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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE. Ind. May 16-L. f.
Slack, OF the law firm of Deupree & Slack,
at franklin. has announced his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination of Joint sen-
ator OF Shelby and Johnson counties. Mr..
Slack will be Endorsed by the entire johnson
County delegation and he hopes 10 include
the shelby county members.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
AGED WOMAN KILLED BY
FALLING DOWN STAIRS
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BELLEFONTAINE, o., May 16.-Mrs.
Mary Williams. aged sixty-seven years. of
Carrollton. o., fell down the cellar steps
at the home of her daughter. Mrs r. c.
Sterling. and killed. She had been
visiting here week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
FORT WAYNE NAN IS
FOUND DEAD IN BED

CHICAGO, May 16.-P. Rauh. travelling
salesman of Fort Wayne, Ind, was found
dead to-day in room at the Grace Hotel.
When found Rauh was lying on the bed.
while the gas was escaping from two jets
in the room. The police are of opinion that
he committed suicide
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
Petersburg to Celebrate.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PETERSBURG. Ind, May 16-The Bust
ness Mems Association has chosen June 2
as the day for the Petersburg Industrial
celebration. Big excursions will be run into
the city, and the natural gas resources of
this field will be tested for the sight-seers
Four hundred lots in West PETERSBURG viii
be auctioned off that day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
RETIRED BANKER FINED
FOR SPLITTING On WALK
Wealthy Elkhart Man Pays ST and
Costs for Violating New
City Ordinance.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind. May les. A. Jones, a
wealthy and prominent citizen, vestryman
of a leading church and retired banker.
was to-day arrested for splitting on a side
walk, contrary to a recently ad opted ordi-
nance Police Sergeant Silver noticed
Jones commit the offense and warned him
against repetition. Jones took it a joke
and kept on splitting. Silvers quietly with
drew and filed the affidavit. Jones paid a
fine of 81 and costs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
WHO CANNOT BE CURED.

Backed up by over third of century
of remarkable and uniform cures, a
record such as no other remedy for the
diseases and weaknesses peculiar to
women ever attained, the proprietors of
Dr.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription now
feel fully warranted in offering to pay
$500 in legal money of the United
States for any case of Leucorrhea, Fee
male Weakness, Prolapsus. or Falling
of Womb which they cannot cure. All
they ask is fair and reasonable trial of
their means of cure
The vice-President Independent Order
of Good Templars.
An experience which many women have was
related by Miss Agnes Stebbings of 73E East
goth Street. New York City, follows 81
had very poor health for a year until life
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system, removed all pains and strengthened
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am pleased TO give II my endorsement"
uFavorite Prescription makes weak
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which works wonders for weak women.
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind, May 16.-The Courier
to-day received letter from William M.
Iindley railroad agent who WAS reported
mvsteriously missing and for whose safe
ty fears were entertained Mr.. Lindley
is at Frankfort, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
BODY OF 4 MISSING
MN FOUND IN RIVER
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind. May 16.-Fred
Fares. a man of family. disappeared from
this city two months ago. A body found in
the Ohio river at Shawneetown. ILL.,. last
Friday has been identified as the missing
Evansville man. IL is believed he COM
mitted suicide.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
Plymouth Mill DESTROYED

PLYMOUTH. Ind. May 1s.-Ffre was dis
covered in the plant of the Plymouth Mill
ing Company yesterday. and caused prop
erty loss of $4,000. with $4,000 insurance
The mill was owned by John F. Earn. of
this city. and Herbert Bremen. of Assini-
boia. Canada.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
GOES BACK HOME TO FIGHT
IN THE ARMY OF THE CAR
Russian Who Lived at MICHIGAN
City Yields to the Call of
Patriotism.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.

sFttIdI 10 INC IIluIdHdpOIlS journal.
MICHIGAN CITY. May 16.-vincent NAL
zer Michigan 'City's most prominent Rus
sian resident. left to-day for St. Peters
burg. Russia. where he will volunteer his
services TO the Cars army. Malzer is
well educated. and ever since the outbreak
OF the japanese Russian war he has been
impatient TO lend his aid in fighting for
his country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VINCENNES. Ind. May 16.-The police
tonight are searching for Arlington Miller.
a young farmer who mysteriously disap-
peared Sunday, charged with attempted
assault by Edward Rooney, well-known
farmer whose eighteen-year-old daughter,
Mae Rooney, is in critical condition from
nervous shock incident to a struggle with
Miller at / o'clock Sunday morning, while
she was driving with Miller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
Move i'm Telephone War.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 1.-THE propo-
stion to give a franchise TO the Citizens
Telephone Company, composed of local cap
italists, came up before the City Council to-
night and was referred to a committee. The
franchise is being bitterly fought by the
Cumberland company, now operating here
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
Fire Chief Retained.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, May 16.--At the first
meeting of the new City Council tonight c.
NJ Willets was elected city attorney and
Fire chief Shawman was retained in the
office he has held for fifteen years. 1t was
reported that an attempt would be made to
Dust the fire chief.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
Old Well Not WORTHLESS.

Special tc the Indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND. Ind. May 1.-THE deem veI,
drilled in near this city by the Indiana Oil
company week ago and abandoned as
worthless was put to pumping Saturday
and started at the rate of six barrels ney-
hour. Much activity in this section will
follow "
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
TWO MEN FALL WITH
4 BROKEN SCAFFOLD
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

SpeCIdI % Iue IIuIdHdI OIIs JOuIIldI
MADISON. Ind, May 1.-two young
painters, William Clark and Benjamin
Gray, accidentally fell distance of twenty
feet with a broken scaffold to-day and were
terribly injured. Clarks left elbow was
shattered, his foot smashed and his head
cut Grays right shoulder was broken, his
right hip fractured and his hands smashed.
Both suffered internal injuries They are
in the hOSDital
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17

Special to the Indianapolis Journat
VALPARAISO, Ind. May 16.-After FIVE
years the litigation for the possession of
the Valparaiso City Water Works Com
pany's plant is ended. To-day the company
and the local home company. organized for
the purpose of turning the plant over to
the city after they had received payment
Tor the plant from the receipts. came TO an
agreement. and the plant was turned over
TO the home company for $4,000. The old
water company valued the plant at over
100000 q was owned by Chicago and Bay
City (Mich.) capitalists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
Contractor Hurt by n Fall.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENWOOD, Ind, May 16.-Cornelius
Engleman, a contractor and builder, while
at work on the new residence of Charles
Morris fell, breaking his right shoulder in
two places, to-day. He was taken to his
home in an unconscious condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 16.-Louis
Files, a prominent Touring mill operator,
is dying of paralysis He was stricken
three weeks ago, and is now at the point
of DEATH with no hope of recovery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
Boy Fatally Hurt.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 16.-The ten
year-old of j. p. Johnson, of Gibson
county Indiana, fell from a wagon to-day
and received fatal injuries, his skull being
fractured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
Election at Lafontnine.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, May IA special cleo
tio;, will be held in the town of Lafontaine
tomorrow TO vote on the question of in
corporation. The project seems likely to
fal! through. as the opposition is strong
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-14
AeouNe1e. RoUSeoeNc-

Most people would succeed In small
things II they were not troubled with
great NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-14
Our FOREIGN Policy,

In treating Of our foreign policy ind OF
the attitude that this great Nation xhould
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-14

The strong arm of the government In
enforcing respect for ITS just rights n IN
ternational matters is the Navy Of the
United States. / most earnestly recon-
mend that there be no halt In the work OF
upbuilding the American Navy. We have
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-14

1t is the cardinal principle Of tne Tor
sst-reseyve policy OF this Administrator
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-31
Wedding Rings (SoIid G0ld).
Finest qualities. g to so Mermod 4
Jaccards. Broadway and Locust
PRUDENTIAL OFFICERS HERE.
Insurance Men Arrive in Special
Car for Weeks Visit.

The chief officers of the Prudential In
sGrance Company arrived last night In
special car from Newark y. J.. to act as
hosts to i2I general and district agents
os the company who are gathered in ST.
Louis from all the Southern and Western
States.
United States Senator John +. Dryden.
president of the company. headed the
Newark party. which included most OF the
principal officers. The Southern Hotel Is
headquarters fer all of them. and from
the flag staff Of the hotel will float to-
day the official flag of the company. bear
ing the design of the rock of Gibraltar
The agents VINO are the best business
CetterS In their respective districts Will
be the guests Of the officers during the
week and without expense to themselves
Tonight a banquet will be given at the
Southern.
Among those who will speak are Sena-
tor Dryden. Doctor Leslie u. Ward. vice
president of the company: Edgar Il. Ward.
New Jersey Commissioner TO the Worlds
Fair; Uzal H. McCarter. president of the
Fidelity Trust Company of Newark; John
n Gore, vice president of the Internal
tional Actuaries Society: Il. l.. Burrdge.
chief medical director: Valentine Kicker.
assistant secretary: Fred W. Tasney.
Western manager: Cyrus II. Lang, South
ern manager. all of Newark
Tomorrow the party viii leave the hotel
in automobiles for a trip through the
parks and bOulevards. They will be in
St. Louis during the week
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-31
Condemns Bill Signed by Pierce
and Exults That 1t Failed
of Its Mission.
ADDRESS MADE IN TOPEKA.
Secretary of War Gives Kansas
Nebraska Bill All the Credit
for Slavery's Dis
appearance.

Topeka. Kas May 20-Topeka was dec
Grated in holiday attire to-day in homer
of her semicentennial. and there were
great crowds he-e. Secretary of War Taft
was the orator of the day.
He arrived in the city from the East at
o'clock. and after riding at the head of
a parade in a carriage with Governor
Bailey. was driven 10 the Auditorium.
There Secretary Taft was greeted by n
crowd OF $500 people. and delivered a pa
triotic address
Secretary Taft said: ''It is fifty years to
a day since President Franklin Pierce
s.gned the Kansas Nebraska hill We do
not mean TO praise him. or the author OF
the bill. Stephen A. Douglas. or those by
whose votes the bill was enacted into law
Though our party prejudices are mel
lowed by half century. and though now
We can take more judicial view OF the
act We still find nothing in Il which can
reflect credit on those who were RESPONSE
bic for IFS passage.
The act involved a breach OF faith so
palpanle that It's beneficiaries and sup
porters were embarrassed in Its defense.
while its opponents. the antisIavery men
OF the North. were reused to an indlsna-
tion Of white heat by this deliberate
breaking of a compromise. which for thIr-
~ years had been thought to he as sacred
as .he provisions of the Constitution itself
If this be true why do we commem-
orate the event?
why is there gathered here so much
of the intelligence and patriotism Of :he
great State of Kansas? We rejoice to-
day in the fact that the bill which was
enacted into law fifty years ago. instead
of accomplishing the purpose of those
who voted for 1t. marks the beginning of
the end Of The controversy which elimI-
mated from our social system the cancer
of human slavery. and permits u.s. as -it-
liens OF the United States to look the
world in the face and proclaim our ma
tional love Of freedom and civil liberty
The Kansas-Nebraska bill was the las,
great step OF the slave power before
actual secession. which showed TO a
doubtful and hesitatlng North the ex-
trenity to which the institution of slav-
cry could bring its supporters. and q
aroused the North to a state of virtuous
excitement which three decades of aboli-
ton propaganda had failed to STIR
Governor Bailey entertained Secretary
OF War TAFT tonight AZ dinner. Later
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-31
COUNTY REPUBLICANS IN
HOT RACE FOR OFFICES
Primaries to he Held June II.
and Candidates Are Active at
CLAYTON

Republican primaries. for the nominal
tion of county ticket in st. Louis Coun-
ty. will be held in the carious precincts
Saturday, June H. and the contest for the
various Offices that are to he filed has
become more active than ever before.
The Offices which carry incomes OF from
so 10 $500. are being eagerly sought by
''the faithful OF the county z. o. p.," sew
eral candidates having announced them
selves for almost every Office.
Although not the most lucrative, the
contest for Sheriff is exciting the most
interest John ". Bellairs OF Webster
Groves and George Herpei OF MELVILLE
are running a neck-and-neck race for the
nomination. and the partisans OF both
men aRre straining every nerve to get out
votes for their favorite.
The Collectors Office. which is worth
about 5000 "A year in fees to the incum-
bent. Is being sought by Louis E Stroth-
kamp OF Baldwin and Judge Fred L. Kerth
OF Gardenville. Judge Kerth is now serv-
ing his second term as a member of the
County Court Strothkamp has been a
candidate for the position in the two pre-
cediag elections, nut was defeated by II.
W Karrenbrock. the incumbent
The assessorship. another good plum
will go to either J. A Jacobsmeyer or
Charles A. Stein. as they are the only
s.Rdidates who have announced them
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-31
FIVE SERIOUSLY INJURED,
SCORE HURT, IN RACE RIOT.
Bricks, Clubs and Pistol. uscd in
Fight started Between White aud
Negro Children in PhiIade Iphin.

Philadelphia. My 3o.-A race riot he
tween white and colored persons occurred
1T Thirtieth and VIII hIrton streets late this
afternoon, and before the police succeeded
in ouelling the disturbance five persons
were seriously hurt and sore Of others
were more or less roughly handled
Those most seriously injured. who were
taken to hospital. were: Ilene Mentese.
aged 6, shot in the back: Jesse Waller.
colored. Is years. stabbed in the back;
Robert Mccullough. 80 years shot in the
back: Lizzie Llandgon. IS years. shot in
the left side: Policeman Albert Gibson.
badly cut on head and possible fracture
Of the skull.
The police have not yet ascertained the
direct cause of the trouble At any rate. a
nght was started between white and negro
children, in WI ich their elders became in
ycNceI. Bricks and other missiles were
soon flying through the air. The mob grew
larger. and finally clubs and pistols were
brought into play. a squad OF policemen
from R nearby station-houSe was quickly
on the scene and put an end TO the dis
tuTbancc. Eleven persons charged with
a.Sau!- and battery and inciting TO riot,
were arrested.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-31
TRAINS COLLIDE;
FOUR INJURED.
Wabash shuttle" Train. Bound
for Worlds Fair. Strikes Col
orado Freight-Figure
"13" Plays Part.

-Four persons were slightly injured in A
rear-end collision between Wabash
shuttle" train bound for the Worlds
Fair grounds and n Colorado Railroad
freight train. which occurred about 80
feet west of Compton avenue yesterday
afternoon
The unlucky number ''f3'' played an i'm
portant part in the wreck. Both locomo-
tives were No. Is, and the Colorado train
consisted of thirteen cars.
Those injured were John J. Connolly of
No. E2S Rutger street, engineer of the
Wabash train, bruised about the face and
body; William o. Rice of No. 3isO Adams
street, fireman on the Wabash train,
bruised about the body: Mrs. George
SWezey of jefferson City, Mo-. a passenger
on the shuttle train. cut and bruised
about the face. and Floyd 3Iusgrove. a
news agent on the Wabash train. bruised
about the face. The injured refused med
iCal attendance and went to their homes
Mrs. Swezey was thrown against seat
and her injuries were the result of her
eyeglasses brea king.
According TO the crew of the Wabash
train, the Colorado train had no protec-
ton in the way OF rear-end signals. The
engineer of the Wabash train. upon see
ing the other train and after applying
the air brakes. jumped.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-31
PAYS HIGH TRIBuTE To VEST.
Henry County Instructs for Folk,
De Almond and CockreIi.

islsit NlAA-
Clinton. Mo. May 3o-The Democratic
Conveation OF Henry County to-day elect
ed delegates to the State Convention at
Pertle Springs ana the Congressional Con-
ventiOn at Greenfield. Its proceedings
we're characterized by harmony.
Instructions were given for Folk for
Governor. Bronaugh for Railroad Com
missioner. WoodSOn for Supreme Judge.
TimmondS for Court OF Appeals and De
Almond for Congress
The delegates to the Joplin convention
We're instructed to vote for delegates to
the National Convention who are heart
and soul for CockTsu for President.
The State administrations for thirty
years were indCTssd and the following res
olutions from the uen of Major II. W.
Salmon were unanimously adopted:
Resolved. Proud Of the distinguished services
rendered country and our party by the
peerless statesman. our loved and honored ex-
United States senator. George Graham Vest.
that the Democrats Of Henry County just en-
tering uPon campaign destined 20 mark an
epoch in the nation's history. profoundly regret
that the voice which has often thrilled and
chsered US in the past will not he heard in
the coming conflict The wise counsel and
reerless leadership ~ Senator Vest his ru: ed
honesty in public life and faithfulnesS 10 the
teachings Of Thomas jefferson. will ever endear
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-31
BIRDS IN MONSTER CAGE
AT FAIR BUILD NESTS.
Daily Bill of Fare Includes Meat
Fish, Bread. Grain and Dried
White Ants.

The first nest to be built by any of the
l.0O denizens Of the big Bird Cage at the
Worlds Fair was discovered in one OF the
large trees in the northeast corner of the
inclosure. The pioneers are black cor
morants. bird somswha; larger than a
crow, and OF brown plumage.
A novel method is about to- be employed
by W. s. Wallace. who is in charge of the
cage. to keep the birds from destroying
the plants that have been placed in the
inclosure for decoration rather than as en-
tertainment for the birds. He has manu-
factured a number of pointed wires which
he will distribute about the moss and
flowers. ard he hopes the stinss that the
birds will receive may deter them from
further depredations.
The birds arc fed at different times in
the day. but the principal feeding is done
at o'clock in the afternoon, when forty
pounds of fish. ten pounds of meat. five
loaves of bread and several pecks of
grain ana seeds are necessary TO satisfy
their hunger. Dried white ants from At
rica. which are soaked in water until they
swell into shape. form one of the novel
articles OF diet that il is found necessary to
feed to some OF the African birds.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-31
lives. Both are from St. Ferdinand

selves, Both are from St. Ferdinand
Township.
For Associate Judge ot the County
Court from the First District, John Wet
haupt. the incumbent. is being opposed
for denomination by John E ROswag. In
the Second District Judge Thomas F. Ack-
crman. August kassebaum. j. Henry
Schultz and Henry Bopp are contestinS
for the honor.
For representative in the Legislature In
the First District. William Hoeber of
Wellston. +. NJ. Anderson of Webster
Groves and II. B. Hilgeman of Old or
chard wiling TO sacrifice their indi-
viduai interests for the welfare of the
/. Ossenfort is the only candidate in the
Second District.
Judge John w. McIlhinney has no op-
position for denomination to the Circuit
bench. William ElbrinS is equally lucky
in his desire 10 again act as County Sur
veyor. Henry G. HelmeTine of Maplewood
and Herman II. Hackman Of Crcvc Occur
are candidates for County Treasurer. II.
Henry Woifsberger of kirkwOod and Will
liam 6. Wcngler of Clayton have an
nounced themselves for Public Admins
traitor. Doctor Otto w Koch Of Des
PereS and +. c. Beck OF South Broadway,
in the county, are candidates for Coro-
ner.
Fred Lenz is seeking denomination for
Constable of Central Township. William
II. Olderworth and Theodore r. Hubbard
are also candidates for the place. In
Bonhomme Township Nicholas Schumach-
er and Edward Handel seek the nominal
tion for Constable. while John Mueller
has announced himself for the same Of
flee In 81. Ferdinand Township.