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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
Franchises Have Been Granted to
Four Electric Railroad Companies,
and a Clash Is Inevitable.
HALT IN RAscH INVESTIGATION
THE JUDGE CHALLENGES MEMBERS
OF THE BAR COMMITTEE.
Hunter Fatally Wounded-DemOcrat
Row i'm Allen COunty-GibsOn COun-
ty Man Shot from Ambush.
.soisi 70 the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind, Jan. 5.-If the plans OF
the promoters of a number of proposed
electric lines in this section of the State
are put In execution early the coming
spring, as contemplated. Warsaw is likely
to become the scene of a four-cornered
contest for the possession of streets. for
railway purposes. The City Council has
granted franchises to four electric railway
enterprises, in accordance with popular
idea or rule that first come first served"
Franchises are held by the Logansport,
Rochester & Northern Traction Company,
the South Bend. Elkhart, Warsaw & Wi
mona Company, the Lagrange-Warsa
Electric Company and the Huntington
Winona- Warsaw Electric Railway Com
pany, a line whose promoters are South
Whitley and Huntington business men.
Work on all of these proposed lines, it is
stated, will be begun as soon as the cold
season will permit. Then will be begun a
race to place material for construction
along the streets of this place, and doubt
less legal battles will result for possession.
1t has been asserted within the last few
days that the extension of the Indiana
Electric Railway from Goshen to Warsaw
has been abandoned, ana IL Is ledTHeu ILchu
an authoritative source that pressure has
been brought to bear to have all the i'm
portant towns south of Goshen connected
with Elkhart without touching the city or
Goshen. H. L. Bucklen. of Elkhart, is a
heavy stakeholder in the proposed project
of the South Bend, Elkhart, Warsaw q
Winona Railway, and the desire to touch
Wakarusa, Nappanee and to tap en- route
the big onion section of Kosciusko county,
and thence to Warsaw by way of Milford
and Leesburg by a direct Elkhart connec-
ton is traced, it is asserted, to the infu-
ence of Mr.. Bucklen, who hopes to see
business incidental to the operation q the
road taken to Elkhart instead of Gt1hen,
the county seat of Elkhart county.
The three-and-one-h alf-mile section or
the Logansport, Rochester q Northern
Traction Companys line connecting War
saw and Winona, which will take the place
of the Pennsylvania Railroads dummy"
service, probably will be the first under
construction through the streets of War
saw, as some of the material is already
on the ground. The interests of George
F. McCulloch, the Union Traction Com
pany and those of the Logansport,
Rochester & Northern Traction Company
are combined, but the short section re-
ferred to will be built by Winona capital,
to have the line ready for the coming as
sembly season. When the line from Lo-
gansport to Warsaw is constructed the
Winona people have entered an agreement
to turn the Warsaw-Winona branch over
to that company at actual cost price.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Knickerbacker Hall will reopen after the
Christmas holidays on next Thursday,
Jan, s.
Next Thursday afternoon, Jan. 8, will
be the regular meeting day of the st. Jo-
seph Training School Club at the Training
School hall. The usual order of entertain
ment will be observed until o'clock, when
luncheon will be served.
The evangelistic meeting which are being
conducted In the Central Christian Church
by the Rev. Allen Wilson and Prof. w. f..
Limit. soloist. are well attended. A chorus
of seventy-five voices assists in the singing.
The meeting will continue every night for
several weeks.
A fire started I'm the boiler room of the
Standard Dry Kiln Company, 629 South
PENNSYLVANIA street last night at 10.3O
$50. The fire had eaten its way through the
wooden partitions separating the main part
of the building before it was extinguished.
John Cournean, sixty-two years old died
yesterday morning at the home of his sis
ter, 423 Spring street. Cournean was the
architect of the Crown Hill entrance and
also worked on the construction of the
Statehouse. He recently came to Indianap-
oils from st. Louis to work on the new
federal building.
In order to expedite the collection of the
first of the sem-annual payments of taxes
this year County Treasurer Koehne is pre-
pared to furnish statements of taxes due
to all taxpayers who apply at the treas
urerS office. The amount of taxes due
from every person on the tax duplicate has
been calculated and can be learned on APP
plication.
The grievance committee of the Colored
Baptist Ministerial Alliance has reported
against L. w. Lott former pastor of the
Corinthian Baptist Church. The members
of the committee said Lott has no right TO
preach. Lott withdrew from the passionate
of the Corinthian Baptist Church last sum-
mer and was followed by several members
of his congregation. Since that time he has
been holding services in the Criminal Court
room
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
USEFUL ARTICLES FOR INvALIDs
TRAINMEN JUMPED FOR LIFE.


Engineer Herman Russ, living at AS
Louisiana street, and Fireman Charles A.
busch, living at 2422 Martindale avenue,
were injured yesterday morning at o'clock
by jumping from their engine at Fair
Oaks Ind, station 10 miles north of In
dianapolis. Russ was injured badly about
the legs. feet and shoulders. busch was
injured slightly. Russ brought to the
city yesterday afternoon at o'clock and
taken to his home. busch was taken to
the City Hospital in Hammond.
Russ said he left Indianapolis at 1:55
o'clock Monday morning the Monon
Railroad for Chicago. The train was late
and had to be run in two sections. The
first section left this city at 1855 o'clock
Russ said that when he was running to
Fair Oaks he saw the first section about 200
yards ahead of him, standing on the track.
A heavy fail of snow obscured the track,
and he threw the lever back and tried TO
stop his engine. When he that a
wreck was inevitable he called for his fire.
man TO jump. Both men jumped at the
same time. After they had rolled down an
embankment the engineer of the first sec
ton again started his train, and in this
way averted a collision. Russ said no lights
were displayed by the brakemen of the first
ence until he had almost run into IL. Both
men were placed aboard their train when
a new crew had been received and taken to
the hospital at Hammond. After bandaging
RUSS Injuries he was sent back to this
city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
SWINE WHO EAT SWINE"


WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-"Swine who eat
swine" is the latest compliment rendered
American soldiers I'm Mindanao by the
Sultan of Bacalod and the Panadungan of
that place. These two Filipino braves
of the Moro tribe have caused the Ameri-
can troops no little annoyance since the
occupation by their guerilla warfare. The
following is an example of the letters re-
ceived by the War Department in the last
Philippine mail 1t was sent to the Amer
lean officers in Mindanao, bearing the i'm
print of the Sultan and the Panadungan of
Bacalod:
1--WE want war IL you do not get out of
here and go back to the States, because
neither the Sultan of Bacalod nor the Pana-
DUNCAN wants to be your friend. Within
this month want the war to begin, and
II you do not want to you are a lot of cow
ardly rascals. Follow our religion Do
not look for the Mausers. for we have
them. We have captured by Bantanus and
Buarsing. people of the Sultan of Bacalod
We send our regards to the four generals
and their vermin If you do not want to go
from here, come TO this place and the
Sultan and Panadungan will take care of
you, FOR you are a lot OF hogs and eat hogs.
and In not presenting yourselves at Bacalod
look out. for We shall go to fight you
The advices show that neighbors OF the
Bacolod chief are quite friendly TO the
Americans, the Sultan of Uato having Wis
tied Camp Wears.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. 5.-The win
ter term of college at Indiana University
will open tomorrow. The outlook for a
big enrolment and successful year was
never brighter. The various departments
have more room than formerly, owing to
the completion of the new science hall.
which is now occupied by the departments
Of geology, pedagogy, physics and philos-
ophy. The calendar this term is extremely
full. 1t will be a busy term for the adj
ministrative department. Plans and Speci-
fications for the new student building will
be considered and the contract let late
in the term. Besides' this, Foundation day,
Jan. &c. will be the most important ami
versary that the university has ever OBJ
served. The programme will include, be-
sides observing Founders day, the inaugu-
ration of DR.. Bryan as the eleventh presi-
dent of the university and also the dedica-
ton of the new science hall.
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TOBACCO TRUST WINS.


ST PAUL, Mimi, Jan. Sin the case of
Joseph p. Whitwell, local cigar and to-
bacco dealer. against the Continental To-
bacco Company. known as the tobacco
trust, Judge Lochren in the Federal Court
to-day dismissed the case on motion of de-
PENDANT, who demurred on the ground that
the complainant did not show sufficient
cause for action. The suit was brought
under the Sherman antitrust law. which
gives a dealer the right to bring suit for
three times the amount involved. Whit
we'll who had ordered $500 worth of goods
of the Continental Tobacco Company and
refused them for the reason that the goods
would be delivered only on the condition
that the buyer accept other goods which he
$3.50. Judge Lochren held that the COM
pany had right to impose terms and con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
VIII Build Cooperative Factory.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. Sat a meeting of
window glass workers held in this city yes
terday it was decided to take steps to in
corporate a company to construct and OPP
crate a window glass factory. The COM
pany will consist of 100 stockholders. no one
stakeholder to be allowed TO hold more
than five shares which are to sell at S1OO
each. The first payment for stock is to be
follow each sixty days. Ground will be
broken for the factory on March 1. Local
real-estate dealers and land owners have
already offered several sites free for the To-
cation of the factory. The further progress
of the matter is now in the hands of the
executive committee.
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To Consider stock Plan.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. Sat 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning the employees of the
local plant of the American Sheet Steel
Company will meet to consider the plan Of
the United States Steel Corporation to
make it's employees stockholders. The Amer
lean Sheet Steel Company is a constituent
member of the trust Nothing official has
yet been done here in regard to the plan.
N. V. +. Wilson, district manager for the
the East comforting with the trust officials.
He will return Tuesday night with full de-
tails of the stockholding plan, which be
will present the workmen Wednesday
morning
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
DECENT PAPER FOR ONE CENT.
New York Mail and Express Begins
War on "YeIlow Sheets

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-The Mail and Ex-
press, which has heretofore sold for two
cents. to-day appeared as a one-cent paper.
Commenting on the change the paper says
editorially:
I'VE believe that paper can be clean
in its news and yet popular; that il can be
rational and unprejudsced in its views, and
yet aggressive, honest. independent and ac-
ceptabie to the great majority of the people.
that there Is no longer truth Qf there ever
was). In the old newspaper theory that the
lower the tone the larger the circulation.
The Mail and Express proposes now TO
make another demonstration of the falsity
of that libel on the decency of American
communities by being equal I'm price to the
cheapest OF afternoon newspapers and
equal In quality to the best"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
ASSAULTED AND ROBBED.
Elkhart Court Clerk Knocked Uncon-
scious While in His Office.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ELKHART. Ind, Jan. 5.-Henry Kramer
clerk in City Judge Raymer's office, was
struck three times on the back of the head
while standing before the office stove this
morning by a man who had been concealed
in the vault of the Office, probably all
night
Raymer a few minutes later, and after
couple of hours recovered consciousness
sufficiently TO relate the circumstances,
though he could furnish no clew TO the
identity of his assailant. who fled from a
side door. Kramer, after recovering con-
sciousness. missed his gold watch and fob
Judge Raymer found him lying PROSTATE on
his back with a handkerchief over his face.
There was a smell of ammonia in the room.
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Petitions for Franchises.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Jan. 5.-Two petitions
for franchises for electric railway lines
between Kokomo and Marion are before the
Grant County Commissioners. c. III. Bun
dy, John E. Clark and Everett w. Trook
petition for the right to construct and
maintain line from Marion to the west
county line, passing through the townships
of Franklin and Sims and paralleling the
completed by Feb. i, 1904. The other petit
ton is filed by r. S. Vivian, V. A. Wat
kins, L. c. Lillard, o. V. Darby and ]. A.
Kenney. The proposed line is to extend
west to Kokomo and east to Warren A
branch line will extend from Sims through
Converse Wabash.
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STIRRING UP THE ANIMALS.
Fort Wayne Democratic Organ At
tacks Democratic OmciaIs.

Special to the Indianapo1is Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 5.-Consider-
able excitement is brewing in political cir
Giles by the persistent onslaught of the
Journal-Gazette. morning Democratic or
gan, on the Democratic city and county
officials for permitting gambling. The or
gan this morning calls on States Attorney
Emrick to explain whether the charges of
the mayor that he, the states attorney, has
been exacting tribute from houses of i'll re-
pute are true not. 1t says that Mr.. EN-
rick promised statement, but that it has
not been forthcoming, and the reason Of
this is demanded,
1t attacks the sheriff, who last week
promised to Dust slot machines from the
many rural saloons in this county, but who
has done nothing as yet to that end. 1t
also declares that gambling was wide open
all through Saturday night and Sunday,
and the Circuit Court is called on to sum-
mon the grand jury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
Wants n Franchise Extension.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN, Ind, JAN 5.-The session
of the city Council tomorrow night prom
Uses to be of unusual interest, as the Water,
Light and Power Company. now operating
under a ten years franchise, will ask for a
twenty-year extension in return for which
il proposes to deed TO the city a valuable
tract of land formerly used as a site for the
power house. The company is profuse in
promises, but as the services rendered of
late years have been none too satisfactory
the city is not eager TO grasp any new prop
ositions.
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To Mitigate Divorce Evil.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. Sit will hence
forth be a more difficult matter for divorced
persons to get married in this city. The
Ministerial Association discussed the di-
vorce evil this morning, with a view to
determine what the pulpit can do to lessen
ii. There was a sentiment in favor of
marrying no divorced person, unless he
or she shall have been the innocent party
in a divorce proceeding brought the re-
suit of scriptural reasons. The ministers
have a mutual understanding of this ma
ture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
MILLIONS INVOLVED.
Franchise Tax Law of New York May
BE Declared Invalid.

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. Sit is said at a
late hour tonight that the third appellate
division of the New York Supreme Court
will, within twentyfour hours. hand down
a decision declaring the franchise tax law,
passed by the Legislature of 1899, unconsti-
tutional so far Ii relates to the State
Constitution. The decision is expected at
noon tomorrow, and is one of the most i'm
portant both to the State and corporations
ever given in this State. So far $12.000O 900
in taxes is involved. the State by the deci-
sion practically losing that amount OF
money and the corporations gaining II,
while at least a. 900 a year in future reve-
nueS also is involved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
SCUFFLED FOR A KNIFE.
Charles Metxler Accidentally Stabbed
nv Roy Hoover.

Charles Metzler, a sixteen-year-old boy
living at S07 West Washington street, was
seriously cut in the breast yesterday aft
ernoon by Roy Hoover, a fourteen-year-
old boy living at 36 North Senate avenue.
The cutting was said to be accidental.
The boys were lounging in the lobby of
the Park Theater. waiting for the doors
10 open. Hoover was standing to one side
sharpening lead pencil George Fritz. an
older boy, good-naturedly began scuffing
with Hoover for possession of the knife.
Hoover stumbled and In throwing out his
hand for support he buried the knife I'm
Metzler's breast, inhictinS dangerous
wound. Hoover explained the crcum-
who said he was the cutting was
accidental MetZler was taken TO the City
Hospital. where IL was said there was q
probability of his recovery. DR.. Jobes said
he was OF opinion that the knife had not
entered the lungs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. Sired Spill
man. nineteen years old, son of farmer
near Hope, loaded some shells with salt,
Saturday night, and fired at his younger
brother, Charles. thinking to brighten the
latter. The boy was nearer, in the dark
ness. than Fred Spillman supposed, and
large piece of flesh from Charles's leg was
torn out by the charge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
TRIAL ALMOST FINISHED.

Case of DIR. Gulmyer for Shooting
VIII Go to the Jury To-Day.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind, Jan. 5.-The trial of DR..
Harry Gulmyer, the young Elkhart dentist,
charged with assault with intent to kill
Miss Lulu Barney, by shooting her on Oct.
81, was Unexpectedly brief, being concluded
to-day except the instructions to the jury.
1t will go to the jury tomorrow morning.
Miss Barney was able to testify but did
did not show feeling against her former
sweetheart. The defense used no witnesses
except three to show Gulmyer's quiet dis
position, relying on the arguments of his
attorney to make the most of the weak
links in the states chain Of evidence.
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MORE LocKJAw VICTIMS.


NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 5-The roll of
victims who have met death by lockjaw as
result of burns inflicted by toy pistols
during the holidays. reached seventeen to-
night, when nine-year-old Frank Hume.
of Portsmouth, died
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 5.-Two bills were
introduced in the State Legislature to-day
to prevent the sale of toy pistols. Public
feeling is much aroused by the recent
epidemic of tentanus. The latest victims
were two boys in the same family, Arthur
and Eugene Edelbut, both of whom were
slightly wounded by toy pistols on Christ
mas day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
Railroad Subsidy Voted.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MITCHELL, Ind, Jan. 5.-The election
held here to-day to decide the question Of
voting a 1 per cent. subsidy for the pro-
posed Mitchell. West Baden & Jasper Rail-
road, resulted in a large majority in favor.
All arrangements being completed, the
work will be rapidly pushed and the road
will be in operation in less than year. This
line will open up valuable coal and timber
fields heretofore undeveloped.
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Indiana Notes.


FORT WAYNE.-A months crusade
against the forces of sin and worldliness
began on Sunday with the Rev. DIR. H. NJ.
Wharton, of Philadelphia, assisted by Prof.
Horace Geiger, as leader OF the music.
The local pastors are also assisting. The
first service was held at the Masonic Tenn
pie and attracted an audience far exceed
ing the seating capacity. The first week s
services being held in the First Baptist
Tabernacle, and next week in one of the
Presbyterian churches.
MUNCIE.-The Trenton Oil Company
was formed on Monday to operate in terri
tory in Randolph county, ten miles south
corporate with a capital stock of $4,000.
The incorporators are Charles A. Meeker,
Lafayette; Daniel p. Speicher, Wabash;
pany has leased 1000 acres Of good oil land
in Randolph county and the operations will
be extensive if the field turns out as well
as expected.
wILLIAMSBURG.-Th Green Township
Economical Society (Horse Thief Detective
Association) held its annual meeting Sat-
urday and elected the following officers
John w. Meredith, president; w. T. Blair.
G. Davis, treasurer; w. NJ. Hunt, w. H.
Lewis w. T. Blair and j. w. Meredith
directors. The association organized in
1927.
Observation-Disclosures of this place are
excited and angry because the Ohio and
Indiana Oil and Gas Company has an
nounced an increase of one-third in the
gas rate, effective Feb. 1. The company.
in its action, ignores the provision in the
ordinance by which it's franchise was
granted, regulating the price of gas.
NEW ALBANY.-United States Judge A.
B. Anderson held short session of court
in this city on Monday and met the MEM
bers of the local bar and a number of citi-
zens, this being his first visit to this city.
The January and July terms of United
States Court in this city were abandoned
by Judge Baker several years ago.
VINCENNES-Myr Keso pleaded
guilty in the Circuit Court on Monday. of
robbing a farmer in a rooming house in
this city a month ago, and was sentenced
to the Reformatory for one to three years.
Her accomplish. Bill Biggs. was found
guilty by a jury and was sentenced two
weeks ago.
Observation-Disclosures plans and speci-
fications for the new City Hall, to be
erected in this city during this year, ar
rived here on Monday The building will
cost between $4,000 and $4,000. Bids will
be opened on Jan. q. Harris e. Shapbell
of Evansville. are the architects.
WINCHESTER.-Dr. Hurry, secretary OF
the State Board of Health, says the dis
ease in the family of John Miller, a local
carpenter, which the local physician has
been treating as chickenpox is smallpox
of pronounced type. Visitors at the
house have been numerous.
PORTLAND.-Charles Rogers the fourth
man of the quartet of alleged burglars who
broke Jail at Redkey, over a month ago
has been recaptured and is now in jail
here. He was found in Muncie, by Marshal
Caylor, of Redkey.
TERRE HAUTE.-The Terre Haute retail
coal dealers have advanced the price OF
Brazil block coal % cents a ton to S4.5O, "a
met an advance of 25 cents a ton at the
mines.
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Killed by n Panhandle Engine.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 5.-Patrick
Delehanty. an old resident, was struck by
a Panhandle switch engine at the Silver
street crossing tonight and died an hour
later. His skull was fractured and the
wheels cut Oft his right leg at the knee.
He was seventy-two years old and left
widow and several children.