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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
FIRE LOSS IN KANSAS
WILL BE VERY LARGE

TOPEKA. Kan, March 3.-Numerous re-
ports are coming in from Kansas counties
telling of heavy losses from last nights
prairie fire. In almost every instance the
fires were caused by people burning stubble
and pasture land. The high wind came un-
expectedly and the fires were beyond con-
troll In a short time. Many narrow escapes
from death are reported. but as far as
known only one person-Frank McGrew, OF
Bird City-burned to death. No estimate
is made of the aggregate damage. but IL
is very high Around Salina. eight fires
were burning at the same time. The DAM
age there will DE about $4,000.
IL took the most desperate efforts on the
part Of Gypsum City people TO prevent the
town burning. Men, women and children
fought the fire for four hours.
Great damage 10 barn buildings. stock
and grain IS reported from Culver. Lincoln.
Colbert Marquette Ellsworth. Kanopolis,
Graham, Ellis Russell. Lakin. Hill city.
COncordia and other places. At Deerfield.
seven miles from Lakin. the school children
were kept in the school building until after
. O'Clock at night. until all danger had
passed At Hill City the people rushed ~
the Solomon river TO escape the fire. No
fatalities resulted
In Lincoln county the fire cut q swath
two miles wide and ten miles long. Similar
reports are received from other counties.
Most Of the fires burned out during the
night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
FORMER BISMARCK OF
GOTHAM BOODLERS DEAD
John keenan,, Head of the Great
Aldermanic Conspiracy of
1884, Passes Away.
HIS NOTORIOUS CAREER

NEW YORK, March 3.-John keenan,
known in the daysof the famous doodle"
Beard of Aldermen as the Bismarck of
County Democracy" died to-day at his
home in Hollis. L. 1.
keenan, was head and front of the great
Doodle conspiracy. by which the Board of
Aldermen OF 1884 was bribed TO give the
Broadway railroad franchise to Jacob
Sharp. He was the man who held the bribe
fund and apportioned the money to the
members of the board. He was one of the
famous "boodle' colony in Canada, whittier
he fed just before his Indictment.
John keenan, made his entrance into poll
tics through the medium of Tammany Hall
which organization sent him to the As
sembly in 1915 Resigning from Tammany
Hall, however. he became one of the organ
izers of the County Democracy When it
became necessary TO buy the Broadway
franchise the matter of handling the nego-
tiations was intrusted to him. When the
true story of the bribing began TO leak
out and the grand jury got at work the
historic rush of aldermen for Canada be-
gan. keenan, stayed behind as long as he
dared and then he left for the Dominion.
This was in the spring of 1886 and it was
not until September of that year that he
was indicted, with jacob Sharp, Richmond
Kerr. FOrshay and Maloney.
When Colonel Fellows was elected dis
trict attorney, Keenan, returned to New
York with the indictments against him
still pending. He was placed under arrest
and held in $4,000 bail. The bail bond was
furnished. but for his work in the trans
actions of 1884 keenan, never spent sin
gle day in prison. Soon after his return
the indictments against him were quashed
District Attorney Fellows refusing fo prosa
cute him. In recent years keenan, had
dropped out Of sight. his bad health and
his fallen fortunes driving him into prac-
teal exile from the scene Of his former ex-
ploits.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
TOLEDO BETWEEN TWO
GREAT GORGES OF ICE
Waters of the Maumee in Heart of
City Seven Feet Above
Normal.
SMALL TOWNS FLOODED

TOLEDO, o., March 3.-Toledo tonight
is between two great ice gorges. The water
in the Maumee river in the heart of the
city is seven feet above mean level to-
night and is stationary. At the mouth OF
the river there is an ice gorge which it is
believed extends for six miles and is backed
by ice three feet thick on Lake Erie. This
is holding the water back in the city. There
is yet y greater volume of water above the
city which is being held by a series Of
gorges One is at Ettonwood island and an
other at Grand Rapids. The latter ex-
tends in both directions from that place
as far as the eye can see. The water there
is twenty-six feet above normal and the
entire town is inundated. The wagon
bridge across the river at Grand Rapids
went out last night, and railroad officials
here fear that the three railroad bridges,
which have not as yet been affected, may
go with the ice The water has backed up
into many of the cellars in this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
WATSON RENOM|NATED
FOR CONGRESS BY SIXTH
DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
Rushville's Representative Chosen
by Acclamation at the Shelby
vile Convention.
EXHIBITION OF HARMONY
Delegates, AlternateS and Presi-
dental Elector All Named
with Unanimity.
EXHIBITION OF HARMONY
Staff Correspondence of the Journal.

Staff Correspondence or the Journal
sHELBYvILLE, Ind, March 3-James
E. Watson, of Rushville to-day received
his fourth nomination for representative in
Congress from the Republicans of the Sixth
district Like each of his preceding mono
nations this one was given him by acclama-
tion and the enthusiasm and affection char
acterizing the demonstration accorded him
furnished striking proof of the strong hold
which Mr.. Watson has upon his constit-
uents. Few members OF Congress from
Indiana have been honored as has Mr..
Watson, and he was the recipient of con-
gratulations from all sides.
John j. Wingate, of this city, the veteran
editor of the Shelbyville Republican, and
Francis 7. Roots, of Conncrsville, were
chosen as delegates to the national con-
vention. They had no opposition. Ben F.
Koons, of Henry county, and John Shirk,
of Franklin, were named as alternates.
Milton Maxwell, of Union. will represent
the district on the Republican presidential
electoral ticket.
Every action taken by the convention was
by ,acclamation--an almost unparalleled ex-
hibition of harmony. 1t was not found
necessary to call the roll of the delegates
on single proposition and all formalities
were waived in order that the necessary
business might be transacted in the short
est possible time Then the delegates and
visitors settled back in their seats to en-
joy an oratorical feast that lasted an hour
and a half and was so good that the noon
hour was permitted to pass without
thought of the cravings if the inner man.
The list of speakers included Representative
Watson, Francis I. Roots, three of the gu
bernatorial candidates-Warren c. Sayre,
w. l.. Taylor and j. Frank Hanly-Daniel
Z. Storms. secretary of state and Union B.
Hunt, of Winchester, who was there, not as
a candidate, but as the lifetime friend of
Mr.. Watson.
Resolutions indorsing the national and
as a candidate for the presidential nomina-
ton, Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge and
Representative Watson, and deploring the
death of Senator Hanna, of Ohio, were
adopted and spread of record upon the pro-
ceedings of the convention.
STANDING ROOM AT PREMIUM.
The opera house. the largest hall available
in the city, was inadequate to accommodate
the large crowd that turned out for the
convention. Standing room was at a pre-
mium. District Chairman Edwin p. Thayer,
Of Greenfield called the assemblage to or
der at IL o'clock and presented j. III. Deter,
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COL. g.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
REMARKABLE CRUELTY
OF GERMAN ARMY OFFICER
Prince Who Delighted in Tortur-
ing Animals When He Was
a Youth.
ALLEGED TO BE. INSANE,

BERLIN. March S.-The inquiry into the
sanity Of Lieutenant Prince Prosper Won
Arndberg. who is serving a term of i'm
prisonment for the murder of a native,
named Cain. suspected of being a British
spy. during the period of eruelties to ma
tivcs as commander of station in German
Southwest Africa, began to-day before a
military court of the First Guards division.
The prince since his conviction in 1909,
his sentence to death and the Communication
of this sentence by Emperor William to
fifteen years Imprisonment, has shown evil
dences of insanity. The object now is to
learn if he was deranged in 1899 when he
was guilty of the acts which resulted in
his sentence to death.
The witness brought out remarkable in
stances OF the princes abnormal cruelty
and his liking to inf1ict pain and suffering.
One witness, who had served the princes
father in Belgium as a hostler, testified
that when eight years old the young
prince delighted in destroying the eyes of
live fish with sticks; that he would catch
cats in a trap, amputate their feet and
then set dogs upon them, and that he
once hanged a badger by its hind feet for
two days, then tied up the animals muz-
Zle and set dogs upon it. The witness said
he regarded the prisoner as diseased men
tally. The princes cousin died insane. His
mother, who was extremely nervous, once
presented the boy with a little fancy-bred
French dog. The young prince set a saw
age cur upon the little dog and otherwise
maltreated 1t. He was accustomed to fight
with his tutors, not one of whom retained
that position long.
DR.. Schueter, who accompanied the
prince on his return from Southwest Africa,
testified to various eccentricities on board
the ship which denoted insanity.
A witness iTom Southwest Africa testified
that the prince had once caught an i'm
mense venomous serpent by the tail and
killed ii in the manner of native jugglers
as we'll as other incidents which showed
the princes cruelty in infiicting torture
upon animals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
PATHS TREASURER is
PLACED UNDER ARREST
Walks Streets in Company with
Deputy Sheriff and Finally
Secures Bond.
FOR A PRINTING BILL

The first chapter in the troubles of PATHS
treasurer was finished yesterday when bond
was given for his appearance in the Marion
Superior Court March IA.
When the Detroit Free Press Company
failed in it's attempt to attach any of the
property or box receipts of the Robert Grau
Company, Ferdinand McKeige was yester-
day served with a warrant for arrest. After
considerable confusion and travelling around
with the deputy sheriff, absconding bond
for 5000 was finally made out for the de-
PENDANTS by the American Surety Com
pany, signed by Horace Z. Smith. resident
vice president, and Ernest Clark, resident
assistant secretary.
The bond was for the appearance of Nc
Keige and the interest and principal of the
judgment asked by the plaintiffs in the
case. McKeige seemed somewhat surprised
yesterday when the warrant for his arrest
was served on him, as he was of the under
standing that the laws in Indiana were the
same as in the East, where ne said an Of
ficer could not be held liable for the debts
of a corporation. Nine. PATHS treasurer
seemed confident, however, that he was in
the right and appeared anxious for the
time to come when he could explain the
conditions to the court. II will be here
March a." he said, land you need have
no fears and it will then be decided who is
in the right and wrong of this affair"
Judge Harvey appeared for the Detroit
Free Press Company and Mckeige was rep
resented by Attorney Charles Roemler.
The case set for Justice Smocks court
yesterday afternoon did not come up, as
compromise was effected between McKeige
and the Sentinel Printing Company for the
amount OF the debt asked. Mr. McKeige
will leave for Louisville to-day, where he
will again join Madame Adelina and her
artv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
GEORGE GREGG ADMITS
DEALING IN DIPLOMACY
Letter to His Wife Not Written as
Allegations of Fact-Mrs. Sa-
rah Gregg on the Stand.
GENERAL DENIAL MADE

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind, March g.
In the Gregg damage suit for alienation of
affections to-day the cross-examination of
George Gregg. former husband OF the plain
tin, was finished, and the defendant, Mrs.
Sarah NJ. Gregg, was put on the stand In
the course of her testimony Mrs. Gregg de-
clared that she had never done or said any
thing to influence her son to leave his wife.
George Gregg returned to the stand when
court wac convened. \ vigorous attempt
was MADE by the attorneys FOR the defense
10 have excluded from evidence all the let
ters from George Gregg TO his wife. here
tOfOre produced. the intent being 10 elm
mate particularly the one in which he wrote
10 her that his mother was keeping n GER
tain young woman in the house. while his
wife was away. as company for him The
court ruled that the letters are competent
evidence.
Nothing of interest was brought out i'm
the cross-eXamination, but on redirect ex-
animation Gregg testified that if he wrote
the letter in question IL was not written
''as a matter of fact. but as a matter of
diplomacy" He also denied every other
fact alleged by him in his letters TO his
with which tended TO incriminate his
Mrs. Sarah Gregg's testimony did not
differ materially from that of her son. She
recounted the circumstances of the mar
riage and of the young couple going to live
with her, said she had at all times tried
to make the home life pleasant for Mrs
June Gregg, and denied the truth of state
ments that she had. by word or deed tried
TO alienatc the affections of her son for
his wife, and that she had done or said
anything tending to such alienation She
said she did not remember having told
her son that his wife intended 10 harm
him. as reeOunted on the stand by the
plaintiff. She denied all other allegations
OF the plaintiff as 10 ill-treatment and an
noyance. and further denied that she had
"A ~ fRlf Vfasr fhar~, oh,
the house SO they should not be alone. She
had not objected TO reconciliation of her
son and the plaintiff and had not wanted
her son 10 marry another woman
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
FALL OF MERCURY
PREVENTS Il FLOOD

CLEARFIELD, Pa. March S.-A drop in
the thermometer from 20 degrees to 20 above
in five hours, this afternoon. saved this
town from disastrous flood in the west
branch of the Susquehanna river. Tonight
the water reached height of Il feet 6
inches.
The New York Central freight and passen-
ger agents vacated their stations this after
noon All trains on that road are running
via the river line. on account Of a bridge
being washed away east OF Snow Shoe All
the factories and brick works are flooded
as well as all residences on the west side
of Front street. A blizzard is raging here
tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
Military Not Responsible.

body said to-day that though Telluride is
still under martial law. the military author
tiles were not responsible for the pillOry-
ing of Harry Maxi. striking union miner
who was kept chained 10 a telegraph pole
for an hour and half because he refused 10
work in the chain gang after having been
convicted Of ya-rancy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
Damage Near Lexington.

LEXINGTON. Neb.. March S-A terrific
prairie fire swept over the northeastern
part OF the county last night and to-day.
doing an immense amount Of damage. Sew
eral buildings were burned. live stock de-
strOyed and much damage was done to
other property. a large force OF men
fought the FIRE all day. The fire was
started by a farmer burning weeds. Re-
ports from kearDey. Neb., also report
prairie fires which destroyed a large
amount OF property.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

while oilmeal but SIS pounds of grain
were required for one pound of in
crease in weight With corn worth
30 cents per bushcl, oil.meal $25 per
ton, and grass $500 per acre, the cost
of producing gains was 13 per cent
greater without uilmcal than with It,.
The oil-meal in this experiment proved
to be worth SiA per ton. Had 1t cost
more than that figure, nothing would
have been gained by feeding It,
The results would seem to indicate
that such a pasture does not furnish
quite enough protein to make up for
its deficiency in corn. The fact that
oil-mcal lessened the tendency of the
steers corsoum AmtfSHRDLUCMF
steers to scour while on grass may
also partially account for the larger
gains In their favor
Residents of Nebraska whose names
are not on the regular bulletin list
can secure this bulletin free of charge
by addressing card to the director of
the Nebraska Experiment Station,
Lincoln.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04
Building on Rosebud.

Il see many reports about Rosebud
land" said A. Mucke, one of the sue
Cessml land drawers in the land lot
terry Just pulled off "Those who are
talking of color must be sore or have
il in for the district Things are
booming there. counted forty-two
new houses the other day at Gregory,
the new town, and houses are building
mp rapidly at Burke, another new site.
My claim is four miles from Burke and
| drew well up in the hundreds. Stor-
ries have been sent out about the
great number of people who were
willing to throw up their chances for
nothing or for almost song. 1t is
true that many of those not on the
ground who drew numbers, We're un-
willing to assume the responsibility
of settlement, but in the first few days
after the time for filing expired, the / :
100 claims remaining were filed ON by
people who were on the ground and
knew conditions. There is evidence
of a healthy growth and not big
boom for which all who are interested
should be thankful. Big prices are not
being realized from relinQuishments
but few are going for less than 5000
or 700."-l.incoln journal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04
LODGE OF HIGHLAND MOBILES
New Fraternal Insurance Society is
Formed in Norfolk.

A new fraternal insurance society
was organized in Norfolk Thursday
night with charter list of about
thirty members. The new order is
the Highland Mobiles and starts in
with the brightest of prospects, hav-
ing some of the best people of Norfolk
in its charter list. Its plan is one of
the best and gives good accident feat
ure in connection with the regular
life Insurance. which makes a very
desirable policy in these times. The
following officers were elected and
installed:
Past protector ]. F. Redman; pro-
tector, II. l.. Doughty; counselor, Mrs.
Dudley; evangel, Mrs. Redman; es.
cort, Miss Lena Mills: warden, John
Tannehill; clerk, V. G. Light; trea-
surer, Mrs. Elizabeth Lough; guard,
Chas Sttt sentinel, Harry Overlook
er; organist, Miss Ethel Doughty
trustees, one year. Mrs. Dudley; two
years, l.. l.. Rembe three years, ].
f, Redman.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04

Booths Men Achieved Glory Even in
Their Defeat

Minneapolis, oct. 81. - Nebraska's
university football team was defeated
here on Northrop field Saturday, by
the Minnesotans. The Nebraska boys
won victory in their defeat. scoring
~ and keeping the Gophers down to
1G. If they had to be beaten, they
couldn't have selected a more com
Portable score.
The first half resulted II to 6. Ne
braska made the first touchdown of
the game and for a time the Mime
sofa people were scared. Finally the
Gophers whipped through the line.
Again in the first half they made a
touchdown, failing to kick goal. Each
made one touchdown in the last half,
the Gophers failing again on goal.
Bender was the star.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04
Politics in Brown County.

Ainsworth Neb., Oct. 31.-SpeCial
to The News; The political pot in
til Saturday night when the repub-
licans got the martial band out and
drummed up crowd to hear Hon j.
A. Douglas give his views on the new
revenue law. He did well and showed
the state in the way of a revenue get
ter. Mr. Douglas was one who helped
put the bill through the house as he
was a member from the Fifty-frst dis
trict, and he is the republican candi-
by T. l.. Mathews, United States mar
shal, on the national issues.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04
HALLOWEEN IS TONIGHT
Sprites and hobsobIins and Kids Will
Probably be at Large.
from Mondays Daily.l

From Mondays Dailyl
Tomorrow is All Saints day and to.
night is Halloween, when the festive
sprites, hobgoblins and spooks are
supposed to hold merry revel. The
small boy and girl and their larger
brothers and sisters are planning to
observe the occasion, each in their
own way. The little fellows will man.
ipulate their jack4'o.lanterns, throw
corn and beans, operate tick-tacks,
and perhaps apply soap on windows,
where ii is not wanted. The larger
brothers and sisters may have hay
rack ride. parties. or parade the
streets with tin horns and other noise
producing contrivances and on the
whole, it may be expected that the
night will be as wild as the police
will permit of.
Some of the festivitity was inaugur,
ated as early as Saturday night, fear
ing, perhaps, that one night would not
be sufficient in which to accomplish
all the bothersome tricks that had
been planned. Some of the windows
were decorated with their soap marks
for Sunday, some corn was thrown
and in few instances the youngsters
exceeded themselves and damaged
property. In one instance, in partic
ular. they took the laborious pains o
tearing great holes in a brick side
walk on Madison avenue, throwing
the brick into the street. 1t is posi-
BILE that the police will have a hanC
in the rame if there is other damag,
of this kind attempted tonight. Tn,
officers are not inclined to interrup
the fun that contemplates no damag,
to property, but when the limit is eX
ceeded they will be there to take al
undesirable part and some of the fun
makers may finish the night behint
thc bars. There is a difference be
tween innocent and malicious trick
and the chief of police and his assist
ants are very likely to use quicl
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04
DEDICATE LUTHERAN CHURCH
New Edfice at Hoskns Now Ready
for the Congregation.


The new Lutheran church at Hos
kins was dedicated yesterday with i'm
pressive ceremonies and sermons to
a large crowd of communicates and
visitors. The choir from the st. Paul
church of this city was in attendance
to help with the music. The new ed
itice is beautiful and commodious
structure and has been building dur
ing the summer by j. b. Hermann the
contractor of this city. 1t was about
completed for the dedication, but
there was some finishing to be done
| afterward. The Lutheran congrega-
tion of that town and vicinity now
have a pleasant church home and the
members and their pastor are justly
proud of the accomplishment.
A large number of Norfolk Luther
ans were present at the dedication.
About 100 Norfolk people attended
the service, half of the number driv-
ing across and the others going by
train. There was preaching morning
afternoon and evening. Rev. Mr.. Sieg
lar of Stanton preaching the evening
sermon in English. Liberal collec
tions were taken and a nice dinner
and supper were served by the mem
bers of the church and congregation
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04
Albion Bellies.

Albion. Neb., Oct. 31.-Special to
The News; \ festive occasion at the
home of Miss Maud Oblinger of this
city was a much talked of affair. Mrs.
\. Leroy Sumption of Saline, Kansas,
was the guest of honor and Miss OBJ
linger invited six of her friends who
We're classmates of the Kansas lady
in the Albion high school and they
proceeded to have one of the most en-,
ioyable of times.
These seven young ladies' were In
attendance at the Albion high school
at the same time and Judging from
the musical and literary program that
they rendered il is clearly demonstrate
ed that there are some very profcient
artists i'm that line among them
Luncheon was served by Mrs. c. \
Oblmger
Those present to partake of this
swell doinss were Mesdames a. lie
roy Sampuon, Maud Browder, w. c
Weitzel, L. f. Scouten. and Nlisse,
Julia Martin, Mary Galbraith anC
Maud Oblinger