of the railroad
went to Chicago to confer with President
w. III. McDoel. The Big Four having
granted the demands of its engineers and
firemen for more pay, the Monon men are
firm in their belief that they will get the
desired advance. President McDoel, at the
last wage conference. assured the repre-
sentatives of the B. of l.. f. that he would
pay them the highest wages other railroads
in the same territory paid. This promise,
the engineers say, will be kept although
they do not intend to strike if their re-
quest Is denied
The firomen will take similar action and
will appoint a committee to call on Presi-
dent McDoel. The freight and passenger
engineers and firemen have different sched-
ules. but general 10 per cent. increase is
asked.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.

SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Nov. 27.-The
death of Mrs. Clark r. Devol occurred here
this afternoon after a sickness of only few
weeks. Mr.. Devol her husband, died last
Sunday. John w. Worland a we'll
known farmer Of Shelby county died yes
terday at the age Of seventy years. Besides
ters, among whom is Mrs. James Hendricks,
of Upton. The funeral services will be held
on Saturday.
WHITESTOwN, Ind, Nov. N.-Mrs.
of Boone county, died last night at the
home of Thomas NJ. Shaw, at the age of
eighty-seven. She was the widow Of James
Marsh. an early settler in Boone county,
years ago. The funeral will be held Satur-
day at the Marsh cemetery, one of the
oldest burial grounds of the county.
PORTLAND, Ind. Nov. 27.-Cady O.
at his home in this city. He was one OF the
wealthest men in the county and for years
was secretary of the Jay County Fair As
failed to improve his health and he re-
turned to his home here to die.
Isaac Walker is dead at his home in Penn
vile, aged seventy.
HARTFORD CITY. Ind. Nov 27-Mrs
lived in this county for more than a half
century. died to-day of dropsy. The funeral
will take place Saturday at o'clock at the
house. Interment in the /. O. q. Il, Gem
etery in this city.
THORNTOWN, Ind. Nov. 27.-Ed Mof-
fit died at his home here to-day after a
long illness, of consumption. He was in
the livery business here for years, and
was known over this and other States as a
driver of fast horses. He was forty years
old and leaves widow and one son.
CHAMELEON, Ind, Nov. 27-John Heubi.
proprietor of Acme Hall and the Eagle
Hotel of this city, died this morning. He
had been sick for several months. He was
a member of local lodge /. o. o. +. and
of the German Benevolent Society. He
will be buried Sunday.
SEYMOUR, Ind. Nov. 27.-Mrs. Lola G..
Barnes. the wife of ex-Representative S A.
Barnes, died at the family residence here
to-day of pneumonia. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes
have lived in Seymour about six years, hav-
ing moved here from North Vernon.
RUSHVILLE. Ind, Nov. 27-Orvall
Scott, Rushvihe township assessor, died
early this morning after long sickness
with kidney trouble. He was prominent
member of the Uniform Rank, Knights OF
Pythias.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Nov 27-Joseph
Rehmann, a native of this city, was found
dead in bed this morning at his home on
Water street. Heart disease was the cause
He was forty-five years old and left a
family.
PARKER Ind. Nov. s7.-John r. Scott
retired farmer and merchant and 4
pioneer of Randolph and Delaware coun-
ties died at his home In this city last
night, aged seventy-four.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Philadelphia. from
Southampton and Cherbourg, reported by
wireless telegraph passing Nantucket
lightship at 800 p. m. La Touraine, from
Havre. reported by wireless telegraph off
the Nantucket lightship at $50 p. m.
QUEENSTOWN. Nov. 2.-Arrived: Com
monwealth. from Boston, for Liverpool and
proceeded Ssiled: Cretic. from liverpool,
Tor Boston.
CHERBOUBG, Nov. 27-Sailed: Moltke.
from Hamburg and Southampton, for New
York.
& COPENHAGEN. Nov 81 Arrived
Island. from New YORK via christiansand.
FAsTNET, Nov. H.-Passed: Umbria,
from New York. for Liverpool.
GIBRALTAR. Nov. 27.-Arrived: Fuerst
Bismarck. from New York.
MOvILLE. Nov. 27.-sailed: Ionian, from
Liverpool. for Halifax.
HAyRE. Nov. 2.--Arrived: La savoie
from New York
LIVERPOOL, Nov. Z.-Sailed: Coyic
Tor New York.
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FALL BROKE HIS NECK
FORMER INDIANAPOLIS MAN KILLED
AT MUNCIE.
Jacob Judy Had Started Down Stairs
for Some Medicine, but Slipped and
Fell, Dying Instantly.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. H-Jacob Judy,
aged sixty-seven, of Springfield. O., visit
ing at the home of his brother-in-law
here, A. c. Ware, of No. 925 North Elm
street, fell down flight Of stairs tonight
at o'clock and broke his neck. Death
was instantaneous.
Mr.. Judy had been sick and wanted some
medicine. Unable to make the family hear
his call, ne started downstairs and fell. He
came here few days ago from Indianap-
oils, where he had been in business. His
wife was killed in the same manner a
few years ago. =
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WILL WORK IN A STORE.

Well-tO-DO Elkhart Woman Involved
I'm the Bank Failure.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Nov. 27.-Mrs. Fannie
X. Thompson, secretary and manager of
the Acme Cycle Company. whose assign
ment followed the Indiana National Banks
collapse, because the three chief officers
were also the principal officers of the bank
will take position Monday as saleswoman
In a local department store to earn current
expenses, though she still owns valuable
realty.
She is the widow of ex-Mayor Otis
Thompson, and is prominent in women
literary clubs as well as in the most exclu-
siye Elkhart society circles.
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VIII Play Cards for Charity.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind, Nov. 2.-All the euchre
clubs in Kokomo will assemble in the E1ks'
clubhouse next Tuesday evening and play
euchre for charity About 500 invitations
are out and the admission fee of so cents will
raise handsome sum TO be turned over to
the Board of Charities. The specific pur-
pose of the fund is to establish a public
hospital in the city. This method of rails
ing funds for charity is new here and PROM
Uses to be a success.
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saturday and sunday.
Indiana-Fair on Saturday and Sunday;
warmer on Saturday; fresh south winds.
Illinois-Fair and warmer on Saturday;
fresh to brisk south winds. Sunday partly
cloudy.
Ohio-Eair and warmer on Saturday and
Sunday: fresh to brisk south winds.
Kentucky-Fair and warmer on Satur-
day and Sunday.
Lower Michigan-Partly cloudy and
warmer on Saturday: increasing south
winds. Sunday rain snow and cooler.
Missouri-Fasr Saturday and Sunday;
warmer on Saturday.
Wisconsin-Partly cloudy and warmer on
Saturday; increasing south winds. Rain or
snow on Sunday.
Minnesota-Eartly cloudy on Saturday,
with warmer in eastern portion. Sunday
rain or snow and colder; winds shifting to
brisk northwest. Er
North Dakota and South Dakota-Fair on
Saturday. with colder in central and west
ern portions. Sunday fair and colder.
Iowa-Fair On Saturday and Sunday:
warmer on Saturday.
Nebraska-Fair on Saturday. with warmer
In eastern portion. Sunday fair and colder.
Kansas-Fais on Saturday and Sunday;
colder on Sunday.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Nov. 27.-Jesse
Towns and Albert Talbert spent Thanks
giving day hunting a few miles south of
Morristown, and the latter was perhaps
fatally injured by the accidental discharge
of the gun carried by Towns. They were
getting ready to return to their homes near
Morristown and Talbert was walking
short distance In front of Towns when the
accident occurred. Sixteen shot were located
in the injured mans skull. 1t is feared that
Inflammation of the brain will result from
the accident and that it will result in Tai
bert's death. He is about thirty-four years
old and has a wife and one child.
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WAGES CUT 81 PER CENT.
Glass Men Affected by q Cut in Prices
to the Trade.

PITTSBURG, Nov. H.--The American
Flint Glass Manufacturers Association to-
day announced reduction in prices to the
trade from is to IA cents per dozen on one
third pint bottles, and from q to 16 cents on
one-half pints. AS the employees are work.
ing on a sliding scale, the reduction in
prices VIII mean cut OF about 81 a day In
Several weeks ago the members of the
American Flint Glass Workers Union were
asked to accept voluntary reduction of
10 per cent, In order that the manufacturers
might meet the competition of the indie
pendent concerns. This the workers re-
fused The manufacturers then cut prices
the reduction in wages will average q per
cent
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Knigh. Templar Initiation.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov N.-Raper Com
mandery. fifty strong, from Indianapolis.
exemplified the Knights Templars work at
the Masonic Temple in this city tonight.
The degree was conferred on Messrs s.
l. O'Brien, John F. Merker and John l..
Order, or Alexandria, and Frank w.
Cooper and Frank Kragle, OF Mlddletown.
knights were present from Kokouao, Green
field, Muncie, Krightstown and New Cas-
tie. The visitors were banqueted by the
local commandery. The work has been in
progress all day and till midnight tonight
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Ind, Nov. 27.-while
coupling coal cars at the strawboard
works east Of this city at o'clock tonight
Robert L. Davis, about forty years DID,
was crushed between the cars and killed
He taken to his home only few
blocks distant and died In less than half
an hour. He was a motorman for the In
dianapolis e. Eastern traction line, hav-
ing been an employee of that road since it
started. He left a widow and two sons.
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BURGLARS ARE ACTIVE.
Small Hauls Made at Lafayette and I'm
POsey County.

Small Hauls Made mt Lafayette and I'm
POsey County.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Nov N.-Another
burglary was added last night to the long
list of crimes that have baffied the local
police for nearly six months. lone rob-
Der entered the home of Mrs. Marian F.
Chase at 726 Brown street, Just before mid
night, while the family was absent and
ransacked the building. Entrance was ef-
fected by means of skeleton key. When
Mrs. Chase returned she found the house
in confusion. Drawers had been rified and
desks and dressers pulled apart. The rob-
Der secured jewelry, money and silver plate
to the value OF $780,
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Nov. 27-Late last
night the safe in the general store of Henry
Yunker, at Grafton, Posey county. was
blown with nitroglycerin. The burglars
secured about $40 in money. Bloodhounds
have been sent for.
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Nov. H-The first
case Of smallpox in Terre Haute proper
since the epidemic of last winter has been
found In the southeast section Of the sfty.
The victim recently came here from. St.
Louis and IL is thought he was infected
there. The county's new pesthouse. with
accommoda tions for thirty persons. Is
about ready for use.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Nov. 27.-By the
leaving open of a switch at a critical mo-
ment the yard crew of the Big Four in
this city this afternoon added another
costly wreck to the several which have
happened Of late on the Michigan division.
q through freight from the south heading
into the switch and on into a cut of coal
cars on the private switch OF the Alexan-
dria electric light and power plant. The
engine Of the through freight and five coal
cars were destroyed and coal several feet
deep piled about the debris blanchard
White. tramp, giving Marion as his home
was painfully hurt The train crew es-
capped. Both the Lake Erie & Western and
Big Four tracks were blocked
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PUBLICAN ACQUITTED.
His Bartender Had Violated Orders
and the Nicholson Law.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 27.-Horace A. Fo-
GLE charged with allowing others than
himself and family in his saloon, corner of
Ninth street and Macedonia avenue, was
acquitted in Police Court. IT was held by
Mayor Sheriff. that where instructions
were given by the proprietor of saloon to
his bartender not to allow any person in
the saloon after hours on Sunday or on
legal holidays the proprietor cannot be
held responsible if there violations.
and. at the same time, according to a de-
cision of the Appellate Court, there is no
law TO reach the bartender.
This decision, II sustained, would prac-
tically mean that the Nicholson liquor law
may be easily overcome by saloon men if
they instruct their bartenders TO obey the
law and the latter refuse to do so.
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Petty Charges Dismissed.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. Nov N-
County Attorney Edward c. Hughes was
to-day tried In the Circuit Court on two
grand jury indictments. one charging him
with failing to attach the date of the ex-
pration of his commission as notary public
to deed, and the other with charging a
pensioner 90 cents for taking an acknowl-
edgment when the fee prescribed by law
was much less Judge Utz. of Floyd coun-
ty, heard the cases. and dismissed both on
technicalities, 1t being shown by the de-
Tense that the indictments named Edwin
c. Hughes, while the name OF the defend
ant Is Edward c. Hughes
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First Buffet Car Arrives.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Nov. 2L-The
tracks of the Indiana Union Traction Com
pany are crowded with new line cars, SUBJ
station cars and other new equipment go
ing through this city via Upton to the
new Indianapolis Northern. Car 265, a new
buffet car, with magnificent appointments
went over Friday evening to take up the
limited run between Upton and Indianap-
oils The car will leave Upton on it's first
trip Saturday morning at 4:55, and Will
leave every hour thereafter. The time of
6:25-one hour and thirty minutes.
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FOUND A PURSE.


Auburn Qnd) Dispatch.
Monday Ben Corners had gold piece of
the value of $40 He broke the twenty to
pay bill and had SIS left. This money
he placed in small purse and later lost
it-dropped 1t instead of putting it into his
pocket.
He was about to advertise when he
learned that Dan Carey had fallen into
a streak of luck. Dan had found the
purse where Mr.. Conner had dropped il and
went out to have a good time. In fact it
was a windfall for Carey, who had been
playing in hard luck. The coin came easy
and went easy. Mr.. Conner swore out a
warrant for Carey's arrest and the matter
is In the hands of Marshal Lahnum as we
go to
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While alighting from an East Michigan
street car at the corner of Pine and Cast
Michigan streets last evening Mr.. Kruger.
OF SIC North Pine street. fell TO the pave
ment and broke his left hip. he was car
ried to his home and Drs. Keeney and
Durham were summoned. They found
Kruger suffering from a serious fracture,
which they reduced with greet difficulty on
account OF the awful agony he was IN.