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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JONESBORO. Ind, Aug. IA barn on
the farm of David Harris, two miles west
Of here On the Kokomo pike, caught fire
this morning about 4 o'clock and was en-
tirely consumed with contents. One of Mr..
Harris's men had just driven forty head Of
cattle in the barn to milk when the fire was
discovered. All Of the cattle and horses
were rescued, but fifteen head of valuable
calves persisted. Besides, there was de-
stroyed 100 tons of hay and 500 bushels of
oats. The fire was probably caused by
spontaneous combustion. The loss will be
about S. 900, with 81 500 insurance.
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LAFAYETTE PURSE sNATCHERs.
Daring Robbing Escapades During
the Carnival.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 14-Purse
snatchers made the city ring last night with
their daring escapades, and almost 500 and
valuables of all descriptions changed hands
so quickly that the victim was taken una
wares. While Mrs. Joseph Loges was on
the way to her husbands saloon with a
basket of fried chickens a stranger APP
preached her and asked her for some of the
chicken. AS she handed him the wing of
a spring bird he saw the pocketbook she
carried in her hand, and without waiting to
thank her for the morsel darted down the
street. Mrs. Loges sent a dozen shrill
screams after her disappearing pocketbook,
and. reported the matter to the police.
While Miss Elizabeth Kolthoff. the stem
ographer for L. ID. Randolph, prosecuting
attorney, was on the way home after the
carnival she was attacked by a robber, and
her pocketbook, with several dollars and a
valuable pair of glasses, was stolen. The
thief darted down a side street and was
lost to view. The police have little hope OF
capturing him. f.
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BIG COAL MINING DEAL
IMPORTANr TRANSFER OF LANDS IN
CLAY COUNTY ANNOUNCED.
National Coal Company, Of Detroit,
Makes a r~etentiO Purchase-In-
dustries of the State.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Aug. A.-This evening
the Merchants and Manufacturers and CO.
operative Coal Company. most of the stock
holders residing in Chicago, and the An
drew Coal Company disposed of their coal
land and mines in this county to the Ma
tional Coal Company, Of Detroit. Mich.
The consideration reached in the hundreds
of thousands Of dollars, but the exact sum
could not be secured. The Andrew COM
pany was the oldest coal company in Clay
county. p. d. Andrews. nov dead, san
the first mine in the county on the ground
where the First National Bank now stands.
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NEW ARMY ORDERS.
Young VIII Issue Them When He BE-
comes Chief of STAFF.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-TWO general
orders will be issued by General Young to-
morrow as chief of staff of the army under
the new law. The first states that, in COM
pliance with the instructions of the Pres;-
dent, he General Young reiinquishes COM
mand of the army and assumes the duties
of chief of staff.
The second order announces the assign
ment of officers of the general staff. as fol-
lows:
Assistants to the Chief of Staff-Maj. Gen.
Henry c. Corbin. adjutant general: Brig.
Gen. William III. Carter, Brig. Gen Wallace
+. Randolph, chiefs of artillery.
War College Board-Brig. Gen. Tasker
II. Bliss. president; Col. Alexander Maykin.
secretary; corps of engineers general staff
Maj. William ID. Beach, Tenth Cavalry.
Col. William p. Hall, assistant adjutant
general, is designated acting adjutant gen.
eral of the assembly.
Heretofore all army orders have been is
sued from the headquarters of the army,
the adjutant generals office, by
of the lieutenant general, but signed by
the adjutant general. Hereafter orders will
be issued direct from the Wal Department.
signed by the chief of staff and inscribed
''Oficial. w. p. Hall, acting adjutant gen.
eral-"
AS assistant chief of staff General Corbin
will perform much the same duties that
have come under his direction heretofore.
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SUSPECTS THE MoRMoxs.
Lecturer Thinks They seek
Political Control of United States.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CULVER, Ind, Aug. 14.-At Maxinkuckee
Assembly the school of missions is a great
success. Three large classes have been
formed in physical culture. ]. o. Rose adj
dressed them on Unity of Cooperative
Work" c. G. Mcneil, originator of the
sunday-school revival, said that 1000 new
pupils have been added to the schools of
the Christian Church in the last few
months. Plans have been adopted by all
denominations and are in operation in all
the States and in Canada, Australia. New
Zealand and Norway. F. w. Freeman. of
Cincinnati, spoke on "Sunday-schoo Lit
erature." David Francis lectured tonight
on the origin and doctrines of the Mormon
Church. He said their avowed purpose is
political control of the United States.
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senator Gochenour,. Condition.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Ind, Aug. 14-Marcus Mitten
received a message to-day stating that j.
G. Gochenour, Of Roam, senator from Wa
bash and Fulton counties, is seriously sick
in Denver. Col, and threatened with ty-
phoid fever. He was en- route with his wife
to San Francisco to attend the G. A. R.. en-
campment, but at Denver was taken from
the train to the Windsor Hotel. He was too
i'll to remove to the home of a friend in Den
yer, and this has alarmed his friends. He
recently resigned as cashier of the Indiana
State Bank, at North Manchester, on &C
count of his health and removed to Roam.
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DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT.
Miss Clara S~trOtmeyer Chosen at
B~atesville Reunion.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BATESVJLLE, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE re-
union of the Eighty-third regiment, In
diana Volunteers, was held at this place
Thursday and to-day. Thursday morning
the local rost, G. A. r., with the Eureka
brass band, escorted the visiting members,
who came in by rail, from the depot to
the st. Clair grove, where the reunion was
held A large number of veterans came in
from the East and West, including the
Aurora post. accompanied by the Aurora
martial band. made up of @. A. r. vet
Grams. An address Of welcome was given
by NJ. r. Connelley, of this place. An old
time camp fire was the feature of the aft
ernoon's programme. The evenings enter
tainment was we'll conducted and attended
by over 500 people. Friday afternoon Miss
Clara Stratemeyer, who spoke the ode 10
the Eighty-third, was adopted daughter of
the regiment. A programme Of exercises
followed the adoption. after which the Wis.,
iting members were escorted TO the depot,
headed by the Aurora band. The next re-
union will be held at Versailles, Ind.
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BARN AND HORSES BURNED.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Aug. 14.-Fire destroyed
the large barn of E. c. Dehority. one mile
west of the city. at an early hour this morn
ing. Four horses were cremated and 900
bushels of wheat, 200 bushels of corn, 900
bushels of oats and several tons of clover
and timothy hay. besides agricultural i'm
Elements. were consumed. The loss will
aggregate about 81. GOO. The fire is thought
to have been of incendiary origin, as a man
was seen running from the burning building
when the fire was discovered by one of
the hired men. The building was fully
covered by insurance, but the contents,
which were the property of Henry Knott,
the farm tenant, were uninsured.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE contract
for grading the tracks of the Springfield
e. Fort Wayne traction road between Deca-
tur and Fort Wayne was let to IL Tubman,
of Cleveland. here Thursday evening. The
eighteen miles was let for 5000. Work will
be commenced Sept. / with a gang of sixty
men and forty teams. The grading is TO be
completed and the first cars ran between
the two cities by Jan. /. 1904. The franchises
through the county and this city have been
granted the company. and all that Is TO be
done is now up to the contractor. Tubman
was a subcontractor on the Fort Wayne &
Lima road.
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-THE annual meeting
of the American Association of Live Stock
Herdbook Secretaries was held here to-day.
F. ID. Coburn, chief of the department Of
live stock of the worlds fair, delivered the
address of welcome and b. O. Cowan, of
Chicago, responded. The meeting was oc-
cupied with addresses. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, c. r. Thomas,
Kansas City; vice president, Mortimer Lev
ering, Indiana; secretary, Col. Charles r.
Mills, Springfield, ILL.,; treasurer, George
w. Stubblefield, Bloomington, III. The as
ISOLATION decided to hold it's next annual
meeting in connection with the worlds
fair.
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BEvERIDGE TO THE EDITORS.
Junior enato Wires His ConpIi-
ments Most Gracefully.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PUTIN BAY, O., Aug. Ex-senator AL
bert j. Beveridge to-day wired the follow
ing greeting to the Indiana Republican Ed
itorial Association. now in session here:
I the Republican editors of Indiana,
the permanent teachers of Republican
principles, upon the triumph of which the
well-being of the American people so vital
ly depends, | send heartiest greetings. No
year is an off year and every day is a
campaign of education. As a Republican
senator | congratulate you IN you great
work and thank you for your priceless work
to the party and to Nation. May your con-
vention be fruitful OF even larger zeal"
The editors will remain here over Sunday.
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THE SHOOTING OF JOHNSON.
Mysterious Tragedy Reported from
Lawrence County.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind. Aug. 4.-Coroner Plum
mer returned at 4 O'Clock this afternoon
from Oolitic where he held an inquest over
Walter Johnson, better known as Horse
fly" Johnson, who was killed this morning
at his home by a load from a shotgun.
The coroner rendered a verdict of acct
dental death, but there is something mys-
FERROUS connected with the tragedy, and
the matter will be further investigated.
on the coroner's recommendation, by the
Lawrence Circuit Court.
From the evidence Johnson's friends are
not satisfied that he could have shot him.
self in the manner described and suspect
that a murder has been committed. No
one witnessed the shooting so far as
learned. but Johnson and his wife. The
entire load of shot entered his left breast
and a few scattered shot were found in his
body.
Johnson was a bartender. His wife said
that he awoke late this morning and was in
an angry mood. fearing he would lose his
job by reason OF being late, and that in
moving the gun in haste ii was discharged.
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THREATS OF LYNCHING.
Double Crime of an Ohio Man Excites
the NeighbOrhOOd.

ARCANUM. o., Aug. H.-At Hagerman,
Darke county, there are tonight threats of
lynching George Potter for the alleged muir
der of his employer. Daniel Randolph. Be-
fore daylight this morning Potter called in
the ~neighbors, saying he had been robbed
by an unknown man, who attacked Ran
dolph and then attempted to assault his
fifteen-year-old daughter. Sadie Randolph.
Neighbors found Randolph dead. He had
been shot. and his skull had been crushed
with a club. He lay on the floor in a pool
OF blood. The girl was unconscious on the
floor in another room, but had been only
slightly wounded by a bullet. She revived
and made a statement to the coroner, and
the arrest OF Potter followed. The coroner
and prosecutor refuse 10 give out the state
ment.
ty seat.
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PRISON REFORM WORK.
Meeting of Commission at Michigan
City

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE
member of the Prison Reform Commission
are arriving for the session, which will be
held here tomorrow. a full day will be
occupied i'm hearing reports as to Indiana
county jails and in outlining plans look
ing to a betterment in conditions.
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NATIONAL CHARITIES CONFERENCE.
indianapolis People Represented on
Different Committees.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. Aug. 1.-THE National
Conference of Charities and Correction has
issued an announcement of its organization
for the conference of 1904. which will be
held at Portland. Me. This announcement
shows that Indiana is well represented in
the organization.
Timothy Nicholson, of Richmond. and
Alexander Johnson, of Fort Wayne, are
OF the executive committee. De-
marchus c. Brown, of indianapolis. is vice
chairman of the committee on state super
vision and administration Amos w. But
Ter. secretary of the Indiana State Board OF
Charities. Is chairman of the on
children, and Eugene II. Iglehart. of Ev-
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NEW YORK. Aug. l4-Arrived: Steam
yacht North Star. with Cornelius Wander
bilf. her owner. on board. from Southamp-
ton; La Savoie. from Havre. Sailed: Cedric,
for Liverpool.
QUEESSTOwN. Aug. I-Arrived: Luz
cania, from New York. for Liverpool, and
proceeded. Sailed: Commonwealth, from
Liverpool. for Boston.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 1i-Arrived; Arme-
MAN. from New York: New England. from
Boston: carpathian. from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 1f-Sailed: Au-
Victoria, for New York via Cher
bourg-
PLYMOUTH. Aug. 14-ArTived: Moltke.
from New York.
HAMBrRG. Aug lL-Arriyed: Pretoria.
3xom New York
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indianapolis Man Fatally Injured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind, Aug. H.-Clin-
ton Jones, forty years old, superintendent
of concrete work being done near Guilford
for the Big Four Railroad. was struck by
a derrick to-day and knocked off the abut-
ment to the ground, fifty feet below. His
left leg was broken, his skull fractured and
he was injured internally. He cannot re-
cover. His wife and three children live at
indianapolis.
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Ola MEN CHOSEN.

Four selected as Omcers of
synod I'm Ohio.
CLEVELAND, Aug. H-At to-day's ses-
sion OF the middle district Evangelical Luth-
eran synod the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. the Rev. ]. H.. Nieman. Clcve-
land tre-elected); vice president, the
Rev. w. III. Dau. Hammond. Ind:
secretary. the Rev. F.. Kuehne, Ken
dallville. Ind. assistant secretary. the Rev.
G. Laus. Eikhart. Ind; treasurer. G A.
Campo. FIT. Wayne. Ind Members OF the
mission board. the Rev. j. III. Nieman.
Mr.. w. +. Seloh and Mr.. Melcher. all OF
Cleveland.
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BOGUS ARMY OFFICER.


Los ANGELES. Aug. H.-The body of a
man found dead in "A room at the Hotel
Southern. has been identified as that of
Capt. Harry r. Smith. United States army,
retired. He was known as James Wilson.
Two weeks ago he gave the hotel proprie-
tor a draft for $40 on his wife. Mrs. Blanche
Smith, of Detroit. The draft was returned
unpaid. and Smith was not again seen
alive.
DETROIT. Aug l4-Neither the name of
Capt. Harry T.. Smith nor that OF Mrs.
Blanche Smith appears i'm the local direc-
tory. Inquiry among c.. A. II. men failed TO
find any who had heard of Captain Smith,
and at Fort Wayne IL was said he was not
known by the officers there and that his
name was not on the army register.
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BRYAN AND THE GRADUATES.
The Ncbraskan Attends Washington
County school commencement.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SALEM, Ind. Aug. 1I-Five thousand
persons attended the county school COM
mencement and picnic at the fair grounds
here to-day and heard William J. Bryan's
address on THE Power of an Ideal" One
hundred and twenty graduates received d.
plomas. Both the address of Mir. Bryan and
that of the Rev. \. w. Ccnnor pleased the
audience and were fruitful of good. Seneff
Ladies Military Band, of indianapolis,
made music for the crowd.
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Potato strike OF.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-THE threatened tie
up OF the steamer Eastland. as the result
OF the arrest for muttHy of six of her fire.
men. did not become effective to-day. the
Marine Firemen's. Oilers and Water
Tenders Union refusing To sanction the
mutiny. A new crew was secured To take
the place of the men who are held at South
Haven to answer to the government author
tiles for their onensc-
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. Aug. h-Ground
was broken to-day for the handsome new
brick edihce 10 be erected by the members
OF the Presbyterian Church at the corner
Of Ninth and Washington streets. The
new church will cost between $1,000 ana
SIS. 600. and viii be one of the pretuest struc-
built of pressed brick. and will be modern
i'm every respect.
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Woman Fell Into Trench.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 14.-After ac-
companying the Smock Guards, the unique
military organization of the Soldiers Home
to this city last night and watching the
parade, Mrs. Sara Cooner. one of the oldest
women in the camp, fell into a trench at
the home, breaking her wrist in two places
and injured herself internally so that she
may die. Workmen are busy installing a
central lighting and heating plant and it
was into one of the trenches that Mrs.
Cooner had her fatal fall.
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SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind, Aug. IA second confer
ence between the locked-out workmen and
the owners of the Gemmer engine works
was held this evening. Nothing definite
was accomplished. but IL is believed the
situation Is more hopeful than at any other
time since the trouble first broke out. IT is
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Aug. H.-James E.
WILDER. rougher in the Republic steel mill,
this city, died last night after a weeks ter
rible agony resulting from sunstroke. Four
men were required part of the time to keep
him in bed. He worked in the harvest field
during the shutdown and was stricken. He
was married, with three children, and was
twenty-eight years old.
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ansville. is n member of the same commit
tee. Dr. Mary a. Spiak. indianapolis, is a
member Of the committee on detectives.
Mrs. John b Elam. Indianapolis. is a MEM
Der of the committee on the treatment of
criminals. The Rev. Francis J. Gavisk, OF
Indianapolis. is vice chairman of the COM
mittee on public dependents.
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Another Indiana Man.

DUBUQUE. Ia, Aug. 1.-the interna-
tional convention OF the Catholic Order OF
Foresters to-day completed the election of
officers with the following trustees: julius
A. Collier. shakopee. MINI; Edward Hoo
nan, Rensselaer,. Ind: NJ. T. Brady. To-
ronto; c. A Heilker, Cincinnati; Simon
yigor. Lawrence. Mass; Rachel Francis,
James Mckinley and John 4. Stephen. Chi
cago. Boston was chosen as the next con-
ventiou city.
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o the Indianapolis journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS. Ind, Aug. 1i-Charles
Pfiefer. aged fifty-ive. who shot himself
with suicidal intent June &c. last. died this
morning from the effects of the wound, the
bullet having entered the left breast and
passing entirely through the body. just
grazing the heart.
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Dixon Poison Case.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
CANNELTON, Ind. Aug. 1.-THE case
of the State VS.. Martha Dixon, charged
with poisoning her late husband. Napoleon
Bonaporte Dixon. will come up for trial
Aug. Is. A special venire of forty Jurors
has been summoned. The case promises to
be sensational and is attracting much in
tereSt.
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Wreckine Tug Sails.

BOSTON. Aug. 4.-Carrying spars, plates.
powerful pumps and various other kinds of
ship fittings, the wrecking tug Storm King
sailed from the Charleston navy yard to-
day To assist the battleship Massachusetts,.
A number of expert divers were on the
Storm King.
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SULPHUR NINE DISASTER.
Ignited Gas Obstructs the Exit of a
Hundred Miners.

ROME. Aug. IA horrible disaster has
occurred in the sulphur mine near caltanis-
setta. Sicily. Gas in the mine became
ignited and obstructed the exit of a hundred
miners. The mine boss directed all the en-
pIoyes 10 save themselves IL they could.
while he. with five others. bravely remained
in the spot In order TO try to extinguish the
fire.
others, although they succeeded in reaching
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Extensive Pavins Contract.
eeial 10 the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE City Coun-
Gil last evening contracted with III. p.
Striker, OF Toledo. for the construction Of
the pavements OF two of the longest streets
in this city. There are three miles to be
bricked. The work will be commenced next
Tuesday and completed by Nov. Is. The
contract price was N.5 per square yard.
The contractor will put 100 men to work.