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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-08
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Reports of the Branches of Young
women's Christian Association.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. Nov. THE session of
the State convention OF the Young Women's
Christian Association was held at Earl
ham College to-day. The programme this
morning opened with a prayer service in
charge of DIR. John Nollen. of Indiana
University. The attendance was increased
by late arrivals from Indiana University.
De PAW University and Paramount Acad-
envy. TIL various student bodies intro
duced themselves, short talks being made
by the heads of the delegations in refer
ence TO the work as Ii is carried on in the
various institutions. ,
All the reports were encouraging. The
associations, particularly of students, re-
ported a membership of go out of the $50
girls in the school. Miss Mary Il. Hill, a
returned missionary from India, spoke.
Miss Bridges concluded the mornings work.
Miss lone Vose, college secretary at In
diana University, spoke this afternoon on
The World Point of View and How to
Get It." Miss Bridges spoke on "Christ's
Call for Personal Work"
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Missing from Home.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
IAAIAInNrH A L.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAMMOND, Ind, Nov. L.-V. S. Middle
ton. of 12S Doty street. is missing from his
home, and his wife and children have no
idea hat has become of him. The police
have been notified of his disappearance and
are making every effort to locate him.
and children to visit relatives at Warsaw.
He wrote to them regularly, but when they
returned last Monday from their visit. Mid
dleton had left home.
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FIGHT IN THE STREET.
Attorney, Attacked by Insane Man,
Fires mt His AssaiImnt.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind, Nov. 7.-Attorney David
p. Long was attacked on the streets of
Swayzee, twelve miles west of Marion, this
morning, by Earl Pence, a young farmer
who a few days ago was declared insane,
and In what he claims was for self-protec-
ton. drew his revolver and fired one shot.
The ball did not strike Pence, but passed
through his overcoat. and the muzzle of the
revolver being pressed against the coat
when fired, set fire TO the garment. Citi-
zens disarmed Long, and Pence, who was
clinging TO Longs body, was pulled away.
Pence broke loose from the men and struck
Long in the face a number of times before
he was OverpOwered. Longs face was
badly bruised and lacerated.
Long was arrested on a charge of shoot
ing with intent to kill. He gave bond for
his appearance in court. Sheriff Mills took
Pence into custody this afternoon and he
will probably be held in Jail until arrange
ments can be made for his removal to an
asylum.
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on account OF the grievance OF some other
person or in order TO accept higher wages
elsewhere.
1t further gives to the company the right
to terminate or suspend the contract III at
n time work may cease or slacken. or the
services of the emDlOye be found unsatis-
factory. but the shall not have
the right 10 terminate the contract for the
purpose of procuring Axe services for a less
Compensation. Men who have been sus-
pended because of slack work shall be
given the preference when others are again
taken on.
1t provides a penalty of So for the viola
ton of the contract by either employer or
empiOye.
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STABBED IN THE BACK.
Morgan County Man Who Quarreled
with Unknown Kentuckian.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 7.-Walter
Bates, aged twenty-five, while drinking this
evening at John Tackett's saloon. quarreled
with an unknown man claiming a home in
Kentucky. Bates started for the rear door
followed by the man. Just as Bates stepped
from the door he was stabbed in the back
and was taken TO the home of his brother
in-law, Ed Cox, OF this place, where he lies
badly injured. His assailant escaped.
Bates lives four miles south of here and
has a wife and three children.
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win Vote ON a Subsidy.

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COLUMBUS. Ind, Nov. THE. citizens
n this (Columbus) township will be asked
contribute $4,000 by way of subsidy to
ne Indiana Central Electric Railroad Com
ANY. This is the proposed traction line
Rom here TO Seymour and thence south
gard. William II. Shields, OF Seymour, one
the promoters. of the road, is authority
y1r the statement that the Board OF Com
f~lissioners of this county will be petitioned
[ the next regular session to set a date for
cubmitted to the electors of the township.
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I'LL LIFT THE BLOCKADE
FAT ROADS WILL TRY TO CLEAR
THE TERRE HAUTE YARDS.
ceiver for n New Company-Trust
9ompany Celebrates Anniversary
No Bids on Glass Plant.
Icial to the indianapolis Journal.

ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
fERRE HAUTE. Ind, Nov. Another
&lday lifting Of the freight blockade will
made tomorrow by all roads. The
tithern Indiana will repeat its tactics of
taning coal trains with its W engines
d crews part way over the connecting
Ids. as far north as Danvill and as far
4 as G~reencastle.
SFhile there is still trouble in transport
coal from the southern Indiana field to
krket. 1t is a fact that there is a slacken-
in the demand and a tumble in prices is
2ely should moderate weather continue
a week OF ten days.
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GOSHEN, Ind, Nov. IA receiver was
k,is afternoon asked for the Modern Burg
kr & Fire Alarm Company. of Elkhart. in
fofporated a week ago. the plaintiff being
k,r. Eugene Holdeman, of Elkhart. who had
purchased a half interest in the patent on
she device and advanced nearly $500 to the
|atentee, John W. CUP, yet was left out
Entirely in tho organization OF the new COM
{any. "A temporary restraining orde: was
to prevent the new company carry
ing on the business.
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MADE WORK FOR THE CLERKS.
Congressman Robinson's Heavy Mail
on His Return East.

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FORT WAYNE, Ind, Nov. 7-When Con-
gresham Robinson left for Washington a
few days ago there was no commotion ex-
cept among the mail clerks. They could
not understand why the east-bound mails
were suddenly so heavy from Fort Wayne
until they discovered that the packages
bore the congressional frank of the congress-
man and were destined for Washington. The
total weight of the packages. which in
cluded the congressman's personal effects,
was 1,500 pounds.
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convention for the Sixth district with Ellis
worth Post OF this city. A large attend
ance was present from the corps in neigh
boring cities and towns, I'm all about eighty
delegates The convention closed with a
large campfire at the Baptist Church. The
district officers are: President, Mrs. Jennie
Burroughs. OF Westport; secretary. Mrs.
Sarah Owens, OF Westport. Mrs. Margaret
Glenn. of Greensburg. state inspector, was
present and inspected the local corps.
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ebecial TO the indianapolis Journal.
kELWOOD, Ind. Nov. THE Citizens
feat and Light Company has practically
bmpleted its new gas storage tank here,
lad 1t is one of the largest in the State.
The total height of the structural work
FIstaining the tank is 103 feet and is eighty
kght feet in diameter. Ii will have a ca
hcity OF more han 10000 cubic feet of gas
knd 1,130,Oc0 gallons of water will be used
b sustain the lifts. The tank cost $4,000
nd will be filed with gas at night, when
(ttle is being used from the lines, for use
ae following day.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis journal.
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind, Nov. LAND
lord Shafer, OF the yowland Hotel. of this
city. has just returned from Grannis. Ark.
where he was reunited with his brother,
David Shafer. whom he believed had died
over a score of years ago. Thirty years
ago David Shafer left his home at Middle
town. o., and went 10 Texas. where he en-
gagged in business, leaving behind his par
ents and younger brother. n few months
later the younger Shafer took up his resi-
dence in Illinois and while there lost track
of his brother in Texas. A letter from the
missing man brought about the reunion.
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Mrs. brakes Case Continued.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION, Ind, Nov. "A continual
ton in the case OF Mrs. Elmira Drake
has been asked for and granted by Judge
Rabbi. Her attorney. John b. Martin, is
confined TO his home by injuries sustained
in a railroad wreck not long ago and Is not
able to cav his home.
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NEW KIND OF VASE CONTRACT.
umb Company submits n Con-
tract To Its Employees.

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COLUMBUS. Ind, Nov. L-Comment has
\Peen excited to some extent in labor cir
tles. locally, by the knowledge that Reeves
|& Co. the largest manufacturing establish
ment In the city. has i~naugurated a new
scheme in the employment of labor. For
two or three weeks the plant has been shut
down for the purpose of taking stock and
making repairs. which is done annually at
this time OF the year. In this interim the
company has presented TO SOM OF its
Iworkmeu a contract for future employ
ment. which provides. among other things,
that the lab0rer reserves the right TO quit
the services OF the company II sick. inca
pacitated or n-treated, but that he shall
not SO quit during the life Of the contract
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, md. Nov. Last night
the general store of Wholesinger & Son
at Pyrmont. a station on the Wabash be-
tween here and Delphi, was robbed of 800
worth of knives, razors and other valua-
bles. The store was broken into from the
rear and the robbery was not discovered
until this morning. A posse was formed
and Is now searching for the burglar. who
is believed to be a resident of Pyrmont.
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Will Abolish WineroOms.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PARIS, ILL.,, Nov. Mayor u. t. Baum
has started a wave of reform in Paris by
announcing that he intends to enforce to the
letter the city ordinance which provides that
there shall be no screens or winerooms in
Paris saloons. There are no screens, but
every saloon in the city is equipped with
ly exercised over the announcement made
by the mayor.
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Raised Bill. to study Music.

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MARION, Ind, Nov. L-Captain Halls,
tief OF the secret service, and United
oates Deputy Marshal Tom Martin came
Marion to-day and took charge of Miss
kale Matthews, the young woman arrested
3sterday for raising 81 bills to tens. She
as taken TO Muncie for a preliminary
kHarfng- After telling a number of con-
kcting stories Miss Matthews this morn
Sg confessed that she had raised the bills
order TO secure money With which to
S.ntlnue her musical course in the Marion
formal College. She was reared at An
pIa. she says. and taught school for three
lars before coming TO Marion eight weeks
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Nov. 7.-Several
weeks ago the discovery was made by a
tax ferret, s. l.. Wallace, that the Clapp
estate, of Vermont, was loaning quite a
large amount of money in this county on
which no taxes were paid either here or in
Vermont. The matter was finally investi-
gated and the result is that the estate has
turned over to the city and county treas
urerS something over 1929 during the Novem-
Der payment of taxes.
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He killed "a senator's rather.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Nov. THE negro
Daniels, who was accused of the murder OF
Furnifold Il. Simmons, father OF United
States Senator Simmons, was found guilty
tonight and was sentenced TO be hanged
Dec. IL. The jury was out thirty minutes.
The defense had no witnesses, but asked for
a verdict of mansiaughter. The motion
for a new trial was overruled and n notice
OF appeal to the Supreme Court was given.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Nov. 1.-The jury
in the Hattie Talbert murder case, after
being out nine hours, returned last night
with a verdict charging the defendant with
manslaughter, which means from two TO
fourteen years in the woman's prison. Mrs.
Talbert and Wilbur Sanders were arrested
on the 9Th day of last September charged
with being implicated In the murder OF the
infant child of Eva Cochran. Sanders prob
ably viii be tried next month.
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Especial to the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind, Nov. THE Chicago,
Cincinnati & Louisville. through President
wv. A Bradford. to-day announced that the
~extension to Louisville from Cincinnati will
poe constructed as soon as possible. and
YMr. Bradford has already been in confer
Sence with several large contractors I'm re-
lsard to the work. The date for the begin
Ening OF the work has not yet been set, but
ut is believed IL will be begun soon.
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Used Oil to KindIe a Fire.

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WABASH, Ind, Nov. Julius Shultz, an
employe of the Big Four shops. aged twenty
two, died this evening from burns received
this morning while attempting to start fire.
Shultz arose and lighted the fire, going
back to bed. The fire did not burn and
Shultz again arose. pouring kerosene on the
Smoldering fire. This caused a violent ex-
body and face.
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wan Make washing Machine..

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DELPHI. Ind. Nov. 1.-The Flora Manu-
Faeturing company was organized at Flora
Shls week with a capital stock of s.. SOC.
{Ihe new company is composed Of the best
and most influential business men In the
county. 1t Will manufacture and sell a
{yashing machine. Tbs organization will be
r.. q. kitzmiiler, president; John Misner,
{Tice president; w. II. Lesh, secretary:
EosepL SteckeI. treasurer: r. ID. Voorhees,,
- L. Hawkins, l.. l.. Peters and j. A.
Aecroft, directors
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special to the Indianapolis Journal
4 TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Nov. 1.-THE Terre
S4aute Trust Company. the pioneer OF It's
kind IN Terre Haute, to-day celebrated it's
yninth anniversary. The directors include
khe leading men OF the city in business and
professional life. and the success of the
company has been such that another is
soon TO be opened I'm a handsome building.
klhe Terre Haute company held a reception
This afternoon in its new quarters and the
wives of leading citizens were present on
The reception committee.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-"Captain" George
Wellington Streeter. of District OF Lake
Michigan fame, who is under penitentiary
sentence for manslaughter was to-day
granted a petition for appeal to the United
States Supreme Court Judge Jenkins. OF
the Federal Court, recently refused Street.
er's petition for release on n writ of ha-
beas corpus, and it was from this order
that the appeal was axe
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Especial to the indianapolis Journal.
FIT WAYNE, Ind. Nov. 1.-THE Baldwin
kOil and Gas Company has sold its leases and
wells in the eastern part OF this county to
A Z. Stahl and III. ]. Bowie. of Fostoria,
To-, for sO.550. The leases cover 1900 acres
fin the region where the big wells have been
developed. TIL deal was negotiated
Through William Goodfellow. secretary of
kthe company. The company drilled three
kwells, which are good producers.
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Alleged murderer Identified.

MONMOUTH. H., Nov. Z.-Alfred Berger,
under arrest on a charge of robbing the
State Bank OF B~erwyck to-day was identi-
lied as one OF the men wanted IN Chicago
a street-car conductor, and Detective w.
j. Egan and Lieutenant Dorman, OF the
Chicago police.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. Nov. 7.-E-
tendent of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad. who, after thirty-seven years of
service was recently retired on full pay,
fell dead in the cafe of the Alta Vista Hotel
Broughton came here with his wife three
weeks ago for his health. Heart disease was
the cause of death He was sixty-six years
of age.
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Methodist Church Burned.

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HANOVER. Ind. Nov. THE German
Methodist Episcopal Church, about two
miles northwest of Hanover, burned this
afternoon while the ~neighbors were clean
ing the cemetery.
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} PoTTsTowN. Pa. Nov. IA notice was
fposted at the Warwick furnace to-day say
ling that the wages of employees would be
reduced Is cents n day. effective on Nov.
70. The laborers at present get S1.40 a day.
! About $50 men are affected.
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.ccusea of Euhczzrcmer,

NEW YORK, Nov. MARX NJ. Dobson,
thirty-nine years OF age. who for fourteen
years has been a confidential clerk for
Austin Nj. Greer. a banker ard broker OF
this city. Is under arrest on the charge OF
grand larceny. preferred by his employer.
IL Is alleged that his peculations viii reach
$4,000.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HATE. Ind, Nov. Judge
Stinson this afternoon granted a divorce
to Mrs. Robinson. wife of the owner of
several cut-rate drug stores. He gave her
one store IL; lieu of alimony, and stipulated
tha the defendant should give the daily
receipts of other stores to his mother, with
which she is TO pay his creditors, who filed
intervening petitions in the divorce case.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. THE jour-
neymen plumbers AVE won their strike at
the end Of two weeks idleness and all win
return to work. The master plumbers have
signed an agreement not to put common
labor on work which belongs to skilled labor
and for which class of work the journeymen
were recently compelled to stand an exam
ination before the city license was issued to
them.
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Girl perishes. Broshers Baaiy Burned.

KENYON, O.. Nov. MARY Armentout.
aged seven, persisted ard her two little
brothers were probably fatally burned IN "A
fire which destroyed a boarding house ON
the Scioto syndicate plantation AZ Sagetown.
O.. this morning
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Relief Corp. convention.

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SEYMOUR. Ind, Nov. THE Woman's
Relief Corps has just closed Its annual
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DTapeFy Materials
Ar These r sduced Prices

SILKOLINES, yard wide I'm floral and
Oriental patterns, l0c n l2hc ~
qualities 49,.
CURTAIN SWISSES. in colored stripes
n coin spots, very ~
sheer, 2c quality
SWISS RUFFLING, huted
&C qualty
DOUBLE FACED DENNIS, yard wide.
In Oriental designs. lSc ~
Qudllly go.
EXTENSION RODS, extend TO -
Al inches, l2c quality .-...............A
FURNITURE GIMP, all colors,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-23
SIGNS OF A FINISH
Old SoIons Do Not Go Home
from Springfield Saturday,
but Stay and Work.
GETTING THEIR BILLS INTO SHAPE
Many Measures Doomed to Defeat
City and Country Not Work.
ing Together Merit
Bills Prospects.

Springfield, Ills, March 23.-Activity
among the older members of the gen
eral assembly indicates that they are
getting ready for an early adjourn
ment. A number OF those who have
bills in the embryonic state did not
go home when the assembly adjourned
last week, but remained in Springfield
to prepare amendments and otherwise
get their measures in shape against
the day when final adjournment will
set in. With the advancing of some
thirty bills on the house calendar the
order of second reading i'll that body is
so congested that no new bills-unless
it be party measure or is practically
without opposition-can have any hope
of getting through at this session.
New Members Will Learn Something.
Even to clear the calendar of the
bills which have advanced as far as
second reading. by following the regu-
lar order of business, would prolong
the session until July. New members
who have been Indifferent to the pro-
gress of their bills, or who have mod
estly permitted the measures of the
more experienced men TO he advanced
ahead of them, will learn during the
coming week that such of their bills as
are Objectionable to even a few MEM
beers of the assembly cannot now be
reSurrected.
Two Interesting Special Orders.
\ large number of the members Of
the assembly are out in the state Wis
iting Observation-Disclosures investigating
their needs for the information of the
appropriate ions committees. For this
reason there will be light attendance