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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-08
S of Indiana from Journal Correspondents
BOYS PICKET|NG FOR
THREATENED WHITECAPS
Four Grown Sons of Mrs. Petro
Carry Loaded Rifles Through
the Night.
SERVE LIKE SENTRIES

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
NASHVILLE, Ind, March 7.-Fearing a
visit by the whitecaps. and armed with
rifles, pistols and shotguns. four grown
of Mrs Jemima Petro sleep each
night beside their guns. They have their
doors baricaded at their home and for three
nights past have slept In an old barn, wait
ing the attack of the whitecappers.
Mrs Petro and Mrs. Nancy A. Mobley,
widow women. recently jointly owned a
farm in Hamilton township. These old
ladies, with their sons, last fall received
notices from whitecappers that they must
leave the neighborhood or suffer the con-
sequences. Mrs. Petro's sons each pur-
chased ammunition and arms to defend their
home, and for several nights they slept,
like pickets in the army, beside their guns.
along the road near the house. One night
a field and the Petros opened fire, the men
retreated, and as far as known no one was
hurt.
Threat after threat was made, and finally
they were, through fear, compelled to give
up their home and farm and move else
where. They sold their farm and moved to
Johnson township. Two weeks ago they
were threatened again and informed they
must leave the neighborhood They were
determined not to go this time, and got
ready again fer battle. Placing their arms
in condition, they purchased a supply of
ammunition and with their rifles they are
again sleeping In the open. Last night a
crowd of boys going home late from church
were fired upon by the Petros they think
ing IL was the whitecaps coming. No one
was injured. however, and when they
found out their mistake they allowed the
boys TO pass on. 1t is feared some one will
be killed.
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HUNTING DOWN A CHECK
BELIEVED TO Be A FORGERY
Cashier Hawkins Warning Banks
in Ohio and Indiana to Watch
for Check 1880
ON THE CITIZENS BANK

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, March 7.-Cashier n.
B. Hawkins, of the Citizens Bank, has
started a systematic search for check No.
1850. issued by the Bank of Greenbrer.
Lewisburg, W. Va. This is the check
which was issued at the same time that
the two checks which Gordon held at the
time of his arrest were secured. The
American Bankers Association has been
notified of the outstanding check and they
in turn will notify the Pinkerton detective
agency Besides this precaution Cashier
Hawkins is sending out notices to various
banks over Ohio and Indiana warning them
to be on the lookout for such a check. The
check, which was originally for only
So is expected to turn up somewhere
with an alleged face value of 5000 or $500.
Even if it has not yet been cashed at any
bank it is possible that it might be laid
down now any day. for lit is claimed that
there are yet four men at large who hold
forged paper from the expert hand of
Robert j. Knox aggregating many thou
sands of dollars.
Governor Durbin has not yet been asked
to make requisition for j. p. Fuller ar
rested at Cardington, o., and il is not like
ly that the latter will be taken care of until
Sheriff Andrew returns from Columbus
with Knox.
Gordon still insists that he will be able
to furnish the $4,000 bond as fixed by JUS
tice Lewis Saturday, and that just soon
as Sheriff Andrew returns from Columbus
with Robert ]. Knox so that he can identi-
then return to his home in Buffalo to await
his trial.
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BIG TELEPHONE DEAL.
Partial Combination of Independ-
ent and Bell Systems.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RENSSELAER,, Ind, March IA big
telephone deal was made public in Rens-
selaer to-day. The independent lines of
Bruner and Merry and the Walleck sys-
TENS have made a partial combination
with the Jasper County Telephone Com
pany of the Bell system. BY the terms of
the agreement the Independent lines abolish
their switchboards in Rensselaer, and all
their city business is absorbed by the Bell
people. All the companies will still own
and manage their farm and other out-of-
town lines, but will all transfer over the
Bell switchboard at Rensselaer,. All sub
scribers on all the systems will have free
exchange with all others. There will be
over 200 phones in the combined system.
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Other Deaths in the state.

sHELBYvILLE, Ind March John
Sanders, well-known soldier OF this city,
died at his home yesterday evening after an
illness of month. He was aged sixty-six
years. Deceased was a member of Du-
mont Post. No. Is. Grand Army of the Re-
public. widow and seven children sur
vive him. The funeral services will occur
tomorrow afternoon, the Rev. l.. f. Dim
mitt. of the First NJ. Z. Church. officiating
ELKTART. Ind. March Lewis Kulp
died suddenly of heart disease this morning,
aged fifty-three. He was prominent in
Mennonite circles, and actively identified
with the EIkhart Institute and later the
Goshen College. which was the form the
enterprise took when 1t was moved to
Goshen. He is survived by his wife and
four daughters
MUNCIE, Ind. March 7.-David A. Will
liams an old soldier, formerly an inmate
of the Marion Soldiers Home, was arrested
for intoxication last night. He was Ill and
was taken from the jail to the hospital,
where ne died in few moments. He had
been a continued spree and suffered with
NEW ALBANY. Ind. March DIR Rich
ard Higgins, the wealthiest negro in the
city, died yesterday OF pneumonia. He en-
joyed lucrative practice among the white
residents and had accumulated a comfort
able fortune, which he had invested in local
real estate He was forty-six years old.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. March w A
Speck. aged seventy-five one of the wealth.
fest men of Owensville. Ind, died to-day at
Los Angeles, Cal. where he went for his
health He owned great deal of real
estate In this city. He was one of the
early settlers of Owensville.
PETERSBURG, Ind, March Mrs. Co
lumbus Burkhart. wife OF wealthy farmer
of Madison township. died yesterday. 9
Wesley Stork, prominent farmer of Har-
rison township. Knox county died yester-
day. For many years he has been engaged
in the threshing business.
RICHMOND. Ind. March ALBERT NJ.
Jones' a prominent resident of Centervflle
died this morning. aged forty-seven years
He was prominent in the Odd Fellows and
Red Men. The wife and two daughters sur
vive.
TELL CITY, Ind, March 7.-Anton Pet
rig. the son OF Mr. and Mrs. John Petrig
died after a lingering illness at the age of
twenty-three years. The funeral will take
place on Tuesday.
GREENFIELD. Ind, March 7-Henry
Order. n contractor. died here to-day of
congestion OF the brain. aged forty-six
years.
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BOILER MAKERS WANT
GARDNER BILL PASSED
Also Two Other Acts in Favor of
Building Up American Mer-
chant Marine.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, March BOILER Max
ers Union. No. $50. of this city, to-day for
warded To Senator Fairbanks and Repre-
sentative E. ID. Crumpacker a communica-
ton recommending the immediate passage
of the Gardner bill for the appointment of
a commission TO consider and recommend
LEGISLATION fo- the development of the
American merchant marine; the immediate
passage OF the Fry bill for the extension of
the coastwise laws OF the United States TO
the trade between the mainland and the
Philippine islands. and the passage of the
bill combining the carriage of the naval ana
war stores of the United States TO American
vessels as measures calculated TO create at
once an extensive and permanent demand
for boiler makers and iron shipbuilders in
the United States.
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UNITED MINE WORKERS
OF INDIANA DISTRICT
They Will Hold Fifteenth Annual
Convention at Terre Haute
This Week.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March THE fif-
teenth annual convention of the United
Mine Workers of the Indiana district will
begin tomorrow morning in this city, and
the delegates with few exceptions are the
same that have represented the district in
the national convention at Indianapolis.
The routine business of the annual conven-
ton will occupy the sessions for two or
three days. President Hargrove had an
nounced before there was serious apprehen-
sion of a strike that he would not be a
candidate for reelection.
There Is no appreciate increase in the
demand for coal due to the strike outlook.
If there should be a greater demand 1t
would not increase the output. That has
been limited for months by the capacity
of the railroads to provide cars and haul
them away loaded, and which has fallen far
short of the demand by the operators. Both
operators and miners of the Indiana field
are incensed by this handicap on the in
dustry in the State
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POOR LIGHTING SERVICE.
Churches Had to Close for Lack of
Illumination.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March 7.-Indig-
nation among the citizens of Greencastle
against the company at present lighting
this city has risen to white heat on ac-
count of the poorness of the service the
city is getting. The entire commercial sys-
tenn went out last evening at 6 o'clock
and was out until after o'clock, and was
again out permanently after o'clock
Sunday evening of last week the circuits
lighting all of the churches in the city
but one were not in operation and serv-
ices were abandoned, as they had to be
last night. The grade of light is extreme
ly poor, much poorer than that furnished
pany succeeded about year ago.
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Ex-City Judge Arnold.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, March 7.-Ex-City
Judge Joseph d. Arnold died at his home
four miles north OF the city Sunday even
ing after illness of two weeks. Judge
Arnold's death removes a citizen who in
quiet. dignified way, had done much to raise
the tone of citizenship and one who was
actively identified with public matters near
~ generation ago. His birth occurred in
York township, this county. on Feb
il. 1896. being the first white child born in
that township. His parents, A. B. and AL
thina Arnold, had moved from western New
York to the township in 1885 and settled
on eighty-acre farm. He their first
born. four brothers following. They sur
viye him. all residing near Lake Geneva,
Wis, to which locality the parents moved in
1866. the father dying there in 1885. The
brothers are Henry, Frank, Bruce and Cliff
ford Arnold.
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BOYS HEROIC STRUGGLE
SAVED THE WOMAN'S LIFE
Double Tragedy Prevented by
Lads Bravery-Husband Killed
Himself with Revolver.
ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NASHVILLE, Ind, March 7.-Wilbur
Rogers, a prominent young farmer, aged
thirty years, has been suffering from
mumps. Last night while his wife was out
of the room he slipped out of bed, seized
his revolver, and went back to bed. Then
placing the pistol to his temple he fired
killing himself instantly. The wife when
finding her husband dying tried to get the
pistol to kill herself, but was prevented
by lad of thirteen, who fought her and
took the pistol away from her.
She ran to a we'll to jump in and the lad
again sprung upon her, fighting to save her
life. He made his way slowly to a bell
rope and holding to the women by one
hand he rang the bell with the other, call
ing the neighbors Her life was saved
Both are prominent, and the community is
shocked
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BERGER WILL CONTEST
TRIAL IS CONTINUED
Report that an Effort Is Being
Made to Effect a Compromise
Among Parties.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

LAPORTE, Ind, March THE trial of
contest to break the will of Martin Berger,
the million-dollar boot manufacturer who
died last fall following an operation for APP
pendicitis. which was set for to-day in the
Laporte Circuit Court. not commenced,
owing to an agreement for continuance,
prominent attorneys on each side being un-
able at this time to be present. Rumors
are still heard that efforts TO compromise
are being made, but De Pauw University
and Chautauqua Institute are not disposed
TO accept less than that bequeathed them
under the will, preferring to risk losing
all rather than accepting only a portion.
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FINED TO SAVE HIM
FROM TOLEDO SHARKS
Young Gernmill Starting Out at Z
Rapid Clip to Go Through
$4,000.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

FORT WAYNE. Ind. March 7.-Joseph
G. w. Gemmill late of Pennville. Ind, was
fined S. and costs to-day In Police Court
for associating with bad characters. The
fine was paid. Gemmill is a young man
whose mother and father died recently.
leaving him fortune of $4,000 The police
had warning that sharks had come from
Toledo to help him squander his money
and they arrested him to protect him. A
few days ago while in a saloon he bantered
the proprietor to sell ii and when 81 900 was
asked for it, pulled out eight 500 bills and
paid them over to bind the bargain.
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YOUNG MEN CHUMS END
LIVES IN SIMILAR WAY
Both Blew Brains Out with Shot
guns Within Period of
One Week.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


UNION CITY, Ind, March John VAIL,
jr, twenty years old, committed suicide at
the home of his parents ten miles north of
this city last evening by placing a shotgun
to his head and blowing his BARNS out.
His chum, young Shaneyfelt, about the
same age as the former, killed himself with
a shotgun a week ago, and brooding over
this led VAIL to adopt similar method of
self-destruction. He was also discouraged
over a stubborn case of poisoning
which he contracted over year ago as the
result of being vaccinated-
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FOUNDRY WORKS ARE
IN A STATE OF SIEGE
Lockout Involving 600 Workrnen
in Progress, Owing to Wage
Dispute.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

I7VIFo
HAMMOND. March THE Western car
and foundry works near this city is in a
state of siege owing to lockout involving
nearly 800 men. The car siders employed
at the plant struck three weeks ago. owing
TO a disagreement over the wage scale and
their places have been filled with nonunion
men, who sleep and eat in cars protected by
the company. Archibald Hascall. a fore
man. formerly union man. settled point
of jurisdiction at meeting held on Satur-
day night by walking into the meeting
armed with revolver. Strikers had assert
ed that they would mete the same treat
ment TO him that they did TO Foreman
Adams, who was assaulted on Friday and
badly beaten. Hascal heard of the threat
and faced his accusers with the revolver.
They then decided that they had no juris-
diction over foremen.
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Busy Chicken Thieves.
the indianapolis Journa

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, March 7.-Chicken
thieves visited the farm residence of Mace
Pomeroy in Brandywine township about 4
o'clock Monday morning and driving past
his house, which is only a few feet from
the lane, entered his barnlot and stole
three dozen chickens, and placing them in
the buggy went to the residence of Eli
Edawrds, going into his chicken house also
secured two or three dozen of the fowls
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind. March John Renard
aged forty-eight, living thirteen miles north
west of Nashville killed himself this morn
ing by jumping into Indian creek. He was
found this afternoon in a millpond and
from all appearances had been dead for
Some time.
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FOUNDERS DAY WILL
BE DULY OBSERVED
Purdue Chapter of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Fraternity to
Give Banquet.
;pecIal to the Indianapolis journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. March Purdue
Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
is making elaborate preparations to cele-
brate Founders day Saturday. March
II, by entertaining members OF every
branch of the S. A. Z. fraternity of Indi-
ana and from other States at a banquet at
the Hotel I4ahr The banquet will be the
most elaborate fraternity feast in the his
tory OF Purdue, and about seventy-five 5.
Il. Els will participate Supreme Archon
William Levere OF Chicago. will be present.
as Will also two charter members of the
local chapter. Chief Engineer Wallace. of
the Illinois Central Railway. and Robert
Stafford. assistant chief engineer.
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VIII Ask Congress to Vote Medal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 7.-Col. ]. T. Will
der. the famous commander of wilder's
Brigade, has enlisted the aid of Congress
man c. w. Cromer in an effort to have
Congress vote a medal to DR.. G.. w. H
kemper, of this city, who was a major in
Wilders regiment In April, 1862 then the
Seventeenth Indiana Infantry Kemper
rushed out of the lines in the face of the
enemy'S fire and carried a wounded Union
soldier TO safety. DIR. Kemper had entirely
forgotten the incident until it was re-
called to him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-08
Eel River Overlooked.
he INDIANAPOLIS Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind, March THE heavy rains
of the past week have caused Eel river to
leave its banks in the southern part of the
county and the freshet is doing considerable
damage. Many bridges have been washed
away and fences have been carried down
the stream. The river is still rising and
the farmers owning low lands afraid
that considerable more damage Will be done.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-08
TRUSTED THEIR MONEY
TO A FORTUHE-TELLER
Now Many of the Victims Are
Filing Charges of Larceny
Against Woman.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

JUuTIdI.
MADISON, Ind, March IA fine-looking
woman calling herself Madame Lillian Fay.
clairvoyant and palmist, from New York.
suddenly disappeared by the Sunday morn
ing train. after getting all the money she
could from her victims. One poor girl bor-
rowed $50 in gold and left it with the
woman until to-day. that she might charm
IL into fortune, and there are others. Pa
with larceny and obtaining money under
false pretenses.
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ALLEGED ROBBER ROBBED
Dieterrnan VIII Be Ordered Re
leased at St. Louis.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. March 7.-Adolph
Dieterman. who robbed his roommate of
NS5. was arrested in St Louis. when he
complained to the police there that he I'm
turn had been robbed. He went TO sleep
In the Union Station and a thief took his
satchel I'm which he had $leO. When ne
complained to the police he was recognized
from the description furnished by the Terre
Haute police. He was a brickmaker and
roomed at the residence of Emil Teitge.
Teitge Will not stand the expense of
bringing Dieterman here and the st. Louis
police Will be notified TO release him.
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BIG FOUR BRIDGE OVER
EEL RIVER IN DANGER
Liable to Be Swept Away by the
Rising Waters-Trying to
Save 1t.
IN the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, March IAN ice gorge in
Eel river at North Manchester threatens to
carry out the Big Four Railroad bridge.
The bridge has been thrown four inches out
of line by the immense pressure and a
locomotive and large force of men are at
work endeavoring to hold it. Whether
the effort will be successful is doubtful.
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FREIGHT CONGESTION
HAS BEEN RELIEVED
Lake Shore Railroad Now Able to
Send It's Trains Through
Steadily.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

LAPORTE, Ind, March THE congested
condition of the freight business on the
Western division of the Lake Shore Rail-
road has been relieved. and the assistant
superintendent ana dispatcher's offices,
which have been stationed here since early
winter, have been removed to Chicago.